US10419987B2
A UE (22) in handover consideration transmits an uplink measurement signal comprising repetitions of a predetermined identity code. Network access nodes (18, 20) that are candidate handover target nodes receive the signal and use it for channel quality and timing offset measurements. To ensure that a predetermined minimum number of symbols are received without interference from user traffic, an uplink measurement signal reception window is defined for each candidate node (18, 20). The timing of the reception window is based on a total timing misalignment between the UE (22) and the candidate node. In some embodiments, the duration of the reception window is based on an uncertainty in the timing misalignment estimate. Reception of user data is precluded during the uplink measurement signal reception window (on the allocated subband, if the full uplink carrier is not used). The UE transmits the uplink measurement signal in an uplink measurement signal transmission window. In some embodiments, the duration of the transmission window is sufficient to encompass the uplink measurement signal reception windows of all candidate nodes.
US10419977B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for variably selecting and managing a quality of service framework within a network. A network data store may be accessed to obtain information indicating current network conditions, network policies, and/or device scripts. This information may be used to determine whether and when to allocate network resources, such as bandwidth, for particular services within the network to implement quality of service based on current network/link conditions.
US10419974B2
A network node is connected to a plurality of antenna nodes that are located along a constrained path where a plurality of wireless communication devices are located. The antenna nodes are controlled to maintain reception radio lobes substantially along the path such that the wireless communication devices can perform uplink radio communication with the network node via the reception radio lobes. At least one RF signal is detected in a PRACH, with a first PRACH configuration. A determination is made of a radio frequency offset of the detected RF signal. A determination is then made that the at least one RF signal originates from a wireless communication device of a specific subset among the plurality of wireless communication devices. Each wireless communication devices in the specific subset is associated with the radio frequency offset. A second PRACH configuration that is common to all wireless communication devices in the specific subset of wireless communication devices is then provided to the wireless communication device.
US10419969B2
There are provided measures for enabling/realizing interface functionality for RAN-WLAN radio aggregation, i.e. radio level integration/aggregation between a cellular radio access network and a wireless area network. Such measures exemplarily comprise user-plane data forwarding from a cellular radio access network over a wireless local area network to a terminal, both the cellular radio access network and the wireless local area network providing radio level connectivity for the terminal, wherein in the user-plane data forwarding user-plane data packets according to a cellular data convergence protocol are transported, at least partly, using a reliable transport protocol over the wireless local area network to the terminal, providing feedback on performance of user-plane data packets transport using the reliable transport protocol, at least partly, from the wireless local area network to the cellular radio access network, and executing flow control on the basis of the performance feedback.
US10419966B2
A system is described that includes a computer programmed: for each of a plurality of terminals, to receive inroute data via one of a plurality of respective inroute channels; using the plurality of respective inroute channels, to determine a first super inroute group (SIG) and a second SIG based on symbol rates of respective inroute channels; to determine a channel quality value of a first inroute channel, of a first terminal, wherein the first inroute channel is one of the plurality of respective inroute channels; to determine a backlog volume of one of the first SIG or the second SIG; and based on determining the channel quality value of the first terminal and the backlog volume of the first or second SIGs, to transmit, to the first terminal, outroute data comprising an instruction to change to a different inroute channel of the first or second SIG.
US10419965B1
In one embodiment, a network node comprising: a memory, including one or more memory entries associated with a meter; a sensor adapted to detect a discrepancy between an allocated bandwidth allocated to the meter and a data bandwidth measured by the meter, the allocated bandwidth being a portion of a total allocated bandwidth allocated to a plurality of meters, and the discrepancy being that the allocated bandwidth compared to the data bandwidth is one of: excessive or insufficient; and a generator, wherein the generator is adapted, upon the sensor detecting that the allocated bandwidth is excessive, to generate a message indicative of at least part of the allocated bandwidth being released from the meter, and wherein the generator is further adapted, upon the sensor detecting that the allocated bandwidth is insufficient, to generate a message indicative of a request for an allocation of additional bandwidth to the meter.
US10419959B1
Systems, devices, methods, computer-readable media, techniques, and methodologies are disclosed for optimizing radio frequency configuration of a user device for better power management and faster time to first fix. The radio frequency configuration of user devices may be optimized based on user input analysis, machine learning, or crowd sourcing methodologies.
US10419950B2
A monitoring processing method and device are provided. In a monitoring processing method, a monitoring receiver receives a monitoring request message sent by a monitoring initiator, and the monitoring request message contains a monitoring task; and the monitoring receiver may interact with at least one of the monitoring initiator and a monitoring executor based on a monitoring identifier corresponding to the monitoring task to execute monitoring processing.
US10419946B1
A method for planning a high altitude platform-based communication network includes aggregating data from at least one data source, wherein the data includes environmental data. Based on the aggregated data, a plurality of network expansion potential scores are computed according to geographic location. A visual output is generated based on the computed plurality of network expansion potential scores.
US10419941B2
Provided are a method and a device for sending by occupying an unlicensed carrier, and an access point. The method includes that an access point occupies an unlicensed carrier according to a continuous occupation mode and sending data and/or signals on the unlicensed carrier; or the access point occupies the unlicensed carrier according to the continuous occupation mode or an ordinary mode and sends a downlink reference signal on the unlicensed carrier according to a preset policy. The technical solution provided by the present document can reduce the time needed for the access point to process operations such as synchronization and CSI acquisition other than data sending after the access point preempts a resource at each time.
US10419938B2
The present disclosure relates to mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a mobile communication method, apparatus, and device. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a non-access stratum (NAS) security mode command message from a mobility management entity MME, where the NAS security mode command message carries first verification matching information used to verify UE capability information received by the MME. Based on the first verification matching information, the UE determines whether the UE capability information received by the MME is consistent with UE capability information sent by the UE to the MME. In response to determining that the UE capability information received by the MME is consistent with the UE capability information sent by the UE to the MME, the UE sends a NAS security mode complete message to the MME.
US10419927B2
Provided is a method, performed by a first device, of sharing a key, the method including: determining a communication method for exchanging a key between the first device and a second device, based on pre-set channel ranking information; receiving a key of the second device from the second device by using the determined communication method; and authenticating the received key of the second device.
US10419918B2
A system and method for identifying mobile users in a site includes: receiving, in real time, data packets from wireless access points; identifying unique device identifications from the received data packets, and time stamping each identified unique device identification; determining repetitive or false unique device identifications in the identified unique device identification; and eliminating the repetitive or false unique device identifications in the identified unique device identification to obtain a plurality of accurate unique device identifications.
US10419900B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for remotely managing an application in a wireless communication system. A method for supporting a remote management of an application by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: receiving a management instruction for a remote management of the application transmitted from a management server through a mobile communication network according to a request of a service server of a service provider providing the application; processing the management instruction received through a baseband, based on a trusted execution environment (TEE) which is a secured environment; and transmitting an execution result of the management instruction to the management server.
US10419896B1
A walkie-talkie messaging system includes a processing controller device, a sensing signal transmission unit, a master walkie-talkie, and a plurality of slave walkie-talkies. The sensing signal transmission unit is connected to the processing controller device via a wired or wireless connection, the processing controller device is connected to the master walkie-talkie via a wired connection, and the master walkie-talkie is connected to the slave walkie-talkies via a wireless connection. The processing controller device further includes a comparison module, a database, a determination module and a schedule module. The database is connected to the comparison module and the determination module, and the determination module is connected to the schedule module. The master walkie-talkie is connected to the processing controller device via an audio line, such that the processing controller device is capable of determining whether the master walkie-talkie is occupied by an activity.
US10419891B2
A system and method for a communication system that includes configuring a set of communication endpoints of an entity; distributing communication requests of an entity across the set of communication endpoints, comprising: receiving at least one communication request that specifies a set of destination endpoints; and for each of the set of destination endpoints, selecting a communication endpoint and establishing a communication with the destination endpoint from the selected communication endpoint.
US10419890B2
A method of providing location services at a location server for a venue includes: receiving a request for location service for one or more mobile devices, where the request for location service comprises a trigger condition and at least one of a group condition or a persistence condition; determining the occurrence of the trigger condition and at least one of the group condition or the persistence condition; and sending a response, where the response indicates the occurrence of the trigger condition and at least one of the group condition or the persistence condition.
US10419882B2
Described examples include a system for tracking a construction vehicle at a construction site. The system includes a Bluetooth receiver located at the construction site for receiving a unique identifier code transmitted by a Bluetooth beacon mounted on a construction vehicle, and the Bluetooth receiver is further configured to communicate the unique identifier code to a remote computer over a communications interface.
US10419879B2
Systems and methods for a media guidance application that adjusts output parameters of media assets delivered to output devices based on user preferences of users near the output devices. For example, the media guidance application may adjust the volume to be higher at a speaker near a first user who enjoys a particular media asset and lower at a speaker near a second user who dislikes the media asset.
US10419876B2
An approach includes contacting a predefined contact information when a mobile device, which is password protected, is lost and subsequently found. The approach includes receiving an activation event predefined for a specified password protected mobile device, and receiving predefined contact information stored in the mobile device while the mobile device remains password protected, upon the receipt of the activation event.
US10419874B2
An indoor positioning system and method that correlates map locations to respective wireless access point (AP) fingerprints, and wherein each wireless AP fingerprint is a plurality of wireless AP signal measurements associated with the correlated map location. The method includes receiving position-inference data associated with a user; determining a probable location inside the building based on the position-inference data; receiving wireless AP signal measurements detected by a wireless device associated with the user; associating the probable location with the wireless device based on the association between the position-inference data and the user of the wireless device; and updating the wireless AP fingerprint correlated to the probable location using the received wireless AP signal measurements. The method and system use crowd-sourcing to build and refine the wireless AP fingerprints.
US10419872B2
A wireless multimode (MM) device permits different radio access technologies (RAT) to interoperate dynamically with different positioning protocols (PP) by providing a MM Location Protocol Manager (MLM) that is independent of underlying transport mechanisms.
US10419867B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for processing an audio signal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for efficiently rendering a higher order ambisonics signal. To this end, provided are an audio signal processing apparatus, including: a pre-processor configured to separate an input audio signal into a first component corresponding to at least one object signal and a second component corresponding to a residual signal and extract position vector information corresponding to the first component from the input audio signal; a first rendering unit configured to perform an object-based first rendering on the first component using the position vector information; and a second rendering unit configured to perform a channel-based second rendering on the second component and an audio signal processing method using the same.
US10419858B2
A non-uniform stress distribution of a MEMS microphone having a non-circular shape is compensated by a structured back plate that has a compensating structure to provide a stress distribution opposite to that of the membrane.
US10419857B2
Facilitating an enhanced linearity and acoustic overload point of a sensor is presented herein. A system can comprise a first conductive component that is biased at a first direct current (DC) voltage; a second conductive component that is biased at a second DC voltage that is opposite in polarity to the first DC voltage; a third conductive component that is capacitively coupled to the first conductive component and the second conductive component; and a feedback component that generates a non-inverted output signal, comprising a sum of buffered signals generated via capacitive coupling between the third conductive component and the first and second conductive components, generates an inverted output signal comprising an amplified inversion of the non-inverted output signal, and applies the inverted output signal to the third conductive component.
US10419852B2
Systems and methods for handling silence in audio streams are disclosed. In one aspect, a transmitter detects a halt in an audio stream. After detection of the halt in the audio stream, the transmitter embeds a silence signal into the audio stream and transmits the silence signal to associated receivers. The associated receivers may respond to the embedded silence signal by “playing” silence or by using the silence signal to activate a silence protocol. In either event, the associated receivers do not receive the original audio halt and do not produce an unwanted audio artifact.
US10419851B2
A method of mixing microphone signals. First and second microphone signals are obtained from respective first and second microphones. In at least one affected subband, the first and second microphone signals are mixed to produce first and second mixed signals. At least one reference subband of the first and second microphone signals is processed in order to identify a binaural cue between the first and second microphone signals, the reference subband being distinct from the or each affected subband. The affected subband in the first and second mixed signals is modified in order to re-emphasize the identified binaural cue.
US10419845B2
There are provided headphones and a speaker unit having proper acoustic properties and exhibiting excellent reproduced sound quality even in the case of providing air holes at a damping member. The headphones include a speaker unit having a diaphragm and a frame supporting an outer peripheral portion of the diaphragm, a housing configured to house the speaker unit, and a damping member made of a material exhibiting air permeability and attached to cover an opening of the frame through which a sound wave emitted from the diaphragm passes and/or an opening of the housing. The damping member has one or more air holes formed by removal of the material forming the damping member. A secondary damping member is attached to an annular edge portion defining each air hole, thereby reducing vibration of the edge portion.
US10419843B1
Embodiments relate to providing audio by focusing vibrations from an array of a plurality of bone conduction transducers to a cochlea of a user's ear. When bone conduction signals are received, bone conduction transducers of the array transmit vibrations to the cochlea of the user. A bone conduction signal generator generates the bone conduction signals, which may vary in amplitude and phase for different bone conduction transducers to amplify a level of vibrations at the cochlea of one ear while attenuating vibrations at another cochlea of another ear.
US10419841B2
An active noise-reduction headphone arrangement has a housing bearing a loudspeaker having a first diaphragm surface coupled to a first volume of air bounded by and coupled to a user's ear, and a second diaphragm surface bounding a cavity within the housing assembly so as to define a second volume of air, rearward of the diaphragm; a conduit provided in the housing, the conduit being in fluid communication the ambient air via a first acoustic couple means having a first characteristic acoustic impedance, the conduit also being in fluid communication with said second volume of air via a second acoustic couple means having a second characteristic acoustic impedance; and a microphone having an inlet coupled acoustically to a predetermined location within the conduit.
US10419840B2
An annular headphone includes a pair of speaker modules and a pair of wearing headbands. Each speaker module has a housing, an electroacoustic transducer disposed in the housing and a pair of joining portions. The pair of joining portions are oppositely formed on the housing. Each wearing headband has two ends which are respectively formed with a fixing piece. The two fixing pieces of each wearing headband are dismountably connected to one of the joining portions of each speaker module. The pair of speaker modules are arranged oppositely and disposed between the pair of the wearing headbands, so as to form an annular structure.
US10419831B2
A system includes a network of a plurality of sensing/control/identification devices distributed throughout a machine, each of the sensing/control/identification devices associated with at least one sub-system component of the machine and operable to communicate through a plurality of electromagnetic signals. Shielding surrounds at least one of the sensing/control/identification devices to contain the electromagnetic signals proximate to the at least one sub-system component. A communication path is integrally formed in a component of the machine to route a portion of the electromagnetic signals through the component and a remote processing unit operable to communicate with the network of the sensing/control/identification devices through the electromagnetic signals, wherein at least a portion of the sensing/control/identification devices comprise a wide band gap semiconductor device.
US10419817B2
A smart playlist system is described. In one example embodiment, a collector module obtains content utilization data from a plurality of client devices associated with respective plurality of viewers. A hot list generator module generates a list of popular content items based on the obtained content utilization data. A customization module generates a customized playlist for a target viewer from the plurality of viewers, based on the list of popular content items and a profile of the target viewer. The communications module communicates the customized playlist to a client device of the target viewer.
US10419816B2
A video-based check-in method, terminal, and server are provided. The method includes: obtaining a check-in instruction; collecting multimedia data corresponding to a currently played video; determining time information corresponding to the multimedia data; sending the multimedia data and the time information to a server; receiving a check-in manner sent after the server determines according to the multimedia data and the time information that a user is watching the video; and displaying the check-in manner, and completing check-in on the video according to the check-in manner.
US10419813B2
An entry adapter for controlling upstream and downstream communications between a cable television (CATV) network and a client multimedia over coaxial alliance (MoCA) network including port means for allowing downstream and upstream CATV signals to be distributed between a CATV network and a plurality of MoCA client devices of a client MoCA network, two-way, high/low frequency band isolation and limited distribution means for allowing CATV network signals to communicate with the client devices, blocking client network signals from being communicated to the CATV network, splitting a network signal into reduced signal-strength network signal copies communicated to the port means, and isolating network signals into a high and low frequency band ranges so as to allow low frequency band CATV network signals to communicate with the MoCA client devices while blocking high frequency band client MoCA network signals from being communicated to the CATV network.
US10419801B2
The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that enable recognition of performance required for decoding more accurately. A file of an MP4 file format, in which information indicating a location of a partial image in a whole image is stored in moov, the partial image being able to be independently decoded in the whole image, and the encoded partial image is stored in mdat, is generated, and the generated file is stored. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus such as an image encoding apparatus or an image decoding apparatus.
US10419798B2
A computer implemented method and apparatus for just-in-time transcoding. The method comprises receiving at a media server, video content, wherein the video content comprises a plurality of key frames and delta frames; generating, in response to receiving the video content, metadata, wherein the metadata is a lookup table of the plurality of key frames; storing the video content and the metadata; receiving a first request to view video content; generating a playlist for the video content; receiving a second request to view a video segment of the video content; and transcoding the video segment; and transmitting the transcoded video segment.
US10419797B2
For broadcast-grade service level guarantees for linear video Playout, it is important for Playout systems and the associated server hardware to be extremely reliable. To accomplish this both the Playout software and server hardware are tightly integrated in on-premise implementations. Playout systems on the cloud allow for leveraging cloud servers dynamically for running Playout systems. The present invention proposes a system and method redundant, cost-effective for time-advanced, server-independent cloud Playout, which is useful in a variety of scenarios including but not limited to accomplishing seamless redundancy, optimizing operating costs by choosing different service provider/regions/servers. This is achieved by pre-playing the channel ahead of schedule, and then passing it to the output through an intelligent delay buffer. By switching Playout across multiple servers by instantiating new Playout software on another cloud server without impacting the linear output feed streamed out of the delay buffer we accomplish a server independent Playout system.
US10419796B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving a satellite signal, measuring a quality of the satellite signal, determining whether the quality of the satellite signal falls below a threshold, determining a scheduled content of the satellite signal being viewed responsive to determining the quality of the satellite signal falls below the threshold, obtaining the scheduled content through a network connection as a replacement scheduled content responsive to determining the quality of the satellite signal falls below the threshold, presenting the replacement scheduled content in place of the scheduled content from the satellite signal, monitoring the quality of the satellite signal during the presenting of the replacement channel, and presenting the scheduled content from the satellite signal responsive to the monitoring detecting a satisfactory quality of the satellite signal over a predetermined period of time. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10419791B2
An information providing system, reception apparatus, and methods thereof are provided for providing content data. The method for providing content includes generating the content data. A digital television pre-broadcast signal, including the content data, is generated. At least one portion of the digital television pre-broadcast signal is extracted. The at least one portion of the digital television pre-broadcast signal is packaged into one or more Internet Protocol (IP) data packets. A digital television broadcast signal, including the remainder of the digital television pre-broadcast signal, is generated. The one or more IP data packets is provided via a communication network. The digital television broadcast signal is provided on a predetermined radio frequency (RF) channel.
US10419790B2
A method of providing curated video may include tagging each of a plurality of video segments with at least one metadata tag, defining a curating rubric to be applied to a baseline sequence of video segments that is at least a subset of the plurality of video segments, the curating rubric comprising a target descriptor and a replacement descriptor associated with the target descriptor, selecting a target segment having at least one metadata tag matching the target descriptor of the curating rubric, the target segment being selected from among the baseline sequence, identifying a potential replacement segment by referring to one of the at least one metadata tags of the target segment, exchanging the replacement segment with the target segment within the baseline sequence to form a curated sequence of video segments, and encoding the curated sequence in preparation for streaming to a viewer.
US10419788B2
A video processing system receives a custom view request specifying a virtual camera perspective from which a dynamic scene in a physical environment is to be viewed. The video processing system generates a custom view of the scene from the virtual camera perspective, where generating the custom view includes generating the custom view based on both video content captured by one or more physical cameras and a dynamic three dimensional scene model of the scene residing within data storage. The video processing system records the custom view within on-demand video content and transmits the on-demand video content to a video presentation system.
US10419786B1
The disclosed technology relates to securely generating live previews of a live video stream. A request for a first preview is received from a user device, the first preview request relating to a live video stream. The live video stream is clipped to generate a first live preview, the first live preview comprising a first start time and a first end time. A request for a second preview request is received from the user device, the second preview request relating to the live video stream. The live video stream is clipped to generate a second live preview, the second live preview has a second start time and a second end time. The second start time begins at a pre-configured duration after the first end time of the first live preview.
US10419785B2
In one embodiment, one or more portions of video content that were encoded by a video encoder are identified. The one or more portions of video content are to be analyzed for improving encoding performance of the video encoder. The one or more portions of the video content are stored. During an idle time period of the video encoder, the one or more portions of video content are analyzed in combination with a test set stored by the video encoder in order to modify one or more functions of an encoding process used by the video encoder. Based on the analysis, one or more modifications to the encoding process are determined that result in improved performance of the video encoder.
US10419781B2
In one example, a device for accessing image data includes a memory configured to store image data, the memory comprising a first region and a second region; and one or more processing units configured to code most significant bits (MSBs) of a plurality of residuals of samples of a block of an image, each of the residuals representing a respective difference value between a respective raw sample value and a respective predicted value for the respective raw sample value, access the coded MSBs in the first region of the memory, and access least significant bits (LSBs) of the plurality of residuals of the samples in the second region of the memory.
US10419778B2
The profile_tier_level syntax structure of a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) syntax structure is updated to provide more flexibility for use in the vps_extension( ) syntax structure for use in each layer or operating point. A new flag ‘LevelPresentFlag’ is added in profile_tier_level syntax structure to support the variance of Level parameters separately from the Profile/Tier Parameter. The update to the profile_tier_level syntax structure provides flexibility in selecting profile_tier and level parameters for HEVC selections in scalable video coding, multi-view coding and 3D video coding areas.
US10419777B2
A method for processing a selected portion of a video, the selected portion of the video having a plurality of blocks. The method includes obtaining current prediction parameters for all of a plurality of adjacent blocks from the plurality of blocks that are adjacent to a current block from the plurality of blocks in the selected portion of the video, generating a base prediction for the current block from the plurality of blocks using the current prediction parameters associated with the current block, identifying adjacent prediction parameters from the current prediction parameters for a first adjacent block from the plurality of adjacent blocks, determining an overlap region within the current block and adjacent to the first adjacent block, and generating, for each pixel within the overlap region, an overlapped prediction for the pixel as a function of the base prediction and a prediction based on the adjacent prediction parameters.
US10419758B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for non-local adaptive loop filtering. The method can include receiving reconstructed picture, dividing the picture into current patches, forming patch groups each including a current patch and a number of reference patches, determining a noise level for each of the patch groups, and denoising the patch groups with a non-local denoising technology. The determining a noise level for each of the patch groups can include calculating a pixel variance for a respective patch group, determining a pixel standard deviation (SD) of the respective patch group according to the calculated pixel variance by searching in a lookup table that indicates mapping relationship between patch group pixel SDs and patch group pixel variances, and calculating a noise level for the respective patch group based on a compression noise model that is a function of the pixel SD.
US10419757B2
A video coding device generates first and second components of a current picture. Additionally, the video coding device determines a first parameter and a second parameter. The first and second parameters are each based on a value of a current sample in the first component. The video coding device applies a cross-component filter to the current sample, thereby determining a filtered value of the current sample based on the first parameter, the second parameter, and one or more cross-component samples. Each of the one or more cross-component samples is in the second component.
US10419751B2
A video encoding method and apparatus and a video decoding method and apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes: prediction encoding in units of a coding unit as a data unit for encoding a picture, by using partitions determined based on a first partition mode and a partition level, so as to select a partition for outputting an encoding result from among the determined partitions; and encoding and outputting partition information representing a first partition mode and a partition level of the selected partition. The first partition mode represents a shape and directionality of a partition as a data unit for performing the prediction encoding on the coding unit, and the partition level represents a degree to which the coding unit is split into partitions for detailed motion prediction.
US10419746B2
The present disclosure provides a 3D display apparatus and a 3D display method. The apparatus includes: a display screen which includes a plurality of pixels; a grating arranged to overlap with the display screen and including a plurality of grating units which are configured to switch on or switch off; a location tracking module configured to detect a location of a viewer; a control module connected to the location tracking module, the display screen and the grating respectively, and configured to control some of pixels in the display screen to display a left eye image and to control the others of pixels in the display screen to display a right eye image on the basis of the location of the viewer, the control module also being configured to control some of the grating units in the grating to switch on to form bright grating units and to control the others of the grating units to switch off to form dark grating units such that the left eye image and the right eye image observed at the location do not interfere with each other.
US10419744B2
Techniques are directed to user profiles for viewing devices. A user profile storing one or more defined parameters may be received. The one or more defined parameters may represent viewing information. Descriptive information about the media information to be viewed on the viewing device may be received. One or more settings in a viewing device may be adjusted based on the one or more defined parameters in the user profile and the descriptive information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10419743B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a three-dimensional display apparatus and a three-dimensional display method, the three-dimensional display apparatus comprising: a display device, including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array and being capable of emitting light of first and second spectrum groups; a parallax barrier, including a plurality of first and second narrow band filters arranged alternately, wherein the plurality of first narrow band filters are pervious to the light of the first spectrum group but block the light of the second spectrum group, and the plurality of second narrow band filters are pervious to the light of the second spectrum group but block the light of the first spectrum group, the first and second spectrum groups not overlapping each other. Thus, the three-dimensional display apparatus and method can increase the number of viewing points and enhance freedom degree of stereoscopic viewing.
US10419742B2
Disclosed is a method for capturing an image, comprising: receiving an image capturing instruction, and acquiring an image capturing zone and an image capturing parameter according to the image capturing instruction; measuring a bending parameter of the image capturing zone, when the image capturing zone is determined as a curved surface according to the bending parameter, acquiring a three-dimensional spatial coordinate of pixel points in the image capturing zone and a color value of the pixel points in the image capturing zone; and projecting the three-dimensional spatial coordinate to a two-dimensional planar coordinate, and the two-dimensional planar coordinate generating an image file according to the image capturing parameter and the color value of the pixel points in the image capturing zone. Also disclosed are a device for capturing an image and a storage medium.
US10419733B2
Stereoscopic systems, using active and passive three dimensional (“3D”) projection for creating and displaying interactive, real-time virtual stage sets, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system uses a plurality of projectors displaying on a plurality of on-set screens, along with at least one computer processor for controlling the projectors and for maintaining, uploading, and streaming various stage set virtual imagery. The system is designed to be fully customizable for use with live stage productions, concerts, entertainment attractions, and similar events. Further, methods for innovatively using stereoscopic 3D projection technology, including both passive and active 3D visuals, in order to create an interactive, virtual environment for stage performers in real-time, are disclosed. At the core, the methods and systems apply an innovative architecture and structure for strategically placing front and rear stage projection 3D screens in conjunction with precise placement of a plurality of high lumen powered projectors.
US10419732B2
A sealing unit has a case including an opening portion having an attachment surface, a seal member including an annular flat plate portion and an annular rib portion provided to rise from one flat plate surface of the annular flat plate portion and made of an elastic material, an attachment member including an annular attachment surface, a fixing member, and a fastening member, and an outer circumferential surface of the annular rib portion is brought into abutment with the attachment surface of the opening portion, an inner circumferential surface of the annular rib portion is brought into abutment with the attachment surface of the attachment member, the fixing member comes into abutment with the other flat plate surface of the seal member and is fixed to the attachment member, and the fastening member comes into abutment with the other flat surface and is fixed to the case.
US10419725B2
A user-centric management application system and method for a security system that conceptualizes the security devices and the tasks to perform on the security devices as separate objects with common properties and behavior. Operators of the system create abstract containers, called dockviews, which the operator adds objects to in order to perform specific tasks. Because the operator assigns user access to dockviews and objects, the system tailors system access for both application users and tenants of the security system based on policy objectives. Dockviews have the ability to open in separate application windows to support priority display and isolation of critical management tasks. The system provides integrated user administration, event management and reports capability, a consistent “look and feel,” and system-wide automated event notification via a watchlist window.
US10419720B2
A method and a system for sharing in video images, captured by a video image capturing device mounted on a source user and having a wide field of view, with a destination user, are provided herein. The method may include: receiving video images and respective positions and orientations thereof, captured by the video image capturing device at the source location; receiving a request from a destination user equipment, to view video images captured at the source location, wherein the request includes a line of sight of the destination user, as derived by an orientation sensor of a destination user headset; mapping the request to a respective region of interest of the destination user based on the line of sight; cropping the video images based on the respective region of interest and further based on said respective positions and orientations; and transmitting the cropped video images to the destination user.
US10419705B2
An endoscope apparatus includes a display section with a touch panel having a left image display region and a right image display region and a control section. The control section is configured to perform display control so as to change, upon receiving a drag operation instruction while the left image display region selected, a position of a cursor displayed in the left image display region and the right image display region by an amount of variation da, and change, upon receiving a drag operation instruction while the right image display region selected, the position of the cursor displayed in the left image display region and right image display region by an amount of variation db.
US10419704B2
An endoscope device having: a display configured to display a first image region and a second image region; and a controller configured to: perform first display change control to control the display to change a display state of the first image region based on an instruction input to an instruction input device through a first operation method; and perform second display change control to control the display to change a display state of the second image region based on an instruction input to the instruction input device through a second operation method.
US10419697B2
A system and method is provided for performing high dynamic range digital double sampling. More particularly, a CMOS image sensor is provided that includes a pixel array with each pixel sampling both dark and bright values for digital double sampling. After the sampled signals are digitized, a mean dark value is determined and each dark value is further fed to a lookup table that generates an output value taking into account whether the pixel has been saturated. In over exposed conditions, the lookup table will generate a negative value output to eliminate image artifacts. All three values are fed to adder logic circuit that subtracts the mean dark value and the lookup table output from the bright value. This resulting output is fed to a video viewer.
US10419684B2
As an apparatus for adjusting camera exposure, the apparatus includes: a virtual image generator generating a plurality of virtual images by changing brightness of an image photographed by a camera; a feature image generator generating a plurality of feature images respectively indicating features of the plurality of virtual images; and an exposure controller corresponding a feature value of the plurality of feature images to brightness, estimating reference brightness that corresponds to the maximum feature value, increasing camera exposure when the reference brightness is brighter than the photographed image, and decreasing the camera exposure when the reference brightness is darker than the photographed image.
US10419679B2
An image pickup apparatus includes a finder unit configured to enable visual confirmation of an object image; a display unit located outside of the finder unit; and a control unit configured to control a display time for a first image acquired in a first shooting operation to be longer than a display time for a second image acquired in a second shooting operation in a case where a plurality of images is sequentially displayed on the display unit as a review display after continuous shooting is performed, the plurality of images being captured in the continuous shooting for continuously performing a plurality of shooting operations including at least the first shooting operation and the second shooting operation in response to a shooting instruction, the second shooting operation being performed after the first shooting operation.
US10419678B2
A method for switching between a live view display state where two separate areas are enlarged and a live view display state where the entire imaging area is displayed, with good operability. In response to a first operation on a first operation unit in a state of 2-area enlargement display for displaying live view images respectively captured in two horizontally or vertically separated imaging areas, side by side, control is performed to cancel the 2-area enlargement display and display an entire live view image captured by the imaging unit. In response to a second operation on the first operation unit, control is performed to resume the 2-area enlargement display.
US10419676B2
A vibration-type actuator is downsized and stably holds the position of a vibrating body. In the vibrating body, it is possible to excite vibrations in a first bending vibration mode with two nodal lines that do not cross each other but cross short sides of an elastic body, and no nodal line that connects two long sides of the elastic body together, and a second bending vibration mode in which amplitude peaks of vibration in an out-of-plane direction of a flat-shaped plane of the elastic body lie in six respective areas formed by dividing the flat-shaped plane, and in the adjoining areas, vibrations at the amplitude peaks are in opposite phases. Combined vibrations in the first and second bending vibration modes cause an oval motion of the projecting portion, moving the vibrating body and a driven body relatively to each other in a lateral direction of the elastic body.
US10419662B2
A photographing method for an intelligent flight device and an intelligent flight device are provided in the technical field of electronic devices. The method includes: determining a light source angle, where the light source angle is an angle between a current beam direction of a target light source and a vertical direction, the target light source is a light source capable of generating a shadow of the intelligent flight device, and the vertical direction is a direction perpendicular to a horizontal plane; according to the light source angle, determining a position of a shadow on the horizontal plane; and shooting a picture or a video based on a current photographing angle of the intelligent flight device and the position of the shadow.
US10419655B2
A video or still hand-held digital camera is activated or controlled based on estimation of a user head pose or gaze direction. The system comprises uses two wearable devices associated with right and left sides of the user body, each comprises an RF beacon. The head pose or gaze detection is estimated by comparing the signal strength (such as RSSI) or the phase of the RF signals from the wearable devices at the digital camera device. An angular deviation between the head pose (or gaze detection) and the digital camera (such as the line of sight) is estimated, and the digital camera is activated or controlled based on comparing the angular deviation to a set threshold. The RF signals may be Personal Area Network (PAN) signals, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals. The wearable devices may be head mounted, structured as glasses, earpieces, headphones, or hat mounted.
US10419653B2
A vibration drive device giving an appropriate click feeling when an operation member driven by a vibration actuator is manually operated. A controller applies, to a piezoelectric element, a drive signal for exciting, in an elastic body joined to the piezoelectric element, only a first vibration perpendicular to a contact surface between the elastic body and a driven element, or the first vibration and a second vibration parallel to the contact surface. When the position of the operation member is outside a driving section, only the first vibration is excited, whereas when within the driving section, the first vibration and the second vibration are excited so as to make the position closer to a target position set within the driving section. Application of the drive signal is stopped when the position is in a section in the driving section for a predetermined time period.
US10419651B2
Disclosed is a liquid lens control circuit, which includes a liquid lens including a plurality of individual electrodes disposed in compartmental areas at the same level and a common electrode disposed at a different level from that of the individual electrodes, a voltage control circuit configured to supply voltages to the common electrode and at least one of the individual electrodes in the liquid lens in order to control an interface in the liquid lens, and a capacitance measuring circuit configured to calculate a capacitance between the common electrode and at least one of the individual electrodes in the liquid lens using a switched capacitor.
US10419650B2
A camera module of an embodiment may comprise: a first holder in which a filter is mounted; a lens barrel which is provided to be vertically movable in a first direction with respect to the first holder; a lens operating device which comprises a terminal and moves the lens barrel in the first direction; a first circuit board which is disposed under the first holder and on which an image sensor is mounted; a soldering part for electrically connecting the terminal of the lens operating device to the first circuit board; and a coupling reinforcement part which is disposed to face the soldering part and couples the lens operating device and the first circuit board.
US10419645B2
Systems and methods are provided for selectively qualifying printers for printing incoming jobs, based on an amount of colors within the job that the printers can reproduce. One embodiment is a system that includes an interface and a memory storing a print job defined in a job color space. The system also includes a controller that identifies colors specified by print data in the print job, determines coordinates of the colors in a perceptual color space, selects a printer, determines boundaries of a color gamut of the printer in the perceptual color space, and determines an amount of the colors that the printer is capable of reproducing. When the amount is greater than a threshold, the controller qualifies the printer for printing the print job. When the amount is less than the threshold, the controller disqualifies the printer from printing the print job.
US10419644B2
In an imaging method an image or multiple images, an ink specification and substrate or substrates for imaging are selected. A central computing device (CCD) determines a volume of ink required to form the images and communicates with a plurality of printers that are geographically remote from the CCD. Each of the plurality of printers communicates to the CCD an ink specification available at the printer, a volume of ink available and optionally substrates that are available at the printer location. The CCD selects a printer or printers from the plurality of printers to fulfill the print job considering the geographic location of the printer(s), the ink specification available to the printer, and the volume of ink available at the printer. The CCD provides to the printer information and specifications which may include an image specification, an ink specification, a waveform specification and a substrate specification.
US10419637B2
An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition section that acquires pieces of image data acquired by performing image reading in a sub scan direction in a unit of a line extending in a main scan direction, an orientation changing section that changes an orientation of each of data images represented by the respective pieces of image data acquired by the image acquisition section, and an image processing section that performs image processing serially on the pieces of image data acquired by the image acquisition section. The image processing section performs the image processing every predetermined number of pieces of image data serving as a predetermined processing unit. The image processing section changes the predetermined processing unit for the image processing to a processing unit different from the predetermined processing unit in a case where the orientation is changed by the orientation changing section.
US10419635B1
A controller for a printing device includes print mode controller to determine whether a first or second print mode is to be used for a print job, and temperature controller to control a printhead temperature at least one of prior to and during printing the print job, the temperature controller to activate a printhead heater to cause the printhead temperature to be raised to a first temperature if the print mode controller determines that the first print mode is to be used, and the temperature controller to activate the printhead heater to cause the printhead temperature to be raised to a second temperature if the print mode controller determines that the second print mode is to be used, the second temperature different from the first temperature.
US10419628B2
The disclosure discloses printer including an attach/detach part and a control part. The control part executes a cable determination process. In the cable determination process, it is determined whether or not a first communication cable is attached to the attach/detach part. In accordance with a determination result, the control part selectively executes either an enabling process or a disabling process. In the enabling process, a communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is enabled. In the disabling instruction process, a disabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for disabling a communication bus to the first communication cable. In the disabling process, the communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is disabled. In the enabling instruction process, an enabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for enabling the communication bus to the first communication cable.
US10419627B2
An image display operation device includes a function selecting portion to correlate with a plurality of functions so as to be executable, a display portion to display the function selecting portion, and a display control portion that causes the display portion to display the function selecting portion. The function selecting portion includes a first function selecting portion in which selectable function items are displayed, and a second function selecting portion in which other function items that are selectable in conjunction with functions included in the first function selecting portion are displayed. When one or more functions included in the first function selecting portion are selected, the display control portion changes function items to be displayed on the second function selecting portion, based on contents of the one or more functions selected on the first function selecting portion.
US10419623B2
A measuring apparatus includes a carriage on which an imaging control section that controls imaging of an object is mounted, a movement control section that moves the carriage relative to the object, an image processing section that acquires image information, a first signal line that connects the imaging control section and the movement control section to each other, and a second signal line that connects the imaging control section and the image processing section to each other. A control signal is transmitted over the first signal line, and a data signal is transmitted over the second signal line.
US10419621B2
The application is directed to a method and system for tracking and managing data usage on a wireless device. A graphical user interface is displayed on a wireless device for tracking and managing data usage over predetermined time. A request is received via the graphical user interface to set an alert. The alert indicates when the data usage exceeds a predefined value. A determination is made whether the data usage exceeds the predefined value. Further, an alert is transmitted to the wireless device.
US10419613B2
A communication session analyzer is integrated or otherwise coupled to an audio player to generate a system for analyzing voice-based communication sessions. Embodiments of the system also include a data store and an output device, respectively. The analyzer identifies a communication session attribute. An automated or human reviewer of a stored communication session forwards an assessment for an observed communication session. The data store receives and stores the communication session attribute with the assessment in a common format. Alternatively, an output device generates a representation that includes the communication session attribute and the assessment. When customer feedback is available for a particular communication session, the system identifies the communication session as one that should be reviewed. Once an internal reviewer indicates that the review/assessment is complete, the system presents communication session attributes together with the session assessments from both the internal reviewer and the customer.
US10419612B2
A method, system, and a computer program product are provided for monitoring an emotional state of a conversation by monitoring a communication between first and second persons to determine an emotional state of the communication, providing a visual representation of the emotional state of the communication for display to a person having access to the communication, and performing an intervention action to improve the emotional state of the communication in response to detecting the emotional state of the communication meets one or more specified intervention criteria.
US10419610B2
A telephone subnet crawler is used to access automated telephone response systems and index the information, contents and structure contained therein. A database of the information, contents and structure of a plurality of automated telephone response systems is created by the telephone subnet crawler. A user interface provides a waiting party with direct access to the information, contents and structure of the automated telephone response systems contained in the database. Where an automated telephone response system requires user input, the user interface calls the automated telephone response system and navigates to the node requiring user input, provides the user input and displays the results to the user. Where an automated telephone response system connects to an operator, the user interface calls the automated telephone response system, navigates to the node for an operator, and when an operator is detected, calls the user at a user provided callback number.
US10419607B1
A device communicates with a user device via a communication session, determines user information relating to the user device or a user of the user device, and determines that the user device is placed on a hold status. The device determines, using a machine learning model, a type of media item to be presented to the user device, where the machine learning model has been trained to identify types of media items to present to user devices when the user devices are placed in the hold status, and selects a media item corresponding to the type of media item. The device presents the media item to the user device via the communication session, determines that the user device is no longer placed on the hold status, and causes the media item to cease being presented.
US10419603B1
A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform receiving a telephony connection request at a location in a telephony network, the location separated from the intended recipient of the telephony connection request by a target telephony network, determining addressing information regarding the intended recipient, the addressing information including at least routing information or a phone number, accessing a do-not-call list, the do-not-call-list including one or more telephony recipients and recipient addressing information for each telephony recipient, the recipient addressing information including at least routing information or a phone number, and determining whether the target addressing information matches any recipient addressing information.
US10419600B2
A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
US10419594B2
Provided is a method of operating a mobile device. The method includes: extracting at least one of card modules installed in the mobile device, based on a location of the mobile device; obtaining information regarding at least one external device that interacts with the at least one card module; and providing a user interface including the information regarding the at least one external device that interacts with the at least one card module.
US10419581B2
Embodiments provide techniques for selecting a video stream for a client device. Embodiments receive a request to initiate streaming of a first video content item of a plurality of video channels. An amount of data remaining in a data plan associated with a client device is determined, as is an amount of time remaining in a current data plan cycle for the data plan associated with the client device. Embodiments calculate, for each of a plurality of available video profiles for the first video content item, an estimated amount of data usage for streaming the first video content item according to the available video profile, based on historical streaming data for the client device. An available video profile is selected for the first video content item, and embodiments facilitate streaming of the first video content item on the client device, according to the selected available video profile.
US10419573B2
The present invention relates to optimizing pushing of at least one resource associated with a main resource, in response to a request for this main resource, in an intermediary component comprising a cache memory. After having sent a request for a main resource to a second component different from the intermediary component, at least one identifier of at least one resource to be pushed by the second component is received from the second component in response to the sent request. Then, at least one of said at least one received identifier is stored in a list associated with the main resource, the list being stored in the cache memory.
US10419567B2
A client terminal of an audio device redirection system includes: a storage device and a processor. The storage device stores a program code. When loaded and executed by the processor, the program code instructs the processor to perform the following steps: virtualizing an audio device of the client terminal as a virtual USB audio device on the client terminal; and redirecting the virtual USB audio device to a server terminal of the audio device redirection system for a virtual desktop infra-structure (VDI) service via a network interface based on a USB redirection protocol.
US10419566B2
The system and method described allow AR content to be packaged according to the CLM packaging structure and loaded to a content management system without coding, and allow the AR content to be viewed directly with a CLM content player without requiring build or patch distribution processes. The content creator may define a standard configuration with a JSON file based on the guidelines and parameters of the CLM packaging structure. Users may view and place AR content over a physical world video using a camera in a user computing device, and move, rotate, zoom in and zoom out the AR content.
US10419562B2
A computerized system and method for tracking and reporting online activity across a plurality of clients and servers is disclosed that intercepts and logs secure and non-secure HTTP request and response pages, analyzes each of the received page records, associates each page record to an event type based on user-defined parameters, identifies and extracts user-defined attributes of each page record based on its event type, and reports on the occurrence of the event along with its associated attributes.
US10419561B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to monitory online activity. An example method includes storing a first uniform resource locator (URL) from a first client device with a meter, associated with a user, and storing a second URL from an un-known user of a second client device, the second client device not having a meter. The example method further including determining that the second URL from the second client device corresponds to online activity of the user based on the first URL matching at least a portion of the second URL, and in response to the determining, identifying the un-known user of the second client device as the user of the first client device. The example method further including when a valid cookie is not set on the second client device, setting a cookie on the second client device to identify it as being associated with the user.
US10419556B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method, a system, and an apparatus are presented for mediating ambiance outputs among a plurality of users located in a common area. In some implementations, said ambiance outputs can be adaptive or interactive shared digital works. In other implementations, said ambiance outputs can be shared mediated augmented reality. In other implementations, said ambiance outputs can be the result of hierarchical schemes and algorithms. In another embodiment a method, system, and apparatus is presented for extracting and/or storing previously tagged items from a digital work.
US10419551B2
The disclosure provides a network device and an auto detecting method for automatically detecting direct link between communication devices. In an aspect, the auto detecting method includes following steps. A first network device sends a first signal having a specific pattern from a first network port of the first network device to a second network port of a second network device through a cable network. The first network device determines whether the first network port receives a second signal having the specific pattern from the second network device. When the first network device receives the second signal having the specific pattern from the second network device, the first network device determines that the first network port directly links to the second network port of the second network device; otherwise the first network device determines that the first network device lacks a direct link to the second network device.
US10419549B2
A content streaming apparatus that includes a gateway streaming manager which determines whether a client device has roamed out of a wireless zone of the content streaming apparatus into a wireless zone of another content streaming apparatus, and when the client device has roamed, sends a tuner reservation instruction to the other content streaming apparatus to instruct the other content streaming apparatus to reserve a tuner in advance of a transfer of the streaming session. The gateway streaming manager receives a tuner reservation confirmation from the other content streaming apparatus, and sends an alternate streaming notification to the client device. The gateway streaming manager receives an alternate streaming acceptance from the client device, and ends the streaming session between the content streaming apparatus and the client device when the alternate streaming acceptance is received.
US10419546B2
Various embodiments provide an assessment tool that enables an automated functional assessment of applications for migration to target cloud computing platforms, such as a Platform as a Service (PaaS). The technical capabilities of various types of applications in a traditional non-platform deployment are studied and support for these technical capabilities is evaluated relative to the target platform.
US10419541B2
A method, apparatus and system related to zero-configuration remote control of device(s) coupled to a networked media device through a client side device communicatively coupled with the networked media device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a client device includes determining that an internet protocol address and a port from an unannounced device is associated with a networked media device. The client device constrains an executable environment in a security sandbox. Then, the client device executes a sandboxed application in the executable environment using a processor and a memory. Next, the client device automatically instantiates a connection between the sandboxed application and the unannounced device associated with the networked media device based on the determination that the internet protocol address of the port from the unannounced device is associated with the networked media device. The unannounced device may utilize a web services interface and/or an infrared remote control interface. The networked media device may utilize an InfraRed (IR) blaster to associate with the unannounced device instead of the internet protocol address and the port when the unannounced device utilizes an infrared remote control interface.
US10419537B1
Scale-out network attached storage (NAS) file systems can employ an Ingest, Transform, Store (ITS) framework for data processing. In one aspect, the ITS-NAS file systems comprise NAS nodes and high performance computing (HPC) nodes that operate under a common operating system and that are coupled to each other via a common high-bandwidth, low-latency private network infrastructure. The NAS nodes can present data to the HPC nodes as well as dispatch the execution of transform services to the HPC nodes. The ITS-NAS file systems enable massive parallelization of operations on files, for example, complex distributed operations on large files and/or simple parallel operations on large collections of small files, all within the same hardware and software architecture.
US10419529B2
The HYBRID APPLICATIONS UTILIZING DISTRIBUTED MODELS AND VIEWS APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“HAP”) transform hybrid application user inputs using HAP components into web-view secured data populated application views. In some implementations, the disclosure provides a processor-implemented method of providing distributed model views utilizing a hybrid application environment.
US10419526B2
A plant control system includes a controller configured to control a plant by using process data, the controller transmitting the process data to a field device and receiving the process data from the field device, the controller obtaining field information indicating a state of the field device from the field device, the field device being installed in the plant, and the field device performing at least one of a measurement and a manipulation which are necessary for the control of the plant, and a manager configured to manage a state of the plant by collecting the field information from the field device, wherein at least one of the controller and the manager creates information indicating a normality of the plant by using the field information.
US10419524B2
A system and method for workflow orchestration for use with a cloud computing environment. Cloud environments, such as Oracle Public Cloud (OPC), provide a suite of applications, middleware, and database offerings that can be delivered to tenants in a self-service, elastically scalable, and secure manner. In accordance with an embodiment, the cloud environment can include a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment, which provides a variety of services such as virtual assembly creation. A workflow orchestrator can be used to orchestrate operations between the cloud environment and the PaaS environment, e.g., by receiving a request from a tenant automation system, and coordinating the provisioning and deployment of virtual assemblies or applications. A customer can interact with the PaaS environment, e.g., to request a service, deploy to the service, or monitor the service.
US10419523B2
Disclosed are a system, a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method of data transmission. A communication module interfaces communicatively with vehicles. A file management module selects first data from a data queue. The first data is addressed to a destination location. The file management module transmits the first data to the first vehicle. The file management module receives an acknowledgement message from a second vehicle interfaced with the communication interface module. The acknowledgement message is indicative of the first vehicle providing the first data to a server at the destination location. The file management module deletes the first data from the data queue.
US10419518B2
For a supervision and control of connected objects registered in an IMS network, an application server performs the following: receiving a first message containing an identifier of a connected object (CO) from a supervision server (SS), retrieving a SIP number of the CO associated with the identifier, sending a second message containing the identifier to a messaging server (MS) of the IMS network the second message further containing instructions interpreted by the MS to send a control message to an instant messaging client of the CO using the SIP number, the second message and the control message containing a command that is executed by the CO to trigger a monitoring of a sensor of the CO or the activation of a resource of the CO, receiving an update message from the CO, the update message containing a value of a sensor of the CO or an acknowledgment of said activation.
US10419517B2
A website hosting system may host a plurality of websites and update and publish some of the websites that may be customized based on a current event received from news sources and/or social media platforms. The website hosting system may update different websites differently for the same event by determining industries and marketing areas for the hosted websites and the affected industries and affected areas for the detected event. The website hosting system may update and customize websites with an industry and marketing area that are within the news event's effected industries and affected areas.
US10419509B2
Media delivery subsystems can deliver media files, received from a media distribution device, to end users. The media distribution device can determine a current order of distribution, specifying an order in which the media distribution device currently intends to transmit the media files, and transmit a preview message indicating the current order of distribution. The media delivery subsystems can return temporal priority feedback messages to the media distribution device based on the preview message. These temporal priority feedback messages indicate a temporal priority of the plurality of media files from a perspective of the individual media delivery subsystems. The media distribution device can determine that the current order of distribution is to be re-evaluated, determine a revised order of distribution based, on the temporal priority feedback messages, and transmit the plurality of media files to the plurality of media delivery subsystems in the revised order of distribution.
US10419508B1
An example embodiment may involve receiving an indication of media content selected by way of a first client device. The indication may specify that the media content has been flagged for audible playout at a later time (such as when the client device or its user is in an automobile). The example embodiment may further involve receiving a request to stream the audio file to a second client device. The second client device may be associated with the first client device. The example embodiment may further involve causing the audio file to be streamed to the second client device.
US10419505B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide an interface through which a live content stream is presented, the live content stream being accessed through a content provider system and providing information describing a voting event for interacting with at least one broadcaster of the live content stream, the voting event including at least a first voting option and a corresponding first feedback option that is capable of being selected to vote for the first voting option by a user operating the computing device.
US10419500B2
A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
US10419497B2
Establishing communication between digital media servers and audio playback devices in audio systems
A method includes receiving via an audio playback device a first multicast transmission (e.g., an SSDP(HTTP)/Bonjour(DNS) presence announcement) from a computer hosting a digital media server. The first multicast transmission provides an indication of the presence of the digital media server (e.g., DLNA music server) on a network (e.g., a LAN). A request for a unicast connection is transmitted via the audio playback device to the digital media server, and, in the absence of a response to the request for a unicast connection, a second multicast transmission is transmitted via the audio playback device. The second multicast transmission includes information that allows the digital media server to establish a connection with the audio playback device to facilitate transmission of a unicast request for content.
US10419496B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for guaranteeing symmetric bi-directional policy based redirect of traffic flows. A first switch connected to a first endpoint can receive a first data packet transmitted by the first endpoint to a second endpoint connected to a second switch. The first switch can enforce an ingress data policy to the first data packet by applying a hashing algorithm to a Source Internet Protocol (SIP) value and a Destination Internet Protocol (DIP) value of the first data packet, resulting in a hash value of the first data packet. The first switch can then route the first data packet to a first service node based on the hash value of the first data packet.
US10419493B2
In various embodiments, a data map generation system is configured to: (1) enable a user to specify one or more criteria; (2) identify one or more data flows based at least in part on the one or more specified criteria; (3) generate a data map based at least in part on the identified one or more data flows; and (4) display the data map to any suitable individual (e.g., the user). In particular embodiments, the system is configured to display all data flows associated with a particular organization that are stored within the system. In other embodiments, the system is configured to display all data flows that are associated with a particular privacy campaign undertaken by the organization.
US10419492B2
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing connected devices and associated network connections. In certain embodiments, trust, privacy, safety, and/or security of information communicated between connected devices may be established in part through use of security associations and/or shared group tokens. In some embodiments, these security associations may be used to form an explicit private network associated with the user. A user may add and/or manage devices included in the explicit private network through management of various security associations associated with the network's constituent devices.
US10419489B2
A method and system of processing an information technology (IT) electronic request is provided. The electronic request is received in natural language from a user. Parameters of the electronic request are extracted. A risk of the electronic request is determined. A policy based on the parameters and the risk of the electronic request is determined and executed. A level of trust between the user and the computer device is calculated based on the determined risk and an outcome of the execution of the policy. A conversation pattern of the computer device toward the user is adjusted based on the calculated level of trust.
US10419477B2
Systems and methods for identifying and addressing domains suspected as malicious domains used for targeted attacks in a cloud-based system include receiving valid domains; receiving an unidentified domain; comparing the unidentified domain to the valid domains to derive a distance calculation of the unidentified domain to each of the valid domains; determining whether the unidentified domain is a cybersquatting attempt of one of the valid domains based on the comparing; and, responsive to the determining the unidentified domain is a cybersquatting attempt, one of notifying an operator/user and blocking the unidentified domain in the cloud-based system.
US10419473B1
Systems and methods provide for a situational awareness and perimeter protection orchestration system to determine when network attacks are occurring or are about to occur, and provide tools and services to mitigate the attacks. The attacks can be denial of service attacks or distributed denial of service attacks or other types of attacks designed to disable and degrade a network. The dashboard can collect intelligence on what is happening on the network, and also streams of information from third parties that can be used to predict imminent network attacks. The dashboard can also determine what tools and services are available to the network operator in order to counteract the attacks.
US10419469B1
Log data associated with at least one user session associated with an original user is received. A logical graph is generated using at least a portion of the received log data. One example of such a logical graph is a privilege change graph that models privilege changes between processes. Another example of such a logical graph is a user login graph that models machines with which the original user interacts. Another example of such a logical graph is a machine-server graph that clusters machines into nodes based on resources executing on the machine. The generated logical graph is used to detect an anomaly. The detected anomaly is recorded.
US10419468B2
Systems and methods for a cyber security system with adaptive machine learning features. One embodiment is a system that includes a server configured to manage a plurality of user devices over a network, and a user device that includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to communicate with the server over the network, and the processor implements a machine learning function configured to monitor user interactions with the user device over time to establish a use profile, to detect anomalous use of the user device based on a variance from the use profile, to determine whether the anomalous use is representative of a security threat, and to instruct the user device to perform one or more automatic actions to respond to the security threat.
US10419464B2
Provided herein are systems and methods for targeted attack protection using predictive sandboxing. In exemplary embodiments, a method includes retrieving a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from a message of a user and performing a preliminary determination to see if the URL can be discarded if it is not a candidate for sandboxing. The exemplary method includes computing a plurality of selection criteria factors for the URL if the URL passes the preliminary determination, each selection criteria factor having a respective factor threshold. The method can further include determining if any of the selection criteria factors for the URL exceeds the respective factor threshold for the respective selection criteria factor. Based on the determining, if any of the selection criteria factors exceeds the factor threshold for the selection criteria factor, the exemplary method includes automatically placing the URL in a sandbox for analysis.
US10419462B2
A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US10419459B2
A secure data exchange system comprising a security device including a first external device plug, and a security engine operative to enforce a security policy on data transfer requests received from the host; an external device including a second external device plug; and a host including a first external device port operative to communicatively couple with the first external device plug, a second external device port operative to communicatively couple with the second external device plug, and a driver, e.g., a redirect driver, operative to transfer a data transfer request to the security device before executing the data transfer request.
US10419450B2
A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US10419435B2
A system using mobile devices and a network provides access authentication, authorization and accounting to computing resources using a two-person access rule solution approach. A central access control server coordinates a rule-based authorization process in which a requesting user and one or more authorizing users are engaged in real-time communications to facilitate approved access to a sensitive resource. The technique utilizes mobile cellular interfaces and location service technologies, while also providing traditional security control measures of voice and visual verification of user identities.
US10419431B2
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for preventing cross-site request forgery. The recommendation method comprises storing a first environment fingerprint associated with a client, wherein the first environment fingerprint uniquely identifies the client based on local terminal information associated with the client; receiving an access request message from the client, the access request message including at least one operation and a second environment fingerprint generated by the client; determining whether the second environment fingerprint matches the first environmental fingerprint; rejecting the access request message if it is determined that the second environment fingerprint does not match the first environment fingerprint; and executing the operation included with the access request message if it is determined that the second environment fingerprint matches the first environment fingerprint.
US10419428B2
A system for authenticating a first entity. The system comprises a storage component for storing a trained electronic-metric factor, a sensor for receiving an electronic-metric input from the first entity, an analysis component associated with a second entity for determining a first relationship between the trained electronic-metric factor and any electronic-metric input, and an authentication component for authenticating the first entity responsive to the first relationship.
US10419427B2
In an embodiment, a password risk evaluator may receive a request including a user identifier (ID) and a password. The password risk evaluator may retrieve a password preference model associated with the user ID, and may determine a risk score indicating a likelihood that the password is associated with the user ID. For example, the password preference model may be based on previous passwords used by the user, and may identify one or more characteristics, formulas, rules, or other indicia typically employed by the user in creating passwords. If the password supplied in the request matches or is similar to one or more elements of the password preference model, it may be more likely that the password in the request is a password supplied by the user. That is, the risk score may be an authentication of the user, or part of the authentication of the user, in some embodiments.
US10419422B2
Some embodiments provide a method for a first device for joining a group of related devices. The method receives input of a password for authorization with a centralized entity. The method receives input of a code generated by a second device already established in the group of related devices. The method uses the password and the code to (i) join the group of related devices in order to synchronize user data with the devices in the group of related devices and (ii) authorize the first device with the centralized entity as a valid device for a particular account with the centralized entity.
US10419419B2
Technologies for sensor action verification include a local computing device to receive a request for the local computing device to perform a sensor action from a remote computing device. The local computing device verifies the received request to confirm that the remote computing device is authorized to request the local computing device to perform the sensor action and performs, by a sensor controller of the local computing device, the requested sensor action in response to verification of the received request. The sensor controller manages operation of one or more sensors of the local computing device. The local computing device transmits a response message to the remote computing device indicating whether the requested sensor action has been performed by the sensor controller of the local computing device.
US10419416B2
Encryption and decryption techniques based on one or more transposition vectors. A secret key is used to generate vectors that describe permutation (or repositioning) of characters within a segment length equal to a length of the transposition vector. The transposition vector is then inherited by the encryption process, which shifts characters and encrypts those characters using a variety of encryption processes, all completely reversible. In one embodiment, one or more auxiliary keys, transmitted as clear text header values, are used as initial values to vary the transposition vectors generated from the secret key, e.g., from encryption-to-encryption. Any number of rounds of encryption can be applied, each having associated headers used to “detokenize” encryption data and perform rounds to decryption to recover the original data (or parent token information). Format preserving encryption (FPE) techniques are also provided with application to, e.g., payment processing.
US10419411B2
A state of visitability of a network interface can be determined by transmitting, via a network interface, a security request including data of a trigger. The security request can be transmitted to a network access point (NAP). A result associated with the security request can be determined. A state of visitability of the NAP can be determined based at least in part on the result. The state of visitability can indicate whether a predetermined credential-evaluation entity is reachable via the NAP. In some examples, a network registry can receive an indication of a first NAP. The network registry can determine, based at least in part on stored registry information, an instruction associated with the first network access point, and transmit the instruction. In some examples, a terminal can present a user interface including an indication of a NAP and a content item referenced by the instruction.
US10419403B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a hosted receiving antenna. The method further comprises transmitting, by the hosted receiving antenna, the encrypted hosted commands to a payload antenna on a vehicle. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), encrypted host commands to the vehicle. Additionally, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and/or unencrypted hosted commands. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to a host receiving antenna and/or hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC, and transmitting encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC.
US10419391B2
An IP communication system has a switching hub having at least first to (n+1)-th ports (where n is an integer equal to or greater than two); first to n-th IP devices connected to the respective first to n-th ports; and an IP address setting unit connected to the (n+1)-th port. The IP address setting unit transmits, to the switching hub, a first port open instruction to open the first port and to close the second to n-th ports, and thereafter transmits, to the switching hub, a first IP address to be set to the first IP device. Upon reception of the first port open instruction from the IP address setting unit, the switching hub opens the first port and closes the second to n-th ports. Upon reception of the first IP address, the switching hub transmits the first IP address to the first IP device.
US10419389B2
A method for transmitting MAC frames between remote and/or virtual machines, across network devices (i.e., switches, multilayer switches, and routers) that conventionally do not hold capacity to address MAC rewrites to any and all possible destinations within expanding data centers. More specifically, a network device retains MAC rewrite table entries corresponding to Top of Rack (ToR) switches versus to the hosts and virtual machines that reside under those ToR switches. This use of a ToR switch as an overlay routing intermediate point may reduce the number of required MAC addresses stored on a network device for the purposes of performing rewrites, thereby once again establishing the capability for packets to reach any arbitrary destination as data centers scale.
US10419386B2
An Egress Tunnel Router (ETR) may establish a neighbor connection with a Map Server (MS). After the ETR establishes the neighbor connection with the MS, or after the ETR detects a status update of the MS from inaccessible to accessible, the ETR may register all Endpoint Identifiers EIDs configured on the ETR with the MS. After the ETR receives a register acknowledgement message with regard to a registered EID from the MS, the ETR may stop registering the registered EID with the MS.
US10419379B2
Systems and methods configured to program processing logic of related events via the use of autonomous components connected via a message board, a graphical user interface for specifying a workflow among selected autonomous components, where each of the autonomous components is configured to process a pre-determined type of events, and the autonomous components are configured to monitor a message board for relevant messages, retrieve respective messages from the message board, process the retrieved messages independent of other autonomous components, and provide processing results via posting messages on the message board. The messages posted on the message board identify the relevant workflows to cause the autonomous components to process data in accordance with the workflows.
US10419363B2
According to the present invention, a network device having a plurality of ports, includes a linkup detection unit, a loop detection unit, and a communication shutoff unit. The linkup detection unit detects a linkup of the each port. The loop detection unit detects a loop formed by the network device. The communication shutoff unit shuts off communication on a port on which the linkup was detected at a later time point if the loop is detected.
US10419361B2
A method and device for interworking between a physical network and a virtual network is provided. The implementations may include creating a network connection container. The network connection container may include a first virtual LAN interface configured to connect to a physical network, a second virtual LAN interface configured to connect to a virtual network, and a virtual extensible LAN interface configured to connect the first virtual LAN interface and the second virtual LAN interface. The implementations may further include configuring corresponding routing information for the network connection container and transmitting packets between the physical network and the virtual network via the network connection container based on the routing information. Thus, the network connection container may be added to various network interfaces to achieve physical network and virtual network interworking.
US10419353B2
This data-flow control device has: a device-side metadata acquisition means that acquires device-side metadata about each of a plurality of devices; an application-side metadata acquisition means that acquires application-side metadata about an application that uses data provided by a device; a storage means that stores each type of metadata; a matching means that extracts a combination of an application and a device that can provide data satisfying the specification required by the application; and a data-flow control means that generates a data flow control command specifying a device and an application. If there is an item in which a mismatch has occurred among the items in each type of metadata, the matching means acquires information indicating whether changing the item in which a mismatch has occurred is allowed, and, on the basis of the information, changes the item in which a mismatch has occurred.
US10419350B2
An example of a system may include a processing resource and a controller including a memory resource storing instructions executable by the processing resource to determine a rate of traffic communication at each of a plurality of ingresses participating in a communication of a packet flow context, determine a rate of traffic communication at each of a plurality of egresses participating in the communication of the packet flow context, determine a target packet admission rate applicable to each of the plurality of ingresses from the rate of traffic communication at each of the plurality of ingresses and the rate of traffic communication at each of the plurality of egresses, and communicate the target packet admission rate to an ingress of the plurality of ingresses.
US10419343B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting or receiving a MAC PDU in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: setting a LCID field in a MAC subheader to a first value indicating that an eLCID field is included in the MAC subheader when a MAC PDU including the LCID field and the eLCID field is to be generated, setting the eLCID field to a second value identifying a logical channel of a MAC SDU or a type of a MAC CE, and generating and transmitting the MAC PDU including the LCID field and the eLCID field, and the MAC SDU or the MAC CE.
US10419341B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a forwarding entry establishment method for a VXLAN. A data center of the VXLAN includes a first layer 3 gateway device, a second layer 3 gateway device, and a first layer 2 gateway device separately connected to the first layer 3 gateway device and the second layer 3 gateway device. The first layer 2 gateway device is connected to a first host. The method includes: establishing, by the first layer 3 gateway device by using an exclusive IP address, an exclusive MAC address, and an exclusive VTEP identifier, a forwarding entry used for communication with the first host. In the embodiments of the disclosure, when one host directly communicates with a plurality of layer 3 gateway devices, a forwarding entry used for communication between the layer 3 gateway devices and the host is correctly established.
US10419340B2
Techniques for stateful connection optimization over stretched networks are disclosed. Such stretched networks may extend across both a data center and a cloud. In one embodiment, configuration changes are made to cloud layer 2 (L2) concentrators used by extended networks and a cloud router such that the L2 concentrators block packets with the cloud router's source MAC address and block address resolution protocol (ARP) requests for a gateway IP address from/to cloud networks that are part of the extended networks. Further, the cloud router is configured with the same gateway IP address as that of a default gateway router in the data center and responds to ARP requests for the gateway IP address with its own MAC address. In addition, specific prefix routes (e.g., /32 routes) for virtual computing instances on route optimized networks in the cloud are injected into the cloud router and propagating to a data center router.
US10419320B2
Various methods and systems for implementing resource management for an infrastructure are provided. Resource management includes datacenter byproduct management interfaces, datacenter power management, datacenter operations optimization and infrastructure resource management. Resource management facilitates using and distributing physical resources, including incidental physical resources that are generated during operation of an infrastructure, based on a minimum threshold reserve of the physical resource associated with the operating the infrastructure. Resource management can include controlling an amount of the physical resource that is generated and an amount the physical resource that is reserved. The minimum threshold reserve in combination with the control over generating and reserving the physical resource help identify an allocable amount of the physical resource. Physical resources of an infrastructure are quantified to support resource management. Quantifying physical resources is associated with devices of the infrastructure and requests for physical resources in the infrastructure to perform different types of operations.
US10419307B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to coordinate receipt of monitoring information are disclosed. An example method includes in response to a first received message requesting a session identifier, creating, with a first processing device, the session identifier. The session identifier including an identifier of the first processor. The first message is received from a media device via a load balancer. First monitoring information is extracted from the first message. The first monitoring information is stored in a first database of the first processor.
US10419286B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media may facilitate pairing of a wireless client with an access point (AP). In embodiments, a wireless device such as a bi-directional remote control unit (e.g., Bluetooth, or RF4CE (radio frequency for consumer electronics)) or other device configured to receive and transmit wireless communications may be used to download network parameters such as a target service set identifier (SSID), WPS PIN/passphrase code, and/or other information from the AP and then use the same wireless device to download the network parameters from the wireless device to a client device. Once this operation is complete, the AP may stream one or more services to the client device. This process may be repeated for each client device within a subscriber premise, thereby allowing the user to retrieve the network parameters once, and use the wireless device to quickly program any/all client devices within the subscriber premise.
US10419268B2
Detection of anomalous events in the operation of information technology (IT) components includes receiving messages, which describe events in the operation of the IT components in real time, and categorizing and condensing the messages received in a first time interval into message patterns by message pattern type. Based on a distribution of occurrences of the message patterns in the first time interval and in preceding time intervals, anomaly scores are assigned to the message patterns, and one or more of the message patterns are classified as being anomalous message patterns that correspond to potentially anomalous events in the operation of the IT infrastructure installation. A degree of correlation between occurrences of the anomalous message patterns and occurrences of application alarms is determined. Message patterns with high anomaly scores and having a high degree of correlation with application alarms are deemed significant and prioritized for display to users.
US10419263B2
A transmission system includes a first transponder including a first I/Q modulator, and a second transponder including a second I/Q modulator, and configured to communicate with the first transponder using a frequency modulation scheme, wherein the first transponder is configured to set a first phase rotation mode in a first state for first light signal output from the first I/Q modulator, and transmit, to the second transponder, a first command to specify a second phase rotation mode for second light signal output from the second I/Q modulator, and the second transponder is configured to set, in response to the first command, the second phase rotation mode in a state specified by the first command.
US10419262B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and apparatus, and the method includes: modulating to-be-sent information bits according to a lower order constellation diagram, and generating 4 m lower order modulation symbols; multiplying a precoding matrix Q by a column vector including every four lower order modulation symbols in the 4 m lower order modulation symbols, to obtain 4 m to-be-sent higher order modulation symbols corresponding to a higher order constellation diagram; and respectively and correspondingly sending the 4 m to-be-sent higher order modulation symbols on different carriers of two antennas. The to-be-sent higher order modulation symbols include some or all to-be-sent information bits. Therefore, the same signal can be simultaneously sent on different carriers of multiple antennas, and frequency diversity and space diversity are implemented, so that transceiving performance of data transmission is improved.
US10419261B2
A method includes: receiving a to-be-decoded symbol sequence, where the to-be-decoded symbol sequence includes N symbols; dividing the received to-be-decoded symbol sequence into a first symbol sequence and a second symbol sequence; calculating first distances between the first symbol sequence and each of corresponding 2K ideal superimposed symbol sequences, and obtaining paths corresponding to relatively small distances based on the first distances; sequentially performing sequence detection on each symbol in the second symbol sequence based on the paths corresponding to the 2k-1 relatively small distances, calculating second distances between each symbol in the second symbol sequence and each ideal symbol sequence, and after the sequence detection is performed on a last symbol, obtaining an ideal symbol sequence corresponding to a minimum distance based on the second distances; and using the ideal symbol sequence corresponding to the minimum distance as an output symbol sequence.
US10419257B2
The middle subcarrier of the baseband OFDM signal of each numerology may need to be shifted appropriately with respect to other numerologies to comply with a nested grid. These shifts can be signalled to the UE with an associated overhead. Methods and systems are provided to reduce overhead for OFDM communication. Reduced overhead can translate into increased bandwidth for the system, and/or reduced power/battery consumption in the UE. A transmitter generates an OFDM signal associated with a first subcarrier spacing of a first numerology (μ), a middle subcarrier frequency of a set of usable resource blocks (RBs) of the first numerology being offset from a carrier frequency by a first offset having a value (k0,xμ) in units of subcarriers, the value of the first offset being defined by a specific formula. The transmitter transmits the OFDM signal according to the first subcarrier spacing and the first offset.
US10419255B2
The present disclosure relates to a method that includes calculating a first frequency drift associated with an oscillator at a current temperature; based on the calculation, generating a first signal indicative of temperature compensation data; generating a second signal indicative of packet data and a modulation scheme; using the first signal, the second signal, and a first predetermined signal to generate a first tuning signal; and using the first tuning signal to tune a first capacitor array coupled to the oscillator and a second tuning signal to tune a second capacitor array coupled to the oscillator such that (i) the oscillator generates a modulated RF signal indicative of the packet data and (ii) the modulated RF signal has a second frequency drift that is less than a threshold.
US10419248B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided in which a signal is received at a receiver. A processor of the receiver computes frequency offset (FO) inter-carrier interference (ICI) compensation, based on a real matrix part of an approximate ICI matrix and an FO estimated from the received signal. The processor applies the FO ICI compensation to the received signal in a frequency domain to produce an ICI compensated output. The processor applies a phase rotation to the ICI compensated output.
US10419241B2
The present disclosure describes traffic forwarding in a network where a virtual local area network (VLAN) exists in multiple network sites that are geographically dispersed and connected via virtual links. A first edge device (ED) at a first site receives, from a second ED at a second site, information identifying a VLAN of the second ED through a virtual link. The VLAN identified in the information is an active VLAN of the second ED. An association between (i) the VLAN of the second ED and (ii) the virtual link through which the information is received from the second ED is recorded. When forwarding traffic to the VLAN of the second ED, it is determined the virtual link associated with the VLAN of the second ED is determined based on the recorded association and the traffic is forwarded via the determined virtual link.
US10419235B2
A method for a home automation system is described. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving input regarding a list of predetermined activities. The method may further include receiving monitored activity data of at least one authorized user. The method may further include comparing the received monitored activity data with the received input regarding the list of predetermined activities, and operating at least one aspect of the home automation system based, at least in part, on the comparing.
US10419227B2
A network interface controller (NIC), comprising: a Gigabit Fiber Transceiver; a Gigabit Ethernet Controller; a Gigabit Ethernet Switch; and a microprocessor unit (MPU), where the MPU initializes the Gigabit Ethernet Switch to pass Ethernet packets unmolested between the Gigabit Fiber Transceiver and the Gigabit Ethernet Controller, where the Gigabit Ethernet Switch maintains a link between the Gigabit Ethernet Controller and the Gigabit Fiber Transceiver whether or not a link speed between the Gigabit Ethernet Switch and the Gigabit Fiber Transceiver matches a link speed between the Gigabit Ethernet Switch and the Gigabit Ethernet Controller, where the MPU configures the Gigabit Ethernet Switch to match a link speed between the Gigabit Ethernet Switch and the Gigabit Fiber Transceiver with a link speed between the Gigabit Ethernet Switch and the Gigabit Ethernet Controller during normal operation, and where the Gigabit Ethernet Controller can respond to a Wake on LAN (WoL) request from a network.
US10419221B1
In one embodiment, a set of feature vectors can be derived from any biometric data, and then using a deep neural network (“DNN”) on those one-way homomorphic encryptions (i.e., each biometrics' feature vector) can determine matches or execute searches on encrypted data. Each biometrics' feature vector can then be stored and/or used in conjunction with respective classifications, for use in subsequent comparisons without fear of compromising the original biometric data. In various embodiments, the original biometric data is discarded responsive to generating the encrypted values. In another embodiment, the homomorphic encryption enables computations and comparisons on cypher text without decryption. This improves security over conventional approaches. Searching biometrics in the clear on any system, represents a significant security vulnerability. In various examples described herein, only the one-way encrypted biometric data is available on a given device. Various embodiments restrict execution to occur on encrypted biometrics for any matching or searching.
US10419219B1
An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium can include, for example, receiving at a first entity from a second entity, a first request for encrypted user information associated with at least one user, wherein the first request includes a user identifier associated with the at least one user, and wherein the first entity is different from the second entity, sending, from the first entity, a second request to a user device associated with the at least one user, wherein the second request includes a notification to the at least one user for an affirmation of the first request or a denial of the first request, receiving at the first entity from the user device, the affirmation or the denial, and sending, from the first entity to the second entity, (i) the encrypted user information if the affirmation is received or (ii) a denied notification if the denial is received.
US10419216B2
A keying infrastructure may generate and/or manage cryptographic keys. The cryptographic keys may include identity keys, encryption keys, and a variety of other types of keys. The cryptographic keys may be derived or created with a key derivation function (KDF) or other one-way function. The cryptographic keys may include keys that are accessible to a boot loader, keys that are accessible to particular components of a Trusted Execution Environment (TrEE), and so on. In some examples, a key may be derived from a preceding key in a sequence of keys. The preceding key may be deleted when the key is derived.
US10419215B2
The embodiments provide cryptography keys for communicating devices that are based on information known only to the devices. Each device determines the information without communicating key information related to the key with the other. In an implementation, a first device sends a first signal to a second device, the second device loops back the first signal to the first device as a second signal, and the first device generates a first key based on error information from the second signal. Also, the second device sends a third signal to the first device, the first device loops back the third signal to the first device as a fourth signal, and the second device generates a second key based on error information from the fourth signal. The first device and second device then encrypt and decrypt communications between the first device and second device using the first key and second key.
US10419212B2
The disclosed embodiments describe a data exchange method, apparatus, and device. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a sender device performing data exchange with a receiver device and comprises: negotiating a default protocol for the data exchange with the receiver device; obtaining a dynamic protocol according to the default protocol; generating an exchange data packet according to the dynamic protocol and to-be-transmitted data; and transmitting the exchange data packet to the receiver device, so that the receiver device receives the exchange data packet using the dynamic protocol generated through the default protocol. By means of the disclosed embodiments, a dynamic protocol is generated through a negotiated default protocol between a sender and a receiver; and data exchange is performed based on the dynamic protocol. Because the dynamic protocol can be dynamically generated when a need for data exchange arises, a malicious third party stealing can be effectively prevented in a communication process of data exchange, thereby enhancing data exchange security.
US10419204B2
A quarter-rate clock signal is doubled in a frequency doubler to produce a half-rate clock signal used by a serializer/deserializer (SerDes) interface to serialize and deserialize data.
US10419201B2
Provided are a method and a device for implementing timeslot synchronization. The method includes: a master node performing timeslot synchronization training of an OBTN according to a timeslot length of the OBTN. By adopting the solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, an FDL does not need to be considered in node design, the node design is simplified, the time precision of synchronization is improved and no loss is caused to optical efficiency.
US10419195B2
A system includes a method for detecting a signal interference in a communication signal of a wireless communication system. An identified source of the signal interference is determined according to an interference profile of a plurality of interference profiles associated with an interference profile library having information that approximates characteristics of the signal interference. The signal interference of the communication signal is mitigated according to an interference parameter associated with the identified source by filtering the communication signal according to the interference parameter.
US10419194B2
A method for transmitting uplink control information by a communication apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a primary cell and a secondary cell in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes identifying Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest-Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information indicating Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement/Discontinuous Transmission (ACK/NACK/DTX) responses to data blocks related to the primary cell and to the secondary cell; selecting a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource depending on the HARQ-ACK information; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK information through a constellation point on the selected PUCCH resource, wherein when the HARQ-ACK information indicates a NACK/DTX response to each data block related to the secondary cell, the selected PUCCH resource is a PUCCH resource linked to a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the primary cell.
US10419189B2
This invention is directed to a terminal apparatus capable of preventing the degradation of reception quality of control information even in a case of employing SU-MIMO transmission system. A terminal (200), which uses a plurality of different layers to transmit two code words in which control information is placed, comprises: a resource amount determining unit (204) that determines, based on a lower one of the encoding rates of the two code words or based on the average value of the reciprocals of the encoding rates of the two code words, resource amounts of control information in the respective ones of the plurality of layers; and a transport signal forming unit (205) that places, in the two code words, the control information modulated by use of the resource amounts, thereby forming a transport signal.
US10419188B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and apparatus of time-domain multiplexing (TDM) for reference signals (RS) and data using a modified cyclic prefix. A reference signal (RS) and data are multiplexed either in a single symbol or in two time consecutive symbols that respectively including the RS and data. The cyclic prefix (CP) is added to the single symbol using a portion of the RS or to a first symbol of the two time consecutive symbols using a portion of the RS. The CP may be copied from the RS or the end of the symbol, but not the data, in a manner that affords a virtual Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) of the RS and data before discrete Fourier transform (DFT) spreading is performed in a transceiver to provide lower peak to average power ratios and no Inter-symbol interference.
US10419187B2
A communication device generates a preamble of an uplink (UL) orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) data unit, conforming to a first communication protocol, for transmission via a communication channel. Generating the preamble of the UL OFDM data unit includes: generating a first training field that conforms to a second communication protocol; generating a second training field to be included in the preamble after the first training field, wherein the second training field is generated based on a sequence that includes non-zero values spaced apart by zero values such that the non-zero values occur at an interval of eight elements in the sequence; modulating the first training field using a first tone spacing LTS between adjacent OFDM tones; the first training field having a periodicity LP; and modulating the second training field using a second tone spacing equal to LTS/4 between adjacent OFDM tones, the second training field has a periodicity 2*LP.
US10419180B2
A Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) port indication method, device and a base station are disclosed. A provided DMRS port indication table covers all cases of transmission maximally supporting 8 layers, and 4 bits defined by DMRS port indication information may indicate all the cases in the DMRS port indication table in combination with single-codeword transmission and double-codeword transmission cases of a related standard, so that bit overhead of the DMRS port indication information may be reduced.
US10419179B2
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus in a RBS and a UE for reference signal (RS) measurements in an OFDM system, that enable having a configurable RS transmission bandwidth which is smaller than the system bandwidth. This allows for better interference coordination of RS, which in turn improves the UE RS measurements used for different services such as positioning. The RBS retrieves the RS transmission bandwidth, determines a RS measurement bandwidth based on this RS transmission bandwidth, and transmits the determined bandwidth to the UE. The UE receives the RS measurement bandwidth and measures the RS in a bandwidth determined based on the received measurement bandwidth and the UE capability.
US10419174B2
The present invention relates to a method of transmitting CSI-RS (channel state information-reference signal) configuration, which is transmitted by a base station in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method includes the steps of composing an information element configuring a first CSI (channel state information) subframe set and a second CSI subframe set and transmitting the CSI-RS configuration including at least one or more ZP-CSI-RS configurations (zero power CSI-RS configuration). The CSI-RS configuration includes a first ZP-CSI-RS configuration for a first user equipment to which the information element is not set and a second user equipment to which the information element is set and a second ZP-CSI-RS configuration for the second user equipment only.
US10419171B2
A BS may transmit a first signal using a first group of one or more tones, transmit a second signal using a second group of one or more tones, and transmit a third signal using a third group of one or more tones in a GB between the first and second groups of tones. In one example, the transmitting comprises controlling a transmit power of at least one tone of the third group of one or more tones in the GB. The at least one tone of the third group of tones is on a different frequency grid than the first group of one or more tones or the second group of one or more tones. A UE may perform corresponding transmit power control operations for UL transmissions in a GB.
US10419170B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus transmits, by a user equipment (UE), a packet to a network entity, while the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode. The apparatus determines an acknowledgment (ACK) is absent for the transmitted packet. The apparatus determines to retransmit the packet based at least on whether the UE is in the RRC connected mode or on a type of the packet, upon determining the ACK is absent. The apparatus may determine to retransmit the packet by retransmitting the packet upon determining the UE is in the RRC connected mode. The apparatus may determine to retransmit the packet by suppressing retransmission of the packet upon determining that the UE is not in the RRC connected mode.
US10419169B2
Provided is a terminal device that is capable of improving the characteristics of a response signal having poor transmission characteristics when ARQ is utilized in communication using an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated with the uplink unit band. At the time of channel selection, a control unit selects a resource used in sending a response signal from among specific PUCCH resources notified in advance from a base station and PUCCH resources mapped to a CCE, and controls the transmission of the response signal. A response signal generating unit supports implicit signaling with respect to any given response signal, and at the same time as supporting LTE fallback from 2CC, uses a mapping method that, between bits, smooths the number of PUCCH resources that can determine ACK/NACK simply by determining the PUCCH resource regarding which the response signal had notified.
US10419167B2
The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a Radio Link Control (RLC) data packet retransmission method and an eNodeB, so as to resolve a technical problem that a throughput of user equipment (UE) is relatively low because of a relatively large retransmission delay caused when a micro eNodeB performs a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) on a data packet. In embodiments of the present invention, if feedback information that is received by a macro eNodeB for an RLC data packet transmitted by a micro eNodeB is a NACK, the macro eNodeB determines whether a HARQ combination gain can be obtained by performing a HARQ on the RLC data packet by the micro eNodeB. If the HARQ combination gain can be obtained, the micro eNodeB retransmits the RLC data packet in a HARQ manner, so that the throughput of UE can be improved.
US10419160B2
Communication device adapted for receiving a MIMO signal is provided. The device comprises a first detector adapted to perform a first symbol detection on the MIMO signal using a first detection method, a detection error determination unit adapted to determine a first detection error of the first symbol detection, a detection error judging unit adapted to determine if the first detection error is above or below a detection threshold, and a second detector, adapted to perform a second symbol detection on the MIMO signal using a second detection method, if the detection error judging unit has determined that the first detection error is above the detection threshold. The communication device is adapted to use results of the symbol detection as final symbol detection results, if the detection error judging unit has determined that the first detection error is below the detection threshold.
US10419158B2
Embodiments of this application provide a communications method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining an input sequence of rate matching, wherein the input sequence is a retransmission sequence corresponding to a transport block, the input sequence comprises M code block groups, a value of M is less than a quantity of code block groups obtained after the transport block is segmented, and the M code block groups comprise Ct code blocks; and performing rate matching on the Ct code blocks, wherein a length of an output sequence of rate matching of each of the Ct code blocks satisfies the following conditions: when j≤Ct−γ−1, E=NL·Qm·└G′/Ct┘; when j>Ct−γ−1, E=NL·Qm·┌G′/Ct┐. The method may be applicable to a system in which transmission is performed based on a code block group, and resources are fully used as many as possible, thereby improving performance.
US10419152B2
An apparatus that includes one or more electrical or optical I/O ports that interface to external communication equipment, one or more optical ports that interface to an optical transport network that carries wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) optical signals, one or more tunable optical transceivers, and packet switching logic. The apparatus is configured to perform packet processing operations for ingress and egress data frames or packets. The apparatus can further include control circuitry that can take part in an automatic provisioning process that configures the tunable optical transceiver units of the network device, specifically configuring the optical channels/wavelengths of the optical signals that are transmitted by the tunable optical transceivers. The apparatus can also implement a method of processing and/or managing the optical channels/wavelengths of the optical signals that are transmitted by the tunable optical transceivers based upon the destination address of ingress data frames or packets. Multiple units can interface to the optical transport network for communication of optical packet data between the units over the optical transport network as described herein.
US10419144B2
A method of simplifying the implementation of Synchronous Ethernet on an Ethernet device having a first port and a second port device using a predetermined protocol and signaling, comprises delivering a master clock from a Synchronous Ethernet system to the first port of the Ethernet device; transmitting the delivered master clock to the second port of the Ethernet device independently of the protocol and signaling of the Ethernet device; and transmitting the master clock from the second port of the Ethernet device to a downstream device that supports Synchronous Ethernet. In one implementation, the Ethernet device has a local clock, and the method synchronizes the local clock to the master clock. In another implementation, the Ethernet device does not have a local clock, and the master clock is transmitted from the second port of the Ethernet device to the downstream device without any synchronizing operation at the Ethernet device.
US10419136B2
According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a phase-shifting circuit that shifts a phase of a local signal and supplies it to an orthogonal demodulator. The phase-shifting circuit includes first and second signal input ends that are supplied with an output signal of a local oscillator between both ends thereof, a frequency divider that has first and second input ends, and a switching part that is provided between the first and second signal input ends and the first and second input ends of the frequency divider and switches connection between the first and second signal input ends and the first and second input ends of the frequency divider.
US10419130B2
A system for powering a network element of a fiber optic wide area network is disclosed. When communication data is transferred between a central office (CO) and a subscriber terminal using a network element to convert optical to electrical (O-E) and electrical to optical (E-O) signals between a fiber from the central office and twisted wire pair, coaxial cable or Ethernet cable transmission lines from the subscriber terminal, techniques related to local powering of a network element or drop site by the subscriber terminal or subscriber premise remote powering device are provided. Certain advantages and/or benefits are achieved using the present invention, such as freedom from any requirement for additional meter installations or meter connection charges and does not require a separate power network.
US10419121B2
An optical communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a heat sink integrally having a plurality of contact portions respectively corresponding to the plurality of the optical transceivers, and a heat transfer portion bound to a casing so as to be able to transfer heat to the casing; a plurality of cage members configured to respectively accommodate the plurality of the optical transceivers, and having openings so as to allow the optical transceivers to be partially exposed to the contact portion side, respectively; a holding unit configured to hold the plurality of the cage members inside the casing in a state where the openings correspond to the contact portions, respectively; and an elastic member configured to bring the plurality of the optical transceivers into thermal contact with the plurality of the contact portions, respectively, by pressing each of the plurality of the cage members toward the heat sink side.
US10419113B2
An optical communications system comprises a first node comprising a phased array transmitter for generating an optical beam and a receiver, and a second node comprising a phase conjugate mirror for returning the optical beam to be detected by the receiver of the first node. The phased array transmitters allow for electronic steering of the beams in a way that is much faster and with a potentially smaller physical footprint than the mechanical systems. The phase conjugate mirrors return the received beams of photons back over the exact path they were sent from the phased array transmitters, ensuring continuity of communication even in the presence of atmospheric turbulence.
US10419109B1
An optical transmitter is operable to generate an optical signal by modulating a number N of frequency divisional multiplexing (FDM) subcarriers using transformed digital signals which are determined by applying a pseudo FDM (pFDM) transformation to preliminary digital signals representative of multi-bit symbols. Rather than experiencing the effects of the number N of FDM channels, the optical signal experiences the effects of a different number M of pFDM channels, where M≠N. In some examples, the number M of pFDM channels is less than the number N of FDM channels, and frequency-dependent degradations may be averaged across different symbol streams. In other examples, the number M of pFDM channels is greater than the number N of FDM channels, and different symbol streams may experience different frequency-dependent degradations. An optical receiver is operable to apply an inverse pFDM transformation in order to recover estimates of the multi-bit symbols.
US10419106B1
Technology for satellite-based content delivery network (CDN) is described. The satellite-based CDN uses a network architecture to provide global high-speed Internet service from above the sky through various aircrafts such as high-altitude airships, satellites, space stations, and eventually the lunar data centers by taking into consideration of the technology advancements in the RF and optical wireless communications. The satellite-based CDN provides content delivery over data networks, aviation, data storage, and edge caching. The satellite-based CDN supports both the delay-sensitive traffic such as interactive services, voice calls, and video calls that consume medium to low data bandwidth, and the more delay-tolerant but high bandwidth Internet content items such as streaming and background services (e.g. email, FTP). The satellite-based CDN can also support highly time sensitive applications that require near real-time responses such as professional gaming in selected areas covered by the high-altitude airships.
US10419094B2
A CSI measurement method, a CSI acquisition method, a terminal and a network device are provided, to measure CSI. The terminal performs interference measurement to acquire initial interference measurement result, determine the CSI based on the initial interference measurement result and an interference measurement parameter configured by the network device, and then report the determined CSI to the network device. The interference measurement parameter is configured by the network device, so the interference measurement parameter configured by the network device is capable of reflecting an actual situation of interference information, and interference information acquired by the terminal based on the interference measurement parameter matches interference information for actual transmission in a better manner. As a result, it is able to improve a matching degree between the interference information acquired by the terminal and the interference information for the actual transmission, thereby to enable a network to select a more appropriate parameter for link adaptation.
US10419084B2
A wireless communication device suppresses increase in computation scale when applying maximum likelihood detection to a multi-level modulation scheme. Units calculate a likelihood, bit log-likelihood ratio, and mutual information content for the separation result of a received signal on the basis of the signal point of a reference selected from among a plurality of signal points that a transmitted signal can assume. A transmission candidate point selection unit selects signal points in a number that corresponds to the mutual information content as transmission candidate points from among the plurality of signal points in ascending order of distance to 0 and distance to 1 for each modulation bit that constitutes the signal point of the reference. A reception candidate point that is a candidate for the received signal is calculated. An external LLR calculation unit calculates the bit log-likelihood ratio by an MLD method.
US10419078B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include distributed antenna systems (DASs) supporting expanded, programmable communications services distribution to remote communications service sector areas. In one embodiment, the DAS includes a first programmable switch for distributing downlink communications signals into one or more communications service sector sets. The DAS further includes a second programmable switch configured to distribute the one or more communications service sector sets to one or more remote communications service sector areas. A configurable extender module is also included to provide expanded routing of communications service sector sets in the DAS. In this manner, the DAS is programmable to allow any combination of communications service sector sets and expanded communications service sector sets from any number of different base stations to be routed to any combination of remote communications service sector areas and expanded remote communications service sector areas, based on capacity needs and capability of the DAS.
US10419075B2
A Physical Layer (PHY) of a host system of an electronic device may be implemented as a contactless PHY (cPHY) for extremely high frequency (EHF) contactless communication and the operation of EHF transmitters (TX), receivers (RX) and transceivers (EHF-XCVR) in an extremely high frequency integrated circuit (EHF IC) of the electronic device. The Host-cPHY translates logical communications requests from the Link Layer (LINK) into hardware-specific operations to affect transmission or reception of signals over an EHF contactless link. The Link Layer (LINK) may also be optimized as a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for EHF contactless communication. A virtualized contactless Physical Layer (VcPHY) may comprise a contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY), and a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for coupling a conventional Link Layer (LINK) with the contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY). Multiple data streams may be transported over the EHF contactless link over a range of frequencies.
US10419070B2
A digital subscriber line arrangement includes a first downstream Access Node (AN) modem, a first upstream Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) modem, a second AN modem, a second CPE modem and first and second metallic pairs connected between the first and second modems, respectively. The first AN modem includes a length estimation module and a PSD mask selection module which together with a PSD mask store operate to select upstream and downstream PSD masks for use by the first CPE modem and the first AN modem, respectively. Selection of the masks depends upon the estimated line length and the manner in which neighboring communication link is operating. Additionally, a central controller is operable to perform selection or generation of such masks in a similar manner when centralized control over the PSD mask generation is desired.
US10419066B1
Approaches for supporting a RF automatic gain control (AGC) loop. A first module and a second module are coupled together via a single RF transmission cable. The first module might be a Remote PHY Device (RPD). The second module may comprise a power amplifier. Both the first and second module operate on a single automatic gain control (AGC) loop. The first module sends a first signal to the second module over the single RF transmission cable at a first frequency or frequency range. The first module may adjust a gain of the AGC loop based on a second signal sent from the second module to the first module over the single RF transmission cable. The second, counterpropagating signal has a different frequency or frequency range than the first frequency of the first signal, e.g., the second frequency or frequency range may be lower than that of the first frequency.
US10419064B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for one-way communications are disclosed. A system includes a transmitter, a first receiver, and a second receiver. A transmitter transmits one or more messages on one or more channels according to a predetermined, pseudo-random channel hopping protocol. The receivers receive said transmissions according to the order of the pseudo-random channel hopping protocol. Methods for re-syncing the one-way system in the event of a power loss or other event causing desynchronization. Default waiting channels are established for the receivers once a certain number of channel detection periods according to the one-way communication protocol result in no detected signals.
US10419062B2
A method and apparatus for achieving simultaneous transmit and receive operation with a digital phased array is described. Digital beamforming and cancellation enables adjacent transmitting and receiving sub-arrays to operate simultaneously in the same frequency band.
US10419061B2
A communications apparatus includes a hardware subsystem including a test signal control component, a duplexer component, and Radio Frequency processing components. The Radio Frequency processing components include a transmitter chain portion and a receiver chain portion having a signal sensitivity threshold associated therewith, to a receive side port of the duplexer component. The test signal control component is arranged to cooperate with the transmitter chain to generate a test signal. A portion of the test signal control component is leaked by the duplexer component. The test signal control component is also configured to ensure that any irradiated power of the test signal complies with the transmit OFF power threshold requirement and the portion of the test signal leaked is above the signal sensitivity threshold of the receiver chain portion.
US10419056B2
A portable electronic device carrier includes a main strap, first and second elastic framing components, and a framing cover. The main strap includes a framing portion and a non-framing portion. Both the framing portion and framing cover include first and second channels within which reside the first and second elastic framing components; the first and second elastic framing components comprise continuous loops. The framing portion and the framing cover along with the first and second elastic framing components, define a portable electronic device soft form frame having a central opening there through. When a portable electronic device is received within the portable electronic device soft form frame, a tension of the first and second elastic framing components retains the portable electronic device within the portable electronic device soft form frame and provides user access to both a front face and a rear face of the portable electronic device.
US10419055B2
A case for an electronic device protects the electronic device. The case has a lower case portion and an upper case portion, which assemble together to protect the electronic device. A back of the case can include a back opening to expose a camera lens and flash of the electronic device or first and second back openings. The first back opening exposes the camera lens, and the second back opening exposes the flash. The back opening can include a ring. The back opening or ring, or both, can be colored in a black or dark color, which will help reduce or prevent glare from a flash to a camera of the electronic device. The case can include a battery that can extend the battery life of the electronic device.
US10419050B1
An electronic device may include processing circuitry having a first impedance coupled to a first circuit board, where the electronic device uses the processing circuity to generate one or more radio frequency signals. The electronic device may also include power circuitry to amplify the one or more radio frequency signals, where the power circuitry is coupled to a second circuit board. An interposer may be disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The interposer may include a via structure having a characteristic impedance to match the first impedance and the second impedance, where the via structure may transmit the one or more radio frequency signals through the interposer between the processing circuitry and the power circuitry.
US10419047B1
In one embodiment, a noise cancellation circuit includes: a window generator to generate a window having a first set of samples; a band splitter to split the window into pairs of symmetric frequency components; a processing circuit, for each of the pairs, to: compare a first magnitude of a first symmetric frequency component to a second magnitude of a second symmetric frequency component and modify one of the components based at least in part on the comparison; an integrator to integrate the pairs output from the processing circuit; and a second window generator to generate a second window having a second set of samples.
US10419043B2
Systems and methods are provided for millimeter-wave (MMW) communication, the system includes a transceiver chip to generate and to receive signals. An interface is used to communicate the signals between the transceiver chip and one or more active antenna modules. The signals include modulated MMW signals and control signals. The transceiver chip includes baseband circuitry, up and down conversion mixers, and RF front-end circuitry. An active antenna module receives a first modulated MMW signal from the interface for transmission via antennas and to receive a second modulated MMW signal from the antennas for transmission through the interface to the transceiver chip.
US10419032B2
A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 3/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 16-symbol mapping.
US10419030B2
A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 2/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation.
US10419020B2
Methods and systems for storing data includes inflating received data having a first compression format. Blocks are created from the inflated data for a second compression format. The blocks are compressed in the second format using a processor. The contents of the blocks are verified concurrently with compressing the blocks. Compression is aborted if the verification of the contents fails. An output of the compression is stored if verification of the contents succeeds and storing the received data if verification of the contents fails.
US10418999B2
According to an embodiment, a programmable logic circuit is described comprising a first data bit input to receive a first data bit a and a second data bit input to receive a second data bit b, a first program bit input to receive a first program bit p1, a second program bit input to receive a second program bit p2, a third program bit input to receive a third program bit p3 and a fourth program bit to receive a fourth program bit p4 and an output configured to output ( ( ( a ⋀ b ) ⋁ ( p 1 ⋀ a ) ⋁ ( p 2 ⋀ b ) ) _ ⋀ ( p 3 ⋁ b ⋁ a ) ) ⋁ ( a ⋀ b ⋀ p 4 ) _ .
US10418998B1
A level shifter circuit which includes a cross-coupled latch and a set-reset latch is introduced. The level shifter circuit includes a first input node, a second input node and a plurality of switches. The first input node and the second input node are configured to receive a first digital input signal and a second digital input signal, respectively. The plurality of switches are configured to be switched on or off according to at least one control signal to output a first output signal and a second output signal. The set-reset latch is coupled to the cross-coupled latch and includes a set input node, a reset input node and an output node. The set input node and the reset input node are configured to receive the first output signal and the second output signal of the cross-coupled latch, respectively. The output node outputs a level-shifted output signal according to the first output signal and the second output signal of the cross-coupled latch. A method adapted to a level shifter circuit is also introduced.
US10418996B2
According to an embodiment, a circuit is described comprising a plurality of flip-flops, a control circuit configured to provide a control signal to each flip-flop of the plurality of flip-flops and an integrity checking circuit connected to the control circuit and to the plurality of flip-flops configured to check whether the flip-flops receive the control signal as provided by the control circuit.
US10418993B2
An operating device, in particular for electronic household appliances, includes a cover plate with an operating portion, a transmitter for emitting electromagnetic radiation, a receiver for registering electromagnetic radiation, and control electronics for evaluating measurement signals produced by the receiver. The operating portion is at least partly elastically deformable and/or movable by an action of force from the direction of a user side of the cover plate and it at least partly reflects the radiation emitted by the transmitter. The receiver is disposed and/or configured in such a way that it facilitates a spatially resolved registration of the radiation reflected by the operating portion in such a way that the control electronics can detect an actuation of the operating portion in a manner dependent on a registration location of the reflected radiation. An electronic household appliance having at least one operating device is also provided.
US10418988B2
A power breaker apparatus which performs energization and interception between a power supply and a load, includes a current measuring part which measures a current value flowing in a power line supplying electric power from the power supply to the load, an interception part disposed in the power line and including a plurality of semiconductor switches connected in parallel to each other, a control part comparing the current value measured in the current measuring part with an interception threshold value and, controlling on/off of the plurality of the semiconductor switches according to a comparison result, and a failure detection part which detects a potential on an output side of the interception part so that the control part checks for a failure of the semiconductor switches.
US10418987B2
A level shifting circuit has an input configured to receive an input signal, wherein the input signal has symmetrical maximum and minimum voltages. The level shifting circuit further includes an output configured to provide an output signal, wherein the output signal has asymmetrical maximum and minimum voltages. The output signal is generated in response to the input signal. The output signal is applied to drive a gate terminal of a SiC MOSFET.
US10418980B2
To provide an asynchronous circuit capable of power gating, a semiconductor device is configured with first to third terminals, a latch circuit, and a memory circuit. The third terminal outputs “false” when “false” is input to the first terminal and the second terminal. The third terminal outputs “true” when “true” is input to the first terminal and the second terminal. The third terminal outputs a truth value that is the same as the previous output, when “true” is input to one of the first terminal and the second terminal and “false” is input to the other of the first terminal and the second terminal. The memory circuit is capable of storing data stored in the latch circuit, while supply of a power supply voltage is stopped. The memory circuit includes a transistor that contains a metal oxide in a channel formation region.
US10418978B1
An integrator in a duty-cycle adjustment circuit has an adjustable charging current provided by a switched current-source array in response to configuration signals from the calibration logic. The integrator's ramp voltage is compared to a threshold voltage by a comparator to generate an output clock. A tunable voltage reference generates a reference voltage that can be tuned by configuration signals from the calibration logic. The reference voltage is divided by a tunable voltage divider, which selects different fractions of the reference voltage for use as the threshold voltage. During calibration, calibration logic repeatedly raises the reference voltage or reduces the charging current from the switched current-source array until a peak voltage of the ramp voltage equals the reference voltage, when a zero duty onset detector detects that the output clock has stopped pulsing. The configuration signals at the zero duty onset condition are stored and used for normal operation.
US10418970B2
An elastic wave device includes an IDT electrode including first electrode fingers and second electrode fingers. In an intersecting portion, in which the first electrode fingers and the second electrode fingers interdigitate with each other, low-acoustic-velocity regions are disposed on both sides of a central region, high-acoustic-velocity regions are disposed outside of the low-acoustic-velocity regions, and the dimension of each of the low-acoustic-velocity regions in the electrode finger direction is not uniform in the elastic-wave propagation direction.
US10418963B2
A multilayer filter includes an element body formed by stacking a plurality of insulator layers, and an input terminal, a first output terminal, and a ground terminal arranged on outer surfaces of the element body, a first LC resonance circuit provided in a line connecting the input terminal to the first output terminal and including a first inductor and a first capacitor, and an open inductor having one end connected to the ground terminal and the other end open are provided in the element body, and the open inductor is arranged to face the first output terminal or the first inductor.
US10418959B2
A noise suppression apparatus disclosed is capable of suppressing pulse noise in an input signal even in a situation in which the level of the input signal changes. The pulse noise mixed in the input signal is suppressed, and linear prediction coefficients for the input signal is derived by linear prediction analysis. A prediction residual signal is then calculated from the input signal using the linear prediction coefficient. A threshold value is calculated based on the signal level of the input signal and the signal level of the prediction residual signal is compared with the threshold value. A limit control is performed on the prediction residual signal depending on a result of the comparison, and an output signal is generated based on the prediction residual signal having been subjected to the limit control using the linear prediction coefficient.
US10418956B2
A signal processing apparatus includes a level adjuster adjusting a level of an input signal, and a setter calculating an electric charge estimate value being a value obtained by estimating an electric charge amount of a charging and discharging element based on the charging and discharging element to which a predetermined electric charge is supplied and in which the electric charge is held and the electric charge supplied to the charging and discharging element and setting an adjustment coefficient of the level adjuster based on the electric charge estimate value.
US10418955B2
A process is provided. The process receives, at a mobile computing device, audio content via a communication application that provides a voice-based communication between a first user and a second user through a computerized network. Further, the process amplifies, via an acoustic amplification device, the audio content. In addition, the process delivers the audio content through a receptacle that receives the mobile computing device. The receptacle is integrated with the acoustic amplification device.
US10418954B1
Single controller automatic calibrating circuits for reducing or canceling offset voltages in operational amplifiers (op-amps) in an instrumentation amplifier are disclosed. An automatic calibrating op-amp system is provided that includes an instrumentation amplifier, which includes a front-end amplifier circuit comprising at least one front-end op-amp and a final-stage amplifier circuit comprising a final-stage op-amp. The op-amp(s) can include auxiliary differential inputs for offset voltage cancellation. The automatic calibrating op-amp system also includes an automatic calibration circuit employing a single controller to generate calibration signals on a calibration output to an auxiliary differential input(s) of an op-amp(s) in the instrumentation amplifier for offset voltage cancellation. The automatic calibration circuit includes a single controller to generate calibration signals to the instrumentation amplifier to reduce or cancel offset voltage, thereby eliminating the need to provide multiple automatic calibration circuits or an automatic calibration circuit employing multiple controllers.
US10418951B2
Disclosed are systems and methods related to reducing intermodulation products in an RF output signal by matching an impedance of the power amplifier to an impedance of the antenna and concurrently blocking signals having a second fundamental frequency received by the antenna when the antenna is transmitting to inhibit intermodulation products of the first and second fundamental frequencies from re-radiating from the antenna. The matching and blocking are performed concurrently by a single circuit with combined matching and blocking functionality.
US10418950B1
Various embodiments of the present technology comprise a method and apparatus for a class-D amplifier. In various embodiments, the class-D amplifier operates to control an output signal during a start-up state to suppress a pop noise (start-up noise) without the need for a mute switch. The class-D amplifier may utilize a transition signal during the start-up state to prime or otherwise stabilize the output signal to suppress the pop noise.
US10418936B2
A fault detection and positioning system for a cell panel in a large-scale photovoltaic array, includes a first photovoltaic panel fault detection and positioning system, a second photovoltaic panel fault detection and positioning system, and/or a third photovoltaic panel fault detection and positioning system. The detection and positioning system can detect faults of panels in the photovoltaic array in real time, especially accurately positioning a photovoltaic panel in which a fault occurs; the number of sensors can be minimized, so that the detection costs can be reduced; and the system can be easily implemented and mounted in existing power stations.
US10418932B2
A method and system for generating electrical energy, comprises a plurality of photovoltaic panels positioned in a core area, a plurality of ground mirrors positioned in a plurality of land areas and a plurality of reverse mirror systems held at each of the plurality of reflection centers for increasing the amount of solar energy falling on the core area. Each of the plurality of reverse mirror systems further comprises a high rising cylindrical pole having a hollow horizontal support and a vertical support, a plurality of adjustable supports and a reverse mirror placed in a mirror support frame and rigidly or hingedly connected to the vertical support. The plurality of ground mirrors and the plurality of reverse mirror systems are positioned to maximize the concentration of solar energy falling on the plurality of photovoltaic panels and thereby to increase the amount of electric energy produced.
US10418925B2
A variable speed wind turbine is arranged to provide additional electrical power to counteract non-periodic disturbances in an electrical grid. A controller monitors events indicating a need to increase the electrical output power from the wind turbine to the electrical grid. The controller is arranged to control the wind turbine as follows: after an indicating event has been detected, the wind turbine enters an overproduction period in which the electrical output power is increased, wherein the additional electrical output power is taken from kinetic energy stored in the rotor and without changing the operation of the wind turbine to a more efficient working point. When the rotational speed of the rotor reaches a minimum value, the wind turbine enters a recovery period to re-accelerate the rotor to the nominal rotational speed while further contributing to the stability of the electrical grid by outputting at least a predetermined minimum electrical power.
US10418910B2
The present invention discloses an isolated switch-mode power supply, a control circuit and a control method thereof. The main power transistor and the synchronous rectifier transistor are connected respectively to the primary-side winding and secondary-side winding of the isolated switch-mode power supply. The voltage of the control terminal of the main power transistor starts to increase, the main power transistor is turned on gradually, the current flowing through the main power transistor starts to increase until reaches the predetermined current-limiting value; the current of the main power transistor is maintained at the current-limiting value by controlling the voltage of the control terminal of the main power transistor; the secondary-side synchronous rectifier transistor is turned off, the current of the main power transistor decreases from the current-limiting value to the normal operation value, and the main power transistor is completely in an ON condition.
US10418905B1
A pre-bias control circuit for a switching power converter detects the slope of the output voltage over time and outputs an OPEN command when the slope detected is more NEGATIVE than a pre-defined threshold and a pre-charge current that flows back through the switching power converter has reached a maximum value. In response, the synchronous rectifier switch OPENs overriding the typical control waveform to control the energy from the output voltage from flowing back through the switching power converter. The switching power converter may be any converter that includes a synchronous rectifier, such as a flyback converter, a forward converter, a buck converter, in a single-ended, double-ended and/or multi-phased configuration.
US10418898B2
Switch mode power supply using a reconfigurable delta-sigma modulator and method of driving the same
The present disclosure a switched-mode power supply using a reconfigurable delta-signal modulator (DSM). The switched-mode power supply comprises, a current sensing unit configured to determine an operation mode on the basis of a result of sensing a current of an output terminal; a compensator configured to output a compensation signal by amplifying a difference value between an output voltage and a reference voltage; a reconfigurable DSM configured to output a digital signal by noise-shaping the compensation signal; a power switch unit switched by the digital signal to output an output voltage; and an attenuator configured to supply a feedback voltage of the output voltage attenuated by a voltage divider to the compensator.
US10418880B2
Electricity generators are provided that can include: members having opposing bases that include chambers to facilitate the conversion of source energy to mechanical energy with one of the members rotating in relation to another of the members and a housing about the rotating member. Generator components can be operably engaged to the housing and rotating member to generate electricity. Methods for generating electricity are also provided. The methods can include: rotating a first cylindrical member in relation to a fixed second member about a center rod along a shared axis within a housing; and generating electricity between conductive components along both the sidewalls of the first cylindrical member and the housing.
US10418873B2
A brushless motor includes: a stator including an annular stator core and first through twelfth teeth provided circumferentially on an inner circumference of the stator core in a sequential order; first through twelfth coils wound around the first through twelfth teeth, respectively, and forming a delta connection; and a rotor provided at a center of the stator. The first through twelfth coils are configured such that: the twelfth, first, six, and seventh coils in series connection form a W-phase; the eighth, ninth, second, and third coils in series connection form a U-phase, the fourth, fifth, tenth, and eleventh coils in series connection form a V-phase, coils of different phases adjacent to each other in an arrangement on the teeth are wound in the same direction, and coils of the same phase adjacent to each other are wound in opposite directions.
US10418867B2
A switched reluctance motor include: a stator; a case in which the stator is accommodated; a rotor disposed inward of the stator in the radial direction of the switched reluctance motor; and a holding member fixed to the case. The holding member is configured to hold the stator with the stator spaced apart from an inner peripheral surface of the case. The holding member includes a holding portion and a fixed portion. The holding portion is configured to hold the stator from the outside in the radial direction. The holding portion is spaced apart from the inner peripheral surface of the case. The fixed portion is fixed to the case.
US10418865B2
A stator seat of a motor includes a pillow, a connector, a waterproof element and cables. A sleeve is extended from the pillow. A cap covers the pillow and sleeve. A control chamber is formed and enclosed by the cap and pillow. The pillow has a through hole communicated with the control chamber. The connector corresponsive to the through hole is installed in the control chamber and includes a first connecting structure. The waterproof element covers the through hole and includes an annular groove and an O-ring clamped between the waterproof element and pillow, and a second connecting structure. The first and second connecting structures are passed through the through hole. An insertion hole is penetrated through the waterproof element. Each of the cables has an end connected to the connector and the other end passed out from the pillow through the insertion hole and through hole.
US10418862B1
A headpiece included within a cochlear implant system includes a housing, an interface assembly disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to a sound processor, and electronic circuitry disposed within the housing. The interface assembly receives, from the sound processor, direct current (DC) power and a self-clocking differential signal comprising a data signal encoded with a clock signal at a clock frequency. The electronic circuitry is configured to recover the data signal and the clock signal from the self-clocking differential signal, to generate synthesized clock signals at first and second carrier frequencies based on the recovered clock signal, to wirelessly transmit alternating current (AC) power at the first carrier frequency based on the DC power, and to wirelessly transmit a data-modulated AC signal at the second carrier frequency based on the recovered data signal. The AC power and data are transcutaneously transmitted to a cochlear implant implanted within a patient.
US10418861B2
Various embodiments of the present technology relate generally to wireless power systems. More specifically, some embodiments relate to the use of time reversal techniques utilizing time diversity (e.g., different multipath arrivals at the same antenna) to achieve coherency from the same transmission node. For example, instead of initiating outgoing transmissions (e.g., power signals) at the same time, various embodiments can initiate the outgoing signals from the various antennas in a staggered timing that is a reversal of the arrival times of an incoming signal. As a result of staggering the start of the outgoing signals, the signals will arrive at the destination at approximately the same time even though they have traveled different paths having different propagation delays.
US10418860B2
A wireless power receiver (PRU) and a method for generating a load of the PRU for detecting the PRU in a wireless charging system are provided. The method includes receiving a wireless power signal from a wireless power transmitter (PTU), rectifying the received wireless power signal into a direct current (DC) signal, and generating a load for detecting the PRU by controlling a current flowing across a resistor connected in parallel with a load charged with power of the DC signal.
US10418857B2
A wireless power transmitter includes: a converter including switching elements forming a bridge circuit and configured to output an alternating current (AC) voltage in response to control signals; a resonator including a resonant capacitor and a resonant coil, and configured to receive the AC voltage to transmit power wirelessly; and a controller configured to set a dead time at which a magnitude of the AC voltage is substantially zero in response to a signal received from a wireless power receiver.
US10418850B2
A power supply system includes at least one power supply module and at least one redundant power supply module. A power supply module may include a charging resistor in parallel with an OR-ing device to keep all filter capacitors charged as long as at least one power supply module remains operational. This may avoid current spikes at turn on and may enable the redundant module to turn on without using soft start.
US10418849B2
A method for monitoring an uninterruptible power supply system described herein includes receiving, at a server, data associated with a first UPS group having a first redundancy level; receiving, at the server, data associated with a second UPS group having a second redundancy level; monitoring the uninterruptible power supply system based on the first redundancy level and the second redundancy level; and based on the monitoring, providing control signals to a first device associated with the first UPS group and a second device associated with the second UPS group.
US10418848B2
For efficient redundancy power supplying, a voltage drop device, a power selection device, a voltage detection device and a switch are provided in a power control circuit of a redundancy power supply system. The voltage drop device performs a voltage drop operation to convert a redundancy operating voltage into a standby voltage. The power selection device receives the main operating voltage and the standby voltage, and selectively outputting one of the main operating voltage and the standby voltage, which is of a higher level. The voltage detection device outputs a control signal according to a comparison result of the main operating voltage and a threshold. The switch is selectively conducted or interrupted according to the control signal. A voltage drop of power passing through the conducted switch is less than a voltage drop of power passing through the voltage drop device.
US10418842B2
Apparatus, methods and systems of wireless power distribution are disclosed. Embodiments involve the redirection of collimated energy to a converter, which stores or converts the energy into a more suitable form of energy for at least one specific point-of-use that is coupled to the converter.
US10418841B2
A wireless power receiver is coupled to an impedance matching network, the impedance matching network having a first node and a second node. Coupled to the first node is a first branch having a first positive reactance and a second branch having a first negative reactance, wherein an absolute value of the first positive reactance is different from an absolute value of the first negative reactance, and coupled to the second node is a third branch having a second positive reactance and a fourth branch having a second negative reactance, wherein an absolute value of the second positive reactance is different from an absolute value of the second negative reactance.
US10418839B2
A portable power charger is provided for charging one or more electronic devices from a rechargeable internal battery. The portable power charger is attachable to the surface of an electronic device via an attachment means located on the charger housing. The portable power charger includes at least one power connection for connecting the charger with an external power source, or at least one electronic device, or both, for direct charge connectivity. The power connection can be a power connection port or a power connector cable, attached to the charger housing, each capable of acting as a power input, a power output, or both. The portable charger also includes wireless power transmission components, such as a transmitter and a receiver, for recharging the charger as well as electronic devices via wireless power transmission methods.
US10418827B2
An electricity storage system includes: a plurality of rechargeable batteries connected in parallel; and a control unit that controls the rechargeable batteries. The control unit detects a deactivation target rechargeable battery of which charge or discharge need to be deactivated, of the rechargeable batteries, electrically separates and deactivates the deactivation target rechargeable battery from a load in a case where a charging rate of the deactivation target rechargeable battery is lower than a predetermined charging rate, and performs control such that a temperature of the deactivated rechargeable battery is within a predetermined temperature range. In this manner, it is possible to disperse ions inside a battery such that it is possible to recover performance of the battery.
US10418825B2
A voltage balancing circuit is applied to a power supply system. The power supply system comprises N power storage devices. The voltage balancing circuit comprises: N switches, N capacitors and a controller; the N switches are respectively connected to the N serial power storage devices; the N switches are respectively connected to the first terminals of the N capacitors; the second terminals of the N capacitors are connected to a common neutral line; the controller is connected to the N switches through a control line to control the switching of the N switches. The voltage balancing circuit avoids power loss when balancing the voltage of a plurality of serial power storage devices, and is small in size and low-cost, and balances voltage quickly.
US10418822B2
A method to co-optimize the energy production and frequency regulation of power generation systems. A three-level co-optimization model is used to determine the day-ahead unit commitment schedule considering the impacts of real-time generation dispatch and frequency regulation. Generation upward and downward regulation speed constraints are added to represent the system requirements for generation quick responses, and the actual regulation performance is also taken into account through the simulation of primary generation control.
US10418818B2
Improved techniques for photovoltaic power generation are described. Inverter failure is can be a significant problem in solar photovoltaic systems as it can lead to loss of opportunity to harvest energy. A solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation system is described comprising solar PV panels and power conditioning units. A dc power distribution bus is coupled to the solar PV panels and the power conditioning units to switchably share dc power from the solar PV panels between the power conditioning units. Power distribution controllers detect a faulty power conditioning unit and reroute power from a solar PV panel coupled to the faulty power conditioning unit to other power conditioning units via the dc distribution bus.
US10418810B2
In the examples provided herein, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) recording circuit has a first memristive element coupled to a pin of an integrated circuit. The first memristive element switches from a first resistance to a second resistance when an ESD event occurs at the pin, and the first resistance is less than the second resistance. The ESD recording circuit also has shunting circuitry to shunt energy from an additional ESD event away from the first memristive element.
US10418808B2
Detecting electrostatic discharge (“ESD”) events in a computer system, includes: determining, from an ESD detector installed in the computer system, that an ESD event has occurred; identifying a component of the computer system within a predefined proximity to the ESD detector as possibly affected by the ESD event; and notifying a user of the computer system of the component possibly affected by the ESD event.
US10418807B2
A surge protection device includes: a pair of terminal fittings to be connected to a pair of power supply terminals of a field device together with a power supply cable; a circuit board on which a surge protection element is mounted, the surge protection element including two electrodes connected to the pair of terminal fittings and a ground electrode configured to cause a surge current to flow to a ground when a surge voltage is applied between the two electrodes; an earth wiring cable connected to the ground electrode; and a main body that houses the circuit board, the main body being configured such that the pair of terminal fittings and the earth wiring cable protrude from an inside of the main body to an outside.
US10418805B2
A novel system is offered for supplying power from an input node to a load coupled to an output node. The system may have multiple switches coupled between the input node and the output node. One or more limiting circuits may be configured for controlling the switches so as to limit outputs of the switches. For example, the limiting circuits may limit current through the respective switches. One or more timers may set a delay period for indicating a fault condition after the limiting is initiated.
US10418802B2
A calibration circuit according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a battery pack, a protection IC, and a power source. The power source may have a predetermined voltage and may be selectively coupled to the protection IC. The power source may be capable of providing a current to the protection IC through one of a first current loop and a second current loop, wherein the current through the first current loop generates a first voltage across a first and second terminal of the protection IC, and the current through the second current loop generates a second voltage across the first and second terminals that is substantially equal to the voltage of the power source.
US10418789B2
A spark plug suppressor and a method of producing a spark plug suppressor from a suppressor precursor liquid that may be cured at a temperature below 300° C. The spark plug suppressor may include particles or grains dispersed in a matrix of electrically conducting material, electrically semiconducting material, or electrically non-conducting material. The suppressor may include a conductive glass seal component and a resistive suppressor component. The resistive suppressor component may be at least partially embedded in the glass seal component, and the glass seal component may seal a center electrode of the spark plug, a terminal of the spark plug, or both the center electrode and the terminal.
US10418777B2
A coaxial transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) including a side-by-side laser diode and monitor photodiode package, consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure, may be used in an optical transceiver for transmitting an optical signal at a channel wavelength. In an embodiment, the coaxial TOSA includes a laser sub-mount coupled to a mounting region defined by a body of the coaxial TOSA. The laser sub-mount includes a monitor photodiode disposed adjacent to a side of a laser diode such that a sensor region of the monitor photodiode is disposed within, or in close proximity to, a light cone emitted by a light emitting surface of the laser diode. The monitor photodiode is thus configured to directly receive a portion of emitted channel wavelengths from the laser diode for monitoring purposes.
US10418761B2
A signal transmission line, includes: a coaxial electrical connector comprising a coaxial electrical connector inner conductor and a coaxial outer conductor; a coaxial cable comprising a coaxial inner conductor and a coaxial outer conductor; and a section of resistive cable disposed between the coaxial cable and the coaxial connector, the section of resistive cable comprising an electrically thin resistive layer disposed between the coaxial cable inner conductor and a section outer conductor. The coaxial cable inner conductor is fastened to the coaxial electrical connector inner conductor.
US10418756B2
To avoid the disadvantages of additionally required space, unwanted crosstalk and deterioration in transmission properties that are concomitant with a separate transformer, a plug connector is proposed, comprising: a plug base with terminal contacts for external contacting of the plug connector, base-side connection contacts, and a transformer unit for galvanic separation in a conductive path between the terminal contacts and the base-side connection contacts and a plug body with plug contacts, the plug base and the plug body enclosing a contact element for connecting the base-side connection contacts to the plug contacts and the contact element being planar in a plane perpendicular to a plug-in direction of the plug body. A shielding element for the plug connector is also proposed.
US10418755B2
The present invention relates to a cable unit for connecting devices in a system, in particular in a patient monitoring system, to enable wireless exchange of data and/or power between them. The proposed cable unit comprises a cable (510) and a connector (520, 530) arranged at each end of said cable, said connector comprising a data transmission unit (522, 532) for transmitting data to and/or receiving data from a device having a counterpart connector and a magnetic coupling unit (521, 531) for transmitting power to and/or receiving power from another device of the system having a counterpart connector by use of inductive coupling.
US10418751B1
A power distribution assembly includes a first lug pad electrically coupled to a first phase of a run-over bus and a first cradle including a horizontal portion, a first end having a first vertical portion coupled thereto, and a second end having a second vertical portion coupled thereto. The first lug pad is received on the horizontal portion. A support is coupled to the first vertical portion and one or more braces are coupled to the second vertical portion. Lug assemblies and lug and bus assemblies are disclosed, as are other aspects.
US10418744B2
It is aimed to prevent separation of a cover (30) from a housing (10). The housing (10) includes lock receiving portions (21) on an outer side of a wire extending surface (13). The cover (30) is in the form of a cap for covering wires (80) extending from the wire extending surface (13) and includes a wire pull-out opening (35) configured such that the wires (80) are pulled out therethrough, an opening end (34) configured to contact the housing (10) along a front-rear direction, and locks (41) configured to restrict separation from the housing (10) by locking the lock receiving portions (21). The cover (30) includes a rib (37) serving as a forward movement restricting portion. The housing (10) includes opening restricting portions (23) arranged to contact and face a front end of the rib (37) and to face an outer surface of the cover (30).
US10418736B2
A metal plate for a terminal and a terminal in which cracks in a plating film due to bending or the like can be suppressed, and a terminal pair that is wear resistant against micro-sliding. The metal plate includes a base material and, a plating film that covers the entire surface of the base material. The plating film includes an intermediate Ag layer that is layered on the base material, and an Ag—Sn alloy layer that is layered on the intermediate Ag layer and is exposed on the outermost surface. The terminal is made from the metal plate and has a protruding contact projecting from the surrounding region and is configured to come into contact with a corresponding terminal. The plating film is arranged at least on the protruding contact.
US10418734B1
A straddle mount connector includes a housing and a contact assembly received in a cavity of the housing between a mating card slot and a host board slot. The contact assembly has a contact organizer having upper and lower contact channels in a top wall and a bottom wall, respectively receiving upper and lower contacts and engaging corresponding upper and lower locating features. The upper and lower contacts are electrically connected to a host board and a mating card. The contact assembly is loaded into the cavity such that upper and lower blocking surfaces of the housing block the upper contacts in the upper and lower contact channels.
US10418719B2
An apparatus include a package, a chip and a plurality of bumps. The package may include (i) a plurality of bonding pads configured to exchange a plurality of radio-frequency signals with an antenna panel and (ii) a plurality of transmission lines configured to exchange the radio-frequency signals with the bonding pads. Two of the transmission lines may be connected to each of the bonding pads. The chip may be disposed in the package and may include (i) a plurality of transceiver channels configured to exchange the radio-frequency signals with the transmission lines and (ii) a plurality of switches configured to switch the radio-frequency signals to a signal ground. The bumps may be configured to exchange the radio-frequency signals between the transmission lines of the package and the transceiver channels of the chip. The transmission lines, the bumps and the switches may form a plurality of transmit/receive switches.
US10418718B2
Various embodiments of antenna assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the antenna assembly includes a reflector comprising a center opening, a feed-antenna subassembly situated in front of the reflector, a rear housing situated behind the reflector, and a pole-mounting bracket comprising a base plate situated between the reflector and the rear housing. The feed-antenna subassembly comprises a feed tube that houses at least one of: a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit. The rear housing is coupled to a front side of the reflector via the center opening. The rear housing comprises a center cavity, and a back end of the feed tube is inserted in and coupled to the center cavity. The base plate is coupled to the reflector and the rear housing in such a way that decoupling between the base plate and the reflector requires a prior decoupling between the feed-antenna subassembly and the rear housing and a prior decoupling between the rear housing and the reflector.
US10418714B2
In an electronic switching beamforming antenna array, a coplanar feeding line of the antenna array is configured on a metal plane of a substrate, and a plurality of slot antennas of aforementioned antenna array are inclinedly configured on the metal plane and configured on at least one side of the coplanar feeding line. A slot coupling segment of slot antenna is configured at one end of the slot antenna and neighbored with the coplanar feeding line so as to make the slot antenna couple with the coplanar feeding line, and a switch device of the slot antenna is configured at one portion which between one part of the slot antenna and a grounding plane formed by the metal plane. When the switch device is triggered to configure a radiating feature of the slot antenna, the antenna array is able to achieve the purpose of setting beamforming direction.
US10418712B1
Folded optics reflector system includes a hoop assembly configured to expand between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration to define a circumferential hoop. A mesh reflector surface is secured to the hoop assembly such that when the hoop assembly is in the expanded configuration, the reflector surface is expanded to a shape that is configured to concentrate RF energy in a desired pattern. The system also includes a mast assembly comprised of an extendible boom. The hoop assembly is secured by a plurality of cords relative to a top and bottom portion of the boom, whereby upon extension of the boom to a deployed condition, the hoop assembly is supported by the boom. A subreflector is disposed at the top portion of the boom.
US10418711B2
An RFID tag device with an RFID antenna assembly that increases transmission range of the RFID tag device when adhesively coupled to a mobile device. The RFID tag device includes a RF interface that operates at a first RF frequency, a controller coupled to the RF interfaces, and the RFID antenna assembly. The RFID antenna assembly includes a first and a second dipole elements, each shaped as a half rectangle with an additional segment joining the respective element to a tuning element. The RFID antenna also includes a tuning element, which is a loop antenna, connecting the RF interface to the controller and a ferrite dielectric on the back of one of the dipole elements. A structure of the RF antennal assembly, when the RFID tag device is coupled to a mobile device, causes the mobile device to function as a reflector to increase gain of the RFID antenna assembly thereby improving transmission range.
US10418693B2
A band latch mechanism that is configured to connect a wristband to a fitness tracker is provided. The band latch mechanism may be configured to be inserted into a cavity of a housing of the fitness tracker and configured so that any metallic body of the band latch mechanism does not contact metallic surfaces of the cavity in order to prevent an electrical ground from being positioned within a keep-out zone of an antenna of the fitness tracker. A housing with integrated antenna structures is also disclosed.
US10418692B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments including a modular base station that is, for example, easily deployable in emerging markets. The modular base station is designed to be easily transported and affixed, for example, to poles or trees. The modular base station is designed to withstand high temperatures caused by operating at high altitudes and to be easily configured, oriented, and serviced in the field. Its components (e.g., radio frequency (RF) circuit boards) are modular so as to interoperate with various third-party compatible devices.
US10418691B2
An antenna device is described. The antenna device 100 comprises at least two antenna elements each of comprising a first radiating element 110 and a corresponding second radiating element 120. The second radiating element 120 extends in a height direction along a common center axis A from a foot of the antenna device 100 to its corresponding first radiating element 110. The first radiating element 110 extends in a length direction outwards from the common center axis A. The length of the first radiating element 110 defines the maximum supported wavelength. Furthermore, each first radiating element 110 has a greater length than its width and each first radiating element 110 is electrically coupled to its corresponding second radiating element 120 along the length direction, so that the second radiating element 120 can contribute to the smaller wavelengths.
US10418672B2
Some embodiments provide a novel method for harnessing the heat generated by one or more components (e.g., a set of IR LEDs) of an A/V recording and communication device in order to manage the temperature of one or more batteries of the A/V recording and communication device. Some aspects of the present embodiments raise the temperature of the battery in a cold weather without requiring any additional electrical power (e.g., without consuming any additional power for heating up the battery). In one aspect of the present embodiments, a thermally conductive sheet is coupled to a printed circuit board to which one or more IR LEDs are coupled. The thermally conductive sheet transfers the waste heat generated by the IR LEDs of the A/V recording and communication device to a rechargeable battery of the device.
US10418671B2
A power supply device is provided with: a plurality of battery cells, each of which has a prismatic external form; a separator connected to each battery cell to cover at least a portion of the surface of the battery cell; and a fastening member that fastens a battery stack obtained by stacking the battery cells covered by the separator in a state where main surfaces face each other. The separator is formed from an insulating material which is elastically deformable, and provided with the main plate section covering the main surface of the battery cell disposed to face said section, a box-shaped covering section provided on a bottom part of the main plate section on a side of a first surface, and a corner covering section provided on a top part of the main plate section on the side of the first surface.
US10418667B2
The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (30) which includes: a positive electrode (1); a negative electrode (2); a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent; an outer package (5, 7, 19) receiving the positive electrode (1), the negative electrode (2), and the non-aqueous electrolyte; and a current interrupt valve (14) which interrupts a current in response to an increase in pressure inside the outer package (5, 7, 19). The positive electrode (1) contains a carbonate compound, the non-aqueous solvent contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated chain ester, and the total content of the fluorinated cyclic carbonate and the fluorinated chain ester is with respect to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent, 50 percent by volume or more.
US10418655B2
Disclosed is a cathode catalyst layer for fuel cells including heat-treated ordered mesoporous carbon, wherein the heat-treated ordered mesoporous carbon is present in an amount of 1% by weight to 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the cathode catalyst layer for fuel cells, and a method of manufacturing the same.
US10418652B2
The disclosure relates to a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. The fuel cell includes: a container, wherein the container includes a reacting room, a fuel room connected to the reacting room through a fuel inputting hole, a fuel inputting door located on the fuel inputting hole, a waste collecting room connected to the reacting room through a waste outputting hole, a waste outputting door located on the waste outputting hole; a membrane electrode assembly device located in the reacting room, wherein the reacting room is divided into an anode electrode space and a cathode electrode space connected to the outside through a pipe, the volume of the anode electrode space and the cathode electrode space can be changed by moving the membrane electrode assembly device.
US10418641B2
Provided are processes for preparing a thermodynamically stable PtBi2 alloy nanoparticle. In certain aspects, the process comprises preparing an aqueous mixture, with the aqueous mixture comprising: an inorganic compound comprising SnCl2; an inorganic compound comprising Bi; and HCl. The process further comprises adding PtCl4 to the mixture. The process results in the spontaneous reduction of Bi and Pt. Excess SnCl2 is adsorbed as a ligand at the surface of the PtBi2 alloy nanoparticle, which serves to stabilize the nanoparticle. Another aspect provides a thermodynamically stable PtBi2 nanoparticle. The nanoparticle comprises a core comprising a PtBi2 alloy. The nanoparticle further comprises a shell at least partially encapsulating the core, with the shell comprising stannous chloride. The thermodynamically stable PtBi2 nanoparticle has a negative charge.
US10418639B2
Highly anion resistant electrocatalysts suitable for catalyzing an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methods of synthesizing the same are provided. The catalysts contain a transition metal, a heteroatom, and carbon. Preferred catalysts include N as the heteroatom and Fe as the transition metal, with active sites having Fe—N4 stoichiometry (FexNyCz) as part of a metal organic framework (MOF) or sequestered within a MOF. Electrocatalysts further including Fe nanoparticles (FeNPs) are also provided. The catalysts described herein are applicable in the preparation of oxygen decoupled cathodes (ODC) for chlorine evolution processes such as in chlor-alkali cells or HCl electrolyzers. The catalysts are also useful in preparing ODC for use in fuel cells, including phosphoric acid fuel cells.
US10418638B2
Disclosed are an electrode including a perforated current collector, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and according to the present disclosure, precipitation and elimination reactions of lithium metal are induced inside a perforation of a negative electrode current collector, and therefore, volume expansion of a cell is suppressed and battery performance is enhanced therefrom.
US10418637B2
The invention relates to a grid arrangement for a plate-shaped battery electrode of an electrochemical accumulator comprising a frame and a grid arranged thereon, wherein the frame comprises at least one upper frame element having a connecting lug of the battery electrode disposed on its side facing away from the grid, wherein the grid comprises grid bars respectively surrounding cutouts of the grid, wherein the majority of the grid bars surrounding the cutouts are respectively disposed in a hexagonal arrangement such that the cutout situated in between forms a hexagon, characterized by one, some or all of the following a), b), c), d), e) features): a) the grid arrangement is coated with a pasty active mass on which liquid-absorbing material designed to absorb liquid electrolyte of the accumulator is disposed, b) the size of the hexagonal cutouts increases toward the upper frame element, c) the grid bars of all the hexagonal cutouts have the same width or the same cross-sectional area, d) none of the grid bars of the hexagonal cutouts run horizontal or parallel to the upper frame element, e) none of the grid bars of the hexagonal cutouts run vertical or perpendicular to the upper frame element. The invention further relates to an accumulator.
US10418632B2
Disclosed is a binder composition for secondary batteries, wherein conjugated diene latex particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less and acrylic copolymer latex particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 300 nm or more and 700 nm or less are present as an independent phases, and the acrylic copolymer latex particles (B) are included in an amount of 1% to 30% by weight based on a mass of a solid. When the binder composition according to the present invention is applied to an electrode mixture and lithium secondary battery, superior binding force may be maintained between electrode materials and between an electrode material and a current collector, which suffer volume change during charge/discharge, and a secondary battery having superior initial capacity and efficiency may be provided. In addition, thickness increase and gas generation are decreased at high temperature and thus swelling is decreased, whereby a battery having enhanced safety may be provided.
US10418617B2
A laminate-type power storage element, including an exterior body that is formed in a flat bag shape, and an electrode body that has a sheet-shaped positive electrode and a sheet-shaped negative electrode layered via a separator and that is sealed inside the exterior body together with an electrolytic solution, wherein electrode terminal plates of the positive electrode and the negative electrode are guided in an identical direction from a predetermined margin of the exterior body to an outside of the exterior body, and a support part that is made with a film shaped resin having insulating and heat-resistant properties is formed on principal surface sides of the electrode terminal plates at a region that is along the predetermined margin and covers up to tip ends of the electrode terminal plates.
US10418615B2
A battery terminal includes a fastening portion (11) that is partially open in a circumferential direction and a flange (42) projects radially out from the fastening portion (11). Two facing portions (14) project radially out from open ends (13) of the fastening portion (11) and face each other in the circumferential direction. The fastening portion (11) is reduced in diameter and fastened to a battery post P by having the facing portions (14) approach each other. The flange (42) of the fastening portion (11) has cuts (20) for partially reducing a thickness of the fastening portion (11) in a radial direction.
US10418603B2
A circuit substrate, a plurality of supporting members that are arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction of the circuit substrate and support both longitudinal ends of the circuit substrate, and a housing onto which the supporting members are fixed are included.
US10418598B1
The present disclosure discloses an OLED panel and an OLED display. The OLED panel includes an OLED device and a thin film packaging structure formed on the OLED device. The thin film includes a first inorganic film layer, a first organic film layer, a second inorganic film layer, a third inorganic film layer and a fourth inorganic film layer set in sequence. The refractive index of the first inorganic film layer is greater than that of the first organic film layer, and the refractive index of the second inorganic film layer and the refractive index of the fourth inorganic film layer are both smaller than that of the third inorganic film layer. The light emitting efficiency of the OLED panel can be improved based on above structure of the OLED panel.
US10418596B2
An organ light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel manufacturing method and an OLED display panel manufacturing device, the device includes a chamber configured to accommodate and heating an OLED lamination plate, where he OLED lamination plate has a substrate and a packaging lid adhered by glass adhesive and UV adhesive; a transparent lamination plate located in the chamber and configured to laminate the OLED lamination plate; a laser head located in the chamber, located on a side of the packaging lid above the transparent lamination plate and utilizing the laser beam irradiate a protruding portion of a start point of the glass adhesive.
US10418594B2
Provided is a light-emitting device which can emit monochromatic light with high purity due to a microcavity effect and which can emit white light in the case of a combination of monochromatic light. Provided is a high-definition light-emitting device. Provided is a light-emitting device with low power consumption. In a light-emitting device with a white-color filter top emission structure, one pixel is formed of four sub-pixels of RBGY, an EL layer includes a first light-emitting substance which emits blue light and a second light-emitting substance which emits light corresponding to a complementary color of blue, and a semi-transmissive and semi-reflective electrode (an upper electrode) is formed so as to cover an edge portion of the EL layer.
US10418593B2
An organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a first light-emitting unit (EL unit) disposed on the first electrode and including a first organic light-emitting layer, a first charge generating layer on the first EL unit, a second EL unit disposed on the first charge generating layer and including a second organic light-emitting layer, a third organic light-emitting layer and a fourth organic light-emitting layer, a second charge generating layer on the second EL unit, a third EL unit disposed on the second charge generating layer and including a fifth organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on the third EL unit. A dopant concentration of the third organic light-emitting layer is greater than a dopant concentration of the fourth organic light-emitting layer. An organic light emitting display device can include the organic light-emitting diode.
US10418591B2
Provided is a light emitting device disposed along a transparent member. The light emitting device includes: an organic electroluminescence panel having a translucent substrate disposed to face the transparent member, a translucent anode disposed on the substrate, an organic material layer disposed on the anode, and a non-translucent cathode disposed on the organic material layer. The organic material layer and the cathode are formed in a form of stripes. The cathode is formed wider than the organic material layer.
US10418581B2
A light emitting device (10) includes a substrate (100) and a light emitting unit. The light emitting unit includes a first electrode (110), an organic layer (120), and a second electrode (130). The organic layer (120) is located between the first electrode (110) and the second electrode (130). The conductor (180) extends in the first direction (y direction) and at least a portion thereof is in contact with any surface of the first electrode (110). The conductor (180) contains conductive particles and includes a first portion (181) and a second portion (183). The second portion (183) is thicker than the first portion (181). The first portion (181) and the second portion (183) are aligned in the first direction and connected to each other.
US10418576B2
A light emitting diode including a first electrode; a second electrode overlapping the first electrode; an emission layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electron transporting region positioned between the second electrode and the emission layer, wherein the electron transporting region includes a tellurium compound of a rare earth metal.
US10418575B2
The present invention provides an organic light-emitting display apparatus where an organic light-emitting device comprises an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an organic light-emitting dielectric layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer; organic light-emitting dielectric layer comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transporting layer, a first mixed layer, an emission layer, an electron transporting layer, and an electron injection layer sequentially disposed; wherein first mixed layer is a mixed material layer consisting of a hole transporting material and an electron transporting material, and first mixed layer is doped with either of a material having an electron blocking function and a material having a hole control function. It can decrease injection barrier of carriers of holes and electrons in the organic light-emitting device, control carrier injection rate and position of carrier recombination region, and raise the recombination efficiency of the carriers, thereby achieving a high efficiency, long lifetime organic light-emitting device.
US10418573B2
According to an aspect, an organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a host and a dopant, wherein the host is an exciplex host, which is a combination of a hole transporting host and an electron transporting host which form an exciplex, or a delayed fluorescent organic compound, and the dopant includes both a phosphorescent dopant and a fluorescent dopant.
US10418570B2
A curved screen attaching device is provided for achieving an attachment between a flexible display layer and a curved cover, and includes: a base platform formed with a curved surface on an upper surface thereof; a magnet layer provided on a bottom of the curved surface and having a plurality of strip-type magnetic field generators disposed independent of each other; an attaching roller magnetically attracted to and moved on the curved surface to process a roll forming on the flexible display layer; and a controller configured to control the strip-type magnetic field generators to be switched on or off to form a moving magnetic field to guide and move the attaching roller.
US10418569B2
A family of phosphorescent emitter compounds containing a carbene ligand LA selected from the group consisting of: is disclosed. These compounds enhance the performance of OLEDs when incorporated therein.
US10418565B2
To provide a light-emitting element with an improved reliability, a light-emitting element with a high current efficiency (or a high quantum efficiency), and a novel dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline derivative that is favorably used in a light-emitting element which is one embodiment of the present invention. A light-emitting element includes an EL layer between an anode and a cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer; the light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound having an electron-transport property and a hole-transport property, a second organic compound having a hole-transport property, and a light-emitting substance; the combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex; the HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than the HOMO level of the second organic compound; and a difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.4 eV.
US10418564B2
The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices.
US10418554B2
A memory cell comprising a threshold switching material over a first electrode on a substrate. The memory cell includes a second electrode over the threshold switching material and at least one dielectric material between the threshold switching material and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode. A memory material overlies the second electrode. The dielectric material may directly contact the threshold switching material and each of the first electrode and the second electrode. Memory cells including only one dielectric material between the threshold switching material and an electrode are disclosed. A memory device including the memory cells and methods of forming the memory cells are also described.
US10418550B2
A high temperature resistant memristor comprises a bottom electrode, a dielectric and a top electrode, wherein the dielectric is a two-dimensional covalent crystal material or a two-dimensional covalent crystal material doped with oxygen or sulfur which has (1) the two-dimensional covalent crystal material or the two-dimensional covalent crystal material doped with oxygen or sulfur is adopted as the dielectric; (2) a memristor prepared by utilizing relatively high thermal stability of a lattice structure of two-dimensional transition metal; and (3) the high temperature resistant memristor.
US10418547B1
A first conductive layer is patterned and trimmed to form a sub 30 nm conductive via on a first bottom electrode. The conductive via is encapsulated with a first dielectric layer and planarized to expose a top surface of the conductive via. A second conductive layer is deposited over the first dielectric layer and the conductive via. The second conductive layer is patterned to form a sub 60 nm second conductive layer wherein the conductive via and second conductive layer together form a T-shaped second bottom electrode. MTJ stacks are deposited on the T-shaped second bottom electrode and on the first bottom electrode wherein the MTJ stacks are discontinuous. A second dielectric layer is deposited over the MTJ stacks and planarized to expose a top surface of the MTJ stack on the T-shaped second bottom electrode. A top electrode contacts the MTJ stack on the T-shaped second bottom electrode plug.
US10418545B2
This spin current magnetization reversal element includes a magnetoresistance effect element having a first ferromagnetic metal layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a second ferromagnetic metal layer having a variable magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic metal layer and the second ferromagnetic metal layer, and spin-orbit torque wiring which extends in a first direction that intersects the stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect element, and contacts the surface of the magnetoresistance effect element on the side facing the second ferromagnetic metal layer, wherein at least one surface of the second ferromagnetic metal layer in the stacking direction has an inclined surface that is inclined in the first direction, and the direction of magnetization of the second ferromagnetic metal layer is inclined due to the inclined surface.
US10418535B2
An optoelectronic component includes a boundary layer is arranged between a semiconductor body and a metallic layer in a lateral direction, adjoins the semiconductor body at least in places, covers an active layer laterally, and has a lower refractive index compared to the semiconductor body, a metallic layer is configured to prevent the electromagnetic radiation generated during operation of the component and passes through the boundary layer from impinging on a mold body, the boundary layer is formed from a radiation-transmitting dielectric material having a refractive index of 1 to 2, and a layer thickness of the boundary layer is at least 400 nm and selected such that an amplitude of an evanescent wave, which is obtained in the event of total internal reflection at an interface between the boundary layer and the semiconductor body, is reduced to less than 37% of its original value within the boundary layer.
US10418532B2
Provided are a semiconductor light-emitting device capable of easily adjusting the light intensity of output light and a method for producing such a semiconductor light-emitting device. The semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a light-emitting element mounted on the substrate; and a seal layer provided on the substrate so as to cover the light-emitting element. The seal layer contains resin and inorganic pigment particles. The inorganic particles have an average particle size of 1 □m or larger and 50 □m or smaller in a volumetric basis particle size distribution by a laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement method. The inorganic particles distributed at a concentration becoming thicker in a direction toward said substrate.
US10418531B2
The present invention provides a light-emitting diode (LED) packaging material, which is formed by compounding the graphene with the silane or the epoxy resin, to improve the defects of manufacturing the LED packaging material of the single silane or the epoxy resin, with the help of the properties of graphene, so as to improve the performance of the LED packaging material. The present invention further provides a manufacturing method of a LED packaging material. The LED packaging material and the manufacturing method of the present invention, which is formed by compounding the graphene with the silane or the epoxy resin, to improve the defects of manufacturing the LED packaging material of the single silane or the epoxy resin, with the help of the properties of graphene, so as to improve the performance of the LED packaging material.
US10418526B2
A light emitting device includes: a resin package including: a plurality of leads that includes: a first lead having an upper surface, and a second lead having an upper surface, and a resin body that includes: a first resin portion, a second resin portion, a third resin portion disposed between the first lead and the second lead, and a resin connection portion, the plurality of leads and the at least one inner lateral wall surface of the first resin portion defining a recess, the second resin portion surrounding an element mounting region, and the resin connection portion connecting the first resin portion and the second resin portion at the bottom of the recess; at least one light emitting element disposed on the element mounting region; and a light-reflective member disposed between the inner lateral wall surface and the second resin portion in the recess.
US10418520B2
A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element that includes a light emitting layer between a first electrode and a second electrode; a wavelength conversion layer overlapping the light emitting element; and an uneven layer that includes a plurality of furrows between the light emitting element and the wavelength conversion layer, wherein a shortest distance between a bottom surface of the plurality of furrows and the wavelength conversion layer is 0.1 um or greater.
US10418518B2
A fabrication method of a nitride underlayer structure includes, during AlN layer sputtering with PVD, a small amount of non-Al material is doped to form nitride with decomposition temperature lower than that of AlN. A high-temperature annealing is then performed. After annealing, the AlN layer has a rough surface with microscopic ups and downs instead of a flat surface. By continuing AlGaN growth via MOCVD over this surface, the stress can be released via 3D-2D mode conversion, thus improving AlN cracks.
US10418516B2
Disclosed herein are multi-layered optically active regions for semiconductor light-emitting devices (LEDs) that incorporate intermediate carrier blocking layers, the intermediate carrier blocking layers having design parameters for compositions and doping levels selected to provide efficient control over the carrier injection distribution across the active regions to achieve desired device injection characteristics. Examples of embodiments discussed herein include, among others: a multiple-quantum-well variable-color LED operating in visible optical range with full coverage of RGB gamut, a multiple-quantum-well variable-color LED operating in visible optical range with an extended color gamut beyond standard RGB gamut, a multiple-quantum-well light-white emitting LED with variable color temperature, and a multiple-quantum-well LED with uniformly populated active layers.
US10418506B2
A light-emitting device including a substrate at least partially doped with a first type of conductivity and including a face; light-emitting diodes each including at least one three-dimensional semiconducting element which is undoped or doped with the first type of conductivity and resting on the said face; and semiconducting regions forming photodiodes, at least partially doped with a second type of conductivity opposite to the first type of conductivity and extending in the substrate from the said face between at least some of the three-dimensional semiconducting elements, a portion of the substrate of first type of conductivity extending up to the said face at the level of each three-dimensional semiconducting element.
US10418499B2
A light emitting device, such as an LED, is formed by forming clusters of semiconductor nanostructures separated by inter-cluster regions that lack semiconductor nanostructures over a substrate, where each semiconductor nanostructure includes a nanostructure core having a doping of a first conductivity type and an active shell formed around the nanostructure core, and selectively depositing a second conductivity type semiconductor material layer having a doping of a second conductivity type on the clusters of semiconductor nanostructures. Portions of the selectively deposited second conductivity type semiconductor material layer form a continuous material layer in each cluster of semiconductor nanostructures, and the second conductivity type semiconductor material layer is not deposited in the inter-cluster regions.
US10418489B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device. In an embodiment, the thin film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulation layer, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, and further includes a heat source disposed above or below the active layer and configured to heat a channel region of the active layer.
US10418488B2
Methods and structures for forming strained-channel FETs are described. A strain-inducing layer may be formed under stress in a silicon-on-insulator substrate below the insulator. Stress-relief cuts may be formed in the strain-inducing layer to relieve stress in the strain-inducing layer. The relief of stress can impart strain to an adjacent semiconductor layer. Strained-channel, fully-depleted SOI FETs and strained-channel finFETs may be formed from the adjacent semiconductor layer. The amount and type of strain may be controlled by etch depths and geometries of the stress-relief cuts and choice of materials for the strain-inducing layer.
US10418485B2
A method of forming a vertical transport fin field effect transistor and a long-channel field effect transistor on the same substrate, including, forming a recessed region in a substrate and a fin region adjacent to the recessed region, forming one or more vertical fins on the fin region, forming a long-channel pillar from the substrate in the recessed region, where the long-channel pillar is at a different elevation than the one or more vertical fins, forming two or more long-channel source/drain plugs on the long-channel pillar, forming a bottom source/drain plug in the fin region, where the bottom source/drain plug is below the one or more vertical fins, forming a gate structure on the long-channel pillar and a gate structure on the one or more vertical fins, and forming a top source/drain on the top surface of the one or more vertical fins.
US10418482B2
A high voltage device is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and includes: a first deep well, a lateral lightly doped region, a high voltage well, an isolation region, a body region, a gate, a source, a drain, and a first isolation well. The first deep well and the first isolation well are for electrical isolating the high voltage device from neighboring devices below a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The lateral lightly doped region is located between the first deep well and the high voltage well in a vertical direction, and the lateral lightly doped region contacts the first deep well and the high voltage well. The lateral lightly doped region is for reducing an inner capacitance of the high voltage device when the high voltage device operates, to improve transient response.
US10418474B2
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a semiconductor structure including a cap layer and a channel layer forming a heterojunction, such that a two dimensional electron gas is formed at the interface of cap layer and the channel layer. The HEMT also includes a set of electrodes including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode deposited on the cap layer. The gate electrode is arranged between the source and the drain electrode along the length of the HEMT. The thickness of the cap layer at least under the gate electrode is varying along the width of the HEMT.
US10418471B2
Dual-base two-sided bipolar power transistors which use an insulated field plate to separate the emitter/collector diffusions from the nearest base contact diffusion. This provides a surprising improvement in turn-off performance, and in breakdown voltage.
US10418460B2
A structure and method for implementation of dummy gate structures within multi-gate device structures includes a semiconductor device including an isolation region that separates a first and second active region. The first active region is adjacent to a first side of the isolation region and the second active region is adjacent to a second side of the isolation region. A device including a source, a drain, and a gate is formed within the first active region. One of the source and drain regions are disposed adjacent to the isolation region. A dummy gate is formed at least partially over the isolation region and adjacent to the one of the source and drain regions. In various examples, the gate includes a first dielectric layer having a first thickness and the dummy gate includes a second dielectric layer having a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
US10418459B2
A high electron mobility transistor includes a III-V compound layer, a nitride layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode, a surface plasma treatment region, and at least one moat. The nitride layer is disposed on the III-V compound layer. The source and the drain electrodes are disposed above the III-V compound layer. The gate electrode is disposed above the nitride layer. The moat is at least partially disposed in the nitride layer and between the source and the drain electrodes. The surface plasma treatment region is at least partially disposed in the nitride layer. The surface plasma treatment region is at least partially disposed at a top surface of the nitride layer between the moat and the drain electrode, a top surface of the nitride layer between the moat and the source electrode, and/or a top surface of the nitride layer under the moat.
US10418455B2
At least one method, apparatus and system disclosed herein involves forming trench in a gate region, wherein the trench having an oxide layer to a height to reduce or prevent process residue. A plurality of fins are formed on a semiconductor substrate. Over a first portion of the fins, an epitaxial (EPI) feature at a top portion of each fin of the first portion. Over a second portion of the fins, a gate region is formed. In a portion of the gate region, a trench is formed. A first oxide layer at a bottom region of the trench is formed. Prior to performing an amorphous-silicon (a-Si) deposition, a flowable oxide material is deposited into the trench for forming a second oxide layer. The second oxide layer comprises the flowable oxide and the first oxide layer. The second oxide layer has a first height.
US10418454B2
This disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. The semiconductor device may include a substrate; a first fin on the substrate for forming a first electronic component; a first gate structure on a portion of the first fin including a first gate dielectric layer on a portion of the first fin and a first gate on the first gate dielectric layer; and a first source region and a first drain region that each at one of two sides of the first gate structure and at least partially located in the first fin, where the first gate dielectric layer comprises a first region abutting against the first drain region, a second region abutting against the first source region, and a third region between the first region and the second region, and wherein thickness of the first region is greater than that of the third region.
US10418452B2
A semiconductor device includes a first trench and a second trench in a first main surface of a semiconductor substrate. Each of the first and second trenches includes first sections extending lengthwise in a first direction and a second section extending lengthwise in a second direction transvers to the first direction, the second section of the first trench being disposed opposite to the second section of the second trench. The semiconductor device further includes a semiconductor mesa separating the first and second trenches, and a source metal layer above the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to source regions in the semiconductor mesa. Corresponding methods of manufacture are also described.
US10418448B2
A semiconductor device includes an active pattern provided on a substrate and a gate electrode crossing over the active pattern. The active pattern includes a first buffer pattern on the substrate, a channel pattern on the first buffer pattern, a doped pattern between the first buffer pattern and the channel pattern, and a second buffer pattern between the doped pattern and the channel pattern. The doped pattern includes graphene injected with an impurity.
US10418440B2
A memory structure including a substrate, stacked structures, at least one isolation structure, a second conductive layer, and a second dielectric layer is provided. The stacked structures are disposed on the substrate. Each of the stacked structures includes a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer sequentially disposed on the substrate. A first opening is located between two adjacent stacked structures, and the first opening extends into the substrate. The isolation structure is disposed in the first opening and covers a sidewall of the first dielectric layer. The isolation structure has a recess, such that a top profile of the isolation structure is shaped as a funnel. The second conductive layer is disposed on the stacked structures and fills the first opening. The second dielectric layer is disposed between the second conductive layer and the first conductive layer.
US10418439B2
At least one embodiment is directed to a semiconductor edge termination structure, where the edge termination structure comprises several doped layers and a buffer layer.
US10418435B2
A pixel structure including a substrate, a power wire, a planarization layer, a drive circuit and a conductive structure is provided. The substrate has a layout area and a light-transmitting area located outside the layout area. The power wire is disposed on the layout area of the substrate. The power wire includes a shielding layer. The planarization layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the power wire. The drive circuit is disposed on the planarization layer and corresponds to the layout area. The drive circuit includes a first active device. The shielding layer overlaps with the first active device. The conductive structure is disposed in the planarization layer and distributed corresponding to the layout area. The power wire is electrically connected with the drive circuit through the conductive structure. A display panel is also provided.
US10418433B2
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.
US10418427B2
Forming functional layers including functional material in application regions by applying ink to the application regions then drying the ink, which contains the functional material, by causing nozzles to be scanned relative to the substrate along the row direction while, among the nozzles, only use-nozzles that are not selected as a defective nozzle eject the ink, the nozzles being arranged in the column direction over the substrate and including a nozzle selected in advance as a defective nozzle. Among the nozzles, when applying the ink, at least one reserve nozzle is present, a reserve nozzle being a nozzle that is not one of the use-nozzles, is not selected as the defective nozzle, passes over the application region, and does not eject the ink.
US10418422B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a substrate, a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode arranged in layers. The light-emitting layer includes primary pixels, each of which includes three or more subpixels. One of the subpixels is a white subpixel. The other subpixels includes a basic subpixel which has a light-emitting material necessary to synthesize the white light. The basic subpixels includes an original color zone and a synthesized color zone. The light-emitting material for the synthesized white light corresponding to the synthesized color zone of the basic subpixels and another kind of light-emitting material for the synthesized white light are layered or mixed to form the subpixel with the white light. The brightness and color of the image is enhanced, power consumes less, and the life span of the organic light-emitting device is extended.
US10418416B2
There are provided a memory device and a memory unit that make it possible to improve retention property of a resistance value in low-current writing. The memory device of the technology includes a first electrode, a memory layer, and a second electrode in order, in which the memory layer includes an ion source layer containing one or more transition metal elements selected from group 4, group 5, and group 6 in periodic table, one or more chalcogen elements selected from tellurium (Te), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se), and one or both of boron (B) and carbon (C), and a resistance change layer having resistance that is varied by voltage application to the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10418410B2
Optoelectronic modules operable to collect distance data and spectral data include demodulation pixels operable to collect spectral data and distance data via a time-of flight approach. The demodulation pixels include regions with varying charge-carrier mobilities. Multi-wavelength electromagnetic radiation incident on the demodulation pixels are separated into different portions wherein the respective portions are used to determine the composition of the incident multi-wavelength electromagnetic radiation. Accordingly, the optoelectronic module is used, for example, to collect colour images and 3D images, and/or ambient light levels and distance data. The demodulation pixels comprise contact nodes that generate potential regions that vary in magnitude with the lateral dimension of the semiconductor substrate. The potential regions conduct the photo-generated charges from the photo-sensitive detection region to a charge-collection region. The photo-generated charges are conducted to the charge-collection region with respective drift velocities that vary in magnitude with the thickness of the semiconductor substrate.
US10418406B2
Aspects and examples described herein provide a hybrid imaging sensor chip assembly for reducing undesired radiative transfer between a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) and an optical detector, and methods of manufacturing a hybrid imaging sensor chip assembly. In one example, a hybrid imaging sensor chip assembly includes an optical detector configured to collect electromagnetic radiation incident thereon, a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) read-out integrated circuit (ROIC), and a radiation-shielding wafer interposed between the optical detector and the CMOS ROIC, the radiation-shielding wafer including a plurality of through wafer vias (TWVs) electrically coupled to the optical detector and the CMOS ROIC, the radiation-shielding wafer being positioned to prevent radiative transfer between the CMOS ROIC and the optical detector.
US10418402B2
In an embodiment, an image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate, a first heavily doped region disposed in the epitaxial layer, and a shallow trench isolation region disposed in the epitaxial layer and surrounding the first heavily doped region. The semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer are of a first doping type and the semiconductor substrate is coupled to a reference potential node. The first heavily doped region is of a second doping type opposite to the first doping type. The epitaxial layer, the first heavily doped region, and the shallow trench isolation region are part of a p-n junction photodiode configured to operate in the near ultraviolet region.
US10418396B1
Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: an image sensor; an optically transmissive transparent coating directly coupled to the image sensor; and a glass lid coupled directly coupled to the optically transmissive coating. An entire surface of the glass may be directly coupled to an entire surface of the optically transmissive adhesive coating.
US10418394B2
Disclosed herein is a solid state imaging device including a support substrate; an imaging semiconductor chip having a pixel array disposed on the support substrate; and an image processing semiconductor chip disposed on the support substrate, wherein the imaging semiconductor chip and the image processing semiconductor chip are connected by through-vias, and interconnects formed on the support substrate.
US10418387B2
A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a first gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a voltage wire disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the first gate electrode and the voltage wire, a semiconductor pattern including an oxide semiconductor material disposed on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed at a distance from each other on the semiconductor pattern, a first passivation layer disposed on the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a first electrode disposed on the first passivation layer and connected with the voltage wire.
US10418380B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided including the steps of providing a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate comprising a semiconductor bulk substrate, a buried insulation layer formed on the semiconductor bulk substrate and a semiconductor layer positioned on the buried insulation layer, and forming a first transistor device, wherein forming the first transistor device includes forming a channel region in the semiconductor bulk substrate and forming a gate insulation layer over the channel region partially of a part of the buried insulation layer and wherein forming the gate insulation layer includes oxidizing a part of the semiconductor layer.
US10418373B2
A method of controlling the thickness of gate oxides in an integrated CMOS process which includes performing a two-step gate oxidation process to concurrently oxidize and therefore consume at least a first portion of the cap layer of the NV gate stack to form a blocking oxide and form a gate oxide of at least one metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor in the second region, wherein the gate oxide of the at least one MOS transistor is formed during both a first oxidation step and a second oxidation step of the gate oxidation process.
US10418372B2
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a source select line. The semiconductor device may include word lines. The semiconductor device may include a channel layer. The semiconductor device may include a source structure. The source structure may be disposed under the source select line. The source structure may be in contact with the channel layer.
US10418368B1
A method for forming a buried local interconnect in a source/drain region is disclosed including, among other things, forming a plurality of VOC structures, forming a first source/drain region between a first pair of the plurality of VOC structures, forming a second source/drain region between a second pair of the plurality of VOC structures, and forming an isolation structure between the first and second source/drain regions. A first trench is formed in the first and second source/drain regions and the isolation structure. A liner layer is formed in the first trench, and a first conductive line is formed in the first trench. A dielectric material is formed above the first conductive line. A first opening is formed in the dielectric material to expose a portion of the first conductive line. A first conductive feature is formed in the first opening contacting the exposed portion of the first conductive line.
US10418366B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming first and second line patterns. The first line pattern has a first side facing the second line pattern, and the second line pattern has a second side facing the first line pattern. The methods may also include forming a first spacer structure on the first side of the first line pattern and a second spacer structure on the second side of the second line pattern. The first and the second spacer structures may define an opening. The methods may further include forming a first conductor in a lower part of the opening, forming an expanded opening by etching upper portions of the first and second spacer structures, and forming a second conductor in the expanded opening. The expanded opening may have a width greater than a width of the lower part of the opening.
US10418357B2
A protection circuit may include a first power line and a second power line, a plurality of high voltage interconnections, a plurality of low voltage interconnections, first and second pickup active regions, a high voltage protection transistor, and a low voltage protection transistor. The first power line and the second power line extending in parallel to each other while facing each other, and a plurality of high voltage interconnections are coupled to the first power line and extend toward the second power line while being spaced apart from each other. The plurality of low voltage interconnections are coupled to the second power line and extend toward the first power line while being spaced apart from each other. The first pickup active region extends across the plurality of high voltage interconnections and the second pickup active region extends across the plurality of low voltage interconnections.
US10418350B2
A multi-layer semiconductor device includes at least a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure, each having first and second opposing surfaces. The second semiconductor structure includes a first section and a second section, the second section including a device layer and an insulating layer. The second semiconductor structure also includes one or more conductive structures and one or more interconnect pads. Select ones of the interconnect pads are electrically coupled to select ones of the conductive structures. The multi-layer semiconductor device additionally includes one or more interconnect structures disposed between and coupled to select portions of second surfaces of each of the first and second semiconductor structures. A corresponding method for fabricating a multi-layer semiconductor device is also provided.
US10418345B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate that has a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a first semiconductor chip which is mounted on the first main surface and includes a first register, a plurality of first input/output (IO) terminals, and a first circuit connected between the first IO terminals and the first register, and a second semiconductor chip which is mounted on the second main surface and includes a second register, a plurality of second input/output (IO) terminals, and a second circuit connected between the second IO terminals and the second register. The second circuit is connected to the second IO terminals through input lines and to the second register through output lines, and is configured to change a connection path between the input lines and the output lines in response to a connection change command.
US10418343B2
A semiconductor package includes a second leadframe assembly stacked above a first leadframe assembly, each leadframe assembly including a die pad, a plurality of leads and a semiconductor die attached to the die pad and electrically connected to the leads. A spacer separates the leadframe assemblies from one another. A single mold compound embeds part of the first leadframe assembly, part of the second leadframe assembly and the spacer. A portion of the leads of both leadframe assemblies are uncovered by the mold compound to form terminals of the semiconductor package. A side of both die pads is uncovered by the mold compound.
US10418337B2
The present disclosure discloses an inductor structure mounted on a PCB board and a voltage regulator module having the same. The inductor structure includes inductor cores and inductor windings. The PCB board is provided with at least one hollow part, and the hollow part comprises a plurality of through holes spaced apart. The legs of the inductor cores are correspondingly inserted into the through holes at the corresponding positions of the hollow part, wherein any two adjacent through holes of the plurality of through holes have a spacer therebetween for use as the inductor winding of the inductor structure, and the thickness of the spacer is less than the thickness of the PCB board.
US10418333B1
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an integrated circuit (IC) package. The IC package generally includes an IC and a shielding sidewall disposed adjacent to the IC. In certain aspects, the IC comprises a first layer coupled to the shielding sidewall, a second layer comprising a first signal path, and a third layer disposed below the first layer and coupled to the shielding sidewall, wherein the second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer. In some cases, the IC also includes a plurality of vias configured to couple the first layer to the third layer, wherein at least a portion of the first signal path is disposed in an inner shielding region that spans from the first layer to the third layer and spans from the shielding sidewall to the plurality of vias.
US10418332B2
A semiconductor device has a partition fence disposed between a first attach area and a second attach area on a substrate. A first electrical component is disposed over the first attach area. A second electrical component is disposed over the second attach area. The partition fence extends above and along a length of the first electrical component and second electrical component. An encapsulant is deposited over the substrate, first electrical component, second electrical component, and partition fence. A portion of the encapsulant is removed to expose a surface of the partition fence and planarizing the encapsulant. A shielding layer is formed over the encapsulant and in contact with the surface of the partition fence. The combination of the partition fence and shielding layer compartmentalize the first electrical component and second electrical component for physical and electrical isolation to reduce the influence of EMI, RFI, and other inter-device interference.
US10418327B2
An object of the present invention is to improve the operating characteristics of a semiconductor device.A semiconductor device has a contact plug that is formed over a semiconductor substrate, a metal wiring that is coupled to the upper surface of the contact plug, and a slit that is formed in the metal wiring. Further, the contact plug is formed at an end of the metal wiring, and the slit is formed at a position apart from the contact plug in an X direction in a planar view. A distance between an edge of the upper surface at the end of the metal wiring and the upper surface of the slit in the X direction is equal to or larger than and twice or smaller than a first plug diameter of the upper surface of the contact plug in the X direction.
US10418316B1
A semiconductor substrate includes a first dielectric structure and a first circuit layer. The first circuit layer is embedded in the first dielectric structure. The first circuit layer does not protrude from a first surface of the first dielectric structure. The first circuit layer includes at least one conductive segment. The conductive segment includes a first portion adjacent to the first surface of the first dielectric structure and a second portion opposite to the first portion. A width of the first portion of the conductive segment is different from a width of the second portion of the conductive segment.
US10418308B2
A system includes a heat sink, a semiconductor device, a layer of thermal interface material (TIM) disposed between the heat sink and the semiconductor device, and a fastener system that couples the semiconductor device, the layer of TIM, and the heat sink together. The TIM may facilitate dissipation of heat generated by the semiconductor device via the heat sink during operation of the semiconductor device. The fastener system includes a first Belleville-type washer configured to cooperate with the TIM, which flows when heated beyond a threshold temperature, to maintain a substantially constant coupling force between the semiconductor device and the heat sink during operation of the semiconductor device.
US10418294B1
A described example includes: a die with an active surface; a cap mounted over a portion of the active surface of the die; and mold compound covering the cap and covering portions of the die, the cap excluding the mold compound from contact with the portion of the active surface of the die.
US10418289B2
A method performed by a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes calculating, by a processor of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, 3 standard deviations of process condition measurements obtained at a predetermined interval from log information of processing of substrates that have been correctly processed, calculating at least one of an upper limit and a lower limit for anomaly detection based on the calculated 3 standard deviations, and detecting an anomaly in the processing of the substrates based on the at least one of the upper limit and the lower limit.
US10418285B1
Methods of forming a CT pillar with reduced width and increased distance from neighboring fins and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include providing a first pair of fins and a second pair of fins in an oxide layer, wherein the first and second pair of fins include Si; and forming a CT pillar including SiN between the first and second pair of fins and over a portion of the oxide layer, wherein width of the CT pillar and distance between the CT pillar and the first and second pair of fins are inversely proportional.
US10418284B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor devices may include gate electrodes on a substrate. A longitudinal direction of each of the gate electrodes may extend in a first direction, and ones of the gate electrodes may be arranged in the first direction. The semiconductor devices may also include first and second gate spacers extending in the first direction and on respective sidewalls of the ones of the gate electrodes. The first and second gate spacers may be spaced apart from each other in a second direction that is different from the first direction. The semiconductor devices may further include gate separation patterns, and ones of the gate separation patterns may be between two among the ones of the gate electrodes adjacent to each other in the first direction and between the first and second gate spacers.
US10418282B2
A method for forming an isolation structure of a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a patterned dielectric structure in a first area and a second area of a substrate; forming a first isolation structure in the first area and forming a second isolation structure in the second area of the substrate; forming a cap layer over the first area and the second area of the substrate and performing an etching process to etch the cap layer of the second area completely; and performing an oxidation process on the second area to form a first oxide region over the second isolation structure and under the bottom surface of the patterned dielectric structure of the second area.
US10418279B2
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The device includes a source/drain feature formed over a substrate. A dielectric layer formed over the source/drain feature. A contact trench formed through the dielectric layer to expose the source/drain feature. A titanium nitride (TiN) layer deposited in the contact trench and a cobalt layer deposited over the TiN layer in the contact trench.
US10418268B2
A vacuum tweezer includes: a tweezer body including a suction distal end portion that performs vacuum suction of an object to be suctioned; and a light source causing a beam to be condensed at a position on an extension of the suction distal end portion on which a vacuum suction force acts.
US10418267B2
A method of processing a semiconductor wafer, in which a mask is formed: by cutting, with CO2 laser, a portion corresponding to a street, out of a temporary-adhesive of a surface protective tape to protect on a patterned face; carrying out dicing with SF6 plasma; and carrying out ashing, by removing a layer of the temporary-adhesive, with O2 plasma; a semiconductor chip; and a surface protective tape.
US10418262B2
An apparatus for conveying a substrate includes a base along which the substrate is conveyed, a first upward gas ejecting section, a second upward gas ejecting section and a third upward gas ejecting section disposed over the base, the third upward gas ejecting section being disposed between the first and second upward gas ejecting sections, and a first downward gas ejecting section and a second downward gas ejecting section disposed above and facing respective portions of the third upward gas ejecting section. Gas ejected upward from the first, second and third upward gas ejecting sections floats the substrate. The substrate is subjected to pressure by gas ejected downward from the first and second downward gas ejecting sections. The first and second downward gas ejecting sections are spaced to provide a working area therebetween and through which the substrate is irradiated with a laser beam.
US10418254B2
In an etching method of etching a tungsten film, the method is provided to execute a generating a surface reaction layer on a tungsten film that is formed on a surface of a base material by supplying a reactive species including fluorine which is generated in plasma onto the base material for a first predetermined time in a state where the base material of which the tungsten film is formed on at least a portion of the surface is cooled to a melting point temperature or lower of a tungsten fluoride, and a removing the surface reaction layer that is generated on the tungsten film by heating the base material of which the surface reaction layer is generated on the tungsten film to a boiling point temperature or higher of the tungsten fluoride for a second predetermined time.
US10418252B2
Methods are disclosed herein for patterning integrated circuit devices, such as fin-like field effect transistor devices. An exemplary method includes forming a material layer that includes an array of fin features, and performing a fin cut process to remove a subset of the fin features. The fin cut process includes exposing the subset of fin features using a cut pattern and removing the exposed subset of the fin features. The cut pattern partially exposes at least one fin feature of the subset of fin features. In implementations where the fin cut process is a fin cut first process, the material layer is a mandrel layer and the fin features are mandrels. In implementations where the fin cut process is a fin cut last process, the material layer is a substrate (or material layer thereof), and the fin features are fins defined in the substrate (or material layer thereof).
US10418236B2
Dielectric composite films characterized by a dielectric constant (k) of less than about 7 and having a density of at least about 2.5 g/cm3 are deposited on partially fabricated semiconductor devices to serve as etch stop layers. The dielectric composite film in one embodiment includes Al, Si, and O and has a thickness of between about 10-100 Å. The dielectric composite film can reside between two layers of inter-layer dielectric, and may be in contact with metal layers. An apparatus for depositing such dielectric composite films includes a process chamber, a conduit for delivering an aluminum containing precursor to the process chamber, a second conduit for delivering a silicon-containing precursor to the process chamber and a controller having program instructions for depositing the dielectric composite film from these precursors, e.g., by reacting the precursors adsorbed to the substrate with an oxygen-containing species.
US10418235B2
A multi-scale manufacturing system comprising a centrally located multi-axis and multi-dimensional first manipulating component associated with a housing for manipulating a substrate and a template, a control subsystem coupled to the first manipulating component for controlling movement thereof, a pre-alignment subsystem for pre-aligning the substrate and the template, an assembly station for applying nanomaterial to the template, an alignment station for aligning the template and the substrate together to form a workpiece assembly, and a transfer subsystem for applying pressure to the workpiece assembly for transferring the nanomaterial from the template to the substrate.
US10418231B2
A method for reducing the optical loss of the multilayer coating below a predetermined value in a zone by producing coating on a displaceable substrate in a vacuum chamber with the aid of a residual gas using a sputtering device. Reactive depositing a coating on the substrate by adding a reactive component with a predetermined stoichiometric deficit in a zone of the sputtering device. Displacing the substrate with the deposited coating into the vicinity of a plasma source, which is located in the vacuum chamber at a predetermined distance from the sputtering device. The plasma action of the plasma source modifying the structure and/or stoichiometry of the coating, preferably by adding a predetermined quantity of the reactive component to reduce the optical loss of the coating.
US10418229B2
An component of a processing chamber comprises an aerosol deposited coating on the component, the aerosol deposited coating comprising a first type of metal oxide nanoparticle and a second type of metal oxide nanoparticle.
US10418221B2
An x-ray tube can include an electron-emitter, which can include a tube-shape with a minimum inside diameter of at least 0.5 millimeters. The electron-emitter can provide field-emission of electrons, and thus can avoid the electrical power required for heating, and can avoid degradation due to high temperature of, a thermionic-emission electron-emitter. This type of electron-emitter, with a tube-shape, can have a relatively large electron-emission region, allowing high electrical current without excessive current density.
US10418219B2
A left-handed material extended interaction klystron includes: an input cavity, a middle cavity, an output cavity, first-section drift tube and a second-section drift tube; wherein the input cavity, the middle cavity and the output cavity are all cylindrical resonant cavities having arrays of Complementary electric Split-Ring Resonator (CeSRR) unit cells provided therein; wherein a first side of the input cavity is an input channel of an electron beam, a second side connects the middle cavity via the first-section drift tube; a first T-shaped coaxial input structure is provided in the input cavity; a first side of the output cavity is for connecting a collector, a second side of the output cavity connects the middle cavity via the second-section drift tube, a second T-shaped coaxial output structure is provided in the output cavity.
US10418210B2
Disclosed is a DC circuit breaker capable of interrupting fault currents flowing in both forward and backward directions. The DC circuit breaker includes: a first mechanical switch for interrupting a current in a DC transmission line; a first diode connected in parallel with the first mechanical switch; a second mechanical switch, connected in series with the first mechanical switch, for interrupting a current in the DC transmission line; a second diode connected in parallel with the second mechanical switch; an LC circuit connected in parallel with the first and second mechanical switches and including a capacitor and a reactor connected in series to induce LC resonance; a first unidirectional switching device connected in parallel with the LC circuit and switching a current to induce LC resonance; and a bidirectional switching device connected in series with the LC circuit and switching currents flowing in both forward and backward directions.
US10418202B2
A method for manufacturing a membrane switch member that can be manufactured easily and that can be caused to function as an electrostatic sensor even when a protruding portion is pressed. Injection molding by injecting a material including a supercritical fluid gas and a resin material in a mixed state; and, after the injection molding, removing a first mold from a second mold, causing gas produced within the injection molded resin to grow in concave portions, thereby causing the concave portions to invert to a protruding state; and manufacturing a membrane switch member in which voids are formed between the protruding portions and a molding resin layer, and portions other than the portions corresponding to the protruding portions are adhered to the resin layer by an adhesion layer.
US10418201B2
An intelligent electronic device (IED) may provide point on wave switching. The IED may receive a control operation request, and determine when to issue a control command to cause a switch to change positions. The actuation of the switch may occur at a target point on an alternating current. An IED may have a processor that is too slow to implement a switch when a desired point on an alternating current first occurs. Accordingly, some embodiments may compensate for the processing speed of an IED by determining a number of processor cycles needed (in advance) to issue a control command so that the resulting action results in the desired point on wave open or close.
US10418198B2
A contactor assembly for a transfer switch includes a housing, first and second operating mechanisms in the housing, a first contact assembly in the housing and adjacent the first operating mechanism, a second contact assembly in the housing and adjacent the second operating mechanism, and a central control system in the housing and coupled to each of the first and second operating mechanisms. The central control system is configured to be manually actuated (i) in a first way to cause the first operating mechanism to change the first contact assembly to a closed state and to lock the second contact assembly in an open state and (ii) in a second way to cause the second operating mechanism to change the second contact assembly to a closed state and to lock the first contact assembly in an open state.
US10418192B1
A vacuum interrupter is provided for use in a low voltage residential circuit breaker. The vacuum interrupter comprises a sealed vacuum tube. The sealed vacuum tube is being closed at a first end with an end plate and closed at a second end with an end spring. The vacuum interrupter comprises a first contact terminal passing through the end plate and having a fixed contact near a distal end of the first contact terminal. The vacuum interrupter comprises a second contact terminal having a free end. The second contact terminal passing through the end spring and having a movable contact being configured to contact the fixed contact of the first contact terminal. The end spring is configured to receive a force on the free end of the second contact terminal to provide open or close operations of the vacuum interrupter.
US10418191B2
An outer electrode includes sintered layers each containing a sintered metal, an electrically insulating glass layer, and metal layers each containing at least one of Sn and Cu. Each sintered layer covers a respective end surface of a body and extends from the end surface to at least one main surface of the body. The glass layer is directly provided on the sintered layers located on the end surfaces of the body, extends in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to side surfaces of the body, and defines a portion of a surface of the outer electrode. Each metal layer covers a portion of one of the sintered layers other than a portion of the corresponding sintered layer that is covered with the glass layer, and defines another portion of the surface of the outer electrode.
US10418188B2
In a method for manufacturing a supercapacitor, a first graphene current collector, a first electrode and a first separating layer are sequentially formed on a first metal layer, to form a first stacked layer. A second graphene current collector and a second electrode are sequentially formed on a second metal layer, to form a second stacked layer. The second electrode of the second stacked layer is formed on the first separating layer of the first stacked layer, to form a third stacked layer. The third stacked layer is compressed to remove the first and second metal layers, to form a unit stacked layer. The unit stacked layer and a second separating layer or an insulating layer are alternately formed.
US10418181B2
Capacitors having form factors (e.g., dimensions and functionality) comparable with traditional single layer capacitors, but with considerably higher capacitance and methods of their manufacture are provided. Capacitors and methods that implement capacitors where at least one of the dielectric layers is reduced in thickness post firing to produce a device robust enough for automated handling and provide a stable surface for wire-bonding are also provided. Capacitors and methods that implement an internal electrode between at least two layers of pre-fired ceramic dielectric are also provided. Capacitors and methods that implement the integration of multiple dielectric types in a single device producing high frequency performance characteristics are also provided. Capacitors and dielectrics that implement the combination of a multi-layer capacitor with a thin single layer capacitor to further increase operating frequency and capacitance are also provided. Capacitors and methods that implement a single layer capacitor capable of combination with any other passive electronic component such as a resistor or inductor further improving functionality and reducing space requirements on the circuit are also provided.
US10418175B2
Apparatus for aligning magnetic wire aligns magnetic wires on a wire alignment substrate along its base lines, which are positions the magnetic wires are aligned with, with a small interval and without inducing torsional stresses. A microscope is used to detect misplacement between the base line and a reference line that is the magnetic wire taking a form of a straight line under application of tensile force and pulled out by a wire chuck. The misplacement is corrected using a position adjustment device of a substrate attaching base to which the wire alignment substrate is attached. The magnetic wires are temporarily fixed to the wire alignment substrate by magnetic power, and then permanently fixed to the wire alignment substrate using resin while free from the torsional stresses.
US10418169B2
Disclosed herein is an inductance element that includes a base body, a saturable magnetic thin-plate core provided on the base body, and a coil conductor wound around the saturable magnetic thin-plate core. The saturable magnetic thin-plate core includes a first section linearly extending in a first direction and a second section having a meander-shaped, and the coil conductor is wound around the first section of the saturable magnetic thin-plate core.
US10418168B2
A small-sized inductor with desired characteristics is provided. An inductor 1a includes a resin layer 3 and an inductor electrode 6, which includes an inner winding portion 6a and an outer winding portion 6b. The inner winding portion 6a and the outer winding portion 6b forming the inductor electrode 6 include the metal pins 7a to 7d and the wiring boards 8a to 8d. Here, the inner winding portion 6a and the outer winding portion 6b include the metal pins 7a to 7d and the wiring boards 8a to 8d, which have lower specific resistance than conductive paste or plating. This structure thus can reduce the resistance of the entirety of the inductor electrode 6, and improve the characteristics of the inductor 1a. The inductor 1a can reduce its size by including the inductor electrode 6 wound to have a multiplex winding structure.
US10418164B2
Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes first and second magnetic members; a coil layer arranged between the first and second magnetic members, the coil layer including a plurality of conductor layers and a plurality of non-magnetic insulating layers, the conductor layers and the non-magnetic insulating layers being alternately laminated, the conductor layers being connected to each other via through holes formed in the non-magnetic insulating layers to form a coil pattern; a first external terminal covering one end of the coil pattern exposed to at least one of side surfaces of the coil layer without covering the first and second magnetic members; and a second external terminal covering other end of the coil pattern exposed to at least one of the side surfaces of the coil layer without covering the first and second magnetic members.
US10418163B2
A device with a combined unbalanced current sensor and solenoid coil is provided. The device includes a core (116). The core (116) comprises a ferromagnetic material. The core (116) substantially surrounds a first conductor (102) and a second conductor (104) that conduct power to and from a load (106). The device includes a coil (118) that is wrapped around at least a portion of the core (116), such that an unbalanced current between the first and second conductors (102, 104) creates a first magnetic field that induces a first voltage on the coil (118). The coil (118) is positioned adjacent to a mechanical action part (124), such that application of a second voltage to the coil (118) creates a second magnetic field that influences the mechanical action part (124) to move from a first position to a second position that electrically disconnects the load (106) from a power source, such that the coil (118) serves as both an unbalanced current sensor coil and a solenoid coil.
US10418160B2
Provided are: a metal powder core having a configuration suitable for core loss reduction and strength improvement; a coil component employing this; and a fabrication method for metal powder core. The metal powder core is obtained by dispersing Cu powder among soft magnetic material powder comprising pulverized powder of Fe-based soft magnetic alloy and atomized powder of Fe-based soft magnetic alloy and then by performing compaction. The fabrication method for metal powder core includes: a mixing step of mixing together soft magnetic material powder containing thin-leaf shaped pulverized powder of Fe-based soft magnetic alloy and atomized powder of Fe-based soft magnetic alloy, Cu powder, and a binder and thereby obtaining a mixture; a forming step of performing pressure forming on the mixture obtained at the mixing step; and a heat treatment step of annealing a formed article obtained at the forming step.
US10418158B1
A composite circuit protection device includes a polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) component, a voltage-dependent resistor, a first conductive lead and a second conductive lead. The PPTC component is formed with a hole and includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) polymeric layer, and first and second electrode layers respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the PTC polymeric layer. The hole is formed in the PTC polymeric layer. The voltage-dependent resistor is connected to the second electrode layer of the PPTC component. The first and second conductive leads are respectively bonded to the first electrode layer of the PPTC component and the voltage-dependent resistor.
US10418157B2
Resistors and a method of manufacturing resistors are described herein. A resistor includes a resistive element and a plurality of conductive elements. The plurality of conductive elements are electrically insulated from one another via a dielectric material and thermally coupled to the resistive element via an adhesive material disposed between each of the plurality of conductive elements and a surface of the resistive element. The plurality of conductive elements is coupled to the resistive element.
US10418155B2
Twisting device for electrical conductors has at least one twisting head that rotates about an axis of rotation and a clamping device. The twisting head is movable in the direction of its axis of rotation toward the clamping device and is mounted on a first, motorized length compensation carriage, while the clamping device is mounted on a travel compensation carriage that is movable towards the length compensation carriage parallel to the axis of rotation of the twisting head. After the conductors have been cut to size and transferred to the twisting head and the clamping device, they are placed under tension. Then, the twisting head is activated to rotate about an axis of rotation parallel to the conductors while simultaneously moving towards the clamping device. Simultaneously, the clamping device is subjected to a force directed away from the twisting head and the travel/force profile for the clamping device is evaluated.
US10418154B2
A superconductor structure (10, 20, 30), having a first strip piece (1), a second strip piece (2) and a third strip piece (3). Each strip piece has a substrate (5) and a superconducting layer (6) deposited thereon. End sections of the second and third strip pieces are connected via a layer (7) made of a first normally conducting material to the first strip piece, the second and third strip pieces overlap with the first strip piece, the superconducting layers of the second and third strip pieces face the superconducting layer of the first strip piece, and a seam (4, 23, 24) with a defined path length is formed between the end sections of the second and third strip pieces. The seam extends over an extension region (8) of the superconductor structure. Splicing strip pieces together in this manner achieves a high current load capacity.
US10418138B1
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for separating and recovering uranium from a nuclear fuel element. The method includes immersing a nuclear fuel element containing nuclear fuel and cladding in a molten metal. The nuclear fuel includes uranium. The cladding is selectively dissolved from the nuclear fuel element when immersed in the molten metal. The nuclear fuel is separated from the cladding. The method then includes loading the nuclear fuel into a permeable basket that is electrically configured as an anode of an electrolytic cell. There are also a molten salt electrolyte and a cathode in the electrolytic cell. Then, the method includes applying an electric charge across the electrolytic cell. The molten salt electrolyte selectively transfers uranium from the anode to the cathode.
US10418135B2
A bottom nozzle includes a skirt, support blocks, transverse blades and longitudinal blades. The skirt is a hollow structure and a bottom thereof is provided with corner legs which are protruded downwards, a cavity is defined in the hollow structure, the transverse blades are configured in the cavity, the longitudinal blades are configured in the cavity, the transverse blades and longitudinal blades are firmly connected with the skirt, projections of the transverse blades and the longitudinal blades in a level plane are intersectant to form interleaved grids, and the support blocks run through and are fixed on the transverse blades and the longitudinal blades. In such a way, the bottom nozzle forms a three-dimensional gridded water passage, thereby improving the filter capacity and generating small water pressure drop.
US10418130B2
A device agent including an information accessor for accessing association information obtained via an information reader. The association information includes medical device information for uniquely identifying the medical device, and device agent information for facilitating in an association between the medical device and the information reader. The device agent also includes an associator for associating the medical device and the information reader based on the association information.
US10418128B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for polynucleotide sequencing where detection and correction of base calling errors can be achieved without reliance on a reference sequence. In certain embodiments, redundant information can be introduced during measurement so as to allow such detection of errors. Such redundant information and measurements can be facilitated by encoding of nucleotide sequence being measured. Various examples of such encoding, redundancy introduction, and decoding are provided.
US10418118B2
According to one embodiment, a memory device comprises a first memory cell configured to store data, a first word line connected to the first memory cell, a first circuit configured to supply a voltage to the first word line, a second circuit configured to control the first circuit, and a sequencer configured to control the first circuit and the second circuit. The sequencer, when data is written to the first memory cell, determines whether a condition is satisfied or not. The sequencer causes the second circuit to generate a first voltage, when the sequencer determines that the condition is not satisfied, and causes the second circuit to generate a second voltage which is higher than the first voltage, when the sequencer determines that the condition is satisfied.
US10418105B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes: a first memory block; and a second memory block sharing a block word line with the first memory block, in which the block word line includes a first block word line disposed so as to overlap the first memory block and a second block word line disposed so as to overlap the second memory block. According to the present disclosure, it is less likely to have an operation failure.
US10418079B1
A bit cell structure with an integrated multiplexer is disclosed. In one embodiment, a circuit includes a plurality of bit cells, e.g., first and second bit cells. The circuit further includes a multiplexer having an input coupled to a first data line associated with the first bit cell and a second input coupled to a second data line associated with a second bit cell. The circuit further includes a PMOS transistor having a gate terminal coupled to an output of the multiplexer, and further coupled between a local read bit line and a voltage source. The PMOS transistor is configured to pull the local read bit line to a logic high value responsive to a selected one of the plurality of bit cells conveying a logic low to its respectively coupled input of the multiplexer.
US10418077B2
A device has a digital-to-analog converter to convert waveform data into analog waveforms, a waveform memory to store stored waveform data, an external waveform interface to receive real-time waveform data from an external device, a waveform multiplexer connected to the digital-to-analog converter to select between the first memory and the external waveform interface, a sequencer to receive and execute instructions to identify and access waveform data to drive the digital-to-analog converter, a sequencer instruction memory to provide stored instructions to the sequencer, an external instruction interface to receive real-time instructions for the sequencer, and a sequencer multiplexer to select between the sequencer instruction memory and the external instruction interface connected to the sequencer. A method of controlling a waveform generator includes selecting a mode of operation, where the mode of operation is selected from streaming waveform data, real-time waveform memory updates, real-time sequencer instructions, real-time sequencer instruction updates, and real-time sequencer flow control.
US10418073B1
Memory devices may have internal circuitry that employs voltages higher than voltages provided by an external power source. Charge pumps are DC/DC converters that may be used to generate, internally, higher voltages for operation. The available charge pumps in a memory device may be adjusted through adjustment of the operation frequency of oscillating circuitry that drives the charge pump. Delay elements may also be adjusted to facilitate operation of the charge pump.
US10418069B2
In a recording and reproducing apparatus and a recording and reproducing method for the recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information on a scene obtained through photographing, relative to a predetermined first recording medium and being capable of setting one or more chapters to each scene, a face recognizing process is executed for a photographed image based on the image information, an importance level of each chapter is set in accordance with a result of the face recognizing process for a very important person (VIP) set by a user, and each chapter having a relevant importance level among importance levels of respective chapters is selectively reproduced. A user can therefore find an object chapter and scene quickly and easily.
US10418061B2
An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a hardware based controller that is configured to perform operations. The operations include performing anti-aliasing filtering on each of a plurality of signals, each signal having a frequency that is a different fraction of a frequency of a data read clock. An amplitude is measured of each of the signals after the anti-aliasing filtering. Moreover, the operations include determining whether the measured amplitudes of the signals are within a predefined range. Anti-aliasing settings used during the anti-aliasing filtering are stored in response to a determination that the amplitudes of the signals are within the predefined range. The anti-aliasing settings are changed in response to a determination that the amplitudes of the signals are outside the predefined range.
US10418059B2
In one general embodiment, a method includes determining a distance from a transducer of a module to an edge of the module closest thereto, and selecting a wrap angle based on the determined distance for inducing tenting of a moving magnetic recording tape in a region above the transducer. In another general embodiment, a method includes running a magnetic recording tape over a tape bearing surface having at least one edge, and detecting signals from the tape at differing wrap angles for estimating a height of tenting of the tape above a transducer at each of the wrap angles. A wrap angle is selected to provide about a predefined height of tenting of the tape above the transducer.
US10418053B1
A storage device includes a disk, a head configured to write data to and read data from the disk, and a controller. The controller is configured to, for each of a plurality of unexecuted commands, carry out a calculation of an amount of time that is required for the head to start accessing the disk to begin execution of the non-executed command upon completion of a currently-executed command, until the earlier of i) a number of unexecuted commands for which the calculation has been carried out reaches a threshold value or ii) the completion of the currently-executed command, select a next command to be executed from one or more unexecuted commands for which the calculation has been carried out, based on the calculated amount of time for each of the one or more unexecuted commands, and execute the selected next command.
US10418046B2
Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.
US10418045B2
Many portable playback devices cannot decode and playback encoded audio content having wide bandwidth and wide dynamic range with consistent loudness and intelligibility unless the encoded audio content has been prepared specially for these devices. This problem can be overcome by including with the encoded content some metadata that specifies a suitable dynamic range compression profile by either absolute values or differential values relative to another known compression profile. A playback device may also adaptively apply gain and limiting to the playback audio. Implementations in encoders, in transcoders and in decoders are disclosed.
US10418035B1
A method for electronically utilizing content in a communication between a customer and a customer representative is provided. An audible conversation between a customer and a service representative is captured. At least a portion of the audible conversation is converted into computer searchable data. The computer searchable data is analyzed during the audible conversation to identify relevant meta tags previously stored in a data repository or generated during the audible conversation. Each meta tag is associated with the customer. Each meta tag provides a contextual item determined from at least a portion of one of a current or previous conversation with the customer. A meta tag determined to be relevant to the current conversation between the service representative and the customer is displayed in real time to the service representative currently conversing with the customer.
US10418032B1
A dialog with a conversational virtual assistant includes a sequence of user queries and systems responses. Queries are received and interpreted by a natural language understanding system. Dialog context information gathered from user queries and system responses is stored in a layered context data structure. Incomplete queries, which do not have sufficient information to result in an actionable interpretation, become actionable with use of context data. The system recognizes the need to access context data, and retrieves from context layers information required to transform the query into an executable one. The system may then act on the query and provide an appropriate response to the user. Context data buffers forget information, perhaps selectively, with the passage of time, and after a sufficient number and type of intervening queries.
US10418024B1
Systems and methods are provided for training an audio generation model for a first person using a first voice audio data and a first text transcript of the first voice audio data. Using a second voice audio data and a second text transcript of the second voice audio data, a plurality of pitch voice audio data for the second person may be generated with different pitches. The audio generation model may be trained for the second person using the generated plurality of pitch voice audio data with the different pitches for the second person. Output voice audio may be generated for the second person using received text and the model trained with the generated plurality of pitch voice audio data.
US10418023B2
Techniques are described that facilitate automatically providing entities with rephrased versions of standard answers. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented is provided that comprises determining, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a talking style of a plurality of talking styles that an entity is associated with based on reception of natural language input from the entity proposing a question related to a defined topic. The method further comprises selecting, by the device based on the talking style, an answer rephrasing model from a plurality of answer rephrasing models respectively configured to generate different rephrased versions of a standard answer to the question, and employing, by the device, the answer rephrasing model to generate a rephrased version of the standard that corresponds to the talking style.
US10418022B2
A vehicle sound effect generation apparatus generates a sound effect of an engine based on a vibration sound database including a fundamental wave sound having a fundamental frequency component and a plurality of adjustment wave sounds having a frequency component other than the fundamental frequency component. The vehicle sound effect generation apparatus includes a running state detecting unit that detects a running state of a vehicle, a sound effect generation unit that synthesizes the fundamental wave sound with the adjustment wave sounds based on the running state of the vehicle, and a visual guidance direction setting unit that sets a visual guidance direction at which a vehicle occupant shoots a look. The sound effect generation unit causes output characteristics of a sound effect in the visual guidance direction to increase more than output characteristics of a sound effect in a direction other than the visual guidance direction.
US10418020B2
Method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing noise caused by a vehicle brake system. An example vehicle includes an adaptive cruise control (ACC) system, a noise cancellation system, a brake system, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a deceleration request while the ACC is active, determine a braking characteristic based on the deceleration request, determine a noise signal based on the braking characteristic, and output the noise signal via the noise-cancellation system.
US10418019B1
One general aspect includes a method of sound masking, the method including: receiving, via a processor, a privacy request from a user; generating, via the processor, a masking sound configured to mask speech of the user in response to the privacy request; and providing, via the processor, the masking sound as an audio output through an audio system.
US10418012B2
According to some aspects, an apparatus is provided for controlling the production of music, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive data indicative of acceleration of a user device, detect that the acceleration of the user device has exceeded a predetermined threshold based at least in part on the received data, determine that no beat point has been triggered by the apparatus for at least a first period of time, and trigger a beat point in response to detecting that the acceleration of the user device has exceeded the predetermined threshold and determining that no beat point has been triggered for at least the first period of time.
US10418009B2
An acoustic guitar is provided that includes a neck and a body. The acoustic guitar also includes a user interface module including an audio effect module configured to implement one or more audio effects, and one or more effect controllers, with each effect controller being configured to set a level of a corresponding audio effect implemented by the audio effect module. The user interface module further includes at least one input blend controller and a voice controller configured to allow a user to select a patch from a plurality of available patches, with each patch of the plurality of available patches comprising a configuration of one or more audio effects set at various levels to arrive at a desired effect template.
US10418007B2
The present application introduces a musical instrument stand which can be easily carried or installed, comprising: a first part in which a stopper piece extends upward on one side of a support body for placing musical instrument; a second part elastically connected to the first part and extendable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first part; and a locking means provided on the first and second parts and a fixing force to a counterpart.
US10418001B2
A dynamically reconfigurable heterogeneous systolic array is configured to process a first image frame, and to generate image processing primitives from the image frame, and to store the primitives and the corresponding image frame in a memory store. A characteristic of the image frame is determined. Based on the characteristic, the array is reconfigured to process a following image frame.
US10417999B2
A display device and a method of operation that can reduce memory utilization during a pixel shift operation. The device includes a display panel including a first pixel and a second pixel, a processor configured to generate a first image data corresponding to the first pixel, and a first timing control signal. An image corrector is configured to generate a second image data corresponding to the second pixel based on the first image data, and shift the first timing control signal by using a positional relationship between the first pixel and the second pixel to generate a second timing control signal. A data driver is configured to generate a data signal based on the second image data and the second timing control signal.
US10417994B2
An RGB format adjustment method includes: obtaining subpixel values having interleaved positions from four pixels in unadjusted RGB format; obtaining subpixel values of a first pixel in an adjusted RGB format according to the obtained subpixel values, wherein the R subpixel value of the adjusted first pixel is equal to an R subpixel value of the unadjusted first pixel, the G subpixel value of the adjusted first pixel is equal to an R subpixel value of a fourth pixel in the unadjusted RGB format, and the B subpixel value of the adjusted first pixel is equal to a B subpixel value of the unadjusted first pixel; and obtaining R subpixel values, G subpixel values and B subpixel values of a second pixel, a third pixel and the fourth pixel according to the obtained subpixel values and the obtained R, G and B subpixel values of the adjusted first pixel.
US10417982B2
The disclosure, which relates to a display device is created so that it can be integrated in a surface, providing in particular a seamless extension and an integrated appearance between the surface surrounding the display device and the display device itself and thus appears to the viewer of the display device as being part of a surface.
US10417981B2
The present disclosure discloses a GOA gate driving circuit includes a plurality of GOA driving units arranged in cascade, each level GOA driving unit includes a pull-up control part, a pull-up part, a first pull-down part and a pull-down holding part; wherein, each stage GOA driving unit further includes a second pull-down part coupled between the gate control signal and the reference low level signal, the second pull-down part being controlled by a pull-down signal for lowering the gate control signal to the reference low level signal; the phase of the pull-down signal lags behind the latter two-stage scan driving signal, and the pull-down signal is provided by a separate control chip. The present disclosure further discloses a liquid crystal display including a GOA gate driving circuit as described above.
US10417977B2
A scan driving circuit, and an array substrate and a display panel having the scan driving circuit are disclosed. The scan driving circuit includes a plurality of cascaded scan driving units. Each scan driving unit includes an input unit and an output unit. The input unit receives the activation trigger signal, transmits to the output unit and controls the output units in a scanning state. The scan driving unit includes a scan signal modulation unit having at least two transistors. The transistors output a clock modulation signal according to a plurality of clock signals. The clock modulation signal includes at least two first voltages separated with predetermined duration. The output unit outputs scan driving signal from the scan signal output end according to the clock modulation signal. The scan signal includes two sub-scan signals to control pixel unit to receive image data within a scan cycle.
US10417976B2
A pixel rendering method and a pixel rendering device are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a grayscale value of a red, green, and blue (RGB) primary color weight of each pixel in an original image and converting the grayscale value into RGBW luminance values; determining a display mode of a pending pixel to be a text display mode or an image display mode; rendering the pending pixel based on the text display mode if the display mode of the pending pixel is on the text display mode; otherwise, rendering the pending pixel on the image display mode.
US10417973B2
An image processing device includes a luminance modulator operable to receive a video input signal and operable to calculate a video output signal to be supplied to a display panel, a peak value detector operable to calculate a peak value as a maximum luminance in a prescribed region of the video input signal, a histogram detector operable to calculate frequency distribution about a luminance value of the video input signal in the prescribed region, a peak Automatic contrast level (ACL) control gain calculation unit operable to calculate a peak ACL control gain with which luminance of each pixel of the video input signal is amplified, based on the ratio of the peak value to a maximum possible value of the video output signal, and a pattern-adaptive gamma characteristic calculation unit operable to calculate a luminance modulation gain.
US10417969B2
An organic light emitting (OLED) display panel, a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The OLED display panel comprises a display region including N number of pixel rows and a non-display region including a light-emitting driver circuit and a scanning driver circuit. The display region includes a first display region including N1 number of pixel rows and a second display region including N2 number of pixel rows, where N1, N2, and N are positive integers, and N1+N2=N. A pixel row in the second display region has a smaller number of pixels than a pixel row in the first display region. The light-emitting driver circuit is configured to, in scanning time S for each frame, supply a light-emitting control signal having n number of light-emitting cycles to each pixel row in the display region, where n is a positive integer.
US10417966B2
A brightness regulation method and a brightness regulation device are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining an average image voltage value of each image in previous N images; calculating an average voltage value according to the average image voltage value of each image in previous N images; obtaining a brightness trend regulation coefficient and a brightness regulation coefficient according to the average voltage value; and performing a brightness regulation to a brightness of a (N+1)-th image to be displayed according to the brightness trend regulation coefficient and the brightness regulation coefficient. When an average value of the average image voltage values is smaller, and less than a threshold value, the (N+1)-th image to be displayed will continue a low brightness status so as to regulate and decrease the brightness of the (N+1)-th image in order to avoid a sudden change in current and brightness of the (N+1)-th image.
US10417965B2
An organic EL display device includes a transistor for controlling whether to shut off supply of a current to an organic EL element or not, a pulse signal generation circuit which generates a pulse signal to be inputted to the transistor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores the information in such a way that one frame period includes, in order, a first light emission period which is a period preceding a pulse, a black display period which is a period equivalent to a width of the pulse, and a second light emission period which is longer than the first light emission period, and that an area expressed by a product of a length of and a luminance in a light emission period is greater for the second light emission period than for the first light emission period.
US10417956B2
Pixel locations in an addressable display are defined by metal landings on a top surface of a flexible substrate, such as by depositing a metal film and etching the film. The substrate surface may be hydrophobic so that the hydrophobic surface is exposed between the metal landings. The substrate has conductive vias that connect the metal landings to traces on a bottom surface of the substrate for connection to addressing circuitry. LED ink is then blanket-printed over the top surface and cured to electrically connect bottom electrodes of the LEDs to the metal landings. LEDs that fall between the landings are ineffective. A dielectric layer is blanket-printed which exposes the top electrodes, and a transparent conductor layer is blanket-printed over the LEDs to connect all LEDs associated with an individual pixel location in parallel. Accordingly, all printed steps can be performed without any alignment.
US10417951B2
In an image processing apparatus, a first random number seed generation circuit generates a first random number seed corresponding to the line number. An image compression circuit generates compressed data by quantizing addition data acquired by adding up of first image data and a first pseudo random number generated based on the first random number seed and a quantization coefficient. A second random number seed generation circuit generates a second random number seed that corresponds to the line number and is equal to the first random number seed. An image decompression circuit generates decompressed data by dequantizing the compressed data using a quantization coefficient, and generates second image data by subtracting a second pseudo random number equal to the first pseudo random number, which is generated based on the second random number seed and the quantization coefficient, from the decompressed data.
US10417947B2
Fail-operational display devices and methods for controlling such fail-operational display devices are disclosed. More specifically, emissive displays having independently addressable (controllable) light emitting elements fitted with redundant control circuits may be utilized. In the event of a failure, one set of redundant control circuits may be disabled while another set of redundant control circuits may be enabled to keep the display device fail-operational.
US10417944B2
The luminance information acquiring module acquires luminance information of the background pattern in states having transparent display or not. The data processing module calculates the luminance gradation width of each black and white luminance horizontal cross point and each black and white luminance vertical cross point on the background pattern in states having transparent display or not and then, calculates a ratio of the luminance gradation width of each black and white luminance horizontal cross point and each black and white luminance vertical cross point in states having transparent display or not as clarities of the black and white luminance horizontal cross point and the black and white luminance vertical cross point and finally, calculates average values of the clarities of all the black and white luminance horizontal cross points and all the black and white luminance vertical cross points as a horizontal clarity and a vertical clarity.
US10417943B2
A point-of-sale advertising system for use with a display case having a front glass sheet positioned in front of a cavity for accepting goods, the system containing a transparent LCD positioned behind the front glass sheet, and a plurality of LEDs positioned adjacent to one pair of opposing edges of the LCD and arranged so that light which is emitted from the LEDs is directed backwards towards the cavity. Further embodiments may also contain a door assembly and frame surrounding the front glass sheet and LCD, a switch positioned to determine when the door assembly is open or closed, and electrical circuitry adapted to turn off the LEDs when the door is open and turn on the LEDs when the door is closed.
US10417942B2
A promotional product including an emitter is provided. One or more tobacco-containing articles may be received in the package. The promotional product may include an actuator for facilitating delivery of power from a power source to the emitter to provide a visual, audio, and/or haptic effect to the promotional product. The emitter specifically can be a visual emitter, such as an electroluminescent emitter. A related method is also provided.
US10417931B2
A rehabilitation assistance device (1), provided with: an arm part (30) having a holding part (20) for holding a part of the upper limb or the lower limb of a user, the arm part (30) movably supporting the holding part (20); a memory unit (80) for storing training information, the memory unit (80) storing first training information defined in advance; a motion information acquisition unit (61) for acquiring motion information associated with the movement of the holding part (20), the motion information acquisition unit (61) acquiring first motion information for the holding part (20) moved on the basis of the first training information; a motion evaluation unit (72) for generating evaluation information in which the motion information is evaluated, the motion evaluation unit (72) evaluating the first motion information and generating first evaluation information; and a display (40) for displaying at least one of the training information, the motion information, and the evaluation information.
US10417928B2
One embodiment provides a method, including: utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code that performs the steps of: receiving a plurality of student profiles, wherein each of the plurality of student profiles comprises a homework style comprising a pattern of activities performed by a reference student when the reference student is writing by hand, doing homework related to an identified topic; obtaining sensor information, from at least one sensor of a wearable device, the sensor information corresponding to activities performed by a student wearing the wearable device; identifying, using the sensor information, a series of activities performed by the student, wherein the identifying comprises comparing the sensor information to a plurality of models, wherein each model corresponds to an activity; determining if the series of activities corresponds to a homework style of a reference student having a profile similar to that of the student; and providing, if the series of activities do not correspond to the homework style of the reference student having a similar profile, a notification of a deviation from the homework style to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10417925B2
Devices and methods for providing commentary for multiple points of interests utilize audio communication devices having an optic code reader, a microcontroller, a transmitter/receiver, a storage module and a speaker and/or headphone jack. Two or more audio communication devices may be synced to the same channel. A primary audio communication device sends a signal that triggers a dependent audio communication device to play a prerecorded commentary regarding a selected point of interest in a language selected by a person using the dependent audio communication device. A map having icons representing points of interest includes optic codes embedded within the icons. When an audio communication device scans an icon with an optic reader, a triggering signal causes the audio communication device and any dependent audio communication devices to play a corresponding commentary and a language selected by a user.
US10417920B2
A method for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a landing runway comprises the following steps implemented automatically by a processing unit: a) acquiring information relating to the runway; b) acquiring information relating to a current situation of the aircraft; i) determining a landing position of the aircraft on a central longitudinal axis of the runway, as a function of a trajectory determined between a current position of the aircraft and this landing position to comply with at least one constraint relating to a roll angle of the aircraft; j) determining a parameter relating to the landing position; k) determining a deviation between this parameter and a reference value; l) comparing this deviation with a predetermined threshold; and m) as a function of the result of the comparison carried out in step l), commanding, if appropriate, the signaling of an alert via the signaling system of the aircraft.
US10417919B1
Systems and methods that optimize landing performance are provided. The system determines a number, N, of equipment configurations (a combination of a brake setting and a thrust reverser configuration) supported by the aircraft. The system determines a deceleration airspeed to achieve a target taxi speed and, for each of the N equipment configurations, determines a respective deceleration distance. In various embodiments, the system further updates the deceleration distances by one or more of a brake's condition, aircraft historical data, brake warranty and life cycle data, and environmental conditions. The deceleration distances are used to identify a number P of exit-ways that can be used at the runway. Total costs (including brake usage and fuel cost) for each of the P exit-ways is determined, and the equipment configuration that delivers the lowest total cost delivers the optimize landing performance.
US10417918B2
A method to assist in a search and rescue mission comprises: scanning at least a portion of a terrain at a search and rescue site using a scanning device to obtain searched area information, wherein searched area information is information captured by the scanning device of the at least a portion of the terrain; analyzing the searched area information obtained after scanning the at least a portion of the terrain; and communicating leading air vehicle information to at least one trailing air vehicle, wherein leading air vehicle information includes searched area information and analysis, and wherein the at least one trailing air vehicle is an air vehicle that reaches the search and rescue site after the at least one leading air vehicle.
US10417913B2
Light or moderate impacts against a vehicle are detected. Measured acceleration and yaw rate are compared to baseline thresholds in a baseline state. When the acceleration is above the threshold, a distance from an estimated impact location to a vehicle center-of-gravity is determined. When the determined distance is less than a vehicle edge distance, an impact-suspected state will be entered if at least one of the acceleration and yaw rate is above the respective threshold for a predetermined duration. In the impact-suspected state, a plurality of vehicle dynamic behaviors are monitored for confirming occurrence of the light impact. A return is made to the baseline state if the acceleration and yaw rate fail to remain above the respective threshold or if the calculated distance fails to remain less than the edge distance. The impact is detected when at least one of the behaviors confirms the occurrence.
US10417912B2
A computer-implemented system and method for providing multi-locational curbside valet parking service is provided. A multiplicity of motor vehicle parking spaces are managed by a server. A plurality of smart parking devices and vehicle occupancy sensors are interfaced with the server. Use of a plurality of the parking spaces is reserved for a valet service. A reservation request for the use of the plurality of the parking spaces is accepted for use by the valet service for a period of time. Occupancy of the reserved parking spaces by a motor vehicle is sensed through the vehicle occupancy sensor. A valet drop-off location of at least one of the parking spaces that is reserved for the use of the valet service and is not occupied by a motor vehicle is identified. The valet drop-off location and a location of a lock box are provided to the motorist through a user interface.
US10417910B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for operating an autonomous vehicle based upon a driving preference. For example, a driving profile, comprising a driving preference (e.g., a speed preference, a route preference, etc.) of a user, may be provided to an automated driving component of the autonomous vehicle. An operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be generated based upon the driving preference of the user. The autonomous vehicle may be operated based upon the operational parameter. In an example, a condition of the user traveling in the autonomous vehicle may be determined, and the operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be adjusted based upon the condition of the user not corresponding to the driving preference.
US10417906B2
A plurality of instances of probe data are received. Each instance is matched to a link of a digital map. A distance parameter for each instance is determined based on the link. Based on a vehicle lane pattern for the link, a most likely lane for each instance is determined based on the corresponding distance parameter. Probe trajectories are constructed based on sequences of instances of probe data identified in the plurality of instances of probe data. At least one of the probe trajectories is analyzed based at least in part on lane change probabilities to generate at least one lane level trajectory. Lane level traffic information is determined based on the at least one lane level trajectory and the corresponding instances of probe data.
US10417905B2
A method and apparatus are described for providing result data, which relate to a motor vehicle environment with an infrastructure device, for guiding a receiving motor vehicle through an infrastructure presenting a complex traffic situation. At least one motor vehicle having at least one sensor device is selected by the infrastructure device. The sensor device of the selected motor vehicle detects sensor data, which describe at least part of the motor vehicle environment. The infrastructure device transmits a query message to the selected motor vehicle. The selected motor vehicle transmits the sensor data to the infrastructure device in response to the query message. The infrastructure device determines result data from the sensor data and provides the result data to the receiving motor vehicle.
US10417900B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.
US10417897B1
A system for notifying emergency services of a vehicular crash may (i) receive sensor data of a vehicular crash from at least one mobile device associated with a user; (ii) generate a scenario model of the vehicular crash based upon the received sensor data; (iii) store the scenario model; and/or (iv) transmit a message to one or more emergency services based upon the scenario model. As a result, the speed and accuracy of deploying emergency services to the vehicular crash location is increased. The system may also utilize vehicle occupant positional data, and internal and external sensor data to detect potential imminent vehicle collisions, take corrective actions, automatically engage autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features, and/or generate virtual reconstructions of the vehicle collision.
US10417889B2
Systems and methods for harvesting mechanical energy in a security tag. The methods involve: applying by a tool a pushing force so as to cause a securement mechanism disposed within the security tag to deform; transferring mechanical energy to a spring sleeve when the securement mechanism deforms due to loading applied by the tool; using an energy harvester (e.g., a piezo element or a magnet/solenoid element) to harness the mechanical energy applied by the tool, where the energy harvester is at least partially coupled to the securement mechanism; and converting the mechanical energy to electrical energy. The energy harvester is disposed between the securement mechanism and an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) or Radio Frequency IDentification (“RFID”) component of the security tag.
US10417884B2
In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a monitoring system used for securing an environment being monitored by the monitoring system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the invention include a monitoring system that performs methods for detecting an incident occurring in the monitored environment.
US10417883B2
A method for security and/or automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying image data from a signal, analyzing the image data based at least in part on a first parameter, identifying a presence of an object based at least in part on the analyzing, and detecting an object event based at least in part on the identifying.
US10417880B2
Systems using haptic effect output devices with stretch characteristics are provided. In some embodiments, the stretch haptic effect output devices provide stretch effects responsive to software control. In other embodiments, the stretch haptic effect output devices provide stretch effects responsive to user input as well. Moreover, in some embodiments, the stretch haptic effect output devices provide stretch effects in conjunction and coordination with non-stretch haptic effect output devices as well.
US10417875B2
A gaming machine having an electronic display which displays a plurality of empty drinking cups. A game controller causes the display of a ball and its movement toward and into one of the empty cups. A game play mechanism allows the player to direct the movement of the ball. If the player is successful in movement of a ball into a cup, the cup and the ball is then removed from the display. During play of the game, an amount of sobriety is determined in accord with the number of cups removed by the player. In accordance with the amount of sobriety determined, the cups are displayed in wobbling movement in order to give amusement to the game as well as difficulty in the play.
US10417869B2
A gambling hybrid game that provides an object alignment game in which a player attempts to form an alignment of a plurality of matching objects in a specified configuration as an entertainment game are disclosed. The entertainment engine provides the game in which a player takes an action. The entertainment engine generates status updates based on the game play of the object alignment game. The status of the game play is provided to a game world engine that determines when gambling events should be provided based on the status of game play and a real world engine resolves the gambling event and associated wagers.
US10417864B2
Various embodiments of gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods of the present disclosure provide one or more alternative wagering propositions to a player when the player's credit balance is less than (or, in certain embodiments, less than or equal to) a designated wager amount. If the player accepts one of the alternative wager propositions, the player risks an amount of the player's remaining credit balance for a chance to win an alternative award. If the player wins the alternative award, the gaming system enables the player to play one or more plays of the wagering game at the designated wager amount. If the player does not win the alternative award, the gaming system reduces the player's credit balance by the amount risked.
US10417862B2
A process for playing a game includes purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith, playing a first game associated with the product, scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) and interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again online, playing a second game online or collecting winnings from playing at least one of the first game and the second game. The product may be a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray and a static piece gaming device with a pull tab, scratch off film or peel-off label, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.
US10417861B2
Various aspects described or referenced herein are directed to different methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing dynamic configuration of wager-based gaming rules and alternative gaming offerings implemented via computer networks.
US10417849B2
An integrated security system which seamlessly assimilates with current generation logical security systems. The integrated security system incorporates a security controller having standard network interface capabilities including IEEE 802.x and takes advantage of the convenience and security offered by smart cards and related devices for both physical and logical security purposes. The invention is based on standard remote authentication dial-in service (RADIUS) protocols or TCP/IP using SSL, TLS, PCT or IPsec and stores a shared secret required by the secure communication protocols in a secure access module coupled to the security controller. The security controller is intended to be a networked client or embedded intelligent device controlled remotely by to an authentication server. In another embodiment of the invention one or more life cycle management transactions are performed with the secure access module. These transactions allow for the updating, replacement, deletion and creation of critical security parameters, cryptographic keys, user data and applications used by the secure access module and/or security token. In another embodiment of the invention a security access module associated with the security controller locally performs local authentication transactions which are recorded in a local access list used to update a master access list maintained by the authentication server.
US10417833B2
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for automatically aligning a 3D camera with a 2D background image. An automated image analysis can be performed on the 2D background image, and a classifier can predict whether the automated image analysis is accurate within a selected confidence level. As such, a feature can be enabled that allows a user to automatically align the 3D camera with the 2D background image. For example, where the automated analysis detects a horizon and one or more vanishing points from the background image, the 3D camera can be automatically transformed to align with the detected horizon and to point at a detected horizon-located vanishing point. In some embodiments, 3D objects in a 3D scene can be pivoted and the 3D camera dollied forward or backwards to reduce changes to the framing of the 3D composition resulting from the 3D camera transformation.
US10417829B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a realistic 2D/3D AR experience service based on a video. Particularly, the present invention provides a method of providing a realistic AR service with high quality based on AR by using a 2D video image and 3D information in association thereto at the same time, filming a cybernaut and AR content by using two sensors having viewpoints different from each other, and arranging 2D/3D content being an object to be matched within the AR content and which has a 3D position different to a position of the cybernaut in association with a dynamic 3D position of the cybernaut and with a dynamic viewpoint of a service sensor.
US10417826B2
The present disclosure discloses an information input method in a 3D immersive environment, comprising: displaying a virtual keyboard in the 3D immersive environment; selecting a key position on the virtual keyboard and determining the selected key position; and sending a confirmation instruction to the selected key position, and inputting information corresponding to the selected key position into an information input box to thereby complete information input for one time. Displaying the virtual keyboard to the user in the 3D immersive environment and receiving the user's selection and confirmation instruction of the key position on the virtual keyboard solves the problem that the user, wearing the virtual reality headset device, cannot see actual key positions of a keyboard in reality and cannot input information and enables the user to conveniently and quickly input information by typewriting in the virtual environment.
US10417814B2
A data processing system includes a graphics display component for creating an image to be displayed. The graphics display component includes: a display controller unit, DCU, a blend manager; and a processing unit. The blend manager is configured to: determine whether a capability of the DCU to simultaneously blend a number of surfaces of an image to be displayed is exceeded; and, in response to the DCU blending capability being exceeded: allocate a first portion of the surfaces to be blended to the DCU up to the determined DCU capability; and allocate a second portion of excess surfaces beyond the DCU blending capability to be blended to the processor unit. The processing unit blends the second portion of excess surfaces and the DCU blends the first portion of the surfaces together with the resulting blend from the processing unit, and or the DCU generates composite data for displaying the image.
US10417811B2
An information processing apparatus generates rendered images associated with 3D representations of an object indicated by image groups each including a plurality of parts of 2D images by using the image group to perform at least one of movement and deformation of each part included in the image groups. At this time, the apparatus sequentially decides rendering directions in which the object is rendered in the rendered images, and determines a moving direction determined by transition of the sequentially decided rendering directions. The apparatus differentiates the rendering direction, in which at least some parts of the image groups used to generate the rendered images are changed to different parts, in accordance with the determined moving direction.
US10417809B2
A method for raycasting based on an irregular grid. The method includes raycasting, in a static mode, rays based on the irregular grid to generate a static image of a three dimensional (3D) volume dataset. The 3D volume dataset includes irregular grid cells based on the irregular grid. The method further includes reducing a tally of the rays to generate a reduced tally of rays based on a rendering time of the static image and an animation frame rate, and generating, in a dynamic mode, an animation of the 3D volume dataset at the animation frame rate by at least performing raycasting based on the reduced tally of rays.
US10417808B2
An image processing system is provided, including an accepting unit, an acquisition unit, a measuring unit, and an output unit. The accepting unit accepts the setting of two coordinates in a stereoscopic image of a subject displayed on a stereoscopic image display device. The acquisition unit acquires volume data coordinates that are coordinates corresponding to stereoscopic image coordinates indicating the accepted coordinates. The measuring unit executes a measuring process of measuring the distance between the two coordinates accepted by the accepting unit, based on the volume data coordinates acquired by the acquisition unit. The output unit outputs a result of measurement by the measuring unit.
US10417806B2
Mesh-based raw video data (or 3D video data) includes a sequence of frames, each of which includes geometry data (e.g., triangle meshes or other meshes) and texture map(s) defining one or more objects. The raw 3D video data is segmented based on consistent mesh topology across frames. For each segment, a consistent mesh sequence (CMS) is defined and a consistent texture atlas (CTA) is generated. The CMS and CTA for each segment are compressed and stored as compressed data files. The compressed data files can be decompressed and used to render displayable images.
US10417796B2
Provided is an image forming device and a recording medium which can execute plural drawing processes in parallel without having to use different data lists for drawing processes. The image process device can include simultaneously plural drawing process sections each of which executes its rendering for lines one by one based on a display list. The image forming device causes the plural drawing process sections, each of which renders for a specific region that includes plural lines within a page, to render for different lines every specific number of lines, the specific number being determined by subtracting 1 from all the numbers of the plural drawing process sections that render their renderings for the specific regions.
US10417794B2
Methods of reconstructing a CT image and CT devices are provided in examples of the present disclosure. In one aspect, scanning parameters for a CT device is obtained to perform a scan on a subject, a target reference detector is determined from the reference detectors according to the scanning parameters; the scan is performed on the subject according to the scanning parameters to obtain detection data outputted by the detector and reference detection data outputted by the target reference detector; energy data of the original X-rays emitted by the bulb tube with the scanning parameters is determined according to the reference detection data outputted by the target reference detector; the detection data outputted by the detector is corrected based on the energy data of the original X-rays to obtain scanning data; and the CT image of the subject is reconstructed by performing image reconstruction based on the scanning data.
US10417789B2
Aspects of the present disclosure includes methods for realistic real-time motion blur of a primitive. The methods can calculate a first movement of a primitive, blur texture space data based on the first movement, cache the blurred texture space data, and re-use the blurred texture space data when later movement of the primitive calculated at a later time is found to be similar to the first movement. The methods can re-blur the texture space data to generate second blurred texture space data, store second blurred texture space data, and use the second blurred texture space data to generate blurred primitives if the later movement differs by a threshold amount from the first movement.
US10417788B2
Computer-implemented methods and apparatuses for anomaly detection in volumetric images are provided. A two-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN) is used to encode slices within a volumetric image, such as a CT scan. The CNN may be trained using an output layer that is subsequently omitted during use of the CNN as an encoder. The CNN encoder output is applied to a recurrent neural network (RNN), such as a long short-term memory network. The RNN may output various indications of the presence, probability and/or location of anomalies within the volumetric image.
US10417780B2
Techniques for analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application are described. A mobile computing device may receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard, and an image of the glueboard. The device may analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of: 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard. The device may calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest. The device may output the quantity of pests to the GUI.
US10417777B2
An image processing apparatus obtains a first image and a second image obtained by imaging an object under different conditions, obtains a region of interest in the first image, obtains a first deformation displacement field between the first image and the second image, approximates the first deformation displacement field in the region of interest using an approximation transformation model of a degree of freedom lower than that of the first deformation displacement field, thereby generating an approximated displacement field, generates, concerning the region of interest, corresponding information between the first image and an image obtained by displacing the first image based on the approximated displacement field, and obtains a second deformation displacement field between the first image and the second image using the corresponding information.
US10417764B2
A method of analyzing and assessing an image comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining said image in a digital form; (b) processing said image; and (c) establishing at least one edge line within said image. The step of processing said image further includes: (a) building a 3D graph of intensity distribution within said image; (b) calculating identifying vector angle values (IVAVs); said angles adjoin to points of said 3D intensity distribution graph which correspond to individual pixels of said image; said angles lie in a plane defined by an intensity axis of said image; (c) setting a range of lower and upper thresh-hold level values (THLV1 and THLV2) between which edge points are indicatable; and (d) indicating edge points according to said THLV1 and THLV2.
US10417759B2
A medical image data processing system comprises processing circuitry configured to receive a three-dimensional medical imaging data set, process the three-dimensional medical imaging data set to determine a curved plane that has a shape representative of a shape of at least one anatomical structure, wherein the at least one anatomical structure comprises a plurality of sub-structures, and obtain an image based on values of the medical imaging data set at a plurality of sample points of the curved plane.
US10417756B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pattern measurement apparatus that appropriately assesses patterns formed by patterning methods for forming patterns that do not exist on photomasks. In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention provides a pattern measurement apparatus comprising a processor that measures the dimensions of patterns formed on a sample by using data acquired by irradiating the sample with a beam, wherein the processor extracts pattern coordinate information on the basis of the data acquired by irradiating the sample with a beam, and uses the coordinate information to generate measurement reference data used when performing dimension measurements of the pattern.
US10417753B2
A location identifying device includes an image data receiving part that receives data of a photographed image of a field taken from the air, and a location data receiving part that receives data of location, which is measured on the basis of navigation signals from a navigation satellite by a location measuring device while a mobile body having the location measuring device moves along a predetermined path set for the field. The location identifying device also includes a first shape data detecting part that detects a shape of the predetermined path from the photographed image data, a correspondence relationship determining part that determines a correspondence relationship between the shape of the path detected by the first shape data detecting part and the location data, and a field location identifying part that identifies a location of the field contained in the photographed image by referring to the determined correspondence relationship.
US10417747B2
Some embodiments include determining a value of an identified pixel of a plurality of pixels of an image from a detector; determining a noise value based on the value of the identified pixel and the detector; determining a range based on the noise value and the value of the identified pixel; comparing the range and a value of at least one pixel of the pixels other than the identified pixel; and adjusting the value of the identified pixel in response to the comparison.
US10417745B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for reducing an amount of fixed pattern noise from sequential frames captured by IR imaging sensor(s) that contain known continuous motion component(s). Improved scene based non-uniformity correction techniques are employed for recursively updated set of pixel correction terms for each frame, in order to generate corrected frames. The set of pixel correction terms may be recursively updated through a multi-step process making use of the known continuous motion component, which may comprise a dithered signal.
US10417743B2
The present invention is provided with a boundary calculation unit (110) to calculate a boundary position (180) being a basis for dividing a common area into a side of the first imaging device (210) and a side of the second imaging device (220), a selection unit (130) to select a bird's-eye view image wherein distortion in an image of a three-dimensional object is less as a selected image (330), out of the first bird's-eye view image (311) and the second bird's-eye view image (321) based on the boundary position (180) and a position of the three-dimensional object, and an image generation unit (140) to generate an area image (340) based on an image other than the common area in the first bird's-eye view image (311), an image other than the common area in the second bird's-eye view image (321), and an image of the common area included in the selected image (330).
US10417736B2
A control device for cache bypass includes: an information acquirer configured to acquire information about pixels on a screen space and a texture to be mapped to the pixels; and a controller configured to determine a scale factor, by using the acquired information, and to control texture data corresponding to the texture to bypass a cache based on the scale factor, wherein the scale factor is a ratio of a size of the texture to a size of the pixels.
US10417727B2
A network computer system can control the display of user interface features on remote computing devices. The network computer system can manage a requester profile for each of the plurality of requesters. A requester profile can be associated with historical data corresponding to previous services received or requested by the respective requester. Based on data associated with the requester profile, the network computer system can generate accelerator features to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device of the requester, where each of the accelerator features is selectable to cause the computing device of the requester to determine, without subsequent manual intervention, a service location where a service is to be completed for the requester.
US10417726B2
Methods and systems for producing shipping labels are provided. Example embodiments provide a Shipping Label Production System (“SLPS”), which produces shipping labels based on a shipping uniform resource identifier (“URI”) that identifies a shipping protocol and includes shipment information and post-back information. The SLPS may be configured to produce, in accordance with the shipping protocol, a shipping label by outputting a shipping label based on the shipment information, and automatically posting information about the producing of the shipping label to a code module identified by the post-back information. In some embodiments, the actions of the SLPS may be initiated by a Web browser in response to a user selection of a shipping URI. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US10417719B2
A Service Provider (SP) includes a controller that instructs several Producers (provide the electric energy) and Consumers (consume the electric energy) about the electrical energy. The controller selects one of the Producers as an Active Producer (AP) that provides a predetermined volume of the electric energy, one of a remainder of the Producers as a Passive Producer (PP) that adjusts a volume of provided electric energy to be, one of the Consumers as an Active Consumer (AC) that consumes a predetermined volume of the electric energy, and one of a remainder of the Consumers as a Passive Consumer (PC) that adjusts a volume of consumed electric energy, and the controller instructs one of Passive Subscribers (either the PP or the PC) to adjust the electric energy, so as to mitigate a difference between a total supply volume and a total demand volume.
US10417711B1
A technique of configuring insurance policy rate routines includes accessing information representing an insurance product or information representing an insurance policy transaction. It further includes receiving a user input from a user indicating that a rate routine operand is to map to a portion of the information representing the insurance product or a portion of the information representing the insurance policy transaction. It further includes processing the information representing the insurance product or the information representing the insurance policy transaction to obtain one or more appropriate configuration options for the rate routine operand, based at least in part on a context of the rate routine operand. It further includes presenting the one or more appropriate configuration options to the user.
US10417710B2
Apparatus, methods, system and framework for discovering, copying and curating investment portfolios
The present disclosure relates to a system, apparatus and method through which novice or new investors can begin to invest by using the knowledge shared by seasoned investors, who are incentivized to do so by commissions based on their success. The system follows users through each point in a social investment process, and directs users in novel ways to execute a purchase faster. A user discovers other user portfolios through recommendations made using multi-stage collaborative portfolio filtering. From there, processes are defined for following and “mimicking” a portfolio to display the contents thereof, create personal copies of the portfolio or its strategies, and subscribe to periodic or timely updates on the portfolio. Through this system and processes, investment portfolios are curated, and metrics are created to rank user success and further refine recommendations.
US10417709B2
Systems and methods are disclosed which match or otherwise allocate an incoming transaction with previously received but not yet fully satisfied transactions counter thereto as well as to mitigation of disparities in latencies between the client devices of the market participants and the electronic data transaction processing system which may result in disparities in the time of receipt of competing transactions. The disclosed embodiments may mitigate such disparities by buffering or otherwise grouping temporally proximate competing transactions together upon receipt, e.g. into a group, collection, set, bucket, etc., and subsequently arbitrating among those grouped competing transactions, in a manner other than solely based on the order in which the competing transactions in the group were received, to determine the order in which those competing transactions will be processed, thereby equalizing priority of transactions received from participants having varying abilities to rapidly submit transactions or otherwise capitalize on transactional opportunities.
US10417706B1
A method relating to providing a program embedded in an online store user interface (UI) displaying content provided by an online store server, transmitting a first instruction to the program to generate a first display of a first form in one of an inline frame element or a pop-up element in the online store UI to collect data associated with a loan application, determining to approve a loan in view of the data associated with the loan application, determining to approve a loan in view of the data associated with the loan application, transmitting a second instruction to the program to generate a second display of a second form in the one of the inline frame element or the pop-up element in the online store UI to present a term of the loan, identifying a token associated with the loan, and transmitting the token to the online store server.
US10417702B2
Methods for facilitating financial transactions include facilitating or otherwise increasing the ease and speed of checkout processes. In particular, one or more implementations comprise an e-commerce payment facilitator that acts as an intermediary between a commerce application and a payment gateway. The e-commerce payment facilitator can provide stored payment information to a commerce application based on a few simple selections by a user. This allows a user to easily and securely complete commerce transactions, which simplifies the user's checkout experience and reduces barriers to purchase. Furthermore, the e-commerce payment facilitator can pass payment details to the commerce application's payment gateway. In addition to the foregoing, methods involve dynamically and intelligently providing a user the option of using payment information stored by the network application.
US10417700B2
Multivariate graphs specific to a company's performance, alone or in relation to a benchmark, and methods for producing same include defining on a display screen an origin having a first value, extending from the origin at least three axes on the display screen, the axes being generally equidistant from each other and representing a respective variable, plotting on the display screen a value of each variable concerning the company as a point on a respective axis, and using the plotted points to interpolate first segments between the axes on the display screen. Benchmark information, extrinsic to the company, can be obtained, processed into a rating in the same manner as the company data, and superimposed for ready visual comparison of the company's performance to the obtained benchmark. The benchmark information, if shown, is distinguished from the company's performance graph.
US10417694B2
A computer system and set of routines with access to venue maps, merchandizing plans, and store catalogs for a merchant attempts to assign locations to items in the store catalog based on the merchandizing plan and map; when a location cannot be assigned to an item in a venue, a proxy location is determined based on categories associated with the item, a number of merchandising plans across the venues in which the item occurs, and/or clusters of items. An error is also determined in relation to the assigned location. The assigned location and error are output, for example, to guide people to the items.
US10417688B2
A system, method and computer product for allowing a processing device to generate search engine results and match ingredients from a recipe or grocery list to products available for purchase from a retailer.
US10417687B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for identifying similar items in a data store by generating a modified query from a user supplied query and from information stored about particular item in the data store. Predetermined descriptive terms can be designated as useful for identifying items, and these terms can be located within keyword data for a particular item. Item correlations can also be identified with respect to a category designation of the item. The modified query can be generated based upon the predetermined descriptive terms in the item keyword data and the item correlations.
US10417676B2
A method for having a mobile price transaction system including comparisons. The system obtains information about prices and transactions involving products and services in real time over a wireless link. The actions include making a price comparison inquiry to a central server for the product, service, or price information. The inquiry is formatted in the central server for transmission to sources of the information such as vendors or their web sites. After receiving a response from the sources, the response is suitably formatted and is displayed on the mobile unit. The information will often be available locally on the central server, but the present invention includes commanding remote sources to provide an action such as a response, including a response at a desired time or for desired conditions.
US10417675B2
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and an associated method to retrieve information related to marketplace items within an electronic environment are disclosed. A network architecture comprises a listing module to store the information related to the marketplace items. The related information includes one or more user-created items such as an image of a model with one or more tagged items worn by the model. Each of the one or more tagged items has associated descriptive metadata. A communications module is arranged to receive a query including search terms related to social fashion items from an end-user. A query engine is coupled to the communications module to match the search terms contained within the query to the associated descriptive metadata of the tagged items in the listing module. A processing module then displays to the end-user the model and the one or more tagged items.
US10417672B2
A system and process provides online service providers with a platform to list services. The platform provides standardized templates for various business categories and service segments associated within each category. The electronic templates allow providers to conveniently enable/disable service offerings and input price, service tiers, and optional upgrades by toggling settings. The listing data is then received by the host and available to be listed through an online marketplace which may be presented to mobile application users. A search query by a consumer returns service listings that can be compared one to one by price a service offered.
US10417670B1
The queue wait time estimation system of the present disclosure leverages its users' Internet-connected mobile devices—and the data they generate based on sensor feedback—to estimate the queue wait times at various establishments. The queue wait time estimation system communicates the estimated queue wait times to the users to enable the users to make an informed decision as to whether they'd like to visit a particular establishment based on its estimated queue wait time.
US10417661B2
A search system server routes a given query to devices that create a response to the query. For query processing, a mixer server determines a sequence in which various servers are called, formats requests, and aggregates data obtained from the various servers. A query reviser creates various different queries that differ from, but are based on, the given query and prior queries submitted by a same user that submitted the given query or location information associated with the user. Portions of content are incorporated into the search results page including content selected based on the given query and based on the various different queries. A visual representation of the various portions of content within the search results page is generated. A display of a client device that submitted the given query is updated to present the search results page including the visual representation of the various portions of content.
US10417659B1
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for integrated sales management. A sales resource may use the system to track and modify promotion proposals for providers. Data defining the proposed promotion may include information relating to the provider, capacity, the promotion structure, return on investment, and/or an auto-approval status. Some data defining the proposed promotion may be automatically generated by the promotional system and/or modified by the provider. The proposal may be auto-approved or approved manually by a sales resource. Upon approval, the promotion may be made available for sale.
US10417657B2
A point management apparatus includes a storage device configured to store point information about points awarded to a user, the point information including a point ID for identifying the points, a point rate indicating an amount of money per unit point of the points, a stock price and the number of shares of a designated company of when purchased as capital for the points, a user ID for identifying the user, a balance of points owned by the user identified by the user ID, and stock information about a stock of the designated company, which is used to calculate the balance of the points, an arithmetic circuit configured to update the balance of the points owned by the user, which is stored in the storage device, by calculating, based on a new stock price of the designated company, the balance of the points owned by the user read out from the storage device, and the stock information read out from the storage device, the balance of the points owned by the user, and a terminal processing circuit configured to read out, in response to a request from the user, the balance of the points owned by the user from the storage device, and notify a terminal apparatus of the user of the balance via the communication network. Point management system and method are also disclosed.
US10417654B2
A method of incentivizing location-based actions by groups is disclosed. A group of users of a game networking system is notified that an incentive reward is to be provided based on a number of members of the group performing a location-based action transgressing a threshold. The incentive reward is provided based on the number of members of the group performing the location-based action transgressing the threshold.
US10417651B2
A method, system, and computer program product for predicting fuel consumption for a vehicle operation is provided. An associative memory device is accessed, using one or more attributes of an operation plan for the planned vehicle operation, to determine at least one historical vehicle operation from a plurality of historical vehicle operations that is similar to the planned vehicle operation. The associative memory device contains data for a plurality of attributes and collected from the plurality of historical vehicle operations. The at least one historical vehicle operation is determined by applying a respective weight defined within the associative memory device to data values for each of the plurality of attributes. Fuel consumption data for the planned vehicle operation is predicted, based on historical fuel consumption data corresponding to the at least one historical vehicle operation. The predicted fuel consumption data is output.
US10417646B2
A prediction of the cost associated with translating textual content in a source language can be determined. A first quantity estimation of first textual content may be determined. The first textual content is to be translated via human translation. A second quantity estimation of second textual content may also be determined. The second textual content is to be translated via machine translation. An indication of a target language is obtained, wherein the source language and the target language form a language pair. The prediction of the cost associated with translating the first textual content and the second textual content from the source language to the target language is then determined. The prediction is based at least in part on the first quantity estimation, the second quantity estimation, and the language pair.
US10417645B2
A reward point system comprising an industry vertical reception unit for receiving a user selected monetary value in a selected industry vertical, a point collection unit for receiving a quantity of points associated with the monetary value in the selected industry vertical, a redemption vehicle profile creation unit for generating a profile, and a redemption vehicle generation unit for loading the profile onto a redemption vehicle wherein the points on the redemption vehicle can be redeemed at any merchant in the selected industry vertical. Also provided are methods for utilizing said system.
US10417643B2
A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for personalizing customer interaction experiences receives an input corresponding to at least one of a business objective and a customer interaction channel. A customer classification framework is selected based on the input. The customer classification framework is associated with a plurality of persona types, where each persona type is associated with a set of behavioral traits. A persona type for a customer is predicted from among the plurality of persona types during an interaction on the customer interaction channel. A propensity of the customer to perform at least one action is predicted based on the persona type. A provisioning of personalized interaction experience to the customer is facilitated based on the predicted propensity of the customer to perform the at least one action.
US10417638B2
A computer-implemented method comprising: intercepting, from an output of fraudulent activity determination software, an electronic transaction message; reading by a processing device, the intercepted message; detecting, that the received electronic transaction message includes a data field comprising a fraud-related decline code; updating, by the processing device, the received electronic message by replacing the fraud-related decline code with a hold code; generating, based upon the detection of the fraud-related decline code, at least one authentication request message configured to prompt at least one of a point of sale device and a user mobile device that authentication data is to be input by a user; transmitting, by a transmitting device and to the point of sale device, the updated electronic transaction message; and transmitting, by the transmitting device and to at least one of the point of sale device and a user mobile device, the at least one authentication request message.
US10417637B2
Systems and methods are provided for accessing records using derivative locators. An open financial transaction may be initiated by a consumer at a merchant. The merchant may provide information relating to the transaction, which may include information about the consumer's device, to a repository. The merchant may provide transaction information to the acquiring bank, which may provide transaction to the global financial network, which may provide transaction information to an issuing bank. One or more requesting party (e.g., one or more of the acquiring bank, global financial network, or issuing bank) may formulate a derivative locator based on the transaction information received. The derivative locator may function as an index through which records in the repository may be accessed by the requesting party. A time comparison may be made in assisting with accessing the correct record in the repository. The requesting party may determine whether to accept or decline the transaction, optionally with the aid of the information accessed from the repository.
US10417630B2
A contactless payment device and method streams a sequence of magnetic-field pulses directly to two magnetic-stripe read heads of a point-of-sale terminal. The stream of pulses includes essential information needed to approve a transaction. The essential information is structured for a primary “channel” associated with one of the read heads. A series of “proxy” bits are included in the stream in order to satisfy the data collection requirements for a secondary channel associated with the other read head. The proxy bits are included in a custom bit stream that may be used to improve acceptance of payment transmission data at a POS terminal.
US10417629B2
Described herein are various technologies pertaining to integrating account identifier (e.g., card provider(s)) into a digitization system, for example, without requiring changes to a client application on a user device (e.g., smart phone). An extensible account identifier abstraction system is provided that stores data according to a unified data model and is accessible to the user device via unified interface(s). The extensible abstraction system includes one or more plugin modules/provider relay plugin(s) that convert call(s) to the unified interface(s) and data stored according to the unified data model into provider-specific call(s) with data formatted according to a provider-specific schema.
US10417627B2
A healthcare financial payment system and method are disclosed in which a debit card which may be used by a cardholder to pay for medical products and services is linked with a healthcare-related financial account associated with the cardholder as well as with a non-healthcare-related financial account belonging to the cardholder. The healthcare-related financial account associated with the cardholder may be a Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), a Health Savings Account (HSA), or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), and the non-healthcare-related financial account associated with the cardholder may be a bank checking or savings account or a credit card. Any expenses for medical goods and services which are not covered by the cardholder's medical insurance may be paid from the cardholder's healthcare-related financial account if the medical goods or services are eligible and if there are funds remaining in the healthcare-related financial account, with any remaining costs being paid for from or charged to the cardholder's non-healthcare-related financial account.
US10417624B2
A product dispenser includes a product sampling portion configured to contain a product to be sampled. The product sampling portion includes a product sample dispenser. A packaged product portion is configured to contain and dispense a packaged product corresponding to a product to be sampled.
US10417604B2
A device locating method includes broadcasting by a first mobile device a signal comprising an identifier associated with the first mobile device. A second mobile device receives and measures the signal broadcast by the first mobile device to produce one or more signal measurements. The second mobile device transmits the identifier associated with the first mobile device and the one or more signal measurements to a computing system. The computing system receives the identifier associated with the first mobile device and the one or more signal measurements from the second mobile device. The computing system estimates a location of the first mobile device based on the one or more signal measurements, and the location is transmitted to a user associated with the first mobile device. A traffic flow determination method, product ordering method and associated systems are also provided.
US10417590B1
An apparatus is provided to interface with users to perform group assessment processing and display of results in conjunction with selection of items. The apparatus may comprise a communication portion that provides communication between the computer processor and electronic user devices; a database; and a computer processor performing processing including: (A) storing an assessment architecture; (B) interfacing with a facilitator user to input team formation data for the assessment architecture, the team formation data dictating selection of a plurality of candidate participants for the assessment architecture; (C) generating a respective communication for each of the plurality of candidate participants to invite each candidate participant to participate in the assessment architecture; (D) sending the respective communication to each of the plurality of candidate participants; and (E) engaging with each of the plurality of candidate participants over an electronic network to populate the assessment architecture.
US10417589B2
In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.
US10417582B2
This disclosure relates to automating execution of operational tasks in an enterprise network. The method includes segregating a plurality of operational tasks into a plurality of task categories. Thereafter, the method includes mapping each of the plurality of operational tasks to at least one operation pattern based on associated task category from the plurality of task categories, in response to the segregating. The method further includes processing at least one of the plurality of operational tasks based on the at least one operation pattern mapped. Based on the processing, the method includes invoking automatically at least one utility to execute each of the at least one operational task.
US10417575B2
Resource allocation for machine learning is described such as for selecting between many possible options, for example, as part of an efficient training process for random decision tree training, for selecting which of many families of models best describes data, for selecting which of many features best classifies items. In various examples samples of information about uncertain options are used to score the options. In various examples, confidence intervals are calculated for the scores and used to select one or more of the options. In examples, the scores of the options may be bounded difference statistics which change little as any sample is omitted from the calculation of the score. In an example, random decision tree training is made more efficient while retaining accuracy for applications not limited to human body pose detection from depth images.
US10417548B2
The invention concerns a method for producing a flexible circuit for a chip card module. The invention consists of using conductive pads located on the same face of the module as the contacts intended to establish a connection with a card reader, in order to produce an electrical connection between an antenna and an electronic chip. The connections with conductive pads are located partly inside an encapsulation area and partly outside said encapsulation area and respectively to either side of same. The invention also relates to a flexible circuit for implementing this method.
US10417538B2
A printing apparatus has a sheet holding unit having a detection unit for detecting a size of a sheet which is held and a storage unit configured to store sheet information including at least a size of a sheet as information representing a sheet. The apparatus sets first sheet information selected by a user in association with the sheet holding unit from a plurality of items of sheet information stored in the storage unit and notifies the user of a mismatch in a case where a size of a sheet that the first sheet information set in the setting indicates, and a size of a sheet detected by the detection unit are mismatched.
US10417537B2
A method for compensating coloring range of colored 3D object is disclosed. The method includes following steps: importing a 3D object; performing an object slicing process to the 3D object for generating multiple object printing-route information for multiple printing layers; performing an image slicing process to the 3D object for generating multiple color printing-route information for the multiple printing layers; performing an extension process to the color printing-route information for generating updated color printing-route information, the updated color printing-route information may cover extension blocks respectively generated from each sliced object after the sliced object is printed.
