US09861019B2
An electromagnetic interference shield is disclosed. The electromagnetic interference shield includes an optically transparent substrate and a metallic coating on the optically transparent substrate. The metal coating is characterized by a plurality of apertures aligned in a pattern that is defined by a deterministic relation. Distances between each of the plurality of apertures and an observation point in an associated image plane are uncorrelated.
US09861018B2
A wiring protective cover structure for an electric drive vehicle is provided that can be used to cool a battery while effectively blocking noise that is generated from wiring for connecting an electric power converter and the battery disposed on a floor panel. A DC line cable 23 and a control line cable 25 that connect a battery 21 and an electric power converter 22 are disposed on a top surface of a center tunnel 37 of a vehicle 1, and a metallic wiring protective cover 35 has a cooling passage 30 disposed therein and is disposed on a floor panel 36 so as to cover the DC line cable 23 and the control line cable 25.
US09861011B1
Described herein is a first system that includes sleds each having sidewalls, a mounting plate, and a first cover. The first cover is movable relative to the sidewalls between a closed position and an open position. The first cover includes at least one first opening. The system additionally includes at least one data storage device fixed to each mounting plate. A first air gap is defined between the at least one data storage device and the mounting plate, and a second air gap is defined between the at least one data storage device and the at least one first opening of the first cover. The sleds are stacked together such that the first covers of adjacent sleds are directly adjacent each other, and the at least one first opening of the first cover of one sled at least partially overlaps the at least one first opening of an adjacent sled.
US09861005B2
A cooling system for a hand-held electronic device includes a casing including a compartment, at least one air inlet in communication with the compartment, and at least one air outlet in communication with the compartment. A wind driving assembly is mounted in the compartment and includes a frame, a package, and a thermally conductive cover. The thermally conductive cover engages with the frame and the package. An impeller is rotatably arranged in the frame having an outlet hole adjacent to the at least one air outlet. The package receives at least one electronic element that generates heat during operation. The thermally conductive cover includes an inlet hole in communication with an interior of the frame. An air channel is formed between the thermally conductive cover and an interior wall face of the casing. The at least one air inlet intercommunicates with the inlet hole via the air channel.
US09860994B2
A circuit board having a substrate, a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a solder mask layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer with unequal surface areas spacedly arranged on the substrate and respectively providing a first solderable region and a second solderable region with equal surface areas. The solder mask layer having an opening and covered on the substrate, the first metal layer and the second metal layer to expose the first solderable region and the second solderable region. Besides, the first metal layer further provides a window abutted to the first solderable region, and the opening exposes a first blank region and a second blank region. Thus, the problem of unequal solder regions due to offset of the solder mask layer can be avoided, and improving the yield rate of the fabrication process.
US09860989B2
An electronic component module formed with the use of a copper particle paste which can ensure that even the inner part of a joint material is sintered, where copper particles are excellent in oxidation resistance, and a joint part is provided with high joint reliability; and a method for manufacturing the module.
US09860982B1
A process makes electrical connections between electrical wires and flexible conductive elements, such as conductive fabrics. The process makes strong electrical connections that are mechanically flexible and can simultaneously create multiple electrical connections. The process involves creating an assembly that includes at least a TPE layer, an electrical wire, an insulating layer, and a flexible conductive element, and applying heat and pressure to the assembly. For example, a conductive fabric is disposed on an insulating layer, a wire is positioned onto a surface of the insulating layer, and a TPE layer is disposed over the wire and overlaps the conductive fabric element. When applying the heat and pressure, the wire melts through the insulating layer to make electrical contact with the conductive fabric element, and the TPE layer conforms to an exterior of the wire and bonds to the insulating layer.
US09860973B2
A contactor coupled to an electrode of a semiconductor package mounted on a mounting surface of a wiring board, the contactor includes: a cable including a core line; a connector attached to a front end of the cable, and to be inserted into a through hole that penetrates the wiring board in a thickness direction thereof; and a signal land formed on a front end surface of the connector, and electrically coupled with the core line.
US09860971B2
An electronic device includes a housing comprising a first plate, a second plate, and a side member, a printed circuit board arranged inside the housing and comprises a first surface, a second surface, and at least one side surface t, a first electronic component mounted on the first surface, a second electronic component mounted on the second surface, a first shield frame formed on the first surface and has a first opening, a second shield frame formed on the second surface and has a second opening, and a first shield cover comprising a first cover part and a first side part. The first cover part is supported by the first shield frame and covers the first electronic component. The first side part extends from the first cover part to the second shield frame and is covers the printed circuit board, the first opening, and a portion of the second opening.
US09860970B2
A camera having a substantially cubic form factor comprises, among other components, an image sensor, a lens assembly, a printed circuit board, and a heat sink. A heat sink operates to provide a thermally conductive path to an external surface of the camera. The heat sink comprises an external portion structured around a perimeter of the lens window and at least one arm extending perpendicular from the external portion to the interior of the camera. The at least one arm is thermally coupled to the at least one electronic component on the printed circuit board so as to conduct heat away from the electronics to the exterior of the camera.
US09860969B2
At the start of beam extraction, the amplitude value of an acceleration radio frequency voltage is held at a first amplitude value. When the irradiation dose stemming from beam extraction reaches a prescribed dose, the amplitude value of the acceleration radio frequency voltage applied to an accelerating cavity starts to be increased from the first amplitude value to a second amplitude value. When the irradiation dose reaches a target dose, the amplitude value is raised to and held at the second amplitude value. By the time the irradiation is restarted, the amplitude value of the acceleration radio frequency voltage applied to the accelerating cavity is reduced from the second amplitude value to the first amplitude value. At the start of beam extraction, the amplitude value is held at the first amplitude value.
US09860964B2
Systems and methods of providing illumination may be provided in accordance with the invention. A lighting unit may be provided comprising a plurality of light sources, each light source of said plurality being at least partially surrounded by an optical element, and a support configured to support the light source above a surface. The light sources may be light emitting plasma sources, and the support may be a high-mast support. In some embodiments, the optical element may be a reflector containing one or more facets, directing the light toward the surface. In some configurations, each light source of said plurality may be independently controllable and/or dimmable. A lighting unit may communicate with an external controller, which may provide instructions for controlling the light sources. A lighting system may be provided with a host controlling a plurality of lighting units, which may be organized into zones. The zones, lighting units, and/or light sources may be independently controllable.
US09860963B2
A lighting system (100) and a method of protecting a lighting device of a lighting system against theft are provided. The lighting system comprises a lighting device (110) and at least one other device (170). Both the lighting device and the at least one other device comprises a data storage (116, 176), a controller (114, 174) and a network interface (112, 172). The lighting device additionally comprises a light emitter (118). When the lighting device powers up, the other device transmits a verification value stored in its data storage to lighting device. The lighting device assesses the verification value in relation to a unique value stored in its data storage to check whether the lighting system knows the lighting device. In dependence of the assessment, the lighting device is controlled to operate in a first or in a second operational mode. In a commissioning procedure the other device may receive the verification value for storage in its data storage.
US09860958B2
Disclosed is an alternating current dimming drive circuit for an LED, comprising a rectification unit and N stages of LED direct current drive circuits. In the ith stage of LED direct current drive circuit, a first end of the ith voltage sampling unit and an input end of the ith LED light source module directly or indirectly receive the output voltage of the rectification unit; a voltage division end of the ith voltage sampling unit is connected to a second input end of the ith switch unit; and a first input end of the ith switch unit is connected to an output end of the ith LED light source module, and an output end of the ith switch unit, a second end of the ith voltage sampling unit and a second output end of the rectification unit are grounded. When the ith switch unit is switched on, the first to the ith LED light source modules emit light. When the ith switch unit is switched off, if i is less than N, the first to the (i+1)th LED light source modules emit light, and if i is equal to N, the first to the Nth LED light source modules stop emitting light. The present invention realizes an alternating current directly-driven LED light source module and will not flicker in the case of alternating current voltage fluctuation.
US09860955B2
A light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus includes: a power supply circuit supplying driving power to a first LED group and a second LED group, the first LED group and the second LED group being configured to emit light having different color temperatures; a current controlling circuit controlling a first magnitude of a first current flowing through the first LED group and a second magnitude of a second current flowing through the second LED group; and an LED controller concurrently controlling on/off switching operations of a first LED of the first LED group and a second LED of the second LED group.
US09860954B1
An automatic sensing system includes at least one LED lamp, and at least one sensing control device. Each of at least one LED lamp includes at least three operation modes. The three operation modes includes a closing mode, a low light mode, and a fill light mode. The sensing control device includes an illumination detecting module, a pyroelectric sensing module, a signal processing module, and a lamp control module. The signal processing module is configured for processing the signal data output from the pyroelectric sensing module based on the signal data detected by the illumination detecting module and outputting a control signal. The lamp control module is configured for controlling all of the LED lamps to work in one of the three operation modes so as to make any one of the at least one sensing control device to control all of the LED lamps to work. The invention further includes an automatic sensing control method for LED lighting.
US09860951B1
A lighting system includes various LED boards. The LED boards are connected to a power source via an LED driver that regulates power from the power source to the LED boards. The LED driver includes a positive output and a negative output. The positive output of the LED driver is connected to a positive connection point of a first LED board and the negative output of the LED driver is connected to a negative connection point of a last LED board to distribute power or current approximately evenly across the LED boards. Distributing power or current approximately evenly across the LED boards or balancing current through the LED boards can cause the brightness or intensity of various LEDs in the lighting system to be approximately the same.
US09860950B2
A dimming control method and circuit thereof are provided. After receiving a TRIAC signal with at least one positive/negative half cycle waveforms, the turning points of the positive/negative half cycles are detected to obtain the conduction angles of the positive/negative half cycle waveforms. Then, a pulse width modulated signal with the symmetrical positive and negative half cycle waveforms is rebuilt to control a lamp. Therefore, the disclosure can solve the flickering issue of the lamp.
US09860948B1
A network switch and luminaire provide environmental lighting via network infrastructure. The network switch operates in a communication mode that communicates, via a network interface, data with the luminaire over a network. Some portion of the data may be lighting control information for the luminaire that is produced by a control device. The network uses a network protocol that provides power to the luminaire using a network cable, where the luminaire uses the power to illuminate a lighting element. In response to a signal received by an emergency control input on the network switch, the emergency circuitry switches the network switch from the communication mode to an emergency lighting mode. The emergency lighting mode bypasses the processor used for communicating data via the network interface, and provides, via the network cable attached to the network interface, only power to the luminaire.
US09860938B2
Power cabling connections for supplying power from a power supply to a plurality of remote radio heads include a trunk power cable having a trunk power supply conductor and a trunk return conductor that are enclosed within a cable jacket and electrically insulated from each other; and a plurality of remotely-controlled switches that are interposed between the trunk power cable and the respective remote radio heads that are configured to selectively electrically connect the trunk power supply conductor and the trunk return conductor to a respective one of the radio heads.
US09860935B2
A method and wireless device (700) for applying a Radio Resource Control, RRC, configuration in a radio communication between the wireless device and a serving base station (702a) of a wireless communication network (702). The wireless device (700) obtains a set of RRC configurations (704), each RRC configuration comprising a plurality of radio parameters dictating how the wireless device should operate in the network (702). The wireless device (700) further receives an indication (706) from the serving base station reflecting a network state of the wireless communication network (702), and then selects and applies an RRC configuration out of the set of RRC configurations, based on the received indication. Thereby, capacity and performance can be improved in the network by reduced signalling with the wireless device (700) and more flexible usage of RRC configuration suitable for the network state.
US09860932B2
A connection-indicative signal can be received at a master electronic device from an electronic accessory. The connection-indicative signal can include a connection attribute indicative of a presence or characteristic of a connection between the electronic accessory and at least one other electronic accessory of the master electronic device. A location of the master electronic device can be determined at the master electronic device. The location can be stored at the master electronic device in association with the connection attribute. The master electronic device can detect a locate-accessory input that corresponds to a request to locate the at least one other electronic accessory; or that a locate-accessory condition is satisfied based on another connection attribute included in another connection-indicative signal received from the electronic accessory. The stored location can be retrieved in response to the detecting. A presentation that includes location information that corresponds to the stored location can be presented.
US09860925B2
A wireless LAN connection method using signal strength is provided. The wireless LAN connection method is carried out by an access point, and includes the steps of: measuring wireless signal strength of a signal which is received from a terminal having transmitted a connection request; determining whether the wireless signal strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; checking whether the terminal is registered in an available list which is information on terminals having had signal strength equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold when the wireless signal strength is less than the predetermined threshold; and permitting connection of the terminal to a wireless LAN only when the terminal is registered in the available list.
US09860923B2
Emergency radio communications system incorporating integral public safety radio bridging capability
A communication system and method is provided for handling emergencies wherein public safety radios are used to directly communicate with normally incompatible radios used by organizations such as schools. The system includes a radio communication bridge that is selectively activated by emergency personnel to contact an organization undergoing an emergency. The bridge is activated via a TCP/IP command over an IP network or alternatively sent by a pre-programmed digital radio. Computer software or firmware at communication endpoints, emergency responder locations, and at an emergency call center facilitates functionality of the system to include emergency notifications, dissemination of information associated with a particular emergency, and the status of the system to include activation and deactivation of the radio bridge.
US09860920B2
A method of operating a mobile station requesting uplink access from a base station subsystem may include transmitting an access request to the base station subsystem, and delaying looking for a response matching the access request according to a delay interval. A response time window (RTW) may be initiated after the delay interval. During the response time window, the mobile station may look for an assignment message transmitted from the base station subsystem and matching the access request without looking for an assignment message matching the access request during the delay interval.
US09860903B2
A base station of a carrier aggregation system performs interference control of a first component carrier in which interference exceeds a threshold value among a plurality of component carriers based on an ABS pattern and changes the first component carrier to an available new component carrier, when interference of the first component carrier exceeds a threshold value after the interference control is performed.
US09860902B2
Embodiments provide an information processing method, user equipment, and a base station, where the information processing method includes: obtaining, by user equipment, a coverage enhancement requirement; and communicating, by the user equipment, with a base station according to the coverage enhancement requirement. The user equipment obtains the coverage enhancement requirement and communicates with the base station according to the coverage enhancement requirement.
US09860898B1
A Long Term Evolution (LTE) network wirelessly exchanges data over an LTE channel with a plurality of User Equipment (UE) by using Carrier Aggregation with at least some of the UEs. The LTE network compares a number of the UEs using the LTE channel to an admission threshold, and if the number of UEs exceeds the admission threshold, then identifying individual ones of the UEs that are using the LTE channel for a Carrier Aggregation Secondary Component Carrier but not for a Carrier Aggregation Primary Component Carrier. The LTE network disables the LTE channel for the individual ones of the UEs that are using the LTE channel for their Secondary Component Carrier but not for their Primary Component Carrier.
US09860895B2
A method in a network node for assigning resource blocks to a Mobile Station, MS, served by the network node. The MS is capable of downlink multicarrier operation. The network node receives from the MS an indication of a maximum number of consecutive downlink timeslots that the MS is capable of receiving on a given carrier during a TTI. The network node receives, from the MS, an indication of a maximum number of resource blocks that the MS is capable of processing during a TTI. The network node receives, from the MS, an indication of a maximum number of carriers supported by the MS. The network node assigns resource blocks to the MS, based on the received indication of a maximum number of consecutive downlink TS, the received indication of a maximum number of resource blocks and the received indication of a maximum number of carriers.
US09860871B2
A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. The data processing method includes receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, demodulating the broadcast signal to acquire fast-information-channel signaling information including reference time information for a system clock, and outputting demodulation time information of a specific position of a frame of the broadcast signal, decoding the fast-information-channel signaling information, and establishing the reference time information as the system clock at a demodulation time according to on the outputted demodulation time information and decoding the mobile service data according to the system clock.
US09860869B2
Provided is a method for offloading data traffic by a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in a wireless communication system. The method includes determining a Packet Data Network (PDN) to connect to for providing a service requested by a User Equipment (UE), upon receiving a connection request message requesting connection between the UE and the PDN from the UE, selecting a gateway disposed closest to a Radio Access Network (RAN), sending a permit message permitting a request for connection between the UE and the PDN to the UE, and setting an Evolved Packet Service (EPS) bearer for transmission and reception of data traffic related to a service requested by the UE between the UE and the gateway.
US09860859B2
In the instant disclosure a method includes selecting at least one UE located in the serving cell and operates in a RRC connected mode, transmitting, to the at least one UE, a request message requesting information related to a discovery channel of the neighbor cell, receiving, from the at least one UE, at least one of an ID of the neighbor cell, a temporally adjusted value obtained by shifting the discovery channel with respect to a frame reference time of the neighbor cell, or an NTD between the serving cell and the neighbor cell, and aligning the discovery channel interval of the serving cell to the discovery channel interval of the neighbor cell based on the at least one of the ID of the neighbor cell, the temporally adjusted value, or the NTD, by a serving eNB managing the serving cell.
US09860850B2
Transmit power is controlled for a first uplink data transmission on Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) during random access channel (RACH) procedure. Power control adjustment for the first PUSCH transmission is performed relative to the power spectral density used for successful PRACH transmission as adjusted for bandwidth difference, etc. The uplink Physical random access channel carries the RACH information that is transmitted by the user equipment (UE) during registrations or base station originated calls. A PRACH is composed of a number of preambles and a message portion. The preambles are a series of radio frequency power “steps” that increase in power according to the power step setting until the maximum number of preambles is reached or the base station acknowledges. Once the UE receives a positive indication, it transmits the message portion of the PRACH which consists of message data and control data with independent power gain control.
US09860846B2
Devices, methods and computer-readable media for controlling a device timeout parameter are disclosed. For example, a device receives a condition for modifying a timeout parameter and a modification. The device then detects the condition for modifying the timeout parameter and applies the modification to the timeout parameter in response to detecting the condition. A method determines a maximum time for a timeout parameter of a device and transmits a message to the device indicating the maximum time for the timeout parameter. A further method determines a condition for modifying a timeout parameter of a device and a modification. The method then transmits a message to the device indicating the condition for modifying the timeout parameter of the device and the modification.
US09860838B2
Transmitting device, receiving device, communication device, programs, transmission method, and receiving method for wireless communication of continuous data in the form of packets. A transmitting device includes a data receiving unit that receives continuous data from a network, the continuous data including actual data and null data; a packetizing unit that deletes at least a part of the null data from the continuous data to generate a packet for wireless communication; a transmitting unit that modulates the packet into a radio carrier wave and wirelessly transmits the resulting packet; and a control unit that causes the transmitting unit to stop transmission of the radio carrier wave during at least a part of a time period in which no such packet is transmitted wirelessly.
US09860837B2
An operating mode change method of a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to an exemplary embodiment includes transmitting, by a station (STA) to an access point (AP), an operating mode change request frame comprising at least one of information on a change of a traffic indication map (TIM) mode, a request for a change of a power save parameter, and information on a change of a service type of the STA, receiving, from the AP, an operating mode change response frame comprising at least one of a TIM mode allowed by the AP, a reallocated association identification (AID), and information on a changed power save parameter, and performing at least one of the change of the TIM mode and the change of the power save parameter based on the information included in the operating mode change response frame.
US09860835B2
The present invention provides a method for selecting a cell by a terminal which is capable of establishing a radio connection through a plurality of radio interfaces. The terminal comprises a signal transmitting/receiving unit and a processor connected to the signal transmitting/receiving unit. The processor may receive, from a base station, system information about pilot transmission power and an uplink reception power limit, estimate the amount of path loss on the basis of the pilot transmission power and measured pilot reception power, and determine whether to connect to the base station on the basis of the uplink reception power limit and the amount of path loss.
US09860825B2
A device may receive, from a mobile device and via a first radio access network, a request for a service. The device may receive a mobile device identifier that identifies the mobile device on a second radio access network. The second radio access network may be a different type of radio access network than the first radio access network. The device may provide the mobile device identifier to an equipment identity register. The device may receive, from the equipment identity register, an authentication indicator that indicates whether to permit or deny access to the service by the mobile device and via the first radio access network. The device may selectively permit or deny the mobile device access to the service, via the first radio access network, based on the authentication indicator.
US09860823B2
An access point including a transceiver having first and second physical layers to communicate at first and second data rates, respectively. The transceiver receives a request from a first client station to reserve first or second sub-channel of a channel for transmitting data at the first or second data rate. In response to receiving the request from the first client station, the transceiver transmits a response to allow the first client station to transmit data and prevent a second client station from transmitting data while the first client station transmits data to the access point. In response to the first client station receiving the response, the first physical layer receives data from the first client station without interference from the second client station.
US09860820B2
A system and method for providing wireless network communications between a plurality of remote devices and a site controller are provided. Each network and the site controller communicates using a communications protocol adapted to allow remote devices and the site controller to independently control the communication path for transmissions sent by each device. In some embodiments, remote devices can collect and store information about other remote devices and available communication paths for optimum data transmission. Also, in some embodiments, remote devices can quickly join a preexisting network by communicating with a site controller and/or other remote devices. Other embodiments are also claimed and described.
US09860816B2
Various embodiments include multimode communication devices and methods for managing usage of radio access technologies (RATs). In various embodiments, the multimode communication device may prevent scanning for a signal of higher priority RATs when a communication link is established with a lower priority RAT and the multimode communication device determines that the device is stationary. Signal characteristics of the communication link and/or other resources that can detect when the multimode communication device has moved may be monitored. In response to a change in signal characteristics or another indication that the multimode communication device has moved, scanning of higher priority RATs may be reactivated.
US09860814B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for managing inter-system interference performed by a network element (800; 900) in a victim cellular communication system (1) comprising a serving cell (3) serving a victim radio device (900A). The method comprises determining that the downlink (DL) reception quality of signals from the serving cell at the victim radio device is below a predetermined first threshold, implying poor DL radio signal quality. The method also comprises determining that the DL signal strength of signals from the serving cell at the victim radio device is above a predetermined second threshold, implying that the poor DL radio signal quality is due to either intra-system interference from DL signaling within said victim system, or to inter-system interference from UL signaling in an aggressor system. If the victim cellular communication system comprises at least one neighboring cell (5), then the method also comprises determining that the DL signal strength of signals from said at least one neighboring cell is below a predetermined third threshold at the victim radio device. The method then comprises determining that the poor DL radio signal quality is due to radio interference from uplink (UL) signaling in an aggressor cell (4) comprised in an aggressor cellular communication system (2). The method also comprises applying interference resolution for mitigating the inter-system interference from the aggressor cell (4).
US09860812B2
Intelligent radio access technology sensing and selection are applied in a dynamic traffic steering network. Network characteristics and network policies are determined. A server sends network characteristics and network policies to user equipment devices. User equipment devices can determine a radio access technology to connect to based on network policies and network characteristics. Further, it can be determined how to select user equipment devices for connection to a radio access network via a radio access technology. User equipment devices can dynamically select a radio access network for connection based on real-time or near real-time radio access network conditions. A self-organizing network can monitor and determine radio access network conditions and the radio access network conditions can be sent to user equipment devices in given cellular broadcast area.
US09860807B2
A handover procedure is described where a user equipment, UE, is pre-configured by a network node of a source cell with one or more target cells and associated conditions to be fulfilled for the UE to autonomously decide when to execute the handover. The UE may be pre-configured while in good radio conditions, being connected to the source cell, and hence the UE does not risk going out of source cell coverage before being handed over to a target cell.
US09860805B2
A communication device comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise detecting energy of a set of subcarriers in an unlicensed band; obtaining a value according to a statistical function of the energy; and transmitting a report comprising the value to a network.
US09860800B2
A method of operating a target base station in a wireless communication network to determine an addressing information for a source base station.
US09860797B2
The invention relates to a method for efficiently performing a Se NB change for a UE in dual connectivity. When reconfiguring a data radio bearer going via the Se NB to another target base station, the UE may compile a PDCP status report comprising status information for all of the data radio bearer going via the Se NB, accompanied respectively by a radio bearer ID to identify the radio bearer to which the status report information pertains. Further, the PDCP status report is directly transmitted by the UE to the Me NB to avoid the backhaul delay between the Se NB and the Me NB; this may be done by using a signaling radio bearer (e.g. RRC message), or data radio bearer to the Me NB (e.g. PDCP control PDU), or by using a physical channel transmission to the Me NB (e.g. MAC CE).
US09860795B2
In the area of mobile telecommunications, the performance of single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) can be enhanced so as to provide video single radio voice call continuity (vSRVCC). Particularly, SRVCC/vSRVCC procedures can be configured for more efficient use of radio resources. A method includes receiving a query to determine in a multi-session scenario whether a last active session is a voice only session or a video session. A method also includes sending a response to the query indicating whether the last active session is the voice only session or the video session.
US09860793B2
A gateway apparatus is disposed between base stations and a core network, and includes receiving and transmitting units. The receiving units receives in response to the start of a location change of a mobile station from a cell managed by a base station to another cell, a location change message including a transfer destination identifier indicating a base station control apparatus associated with another base station managing the another cell. The transmitting unit determines whether to transmit the message to one of the base stations or to the core network based on whether the transfer destination identifier matches an identifier of a base station control apparatus, and accordingly transmits the message.
US09860772B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for determining a connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of a base station and an antenna port. The method includes: receiving, via one antenna port, a signal sent by a base station, and acquiring the signal via a Smart Bias-Tee in an antenna and a port of a remote control unit in the antenna, where the antenna port, the Smart Bias-Tee, and the port of the remote control unit are in a one-to-one correspondence; determining, according to the Smart Bias-Tee and the port of the remote control unit that acquire the signal, the antenna port that receives the signal; and sending, to the base station, identification information of the antenna port that receives the signal, and/or identification information of an antenna corresponding to the antenna port. Then accuracy and convenience in determining the connection relationship can be improved.
US09860767B2
The present disclosure relates to methods with regards to D2D communication. According to one aspect, this disclosure proposes method of interference mitigation, performed in a network node in a cellular communication system the network node serving a wireless device supporting device-to-device, D2D, communication. The method comprises receiving S1 from the wireless device, at least one control message comprising resource allocation information associated with D2D transmissions of other wireless devices, which transmissions are obtained by the wireless device. The method further comprises utilizing S2 the received resource allocation information when allocating resources and/or providing the received information to network nodes of neighbor cells and/or to wireless devices served by the network node for utilization when allocating resources. Because the network node retrieves information about the D2D environment, resource allocation and synchronization may be optimized. The disclosure also relates to the corresponding method in a wireless device supporting D2D communication and to corresponding devices and to a computer program for executing the proposed methods.
US09860751B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing secure messaging communications are disclosed. For example, a computer-implemented method may include receiving an encrypted message and a key from a sender associated with a first computing device where the encrypted message is generated by the first computing device, verifying the received key at least in part based on a comparison with a pre-determined key, processing one or more unique factors associated with the sender in view of verifying the received key, decrypting the encrypted message, re-encrypting a result of the decrypting using a key of a receiver associated with a second computing device, and sending the re-encrypted result to the receiver associated with the second computing device.
US09860746B2
An operation management system includes an authentication system and a control system. The authentication system includes a first terminal identification information reception unit that receives terminal identification information from an operation portable terminal device as the terminal device enters an authentication zone, and a terminal identification information transmission unit that transmits the identification information to the control system. The control system includes a second terminal identification information reception unit that receives the identification information from the terminal identification information transmission unit, a first terminal identification information storage unit that stores the identification information, a third terminal identification information reception unit that receives the identification information from the terminal device, and a permission unit that permits operation of the control system by the terminal device as the identification information received by the third terminal identification information reception unit is stored in the first terminal identification information storage unit.
US09860737B2
The invention relates to a communication system which comprises at least one user equipment having a plurality of identities associated therewith. The user equipment has means for storing at least one of the identities. Storage means are provided for storing at least one of the plurality of identities and means for receiving identity information from the user equipment, for obtaining from the storage means at least one identity associated with the received identity information and for sending to the user equipment the at least one obtained from the storage means.
US09860736B1
A system is disclosed that provides network resource access to applications and/or services based on a purpose or intent. Network resources may be assigned one or more purpose identifiers that indicate the network resource can handle a defined type of data transfer and/or use. Applications request connections based on the purpose required for the connections by including a corresponding purpose identifier in the request. In response to the request, the applications receive connection profiles which abstract the specific configurations for connection to the network resources. The applications connect to the network resources via the connection profiles but without knowledge of the configuration data.
US09860733B2
Devices and methods use an Extended Permanent Account Number Identification (EPID) of a mesh network (e.g., ZigBee) to include in the EPID a network information, a network channel information (e.g., 802.15.4 channel), and/or other data. The devices and methods allows a node to use the EPID to identify a desired network to join and join the network on the predetermined channel for that network.
US09860730B2
Disclosed are techniques to minimize the electricity consumption of battery powered devices during network communications and performance of other functions. Example techniques include efficiently discovering other mains powered and battery powered devices within communication range of the battery powered device. In another example, techniques enable a battery powered device to serve as a relay for one or more other battery powered devices. In another example, techniques ensure that transmissions to and/or from battery powered devices are delivered efficiently and with low latency. In yet another example, techniques determine whether and under what conditions a battery powered device should migrate from one network to another. In the event of migration, example techniques minimize battery consumption associated with the migration.
US09860729B2
AS-B (810) measures a telephone call time from a time point when a telephone call, which is audio-originated by UE (100), starts. When a time obtained by subtracting the telephone call time from a time for which the UE (100) can telephone-call becomes a predetermined time, the AS-B (810) issues a multiplex instruction to FAP (200). When having received the multiplex instruction, the FAP (200) multiplexes a sound, which is based on a sound source file stored in advance, with audio data to be transmitted to the UE (100), and transmits the audio data, with which the sound has been multiplexed, to the UE (100).
US09860728B2
Security systems are warned of earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. When an early warning system detects a natural disaster, the early warning system alerts a central server. The early warning system alerts the central server to the natural event and its associated geographic area. The central server may then consult a database and determine the security systems operating in a vicinity of the geographic area experiencing the natural event. The central server may thus warn the security systems of the natural event. The security systems may then implement pre-programmed procedures to protect life and property during earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters.
US09860727B2
Methods and systems for motorcycle communication are disclosed, including a) storing contacts, vertical angle limit (VAL), and/or a timer in memory; b) monitoring; c) determining detection of impact; d) if detected, then determining motorcycle condition, turning on visual and audible indicators, determining location, and communicating location and/or condition to a contact; e) if not detected, then determining if exceeded VAL; f) if exceeded, then beginning timer, concurrently monitoring timer and VAL, and determining whether timer has completed; g) if not completed, then continue concurrent timer and VAL monitoring until timer has completed; h) if completed, then determining if VAL exceeded; i) if not exceeded, then returning to step (b); j) if exceeded, then determining the motorcycle condition, turning on the visual and audible indicators, determining location, and communicating location and/or condition to a contact; and k) if not exceeded, then returning to step (b). Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09860721B2
An intelligent emergency signal transmission system using a mobile phone and a method thereof are disclosed. According to the intelligent emergency signal transmission system using a mobile phone and the method thereof, even though the user does not separately perform a key operation, the information indicating that the user is in the emergency situation can be transmitted to the mobile phone of the third party by determining whether a pre-registered voice is input. In addition, a call connection with mobile phones to a plurality of third parties registered with the mobile phone of the user can be automatically performed to transmit the emergency signals. Therefore, the third parties can rapidly recognize the emergency situation of the user. In addition, the help request signal can be rapidly transmitted to the third party positioned near the user who is in the emergency situation so that the emergency situation can be effectively overcome.
US09860717B2
A medical device communications network comprises a plurality of medical devices including either or both of a first number of surgical instruments and a second number of implants configured for subcutaneous implantation in a biological body. A corresponding plurality of wireless communication circuits are each mounted to a different one of the plurality of medical devices. Each of the plurality of wireless communication circuits is configured to broadcast medical device information relating to the medical device to which it is mounted and to receive information relating to any other of the plurality of medical devices. The network may or may not include a master wireless communications circuit configured to receive the medical device information broadcast by any of the plurality of slave wireless communication circuits and to broadcast the information relating to any other of the plurality of medical devices.
US09860709B2
A method includes establishing communication channels between an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicle and a plurality of nodes, tagging each of a plurality of data from the plurality of nodes with a priority level, storing the plurality of data in a priority queue according to respective priority levels, selecting a medium to present a first data of the plurality of data to a user, and presenting the first data to the user via the medium. In the method, the plurality of nodes includes a remote node and an in-vehicle device. Another method includes receiving a data from a remote node, generating a plurality of data streams from the data and transmitting the plurality of data streams across a plurality of wireless interfaces. Another method includes enhancing audio signals from a plurality of microphones and speakers. Yet another method includes various gesture based user interfaces coupled to the OBU.
US09860707B2
A method of determining room occupancy of a room in a facility having an indoor positioning system with wireless access point fingerprints each correlated to a location in the facility. The method may include receiving a request from a computing device for a room occupancy assessment associated with the room. It may further include obtaining location data that correlates to the locations of wireless devices associated with one or more people from the indoor positioning system and determining based on the location data whether the room is occupied. The determination of whether the room is occupied is then sent to the computing device.
US09860706B2
One embodiment provides a system for suggesting placement of beacons within a venue. The system performs operations including receiving a floor plan for a venue, receiving user-specified input identifying a defined area within the floor plan to target, and determining an arrangement of beacons for providing beacon coverage for the defined area. A total number of beacons to include within the defined area is determined. For each beacon, a corresponding location within the defined area to position the beacon at is also determined. The arrangement of beacons is determined based on historical location data for the venue, user-specified preferences for the venue, signal strength of the beacons, and available power levels for the beacons.
US09860698B1
In some implementations a method includes receiving a first message from a computing device via a first network. The first message may indicate that the computing device is unable to communicate with a second network. The method also includes determining whether a beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The method further includes transmitting a second message to the beacon operator when the beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The second message may include a first geographical location identified by the first network.
US09860692B2
Determining a location of a user device comprises a wireless system supported by wireless access points receiving signals from a user device. The wireless system estimates a location of the user device based on a coarse calculation based on an angle of arrival of the received signal and determines if the user device is in an area under an access point. The wireless system identifies received signal strength indicator values for the user device and uses the values and the calculated location of the user device to improve calibration of a received signal strength location model. If the system determines that the user is not in the area under the access point, the wireless system combines the coarse calculation location, a received signal strength determined location, and a previous received signal strength determined location, and estimates a location based on the combined calculations.
US09860690B2
Automatic determination of presence-related roles. Presence data of a plurality of users in a space comprised of one or more zones is received. For each user of the plurality of users a value of a target metric in a zone is computed based on the presence data, the target metric defining a measure of user presence. A presence-related role is assigned to a user with respect to the zone, the presence-related role being comprised in a set of one or more presence-related roles describing categories of spatiotemporal occupancy relation between the user and the zone, wherein said assigning comprises applying a mapping function on the value, the mapping function maps between values of the target metric and the one or more presence-related roles, the mapping function is affected by analytics of the presence data.
US09860682B2
A communication unit communicates with another apparatus through a network. A communication control unit uses the communication unit to transmit information indicating a role of the communication apparatus to another apparatus, receives information indicating a role of another apparatus from the other apparatus, and searches for another apparatus capable of communication. The role of the communication apparatus is set based on a role of a partner device selected as a communication partner from at least one apparatus capable of communication detected by the communication control unit so as to control transmission and reception of an image between the communication apparatus and the partner device.
US09860678B2
A method of performing a downlink machine type communication from a base station to a MTC (machine type communication) terminal includes, at the base station, transmitting at least one of a system information—the system information excluding a Master Information Block (MIB)—, a control information and data to the MTC terminal using a system bandwidth having a predetermined size. The base station performs frequency hopping using a frequency hopping pattern in a unit of narrow band on the at least one of the system information—the system information excluding a Master Information Block (MIB)—, the control information and the data to transmit to the MTC terminal, and the narrow band is less than the system bandwidth.
US09860671B2
An approach for providing feature configuration management is described. A service controller platform, monitors at least one environmental parameter of a mobile device; determines an event according to a threshold, the event being based on at least a change in the at least one environmental parameter; determines a feature configuration setting associated with at least one of the threshold or the event according to a device profile, wherein the device profile specifies a feature configuration setting that includes at least one of locking the mobile device, limiting access to at least one predetermined application, or disabling the mobile device; and causes the mobile device to change a feature configuration according to the feature configuration setting.
US09860670B1
Example techniques may involve performing aspects of a spectral calibration using an applied spatial calibration. An example implementation may include receiving data representing spatial filters that correspond to respective playback configurations. The implementation may also involve causing the audio drivers to output calibration audio that is divided into a repeating set of frames, the set of frames including a respective frame for each playback configuration. Causing the audio drivers to output the calibration audio may involve causing an audio stage to apply, during each frame, the spatial filter corresponding to the respective playback configuration. The implementation may also include receiving data representing spectral filters that correspond to respective playback configurations, the spectral filters based on the calibration audio output by the audio drivers. When playing back audio content in a given playback configuration, the audio stage may apply a particular spectral filter corresponding to that configuration.
US09860661B2
A method and an apparatus are provided for providing additional information service in a mobile communication terminal. A microphone receives a sound signal including an audible frequency band and an inaudible frequency band. Additional information related to the service is detected in the inaudible frequency band included in the sound signal. The detected additional information is extracted from the sound signal. Data for providing the service is acquired based on the extracted additional information. A service screen is displayed based on the acquired data.
US09860660B1
An electronic device may have a housing. The housing may enclose an interior cavity. A speaker may be mounted in an opening in the housing. The interior cavity may serve as a sealed back volume for the speaker during normal operation of the speaker. During normal operation, control circuitry in the interior cavity plays audio content through the speaker. When it is desired to cool the control circuitry and the speaker, the control circuitry supplies a subaudible signal to the speaker. Airflow regulators having one-way valves and valves that are controlled by the control circuitry are mounted in the housing. Movement of a diaphragm in the speaker when the subaudible speaker is applied causes the diaphragm to pump air through the airflow regulators, creating a cooling airflow through the interior cavity.
US09860659B2
An electronic device comprising: a memory; a headphone jack; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, configured to: detect an impedance of a first portion of the headphone jack; and detect whether a foreign substance is present in the headphone jack based on the impedance of the first portion of the headphone jack.
US09860656B2
A hearing system for communication with a mobile telephone comprises a hearing device and a separate microphone unit adapted for picking up a voice of a user. The microphone unit comprises a) a multitude M≧2 of input units for picking up or receiving a signal representative of a sound from the environment; b) an adaptive multi-input unit noise reduction system for providing an estimate Ŝ of a target signal s comprising the user's voice, the multi-input unit noise reduction system comprises a multi-input beamformer filtering unit configured to determine filter weights w(k,m) for providing a beamformed signal, wherein signal components from other directions than a direction of a target signal source are attenuated, whereas signal components from the direction of the target signal source are left un-attenuated; and c) antenna and transceiver circuitry for transmitting said estimate Ŝ of the user's voice to another device.
US09860653B2
A hearing aid device configured to be partly or fully inserted into the ear canal of a user is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a receiver (loudspeaker) adapted to generate and send an air-borne acoustic signal towards the eardrum when the hearing aid device is partly or fully inserted into the ear canal. The hearing aid device further comprises a microphone configured to receive acoustic signals. The hearing aid device comprises a processing unit configured to determine if the hearing aid device is positioned in a correct position in the ear canal on the basis of the acoustic signals received by the microphone.
US09860652B2
A test apparatus for binaurally-coupled acoustic devices is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a lid, a primary speaker, and a binaural test fixture. The lid is coupled to the base and movable between a closed position in which the lid and base cooperate to form a closed sound chamber that is symmetric about a vertical mirror plane, and an open position. The primary speaker is coupled to one of the base and the lid, and faces a direction that lies on the mirror plane. The binaural test fixture is positioned inside the sound chamber, and includes first and second acoustic coupler mounts. The vertical mirror plane extends symmetrically between the first and second acoustic coupler mounts. A binaural test fixture, an acoustic coupler assembly, and a method of testing binaurally-coupled acoustic devices are also disclosed.
US09860647B2
A high sound quality piezoelectric speaker includes a moving coil speaker, a support frame, a vibration plate, and a piezoelectric ceramic plate. The support frame is arranged on the moving coil speaker and the vibration plate is positioned on the support frame. With the piezoelectric ceramic plate being positioned on the vibration plate, the moving coil speaker and the piezoelectric ceramic plate may collaboratively and better handle both high-frequency and low-frequency sounds, exhibiting relatively wide playback band and making sound quality better, to thereby reach the standard of high sound quality and provide users with improved enjoyment of sound perception.
US09860642B2
In a one-to-many audio wireless transmission system in which a plurality of speaker devices on an audio reception side are provided with respect to one source device, in a case where an error has occurred in a certain speaker device, a possibility of the same error occurring in other speaker devices is reduced. A speaker device (2a, 2b) includes an error detection unit (23) which detects an error regarding sound output and transmits error information which is information regarding an error detected by the error detection unit (23) to a source device (1) by using wireless communication. The source device (1) transmits an operation request corresponding to the error information by using wireless communication to speaker devices other than the speaker device which has transmitted the error information.
US09860622B2
A wrist and finger communication device (10) includes a strap (12), a communication module (14) connected with the strap (12) and a watch head (26). The communication module (14) includes a voice module (18) having a microphone (20), and a speaker (22) or a bone conduction actuator (24). The bone conduction actuator (24) may be provided on the communication module (14) or on a ring-shaped member (30) to be worn on the user's finger. The speaker (22) may be provided on the communication module (14) and extendible to a palm region of the user's hand cupped over the user's ear.
US09860613B2
Systems and methods are operable to present summaries of a media content event. An exemplary embodiment receives a media content stream having at least one media content event, receives a summary feed stream having at least one media content event summary segment associated with the received at least one media content event, receives a user request for presentation of the media content event summary residing in the received at least one media content event summary segment, ends or pauses presentation of the media content event on a media presentation device, and presents the media content event summary of the media content event summary segment on the media presentation device.
US09860611B2
A method of receiving a broadcast service is provided. The method includes receiving uncompressed audio or video content, obtaining information regarding a channel of the uncompressed audio or video content on the basis of a part of the uncompressed audio or video content, and obtaining content and trigger information for the broadcast service by using the obtained information.
US09860610B2
Method of dynamic display of at least one video advertisement in an Internet page intended to be viewed by a user, comprising the following steps: information identifying the Internet page is determined, at least one video location in which the video advertisement is to be displayed in the Internet page is determined by analyzing the page layout of the Internet page as a function of the source code of the Internet page or as a function of a predefined heuristic algorithm, and by determining at least one location as a function of the page layout and of predefined rules, at least one video advertisement to be displayed is determined as a function of the information identifying the Internet page, and the display of the video advertisement is commanded as a function of the determined positions of the video locations.
US09860606B2
Systems and methods for fixed delay video switching. One embodiment of the system describes a fixed delay video communication link, which includes: a real-time video encoder (RT-VE) that receives an incoming high-definition uncompressed video (HD-UV), compresses the incoming HD-UV into first or second HD compressed video, and transmits the HD compressed video over a communication link to a real-time video decoder (RT-VD). The RT-VD decompresses the HD compressed video into an outgoing HD-UV. And wherein on-the-fly switches between the first and second compression ratios, while continuing to receive the incoming HD-UV uninterruptedly, are both visually lossless and maintain the same fixed delay between corresponding pixels of the incoming HD-UV and the outgoing HD-UV.
US09860602B2
The present invention relates to broadcasting/multicasting of media content over a communication network using shared bandwidth available from peer-to-peer networking. The system of the present invention includes a plurality of broadcast devices, a plurality of receiving devices, a plurality of databases, and a control center. The control center provides a number of services, including but not limited to channel control, ad insertion, conditional access, program guide services, and the like. The broadcast device converts media content, which can be television, radio, and other data, received from various content providers, into digital data packets, having a suitable format for transmission. Each receiving device will request the relevant packets, decode the received packets, and display or present the media content contained in the packets via an associated device. Packets may be received directly from the broadcast devices or from peers (other receiving devices) on the network.
US09860600B2
A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal that includes content of a channel and information about content overlapped channels, a signal processor configured to extract the content and the information about the content overlapped channels from the received broadcasting signal, a display configured to display an image of an extracted content, and a controller configured to perform a control operation based on the extracted information about the content overlapped channels.
US09860597B2
A video presentation device is disclosed. The video presentation device comprises an electronic module including a microcontroller and a memory adapted for storing digital content, a communication link adapted to communicatively couple the electronic module with a host server, to receive multimedia digital content from the host server upon command from the host server, and a video display for playing the multimedia digital content upon command of the electronic module.
US09860594B2
A method and apparatus 200 are provided for identifying image frames 10 in a video stream 20, and for comparing one video stream 20-1 against one or more other video streams 20-2. The or each video stream 20 is examined to produce a respective digest stream 320-1 comprising digest values 310-1, which may be recorded in a digest record 410. A candidate image frame 10-2 from a second video stream 20-2 provides a respective second digest value 310-2. A match of the digest values indicates matching images in the respective video streams.
US09860591B2
A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
US09860586B2
A method is disclosed for transferring a received media object to remote devices in accordance to attributes in a user profile. The profile information additionally determinates the versions of the media object that are available to such remote devices and whether the media object may be stored in such remote devices.
US09860581B2
A system is provided for enabling correlating timeline information between a first media stream and a second media stream, with the first media stream and the second media stream being both associated with a common play-out timeline. The system comprises at least two content monitors, each arranged for providing a persistent identification of one or more media samples of a media stream. The system further comprises a correlation subsystem arranged for receiving a first persistent identification related in time with a second persistent identification, receiving a first timestamp value of the first media stream related in time with a second timestamp value of the second media stream, matching the first persistent identification to a first play-out time on the common play-out timeline and the second persistent identification to a second play-out time, and generating correlation information based on a comparison of the first play-out time with the second play-out time for enabling correlating the first timestamp value with the second timestamp value and thereby correlating the first timeline information with the second timeline information.
US09860576B2
A system and a method are described herein for enabling a user with a location-aware mobile device to have at least partial control of a closest set top box associated with a closest television. The closest set top box does not need to be associated with the user's home television but instead can be any set top box that is associated with a television located for instance at a stranger's house, an airport, a bar, or wherever.
US09860573B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for receiving and providing data. The method of receiving data includes: receiving first information including information about a first interval of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content in different qualities; acquiring renewal time information indicating a point of time for a first file to be renewed by using the first information; and receiving second information comprising information about a second interval of the plurality of media data based on the renewal time information.
US09860558B2
Systems, devices and methods are described including at an enhancement layer (EL) video encoder determining an intra mode for a current block of an EL frame based, at least in part, on one or more first intra mode candidates obtained from at least one of a lower level EL frame, or a base layer (BL) frame.
US09860554B2
In a motion estimation for a group of at least one image element in a frame of a video sequence, a global motion is determined between the frame and a reference frame. Uncovered groups present in an uncovered region of the frame are identified based on the determined global motion. The global motion is assigned as motion representation for these identified uncovered groups. The assigned motion representation is useful for constructing new frames in the sequence in a frame rate up-conversion.
US09860553B2
Techniques related to detecting local change in video are discussed. Such techniques may include determining inlier and outlier keypoints for a current frame of a video sequence based on inlier keypoints from previous frames, detecting a region of local change based on outlier keypoints of the current and previous frames, and providing an indicator of local change based on the detected region of local change.
US09860548B2
A method and apparatus for predictive palette coding of image and video data are disclosed. Reuse flags are used to indicate whether individual palette values in the current palette table are used in the palette predictor table. The present invention applies run-length coding to the run-lengths to improve coding efficiency. According to one embodiment, a reuse flag is assigned a first value if a corresponding current palette value in the current palette table is not used in the palette predictor table, and the reuse flag is assigned a second value if the corresponding current palette value in the current palette table is used in the palette predictor table. For example, the first value corresponds to “0” and the second value corresponds to “1”. The run-lengths correspond to the number of consecutive reuse flags having the first value.
US09860544B2
The entropy coding of a current part of a predetermined entropy slice is based on, not only, the respective probability estimations of the predetermined entropy slice as adapted using the previously coded part of the predetermined entropy slice, but also probability estimations as used in the entropy coding of a spatially neighboring, in entropy slice order preceding entropy slice at a neighboring part thereof. Thereby, the probability estimations used in entropy coding are adapted to the actual symbol statistics more closely, thereby lowering the coding efficiency decrease normally caused by lower-delay concepts. Temporal interrelationships are exploited additionally or alternatively.
US09860539B2
An image decoding method of decoding, on a block-by-block basis, image data included in a coded stream includes: deriving candidates for an intra prediction mode to be used for intra prediction for a decoding target block, the number of the candidates constantly being a plural number; obtaining, from the coded stream, an index for identifying one of the derived candidates for the intra prediction mode; and determining, based on the obtained index, one of the derived candidates for the intra prediction mode as the intra prediction mode to be used for intra prediction for the decoding target block.
US09860536B2
An image-creation method includes capturing an image as digital data, locating an area of interest of the captured image, extracting, from the digital data, at least some data corresponding to the located area of interest, digitally magnifying the extracted at least some data to yield digitally magnified data, and combining the digitally magnified data with at least some of the digital data of the captured image to yield combined data.
US09860534B2
The image predictive encoding device 10 comprises an intra frame predictive signal generation method determination section 15 which determines, for adjacent areas comprising regenerated pixel signals and adjacent to the target area, a predictive method which is derived on the basis of data corresponding to the adjacent areas as an R mode predictive method or an L mode predictive method, an intra frame predictive signal generation section 16 which generates an intra frame predictive signal on the basis of the R mode predictive method thus determined, and a subtractor 18, a transform section 19, a quantization section 20, and an entropy encoding section 25 which encode a residual signal of a pixel signal of the target area on the basis of the generated intra frame predictive signal.
US09860533B2
Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for video coding including cross-layer cross-channel sample prediction.
US09860528B2
A method and apparatus for scalable video coding are disclosed, wherein the video data is configured into a Base Layer (BL) and an Enhancement Layer (EL) and wherein the EL has higher spatial resolution or better video quality than the BL. According to embodiments of the present invention, information from the base layer is exploited for coding the enhancement layer. The information coding for the enhancement layer includes CU structure, motion vector predictor (MVP) information, MVP/merge candidates, intra prediction mode, residual quadtree information, texture information, residual information, context adaptive entropy coding, Adaptive Lop Filter (ALF), Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO), and deblocking filter.
US09860525B2
A method and apparatus that tests video quality includes a superimposing of at least one code to a video that is to be transmitted by a communication device to another communication device. The at least one code is transmitted such that the superimposed at least one code is extractable and readable from the decoded video by the device that receives the transmitted video. The extracted at least one code may then be read to determine the quality level of the transmitted video. The determination of quality for the received video may be based upon one or more tests performed using at least one code extracted from the received video.
US09860524B2
According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a publication. The detecting unit detects a plurality of objects that perform an operation of turning one or more pages of the publication. The control unit for determines a range of pages to be turned, based on a distance between the objects.
US09860522B2
A head-mounted light field display device, the device comprising at least one multiplexed light field display module adapted to face an eye of a viewer wearing the device, the multiplexed light field display module comprising a light field view image generator and a waveguide with a set of shutters, the light field view image generator operable to generate, over time, a set of beams of light from a different one of a set of light field view images, the shuttered waveguide operable to transmit the set of beams and to open, over time, a different subset of the set of shutters, the subset corresponding to a position associated with the view image, thereby to emit the set of beams via the subset, thereby to display to the viewer a time-varying optical light field representative of the set of view images.
US09860520B2
A system and apparatus for obtaining images of an object, a method for operating an optical camera system to obtain images of the object, and a computer program that operates in accordance with the method. The system includes an optical system and at least one processing system. The optical system is arranged to capture at least one first image of the object while the optical system operates in an imaging mode, and is also arranged to capture at least one second image of the object while the optical system operates in a diagnostic mode. The at least one processing system is arranged to combine the first and second images.
US09860518B2
An imaging circuit includes a first vertical trench gate and a neighboring second vertical trench gate. The imaging circuit includes a gate control circuit. The gate control circuit operates in a first operating mode to generate a first space charge region accelerating photogenerated charge carriers of a first charge-carrier type to a first collection contact in and in a second operating mode to generate a second space charge region accelerating photogenerated charge carriers of the first charge-carrier type to the first collection contact. The imaging circuit further includes an image processing circuit which determines distance information of an object based on photogenerated charge carriers of the first charge carrier type collected at the first collection contact in the first operating mode and color information of the object based on photogenerated charge carriers of the first charge carrier type collected at the first collection contact in the second operating mode.
US09860513B2
A method for inserting a logo into a stereo video image to generate an overlaid stereo image, the method comprising: detecting presence of stereo pictures in the video image and, when stereo pictures are detected, determining the 3D format of said stereo pictures, said 3D format being a stereo spatially multiplexed format; generating a stereo logo comprising stereo spatially multiplexed logo pictures including a representation of the logo, said stereo spatially multiplexed logo pictures being arranged in said 3D format; and combining the stereo logo and the video image to generate the overlaid stereo image in said 3D format.
US09860511B2
Displaying a stereo image in a favorable manner is enabled. First disparity information (disparity information corresponding to the nearest object reproduction position in a certain area of a picture display screen) and second disparity information (disparity information corresponding to the farthest object reproduction position in the certain area of the picture display screen) which are obtained for each of certain pictures of image data are inserted into a video stream, and the video stream is transmitted. On the basis of the first disparity information and the second disparity information, a receiving side is capable of checking whether or not disparity angles in a same-side direction and a crossing direction are within a certain range in which viewing does not cause any health problems, and reconfiguring left-eye image data and right-eye image data which form a stereo image if necessary.
US09860505B2
Display with an appropriate luminance dynamic range is realizable on a receiving side. A gamma curve is applied to input video data having a level range from 0% to 100%*N (N: a number larger than 1) to obtain transmission video data. This transmission video data is transmitted together with auxiliary information used for converting a high-luminance level on the receiving side. A high-level side level range of the transmission video data is converted on the receiving side such that a maximum level becomes a predetermined level based on the auxiliary information received together with the transmission video data.
US09860500B2
A wearable projector system includes a projector device and a portable device communicated with the projector device. The wearable projector system includes at least one signal generator, a projector and a control unit. The signal generator transmits wireless signals. The projector outputs projection contents. The portable device includes a plurality of sensors and an operation unit. The sensors detect a position of the signal generator and generate a position signal. The operation unit determines an adjustment displacement of the projector device according to the position signal and generates an adjustment displacement signal representing a displacement between the projector device and the portable device. The control unit adjusts a projecting direction and a projected frame shape of the projector according to the adjustment displacement signal.
US09860492B2
An image sensor includes a pixel array having a Bayer pattern structure including a first pixel row in which first pixels and second pixels are alternately provided and a second pixel row in which additional ones of the second pixels and third pixels are alternately provided, a first element to control light of a first wavelength band to travel in directions toward left and right sides of the first element and to control light of a second wavelength band of the incident light to travel in a direction directly under the first element, and a second element to control light of a third wavelength band to travel in the directions toward the left and right sides of the second element and to control the light of the second wavelength band to travel in a direction directly under the second element.
US09860491B2
A refrigerator may include a detection device that detects at least one of a position or movement of a door of the refrigerator, a camera to capture an image of an area inside the refrigerator, and a controller to control the camera to capture the image based on the detected position or movement of the door. A start of a door opening operation and a door closing operation may be detected based on the detected position or movement of the door. When the door opening operation is detected, the camera is controlled to operate in a standby mode, and when the door closing operation is detected, an angle of the door is compared with a reference angle. When the angle of the door is less than the reference angle, the camera is controlled to operate in a photographing mode to capture the image of the area inside refrigerator.
US09860488B1
Systems and methods for creating call reports which may allow a sales user to remotely present content to HCP users. Information for scheduling a remote meeting may be received from an application for creating call report on a first user computing device, a request for remote meeting may be sent to a video conference system, a group meeting ID may be received from the video conference system, and a meeting invitation for the at least one invitee may be generated. The meeting invitation may include a link for the remote meeting. When the at least one invitee clicks on the link in the invitation, he/she is added to the remote meeting. The video content is transmitted via the video conference system, but no user interface of the video conference system is displayed during the remote meeting.
US09860485B2
In video conferencing over a radio network, the radio equipment is a major power consumer especially in cellular networks such as LTE. In order to reduce the radio power consumption in video conferencing, it is important to introduce an enough radio inactive time. Several types of data buffering and bundling can be employed within a reasonable range of latency that doesn't significantly disrupt the real-time nature of video conferencing. In addition, the data transmission can be synchronized to the data reception in a controlled manner, which can result in an even longer radio inactive time and thus take advantage of radio power saving modes such as LTE C-DRX.
US09860484B2
An information processing apparatus may include a detecting unit to detect a pointing object in a captured image, and a generation unit to generate pointing information based on detection of the pointing object by the detecting unit. The pointing information may indicate a position of the pointing object determined using a pointable range set based on a user in the captured image. The apparatus may further include a communication unit to transmit the pointing information to an external apparatus.
US09860483B1
System and method for processing video information are disclosed and may include receiving, at a processing device, packetized digital video from a sensor. The packetized digital video may be decoded within the processing device, into source video formatted frames. The decoding may use at least one shared library function call. The source video formatted frames may be converted within the processing device into destination video formatted frames. The destination video formatted frames may be transferred to a video processing system. The destination video formatted frames may be stored, prior to the transferring, in shared memory within the processing device. The storing of the destination video formatted frames may include allocating at least one memory block of the shared memory, and associating the allocated at least one memory block with a memory pointer.
US09860481B2
The present invention provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The method is applied in a first electronic device and comprises: obtaining a first data; obtaining P frame images based on the first data, where P is an integer larger than or equal to 1; obtaining a second data based on a data channel with a second electronic device; obtaining Q frame images based on the second data, where Q is an integer larger than or equal to 1; generating a video stream of M frame images based on the P frame images and the Q frame images, where M
US09860480B2
A method for processing information and an electronic device are provided. The method is applicable in a first electronic device, including: receiving an operational instruction; transmitting the received operational instruction to a second electronic device which is wirelessly coupled to the first electronic device; receiving information corresponding to the operational instruction, wherein the information is processed by the second electronic device; and generating, by the first electronic device in response to the information, light to display in a predetermined region.
US09860479B2
A display apparatus includes: a display unit; a front cabinet including a frame portion in the form of a frame surrounding an outer edge of the display unit, a tab including a base portion connected to the frame portion and extending in a depth direction from the base portion, and a fixing portion provided in the tab; and a rear frame, and the fixing portion is fixed to the rear frame with a fastener in a direction crossing the depth direction. The fixing portion may be located deeper in the depth direction than the display unit or may be closer to the display unit than the base position is in the direction crossing the depth direction.
US09860477B2
Various arrangements for outputting a customized video mosaic are presented. Based on received user input, it may be determined that a customized video mosaic is to be output for presentation. A plurality of television channels to be presented as part of the customized video mosaic may be determined. One or more tuners may be tuned based on the determined plurality of television channels to be presented. The plurality of television channels may be output for presentation to a presentation device. Each of these television channels may be presented by the presentation device as live video simultaneously as part of the customized video mosaic.
US09860474B2
Disclosed are a multimedia device including a flexible display and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a guide bar, a flexible display configured to be rolled up on an outer circumference of the guide bar, the flexible display having a first region rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar and a second region not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar, a receiving unit configured to receive a content and metadata corresponding to the content from a source device, and a control unit adjusting a vertical width of the second region of the flexible display in accordance with a preset condition.
US09860473B1
The present invention includes a security-monitoring platform (SMP) adapted to automatically synchronize with the monitored security systems and their respective electronic monitoring security devices. The SMP includes a synchronization module designed to communicate with the security systems using their respective application programming interfaces. The synchronization module retrieves the information for each electronic monitoring security device in each security system and determines whether the electronic monitoring security device information is known and up to date on the SMP. If an electronic monitoring security device has been added, removed, or modified, the synchronization module updates the SMP accordingly. The synchronization module automatically runs maintenance on the SMP to guarantee that the SMP can provide efficient and effective security measures.
US09860465B2
Provided is an imaging device operated at high speed and low power consumption. The imaging device includes a pixel and a first circuit. The pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element. The first circuit is configured to compare a first signal which is output from the pixel on the basis of imaging data obtained by the first photosensitive conversion element to a second signal which is output from the pixel on the basis of imaging data obtained by the second photosensitive conversion element for determining whether there is a difference between the first signal and the second signal. Thus, edge detection can be performed without a periphery device for edge detection outside the imaging device.
US09860449B2
The invention relates to a method wherein at least one output signal of a movement sensor (105; 505) is taken into account for the potential division of an integrating period (T; T″) of an image sensor (101; 501) into a plurality of sub-periods (Ti; Ti′).
US09860441B1
A computing device may obtain a first captured image of a scene and a second captured image of the scene. For a plurality of m×n pixel tiles of the first captured image, the computing device may determine respective distance matrixes. The distance matrixes may represent respective fit confidences between the m×n pixel tiles and pluralities of target p×q pixel tiles in the second captured image. The computing device may approximate the distance matrixes with respective bivariate surfaces. The computing device may upsample the bivariate surfaces to obtain respective offsets for pixels in the plurality of m×n pixel tiles. The respective offsets, when applied to pixels in the plurality of m×n pixel tiles, may cause parts of the first captured image to estimate locations in the second captured image.
US09860439B2
Sound collection directionality is formed toward a location corresponding to a position designated in a video of a predetermined region which is imaged by a camera apparatus with a microphone array apparatus as a reference, and audio data is collected with high accuracy. In a directionality control system (10), a signal processing unit (33) derives a sound collection direction (θMAh,θMAv) which is directed from an installation position of a microphone array apparatus (2) toward a sound position corresponding to a position designated in video data on a screen of the display device (36) in response to a user's designation of any position in the video data displayed on the screen. The signal processing unit (33) forms sound collection directionality of audio data in the derived sound collection direction (θMAh,θMAv).
US09860437B2
In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, the amount of light on imaging an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) by the second imaging device can be suppressed to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the imaging area of the second imaging device are positioned on the front side of the imaging area in a scanning direction of the sample with respect to the region into which an optical image is made incident which is conjugate to the first optical image made incident into the first imaging device. Thereby, it is possible to obtain in advance a deviation direction of a focus position of the objective lens by a simple constitution.
US09860434B2
An image capturing system and a method of autofocusing are disclosed such that, for example, when a folded optics configuration is used, a field corrector lens can be placed on the image sensor of the system and a plurality of lenses can be placed perpendicular to the image sensor. The plurality of lenses can be movable relative to the image sensor such that acceptable MTF curve performances can be obtained when the image capturing system is focused at reference distances.
US09860430B1
A sensor system assembly for a grille of a motor vehicle includes a camera, a cover assembly, and a radar unit covered by the cover assembly. The cover assembly includes a first thermoplastic layer having an outer edge and an inner edge defining a first opening for receiving the camera, a second thermoplastic layer having an outer edge and an inner edge defining a second opening for receiving the camera, the second opening being aligned with the first opening, the outer edge of the second thermoplastic layer being interlocked with outer edge of the first thermoplastic layer, and the inner edge of the second thermoplastic layer being interlocked with the inner edge of the first thermoplastic layer, and an emblem between the first thermoplastic layer and the second thermoplastic layer.
US09860414B2
An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface to communicate data including image data with an image forming apparatus, a data storage device to store background pattern data, and circuitry. The circuitry causes the communication interface to transmit the background pattern data and a registration request command to the image forming apparatus, generates synthesis information, generates a background pattern synthesis drawing command for instructing the image forming apparatus to synthesize the background pattern data with each page data of the image data, based on the synthesis information of the page data, generates a printing command for printing the image data, generates print request information for requesting the image forming apparatus to print the image data, and causes the communication interface to transmit the print request information to the image forming apparatus.
US09860412B2
An image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to obtain audio data of audio collected through a microphone, determine whether the audio data has a noise level equal to or less than a threshold to generate a determination result, record the audio data when the determination result indicates that the noise level of the audio data is equal to or less than the threshold, and add the recorded audio data to image data.
US09860405B2
The time for detecting an object position for measuring a print position displacement is shortened. A printing apparatus control method includes printing, by a printing unit, an image including an object on a sheet; reading, by a reading unit, the image on the sheet on which the image including the object is printed; generating first image data according to the reading of the image by the reading unit; determining an area to detect a position of the object from second image data generated based on the generated first image data having resolution lower than that of the second image data; detecting the position of the object from the determined area; obtaining a print position based on the position of the object detected by the detecting unit; and controlling, based on the obtained print position, the printing unit to print the image on the sheet.
US09860402B2
A recording apparatus includes a controller configured to: decrease the number of recording pages which is stored in a storage in response to completion of recording on a recording medium on a page-by-page basis; increase the number of recording pages in response to an increase in an amount of image data in the storage; determine whether the number of recording pages is greater than or equal to a first number; control a drive source and a recording device to convey the recording medium at a first speed and perform recording when the number of recording pages is less than the first number; and control the drive source and the recording device to convey the recording medium at a second speed greater than the first speed and perform the recording when the number of recording pages is greater than or equal to the first number.
US09860401B2
An image forming apparatus comprises a sensor, a base, a clamping section and a limiting section. The sensor includes a hook having a claw section. The sensor is held on the base. The clamping section and the limiting section are arranged on the base. The claw section is clamped with the clamping section. The limiting section is elastically deformable when the sensor is mounted on the base. When the claw section is clamped with the clamping section, the limiting section faces the hook from the opposite side of the clamping section so as to limit the position of the hook.
US09860398B2
An information processing apparatus is provided capable of creating images of a plurality of question sentences and answer columns from a document. A document reading unit reads a document to which marking has been applied by a plurality of different patterns and acquires document image data. A marking pattern detection unit recognizes in each different pattern the marking in a marking region to which the marking of the document image data has been applied and detects a pattern of the marking. A question sentence creation unit creates, in each different pattern, question sentence image data in which partial image data in the marking region is deleted from the document image data. An output unit outputs the question sentence image data created by the question sentence creation unit.
US09860389B2
A mobile virtual network operator is provided. The operator includes a server that is communicatively coupled to a mobile device. The mobile device includes application software provided by the virtual network operator for allowing phone call and data connectivity.
US09860388B1
Techniques for a central monitoring station (CMS) of a monitoring system to establish communications with a remote alarm panel more quickly and efficiently are provided. A signal from a remote alarm panel can be received by the CMS. The CMS can identify the remote alarm panel based on information related to the received signal. The CMS can determine if the remote alarm panel is known or unknown based on any prior interaction with the remote alarm panel. The CMS can store information regarding known remote alarm panels from prior interactions. Handshake signals and data formatting information determined from prior interactions with the known remote alarm panel can be stored and used on subsequent calls. Additional operational information related to the remote alarm panel can also be updated after each call to further customize future interactions with the remote alarm panel.
US09860383B2
A system, method and apparatus for managing voicemail in a communication session between a sending communication device and a receiving communication device are provided. It is determined at the receiving communication device that a voicemail is to be created. The voicemail based on content received via the sending communication device. The voicemail is recorded. The voicemail is caused to be stored at resources associated with the sending communication device.
US09860380B2
An agent rating prediction and routing mechanism provided by a contact center communication system for work assignment optimization is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The prediction system proposed herein analyzes past agent performance, agent attributes, contact attributes, and customer attributes to calculate an outcome value and to provide a performance prediction for use in work item routing to contact center resources.
US09860374B2
In embodiments of the disclosed technology, a plurality of ratings of websites is received, wherein each rating is associated with a category and a rater and each rater is associated with at least one group. A selection of a category is received from the user, wherein the user is associated with at least one group. One website location (or a plurality of website locations) is provided in the category to the user based on at least one rating of the plurality of ratings provided by at least one of the raters, wherein at least one group associated with the rater and at least one the group associated with the user are the same group.
US09860362B2
A method for controlling a cooking appliance using a mobile terminal that is separate from the cooking appliance, both of which have a controller and a BLE communication device, involves the following steps being performed: switching on the cooking appliance and the terminal, setting up a communication link between the two by means of a specified user process on the cooking appliance or on the terminal and confirming the set-up of the communication link by means of a user process by the user on the cooking appliance. A signal strength of the communication link between the two communication devices at the time of confirmation of the communication link on the cooking appliance is stored and is monitored during use. If the signal strength drops below a prescribed signal strength limit value, then user commands from the mobile terminal are blocked.
US09860360B2
Devices, systems, and methods of wirelessly controlling appliances and electronic devices, such as ceiling fans, air conditioners, garage doors, or the like. A receive-only ceiling fan is wirelessly controlled by a proprietary remote control unit. A cloning unit is able to clone or duplicate the proprietary wireless signal, and to replay it or re-generate it in response to a triggering command that a user submitted via a smartphone or tablet; thereby enabling to control such appliances via mobile electronic devices. The cloning unit utilizes recording of the wireless signal payload and carrier frequency; wireless signal analysis; image analysis of the appliance or of the remote control unit; queries to a remote server to obtain properties of the proprietary wireless signal; or other techniques of signal analysis or duplication.
US09860354B2
A speakerphone system integrated in a mobile device is automatically controlled based on the current state of the mobile device. In one implementation, the mobile device is controlled based on an orientation or position of the mobile device. In another implementation, the control of the speakerphone includes automatically controlling one or more graphical user interfaces associated with the speakerphone system.
US09860353B2
A flexible display apparatus having a rollable display panel includes a case having an opening portion formed therein, a first roller rotatably provided inside the case, a display portion provided on the first roller to be wound around the first roller or released from the first roller, and a rotatable guide portion provided inside the case to guide the display portion by radially bending the display portion at least one time during a movement of the display portion.
US09860352B2
A hands-free wireless wearable GPS enabled video camera and audio-video communications headset, mobile phone and personal media player, capable of real-time two-way and multi-feed wireless voice, data and audio-video streaming, telecommunications, and teleconferencing, coordinated applications, and shared functionality between one or more wirelessly networked headsets or other paired or networked wired or wireless devices and optimized device and data management over multiple wired and wireless network connections. The headset can operate in concert with one or more wired or wireless devices as a paired accessory, as an autonomous hands-free wide area, metro or local area and personal area wireless audio-video communications and multimedia device and/or as a wearable docking station, hot spot and wireless router supporting direct connect multi-device ad-hoc virtual private networking (VPN). The headset has built-in intelligence to choose amongst available network protocols while supporting a variety of onboard, and remote operational controls including a retractable monocular viewfinder display for real time hands-free viewing of captured or received video feed and a duplex data-streaming platform supporting multi-channel communications and optimized data management within the device, within a managed or autonomous federation of devices or other peer-to-peer network configuration.
US09860345B1
A method and system for displaying graphics on a display of a second module remotely connected with a first module via a data communications medium. A first controller interfaces between a first graphics processor and the first module. A second controller interfaces between a second graphics processor and the first module via the data communications medium and the first controller. The first controller duplicates data returned to the first graphics processor by the first module in response to data requests, and transmits the duplicated data to the second controller. The second controller intercepts data requests by the second graphics processor to the first module, correlates the intercepted requests with the duplicated data received from the first controller and transmits the duplicated data to the second graphics processor based on this correlation. The second graphics processor uses the received duplicated data to generate graphics for display at the second module.
US09860332B2
One embodiment provides a caching system comprising a hash table, a network interface for receiving a sequence of network-level packets for caching, and a caching application module for storing the sequence of network-level packets in the hash table. The sequence of network-level packets is stored its original form without de-fragmentation.
US09860331B2
Provided are a game service system and a game service method for a global game service. A game service system for providing a multi-player game service for users connected to a game server and users connected to at least one proxy server includes: a game server constructed at a single base in a first local area, the game server configured to provide game progress data to users connected to a proxy server associated with the game server; and at least one proxy server constructed at a base in a second local area different from the first local area in which the single base is located, and configured to connect to the game server through an exclusive line. The game server is configured to provide the game service to users connected to the at least one proxy server through the at least one proxy server and the exclusive line.
US09860328B2
A computer device may include logic configured to detect a plurality of Domain Name System (DNS) requests and to determine timestamps associated with the plurality of DNS requests. The logic may be further configured to determine that one or more of the plurality of DNS requests correspond to domain shard requests associated with a top DNS request based on the determined timestamps and report the one or more of the plurality of DNS requests as the top domain DNS request based on the one or more of the plurality of DNS requests corresponding to the domain shard requests associated with the top DNS request.
US09860324B1
A first computing device receives a first token with a first request for data from a second computing device located at a first network address, the first token being associated with a second network addresses previously associated with the second computing device during previous communications with the first computing device. The first computing device determines that the first token is not associated with the first network address, and generates a second token for the computing device. The second token is associated with the first network address and the second network address. The first computing device then provides the second token to the computing device for use in establishing future network communications from the first network address and from the second network address.
US09860323B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, utilizing a first diameter agent function to route messages between network elements that provide policy control and charging for a communication session, utilizing the first agent function to maintain transaction and session state during the communication session, and utilizing the first agent function to selectively adjust routing and non-routing information for the messages. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09860320B2
A communication connecting method between nodes through a network, includes: storing communication connection information acquired through searching for communication entities of other nodes; determining whether communication connection information on a communication entity of a connection target node exists by searching for the stored communication connection information; and configuring communication connection with the communication entity of the connection target node based on the determination result.
US09860316B2
A technology for routing traffic from similar users to a same server cluster to improve data center efficiency is disclosed. When a traffic routing server receives a request from a user, the traffic routing server determines an identifier of a partition to which the user is assigned. The user and many other users with whom the user shares a social attribute are co-located in the same partition. The traffic routing server then computes a hash of the identifier using a hash function and locates a server cluster on a consistent hash ring using the computed hash. The traffic routing server then sends the request from the user to that server cluster. By consistently sending requests from users assigned to the same partition to the same server cluster, the technology improves cache hit rates and reduces data duplication across the server clusters, which in turn improves datacenter efficiency.
US09860315B2
A coupling facility is coupled to one or more other coupling facilities via one or more peer links. The coupling of the facilities enables various functions to be supported, including the duplexing of structures of the coupling facilities. Duplexing is performed on a structure basis, and thus, a coupling facility may include duplexed structures, as well as non-duplexed or simplexed structures.
US09860307B2
Embodiments for provided for using virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) user level virtual channels (VCs) which allows client data prioritization within a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection to a client. An embodiment method includes establishing a communication module at a user level of operation of a server, and establishing a TCP connection between the server and a client device. Additionally, the server establishes, at the user level of operation, a plurality of VCs for a plurality of respective services provided to the client device. The communication module at the user level communicates with service modules running at the server for executing the services. The data of the VCs are arranged into a plurality of respective priority queues according to priority of the services. The communication module exchanges the data of the services in the VCs on the TCP connection with the client device according to the priority queues.
US09860304B2
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an actuator controller that includes a first communication node associated with a first communication address, a first communication port, a second communication port associated with a second communication address, and a router. The router is responsive to messages received at the first communication port and the second communication port to route a first message received at the first communication port and including the first communication address to the first communication node, route a second message received at the first communication port and including the second communication address to the second communication port, and route a third message received at the second communication port and including the first communication address to the first communication node.
US09860300B2
The invention provides, in one aspect, an improved system for data access comprising a file server that is coupled to a client device or application executing thereon via one or more networks. The server comprises static storage that is organized in one or more directories, each containing, zero, one or more files. The server also comprises a file system operable, in cooperation with a file system on the client device, to provide authorized applications executing on the client device access to those directories and/or files. Fast file server (FFS) software or other functionality executing on or in connection with the server responds to requests received from the client by transferring requested data to the client device over multiple network pathways. That data can comprise, for example, directory trees, files (or portions thereof), and so forth.
US09860299B2
A method and system for file transfer over a messaging infrastructure are provided. The method includes dividing a file into multiple portions. The method includes generating for a current portion of a file, except for the first portion in a file, a first hash summarizing the state of the file up to, but not including, the current portion and a second hash summarizing the state of the file up to and including the current portion. The method includes sending the first and second hashes with the file portion. The second hash may be used at a target for comparing to a first hash of a subsequent file portion, for example, by recreating the second hash from the current state of the received file on the target.
US09860293B2
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. Each of the periods may include one or more representations. The metadata may include information used to describe a relationship between the representations, and include information for terminals having different display bit depths.
US09860283B2
A system and method for video conferencing over a secure communication link is disclosed. In various implementations, the system is configured connect to a communication network, store a plurality of network addresses of devices of registered users, each device of a registered user having an application program for conducting video conferencing between, the client device and the target device, and establish a secure communication link between the client device and the target device. The secure communication link is established in response to a query (a) generated by the client device and (b) including an identifier associated with a network address of the target device, the establishment of the secure communication link being based on a determination that the target device can accept a secure communication link connection with the client device. Video conferencing is conducted over the secure communication link connection between the client device and the target device.
US09860276B2
A system and method are provided of a node for use in a network having a plurality of nodes. The node is configured to identify neighboring node(s) within a predetermined closeness of said node, measured by any of physical, logical, network hops, network link, or vertices analysis closeness. The node determines a level of nervousness of itself and sends and/or receives communication as to the level of nervousness to the neighboring node(s).
US09860268B2
A set of collections of forecasted feature vectors is selected from a repository for a future time window after a present time, a cyber-attack being in progress in a data processing environment at the present time, a collection in the set having feature vectors that are indicative of an event related to the cyber-attack in a region of the environment at a discrete time. The events corresponding to the collections in the set are classified into a class of cyber-attack. From a mapping between a set of phases of the cyber-attack and a set of classes, a phase is determined that corresponds to the class. The determined phase is predicted as likely to occur during the future time window in the region.
US09860265B2
The system and method described herein may leverage passive and active vulnerability discovery to identify network addresses and open ports associated with connections that one or more passive scanners observed in a network and current connections that one or more active scanners enumerated in the network. The observed and enumerated current connections may be used to model trust relationships and identify exploitable weak points in the network, wherein the exploitable weak points may include hosts that have exploitable services, exploitable client software, and/or exploitable trust relationships. Furthermore, an attack that uses the modeled trust relationships to target the exploitable weak points on a selected host in the network may be simulated to enumerate remote network addresses that could compromise the network and determine an exploitation path that the enumerated remote network addresses could use to compromise the network.
US09860258B1
An Enhanced Ethernet Network Interface Card (EENIC) interfaces with a host and a network. The EENIC includes an internal network interface controller (NIC), a field programmable array (FPGA) in electrical communication with the internal network interface controller, and a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) controller, in independent electrical communication with the field programmable array or the internal network interface controller. The FPGA is configured to intercept data from either the host, or from the network, or from a combination thereof. Additionally, the configured interception is undetected by the host, or by the network, or a combination thereof.
US09860257B1
A network device communicates network traffic in one or more network flows via a plurality of ports. Each port is connected to a corresponding computing device. The network device collects flow-based network data associated with each corresponding computing device. The network device supplies electrical power to the corresponding computing devices via one or more of the ports, and collects power data associated with each corresponding computing device based on the electrical power supplied to each of the ports. The network device combines the flow-based network data for each corresponding computing device and the power data for each corresponding computer device to generate combined data associated with each corresponding computing device. The network device then exports the combined data for the corresponding computing devices to a security server, which detects anomalous behavior in the computing devices.
US09860256B2
Disclosed is an approach to incorporate geographical access control features for a cloud-based storage platform. This allows, for example, enterprise administrators to define geographical areas (geofences) with arbitrary precision within which content access can be applied to items of data.
US09860246B1
Obtaining and/or validating user credentials at client devices is described. This disclosure describes methods of generating representations of credentials for groups of users or for individuals. Representations for these credentials can be managed by a server or collection of servers, and distributed to appropriate users' client devices. These representations can then be outputted for evaluation by a credential authority, who confirms that the credential possessed by a given user is valid. A credential authority may be a person and/or a device that validates a credential.
US09860236B2
A smart tag and methods of interacting with and authenticating interactions with the same are provided. The smart tag (308) is enabled to generate a Tag Authentication Cryptogram (TAC) and include the TAC in response (S303) to a read request (S301). Accordingly, each response generated by the smart tag (308) will include a different TAC. It follows that interactions between the smart tag (308) and a reading device (304) can be authenticated as unique interactions if the TAC is validated as a unique and correct TAC.
US09860231B2
A relay apparatus is connected to a communication apparatus, a service providing apparatus and a browser-equipped apparatus. The relay apparatus includes: a registering unit registering provisional registration information, the provisional registration information being used in an authentication procedure performed between the service providing apparatus and the browser-equipped apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring permission information representing that use of the service is permitted, the permission information being issued by the service providing apparatus in the authentication procedure; a communication unit transmitting the provisional registration information to the browser-equipped apparatus; a receiving unit receiving input information transmitted from the communication apparatus, the input information being generated in response to the provisional registration information; and a communication unit transmitting the permission information to the communication apparatus which has transmitted the input information if the receiving unit receives the input information.
US09860223B2
Users on a client system access files served by a web application through the Network File System (NFS) protocol using common web authentication mechanisms while still honoring constraints imposed by the application's authorization rules. To this end, the client system is modified to include an NFS server. Following authentication of the NFS server with the web application, NFS-based requests (from a local NFS client) directed to the application are received at the NFS server instead of being sent to the application directly. The NFS server, in turn, maps those requests to the web application preferably using standard HTTP. Because the web application's normal security model is enforced as intended at the web application, the approach enables individual users of the client system to operate under different visibility constraints dictated by the web application. Thus, fine-grained permissions may be enforced at the web application for different users.
US09860220B2
A key distributor node for a network includes a memory device with at least one first key, at least one data communication device that can exchange data with first and second access nodes for a terminal integrated wirelessly into the network, at least one processor connected to the memory device and the data communication device, wherein functions are provided for the processor(s) that allow authentication of the terminal at the second access node in response to a key request received by the second access node, a derivation of a second key from the first key, and triggered transmission of the second key through the data communication device to the second access node. Connections to the network's first and second access nodes with security relationships can be provided for the key distributor node when using the first key.
US09860219B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to runtime instantiation of broadcast encryption schemes. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for runtime instantiation of broadcast encryption schemes is provided. A broadcast encryption definition is read. The broadcast encryption definition defines a broadcast encryption scheme and includes a plurality of function definitions. Based on the plurality of function definitions, it is determined whether the broadcast encryption definition defines encrypting or decrypting content. Based on the plurality of function definitions a type of the broadcast encryption scheme is determined.
US09860218B2
A system software unit performs a first authentication operation with an external device using a first key that is registered in advance. A secure software unit determines whether or not system software satisfies a soundness condition. A dedicated memory unit is used to store a second key. While performing a reregistration operation for reregistering the first key, a system software unit requests the secure software unit to read the second key. When the system software satisfies the soundness condition, the secure software unit generates verification data using the second key. When a second authentication operation performed with the external device using the verification data is successful, the system software unit performs the reregistration operation.
US09860217B2
Techniques to ensure that a content stream will be encrypted prior to it being served it to the stream receiver if either the stream receiver returned an initial status to the stream caster indicating that only encrypted streams will be accepted or if the user of the stream caster optioned that only encrypted streams will be cast. A stream casting device is capable of locally sourcing and encrypting streams. A content stream server is capable of sourcing encrypted streams and encrypting streams on the fly. A stream receiver device is also described. The system manages key exchanges, encryption, and decryption across the devices serving streams, and stream receiving devices. The casted streams, residing on either a content stream server or on the stream casting devices will be encrypted prior to being served.
US09860211B2
Methods and systems for Data Leak Prevention (DLP) in an enterprise network are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security device maintains a filter database containing multiple filtering rules. Each filtering rule specifies a watermark hash value, a set of network services for which the filtering rule is active and an action to be taken. Network traffic directed to a destination residing outside of an enterprise network, associated with a particular network service and containing a file is received. A watermark hash value embedded within the file is identified. When there exists a filtering rule specifying a matching watermark hash value and for which the filtering rule is active for the particular network service, the action specified by the filtering rule is performed.
US09860209B2
A method operable in a security device cluster having a plurality of security devices each configured to receive respective data flows. The method includes receiving a first segment of a flow at a first security device of the plurality of security devices, sending the first segment of the flow toward a destination node without the first security device of the plurality of security devices asserting ownership over the flow, receiving, from the destination node, a second segment of the flow at a second security device of the plurality of security devices, the second segment of the flow being responsive to the first segment, asserting, by the second security device of the plurality of security devices, ownership over the flow, and forwarding, from the first security device, packets of the flow subsequently received by the first security device to the second security device.
US09860206B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a plurality of media content instances, where each media content instance of the plurality of media content instances comprises origination information, identifying a common event from the origination information of each media content instance of the plurality of media content instances, determining a plurality of viewing perspectives of the plurality of media content instances responsive to identifying the common event, and sending an alert to a social network to enable access to a viewing perspective of the plurality of viewing perspectives.
US09860203B2
A unique electronic communications account is generated and linked to a physical address of a user. A network of electronic mail addresses linked to physical addresses can be used for the transmission of information in electronic or physical form. Users can send information to a single recipient or multiple recipients by selecting the recipient or an area of recipients on a map generated by the system. A plurality of users can use a single e-mail address linked to a physical address through creation and storage of user profiles. Users can deactivate and transfer their unique electronic mail address upon relocation to a new physical address. The communication platform can overcome technical problems and limitations of electronic mail existing today. The communication platform can create a transparent global communication that can be achieved via an electronic communications account that can be created for every physical address in the world.
US09860194B1
Methods and apparatus for managing resource utilization in a distributed system are described. Devices, e.g., servers, which use resources, e.g., processing cores, act as individual policy enforcement points. Individual servers retrieve and maintain local copies of resource lease records which are stored in a centralized data storage system. The individual server compares locally stored lease records to the retrieved lease records to check for any tampering in the centralized data storage and multiple states are supported to take into consideration transitory conditions and/or communications delays. Verification states include, e.g., a Pending Active state and a Pending Inactive State, in addition to an Active state and Inactive state, to delay licensing enforcement to account for centralized storage system eventual consistency delays.
US09860181B2
Described is a system and method for determining a classification of an application that includes initiating a stress test on the application, the stress test including a predetermined number of stress events, wherein the stress events are based on a network impairment. A response by the application to each stress event is identified and the application is classified as a function of the response into one of a first classification and a second classification, the first classification indicative of a normal application and the second classification indicative of an undesired application. If, the application is in the second classification, a network response procedure is executed.
US09860180B2
A multi-level flow table search method includes extracting matching information of a data packet when the data packet is received and selecting a keyword from the matching information of the data packet according to flow-table match-field configuration information. The method also includes searching for a match field of each-level flow table in a multi-level flow table starting from a first-level flow table in the multi-level flow table by using the keyword as a search keyword, and matching the search keyword with the match field. If matching of a match field of a current-level flow table is completed, the method includes executing a corresponding instruction, and if the current-level flow table is not a last-level flow table or there is an instruction for executing an action, executing a corresponding action.
US09860179B2
A method for security and/or automation systems is disclosed. The method may include identifying data being transmitted over a wired data-connection and parsing the identified data into two or more parts. The method may additionally include transmitting a first part of the identified data over a primary wireless data-connection and transmitting a second part of the identified data over an auxiliary wireless data-connection connected to the primary wireless data-connection via a wireless data-connection.
US09860176B2
The present invention relates to data packet processing in a data network, and provides a method and system for processing data packets. The method comprising: dividing flows containing data packets into elephant flows and mice flows according to a particular division parameter, wherein, an elephant flow contains more data packets than a mice flow; transmitting the divided elephant flows and mice flows to a virtual switch in a server; processing the mice flows at the virtual switch, and transmitting the elephant flows and the processed mice flows to a hardware switch in network; and processing the elephant flows at the hardware switch, and forwarding the received mice flows and the processed elephant flows. With the method and system, network performance may be effectively improved.
US09860174B2
Methods and apparatus for acknowledgment of multiple user uplink are provided. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving a first wireless message from a first station at least partially concurrently with receiving a second wireless message from a second station, generating a first acknowledgment message in response to receiving the first wireless message, generating a second acknowledgement message in response to receiving the second wireless message, and transmitting the first acknowledgment message to the first station at least partially concurrently with transmitting the second acknowledgement message to the second station.
US09860164B2
A method for computing device management includes receiving a first incoming packet by a first computing device, analyzing the first incoming packet to identify a virtual network function (VNF) needed to process the first incoming packet, transmitting, to a software defined network controller and in response to the first incoming packet, an orchestration request requesting to orchestrate the VNF on the first computing device, and orchestrating the VNF on the first computing device. The method further includes processing a second incoming packet using the VNF on the first computing device.
US09860162B2
In one example, an autonomous system boundary router (ASBR) forms part of a first autonomous system (AS). The ASBR is between a first provider edge (PE) router of the first AS and a second PE router of a second, different AS. The first PE router and the second PE router form a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) path. The ASBR includes an interface communicatively coupled to a routing device external to the first AS, a memory configured to store a forwarding table associated with the interface, and one or more processing units configured to receive a packet via the interface, determine that the packet is encapsulated by an MPLS label, select a forwarding table based on the interface by which the packet was received, and forward the packet according to forwarding information of the forwarding table when the forwarding table includes the MPLS label.
US09860160B2
A method and apparatus for multipath switching using per-hop virtual local area network (VLAN) remapping is disclosed. In the method and apparatus, a data packet is forwarded for transmission over one of a first port and a second port. The device identifies a VLAN ID of the data packet as a second VLAN ID and changes the second VLAN ID to a first VLAN ID. Then one or more criteria of a classification set entry for forwarding the data packet over the second port are evaluated. The data packet is forwarded over the second port if the criteria are met and the data packet is associated with the second VLAN ID. Alternatively, the data packet is forwarded over the first port and is associated with the first VLAN ID if a dynamic entry specifies the data packet is to be forwarded over the first port.
US09860156B2
A method is provided for selectively routing data packets on a client device having of plurality of network interfaces for communicating over a network. The method comprising the following steps. It is determined if the data packets should be routed to a network server accessible by a corresponding one of the network interfaces to access local resources offered thereon. If the data packets should be routed to the network server, the data packets are routed directly to the network server via the corresponding network interface. Otherwise, the data packets are routed via a default route. A client device configured to implement the method is also provided.
US09860150B2
In general, techniques of this disclosure may enable a remote provider edge (PE) router to improve convergence time in response to a link failure in an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) by establishing per-Ethernet Segment Identifier (ESI) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) sessions with other PE routers that are coupled to the PE router in an EVPN. The remote PE may determine that at least two PE routers with the remote PE are locally connected to a multi-homed customer network by a particular Ethernet Segment. The remote PE may send, based on determining that the at least two PE routers are connected to the multi-homed customer network by the particular Ethernet Segment, an ESI Ping request packet through the intermediate network to one of the at least two PE routers, wherein the ESI Ping request packet includes at least a BFD discriminator and an ESI for the particular Ethernet Segment.
US09860147B2
The present invention discloses a method and a device for generating a CNM, so as to improve a processing rate of a congestion problem. The method includes: monitoring a data volume of an output queue at a congestion point CP; monitoring a rate of a data stream corresponding to at least one congestion reaction point RP connected to the CP, and when the data volume of the output queue at the CP reaches a congestion threshold, obtaining identification information of a data stream that currently has a highest rate; generating a CNM for the data stream having the identification information, and sending the CNM to an RP corresponding to the identification information, so that the RP reduces, according to the CNM, the rate of the data stream corresponding to the RP.
US09860145B2
Mechanism for two portions of an application to communicate so as to facilitate a transition from synchronous to asynchronous communication. In order to prepare for a possible transition, data flow is monitored between the two portions of the application, each portion interacting with a different hardware entity. The data flow between the first portion and the second portion of the application is recorded. If the second hardware entity is not available at the time, the recorded data flow from the first portion may be replayed by the second portion of the application for the benefit of the second hardware entity. If the second portion of the application is to be reassigned to another hardware entity, the target hardware entity may be sent the second portion of the application, as well as the recorded information. This allows the target hardware entity to replay what has happened thus far for context.
US09860136B2
A third-party application, executing at a mobile device, may be provided with information describing congestion levels in a network, such as a cellular wireless network through which the mobile device connects. In one implementation, the third-party application may select, based on the information describing the congestion levels, a data flow, from a number of data flows, to use when communicating with a destination device, each of the data flows being associated with different quality of service (QoS) parameters and being associated with different charging rates. The mobile device may communicate, through a proxy server, and using the selected data flow, with the destination device. The communication with the destination device may be implemented using sponsored data that is not charged to an account associated with an owner of the mobile device.
US09860133B2
Techniques for validating configuration changes in a mixed node topology are provided. In one embodiment, a device can identify a link to be removed from a topology comprising a plurality of nodes, where the plurality of nodes includes one or more nodes of a first type and one or more nodes of a second type. The device can then determine whether the removal of the link from the topology would require data traffic between two nodes of the first type to pass through a node of the second type.
US09860086B1
An equalizer circuit includes: a pair of input terminals: a differential amplification circuit outputs, to a pair of output terminals, first signals obtained by amplifying a difference in levels of input signals supplied to the pair of input terminals; and a differential differentiation amplification circuit that outputs, to the pair of output terminals, second signals obtained by amplifying a time-varying change in the difference in the levels of the input signals supplied to the pair of input terminals.
US09860082B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for providing device(s) with additional processing time to process a packet received wirelessly while still meeting the legacy SIFS time constraint. The additional processing time may be achieved by adding, by a device transmitting the packet, padding and/or a packet extension to the last symbol of the packet. The additional processing time provided to the device(s) advantageously reduces the amount of extra hardware that would normally be added to meet the SIFS time constraint. The amount of padding and/or packet extension to be added to the last symbol is balanced to minimize the complexity of the device(s) against the reduction in system efficiency incurred by the device(s).
US09860071B2
A midspan power over Ethernet (“PoE”) injector (20) connects via LAN cables (514) to remote PDs (518). Each cable (514) has a remote end; and a midspan end (516). The cables (514) includes receiving and transmitting conductors, and insulated electrical conductors. The injector (20) includes pairs of sockets (24) a first socket (24) of each pair is a powered socket, and a second socket (24) is unpowered and carries only data. A data-signal bus (188) interconnects the unpowered and powered sockets. Power switches (156), equal in number to the socket pairs, connect respectively to one of the powered sockets (24). Without negotiating with a PD (518) connected by the cable (514) to the powered socket (24), a controller (34) causes switches (156) to close thereby transmitting electrical power via the powered socket (24) connected thereto and the cable (514) mated therewith to the PD (518). The controller (34) also concurrently monitors operational status: a. of each connected PD (518); and b. internal conditions within the injector (20).
US09860070B2
The present invention provides an entity identification method, apparatus and system, and relates to: an entity A transmits an identification request message to an entity B, the identification request message includes the result SN1 of an XOR operation of a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) and the data from processing data N1 according to a first agreed rule, wherein data N1 is generated by entity A, and the PSK is a key shared by A and B; entity B receives the identification request message, performs an XOR operation on SN1 and PSK, performs a process according to a second agreed rule, then performs a process according to a third agreed rule, and then performs an XOR operation again with the PSK processed according to the third agreed rule and then processed according to a fourth rule to obtain SON1, and transmits SON1 through an identification response message to entity A.
US09860069B2
The invention relates to a method for signing a message (m), implemented by processing means of a user device of a member (Mi) belonging to a group of members (G), said user device having a secret signature key (ski), said method including a step of generating (E301) a group signature (σ) for the message (m), enabling said member (Mi) to prove his membership in the group (G), and a step of generating (E302) a pseudonym (nymij) identifying the member (Mi) within a domain (Dj) of a service provider (SPj), said domain including a set of terminals in communication with a server of said service provider, said signature (σ) being designed such that said member (Mi) can prove, by signing the message (m), his knowledge of said secret signature key without disclosing it, said group signature (σ) being designed such that the membership of the member (Mi) in the group is verifiable independently from the pseudonym (nymij), said pseudonym and said signature being a function of a portion (xi) of said secret signature key of the member (Mi) and being designed so as to prove that the member identified by the pseudonym is the signatory of the message (m) and said pseudonym (nymij) of said member (Mi) being specific to the domain (Dj).
US09860066B2
Embodiments of the present invention utilize a data hash and an associated geotag for authentication of geolocation policies for data object storage in a cloud system. The geotag may be an alphanumeric identifier such as a city name, postal (ZIP) code, and/or latitude-longitude pair. Embodiments include a post-authenticate process, in which, after a data object is retrieved from a BMS, the geographic location of the source is confirmed to ensure the location policies have not been violated. Additionally, embodiments include a pre-authenticate process, in which, prior to storing a data object in a BMS, the geographic location of the BMS that is to receive the data object is confirmed to ensure the location policies will not be violated. Embodiments may use pre-authenticate, post-authenticate, or both pre-authenticate and post-authenticate, in order to implement and verify the location policies.
US09860064B2
A computer in an untrusted cloud network functions as a cloud-based enterprise application store via which a client computer (client) establishes a connection to an enterprise application in a trusted enterprise network. User authentications are performed in both a login phase and subsequent application launch phase, each authentication receiving from the client and transmitting to the enterprise network an encrypted password and encrypted key, the encrypted password being a user password encrypted under a first one-use symmetric key, the encrypted key being the first symmetric key encrypted under a public key of a private/public key pair of the enterprise network. The enterprise network decrypts the encrypted key and encrypted password to obtain the user password for authenticating the user. The launch-phase authentication includes use of a login ticket including a second one-use symmetric key under which the user password is encrypted and stored in encrypted form in the enterprise network.
US09860055B2
A method of implementing large number multiplication and exponentiation is provided upon a general purpose microprocessor. These large number multiplication and exponentiation processes being common to cryptography standards such as RSA and AES that typically employ numbers with 512-bits, 1024-bits, and 2048-bits. According to the invention the method establishes the size of the large number processes according to value stored within a control register, this control register and other registers storing data are configured according to this value and accessed as N-bit registers (i.e. as 1024-bit registers for 1024-bit encryption. Additionally, the multiplication and exponentiation processes are handled according to the size of an arithmetic primitive, which is established according to the hardware configuration upon which the process is operating. As such the invention allows for an encryption process to adjust both to the configuration of the host microprocessor and supporting hardware/firmware and dynamically according to degree of security determined from the value stored within the control register.
US09860053B2
Synchronizing SBS suppressing optical phase/frequency modulation of each of a plurality of optical transmitters can be achieved with a plurality of optical transmitters conveying a plurality of optical carriers; and a synchronizer coupled to each of the plurality of optical transmitters to synchronize the SBS suppressing optical phase/frequency modulation of each of the plurality of optical carriers.
US09860051B2
A method and apparatus may predict a link quality. The method may also include determining a primary cell for a user equipment based on the predicted link quality. The determining the primary cell comprises determining whether the user equipment should be served by a time-division-duplex carrier or by a frequency-division-duplex carrier. The method may also include determining a carrier aggregation to be used by the user equipment based on the predicted link quality.
US09860050B1
Dynamic tuning of antennas towards a receive channel carrier frequency, a transmit channel carrier frequency, or between the receive channel and transmit channel carrier frequencies in frequency division duplex (FDD) communications systems is disclosed. A user device, such as a mobile communications device may be configured to dynamically tune its antenna based at least in part on the amount of data to transmit, data to receive, a receive channel quality, and/or a transmit channel quality. The antenna may be tuned to one of the transmit or receive channels or a frequency between the transmit and receive channels based at least in part on which channel, if any, may benefit from greater antenna efficiency.
US09860041B2
The present invention is designed so that, in a communication system to employ massive MIMO, data signals to which beamforming is applied can be transmitted adequately. A radio base station transmits a data signal to a user terminal by applying beamforming using a plurality of antenna elements, and has a determining section that determines the type of a weight to apply to the data signal for beamforming, a generating section that generates a reference signal which the user terminal uses in channel estimation, a weight control section that controls weights to apply to transmitting signals, and a transmitting section that transmits the data signal and the reference signal, and the weight control section determines whether or not to apply a weight to the reference signal based on the type of the weight.
US09860036B2
Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for communication are provided. In an aspect, an apparatus for communication may include a processing system configured to receive a frame configured to assign at least member information or position information for one or more identifiers, and receive a data packet associated with a particular identifier and indicating a number of space-time streams for one or more position information. In another aspect, an apparatus for communication may include a processing system configured to transmit a frame configured to assign at least member information or position information for one or more identifiers, and transmit a data packet associated with a particular identifier and indicating a number of space-time streams for one or more position information.
US09860032B2
A method of allocating transmission resources in an OFDM wireless telecommunication system arranged to communicate data using a plurality of OFDM sub-carriers. The method comprises allocating transmission resources provided by a first group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within a first frequency band to terminals of a first type; allocating transmission resources provided by a second group of the plurality of OFDM sub-carriers within a second frequency band to terminals of a second type, the second group being smaller than the first group and the second frequency band being selected from within the first frequency band; transmitting control information comprising resource allocation information for terminals of the first type over a first bandwidth corresponding to the combined first and second groups of OFDM sub-carriers; and then transmitting control information comprising resource allocation information for terminals of the second type over a second bandwidth corresponding to the second group of OFDM sub-carriers.
US09860023B2
Provided are a method by which a terminal receives ACK/NACK in a wireless communication system and the terminal using the method. The method comprises: transmitting data through a PUSCH; and receiving ACK/NACK for the data, wherein the ACK/NACK is received through downlink control information (DCI).
US09860019B2
A base station apparatus includes at least one remote unit apparatus including at least one antenna; and a central unit apparatus connected to each remote unit via a transmission path. The remote antenna receives a wireless transmission signal from at least one wireless terminal including at least one antenna. The remote unit includes a channel estimation unit functioning between the terminal antenna and the remote antenna, using a reception signal received by the remote unit antenna; a reception signal processing unit that detects a reception signal corresponding to the transmission signal, using the channel information estimated by the channel estimation unit; a decoding unit that decodes each signal detected by the reception signal processing unit; and an inter-unit transmission unit that transmits each signal decoded by the decoding unit to the central unit. The central unit is provided with an inter-unit receiving unit and a signal selection unit.
US09860017B2
A method of generating data is provided. The method includes providing, by a peak comparator, a searcher enable signal and peak comparator output data based on result values that are generated by multiplying an input signal having a plurality of levels and a predetermined convolution pattern, providing by a start pattern searcher, a data determiner enable signal by comparing the peak comparator output data and a predetermined start pattern according to the searcher enable signal; and providing, by a data determiner, result data corresponding to the input signal based on the data determiner enable signal, the input signal and a predetermined filter mask pattern.
US09860010B2
A transmission device includes: a calculation unit to detect abnormal traffic based on a traffic volume collected for the route and to calculate a traffic increase/decrease time and a traffic increase/decrease volume of the abnormal traffic; a normal prediction graph generation unit to generate a normal prediction graph based on the traffic volume in normal time in which the abnormal traffic is not detected; a prediction graph generation unit to generate an abnormal prediction graph based on the traffic increase/decrease time and the traffic increase/decrease volume of the abnormal traffic in detection of the abnormal traffic; an order determination unit to determine a line order that is a priority order of line allocation for the route based on the normal prediction graph or the abnormal prediction graph; and an optimization unit to determine lines that are to be allocated to the route based on the line order.
US09860003B2
A packet network that includes the distribution of timing information (time and frequency) between server and client devices can continue to operate in a holdover mode even when the server loses its primary timing reference based on GNSS. This is achieved by populating the packet network with some client devices that also have access to the same timing reference. These devices are used in a reverse timing transfer mode to provide a hack-up reference to the server and thereby provide a graceful solution to the problem of loss of reference.
US09859986B2
The present disclosure includes a photodetector element (11) that converts an optical signal into an electric current signal; a transimpedance amplifier (12a) that converts the electric current signal into a voltage signal; a differential amplifier (12d) that converts the voltage signal into a differential signal, by performing differential amplification of a difference between the voltage signal and a threshold voltage; an LOS detection circuit that detects a no-signal section of the optical signal; and an MCU that repeatedly executes offset cancellation processing, the offset cancellation processing including threshold voltage change processing in which the threshold voltage is changed such that an offset voltage of the differential signal is reduced, the MCU 13 skipping the threshold voltage change processing in the no-signal section.
US09859975B2
An apparatus and a method for detecting an uplink optical signal. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor, where the processor is configured to determine a remaining bandwidth in a target uplink frame as a test window, where the remaining bandwidth in the target uplink frame indicates an unallocated bandwidth in the target uplink frame, and detect an uplink optical signal in the determined test window. Therefore, a remaining bandwidth obtained after bandwidth allocation in a target uplink frame is used to detect an uplink optical signal, which can effectively use a resource without the need of independently opening a test window and using an extra resource to detect the uplink optical signal, thereby avoiding waste of a resource and improving test efficiency.
US09859967B1
Systems and methods are described for performing beamforming during carrier aggregation. It may be determined that conditions at an access node and a first wireless device meet a beamforming criteria, wherein the access node and the first wireless device communicate using carrier aggregation including a first frequency band comprising a primary carrier and a second frequency band comprising a component carrier. Data may be communicated between the access node and a second wireless device over the second frequency band, wherein the second wireless device is proximate to the first wireless device. Beamforming signal conditions may be determined for the first wireless device on the first frequency band and the second wireless device on the second frequency band. Beam formed signals may be transmitted to the first wireless device over the first frequency band using the beamforming signal conditions for the first wireless device and over the second frequency band using the beamforming signal conditions for the second wireless device.
US09859965B2
A telecommunication terminal that integrated with a wireless access point is provided. According to one embodiment, a telecommunication terminal comprising a phone unit, a wireless access point unit, a local area network (LAN) port that is capable of connecting to a computer network and a housing that encloses said phone unit, said wireless access point unit and said LAN port.
US09859957B2
There is provided an antenna module including a non-contact power transmission coil, and a proximity radio communication antenna formed coaxially with the non-contact power transmission coil.
US09859955B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote system such as electric vehicles. In one aspect a circuit for wireless power transfer is provided. The circuit comprises an inductive element for receiving wireless power from a magnetic field associated with a wireless power transfer transmitter device. The circuit further comprises an output configured to be connected to a load. The circuit further comprises a voltage detector configured to detect the voltage across the load. The circuit further comprises at least one switching element between the inductive element and the output. The circuit further comprises a controller configured to maintain a current in the inductive element substantially constant as the voltage detected across the load varies.
US09859949B2
Blind interference cancellation is described for wireless networks in which a subject base station or cancellation apparatus obtains semi-static information for at least one of its neighboring cells. The base station measures the noise level of each of the neighboring cells based on samples it takes of uplink transmissions in each of the neighboring cells. The neighboring cells are then ranked for interference cancellation based on their relative noise levels. The base station performs discontinuous transmission (DTX) detection to identify at least one interfering user equipment (UE) in the neighboring cell and cancels interference attributable to those identified interfering UEs. The DTX detection and cancellation are then repeated for the remaining neighboring cells in the order they are ranked.
US09859945B2
An antenna switch module includes a radio-frequency input port, a radio-frequency output port, a radio-frequency core connected between the radio-frequency input port and the radio-frequency output port, the radio-frequency core being configured to operate in each of a plurality of operational states, the plurality of operational states including a first subset of operational states and a second subset of operational states, and a decoder configured to receive an input signal indicating a first operational state of the radio-frequency core, the first operational state being of the first subset of operational states, generate an output control signal corresponding to the first operational state, detect a transition of the radio-frequency core to a second operational state, determine that the second operational state is of the second subset of operational states, and insert an intermediate output signal corresponding to an intermediate operational state of the radio-frequency core in response to said determination.
US09859944B2
Circuits and methods related to power amplifiers. In some implementations, a bias circuit includes a reference device connectable to receive a first electrical supply level, the reference device arranged to produce an electrical bias condition using the first electrical supply level, and the reference device connectable to provide the electrical bias condition to an amplifier device connectable to a second electrical supply level. The bias circuit also includes a power density translating circuit connectable between the reference device and the amplifier device, the power density matching circuit provided to substantially set a first power density associated with the reference device and a second power density associated with the amplifier device relative to one another, the first power density being a function of the first electrical supply level and the second power density being a function of the second electrical supply level.
US09859942B2
A protective cover for portable electronic device includes a main body, a display module and a connecting module. The main body includes a first cover and a second cover that is foldable relative to the first cover. The second cover is configured to detachably attach the portable electronic device. The display module is attached to the first cover. The connecting module is attached to the second cover and electronically coupled to the display module. The connecting module is configured to receive display information from the portable electronic device and output the display information to the display module.
US09859940B1
An apparatus for holding a cell phone or a mobile device in a vehicle that includes a phone enhancer and a cradle to hold the cell phone in the vehicle, a keypad wirelessly connected to the phone enhancer, and a phone enhancer application installed and operated on the cell phone. The keypad includes a Bluetooth connection for wireless connection of the keypad to the phone enhancer. The keypad receives one or more keypad instructions that include one or more of the following: answer the cell phone, hang up the cell phone, pause and play music from the cell phone, adjust the volume of a phone call on the cell phone, adjust the volume of the music on the cell phone, and dial a phone number for a phone call on the cell phone. The phone enhancer application determines a driver of the vehicle when multiple users are in the vehicle.
US09859937B2
A child's intelligent watch with a video call function includes a shell, watchbands, a battery, a mainboard assembly, a display screen assembly, a battery cover, a power button and a Home button and further comprises a camera module, wherein the watchbands are arranged on the two sides of the shell, the battery and the mainboard assembly are arranged in the shell, the display screen assembly is embedded in the front surface of the shell and connected with the mainboard assembly, the battery cover is embedded in the back side of the shell, and the power button and the Home button are arranged on the surface of one side of the shell; the camera module is arranged in the shell and electrically connected with the mainboard assembly, and the front end of the camera module is located in the front surface of the shell.
US09859933B2
A device for control by radiofrequency signals (22) of a domestic electrical appliance powered by an electrical power supply network comprising a first electrical conductor (26) and a second electrical conductor (27) for powering the device (22), a coupler (31), a radiofrequency unit (23) comprising an output and/or an input for the radiofrequency signals (28) which is linked electrically to a point of connection (33) of the coupler (31). The coupler (31) is formed by a printed transmission line (32) on a printed circuit board (29), a first end (34) of the line (32) being linked electrically to the first electrical conductor (26) of the device (22), and a second end (35) of the line (32) being linked electrically to a first reference voltage. And the point of connection (33) of the coupler (31) is disposed between the first and second ends (34, 35) of the printed transmission line (32).
US09859931B2
A receiving apparatus is provided. The receiving apparatus may include a receiver, a PN sequence remover, and a zero padding performing unit. The receiver may be configured to receive a frame signal. The PN sequence remover may be configured to remove a first PN sequence from a first frame detected from the frame signal corresponding to a first path to generate a PN removed first frame and remove a second PN sequence from a second frame detected from the frame signal corresponding to a second path to generate a PN removed second frame. The zero padding performing unit may be configured zero pad the first PN removed frame to a size of a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and zero pad the PN removed second frame to the size of the DFT.
US09859922B2
A code bit of an LDPC code in which a code length is 16200 bits and an encoding rate is 7/15 is interchanged with a symbol bit of a symbol corresponding to any of 8 signal points defined by 8PSK. In the interchanging, when 3 bits of code bits stored in three units of storages having a storage capacity of 16200/3 bits and read bit by bit from the units of storages are allocated to one symbol, a (#i +1)-th bit from a most significant bit of the 3 bits of code bits is set to a bit b#i, a (#i +1)-th bit from a most significant bit of 3 bits of symbol bits of the one symbol is set to a bit y#i, and a bit b0, a bit b1, and a bit b2 are interchanged with a bit y1, a bit y0, and a bit y2.
US09859918B1
Technologies for performing speculative decompression include a managed node to decode a variable size code at a present position in compressed data with a deterministic decoder and concurrently perform speculative decodes over a range of subsequent positions in the compressed data, determine the position of the next code, determine whether the position of the next code is within the range, and output, in response to a determination that the position of the next code is within the range, a symbol associated with the deterministically decoded code and another symbol associated with a speculatively decoded code at the position of the next code.
US09859917B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for significantly compressing sparse multidimensional ordered series data comprised of indexed data sets, wherein each data set comprises an index, a first variable and a second variable. The methods and systems are particularly suited for compression of data recorded in double precision floating point format.
US09859914B1
A delta-sigma modulator includes a receiving circuit, a loop filter module, a quantizer, a delta-sigma truncator, a digital filter module, and an output circuit. The receiving circuit is arranged for receiving a feedback signal and an input signal to generate a summation signal. The loop filter module is arranged for filtering the summation signal to generate a filtered summation signal. The quantizer is arranged for generating a first digital signal according to the filtered summation signal. The delta-sigma truncator is arranged for truncating the first digital signal to generate a second digital signal. The digital filter module is arranged for filtering the first digital signal and the second digital signal to generate a filtered first digital signal and a filtered second digital signal, respectively. The output circuit is arranged for generating an output signal according to the filtered first digital signal and the filtered second digital signal.
US09859905B2
An object is to reduce power consumption of an analog-digital converter circuit. An analog potential obtained in a sensor or the like is held in a sample-and-hold circuit including a transistor with an extremely low off-state current. In the sample-and-hold circuit, the analog potential is held in a node which is able to hold a charge by turning off the transistor. Then, power supply to a buffer circuit or the like included in the sample-and-hold circuit is stopped to reduce power consumption. In a structure where a potential is held in each node, power consumption can be further reduced when a transistor with an extremely low off-state current is connected to a node holding a potential of a comparator, a successive approximation register, a digital-analog converter circuit, or the like, and power supply to these circuits is stopped.
US09859904B1
Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for a fractional feedback divider with reduced jitter at the output without increasing the input clock frequency and with minimal power increase. Embodiments of the system provide for interpolating, with a multiplexer, different output clock signals depending on whether an extra half period of resolution from the input clock is needed for a certain output clock cycle.
US09859903B2
Method and apparatus for fast phase locked loop (PLL) settling with reduced frequency overshoot are provided. During acquisition, a first phase offset signal configured to drive a phase error signal to zero is provided at a first circuit of the PLL. The first circuit may be a time-to-digital converter (TDC) of the PLL. A second phase offset signal configured to offset the first phase offset signal is provided at a second circuit of the PLL. The second circuit of the PLL may be a loop filter at the PLL.
US09859897B2
An integrated circuit for configuring and reconfiguring a configuration shift register (CSR) partial reconfiguration region is disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a CSR chain that is partitioned into a group of CSR partial reconfiguration regions. A multiplexer circuit is added to the end of each PR region to allow the PR region to be bypassed or connected to the next PR region. Each PR region is connected to a PR circuit that facilitates the CSR configuration of the respective PR region. The PR circuit includes region enable circuitry and region control circuitry. Region enable circuitry enables the configuration of the CSR PR region. Region control circuitry generates local reconfiguration control signals to control the configuration operation of the enabled CSR PR region.
US09859893B1
In one embodiment, a voltage level shifter includes a first NOR gate having a first input configured to receive a first input signal in a first power domain, a second input configured to receive an enable signal in a second power domain, a third input, and an output. The voltage level shifter also includes a second NOR gate having a first input configured to receive a second input signal in the first power domain, a second input configured to receive the enable signal in the second power domain, a third input coupled to the output of the first NOR gate, and an output coupled to the third input of the first NOR gate. The first and second NOR gates are powered by a supply voltage of the second power domain.
US09859890B1
A method for protecting analog or mixed signal ICIP uses adjustment requirements of analog circuits to provide an obfuscated mechanism for preventing unauthorized use of an analog or mixed-signal IC (“AIC”) by disabling the AIC until application of an adjustment signal that is within a narrow enabling subrange. Embodiments significantly increase the adjustment range beyond the enabling subrange, and/or omit AIC tuning outputs that are not required for operation of the IC. Embodiments include “clipping” circuits that render the AIC outputs unresponsive to tuning signals outside of the enabling subrange. Information regarding the enabling subrange and/or a separate enabling IC can be provided to authorized users, and/or enabling bits of a digital adjustment input can be permanently set by the ICIP owner after AIC manufacture. The ICIP can be further protected by a security feature that can be unique to each AIC, and/or by using a two-foundry production method.
US09859884B2
A semiconductor apparatus may include a noise determination circuit, a strobe signal control circuit, and a reception circuit. The noise determination circuit may sense and determine noise of a reference voltage, and generate an up control signal and a down control signal. The strobe signal control circuit may adjust a transition timing of a strobe signal in response to the up control signal and the down control signal, and output a control strobe signal. The reception circuit may generate internal data signal in response to external data signal, the reference voltage, and the control strobe signal.
US09859880B2
A delay cell includes first through fifth inversion circuits. The first inversion circuit inverts an input signal, and an output electrode of the first inversion circuit is coupled to a first node. The second inversion circuit is turned on in response to a control signal, and inverts the input signal when turned on. An output electrode of the second inversion circuit is coupled to the first node. The third inversion circuit inverts a signal at the first node, and an output electrode of the third inversion circuit is coupled to a second node. The fourth inversion circuit is turned on in response to the control signal, and inverts the signal at the first node when turned on. An output electrode of the fourth inversion circuit is coupled to the second node. The fifth inversion circuit inverts a signal at the second node to generate an output signal.
US09859879B2
A MOSFET active-disable switch is configured to clip an incoming signal in opposing directions when in an off state. By one approach the clipping is symmetrical and accordingly the switch clips both positive and negative peaks of the incoming signal. In many application settings it is useful for the clipping to serve to decrease a predetermined kind of resultant distortion such as even order distortion. In the on state this MOSFET active-disable switch is configured to not clip the incoming signal in opposing directions.
US09859872B2
An apparatus and method for a temperature and calibration utilizing resonant frequency peaks in an oscillator. A circuit providing resonant peaks for utilization for temperature measurements comprising a resonator device for providing an oscillating source, a variable gain-bandwidth amplifier in parallel with the crystal/resonator for providing modulation of the gain and/or bandwidth driving the crystal/resonator, and control of resonant peaks for selection for oscillation, a first capacitor electrically coupled to the parallel combination of the input of the variable gain-bandwidth amplifier, and the resonator device for providing charge storage for oscillation, and a second capacitor electrically coupled to parallel combination of the output of the variable gain-bandwidth amplifier, and the resonator device for providing charge storage for oscillation.
US09859871B2
Techniques describe tuning a plurality of radio stations, buffering digital audio data from each tuner, recognizing programming segments in the buffer, identifying content (e.g., song title and artist) of at least some segments, selecting from among the identified segments, and providing the selected segments to a listener. In an example, at least two signals are simultaneously tuned from at least two radio stations. Digital audio data and metadata obtained from the tuning may be buffered. The buffered data may be segmented into programming segments. Information may be obtained about the programming segments. For example, a song title and artist may be obtained for a programming segment comprising a song. In another example, a second programming segment may be identified as a commercial or may remain unidentified. The obtained information identifying programming segments may be analyzed to identify listener-preferred programming segments. Preferred programming segments may then be provided to the listener.
US09859870B2
A control facility for controlling a controlled system experiencing a disturbance includes a front nodal point receiving a target value and an actual value outputted by the controlled system and supplying a difference value corresponding to a difference between the target value and the actual value to a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit supplies a frequency-filtered and time-delayed signal formed as the sum of the weighted difference value and a weighted feedback signal as an input to a controller for the controlled system. The sum of a filter delay time and of first and second propagation delays is an integer multiple of the cycle duration of the disturbance, and a sum of the filter delay time and the first propagation delay is an integer multiple of the cycle duration minus a propagation time, which elapses until a change in the target value causes a change in the actual value.
US09859861B2
To provide a smaller-sized high frequency filter. In a high frequency filter according to an embodiment of the invention, two filter circuits each equipped with a first externally coupling capacitor having one end coupled to an input-output terminal, a wavelength shortening capacitor having one end coupled to other end of the externally coupling capacitor and having other end coupled to the ground potential, and a resonator having one end coupled to the other end of the externally coupling capacitor and the one end of the wavelength shortening capacitor, having other end coupled to the ground potential, and being formed of a distributed constant line. The two filter circuits are broadside-coupled to each other.
US09859855B2
A Class-D amplifier includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having a first input node. The ADC receives a first analog input signal and a first feedback signal at the first input node and generates a first digital signal based on the first analog input signal and the first feedback signal. A digital filter generates a second digital signal based on the first digital signal. An output circuit includes a first output node, the output circuit being configured to generate a first output signal at the first output node based on the second digital signal. A first feedback unit generates the first feedback signal as the first output signal scaled by a gain factor having a constant value in the Z-domain.
US09859851B2
RF amplification system includes a power cavity and a coupling loop operably positioned within the power cavity between an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The coupling loop includes a secured segment that is coupled to the grounding deck and a movable segment that is coupled to the secured segment. The secured segment extends between the grounding deck and the movable segment. The coupling loop defines a loop region that correlates to an amount of inductive coupling between the coupling loop and magnetic field within the power cavity. The movable segment is movable relative to the secured segment while the secured segment is stationary to change a size of the loop region and thereby change the amount of inductive coupling.
US09859845B2
A method and system for modulating a drain supply voltage of a power amplifier are disclosed. A low pass envelope of a dual band modulated signal input to the power amplification system is determined. The determined low pass envelope is amplified. A drain supply of the power amplifier is modulated based on the amplified determined low pass envelope.
US09859831B2
A control system using flux feedback is disclosed. The control system may be for an electric motor of a machine. The control system may have a control mechanism configured to selectively provide electricity from a generator to the electric motor. The control system may also have at least one first sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a state of a magnetic flux produced by the electric motor. The control system may further have a controller in communication with the control mechanism and the first sensor, the controller configured to adjust operation of the control mechanism based on the signal.
US09859822B2
A control system to realize input power changing along with both loads and rotate speed by an inverter bridge dragging many sets of motors, is composed of a stator voltage regulating unit (1), a motor unit (2), a rotor speed control unit (3), an inverter bridge unit (4), a control drive unit (5) and a signal processing unit (6). By setting a power factor sensor, the phase voltage and phase current of the motor stator are acquired as a control signal to regulate the input power so as to make it change with loads. At the same time, by setting a voltage sensor and a current sensor, motor rotor phase voltage, rectifier output current, overvoltage protection current and chopper working current are acquired separately as a control signal to regulate the input power so as to make it change with the rotate speed, thus realizing input power changing along with both loads and rotate speed.
US09859810B2
A power converter (30) comprising components of a power converter circuit, the components including switching elements (31 to 36), smoothing capacitors (37 to 39), and circuit boards (66 and 67) on which drive circuit parts for driving the switching elements are mounted, wherein the components are housed in a case (65), input power is converted and output through high-voltage terminals (69 to 79), and the high-voltage terminals (69 to 79) and the circuit boards (66 and 67) are provided in a common plane area (E).
US09859801B2
A bipolar high-voltage network for an aircraft or spacecraft. The network includes at least one DC-DC converter having two unipolar input connections and two bipolar output connections as well as a reference potential connection, at least two fuel cell stacks which are coupled in series between the two unipolar input connections, and at least two discharge diodes, each connected in parallel with the output connections of one of the at least two fuel cell stacks. The DC-DC converter is operable selectively in a step-up converter mode of operation or a step-down converter mode of operation, as a function of an input voltage between the unipolar input connections.
US09859795B2
To operate a plurality of abnormality detecting functions of a switching regulator with low power consumption and configure an occupied area of a semiconductor device to be reduced. A switching regulator is configured to be equipped with a comparison circuit, switch circuits, and a switch control circuit and to switch the switch circuits by control signals of the switch control circuit and realize a plurality of abnormality detecting functions by the one comparison circuit.
US09859792B2
A switching-capacitor regulator with a charge injection mode for a high loading current is used to generate an output voltage at an output node, where the switching-capacitor regulator includes a storage capacitor, a switch module, a current source and a control unit. The switch module is coupled between the storage capacitor, a first supply voltage, a second supply voltage and the output node. The current source is coupled to the output node, and is used for selectively providing a current to the output node. The control unit is coupled to the switch module and the output node, and is used for controlling the switch module to selectively charge or discharge the storage capacitor, and for controlling the current source to selectively provide the current to the output node, to adjust a voltage level of the output voltage
US09859788B2
When a standby signal is High, a Comp_stb signal that is overlapped with an AC waveform is output from an AC-COMP combining circuit in a COMP signal changing circuit, input into a PWM.comp, and compared with an output waveform of a ramp oscillator. Here, only when a peak of the Comp_stb signal is higher than a minimum voltage of the ramp oscillator is an OUT terminal output signal output from a control IC and a burst operation is performed. When the Comp_stb signal is lower than the minimum voltage of the ramp oscillator, the OUT terminal output signal is not output from the control IC because a reset signal of an RSFF remains High. Accordingly, a switching loss is reduced by operating a switching element in a burst mode when a switching power supply apparatus is in a lightly loaded or unloaded state.
US09859777B2
An electric machine includes a rotor, a first and second stator, a first and second plurality of permanent magnets, a first and second winding, a third and fourth winding. The first stator and the second stator are mounted axially relative to the rotor. A first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet of the first plurality of permanent magnets have opposite polarities. A first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet of the second plurality of permanent magnets have opposite polarities. The first winding, the second winding, the third winding, and the fourth winding are connected in series. An absolute value of an angle offset between the first winding and the third winding and between closest poles of the first plurality of poles and the second plurality of poles is 180 electrical degrees.
US09859775B2
A method for forming a concentric winding coil in which a coil end portion protruding from an axial end face of a stator core has a plurality of different nonlinear shapes, from a rectangular conductor wound in a predetermined number of turns, the method including forming the coil end portion into the plurality of different nonlinear shapes in one step by causing a die to make a stroke movement in a predetermined direction with respect to the rectangular conductor being set.
US09859762B2
An electric machine can include a stator, a rotor frame and a pole arrangement with: plural segment pieces disposed circumferentially around, and fastened to, the rotor frame; permanent magnet pieces positioned on inclined side edges of each segment piece; and plural pole pieces disposed circumferentially around the rotor frame and disposed alternatingly with the segment pieces. The magnet pieces are pressed between inclined side edges of the pole pieces and the inclined side edges of the segment pieces. The segment pieces, the permanent magnet pieces and the pole pieces form a closed ring around the outer surface of the rotor frame, with plural such rings being arranged after each other in an axial direction. An axial air channel can pass through the rings, and at least one radial air duct (R1, R2) between the rings.
US09859756B2
The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. The transmitter can locate the at least one receiver in a three-dimensional space using a communication medium (e.g., Bluetooth® technology). The transmitter generates a waveform to create a pocket of energy around each of the at least one receiver. The transmitter uses an algorithm to direct, focus, and control the waveform in three dimensions. The receiver can convert the transmission signals (e.g., RF signals) into electricity for powering an electronic device. Accordingly, the embodiments for wireless power transmission can allow powering and charging a plurality of electrical devices without wires.
US09859752B2
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes a line terminal, a load terminal, a double-conversion circuit coupled in series, and further includes a bypass circuit, and a synchronize circuit. The line terminal couples to a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG). The load terminal couples to a load having a demanded power. The double-conversion circuit regulates grid power from the line terminal to the demanded power at the load terminal. The bypass circuit is coupled between the line terminal and the load terminal, and configured to deliver regulated power generated by the DFIG to the load terminal when the grid power is lost. The synchronize circuit is coupled between the double-conversion circuit and the DFIG, and, when the grid power is lost, the synchronize circuit injects a current through the double-conversion circuit and into the DFIG, synchronizing the regulated power generated by the DFIG to the demanded power.
US09859743B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide power to devices are disclosed. An example method includes determining an indication of visual media consumption of a display by a person; and enabling delivery of power to a device associated with the person in response to determining that the visual media consumption is associated with the person.
US09859742B2
The present disclosure provides a charging system that includes a charging adapter and a mobile terminal. The charging adapter includes: a second USB interface; and an adjusting circuit for rectifying and filtering the mains supply to obtain an original power signal, for performing a voltage adjustment on the original power signal, and for outputting a power signal after the voltage adjustment. The mobile terminal includes a first USB interface. P first power wires in the first USB interface and P second power wires in the second USB interface are correspondingly coupled, and Q first ground wires in the first USB interface and Q second ground wires in the second USB interface are correspondingly coupled. Because each first power wire and a corresponding second power wire are coupled, at least two charging circuits can be provided, and the charging system supports charging with a large current more than 3 A.
US09859740B2
An adapter, a portable electronic device and a charge control method thereof are provided. The adapter includes a connector and a controller. The connector includes a first terminal. The controller is electrically connected to the connector and determines whether to enter a quick charge mode according to a control signal from the connector. In the quick charge mod, the controller receives a charge control signal from the first terminal. The charge control signal has a plurality of pulses, and encoding information is formed by the plurality of pulses. The adapter is controlled by the controller according to the encoding information so as to provide a quick charge voltage.
US09859733B2
A current sense apparatus comprises a first switch having a first terminal connected to a power source and a second terminal connected to a battery, a second switch comprising a gate connected to a gate of the first switch and a first terminal connected to the first terminal of the first switch, a first operational amplifier having a first input connected to the second terminal of the first switch and a second input connected to a second terminal of the second switch, a second operational amplifier having an output connected to the gate of the first switch, a first input coupled to the first terminal of the first switch and a second input coupled to the second terminal of the first switch and a reference voltage source connected to one input of the second operational amplifier.
US09859731B2
Systems and methods for smart alarms are provided. A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, an input including a set alarm time; determining, by the computing device, a battery drain condition of the computing device; and based on the determining the battery drain condition, performing a step including one of: sounding the alarm prior to the set alarm time based on determining that a user-defined condition is met at a time of the battery drain condition; displaying a message on the computing device indicating the battery drain condition; and providing an alternate alert based on a detected sleep stage of a user corresponding to a predefined acceptable sleep stage.
US09859726B2
A detection circuit and a detection method for starting charging are provided. The detection circuit comprises a cell connector, a first controller, a second controller and a switch circuit. The first controller sends an anode contact signal, a cathode contact signal and an electric quantity signal received from the cell connector to the second controller; the second controller sends a start instruction to the first controller if a charging request signal is received, the anode of the cell is well contacted, the cathode of the cell is well contacted, and a voltage of the cell does not exceed a voltage threshold; the first controller sends a connection instruction to the switch circuit to control connection of a charging terminal and a cell terminal of the switch circuit, such that a charging adapter charges the cell through the switch circuit.
US09859713B2
An inductor device has a plurality of inductor windings arranged on a common magnetic core and electrically connected, parallel to one another, to a common connection at one end of the inductor windings. The inductor windings are implemented by a one-part coil form arranged on the common magnetic core and comprising the common connection of the inductor windings. The inductor windings are wound around their common connection and the common magnetic core.
US09859704B2
An embodiment includes a tie-off circuit includes multiple field effect transistors (FETs), and a node isolation circuit that is connected to a first output node and a second output node of the tie-off circuit. The node isolation circuit consists of a first FET with a third output node and a second FET with a fourth output node. The second output node includes a logical LO node and is coupled to a gate of the first FET and generates a TIE HI output.
US09859703B2
A method for buffering the voltage of an electric system that undergoes transient voltage changes includes the step of placing a new load upon the electric system by electrically connecting at least one electrochemical device to the electric system so that electrical current flows from the electric system to the electrochemical device. Also included are the steps of causing at least one electrochemical reaction to occur within the at least one electrochemical device; varying the new load placed upon the electric system as transient voltage changes in the electric system occur; and changing the electrical current from the electric system to the electrochemical device in a manner that retards transient voltage changes in the electric system that would occur in the absence of the steps of placing, causing, and varying. The step of causing electrochemical reactions may include using water electrolysis to produce a product that is a fuel, and the method may further include producing electric power and delivering it to the electric system. The electrochemical devices used in the method may apply chemical thermodynamics to retard increasing and decreasing electric system voltage transients and cause the transient electric system voltage to remain within a pre-specified voltage range. The method may also include connecting one or more voltage support units to provide electric power.
US09859684B2
A grating device includes a support substrate, an optical material layer 11 disposed on the support substrate and having a thickness of 0.5 μm or more and 3.0 μm or less, a ridge optical waveguide formed by a pair of ridge grooves in the optical material layer and having a light-receiving surface for receiving a semiconductor laser light and a light-emitting surface for emitting light having a desired wavelength, a Bragg grating 12 comprising convexes and concaves formed in the ridge optical waveguide, and a propagating portion 13 disposed between the light-receiving surface and the Bragg grating. The relationships represented by the following Formulas (1) to (4) are satisfied: 0.8 nm≦ΔλG≦6.0 nm (1); 10 μm≦Lb≦300 μm (2); 20 nm≦td≦250 nm (3); and nb≧1.8 (4).
US09859682B2
In a luminescent diode and a method for manufacturing the same, a planar buried heterostructure (PBH) and a ridge waveguide structure are combined, so that the luminescent diode can be operated to generate a high output of 100 mW or more at low current. Further, it is possible to reduce electro-optic loss. In addition, the luminescent diode is applied to a wavelength tunable external cavity laser, so that it is possible to provide an external cavity laser having excellent output characteristics.
US09859678B2
A communications device may include a remote device having a first E/O modulator to modulate an optical carrier signal with an input signal having a first frequency, an optical waveguide coupled to the remote device, and a local device coupled to the optical waveguide. The local device may include an optical source to generate the optical carrier signal, a second E/O modulator to modulate the optical carrier signal with a reference signal to generate a modulated reference signal, an OIL source coupled to the second E/O modulator and to amplify the modulated reference signal, and an O/E converter coupled to the OIL source and to generate an output signal including a replica of the input signal at a second frequency based upon the reference signal.
US09859675B2
A laser light-source apparatus includes: a seed light source; a fiber amplifier configured to amplify pulse light output from the seed light source based on gain switching; a solid state amplifier configured to further amplify the resultant pulse light; a nonlinear optical element configured to perform wavelength conversion on the pulse light output from the solid state amplifier; an optical switching element that is disposed between the fiber amplifier and the solid state amplifier and is configured to remove ASE noise; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the optical switching element in such a manner that propagation of light is permitted in an output period of the pulse light from the seed light source, and is stopped in a period other than the output period.
US09859671B2
Described herein is an apparatus for simplifying the connection of an electrical fixture to an electrical source. The system can include a plate element that attaches to an electrical source, such as a junction box. The plate element can mate with a canopy element that is attached to an electrical fixture, such as a light. The plate and canopy can structurally and electrically mate, allowing a user to easily connect various electrical fixtures using the plate and canopy system.
US09859669B2
A coaxial cable connector configured to be mounted to an externally threaded connector, comprising a nut portion having an inner thread configured to engage with an outer thread of said externally threaded connector, an inner-sleeve portion coaxially arranged with said nut and a first sleeve coaxially arranged with said nut, wherein said first sleeve comprises an inner flange radially on an outer wall of said inner-sleeve portion, characterized in that: when said nut is rotated relatively to said first sleeve, said inner-sleeve portion is rotated relatively to said first sleeve.
US09859656B2
The present invention is generally related to an apparatus for use with an electrical outlet to improve electrical device fit and more particularly related to an apparatus for providing a tighter fit for electrical power blades of the plug portion of an electric powered device within a standard electrical outlet so as to prevent the electrical power blades from slipping out of the electrical outlet during use of the electrical device.
US09859654B1
An apparatus includes an electrical assembly (e.g., a contactor) configured to be inserted into an enclosure. The electrical assembly includes at least one first contact configured to mate with at least one second contact disposed in an enclosure when the contactor assembly is inserted in the enclosure. The apparatus further includes an ejector mechanism including at least one pivoting member attached to the electrical assembly and configured to pivot about a point of attachment to the electrical assembly to apply a force to a surface of the enclosure and thereby cause movement of the electrical assembly within the enclosure. The movement of the electrical assembly caused by the ejector mechanism may disengage the at least one first contact from the at least one second contact. The electrical assembly may include a wheeled undercarriage and the at least one pivoting member may be attached to the undercarriage.
US09859650B2
The invention relates to a plug element (2, 2′) of a plug connector (1) for a sealed electrical plug-and-socket connection extending through a hole (4) in a wall (5), having a protective housing (9, 9′), which comprises an inner chamber (46), which at least in places forms a mating plug receptacle (45) for a mating plug element (3) complementary to the plug element (2, 2′), having a locking device (11, 11′), which is actuatable from outside the protective housing (9) and may be moved from an unlocked position (T) into a locked position (R), the locking device (11, 11′) extending at least in the locked position (R) into the inner chamber (46) and overlapping the mating plug receptacle (45) at least in places, and having at least one sealing element (18, 18′) resting against the protective housing (9, 9′) at least in a final plugged-together position of the plug connector (1), by means of which sealing element the mating plug receptacle (45) may be sealed relative to the external environment of the plug connector (1). In order to provide a sealed plug connector (1) with the smallest possible dimensions, provision is made according to the invention for at least one sealing element (18, 18′) to be arranged sealingly between the protective housing (9, 9′) and the locking device (11, 11′) at least in the locked position (R).
US09859645B2
A connector includes a tubular connector housing inside which a terminal accommodating room is formed, a terminal that is inserted into the terminal accommodating room from behind, and a retainer that retains the terminal which is accommodated in the terminal accommodating room by being mounted to the connector housing from a direction crossing the inserting direction of the terminal, wherein the retainer is formed with a terminal contact part which is inserted from an opening, with which a wall of the terminal accommodating room of the connector housing is formed, to touch the terminal which is accommodated in the terminal accommodating room, and the terminal contact part is formed into such a shape to push the terminal toward the front side of the terminal accommodating room in a process that the retainer moves to a regular position of the connector housing.
US09859642B2
A connector includes a first connector portion having a first contact point extending in a fitting direction and a second connector portion having a curved surface capable of inverting between a convex surface and a concave surface and a second contact point extending from the curved surface, the second contact point moving between a non-contacting position and a contacting position through inversion of the curved surface between the convex surface and the concave surface, the first connector portion being aligned with the second connector portion, with the second contact point being located at the non-contacting position, and the curved surface of the second connector portion being inverted so that the second contact point is switched to the contacting position, whereby the second contact point comes into contact with the first contact point to establish electrical connection between the first connector portion and the second connector portion.
US09859641B2
The present invention aims to improve heat dissipation effect for an electrical component in a socket for electrical component in which a socket body and a cover member are separated. According to an embodiment, a cover member includes a frame-like cover body including an opening in a middle portion thereof, a heatsink provided to penetrate through the opening of the frame-like cover body, an elevating part supporting the heatsink, and a pressing part that is moveable to press the elevating part so as to press the heatsink against the electrical component. While the heatsink is pressed against the electrical component, the electrical component is fixed to the housing portion of the socket body. Accordingly, it is possible to make the heatsink perform heat dissipation for the electrical component. Thus, it is possible to obtain excellent heat dissipation effect with respect to the electrical component.
US09859634B2
A connection assembly includes an optical electronic part and a socket. A conductive pad connected to a photoelectric conversion element of the optical electronic part is oriented with imaging field of view upward, and slidably contacts a contact of the socket. The optical electronic part includes an insulating case with a flange protruding along a horizontal plane, and a conductive pad that is exposed in an outer surface parallel to the horizontal plane. The socket includes a guide portion that slidably guides the flange portion along the horizontal plane, and a contact fixed to a housing opposed to the outer surface in which the conductive pad is exposed, with a contact portion located in a movement locus of the conductive pad sliding with the flange portion along the horizontal plane. As the insulating case is operated, the contact makes sliding contact with the conductive pad to provide a self-cleaning effect.
US09859631B2
A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to an equipment port is disclosed. The coaxial cable connector comprises a tubular post, a coupler and a body. The coupler has a first end rotatably secured over the second end of the tubular post, and an opposing second end. The coupler includes a central bore extending therethrough. A portion of the central bore is proximate the second end of the coupler and adapted for engaging the equipment port. The body is secured to the tubular post and extends about a first end of the tubular post for receiving an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. A portion of at least one of the tubular post, the coupler and the body provides a spring-like force on the surface of at least one of the other of the tubular post, the coupler and the body to establish an electrically conductive path therebetween.
US09859625B2
A method of forming a solder joint between a coaxial cable and a coaxial connector includes the steps of: positioning a solder element between an end of an outer conductor of the coaxial cable and a connector body of the connector; lowering the connector body onto a mounting structure; melting the solder element to form a solder joint between the outer conductor and the connector body, the solder joint including a lower surface formed by contact with the mounting structure; and applying suction to the melting solder element to reduce the formation of bubbles within the solder joint.
US09859621B2
An antenna assembly includes a main reflector, and a subreflector spaced from the main reflector. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for a first frequency band and transmissive for both a second frequency band and a third frequency band. A first antenna feed is adjacent the main reflector and is directed toward the subreflector. The first antenna feed is for the first frequency band. The second and third antenna feeds are arranged in a coaxial relationship and are directed toward the main reflector with the subreflector therebetween. The second and third antenna feeds are for the second and third frequencies, respectively.
US09859616B2
The antenna-equipped film includes: a film base; an antenna pattern formed on the film base; and a number-of-winding setting circuit connected to the antenna pattern. The antenna pattern is formed as a plurality of linear loops. The number-of-winding setting circuit includes: first wiring connected to the antenna pattern to constitute a spiral circuit; jumper switches intervening by two each in each lap of the spiral circuit; second wiring connected to the end portion of the innermost lap of the spiral circuit and a position between the two jumper switches in each lap excluding the innermost lap and the outermost lap of the spiral circuit; third wiring connected in common to the other ends of the second wiring; and jumper switches intervening in the second wiring. The outer end of the spiral circuit and the third wiring constitute a pair of terminals.
US09859614B2
The present invention relates to an antenna system including at least two antenna modules operable for transmitting and/or receiving radiation in certain common frequency band. The at least two antenna modules are collinearly arranged along a common axis so as to provide low gain along the axis, and are spaced apart from one another along this axis by a distance of at least a few nominal wavelengths of the common frequency band. Each two locally adjacent antenna modules of the at least two antenna modules operate with substantially mutually orthogonal polarizations of radiation, thereby suppressing electromagnetic coupling between the antenna modules in the common frequency band.
US09859604B2
A balun filter utilized for a radio-frequency (RF) system includes a first terminal coupled to an antenna of the RF system for delivering an RF signal; a differential port has a second terminal and a third terminal for delivering a differential signal; a band pass filter coupled between the first terminal and the differential port has a plurality of resonators, each including a surrounding line substantially surrounding an area and forming a loophole on a side of the each resonator; and at least a line segment connected to the surrounding line and disposed separately within the area surrounded by the surrounding line.
US09859603B2
A printed wiring board is provided with a wiring layer, a first ground layer, a second ground layer, a grounding through-hole, a signal through-hole, a first clearance, and a second clearance. The wiring layer has a signal line. The first ground layer has a first ground plane. The second ground layer is positioned between the wiring layer and the first ground layer and has a second ground plane. The grounding through-hole passes through the wiring layer, the first ground layer, and the second ground layer and is connected to the second ground plane. The signal through-hole passes through the wiring layer, the first ground layer, and the second ground layer and is connected to the signal line. The first clearance is formed in the first ground layer, is positioned in the vicinity of the signal through-hole and the grounding through-hole, and separates the first ground plane from the signal through-hole and the grounding through-hole. The second clearance is formed in the second ground layer, is positioned in the vicinity of the signal through-hole, and separates the second ground plane from the signal through-hole.
US09859600B2
A first exemplary aspect of the present invention is a dielectric resonator including: a substrate (20) including a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a dielectric layer formed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, a plurality of conductive through holes (10) that penetrate the substrate (20) and are formed along a first annular line, and in which at least side walls are covered with a conductor, and a plurality of non-conductive through holes (11) that penetrate the substrate (20) and are formed along a second annular line prescribed inside the first annular line, and in which side walls are covered with a non-conductor or the dielectric layer is exposed on the side walls.
US09859598B2
An electronic circuit includes at least two first conductors having line shapes which are arranged on a first plane of a substrate, a second conductor arranged on a second plane of the substrate, and a third conductor having a line shape, with at least part thereof being arranged on a third plane between the first plane and the second plane of the substrate. The open end of the third conductor is included in part of the third conductor which is arranged on the third plane, and the part is arranged to at least partly overlap one of at least the two first conductors and not to overlap the other first conductor when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
US09859597B2
In an example embodiment, a waveguide device comprises: a first common waveguide; a polarizer section, the polarizer section including a conductive septum dividing the first common waveguide into a first divided waveguide portion and a second waveguide divided portion; a second waveguide coupled to the first divided waveguide portion of the polarizer section; a third waveguide coupled to the second divided waveguide portion of the polarizer section; and a dielectric insert. The dielectric insert includes a first dielectric portion partially filling the polarizer section. The conductive septum and the dielectric portion convert a signal between a polarized state in the first common waveguide and a first polarization component in the second waveguide and a second polarization component in the third waveguide.
US09859596B2
The purpose of this invention is to provide a repeatedly chargeable and dischargeable quantum battery that is available for a long period of time without an aging change. The quantum battery is charged by causing an n-type metal oxide semiconductor to have a photo-exited structural change, thereby the electrode of quantum battery is prevented from being oxide and a price reduction and stable operation are possible. The repeatedly usable quantum battery is constituted by laminating; a first metal electrode having an oxidation preventing function, charging layer in which an energy level is formed in the band gap by causing an n-type metal oxide semiconductor covered with an insulating material to have a photo-exited structure change and electrons are trapped at the energy level; p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer; and a second metal electrode having the oxidation preventing function, the electrodes are passive metal layers formed of metals having passive characteristics.
US09859581B2
A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a frame arranged on an outer periphery portion of the membrane electrode assembly, and a separator defining a gas flow channel between the separator and the membrane electrode assembly and between the separator and the frame. A diffuser portion which is a part of the gas flow channel, is formed between the separator and the frame. An electrode layer includes a metal porous body which is an electrode surface layer and has gas permeability. The metal porous body has at an end portion thereof, an extension part covering a region corresponding to the diffuser portion of the frame.
US09859579B2
An apparatus and method for diagnosing failure of an air supply system of a fuel cell system are provided to accurately and promptly sense various fault states of an air supply system and provide such fault sensing information to a driver in advance to allow the driver to recognize the necessity of fixing the system, thus enhancing driving safety. The apparatus for diagnosing failure of an air supply system of a fuel cell system includes a flow rate sensor installed in an air supply line and configured to measure an air flow rate, a power sensor configured to measure power consumed for driving an air blower, and a controller electrically connected to the flow rate sensor and the power sensor and configured to determine whether the air supply system has a fault by using the air flow rate measured by the flow rate sensor and the power consumption measured by the power sensor.
US09859576B2
A membrane humidifier includes buffering and spacing structures each interposed between adjacent hollow fiber membranes of a plurality of hollow fiber membranes arranged in a housing of the membrane humidifier, wherein the buffering and spacing structures buffer a pressure of air supplied from an air blower and maintain a spacing between the adjacent hollow fiber membranes.
US09859569B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing a film-wrapped electrical device, including: a first injection step of depressurizing, to a given pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, the inside of an injection chamber (2) in which a bag-shaped laminate film wrapping member (29) is placed, the laminate film wrapping member (29) having an opening portion (29a) and housing an electrode assembly (21′) including a positive electrode and a negative electrode stacked with a separator therebetween, and injecting part of a predetermined injection amount of an electrolyte solution (20) into the wrapping member (29) through the opening portion (29a); and a second injection step of, after the first injection step, pressurizing the inside of the injection chamber (2) to a pressure higher than the given pressure and injecting the rest of the predetermined injection amount of the electrolyte solution (20).
US09859561B2
Methods of making cathodes for lithium-sulfur batteries are disclosed, in addition to cathodes and batteries containing the cathodes. A method of making a cathode is disclosed which includes extracting lignosulfonate from brown liquor, pyrolyzing the lignosulfonate, carbonizing the pyrolyzed lignosulfonate to form a carbon-sulfur compound, and forming the carbon-sulfur compound into a cathode. A cathode for a lithium-sulfur battery is disclosed which includes pyrolized lignosulfonate recovered from brown liquor, and carbon. The pyrolized lignosulfonate and carbon are suspended in a matrix having a substantially homogenous distribution of sulfur. A battery is disclosed in which an anode including an electrolye, lithium, is provided along with a membrane separate and a carbon comprising a carbon-sulfur compound derived from lignosulfonates.
US09859560B2
The present invention is directed to electrochemical devices and materials thereof. More specifically, embodiments set forth herein provide a low-porosity electrode that includes large particles and small particles. The large particles include electrochemically active material. The small particles include ion conductive electrolyte materials. In some examples, the large particles and small particles are characterized by a dispersity of no higher than 0.5. There are other embodiments as well.
US09859542B2
A battery element includes a substrate with a plurality of trenches extending into the substrate. At least a part of each trench of the plurality of trenches is filled with a solid state battery structure. Further, the battery element includes a front side battery element electrode arranged at a front side of the substrate and electrically connected to a first electrode layer of the solid state battery structures within the plurality of trenches. Additionally, the battery element includes a backside battery element electrode arranged at a backside of the substrate and electrically connected to a second electrode layer of the solid state battery structures within the plurality of trenches.
US09859540B2
A separator is provided and includes a functional resin layer containing a resin material and an inorganic oxide filler, having a porous interconnected structure in which many pores are mutually interconnected and having a contact angle against an electrolytic solution of not more than 11 degrees.
US09859527B2
An electronic display includes a substrate and a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer deposited on a top surface of the substrate. The TFT layer includes a plurality of driving TFTs that are configured to provide current to one or more organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The electronic display also includes an emission layer deposited on a top surface of the TFT layer. The emission layer includes emission areas and non-emission areas that separate the emission areas. The emission areas include a plurality of OLEDs and each of the OLEDs are configured to be driven by one or more of the TFTs to emit light. The electronic display also includes a reflective layer formed on a bottom surface of the substrate. The reflective layer is configured to reflect at least some of the light emitted from the OLEDs toward the non-emission areas.
US09859516B2
A light-emitting element which at least includes a monomolecular layer including a luminescent center material with a fluorescent light-emitting property, and a monomolecular layer including a host material with a carrier (electron or hole)-transport property and a band gap larger than a band gap (note that a band gap refers to the energy difference between a HOMO level and a LUMO level) of the luminescent center material, between a pair of electrodes, in which the monomolecular layer including the host material and the monomolecular layer including the luminescent center material share the same interface, is provided.
US09859501B2
A compound is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein, in the above Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R6 and Ar1 to Ar2 are as defined in the specification.
US09859489B2
An integrated circuit can have a first substrate supporting a magnetic field sensing element and a second substrate supporting another magnetic field sensing element. The first and second substrates can be arranged in a variety of configurations. Another integrated circuit can have a first magnetic field sensing element and second different magnetic field sensing element disposed on surfaces thereof.
US09859481B2
A light emitting device includes: a package equipped with a lead that has an upper surface and a lower surface, and has a metal board and a plating layer formed on a surface of the metal board, the plating layer including a first plating layer provided to an upper surface of the metal board, and a second plating layer provided to a lower surface of the metal board, the first plating layer including nickel plating layer, gold plating layer and silver plating layer, and the second plating layer including no nickel plating layer and gold plating layer, and a molded resin that holds the lead; a light emitting element mounted in the package; and a sealing member that seals the light emitting element.
US09859478B2
A light emitting device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a plurality of micro epitaxial structures. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The micro epitaxial structures are periodically disposed on the substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the first substrate is CTE1, a coefficient of thermal expansion of the second substrate is CTE2, a side length of each of the micro epitaxial structures is W, W is in the range between 1 micrometer and 100 micrometers, and a pitch of any two adjacent micro epitaxial structures is P, wherein W/P=0.1 to 0.95, and CTE2/CTE1=0.8 to 1.2.
US09859476B2
Provided is an LED production method that can produce a great number of high-quality LEDs at low production cost. A binder-rich layer is formed on LEDs to increase the adhesiveness between the LEDs and a substrate; a phosphor layer or phosphor-rich layer is formed over the layer with a mask put on the layer; and the phosphor or a mixture of the phosphor and binder on the mask is recovered and reused.
US09859474B2
An addition curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) a silphenylene oligomer having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst cures into a product having both a satisfactory hardness and crack resistance.
US09859464B2
This invention is related to LED Light Extraction for optoelectronic applications. More particularly the invention relates to (Al, Ga, In)N combined with optimized optics and phosphor layer for highly efficient (Al, Ga, In)N based light emitting diodes applications, and its fabrication method. A further extension is the general combination of a shaped high refractive index light extraction material combined with a shaped optical element.
US09859463B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor device has a semiconductor body including a semiconductor layer sequence with an active region that generates radiation, a semiconductor layer and a further semiconductor layer, wherein the active region is arranged between the semiconductor layer and the further semiconductor layer, a current spreading layer is arranged on a radiation exit face of the semiconductor body, the current spreading layer connects electrically conductively with a contact structure for external electrical contacting of the semiconductor layer, in a plan view of the semiconductor device the current spreading layer adjoins the semiconductor layer in a connection region, and the current spreading layer includes a patterning with a plurality of recesses through which radiation exits the semiconductor device during operation.
US09859458B2
Embodiments transfer thin layers of material utilized in electronic devices (e.g., GaN for optoelectronic devices), from a donor to a handle substrate. Certain embodiments employ bond-and-release system(s) where release occurs along a cleave plane formed by implantation of particles into the donor. Some embodiments may rely upon release by converting components from solid to liquid under carefully controlled thermal conditions (e.g., solder-based materials and/or thermal decomposition of Indium-containing materials). Some embodiments utilize laser-induced film release processes using epitaxially grown or implanted regions as an optically absorptive region. A single bond-and-release sequence may involve processing an exposed N-face of GaN material. Multiple bond-and-release sequences (involving processing an exposed Ga-face of GaN material) may be employed in series, for example utilizing a temporary handle substrate as an intermediary. Particular embodiments form template blanks of high quality GaN suitable for manufacturing High Brightness-Light Emitting Diode (HB-LED) devices.
US09859455B2
A photovoltaic device includes a crystalline substrate having a first dopant conductivity, an interdigitated back contact and a front surface field structure. The front surface field structure includes a crystalline layer formed on the substrate and a noncrystalline layer formed on the crystalline layer. The crystalline layer and the noncrystalline layer are doped with dopants having an opposite dopant conductivity from that of the substrate. Methods are also disclosed.
US09859446B2
According to one embodiment, a non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes: a tunnel insulation film provided on a semiconductor substrate; a floating gate electrode provided on the tunnel insulation film; an inter-electrode insulation film provided on the floating gate electrode; and a control gate electrode provided on the inter-electrode insulation film. The inter-electrode insulation film includes: a lower insulation film provided on the floating gate electrode side; and an upper insulation film provided on the control gate electrode side. The lower insulation film includes: N (N is an integer of 2 or larger) electric charge accumulation layers; and boundary insulation films provided between the electric charge accumulation layers.
US09859444B2
A self-aligned transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, which has excellent and stable electrical characteristics, is provided. A semiconductor device is provided with a transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode overlapping with part of the oxide semiconductor film, and a gate insulating film between the oxide semiconductor film and the gate electrode. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first region and second regions between which the first region is positioned. The second regions include an impurity element. A side of the gate insulating film has a depressed region. Part of the gate electrode overlaps with parts of the second regions in the oxide semiconductor film.
US09859434B2
Semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. An example semiconductor device may include: a Semiconductor on Insulator (SOI) substrate, including a base substrate, a buried dielectric layer and an SOI layer, an active area disposed on the SOI substrate and including a first sub-area and a second sub-area, wherein the first sub-area includes a first fin portion, the second sub-area includes a second fin portion opposite to the first fin portion, and at least one of the first sub-area and the second sub-area includes a laterally extending portion; a back gate arranged between the first fin portion and the second fin portion; back gate dielectric layers sandwiched between the back gate and the respective fin portions; and a gate stack formed on the active area.
US09859423B2
A hetero-channel FinFET device provides enhanced switching performance over a FinFET device having a silicon channel, and is easier to integrate into a fabrication process than is a FinFET device having a germanium channel. A FinFET device featuring the heterogeneous Si/SiGe channel includes a fin having a central region made of silicon and sidewall regions made of SiGe. A hetero-channel pFET device in particular has higher carrier mobility and less gate-induced drain leakage current than either a silicon device or a SiGe device. The hetero-channel FinFET permits the SiGe portion of the channel to have a Ge concentration in the range of about 25-40% and permits the fin height to exceed 40 nm while remaining stable.
US09859421B1
A method is presented for forming a vertical field effect transistor (VFET) structure. The method includes forming a plurality of vertical fins over a substrate, forming a dummy gate between the plurality of vertical fins, removing the dummy gate with a subway etch to define a gate cavity, and forming a high-k metal gate (HKMG) stack within the gate cavity. The method further includes forming the first and second source/drain regions before the HKMG stack. The method further includes defining the HKMG stack by a replacement metal gate (RMG) process, the RMG process defined in part by the subway etch. The subway etch enables removal of the dummy gate from a side portion of the VFET structure.
US09859418B2
A semiconductor device is provided including a transistor cell in a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface. The transistor cell includes a gate electrode in a gate trench in the first main surface adjacent to a body region. A longitudinal axis of the gate trench extends in a first direction parallel to the first main surface. A source region, a body region and a drain region are disposed along the first direction. A source contact comprises a first source contact portion and a second source contact portion. The second source contact portion is disposed at a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first source contact portion includes a source conductive material in direct contact with the source region and a portion of the semiconductor substrate arranged between the source conductive material and the second source contact portion.
US09859415B2
High voltage devices and methods for forming a high voltage device are disclosed. The high voltage device includes a substrate prepared with a device isolation region. The device isolation region defines a device region. The device region includes at least first and second source/drain regions and a gate region defined thereon. A device well is disposed in the device region. The device well encompasses the at least first and second source/drain regions. A primary gate and at least one secondary gate adjacent to the primary gate are disposed in the gate region. The at least first and second source/drain regions are displaced from first and second sides of the primary gate.
US09859411B2
A field-effect transistor (a GaN-based HFET) includes a gate electrode, a gate electrode pad, a first wiring line connecting one end of the gate electrode and the gate electrode pad, a second wiring line connecting the other end of the gate electrode and the gate electrode pad, and a resistance element that is connected to the first wiring line and is capable of adjusting the impedance of the first wiring line.
US09859410B2
A High electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a source electrode, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a channel forming layer in which a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channel is induced, and a channel supplying layer for inducing the 2DEG channel in the channel forming layer. The source electrode and the drain electrode are located on the channel supplying layer. A channel increase layer is between the channel supplying layer and the source and drain electrodes. A thickness of the channel supplying layer is less than about 15 nm.
US09859408B2
A power semiconductor transistor includes a semiconductor body coupled to a load terminal, a drift region, a first trench extending into the semiconductor body and including a control electrode electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulator, a source region arranged laterally adjacent to a sidewall of the first trench and electrically connected to the load terminal, a channel region arranged laterally adjacent to the same trench sidewall as the source region, a second trench extending into the semiconductor body, and a guidance zone electrically connected to the load terminal and extending deeper into the semiconductor body than the first trench. The guidance zone is adjacent the opposite sidewall of the first trench as the source region and adjacent one sidewall of the second trench. In a section arranged deeper than the bottom of the first trench, the guidance zone extends laterally towards the channel region.
US09859407B2
There are disclosed herein various implementations of an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) with buried depletion electrode. Such an IGBT may include a collector at a bottom surface of a semiconductor substrate, a drift region having a first conductivity type situated over the collector, and a base layer having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type situated over the drift region. The IGBT also includes a plurality of deep insulated trenches with a buried depletion electrode and at least one gate electrode disposed therein. In addition, the IGBT includes an active cell including an emitter adjacent the gate electrode, and an implant zone, situated between adjacent deep insulated trenches. The implant zone is formed below the base layer and has the first conductivity type. In one implementation, the IGBT may also include a dummy cell neighboring the active cell.
US09859403B1
During a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process, the ion energy of a depositing species is controlled. By varying the ion energy throughout the process, the degree of conformality of the deposited layer over three-dimensional structures, including the extent to which the deposited layer merges between adjacent structures can be controlled.
US09859402B2
The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, including providing a substrate, where a first dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, at least one gate is formed in the first dielectric layer, at least one hard mask is disposed on the top surface of the gate, and at least two spacers are disposed on two sides of the gate respectively. Next, a blanket implantation process is performed on the hard mask and the first dielectric layer, so as to form an ion rich region in the first dielectric layer, in the hard mask and in the spacer respectively. An etching process is then performed to form a plurality of trenches in the first dielectric layer, and a conductive layer is filled in each trench to form a plurality of contacts in the first dielectric layer.
US09859377B2
A method for manufacturing an isolation structure integrated with semiconductor device includes following steps. A substrate is provided. A plurality of trenched gates is formed in the substrate. A first insulating layer and a second insulating layer are sequentially deposited on the substrate. A first etching process is performed to remove portions of the second insulating layer to expose portions of the first insulating layer. A second etching process is then performed to remove the exposed second insulating layer to expose the trenched gates and to define at least an active region.
US09859374B2
A printing blanket is provided which includes a reinforcing layer formed from a polymeric fabric reinforcing material which softens and flows at a temperature less than that used in the final curing step of forming the blanket or a polymeric reinforcing material having a thickness of between about 0.003 inches and 0.010 inches. The reinforcing layer provides a smooth surface to support an outer print surface layer and provides improved print performance while enabling a reduction in the overall thickness of the reinforcing layer.
US09859366B2
A process for etching a substrate comprising polycrystalline silicon to form silicon nanostructures includes depositing metal on top of the substrate and contacting the metallized substrate with an etchant aqueous solution comprising about 2 to about 49 weight percent HF and an oxidizing agent.
US09859364B1
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a source/drain feature, a gate structure, a top interlayer dielectric (ILD), a contact, and an isolation pillar. The source/drain feature is at least partially disposed in the substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the source/drain feature. The top ILD is disposed on the gate structure. The contact is disposed on the source/drain feature. The contact includes a barrier metal and a contact metal. The barrier metal is disposed on and in contact with the source/drain feature. The contact metal is disposed on the barrier metal. The isolation pillar is disposed adjacent to the contact. The isolation pillar is in contact with the barrier metal and the contact metal of the contact and the top ILD.
US09859352B2
Disclosed is a transparent organic light-emitting display (OLED) device having improved resolution by changing the layout of sub-pixel regions in a light-emitting area. The device comprises: a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each pixel including: a light emitting area including a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region, and a third sub-pixel region; and a transmissive area through which external light passes, wherein the transmissive area is surrounded by edges of the first, second and third sub-pixel regions of the pixel; and an organic light-emitting element on thin film transistors in each of the sub-pixel regions, wherein the first sub-pixel region is arranged on a first line of the pixel extending in a first direction, the second sub-pixel region is arranged on a second line parallel to the first direction, and the third sub-pixel region is arranged on a third line extending in a second direction.
US09859334B2
A display apparatus includes a protective layer, a substrate including a non-display area adjacent to a display area, and a sub-pixel in the display area and including a conductive layer, an inorganic insulating layer on the conductive layer, an organic insulating layer on the inorganic insulating layer, and a display device connected to the conductive layer. The display apparatus further includes a power supply line including a first power supply line and a second power supply line electrically connected to the sub-pixel; and an insulating dam as at least one layer in the non-display area. The non-display area includes the insulating dam, the power supply line are placed, and a spaced area which does not include the organic insulating layer. The protective layer covers an exposed portion of the power supply line.
US09859327B2
Various optoelectronic modules are described that include an optoelectronic device (e.g., a light emitting or light detecting element) and a transparent cover. Non-transparent material is provided on the sidewalls of the transparent cover, which, in some implementations, can help reduce light leakage from the sides of the transparent cover or can help prevent stray light from entering the module. Fabrication techniques for making the modules also are described.
US09859326B2
Semiconductor devices, image sensors, and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a high dielectric constant (k) insulating material disposed over a workpiece, the high k insulating material having a dielectric constant of greater than about 3.9. A barrier layer is disposed over the high k insulating material. A buffer oxide layer including a porous oxide film is disposed between the high k insulating material and the barrier layer. The porous oxide film has a first porosity, and the barrier layer or the high k insulating material has a second porosity. The first porosity is greater than the second porosity.
US09859325B2
A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor with silicon and silicon germanium is provided. A silicon germanium layer abuts a silicon layer. A photodetector is arranged in the silicon germanium layer. A transistor is arranged on the silicon layer with a source/drain region that is buried in a surface of the silicon layer and that is electrically coupled to the photodetector. A method for manufacturing the CMOS image sensor is also provided.
US09859318B2
An image sensor pixel includes a photodiode region formed in a semiconductor layer, a pinning layer and a depletion adjustment layer. The photodiode region receives visible and infrared light from a light incident side of the image sensor pixel. The pinning layer is disposed between a front surface of the semiconductor layer and the photodiode region, while the depletion adjustment layer is disposed between the pinning layer and the photodiode region. The depletion adjustment layer is configured to adjust a depletion region of the photodiode region to reduce charge carriers induced in the photodiode region by the received infrared light.
US09859306B2
In a thin film transistor, an increase in off current or negative shift of the threshold voltage is prevented. In the thin film transistor, a buffer layer is provided between an oxide semiconductor layer and each of a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer. The buffer layer includes a metal oxide layer which is an insulator or a semiconductor over a middle portion of the oxide semiconductor layer. The metal oxide layer functions as a protective layer for suppressing incorporation of impurities into the oxide semiconductor layer. Therefore, in the thin film transistor, an increase in off current or negative shift of the threshold voltage can be prevented.
US09859298B1
Techniques for fabricating a memory device which has reduced neighboring word line interference, and a corresponding memory device. The memory device comprises a stack of alternating conductive and dielectric layers, where the conductive layers form word lines or control gates of memory cells. In one aspect, rounding off of the control gate layers due to inadvertent oxidation during fabrication is avoided. An amorphous silicon layer is deposited along the sidewall of the memory holes, adjacent to the control gate layers. Si3N4 is deposited along the amorphous silicon layer and oxidized in the memory hole to form SiO2. The amorphous silicon layer acts as an oxidation barrier for the sacrificial material of the control gate layers. The amorphous silicon layer is subsequently oxidized to also form SiO2. The two SiO2 layers together form a blocking oxide layer.
US09859295B2
Methods for forming semiconductor structures are provided. The method for forming the semiconductor structure includes forming a word line cell over a substrate and forming a dielectric layer over the word line cell. The method further includes forming a conductive layer over the dielectric layer and polishing the conductive layer until the dielectric layer is exposed. The method further includes forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the conductive layer and removing portions of the conductive layer not covered by the oxide layer to form a memory gate.
US09859290B1
A method for fabricating memory device includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a tunnel oxide layer on the substrate; forming a first gate layer on the tunnel oxide layer; forming a negative capacitance (NC) insulating layer on the first gate layer; and forming a second gate layer on the NC insulating layer. Preferably, the second gate layer further includes a work function metal layer on the NC insulating layer and a low resistance metal layer on the work function metal layer.
US09859288B2
A semiconductor device including a substrate having a trench formed therein, a plurality of gate structures, an isolation layer pattern and an insulating interlayer pattern. The substrate includes a plurality of active regions defined by the trench and spaced apart from each other in a second direction. Each of the active regions extends in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction. Each of the plurality of gate structures includes a tunnel insulation layer pattern, a floating gate, a dielectric layer pattern and a control gate sequentially stacked on the substrate. The isolation layer pattern is formed in the trench. First isolation layer pattern has at least one first air gap between sidewalls of at least one adjacent pair of the floating gates. The insulating interlayer pattern is formed between the gate structures, and the first insulating interlayer pattern extends in the second direction.
US09859273B2
A process of manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided. The process begins with forming a work function metal layer on a substrate, and a hardmask is covered over the work function metal layer. A trench is formed to penetrate the hardmask and the work function metal layer, and an isolation structure is filled in the trench.
US09859272B2
A semiconductor device comprising a source region being electrically connected to a first load terminal (E) of the semiconductor device and a drift region comprising a first semiconductor material (M1) having a first band gap, the drift region having dopants of a first conductivity type and being configured to carry at least a part of a load current between the first load terminal (E) and a second load terminal (C) of the semiconductor device, is presented. The semiconductor device further comprises a semiconductor body region having dopants of a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type and being electrically connected to the first load terminal (E), a transition between the semiconductor body region and the drift region forming a pn-junction, wherein the pn-junction is configured to block a voltage applied between the first load terminal (E) and the second load terminal (C). The semiconductor body region isolates the source region from the drift region and includes a reduced band gap zone comprising a second semiconductor material (M2) having a second band gap that is smaller than the first band gap, wherein the reduced band gap zone is arranged in the semiconductor body region such that the reduced band gap zone and the source region exhibit, in a cross-section along a vertical direction (Z), at least one of a common lateral extension range (LR) along a first lateral direction (X) and a common vertical extension range (VR) along the vertical direction (Z).
US09859269B2
The present disclosure discloses an array substrate and a method of preparing the array substrate. The method comprises providing a substrate having a display area thereon and forming a plurality of pixel structures in said display area. At least one of the plurality of pixel structures is prepared through the following procedures: forming successively, on the substrate, a patterned first metal layer which has a gate line and a floating metal pattern that is insulative to the gate line, a gate insulation layer, and a patterned second metal layer which has a data line, a source, and a drain, wherein the data line is arranged in correspondence with the floating metal pattern and spaced from the floating metal pattern through the gate insulation layer. The array substrate of the present disclosure can increase capacitance for storage of the static electricity generated in a dry plasma bombardment of the second metal layer, thus preventing electrostatic breakdown caused by insufficient capacitive storage.
US09859265B2
Embodiments relate to packages and methods of forming packages. A package includes a package substrate, a first device die, first electrical connectors, an encapsulant, a redistribution structure, and a second device die. The first device die is attached to a side of the package substrate, and the first electrical connectors are mechanically and electrically coupled to the side of the package substrate. The encapsulant at least laterally encapsulates the first electrical connectors and the first device die. The redistribution structure is on the encapsulant and the first electrical connectors. The redistribution structure is directly coupled to the first electrical connectors. The first device die is disposed between the redistribution structure and the package substrate. The second device die is attached to the redistribution structure by second electrical connectors, and the second electrical connectors are directly coupled to the redistribution structure.
US09859256B1
An integrated circuit package with improved reliability and methods for creating the same are disclosed. More specifically, integrated circuit packages are created using one or more sacrificial layers that provide support for ink printed wires prior to package processing, but are removed during package processing. Once each of the sacrificial layers is removed, molding compound is placed around each ink printed wire, which may have a substantially rectangular cross section that can vary in dimension along a length of a given wire. While substantially surrounding each wire in and of itself improves reliability, removing non-conductive paste, fillets, or other adhesive materials also minimizes adhesion issues between the molding compound and those materials, which increases the bond of the molding compound to the package and its components. The net result is a more reliable integrated circuit package that is less susceptible to internal cracking and wire damage.
US09859249B2
Some example forms relate a method of fabricating an electronic package. The method includes attaching a source wafer that includes micro devices to a target wafer. The method further includes removing a portion of the source wafer from the target wafer to form an electronic package. The micro devices remain on the target wafer when the source wafer is removed from target wafer. The method may further include performing post processing on the electronic package that is formed after the source wafer is removed from the target wafer. In some forms of the method, some of the micro devices remain on the source wafer when the source wafer is removed from target wafer.
US09859246B2
A method for bonding a first substrate with a second substrate, characterized in that the first substrate and/or the second substrate is/are thinned before the bonding.
US09859242B2
A semiconductor device including a dielectric layer formed on the surface of a post-passivation interconnect (PPI) structures. A polymer layer is formed on the dielectric layer and patterned with an opening to expose a portion of the dielectric layer. The exposed portion of the dielectric layer is then removed to expose a portion of the PPI structure. A solder bump is then formed over and electrically connected to the first portion of the PPI structure.
US09859241B1
A method of the present invention includes preparing a substrate having a surface on which a electrode pad is formed, forming a resist layer on the substrate, the resist layer having an opening on the electrode pad, filling conductive paste in the opening of the resist layer; sintering the conductive paste in the opening to form a conductive layer which covers a side wall of the resist layer and a surface of the electrode pad in the opening, a space on the conductive layer leading to the upper end of the opening being formed, filling solder in the space on the conductive layer and removing the resist layer.
US09859231B2
To reduce radio frequency losses during operation of a radio frequency integrated circuit module, the radio frequency integrated circuit module is fabricated such that at least one of an edge of the wirebond pad on the copper trace and a sidewall of the copper trace is free from high-resistivity plating material. The unplated portion provides a path for the radio frequency current to flow around the high-resistivity material.
US09859227B1
An integrated circuit structure and formation thereof. The integrated circuit structure includes a substrate and a front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) portion. The FEOL portion rests on top of and in contact with the substrate. The integrated circuit structure includes a memory level portion. The memory level portion rests on top of and in contact with the FEOL portion. The integrated circuit structure includes a back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) portion. The BEOL portion rests on top of and in contact with the memory level portion. The integrated circuit structure includes a multiple layer that includes one or more pairs of reactive materials. The multiple layer is one or more of: i) on top of the BEOL portion; ii) within the BEOL portion; iii) within the memory level portion; iv) within the FEOL portion; v) embedded in the substrate; and vi) on bottom of a thinned substrate.
US09859224B2
Methods of forming a registration mark such as an alignment mark or overlay mark during formation of sub-lithographic structures are provided. Methods may include forming a plurality of mandrels over a hard mask over a semiconductor layer, each mandrel including a spacer adjacent thereto. At least one mandrel is selected of the plurality of mandrels and a mask is formed over the at least one selected mandrel. The plurality of mandrels are removed leaving the spacers, the mask preventing removal of the at least one selected mandrel. The mask is removed. A first etching patterns the sub-lithographic structures and the registration mark into the hard mask using the spacers as a pattern of the sub-lithographic structure and the at least one selected mandrel and adjacent spacer for the registration mark. A second etching forms the sub-lithographic structures in the semiconductor layer using the patterned hard mask and to form the registration mark in the semiconductor layer using the at least one selected mandrel and the patterned hard mask.
US09859221B2
A multilayer wiring board with built-in electronic components includes a substrate including an insulating material and having multiple opening portions, a first conductor layer formed on a surface of the substrate and having an opening portion such that the substrate has the opening portions inside the opening portion of the first conductor layer, multiple electronic components positioned in the opening portions of the substrate, and an insulating layer formed on the substrate such that the insulating layer is formed on the electronic components and on the first conductor layer. The opening portions are formed in the substrate such that the opening portions include two opening portions and that the substrate has a partition wall formed between the two opening portions.
US09859218B1
Semiconductor structures including copper interconnect structures and methods include selective surface modification of copper by providing a CuxTiyNz alloy in the surface. The methods generally include forming a titanium nitride layer on an exposed copper surface followed by annealing to form the CuxTiyNz alloy in the exposed copper surface. Subsequently, the titanium layer is removed by a selective wet etching.
US09859215B1
A method for fabricating an advanced metal conductor structure is described. A pattern in a dielectric layer is provided. The pattern includes a set of features in the dielectric for a set of metal conductor structures. An adhesion promoting layer is created over the patterned dielectric. A ruthenium layer is deposited over the adhesion promoting layer. Using a physical vapor deposition process, a cobalt layer is deposited over the ruthenium layer. A thermal anneal is performed which reflows the cobalt layer to fill the set of features to form a set of metal conductor structures. In another aspect of the invention, an integrated circuit device is formed using the method.
US09859204B2
Semiconductor devices with redistribution pads are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of electric pads provided on a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of redistribution pads electrically connected to the electric pads and an outer terminal. The plurality of redistribution pads includes a plurality of first redistribution pads constituting a transmission path for a first electrical signal and at least one second redistribution pad constituting a transmission path for a second electrical signal different from the first electrical signal. The first redistribution pads are arranged on the semiconductor substrate to form at least two rows, and the at least one second redistribution pad is disposed between the at least two rows of the first redistribution pads.
US09859195B1
A semiconductor device includes: a circuit pattern, at least one or more wires joined thereto, an electrode terminal joining thereto, and a semiconductor element. The electrode terminal includes a horizontally extending portion extending along a main surface and connected to the wire, and a bent portion at which an extending direction of the electrode terminal is changed relative to the horizontally extending portion. Each of the wires has joint portions at which each of the wires and the circuit pattern are joined to each other. In a plan view, the joint portions are located on an outside of a portion where each of the wires and the electrode terminal overlap each other.
US09859193B2
A package structure including a substrate, a first lead frame, a first metal layer, at least one chip, a base and a second metal layer is provided. The base includes a plurality of openings. The first lead frame is embedded in the substrate and includes a plurality of first pads, where the openings expose the first pads. The first metal layer covers the exposed first pads. The chip is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first metal layer and the first pads. The base covers the substrate with its bonding surface. The second metal layer covers a base surface of the base.
US09859192B2
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a conductive element formed in a portion of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a plurality of insulating elements formed in portions of the semiconductor substrate at a first region surrounding the conductive element and a semiconductor device formed over a portion of the semiconductor substrate at a second region adjacent to the first region. The first region is formed between the conductive element and the second region.
US09859181B2
In some embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a first die, a second die coupled to a first surface of the first die, and a third die coupled to the first surface of the first die. The semiconductor device further includes an underfill material disposed between the first die and the second die and between the first die and the third die. A first volume of the underfill material for the second die is different than a second volume of the underfill material for the third die.
US09859172B1
Integrated chips and methods of forming the same include forming a gate stack around a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin. The gate stack around the second semiconductor fin is etched away. An extrinsic base is formed around the second semiconductor fin in a region exposed by etching away the gate stack.
US09859170B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure is provided. A substrate having a memory region is provided. A plurality of fin structures are provided and each fin structure stretching along a first direction. A plurality of gate structures are formed, and each gate structure stretches along a second direction. Next, a dielectric layer is formed on the gate structures. A first patterned mask layer is formed, wherein the first patterned mask layer has a plurality of first trenches stretching along the second direction. A second patterned mask layer on the first patterned mask layer, wherein the second patterned mask layer comprises a plurality of first patterns stretching along the first direction. Subsequently, the dielectric layer is patterned by using the first patterned mask layer and the second patterned mask layer as a mask to form a plurality of contact vias. The contact holes are filled with a conductive layer.
US09859160B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor interconnect structure by providing a semiconductor structure that includes two dielectric layers. The first dielectric layer has an embedded electrically conductive structure. A second dielectric layer is located above the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer have a segment of a dielectric capping layer and a segment of a metal capping layer located between them. The segment of the dielectric capping layer is horizontally planar with the segment of the metal capping layer. The segment of metal capping layer covers and abuts at least a portion of a top surface of the first electrically conductive structure. The method includes forming an opening in the second dielectric layer and the metal capping layer that exposes at least a portion of the first electrically conductive structure and a portion of the dielectric capping layer.
US09859159B2
An interconnection structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The interconnection structure includes a substrate, a conductive through via, a dielectric layer, and a conductive layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The conductive through via is disposed in the substrate and extended from the first surface beyond the second surface. The dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, wherein the dielectric layer has an opening exposing a portion of the conductive through via. The top surface of the conductive through via protrudes from the bottom surface of the opening. The conductive layer is disposed in the opening and connected to the conductive through via.
US09859152B2
A method for forming a protecting layer includes determining an expected concentration of metal ions in a dielectric layer. The method also includes determining a thickness of the protecting layer based on the expected concentration of metal ions. The method also includes forming the protecting layer at the determined thickness and in contact with the dielectric layer. The protecting layer can include at least one of silicon doped nitride, carbon nitride, silicon nitride, or silicon carbon.
US09859142B2
A lower electrode assembly useful for supporting a semiconductor substrate in a plasma processing chamber includes a temperature controlled lower base plate, an upper plate, a mounting groove surrounding a bond layer and an edge seal comprising an elastomeric band having an outer concave surface in an uncompressed state, the band mounted in the groove such that upper and lower ends of the band are axially compressed and a maximum outward bulging of the band is no greater than a predetermined distance.
US09859137B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure and an apparatus for heating a semiconductor substrate are provided. The method includes spin coating a material layer over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes heating the material layer by using a first heater above the semiconductor substrate and a second heater below the semiconductor substrate.
US09859134B2
The present disclosure provides a multi-chamber semiconductor processing apparatus including at least two micro chambers for receiving and processing a semiconductor wafer. Each micro chamber includes an upper chamber portion defining an upper working surface and a lower chamber portion defining a lower working surface. The upper chamber portion and the lower chamber portion are relatively movable between an open position for loading or removing the semiconductor wafer and a closed position for receiving and processing the semiconductor wafer. Compared with the prior art, the multi-chamber semiconductor processing apparatus of the present disclosure are provided with a plurality of micro chambers in a longitudinal direction, which enables the multi-chamber semiconductor processing apparatus to carry out single-wafer chemical processing on a plurality of semiconductor wafers at the same time.
US09859133B2
A mold release film, which is excellent in releasability and capable of suppressing contamination of a mold or a resin-encapsulation portion by the mold release film and forming a resin-encapsulation portion excellent in adhesion to an ink layer, is provided. The mold release film is disposed on a cavity surface of a mold, in which a semiconductor element is disposed and encapsulated with a curable resin to form a resin-encapsulation portion. The mold release film has a first surface in contact with the curable resin when the resin-encapsulation portion is formed, and a second surface in contact with the cavity surface. At least the first surface is made of a fluororesin. The mold release film has an F/Al ratio of from 0.2 to 4, or an F/(C+F+O) ratio of from 0.1 to 0.3. A process for producing a semiconductor package using the mold release film is also provided.
US09859132B2
The present disclosure relates to enhancing the thermal performance of encapsulated flip chip dies. According to an exemplary process, a plurality of flip chip dies are attached on a top surface of a carrier, and a first mold compound is applied over the top surface of the carrier to encapsulate the plurality of flip chip dies. The first mold compound is thinned down to expose a substrate of each flip chip die and the substrate of each flip chip die is then substantially etched away to provide an etched flip chip die that has an exposed surface at the bottom of a cavity. Next, a second mold compound with high thermal conductivity is applied to substantially fill each cavity and the top surface of the second mold compound is planarized. Finally, the encapsulated etched flip chip dies can be marked, singulated, and tested as a module.
US09859131B2
The present invention has as its object the provision of a desmear treatment device and a desmear treatment method capable of reliably performing a desmear treatment with high treatment efficiency. In the desmear treatment method of the present invention, when irradiating a to-be-treated object disposed in a treatment space with vacuum ultraviolet rays via an ultraviolet transmitting window member to remove smear in the to-be-treated object, a treatment gas containing active species to be activated by the irradiation of the vacuum ultraviolet rays and having contained moisture is supplied into the treatment space. The desmear treatment device includes treatment gas supply means having a humidifying mechanism for causing a treatment gas containing active species to be activated by vacuum ultraviolet rays from an ultraviolet light source to contain moisture.
US09859126B2
A method for processing a target object by using a capacitively coupled plasma processing apparatus includes a first step of supplying a first gas containing a silicon-containing gas into the processing chamber where a target object is accommodated; a second step of generating a plasma of a rare gas in the processing chamber after executing the first step; a third step of generating a plasma of a second gas containing oxygen gas in the processing chamber after executing the second step; and a fourth step of generating a plasma of a rare gas in the processing chamber after executing the third step. A silicon oxide film is formed by repeatedly executing a sequence including the first step to the fourth step. A negative DC voltage is applied to the upper electrode in at least any one of the second step to the fourth step.
US09859124B2
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate with a dielectric disposed thereon, wherein the dielectric has a recess formed by a plurality of exposed surfaces; forming a conductive film on the plurality of exposed surfaces; applying a surface agent to the recess so that the surface agent adheres to a portion of the conductive film; immersing the substrate into an electroplating solution comprising metallic ions; and applying a bias to the conductive film in order to fill metallic material in the recess.
US09859117B2
An oxide that can be used for a semiconductor in a transistor or the like is formed. After a sputtering gas is supplied to a deposition chamber, a plasma including ions of the sputtering gas in the vicinity of a target. The ion of the sputtering gas is accelerated and collides with a target, so that flat-plate particles and atoms included in the target are separated from the target. Surfaces of the plurality of flat-plate particles are negatively charged in plasma. One of the flat-plate particles negatively charged is deposited with a surface facing a substrate. Another flat-plate particle is deposited in a region apart from the one flat-plate particle over the substrate while repelling the one flat-plate particle. An atom and an aggregate of atoms are inserted in a gap between the one flat-plate particle and the another flat-plate particle and grow in the lateral direction in the gap between the flat-plate particles, so that the gap between the one flat-plate particle and the another flat-plate particle is filled.
US09859099B2
Complex and fine patterns may be formed by an exposure apparatus that decreases movement error of a stage including a beam generating section that generates a charged particle beam, a stage section that has a sample mounted thereon and moves the sample relative to the beam generating section, a detecting section that detects a position of the stage section, a predicting section that generates a predicted drive amount obtained by predicting a drive amount of the stage section based on a detected position of the stage section, and an irradiation control section that performs irradiation control for irradiating the sample with the charged particle beam, based on the predicted drive amount.
US09859094B2
In an image forming method of charged particle beam apparatus for scanning a sample by irradiating the sample with a converged charged particle beam and detecting secondary charged particles generated from the sample by a detection unit, receiving and processing an output signal from the detection unit, and receiving the processed signal and forming an image of the sample, receiving and processing the output signal are performed by analogically processing the output signal and by performing pulse-count processing on the output signal, and pulse-count processing is performed by removing a ringing pulse in the output signal and counting pulses in the signal from which the ringing pulse has been removed.
US09859088B2
A method for depositing material layers with gap variation between film deposition operations is provided. A material layer is deposited over a substrate and is performed in a plasma chamber having a bottom electrode and a top electrode. The method sets a first gap between the bottom and top electrodes and performs plasma deposition to deposit a first film of the material layer over the substrate while the first gap is set between the bottom and top electrodes. Setting a second gap between the bottom a top electrodes and performs plasma deposition to deposit a second film of the material layer over the substrate while the second gap is set between the bottom and top electrodes. The material layer is from the first and second films and the first gap is varied to the second gap to offset pre-characterized non-uniformities when depositing the first film followed by the second film.
US09859087B2
The present invention provides an X-ray generating apparatus and an X-ray fluoroscopy imaging system comprising the same. The X-ray generating apparatus comprises: an electron accelerator including an electron acceleration unit, an electron emission unit, and a target; a shielding and collimating device, including a shielding structure and a collimator arranged in the shielding structure, wherein the target is surrounded by the shielding structure, the collimator is arranged in a direction passing through the target point and forming an angle from 30 degrees to 150 degrees with the electron beam shooting the target.
US09859077B2
A fixed core includes: a fixed core tapered portion having a diameter increased in an attraction direction; and a fixed core circular portion having a fixed outer diameter and extending in the attraction direction from an end of the fixed core tapered portion. A movable core includes a movable core tubular portion in which a movable core hole is defined. The movable core hole is a space into which the fixed core tapered portion and the fixed core circular portion can enter. The movable core tubular portion includes: a movable core cylindrical portion having a constant inner diameter; and a movable core tapered tubular portion having an inner diameter decreased from an end of the movable core cylindrical portion in a non-attraction direction.
US09859073B2
A tactile button device is provided and is suitable to be sterilized. The tactile button device has at least one receptacle that is adapted to be filled at least partly with a material and further is configured so that the material filled into the receptacle is displaced when subjected to a pressure. At least one duct is connected to the receptacle and allows the pressure exerted to the material to be transmitted. A connector is connected to the at least one duct and is connectable to a detection device so that the pressure on the material is transmitted to the detection device.
US09859072B2
A waterproof button for an electronic device includes a button portion and a waterproof portion. The button portion includes an operating portion, a connecting portion, and a pressing portion. The waterproof portion includes a positioning portion, a sleeve, and a receiving portion. The positioning portion defines a through hole to allow the connecting portion to pass through. The sleeve is connected to the positioning portion to receive the connecting portion, the receiving portion is connected to the sleeve to receive the pressing portion. A surface of the positioning portion forms a fixing surface. When the waterproof button is mounted to the electronic device, the fixing surface is fixed to the electronic device. An electronic device using the waterproof button is also described.
US09859070B2
Disconnect operating handles for circuit breakers are configured with a rotary handle attached to an inwardly oriented shaft that connects to a gear assembly that translates rotational input to linear input. The disconnect operating handles include pivoting lockout levers that can automatically “pop” out to expose the lockout space for a padlock when a user touches the lever in an appropriate location.
US09859063B2
A carbon composite material, including a plurality of spaced graphene sheets, each respective sheet having opposed generally planar surfaces, and a plurality of functionalized carbonaceous particles. At least some functionalized carbonaceous particles are disposed between any two adjacent graphene sheets, and each respective at least some functionalized carbonaceous particle is attached to both respective any two adjacent graphene sheets. Each respective graphene sheet comprises at least one layer of graphene and at least portions of respective any two adjacent graphene sheets are oriented substantially parallel with one another.
US09859057B2
This application includes multiple embodiments related to capacitors. In some embodiments, capacitors are set forth as having terminal leads that extend in parallel and opposing axial directions. The embodiments discussed herein relate to a capacitor module including one or more anodized pellets for providing a charge storage within the capacitor module. The capacitor module can be configured as a surface mounted or non-surface mounted capacitor module. The capacitor module can include an array of anodized pellets arranged in multiple rows or columns of anodized pellets connected by conductive trace included in the capacitor module. In a non-surface mounted embodiment of the capacitor module, the capacitor module can include cathode and anode connections that are exclusively on the side surfaces of the capacitor module.
US09859049B2
A system for reducing electrical consumption includes a connection to an incoming power supply of a facility, in parallel, including a hot line, and a neutral line, a ground. Components are connected between the hot line and the neutral line in this order: front capacitors front arc suppressors, at least one front metal oxide varistor line transient voltage surge suppressor having a predetermined capability to suppress undesired power spikes, at least two inductor/metal oxide varistor iterative transformers, at least one of these being a three component iterative transformer with three distinct windings, followed by other components.
US09859041B2
A chip resistor with a reduced thickness is provided. The chip resistor includes an insulating substrate, a resistor embedded in the substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to the resistor, and a second electrode electrically connected to the resistor. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the substrate.
US09859038B2
The present invention relates to a surface modified overhead conductor with a coating that allows the conductor to operate at lower temperatures. The coating is an inorganic, non-white coating having durable heat and wet aging characteristics. The coating preferably contains a heat radiating agent with desirable properties, and an appropriate binder/suspension agent. In a preferred embodiment, the coating has L* value of less than 80, a heat emissivity of greater than or equal to 0.5, and/or a solar absorptivity coefficient of greater than 0.3.
US09859035B2
Provided is a method whereby metal oxide nanoparticles having evenness of size are efficiently and highly dispersedly adhered to conductive carbon powder. This method comprises: a preparation step in which a reaction solution containing water, a compound with a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni, and conductive carbon powder and having a pH in the range of 9 to 11 is introduced into a rotatable reactor; a supporting step in which the reactor is rotated to apply shear stress and centrifugal force to the reaction solution, thereby yielding a core of a hydroxide of the transition metal and dispersing the thus-yielded core of a hydroxide of the transition metal and the conductive carbon powder and simultaneously supporting the hydroxide of the transition metal by the conductive carbon powder; and a heat treatment step in which the conductive carbon powder loaded with the hydroxide of the transition metal is heated to thereby convert the hydroxide supported by the conductive carbon powder into an oxide nanoparticle.
US09859032B2
An electric wire capable of reducing an AC resistance equal to or less than the copper wire. In the electric wire in a single layered structure having a first layer of a substance having lower conductivity than copper, a radius of the wire is less than a skin depth, and an alternating current resistance value of the wire at a frequency used in the wire is greater than or equal to a sum of a direct current resistance value of the wire and a direct current resistance value of a copper wire having a same shape and a same outer diameter as the wire, and less than or equal to an alternating current resistance of the copper wire.
US09859029B2
Improved system and method of X-ray laser microscopy that combines information obtained from both X-ray diffraction and X-ray imaging methods. At least one sample is placed in an ultra-cold, ultra-low pressure vacuum chamber, often using a sample administration device configured to present a plurality of samples. The sample is exposed to brief bursts of coherent X-ray illumination, often further concentrated using X-ray mirrors and pinhole collimation methods. Higher resolution data from the samples is obtained using hard X-ray lasers, such as free electron X-ray lasers, and X-ray diffraction methods. Lower resolution data from the same samples can be obtained using any of hard or soft X-ray laser sources, and X-ray imaging methods employing nanoscale etched zone plate technology. In some embodiments both diffraction and imaging data can be obtained simultaneously. Data from both sources are combined to create a more complete representation of the samples.
US09859024B2
A nonvolatile memory circuit may include: a cell array including a first region comprising a plurality of first cell groups and a second region comprising a plurality of second cell groups, each of the first and second cell groups having one or more nonvolatile memory cells; and a control unit suitable for controlling the cell array to sequentially output repair addresses of the plurality of cells groups included in a region which is not over used among the first and second regions when one of the first and second regions is over used.
US09859017B2
To provide a magnetic element capable of performing skyrmion transfer, a skyrmion memory to which this magnetic element is applied, and a shift register, for example, a magnetic element capable of performing skyrmion transfer is provided, the magnetic element providing a transverse transfer arrangement in which the skyrmion is transferred substantially perpendicular to a current between an upstream electrode and a downstream electrode, and including a plurality of stable positions in which the skyrmion exists more stably than in other regions of a magnet, and a skyrmion sensor that detects a position of the skyrmion.
US09859012B1
A booster circuit includes a charge pump circuit and a clock processing circuit. The clock processing circuit includes a first transistor of a first conductivity type, a second transistor of a second conductivity type, and a third transistor of a third conductivity type. The first and second transistors are connected in series between a high-voltage node and a low-voltage node, and gates of the first and second transistors are connected to each other. The third transistor is connected in parallel with the first transistor between the high-voltage node and an output terminal of the clock processing circuit that is connected to a node between the first transistor and the second transistor and to the charge pump circuit.
US09859005B2
Disclosed is a method of selecting a data candidate having a maximum value from a plurality of data candidates stored in columns in a memory array. The method includes computing marker bit values for each row of data in the memory array, and performing a Boolean OR operation on the marker bit values to generate a responder signal value. Also disclosed is a memory device including a memory array of memory cells arranged in rows and columns, and responder signal circuitry to generate a responder signal responsive to positive identification of a data candidate in the memory array.
US09859004B1
A method is provided that includes forming a three-dimensional NAND stacked non-volatile memory array on a substrate, and forming a DRAM memory array on the substrate. The three-dimensional NAND stacked non-volatile memory array and the DRAM memory array are formed using a single integrated circuit fabrication process.
US09859003B1
A method of writing a state to a correlated electron element in a storage circuit, comprising receiving a write command to write the state into the correlated electron element; reading a stored state of the correlated electron element; comparing the state and the stored state; and enabling a write driver to write the state into the correlated electron element when the state and read state are different.
US09858999B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods including drift acceleration in resistance variable memory. A number of embodiments include applying a programming signal to the resistance variable memory cell to program the cell to a target state, subsequently applying a pre-read signal to the resistance variable memory cell to accelerate a drift of a resistance of the programmed cell, and subsequently applying a read signal to the resistance variable memory cell.
US09858997B2
An electronic apparatus comprising a unified non-volatile memory and a control unit is disclosed. The unified non-volatile memory comprises a first memory section, served as a read only memory; and a second memory section, served as a random access memory. The control unit controls the unified non-volatile memory. The first memory section further comprises: a first area for the first memory section; and a second area for the first memory section. The control unit adjusts a refresh rate of the second memory section according to a number of access times of the second memory section.
US09858995B1
A memory device includes N word lines, wherein the word lines include an ith word line coupled to an ith memory cell and an (i+1)th word line coupled to an (i+1)th memory cell which is disposed adjacent to the ith memory cell and is a programmed memory cell, and i is an integer from 0 to (N−2). A method of operating such a memory device method includes a reading step. In the reading step, a read voltage is provided to the ith word line, a first pass voltage is provided to the (i+1)th word line, and a second pass voltage is provided to the others of the word lines, wherein the second pass voltage is lower than the first pass voltage.
US09858991B2
A first memory cell is programmed to a first level using a first set of program pulses within a first programming voltage range. A second memory cell to be programmed to a second level less than the first level is inhibited while programing the first memory cell to the first level. After programing the first memory cell to the first level, the second memory cell is programmed to the second level using a second set of program pulses within a second programming voltage range, where the first programming voltage range overlaps the second programming voltage range. The first memory cell that is programmed to the first level is inhibited while programing the second memory cell to the second level.
US09858983B2
A memory device may include a latency control circuit configured to control a write latency and a read latency. The memory device compensates a write latency corresponding to a write command in response to a clock signal for a delay time on a data input path, and generates a write latency control signal. Write data input to a data bus in response to the write latency control signal is immediately aligned with the clock signal and latched and provided to a memory cell array.
US09858944B1
Apparatus for linear and nonlinear acoustic echo control includes loudspeaker, first, second, and third microphone, beamformer, and first echo canceller. The loudspeaker outputs a loudspeaker signal that includes reference signal. The first microphone and the second microphone are collocated with the loudspeaker, receive at least one of: a near-end speaker signal from a near-end speaker and the loudspeaker signal, and generate first and second microphone uplink signals, respectively. The third microphone receives the near-end speaker signal and generates a third microphone uplink signal. The beamformer receives the first and second microphone uplink signals, directs a beam towards the loudspeaker and drives a null towards the near-end speaker, and generates a beamformer output. The first echo canceler receives the third microphone uplink signal and the beamformer output, and cancels echoes in the third microphone uplink signal based on the beamformer output to generate an echo cancelled signal. Other embodiments are described.
US09858936B2
In some embodiments, a method for selecting at least one layer of a spatially layered, encoded audio signal. Typical embodiments are teleconferencing methods in which at least one of a set of nodes (endpoints, each of which is a telephone system, and optionally also a server) is configured to perform audio coding in response to soundfield audio data to generate spatially layered encoded audio including any of a number of different subsets of a set of layers, the set of layers including at least one monophonic layer, at least one soundfield layer, and optionally also at least one metadata layer comprising metadata indicative of at least one processing operation to be performed on the encoded audio. Other aspects are systems configured (e.g., programmed) to perform any embodiment of the method, and computer readable media which store code for implementing any embodiment of the method or steps thereof.
US09858918B2
Methods and systems are provided for recovering from an error in a speech recognition system. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, a first command recognized from a first speech utterance by a first language model; receiving, by the processor, a second command recognized from the first speech utterance by a second language model; determining, by the processor, at least one of similarities and dissimilarities between the first command and the second command; processing, by the processor, the first command and the second command with at least one rule of an error model based on the similarities and dissimilarities to determine a root cause; and selectively executing a recovery process based on the root cause.
US09858917B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing speech recognition accuracy. In one aspect, a method includes receiving voice queries, obtaining, for one or more of the voice queries, feedback information that references an action taken by a user that submitted the voice query after reviewing a result of the voice query, generating, for the one or more voice queries, a posterior recognition confidence measure that reflects a probability that the voice query was correctly recognized, wherein the posterior recognition confidence measure is generated based at least on the feedback information for the voice query, selecting a subset of the one or more voice queries based on the posterior recognition confidence measures, and adapting an acoustic model using the subset of the voice queries.
US09858915B2
Systems, apparatuses and methods for integrating adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) with communication features in an enclosure, such as an incubator, bed, and the like. Utilizing one or more error and reference microphones, a controller for a noise cancellation portion reduces noise within a quiet area of the enclosure. Voice communications are provided to allow external voice signals to be transmitted to the enclosure with minimized interference with noise processing. Vocal communications from within the enclosure may be processed to determine certain characteristics/features of the vocal communications. Using these characteristics, certain emotive and/or physiological states may be identified.
US09858910B2
The present disclosure discloses a method, a client and a computer storage medium for processing information, wherein the method includes: triggering a first operation; downloading a first audio file and a first text file matching the first audio file in response to the first operation; partly truncating the first audio file to obtain a first audio clip according to first indication information for identifying a truncating start position and second indication information for identifying a truncating end position; triggering a second operation; playing the first audio clip and dynamically displaying a text information part in the first text file corresponding to the first audio clip synchronously in response to the second operation; acquiring voice information of a user while playing the first audio chip; and synthesizing the first audio clip and the voice information into a first acquisition result.
US09858909B2
A detection system is provided for detecting a musical note played on a string instrument having a fretboard provided with a plurality of conductive frets and conductive strings. The system includes at least one conductor coupled to each of the frets; an inverter having a first terminal coupled to the conductor and a second terminal coupled to the conductive string, the inverter being configured to logically invert a signal transmitted therethrough, such that when the conductive string is pressed against one of the frets allowing thereby for a signal to be transmitted therethrough, the signal is sequentially inverted between two logical states at a frequency being dependent on the distance between the inverter and the fret; a frequency detector configured to measure the frequency; and a controller configured for determining the location of the fret along the fretboard in accordance with the frequency, and to thereby detect the musical note.
US09858895B2
A method for adjusting screen brightness and system thereof are described. The method comprises: acquiring an attribute parameter of a screen image and a current screen brightness in a smartphone; comparing the attribute parameter of the screen image of the smartphone to the current screen brightness; and decreasing a screen display brightness when the attribute parameter is greater than the screen brightness; and increasing the screen display brightness when the attribute parameter is less than the screen brightness.
US09858883B2
A display apparatus includes a source driver printed circuit board (PCB) to provide a control signal, a panel to receive the control signal for controlling display of an image, a connector between the source driver PCB and the panel, and a source driver integrated circuit (IC) attached to the connector. The source driver IC provides a pixel voltage which corresponds to an output signal. The pixel voltage is output during a first predetermined time and is different from a data voltage corresponding to an input signal.
US09858878B2
A scanning line drive unit selects a plurality of scanning lines in order, and controls the operation of a thin-film transistors. A timing control unit controls the scanning line drive unit on the basis of a display signal that includes a horizontal synchronization signal, a vertical synchronization signal, and an image signal. The timing control unit is provided with: a first terminal to which the display signal is input; a second terminal to which a sub-synchronization signal, which is a signal other than the horizontal synchronization signal and the vertical synchronization signal, is input; and a notification unit that outputs a notification signal in a case where a period while only the sub-synchronization signal, among the horizontal synchronization signal, the vertical synchronization signal, and the sub-synchronization signal, is input is longer than a prescribed period.
US09858876B2
The present invention proposes a driving circuit and a shift register. The driving circuit includes shift register circuits disposed in cascade. Each of shift register circuits includes a clock control transmittance circuit and a latch circuit. The clock control transmittance circuit is triggered by a first clock pulse. A driving pulse of a Q node at previous two stages is transmitted to the latch circuit and latched by the latch circuit. Further, the latch circuit is triggered by a second clock pulse, and then a gate driving pulse and a driving pulse of the Q node is output. So the present invention can be used in the CMOS process owing to the features of low consumption and wide noise margin.
US09858875B2
A liquid crystal device includes a first and second substrate, a sealant, a liquid crystal layer, and a first and second electrode. The first substrate includes a display region in which a plurality of pixel electrodes are aligned in a matrix. The second substrate includes a common electrode. The sealant is disposed between the first and second substrate so as to surround the display region. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first substrate, the second substrate and the sealant. The first electrode is disposed between the display region and the sealant. The second electrode is disposed between the display region and the first pixel electrode. The first electrode is supplied a first signal. The second electrode is supplied a second signal. The pixel electrodes are supplied an image signal. A frequency of each of the first and second signals are lower than a frequency of the image signal.
US09858874B2
A scan driving circuit is provided for driving scan line in cascade, including a pull-down controlling module, a pull-down module, a reset-controlling module, a resetting module, a downward-transferring module, a first bootstrap capacitor, a constant low voltage level source, and a constant high voltage level source. By disposing the resetting module, the scan driving circuit of the present invention raises the reliability of the scan driving circuit and simplifies the entire structure of the scan driving circuit.
US09858868B2
Provided is a display apparatus which allows a user to easily confirm the contents of an image during displaying, when a cover covering a display region is present, even without removing the cover. The display apparatus having a pixel region including a plurality of pixels is configured to, by a display control unit, determine whether the cover covering a part of the pixel region is present, and if it is determined that the cover is present, display the image in the pixels of the remaining part which is not covered by the cover.
US09858862B2
A display device and a method of driving the display device are discussed. The display device includes a display panel which has subpixels disposed at points where data lines intersect gate lines. A data driver supplies a data voltage corresponding to specific input data to the data lines. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) senses the data voltage supplied to at least one data line of the data lines, and converts the sensed data voltage to digital sensed data. A timing controller supplies compensation data compensated based on the digital sensed data to the data driver, thereby compensating for a deviation of the data driver.
US09858861B2
A method of driving a display device with a plurality of pixels including a video signal wire, a first power supply wire supplied with a first potential, a second power supply wire supplied with a second potential different to the first potential, a light emitting element arranged between the first power supply wire and the second power supply wire, a drive transistor controlling a value of a current supplied to the light emitting element, and a switch arranged between the video signal wire and the drive transistor, and inputting a signal of the video signal wire to a gate terminal of the drive transistor, wherein a minimum gradation level potential is supplied to the video signal wire after a video signal is written to the capacitor of an Nth row pixel until a video signal is written to the capacitor of an Mth (N
US09858857B2
A signal processor and an OLED display including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a plurality of pixels and a luminance deterioration calculator configured to receive input image data and calculate luminance deterioration values of the pixels. A data compensator is configured to calculate compensation coefficients for each of the pixels based at least in part on the luminance deterioration values, adjust a compensation margin based at least in part on the maximum value of the compensation coefficients, and generate compensation image data for each of the pixels based at least in part on the compensation coefficients and the compensation margin. A panel driver is configured to generate data signals based at least in part on the compensation image data and transmit the data signal to the pixels and a timing controller configured to control the panel driver.
US09858856B2
A method of driving an organic light emitting display, the method including supplying a data signal of an i-th (i is a natural number) frame corresponding to a scan signal non-sequentially supplied during a first period in an i-th frame period, and supplying a data signal of (i+1)-th frame corresponding to a scan signal non-sequentially supplied during a second period, which is different from the first period, in the i-th frame period.
US09858852B2
There is provided a driving circuit driving pixels each including an electro-optical device and a memory, in a display. The driving circuit includes: a dividing section dividing one frame period into subblocks composed of subfields, the subfields corresponding to respective bits of gray-scale data and having period lengths commensurate with weights of the corresponding bits; and an ON-OFF period control section controlling a ratio of an ON period or an OFF period to one frame period by bringing an electro-optical device of the pixel into an on state or an off state according to a corresponding bit in each of the subfields. On a subblock by subblock basis, the ON-OFF period control section selects scan lines whose number is less by one than a number of the subfields included in a relevant subblock, and again selects one of the selected scan lines during a same subblock period.
US09858851B2
A display device and an operation method thereof are provided. The display device includes a frame scaler, a timing controller, a LCD panel and a source driver. The frame scaler provides a plurality of image data according to an image signal and determines whether the image data are repeatedly transmitted according to a frame control signal. When the image data are repeatedly transmitted, the image data transmitted firstly are set to correspond to gray scale data, and the image data retransmitted are set to correspond to a display image transmitted by the image signal. The timing controller receives the image data to provide a plurality of image display data and receives the frame control signal to determine a data transmission rate of the image display data. The source driver provides a plurality of display voltages to the LCD panel according to the image display data.
US09858844B2
A display device includes an image display unit and a conversion processing unit that receives a first input signal including first color information which is obtained based on an input video signal and which is for displaying at a predetermined pixel, and outputs a second input signal including second color information in which a hue of the first color information is varied by an amount of hue variation within a range defined such that hue variation falls within a predetermined range.
US09858843B2
The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; setting different weights for respective primary color components of the image pixels in the image to display; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
US09858832B1
Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide an interactive application, such as a video game, that presents gaming and driving challenges to facilitate improvement of driving skills and development of safe driving behavior. Drive data may be collected while a user is driving a vehicle and the drive data may be used to define a graphically simulated virtual world. A drive score may also be calculated based on the drive data. Portions of the graphically simulated virtual world may be unlocked based on the drive score. Also, attributes of a character within the graphically simulated virtual world may be modified based on the drive score.
US09858829B1
Aspects of disclosure provide a system for reducing traction of a vehicle. The system includes a mobile controller, and a remote controller. The mobile controller is configured to control release of a liquid. The mobile controller corresponds to a vehicle and configured to direct the release of the liquid to specified wheels of the vehicle. The remote controller is in wireless communication with the mobile controller. The remote controller is configured to store a liquid release setting for the mobile controller, to receive a selection of the vehicle, and to issue a liquid release command including the liquid release setting to the mobile controller corresponding to the selected vehicle. The mobile controller corresponding to the selected vehicle is configured to initiate a release of the liquid directed to one or more wheels of the selected vehicle to reduce traction of the selected vehicle according to the liquid release setting.
US09858827B2
Caps and methods of usage thereof are provided. In certain aspects, a cap includes a block having a first and a second surface. The first surface can include a male or female connector, and the second surface can include a male or female connector configured to removably attach to a classroom instrument. The classroom instrument can be, for example, a glue stick, a highlighter, a marker, or a writing instrument. In some aspects, the cap can include a cover configured to removably couple to the block. The cover can include a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side can include a decorative object disposed thereon, and the second side can be configured to contact the first surface of the block when the cover is connected to the block.
US09858822B1
This disclosure is directed to an automated unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) self-identification system, devices, and techniques pertaining to the automated identification of individual UAVs operating within an airspace via a mesh communication network, individual UAVs and a central authority representing nodes of the mesh network. The system may detect nearby UAVs present within a UAV's airspace. Nearby UAVs may self-identify or be identified via correlation with one or more features detected by the UAV. The UAV may validate identifying information using a dynamic validation policy. Data collected by the UAV may be stored in a local mesh database and distributed to individual nodes of the mesh network and merged into a common central mesh database for distribution to individual nodes of the mesh network. UAVs on the mesh network utilize local and central mesh database information for self-identification and to maintain a dynamic flight plan.
US09858818B2
A first terminal device is disclosed that is mountable in a first vehicle. The first terminal device comprises: an acquirer that acquires first information on the first vehicle; a receiver that receives a packet signal from a second terminal device, the packet signal including second information on a second vehicle in which the second terminal device is mounted; a controller that selects a first plurality of driving supports that are capable of being provided to a driver of the first vehicle among a second plurality of driving supports, based on the first information and the second information; and a display that displays each of images representing each of the first plurality of the driving supports in more detail as priority given to each of the first plurality of the driving supports is higher.
US09858817B1
In a vehicle communication system of vehicles, vehicles share environment data such as their location data and 360 degree view of the world with other vehicles using direct vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) real-time data streams. A displayable map of potentially dangerous obstructions on the surrounding roadway is formed using in vehicle environment sensors allowing a driver or the controls of a driverless vehicle to be warned of the danger. A map of blind spots is built up to speed up the processing of incoming data in order to create a more complete picture of surrounding vehicles. Shared data is used to position each vehicle relative to the target vehicle. By sharing obstruction maps between vehicles, a more complete picture of the roadway can be displayed—and one vehicle can in effect “see” through another vehicle or an obstruction.
US09858816B2
Systems and methods for determining park stall occupancy are disclosed herein. The systems and methods include receiving a three dimensional representation of a parking stall in a parking lot. The systems and methods also include processing the three dimensional representation to determine occupancy of the parking stall. The parking stall has a boundary relative to the area.
US09858801B2
Some embodiments are directed to a lockdown apparatus for facilitating initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility. The lockdown apparatus can include an actuator configured to transmit a lockdown initiation signal upon being actuated. The actuator can be configured to be recognizably distinguishable from a fire alarm actuator. The lockdown apparatus can also include a lockdown communicator configured to produce a lockdown communication for communicating initiation of lockdown procedures to the facility occupants and individuals not disposed proximate the facility upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the lockdown communication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication. The lockdown communicator can also include a vibrator that creates vibrations of sufficient strength to be perceivable by facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal.
US09858798B2
A command and control system is provided which links users and platforms in real time and with touch screen ease, delivering a highly intuitive, integrated user experience with minimal infrastructure. Capitalizing on a cloud based architecture, from the cloud, to the touch table, to a hand held device, the command and control system creates seamless connections between sensors, leaders and users for up-to-the-minute information clarity.
US09858791B1
A tracking and accountability system and apparatus is provided and comprises a command unit and processing unit coupled to a wireless communication network, a first tracking device having a first mobile transceiver in communication with the wireless communication network and coupled to a first set of identification data of a first individual and being operative to transmit signals representing the first individual's location over the wireless communication network to the processing unit, and a second tracking device having a second mobile transceiver and coupled to a second set of identification data of a second individual and being operative to transmit signals representing the second individual's location (i) to the processing unit over the wireless communication network if the second tracking device is within a first distance; and (ii) to the first tracking device if the second tracking device is within the first distance to the first tracking device.
US09858775B2
In an example embodiment, a gyro system attached to or integrated in a wireless communication device may be configured to generate physical force to prompt movement towards a stronger signal that indicates a direction in which the wireless communication device should be positioned or moved to improve the wireless communication quality.
US09858773B2
Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing electrical stimuli to skin of a user to convey information to the user. For instance, the electrical stimuli may inform the user of an event, a condition, etc. Examples of an event include but are not limited to receipt of a message (e.g., an email, an instant message (IM), a short message service (SMS) message, or a transcribed voicemail), receipt of an alarm (e.g., an alarm clock alarm or a warning), receipt of a phone call, occurrence of a time of day, etc. The electrical stimuli may inform the user of a condition of clothing that is worn by the user. The electrical stimuli may inform the user that a physical positioning of the user is to be changed.
US09858769B2
In accordance with one embodiment, a self-checkout apparatus comprises a reading module configured to read information of a wireless tag from a commodity attached with the wireless tag and housed in a storage room, and a data processing module configured to carry out sales registration and checkout processing of the commodity of which the wireless tag information is read by the reading module; wherein the reading module includes, inside the storage room, an antenna section for reading the information of the wireless tag from the commodity housed in the storage room, and a moving section for changing communication range of the antenna section with the wireless tag.
US09858764B2
A system and method are provided for implementing a uniquely automated, and otherwise gamified, version of a Squares Game. The disclosed schemes incorporate technology for hosting on, or interacting/reacting with, potential participants' mobile and personal communicating and computing devices. The disclosed schemes simplify hosting of, and participation in, a unique implementation of a Squares Game associated with one or more live event, including but not limited to live sporting events. The disclosed schemes introduce a streamlined process for registering participants, selecting interior game squares, among many players, and executing all of the gaming functions in an automated manner to include identification and notification of winners when their winning numbers are determined to be associated with respective numbers in the live event.
US09858756B2
A total money management system for integrating numerous stand-alone components designed to validate, track and secure gaming currency from the table to back-of-house is provided. Utilizing RFID enabled casino currency, an RFID chip tray, a bill validator, RFID readers and antennas, inventory system and chip authentication network, the total money management system of the present disclosure provides casinos with a cash and chip tracking and reporting tool that will improve table performance and streamline the numerous at-table and back-of-house manual money management processes and procedures.
US09858754B2
Disclosed is a method for enabling an augmented reality interaction system and a mobile device to overlay a virtual 3D component over a physical 3D component with which the virtual 3D component interacts. The method includes: enabling a user to capture a live camera image of a gaming machine cabinet via a camera on the mobile device; determining if there are image tags on the gaming machine cabinet in the live camera image; producing a virtual rendering of the gaming machine cabinet; determining virtual 3D components to be displayed over an image of a virtual gaming machine cabinet; comparing a virtual depth rendering of the virtual 3D components to a virtual depth rendering of the virtual gaming machine cabinet; and overlaying virtual 3D components without the subtracted elements onto a live camera image of the virtual gaming machine cabinet on a display of the mobile device.
US09858751B2
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include detecting that one or more wearable computers are within a proximity range to a wagering game machine. In some examples, the operations further include determining one or more characteristics associated with the one or more wearable computers in response to the detecting that the one or more wearable computers are within the proximity range to the wagering game machine. In some examples, the operations further include providing a feature associated with a wagering game based on the one or more characteristics of the one or more wearable computers.
US09858750B2
The present disclosure provides a gaming system including a central controller, a central display which includes a plurality of display segments and a plurality player stations. The display segments are configured to each separately display one of a plurality of games, to co-act to display a plurality of games, or to co-act to display one game. Each player station is configured to enable a player to play one or more of the games displayed by the display segments. The gaming system enables a plurality of players to play a group game on the central display, a plurality of players to simultaneously play multiple group games on the central display, and a plurality of players to each simultaneously play multiple individual games on the central display.
US09858744B2
A system for receiving and auditing objects according to an embodiment of the invention includes a housing having a front panel, a receiving area, an auditing area, and a drop chute, wherein the receiving area includes a shelf, the front panel includes an opening, a door assembly having a pushing wall and a second pushing wall and assembly moveable between an open position in which an object can be inserted through the opening and into the receiving area, and a closed position in which the door assembly prevents access to the receiving area, wherein the pushing wall moves the object from the shelf into the auditing area as the door assembly closed; and a control system coupled to a camera and switch, wherein the door assembly activates the switch when it is in the closed position, the control system images the object with the camera in response to switch activation.
US09858741B2
A method and system that allows authorized individuals access into controlled access locations and the ability to grant temporary and limited access to guests into these locations. The method and system allows for navigational services to be provided to members and guests, and real-time tracking and confirmation to members and administrators that guests have arrived at their destination and did not enter any unauthorized areas. The method preferably can work through a system of wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons communicating with member and guest's electronic devices. Members and administrators can send one or more temporary electronic access keys to a guest's smartphone or other electronic device. Wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons provide an access control and location tracking system with real-time data about the member and guest whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking.
US09858726B2
A computer-implemented augmented reality method includes receiving one or more indications, entered on a mobile computing device by a user of the mobile computing device, of a distance range for determining items to display with an augmented reality application, the distance range representing geographic distance from a base point where the mobile computing device is located. The method also includes selecting, from items in a computer database, one or more items that are located within the distance range from the mobile computing device entered by the user, and providing data for representing labels for the selected one or more items on a visual display of the mobile computing device, the labels corresponding to the selected items, and the items corresponding to geographical features that are within the distance range as measure from the mobile computing device.
US09858714B2
Shape optimization analyzing methods according to aspects of the present invention are analysis methods for optimizing part of a structure model using plane elements or three-dimensional elements. The methods include a design-space defining step of defining a portion of the structure model that is to be optimized as a design space, an optimization-block-model generating step of generating an optimization block model in the defined design space, the optimization block model being formed of three-dimensional elements and analyzed for optimization, a coupling step of coupling the generated optimization block model with the structure model, and an analyzing step of performing analysis in accordance with input of an analytic condition to calculate an optimal shape of the optimization block model.
US09858713B2
It is provided a method for constructing a graph representation for a 3D object, wherein comprising the steps of generating an initial graph representation for the 3D object, wherein a node in the initial graph representation corresponds to a component of the 3D object and a symmetric indication value uniquely identifying a symmetric group is associated with a symmetric node; selecting two nodes from one symmetric group that has the most symmetric nodes, wherein the distance between the two nodes are the largest among distance between any other two nodes within the symmetric group; obtaining two set of nodes by expanding separately from the two nodes to their directly connected nodes, wherein if a node is connected directly to both two nodes, the node is excluded from the two set of nodes; and if determining that the two sets of nodes match, updating the graph representation by grouping each set of nodes into one node.
US09858708B2
In one example, a graphic computing device may apply a clipping technique to accurately and efficiently render a graphic data set. A central processing unit may generate a convex polygonal clip from a two-dimensional polygon. The central processing unit may calculate a clipping plane for a convex polygonal clip based on an edge of the convex polygonal clip. A graphics processor may apply the convex polygonal clip in a pixel shader.
US09858707B2
A server receives video data and location data from mobile devices. Each mobile device records a video of a target. The location data identifies a position of the corresponding mobile device relative to the target and a distance between the corresponding mobile device to the target. The location data is associated with a corresponding video frame from the video data. The server identifies video frames from the video data captured from the mobile devices. The server scales parts of the identified video frames based on the position and distance of the corresponding mobile devices to the target. The server extracts the scaled parts of the identified video frames and generates a three-dimensional model of the target based on the extracted scaled parts of the identified video frames from the plurality of mobile devices.
US09858703B2
A device connectable to a near eye display or to a virtual reality headset and to a portable computing platform having a processor is provided herein. The device may include: an illuminator configured to illuminate a proximity of a user wearing the headset or the near eye display with patterned light; and an IR camera configured to capture reflections of said patterned light coming from at least one object located in the proximity of the user, wherein the processor is configured to: establish data and power connection between the device and said portable computing platform and said near eye display; and generate a depth map of said object based on the reflections.
US09858702B2
A device and a method for signaling a successful gesture input by means of a user. A user gesture is sensed and classified by a processing device. In response to the classified gesture, an animation may be generated that visually emphasizes a position that can change linearly at least in certain parts, along an edge of a screen assigned to the gesture input.
US09858701B2
Systems and methods disclosed herein improve the quality and speed of computing deformations used to animate artwork. One aspect provides adaptive meshing that creates a mesh adapted to handle locations and weights associating the handles with the mesh vertices. Portions of the mesh requiring smaller triangles with more densely positioned vertices are identified based on the handle locations and associated weights and resolution is added only to those portions of the mesh in which finer resolution is required. A second aspect involves creating a mesh using a coarse-to-fine iterative approach. This involves generating a mesh and the weights associating each handle to each vertex in the mesh and iteratively refining the mesh to add resolution until a refinement criteria is satisfied.
US09858700B2
Systems and techniques are provided for transferring changes in animation data between geometric models of a character having different resolutions. For example, systems and techniques are provided for transferring changes in geometric properties between the geometric models. A method may include obtaining a first geometric model of the character and a second geometric model of the character, the geometric models having different resolutions with different numbers of data points. The method may further include determining one or more correspondences between data points of the first geometric model and data points of the second geometric model. The correspondences include one or more data points of the first geometric model that overlap with one or more data points of the second geometric model. The method may further include determining a feature change in the first geometric model, which includes a change in a geometric property of at least one data point of the first geometric model relative to an initial geometric property of the at least one data point prior to the change. The method may further include transferring the feature change in the first geometric model to the second geometric model using the one or more correspondences, including interpolating a change in a geometric property of at least one data point of the second geometric model.
US09858697B2
A vehicle system includes a processor programed to receive a first layer of navigation map data and a second layer of navigation control data from a wireless device via a transceiver. The first layer may be transmitted at a first rate and the second layer transmitted at a second rate lower than the first rate, or only in response to a user input at a user interface of the wireless device. The processor is further programed to combine the first and second layers for output at a display.
US09858692B2
A test support apparatus for a plant monitoring system, includes: a list holding unit configured to hold a test list which describes at least a plurality of test items and information about a testing sequence for the test items; a screen generating unit configured to generate a display screen provided based on an output signal from a control unit which controls a plurality of connected devices; a data acquisition instructing unit configured to give instructions to acquire image data of the display screen based on the testing sequence in the test list; and a data linking unit configured to link the acquired image data to the test items on the test list.
US09858690B2
The present invention discloses a computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction method using two-dimensional images at different angles as well as a two-dimensional virtual matrix on a basis of spherical space, to process projection, comparison, and correction. Thus, it can obtain the tomography within predetermined difference value to reduce computational and storage space. Matching the parameters of energy source and image capturing can further shorten energy radiation on an object's (i.e. a human body) exposure time, in order to reduce radiation effects of energy sources (i.e. as X-rays) of the object (i.e. as a human body).
US09858682B2
A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The device includes at least one projector for producing at least one uncoded pattern on an object in the environment. A first camera is provided for recording at least one first image of the object provided with the pattern, the first camera having a first image plane. A second camera is provided for recording at least one second image of the object provided with the uncoded pattern, the second camera being spaced apart from the first camera in order to acquire the uncoded pattern on a second image plane. A controller is provided having a processor configured to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of points on the surface of the object based at least in part on the uncoded pattern, the at least one first image and the at least one second image.
US09858675B2
A digital medium environment includes an image processing application that performs object segmentation on an input image. An improved object segmentation method implemented by the image processing application comprises receiving an input image that includes an object region to be segmented by a segmentation process, processing the input image to provide a first segmentation that defines the object region, and processing the first segmentation to provide a second segmentation that provides pixel-wise label assignments for the object region. In some implementations, the image processing application performs improved sky segmentation on an input image containing a depiction of a sky.
US09858669B2
A camera pose estimation system is provided for estimating the position of a camera within an environment. The system may be configured to receive a 2D image captured by a camera within the environment, and interpret metadata of the 2D image to identify an estimated position of the camera. The 2D image may be registered within a 3D model of the environment, and more particularly, registered within the image plane of a synthetic camera within the model at the estimated position. A 3D point within the 3D model that has a corresponding 2D point on the 2D image may be identified. The synthetic camera and thereby the image plane and 2D image may be repositioned to a new position at which a projection line from the synthetic camera and through the corresponding 2D point intersects the corresponding 3D point, the new position being a refined position of the camera.
US09858668B2
This invention relates generally to methods and systems for removing an artifact within an image. Typically, the artifact is a guidewire artifact. In one aspect, at least two images of an imaging surface are acquired. Each acquired image comprises a set of data. A guidewire artifact is detected in one of the at least two images. The guidewire artifact is replaced with data representing the imaging surface obtained from another one of the at least two images. In certain embodiments, the at least two images are of the same imaging surface having a guidewire or object causing the artifact moved to a different position.
US09858656B2
According to embodiment, an interpretability and quality estimation method includes generating an interpretability or quality estimate for an image or frame using one or more feature characteristics of a reference image when a reference image associated with an image is available or partially available, and generating an interpretability or quality estimate for the image or frame using one or more feature characteristics of the image when a reference image associated with the image is not available.
US09858649B2
An image such as a light-field image may be processed to provide depth-based blurring. The image may be received in a data store. At an input device, first and second user input may be received to designate a first focus depth and a second focus depth different from the first focus depth, respectively. A processor may identify one or more foreground portions of the image that have one or more foreground portion depths, each of which is less than the first focus depth. The processor may also identify one or more background portions of the image that have one or more background portion depths, each of which is greater than the second focus depth. The processor may also apply blurring to the one or more foreground portions and the one or more background portions to generate a processed image, which may be displayed on a display device.
US09858644B2
The present disclose provides a Bayer color filter array based high dynamic range video recording method and device. The method includes configuring different photosensitive times for exposure according to odd-numbered dual columns and even-numbered dual columns, and obtaining an image frame with different exposure values of the odd-numbered dual columns and even-numbered dual columns; decomposing the image frame into an underexposure image frame and an overexposure image frame, where underexposure dual columns and missing dual columns are alternatingly distributed in the underexposure image frame, and overexposure dual columns and missing dual columns are alternatingly distributed in the overexposure image frame. The method also includes acquiring recovered pixel values of pixel points of the missing dual columns in the underexposure image frame and the overexposure image frame; and merging the overexposure image frame and the underexposure image frame to obtain a high dynamic range frame.
US09858639B2
A method of displaying a captured image on a display device. A real image is captured by an image capture device. The image capture device uses a field-of-view lens that distorts the real image. A camera model is applied to the captured real image. The camera model maps objects in the captured real image to an image sensor plane of the image capture device to generate a virtual image. The image sensor plane is reconfigurable to virtually alter a shape of the image sensor plane to a non-planar surface. The virtual image formed on the non-planar image surface of the image sensor is projected to the display device.
US09858637B1
Systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for reducing motion-to-photon latency and memory bandwidth in a virtual reality display system. An exemplary method involves receiving sensor data from one or more sensors tracking translational and rotational motion of a user for a virtual reality application. An updated position of the user is computed based on the received sensor data. The speed and acceleration of the user movement may be computed based on the sensor data. The updated position, the speed, and the acceleration may be provided to a warp engine configured to update a rendered image before sending to a virtual reality display based on one or more of the updated position, the speed, and the acceleration.
US09858636B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a configurable convolution engine that receives configuration information to perform convolution or its variant operations on streaming input data of various formats. To process streaming input data, input data of multiple channels are received and stored in an input buffer circuit in an interleaved manner. Data values of the interleaved input data are retrieved and forwarded to multiplier circuits where multiplication with a corresponding filter element of a kernel is performed. Varying number of kernels with different sizes and sparsity can also be used for the convolution operations.
US09858635B2
An application processor includes a first scaler including a first vertical scaler and a first horizontal scaler, and a second scaler including a second vertical scaler and a second horizontal scaler, wherein the second vertical scaler is selectively shared between the first scaler and the second scaler in response to a determination of resolution for an image being processed.
US09858633B2
Embedding a watermark payload in content, including: a counter configured to store a random seed; a permutation generator configured to receive and process the watermark payload and the random seed, and generate a shuffled payload based on the random seed; and a watermark embedder configured to receive and embed the shuffled payload into the content. Key words include watermark payload and collusion.
US09858630B2
Systems, methods, computer-readable media for automating displays based on admissions, transfers, and discharges are provided. In embodiments, a location associated with a clinician is detected. A role associated with the clinician authenticated to a first device is determined. One or more applications associated with the clinician based on the location and the role is automatically launched on the first device. In embodiments, authentication requests from the clinician are received for a second device. A session associated with the one or more applications is suspended on the first device and resumed on the second device.
US09858618B2
A graphical user interface related to non-standard settlement trading in financial instruments is provided. The graphical user interface preferably includes a selectable portion of a display screen related to a financial instrument and a selectable tab for accessing a selectable portion of the display screen related to one or a plurality of non-standard settlement positions with respect to the financial instrument. In one embodiment of the invention, when the tab is selected, access is provided to the selectable portion of the display screen related to the plurality of non-standard settlement positions.
US09858611B2
Measurement apparatus includes an elastic fabric, configured as a garment to be worn over a part of a body of a human subject. One or more conductive fibers are integrated with the elastic fabric to as to stretch together with the elastic fabric when worn over the part of the body. A controller is coupled to measure a change in an electrical property of the one or more conductive fibers in response to stretching of the elastic fabric, and to output an indication of a dimension of the part of the body based on the measured change.
US09858604B2
Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing instructions associated therewith. A delivery method for the item can be determined. A manufacturing apparatus can be selected to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Instructions can be sent to the manufacturing apparatus to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Delivery instructions can be provided for delivering the item according to the delivery method.
US09858591B2
An invitation is created on a social network. To create the invitation, a computer receives, from a social networking program operating on a first computer system by an event program operating on a second computer system, data from a social networking post. The computer identifies, by the event program, information from the data associated with a first member of a social network. The computer determines whether the information includes information about a future event that the first member intends to participate in. The computer generates an invitation to a second member of the social network for the future event based on the information about the future event. The computer transmits the invitation for the social networking post for sending by the social networking program to a user device of the second member of the social network.
US09858590B1
Different ad selection techniques may be evaluated and compared by (i) combining ads generated using at least two different techniques and (ii) determining performance statistics of these combined (e.g., interleaved) advertising serves over time. The relative performance of the different techniques can then be determined. These principles can also be used to gauge different ad scoring techniques. These principles can also be used to gauge different ad rendering techniques.
US09858588B2
Methods and systems for providing for display attribution data associated with one or more events are disclosed. Processor identifies channels from paths including events corresponding to position data identifying a position along the path at which the event was performed. Processor determines attribution credits assigned to each event included in the paths corresponding to the channel. Processor determines a number of attribution credits assigned to the channel. Processor identifies, from the paths, a plurality of event-position pairs. Each event-position pair corresponds to events that correspond to a respective channel and are performed at a respective position of the plurality of paths corresponding to the event-position pair. Processor determines, for each identified event-position pair, a weighting based on an aggregate of the attribution credits assigned to the events to which the event-position pair corresponds. Processor provides, for display, a visual object including an indicator to display the determined weightings.
US09858586B2
Methods and systems for creating rules for assigning attribution credit across a plurality of events
Systems and methods for creating rules for assigning attribution credit across events, includes, identifying, by a processor, conversions at a website. The processor identifies path types associated with the conversions. Each path type identifies events and a index position indicating an event's relative position. The processor identifies a subset of the identified path types to be rewritten according to a path rewriting policy. The processor then rewrites the identified subset of the identified path types as rewritten path types. The processor determines, for each of the rewritten path types and remaining identified path types associated with the identified conversions, attribution credits for each event included in the path type. The processor creates, for each of the rewritten path types and remaining identified path types associated with the identified conversions, a rule for assigning the determined attribution credit to each event of the path type for which the rule is created.
US09858581B2
Computer systems and methods for processing ad server transactions are provided. In some embodiments, the computer systems and methods may comprise determining an application to execute on an Internet-connectable device in response to a user interaction with an advertisement displayed on the Internet-connectable device; causing the Internet-connectable device to execute the application; receiving a security token, wherein the security token indicates successful authentication of the user by a transaction server associated with the application; after receiving the security token, initiating at least one transaction with the transaction server on behalf of the application in response to a user action within the application; and communicating results of the at least one transaction to the user.
US09858580B2
A system and method for use with a gaming system operating in a casino environment utilizes a plurality of player terminals networked to a game optimization server. The game optimization server provides or allows a player to access multiple games on each player terminal and stores in memory a record of the games played on each player terminal 1. A player may access a first terminal and request a map of the casino environment. The first terminal may be a first player terminal or other device connected to the network. The request is sent to the game optimization server which sends data related to a physical arrangement of the player terminals, and to the games recently played on the player terminals in a local area, to the first terminal. The first terminal displays to the player a map showing the physical arrangement of the player terminals and a game played on each of the player terminals. The map may include an indication of which player terminals 1 are currently being played and which are not being played.
US09858572B2
Using discretionary data fields to secure transactions comprises a payment system employing a server configured to associate a payment account of a user with a user computing device, the payment account comprising a payment account identifier that identifies the payment account, and establish a authentication challenge and an corresponding challenge response. The payment system receives a first payment authorization request originating from a merchant computing system comprising the payment account identifier, data associated with the payment account identifier, and a request to fund a transaction using the payment account, wherein the data associated with the payment account identifier comprises a challenge response provided by the user computing device located in a discretionary data field. The payment system compares the provided challenge response with the corresponding challenge response, and approves the transaction based on whether the provided challenge response and the corresponding challenge response match.
US09858570B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for facilitating electronic commerce over a network include generating a transfer code for a client, associating the transfer code to a client account related to the client, providing the transfer code to the client over the network, receiving a fund transfer request from a trusted entity on behalf of the client over the network, the fund transfer request including the transfer code, extracting information from the fund transfer request including the transfer code associated with the fund transfer request, accessing the client account related to the client, extracting information from the client account including the transfer code associated with the client account, and verifying the transfer code of the fund transfer request by determining whether the transfer code associated with the client account matches the transfer code extracted from the fund transfer request.
US09858568B2
A device is communicatively connected to a remote transaction processing system. In at least one embodiment, the device comprises a dedicated power supply that is independent of a mains power supply, and has an operational state that is set according to an outcome of a transaction processed by the remote transaction processing system. The remote transaction processing system processes the transaction via communication with a separate mobile communications device. In another embodiment, a system comprises a device having a primary function other than facilitating communication, an interface for operating the device, and a transaction processing system that is remote from the device. The device, the interface, and the transaction processing system communicate wirelessly. The transaction processing system is configured to process payment transactions for usage of the device, and the outcome of the payment transactions determines whether the device is operational to provide its primary function.
US09858566B2
In one embodiment, a method comprises storing a biometric trait of a user in a data communication device of the user, comparing a biometric trait input into the device with the biometric trait stored in the device, generating a certificate authenticating the user within the device if the biometric trait input into the device matches the biometric trait stored in the device, and facilitating a financial transaction of the user using the certificate.
US09858565B1
A location verification provision is implemented to determine the location of a device associated with a user at the time of an attempted transaction. The attempted transaction includes receiving user identification and/or payment information, which is associated with the device in an entry stored in a database. Location information of the device, as well as a time at each location, may also be stored in the database. To verify that the device is located at the location of the transaction, a comparison operation may be performed. If the device is located where the transaction is being processed, the transaction may be completed. Predetermined criteria may be defined to account for possible inaccuracies in location and time calculations.
US09858564B2
Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.
US09858563B2
An information processing apparatus for identifying an item to be purchased during a checkout process includes an operation unit configured to receive user inputs, a display unit configured to display a series of user interfaces generated during the checkout process, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the item to be purchased and generate image data thereof, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to select an operational mode from a plurality of operational modes including a first mode and a second mode and to control the display unit to display a first screen including one or more user-selectable candidates according to a first layout when the selected mode is the first mode, and a second screen including one or more user-selectable candidates according to a second layout that is the same as the first layout when the selected mode is the second mode.
US09858561B2
A method and apparatus for digital rights management (DRM) with steps and means for receiving a registration request from one of a plurality of DRM agent devices requesting to register one of a plurality of user accounts and the one DRM agent device to one of a plurality of rights issuers, completing a registration process in the one rights issuer, including establishment of a relationship among the one user account, the one DRM agent device and the one rights issuer; and returning a registration completion response to the one DRM agent device. The invention provides support to the many-to-many relationships among DRM entities, such as DRM agent device, user account and rights issuer, so that the DRM system can be applied to more business modes.
US09858554B2
A method and a system for providing a payment cardholder with multiple funding source options for a payment card are provided herein. First, a managing platform associates at least two funding sources with the payment card. The funding sources include a first funding source and a second funding source. Next, the first funding source is designated as a default funding source and a set of pre-defined routing rules for funding transactions made with the payment card. Then, the managing platform intercepts each transaction of the payment card and routes the transactions to an issuer funding system for the first funding source using the managing platform.
US09858550B2
Techniques to manage remote events are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a remote event application arranged for execution by the processor circuit. The remote event application may be operative to manage remote event notifications for a publisher entity and a subscriber entity. The remote event application may comprise, among other elements, an event monitor component operative to receive an external event notification message with a publisher entity event for the publisher entity. The event monitor component may select a custom event receiver component associated with the publisher entity from among multiple custom event receiver components, and send the external event notification message to the selected custom event receiver component. The custom event receiver component may implement custom business logic, such as code callouts designed for specific application programs or system programs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09858547B2
In some embodiments, methods and systems of sorting products at a retail sales facility include receiving identifying information associated with a product at the retail sales facility using an inventory management electronic device, obtaining a demand for the product from a time products identical to the product were delivered to the retail sales facility, calculating whether the demand for the product supports moving the product onto a sales floor of the retail sales facility or storing the product in a stock room of the retail sales facility, determining a characteristic for the product, and outputting, when the demand supports storing the product in the stock room, an indication to a worker at the retail sales facility that the product is to be stored in the stock room at a location selected based on the determined characteristic for the product.
US09858542B2
A method includes: a computer receiving historical data from at least one service vehicle; the computer receiving network definitions for the least one service vehicle; the computer receiving dynamic data from the at least one service vehicle; and the computer developing predictions and corrective actions to prevent service bunching, based upon the historical data, the network definitions, and the dynamic data.
US09858540B2
Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of at least one attribute of an individual; accepting sensor data about the individual; and presenting a set of health care options at least partially based on the accepting an indication of at least one attribute of the individual and the accepting sensor data about the individual.
US09858539B2
The present disclosure involves a method of verifying user check-ins to a venue. The method includes initializing a digital check-in chain for a venue. The method includes expanding, electronically by a processor, the check-in chain with a plurality of check-in entries that each correspond to a visit to the venue by a respective user. Each check-in entry on the check-in chain is generated in response to one or more preceding check-in entries on the check-in chain. The method includes detecting fraudulent check-in entries in response to a split in the check-in chain. The method includes removing the fraudulent check-in entries from the check-in chain.
US09858538B1
This disclosure is directed to techniques, systems, and apparatuses to provide electronic concierge services and information to one of more users, as well as perform other operations related to planning one or more activities. Concierge services may include providing information about activities, recommending activities, arranging travel, and other related tasks. The electronic concierge may access and use personal information about the user (or group of users) to determine the activities that may be of interest to the user, and possibly to a group of users. The personal information may include transaction history, user settings, past user activity, social network information, and/or other types of information. The electronic concierge may receive other inputs such as a time period to undertake activities, a number of participants, an identity of the participants, and so forth. In some embodiments, the electronic concierge may arrange transportation, purchase tickets, make reservations, and/or provide other assistance.
US09858533B2
The present invention addresses two ubiquitous and pressing problems of modern data analytics technology. Many modern pattern recognition technologies produce models with excellent predictivity but (a) they are “black boxes”, that is they are opaque to the user; (b) they are too large, and/or expensive to execute in less powerful computing platforms. The invention “opens up” a black box model by converting it to a compact and understandable model that is functionally equivalent. The invention also converts a predictive model into a functionally equivalent model into a form that can be implemented and deployed more easily or efficiently in practice. The benefits include: model understandability and defensibility of modeling. A particularly interesting application is that of understanding the decision making of humans, comparison of the behavior of a human or computerized decision process against another and use to enhance education and guideline compliance/adherence detection and improvement. The invention can be applied to practically any field where predictive modeling (classification and regression) is desired because it relies on extremely broad distributional assumptions that are valid in numerous fields.
US09858532B2
A technique relates to a microwave device. The microwave device includes a Josephson ring modulator, a first multimode resonator connected to the Josephson ring modulator, where the first multimode resonator is made of a first left-handed transmission line, and a second multimode resonator connected to the Josephson ring modulator, where the second multimode resonator is made of a second left-handed transmission line.
US09858526B2
A targeting rule set of association rules may be created. A plurality of association rules may be selected. A plurality of candidate rule sets may be constructed based on the plurality of association rules. The plurality of candidate rule sets may be evaluated to produce metrics. One of the plurality of candidate rule sets may be assigned as the targeting rule set based on the metrics. A custom list of user may be formed using association rules. A user may be determined to belong to a segment by applying one or more rules of a targeting rule set to user attribute data. A custom list of cookies to show advertising may be formed using combinations of association rules.
US09858525B2
Disclosed herein are technologies directed to training a neural network to perform semantic segmentation. A system receives a training image, and using the training image, candidate masks are generated. The candidate masks are ranked and a set of the ranked candidate masks are selected for further processing. One of the set of the ranked candidate masks is selected to train the neural network. The one of the set of the set of the ranked candidate masks is also used as an input to train the neural network in a further training evolution. In some examples, the one of the set of the ranked candidate masks is selected randomly to reduce the likelihood of ending up in poor local optima that result in poor training inputs.
US09858516B2
Systems and methods for securely printing an electronic document. The electronic document is received as a print job at a secure print service system from a user device. The secure print service system generates a job name and a password for the print job by the secure print service system. The secure print service system then transmits the job name for the print job to a network printer communicatively coupled to the secure print service system. At the network printer, a recipient password is received from the network printer. Then, the secure print service system authorizes the printing of the document at the network printer based on comparison of the recipient password received from the network printer and the password generated by the secure print service system.
US09858510B2
An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data with which transformation information including at least transformation components of a first type and a second type, the second type being different from the first type, is associated, a specifying unit configured to specify the transformation component of the first type from the transformation information, a transformation unit configured to perform, based on the transformation information, transformation processing based on the transformation component of the second type included in the transformation information for the image data, a generation unit configured to generate a command for performing transformation processing based on the specified transformation component of the first type for the converted image data, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the generated command to a printing apparatus. The transformation components of the first and second types are geometric transformation components. The command conforms to the printing apparatus.
