US10966603B2
An optical imaging device includes a support structure and imaging channels, where each imaging channel includes a discrete optical imaging pathway. The imaging channels may be disposed within the support structure, and the imaging channels may be aimed at different angles relative to each other such that each optical imaging pathway is directed towards a pupil of the eye. Additionally, the optical imaging device may include a primary fixation target configured to emit optical signals along a primary fixation target projection path towards the pupil of the eye. Further, an artifact of the primary fixation target may be generated onto a portion of the eye to be imaged.
US10966600B2
An otoscope includes an instrument head, a tip element and an optical system. The instrument head has a distal insertion portion for insertion into an ear of a human or veterinary subject. The distal insertion portion has a distal opening. The tip element is releasably attached to the distal insertion portion. The tip element has a distal opening. The optical system is contained within the instrument head. The optical system includes a plurality of optical components. The optical system further comprises a viewing component for viewing of an image of a target of interest aligned along an optical axis disposed within said distal opening. The optical system is configured to provide a field of having a diameter equaling at least 7 mm at a distance of at least 15 mm from a distal opening of said attached tip element. The optical system is further configured to simultaneously provide a distance range of optimal focus having a range of at least 8 mm. The distance range of optimal focus includes a location at a working distance equal to about 30 mm.
US10966599B2
An endoscopic stereo matching method and apparatus using a direct attenuation model is provided. A method for generating a depth image according to an embodiment includes: generating a stereo image; and estimating a depth image from the stereo image based on an attenuation trend of light of an illumination used to generate the stereo image. Accordingly, a dense depth image can be obtained by using images obtained from a capsule endoscope, and thus the geometric structure of the inside of the GI tract can be estimated.
US10966596B2
An insertion device includes a long and thin insertion section, a rotating housing that is provided to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis, a drive shaft that is connected to a motor rotating the rotating housing, and that transmits a rotation of the motor, a rotor that is provided at a distal-end side of the drive shaft and that is provided to be movable in relation to the rotating housing in axial direction of the insertion section, and that transmits the rotation to the rotating housing via a coating of the insertion section, a sensor that detects that the rotor moves a predetermined amount in either forward or backward direction relative to the axial direction of the insertion section, and a control unit that controls, according to the detection by the sensor, a state of the motor including a positive rotation, a negative rotation, and rotation halt.
US10966594B2
An imaging device that includes at least one lens that collects light incident from an object; an imaging sensor that receives light from the lens and converts it to an electric signal; a multi-layer substrate electrically connected to the imaging sensor that includes electronic components and conductive layers and vias; and a collective cable including at least one coaxial cable. A core connection electrode connected to a core of the coaxial cable is formed on a first surface of the multi-layer substrate, the first substrate intersecting with a height direction of the multi-layer substrate. A shielded-wire connection electrode connected to a shielded wire of the coaxial cable is formed on a side surface of the multi-layer substrate adjacent to the first surface. The side surface faces and the cable extend to a proximal end.
US10966593B2
The present invention provides an adaptor that is suitable for attachment to an endoscopic device for delivery of a secondary gas. The adaptor generally comprises an adaptor body with first and second fluid transport components and can include a gas inlet on one of the fluid transport components suitable for attachment to a secondary gas source. A sealing member can be included to prevent leakage of any fluid (e.g., liquid or gas) that is transported through channels extending through the fluid transport components. The adaptor may be used in endoscopy methods and is particularly useful for adding a secondary gas source in an endoscopy procedure.
US10966588B2
The inventors of the present disclosure recognized that, surprisingly, the antimicrobial treatments used on cellulosic sponges do not work in hydrophilic polyurethane sponges. As such, the inventors of the present disclosure discovered a need for an antimicrobial treatment for use on hydrophilic polyurethane foam sponges. The present inventors invented one antimicrobial composition for use on hydrophilic polyurethane foam sponges including an acetate salt solution humectant. The present inventors invented another antimicrobial composition for use on hydrophilic polyurethane foam sponges including a non-halogen humectant comprising a salt solution having a pH between about 3 and 10 and a water activity of less than 0.9 at 25° C.
US10966582B2
A cyclone assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus has a first cyclonic cleaning stage and a second cyclonic cleaning stage downstream from the first cyclonic cleaning stage. The second cyclonic cleaning stage has more air inlets than the first cyclonic cleaning stage. The second cyclonic cleaning stage has a second stage air inlet cross-sectional area in a direction transverse to a direction of air flow entering the second stage cyclone chamber that is 1.1-2 times larger than a first stage air inlet cross-sectional area in a direction transverse to a direction of air flow entering the first stage cyclone chamber.
US10966575B2
A bathing system, includes a transfer system having a carrier base and a transfer seat. A sliding of the transfer seat relative to the carrier base may facilitate transfer of the transfer seat toward or away from the tub. A first arm and a second arm of the carrier base extends into and overlaps with a first support surface and a second support surface of the tub respectively. A controller may be in operative communication with a plurality of sensors and determine whether the bathing system is in a state where it is permissible to transfer the transfer seat toward or away from the tub and if so, actuate components of the transfer system to permit the transfer of a patient in the transfer system.
US10966570B1
A high efficiency heating apparatus for heating fluids and cooking mediums, such as oil or shortening within a fryer, includes a natural draft (non powered) combustion chamber with internal baffles that is affixed to an exterior surface of a fry tank.
US10966569B2
In an embodiment, a grill system is provided with a grill assembly and a first side assembly. The grill assembly can include a grill cart and a burner box coupled to a top portion of the grill cart. The first side assembly can include a first side cart, first panel, and a second panel. The grill assembly is coupled to the first side assembly such that the first side of the grill assembly is adjacent to the first side of the first side cart, and the front side of the grill cart faces in the same direction as the front side of the first side cart. The first panel and the second panel are each configured to be coupled to the second side of the grill cart or the second side of the first side cart. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US10966565B2
An automated frothing assembly. The automated frothing assembly has a wand module that includes an elongate member having an inlet, one or more outlets, and a fluid passageway extending between and in fluid communication with the inlet and the plurality of outlets. At least one of the one or more outlets extends parallel to a vertical plane that includes the centerline of the elongate member and at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to both the vertical plane and the centerline of the elongate member. The assembly further includes an actuator configured to be operatively coupled to the wand module and to drive the movement of at least a portion of the wand module along an axis, and an electronic controller configured to be electrically coupled to the actuator and to control the operation of the actuator to control the movement of the wand module.
US10966553B1
A system and method for a blanket that is convertible into a pillow by a series of folds where the body of the blanket is eventually positioned inside of a pocket positioned at the ends of the top side and bottom side of the blanket such that the pillow remains intact until the user removes the remainder of the blanket from the pocket and unfolds the blanket.
US10966535B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a cushion and a seating surface. A thermally conductive tape includes at least two branches, the two branches coming together at a junction and extending in a direction parallel with the seating surface. The thermally conductive tape includes a plurality of thermoelectric devices and a lower conductor and an upper conductor in thermal contact with the plurality of thermoelectric devices. The thermoelectric devices are secured to the lower conductor and the upper conductor with the thermally conductive adhesive. The thermoelectric devices are configured to change temperature when a voltage is applied to the thermoelectric devices.
US10966531B2
An ergonomic chair, includes: a support structure, a seat assembly, and a backrest. The seat assembly includes a seat and a seat mount arranged on the support structure. The backrest is rotatably connected to the support structure through a backrest support, and the backrest is configured to be rotatable and fixed relative to the seat assembly.
US10966521B2
A self-locking slide rail device with buffer mechanism includes a slide rail, a fixing seat, a sliding seat, a hook member, two springs, a connecting member, and a buffer. The slide rail includes an outer rail and an inner rail. The fixing seat is disposed on a rear end of the outer rail, and has a body portion and a guiding extension portion. The sliding seat is disposed on the guiding extension portion. The hook member is disposed on the sliding seat. The two springs are disposed in parallel with each other on the fixing seat. The connecting member is disposed on the inner rail to interlink with the hook member. The buffer is disposed on the center of the body portion.
US10966520B2
A cabinet locking device includes a cabinet body, a plurality of movable storage devices, a plurality of locking devices, and a driving device. The driving device is interlocked with the locking devices via a plurality of drawstrings. Each locking device includes a sliding member, an interference member disposed on the sliding member, and a restriction mechanism for guiding the sliding member. The driving device can drive the sliding member to move to an engaging portion or a released position. When the sliding member is moved to the engaged position, the interference member interferes with an engaging portion of the corresponding movable storage device such that the movable storage device cannot be opened. When the sliding member is moved to the released position, the interference member does not interfere with the engaging portion such that the movable storage device can be opened.
US10966519B2
Foldable storage compartment having front and rear panels that are traversable closer to or further away from each other is disclosed. Left and right side collapsible panels may be attached to the front and rear panels. The shelves of the foldable storage compartment may be interlinked with each other by way of a vertical linkage rod and connected to the front panel with a front panel linkage so that traversal of the front and rear panels closer to or further away from each other will also collapse and erect the shelves simultaneously.
US10966517B2
A hygienic cleaner for cleaning a dental appliance. The hygienic cleaner includes a housing, a cleaning chamber, and a blower. The housing includes a base and a lid. The lid is positionable about an inlet to the base. An outlet is defined between the lid and the base. The cleaning chamber shaped to receive the dental appliance therein. The cleaning chamber is in fluid communication with the outlet. The blower includes a fan to blow air and a stator with curved blades to swirl the air through the cleaning chamber and out the outlet whereby moisture on the dental appliance is blown out of the housing. A mister may also be provided and includes a sprayer and a reservoir positionable about the cleaning chamber to emit a cleaning fluid onto the dental appliance in the cleaning chamber whereby contaminants on the dental appliance are destroyed.
US10966515B2
The invention is of various portable, handheld, electronic skincare devices with exterior regions that are configured to engage human skin in a manner that provides a benefit to the skin and/or to tissue proximate to the skin. The exterior regions are configured to vibrate, heat, cool, sense, and/or stimulate the skin. The generated and applied vibrations may be of predetermined and different waveforms configured to achieve a particular result, such as, applying a skincare product to the skin or loosening an element from the skin. The exterior regions may be: a plurality of touch-points, a smooth-plate, and/or a rounded and smooth base. The benefit may be of: cleansing, massaging, soothing, relaxing, loosening of sinus pressure, application of skincare product to skin, removal of skincare product from the skin, opening of skin pores, closing of skin pores, heating, cooling, wrinkle reduction, massaged lymphatic tissue, and/or drained lymphatic tissue.
US10966509B2
A carrying box is releasably attachable to a portion of a piece of clothing. The carrying box has a top section connectable to a bottom section in a sealing manner. The bottom section has a curved bottom face with a curve radius substantially corresponding with the curve shape of a body part of a human being to be covered by the portion of piece of clothing. The carrying box further is arranged for releasable interconnection with said portion of piece of clothing by at least one attachment means, wherein at least one of a curved inward top face of the top section and the curved bottom face of the bottom section is arranged to carry a compress element.
US10966508B2
A camping utensil support apparatus for keeping utensils off the ground near a campfire includes a bottom pole having a bottom shaft terminating at a spiked tip. A main pole is coupled to the bottom pole and has an open bottom side, a main sidewall, and a capped top side. The main sidewall has a pin aperture extending therethrough and the bottom pole is telescopingly engageable through the open bottom side between a compacted position with a lower through hole aligned with the pin aperture and an alternate extended position with an upper through hole aligned with the pin aperture. A spring clip is coupled through the pin aperture of the main pole to maintain the apparatus in the compacted position or the extended position, respectively. A plurality of pegs is coupled to the main pole and is configured to secure a plurality of eating and cooking utensils.
US10966505B2
A wiping element of axis X includes an internal wiping skirt extended in its lower part by a wiping lip defining a wiping orifice, the internal wiping skirt being extended in its upper part by a shoulder connected to an external catching skirt by a holding portion, at least one preferably annular first groove, open towards the wiping lip, being defined between the internal wiping skirt and the external catching skirt.
US10966502B2
A swab roller formed from an elongated stem having a first end terminating with a covering and a second end terminating with a covering. A casing tube placed over a portion of the elongated stem is sized to allow the rotation of the elongated stem within the casing tube. The covering is formed from an absorbent material such as cotton or foam. The swab roller can be constructed of inexpensive components, such as paper for general use or from medical grade materials or sterile packaging for specialty use.
US10966501B1
A nail lamp for curing UV-curable nail gel uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit ultraviolet light and are relatively lower power. The nail lamp is powered from an exterior power source, such as a wall socket, or by a rechargeable battery pack. A battery compartment of the nail lamp holds the battery pack, which is removable without disassembling the nail lamp. The nail lamp is easily transportable to different locations and can be used even when a wall socket is unavailable. A curing time of the nail lamp is user-selectable. The nail lamp can also include detection sensors to detect a person's hand or foot in a treatment chamber and automatically turn on or off the LEDs.
US10966494B2
Kits and methods of play for creating decorative objects are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a kit comprises a plurality of rubber sticks, each stick with a continuous internal pattern that extends down the entire length of a longitudinal axis of the stick; a coring device, wherein the coring device includes a core cutter that is designed to cut holes through the plurality of rubber sticks; a cutting device designed to cut segments from the plurality of rubber sticks; and, a plurality of retainers designed to couple a plurality of segments together.
US10966492B2
A versatile smart device holder that secures the device to a user while offering enhanced protection during physical activity as compared to conventional device bands and holders. The device holder is suitable to wear in a number of locations, such as across the bicep, the forearm, leg, ankle, or the wrist. The device holder comprises a band made of flexible material and a frame permanently or removably embedded within or attached to the band that is capable of securely holding the electronic device in place.
US10966487B2
A method of making a knitted shoe includes the steps of: (A) preparing a tube main body having opposite first and second openings; (B) closing the first opening to form a front joined part; (C) cutting an oval shaped opening in the tube main body and closing the same to form a side joined part proximate to the front joined part; (D) preparing and sleeving a three-dimensional rigid foam sleeve on a shoe last; (E) adhering the tube main body to an outer surface of the foam sleeve so as to form a tubular knitted upper; (F) placing the shoe last in an oven for heating; (G) removing the shoe last from the oven; (H) adhering a sole to a bottom side of the tubular knitted upper; and (I) removing the shoe last from the tubular knitted upper.
US10966485B2
An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole attached to the upper, and an impact absorber attached to the upper at least along a midfoot region of the upper and capable of absorbing a portion of a lateral impact when the impact absorber is moved into contact with a top surface of the sole. The impact absorber is be integrally formed with the sole and has a width that varies along a length of the impact absorber. The width of the impact absorber decreases in a forefoot region and a heel region. The upper rolls to contact the top surface of the sole upon lateral impact. The sole and the upper may be attached asymmetrically.
US10966483B2
A midsole for a shoe, in particular a running shoe, is described which midsole is asymmetric in a midfoot area, has an upper heel portion embracing the calcaneus of a wearer and has an upwardly extending toe end. In the midfoot area a vertical medial support structure originates from the midsole and supportively embraces the arch. Correspondingly, a vertical lateral support structure supports the lateral side of the foot in the midfoot area. The medial support structure covers a larger area than the lateral support structure, and is connected to the vertically extending upper heel portion of the midsole. The toe end of the midsole is extended upwardly, and provides in combination with the vertically extending upper heel portion and the vertically extending medial and lateral arch support structures a midsole which firmly embraces the foot. The resulting shoe reduces the risk of injury during running.
US10966476B2
The present disclosure provides, in some examples, a method, a system, and a computer program for vectorizing a QR code with an image in an online store or platform, digitizing the QR code with associated image, printing the QR code with the image on a sublimation/heat transfer paper, placing the paper onto a fabric, loading a cutter machine with the fabric, cutting the fabric into a patch with design details of QR code, and placing the patch onto a garment.
US10966474B2
A pair of gloves for removing calluses and dry skin including a first glove (11) having an abrasive surface of 100 to 150 grit (7) on at least one finger portion (3) of the glove for removing calluses and dead skin from the heel and other parts of the foot, hand, elbow and knees; and a second glove (12) having an abrasive surface of 200 to 250 grit (8) on at least one finger portion (3) of the glove to remove excess dead skin and to smooth/polish the heel and other parts of the foot, hand, elbow and knees; wherein both gloves have an abrasive surface of 220 to 320 grit on the palm/heel portion (4) of the glove for further polish and smoothing.
US10966464B2
A vapor generating system includes a mouthpiece housing including an air outlet at a first side of the mouthpiece housing. The vapor generating system further includes a liquid storage portion, a filamentary wick extending into the liquid storage portion, a heating coil at least partially surrounding a portion of the filamentary wick and a chamber between the heating coil and the air outlet.
US10966460B2
A control body is coupleable with a cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device, with the cartridge being equipped with a heating element. The control body includes first and second positive conductors connectable with respectively a power supply and the heating element. The control body includes a series pull-up resistor and switch connected to and between the first and second positive conductors. A microprocessor is configured to operate the switch in a closed state in a standby mode in which the pull-up resistor causes a logical high level of voltage at the second positive conductor when the control body and cartridge are uncoupled, and in which the heating element is unpowered causes a logical low level of the voltage when the control body and cartridge are coupled. The microprocessor is configured to measure the voltage and control operation of functional element(s) of the aerosol delivery device based thereon.
US10966458B2
There is provided an aerosol-generating article including at least one blister capsule including a volatile liquid, the article further including a rupturing system including a first tube and a second tube both arranged in operational engagement defining a volume; the first and second tubes being movable relative to each other along a first motion path from a first position to a second position, such that the defined volume is larger in the first position than in the second position; the first tube including a first rupturing member arranged at least partially inside the first tube, such that in the first position the first rupturing member is contained completely in the defined volume; and, in the second position, the first rupturing member at least partially protrudes from the defined volume and is configured to rupture the capsule and to form an aperture extending through the capsule.
US10966452B2
A tobacco humectant, which is a metal-organic framework material with a three-dimensional structure obtained by a self-assembly of Zr4+ and terephthalic acid or 2-aminoterephthalic acid. The metal-organic framework material with the three-dimensional structure obtained by the self-assembly of the Zr4+ and the terephthalic acid is Uio-66, and the metal-organic framework material with the three-dimensional structure obtained by the self-assembly of the Zr4+ and the 2-aminoterephthalic acid is Uio-66-NH2. A preparation method of the tobacco humectant and a use thereof in tobacco is further provided.
US10966447B2
The present disclosure provides novel sweetener compositions comprising a compound having a structure according to Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are described herein. Also provided are methods of modulating sweetness profile of a product by adding a compound of Formula I to the product, such as a beverage product or a food product. For example, the compound described herein can be added to increase the overall sweetness of a nutritive sweetener sweetened beverages; decrease the sweetness time-of-onset for high potency sweeteners such as rebaudioside A; decreasing bitter, metallic and licorice off-notes of high potency sweeteners; and improve the sweet quality of sweetened products.
US10966441B1
A food-grade, all-natural cold storage anti-bacterial filter is disclosed. The filter may control moisture, gaseous contaminates, mold, and bacteria within a cold storage unit; improve food safety; and improve the life of cold storage equipment. Reduced food spoilage, reduced energy usage, and increased cold storage shelf life may result from use of the filter. The filter includes a mixture of effective amounts of a base mineral, hygroscopic plant botanicals, and anti-bacterial plant botanicals, wherein the mixture is disposed in an FDA-approved food grade material.
US10966438B2
The present invention includes methods for producing an extruded food particle by extruding through an extruder having a screw within a barrel, a composition containing nutritional food components, and gelatin in an amount sufficient to act as a binder when the composition exits the extruder, where the binder has essentially no starch. The present invention also includes extruded food particles that do not use starch as a binder.
US10966430B2
A method for treating Black Sigatoka fungus in crops of the Musaceae family by applying a fungicidal composition comprising garlic oil, rosemary oil, thyme oil and cinnamon oil.
US10966423B2
The present invention concerns the field of food preservation and more specifically compositions comprising xanthohumol for use as an anti-microbial agent in the preservation of food in combination with another antimicrobial agent. In particular, the present invention provides the use of compositions comprising xanthohumol and a further antimicrobial agent, as an anti-microbial composition against lactic acid bacteria. Such compositions and food products comprising such compositions are also encompassed by the invention.
US10966422B2
The present disclosure provides formulations of pyrethroid compounds comprising nanoparticles of polymer-associated pyrethroid compounds along with various formulating agents. The present disclosure also provides methods for producing and using these formulations. The disclosure describes various formulations and formulating agents that can be included in the formulations. Additionally, the disclosures describes application to various plants and pests as well as advantages of the disclosed formulations.
US10966418B2
A fishing reel includes a reel body that supports a spool so as to be rotatable, and a spool brake. The spool brake includes an operator and a braking force adjuster. The operator is configured to be rotatable and axially immovable with respect to the reel body, and has an internal space extending in an axial direction and opening axially outwardly. The braking force adjuster is disposed in the internal space and is configured to be axially movable with respect to the reel body in conjunction with rotation of the operator to adjust a braking force of the spool.
US10966413B2
The present invention relates to a biological control composition comprising at least arthropod biological control agents and astigmatid mite eggs. The invention also relates to the use of astigmatid mite eggs as a nutrient source for arthropod biological control agents. The invention also relates to a biological control composition comprising at least one population of arthropod biological control agents, a nutrient source comprising astigmatid mite eggs, and optionally, a support and/or dissemination substrate. Finally, the present invention further relates to a method for rearing arthropods from astigmatid mite eggs as a nutrient source.
US10966412B2
The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human-non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanised antibodies; compositions comprising said antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in said methods.
US10966411B2
Described are transgenic, non-human animals comprising a nucleic acid encoding an immunoglobulin light chain, whereby the immunoglobulin light chain is human, human-like, or humanized. The nucleic acid is provided with a means that renders it resistant to DNA rearrangements and/or somatic hypermutations. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises an expression cassette for the expression of a desired molecule in cells during a certain stage of development in cells developing into mature B cells. Further provided is methods for producing an immunoglobulin from the transgenic, non-human animal.
US10966403B2
The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2A31W3FE, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2A31W3FE, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2A31W3FE with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2A31W3FE with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2A31W3FE, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2A31W3FE, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US10966392B1
A novel canola variety designated G00010 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00010 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00010 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety G00010 or a locus conversion of G00010 with another canola variety.
US10966385B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH564211. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH564211, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH564211 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH564211.
US10966384B2
The disclosure provides a new cotton variety FM 2498GLT. The disclosure relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 2498GLT with other plants. The disclosure also relates to plants of variety FM 2498 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from cotton variety FM 2498GLT.
US10966378B2
Debris removal apparatus, systems, and methods of using the same are described. An example debris removal apparatus includes a shaft, an energy source, a motor, a fan attached to the motor, and a switch. The shaft has a lengthwise axis, a first end, a second end, a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and defines an opening on the second end, a passageway in fluid communication with the opening, and a plurality of inlet openings on the third portion of the shaft in fluid communication with the passageway. The motor is operatively connected to the energy source and disposed between the plurality of inlet openings and the second end of the shaft. The motor has a lengthwise axis extending through a drive shaft. The lengthwise axis of the motor is parallel to the lengthwise axis of the shaft. The switch is operatively connected to the motor.
US10966377B2
An intelligent planting apparatus an intelligent planting management method controls planting processes of plants in a plurality of planting devices within different environments, and includes data collection step, classification-marking step, and regulation step. Collected data comprise: plants' planting information, environment information of planting devices, planting condition information and plant features. Classifying the collected data, scoring and comparing the plant features in each planting devices according to preset conditions under same category, and marking and storing respective planting condition information of the planting device with high planting feature score in a plant growing cycle. Comparing the current planting condition information with the stored marked planting condition information according to planting and environment information of respective planting device. If difference therebetween exceeds threshold, a regulation data is generated according to the stored marked planting condition information and the current planting condition information to regulate planting condition of respective planting device.
US10966376B2
Laser light emanates from optical components that are mounted on a substrate, each optical component being coupled to an optical fiber that delivers laser radiation combined from multiple lasers. A linear or elliptical holographic diffuser is located to diffuse the light emanating from the optical components. The laser wavelengths excite plant photopigments for predetermined physiological responses, and the light source intensities may be temporally modulated to maximize photosynthesis and control photomorphogenesis responses. Each laser is independently controlled.
US10966375B2
A hanging device hangs a first decorative element such as a wreath, a display, or a sign, and incorporates a secondary decorative element enhanced with one or more of light, animation, motion detection, audio, and other effects powered by a power source and attached or fixed to the same decorative hanger. The hanging device may be a unitary, solid, and one-piece component, or incorporate an element that allows the height of the secondary decorative element to be adjusted relative to the first decorative element so that the second element may be suitably positioned relative to the first element. The hanging device may include an arm that may be arranged to stabilize the first element and second element that may be hanging from a supporting plane or surface. The hanging device may prevent the first element and the second element from damaging the supporting plane or surface.
US10966374B2
An autonomous vehicle apparatus and method for performing pruning operations on a plant being cultivated in a container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheeled chassis operably configured to autonomously navigate to a location of the container within a workspace. The apparatus also includes a plant support operable to receive and secure the container in an upright condition with respect to a vertical axis extending generally vertically through the container and the plant. The apparatus further includes a manipulator mounted to the vehicle and operable to grasp and load the container onto the plant support, and a pruning tool mounted on the vehicle and disposed to prune the plant while causing rotational movement of at least one of the pruning tool and the container about the vertical axis.
US10966369B2
A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller configured to determine a position of a conveyor outlet relative to a storage compartment, and to select a target unloading area from a set of candidate target unloading areas. The set of candidate target unloading areas includes a target circle having a center at an unloading point and a radius corresponding to a threshold range from the unloading point, a bounding shape within the storage compartment, and a selected zone of a set of non-overlapping zones within the bounding shape. In addition, the controller is configured to engage product flow from the conveyor outlet to the storage compartment while the position of the conveyor outlet is within the target unloading area, and to terminate product flow from the conveyor outlet to the storage compartment while the position of the conveyor outlet is outside of the target unloading area.
US10966366B2
A portable frame is configured to be transported by the forks of a fork lift truck and has hydraulic lines releasably connectable to the auxiliary hydraulic fluid pressure system of the fork lift truck. A valve and a set of hydraulic lines are mounted on the portable frame for releasable connection to the hydraulic fluid lines of a tillage machine so that an inexpensive fork lift truck may be utilized to test operation of hydraulically actuated tillage components.
US10966363B2
An apparatus for connecting an implement to mobile machinery comprises a first frame work, a slidable second frame work, and at least one support member. The support member provides support for the second framework as it slides back and forth along the first frame work.
US10973155B2
A display substrate includes a first region, a second region, and a bendable region between the first region and the second region, and a heat dissipation plate assembly for heat dissipation of the display substrate includes: a first release film; a heat dissipation plate, comprising a first portion and a second portion which are separated by a space and located on the first release film; a protective film, located on a side of the heat dissipation plate distal to the first release film, having a substantially same shape as the heat dissipation plate, and comprising a third portion located on the first portion and a fourth portion located on the second portion, the third portion being able to be bonded to the first region of the display substrate, and the fourth portion being able to be bonded to the second region of the display substrate; and a second release film, located on a side of the protective film distal to the heat dissipation plate and having a substantially same shape as the first release film.
US10973152B2
The present disclosure provides a cooling system. The cooling system includes: a first set of fans mounted on an inward-facing side of an air inlet on an outer shell of a case; a second set of fans mounted on an inward-facing side of an air outlet on the outer shell of the case, for generating, in cooperation with the first set of fans, a high-pressure airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet; a first heat sink connected to heat generating component in the case, for absorbing heat from the heat generating component and transferring the absorbed heat to a second heat sink; and the second heat sink mounted on an inward-facing side of the second set of fans and cooled by the high-pressure airflow.
US10973135B2
A display device includes a display panel including a display area on which a plurality of display elements is disposed and a non-display area on which one or more wires for driving the plurality of display elements are disposed. A back cover is attached to one surface of the display panel and has a plurality of openings. A roller unit winds or unwinds the back cover and the display panel, and a lifting unit moves the back cover and the display panel in a vertical direction. The plurality of openings overlaps the display panel, and each of the plurality of openings is disposed to be staggered with one or more of the openings in an adjacent row. A size of the back cover is larger than a size of the display panel.
US10973132B2
An RF module includes a switch IC having connection electrodes on a first main face and connection electrodes on a second main face; a mounting substrate which has a first mounting face at the first main face side and a second mounting face at the second main face side and in which the switch IC is mounted; signal lines for a band A, which are formed at the first mounting face side of the mounting substrate; signal lines for a band B, which are formed at the second mounting face side of the mounting substrate; a band A filter; and a band B filter. Among the band A filter and the band B filter, only the band A filter is mounted on the first mounting face and only the band B filter is mounted on the second mounting face.
US10973130B2
A printed wiring board includes a substrate, a contact member arranged in contact with the substrate, and a wear resistant member fixed at least in an area on the substrate that comes in contact with the contact member, the wear resistant member having a wear resistance higher than that of the substrate.
US10973125B2
A spacer for providing support to a flex board including a spacer body having, a first portion including multiple surfaces on a first side thereof and multiple surfaces on a second side opposite the first side, a second portion including multiple surfaces on a first side thereof and multiple surfaces on a second side opposite the first side, wherein the second portion is connected to the first irregular portion by a bridge having a single surface on a first side thereof and multiple surfaces on a second side opposite the first side and a set of orifices each for receiving a fastener therein, wherein at least one of the orifices is located on the first side of the first portion and at least one of the orifices is located on the first side of the second portion.
US10973119B2
An electronic circuit board includes a substrate having a multilayer structure including a ground layer, has at least one configuration in which, in a ground layer closest to a signal terminal of an oscillator, a region overlapping a signal terminal in a plan view is a non-forming region of a ground electrode, in a ground layer closest to a first wiring connecting the signal terminal of the oscillator and an input portion of an amplifier, a region overlapping the first wiring in the plan view is a non-forming region of a ground electrode, and in a ground layer closest to a second wiring connecting the signal terminal of the oscillator and an output portion of the amplifier, a region overlapping the second wiring in the plan view is a non-forming region of a ground electrode.
US10973109B2
The invention relates to a method for installing an executable computer program in an illumination system having a plurality of illumination devices which are controlled by means of a particular computer unit and have a lighting device and a transmitting device arranged in or directly on the lighting device, wherein the transmitting device wirelessly emits a signal having an item of identification information specific to the transmitting device, in which: data corresponding to the computer program to be installed are provided by a data source, the data are transmitted to the illumination devices and the computer program is automatically installed in the respective computer units of the illumination devices on the basis of the transmitted data, wherein a first of the illumination devices receives the data via a communication link, and in order to install the computer program in at least one second of the illumination devices, the first of the illumination devices transmits the data to the at least one second of the illumination devices.
US10973106B2
Methods and systems are provided for directing a lighting fixture in a venue. A user device is paired with a three-dimensional model space that represents a physical space of the venue. A lighting beam destination is indicated with the user device using a position and an orientation of the user device. The indicated lighting beam destination is converted into coordinates in the three-dimensional model space. A lighting fixture orientation value to direct a lighting beam of the lighting fixture to the lighting beam destination in the physical space of the venue is determined based on the coordinates of the lighting beam destination in the three-dimensional model space of the venue. A motor associated with the lighting fixture is actuated to move the lighting fixture to a lighting fixture orientation in the physical space of the venue based on the lighting fixture orientation values.
US10973105B2
A lighting device (100), comprising a light source (104) configured to be driven by electrical power, an energy-storage unit (106) configured to store electrical energy, to receive the electrical power from a power interface and to deliver the electrical power to the light source and to the power interface (108) allowing, in a connected state, an energy-transfer operation between the energy-storage unit (106) and an external second energy-storage unit (110) of an external electrically driven device (102) that can be connected to the power interface (108) and a control unit (116) configured to determine if the power interface (108) is in the connected state, to determine a current light-output state of the lighting device (100), and to control, in the connected state, the energy-transfer operation in an energy-transfer direction depending on the current light-output state of the lighting device (100).
US10973100B1
Provided is an ambient temperature estimating device, ambient temperature estimating method, program, and system that are able to realize both high robustness and high ambient temperature estimation accuracy. An ambient temperature estimating device includes a neural network, a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more temperature values inside the ambient temperature estimating device, and a neural network calculator configured to estimate an ambient temperature around the ambient temperature estimating device using the neural network. Input values inputted to the neural network by the neural network calculator include the temperature values acquired by the temperature acquisition unit and a heat source control value for controlling a heat source inside the ambient temperature estimating device.
US10973086B2
Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable for wideband coverage enhancement is disclosed. The UE can decode downlink control information (DCI) received in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The UE can identify a transport block size (TBS) scaling factor from the DCI. The UE can identify a repetition number from the DCI, wherein the repetition number configures the UE to receive or transmit one or more of data and control channel information that is repeated, in the time domain, a selected number of times based on the repetition number. The UE can encode one or more of data or control information, for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), based on the TBS scaling factor and the repetition number.
US10973082B2
A registration method includes sending, by a terminal, a first message to the AMF entity, where the first message includes first information, first network slice selection information, second network slice selection information, and information for requesting to establish a protocol data unit (PDU) session. The first network slice selection information is used by the AMF entity to select a first session management control function (SMF) entity, and the second network slice selection information is used by the AMF entity to select a second SMF entity. The method further includes receiving, by the terminal, a second message from the AMF entity, where the second message includes second information, and the second information includes PDU session establishment accept information.
US10973076B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for fast switching between control channels during a radio resource control connection in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station and a wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection. The base station may provide a physical layer indication to the wireless device of a control channel to monitor for scheduling information. The base station may provide scheduling information to the wireless device on the indicated control channel. The wireless device may monitor the indicated control channel for scheduling information based at least in part on the physical layer indication and may receive the scheduling information provided by the base station on the indicated control channel.
US10973075B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a radio resource control (RRC) resume message, associated with transitioning the UE from an inactive state to a connected state. The UE may configure, based at least in part on receiving the RRC resume message, the UE with a serving cell common configuration, associated with a serving cell of the UE, received in a system information block (SIB) associated with the serving cell. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10973062B2
Generating an environment information map from a wireless communication system having directional communication capabilities. A plurality of features are extracted and logged resultant from a communication link attempt at multiple beam directions and training at least one machine learning model based on the plurality of extracted features from the first beam direction and the at least one additional beam directions to infer an environment information map of the area between the first transmitter and the receiver.
US10973060B2
Methods and systems for vehicle—user association management. The methods and systems may include receiving identification data corresponding to a user and transmitting the identification data to a server. The identification data is compared to previously stored data in a memory of the server, and when the identification data matches previously stored data, transmitting a notification to a mobile device of the user, and when the identification data does not match previously stored data, transmitting a message based on the identification data, prompting the user to complete a registration with the server. The methods and systems may further include establishing the association between the user and the vehicle based on at least one of the notification and the registration.
US10973050B2
A radio terminal according to one embodiment is used in a mobile communication system supporting uplink transmission using an unlicensed spectrum. The user terminal comprises a controller configured to perform LBT (Listen-Before-Talk) before the uplink transmission. The controller applies a first LBT scheme to the LBT, in response to reception of information indicating the first LBT scheme from a base station. The controller applies a second LBT scheme to the LBT, in response to reception of information indicating the second LBT scheme with a shorter LBT time interval than the first LBT scheme, from the base station.
US10973034B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a base station may configure a user equipment (UE) with multiple control resource sets (CORESETs) for control channel monitoring. In some cases (e.g., based on a random access (RACH) procedure), the base station may update a CORESET with an updated downlink beam and, correspondingly, an updated active quasi-co-location (QCL) assumption for monitoring. In some cases, this updated active QCL assumption may cause the total number of active QCL assumptions to exceed a UE threshold value for monitoring. The UE may determine a priority order for monitoring the CORESETs, where the CORESET corresponding to the updated active QCL is assigned highest priority and the remaining CORESETs are prioritized based on CORESET or search space parameters, and the UE may either drop CORESETs from monitoring or modify active QCL assumptions for CORESETs based on the determined priority order.
US10973024B2
The purpose of the present invention is to inhibit an increase in the amount of A/N resources, without changing the timing at which the error detection result of an SCell is notified when UL-DL configurations to be configured for each of the unit bands are different, from the timing at which the error detection result is notified when just a single unit band is configured. A control unit transmits, using a first unit band, a response signal including error detection results about data received with both the first unit band and a second unit band. In a first composition pattern set for the first unit band, an uplink communication subframe is set to be the same timing as at least an uplink communication subframe of a second composition pattern set for the second unit band.
US10973010B2
A terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines the number of modulation symbols for channel state information transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel based on a value of an offset; and a transmission unit that transmits the channel state information to the base station apparatus on the physical uplink shared channel. When two subframe sets are configured by higher layers, the value of the offset is determined depending on the subframe set to which subframes for transmission on the physical uplink shared channel belong. Thus, the communication can be performed efficiently in a radio communication system in which the channel state information is used.
US10973006B2
Disclosed in the present invention are a method, mobile station, and network apparatus for transmitting a service. The mobile station employs, by means of SPS, a first resource allocation parameter set to transmit a current service. When a requirement of the service changes, the network apparatus instructs, via a control signaling, the mobile station to replace the first resource allocation parameter set with a second resource allocation parameter set, and employ the second resource allocation parameter set to transmit the service having the changed requirement, or to employ a second resource allocation parameter set along with the first resource allocation parameter set to transmit the service having the changed requirement. The method, mobile station and network apparatus for transmitting a service in the embodiments of the present invention save signaling costs by completing SPS re-configuration with less control signaling.
US10972992B2
Various aspects relate to flexible mobility for a user equipment (UE) based on supported mobility modes of a network and UE conditions. A network may support one or more of a downlink based mobility mode, an uplink based mobility mode, or a hybrid mobility mode for a connectivity state of a UE. A UE may determine a serving cell based on at least one downlink signal. The UE may determine based on the at least one downlink signal, a set of supported mobility modes for the serving cell, including at least one of a downlink based mobility mode, an uplink based mobility mode, or a hybrid based mobility mode. The UE may follow a mobility procedure based on a selected mobility mode from the determined set of supported mobility modes. Other aspects relate to a base station transmitting synchronization signals to support flexible mobility.
US10972973B2
Two methods for energy-efficient idle listening enhancement for WLAN systems are provided. The first method performs a change of operation of a station (STA) from an active mode to an idle listening mode without notifying the change to an access point (AP) associated with the STA. In the idle listening mode, the AP may transmit frames to the STA using a higher bandwidth, but the STA can only sense channels in a lower bandwidth to save energy. The second method transmits a frame to the AP associated with the STA to notify the AP the change of operation of the STA from the active mode to the idle listening mode. In the idle listening mode, the AP may transmit frames to the STA using the lower bandwidth, and the STA can only sense channels in the lower bandwidth to save energy.
US10972966B2
A multi-hop mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes each comprising a receiver, a transmitter, a controller and memory storing program instructions. The plurality of nodes are suitable for participating in data relaying within the network. The plurality of nodes comprise a plurality of source nodes and a plurality of relay nodes. The plurality of source nodes advertise, via the respective transmitter at least one message in one or more advertising events, and adapt the duration of the advertising event. Each advertising event comprises the at least one message being advertised over one or more primary advertising channels. The plurality of relay nodes scan each of the one or more primary advertising channels to receive, via the respective receiver, the at least one message, and relay, via the respective transmitter, the at least one message, and adapt the duration of the scan of the one or more primary advertising channels based on reception of the at least one message during scanning.
US10972965B2
A method and an apparatus for wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) fast connection are provided. The method includes the following. After a terminal device detects Wi-Fi is turned on by a user, a Wi-Fi driver is loaded and wpa_supplicant is started as a support library of Wi-Fi protected access (WPA). After determining that the wpa_supplicant is started, the terminal device sends a scanning command and performs a scanning operation, and performs, in parallel with sending the scanning command and performing the scanning operation, operations of loading pre-stored access points, setting all the pre-stored access points to be connectable, updating a current connection state, turning on Wi-Fi peer-to-peer, and setting parameters of the Wi-Fi peer-to-peer. After setting the parameters of the Wi-Fi peer-to-peer, the terminal device connects to a first access point according to the scanning result of the scanning operation.
US10972960B2
A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for blocking network access. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving application specific congestion control for data communication (ACDC) blocking information; driving a blocking timer when it is determined by an ACDC blocking check that a network access attempt by a first application being executed is blocked; determining the category of a second application being executed according to a network access attempt by the second application; performing an ACDC blocking check on the basis of the determined category of the second application and the received ACDC blocking information when the determined category of the second application has a higher priority than the category of the first application; and stopping the blocking timer when the network access attempt by the second application should be permitted according to the ACDC blocking check.
US10972956B2
A method of QoS rule management with enhanced handling on QoS flow description is proposed. UE checks QoS configuration received from the network for QoS operation errors. When UE receives a QoS rule associated with a specific QFI but has no QoS flow description for the QFI, UE further determines whether the QoS rule is of a GBR QoS flow. If so, UE detects a QoS operation error. If the QoS rule is the default QoS rule, then UE releases the PDU session. If the QoS rule is not the default QoS rule, then UE either rejects a PDU session modification command that carries the QoS rule or deletes the QoS rule carried by a PDU session establishment accept with a 5GSM cause value indicating the QoS operation error.
US10972952B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), a signal to configure the UE to perform a Random Access Channel-less (RACH-less) handover to a second cell may be received in a first cell, wherein the signal comprises a candidate list of beams for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring in the second cell and/or the signal is indicative of a first beam of the candidate list of beams (to be used by the UE for PDCCH monitoring). A PDCCH in the second cell on the first beam may be monitored before receiving a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) assigning a second beam for PDCCH monitoring in the second cell.
US10972951B2
A mobile telecommunications system anchor base station for a mobile telecommunications system has at least one anchor cell and at least one slave cell which is associated with the anchor cell. The anchor base station has circuitry which is configured to activate or deactivate the slave cell, based on a service requirement received from at least one user equipment.
US10972949B2
The invention relates to the initiation of a service to a mobile terminal capable of communicating via at least a first and second access network. Further, the invention relates to a reduction of power consumption of mobile terminals supporting connectivity to at least two access networks. The invention also relates to mobile communication systems and in particular to mobile communications through heterogeneous access networks. In order to prove improved method for initiating services to mobile terminals and/or to reduce power consumption of mobile terminals, the invention introduces of a sleep state that can be entered by the terminal for an access system if same is not used. Upon requesting a service from/to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal starts service initiation through a second access system and transits back to active state for the first access system for service provision.
US10972947B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a message that indicates a change from an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) to a New Radio (NR) PDCP, wherein the message includes an instruction to perform an intra-cell handover; generate one or more security keys based at least in part on receiving the message that includes the instruction to perform the intra-cell handover; and communicate using the one or more security keys after the intra-cell handover is performed. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10972945B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for handover between secondary base stations, a network device, and user equipment. The network device instructs each of at least one candidate secondary base station to make a prior path handover preparation, so that each of the at least one candidate secondary base station waits to be selected by user equipment as a target secondary base station. The path handover preparation includes at least one of the following: preconfiguring an access resource for the user equipment or establishing a data transmission channel with the network device. The user equipment is handed over to the target secondary base station in the at least one candidate secondary base station according to configuration information of each of the at least one candidate secondary base station when the user equipment needs path handover.
US10972938B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, a security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a method for a terminal transmitting a data packet in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of: generating a data packet; determining whether to perform duplicate transmission for the data packet; and if it is determined to perform duplicate transmission for the data packet, generating at least two duplicate packets by duplicating the data packet, and transmitting the respective at least two duplicate packets to at least two base stations.
US10972934B2
A method for utilizing quality of service information in a network with tunneled backhaul is disclosed, comprising: establishing a backhaul bearer at a base station with a first core network, the backhaul bearer established by a backhaul user equipment (UE) at the base station, the backhaul bearer having a single priority parameter, the backhaul bearer terminating at a first packet data network gateway in the first core network; establishing an encrypted internet protocol (IP) tunnel between the base station and a coordinating gateway in communication with the first core network and a second core network; facilitating, for at least one UE attached at the base station, establishment of a plurality of UE data bearers encapsulated in the secure IP tunnel, each with their own QCI; and transmitting prioritized data of the plurality of UE data bearers via the backhaul bearer and the coordinating gateway to the second core network.
US10972921B2
A wireless signal strength monitoring system employs a wireless signal strength driver model to monitor and maintain wireless signal strengths for mobile devices on a wireless communication network. The monitoring system parses activity logs of network entities including the mobile devices on the wireless communication network to generate a plurality of multilevel token sets. A selected one of the plurality of multilevel token sets is used to generate a wireless signal strength driver model along with topics from clusters of homogenous logs of the activity logs. The drivers of the wireless signal strength are identified from the wireless signal strength driver model. The drivers are used to monitor and improve the wireless signal strengths for the mobile devices on the wireless communication network.
US10972919B2
Aspects described herein relate to a network for providing air-to-ground wireless communication in various cells. The network includes a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the first base station array along the first direction by a first distance. The network also includes a similar second base station array where the second base station array extends substantially parallel to the first base station array and is spaced apart from the first base station array by a second distance to form continuous and at least partially overlapping cell coverage areas between respective base stations of the first and second base station arrays.
US10972917B2
A signaling attack prevention method and apparatus, where the method includes receiving a general packet radio service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol (GTP-C) message from a serving gateway (SGW), determining whether the GTP-C message is received from an eighth data interface (S8), determining whether a first characteristic parameter of the GTP-C message is valid when the GTP-C message is received from the S8 interface, where the first characteristic parameter includes at least one of an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a user, or an identifier of a message source end of the GTP-C message, and discarding the GTP-C message or returning, to the SGW, a GTP-C response message carrying an error code cause value when the first characteristic parameter of the GTP-C message is invalid.
US10972907B2
The invention provides a method and system for Bluetooth-based multi-end-to-multi-end communication, including: obtaining, through a short-term connection-oriented communication, a UUID of a device that needs to receive private data, corresponding the UUID to a private label according to a private label allocation table and storing the UUID in a mapping table within a broadcast host; and looking-up the mapping table, if data to be sent contains private information targeted for a specific receiving object group, then determining whether encryption is required; if encryption is required, then performing dynamical encryption based on the private label and proceeding to a step of Bluetooth broadcast payload sending; and performing corresponding non-private data hosting encapsulation or private data hosting encapsulation for the data to be sent and broadcasting the data. The invention not only satisfies the Bluetooth low energy specification, but also achieves many-to-many real-time communication, and includes a highly reliable encryption method.
US10972896B2
Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for intelligent steering of roaming of user equipment. More particularly, the methods include receiving, from a user equipment (UE) located in a visitor network, a registration message to register with a home network, the registration message including an identifier of the UE. The methods also include querying, by one or more processors, a steering controller using the identifier of the UE to obtain a roaming list customized for the UE. The methods also include pushing, by one or more processors, the roaming list to the UE.
US10972889B2
A dual-system lock includes a lockset including a combination lock and a near field communication. The combination lock includes a contact. The near field communication includes a contacting pin. A mobile apparatus transmits a signal to the near field communication. The near field communication determines and verifies whether a verification code of the mobile apparatus is correct or not. If the near field communication determines that the verification code of the mobile apparatus is correct, the contacting pin of the near field communication is connected and contacted to the contact of the combination lock, and the near field communication transmits a message including a number to the mobile apparatus, wherein the number is a correct unlocking number. If the near field communication determines that the verification code of the mobile apparatus is incorrect, the near field communication does not transmit the message to the mobile apparatus.
US10972879B2
A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
US10972877B2
A user equipment supports MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) transmission using SC-PTM (Single Cell Point-To-Multipoint). The user equipment receives an MBMS service from a base station via SC-MTCH (Single Cell Multicast Traffic Channel). The user equipment receives, from the base station, MAC (Medium Access Control) CE (Control Element) indicating a suspension of transmission of the MBMS service via the SC-MTCH. The user equipment determines that the transmission of the MBMS service via the SC-MTCH is suspended in response to the reception of the MAC CE.
US10972874B2
Disclosed are a method for a terminal transmitting positioning information in a wireless communication system supporting sidelink and a device therefor according to various embodiments. Disclosed are a method for a terminal transmitting positioning information and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a network or a transmission terminal, a positioning signal comprising N consecutive tones to which reference signals are mapped; measuring the phase difference between a reference signal, which is mapped to an anchor tone which is a reference among the N consecutive tones, and the reference signals respectively mapped to the remaining tones; and transmitting, to the network or the transmission terminal, positioning information comprising information relating to the measured phase difference, wherein the positioning information comprises information relating to the sum of the measured phase differences between the reference signals.
US10972869B2
Systems and methods for dynamically maintaining and utilizing walking profiles for time estimations in service scheduling are provided. A networked system detects usage of an application on a user device. In response to the detecting, the networked system accesses environmental condition data at a location associated with a user of the user device, whereby the environmental condition data comprises one or more environmental condition affecting the location. The networked system accesses walking pace data from the user device, whereby the walking pace data represents a current walking pace of the user and correlates the walking pace data with the environmental condition data. Using the correlated data, the networked system adjusts a parameter in a walking profile of the user. The walking profile is then used to determine time estimates that are used to schedule services that require walking by a user.
US10972863B2
A Road Side Unit (RSU) (120) transmits V2X report information to a control node (140) and transmits location-related information about the RSU (120) to the control node (140). The control node (140) determines, based on the received location-related information about the RSU (120), at least one of: one or more sending nodes; a transmission area; a distribution path; and a communication scheme, to distribute a V2X control message to a plurality of UEs. It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to achievement of a configuration in which, upon receiving V2X report information from an RSU, a server transmits a V2X control message based on the V2X report information to a plurality of vehicles or pedestrians.
US10972859B2
The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method capable of reducing calculation loads, as well as a program. A signal processing apparatus includes an ambisonic gain calculation unit configured to find, on the basis of spread information of an object, an ambisonic gain while the object is present at a predetermined position. The present technology is applicable to an encoder and a decoder.
US10972855B2
A mobile computing device that provides location information through directional sound is described herein. The mobile computing device includes a location detection system that provides location signals corresponding to a user location and a destination location, such as a vehicle location or a vertex of a predefined travel route, to a spatial audio generation system to define a spatial audio signal based on a direction from the user location to the destination location. The spatial audio signal is provided to an audio device of the mobile computing device that outputs the spatial audio signal as directional sound having a locus at the destination location.
US10972851B2
In general, techniques are described by which to perform spatial relation coding of higher order ambisonic coefficients using expanded parameters. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store at least a portion of a bitstream, the bitstream including a first indication representative of an HOA coefficient associated with the spherical basis function having an order of zero, and a second indication representative of one or more parameters. The processor may be configured to perform parameter expansion with respect to the one or more parameters to obtain one or more expanded parameters, and synthesize, based on the one or more expanded parameters and the HOA coefficient associated with the spherical basis function having the order of zero, one or more HOA coefficients associated with one or more spherical basis functions having an order greater than zero.
US10972846B2
A device including a prosthesis configured with a sound capture system and configured to evoke a hearing percept based on a captured sound captured by the sound capture system, wherein at least a portion of the prosthesis is configured to attach to a head of a recipient such that sound is captured by the sound capture system externally of the recipient at a location below an ear canal of a human.
US10972841B2
A vibration system which does not rely on adhesive assembly includes a first bracket and a vibration assembly. The vibration assembly includes a voice coil portion and a first diaphragm portion. The voice coil portion includes a mounting base and a voice coil body. The voice coil body surrounds an outer surface of the mounting base. Through holes define in one end of the mounting base. The through holes penetrate the base. The first diaphragm portion includes two connecting portions and a diaphragm body between the two connecting portions. A first connecting portion connects the first bracket. A second connecting portion surrounds an end of the mounting base away from the voice coil body, and the second connecting portion inserts into the through hole. The disclosure further provides a loudspeaker and a method for manufacturing the vibration system.
US10972839B2
A head band structure of headset includes a retractable adjusting block and a head band group. The retractable adjusting block includes an upper cover, a sliding slice, an elastic piece and a lower cover. The sliding slice has at least one blocking portion. A substantial middle of the elastic piece is arched upward to form a convex surface. The head band group is connected with the retractable adjusting block. The head band group has a head band, and two end covers disposed to two opposite ends of the head band. A surface of each end cover has a waveform locking portion, and at least one stopping frame disposed at one end of the waveform locking portion. The convex surface keeps contacting with the waveform locking portion.
US10972838B2
An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
US10972835B2
A conference system with transmitting and receiving sides. The transmitting side has a microphone array unit with microphone capsules, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to receive output signals of the microphone capsules and to execute audio beamforming based on the received output signals for acquiring sound coming from an audio source in a first direction. The processing unit has a direction-recognition unit that computes from the output signals of said microphone capsules a score for each of multiple search grid spatial positions and uses a search grid spatial position having a higher score to identify said first direction. The receiving side has an audio reproduction system that reproduces an audio signal detected by the microphone array with directional information of the first direction. The detected audio signal and the directional information regarding the first direction are transmitted from the transmitting side to the receiving side.
US10972834B1
This disclosure describes techniques for detecting voice commands from a user of an ear-based device. The ear-based device may include an in-ear facing microphone to capture sound emitted in an ear of the user, and an exterior facing microphone to capture sound emitted in an exterior environment of the user. The in-ear microphone may generate an inner audio signal representing the sound emitted in the ear, and the exterior microphone may generate an outer audio signal representing sound from the exterior environment. The ear-based device may compute a ratio of a power of the inner audio signal to the outer audio signal and may compare this ratio to a threshold. If the ratio is larger than the threshold, the ear-based device may detect the voice of the user. Further, the ear-based device may set a value of the threshold based on a level of acoustic seal of the ear-based device.
US10972829B2
A portable sound equipment including a housing having an audio hole; an inner microphone collecting a sound through the audio hole; an audio output unit having a frame securing a speaker in which a ventilation hole is formed in the frame allowing outside air to pass through the audio output unit, and a mesh covering the ventilation hole and having a density sufficient to reduce an amount of the outside air passing through the audio output unit; and a controller processing the sound collected by the inner microphone.
US10972828B2
A headphone (1) comprising a first earphone (2) and a headband (3) to be arranged around the head of a user The headband (3) comprises a first headband part (4) and a second headband part (5), which are slidably connected to each other, so that the length of the headband (3) can be adjusted in a longitudinal direction (Y). There is provided a controlled friction mechanism, that controls the friction between the first headband part (4) and the second headband part (5). The friction mechanism comprises a first cantilever (8) comprised by the second headband part (5) and a first friction element (11) of elastomeric abutment material, which is attached to the first cantilever (8) and which due to elastic deformation of the first cantilever (8) abuts and exerts a force against a first contact area of the first headband part (4).
US10972826B1
A head mounted display including a main body, a sound controller, a vibration driver, a motion sensor, a vibrator and a speaker is provided. The main body has a display device. The sound controller is electrically connected to the main body. The vibration driver is electrically connected to the sound controller. The motion sensor is configured to sense a motion state of the main body. The vibrator is electrically connected to the vibration driver. The vibration driver receives a vibration signal from the sound controller, adjusts the vibration signal as needed according to the motion state and then drives the vibrator to generate vibration by the vibration signal. The speaker is electrically connected to the sound controller. The speaker outputs a sound according to a sound signal received from the sound controller. A driving method of a head mounted display is also provided.
US10972823B2
The present invention is directed to a headphone or an earpiece that includes a cushion that advantageously allows for improved comfort, sound quality, and stability in the ear. The cushion includes an inner cavity, an ear-canal aperture and a tip portion, wherein the inner cavity of the cushion accommodates a nozzle portion of a housing within the cavity, and the axis of the inner cavity is substantially parallel to the first axis, and wherein the ear-canal aperture opens toward the ear canal of the user's ear when the headphone or the earpiece is worn by the user. A speaker element is positioned inside the nozzle portion of the housing, and the center of mass of the headphone is shifted close to a center plane of the cushion.
US10972817B2
A topology processing method, apparatus, and system are provided. The topology processing method includes: obtaining, by a topology processing apparatus, a first onsite image collected from an optical distribution network ODN, where the first onsite image includes at least an imaging of a first port of a first ODN device, the first port is connected to a first cable, a first identification area used to identify the first cable is disposed on the first cable, and the first onsite image further includes at least an imaging of the first identification area on the first cable; and identifying, by the topology processing apparatus, the first cable based on the first identification area on the first onsite image, and identifying, based on the first onsite image, the first port connected to the first cable; and generating a first correspondence between the first ODN device, the first port, and the first cable.
US10972813B2
An electronic device is operated by detecting a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol, and receiving sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link.
US10972803B2
Systems and methods are operable to increase brightness output from a display. An exemplary embodiment detects a predefined user action of a remote control, and then increases brightness of a currently presented image that is being presented on the display in response to detecting the predefined user action so that an ambient lighting level in the vicinity of the display is increased.
US10972801B2
An electronic apparatus including a control circuit that controls access to content and determines an operation mode of the electronic apparatus, and a monitoring circuit that monitors the access to the content, acquires content access information, and generates a table. The control circuit causes each of the content access information acquired by the monitoring circuit and the table generated by the monitoring circuit to be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of the electronic apparatus. The monitoring circuit can update the content access parameters as additional content access information is acquired, and when the control circuit determines that the electronic apparatus is in an active mode, the control circuit can refer to the table and select, when access parameters of the active mode match the updated content access parameters, a current content to be output from the electronic apparatus.
US10972795B2
Subscriptions for object updates to be transmitted to a client device may be dynamically managed based on the occurrence of one or more trigger events at the client device, which causes the client device to transmit subscription modification requests to a computing platform configured to dynamically maintain object subscription lists for each of one or more client devices based at least in part on subscription modification requests received from each of the one or more client devices, to determine whether subscribed objects for a particular client device are current at the client device, and to transmit updates of subscribed objects in real-time upon determining that the particular client device does not comprise current object data.
US10972793B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating whether to execute a scene change request. In response to receiving a scene change request prior to an output of an upcoming scene in a media asset, a media player client compares a first scene sequence preceding the upcoming scene with a second scene sequence in a previously accessed media asset (the second scene sequence preceding a scene at which the user previously made a scene change request). In response to determining that the respective scene sequences correspond to each other, the media player client determines whether the culminating scenes correspond and executes the scene change request accordingly.
US10972790B2
In embodiments, an HDMI connector may be isolated from a system-on-chip (SoC) by placing an isolation block in between the HDMI connector and the SoC. The isolation block may prevent the flow of current at mains frequencies while allowing signaling within the HDMI interface to pass. The isolation block may include one or more components that block the flow of current at mains frequencies along one or more signal paths between the HDMI connector and the SoC.
US10972787B2
A transmission method in the present disclosure includes; obtaining an image and image signal characteristics information indicating one of an opto-electrical transfer function (OETF) or an electro-optical transfer function (EOTF) as image signal characteristics of the image; and transmitting a signal including the image and the image signal characteristics information. According to the transmission method in the present disclosure, a receiving device that received a high dynamic range (HDR) image and a standard dynamic range (SDR) image transmitted through broadcasting or the like can display these images appropriately.
US10972777B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a content item, receiving a first token that comprises an identification of a date and a time when a first portion of the content item is obtained, a location where the first portion of the content item is obtained, or a combination thereof, and transmitting the content item and the first token to a database. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10972775B2
There is provided a method in a communication network system of e.g. IP type for live distribution of media content capable of node-to-node time-transfer for synchronizing a respective local clock of an originating server and at least one client device or other server by means of two-way time transfer. The media content is sent as a data stream using unicast or multicast via respective communication links over a network. The method comprises employing a mode in which two-way time transfer is selectively provided, selectively meaning that two-way time transfer is employed such that the amount of per client specific time information being exchanged by the server and client devices is controlled, e.g. by time limiting the two-way time transfer, or during that mode reducing the occurrence of full two-way time transfer based synchronization of the client devices.
US10972764B2
A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content. The media system presents the first sequence of media content to an end-user and generates a fingerprint of the sequence of media content. The fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the first sequence of media content and determine a reference position within the first sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for a replacement sequence of content to a content replacement system, and receives replacement media content selected based on the identified first sequence of media content. The media system presents the replacement media content to the end-user instead of the first sequence of media content. Presenting the replacement media content begins at a position in the first sequence of media content that is determined based on the reference position.
US10972757B2
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images. The image-decoding method comprises the steps of: receiving a bit stream including information regarding an NAL unit type; and checking whether or not the NAL unit in the bit stream is a reference picture based on said information regarding an NAL unit type and decoding the NAL unit. The information regarding an NAL unit type indicates whether the NAL unit is a reference reading picture or not a reference reading picture.
US10972753B1
Techniques are disclosed for coding and delivering multi-view video in which the video is represented as a manifest file identifying a plurality of segments of the video available for download. The multi-view video may be partitioned spatially into a plurality of tiles that, in aggregate, encompass the entire spatial area of the video. The tiles are coded as segments contains coded video representing content contained within its respective tile. Tiles may be given different sizes based on saliency of the content within their respective regions. In this manner, tiles with high levels of interest may have relatively large spatial areas, which can lead to efficient coding in the presence of content motion.
US10972748B2
Provided are methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion information. The method of encoding motion information includes: obtaining a motion information candidate by using motion information of prediction units that are temporally or spatially related to a current prediction unit; adding, when the number of motion information included in the motion information candidate is smaller than a predetermined number n, alternative motion information to the motion information candidate so that the number of motion information included in the motion information candidate reaches the predetermined number n; determining motion information with respect to the current prediction unit from among the n motion information candidates; and encoding index information indicating the determined motion information as motion information of the current prediction unit.
US10972741B2
Embodiments of a system and method for secure processing of image data are described. Image data included in image files may be encrypted and compressed in a single step using dynamically identified compression/encryption information such as code word tables.
US10972739B2
Methods are provided for reducing the size of a transpose buffer used for computation of a two-dimensional (2D) separable transform. Scaling factors and clip bit widths determined for a particular transpose buffer size and the expected transform sizes are used to reduce the size of the intermediate results of applying the 2D separable transform. The reduced bit widths of the intermediate results may vary across the intermediate results. In some embodiments, the scaling factors and associated clip bit widths may be adapted during encoding.
US10972732B2
An image decoding apparatus includes: an MPM candidate list deriving unit that derives an MPM candidate list by adding a plurality of different intra prediction modes to the MPM candidate list based on a shape of a target block, and an MPM parameter decoding unit decoding parameters for deriving the intra-prediction modes from the MPM candidate list.
US10972731B2
Systems and methods are provided for video coding (e.g., encoding and/or decoding). A coding device may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a video frame and partition the video frame into a super coding units (SCUs). The processor may be configured to partition each of the SCUs into coding tree units (CTUs) based on a coding mode.
US10972726B2
Techniques to dynamically select a video encoder for streaming video encoding are described. For example, in one embodiment, an apparatus may include an encoding configuration component operative to receive network performance information for a video stream at a sending device, the video stream at a first video bitrate with a first video encoding codec, and assign a second video bitrate with a second video encoding codec to a media component based on the network performance information, wherein the second video encoding codec is used based on generating the video stream at the second video bitrate, the media component operative to generate the video stream at the sending device at the second video bitrate with the second video encoding code, and the network component operative to send the video stream from the sending device to the receiving device using the second video encoding codec. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10972720B2
An interconnect apparatus performs real time scoring and data throughput measurement of parallel data channels. The scoring and measurement information is communicated as feedback across the interconnect. Processing circuitry in the interconnect apparatus routes data to channels that have the best performance and reduces the data rate on channels that have lower performance based on the feedback information. This provides a method of dynamic load balancing to achieve optimal video data rates in a dynamic impedance environment. The interconnect apparatus also adjusts phase and data sampling times for improved fidelity of data transported across the interface.
US10972717B2
An automated structural feature and analysis system is disclosed. A 3D device emits a volume scanning 3D beam that scans a structure to generate 3D data that is associated with a distance between the 3D device and each end point of the 3D beam positioned on the structure. An imaging device captures an image of the structure to generate image data with the structure as depicted by the image of the structure. A controller fuses the 3D data of the structure generated by the 3D device with the image data of the structure generated by the imaging device to determine the distance between the 3D device and each end point of the 3D beam positioned on the structure and to determine a distance between each point on the image. The controller generates a sketch image of the structure that is displayed to the user.
US10972715B1
A depth camera assembly (DCA) determines depth information within a local area. The DCA may selectively process a subset of data captured by an imaging sensor and obtained from the imaging sensor, such as pixels corresponding to a region of interest, for depth information. Alternatively, the DCA may limit retrieval of data from the imaging sensor to pixels corresponding to the region of interest from the imaging sensor for processing for depth information. The depth processing may include a semi-global match (SGM) algorithm, and the DCA adjusts a number of neighboring pixels used for determining depth information for a specific pixel based on one or more criteria. In some embodiments, the DCA performs the depth processing by analyzing images from different image sensors using left to right and right to left correspondence checks that are performed in parallel.
US10972705B2
A medical display apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an endoscope image; at least one video signal input circuit to which video signals related to the endoscope image can be inputted from an external medical instrument; a video processing circuit configured to generate a video reflecting a display setting specified for each of the video signals; and first and second processors, the first processor determines an endoscope type based on a mask pattern of the endoscope image related to each of the inputted video signals, and the second processor designates a display set value for each of video signals related to different endoscope images to the video processing circuit according to a determination result.
US10972701B1
Systems and methods for blocking, adding, and/or modifying video content in a video conference session are disclosed. A video conferencing session is established between a first device and a second device. Video conferencing session data that is received from the first device comprises only audio information. Video conferencing session data that is received from the second device comprises both audio and video information. Video content is added to the video conferencing session data from the first device before sending the video conferencing session data to the second device. The added video content is not captured from the first device.
US10972698B2
Inducing a particular behavior/process among a set of pre-determined behaviors/processes by implicitly signaling the selection of the particular behavior/process though a particular combination of specific values of said set of information data driven the process. Typically, enables re-using parameters already carried with a signal to signal how those parameters are used by a specific process.
US10972685B2
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for illuminating and capturing scenes. In one aspect, a video camera assembly includes: (1) one or more processors configured to operate the video camera assembly in a day mode and in a night mode; (2) an image sensor having a field of view of a scene and configured to capture video of a first portion of the scene while in the day mode of operation and in the night mode of operation, the first portion corresponding to the field of view of the image sensor; (3) one or more infrared (IR) illuminators configured to provide illumination during the night mode of operation while the image sensor captures video; and (4) an IR reflector component configured to: (i) substantially restrict the illumination onto the first portion of the scene, and (ii) illuminate the first portion in a substantially uniform manner across the field of view of the image sensor.
US10972684B1
An image sensor includes a two-dimensional array of active pixels, where each active pixel in the two-dimensional array of active pixels includes a respective photodiode. The image sensor also includes a plurality of lock-in pixels at two or more regions of the two-dimensional array. Each of the plurality of lock-in pixels includes two pixel elements that share a common photodiode. Each pixel element of the two pixel elements in a lock-in pixel includes a charge storage node and a switch configured to receive a respective control signal to selectively connect the respective charge storage node to the common photodiode.
US10972669B2
An operation apparatus for operating an optical element movable for changing an optical characteristic of an optical apparatus includes an operation member, a detector configured to detect an operation amount of the operation member, a controller configured to generate an operation command for the optical element based on the operation amount, and a memory configured to store an operation target for the optical element. The controller is configured to cause a display to display the operation command and the operation target in a first region of the display corresponding to a range which the operation command can take, and the operation command and the operation target in a second region of the display corresponding to a partial region in the first region and larger than the partial region.
US10972663B2
A method includes receiving an indication that a video mode is invoked, where the receiving causes the following operations to be automatically performed: obtaining a first frame and a second frame at a first frame rate; defining a first ROI in the first frame based on a user's selection; defining a second ROI in the second frame based on the first ROI; determining a first camera motion flow; determining a first ROI motion flow between the first ROI and a corresponding portion of the second ROI; determining a second frame rate based on a first comparative value determined using the first ROI motion flow and the first camera motion flow; and capturing a third frame at the second frame rate by an image sensor unit, or playing back a fourth frame at the second frame rate on a touch screen unit.
US10972659B2
A method, device, and computer program product related to the field of image encoding. In particular, the method, device, and computer program product uses multiple image sensors and multiple encoders for outputting a single encoded image, where image data captured by a first image sensor is added to the encoded image as a first tile or slice, and where image data captured by a second image sensor is added to the encoded image as a second tile or slice.
US10972656B2
A method, computer system, and computer program product for cognitively coaching a user to take favorable photographs are provided. The embodiment may include determining characteristics of favorable photographs from a favorable photo database using image analysis techniques. The embodiment may also include identifying subjects in a current camera frame. The embodiment may further include identifying characteristics of a photograph from a current camera frame. The embodiment may also include determining similarities or differences between the favorable photographs and the current camera frame. The embodiment may further include generating directions that map a current state of similar characteristics to the favorable photographs.
US10972654B2
The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a method of capturing an image using the same. The mobile terminal controls a camera conveniently and efficiently to capture an image and performs focusing in various manners to capture an image. Accordingly, a user can obtain a desired image easily and conveniently.
US10972651B2
The present application discloses an iris identification system and an iris identification method thereof. The iris identification system includes: a camera module including at least two cameras, the cameras having different depths of field and being configured to capture iris images; a distance detection apparatus configured to detect a distance between a user and the camera module; a processing chip configured to find, according to the detected distance, a depth of field corresponding the distance and control a camera having the depth of field to be turned on, and further configured to control multiple cameras in the camera module to be turned on simultaneously until one camera has captured an ideal image. At least two cameras having different depths of field are disposed in the iris identification system provided in the present application; a camera having a suitable depth of field is turned on correspondingly according to a detected distance between a user and a camera module to capture an image, or multiple cameras are turned on simultaneously until one camera has captured a clear iris image. The present application achieves good man-machine friendliness and a short capturing time and improves the efficiency of iris identification.
US10972647B2
The present disclosure provides a system that includes a camera, a shadow device that mimics, copies, or duplicates the properties of the camera, and a controller. The controller can be located in the same vicinity as the shadow device, where the camera is in a remote location. An operator can receive feedback that mimics what they would be experiencing if they were operating the camera directly. The controller then manipulates the remote camera based on the input from the operator. The system of the present disclosure allows for a camera operator to be in a remote location, and it still provides accurate, real-time feedback to the operator. Unlike current systems, the present system provides instantaneous or near-instantaneous feedback for cameras in remote locations.
US10972642B2
An imager includes: a fixing member as defined herein; a sealing member as defined herein; a circuit board as defined herein; and a conductive member as defined herein, in a state of being viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light receiving surface of the imaging sensor chip, an outer edge of a region where the conductive member is disposed overlaps the wall portion of the fixing member, and a distance between a position overlapping the outer edge in the wall portion and an end of the wall portion on a side of the concave portion is 20% or more of a width of the wall portion in a direction parallel to the light receiving surface.
US10972636B2
The present aspects relate to techniques of timing synchronization of audio and video (AV) data in a network. In particular, the techniques for a AV master to distribute AV data encoded with one or more time markers to a plurality of processing nodes. The one or more time markers may be indexed to a precision time protocol (PTP) time stamp used as a time reference. In one technique, the nodes extract the time markers to determine an offset value that is applied to a PLL to synchronize AV data packets at a distribution node or a processing node. In another technique the distribution node or the processing node determines the worst case path, which corresponds to a system offset value. The distribution node then reports the system offset value to the AV master, which in turn adjusts the phase based on the report.
US10972635B2
Techniques are provided to implement the display of synchronized sensor data and captured video signal. A mobile computing device receives a set of data points from a multi-sensor device. The set of data points may be assigned a timestamp value, obtained from an internal clock within the mobile computing device. Sets of data points and their assigned timestamp values are aggregated into an aggregated sensor dataset that represents the sets of data points over a particular period of time. Concurrently to receiving the sensor data, video frames are received. The video frames with an assigned timestamp value are stored in a video frame dataset that represents video frames over a particular period of time. The aggregated sensor dataset and the video frame dataset are synchronized and combined into a single combined video dataset based upon the assigned timestamp values of the sets of data points and the video frames.
US10972634B2
A method for calibrating a dyeing machine, comprising: for each of multiple colors: performing a maximizing stage to determine an effective maximum ink dispensing rate corresponding to an effective maximum colorimetric value for the dyeing machine; performing a linearizing stage, comprising: determining multiple ink dispensing rates for performing the linearizing stage by dividing the effective maximum ink dispensing rate into multiple intervals, calculating from the effective maximum colorimetric value, a linear correspondence between the multiple ink dispensing rates and multiple calculated colorimetric values, dyeing a set of substrates according to the multiple ink dispensing rates, acquiring color values of the dyed set of substrates, interpolating a non-linear correspondence between the multiple ink dispensing rates and the acquired color values, and mapping the linear correspondence to the non-linear correspondence.
US10972630B2
Provided is a method for flattening a laser-based image of a curved book page, which is applicable to a scanning platform and an image acquisition device and a laser generation device fixed above the scanning platform. The flattening method includes the following steps of: opening a book on a horizontally arranged scanning platform, and emitting a laser beam to a curved book page to be scanned, the laser beam forming a plurality of laser lines parallel on the curved book page; acquiring a horizontal image of the curved book page having the parallel laser lines, and acquiring a 2D planar coordinate (x, y) of each pixel on the laser line in the horizontal image; calculating, according a y-coordinate in the 2D planar coordinate, a y-coordinate of an intersection line of the laser beam and the scanning platform, and an intersection angle of the laser beam and the scanning platform, and by means of a tangent function, a height of each pixel on the laser line, i.e., an actual spatial height; calculating actual spatial heights of all pixels on each laser line, i.e., z-coordinates, to acquire a 3D spatial curve of the laser line; constructing, using the curve, an actual 3D curved surface of the photographed book page; and flattening the 3D curved surface after pixel value transfer to complete flattening of the curved book page.
US10972629B2
An image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus that performs image processing on first image information of a target first image. The image processing apparatus has a controller and a first storage device which stores second image information of a second image. The controller reads the second image information stored in the first storage device, changes a resolution of the read second image information to a first resolution which is the same as a resolution of the first image information, and combines the first image information and the second image information based on the first image information and the second image information of which resolution is changed to the first resolution.
US10972627B2
An information processing apparatus comprising a memory; a non-volatile memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the non-volatile memory, the processor configured to: store a rectification history for a result of character recognition processing in association with items and item values; compare, for the respective items, a newly input result of the character recognition processing with the item values stored in the non-volatile memory; select a set of the item values stored in the non-volatile memory based on a result of the comparison; and correct the newly input result of the character recognition processing by using the selected set of the item values.
US10972622B2
There is provided a non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program causing a computer, which is incorporated in a print control device that controls a print job, to perform: a) determining whether or not a reference source part included in a print target document related to the print job and a reference destination part included in the print target document and corresponding to the reference source part are arranged on different pages in a printout obtained by printing out the print target document; b) estimating a binding position in the printout; and c) changing at least one of arrangement target areas of the reference source part and the reference destination part based on the binding position and the arrangement position of the reference source part or the reference destination part, when it is determined that the reference source part and the reference destination part are arranged on different pages.
US10972616B2
A reference device includes an operation section, a function collecting section, a function selection screen generating section, and a remote connection section. The function collecting section receives a function list from another device connected to a network. The function selection screen generating section generates a function selection screen including a function of the reference device and a function present only in the other device by comparing the function list received from the other device to a function list of the reference device and displays the function selection screen on the operation section. When the function present only in the other device is selected in the function selection screen, the remote connection section remotely connects the other device in which the selected function is present to the operation section of the reference device.
US10972611B2
Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure route electronic communications to an appropriate resource that can efficiently and effectively provide responses to inquires included in or that are associated with a particular electronic communication. Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may be optimized for various different types of communication mediums with different sets of capabilities, requirements, or constraints by evaluating data that may be associated with historical information or with a stream of information.
US10972607B1
A system and method for supporting a service representative during a call with a user is disclosed. The system and method include using an intelligent voice assistant to monitor the call between the user and representative. The intelligent voice assistant may provide suggested actions when detecting a request from the user or service representative. The intelligent voice assistant can provide transcripts, call logs and/or call summary information to the service representative or user. The intelligent voice assistant can monitor a user's environment and speech to determine a stress level and/or user sentiment.
US10972600B2
Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to user input. Display updates can be based on a logical arrangement of user interface information along a z-axis.
US10972587B1
Systems and methods for altering the character of data originating from a Virtual Private Network (VPN) are provided. First data is received from the VPN by a first network interface. The first data comprises a first plurality of packets. A message is generated by combining the first plurality of packets. Second data is generated by segmenting the message into a second plurality of packets. A third plurality of packets in the second plurality of packets is equal to the network maximum transfer unit allowed by the Internet and the last packet in the second plurality of packets is less than the network maximum transfer unit allowed by the Internet. The second data is forwarded to the second network interface. The second network interface sends the data to a web server.
US10972578B2
Systems and methods for recommending media content to a user based on information associated with a referral source that referred the user to a media item provided by a source of the media content are presented. In one or more aspects, a system is provided that includes a presentation component that presents, via user a interface, a first media item associated with a media presentation source referred to a user through a referral source. The system further includes an analytics component that identifies a second media item based on media items associated with the media presentation source that are referred to other users through the referral source, and a recommendation component that recommends the second media item to the user through the user interface.
US10972573B1
The present invention relates to systems, apparatus, and methods of using real user history data to improve prefetching for a web page transaction. In one potential embodiment a method includes a proxy server observing a first web page transaction that has a first root HTTP request, a first root HTTP response, at least one child HTTP request, and at least one child HTTP response. The server may then extract a parameter from the web page transaction and correlating the parameter with the child HTTP request. In a later web page transaction, the parameter may be used to predict the child HTTP being requested even when the web page transactions are different.
US10972570B2
Representational state transfer (REST) based geo-aware content transfer includes a REST server configured for receiving an application programming interface (API) request from a client device. The REST server obtains a upload universal resource locator (URL) targeting a caching server that is geographically closest to the client device, constructs an upload link containing the upload URL and a completion callback, and sends the upload link to the client device. The client device uses the upload URL to upload content to the caching server. The caching server interprets the completion callback to obtain a completion URL and, upon completion of content uploading, makes a REST API call using the completion URL. Responsive to the REST API call, the REST server executes an inbound operation to complete the uploading to a content management system and returns the content URL to the caching server which sends the content URL to the client device.
US10972568B2
A high-performance distributed ledger and transaction computing network fabric over which large numbers of transactions (involving the transformation, conversion or transfer of information or value) are processed concurrently in a scalable, reliable, secure and efficient manner. In one embodiment, the computing network fabric or “core” is configured to support a distributed blockchain network that organizes data in a manner that allows communication, processing and storage of blocks of the chain to be performed concurrently, with little synchronization, at very high performance and low latency, even when the transactions themselves originate from distant sources. This data organization relies on segmenting a transaction space within autonomous but cooperating computing nodes that are configured as a processing mesh. Each computing node typically is functionally-equivalent to all other nodes in the core. The nodes operate on blocks independently from one another while still maintaining a consistent and logically-complete view of the blockchain as a whole.
US10972567B2
Approaches presented herein enable generation of a multi-dimensional tag metric in a cloud resource management environment. More specifically, a tagging namespace is provided for managing a resource in the cloud resource management environment. This namespace comprises at least two dimensions and a plurality of positions. A set of tags associated with the resource are received into the tagging namespace. A match of each tag of the set of tags to a position within the namespace into which that tag was received is verified and an alert is triggered in the case verification fails. Alternatively, in the case verification is successful, the tag-containing namespace is validated as a multi-dimensional tag metric.
US10972565B2
A push notification delivery system includes a server system including a processor, a network interface, and memory storing program instructions having code segments for receiving a received push notification, code segments for determining at least one of a favorable push time and a favorable message format based upon a database of received push information developed from a plurality of prior sent push notifications, and code segments for pushing the message to the destination in accordance with the at least one of a favorable push time and a favorable message format. A method for delivering push notifications includes receiving a received push notification including a message and a destination, sending a sent push notification derived from the received push notification to the destination in accordance with at least one favorable condition, receiving received push information related to the sent push notification, and storing the received push information in a database.
US10972559B2
Provided herein is a system or method for a users-to-follow recommendation engine for, based at least in part on social network information and information about users in one or more social networks, determining features relating to users, including topical features and social features, determining, using a model constructed utilizing the determined features, for a set or users, a subset of the set of users for which the user has a high linkage, relative to other linkages in the set, and determining, using the model, and displaying to the user, a recommendation to follow and an associated explanation, of at least one particular user of the subset of the users wherein the associated explanation includes a topical-based explanation when a predominant basis for the high linkage is determined to be topical and a social-based explanation when a predominant basis for the high linkage is determined to be social.
US10972556B1
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for location-based functionality for voice-capturing devices are disclosed. An association is determined between a location value for a location parameter and one or more functionalities. The association is stored by a device management component of a service provider environment. An assignment of the location value to a device account is stored by the device management component. The device account corresponds to a voice-capturing device coupled to the service provider environment over one or more networks. Based at least in part on the assignment of the location value to the device account, the one or more functionalities are enabled for use by the voice-capturing device.
US10972542B2
A method and apparatus for data storage and retrieval is disclosed. In the method, a data storage device receives a data write request that is sent by a first tenant, and determines, from a plurality of resource zones (RZs) and based on the data write request and storage permission of the first tenant for each of the plurality of resource zones RZs. The data storage device further determines distribution of N duplicates in the at least one RZ based on the data write request and a first data distribution policy, and stores the N duplicates into at least one node corresponding to the at least one RZ based on distribution of the N duplicates in the at least one RZ and a second data distribution policy.
US10972541B1
A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to perform various operations and functions. The computing device detects a total number of errors that is associated with a set of memory devices of one or more sets of storage units (SUs) within a DSN that distributedly store a set of encoded data slices (EDSs). When the total number of errors compares unfavorably to a priority error threshold level, the computing device indicates that a minimum number of error-free EDSs are available of the set of EDSs. The computing device also selects a mechanism for data retention process from a plurality of mechanisms for data retention process and executes it.
US10972525B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure may provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of managing the transmission of content items in a network. In particular, a device may be preconfigured with buffer priority assignments and performance metrics for various media types or data types. The device may detect a media type or data type for a packet corresponding to a content item, assign the packet to a buffer queue based on the media type or data type, and transmit the packet. The device may also determine whether performance metrics for the media type or data type are being met. If the device fails to meet performance metrics, the device may negotiate with other devices on the network to compensate for the failure to meet performance metrics and/or adjust buffer priorities as necessary.
US10972524B1
Techniques are disclosed for identifying highlight segments of a media stream provided by a streaming platform. As disclosed, a highlight generation tool obtains a media stream and chat activity associated with the media stream. The highlight generation tool may identify segments in the media stream that exceed a baseline threshold of expected chat activity. The highlight generation tool creates one or more highlights from the identified segments.
US10972520B1
In an embodiment, a wireless mix monitor system is provided in which the musicians have one or more wearable electronic devices that may receive digital audio over a wireless connection to a computer. The channels monitored by a given user may be mixed on the computer, on the devices, or on a combination of the computer and the devices. The musicians may be freed from a fixed mix monitor, allowing easy movement about the stage or performance space. Audio buffering and upsampling/downsampling may be used to manage temporal discontinuities in the audio stream.
US10972518B2
Technologies for audiovisual communication include an audiovisual server and a number of audiovisual client devices, including a presenter device and a number of audience devices. Each audience device captures an audiovisual stream and transmits the audiovisual stream to the audiovisual server. Each audience device also captures sensor input data such as eye tracking data or facial expression data and transmits abstracted sensor input data to the audiovisual server. The abstracted sensor input data may be based on the captured audiovisual stream. The audiovisual server determines an interestingness rating associated with each audience device based on the sensor input data, and selects one or more audiovisual streams based on the interestingness ratings. The audiovisual server transmits the selected audiovisual streams to the presenter device. The audiovisual server may update the interestingness rating algorithm based on feedback from the presenter device or the audience devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10972509B2
In particular embodiments, a data processing data inventory generation system is configured to: (1) generate a data model (e.g., a data inventory) for one or more data assets utilized by a particular organization; (2) generate a respective data inventory for each of the one or more data assets; and (3) map one or more relationships between one or more aspects of the data inventory, the one or more data assets, etc. within the data model. In particular embodiments, a data asset (e.g., data system, software application, etc.) may include, for example, any entity that collects, processes, contains, and/or transfers personal data (e.g., such as a software application, “internet of things” computerized device, database, website, data-center, server, etc.). The system may be configured to identify particular data assets and/or personal data in data repositories using any suitable intelligent identity scanning technique.
US10972505B2
There are provided measures for improvement of distributed behavioral monitoring. Such measures exemplarily include receiving activity data indicative of a behavior of an entity to be monitored from at least one sensor sensing activity of the entity, wherein the at least one sensor is provided to an endpoint associated with said entity, assessing an activity represented by said activity data as malicious, validating a result of said assessing based on a categorization assigned to said entity in relation to said at least one sensor, and deciding, based on a result of said validating, on a response to said assessing.
US10972499B2
In some embodiments, techniques for displaying a URL comprise receiving a URL; normalizing the URL, wherein normalizing the URL includes standardizing an encoding of a character contained in the URL; determining a first element of the URL, wherein the first element of the URL includes a domain; determining a second element of the URL; displaying the URL, wherein displaying the URL includes emphasizing the first element of the URL, and wherein emphasizing the first element of the URL includes displaying the first element of the URL using a first font attribute; and wherein displaying the URL includes displaying a first portion of the second element of the URL using a second font attribute and eliding a second portion of the second element of the URL; and responsive to an interaction with a user interface element, providing a view of the URL in its entirety.
US10972487B2
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) includes one or more cache servers communicatively coupled to end users for providing content thereto; and one or more origin servers communicatively coupled to the one or more cache servers through a plurality of nodes, the one or more cache servers are configured to receive traffic related to the content from the one or more origin servers through the one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes, based on one or more of a push technique and a pull technique, and the plurality of nodes are configured to monitor the traffic between the one or more origin servers and the one or more cache servers in an inline manner, process the traffic for malware and data leakage based on policy, and block the traffic responsive to detection of one or more of the malware and the data leakage, prior to traffic entering the CDN.
US10972481B2
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for secure communication sessions between a web application and a server. A session identifier routine executing at a computing device may receive a first request message comprising a session identifier field, the session identifier field comprising a client session identifier describing a communication session between the web application executing at the computing device and the server computing device. The session identifier routine may transform the client session identifier to a server session identifier using session identifier transformation data accessed from session vault persistence at the computing device. The session identifier routine may write the server session identifier to the session identifier field of the first request message and initiate sending the request message including the server session identifier to the server computing device.
US10972478B2
The present disclosure relates to a data processing method and apparatus, a terminal and an access point computer, which can achieve an effect that the terminal accesses multiple access points at the same time. The method includes: receiving an application access request; determining a target access point corresponding to the application access request according to a mapping relationship between the access point and an application server obtained from a blockchain network; sending a software defined perimeter SDP authentication request to the target access point; and after the SDP authentication succeeds, performing interaction of application data through a data channel established with the target access point, wherein the data channel has a period of validity of a preset time length.
US10972470B2
A system that includes a switch, a network authentication server (NAS), and a threat management server. The NAS sends a device identifier for an endpoint device to the threat management server in response to the device connecting to a port on the switch. The threat management server determines the endpoint device is present in a device log file. The threat management server determines the number of times the endpoint device has failed authentication exceeds a first threshold value within a first time period and the number of times the endpoint device has passed authentication is less than a second threshold value within a second time period. The threat management server determines the endpoint device does not have a lease for the port on the switch and sends a reroute command to the switch to transform the destination of traffic associated with the endpoint device to a safe zone.
US10972469B2
A method, an electronic device, a computer readable medium is disclosed. The method includes modifying a header of an object to include a list of applications or files. The method also includes responsive to an application attempting to access the object, interrupting access to the object. The method further includes determining whether the application that is attempting to access the object is approved based on identifying at least one application or file included in the list of the modified header that corresponds to the application. The method also includes preventing the application from accessing the object when it is determined that the application is not included in the list of the modified header.
US10972468B2
Examples described herein include systems and methods for dynamically determining enrollment requirements and enrolling a user device into a management system. The systems and methods can differ based on the type and version of operating system executing on the user device. With some operating systems, enrollment can be completed through a single application that performs other functionality, such providing single-sign-on access to enterprise resources. With other operating systems, enrollment can be completed by pausing the first application and requiring installation of an agent application to complete enrollment. The determination of how and when to enroll a user device can be done automatically and can be based on an organizational group to which the user belongs.
US10972467B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for controlling access to resources in a network environment. Methods may include installing a profile on the device and installing a certificate included in or otherwise associated with the profile on the device. A request to execute an application, and/or access a resource using a particular application, is received and determination is made as to whether the certificate is installed on the device based on an identification of the certificate by the application. If the certificate is installed on the device, then execution of the application and/or access to the resource is allowed. If the certificate is not installed on the device, then the request for execution and/or access is refused.
US10972457B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for mapping a virtual shopper to a physical shopper. The systems and methods may include receiving, at a backend system, unidentified customer data including information about an unidentified customer. Customer identity data including identifying information about the customer may be received from the customer. An authentication token may be generated that links the unidentified customer data to the customer identity data.
US10972451B2
A band steering method for a wireless network comprising access points, for example legacy access points, is disclosed. The network comprises a first and second radio bands, the wireless access point, and one or more client devices. The method comprises receiving an open authentication request at the wireless access point from the client device on one or more of its radio bands. If the open authentication request is received on the second radio band, the method comprises generating an open authentication response, whereas if the open authentication request is received only on the first radio band, the method comprises generating a delayed open authentication response.
US10972449B1
Disclosed herein are techniques for enabling device communication in a secure environment. In one example, a system comprises a storage in a server, a first component in the server, the first component being isolated in a secure environment in the server, and an entry point device authorized to access the first component via the secure environment. The entry point device may receive a request to access the first component. The entry point device may store a notification in a region of the storage accessible by the first component, wherein the notification is to be read by the first component from the storage to set the first component to an operation mode. The entry point device may store operation data in the storage, wherein the operation data is to be acquired by the first component from the storage to control an operation of the first component in the operation mode.
US10972443B2
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for encrypted document co-editing. In an implementation, a method may include receiving, at a first computing device, a first encrypted change set for a co-editable data object from a client, the first encrypted change set being encrypted by a first key. The method may include requesting a second key for re-encrypting the first encrypted change set. The method may include re-encrypting the first encrypted change set to generate a second encrypted change set using the second key.
US10972418B2
Systems and methods are provided for associating thread labels with select messages in a mobile messaging conversation environment, either before or after the messages have been sent, and providing intelligent dynamic presentations of such select messages based on the thread label(s) associated therewith.
US10972415B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for a transmission service to suspend temporarily transmission of electronic communications to a recipient. In one embodiment, the transmission service receives a request to suspend receiving electronic communications temporarily for a suspension period. In response, the transmission service suspends transmitting electronic communications to the recipient during the duration of the suspension period. Then, the transmission service resumes transmitting electronic communications to the recipient upon the expiration of the suspension period.
US10972410B2
A chatbot server that manages context information between a chatbot and a user device includes a receiving unit that receives, from a messenger server, a question message input for a service selected from multiple services by the user device and service account information corresponding to the selected service; a derivation unit that derives an answer to the question message by using the chatbot corresponding to the service account information; and a context information management unit that manages context information of a chat between the user device and the chatbot based on the question message and/or the answer.
US10972406B2
Disclosed are methods, systems and computer-readable media involving data that associates a computing resource with at least one time slot. Based at least in part on the data and a current time being within the at least one time slot, a device may be caused to display an indication that the computing resource can be accessed using the device. Based at least in part on the data and a current time being outside the at least one time slot, the device may be caused to cease displaying the indication.
US10972404B2
A system and method to generate and deploy a customized cloud device application has been described. A platform broker analyzes a deployment information of a software service included in the customized cloud device application. Based on the analysis, the platform broker determines whether the software service is to be deployed at a cloud resource or devices. Based on the determination and a composition pattern, the platform broker sends a software service deployment request to a cloud broker and a device broker. Based on the software service deployment request, an instance of the software service is generated and the generated instance of the software service is deployed to one of the cloud resource or one or more devices. Finally, the generated instance of the customized cloud device application bound to the deployed instance of the software service is deployed to one of the one or more cloud resources and the device.
US10972398B2
A method and an apparatus for processing a low-latency service flow, where the method includes that a first forwarding device obtains a low latency identifier corresponding to a first service flow, and obtains a second data packet based on the first data packet and the low latency identifier after determining that a received first data packet belongs to the first service flow, where the second data packet includes the first data packet and the low latency identifier, the low latency identifier instructing a forwarding device that receives the first service flow to forward the first service flow in a low-latency forwarding mode, and the low-latency forwarding mode is a mode in which fast forwarding of the first service flow is implemented under dynamic control, and the first forwarding device sends the second data packet to a second forwarding device in the low-latency forwarding mode.
US10972396B2
A network edge routing device determines a mapping between network frame flows and classes of service that minimizes network frame flow disruption during class-based network frame flow control initiated outside a network of the network edge routing device. The network edge routing device transmits the mapping to a network interior device within the network that generates the network frame flows. The network edge routing device receives the network frame flows from the network interior device from inside the network, and routes the network frame flows to outside the network.
US10972395B2
A method for granting a qualification includes receiving a qualification sharing request sent by a granting account for granting a granted account a prioritized application qualification for a target service, detecting whether the granting account has previously used the target service, and, if the granting account has previously used the target service, granting the granted account the prioritized application qualification.
US10972390B2
A system and method are provided for performing transmission control protocol segmentation on a server on a chip using coprocessors on the server chip. A system processor manages the TCP/IP stack and prepares a large (64 KB) single chunk of data to be sent out via a network interface on the server on a chip. The system software processes this and calls the interface device driver to send the packet out. The device driver, instead of sending the packet out directly on the interface, calls a coprocessor interface and delivers some metadata about the chunk of data to the interface. The coprocessor segments the chunk of data into a maximum transmission unit size associated with the network interface and increments a sequential number field in the header information of each packet before sending the segments to the network interface.
US10972382B2
A node in a mesh network includes insertion circuitry to selectively delay first packets prior to insertion in a mesh network by a first time interval corresponding to a maximum failure detection time interval for the mesh network based on whether a failure has been detected in the mesh network. The node includes reception circuitry configured to selectively delay second packets received from the mesh network by a second time interval depending on whether the failure has been detected. The second time interval equals a maximum latency for the mesh network minus a sum of the maximum failure detection time interval and a propagation time along a working path. If a failure is detected, the second packets are delayed by a third time interval determined based on the maximum latency, the maximum failure detection time interval, and a propagation time along a backup path for the working path.
US10972377B2
In one embodiment, network nodes coordinate recording of In-Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM) data in packets traversing the network nodes, including a node adding IOAM data of another node to packets on behalf of the another node. After receiving a particular packet, a network node adds first IOAM data and second IOAM data to the particular packet, with the first IOAM data related to the first network node and the second IOAM data related to a second network node. The packet is then sent from the first network node. The coordinated offloading of the adding of IOAM data to packets allows a node to free up resources currently used for IOAM operations to be used for other packet processing operations, while still having IOAM data related to the node recorded in packets. The coordinated offloading may include control plane communication (e.g., via a routing or other protocol).
US10972374B1
Techniques for providing a managed time service are described. A control plane of the managed time service can receive data indicating one or more network time protocol (NTP) hosts are active. The control plane can update a zonal domain name system (DNS) to include the one or more NTP hosts. The at least one compute resource accesses the one or more NTP hosts using the zonal DNS, and the one or more NTP hosts provide time data to the at least one compute resource. The control plane can receive performance data from the one or more NTP hosts and automatically scale the one or more NTP hosts based on the performance data.
US10972368B2
A method for providing reduced signaling Internet of things (IoT) device monitoring includes steps performed in a combined and service capability exposure function (SCEF) and Diameter signaling router (DSR) including at least one processor. The method includes receiving Diameter signaling containing IoT device information. The method further includes using the IoT device information to automatically provision an IoT device information database. The method further includes receiving a monitoring subscription request. The method further includes extracting the IoT device information from the IoT device information database. The method further includes using the IoT device information to respond to the monitoring subscription request.
US10972364B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for storing machine learned models in a tiered storage. The model serving network evaluates where the models should be stored based on the model corresponding service level agreement. The model is generally stored at the lowest tiered storage device that is still capable of satisfying the model's service level agreement. In this way, the model serving network aims to store data that achieves the cheapest cost.
US10972363B2
A system and methods for providing service assurance using real-time monitoring, management and maintenance capabilities to provide customers and vendors with information related to the state of the service. The service assurance domain implements end-to-end functionality with a level of granularity sufficient to diagnose issues to the device and call/session level.
US10972358B2
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for inferring a network type and network conditions. The system includes a packet capturing engine configured to capture a plurality of network packets from a plurality of TCP network connections. The system includes a packet analyzer configured to analyze the plurality of network packets to generate a plurality of metrics. The system includes a network classifier configured to infer network types of the plurality of TCP connections based on the plurality of metrics and at least one classification model. The system also includes a conditions ranking engine configured to estimate a level of network congestion for each TCP connection based on the plurality of metrics and the network types.
US10972346B2
A processing device receives a request to include a custom action in a processing definition. The custom action is to be performed in response to an occurrence of an infrastructure event in a third party infrastructure platform. The processing device selects the processing definition that specifies a default action to be performed in response to the occurrence of the infrastructure event. The default action being defined by an infrastructure management platform managing the third party infrastructure platform. The processing device receives, from the third party infrastructure platform, user input defining the custom action relative to the default action in the processing definition and changes the processing definition to include the custom action relative to the default action.
US10972344B2
Provided are methods and systems for adjusting subscriber policies. A method for adjusting of subscriber policies may include applying traffic enforcement rules to a data traffic associated with a subscriber. The method can further include determining network conditions associated with the data traffic. The method can include modifying, based on the determination of the network conditions, attributes according to attribute adjustment rules to obtain modified attributes. The method can further include modifying the traffic enforcement rules based on the modified attributes to obtain modified traffic enforcement rules.
US10972338B2
Systems and methods include, in a node having a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses with a source MAC address for an application and with the node connected to Network Termination Equipment (NTE) having flooding disabled, configuring the node to periodically send a packet to the NTE with the source MAC address for the application to pre-populate a forwarding database in the NTE; and transmitting the packet to the NTE periodically such that the NTE receives the packet and installs the source MAC address in its forwarding database for reachability thereto despite the disabled flooding. The plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses can include a chassis MAC address and the source MAC address for the application. The packet can be a no-operation packet which requires no processing by the NTE except installation of the source MAC address for the application.
US10972336B2
A technique for resolving a link failure occurring on a link between a first virtualized network function, VNF, and a second VNF provided in a cloud computing environment is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique is performed by the first VNF and comprises receiving a link failure notification comprising link recovery status information indicating a current recovery status of the link, and triggering an action depending on the link recovery status information to resolve the link failure.
US10972334B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for automatic automated electronic computing and communication system event analysis and management are disclosed. Automatic automated electronic computing and communication system event analysis and management may include identifying an event, generating a computer readable representation of the electronic computing and communication system using automated topology enumeration, identifying an element of the electronic computing and communication system based on the representation, identifying a metric for the element, automatically investigating to determine a value for the metric, generating a remediation priority for the element based on a metric weight associated with the metric and a network layer value associated with a network layer associated with a network layer role associated with the element, and generating a graphical representation of the electronic computing and communication system indicating the remediation priority.
US10972324B2
Certain aspects relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. Particularly, aspects relate to techniques for wireless communications by an apparatus including a receive processing chain configured to process frames of a first type obtained via an omnidirectional antenna and frames of a second type obtained via an antenna array, a detector configured to detect a preamble portion of a frame of the first type, and a processing system configured to switch an input path of the receive processing chain from the antenna array to the omnidirectional antenna after the detection. Other aspects relate to wireless communications by an apparatus including a processing system that generates a frame of a first type having an indication that the apparatus can switch between outputting omnidirectional frames and outputting beamforming frames for transmission independent of channel reservation signaling, and a first interface configured to output the frame of the first type for transmission.
US10972322B2
Systems, devices, methods, and computer readable medium for transmitting data using polynomial-based signals. Data may be represented as a message polynomial and convolved with a reference polynomial to generate a transmission polynomial. The transmission polynomial may be converted in a set of sinusoidals with continuously-varying amplitude in a plurality of frequencies prior to transmission of a signal to a receiver. Following transmission, the signal is received and the amplitude values are mapped into bit sequences to recover the data.
US10972308B2
A communication device includes a master station, a ring-type transmission line whose start point and end point are connected to the master station, and a plurality of slave stations connected to the ring-type transmission line in parallel. The master station transmits a signal and feeds electric power from both of the start point and the end point of the ring-type transmission line. Each of the slave stations includes an impedance variable element connected to the ring-type transmission line in parallel, and values are set to the impedance variable elements in accordance with the connection positions of the slave stations.
US10972307B2
A communication system capable of shortening a setting time of an ID and reducing an incorrect setting is provided. A writing device sequentially transmits an ID of a plurality of slave devices after transmitting of the ID of a master device. The master device includes a plurality of semiconductor relays provided for each of the plurality of master slave devices for supplying power to the corresponding slave devices. The master device receives the ID of the master device from the writing device, and sets it as its own ID. The master device, every time the ID of the plurality of slave devices is received from the writing device after setting the ID of its own, turns on the semiconductor relays in order. The plurality of slave devices sets the ID received after power supply as its own ID.
US10972304B2
The invention relates to a home-automation system and a method for constituting the topology of a home-automation system comprising a plurality of central control units, the method being executed by a user terminal (T) connected to the at least one home-automation system and comprising the following steps: receiving (ECTT3, ECTT4) from at least one central control unit (U1, U2) among the plurality of central control units (U1, U2) at least one message (MDL1, MDL2) comprising a list (DL1, DL2) comprising at least one home-automation device with which said central control unit is capable of communicating; selecting (ECTT6) at least one combination of at least one device in connection with one central control unit among the plurality of control units (U1, U2) for which the communicated device list (DL) comprises the selected device, with a view to connecting at least one device to said central control unit; and sending (ECTT7) a connection message (MR) to the at least one central control unit (U) selected in step ii so as to trigger a connection of the at least one device (D) to said central control unit (U).
US10972303B2
Address information of a mail to be transmitted by a mail communication function is extracted from the mail to be transmitted; a transmission time of the mail to be transmitted is extracted from a portable information terminal; and judgment is made as to whether the address information matches predetermined address information and whether the transmission time belongs to a predetermined time zone. When the address information matches the predetermined address information, and the address information belongs to the predetermined time zone, an activation time at which a household appliance is to be activated is determined on the basis of the transmission time, and a control command for activating the household appliance at the activation time is transmitted to a network.
US10972302B2
A scalable computing system for generating notifications for each account of a plurality of accounts, and method of operating thereof, are provided. The system involves: a database for storing: an action definition defining operations executable to determine at least one parameter of one or more actions, and a processor operable to: instantiate an independent management process for the action definition, wherein each management process is configured to: monitor a state of each operation defined in the action definition; identify a worker process associated with the management process to perform each operation based on the state of the operation; and assign the identified worker process to perform the respective operation; and upon detecting a predefined condition in each independent management process, transmit, via a network to a remote node, the one or more notifications for the respective independent management process.
US10972292B2
Disclosed is an input/output circuit for a physical unclonable function generator circuit. In one embodiment, a physical unclonable function (PUF) generator includes: a PUF cell array comprising a plurality of bit cells configured in a plurality of columns and at least one row, and at least one input/output (I/O) circuit each coupled to at least two neighboring columns of the PUF cell array, wherein the at least one I/O circuit each comprises a sense amplifier (SA) with no cross-coupled pair of transistors, wherein the SA comprises two cross-coupled inverters with no access transistor and a SA enable transistor, and wherein the at least one I/O circuit each is configured to access and determine logical states of at least two bit cells in the at least two neighboring columns; and based on the determined logical states of the plurality of bit cells, to generate a PUF signature.
US10972291B2
A method for securing the communications between a publisher and a subscriber in an Internet of things networks. An example method includes receiving a challenge vector from a subscriber and determining a response vector using a physically unclonable function (PUF) for each challenge value in the challenge vector to generate a response value. The response vector it is sent to the subscriber.
US10972280B2
Profile_ID files, containing proprietary hardware operating details of an originating user who originates a process recipe, are encrypted before dissemination of the process recipe to an end user. Blockchain technology is used to enable the end user to validate the encrypted process recipe and control uniform validated process across multiple chambers and locations.
US10972277B2
The present disclosure provides confidential verification for FPGA code. Confidential verification for FPGA code can include receiving the policy from a cloud service provider (CSP) computing device, wherein the policy comprises a plurality of policy requirements used to determine whether to configure the FPGA using the code, receiving the code and the code encryption key from the user computing device, determining whether the code fulfills the plurality of policy requirements, and when the code fulfills the plurality of policy requirements encrypting and integrity protect the code using the code encryption key and providing the encrypted and integrity protected code to an accelerator loader to configure the FPGA using the code.
US10972276B2
Aspects define a union mixed secure virtual machine image to include an encrypted code virtualization machine for code machine instructions of a first retrieved package; and an unsecure virtualization hypervisor that includes a non-encrypted code virtualization machine for code machine instructions of a second retrieved package and a non-encrypted data storage device.
US10972274B2
An example operation may include one or more of connecting, by an identity server, to a blockchain configured to store an identity trait of a user, retrieving, by an identity server, the identity trait from the a blockchain, establishing, by the identity server, a trust group homomorphism digital signature algorithm (DSA) for the user associated with the identity trait based on a public key PK1, creating, by the identity server, a zero-knowledge proof function with a public key PK2 based on a DSA member of the trust group homomorphism for witness data, providing, by the identity server, the witness data to a challenger for the zero-knowledge proof function, and receiving, by the identity server, a validation of the user as a proved user based on execution of the zero-knowledge proof function based on the witness data.
US10972268B2
A Cryptographic Unit (CU) of a microcontroller, the CU including a first accelerator configured to generate first encrypted output data based on input data; and a second accelerator which is configured to be diversely implemented with respect to the first accelerator, and is configured to generate second encrypted output data based on the input data; and a comparator configured to compare a first comparator data obtained from the generation of the first encrypted output data with a second comparator data obtained from the generation of the second encrypted output data, and if the comparison indicates that the first and second comparator data differ, output an event signal pertaining to an event in a safety domain or a security domain.
US10972267B2
A method, computer program product, and system obtaining and identity verification request that include a specification for one or more electronic identity documents including one or more requested document types to fulfill the identity verification request. One or more processors locate at least one electronic identity document including each of the requested document types. Each electronic identity document in the repository includes machine readable metadata that includes the document type of that document. The one or more processors perform a deterministic match to select one electronic identity document including each of the one or more requested document types to utilize in formulating a response to the identity verification request and formulate a response to the identity verification request, based on the selected electronic identity document(s).
US10972263B2
A computer node comprising multiple software modules may receive a cryptographic key from a hardware security module. The computer node may use the cryptographic key to produce two key portions, which are distributed to two software modules. These software modules and an optional additional software module may use the key portions in order to encrypt an initial message. The key portions and their locations in memory are periodically updated in order to provide improved cryptographic security.
US10972262B2
A user device implements a certificate authority for issuing digital certificates that extend to other computing devices a level of trust to a particular user paired with the user device. The user device may obtain user persona information, generate a user key, and combine the user key with a device key for the generation of a digital certificate. The computing device may further transmit the digital certificate to a certificate management system, which manages interactions between other computing devices and the user device or authorizes operation of other computing devices by the particular user based on the digital certificate.
US10972260B2
Provided is a pre-calculation device capable of keeping a secret against malicious behaviors of participants while keeping a processing load small. A Beaver triple generation processor generates a secret-shared Beaver triple formed of two secret-shared random numbers and a secret-shared value of a product of the two random numbers. A Beaver triple random inspection processor randomly selects a secret-shared Beaver triple, restores the Beaver triple through communication to and from other pre-calculation devices, and confirms that a product of first two elements is equal to a third element. The Beaver triple position stirring processor randomly replaces Beaver triples that have not been restored, to generate replaced secret-shared Beaver triples.
US10972259B2
A method for computing a shared key (K) for encrypting data between a first device and a second device. The method includes communicating a first private ephemeral key (XA), and a first parameter set (YA) to a second device. The first parameter set (YA) includes identity data (IDA) that identifies the first device, a random point (VA) on an elliptic curve, and a first public key (UA). The first device receives a second private ephemeral key (XB) and a second parameter set (YB). The second parameter set (YB) includes identity data (IDB) that identifies the second device, a random point (VB) on the elliptic curve, and a second public key (UB). Verifying operations are performed to verify the second public key (UB) and the second private ephemeral key (XB) as valid. A shared key (K) is then computed based at least on the first parameter set (YA), the second parameter set (YB), the first private ephemeral key (XA), and the second private ephemeral key (XB).
US10972258B2
Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to implement contextual key management for data encryption are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein to perform contextual encryption key management, which are also referred to herein as contextual key managers, include an example context discoverer to discover context information associated with a request to access first encrypted data. Such disclosed example apparatus also include an example contextual key mapper to identify a combination of context rules associated with a key that is to provide access to the first encrypted data, validate the context information associated with the request based on the combination of context rules associated with the key to determine whether the request to access the first encrypted data is valid, and obtain the key from a key management service when the request to access the first encrypted data is valid.
US10972246B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus and method for wireless communication. For example, the method generally includes receiving signaling indicating a first subframe configuration, the first subframe configuration corresponding to a subframe with a first number of symbols in an uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS), receiving signaling indicating a second configuration, the second configuration indicating a second number of symbols in the UpPTS, generating a frame comprising the UpPTS having the first number of symbols corresponding to the first subframe configuration, the UpPTS including one or more SRSs corresponding to the second configuration, and transmitting the frame comprising the UpPTS.
US10972244B2
Systems, devices, and methods for low-overhead and low latency multi-beam operation in an advanced wireless communication system. A method of a user equipment (UE) for a multi-beam operation in a wireless communication system includes: receiving, from a base station (BS), a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration; receiving, from the BS, a triggering message instructing the UE to transmit an SRS; receiving, from the BS, a configuration for a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state that includes an identification (ID) indicating the SRS resource configuration; identifying a set of resources to transmit the SRS; and transmitting, to the BS over an uplink channel, the SRS based on the SRS resource configuration with a spatial domain transmission filter. The UE receives a downlink transmission from the BS with a spatial domain receive filter that is determined according to the ID included in the TCI state that is indicated for the downlink transmission.
US10972231B2
A radio communication terminal that increases the ACK/NACK resource utilization efficiency while preventing ACK/NACK collision, and that causes no unnecessary reduction of the PUSCH band in a system that transmits E-PDCCH control information. The radio communication terminal adopts a configuration including a receiving section that receives a control signal including an ACK/NACK index via an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) transmitted using one configuration from among one or a plurality of configuration candidates, a control section that selects a resource to be used for an ACK/NACK signal of downlink data from among specified resources specified beforehand based on E-PDCCH configuration information used for transmission or reception of the E-PDCCH and the ACK/NACK index, and a transmitting section that transmits the ACK/NACK signal using the selected specified resource.
US10972224B2
To provide a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method capable of efficiently performing retransmission control for small size data in grant-free multiple access where the base station apparatus accommodates a large number of terminal apparatuses. The base station apparatus for communicating with multiple terminal apparatuses, the base station apparatus including a receiver configured to receive an identification signal identifying a terminal apparatus having transmitted uplink data and the uplink data, and a transmitter configured to transmit a delivery confirmation signal for the uplink data, wherein the delivery confirmation signal includes a bundled delivery confirmation signal for the uplink data received on an identical time resource and an identical frequency resource, and a delivery confirmation signal for each terminal apparatus, the bundled delivery confirmation signal is associated with a parameter shared by the terminal apparatuses having transmitted the uplink data received on the identical time resource and the identical frequency resource, and the delivery confirmation signal for each terminal apparatus is associated with a parameter specific to the terminal apparatus.
US10972221B2
The present application provides a system and apparatus, a base station transmits downlink data, and a user equipment detects the downlink data in at least two consecutive downlink sub-frames, joint encodes feedback signals responding to the downlink data in the at least two consecutive downlink sub-frames to obtain joint uplink feedback information, and transmits, in an uplink sub-frame used for transmitting feedback information for one of the at least two consecutive downlink sub-frames, the joint uplink feedback information for the at least two consecutive downlink sub-frames to the base station, where length of the uplink sub-frame used for transmitting the feedback information is N multiplied by length of one downlink sub-frame in the at least two consecutive downlink sub-frames, wherein N is an integer greater than 2, so as to resolve issue how uplink feedback is performed when downlink bandwidth is different from uplink bandwidth.
US10972219B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for low density parity check (LDPC) interleaving with improved error floor performance. A method for wireless communications that may be provided by a transmitting device is provided. The method generally includes encoding one or more information bits using a LDPC code to produce a coded bit sequence comprising systematic bits and parity bits. The transmitting device stores the coded bit sequence in a circular buffer. The transmitting device performs rate matching on the coded bit sequence. The rate matching includes interleaving the parity bits with a partial interleaver and interleaving the systematic bits and interleaved parity bits with a systematic bit priority mapping (SBPM) interleaver. The transmitting device maps the SBPM interleaved bit sequence to constellation points according to a modulation scheme and transmits the modulated bit sequence.
US10972206B1
Methods and systems are employed for selectively controlling the presentation of broadcast content item in which a unique set of broadcast content items are presented based on the selection of a content type and a selection of a geography for each content type to control the manner in which broadcast content types are recorded and/or presented for the vehicle. In some embodiments, methods and systems are employed for providing relevant information to a vehicle based on receiving multiple broadcast streams, and separating the broadcast content items into segments based on a variety of content types along a predicted path of the vehicle.
US10972201B2
A method and an apparatus for providing reference signal received power (RSRP) are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, a signal is received in a modem. Signal elements at reference signal (RS) locations are extracted from the received signal. The signal elements are descrambled to remove a RS sequence. A linear average of the descrambled signal elements is performed to form virtual reference signal (VRS) elements. The RSRP is estimated from the VRS elements.
US10972193B2
A method and apparatus for calibrating an antenna array are described. Input signals and feedback signals are received, where the feedback signal is a combination of the input signals as captured after having traversed transmit paths and prior to being transmitted at a plurality of sub-arrays. A first interference reduced feedback signals is determined. A current estimation of the impairment function is determined. A second interference reduced feedback signals based on the current estimation of the impairment function, the input signals and the feedback signal. Responsive to determining that the power of the second interference reduced feedback signal satisfies a selection criteria, the current estimation of the impairment function is caused to be used for each one of the plurality of transmit paths for calibration of the antenna array and removing distortion.
US10972192B2
An example system includes a receptacle to house a device under test (DUT); an antenna for exchanging signals with the DUT, where at least some of the signals are for use in performing radiated testing of the DUT; and a cap configured to mate to the receptacle to form a housing to enclose the DUT. The housing is for isolating the DUT at least one of physically or electromagnetically.
US10972189B2
Multiple bit values can be encoded on a single photon in a quantum key distribution (QKD) system using a plurality of sidebands of an optical carrier frequency. Computational and conjugate bases can be defined, and photons decoded based on a selected state from either basis. If n sidebands are available, as many as log2n bits can be encoded on a single photon. Errors in detected bit values due to selection of an incorrect basis state or other errors can be at least partially corrected by bit distillation to identity bit strings for which a transmitter and a receiver record the same values, without insecure transmission of these values.
US10972180B2
An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by the medium is detected and, in one embodiment, the beat signal may be used to determine a characteristic of the environment of the medium. For example, if the medium is a buried optical fiber into which light pulses have been launched in accordance with the invention, the presence of acoustic waves within the region of the buried fiber can be detected.
US10972171B2
A data transmission method and apparatus are provided. A terminal device obtains an antenna port allocation result indicating a first antenna port set and a second antenna port set. An antenna port in the first antenna port set is quasi co-located (QCL) with another antenna port in the first antenna port set, an antenna port in the second antenna port is QCL with another antenna port in the second antenna port set, and an antenna port in the first antenna port set is not QCL with an antenna port in the second antenna port set. The terminal device receives first data transmitted on an antenna port in the first antenna port set, and receives second data transmitted on an antenna port in the second antenna port set.
US10972163B2
A transmission method includes generating a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal by performing a precoding process on a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, outputting a third signal by inserting a pilot signal into the first precoded signal, outputting a fourth signal by applying a first phase change to the second precoded signal, outputting a fifth signal by inserting a pilot signal into the fourth signal, and outputting a sixth signal by applying a second phase change to the fifth signal.
US10972161B2
A method for a channel state information (CSI) feedback comprises receiving CSI feedback configuration information for the CSI feedback including a spatial channel information indicator based on a linear combination (LC) codebook, wherein the spatial channel information comprises at least one of a downlink channel matrix, a covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix, or at least one eigenvector of the covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix; deriving the spatial channel information indicator using the LC codebook that indicates a weighted linear combination of a plurality of basis vectors or a plurality of basis matrices as a representation of at least one of a downlink channel matrix, a covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix, or at least one eigenvector of the covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix; and transmitting over an uplink channel, the CSI feedback including the spatial channel information indicator.
US10972158B2
A method for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), information via a dynamic signaling comprising at least one of a medium access control channel element (MAC CE) or downlink control information (DCI) that includes information for a set of channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS); identifying CSI-RS resources each of which comprises a set of antenna ports based on the information; and measuring CSI using an aggregation of the CSI-RS resources, wherein an energy per resource element (EPRE) ratio between a CSI-RS and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is configured in the information to each of the CSI-RS resources comprising the aggregated CSI-RS resources.
US10972150B2
An RFID interrogator transceiver with various improvements is proposed. A digital interface element implemented in a field-programmable gate array permits the use of a low-cost, low pin count microcontroller unit to control various integrated circuits within the transceiver both with the complexity afforded by the microcontroller unit and with the speed afforded by the field-programmable gate array. A transmit waveform generation architecture which can store opcodes in a segmented random access memory permits both leisurely loading of information over a digital interface from a low-cost microcontroller unit and fast playback over a wireless interface during low-latency RFID exchanges. Finally, a dual digital second-order resonator infinite-impulse-response filter permits a more hardware efficient channel bandpass filter solution than a finite-impulse-response filter and can be easily adjusted to accommodate RFID backscatter link frequencies and frequency tolerances.
US10972148B2
Apparatus and methods for signal booster systems with compensation for cable loss are provided herein. In certain configurations, a signal booster system includes two or more antennas for wirelessly communicating RF signals and a signal booster including booster circuitry for providing amplification to at least a portion of the RF signals. At least one of the antennas is connected to the signal booster via a cable. Additionally, the signal booster includes a cable loss compensation circuit that adjusts a gain of the booster circuitry to compensate for a loss of the cable.
US10972147B2
A method selects frequency channels in a communication system using a frequency hopping method, in which data are transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver. The data are transmitted as data packets having a plurality of bits in a frequency/time block. A respective data packet is coded before transmission by the transmitter and is decoded after reception by the receiver. The transmission quality of the frequency channels is evaluated and, a decision is made for a selection of the frequency channel which is used for the transmission of the data. A likelihood ratio for the likelihood of a successful transmission is determined before the decoding by the receiver, the likelihood ratio is used as a metric for determining the interference state of the respective data packet, and the transmission quality of the respective frequency channel is evaluated on the basis of the interference state of the data packet.
US10972134B2
A system for a digital subscriber line (DSL) network with a DSL interface can operate with processing circuitry that can generate symbols in multicarrier communications with codewords for modulation of a parity check. The codewords can be aligned with symbol boundaries of the symbols in a continuous transmission of the multi-carrier communications. The processing circuitry reduces a number of parity bits by puncturing and a number of data bits for shortening of the codewords so that a codeword boundary is aligned with a symbol boundary for one or more symbols, or a transmission frame of symbols.
US10972131B2
A low density parity check (LDPC) encoder, an LDPC decoder, and an LDPC encoding method are disclosed. The LDPC encoder includes first memory, second memory, and a processor. The first memory stores an LDPC codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 2/15. The second memory is initialized to 0. The processor generates the LDPC codeword corresponding to information bits by performing accumulation with respect to the second memory using a sequence corresponding to a parity check matrix (PCM).
US10972125B2
A combination of a block-oriented encoder and decoder with a modified dataset identifier that is associated with an encoded block size are used to perform block-based encoding and decoding operations. The encoding process may generate optional metadata that includes an array of encoded block sizes to support random access into the stream or group of encoded blocks during the decoding process. The modified dataset identifier associates the original dataset identifier with the block size used by the encoder.
US10972123B1
A signal processing structure and method are presented. A first digital filter operates on received sigma-delta modulated (SDM) input signals. A second pre-processing digital filter receives a SDM input signal, directly low pass filter the SDM input signal and provides an output SDM signal. The output sigma-delta modulated signal is provided as an input for said first digital filter. In standard digital systems operating with digital microphones, filtering of the microphones' output signal requires to first convert the signal into pulse code modulation (PCM), then filter and finally convert back to pulse density modulation (PDM). This approach increases the latency of the system because decimation and interpolation must be performed in order to pass from PDM to PCM. By using filters that operate directly on the oversampled PDM output of the digital microphones it is possible to reduce the latency of the system and minimize the hardware area.
US10972117B2
Differential clamp circuits configured to recirculate the current in one clamp, either low-side clamp or high-side clamp, from one output of a differential signal to the other output of the differential signal are disclosed. Differential clamp circuits described herein may be particularly suitable for providing programmable clamps at differential outputs of an ADC driver and may be particularly beneficial to implement clamps that are symmetrical around an ADC's input common-mode voltage. Some differential clamp circuit described herein may advantageously present a smaller capacitive load at each output, thus reducing bandwidth degradation of the output stage. Furthermore, differential clamp circuits described herein may operate with only one control voltage, making it easier to limit the output excursions symmetrically around the default common-mode voltage.
US10972115B1
A method of operation in an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes performing a calibration operation. The calibration operation includes sampling an input analog reference voltage. A sequence of charge sharing transfers is then performed with a charge sharing regulator to transfer an actual amount of charge between a charge source and a charge load based on the input analog reference voltage. The transferred actual amount of charge is compared to a reference charge value corresponding to the reference voltage. A control input to the charge sharing regulator is adjusted to correspondingly adjust charge sharing of a subsequent amount of charge based on the comparing.
US10972109B2
A sub-sampler phase locked loop (SSPLL) system having a frequency locking loop (FLL) and a phase locked loop (PLL) is disclosed. The FLL is configured to detect frequency variations between a phase locked loop (PLL) output signal and a reference frequency and automatically generate a pulsed correction signal upon the detected frequency variations and apply the pulsed correction signal to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) control voltage. The PLL is configured to generate the PLL output signal based on the VCO control voltage.
US10972107B2
An apparatus includes a receiver buffer, a phase compensation circuit, a data sampler circuit, and an error sampler circuit. The receiver buffer may generate an equalized signal on a signal node using an input signal received via a channel. The phase compensation circuit may, in response to an initiation of a training mode, replace the equalized signal on the signal node with a reference signal. The data sampler circuit may sample, using a data clock signal, the reference signal to generate a plurality of data samples. The error sampler circuit may sample, using an error clock signal, the reference signal to generate a plurality of errors samples. The phase compensation circuit may also adjust a phase difference between the data clock signal and the error clock signal using at least some of the plurality of data samples and at least some of the plurality of error samples.
US10972090B1
An output stage circuit for transmitting data via a bus includes a high side switch, a high side diode structure, a high side clamp circuit, a low side switch, and a low side diode structure. An impedance circuit of the bus is coupled between the high side switch and the low side switch, for generating a differential output signal according to high and low side output signals. A high side N-type region of the high side diode structure encompasses a high side P-type region thereof, and a low side N-type region of the low side diode structure encompasses a low side P-type region thereof. The high side clamp circuit is connected to the high side N-type region in series, for clamping a voltage of the high side N-type region to be not lower than a predetermined voltage, to prevent a parasitic PNP bipolar junction transistor from being turned ON.
US10972085B2
A phase interpolator is provided. The phase interpolator includes a plurality of first interpolation cells each configured to supply a first current to a common node of the phase interpolator. Further, the phase interpolator includes a plurality of second interpolation cells each configured to supply a second current to the common node. The second current is lower than the first current, wherein a sum of the plurality of second currents supplied to the common node by the plurality of second interpolation cells is substantially equal to the first current.
US10972083B2
Circuits and methods are provided for utilizing decoupling capacitors to mitigate voltage droop on power supply lines of a power distribution network. A power supply line is capacitively decoupled using a first decoupling capacitor connected to the power supply line and charged to a first voltage level of the power supply line. A second decoupling capacitor is pre-charged to a second voltage level greater than the first voltage level and held in standby. A control circuit determines or predicts an occurrence of a droop event in which the first voltage decreases to a level which is at or below a droop threshold voltage level, and selectively connects the pre-charged second decoupling capacitor to the power supply line to source additional boosting current through discharging of the second decoupling capacitor and thereby capacitively decouple the power supply line using the higher second voltage and additional boosting current.
US10972066B2
A laminated electronic component includes a multilayer body including multiple insulator layers that are laminated and including a bottom surface, a top surface, and multiple side surfaces. The laminated electronic component includes a shield film provided on at least one side surface of the multilayer body. In the laminated electronic component, at least one step difference is provided along a ridge at which the bottom surface and a corresponding one of the side surfaces of the multilayer body are connected to each other, and the shield film includes an edge portion disposed within the at least one step difference.
US10972057B2
This technology relates to a single-phase differential conversion circuit for improving the linearity of input/output characteristics, a signal processing method for use with the circuit, and a reception apparatus. The single-phase differential conversion circuit includes a first source-grounded amplifier and a second source-grounded amplifier. Each of the amplifiers includes a transconductance amplifier section including a transistor for converting an AC component of input potential to a current, a diode load section including a transistor in a diode connection configured as a first load, and a large-signal distortion compensation circuit configured as a second load connected in parallel with the first load. The transistors of the first source-grounded amplifier are each a P-type MOS transistor, and the transistors of the second source-grounded amplifier are each an N-type MOS transistor. This technology is applied advantageously to a reception apparatus for receiving TV signals, for example.
US10972056B2
A bias circuit includes a current generating circuit generating a first compensation current and a second compensation current, in which an ambient temperature change is reflected, based on a reference current, a first temperature compensation circuit generating a first base bias current, based on the first compensation current, to output the first base bias current to a base node of an amplifying circuit, and a second temperature compensation circuit generating a second base bias current, based on the second compensation current, to output the second base bias current to the base node of the amplifying circuit.
US10972049B2
An oscillation apparatus includes a correction circuitry including a first amplifier and a second amplifier, and an oscillation circuitry. The first amplifier amplifies a difference between a first voltage having a first temperature characteristic and a second voltage having a second temperature characteristic different from the first temperature characteristic to generate a third voltage having a third temperature characteristic different from both the first temperature characteristic and the second temperature characteristic. The second amplifier amplifies a difference between a sum of the second voltage and the third voltage, and, a feedback voltage, to generate a fourth voltage which corrects an oscillation frequency of an oscillation voltage. The oscillation circuitry outputs the oscillation voltage controlled in frequency based on the fourth voltage.
US10972048B2
The present invention is notably directed to a photovoltaic module, or PV module, comprising an array of photovoltaic cells, or PV cells, and electrical interconnects. The array of PV cells comprises N portions, N≥2, where the portions comprise, each, disjoint sets of PV cells of the array. The electrical interconnects connect the PV cells and the N portions of the array so as for PV cells within each of said portions to be electrically connected in parallel and the N portions to be connected in series. The PV cells and the portions are connected, via said interconnects, so to output an electrical current, in operation. The electrical interconnects are otherwise configured to provide electrical signals from each of the N portions. The invention is further directed to related systems and methods of fabrication and operation.
US10972047B2
The present invention is notably directed to a photovoltaic module, or PV module, comprising an array of photovoltaic cells, or PV cells, and electrical interconnects. The array of PV cells comprises N portions, N≥2, where the portions comprise, each, disjoint sets of PV cells of the array. The electrical interconnects connect the PV cells and the N portions of the array so as for PV cells within each of said portions to be electrically connected in parallel and the N portions to be connected in series. The PV cells and the portions are connected, via said interconnects, so to output an electrical current, in operation. The electrical interconnects are otherwise configured to provide electrical signals from each of the N portions. The invention is further directed to related systems and methods of fabrication and operation.
US10972046B2
A solar device system includes one or more solar devices shingled into an array of solar devices. Each solar device includes one or more current generation cells configured to generate electric current, a plurality of current buses, and a control circuit configured to distribute the generated electric current to the plurality of current buses, and route the generated electric current to an adjacent solar device. Additionally, the solar device system includes an array collector electrically connected to the one or more solar devices, the array collector being configured to collect the generated electrical current from the one or more solar devices and direct the generated electrical current to an inverter or a power grid.
US10972038B2
A stepless motor driving circuit provides a sinusoidal shaped chopping signal for driving a motor. The driving circuit has: a switch circuit having an input which receives a rectified signal rectified from a sinusoidal AC signal and having a first output and a second output where the motor is coupled between; a synchronizing signal generating circuit which generates a synchronizing signal relating to the sinusoidal AC signal; and a switch driving circuit which selects and chops at least one switch in the switch circuit according to the synchronizing signal, and to form the sinusoidal shaped chopping signal which is corresponding to the sinusoidal AC signal.
US10972035B2
A motor drive apparatus includes an inverter configured to convert an input DC voltage into an AC voltage for driving a motor, by ON/OFF driving of an internal power element, and outputs the AC voltage, a high-frequency current detection unit configured to detect a high-frequency current from a current flowing through a motor power line upon application of the AC voltage output from the inverter to the motor via the motor power line, and a stray capacitance estimation unit configured to estimate a stray capacitance occurring in the motor power line and the motor, based on the high-frequency current detected by the high-frequency current detection unit.
US10972032B2
A method and apparatus for detecting a failure of a current sensor measuring the magnitude of a current, by which a motor is driven. A required current calculator calculates a phase and a magnitude of a current required for a motor, in accordance with a torque required for the motor. An estimated current calculator calculates an estimated current, in accordance with the phase and the magnitude of the required current. A failure detector detects a failure of a current sensor by comparing the estimated current with a current measured by the current sensor.
US10972031B2
The present disclosure provides a system and method that provides active damping at the input of a motor drive system without the need for the hardware used in conventional and RC damping circuits. According to the disclosure a virtual damping network is realised at the input of the motor drive system based on modification of field-oriented control, FOC. More specifically, a control algorithm creates a virtual damping impedance at the motor drive input by applying a damping algorithm to both q and d components of the motor current.
US10972018B2
A kinetic energy harvester includes a P-type hydrogel composite electrode; an N-type hydrogel composite electrode; a separator disposed between the P-type hydrogel composite electrode and the N-type hydrogel composite electrode; and a current collector between the P-type hydrogel composite electrode and the N-type composite electrode.
US10972011B2
The invention provides a series resonant LLC power converter unit to provide a plurality of power outputs. The power converter unit comprises a plurality of transformers arranged such that at least one primary winding of each transformer is connected in parallel and configured to provide a power output. An inductive element is positioned in parallel with a single primary winding selected from said plurality of transformers, wherein the inductive element and single primary winding restricts variation in inductance for said plurality of transformers and power outputs in operation.
US10972006B2
A power supply device includes battery circuit modules each having a battery, a first switching element S1 connected in parallel to the battery, and a second switching element S2 connected in series to the battery between the battery and the first switching element S1, the second switching element S2 being turned off when the first switching element S1 is turned on, a battery circuit module group in which the battery circuit modules are connected in series, and a control circuit for outputting, at intervals of a certain time, a gate signal for turning on and off the first switching element S1 and the second switching element S2 to the battery circuit modules.
US10972002B1
A regulator clamp circuit includes a comparison circuit having a sample and hold circuit. The comparison circuit compares a regulated voltage with a sampled voltage of the regulated voltage from a previous time. In some embodiments, the sampled voltage can be determined during a sampling phase that occurs prior to a clamp regulation phase. During the clamp regulation phase, the comparison circuit compares the regulated voltage with the sampled voltage and outputs a signal to activate an actuator circuit to clamp the regulated voltage when the regulated voltage terminal has a higher amount of charge than desired.
US10971999B2
Provided is a power supply apparatus, which is capable of saving power at the time of low output power even in a configuration using an inrush current prevention resistor and a switch as an inrush current prevention circuit in order to increase power of a low power supply. An AC/DC power supply includes a rectifier configured to rectify an input AC voltage, a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth the rectified voltage, a resistor configured to limit an inrush current input to the smoothing capacitor, a relay configured to control whether to input a current to the resistor, and a current detection circuit. The AC/DC power supply further includes a converter connected at the subsequent stage of the smoothing capacitor and configured to adjust the voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor to a predetermined voltage.
US10971989B2
The invention relates to a wind turbine with a generator and a method of assembling a generator thereof, wherein the generator comprises a rotor rotatably arranged relative to a stator. The rotor comprises a plurality of superconducting pole units arranged on a back iron which is spaced apart from a rotor structure by a number of thermally insulating plates or beams. Said plates or beams are located between either ends of the rotor and orientated relative to the rotational direction of the rotor. Each plate has a first end firmly connected to another first beam extending in an axial direction and a second end firmly connected to another second beam also extending the axial direction. The first beams are further firmly connected to the back iron while the second beams are further firmly connected to the rotor structure. The thermally insulating plates or beams provide a flexible and cheap support interface that is able to adapt to the tolerances of the individual components.
US10971985B2
An actuator may include a supporting body; a movable body; a first magnetic drive circuit; a second magnetic drive circuit. The first magnetic drive circuit may include a first coil and a first magnet. The second magnetic drive circuit may include a second coil and a second magnet. The actuator may further include a first yoke on a side of the first coil remote from the second coil; a second yoke on a side of the second coil remote from the first coil; and a third yoke between the first coil and the second coil. The first magnet may be held on a face of the first yoke or a face of the third yoke. The second magnet may be held on a face of the second yoke or a face of the third yoke. The third yoke may be thicker than the first and second yoke.
US10971975B2
A method for improving thermal conduction in a stator having electrically conductive windings wound in a plurality of gaps formed between adjacent pairs of a plurality of teeth of the stator. A plurality of interstitial spaces are formed within each of the gaps during winding of the electrically conductive windings around the teeth. A plug is arranged within each one of the gaps to close off slot openings. A thermally conductive filler compound is injected into each gap under sufficient pressure to at least substantially fill the interstitial spaces within each gap and to at least substantially encapsulate the electrically conductive windings. The thermally conductive filler compound is then allowed to set.
US10971973B2
Energy conversion apparatus comprising: an electrical machine including a rotor arranged to rotate about an axis, the rotor defining a first cavity therein; power electronic circuitry arranged at least partially around the axis and defining a second cavity therein, the power electronic circuitry being positioned adjacent to the electrical machine; a heat pipe positioned within the first cavity of the rotor and within the second cavity defined by the power electronic circuitry, the heat pipe being arranged to receive thermal energy from the rotor; and a cooling arrangement positioned at least partially within the second cavity and arranged to receive thermal energy from the power electronic circuitry and from the heat pipe.
US10971972B2
A system for preventing hydrate formation in a pipeline includes a heater housing. The heater housing has an outer diameter sized to travel within the pipeline. A turbine assembly is located within the heater housing. The turbine assembly has a blade that is rotatable by a flow of fluid within the pipeline. An electric heater is located within the heater housing and is electrically connected to the turbine assembly. The electric heater is selectively contacted by the flow of fluid within the pipeline.
US10971965B2
A motor includes a rotor, a stator, and a circuit board below the stator. The stator includes an insulator to cover at least a portion of each of an upper surface, a lower surface, and circumferential side surfaces of each of teeth of the stator, coils each of which is defined by a conducting wire wound around a separate one of the teeth with the insulator therebetween, and a drawn-out wire drawn out from the coils and electrically connected to the circuit board. A lower portion of the insulator includes a guide radially outward of the coils and including a wall extending downward from a lower surface of the insulator and a bend extending radially outward from a lower end of the wall. At least a portion of the drawn-out wire extends in a circumferential direction along a radially outer surface of the wall.
US10971963B2
An insulator is configured to couple to a top portion of a stator core and includes: a main body that has a ring shape; a plurality of insulating teeth that protrude toward a center portion of the main body and that are configured to couple to a plurality of teeth of the stator core, respectively; and a plurality of guide tabs that protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the main body at positions corresponding to the plurality of insulating teeth. The plurality of guide tabs are configured to guide (i) phase coils that are wound around the plurality of insulating teeth and (ii) neutral coils along the outer circumferential surface in a circumferential direction. Each of the plurality of guide tabs defines a plurality of guide grooves, each of the plurality of guide grooves being configured to seat at least one of the phase coils or the neutral coils.
US10971957B2
Method for supplying energy wirelessly through radio frequency identification, RFID, and RFID system
In an embodiment a method for supplying energy wirelessly through RFID comprises the steps of sending by an RFID reader device a request message to at least one RFID tag device, receiving by the at least one RFID tag device the request message, sending by the at least one RFID tag device an answer message to the RFID reader device and changing by the at least one RFID tag device its state into a high power mode, receiving by the RFID reader device the answer message, sending by the RFID reader device an energizing signal having an unmodulated constant wave at a predefined frequency during an adjustable amount of time, receiving by the at least one RFID tag device the energizing signal, converting said signal into energy and using the energy by the at least one RFID tag device, and changing by the at least one RFID tag device its state into an RFID operation mode at the end of the adjustable amount of time.
US10971953B2
A contactless power receiving device includes a power receiving coil receiving power from a contactless power transfer device, a rectifier circuit rectifying the power to form a rectified output on a high potential side and a rectified output on a low potential side, a smoothing circuit receiving the rectified output on the high potential side and the rectified output on the low potential side, and a switching power supply converting a DC voltage from the smoothing circuit to a first voltage. The smoothing circuit includes a first inductor transmitting the rectified output on the high potential side, a second inductor transmitting the rectified output on the low potential side, and a smoothing capacitance element to which the rectified output on the high potential side and the rectified output on the low potential side are supplied, and the rectified output on the low potential side is connected to a ground potential.
US10971950B2
A charger including a class E power driver, a frequency-shift keying (“FSK”) module, and a processor. The processor can receive data relating to the operation of the class E power driver and can control the class E power driver based on the received data relating to the operation of the class E power driver. The processor can additionally control the FSK module to modulate the natural frequency of the class E power transformer to thereby allow the simultaneous recharging of an implantable device and the transmission of data to the implantable device. The processor can additionally compensate for propagation delays by adjusting switching times.
US10971943B2
Devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring the temperature of a device used to charge a rechargeable power source are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. The temperature of an external charging device and/or an implantable medical device may be monitored to control the temperature exposure to patient tissue during a charging session used to recharge the rechargeable power source. In one example, a temperature sensor may sense a temperature of an internal portion of a device, wherein the housing of the device is not directly thermally coupled to the temperature sensor. A temperature for the housing of the device may then be estimated based on the sensed temperature provided by the non-thermally coupled temperature sensor. A processor may then control charging of the rechargeable power source based on the determined temperature for the housing.
US10971938B2
An electronic device that can be worn on a user's body and an operating method thereof. An electrode for charging and measuring is included in a front side of the electronic device. The electronic device includes a battery, a charging circuit for charging the battery, a bio-sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether the battery is being charged through the charging circuit. If the battery is not being charged, the processor is configured to acquire biometric information by using a first method through the bio-sensor, and if the battery is being charged, the processor is configured to acquire the biometric information by using a second method through the bio-sensor.
US10971934B2
Systems, methods, techniques, and apparatuses of a medium voltage alternating current (MVAC) network are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a direct current (DC) interconnection system for an MVAC distribution network including an AC/AC power converter including a first AC terminal and a second AC terminal; a plurality of switching devices structured to selectively couple a first AC terminal to a plurality of feeder line points in the MVAC network; and a control system structured to receive a set of measurements, calculate a headroom value for each feeder line point using the set of measurements, select a first feeder line point using the calculated headroom values, operate the plurality of switching devices so as to couple the first AC terminal to the first feeder line point, and operate the AC/AC power converter so as to transmit MVAC power from the first AC terminal to the first feeder line point.
US10971927B2
There is described a device for controlling an amount of current within a power distribution network by manipulating the amount of magnetic flux in the device and thus the impedance experienced by the power distribution network across the device. This is achieved by winding a plurality of coils about a magnetically permeable core and by providing the device with a magnetically permeable bridge element that is movable between a fully-open position at which the net magnetic flux generated in the core by alternating currents in each coil is zero, and a fully-closed position at which a net magnetic flux is present in the core.
US10971925B2
An electronic circuit includes a switch coupled between an input terminal intended to receive a first voltage and an output terminal coupled to a decoupling capacitor and intended to also be coupled to a load. A comparison stage is configured to compare the first voltage and a second voltage that is present at the output terminal. A first adjustment stage is configured to limit a positive inrush current flowing between the input terminal and the output terminal and a second adjustment stage is configured to limit a negative inrush current flowing between the output terminal and the input terminal. A control circuit is configured to activate either the first adjustment stage or the second adjustment stage as a function of a result of the comparison.
US10971924B2
A low-voltage protective switching device includes: at least one line conductor length extending from a line conductor supply connection of the low-voltage protective switching device to a line conductor load connection of the low-voltage protective switching device; a neutral conductor length extending from a neutral conductor connection of the low-voltage protective switching device to a neutral conductor load connection of the low-voltage protective switching device; a mechanical bypass switch and a first mechanical circuit breaker disposed in series in the line conductor length; a second mechanical circuit breaker disposed in the neutral conductor length; a first semiconductor switching arrangement disposed in parallel to the bypass switch; and an electronic control unit that presettably actuates the bypass switch, the first mechanical circuit breaker, the second mechanical circuit breaker, and the first semiconductor switching arrangement. The first semiconductor switching arrangement includes a snubber, which includes a first capacitor.
US10971921B2
Example DC-DC converters include a housing having at least two bullet terminals. The at least two bullet terminals are configured to mate with corresponding terminals in a DC bullet breaker panel. The converter also includes a DC-DC voltage converter circuit coupled between the at least two bullet terminals, and a controller coupled with the DC-DC voltage converter circuit. The controller is configured to control the DC-DC converter circuit to convert a DC input voltage at a first one of the at least two bullet terminals to a different DC output voltage at another one of the at least two bullet terminals. Methods of converting DC voltages using DC-DC converters having bullet terminals are also disclosed.
US10971918B2
In accordance with example embodiments, an automated ground fault interrupter includes means for resetting itself following detection of a ground fault. In accordance with example embodiments, when a ground fault is detected, a relay switch opens and breaks the conducting path between an AC input and a plug for connecting devices for a set amount of time after which the relay switch is closed again, restoring the conducting path between the plug and the AC input. Following restoration of the conducting path, the relay switch is opened again if a ground fault is detected. In accordance with example embodiments, the automated ground fault interrupter automatically tests itself at predetermined intervals. In accordance with example embodiments, the ground fault interrupter is automatically reset following the automatic test.
US10971914B2
The heat dissipation of a circuit assembly is improved. A circuit assembly includes: a relay that includes a terminal and generates heat when energized/as a result of energization/due to being energized; a base member to which the relay is attached and in which a through hole is formed; a heat dissipation member that is provided on a side of the base member opposite to a side on which the relay is attached; a first busbar that is connected to the terminal of the relay at a position spaced apart from the base member; and a heat transfer member that is inserted into the through hole so as to be movable in a direction along the axial direction of the through hole, and that comes into contact with the first busbar and the heat dissipation member.
US10971911B2
A main body of a wire leading tool including a lid body that covers the main body in a detachable manner is configured to include a flat plate-shaped base portion, a base hole portion that is penetratingly provided in the base portion, a standing wall portion that stands from the base portion in a U shape and surrounds the base hole portion by a curved portion of the U shape, and a connector supporting portion that stands from the base portion at a position closer to the base hole portion relative to an open end of the U shape of the standing wall portion, is continuous to the standing wall portion on both sides, and has an insertion hole which is penetratingly provided for inserting a pipe connecter.
US10971907B2
A raceway system and method within an internal cabin of an aircraft include a plurality of routing modules that are coupled together. Each of the plurality of routing modules includes a main housing that routes one or more transferring components to one or more monuments within the internal cabin. A raceway system and method for an aircraft includes a transferring component attachment system that includes a plurality of transferring component support struts, and one or more transferring components coupled to the plurality of transferring component support struts.
US10971894B2
Various embodiments of a laser driver are described herein. In an embodiment, a laser driver system includes: an external set of inductors including a first external inductor and a second external inductor; an internal set of inductors including a first internal inductor and a second internal inductor; and a DC-to-DC convertor configured to bias a first output path defined by the first external inductor and the first internal inductor and a second output path defined by the second external inductor and the second internal inductor.
US10971890B2
A micro laser diode transfer method and a manufacturing method comprise: forming a bonding layer (515) on a receiving substrate (513), wherein first type electrodes (514) are connected to the bonding layer (515); bringing a first side of the micro laser diodes (500r) on a carrier substrate (520) into contact with the bonding layer (515), wherein the carrier substrate (520) is laser-transparent; and irradiating selected micro laser diodes (500r) with laser from the side of the carrier substrate (520) to lift-off the selected micro laser diodes (500r) from the carrier substrate (520). This method may improve yield.
US10971887B2
A laser device may include a light source configured to emit a laser beam in burst operation, an optical sensor configured to acquire a cross sectional image of the laser beam during a certain period for every certain cycle, an image processor configured to receive an input of an image signal of the cross sectional image outputted from the optical sensor and output beam relating information about the laser beam, a beam traveling direction adjuster configured to adjust a traveling direction of the laser beam, and a controller configured to control the beam traveling direction adjuster based on the beam relating information when at least a part of a period in which the optical sensor acquires the cross sectional image is overlapped with a period in which the light source emits a laser beam.
US10971883B2
A gas purification system may include: a circulation gas pipe in which a second end is connected at a first position to a second pipe through which gas is supplied from a gas supply source; a booster pump; a gas purification unit; a first tank in the circulation gas pipe; a first valve positioned between the gas supply source and the first position, the first valve having an open position and a closed position; and a second valve positioned between the first tank and the second end, the second valve having an open position and a closed position, the second valve configured to be in the closed position when the first valve is in the open position.
US10971880B2
A printed circuit board assembly is provided. The assembly has a substantially rigid member, the substantially rigid member having a first protrusion, a support member with a first slot that accepts the protrusion in such a way to produce flex in at least one of the rigid member and the support member. The flex exerts compression on the protrusion that prevents it from disengaging the slot.
US10971878B2
A method for manufacturing a terminal-equipped electric wire is a method in which an exposed core wire of the electric wire is ultrasonically welded to a core wire connection portion of a terminal having a core wire connection portion and a coating crimping portion. The manufacturing method for the terminal-equipped electric wire including: supporting the core wire connection portion on an anvil; bringing the coating crimping portion into contact with a vibration suppressing contact portion; arranging the exposed core wire on the core wire connection portion and arranging the coating of the electric wire in the coating crimping portion; and ultrasonically welding the exposed core wire to the core wire connection portion in a state where the core wire connection portion is supported on the anvil and the coating crimping portion is in contact with the vibration suppressing contact portion.
US10971874B2
A lock mechanism includes: a lock portion that protrudes from a ceiling wall (wall portion) of a cover and has a locking claw provided on a tip side; a lock receiving portion provided in a case and formed with a locking hole; and a flexible deformation portion which is a portion of a predetermined range in the vicinity of the lock portion on the ceiling wall (wall portion) of the cover and has flexibility higher than a portion outside the predetermined range, and is bent such that the lock portion is tilted so that the locking claw gets over an edge of the locking hole when the locking claw is locked to the locking hole, and after the locking, biases the lock portion in a pulling direction that pulls the locking claw together with the locking hole by a restoring force of bending.
US10971873B2
An electrical unit includes a contactor having a housing member, a first terminal, a second terminal, and/or a contact member disposed in the housing member and configured to selectively electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal. The electrical unit may include a cooling member connected to the housing member, a first bus bar connected to the cooling member and the first terminal, and/or a second bus bar connected to the cooling member and the second terminal. The cooling member may be configured to dissipate heat that is generated via electrical current flowing through the contact member.
US10971856B1
A lever-type electrical connector (102), a corresponding mating electrical connector (104) for accepting the lever-type electrical connector (102), and a lever-type electrical connector assembly (100) thereof are described herein. The lever-type electrical connector (102) has a first portion (300) with a first slot (302) configured to accept a rib protrusion (114) of the corresponding mating electrical connector (104) and a lever (304) pivotally mounted to the first portion (300) with cam grooves (408) on opposing interior surfaces configured to accept cam-follower protrusions (210) on opposite sides of the rib protrusion (114).
US10971854B2
A shielded connector includes a shielding shell, a connector housing, and an annular sealing member. The shielding shell has a tube portion and a flange portion formed at an end of the tube portion. The flange portion is fastened to a wall portion having a hole of a target object to which the shielded connector is fastened. The connector housing is covered with the tube portion and has an end portion projecting in an axial direction beyond the flange portion and inserted in the hole. The sealing member is sandwiched between the flange portion and the wall portion. The sealing member closely contacts with the wall portion by being compressed toward the wall portion and closely contacts with an outer surface of the connector housing by being compressed toward the outer surface.
US10971853B2
A bus bar holding structure includes a resin block main body, a first bus bar having a protruding portion, and a second bus bar. The resin block main body includes a bus bar assembling portion having a groove portion. The first bus bar and the second bus bar are accommodated in the bus bar assembling portion such that first side portions of the first bus bar and the second bus bar are located on a bottom side of the groove portion and second side portions of the first bus bar and the second bus bar are located on an opening side of the groove portion. The second bus bar is sandwiched between the second bus bar and a bottom of the groove portion when the first bus bar and the second bus bar are accommodated in the bus bar assembling portion.
US10971841B2
A board connector (A) is provided with a housing (10) placed on a circuit board (P) and including a terminal holding wall (11) substantially at a right angle to the circuit board (P) and supporting walls (15) extending rearward from sides of the terminal holding wall (11). Terminal fittings (25, 26) penetrate through the terminal holding wall (11) and are connectable to the circuit board (P) behind the terminal holding portion (11). Fixing brackets are mounted on the supporting walls (15) and are fixable to the circuit board (P) by soldering. A reinforcing portion (20: 21 or 23) links the supporting walls (15) and a rear surface of the terminal holding wall (11).
US10971839B1
A floating connector and a conductive terminal thereof are provided. The conductive terminal is integrally formed as a one piece structure, and includes a contacting segment, a fixing segment, and a buffering segment having two ends respectively connected to the contacting segment and the fixing segment. A longitudinal direction of the buffering segment and a longitudinal direction of the fixing segment have a first angle there-between less than ninety degrees. The buffering segment includes a first portion connected to the contacting segment, a second portion connected to the fixing segment, and two impedance matching portions defining a buffering hole. Two opposite ends of each of the two impedance matching portions are respectively connected to the first portion and the second portion. The buffering segment is configured to provide for an electrical current to travel there-through so as to generate a capacitance effect at the two impedance matching portions.
US10971830B2
A rearview device includes a connector assembly that has a body that includes a plurality of electrical leads that extend therefrom and are removably coupled therewith. A plurality of contact-receiving apertures extend through the body and receive a plurality of spring contacts on a circuit board. The plurality of spring contacts abut and are compressed between the circuit board and the body. The plurality of spring contacts directly engage the plurality of electrical leads when inserted into the plurality of contact-receiving apertures. A plurality of peripheral walls are adjacent the circuit board.
US10971821B2
A chip antenna module includes: a chip antenna including a body portion, a radiating portion, and a grounding portion, wherein the body portion is formed of a dielectric substance, and wherein the radiating portion and the grounding portion are disposed on different surfaces of the body portion from each other; and a substrate having a plurality of layers and including feeding pads bonded to the radiating portion, grounding pads bonded to the grounding portion, and dummy wiring layers disposed on at least one layer among the plurality of layers, below the feeding pads, wherein a resonance frequency of the chip antenna is determined by a number of the dummy wiring layers.
US10971820B2
An arrangement (10) comprising a first conductive antenna element (20), comprising at least one first slot (30; 31, 32, 33, 34; 35, 36) arranged in the first conductive antenna element (20), and a second conductive antenna element (80), comprising at least one second slot (90; 91, 92, 93, 94; 31; 32, 33, 34) arranged in the second conductive antenna element (80), is disclosed. At least one second slot (90; 91, 92) arranged in the second conductive antenna element (80) is coupled with at least one first slot (30; 35, 36) arranged in the first conductive antenna element (20) by means of at least one conductor (111, 112; 113, 114, 115, 116).
US10971817B2
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a phased array antenna system includes a first portion carrying an antenna lattice including a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a first configuration, a second portion carrying a beamformer lattice including a plurality of beamformer elements, wherein the plurality of beamformer elements are arranged in a second configuration different from the first configuration, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion carrying at least a portion of a mapping including a first plurality of mapping traces on a first surface providing at least a portion of the electrical connection between the plurality of antenna elements and the plurality of beamformer elements, wherein each of the plurality of antenna elements are electrically coupled to one of the plurality of beamformer elements.
US10971811B1
The present invention is a pole-mountable shroud assembly enclosing one or more wireless telecommunications transceivers and antennas. The shroud assembly is attached to the pole by a pole bracket, which is an elongated rectangular prism frame. The outer face of the pole bracket is open, so as to expose at least one intake fan supported by the pole bracket. The top and bottom ends of the pole bracket support top and bottom panels, respectively, with the bottom panel having multiple holes and/or vents, through which the intake fan(s) draw ambient air to cool the transceivers. A jacking means, such as a screw jack, connects the bottom panel to the pole bracket bottom end so that the panel separation distance is adjustable. A very thin (not more than one-tenth the minimum transmission wavelength) fabric membrane wraps around the top and bottom panels to the longitudinal sides of the pole bracket, so as to form a generally rectangular prism shaped shroud enclosure which surrounds the transceivers/antennas. The jacking means is operative to tension the fabric membrane around the shroud enclosure.
US10971807B2
A mobile device includes a metal mechanism element, a dielectric substrate, and a feeding radiation element. The metal mechanism element has an open slot. The open slot substantially has an L-shape. The dielectric substrate is adjacent to the metal mechanism element. The feeding radiation element has a feeding point. The feeding radiation element is disposed on the dielectric substrate. The feeding radiation element at least partially extends along the open slot. An antenna structure is formed by the feeding radiation element and the open slot of the metal mechanism element. The antenna structure covers a first frequency band, a second frequency band, and a third frequency band.
US10971806B2
A broadband conformal antenna (“BCA”) is disclosed. The BCA includes a narrow approximately rectangular outer conductive (“NARO”) housing, a plurality of dielectric layers within the NARO housing forming a laminated dielectric structure, and an inner conductor formed within the laminated dielectric structure. The NARO housing includes a top broad wall and the BCA further includes an antenna slot within the top broad wall. The BCA is configured to support a transverse electromagnetic signal within the NARO housing.
US10971800B2
Antenna apparatus includes a dielectric carrier having a first side and a second side. The antenna apparatus also includes a multi-band antenna having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The multi-band antenna includes a first section and a second section that are bent with respect to one another. The interior surface along the first and second sections defines a receiving space. The dielectric carrier is disposed within the receiving space such that the first section is positioned along the first side of the dielectric carrier and the second section is positioned along the second side of the dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier includes at least one projection that covers a portion of the exterior surface of the multi-band antenna.
US10971796B2
A wireless communication device having a feeding circuit that includes an RFIC chip; and antenna elements connected to the feeding circuit. The feeding circuit FC further includes a first resonant loop including the RFIC chip and multiple inductance elements; and a second resonant loop including a capacitance element and multiple inductance elements. Moreover the inductance elements of each of the first and second resonant loops, the shared inductance elements are included. The second resonant loop includes an antenna port for connection to the antenna elements.
US10971795B2
An antenna device incorporated in an electronic apparatus and communicating with an external device via an electromagnetic field signal, including: an antenna coil inductively coupled to the external device and provided by winding around a conducting wire so conducting wires opposing in width direction via an opening will be close together; and a sheet-like conductor at a surface of the antenna coil opposite a surface of the antenna coil opposing the external device, wherein the coil is divided into two parts, i.e. one side part wherein the conducting wire is wound around in one direction and other side part wound in other direction, via a center line longitudinally traversing the opening, and the conductor is configured with a conductor side opening overlapped only with the other side part of the antenna coil, and a slit formed between the conductor side opening and any outer edge of the sheet-like conductor.
US10971792B2
Provided is a structure configured to electrically connect multi-layer dielectric waveguides, each including a dielectric waveguide formed of conductor patterns and vias in a laminating direction of the multi-layer dielectric substrate, in which the vias for forming part of a waveguide wall of each of the dielectric waveguides are arranged in a staggered pattern in the multi-layer dielectric substrate side having choke structures formed so as to electrically connect the waveguides to each other.
US10971791B1
Impedance tuners used in high power measurements suffer fast heating and consequently mostly linear thermal expansion of the central conductor, which has a very small mass and is thermally isolated from the slabline walls and the tuner housing. This leads to false measurements or catastrophic tuner failure (short) of either the DUT or the tuner. Gold plated INVAR and SUPER-INVAR center conductor material is preferred to traditional stainless-steel rod. The body of the airline is made of high conductivity low cost Aluminum. INVAR type alloys quasi eliminate the thermal expansion, reducing it by a factor between 10 and 40 compared to Steel. Practical tests have shown significant improvement in thermal behavior.
US10971784B2
The present disclosure provides a battery module, which comprises: a harness isolation board provided with a mounting groove; an output pole connection sheet; and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly comprises: a connecting member placed in the mounting groove to be fixed on the harness isolation board; and a fastening member securely connected to the connecting member and fixing the output pole connection sheet. The connecting member and the fastening member are separately formed and securely connected together, the fastening member is fixed on the harness isolation board via the connecting member, thus the fixing manner between the connecting member and the harness isolation board is not related to the fastening member, and in turn it only needs to improve the structure of the connecting member and the harness isolation board to enhance the connecting strength and the anti-torque effect between the fixing assembly and the harness isolation board.
US10971775B2
A method for producing an air electrode includes a kneading step of kneading an oxygen reduction catalyst, a conductive auxiliary agent, and a water-repellent resin (binder) in a water solvent; and a rolling step of rolling with a roller the kneaded product produced in the kneading step. The rolling step includes rolling the kneaded product with the roller several times in many directions (at least two or more different rolling directions). In the formed air electrode, the water-repellent resin is fiberized in the air electrode, and the fibers thereof are oriented in many directions to form a netlike shape.
US10971770B2
A battery pack including a plurality of battery modules; a tray including an interior space where the plurality of battery modules are positioned; a plurality of I-type beam frames traversing an upper surface of the tray to partition spaces where the plurality of battery modules are positioned; and a plurality of heatsinks disposed between the battery modules and the I-type beam frames and mounted to recessed portions formed at both side of a column that forms a height of the I-type beam frames to absorb heat from the battery modules.
US10971768B2
A system includes an energy storage system having a plurality of batteries and a monitoring system operably coupled to the energy storage system. The monitoring system is configured to receive a first measurement corresponding to a characteristic from at least one of the plurality of batteries, determine a baseline from the first measurement, receive a second measurement from the at least one of the plurality of batteries, and compare the second measurement with the baseline to identify an issue with the at least one of the plurality of batteries. The monitoring system is also configured to perform a remediation action in response to the identified issue.
US10971765B2
A system that includes an energy device having an active region configured to generate or consume electrical energy provided by an electrical current is discussed. A current limiter is disposed between the energy device and a current collector layer. The current limiter controls the current flow between the energy device and the current collector layer. A plurality of electrochemical transistors (ECTs) are arranged in an array such that each ECT in the array provides localized current control for the energy device. Each ECT includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a channel disposed between the drain and the source electrodes. An electrolyte electrically couples the gate electrode to the channel such that an electrical signal at the gate electrode controls electrical conductivity of the channel. The current collector layer is a shared drain or source electrode for the ECTs.
US10971764B2
The present invention relates to a charging apparatus, which comprises: a first charging interface and a second charging interface, which respectively and detachably connected to a first energy storage apparatus and a second energy storage apparatus; a power supply conversion circuit, converting external power supply into charging energy; a charging circuit, outputting charging energy output by the power supply conversion circuit to the first charging interface and the second charging interface, wherein the charging circuit comprises a first charging mode and a second charging mode. In the first charging mode, the charging circuit outputs charging energy to both the first charging interface and the second charging interface, and in the second charging mode, the charging circuit selectively outputs charging energy to the first charging interface or the second charging interface. The charging apparatus provided by the present invention possesses pluralities of choices of charging modes, and thus satisfies different charging requirements.
US10971754B2
A method for preparing a negative electrode active material, a negative electrode active material prepared using the same, and a lithium secondary battery, and in particular, to a method for preparing a negative electrode active material including the steps of (a) preparing a coating composition including a precursor of metal-phosphorus-oxynitride; (b) forming a precursor layer on a negative electrode active material with the coating composition of (a) using a solution process; and (c) forming a metal-phosphorus-oxynitride protective layer on the negative electrode active material by heat treating the negative electrode active material having the precursor layer formed thereon. The method for preparing a negative electrode active material uses a solution process, which is advantageous in terms of simplifying the whole process and reducing costs, and high capacity, high stabilization and long lifetime are obtained as well by the formed protective layer having excellent properties.
US10971748B2
A system for controlling airflow through a fuel cell circuit includes a fuel cell stack. The system also includes a valve having a valve position that affects a pressure of the gas and a valve area corresponding to a cross-sectional area of the valve through which the gas may flow. The system also includes a memory designed to store a map or function that correlates the valve area to the valve position. The system also includes an ECU to determine or receive a desired mass flow rate of the gas through the valve, and calculate a desired valve area to achieve the desired mass flow rate. The ECU is also designed to compare the desired valve area to the map or function to determine a desired valve position that provides the desired valve area, and to control the valve to have the desired valve position.
US10971743B2
A system and method of controlling a performance of a fuel cell stack is provided. In particular, the output performance of the fuel cell stack is determined by comparing the difference between an initial voltage and a voltage after a predetermined time lapses with the difference between the initial voltage and a preset minimum voltage.
US10971740B2
A humidifier, a device including a fuel cell, and a motor vehicle. The humidifier of the includes at least one humidifying duct and is designed in such a way that a first gas to be humidified can be conducted in the humidifying duct in a direction of flow and, separated by a water-permeable material, past a humidifying second gas so that water is transferred from the second gas to the first gas. The humidifier includes a cross-sectional area of the humidifying duct available to the first gas tapers in the direction of flow. The fact that the cross-sectional area tapers results in a drop in pressure along the humidifying duct, and the drop in pressure reduces, compensates or overcompensates an increase in pressure resulting from the increasing humidification, so the partial difference in pressure between the first gas and the second gas remains large over the distance of the humidifying duct in spite of the transfer of humidity.
US10971726B2
The positive electrode includes a positive electrode composite layer. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode composite material layer. A whole of the positive electrode composite layer and a portion of the negative electrode composite material layer face each other with the separator being interposed therebetween. The negative electrode composite material layer includes a first region and a second region. The first region is a region that does not face the positive electrode composite layer and that extends from a position facing one end portion of the positive electrode composite layer to a point separated from the position by more than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm. The second region is a region other than the first region. The first region includes silicon oxide doped with lithium. The second region includes silicon oxide.
US10971718B2
An energy storage device includes a cathodic material in an activated state; and an anodic material in an activated state; wherein: the cathodic material is covalently attached to, or confined within, a first polymer matrix, the first polymer matrix is configured to prevent or minimize substantial diffusion of the cathodic material in the activated state; and the anodic material is a phenazine, a phenothiazine, a triphenodithiazine, a carbazole, a indolocarbazole, a biscarbazole, or a ferrocene covalently attached to, or confined within, a second polymer matrix, the second polymer matrix is configured to prevent or minimize substantial diffusion of the anodic material in the activated state.
US10971712B2
A separator is for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The separator includes at least a porous film. The porous film contains a resin composition. The resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin and metal hydroxide particles.
US10971702B2
A display device includes a substrate. A first electrode is disposed on the substrate. A pixel definition layer is disposed on the substrate. A second electrode is disposed on the first electrode and the pixel definition layer. An organic emission layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. A planarization layer is disposed on the second electrode. A low refractive index layer is disposed on the planarization layer and overlaps the pixel definition layer. A high refractive index layer is disposed on the planarization layer and overlaps the second electrode. The high refractive index layer has a higher refractive index than that of the low refractive index layer.
US10971700B2
An organic light emitting diode display is discussed. The organic light emitting diode display can include a substrate including a thin film transistor region in which a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor are disposed, and an auxiliary electrode region in which an auxiliary electrode is disposed, a barrier disposed on the auxiliary electrode, a cathode included in the organic light emitting diode, divided by the barrier, and exposing at least a portion of the auxiliary electrode, an end of the cathode being in direct contact with the auxiliary electrode, and a cover layer disposed on the cathode, the cover layer having continuity to cover the barrier and the auxiliary electrode.
US10971697B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device where periphery deterioration can be prevented from occurring even when an organic insulating film is used as an insulating film for the light-emitting device. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device where reliability for a long period of time can be improved. A structure of an inorganic film, an organic film, and an inorganic film is not continuously provided from under a sealing material under a cathode for a light-emitting element. In addition, penetration of water is suppressed by defining the shape of the inorganic film that is formed over the organic film even when a structure of an inorganic film, an organic film, and an inorganic film is continuously provided under a cathode for a light-emitting element.
US10971685B2
A selective device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a switch device, and a non-linear resistive device. The second electrode is disposed to face the first electrode. The switch device is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The non-linear resistive device contains one or more of boron (B), silicon (Si), and carbon (C). The non-linear resistive device is coupled to the switch device in series.
US10971678B2
A semiconductor device includes a first and a second vertical Hall elements formed parallel to each other. Each of the first and the second vertical Hall elements includes: a semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate; a Hall voltage output electrode and a first and a second drive current supply electrodes each formed of an impurity region, and sequentially arranged along a straight line on the semiconductor layer; and a first electrode isolation diffusion layer between the first drive current supply electrode and the Hall voltage output electrode, and a second electrode isolation diffusion layer between the Hall voltage output electrode and the second drive current supply electrode. The first and the second drive current supply electrodes each has the second depth deeper than the first depth of the Hall voltage output electrode and the depth of each of the electrode isolation diffusion layers.
US10971674B2
A composite wafer having an oxide single-crystal film transferred onto a support wafer, the film being a lithium tantalate or lithium niobate film, and the composite wafer being unlikely to have cracking or peeling caused in the lamination interface between the film and the support wafer. More specifically, a method of producing the composite wafer, including steps of: implanting hydrogen atom ions or molecule ions from a surface of the oxide wafer to form an ion-implanted layer inside thereof, subjecting at least one of the surface of the oxide wafer and a surface of the support wafer to surface activation treatment; bonding the surfaces together to obtain a laminate; heat-treating the laminate at 90° C. or higher at which cracking is not caused; and applying a mechanical impact to the ion-implanted layer of the heat-treated laminate to split along the ion-implanted layer to obtain the composite wafer.
US10971671B2
A thermoelectric conversion module may include a plurality of n type thermoelectric conversion materials and a plurality of p type thermoelectric conversion materials that are disposed alternately, and a plurality of electrodes that connects the plurality of thermoelectric conversion material disposed alternately on one side and on an opposite side alternately, wherein the plurality of electrodes includes a first electrode configured to electrically connect the n type thermoelectric conversion material and the p type thermoelectric conversion material by penetrating the n type thermoelectric conversion material and the p type thermoelectric conversion material to transfer heat obtained from a heat source to the plurality of thermoelectric conversion materials.
US10971670B2
A thermoelectric conversion device including a plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, each having one end electrically connected to each of the first electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes, to which another end of each of the thermoelectric conversion elements is electrically connected; a hot-side heat exchanger connected to the first electrodes; and a cold-side heat exchanger connected to the second electrodes. Multiple springs are disposed in an interior of one of the hot-side heat exchanger and the cold-side heat exchanger at portions connected to either the first electrodes or the second electrodes, such that one spring is disposed so as to bias one thermoelectric conversion element. The one exchanger is provided with a transfer portion capable of transmitting to one thermoelectric conversion element a biasing force of one spring at a portion connected to the first electrode or the second electrode.
US10971665B2
In various embodiments, a rigid lens is attached to a light-emitting semiconductor die via a layer of encapsulant having a thickness insufficient to prevent propagation of thermal expansion mismatch-induced strain between the rigid lens and the semiconductor die.
US10971664B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate; a light-emitting diode on the substrate; a pixel separating layer surrounding the light-emitting diode; and a light dispersion layer on the light-emitting diode and the pixel separating layer.
US10971663B2
To improve light emission efficiency and suppress color unevenness on a light emitting surface. Provided is a semiconductor light emitting device including a light emitting element, a wavelength conversion layer for converting light emitted from the light emitting element to light having a predetermined wavelength, a light reflection member covering at least the side surfaces of the wavelength conversion layer, and a thin film provided on the outermost surface from which the light wavelength-converted by the wavelength conversion layer exits, having a property for shedding the uncured light reflection member, and having a coarse surface.
US10971648B2
An embodiment relates to an ultraviolet light-emitting device, a method for manufacturing the ultraviolet light-emitting element, a light-emitting element package, and a lighting device. An ultraviolet light-emitting element according to an embodiment includes: a first conductive type first semiconductor layer having a light extraction structure; an etching-blocking layer on the first conductive type first semiconductor layer; a first conductive type second semiconductor layer on the etching-blocking layer, an active layer on the first conductive type second semiconductor layer; a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electron spreading layer disposed between the etching-blocking layer and the active layer, wherein the electron spreading layer includes a first conductive type or an undoped AlGaN-based or a GaN-based semiconductor layer, an undoped AlN, and a first conductive type AlGaN-based second semiconductor layer.
US10971638B2
Methods of fabricating a solar cell including metallization techniques and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a semiconductor region can be formed in or above a substrate. A first metal layer can be formed over the semiconductor region. A laser can be applied over a first region of the metal layer to form a first metal weld between the metal layer and the semiconductor region, where applying a laser over the first region comprises applying the laser at a first scanning speed. Subsequent to applying the laser over the first region, the laser can be applied over a second region of the metal layer where applying the laser over the second region includes applying a laser at a second scanning speed. Subsequent to applying the laser over the second region, the laser can be applied over a third region of the metal layer to form a second metal weld, where applying the laser over the third region comprises applying the laser at a third scanning speed.
US10971634B2
An oxide semiconductor device has an improved withstand voltage when an inverse voltage is applied, while suppressing diffusion of different types of materials to a Schottky interface. The oxide semiconductor device includes an n-type gallium oxide epitaxial layer, p-type oxide semiconductor layers of an oxide that is a different material from the material for the gallium oxide epitaxial layer, a dielectric layer formed to cover at least part of a side surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode. Hetero pn junctions are formed between the lower surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layers and a gallium oxide substrate or between the lower surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layers and the gallium oxide epitaxial layer.
US10971629B2
Structures and methods of forming self-aligned unsymmetric gate (SAUG) FinFET are provided. The SAUG FinFET structure has two different gate structures on opposite sides of each fin: a programming gate structure and a switching gate structure. The SAUG FinFET may be used as non-volatile memory (NVM) storage element that may be electrically programmed by trapping charges in the charge trapping dielectric (e.g., Si3N4) with appropriate bias on the control gate of the programming gate structure. The stored data may be sensed by sensing the channel current through the SAUG FinFET in response to a bias on the switching gate of the switching gate structure.
US10971622B2
A transistor structure includes a substrate and a fin structure on the substrate. The fin structure includes an undoped portion, a first doped portion, and a second doped portion. The transistor structure includes an electrode on the fin structure between the first doped portion and the second doped portion, and an insulating layer on the fin structure. The transistor structure includes a first trench in the insulating layer at a first side of the fin structure and between the electrode and the second doped portion, and a second trench in the insulating layer at a second side of the fin structure and between the electrode and the second doped portion. The first trench includes a first conductive material, and the second trench includes a second conductive material.
US10971621B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body, first and second electrodes, and first and second control electrodes. The first and second electrodes are provided on the semiconductor body. The first and second control electrodes each include a first portion positioned between the semiconductor body and the first electrode, a second portion positioned between the semiconductor body and the second electrode, and a third portion linked to the first and second portions. The semiconductor body includes first to fourth semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer, and extends along the first to third portions. The fourth semiconductor layer is provided selectively on the second semiconductor layer, and extends along the second and third portions. The fourth semiconductor layer includes second conductivity-type impurities with a higher concentration than a concentration of second conductivity-type impurities in the second semiconductor layer.
US10971619B2
A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor layer; a source electrode disposed above one main surface of the semiconductor layer; a drain electrode disposed below another main surface of the semiconductor layer; and an insulation gate section. The semiconductor layer may include a drift region of a first conductivity type; a JFET region of the first conductivity type disposed above the drift region; a body region of a second conductivity type disposed above the drift region and adjoining the JFET region; and a source region of the first conductivity type separated from the JFET region by the body region. The insulation gate section may be opposed to a portion of the body region that separates the JFET region and the source region, a space may be provided within the semiconductor layer, and the drift region, the JFET region and the body region may be exposed to the space.
US10971616B2
Apparatus and circuits with dual polarization transistors and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. In one example, a semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; an active layer that is formed over the substrate and comprises a first active portion having a first thickness and a second active portion having a second thickness; a first transistor comprising a first source region, a first drain region, and a first gate structure formed over the first active portion and between the first source region and the first drain region; and a second transistor comprising a second source region, a second drain region, and a second gate structure formed over the second active portion and between the second source region and the second drain region, wherein the first thickness is different from the second thickness.
US10971614B2
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) made of primarily nitride semiconductor materials is disclosed. The HEMT, which is a type of reverse HEMT, includes, on a C-polar surface of a SiC substrate, a barrier layer and a channel layer each having N-polar surfaces in respective top surfaces thereof. The HEMT further includes an intermediate layer highly doped with impurities and a Schottky barrier layer on the channel layer. The Schottky barrier layer and a portion of the intermediate layer are removed in portions beneath non-rectifying electrodes but a gate electrode is provided on the Schottky barrier layer.
US10971613B2
A semiconductor device includes a base substrate, a doped region at an upper surface of the base substrate, and a transistor over the upper surface of the base substrate and formed from a plurality of epitaxially-grown semiconductor layers. The doped region includes one or more ion species, and has a lower boundary above a lower surface of the base substrate. The base substrate may be a silicon substrate, and the transistor may be a GaN HEMT formed from a plurality of heteroepitaxial layers that include aluminum nitride and/or aluminum gallium nitride. The doped region may be a diffusion barrier region and/or an enhanced resistivity region. The ion species may be selected from phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, argon, helium, nitrogen, and oxygen. When the ion species includes oxygen, the doped region may include a silicon dioxide layer formed from annealing the doped region after introduction of the oxygen.
US10971607B2
Some embodiments include methods of forming charge storage transistor gates and standard FET gates in which common processing is utilized for fabrication of at least some portions of the different types of gates. FET and charge storage transistor gate stacks may be formed. The gate stacks may each include a gate material, an insulative material, and a sacrificial material. The sacrificial material is removed from the FET and charge storage transistor gate stacks. The insulative material of the FET gate stacks is etched through. A conductive material is formed over the FET gate stacks and over the charge storage transistor gate stacks. The conductive material physically contacts the gate material of the FET gate stacks, and is separated from the gate material of the charge storage transistor gate stacks by the insulative material remaining in the charge storage transistor gate stacks. Some embodiments include gate structures.
US10971592B2
A semiconductor device includes a gate insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating film. The gate electrode includes a first layer containing polycrystalline silicon, a second layer between the first layer and the gate insulating film and containing polycrystalline silicon and carbon, a third layer on an upper surface of the first layer and containing polycrystalline silicon and carbon, a fourth layer on a first side surface of the first layer and containing polycrystalline silicon and carbon, and a fifth layer on a second side surface of the first layer and containing polycrystalline silicon and carbon.
US10971590B2
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a substrate having interior surfaces that define a trench within an upper surface of the substrate. One or more dielectric materials are disposed within the trench. A source region disposed within the substrate and a drain region is disposed within of the substrate and separated from the source region along a first direction. A gate structure is over the upper surface of the substrate between the source region and the drain region. The upper surface of the substrate has a first width directly below the gate structure that is larger than a second width of the upper surface of the substrate within the source region or the drain region. The first width and the second width are measured along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
US10971586B2
In at least one cell region, a semiconductor device includes fins and at least one overlying gate structure. The fins (dummy and active) are substantially parallel to a first direction. Each gate structure is substantially parallel to a second direction (which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction). First and second active fins have corresponding first and second conductivity types. Each cell region, relative to the second direction, includes: a first active region which includes a sequence of three or more consecutive first active fins located in a central portion of the cell region; a second active region which includes one or more second active fins located between the first active region and a first edge of the cell region; and a third active region which includes one or more second active fins located between the first active region and a second edge of the cell region.
US10971585B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a nano sheet semiconductor device fabrication method that includes forming a gate spacer along a gate region of the nanosheet FET device. Channel nanosheet is formed such that each one has a desired final channel nanosheet width dimension (Wf). An inner spacer is formed between the channel nanosheets. Forming the gate spacer and the inner spacer includes, subsequent to forming the channel nanosheets to the desired Wf, conformally depositing a layer of the spacer material along a sidewall of the gate region, along sidewalls of the channel nanosheets, and within a space between the channel nanosheets. The gate spacer is formed from a portion of the layer of the spacer material along the sidewall of the gate region. The inner spacer is formed from a portion of the layer of the spacer material within the space between the channel nanosheets.
US10971584B2
Systems and methods for forming a low contact resistance nanowire transistor are described. The transistor includes a gate formed over a substrate including a gate conductor. Gate spacers are formed on sides of the gate. At least one semiconductor nanowire is formed through the gate such that the at least one semiconductor nanowire extends through the gate conductor and the gate spacers and into source and drain regions grown from surfaces of the at least one semiconductor nanowire adjacent to sides of the gate to increase the surface area of the source drain region contacting the semiconductor nanowire.
US10971583B2
A gate cut isolation including an air gap and an IC including the same are disclosed. A method of forming the gate cut isolation may include forming an opening in a dummy gate that extends over a plurality of spaced active regions, the opening positioned between and spaced from a pair of active regions. The opening is filled with a fill material, and the dummy gate is removed. A metal gate is formed in a space vacated by the dummy gate on each side of the fill material, and the fill material is removed to form a preliminary gate cut opening. A liner is deposited in the preliminary gate cut opening, creating a gate cut isolation opening, which is then sealed by depositing a sealing layer. The sealing layer closes an upper end of the gate cut isolation opening and forms the gate cut isolation including an air gap.
US10971580B2
A silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode comprises a layer of N-type SiC and a layer of P-type SiC in contact with the layer of N-type SiC creating a P-N junction. An anode is in contact with both the layer of N-type SiC and the layer of P-type SiC creating Schottky contacts between the anode and both the layer of N-type SiC and the layer of P-type SiC. An edge of the layer of P-type SiC is electrically active and comprises a tapered negative charge density at the P-N junction, which can be achieved by a tapered or sloping edge the layer of P-type SiC.
US10971579B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a doped group III-V layer, a conductor structure, and a metal layer. The doped group III-V layer is disposed on the substrate. The conductor structure is disposed on the doped group III-V layer. The metal layer is disposed between the conductor structure and the doped group III-V layer.
US10971566B2
At a bending section of a frame region, an opening portion is formed, in at least one inorganic insulating film included in the TFT layer, through the at least one inorganic insulating film to expose an upper surface of a resin substrate, and a frame wiring line is provided on the resin substrate exposed through the opening portion, and among the at least one inorganic insulating film included in the TFT layer, an inorganic insulating film being in contact with the upper surface of the resin substrate is formed with a silicon oxynitride film.
US10971563B2
An organic light-emitting display apparatus for selectively realizing circular polarization according to external light conditions, including a substrate; an organic light-emitting device on the substrate; a sealing member on the organic light-emitting device; a phase retardation layer on a surface of the substrate, the organic light-emitting device, or the sealing member; and a linear polarization layer on another surface of the substrate, the organic light-emitting device, or the sealing member, wherein the linear polarization layer is located to be closer to a source of external light than the phase retardation layer, and wherein the linear polarization layer comprises a photochromic material.
US10971548B2
A variable resistance non-volatile memory device can include a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of first conductive lines each extending in a first direction perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate and spaced apart in a second direction on the semiconductor substrate. A second conductive line can extend in the second direction parallel to the semiconductor substrate on a first side of the plurality of first conductive lines and a third conductive line can extend in the second direction parallel to the semiconductor substrate on a second side of the plurality of first conductive lines opposite the first side of the plurality of first conductive lines. A plurality of first non-volatile memory cells can be on the first side of the plurality of first conductive lines and each can be coupled to the second conductive line and to a respective one of the plurality of first conductive lines, where each of the plurality of first non-volatile memory cells can include a switching element, a variable resistance element, and an electrode arranged in a first sequence. A plurality of second non-volatile memory cells can be on the second side of the plurality of first conductive lines and each can be coupled to the third conductive line and to a respective one of the plurality of first conductive lines, wherein each of the plurality of second non-volatile memory cells includes a switching element, a variable resistance element, and an electrode that are arranged in a second sequence, wherein the first sequence and the second sequence are symmetrical with one another about the plurality of first conductive lines.
US10971545B2
A magnetoresistive device may include multiple magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stacks separated from each other by one or more dielectric material layers and electrically conductive vias extending through the one more dielectric material layers. Each MTJ stack may include multiple MTJ bits arranged one on top of another and the electrically conductive vias may be configured to electrically access each MTJ bit of the multiple MTJ stacks.
US10971541B2
Some embodiments include a method, comprising: attaching a carrier substrate to a side of at least one semiconductor substrate, the at least one semiconductor substrate including photodetectors on the side; thinning the at least one semiconductor substrate while the at least one semiconductor substrate is attached to the carrier substrate; attaching an optical substrate to the at least one semiconductor substrate while the at least one semiconductor substrate is attached to the carrier substrate; and removing the carrier substrate from the at least one semiconductor substrate.
US10971538B2
A semiconductor structure having: a silicon structure; and a plurality of laterally spaced PiN diodes formed in the silicon structure; and a surface of the silicon structure configured to reduce reverse bias leakage current through the PiN diodes. In one embodiment, a gate electrode structures is disposed on a surface of the silicon structure, the gate electrode structure having portions disposed between adjacent pairs of the diodes, the gate structure being biased to prevent leakage current through the diodes.
US10971519B2
A non-volatile memory structure including a substrate, a stacked structure, a conductive pillar, a channel layer, a charge storage structure, and a second dielectric layer is provided. The stacked structure is disposed on the substrate and has an opening. The stacked structure includes first conductive layers and first dielectric layers alternately stacked. The conductive pillar is disposed in the opening. The channel layer is disposed between the stacked structure and the conductive pillar. The charge storage structure is disposed between the stacked structure and the channel layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed between the channel layer and the conductive pillar. The non-volatile memory structure can effectively improve the electrical performance and the reliability of the memory device.
US10971517B2
Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices having source contact structure in a memory stack are disclosed. The 3D memory device has a memory stack that includes a plurality of interleaved conductor layers and insulating layers extending over a substrate, a plurality of channel structures each extending vertically through the memory stack into the substrate, and a source contact structure extending vertically through the memory stack and extending laterally to separate the memory stack into a first portion and a second portion. The source contact structure may include a plurality of source contacts each electrically coupled to a common source of the plurality of channel structures.
US10971515B2
A semiconductor memory device includes: a first conductive layer and a first insulating layer extending in a first direction, these layers being arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a first semiconductor layer opposed to the first conductive layer, and extending in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions; a second semiconductor layer opposed to the first conductive layer, extending in the third direction; a first contact electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer; and a second contact electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer. In a first cross section extending in the first and second directions, an entire outer peripheral surface of the first semiconductor layer is surrounded by the first conductive layer, and an outer peripheral surface of the second semiconductor layer is surrounded by the first conductive layer and the first insulating layer.
US10971513B2
A three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor memory device may include a stack structure including gate electrodes sequentially stacked on a substrate, and a vertical channel penetrating the stack structure. The gate electrodes may include a ground selection gate electrode, a cell gate electrode, a string selection gate electrode, and an erase gate electrode, which are sequentially stacked on the substrate.
US10971512B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, memory pillars, first and second insulation layers and an isolation region. The stacked body above a substrate includes conductive layers isolated from each other and stacked along a first direction crossing the substrate surface. The memory pillars extend through the stacked body along the first direction. The first insulation layer is provided above the memory pillars. The isolation region is provided higher than upper surfaces of the memory pillars in the stacked body along the first direction, and isolates the stacked body in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second insulation layer is provided on the first insulation layer and a side wall of the isolation region.
US10971511B2
A semiconductor memory includes a memory cell region that includes multiple memory cells stacked above a semiconductor substrate, first and second dummy regions on opposite sides of the memory cell region, each dummy region including multiple dummy cells stacked above the semiconductor substrate, and a wiring that electrically connects dummy cells of the first and second dummy regions that are at a same level above the semiconductor substrate.
US10971502B2
An SRAM structure includes a substrate. A first active region, a second active region, a third active region and a fourth active region are disposed on the substrate. A first gate structure includes a first part, a second part and a third part disposed on the substrate. The first part and the third part are perpendicular to the first active region. The second part is parallel to the first active region. The first part covers the first active region, the second active region and the fourth active region. The third part covers the fourth active region. The second part is disposed on an insulating region between the second active region and the fourth active region, and the second part contacts the first part and the third part.
US10971496B2
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of lower electrode structures disposed on a substrate, and a supporter pattern disposed between pairs of lower electrode structures of the plurality of lower electrode structures. The semiconductor device further includes a capacitor dielectric layer disposed on surfaces of each of the plurality of lower electrode structures and the supporter pattern, and an upper electrode disposed on the capacitor dielectric layer. The plurality of lower electrode structures includes a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode disposed on the first lower electrode and having a cylindrical shape. The first lower electrode has a pillar shape. The first lower electrode includes an insulating core. The insulating core is disposed in the first lower electrode. An outer side surface of the first lower electrode and an outer side surface of the second lower electrode are coplanar.
US10971494B2
A semiconductor device includes: element isolation regions; a projecting semiconductor region; a plurality of first gate electrodes each formed on both side surfaces and a top surface of a portion of the projecting semiconductor region, the plurality of first gate electrodes being formed between a pair of opposed end portions of the element isolation regions and being component elements of a plurality of transistors; at least one second gate electrode formed between the first gate electrodes, in the same layer as a layer where the plurality of first gate electrodes are formed, and applied with a voltage for turning off the transistor.
US10971486B2
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface and including a plurality of substrate pads formed on the upper surface, a capacitor structure arranged on the upper surface of the package substrate and including a semiconductor substrate and at least one decoupling capacitor formed in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of first semiconductor chips mounted on the package and supported by the capacitor structure, first conductive connection members electrically connecting chip pads of the first semiconductor chips to the substrate pads, and second conductive connection members electrically connecting capacitor pads of the decoupling capacitor to the substrate pad.
US10971483B2
A semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same are provided. A semiconductor package includes an interconnect layer comprising first conductive pads configured as bond pads and second conductive pads configured as test pads, a plurality of conductive pillars over the interconnect layer, and a first semiconductor die bonded to the interconnect layer through the first conductive pads. The semiconductor package also includes an integrated passive device bonded to the interconnect layer through the first conductive pads, wherein the integrated passive device and the first semiconductor die are disposed on a same side of the interconnect layer, a second semiconductor die electrically coupled to the conductive pillars, and an encapsulating material surrounding the first semiconductor die, the integrated passive device and the conductive pillars.
US10971478B2
Methods of forming microelectronic package structures, and structures formed thereby, are described. Those methods/structures may include attaching a first die on a board, attaching an interposer on a top surface of the first die, and attaching a second die on the top surface of the first die that is adjacent the interposer, wherein the second die is offset from a center region of the first die. A first wire conductive structure may be attached to the second die that extends from the second die to a top surface of the interposer. A second wire conductive structure is attached to the interposer and extends from the interposer to the board.
US10971474B1
A chip package and method of fabricating the same are described herein. The chip package generally includes a stand-off which spaces a die from a substrate to control the collapse of a solder joint coupling the die to the substrate.
US10971472B2
A method of liquid assisted bonding includes: forming a structure with a liquid layer between an electrode of a device and a contact pad of a substrate, and two opposite surfaces of the liquid layer being respectively in contact with the electrode and the contact pad in which hydrogen bonds are formed between the liquid layer and at least one of the electrode and the contact pad; and evaporating the liquid layer to break said hydrogen bonds such that at least one of a surface of the electrode facing the contact pad and a surface of the contact pad facing the electrode is activated so as to assist a formation of a diffusion bonding between the electrode of the device and the contact pad in which a contact area between the electrode and the contact pad is smaller than or equal to about 1 square millimeter.
US10971469B2
Reliability of joining between semiconductor chips is improved by promoting filling of a sealing resin into a gap formed between the semiconductor chips. A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor chip, which has a plurality of first electrodes on a surface; a second semiconductor chip, which is disposed to be separated by a gap from the surface of the first semiconductor chip, and which includes an inner peripheral area that has a plurality of second electrodes connected to each of the first electrodes on a surface and an outer peripheral area that surrounds the inner peripheral area and has a thickness thinner than the thickness of the inner peripheral area; and a sealing resin, which is respectively filled between the surface of the first semiconductor chip and the inner peripheral area, and between the surface of the first semiconductor chip and the outer peripheral area.
US10971467B2
A packaging method and a package structure of a fan-out chip are disclosed. The package structure comprises a first chip with bumps and a second chip without bumps, a first dielectric layer formed on a surface of the second chip and through-holes fabricated in the first dielectric layer; a plastic package material; a second dielectric layer; a metal redistribution layer for interconnecting within and between the first chip and the second chip; under bump metallization layers and micro-bumps. By fabricating the dielectric layers with the through-holes on the surfaces of the first chip and the second chip, exposing the bumps of the first chip and metal pads of the second chip and subsequently fabricating the metal redistribution layer, the interconnections within and between the first chip and the second chip are achieved and thereby the integrated package of the first chip and the second chip is achieved.
US10971462B2
A package structure has a first die, a second die, the third die, a molding compound, a first redistribution layer, an antenna and conductive elements. The first die, the second die and the third die are molded in a molding compound. The first redistribution layer is disposed on the molding compound and is electrically connected to the first die, the second die and the third die. The antenna is located on the molding compound and electrically connected to the first die, the second die and the third die, wherein a distance of an electrical connection path between the first die and the antenna is smaller than or equal to a distance of an electrical connection path between the second die and the antenna and a distance of an electrical connection path between the third die and the antenna. The conductive elements are connected to the first redistribution layer, wherein the first redistribution layer is located between the conductive elements and the molding compound.
US10971459B2
A high-frequency module (1) includes a first substrate (101), a second substrate (102) that faces the first substrate (101), a support (103) that supports the first substrate (101) and the second substrate (102), and a plurality of high-frequency circuit components arranged in internal space formed by the first substrate (101), the second substrate (102), and the support and on both of facing principal faces of the first substrate (101) and the second substrate (102), and the plurality of high-frequency circuit components include a power amplifier element that constitutes a power amplifier circuit (16).
US10971451B2
Provided are an interconnect structure and an electronic device including the interconnect structure. The interconnect structure includes a dielectric layer including at least one trench, a conductive wiring filling an inside of the at least one trench, and a cap layer on at least one surface of the conductive wiring. The cap layer includes nanocrystalline graphene. The nanocrystalline includes nano-sized crystals.
US10971450B2
Hexagonally arranged connection patterns for device packaging allow high density circuitry dies to be assembled into packages of manufacturable size. The connection patterns may be patterns for solder ball arrays or other types of connection mechanisms under a semiconductor package. Despite the increased density of the connection patterns, the connection patterns meet the demanding crosstalk specifications for high speed operation of the high density circuitry.
US10971445B2
A comparison circuit that includes an input sampling capacitor and an image sensor including the same are provided. The comparison circuit includes an amplifier configured to receive a pixel signal and a ramp signal to perform a correlated double sampling operation, a first pixel capacitor connected to the amplifier through a first floating node and configured to transmit the pixel signal, a first ramp capacitor connected to the amplifier through a second floating node and configured to transmit the ramp signal, a second pixel capacitor connected in parallel to the first pixel capacitor, and a second ramp capacitor connected in parallel to the first ramp capacitor, wherein the second pixel capacitor is formed between the first floating node and first peripheral routing lines, and the second ramp capacitor is formed between the second floating node and second peripheral routing lines.
US10971442B2
Embodiments include forming a die, the die including a pad and a passivation layer over the pad. A via is formed to the pad through the passivation layer. A solder cap is formed on the via, where a first material of the solder cap flows to the sidewall of the via. In some embodiments, the via is encapsulated in a first encapsulant, where the first encapsulant is a polymer or molding compound selected to have a low co-efficient of thermal expansion and/or low curing temperature. In some embodiments, the first material of the solder cap is removed from the sidewall of the via by an etching process and the via is encapsulated in a first encapsulant.
US10971440B2
Semiconductor package assemblies and semiconductor packages incorporating an impedance-boosting channel between a transmitter die and a receiver die are described. In an example, a semiconductor package includes a package substrate incorporating the impedance-boosting channel having a first arc segment connected to the transmitter die and a second arc segment connected to the receiver die. The arc segments extend around respective vertical axes passing through a transmitter die electrical bump and a receiver die electrical bump, respectively. Accordingly, the arc segments introduce an inductive circuitry to increase signal integrity of an electrical signal sent from the transmitter die to the receiver die.
US10971433B2
A surface mounted type leadframe includes a conductive base and an insulating material layer. The conductive base includes at least three connecting pads spaced apart from each other. First surface of the connecting pads are configured to form die bonding regions, and second surfaces of the connecting pads opposite to the first surfaces are configured to form soldering regions. The insulating material layer at least partially covers the first surfaces, surrounds the die bonding regions, and is filled in a gap between each two adjacent connecting pads. A photoelectric device with multi-chips adopting the surface mounted type leadframe is also provided.
US10971425B2
A semiconductor device including a circuit substrate, a chip package, and a stiffener ring is provided. The chip package is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, the chip package includes a pair of first parallel sides and a pair of second parallel sides shorter than the pair of first parallel sides. The stiffener ring is disposed on the circuit substrate, the stiffener ring includes first stiffener portions extending along a direction substantially parallel with the pair of first parallel sides and second stiffener portions extending along the direction substantially parallel with the pair of second parallel sides. The first stiffener portions are connected to the second stiffener portions, and the second stiffener portions is mechanically weaker than the first stiffener portions. A semiconductor device including stiffener lids is also provided.
US10971421B1
An information handling system, including a substrate including a plurality of exposed electrical components on a top surface of the substrate; a bare die positioned on the top surface of the substrate; a gasket positioned on the top surface of the substrate, the gasket is non-electrically conductive; and an electrically conductive thermal interface material (TIM) positioned on a top surface of the bare die, wherein a top surface of the gasket and a top surface of the electrically conductive TIM are substantially flush, wherein the top surface of the electrically conductive TIM and the top surface of the gasket are opposite the top surface of the substrate, wherein the gasket inhibits contact between the electrically conductive TIM and the exposed electrical components.
US10971418B2
According to various aspects and embodiments, a support structure for packaging an electronic device is provided. In one example, a packaged electronic device includes a substrate, at least one electronic device disposed on the substrate, an encapsulation structure disposed on the substrate and having a wall that forms a perimeter around the at least one electronic device, and at least one support structure formed from a photosensitive polymer and disposed adjacent the wall of the encapsulation structure. The at least one support structure has a configuration that provides at least one of increased adhesion and mechanical strength to the encapsulation structure.
US10971415B2
In a semiconductor device using a wide bandgap semiconductor material having a bandgap larger than that of silicon, reliability of the semiconductor device is improved by achieving a structure in which electric field strength in the vicinity of an outer end portion of a semiconductor chip is relaxed. A side surface of the semiconductor chip CHP1a is formed of a region R1 including a first corner, a region R2 including a second corner, and a region R3 interposed between the region R1 and the region R2. At this point, in a case of defining a minimum film thickness of a high electric field-resistant sealing member MR in the region R3 as t1 and defining a maximum film thickness of the high electric field-resistant sealing member MR in the region R1 as t2, a relation of t2≤1.5×t1 is satisfied.
US10971414B2
A case includes a terminal disposition portion which includes a disposition surface projecting from an inner wall surface toward an open area, exposes an exposure region on a front surface of an external connecting terminal, and embeds therein a rear surface of the external connecting terminal. In the case, at at least part of both sides along a pair of opposite sides of the exposure region, the disposition surface is located between the front surface and the rear surface to have a level difference to the front surface. In a semiconductor device with the above-described configuration, the case does not extend to the exposure region on the front surface of the external connecting terminal. Therefore, no encapsulation resin flows into an interfacial debonding gap between the external connecting terminal and the case, thus curbing further advance of the interfacial debonding.
US10971403B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device. The method may include providing a transistor structure, where the transistor structure includes a fin array, the fin array including a plurality of semiconductor fins, disposed on a substrate. A liner may be disposed on the plurality of semiconductor fins. The method may include directing first angled ions to the fin array, wherein the liner is removed in an upper portion of the plurality of semiconductor fins, and wherein the liner remains in a lower portion of the at least one of the plurality of semiconductor fins, and wherein the upper portion comprises an active fin region to form a transistor device.
US10971402B2
A method includes providing a channel region and growing an oxide layer on the channel region. Growing the oxide layer includes introducing a first source gas providing oxygen and introducing a second source gas providing hydrogen. The second source gas being different than the first source gas. The growing the oxide layer is grown by bonding the oxygen to a semiconductor element of the channel region to form the oxide layer and bonding the hydrogen to the semiconductor element of the channel region to form a semiconductor hydride byproduct. A gate dielectric layer and electrode can be formed over the oxide layer.
US10971399B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of forming an interconnect structure. A non-limiting example of the method includes forming a transistor over a substrate, forming a dielectric region over the transistor and the substrate, and forming a trench positioned in the dielectric region and over a source or drain (S/D) region of the transistor, wherein a sidewall of the trench includes a gate spacer of the transistor. A volume of the trench is increased by removing the gate spacer from the sidewall of the trench. A first liner and a conductive plug are deposited within a bottom portion of the trench.
US10971398B2
Interconnect structures and processes of fabricating the interconnect structures generally includes partially or completely cobalt filled openings. The cobalt metal is conformally deposited onto a noble metal layer and thermally annealed to reflow the cobalt metal and partially or completely fill the openings.
US10971382B2
A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a loadlock module including a loadlock chamber in which a substrate container is received, wherein the loadlock module is configured to switch an internal pressure of the loadlock chamber between atmospheric pressure and a vacuum; and a transfer module configured to transfer a substrate between the substrate container received in the loadlock chamber and a process module for performing a semiconductor manufacturing process on the substrate, wherein the loadlock module includes a purge gas supply unit configured to supply a purge gas into the substrate container through a gas supply line connected to the substrate container; and an exhaust unit configured to discharge a gas in the substrate container through an exhaust line connected to the substrate container.
US10971369B2
In cycle etching in which a depo process and an etching process are repeated, a depo film thickness over a pattern is controlled precisely, and etching is executed to have a desired shape stably for a long time. There are included the depo process (S1) of introducing a reactive gas having a deposit property to a processing chamber and forming a deposit layer over the surface of a pattern to be etched of a substrate to be etched, the etching process (S2) of removing a reaction product of the deposit layer and the surface of the pattern to be etched, and a monitoring process (S3) of irradiating light to the pattern to be etched at the time of the depo process of cycle etching for executing two processes alternately and working a fine pattern and monitoring a change amount of the film thickness of the deposit layer by change of a coherent light having a specific wavelength reflected by the pattern to be etched, the depo process being for forming the deposit layer, in which a processing condition of processes for forming the deposit layer of the next cycle and onward of cycle etching is determined so that an indicator of the depo film thickness calculated from the change amount of the film thickness of the deposit layer monitored falls in a predetermined range compared to reference data.
US10971352B2
A method includes transferring a wafer to a position over a wafer chuck; lifting a lifting pin through the wafer chuck to the wafer; introducing a gas to a region between the wafer and the wafer chuck through a plurality of first openings on a sidewall of the lifting pin; and lowering the lifting pin until the wafer reaches the wafer chuck.
US10971349B2
An ion analyzer includes: a sample placement unit 2 on which a sample 1 is to be placed; an excitation beam irradiation unit 3 that irradiates the sample 1 placed on the sample placement unit 2 with an excitation beam in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the sample 1; a deflection unit 6 that makes at least some of ions generated from the sample 1 to fly in a direction deviating from an irradiation path of the excitation beam; and an analysis unit 8 disposed in a flight direction of ions deflected by the deflection unit 6, that separates and measures the ions in accordance with a predetermined physical quantity.
US10971344B2
A method for mass spectrometry comprises: receiving or generating a respective value of an optimal collision energy for generating each one of a plurality of n product-ion species of interest from at least one precursor-ion species, each optimal collision energy corresponding to a respective maximum fragmentation efficiency; determining a number, m, wherein m
US10971341B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing vessel, an upper structure that is provided on an upper portion of the processing vessel and generates plasma in a lower region thereof, a structure holding ring that is fixed around the upper structure, an arm that supports the ring and is movable up and down, a screw (including a bolt) that is fixed to one of the ring and the arm, and has a tip end abutting the other, and a pin that is provided in the ring or the arm, and passes through a hole for restricting horizontal movement of the ring.
US10971340B2
The invention relates to a gas injector (10) for supplying gas or a gas mixture to a reaction region (16). The gas injector (10) contains a main part (12) with a gas channel (14). Furthermore, a gas feed (30) is provided for the gas channels (14). The gas or the gas mixture reaches the reaction region (16) from the gas channel (14) via a first opening (26) or a first group (54) of openings (26) in the main part. The main part (12) is equipped with a second opening (27) or a second group (56) of openings (27) via which the gas of the gas mixture likewise reaches the reaction region (16) from the gas channel (14). Each of the openings (26, 27) or the groups (54, 56) of openings (26, 27) is paired with a respective separate gas feed (30, 40) in the main part (12) on the gas channel (14).
US10971335B2
A radio frequency (RF) power monitoring device includes an RF sensor to monitor RF power transferred to a target load and an impedance of the target load and a transmission line to electrically connect the RF sensor to the target load and to transfer the RF power to the target load. A phase (φz) of the impedance of the target load is adjusted to satisfy a range of −30°+180°*n<φz<30°+180°*n (where n=−2, −1, 0, 1, or 2).
US10971332B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber configured to process a substrate, a plasma generator configured to generate a plasma, a transport unit configured to transport, to the processing chamber, the plasma generated by the plasma generator, and a scanning magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field which deflects the plasma so as to scan the substrate by the plasma. The scanning magnetic field generator is configured to be capable of adjusting a center of a locus of the plasma.
US10971330B2
This automatic processing device for fabricating a sample piece from a sample by irradiating the sample with a charged particle beam is provided with: a structural information acquiring unit which acquires structural information indicating the structure of the sample before processing; a processing termination position acquiring unit which acquires termination position specifying information specifying a processing termination position corresponding to the structure of the sample; an image acquiring unit which acquires a processed surface image in which a processed surface appearing at the position at which the sample has been irradiated by the charged particle beam is captured; and a determining unit which determines whether the position of the processing by the charged particle beam has reached the termination position, on the basis of a comparison between the structural information acquired by the structural information acquiring unit and the processed surface image acquired by the image acquiring unit.
US10971324B2
A device such as a medical device and a method for making same provides a surface modified by beam irradiation, such as a gas cluster ion beams or a neutral beam, to inhibit or delay attachment or activation or clotting of platelets.
US10971323B1
A solid X-ray target for generating X-ray radiation is disclosed. The X-ray target includes at least one material selected from a list including trivalent elements; and at least one material selected from a list including pentavalent elements, wherein a first one of the materials is capable of generating the X-ray radiation upon interaction with an electron beam, and a second one of the materials forms a compound with the first one of the materials. An X-ray source including such an X-ray target and an electron source is also disclosed.
US10971320B2
A switching device includes: an electronic trip unit; an actuator; a switching mechanism connected via the actuator to the electronic trip unit; a stationary contact; a mobile contact, which is coupled to the switching mechanism; and an alarm module. The alarm module includes: a first, a second, and a third connector; a first relay having a first contact which is connected to the first connector and having a second contact which is connected to the second connector; a second relay with a first contact which is connected to the third connector; and a control unit which is coupled on an output side to a control side of the first relay and to a control side of the second relay, and on the input side to the electronic trip unit.
US10971308B2
A multilayer capacitor includes a body and external electrodes on external surfaces of the body. The body includes a plurality of internal electrodes alternately laminated with dielectric layers. The external electrodes are electrically connected to the internal electrodes. Edges of cover portions of the body are rounded. The rounded edges have a radius of curvature R and the body has a thickness T, such that R and T satisfy 10 μm≤R≤T/4. Among the plurality of internal electrodes, an internal electrode in each of the cover portions has a width less than that of an internal electrode of the central portion.
US10971307B2
A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit, a side margin, and a bonding unit. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers that are laminated in a first direction, and internal electrodes that are disposed between the ceramic layers and include a base metal material as a main component. The side margin includes ceramics as a main component and covers the multi-layer unit from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The bonding unit is disposed between the multi-layer unit and the side margin, the bonding unit having a maximum dimension in the first direction and being made of an oxide including the base metal material, the maximum dimension being equal to or larger than 50% of an average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction.
US10971300B2
An IPT track arrangement including a power supply and conductor electrically connected to the power supply, the conductor includes a plurality of loops located substantially adjacent one another, wherein the polarity in adjacent portions of the loops is the same, and wherein the power supply includes a one or more inverters which share the track load.
US10971293B2
A spin-orbit-torque magnetization rotational element includes: a spin-orbit torque wiring layer which extends in an X direction; and a first ferromagnetic layer which is laminated on the spin-orbit torque wiring layer, wherein the first ferromagnetic layer has shape anisotropy and has a major axis in a Y direction orthogonal to the X direction on a plane in which the spin-orbit torque wiring layer extends, and wherein the easy axis of magnetization of the first ferromagnetic layer is inclined with respect to the X direction and the Y direction orthogonal to the X direction on a plane in which the spin-orbit torque wiring layer extends.
US10971281B2
A polymer matrix composite containing graphene sheets homogeneously dispersed in a polymer matrix wherein the polymer matrix composite exhibits a percolation threshold from 0.0001% to 0.1% by volume of graphene sheets to form a 3D network of interconnected graphene sheets or network of electron-conducting pathways.
US10971279B2
A manufacturing method of a high thermal conductive hybrid film includes steps as follows. A graphene oxide solution including a plurality of graphene oxides is prepared. A nano-particle solution including a plurality of nano initial hybrid structures is prepared. A mixing process is provided, wherein the mixing process is for mixing the graphene oxide solution and the nano-particle solution to obtain a mixing solution. A preliminary-film forming process is provided, wherein the preliminary-film forming process is for filtrating the mixing solution and then remaining a mixture of the graphene oxides and the nano initial hybrid structures to form a preliminary film. A heating process is provided, wherein the heating process is for heating the preliminary-film to reduce the graphene oxides as a plurality of reduced graphene oxides and convert the nano initial hybrid structures into a plurality of nano hybrid structures.
US10971277B2
Disclosed herein are optical stacks that are stable to light exposure by incorporating light-stabilizers and/or oxygen barriers.
US10971276B2
The present invention relates to a composition for removing a radionuclide, including: a first polymer including a hydroxy group; a second polymer into which a boronic acid group is introduced as a functional group; and an adsorbent for removing the radionuclide, and a method for removing a radionuclide using the same.
US10971270B2
Mechanisms are provided to implement a cognitive medical decision support system that operates to analyze a set of commercial transactions executed by a patient to identify at least one of products or services purchased during each commercial transaction or an activity, associated with the commercial transaction, engaged in by the patient. The cognitive medical decision support system determines a lifestyle behavior pattern of the patient based on the products, services, or activities associated with the commercial transactions in the set of commercial transactions and evaluates an impact of the lifestyle behavior pattern to at least one of the overall health of the patient, a specific medical condition of the patient, or a specific previously prescribed treatment of the patient. The cognitive medical decision support system outputs a notification indicating the impact of the lifestyle behavior pattern.
US10971269B2
Mechanisms are provided to implement a cognitive medical decision support system that operates to analyze a set of commercial transactions executed by a patient to identify at least one of products or services purchased during each commercial transaction or an activity, associated with the commercial transaction, engaged in by the patient. The cognitive medical decision support system determines a lifestyle behavior pattern of the patient based on the products, services, or activities associated with the commercial transactions in the set of commercial transactions and evaluates an impact of the lifestyle behavior pattern to at least one of the overall health of the patient, a specific medical condition of the patient, or a specific previously prescribed treatment of the patient. The cognitive medical decision support system outputs a notification indicating the impact of the lifestyle behavior pattern.
US10971268B2
The present invention provides a method of providing information necessary for diagnosing pancreatic cancer using an artificial intelligence-based Bayesian network, comprising: generating a statistical report by learning medical information of a pancreatic cancer patient; constructing a conditional probability table using statistics for each symptom of an actual pancreatic cancer patient; constructing a Bayesian network using the conditional probability table constructed using the statistics for each symptom; applying a Bayesian conditional probability to the Bayesian network; and deriving a probability of getting pancreatic cancer when there is a specific symptom from the pancreatic cancer patient, wherein medical information on pancreatic cancer patients may be statistical data obtained through artificial intelligence or machine learning.
US10971262B2
Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized training recommendation system. A request is received from a user to generate a personalized training regimen for a specified athletic event and event information is identified comprising characteristics of one or more geographical segments of the specified athletic event. Based on the event information, one or more portions of a geographical region are identified that approximate one or more characteristics of the one or more geographical segments within a predetermined tolerance. A training course is generated at least by combining a selected set of the portions of the geographical region based on an evaluation of a level of matching, for each portion, of characteristics of the portion to the one or more physical characteristics associated with the one or more geographical segments of the specified athletic event, which is then presented to the user as the personalized training regimen for the user.
US10971260B2
A system for capture of dose delivery information is provided. The system includes a medication delivery device, a dose information capture device adapted to be attached to the medication delivery device, and a target element adapted to be attached to the medication delivery device. The target element comprises a magnet or ferrous element and the target element attaches to the medication delivery device on a dose delivery mechanism of the medication delivery device. The dose information capture device includes a magnetic position sensor adapted to detect a position of the target element. As an alternative to magnetic sensing, MEMS flow sensors, and the like may also be used. Exemplary systems preferably transmit dose information in real time to remote devices for further processing.
US10971253B2
A climate control system may include a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for an indoor building area. The climate control system may also include a home automation (HA) thermostat device in the indoor building area. The HA thermostat device may include a housing, an indoor temperature sensor carried by the housing to sense an indoor temperature of the indoor building area, and a temperature controller carried by the housing. The temperature controller may obtain a setpoint temperature for the indoor building area, obtain an external temperature from the external to indoor building area, and determine a crossing of the external temperature of the setpoint temperature. The HA temperature controller may also switch the HVAC system between operating modes for heating and cooling based upon the crossing of the external temperature of the setpoint temperature and the indoor temperature moving beyond the setpoint temperature by a threshold temperature difference.
US10971251B1
A healthcare management system and method provide efficient and secure access to private information. A portable physical device, referred to herein as a Personal Digital Key or “PDK”, stores one or more profiles in memory. The biometric profile is acquired in a secure trusted process and is uniquely associated with an individual that is authorized to use and is associated with the PDK. The PDK can wirelessly transmit the identification information including a unique PDK identification number and the biometric profile over a secure wireless channel for use in an authentication process. The PDK is configured to wirelessly communicate with a reader. A provider interface coupled to the reader, and the reader is further configured to receive profile information from the PDK. The healthcare management system also includes an auto login server configured to communicate with the provider interface to allow access to information in a patient database.
US10971249B2
A computer-implemented method, computer system and computer-readable medium for identifying off-target matches from a set of candidate primer sequences on a genome reference sequence can include: receiving onto a data storage unit a plurality of candidate primer sequences; for each candidate primer sequence, calculating, using a processor, a plurality of candidate matches on the genome reference sequence for the candidate primer sequences; calculating, using the processor, verified matches on the genome reference sequence based on the candidate matching locations satisfying a plurality of matching verification rules; performing matching calculations of the verified matches to determine whether the verified matches form a match condition on the genome reference sequence; and generating a location profile on the genome reference sequence based on the match condition from the verified matches that meet a predetermined threshold.
US10971245B1
A system and method for testing a magnetic memory cell in a bit cell array to determine whether the electrical resistance values of the memory cell are within acceptable parameters. The system and method allows for the determination of the electrical resistance of the memory cell without parasitic resistance associated with that memory cell in order to accurately determine the electrical resistance of the memory cell.
US10971230B2
A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array, an input current generator, an operation cell array and an analog-to-digital converter. The memory cell array includes NAND strings storing multiplicand data, wherein first ends of the NAND strings are connected to bitlines and second ends of the NAND strings output multiplication bits corresponding to bitwise multiplication of the multiplicand data stored in the NAND strings and multiplier data loaded on the bitlines. The input current generator generates input currents. The operation cell array includes switching transistors. Gate electrodes of the switching transistors are connected to the second ends of the NAND strings. The switching transistors selectively sum the input currents based on the multiplication bits to output the output currents. The analog-to-digital converter converts the output currents to digital values.
US10971229B2
Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for operation of memory device. In one aspect, volatile memory bitcells and non-volatile memory bitcells may be integrated to facilitate transfer of stored values between the volatile and non-volatile memory bitcells.
US10971220B2
A semiconductor memory device includes an array of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, with each memory cell including a plurality of bit cell transistors. The semiconductor memory device further includes a plurality of write assist circuits, including one or more write assist circuits within each column of the array of memory cells, each write assist circuit configured to provide a core voltage to memory cells within the same column and to reduce the core voltage during a write operation. The array of memory cells and the plurality of write assist circuits have a common semiconductor layout.
US10971214B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logic operations. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. A controller is coupled to the sensing circuitry and is configured to cause storing of a first operand in a first compute component storage location, transfer of the first operand to a second compute component storage location, and performance of a logical operation between the first operand in the second compute component storage location and a second operand sensed by the sense amplifier.
US10971208B2
A semiconductor device includes a first die connected to a first channel, the first die comprising a first memory chip; and a second die connected to a second channel, the second die comprising a second memory chip, the first and second channels being independent of each other and a storage capacity and a physical size of the second die being the same as those of the first die. The first and second dies are disposed in one package, and the package includes an interconnection circuit disposed between the first die and the second die to transfer signals between the first memory chip and the second memory chip.
US10971202B1
Apparatuses and techniques are described for transferring data out of a memory device with low latency. Data can be stored in data transfer latches for NAND strings arranged in columns in divisions of a block. Data can be output from the data transfer latches for different columns in different divisions in each transfer. For example, the data output can include data from an nth column in some divisions and an n+1st column in other divisions. This avoids outputting unwanted data at the start of a data transfer. The data from the data transfer latches is output to a data pipeline and then to a set of control latch circuits. The data can be clocked out from a last control latch circuit of the set in a desired division order by use of separate multiplexer control signals for the control latch circuits.
US10971200B2
A semiconductor circuit and an operating method for the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. A memory circuit is operated during a first timing to obtain a first memory state signal S1. The memory circuit is operated during a second timing after the first timing to obtain a second memory state signal S2. A difference between the first memory state signal S1 and the second memory state signal S2 is calculated to obtain a state difference signal SD. A calculating is performed to obtain an un-compensated output data signal OD relative with an input data signal ID and the second memory state signal S2. The state difference signal SD and the un-compensated output data signal OD are calculated to obtain a compensated output data signal OD′.
US10971193B2
Provided is a base unit including a base unit chassis that supports a spindle motor, a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat generated from a stator of the spindle motor to a non-disk mounting side of the base unit chassis, and a bearing housing that suppresses heat transfer from a stator core to a bearing of the spindle motor.
US10971188B2
A system and a method for editing moving image content are provided. The method includes acquiring moving image content, mapping an image of a person included in the moving image content and speech data of the person, selecting at least one frame among frames included in the moving image content, and creating edited content of the moving image content using the mapped image and speech data, and the selected at least one frame.
US10971180B2
A method of forming a near field transducer (NFT), the method including the steps of depositing a primary material; and implanting a secondary element, wherein both the primary material and the secondary element are chosen such that the primary material is densified via implantation of the secondary element.
US10971178B2
An approach to a reduced-head hard disk drive (HDD) involves a load/unload (LUL) ramp subsystem that includes a ramp assembly that includes a rotatable latch link configured for mechanical interaction with a head-stack assembly (HSA) and a LUL ramp coupled with the latch link, configured such that in response to a force applied to the latch link by the HSA, the latch link rotates which disengages a magnetic latch and drives the LUL ramp to rotate into an operational state disengaged from any recording disk of a multiple-disk stack. The subsystem may further include a motor configured to drive rotation of a lead screw to which the ramp assembly is attached, to drive vertical translation of the ramp assembly, thereby providing for loading the vertically-translatable HSA onto and off of each of the disks of the disk stack.
US10971173B2
Coordinating signal processing among computing devices in a voice-driven computing environment is provided. A first and second digital assistant can detect an input audio signal, perform a signal quality check, and provide indications that the first and second digital assistants are operational to process the input audio signal. A system can select the first digital assistant for further processing. The system can receive, from the first digital assistant, data packets including a command. The system can generate, for a network connected device selected from a plurality of network connected devices, an action data structure based on the data packets, and transmit the action data structure to the selected network connected device.
US10971171B2
Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. For example, some arrangements enable discovery of both audio and visual content, without any user requirement to switch modes. Other technologies involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US10971170B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating, from an input character sequence, an output sequence of audio data representing the input character sequence. The output sequence of audio data includes a respective audio output sample for each of a number of time steps. One example method includes, for each of the time steps: generating a mel-frequency spectrogram for the time step by processing a representation of a respective portion of the input character sequence using a decoder neural network; generating a probability distribution over a plurality of possible audio output samples for the time step by processing the mel-frequency spectrogram for the time step using a vocoder neural network; and selecting the audio output sample for the time step from the possible audio output samples in accordance with the probability distribution.
US10971163B2
Audio objects are associated with positional metadata. A received downmix signal comprises downmix channels that are linear combinations of one or more audio objects and are associated with respective positional locators. In a first aspect, the downmix signal, the positional metadata and frequency-dependent object gains are received. An audio object is reconstructed by applying the object gain to an upmix of the downmix signal in accordance with coefficients based on the positional metadata and the positional locators. In a second aspect, audio objects have been encoded together with at least one bed channel positioned at a positional locator of a corresponding downmix channel. The decoding system receives the downmix signal and the positional metadata of the audio objects. A bed channel is reconstructed by suppressing the content representing audio objects from the corresponding downmix channel on the basis of the positional locator of the corresponding downmix channel.
US10971160B2
A user device (e.g., voice assistant device, voice enabled device, smart device, computing device, etc.) may receive/detect audio content (e.g., speech, etc.) that includes a wake word and/or words similar to a wake word. The user device may require a wake word, a portion of the wake word, or words similar to the wake word to be detected prior to interacting with a user. The user device may, based on characteristics of the audio content, determine if the audio content originates from an authorized user. The user device may decrease and/or increase scrutiny applied to wake word detection based on whether audio content originates from an authorized user.
US10971150B2
A speech input device includes a speech input transducer that inputs first speech, a first communicator that transmits first speech data corresponding to the first speech to an external device, a second communicator that receives second speech data from a speech transmission-reception device, a speech output transducer that outputs second speech corresponding to the second speech data, and a controller that generates the first speech data from the first speech and generates the second speech from the second speech data. The controller determines whether or not the second speech data indicates an activation command, and in a case of determining that the second speech data indicates the activation command, the control module prohibits a transmission of the first speech data to the external device for a predetermined period.
US10971145B2
The present disclosure provides a speech interaction feedback method for smart TV, a system and a computer readable medium. The method comprises: collecting audio stream of a speech query sent by a user and element information of a current interface of the smart TV; sending the audio stream and the element information of the current interface to a cloud server so that the cloud server generates an information response message carrying a target element, according to the audio stream and the element information of the current interface; wherein the target element is an element in the current interface hit by an intention of the speech query corresponding to the audio stream; receiving the response message returned by the cloud server; according to information of the target element in the response message, performing a preset effect display for the corresponding target element on the current interface, as an interaction feedback for the speech query. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, it is possible to perform feedback for the user's speech query on the smart TV. As such, when the smart TV does not execute the control instruction, it is possible to accurately determine whether a reason for none execution of the control instruction is none recognition or blockage during execution.
US10971125B2
A music synthesis method, a system, a terminal and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving a track selected by a user; obtaining a text; receiving speech data recorded by the user on the basis of the text; and forming a music file in accordance with the selected track and the speech data. The speech of a user can be combined with the track through the music synthesis method of the present application and an optimal effect of music can be simulated such that the user can participate in the singing and presentation of a music, thereby making music more entertaining.
US10971120B2
Provided is a strap pin fitting allowing easy attachment and detachment of a strap with respect to a musical instrument. A strap pin fitting includes: a base plate; a strap retaining portion arranged on the base plate and configured to retain a strap; a through-hole formed in the base plate and allowing insertion of a strap pin; and a presser plate attached to the base plate. The presser plate is movable between an open position where the through-hole is opened and where the operation of inserting the strap pin into the through-hole is allowed and a closed position where a part of the through-hole is closed and where detachment of the strap pin from the through-hole is prevented.
US10971108B2
This disclosure relates to an image display method and apparatus, an electronic device, a VR device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. An image display method applied to a VR device comprises: determining an activity state of the VR device according to measurement data of a sensor within the VR device; determining a processing mode of a current frame image to be displayed according to the activity state, wherein the processing mode is one of a flicker suppression process and a forwarding process; and processing the current frame image to be displayed according to the processing mode to obtain a current frame image for a display in the VR device, and sending it to the display.
US10971095B2
A liquid crystal display includes source lines and gate lines, pixel electrodes, switching elements, a source driver, a gate driver, and a failure inspection circuit. The source lines and the gate lines are disposed in a lattice form. The pixel electrode is disposed in a pixel region defined by the source line and the gate line. The switching element is disposed corresponding to the pixel electrode. The source driver drives the source lines. The gate driver drives the gate lines. The failure inspection circuit is connected to the source lines or the gate lines, and performs inspection of the source lines or the gate lines. The failure inspection circuit includes monitor input signal lines, monitor output signal lines, a determination circuit that detects voltage levels of output signals from the monitor output signal lines, and an expected value comparison circuit that compares outputs from the determination circuit with expected values.
US10971094B1
The invention provides a pixel driving circuit and LCD device. The pixel driving circuit electrically connects the drain of the third TFT of each sub-pixel in the N-th sub-pixel row to the first end of the second LC capacitor of a corresponding sub-pixel of the (N+1)th row. When driving, when scanning the N-th sub-pixel row, the third TFT of the N-th sub-pixel row turns on to release the voltage at the first end of the second LC capacitor of the N-th sub-pixel row to the first end of the second LC capacitor of the (N+1)th sub-pixel row, and does not affect the voltage on the array substrate common voltage line, thereby effectively ensuring consistent voltage value for various areas on the array substrate common voltage line. When applied to LCD device, the invention can improve the display quality of the LCD device.
US10971090B2
The present invention discloses a method for a source driver, for preventing image sticking in a display panel coupled to the source driver. The source driver includes a first output driver and a second output driver having different polarities. The first output driver is configured with a first driving capability and the second output driver is configured with a second driving capability. The method includes the steps of: obtaining an effective voltage of a pixel in the display panel; and adjusting the second driving capability of the second output driver to be identical to the first driving capability of the first output driver, to allow the adjusted second driving capability to drive the effective voltage to reach a level having the same magnitude as a level of the effective voltage driven by the first source driver with the same variation of display data.
US10971087B2
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a display device including a display panel having a left-eye display area and a right-eye display area, and a timing controller configured to receive video signals having a first frequency to generate video data having a second frequency, where the second frequency is lower than the first frequency.
US10971080B2
The differential difference amplifier circuit includes a differential input stage circuit, a loading stage circuit coupled to the differential input stage circuit, and an output stage circuit coupled to the loading stage circuit. The output stage circuit is configured to generate an output signal. The differential input stage circuit includes a first differential pair having a first transconductance and a second differential pair having a second transconductance. The first differential pair is biased by a first current source and receives a first input signal and the output signal. The second differential pair is biased by a second current source and receives a second input signal and the output signal. At least one of the first transconductance and the second transconductance is adjusted according to the image data.
US10971074B2
An electronic device may include a display such as a light-emitting diode display. The electronic device may be a head-mounted device that provides a virtual reality or augmented reality environment to a user. To reduce artifacts in the display, a display may be operable in both a normal scanning mode and a partial scanning mode. In the normal scanning mode, every row of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. In the partial scanning mode, only a subset of the rows of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. The display may have a higher refresh rate in the partial scanning mode than in the normal scanning mode. To ensure uniform transistor stress across the display, the scanning driver for the display may scan the disabled rows in the partial scanning mode even though the rows will not be used to emit light.
US10971069B2
A pixel driving circuit, a driving method and a display device are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving unit, a capacitor unit, a data write-in unit connected to a corresponding gate line, a corresponding data line and the driving unit, a power source control unit connected to a first light-emitting control end, a power source signal input end and the driving unit, and a first light-emitting control unit connected to a second light-emitting control end, the power source signal input end and the driving unit and configured to, within a predetermined time period of a light-emitting stage, control the power source signal input end to be electrically connected to the driving unit under the control of the second light-emitting control end, stop the operation of the driving unit, and enable the light-emitting unit not to emit light.
US10971068B2
Disclosed is a circuit and technique to determine the temperature of an AMOLED display in order to calibrate programming data signals. The temperature of selected pixels of a plurality of pixels in an AMOLED display is measured via one of several disclosed methods. A thermal sensor for the selected pixels may be used. A measurement of output voltage data may be used to estimate temperature. A finite element analysis model may be used based on consumed power of the selected pixel. The temperature data for the selected pixel is then interpolated to the neighboring non-selected pixels to estimate the temperature of those pixels.
US10971050B2
The present application discloses a method for driving a display panel for displaying images. The method includes determining multiple subpixels in a bright area of an image to be displayed by the display panel. The bright area is an image display area having a luminance value maintained greater than a threshold luminance value for a duration longer than a threshold duration. Additionally, the method includes driving the multiple subpixels to emit light alternatingly in a period of alternate light-emission for displaying the image. Furthermore, the method includes driving all adjacent subpixels surrounding any one subpixel that is not emitting light during the period of alternate light-emission to provide luminance rendering to the one subpixel such that the luminance value of the bright area is greater than the threshold luminance value.
US10971046B2
A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, a scan driver applying a scan signal to a plurality of scan lines, a data driver applying a data signal to a plurality of data lines, and a power supply unit supplying a driving voltage to at least one among the display unit, the scan driver, and the data driver. The power supply unit includes an inductor connected between an input terminal to which an input voltage is input and a driving voltage output terminal to which the driving voltage is output, a switch connected between the inductor and a ground, and a switch controller outputting a first ramp pulse having a first frequency at a first load of the display device and outputting a second ramp pulse having a second frequency at a second load of the display device.
US10971032B2
An extensible electronic learning system having at least one learning management system having a learning management processor and a learning management memory operatively coupled thereto, said processor programmed for executing at least one learning management service and providing at least one extensible integration module. Each extensible integration module includes a predefined vendor services interface comprising at least one vendor services definition, and a vendor configuration upload component for receiving vendor configuration settings about at least one vendor. The at least one vendor having a vendor processor and a vendor memory operatively coupled thereto, said vendor processor programmed for executing a least one vendor services, the at least one of said vendor services implementing the at least one of said vendor service definition, and providing at least one vendor integration module, each vendor integration module comprising the predefined vendor services interface and the vendor configuration settings. The vendor configuration settings are received by the extensible integration module such that the learning management system may request the at least one of said vendor services based on the extensible integration module.
US10971031B2
System and method for identifying, measuring and analyzing food nutritional values and consumer eating behaviors is disclosed. A food container, having weight sensors and food identification sensors, identifies weight, type, and preparation status of the food item being consumed by the user from the food container. Based on the identified information, the nutritional value of the food item is determined and observed. The food container in communication with the system components may provide the user a recommended meal plan to improve the user's health condition. In addition, the food container issues an alert to the user when the user puts too much, too less, or the right amount of food items in the food container or eats the food items too fast.
US10971025B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided an information display apparatus including a processor, the processor being configured to: designate a character string in a text displayed in a display unit in accordance with a user operation; determine whether a keyword is included in a part of the designated character string; generate, if it is determined that the keyword is included in the part of the designated character string, problem setting data based on the keyword included in the designated character string; and transmit the problem setting data to an external terminal.
US10971022B2
The disclosure relates to drone user equipment (UE) indications that may be conveyed to a wireless network. In particular, a UE that has flight capabilities (i.e., capabilities to operate as an unmanned aircraft system) and optional further capabilities to report a current height level may indicate such capabilities to the wireless network. As such, the wireless network may differentiate the drone UE from other UEs that only operate on the ground. Furthermore, the optional current height level may enable the wireless network to differentiate among drone UEs operating at different heights and/or from other UEs that are operating on the ground. The wireless network may further use the information indicating the flight capabilities either alone or in combination with the optional height information to configure power control parameters, manage interference, provide mobility management functions, generate neighbor lists, control beamforming, or implement a radio resource configuration or management procedure.
US10971018B2
A vehicle platoon system may include a database configured to maintain a user profile and data descriptive of existing platoons, and a processor configured to receive a platoon request indicating desire to join a platoon, receive, in response to the request, the user profile defining at least one compliance threshold indicative of a minimum compliance score of other platoon participants, determine whether all members of at least one of the existing platoons have a compliance score exceeding the compliance threshold, and instruct an indication of the platoon to be presented for selection.
US10971017B2
Methods, systems and apparatuses for inter-vehicle communication, fusion of sensor information, and information sharing resulting from inter-vehicle communication are disclosed along with control of one or more vehicles in response to information from one or more other vehicles.
US10971015B1
A method includes maintaining vehicle accident occurrence information, wherein the vehicle accident occurrence information includes accident location information, accident occurrence date information, and accident occurrence time information and identifying, based at least in part on the accident location information, one or more accident-prone locations. When a vehicle enters an area comprising one of the accident-prone locations, a notification is made that the vehicle has entered the area comprising one of the accident-prone locations. In addition, in response to a query, a visual representation of one of the accident-prone locations is displayed, along with accident occurrence date information and accident occurrence time information associated with the accident-prone location.
US10971014B2
The disclosure relates generally to methods, systems, and apparatuses for automated or assisted driving and more particularly relates to identification, localization, and navigation with respect to bollard receivers. A method for detecting bollard receivers includes receiving perception data from one or more perception sensors of a vehicle. The method includes determining, based on the perception data, a location of one or more bollard receivers in relation to a body of the vehicle. The method also includes providing an indication of the location of the one or more bollard receivers to one or more of a driver and component or system that makes driving maneuver decisions.
US10971012B2
An apparatus and method for vehicle parking navigation and communication is described. Between a mobile device and a parking server, a first communication link is established. First parking data is received over the first communication link. A parking request including a parking facility identifier is received and a short range communication network is identified, at least in part in response to the parking facility identifier. Between the mobile device and the parking server, a second communication link is established for the short range communication network. Second parking data is received over the second communication link. The first parking data and second parking data may be combined.
US10971011B2
A database creation apparatus includes a controller having at least one processor configured to: (1) acquire vehicle information including position information and status information of a vehicle and information relating to vehicle size of the vehicle associated with each other; (2) extract the position of the vehicle in a parked state on the basis of the vehicle information; and (3) add data indicating that general vehicles of the same vehicle size as the vehicle can be parked at the position to a parking lot database, if the position of the vehicle in the parked state does not coincide with a specific position at which only the vehicle or only specific vehicles including the vehicle are allowed be parked.
US10971008B2
Techniques for transmitting vehicle information messages among a plurality of vehicles are disclosed. In an aspect, a transceiver of a vehicle transmits a first set of vehicle information messages over a wireless medium at a first periodic rate, the first set of vehicle information messages including information related to the vehicle. One or more sensors of the vehicle detect an event related to operation of the vehicle. A processor of the vehicle generates a second set of vehicle information messages each including an event flag and information about the event, the event flag indicating that the second set of vehicle information messages is reporting the event. The transceiver of the vehicle transmits a first vehicle safety message of the second set of vehicle information messages over the wireless medium as soon as the first vehicle safety message is generated.
US10971007B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a road condition information sharing method. The method includes: receiving, by a server, a road condition information request sent by a first terminal, where the road condition information request carries a road condition position of concern; determining, by the server, a second terminal according to the road condition position of concern, where the second terminal has a road condition recording capability, and a distance between the second terminal and the road condition position of concern is less than a preset threshold; and sending, by the server, a road condition sharing request to the second terminal, so that the second terminal shares a road condition according to the road condition position of concern.
US10971000B2
Systems and methods are provided for estimating time travel distributions on signalized arterials. The systems and methods may be implemented as or through a network service. Traffic data regarding a plurality of travel times on a signalized arterial may be received. A present distribution of the travel times on the signalized arterial may be determined. A prior distribution based on one or more travel time observations may also be determined. The present distribution may be calibrated based on the prior distribution.
US10970999B2
In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state.
US10970992B2
A system, apparatus and method for alerting an emergency responder to an emergency, which includes a processor obtaining data from at least one sensor, determining, that the data indicates an emergency condition, based on the determining, obtaining location information and a unique identifier, and communicating the location information and the unique identifier to a node via a network connection.
US10970981B2
One variation of a first method for collecting and sharing substantially real-time video feeds of employees within a distributed workforce includes: distributing a first subset of employee video feeds to a first instance of an employee portal; distributing a second subset of employee video feeds to a second instance of the employee portal; distributing the manager video feed to the first instance and the second instance of the employee portal; distributing the set of employee video feeds to an instance of the manager portal; in response to initiation of a recess for the first employee: replacing the first employee video feed with a recess icon in the second instance of the employee portal and the instance of the manager portal; initiating a timer for the recess; and in response to expiration of the timer, reactivating the first employee video feed.
US10970979B2
A system for monitoring a product on display includes a display pedestal configured to secure the product to a fixture to which the display pedestal is mounted. The display pedestal includes a tether to allow movement of the product relative to the fixture. The system includes a sensor system including a capacitive sensor pad. The capacitive sensor pad is supported by the fixture and configured to detect the movement of the product via the tether.
US10970971B2
A computer-implemented method of operating a computing device may comprise accepting, by the computing device, funds from a player and enabling the player to play a wager-based game using the accepted funds. The wager-based game may be configured to present a plurality of in-game assets for player interaction during the game, at least some of the plurality of in-game assets being configured as wagering opportunities, such that player interactions therewith generates wagers. Player interactions with the wagering opportunities may be received and wagers generated upon receiving player interactions with the wagering opportunities. During game play of the wager-based game, a conditional prize may be presented to the player, an award of which being predicated upon receiving future player interactions indicative of the player having caused a predetermined in-game action or in-game result to have occurred. Game play of the wager-based game may be continued and a determination may be made as to when the predetermined in-game action or predetermined in-game result occurs. The conditional prize may be awarded to the player when the predetermined in-game action or predetermined in-game result has been determined to have occurred and the wager-based game may forego awarding the conditional prize to the player when the accepted funds run out, when a player interaction is received that is indicative of a cash out event before the counted number of generated additional wagers equals the predetermined number of additional wagers or when a player interaction is received that is indicative of the player choosing to forego the award of the conditional prize.
US10970966B2
In a spontaneous eco-system of aftermarket brokered wagers different subscribers are registered to an aftermarket wager brokering computing system and a request received from one of the subscribers to import a wager pool of new wagers none of which are published in the aftermarket wager brokering system. For each of the new wagers, odds are then extracted from the request, and also an amount wagered, and yet further a list of participants owning the new wagers, none of whom are subscribed to the aftermarket wager brokering system other than the one of the subscribers from which the request is received. Finally, the extracted information is written to a registry, the new wagers published for aftermarket re-sale and an entry written to the registry responsive to an acquisition of a portion of one of the new wagers so as to indicate a fractional ownership of the one of the new wagers.
US10970953B2
A novel method and apparatus for face authentication is disclosed. The disclosed method comprises detecting a motion by a subject within a predetermined area of view, assigning a unique session identification number to the subject detected within a predetermined area of view, detecting a facial area of the subject detected within a predetermined area of view, generating an image of the facial area of the subject, assessing a quality of the image of the facial area of the subject, conducing an incremental training of the image of the facial area of the subject, determining an identity of the subject based on the image of the facial area of the subject, identifying an intent of the subject, and authorizing access to a point of entry based on the determined identity of the subject and based on the intent of the subject.
US10970946B2
An information acquisition apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an actual use state-related information acquisition unit that acquires the sprung mass of a vehicle in one trip based on displacement information of a sprung part of the vehicle acquired by a vehicle height sensor in the vehicle, and an actual use state analysis unit that acquires information regarding an actual use state of the vehicle regarding a loading state of a loaded object on the vehicle in a relatively long period based on the sprung mass in one trip.
US10970940B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of ticket checking technologies, and provides a ticket checking device including an identifier and a control unit; the identifier is configured to identify ticket surface information of a ticket presented by a user; and the control unit is configured to compare the ticket surface information identified by the identifier with preset ticket surface information corresponding to the seat.
US10970936B2
Computerized systems, methods, kits, and computer-readable media storing code for implementing the methods are provided for interacting with a physical object in an augmented reality (AR) environment generated by an AR system. One such system includes: a plurality of neuromuscular sensors able to sense a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a user, and at least one computer processor. The neuromuscular sensors are arranged on one or more wearable devices worn by the user to sense the neuromuscular signals. The at least one computer processor is or are programmed to: determine, based at least in part, on the neuromuscular signals sensed by the neuromuscular sensors, information about an interaction of the user with the physical object in the AR environment generated by the AR system; and instruct the AR system to provide feedback based, at least in part, on the information about the interaction of the user with the physical object.
US10970934B2
Systems and methods of rendering a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment rendering are disclosed. The system comprises a central processing device, a plurality of user devices in data communication with the central processing device, a plurality of application servers in data communication with the central processing device, and software executing on the central processor. The software creates and renders a 3D virtual environment, receives user data from each of the plurality of user devices, renders the user data received from each of the user devices in the 3D virtual environment, receives application data from each of the application servers, renders the application data received from each of the application servers in the 3D virtual environment, and outputs the rendered 3D virtual environment to each of the user devices. The 3D virtual environment serves as a direct user interface with the Internet by allowing users to visually navigate the world wide web.
US10970931B2
Disclosed are a method for transmitting a virtual reality image, a method for reproducing a virtual reality image, and a program using the same. A method for transmitting a virtual reality image includes an operation (S120) of creating an initial image frame by a server, an operation (S140) of determining image direction data corresponding to the initial image frame, an operation (S160) of creating a final image frame by coupling the image direction data to the initial image frame as meta information; and an operation (S180) of transmitting the final image frame to a client through wireless communication.
US10970927B2
A positionable emissions control watercraft that may be placed near a serviced watercraft in a location that is away from the risk of falling cargo, while also eliminating a need for a spacer or a spacer barge, and allowing other service watercraft to access the serviced watercraft.
US10970921B2
A method for creating a three-dimensional image of an object from a two-dimensional ultrasound video is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of two-dimensional ultrasound images of the object and recording a plurality of videos based on the acquired two-dimensional ultrasound images. Each of the videos includes a plurality of frames. The method further includes separating each of the plurality of frames, cropping each of the plurality of frames to isolate structures intended to be reconstructed, selecting a frame near a center of the object and rotating the image to create a main horizontal landmark, and aligning each frame to the main horizontal landmark. The method also includes removing inter-frame jitter by aligning each of the plurality of frames relative to a previous frame of the plurality of frames, reducing the noise of each of the frames, and stacking each of the frames into a three-dimensional volume.
US10970920B2
Rendering shadows of transparent objects using ray tracing in real-time is disclosed. For each pixel in an image, a ray is launched towards the light source. If the ray intersects a transparent object, lighting information (e.g., color, brightness) is accumulated for the pixel. A new ray is launched from the point of intersection, either towards the light source or in a direction based on reflection/refraction from the surface. Ray tracing continues recursively, accumulating lighting information at each transparent object intersection. Ray tracing terminates when a ray intersects an opaque object, indicating a dark shadow. Ray tracing also terminates when a ray exits the scene without intersecting an object, where the accumulated lighting information is used to render a shadow for the pixel location. Soft shadows can be rendered using the disclosed technique by launching a plurality of rays in different directions based on a size of the light source.
US10970918B2
An image processing method and an apparatus relate to the field of image processing and add a diffuse reflection effect to a projection image in real time and reduce a calculation volume of adding the diffuse reflection effect. The method includes obtaining a first image that includes a diffuse reflection object, where the first image is an image obtained when the diffuse reflection object is illuminated by a light source, obtaining a mask image corresponding to the diffuse reflection object, obtaining orientation information of a terminal and obtaining a second image based on the orientation information, the first image, and the mask image, where the second image is an image that includes the diffuse reflection object and a diffuse reflection effect and that is generated by superposing the first image and the mask image moved based on the orientation information.
US10970917B2
In some embodiments, a given frame or picture may have different shading rates. In one embodiment in some areas of the frame or picture the shading rate may be less than once per pixel and in other places it may be once per pixel. Examples where the shading rate may be reduced include areas where there is motion and camera defocus, areas of peripheral blur, and in general, any case where the visibility is reduced anyway. The shading rate may be changed in a region, such as a shading quad, by changing the size of the region.
US10970909B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for eye movement synthesis, the method including: obtaining eye movement feature data and speech feature data, wherein the eye movement feature data reflects an eye movement behavior, and the speech feature data reflects a voice feature; obtaining a driving model according to the eye movement feature data and the speech feature data, wherein the driving model is configured to indicate an association between the eye movement feature data and the speech feature data; synthesizing an eye movement of a virtual human according to speech input data and the driving model and controlling the virtual human to exhibit the synthesized eye movement. The embodiment makes the virtual human to exhibit an eye movement corresponding to the voice data according to the eye movement feature data and the speech feature data, thereby improving the authenticity in the interaction.
US10970897B2
A method for accessing legacy devices via Augmented Reality (AR) devices. The method includes acquiring, via an AR device, an image of a keyboard of a legacy device. The method includes accessing customer commands for initiating of a transaction using the legacy device. The method includes determining a command sequence based, at least in part, on the customer commands, the command sequence mapping to a keystroke sequence to be entered using the keyboard. The method includes generating an overlay indicating a keystroke sequence corresponding to the command sequence. The method also includes displaying, via the AR device, the overlay by visually projecting the overlay over the keyboard of the legacy device.
