US09867719B2
A self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatus is disclosed which includes at least first and second sliding boxes. A first screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body is disposed within the first sliding box, and a second screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body disposed within the second sliding box. An adjuster adjusts the height of the sliding boxes. The screw members are screwed into vertebral bodies in order to fuse the vertebral bodies together. A plurality of the self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatuses may be attached together and/or integrated via a plate or cage. Also disclosed is a cervical facet staple that includes a curved staple base and at least two prongs attached to the bottom surface of the curved staple base.
US09867717B2
Improved methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion in accordance with various embodiments employ mechanisms for stabilizing a device so that the device can stay in the body and stably support the disc space during vertebral fusion following distraction of the adjacent vertebra by operation of the device. The device is inserted into the disc space and distracted from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration to distract the disc space. Mechanisms for stabilizing the device in the expanded configuration constrain the device to zero degrees of freedom of movement to allow the device to stably support the disc space. A bone growth stimulant for promoting vertebral fusion can be inserted into an open space defined by the device, which continues to stably support the disc space during vertebral fusion.
US09867712B2
An artificial replacement disc includes a pair of substantially parallel plates formed to occupy a space defined by vertebral endplates, each of the plates including a plurality of spikes on a first surface and a concave trough formed on a second surface opposite of the first surface. A mobile core includes a core rim with opposing convex surfaces extending from opposite sides of the core rim, the mobile core being capable of being disposed between the pair of plates to permit the vertebral endplates to move relative to one another. The spikes on each of the plates extend substantially away from the mobile core and the convex surfaces are formed to integrally fit within the concave trough of at least one of the plates. The core rim limits lateral movement of the mobile core relative to the parallel plates. One or more insertion tools for inserting and implanting the replacement disc are also described.
US09867708B2
A prosthetic femoral component (10) for an orthopedic prosthesis has a canted patellar groove adapted for optimal patella/component interaction, with the component configured to have a medial or lateral cant depending upon the method of implantation. The femoral component defines a distal “component transverse plane,” which is a plane tangent to the distal-most points of the component condyles (12, 14). In a “mechanical” implantation, the component transverse plane is substantially normal to the mechanical femoral axis of the femur after the component has been implanted. Where the femoral component is configured to be “mechanically oriented” in this manner, the component has a medially canted patellar groove. On the other hand, an “anatomic” implantation is one in which, after the component has been implanted, the component transverse plane is substantially parallel to an “anatomic” transverse plane. The anatomic transverse plane is perpendicular to the anatomic axis of the femur from a sagittal view, and is inclusive of a line connecting the distal-most points of the natural femoral condyles before resection. Where the femoral component is configured to be “anatomically oriented” in this way, the component has a non-canted or slightly laterally canted patellar groove.
US09867705B2
This document provides methods and systems for penile surgery. For example, methods and systems for implanting penile prostheses to treat ED are provided. The methods and systems provided herein can include scaffolding for penile stabilization, imaging techniques to facilitate accurate tunneling of the corpora cavernosa, corporal fibrotic tissue removal devices, and penile prostheses configured for over-the-wire installation.
US09867694B2
The present invention relates to a radially collapsible frame (1) for a prosthetic valve, the frame (1) comprising an outflow end region (3) at a proximal end of the frame (1) and an inflow end region (2) at a distal end of the frame (1), opposite to the outflow end region (3). The frame (1) further includes at least two radially spaced commissure attachment regions (10, 10′, 10″) and a cell structure (30), composed of a plurality of lattice cells being arranged radially around a flow axis of the frame (1) and connecting the at least two commissure attachment regions (10, 10′, 10″). Finally, at least one anchoring/positioning arch (20, 20′, 20″) is provided, wherein said at least one anchoring/positioning arch (20, 20′, 20″) radially overlaps the cell structure (30) at least partially. In order to form the inventive frame from as a single piece, the invention further relates to a method comprising bending the at least one anchoring/positioning arch (20, 20′, 20″) towards the cell structure (30) of the frame (1).
US09867693B2
Systems and methods are provided for improving overall vision in patients suffering from a loss of vision in a portion of the retina (e.g., loss of central vision) by providing symmetric or asymmetric optic with aspheric surface which redirects and/or focuses light incident on the eye at oblique angles onto a peripheral retinal location. The intraocular lens can include a redirection element (e.g., a prism, a diffractive element, or an optical component with a decentered GRIN profile) configured to direct incident light along a deflected optical axis and to focus an image at a location on the peripheral retina. Optical properties of the intraocular lens can be configured to improve or reduce peripheral errors at the location on the peripheral retina. One or more surfaces of the intraocular lens can be a toric surface, a higher order aspheric surface, an aspheric Zernike surface or a Biconic Zernike surface.
US09867690B2
A system for applying a fiber matrix on a tubular member is provided. A mandrel, configured for atraumatic placement within the tubular member, is included. Methods for atraumatic placement of a mandrel into a tubular member are also provided.
US09867685B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.
US09867684B2
A layered denture having at least one of an integrated layer, balanced occlusion, and a root approximating structure is disclosed. The resulting denture may be suitable for use without an underlying reinforcement bar and may provide enhanced aesthetics by approximating natural dentition and roots both above and below the gum line.
US09867679B1
Apparatus related to a dental shield. Light may be filtered or blocked through the dental shield to delay the curing of a light-cured adhesive or cement. The shield has an elevated portion designed to provide clearance sufficient for a bracket as well as a nose relief and breathing passages.
US09867675B2
A surgical instrument includes an outer housing shell defining a cavity. The outer housing shell defines an upper outer housing half and a lower outer housing half. The upper outer housing half defines a longitudinal axis. An instrument module is selectively insertable into the cavity of the outer housing shell. The instrument module includes an inner housing shell, at least one motor disposed within the inner housing shell, a control board being in electrical communication with the at least one motor, and an energy source being in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the control board. The instrument module is inserted into the cavity of the outer housing shell in such a manner that the operative axis of the at least one motor is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the upper outer housing half.
US09867673B2
There is provided a medical support device for holding and positioning a needle. This device is particularly useful for positioning needles in a less invasive puncture treatment. This device comprises two rotational elements and at least one needle guide attached to a rotational element and. The needle guide guides the direction of insertion of a needle-like instrument and includes a guide portion that guides a needle or other needle-like instrument where the puncture point of the needle in a first position is different from the puncture point when the needle guide guides the needle in a second position.
US09867656B2
A surgical instrument includes a housing, an energizable member, a powered deployment assembly, and a cable assembly. The energizable member is configured to supply electrosurgical energy to tissue, and is movable between a storage position and a deployed position. The powered deployment assembly is configured to selectively move the energizable member between the storage position and the deployed position. The cable assembly having a cable coupled to the housing at a first end and having a plug coupled to the cable at a second, opposite end. The cable housing one or more first wires for selectively providing electrosurgical energy to the energizable member and one or more second wires for selectively providing power to the powered deployment assembly. The plug is configured to house a battery therein for powering the powered deployment assembly via the one or more second wires.
US09867654B2
An end effector assembly for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The end effector assembly includes a pair of opposing jaw members configured to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the opposing jaw members includes a non conducting tissue contact surface and an energy delivering element configured to perforate the tissue to create an opening, extract elastin and collagen from the tissue and denaturize the elastin and the collagen in the vicinity of the opening.
US09867646B2
A method of harvesting bone marrow, including percutaneously introducing a multi-lumen cannula into a cancellous bone, applying suction through a first passage defined in a first lumen of the cannula, injecting a thick flowable material into the bone from a second passage in a second lumen of the cannula, extruding the thick flowable material through a distal end of the cannula into the cancellous bone in order to displace the bone marrow and other bone fluids, the suction applied through the first passage providing a hydraulic force guiding the displaced bone marrow and collecting the displaced bone marrow for a therapeutic or diagnostic purpose. A thick flowable material for use in harvesting bone marrow in the cancellous portion of a bone and a method for percutaneously preparing a bone with a multi-lumen cannula and an inflatable device are also discussed.
US09867643B2
A bone plate system comprises a bone plate including a first surface and a second surface, the bone plate including at least one threaded aperture, the threaded aperture being tapered between the first surface and the second surface. The bone plate system further comprises at least one fastener including an elongate shaft and a threaded head, the threaded head being tapered between a proximal end of the threaded head and a distal end of the threaded head, wherein a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses are formed in the threaded head and define a plurality of threaded tabs. The at least one fastener is configured for insertion within the at least one threaded aperture at a plurality of different insertion angles while achieving a locking engagement between the threaded head and the threaded aperture.
US09867625B2
A vascular compression apparatus and method for applying pressure onto an area of a patient generally including a blood vessel and a wound site, such as a blood vessel puncture after a cannulated procedure, for the purpose of controlling bleeding and achieving hemostasis.
US09867623B2
There are disclosed various dispensing mechanisms for dispensing filamentary material (24) through a catheter (12) into a treatment site of a patient, for example into an aneurysm sack (20) in a patient's vessel (22). In one embodiment, the dispensing assembly (30) includes a chamber having a spherical carrier (50) onto which filamentary material (24) is wound. Upon injecting driving fluid into the dispensing assembly (30) filamentary material (24) unwinds from the spherical carrier (50) and is pulled through the catheter (12) to be dispensed from the distal end (18) of the catheter.
US09867613B2
An end effector includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly having a plurality of surgical staples disposed in a cavity defined therein. The cartridge assembly may include a movable driver or sled configured to deploy the surgical staple from the cavity into tissue. The surgical staple may include a linear leg and an arcuate leg extending therefrom. The linear leg may include a protruding portion to provide pressure to tissue captured by the surgical staple. A three-dimensional and/or self-supporting surgical staple may interlock its two legs upon deployment thereof.
US09867610B2
A treatment device for use with an endoscope having a instrument channel for passage of an endoscopic instrument and a distal end is provided. The treatment device includes an end effector assembly with a base for placement at the distal end of the endoscope, an end effector rotatable relative to the base, and a mounting portion for attaching the base to the endoscope. The mounting portion is resiliently compressible and can be radially compressed for insertion into the instrument channel, whereby an expansion force of the resiliently compressed mounting portion retains the base relative to the distal end of the endoscope. The mounting portion also includes an opening longitudinally extending therethrough and communicable with the instrument channel and sized for receiving an endoscopic instrument therethrough.
US09867609B2
A suturing device is provided. The suturing device may include a firing aperture having at least one needle and a stripper plate, the needle being rotatable relative to the stripper plate and the firing aperture, and configured to engage a suture for deployment; and a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the needle and configured to advance the needle from a retracted position to an extended position during engagement, and retract the needle from the extended position to the retracted position during disengagement.
US09867600B2
A tissue retrieval device includes a tubular member, an expandable member, and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is sized to be inserted into a patient through a trocar. The bag may be selectively opened by the expandable member within the patient. The bag may receive a tissue specimen and be withdrawn from the patient. The bag may be manipulated for packing within the tubular member in a variety of ways. Manipulation of the bag may include folding the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; rolling the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; or wrapping the bag about the expandable member, wrapping the bag about a rod, or twisting the bag at a position distal to the expandable member. The tubular member may comprise an environmentally responsive capsule.
US09867596B2
A body-cavity-insertion-type probe wherein an electronic circuit board is provided via a relay board on a back surface side of an oscillator unit. A backing member is joined to a center region of a back surface of the electronic circuit board. A wiring sheet is joined to a peripheral region of the back surface. A rear wing and a front wing of the wiring sheet surround a backing case, and a right wing and a left wing of an exhaust heat sheet protrude outward via two slits formed in a heat dissipation shell and are fixed on an outer surface of the heat dissipation shell. Heat generated by the electronic circuit board is transmitted to the heat dissipation shell via the exhaust heat sheet or the backing case, and heat is dissipated by the heat dissipation shell as a whole.
US09867589B2
Methods and systems for controlled administration of a tracer and quantification of uptake of the tracer by a target organ are described. The method includes administering a tracer to a patient and imaging at least two regions of the patient's body that cannot be imaged simultaneously. An input function for the tracer can be determined by imaging a first region of the patient's body during selected times, and using an injector to administer the tracer in a manner that accurately estimates the input function when this first region is not being imaged. One or more additional regions of the body may then be imaged to create data that may be used to estimate the input function. One or more parameters may then be estimated from each additional region of the body based on the input function and the imaging data gathered from each region.
US09867581B2
Cross-calibration is provided for functional imaging. In PET or SPECT, the inaccuracies from the dose and detector sensitivity may be reduced or removed in both activity concentration and uptake. By using measures from both the radiotracer for the patient and factory calibrated sources, the variability due to dose may be removed. In SPECT, a measurement of system specific sensitivity to a factory calibrated point source is used to improve the accuracy of uptake values, not just activity concentration.
US09867575B2
A device for determining a heart rate of a user has a PPG sensor and an accelerometer to compensate for acceleration artifacts within the PPG signal. The device transforms time domain PPG and accelerometer signals into the frequency domain using a Fourier transformation and utilizes the Fourier coefficient magnitudes as indicative of the probability of candidate heart rate values. Candidate heart rate values are determined at sampling times over a time interval and a most probable heart rate path during the time interval is determined using a reward/penalty algorithm.
US09867559B2
There is provided a measurement device including a measurement unit configured to have a light source unit configured to emit measurement light having at least one kind of wavelength for measuring a biological component included inside a living body, a detection unit configured to detect the measurement light emitted from the inside of the living body, and a polarization control unit configured to be provided in at least one position between the light source unit and the living body or between the living body and the detection unit and to control a polarization direction of the measurement light, and an analysis unit configured to compute an optical rotation degree based on a change in a polarization state of the measurement light using a measurement result obtained by the measurement unit and to analyze a concentration of the biological component based on the computed optical rotation degree.
US09867557B2
At the leading end of a probe (11) is provided a holding part (56) that has a space (60) having an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the probe (11). A liquid discharge groove (61) that communicates between the space (60) and the outer peripheral side surface of the holding part (56) is formed in the holding part (56).
US09867552B2
A wireless circuit includes a housing, such as a hermetic housing, and at least one antenna coil wound about a coil axis within the housing. The coil axis may be substantially parallel to at least one wall of the housing, wherein the wall parallel to the coil axis is substantially thinner than other walls of the housing.
US09867549B2
This invention relates to a system that adaptively compensates for subject motion in real-time in an imaging system. An object orientation marker (30), preferably a retro-grate reflector (RGR), is placed on the head or other body organ of interest of a patient (P) during a scan, such as an MRI scan. The marker (30) makes it possible to measure the six degrees of freedom (x, y, and z-translations, and pitch, yaw, and roll), or “pose”, required to track motion of the organ of interest. A detector, preferably a camera (40), observes the marker (30) and continuously extracts its pose. The pose from the camera (40) is sent to the scanner (120) via an RGR processing computer (50) and a scanner control and processing computer (100), allowing for continuous correction of scan planes and position (in real-time) for motion of the patient (P). This invention also provides for internal calibration and for co-registration over time of the scanner's and tracking system's reference frames to compensate for drift and other inaccuracies that may arise over time.
US09867542B2
A time reversal optical tomography (TROT) method for near-infrared (NM) diffuse optical imaging of targets embedded in a highly scattering turbid medium is presented. TROT combines the basic symmetry of time reversal invariance and subspace-based signal processing for retrieval of target location. The efficacy of TROT is tested using simulated data and data obtained from NIR imaging experiments on absorptive, scattering and fluorescent targets embedded in Intralipid-20% suspension in water, as turbid medium, as well as, a realistic cancerous model breast assembled using ex vivo human breast tissues with two embedded tumors. The results demonstrate the potential of TROT for detecting and locating small targets in a turbid medium, such as, breast tumors in early stages of growth.
US09867538B2
An ophthalmic apparatus includes an AOSLO apparatus, a WFSLO apparatus, and a tracking processor that controls a tracking mirror based on position information calculated from AOSLO and WFSLO images. In another embodiment, the tracking processor controls the tracking mirror based on position information calculated from WFSLO images only. Depending on the amount of movement a target image with respect to a reference image, and the accuracy of detection thereof, the tracking mirror of either the AOSLO apparatus or the WFSLO apparatus can be selectively controlled according to a difference in position of the target image with respect to the reference image.
US09867534B2
According to one embodiment, an ophthalmologic apparatus is configured such that an operation unit is attached thereto. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a measuring head, a user interface, and a controller. The measuring head is configured to perform optical measurement of a subject's eye. The user interface is used for performing an operation in relation to the optical measurement of the subject's eye. The controller is configured to detect whether an operation on the operation unit is enabled. Further, the controller is configured to perform at least display control for the user interface in different operation modes between an enabled state in which the operation on the operation unit is enabled and a disabled state in which the operation on the operation unit is disabled.
US09867526B2
An endoscope includes a light outlet surface at the distal end of the endoscope and a controllable light-refracting device for controllable refraction of illuminating light by a shapeable phase interface between two fluids, such that the controllable light-refracting device is disposed at the distal end of the endoscope.
US09867521B2
An implement washing apparatus is disclosed. A portable, rigid housing defines at least a first basin and a second basin. The first basin has an open top and closed side walls and bottom for containing liquid to soak the implement. The second basin has side walls that include a plurality of bristles in an arrangement directed generally inwardly to a center of the second basin to scrub the implement.
US09867515B2
A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, comprising a brushbar, a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brushbar, the chamber having a dirty air inlet and a dirty air outlet, and a scraper having a working edge which extends in the longitudinal direction of the brushbar. The scraper is arranged such that, in use, the working edge scrapes debris entrained by the brushbar from the brushbar. The working edge has a profile which is shaped such that debris which accumulates at the working edge is drawn by the airflow through the cleaner head along the working edge towards the dirty air outlet.
US09867500B1
A pillow pack for charcoal briquettes comprises a plurality of briquettes arranged as a flexible flat planar array having a specific geometric shape and held together by a connecting material which is contact with each charcoal briquette and which may or may not be liquid fuel infused.
US09867494B2
A reciprocating coffee filter and method is shown. One embodiment provides a coffee maker including a housing to receive a filter basket, a coffee filter basket to receive a coffee filter, and a reciprocation assembly connected to the housing and the coffee filter basket, the reciprocation assembly to oscillate a filter basket during a brewing process. Another embodiment provides a method for filling a coffee filter within a filter basket with coffee grounds, pouring hot water on the coffee grounds to brew the coffee, and oscillating the filter basket to increase coffee ground and hot water interaction while brewing.
US09867479B2
The present invention discloses a child safety retention device that is shaped substantially in the form of a chair or may be formed from a flexible sack with apertures for insertion of feet that is suspended from a horizontal rails having a mounting brace and upright rails therefrom. The sidewalls or the elliptical rail may contain telescoping shafts for securing the chair to an upright surface, such as a bathtub or a wall. The telescoping shafts have the ability to lock into position between the minimum and maximum extension distances of the telescoping components. The telescoping components, including the shaft and the means of locking the telescoping components at a certain extension length serve to secure and immobilize the retention device inside a bathtub or a shower stall. Suction supports at the bottom of the horizontal member, also known as the seat, further reinforce the secure position of the child safety retention device within a bathtub or a shower stall. The retention device can be foldable for easy storage or for traveling. The utility surface can also function as a utility surface to accept toys, soaps or even snacks. Additional pouches and stows can be provided, including pouches to hide the rigidity elements when the retention device is in folded state.
US09867472B2
The invention relates to an active dynamic stool comprising the following: a seat part, a three-dimensional articulation system made up of at least three legs with foot parts at the lower end thereof, wherein the legs each have their upper end mounted on the seat part for movement on seat-part-mounted connecting articulations, such that the seat part can execute oscillating and circular movements in respect of its non-deflected rest position.
US09867467B2
Seating furniture including a base body and a functional part which can pivot with respect to the base body, at least one pivot fitting for adjusting the functional part relative to the base body, and a separate lift setting mechanism. The functional part is connected to the base body by an adjusting lever. The pivot lever and the adjusting lever can be pivoted about a pivot axis with respect to one another. The adjusting lever can be moved with respect to the base body out of a lower position into an upper position and back. The steering lever can pivot with respect to the pivot lever and with respect to the control lever. The control lever can pivot with respect to the base body and/or to the adjusting lever and the control lever is connected to the adjusting lever.
US09867455B1
A microphone holder is configured to join a microphone to a shirt. The microphone holder has a back panel configured to fit within one of a set that includes a concealable vest and an outer carrier or a plate carrier. A top panel is smoothly connected to the back panel. The top panel further includes a top window. The top window is adapted to receive a clip on the microphone. A front panel is smoothly connected to the top panel. The front panel is offset from the back panel in order to fit over the shirt.
US09867452B1
Elevated, folding, collapsable, light weight outdoor lounge chair for hunters, fisherman, campers, hikers, rock climbers, photographers, bird watchers and all outdoor activities including back yard BBQs, The sling type lounge chair is adaptable to almost any natural structure with independent lines for leveling left to right and front to back with a more reclined option available. The product can be easily carried in a 5″×24″ pouch and installed in less than ten minutes quietly and stealthily. Installation is easily applied to any natural tree branch formations where competitive products are limited to more uniform structure, this product can be applied to all locations of given branch formations including the trunk elevation, forks, outlying horizontal branches and even treetops provided weight capacity of the natural structure is not exceeded.
US09867450B2
Revealed invention relates to a backpack for carrying portable chairs, and/or selected equipment, safely and comfortably on the back of a person. Shoulder harness support straps secure it to the back of an individual and the waist harness support transfer the weight to the hips. People attending sporting events, concerts, picnics, or camping many time have an uncomfortable job of carrying several portable chairs, other selected equipment, and other items slung over one's shoulders for a considerable distance. The bulk and weight of carrying more than one portable chair, and/or selected equipment, becomes a frustrating task. Especially if one has to carry up to five chairs, and/or selected equipment. The Portable Chair Backpack has five designated locations for chairs, and/or selected equipment to be securely and comfortable carried over a long distance. Shoulder harness support straps secure it to the back of an individual. Waist harness support transfers the weight to the hips.
US09867440B2
A storage case has a rectangular base, side walls and front and rear walls upstanding from the base, and a top wall. The front wall has a lower half fixed to the base and side walls, and an upper half hinged by a hinge arrangement to the lower half. The upper half forms a door allowing access to the interior of the case. The top wall is integral with the upper half of the front wall. A drawer unit is in the door. The drawer unit has a compartment formed by the top wall, the front wall, a wall parallel to the top wall and compartment side walls.
US09867438B2
An explosion proof assembly includes a case configured to receive a waterproof assembly having a waterproof enclosure housing a computing device, wherein the case is configured to prevent combustion within an internal cavity of the waterproof enclosure. The assembly may include a flap coupled to the case to retain the computing device in the case, wherein the flap includes a tool-operated retention member configured to retain the flap in a closed position, wherein the retention member of the case is configured to be unfastened using a tool, and wherein the case and the tool-operated retention member are configured to prevent combustion within an internal cavity of the computing device.
US09867423B2
A boot having a first footwear element and a second footwear element, the second footwear element being configured to be removably inserted into the first footwear element, the first element footwear extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and height-wise from a base to an upper end, the second footwear element extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and height-wise from a base to an upper end. The boot includes a retaining device to retain the rear end of the second footwear element at the rear end of the first footwear element.
US09867413B2
A helmet supported by a vertical extension, extending from the rear-center of the helmet to the rear-center of shoulder pads or shoulder harness. The fixed in-place helmet is supported above the wearer's head, without relying upon the wearer for support, and permits the wearer to move his head in all directions. Shock absorbing material is provided between a portion of the space between the top of the head and the inside of the helmet, leaving sufficient room for head motion. The vertical extension resists elongation or compression along the vertical axis when impacted, but undergo flexure displacement in any lateral direction, followed by shape recovery after impact. The vertical extension may be adjustably attached to either the helmet or the shoulder pads.
US09867411B2
A process for fabricating a three-dimensional, multi-layered fabric product with a moisture barrier is provided. A partially seamed inner lining fabric assembly having at least a two-dimensional shape is laminated with a membrane barrier film having flaps left un-laminated to cover at least one seam. The inner lining fabric assembly is further seamed and flaps of the of the membrane barrier film overlapped into contact with each other and sealed to provide a continuous moisture barrier. A process for fabricating a stretchable section of a garment with a moisture barrier is also provided. At least a section of a garment is formed from fibers arranged in a pattern having a direction of stretch in one direction and a three-dimensional surface texture such that a portion of the fibers protrude above another portion of the fibers. The stretchable section is stretched in the direction of stretch. Segments of a membrane barrier film are adhered to an outer edge of the protruding portion of the fibers while the section is stretched in the direction of stretch, leaving intermediate segments of the barrier film free from adherence to the section. In this way, the intermediate segments of the membrane barrier film include slack that folds up to form ruches when the section is in a relaxed state.
US09867410B1
A sport glove with tightening inserts including a sport glove having a body portion and a banded cuff. A tab is attached to a left end of the cuff and is selectively foldable atop a front area of the cuff. A pair of inserts includes a female insert and a male insert. The female insert is disposed on the front area of the cuff, and the male insert is medially disposed on an interior surface of the tab. A plurality of gripping teeth is continuously disposed on the female insert, and a tension hook is disposed on a right side of the male insert. The tension hook is selectively engageable with each of the plurality of gripping teeth.
US09867405B1
A head cooling apparatus is provided for cooling a head of a user. The head cooling apparatus includes a portable pump assembly having a foldable heat exchanger formed into a pocket to substantially receive a replaceable cooling source, the foldable heat exchanger including a first exchanger half including a channel, a center portion connected to the first exchanger half, and a second exchanger half connected to the center portion. The head cooling apparatus also includes a headgear assembly in fluid communication with the portable pump assembly, the headgear assembly configured to be worn adjacent a user's head, the headgear assembly including a conformable pouch configured to be positioned adjacent a user's head. The first exchanger half and second exchanger half are foldable along the center portion such that a replaceable cooling source is substantially sandwiched between the first exchanger half and second exchanger half.
US09867402B2
A breast support structure of a garment includes one or more substantially rigid support members. Each substantially rigid support member includes a profile portion having a first end, a second end and a generally curved body that extends between the first end and the second end. The generally curved body includes a top curved surface and a bottom curved surface. Each substantially rigid support member includes a cantilevered portion connected to the top curved surface of the profile portion that projects outward from the profile portion, and one or more structural elements extending across at least a part of the cantilevered portion and at least a part of the profile portion.
US09867394B2
A method and a device for supplying filter material to a filter rod forming machine, according to which a flat band of filter material, obtained working a single “tow”, is longitudinally cut in at least two strips, each of which is fed to a respective pneumatic device adapted to transform the respective strip in a respective cord. The cords are then fed to an inlet of the forming machine at positions evenly distributed about a central axial portion for forming a peripheral axial portion.
US09867392B2
A method of creating a meat piece includes cooking a meat product until it is fully cooked including cooking the meat product until it has an internal temperature of approximately at least 165° F. After cooking the meat product, the meat product is sliced into meat pieces. The method then includes coating the meat pieces with a coating agent with at least cane sugar, salt, liquid smoke, and starch. Then the coated meat pieces are packaged.
US09867386B2
A method for making campfire marshmallow candy, defined as crispy snacks derived from marshmallows and having a toasted marshmallow flavor. The method includes receiving a substantially single layer of marshmallows onto a reception tray. A dehydration unit removes moisture from the marshmallows at approximately 140 degrees Fahrenheit for between 8- and 24 hours, resulting in the marshmallows taking on approximately 80% of their original weight. The dehydrated marshmallows are cooled before a toasting unit toasts the marshmallows on one side. After a second cooling, the marshmallows are flipped and toasted again at a high heat of approximately 500 degrees Fahrenheit. After a third cooling, the marshmallows are dehydrated again before being cooled to create a candy that may be crushed to powder form. Each cooling brings the marshmallow product to a temperature between 55 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The resultant candy may be vacuum packaged.
US09867383B2
A smoker box and humidifier for a barbecue grill has a container body having a top and at least one and preferably a plurality of top opening at its top. Isolated compartments are provided in the container body. At least one of the isolated compartments is capable of holding wood chips or the like for producing a flavoring smoke, and at least one of compartments is capable of holding a liquid separate from but in close proximity to the wood chips or the like. The compartments in the container body are positioned such that, when the smoker box is heated, both the flavoring smoke and moistening vapors produced in the compartments of the container body circulate up through the top openings in the top of said container body. The container body can include a drawer with isolated compartments, which can be pulled out to replenish spent wood chips and fluids.
US09867381B2
A method for preparing a meat or poultry product includes placing a product having a thick edge and an opposing thin edge on a flat surface and creating an incision in the thick edge of the product along a line that falls approximately midway between an upper surface and a lower surface, the incision lying in a plane that cuts the product into a first fillet portion and a second fillet portion connected by a center portion each with substantially uniform thickness.
US09867380B2
An apparatus for cutting out noodle can prevent damage to scraping teeth of a scraper and prevent noodle threads from being caught at a fixing position of the scraper. The apparatus includes a housing, a first roller having a first receiving portion, a second roller having a second receiving portion, a first scraper secured at a first fixing position and having first scraping teeth inserted in the first receiving portion, a second scraper having second scraping teeth, a third scraper secured at a second secured position and having third scraping teeth, and a fourth scraper having fourth scraping teeth. The first and third scrapers include first and second transfer holes, respectively. The first fixing position is located more outwardly in a horizontally outward direction than a second tooth tip, and the third fixing position is located more outwardly in the horizontally outward direction than a fourth tooth tip.
US09867377B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251 (AGAL No. 89/030550), Trichoderma atroviride SC1 (CBS No. 122089), and Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660) and/or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and/or a metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against nematodes, insects and/or phytopathogens, and at least one insecticide (I) selected from the group consisting of and at least one insecticide (I) selected from the group consisting of juvenile hormone mimics, miscellaneous non-specific (multi-site) inhibitors, selective homopteran feeding blockers, mite growth inhibitors, microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes, inhibitors of mitochondrial ATP synthase, uncouplers of oxidative phoshorylation via disruption of the proton gradient, inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis (type 0), inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis (type 1), moulting disruptors, ecdysone receptor agonists, octopamine receptor agonists, mitochondrial complex III electron transport inhibitors, mitochondrial complex I electron transport inhibitors, inhibitors of acetyl CoA carboxylase, mitochondrial complex IV electron transport inhibitors, mitochondrial complex II electron transport inhibitors, and further insecticides in a synergistically effective amount, with the proviso that the composition does not comprise Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660) and Fluopyram (I247). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit of parts comprising said composition and the use of said composition.
US09867375B2
The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C═N—O—, —C═N—CH2—, —N—CH2—CH2—, or —C═C—O—; R1 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or chlorodifluoromethyl; R2 is group (X) wherein X2 is C—X6 or nitrogen; X1, X3 and X6 are independently hydrogen, halogen or trihalomethyl, wherein at least one of X1, X3 and X6 is not hydrogen; A is selected from group (A1) to (A4) and Y1, Y2, Y3, R5 and R8 are as defined in claim 1. The methods are preferably for the control of stinkbugs, in particular Euschistus.
US09867374B2
Provided are a fly attractant composition containing a ligninsulfonate as an active ingredient, and a fly expellant composition containing 5 to 20% by weight of a ligninsulfonate and at least 0.1% by weight but less than 5% by weight of an insecticidal active ingredient.
US09867364B2
A top member for a terrarium is disclosed along with the terrarium. The top member includes a frame member positioned around an upper periphery of the terrarium. The frame member contains a recess. A divider spans across the upper periphery of the terrarium. The top member also has a pair of brackets each having a first portion sized to fit into the recess of the frame member and a second portion secured to the divider by fasteners. The top member further has a pair of covers secured between the frame member and the divider which allow for the passage of air into and out of the terrarium. The top member also has a pair of attachment members each surrounding one of the pair of covers. The pair of attachment members engages with the frame member and the divider to hold the pair of covers secure.
US09867359B1
A novel maize variety designated X13K471 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13K471 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13K471 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13K471, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13K471. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13K471.
US09867356B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064143. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064143. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064143 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064143 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09867345B2
A novel sweet corn hybrid plant, designated HMX4355YS, HMX4365YS, HMX4367WS and/or HMX5388YS is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of sweet corn hybrid HMX4355YS, HMX4365YS, HMX4367WS and/or HMX5388YS, to the plants and plant parts of sweet corn hybrid HMX4355YS, HMX4365YS, HMX4367WS and/or HMX5388YS, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the sweet corn hybrid HMX4355YS, HMX4365YS, HMX4367WS and/or HMX5388YS with itself or another sweet corn plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sweet corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other sweet corn plants derived from the sweet corn hybrid plant HMX4355YS, HMX4365YS, HMX4367WS and/or HMX5388YS.
US09867343B2
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SV6496HJ and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV6496HJ and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09867338B2
The invention relates to the field of horticulture in a greenhouse and disclosures a system for supplementing light to plants, the system including a lighting grid and a power supply detachable from each other, wherein: the lighting grid includes a plurality of LED panels, wherein a plurality of LED lamps are arranged in each LED panel, and any adjacent LED panels are joined to each other by a joining member; and the power supply is electrically connected with the LED lamps in the respective LED panels through a cable.
US09867334B2
A corn header includes a plurality of harvesting units to separate corn ears from corn stalks. Each harvesting unit has a deck plate assembly, and an actuator assembly to adjust a width of a stalk receiving channel by adjusting a position of at least a deck plate of the deck plate assembly. A kernel sensor can generate a signal representative of the presence of kernels detached from the ears during the separation of the corn ears from the corn stalks by the harvesting units and a control unit to receive the signal from the kernel sensor and generate an actuator control signal for controlling the actuator assemblies of the plurality of harvesting units, thereby controlling the width of the stalk receiving channels of the harvesting units.
US09867332B2
A mower deck is provided herein. The mower deck includes a housing having a top plate and a downwardly extending wall that depends from a substantial portion of a perimeter of the top plate. The housing includes an attachment member configured to hingedly couple the housing to equipment such that the housing may rotate through a plurality of positions. First and second blades are disposed within the housing configured to rotate in respective first and second directions. A driving unit is operatively connected to the first and second blades. A flexible transmission is coupled to the power source of the equipment and configured to power the drive unit, wherein the transmission is operable at each of the plurality of positions of the housing.
US09867328B2
At least one example embodiment discloses a seed monitoring system including a light source configured to emit light in an interior of a seed tube, a plurality of light receivers, each of the plurality of light receivers configured to receive light in at least two sectors of a plurality of sectors of a plane in the interior of the seed tube and generate a sensing signal corresponding to the received light, a processing system including a plurality of conditioning channels, the processing system configured to process the sensing signals to generate conditioned signals and a controller configured to generate a seed count value based on the generated conditioned signals.
US09867326B2
Disclosed is a cold plasma seed treatment device, having a vacuum apparatus, an electric discharging apparatus, and a transport apparatus. The electric discharging apparatus and the transport apparatus are disposed in the vacuum apparatus. The vacuum apparatus is provided with a tube feeding hole and a tube discharging hole. The cold plasma seed treatment device further has a feeding apparatus and a discharging apparatus. The feeding apparatus comprises a first feeding hopper and a second feeding hopper, each of which is provided with a feeding cover, a vent valve, a discharging hole, and a vacuuming butterfly valve. Each of the discharging hole of the feeding hopper and the tube feeding hole are separately connected to a three-way pipe by using a butterfly valve. Each vacuuming butterfly valve is connected to a first vacuuming pump group. The discharging apparatus comprises a first discharging hopper and a second discharging hopper.
US09867323B2
A device for automatically adjusting the working width of the first plough body of a plough in accordance with the variable working width of subsequent plough bodies. A first hydraulic cylinder displaces a rear frame section laterally. A second hydraulic cylinder pivots the rear frame section to adjust a transverse spacing of the plough bodies. The first hydraulic cylinder includes a multi-stage cylinder. A first cylinder stage forms a main lateral control, and a second cylinder stage forms an automatic working-width control for the first plough body. The second cylinder stage is in hydraulic-fluid communication with the second hydraulic cylinder in a master-slave configuration. The second cylinder stage is master or the slave depending on a moving direction of the cylinder stage and the second hydraulic cylinder being slave or the master. Piston diameters are matched to provide a correction of a lateral displacement of the front frame section.
US09872412B2
A control system for mounting to a rail. The control system includes a control assembly and one or more I/O assemblies. The control assembly and each I/O assembly includes a module removably mounted to a base. The base has a body with a channel formed therein that is adapted to receive the rail. A latching assembly is mounted to the body and includes a lever movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the movement of the lever between the unlatched and latched positions moves latching members into and out of the channel, whereby when the rail is disposed in the channel and the lever is moved to the latched position, the latching members move into the channel, thereby trapping the rail in the channel and securing the base to the rail. When the module is mounted to the base, the module covers the lever of the latching assembly so as to be inaccessible.
US09872407B2
Provided is an electronic device including a cover made of a material which is transparent to at least UV, and black printing which is impervious to UV and is applied on a peripheral edge portion of the cover. A cover-bonding portion has an overflow prevention recess into which a UV-curing adhesive applied between the cover-bonding portion and the cover flows. Emitted UV is reflected by a surface of the overflow prevention recess and caused to reach space which is located inward relative to the black printing and between a backside of the peripheral edge portion of the cover and the cover-bonding portion, thereby curing the UV-curing adhesive.
US09872406B2
A retention-extraction device is provided for a removable card in a chassis. The device includes an actuation rod having a cam slot, the actuation rod configured to provide linear movement along the length of the actuation rod, and an extraction lever operatively connected to a proximal end of the actuation rod and pivotally secured to the chassis. The device also includes a bell crank with a cam follower that is configured to ride in the cam slot and a latch hook that pivots between an open and closed position based on the motion of the bell crank. The linear movement of the actuation rod causes the extraction lever to apply a force to a portion of the card and causes the latch hook to pivot to an open position to allow removal of the card.
US09872404B2
A circuit board is sealed and housed in a casing including a base and a cover, a connector housing including a partition wall is mounted on the circuit board, and an electrical connection between the interior and the exterior of the casing is established. A water-repellent filter is fixed to an inner surface of the partition wall, an outer surface portion of the water-repellent filter is opened to atmosphere via the breath ventilation hole, and an atmospheric opening surface thereof is formed such that the atmospheric opening surface being wetted directly with water is avoided by a poured water blocking wall and water barrier walls. A position where the poured water blocking wall is provided is changed by an insert mold in response to the direction of the mounting surface of the base.
US09872401B2
A circuit substrate includes a core substrate having cavity penetrating through the core substrate, a metal block accommodated in the cavity of the core substrate, a first build-up layer including an insulating layer and laminated on first side of the core substrate such that the first build-up layer is covering the cavity on the first side of the core substrate, and a second build-up layer including an insulating layer and laminated on second side of the core substrate such that the second build-up layer is covering the cavity on the second side of the core substrate, and a filling resin filling gap formed between the cavity and block positioned in the cavity of the core substrate. The block has roughened surfaces such that the roughened surfaces are in contact with the insulating layers in the first and second build-up layers on the first and second sides of the core substrate.
US09872400B2
The present disclosure provides a touch panel, including a substrate, at least one sensing electrode layer, a wire layer, a first light-shielding layer and a second light-shielding layer. The substrate has a visible region and a non-visible region. The wire layer corresponds to the non-visible region, wherein the wire layer includes signal lines and at least one gap therebetween, the signal lines electrically connect the sensing electrode layer. The first light-shielding layer is disposed within the non-visible region and between the substrate and the wire layer, wherein the first light-shielding layer includes at least one recess and a position of the recess corresponds to a position of the gap. The second light-shielding layer corresponds to the recess, wherein an area covered by the second light-shielding layer is equal to or greater than an aperture of the recess. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a touch panel.
US09872399B1
A method and structure are provided for implementing enhanced via creation without creating a via barrel stub. The need to backdrill vias during printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing is eliminated. After the vias have been drilled, but before plating, a plug is inserted into each via and the plug is lowered to a depth just below a desired signal trace layer. A thin anti-electroplate coating is applied onto the walls of the via below the signal trace. Then the plugs are removed and a standard board plating process for the PCB is performed.
US09872390B1
One example provides a flexible electrical interconnect comprising a substrate, a liquid conductive pathway supported by the substrate, and a conductively anisotropic, magnetic particle-embedded encapsulant that interfaces with the liquid conductive pathway for connecting to another circuit element.
US09872387B1
An input terminal of a power module of double-side cooling includes: a plus plate which is divided into a plurality of first terminal areas coupled with any one or more of the plurality of semiconductor chips and is connected with an anode of a battery, wherein a first bridge area connects the plurality of first terminal areas with each other; a minus plate which is divided into a plurality of second terminal areas coupled with any one or more of the plurality of semiconductor chips which are not coupled with the plus plate and is connected with a cathode of the battery, wherein a second bridge area connects the plurality of second terminal areas with each other and is disposed adjacent to the first bridge area; and a separator which is made of an insulation material and disposed between the plus plate and the minus plate.
US09872384B2
Elongated, ultra-high conductivity electrical conductors for use in advanced electronic components and vehicles, and methods for producing the same, are disclosed herein. The elongated electrical conductors include a conductor body that defines a longitudinal axis. The conductor body includes an isotropically conductive matrix material and a plurality of anisotropically conductive particles interspersed within the isotropically conductive matrix material. Each anisotropically conductive particle defines a respective axis of enhanced electrical conductivity that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the conductor body. The methods include providing a bulk matrix-particle composite that includes the isotropically conductive matrix material and the plurality of anisotropically conductive particles. The methods further include forming the bulk matrix-particle composite into an elongated electrical conductor and aligning the plurality of anisotropically conductive particles such that the respective axis of enhanced electrical conductivity thereof is at least substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the elongated electrical conductor.
US09872380B2
[Problem] To obtain a ceramic circuit board having superior crack-resistance with respect to ultrasonic bonding.[Solution] The abovementioned problem is solved by a ceramic circuit board characterized in that a metal circuit board is bonded to one surface of a ceramic substrate and a metal heat radiation plate is bonded to the other surface of the ceramic substrate, wherein the crystal grain size in the metal circuit board is at least 20 μm and at most 70 μm. This ceramic circuit board can be manufactured by arranging the metal circuit board on one surface of the ceramic substrate and arranging the metal heat radiation plate on the other surface of the ceramic substrate, and bonding in a vacuum of at most 1×10−3 Pa, at a bonding temperature of at least 780° C. and at most 850° C., for a retention time of at least 10 minutes and at most 60 minutes.
US09872378B2
There are provided an electronic element mounting board and an electronic device capable of suppressing transmission of incident light to an electronic device through a circumferential edge part of an opening of a board and thus of reducing a noise level in receiving an image. An electronic element mounting board includes an insulating substrate. The insulating substrate has an opening and a lower surface, and an electronic element is disposed on the lower surface so as to overlap the opening in a plan view. A circumferential edge part of the opening of the insulating substrate has a porosity lower than a porosity of a portion outside the circumferential edge part. Since it is possible to suppress transmission of incident light to the electronic element through the circumferential edge part, it is possible to reduce a noise level in receiving an image in the electronic element.
US09872360B2
An photocontroller with surge protecting function includes an photocontroller unit, a surge protection unit, and an photocontroller base. On the basis of an existing photocontroller unit and an existing photocontroller base, the surge protection unit is integrated inside the photocontroller unit or the surge protection unit can be connected in a plug-in manner. The surge protection unit is connected in parallel to a power supply phase line terminal and a neutral line terminal of the photocontroller unit. A ground line terminal of the surge protection unit is connected, by means of a ground connector, to the conductive part disposed on the photocontroller base. The conductive piece is grounded. The photocontroller and the surge protection function are combined, which can effectively discharge a surge current, suppress a surge voltage, is easy to mount and replace, and can reduce post-maintenance cost.
US09872350B2
The Power Supply Unit comprises an output providing electrical power between a positive power supply line and a common ground line and a communication line. An adjustable current generator responsive to an internal measurement signal generates an output current at the output, and a voltage source is coupled to the communication line. A current measurement unit measures a current through the communication line and generates the internal measurement signal depending on the measured current through the communication line. Specifically, the Power Supply Unit is configured to determine the voltage drop on the common ground line by applying via the voltage source two different voltages to the communication line.
US09872344B2
An apparatus applies electromagnetic (EM) energy at a plurality of modulation space elements (MSEs) to an object in an energy application zone via at least one radiating element. The apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory that includes instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving information sensed by a detector and determining an energy application schedule based on the information sensed by the detector, the energy application schedule comprising timing instructions for applying the EM energy at an irregular order of MSEs, and causing application of the EM energy at the plurality of MSEs to the object in the energy application zone via the at least one radiating element, according to the energy application schedule determined.
US09872329B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for communicating data from multiple data terminals to an aggregator terminal over a communication link having changing link conditions. In some embodiments, source data is received at multiple data terminals, each in communication with an aggregator terminal over a communication link. For example, during a live newscast, one mobile camera may receive live video of an event from a first position while another mobile camera receives live video of the event from a second position. For various reasons (e.g., as the cameras move) each communication link may experience independently changing link conditions. Each data terminal encodes the source data (or store source data for later encoding) as a function of its respective link conditions, and transmits encoded source data over its respective communication link to the aggregator terminal.
US09872324B2
Wireless mobile communication (WMC) devices located in near proximity of each other may be enabled to form a mesh (ad hoc wireless) network. WMC devices may form and/or tear down intra-mesh connection with other WMC devices in the same mesh network. WMC devices may utilize information related to other WMC devices in the mesh network in determining formation and tearing down of intra-mesh connections. This information may comprise relative speeds, locations, and directions of movement of the WMC devices forming/tearing intra-mesh connections. Other information including data bandwidth and/or power consumption may be utilized in such determination. This information may also comprise available services advertised by WMC devices in the mesh network.
US09872317B2
A method and a device for maintaining an emergency call service through a packet network in a mobile communication network are provided. UE using VoLTE receives identification information indicating whether an IMS Voice over PS (VoPS) is supported from a network to determine whether the IMS VoPS of the network is supported, and processes paging for a CS voice call according to the determination result if the emergency call service continues through the packet network.
US09872315B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication method for clear channel assessment and a wireless communication terminal using the same, and more particularly, to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for performing efficient clear channel assessment based on BBS identifier information of non-legacy wireless LAN information. To this end, provided is a wireless communication method including: receiving a radio signal of a specific channel; measuring a signal strength of the received radio signal; and determining whether the specific channel is busy based on the measured signal strength and BSS identifier information of the radio signal.
US09872314B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for accessing a channel. The method includes: receiving a contention request frame transmitted by a first transmitting end device on M sub-carriers, where the M sub-carriers at least have two inconsecutive sub-carriers, and the contention request frame is modulated onto the M sub-carriers; according to the contention request frame, acquiring channel state information about the first transmitting end device respectively on the M sub-carriers, and determining channel state information about the first transmitting end device respectively on N sub-carriers, where the N sub-carriers are obtained by dividing all or a part of a system available frequency band, the N sub-carriers include the M sub-carriers, both N and M are positive integers, N>M and M>1; and performing allocation of a transmission sub-channel according to the channel state information about the first transmitting end device respectively on the N sub-carriers.
US09872306B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to efficient optimal group identification (GID) management for multiple user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus generally includes a processing system configured to: for each GID of a plurality of GIDs, assign a plurality of devices to positions within one or more groups associated with that GID and generate GID management frames for transmission to active devices of the assigned plurality of devices indicating, for each of the active devices, a position of that active device within each of the plurality of GID; and an interface configured to output the GID management frames for transmission to the active devices.
US09872298B2
In one example, a system and method includes transmitting a first type of information from a transmitter at a first set of transmission parameters, wherein the first set of transmission parameters includes a first PHY data rate and a first transmission power, transmitting a second type of information at a second set of transmission parameters, wherein the second set of transmission parameters includes a second PHY data rate and a second transmission power, and switching between the first set of transmission parameters and the second set of transmission parameters as a function of the type of information to be transmitted. One or more of the first PHY data rate and the first transmission power are different than the second PHY data rate and the second transmission power, respectively.
US09872296B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE). A wireless communications system may improve UE discovery latency by dynamically selecting and switching beam forming codebooks at the millimeter wave base station and the wireless device. Selecting an optimal beam forming codebook may allow the wireless communication system to improve link margins between the base station without compromising resources. In some examples, a wireless device may determine whether the received signals from the millimeter wave base station satisfy established signal to noise (SNR) thresholds, and select an optimal beam codebook to establish communication. Additionally or alternately, the wireless device may further signal the selected beam codebook to the millimeter wave base station and direct the millimeter wave base station to adjust its codebook based on the selection.
US09872294B2
A base station includes a determining unit, and a change unit. The determining unit determines, for each terminal, whether reception quality of an uplink signal from the terminal is equal to or smaller than a certain threshold. The change unit performs first processing or second processing when the reception quality is equal to or smaller than the certain threshold. The first processing is the processing of instructing a first terminal, a terminal of a transmission source of an uplink signal, to change the frequency of the uplink signal of the first terminal to the frequency of either an uplink or a downlink signal assigned to each terminal. The second processing is the processing of changing the frequency of a downlink signal identical to that of the uplink signal from the first terminal to the frequency of either an uplink or a downlink signal assigned to each terminal.
US09872291B2
There is provided a method in a wireless base station (300), the method comprise transmitting, to a wireless device (100) having a reduced data bandwidth or a reduced control and data bandwidth, control and data signalling within a first bandwidth, in respective control and data regions, wherein signalling within the data region intended for the wireless device (100) is constrained within a second bandwidth which is narrower than the first bandwidth.
US09872268B2
A method for synchronizing a time reference of a terminal clock of a terminal transceiver including an antenna and a modem, the method including: transmitting, by the modem, a terminal sync hop to a signal relay in accordance with the time reference; searching, by the modem, for a terminal sync hop return from the signal relay near an estimated terminal sync hop receive time; receiving, by the modem, the terminal sync hop return at a terminal sync hop receive time; searching, by the modem, for a master sync hop return from the signal relay; receiving, by the modem, the master sync hop return at a master sync hop receive time; calculating, by the modem, a time difference between the master sync hop receive time and the terminal sync hop receive time; and adjusting, by the modem, the time reference based on the calculated time difference.
US09872258B1
Disclosed is a method and system for enabling user equipment devices (UEs) to apply less attenuation than may be specified more generally for UEs served by a base station of a wireless service provider. The base station may operate on a carrier band, serving UEs that are subscribers of the wireless service provider as well as UEs roaming in the base station's coverage area from another service provider. To avoid uplink transmission power leakage across the edges of the carrier band, the base station may broadcast a message to all the UEs notifying them to attenuate their respective transmission levels. In response, a UE may determine whether or not it is roaming to a wireless communication network of a different service provider. If the UE determines that it is not roaming, it may then attenuate its uplink transmission power by less than an amount indicated by the message.
US09872244B2
The present invention related to a method for selecting an uplink cell and an user equipment using the method. The method includes receiving a downlink signal from at least cell of multiple cells, wherein the multiple cells are connected each other via a backhaul, selecting an uplink cell among the multiple cells by selecting a uplink grant for the uplink cell from uplink grants for at least one of the multiple cells, and transmitting a signal to the selected uplink cell.
US09872241B2
The present invention relates to improvement of convenience in displaying service search results when service search is performed in different communication layers.A communication device of the present invention includes the steps of presenting a plurality of options including a first option for specifying a service to be executed and performing wireless communication and a second option for specifying a connected party and performing wireless communication; and selecting a wireless communication mode to be executed from wireless communication modes corresponding to the plurality of options including the first option and the second option.
US09872239B2
Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for allocating the Radio Frequency (RF) resources of a multi-Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) device among multiple installed SIMS to receive their respective paging signals. In one embodiment, a method comprises generating a paging pattern of the first SIM, detecting a first collision between Radio Frequency (RF) resource allocations to the first SIM and the second SIM for receiving the paging signal, wherein RF resources are not allocated to the first SIM in the collision, and allocating the RF resources to the first SIM or the second SIM based on the generated paging pattern of the first SIM after the first collision.
US09872231B2
Provided is a communication device that determines whether Long Term Evolution (LTE) is to be included in scanning on a per area basis, enabling LTE to be effectively used, while minimizing unnecessary processing. The communication device is provided with a first communication control unit (31) and a second communication control unit (32). The second communication unit (32) enables a setting so as to include a prescribed communication system in scanning, or disables the setting so as to exclude the prescribed system from scanning. The first communication unit (31) controls the second communication unit in such a manner that the setting is disabled so as to exclude the prescribed communication system from scanning if an overseas public network is being used by the second communication unit (32) to wait for communication.
US09872227B2
Methods, devices, and computer program products for synchronization of wireless devices in a peer-to-peer network are described herein. In one aspect, a method of communicating in a neighborhood aware network (NAN) is provided. The method includes generating a NAN frame including one or more of a first address field, a second address field, a third address field, a third address field, and an information element. The method further includes encoding a NAN identifier in at least one of the first address field, the third address field, and the information element. The method further includes transmitting the NAN frame.
US09872223B1
An apparatus for contacting a user via an alternate device includes a tracker module, an accessibility module, a contact identification module, and a contact router module. The tracker module obtains tracking information from one or more electronic devices of a user. At least one of the one or more electronic devices includes a communication device. The accessibility module determines, based on the tracking information, that the user is inaccessible via the communication device. The contact identification module autonomously identifies an alternate device for contacting the user. The alternate device is projected, based on the tracking information, to be in proximity to the user. The contact router module reroutes an incoming communication based on the alternate device.
US09872221B2
A method to be utilized in cell reselection in a mobile communication network offers a cell reselection mechanism based on absolute priorities. The mobile terminal measures several characteristics of a radio channel. The mobile terminal is configured to determine for each of the cells if the characteristics of the radio channel meet corresponding predetermined criteria compared to the received threshold values, and in response to outcome of the comparison determining at least one radio channel for reselection of a cell. A mobile terminal and a system for implementing the method are also described.
US09872219B2
Methods and access devices for collecting data from sensors of a wireless sensor network include transmitting a broadcast signal by a master device which currently collects the data and detected by other access devices. Handover of data collection control from the current master access device to an alternate access device is initiated based on a result of the detection. A handover request signal is received at the master device and a handover reply is signaled to a source device of the handover request signal. The handover reply indicates the time at which data collection is handed over from the current master access device to the source device. Thereby, the master device can be changed in a flexible manner based on current environmental conditions.
US09872215B2
[Object] To provide a mechanism that enables a terminal device to receive streaming data stably and that can be more easily implemented.[Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: a control unit configured to cause each of segments included in streaming data to be delivered to one or more terminal devices in an area including a plurality of overlapping cells to be delivered from a first access point of a first cell in a first time slot and to be delivered from a second access point of a second cell overlapping the first cell in a second time slot different from the first time slot.
US09872213B2
Improved systems and techniques for dual connection to a wireless communications network. In a wireless network comprising one or more macro base stations and secondary base stations, a user device indicates capability to operate and readiness to initiate an alternative multipath transfer control protocol connection. Radio access network procedures provide for communication between a core network, radio access network, and user device to indicate that bearers are being used for, or authorized for use in, an alternative multipath connection and to establish a radio bearer context. In embodiments of the invention, a bearer for alternative multipath connection is established only when a secondary base station becomes available and when a network operator has allowed the use of multipath connection. When a user device indicates that it is ready for multipath connections, core network elements establish bearers, with the alternative connection released when connection to the secondary base station is lost.
US09872211B2
An in-device coexistence interference report control method of a network for terminal to inform the network of interference among heterogeneous radio communication modules coexisting in the terminal is provided. The method includes determining, at a terminal when a terminal capability enquiry message is received from a base station, whether the base station supports an In-Device Coexistence (IDC) interference report, transmitting, when the IDC interference report is supported, a terminal capacity information message to the base station, receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including information on whether terminal's IDC interference indicator transmission is permitted from the base station; and transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the base station in response to the RRC connection reconfiguration message. The in-device coexistence interference indication control method is advantageous in preventing the UE from transmitting useless in-device coexistence interference indication messages, resulting in reduction of unnecessary signaling.
US09872210B2
Traffic associated with user equipment that are served by a first radio access network is steered to a second radio access network based on a rate of congestion criterion. Network load is monitored by an access point to determine rate of congestion data associated with the access point. As an example, the rate of congestion represents a change in network load of the access point over a defined time period. The rate of congestion data is then transmitted to one or more neighboring access points that can utilize the rate of congestion data to facilitate traffic steering, load balancing, and/or neighbor relationship management.
US09872205B2
A management controller in a network device may support performing management operations based on management traffic communicated wirelessly via a wireless network controller of the network devices. The management controller may perform the management operations and/or to support wireless communication of the management traffic independent of operations of the network device. The management controller may be integrated into a network controller in the network device. The management traffic may comprise out-of-band (OOB) management related traffic. A direct interface may be established between the management controller and the wireless network controller, to support direct sideband communication between the management controller and the wireless network controller. The sideband interface may incorporate Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) and/or Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) interface. The management controller may control operations of the wireless network controller, by utilizing an embedded wireless controller driver.
US09872201B2
A system comprising at least one network modem configured to communicate wirelessly with at least one base station, and a subsystem configured to provide data packets to the at least one network modem to be transmitted wirelessly to the at least one base station, wherein: the at least one network modem is configured to communicate with the at least one base station using a radio frame comprising a series of subframes which divide the radio frame in time; the at least one network modem is configured to use one or more first subframes in the series of subframes for a downlink from the at least one base station; and the at least one network modem is configured to use one or more second subframes in the series of subframes for an uplink to the at least one base station.
US09872200B2
A congestion notification element for indicating a congestion status of a mesh node may include at least one field specifying a mesh destination for which an intra-mesh congestion control is to be applied. This may allow for forwarding data frames on paths that share some links but not the bottleneck link with a path that is congestion controlled, which has not been possible with currently specified congestion notification techniques.
US09872193B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing periodic CSI reports and/or aperiodic CSI reports to provide CSI for both anchor and non-anchor TDD subframes in eIMTA. Periodic CSI reports may be provided based on a reference configuration, and aperiodic CSI reports may be provided based on a time of reception of a CSI request and a reference configuration. A UE may determine to report anchor or non-anchor CSI through explicit or implicit signaling. Aperiodic CSI may be used for transmission of anchor subframe CSI reports and periodic CSI may be used for transmission of non-anchor subframe CSI reports, or aperiodic CSI may be used for transmission of non-anchor subframe CSI reports and periodic CSI may be used for transmission of anchor subframe CSI reports. A determination of the reference subframe for aperiodic CSI estimation may be based on a time of receipt of an aperiodic CSI request.
US09872192B2
The present invention provides a method of receiving a timing advance command by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. A terminal receives information on a time advance group from a base station, and also receives the timing advance command corresponding to the time advance group from the base station.
US09872188B2
A method includes performing, via a controller, adaptive filtering on a network quality indicator to predict future values of the network quality indicator, calculating, via the controller, residues between the predicted future values and measured values of the network quality indicator, analyzing, via the controller, the residues over at least one selected frequency band to determine if a threshold has been exceeded for the at least one selected frequency band, and detecting, via the controller, an anomaly event of the network in a frequency band in which a threshold has been exceeded using the residues and measured values of the network quality indicator.
US09872186B2
A method of monitoring a call state over a single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) handover, for a communication device in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes performing, by a modem processor of the communication device, the SRVCC handover from a first type call to a second type call when an SRVCC handover command is received from a network of the wireless communication system, sending, by the modem processor, a first indication for notifying an occurrence of SRVCC handover to an application processor of the communication device, and monitoring, by the application processor, a call state of the second type maintained in the modem processor after the first indication is received.
US09872184B2
In scenarios where the quality of service is negotiated through a signalling layer whereas the services are actually carried through a bearer layer, application functions at the signalling layer are not always aware of how quality of service is individually accomplished at the bearer layer on a service basis. The invention provides a method and devices whereby events are detected on a service data flow basis at a detection device in the bearer layer and notified towards an application device in the signalling layer via a control device between the signalling and the bearer layer. The list of events to be notified is obtainable at the control device from the application device and is included in Quality of Service related rules, along with service data flow filters. This Quality of Service related rules are provided to the detection device for inspecting individual service data flows in order to detect and notify the indicated events.
US09872175B2
A packet processing method, apparatus, and system. A first node receives a first packet sent by a relay device, where the first packet includes data in a second packet sent by a second node to the relay device, the data in the second packet is encrypted by using second additional authentication data and a session key between the first node and the second node, and the second additional authentication data is generated by the second node according to at least address information in a packet header of the second packet by using a second rule; the first node generates first additional authentication data according to address information in a packet header of the first packet by using a first rule, and decrypts the data in the first packet by using the first additional authentication data and the session key.
US09872174B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus are described for transferring application data between devices. In one aspect, a method includes causing, by a first service running on a first device, the first device to establish a wireless connection with a second device; receiving, from a second service running on the second device, data specifying applications that are installed on the second device and supported by the second service, each of the applications being separate from the second service; determining, by the first service, that a first application installed on the first device matches one of the applications installed on the second device, the first application being separate from the first service; receiving, by the first service, first application data from the first application; and causing, by the first service, the first device to send the first application data to the second service running on the second device using the wireless connection.
US09872170B2
A method of controlling an access, which is controlled by a Mobility Management Entity (MME) of a control plane in a visited network; and the MME therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving an access request message or an update request message requested by a roaming user equipment (UE) from a Home (e)Node B; and determining Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) information among first CSG information and second CSG information based on predefined priority information when the first CSG information conflicts with the second CSG information. The predefined priority information indicates that the first CSG information takes precedence over the second CSG information. The method further includes transmitting an accept message based on the determined CSG information via the Home (e)Node B. The first CSG information is CSG-related information defined in a home network and the second CSG information is CSG-related information in the visited network.
US09872169B2
A method and apparatus for operating a data back end node in a data layered architecture network. A database of subscriber data is maintained at a database such that the data is organized into at least one data group. The data associated with each subscriber is associated with a data group. A virtual Home Location Register identifier is assigned to the data group. At least a part of the subscriber data and the virtual HLR identifier is sent to an HLR front end node. In the event of a reset by a Core Network node, only subscriber data associated with the identified data group will need to be rebuilt.
US09872168B2
First, an MVNO 230A that has obtained one or more SIM cards logs in to a management screen provided by an MVNE 210 in association with a user ID of the MVNO 230A. From the standpoint of the MVNE 210, it is determined whether a user ID of a user who has accessed a management screen of a management server of the MVNE 210 is under MVNO contract (S301). When the user ID is under MVNO contract, an identification number given to each SIM card and a passcode for authentication given as needed are received as registration information (S302). If the management server of the MVNE 210 can receive necessary registration information, each SIM card of which an identification number is specified by the registration information is associated with the user ID as an SIM card used by the MVNO 230A (S303).
US09872163B1
An apparatus and method is disclosed to receive location data identifying the current location of a vehicle. A database, storing radio device records, is then queried. Each radio device record in the database identifies a radio device (e.g., a transmitter, receiver, transceiver, transponders, etc.) and a location of the radio device using a suitable coordinate system. Radio device records associated with radio devices likely to be within communication range of the vehicle may then be retrieved from the database. These radio device records may be used to generate a radio device list that may be presented to an occupant of the vehicle.
US09872148B2
Systems and methods can support establishing a voice call over a wireless computer network between a mobile computing device and a second device, where the second device may be either another mobile device or a gateway for communicating to a traditional landline or mobile telephone. The connectivity status of the mobile computing device may be monitored. Call disruption indicators may be provided to the users in response to connectivity loss between the mobile computing device and the wireless computer network. Geographical location information associated with the mobile computing device may be collected in response to connectivity loss and a connectivity loss model may be generated. A connectivity-loss warning indicator may be provided to the users based upon a proximity metric of the geographical location associated with the mobile computing device and the connectivity loss model.
US09872142B2
Technologies are presented that provide collaborative context-based user tracking and communications. A method of tracking communication options may include receiving, from one or more user devices of a user, user proximity information that indicates whether the user is in proximity of the one or more user devices; receiving, from the user devices, tracking loss warnings that indicate that loss of capabilities to track the user by respective user devices may be imminent; receiving, from the user devices, secondary device proximity information that indicates whether the user device is in proximity of one or more secondary devices; and receiving, from the secondary devices, additional user proximity information that indicates whether the user is in proximity of the one or more secondary devices. The method may further include dynamically determining from the received information which of the user devices and secondary devices are able to provide communications to the user.
US09872138B2
A method of making it easier for users to interact with each other via a social networking system is disclosed. It is detected that a first user of a social networking system performed an action with respect to a second user of the social networking system. It is interpreted that the action of the first user corresponds to a command that the first user intends to issue to a social networking system, the command pertaining to the second user. The command is processed by the social networking system on behalf of the first user.
US09872128B2
The present disclosure includes a method of establishing a stable Piconet based on Bluetooth. The method includes: serving a central device as a slave and serving peripheral devices as a master, establishing a Piconet, and recording the state of the peripheral devices linking to the central device; and performing automatic inquiry and identification matching; if an identification is matched, pulling in all of the peripheral devices, and establishing the stable Piconet in the central device. The central device can be connected without setting up any peripheral devices, which is quite convenient for the users.
US09872126B2
A system and method of configuring HVAC components in an HVAC system including a main system controller in operable communication with at least one auxiliary controller, wherein the main system controller and each of the at least one auxiliary controllers include a near field communication interface. The HVAC system components are configured by placing each of the at least one auxiliary controllers in close proximity to the main system controller, and operating the main system controller to initiate a pairing event.
US09872125B2
A data collection and management system includes: a terminal(s) that transmits measured data; and a management apparatus that receives and manages the measured data transmitted from the terminal(s). The management apparatus includes a notification unit that notifies the terminal(s) of transmission cost information indicating a cost incurrable upon transmitting measured data to the management apparatus by the terminal(s). The terminal(s) includes: a calculation unit that calculates an information value indicating a value of measured data as information; and a transmission control unit that determines whether to transmit measured data to the management apparatus based on the information value and the transmission cost information.
US09872116B2
At least one electrical value for a plurality of frequencies is measured over a range of frequencies. An impedance is calculated based upon the at least one electrical value for each of the plurality of frequencies in the frequency range, the calculating producing a plurality of impedances. A maximum impedance from the plurality of impedances and a frequency associated with the maximum impedance are determined. The frequency is compared to a predetermined threshold, and based upon the comparing it is determined whether an earphone has been removed from the ear of a wearer.
US09872105B2
A speaker and a microphone are provided to a helmet main body. A phase of a sound signal passing through a high pass filter is controlled by a first phase control section, and is amplified by a first amplification section. A phase of a sound signal passing through the low pass filter is controlled by a second phase control section, and is amplified by a second amplification section. These sound signals are synthesized by a synthesis section. A drive section drives the speaker according to a synthesized sound signal. A control section switches phase inversion processing/non-inversion processing of the phase control sections and controls an amplification factor of the amplification sections based on sound power of the sound signal.
US09872098B2
A wiring structure is provided for an electroacoustic transducer directly converting digital signals from a single sound source to sound waves without conversion to analog signals. The structure includes a diaphragm, and a plurality of voice coils fixed to the diaphragm. The voice coils are connected to respective cables each consisting of a stranded pair of positive and negative input lines.
US09872096B2
A boundary microphone is provided that does not generate spark discharge during an operation of a switch. The boundary microphone includes a microphone unit 6, and a switching unit (a button 4, a tube 9, a detector 10, a comparator, and a switching circuit) that switches turning-on or turning-off of output signals from the microphone unit 6, wherein the switching unit (the button 4, the tube 9, the detector 10, the comparator, and the switching circuit) includes an air chamber 9 and a controller that controls the turning-on or turning-off based on the air pressure inside the air chamber 9.
US09872094B2
This application relates to an audio assembly that includes both a speaker assembly and a microphone. By mounting both the microphone and the speaker assembly to a unitary audio bracket, space savings can be achieved over a configuration that relies on separate brackets for each component. In some embodiments, an acoustic mesh can be embedded within the audio bracket and extending across an audio channel defined by the audio bracket. The microphone can be aligned with an opening in the audio bracket by an alignment clip that is coupled with the microphone. The alignment clip helps to achieve alignment of a sensor opening of the microphone with a channel defined by the audio bracket.
US09872089B2
A telemetry device includes a resonant inductive link with a primary LC tank and secondary LC tank configured to resonate at a carrier frequency. A modulator assembly in communication with the secondary LC tank implements data-synchronized cyclic on-off keying modulation (COOK) to periodically create a short across the secondary LC tank in response to a pulse from a phase selector and phase-locked loop. During the full cycle-length of the short, data can be transmitted across the inductive link while the charge across the secondary LC tank is preserved. Power may be transferred across the link during non-shorted cycles.
US09872086B2
This receiving apparatus includes a broadcast reception unit configured to receive a broadcasting signal including a broadcast program and tag information, the broadcast program including at least one scene, the tag information including information that is transmitted temporally corresponding to each of at least one scene of the broadcast program and is necessary for acquiring related information related to the broadcast program; an application controller configured to acquire an application that uses the related information and an application information table in which at least identification information for identifying the tag information including information for controlling an operation of the application and information for identifying the related information used by the application is described, and to control the operation of the application based on the application information table; a tag information processing unit configured to acquire the tag information based on the identification information described in the application information table from the received broadcasting signal, to acquire the related information based on the tag information, and to supply it to the application being executed.
US09872053B2
The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, a program, and a signal transmission system realizing an SDI (serial digital interface) capable of effectively transmitting an audio stream together with video data, for example, of which the frame rate is 100 Hz or 120 Hz. An audio multiplexing unit multiplexes an audio sample into a data area of horizontal lines of n2 (here, 2≦n2≦n1) rows after a first horizontal line in which the audio sample is generated, which is a predetermined data area arranged within a horizontal blanking area disposed for each horizontal line of video data in a data stream defined in a format of an SDI used for transmitting the video data, in a case where an audio is sampled at an interval of once or less for horizontal lines of n1 (here, n1≧2) rows of the video data of a predetermined frame rate. For example, the present technology can be applied to a broadcast camera.
US09872047B2
An identification system receives a request from a user device to identify a video captured in a video stream. The identification system identifies a display area captured in the video stream in which the video is displayed. The identification system identifies content include in the display area throughout the stream. Based on the identified content, the identification system creates a fingerprint for the video. The identification system identifies from a plurality of stored fingerprints at least one fingerprint similar to the created fingerprint. The identification system identifies video information associated with the similar fingerprint. The video information is transmitted to the user device and displayed as being video information about the video captured in the stream.
US09872045B2
A method, electronic device, computer program product, system and circuit assembly are provided for allocating one or more redundant pictures by taking into consideration the information content of the primary pictures, with which the redundant pictures would be associated. In particular, primary pictures that are determined to be more sensitive to transmission loss or corruption may be allocated one or more redundant pictures, while those that are less sensitive may not be so allocated. By selectively allocating redundant pictures to only those primary pictures that are more sensitive, the method disclosed reduces the amount of overhead associated with redundant pictures and increases the coding efficiency, without sacrificing the integrity of the video data.
US09872041B2
The method for transmitting an image component for a 3D image according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step of generating one or more texture image components and one or more depth map image components; a step of generating an SEI (supplemental enhancement information) message including a 3D layer information element for signaling layer information relating to coding between said one or more texture image components and one or more depth map image components; a step of generating an NAL unit including the SEI message including said 3D layer information element; and a step of generating a broadcast signal including said one or more texture image components, said one or more depth map image components and the NAL unit.
US09872030B2
In a picture coding device that partitions differential information between a picture that is a coding target and a picture that is a prediction target into a plurality of sub blocks and codes the partitioned sub blocks in a predetermined sequence, a significant sub block information coding controller and a calculation encoder code significant sub block information that represents whether or not all the values of differential coefficients belonging to the sub block are zero. A significant coefficient information coding controller and the calculation encoder code significant differential coefficient information that represents whether or not the value of the differential coefficient is zero. A differential coefficient value coding controller and the calculation encoder code the value of the differential coefficient.
US09872027B2
According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes an index setting unit and an encoding unit. The index setting unit generates a common index in which reference indices of one or more reference images included in a first index and a second index are sorted in a combination so as not to include a same reference image in accordance with a predetermined scanning order. The first index representing a combination of the one or more reference images referred to by a first reference image. The second index representing a combination of the one or more reference images referred to by a second reference image. The encoding unit encodes the common index.
US09872023B2
Provided is an image processing apparatus which includes a setting unit assigning a control block, which is a control unit of a filter process that is locally performed with respect to an image, to an initial position of the image determined based on a predetermined reference point; a movement unit moving the control block, which has been assigned to the initial position of the image by the setting unit, up to a position in which the result of the filter process is improved; and a filter processing unit performing the filter process for the respective control blocks which has been moved by the movement unit.
US09872020B2
The present invention relates to an image processing device and method that enable generation of a highly precise prediction image using a small amount of control information. The present invention provides an electronic device including circuitry configured to filter a motion-compensated image based on an identification flag configured to indicate that a prediction image is to be generated through a filtering process and generate the prediction image by the filtering process.
US09872013B2
Obtained is a configuration of a stereoscopic display device that allows a viewer to easily correct settings for stereoscopic display. A stereoscopic display device (1) includes: a display panel (10) for displaying an image; a switch liquid crystal panel (20) that is arranged so as to be stacked on the display panel (10); a position sensor for acquiring position information of a viewer; and a control unit for causing the switch liquid crystal panel (20) to display a parallax barrier in which transmitting regions and non-transmitting regions are formed in periodic fashion in a predetermined alignment direction. The control unit has, as operation modes, at least a tracking mode in which, according to the position information, the parallax barrier is moved in the alignment direction and is displayed on the switch liquid crystal panel (20), and a calibration mode for calibration of a reference position of the position information. The control unit sets a width of the transmitting region of the parallax barrier in the tracking mode, and a width of the transmitting region of the parallax barrier in the calibration mode, so that the widths are different from each other.
US09872010B2
A system for capturing live-action three-dimensional video is disclosed. The system includes pairs of stereo cameras and a LIDAR for generating stereo images and three-dimensional LIDAR data from which three-dimensional data may be derived. A depth-from-stereo algorithm may be used to generate the three-dimensional camera data for the three-dimensional space from the stereo images and may be combined with the three-dimensional LIDAR data taking precedence over the three-dimensional camera data to thereby generate three-dimensional data corresponding to the three-dimensional space.
US09872003B1
A system and method for aligning stacked projectors is provided. A computing device is in communication with at least two projectors, configured to project images stacked onto each other, and at least one sensor configured to acquire respective images the projector images. Respective initial positions in a common space are determined of each of the projector images, from the sensor images, as well as a virtual projector image located at a common target position. Respective transforms for each of the projector images to one or more of shift and transform the projector images to the common target position of the virtual projector image. The respective transforms are applied to further first projector images to produce respective transformed projector images. The projectors are controlled to project the respective transformed projector images according to the common target position.
US09871999B2
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide monitoring systems including one or more modular cameras and at least one application-specific base. The application-specific base may include features and/or components corresponding to a particular type of monitoring. A monitoring system includes at least one modular camera that first establishes a communication link with an application-specific base and then downloads a monitoring system application corresponding to the application-specific base. After a modular camera receives the monitoring system application, the modular camera performs the application in order to capture monitoring information corresponding to the particular type of monitoring supported by the application-specific base.
US09871997B2
Systems, processes and computer-readable media that incorporate the subject disclosure may include, for example, the establishment of wireless communications with a wireless communications device positioned for monitoring an event. A media stream including event media is received from the wireless communications device. The event media is generated by the wireless communications device obtained from the observation position. The media stream is forwarded to a media production processor. Upon selection, the media production processor uses the media stream to prepare media program coverage of the event. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09871994B1
Content proxy may be obtained. Content may include video captured by an action camera. Content proxy may include metadata information obtained contemporaneous with the content and stored in a session container. Content proxy may include lower data rate version of the content (thumbnails). Content proxy information may be viewed and/or analyzed in order to obtain one or more highlights. Content portion corresponding to the highlight may be obtained. Multiple versions of content proxy obtained by multiple cameras may be used to identify, display, and/or share content portions in a multi-camera/multiuser applications.
US09871989B2
A communication apparatus is connected to an external apparatus in a connection mode selected from a plurality of connection modes including a first connection mode in which an external apparatus is connected in accordance with a predetermined operation on the communication apparatus and a second connection mode in which an external apparatus is connected in accordance with an operation whose operation amount is smaller than the predetermined operation. The communication apparatus has a plurality of operation modes to select at least one of contents saved in a recording medium. When connecting the external apparatus in the second connection mode, an operation mode in which the contents are selected based on the operation on the external apparatus is selected out of the plurality of operation modes.
US09871984B2
An imaging device having phototransistors in photodetectors of pixels is disclosed. The imaging device includes an implanted electrode configured to separate the pixels, a first emitter disposed at a position adjacent to the implanted electrode, and a second emitter disposed such that a distance from the implanted electrode to the second emitter is longer than a distance from the implanted electrode to the first emitter.
US09871983B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel including: a photoelectric converter that generates a signal charge corresponding to incident light; a charge storage section that is connected to the photoelectric converter and accumulates signal charge; a reset transistor; an amplifying transistor; and a cutoff transistor, wherein the amplifying transistor and the cutoff transistor form a negative feedback amplifying circuit.
US09871973B2
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to image a subject, a photometry unit, an exposure compensation unit, an exposure control unit configured to control exposure for a captured image and a display control unit configured to control display of the captured image on a display unit. The photometry unit is configured to perform photometry, based the imaging unit's output, to obtain an exposure value. The exposure compensation unit is configured to compensate the obtained exposure value to an exposure value that would be used for exposure control, if photometry of the photometry unit is not fixed. The exposure control unit is configured to allow exposure control at an exposure value within wider range than a range of available exposure values of the cases where photometry of the photometry unit was not fixed, if photometry of the photometry unit is fixed.
US09871970B2
The present invention is provided to maintain a photographable display state so as not to miss a photo opportunity when a photographer performs preparation work before shooting or confirmation work after shooting, and also smoothly switch to a display state in which the photographer can perform the confirmation work after shooting whenever necessary. A live view image is displayed on a first display screen when an eye contact state is detected at the eyepiece viewfinder, and a captured image is displayed on a second display screen when a non-eye-contact state is detected after receiving an image shooting instruction. When the eye contact state is not detected within a first period from detecting the non-eye-contact state, displaying the live view image on the first display screen is stopped. The live view image is displayed on the first display screen during the first period after detecting the non-eye-contact state.
US09871967B2
Systems and methods are provided for alleviating bandwidth limitations of video transmission and enhancing the quality of videos at a receiver. In particular, an improved video transmission system is provided for generating high-resolution videos. The systems have therein a transmitter and a receiver; the transmitter includes an outer encoder and a core encoder, while the receiver includes a core decoder and an outer decoder. The outer encoder is adapted to receive the video from a source and separately output a salient video and an encoded background, and the outer decoder is adapted to merge the background with the salient video thereby producing an enhanced video. Also provided is a system that simulates pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) operations without PTZ hardware. Further provided are methods for video transmission whereby a background model is initialized, a background independently encoded, updated incrementally, and the background and the updates transmitted independently from the video.
US09871966B2
A photographing device may reduce additional consumption of memory capacity and power and capture high resolution images. A method of controlling the photographing device includes storing first resolution input images acquired from live view images in a buffer; storing, according to an input of a time point, a second resolution input image acquired at the time point from the live view images in the buffer; and generating a result image based on the second resolution input image when the second resolution input image, which is stored within a threshold time from a photography command reception time point, is found in the buffer, and generating at least one of the stored first resolution image images as the result image when the second resolution input image, which is stored within the threshold time from the photography command reception time point, is not found in the buffer.
US09871963B2
A digital image capture system and method uses a display device to illuminate a target with light for improved image capture under poor lighting conditions. Various characteristics of the flash (e.g., brightness, color, duration, etc.) can be adjusted to improve image capture. Users are provided with feedback (e.g., live video feed, audio and/or visual countdowns, etc.) to assist them in preparing for image capture. The captured images are seamlessly integrated with existing applications (e.g., video conferencing, instant text messaging, etc.).
US09871954B2
A device comprising at least two body sections is disclosed. The first body section comprises a first camera element having an optical axis, and the second body section comprises a second camera element and a mechanical flap adapted to expose and conceal the second camera element. The first body section is in a movable connection with the second body section, and the device is operable in at least two modes. In the first mode, the first and the second body sections are brought together, and the mechanical flap is adapted to expose the second camera element. In the second mode, the first and the second body sections are positioned such that the first and the second camera elements are positioned away from each other, and the mechanical flap is adapted to conceal the second camera element.
US09871948B2
A multimode waveguide illuminator and imager relies on a wave front shaping system that acts to compensate for modal scrambling and light dispersion by the multimode waveguide. A first step consists of calibrating the multimode waveguide and a second step consists in projecting a specific pattern on the wave guide proximal end in order to produce the desire light pattern at its distal end. The illumination pattern can be scanned or changed dynamically only by changing the phase pattern projected at the proximal end of the waveguide. The third and last step consists in collecting the optical information, generated by the sample, through the same waveguide in order to form an image. Known free space microscopy technique can be adapted to endoscopy with multimode waveguide, such as, but not limited to, fluorescence imaging or Raman spectros copy or imaging, 3D linear scattering imaging or two-photon imaging. Super-resolution, i.e., resolution below the diffraction limit, is achieved for example but not limited to, using the STimulated Emission Depletion microscopy (STED) technique or the Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) technique or a stochastic illumination based method (PALM, STORM) in combination with the multimode waveguide imaging method.
US09871939B2
An image processing device and method of controlling an image processing device to be in communication with one of a plurality of external printer controllers is provided. The method includes monitoring, at initiation of the image processing device, a communication address assigned to the image processing device to detect whether a current communication address is different from a previously assigned communication address and acquiring, from memory, a configuration data object associated with the current communication address in response to detecting that the current communication address is different from the previously assigned communication address. The configuration data object being associated with the current communication address and includes one or more parameters for controlling one or more operations of the image processing device. The image processing device is automatically configured the image processing device using the one or more parameters acquired from the configuration data object.
US09871933B2
An information processing apparatus is for generating image data by using drawing information for drawing an image. The information processing apparatus includes a print data acquirer configured to acquire print data including the drawing information from outside; a request acceptor configured to accept a request to display the image data of any page in the print data; a reader configured to read specific drawing information of pages in the print data up to a page before the any page accepted by the request acceptor, from a drawing information storage storing the specific drawing information, which is the drawing information that may be applied to the image data of pages after a page in which the drawing information is described, among the drawing information included in the print data; and a generator configured to generate the image data of the any page by applying the read specific drawing information.
US09871928B2
An interactive voice response method permits an intelligent interactive voice system to communicate with a caller. The method includes determining that a caller is a first time caller, interactively communicating with the first time caller, and routing a call to a particular destination based upon information received from the caller. The method also includes establishing a caller personal profile based on the information received from the first time caller, developing a predictive personalized interactive communication dialog for a repeat call by the first time caller, and storing the caller personal profile and the predictive personalized interactive communication dialog. The method further includes updating the predictive personalized interactive communication dialog based on information obtained by the repeat call by the first time caller.
US09871925B2
A method and a computer program product for causing a processor to perform the method, where the method includes identifying a plurality of users participating in a multi-user communication, determining a topic of the multi-user communication, obtaining a topical expertise level relative to the topic for each of the identified users, ranking each user participating in the multi-user communication according to the topical expertise level for each user, and modifying, for one or more of the users, at least one parameter of participation in the multi-user communication according to the topical expertise rank of the one or more users.
US09871920B1
An apparatus includes a communications module that establishes a verbal communication between an automated attendant of a company and a customer through an electronic device in the possession of the customer. An identification module receives an identifier that alerts the automated attendant and/or a computer system of the company that the customer has a customer profile stored electronically. The customer profile includes information to identify the customer. The identifier is received in conjunction with the verbal communication, and includes an electronic data signal. The customer profile is stored previous to the verbal communication. An ID confirmation module receives an identification confirmation in response to identifying information input by the customer matching the information to identify the customer in the customer profile. The identity of the customer is confirmed electronically. A notification module sends a message to the automated attendant indicating that the ID confirmation module received the identification confirmation.
US09871915B2
Disclosed is a voice message exchange system and method for improving communication between an inmate and a third party by enabling the inmate to leave a message when a call is not answered and further allowing the third party who receives the message to reply with a message to the inmate. Additionally, outside parties that meet the institution's requirements can leave messages for inmates at any time. The present invention can be used as an add-on to legacy inmate call management systems or incorporated internally into an inmate call management system. The system also provides monitoring, controlling, recording, and billing means.
US09871896B2
This invention is a telephone station for placement in the home or work environment which can send and receive telephone calls over CDMA & GSM communication bands and direct link satellite communication such as Iridium, Globalstar and other similar systems. By using both antennas inside the cellular handset and a CPU/Switching Hardware with a 3 channel switching device this product can work on every cellular market on earth. A cellular signal range extender is included to improve signal strength for areas with poor coverage. In addition, the inclusion of an internet router built-in to the base station will permit this device to connect to internet telephony services. To extend the functionality of this phone; we can embed a WiFi wireless internet.
US09871894B2
When a wireless network is constructed, a wireless communication apparatus in the wireless network constructed of a plurality of communication apparatuses decides whether to function as a providing source of communication parameters or as a provision destination that receives communication parameters. In a case where it has been decided that this apparatus is to function as the provision destination that receives communication parameters, the apparatus requests authentication when it participates in the wireless network using communication parameters. In a case where it has been decided that this apparatus is to function as the providing source of communication parameters, the apparatus execute authentication processing in response to an authentication request.
US09871891B1
Response delay associated with a state-based client-server application can be reduced with utilization of an application state server-side cache. A server caches data for a set of one or more possible states of a client-server application that may follow a current state of the application. The server rapidly responds to a client request with data that corresponds to an appropriate new state of the application in accordance with the application state server-side cache. The server determines that the application will transition to the appropriate new state from the current state of the application with the application state server-side cache based, at least in part, on an operation indicated by the client request.
US09871888B2
A mobile device includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions. The instructions include, in response to a state of a first application being instantiated from a first state template of the first application, selecting a first function module identifier from a plurality of predetermined function module identifiers. Each predetermined function module identifier corresponds to a first function offered by the first state template. The instructions include transmitting a function module request to a developer exchange system using a wireless transceiver. The function module request includes the first function module identifier, which uniquely identifies a first function module. The instructions include receiving the first function module from the developer exchange system, storing and executing the first function module, and presenting display data generated by execution of the first function module. The display data is presented in an area reserved for the first function by the first state template.
US09871876B2
Providing sequential behavior-based content may include detecting, using a processor, an event sequence involving at least one device of a user, wherein the event sequence includes a current event and a prior event, correlating, using the processor, the event sequence with a frequent sequential pattern selected from a plurality of frequent sequential patterns associated with the user, and predicting, using the processor, a next event for the user according to a plurality of ordered events specified by the selected frequent sequential pattern. Responsive to predicting the next event, content relating to the next event may be provided to the device using the processor.
US09871872B2
A mechanism to ensure that the same server/proxy is selected by different server/proxy discovery mechanisms executed in a network control element and a terminal equipment, respectively. A first selection of a server/proxy is executed by a network control element on the basis of a first discovery procedure. Then, a second selection of a server/proxy is started by a terminal equipment on the basis of a second discovery procedure. A relay agent element is used for responding to the request on behalf of a configuration server or for modifying a configuration server response so that the same server/proxy is selected by the network control element and the terminal equipment.
US09871859B2
A first control apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first receiving unit which receives a second message from any one of switch apparatuses of an OpenFlow network which is a connection path connecting a terminal apparatus with a communication destination apparatus; a first receiving packet processing unit which processes the second message; a first application executing unit which executes a first application corresponding to the second message; a first message generating unit which receives messages from the first receiving packet processing unit and the first application executing unit, and generates a first message; a first message receiving unit which receives a first message from another first control apparatus; a first determination unit which selects the first message received from the first message generating unit or the first message received from the first message receiving unit; and a first sending unit which sends the selected first message.
US09871858B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, at a second computing device by a first computing device, an invitation to establish a peer to peer communication channel. The second computing device may accept the invitation. An application may be utilized on the second computing device. Content created by the application on the second computing device may be automatically shared with the first computing device, via the peer to peer communication channel, based upon utilization of the application on the second computing device. Access to the content may be prevented on the second computing device.
US09871854B2
Systems and method for the management of virtual machine instances are provided. A network data transmission analysis system can host virtual machine networks. A component of a hosted virtual machine network is configured in a manner to receive commands directed towards a simulated network device. The component may then execute a process or processes on the hosted virtual machine network which correspond to the received command.
US09871851B2
Implementations are provided herein for the migration of known infrastructure services, such as those existing on a private cloud infrastructure, to a public cloud environment, that enables private cloud operators to migrate their applications and data to a public cloud environment that meets the same trust, security, and resiliency standards currently employed in the private cloud environment. In one implementation, a private cloud can communicate an infrastructure services manifest to a public or hybrid cloud provider, which highlights the application and the data that will be moved to the public or hybrid cloud. The public or hybrid cloud can then use the infrastructure services manifest to establish an optimum virtualized environment containing the infrastructure services detailed in the infrastructure services manifest.
US09871839B2
Content streams, such as video streams, may be seamlessly provided as both multicast and unicast transmissions. For example, in one implementation, a mobile device may receive a request, from a user of the mobile device, to play streaming content at the mobile device. The mobile device may receive, from a wireless network, and using multicast techniques, a sequence of content segments that correspond to the requested streaming content, and determine when a content segment is missing from the sequence of content segments. The mobile device may request, in response to the determination of the missing content segment, the missing content segment, from the wireless network, using unicast techniques; and insert the received missing content segment into the sequence of content segments to obtain the sequence of content segments as a sequence that includes content segments received using both multicast and unicast techniques.
US09871837B1
A virtual space may be presented within a plurality of virtual environments provided by different platforms without requiring idiosyncratic APIs associated with the virtual space for each different platform. An API adaptor module may be configured to facilitate interfacing between a single virtual space API and platform APIs associated with two or more different platforms. A space module may be configured to execute an instance of a virtual space, and to implement the instance of the virtual space to determine view information defining views of the instance of the virtual space for presentation via two or more virtual environments provided by the two or more platforms. Facilitating user interactivity with the virtual space via a given virtual environment provided by a given platform may include interfacing between the virtual space API and a platform API associated with the given platform.
US09871835B2
A computing system for managing a multi-modal communication session in an enterprise is disclosed. The computing system includes a monitoring module for monitoring activities associated with the multi-modal communication session between a customer and an agent, wherein the customer and the agent communicate over a first communication modality. The system further includes an analysis module for analyzing the activities to initiate communication between the customer and the agent over a second communication modality within the multi-modal communication session, wherein the communication over the second communication modality operates along with the communication over the first communication modality. The system further includes a notification module for generating notifications for notifying information associated with the first communication modality, the second communication modality, or a combination thereof to a supervisor.
US09871827B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for secure communications. In some aspects, a method of signalling an interception time period is described. At least one keying information used by a KMF to regenerate a key is stored. A start_interception message is signaled from an ADMF to a CSCF. A halt_message is signaled from the ADMF to the CSCF.
US09871826B1
Systems and techniques are provided for creating sensor based rules for detecting and responding to malicious activity. Evidence corresponding to a malicious activity is received. The evidence corresponding to malicious activity is analyzed. Indicators are identified from the evidence. The indicators are extracted from the evidence. It is determined that an action to mitigate or detect a threat needs to be taken based on the indicators and evidence. A sensor to employ the prescribed action is identified. Whether a sensor based rule meets a threshold requirement is validated. A configuration file used to task the sensor based rule to the identified sensor is created. The number of sensor based rule triggers is tracked.
US09871818B2
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide for managing service level agreements (SLAs) for security incidents in a computing environment. In one example, an advisement system identifies a rule set for a security incident based on enrichment information obtained for the security incident, wherein the rule set is associated with action recommendations to be taken against the incident. The advisement system further identifies a default SLA for the security incident based on the rule set, and obtains environmental characteristics related to the security incident. Based on the environmental characteristics, the advisement system determines a modified SLA for the security incident.
US09871817B2
A system for evaluating the susceptibility of an organization to social engineering, the organization having a plurality of sources and a plurality of members using electronic devices, is provided. The system includes an appliance in communication with the plurality of sources configured to retrieve contact information of members and to detect triggering events from the plurality of sources. The system includes a platform remote from the appliance configured to receive signals from the appliance indicative of the triggering events and to prepare and send communications, including templates based on each of the triggering events to the appliance. Upon receipt of the communications, the appliance is configured to retrieve the contact information of intended recipient members, to create messages based on the templates, and to send the messages to the intended recipient members. The platform does not receive the contact information of the plurality of members from the appliance.
US09871815B2
There is provided a method and system for tracking, compiling, and distributing information regarding computer vulnerabilities. The method and system involve identifying computer vulnerabilities and associated information from main internet sources. These computer vulnerabilities are then checked against a number of other secondary sources for additional information. The information from the main and secondary sources are compiled into a database detailing the computer vulnerabilities. The database entries are then converted into computer readable format and distributed via the internet.
US09871808B2
The present disclosure is directed towards a system and method for handling rogue data packets. The method may include receiving, using one or more processors, a first data packet having header information associated therewith. The method may further include obtaining, from the header information, sequence number, timestamp and synchronization source identifier information. The method may also include detecting one or more rogue data packets, based upon, at least in part, at least one of the sequence number, timestamp and synchronization source identifier information.
US09871805B2
A method, system, server processing system and computer readable medium for authenticating a user attempting to access a secure environment is disclosed. In one aspect, the server processing system is configured to: receive an authentication request to authenticate the user attempting to access the secure environment; transfer, to the user or a user device associated with the user, an index corresponding to a selected key from a keymap; receive data indicative of a code which is based on the selected key presented by the user device and a personal identifier, and determine, using the code whether the user is authenticated. Advantageously, the server processing system never stores nor receives data directly indicative of the personal identifier such that no one else is able to determine the personal identifier, not even an employee of the secure environment which the user is attempting to access.
US09871799B2
Architecture for providing a superuser privilege in a conferencing environment. A pre-configured entity such as a bot program receives special conferencing privileges. A request can be identified as originating from a trusted service and an associated predetermined set of privileges passed to the service. The trusted service can impersonate a user, and join a conference using its own identity or using the identity of a user. Conference control rules can be enforced on the trusted user (e.g., no other users can eject or mute this entity). Moreover, the trusted service can (optionally) hide itself from the conference roster to remain invisible to all participants.
US09871795B2
Online retailers may operate one or more services configured to detect requests generated by automated agents. A CAPTCHA may be transmitted in response to requests generated by automated agents. The CAPTCHAs may be included in a modal pop-up box configured to be displayed by a client application displaying a webpage to a customer of the online retailer. Furthermore, the CAPTCHAs included in the modal pop-up box may be rendered inactive and caused not to be displayed by client application executing the webpage. Rendering the CAPTCHAs inactive may provide an additional signal which may be sued to update one or more automated agent detection models.
US09871791B2
Systems and methods of the present invention provide for a first and second client computer configured to receive and transmit an authentication credential and at least one additional authentication credential respectively. The authentication credentials may be selected from authentication credentials known only to a user, identifying a client computer and/or identifying a characteristic unique to the user. A server computer communicatively coupled to the network may be configured to receive the authentication credentials and verify the identity of the user via a match, in a database, of a first authentication credential, a second authentication credential and a third authentication credential.
US09871785B1
Forward-secure one-time authentication tokens are provided with embedded time hints. A token generates a passcode for presentation to an authentication server by determining a current state of the token; generating a user authentication passcode based on the current state, wherein the generated user authentication passcode comprises an embedded time hint; and communicating the generated user authentication passcode to the authentication server. The passcode may be generated with the embedded time hint, for example, each time a user authentication passcode is generated or upon demand when a user authentication passcode is generated. A server processes a user authentication passcode by receiving the user authentication passcode, wherein the received user authentication passcode comprises an embedded time hint; and determining a time interval to search for another user authentication passcode based on the embedded time hint.
US09871771B2
Two endpoint devices communicate with one another in a secure session by negotiating encrypted communications at initial establishment of the session. Each endpoint device communicates its available security profiles to the other endpoint. A specific security profile is then selected that defines the data encryption and authentication used during the secure session between the two endpoint devices.
US09871762B2
In a process of establishing a tunnel between a Hub device and a Spoke device, the Hub device in a DVPN obtains a public address and port information of a device in a public network after the public address and the port information are translated through a NAT device. The Hub device transmits the public address and the port information of the Spoke device to a server in the DVPN, so that another Spoke device obtains the public address and the port information to establish a direct tunnel with the Spoke device.
US09871760B2
A method for message transmission in a controlled facility includes receiving a request to transmit a message from a superfriend in a controlled facility. The superfriend includes an administrative privilege and a removal protection. The method further includes receiving, for the message from a superfriend network list of the superfriend, a selection contacts confined in the controlled facility, sending, via an electronic network, the message to each of the contacts in the controlled facility, and presenting the message to each of the contacts in the controlled facility. For each contact, the method further includes calculating audit information capturing the presenting of the message, and transmitting an acknowledgement of receipt of the message to the superfriend.
US09871758B2
An approach for facilitating handling of a post to an online social network is provided. In the approach, a first post to an online social network is received. A processor identifies keywords associated with the first post. A processor identifies one or more posts similar to the first post based on at least the identified keywords, wherein the identified one or more posts were previously posted to the online social network. A processor determines one or more posts, of the identified one or more posts, that are within a predetermined threshold of similarity to the first post, based on at least a comparison between the identified one or more posts and the first post. A processor determines at least one recommendation of an action to perform in the online social network based at least on actions associated with the determined posts that are within the predetermined threshold of similarity.
US09871752B2
A computer implemented method and a personal communication system (PCS) for generating and delivering a personalized communication based on a time condition. The PCS configures a preliminary time condition and determines an optimal time condition from the preliminary time condition, a sender configured time condition, and a recipient configured time condition. The PCS detects a sender's attempt to generate and send the personalized communication based on media content received from a sender device. The PCS times the composition of the personalized communication, generates a timing verification report that verifies whether the optimal time condition is met, and performs an action based on the verification. The action includes rendering a notification to the sender device for instructing the sender to continue composing the personalized communication until the optimal time condition is met, or generating and delivering the personalized communication to recipient devices when the optimal time condition is met.
US09871748B2
A method has provides a router having an input, an output, and a shared memory. The router also has a forwarding path to forward a plurality of packets from the input to the output, and a service path to manage statistical data relating to packets forwarded through the forwarding path. The forwarding path has a counter to count aggregate packet information relating to the plurality of packets it forwards. Next, the method counts, using the counter(s), aggregate packet information relating to the packets forwarded through the forwarding path to produce count information. After producing the count information, the method uses the forwarding path to store the count information in the shared memory of the router, and then causes the service path to retrieve the count information from the shared memory. The service path ultimately produces statistical information using the count information retrieved from the shared memory.
US09871741B2
Resources used by a foreground process associated with an application as well as one or more background tasks associated with the application that are running as separate processes on the computing device are tracked. Historical data relating to resource usage by the application is utilized to predict a resource usage amount for the application which is then stored. A subsequent launch of the application can be conditioned upon whether the predicted resource usage amount is available. If the predicted resource usage amount is available, it can be allocated to the application and the application can be launched. If the application then exceeds the predicted resource usage amount, other processes executing concurrently therewith may be terminated to free up the resource. Regardless of how the application performs, new resource usage data is obtained for the application, which is then used to adjust the predicted resource usage amount.
US09871733B2
A policer system on one or more place and/or route blocks. The policer system including a plurality of local physical policers each stored in a plurality of physical memory banks and coupled with a plurality of global policers stored in one or more global banks separate from the physical banks. Thus, each bank of the global policers are able to represent a logical combination of a plurality of the physical banks of physical policers.
US09871732B2
Enhancing performance in a multicasting system. Flow rates in a multicasting system are monitored as system characteristics change. The multicasting system is operated based on a first mapping between data flows and multicasting groups. Data is disseminated by way of the mapping to subscribers to one or more of the data flows. The flow rate thresholds of satisfied flows are decreased to minimize the difference between the flow rate thresholds and respective target transmission rates of the satisfied flows, as the system's feasible data transmission workload is maintained with respect to subscriber reception rate capacities. The flow rate thresholds of unsatisfied flows are increased to minimize the difference between the flow rate threshold and respective target transmission rates for the unsatisfied flows and to limit occurrences of data transmission delays or losses, as the system's feasible data transmission workload is maintained with respect to subscriber reception rate capacities.
US09871718B2
A method and device for registering a multicast source and establishing a multicast path are disclosed. The method includes: after receiving a multicast message of a multicast source, a designated router DR to which the multicast source belongs encapsulating a multicast header for the multicast message, wherein a target address of the multicast header is a multicast address, and a source address of the multicast header is a proxy care-of address of the multicast source; and after encapsulating the multicast header for the multicast message, encapsulating the multicast message as a registration message to send to a rendezvous point. In the embodiments of the present document, with the proxy care-of address of the multicast source in a PMIPv6 domain, and by the provided method for establishing the multicast path, the multicast routing efficiency and the multicast performance can be improved.
US09871711B2
This document relates to a distributed network coordinate system. One implementation provides computer-readable storage media including instructions that may cause a processor to perform certain acts. For example, the acts may include storing an initial network location of a first device in a network. The network may include the first device and a second device. The acts may also include monitoring one or more network performance metrics related to existing application communications with the second device, and determining an updated network location of the first device, based on the initial network location and the network performance metrics. Aspects of network health can be derived from monitoring changes in the network locations of various devices within the coordinate system.
US09871704B2
A high-availability computer system includes a plurality of computer nodes for parallel data processing, wherein each computer node has at least one data processing component and a main memory. The computer system furthermore includes a plurality of storage nodes, wherein each storage node has at least one non-volatile mass storage device. The plurality of computer nodes are partitioned into a plurality of computer groups, wherein each of the plurality of computer groups has at least one redundant computer node. Each computer group has a local connection structure allocated to the respective computer group, the structure connecting the storage nodes allocated to the respective computer group to the computer nodes of the respective computer group.
US09871703B2
Techniques of executing commands in forwarding nodes are discussed. Control messages are recursively included within each other and distributed in a data plane formed by a network of the forwarding nodes. A given control message can include a command which is executed by a respective forwarding node. The given control message further includes a further control message to be sent to a further forwarding node by the respective forwarding node. The control messages are created by a control node which is configured for controlling operation of the network of forwarding nodes.
US09871701B2
A method in a communication system (20) including endpoints (24) that connect to one another using cable channels, includes injecting one or more test signals to a cable channel, which has first and second ends and is potentially connected to a first endpoint at the first end and to a second endpoint at the second end. One or more serial measurements are performed on the cable channel so as to sense the test signals. Based on the serial measurements, a decision is made as to which of the first and second endpoints are indeed connected to the cable channel.
US09871700B2
Methods and systems for changing topology of an asymmetric network and operating end-devices coupled to a self-configurable asymmetric network. The self-configurable asymmetric network supports at least two different network topologies and enables: displaying information regarding end-devices that may be accessed via different network topologies, selecting a network topology by setting the direction of a self-configurable asymmetric link, and indicating a subset of the end-devices that are accessible via the selected network topology.
US09871692B1
An electronic monitoring system is described that receives data from a particular monitoring system, receives data from multiple other monitoring systems, analyzes data received from the particular monitoring system irrespective of data received from the multiple other monitoring systems, based on the analysis, determines whether one or more events occur at the particular environment, and in response to determining that a particular event occurs at the particular environment, evaluates the particular event against a set of rules, selects, based on the evaluation results, a particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems to serve as a cooperative monitoring network, assesses data received from the particular monitoring system with data received from the particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems, based on the assessment, tracks, in connection with the particular event, events detected by the particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems, and handles the particular event based on the tracked events detected by the particular subset of the multiple other monitoring systems.
US09871686B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals using a variable observation length in a multi-carrier system using the non-orthogonal transmission signal. A receiver performs fast Fourier transform on reception vectors contained in the signal, equalizes the fast Fourier transformed reception vectors by a 1-tap zero forcing equalizer, and applies a reception filter based on the observation length to the equalized reception vectors. A transmitter includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal, and a controller configured to cause the transceiver to transmit an indicator for a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level to a receiver based on a channel state, and transmit a signal applied with the MCS level to the receiver.
US09871677B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data processing method and apparatus, including: receiving X data streams through X physical lanes of an Ethernet interface, converting the X data streams into M data streams transmitted on M virtual lanes, and performing bandwidth adjustment on each data stream of the M data streams to obtain M first data streams; receiving Y data streams through Y physical lanes of the Ethernet interface, converting the Y data streams into N data streams transmitted on N virtual lanes, and performing bandwidth adjustment on each data stream of the N data streams to obtain N second data streams. In addition, a corresponding apparatus is further provided. By using the foregoing technical solution, received data streams of different sources and different frequencies can be processed.
US09871675B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a first network device in a first virtual private network, a packet destined for a second network device in communication with a second virtual private network, and transmitting the packet over the second network, wherein the packet is encapsulated for transmittal on a tunnel extending from the first network device to the second network device. The first network device is in communication with a system operable to map and encapsulate the packet and provide an overlay that traverses over the second virtual private network. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US09871673B2
A telemetry network may be a communication network that comprises a plurality of telemetry devices. The plurality of telemetry devices may comprise a parent device and at least one child device. The parent device may be capable of sending data to and receiving data from an external network outside the communication network; and the child device may connect to the parent device and may be capable of sending data to and receiving data from the parent device and communicating with the external network via the parent device. Each telemetry device of the plurality of telemetry devices may provide an individual local network to end users.
US09871663B2
Various embodiments are directed to a system for accessing a self-encrypting drive (SED) based on a blind challenge authentication response mechanism (BCRAM). An SED may be authenticated within a system, for example, upon resuming from a sleep state, based on a challenge generated within the SED, signed using a private key by a trusted execution environment (TEE) and authenticated using a corresponding public key within the SED.
US09871656B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for achieving encrypted communications, which are used for achieving a secure session between a calling UE and a called UE in an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) architecture, so as to prevent a session message from being eavesdropped in a session process. The method of the present invention comprises: receiving, by a network-side device, first authentication information sent by a UE, and according to the first authentication information, conducting authentication on an encrypted module of the UE; generating a transmission key corresponding to the UE and second authentication information, encrypting the transmission key using an initial key corresponding to the UE, and sending the second authentication information and the encrypted transmission key to the UE; and generating a session key for encrypting a session message transmitted between a calling UE and a called UE, encrypting the session key using the transmission key corresponding to a calling UE and sending the encrypted session key to the calling UE, and encrypting the session key using the transmission key corresponding to the called UE and sending the encrypted session key to the called UE.
US09871649B2
System and method for subsample time resolution signal alignment. First and second signals may be aligned by iteratively performing the following until a termination condition is met: current samples of the first and second signals may be acquired, a delayed copy of the current samples of the first signal may be generated and subtracted from the current samples of the first signal to generate a third signal, a delayed copy of the current samples of the second signal may be generated with a current subsample delay and subtracted from the current samples of the first signal to generate a fourth signal, and an alignment error may be generated based on the third and fourth signals and the current subsample may be delay adjusted accordingly. The iteratively adjusting may generate a subsample resolution delay aligning the second signal to the first signal. Subsequent samples the first signal and the second signal may be aligned and output per the subsample resolution delay.
US09871646B2
The described technology provides front-end antenna architecture for wireless communication that manages multiple frequency sub-bands in a manner that results in a low insertion loss rate. Further, the components of the architecture are smaller than typical wireless communication antenna architectures, and therefore the described architecture can be accommodated in a smaller area than typical architectures without a decrease in efficiency. A matching circuit is communicatively connected to each frequency sub-band's respective signal path. When two or more sub-bands are requested for high-speed wireless communication, the matching circuits match the impedance of each sub-band with one another. Matching the impedance allows two or more sub-bands to be used to wirelessly communicate while maintaining high efficiency. The matching circuits are disabled when only one sub-band is needed for wireless communication.
US09871641B2
Measures for controlling uplink antenna selection in a user equipment comprising at least two antennas. At the user equipment, at least two radio wave signals are received, fading conditions in relation to the received at least two radio wave signals are detected and uplink antenna selection in the user equipment is controlled at least on the basis of the detected fading conditions.
US09871638B2
A method for transmitting an uplink signal by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, including receiving, by the user equipment, an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH); receiving, by the user equipment, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the EPDCCH; and transmitting acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information corresponding to the PDSCH using a PUCCH resource, wherein the PUCCH resource is determined based on an index of an enhanced control channel element (eCCE) for an EPDCCH and an index of an antenna port used for EPDCCH transmission.
US09871633B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a data demodulation reference signal in a radio mobile communication system. The method comprises: a step for generating a sub-frame including the data demodulation reference signal, and a step for transmitting the generated sub-frame. The 1st and 2nd demodulation reference signal pattern groups include plural demodulation signal patterns orthogonal to each other, and are differentiated from each other with regard to time-frequency resources. In the data demodulation reference signal, demodulation reference signal patterns which are respectively orthogonal to each other M (M≦N) and N−M times are respectively included in the 1st and 2nd demodulation reference signal pattern groups if the rank is N.
US09871626B2
Disclosed are a transmission method, device and system for physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH). The method comprises the following steps: a NodeB scrambles the PHICH using the determined PHICH resources according to a UE-specific manner and/or a currently used PHICH scrambling code; and the NodeB sends the scrambled PHICH on the determined PHICH resources. Through the disclosure, the problem of PHICH capacity insufficiency, PHICH collisions and interference that caused by the number of user in single cell much larger than that in traditional cell in the related art are solved, the capacity of physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel in downlink resources is improved, and the interference that caused by PHICH collisions is reduced.
US09871616B2
A DMX512 network may include two gateway devices or two ports of a single gateway device, which are connected to a number of DMX512 devices. Under normal operating conditions, one gateway device or one port transmits and the other gateway device or the other port receives DMX512 frames. If there is a connection failure, then both gateway devices or both ports may transmit DMX512 frames. Once the connection is restored, the system may detect the restoration and one of the gateway devices or one of the ports ceases to transmit DMX512 frames.
US09871614B2
A transmission start time correction method of a WDM/TDM-PON system includes: a completion instruction procedure in which a station-side subscriber accommodation apparatus issues an instruction using a downstream signal for instructing a subscriber apparatus to perform wavelength switching, the downstream signal including a transmission start time of an upstream signal indicating completion of the wavelength switching of the subscriber apparatus, the upstream signal being transmitted by the subscriber apparatus after the wavelength switching; an instruction completion transmission procedure in which the subscriber apparatus transmits the upstream signal indicating the completion of the wavelength switching at a wavelength after switching at the instructed transmission start time after the wavelength switching is completed in accordance with the instruction; and a transmission start time correction procedure in which the station-side subscriber accommodation apparatus measures a reception time of the upstream signal indicating the completion of the wavelength switching received after the wavelength switching and sets a time obtained by adding a time twice a time difference between a reception time of the upstream signal indicating the completion of the wavelength switching assumed before the wavelength switching and a reception time of the upstream signal indicating the completion of the wavelength switching received after the wavelength switching to the transmission start time of the upstream signal before the wavelength switching as a new transmission start time.
US09871608B1
Methods and apparatus are provided for telemetry processing using a telemetry processor. The telemetry processor can include a plurality of communications interfaces, a computer processor, and data storage. The telemetry processor can buffer sensor data by: receiving a frame of sensor data using a first communications interface and clock data using a second communications interface, receiving an end of frame signal using a third communications interface, and storing the received frame of sensor data in the data storage. After buffering the sensor data, the telemetry processor can generate an encapsulated data packet including a single encapsulated data packet header, the buffered sensor data, and identifiers identifying telemetry devices that provided the sensor data. A format of the encapsulated data packet can comply with a Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) standard. The telemetry processor can send the encapsulated data packet using a fourth and a fifth communications interfaces.
US09871605B2
A tactical audio distribution device may include a housing. A plurality of connection jacks may be coupled to the housing. A plurality of microphone input signal connection points may be contained in the housing and may be in electrical communication with at least a portion of the connection jacks. At least one digital audio matrix processor may be contained in the housing. The at least one digital audio matrix processor may be configured to receive audio signals based on audio signals from microphones, to combine those signals into a mixed audio signal, and to output the mixed audio signal. A plurality of headphones output signal connection points may be contained in the housing and be in electrical communication with at least some of the connection jacks and may be configured to receive signals based on the mixed audio signal.
US09871604B2
A mixer includes a plurality of channel strips to which are variably allocated respective objects of operation, and a memory of the mixer stores layer data comprising information that, for each of the channel strips, designates a channel or a channel group as an object of operation of the channel strip, or designates the channel strip as a deploying channel strip for individually deploying thereto any one of the channels belonging to a given group. When objects of operation are to be allocated to the individual channel strips, no channel or group is allocated to each deploying channel strip, and a setting is made to the effect that the channel strip is to be used for a channel deploying purpose. In response to a deploying instruction of a given group, individual channels belonging to the given group are deployed to the deploying channel strips.
US09871602B2
A method for operating a phase shifter chip RF self-test. The method includes outputting, by control hardware, a first signal from a phased locked loop to a pre-amplifier and an input peak detector, outputting, by the control hardware, a second signal from the pre-amplifier to a device under test, selecting, by the control hardware, a target level, and adjusting, by the control hardware, a pre-amplifier gain of the pre-amplifier to cause the input peak detector value to approximately match the target level. The input peak detector is configured to output an input peak detector value based on the first signal.
US09871588B2
Systems and methods for optical narrowcasting are provided for transmitting various types of content. Optical narrowcasting content indicative of the presence of additional information along with identifying information may be transmitted. The additional information (which may include meaningful amounts of advertising information, media, or any other content) may also be transmitted as optical narrowcasting content. Elements of an optical narrowcasting system may include optical transmitters and optical receivers which can be configured to be operative at distances ranging from, e.g., 400 meters to 1200 meters. Moreover, the elements can be implemented on a miniaturized scale in conjunction with small, user devices such as smartphones, thereby also realizing optical ad-hoc networking, as well as interoperability with other types of data networks. Optically narrowcast content can be used to augment a real-world experience, enhance and/or spawn new forms of social-media and media content.
US09871582B2
A method for performing optical channel telemetry. The method may include generating various channel estimates of an optical channel, wherein the channel estimates are generated by an optical detector. The method may further include determining, from the channel estimates, various channel properties regarding the optical channel. The method may further include determining, using a summarization function and the channel properties, a channel summary that describes a portion of the optical channel during a predetermined period of time. The predetermined period of time corresponds to a processor interval of a computer processor. The method may further include transmitting, over a network, the channel summary to an optical network controller.
US09871573B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a system for measuring a channel quality indicator, a user equipment and a base station. The method includes: obtaining a channel quality indicator configuration, where the channel quality indicator configuration includes a first combination, and the first combination includes a valid signal processing manner and an interfering signal processing manner; performing valid signal processing and interfering signal processing according to the valid signal processing manner and the interfering signal processing manner in the first combination to obtain a valid signal and an interfering signal; performing channel quality indicator calculation according to the valid signal and the interfering signal to obtain a channel quality indicator; and feeding the channel quality indicator back to a base station.
US09871570B1
Embodiments include a beam determining unit intended to be connected to a wireless heterogeneous network and a beam-searching method for a wireless heterogeneous network. In the context of a millimeter wave heterogeneous network, it is proposed to do away with the conventional exhaustive beam-searching procedure which is both time and power consuming. Instead, it is proposed a two-step procedure where a line of sight path is determined between a user equipment and a small cell of the millimeter wave heterogeneous network based on positioning information of the user equipment and the small cell. Then, it is determined an optimal antenna beam pair comprising antenna beams at the user equipment and the small cell based on the determined line of sight path and the antenna beam directions available at the user equipment and the small cell level.
US09871569B2
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for performing channel estimation between a beamformer and a beamformee. A beamformer can determine that a beamformee is configured to perform channel estimation for up to a pre-configured number of transmit spatial streams from the beamformer. The pre-configured number of transmit spatial streams can be less than a plurality of transmit spatial streams of the beamformer. The beamformer can determine a plurality of subsets of transmit spatial streams from the plurality of transmit spatial streams. The beamformer can send a plurality of sounding frames to the beamformee for channel estimation based at least on the determined plurality of subsets of transmit spatial streams.
US09871566B2
Grouping based reference signal transmission scheme for massive MIMO is disclosed. UEs are grouped and each UE group receives information on a sequence used for the uplink reference signal from a base station. The information is determined to assign orthogonal sequences to UEs within a UE group considering at least one or more of a number of orthogonal sequences, a number of the UEs within the UE group, amount of information to be transmitted, channel condition between the base station and each UE, and a number of sequences assigned to each UE of the UEs.
US09871546B2
A wearable terminal includes a display input unit which displays an image, which corresponds to a program identical to at least one program stored in another wearable terminal among a plurality of programs stored in a storage unit and is used for starting the program in response to an operation performed thereto, on a display screen based on another terminal program information, which is received in a case where another wearable terminal is authenticated, and receives an operation with respect to the image displayed on the display screen, and a control unit which performs control such that in a case where the display input unit receives an operation with respect to the image, the program corresponding to the image which receives the operation is started and a communication unit is allowed to transmit specific information associated with the program to another wearable terminal.
US09871545B2
An electronic device provides a capability of distinguishing between human tissue and a non-human object in proximity of a transmission source. In this manner, transmission power adjustments to the transmission source can be made selectively, depending on whether human tissue or a non-human object is detected in the proximity of the RF transmitter. Distinguishing between human tissue and other non-human-tissue objects in proximity of the transmission source provides for selective control of SAR adjustments. Accordingly, an electronic device can avoid certain communication performance reductions introduced by decreases in transmission power effected to comply with SAR standards by reducing transmission power when human tissue is detected in the proximity but not reducing transmission power when a non-human object (but no human tissue) is detected in the proximity.
US09871544B2
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) mitigation techniques are described herein. In one or more embodiments, a host device is configured to implement a SAR mitigation algorithm to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. The SAR mitigation algorithm may be configured to control radio frequency transmissions (e.g., output levels) for one or more antennas of the host device based at least in part upon an arrangement of an accessory device relative to the host device. By so doing, the SAR mitigation algorithm accounts for adverse influences that accessory devices may have upon radio frequency (RF) emissions from the antennas in some arrangements. The SAR mitigation algorithm may be further configured to account for user presence indications along with accessory device arrangements and adapt transmission power levels accordingly.
US09871530B1
An analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion system using pulse-density-modulation (PDM) digital signals which minimize noise and optimize dynamic range by dividing a signal into multiple parallel pathways by apportioning a least significant range portion of an incoming signal to a low-path circuit and a most-significant portion of the incoming signal to a high-path circuit. The high-path circuit and low-path circuit can be separately level-modified to optimize dynamic range. Embodiments of the system can include an analog-to-digital conversion, a digital-to-analog conversion, or a complete analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion system.
US09871528B1
Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to correlated electron switch devices, and may relate more particularly to digital to analog conversion using correlated electron switch devices ces.
US09871515B2
A capacitive touch switch is disclosed which includes a transparent insulating panel, a filtering layer having an opaque color, a transparent icon being defined in the filtering layer, a transparent substrate including a capacitive electrode, the transparent substrate being tinted to substantially match the opaque color of the filtering layer, and a light source configured to transmit light through the transparent substrate, the transparent icon, and the transparent insulating panel when energized. A user interface and a method of manufacturing a capacitive touch switch are also disclosed.
US09871506B2
Aspects of an integrated circuit are disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a first circuit configured to be powered by a first voltage source, a second circuit configured to be powered by a second voltage source, a decoupling capacitor, and a controller configured to switch the decoupling capacitor between the first and second voltage source.
US09871498B2
A radio frequency (RF) interference choke device includes a planar dielectric board formed with two first slots and two second slots that extend in a lengthwise direction of the dielectric board. The first/second slots are arranged symmetrically about a central line of the dielectric board parallel to the lengthwise direction, and have a first/second length associated with a first/second frequency band. A metal layer is attached to the dielectric board, and has a U-shaped first pattern surrounding the first slots, a U-shaped second pattern surrounding the second slots, and a strip-shaped third pattern extending along the central line and interconnecting the first and second patterns.
US09871496B2
Described herein are apparatuses, systems and methods that facilitate user adjustment of an audio effect of an audio device to match the hearing sensitivity of the user. The user can tune the audio device with a minimum perceptible level unique to the user. The audio device can adjust the audio effect in accordance with the minimum perceptible level. For example, a loudness level can adjust automatically to ensure that the user maintains a perceptible loudness, adjusting according to environmental noise and according to the minimum perceptible level. Also described herein are apparatuses, systems and methods related to an audio device equipped with embedded audio sensors that can maximize a voice quality while minimizing the effects of noise.
US09871492B2
An analog amplifier is provided. The analog variable amplifier includes a first amplifier stage configured to amplify a bias current to output a first output voltage and a second output voltage that respectively depend on a magnitude of a first input voltage and a second input voltage, a second amplifier stage configured to receive the first output voltage and the second output voltage of the first amplifier stage as inputs and to amplify the received first output voltage and the second output voltage, and at least one auxiliary bias current source coupled to an electrical connection between the first amplifier stage and the second amplifier stage through which the second amplifier stage receives the first output voltage, and coupled to an electrical connection between the first amplifier stage and the second amplifier stage through which the second amplifier stage receives the second output voltage.
US09871491B2
The present disclosure describes a method and system for linearizing an amplifier using transistor-level dynamic feedback. The method and system enables nonlinear amplifiers to exhibit linear performance using one or more of gain control elements and phase shifters in the feedback path. The disclosed method and system may also allow an amplifier to act as a pre-distorter or a frequency/gain programmable amplifier.
US09871490B2
Existing multi-band/multi-mode (MB/MM) power amplifiers (PAs) use separate signal paths for the different covered frequency bands. This results in a large degree of hardware duplication and to a large die size and cost. Solutions that achieve hardware sharing between the different signal paths of MB/MM PAs are shown. Such sharing includes bias circuit and bypass capacitors sharing, as well as sharing front-end stages and the output stage of the PA. Signal multiplexing may be realized in the transmitter or at the PA front-end while the signal de-multiplexing can be realized either in the PA output stage or at the front-end of the output stage. Such circuits can be applied with saturated and linear MB/MM PAs with adjacent or non-adjacent bands.
US09871480B2
If a total power consumption of the high- and low-voltage auxiliary machinery is greater than a first reference value when the high-voltage secondary battery is disconnected from the high-voltage wiring by the relay, the power supply control apparatus sets a lower value to a target control value of the generator output voltage, compared with the total power consumption is less than or equal to the first reference value. If the total power consumption of the high- and low-voltage auxiliary machinery is less than a second reference value that is less than or equal to the first reference value when the high-voltage secondary battery is disconnected from the high-voltage wiring by the relay, the power supply control apparatus sets a higher value to the target control value of the generator output voltage, compared with the total power consumption is more than or equal to the second reference value.
US09871478B2
In order to prevent the length of the movement path from being limited to the pitch of a magnet, a moving body (vehicle) includes two motors disposed in different positions in the moving direction. When one of the two motors is located in an irregular section in which the poles of magnets are not disposed regularly, a motor other than the one motor is located in a section which is not the irregular section.
US09871457B2
A switching power supply device of the present disclosure includes a device connection state detection circuit that detects a connection state in a load device connection terminal, in a power supply system having the load device connection terminal. The device connection state detection circuit includes a transformer, a switching element, a pulse generator, and a waveform detection circuit. The waveform detection circuit detects a voltage or a current generated at a connecting point between a primary winding wire of the transformer and the switching element in response to operation of a pulse signal. The waveform detection circuit compares the voltage or the current with a predetermined reference value, and outputs an output signal in response to a comparison result to an OFF terminal.
US09871435B2
A direct drive motor for a robotic finger. The direct drive motor includes a plurality of outer magnets and a coil assembly including a plurality of coils surrounded by the plurality of outer magnets. The plurality of coils are configured to generate a magnetic field when current is conducted through them such that the coil assembly rotates relative to the plurality of outer magnets. The direct drive motor further includes a plurality of inner magnets surrounded by the plurality of coils and a core element surrounded by the plurality of inner magnets. A center rotation shaft is positioned within an interior space circumscribed by the core element.
US09871431B2
A spintronic generator that provides electrical power with the motive force of natural electron spin. The utilization of natural electron spin can be enhanced with carefully matched materials, weights, and magnetic waveforms which provide precise pulsed frequencies in resonance with the materials. This resonance of the magnetic pulses provides clean abundant power. A utilization of the Zero Point Energy results in a local environment temperature drop which can be one of the sources of motive force. The harvesting of electricity can be in standard induction pick up coils controlled by direct current motor controllers using an LRC tank circuit.
US09871429B2
A stator yoke is provided for a bicycle generator hub. The stator yoke includes a first tubular section and a plurality of first pole sections. The first tubular section has a first axial end and a second axial end. The first pole sections are integrally formed with the first tubular section as a one-piece, unitary member. Each of the first pole sections includes a first radially protruding section that extends from the first axial end of the first tubular section in a radial direction of the first tubular section, and a first axially protruding section that extends from the first protruding section in an axial direction of the first tubular section toward the second axial end of the first tubular section.
US09871426B1
A rotating machine has a shaft rotatable about an axis, a rotor rotatable with the shaft, and a rotor end winding at an axial end of the rotor. A stator is spaced from the rotor and forms a gap therebetween. The stator comprises a stator winding. A fluid system directs fluid through to the stator. A baffle to diverts fluid away from the gap and toward the stator.
US09871420B2
A rotor (1) comprising a plurality of alternating magnetic poles formed by permanent magnets (3) distributed regularly between a circumferential portion (5) and a central portion (6) of the magnetic body (2) of the rotor and defining circumferential pole sections (7). The pole sections have a pre-determined pole pitch (Thetarho) and comprise a lobe-forming radial section (8). The lobe-forming radial section partially covers the magnets, such as to maximize a useful magnetic flux (PhiU) flowing radially through each of the pole sections and to minimize a leakage magnetic flux flowing through the circumferential portion. The pole sections can have a pre-determined pole overlap angle (Thetar) such as to maximize the useful magnetic flux (PhiU) and to minimize the leakage magnetic flux (PhiL), said overlap angle (Thetar) being a viewing angle of the lobe (8) from a point on the axis of the rotor.
US09871418B2
A rotor component that comprises a rotor circuit configured for use with either an interior permanent magnet (IPM) machine or a synchronous reluctance machine (SRM) that includes a pole circuit made of a conductive, non-magnetic material and has a midpoint that substantially aligns with a d-axis of the IPM or SRM. An electric machine with a similar rotor component therein or having a loop or ring of a conductive, non-magnetic material that is substantially concentric about a d-axis of the electric machine.
US09871414B2
Embodiments are directed to a system for transferring power wirelessly from a transmitter to a receiver, the transmitter having a transmitter processor and a transmitter antenna. The system includes the transmitter processor configured to convert electric power signals to an electromagnetic field (EMF); associate each of a plurality of keys with one of a plurality of operating frequencies, and store the plurality of keys associated with the plurality of operating frequencies in a table; select one of the plurality of operating frequencies stored in the table as an active operating frequency, wherein the active operating frequency is assigned as the current operating frequency of the transmitter antenna, and wherein the key associated with the active operating frequency is assigned as an active key; wirelessly transmit to the receiver the EMF at the active operating frequency; and wirelessly transmit to the receiver the table and an identification of the active key.
US09871411B2
A natural gas or liquified propane powered generator incorporated into a HVAC unit, for supplying emergency power to a residence or commercial business. The generator is contained within an exterior cabinet that houses HVAC components for both packaged and split systems. The packaged unit is arranged so that the generator is included within the exterior cabinet and the split unit is arranged so that the generator is positioned beneath the split unit. The generator operates from natural gas or liquified propane supplied to the home or from a portable liquified propane tank, if the supply of natural gas or liquified propane is terminated. In the event of a power failure, the user manually operates the generator or an automatic transfer switch can be utilized. On-site electronics are included to allow a user to monitor the system from a smart phone or other electronic device.
US09871410B2
A switching selector for selecting a power source from two power sources. It includes a controller, a detection circuit, a transistor and two groups of four transfer switches or relays, wherein the controller is a micro-processor and the detection circuit includes two transformers. Primary winding of each of two transformers is connected to two different power sources, and secondary winding of each of two transformers is connected to input of the controller. Output of the controller is connected to a base of a transistor for controlling the transfer switches. Each group of four transfer switches form a redundant switch for selecting one of the two power sources, where the four transfer switches are connected such that the selection function is not affected when any one of the transfer switches malfunctions.
US09871406B1
A system for performing computing operations in a data center includes one or more sets of computer systems, one or more primary power systems, and a reserve power system. The primary power systems include a downstream portion that supplies power to at least one of the sets of computer systems. The reserve power system includes switches that switch between supplying a primary power feed and a reserve power feed from the reserve power system through part of the primary power system. An input resiliency switch can switch between supplying primary power or reserve power to support power supplied to the sets of computer systems through the primary power system based upon a primary power feed fault. A power distribution switch can switch between supplying primary power and reserve power to part of the downstream portion of the primary power system to bypass an upstream portion of the primary power system.
US09871392B2
A portable battery booster for providing a compact, light, and energy efficient battery to jump start a vehicle. The portable battery booster generally includes a housing, a battery means adapted to be received by the housing, a pair of cable means, each of the cable means having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end electrically connected to the battery means and the distal end detachably connected to a discharged battery of the vehicle. The battery is generally comprised of one or more batteries having the type of primary lithium-metal, rechargeable lithium-ion, and/or lithium-polymer and more specifically preferably comprised of lithium iron phosphate for fast charging, small size, and high performance. The battery may also be connected to one or more supercapacitors, an internal CPU, DC/DC converter, etc. to increase performance. The cable means includes jaws that detachably connect to the housing in a flush and sleek manner.
US09871385B2
A power feeding device includes a cover, a primary coil covered with the cover, and a plurality of temperature-sensitive detectors provided in the cover, which detect the temperature of an object on the cover. When the distance between adjacent temperature-sensitive detectors is denoted by W [m], the temperature of the object to be subjected to thermometry by the temperature-sensitive detectors is denoted by T0 [K], the temperature to be detected by the temperature-sensitive detectors is denoted by T1 [K], and the thermal conductivity of the cover is denoted by λ [W/(m·K)], W satisfies the following equation W ≤ 25 × 10 - 3 - 17.2 × λ ln ( 20 T 0 - T 1 ) × 10 - 3 . ( 1 ) This allows the power feeding device to accurately detect the temperature of the object on the cover.
US09871381B2
A regenerative power supply system and method comprises a dynamo-electric generator, an electric drive motor coupled to the generator, a transmission device coupling the generator to the electric drive motor, and an energy storage device configured to provide a backup power supply to the regenerative power supply system. An electronic control device is configured to control a flow of electricity to the electric drive motor. An energy storage management device is configured to control a flow of electricity between the electronic control device and the energy storage device.
US09871380B1
A method and apparatus is disclosed that can monitor the solar power inverters in real-time both day and night, and generate surveillance alarms and actions when a solar power inverter is removed or disconnected from the AC powerline for unknown reasons. It offers a low cost and reliable surveillance means to help guard a residential-scale, commercial-scale, or utility-scale solar power system in real-time at all times.
US09871379B2
A method and apparatus is disclosed relating to smart microgrids supported by dual-output off-grid power inverters with DC source flexibility that can (1) intelligently and selectively pull power from one or multiple DC sources including solar panels, wind generators, and batteries based on certain criteria; (2) invert DC power to AC power; (3) supply the AC power to two off-grid circuits individually to power various types of AC loads that require different AC voltages, power quality, and power levels; (4) supply DC power through one or multiple DC output ports to power DC loads; and (5) charge batteries. Two or multiple dual-output off-grid power inverters can daisy-chain to form a group to support a larger microgrid which is ideal for off-grid AC Level 1 and Level 2 EV charging.
US09871374B2
A protecting circuit includes: a discharge switch configured to connect to a first terminal and a second terminal; a trigger circuit comprising load devices configured to be connected in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, each of the load devices being configured to consume power; and a shunt circuit comprising, between the trigger circuit and the first terminal or the second terminal, at least one shunt pathway configured to be capable of bypassing at least one of the load devices. The trigger circuit is configured to turn on the discharge switch when a voltage between the first terminal and the second terminal is higher than a first voltage value, and the shunt circuit is configured to electrically connect the shunt pathway when the voltage is higher than a second voltage value that is greater than the first voltage value.
US09871356B2
Embodiments of a plug-in unit for an electrical enclosure are disclosed. The plug-in unit includes at least one stab configured to engage a bus, a stab shaft coupled with a base of the at least one stab, and a stab translation mechanism configured to translate the stab shaft such that the at least one stab translates from a retracted position to an extended position.
US09871345B2
According to an embodiment, a crystalline color-conversion device includes an electrically driven first light emitter, for example a blue or ultraviolet LED, for emitting light having a first energy in response to an electrical signal. An inorganic solid single-crystal direct-bandgap second light emitter having a bandgap of a second energy less than the first energy is provided in association with the first light emitter. The second light emitter is electrically isolated from, located in optical association with, and physically connected to the first light emitter so that in response to the electrical signal the first light emitter emits first light that is absorbed by the second light emitter and the second light emitter emits second light having a lower energy than the first energy.
US09871342B2
A compact and inexpensive air-cooled laser device, having heat radiating fins configured to sufficiently cool a heat-receiving member thermally connected to a laser diode module positioned within a housing of the laser device having a substantially sealing structure. A flow direction of air flowing between heat radiating fins of a first fin set and a flow direction of air flowing between heat radiating fins of a second fin set are generally opposed to each other. Further, the first and second fin sets are positioned adjacent to each other, and thus an inflow area of the first fin set and an outflow area of the second fin set are also adjacent to each other. Therefore, most of the air after flowing between the fins of the first fin set is deflected by colliding with an inner wall of a housing, and then enters between the fins of the second fin set.
US09871341B2
A laser structure includes a substrate and a first dielectric layer formed on the substrate. A multi-quantum well is formed on the first dielectric layer and has a plurality of alternating layers. The alternating layers include a dielectric layer having a sub-wavelength thickness and a monolayer of a two dimensional material.
US09871336B2
The present application provides an optical system. The optical system includes a fiber amplifier with an optically active doped fiber, a source of seed pulses, and a pump source. The doped fiber is doped with one or more active element(s) selected such that the seed pulses are amplified in intensity. The doped fiber has a negative (anomalous) group velocity dispersion in the region from the wavelength of the seed pulses to a threshold wavelength at which the magnitude of the optical loss of the doped fiber is greater than a gain due to stimulated Raman scattering.
US09871335B2
A termination system includes an applicator and a communication device mounted to the applicator. The application has a ram that is movable towards and away from a stationary anvil along a crimp stroke. The anvil receives a terminal thereon. The ram is coupled to crimp tooling that is configured to apply the terminal to a wire along the crimp stroke. The communication device includes a storage system, a wireless communication system, and a microcontroller. The storage system stores data relating to the applicator. The wireless communication system wirelessly communicates the data relating to the applicator with an external device accessed by an operator. The microcontroller controls at least one of storage of or access to the data relating to the applicator in the storage system. The microcontroller also controls wireless communication of the data relating to the applicator with the external device via the wireless communication system.
US09871330B2
A waterproof key apparatus, as an electronic device, is provided. The waterproof key apparatus includes a main case, a key module attached to a side of the main case and comprises a key actuator, a window to which the key module is coupled, a universal serial bus (USB) coupling module and a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to an opposite side of the main case, with a dome sheet therebetween, a key bracket and an antenna cap coupled to the lower portion of the PCB, and a sealing part attached between the main case and the PCB to seal the rear surface of the PCB.
US09871327B2
Connector receptacle assemblies that may be simple to manufacture, provide multiple receptacles, and provide a good ground contact path. One example may provide a connector receptacle assembly formed of a housing having a tongue that may include openings on one or more sides for contacts as well as openings on its sides for ground contacts. Another example may provide a connector receptacle assembly having at least two tongues, where each tongue may be aligned with a corresponding opening in a device enclosure. Another example may provide a connector receptacle assembly having a tongue with a center ground contact, where the center ground contact may be located between the top row and the bottom row of contacts. Another example may provide a connector receptacle assembly having a titanium-copper center ground contact.
US09871306B2
An object is to provide an electrical connector for a flat conductor that does not leave behind plastic deformation on a pressing arm part of a terminal pressing a flat conductor. A metal plate terminal, housing, and movable member are provided, where the terminal has a pressing arm part extending such that an insertion-and-removal direction of a flat conductor is in a longitudinal direction, and a supporting arm part extending in the longitudinal direction, which is connected with the pressing arm part by a connecting part. The pressing arm part has a pressing part for pressing one surface of the flat conductor on a rear end side which is an insertion side of the flat conductor, and a pressure receiving part receiving a force from a cam part on a position more forward than the pressing part.
US09871305B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a mantle terminal for establishing conducting contact, including a threaded stud for inserting a cable; a cap nut to be screwed onto the threaded stud; an insulating element inside which the cap nut is rotatably mounted and which includes a lateral plug portion; and a base plate on which the threaded stud is mounted and which includes a lateral receptacle for securely accommodating the lateral plug portion of the insulating element.
US09871300B1
Devices or apparatuses for adjusting a radiation angle of an antenna are described. An electronic device may include a strip, a first leaky-wave antenna (LWA) cell, and a second LWA cell. The first LWA cell can include a tunable component. The first LWA cell can also include a first conductive patch coupled to: a radio frequency (RF) feed on a first edge of the first conductive patch; a ground plane through a first via on a second edge of the first conductive patch; and a tunable component at a first corner between a third edge and a fourth edge of the first conductive patch. The second LWA cell can include a second conductive patch coupled to the ground plane through a second via on a second edge of the second conductive patch and coupled to the tunable component at a first corner between a first edge and a third edge of the second conductive patch.
US09871297B2
An antenna element for transmission and/or reception of signals within a frequency band comprises a ground plane (4), a patch radiator (2), a connection point (14a) for connection of the antenna element to a feed network and a probe (8a) having two ends. The probe (8a) is located between the ground plane (4) and the patch radiator (2) and the patch radiator (2) is disposed in a parallel relationship with the ground plane (4) to form a resonant cavity between the patch radiator (4) and the ground plane (2). The antenna element comprises a transmission line (10a) which is disposed in a parallel relationship with the ground plane (4) and the transmission line (10a) is connected to an end (9a) of the probe (8a) and is arranged to have a length such that an impedance at the end (9a) of the probe is transformed. The transmission line (10a) is contained within the resonant cavity between the patch radiator (2) and the ground plane (4).
US09871295B2
An antenna for receiving electromagnetic energy with multiple grid arrays includes first and second grid patterns of diodes each acting as a half-wave rectifying element when illuminated by the electromagnetic energy whereby the electromagnetic energy is efficiently converted into electrical current at an output even when the electromagnetic energy is randomly polarized. The multiple grid arrays are spaced from one another and can also be offset from one another. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, the first and second grid patterns of diodes have varying diode densities.
US09871286B2
A mobile terminal comprises: a terminal body; and a first antenna device and a second antenna device disposed at one side of the terminal body in an adjacent manner, and formed to operate at different frequency bands, wherein the first antenna device and the second antenna device are provided with conductive members each having a slit at one side thereof, and wherein the conductive members form part of an appearance of the terminal body.
US09871283B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium that includes a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves. A dielectric cladding is disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric core. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09871279B2
The millimeter waveband filter includes: a transmission line that is formed by a waveguide which propagates electromagnetic waves with a predetermined frequency range of a millimeter waveband from one end to the other end in a TE10 mode; and a pair of radio-wave half mirrors that are disposed opposite each other with a space interposed therebetween so as to block the inside of the transmission line and have planar shapes and a characteristic of transmitting a part of the electromagnetic waves with the predetermined frequency range and reflecting a part thereof. In the electromagnetic waves incident from the one end side of the transmission line, a frequency component centered on a resonant frequency of a resonator, which is formed between the pair of radio-wave half mirrors, is selectively output from the other end of the transmission line.
US09871278B2
The millimeter waveband filter includes: a transmission line that is formed by a waveguide which propagates electromagnetic waves with a predetermined frequency range of a millimeter waveband from one end to the other end in a TE10 mode; and a pair of radio-wave half mirrors that are disposed opposite each other with a space interposed therebetween so as to block the inside of the transmission line and have planar shapes and a characteristic of transmitting a part of the electromagnetic waves with the predetermined frequency range and reflecting a part thereof. In the electromagnetic waves incident from the one end side of the transmission line, a frequency component centered on a resonant frequency of a resonator, which is formed between the pair of radio-wave half mirrors, is selectively output from the other end of the transmission line.
US09871272B2
The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, which contains a sulfonate compound represented by a specific formula and carboxylic anhydride having one or more C═C double bonds, and a lithium secondary battery using the same.
US09871271B2
The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a pyrimidine-based compound, a non-fluorinated solvent and a fluorinated solvent; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.
US09871268B2
A secondary battery manufacturing method enables smooth pulling of a separator by guide members by inhibiting a phenomenon in which, when the separator is being pulled by the guide members, the separator moves in the width direction and rattles. The method includes pulling in a separator by guide bars to zigzag-fold the separator; and suspending the separator between the guide bars via a suspension roller while locating buffer rollers at a predetermined descending position, the buffer rollers being disposed between support rollers for supporting the separator at midpoints upstream, in the transport direction of the separator, of the suspension roller, the buffer rollers being ascendable and descendable in contact with an upper surface of the separator to be adjustable vertically, and allowing the buffer rollers to ascend in accordance with movement of the guide bars, thereby supplying the separator of a length pulled in by the guide bars.
US09871266B2
A device for winding an electrode plate includes a feed roller configured to guide a first electrode plate or a second electrode plate, each of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate including a plurality of electrode tabs protruding from one side, a deformation reducing member spaced apart from an outer circumferential surface of one end of the feed roller and configured to guide the electrode tabs fed to the feed roller to be brought into close contact with the outer circumferential surface of the one end of the feed roller to reduce deformation of the electrode tabs, and a winding unit configured to wind together the first electrode plate or the second electrode plate transferred by the feed roller and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.
US09871258B2
A stainless steel having a low surface contact resistance for fuel cell separators is provided. The stainless steel has a Cr content of 16 to 40 mass % or more. The stainless steel includes a region having a fine textured structure on its surface, and the area percentage of the region is 50% or more, preferably 80% or more. The region having a fine textured structure is a region which has a structure having depressed portions and raised portions at an average interval between depressed portions or raised portions of 20 nm or more and 150 nm or less when observed with a scanning electron microscope.
US09871256B2
An active material layers for a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly includes metal oxide particles, a non-ionomer proton conductor and active catalyst particles supported on the metal oxide particles.
US09871248B2
A composition including a plurality of electroactive porous particle fragments including silicon as an electroactive material is characterized in that each porous particle fragment includes a network of pores defined and separated by silicon containing walls. The network of pores suitably has a three dimensional arrangement of pores extending through the volume of the particle in which the pore openings are provided on two or more planes over the surface of the particle. The composition is useful as an electroactive material that is able to form an alloy with lithium and can be used in the fabrication of anodes for use in lithium ion secondary batteries. A method of fabricating the silicon containing porous particle fragments is also disclosed.
US09871246B2
Provided are a cathode active material including lithium transition metal phosphate particles, wherein the lithium transition metal phosphate particles include a first secondary particle formed by agglomeration of two or more first primary particles, and a second secondary particle formed by agglomeration of two or more second primary particles in the first secondary particle, and a method of preparing the same. Since the cathode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention may include first primary particles and second primary particles having different average particle diameters, the exfoliation of the cathode active material from a cathode collector may be minimized and performance characteristics, such as high output characteristics and an increase in available capacity, of a secondary battery may be further improved. In addition, since the first secondary particles are porous, the secondary particles are collapsed and fractured due to rolling when used in a cathode.
US09871242B2
A composite separator and a lithium secondary battery including the composite separator, and the composite separator includes a separator; a first coating layer disposed on a surface of the separator and including a (meth)acrylic polymer and/or (meth)acrylic modified polyester resin; and a second coating layer disposed on another surface of the separator and including a vinylidene fluoride-based polymer.
US09871236B2
A multi-core lithium ion battery includes a sealed enclosure and a support member disposed within the sealed enclosure. The support member includes a plurality of cavities and a plurality of lithium ion core members which are disposed the plurality of cavities. The battery further includes a plurality of cavity liners, each of which is positioned between a corresponding one of the lithium ion core members and a surface of a corresponding one of the cavities.
US09871226B2
This organic electroluminescent element includes: a light transmissive substrate; a light emitting stack including a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode; and at least one light-outcoupling structure which has an uneven structure. The light emitting layer has a birefringence property with a higher refractive index in a direction parallel to a surface of the light transmissive substrate than a refractive index in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the light transmissive substrate. The uneven structure includes a plurality of protrusions which are individually allocated to some of planar matrix-like sections, and with regard to unit regions consisting of same number of sections of the planar matrix-like sections, a ratio of an area of one or more of the plurality of protrusions in a unit region is substantially constant in each unit region.
US09871222B2
An object is providing an organic electroluminescence element and an illumination device in which a driving voltage does not increase even when a high-productivity sputtering method is used to form a transparent conductive layer of the organic electroluminescence element of a top or top-and-bottom emission type, and hence which has an improved driving voltage. The organic electroluminescence element includes at least a light emitting layer and a transparent conductive layer. Between the light emitting layer and the transparent conductive layer, a transparent protective layer is disposed. The light emitting layer contains a phosphorescence emitting compound. The transparent protective layer contains a metal oxide. The metal oxide is a molybdenum (VI) oxide, a rhenium (VI) oxide or a nickel (II) oxide in an oxygen deficient state.
US09871220B2
A transparent electrode is configured which is provided with: a nitrogen-containing layer; a conductive layer which is provided abutting the nitrogen-containing layer, and which has silver as a main component thereof; a high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than that of the nitrogen-containing layer; and a low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than that of the high refractive index layer. In the nitrogen-containing layer, a compound is used which includes nitrogen atoms, and which has, in cases when n represents the number of unshared electron pairs which are not involved in aromaticity and which are not coordinated to metal, from among the unshared electron pairs of the nitrogen atoms, and M represents molecular weight, an effective unshared-electron-pair content [n/M] that satisfies 2.0×10−3≦[n/M].
US09871216B2
To provide an organic photoelectric conversion element whereby conversion efficiency is increased by morphology improvement in a power generation layer, and whereby short circuit current (Jsc) attenuation when irradiating light is simultaneously suppressed, and an organic solar cell using the same.An organic photoelectric conversion element having: a transparent first electrode; a power generation layer having a p-type organic semiconductor material and an n-type organic semiconductor material; and a second electrode, on a transparent substrate, in which the power generation layer is a bulk heterojunction power generation layer including the p-type organic semiconductor material and the n-type organic semiconductor material, and additionally includes a compound represented by either the following general formula (I) or general formula (II).
US09871201B2
The application relates to an electronic device comprising anode, cathode, at least one emitting layer between anode and cathode, at least one p-doped layer A which comprises a monotriarylamine as host, and at least one layer B comprising a monotriarylamine. The invention furthermore relates to a p-doped mixture comprising a monotriarylamine of the formula (II), (III) or (IV) as host and an electron-acceptor compound as dopant and to the use of the mixture in an electronic device.
US09871195B1
A stack of MTJ layers is provided on a substrate comprising a bottom electrode, a pinned layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer, and a top electrode. The MTJ stack is patterned to form a MTJ device wherein sidewall damage is formed on its sidewalls. A dielectric spacer is formed on the MTJ device. The dielectric spacer is etched away on horizontal surfaces wherein the dielectric spacer on the sidewalls is partially etched away. The remaining dielectric spacer covers the pinned layer and bottom electrode. The dielectric spacer is removed from the free layer or is thinner on the free layer than on the pinned layer and bottom electrode. Sidewall damage is thereafter removed from the free layer by applying a horizontal etching to the MTJ device wherein the pinned layer and bottom electrode are protected from etching by the dielectric spacer layer.
US09871190B2
The present invention is directed to an MRAM device comprising a plurality of MTJ memory elements. Each of the memory elements includes a magnetic free layer and a first magnetic reference layer with an insulating tunnel junction layer interposed therebetween; a second magnetic reference layer formed adjacent to the first magnetic reference layer opposite the insulating tunnel junction layer; an anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer formed adjacent to the second magnetic reference layer opposite the first magnetic reference layer; and a magnetic fixed layer formed adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer. The magnetic free layer has a variable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the layer plane thereof. The first and second magnetic reference layers have a first fixed magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the layer planes thereof. The magnetic fixed layer has a second fixed magnetization direction that is substantially perpendicular to the layer plane thereof and is substantially opposite to the first fixed magnetization direction.
US09871187B2
A lead-free piezo-electric porcelain composition which contains a main phase having voids and which is formed of a first crystal phase composed of an alkali niobate/tantalate-based perovskite oxide having piezo-electric characteristics; and a sub-phase containing a second crystal phase composed of an A2B6O13-based compound (where the element A is a monovalent element and the element B is one or more divalent to hexavalent elements). The sub-phase fills voids present in the main phase.
US09871170B2
A light emitting device has a light emitting element, a package, a lead, and a cover film. The package is arranged to form at least part of an inner peripheral face of a recess portion. The light emitting element is housed in the recess portion. The lead is disposed on a bottom face of the recess portion. The lead is electrically connected to the light emitting element. The cover film is arranged to cover the inner peripheral face of the recess portion. The cover film has light transmissive and electrical insulation. The package includes a base material and a plurality of particles. The base material includes a resin. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the particles is different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the base material. The particles are disposed at least near the inner peripheral face of the recess portion.
US09871168B2
Disclosed is a light emitting diode including a plurality of light emitting diode elements and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting diode includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting diode elements disposed on the substrate; interconnection lines connecting the light emitting diode elements to each other, wherein the plurality of light emitting diode elements comprise outer light emitting diode elements aligned along an edge of the substrate, each of the outer light emitting diode elements comprises an inner face directed towards an adjacent light emitting diode element and an outer face disposed adjacent the edge of the substrate and directed towards an outside of the substrate, and the inner face of at least one of the outer light emitting diode elements comprises a more gently slanted side surface than the outer face thereof.
US09871167B2
Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor structure including a light emitting layer sandwiched between an n-type region and a p-type region. A growth substrate is attached to the semiconductor structure. The growth substrate has at least one angled sidewall. A reflective layer is disposed on the angled sidewall. A majority of light extracted from the semiconductor structure and the growth substrate is extracted through a first surface of the growth substrate.
US09871156B2
A method of manufacturing a solar cell, including the steps of: forming an SiNx film over a second principal surface of an n-type semiconductor substrate; forming a p-type diffusion layer over a first principal surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate after the SiNx film forming step; and forming an SiO2 film or an aluminum oxide film over the p-type diffusion layer.
US09871136B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an electrode layer disposed on the substrate, and a tri-layered gate-control stack sandwiched between the substrate and the electrode layer. The tri-layered gate-control stack includes a ferroelectric layer disposed on the substrate, a mid-gap metal layer sandwiched between the ferroelectric layer and the substrate, and an anti-ferroelectric layer. The anti-ferroelectric layer is sandwiched between the substrate and the mid-gap metal layer. Alternatively, the ferroelectric layer and the mid-gap metal layer are sandwiched between the anti-ferroelectric layer and the substrate.
US09871122B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate that includes first and second main regions and a dummy region, and forming dummy active patterns on the dummy region. The first and second main regions are spaced apart from each other in a first direction and the dummy region includes a dummy connection region between the first and second main regions and first and second dummy cell regions spaced apart from each other in a second direction. First dummy active patterns, second dummy active patterns, and connection dummy active patterns connecting some of the first dummy active patterns to some of the second dummy active patterns are provided on the first and second dummy cell regions and the dummy connection region, respectively.
US09871114B2
Gate structures and methods of forming the gate structures are described. In some embodiments, a method includes forming source/drain regions in a substrate, and forming a gate structure between the source/drain regions. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the substrate, a work function tuning layer over the gate dielectric layer, a metal-containing compound over the work function tuning layer, and a metal over the metal-containing compound, wherein the metal-containing compound comprises the metal as an element of the compound.
US09871110B2
It is aimed to reduce a current concentration at the edge of the contact electrode.Provided is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer, a first trench electrode formed in the semiconductor layer on a front surface side thereof, and a second trench electrode formed in the semiconductor layer on the front surface side thereof so as to oppose the first trench electrode. Here, the first trench electrode is formed in a mesh-like pattern. The semiconductor layer may further include a first-conductivity-type region and a second-conductivity-type region having a different conductivity type than the first-conductivity-type region. The first trench electrode may be electrically connected to the first-conductivity-type region, and the second trench electrode may be electrically connected to the second-conductivity-type region.
US09871102B2
A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a single crystal substrate, a source/drain structure and a nanowire structure. The source/drain structure is disposed on and contacts with the substrate. The nanowire structure is connected to the source/drain structure.
US09871091B2
Subpixels of R, G, and B corresponding to a scanning line extended in a row direction and a data transfer line extended in a column direction are provided. A plurality of transistors in the subpixel of each of the colors is disposed along the column direction, and a reflective layer in the subpixel of at least one color is disposed along the row direction so as to overlap any transistor of subpixels of each display color. A power source wiring is disposed between the reflective layer and the transistor along the row direction, so as to overlap the transistor. Relay electrodes which connects the reflective layer and any transistor of subpixels of each display color are formed on a layer between a layer on which the power source wiring is formed, and the reflective layer.
US09871087B2
An organic light-emitting diode display can include a substrate in which an emission area and a non-emission area are defined; a first transparent conductive layer, a light shielding layer, a buffer layer and a semiconductor layer sequentially laminated on the non-emission area; a gate electrode superposed on the center region of the semiconductor layer, having a gate insulating layer interposed therebetween; a drain electrode coming into contact with one side of the semiconductor layer, having an interlevel insulating layer covering the gate electrode interposed therebetween, and formed of a second transparent conductive layer and a metal layer laminated thereon; a first storage capacitor electrode disposed under the interlevel insulating layer in the emission area and formed of the first transparent conductive layer; and a second storage capacitor electrode superposed on the first storage capacitor electrode, having the interlevel insulating layer interposed therebetween, and formed of the second transparent conductive layer.
US09871086B2
Provided is a display device, including: a substrate; signal lines including a gate line, a data line, and a driving voltage line that collectively define an outer boundary of a pixel area; a transistor connected to the signal line; a first electrode extending across the pixel area and formed on the signal line and the transistor, and connected to the transistor, the first electrode having a first portion overlying only the signal line and the transistor, and a second portion comprising all of the first electrode not included in the first portion; a pixel defining layer formed on only the first portion of the first electrode; an organic emission layer formed on substantially the entire second portion but not on the first portion; and a second electrode formed on the pixel defining layer and the organic emission layer.
US09871071B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions each provided in a semiconductor substrate and receives incident light through a light sensing surface, and a pixel separation portion provided to electrically separate a plurality of pixels. At least a pinning layer and a light shielding layer are provided in an inner portion of a trench provided on a side portion of each of the photoelectric conversion portions in an incident surface side, the trench includes a first trench and a second trench formed to be wider than the first trench in a portion shallower than the first trench, the pinning layer is formed in an inner portion of the first trench to cover an inside surface of the second trench, and the light shielding layer is formed to bury an inner portion of the second trench at least via the pinning layer.
US09871063B1
A display driver semiconductor device includes a high voltage well region being formed on a substrate, a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, and a third semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device is formed on the high voltage well region and includes a first gate insulating layer. The second semiconductor device is formed adjacent to the first semiconductor device and includes a second gate insulating layer. The third semiconductor device is formed adjacent to the second semiconductor device and includes a third gate insulating layer. The first insulating layer may be formed using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process and the second insulating layer is formed using a thermal oxide process.
US09871062B2
A thin film transistor array substrate includes gate and data lines, a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode, a polarizing plate, and a contact line. The gate line is positioned on a base substrate, and disposed in a first direction. The data line is disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The thin film transistor is connected to the gate and data lines. The pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The polarizing plate is positioned between the base substrate and the thin film transistor, and has a first metal pattern overlapping the thin film transistor on a plane, a second metal pattern overlapping the pixel electrode on a plane, and a third metal pattern overlapping the data line on a plane. The contact line is positioned over the data line, and connects the data line and the third metal pattern to each other.
US09871057B2
Device structures for a field-effect transistor and methods of forming such device structures using a device layer of a silicon-on-insulator substrate. A channel and an isolation region are formed in the device layer. The channel is located beneath a gate structure is formed on the device layer and is comprised of a semiconductor material under strain. A portion of the device layer is located between the first isolation region and the channel. The portion of the device layer is under a strain that is less than the strain in the semiconductor material of the channel.
US09871055B1
A vertical-type memory device may include a channel layer vertically extending on a substrate, a ground selection transistor at a side of the channel layer on the substrate, the ground selection transistor including a first gate insulation portion and a first replacement gate electrode, an etch control layer on the first replacement gate electrode, and a memory cell on the etch control layer, the memory cell including a second gate insulation portion and a second replacement gate electrode. The etch control layer may include a polysilicon layer doped with carbon, N-type impurities, or P-type impurities, or may include a polysilicon oxide layer comprising carbon, N-type impurities, or P-type impurities. A thickness of the first replacement gate electrode may be the same as a thickness of the second replacement gate electrode, or the first replacement gate electrode may be thicker than the second.
US09871051B2
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment, includes a stacked body, first and second semiconductor pillars and a contact. The stacked body includes insulating films and electrode films stacked alternately along a first direction. A configuration of an end portion of the stacked body in a second direction is a stairstep configuration. A step is formed in the stairstep configuration for each of the electrode films. The first semiconductor pillars are disposed in a region of the stacked body where the steps are not formed. The second semiconductor pillars are disposed in a region of the stacked body where the steps are formed. The contact is disposed on the electrode film for each of the steps. When viewed from the first direction, the first and second semiconductor pillars are disposed at some of lattice points of a lattice.
US09871048B1
A memory device includes a pickup area extending along a first direction. The pickup area includes at least one N-pickup structure, distributing along an N-pickup line extending at the first direction. At least one P-pickup structure distributes by alternating with the N-pickup structure at the first direction and interleaves with the N-pickup structure at a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. Dummy pickup structure distributes along the first direction, opposite to the P-pickup structure with respect to the N-pickup line. Further, a cell area is beside the pickup area. The SRAM cells in the cell area form cell rows extending along the second direction. Each SRAM cell covers one N-type well region along the second direction and two P-type well regions along the second direction to sandwich the N-type well region. The N-pickup/P-pickup structures respectively provide first/second substrate voltage to the N-type/P-type well regions.
US09871045B2
A semiconductor device includes first conductive patterns adjacent to each other and isolated by a trench including first and second trenches, a second conductive pattern formed in the first trench, and an insulating pattern partially filling the second trench under the second conductive pattern and formed between the first conductive patterns and the second conductive pattern.
US09871042B2
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising first and second regions, in the first region, first and second gate electrodes formed parallel to each other on the substrate, and being spaced apart from each other by a first distance, in the second region, third and fourth gate electrodes formed parallel to each other on the substrate, and being spaced apart from each other by a second distance which is greater than the first distance, in the first region, a first recess formed on the substrate between the first and second gate electrodes, in the second region, a second recess formed on the substrate between the third and fourth gate electrodes, a first epitaxial source/drain filling the first recess and a second epitaxial source/drain filling the second recess, wherein an uppermost portion of an upper surface of the first epitaxial source/drain is higher than an uppermost portion of an upper surface of the second epitaxial source/drain.
US09871039B2
Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit with mitigated resistance. The integrated circuit may include a cell having a plurality of transistors including a first transistor of a first type and a second transistor of a second type that is different from the first type. The integrated circuit may include a first wire coupling the first transistor to the second transistor. The integrated circuit may include a second wire coupling the first wire to an output routing wire. The integrated circuit may include a redundant wire further coupling the first wire to the output routing wire.
US09871035B2
Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate stack on a semiconductor substrate. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device further includes a semiconductor element, such as for example, a resistor, on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes a metal silicide layer on at least one of the gate stack, the source region, and the drain region. The semiconductor device also includes a blocking region in a portion of the semiconductor element. In some embodiments, the blocking region includes first dopants and second dopants with an atomic radius smaller than that of the first dopants.
US09871033B2
Diffusion regions having the same conductivity type are arranged on a side of a second wiring and a side of a third wiring, respectively under a first wiring connected to a signal terminal. Diffusion regions are separated in a whole part or one part of a range in a Y direction. That is, under first wiring, diffusion regions are only formed in parts opposed to diffusion regions formed under the second wiring and third wiring connected to a power supply terminal or a ground terminal, and a diffusion region is not formed in a central part in an X direction. Therefore, terminal capacity of the signal terminal can be reduced without causing ESD resistance to be reduced, in an ESD protection circuit with the signal terminal.
US09871023B2
A method of transferring semiconductor devices to a product substrate includes positioning a surface of the product substrate to face a first surface of a semiconductor wafer having the semiconductor devices thereon, and actuating a transfer mechanism to cause the transfer mechanism to engage a second surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second surface of the semiconductor wafer is opposite the first surface of the semiconductor wafer. Actuating the transfer mechanism includes causing a pin to thrust against a position on the second surface of the semiconductor wafer corresponding to a position of a particular semiconductor device located on the first surface of the semiconductor wafer, and retracting the pin to a rest position. The method further includes detaching the particular semiconductor device from the second surface of the semiconductor wafer, and attaching a particular semiconductor device to the product substrate.
US09871022B2
Disclosed is a light emitting lamp including a light source module including at least one light source and a light guide layer disposed on a substrate burying the at least one light source, and a housing accommodating the light source module, and the at least one light source includes a body having a cavity, a first lead frame including one end exposed to the cavity and the other end passing through the body and exposed to one surface of the body, a second lead frame including one end exposed to one portion of the surface of the body, the other end exposed to the another portion of the surface of the body, and an intermediate part exposed to the cavity, and at least one light emitting chip including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, and disposed on the first lead frame.
US09871018B2
Packaged semiconductor devices and methods of packaging semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of packaging a semiconductor device includes forming a mask coating over a carrier, coupling an integrated circuit die over the mask coating, and disposing a molding compound around the integrated circuit die. The method includes forming an interconnect structure over the integrated circuit die and the molding compound.
US09871013B2
A package component includes a dielectric layer and a metal pad over the dielectric layer. A plurality of openings is disposed in the metal pad. The first plurality of openings is separated from each other by portions of the metal pad, with the portions of the metal pad interconnected to form a continuous metal region.
US09871009B2
A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing is provided, whereby a support structure is utilized to provide additional support for a conductive element in order to eliminate or reduce the formation of a defective surface such that the conductive element may be formed to have a thinner structure without suffering deleterious structures.
US09871007B2
Techniques and mechanisms to facilitate connection with one or more integrated circuit (IC) dies of a packaged device. In an embodiment, the packaged device includes a first substrate coupled to a first side of a package, and a second substrate coupled to a second side of the package opposite the first side. Circuitry, coupled via the first substrate to one or more IC dies disposed in the package, includes a circuit structure disposed at a cantilever portion of the first substrate. The cantilever portion extends past one or both of an edge of the first side and an edge of the second side. In another embodiment, a hardware interface disposed on the second substrate enables coupling of the packaged device to another device.
US09870998B2
Among other things, one or more semiconductor arrangements, and techniques for forming such semiconductor arrangements are provided. A layer, such as a poly layer or an inter layer dielectric (ILD) layer, is formed over a substrate. A photoresist mask is formed over the layer. The photoresist mask comprises an open region overlaying a target region of the layer and comprises a protection region overlaying a second region of the layer. An etching process is performed through the open region to reduce a height of the layer in the target region in relation to a height of the layer in the second region because the protection region inhibits the etching process from affecting the layer in the second region. A first structure, having a first height, is formed within the target region. A second structure, having a second height greater than the first height, is formed within the second region.
US09870991B1
A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include conductive patterns surrounding a channel film. The conductive patterns may be stacked and spaced apart from one another. The semiconductor device may include a gate contact plug coupled to one of the conductive patterns. The semiconductor device may include support pillars penetrating the conductive patterns in a periphery of the gate contact plug.
US09870987B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an insulator. The device further includes a plug provided in the insulator, the plug including a first barrier metal layer and a first conductive layer that is provided on the first barrier metal layer. The device further includes an interconnect provided outside the insulator, the interconnect being provided on the plug and the insulator and including the first barrier metal layer, the first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that is provided on the first conductive layer.
US09870970B2
The present application relates to a cured product and the use thereof. When the cured product, for example, is applied to a semiconductor device such as an LED or the like, the decrease in brightness may be minimized even upon the long-term use of the device, and since the cured product has excellent cracking resistance, the device having high long-term reliability may be provided. The cured product has excellent processability, workability, and adhesive properties or the like, and does not cause whitening and surface stickiness, etc. Further, the cured product exhibits excellent heat resistance at high temperature, gas barrier properties, etc. The cured product may be, for example, applied as an encapsulant or an adhesive material of a semiconductor device.
US09870965B2
Provided is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate; a dummy trench that is formed on a front surface side of the semiconductor substrate; an emitter electrode that is formed above a front surface of the semiconductor substrate and includes a recessed portion that is a recess in an outer periphery thereof, as seen in a planar view; a dummy pad that is electrically connected to the dummy trench and has at least a portion thereof formed within the recessed portion, as seen in the planar view; and a dummy wire that electrically connects the emitter electrode and the dummy pad.
US09870962B1
An integrated circuit, in the form of a wafer, die, or chip, includes multiple standard cell-compatible fill cells, configured to enable non-contact electrical measurements. Such fill cells include mesh pads that contain at least three conductive stripes disposed between adjacent gate stripes. Such fill cells further include geometry to enable non-contact evaluation of interlayer overlap shorts and/or leakages.
US09870958B2
A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a first trench contact over a first source/drain region of a first transistor; forming a second trench contact over a second source/drain region of a second transistor; depositing a first liner material within the first trench contact; and depositing a second liner material within the second trench contact; wherein the first liner material and the second liner material include different materials.
US09870955B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate and forming a dummy shielding layer over the semiconductor substrate and the gate stack. The method also includes forming source and drain features near the gate stack after the dummy shielding layer is formed. The method further includes removing the dummy shielding layer after the source and drain features are formed such that substantially no dummy shielding layer remains on the source and drain features.
US09870951B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor with self-aligned spacer includes providing a substrate. At least two gate structures are disposed on the substrate. The substrate between two gate structures is exposed. A silicon oxide layer is formed to cover the exposed substrate. A nitride-containing material layer covers each gate structure and silicon oxide layer. Later, the nitride-containing material layer is etched to form a first self-aligned spacer on a sidewall of each gate structure and part of the silicon oxide layer is exposed, wherein the sidewalls are opposed to each other. Then, the exposed silicon oxide layer is removed to form a second self-aligned spacer. The first self-aligned spacer and the second self-aligned spacer cooperatively define a recess on the substrate. Finally, a contact plug is formed in the recess.
US09870950B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to one or more exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concept includes forming a plurality of dummy gates on a substrate. Each of the dummy gates includes a gate mask disposed on an upper surface of each of the dummy gates. A spacer is disposed on at least two sides of the dummy gates. An insulating interlayer is formed on the gate mask and the spacer. A first polishing including chemical mechanical polishing is performed on portions of the gate mask and the insulating interlayer by using a slurry composite having a first mixing ratio. A second polishing including chemical mechanical polishing is formed on remaining portions of the gate mask and the insulating interlayer to expose upper surfaces of the plurality of dummy gates, by using a slurry composite having a second mixing ratio.
US09870949B2
A semiconductor device and method of formation are provided herein. A semiconductor device includes a fin having a first wall extending along a first plane, the fin including a doped region defining a first furrow on a first side of the first plane. A dielectric is disposed within the first furrow, such that the dielectric is in contact with the first furrow between a first end of the dielectric and a second end of the dielectric. The first end is separated a first distance from the first plane. The dielectric disposed within the furrow increases the isolation of a channel portion of adjacent fins, and thus decreases current leakage of a FinFet, as compared to a FinFet including fins that do not include a dielectric disposed within a furrow.
US09870941B2
Apparatuses and methods for stair step formation using at least two masks, such as in a memory device, are provided. One example method can include forming a first mask over a conductive material to define a first exposed area, and forming a second mask over a portion of the first exposed area to define a second exposed area, the second exposed area is less than the first exposed area. Conductive material is removed from the second exposed area. An initial first dimension of the second mask is less than a first dimension of the first exposed area and an initial second dimension of the second mask is at least a second dimension of the first exposed area plus a distance equal to a difference between the initial first dimension of the second mask and a final first dimension of the second mask after a stair step structure is formed.
US09870939B2
Devices and methods of forming an integrated circuit (IC) that offer protection against ESD in high voltage (HV) circuit applications are disclosed. A device includes N ones of a field effect transistor (FET) stacked in series to provide an N-level stack, where N is an integer greater than 1. A first pad of the device is coupled to a first FET and a second pad is coupled to an Nth FET. The device also includes a stacked/distributed RC control circuit configured to cause a short circuit between the first pad and the second pad in response to an ESD event. During the ESD event, the RC control circuit is configured to concurrently provide sufficient voltage to control the N ones of the FET by turning them on using parasitic conduction to cause the short circuit.
US09870938B2
A semiconductor element producing method is disclosed. In the method, a surface protective tape including a base layer and an adhesive layer (including an intermediate layer) is attached to the front surface of a wafer that has unevenness caused by a polyimide passivation. The wafer is placed on a stage, with the surface protective tape facing the stage. The surface protective tape is heated while being drawn to the stage to flatten the surface of the surface protective tape. A grinding process is performed on the rear surface of the wafer to reduce the thickness of the wafer. A rear surface element structure is formed on the rear surface of the wafer, and the wafer is diced into chips.
US09870923B2
A semiconductor device that includes a p-type region formed selectively along one principle surfaces of an n-type drift layer and having a resistance that is lower than that of the drift layer, and in which, when a depth R at which a vacancy-oxygen complex defect region is provided in the drift layer with a thickness t from a surface of a pn junction being a boundary of the p-type region in a thickness direction of the drift layer from a back surface of a semiconductor substrate, resistivity of the drift layer is ρ, and width W of a depletion layer extending in the drift layer from the pn junction with a reverse bias voltage V to the pn junction is represented as W=0.54×√/(ρ×V), the vacancy-oxygen complex defect region is provided at the depth R represented by 0
US09870920B2
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes forming an insulation layer over at least a portion of a substrate; forming a plurality of semiconductor pillars over a top surface of the insulation layer. The plurality of semiconductor pillars is horizontally spaced apart by portions of the insulation layer. The plurality of semiconductor pillars is allocated in a periodic pattern. The method further includes epitaxially growing a III-V compound semiconductor film from top surfaces and sidewalls of the semiconductor pillars.
US09870915B1
Embodiments include a method of processing a hardmask that includes forming an alloyed carbon hardmask over an underlying layer. In an embodiment, the alloyed carbon hardmask is alloyed with metallic-carbon fillers. The embodiment further includes patterning the alloyed carbon hardmask and transferring the pattern of the alloyed carbon hardmask into the underlying layer. According to an embodiment, the method may further include removing the metallic component of the metallic-carbon fillers from the alloyed carbon hardmask to form a porous carbon hardmask. Thereafter, the porous hardmask may be removed. In an embodiment, the metallic component of the metallic-carbon fillers may include flowing a processing gas into a chamber that volatizes the metallic component of the metallic-carbon fillers.
US09870899B2
Methods of etching cobalt on substrates are provided. Some methods involve exposing the substrate to a boron-containing halide gas and an additive, and exposing the substrate to an activation gas and a plasma. Additives improve selectively depositing a thicker layer of a boron-containing halide material on a surface of a mask than on a surface of a metal. Additives include H2, CH4, CF4, NF3, and Cl2. Boron-containing halide gases include BCl3, BBr3, BF3, and BI3. Exposures may be performed in two or more cycles, with variations in durations and/or bias power for each exposure in the two or more cycles.
US09870897B2
A plasma reactor has an overhead inductively coupled plasma source with two coil antennas and symmetric and radial RF feeds and cylindrical RF shielding around the symmetric and radial RF feeds. The radial RF feeds are symmetrically fed to the plasma source.
US09870896B2
A system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for controlling an ion implanter are disclosed herein. The system includes a sample module and a control module. The sample module is configured to generate a summarized value from process data of the ion implanter, and the process data correspond to a control parameter. The control module is configured to tune a control parameter, and the control module performs an ion implantation by releasing tools of the ion implanter in accordance with the control parameter when the summarized value meets a predetermined stability requirement.
US09870886B2
A protective element includes: a rectangurarly shaped insulating substrate; a heat-generating element formed on the insulating substrate; first and second electrodes laminated on a surface of the insulating substrate; first and second connecting terminals provided on a back surface of the insulating substrate and being continuous with the first and second electrodes; a heat-generating element extracting electrode provided on a current path between the first and the second electrodes and electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor laminated on a region extending from the heat-generating element extracting electrode to the first and second electrodes and to be melted by heat to interrupt the current path between the first electrode and the second electrodes; wherein at least one of the corner portions of the insulating substrate is chamfered.
US09870881B2
A keyboard device includes: a key top; a pair of link members coupled with the key top; and a support panel that is located below the key top, and includes first holes each housing a part of the link members.
US09870880B2
A dome switch utilized in a keyboard assembly is disclosed. The keyboard assembly may include a printed circuit board having a first electrical connector formed in the printed circuit board, and a second electrical connector formed in the printed circuit board adjacent the first electrical connector. The keyboard assembly may also include an inner contact component contacting the second electrical connector of the printed circuit board. The inner contact component may be in electrical communication with the second electrical connector of the printed circuit board. Additionally, the keyboard assembly can include a dome switch surrounding the inner contact component. The dome switch may contact and may be in electrical communication with the first electrical connector of the printed circuit board.
US09870877B2
A switch seat body structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The switch seat body structure is simplified and can be easily manufactured to enhance the resistance of the switch seat body against the external damaging force. The switch seat body structure includes a main body for assembling with an internal component of the switch. The main body is an assembly of a metal head section and a nonmetal belly section. The metal head section has a shoulder section, a skirt section connected with the shoulder section and a subsidiary shoulder section formed on the skirt section. The nonmetal belly section is overlaid and connected on at least a part of the skirt section or the entire skirt section, whereby the nonmetal belly section is connected with subsidiary shoulder section to form an integrated structure.
US09870866B2
A multilayer electronic component includes an element body having an internal electrode layer and a dielectric layer. These are substantially parallel to a plane including a first axis and a second axis and are alternately laminated along a third axis direction. Side surfaces facing each other in the first axis direction are respectively equipped with an insulating layer. End surfaces facing each other in the second axis direction are respectively equipped with an external electrode. The insulating layer integrally has an insulating layer extension portion covering part of the end surfaces facing each other in the second axis direction. W1/W0 is 1/30 to less than ⅜, where W0 denotes a width along the first axis, and W1 denotes a width along the first axis of the insulating layer extension portion. The external electrode covers at least part of the insulating layer extension portion.
US09870862B2
A number of variations may include a method including providing a first powder comprising iron; compacting the first powder into a compacted powder product having a non-planar surface, wherein the compacting includes dynamic magnetic compaction or combustion driven compaction; and increasing the magnetic coercivity of at least one of the first powder or compact powder product.
US09870861B2
An efficient magnetic assembly having magnetic regions is formed by applying a magnetic field from a magnetizer to predefined portions of a monolithic substrate corresponding to the magnetized regions. In the described embodiment, the magnetic field is of sufficient strength and is applied for a sufficient amount of time to magnetize the corresponding portions of the monolithic substrate. A distance between at least two adjacent magnetized regions corresponding to a neutral zone is determined and based upon the determination, the monolithic substrate is shifted an amount less than the distance corresponding to the neutral zone and the magnetic field is re-applied to at least the shifted portion of the monolithic substrate.
US09870853B1
An adjustable inductor, according to embodiments of the invention, includes a wire coil configured to mount on a first side of a conductive plate. The wire coil is conductive and is a plurality of windings. A core has a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions are configured with a plurality of grooves for threading engagement with the plurality of windings of the wire coil. The threading engagement attaches the core to the plurality of windings of the wire coil, which results in varied inductance.
US09870843B2
An electrical and thermal conductive paste composition includes a wetting agent that is arranged as a conduction promoter. Further, a method produces an electrical and thermal conductive paste composition by using a wetting agent as a conduction promoter or a conductivity promoter. The electrical and thermal conductivity of a conductive particle-filled polymer composite is enhanced by using the wetting agent. Capillary forces exerted by the wetting agent cause a particle-filled polymeric suspension to percolate at a decreased volume fraction into a highly conductive network and enhance the conductivity of the composite. Through a jamming gelation technique, the percolation threshold in the particle filled polymer composite is lowered to as low as 3 volume percent. As a result, the electrical and thermal conductivity of the composite is maintained at a significantly lower filler volume fraction with a reduction of particle filler content of up to 50 weight percent.
US09870838B2
A system includes a containment vessel configured to prohibit a release of a coolant, and a reactor vessel mounted inside the containment vessel. An outer surface of the reactor vessel is exposed to below atmospheric pressure, wherein substantially all gases are evacuated from within the containment vessel.
US09870833B2
A nonvolatile memory device may include a cell array, a first page buffer, and a second page buffer. The first page buffer may be connected to a first memory cell of the cell array and may store first sensing data generated by sensing whether a program operation of the first memory cell is completed during a program verify operation. The second page buffer may be connected to a second memory cell of the cell array. During the program verify operation, the second page buffer may generate and store first verify data based on second sensing data generated by sensing whether a program operation of the second memory cell is completed, may receive the first sensing data from the first page buffer, and may store second verify data generated by accumulating the first sensing data and the first verify data.
US09870830B1
Systems, methods and/or devices that enhance the reliability with which data can be stored in and read from a memory utilize an error indicator, obtained from using one reading threshold voltage for decoding, to adaptively determine the reading threshold voltage(s) used for subsequent decoding attempts. For example, in some implementations, the method includes initiating performance of a first read operation, using a first reading threshold voltage, to obtain a first error indicator, and further includes initiating performance of a second set of additional read operations using two or more second reading threshold voltages, the second reading threshold voltages determined in accordance with the first error indicator, to obtain a second error indicator. In some embodiments, when the first error indicator is greater than a first threshold, a difference between two of the second reading threshold voltages is greater than when the first error indicator is less than a first threshold.
US09870822B2
A non-volatile memory element with thermal-assisted switching control is disclosed. The non-volatile memory element is disposed on a thermal inkjet resistor. Methods for manufacturing the combination and methods of using the combination are also disclosed.
US09870816B2
A semiconductor device includes SRAM that stores data in an inverter loop including a CMOS inverter, transistors electrically connected to an input terminal or an output terminal of the CMOS inverter, and capacitors electrically connected to the corresponding transistors. The semiconductor device is configured to hold potentials corresponding to data at nodes between the transistors and the corresponding capacitors in a period during which supply of power to the CMOS inverter stops. In the period during which power supply stops, the potential of a wiring applying a low power supply potential is made equal to a high power supply potential to make the potentials of the input and output terminals of the CMOS inverter equal to the high power supply potential. The potentials corresponding to the data held at the nodes are applied to the input and output terminals of the CMOS inverter to restart power supply.
US09870814B2
A detection circuit is provided for a particular group of memory cells in a memory device, where the detection circuit is to be updated in response to at least one access of data and at least one neighboring group of memory cells. The particular group of memory cells is refreshed in response to an indication from the detection circuit, where the indication indicates presence of potential disturbance of the particular group of memory cells.
US09870813B2
A semiconductor device includes: a command decoding unit suitable for decoding external command signals to generate an internal command signal; and a pulse control unit suitable for controlling a pulse width of the internal command signal.
US09870806B2
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to hermetic electrical connectors used in hard disk drives. The hermetic electrical connector includes a barrier structure having a first plurality of connecting pads disposed on a first surface of the barrier structure and a second plurality of connecting pads disposed on a second surface of the barrier structure opposite the first surface. A plurality of conductors is disposed within the barrier structure, and each conductor is coupled to a connecting pad of the first plurality of connecting pads and a corresponding connecting pad of the second plurality of connecting pads. The barrier structure further includes a dielectric material between the first and second surfaces, and one or more layers embedded in the dielectric material. The addition of the layers helps choke the helium gas flow, thus improving sealing of the electrical connector while maintaining high-speed electrical transmission.
US09870804B2
Data storage device mounting systems to provide alignment and mounting of data storage devices are provided herein. A carrier is configured to couple to a data storage device and hang the data storage device in a vertical orientation in a data storage assembly from retractable mounting pins coupled to the carrier. The carrier also includes retractable alignment features to guide the data storage device and carrier into the mounting system. Finger grips are coupled to retractable alignment features and mounting pins and configured to extend retractable alignment features beyond the carrier concurrent with retracting the mounting pins when actuated by a user squeezing the finger grips. The finger grips are configured to extend the mounting pins when de-actuated by the user.
US09870803B2
A data storage device involves a plurality of continuous sidewalls and corner portions of a tub cover overlapping with and hermetically sealed with a corresponding plurality of sidewalls and corners of an enclosure base using an epoxy adhesive. Base protrusions and/or cover dimples may be used to set a suitable gap between the parts. A robust hermetic seal provides for filling the HDD with a lighter-than-air gas. A tub cover may include corners having a tapered radius that decreases from the top to the bottom edge, and a base may include corners having a constant-radius outer surface and sidewalls having a sloped upper surface, whereby an assembly interference fit between the base and the tub cover is formed by forcing outward each sidewall of the tub cover while forcing inward at least a portion of each corner of the tub cover.
US09870800B2
A method of merging video files into a consolidated video file includes receiving, by a computer device, plural video files from plural video capture devices. The method also includes determining, by the computer device, an overlapping portion of the plural video files. The method additionally includes creating, by the computer device, a thumbnail image associated with the determined overlapping portion. The method further includes creating, by the computer device, a single video file from the plural video files. The method also includes displaying, by the computer device, the single video file and a thumbnail image.
US09870796B2
A network-based method and system for working with transcripts and corresponding video allows a media editor to rapidly edit video based on its corresponding written transcript, rapidly create amalgamated video from segments of multiple videos working from the corresponding transcripts, as well as assign attributes to video and audio and their corresponding written transcripts. The user can quickly find and access portions of transcripts and the corresponding video segments within a single, multi-video project and across multiple projects. A network-based workspace application allows the user to access several workspace panels on his/her Internet browser. Workspace panels can slide into view, be hidden from view, and expand/collapse in size so that the user can work with combinations of workspace panels to best meet the needs of the tasks he/she is performing. Each panel represents a step in a multi-step process that begins with a collection of videos and corresponding transcripts.
US09870795B2
A method includes a processing module receiving data to store and determining error coding dispersal storage function parameters based on an error profile of one or more hard drives. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of data slices. The method continues with the processing module defining addressable storage sectors within the one or more hard drives based on a number of data slices within the set of data slices to produce a set of addressable storage sectors. The method continues with the processing module storing data slices of the set of data slices in corresponding addressable storage sectors of the set of addressable storage sectors.
US09870792B2
Various embodiments concern a suspension assembly of a disk drive. The suspension assembly includes a load beam comprising a major planar area formed from a substrate. The load beam further comprises a window in the substrate, a dimple formed from the substrate, and a flange. The flange is a region of the major planar area that extends partially around the dimple but does not extend along an edge of the dimple. The edge of the dimple is adjacent to the window. The dimple is in contact with the flexure. A HAMR block or other element can extend through the window. The lack of a full flange can minimize the necessary clearance between the dimple and the HAMR block or other element and thereby allow the window to be enlarged to accommodate the HAMR block or other element.
US09870789B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic recording medium, a head including a recording magnetic pole, a spin torque oscillator provided near the recording magnetic pole, and a coil which excites the recording magnetic pole, a first current supply which supplies the coil with a first current corresponding to write data, a detector which detects a first signal corresponding to the write data, and outputs a second signal in accordance with the first signal, and a second power supply which varies, in accordance with the second signal, a second current supplied to the spin torque oscillator.
US09870778B2
In general, techniques are described for obtaining audio rendering information in a bitstream. A device configured to render higher order ambisonic coefficients comprising a processor and a memory may perform the techniques. The processor may be configured to obtain sparseness information indicative of a sparseness of a matrix used to render the higher order ambisonic coefficients to a plurality of speaker feeds. The memory may be configured to store the sparseness information.
US09870770B2
A voice recognition system in a vehicle includes: a first microphone mounted in the vehicle that collects voice data of an occupant of the vehicle; a second microphone provided in a mobile device of the occupant that collects voice data of the occupant; and a voice recognition device connected to the mobile device through local wireless communication including a noise elimination portion eliminating noise in the voice data collected by the first microphone or the second microphone and a voice recognition portion performing voice recognition using the voice data from which noise is eliminated by the noise elimination portion.
US09870768B2
A subject estimation system includes a convolutional neural network to estimate a subject label of a dialog. The convolution neural network includes: one or more topic-dependent convolutional layers and one topic-independent convolutional layer, each of the one or more topic-dependent convolutional layers performing, on an input of a word-string vector sequence corresponding to dialog text transcribed from a dialog, a convolution operation dependent on a topic, and the topic-independent convolutional layer performing, on the input of the word-string vector sequence, a convolution operation not dependent on the topic; a pooling layer performing pooling process on outputs of the convolutional layer; and a fully connected layer performing full connection process on outputs of the pooling layer.
US09870767B2
Embodiments include methods and systems for improving an acoustic model. Aspects include acquiring a first standard deviation value by calculating standard deviation of a feature from first training data and acquiring a second standard deviation value by calculating standard deviation of a feature from second training data acquired in a different environment from an environment of the first training data. Aspects also include creating a feature adapted to an environment where the first training data is recorded, by multiplying the feature acquired from the second training data by a ratio obtained by dividing the first standard deviation value by the second standard deviation value. Aspects further include reconstructing an acoustic model constructed using training data acquired in the same environment as the environment of the first training data using the feature adapted to the environment where the first training data is recorded.
US09870765B2
Methods and a system are provided for estimating automatic speech recognition (ASR) accuracy. A method includes obtaining transcriptions of utterances in a conversation over two channels. The method further includes sorting the transcriptions along a time axis using a forced alignment. The method also includes training a language model with the sorted transcriptions. The method additionally includes performing ASR for utterances in a conversation between a first user and a second user. The second user is a target of ASR accuracy estimation. The method further includes determining whether an ASR result of the second user is consistent or inconsistent with an ASR result of the first user using the trained language model. The method also includes estimating the ASR result of the second user as poor responsive to the ASR result of the second user being as inconsistent with the ASR result of the first user.
US09870763B1
A coherence based dynamic stability control system for a vehicle audio system may include at least one output sensor configured to transmit an output signal including a noise cancellation signal and an undesired noise signal, and at least one input sensor configured to transmit an input signal indicative of an acceleration of a vehicle. A processor may be programmed to control a transducer to output the noise cancellation signal based on at least one parameter, receive the input signal and the output signal, determine a coherence between the input signal and the output signal. The processor may be further programmed to determine whether the coherence exceeds a predefined coherence threshold, adjust the at least one parameter to generate an adjusted parameter and control the transducer to output an updated noise cancellation signal based on the parameter in response to the coherence failing to exceed the predefined coherence threshold.
US09870757B2
Digital driving circuitry for driving an active matrix display comprising a plurality of pixels logically organized in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each pixel comprising a light emitting element, comprises a current driver for each of the plurality of columns for driving a predetermined current through the corresponding column, the predetermined current being proportional to the number of pixels that are ON in that column. The digital driving circuitry further comprises digital select line driving circuitry for sequentially selecting the plurality of rows, and digital data line driving circuitry for writing digital image codes to the pixels in a selected row, synchronized with the digital select line driving circuitry.
US09870749B2
A display device includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form based on a crossing structure of data lines and gate lines, a data driver having a plurality of output channels and configured to output a data voltage, a multiplexer configured to distribute the data voltage output from the data driver to the data lines in response to first and second control signals, and a gate driver configured to output a gate pulse synchronized with the data voltage in a non-sequential manner. The first and second control signals are in antiphase, and a switching cycle of the first and second control signals is one horizontal period or two horizontal periods.
US09870744B2
An active matrix substrate includes a plurality of signal lines, each of which includes first and second line portions and an inner connection portion (connection portion) that connects the first and second line portions. The first and second line portions of one of two adjacent signal lines are made of first and second conductive layers, respectively, and the first and second line portions of the other of the two adjacent signal lines are made of second and first conductive layers, respectively. The position of the connection portion of each of the signal lines is determined in accordance with the layout position of that signal line in the line region.
US09870742B2
A liquid crystal device includes a first electrode that is supplied with a first potential, a second electrode that is provided between the first electrode and a sealing member and is supplied with a second potential, and a third electrode that is provided between the second electrode and the sealing member and is supplied with a third potential. A width of the third electrode is greater than widths of the first electrode and the second electrode in a direction from an outer edge of a display region toward the sealing member.
US09870741B2
The present invention provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate comprises a substrate base and a plurality of pixel groups repeatedly arranged on the substrate base, each of the pixel groups comprises four first subpixels, four second subpixels, four third subpixels and four fourth subpixels, the subpixels in each of the pixel groups are arranged in a 4×4 matrix, each row of subpixels in each of the pixel groups include one first subpixel, one second subpixel, one third subpixel and one fourth subpixel, at least one of the first subpixel, the second subpixel and the third subpixel are provided with a white light transmission region therein, and the fourth subpixel is a white subpixel.
US09870730B2
A gate circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept comprises a plurality of stages, each receiving a clock signal and outputting a gate signal and a carry signal. One of the plurality of stages includes a first transistor of which a first terminal and a control terminal are connected to each other and a carry signal of a stage before previous stage is input to the first terminal and the control terminal and a second transistor of which a gate signal of the previous stage is input to a first terminal, a control terminal is connected with a second terminal of the first transistor, and an output terminal is connected to a first node.
US09870726B2
A head-mounted display, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, an electronic book, or the like monitors conditions of the side of a power generation apparatus that charges a battery.An image display apparatus includes a power generation information acquisition means for obtaining power generation information on a power storage amount, a power generation amount, and the like of a secondary battery in each power generation apparatus, appropriately processes the obtained information, and displays it to a user via a display unit. The user can check the power generation amount of the power generation apparatus and the power storage amount of the secondary battery without stopping the use of the image display apparatus. When a power storage amount of a battery in use is lowered, the user can properly judge with which of the power generation apparatuses the user should replace the battery.
US09870725B2
The present invention relates to a transmission interface. A display device comprises a driving circuit and a transmission interface. The transmission method of the transmission interface is that a first input is used for receiving a first data string; a second input is used for receiving a second data string; and the processing unit receives the first and second data strings. The first data string has a first identification bit and a plurality of first information bits. The second data string has a plurality of second information bits. The processing unit identifies either to write a plurality of parameters or a plurality of data to a storage circuit or to read the stored content from the storage circuit according to the first identification bit and the plurality of first information bits. The processing circuit further writes or reads the storage circuit according to the plurality of second information bits.
US09870714B2
A learning apparatus can electronically provide content to a user via a display on the learning apparatus. The content can include stationary image elements and removable image elements at a plurality of locations on the display. When a user shakes the learning apparatus, the removable image elements may move away from the plurality of locations. The user can then select one or more image elements, and place them at locations on the display.
US09870713B1
Detection and prevention of unauthorized exchange of information between users of user devices is disclosed. Monitoring data associated with respective information received by the user devices from respective users may be received. Position information indicating proximity or relative positions of the devices may also be received. The monitoring data and/or the position information may be analyzed to determining whether unauthorized information exchange between users may be occurring. One or more metrics indicating a likelihood that unauthorized information exchange is occurring may be generated based on the analysis of the monitoring data and/or the position information. A generated metric may be compared to an associated threshold and preventive measures for deterring unauthorized information exchange may be identified based on a result of the comparison.
US09870693B2
A method for preventing a portable electronic device from being left in a vehicle, and the electronic device and the vehicle using the same is provided. The method of the electronic device includes receiving, from the vehicle, a first signal including information regarding identification of an off state of an engine of the vehicle, receiving, from the vehicle, a second signal including information regarding identification of a change to an empty state of at least one seat of the vehicle, determining movement of the electronic device, and executing an alarm function, based on at least one of the first signal, the second signal, and the determined movement of the electronic device.
US09870685B2
An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.
US09870677B1
A video poker game wherein an additional virtual bonus card, called a lightning bonus card, is added to a virtual deck of cards and is randomly dealt into the opening hand of a video poker game. Upon receiving a randomly dealt lightning bonus card in the opening deal of a video poker game, the player is awarded the opportunity to play as many virtual hands n of video poker during a specific amount of time t without wagering additional credits for each subsequent hand following the receiving of the lightning bonus card.
US09870672B2
Disclosed are a game, gaming device, system and method for play of a reel-based feature game including a base matrix of reel indicia, one or more additional matrices of reel indicia and an expanding reel which replaces a portion of the base matrix and each of the additional reel matrices to simultaneously produce outcomes in each of the matrices.
US09870671B1
A mechanical lift for delivery bins and receptacles in vending and analogous machines includes a feature that partial opening of a delivery door allows at least partial access to the delivery bin or receptacle but that further opening of the door would lift the bin or receptacle floor. The assembly can be compact, relatively noncomplex and economical. It can come in basically a preassembled kit that can be retrofitted or original manufacture equipment. It can include additional features such as anti-cheat functions and dispense detect sensors. An additional feature can be a unique dispensing floor geometry.
US09870668B1
Currency processing systems, coin processing machines, and methods of imaging coins are presented herein. A currency processing system is disclosed which includes a housing with a coin input area for receiving coins and coin receptacles for stowing processed coins. A disk-type coin processing unit is coupled to the coin input area and coin receptacles. The disk-type coin processing unit includes a rotatable disk for imparting motion to the coins, and a sorting head having a lower surface adjacent the rotatable disk. The lower surface forms various shaped regions for guiding the coins, under the motion imparted by the rotatable disk, to exit channels through which the coins are discharged to the coin receptacles. A linear array of sensors is mounted to the sorting head and/or the rotatable disk. The sensors examine each coin on the rotatable disk and output a signal indicative of coin image information for processing the coin.
US09870662B2
The invention discloses a wireless lock sensory delivery and control device, system and method comprising a wireless lock and alarm connected to and controlled by Bluetooth connection to a remote device such as a cell phone, tablet, computer or PDA. The lock and alarm can be adjusted by the user remotely through the remote device, to control and modulate functions including alarms, sirens or other sound emitters; shock and movement sensors; lights; global positioning system (GPS) location and tracking components; battery strength detection components; alarm and lock testing and diagnostic feedback mechanisms; registration and warranty monitors; and data collection and storage components. The functionality can be further expanded by adding optional accessories which include but are not limited to additional GPS modules, boosters or range extenders, ancillary external alarms, lighting systems, cameras or other subsystems capable of responding to a wireless signal, and these accessories can be attached directly to the locked device, structure or vehicle and connected to the alarm system automatically upon arming the system.
US09870661B2
An access control system provides authentication and notification. A visitor to a facility, for example, authenticates to the access control system. Once an identity of the visitor is confirmed, the access control system sends a notification to a host, such as an employee. The notification informs the host of the arrival of the visitor.
US09870660B1
In a tag identification system, active tags are configured to emulate at least one passive tag so that existing passive identifications systems, such as passive radio-frequency (RFID) systems or near field communication (NFC) systems, can be retrofitted to operate with the active tag without having to make expensive hardware updates to the readers within the system. The active tag permits continuous monitoring of its movement or status, as may be desired, regardless of its proximity relative to the readers thereby allowing a system to capture more data regarding the tag's location and use. In addition, the active tag may be compatible with different passive identification systems thereby permitting it to operate with disparate passive identification systems and obviating the need of the user to carry multiple passive tags.
US09870653B1
A system includes a vehicle having a rear bumper and a trailer hitch assembly having a hitch trailer ball; a trailer having a tongue adapted to engage with the hitch trailer ball and a platform configured to carry a load; and a monitoring system having a computer, a sensor operably associated with the computer and configured to measure a weight of the load carried by the trailer, and an alarm operably associated with the computer and configured to notify a user as a predetermined weight threshold is reached.
US09870649B1
Methods and systems are described for monitoring the use of a vehicle by multiple users. In various aspects, telematics data regarding operation of the vehicle may be collected by one or more sensors associated with a vehicle. The telematics data may be associated with a vehicle operator and also used to determine that a driving event has occurred. The driving event may indicate improper usage of the vehicle by the vehicle operator. A notification of the driving event may be generated and transmitted, via a network, to an interested party associated with the vehicle for presentation to the interested party.
US09870648B2
A central computing system is configured to monitor quotas for multiple different classifications of vehicles that park in a parking facility. License plate reading (LPR) cameras read the license information of each vehicle entering and exiting a parking facility. The vehicle images or identifications are communicated to the central computing system which updates its database and monitors each virtual lot in the parking facility according to quotas, prices and other parameters for each corresponding class of vehicles. Control gates can be provided at entrances and exits to the parking facility. A parking kiosk can be provided to the parking facility that is networked with the central computing system.
US09870645B2
An assembling method, an augmented reality system and a computer program product for measuring and/or manufacturing are provided. A targeting object may be placed in a working space. A distance is measured from the measurement device to the targeting object. The distance measurement is transmitted to the augmented reality system, and the augmented reality system determines whether the distance measurement corresponds to a target distance.
US09870634B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling image annotation. One method includes acquiring a digital representation of image data and generating a set of image annotations for the digital representation of the image data. The method also may include determining an association between members of the set of image annotations and generating one or more groups of members based on the association. A representative annotation from the one or more groups may also be determined, presented for selection, and the selection may be recorded in memory.
US09870628B2
There is provided a method of image reconstruction based on energy-resolved image data from a photon-counting multi-bin detector or an intermediate storage. The method comprises processing (S1) the energy-resolved image data by performing at least two separate basis decompositions using different number of basis functions for modeling linear attenuation, wherein a first basis decomposition is performed using a first smaller set of basis functions to obtain at least one first basis image representation, and wherein a second basis decomposition is performed using a second larger set of basis functions to obtain at least one second basis image representation. The method also comprises reconstructing a first image based on said at least one first basis image representation obtained from the first basis decomposition, and combining the first image with information representative of said at least one second basis image representation.
US09870626B2
A digital magazine server determines a dominant color present in an image using a clustering algorithm. Color components of each pixel in the image are identified used to generate vectors associated with each pixel. Based on the vectors associated with the pixels, clusters including one or more pixels are generated using a clustering algorithm (e.g., k-means). The digital magazine server generates a characteristic vector for each cluster based on the vectors included in the cluster and selects a set of clusters based on their characteristic vectors. A centroid identifying the dominant color of the image is determined from the characteristic vectors of clusters in the set.
US09870620B2
An image analyzer includes processing circuitry that receives at least one image having a first set of bins and a second set of bins, shifts the first or second set of bins by a number of bins associated with a motion hypothesis to achieve sets of aligned bins, determines a product for each set of aligned bins, compares the products to a product threshold, and identifies an object based on the products that exceed the product threshold.
US09870619B2
An operation method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting motion objects in each of two or more continuously captured images, determining whether the detected motion objects are synthesizable for use as wallpaper, and providing feedback according to whether the detected motion objects are synthesizable for use as wallpaper.
US09870616B2
An information processing device includes an obtainer and a controller. The obtainer obtains a captured image obtained through imaging by an imaging device. The controller generates instruction information for instructing how a subject having plural feature points is to be held up.
US09870611B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a high accuracy medicament inspection device and system to inspect medicaments enclosed in a package with a printing area. The medicament inspection device implements a medicament information detection process that includes: a medicament candidate area extraction step extracting a dark colored area in a back side illuminated image as a medicament candidate area A (assumed presence of medicament); a print candidate area extraction step extracting an area containing the print on the package based on a front side illuminated image as a print candidate area B; a print area identification step specifying an area corresponding to the print contained in the print candidate area B based on the brightness distribution of the back side illuminated image as a print area C; and a medicament area identification step identifying a medicament area X by subtracting the print area C from the medicament candidate area A.
US09870610B2
A radiation imaging system includes a radiation imaging device, a reconstruction unit and a detection unit. The reconstruction unit generates at least two of a differential phase image, an absorption image and a small-angle scattering image based on periodic pattern images of a subject obtained by the imaging device. The detection unit performs regression analysis on at least two images of (a) the differential phase image, a differential absorption image of the absorption image and a differential small-angle scattering image of the small-angle scattering image or (b) a phase image of the differential phase image, the absorption image and the small-angle scattering image; calculates a value of an indicator indicating a relationship between the at least two images; and detects image quality deterioration due to change in relative position of the imaging device and the subject based on the value.
US09870599B2
The invention discloses an analysis system and method for reducing control flow divergence in the Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). A computing unit is used to count the number of branch, number of cycle, and to calculate at least one direction ratio. A profiler is used to determine whether the code having the optimized control flow structure and the specialized branch or not. The optimization decision unit can determine which transform pattern can be used to transform the sub-control flow structure.
US09870596B2
Community development is supported by a community rating. Community ratings for various communities are compared to identify a preferred community. Historical community ratings are determined for the preferred community. Community rating trends are identified for the community and these trends are used for predicting future community rating(s) to support development decisions.
US09870592B2
A Process Energy Intensity Monitoring and Diagnostic System designed to evaluate the amount of energy input into a process and the resulting product output, and comparing the resulting energy intensity (energy per unit produced) calculation with a statistical average, or preferred value. Further, the system will isolate energy intensity data points that occur outside statistically derived upper or lower control limits. The system will collect information from specific equipment within a manufacturing or production process. This information will be transmitted to the central database that will store, calculate, and deliver real time and historical consumption, production, and energy intensity data to connected client devices. Client devices may include computers, smartphones, or web browsers.
US09870590B2
The invention relates to systems and methods that provide a user interface for use with an electronic trading system. The interface displays a bid price axis and an ask price axis, as well as corresponding sizes, and an indication of the inside market. When the inside market changes in response to changing market conditions, the indication of the inside market changes locations before being restored to its original location by shifting the bid and ask prices in a direction parallel to the bid or ask price axis. The user may enter trade commands at different price levels using an input device. In order to help prevent such trade commands from being entered at erroneous price levels, the system locks a pointer associated with the input device to a price the user points to during the shifting process, unless the pointer is moved away from that price.
US09870580B2
A system may receive order information that may include information identifying a network service, associated with a service provider network, and a service location associated with the network service. The system may determine context information based on the order information that may include information associated with providing the network service to the service location via the service provider network. The system may generate a service order based on the context information. The system may create a virtual network function (VNF) based on the service request. The VNF may be created such that the VNF operates on a computing device associated with the system, and may be configured to provide the network service. The system may insert the VNF into the service provider network to cause the network service to be provided to the service location. The VNF may interact with a physical device of the service provider network.
US09870579B2
Methods are presented for managing shareable content articles in a social network. One of the methods includes receiving a plurality of articles from a publisher for access to selected users in the social network. In one example, the received articles are identified as having premium content. Each of the received articles is assigned a sharing parameter that includes a sharing threshold. The method further includes receiving a request from a first user, who is identified from the selected users of the social network, to share an article identified from the plurality of received articles with a second user in the social network, and providing the second user with access to the article when the sharing threshold is satisfied. The article is presented to the second user with supplemental content.
US09870566B2
Systems and methods for UAV safety are provided. An authentication system may be used to confirm UAV and/or user identity and provide secured communications between users and UAVs. The UAVs may operate in accordance with a set of flight regulations. The set of flight regulations may be associated with a geo-fencing device in the vicinity of the UAV.
US09870559B2
Methods and systems are provided for supporting electronic transactions, including transactions that are provided with per-user, per-device and per-domain security across domains of multiple service providers.
US09870553B1
A communications platform having an XML based message-processing platform that enables users to receive electronic messages. The processing platform may include at least one server that receives an electronic message addressed to the platform, wherein the electronic message includes a routing indicator including at least one user identity and one or more message attributes. The one or more message attributes may include “folios” which include information folios that at least one of intelligently store, display and synthesize “incoming” electronic messages. The platform further includes at least one database that stores a user-defined endpoint table, the endpoint table correlating endpoints with sender defined message attributes. In this embodiment, the platform may include a sender stylesheet and an electronic message stylesheet that describes an activity and an event.
US09870549B2
A number of approaches for using a camera or other device to capture an image of an arbitrary signature, drawing and/or other scribble rendered on a package and utilizing the captured image as electronic postage for shipping the package to the recipient destination. A sender wishing to send a package handwrites a signature or other scribble directly onto the package that is to be shipped. A mobile device (e.g., smartphone) can be used to capture an image of the scribble and perform image recognition to determine whether the captured image contains sufficient features to be distinct from other images stored in a database. If the image is sufficiently distinct, the image can be accepted as electronic postage for the package. When the package is picked up, the delivery person scans the scribble and matches it to the image on file to determine the recipient address and other shipping information.
US09870544B2
Determining an inventory target for a node of a supply chain includes calculating a demand stock for satisfying a demand over supply lead time at the node of the supply chain, and calculating a demand variability stock for satisfying a demand variability of the demand over supply lead time at the node. A demand bias of the demand at the node is established. An inventory target for the node is determined based on the demand stock and the demand variability stock in accordance with the demand bias.
US09870537B2
In one embodiment, a first data set is received by a network device that is indicative of the statuses of a plurality of network devices when a type of network attack is not present. A second data set is also received that is indicative of the statuses of the plurality of network devices when the type of network attack is present. At least one of the plurality simulates the type of network attack by operating as an attacking node. A machine learning model is trained using the first and second data set to identify the type of network attack. A real network attack is then identified using the trained machine learning model.
US09870531B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating a data set are provided. One method includes generating a data set based on input data using a plurality of brokers. The method further includes receiving a request from a user and determining whether the request can be fulfilled using data currently in the data set. When the request can be fulfilled using data currently in the data set, the data is accessed using broker(s) configured to provide access to data within the data set. When the request cannot be fulfilled using data currently in the data set, at least one new broker is spawned using existing broker(s) and additional data needed to fulfill the request is added to the data set using the new broker. The method further includes generating a response to the request using one or more of the plurality of brokers.
US09870529B1
A disclosed transponder arrangement includes a water soluble backing having first and second major surfaces. A layer of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) has a third major surface and a fourth major surface. The fourth major surface is directly adhered to the first major surface of the water soluble backing. One or more metal foil pads are attached directly on the third major surface of the layer of PSA. Electrically conductive round wire is attached directly on the third major surface of the layer of PSA. The wire has a round cross-section and one or more portions directly connected to the metal foil pad(s) with weld joint(s). An RF transponder is attached directly on the third major surface of the first layer of PSA and is electrically connected to the one or more portions of the round wire by bond wire(s).
US09870527B2
Devices and methods of disrupting data transfer between an RFID interrogation device (50, 50′) and an RFID data storage device (30, 30′) to be protected, are provided. An example of an embodiment of an RFID signal disruptor device includes a container (41, 141) and an RFID signal disruptor circuit (151, 161, 161′, 171, 171′, 271, 271′) configured to substantially disrupt the signal provided by the RFID interrogation device (50, 50′) when the RFID signal disruptor device is positioned to protect the RFID data storage device (30, 30′). The RFID signal disruptor device can also include an interrogation indicator (63, 296) configured to indicate to a user of the RFID data storage device (30, 30′) that an unauthorized RFID interrogation device (50, 50′) is attempting to interrogate the RFID data storage device (30, 30′) when the RFID signal disruptor device is positioned in close proximity to the RFID data storage device (30, 30′) to provide protection thereto and when the RFID interrogation device (50, 50′) is producing the interrogation signal.
US09870525B2
Semiconductor laser element and method of obtaining information from the semiconductor laser element
A semiconductor laser element includes a substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface; a semiconductor layered body including an active layer, the semiconductor layered body being disposed on the first main surface; and a plurality of sub-patterns that, when combined, form an integrated pattern that allows reading of predetermined information, the plurality of sub-patterns being disposed on either one or both a first main surface side and a second main surface side of the substrate.
US09870524B2
Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image forming section that periodically forms a color calibration image which is used for color adjustment along with an image on a recording material, a color information obtaining section that periodically obtains color information of the color calibration image which is formed on the recording material before color adjustment which is periodically performed, and a color adjusting section that, based on plural pieces of the color information that is obtained by the color information obtaining section, performs color adjustment on an image formed by the image forming section such that a difference between a color of an image which is supposed to be output and a color of an image which is output is reduced by a next color adjustment.
US09870520B1
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for calibrating optical character recognition (OCR) processes for an image captured through a mobile computing device. During operation, the system adjusts the OCR process through pre-recognition functions, OCR functions and/or post-recognition functions with multiple sets of parameter settings. With each of these sets, the system scores the OCR process output against an image with known text. Once the sets are scored, the system sorts the sets of parameters, removes some sets, then mixes and mutates the remaining sets in a process akin to evolutionary biology. By repeating this procedure, the system produces a set of parameter settings that can be used to calibrate OCR processing.
US09870518B2
Provided is a data processing system providing various user interfaces to users by analyzing and processing data collected via various routes, by using a parallel and distributive manner based on the assumption that generation, analysis, storage, and consumption of data is performed at various locations.
US09870513B2
An object-recognition method for a vehicle's driver assistance system involves obtaining a 2D image and a 3D image, forming a 3D apparent object from the 3D image, detecting one or more detected objects in a portion of the 2D image corresponding to the apparent object from the 3D image, classifying the one or more detected objects into at least one pre-defined object class, and dividing the apparent object into at least two 3D objects when the apparent object does not correspond with at least one class-specific property of the determined at least one object class.
US09870512B2
Within machine vision, object movement is often estimated by applying image evaluation techniques to visible light images, utilizing techniques such as perspective and parallax. However, the precision of such techniques may be limited due to visual distortions in the images, such as glare and shadows. Instead, lidar data may be available (e.g., for object avoidance in automated navigation), and may serve as a high-precision data source for such determinations. Respective lidar points of a lidar point cloud may be mapped to voxels of a three-dimensional voxel space, and voxel clusters may be identified as objects. The movement of the lidar points may be classified over time, and the respective objects may be classified as moving or stationary based on the classification of the lidar points associated with the object. This classification may yield precise results, because voxels in three-dimensional voxel space present clearly differentiable statuses when evaluated over time.
US09870510B2
An apparatus and method for counting moving objects is disclosed that includes: an establishing unit configured to detect moving objects in each frame of image in a surveillance video, establish a moving object track set according to the detected moving objects, and score a track of the moving object according to the number of times of consecutively detecting a moving object in the moving object track in the moving object track set; a filtering unit configured to remove a moving object track in the moving object track set with a score less than or equal to a predefined threshold value; and a counting unit configured to count moving objects according to the moving object tracks in the moving object track set after the removal. With the apparatus and method, completeness of the established moving object track set may be ensured, and accuracy of the counting may be efficiently improved.
US09870493B2
A communication device including a device-side antenna 30 for wireless communication with an IC card 10 including a card-side antenna 11 wound in a rectangular form. The antenna 30 is formed in one or multiple loops. During the wireless communication with the IC card 10 having an inner perimeter with a long dimension of 69 mm and a short dimension of 38 mm at a distance of 25 mm, an inner perimeter of the antenna 30 is formed at a position at which intensity H of a magnetic field produced by the card-side antenna 11 in a direction perpendicular to a surface on which the antenna 30 is disposed is in a range expressed by inequation (1): 0.037I/4Π
US09870476B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for facilitating secure communication. A system for facilitating secure communication includes an enterprise network, one or more operational technology networks, and a management server. Each of the operational technology networks can include one or more controller devices operable to control one or more operational devices, and can include a respective site security server and a respective security relay server. The security relay server can be operable to facilitate secure communication between controller devices of the operational technology network and its corresponding site security server. The management server can be a node on the enterprise network and can be operable to communicate with each site security server.
US09870473B2
The present disclosure presents methods and apparatuses for controlling a power state, which may include a C-state, of one or more processing cores of a processor. In an aspect, an example method of securing a power state change of a processor is presented, the method including the steps of receiving a power state change request from the processor, the processor having a plurality of potential power states each including an operating power profile; determining a power state change request mode associated with the processor; forwarding the power state change request to a security processor where the power state change request mode is a one-time request mode; receiving a power state change request response from the security processor in response to the request; and adjusting the current power state of the processor to the target power state where the power state change request response comprises a power state change approval.
US09870463B2
A permission management method, apparatus, and terminal. The permission management method includes obtaining an installation package of a first application program, where the installation package carries a first certificate and permission request information of the first application program, determining, according to the permission request information, a first permission that the first application program requires during running, where the first permission is a system administrator permission of a system, and granting the first permission to the first application program according to the first certificate of the first application program. In this way, the first permission that the first application program requires during running is granted to the first application program.
US09870457B2
Systems and methods for identifying and/or authenticating individuals utilizing microwave sensing modules are disclosed. A HEaRtbeat Microwave Authentication (HERMA) system can enable the active identification and/or authentication of a user by analyzing reflected RF signals that contain a person's unique characteristics related to their heartbeats. An illumination signal is transmitted towards a person where a reflected signal captures the motion of the skin and tissue (i.e. displacement) due to the person's heartbeats. The HERMA system can utilize existing transmitters in a mobile device (e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellphone signals) as the illumination source with at least one external receive antenna. The received reflected signals can be pre-processed and analyzed to identify and/or authenticate a user.
US09870447B2
Diabetes care management system and method for transferring medical data from a handheld medical recording device to a host computer via a data transfer component. The steps of the data transfer component comprising detecting a data upload request and detecting a medical device ready to communicate, verifying a unique ID, receiving patient medical data, including an authentication token with patient medical data, and sending patient medical data along with the authentication token for association with a user account.
US09870445B2
An endoscope inspection report creating apparatus includes a folder creating section creating a plurality of folders for storing a plurality of endoscopic images for each inspection target; a file name creating section that creates a file name of an endoscopic image file, the file name including inspection result information about an inspection result of an inspection target; an image storage section that stores the endoscopic image file with the file name including the inspection result information, in a specified folder; a report template format storage section storing a report template format for each inspection target; a report template format reading section that reads the report template format from the report template format storage section; a file name reading section that reads file names of endoscopic image files stored in the folder of the inspection target; an automatic report creating section that automatically creates an inspection report by writing the inspection result information and an endoscopic image to be associated with each other in the report template format read by the report template format reading section, the inspection result information being the inspection result information included in the file name of the endoscopic image file, the endoscopic image being the endoscopic image of the endoscopic image file the file name of which is read by the file name reading section, and the automatic report creating section automatically creating the inspection report for all endoscopic image files read by the file name reading section; and an outputting section outputting inspection reports created by the automatic report creating section.
US09870443B2
Provided is an integrated circuit (IC) design method. The method includes receiving a design layout of the IC, the design layout having a first main feature, and adding a negative assist feature to the design layout, wherein the negative assist feature has a first width, the negative assist feature divides the first main feature into a second main feature and a third main feature by the first width, and the first width is sub-resolution in a photolithography process.
US09870436B2
A computer-implemented method and system create computer-generated three-dimensional (3D) models in a broken state (broken view representation). To create a 3D model in a broken state, an area of the 3D model in an unbroken state is removed to create the 3D model in the broken state and a mapping between the 3D model in the unbroken state and the 3D model in a broken state is implemented to enable operations performed on the 3D model in the broken state to utilize data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state. The mapping maintains a relationship between data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state and data defining the 3D model in the broken state.
US09870435B1
Disclosed are methods and systems for determining and displaying a simulated deformation of a 3D object data model. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that includes causing a force to be applied to an object to cause a deformation of the object and causing a plurality of reference scans of the object to be captured. The method further includes, based on the plurality of reference scans, generating a 3D object data model representing the object and, further based on the plurality of reference scans, identifying a constraint point of the 3D object data model, where the constraint point represents a point of minimum deformation of the object. The method still further includes selecting a predefined deformation model, where the predefined deformation model defines a simulated deformation, and where the simulated deformation simulates at least a portion of the deformation of the object proximate to the point of minimum deformation.
US09870424B2
A ranked set of users may be calculated from an expertise categorization for each user and a person's trust in the users for specific categories. The ranked set of users may be used for presenting search results, recommendations, social marketing, or other uses. A person's reputation may be determined through various online activities. A person's trust in another person may be related to their proximity and activity in one or more social networks.
US09870419B2
In an embodiment of the invention, a method for data profiling incorporating an enterprise service bus (ESB) coupling the target and source systems following an extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) process for a target system and a source system is provided. The method includes receiving baseline data profiling results obtained during ETL from a source application to a target application, caching the updates, determining current data profiling results within the ESB for cached updates, and triggering an action if a threshold disparity is detected upon the current data profiling results and the baseline data profiling results.
US09870402B2
A distributed storage device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of storage nodes, the plurality of storage nodes includes: a data storage unit that accumulates stream data output from a device; a first time frame generation unit that generates a time frame synchronized with another storage node and associates a data element included in stream data accumulated in the data storage unit with one of time frames; a data selection unit that selects a data element associated with a predetermined time frame from the stream data accumulated in the data storage unit, based on an access request from a client terminal; and a data transmission unit that transmits a data element selected by the data selection unit to the client terminal.
US09870397B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing multi-way theta join queries involving arithmetic operators on MapReduce are provided herein. A method includes converting (i) a multi-way theta join query into a multi-way interval join query, and (ii) one or more items of data associated with the multi-way theta join query to one or more items of interval data; executing the multi-way interval join query on the one or more items of interval data via MapReduce to generate an output, wherein the output comprises a set of multiple responses to the multi-way interval join query; and processing the output to generate a solution to the multi-way theta join query, wherein said processing comprises discarding each response from the set that does not satisfy the multi-way theta join query.
US09870393B2
The subject matter described herein relates to database middleware for enabling graph processing. A middleware between the graph data and underlying relational or SQL database is proposed. The local properties and topology information of nodes in the graph can be stored in a single node table in the database, thereby eliminating the need for a physical junction table. The middleware may efficiently translate graph queries into SQL queries over related tables. In some examples, the middleware may optimize the translated queries using the topology knowledge which is oblivious to the database query engine.
US09870378B2
A computer-implemented method for improving database management includes selecting one or more database records that are requested based on a query statement. The one or more database records are read from a first database file. The one or more database records are copied from the first database file and stored to a memory. The one or more database records are deleted from the first database file at substantially the same time as the reading the one or more database records. The reading and the deleting occur through a single read and delete input/output (I/O) operation.
US09870376B2
A method and a system for summarizing a concept are provided. A query corresponding to a concept is received from a user. A plurality of images and corresponding descriptive information may be collected based on the query. The plurality of images and the descriptive information may be processed to form feature vectors and processed descriptive information respectively. Further, one or more topics may be identified for the plurality of images. Each of the plurality of images may be assigned with one or more topic distribution values corresponding to the one or more topics. The one or more topics correspond to the processed descriptive information. A sparse set of images may be determined based on the feature vectors and the assigned topic distribution values, to summarize the concept. Also, a target summary may be built from the summarized concept, by regularizing one or more distribution constraints.
US09870370B2
An enterprise data collection system including at least one database for receiving over a network and storing data collected from data resources at a plurality of physical sites located at disparate locations, a plurality of remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs) located at the plurality of physical sites, the remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs) performing at least one of the following data collection functions: real time event collection, file system crawling for data structure and permissions, data content analysis, data indexing, data tagging and event triggered alerts, and at least one RSP manager located remotely from at least one of the plurality of remotely synchronizable probes and being operative to govern the operation of and orchestrate data collection and transmission by the plurality of remotely synchronizable probes (RSPs).
US09870368B2
Embodiments described herein provide techniques for maintaining consistency in a distributed system (e.g., a distributed secondary storage system). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a first set of file system objects included in performing the requested file system operation is identified in response to a request to perform a file system operation. An update intent corresponding to the requested file system operation is inserted into an inode associated with each identified file system object. Each file system object corresponding to the inode is modified as specified by the update intent in that inode. After modifying the file system object corresponding to the inode, the update intent is removed from that inode.
US09870366B1
Described are techniques for processing capacity-related event occurrence. A first occurrence is determined for of any of a low threshold event and an out of space event for a first storage pool. A set of one or more virtually provisioned logical devices has physical storage provisioned from the first storage pool and physical storage for a file system is provisioned from the set of one or more virtually provisioned logical devices. First processing is performed responsive to determining the first occurrence of any of the low threshold event and the out of space event for the first storage pool. The first processing includes performing processing to that protects the file system.
US09870364B2
A method assigns stored documents within a distributed storage system (DSS) to various document categories to enable a target number of documents to be deleted. An intelligent storage management (ISM) utility identifies a data storage threshold value used to control data storage within the DSS. If a current storage usage exceeds the data storage threshold value, the ISM utility calculates, based on the current storage usage, a target number of documents that can be deleted from the DSS. The ISM utility utilizes a recursive process, which includes assigning stored documents to groups including a set of document categories based on data characteristics of the stored documents. The ISM utility further utilizes the recursive process to delete, based on an established ordering of the groups, all of the stored documents assigned to a subset of the groups in order to remove the target number of stored documents.
US09870362B2
The techniques and systems described herein efficiently and effectively enable an author to create an interactive, data-driven presentation during an authoring stage. Moreover, the techniques and systems enable a consumer to interact with the data-driven presentation during a consuming stage. For example, the techniques and systems generate and output graphical user interfaces that enable an author to define consumer interaction settings so a consumer of the presentation can: switch between alternative types of visual elements (e.g., charts), determine whether a visual element is presented with or without animation, determine a presentation timing of visual elements and/or textual elements, determine presentation styles (e.g., color scheme, font type, etc.), filter a set of data presented in a visual element so that a subset of the data can be viewed or distinguished, and/or adjust a scale associated with a visual element (e.g., change a scale for an axis of a chart).
US09870360B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for organizing music tracks based on shared metadata. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a set of common music tracks associated with a first user and a second user, wherein the set of common music tracks includes at least one music track present in both a first set of music tracks associated with the first user and a second set of music tracks associated with the second user. Metadata associated with at least one music track in the set of common music tracks is retrieved, the metadata being specific to the second user. A set of user music tracks associated with the first user is organized based on the retrieved metadata.
US09870354B2
Aspects of the present invention provide a solution for reducing cycle time of automatically created spreadsheets. Specifically, an embodiment of the present invention provides a way to create a spreadsheet from data that is in a native format more quickly and/or efficiently. To do so, the invention accesses a control file using optimized settings to create the spreadsheet. Then, after creation of the spreadsheet, the invention uses a second control file having the final settings to modify the spreadsheet in preparation for output. The invention may use agents to perform all or a portion of these activities.
US09870347B1
Conversion of a network site from a particular network site development platform to a different network site development platform may be facilitated by a network site conversion service. The merchant may provide the network site conversion service with a uniform resource locator that references a home document of the network site. The network site conversion service may traverse the source network site to determine the source network site's internal structure. The collected data may be analyzed. For example, aspects of the source network site may be mapped to components of the destination network site development platform. A converted network site may be generated based on the analysis. For example, the aspects of the source network site having mappings to the components of the destination network site development platform may be implemented with those components in the converted network site. The converted network site may then be published.
US09870339B2
Methods and apparatuses relating to tightly-coupled heterogeneous computing are described. In one embodiment, a hardware processor includes a plurality of execution units in parallel, a switch to connect inputs of the plurality of execution units to outputs of a first buffer and a plurality of memory banks and connect inputs of the plurality of memory banks and a plurality of second buffers in parallel to outputs of the first buffer, the plurality of memory banks, and the plurality of execution units, and an offload engine with inputs connected to outputs of the plurality of second buffers.
US09870336B2
A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing sideband control structure for Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIE) add-in cards, or cable cards, that utilize cables to connect to input/output (IO) expansion enclosures in a computer system. System firmware uniquely identifies a cable card present in a PCIE slot in a system unit. Enclosure management functions utilize sideband control paths integrated within at least cable providing sideband control signaling, and providing PCIE signaling lanes between the cable card and the IO enclosure.
US09870334B2
An information handling system (IHS) server volume includes at least two pairs of flexible peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) media for connecting data signals and power supply signals via riser cards mounted against respective PCIe devices in large adjacent physical slot locations. A first PCIe device corresponding to a first riser card and a second PCIe device corresponding to a second riser card are relatively positioned to enable the second riser card to be fitted within a specified space between the first PCIe device and the first riser card while a footprint of a first PCIe connector corresponding to the first PCIe device overlaps a footprint of a second PCIe connector corresponding to the second PCIe device. First and second PCIe cards provided by the first and second PCIe devices respectively are inserted into respective PCIe connectors via the first pair of riser cards having a dense nested arrangement.
US09870315B2
A computing memory includes an execution unit and an access processor coupled with a memory system, where the execution unit and the access processor are logically separated units. The execution unit is for processing operand data. The access processor is for providing operand data and configuration data to the execution unit. The access processor reads operand data from the memory system and sends the operand data to the execution unit. The execution unit executes the operand data according to the provided configuration data. The access processor includes information about execution times of operations of the execution unit for the provided configuration. The access processor reserves time-slots for writing execution unit results provided by the execution unit into selected locations in the memory system based on the information about the execution times, upon sending at least one of the operand data and the configuration data to the execution unit.
US09870310B1
A generic transaction generator framework for testing a network-based production service may work in conjunction with a product-specific transaction creator module that executes transactions on the service. The transaction creator module may include runtime-discoverable information, such as source code annotations, to communicate product specific details to the framework. Runtime-discoverable information may identify transaction types, transaction methods, data provider methods and data sources. The framework may generate and execute various test transactions and may call a data provider method to prepare data for the transaction and pass the prepared data to a transaction method. The framework may also load and parse test data from a data source and provide the test data to the data provider method for use when preparing data for the transaction.
US09870305B2
A debugging capability that enables the efficient debugging of code that has prefixes, referred to herein as prefixed code. To debug application code, in which the application code includes a prefixed instruction to be modified by a prefix, a trap is provided. The trap is configured to report a presence of the prefix, but to otherwise perform the trap functions absent the prefix; i.e., the prefix is otherwise ignored in the processing of the trap.
US09870301B2
A processing device comprises a debug port controller to monitor operations of the processing device to determine whether the processing device is operating in a first mode or a second mode and to collect trace information comprising operating characteristics of the processing device. The processing device further comprises a display engine logic to process display data for output to a display device. In addition, the processing device comprises a display engine interface to provide, to a plurality of existing platform connectors, the display data from the display engine logic when the processing device is operating in the first primary mode and the trace information from the debug port controller when the processing device is operating in the second mode as determined by the debug port controller.
US09870299B2
A logic circuit comprises a plurality of functional logic units each having an independent clock signal and a trace bus for carrying trace data. A trace gathering logic unit collects trace data from the functional logic units, the trace gathering logic unit having a clock signal independent of the clock signals of the functional logic units and a trace bus for receiving trace data from the functional logic units; multiplexing logic for multiplexing portions of trace data from different functional logic units onto the trace bus of the trace gathering logic unit; and, synchronization logic coupled to the multiplexing logic for communicating trace data from the functional, logic units to the trace gathering logic unit based on the clock signal of the trace gathering logic unit, the synchronization logic comprising detection logic when valid trace data from the functional logic units is available for placing on the trace bus of the trace gathering logic unit, and signaling logic coupled to the detection logic for signaling to the trace gathering logic unit that valid trace data is on the trace bus.
US09870293B2
A memory device including; a memory cell array including memory cells connected to word lines and bit lines, and redundancy memory cells connected to a redundancy word line and the bit lines, and control logic configured to control execution of a post package repair operation by the memory device. The control logic includes a PPR control circuit that programs a bad row address to a non-volatile memory during a normal PPR operation in response to the normal PPR command, and programs the bad row address to a volatile memory during a fast PPR operation in response to the fast PPR command, and replaces the bad row in the memory cell array with a redundancy row associated with the redundancy word line.
US09870285B2
An apparatus, according to one embodiment, includes: one or more memory devices, each memory device comprising non-volatile memory configured to store data, and a memory controller connected to the one or more memory devices. The memory controller is configured to: detect at least one read of a logical page straddled across codewords, store an indication of a number of detected reads of the straddled logical page, and relocate the straddled logical page to a different physical location in response to the number of detected reads of the straddled logical page, wherein the logical page is written to the different physical location in a non-straddled manner. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US09870284B2
Embodiments relate to correcting erasures in a storage array. An aspect includes dividing data into a plurality of stripes for storage in a storage array comprising a plurality of storage locations, each stripe comprising M rows and N columns, each of the M rows including a number r of row parities, wherein r is greater than zero. Another aspect includes dividing each stripe into two or more column sets, each column set comprising a respective set of one or more columns of the stripe. Another aspect includes adding a respective first responder parity to each column set, wherein each first responder parity gives parity information for only the two or more columns in the first responder parity's respective column set. Yet another aspect includes, based on an isolated erasure in a column set, correcting the isolated erasure by reading data from only storage locations corresponding to the column set in which the isolated erasure occurred using the first responder parity of the column set.
US09870283B2
Systems and methods are provided for detecting and correcting address errors in a memory system. In the memory system, a memory device generates an error-detection code based on an address transmitted via an address bus and transmits the error-detection code to a memory controller. The memory controller transmits an error indication to the memory device in response to the error-detection code. The error indication causes the memory device to remove the received address and prevent a memory operation
US09870281B1
A Data Storage Device (DSD) includes a disk for storing data, a volatile memory for temporarily storing data to be written on the disk, and a Non-Volatile Solid-State Memory (NVSM) for storing data. Data is stored in the volatile memory in preparation for writing the data on the disk. The data is written from the volatile memory onto the disk, and it is determined whether the data written on the disk is qualified as written. In the event of an unexpected power loss, a portion of unqualified data that has not been qualified as written is transferred from the volatile memory to the NVSM.
US09870280B2
Apparatuses and methods for comparing a sense current representative of a number of failing memory cells of a group of memory cells and a reference current representative of a reference number of failing memory cells is provided. One such apparatus includes a comparator configured to receive the sense current and to receive the reference current. The comparator includes a sense current buffer configured to buffer the sense current and the comparator is further configured to provide an output signal having a logic level indicative of a result of the comparison.
US09870279B2
An analysis apparatus is connectable to a terminal capable of displaying web pages by accessing a web server capable of executing a web application. The analysis apparatus comprises a processor, a memory and an interface. The processor is configured to perform the following processing of: receiving at least one log concerning the web application stored in the terminal from the terminal via the interface; acquiring a plurality of kinds of use condition feature values based on the log received, the plurality of kinds of use condition feature values being information characterizing conditions of use of the web application; analyzing whether a correlation exists between a first kind of use condition feature values and a second kind of use condition feature values in the plurality of kinds of use condition feature values acquired in the processing of acquiring; and outputting an analysis result obtained by the processing of the analyzing.
US09870277B2
The effects of decoherence and/or noise in adiabatic quantum computation and quantum annealing are reduced by implementing replica coding schemes. Multiple instances of the same problem are mapped to respective subsets of the qubits and coupling devices of a quantum processor. The multiple instances are evolved simultaneously in the presence of coupling between the qubits of different instances. Quantum processor architectures that are adapted to facilitate replica coding are also described.
US09870270B2
A method and device for realizing graph processing based on the MapReduce architecture is disclosed in the invention. The method includes the steps of: receiving an input file of a graph processing job; predicting a MapReduce task execution time distribution of the graph processing job using an obtained MapReduce task degree-execution time relationship distribution and a degree distribution of the graph processing job; and dividing the input file of the graph processing job into input data splits of MapReduce tasks according to the predicted MapReduce task execution time distribution of the graph processing job.
US09870268B2
A customer submits a set of preferences including hardware specifications for instantiating a virtual machine instance. The virtual machine instance may be instantiated in a physical host computer system that does not conform to the set of preferences. The virtual computer system service may be configured to evaluate the specifications of the available physical host computer systems to determine whether any of the available physical host computer systems conform to the set of preferences. Accordingly, the virtual computer system service may further evaluate the available physical host computer systems to determine whether available physical host computer systems comprise available slots for instantiating the existing virtual machine instance. If the one or more available physical host computer systems have available slots, the virtual computer system service may migrate the existing virtual machine instance to an available physical host computer system in order to fulfill the customer request.
US09870263B2
Terminal sessions providing remote access to functionality may be isolated from each other, as well as from the server system space, by being placed in system virtualization instances. Applications associated with terminal sessions may be allocated to system virtualization instances. In particular, system virtualization instances may be pre-instantiated, and applications may be dynamically allocated to the system virtualization instances, for example, according to a virtualization instance policy. The system virtualization instances may provide, in particular, an ability for terminal session components and associated applications to create, read, update and delete resources in a global name space of a host server without conflict, collision or other interference with each other or other server components.
US09870258B1
Multiple scheduler verticals can allocate tasks to resources that are shared by the scheduler verticals. Information regarding a state of each resource may be stored in memory accessible by the multiple scheduler verticals, and a processor updates the information. The scheduler verticals schedule events to be performed by any of the resources, and submit updates to reflect the scheduled events in the information. In the event of conflicting events, an update corresponding to only one of the conflicting events is committed. Moreover, disruptions may be preplanned and scheduled so as to minimize impact on scheduled tasks.
US09870255B2
Provided is a hardware accelerator, central processing unit, and computing device. A hardware accelerator includes a task accelerating unit configured to, in response to a request for a new task issued by a hardware thread, accelerate the processing of the new task and produce a processing result for the task; a task time prediction unit configured to predict the total waiting time of the new task for returning to a specified address associated with the hardware thread. One aspect of this disclosure makes the hardware thread aware of the time to be waited for before getting a processing result, facilitating its task planning accordingly.
US09870254B2
Embodiments relate to multithreaded transactions. An aspect includes assigning a same transaction identifier (ID) corresponding to the multithreaded transaction to a plurality of threads of the multithreaded transaction, wherein the plurality of threads execute the multithreaded transaction in parallel. Another aspect includes determining one or more memory areas that are owned by the multithreaded transaction. Another aspect includes receiving a memory access request from a requester that is directed to a memory area that is owned by the transaction. Yet another aspect includes based on determining that the requester has a transaction ID that matches the transaction ID of the multithreaded transaction, performing the memory access request without aborting the multithreaded transaction.
US09870251B2
In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The embodied program instructions are executable by a processor to cause the processor to receive, by the processor, a first job request, and analyze, by the processor, the first job request to determine: an estimated complexity of the first job request based on one or more attributes of the first job request and a user skill level of a user that submitted the first job request. Moreover, the embodied program instructions are executable by the processor to admit, by the processor, the first job request to a data analytics system and/or a data storage system in a specified order with respect to other received job requests based on at least: the estimated complexity of the first job request, and the user skill level of the user that submitted the first job request.
US09870232B2
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a system of using an extensible language to represent storage metadata includes a computer-readable storage medium and a processing device. The computer-readable storage medium may have stored thereon storage metadata. The processing device may be configured to write the storage metadata to the computer-readable storage medium in an extensible language format. The processing device may also be configured to manipulate the storage metadata in the extensible language format. The processing device may also be configured to transfer the storage metadata in the extensible language format.
US09870227B2
A method and apparatus for performing stencil computations efficiently are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor receives an offset, and in response, retrieves a value from a memory via a single instruction, where the retrieving comprises: identifying, based on the offset, one of a plurality of registers of the processor; loading an address stored in the identified register; and retrieving from the memory the value at the address.
US09870207B2
A component selector may select a first software component stored in a software component library in conjunction with a first annotation, the first annotation being linked to a second annotation of a second software component via a link. An evaluation engine may evaluate a property expressed by the first annotation relative to a requirement expressed by the second annotation, and thereby verify compliance of the first software component and the second software component for inclusion within a software application being developed. A component update monitor may re-verify the compliance, based on an update to at least one of the first software component and the second software component.
US09870203B2
A system includes a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium each having stored thereon computer executable program code which, when executed on a computer system, causes the computer system to perform steps. The steps associated with the first non-transitory computer readable medium include generating a Service Adaptation Definition Language (SADL) definition for each of a plurality of business entity types, the SADL definition being based on an intermediate representation of each of the plurality of business entities, and publishing the SADL definition as a service of a SADL engine. The steps associated with the second non-transitory computer-readable storage include discovering the SADL definition and displaying, on a user interface, a representation of the SADL definition, the user interface configured to enable selection of two or more business entity types each associated with a different model layer framework.
US09870202B2
A method includes identifying a plurality of consumption layer objects, at least two of the plurality of consumption layer objects being associated with a different framework and each of the plurality of consumption layer objects include a plurality of business objects, generating a plurality of interface objects each corresponding to a framework, each of the plurality of interface objects being configured to translate each of the business objects to a common intermediate representation, associating metadata with the plurality of interface objects, and associating a runtime interface with the plurality of interface objects.
US09870199B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for augmenting neural networks with an external memory. One of the methods includes receiving a plurality of high-dimensional data items; generating a circulant embedding matrix for the high-dimensional data items, wherein the circulant embedding matrix is a matrix that is fully specified by a single vector; for each high-dimensional data item, generating a compact representation of the high-dimensional data item, comprising computing a product of the circulant embedding matrix and the high dimensional data item by performing a circular convolution of the single vector that fully specifies the circulant embedding matrix and the high dimensional data item using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT); and generating a compact representation of the high dimensional data item by computing a binary map of the computed product.
US09870194B2
A multi-screen display device including a light transmissive cover with an invisible bezel includes: a plurality of screen display units (11); bezels (12) formed between the screen display units (11); and a plurality of light transmissive covers (120), each of which has a rear surface (110a), a front surface (110c), and a side surface (110b), and is provided to the screen display units (11) while outer peripheral circumferences (120′) of the front surfaces (120c) of the adjacent light transmissive covers are in contact with each other, and is provided to the screen display unit (11) so that the bezel (12) is positioned between the pair of facing inclined side surfaces (120b) of the adjacent light transmissive covers (120). Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the bezel is invisible.
US09870191B2
A display device communicates with a terminal device and includes a display unit, an extracting unit, a generating unit, and a transmitting unit. The display unit displays display data including at least one of image data and drawn data corresponding to an operation performed by a user on a screen. The extracting unit extracts a part of the display data specified by the user out of the display data displayed by the display unit. The generating unit generates image data in a form corresponding to the terminal device based on the extracted display data. The transmitting unit transmits the image data to the terminal device.
US09870189B2
A head mounted display apparatus and a method for displaying a content are provided. More particularly, a head mounted display apparatus which changes an operation of a virtual character in a content displayed on a display in accordance with a plurality of touches and a method for displaying a content are provided. One of the exemplary embodiments include a head mounted display apparatus which changes an operation of a virtual character in a content displayed on a display corresponding to combination of a first touch detected from a touch pad of the head mounted display apparatus and a second touch detected from a peripheral portable apparatus and a method for displaying a content.
US09870185B2
A disclosed print manager server includes one or more processors and a memory configured to store a print management program. The processors execute the print management program to perform a process including analyzing an attribute of print data introduced, predicting a page of a preview image to be generated based on the analyzed attribute, a preview history of previous print jobs, and a preview prediction condition, generating the preview image of the predicted page, and providing the generated preview image in response to a request to display a preview.
US09870184B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a first filter configured to merge first print setting information of a first hierarchical level and second print setting information of a second hierarchical level to generate and store third print setting information, wherein the second hierarchical level is lower than the first hierarchical level; and a second filter subsequent to the first filter configured to acquire the third print setting information stored in the first filter.
US09870181B2
A printer driver that is executable in a computer causes the computer to carry out a process including the steps of reading a first number of copies of a document to be printed with a decolorable material and a second number of copies of the document to be printed with a non-decolorable material, and generating a print command for a printer that causes the printer to print the first number of copies with the decolorable material and the second number of copies with the non-decolorable material.
US09870176B2
Ingest data for virtual volumes (V) is split into segments (B1, B2, B3, B4) of a size that can be buffered in main memory. Data deduplication processing then occurs directly on the segments (B1, B2, B3, B4) in main memory, without the need for disk I/O.
US09870175B1
A control chip for memory power sequence including input pins, a control circuit and output pins is provided. The control chip is compatible with a plurality of processor platforms. The input pins are configured to receive control signals corresponding to each of the processor platforms. The control circuit is configured to determine a selected processor platform among the processor platforms in which the control chip for memory power sequence is operated, and generate corresponding power switching signals according to the control signals of the selected processor platform. The output pins are configured to output the corresponding power switching signals to control a power sequence of a memory on the selected processor platform.
US09870169B2
Techniques are disclosed for programming memory devices such as solid-state drives. In an embodiment, a memory controller is configured to execute a programming sequence that interleaves coarse and fine tuning steps for neighboring word lines. In one example, three consecutive word lines are programmed in six steps. At step 1, word line n is coarse programmed to an intermediate voltage level; at step 2, word line n+1 is coarse programmed to an intermediate voltage level; at step 3, word line n is fine programmed to its target voltage level; at step 4, word line n+2 is coarse programmed to an intermediate voltage level; at step 5, word line n+1 is fine programmed to its target voltage level; at step 6, word line n+2 is fine programmed to its target voltage level. No reads are allowed until all cell levels are programmed. Phase change memory may be used as staging buffer.
US09870164B2
A system according to certain aspects may include a secondary storage controller computer configured to: in response to a first instruction to obtain a first secondary copy of a first data set from a secondary storage device(s), the first instruction associated with a first restore operation: instantiate a first restore thread on a processor of the secondary storage controller computer; using the first restore thread, retrieve the first secondary copy from the secondary storage device(s); and forward the retrieved first secondary copy to a primary storage subsystem for storage; and in response to a second instruction to obtain a second secondary copy of a second data set from the secondary storage device(s), the second instruction associated with a second restore operation: using the first restore thread, retrieve the second secondary copy from the secondary storage device(s); and forward the retrieved second secondary copy to the primary storage subsystem for storage.
US09870160B2
A method of operating a nonvolatile memory (NVM) is provided which includes calculating an assignment interval between successive assignments of erase blocks to free blocks from among a plurality of memory blocks of the NVM, and adjusting a number of erase blocks of the plurality of memory blocks according to the assignment interval. The erase blocks are memory blocks, having an erased state, from among the plurality of memory blocks, and the free blocks are memory blocks, which are selected to write data, from among the erase blocks.
US09870155B2
A device includes a host including a main memory, and semiconductor memory including a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, memory unit, and controller. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory stores first address information. The memory unit stores second address information as part of the first address information. The controller accesses the nonvolatile semiconductor memory based on the second address information. Third address information is stored in the main memory, and is part or all of the first address information. The controller uses the third address information when accessing the nonvolatile semiconductor memory if address information to be referred is not stored in the second address information.
US09870152B2
A management system manages a plurality of data units constituting schemas of a database in a storage device, which includes a plurality of first storage device sets having a plurality of storage areas. An ordered schema constituted of the plurality of data units having order properties defining respective orders is included in the schemas. When a second storage device set, which is a set of one or more second storage devices and in which each of the storage areas is a free storage area, is added to the first storage device set, the management system migrates two or more data units not consecutive in the order among a plurality of data units stored in the plurality of storage areas in the first storage device set respectively from at least the one first storage device set to the free storage areas of the second storage device set.
US09870151B1
Various techniques deduplicate common virtual disks during backups of virtual machines. For example, one method involves receiving a request to perform a backup operation to backup one or more virtual machine and then performing the backup operation in response to receiving the request. Performing the backup operation involves detecting whether a virtual disk associated with a virtual machine is already identified in a backup catalog for the backup operation, based upon a globally unique identifier associated with the virtual disk, and selecting to create a reference to a backup copy of the virtual disk instead of creating another copy of the virtual disk, if the backup catalog already identifies the virtual disk. Performing the backup operation can also involve accessing information identifying a hierarchy of virtual disks.
