US11183418B2
Embodiments herein disclose a de-coupled substrate lift mechanism installation bracket and method of adjusting a plane of a lift pin hoop of the substrate lift mechanism. In one embodiment an apparatus for making adjustments about two remote axes includes a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism. The first adjustment mechanism includes a common member, one or more first side members, a connector member, and a plurality of first joints pivotably coupling the common member, the one or more first side members, and the connector member. The second adjustment mechanism includes a first body having the common member, one or more second side members, a first frame member, and a plurality of second joints pivotably coupling the common member, the one or more second side members, and the first frame member.
US11183409B2
An automatic cleaning unit for AMHS includes a plurality of sensors disposed on OHT rails. The sensors are configured to define a cleaning zone and to detect a location of an OHT vehicle. The automatic cleaning unit further includes a vacuum generator and a top cleaning part installed over the OHT rails in the cleaning zone. The top cleaning part is coupled to the vacuum generator. The vacuum generator is turned on to perform a vacuum cleaning operation when the sensors detect the OHT vehicle entering the cleaning zone.
US11183406B2
A system for controlling of wafer bow in plasma processing stations is described. The system includes a circuit that provides a low frequency RF signal and another circuit that provides a high frequency RF signal. The system includes an output circuit and the stations. The output circuit combines the low frequency RF signal and the high frequency RF signal to generate a plurality of combined RF signals for the stations. Amount of low frequency power delivered to one of the stations depends on wafer bow, such as non-flatness of a wafer. A bowed wafer decreases low frequency power delivered to the station in a multi-station chamber with a common RF source. A shunt inductor is coupled in parallel to each of the stations to increase an amount of current to the station with a bowed wafer. Hence, station power becomes less sensitive to wafer bow to minimize wafer bowing.
US11183404B2
A diffuser for diffusing a gas includes a base portion and a head portion fluidly coupled to the base portion. The head portion includes a diffuser element configured to diffuse a first fraction of the gas through a circumference of the diffuser element and a second fraction of the gas through an end surface of the diffuser element. The head portion further includes a connecting structure having a first connecting portion configured to receive a portion of the diffuser element therein and a second connecting portion protruding outwardly from the first connecting portion and configured to couple to the base portion.
US11183394B2
A memory cell with an etch stop layer is provided. The memory cell comprises a bottom electrode disposed over a substrate. A switching dielectric is disposed over the bottom electrode and having a variable resistance. A top electrode is disposed over the switching dielectric. A sidewall spacer layer extends along sidewalls of the bottom electrode, the switching dielectric, and the top electrode and an upper surface of a lower dielectric layer. A lower etch stop layer is disposed over the lower dielectric layer and lining an outer sidewall of the sidewall spacer layer. The the sidewall spacer layer separates the lower etch stop layer from the lower dielectric layer.
US11183390B2
A method for creating an enhanced multipaction resistant diamond-like coating (DLC) coating with lower Secondary Electron Emission (SEE) properties is performed on an initial surface by etching a DLC coating deposited on the surface after deposition and optionally creating interlayers to enhance adhesion mechanical properties between the DLC coating and the initial surface.
US11183379B2
Methods and systems that can use a gas comprising a nitrogen center that is introduced upstream of a plasma sustained in a torch are described. In some configurations, the gas comprising the nitrogen center can be introduced as a gas upstream of the plasma and through a sample introduction device. Mass spectrometers and optical emission systems that can use the gas comprising the nitrogen center are also described.
US11183378B2
In a laser assisted spectroscopy system, an apparatus for bypassing the fluid conduit and a method of bypassing the fluid conduit, opening the sample chamber and replacing the sample, closing and purging the sample chamber, and removing the fluid conduit bypass and returning to online status is addressed by the present disclosure.
US11183377B2
An ion detector for secondary ion mass spectrometer, the detector having an electron emission plate coupled to a first electrical potential and configured to emit electrons upon incidence on ions; a scintillator coupled to a second electrical potential, different from the first electrical potential, the scintillator having a front side facing the electron emission plate and a backside, the scintillator configured to emit photons from the backside upon incidence of electrons on the front side; a lightguide coupled to the backside of the scintillator and confining flow of photons emitted from the backside of the scintillator; and a solid-state photomultiplier coupled to the light guide and having an output configured to output electrical signal corresponding to incidence of photons from the lightguide. A SIMS system includes a plurality of such detectors movable arranged over the focal plane of a mass analyzer.
US11183376B2
A system for scanning a gas mixture using a sensor is disclosed. The system includes a matrix multiplication module configured to pre-multiply a B matrix with a diagonal matrix that is created with a vector of nominal concentration of the set of gases to obtain an adjusted B matrix (Ba) and a mass to charge ratio extraction module that is configured to select a set of mass to charge ratios for the set of gases to scan in a time budget based on the adjusted B matrix (Ba). The B matrix is a multiplication of P, T, C and R matrices, wherein P is a convolution matrix representing peak shapes, T is transmission efficiencies at each integral mass to charge ratio, R is relative ionization potentials for each gas and C is a reference spectrum representing idealized responses for each gas at the integral mass to charge ratio.
US11183373B2
A sputtering chamber particle trap comprises first and second patterns formed on at least a portion of a surface of the particle trap. The first pattern includes one of: first indentations having a first depth and separated by first and second threads, and first ridges having a first height and separated by first and second grooves. The second pattern is formed on at least a portion of the first pattern and includes one of: second indentations having a second depth and separated by third and fourth threads, and second ridges having a second height and separated by third and fourth grooves. A method of forming a particle trap on a sputtering chamber component is also disclosed.
US11183372B2
Provided is a batch-type substrate processing apparatus which supplies, into a processing space, a process gas decomposed in a separate space. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a tube; a substrate support part; a gas supply pipe; an exhaust part; and a plasma reaction part, wherein the plasma part may include a plurality of power supply electrode parts and a ground electrode part.
US11183360B2
An optical system used in a charged particle beam inspection system. The optical system includes one or more optical lenses, and a compensation lens configured to compensate a drift of a focal length of a combination of the one or more optical lenses from a first medium to a second medium.
US11183347B2
A keyboard includes a base plate, a hook structure, and a plastic engaging member. The base plate has a top surface. The hook structure is connected to the base plate and raised relative to the top surface. The plastic engaging member is located on the top surface and fixed to at least a part of the hook structure.
US11183338B2
A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections are provided in a plurality of wound cylindrical capacitive elements. Two vertically stacked wound cylindrical capacitance elements may each provide three capacitor sections. There may be six separately wound cylindrical capacitive elements each providing a capacitor section. The capacitor sections have a common element terminal.
US11183334B2
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer body including an inner layer portion in which inner electrode layers face each other, first and second outer layer portions respectively on first and second main surface sides. At the first and second outer layer portions, a grain size in the dielectric layer located on the inner layer portion side and a grain size in the dielectric layer located along each of respective ridgeline portion sides on which respective ones of the first and second main surfaces cross both end surfaces is smaller than the grain size in the dielectric layer located on the respective first and second main surface sides.
US11183330B2
An apparatus includes a case having an elliptical cross-section capable of receiving a plurality of capacitive elements. One or more of the capacitive elements provide at least one capacitor having a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal. The apparatus also includes a cover assembly that includes a deformable cover mountable to the case, and, a common cover terminal having a contact extending from the cover. The cover assembly also includes at least three capacitor cover terminals, each of the at least three capacitor cover terminals having at least one contact extending from the deformable cover. The deformable cover is configured to displace at least one of the at least three capacitor cover terminals upon an operative failure of at least one of the plurality of the capacitive elements. The cover assembly also includes at least four insulation structures. One of the four insulation structures is associated with one of the at least three capacitor cover terminals. The apparatus also includes a first conductor capable of electrically connecting the first capacitor terminal of a capacitor provided by one of the plurality of capacitive elements to one of the at least three capacitor cover terminals and a second conductor capable of electrically connecting the second capacitor terminal of the capacitor provided by one of the plurality of capacitive elements to the common cover terminal.
US11183327B2
A coil component includes a multilayer body that includes a first outer magnetic body, a first outer insulator, a first inner magnetic body, an inner insulator, a second inner magnetic body, a second outer insulator, and a second outer magnetic body which are stacked sequentially in the stacking direction and a coil disposed inside the inner insulator. A thickness of the first outer insulator is from about one-fifteenth to one-seventh a total thickness of the first outer magnetic body, the first outer insulator, and the first inner magnetic body. Also, a thickness of the second outer insulator is from about one-fifteenth to one-seventh a total thickness of the second outer magnetic body, the second outer insulator, and the second inner magnetic body.
US11183319B2
A wire harness includes: an electrical wire including a core wire and an insulating covering for covering the core wire; and a sheet material in which the electrical wire is disposed on a resin main surface, and a part of the main surface having contact with the electrical wire is welded to the insulating covering of the electrical wire, thereby forming an electrical wire fixing part. A largest thickness dimension in the electrical wire fixing part in the sheet material is formed larger than a thickness dimension in a part of the sheet material where the electrical wire is not disposed.
US11183313B2
Systems and methods for long-term disposal of nuclear and/or radioactive waste materials, in liquid, solid, and/or other physical forms, using an array deeply located human-made caverns (caverns), wherein the array of caverns are within a deep geologic rock formation and below a grid pattern on a surface of the Earth. Each cavern is made from a substantially vertical wellbore, by drilling and under reaming operations upon a distal portion of the substantially vertical wellbore. At least some of the caverns may be connected by intersecting substantially lateral wellbores that may facilitate injection of protective materials into the caverns that are so intersected. The nuclear and/or radioactive waste may be preprocessed from original surface storage site(s), transported, temporarily surface stored, and then finally further processed at a selected wellsite before injection into a given of the subterranean deep caverns within the deep geologic rock formation.
US11183311B2
A fuel assembly for a pressure-tube nuclear reactor includes a fuel channel assembly. The fuel channel assembly has an outer conduit and an inner conduit received within the outer conduit. The conduits define an annular fuel bundle chamber for receiving a flow of a coolant in one direction. The inner conduit includes a central flow passage for receiving a flow of the coolant in an opposite direction. A fuel bundle positioned within the fuel bundle chamber consists of fuel elements arranged to form an inner ring surrounding the inner conduit, and an outer ring surrounding the inner ring. The coolant may be light water, and geometries of the fuel assembly may be selected so moderation by the volume of coolant promotes generally uniform power distribution in the fuel elements.
US11183298B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for secure and seamless set up and modification of bolus calculator parameters for a bolus calculator tool by a health care provider (HCP). In one aspect, a method for enabling HCP set up of a bolus calculator includes providing a server accessible by both an HCP and a patient; upon login by the HCP, displaying, or transmitting for display, a fillable form, the fillable form including one or more fields for entry of one or more bolus calculator parameters; receiving data from the fillable form, the data corresponding to one or more bolus calculator parameters; and upon login by the patient, transmitting data to a device associated with the patient, the transmitted data based on the received data, where the transmitted data corresponds to one or more of the bolus calculator parameters in a format suitable for entry to a bolus calculator.
US11183286B2
Disclosed herein is a system and methods for determining the alleles, neoantigens, and vaccine composition as determined on the basis of an individual's tumor mutations. Also disclosed are systems and methods for obtaining high quality sequencing data from a tumor. Further, described herein are systems and methods for identifying somatic changes in polymorphic genome data. Finally, described herein are unique cancer vaccines.
US11183281B2
Various aspects described herein relate to presenting electronic patient data accessing information. Data related to a plurality of access events, by one or more employees, of electronic patient data can be received. A set of access events of the plurality of access events can be determined as constituting, by the one or more employees, possible breach of the electronic patient data. An alert related to the set of access events can be provided based on determining that the set of access events constitute possible breach of the electronic patient data.
US11183280B2
Methods and systems of accelerating the adoption of a medical treatment by healthcare providers are disclosed. The methods include providing to a healthcare provider a set of selectable criteria for determining whether a specific medical treatment is indicated for a particular patient, analyzing the criteria selected, and indicating to the healthcare provider whether the medical treatment is indicated. A system and methods are provided which are suitable for optimizing the use of nuclear imaging for assessing risks of cardiovascular disorders and, when appropriate, for implementing intervention strategies to reduce such risks.
US11183278B2
An apparatus for measuring liquid volume in a container includes a plurality of light sources for emitting electromagnetic radiation (EMR) toward the container, a plurality of sensors optically coupleable to the plurality of light sources, each sensor of the plurality of sensors for detecting the EMR emitted by at least a portion of the plurality of light sources, a temperature sensor for measuring at least one temperature associated with a liquid in the container, and at least one processor for receiving data representative of the portion of the detected EMR from each of the plurality of sensors, comparing the at least one measured temperature to a temperature guideline to identify any temperature events associated with the received data; normalizing the received data based on any temperature events associated with the received data; and converting the normalized data into a signature representative of the EMR detected by the plurality of sensors.
US11183273B2
A method for simulating a biochemical environment utilizes a heterogeneous process model, which evaluates both a flux balance analysis and one or more detailed models each on a different but overlapping sets of molecules in the biochemical environment. The heterogeneous process model evaluates the flux balance analysis based on a stoichiometric matrix, a flux vector including initial internal exchange flux values, and an objective function. The heterogeneous process model evaluates the one or more detailed models based on an initial set of molecule concentrations and a plurality of detailed model parameters. The results are then used to update the exchange fluxes and molecules concentrations. The process is repeated thereby integrating the results of the flux balance analysis with the one or more detailed models.
US11183265B2
An environment control apparatus includes an apparatus body, a processing device, a plurality of heating devices, and a plurality of cooling devices. The apparatus body includes a plurality of accommodating chambers each having one of the heating devices or one of the cooling devices. Each of the heating devices has a high temperature contacting structure, and each of the cooling devices has a low temperature contacting structure. When a chip testing device carrying chips is arranged in one of the accommodating chambers, the chip testing device is supplied with electricity, and the heating device or the cooling device of the one of the accommodating chambers is in operation, the chip testing device is configured to test the chips disposed thereon.
US11183264B2
A program method of a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory cells, each storing at least two bits of data, includes performing a first program operation based on a plurality of program voltages having a first pulse width to program first page data into selected memory cells connected to a selected word line among the plurality of memory cells; and performing a second program operation based on a plurality of program voltages having a second pulse width different from the first pulse width to program second page data into the selected memory cells in which the first page data is programmed.
US11183263B2
A method is provided for error detection in a ternary content addressable memory, TCAM, preferably in real-time, wherein the error detection is initiated with a read operation at a specified input address (200), wherein an additional random access memory, RAM, is provided, wherein said RAM has the same number of locations as the TCAM, wherein in both memories, TCAM and RAM, corresponding read data entries (210) which each consist of data and a mask are placed at the same address locations. In addition, a method is provided for error detection in a TCAM, preferably in real-time, wherein the error detection is triggered by the found of searched input key (400) and starts with a read operation at a specified memory address (410), wherein an additional RAM is provided, wherein said RAM has the same number of locations as the TCAM, wherein in both memories, TCAM and RAM, corresponding read data entries (420) which each consist of data and a mask are placed at the same address locations.
US11183262B2
A data verifying method, a chip, and a verifying apparatus are provided. In the method, an encoder is provided for at least one processing circuit of a chip. One or more transmitting data of a to-be-test circuit of the processing circuit is encoded through the encoder to generate one or more parity data. The transmitting data is a computing result generated by the to-be-test circuit. The parity data is transmitted without the transmitting data. The parity data is used for data verification of the transmitting data.
US11183261B2
A testing device for memory includes a memory array and a test apparatus. The test apparatus includes a controller and a pattern generator. The pattern generator generates a background data, a first pattern data, and a second pattern data. The controller sets up the background data to a to-be-tested memory sub-array of the memory sub-arrays, performs a first memory test operation with the to-be-tested memory sub-array according to the first pattern data for detecting an occurrence of a hardware failure of the to-be-tested memory sub-array is occurred during the first memory test operation. The controller performs a second memory test operation with the to-be-tested memory sub-array according to the second pattern data for detecting the occurrence of the hardware failure of the to-be-tested memory sub-array during the second memory test operation in response to the hardware failure of the to-be-tested memory sub-array is not occurred during the first memory test operation.
US11183254B2
A method of operating a controller that controls a non-volatile memory device having a first memory block and a second memory block. The controller may detect invalid data of the first memory block, determine whether the detected invalid data is less than a reference value, and execute a secure erase operation of changing a voltage distribution of the detected invalid data based on a result of the determination. According to this method, it may be possible to enhance security of data stored in the non-volatile memory device, to prevent a physical erase operation from being excessively performed, and to increase the life span of the non-volatile memory device.
US11183252B2
A dynamic voltage supply circuit of a nonvolatile memory device includes a voltage amplification/output circuit and a dynamic voltage output circuit. The voltage amplification/output circuit receives a first clock signal and a second clock signal to generate a dynamic supply voltage greater than a supply voltage while the first clock signal has a “low” level. The dynamic voltage output circuit outputs the dynamic supply voltage while the first clock signal has a “low” level and outputs a ground voltage while the first clock signal has a “high” level.
US11183250B2
Provided are a memory controller and memory system having an improved threshold voltage distribution characteristic and an operating method of the memory system. As a write request of data with respect to a first block is received, an erase program interval (EPI) is determined denoting a time period elapsed after erasure of the first block. When the determined EPI is equal to or less than a reference time, data is programmed to the first block based on a first operation condition selected from among a plurality of operation conditions. when the When the determined EPI is greater than the reference time, the data is programmed to the first block based on a second operation condition selected from among the plurality of operation conditions.
US11183245B1
Control logic in a memory device initiates a program operation on a memory array, the program operation comprising a pre-boosting phase occurring prior to a program phase. The control logic causes a first positive pre-boosting voltage to be applied to a first plurality of word lines of a data block of the memory array during the pre-boosting phase, wherein each of the first plurality of word lines is coupled to a corresponding memory cell of a first plurality of memory cells in a string of memory cells in the data block, the first plurality of word lines comprising a selected word line associated with the program operation. The control logic causes a second positive pre-boosting voltage to be applied to a second plurality of word lines of the data block during the pre-boosting phase, wherein the second plurality of word lines is adjacent to the first plurality of wordlines, wherein each of the second plurality of word lines is coupled to a corresponding memory cell of a second plurality of memory cells in the string of memory cells, and wherein the second positive pre-booting voltage has a lower magnitude than the first positive pre-boosting voltage. The control logic further causes the second positive pre-boosting voltage to be ramped down to a ground voltage during the pre-boosting phase prior to the first positive pre-boosting voltage being ramped down to the ground voltage.
US11183240B2
A programmable resistive memory element and a method of adjusting a resistance of a programmable resistive memory element are provided. The programmable resistive memory element includes at least one resistive memory element. Each resistive memory element includes an Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide (IGZO) resistive layer, a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact. The first and second electrical contacts are disposed on the IGZO resistive layer in the same plane. The programmable resistive memory element includes a voltage generator coupled to the first and second electrical contacts, constructed and arranged to apply a thermal treatment to the resistive memory element to adjust a resistance of the resistive memory element.
US11183238B2
A computer-implemented method for suppressing outlier drift of a phase change memory (PCM) device includes programming, by a controller, a conductance of the PCM device, wherein the programming includes configuring the conductance of the PCM device to a first conductance value at a first time-point, the first time-point being a programming time-point. The programming further includes determining, at a first pre-compensation time-point, that the conductance of the PCM device has changed to a second conductance value that differs from a target conductance value by no more than a predetermined threshold. Further, the programming includes, based on the above determination, reprogramming the PCM device to the first conductance value at a second time-point, including measuring said pre-compensation again, but at a second pre-compensation time-point.
US11183233B2
A semiconductor device includes an active area extending in a first direction, a first transistor including a first gate electrode and first source and drain areas disposed on the active area, the first source and drain areas being disposed at opposite sides of the first gate electrode, a second transistor including a second gate electrode and second source and drain areas disposed on the active area, the second source and drain areas being disposed at opposite sides of the second gate electrode, and a third transistor including a third gate electrode and third source and drain areas disposed on the active area, the third source and drain areas being disposed at opposite sides of the third gate electrode, and the first gate electrode, the second gate electrode, and the third gate electrode extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The second transistor is configured to turn on and off, based on an operation mode of the semiconductor device.
US11183231B2
An apparatus for enhancing prefetch access in a memory module may include a memory chip. The memory chip includes a memory cell array, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of word lines, a plurality of BLSAs, and a plurality of main data lines. The memory cell array may be arranged to store data, and the plurality of bit lines and the plurality of word lines may be arranged to perform access control of the memory cell array. The plurality of BLSAs may sense a plurality of bit-line signals restored from the plurality of memory cells and convert the plurality of bit-line signals into a plurality of amplified signals, respectively. The main data lines may directly output the amplified signals, through selection of CSLs of the BLSAs on the memory chip, to a secondary semiconductor chip, for performing further processing of the memory module, thereby enhancing the prefetch access.
US11183230B2
According to one embodiment, a sense amplifier circuit includes an amplifier having an input terminal connected to a sense node, and a first capacitor configured to be connected in a feedback path of the amplification transistor and to a bit line of a memory cell via the sense node, the first capacitor configured to supply a current to the memory cell and integrate the current when the memory cell is read.
US11183227B1
A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; and a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. In some examples, the layer stack may also include an additional ferromagnetic layer and an additional spacer layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field.
US11183215B1
A thin film structure (e.g., a near-field transducer), includes a first surface parallel to a substrate on which the thin film structure is deposited and two other surfaces orthogonal to the first surface. The first surface and the two other surfaces have respective first, second, and third selected plane orientations with respective first, second, and third atomic packing factors. The first, second, and third selected plane orientations are selected to maximize an average of the first, second, and third atomic packing factors.
US11183202B2
Methods for detecting whether a rendered version of a specified seamless connection (“SSC”) at a connection point between two audio segment sequences results in an audible discontinuity, and methods for analyzing at least one SSC between audio segment sequences to determine whether a renderable version of each SSC would have an audible discontinuity at the connection point when rendered, and in appropriate cases, for a SSC having a renderable version which is determined to have an audible discontinuity when rendered, correcting at least one audio segment of at least one segment sequence to be connected in accordance with the SSC in an effort to ensure that rendering of the SSC will result in seamless connection without an audible discontinuity. Other aspects are editing systems configured to implement any of the methods, and storage media and rendering systems which store audio data generated in accordance with any of the methods.
US11183195B2
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for processing content and, particularly, but not exclusively, systems and methods for processing audio content. Systems and methods are described that provide techniques for processing, analyzing, and/or structuring of longer-form content to, among other things, make the content searchable, identify relevant and/or interesting segments within the content, provide for and/or otherwise generate search results and/or coherent shorter-form summaries and/or highlights, enable new shorter-form audio listening experiences, and/or the like. Various aspects of the disclosed systems and methods may further enable relatively efficient transcription and/or indexing of content libraries at scale, while also generating effective formats for users interacting with such libraries to engage with search results.
US11183192B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices are disclosed for generating smart notes for a meeting based on participant actions and machine learning. One method including: receiving meeting data from a plurality of participant devices participating in an online meeting; continuously generating text data based on the received audio data from each participant device of the plurality of participant devices; iteratively performing the following steps until receiving meeting data for the meeting has ended, the steps including: receiving an indication that a predefined action has occurred on the first participating device; generating a participant segment of the meeting data for at least the first participant device from a first predetermined time before when the predefined action occurred to when the predefined action occurred; determining whether the receiving meeting data of the meeting has ended; and generating a summary of the meeting.
US11183186B2
Methods, systems and computer program products for operating a voice response system are provided. Aspects include receiving, by the voice response system, a voice command from a first user and determining an operating mode of the voice response system. Aspects also include obtaining, by the voice response system, a response preference of the first user and determining a response to the voice command. The response is determined based at least in part on the response preference of the first user and the operating mode of the voice response system. Aspects also include providing the response to the first user.
US11183181B2
Disclosed herein are example techniques to identify a voice service to process a voice input. An example implementation may involve a network microphone device (NMD) receiving, via a microphone, voice data indicating a voice input. The NMD may identify, from among multiple voice services registered to a media playback system, a voice service to process the voice input and cause, via a network interface, the identified voice service to process the voice input.
US11183178B2
Embodiments may include collection of a first batch of acoustic feature frames of an audio signal, the number of acoustic feature frames of the first batch equal to a first batch size, input of the first batch to a speech recognition network, collection, in response to detection of a word hypothesis output by the speech recognition network, of a second batch of acoustic feature frames of the audio signal, the number of acoustic feature frames of the second batch equal to a second batch size greater than the first batch size, and input of the second batch to the speech recognition network.
US11183177B2
The present invention relates to a real-time voice recognition apparatus equipped with an application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) chip and a smartphone, capable, by using one smartphone and one ASIC chip and without using a cloud computer, of assuring personal privacy, and, due to a short delay time, enabling real-time conversion of voice input signals into text for output. When one DRAM chip is optionally added to the real-time voice recognition apparatus, the number of neural network layers is increased thereby significantly improving accuracy of conversion of voice input signals into text.
US11183174B2
A processor-implemented method of personalizing a speech recognition model includes: obtaining statistical information of first scaling vectors combined with a base model for speech recognition; obtaining utterance data of a user; and generating a personalized speech recognition model by modifying a second scaling vector combined with the base model based on the utterance data of the user and the statistical information.
US11183173B2
Disclosed is an artificial intelligence voice recognition apparatus including: a microphone configured to receive a voice command; a memory configured to store a first voice recognition algorithm; a communication module configured to transmit the voice command to a server system and receive first voice recognition algorithm-related update data from the server system; and a controller configured to perform control to update the first voice recognition algorithm, which is stored in the memory, based on the first voice recognition algorithm-related update data. Accordingly, the voice recognition apparatus is able to provide a voice recognition algorithm fitting to a user's characteristics.
US11183170B2
The present technology relates to an interaction control apparatus and a method that enable more appropriate interaction control to be performed. The interaction control apparatus includes an interaction progress controller that causes an utterance to be made in one or a plurality of understanding action request positions on the basis of utterance text that has been divided in the one or the plurality of understanding action request positions, the utterance inducing a user to perform an understanding action, and that controls a next utterance on the basis of a result of detecting the understanding action and the utterance text. The present technology is applicable to a speech interaction system.
US11183169B1
A technique to enhance the quality of Text-to-Speech (TTS) based Singing Voice generation is disclosed. The present invention efficiently preserves the speaker identity and improves sound quality by incorporating speaker-independent natural singing information into TTS-based Speech-to-Singing (STS). The Template-based Text-to-Singing (TTTS) system merges qualities of a singing voice generated from a TTS system with qualities of a singing voice generated from an actual voice singing the song. The qualities are represented in terms of Mel-generalized cepstrum (MGC) coefficients. In particular, low-order MGC coefficients from the TTS-based singing voice with high-order MGC coefficients from the voice of an actual singer.
US11183166B1
A system and method for accurately estimating engine noise at a virtual microphone location, such as an occupant's ear position, in an acoustic space in order to enhance performance of an Engine Order Cancellation (EOC) system is provided. A set of weights and transfer functions that are dependent on various vehicle parameters, such as frequency, load, and speed, may be employed to estimate noise at a position where there are no physical microphones present. The accurate estimation of engine noise at virtual location, such as an occupant's ear position, may be achieved using a frequency dependent weighted sum of filtered and unfiltered error signals measured at microphones mounted at various locations inside an acoustic space, such as a vehicle cabin, which may not be located near virtual location.
US11183161B2
The present invention provides a sounding control system capable of performing high-accuracy crosstalk suppression while reducing the processing load on a sound source device. When a first pad (12) vibrates, the first pad (12) generates sound emission data (62a1) that is information instructing a sound source device (11) to produce a sound and crosstalk cancellation determination data (62a2) that is information used for canceling crosstalk, and sends the data to the sound source device (11). The sound source device (11) determines whether or not crosstalk has occurred and controls sound emission using the information.
US11183151B2
A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The display apparatus may include: a display panel that displays a screen; a light source disposed at one side of the display panel; an audio input that receives an audio signal; and a processor that flickers the light source in response to the received audio signal.
US11183146B1
An electronic device includes an electronic display configured to present an image based on image data and a display pipeline having image processing circuitry to process the image data for display on the electronic display by receiving the image data, referencing a lookup table (LUT) to determine output values based on a plurality of input value sets associated with the image data, the LUT including entries respectively mapping an output value to a defined input value set, determining whether an input value set of the plurality of input value sets is represented by the entries of the LUT, performing curvature interpolation to determine an interpolated output value associated with the input value set in response to determining the input value set of the image data is not represented by the entries of the LUT, and applying the interpolated output value to the input value set to generate updated image data.
US11183144B2
A method for controlling a display device is for a display device having, as an operation mode, a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode. The method includes: detecting, in the first mode, a trigger for an event executed in the second mode; switching the operation mode from the first mode to the second mode, based on a switching operation to switch the operation mode from the first mode to the second mode; and executing the event after the operation mode is switched from the first mode to the second mode.
US11183143B2
A processor receives input video data of a video dynamic range and input dynamic metadata. It also receives: input graphics data of a graphics dynamic range and input static metadata, display identification data from a target display over a video interface, and a blending priority map characterizing a per-pixel priority of output pixels in an image generated by blending the input video data and the input graphics data. A video mapping function and a graphics mapping function which map data from the input video and graphics dynamic ranges to the target dynamic range are generated based on the dynamic and static metadata. Then, the input and graphics data are blended based on the blending priority map and a per-pixel decision to map pixels to the target dynamic range using either the video mapping function or the graphics mapping function.
US11183142B2
The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor. The thin film transistor may include a substrate, a source electrode on the substrate, a drain electrode on the substrate, a gate on the substrate, and an active layer on the substrate. The source electrode may include a first teeth portion. The drain electrode may include a second teeth portion. The gate may include a third teeth portion. The active layer may include a plurality of channel regions. The first teeth portion, the second teeth portion, the third teeth portion, and the active layer form a plurality of sub-thin film transistors connected in parallel. The center sub-thin film transistor has a channel region having a smallest width-to-length ratio among the plurality of sub-thin film transistors.
US11183139B2
A display device includes: a first pixel connected to a first scan line and a data line; a second pixel connected to a second scan line and the data line; and a data driver connected to the data line. The data driver includes: a data voltage generator which applies a data voltage corresponding to a grayscale value of the first pixel to the data line when a scan signal of a turn-on level is applied to the first scan line; and an off voltage generator which applies an off voltage corresponding to a black grayscale value to the data line when a scan signal of a turn-on level is applied to the second scan line, in a first mode.
US11183138B2
A segment driver (100) that drives a display panel is provided with a signal output circuit (140), a first voltage generation circuit (15_1), a voltage output circuit (160), and an inspection circuit (170). The first voltage generation circuit (15_1) generated a voltage to be applied to an electrode (Ta1) based on a display signal indicating a first voltage or a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. The voltage output circuit (160) includes an inspection voltage output line (Lx) for outputting an inspection voltage (Vd) for inspecting an application state of a voltage to the electrode (Ta1). The signal output circuit (140) includes a signal voltage output line (Ly) for outputting a signal voltage (Vs) of the display signal. The inspection circuit (170) determines that, if the inspection voltage (Vd) is a voltage in a threshold range from a first threshold voltage that is higher than the first voltage to a second threshold voltage that is lower than the second voltage and is higher than the first threshold voltage, the inspection voltage (Vd) is erroneous, and outputs an inspection signal (DET) indicating an error.
US11183133B2
An electronic device according to various examples can comprise: a window; a polarizing plate disposed at a lower part of the window and including a first region, which has a first characteristic with respect to light, and a second region, which has a second characteristic with respect to the light; a display disposed at a lower part of the polarizing plate; and at least one sensor disposed at a lower part of the display and disposed at a location corresponding to the second region. A method for operating the electronic device, according to various examples, can comprise the steps of: determining an activated state of at least one sensor; aligning, in a first direction, at least one portion of a liquid crystal formed on a window when the at least one sensor is activated; and aligning the at least one portion of the liquid crystal in a second direction when the at least one sensor is inactivated.
US11183122B2
A display device includes pixels sequentially arranged along a first direction, a data driver having output lines and generating data signals, data lines each including sub-data lines extended along the first direction, demultiplexers each connecting a corresponding output line of the output lines to a corresponding data line of the data lines and switching the corresponding output line to one of the sub-data lines one at a time so that each of the data signals is supplied to a corresponding pixel of the pixels.
US11183119B2
A pixel circuit having a function of compensating for characteristic variation of an electro-optical element and threshold voltage variation of a transistor is formed from a reduced number of component elements. An input signal is sampled from a signal line so as to be held in a holding capacitor. The threshold voltage of the drive transistor is imparted to the holding capacitor in order to cancel an influence of the threshold voltage.
US11183116B2
There are provided a display device and a method of compensating for degradation thereof. The display device includes a display panel including pixels, a sensing unit configured to measure threshold voltages of the pixels, respectively, and a timing controller configured to determine grayscale compensation values with respect to the pixels corresponding to the threshold voltages, respectively, and to compensate input image data with respect to the pixels based on the grayscale compensation values, respectively, wherein the grayscale compensation values have a linear relationship with a grayscale of the input image data by using a linear slope value determined based on the threshold voltages.
US11183111B2
The present disclosure provides a pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same, and a double-sided OLED display device. The pixel unit includes: a substrate; a driving circuit layer including a first and a second driving transistor on one side of the substrate; a first light emitting device including a first anode on one side of the driving circuit layer away from the substrate and connected to a drain of the first driving transistor, a first functional layer on one side of the first anode away from the driving circuit layer, and a cathode on one side of the first functional layer away from the first anode; a second light emitting device including the cathode, a second functional layer, and a second anode on one side of the second functional layer away from the cathode and connected to a drain of the second driving transistor.
US11183103B2
A shift register unit includes a control sub-circuit and a noise reduction sub-circuit. The control sub-circuit can control a potential of a pull-down node as a first potential when a first clock signal is the first potential; the noise reduction sub-circuit can control a potential of an output terminal as a second potential when a pull-down node or a second clock signal is the first potential. Since frequencies of the first clock signal and the second clock signal are the same and phases thereof are opposite, the control sub-circuit and the noise reduction sub-circuit can control the potential of the output terminal as the second potential after the output phase of the shift register unit, so as to guarantee effective noise reduction of the output terminal.
US11183100B2
A timing controller circuit of an electronic paper display apparatus including an image processing circuit and a timing controller is provided. The image processing circuit receives an image signal and analyzes the image signal according to a signal component of the image signal, so as to determine a display mode of the electronic paper display apparatus. The image processing circuit selects a driving signal waveform according to the determined display mode. The timing controller is electrically connected to the image processing circuit. The timing controller outputs the selected driving signal waveform to drive an electronic paper display panel of the electronic paper display apparatus to display image frames.
US11183096B1
A driving system of touch display panel includes a panel having an active area, a left gate driving circuit and a right gate driving circuit. The left gate driving circuit is disposed on the left side of the active area, and is connected with a plurality of left gate lines to provide gate driving voltages for performing driving in a scanning direction. The right gate driving circuit is disposed on the right side of the active area, and is connected with a plurality of right gate lines to provide gate driving voltages for performing driving in a scanning direction. The scanning direction in which the left gate driving circuit performs driving is opposite to that in which the right gate driving circuit performs driving.
US11183089B2
A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels and a driving circuit. A plurality of driving lines electrically connects the driving circuit to the display panel and supplies driving signals from the driving circuit to the display panel. A switching unit connects each of the plurality of driving lines to a first end of an inspection line. An inspection circuit is connected to a second end of the inspection line. A line selection unit is configured to selectively connect one or more of the plurality of driving lines to the inspection circuit through the inspection line.
US11183081B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure present systems, devices, methods, and computer readable medium for contextual driver evaluation. The disclosed techniques allow for collecting trip data from various sensors integrated in a mobile device for a user. The techniques include segregating the trip motion data into one or more segments associated with one or more populations with distinct features and characteristics. The trip data can be processed to identify event and behavior features that can be used to evaluate a driver's abilities in a contextually appropriate way. The information for a plurality of drivers can be compared to score the driver's ability amount a plurality of drivers.
US11183079B2
An exercise feedback system receives exercise data captured by client devices of users performing musculoskeletal exercises. The exercise feedback system may provide captured images to a client device of a physical trainer (PT) who remotely provides feedback on the users' exercise performances, for example, by labeling images as indicative of proper or improper musculoskeletal form. A PT may track multiple users using a central feed, which includes content displayed in an order based on ranking of users by a model. Additionally, the exercise feedback system may provide an augmented reality (AR) environment. For instance, an AR graphic indicating a target musculoskeletal form for an exercise is overlaid on a video feed displayed by a client device. Responsive to detecting that a user's form is aligned to the AR graphic, the exercise feedback system may notify the user and trigger the start of the exercise.
US11183069B2
A display control device includes a display that is configured to display information and a display controller that is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of partition lines for partitioning a host lane in which a vehicle is present and an adjacent lane adjacent to the host lane, and the display controller is configured to cause the display to display a partition line of the adjacent lane in a case where the adjacent lane is a lane in which a lane change from the host lane is possible, and restrict causing the display to display the partition line of the adjacent lane in a case where the adjacent lane is not a lane in which a lane change from the host lane is possible.
US11183067B2
An image generating apparatus generates an image to be displayed on a display and includes at least one memory and a control circuit. The control circuit acquires a plurality of camera images captured by a plurality of cameras installed in a vehicle, calculates a distance between one of the cameras and a target to be projected in in the camera images, detects a position of a light-transmissive object or a reflective object in the camera images, and generates an image from a point of view that is different from points of view of the plurality of camera images by using the plurality of camera images and the distance, the generated image including a predetermined image that is displayed at the position of the light-transmissive object or the reflective object.
US11183064B2
Described is an area reservation system. The system includes a server having a memory storing area information and a user computing device coupled to the server. The server may be programmed to receive and process a signal that the user computing device has accessed the system and is searching for an area to reserve at a user selected location and time; send for display, on the user computing device, area information including available areas to reserve; automatically reserve an area in response to receiving user input requesting reservation of the area; establish a geofence around the reserved area; and send a notification to the user computing device in response to the user computing device entering the geofence of the reserved area.
US11183057B2
A server is used to provide a smoking vehicle to a user who wants to smoke. The server includes a communication device. The communication device is configured to receive first time information indicating a boarding time and first location information indicating a boarding location from an information terminal of the user. The communication device is configured to receive location information of the vehicle. The communication device is configured to transmit the first time information and the first location information to the vehicle.
US11183052B2
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect steering, speed, and position data about a plurality of vehicles from one or more infrastructure sensors, identify a vehicle that varies from a specified position in a roadway lane relative to a roadway lane marker or exceeds a threshold speed based on the collected data, instruct the identified vehicle to move to a side of a roadway, and send a message to a central server including an identification of the vehicle.
US11183048B2
A method of identifying a ballistic impact on a power transmission asset is disclosed. The method includes the steps of deploying a sensor assembly at the power transmission asset; using the sensor assembly to receive and process data at the power transmission asset; using an algorithm to compare the processed data to known data and determine if a ballistic impact has occurred on the power transmission asset; and triggering an alarm if a ballistic impact has occurred and dispatching personnel to the power transmission asset.
US11183044B1
A location and fall detection system (and method) includes a wearable band, a local gateway, and a cloud server. The wearable band includes an MCU, a radio-frequency pulse transmitter that periodically transmits a pulse, and a continuously sensing fall detection sensor. The MCU operates in low power mode except when a pulse is periodically transmitted, and when a fall is detected and a fall alert is transmitted. The gateway includes a radio-frequency pulse receiver and a data communication link to a cloud server. If a periodic pulse transmission is not received within a set period, the gateway transmits a location alert message to the cloud server. If a fall alert message is received the gateway likewise transmits a fall alert message to the cloud server. The band may further include a distress button that when activated, causes a distress message to be sent to the cloud server. The cloud server will contact various responsible parties as specified such as caregivers and first responders.
US11183038B2
An apparatus and method for unlocking a security tag that is connected to an article. The apparatus includes an unlocking device configured to provide an unlock signal or force to a security tag allowing for the security tag to be removed from the article. The apparatus further includes an unlocking surface disposed between the unlocking device and the security tag and an alignment feature configured to indicate a detachment zone that corresponds with a source of the unlock signal or force, wherein placing the tag in the detachment allows for the unlocking device to provide an unlock signal or force to the security device to allow the security tag to be removed from the article.
US11183035B2
A system enables a scheduled visitor to receive an optical credential in paper or electronic form, and a range of date-time validity for a video doorbell which may actuate a portal. Upon activation the video doorbell hashes the optical credential with the date-time of the actual access request, masked to a range of most significant bits to create a plurality of digital bit-keys. The bit-keys generated exclusively at that video doorbell at that time would be verified with a stored digital bit-lock which is a complementary transformation of the valid date-time range hashed with the original optical credential at a visitor filtration server. Overwriting a stored digital bit-lock in a video doorbell at any time effectively cancels access by that optical credential. An emergency access key phrase communicatively couples the video doorbell with a visitee interview panel overriding access policies. Installation of custom software on the visitor's terminal is unnecessary.
US11183023B2
A gaming system includes a server and player. The server randomly selects and removes a set of community cards from a deck then requests a first wager from each player. For each player, the server randomly selects a non-exclusive set of hole cards. After the server collects the first wager, the server displays the set of community cards to all players that are playing and requests a second wager from each player. Until all hole cards are presented, each player that is playing is presented a next subset of the hole cards. Each player that does not make the subsequent wager is declared as not playing. After all hole cards are presented, a winner(s) is/are declared based upon a rank of hands.
US11183014B2
A first lottery section performs a first lottery for specifying at least one presentation element among a plurality of presentation elements respectively associated with a plurality of content groups. A presentation section presents the presentation element specified by the first lottery, to a user. A second lottery section performs, in accordance with a user's instruction, a second lottery for specifying at least one content from the content group associated with the presentation element presented by the presentation section. A providing section provides the content drawn by the second lottery, to the user.
US11183004B2
An gaming system includes a display that displays a wagering game having adjacent virtual spinnable reels having a plurality game symbol positions on the reels. The gaming system also includes a game controller communicatively coupled to the display and a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The game controller, is configured to initiate a first round of play of a base game upon receipt of a player input, thereby causing a simulated spinning of the plurality of adjacent spinnable reels, determine, to change the base game to a metamorphic reel game, create a morphed reel during the first round of play, replace the reels with the morphed reel, determine a metamorphic reel game outcome for the first round of play based on a metamorphic reel game paytable and a reduced number of reels including the morphed reel. The game awards credit based on the metamorphic reel game outcome.
US11182991B2
Security system fitted in a device, the security system comprising a command element that is actuatable by an operator at least to a first position and to a second position.
US11182990B2
A reception device for receiving a radio signal, designed to estimate a time of arrival of the radio signal. The reception device includes a reception module designed to receive the radio signal, and a detection module configured so as to: measure a current supplied by an electric power source to the reception module, detect a current peak measured by the detection module, the current peak being caused by the reception of the radio signal by the reception module, and determine the time of arrival of the radio signal on the basis of the time of detection of the detected current peak.
US11182987B2
Apparatus, device, methods and system relating to a vehicular telemetry environment for monitoring vehicle components and providing indications towards the effective remaining life condition of the vehicle components and providing optimal indications towards replacement or maintenance of vehicle components before vehicle component failure are disclosed.
US11182982B2
A plurality of vehicle identity collection modules are deployed at different toll collecting locations, wherein each vehicle identity collection module is configured to broadcast wireless communication signals to cover a mobile communication device associated with a vehicle passing by the toll collection location over a wireless communication network, wherein strength of the signals is maximized so that mobile communication device switches and connects with the vehicle identity collection module during a wireless cell re-selection process. A mobile communication channel is then established and identification information of one or more of the vehicle, the driver, and the mobile communication device is retrieved via the mobile communication channel. Based on the retrieved information, actual moving path of the vehicle from its initial toll collecting location where the vehicle is first sensed to its current toll collecting location where the vehicle is last sensed is generated and a toll amount is calculated accordingly.
US11182980B1
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for identifying virtual object kits that may be used to generate a target virtual object. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a plurality of virtual object kits that generate variations of respective virtual object types. Each virtual object kit is associated with a characteristic parameter. For each virtual object kit, a subset of possible virtual object variations of the virtual object type is generated by assigning corresponding values to the characteristic parameter based on a distribution criterion. A subset of the plurality of virtual object kits is identified based on the target virtual object being within a similarity threshold of one or more virtual object variations generated using the subset of the plurality of virtual object kits in response to a request to assemble a target virtual object.
US11182976B2
The invention refers to devices, intended for impact on virtual objects, namely to devices for impact on virtual objects of augmented reality. The device comprising a one or more video camera, SONAR module, infrared camera, display, connected to the computational module, processing device, the device has a database storage of actions virtual objects of facial expressions, gestures of the user, recognized objects of the real world and distance to such objects. All modules of the device are connected to the computing module that has an electronic unit adapted to select commands stored in the database based upon the information received through various modules of the device. As a result certain actions of virtual objects of augmented reality are activated, and the resulting video stream is shown to the user. According to the invention, the command recognition block further comprises a module for determining heart rate of the user.
US11182974B2
The invention relates to a method of representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment which comprises the steps of providing image information of a first image of at least part of a human face captured by a first camera, providing at least one human face specific characteristic, determining at least part of an image area of the face in the first image as a face region of the first image, determining at least one first light falling on the face according to the face region of the first image and the at least one human face specific characteristic, and blending in the virtual object on a display device in the view of the real environment according to the at least one first light. The invention also relates to a system for representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment.
US11182971B2
An augmented reality system and methods of indicating at least one of a status or a movement of vehicles within an environment are presented. An augmented reality system comprises a number of vehicles within an environment and an augmented reality device configured to receive the data from the number of vehicles and present augmented reality information in association with a live view of the environment in the augmented reality device using the data from the number of vehicles and an environment model. The number of vehicles is configured to output data comprising at least one of a current position, an objective, a vector, a current movement status, a vehicle type, or a current power status. The augmented reality information comprises indicators associated with at least one of movement of the number of vehicles or status of the number of vehicles.
US11182965B2
In one example, a method for generating and displaying markers in XR environments to enhance social engagement among users includes presenting, by a processing system, an extended reality environment to a first user, wherein the extended reality environment combines elements of a real world environment surrounding the first user with elements of a virtual world, inferring, by the processing system, a marker to be associated with a second user in the extended reality environment, wherein the marker indicates information about the second user; and modifying, by the processing system, the extended reality environment to incorporate the marker in a manner that is apparent to the first user.
US11182963B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting the specific positioning, orientation, plane(s) and scale of a real-world object, and providing an augmented reality (AR) experience of the object based therefrom. The disclosed systems and method provide a novel, efficient and accurate mechanism for launching an AR application that provides an AR view of a captured or currently being viewed image. The instant disclosure's AR positioning and tracking systems and methods provide a streamlined system that maximizes the device's computational resources in order to accurately determine and track the viewed object's and the capturing device's positioning and orientation, as well as the object's physical dimensions, thereby ensuring an efficiently produced AR experience.
US11182960B2
The system generates real-time augmented reality video for TV broadcast, cinema or video games. The system includes a monoscopic video camera including a body, a stereoscopic video camera, and a processor. The system includes sensors, including multiple non-optical sensors, which provide real-time positioning data defining the 3D position and 3D orientation of the monoscopic video camera, or enable the 3D position and 3D orientation of the monoscopic video camera to be calculated. The processor is configured to use the real-time positioning data automatically to create, recall, render or modify computer generated 3D objects. The processor is configured to determine the 3D position and orientation of the monoscopic video camera with reference to a 3D map of the real-world generated whilst the camera is being used to capture video. The processor is configured to track the scene without a requirement for an initial or prior survey of the scene.
US11182957B2
Objects are moved naturally while occurrence of vibration due to contact between a movable object and a fixed object is suppressed. An image processing device obtains a movement toward a given direction of at least one point of a first object in a virtual space, suppresses the movement of the at least one point of the first object, when a second object that is brought into contact with the first object and whose angle formed with a direction of a reaction force to the first object and the given direction falls within a predetermined range is present, and a movement of the second object is limited in the virtual space, calculates a motion of the first object on the basis of the suppressed movement of the at least one point, and draws an image including the first object on the basis of the calculated motion.
US11182953B2
Mobile device integration with a virtual reality environment may include: determining a location of a mobile device relative to a head-mounted display displaying a virtual environment; receiving a video stream mirroring a display of the mobile device; rendering, in the virtual environment, based on the location of the mobile device relative to the head-mounted display, a representation of the mobile device comprising the video stream; and outputting, to the head-mounted display, a rendering of the virtual environment comprising the representation of the mobile device.
US11182944B1
To take animations in a virtual space, an animation production method comprising: a step of placing a virtual camera in a virtual space; a step of placing one or more objects in the virtual space; a user input detection unit that detects an input of a user from at least one of a head mounted display and a controller which the user mounted; a step of accepting at least one choice of the object in response to the input; and a step of removing the object from the virtual space in response to the input.
US11182939B2
A method is provided for transforming message logs into images. The method comprises the step of receiving a message log comprising a plurality of messages. The method further comprises the step of selecting a content of at least one message. In addition, the method comprises the step of transforming the content block-wise into decimal numbers. Furthermore, the method comprises the step of associating each decimal number with a color value thereby translating each message into a sequence of symbols. Moreover, the method comprises the step of generating an image from the symbols of the plurality of messages.
US11182935B2
A system and method include acquisition of a plurality of sets of images which meet acceptance criteria of an imaging task, each set of images acquired using a respective instance of a type of imaging component, acquisition of a test image using a test instance of the type of imaging component, presentation of a plurality of groups of images, each of the groups of images including the test image and a respective one or more images of the plurality of sets of images, reception, for each group of images, of an indication from an observer of a ranking of the test image of the group with respect to the respective one or more images of the group, and determination of a quality of the test instance of the type of imaging component based on the indications.
US11182934B2
A system include a light source that is deficient of a first primary color, a display device to visually present a content using light beams of the light source, and a processing device to receive the content, calculate, taking into account an effect of deficiency of the first primary color in the light source, a metamer of a visual presentation of the content to compensate for the deficiency of the first primary color in the light source, wherein the calculated metamer when presented on the display device substantially preserves color appearance of the visual presentation rendered on the display device and substantially preserves a hue of the visual presentation by means of digital image processing that compensates for the effect of the deficiency of the first primary color on the color appearance, and provide, to the display device, the metamer of the visual presentation to display using the light beams.
US11182931B2
Methods are provided for generating a prescription map for the application of crop inputs. In one method, the user draws a boundary on a map within a user interface and the system identifies relevant soil data and generates a soil map overlay and legend for changing the application prescription for various soils and soil conditions. In another method, the user instead drives a field boundary which is recorded on a planter monitor using a global positioning receiver, and the system generates a soil map and legend for changing the application prescription.
US11182927B2
A method for positioning an object in a device is provided. The method may include: obtaining, using a capture device, a target image of the object on a table of the device; determining, in the target image, a current mock location associated with a target region of the object to be scanned or treated by the device; determining a distance between a current physical location of the target region and a target position based on the current mock location associated with the target region in the target image and a mapping relation; and/or causing the table to move such that the target region of the object is located at or in the vicinity of the target position, based on the distance.
US11182924B1
A system for estimating a three dimensional pose and determining one or more biomechanical performance parameters of at least one person in a scene is disclosed herein. The system includes at least one camera and at least one measurement assembly, the at least one camera configured to capture an image of the scene; and a data processor including at least one hardware component, the data processor configured to execute computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions comprising instructions for: (i) receiving the image of the scene from the at least one camera; (ii) extracting features from the image of the scene for providing inputs to a convolutional neural network; (iii) generating one or more volumetric heatmaps using the convolutional neural network; and (iv) applying a maximization function to the one or more volumetric heatmaps to obtain a three dimensional pose of the at least one person in the scene.
US11182916B2
In various examples, a deep neural network (DNN) is trained to accurately predict, in deployment, distances to objects and obstacles using image data alone. The DNN may be trained with ground truth data that is generated and encoded using sensor data from any number of depth predicting sensors, such as, without limitation, RADAR sensors, LIDAR sensors, and/or SONAR sensors. Camera adaptation algorithms may be used in various embodiments to adapt the DNN for use with image data generated by cameras with varying parameters—such as varying fields of view. In some examples, a post-processing safety bounds operation may be executed on the predictions of the DNN to ensure that the predictions fall within a safety-permissible range.
US11182911B2
Systems and methods can be used for ultrasound-based geometry determination for cardiac mapping. A patient can be scanned with an ultrasound while wearing body surface electrodes. While the scanning takes place, the location of the ultrasound transducer can be tracked in three-dimensional space. The electrodes can be tracked and located in the same coordinate system as the image volume. Therefore, each electrode's location can be determined relative to the acquired image volume such that corresponding geometry data is generated for the heart and the electrodes.
US11182908B2
A computer vision system is provided that includes an image generation device configured to generate consecutive two dimensional (2D) images of a scene, and a dense optical flow engine (DOFE) configured to determine a dense optical flow map for pairs of the consecutive 2D images, wherein, for a pair of consecutive 2D images, the DOFE is configured to perform a predictor based correspondence search for each paxel in a current image of the pair of consecutive 2D images, wherein, for an anchor pixel in each paxel, the predictor based correspondence search evaluates a plurality of predictors to select a best matching pixel in a reference image of the pair of consecutive 2D images, and determine optical flow vectors for each pixel in a paxel based on the best matching pixel selected for the anchor pixel of the paxel.
US11182903B2
An electronic device and method for image mask generation using a deep neural network is provided. The electronic device stores an input image that includes an object of interest generates a pilot mask for the input image by application of a trained deep neural network (DNN) on the input image. The electronic device extracts, from the input image, a region of interest that includes the object of interest, based on the generated pilot mask and resizes the extracted region of interest such that a size of the resized region of interest equals a threshold scaling size. The electronic device further generates a final mask by reapplication of the trained DNN on the resized region of interest.
US11182899B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving one or more digital images associated with a tissue specimen, detecting one or more image regions from a background of the one or more digital images, determining a prediction, using a machine learning system, of whether at least one first image region of the one or more image regions comprises at least one external contaminant, the machine learning system having been trained using a plurality of training images to predict a presence of external contaminants and/or a location of any external contaminants present in the tissue specimen, and determining, based on the prediction of whether a first image region comprises an external contaminant, whether to process the image region using an processing algorithm.
US11182876B2
An artificial intelligence (AI) decoding apparatus includes a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to obtain image data generated through first encoding on a first image; obtain a second image corresponding to the first image by performing first decoding on the image data; perform pre-processing of changing a resolution of the second image, according to a pre-determined output resolution; and obtain a fourth image having the pre-determined output resolution by applying AI up-scaling based on an up-scaling deep neural network (DNN) to a third image obtained as a result of the pre-processing.
US11182871B2
A method, computer product and computerized system, the method comprising: obtaining travel information regarding at least one future travel for a user, the travel information comprising at least source, destination and travel start time for the at least one travel; determining a location indication and a mobility status for the user, the mobility status determined at least from acceleration readings taken by a mobile device associated with the user; based on the future travel information, mobility status and location indication, determining that the user is in a pre-stage for the at least one future travel; querying a database for a travel partner matching the user and the future travel; and issuing a suggestion to the user to at least partially share a ride from the source to the destination with the travel partner.
US11182870B2
A technique includes providing real-time collective and collaborative navigation for one or more users to navigate to a destination. Each computing device associated with a member includes navigation objects that is pooled in a server and updated on each client device of users as one or more users navigate to a destination. A set of navigation objects may be created and distributed to the members within the group for the session, whereby the navigation objects are data structures that may be managed by a server. Based on a contextual trigger, the navigation object may be created or modified and used to provide a context to the navigation session. Navigation objects may continuously analyze user context and user situations to detect anomalies for one or more members in the group.
US11182867B2
Disclosed are a method and system of storing a record of a copyright event based on a blockchain. Devices of some work service providers operating work-related services can serve as member nodes to form a consortium blockchain network. Each work service provider broadcasts copyright events generated based on its work-related services to the consortium blockchain network, so all the work service providers perform blockchain-based distributed storage.
US11182865B1
Computerized system and method of obtaining and analyzing data on how large numbers of real estate visitors view and interact with real estate property. The system, which optimally will operate during real-world real estate tours, may utilize data from either property associated sensors or user mobile device sensors (e.g., smartphone sensors) to obtain and aggregate visitor position and/or orientation data with respect to various designated locations of interest on the property. This can be used to produce statistics on visitor positions and/or orientations with respect to such locations. The resulting data can be used for statistical A/B testing and multivariate analysis, as well as provide information about various real estate features associated with below or above average visitor interest or approval. Various methods to encourage use, such as self-guided real-world tours, virtual staging, virtual goods and services, are also discussed.
US11182864B1
Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
US11182863B1
An online system generates content feature entries, with each content feature entry describing a content item from a third party system. The online system generates user feature entries, each user feature entry describing a user. The online system generates a combination score for a target user and a selected content item by computing a combination of the content feature entries associated with the selected content item and the user feature entries associated with the target user using a combining function. The combination score indicates an estimated increase in value for the third party system when the target user is presented with the selected content item. The online system selects content items to transmit to a client device of a target user of the online system for presentation to the target user based on the combination score for the content items and the target user.
US11182861B2
A computer system is configured to, responsive to receipt of a data alert from a sensor technology incorporated in a structure, perform real time polling of remedial technology in the structure, receive remedial action monitoring data output by the sensor technology and indicative of whether a remedial action has been taken, and input the monitoring data alert and the remedial action monitoring data into a trained computerized neural network. The neural network is configured to determine and operational status of the sensor technology and whether the remedial action has been taken. The computer system outputs a notification identifying a current risk and a determination of whether the remedial action has deployed.
US11182855B1
Provided is a customer facing risk ratio for trading desks that deal primarily in derivatives in order to determine conformance with government regulations as it relates to financial entities. The customer facing risk ratio is a metric that measures customer facing risk exposure for trading desks of the financial entity. The metric may be utilized to determine conformance to various regulations as it relates to derivative transactions. The customer facing risk ratio may be utilized to measure the proportion of customer facing risk exposure compared to the total risk exposure for each trading desk of a financial entity.
US11182853B2
The state of a trade order may be defined and/or maintained in response to user action at a trading device. A trading device may receive a user action on a graphical user interface (GUI). The user action may cause the submission of the trade order to the electronic exchange. The trading device may receive a user action on the GUI to define an active order state. The trading device may maintain the order state until receiving an identified user action on the GUI to change the order state to inactive, which may cause the trade order to be canceled or held at the electronic exchange. The user action causing the change in the order state may be an active use action, such as a selection, or a passive user action, such as a failure to perform a selection. Such user action may encourage user attention when managing trade orders.
US11182845B2
Techniques are provided herein for providing information during a life cycle of a user's engagement with a product or service. A wireless device is configured to, in response to processing a computer readable artifact after the user has acquired the product or service, transmit a request for first information pertaining to the product or service. A computer is configured to retrieve the first information without regard for the life cycle of the product or service. The computer is further configured to retrieve supplemental information pertaining to the product or service, and provide the first information together with the supplemental information to the wireless device. The supplemental information retrieved varies depending on a current state of the life cycle.
US11182838B2
A computer-implemented system and method creates personalized artwork, including word clouds, for making personalized goods. The system may include an art creation server, a data store, and a controller with a plurality of subsystems. Each of the plurality of subsystems is configured to manipulate data included in the data store. A data management engine is configured to receive a plurality of art objects. A randomization engine is configured to automatically generate personalized artwork by selectively layering a subset of the plurality of art objects. The randomization engine is also configured to automatically generate a rendering of the personalized artwork that can be edited by a user.
US11182830B2
A digital advertising bidding method and a digital advertising bidding system are provided. The digital advertising bidding method includes receiving an ad request with an identifier by a token generating server; encrypting the identifier to generate a token corresponding to the ad request to replace the identifier by the token generating server; transmitting the token and a corresponding bid request to a demand side server by the token generating server; transmitting the token and the identifier to a data management server by the token generating server; requesting a targeting information corresponding to the token from the data management server by the demand side server; and transmitting the targeting information to the demand side server by the data management server.
US11182826B1
Online advertisers may demand compliance with certain standards for the content of emails and other digital content with which its advertisements may be associated. Emails may contain control objects directing users to a web page showing content related to oil change coupons. However, in some systems, methods, and processes, a small variable proportion of users may instead be directed to a different sequence of pages to conduct a compliance check on the contents of the email received by the user. The compliance check sequence of pages may offer the user an incentive to forward the email to a specified email address for subsequent compliance review. Delivery of an incentive may be conditioned on successful receipt of the forwarded email.
US11182823B2
Systems and methods for optimizing content performance using creative extensions are provided. A content generation system receives request for a content item for presentation on a client device. The request includes an indication of a serving context for the content item. The content generation system uses a creative extension performance model and the serving context for the content item to calculate a predicted performance metric for the content item for multiple different potential creative extensions. Each of the potential creative extensions defines a different action that occurs in response to a user interaction with the content item. The content generation system selects one of the potential creative extensions based on the predicted performance metrics and generates a content item having the selected creative extension using data assets extracted from various data sources. The creative extension performance model is updated using event data from the client device.
US11182821B2
A system and method of saving deal offers to be applied at a point-of-sale (POS) of a retail store may include receiving, by a mobile device via a communications network, multiple advertisements inclusive of selectable deal offers of products being sold at the retail store for a user to select. Responsive to a user selecting to view an advertisement of a product on the mobile device, the deal offer of the product to be presented to the POS to be applied to a cost of the product may be automatically stored. Responsive to a check out request at the mobile device, data inclusive of the deal offer to be presented to the POS to apply the deal offer to the cost of the product to which the deal offer is associated may be generated.
US11182813B2
A candle with an embedded item and methods for manufacturing same are disclosed. A method for manufacturing a candle having an embedded item can include a prize and a redeemable code. The redeemable code can be associated with a value. The value can be used to select a prize based on the associated value. A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium for revealing a value associated with the prize and redeemable code is also disclosed.
US11182804B2
Segment valuation techniques usable in a digital medium environment are described. To do so, a segment valuation system first identifies the attributes that are significant in achievement of a desired metric (e.g., conversion) and then values segments based on those significant attributes. Attributes are selected from the trained model based on significance of those attributes towards achieving the desired metric. A valuation of a segment may then be calculated based on the valuations of these attributes. For example, inclusion of the selected attributes within a segment, and the valuations of those selected attributes, is then used by the segment valuation system to generate data describing a value of the segment towards achieving the metric.
US11182799B2
A method and system for improving network usage detection and presentation is provided. The method includes detecting and identifying a user accessing specified network content. Objects being viewed by the user via a network are detected and prior associations between the objects and the user are determined. Attributes of the objects with respect to the prior associations are determined and presented via a GUI.
US11182798B2
A plurality of session signatures and a plurality of inference flags are stored in association with each other, each session signature representing a combination of flag values, each flag value signifying a key event. A plurality of session events are logged, each session event issuing from one of the remote client devices and having a corresponding session ID and associated data. The session events are grouped by their corresponding session IDs to create a plurality of session records, each session record including flag values for a plurality of key events. A session signature is identified for each session record from the stored session signatures based on the key event flag values of the session record, and a value of an inference flag associated with the identified session signature is obtained from a storage device. A predetermined operation is performed based on the obtained value of the inference flag.
US11182797B1
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
US11182793B2
A system may receive a request for a payment payload for a payment transaction with the request including a token and a transaction amount. The token may identify a transaction account for use in the payment transaction. The system may assess the risk of fraud associated with the transaction account and the payment transaction. The system may return the payment payload in response to a favorable risk assessment. The payment payload may be passed to a merchant and from the merchant to a payment network for evaluation. The payment transaction may be approved or declined based on the contents of received payment payload matching the contents of a generated payment payload.
US11182792B2
A system and method provide efficient, secure, and highly reliable authentication for transaction processing and/or access control applications. A personal digital key (PDK) is programmed using a trusted programming device to initialize and/or register the PDK for use. In one embodiment, the initialization and registration processes are administered by a specialized trusted Notary to ensure the processes follow defined security procedures. In a biometric initialization, the programming device acquires a biometric input from a user and writes the biometric data to a tamperproof memory in the PDK. In registration, the Programmer communicates to one or more remote registries to create or update entries associated with the user PDK. Once initialized and registered, the PDK can be used for various levels of secure authentication processes.
US11182775B2
A cryptocurrency system of the present disclosure employs one or more creator computing devices, one or more initial transaction computing devices, one or more asset-backed computing devices, one or more certifier computing devices, and one or more block chain verifier computing devices. In operation, the system enables a person or legal entity to create and manage electronic currency that is backed by assets.
US11182774B1
In an example involving a transaction conducted between a first party using a user mobile-identification-credential device (UMD) and a second party using a relying party system (RPS), RPS receives a request from UMD for transfer of an item, requests identification information of the first party from UMD, receives, based on consent of the first party, some or all user ID information associated with a mobile identification credential (MIC) which UMD received from an authorizing party system (APS), receives verification of the received user ID information, uses the verified user ID information to verify or not verify an identity of the first party, grants the request to transfer the item in exchange for payment or another item to be transferred from the first party to the second party when the identity of the first party is verified, and denies the request when the identity of the first party is not verified.
US11182771B2
Various embodiments are directed to using a near-filed communication (NFC) contactless card to perform one or more transactions within a vehicle. For example, a user may load value (money, funds, digital currency, etc.) onto an in-vehicle device (transponder, badge, card, etc.) by performing one-tap authentication or one-tap payment, or both, via the contactless card. Thus, even under time-constrained circumstances, payment may be loaded to the in-vehicle device in a quick, efficient, and safe manner.
US11182762B1
Techniques and arrangements for facilitating synchronization of open ticket functionality utilized by point-of-sale (POS) devices with kitchen display systems. In some example, a POS device associated with a merchant receives customer orders associated with transaction between the merchant and customer(s). The customer orders originate both from user input to the POS device and from an application(s) executing on a separate device. The POS sends the customer orders to a kitchen display system (KDS) associated with the merchant. The KDS aggregates the orders and, responsive to the aggregating, causes presentation of the orders.
US11182756B2
Provided, in an aspect, is a method for improved management of transaction data from a financial services computer network. The method includes receiving details for a first purchase, detecting that the first purchase is a trigger purchase, obtaining secondary details for the first purchase, receiving details for a later-made second purchase and additional purchases made between the first purchase and second purchase, and determining that the first purchase and the second purchase belong to the same experience set and that the additional intervening purchases do not belong to the same experience set as the first purchase and the second purchase.
US11182751B2
A method and system for recycling electronic waste is provided. The method includes detecting electronic devices at a location of a user of a mobile device. Identification data identifying each electronic device is retrieved and a status for each device is determined. The electronic devices are analyzed with respect to electronic waste data and values for the electronic devices are determined with respect to recycling options. A score for each electronic device is generated and a comparative analysis is executed for the electronic devices with respect to the values and recycling options. Recommendations associated with the values and recycling options are generated and presented to the user via the mobile hardware device. The user selects a recycling option with respect to the recommendations and a recycling process associated with the recycling option selection is enabled.
US11182742B2
Aspects of the technology described herein provide a system for an improved inventory system using RFID information. A first user device may initiate a team scanning session and a second user device may join the team scanning session. RFID scan data received by each of the first user device and the second user device may be filtered, aggregated, and sent to an inventory system using a first IoT topic. An inventory list for the team scanning session may be updated with the information provided by each of the first and second user devices and published to each of the user devices using a second IoT topic. Additional RFID scan data received by each user device may trigger an indication to the user that a particular RFID scan data had not yet been scanned during the team scanning session.
US11182739B2
A carrier tracking system is applied to a predetermined space. Carriers with optical recognizable marks are operating in the predetermined space, in which each of the optical recognizable mark is associated with information of materials carried by the carrier. The carrier tracking system includes at least one optical capturing device and a computing unit. The at least one optical capturing device is configured to capture images of the predetermined space. The computing unit is configured to determine an optical recognized coordinate of the optical recognizable mark in the images. The computing unit converts the optical recognized coordinate to a real-space coordinate in the predetermined space. In order to locate the carrier, the computing unit further associates the real-space coordinate with the information of materials carried by the carrier.
US11182732B2
An apparatus is provided for detecting duplicate travel. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to detect a travel path of a vehicle based in part on received items of location data. The processor is also configured to determine whether the travel path is associated with a defined street segment including a plurality of location points corresponding to a street. The processor is further configured to determine whether the vehicle travels the street multiple times in a predefined time period. The processor is further configured to superimpose visible indicia on the defined street segment in response to detecting that the vehicle traveled the street multiple times during the predefined time period. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.
US11182729B2
A system for arranging transport of an alimentary component includes at least a server configured to receive training data with a plurality of data entries, each including at least an alimentary request and at least a correlated alimentary process label, to receive at least an alimentary request from a user device, and to determine, based on the at least a transport request, an ability of one or more physical performance entities to execute the at least a transport request. The system includes an alimentary instruction set generator module designed and configured to generate at least an alimentary instruction set as a function of the at least an alimentary request from the user device and the training data. The system includes a transport request generator module configured to generate at least a transport request as a function of the at least an alimentary instruction set.
US11182726B2
Disclosed are blockchain-based systems and methods for analyzing and tracking work performance. An example method may commence with detecting a plurality of actions performed by one or more users with regard to one or more digital files. The method may continue with creating a timestamp for each of the plurality of actions. The method may further include generating a hash value for each of the plurality of actions. The method may continue with storing the hash value and the timestamp associated with each of the plurality of actions to a record on a blockchain. The method may further include analyzing the hash value and the timestamp associated with the plurality of actions of the one or more users to evaluate the work performance of the one or more users.
US11182721B2
An approach is provided in which an information handling system trains on a set of historical data that includes a set of first infractions caused by a set of first businesses and a set of fines imposed on the set of first businesses based on the set of first infractions. The trained information handling system then performs a risk assessment of a second business that includes predicting a set of possible infractions of the second business based on a set of characteristics of the second business. Then, the information handling system predicts a set of possible fines corresponding to the set of possible infractions based on the historical data. In turn, the information handling system generates a risk report that includes the set of possible infractions and the corresponding set of possible fines.
US11182719B1
A database system receives an input for creating a work order and identifies work plan criteria based on the input. The database system uses the work plan criteria to select work plan templates, which includes work steps, from multiple work plan templates. The database system creates a work order, including work plans corresponding to the work plan templates and at least part of the input for creating the work order. The database system displays the work order and receives a selection of an activity object displayed on one of the user interface pages displaying the work steps, and then displays an activity picklist. The database system receives a selection of an activity in the activity picklist, and adds, deletes, or modifies a database record by executing a user action or an automated business process corresponding to the activity in the activity picklist.
US11182716B2
Methods and systems for resource usage tracking are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary method comprises receiving a request to assign a first role to at least one virtual server; configuring the virtual server to associate the first role with a first resource of the virtual server; modifying a database to include an identifier associated with the virtual server and an identifier of the first role assigned to the virtual server; receiving, from the virtual server, indications of first resource usage; calculating a first resource cost as a combination of costs associated with each of the received indications; mapping the first resource cost to the first role; and modifying a user interface element for presentation on a web page to include the cost mapped to the first role.
US11182714B2
A method for generating an optimal nominated capacity value for participation in a capacity market program (CMP) includes generating, by a processing circuit, an objective function comprising a nominated capacity term, wherein the nominated capacity term indicates a nominated capacity value, wherein the nominated capacity value is a curtailment value that a facility is on standby to reduce its load by in response to receiving a dispatch from a utility. The method includes optimizing, by the processing circuit, the objective function to determine the optimal nominated capacity value for a program operating period and transmitting, by the processing circuit, the optimal nominated capacity value to one or more systems associated with the CMP to participate in the CMP.
US11182713B2
Methods and systems assist data center customer to plan virtual data center (“VDC”) configurations, create purchase recommendations to achieve either an expansion or contraction of a VDC, and optimize the data center cost. Methods generate recommendations on lower cost combinations of virtual machine (“VM”) guest OS licenses, server computer hardware and VM software to optimize the costs are generated, generate data center customer plans for additional VMs with Quest OS for a projected period of time, provide recommendations on lower cost combination of guest OS licenses, server hardware, and VM software to optimize the cost. Methods also report any underutilized licensed servers and provide recommendations for cost savings when volume licenses can be replaced by instance based software licenses. Methods may generate VM placement recommendations to data center customers while the customers attempt to manually migrate VMs to different server computers.
US11182702B2
One or more microservice flows affected by a microservice failure are determined. An amount of revenue loss per period of time for the one or more microservice flows affected by the microservice failure is determined. A microservice restoration time for the microservice failure is retrieved. An expected total cost of a downtime for each microservice is determined based on the amount of revenue loss per period of time and the microservice restoration time.
US11182699B2
A smart plug may provide a smart plug power monitoring signal that includes information about power consumption of devices connected to the smart plug. The smart plug power monitoring signal may be used in conjunction with power monitoring signals from the electrical mains of the building for providing information about the operation of devices in the building. For example, the power monitoring signals may be used to (i) determine the main of the house that provides power to the smart plug, (ii) identify devices receiving power from the smart plug, (iii) improve the accuracy of identifying device state changes, and (iv) train mathematical models for identifying devices and device state changes.
US11182695B1
Computing systems, computing apparatuses, computing methods, and computer program products are disclosed for machine learning model lifecycle management. An example computing method includes receiving a machine learning model selection, a machine learning model experiment creation input, a machine learning model experiment run type, and a machine learning model input data path. The example method further includes determining a machine learning model execution engine based on the machine learning model experiment creation input and the machine learning model experiment run type. The example method further includes retrieving input data based on the machine learning model input data path. The example method further includes executing a machine learning model experiment based on the machine learning model execution engine, machine learning model experiment creation input, and the input data. The example method further includes generating one or more machine learning model scores based on the machine learning model experiment.
US11182689B2
A method for performing machine learning includes assigning processing jobs to a plurality of model learners, using a central parameter server. The processing jobs includes solving gradients based on a current set of parameters. As the results from the processing job are returned, the set of parameters is iterated. A degree of staleness of the solving of the second gradient is determined based on a difference between the set of parameters when the jobs are assigned and the set of parameters when the jobs are returned. The learning rates used to iterate the parameters based on the solved gradients are proportional to the determined degrees of staleness.
US11182688B2
A computer-implemented method for producing a formulation based on a prior distribution of a number of ingredients used in the formulation includes grouping a set of energy functions based on a number of ingredients used in a formulation, generating a probability distribution using the set of energy functions, obtaining at least one sample of the formulation by sampling from the probability distribution based on a previous sample, and triggering fabrication of the formulation in accordance with the at least one sample.
US11182678B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a pattern program using a genetic algorithm. The genetic algorithm operates on example data strings that represent the data categories to be recognized or extracted through named entity recognition. In the initialization stage, the initial pattern programs are generated based on example data strings that represent the data categories to be recognized or extracted through named entity recognition. Starting from the initial pattern programs, genetic operations are iteratively conducted to generate generations of offspring pattern programs. In each round of the genetic operation, offspring pattern programs are generated through the crossover operation and the mutation operation.
US11182676B2
Deep reinforcement learning of cooperative neural networks can be performed by obtaining an action and observation sequence including a plurality of time frames, each time frame including action values and observation values. At least some of the observation values of each time frame of the action and observation sequence can be input sequentially into a first neural network including a plurality of first parameters. The action values of each time frame of the action and observation sequence and output values from the first neural network corresponding to the at least some of the observation values of each time frame of the action and observation sequence can be input sequentially into a second neural network including a plurality of second parameters. An action-value function can be approximated using the second neural network, and the plurality of first parameters of the first neural network can be updated using backpropagation.
US11182673B2
Single-shot learning and disambiguation of multiple predictions in hierarchical temporal memory is provided. In various embodiments an input sequence is read. The sequence comprises first, second, and third time-ordered components. Each of the time-ordered components is encoded in a sparse distributed representation. The sparse distributed representation of the first time-ordered component is inputted into a first portion of a hierarchical temporal memory. The sparse distributed representation of the second time-ordered component is inputted into a second portion of the hierarchical temporal memory. The second portion is connected to the first portion by a first plurality of synapses. A plurality of predictions as to the third time-ordered component is generated within a third portion of the hierarchical temporal memory. The third portion is connected to the second portion by a second plurality of synapses. Based on the plurality of predictions, additional synaptic connections are added between the first portion and the second portion.
US11182654B2
A printing apparatus includes a control unit configured to control a printing unit to start printing on sheets after confirming that a number of sheets used for printing does not exceed an upper limit number of sheets bindable by a first binding processing in a case where the first binding processing is specified and control the printing unit to start printing on sheets without confirming that a number of sheets used for printing does not exceed an upper limit number of sheets bindable by a second binding processing in a case where the second binding processing is specified.
US11182653B2
A controller of an editing device executes overlapping an input area image on a medium image indicating the printing medium, displaying the medium image and the input area image in a direction in which a width direction of the printing medium and an arrangement direction of the characters coincide with each other, determining whether the characters fit in the input area, when it is determined that the characters do not fit in the input area in the determining, rotating the input area image so that the arrangement direction of the characters in the input area coincides with a longitudinal direction of the printing medium, increasing a size of the input area image in the arrangement direction so that the characters fit in the input area, and displaying the input area image increased in size and the characters arranged in the input area.
US11182652B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure takes the form of a method carried out by a perception-network device. The perception-network device provides a first perspective view of a scene to a first branch of a neural network, and generates a feature map via the first branch based on the first perspective view. The perception-network device augments the generated feature map with features of a complementary feature map generated by a second branch of the neural network provided with a second perspective view of the scene. The perception-network device generates a perception inference via the neural network based on the augmented feature map.
US11182643B2
A user's collection of images may be analyzed to identify people's faces within the images, then create clusters of similar faces, where each of the clusters may represent a person. The clusters may be ranked in order of size to determine a relative importance of the associated person to the user. The ranking may be used in many social networking applications to filter and present content that may be of interest to the user. In one use scenario, the clusters may be used to identify images from a second user's image collection, where the identified images may be pertinent or interesting to the first user. The ranking may also be a function of user interactions with the images, as well as other input not related to the images. The ranking may be incrementally updated when new images are added to the user's collection.
US11182642B2
A system and method of generating a player tracking prediction are described herein. A computing system retrieves a broadcast video feed for a sporting event. The computing system segments the broadcast video feed into a unified view. The computing system generates a plurality of data sets based on the plurality of trackable frames. The computing system calibrates a camera associated with each trackable frame based on the body pose information. The computing system generates a plurality of sets of short tracklets based on the plurality of trackable frames and the body pose information. The computing system connects each set of short tracklets by generating a motion field vector for each player in the plurality of trackable frames. The computing system predicts a future motion of a player based on the player's motion field vector using a neural network.
US11182638B2
Data of a captured image including a polarized image is acquired (S10), and space information relating to a position and a posture of a subject in a real space and the position and the posture on an imaging plane is acquired using the captured image data (S12). Next, a polarization degree distribution is acquired from a polarized image of a plurality of orientations (S14), and a position of a light source is acquired by specifying an image of a true light source by threshold value determination of the polarization degree (S16). A reflection characteristic is acquired by applying a rendering equation under assumption that luminance of the captured image is already known (S18), and a material suitable therewith is specified as a material of the subject (S20). Processing according to the material is performed to generate output data and output the data (S22).
US11182629B2
A method for machine learning based driver assistance is provided. The method may include detecting, in one or more images of a driver operating an automobile, one or more facial landmarks. The detection of the one or more facial landmarks may include applying, to the one or more images, a first machine learning model. A gaze dynamics of the driver may be determined based at least on the one or more facial landmarks. The gaze dynamics of the driver may include a change in a gaze zone of the driver from a first gaze zone to a second gaze zone. A state of the driver may be determined based at least on the gaze dynamics of the driver. An operation of the automobile may be controlled based at least on the state of the driver. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
US11182623B2
A sensor unit includes a sensor interface, host interface, and pre-processing hardware. The sensor interface is coupled to a plurality of cameras configured to capture images around an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV). The host interface is coupled to a perception and planning system. The pre-processing hardware is coupled to the sensor interface to receive images from the plurality of cameras and to perform one or more pre-processing functions on the images and to transmit pre-processed images to the perception and planning system via the host interface. The perception and planning system is configured to perceive a driving environment surrounding the ADV based on the pre-processed images and to plan a path to control the ADV to navigate through the driving environment. The pre-processing functions can adjust for different calibrations and formats across the plurality of cameras.
US11182601B2
A system for recognizing an operating intention at an operating unit that can be actuated manually includes an image capture unit for monitoring a capture region surrounding the operating unit for an entering hand in order to capture it in terms of a positioning of a palm of a hand or of one or a plurality of fingers in relation to the operating unit and to generate corresponding image information. An evaluation unit is provided for comparing the generated image information with at least one image pattern that is characteristic for an operating intention from a pattern memory. In the event of a correspondence that lies within a permitted variation range, a controllable function is enabled on the part of the operating unit.
US11182600B2
A processor may record a first location at an event with at least one person. The processor may monitor a plurality of actions of that at least one person at the first location. The processor may interpret at least one action of the at least one person that indicates a change of interest to a second location at the event. Based on the at least one action, the processor may determine the second location at the event. The processor may record the second location at the event.
US11182596B2
A computer-implemented method comprising: monitoring, by a computing device, live sensor data received from one or more sensor devices; detecting, by the computing device, abnormal behavior of one or more individuals or objects based on the monitoring the live sensor data; determining, by the computing device, a deficiency of a facility based on the detecting the abnormal behavior; and executing, by the computing device, a computer-based instruction based on the deficiency of the facility.
US11182593B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image processing method and apparatus, a computer device and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: in response to detecting that a number of images in an image set to be processed exceeds a preset threshold, acquiring a first cluster dimension corresponding to the images in the image set; selecting a second cluster dimension from a plurality of pre-stored dimensions, the second cluster dimension being different from the first cluster dimension; and clustering the images in the image set according to the second cluster dimension to acquire a plurality of first image subsets of the image set.
US11182592B2
A target object recognition method includes: performing target object detection on an object of an image to be detected to obtain target object prediction information of the object, where the target object prediction information is confidence information that the detected object is the target object; performing key point detection on the object of the image to be detected to obtain key point prediction information of the object, where the key point prediction information is confidence information that a key point of the detected object is a key point of the target object; fusing the target object prediction information with the key point prediction information to obtain comprehensive prediction information of the object; and recognizing the target object according to the comprehensive prediction information.
US11182584B2
A fingerprint sensor and a display device include a substrate. A circuit element layer is disposed on a first surface of the substrate and includes a semiconductor layer, conductive layers and at least one opening portion. A light emitting element layer is disposed on the circuit element layer and includes at least one light emitting element. A sensor layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate and includes at least one light sensor corresponding to the opening portion. The opening portion is defined by non-overlapping of the semiconductor layer and the conductive layers, the opening portion has a closed loop shape in plan view, and at least a portion of the closed loop shape includes a curve, or an internal angle of the at least a portion of the closed loop shape is an obtuse angle.
US11182581B2
The present application relates to the field of touch technologies, and particularly to a touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. A touch panel, includes: a touch film layer and a fingerprint recognition film layer, an orthographic projection of the fingerprint recognition film layer on the touch panel at least partially coincides with an orthographic projection of the touch film layer on the touch panel.
US11182579B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for combining preprinted information together with coded sensor information within a two-dimensional barcode. The sensor information may be of an environmental, physical or biological nature, and records a change in status of the environmental or biological condition to which the labeled product has been exposed. A sensor dye chemistry is employed and when a specified condition of the sensed property occurs it causes a change in the color state of sensor dye modules embedded within the sensor-augmented two-dimensional barcode, encoding sensor digital information. Sensor information is recovered utilizing the error-correction feature during barcode reading.
US11182574B2
Embodiments herein describe a system that includes a scanner that captures images of a package. The scanner processes the image to identify a destination for the package. For example, the scanner may transmit bar code data identified in the image to an inventory tracking system which issues commands to an item-sortation machine for routing the package to its destination. The images of the package captured by the scanner may include private information that is not needed or used to determine the destination of the package. To protect private information in the package, the scanner assigns an obfuscated ID to the package which the scanner, inventory tracking system, and item-sortation machine can use to pass messages corresponding to the package. After processing the image to identify the destination (e.g., data encoded in a bar code), the scanner can erase the image.
US11182572B2
A method of auxiliary data capture control includes: storing, at a data capture device, a trigger condition and a baseline infrared value captured by an infrared sensor; controlling the infrared sensor to obtain captured infrared data; determining, based on the captured infrared data and the baseline infrared value, whether the trigger condition is satisfied, wherein the trigger condition includes whether the captured infrared data exceeds the baseline infrared value and whether a variance in the captured infrared data over a configurable time period is below a variance threshold; and when the trigger condition is satisfied, controlling an auxiliary data capture sensor to obtain auxiliary captured data.
US11182568B2
A sentence evaluation apparatus evaluates a sentence which is input. The sentence evaluation apparatus includes an acquisition device and a processor. The acquisition device acquires information indicating a first input sentence and information indicating a second input sentence. The processor executes information processing on the information acquired by the acquisition device, using an algorithm based on machine learning. The processor includes a first encoder that recognizes the first input sentence and a second encoder that recognizes the second input sentence, in the algorithm based on the machine learning. The processor generates evaluation information indicating evaluation on the first input sentence with reference to the second input sentence, based on a result of recognition by the first encoder on the first input sentence and a result of recognition by the second encoder on the second input sentence.
US11182565B2
A method includes retrieving, at an electronic device, a first natural language (NL) input. An intent of the first NL input is undetermined by both a generic parser and a personal parser. A paraphrase of the first NL input is retrieved at the electronic device. An intent of the paraphrase of the first NL input is determined using at least one of: the generic parser, the personal parser, or a combination thereof. A new personal intent for the first NL input is generated based on the determined intent. The personal parser is trained using existing personal intents and the new personal intent.
US11182564B2
Embodiments of this application provide a text recommendation method performed at an electronic device. The method includes: extracting feature content of from the a target text; processing the feature content by using at least two text analysis models to obtain at least two semantic vectors; integrating the at least two semantic vectors into an integrated semantic vector of the target text; selecting, according to the integrated semantic vector and an integrated semantic vector of at least one to-be-recommended text, a recommended text corresponding to the target text from the at least one to-be-recommended text. Because the integrated semantic vector of the target text is obtained based on the at least two text analysis models, the integrated semantic vector has a stronger representing capability. When text recommendation is subsequently performed, an association degree between the recommended text and the target text can be increased, thereby improving recommendation accuracy.
US11182562B2
Mechanisms are provided to perform embedding of content of a natural language document. The mechanisms receive a document data object of an electronic document and analyze a structure of the electronic document to identify one or more structural document elements that have a relationship with the document data object. A dependency data structure is generated, representing the electronic document, where edges define relationships between document elements and at least one edge represents at least one relationship between the one or more structural document elements and the document data object. The mechanisms embed the document data object based on the at least one relationship to thereby represent the document data object as a vector data structure. The mechanisms perform natural language processing on the portion of natural language content based on the vector data structure. The one or more structural document elements are non-local non-contiguous with the document data object.
US11182560B2
A method and system of language independent iterative learning mechanism for Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks is disclosed. The method includes identifying at least one NLP feature associated with a set of words within a sentence for an NLP task. The method includes creating a pattern associated with the sentence for the NLP task, based on the at least one NLP feature associated with the set of words and the linkage relationship between each subset of two adjacent words. The method further includes computing a confidence score corresponding to the pattern, based on a comparison within a trained dataset. The method further includes assigning a pattern category to the pattern, based on the confidence score and a predefined threshold score. The method further includes executing the NLP task based on the assigned pattern category.
US11182559B2
The invention refers to a natural language processing system configured for receiving an input sequence ci of input words representing a first sequence of words in a natural language of a first text and generating an output sequence of output words representing a second sequence of words in a natural language of a second text and modeled by a multinominal topic model, wherein the multinominal topic model is extended by an incorporation of full contextual information around each word vi, wherein both preceding words vi around each word vi are captured by using a bi-directional language modelling and a feed-forward fashion, wherein position dependent forward hidden layers {right arrow over (h)}i and backward hidden layers i for each word vi are computed.
US11182555B2
A sequence processing method and apparatus are provided. The sequence processing method includes determining a word of a first R-node corresponding to a root node based on an input sequence, generating first I-nodes that are connected to the first R-node and include relative position information with respect to the word of the first R-node, determining a word of a second R-node to correspond to each of the first I-nodes, and determining an output sequence corresponding to the input sequence based on the determined words.
US11182551B2
This invention discloses a novel system and method for determining the genealogy of versions of a document by inspection of content extracted from the document. In one embodiment, the invention extracts a set of revision identifier values from each version of a document and then applies logical rules to the extracted set of revision identifier values to determine which versions of the document are ancestors of the other versions.
US11182550B2
Mechanisms are provided that generate a knowledge data structure for a medical condition. The mechanisms parse a natural language positional statement data structure representing a natural language positional statement corresponding to a medical condition, where the natural language positional statement specifies guidance information and patient attributes indicative of patients for which an action may be performed for the medical condition. The mechanisms extract the patient attributes and a grading value associated with the natural language positional statement. The mechanisms generate at least one weight value associated with each of the patient attributes based on the grading value. The mechanisms provide the knowledge data structure, based on the extracted one or more patient attributes and the at least one weight value in association with an identifier of the action and an identifier of the medical condition, to a cognitive system that performs a cognitive operation based on the knowledge data structure.
US11182545B1
A first natural language document is received. The document includes unstructured data and a first table structure that includes a plurality of first table entries. The first table structure is identified based on the document. The first table structure is extracted from the document in response to the identifying. A first machine learning output is generated based on a first machine learning model and from the document. A second machine learning output is generated based on a second machine learning model and from the first table structure. The first output of the document and the second output of the first table structure are combined.
US11182535B2
A method, system and apparatus for configuring a page for drag and drop arrangement of content artifacts can include populating a content artifact registry with a plurality of content artifacts, each of the content artifacts defining a draggable and droppable form of a particular type of page content. The method further can include defining a drop zone within the page to receive a dragged and dropped one of the content artifacts, the drop zone defining a consumable type of page content and an action to undertake when consuming a dropped one of the content artifacts having a particular type of page content consistent with the consumable type of page content.
US11182531B2
A method and system is provided for detecting at risk structures due to mask overlay that occur during lithography processes. The method can be implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to obtain a simulation of a metal layer and a via, and determine a probability that an arbitrary point (x, y) on the metal layer is covered by the via by calculating a statistical coverage area metric followed by mathematical approximations of a summing function.
US11182520B2
A method, medium, and system to execute an additive manufacturing (AM) simulation on a model of a part; determine, based on the AM simulation, a prediction of a temperature and displacement distribution in the part at a particular time in the AM process; apply the predicted temperature and displacement distributions in the part as a boundary conditions on a support design space to determine a temperature distribution throughout the support design space; and execute a thermal-structural topology optimization based on the determined temperature and displacement distributions throughout the support design space to determine a distribution of material in the design space for a thermal support structure to interface with the part that optimally reduces a thermal gradient in the part with a minimum of material and results in the generation of an optimized AM support structure.
US11182516B2
A method for optimizing a rotation angle of an outlet of an atomizing nozzle is provided. The atomizing nozzle includes a nozzle core and a nozzle body. The method includes the following steps: measuring an outlet flow rate Q0 of the atomizing nozzle under a rated working pressure when an outlet clearance between the nozzle core and the nozzle body is δ=0; setting the outlet clearance between the nozzle core and the nozzle body by changing a phase angle between the nozzle core and the nozzle body, and measuring an outlet flow rate Q1 of the atomizing nozzle in a stable working state under the rated working pressure; calculating a flow coefficient of the atomizing nozzle; calculating the outlet clearance of the atomizing nozzle according to an expected outlet flow rate Q2 of the atomizing nozzle and the flow coefficient of the atomizing nozzle.
US11182513B2
The present disclosure is directed to a software tool that facilitates the presentation of a three-dimensional view of a construction project as well as the generation of various types of two-dimensional technical drawings based on this three-dimensional view. In one implementation, the software tool causes a computing device to engage in the following operations. The computing device may receive a user input identifying at least one first mesh and at least one second mesh, determine portions of each identified mesh that intersect with a two-dimensional plane, and generate a two-dimensional drawing including a display of relevant dimensioning information based on the determined portions.
US11182512B2
A method for creating an architecturally designed floor plan of a building or an outdoor space, the method comprising choosing a first floor plan module to be added to said architecturally designed floor plan from a list comprising a plurality of floor plan modules said first floor plan module comprising at least a first side wall part having at least one side wall segment, based on said list comprising a plurality of floor plan modules, creating a sub-list of floor plan modules being fit for connection with said first floor plan module, where at least one side wall segment of each floor plan module of said list comprising a plurality of floor plan modules is assigned a value, said at least one side wall part of each floor plan module of said list of floor plan modules is assigned connection rules based on said values, said connection rules determining if and how said at least one side wall segment of said side wall part is fit for connection with a side wall segment of a side wall part of another floor plan module, and the step of creating said sub-list furthermore comprises comparing the value assigned to said at least one side wall segment of each of the plurality of floor plan modules of said list to the value assigned to said at least one side wall segment of said first side wall part of said first floor plan module while considering said connection rules to retrieve floor plan modules being fit for connection with said first floor plan module and adding to said sub-list said retrieved floor plan modules.
US11182507B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to securing domain crossing using domain access tables are described. For example, a computer processor can have registers configured to store locations of domain access tables respectively for predefined, non-hierarchical domains. Each respective domain access table can be pre-associated with a respective domain and can have entries configured to identify entry points of the respective domain. The processor is configured to enforce domain crossing in instruction execution using the domain access tables and to prevent arbitrary and/or unauthorized domain crossing.
US11182504B2
Methods for speaker role determination and scrubbing identifying information are performed by systems and devices. In speaker role determination, data from an audio or text file is divided into respective portions related to speaking parties. Characteristics classifying the portions of the data for speaking party roles are identified in the portions to generate data sets from the portions corresponding to the speaking party roles and to assign speaking party roles for the data sets. For scrubbing identifying information in data, audio data for speaking parties is processed using speech recognition to generate a text-based representation. Text associated with identifying information is determined based on a set of key words/phrases, and a portion of the text-based representation that includes a part of the text is identified. A segment of audio data that corresponds to the identified portion is replaced with different audio data, and the portion is replaced with different text.
US11182501B2
Responding to a data subject access request includes receiving the request and identifying the requestor and source. In response to identifying the requestor and source, a computer processor determines whether the data subject access request is subject to fulfillment constraints, including whether the requestor or source is malicious. If so, then the computer processor denies the request or requests a processing fee prior to fulfillment. If not, then the computer processor fulfills the request.
US11182499B2
An integration security tool set integrates a suite of security tools with an organization process and work flow, coordinated and managed by the integrated tool set, to manage server and database security. The integration tool set communicates with different security tools to ensure that different sets of security rules are implemented in the servers and databases in the organization.
US11182494B2
A method of controlling access to data on a first electronic device, the method comprising steps of establishing a shared encryption key with a first software application instance running on a second electronic device, receiving a ‘begin session’ command sent by the first software application instance and responsive to the ‘begin session’ command, creating a storage location in a data store of the electronic device, obtaining a data encryption key, receiving data, encrypting the data using the data encryption key and storing the encrypted data in the storage location, receiving an ‘end session’ command sent by the first software application instance and responsive to the ‘end session’ command, discarding the shared encryption key, and deleting the encrypted data from the storage location.
US11182487B2
A set of high level test logic is configured to include a set of insertion points. The high-level test logic can be controlled to insert test conditions into a data center configuration. It can also be configured to execute remediation actions that are to be taken, and validation actions to be performed in order to determine whether the remediation action works against the test conditions. Different instances of the high-level test logic can be configured for different environments and different test conditions.
US11182484B2
Trusted execution of a workload payload is brokered among multiple trusted execution platforms. The workload payload is received from a source computing system and includes input data, trusted execution code, and one or more trusted execution policies. At least one of the multiple trusted execution platforms is selected based on the one or more trusted execution policies. A brokered payload is generated to include executable trusted execution code and the input data. The brokered payload is communicated to the selected at least one trusted execution platform. A brokered result generated from the brokered payload by the selected at least one trusted execution platform is received. A workload result based on the brokered result is returned to the source computing platform.
US11182474B2
System and method for executing a security operation for microservices/serverless function of a microservices-based/serverless application running on a physical infrastructure use a central security controller to execute the security operation for different microservices/serverless functions of the microservices-based/serverless application. Requests for the security operation are transmitted to the central security controller when communications are received at the different microservices/serverless functions of the microservices-based/serverless application. Results of the security operation are then received from the central security controller at the different microservices/serverless functions of the microservices-based/serverless application. Based on the results of the security operation, a task associated with the communications is executed at the different microservices/serverless functions.
US11182472B2
A process monitoring methodology is disclosed. In a computer-implemented method, a selection of a process to be monitored is received. The process is to be at least partially performed using a component of a computing environment. An expected operating parameter of the process is determined. The process is also monitored to determine an actual operating parameter of the process. The actual operating parameter of the process is compared with the expected operating parameter of the process to generate a comparison result. An operation is then automatically performed based upon the comparison result.
US11182471B2
Determining, by a machine learning model in an isolated operating environment, whether a file is safe for processing by a primary operating environment. The file is provided, when the determining indicates the file is safe for processing, to the primary operating environment for processing by the primary operating environment. When the determining indicates the file is unsafe for processing, the file is prevented from being processed by the primary operating environment. The isolated operating environment can be maintained on an isolated computing system remote from a primary computing system maintaining the primary operating system. The isolating computing system and the primary operating system can communicate over a cloud network.
US11182466B2
A user authentication apparatus includes a photographing unit which photographs a two-dimensional code displayed on a user authentication support terminal, wherein the two-dimensional code is formed by encoding at least first identification information that uniquely identifies the user, and second identification information that uniquely identifies all user authentication performed using the user authentication support terminal collectively, into the two-dimensional code, an authentication factor acquisition unit which acquires an authentication factor, a decoding unit which acquires the first identification information and the second identification information by decoding the two-dimensional code, a first identification information inquiry unit which inquires as to an existence of the first identification information by referring to a storage unit, a second identification information collation unit which, when the inquiry issued by the first identification information inquiry unit is successful, reads from the storage unit the second identification information and collates the second identification information acquired by the decoding unit with the second identification information read from the storage unit, an authentication factor collation unit which, when the inquiry issued by the first identification information inquiry unit is successful, reads from the storage unit the authentication factor and collates the authentication factor acquired by the authentication factor acquisition unit with the authentication factor read from the storage unit, and a determination unit which determines that authentication of the user has been performed successfully when the collation performed by both the second identification information collation unit and the authentication factor collation unit are successful.
US11182453B2
A translation method reduces the Lime required for display of the translation of a web page. Based on a translation request, a translation service server requests a translation engine translate an HTML document. The translation service server also extracts image tags from the HTML, and transmits the dummy tags to the browser based on the image tags. The browser requests image data based on the image tags, and obtains image data. The translation service server receives the translation from the translation engine, and transmits it to the browser. During the display rendering process for the HTML document based on the translation, the browser employs image data that has already been obtained.
US11182452B2
A method wherein resource data for a web resource is generated can include age, confidence level, cacheability level, cache expiration, and/or priority level. Resource readiness for the web page is prepared based on the resource data. This can include preconnecting to a domain having the web resource when the resource data indicates a first level of resource readiness; preloading the web resource from the domain when the browser is open when the resource data indicates a second level of resource readiness, where the second level of resource readiness is greater than the first level of resource readiness; or prefetching the web resource from the domain prior to opening of the browser when the resource data indicates a third level of resource readiness, where the third level of resource readiness is greater than the second level of resource readiness.
US11182448B1
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining content quality of a set of content item based on generating a score for each content item. An example technique includes using a trained content quality model to generate the score for each content item component. In such example, the model is trained using a calculated set of features associated with text and metadata of a content item in a training data set as well as a quality label for the content item. The model is trained by associating the set of features with the quality label for each content item in the training data.
US11182444B2
An example method comprises registering an account of a first user, receiving first and second requests to store user generated content and first and second user generated content by the first user, the first and second user generated content being associated with at least the first user, the first request including an uploading user identifier, one or more categorical identifiers, and a first domain identifier, associating the first user generated content with an account of the first user and the first domain identifier, associating the second user generated content with the second domain identifier, receiving, from a searching user at a domain, a search request including a search criteria and a third domain identifier, if the third domain identifier is associated with the first domain identifier, determining the first user generated content to provide to the searching user based on the search criteria, and providing the first user generated content.
US11182437B2
Aspects of the invention are configured to perform an operation comprising receiving a query specifying an AND condition and an OR condition, determining, based on an AND index structure, a set of documents, of a plurality of documents in a corpus, satisfying the AND condition of the query, computing a query similarity score for a first document in the set of documents, wherein the query similarity score is based on a first hash value computed for the OR condition of the query, a weight value for the OR condition, and a second hash value for the first document specified in an OR index, and returning an indication of the first document and the query similarity score as responsive to the query.
US11182436B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for predicting a location based on transaction record data. An example technique includes obtaining a first set of transaction records and determining a merchant associated with each transaction record. The example further includes based on the merchant, determining and appending a branch identifier to each transaction record associated with the merchant to generate a first set of extended transaction records. The example further includes creating a consumption graph based on the first set of extended transaction records and determining an estimated location based on the consumption graph. The example further includes determining a precise point location based on the estimated location.
US11182429B2
Techniques are described herein for leveraging and extending relational data sharding infrastructure to provide comprehensive support for sharding semi-structured and unstructured data, in addition to the relational data, in a single sharded database system. Specifically, techniques are described in which a catalog server pre-gathers all data it needs to answer fetches from a dynamically created temporary lob. In addition, techniques are provided in which a catalog server encodes shard identifiers in lob locators sent to the client. Techniques are provided for pushing down various operators to shard servers.
US11182428B2
Techniques are described herein for leveraging and extending relational data sharding infrastructure to provide comprehensive support for sharding semi-structured and unstructured data, in addition to the relational data, in a single sharded database system. Specifically, techniques are described in which a catalog server pre-gathers all data it needs to answer fetches from a dynamically created temporary lob. In addition, techniques are provided in which a catalog server encodes shard identifiers in lob locators sent to the client. Techniques are provided for pushing down various operators to shard servers.
US11182425B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an audio processing method, applied to a cloud interactive system, where the cloud interactive system includes user equipment and a server. The method includes detecting, by a server device that interacts with user equipment in an interactive system, a calling to an audio interface from an interactive application, generating according to a type of the audio interface, an audio instruction corresponding to the type when the calling is detected determining whether a record that audio data corresponding to the audio instruction is sent to user equipment in the interactive system exists, and sending, by the server device, the audio instruction to the user equipment when the record exists. In response to the audio instruction, the user equipment executes the audio instruction using cached audio data.
US11182424B2
A system, method and computer program product for accessing content based on an image. The method comprises comparing an image to a database of images, each of the images of the database being associated with at least one corresponding audio track, identifying those ones images of the database that correspond to the image, and identifying the at least one corresponding audio track that corresponds to the identified images. In one example aspect, the method also comprises presenting the audio track to a user. Corresponding metadata also can be presented. The images may be classified by, e.g., genre, musical album, concept, or the like, and, in cases where an input image is determined to belong to any such classes, audio content and/or metadata relating thereto are identified and presented to the user.
US11182421B2
A system and method compares an image of an object of interest captured by an image capturing device from a first positional view relative to the object of interest against each of a plurality of images of each of a plurality of reference objects wherein each of the plurality of images of each of the plurality of reference objects is reflective of a unique positional view of the corresponding one of the plurality of reference objects to determine a second positional view relative to the object of interest at which the image capturing device is to be positioned to capture a further image of the product of interest. The further image of the product of interest is then compared against one or more of the plurality of images of one or more of the plurality of reference objects to identify at least one of the plurality of reference objects as being a match for the object of interest whereupon information about the one or more reference objects identified as being a match for the object of interest is provided to a user as a product search result.
US11182418B2
A method of media content recommendation is described. The method can include receiving rating records of a plurality of users for a plurality of media contents. The rating records can include rating values provided by the plurality of users for the media contents. The plurality of users includes a first user and a plurality of second users. A confidence level of the first user for each of the second users is determined according to the plurality of rating records. A subset of the confidence levels satisfying a predetermined condition is selected from the determined confidence levels of the first user for the second users. The subset of the confidence levels is associated with a subset of the second users. A recommended media content to be provided to the first user is determined from the media contents that have been rated by the subset of the second users.
US11182395B2
A given query entity of a query database and a set of reference entities from a master database are accessed; each entity accessed corresponds to an entry in a respective database, which is mapped to a set of words that are decomposed into tokens. For each reference entity, a closest token is identified therein for each token of the given query entity, via a given string metric. A number of closest tokens are thus respectively associated with highest scores of similarity between tokens of the query entity and tokens of each reference entity. An entity similarity score is computed based on said highest scores. A reference entity of the master database is identified, which is closest to said given query entity, based on the entity similarity score. Records of the given query entity are linked to records of the master database, based on the closest reference entity identified.
US11182393B2
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for data analysis using a plurality of map data is provided. The present invention may include generating recommendation data from a plurality of corpus data. The present invention may include receiving a user region corresponding to a geographic area. The present invention may include determining a plurality of nouns from the recommendation data. The present invention may include presenting the plurality of nouns to a user. The present invention may include receiving a plurality of predictor variables. The present invention may include determining a plurality of target variables based on the predictor variables. The present invention may include determining a weight for each predictor variable based on the plurality of target variables. The present invention may include presenting the plurality of predictor variables and the weight of each predictor variable to the user.
US11182392B2
A system and method for generating air quality scores for air quality within certain locations are presented. The method includes identifying at least one air pollution source within the predetermined perimeter around the at least one location; extracting an air quality score range based on the at least one location from at least one data source; identifying at least one environmental variable based on the at least one location and the at least one time parameter; simulating at least one air pollution measurement based on the at least one environmental variable and the at least one air pollution source; and generating at least one air quality score respective of the air quality score range, wherein the at least one air quality score is based on the at least one air pollution measurement.
US11182376B1
Adaptive Sampling. Data comprising pairings of data value with lists of data keys are received. The range of possible values of the data keys is partitioned into unbalanced buckets, with at least two of the unbalanced buckets representing different fractions of the range. Each unbalanced bucket is assigned to a respective processing unit selected from a plurality of processing units. The pairings are processed by the processing units, with each processing unit generating an intermediate result. The intermediate results are combined to generate a comprehensive result. A sampling error is determined by scaling an unbalanced bucket's intermediate result according to its corresponding fraction and comparing the scaled intermediate result to the comprehensive result. An unbalanced bucket having a sampling error less than a sampling error threshold is selected. The selected unbalanced bucket's corresponding fraction is selected as a sampling rate for a second data processing job.
US11182373B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for updating change information for current copy relationships when establishing a new copy relationship having overlapping data with the current copy relationships. A first copy relationship indicates changed first source data to copy to first target data. An establish request is processed to create a second copy relationship to copy second source data in to second target data. A second copy relationship is generated, in response to the establish request, indicating data in the second source data to copy to the second target data. A determination is made of overlapping data units in the first source data also in the second target data. Indication is made in the first copy relationship to copy the overlapping data units. The first source data indicated in the first copy relationship is copied to the first target data, including data for the overlapping data units.
US11182370B2
Reorganizing a data table to improve analytical database performance. Attribute value information for data blocks of the data table is determined. One or more queries having respective query predicates involving the attribute may be received and processed. Data blocks having attribute value information matching a query predicate are selected. The selected data blocks are evaluated for the query predicate of the query. For each part of a set of the parts a false positive rate may be determined. The false positive rate may indicate the fraction of data blocks of the selected data blocks of the part, that each contains less than a determined maximum number of rows that satisfy the query predicate. In response to determining the false positive rate, determining a subset of parts including the sorted part that fit into a level of granularity higher than the selected level of granularity and sorting the subset of parts.
US11182368B2
Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for ordering rows of a table based on access statistics. The method includes one or more processors adding a respective tracking mechanism to the attribute of each respective instance of the set of rows of the table of the database. The method further includes adding a tracking mechanism to the respective instances of the set of rows. The method further includes gathering access data of the respective tracking mechanism of the attribute of each respective instance of the set of rows. The method further includes determining each respective instance of an attribute value that corresponds to the access data of the respective tracking mechanism of each respective instance of the set of rows. The method further includes ordering each respective instance of the set of rows of the table based at least in part on the respective instances of the attribute values.
US11182367B1
The invention is directed towards enabling data volume and data type based licensing of software in a distributed system of a plurality of remote and/or local nodes. The invention enables measuring and optionally restricting the use of software based on one or more provided licenses that restrict the amount and type of data that may be processed by the software. New and older licenses may be added together for a single, bulk entitlement for a given volume of data processing for one or all types of data. Different users in the same enterprise may combine license entitlements too. Also, a new license can be acquired repeatedly, without requiring the issuance of combined licenses by the issuing authority and/or the revocation of prior licenses.
US11182357B2
Systems and methods for the migration of large amounts of time-varying data from a source database to a target database are disclosed. After completion of an initial long-duration migration, a validation is performed to determine if any groups of data were updated in the source database during the initial migration. Updated data is then topped-off by migration to a temporary container before merging into the target database. Subsequent validation can confirm that migration is complete or initiate one or more additional top-off migrations.
US11182351B2
An information management system including at least one data storage device and at least one processor coupled to the at least one data storage device. The at least one processor is configured to receive at least one object, the object having a location in a hierarchical file organizational structure. The processor also generates at least one prospective keyword for the at least one object based upon the location of the object in the hierarchical organization structure, and associates the at least one object with at least one of the prospective keywords.
US11182335B2
Processors, systems and methods are provided for thread level parallel processing. A processor may comprise a plurality of reconfigurable units that may include a plurality of processing elements (PEs) and a plurality of memory ports (MPs) for the plurality of PEs to access a memory unit. Each of the plurality of reconfigurable units may comprise a configuration buffer and a reconfiguration counter. The processor may further comprise a sequencer coupled to the configuration buffer of each of the plurality of reconfigurable units and configured to distribute a plurality of configurations to the plurality of reconfigurable units for the plurality of PEs and the plurality of MPs to execute a sequence of instructions.
US11182321B2
Techniques are provided for characterizing and quantifying a sequentiality of workloads using sequentiality profiles and signatures. One exemplary method comprises obtaining telemetry data for an input/output workload; evaluating a distribution over time of sequence lengths for input/output requests in the telemetry data by the input/output workload; and generating a sequentiality profile for the input/output workload to characterize the input/output workload based at least in part on the distribution over time of the sequence lengths. Multiple sequentiality profiles for one or more input/output workloads may be clustered into a plurality of clusters. A sequentiality signature may be generated to represent one or more sequentiality profiles within a given cluster. A performance of data movement policies may be evaluated with respect to the sequentiality signature of the given cluster.
US11182316B2
Interrupt code conversion for efficient computer program recovery. In response to an error being detected while processing instructions of a computer program running on a computer system, the OS receives a first program interrupt code (PIC) and interrupts the computer program. Control of the computer program is passed to a program interrupt handler and the program interrupt handler inspects the first PIC issued as a result of detecting the error. The first PIC is converted to a second PIC wherein the second PIC is associated with another error predicted when subsequent running of the computer program occurs. The second PIC is presented to a recovery routine associated with the computer program and, in response to the detected error, running of the computer program is customized based on the second PIC rather than the first PIC.
US11182301B2
In a method of operating a storage device including a non-volatile memory (NVM), the non-volatile memory including a memory cell array, the memory cell array including a first plane and a second plane, the method includes receiving a read command set for data sensing of the first and second plane; simultaneously loading first page data stored in the first plane into a first page buffer of the first plane and second page data stored in the second plane into a second page buffer of the second plane based on the read command set; receiving a data output command set that includes the first plane; and continuously transmitting the first page data and the second page databased on the data output command set.
US11182296B2
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to track graphics pipeline operations. More particularly, the systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to track operation dependencies between graphics pipeline operations for blocks of pixel samples and stall one or more of the pipeline operations based on the operation dependencies. The systems, apparatuses and methods may further provide cache pre-fetch hardware to monitor processing of blocks of pixel samples and fetch a next block of the pixel samples from the memory into a cache before completion of processing a current block of pixel samples based on one or more of the pipeline operations or a surface state of one or more regions of a screen space.
US11182288B2
A method of decoding data from high density memory includes reading voltage levels from a first memory cell and a set of one or more neighboring memory cells of flash memory in response to a read command with an address corresponding to the first memory cell, inputting the voltage levels into a trained model that has been trained on the flash memory to estimate bit values written to a memory cell based on respective voltage values read from the first memory cell and from the neighboring memory cells according to a layout of memory cells of the flash memory, obtaining from the trained model an estimated bit value written to the first memory cell based on the respective voltage levels of the first memory cell and the neighboring memory cells having been input into the trained model, and outputting the estimated hit value in response to the read command.
US11182287B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes a plurality of blocks. The controller controls an operation of writing data to the nonvolatile memory and an operation of reading data to the nonvolatile memory. The controller includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor executes a first process of creating one or more free blocks by transferring valid data in N blocks (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to two) to blocks of number less than N. The second processor executes a second process of transferring valid data including data which needs refresh in M blocks (where M is a natural number greater than or equal to one) to blocks of number less than or equal to M.
US11182286B2
A high-performance data storage device is disclosed. A non-volatile memory stores a logical-to-physical address mapping table that maps logical addresses recognized by a host to a physical space in the non-volatile memory. The logical-to-physical address mapping table is divided into a plurality of sub mapping tables. A memory controller utilizes temporary storage when controlling the non-volatile memory. The memory controller plans a sub mapping table area in the temporary storage to store sub mapping tables corresponding to a plurality of nodes which are linked and managed by multiple linked lists.
US11182283B2
One embodiment provides for a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising receiving an instruction to dynamically allocate memory for an object of a data type and dynamically allocating memory for the object from a heap instance that is specific to the data type for the object, the heap instance including a memory allocator for the data type, the memory allocator generated at compile time for the instruction based on a specification of the data type for the heap instance.
US11182271B2
In an approach for providing a self-learning framework for performance analysis using content-oriented analysis, a processor initiates a performance analysis of a dump on a thread. A processor presents time information and an associated location of the time information. A processor analyzes the time information by registering the time information into a knowledge base to debug errors in a computer program. Subsequent to a query for dump information, a processor displays the analyzed time information, based on the performance analysis.
US11182268B2
Examples described herein include systems and methods for providing user flow insights on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) for application process implementations across a network. The GUI can visualize successful and unsuccessful implementations of processes of an enterprise application. This can help administrative users more quickly identify issues with the application, which can report user flow information to a server. The GUI can present a first visual overlay comparing successful and unsuccessful user flows over specified time periods. Groups of successful and unsuccessful user flows can be displayed on top of one another for immediate relative visualization. Additionally, user flows can be grouped according to application processes and summarized in a second visual overlay. The second visual overlay can represent all user flows for an application process and be accompanied by a table of user flow entries, which may be expanded to reveal discrete events defining individual user flows.
US11182263B2
The method and system of the present invention provides an improved technique for processing email during an unplanned outage. Email messages are redirected from the primary server to a secondary server during an unplanned outage such as, for example, a natural disaster. A notification message is sent to users alerting them that their email messages are available on the secondary server by, for example, Internet access. After the termination of the unplanned outage, email messages received during the unplanned outage are synchronized into the users standard email application.
US11182261B1
The disclosure herein describes enhancing data durability of a base component using multiple delta components. A first and second delta component are generated based on the base component becoming unavailable. A write operation targeted for the base component is routed to the first delta component and to the second delta component. Based on routing the write operation targeted for the base component to the first delta component and to the second delta component, a bit associated with a data block affected by the write operation is changed in each of the tracking bitmaps of the first and second delta components. Based on detecting the base component becoming available, one delta component of the first and second delta components is selected, and the data block affected by the routed write operation is synchronized from the selected delta component to the base component. Later, the first and second delta components are removed.
US11182254B2
A database can be backed up and recovered by a cluster mapped to the database. Nodes of the cluster are mapped over channels to directories of the database. Scripts are generated from one or more templates that specify the order and values to be executed to perform a database job, such as database backup or recovery. To initiate a given database job, a template can be executed that generates and populates scripts, which are processed on the host of the database to perform the database job in a nearly instant manner using the mapped nodes of the cluster.
US11182252B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for recovering a high availability storage system. The storage system includes a first layer and a second layer, each layer including a controller board, a router board, and storage elements. When a component of a layer fails, the storage system continues to function in the presence of a single failure of any component, up to two storage element failures in either layer, or a single power supply failure. While a component is down, the storage system will run in a degraded mode. The passive zone is not serving input/output requests, but is continuously updating its state in dynamic random access memory to enable failover within a short period of time using the layer that is fully operational. When the issue with the failed zone is corrected, a failback procedure brings the system back to a normal operating state.
US11182239B2
A method including receiving events from different data sources for a service automatically executing in an enterprise system. A first event is enriched by providing the first event with first metadata that associates the first event with a first application used by the service. The first event is assigned to a time slice associated with the first application. A second event is enriched in a similar manner. A correlation graph of nodes and edges is built using the enriched events, with nodes representing the events and edges indicating relationships between the edges. A third event indicating a fault in the first application associated with the first node is received. The source of the error for the third event is identified using the second updated correlation graph and the time slice. The source of error is then mitigated.
US11182233B2
A method for recording memory errors includes the following steps: upon detecting a current correctable error that occurred in a volatile memory device, determining whether a count value corresponding to the current correctable error exceeds a predetermined value; and when it is determined that the count value corresponding to the current correctable error thus detected does not exceed the predetermined value, sending update event information corresponding to the current correctable error to a BMC, in order for the BMC to record information of the current correctable error.
US11182229B2
To generate insights in a predictive analysis framework for support management, raw data is received as input from an in-memory database. A predictive analysis library is integrated in the predictive analysis framework. The predictive analysis framework is generated as a configurable application-programming interface (API). Predictive analysis is performed based on the raw data and the configurable data points. The predictive analysis library functions are invoked from the in-memory database to perform predictive analysis. Predictive data model is generated based on computation performed using a prediction algorithm. Predictive insights are generated based on the predictive data model. The predictive insights are displayed in a user interface associated with a device.
US11182227B2
Embodiments are directed to defining, at a client computer, a schema in a graph query language processing system. Defining the schema can include mapping a first resource of a plurality of resources from a cloud infrastructure API to a first field in the schema, mapping a second resource of the plurality of resources from the cloud infrastructure API to a second field in the schema, and generating and submitting a query to the endpoint based on the schema that causes retrieving the first resource from the cloud infrastructure API and the second resource from the cloud infrastructure API. Embodiments include generating a digital data display at the client computer that that shows the first resource and the second resource in a unified format. The method can also be adapted to enhance cloud infrastructure APIs by providing a solution to accessing dependent resources with a single client request.
US11182225B1
Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automatic generation and management of cloud service provider events are provided. A service provider computing device defines a maturity level of an event; publishes an event schema associated with the maturity level of the event; and transmits the event to an event platform that is configured to provide infrastructure for event production and consumption. The event platform validates the event based on the event schema; calculates a validation score for the event upon validation of the event; and publishes the validation score on a website. A consumer computing device consumes the published event from the event platform.
US11182224B2
The disclosed technology is generally directed to communications in an IoT environment. In one example of the technology, a virtual IoT device is maintained and controlled to act as a representation of a connected device. Communications are received from an IoT support service. The received communications from the IoT support service are acted in response to, including sending communications to the IoT support service in response to the received communications, and changing the virtual IoT device as if the virtual IoT device were the connected device. The connected device is communicated with based on changes in the virtual IoT device.
US11182220B2
Disclosed are aspects of proactive high availability that proactively identify and predict hardware failure scenarios and migrate virtual resources to healthy hardware resources. In some aspects, a mapping that maps virtual resources to hardware resources. A plurality of hardware events are identified in association with a hardware resource. A hardware failure scenario is predicted based on a health score of a first hardware resource. A health score is determined based on the hardware events, and a fault model that indicates a level of severity of the hardware events. A particular virtual resource is migrated from the hardware resource to another hardware that has a greater health score.
US11182216B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed for determining an accurate and efficient auto-scaling action for a cloud-based computing cluster based on multiple proposed auto-scaling actions from multiple scaling models. For example, the disclosed systems can determine an auto-scaling action to perform on a cloud-based computing cluster by weighing multiple proposed auto-scaling actions from multiple scaling models based on confidence scores associated with the proposed auto-scaling actions. Moreover, the disclosed systems can modify the cloud-based computing cluster using the determined auto-scaling action (e.g., to accurately and efficiently provision computing resources for a cloud-based computing system).
US11182214B2
Various examples are disclosed for predictive allocation of computing resources based on the predicted location of a user. A computing environment can generate a predictive usage model that predicts a location of a user and allocate computing resources, such as VDI sessions or VMs, to a host device that optimizes latency to the predicted location.
US11182207B2
Techniques are disclosed for reducing the latency between the completion of a producer task and the launch of a consumer task dependent on the producer task. Such latency exists when the information needed to launch the consumer task is unavailable when the producer task completes. Thus, various techniques are disclosed, where a task management unit initiates the retrieval of the information needed to launch the consumer task from memory in parallel with the producer task being launched. Because the retrieval of such information is initiated in parallel with the launch of the producer task, the information is often available when the producer task completes, thus allowing for the consumer task to be launched without delay. The disclosed techniques, therefore, enable the latency between completing the producer task and launching the consumer task to be reduced.
US11182206B2
Techniques for implementing event proxies in a Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) infrastructure are provided. In one set of embodiments, a computer system implementing an event proxy can receive an event emitted by an event source, where the computer system is part of a first computing cloud including the FaaS infrastructure, and where the event source is a software service running in a second computing cloud that is distinct from the first computing cloud. The computer system can translate the event from a first format understood by the event source to a second format understood by a function scheduler of the FaaS infrastructure, where the function scheduler is configured to schedule execution of functions on hosts of the FaaS infrastructure. The computer system can then make the translated event available to the function scheduler.
US11182196B2
Various aspects are disclosed for unified resource management of containers and virtual machines. A podVM resource configuration for a pod virtual machine (podVM) is determined using container configurations. The podVM comprising a virtual machine (VM) that provides resource isolation for a pod based on the podVM resource configuration. A host selection for the podVM is received from a VM scheduler. The host selection identifies hardware resources for the podVM. A container scheduler is limited to bind the podVM to a node corresponding to the hardware resources of the host selection from the VM scheduler. The podVM is created in a host corresponding to the host selection. Containers are started within the podVM. The containers correspond to the container configurations.
US11182195B2
Embodiments include systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation for managing different virtual machine images as a single virtual machine image. The operation generally includes generating a representation of a virtual machine (VM) image, and generating a first VM instance from the VM image. The representation of the VM image includes a set of artifacts associated with the VM image. The operation also includes receiving an indication of an available software update. Upon determining that the software update is applicable to the representation of the VM image, the operation further includes applying the software update to the first VM instance image.
US11182186B2
A technique for recovering from a hang in a virtualized accelerated processing device (“APD”) is provided. In the virtualization scheme, different virtual machines are assigned different “time-slices” in which to use the APD. When a time-slice expires, the APD stops operations for a current VM and starts operations for another VM. To stop operations on the APD, a virtualization scheduler sends a request to idle the APD. The APD responds by completing work and idling. If one or more portions of the APD do not complete this idling process before a timeout expires, then a hang occurs. In response to the hang, the virtualization scheduler informs the hypervisor that a hang has occurred. The hypervisor performs a function level reset on the APD and informs the VM that the hang has occurred. The VM responds by stopping command issue to the APD and re-initializing the APD for the function.
US11182182B2
A method of probing a computer system includes steps of compiling a script that includes a call to a first function with first parameters, to generate executable code that includes a call to a second function with second parameters, wherein the second function and the second parameters are specified as values of the first parameters of the first function in the call to the first function, injecting the executable code into an executing module of the computer system, and as the executing module is running, executing the executable code to call the second function.
US11182180B2
Methods and systems for previewing an application user interface (UI) for multiple locales are described herein. A first device, on which an application capable of rendering views for multiple locales, may receive selections of a first locale and a second locale from a second device via a web console running on the second device. The first device may render a plurality of UI screens including a first UI screen, corresponding to a current view of the application, for the first locale, and a second UI screen, corresponding to the current view, for the second locale. The first device may generate screenshots of the plurality of UI screens and send the generates screenshots to the second device to be displayed on the web console. A developer of the application may inspect the multi-locale UI of the application through the displayed screenshots and make any necessary adjustments if necessary.
US11182171B1
A preboot module of BIOS may be configured to create a partition mapping table for namespace identifiers of sub-partitions of a boot partition, determine a configuration policy for the information handling system, store the configuration policy in a partition of non-volatile memory, launch execution of an embedded operating system kernel, and communicate the partition mapping table to the embedded operating system kernel based on the configuration policy, such that the embedded operating system kernel is enabled to load the configuration policy from the non-volatile memory and load and execute one or more applications based on the partition mapping table and the configuration policy.
US11182168B2
A computer data processing system includes an instruction pipeline having a front end and a back end, a decoding and dispatch unit to dispatch a current instruction; and a pipeline by-pass unit to invoke an out-of-order pipeline by-pass operation. The pipeline by-pass unit by-passes a section of the instruction pipeline such that the current instruction architecturally completes before initiating instruction execution. The computer data processing system further includes a post-completion execution unit that executes the current instruction after the current instruction architecturally completes.
US11182149B2
A computer-implemented method and related system for runtime code patching comprises determining, by a runtime, that a runtime event occurred. In response to the determination, performing by the runtime blocking processing of the runtime event, and runtime patching a method in response to an executing thread associated with the method yielding. Each executing thread receives runtime patching and only methods currently executing are runtime patched. Unblocking the runtime event allows execution to continue.
US11182137B2
Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for building a contextual recommendation engine. Flow representations indicating how services are to interact with one another are received. Each service represents a program logic segment. Flow representations are parsed to identify invocation and conditional processing operations therein. These identified operations are arranged in a predefined format including sequences. Each sequence corresponds to a respective flow representation and includes any identified operations in an order matching their occurrences in the respective flow representation. For each identified conditional processing operation, each identified invocation operation associated with a branch thereof is merged into a single path for inclusion in the respective sequence in place of the respective identified conditional processing operation. Each sequence is converted into a listing of atomic units. A co-occurrence model based on the listing is developed and stored to a model store so that it can be queried as integrations are built.
US11182136B1
A control bar for element activation is described. A design interface for editing digital content includes at least a first control bar and a second control bar. The first control bar is associated with a first element of the digital content and the second control bar is associated with a second element of the digital content that at least partially overlaps the first element in the digital content. The control bars are configured to remain visible and selectable in the design interface while editing the digital content. User input to select the first control bar or the second control bar is received, and the respective first element or second element associated with the selected control bar is activated responsive to the user input. The activating changes a visual appearance of both the selected control bar and the activated element and enables user interaction with the activated element.
US11182135B2
Techniques are disclosed relating to determining a similarity of components of a current user interface (UI) to new UI components for use in automatically generating a new UI. A computer system may receive information specifying a current UI including a particular current UI component and information specifying a plurality of new UI components for a new UI. The computer system may then identify characteristics of the particular current UI component. Based on these identified characteristics, the computer system may score ones of the plurality of new UI components, where the scoring is performed to determine a similarity to the particular current UI component. The computer system may then select, based on the scores, a particular new UI component from the plurality of new UI components for use, in the new UI, for the particular current UI component. Such techniques may advantageously improve user experience by automatically providing up-to-date user interfaces.
US11182132B1
A method may comprise determining, by executing a first model having first configuration parameters, a first result associated with the first model. The method may comprise determining, by executing a second model having second configuration parameters, a second result associated with the second model. The method may comprise determining, based on the first result, the second result, and equivalency criteria, that the second model is not functionally equivalent to the first model. The equivalency criteria may indicate that the second model is functionally equivalent to the first model when a difference between the second result and the first result satisfies a threshold. The method may comprise modifying a configuration parameter, of the second configuration parameters, to cause the second model to improve toward functional equivalence with the first model.
US11182123B2
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable between an opened position and a closed position. An audio interface is disposed on the door. The audio interface includes a microphone for receiving a voice command and a speaker for projecting an audio output. A visual interface is disposed on the door. The visual interface is configured to display a message in response to at least one of the voice command and the audio output. A microcontroller is disposed on the door. The microcontroller is operably coupled to the audio interface and the visual interface. A proximity sensor is configured to communicate sensed information to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to activate at least one of the audio interface and the visual interface in response to the sensed information.
US11182122B2
Systems and methods for voice control of computing devices are disclosed. Applications may be downloaded and/or accessed by a device having a display, and content associated with the applications may be displayed. Many applications do not allow for voice commands to be utilized to interact with the displayed content. Improvements described herein allow for non-voice-enabled applications to utilize voice commands to interact with displayed content by determining screen data displayed by the device and utilizing the screen data to determine an intent associated with the application. Directive data to perform an action corresponding to the intent may be sent to the device and may be utilized to perform the action on an object associated with the displayed content.
US11182121B2
Systems and methods are provided for navigating an information hierarchy using a mobile communication device. The method comprises causing a plurality of selectable items to be presented on a display associated with the mobile communication device, in response to receiving, via an audio input device associated with the mobile communication device, a first voice command indicating that one of the plurality of selectable items is to be selected, causing one of the selectable items in the plurality of selectable items to be displayed differently from the other selectable items to thereby form an accentuated selectable item, and, in response to receiving, via the audio input device, a second voice command indicating that the accentuated selectable item is to be selected, causing information associated with the accentuated selectable item to be presented on the display.
US11182119B2
A system and methods for acquiring cadence and selecting a song version based on the acquired cadence are disclosed. If the system detects a new cadence, then a new song version that corresponds to the new cadence can be played. The new song version playback can start in a corresponding position as the location of playback in a currently-playing song version. Each related song version shares one or more characteristics, such as melody, but is different in at least one characteristic, such as tempo.
US11182112B1
Example embodiments relate to creating ICC printer profiles with unorthodox ink limits. A printing device may initially print a color profile chart represented by color combinations that are equal to or below an ink limit and generate a first ICC profile based on the color profile chart. The first ICC profile uses a first color set to map input colors of a source color space to output colors of a destination color space. At least one color of the first color set, however, may be represented by a color combination that exceeds the ink limit and thus the printing device may determine a second color set based on the first color set. For the second color set, each color is represented by a color combination that is equal to or below the ink limit. A second ICC profile may be generated to use the second color set.
US11182107B2
Example distributed storage systems, controller nodes, and methods provide selective allocation of redundant data blocks to background operations. Background operations may be identified targeting a data unit stored in redundant data blocks in a storage pool with a plurality of storage elements. A subset of data units may be selected for the background operation and the system components including those data units may be isolated. Data requests to the isolated system components may be selectively prevented while the background operation executes on the subset of data units in the isolated system components.
US11182101B2
A storage system and method for stream management in a multi-host virtualized storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for stream management is provided that is performed in a storage system in communication with a host comprising a plurality of virtual hosts. The method comprises: receiving, from the host, identification of each virtual host of the plurality of virtual hosts; analyzing usage history of each virtual host of the plurality of virtual hosts; and assigning streams to a subset of the plurality of virtual hosts based on the usage history, wherein a maximum number of streams assignable by the storage system is less than a total number of virtual hosts in the plurality of virtual hosts. Other embodiments are provided.
US11182096B1
A fault-tolerant data storage system associates durability requirements of service level agreements (SLAs) for volumes stored in the fault-tolerant data storage system with volume partitions stored in the fault-tolerant data storage system. For a given volume partition, volume data is stored in two or more replicas on two or more different system components and/or erasure encoded across multiple other system components. The fault-tolerant data storage system uses the respective durability requirements of the SLAs and failure statistics of the system components to allocate bandwidth for replacing lost instances of redundantly stored volume data such that the lost data is replaced within a target time calculated to guarantee the durability requirements of the SLAs are satisfied.
US11182088B2
A method for operating a controller which controls a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks operating in multi-level cell mode or a single level cell mode includes setting some of the plurality of memory blocks operating in the multi-level cell mode, to system memory blocks in response to a power-off request from a host, setting the system memory blocks to the single level cell mode, and controlling the memory device to store system data in the system memory blocks.
US11182086B2
A method for controlling access to data storage based on application rights dictating usage ability of a user includes: receiving, by a first application of a computing device, a data access request from a second application of the computing device, the data access request including a user identifier, namespace identifier, application identifier associated with the second application, and data command; verifying data access authorization for a user of the second application and for the second application program based on a first permission stored in an application-application rights table associated with the user identifier, application identifier, the data command; verifying data access authorization for the first application based on a second permission stored in an application-storage rights table associated with the namespace identifier and data command; executing the data command to read from or write data to a data storage interfaced with the computing device associated with the namespace identifier.
US11182085B2
Apparatuses and methods for memory array accessibility can include an apparatus with an array of memory cells. The array can include a first portion accessible by a controller of the array and inaccessible to devices external to the apparatus. The array can include a second portion accessible to the devices external to the apparatus. The array can include a number of registers that store row address that indicate which portion of the array is the first portion. The apparatus can include the controller configured to access the number of registers to allow access to the second portion by the devices external to the apparatus based on the stored row addresses.
US11182076B2
Embodiments for managing unequal workloads between Network Shared Disks (NSD) in a networked computing environment by a processor. Additional space may be carved out from at least one of a plurality of NSDs in a cluster file system, upon detecting an unbalanced load between the plurality of NSDs, while maintaining a predetermined level of usage according to a performance profile of the plurality of NSDs.
US11182066B2
An electronic device includes a display for detecting touch input, and at least one processor for recognizing a type of an auxiliary input device placed on the display. A method for utilizing the electronic device includes detecting via a touch screen a type of an auxiliary input device placed on a display based on a configuration of at least one or more conductors on the auxiliary input device, detecting an input event generated by the auxiliary input device, and executing via a processor at least one function of an executing program corresponding to the detected input event.
US11182063B2
A method for operating a function in a touch device capable of simultaneously changing an option and executing the function based on an input touch event during execution of a function using a function button provided in a certain mode which is executed in a touch device supporting touch based input and an apparatus thereof is provided. The method includes executing a second function associated with option setting according to a touch event input to a function button; and executing a first function allocated to the function button according to an option value set by the second function when the input touch event is released.
US11182062B2
A touch panel device includes a touch panel that changes a state of a region on an operation surface in which a touch operation is performed, a pressure sensor unit to output a pressure detection signal corresponding to a pressing force (Fp) applied to the operation surface, and a controller to calculate coordinates of the touch operation on the operation surface based on the state of the touch panel. In a case that a second touch operation is performed, when a value of the pressing force is greater than a predetermined threshold pressing force (ThF), the controller judges that second operation information corresponding to the second touch operation is valid. In a case that a second touch operation is performed, when the value of the pressing force is less than or equal to the threshold pressing force, the controller judges that the second operation information is invalid.
US11182058B2
Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method comprises receiving user input in a user input control, communicating the user input or data derived therefrom to a query redirection record system, and receiving a search result set from the query redirection record system. The search result set includes one or more query redirection records, each query redirection record including a link which provides a location of help content which the query redirection record is associated with. The method further comprises displaying one or more of the query redirection records received in the search result set, each displayed query redirection record being displayed with a link control which, when activated, redirects to the help content the query redirection record is associated with.
US11182055B2
An interactive sticker system to perform operations that include: causing display of a presentation of media at a client device, the presentation of the media including a display of an icon within the presentation of the media; receiving an input that selects the icon from the client device, the input comprising an input attribute; generating a menu element based on the icon and the input attribute in response to the input that selects the icon; and presenting the menu element at a position within the presentation of the media at the client device.
US11182050B2
An information processing apparatus receives a plurality of electronic messages and calculates a number of electronic messages that satisfy a preset condition among the plurality of electronic messages. The preset condition may be associated with address information of the electronic message. The calculated number is displayed as a badge on an icon for activating an application that refers to the received electronic messages.
US11182046B2
Embodiments are directed to gesture-based navigation through windows displayed on a mobile device by receiving a first gesture through a touch-sensitive screen of the mobile device. In response to receiving the first gesture, display of a first window of an ordered set of windows on a first display area of the touch sensitive screen can be stopped and display of the first window on the second display area of the touch sensitive screen can be started. In response to receiving a second gesture, display of a second window of the ordered set of windows on the first display area can be stopped and display of the second displayed window on the second display area can be started. The second displayed window on the second display area can at least partially obscures the first displayed window on the second display area.
US11182041B1
Disclosed are methods for creating, applying, using and retrieving profile information that includes attributes that may be stored separately from, or with, the content to which the profiles are being applied. In this manner, profiles can be shared in various environments and across various applications. Attributes that have corresponding attributes in other content can be applied to the other content, as long as each of the attributes is valid. In vehicle applications, the profile can be generated in a first vehicle, stored in a profile repository, and subsequently applied to a second vehicle.
US11182034B2
A noise immunity of a detected capacitance is prevented or inhibited from lowering on a driving electrode different in width from the other driving electrodes, provided in an input device. A touch panel serving as an input device has a plurality of driving electrodes extending in an X-axis direction and arranged in a Y-axis direction intersecting with the X-axis direction, and a driving electrode arranged outside one side of an arrangement of the driving electrodes and extending in the X-axis direction. Further, the touch panel TP1 has a plurality of detecting electrodes extending in the Y-axis direction and arranged in the X-axis direction. The width of the driving electrode is smaller than the widths of the driving electrodes and the detecting electrode includes an expanding portion for expanding the area of the detecting electrode on the side opposite to the plurality of driving electrodes via the driving electrode.
US11182030B2
A children's toy with capacitive touch interactivity. The children's toy generally includes a user input overlay panel and one or more capacitive touch sensors. The overlay panel may be formed from a capacitive touch conductive natural organic material such as wood. The toy can be shaped and ornamented to resemble a musical instrument, and configured to play music in response to user input applied to the user input overlay panel and sensed by the capacitive touch sensors.
US11182029B2
Disclosed are a smart interactive tablet and a driving method thereof. The smart interactive tablet includes a touch panel, a display panel, a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The touch panel is provided with a sampling circuit configured to acquire coordinates of points of a writing trajectory on the touch panel, send pre-display coordinates corresponding to a certain point of the writing trajectory to be displayed and different from an end point of the writing trajectory to the first driving circuit, and send real-time coordinates corresponding to the end point of the writing trajectory to the second driving circuit; the first driving circuit is configured to report the pre-display coordinates to the second driving circuit; and the second driving circuit is configured to predict a scribing trajectory between the pre-display coordinates and the real-time coordinates and drive the display panel to display the scribing trajectory.
US11182026B2
An example method of operation may include detecting a user touch in a first area based upon sensor data from one or more sensors of a first type, waking up one or more sensors of a second type configured to measure across some or all of the first area in response to the detecting, obtaining additional sensor data from the one or more sensors of the second type, and determining a location associated with the user touch based in part upon the sensor data from the one or more sensors of the second type.
US11182023B2
A touch system is described having a method of determining touch of one or more objects on a touch surface of a touch-sensitive apparatus, wherein the method operates in a time sequence of frames, each frame comprising the steps of: for a current frame, processing an output signal of the touch sensitive apparatus to generate one or more touch traces, each touch trace having one or more characteristics; and outputting a confirmed touch signal for each touch trace having a touch trace matching at least one of said one or more characteristics in a first number of frames preceding the current frame, wherein the first number of frames is determined in dependence on said one or more characteristics.
US11182018B2
The present invention discloses a touch display driving device and a driving method in the same. The touch display driving device is used for driving a touch display panel, the touch display panel comprising a plurality of common electrode blocks and a plurality of display regions. The touch display driving device comprising a multiplexing circuit which is configured to: during a display period, couple one or more common electrode blocks corresponding to one of the display regions which is to be displayed during the display period to a first voltage; and during the display period, couple one or more of the common electrode blocks corresponding to the display regions which are not to be displayed during the display period to a second voltage.
US11182017B2
An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface displays a first user interface of a first software application, detects an input on the touch-sensitive surface while displaying the first user interface, and, in response to detecting the input while displaying the first user interface, performs a first operation in accordance with a determination that the input satisfies intensity input criteria including that the input satisfies a first intensity threshold and the input remains on the touch-sensitive surface for a first predefined time period, and performs a second operation in accordance with a determination that the input satisfies tap criteria including that the input ceases to remain on the touch-sensitive surface during the first predefined time period.
US11182016B2
A sensor panel connected to a sensor controller for detecting the position of an active stylus in a detection area includes a plurality of linear electrodes extending in an x direction in the detection area and arrayed in the detection area in a y direction transverse to the x direction, a plurality of routing traces associated respectively with the linear electrodes and connected respectively to the linear electrodes, and a plurality of FPC connection terminals associated respectively with the routing traces and connecting the routing traces to the sensor controller. The routing traces have respective routing lines connected at an angle, which is not zero degrees, respectively to trunk lines that are directly connected to the corresponding linear electrodes. The trunk lines of the linear routing traces have substantially equal lengths.
US11182009B2
A touch sensor assembly may include a sensor mounting portion formed at a insulating substrate, and a soldering spot provided at the sensor mounting portion, wherein a touch sensor is stably fixed to the sensor mounting portion by the soldering spot. In addition, the touch sensor assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a copper coating film coated on a insulating substrate, and a top layer printed on the copper coating film, wherein the copper coating film is protected by the top layer.
US11182003B2
A touch sensor, includes: a plurality of sensing rows, each of the plurality of sensing rows including first sensing electrodes connected in a first direction; and a plurality of sensing columns, each of the plurality of sensing columns including second sensing electrodes connected in a second direction crossing the first direction; first protrusions disposed at the first sensing electrodes, the first protrusions protruding toward an adjacent second sensing electrode; and first recesses disposed at the second sensing electrodes, the first recesses facing the first protrusions disposed at an adjacent first sensing electrode, wherein the first recesses have a shape corresponding to a shape of the first protrusions.
US11182002B2
The present application provides an infrared touch display device and a fabrication method thereof. In the present application, a cover plate coated with a sealant and a display panel are sent into a vacuum chamber and vacuumed; when the cover plate is attached to the display panel, the cover plate corresponds to The portion of the central portion enclosed by the frame rubber is recessed toward the display panel side and closely fits with the display panel, and the periphery of the display panel and the periphery of the cover plate are sealed by the sealant; Group infrared emitting tubes and infrared receiving tube.
US11181999B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology and provides a touch sensor. The touch sensor is provided with a bonding area for bonding a circuit board, and the bonding area is provided with at least one test pin group for detecting a bonding state of the touch sensor and the circuit board. The test pin group comprises two test pins, the two test pins are short-circuited by a short-circuiting wire, and the short-circuiting wire extends beyond the bonding area.
US11181993B2
An operation knob device includes a holder arranged adjacent to a display panel, a rotor arranged in a holding portion so as to allow rotation around an axis, a knob for which relative movement in a direction along the axis with respect to the rotor is allowed and relative movement in a circumferential direction around the axis is restricted, a conductive transmission member arranged on a first end side of the rotor. The transmission member includes a first transmission member that moves along the axis in conjunction with the knob, a second transmission member that is attached to the first end so as to rotate integrally with the rotor, and a connecting member that conductively connects the first transmission member and the second transmission member.
US11181992B2
Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for computing. An apparatus may include a display screen of a computing device, and an on-screen input interface controller co-located with the display screen. The apparatus may also include a receiver co-located with the display screen to wirelessly receive an off-screen input from an off-screen input support device of the computing device. The off-screen input support device may be separately located from the display screen. The on-screen input interface controller may process an on-screen input provided via an interaction between an on-screen input device and the display screen. In addition, the on-screen input interface controller may further process the off-screen input received by the receiver. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
US11181984B2
A virtual reality input and haptic feedback system for sensing hand movements of a user, the system comprises a processing device, a wearable object to be worn on the hand of the user, a sensor system, a sensor, an electronic control device, and a feedback system. The feedback system comprises at least one fluidic actuation device, at least one expandable member, at least one movable valve, and a haptic feedback device. The haptic feedback device has a variable surface configured to simulate the softness or texture of a virtual surface. The processing device calculates the strength and amplitude of provided feedback to each part of the user's hand from the input data, and controls the fluid actuation device and the movable valve, such that the expandable member expands under increased pressure to maintain an airtight seal, or contracts under reduced pressure, and causes a change in the surface of the haptic feedback device, thereby providing the simulated pressure and the haptic senses of surface texture for the user's hand.
US11181976B2
There is disclosed a method of and apparatus for predictive tracking for a head mounted display. The method comprises obtaining one or more three-dimensional angular velocity measurements from a sensor monitoring the head mounted display and setting a prediction interval based upon the one or more three-dimensional angular velocity measurements such that the prediction interval is substantially zero when the head mounted display is substantially stationary and the prediction interval increases up to a predetermined latency interval when the head mounted display is moving at an angular velocity of or above a predetermined threshold. The method further includes predicting a three-dimensional orientation for the head mounted display to create a predicted orientation at a time corresponding to the prediction interval, and generating a rendered image corresponding to the predicted orientation for presentation on the head mounted display.
US11181974B2
Techniques are disclosed for performing localization of a handheld device with respect to a wearable device. At least one sensor mounted to the handheld device, such as an inertial measurement unit (IMU), may obtain handheld data indicative of movement of the handheld device with respect to the world. An imaging device mounted to either the handheld device or the wearable device may capture a fiducial image containing a number of fiducials affixed to the other device. The number of fiducials contained in the image are determined. Based on the number of fiducials, at least one of a position and an orientation of the handheld device with respect to the wearable device are updated based on the image and the handheld data in accordance with a first operating state, a second operating state, or a third operating state.
US11181973B2
The present disclosure describes techniques related to configuring display devices. For example, a method includes receiving sensor data corresponding to at least a portion of a face. The method further includes identifying, using the sensor data, a feature of the face. The method further includes identifying, based on the feature, a configuration parameter associated with the display device. The method further includes outputting the configuration parameter for changing a fit of the display device to the face.
US11181967B2
A system includes a plurality of cores. Each core includes a processing unit, an on-chip memory (OCM), and an idle detector unit. Data is received and stored in the OCM. Instructions are received to process data in the OCM. The core enters an idle mode if the idle detector unit detects that the core has been idle for a first number of clocking signals. The core receives a command to process when in idle mode and transitions from the idle mode to an operational mode. A number of no operation (No-Op) commands is inserted for each time segment. A No-Op command prevents the core from processing instructions for a certain number of clocking signals. A number of No-Op commands inserted for a first time segment is greater than a number of No-Op commands inserted for a last time segment. After the last time segment no No-Op command is inserted.
US11181966B2
Described examples include USB port controllers with a control circuit configured to switch from a normal first power mode to a second power mode for reduced power consumption in response a command from a port manager circuit, and to switch from the second power mode to the first power mode in response to detected activity on a communications connection, or a detected connection of a USB device to a USB port connector. After switching back to the first power mode in response to detected communications activity, the control circuit automatically switches operation of the USB port controller back to the second power mode unless a communications transaction addressed to the USB port controller is received within a non-zero certain time after switching from the second power mode to the first power mode.
US11181965B2
An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed.
US11181962B2
A portable storage device includes nonvolatile memory devices to store data, a storage controller, and a bridge chipset. The bridge chipset is connected to a first connector of a host through a cable assembly, detects a resistance of the cable assembly, provides the storage controller with USB type information of the first connector based on the detected resistance, and after a USB connection is established with the host, provides the storage controller with USB version information associated with the established USB connection. The storage controller selects one of a plurality of operation modes based on the USB type information, the USB version information, and a request pattern indicating random or sequential access to the data from the host, selects clock signals having maximum frequencies in a range within a maximum power level associated with the selected operation mode, and performs power throttling based on the selected clock signals.
US11181956B2
A method and a device for controlling a fan speed provided and may be applied to a server. According to an example of the method, a target DTS temperature curve corresponding to a current ambient temperature of the server is determined, and then, a DTS temperature corresponding to a current load of a power consumption component in the server is determined according to the target DTS temperature curve, and a speed of a fan associated with the power consumption component is adjusted according to the DTS temperature and a current temperature of the power consumption. The power consumption of the power consumption component and the power consumption of the fan are effectively balances by dynamically controlling the fan speed under different loads and at different ambient temperatures, thereby minimizing the power consumption of the server.
US11181954B2
In an example, a standoff may include a bracket, a post attachable to the bracket, and a spacer removably attachable to the post. The post may include a first portion having a first diameter, and a second portion having a second diameter larger than the first diameter of the first portion of the post. The spacer may include a first portion having a first internal diameter at a first end of the spacer, and a second portion having a second internal diameter at a second end of the spacer opposite the first end, wherein the second internal diameter is larger than the first internal diameter of the first portion of the spacer.
US11181953B2
A display device has a first elastic member and a second elastic member between an outer support member and an extension portion outside an image display area of a front panel. The second elastic member is disposed at the position closest to an operation portion provided on the front panel in three directions. An elastic member pressing area is provided on a lower support plate of the outer support member. The second elastic member has a high compression ratio in the front-back direction, so the second elastic member acts as a pressure resistive portion. When the front panel is pressed with a finger in the operation portion, the strain of the front panel can be suppressed to a minimum due to a pressure resistive force.
US11181951B1
An information device system includes a portable information device to which a first chassis and a second chassis are connected, and a keyboard. The portable information device has a foldable display, and a pair of cover plate parts covering a hinge device at both sides, a tip surface being disposed at a position projecting to an inner side in a bending direction of the display than a surface of a bending part of the display as the first chassis and the second chassis rotate. The keyboard has a width along one edge portions equal to or larger than an interval at which the pair of cover plate parts is provided, based on a placement state of being placed at a usage position specified by a top surface of the first chassis, and is provided with an elastic member at corner parts opposed to the pair of cover plate parts.
US11181948B1
A stand device includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are pivotably connected to each other at their opposing side portions thereof. The first cover includes a first plate portion which support a rear surface of an electronic apparatus, a second plate portion coupled to the first plate portion, a third plate portion coupled to the second plate portion and a fourth plate portion 14 coupled to the third plate portion and the first plate portion, and the first to fourth plate portions are connected with each other to form an endless annular shape. The stand device is switchable between a stand mode and a cover mode.
US11181944B2
An information processing apparatus includes a first rubber dome disposed in a first area which is disposed along a first edge which is one side of a chassis and on the side of a second edge of the chassis which is located on the back side of an operation input unit which is connected to the first edge. A second rubber dome is disposed in a second area which is disposed along a third edge which is opposite to the first edge and is the other side of the chassis and on the second edge side. A third rubber dome is disposed in a third region which is disposed along a fourth edge of the chassis which is located on the front side of the operation input unit.
US11181943B2
An electronic assembly is provided comprising an electronic device and a self-aligning electronic accessory. The device includes a housing, a device connector and one or more processors to manage operation of the electronic device. The housing includes a device mating face that includes a device alignment feature. The self-aligning electronic accessory includes a body with electronic components and an accessory connector. The body includes an accessory mating face that includes an accessory alignment feature. The accessory alignment feature and accessory connector are spaced and dimensioned to align with the device alignment feature and device connector to physically join and communicatively couple the accessory and electronic device.
US11181938B2
A system and method for full body movement control of dual joystick operated devices. The system uses two motion sensors: a first motion sensor for body lean and tilt, and a second motion sensor for head rotation and tilt. The output from the first motion sensor is converted into a virtual joystick output signal corresponding to a first standard joystick which controls one aspect of movement, and the output from the second motion sensor is converted into a virtual joystick output signal corresponding to a second standard joystick which controls a different aspect of movement.
US11181937B2
A correction current output circuit comprises a first voltage dividing circuit for generating a voltage in which an output voltage from a bandgap reference voltage circuit is divided in multiple stages, first and second correction circuits connected between a power supply and a ground, and a second voltage dividing circuit for dividing the above voltage in multiple stages in a path in which a positive temperature characteristic voltage is generated with the band gap reference voltage circuit. Current output terminals of a the second transistor of the first correction circuit and a first transistor of the second correction circuit are connected to a common connection point, and a current for correcting the temperature characteristic of a reference voltage generation circuit is output from the common connection point.
US11181927B2
A method for performing a pickup/drop-off at a location includes providing, to an autonomous vehicle (AV), a parameter value of a parameter associated with the pickup/drop-off. The AV executes the pickup/drop-off according to the parameter value. After the pickup/drop-off is executed, feedback related to the parameter is received from a customer and from a tele-operator. The method also includes identifying other world objects present at the location during the pickup/drop-off and generating an optimized parameter value for executing the pickup/drop-off using the parameter value, the customer feedback, the tele-operator feedback, and other world objects.
US11181910B2
A vehicle controller is provided, which controls a vehicle having a first driving mode in which the vehicle travels according to a first control signal based on on manual driving or automated driving, and a second driving mode in which the vehicle travels according to a second control signal based on remote driving, where the vehicle controller includes: a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle; a characteristic determining unit configured to determine a travelling characteristic of the vehicle during a period in which the vehicle control unit is controlling the vehicle according to the second control signal; and a mode control unit configured to, when a characteristic determined by the characteristic determining unit satisfies a predetermined condition, cause the vehicle to exit the second driving mode and enter the first driving mode.
US11181904B2
A remote control device for a remotely controlled device including; a first input controller, including a grippable body which a user is able to apply a force and torque thereto with a first hand in order to be able to control yaw, pitch, roll and elevation of a remotely controlled vehicle; a second input controller enabling a user to control, with a second hand, a peripheral device associated with remotely controlled device; a communication device; and a controller, configured to: receive one or more first input and one or more second input signals from the first input controller and the second input controller respectively; and control the communication device for transmitting: a first output signal indicative of a first command based on the force and torque applied to the grippable body; and a second output signal indicative of a second command for controlling the peripheral device.
US11181901B2
A method for carrying out an autonomous driving procedure of a vehicle involves detecting a driver of the vehicle using a camera directed into the interior space of the vehicle. The driver is detected during and after leaving the interior of the vehicle using at least one further camera. A viewing direction of the driver is determined using data detected by the at least one further camera. The autonomous driving procedure is only activated when it is detected that the driver is looking at the vehicle.
US11181899B2
A system for monitoring machine anomalies via control data is provided. The system includes one or more sensors operative to generate control data from a machine; and a controller in electronic communication with the one or more sensors. The controller is operative to: receive the control data from the one or more sensors; generate a latent structure of part signatures from the control data; identify an anomaly within the latent structure of part signatures; and generate an indictor conveying the anomaly.
US11181897B2
A damage probability calculation device which calculates a damage probability in an evaluation target region of a gas turbine computes strength distributions including a mean, a standard deviation and a certainty factor of the strength of a material used for the evaluation target region with respect to stresses on the basis of strength test data of the material. In addition, the damage probability calculation device computes stress distributions including the mean, the standard deviation and the certainty factor of stresses input to the evaluation target region on the basis of operation data of the gas turbine acquired through a sensor. Further, the damage probability calculation device computes damage probability distributions indicating distributions of damage probabilities of the evaluation target region on the basis of the strength distributions and the stress distributions.
US11181892B2
A human interface technique is disclosed for industrial automation systems. The technique allows for visualizations to be distributed to interfaces, such as thin client interfaces, from automation components. For access to the content, a user may be initially authenticated in a first manner, such as by multi-factor authentication. Thereafter, or for a certain time or location, the user may be authenticated by a reduced number of factors, such as single-factor authentication. The authentication may be used to deliver the visualizations based on policies of a visualization manager, such as the user identification, the user role, the user location, and so forth. The reduced factor authentication allow for users to freely move and view visualizations on any available device, or at different locations, and so forth, but still based on the policies.
US11181891B2
Embodiments of systems and methods to relate welding wire to a welding power source are disclosed. One embodiment is a networked system having a server computer. The server computer is configured to receive first data including at least one of an identity or a location of a consumable source of welding wire, and at least one of a weight status, indicating a change in weight, or an energization status, indicating an energization state, of the consumable source of welding wire. The server computer is configured to receive second data including at least one of an identity or a location of a welding power source, and an activation status indicating an activation state of the welding power source. The server computer is configured to match the welding power source to the consumable source of welding wire based on at least the first data and the second data.
US11181890B2
A control system which controls a control target includes a controller connected to one or more devices through a network, and an information processing apparatus connected to the controller. The controller includes an event log containing an event having occurred during a control operation, and network statistical information containing statistical information associated with data transmission on the network. The information processing apparatus includes a factor estimation unit that provides an interactive user interface in accordance with selection of an anomaly phenomenon registered in the event log.
US11181888B2
A method, medium, and system to automatically determine parameter sets for an additive manufacturing (AM) of a part, the method including executing a load analysis on a model of a part to emulate a load on each of a plurality of regions of the part; determining a representation of the model of the part as a plurality of discrete three-dimensional (3D) volume elements; determining, based on an output of the load analysis, a life or material property value to assign to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements; automatically determining an assignment of one of a plurality of additive manufacturing (AM) print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements; and saving a record of the determined assignments of the AM print parameter sets to each of the plurality of 3D volume elements.
US11181882B2
A computer-implemented method is disclosed that is usable during production of an assembly using at least a first machine tool. The method comprises retrieving a predetermined production plan for the assembly, wherein the predetermined production plan comprises a plurality of operations using the first machine tool; acquiring input data to determine a production deviation from the predetermined production plan; determining, responsive to determining the production deviation, a modified production plan for the assembly by substituting one or more substitute operations for one or more of the plurality of operations of the predetermined production plan; and transmitting instructions to the first machine tool corresponding to the one or more substitute operations of the modified production plan.
US11181881B2
A motor control system includes motor control apparatuses and position detectors. Each of the motor control apparatuses is configured to control at least one of the motors. The position detectors each of which corresponds to each of the motors and each of which is configured to detect position information of each of the motors. All of the plurality of position detectors are connected in series under a control of a first motor control apparatus among the motor control apparatuses. The first motor control apparatus is configured to transfer the position information of the motors read out from the position detectors to other motor control apparatuses among the motor control apparatuses.
US11181876B2
Techniques to facilitate identification of industrial equipment using micro-location services in an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, an identification signal is detected transmitted from a wireless transceiver associated with an asset of the industrial automation environment. The identification signal is processed to determine an identity of the asset. A level of proximity of the portable computing system to the wireless transceiver is detected. Information associated with the asset is retrieved based on the identity of the asset. The information associated with the asset is displayed on a display system of a computing system based on the level of proximity.
US11181874B2
The present invention discloses an N-1 static security analysis method for integrated energy system, including the following steps: constructing a static model of the IES including electro-gas-thermal coupling elements, calculating multiple energy flow equations, and calculating the multiple energy flow of the IES to obtain an operating status of the IES; constructing a N-1 preconceived accident set, calculating multiple energy flow of the IES, and performing security verification to the status of the coupling elements in each preconceived accident set, respectively; analyzing the security verification results by comparing the results of static security analysis under different control modes, so that an N-1 static security analysis is achieved. The present invention fully researches the security of the IES, comprehensively considers the influence of the output changes of the coupling elements on the operating point of the energy system, and evaluates the security and stability of the IES.
US11181869B2
The invention relates to an actuating tool for actuating a push-button corrector equipping a portable object of small dimensions, wherein said actuating tool comprises a body that extends between a rear end that defines an area for grasping the actuating tool and a front end that defines an area for actuating the actuating tool, wherein the actuating tool further comprises an actuating rod that extends inwards relative to the body and that ends, towards the front end of the body, in an actuating portion, and the actuating tool finally comprises a guide sleeve that surrounds the actuating portion of the actuating tool and that is capable of moving between a first protruding position wherein the actuating portion is at most flush with the guide sleeve, and a second position wherein it is at least partially retracted inside the body, in which position the actuating portion is capable of actuating the push-button corrector.
US11181868B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing metal timepiece components, characterised in that it comprises the steps of forming a multi-level photoresist mould, by means of a UV-LIGA type method, and of galvanically depositing a layer of at least one metal starting from at least two conductive layers so as to form a block that substantially reaches the top surface of the photoresist.
US11181865B2
A case including a case member having a back cover attached thereto, and a cover member which is arranged on a side of the back cover opposite to the case member side while covering an outer circumferential surface of the case member and on which band attachment sections are provided corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the case member.
US11181861B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion for forming a toner image on a sheet, a fixing portion for fixing the toner image formed by the image forming portion on the sheet, a reversing portion for reversing the sheet carrying the toner image fixed by the fixing portion, a blower for blowing air, and a duct for guiding the air blown from the blower to the reversing portion. The duct is provided with an opening at an end in a width direction of the sheet, and the blower blows the air from a downstream side to an upstream side with respect to the feeding direction of the sheet after being reversed by the reversing portion.
US11181851B2
A developer supply container 1 is detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion 11 provided with a receiving port 11a for receiving a developer, a portion-to-be-engaged 11b a displaceable integrally with the developer receiving portion 11. The developer supply container 1 includes an engaging portion 30 and a discharging portion provided with a shutter opening 4j for discharging the developer accommodated in a developer accommodating portion. The engaging portion 30 is provided at only one side with respect to a predetermined direction crossing with a mounting direction of the developer supply container 1 in the crossing with a displacing direction of the developer receiving portion 11. The engaging portion 30 engages with the portion-to-be-engaged 11b with a mounting operation of the developer supply container 1 to bring the receiving port 11a in the communication with the shutter opening 4j.
US11181844B2
A toner including a toner particle that contains a binder resin and inorganic fine particles, wherein the binder resin contains a polymer A that includes a first monomer unit derived from a first polymerizable monomer and a second monomer unit derived from a second polymerizable monomer that is different from the first polymerizable monomer; the first polymerizable monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate esters having an alkyl group having 18 to 36 carbons; the SP value of the first monomer unit and the SP value of the second monomer unit satisfy a specified relationship; each of the inorganic fine particles contains a substrate containing at least one inorganic element selected from metal elements and metalloid elements, and a coating layer; and the coating layer has a specified structure.
US11181838B2
The present invention aims to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor excellent in abrasion resistance and electrical properties, which uses polymers excellent in surface-active functions such as fluororesin dispersibility and electrical properties, and relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor which contains a polymer containing a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (A1), provided that the definitions of X1, X2, R11 to R16 in Formula (A1), and R21 in Formula (A2) are shown in the specification
US11181835B2
Disclosed is a metrology sensor apparatus comprising: an illumination system operable to illuminate a metrology mark in on a substrate with illumination radiation; an optical collection system configured to collect scattered radiation, following scattering of the illumination radiation by the metrology mark; and a wavelength dependent spatial filter for spatially filtering the scattered radiation, the wavelength dependent spatial filter having a spatial profile dependent on the wavelength of the scattered radiation. The wavelength dependent spatial filter may comprise a dichroic filter operable to substantially transmit scattered radiation within a first wavelength range and substantially block scattered radiation within a second wavelength range and at least one second filter operable to substantially block scattered radiation at least within the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range.
US11181828B2
Techniques for determining a value of a parameter of interest of a patterning process are described. One such technique involves obtaining a plurality of calibration data units from one or more targets in a metrology process. Each calibration data unit of at least two of the calibration data units represents detected radiation obtained using different respective polarization settings in the metrology process, each polarization setting defining a polarization property of incident radiation of the metrology process and of detected radiation of the metrology process. The calibration data units are used to obtain calibration information about the metrology process. A measurement data unit representing detected radiation scattered from a further target is obtained, the further target having a structure formed using the patterning process on the substrate or on a further substrate. A value of the parameter of interest is determined using the measurement data unit and the obtained calibration information.
US11181821B2
The invention provides a composition for forming an organic film, which generates no by-product even under such a film formation condition in an inert gas to prevent substrate corrosion, which is capable of forming an organic film not only excellent in properties of filling and planarizing a pattern formed on a substrate but also favorable for dry etching resistance during substrate processing, and further which causes no fluctuation in film thickness of the film due to thermal decomposition even when a CVD hard mask is formed on the organic film. The composition for forming an organic film includes (A) a polymer having a repeating unit shown by the following general formula (1) and (B) an organic solvent.
US11181820B2
Provided are an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, used for forming an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film having a film thickness of 1 μm or more, and for being exposed to actinic rays having a wavelength of 200 to 300 nm or radiation, in which the transmittance, with respect to light at a wavelength of 248 nm, of an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film having a film thickness of 12 μm, which is formed using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, is 5% or more, and a pattern having an excellent sensitivity as well as an excellent cross-sectional shape can be formed by the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition in a case where an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film having a film thickness of 1 μm or more is exposed to light at a wavelength of 200 to 300 nm.
US11181814B2
A light source device includes a wavelength conversion member including a phosphor, and for converting excitation light into first light, a first light source section for emitting the excitation light, a second light source section for emitting second light, and a color combining element for generating composite light. The wavelength conversion member has first and second end surfaces, and a side surface. The excitation light enters the wavelength conversion member from the side surface, and the first light is emitted from the first end surface. The color combining element has first and second surfaces parallel to each other, and a third surface. The first light emitted from the wavelength conversion member enters the color combining element from the first surface, the second light emitted from the second light source section enters the color combining element from the third surface, and the composite light is emitted from the second surface.
US11181807B1
Apparatus and associated methods relate to ranging of objects in a scene based on difference images indicative of only objects in the scene that have ranges within a subrange. The difference images are calculated by taking differences of two images, each of which captures light reflected by objects in the scene that have ranges within range domains that are different from one another. Thus, each of the difference images includes light reflected by only those objects located at ranges that are included in one of the range domains but not the other. These range domains are controlled by the timing of operation of a fast shutter. In some embodiments, the fast shutter includes an electro-optical modulator between two polarizing filters. The electro-optical modulator can rapidly change the polarization of the light transmitted therethrough such that the second polarizing filter either transmits or blocks the light.
US11181802B2
The invention relates to a method for producing waveguides (201) from a material (202) of the KTP family comprising the following method steps: b) treating the material (202) in such a way that a periodic poling of the material (202) is achieved, c) treating the material (202) in a molten salt bath (309c), which contains rubidium ions, characterized in that the molten salt bath (309c) which contains rubidium ions in step c) satisfies the following boundary conditions: the mole fraction of rubidium nitrate (RbNO3) in the melt lies in the range of 86-90 mol % at the beginning of the treatment, the mole fraction of potassium nitrate (KNO3) in the melt lies in the range of 10-12 mol % at the beginning of the treatment, the mole fraction of barium nitrate (Ba(NO3)2) in the melt lies in the range of 0.5-1 mol % at the beginning of the treatment, the temperature of the melt lies in the range of 357-363° C. during the treatment. Thus the problem is solved, when reversing the known method steps, of achieving substantially identical diffusion depths of the ions during the ion exchange in order to produce periodically poled waveguides as free of corrugation as possible.
US11181794B2
The present application provide a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel includes a base substrate; scan lines, formed on the base substrate; data lines, formed on the base substrate and intersecting with the scan lines; and at least one pixel unit, defined by intersection of the scan lines and the data lines, each pixel unit including a pixel electrode. The display panel further includes a shield electrode, disposed between the scan line and the pixel electrode adjacent to the scan line, and being insulated from the scan line.
US11181793B2
To provide a display device in which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be reduced while preventing increase in wiring resistance. To provide a display device with improved display quality. To provide a display device with low power consumption. A pixel of the liquid crystal display device includes a signal line, a scan line intersecting with the signal line, a first electrode projected from the signal line, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a pixel electrode connected to the second electrode. Part of the scan line has a loop shape, and part of the first electrode is located in a region overlapped with an opening of the scan line. In other words, part of the first electrode is not overlapped with the scan line.
US11181787B2
A touch apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel structures, a first touch electrode, a second touch electrode, a third touch electrode and a first conductive pattern. The first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are located at a first side of a transparent window. The third touch electrode is located at a second side of the transparent window. The first touch electrode, the second touch electrode and the third touch electrode are sequentially arranged in a first direction. A main portion of the first conductive pattern is electrically connected to the first touch electrode. The main portion of the first conductive pattern overlaps with the second touch electrode and is electrically isolated from the second touch electrode. A dummy portion of the first conductive pattern is electrically connected to the third touch electrode and structurally separated from the main portion of the first conductive pattern.
US11181781B2
A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate section that includes a first substrate and pixel electrodes (102). Each pixel electrode (102) includes: a first slitted region (111) in which a plurality of first slits (112A to 112G) extending along a direction parallel to the alignment azimuth of liquid crystal molecules in the first domain are formed; a second slitted region (121) in which a plurality of second slits (122A to 122H) extending along a direction parallel to the alignment azimuth of liquid crystal molecules in the second domain are formed; and a boundary region (131) provided between the first slitted region (111) and the second slitted region (121). No slits are formed in the first and second end portions (131a, 131c) of the boundary region (131), and at least one third slit (132) is formed in the central portion (131b) of the boundary region (131).
US11181779B2
Liquid ink compositions containing quantum dots for optoelectronic display applications are provided. Also provided are solid films formed by drying the ink compositions, optical elements incorporating the solid films, display devices incorporating the optical elements, and methods of forming the solid films, optical elements, and the devices. Liquid ink compositions and solid films made by drying the liquid ink compositions include one or more blue light-absorbing materials in combination with red light-emitting QDs or green light-emitting QDs.
US11181775B2
Provided in an illumination device including a display panel including a first surface configured to display an image, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of display pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and a transmission window configured to transmit light incident on the second surface through the first surface, a light source disposed at the second surface of the display panel and configured to emit light to an object toward the display panel, and a light deliverer disposed between the light source and the display panel, the light deliverer configured to deliver the light emitted from the light source to the object as flood illumination through the transmission window.
US11181771B2
A display device including a backlight plate, a first panel and a second panel is provided. The backlight plate includes a plurality of light emission modules. The first panel is disposed on the backlight plate. The second panel is disposed on the first panel. Each of the plurality of light emission modules includes at least one luminescent element. A first light emission module of the plurality of light emission modules corresponds to a region of the first panel including a plurality of first pixels. Responsive to the at least one luminescent element of the first light emission module being activated, the at least one luminescent element of a second light emission module of the plurality of light emission modules is activated. The second light emission module is adjacent to the first light emission module.
US11181770B2
A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first polarizing plate, and a second polarizing plate. The first substrate includes a first dielectric substrate, first and second electrodes, provided over the first dielectric substrate and configured to generate a transverse electric field in the liquid crystal layer, at least either of which has a plurality of slits, and a first alignment film placed in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The first substrate further includes an inorganic insulating layer provided between the second electrode and the first alignment film. The difference between the refractive index of the inorganic insulating layer and the refractive index of the second electrode is smaller than or equal to 0.20. The thickness of the inorganic insulating layer is greater than or equal to 50% of the thickness of the second electrode and greater than or equal to 40 nm.
US11181764B2
A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a cover plate which are horizontally stacked on each other and together define a side connection region extending vertically on outer surfaces of lateral end portions of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the cover plate. An electrically conductive connection layer and an electrical functional assembly electrically connected to the same are placed on the side connection region. Insulating layers and conductive layers between them are on the first substrate, a lateral end portion of at least one of the conductive layers is provided with a bonding pad extended to the side connection region and electrically connected to the electrically conductive connection layer, so as to establish electrical connection between the electrical functional assembly and the conductive layers. The display panel can effectively shorten a width of its edge, and realize a “narrow bezel” design.
US11181762B2
A display device includes: a first substrate having a first area; a second substrate having a second area larger than the first area and positioned above the first substrate; interconnects on the first substrate; connection pads on a side surface of the first substrate and electrically connected to the interconnects; and a first cover member on the side surface of the first substrate, wherein a side surface of the second substrate protrudes from the side surface of the first substrate in a first direction, and the first cover member is located under the second substrate.
US11181756B1
An eyewear frame includes a plurality of ventilation apertures disposed in fluid communication with corresponding ones of a plurality of fluid channels. The plurality of ventilation apertures are dimensioned and configured to conduct fluid from an outer face of the ventilated eyewear frame to an inner face. The plurality of ventilation apertures are further dimensioned and configured to conduct fluid from at least one inlet to at least two outlets, the fluid thus interacting with a plurality of fluid channels simultaneously. The plurality of fluid channels are dimensioned and configured to conduct fluid there along, and at least partially in communication with a wearer of the ventilated eyewear frame, facilitating heat exchange with the wearer, fluid drainage, and a reduction in fogging of the lenses of the eyewear.
US11181750B2
A coil unit may include a coil in a substantially rectangular frame shape; and a coil holding member. A thickness direction of the coil may be perpendicular to a long side of the coil and a short side of the coil. An outer peripheral face of the coil holding member may include an abutting face in a flat shape with which the coil is abutted. A protruded part may be formed formed so as to protrude from the abutting face to an outer side of the coil holding member. A protruded part end face parallel to the abutting face may be formed on a tip end side of the protruded part in a protruding direction of the protruded part. A distance between the abutting face and the protruded part end face may be equal to a thickness of the coil.
US11181739B2
A method operates a mobile virtual reality system in a motor vehicle. The method involves providing a configuration of a virtual motor vehicle, detecting a position of a pair of virtual reality glasses arranged in the motor vehicle, in particular a pair of virtual reality glasses that a user has put on, and operating the virtual reality glasses such that they display the configured virtual motor vehicle from a virtual viewing position that corresponds to the detected position of the virtual reality glasses in the motor vehicle. A mobile virtual reality system includes the pair of virtual reality glasses.
US11181738B2
A head up display mirror holder arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a picture generation unit producing a light field. A mirror reflects the light field such that the light field is visible to the driver as a virtual image. A mirror holder has two opposite ends and an activation feature. The two opposite ends are aligned along a rotational axis of the mirror. The mirror holder retains the mirror. Each of two bushings is coupled to a respective opposite end of the mirror holder. A calibration switch has minimum proximity to the activation feature of the mirror holder.
US11181736B2
A lens module capable of reducing flare includes a lens cone, a lens group, and a light-shielding sheet group. The lens group comprises a plurality of lenses formed from an object side of the lens module to an image side of the lens module. The light-shielding sheet group comprises a plurality of light-shielding sheets. The plurality of light-shielding sheets is embedded between each adjacent two lenses of the plurality of lenses. A difference value between an inner diameter of the lens cone corresponding to a first light shielding sheets arranged from the image side to the object side and an outer diameter of the first light shielding sheets arranged from the image side to the object side is greater than 0.01 mm and less than 0.02 mm. The disclosure also relates to an electronic device.
US11181732B2
A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and a window member. The flexible display device includes a folding area and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the folding area. The window member includes at least first and second base layers. The second base layer is overlapped with the first base layer and has a modulus of elasticity that is higher than that of the first base layer. A thickness of a first portion of the first base layer, which is overlapped with the folding area, is greater than a thickness of a second portion of the first base layer, which is overlapped with the peripheral area.
US11181729B2
The invention relates to an optical system for restoring a natural image combined with a digital image, in order to characterise and highlight the objects represented on the natural image. The optical system includes an objective lens, an eyepiece, a semi-reflective plate, a processing unit, capturing means and restoring means. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a digital image.
US11181725B1
Wide-angle optical imaging lenses designed to have a wide field of view, stability in optical properties over temperature excursions, and, low chromatic aberrations are described. The lenses are comprised of three lens groups. A first group (counting from the object side) having a negative refractive power comprises two negatively powered elements. The first element has a meniscus shape with a convex object surface. The second lens element has a concave image surface and in preferred embodiments is aspherical. The second group having a positive power comprising two elements. Both elements having positive power. The image surface of the first element in the 2nd group and the object surface of the 2nd element in the 2nd group are both convex. An aperture stop is located between the second and third lens groups. The third lens group has a positive power and includes a cemented doublet or triplet, and a singlet element. Selected lens elements are aspherical and selected lens elements are formed from an optical material having a negative do/dT coefficient.
US11181722B2
A projection optical system that projects, while enlarging, an image displayed on an image display surface includes in order from an enlargement side: a first negative refractive power lens group; a second negative refractive power lens group; at least one positive or negative refractive power lens group; a stop; and a first positive refractive power lens group. The projection optical system causes magnification variation by varying distances between lens groups. The at least one positive or negative refractive power lens groups disposed between the second negative refractive power lens group and the stop is movable during the magnification variation. The first positive refractive power lens group is an only lens group that is positioned closer to a reduction side than the stop and is also movable during the magnification variation.
US11181711B2
A lens module includes a lens assembly and a lens barrel assembly receiving the lens assembly. The lens barrel assembly includes a lens holder and a lens barrel provided on the lens holder. A light transmission hole is defined passing through the lens holder and the lens barrel. The lens assembly is received in the light transmission hole. A center of the lens barrel is offset from a center of the lens holder.
US11181707B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes from 0% to 80% by weight of a polyolefin component and from 20% to 100% by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer component. The polymer composition has an elastic modulus of less than 1500 MPa at −40° C. as measured using dynamic mechanical analysis according to ASTM D4065. Further, the polymer composition has a coefficient of thermal expansion as averaged over the temperature range of −40° C. to 25° C. of more than 120×10−6/K when measured according to ASTM E831, and the polymer composition has a thermal contraction stress of no more than 4.0 MPa at −40° C. as measured using dynamic mechanical analysis. Additionally, embodiments of an optical fiber cable having a cable jacket made of the polymeric composition are disclosed herein.
US11181705B2
An optical module includes a housing, and a main circuit board, an optical transmitting assembly, an optical receiving assembly, and an electrical connector that are disposed inside the housing. The optical transmitting assembly includes at least two sets of lasers, a transmitting-end optical assembly, and a transmitting-end optical fiber receptacle. The optical receiving assembly includes at least two sets of photoelectric detectors, a receiving-end optical assembly, and a receiving-end optical fiber receptacle. The electrical connector electrically connects the optical transmitting assembly and the optical receiving assembly to the main circuit board.
US11181704B2
A technique for fabricating bumps on a substrate is disclosed. A substrate that includes a set of pads formed on a surface thereof is prepared. A bump base is formed on each pad of the substrate. Each bump base has a tip extending outwardly from the corresponding pad. A resist layer is patterned on the substrate to have a set of holes through the resist layer. Each hole is aligned with the corresponding pad and having space configured to surround the tip of the bump base formed on the corresponding pad. The set of the holes in the resist layer is filled with conductive material to form a set of bumps on the substrate. The resist layer is stripped from the substrate with leaving the set of the bumps.
US11181698B2
Provided is a connector including: an electric transmitter; an optical transmitter including a lens at an end of an optical transmission path; a housing that is allowed to contain the optical transmitter; and a slide mechanism that attaches the lens to a connected unit at a position exposed from a front surface of the housing.
US11181695B2
This invention reveals a type of optical fiber connector assembly, comprising of a shell, an optical fiber adapter, an optical fiber connector and optical cable. The optical cable is provided with an optical cable securing device, an optical cable strengthening component being secured to the optical cable securing device, and the optical fiber within the optical cable passes through the optical cable securing device. The optical fiber connector assembly also comprises a first port end cap; the optical cable securing device is separate from the optical fiber connector, and fits within the accommodating cavity therein; the outer end of the end cap possesses an arrestor wall, which prevents the optical cable securing device from being pulled out of the accommodating cavity within the end cap; additionally there is a compressed spring provided between the end cap and the optical fiber adapter, the compressed spring being squeezed between the end surface of the end cap and the end surface of the optical fiber adapter. In this invention, since there is only a compressed spring provided on one side of the optical fiber adapter, the compressed spring being squeezed between the end cap and the end surface of the optical fiber adapter, the overall axial and radial size of the optical fiber connector assembly is reduced.
US11181687B2
An optical fiber comprising: a core having an outer radius r1; a cladding having an outer radius r4<45 microns; a primary coating surrounding the cladding and having an outer radius r5 and a thickness tp>8 microns, the primary coating having in situ modulus EP of 0.35 MPa or less and a spring constant χP<1.6 MPa, where χP=2EP r4/tP; and a secondary coating surrounding said primary coating, the secondary coating having an outer radius r6, a thickness tS=r6−r5, in situ modulus ES of 1200 MPa or greater, wherein >10 microns and r6≤85 microns. The fiber has a mode field diameter MFD greater than 8.2 microns at 1310 nm; a cutoff wavelength of less than 1310 nm; and a bend loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm, when wrapped around a mandrel having a diameter of 10 mm, of less than 1.0 dB/turn.
US11181685B2
The present disclosure provides optical fibers with an impact-resistant coating system. The fibers feature low microbending and high mechanical reliability. The coating system includes a primary coating and a secondary coating. The primary coating and secondary coating have reduced thickness to provide reduced radius fibers without sacrificing protection. The primary coating has a low spring constant and sufficient thickness to resist transmission of force to the glass fiber. The secondary coating has high puncture resistance. The outer diameter of the optical fiber is less than or equal to 200 μm.
US11181673B2
Disclosed are an optical filter including a near infrared absorption layer on a polymer film. The polymer film has a* of about −5.0 to about +5.0 and b* of about −5.0 to about +5.0 in a color coordinate expressed by a CIE Lab color space. The near infrared absorption layer may be configured to transmit light in a visible region and to selectively absorb at least one part of light in a near infrared region. The near infrared absorption layer includes a first near infrared absorption material including a copper phosphate ester compound and a second near infrared absorption material including at least two different organic dyes. The second near infrared absorption material has a maximum absorption wavelength (λmax) in a wavelength region of about 650 nm to about 1200 nm. An electronic device may include the optical filter.
US11181669B2
An optical system is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable element and a driving module. The fixed assembly has a main axis. The movable element is movable relative to the fixed assembly and has a surface facing a first optical element. The driving module is configured to drive the movable element to move relative to the fixed assembly.
US11181666B2
A photochromic polyurethane laminate wherein the photochromic polyurethane layer of the laminate has been crosslinked with an isocyanate-active prepolymer using a crosslinking agent. The crosslinking agent is formulated to have at least three functional groups that are reactive with functional groups of the polyurethane or of the isocyanate-active prepolymer. A method of making the photochromic polyurethane laminate includes steps of causing the crosslinking.
US11181664B2
The disclosure relates to a method and device for determining descriptive information of a precipitation trend and a readable storage medium. The method includes acquiring precipitation data in a preset time period; acquiring precipitation intensities at a plurality of precipitation moments in the preset time period from the precipitation data, the plurality of precipitation moments being obtained by dividing the preset time period according to a preset strategy; selecting at least one critical precipitation moment from the plurality of precipitation moments based on the precipitation intensities at the plurality of precipitation moments, the at least one critical precipitation moment referring to a precipitation moment playing a critical role in the descriptive information of the precipitation trend in the preset time period; determining timeliness corresponding to the at least one critical precipitation moment; and determining the descriptive information of the precipitation trend in the preset time period based on the timeliness and a precipitation intensity corresponding to the at least one critical precipitation moment.
US11181662B2
At least some of the disclosed systems and methods obtain a static earth model having a three-dimensional grid with multiple cells, each cell having petrophysical properties associated therewith. Further, at least some of the disclosed systems and methods adjust a size of at least some of the cells based on a predetermined scaling rule. Further, at least some of the disclosed systems and methods re-sample petrophysical properties for the adjusted grid cells. If the one or more attributes of the static earth model are within a threshold tolerance after the adjusting and re-sampling steps, the static earth model is used as input to a flow simulator.
US11181653B2
A method and apparatus for generating an image of a subsurface region including obtaining geophysical data/properties for the subsurface region; resampling the geophysical data/properties to generate a resampled data set; iteratively (a) inverting the resampled data set with an initial prior model to generate a new model; and (b) updating the new model based on learned information to generate an updated prior model; substituting the initial prior model in each iteration with the updated prior model from an immediately-preceding iteration; and determining an end point for the iteration. A final updated model may thereby be obtained, which may be used in managing hydrocarbons. Inversion may be based upon linear physics for the first one or more iterations, while subsequent iterations may be based upon non-linear physics.
US11181652B2
A marine vibrator may include a containment housing, a sound radiating surface, and a compliance chamber. The compliance chamber may include a compliance chamber housing, a non-linear linkage assembly, and a low pressure chamber. The compliance chamber housing may define at least a portion of a compliance chamber internal volume having a compliance chamber internal gas pressure. The low pressure chamber may comprise a low pressure piston and a low pressure chamber housing. The low pressure chamber housing may define at least a portion of a low pressure chamber internal volume having a low pressure chamber internal gas pressure. The low pressure piston may be configured to move in response to a pressure differential across the low pressure piston such that a resonance frequency of the marine vibrator may be changed.
US11181645B2
A handheld electronic device, such as a GPS-enabled wireless communications device with an embedded camera, a GPS-enabled camera-phone or a GPS-enabled digital camera, determines whether ephemeris data needs to be obtained for geotagging digital photos taken with the device. By monitoring user activity with respect to the camera, such as activation of the camera, the device can begin pre-acquisition of a GPS position fix by obtaining needed ephemeris data before the photograph is actually taken. This GPS pre-acquisition improves the likelihood that a position fix (GPS lock) is achieved by the time the photo is taken (to enable immediate geotagging). Alternatively, the photo can be geotagged retroactively by appending the current location to the metadata tag associated with the digital photo. An optional acquisition status indicator can be displayed on a user interface of the device to indicate that a position fix is being obtained.
US11181644B2
A method and apparatus for improving data quality using GNSS. The method is implemented through middleware for existing GNSS survey systems. The method and device automatically analyze streams of GNSS messages from a GNSS receiver mounted to a GNSS survey pole for preconfigured conditions and also automatically measure an angle or tilt of the GNSS survey pole. The middleware automatically locks onto a location point reading of the GNSS receiver when the GNSS survey pole is positioned in an acceptable vertical position, and any preconfigured conditions within the stream of GNSS messages are met. The middleware automatically repeats the GNSS message of the location point instead of the continuing live stream of data to enable a GIS or other system to collect the location point.
US11181642B1
A LIDAR system includes a laser source configured to output a first beam and a polygon scanner. The polygon scanner includes a plurality of facets. Each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to transmit a second beam responsive to the first beam. The plurality of facets include a first facet having a first field of view over which the first facet transmits the second beam and a second facet having a second field of view over which the second facet transmits the second beam. The first field of view is greater than the second field of view.
US11181639B2
Provided is a measurement device or the like that expands a dynamic range easily and promptly as appropriate even when three-dimensional data or the like on some parts of a measurement target object is not acquirable, so that the data can be acquired. A measurement device includes a light source unit that sequentially emits a plurality of beams of distance measurement light to an identical target object, based on predetermined fixed output information, a light reception unit that receives reflected light, from the target object, based on which the measurement device acquires measurement information, and an output value reducing unit and/or an input value reducing unit, the output value reducing unit reducing an output value of the light source unit, the input value reducing unit reducing an input value of the reflected light to the light reception unit.
US11181637B2
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide three dimensional target selection for use when operating mobile structures. A three dimensional target selection system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a user interface and receive volume data from a volume data source. The logic device is configured to render a first perspective of a three dimensional representation of the volume data on a display of the user interface, determine a first viewpoint vector within the 3D representation based, at least in part, on a first user input received by the user interface; and identify an object or position within the volume data based, at least in part, on the first viewpoint vector and the first user input.
US11181634B1
Systems and methods of intelligent weather sensing using deep learning convolutional neural networks
A weather radar system includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver, an entity detector, and a machine learning circuit. The RF receiver generates a radar data signal based on a received radar return. The entity detector calculates an entity value based on the radar data signal, compares the entity value to a threat detection threshold, and outputs an indication of a threat based on the entity value exceeding the threat detection threshold. The machine learning circuit receives at least one of (1) sensor data regarding an environment about the antenna or (2) platform state data regarding a platform, executes a radar detection model to calculate an updated threat detection threshold based on the radar data signal and the at least one of the sensor data or the platform state data, and provides the updated threat detection threshold to the entity detector to update the entity detector.
US11181628B2
Examples provide accurate localization of an object by using a network device. Examples include determining distances between transmitter and receiver antennas of a network device, transmitting, by the transmitter antenna, a wireless signal having a transmit power, receiving, by the receiver antennas, a reflected signal that reflects off of an object, receiving, by the receiver antennas, a static signal that does not reflect off of the object, and processing the static and reflected signals and determining the location of the object, based on the distances between the transmitter and the receiver antennas and the transmit power.
US11181625B2
A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another, and hence calibrated, by determining, for example, a centroid of an iris determined from the lidar subsystem and a centroid of the iris determined from the video subsystem and determining a calibration offset between the two centroids.
US11181623B2
A time-of-flight imaging system may output light with a modulation frequency in the gigahertz band, to illuminate a range target. This high-frequency illumination may enable extremely precise—e.g., micron-scale—depth measurements. The system may modulate reflected light from the range target, to create a beat tone that has a frequency in the hertz band. In some cases, the modulated light in the gigahertz band is created by a first modulator and the beat tone in the hertz band is created by a second modulator. In some cases, the modulated light in the gigahertz band is created by an upshift cascade of modulators and the beat tone in the hertz band is created by a downshift cascade of modulators. A photodetector may measure the low-frequency beat tone. From this beat tone, phase of the signal and depth of the range target may be extracted.
US11181622B2
A lidar system includes a light source configured to emit light pulses and a receiver configured to detect light from some of the light pulses scattered by remote targets. The receiver includes an avalanche photodiode operating in the linear mode for detecting the light pulses. To prevent damage to the linear mode avalanche photodiode a quench circuit is coupled to the avalanche photodiode, where the quench circuit reduces a bias voltage applied to the avalanche photodiode, when an avalanche event occurs at the avalanche photodiode.
US11181621B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a Light Detection and Ranging system. The system may include a light source configured to emit a light beam, a first apparatus configured to adjust the light beam and a second apparatus configured to adjust the light beam and receive the reflected light beam from a first rotatable mirror. The first apparatus may include the first rotatable mirror configured to receive and reflect the light beam, and a first actuator configured to rotate the first rotatable mirror. The second apparatus may include a second adjustable mirror configured to receive and propagate the light beam, a second actuator configured to adjust the second adjustable mirror, and a detector configured to receive the light beam reflected by the object. The first rotatable mirror is further configured to receive and reflect the light beam reflected by the object to the detector.
US11181603B2
An electronic building automation system, comprising one or more electronic building automation devices, comprising a beacon receiver arranged to receive localizing beacon signals transmitted from multiple beacons, a processor circuit configured to generate a service request comprising the beacon identifiers stored in the beacon identifier memory, the control computer arranged to generate a servicing message comprising data localizing the building automation device, said data being obtained from the beacon identifiers in the received service request.
US11181600B2
The present invention is directed to a magnetic resonance imaging system with motion detection for examination of a patient (53), the magnetic resonance imaging system comprising an RF coil arrangement with an RF coil (4) for transmitting and/or receiving an RF signal for generating a magnetic resonance image wherein the RF coil arrangement is provided with an additional RF sensor (5) for transmitting an RF transmit signal which is adapted for interacting with the tissue (23) of the patient (53) allowing to sense motion signals due to motions of the patient (53) simultaneously to transmitting and/or receiving the RF signal for generating the magnetic resonance image. In this way movements of a patient under examination in an MRI system may be detected in an efficient and reliable way.
US11181597B1
The present disclosure provides an operating method of an automatic analysis system on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which includes steps as follows. Images are received from of the subject's brain from the MRI machine. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images and T2-weighted images are obtained from the images, and the pre-processing is performed on the images. The ratio of T2-weighted images to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images is calculated to generate contrast-enhanced images. The unsupervised clustering is performed on the region of interest in the contrast-enhanced image to separate a cystic part and a non-cystic part so as to calculate the feature parameters. After radiosurgery is performed on the brain tumor corresponding to the region of interest, the volume change of the tumor is analyzed. The linear regression analysis of the feature parameters and the volume change of the tumor is performed for prognostic evaluation.
US11181578B2
The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for making device TAPs addressable to allow device TAPs to be accessed in a parallel arrangement without the need for having a unique TMS signal for each device TAP in the arrangement. According to the disclosure, device TAPs are addressed by inputting an address on the TDI input of devices on the falling edge of TCK. An address circuit within the device is associated with the device's TAP and responds to the address input to either enable or disable access of the device's TAP.
US11181577B2
A skew sensor for detecting skew between two input signals is provided. The skew sensor includes at least two skew detectors. The first skew detector receives either a first clock signal or a second clock signal as a first input signal, and the other one of the first clock signal and the second clock signal delayed by a first delay difference induced by one or more delay elements as a second input signal. The second skew detector receives either the first clock signal or the second clock signal as the first input signal, and the other one of the first clock signal and the second clock signal optionally delayed by a second delay difference induced by one more delay elements, wherein the second delay difference is different from the first delay difference, as the second input signal. Skew is measured between the first clock signal and the second clock signal.
US11181570B2
An apparatus for generating electrical discharge includes a component that generates an electrical discharge, a measurement circuit configured to measure a magnitude of the electrical discharge, and a controller configured to control the magnitudes of the electrical discharge. A method for controlling a reference partial discharge signal in an electric power system includes generating a partial discharge for built in self test, controlling an expected discharge magnitude of the partial discharge, and includes measuring an actual discharge magnitude of the partial discharge.
US11181568B2
The disclosed method detects anomalies in an electrical network. An ohmic matrix model of the network is initially generated from consumption measurements produced by meters connected to a same transformer. The model has currents carried by the meters as input, relative voltage drops of the meters referenced to a voltage of a reference node located on the network as output, and resistive quantities initially determined by currents and voltages based on the consumption measurements as matrix terms, the relative voltage being a voltage difference between a voltage determined for a meter and an average of voltages determined for a set of meters of the network. The model is iteratively modified according to detected anomalies, and a diagnosis of the network characterizing the detected anomalies is provided.
US11181566B2
A detection circuit of electromagnetic fault injection includes: a shielding layer configured to shield interference; at least one group of metal-oxide semiconductor MOS transistors, where a source end of the at least one group of MOS transistors is connected to the shielding layer; at least one latch, where a drain end of the at least one group of MOS transistors is connected to an input end of the at least one latch; and a signal output module, where an input end of the signal output module is connected to an output end of the at least one latch. The detection circuit could detect in real time and alarm electromagnetic fault injection in time to ensure robustness and safety of a chip.
US11181563B2
A circuit-breaker includes an electronic trip unit, which initiates an interruption or reduction of the current flow in a low-voltage circuit when current or current-time limits are exceeded in the low-voltage circuit. The electronic trip unit includes at least two processors that independently check whether current or current-time limits are being exceeded. A test signal is fed to the circuit-breaker via a first communication interface, which is fed to one of the two processors during operation so that a test of the circuit-breaker is carried out during operation, while at the same time an active protection is provided with regard to the exceeding of current or current-time limits.
US11181561B2
A foreign substance detecting circuit may include a voltage detector that may detect a voltage level from a first pin of a connector, a slope detector that may detect a voltage slope indicating a change of the voltage level based two voltage levels from the first pin, and a foreign substance determining device that may determine a presence of a foreign substance in the connector. The foreign substance determining device may determine whether a resistance range of an external device is detected from the at least one first pin based on the detected voltage level. The foreign substance determining device may, when the resistance range is detected, determine that the foreign substance is present in the connector, based on the voltage slope having a value determined to correspond to charge and discharge characteristics due to a capacitance element of the foreign substance.
US11181560B2
A circuit for detecting failure of a device includes a plurality of monitoring modules. Each respective monitoring module of the plurality of monitoring modules is configured to generate a monitoring value at an output of the respective monitoring module based on a signal received at an input of the respective monitoring module. The circuit further includes a data selector module configured to couple, for each step of a switching cycle, the input of each of the plurality of monitoring modules to one of a plurality of function modules such that each of the plurality of monitoring modules generates the monitoring value for each of the plurality of function modules to generate monitoring information and evaluation logic configured to determine whether a failure has occurred at the plurality of function modules based on the monitoring information.
US11181559B2
An analog output current transmitter includes a first circuit portion that generates analog sine and cosine voltage signals, a second circuit portion that transforms the analog sine and cosine voltage signals into current signals, the signals being transformed by an operational transconductance amplifier, and a third circuit portion providing a current limiter, the current limiter circuitry limits the output current to a defined threshold. No microcontroller is required in order to monitor and regulate the output current to the defined threshold. Also a system and method for sensing shaft bearing shaft rotation over 360 mechanical degrees having an analog output current transmitter is provided.
US11181557B2
A current sensor includes a magnetic sensor device. The magnetic sensor device includes a magnetic sensor, a first magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer in non-contact with the first magnetic layer. The magnetic sensor, the first magnetic layer, and the second magnetic layer are disposed across a virtual straight line and arranged in this order in a direction parallel to the virtual straight line. Different portions of magnetic flux generated by a current to be detected pass through the magnetic sensor, the first magnetic layer, and the second magnetic layer.
US11181555B2
A current sensing method and a current sensor are provided. The current sensing method includes the steps of: exciting a magnetic core to generate at least one pair of regions having opposite magnetization directions in the magnetic core; providing a current to pass through a sensing region of the magnetic core, so that the magnetic core correspondingly generates a magnetic field change; and sensing the magnetic field change of the magnetic core by a pickup coil wound around the magnetic core to output an output signal corresponding to the current.
US11181554B2
A current detection apparatus of an embodiment includes a coil pattern, a magnetic field detection element and a shielding layer. The coil pattern is configured with an arc-shaped planar coil and straight line portions parallel to each other extending from an end portion of the arc-shaped planar coil. The magnetic field detection element is arranged away from the coil pattern in a direction orthogonal to a plane of the planar coil and disposed to receive a magnetic field in a first direction generated by the coil pattern. The shielding layer is provided between the coil pattern and the magnetic field detection element and is provided with a slit portion.
US11181553B2
An oscilloscope including an input port for receiving training data including waveforms and corresponding known classifications and a processor for training a plurality of classifiers on the training data. Training includes iteratively applying each classifier to each waveform of the training data to obtain corresponding predicted waveform classifications and comparing the predicted waveform classifications with the known classifications. Classifiers are corrected when predicted waveform classifications does not match the known classifications. Models for each classification are constructed with suggested measurements or actions. Subsequently, live waveform data is captured by the oscilloscope and the classifiers are applied to the live data. When a confidence value for a single classification exceeds a threshold, the waveform data is classified, and suggested measurements or actions are implemented in the oscilloscope based on the classification.
US11181537B2
The invention relates to the detection of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). In a particular aspect, the invention relates to methods for detecting DHA and EPA by mass spectrometry and kits for carrying out such methods.
US11181535B2
Methods are provided for synthesizing mixtures of lipids that are representative of the structural diversity of the lipids present in samples of interest. The complex mixtures of lipids produced according to the methods of the present disclosure can be used as internal standards for detecting and quantifying the lipids in samples of interest. Kits including the internal standards and instructions for their use in the detection and quantification of lipids in samples of interest are also provided.
US11181531B2
The present invention relates to a bioinformation processing analysis method for the identification and quantification of O-linked glycopeptide using high resolution mass spectrum. Particularly, according to the bioinformation processing analysis method of the present invention, the quantitative changes of O-linked glycopeptide containing non-informed sugar chains included in various samples can be efficiently and accurately analyzed; the prediction or diagnosis of disease including cancer can be made easy by using a high resolution mass spectrometer; or the investigation of O-linked glycopeptide structure of a therapeutic glycoprotein can be efficiently achieved.
US11181524B2
A system and method for using new biomarkers to assess individual diseases is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, absolute quantification of annotated metabolites by mass spectrometry is used to identify certain biomarkers and derivatives thereof (i.e., signatures), which are then used to screen for, diagnose, predict, prognose, and treat various diseases, including, but not limited to, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and acute graft-versus-host disease.
US11181518B2
A system for evaluating a bond includes first and second electrodes. A dielectric material layer is positioned at least partially between the first and second electrodes. A power source is connected to the first and second electrodes. The power source is configured to cause the first and second electrodes to generate an electrical arc. The electrical arc is configured to at least partially ablate a sacrificial material layer to generate a plasma.
US11181517B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring agricultural products. In particular, the present invention relates to monitoring fruit production, plant growth, and plant vitality. According to embodiments of the invention, a plant analysis system is configured determine a spectral signature of a plant based on spectral data, and plant color based on photographic data. The spectral signatures and plant color are associated with assembled point cloud data. Morphological data of the plant can be generated based on the assembled point cloud data. A record of the plant can be created that associates the plant with the spectral signature, plant color, spectral data, assembled point cloud data, and morphological data, and stored in a library.
US11181516B2
Methods and systems for analyzing a field. The methods and systems acquire a thermal image indicative of thermal energy emitted by the soil and/or plants in the field and process the thermal image to assess variations in certain characteristics of the soil and/or plants.
US11181512B2
Disclosed is an electronic ID database and detection method for pesticide compounds in edible agro-products based on GC-Q-Orbitrap. The electronic ID database includes a collection of various pesticide compounds electronic ID information and is sorted according to retention time in the electronic ID. The electronic ID contains pesticide compounds information, retention time, mass spectrum, fragment ions information and intelligent matching value. The detection method includes sample pretreatment procedures, setting GC-Q-Orbitrap operating conditions and screening procedures for pesticide residues in samples, wherein setting GC-Q-Orbitrap operating conditions includes setting suitable chromatography and mass spectrometry conditions. In pesticide residue screening procedures, firstly, the retention time is used to find out pesticide compounds in electronic ID database. If there is a match, the corresponding electronic ID information is extracted. Then the intelligent matching value is compared, if it is less than threshold value, the result is recorded and displayed, and the screening is completed.
US11181510B2
Provide an inspection apparatus and an inspection method capable of quickly inspecting a situation of joining between members in a joined body. The inspection apparatus is an inspection apparatus inspecting a situation of joining between a plurality of members in a joined body including the members joined to and overlapped one another.
US11181505B2
A method of determining an amount of imperfection in an additively manufactured material is disclosed herein. The method includes forming a sample piece constructed from the material during a same additive manufacturing cycle as a design piece constructed from the material, introducing a first electrical current to the sample piece while maintaining the sample piece at a reference temperature, and determining the amount of imperfection in the material depending on the measured resistance and the reference temperature of the sample piece.
US11181499B2
An electrochemical system for cancer diagnosis. The electrochemical system includes a sensor configured to be put in contact with a sample suspected to be cancerous, an electrochemical stimulator-analyzer, a processor electrically connected to the electrochemical stimulator-analyzer, and an array of electrically conductive connectors connecting the sensor to the electrochemical stimulator-analyzer.
US11181498B2
Systems and methods for detecting a crack or defect in a material are described. An example method may include determining, by a computing device, for each respective adjacent pair of electrodes of a plurality of electrodes electrically coupled to the material, a respective electrode pair voltage. The method also may include determining, by the computing device, for each respective adjacent pair of electrodes, a respective temperature-corrected electrode pair value based on the respective electrode pair voltage and at least one of a respective control voltage associated with the respective adjacent pair of electrodes or a temperature correction factor. The method may further include determining, by the computing device, whether the material includes a crack or defect based on the plurality of respective temperature-corrected electrode pair values.
US11181494B2
A method for generating a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of nuclear spin moments of a sample includes a static magnetic field permeating the sample, and a detection spin moment with a detection region surrounding the latter. The detection region extends at least partly into the sample. The method also includes an antenna element for radiating in frequency pulses for influencing the nuclear spin moments and radio-frequency pulses for influencing the detection spin moment, where a polarization step involves polarizing at least one portion of the nuclear spin moments along the magnetic field to form a longitudinal magnetization, where a transfer step involves converting the longitudinal magnetization (Mx) into a transverse magnetization (Mxy) by radiating in a frequency pulse (F) with a 90° flip angle, wherein a detection step involves radiating in a sequence of radio-frequency pulses onto the detection spin moment and subsequently detecting a signal (32′) of the transverse magnetization (Mxy) present in the detection region and storing the signal as detection result in a list. The detection step is carried out a number of times repeatedly in succession, wherein the polarization step and the transfer step and also the detection steps are carried out.
US11181492B2
A device keeps an electrochemical cell under current and at operating temperature during an X-ray beam diffraction analysis of a first electrode, the cell comprising a solid electrolyte interposed between the electrodes. The device comprises: first and second interconnectors having contact faces contacting the electrodes, which allow a gas flow and exchange between the interconnectors and the electrodes. The contact face of the first interconnector allows an X-ray beam to pass to the first electrode. A thermal and atmospheric containment chamber has an inner cavity housing a stack formed from the cell between the interconnectors and a cover closing the cavity, provided with a window allowing X-rays to pass through, the first interconnector being intended to be arranged facing the cover. The contact face of each interconnector is a slotted element; slotted portions of the slotted element are uniformly arranged and form 30% to 80% of the element's surface area.
US11181490B2
An x-ray apparatus, that may include a mount that is configured to hold a sample; an x-ray source, that is configured to direct an x-ray beam toward a first side of the sample; a detector, positioned downstream to a second side of the sample, the detector is configured to detect, during a sample measurement period, at least a part of x-rays that have been transmitted through the sample; and an x-ray intensity detector that is positioned, during a beam intensity monitoring period at a measurement position that is located between the x-ray source and the first side of the sample, so as to detect at least a part of the x-ray beam before the x-ray beam reaches the sample.
US11181488B2
A computed tomography (CT) detector array (120) includes a monolithic scintillator (124). The monolithic scintillator includes at least a first scintillator region (202), a second scintillator region (206), and an optically reflective barrier (210) therebetween. The detector array is configured to detect X-ray radiation traversing an examination region and impinging the monolithic scintillator and generate first projection data indicative of an energy of x-ray radiation absorbed by the first scintillator region and second projection data indicative of an energy of x-ray radiation traversing the first scintillator and absorbed by the second scintillator region.
US11181487B2
A phase imaging method and apparatus are provided, the phase imaging method including causing a quantum beam from a radiation source to be incident on a detector through a test object and at least one phase grating and obtaining a phase image of the test object, based on intensity distribution of a beam in a pixel constituting the detector. The intensity distribution of the beam at least includes information of absorption (a0), visibility (V), and phase (φ). At least three adjacent pixels are assumed to have a substantially identical value for each of the absorption (a0), the visibility (V), and the phase (φ) through variable approximation of an image. The absorption, the visibility, and the phase are obtained, based on at least one measurement image.
US11181473B2
The present invention is an underwater analysis device (10) for analyzing absorption capacity of water. Accordingly, the subject matter device is characterized by comprising a body (100) having a sealed first casing (110) which accommodates a sealed illumination window (111); a sealed second casing (130) which accommodates a sealed measurement window (131); a prismatic hollow water chamber (120) provided between said first casing (110) and said second casing (130) and arranged such that a first inlet (121) thereof faces said illumination window (111) and such that a second inlet (122) thereof faces said measurement window (131); said water chamber (120) comprises pluralities water transfer openings (123); said first casing (110) comprises a light emitting unit (113) arranged to emit test light from the illumination window (111) towards the measurement window (131); said second casing (130) comprises a light sensing unit (133) arranged to at least partially receive the test light passing through the water in the water chamber (120) and to embody in a manner generating signal in accordance with the density of the received test light components.
US11181472B2
A device and a process detects alcohol in a gas sample, especially in an exhaled breath sample. A measuring chamber (2) receives the gas sample to be tested. Two IR radiation sources (7, 11) are configured to transmit an IR beam each into the measuring chamber (2). Two IR detectors (9, 13) generate a measured value each depending on an incident IR beam. An analysis unit (10) automatically makes a decision on whether or not the gas sample contains alcohol, doing so depending on the two measured values from the two IR detectors (9, 13).
US11181470B2
The present technology relates to a sensing system, a sensing method, and a sensing device which are capable of performing measurement with higher accuracy. A sensing system is configured such that a plurality of reference reflection regions having a reflectance corresponding to an inspection target are prepared for each wavelength band which is a target for sensing of the inspection target as reference reflection regions, and is configured to sense the reference reflection region having a reflectance corresponding to the inspection target for each wavelength band which is a target for sensing of the inspection target at the time of sensing a region including the inspection target and the reference reflection region. The present technology can be applied to a system for measuring a vegetation index such as a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI).
US11181456B2
Various embodiments are directed to a collection media assembly for receiving one or more particles from a volume of fluid within a fluid composition sensor. In various embodiments, the collection media assembly comprises a housing, a transparent substrate, a collection media disposed upon the transparent substrate and configured to receive one or more particles from a volume of fluid received through a fluid inlet; and at least one alignment feature. The housing defines an open lower end configured for interaction with an imaging device, such that the one or more particles received by the collection media are visible through the transparent substrate from the open lower end. Each of the at least one alignment features is configured to engage a corresponding element disposed within the fluid composition sensor so as to constrain relative movement between the collection media assembly and the corresponding element in at least a first direction.
US11181446B2
A method and system for sampling a solid sample material can include the step of mounting the sample material on a support. A sample surface is coated with a surface treatment composition in a dry deposition process. A solvent supply conduit for supplying solvent to the sample surface and a solvent exhaust conduit for withdrawing solvent from the sample surface can be provided. Solvent is flowed from the solvent supply conduit to the surface treatment composition and the sample surface such that the solvent contacts the surface treatment composition. A laser beam is directed from a laser source to the sample and the surface treatment composition. The laser beam will ablate the sample and the surface treatment composition in portions intersected by the laser beam. Ablated sample material enters the solvent liquid and will be transported with the solvent away from the sample surface through the solvent exhaust conduit.
US11181444B2
A method for detecting glow plug replacement or an aging glow plug. The glow plugs are heated and monitored. When a threshold value is reached for a first glow plug, a first value of a temperature-dependent variable is measured for all other glow plugs and is stored as reference values associated with the first glow plug. This process is repeated until reference values associated with each glow plug have been determined and stored for each glow plug. The process is repeated to determine a set of comparative values. The comparative values are compared with the reference values. A deviation of a comparative from a reference value of less than a specified tolerance value is considered an agreement. The inventive process concludes which of the glow plugs of the engine are unaltered and which have a resistance-temperature characteristic that has been altered to an extent indicating replacement, aging or a defect.
US11181437B2
Concepts for determining a structural integrity of a raised floor comprising an array of stringers and stanchions are presented. Each stringer is supported at opposite ends by a respective pair of stanchions. One example comprises a system having a transmitter configured to transmit a signal between a pair of stanchions via a respective stringer and a receiver configured to receive the transmitted signal. The system further comprises a processing unit configured to determine a status of the stringer based on the received signal, then determine an indicator of a structural integrity of a raised floor based on the determined status.
US11181436B2
The present invention is a bleeding air regulator control pneumatic circuit for supplying air to a leakage detection system for testing a device under test for leakage. The bleeding air regulator control pneumatic circuit includes an air supply source having an outlet port for supplying compressed air to the leakage detection system; an air relay having a first port in fluid communication with the outlet port of the air supply source and a second port in fluid communication with an inlet of the leakage detection system; a pressure regulator having an inlet port in fluid communication with and connected at a point between the outlet port of the air supply source and the first port of the air relay, and an outlet port in fluid communication with and connected to a third port of the air relay; a bleed valve having a first port in fluid communication with a fourth port of the air relay and a second bleed port; and a flow control valve positioned between and in fluid communication with the air relay and the bleed valve.
US11181432B2
A method for diagnosing a differential pressure line of a differential pressure measurement arrangement includes capturing a first set number of differential pressure values, which represent a difference between a first media pressure and a second media pressure within a process, and checking whether the differential pressure measurement arrangement and/or the process are in a state that allows a diagnosis of the differential pressure line. Where it is determined that the differential pressure measurement arrangement and/or the process are not in a state that allows a diagnosis of the differential pressure line, the differential pressure values are captured anew such that the previously captured differential pressure values are deleted or overwritten. Otherwise, a diagnostic function to determine whether a differential pressure line is blocked is carried out.
US11181431B2
A curved recess in a stopper includes a groove-pattern region and a groove-free region. When a sensor diaphragm reaches a bottom of the curved recess in the stopper, a groove-free region is divided into a ring-shaped first region with which a sensor diaphragm is in close contact and a ring-shaped second region disposed between an inner wall surface of a ring-shaped wall and the ring-shaped first region. The first region serves as a sealing region and the second region serves as a confinement region so that a pressure transmitting medium that remains in a space adjacent to the inner wall surface of the ring-shaped wall is confined in the confinement region, and abnormal deformation of the sensor diaphragm is prevented.
US11181430B2
A pressure gauge includes: an outer container defining an outer chamber set to a reference pressure (Pr); an inner container disposed in the outer container; and a tube setting the inside of a first inner chamber of the inner container to a measurement pressure (Px). The inner container includes: a cylindrical rigid wall portion; first and second pressure receiving plates that displace due to a differential pressure between the reference pressure and the measurement pressure; a bellows partitioning the inner container into the first inner chamber and a second inner chamber; and a pressure detection element disposed in the second inner chamber and detecting the measurement pressure based on the displacements of the first and the second pressure receiving plates. The outer chamber and the second inner chamber are set to the reference pressure of a high vacuum that is lower than a lower limit of the measurement pressure.
US11181424B2
A process for manufacturing at least one microbolometer comprising a sensitive material based on vanadium oxide containing nitrogen as additional chemical element, includes steps of determining a non-zero effective amount of the additional chemical element starting from which the sensitive material, having undergone a step of exposure to a temperature Tr for a duration Δtr, has an electrical resistivity ρa|r at ambient temperature greater than or equal to 50% of the native value ρa of said sensitive material at ambient temperature; producing the sensitive material in a thin layer having an amount of the additional chemical element greater than or equal to the effective amount determined beforehand, the sensitive material being amorphous and having an electrical resistivity of between 1 and 30 Ω·cm; and exposing the sensitive material to a temperature Tr for a duration Δtr.
US11181423B2
A measurement system of photoluminescence properties of a sample, comprises a radiation source module configured to generate a first radiation, an excitation optical path coupled to the radiation source module, a support structured to support a sample to be optically coupled to excitation optical path and adapted to provide a photoluminescence radiation, and collection path coupled to the sample and configured to propagate the photoluminescence radiation. The system also includes an analysis device configured to receive the photoluminescence radiation and provide data/information on photoluminescence properties of sample. At least one path between the excitation path and the collection path comprises a respective adjustable birefringent common-path interferometer module configured to produce first and second radiations adapted to interfere with each other.
US11181421B2
A spectrometer is disclosed. The spectrometer includes a fiber input, a collimator lens, a rotating shaft, a grating, a focal lens and a focal plane which have arranged in order. A broadband incident light of the fiber input becomes a first parallel beam through the collimator lens and separated by the grating into multiple parallel beams of different wavelengths and then focused by the focal lens to emit an output beams to an imaging position on the focal plane. The spectrometer can rotate the collimator lens and fiber input to change the imaging position on the focal plane.
US11181420B2
Described are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional body comprising mutually oriented devices. In accordance with the invention, a substrate having a first and a second substrate region is provided. A first device is provided in the first substrate region. A second device is provided in the first or in the second substrate region. The substrate is bent along at least one bending edge in order to obtain a three-dimensional body. In accordance with the invention, the first device and the second device are oriented to each other by the bending in order to provide a communications path between the same.
US11181415B2
Embodiments of the disclosed inventions relate to a platform configured for evaluating and profiling metering technologies such as water meters using information derived from a plurality of fluid meter test systems deployed in a plurality of environments and in communication with a centralized data storage system. The inventions teach the establishment of an A Posteriori Database (APD) using “laboratory data” and “field data” derived from user entries and meter tests using a network of certified fluid meter test benches where the field data is based on evaluations of meters removed from a known metering environment.
US11181410B2
A measurement device for ascertaining a fluid variable relating to a fluid and/or a fluid flow of the fluid, includes a computing device and a sensor module or a plurality of sensor modules for acquiring a respective sensor variable, depending on which the fluid variable can be ascertained by the computing device. The sensor module or the sensor modules is/are connected by at least two wires in each case to respective sensor contacts of the computing device. At least one of the sensor contacts is coupled by a respective capacitance to a reference circuit segment lying at a reference potential, in particular the ground potential, and the reference circuit segment is insulated with respect to direct current from the sensor contacts.
US11181402B2
Sensors in one or more remote devices provide sensor output to a device having a controller. The controller analyzes the sensor data to determine the accuracy of the sensors outputting the sensor data. Based on the analysis, the controller calculates a calibration value to utilize in calibrating one or more of the sensors in the remote devices, or in one or more other devices.
US11181399B2
The magnetic encoder includes: a core member of annular shape having a press-fitting portion which bends and extends from an edge of a track formation surface, and to which a rotary shaft is press-fitted and fixed; and two or more rows of magnetic tracks arranged adjacent to each other on a magnetic member provided on the track formation surface, each track having N poles and S poles alternately magnetized thereon. The two or more rows of magnetic tracks include a main track that has a largest number of magnetic poles and is used for calculating an angle of rotation, and a sub track used for calculating a phase difference from the main track. The main track is located on a side more distant from the press-fitting portion than the sub track.
US11181398B2
A rotation angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of a rotating body includes a magnet disposed to rotate together with the rotating body, a magnetic portion provided in a ring shape radially outward of the magnet, a plurality of gaps being formed in the magnetic portion at a plurality of locations along a circumferential direction, and a magnetic detection unit arranged in a particular gap of the plurality of gaps. The magnetic detection unit is located at a detection position, a width of the particular gap in the tangential direction at the detection position is defined as a detection position gap width, a width of the particular gap in the tangential direction at a position radially outward of the detection position is defined as a tangential width, and the tangential width is narrower than the detection position gap width.
US11181397B2
A high-resolution index (HRI) detector module for use with a meter including an HRI wheel therein having a modulator thereon is provided. The HRI detector module includes a plurality of capacitive sensors positioned on a printed circuit board (PCB). The plurality of capacitive sensors is configured to detect a change in capacitance caused by the modulator of the HRI wheel when the modulator enters into an electric field generated by the plurality of capacitive sensors. Related systems are also provided.
US11181391B2
Systems for determining a flight stage of an aircraft are described in which a vibration sensor and a sensor for determining a pitch of the aircraft are utilized. A server receives signals from the vibration sensor and pitch sensor, and determines the flight stage using a set of algorithms. Depending on the flight stage determined, a command signal can be generated and transmitted to cause one or more components of the aircraft to change in function or power on or off.
US11181385B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of reducing a difference between a three-dimensional shape represented by map data, using approximation, and a real three-dimensional shape. A map data generating apparatus is a map data generating apparatus capable of generating map data representing a three-dimensional shape, using approximation, the map data generating apparatus including: an acquisition part that acquires a shape point sequence indicating the three-dimensional shape, and a control part that generates an arc passing three object points, based on the three object points in the shape point sequence acquired by the acquisition part, and determines whether an approximation division point that should not be approximated in the three-dimensional shape is included in the three object points, based on the arc.
US11181384B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to validating map data using challenge questions. For instance, an attributes to be validated may be identified from the map data. At least one challenge question may be selected from a plurality of predetermined challenge questions based on the attribute. An image may be retrieved based on image information associated with the at least one challenge question. The image and the at least one challenge question may be provided for display. In response to the providing, operator input identifying an answer to the at least one challenge question may be received. This answer may be then used to validate the attribute.
US11181382B2
Digital maps of private spaces may be implemented using mobile computing device sensors. Sensor data may be received from one or more mobile computing devices to determine a digital signature describing a private space. Scheduling data may also be received from the one or more mobile devices. The scheduling data may describe a location associated with the private space to be mapped. A digital map of the private space may then be generated from the digital signature and the location associated with the private space in the scheduling data.
US11181379B2
A system and method for generating a tracking state for a device includes synchronizing measurement data from exteroceptive sensors and an inertial measurement unit (IMU). A processing unit is programmed to offset one of the measurement signals by a time offset that minimizes a total error between a change in rotation of the device predicted by the exteroceptive sensor data over a time interval defined by an exteroceptive sensor sampling rate and a change in rotation of the device predicted by the IMU sensor data over the time interval.
US11181377B2
A travel direction estimation device mounted on a vehicle including a position detector and an angular velocity detector to estimate a travel direction of the vehicle includes: a first angle processor calculating a first angle based on a change of a position of the vehicle being detected in the position detector and updated at a predetermined time interval, a second angle processor calculating a second angle based on a rotational angular velocity of the vehicle being detected in the angular velocity detector and a detection interval of the position of the vehicle in the position detector, and a travel direction processor calculating the travel direction of the vehicle based on the first angle and the second angle. The travel direction estimation device can estimate a travel direction of a vehicle with a high degree of accuracy.
US11181372B2
A gravimeter or inertial sensor system and method of operating such a system is provided. The system comprises a variable frequency signal source (100, 101, 102) configured to provide first and second signals, a resonant sensor (103) connected to receive the first signal, a phase comparator (111) connected to the output of the resonant sensor and to receive the second signal, and a controller (114) connected to the phase comparator. In a first mode, the controller controls the desired frequency of the signals from the variable frequency signal source based on a value of the phase comparator output signal to lock the frequency of the input signals to a resonant frequency of the resonant sensor. In a second mode, the controller disconnects from the variable frequency signal source and records an open loop output signal indicative of the physical parameter to be measured based on the response of the resonant sensor.
US11181365B2
Determining which reference-level pressures, from among a plurality of available reference-level pressures, are used when estimating an altitude of a mobile device. Different systems and methods determine isobars based on reference-level pressures of weather stations, and then use the isobars in different ways to identify particular reference-level pressures for use in estimated an altitude of a mobile device. One approach determines the smallest distance between an initial estimated position of a mobile device and a neighboring isobar, and then uses that distance to identify reference-level pressures. Another approach identifies reference-level pressures between an isobar on which an initial estimated position of a mobile device is location and a neighboring isobar. Yet another approach compares the number of identified reference-level pressures and/or locations of the identified reference-level pressures against threshold conditions before determining which reference-level pressures to use.
US11181363B2
A measurement device for measuring a relative position between alignment marks includes an illumination unit capable of illuminating the alignment marks at a plurality of wavelengths, a detection unit that detects light from the alignment marks, a processing unit that obtain the relative position between the alignment marks, and an adjustment unit that adjusts a relative amount between light amounts of the plurality of wavelengths so that a relative value between detection light amounts of light from the alignment marks falls within a predetermined range.
US11181362B2
A method of measuring a volume of a micro projection includes: measuring a three-dimensional shape of the micro projection using white-light interferometry; comparing a height at which a first peak of an envelope of an interference light intensity is detected with a height of a reference plane, and extracting a projection top portion of the micro projection; detecting a height of the extracted projection top portion; detecting a diameter based on a lateral dimension and a longitudinal dimension of a circumscribed quadrangle in an area that constitutes the projection top portion and a region having a height different from the height of the reference plane, the region including or being in contact with the projection top portion; and calculating the volume of the micro projection based on the height of the projection top portion and the diameter.
US11181361B2
A semiconductor device inspection apparatus includes: a light sensor that detects light from a semiconductor device as a DUT to which an electric signal has been input; an optical system that guides light from the semiconductor device to the light sensor; and a control device electrically connected to the light sensor. The control device includes: a data reading unit that reads mask data indicating a mask layout of the semiconductor device; a search unit that searches for a position of a transistor in the semiconductor device on the basis of polygon data of a gate layer of the semiconductor device included in the mask data; a setting unit that sets the searched position of the transistor as an optical measurement target position; and a measurement unit that performs optical measurement for the set optical measurement target position to acquire a measurement result.
US11181347B2
A laser beam is condensed in a close position to a target object in underwater so as to generate an air bubble or plasma. The target object is efficiently destroyed by a shock by the air bubble or the plasma.
US11181337B2
Crossbow bowstring positioning systems are provided. In one aspect of the invention a crossbow bowstring positioning system has a crank housing supporting an axle and positioning a first connector at a front facing surface of the crank housing, a length of rope connected between two separated points on the axle; a bowstring connector joined to the length of rope and connectable to a bowstring of the crossbow, a mounting having a buffer tube mount mountable to a buffer tube of a crossbow; and a crank operable to rotate the axle to control an extent to which the rope is wound onto the axle and a position of the bowstring connector relative to the axle. The crank housing and mounting can be readily assembled in a small space and an efficient manner while providing paths through which a force experienced by the axle during use can be resisted.
US11181334B2
An archery limb adjustment system and method for archery bows are disclosed herein. The archery limb adjustment system, in an embodiment, includes an archery limb holder configured to be coupled to an archery bow, a pivot member configured to be coupled to the archery bow, and an archery limb adjuster operatively coupled to the archery limb holder. The archery limb adjuster is configured to receive an input. As a result of the input, the archery limb holder is configured to pivot relative to the archery bow.
US11181330B2
The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger, for example an indirect charge air cooler for an internal combustion engine. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger block including a first channel system for a first fluid and a second channel system for a second fluid that is fluidically separate from the first channel system. Two opposite side parts and two opposite end parts are structured and arranged to fluidically delimit the second channel system. At least one frame part is connected with a respective edge of the two side parts and of the two end parts. An air inlet box is connected to the at least one frame part via a seal. The heat exchanger block has a width b1 and a height h1, and the seal has a width b2 and a height h2, where b1≥b2 and h1≥h2.
US11181322B2
A turbine engine heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a reference axis, a network of tubular meshes having a plurality of meshes each of which is formed, successively in a reference direction, of at least two curvilinear branches, called anterior branches, of a junction where the two anterior branches meet, and of at least two curvilinear branches, called posterior branches, diverging from the junction, wherein the meshes are stacked in staggered rows.
US11181319B2
A sawn wood drying system, which allows to take advantage of the heat contained in the dry wood that leaves the system to preheat the wet and cold wood that enters the system, the system comprising: a heating chamber, a drying chamber and a cooling chamber, sequentially arranged, and a transport path that allows the transfer of sawn wood through these three chambers; a first air circulation system, which provides a first high temperature air flow inside the drying chamber; and a second air circulation system that provides a second air flow, independent of the first air flow, which allows the heating chamber to be in fluid communication with the cooling chamber by means of external chambers or ducts connecting both chambers.
US11181315B2
An enclosure for use as a walk-in freezer or refrigerator includes a first panel and a second panel connected to the first panel. Each of the first and second panels includes a body having a frame coupled to the body. The frame includes a beam of a first material and a jacket of a second material at least partially enclosing the beam. An interior edge of the frame is adjacent to the body. An exterior edge is defined by the jacket and defines a joint member. The joint member of the first panel defines a groove, and the joint member of the second panel defines a protrusion adapted to engage the groove of the joint member of the first panel. At least one joint member includes a deformable portion that compresses when the joint member of the first panel engages with the joint member of the second panel.
US11181311B2
The present disclosure provides a method of controlling a refrigerator that includes a compressor, an evaporator to supply cold air to a storage chamber, a defrosting heater to defrost the evaporator, and a controller to control the defrosting heater. The method includes: operating a cooling cycle for cooling the storage chamber; determining whether a defrosting start condition is satisfied during operation of the cooling cycle; determining whether a defrosting delay condition is satisfied when the defrosting start condition is satisfied; and starting a defrosting operation when the defrosting delay condition is not satisfied, and starting the defrosting operation at a delayed defrosting start time when the defrosting delay condition is satisfied.
US11181305B2
A heat exchanger includes: a heat exchanging part that includes flat tubes aligned vertically when the heat exchanger is installed; a first flow divider that includes a first pipe through which a refrigerant enters or exits from the first flow divider, second pipes that provide refrigerant flow paths between the heat exchanging part and the first pipe, and a main body that internally has a first space; and second flow dividers that each internally include one of second spaces that provide refrigerant flow paths between the heat exchanging part and the first flow divider. The first space communicates with a first end of the first pipe and a first end of each of the second pipes and causes the refrigerant to flow from the first pipe into the second pipes or from the second pipes into the first pipe.
US11181304B2
A chilling unit and a water circulation temperature control system includes a refrigerant circuit, a pipe through which a heat medium flows, a flow switching valve, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, and a controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a pair of air-side heat exchangers, an expansion valve, and a heat-medium-side heat exchanger connected to each other by pipes. The flow switching valve switches between refrigerant-circulation routes. The controller controls the compressor in accordance with a target outlet temperature, the heat medium temperature detected by the temperature sensor, and a heat medium pressure difference detected by the pressure sensor. When a load on an air handler decreases to a low level and is equal to or less than the compressor's lowest capacity, the controller controls the flow switching valve so that one of the air-side heat exchangers and the heat-medium-side heat exchanger are connected in parallel.
US11181299B2
A drain line cleaning nozzle comprising a first end and a cylindrical portion connected to the first end is described. The cylindrical portion of the nozzle having a diameter that is configured to fit within a pipe. The drain line cleaning nozzle can also include a tapered portion connecting the cylindrical portion to a second end. The second end of the nozzle is configured to couple to a hose. The tapered portion is offset from the second end of the nozzle and is configured to fit within a plumbing connection and engage, via an interference fit, an opening of the plumbing connection connected to the pipe.
US11181292B2
An information output system includes a reception device and a processor. The reception device receives, via wireless communication, identification information or association information from at least one communications terminal to which the identification information is assigned. The association information is information about controllability of a target device associated with a target area where a person who carries the at least one communications terminal with him or her is currently present and is correlated to the identification information. The processor acquires the association information by reference to the information received at the reception device and outputs authorization information based on the association information. The authorization information is information used for enabling authorized control of the target device.
US11181290B2
Devices, methods, and systems for alarm processing are described herein. One computing device for alarm processing, includes a memory and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to generate a first alarm for a first system based on a monitored value for the first system, receive a second alarm generated by a second system based on a monitored value for the second system, send the first alarm and the second alarm to an alarm queue, filter the alarm queue based on the monitored values associated with the first alarm and the second alarm within the alarm queue, and push the first alarm or the second alarm within the alarm queue to an application based on the filtering.
US11181289B2
A computer implemented method and system for an automated customer service platform with human augmented conversational interleaving is disclosed. The method comprises estimating a latent load of the air in a zone being disinfected; selecting a set of one or more control from a plurality of control that is expected to improve the optimization metric; optimizing a metric for the set of allowable control and changing the setpoints of the set of control when the optimized metric has converged.
US11181282B2
A gas range for a vehicle contains a gas range height. The gas range contains an oven having an oven cavity, and a cooktop located above the oven. The cooktop contains a gas burner having a gas burner height, and a cooking grate above the gas burner. The cooking grate has a cooking grate height. A gas oxidation height is the difference between the cooking grate height and the gas burner height. The gas oxidation height is from about 10 mm to about 40 mm and the gas range height is from about 350 mm to about 450 mm. A gas range also contains an oven, a cooktop and a lid. The oven contains an oven cavity and a plurality of oven exhausts. The cooktop contains a gas burner and a cooking grate above the gas burner. The lid covers the cooking grate and the lid has an open position and a closed position. An oven exhaust leads from the oven cavity to the cooktop and when the lid is closed the lid forms a flat top. A counter may contain the gas oven and a vehicle may contain the gas oven and/or the counter.
US11181281B2
A filtration system for a ventilation hood includes a first filter and a second filter, operatively disposed in series. The first filter is configured to be mounted within the ventilation hood, and has an air inlet, an air outlet, and a grease outlet. The second filter includes a filter material with an upstream surface and a downstream surface, an upstream housing element abutting the upstream surface of the filter material, and a downstream housing element abutting the downstream surface of the filter material. The housing elements include openings, and hold the filter material in compression.
US11181280B2
The present invention relates to a domestic appliance, particularly a cooking oven, comprising a chassis and a door hinged to the chassis at a rotating axis of the door, wherein the door comprises at least one door panel, at least one door frame attached at an inner side of the door panel, at least one electric or electronic unit attached inside or at the door, at least one electrically conducting cable for interconnecting the electric or electronic unit to a control unit arranged at or in the chassis of the domestic appliance, at least one cable channel attached or attachable to the door frame for guiding a first section of the cable, and at least one cable tube arranged within the region of a rotating axis of the door for guiding a second section of the cable from the door frame to the chassis, wherein the cable tube comprises a main section, and a first end section for connecting the cable tube to the hinge-sided end of the door and a second end section for connecting the cable tube to the chassis, wherein the main section is connecting the first end section the second end section, and wherein at least one of the first end section and/or the second end section configured to be freely pivotable relative to a rotational axis (y) running essentially in parallel to the main section.
US11181273B2
A turbine engine has two combustion zones so as to operate in conditions where water scarcity is an issue. The secondary combustion zone is located downstream of the primary combustion zone. Fuel can be fed into an air scoop having air from a shell surrounding the primary and secondary combustion zone. The feeding of the fuel through the air scoop allows atomization of the fuel. The mixture can then enter the secondary combustion zone and mix with the products from the first combustion zone.
US11181268B2
A refractory block assembly for a steam reformer furnace tunnel includes a hollow main body portion having at least one through-hole having openings formed in a first side and an opposed second side of the hollow main body portion. At least one refractory insert member, having mechanical mating features on at least a portion of the outer surface thereof, resides within at least one of the at least one through-hole of the hollow main body portion.
US11181261B2
An illustrative light fixture provides an emitter housing and a driver housing in a single fixture with an airflow channel defined between the emitter and driver housings. The airflow channel minimizes thermal conduction between the emitter and driver housings, and maximizes thermal convective cooling for at least one of the emitter housing and driver housing. The emitter housing includes vertical fins extending into the airflow chamber. The left and right sides of the emitter and driver housings define top and bottom edges that are respectively coplanar with the top and bottom edges of the vertical fins.
US11181258B2
A switch for a light may comprise: an electrical switch actuatable in a direction transverse to the electrical switch; a switch actuator including: a plunger adjacent the electrical switch movable pivotably for actuating and de-actuating the electrical switch. A flexible boot may move the plunger toward the electrical switch when the flexible boot is pressed. The electrical switch is actuated when the flexible boot is pressed toward the electrical switch or at an angle therebetween. The switch may be adjacent a reference plane surface in a light body of the light.
US11181253B2
An LED lighting fixture including a side access door and a compartment for housing electrical components required for operation of the LED fixture. The side access door secured to the compartment by a hinge structure, such that the side door is retained when in an open position.
US11181248B1
In order to provide a temporary lighting solution in extreme weather or lighting conditions, this application has been conceived. A set of blowers will continuously operate to inflate a long cylindrical tube in which a light has been placed to illuminate a designated area. The means of illumination for the device will be an LED light that is mounted to a plate on the top of an inflatable tube. Ventilation holes on the plate to mount the LED light and heat sinks are incorporated to dissipate the heat that is generated by this light.
US11181247B2
Laminated light-blocking decorative articles are prepared by applying an aqueous foamed opacifying composition to a decorative fabric, drying, laminating a non-woven fabric to the resulting dry foamed opacifying layer, and densifying that layer to have a thickness that is at least 20% less than before densifying. This operation can be carried out so that non-woven fabric, decorative fabric, and aqueous foamed opacifying composition are supplied in a single-pass, in-line operation to make any quantity of laminated light-blocking decorative article. The applied aqueous foamed opacifying composition has 35%-70% solids and a foam density of 0.1-0.5 g/cm3. It is composed of (a) porous particles, (b) a binder material, (c) two or more additives comprising at least one foaming surfactant and at least one foam stabilizer, (d) an aqueous medium, and (e) at least 0.0001 weight % of an opacifying colorant that absorbs electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of 380-800 nm.
US11181245B2
A light source device includes: a substrate; a light-emitting unit matrix including a plurality of light-emitting units disposed in a matrix on the substrate; and a reflective resin disposed in a region, on the substrate, including a region where the light-emitting unit matrix is disposed. The plurality of light-emitting units include a first light-emitting unit and a second light-emitting unit adjacent to each other in a column direction of the light-emitting unit matrix. The reflective resin includes a first reflective portion disposed between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit and extending in a direction intersecting the column direction. At least a portion of an upper surface of the first reflective portion protrudes beyond an upper surface of the first light-emitting unit and an upper surface of the second light-emitting unit.
US11181244B2
In one example, a lighting assembly includes a housing to hold an elongated lamp and an elongated device attached to or integral with the housing and configured to, when an lamp is held in the housing, convert light from the lamp having a first irradiance that is non-uniform along a length into light having a second irradiance that is uniform along the length.
US11181243B2
Flexible lighting panel includes a substrate with a conductor pattern and apertures, solid-state light emitters electrically connected to the conductor pattern, a light-transmissive first protective layer covering at least a portion of a first surface of the substrate, and a second protective layer covering at least a portion of a second surface of the substrate. The first and second protective layers are joined to one another through the apertures and the periphery of the substrate to assist in maintaining the light-transmissive first protective layer and the second protective layer against the first and second surfaces of the substrate, respectively. One or both of the first and second protective layers encapsulate the solid-state light emitters. The lighting panel is flexible to allow opposite edges of the lighting panel to be folded over on one another and/or the lighting panel to be rolled into a tubular configuration.
US11181238B2
Systems and methods for controlling flow with a rotatable valve are provided. A described system includes a valve body having a valve chamber and a plurality of ports into the valve chamber. The plurality of ports include a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port and the second port are aligned with a common axis and located on opposite sides of the valve chamber. The system further includes a valve member located within the valve chamber. The valve member is controllably rotatable to modulate fluid flow between the first port and the third port while maintaining the second port completely closed and to modulate fluid flow between the second port and the third port while maintaining the first port completely closed.
US11181232B2
The safety attachment provides preferably 4 video cameras mounted around a bandsaw blade and looking parallel to the blade direction. Each camera CCD sensor is partly scanned in mode 1. In mode 1 an axis corner of each scanned area is aligned with the camera axis, produced to the table, defining a corner of a parallel-sided protected volume including the entire exposed blade. The blade is rapidly braked when the attachment detects a glove intrusion. In the alternative fully scanned mode 2 the protected area extends outside the mode 1 area and a warning only is emitted on intrusion.
US11181224B2
A positioning carrier for attaching to a rail having a rib includes a housing having a bore, a frame attached to the housing and engaged onto the rail and having a compartment for receiving the rail, a bracket engaged into the frame and engaged with the rail, a seat attached to the housing and having a curved surface, a latch engaged through the frame and the housing and the seat, a shaft attached to the latch, a spring biasing member engaged onto the latch and engaged between the shaft and the seat, and a cam member engaged with the shaft and engaged with the curved surface of the seat for actuating the frame and the housing and the seat toward each other or for releasing the frame and the housing and the seat from each other.
US11181214B2
A pipe coupling including an externally threaded body and an internally threaded nut. The nut's outer end includes an outwardly converging internal circular surface and a spacer is co-operable with the nut and body. The coupling further includes an O-ring and a deformable gripping member. The gripping member has an internal surface with barbs extending radially inwardly therefrom. An end of a pipe is insertable through said gripping member, spacer and O-ring into the body. Tightening of the nut causes axial movement of said spacer, sealing engagement of said O-ring to the body and pipe, and radially inward deformation of said gripping member such that said barbs clamp the pipe. The diameter of the O-ring is greater than that of the spacer at points where it is secured before tightening of the nut and less than that of the spacer when the nut has been tightened.
US11181213B2
A pipe coupling includes first and second coupling segments, an inner surface of each of the first and second coupling segments defining first and second ring grooves, the inner surface of each of the first and second coupling segments including transition portions on either side of the respective ring grooves, each of the first and second ring grooves defining a groove bottom surface positioned radially outward from each of the respective transition portions; a first pipe connection ring disposed within the first ring groove and a second pipe connection ring disposed within the second ring groove, each of the respective pipe connection rings including: an outer flange aligned with an axial direction of the respective pipe connection ring and received within the respective ring groove; and an inner flange connected to the outer flange and angled with respect to the outer flange.
US11181212B2
An extensible hose includes a hose, a protective tube and a sheath. The hose is expansible in a radial manner and extensible in an axial manner. The protective tube is expansible in a radial manner and extensible in an axial manner, wherein the protective tube wraps the hose. The sheath wraps the protective tube. The sheath includes elastic warps and non-elastic weft. The elastic warps extend parallel to the protective tube. The non-elastic wefts sorted into a first group and a second group. The non-elastic wefts in the first group extend around the elastic warps in a right-hand helical manner and in an S-shaped manner. The non-elastic wefts in the second group extend around the elastic warps in a left-hand helical manner and in an S-shaped manner.
US11181200B2
A high pressure valve includes a valve body having a surface defining a corresponding portion of a conduit and a pocket. A removable insert is removably inserted into the pocket of the valve body and has surface defining a corresponding portion of the conduit. A seal insert is spaced from the valve body by the removable insert and has an interface with the removable insert. A moving member interfaces with the seal insert for selectively closing the conduit, the interface between the seal insert and the removable insert allows play between the seal insert and the removable insert in response to movement of the moving member.
US11181199B2
An assembly for preventing leakage in a vaporization device comprises an inner tube slidably supported within an outer tube, and a plate fixedly attached at a first end of the inner tube. A vaporization chamber having at least one aperture disposed therethrough is fixedly attached within the outer tube. A spring is disposed in a compressed state between the plate and an interior of the outer tube, and a cover is fixedly attached at a second end of the inner tube, the cover having a skirt. In a first state the plate is held by the compressive force of the spring at a first end of the outer tube so that the aperture is not covered by the skirt, and in a second state the plate is pushed into the outer tube by further compressing the spring so that the aperture is covered by the skirt.
US11181198B2
In a non-sealed butterfly valve, a butterfly valve element includes a downstream end face that faces a downstream side of a flow passage during valve closing and a maximum outer diameter portion that makes a gap with a minimum distance. The butterfly valve element includes a first chamfered portion that reduces the diameter of the butterfly valve element from the maximum outer diameter portion to the downstream end face over the entire circumference. The first chamfered portion has a taper angle of 5° or less relative to the thickness direction of the butterfly valve element. The first chamfered portion and the downstream end face intersect each other at a ridge line that falls within an imaginary circle that is centered on the central axis of the butterfly valve element and passes the maximum outer diameter portion.
US11181196B2
A multilayer static gasket, stopper region containing distance layer therefor and methods of construction thereof are provided. The gasket includes at least one metal functional layer and at distance layer including a stopper region. The functional layer has a seal bead surrounding at least one passage to be sealed. The distance layer has a thickness extending between generally planar opposite sides, with each of the opposite sides of the distance layer having a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly therefrom and a plurality of depressions extending inwardly therein, wherein the protrusions and depressions form the stopper region. Each of the depressions extends into a separate protrusion, thereby forming an underside of the associated protrusion. The depressions extend into the opposite sides of the distance layer a distance that is equal to or greater than ½ of the thickness of the distance layer.
US11181193B2
A multi-speed planetary transmission is operable in at least nine forward speed ratios, at least one reverse speed ratio, and at least one neutral speed ratio. A hydraulic control system for the transmission includes a hydraulic default control system and is operable to a default configuration when a default condition occurs during operation of the transmission. The hydraulic control system defaults to a forward default gear ratio during operation of the transmission in a first forward speed ratio and defaults to a default neutral speed ratio during operation of the transmission in a reverse speed ratio when a default condition occurs. The default condition may be a transmission control module (“TCM”) power failure.
US11181187B2
A planetary gear system includes a planetary gear carrier having three or more posts extending from the planetary gear carrier, each post having a hardened exterior surface, and a planet pinion gear in contact with the hardened exterior surface of each post.
US11181185B2
An eccentric oscillating speed reducer includes an input rotor, a first rotor, a second rotor, a planetary rotor, a flow passage, a contact portion and a radial relief groove. The flow passage includes an axial gap located between the planetary rotor and a contact member. The flow passage conducts a lubricant oil that is forced to flow by a centrifugal force. The contact portion is placed in a drive force transmission path from the planetary rotor to the second rotor. The contact portion includes: a planetary rotor end surface of the planetary rotor located on a side where the second rotor is placed; and a second rotor end surface of the second rotor, which is opposed to the planetary rotor end surface. The radial relief groove forms a portion of the flow passage and extends through a radial width of the planetary rotor end surface.
US11181180B2
This motor-integrated transmission device is provided with: a motor provided with an output shaft; a gear train; and a case. A breather part is provided which allows communication between an internal space of the motor-integrated transmission device and the outside. A case internal space and a motor internal space communicate with each other through a connection flow path provided in a different place to an insertion part of the case. The case internal space and the motor internal space communicate with the breather part.
US11181165B2
The present invention provides a vibration mitigation device which includes a vertically extending housing and a reciprocating assembly coupled with and fully enclosed inside of the vertically extending housing. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the vibration mitigation device may utilize a tension spring as the biasing member while operating in a pneumatic process, an eddy current dampening process or a hybrid combination of the two dampening processes. For low amplitude, the eddy current dampening process may provide improved vibration mitigation results and for higher amplitudes, the pneumatic process may provide improved vibration mitigation results. Other exemplary embodiments include a vibration damping element that utilizes a compression spring as a biasing member for mitigating vibrations. Further exemplary embodiments provide a vibration damping element that utilizes a compression spring and a tension spring as biasing members for mitigating vibrations.
US11181157B2
A brake dust cover is disposed between a non-rotating body rotatably supporting an axle and a disc rotor rotating together with the axle so as to cover the disc rotor from an inner side in a vehicle width direction. The brake dust cover includes a first plate-like member having a C-shape in which a part of a circular ring is cut out, and a second plate-like member coupled to the first plate-like member. The second plate-like member includes a fixed portion fixed to the non-rotating body, and a plurality of support portions extending radially from the fixed portion. The first plate-like member is coupled to the second plate-like member to overlap the support portions such that an opening portion is formed between an inner edge of the first plate-like member and an outer edge of the fixed portion of the second plate-like member when viewed in the vehicle width direction.
US11181155B2
According to one aspect, a releasable roller clutch includes a shaft and a clutch housing positioned around the shaft. The shaft and clutch housing together defining a space there between with rollers positioned in said space. The rollers permit rotation of the shaft relative to the clutch housing when in an unlocked position in which the rollers are not wedged and prevent rotation of the shaft relative to the clutch housing when in a locked position in which the rollers are wedged. A cage extends into the space defined between the shaft and clutch housing. The cage is moveable relative to the clutch housing between an unlocking position and a locking position. The cage has a contact edge positionable to prevent the rollers from moving from the unlocked position to the locked position when the cage is in an unlocking position. The releasable roller clutch permits rotation of the shaft relative to the clutch housing in both directions when the cage is in the unlocking position.
US11181152B2
A cone clutch for a vehicle may include a hub, a sleeve, a clutch ring including a clutch cone, a first friction ring, an internal middle cone, a second friction ring, an external middle cone, and a third friction ring, wherein friction members are provided on only any one of two contact surfaces between the clutch cone and the first friction ring, between the first friction ring and the internal middle cone, between the internal middle cone and the second friction ring, between the second friction ring and the external middle cone, and between the external middle cone and the third friction ring.
US11181149B2
A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage that holds the balls. The cage includes an annular portion and a plurality of cage bars. Each of the balls is received a pocket between each pair of cage bars that is adjacent in the circumferential direction. A portion of the pocket in a second axial direction opens with a dimension that is smaller than a diameter of the balls. The cage bar includes a flat surface that is continuous with an inner peripheral surface of the annular portion, and an inclined surface that extends away from the inner ring toward the second axial direction from the flat surface.
US11181138B2
A fastener includes a shank having a point at a first end and a second, head end. A first portion of a thread is formed with a first thread angle and a second portion of the thread is formed with a second thread angle. One or more knurls are provided in the shaft in the threaded or unthreaded regions of the fastener. The thread may be serrated or jagged over one or more portions of the fastener, including the area of the first thread angle.
US11181132B2
Apparatuses for flowing multiple fluids in a single channel while substantially maintaining fluid separation are disclosed. In one configuration, the apparatus includes a first internal surface portion with an affinity to a first fluid and a second internal surface portion with an affinity to a second fluid. In another configuration, the apparatus includes a first fluid channel portion, a second fluid channel portion wrapped helically around the first fluid channel portion, and an opening therebetween. Also disclosed is an apparatus for maintaining substantially even fluid flow in fluid pathways having a first flow resistor portion, a second flow resistor portion, and a fluid channel therebetween.
