US10785899B2
A door assembly is described. The door assembly includes a door structure that is mounted over an opening of an enclosure. The door structure includes a body that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface may face an inside of the enclosure when the door structure is closed. The door structure includes a number of finger bracket structures mounted on the first surface. Each one of the finger bracket structures includes a bracket and one or more finger gaskets coupled to the bracket. The finger gaskets of the finger bracket structures may contact enclosure brackets mounted around an edge of the opening of the enclosure when the door structure is closed. A combination of the finger gaskets in contact with enclosure brackets may create an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield at the edge of the opening of the enclosure.
US10785895B2
A data center system includes a frame assembly that includes a plurality of bays defined along a lengthwise dimension of the frame assembly, the plurality of bays arranged in a plurality of stacked layers of bays, the plurality of stacked layers including at least a first layer of bays and a second layer of bays positioned vertically above the first layer of bays; a plurality of server racks positioned in the bays of the first layer of bays, each of the server racks configured to support a plurality of data center server devices that define a particular amount of computing power; and a plurality of network switches positioned in the bays of the second layer of bays, each of the network switches communicably coupled to at least one of the data center server devices in the first layer of bays.
US10785893B1
A heat dissipation module and an electronic device are provided. The heat dissipation module includes a first heat transfer member, a second heat transfer member, and a cooling element. The first heat transfer member has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The second heat transfer member has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end. The cooling element disposed between the second end and the third end is configured to allow or block the heat transferring between the second end and the third end.
US10785892B1
A heat dissipation system and a coolant distribution module for plural electronic components of an electronic computing device are provided. The heat dissipation system includes plural water-cooling heads, a heat dissipation device and the coolant distribution module. When a fluid medium flows through the heat dissipation device, the heat dissipation device exchanges heat with the fluid medium. The coolant distribution module is connected between the plural water-cooling heads and the heat dissipation device. The coolant distribution module includes a main body and a power module. The module main body includes a cooled fluid chamber. The cooled fluid chamber includes plural first outlets corresponding to the plural water-cooling heads. The power module is installed in the module main body. The power module drives the fluid medium to be outputted from the plural first outlets. Consequently, the fluid medium is transferred through a circulating loop.
US10785891B1
Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.
US10785890B2
A handheld electronic device includes a case, an electronic unit and a cooling fan. The case includes at least one rib, an air inlet and a heat outlet. The at least one rib delimits a heat chamber. The air inlet and the heat outlet intercommunicate with an outside of the case. The electronic unit includes a heat source located in the heat chamber. The cooling fan is located in the heat chamber and includes an air entrance and an air exit. The air entrance intercommunicates with the air inlet of the case, and the air exit intercommunicates with the heat outlet of the case.
US10785888B1
An air guide cover fixed on a motherboard having slot connectors and main coolers. The air guide cover includes an air guide body and a clip assembly. The air guide body covers the slot connectors correspondingly. The clip assembly has a first U-clip and a second U-clip, both of which connected to the air guide body. The first U-clip and the second U-clip are individually snapped and fixed to the clips of the slot connectors and the fixtures of the main coolers, respectively. In this way, the air guide cover can be fixed on the motherboard without using fasteners, like screws, such that savings in time and effort are achieved.
US10785877B2
A method for the production of a silver sintering agent in the form of a layer-shaped silver sintering body having silver oxide surfaces and the use thereof are provided.
US10785871B1
Encapsulated electronic modules having complex contact structures may be formed by encapsulating panels containing a substrate comprising pluralities of electronic modules delineated by cut lines and having conductive interconnects buried within terminal holes and other holes drilled in the panel within the boundaries of the cut lines. Slots may be cut in the panel along the cut lines. The interior of the holes, as well as surfaces within the slots and on the surfaces of the panel may be metallized, e.g. by a series of processes including plating. Terminals may be inserted into the terminal holes and connected to conductive features or plating within the holes. A conductive element may be provided on the substrate to connect to a terminal. Alternatively solder may be dispensed into the holes for surface mounting.
US10785864B2
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) may include a heat sink configured to draw heat from a surface-mounted component through the PCB toward a side of the PCB opposite a side having the surface-mounted component. The heat sinks may be single piece components that extend at least partially through the PCB. In some embodiments, the PCB may include connectors that interface between the PCB and a heat sink, or possibly other components.
US10785862B2
Methods for producing high thermal performance microelectronic modules containing sinter-bonded heat dissipation structures. In one embodiment, the method includes embedding a sinter-bonded heat dissipation structure in a module substrate. The step of embedding may entail applying a sinter precursor material containing metal particles into a cavity provided in the module substrate, and subsequently sintering the sinter precursor material at a maximum processing temperature less than a melt point of the metal particles to produce a sintered metal body bonded to the module substrate. A microelectronic device and a heatsink are then attached to the module substrate before, after, or concurrent with sintering such that the heatsink is thermally coupled to the microelectronic device through the sinter-bonded heat dissipation structure. In certain embodiments, the microelectronic device may be bonded to the module substrate at a location overlying the thermally-conductive structure.
US10785859B2
A method for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation employs an EUV apparatus, which comprises one or more sets of nanoscale antennas, designed for electromagnetic field enhancement. The one or more sets comprise, each, at least one pair of opposite antennas separated by a feedgap volume. First cations of same molecular entities are allowed to reach the feedgap volumes and the antennas are energized so as to perform one or more EUV radiation emission cycles, during which the first cations are further ionized via electromagnetic field intensities achieved in the feedgap volumes by optically exciting corresponding pairs of opposite antennas. Second cations are thus obtained, which have a higher charge state than the first cations, and are forced to radiatively decay, by electrically stimulating antenna pairs, whereby EUV radiation is generated and third cations are obtained, which have a lower charge state than the second cations.
US10785856B2
A wireless wiring apparatus includes a ceiling-embedded casing and a power-receiving casing. The ceiling-embedded casing includes screws connected to a surface of the ceiling-embedded casing and configured to be connected to a ceiling, a bracket inside the ceiling-embedded casing and connected to the screws, a coil, and a power wire connected to an external alternating current electrical power source. The power-receiving casing includes neodymium magnets on another surface of the power-receiving case, L-shaped notches formed adjacent to the neodymium magnets, and a coil of wire formed inside the power-receiving casing.
US10785848B2
The invention provides a lighting system and a lighting control component for such a system. The components are battery-operated, and include a remote control signal receiver for receiving commands and configurations during commissioning. A disabling system is provided for enabling and disabling the remote control signal receiver, such that the remote control signal receiver is enabled when a commissioning process of the lighting system is expected and disabled when a commissioning process of the lighting system is not expected. This reduces the power consumption of the component after the commissioning is complete but provides ease of use during commissioning.
US10785847B2
An apparatus is disclosed comprising: a light guide having an opening formed thereon; an illumination source at least partially disposed in the opening, the illumination source including a plurality of LEDs disposed on a flexible circuit that is wrapped around a base, which may be thermally conductive, the base having a central opening, and the flexible circuit including a plurality of legs, each leg including electrical wiring for independently operating a different one of the LEDs, each leg being wrapped around a bottom edge of the base, and into the central opening, to come above the illumination source and connect to a control board that is situated above the illumination source; and a heat-dissipating element disposed over the illumination source, the heat-dissipating element being thermally coupled to the base to dissipate heat generated by the LEDs that is supplied to the heat dissipating element via the base.
US10785834B2
A radio frequency (RF) heating and defrosting apparatus may include an electrode which, when supplied with RF signal energy, may responsively radiate electromagnetic energy into a cavity of the RF heating and defrosting apparatus. This radiated electromagnetic energy may cause a thermal increase of a load in the cavity. A capacitor may be formed from a portion of the electrode and a conductive plate disposed adjacent to the electrode. The conductive plate may be coupled to a ground reference structure. Dielectric material(s) having a low dielectric constant may be disposed directly between the electrode and the conductive plate.
US10785825B2
This application provides a data transmission method. In the method, a first access network device and a second access network device establish a data radio bearer (DRB)-based tunnel and a session-based tunnel. The second access network device sends a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer data packet to the first access network device via the DRB-based tunnel; and the second access network device sends a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer data packet to the first access network device via the session-based tunnel.
US10785824B2
Embodiments of this application disclose an information processing method, a base station, and a terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a master base station, a new radio packet data convergence protocol (NR PDCP) configuration and identification information of a data radio bearer (DRB) corresponding to the NR PDCP configuration from a secondary base station; and sending, by the master base station, the NR PDCP configuration and the identification information of the DRB to a terminal, where the master base station and the secondary base station are base stations of different radio access technologies (RATs).
US10785823B2
Measures, including methods, systems and computer-readable storage mediums, for use in processing notifications relating to telecommunication sessions. A cluster of servers is operable to receive incoming notifications where each server can process any given notification and update a store holding records based on previous notifications. The cluster may include a timer function to allow records to be closed when no relevant notifications are received after a timeout interval.
US10785815B2
An electronic apparatus for establishing communication between a first device and a second device is provided. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with the first device; a user interface unit; and a controller configured to display identification information included in an advertising signal broadcasted from at least one device, and in response to a user command to select identification information of the second device from among at least one of the displayed identification information, control the communicator to transmit information for establishing communication between the first device and the second device to the first device.
US10785811B2
According to one configuration, a system includes resources in which to configure a base-band manager, a first virtual radio, a second virtual radio, and a third virtual radio. The first virtual radio is coupled to a first set of antenna elements of antenna hardware, which provide wireless connectivity to first communication devices in a first wireless coverage region. The second virtual radio is coupled to a second set of antenna elements of the antenna hardware, which provide wireless connectivity to second communication devices in a second wireless coverage region. The third radio communication hardware is coupled through a third set of antenna elements of the antenna hardware to a primary backhaul in communication with a remote network. The base-band manager couples the first virtual radio and the second communication resource to the third virtual radio, providing the first communication devices and the second communication devices access to a remote network.
US10785809B1
In one embodiment, a device in a network receives node information regarding a plurality of nodes that are to join the network. The device determines network formation parameters based on the received node information. The network formation parameters are indicative of a network join schedule and join location for a particular node from the plurality of nodes. The device generates, according to the network join schedule, a join invitation for the particular node based on the network formation parameters. The join invitation allows the particular node to attempt joining the network at the join location via a specified access point. The device causes the sending of one or more beacons via the network that include the join invitation to the particular node. The particular node attempts to join the network via the specified access point based on the one or more beacons.
US10785808B2
The present invention relates to the field of radio frequency communications, and in particular, to a random access method and equipment. The invention resolves an issue of being unable to apply a random access process to a situation having strict latency requirement, owing to a longer latency during the random access process. In one embodiment of the invention, the method comprises: transmitting, by a user equipment (UE) and according to a resource in a resource pool dedicated to a contention-based random access procedure, UE identification information to a neighborhood; and if receiving a contention resolution message from the neighborhood, determining, by the UE and according to the contention resolution message, whether the contention-based random access procedure is successful. The random access procedure disclosed by present invention further comprises: determining, by the UE and according to second resource information, a resource dedicated to uplink transmission in a target neighborhood; and accessing, according to the resource dedicated to uplink transmission, into the target neighborhood. The embodiments of the invention decreases timing latency of the random access procedure by reducing interaction steps during the random access procedure, and as a consequence, the embodiments can be applied to the situation having the strict latency requirement.
US10785805B2
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: receiving identification information of N beams of a target cell and random access channel configurations of M beams in the N beams, where N and M are positive integers; and determining a beam for accessing based on signal quality or signal strength of L beams in the N beams, the identification information of the N beams, and the random access channel configurations of the M beams, where L is a nonnegative integer.
US10785800B2
Systems and methods for dynamically selecting energy detection thresholds (EDTs) in radio nodes deploying listen before talk within a coordinated network to improve throughput on shared spectrum are disclosed. The radio nodes are configured to coordinate to deploy mechanisms to avoid or reduce interference issues, including collisions, with use of shared spectrum (e.g., unlicensed spectrum). One such mechanism is Listen Before Talk (LBT), and a radio node deploying LBT sets an EDT at which the radio node hears traffic from neighboring radio nodes on the shared spectrum. In an exemplary aspect, the EDT of radio nodes in the coordinated network of radio nodes can be dynamically selected and/or adjusted to improve throughput of the individual radio nodes and/or of the network of radio nodes as a whole.
US10785797B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) design for millimeter wave (mmWave) system in shared spectrum. The techniques can include a method for wireless communication that includes transmitting at least one of a request-to-send (RTS) or a clear-to-send (CTS) within a frame using frequency resources in a shared spectrum, and including a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) in the at least one of the RTS or CTS.
US10785792B2
The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for user device-initiated low-latency data transmissions to reduce a latency in transmitting low-latency data. These techniques may include a user device that autonomously determines to transmit low-latency data, then transmits the low-latency data over one or more resources of a wireless network for which transmission of the low-latency data is not scheduled.
US10785790B2
Embodiments herein relate to a communication terminal (10) for handling communication, which communication terminal (10) is being served by a radio access node (12, 13) in a first cell (11) on a carrier of a licensed frequency spectrum and cross-carrier scheduled in a second cell (14) on a carrier of an unlicensed frequency spectrum by the radio access node (12, 13) via the first cell (11). The communication terminal receives an indication that data may be scheduled for the communication terminal (10) on a data channel in the second cell (14). The communication terminal attempts to detect presence of the data channel intended for the communication terminal (10). Then, in case the communication terminal (10) detects presence of the data channel intended for the communication terminal (10), the communication terminal (10) decodes the data channel. In case the communication terminal (10) does not detect presence of the data channel intended for the communication terminal (10), the communication terminal (10) indicates a non-detection of the data channel to the radio access node (12, 13).
US10785788B2
The present invention discloses a method for transmitting or receiving ACK information between a UE and a BS in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for supporting the same. According to one embodiment applicable to the present invention, the UE may transmit a first type channel configured with 1 or 2 symbols and a second type channel configured with 4 or more symbols by configuring a transient period between first type channel transmission and second type channel transmission within a time period corresponding to the second type channel if the first type channel and the second type channel are continuous in a time domain.
US10785787B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for communicating uplink control information (“UCI”) with cyclic redundancy check (“CRC”) in an autonomous uplink (“AUL”) transmission. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a control signal to enable AUL transmission. The processor determines to transmit data in an AUL transmission and generates UCI for the AUL transmission, wherein the UCI comprises a CRC, wherein the UCI further indicates an identifier of the apparatus. The processor transmits, via the transceiver, the UCI with the AUL transmission, wherein the AUL transmission comprises the UCI.
US10785781B2
A data transmission method, a terminal, a base station and a data transmission system are disclosed, the method applied to a terminal includes: receiving a scheduling instruction issued by a base station, the scheduling instruction carrying a location identifier, and the scheduling instruction being used for scheduling one or more transmission subframes; obtaining the location identifier; determining a transmission subframe according to the location identifier, a subframe where the scheduling instruction is located, and a scheduling location identification rule, the scheduling location identification rule including correspondence relations between the location identifier, the subframe where the scheduling instruction is located and the transmission subframe; transmitting data through the transmission subframe. The terminal obtains the location identifier and finds a transmission subframe to perform a data transmission and then realize data transmission across the subframes.
US10785777B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communications. The apparatus includes a processing system configured to generate a frame comprising a preamble, a first header, and a second header, wherein the preamble and the first header are configured to be decoded by a first device operating according to a first protocol, the second header not being configured to be decoded by the first device, and wherein the preamble, the first header, and the second header are configured to be decoded by a second device operating according to a second protocol; and an interface configured to output the frame for transmission.
US10785762B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for transmitting control information. The method includes: determining enhanced resource element group numbers in resource blocks, and determining, according to the resource element group numbers, positions of resource elements corresponding to enhanced resource element groups; interleaving the enhanced resource element group numbers, and determining an enhanced control channel element; determining, according to the enhanced control channel element and the positions of the resource elements corresponding to the enhanced resource element groups, positions of resource elements corresponding to the enhanced control channel element; and transmitting corresponding control information on the positions of the resource elements corresponding to the control channel element. The present invention alleviates a problem that channel frequency diversity is poor, and lowers the probability of loss of information of a terminal device.
US10785750B2
Methods for triggering a user equipment (UE) to monitor a paging message, user equipments, base stations, and storage medium are provided. A method for triggering a user equipment (UE) to monitor a paging message, carried out in the UE, the method comprising: acquiring a correspondence between the UE and a time-frequency resource, where a trigger message for the UE locates, of a broadcast channel; receiving the trigger message from a base station via a time-frequency resource of a broadcast channel according to the correspondence; and triggering monitoring of the paging message for the UE.
US10785747B2
A method for a terminal receiving a paging message can comprise the steps of: receiving first downlink control information (DCI); and determining whether or not a paging indicator field is comprised in the first DCI.
US10785746B2
There is provided a method for coverage enhancement service mode selection. The method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises obtaining an indication to switch between a first coverage enhancement service mode and a second coverage enhancement service mode. The method comprises selectively switching between the first coverage enhancement service mode and the second coverage enhancement service mode according to the indication. There is also provided a wireless device configured to perform such a method. There is also performed a method for coverage enhancement service mode selection as performed by a network node and a network configured to perform such a method.
US10785737B2
Technique to align a radio interface frame timing reference in a pool of radio equipment controllers
Systems and methods of aligning a radio interface frame timing reference in a pool of Radio Equipment Controllers (RECs) are provided. In some embodiments, a method of operation of an REC includes computing a radio interface frame timing offset for a target REC relative to a reference time and 5 sending the radio interface frame timing offset to the target REC via an asynchronous communication network. According to some embodiments, this provides a substantially aligned radio interface frame timing reference in a pool of RECs. In some embodiments, the method also includes, prior to computing the radio interface frame timing offset, determining that the REC is a master REC. In some embodiments, determining that the REC is the master REC includes exchanging information indicative of at least one capability of each of the RECs and determining that the REC is the master REC based on the at least one capability.
US10785726B2
A wireless communication apparatus includes a first control unit operating with power supplied from a secondary battery and operable in a case where a detected voltage of the secondary battery is greater than or equal to a second threshold voltage, a second control unit operating independent from the first control unit and with power supplied from the secondary battery, and a wireless communication unit controlled by the second control unit operating with power supplied from the secondary battery to communicate with a different wireless communication apparatus, wherein, in a case where a detected voltage of the secondary battery is lower than a first threshold voltage that is lower than the second threshold value, the second control unit ends transmission of a packet and communication connection.
US10785723B2
Techniques described herein may be used to conserver battery power of an Internet of Things (IoT) tracker by increasing the overall amount of time that the IoT tracker is in a battery conservation mode (a sleep mode, a Power Save Mode (PSM), etc.). A IoT tracker may implement a battery conservation policy that may include instructions that cause the IoT tracker to monitor certain conditions, determine when the conditions satisfy a particular trigger, and implement a battery conservation mode in response to those conditions. Examples of such conditions may include (1) the IoT tracker being close to a user device designated to track the location of the IoT tracker, (2) identifying that a current time and day are associated with a pre-selected schedule for disabling tracking services, (3) the IoT tracker being located within a particular geographic area, and more.
US10785713B2
The present disclosure relates to a technique for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure can be used for intelligent services (services related to a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety and the like) on the basis of the technique. An operating method of a tethering device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the step of: selecting a first network and/or a second network according to the characteristic of a data request message received from a client device; and transmitting, to the client device, a response message received from a server through the at least one selected network.
US10785712B2
The wireless apparatus and network node disclosed herein facilitate the selection and use of one of multiple RATs for communications between the wireless apparatus and the network node. The selected RAT provides a lower energy consumption at the wireless apparatus for the communications with the network node. To that end, the wireless apparatus selects between at least two RATs, e.g., first and second RATs, where the first and second RATs are both coordinated by a network node in communication with the wireless apparatus, and where a system bandwidth of the second RAT and a system bandwidth of the first RAT are both comprised within a third system bandwidth of a third RAT coordinated by the network node.
US10785708B2
Systems and methods for tracking mobile devices are provided. One system comprises at least one processor and memory storing code which when executed by the at least one processor configure the at least one processor to perform a method of tracking a mobile device. The method comprises receiving broadcasting an IMSI message, receiving an IMSI attach request message from a mobile device, and identifying the mobile device within a location area.
US10785707B2
In some examples, a first wireless access network entity receives, from a second wireless access network entity, a system information configuration of the second wireless access network entity, and identifies, based on the received system information configuration, common system information between the first and second wireless access network entities. The first wireless access network entity sends, to a user equipment (UE), an indicator extending an area scope of the common system information.
US10785695B1
Systems, methods, and processing nodes are configured to manage data throughput of wireless devices in a wireless network, such as a network that employs MIMO techniques, by receiving a request from a wireless device to operate in the wireless network using a first communication protocol, the wireless network deploying communications with wireless devices using at least two communication protocols simultaneously determining that a value associated with data rate used by a set of wireless devices in the wireless network using at least one of the at least two communication protocols exceeds a threshold value, and adjusting an operating parameter of a multi-element antenna for communicating signals between an access node and the plurality of wireless devices in the wireless network using the first communication protocol when it is determined that the value exceed the threshold value.
US10785686B2
Devices, systems, and methods for channel access in dynamic spectrum sharing. In one embodiment, a server includes a communication interface, a memory, and an electronic processor configured to receive an allotment of bidding credits, determine an amount of available spectrum, generate a power spectrum matrix, generate a bid based on a need for spectrum access and a portion of the allotment of bidding credits, control the communication interface to transmit the power spectrum matrix and the bid to the one or more servers, receive an external power spectrum matrix and an associated bid from each of the one or more servers, compare the bid to the associated bid to determine a winning bid, and control all of the one or more radio nodes to use the spectrum that is associated with the power spectrum matrix in response to determining that the bid is the winning bid.
US10785682B2
A data unit processing method performed by a first communication device, comprising: configuring a data unit by the first communication device, the data unit comprising: a specific format preamble following a first packet format; and a symbol part, comprising at least one symbol and following a Wi-Fi long range packet format. The specific format preamble can be decoded according to a first communication standard and the symbol can be decoded according to a Wi-Fi long range mode. The symbol part can be identified according to the specific format preamble. A method can decode the above-mentioned data unit and a communication device can perform the methods are also disclosed.
US10785679B2
A first user equipment can communicate with a second user equipment in a direct mode or in an infrastructure mode via a base station of a network. To communicate with the second user equipment, the first user equipment generates packets and forwards the packets to a lower protocol layer of a protocol stack. The first user equipment also acts as a buffer protocol entity by storing the packets until acknowledgement of receipt is received from the second user equipment. If the first user equipment switches from the direct mode to the infrastructure mode, or vice versa, the first user equipment forwards each of the stored packets to the lower protocol layer for transmission to the second user equipment using the current mode.
US10785675B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling traffic of an electronic device in a wireless communication system, and the method can comprise the steps of: detecting a plurality of parts of traffic flows corresponding to at least one application; and preferentially processing the plurality of parts of traffic flows on the basis of application related information on each of the detected plurality of parts of traffic flows.
US10785665B2
The present disclosure provides a communication method, communication device and a terminal, the communication method comprising: determining a PCell group or a PSCell group working on the unlicensed carrier by a terminal; and performing a RLM on the PCell group or the PSCell group; the PCell group or the PSCell group being established by selected from at least one serving cell working on the unlicensed carrier, each serving cell working on one unlicensed carrier. The technical solution can deploy a PCell group or a PSCell group in the unlicensed frequency band, to perform RLM on the PCell group or the PSCell group, a number of times of RLF is reduced, and it can avoided a problem of huge signaling overhead and throughput loss, caused by RRC Reestablishment or reconfiguration of the PSCell as RLF has been frequently detected in the unlicensed frequency band.
US10785661B2
Provided is a technology capable of securing satisfactory communication quality. A communication system includes a user equipment, and a base station configured to be connected to the user equipment to perform radio communication with the user equipment. The user equipment performs radio communication with a beam. When the user equipment detects a beam disappearance state being a state incapable of maintaining communication quality with the base station, the user equipment transmits a notification of the beam disappearance state with a beam having a wider half width than a half width before detection of the beam disappearance state.
US10785660B2
The invention relates to wireless repeater systems and methods. In embodiments, such systems and methods involve receiving a wireless transmission signal; and processing the wireless transmission signal using a digital signal processing facility (DSP); wherein the DSP is adapted to filter at least one sub-band of the wireless transmission signal using a digital bandpass filter.
US10785658B2
A method, device, and system for receiving a downlink signal is provided. The method includes: detecting a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) in a time unit #n on an unlicensed band cell; verifying whether the CSI-RS is used for Discovery RS (DRS) using an initialization value of a CSI-RS sequence of the CSI-RS; and performing a Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement when the CSI-RS is used for the DRS. The CSI-RS is used for the DRS when an index of the time unit #n is not used for the initialization value of the CSI-RS sequence.
US10785657B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, segmenting an assigned spectrum into a lower portion, a middle portion, and an upper portion, establishing one or more full power wireless connections in the middle portion of the assigned spectrum, and establishing one or more reduced power wireless connections in the upper and lower portions of the assigned spectrum. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10785656B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may transmit and a user equipment (UE) may receive cloned bandwidth part configuration information. In some aspects, the UE may determine a linkage between a primary bandwidth part and the cloned bandwidth part. In some aspects, the BS may transmit and the UE may receive a downlink control information message identifying the primary bandwidth part to signal a bandwidth part switch for the primary bandwidth part and a first bandwidth part or identifying the cloned bandwidth part to signal the bandwidth part switch for the primary bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part. In some aspects, the UE may perform the bandwidth part switch based at least in part on the downlink control information message. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10785651B2
A method includes receiving, at a native application, access credential data and providing the access credential data from the native application to a headless browser. The method also includes initiating a secured connection from the headless browser to a remote server that hosts a website. The remote server supports access to secured data without relying on an application programming interface. The method also includes sending, by the headless browser via the secured connection, the access credential data to the remote server. The method also includes receiving first web page data of the website from the remote server via the secured connection and parsing the first web page data to identify user-specific data. The method further includes receiving, by the headless browser via the secured connection, at least a portion of the secured data.
US10785642B2
This document discusses, among other things, a wireless personal-area network (PAN) underlying a cellular wide-area network (WAN). The PAN includes a wearable user equipment (UE-W) and a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN). The UE-W includes processing circuitry to process data for communication with a network of the WAN through the UE-AN, and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the UE-AN through a first air interface. The UE-AN includes processing to process data for communication between the network of the WAN and the UE-W, and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the network of the WAN through the first air interface and with the UE-W through a second air interface. The UE-W and the UE-AN can share a network credential, appearing as a single device to the WAN.
US10785624B2
A system to electronically connect an electronic device to a network includes a sensing electrode that provides a signal. The signal has a particular frequency and power, and the electrode is configured to transmit the signal through a person occupying a proscribed location. The electronic device is configured to detect the signal when the electronic device is coupled to a person occupying the proscribed location. The electronic device is configured to electronically couple to the network upon detecting the signal.
US10785612B2
According to one embodiment, a system includes a base station wirelessly connected to a first handset and a second handset, the base station including a first communication port configured to create a wireless connection to a first mobile telephone and a second mobile telephone via Bluetooth, where the first mobile telephone uses a first mobile telephone network and the second mobile telephone uses a second mobile telephone network.
US10785605B1
Provided is a method including a location-sharing acquaintance registration process, a location-sharing acquaintance location information receiving process in which the acquaintance location sharing application receives location information of location-sharing acquaintances present within a preset proximity radius from a current location of the user from the location information providing server, a location-sharing acquaintance distance display process in which the acquaintance location sharing application displays only the number and separation distances of location-sharing acquaintances present within the proximity radius of the user without identification information of the location-sharing acquaintances as long as the location-sharing acquaintances are present within the proximity radius, and a paid location-sharing acquaintance identification information providing process in which the acquaintance location sharing application provides the identification information of the location-sharing acquaintances present within the proximity radius of the user in return for a payment.
US10785600B2
Devices, systems, and methods of navigation in tracks and trails. A system includes a smartphone or other portable electronic device. The system generates and provides navigation data and mapping data to travelers, particularly in walking trails; and generates a video clip or other multimedia presentation that incorporates trip data, images, audio, and a reconstructed map of the route. An administrator or operator of a nature center or an attraction or other venue, operates the system to obtain real-time information about travelers within the venue, and to selectively provide data and messages to some or all of such travelers.
US10785599B2
Provided are exemplary embodiments including a method for creating and using a personal encounter history using a communication device. The method involves the communication device receiving the transmission of a pseudo identifier from a proximal communication device where the pseudo identifier is associated with the user of the proximal communication device. Once received, the method continues with the wireless communication device requesting and receiving the actual identification of the user of the proximal communication device that is correlated with the pseudo identifier. The communication device includes a transceiver capable of communicating wirelessly with a mobile telecommunications network, a memory device and a processor. To ensure privacy, the processor is capable of receiving a pseudo identifier from a proximate communication device and then requesting an actual identification correlated with the pseudo identifier of the proximate communication device.
US10785598B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of breaches of a geofence by client computer devices to determine respective positions of the breaches; establishing an updated location for the geofence using the determined respective positions of the breaches; updating a location of the geofence so that the location of the geofence is the updated location; obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location; and providing one or more output in response to the obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location.
US10785597B2
An engagement tracking system monitors user interactions with media items to calculate an engagement score of the media item. The engagement tracking system may be or include a group of one or more server machines configured to detect an exposure of a client device to a media item maintained by the engagement tracking system. In response to detecting the exposure of the client device to the media item, the engagement tracking system tracks a location of the client device based on access requests to location based media items. The engagement tracking system may thereby monitor client devices exposed to the media item in order to calculate an engagement score of the media item.
US10785595B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for updating a sequence of services. The systems may perform the methods to establish a network communication with the user terminal; obtain, from the user terminal, an identification associated with a user account registered with the system; obtain a current sequence of the plurality of services associated with the identification; determine whether a condition for updating the current sequence is satisfied, when the condition for updating the current sequence is not satisfied, send the current sequence of the plurality of services to the user terminal; and when the condition for updating the current sequence is satisfied, determine an updated sequence of the plurality of services displayed on the display of the user terminal.
US10785589B2
Apparatus comprising one or more processors configured to: receive at least two microphone audio signals (101) for audio signal processing wherein the audio signal processing comprises at least a spatial audio signal processing (303) and beamforming processing (305); determine spatial information (304) based on the audio signal processing associated with the at least two microphone audio signals; determine focus information (308) for the beamforming processing associated with the at least two microphone audio signals; and apply a spatial filter (307) in order to synthesize at least one spatially processed audio signal (312) based on the at least one beamformed audio signal from the at least two microphone audio signals (101), the spatial information (304) and the focus information (308) in such a way that the spatial filter (307), the at least one beamformed audio signal (306), the spatial information (304) and the focus information (308) are configured to be used to spatially synthesize (307) the at least one spatially processed audio signal (312).
US10785586B2
The present invention relates to the technical field of electroacoustic products, and discloses sound-absorbing material, sound-absorbing particle, speaker module manufacturing processes, a particle and a module. The process comprises the following steps: placing a raw powder of a porous sound-absorbing material into a heating furnace to perform calcination, and introducing a processing gas during the calcination, wherein the calcination temperature is 120° C. to 800° C., and the calcination time is 6 h to 72 h.
US10785581B2
A method of signal processing to generate hearing implant stimulation signals for a hearing implant system includes transforming an input sound signal into band pass signals each representing an associated frequency band of audio frequencies. The band pass signals are processed in a sequence of sampling time frames and iterative steps to produce a noise power estimate. This includes using a noise prediction model to determine if a currently observed signal sample includes a target signal, and if so, then updating a current noise power estimate without using the currently observed signal sample, and otherwise updating the current noise power estimate using the currently observed signal sample. The noise prediction model also is adapted based on the updated noise power estimate. The hearing implant stimulation signals are then developed from the band pass signals and the noise power estimate.
US10785573B2
A speaker device for a vehicle having a structure in which a seating direction and a magnetic path forming direction of a magnet coincide with each other, may include a frame, a magnet mounted in the frame to generate a magnetic flux, a yoke having a magnetic gap to form a magnetic path generated by the magnet, a voice coil mounted in the magnetic gap to move when a current is applied, a diaphragm engaged to the voice coil and configured to vibrate according to movement of the voice coil and generate a negative pressure, and a plate configured to support the magnet, wherein the magnet is accommodated in a horizontal direction such a seating direction and a magnetic path forming direction of the magnet coincide with each other.
US10785567B1
A method of fabricating a piezoelectric transducer may include interleaving a plurality of layers of piezoelectric material with a plurality of conductive layers including a first conductive layer, one or more second conductive layers, and one or more third conductive layers, coupling the first conductive layer to a first electrode, wherein an electrical impedance of the first conductive layer varies as a function of a temperature internal to the piezoelectric transducer, and such that a measurement signal indicative of the electrical impedance is generated at the first electrode, coupling the one or more second conductive layers to a second electrode, and coupling the one or more third conductive layers to a third electrode, such that an electrical driving signal driven to the second electrode and the third electrode causes mechanical vibration of the piezoelectric transducer as a function of the electrical driving signal.
US10785563B1
Systems and methods for an equipment capable of simultaneous measurements of surround sound reproduction and noise source localization in closed or open space. The systems and methods are particularly used when surround sound reproduction and noise source localization are required in a moving object of a closed space. A moving object in a closed space is not limited to a specific product, as for example, an automobile, a train, an elevator, or the like can be considered.
US10785558B2
Protected microphone systems may include one or more dampeners, one or more cavities, or a combination thereof to minimize the vibration sensitivity of a microphone of the protected microphone systems. The dampeners, when present, may be constructed of a foam material or a thin metal material.
US10785543B2
RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port and a power divider network having a plurality of active output ports. An active communications path connects the RF input port to the power divider network. The active communications path includes at least one power amplifier. The RF signal amplifier also includes a passive output port and a passive communications path connecting the RF input port to the passive output port. An electrical connection with at least one circuit unit connects the active communications path and the passive communications path so that MoCA signals may flow between the active communications path and the passive communications path, but the at least one circuit unit preventing upstream and downstream frequency bands of a service provider from passing along the electrical connection. In various embodiments, the at least one circuit unit may be selected from one or more diplexers and one or more filters.
US10785533B2
Aggregating viewership data is disclosed. Initially, household viewership data assigned to a tuning event in multiple households is accessed. Then, the household viewership data for the tuning event in the multiple households representing the same episode is aggregated to generate episode viewership data. Next, episode viewership data representing multiple episodes of the same program is aggregated to generate program viewership data. Next, the program viewership data for multiple programs of the same network is aggregated to generate network viewership data. Finally, the network viewership data for multiple commonly-owned networks is aggregated to generate entity viewership data.
US10785530B2
A client device accesses a video input stream from an intermediate device for display. The client device analyzes the video input stream to determine that the video input stream matches a template corresponding to a screen portion. Based on the video input stream matching the template, a video output stream is generated and caused to be presented on a display. In some example embodiments, the analysis is performed while the client device is replacing video content received from a content source via the intermediate device. For example, commercials transmitted from a national content provider to a smart TV via a set-top box may be replaced with targeted commercials. During the replacement, menus generated by the set-top box may be detected and the replacement video altered by the smart TV to include the menus.
US10785527B2
In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) is configured to operate in accordance with different wireless personal area network (WPAN) radio access technologies (RATs). The UE prioritizes a plurality of WPAN RATs supported by the UE, and dynamically allocates a plurality of shared WPAN radios to the plurality of WPAN RATs based on the prioritization.
US10785526B1
A user may employ a user device (e.g., a television (TV) and a set-top box (STB)) to access a television system via a network. The television system may include one or more content servers (CSs) (e.g., a VOD server, an HTTP server, or other media server) for providing, among other things, a VOD service to the user and a broadcast transmission system for transmitting a multitude of linear television channels. Television system and/or user device is/are operable to enable the user to interact with an enhanced TV service (ETS) that allows the user to easily navigate among various different programmed linear channels (a.k.a., “streaming channels”) and VOD services. The ETS may be hosted in the television system, in user device, or in a combination of the two.
US10785514B1
A method of providing a video manifest to a client. A router manages, for each of a plurality of ad placement units, a measure of advertisement avails provided by the router to the ad placement unit for filling with advertisements, receives a client request for a video content, and chooses an ad placement unit from the plurality of ad placement units, to select advertisements to be placed in avails of the requested video content, at least partially responsive to the managed measures of advertisement avails. The received client request is directed to the chosen ad placement unit.
US10785510B2
Architecture that enables the identification of entities such as people and content in live broadcasts (e.g., streaming content (e.g., video) of live events) and non-live presentations (e.g., movies), in realtime, using recognition processes. This can be accomplished by extracting live data related to a live event. With respect to people entities, filtering can be performed to identify the named (people) entities from the extracted live data, and trending topics discovered as relate to the named entities, as associated with the live event. Multiple images of the named entities that capture the named entities under different conditions are captured for the named entities. The images are then processed to extract and learn facial features (train one or more models), and facial recognition is then performed on faces in the video using the trained model(s).
US10785502B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for predicting at least one block of pixels of a view (170) belonging to a matrix of views (17) obtained from light-field data belong with a scene. According to present disclosure, the method is implemented by a processor and comprises for at least one pixel to predict of said block of pixels: —from said matrix of views (17), obtaining (51) at least one epipolar plane image (EPI) belong with said pixel to predict, —among a set of unidirectional prediction modes, determining (52) at least one optimal unidirectional prediction mode from a set of previous reconstructed pixels neighboring said pixel to predict in said at least one epipolar plane image, —extrapolating (53) a prediction value of said pixel to predict by using said at least one optimal unidirectional prediction mode.
US10785501B2
Methods for performing motion estimation in multiple reference frames scenario are disclosed. The method includes considering a motion vector of a plurality of neighbouring macro blocks present in a current frame and a co-located frame to find a best prediction point motion vector set, scaling at least one motion vector in a plurality of prediction frames and a plurality of bidirectional frames to find a predictive motion vector set by calculating a temporal distance between a nth reference frame and a reference frame referred by an input motion vector and finding at least one best prediction point motion vector of the nth reference frame from a set of motion vectors by utilizing a cost based motion search. The cost based motion search comprising finding a prediction motion vector, finding a cost factor, performing a cost based motion search of at least one partition level to find the best motion vector from the set of motion vectors.
US10785495B1
Timecode is encoded in video using colored regions of pixels. Pixels in adjacent regions in frames of a video are color-coded to encode timecode. For example, two adjacent regions might both be colored red to encode the numeral ‘0.’ As another example, two adjacent regions might be colored red and purple, respectively, to encode the numeral ‘1.’ The regions can be the same size as a macroblock (e.g. 16×16 pixels) used by a video encoder and aligned to macroblock boundaries for efficient encoding. The colors of the adjacent regions can be decoded to obtain the timecode. The timecode might then be burned into frames of the video, displayed non-destructively over the video, or used in another manner.
US10785492B2
A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to provide better alignment between layers, it is proposed that reference layer offset adjustment parameters be signaled.
US10785481B2
A system, method and computer program product for improving video codec performance, including a pre-processing stage configured for downscaling by a variable amount an uncompressed video signal before sending such downscaled, uncompressed video signal to an input of a video codec; and a complimentary post-processing stage configured for upscaling the decompressed video signal received from an output of the video codec back to its original resolution before transmitting the decompressed video signal. The system, method and computer program product provides improved rate-distortion performance compared to direct use of the video codec alone.
US10785479B2
In one embodiment, a method determines if a first flag for using a most probable mode (MPM) set for intra prediction is set. When the first flag indicates the MPM set is used, the method decodes a first index for the MPM, the first index indicating a first intra prediction mode in the MPM set. When the first flag does not indicate the MPM set is being used, the method determines if a second flag for using a near-MPM set is set. When the second flag indicates the near-MPM set is being used, the method decodes a second index for the near-MPM, the second index indicating a second intra prediction mode in the near-MPM set. When the second flag does not indicate the near-MPM is being used, the method decodes a third index for a non-MPM, the third index indicating a third intra prediction mode in the non-MPM set.
US10785476B2
Provided is a method of decoding a video according to an embodiment, the method including determining at least one processing block for splitting the video; determining an order of determining at least one largest coding unit in the at least one processing block; determining at least one largest coding unit on the basis of the determined order; and decoding the determined at least one largest coding unit, wherein the order is one of a plurality of orders for determining a largest coding unit.
US10785471B1
A system for content upsampling comprises a console and a head-mounted display (HMD). The console can select content for presentation and provide the content at a first frame rate. The HMD outputs fast calibration data comprising one or more intermediate estimated positions of a reference point on the HMD. The HMD estimates future positions of the HMD using the fast calibration data, and generates synthetic frames using frames from the content and the future positions of the HMD. The HMD then upsamples the content from the first frame rate to a second frame using the synthetic frames to generate augmented content, wherein the second frame rate is faster than the first frame rate. The HMD presents the augmented content at the second frame rate via an electronic display.
US10785462B2
There is provided an image processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains a first image to which tone conversion processing conforming to a first input/output characteristic having a first maximum output luminance value has been applied. A generation unit generates first correction information for correcting a luminance value of the first image based on a difference regarding an output luminance value between the first input/output characteristic and a second input/output characteristic having a second maximum output luminance value, and on second correction information for correcting a luminance value of a second image to which tone conversion processing conforming to the second input/output characteristic has been applied. A correction unit corrects a luminance value of the first image in conformity to the first correction information.
US10785457B2
An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication doorbell comprises a camera, a front button, and a motion sensor. The camera and the motion sensor are configured to work in tandem to detect motion in a field of view of the A/V recording and communication doorbell, such that a first one of the camera and the motion sensor detects motion and the other one of the camera and the motion sensor independently verifies the motion detection before an alert is sent to a user's client device. In this manner, user alerts from false alarm motion detections are reduced.
US10785446B2
A computer-implemented video visitation system of a correctional facility includes an administrator computer device in communication with a visitation services computer system and a database. The administrator computer device is configured, via an administrator interface displayed on the administrative computer device, to enable or disable privileges for selected inmates in the inmate population allowing inmates access to the visitation services computer system, and set visitation session preferences including maximum visitation session length and visitation session cost that applies to the visitation services. The visitation services computer system is configured to receive requests for electronic visitation sessions initiated by incarcerated inmates, confirm that each request involves an authorized registered incarcerated inmate or an authorized registered remote non-incarcerated visitor, transmit invitations to the respective recipients in response to each received request for an electronic visitation session, and automatically establish interconnections between visitor computer devices at the remote locations and inmate computer devices in the correctional facility without requiring endpoint control to schedule or initiate a visitation session by administrative personnel of the correctional facility.
US10785445B2
In one example method, a computing device scans an environment via an omnidirectional camera, detects objects in the environment, and captures depth information of the environment and the objects in the environment via 3D imaging of the omnidirectional camera. The computing device makes adjustments to audiovisual (AV) transmissions based on the detected objects and the depth information captured of the environment and the objects.
US10785442B2
A video transmission apparatus (10) includes: a specified-position information acquisition unit (110) that acquires specified-position information indicating a specified position in an area to be surveilled including each imaging region corresponding to each of a plurality of imaging apparatuses; and a video transmission control unit (120) that selects at least one imaging apparatus from among the plurality of imaging apparatuses using imaging position information indicating a position or an imaging range of each of the plurality of imaging apparatuses and the specified-position information and transmits a video captured by the selected imaging apparatus to a video sharing apparatus that is to share the video.
US10785437B2
Image sensor pixels may receive row control signals for row driver circuitry. The row driver circuitry may include a plurality of row driver circuits each of which is capable of outputting row control signals at more than two power supply voltage levels. A row driver circuit may include only two level shifting circuits. A first level shifting circuit may control a first pull-up path operable to drive the row driver output to a first power supply voltage level and may also control a second pull-up path operable to drive the row driver output to a second power supply voltage level. A second level shifting circuit may control a first pull-down path operable to drive the row driver output to a third power supply voltage level and may also control a second pull-down path operable to drive the row driver output to a fourth power supply voltage level.
US10785436B1
An image sensor for capturing an image, includes: an array of pixel circuits, wherein each of the pixel circuits is for sensing a portion of the image, and generate a sample signal and a hold signal according to the portion of the image and a predetermined reset voltage respectively; and a transfer circuit, which is coupled to the array, and is for converting the sample signals and hold signals to corresponding digital sensing signals and corresponding digital reset signals respectively, to generate pixel signals respectively corresponding to the pixel circuits according to the digital sensing signals and the digital reset signals; wherein the transfer circuit converts the sample signal generated by one of the pixel circuits to the corresponding digital sensing signal and converts the hold signal generated by another one of the pixel circuits to the corresponding digital reset signal at least partially within a same period.
US10785432B2
An image sensor includes a photoelectric converter to generate charges in response to incident light and to provide the generated charges to a first node, a transfer transistor to provide a voltage of the first node to a floating diffusion node based on a first control signal, a source follower transistor to provide a voltage of the floating diffusion node as a unit pixel output, a correlated double sampler (CDS) to receive the unit pixel output and to convert the unit pixel output into a digital code. The first control signal having first, second, and third voltages is maintained at the second voltage in a period between when the voltage of the first node is provided to the floating diffusion node and when the CDS is provided with the voltage of the first node as the unit pixel output.
US10785429B2
An image sensor includes a pixel including a reset circuit and a floating diffusion node, and outputting a pixel signal that is generated based on a voltage at the floating diffusion node, the pixel signal including a reset output that is generated based on the voltage at the floating diffusion node being reset by the reset circuit. The image sensor further includes a sampler sampling the output pixel signal to generate a sampling signal having a time interval corresponding to a magnitude of the output pixel signal, and a counter counting the generated sampling signal, based on a counter clock, to generate a counting value corresponding to the time interval of the sampling signal. The sampler samples the reset output of the output pixel signal n times to generate first to n-th reset sampling signals, where n is an integer of 2 or more.
US10785414B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) identifying, by a multimedia device that is connected to an external display, an action that is to be performed by the multimedia device, (ii) selecting, by the multimedia device, at least one visual pattern that corresponds to the action, and (iii) displaying, when the multimedia device performs the action, the visual pattern simultaneously on both the multimedia device and the external display to visually indicate that the action is being performed. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10785413B2
A computer system displays a representation of a field of view of one or more cameras that is updated with changes in the field of view. In response to a request to add an annotation, the representation of the field of view of the camera(s) is replaced with a still image of the field of view of the camera(s). An annotation is received on a portion of the still image that corresponds to a portion of a physical environment captured in the still image. The still image is replaced with the representation of the field of view of the camera(s). An indication of a current spatial relationship of the camera(s) relative to the portion of the physical environment is displayed or not displayed based on a determination of whether the portion of the physical environment captured in the still image is currently within the field of view of the camera(s).
US10785411B2
An image processing apparatus comprises a processor capable of setting a first mode of outputting image data corresponding to a first region of an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, and a second mode of outputting image data corresponding to a second region that is smaller than the first region, and selecting one of a plurality of sizes at least including first, second and third sizes as an output size for image data. The second size is based on the first size, and if the first mode is set, the first, second and third sizes are included as choices of size from which the processor selects, and if the second mode is set, the first and third sizes, excluding the second size, are included as the choices of size.
US10785410B2
An image processing device includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit acquires a plurality of images, generates a synthesis image by synthesizing the images, generates a synthesis image file in which additional information indicative of a relationship between the images is recorded together with the synthesis image, and records the synthesis image file in a recording medium.
US10785409B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device that combines a plurality of images. The electronic device may include a first camera including a first view angle, a second camera including a second view angle that is smaller than the first view angle, a memory, and a processor, and the processor obtains a first image including a first brightness and corresponding to an external object, using the first camera, obtains a plurality of second images including a second brightness and corresponding to the external object, using the second camera, generates an image that is corrected to include a brightness corresponding to the first brightness, based at least on the plurality of second images including the second brightness, and generates a composite image corresponding to the external object, based at least on at least a part of the first image including the first brightness and at least a part of the corrected image. Also, other embodiments are possible.
US10785403B2
Systems and methods are presented for modifying image parameters of an image to be captured by an image capturing device based on input from a wearable computing device. In some embodiments, the system receives image data, determines an image parameter based on the image data, and receives data from a wearable computing device positioned proximate to a subject of the image. The system modifies the image parameter based on the data received from the wearable computing device and captures the image data using the modified image parameter.
US10785397B2
An information terminal apparatus includes: a reception section configured to receive images that are a plurality of images which are sequentially sent from an external device using a first communication system and to which information identifying each image is attached; and a transmission section configured to transmit specific information for specifying a specific image among the images which are sequentially sent, to the external device using a second communication system which is different from the first communication system. A movie composed of scenes and images acquired at timings that are desired by users who operate respective information terminal apparatuses is easily obtained.
US10785387B2
An electronic device may comprise a camera, a sensor circuit, a memory, and a processor configured to obtain a plurality of first images including a region of interest (ROI) based on a first frame rate using the camera, detect a movement of the electronic device using the sensor circuit, identify a threshold related to a movement of the ROI based on the movement of the electronic device, wherein the threshold related to a movement of the ROI is identified as a first threshold, and the threshold related to the movement of the ROI is identified as a second threshold larger than the first threshold, obtain a plurality of second images based on a second frame rate larger than the first frame rate in response to an object moving at the first threshold or the second threshold in the ROI, and provide a video related to the object.
US10785378B2
A display-and-operation device includes a housing, a display operation panel, a wireless communicator, a control board, and a holder. The display operation panel forms a display operation screen on an outer surface of the housing. The wireless communicator is included in the housing and includes an antenna to perform wireless communication with a communication object. The control board is included in the housing, to control the display operation panel. The holder is included in the housing. The holder holds the display operation panel. The housing includes an opening through which the wireless communicator is removable to an outside of the housing and a lid to open and close the opening. At least a part of the wireless communicator is arranged outside an outer peripheral edge of at least one of the control board and the holder when viewed from a side at which the display operation screen is disposed.
US10785377B2
Restriction processing for restricting communication with the network is executed, and a screen for starting establishment of a connection relationship in a state in which the restriction processing is executed is displayed on a display device. A connection relationship with a mobile terminal is established without intervention of the access point of the external apparatus using a wireless LAN interface capable of performing wireless communication, and predetermined information is acquired from the mobile terminal via the wireless LAN interface after establishment of the connection relationship.
US10785375B2
A method and apparatus for voice transmission and reception by a browser and a voice intercom system are provided. The method for voice transmission by a browser includes: collecting first voice data through a built-in audio collection interface of the browser (S101); obtaining a first voice sampling parameter that can be utilized by a target device (S102) to process voice data; sampling the first voice data based on the first voice sampling parameter to obtain target voice data (S103); and transmitting the target voice data to the target device (S104). The method enables a browser to have a function of voice intercom without using a plug-in.
US10785374B1
Optimizing a number pool for dynamic number insertion (DNI) used for call attribution is achieved by considering physical characteristics of the DNI number assigned to a specific channel versus characteristics of consumers within that channel—such as by determining a plurality of distinguishable consumer parameters having a business-positive correlation to a subset of numbers from among the pool of numbers—in order to make more optimized DNI number assignments.
US10785373B1
A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform generating an incident report for an incident request received from a user device of a user; sending an application program interface (API) request to a management platform for customer care to identify the user; assigning the incident report to an associate user interface of an associate device of an associate; retrieving a customer record associated with the user from a database of the management platform for customer care; populating the associate user interface with the customer record; automatically recording in real-time a new record of a present interaction between the associate and the user for the incident report; and transmitting the new record for storage in the database of the management platform for customer care. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10785372B2
In the field of government engagement management, for users of an employee desktop web client, it is now possible, within the web client application, to search and read articles and/or knowledge content that has been authored to external locations. Due to this integration to external, third-party applications, content and/or articles can be displayed to an agent on the employee desktop web client graphical user interface. Agents can enter free text into a specific search field and review the results in summary form, and then select an article in HTML format to progress the current interaction with the client. An additional feature extending from this capability is to add an amount of coding to external knowledge content websites that are owned and/or operated by the owner of the system such that when the website is viewed through the third-party integration module, a button or icon appears within the website that when selected takes the agent to an appropriate form. This button or icon does not appear when the website is viewed outside of the system. This functionality adds value to the agent experience and enables the agent to provide an improved service to the end client. Results may be filtered by the search engine as well. Moreover, this system and method improves the operation of the computer in that the computer running such a system in the past was not able to integrate in such a fashion in a web client format. This system and method also enables an agent to handle calls with the web client more efficiently, and allows agents on the web client to automatically classify.
US10785368B2
The present invention, with respect to an electronic device, discloses an electronic device including: a communication unit that transmits a signal requesting a call to another electronic device and receives screen display information from the another electronic device; and a processor that controls so as to display a user interface based on the screen display information on a call connection screen. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, however, and other embodiments are possible.
US10785366B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and an electronic device for controlling a display screen backlight, and a storage medium. It is determined, with reference to an included angle between the electronic device and a preset direction and whether there is an object shielding an aperture in a call state, that the display screen backlight is adjusted to be on or off.
US10785365B2
A system senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and responds to fulfill user desires. In one particular arrangement, a discovery session is launched when the user speaks a cueing expression, which serves to switch the system from a lower activity state to a heightened alert state. The system may recognize that the speech expresses a user request that requires analysis of camera-captured imagery to fulfill. In response the system can apply an operation, such as a recognition operation (e.g., barcode decoding), to the imagery and take an action based on resulting information. Operation of the system can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US10785362B2
A method includes receiving, at a first device, an option to receive a video identified by a second device, the option received during a communication session between the first device and the second device. The method includes receiving, at the first device, input indicating acceptance of the offer. The method includes, in response to the input, automatically making a determination, at the first device, whether to have the video sent to a video output device that is distinct from the first device, to receive the video at the first device, or both. The determination is based on a location of the first device. The method also includes, in response to the determination indicating to have the video sent to the video output device, sending a notification to the application server. The notification identifies the video output device.
US10785351B2
The present invention provides a display screen, a mobile terminal having the display screen, and a modular terminal device composed of a plurality of the mobile terminals. The modular terminal device includes a plurality of the mobile terminals spliced together. The display screen includes a hard display screen connected to a main body and a flexible display screen connected to the hard display screen. The flexible display screen protrudes from the main body. The flexible display screen includes a first flexible display screen and a second flexible display screen. A first fold line is formed between the first flexible display screen and the second flexible display screen. The flexible display screen is foldable along the first fold line. The display screen of the present invention can be expanded according to the usage requirement when in use and can be folded up when not in use.
US10785347B1
A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US10785343B2
A system for transmitting electronic content over a computer network is provided. In one technique, client devices that visit a website send, to a content delivery service, interaction data that indicates that the client devices interacted with the website. Later, a content provider of the website creates a content delivery campaign with the service or establishes (or renews) a retargeting segment for an existing campaign. The content delivery campaign indicates that certain content is to be delivered to entities who have interacted with the content provider, such as by visiting the website. The content delivery service uses the interaction data to identify candidate entities who satisfy targeting criteria of the retargeting segment. If a candidate entity does satisfy the targeting criteria, then the candidate entity is added to the retargeting segment, even though the candidate entity may not have interacted with the website after the retargeting segment was created or renewed.
US10785336B2
A method including displaying retrieving application code of two or more webpages of a website to render the two or more webpages on a user device. The method also can receive, via a main thread from a user device to an application server, a first request from the user device to view the first webpage on the user device. After transmitting the first and second portions of the application code to the user device, receiving, via the main thread to the application server, the second request to view the second webpage on the user device. In response to receiving the second request, facilitating, using the service worker and via a second thread from the user device to the content delivery server, a display of the second webpage on the user device using the second portion of the application code stored on the user device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10785322B2
In an example embodiment, a system and method to store and retrieve application data from a database are provided. In an example embodiment, location data comprising a database identifier is received. A location of a database is derived based on the database identifier, the database being one of a plurality of databases, each database of the plurality of databases comprising application data, and application data is requested from the database based on the derived location.
US10785317B2
A network device may execute a software keep-alive process (SKAP) that enables the network device to continue to send keep-alive packets without interruption even during events such as a network operating system failover/switchover or an in-place system upgrade. The network device maintains a database of keep-alive network sessions storing information that is used to schedule and send keep-alive messages or packets for the keep-alive network sessions. The database may be shared between network operating subsystems and programs executed by the network device. The database may be updated by a network operating subsystem and the information may then be used by the SKAP to schedule and send out keep-alive messages or packets for the keep-alive network sessions. For example, a virtual machine may store information for a keep-alive network session in the database, which is used by SKAP to schedule transmission of keep-alive packets for that keep-alive network session.
US10785311B2
Systems and methods for secure content delivery are disclosed herein. The system can include a content driver communicatingly connected with a user device via a layered protocol model or via a User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The content driver can direct the launch of first and second virtual machines on the user device and can provide encrypted pixel data to the second virtual machine. The second virtual machine can generate and display an image based on the received encrypted pixel data.
US10785305B2
Described embodiments enable the automatic uploading and sharing of objects via a content management system (CMS). A user of a client device may request to share an object via a user interface. Prior to the request, the object may be stored in a storage location of the client device that is not synchronized with the CMS. In one embodiment, client software detects a “click-and-drag” operation of an object and provide a sharing element into which an object may be dropped for sharing. The CMS receives the sharing request and may automatically initiate a sharing process comprising receiving the object from the client device, storing the object in the CMS, generating a link to the object, and sending the link to indicated or pre-determined recipient(s). In various embodiments, the objects are synchronized with the CMS and/or organized according to various object parameters within a directory of the CMS.
US10785302B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for unified data management in a communication network. According to embodiments, the unified data management methods and systems can provide management of some control plane data, for example data that may be shared by multiple network functions (NF). According to embodiments, virtualization of the data storage if further provided.
US10785301B2
A network storage appliance comprises solid state disks, a network interface adapter communicatively coupled to the solid state disks and a host client, a non-volatile semiconductor memory device communicatively coupled to the solid state disks and the network interface adapter, and a CPU communicatively coupled to the non-volatile semiconductor memory device and the network interface adapter. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device can receive data from the host client via the network interface adapter, store the data temporarily, and transfer the data to one of the solid state disks. The CPU can receive a write request from the host client via the network interface adapter, determine whether or not the non-volatile semiconductor memory device is available to store the data, initiate the network interface adapter to perform the transfer of the data from the host client to the non-volatile semiconductor memory device if the non-volatile semiconductor memory device is available to store the data, and initiate the network interface adapter to broadcast a query to one or more external storages if the non-volatile semiconductor memory device is not available to store the data.
US10785295B2
Fabric encapsulated resilient storage is hardware-assisted resilient storage in which the reliability capabilities of a storage server are abstracted and managed transparently by a host fabric interface (HFI) to a switch. The switch abstracts the reliability capabilities of a storage server into a level of resilience in a hierarchy of levels of resilience. The resilience levels are accessible by clients as a quantifiable characteristic of the storage server. The resilience levels are used by the switch fabric to filter which storage servers store objects responsive to client requests to store objects at a specified level of resilience.
US10785293B2
A plurality of WiFi-enabled devices that are physically proximate to one another form an ad hoc mesh network, which is associated with an overlay network, such as a content delivery network. A typical WiFi device is a WiFi router that comprises addressable data storage, together with control software operative to configure the device seamlessly into the WiFi mesh network formed by the device and one or more physically-proximate devices. The addressable data storage across multiple such devices comprises a distributed or “mesh-assisted” cache that is managed by the overly network. The WiFi mesh network thus provides bandwidth that is leveraged by the overlay network to provide distribution of content, e.g., content that has been off-loaded for delivery (by content providers) to the CDN. Other devices that may be leveraged include set-top boxes and IPTV devices.
US10785291B2
The present invention provides for indirect access to public cloud-based computing environments for the purpose of running ad-hoc commands, on-demand, on any public cloud-based computing resource. Messages including the ad-hoc commands are communicated to a cloud-based command queue, which acts as the intermediary between the user (i.e., command requester) and the public cloud-based computing resources. A command executor agent installed on the cloud-based computing resources, polls the command queue for commands designated for the application(s) currently being executed on the cloud-based computing resources. Results of the command are communicated from the cloud-based computing resource to the command queue, which is periodically polled by a monitoring queue in order for the user/command requester to obtain the results of the execution of the command.
US10785287B2
Techniques for securely binding a software application to a communication device may include sending a set of device identifiers associated with the computing device to a server, receiving a server-generated dynamic device identifier that is generated based on the set of device identifiers; and storing the server-generated dynamic device identifier during initialization of the application. During runtime execution of the application, the application may receive a request to execute an application specific task. In response to receiving the request, the application may generate a runtime dynamic device identifier, determine whether the runtime dynamic device identifier matches the server-generated dynamic device identifier, execute the application specific task when the runtime dynamic device identifier matches the server-generated dynamic device identifier; and prevent the application specific task from being executed when the runtime dynamic device identifier does not match the server-generated dynamic device identifier.
US10785277B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for encoding binary data are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining a multimedia file from a storage device, extracting multiple bytes of binary data from the multimedia file, converting the binary data into 7-bit encoded data using an encoding algorithm, and sending one or more signals comprising the 7-bit encoded data to a remote computing device. The converting includes identifying multiple bits of data, each corresponding to a predetermined bit position of one of the bytes of binary data, generating one or more bytes of combined-bit data by combining the identified bits of data, generating one or more bytes of remaining-bit data, and generating the 7-bit encoded data by concatenating the one or more bytes of combined-bit data and the one or more bytes of remaining-bit data.
US10785276B2
When encoding and transmitting video data comprising regions of interest, different usages of the regions of interest implicate different kinds of combination of region of interest at decoding. By studying the different impacts of the encoding mechanisms depending on other set of tiles data on the different kind of combination, it is possible to define a plurality of tile set coding dependency levels. Each tile set coding dependency level is linked to a set of constraints on encoding. These set of constraints have different impacts on the possibilities allowed when combining the different regions of interest. It is therefore possible, based on a desired usage, to select an encoding with minimal restrictions, as defined by a given tile coding dependency level, compatible with the desired usage. Accordingly, the encoding efficiency is improved, for a given usage, compared to a solution where a complete tile independency solution is used.
US10785271B1
A conferencing computing device, including memory storing one or more dispatch data structures. The conferencing computing device may further include a processor configured to receive a plurality of input packets at a port from a plurality of sender computing devices. Based on input packet data and the one or more dispatch data structures, for each input packet, the processor may to add that input packet to a queue of a transport provider bound to the port. The processor may transmit the plurality of input packets to a plurality of application program instances and instantiate a respective plurality of concurrent multipoint conferencing sessions. The processor may transmit a plurality of output packets from the plurality of application program instances to a plurality of recipient computing devices. The plurality of output packets may be multiplexed through the port and each have a multiplexed local socket address of the port.
US10785266B2
Methods and systems for protecting a secured network are presented. For example, one or more packet security gateways may be associated with a security policy management server. At each packet security gateway, a dynamic security policy may be received from the security policy management server, packets associated with a network protected by the packet security gateway may be received, and at least one of multiple packet transformation functions specified by the dynamic security policy may be performed on the packets. Performing the at least one of multiple packet transformation functions specified by the dynamic security policy on the packets may include performing at least one packet transformation function other than forwarding or dropping the packets.
US10785264B2
A security inspection system verifying a security system of electronic equipment may include an inspector having: a communicator connecting wireless diagnostic communication with the electronic equipment entering a process line; a KMS inspection portion inspecting a management state of generation and destruction of encryption key of a key management system device included in the electronic equipment; an application firewall inspection portion inspecting security policy of an application firewall disposed in a gateway of the electronic equipment; a version inspection portion updating at least one of a patch program and a firmware of the security system included in the electronic equipment; a database storing a program and data for a security inspection of the electronic equipment; and a controller performing diagnostic test of a firewall installation state, an encryption key management state, a transmission/reception state of an encrypted message, or blocking of abnormal data of the security system.
US10785261B2
A client establishes a network session with a server. The network session is used to establish an encrypted communications session. The client establishes another network session with another server, such as after terminating the first network session. The client resumes the encrypted communications session over the network session with the other server. The other server is configured to receive encrypted communications from the client and forward them to the appropriate server.
US10785255B1
A scalable, malware detection system features at least one sensor and a cluster including at least one computing node. The computing node includes an analysis coordination system and an object analysis system. The analysis coordination system, when activated as a broker computing node, (i) receives metadata from a sensor, (ii) analyzes the metadata, and (iii) places at least a portion of the metadata into a data store for subsequent use in retrieval of the suspicious object by the object analysis system from the sensor. The object analysis system is configured to (i) retrieve the portion of the metadata, which includes at least a sensor identifier, from the data store, (ii) retrieve the suspicious object from the sensor using at least part of the portion of the metadata retrieved from the data store, and (iii) analyze the suspicious object for malware.
US10785253B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for use in a distributed client-side user monitoring and attack system are disclosed herein. An example method includes providing a first set of instructions from a security application server to a target application server, the first set of instructions to, when executed, cause a client device to transmit a request for an image to the security application server. In response to the request for the image, a connection is opened between the client device and the security application server. Via the connection opened in response to the request for the image, a second set of instructions is provided to cause the client device to perform a vulnerability test on the target application server and communicate a result of the vulnerability test via the connection.
US10785252B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for enhancing network security, which includes an information collection unit for collecting information about states of hosts that form a network and information about connectivity in the network; an attack surface analysis unit for analyzing attack surfaces by creating an attack graph using the information about the states and the information about connectivity; a security-enhancing strategy establishment unit for establishing a security-enhancing strategy based on the attack graph; and a security-enhancing strategy implementation unit for delivering a measure based on the security-enhancing strategy to a corresponding host, thereby taking a security-enhancing measure.
US10785251B2
Device users today are increasingly using multiple smart connected devices simultaneously in order to manage their online lives and increase their productivity. This makes it difficult for users to accurately gauge or feel confident about their overall online security and privacy levels, and it also increases potential attack avenues for malicious actors. Interconnections and relationships between such smart connected devices may also further increase and complicate the security implications of the user's multi-device connected world. The systems and methods disclosed herein provide a single reference point to users that allows them to evaluate the security and privacy aspects of their various online activities and multi-device ecosystem via a single Security and Privacy Score (SPS) value. Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques may also be applied to a user's SPS values over time to alert users of potentially anomalous security conditions, and suggest potential remedial actions to increase the user's SPS value.
US10785250B2
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided to determine an individual's risk of being targeted by a cyberattack based on quantifying their online presence. In some embodiments, online information pertaining to an individual, accessible through the clear web (e.g., Internet) or the dark web, is identified and used to calculate a digital vulnerability (DV) score. The DV score is used to determine the susceptibility of an individual of being targeted for a cyberattack or cybercrime based upon their online presence, and may be computed based upon personally identifying information (PII) features present on clear web and deep/dark web resources.
US10785244B2
An anomaly detection method includes: extracting, for each of a plurality of learning packets obtained, all possible combinations of N-grams in the payload included in the learning packet; counting a first number which is the number of occurrences of each combination in the payloads of the learning packets; calculating, as anomaly detection models, first probabilities by performing smoothing processing based on a plurality of the first numbers; and when the score calculated for each of a plurality of packets exceeds a predetermined threshold that is based on the anomaly detection models stored in a memory, outputting information indicating that the packet having the score has an anomaly.
US10785243B1
Log text is encoded into a low dimensional feature vector. A temporal predictive model is constructed based on the low dimensional feature vector. The temporal predictive model is used to calculate probabilities of the occurrence of security incidents based on signature names from the log text encoded in the low dimensional feature vector. A preventative security action is automatically taken in response to the calculated probability of the occurrence of a specific security incident exceeding a given threshold.
US10785236B2
The technology disclosed herein enables the generation of malware traffic signatures by performing natural language processing on known malware traffic using a neural network. In a particular embodiment, a method provides generating sentences comprising first information obtained from a plurality of fields in each of a plurality of known malware data packets in a first malware family. The method further provides inputting the sentences into a first neural network for natural language processing of the sentences and generating one or more signatures for the first malware family from results of the natural language processing of the sentences.
US10785235B2
A drone unit operatively connected to a server may identify an attack, launched by a botnet, on a resource. A drone unit may continuously and iteratively, while the attack is in progress, determine and report to a server a first set of values of a respective set of operational parameters related to the resource. A drone unit may determine, and report to the server, a second set of values of the set of operational parameters after the attack is terminated. A server may determine an impact of an attack by relating the first set values to the second set of values.
US10785228B2
On-demand activation of a security policy may be provided. Upon receiving a selection of a link, a profile identified by a security policy associated with the link may be activated and the link may be opened according to the security policy. In some embodiments, opening the link according to the security policy may comprise redirecting the opening of the link from a first application to a second application.
US10785218B2
The present disclosure provides an authorization authentication method, apparatus and system. The method includes: after a biological limb enters a preset range of a first device, establishing by the first device a communication connection with a second device via the biological limb; receiving by the first device information to be authorized transmitted by the second device through the communication connection, in which the information to be authorized includes digital authentication information; collecting by the first device biological characteristic information of the biological limb within a duration in which the biological limb enters the preset range of the first device; and acquiring by the first device an authentication result of authentication of the digital authentication information and the biological characteristic information, and performing an authorization operation by the first device when the authentication result of the authentication of the digital authentication information and the biological characteristic information is passing the authentication.
US10785213B2
Techniques are disclosed relating to authenticating a client computer system to a server computer system. In some embodiments, a client computer system sends, to a server computer system, authentication information for an initial access request for one or more resources. This information may include authentication credentials and attributes that collectively identify the client computer system. In some embodiments, the client computer system receives, from the server computer system, an authentication response that indicates an initial authentication of the client computer system. In some embodiments, the authentication response includes a cryptographic key. While the initial authentication is valid, in some embodiments, the client computer system repeatedly re-authenticates for subsequent access requests. Each of the subsequent access request may include a single-use password generated using a cryptographic key and the attributes of the client computer system.
US10785206B2
Technologies related to automatic account login are disclosed. In an implementation, a request from a user for logging in to an account of a second website associated with an account of the first website is received. The account of the first website is determined logged in to by the user. An automatic login token is generated based on one or more token generation rules agreed to by the second website for performing automatic login, and an automatic login link is generated and sent to the user, where the automatic login link includes the automatic login token, the automatic login link allowing the user to send an automatic login request that includes the automatic login token, and wherein the automatic login token is verified based on the one or more token verification rules to allow the user to automatically log in to the account of the second website.
US10785204B2
An authorization code response is transmitted to a client, and the client uses a parameter included in the authorization code response and a parameter included in the authorization code response transmitted by a transmitting unit to verify that the authorization code response corresponds to an authorization code request.
US10785190B2
A network system is provided between at least a first client site and a second client site, the first and the second client site are at a distance from one another. A client site network component is implemented at least at the first client site, the client site network component bonding or aggregating one or more diverse network connections so as to configure a bonded/aggregated connection that has increased throughput. At least one network server component may be configured to connect to the client site network component using the bonded/aggregated connection. A cloud network controller may be configured to manage the data traffic and a virtual edge providing transparent lower-link encryption for the bonded/aggregated connection between the client site network component and the network server component.
US10785183B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing content on a social messaging platform. One of the methods includes providing a plurality of messages of a social messaging platform to a user device, the plurality of messages being part of a conversation; receiving a request associated with one of the plurality of messages, the request including an indication to repost a collection of messages; providing a selection user interface, the selection user interface including the plurality of messages and a respective selection indicator for each message; receiving a user selection of two or more messages; responsive to the user selection, generating a message composition interface, the message composition interface including a representation of the selected messages; and in response to user input, posting the representation of the selected messages as part of a new message of the user on the platform.
US10785176B2
Systems and methods for processing a message are provided. A message may be processed to generate a message summary by removing or replacing certain words, phrases, sentences, punctuation, and the like. Message signatures based upon the message summary may be generated and stored in a signature database, which may be used to identify and/or classify spam messages. Subsequently received messages may be classified by signature and processed based on classification.
US10785175B2
A messaging system in one embodiment includes a messaging app and a polling extension app. The polling extension app is configured to create data for a polling context that is displayed in a view hosted by the messaging app to allow voting by users selected for the poll and to update the polling context with the votes from the users. The messaging app launches the polling extension app, and the polling context is communicated between the polling extension app and the messaging app through an interprocess communication.
US10785173B2
A method in accordance with the present disclosure may include receiving a message at a mobile computing device and performing natural language processing (NLP) based interpretation of the message. Embodiments may further include suggesting at least one of an action and an application configured to perform the action, the suggestion based upon, at least in part, the NLP-based interpretation of the message.
US10785172B2
An approach is provided for delivering messages to a user based on their activity status. An activity detection platform receives a request to deliver a message from a sending device to a receiving device. The activity detection platform also detects an activity status of a receiving user associated with the receiving device based on the request. The activity detection platform also presents at least one delivery option for the message at the sending device to a sending user based on the detection. The message is then processed based on the at least one delivery option selected by the sending user prior to a presentation of the message to the receiving user.
US10785157B2
The techniques describe adaptive load-balancing based on traffic feedback from packet processors. In one example, a source virtual network node of the network device may determine whether a particular destination packet processor is or may become oversubscribed. For example, source packet processors of the source virtual network node may exchange feedback messages including traffic flow rate information. The source virtual network node may compute a total traffic flow rate and compare the total traffic flow rate with a bandwidth of the particular destination packet processor. In response to determining that the bandwidth of the destination packet processor is oversubscribed, the source virtual network node may update a forwarding plane data structure to reduce a likelihood of selecting the destination packet processor to which to forward packet flows.
US10785156B2
A computer-implemented system is disclosed for managing bandwidth usage rates in a packet switched network. The system includes one or more servers configured to execute computer program steps. The computer program steps comprises monitoring bandwidth usage rate at a first provider interface, determining if bandwidth usage rate at the provider interface exceeds a bandwidth usage rate limit; and rerouting Internet traffic from the provider interface having bandwidth that exceeds the bandwidth usage rate limit to a second provider interface having available bandwidth capacity.
US10785153B2
A dynamic SRMS (DSRMS) in a MPLS network generates unique segment identifiers for nodes of the network lacking segment identifiers (SIDs). The DSRMS receives network information from other nodes of the network that may include, for example, Internal Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing information, advertised prefix values for the nodes, and label values used in MPLS routing. The DSRMS analyzes the information and identifies nodes of the network that are not associated with a SID. For each identified node, the DSRMS generates a unique SID and then announces the SID to other nodes within the network. Generating the unique SID may include executing a hashing function using the IP address of the identified node as an input.
US10785148B2
A router operates in both a Segment Routing (SR) network portion and a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network portion of a network that utilizes Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). The router receives an OSPF advertisement message originated by a mapping server that includes a sub-Type-length-value (sub-TLV) element that identifies a preferred type of path across the MPLS network portion for an identifiable set of traffic that is to be received by the router from the SR network portion. The router identifies, based at least in part upon the sub-TLV element, one path of a plurality of available paths across the MPLS network portion for the identifiable set of traffic, and configures its forwarding plane to utilize the identified one path accordingly for the identifiable set of traffic. The OSPF advertisement message can be an OSPF LSA, and can carry an Extended Prefix Range TLV including the sub-TLV element.
US10785136B2
A method and apparatus for providing a tracer function for networked cable systems used for data or power transmission. A self contained and self powered indicator circuit is described that enables tracing the location of both ends of a networked cable.
US10785134B2
Techniques are disclosed that provide more accurate clustering of devices by forming clusters of devices and merging or changing clusters based on predetermined criteria. The technique starts with a large number of clusters (e.g., one for each account) and refines the clusters, for example, by merging clusters or determining which cluster a given device should be in when the device is associated with multiple clusters. One technique iteratively adjusts clusters of devices by merging clusters determined to be associated with a single user until a cluster contains all of the devices and accounts expected to be associated with a single user.
US10785124B2
A system and method for network planning with certain guarantees is disclosed. The system receives data characterizing various aspects of a backbone network, such as the nodes of the backbone network, how the nodes are connected by network links, the maximum available capacities of the network assets, network costs, and network asset reliability information. The system also receives data characterizing the requirements of different data communications, or flows, within the backbone network. For example, the backbone network may need to provide a flow a minimum amount of bandwidth or throughput, and the flow may have a minimum required uptime or availability. Based on the network data and flow data, the system generates a network plan that describes how capacity should be provided by different components of the network in a manner that guarantees satisfying flow requirements while balancing other considerations, such as network costs.
US10785111B2
A method for monitoring tunneled Internet Protocol (IP) traffic in a communication network includes monitoring tunnel signaling flows to determine relationships between tunnels and subscriber sessions for each established tunnel. A first tunnel signaling state is stored in a data repository for each established tunnel. The first tunnel signaling state is indicative of the determined relationship between the tunnel and corresponding subscriber sessions. A second tunnel signaling state is validated based on the stored first tunnel signaling state to identify incorrect association between a monitored tunnel and corresponding subscriber session, in response to detecting a monitoring gap.
US10785103B2
A method and system for managing connections with a distributed control plane is provided. The method includes generating, by a router, a controller identifier (ID) list comprising a plurality of controller group IDs of a plurality of controller groups, wherein one controller group ID uniquely identifies one controller group. The method also includes identifying a first controller group, by the router from the list, with which a connection is to be established. Further, the method includes establishing, by the router, the connection with a controller of the first controller group if at least one of following conditions is met I) the router has not exhausted maximum number of connections, 2) the router has previously had a connection with the controller of the first controller group, and 3) the router has an existing connection with a controller of a second controller group not present in the list.
US10785100B2
A method for connecting a plurality of networks. The method may include establishing a first network link between a first network element and a second network element. The first network link may implement an interconnection between a first network and a second network. The method may include establishing a second network link between the first network element and a third network element. The first network element, the second network element, and the third network element may be located on a virtual network. The method may include detecting, over the virtual network, a first network event regarding the first network link. The method may include, in response to detecting the first network event, adjusting the interconnection between the first network and the second network. The method may include disregarding a second network event regarding the second network link.
US10785095B2
A service fault locating method and apparatus for precisely locating a network fault problem in a multi-layer OAM architecture network. The method includes: receiving a service fault locating request message; determining, an IPS, and an IPD, that a service fault is between a first layer-3 device and a second layer-3 device; obtaining a first network topology between the first layer-3 device and the second layer-3 device; determining a first forwarding path of the service packet between the first layer-3 device and the second layer-3 device according to the first network topology; configuring a forwarding entry of a forwarding device in the first forwarding path, and triggering the first layer-3 device to generate an extended layer-2 OAM packet; and obtaining a first path parameter of the first forwarding path, and determining a specific location of the service fault according to the first path parameter.
US10785094B1
In one embodiment, a plurality of PODs is formed in a software defined networking (SDN) fabric, each POD comprising a plurality of leaf nodes and connected to a plurality of spine nodes in a spine layer of the SDN fabric. One of the plurality of PODs is designated as a super POD and link state information is provided for the entire fabric to the super POD by sending northbound advertisements in the fabric to the super POD. A disconnection is identified between a leaf node in the SDN fabric and a particular one of the spine nodes in the spine layer, based on the link state information provided to the super POD. The disconnection is repaired between the leaf node and the particular spine node in the spine layer.
US10785093B2
Generally described, systems and methods are provided for monitoring and detecting causes of failures of network paths. The system collects performance information from a plurality of nodes and links in a network, aggregates the collected performance information across paths in the network, processes the aggregated performance information for detecting failures on the paths, analyzes each of the detected failures to determine at least one root cause, and initiates a remedial workflow for the at least one root cause determined. In some aspects, processing the aggregated information may include performing a statistical regression analysis or otherwise solving a set of equations for the performance indications on each of a plurality of paths. In another aspect, the system may also include an interface which makes available for display one or more of the network topology, the collected and aggregated performance information, and indications of the detected failures in the topology.
US10785085B2
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for probabilistic amplitude shaping (PAS) are provided. One method may include selecting a distribution parameter for one constellation in a communications system depending on one or more flat fading channels, transforming a uniform distribution of the constellation into a shaped distribution using the selected distribution parameter to produce modulated data, and passing the modulated data through a fading channel.
US10785083B2
A method and an apparatus for measuring a displacement of an object according to steps of: dividing a signal into an I signal and a Q signal according to a phase of the signal, wherein the signal is reflected by the object after a transmission signal having a plurality of frequencies is emitted toward the object by the radar measurement system; estimating a direct current (DC) component from an N-tuple information acquired from the I signal and the Q signal; removing the estimated DC component to correct the I signal and the Q signal; and measuring the displacement of the object based on the corrected I signal and Q signal are provided.
US10785078B2
A method for signal modulation in a filter bank multi-carrier system is provided. A modulation method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes generating a plurality of different candidate transmission signals by modulating a complex symbol vector including a plurality of complex symbols in a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) spread filter bank multi-carrier (FBMC)/offset quadrature amplitude modulation (OQAM) scheme and selecting a candidate transmission signal having a lowest peak power or peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) as a transmission signal, wherein the generating of the plurality of candidate transmission signals comprises applying a different phase offset to the complex symbol vector according to a candidate transmission signal to be generated.
US10785058B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable information about devices connected behind a gateway, such as a home gateway, to be made available to and used by other entities, such as servers and routers, on a communications network.
US10785054B2
A slave module receives a first wake-up signal from an adjacent previous module to perform a wake-up operation and to transmit a second wake-up signal to an adjacent subsequent module. The slave module includes: an analog front end (AFE) including a first terminal and a second terminal, the AFE may be woken up by receiving the first wake-up signal through the first terminal and may output a first voltage through the second terminal in a woken up state; a processor including a third terminal electrically connected to the first terminal, a fourth terminal electrically connected to the second terminal, and a fifth terminal electrically connected to a second slave terminal. The processor may boot up when the first voltage is applied to the fourth terminal, may output a second voltage to the third terminal after being booted up, and may output the second wake-up signal to the fifth terminal.
US10785053B2
In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, an exemplary system or computer implemented method for implementing Persistent Management Agent (PMA) functions for the control and coordination of DPU and DSLAM components may include, for example: a memory to store instructions for execution; one or more processors to execute the instructions; a virtualized module operating on virtualized computing infrastructure, in which the virtualized module is to provide a virtualized implementation of a plurality of functions associated with one or more remotely located Distribution Point Units (DPUs) and/or Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs), each of the one or more remotely located DPUs and/or DSLAMs having a plurality of broadband lines coupled thereto; in which the virtualized module is to further control Persistent Management Agent (PMA) functions and control coordination of the one or more remotely located DPUs and/or DSLAMs and the plurality of broadband lines coupled with the one or more remotely located DPUs and/or DSLAMs by virtualizing one or more functions of the one or more remotely located DPUs and/or DSLAMs to operate on the virtualized computing infrastructure; and a network interface to receive data and send control instructions for operation of the plurality of broadband lines to and from the one or more remotely located DPUs and/or DSLAMs. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
US10785048B2
Methods and systems that reduce power usage in a CATV network. Power usage may be reduced by temporally adjusting the power output of amplifiers in the network. The power output of one or more amplifiers in the network are preferably adjusted based on patterns of temporal usage of the network.
US10785047B1
Information regarding a user's personal schedule is received at an electronic computing device. Information regarding current and future utility costs is received. The information regarding the user's personal schedule, the information regarding the user's location and the information regarding the current and future utility costs is used to determine at least one financial impact based on a temperature setting. The at least one financial impact includes estimated costs for time intervals and historical billing cycles. A temperature effecting device or an energy effecting device in the home of the user is controlled using the at least one financial impact.
US10785042B2
An assembly made up of a micro-electro-mechanical system as physical unclonable function, which in reaction to a challenge, outputs a response in accordance with a mapping rule, and a controllable control element which is equipped, in accordance with a control command, to adjust an ambient parameter influencing the mapping rule.
US10785037B2
A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing secure content by CDN service providers are provided. A network storage provider stores one or more resources on behalf of a content provider. A CDN service provider obtains client computing device requests for secure content. Based on processing first signature information, the CDN service provider determines whether the secure content is available to the client computing device. If the CDN service provider does not maintain the requested content, the CDN service provider transmits a request to the network storage provider. Based on second signature information and an identifier associated with the CDN service provider, the network storage provider processes the request based policy information associated with the identifier.
US10785028B2
A processor core that includes a token generator circuit is to execute a first instruction in response to initialization of a software program that requests access to protected data output by a cryptographic operation. To execute the first instruction, the processor core is to: retrieve a key that is to be used by the cryptographic operation; trigger the token generator circuit to generate an authorization token; cryptographically encode the key and the authorization token within a key handle; store the key handle in memory; and embed the authorization token within a cryptographic instruction that is to perform the cryptographic operation. The cryptographic instruction may be associated with a first logical compartment of the software program that is authorized access to the protected data.
US10785017B2
Techniques for mitigating timing attacks via dynamically scaled time dilation are provided. According to one set of embodiments, a computer system can enable time dilation with respect to a program, where the time dilation causes the program to observe a dilated view of time relative to real time. Then, while the time dilation is enabled, the computer system can track a count of application programming interface (API) calls or callbacks made by a program within each of a series of time buckets and, based on counts tracked for a range of recent time buckets, scale up or scale down a degree of the time dilation.
US10785016B2
A system and method for determining whether a cryptographic system is being observed for power consumption analysis in an attempt to decipher secret keys. The system comprises a first external connection to receive an input voltage, an internal voltage regulator with an external capacitor to produce the desired voltage for the cryptographic system. The internal voltage regulator typically includes a switch that passes current from the first external connection to the external capacitor. By monitoring the frequency at which the switch is activated, it is possible to detect that an external voltage is being applied to the external capacitor. This external voltage is typically used to perform SPA or DPA operations. Thus, the cryptographic system may cease performing any encryption or decryption operations if an external voltage is detected.
US10785014B2
Provided is a computation device including a communication interface; a first transmission control part for sending a first communication frame at every predetermined cycle via a transmission path; a second transmission control part for sending a second communication frame in response to an arbitrary event request; and a priority management part. Upon receiving an issuance request of a second event request from a second event issuance part, the priority management part waits for completion of sending processing for a second communication frame corresponding to a first event request currently processed by the second transmission control part, and permits issuance of the second event request to the second event issuance part. The second transmission control part suspends processing for a subsequent first event request following the first event request currently processed until completion of processing for the second event request is complete.
US10785011B2
A method and apparatus may include receiving a first signal. The first signal includes first configuration information, second configuration information, and third configuration information. The method may also include detecting a second signal based on the first configuration information. The method may also include transmitting a third signal based on the second configuration information. The method may also include transmitting a fourth signal based on the third configuration information and the detected second signal.
US10785008B2
Described herein is a system and method for determining one or more data modulation profiles for one or more devices. The system and method described herein may measure signal quality, such as a modulation error ratio (MER), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), receive power, transmit power, etc. Based on the signal quality, the system may determine one or more data modulation profile(s) (e.g., quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) profiles) for a subcarrier, a plurality of subcarriers, a device, and/or a grouping of devices.
US10785006B2
A method for receiving downlink control information by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: performing blind detection of a group-common physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a common search space (CSS) having a plurality of PDCCH candidates; and acquiring downlink control information (DCI) indicating a slot format from the group-common PDCCH acquired through the blind detection, wherein, in the blind detection of the group-common PDCCH, the terminal attempts to selectively detect the group-common PDCCH for only a PDCCH candidate at a predetermined position in the CSS having the plurality of PDCCH candidates.
US10784995B2
A HARQ-ACK information feedback method is disclosed. In an embodiment, a feedback method includes performing data channel detection on a first downlink subframe, performing data channel detection on a second downlink subframe, wherein the second downlink subframe does not overlap with the first downlink subframe in time domain, sending first HARQ-ACK information to a network device by using a first uplink channel when determining that the first downlink subframe includes a first downlink data channel and that the second downlink subframe does not include a second downlink data channel, wherein the first HARQ-ACK information indicates a receiving status of the first downlink data channel and that a first length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first downlink data channel is different from a second length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second downlink data channel.
US10784992B2
Encoding devices and methods, arranged to execute encoding, wherein an input vector for polar encoding is computed, wherein the input vector comprises a set of information bits and a set of frozen bits, and an intermediate codeword is generated by executing a polar encoding of the input vector. Further, punctured and shortened bits are removed from the intermediate codeword, to obtain a reduced intermediate codeword, and an output codeword is generated by applying a permutation operation on the reduced intermediate codeword. A sequence of extension bits is selected from the intermediate codeword bits and information bits, and modulated symbols are generated by applying bitmapping on the output codeword and on the sequence of extension bits.
US10784989B2
A system includes a transmitter configured to transmit an original packet. The system also includes a receiver comprising a processing device. The processing device is configured to receive a corrupted Bluetooth® packet of the original packet and at least one retransmitted packet of the original packet. The processing device is also configured to generate an accumulated packet based on the corrupted packet and the at least one retransmitted packet, and generate a decision packet for the original packet based on the accumulated packet. The processing device is further configured to verify the decision packet to determine whether the decision packet is correct.
US10784984B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing waveform adaptation are provided. In an example, a method is provided for identifying a plurality of candidate waveforms, and selecting one of the candidate waveforms for data transmission. The candidate waveforms may be identified in accordance with one or more criteria, such as a transmission capability of the transmitting device, a reception capability of the receiving device, a desired Peak-to-Average-Power-Ratio (PAPR) characteristic, adjacent channel interference (ACI) rejection requirements, spectrum localization requirements, and other criteria. The waveform selected for data transmission may be selected in accordance with one or more waveform selection criteria, such as traffic characteristic, application types, etc.
US10784980B2
A processor of an apparatus is configured to apply one or more control algorithms using estimated data to adjust the one or more control parameters of a section of an optical fiber network. The estimated data are derived from measurements of optical signals in the section and from knowledge of the section. The estimated data is a function of optical nonlinearity and of amplified spontaneous emission.
US10784979B2
A wavelength selective switch (WSS), reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) and methods of determining a condition of a domain network section are provided. The WSS and ROADM include a light source for sending an optical signal having a characteristic. The method comprises instructing a light source to send an optical signal across an optical link, obtaining measurements of characteristic values of the optical signal received at and sent by components along the domain network section, comparing the characteristic values to pre-defined limits, and determining the condition of the domain network section based on the characteristic values.
US10784977B2
A spectrum management system includes circuitry that obtains interference information from another spectrum management system, where the interference information indicates interference with communication of a communication system managed by the other spectrum management system. The interference is caused by at least one secondary communication system managed by the spectrum management system. The circuitry also modifies a communication characteristic of the at least one secondary communication system based on the interference information.
US10784975B1
Computing devices are disclosed. For example, a computing device includes one or more processors and one or more databases. The computing device includes one or more non-transitory memory modules storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to: receive a plurality of event flags, wherein each event flag of the plurality of event flags is associated with a respective broadcasted audio signal of a plurality of broadcasted audio signals; compare the plurality of event flags to a user profile stored within the one or more databases, wherein the user profile comprises preference characteristics associated with a user; determine whether one or more event flags matches a set of preference characteristics of the user profile; and transmit a notification signal to a vehicle in response to the one or more event flags matching the set of preference characteristics of the user profile.
US10784971B2
The present invention relates to a method of scheduling for an underwater wireless mobile network. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method of scheduling for an underwater wireless mobile network, whereby the method may consider a scheduling method that does not cause collision at a specific time domain, and improve network efficiency by receiving in a sink node a packet in a packet train form in consideration with a transfer velocity of a sound wave and a packet length rather than performing orthogonalization to avoid transmission time overlap at a specific time.
US10784969B2
A system and method for securing communication over an optical fiber are disclosed. The system includes a transmit spatial multiplexer configured to couple optical signals into spatial paths of an optical fiber, a first of the plurality of optical signals is an optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information that is intended to be transferred over the optical fiber and it is coupled into a first of the spatial paths; a second one of the plurality of optical signals is an optical chaff signal and it is coupled into a second spatial path different from the first one, and a third optical signal is an optical signal for use by an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) that is coupled into one of the spatial paths of the optical fiber, whereby a tap along the fiber cannot determine the transmitted desired sequence of information.
US10784968B2
The present disclosure describes an optical device, a system including an optical receiver, and a system including an optical module. The optical device includes an Avalanche Photodiode (APD), a circuit board, a boost circuit disposed on the circuit board, a processor disposed on the circuit board and configured to control an output voltage of the boost circuit, and a probe point disposed on the circuit board. The boost circuit includes a control terminal electrically connecting to the processor. The boost circuit also includes an output terminal electrically connecting to the APD and the probe point respectively.
US10784966B1
Disclosed in some examples, are optical devices, systems, and machine-readable mediums that send and receive multiple streams of data across a same optical communication path (e.g., a same fiber optic fiber) with a same wavelength using different light sources transmitting at different power levels—thereby increasing the bandwidth of each optical communication path. Each light source corresponding to each stream transmits at a same frequency and on the same optical communication path using a different power level. The receiver differentiates the data for each stream by applying one or more detection models to the photon counts observed at the receiver to determine likely bit assignments for each stream.
US10784950B2
This specification provides a beam failure recovery method in a wireless communication system. In this specification, a beam failure recovery method performed by a UE includes: receiving, from a base station, control information related to a candidate beam configuration for the beam failure recovery; selecting an RS having a quality of the threshold or more among the RSs related to the candidate beam identification; and; transmitting, to the base station, a beam failure recovery request based on an uplink (UL) resource related to the selected RS.
US10784947B2
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE receive training signals from a plurality of transmit-receive points (TRPs) associated with the gNB. Each training signal may comprise a reference signal resource identifier (ID) to indicate a corresponding TRP and a corresponding transmit direction of a plurality of transmit directions. The UE may, for each transmit direction of the plurality of transmit directions, determine an average signal quality measurement based on individual signal quality measurements in multiple receive directions. The UE may select, for reporting to the gNB, a subset of the average signal quality measurements to ensure that the average signal quality measurements excluded from the subset are less than or equal to a minimum value of the average signal quality measurements in the subset.
US10784939B2
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for a user equipment reporting channel state information to a base station in a wireless communication system. The method for reporting CSI comprises the steps of: receiving, from the base station, a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) defined by at least two antenna ports; estimating the rank of a downlink channel based on the CSI-RS; configuring a plurality of precoders corresponding to the estimated rank with at least two precoder groups; calculating a channel quality indicator under the assumption that the at least two precoder groups are rotationally applied to at least one resource block unit, wherein precoders included in the precoder groups rotationally applied to the at least one resource block unit is rotationally applied to at least one resource element unit; and reporting the CSI including the calculated CQI to the base station.
US10784937B2
A wireless transmitting and receiving device includes antennas, weight adjusters connected to antennas, respectively, and configured to apply weights to an amplitude and a phase of a signal communicating through the antennas, signal transmitting and detecting units connected to the weight adjusters, respectively, a transmitter and a receiver connected to a first switch, a power distributor configured to connect the first switch to the respective signal transmitting and detecting units through internal wirings, and a compensator configured to the weights of the weight adjusters according to output signals of the signal transmitting and detecting units. Each of the signal transmitting and detecting units is configured to connect a corresponding weight adjuster and a corresponding wiring of the power distributor to each other in a first mode and to output a ratio of a signal, transmitted from the corresponding weight adjuster, and a signal, transmitted from the corresponding wiring of the power distributor, as one of the output signals in a second mode.
US10784936B2
The present specification relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a base station by a terminal in an inter-vehicle communication system, wherein the method for transmitting a signal may comprise: a step for receiving a reference signal; a step for feeding-back channel information on the basis of the received reference signal; and a step for receiving data on the basis of the channel information, and wherein the terminal includes a plurality of distributed antenna units (DUs), and if selection of whether each of the plurality of DUs is activated is possible, the channel information may include DU index set information and channel state information (CSI).
US10784929B2
A wireless IC device includes a resin member including first and second surfaces, a substrate including first and second principal surfaces, a coil antenna provided in the resin member, and an RFIC element mounted on the substrate and connected to the coil antenna. The substrate is embedded in the resin member so that the second principal surface is at a second surface side. The coil antenna is defined by first linear conductor patterns on the second surface, first metal posts extending between the first and second surfaces, second metal posts extending between the first and second surfaces, and second linear conductor patterns on the first surface. The RFIC element is disposed in the coil antenna.
US10784925B2
A system includes a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links. The system also includes sensors configured to collect power quality data and load management data for the BPL data links and the multi-use power interface. The multi-use power interface includes a user interface, a processor, and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the multi-use power interface to perform operations. The operations include receiving power quality data and load management data from the sensors. The operations also include determining, based on the received data, functional health statuses of the multi-use power interface and the BPL data links. The operations further include transmitting the functional health statuses, the power quality data, and the load management data to a data store, and indicating, in the user interface, the functional health statuses.
US10784922B2
A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver demodulates code shift keying (CSK) data utilizing a binary search. The GNSS receiver receives a signal including a pseudorandom noise (PRN) code modulated by code shift keying (CSK) to represent a symbol (i.e., CSK modulated symbol). The GNSS receiver maintains a plurality of receiver codes each representing a different shift in chips to the PRN code. The GNSS receiver performs a linear combination of portions of the receiver codes. In an embodiment, the GNSS receiver compares correlation power level value for respective portions of the receiver codes to demodulate the CSK data. In a further embodiment, the GNSS receiver compares the correlation power level values for portions of receiver codes with power detection threshold values to demodulate the CSK data. In a further embodiment, the GNSS receiver utilizes signs of the correlation power level values to demodulate the CSK data.
US10784919B2
Examples provide an adaptation circuit and apparatus, method and computer programs for adapting, fabricating and operating, a radio transceiver, a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and storage for computer programs or instructions. The adaptation circuit (10) is configured to adapt a local oscillator signal in a radio transceiver (30). The radio transceiver (30) comprises a transmission branch (14) and a reception branch (16), which are subject to cross-talk. The reception branch (16) comprises a local oscillator (18) configured to generate the local oscillator signal. The adaptation circuit (10) comprises a control module (12) configured to determine crosstalk level information between the transmission branch (14) and the reception branch (16), and to adapt the local oscillator signal based on the crosstalk level information.
US10784906B2
A transmitting device of the present disclosure include: a first driver that includes a first sub-driver unit which operates on a basis of a first control signal and a second sub-driver unit which operates on a basis of, of the first control signal and a second control signal, a signal selected through a first selecting operation, and is configured to be able to set a voltage at a first output terminal; and a controller that controls the first selecting operation.
US10784896B2
One embodiment provides a system that facilitates numerical operation-based erasure coding. During operation, the system determines the bit-width of processing capability of the computing system. The system then determines, based on the bit-width, a number of bits for representing a respective data element from a data stream and a number of data elements based on a number of a dimension of a generator matrix of erasure encoding. The system then obtains the number of data elements from the data stream and converts a respective obtained data element to a corresponding numerical representation. Here, a respective obtained data element is represented by the determined number of bits. The system then generates a code word, which comprises a plurality of coded fragments, of erasure encoding from the numerical representations based on the generator matrix of the erasure encoding.
US10784894B2
A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 4/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 256-symbol mapping.
US10784881B1
The present disclosure relates to blended analog-to-digital conversion for digital test and measurement devices. A first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts an analog signal into a first digital signal a first sampling rate. A digital filtering component generates a filtered digital signal by processing the first digital signal. An analog low pass filter filters the analog signal to generate a filtered analog signal. A second ADC converts the filtered analog signal into a second digital signal. A digital subtractor circuit subtracts the filtered digital signal from the first digital signal or the second digital signal. A digital adder circuit generates a blended digital signal by processing an output of the digital subtractor circuit and one of the first digital signal or the second digital signal.
US10784878B1
According to an aspect, a tri-level digital to analog converter (DAC) comprises a first set of switches turned on to cause a first analog value with a first error as an output for a first digital value, a second set of switches turned on to cause a second analog value with a second error as the output for a second digital value, wherein, both the first set of switches and the second set of switches are turned on to cause a third analog value, proportional to the first error and the second error, as the output for a digital value equal to zero, and both the first set of switches and the second set of switches are turned off to cause a fourth analog value equal to zero as the output for a fourth digital value representing a reset state.
US10784871B1
A circuit and corresponding method for dynamic voltage frequency scaling (DVFS) on a chip employ a delay-locked loop (DLL)-based clocking architecture. The circuit comprises a DLL including a fixed delay line path, with a first insertion delay, and variable delay line path, with a second insertion delay, and a clock generator. The clock generator is configured to source a DLL input clock to the fixed and variable delay line paths at a start-up frequency prior to a run-time frequency. The start-up frequency is lower relative to a target frequency for the chip. The run-time frequency is configured based on DVFS, following release of the chip from reset. The chip is configured to be released from reset with the DLL locked at the start-up frequency, enabling the second insertion delay to match the first insertion delay with the DLL locked at the start-up frequency.
US10784865B1
A minimum delay error apparatus such as a minimum delay error detection, prediction, correction, repair, prevention, and/or avoidance apparatus includes a minimum delay path replica circuit. The minimum delay path replica circuit can detect or predict, and subsequently can correct or avoid, minimum delay errors in data paths of digital circuits using pulsed latches.
US10784864B1
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a latch circuit configured to, depending in part upon a state or at least one enable signal, pass a clock signal to an output signal. The latch circuit may include an input stage controlled by the clock signal and the enable signal(s). The latch may include an output stage configured to produce the output signal. The input and output stages may share a common transistor controlled by the clock signal.
US10784857B1
Adaptive gate drivers and related methods and systems are disclosed. An example gate driver system includes a comparator, a latch having first and second inputs and outputs, the first input coupled to the comparator, a timer having an input and an output, the input coupled to the first output of the latch, the output coupled to the second input of the latch, control logic having an input and first and second outputs, the input coupled to the second output of the latch, first and second transistors having a gate, a first buffer having an input and an output, the input coupled to the first output of the control logic, the output coupled to the gate of the first transistor, and a second buffer having an input and an output, the input coupled to the second output of the control logic, the output coupled to the gate of the second transistor.
US10784855B2
A method and apparatus for use in improving the linearity characteristics of MOSFET devices using an accumulated charge sink (ACS) are disclosed. The method and apparatus are adapted to remove, reduce, or otherwise control accumulated charge in SOI MOSFETs, thereby yielding improvements in FET performance characteristics. In one exemplary embodiment, a circuit having at least one SOI MOSFET is configured to operate in an accumulated charge regime. An accumulated charge sink, operatively coupled to the body of the SOI MOSFET, eliminates, removes or otherwise controls accumulated charge when the FET is operated in the accumulated charge regime, thereby reducing the nonlinearity of the parasitic off-state source-to-drain capacitance of the SOI MOSFET. In RF switch circuits implemented with the improved SOI MOSFET devices, harmonic and intermodulation distortion is reduced by removing or otherwise controlling the accumulated charge when the SOI MOSFET operates in an accumulated charge regime.
US10784853B2
A device includes a semiconductor body having an active region and a substrate region that is beneath the active region. A bidirectional switch is formed in the semiconductor body having first and second gate structures that are configured to block voltage across two polarities as between first and second input-output terminals that are in ohmic contact with the electrically conductive channel. First and second switching devices are configured to electrically connect the substrate region to the first and second input-output terminals, respectively. A passive electrical network includes a first capacitance connected between a control terminal of the first switching device and the second input-output terminal and a second capacitance connected between a control terminal of the second switching device and the first input-output terminal. The passive electrical network is configured temporarily electrically connect the substrate region to the first and second input-output terminal at different voltage conditions.
US10784849B1
An energy storage element control circuit includes a charge transistor having a first node adapted to be coupled to an output node of the energy storage element control circuit and a second node adapted to be coupled to a terminal of an energy storage element. The energy storage control circuit also includes a boot capacitor having a first node and a second node. The energy storage element further includes a comparator that includes a first input node coupled to the first node of the charge transistor and a second input node adapted to be coupled to the terminal of the energy storage element. The comparator also includes an output node.
US10784843B2
Disclosed is an inverter capable of withstanding a high voltage. The inverter includes a control voltage generating circuit, a high voltage transmission circuit, and a low voltage transmission circuit. The control voltage generating circuit generates a first group of control voltages and a second group of control voltages according to an input voltage, in which one group includes decrement voltages and the other group includes identical voltages. The high/low voltage transmission circuit is coupled between a high/low voltage terminal and an output terminal, wherein when the input voltage is low/high, the high/low voltage transmission circuit is turned on according to the first/second group of control voltages so that an output voltage of the output terminal is equal to a high/low voltage of the high/low voltage terminal.
US10784829B2
A circuit includes a power transistor including a first control input and first and second current terminals, the second current terminal to be coupled to a load to provide current to the load. A second transistor includes a second control input and third and fourth current terminals, and the first and second control inputs connected together and the first and third current terminals connected together. A third transistor includes a third control input and fifth and sixth current terminals. A fourth transistor includes a fourth control input and seventh and eighth current terminals, and the seventh current terminal is coupled to the fourth and fifth current terminals. An amplifier amplifies a difference between voltages on the second and fourth current terminals. An output of the amplifier is coupled to the third control input and a diode device is connected between the third and fourth control inputs.
US10784828B2
Various embodiments of the present technology comprise a method and apparatus for an operational amplifier with a variable gain-bandwidth product. According to various embodiments, an amplifier circuit comprising the operational amplifier operates in multiple stages and provides a low gain-bandwidth and a high gain-bandwidth.
US10784826B2
The present disclosure provide a device, system, and method for generating, in an electrical device, a 1 bit or a 0 bit that is received in a switching circuit powered by a battery. The device, system, and method generates, in the switching circuit, a negative bias voltage and a positive bias voltage. The device, system, and method transmits the negative bias voltage and the positive bias voltage to a power amplifier. The device, system, and method turns the power amplifier from an off-state to an on-state in response to receiving the negative bias voltage. The device, system, and method amplifies, with the power amplifier, a power signal moving through power amplifier when the amplifier is in the on-state.
US10784821B2
The embodiments described herein provide radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, and in some embodiments provide amplifiers that can be used in high power RF applications. Specifically, the amplifiers described herein may be implemented with multiple resonant circuits to provide class F and inverse class F amplifiers and methods of operation. In general, the resonant circuits are implemented inside a device package with a transistor die to provide high efficiency amplification for a variety of applications.
US10784820B2
A dual-output and dual-mode supply modulator, a two-stage power amplifier using the same, and a supply modulation method therefor are provided. In order to improve the performance of a two-stage power amplifier used in a transmitter of a wireless communication system, the dual-output and dual-mode supply modulator according to the present invention may simultaneously supply an envelope tracking signal to a main amplification stage of the two-stage power amplifier and an average power tracking signal to an auxiliary amplification stage thereof. To this end, the dual-output and dual-mode supply modulator according to the present invention outputs two supply voltages and supports two operation modes. As such, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the two-stage power amplifier over a wide output power range with the use of a single supply modulator by employing envelope tracking on the main amplification stage and average power tracking on the auxiliary amplification stage in high output power regions or employing average power tracking both on the main amplification stage and auxiliary amplification stage in low output power regions.
US10784810B1
A motor control system for reducing or eliminating current ripple error during current sampling comprises a motor having a plurality of phase coils, a motor driver circuit having a plurality of switches coupled to the plurality of phase coils to drive current through the phase coils, and a motor controller circuit configured to provide a plurality of output control signals coupled to the plurality of switches. A phase circuit modifies a first output control signal to produce a modified control signal that is out of phase with a second output control signal. A current measuring circuit is included to measure a current through the motor by measuring the current during a first time period when the first output control signal is active and measuring the current during a second time period when the modified control signal is active.
US10784804B2
A magnetization state control method for a variable magnetization machine, the method includes generating a flux linkage vector while changing a magnetization state of the variable magnetization machine such that a trajectory of the flux linkage vector has a curved clockwise trajectory on a dq-axis plane and a magnitude of the flux linkage vector temporally changes, with the dq-axis plane being a synchronous reference frame with a d-axis pointing in a direction of a permanent magnet flux and a q-axis being 90 degrees ahead of the d-axis in a rotational direction of a rotor.
US10784792B2
A power conversion device that converts power supplied via a first power feed bus and a second power feed bus, and includes: an inductance element connected to the first power feed bus; and a power module that converts power supplied between the first power feed bus and the second power feed bus by switching. The power conversion device further includes: a housing that houses the inductance element and the power module therein; and a first impedance element provided between the inductance element and the housing.
US10784791B2
A driving circuit and driving method for driving a synchronous rectifier. When a drain-source detecting voltage between a drain terminal and a source terminal of the synchronous rectifier reaches a second reference voltage, the driving voltage applied at a gate terminal of the synchronous rectifier is decreased to regulate the drain-source detecting voltage to a first reference voltage. The first reference voltage is lower than the second reference voltage. And when the drain-source detecting voltage reaches an off reference voltage, the synchronous rectifier is turned off.
US10784790B1
A resonant conversion apparatus with extended hold-up time includes a resonant conversion unit, a time-extended unit, and a control unit. The resonant conversion unit includes a primary side, a transformer unit, and a secondary side. The time-extended unit includes a coil and a bridge arm assembly. When a switching frequency of the primary side is less than a critical frequency, the control unit controls the bridge arm assembly being switched on or switched off so that an output voltage of the resonant conversion apparatus is higher than a predetermined voltage within a hold-up time.
US10784781B2
A transistor includes a gate structure over a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a channel region under the gate structure. The transistor further includes a source in the substrate adjacent a first side of the gate structure. The transistor further includes a drain in the substrate adjacent a second side of the gate structure, wherein the second side of the gate structure is opposite the first side of the gate structure. The transistor further includes a first lightly doped drain (LDD) region adjacent the source. The transistor further includes a second LDD region adjacent the drain. The transistor further includes a doping extension region adjacent the first LDD region.
US10784776B2
An isolation device provides high common mode transient immunity without increasing the supply voltage rails in the transmitter side. In one aspect, the disclosed isolation device implements a self-boosting scheme to increase a voltage swing of a transmission signal under a lesser supply voltage rail. The disclosed isolation device includes a first stage circuit, a boost circuit, and a second stage circuit. The first stage circuit is configured to generate first and second signals each having a first voltage within a supply voltage range. The boost circuit is configured to provide a boosted voltage range greater than the supply voltage range responsive to at least one of the first or second signal. The second stage circuit is configured to generate an output signal based on either one of the first or second signal, such that the output signal has a second voltage within the boosted voltage range.
US10784769B2
A power conversion circuit includes a plurality of solid-state switches coupled between an input terminal and a ground. An output terminal is positioned between two of the plurality of solid-state switches and an inductor is coupled between the output terminal and a load. A capacitor is coupled in parallel with two of the serially connected solid-state switches. A controller controls the plurality of solid-state switches to generate a current in the inductor by repetitively (1) charging the capacitor causing a temporary increase in the current in the inductor, (2) entering a first wait state that configures the plurality of solid-state switches to maintain the capacitor in a charged state, (3) discharging the capacitor causing a temporary increase in the current in the inductor and (4) entering a second wait state that configures the plurality of solid-state switches to maintain the capacitor in a discharged state.
US10784767B1
A switching power converter includes a power circuit and a control circuit for receiving an analog signal representing a parameter of the power circuit. The control circuit includes an ADC for converting the analog signal into a digital signal, and a switch driver for generating a control signal for controlling a switch in the power circuit over multiple switching cycles. The control circuit is configured to adaptively determine a trigger point for activating the ADC within a switching cycle to sample the analog signal, and activate the ADC at the determined trigger point so a control parameter generated based on the digital signal is provided to the switch driver a minimal period of time before the next switching cycle begins. The adaptively determined trigger point optimizes phrase margin loss and bandwidth in the control circuit. Other example switching power converters and control circuits are also disclosed.
US10784765B1
A semiconductor package includes a VLSI semiconductor die and one or more output circuits connected to supply power to the die mounted to a package substrate. The output circuit(s), which include a transformer and rectification circuitry, provide current multiplication at an essentially fixed conversion ratio, K, in the semiconductor package, receiving AC power at a relatively high voltage and delivering DC power at a relatively low voltage to the die. The output circuits may be connected in series or parallel as needed. A driver circuit may be provided outside the semiconductor package for receiving power from a source and driving the transformer in the output circuit(s), preferably with sinusoidal currents. The driver circuit may drive a plurality of output circuits. The semiconductor package may require far fewer interface connections for supplying power to the die. Multi-output POL circuits may be used in conjunction with on-chip rail-selection and regulation circuitry to further improve efficiency. A three-stage power conversion system includes off-package, on-package and on-chip conversion stages.
US10784757B2
A synchronous machine (100) has a frame (110), a shaft (115), a main section (120), and an exciter section (125). The main section (120) has a stator winding (130) which is mounted on the frame, and a rotor winding (135) which is mounted on the shaft. The exciter section has a transformer (140) and a rectifier (145). The transformer has a primary winding (140A) mounted on the frame and a secondary winding (140B) mounted on the shaft. The rectifier is mounted on the shaft and rectifies an output of the secondary winding to provide a rectified output to the rotor. A control unit (170) provides a high-frequency control signal to the primary winding. This signal is magnetically coupled to the secondary winding, rectified, and then applied to the rotor to control the operation of the synchronous machine.
US10784756B2
An electric machine having a housing assembly and a stator assembly coupled with a rotor assembly. A plurality of MOSFET assemblies are operably coupled with the stator assembly. The MOSFET assemblies are disposed in openings defined by the housing assembly and include a carrier that is secured within the openings with a press-fit engagement. The carrier defines an interior space extending the full longitudinal length of the carrier and includes at least one planar mounting surface wherein a MOSFET is mounted on the planar mounting surface. In some embodiments, the housing assembly includes an aluminum heat exchange member that defines an opening in which a MOSFET assembly is installed. The carrier may be formed by extruding copper and include longitudinally extending ribs that engage the housing assembly in press fit engagement. A method of manufacturing an electric machine is also disclosed.
US10784746B2
A method includes fabricating a core, wherein the core comprises a chemically soluble first polymer, forming a body around the core, wherein the body comprises a second polymer, and etching away the core to reveal a cooling channel extending through the body.
US10784742B2
The present disclosure relates to mechanical braking mechanisms used in electric motor applications. The present braking mechanisms may be configured as non-back-drivable mechanical brakes and provide immediate braking of the motors. According to one embodiment, a mechanical brake assembly for an electric motor may include a female disk having a curved groove and an abutment. The mechanical brake assembly further includes a male disk having a projection, the male disk being attached to a rotor of the electric motor. When the electric motor is energized, the projection of the male disk is allowed to rotate uninterrupted with the rotation of the rotor. However, when the electric motor is de-energized, the projection of the male disk travels within the curved groove of the female disk and abuts the abutment of the female disk, thereby stopping the rotation of the rotor of the electric motor.
US10784741B2
A cooling structure for rotary electric machine is provided. The cooling structure for rotary electric machine comprises a sleeve, a plurality of dividers, a plurality of first walls and a plurality of second walls. The sleeve comprises an annular surface of a first half annular surface and a second half annular surface. The dividers are configured on the annular surface of the sleeve in parallel to provide multiple channels. The first walls are configured on the first half annular surface and between multiple corresponding dividers to provide multiple first division regions. The second walls are configured on the second half annular surface and between multiple corresponding dividers to provide multiple first division regions wherein the first division regions are asymmetric to the second division regions.
US10784736B2
A multi-phase electric machine having plurality of windings are mounted on the stator core that define a plurality of phases wherein, for each phase, the windings include at least two parallel windings, each winding comprising a pair of continuous wires which are connected in series. For each pole, the parallel windings fill one or more central slots and two outer slots. Each winding fills each central slot twice the number of times that the winding fills each outer slot to thereby define a slot fill ratio of 2:1 between central slots and outer slots and wherein each wire of the wire pair forming a winding fills the slots in a ratio that differs from the slot fill ratio. Phase shift end loops shift the windings from one outer slot to the other outer slot. Position change end loops alter the relative positions of the parallel windings.
US10784734B2
A transverse flux reciprocating motor and a reciprocating compressor including a transverse flux reciprocating motor are provided. The transverse flux reciprocating motor may include a stator having an inner stator and an outer stator located outside and spaced apart from the inner stator in a radial direction, at least one magnet coil wound on the stator, at least one magnet coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the inner stator or an inner circumferential surface of the outer stator and having different magnetic poles arranged in an orthogonal direction of flux generated by the magnet coil, and a mover inserted into a cavity formed between the inner stator and the outer stator, formed of a magnetic material and reciprocating with respect to the stator. A magnetic resonant spring for causing resonant motion of the mover with respect to the stator using a force moving to low magnetic resistance between the stator and the mover is implemented, thereby reducing a size and weight of the reciprocating motor and the reciprocating compressor including the reciprocating motor and obtaining higher efficiency.
US10784730B2
A rotor of a synchronous motor has a rotor core and a permanent magnet. The rotor core has a plurality of magnet insertion apertures and a plurality of slits. The permanent magnet is disposed in each of the magnet insertion apertures such that the magnetic poles of the permanent magnets are directed in a diameter direction. The slits are formed on an radially outer side of the magnet insertion aperture so as to align with intervals along a side of the permanent magnet. Magnetic paths are defined between adjacent slits. A gap that is a slot open in the axial direction of the rotor core is formed on the opposite side from a plurality of magnetic paths across the permanent magnet to adjust the magnetic resistance of the magnetic paths for making a change in magnetic flux between adjacent magnetic paths small.
US10784729B2
A rotor has reduced weight. A hammer drill includes a motor including a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core having a first space, and a permanent magnet fixed on the rotor core.
US10784726B2
A method of manufacturing a magnetic pole piece includes molding a magnetic body having an outer wall and an inner wall extending between a first end and a second end, and a trim cap disposed at the first end. The method further includes fixing a non-magnetic isolator to the magnetic body between the outer wall and the inner wall and removing the trim cap.
US10784723B2
A nonlinear resonator is presented that enhances the bandwidth while providing high resonance amplitude. The nonlinear resonance circuit is comprised of an inductor electrically coupled to a capacitor, where either the inductor or capacitor is nonlinear. Response of the nonlinear resonance circuit to an excitation signal is described by a family of second-order differential equations with cubic-order nonlinearity, known as Duffing equations. In one aspect, the nonlinear resonator is implemented by a nonlinear dielectric resonator.
US10784702B2
A battery control device controlling an operation of a battery connected to a power system includes detection means that detects battery-related information showing a state of the battery, or a state of an interconnection point of the power system and the battery, first communication means that transmits a detection result of the detection means to an external device, and executes reception processing to receive operation control information to control the operation of the battery from the external device at a predetermined time interval, and control means that executes battery operation control processing to control the operation of the battery based on a state of the power system and based on the operation control information received by the first communication means, at a time interval shorter than the predetermined time interval.
US10784697B2
A vehicle power supply control method includes switching, when a constant voltage is required of a power supply circuit in generating electric power by a power generator, the power supply circuit being connected to a primary storage battery and configured to be connected to a secondary storage battery that has a lower internal resistance than that of the primary storage battery, between connection of the secondary storage battery to the power supply circuit and disconnection of the secondary storage battery from the power supply circuit depending on the required constant voltage, current output to the power supply circuit by the power generator, and a state of charge of the secondary storage battery.
US10784696B1
A tablet computer includes a housing, a display, a processing system, a camera system comprising a camera sensor, and a battery system, the battery system positioned within the housing. The battery system is configured to charge an external device. A charging cable retainer is configured to retain one or more cables against or within the housing. One or more integral cables are provide. The one or more integral cables include a cable comprising a first end fixedly coupled to the battery system, a first connector of a first type configured to mate with a first type of external device connector, a second connector of a second type configured to mate with a second type of external device connector, and a lens configured to form images on the camera sensor. The charging cable retainer includes a cable channel or magnet.
US10784695B2
Circuits, methods, and apparatus that prevent or limit undesirable transient currents that may occur during a connector insert extraction and may damage electrical components connected to the connector receptacle.
US10784688B2
A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of a voltage control and conservation (VCC) system used to optimally control the independent voltage and capacitor banks using a linear optimization methodology to minimize the losses in the EEDCS and the EUS. An energy validation process system (EVP) is provided which is used to document the savings of the VCC and an EPP is used to optimize improvements to the EEDCS for continuously improving the energy losses in the EEDS. The EVP system measures the improvement in the EEDS a result of operating the VCC system in the “ON” state determining the level of energy conservation achieved by the VCC system.
US10784686B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for control systems for improving stability of electrical grids by temporarily reducing voltage output of electrical generators responsive to transient events on an electrical grid. In one example of the disclosed technology, a controller is coupled is to an automatic voltage regulator, which in turn adjusts excitation current of an electrical generator responsive to changes in frequency detected for the electrical grid. Reducing the output voltage temporarily allows for smaller generators to provide power to the microgrid. Methods for selecting parameters determining how the controller generates a regulation signal used to adjust the excitation current are further disclosed.
US10784674B2
Methods and devices for insulation monitoring of an ungrounded IT power supply system having at least two phase conductors includes determining an insulation resistance separately for each phase conductor using a separate response value. In one embodiment of the invention, relevant current and voltage distributions are calculated. In another embodiment, a change time window is set within which a second response value is activated. In yet another embodiment, an option of shutting down/continuing operation of the IT power supply system is offered.
US10784666B2
A bracket for supporting at least one electrical device includes a first portion including a flange oriented in a first plane and at least one second portion including a leg oriented in a second plane substantially parallel to and offset from the first plane. Each second portion is configured to be coupled to the at least one electrical device.
US10784660B1
A modular bucket assembly of a low voltage switchgear includes a box shaped bucket having an interior bucket side wall, an exterior bucket side wall with vents in a first periphery, a bucket rear wall, a bucket top wall and a bucket bottom wall. All of the bucket walls define an auxiliary compartment of a switchgear cabinet. The vents in the exterior bucket side wall define an arc gas venting passage in communication with an interior of the auxiliary compartment for exhausting arc gasses to an exterior of the cabinet. The modular bucket assembly further comprises a metal enclosure mounted on the bucket bottom wall. The metal enclosure has a side opening with a second periphery such that the second periphery overlaps the first periphery of the exterior bucket side wall. The metal enclosure is configured to house direct power connected devices and protective fuses and withstand arc fault pressures.
US10784656B2
An apparatus for distributing power from a power source to a set of power outputs using a power distribution rack includes a manifold having a set of bus bars in a wall and coupling a power source to a set of electronic cards, wherein the electronic cards route the power from the power source to the power outputs.
US10784642B2
A flexible printed wiring board includes a flexible insulating layer, a conductor layer formed on a surface of the flexible insulating layer, and a metal body having a columnar shape and fitted in a hole penetrating through the flexible insulating layer and the conductor layer such that the metal body is formed of a welding base material and has an end portion formed to be joined to an electrode of a battery by welding. The welding base material of the metal body of the flexible printed wiring board includes the same material as the electrode of the battery.
US10784641B2
A crimping tool, configured to crimp an electrical connector onto a conductor, includes a crimping body having an interior volume, a crimping head connected to the crimping body, a user interface installed on the crimping body, an identification tag reader provided in the crimping tool, a wireless module installed within the interior volume of the crimping body, and a microcontroller installed within the interior volume of the crimping body. The wireless module transmits/receives crimp connection data to/from a remote computing device, which is capable of communicating with one or more databases in a server. The microcontroller is configured to communicate with the identification tag reader and the wireless module.
US10784639B2
The present disclosure relates to a loop bridge for looping-through an electric signal, comprising: a first electric module comprising a first electrical connection terminal, wherein the electric signal loops through the first electric module to a second electric module comprising a second electrical connection terminal, wherein the first electrical connection terminal and the second electrical connection terminal each have a pressure piece: and a printed circuit board with a comb-like line structure. The comb-like line structure comprises: a first comb tine, wherein the first comb tine is configured to be inserted into the first electrical connection terminal, and wherein the first comb tine comprises a first metal support part configured to support the pressure piece of the first electrical connection terminal: and a second comb tine electrically connected to the first comb tine, wherein the second comb tine is configured to be inserted into the second electrical connection terminal.
US10784630B1
A female connector and a transmission wafer are provided. The female connector includes a housing and a plurality of transmission wafers inserted into the housing. Each of the transmission wafers includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a first shielding member and a second shielding member respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the insulating frame. In each of the transmission wafers, the second shielding member is disposed on a front end portion of the insulating frame, and the first and second shielding members are electrically connected to the grounding terminals so as to be electrically connected to each other through the grounding terminals. The second shielding member of one of any two adjacent transmission wafers is abutted against and electrically connected to the first shielding member of the other one of the any two adjacent transmission wafers.
US10784613B2
An electrical connector, used for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board, includes: an insulating body, provided with multiple accommodating grooves penetrating through the insulating body; and multiple conductive terminals, correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating grooves. Each conductive terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal independently provided. The first terminal has a first connecting portion and an elastic arm, and the elastic arm has a contact portion to be in contact with the chip module. The second terminal has a second connecting portion and a conducting portion to be electrically connected with the circuit board. At least one fixing groove is provided on at least one of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the first terminal and the second terminal are mated and fixed along a vertical direction by the at least one fixing groove.
US10784608B2
An electrical connector includes a substrate that includes a plurality of ground traces at first and second surfaces of the substrate, and a ground coupling assembly that couples pairs of ground traces at each of the first and second surfaces, and further couples the ground traces at the first surface to the ground traces at the second surface.
US10784603B2
A wire to board connector is provided for connecting cables of cable bypass assemblies to circuitry mounted on a circuit board. The connector has a structure that maintains the geometry of the cable through the connector. The connector includes a pair of edge coupled conductive signal terminals and a ground shield to which the signal terminals are broadside coupled. The connector includes a pair of ground terminals aligned with the signal terminals and both sets of terminals have J-shaped contact portions that flex linearly when the connector is inserted into a receptacle. In another embodiment, the signal terminal contact portions are supported by a compliant member that may deflect when the connectors engage contact pads on a substrate.
US10784596B2
A grounding spacer is provided. The grounding spacer comprising a circular body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a central aperture, and a plurality of radially spaced penetration features, wherein at least one of the penetration features has at least a portion thereof extending from the top surface, and wherein at least one of the penetration features has at least a portion thereof extending from the bottom surface.
US10784590B2
An array antenna has a plurality of antenna unit cells arranged in rows and columns, or in another configuration. Each unit cell from the plurality of unit cells includes a circularly polarized radiator and a balun. The array antenna further includes a reactive element or a circuit element (such as a capacitor or resistor or even an inductor) on the circularly polarized radiator that is coupled an adjacent unit cell in one of the row and the column. A spacing distance between adjacent unit cells coupled via the circuit element that is at most half of a wavelength at a frequency maximum of the array antenna, wherein the spacing distance reduces likelihood of grating lobes.
US10784588B2
The disclosed subject matter concerns an antenna which comprises a ground plane and at least a first and a second antenna element. Each antenna element comprises a feed point, a cavity, a main body, a tip and at least a first tapered portion and a second tapered portion. Each antenna element is arranged on the ground plane, where said first and second tapered portions extend along the antenna element from said tip towards the ground plane of the antenna element, and where each antenna element extends essentially perpendicularly to said ground plane along a centre axis of the antenna element. Each antenna element has at least a first leg and a second leg, where said first leg extends from said main body to the first feed point, where said feed point is located between the first leg and the ground plane, and where said second leg extends from said main body to the ground plane, and where said second leg is electrically connected to the ground plane.
US10784579B2
An ultra-wideband CTS flat-plate array antenna includes a radiating layer, a mode switching layer and a feed network layer sequentially arrayed from top to bottom. The mode switching layer comprises a first metal plate and a mode switching cavity formed in the first metal plate and including two mode switching units which are arranged left and right and each includes eight H-plane Y-type single-ridge waveguide power dividers arrayed in 4 rows and 2 columns. The H-plane Y-type single-ridge waveguide power divider in the mth row and 1st column is bilaterally symmetrical with the H-plane Y-type single-ridge waveguide power divider in the mth row and 2nd column. The two H-plane Y-type single-ridge waveguide power dividers in the each row are connected through an E-plane T-type single-ridge waveguide power divider. A center distance between every two adjacent H-plane Y-type single-ridge waveguide power dividers in each column is not over one wavelength.
US10784571B2
A low-loss millimeter-wave radome is provided. The low-loss millimeter wave radome includes a perforated and plated metallic plate and a low-loss dielectric encapsulation material to encapsulate the perforated and plated metallic plate. The perforated and plated metallic plate includes multiple metallic sheets and electrically conductive plating. The multiple metallic sheets respectively define a periodic array of sub-wavelength holes and are laminated together such that the periodic array of sub-wavelength holes combines into a periodic array of perforations.
US10784566B1
A wireless device includes a first transceiver circuit, a power splitter, a first directional antenna, and a second directional antenna. The first directional antenna is connected to a second end of the power splitter and has a first feeding portion and a first radiation unit, and the first feeding portion has a first line length. The second directional antenna is connected to a third end of the power splitter and has a second feeding portion and a second radiation unit, and the second feeding portion has a second line length. A phase difference is provided between the first directional antenna and the second directional antenna. The first transceiver circuit forms, through the first directional antenna, the second directional antenna and the predetermined phase difference, a predetermined pattern to transmit or receive signals, and the predetermined pattern has omnidirectionality.
US10784564B2
An antenna-integrated radio frequency (RF) module includes a multilayer substrate disposed between an integrated chip (IC) and patch antennas, signal vias, and ground members. The IC is configured to generate RF signals. The signal vias are configured to connect and transmit/receive the RF signals from each of the patch antennas to the IC. The ground members are disposed on an outer surface layer and intermediate surface layers of the multilayer substrate to surround each of the patch antennas and the signal vias.
US10784556B2
A dielectric waveguide coupling system for launching and extracting guided wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, wherein the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, transmissions can propagate as guided waves guided by a strip of dielectric material. Unlike conventional waveguides, the electromagnetic field associated with the dielectric waveguide is primarily outside of the waveguide. When this dielectric waveguide strip is brought into close proximity to a wire, the guided waves decouple from the dielectric waveguide and couple to the wire, and continue to propagate as guided waves about the surface of the wire.
US10784555B2
A dielectric waveguide coupling system for launching and extracting guided wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, wherein the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, transmissions can propagate as guided waves guided by a strip of dielectric material. Unlike conventional waveguides, the electromagnetic field associated with the dielectric waveguide is primarily outside of the waveguide. When this dielectric waveguide strip is brought into close proximity to a wire, the guided waves decouple from the dielectric waveguide and couple to the wire, and continue to propagate as guided waves about the surface of the wire.
US10784554B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a core for propagating electromagnetic waves guided by the core without an electrical return path, a rigid material surrounding the core, wherein an inner surface of the rigid material is separated from an outer surface of the core, and a conductive layer disposed on the rigid material. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10784553B2
A stripline that is usable in a quantum application (q-stripline) includes a first polyimide film and a second polyimide film. The q-stripline further includes a first center conductor and a second center conductor formed between the first polyimide film and the second polyimide film. The q-stripline has a first pin configured through a first recess in the second polyimide film to make electrical and thermal contact with the first center conductor.
US10784552B2
According to one embodiment, a high-frequency power combiner has an external conductor and an internal conductor. The external conductor defines an internal space. The internal conductor has an output-side line and a plurality of input-side lines that branch off from the output-side line. The internal conductor is provided in the internal space of the external conductor. The high-frequency power combiner of the embodiment has a structure that can store a liquid in contact with the internal conductor in the internal space.
US10784551B2
A band-pass filter includes a main body, five resonators, a shield, and a partition. The main body is formed of a dielectric. The partition is formed of a conductor. The five resonators are configured so that capacitive coupling is established between every two of the resonators adjacent to each other in circuit configuration. Each of the five resonators includes a resonator conductor portion. A first stage resonator and a fifth stage resonator are magnetically coupled to each other although not adjacent to each other in circuit configuration. The partition extends to pass between the respective resonator conductor portions of the first stage resonator and the fifth stage resonator, and is electrically connected to the shield.
US10784540B2
The disclosure concerns an electrolyte, an electrolyte ink, a battery or other electrochemical cell including the same, and methods of making the electrolyte and electrochemical cell. The electrolyte includes an ionic liquid comprising a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anion, a multi-valent metal cation suitable for use in a battery cell, a polymer binder, and optional additives (e.g., a solid filler). The electrolyte ink includes components of the electrolyte and a solvent. The solvent and the polymer binder (or, when present, the solid filler) have a hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity or polarity similar to or matching that of the ionic liquid's anion, or form hydrogen bonds with the ionic liquid's anion. The electrolyte includes a solid inorganic filler that provides mechanical support form hydrogen bonds with the anion and/or a counterpart anion of the multi-valent metal cation, and links with a material in an adjacent layer of the electrochemical cell.
US10784539B2
The present invention provides an electrode assembly, including two or more positive electrode plates and two or more negative electrode plates laminated with each of separators interposed therebetween, wherein both side end portions of the electrode assembly are bent together in the same direction by a curvature radius (R) satisfying the following Equation 1: S[{1/ln(x/y)}*t]=R 1 wherein t is an average thickness (mm) of the laminated electrode assembly, x is a horizontal length of the electrode assembly, and y is a vertical length of the electrode assembly, and S is a constant of 10 or more, and ln(x/y)≥1.
US10784538B2
Described here is a multifunctional energy storage (MES) composite comprising (a) a stack of energy storage materials and (b) one or more structural facesheets sandwiching the stack of energy storage materials, wherein the stack of battery materials is perforated by (c) one or more reinforcements, and wherein the reinforcements are bonded to the structural facesheets. Also described here is a MES composite comprising (a) a stack of energy storage materials, (b) one or more structural facesheets sandwiching the stack of energy storage materials, and (c) one or more reinforcements perforated by the stack of energy storage materials, wherein the reinforcements are bonded to the structural facesheets.
US10784536B2
A method including a step of preparing a positive electrode including a positive electrode mixture layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a step of accommodating the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the nonaqueous electrolyte in a battery case. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a compound (I) represented by the following formula (I) LiO3S—R—SO3Li (wherein R represents a linear hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms). When a BET specific surface area of the negative electrode mixture layer is represented by X (m2/g) and when an amount of the compound (I) with respect to the total amount of the nonaqueous electrolyte is represented by Y (mass %), the following relationships 3≤X≤4.3, 0.2≤Y≤0.4, and (Y/X)≤0.093 are satisfied.
US10784534B2
A solid electrolyte capable of securing grain boundary resistance even when firing is performed at a relatively low temperature and a battery using the solid electrolyte are provided. The solid electrolyte includes a first electrolyte which contains a lithium composite metal compound, and a second electrolyte which contains Li and at least two kinds of metal elements selected from group 5 elements in period 5 or higher or group 15 elements in period 5 or higher.
US10784530B2
Improved battery systems have been developed for lithium-ion based batteries. The improved systems include a nonaqueous electrolyte including one or more lithium salts, one or more nonaqueous solvents, and an additive or additive mixture comprising one or more operative additives selected from a group of disclosed compounds, including 3-aryl substituted 1,4,2-dioxazol-5-ones and 3-phenyl-1,3,2,4-dioxathiazole 2-oxide.
US10784529B2
There is provided a frame for a fuel cell. The frame include a frame body having a channel opening defined therein and a feed opening and a discharge opening defined therein, wherein the feed opening and discharge opening are spaced apart from each other with the channel opening being disposed therebetween; and a plurality of anti-deformation support structures protruding from a top face of the frame body, in a first region between the channel opening and the feed opening and in a second region between the channel opening and the discharge opening, wherein each of the plurality of anti-deformation support structures has an elliptical cross-sectional shape having a major axis and a minor axis.
US10784517B2
A device for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell may include top and bottom side bonding rolls respectively disposed above and below a transfer path through which an electrolyte membrane and top and bottom electrode films transferred with a predetermined line speed, one of the top side and bottom side bonding rolls provided reciprocally movable in a vertical direction through a first driving source, and transfer anode and cathode catalyst electrode layers of the top and bottom electrode films to top and bottom sides of the electrolyte membrane while compressing the top and bottom electrode films; film rewinders provided above and below the transfer path to rewind the top and bottom electrode films; and a compulsive driving roll provided in a rewinding path of an electrode film rewound by one of the film rewinders and selectively compulsively feeding the electrode film with a predetermined driving speed.
US10784516B2
A novel electrode is provided. A novel power storage device is provided. A conductor having a sheet-like shape is provided. The conductor has a thickness of greater than or equal to 800 nm and less than or equal to 20 μm. The area of the conductor is greater than or equal to 25 mm2 and less than or equal to 10 m2. The conductor includes carbon and oxygen. The conductor includes carbon at a concentration of higher than 80 atomic % and oxygen at a concentration of higher than or equal to 2 atomic % and lower than or equal to 20 atomic %.
US10784501B2
A method of forming slurry for a positive electrode plate is provided, which includes reacting maleimide compound and barbituric acid to form a hyper branched polymer. 0.1 to 1 part by weight of the hyper branched polymer is mixed with 0.01 to 1 part by weight of coupling agent and 0.1 to 6 parts by weight of carbon nanotube to form a mixture. 80 to 97.79 parts by weight of active material is added to the mixture, wherein the hyper branched polymer, the carbon nanotube, and the active material are bonded by the coupling agent.
US10784500B2
In one aspect, a method for producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, includes mixing first lithium nickel composite oxide particles containing lithium tungstate and second lithium nickel composite oxide particles not containing lithium tungstate. The first lithium nickel composite oxide particles have a composition represented by Liz1Ni1-x1-y1Cox1M1y1O2, and include a core material containing secondary particles each corresponding to an aggregation of a plurality of primary particles, and the lithium tungstate existing on at least a part of a surface of the primary particles on a surface of and inside the first lithium nickel composite oxide particles. The second lithium nickel composite oxide particles have a composition represented by Liz2Ni1-x2-y2Cox2M2y2O2, and include secondary particles each corresponding to an aggregation of a plurality of primary particles.
US10784498B2
A positive electrode contains a first active material and a second active material. The first active material and the second active material each contain a lithium composite oxide containing at least manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), and cobalt (Co) as transition metals. The first active material has a particulate shape. An average porosity V1 in a particle of the first active material satisfies 10[%]≤V1≤30[%]. An average particle diameter D1 of the first active material satisfies 6 [μm]≤D1≤20 [μm]. The second active material has a particulate shape. An average porosity V2 in a particle of the second active material satisfies 0[%]≤V2≤10[%]. An average particle diameter D2 of the second active material satisfies 1 [μm]≤D2≤6 [μm].
US10784497B2
The present invention is directed to battery system and operation thereof. In an embodiment, lithium material is plated onto the anode region of a lithium secondary battery cell by a pulsed current. The pulse current may have both positive and negative polarity. One of the polarities causes lithium material to plate onto the anode region, and the opposite polarity causes lithium dendrites to be removed. There are other embodiments as well.
US10784490B2
The present invention provides a battery cell including: an electrode assembly having a structure in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are laminated, each of the positive electrode and the negative electrode having 2×n (n≥2), wherein a positive tab is provided in each of odd-numbered sides, and a negative electrode tab is provided in each of even-numbered sides, and the positive electrodes and the negative electrode tabs are alternately formed along the sides; electrode terminals respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the electrode assembly, in which outermost electrodes are disposed, or third sides which are side surfaces of the electrode assembly, being perpendicular to the first side and the second side, and a battery case having a structure of surrounding an external surface of the electrode assembly.
US10784487B2
A battery pack for an electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells arranged into one or more rows. Each of the plurality of battery cells may include a first terminal and a second terminal, and the plurality of battery cells may include a subset of battery cells with the first terminal oriented in a same direction in the battery pack. The battery pack may also include a busbar configured to conduct electrical energy to and from at least the subset of battery cells. The busbar may include a plurality of cutouts positioned over the first terminals of the subset of battery cells, and a plurality of tabs that springably contact the respective first terminal. A method of building a battery pack with a busbar connection is also presented.
US10784478B2
Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes at least one battery module, and a pack case configured to package the at least one battery module and having a space groove exposed only at both side portions and a rear portion of the battery pack.
US10784476B2
The present invention provides a sealing apparatus having a structure in which an application area of pressure and heat is increased by a pair of sealing blocks and a pressurization part extending from the sealing block. In the sealing apparatus according to the present invention based on the structure, when the sealing-planned part is pressurized, heat and pressure may be applied to the sealing-planned part or an insulating film to be extended, and thus an electrode lead and the sealing-planned part adjacent thereto may be firmly bonded.
US10784469B2
A mask and a fabricating method thereof are provided. In the mask, a plurality of pairs of grooves corresponding to the plurality of mask sheets are disposed on a mask frame, each of the mask sheets includes a portion overlapping with a corresponding pair of grooves, and includes a plurality of pairs of locking fittings; each of the locking fittings includes an engaging portion and two connecting portions disposed on two sides thereof; the engaging portion are engaged with the corresponding grooves to clamp a portion of the mask sheet overlapping with the grooves, and the connecting portions are detachably connected with the mask frame to fix the plurality of mask sheets on the mask frame; during the rework process of the mask, only the locking fittings need to be removed to separate the mask frame and the mask sheets, so the mask frame does not need to be polished.
US10784464B2
The disclosure discloses an inorganic film applied for thin film encapsulation of an OLED device. The inorganic film includes inorganic layer units including a first inorganic layer, a second inorganic layer, and a third inorganic layer located between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer, and the third inorganic layer is formed by reacting the first inorganic layer with the second inorganic layer. The inorganic film is used in the thin film encapsulation of the OLED device, which can improve the ability of the device to block the water and oxygen and improve the product quality.
US10784461B2
The disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device, and the display panel includes: a base substrate, a drive wire layer on the base substrate, a planarization layer on a side of the drive wire layer facing away from the base substrate, a plurality of anodes in a form of an array on a side of the planarization layer facing away from the drive wire layer, a light-emitting layer on sides of respective anodes and the planarization layer facing away from the drive wire layer, and a transparent cathode layer on a side of the light-emitting layer facing away from the respective anodes, where the planarization layer includes grooves between the respective anodes, and auxiliary cathodes on a surface of the transparent cathode layer on a side thereof facing away from the light-emitting layer are arranged in the grooves.
US10784459B2
A display device includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes; a first carrier injection layer, a first carrier transport layer, a light-emitting layer, a second carrier transport layer, and a second carrier injection layer provided in order on the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a counter electrode provided on the second carrier injection layer. The second carrier has a polarity opposite to that of the first carrier. The counter electrode is connected to one layer of the first carrier transport layer and the first carrier injection layer, penetrating a layer situated between the one layer and the counter electrode, between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in a plan view. Alternatively, an upper surface of an intermediate electrode situated between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in a plan view is connected to the first carrier injection layer.
US10784458B1
An organic light-emitting diode including an anode, a cathode, and a luminescent layered structure disposed between the anode and the cathode. The luminescent layered structure has a luminescent layer, a sensitizer layer and a guiding material. The luminescent-layer singlet state is two times higher than the luminescent-layer triplet state. The sensitizer layer has a sensitizer-layer triplet state between the luminescent-layer singlet state and the luminescent-layer triplet state. The guiding material has a guiding-material triplet state between the sensitizer-layer singlet state and the sensitizer-layer triplet state. The energy of molecules at the sensitizer-layer singlet state is transferred to the guiding-material triplet state and then to the sensitizer-layer triplet state, which is then transferred to the luminescent-layer triplet state and triggers triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion in the luminescent layer such that the luminescent layer emits light of a first color.
US10784455B2
A barrier film including a substrate, a base (co)polymer layer applied on a major surface of the substrate, an oxide layer applied on the base (co)polymer layer, and a protective (co)polymer layer applied on the oxide layer. The protective (co)polymer layer is formed as the reaction product of a first (meth)acryloyl compound and a (meth)acryl-silane compound derived from a Michael reaction between a second (meth)acryloyl compound and an aminosilane. The first and second (meth)acryloyl compounds may be the same. In some embodiments, a multiplicity of alternating layers of the oxide layer and the protective (co)polymer layer may be used. An oxide layer can be applied over the top protective (co)polymer layer. The barrier films provide, in some embodiments, enhanced resistance to moisture and improved peel strength adhesion of the protective (co)polymer layer(s) to the underlying layers. A process of making, and methods of using the barrier film are also described.
US10784449B2
A perovskite compound represented by Formula 1, a thin layer including the perovskite compound, and an optoelectronic device including the perovskite compound: [A][B1nB2(1-n)][X]3. Formula 1 In Formula 1, A may be at least one selected from a monovalent organic cation, monovalent inorganic cation, and combinations thereof; B1 may be a thulium (II) (Tm2+) ion; B2 may be at least one divalent inorganic cation, where B2 is free of (e.g., does not include) Tm2+; n may be a real number that satisfies 0
US10784448B2
Metal carbene complexes comprising at least one imidazo-quinoxaline ligand, organic electronic devices, especially OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) which comprise such complexes, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one inventive metal carbene complex, an apparatus selected from the group consisting of illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED, the use of such a metal carbene complex for electrophotographic photoreceptors, photoelectric converters, organic solar cells (organic photovoltaics), switching elements, organic light emitting field effect transistors (OLEFETs), image sensors, dye lasers and electroluminescent devices and a process for preparing such metal carbene complexes.
US10784446B2
A compound is represented by a formula (100) below, where X1, X2 and X3 are each independently a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom bonded with R2, Y is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and the like, R1, R2, R11, R21 and R22 are each a hydrogen atom or a substituent, L1 is a single bond or a linking group, and L2 is a linking group.
US10784442B2
A method of manufacturing an MRAM device, the method including forming a first magnetic layer on a substrate; forming a first tunnel barrier layer on the first magnetic layer such that the first tunnel barrier layer includes a first metal oxide, the first metal oxide being formed by oxidizing a first metal layer at a first temperature; forming a second tunnel barrier layer on the first tunnel barrier layer such that the second tunnel barrier layer includes a second metal oxide, the second metal oxide being formed by oxidizing a second metal layer at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature; and forming a second magnetic layer on the second tunnel barrier layer.
US10784441B2
A perpendicularly magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device including a heavy metal layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a first antiferromagnetic layer, a first block layer and a first stray field applying layer is provided. The magnetic tunnel junction is disposed on the heavy metal layer. The first block layer is disposed between the magnetic tunnel junction and the first antiferromagnetic layer. The first stray field applying layer is disposed between the first antiferromagnetic layer and the first block layer. The magnetic tunnel junction comprises a free layer, a tunneling barrier layer, and pinned layer. The tunneling barrier layer is disposed on the free layer. The pinned layer is disposed on the tunneling barrier layer. A film plane area of the free layer is greater than a film plane area of the tunneling barrier layer and a film plane area of the pinned layer.
US10784421B2
A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a carrier having an upper side; providing a mat configured as a fiber-matrix semifinished product and having a through-opening; arranging an optoelectronic semiconductor chip over the upper side of the carrier; arranging the mat over the upper side of the carrier such that the optoelectronic semiconductor chip is arranged in the opening of the mat; and compacting the mat to form a composite body including the mat and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip.
US10784418B2
A vertical type light emitting element is disclosed. The vertical type light emitting element includes: a color conversion electrode part including a first electrode pad and a color conversion layer; a reflective electrode part including a second electrode pad and a reflective layer; and a light emitting semiconductor part interposed between the color conversion electrode part and the reflective electrode part. The color conversion electrode part further includes an electrically conductive light transmissive plate. The first electrode pad and the color conversion layer are interposed between the light transmissive plate and the upper surface of the light emitting semiconductor part. Roughnesses are formed on the upper surface of the light emitting semiconductor part bordering the color conversion electrode part to increase the amount of light entering the color conversion electrode part through the light emitting semiconductor part.
US10784403B2
A glass wiring substrate includes a glass substrate, a first wiring portion being formed on a first surface of the glass substrate, a second wiring portion being formed on a second surface opposite to the first surface; a through-hole formed in a region of the glass substrate in which the first wiring portion and the second wiring portion are not formed, the through-hole having a diameter on a second surface side larger than a diameter on a first surface side; and a through-hole portion formed in the through-hole, one end portion of the through-hole portion extending to the first wiring portion, the other end portion of the through-hole portion extending to the second wiring portion, in which a wiring pitch P1 of the first wiring portion in the vicinity of the through-hole portion is narrower than a wiring pitch P2 of the second wiring portion in the vicinity of the through-hole portion.
US10784398B2
A vertical current mode solid state device comprising a connection pad and side walls comprising a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure, wherein leakage current effect of the vertical device is limited through the side walls by biasing the MIS structure.
US10784393B2
A photodetection element is a photodetection element having an incidence surface for light on a back surface of a semiconductor layer, and includes a periodic nano-concave/convex structure provided on a front surface of the semiconductor layer and having convex portions and concave portions constituting a longitudinal resonator and a transverse resonator for the light incident from the incidence surface, the periodic nano-concave/convex structure converting the light into surface plasmons, and a metal film provided to cover the periodic nano-concave/convex structure, a height and an arrangement pitch of the convex portions in the periodic nano-concave/convex structure are set such that a resonance wavelength of the longitudinal resonator and a resonance wavelength of the transverse resonator match, and a thickness of the metal film is equal to or greater than 20 nm.
US10784384B2
A solar cell module includes: two solar cells adjacent to each other, the two solar cells each having a first main surface and a second main surface. At least one solar cell of the two solar cells includes: a plurality of first finger electrodes disposed on the first main surface; a plurality of second finger electrodes disposed on the second main surface; and a plurality of reinforcement lines disposed on the second main surface. The plurality of reinforcement lines are disposed at positions where the plurality of reinforcement lines at least partially overlap the plurality of first finger electrodes, respectively, in a front view of the at least one solar cell, and a first pitch between the plurality of reinforcement lines is different from a second pitch between the plurality of second finger electrodes.
US10784383B2
A conductive paste composition contains a source of an electrically conductive metal, a first oxide component, a second, non-oxide, magnesium-containing component, and an organic vehicle. An article such as a high-efficiency photovoltaic cell is formed by a process of deposition of the paste composition on a semiconductor device substrate (e.g., by screen printing) and firing the paste to remove the organic vehicle and sinter the metal and establish electrical contact between it and the substrate.
US10784379B2
A semiconductor device includes a first fin type pattern on a substrate, a second fin type pattern, parallel to the first fin type pattern, on the substrate, and an epitaxial pattern on the first and second fin type patterns. The epitaxial pattern may include a shared semiconductor pattern on the first fin type pattern and the second fin type pattern. The shared semiconductor pattern may include a first sidewall adjacent to the first fin type pattern and a second sidewall adjacent to the second fin type pattern. The first sidewall may include a first lower facet, a first upper facet on the first lower facet and a first connecting curved surface connecting the first lower and upper facets. The second sidewall may include a second lower facet, a second upper facet on the second lower facet and a second connecting curved surface connecting the second lower and upper facets.
US10784375B2
A device including a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate having a pair of spacers abutting sidewalls of the gate stack. A recess is formed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the gate stack. The recess has a first profile having substantially vertical sidewalls and a second profile contiguous with and below the first profile. The first and second profiles provide a bottle-neck shaped profile of the recess in the semiconductor substrate, the second profile having a greater width within the semiconductor substrate than the first profile. The recess is filled with a semiconductor material. A pair of spacers are disposed overly the semiconductor substrate adjacent the recess.
US10784372B2
Described is a semiconductor device including a first N-type well region disposed in a substrate and a second N-type well region in contact with the first N-type well region, a source region disposed in the first N-type well region, a drain region disposed in the second N-type well region, and a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode disposed spaced apart from the drain region. A maximum vertical length of the source region in a direction vertical to the first or second gate electrode is greater than a maximum vertical length of the drain region in the direction in a plan view.
US10784368B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate composed of a compound semiconductor, a first semiconductor region disposed over a surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to extend upward from the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor region including a semiconductor nanowire composed of a compound semiconductor, a second semiconductor region disposed over the periphery of a side surface of the first semiconductor region, a gate electrode disposed over the periphery of the second semiconductor region, a drain electrode coupled to one end of the first semiconductor region, and a source electrode coupled to another end of the first semiconductor region, the first and second semiconductor regions being composed of different semiconductor materials.
US10784365B2
A method of forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET), including forming a temporary gate structure having a sacrificial gate layer and a dummy gate layer on the sacrificial gate layer, forming a gate spacer layer on each sidewall of the temporary gate structure, forming a source/drain spacer layer on the outward-facing sidewall of each gate spacer layer, removing the dummy gate layer to expose the sacrificial gate layer, removing the sacrificial gate layer to form a plurality of recessed cavities, and forming a gate structure, where the gate structure occupies at least a portion of the plurality of recessed cavities.
US10784362B2
In a method of manufacturing a negative capacitance structure, a dielectric layer is formed over a substrate. A first metallic layer is formed over the dielectric layer. After the first metallic layer is formed, an annealing operation is performed, followed by a cooling operation. A second metallic layer is formed. After the cooling operation, the dielectric layer becomes a ferroelectric dielectric layer including an orthorhombic crystal phase. The first metallic film includes a oriented crystalline layer.
US10784356B2
A method to integrate silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) transistors into a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) flow including a triple gate oxide structure. The memory device may include a non-volatile memory (NVM) transistor that has a charge-trapping layer and a blocking dielectric, a first field-effect transistor (FET) including a first gate oxide of a first thickness, a second FET including a second gate oxide of a second thickness, a third FET including a third gate oxide of a third thickness, in which the first thickness is greater than the second thickness and the second thickness is greater than the third thickness.
US10784347B1
High-performance lateral bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) are provided in which a lightly doped upper intrinsic base region is formed between a lower intrinsic base region and an extrinsic base region. The lightly doped upper intrinsic base region provides two electron paths which contribute to the collector current, IC. The presence of the lightly doped upper intrinsic base region increases the total IC and leads to higher current gain, β, if there is no increase of the base current, IB.
US10784337B2
A method of manufacturing a MOSFET is presented. The method includes forming the MOSFET wherein a source region and a drain region are unsymmetrical in structure, with the horizontal junction depth of the drain region greater than the source region, and the vertical junction depth of the drain region greater than the source region; the breakdown voltage of the device is raised by increasing the horizontal and vertical junction depths of the drain region, and the horizontal dimension of the device is diminished by reducing the horizontal and vertical junction depths of the source region. In one embodiment, the formed MOSFET includes a gate dielectric layer that is unsymmetrical in structure—and the GIDL effect in the device is reduced by increasing the thickness of the first gate dielectric section, and the driving current of the device is increased by reducing the thickness of the second gate dielectric section.
US10784335B2
A top end of the p type connection layer is connected to the p type extension region. By forming such a p type extension region, it becomes possible to eliminate a region where an interval becomes large between the p type connection layer and the p type guard ring. Therefore, in the mesa portion, it is possible to prevent the equipotential line from excessively rising up, and it is possible to secure the withstand voltage.
US10784326B2
The present invention provides an organic light-emitting diode display panel including a substrate, a thin film transistor arranged on the substrate, a planarization layer arranged on the substrate, a first touch electrode arranged on a surface of the planarization layer, an electrode insulation layer arranged on the surface of the planarization layer, a metal anode arranged on a surface of the electrode insulation layer and electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode of the thin film transistor, and, a second touch electrode arranged on the surface of the electrode insulation layer and electrically connected to the first touch electrode.
US10784319B2
An organic EL element including light emitting layers is formed above a first region of a main surface of a back film. A plurality of terminal portions are formed above a second region of the main surface of the back film. A cover film including an opening is provided as an uppermost layer above the main surface of the back film.
US10784309B2
A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate, an emission layer configured to emit light, the emission layer including a first semiconductor layer provided on the substrate, an active layer provided on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer provided on the active layer, and a plurality of color converting layers provided on the emission layer and configured to emit light of certain colors from light emitted from the emission layer.
US10784307B2
A light-emitting device includes a substrate and a first light-emitting unit. The first light-emitting unit is disposed on the substrate, and includes a first semiconductor layer, a first light-emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate. The first light-emitting layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is disposed on the first light-emitting layer. The first semiconductor layer has a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A first angle is between the substrate and the first sidewall. A second angle is between the substrate and the second sidewall. The first angle is smaller than the second angle.
US10784304B2
Provided is a solid-state imaging apparatus that is formed so that, in a pixel array unit in which combinations of a first pixel corresponding to a color component of a plurality of color components and a second pixel having higher sensitivity to incident light as compared with the first pixel are two-dimensionally arrayed, a first electrical barrier formed between a first photoelectric conversion unit and a first unnecessary electric charge drain unit in the first pixel, and a second electrical barrier formed between a second photoelectric conversion unit and a second unnecessary electric charge drain unit in the second pixel have different heights, respectively.
US10784296B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses an image sensor and a manufacturing method therefor. The image sensor includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first active region located on the semiconductor substrate; a doped semiconductor layer located on the first active region; and a contact located on the semiconductor layer, where the first active region includes: a first doped region and a second doped region abutting against the first doped region, wherein the second doped region is located at an upper surface of the first active region, and wherein the second doped region is formed by dopants in the semiconductor layer that are annealed to be diffused to a surface layer of the first doped region. The present disclosure may reduce leakage current and improve device performances.
US10784290B1
A method of manufacturing an array substrate and an array substrate are provided. The method of manufacturing the array substrate includes forming a first metal layer on a substrate, wherein the first metal layer includes a plurality of first metal lines and a plurality of intermittent second metal lines, forming an interlayer dielectric insulating layer on the substrate and the first metal layer, and forming an intermittent data line on the interlayer dielectric insulating layer and the first metal layer, wherein the intermittent data line contacts the two ends of each of the intermittent second metal lines through the via holes.
US10784289B2
The present application provides an array substrate. The array substrate in each of a plurality of subpixel areas includes a first thin film transistor having a first gate electrode connected to one of a plurality of gate lines, a first source electrode connected to one of a plurality of data lines, and a first drain electrode connected to a pixel electrode; a second thin film transistor having a second gate electrode, a second source electrode connected to the one of the plurality of data lines, and a second drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode; and a third thin film transistor having a third gate electrode connected to the one of the plurality of data lines, a third source electrode connected to the one of the plurality of gate lines, and a third drain electrode connected to the second gate electrode and one of a plurality of auxiliary signal lines.
US10784285B2
A novel display device or the like in which a transistor connected to a scan line has small gate capacitance is provided. A novel display device or the like in which a scan line has low resistance is provided. A novel display device or the like in which pixels can be arranged with high density is provided. A novel display device or the like that can be manufactured without an increase in cost is provided. In a transistor including a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode, the first gate electrode is formed using a metal material with low resistance and the second gate electrode is formed using a metal oxide material that can reduce oxygen vacancies in an oxide semiconductor layer. The first gate electrode is connected to the scan line, and the second gate electrode is connected to a wiring to which a constant potential is supplied.
US10784279B2
Embodiments of 3D memory devices with a dielectric etch stop layer and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate, a dielectric etch stop layer disposed on the substrate, a memory stack disposed on the dielectric etch stop layer and including a plurality of interleaved conductor layers and dielectric layers, and a plurality of memory strings each extending vertically through the memory stack and including a selective epitaxial growth (SEG) plug in a bottom portion of the memory string. The SEG plug is disposed on the substrate.
US10784276B2
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a first active region, a second active region and a third active region, a first poly region, a second poly region, a third poly region, a first doped region and a second doped region. The first active region, the second active region and the third active region are separated and parallel with each other. The first poly region is arranged over the first and second active regions. The second poly region is arranged over the first and second active regions. The third poly region is arranged over the second and third active regions. The first doped region is in the second active region and between the first poly region and the second poly region. The second doped region is in the second active region and between the second poly region and the third poly region.
US10784275B1
A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array layer that includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells connected in series in a vertical direction above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of word lines respectively connected to gates of the plurality of nonvolatile memory cells, a select gate transistor layer that is located above the memory cell array and includes at least first and second select gate transistors connected in series in the vertical direction and to the plurality of nonvolatile memory cells, and at least first and second select gate lines respectively connected to the at least first and second select gate transistors, and a control circuit configured to execute a read operation on the nonvolatile memory cells, such that during a read period of the read operation, signals having different voltage levels are supplied to the at least first and second select gate lines.
US10784270B2
Various embodiments of the present application are directed to an IC, and associated forming methods. In some embodiments, the IC comprises a memory region and a logic region integrated in a substrate. A plurality of memory cell structures is disposed on the memory region. A plurality of logic devices is disposed on the logic region. A sidewall spacer is disposed along a sidewall surface of the logic devices, but not disposed along a sidewall surface of the memory cell structures. Thus, the inter-layer dielectric (ILD) fill-in window between adjacent memory cell structures is enlarged, compared to the approaches where the sidewall spacer is concurrently formed in both memory region and the logic region. Thereby, voids formation would be reduced or eliminated, and device quality would be improved.
US10784269B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of using such apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a semiconductor material, a pillar extending through the semiconductor material, a select gate located along a first portion of the pillar, memory cells located along a second portion of the pillar, and transistors coupled to the select gate through a portion of the semiconductor material. The transistors include sources and drains formed from portions of the semiconductor material. The transistors include gates that are electrically uncoupled to each other.
US10784268B1
A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) containing device and methods of constructing the MTJ containing device are described. In an example, the MTJ containing device may be a memory element including a bottom electrode structure, a MTJ pillar, and a top electrode structure located on the MTJ pillar. The MTJ pillar has a non-circular lateral cross section, where the MTJ pillar has a bottommost portion forming an interface with an uppermost portion of the bottom electrode structure. The MTJ pillar has a lateral perimeter-to-area ratio that defines a breakdown voltage of the MTJ pillar.
US10784265B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate with a memory cell region and a peripheral region, a gate line in the peripheral region, an etch-stop layer covering the gate line and the semiconductor substrate, a first insulating layer covering the etch-stop layer, two contact plugs disposed on the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral region, two pads disposed on the contact plugs respectively, and a second insulating layer disposed between the pads. The contact plugs are located at two sides of the gate line respectively, and the contact plugs penetrate through the etch-stop layer and the first insulating layer to contact the semiconductor substrate. The second insulating layer is not in contact with the etch-stop layer.
US10784264B2
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a semiconductor-containing structure with a body region vertically between an upper region and a lower region. The upper region includes a first source/drain region. The lower region is split into two legs which are both joined to the body region. One of the legs includes a second source/drain region and the other of the legs includes a body contact region. The first and second source/drain regions are of a first conductivity type, and the body contact region is of a second conductivity type which is opposite to the first conductivity type. An insulative material is adjacent to the body region. A conductive gate is adjacent to the insulative material. A transistor includes the semiconductor-containing structure, the conductive gate and the insulative material. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
US10784261B2
An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a substrate having several regions, several semiconductor devices formed at the substrate and respectively within the regions, and an ultra-deep (UD) trench isolation structure formed in the substrate. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface oppositely, and the UD trench isolation structure formed in the substrate surrounds peripheries of each of the regions for structurally and physically isolating the semiconductor devices within different regions. The UD trench isolation structure penetrates the substrate by extending from the top surface of the substrate to the bottom surface of the substrate.
US10784254B2
A display panel and a display device including the same are disclosed. The display panel includes: a substrate; plural scan lines disposed on the substrate, wherein the plural scan lines extend along a first direction; and a common electrode disposed on the substrate, wherein the common electrode includes a through hole having a curved edge, wherein the through hole overlaps at least a portion of one of the plural scan lines along a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.
US10784244B2
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, at least one first semiconductor chip on the package substrate and having a first height as measured from the package substrate, at least one second semiconductor chip on the package substrate spaced apart from the first semiconductor chip and having a second height less than the first height as measured from the package substrate, at least one third semiconductor chip stacked on the first and second semiconductor chips, and at least one support structure between the at least one second semiconductor chip and the at least one third semiconductor chip configured to support the at least one third semiconductor chip.
US10784239B2
A light emitting diode package including a housing, first and second light emitting diode chips disposed in the housing, and a wavelength conversion part including a phosphor to absorb light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip and emit light having a different wavelength than that emitted from the first light emitting diode chip, in which light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip has a shorter wavelength than light emitted from the second light emitting diode chip, the wavelength conversion part is configured to emit red light having a peak wavelength of 580 nm to 700 nm and exhibiting at least three peaks at a wavelength of 600 nm to 660 nm, and the light emitting diode package is configured to emit white light by mixing light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip, the second light emitting diode chip, and the wavelength conversion part.
US10784233B2
The present disclosure relates to a microelectronics package with a self-aligned stacked-die assembly and a process for making the same. The disclosed microelectronics package includes a module substrate, a first die with a first coupling component, a second die with a second coupling component, and a first mold compound. The first die is attached to the module substrate. The first mold compound resides over the module substrate, surrounds the first die, and extends above an upper surface of the first die to define a first opening. Herein, the first mold compound provides vertical walls of the first opening, which are aligned with edges of the first die in X-direction and Y-direction. The second die is stacked with the first die and in the first opening, such that the second coupling component is mirrored to the first coupling component.
US10784227B2
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming a semiconductor package. The method may be performed by attaching a first thermal conductivity layer to an upper surface of a first chip, and attaching a second thermal conductivity layer to an upper surface of a second chip. A first support substrate is attached to lower surfaces of the first chip and the second chip. A molding compound is formed over the first support substrate and laterally surrounds the first chip and the second chip. The first support substrate is replaced with a package substrate after forming the molding compound over the first support substrate.
US10784222B2
A method includes forming a metal bump on a top surface of a first package component, forming a solder region on a top surface of the metal bump, forming a protection layer extending on a sidewall of the metal bump, reflowing the solder region to bond the first package component to a second package component, and dispensing an underfill between the first package component and the second package component. The underfill is in contact with the protection layer.
US10784220B2
A package structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first semiconductor device, a first redistribution line, a second dielectric layer, a second semiconductor device, a second redistribution line, a first conductive feature, and a first molding material. The first semiconductor device is over the first dielectric layer. The first redistribution line is in the first dielectric layer and is electrically connected to the first semiconductor device. The second dielectric layer is over the first semiconductor device. The second semiconductor device is over the second dielectric layer. The second redistribution line is in the second dielectric layer and is electrically connected to the second semiconductor device. The first conductive feature electrically connects the first redistribution line and the second redistribution line. The first molding material molds the first semiconductor device and the first conductive feature.
US10784213B2
A power device package includes a substrate, a high side power device, a low side power device and a driver device. The substrate includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of vias that extend through the substrate. The high side and low side power devices are disposed on the top surface of the substrate and connected with each other. The driver device is disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate and electrically connected with the high side and low side power devices through the vias to drive the high side and low side power devices in response to a control signal. The distance between the driver device and the high side and low side power devices is determined by the thickness of the substrate such that that a parasitic inductance between the driver device and the high side power device or the low side power device is reduced.
US10784211B2
A semiconductor package structure is provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto. The substrate includes a wiring structure. The semiconductor package structure also includes a first semiconductor die disposed over the first surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the wiring structure. The semiconductor package structure further includes a second semiconductor die disposed over the first surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the wiring structure. The first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die are separated by a molding material. In addition, the semiconductor package structure includes a first hole and a second hole formed on the second surface of the substrate.
US10784210B2
A semiconductor device has a substrate. A first component and second component are disposed over the substrate. The first component includes an antenna. A lid is disposed over the substrate between the first component and second component. An encapsulant is deposited over the substrate and lid. A conductive layer is formed over the encapsulant and in contact with the lid. A first portion of the conductive layer over the first component is removed using laser ablation.
US10784205B2
An electronic package is provided, which includes: an insulating layer; an electronic element embedded in the insulating layer and having a sensing area exposed from the insulating layer; and a circuit layer formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the electronic element, thereby reducing the thickness of the overall package structure.
US10784199B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods to reduce inductance on an integrated circuit package of a memory sub-system. A memory sub-system is also hereinafter referred to as a “memory device.” An example of a memory sub-system is a storage system, such as a SSD, and can be embodied as an integrated circuit package, including but not limited to a pin grid array (PGA), and ball grid array (BGA).
US10784198B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit including a substrate, a series of metal layers, and a series of insulating layers. The metal layers and the insulating layers are alternately arranged in a stack on the substrate. The semiconductor integrated circuit also includes at least two standard cells in the substrate and at least one power rail crossing over boundaries of the at least two standard cells. The power rail includes a vertical section of conductive material extending continuously through at least two vertical levels of the stack. The two vertical levels of the stack include one metal layer and one insulating layer. The insulating layer is above the metal layer.
US10784191B2
A stacked and electrically interconnected structure is disclosed. The structure can comprise a first element and a second element directly bonded to the first element along a bonding interface without an intervening adhesive. A filter circuit can be integrally formed between the first and second elements along the bonding interface.
US10784188B2
Described examples include a device including a semiconductor die having a first surface with bond pads and an opposite second surface attached to a substrate by an adhesive layer covering at least a portion of the surface area of the second surface. The adhesive layer includes first zones composed of a first polymeric compound and adding up to a first portion of the surface area, and second zones composed of a second polymeric compound and adding up to a second portion of the surface area, the first zones and the second zones being contiguous. The first polymeric compound has a first modulus and the second polymeric compound has a second modulus greater than the first modulus.
US10784187B2
Provided are an array substrate, a chip on film, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate has a display area and a bonding area located in a periphery of the display area. The array substrate includes a plurality of first bonding pads located in the bonding area, and length directions of the first bonding pads face the display area.
US10784185B2
A semiconductor device includes at least one wafer and at least one TSV (through silicon via) structure. The at least one wafer each includes a substrate, an isolation structure, and a conductive pad. The isolation structure is formed in the substrate and extends from a first side of the substrate toward a second side opposite to the first side of the substrate. The conductive pad is formed at a dielectric layer disposed on the first side of the substrate, wherein the conductive pad is electrically connected to an active area in the substrate. The at least one TSV structure penetrates the at least one wafer. The conductive pad contacts a sidewall of the at least one TSV structure, and electrically connects the at least one TSV structure and the active area in the substrate. The isolation structure separates from and surrounds the at least one TSV structure.
US10784179B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes sequentially laminating a separation layer and a first substrate layer on a sacrificial substrate, and forming a heat dissipation plate comprising a first region and a second region on the first substrate layer. The method further includes removing the sacrificial substrate and the separation layer, and patterning the first substrate layer to form a first substrate exposing the heat dissipation plate in the second region and contacting the heat dissipation plate in the first region, and forming a first element on the first substrate. The method still further includes forming a plurality of conductive pads disposed on the heat dissipation plate in the second region and a first line connecting at least one of the plurality of conductive pads to the first element, and forming a second element on the conductive pads in the second region.
US10784176B1
A case of a semiconductor device has sidewall portions which surround sides of a metal substrate along the sides and a coating portion which covers the front surface of the metal substrate surrounded by the sidewall portions and which has through ring holes corresponding to fixing holes. Protrusions are formed on inner surfaces of the sidewall portions opposed to one another in plan view with the ring holes therebetween. The metal substrate is inserted in this way into an area surrounded by the sidewall portions of the case and is reliably fixed. Furthermore, alignment is performed with accuracy between each fixing hole of the metal substrate inserted in this way and its corresponding ring hole of the case.
US10784174B2
A method for processing a substrate in a processing chamber using at least one time trace based prediction model is provided. A substrate is dry processed, where the dry processing creates at least one gas by-product. A concentration of the at least one gas by-product is measured. A time trace of the concentration of the at least one gas by-product is determined. The determined time trace of the concentration is provided as input for the at least one time trace based prediction model to obtain at least one process output. The at least one process output is used to adjust at least one process parameter.
US10784169B2
A method includes isolating a first and at least a second region on a semiconductor substrate, and forming one or more devices on each of the first and at least second regions. Forming the one or more devices includes forming at least one gate structures in each of the first and at least second regions on a first surface of the substrate, depositing a spacer over the gate structures in each of the first and the at least second regions and over the first surface of the substrate, etching horizontal portions of the spacer in the first region, growing epitaxial portions in the first region in alignment with said at least one gate structure in the first region, oxidizing exposed surfaces of the epitaxial portions in the first region, and repeating the etching, growing and oxidizing steps for the at least second region.
US10784167B2
In an embodiment, a method comprises: forming a fin feature on a portion of a surface of a substrate; forming a first region of polycrystalline silicon over a first portion of the fin feature; forming a second region of polycrystalline silicon over a second portion of the fin feature; forming a third region of polycrystalline silicon over a third portion of the fin feature, wherein the third region of polycrystalline silicon is disposed between (i) the first region and (ii) the second region; forming a first spacer region between the first region and the third region; forming a second spacer region between the second region and the third region; removing the third region and at least a portion of the fin feature formed under the third region to thereby form a gap; and disposing a second dielectric material into the gap to form an isolation component.
US10784164B2
A wafer having a device area on one side with a plurality of devices partitioned by division lines is divided into dies. An adhesive tape for protecting devices is attached to the one side of the wafer, the adhesive tape adhering to at least some, optionally all, of the devices. A carrier for supporting the tape is attached to the side of the tape opposite to the one side by an attachment means provided over an entire surface area of the adhesive tape which is in contact with the carrier. The wafer is cut along the division lines. The side of the wafer opposite to the one side is mechanically partially cut, and a remaining part of the cuts in the wafer is mechanically cut and/or cut by laser and/or cut by plasma from the side of the wafer opposite to the one side.
US10784160B2
A method embodiment includes forming a hard mask over a dielectric layer and forming a first metal line and a second metal line extending through the hard mask into the dielectric layer. The method further includes removing the hard mask, wherein removing the hard mask defines an opening between the first metal line and the second metal line. A liner is then formed over the first metal line, the second metal line, and the dielectric layer, wherein the liner covers sidewalls and a bottom surface of the opening.
US10784154B2
A system and method for fabricating metal patterns are described. Multiple mandrels are formed on a first polysilicon layer which is on top of a first oxide layer. Each mandrel uses a second polysilicon on top of a first nitride. A spacer oxide and a spacer nitride are formed on the sidewalls of the mandrels to create double spacers. A second oxide layer is deposited followed by removing layers until the first nitride in the mandrels is reached. Areas are etched based on a selected method of multiple available methods until the first oxide layer is etched providing trenches for the metal patterns. Remaining materials on the first oxide layer are removed followed by metal being deposited in the trenches in the first oxide layer.
US10784142B2
A lift pin system and a lift pin assembly are disclosed. In one or more approaches, a lift pin system includes a wafer support, such as an electrostatic chuck or a platen, and a lift pin assembly coupled to the wafer support. The lift pin assembly may include a plurality of pins. Each of the plurality of pins may include a tip extending through a housing, a spring within the housing, wherein the spring biases against the tip, and a support arm coupled to the housing. In some approaches, the housing is threadably coupled with the support arm to allow access to the tip of each pin above a top surface of the wafer support for easy replacement. The replaceable pin tips further permit easier customization of pin tip geometries, materials, spring force, etc., depending on specific process and/or wafer characteristics.
US10784141B2
An apparatus for manufacturing a display device and a method for manufacturing a display device are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes: a pressing pad including a body portion and a vision hole penetrating the body portion; a vision camera above the vision hole; and a suction picker near the pressing pad.
US10784139B2
Embodiments of a substrate support pedestal and an electrostatic chuck incorporating same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support pedestal includes: a body having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface; one or more chucking electrodes disposed within the body; a plurality of substrate support elements protruding from the upper surface to support a substrate; a hole disposed in the lower surface at a center of and partially through the body; a plurality of gas holes disposed in the upper surface proximate the center of the body, wherein the plurality of gas holes is disposed above and fluidly coupled to the hole; and a plurality of gas distribution grooves formed in the upper surface and fluidly coupled to the plurality of gas holes.
US10784132B2
A method and apparatus for de-chucking a workpiece is described that uses a swing voltage sequence. One example pertains to a method that includes applying a mechanical force from an electrostatic chuck against the back side of a workpiece that is electrostatically clamped to the chuck, applying a sequence of voltage pulses with a same polarity to the electrodes, each pulse of the sequence having a lower voltage than the preceding pulse, each pulse of the sequence having a lower voltage than the preceding pulse, and determining whether the workpiece is released from the chuck after the sequence of additional voltage pulses and if the workpiece is not released then repeating applying the sequence of voltage pulses.
US10784130B2
A bonding apparatus includes a stage supporting a substrate, a first bonding head at a first side of the stage, the first bonding head to pick up a first chip and to bond the picked-up first chip onto the substrate, a second bonding head at a second side of the stage, the second bonding head to pick up a second chip and to bond the picked-up second chip onto the substrate, and a first image acquisition unit over a movement path of the stage to acquire an image of the stage.
US10784113B2
Provided are a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and a control method thereof. The chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a plurality of polishing platens provided with a polishing pad on an upper surface thereof, and a polishing platen transferring unit for transferring the plurality of polishing platens to different process positions according to a predetermined process sequence. Here, different processes are performed at different process positions.
US10784108B2
A method for forming a functionalised assembly guide intended for the self-assembly of a block copolymer by graphoepitaxy, includes forming on the surface of a substrate a neutralisation layer made of a first material having a first neutral chemical affinity with regard to the block copolymer; forming on the neutralisation layer a first mask including at least one recess; depositing on the neutralisation layer a second material having a second preferential chemical affinity for one of the copolymer blocks, in such a way as to fill the at least one recess of the first mask; and selectively etching the first mask relative to the first and second materials, thereby forming at least one guide pattern made of the second material arranged on the neutralisation layer.
US10784102B2
The invention relates to a method of providing a structure by depositing a layer on a substrate in a reactor. The method comprising: introducing a silicon halide precursor in the reactor; introducing a reactant gas comprising oxygen in the reactor; and, providing an energy source to create a plasma from the reactant gas so that the oxygen reacts with the first precursor in a layer comprising silicon dioxide.
US10784101B2
In an example, a method may include closing an opening in a structure with a sacrificial material at a first processing tool, moving the structure from the first processing tool to a second processing tool while the opening is closed, and removing the sacrificial material at the second processing tool. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as memory devices.
US10784098B2
Two-channel electrical and photo-electrical TOF ion detection systems are provided. These systems maintain the resolution and dynamic range advantages of four-channel systems but at a lower cost. Electrodes or light pipes are configured to direct electrons or photons produced by ion impacts into two separate channels. The first channel receives electrons or photons resulting from the inner or central part of the rectangular pattern of each ion impact. The second channel receives electrons or photons resulting from the two outer ends of the rectangular pattern of each ion impact. In a two-channel digitizer, the first channel and the second channel are independently calibrated to align the first digital value and the second digital value in time and account for the convex shape of the ion impacts of each ion packet and/or the curvature of a microchannel plate.
US10784094B2
Electron Energy Loss Spectrometer including a correction circuit for fundamental and third harmonic line noise is described. Various circuits for creating the correction signals are also described. A method of correcting for fundamental and third harmonic line noise is also described.
US10784091B2
In some embodiments, a method for cleaning a processing chamber is provided. The method may be performed by introducing a processing gas into a processing chamber that has a by-product disposed along sidewalls of the processing chamber. A plasma is generated from the processing gas using a radio frequency signal. A lower electrode is connected to a first electric potential. Concurrently, a bias voltage having a second electric potential is applied to a sidewall electrode to induce ion bombardment of the by-product, in which the second electric potential has a larger magnitude than the first electric potential. The processing gas is evacuated from the processing chamber.
US10784087B2
In a method, an aluminum body is chemically treated with at least one of an alkaline solution and an acid solution. Anode-oxidization is performed on the chemically treated aluminum body to form an aluminum oxide layer. The aluminum oxide layer is treated with hot water at a temperature more than 75 ° C. or steam. The aluminum oxide layer after being treated with hot water or steam includes plural columnar grains, and an average width of the columnar grains is in a range from 10 nm to 100 nm.
US10784078B2
An electron diffraction imaging system for imaging the three-dimensional structure of a single target molecule of a sample uses an electron source that emits a beam of electrons toward the sample, and a two-dimensional detector that detects electrons diffracted by the sample and generates an output indicative of their spatial distribution. A sample support is transparent to electrons in a region in which the sample is located, and is rotatable and translatable in at least two perpendicular directions. The electron beam has an operating energy between 5 keV and 30 keV, and beam optics block highly divergent electrons to limit the beam diameter to no more than three times the size of the sample molecule and provide a lateral coherence length of at least 15 nm. An adjustment system adjusts the sample support position in response to the detector output to center the target molecule in the beam.
US10784076B2
The invention relates to a method 3D defect characterization of crystalline samples in a scanning type electron microscope. The method comprises Irradiating a sample provided on a stage, selecting one set of crystal lattice planes of the sample and orienting said set to a first Bragg condition with respect to a primary electron beam impinging on said sample, and obtaining Electron Channeling Contrast Image for an area of interest on the sample. The method is characterized by performing, at least once, the steps of orienting said selected set of crystal lattice planes to a further Bragg condition by at least tilting the sample stage with the sample by a user-selected angle about a first tilt axis, and obtaining by Electron Channeling Contrast Image for a further area of interest.
US10784074B2
The invention is directed to a charged particle beam apparatus that enables temperature maintenance in a cooling unit provided inside a vacuum application apparatus using a refrigerant. The charged particle beam apparatus includes a cooling tank that contains a refrigerant for cooling a cooling unit, a cooling pipe that supplies the refrigerant from the cooling tank to the cooling unit, and a unit that leads the refrigerant to liquefy when the refrigerant is biased to a solid.
US10784069B2
A system and method for generating X-ray radiation. The system includes an electron source operable to generate an electron beam and an X-ray target for generating X-ray radiation upon interaction with the electron beam. The method includes moving the electron beam over an edge separating a first region and a second region of the X-ray target, wherein the first region and the second region have different capability to generate X-ray radiation upon interaction with the electron beam. The system allows for a lateral extension of the electron beam to be determined based on a change in a quantity indicative of the interaction between the electron beam and the first region and between the electron beam and the second region, and the movement of the electron beam.
US10784058B2
A sealed electrical contact system includes at least one male electrical contact with at least one annular flange and a male conductive contact. At least one female electrical contact includes a receptacle and a female conductive contact disposed in the receptacle. The at least one annular flange is configured to contact an inner surface of the receptacle when the male conductive contact contacts the female conductive contact and closes a circuit.
US10784055B2
A contact piece unit includes a terminal, a contact piece, and a contact. The contact piece is connected with the terminal, and disposed at a position facing the terminal. The contact is attached to the contact piece. The terminal includes a connection portion, a body, and a narrow portion. The connection portion is connected with the contact piece. The body extends in a lengthwise direction of the contact piece from the connection portion. The narrow portion has a width smaller than a width of the body and smaller than a width of the contact piece.
US10784046B2
A film capacitor includes a capacitor element that includes an element body formed of a winding of or a laminate of metallized films and a P pole electrode and an N pole electrode that are respectively formed on opposite end faces of the element body. The film capacitor also includes a P electrode bus bar and an N electrode bus bar that are respectively connected to the P pole electrode and the N pole electrode, and an electrically conductive covering that covers a peripheral surface of the capacitor element with the covering spaced away from at least one of the P pole electrode or the N pole electrode.
US10784044B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a coil design for the transmission of wireless power. In some embodiments, the coil can include a winding with one or more turns of conductive traces mounted on a substrate, wherein the one or more turns include characteristics that enhance operation of the coil. In some embodiments, the winding includes a transmit coil and a receive coil, each coupled to terminals that provide for a transmit functionality and a receive functionality. In some embodiments, the traces are varied in width and/or thickness in order to optimize the inductance and the coil resistance. In some embodiments, parameters of a control circuit coupled to the coil to affect a transmit functionality or a receive functionality can be optimized.
US10784041B2
Magnetic flux valves can be used in electromagnetic (EM) power converters to electronically control output signals of the EM power converters. An input signal is provided to an EM power converter that includes two or more core sections in which at least one core section includes a magnetic flux valve having an adjustable reluctance. The EM power converter has one or more primary windings and one or more secondary windings wound around one or more core sections. One or more control signals are provided to the one or more magnetic flux valves to control a reluctance or reluctances of the one or more magnetic flux valves, affecting magnetic coupling between the primary and secondary windings. An output signal is generated, in which the output signal is a function of the input signal and the one or more control signals.
US10784034B2
A core structure includes a first magnetic cover, a second magnetic cover, and at least two winding columns and at least one common side column provided between the first magnetic cover and the second magnetic cover and opposite to each other. The side wall of the common side column towards the at least two winding columns is provided with at least one first protrusion which extends towards the gap formed between the two adjacent winding columns.
US10784033B2
Embodiments of the invention include a microelectronic device and methods of forming a microelectronic device. In an embodiment the microelectronic device includes a semiconductor die and an inductor that is electrically coupled to the semiconductor die. The inductor may include one or more conductive coils that extend away from a surface of the semiconductor die. In an embodiment each conductive coils may include a plurality of traces. For example, a first trace and a third trace may be formed over a first dielectric layer and a second trace may be formed over a second dielectric layer and over a core. A first via through the second dielectric layer may couple the first trace to the second trace, and a second via through the second dielectric layer may couple the second trace to the third trace.
US10784031B2
A filter component assembly kit includes a bobbin that is configured with first and second members and a core that is in a quadrangular frame shape. When the first member is assembled with the second member, a through hole is formed in the bobbin. The through hole extends in a first direction. The core is configured with first and second extension bars. The first and second extension bars extend in parallel in the first direction. When the first extension bar is disposed in the through hole of the bobbin, rotation of the core around the first extension bar is prevented. First allowance of the first extension bar in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, in the through hole is larger than second allowance of the first extension bar in a third direction, which is perpendicular to the first and second directions, in the through hole.
US10784028B2
An R-T-B based permanent magnet includes main phase grains composed of R2T14B type compound. R is a rare earth element. T is iron group element(s) essentially including Fe or Fe and Co. B is boron. An average grain size of the main phase grains is 0.8 μm to 2.8 μm. The R-T-B based permanent magnet contains at least C and Ga in addition to R, T, and B. B is contained at 0.71 mass % to 0.86 mass %. C is contained at 0.13 mass % to 0.34 mass %. Ga is contained at 0.40 mass % to 1.80 mass %. A formula (1) of 0.14≤[C]/([B]+[C])≤0.30 is satisfied, where [B] is a B content represented by atom %, and [C] is a C content represented by atom %.
US10784022B1
A cable structure includes at least one stuffing element, a first transmission module surrounding outside the at least one stuffing element, a first shielding layer surrounding outside the first transmission module, a second transmission module surrounding outside the first shielding layer, a second shielding layer surrounding outside the second transmission module, a woven layer surrounding outside the second shielding layer, an insulating skin surrounding outside the woven layer, a plurality of first core wire assemblies disposed in the first transmission module and the second transmission module, respectively, and at least one second core wire assembly disposed in the first transmission module or the second transmission module. A diameter of each first core wire assembly is different from a diameter of each second core wire assembly.
US10784016B2
An intrinsically safe explosion-proof compound cable includes a plurality of unit cables. Each of the unit cables is configured to transmit a signal or power. The plurality of unit cables include one or more shielded cables each having a shield layer and one or more unshielded cables without the shield layer. At least a highest-frequency unit cable that is the unit cable configured to transmit the signal or power at the highest frequency among the plurality of unit cables is the unshielded cable.
US10784014B1
Cables having foamed polymeric jackets that are suitable for air-blown may include at least one transmission media, such as one or more optical fibers or one or more twisted pairs. A jacket may be formed around the at least one transmission media. The jacket may be formed from or include an outer layer formed from foamed polymeric material. Additionally, an outer surface of the jacket may include a random distribution of surface variations. The surface variations may include a plurality of indentions and/or a plurality of protrusions.
US10784003B2
A containment cooling apparatus includes a cooling water tank disposed above a containment; a spray header connected to the cooling water tank via a first communicating pipe, wherein the spray header is disposed on an outside of the containment for spraying cooling water to an outer wall of the containment; a bell shaped shield covering the containment, wherein the cooling water tank is disposed on a top portion of the shield; a space formed between an inner wall of the shield and the outer wall of the containment, wherein the spray header is disposed in the space; an exhaust hole disposed on the top portion of the shield; and a water separator disposed in the exhaust hole and/or the space. The containment cooling apparatus has higher utilization of coolant.
US10784001B2
A fusion reactor includes a fusion plasma reactor chamber. A magnetic coil structure is disposed inside of the fusion plasma reactor chamber, and a structural component is also disposed inside of the fusion plasma reactor chamber. The structural component couples the magnetic coil structure to the fusion plasma reactor chamber. A superconducting material is disposed at least partially within the structural component. A plurality of cooling channels are disposed at least partially within the structural component. An insulating material is disposed at least partially within the structural component.
US10783995B2
The present invention provides an atomizing method having an authentication mechanism, including the following steps: placing an atomized medicine contained in at least one atomized medicine container into an accommodating portion of an atomizing device; configuring an authentication module of an atomizing device to perform an authentication operation related to the authentication code carrier associated with the at least one atomized medicine container to determine the authenticity of the at least one atomized medicine container, and generate the authentication result signal correspondingly; and configuring the control unit of the atomization device to determine to determine whether to control the first power module connected to the atomization module to output a first driving voltage according to the authentication result signal.
US10783989B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for automated data collection from a subject. In certain embodiments, one or more characteristics of a subject are sensed, and the subject is given a queue status indicator based on a comparison of the subject's one or more sensed characteristics with corresponding sensed characteristics from other subjects. In one embodiment, the subject is a healthcare worker and the system, methods, and devices are utilized to evaluate the overall health of the worker as part of the check-in process for work.
US10783979B2
A built-in self-test (BIST) circuit and a method of operating BIST circuit is disclosed. The BIST circuit is configured to generate a test pattern based on a plurality of test parameters including a first test parameter and a second test parameter and perform a test on at least one memory core. The method includes setting a sweep range comprising a sweep start point of the first test parameter and a sweep end point thereof; generating a first test pattern corresponding to each sweep point of the sweep range from the sweep start point of the first test parameter and the sweep end point thereof and providing the first test pattern to the at least one memory core; receiving output data corresponding to the first test pattern from the at least one memory core and comparing the output data and a predetermined reference data; and generating first test result information based on results of the comparing.
US10783976B2
A memory device includes a memory cell array comprising a plurality of antifuse memory cells coupled to a plurality of word lines, a plurality of voltage lines and a plurality of bit lines, and a first decoder suitable for generating a word line driving signal associated with a target memory cell among the plurality of antifuse memory cells in response to a first address, and asserting the word line driving signal at least twice during a program operation.
US10783974B2
A memory device may include: a control circuit comprising a first verification component suitable for counting the number of memory cells in the selected word line having an excessively high threshold voltage as excessive memory cells, after a program operation is completed; and a second verification component suitable for counting the number of failed bits when the number of excessive memory cells counted is greater than or equal to an excess threshold value, and suitable for outputting a pass or fail signal for the program operation according to the count of at least one of the first verification component and the second verification component.
US10783970B2
A method for performing a write operation in a random access memory (RAM) includes selecting a target block in a RAM with a greatest number of invalid pages, reading valid pages from target block, when a number of invalid pages is greater than a predetermined threshold, performing a bitline-wise block erase of the target block in said RAM, and copying-back valid data to the erased target block in a row-by-row set operation, wherein the erased target block is written with the valid data. Performing the bitline-wise block erase includes sequentially powering on each bitline with a predetermined reset voltage where all other bitlines and wordlines are grounded.
US10783967B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as an apparatus that includes a string of charge storage devices associated with a pillar (e.g., of semiconductor material), a source gate device, and a source select device coupled between the source gate device and the string. Additional apparatus and methods are described.
US10783950B2
The present invention facilitates efficient and effective utilization of storage management features. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a storage component, a memory controller, and a communication link. The storage component stores information. The memory controller controls the storage component. The communication link communicatively couples the storage component and the memory controller. In one embodiment, the communication link communicates storage system management information between the memory storage component and memory controller, and communication of the storage system management information does not interfere with command/address information communication and data information communication. In one exemplary implementation, the communication link comprises: a data bus that communicates data; a command/address bus that communicates commands and addresses, wherein the command and the addresses are related to the storage of the data; and a management communication bus that communicates storage system management information.
US10783945B2
The present invention provides a memory device in which a lower electrode, a seed layer, synthetic antiferromagnetic layers, a separation layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a capping layer, and an upper electrode are formed on a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein a diffusion barrier is formed between the magnetic tunnel junction and the capping layer. In addition, the present invention provides a memory device in which a lower electrode, a seed layer, synthetic antiferromagnetic layers, a separation layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a capping layer, and an upper electrode are formed on a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein the seed layer is formed of a material that allows the synthetic antiferromagnetic layers to grow in the FCC (111) direction.
US10783943B2
A STT-MRAM comprises apparatus, a method of operating and a method of manufacturing a self-referenced magnetoresistive memory and a plurality of magnetoresistive memory element including a self-referenced read scheme through a write/read circuitry coupled to the bit line positioned adjacent to selected ones of the plurality of magnetoresistive memory elements to supply bi-directional spin-transfer recording and reading currents across the MTJ stack. Thus magnetization of a recording layer can be readily switched or reversed to the direction in accordance with a direction of a current across the MTJ stack by applying a spin transfer current, and the magnetization of a reference layer can be readily rotated to two reading directions subsequently in accordance with directions of currents across the MTJ stack by applying low spin transfer currents.
US10783926B1
A method for determining edits of a subject video reel, comprising steps of opening an original EDL, reading every line of the original EDL, identifying event names representing each shot and identifying a source file. Each event includes at least a camera time code for the shot length, and a location time code indicating location of the shot in the source file. Locating events and picking up the in and out camera time codes from the shot names, noting shot names and camera times for shots found to have common in and out times, identifying every VFX shot and storing VFX names. Next, the software compares camera times for the shots in the first temporary file with camera times for the same shots in the second temporary file; preparing a result EDL file listing exclusively all VFX shots in which changes were found, and detailing the changes.
US10783922B2
An apparatus and associated method that contemplate a data storage disc and a motor supporting the disc in rotation. Control circuitry operates to spin up the disc drive by accelerating the motor to a steady state speed by: beginning the spin up by energizing the motor with a primary power; comparing an amount of auxiliary power that is available from a battery to a predefined threshold; and before the motor is accelerated to the steady state speed and if the threshold comparison is favorable, then boosting the primary power by discharging the battery for a predetermined boost interval.
US10783914B2
A magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; and a magnetic layer including a ferrimagnetic particle powder. A product (V×SFD) of a particle volume V and a holding force distribution SFD of the ferrimagnetic particle is equal to or less than 2500 nm3.
US10783911B1
A data storage device is disclosed comprising a first head actuated over a first disk surface, and a second head actuated over a second disk surface. During a first revolution of the disk surfaces, a first set of servo sectors are written to the first disk surface and a second set of servo sectors are written to the second disk surface, wherein the first set of servo sectors are circumferentially offset from the second set of servo sectors. During a second revolution of the disk surfaces, at least one of the servo sectors in the first set is read from the first disk surface and at least one of the servo sectors in the second set is read from the second disk surface to control a position of the first head over the first disk surface.
US10783904B2
A method, and device, for enhancing speech generated from bone and tissue conduction of a user of an In-ear device in a noisy environment, the Intra-aural device having an in-ear microphone adapted to be in fluid communication with the ear canal of the user and an outer-ear microphone adapted to be in fluid communication with the environment outside the ear. The method comprises applying an adaptive filter on the in-ear microphone signal, using the outer-ear microphone signal as a reference for the ambient noise and interrupting the application of the adaptive filter to the In-ear microphone signal upon detecting speech by the user.
US10783898B2
Audio decoder device for decoding a bitstream, the audio decoder device including: a predictive decoder for producing a decoded audio frame from the bitstream, wherein the predictive decoder includes a parameter decoder for producing one or more audio parameters for the decoded audio frame from the bitstream and wherein the predictive decoder includes a synthesis filter device for producing the decoded audio frame by synthesizing the one or more audio parameters for the decoded audio frame; a memory device including one or more memories, wherein each of the memories is configured to store a memory state for the decoded audio frame, wherein the memory state for the decoded audio frame of the one or more memories is used by the synthesis filter device for synthesizing the one or more audio parameters for the decoded audio frame; and a memory state resampling device configured to determine the memory state for synthesizing the one or more audio parameters for the decoded audio frame, which has a sampling rate, for one or more of the memories by resampling a preceding memory state for synthesizing one or more audio parameters for a preceding decoded audio frame, which has a preceding sampling rate being different from the sampling rate of the decoded audio frame, for one or more of the memories and to store the memory state for synthesizing of the one or more audio parameters for the decoded audio frame for one or more of the memories into the respective memory.
US10783897B2
A method (600) for decoding an encoded audio signal (102) is described. The encoded audio signal (102) comprises a sequence of frames. Furthermore, the encoded audio signal (102) is indicative of a plurality of different dynamic range control (DRC) profiles for a corresponding plurality of different rendering modes. Different subsets of DRC profiles from the plurality of DRC profiles are comprised within different frames of the sequence of frames, such that two or more frames of the sequence of frames jointly comprise the plurality of DRC profiles. The method (600) comprises determining a first rendering mode from the plurality of different rendering modes; determining (609, 610) one or more DRC profiles from a subset of DRC profiles comprised within a current frame of the sequence of frames; determining (611) whether at least one of the one or more DRC profiles is applicable to the first rendering mode; selecting (604) a default DRC profile as a current DRC profile, if none of the one or more DRC profiles is applicable to the first rendering mode; wherein definition data of the default DRC profile is known at a decoder (100) for decoding the encoded audio signal (102); and decoding the current frame using the current DRC profile.
US10783894B2
An apparatus includes a receiver and a decoder. The receiver is configured to receive a bitstream that includes an encoded mid channel and a quantized value representing a shift between a reference channel associated with an encoder and a target channel associated with the encoder. The quantized value is based on a value of the shift. The value of the shift is associated with the encoder and has a greater precision than the quantized value. The decoder is configured to decode the encoded mid channel to generate a decoded mid channel and to generate a first channel based on the decoded mid channel. The decoder is further configured to generate a second channel based on the decoded mid channel and the quantized value. The first channel corresponds to the reference channel and the second channel corresponds to the target channel.
US10783878B2
A device monitors a communication between a user associated with a user device and a service representative associated with a service representative device, and causes a natural language processing model to perform a natural language processing analysis of a user input of the communication to identify a topic associated with the communication. The device determines a first score associated with the topic, and determines a second score associated with enabling the communication, where the first score and second score indicate a service performance score of an entity. The device causes a sentiment analysis model to perform a sentiment analysis of the communication to determine a sentiment score indicating a level of satisfaction the user has relative to the topic. The device updates a transaction protocol associated with the topic based on the service performance score, and/or updates a communication processing protocol associated with the communication based on the sentiment score.
US10783869B2
An improved cell structure that enables design improvements to acoustic panels is provided. The provided cell structure for an acoustic panel is (i) capable of damping a wider range of audible frequencies, (ii) able to be easily combined and integrated into a variety of panel dimensions, and (iii) manufacturable using additive manufacturing techniques such as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS).
US10783868B2
An acoustic air flow resistive article and a method of making same. The acoustic air flow resistive article can include melt blown fibers having a fiber diameter of no greater than 10 μm and binder fibers dispersed amongst the melt blown fibers and at least partially melt-adhered to the melt blown fibers. The melt blown fibers can be formed of a resin having a first melting point, and the surface of the binder fibers can be at least partially formed of a resin having a second melting point that is less than the first melting point. The method can include mixing the melt blown fibers and the binder fibers to form a web, and pressing the web at a temperature that is less than the first melting point and greater than the second melting point.
US10783867B2
Aspects are disclosed of a filler for occupying a volume. The filler includes an expandable filler positioned in the volume so that it occupies a percentage of the volume. The expandable filler can permanently expand from a first dimension to a second dimension upon the application of an expansion trigger. The filler also includes an acoustic filler made up of a plurality of acoustically active beads positioned with the expandable filler in the volume so that the acoustic filler can adsorb gas flowing into the volume. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10783866B1
A sound producing device includes at least one air pulse generating element. Each of the at least one air pulse generating element includes a membrane, a first air chamber and at least one opening, wherein a chamber pressure exists in the first air chamber, and the opening is connected between the first air chamber and an ambient surrounding the sound producing device. The membrane is actuated to change the chamber pressure of the first air chamber to generate a plurality of air pulses, the air pulses are propagated through the at least one opening, the air pulses produce a non-zero offset in terms of sound pressure level, and the non-zero offset is a deviation from a pressure value of an ambient pressure outside the sound producing device.
US10783864B2
Processing implemented by computer means of sound data output by at least one sensor and activation of at least one actuator of an acoustically radiating structure. The sensor senses an acoustic signal output by the vibration of the radiating structure. The radiating structure bears at least one actuator controlled by the computer means and is thus involved in the vibration of the radiating structure. In particular, the method comprises the steps of: a) measuring a transfer function of the actuator, radiating structure and sensor assembly, b) controlling activation of the actuator so as to make the radiating structure vibrate, according to a selected setpoint: taking account of the transfer function measured, and taking account of the acoustic signal sensed by the sensor in feedback mode.
US10783860B2
A drum and pitch adjustment device for a drum includes a drum with a sound producing membrane, a device for applying pressure to the sound producing membrane, and a cable configured to the device for applying and releasing pressure to the sound producing membrane, changing the pitch of the drum, but goes back to the drum's original pitch when absent this force. A hand operated lever, located on the side of the drum, operates the cable which makes the pressure device push up against the sound producing membrane and changing it's pitch. Absent this force, the drum goes back to its original pitch, which creates different tonal variety when played in real-time.
US10783855B2
In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for displaying an image of a display device includes moving the image displayed on an image display region along a movement path including a first position and a second position during a period of time, wherein, during the period of time, a total time for which the image is located at the first position is greater than a total time for which the image is located at the second position.
US10783851B2
The embodiments include systems and methods for adjustable polarization in service-providing terminals. In some embodiments, a system may include a display, an input device, an adjustable polarization screen adjacent to the display, and a polarization adjuster. The system may further include a processor configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising providing illumination to the adjustable polarization screen through the display, controlling, via the polarization adjuster, a polarization of the adjustable polarization screen to a first polarization, receiving, via the input device, a polarization selection input, and based on the polarization selection input, adjusting, via the polarization adjuster, the polarization of the adjustable polarization screen from the first polarization to a second polarization.
US10783849B2
A display driver includes a first data voltage output terminal, a first amplifier circuit configured to output a gray scale voltage during a drive time, and to output a first amplifier precharge voltage during a first precharge period, a first precharge line configured to supply a first precharge line voltage, a first amplifier switching element disposed between the first amplifier circuit and the first data voltage output terminal, and a first precharge line switching element disposed between the first precharge line and the first data voltage output terminal.
US10783847B2
A display apparatus includes pixels and a gate driver. The pixels include N pixels arranged in order, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. The N pixels include a pth pixel and a qth pixel, wherein p is an odd number less than or equal to N and a positive integer, and q is an even number less than or equal to N and a positive integer. The gate driver is electrically connected to a scan line of the pth pixel and receives a first start signal to generate a first gate pulse signal in a first sub-frame interval of a frame interval. The gate driver is electrically connected to a scan line of the qth pixel and receives a second start signal to generate a second gate pulse signal in a second sub-frame interval of the frame interval following the first sub-frame interval.
US10783836B2
This disclosure provides a method, and a liquid crystal display device, where the method includes: determining grayscale values of pixels in a zone image data block under a predetermined rule according to a received image signal; pre-obtaining a zone backlight value corresponding to the zone image data block according to the grayscale values; calculating an adjusted backlight value of a backlight zone corresponding to the zone image data block, based on the zone backlight value, a backlight value gain variable, and an ambient luminance revision variable; outputting the adjusted backlight value to a driver circuit of a backlight source in the backlight zone; and driving the backlight source according to the adjusted backlight value to control brightness of the backlight source in the backlight zone.
US10783832B2
A scan driver, includes a plurality of stage circuits, each of which includes a driving circuit unit providing an output signal and an inverter inverting the output signal of the driving circuit unit and generating a scan signal, in which the inverter includes a first transistor and a second transistor, which are complementarily operated, the first transistor is a P-type polysilicon transistor, and the second transistor is an N-type oxide semiconductor transistor. A display device may include the scan driver.
US10783824B2
The disclosure discloses a drive circuit, a display panel, a display device, and a method for driving the display panel; wherein the drive circuit includes a plurality of shift register groups including at least one shift register, and a clock signal input sub-circuit; the clock signal input sub-circuit is configured to input clock signals to respective shift registers in the plurality of shift register groups through a plurality of clock signal lines for controlling outputs of the respective shift registers, wherein durations of valid levels of clock signals applied to a same shift register group are same, and durations of valid levels of clock signals applied to different shift register groups are different.
US10783820B2
Disclosed herein are a gate driver capable of implementing a narrow bezel by deleting dummy gate-in-panels (GIPs) and a flat panel display device including the same. The gate driver includes gate-in-panels (GIPs) equal in number to a plurality of gate lines in order to sequentially supply scan pulses to the plurality of gate lines. A k-th GIP is enabled by a carry pulse from a GIP of a (k−a)-th stage and is disabled by a carry pulse output from a GIP of a (k+b)-th stage (a and b are natural numbers), first a GIPs are enabled by a gate start signal output from a timing controller, and last b GIPs are disabled by a reset signal output from the timing controller.
US10783817B2
Disclosed are a driving circuit, a level shifter IC and a display device. The driving circuit includes a level enhancing module, a switch module, a current detecting module and a control module, the control module correspondingly switches on the switch module or switches off the switch module according to current signal output by the current detecting module.
US10783816B2
An amplitude control main circuit, a voltage supply modular circuit, a display device, and an amplitude control method are provided. The amplitude control main circuit includes a variable resistive circuit, an output control circuit and a gate-driving-power-voltage output terminal; the output control circuit is connected to an output control terminal, a voltage input terminal, the gate-driving-power-voltage output terminal, and the variable resistive circuit, and controls, under control of the output control terminal, the gate-driving-power-voltage output terminal to be connected to the voltage input terminal directly or via the variable resistive circuit; a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal of the variable resistive circuit are connected to a resistance control terminal, the output control circuit, and the gate-driving-power-voltage output terminal, respectively, and a resistance value of the variable resistive circuit is changed under control of the resistance control terminal.
US10783812B1
A flag display device (1) used for fully displaying a flag regardless of the presence of wind and/or in the dark. The flag display device supports a preferably interchangeable display panel (3) extending between a top horizontal support arm (7) and a bottom horizontal support arm (8) that each extend perpendicularly from a vertical mast (4). At least one display light source (22) illuminates the display panel at night.
US10783809B2
A rollable display device includes a first roller part, a second roller part, a first assembly, and a second assembly. The first assembly is configured to be wound around the first roller part or unwound from the first roller part. The second assembly is configured to be wound around the second roller part. The first assembly includes a first flexible display panel and a first support structure body. The first support structure body has a plurality of divided structures, and the first support structure body is coupled to the back surface of the first flexible display panel to support the first flexible display panel. The second assembly includes a second support structure body. The second support structure body has a plurality of divided structures, and the second support structure body is coupled to the first support structure body by a magnetic force to support the first flexible display panel.
US10783808B2
A flexible display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, and a polarizing plate on the display panel. The flexible display device includes a folding area and a non-folding area. A first thickness of the polarizing plate in the folding area is greater than a second thickness of the polarizing plate in the non-folding area.
US10783804B1
The new greeting card holder preferably comprises at least one rigid longitudinal component combined with at least one flexible longitudinal band and at least one laterally oriented flexible ring. Each flexible longitudinal band extends the entire longitudinal length of a single corresponding rigid longitudinal component. Each laterally oriented flexible ring preferably encompasses one rigid longitudinal component approximately perpendicular or exactly perpendicular to at least one longitudinal flexible band along the rigid longitudinal component. In the preferred embodiment the greeting card holder also comprises at least one mechanical device that attaches a rigid longitudinal component in parallel alignment to another structure or structures. In other embodiments the greeting card holder comprises at least one rigid longitudinal component attaching perpendicular to a rigid polyhedron or rigid longitudinal polyhedron.
US10783797B1
Embodiments of the invention comprise approaches for streamlining and accelerating the communication of applied knowledge to end-users, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) disciplines. Through a framework that leverages consistency and immersive teaching tools, complexity is substantially removed from the knowledge transfer process.
US10783795B2
A landing system for controlling operation of an aerial vehicle flying a final approach to a runway includes a computing device and a LIDAR scanner. The device obtains a first data set indicative of a reference flight path for the final approach. The first data set includes a time-of-flight measurement for each light beam of a first plurality of light beams emitted prior to the aerial vehicle flying the final approach. The device determines an actual flight path for the final approach based, at least in part, on a second data set comprising a time-of-flight measurement for each light beam of a second plurality of light beams emitted from the light source of the LIDAR scanner. Based on the first and second data sets, the device determines the actual flight path deviates from the reference flight path and generates a control action to adjust operation of the aerial vehicle.
US10783784B1
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images.
US10783783B2
The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
US10783781B2
The present invention provides an automatic driving system capable of clearly identifying the factors responsible for causing an abnormality such as an accident or malfunction of a vehicle during automatic driving after the fact. The automatic driving system automatically selects, from each automatic driving function provided in the vehicle or each level of driving automation into which each automatic driving function is classified, an automatic driving function or a level of driving automation according to the circumstances surrounding the vehicle or the driving state of the vehicle, automatically performs a part of or the entirety of a vehicle driving operation to automatically drive the vehicle, and, remembers the time of automatic driving and information indicating the selected automatic driving function or level of driving automation at that time.
US10783778B2
Traffic data reconciliation and brokering are provided. A traffic data brokering system ingests traffic-related data provided from a plurality of data sources, analyzes the data, and reconciles the data for identifying accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive traffic data. The system identifies current traffic conditions based on identified relationships between pieces of received data, calculates confidence scores, and determines which pieces of data are accurate based on the calculated confidence scores. The traffic data brokering system provides the reconciled traffic data to various users of traffic data, such as individuals or third-party services. One aspect includes a route generation engine that determines and provides recommended route(s) to clients. Another aspect includes a forecast engine that predicts traffic conditions based on past traffic data. The forecasted data can be used to determine recommended routes. The system provides APIs for enabling sources and clients to provide and receive traffic data.
US10783776B2
A method is disclosed for providing drone oversight at a location having high potential for a collision event. The method may include recruiting one or more drones to provide oversight at a location having high potential for a collision event, and dispatching the drones to the location. One or more servers may request from the drones buffers of sensory data corresponding to the location. In response, the servers may receive from the drones the buffers of sensory data. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.
US10783773B2
An apparatus detects and warns pedestrians of traffic approaching an intersection. The apparatus includes multiple unitary sensors for detecting traffic, each unitary sensor being capable of detecting a pedestrian and a moving metal object such as a forklift. The unitary sensors use microwaves to detect moving metal objects and, in some embodiments can also use microwaves to detect pedestrians. Each of the unitary sensors has an activatable pedestrian mode that, when activated, allows the unitary sensor to sense and detect the presence of pedestrians.
US10783768B2
Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing internet access through a control panel of an alarm system, the method including establishing, by a control panel of an alarm system in a property, a first connection to an alarm system monitoring server across a cellular network, determining that a known source of internet within the property is not available, in response to determining that the known source of internet within the property is not available, establishing, by the control panel, a second connection to the internet across the cellular network, providing internet access to one or more devices in the property through the second connection, determining that the known source of internet within the property is available, and in response to determining that the known source of internet within the property is available, terminating, by the control panel, the second connection.
US10783759B2
An intruder detection method is provided, comprising a security server sending a verification prompt to a device in a controlled-access area, based on an entry indication of an entrant into the controlled-access area, with the verification prompt indicating the entrant should perform a predefined verification action, the security server receiving entrant behavior information, the security server comparing the entrant behavior information to a behavior model of a set of authorized persons associated with the controlled-access area, with the behavior model including the verification prompt, and the security server generating an intruder indication if the entrant behavior information does not match a behavior sequence included in the behavior model.
US10783750B2
Systems and methods for operating a sports event driven skill wagering interleaved game are disclosed. A sports event driven skill wagering interleaved game is provides a sports event driven entertainment game and a gambling game. The sports event driven entertainment game is provided by an entertainment system and is managed by a game world operating system. The gambling game is provided by a real credit operating system. The sports event driven entertainment game provided by the entertainment system monitors a sporting event to detect actions that occur during play of the sporting event and generates sports update information that identifies an action that has occurred. The entertainment system provides the game update information to the game world operating that uses game update information to determine whether an action that occurred during the sports events triggers a gambling event in a gambling game. In response to a determination that a gambling event being triggered, the game world operating system sends a trigger to the real credit operating system to perform a gambling event in the gambling game. The real credit operating system then performs the gambling event and resolves any wagers on the outcome of the gambling event.
US10783747B2
Systems, apparatuses and methods for utilizing multi-mode symbols that interact with random game triggers to selectively activate gaming features. At least one multi-mode symbol is provided that includes at least first and second modes. When the multi-mode symbol is in the first mode, a first functionality is associated with the multi-mode symbol, such as its default symbol mode. In response to a trigger event involving the multi-mode symbol, the symbol is changed to exhibit the second mode, and a second symbol functionality is applied to the multi-mode symbol. Payouts are determined based on the first functionality of the multi-mode symbol when in the first mode, and based on the second functionality of the multi-mode symbol when in the second mode.
US10783738B2
Systems and/or methods for use in connection with digital downloading jukeboxes are provided. Such systems and/or methods may be used to provide enhanced communications capabilities, e.g., to registered users of jukeboxes. In certain exemplary embodiments, users may become registered users directly at a jukebox. Registered users also may, in certain exemplary embodiments, receive coupons for free plays, import playlists from hardware devices and/or software applications, receive special pricing when playing certain instances of media, play playlists in whole or in part, create and/or manage playlists directly at a jukebox, establish and manage connections with other registered users, etc. Still further, in certain exemplary embodiments, one or more channels may be predefined and/or set up for a jukebox.
US10783732B2
A system for an automated vehicle includes an exterior-camera, a database, and a controller. The exterior-camera is used to detect an identification-feature of a person proximate to a host-vehicle. The database includes a customer-profile of the person. The controller-circuit is in communication with the exterior-camera and the database. The controller-circuit is configured to determine an identity of the person in accordance with the identification-feature, recall from the database the customer-profile of the person based on the identity, and operate the host-vehicle to either select or reject the person as a passenger in accordance with the customer-profile of the person.
US10783727B2
Methods, computer-readable media, and devices are disclosed for providing an access restriction of a second person to a location associated with a first person in a managed environment in connection with a physiological state of the second person. For example, a method may include a processing system having a processor receiving a security plan for a first person that pertains to a second person. The security plan may define an access restriction of the second person to a location associated with the first person in a managed environment in connection with a physiological state of the second person. The processing system may further detect the second person in the managed environment, detect the physiological state of the second person, and control an automated barrier in the managed environment in accordance with the security plan to provide the access restriction when the physiological state of the second person is detected.
US10783713B2
A method, system and computer program product for enriching user sketched virtual objects in mixed reality scenes to provide more relevant content. Objects, including a virtual entity sketch and real and virtual objects, are identified in a mixed reality scene. The features for each of these objects are extracted, such as color, texture, parts, etc. A relative position and connectedness of the virtual entity sketch are computed with respect to the mixed reality scene as an object-object matrix using the extracted features. The object-object matrix is then augmented using open and closed regions of the mixed reality scene to create an inter-object relationship graph. The virtual entity sketch is then transmuted using the inter-object relationship graph. Content may then be retrieved using the transmuted virtual entity sketch. In this manner, content that is more relevant to the user can be retrieved based on augmenting and enriching the virtual entity sketch.
US10783712B2
A near eye display (NED) system is configured to present an augmented reality environment to the user. In addition, the NED system uses an imaging device to detect individuals within a local area, and identify positions of hands of the individuals from which the NED system may be able to detect one or more performed gestures. In response to detecting a predetermined gesture, the NED system displays a user of the NED one or more virtual objects corresponding to the identified first gesture at a location associated with a predetermined portion of the individual's body. The displayed virtual objects may be referred to as “visual flair,” and are used to accentuate, stylize, or provide emphasis to gestures performed by individuals within the local area.
US10783709B2
This invention is related to a network for generating 3D shape, including an image feature network, an initial ellipsoid mesh, and a cascaded mesh deformation network. The image feature network is a Visual Geometry Group Net (VGGN) containing five successive convolutional layer groups, and four pooling layers sandwiched by the five convolutional layer groups; and the cascaded mesh deformation network is a graph-based convolution network (GCN) containing three successive deformation blocks, and two graph unpooling layers sandwiched by the three successive deformation blocks. This invention is also related to a system and a method thereof.
US10783705B2
A tessellation method uses tessellation factors defined for each vertex of a patch which may be a quad, a triangle or an isoline. The method is implemented in a computer graphics system and involves comparing the vertex tessellation factors to a threshold. If the vertex tessellation factors for either a left vertex or a right vertex, which define an edge of an initial patch, exceed the threshold, the edge is sub-divided by the addition of a new vertex which divides the edge into two parts and two new patches are formed. New vertex tessellation factors are calculated for each vertex in each of the newly formed patches, both of which include the newly added vertex. The method is then repeated for each of the newly formed patches until none of the vertex tessellation factors exceed the threshold.
US10783704B2
Techniques for constructing a three-dimensional model of facial geometry are disclosed. A first three-dimensional model of an object is generated, based on a plurality of captured images of the object. A projected three-dimensional model of the object is determined, based on a plurality of identified blendshapes relating to the object. A second three-dimensional model of the object is generated, based on the first three-dimensional model of the object and the projected three dimensional model of the object.
US10783702B2
The present disclosure relates to an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device and a computer readable medium. The image processing method includes: acquiring an image to be processed, the image to be processed including a target portrait; obtaining a target three-dimensional (3D) model by performing a 3D reconstruction operation on the target portrait in the image to be processed; obtaining a portrait lighting image by performing portrait lighting processing on the target 3D model, and extracting a first image including the target portrait from the portrait lighting image; and merging a second image including a photographic background cloth and the first image into a target image, the second image being used as a background image of the first image.
US10783701B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, analyzing video content obtained from a 360 degree camera to discern a point of interest in the video content and obtaining information about a viewer of the video content. A field of view is predicted based on the information about the viewer and the analysis of the video content. Less than 180 degrees of the video content centered on the predicted field of view is sent to equipment of the viewer. A monitored line of sight of the viewer is obtained based upon eye movements of the viewer relative to an orientation of the viewer. The analysis is updated based on the monitored line of sight and the predicted field of view is updated based on the updated analysis. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10783690B2
Systems and methods for image retargeting are provided. Image data may be acquired that includes motion capture data indicative of motion of a plurality of markers disposed on a surface of a first subject. Each of the markers may be associated with a respective location on the first subject. A plurality of blendshapes may be calculated for the motion capture data based on a configuration of the markers. An error function may be identified for the plurality of blendshapes, and it may be determined that the plurality of blendshapes can be used to retarget a second subject based on the error function. The plurality of blendshapes may then be applied to a second subject to generate a new animation.
US10783688B2
Logic may create new images by adding more than one synthetic image on a template. Logic may provide a template with a background for a new image. Logic may provide a set of models, each model to comprise a generative adversarial network (GAN), the GANs pretrained independently to generate different synthetic images. Logic may select two or more models from the set of models. Logic may generate, by the two or more models, two or more of the different synthetic images. Logic may combine the two or more of the different synthetic images with the template to create the new image. And logic may train a set of GANs independently, to generate one of two or more different synthetic images on a blank image background, the different synthetic images to comprise a subset of the multiple features of a new image.
US10783684B2
A method for displaying an image includes: receiving a setting instruction for performing upper layer display on an image of a target real object; determining image range information of the image of the target real object in a scene image frame upon the scene image frame is captured; acquiring the image of the target real object in the scene image frame based on the image range information; and setting an image of a preset target virtual object on an upper layer of the scene image frame, and setting the image of the target real object on an upper layer of the image of the target virtual object and the scene image frame based on the image range information.
US10783680B2
An embodiment provides for storing, in a server, pipe segment data, e.g., pipe scan data derived from a pipe inspection robot that traversed through an interior of the segment of pipe. The pipe scan data may include three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) image data of the interior of the segment of pipe, where the 2D image data includes a flat graph formed from the 3D image data. In one example, infrastructure summary data is stored in the server, including a level of corrosion and a level of sediment buildup determined based on the pipe scan data. An infrastructure project summary report is based on the infrastructure summary data, and after receiving a request from a client device, the pipe segment data and the infrastructure project summary report are transmitted to the client device.
US10783678B2
The invention relates to an apparatus, system, and method for the bulk blending of dry component materials to produce a blended product mix. The apparatus utilizes a special construction that allows multiple bulk dry materials to be added simultaneously to create a blended mix compliant with a desired or specified mixture of cement components. The system is automated by use of a controller, and provides real-time data to a user as to rates and amounts of materials blended and delivered over time.
US10783677B2
A data visualization system creates a visual representation of data. The visual representation of data is provided in a form that enables an end user to adjust variable data upon which one or more determined data elements are based using an input device. The adjustment of the variable data is detected, and the visual representation of the data is refreshed based on the detected adjustment of the variable data.
US10783676B2
A method and a device for processing metal artifacts in a CT image are provided. In an example, the method includes: a first image is obtained before a metal probe is intervened; second raw data and a second image corresponding to the second raw data are obtained after the metal probe is intervened; a third image of a metal region in the second image is obtained; channels corresponding to the metal region are determined; CT values of the metal region in the second image are set to a preset value to obtain a model image and model raw data corresponding to the model image; data at the channels in the second raw data is replaced with data at the channels in the model raw data to obtain a replaced second raw data; and based on the replaced second raw data and the third image, a target image is obtained.
US10783673B2
Example methods and apparatus for generating a heatmap are described. One example method includes dividing a current display region of an original image on a screen into cells. The basic heat of a heat point region in each cell is calculated according to statistics and a heat weight for generating a heatmap this time, and diffusion heat to which each pixel in the current display region is subject is calculated according to the basic heat of the heat point region in the cell. The total heat of each pixel in the current display region is obtained, and a color corresponding to the total heat of each pixel in the current display region is presented in the current display region of the original image according to a preset heat presentation correspondence to obtain a heatmap of the current display region.
US10783672B2
A makeup part generating apparatus includes a drawing receiver that receives a drawing operation of a makeup part image that is to be overlaid on a facial image, an information acquiring unit that acquires, at each time point in a process of the drawing operation, a progress image that is an image drawn by the time point, and a drawing technique used at the time point, and an information processor that records and outputs makeup part information including, in a time-series manner, image information indicating the progress image, and technique information indicating at least one of the drawing technique and a makeup technique that is an application technique of a cosmetic corresponding to the drawing technique.
US10783671B1
A method for aligning displayed data in an augmented reality (AR) display includes determining a selected location context associated with a piece of equipment, determining a process element associated with the piece of equipment and according to a selected engineering process, determining, according to a digital representation of the equipment, a first location of the process element, receiving meta-sensor location data for one or more meta-sensors in the piece of equipment and indicating a second location for each of the meta-sensors with respect to the selected location context, determining a third location of the AR display with respect to the selected location context, determining overlay data for the process element, determining a display location according to the first location, the third location and the location data of each meta-sensor, and displaying the overlay data at the display location.
US10783665B2
The present disclosure provides a device for processing an image based on a vehicle velocity. The device includes: an image receiver configured to receive a raw image obtained from at least one camera installed in the vehicle; a velocity receiver configured to receive a velocity of the vehicle; an image extraction unit configured to extract a partial image corresponding to the received velocity from the raw image; and a display for displaying the extracted partial image. The device provides the driver with an image of the surrounding of the vehicle adapted to the driving situation without installing a driving unit such as a separate motor in the imaging unit. The device also provides different top view images according to the velocities of the vehicle, and provides top view images with less image distortion than conventional top view images.
US10783664B2
A method for setting a camera, in particular of a monitoring device, comprising a recording of an image of a region to be monitored, an analysis of the recorded image to associate at least one image region of the image with an object, identification of the object on the basis of the acquired image region and ascertainment of a size of the object by access to stored size information of the identified object and a scaling of the image region associated with the object in the recorded image to scale the remaining acquired image and/or to determine a distance of the camera to the acquired object.
US10783652B2
A polarization plenoptic camera that can acquire the polarization information of reflected light from an object in a single shot; i.e., in real time, to avoid issues such as motion blur and also avoid the additional system complexity that derives from mechanical scanning of a polarizer. The camera includes a polarization-sensitive focal plane array, a first microlens array having a pitch that is equal to a pitch of the pixel array; and either a second microlens array having a pitch that is greater than the pitch of the pixel array, a coded aperture mask, or a second microlens array and a coded aperture mask. A method for obtaining a plenoptic image of an object scene is disclosed.
US10783645B2
A method for preventing a person from taking a dangerous selfie is executed by a mobile electronic apparatus including a multi-axis sensing device and an image acquisition device disposed on a surface of the mobile electronic apparatus. The method includes the following steps: using the image acquisition device operating in a shooting mode to capture an image of the person in a background; using the multi-axis sensing device to detect orientation information of the mobile electronic apparatus; determining whether the person is in a potentially dangerous environment according to the orientation information and the image; and enabling the image acquisition device to suspend or exit the shooting mode when the person is in the potentially dangerous environment.
US10783636B2
Methods and systems for characterizing tissue of a subject are disclosed. The method includes receiving a time series of fluorescence images of the tissue of the subject wherein the images define a plurality of calculation regions, generating a plurality of time-intensity curves for the plurality of calculation regions, creating a set of parameter values for each calculation region, generating a total rank value for each calculation region by comparing the sets of parameter values, and converting the total rank value into a ranking map image. Also disclosed are methods and systems for characterizing a wound in tissue by generating a wound index value.
US10783631B2
A method is provided for measuring or estimating stress distributions on heart valve leaflets by obtaining three-dimensional images of the heart valve leaflets, segmenting the heart valve leaflets in the three-dimensional images by capturing locally varying thicknesses of the heart valve leaflets in three-dimensional image data to generate an image-derived patient-specific model of the heart valve leaflets, and applying the image-derived patient-specific model of the heart valve leaflets to a finite element analysis (FEA) algorithm to estimate stresses on the heart valve leaflets. The images of the heart valve leaflets may be obtained using real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography (rt-3DTEE). Volumetric images of the mitral valve at mid-systole may be analyzed by user-initialized segmentation and 3D deformable modeling with continuous medial representation to obtain, a compact representation of shape. The regional leaflet stress distributions may be predicted in normal and diseased (regurgitant) mitral valves using the techniques of the invention.
US10783628B2
Methods for personalized treatment of tumor lesions in subject with metastatic cancer are disclosed.
US10783623B2
Systems and methods for generating and processing images captured while inspecting above-ground pipelines are disclosed. Embodiments may include a robotic crawler or other devices which carry imaging equipment and traverse a target pipe which are configured to capture image data simultaneously from a plurality of angles. Such systems may substantially reduce and in some cases overcome the need to take multiple traversals of a pipeline under inspection. Embodiments may also be directed toward control systems for such devices as well as image processing systems which process the multiple image sets to produce a composite imaging result.
US10783619B2
In an image generating apparatus, a setter is configured to variably set, for an image capturing task at a next capturing cycle, first and second shutter times and a total gain. The total gain is based on combination of an analog gain and a digital gain. An allocating unit is configured to obtain a threshold gain based on the first and second shutter times and a compression characteristic. The allocating unit is configured to variably allocate the total gain to at least one of the analog gain and the digital gain in accordance with a comparison among the total gain, the threshold gain, and an upper limit for the analog gain.
US10783605B2
Aspects include a multistage collector to receive outputs from plural processing elements. Processing elements may comprise (each or collectively) a plurality of clusters, with one or more ALUs that may perform SIMD operations on a data vector and produce outputs according to the instruction stream being used to configure the ALU(s). The multistage collector includes substituent components each with at least one input queue, a memory, a packing unit, and an output queue; these components can be sized to process groups of input elements of a given size, and can have multiple input queues and a single output queue. Some components couple to receive outputs from the ALUs and others receive outputs from other components. Ultimately, the multistage collector can output groupings of input elements. Each grouping of elements (e.g., at input queues, or stored in the memories of component) can be formed based on matching of index elements.
US10783602B1
This disclosure relates to advanced image signal processing technology including encoded signals and digital watermarking. One claim recites a printed object comprising a machine-readable signal therein, the printed object comprising: a substrate; a first color printed on a substrate, the first color printed on the substrate so as to include holes without the first color, the holes arranged corresponding to the 2-d spatial pattern representing the machine-readable signal; a second color printed in the holes, in which the first color and the second color comprise a spectral reflectance difference at or around 660nm in the range of 8%-60%, in which the second color is printed in the holes with a trap of 1-4 pixels, and in which the machine-readable signal is detectable from image data captured with red-light illumination, the red-light illumination comprising a peak illumination at or around 660nm, in which the trap comprises a spread trap, in which the second color overlaps the first color. The technology may be applied to retail packages and other printed objects, e.g., such as hang tags, labels and receipts.
US10783599B1
An autonomous package handling system includes: one or more autonomous delivery vehicles and one or more locker units. Each autonomous delivery vehicle includes: a motorized conveyor rack, the motorized conveyor rack including a plurality of horizontal conveyors supported by a plurality of support beams; a collection bin for temporarily holding the packages; a vertical lift to move the collection bin between the plurality of horizontal conveyors; a collection bin conveyor configured to extend and retract the collection bin from and back to an interior of the delivery vehicle; and a vehicle wireless unit for communicating with a server. Each locker unit includes: a compartment; a door having an electronic closing and opening mechanism; an electronic lock; a locker wireless unit for communicating with the server; and a locker unit base.
US10783592B2
A method and system are provided for collecting social media users who have a specific profile. The method includes retrieving a set of lists connected by at least one criterion to a particular list that is included in a set of reliable lists whose users have already been reliably deemed to have a specific profile. The method includes calculating a list name based confidence value and a list member based confidence value for each list in the retrieved set of lists. The method includes updating the set of reliable lists by adding all lists in the retrieved set of lists that have the list name based confidence value above a first threshold value and the list member based confidence value above a second threshold value. The method includes outputting a listing of users belonging to set of reliable lists as the social media users who have the specific profile.
US10783588B1
A computer system and method for processing insurance claim data to identify and recommend insurance policy modifications using informatic data from one or more informatic sensor devices relating to a dwelling. Analytical analysis is performed on the received informatic data to determine a dwelling assessment value regarding an insurance risk relating to the dwelling. Electronic data relating to an insurance policy associated with the dwelling is received by a computer processor and is electronically analyzed to determine insurance coverage and liability values for the dwelling as prescribed by the insurance policy. Predefined business rules are utilized by a computer processor using at least the dwelling assessment value and the determined insurance coverage and liability values for the dwelling to determine, and preferably recommend, one or more insurance products for inclusion with the insurance policy to mitigate insuree liability regarding the dwelling.
US10783584B1
Apparatuses and methods may provide for generating, maintaining, and using an inventory for insurance purposes. An optimized inventory analysis server may generate and maintain user profile information for determining a demographic classification of each user associated with an inventory. A demographic classification for a given user may be used along with data related to items owned by other users to determine one or more items for recommendation to the given user. Details associated with existing insurance coverage levels may also be used to recommend new insurance products to the user. In addition, the optimized inventory analysis server may determine a depreciated value of each item within an inventory. These values may be used to assess loss and settle an insurance claim for damage to one or more of the items in the inventory.
US10783575B1
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer program for creating and deploying prepackaged, predictive and prescriptive analytics modules for use with a quote-to-cash application. When deployed, the prepackaged analytics modules execute seamlessly, from the user's perspective, with the quote-to-cash application to provide predictions, recommendations, or other data-driven insights at one or more places in the quote-to-cash process. The modules are created by leveraging a pre-defined transactional data model that is native to the quote-to-cash application. A separate instance of the module is created for each customer that deploys a module. A customer's instance of the module is automatically retrained with the customer's own quote-to-cash data during the deployment phase by retrieving customer data matching metadata definitions predefined by the quote-to-cash application. Each of the prepackaged analytics modules is configured to work with at least one custom input attribute of a select data type and data distribution.
US10783569B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a set of normalized attribute values that define a particular item being offered and a corresponding threshold score for each of the normalized attribute values. The method further includes, for each attribute value of a candidate item listing, determining a score for the attribute value based on whether it matches a corresponding normalized attribute value, and determining whether the score is above or below the corresponding threshold score for the normalized attribute value. The method still further includes determining whether the candidate item listing describes the particular item being offered based on a set of rules that define an acceptable number of scores that are allowed to be below the threshold scores.
US10783565B2
In various example embodiments, a system and method for transferring an authenticated session of an application running on one electronic device to a second electronic device after determining the second electronic device is a trusted device are presented. In one embodiment, an instruction is received to transfer an authenticated session of an application running on a first device associated with a user account to a second device associated with the user account. The second device is verified to be associated with the user account of the first device. The second device is determined to be a trusted device of an authorized user of the user account. The authenticated session of the application running on the first device is transferred to the second device to reproduce a current state of the authenticated session on the second device.
US10783563B2
A bid determination platform receives specifications for advertisements, each associated with a model configured to adjust a parameter value of a bid based on different combinations of user and/or media content characteristics associated with different advertisement requests. The platform also receives an advertisement request for placement of an advertisement on an advertisement space of a publisher's media content that has been requested by a user, and the advertisement request is associated with a set of user and media content profile data. For each of the advertisements, all or a subset of the set of user and/or media content profile data is input to each model so as to determine an associated parameter value. Bids for each advertisement are determined, with at least some bids being based on the associated parameter value. An optimum bid is sent with a location of its advertisement to the advertisement request sender.
US10783558B2
A system and method for identifying content relevant to a vehicle occupant using a rotatably-mounted sensor in a field of view of the vehicle occupant. The rotatably-mounted sensor collects information and data from its surroundings. The information and data is processes to identify relevant content to be presented to the vehicle occupant. The rotatably-mounted sensor is configured to rotate in a manner that directs the occupants gaze in a direction of the relevant content being presented. The relevant content may be selected based on information that is known about the vehicle occupant, the vehicle location, the vehicle destination, the vehicle surroundings associated with the location and/or destination, and vendor relationships.
US10783546B2
The present invention claims and discloses a color and, or symbol coded display on a digital interactive badge for communicating a permission to approach and activate further digital content interaction. A non-verbal person to person ‘line of sight’ digital or electronic communication protocol standard (NVP) which allows one person to communicate with another using a direct line of sight signal from one interactive badge or screen to another. It allows the user to communicate and display their feelings, emotions, states of mind and consciousness, their like-mindedness with others, their social media activity, images, favorite brands, videos, purchased items and advertising all inside a new and comprehensive language NVP and in a visual way. NVP also allows the user to send invites to approach, talk, interact and to send digital information to their NVP capable interactive badge or screen or static receiver. NVP has been designed to run on hardware that can be programmed from the NVP interface and is designed specifically for the wearable technology market.
US10783541B2
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to control inventory and/or server operations at a remote information handling system based on indirect characteristics of user input signals provided by a user to a client information handling system, and relayed to a server information handling system. Indirect characteristics of user input signals may include, but are not limited to, a pattern of mouse or touchpad pointer movements made on a given webpage, duration of time spent by a user on a given webpage, etc. Inventory and server operations that may be controlled based on monitored indirect user input signal characteristics include, but are not limited to, change of status or movement of inventory between locations and/or a change in the amount of inventory maintained at a given remote location, altering the amount of inventory reserved for future purchase and delivery, and altering duration time and/or expiration date of a limited-time reduced price offer.
US10783533B2
A data processing method comprises storing, in one or more data repositories, information on a plurality of supplier entities according to a supplier ontology including for each particular supplier entity at least three different supplier attributes comprising a supplier detail, a timestamp specifying at least one of when the supplier detail expires or when the supplier detail was last updated, and an electronic identifier usable to contact the particular supplier entity; using supplier trigger monitoring instructions of a procurement system executed on a server computer that is coupled to the one or more data repositories, storing a plurality of opportunity triggers each comprising a trigger type and a numeric value; monitoring, without receiving an explicit request from a computing device, and based at least in part on information from the one or more data repositories, whether one or more of the plurality of opportunity triggers is satisfied, in response to determining, for a particular opportunity trigger and a particular supplier entity, that a timestamp associated with a particular supplier detail that is identified in the opportunity trigger exceeds a time that is determined at least in part by the numeric value associated with that particular opportunity trigger; creating, based on the monitoring, a first set of triggered opportunity triggers comprising at least one satisfied opportunity trigger; causing displaying, on a computing device, a graphical interface that depicts the first set of triggered opportunity triggers, including a first triggered opportunity trigger indicating that a first supplier entity has satisfied an opportunity trigger, and a supplier name for the first supplier entity, and a control that is associated with an executable component of the procurement system that can be initiated to remedy the first triggered opportunity trigger based on a first trigger type of the first triggered opportunity trigger; receiving a selection of the control and automatically initiating execution of the executable component of the procurement system; under control of the executable component, transmitting a first electronic message to resolve the first triggered opportunity trigger.
US10783524B2
Resource providers that provide a resource (e.g., electricity) to customers often have programs that operate to save customers money or otherwise benefit the customers. Traditionally, customers enroll in these programs by assenting to enroll in combination with providing that customer's account number. For various reasons, requiring the customer to provide his or her account number dramatically reduces the number of customers that ultimately sign up for a program. Accordingly, customer's willing to sign up for programs offered by the resource provider can do so without the need to give a customer number. Rather, the necessary information can be determined based on an image of the customer's meter.
US10783522B2
Embodiments disclosed herein generally related to a system and method for exempting a transaction from a transaction hold. A computing system determines that an account associated with a user has been compromised. The computing system places a transaction hold on the account that has been compromised. The computing system generates one or more safe zones based at least on historical transaction data associated with the user. The one or more safe zones exempt from the transaction hold. The computing system receives a verification request for a transaction associated with the account. The verification request includes at least a merchant identification code associated with the third party merchant. The computing system determines that the third party merchant is included in at least one safe zone of the one or more safe zones. Based on the determination, the computing system verifies the transaction with the server of the third party merchant.
US10783521B2
Reducing an amount of data transactions that are subjected to further review when determining if the data transactions should be approved or rejected. A risk score that defines a first cutoff and a second cutoff are determined. During a first time period, the first and second cutoffs are extended to increase data transactions subject to further review and to create an opportunity group of data transactions not previously approved that are now approved. A rejection rate of the data transactions subject to further review is compared to a threshold. When the rejection rate is no more than the threshold, during a second time period, a volume of the data transactions subject to further review is minimized and a second opportunity group of data transactions not previously approved that are now approved is created. The rejection rate of the data transactions subject to further review are again compared to the threshold.
US10783520B2
Systems and methods of fraud prevention are discussed. One such method can include the acts of monitoring one or more events associated with at least one account at a financial institution; analyzing characteristics associated with a first event of the one or more events; determining whether to designate the first event as risky; and implementing one or more measures in response to the designation of the first event as risky.
US10783512B2
A mobile device having: a position determination device configured to determine a location of the mobile device; a transceiver configured to communicate with a transaction terminal via near field communication; a communication device configured to communicate with at least one server over internet; a memory storing a plurality of data items and a set of instructions of a mobile application; and at least one microprocessor coupled with the memory to execution the instructions of the mobile application. The mobile application is configured to: communicate the location of the mobile device, using the communication device, to the at least one server over internet; determine, via communications with the at least one server based on the location of the mobile device, an order of data items; and communicate, using the transceiver via near field communication, with the transaction terminal in accordance with the order of the data items.
US10783509B2
Systems and methods for message sizing and serialization optimization are disclosed. Communications between a secure payment enclave, other components of a customer terminal, a merchant terminal, and/or a remote system may be optimized depending on a state of the customer terminal and/or the merchant terminal. Message sizing and type may be optimized depending on the state. Additionally, or alternatively, message serialization may be optimized using state-dependent protocol buffers. The communications may pass between components of a POS system to a remote system via two operating-system stacks, which may be customized for a POS system transaction.
US10783505B2
The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for delivering and unlocking restricted media content on physical media. The disclosed methods and systems provide restricted media assets on a physical media. The restricted media assets may be ad-sponsored media content. Restrictions on the restricted media assets may be removed by providing an unlock code, either on an online or offline media player. In the ad-sponsored media context, an unlocked version might comprise an ad-free version.
US10783498B2
The present invention discloses a system and method for data management whereby a data management application manages data across a managed service environment, a mail server environment, and a client environment. The present invention allows a customer to optimize data management functions such as archiving, recovering, monitoring, authenticating, synchronizing, transferring, copying, stubbing, chunking, harvesting, and securing.
US10783495B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage device, for receiving a first request for a particular document relating to a food ingredient supplier or an ingredient supplied by the food ingredient supplier, from a first customer of the food ingredient supplier, receiving a second request for the particular document, from a different, second customer of the food ingredient supplier, providing, to the food ingredient supplier, an interface including a representation of the first and second requests, receiving, from the food ingredient supplier, the document relating to the food ingredient supplier or the ingredient supplier by the food ingredient supplier, and an indication that the document is to be distributed to both the first customer and the second customer, and in response to indication, providing the document to both the first customer and the second customer.
US10783488B2
A system and method for locating nearby attended delivery/pickup locations with a particular item in stock is described. The system receives a request from an individual to purchase a particular item from an on-line retailer. The system receives information associated with attended delivery/pickup locations, including location and inventory information. The system then determines which (if any) attended delivery/pickup locations (e.g., the attended delivery/pickup locations are not the on-line retailer) are near the individual and have the particular item in stock and notifies the individual. In various embodiments, the system enables the user to purchase or reserve the particular item at the particular attended delivery/pickup location.
US10783485B2
An input corresponding to a time window is received in an integrated container management system. For containers of a specific container type, a network flow solver implementing a multi-commodity network flow problem is executed based on the input. A graph is generated with nodes representing depot locations, mode of transport locations and customer locations. Arcs connecting nodes, and representing operations and costs associated with the nodes are generated. Pick-up arcs are generated between the depot locations and customer locations. Return arcs are generated between the customer locations and the depot locations. Street turn arcs are generated among customer locations. Unload load arcs are generated between the mode of transport locations and the depot locations. Output tables are generated with values representing functionalities associated with container repositioning, container pick-up and return, and container street turn. Container repositioning, container pick-up and return, and container street turn are optimized based on the values in the output table.
US10783474B2
A real-time activity monitor (RTAM) operates within or in association with a machine (such as a desktop) within a back office environment to automatically track and record desktop processing activities, application usage, as well as manual processing. The real-time activity monitor provides visibility into real-time task processing at the client desktop to enable an enterprise to address back office operational inefficiencies that are exposed by the data. According to a further feature, a recording approach is used to enable a user of the system to automatically define processes and tasks to be monitored. The approach obviates manual configuration by recording application usage actions and then using these interactions as a template for a new process object to be monitored. In an alternative embodiment, the process recorder captures screenshots and enables screen element bookmarking.
US10783468B2
A system and method for developing and implementing a workforce virtualization program comprises six phases. A virtualization assessment and profiling process uses analytic methods to determine the feasibility of virtualizing some or all of an organization's workers. A mitigation assessment is conducted to identify cost-effective means of reducing barriers to virtualization. Scenario assessment and modeling phase allows an organization to develop an optimum virtualization scenario. A policy review and development phase allows an organization to develop virtualization policies, including business continuity plans. A virtualization implementation planning phase allows and organization to develop detailed plans for deployment of the virtualization scenario. A monitoring and refinement process allows an organization to track implementation of the deployment plans and modify as necessary.
US10783465B1
A provider network may implement dynamic port bandwidth for dedicated physical connections to the provider network. A dedicated physical connection to the provider network may be established with a reserved port bandwidth according to which a client network may access resources implemented in the provider network. Utilization of the reserved port bandwidth for the dedicated physical connection may be monitored. A bandwidth modification event may be detected, and in response to detecting the bandwidth modification event, provider network routing may be modified to modify the reserved port bandwidth for the dedicated physical connection to the provider network. The resources in the provider network may then be accessed according to the adjusted reserved port bandwidth.
