US11839210B1

The present invention uses compound 3-OH-β-apo-13-carotenone (zaxinone) as a negative regulator of the plant hormone strigolactones (SLs). The compound 3-OH-β-apo-13-carotenone is a positive growth regulator which triggers the formation of crown roots and promotes growth in size and number of roots and shoots. Disclosed herein is a method of using 3-OH-β-apo-13-carotenone as a growth-promoting compound for cereal, grain and vegetable crops. The 3-OH-β-apo-13-carotenone compounds is also a negative regulator of strigolactone biosynthesis and release. Disclosed herein is a method of combating root parasitic weeds affecting cereal, grain and vegetable crops. Application of 3-OH-β-apo-13-carotenone to plant growth media down-regulates strigolactone production in cereal, grain and vegetable crops preventing root parasitic weed infestation of the crops by inhibiting germination of parasitic weed seeds.
US11839198B2

A system and method of livestock management comprising a device disposed in a livestock animal. The device comprises a network interface, a housing defining a cavity, a weighted element, a power supply, a data processing unit, a temperature sensor and an accelerometer. The temperature sensor acquires temperature data of the livestock animal. The accelerometer acquires movement data of the livestock animal. The cavity includes a data processing system having at least one processor and memory. The data processing system is coupled with the power source and communicatively coupled with the temperature sensor and the accelerometer. The data processing system transmits, via the network interface, temperature data and movement data. The cavity includes an activation receiver to receive activation signal to activate the data processing system. A livestock management server receives and analyzes the data, along with any data from any additional data sources, and provides output to a user interface.
US11839190B2

Herein provided is a new corn variety designated ‘166-048’ as well as the seeds, plants, plant parts, and derivatives of the new corn variety ‘166-048’. Also provided are tissue cultures of the new corn variety ‘166-048’ and the plants regenerated therefrom. Methods for producing corn plants by crossing the new corn variety ‘166-048’ with itself or another corn variety and plants produced by such methods are also provided. Hybrids of ‘166-048’ exhibit higher yields and lower harvest moistures than comparable hybrids, and ‘166-048’ has broad general combining ability with Iowa Stiff Stalk Synthetic (BSSS) inbreds.
US11839178B2

An electric riding lawn mower includes a seat for a user to ride, a main frame to support the seat, a power output assembly including a mowing element to output power to realize mowing function and a first motor to drive the mowing element, a walking assembly to at least drive the electric riding lawn mower to travel in the direction of a first straight line on the ground and a second motor to drive the walking assembly, and a power supply device to power the electric riding lawn mower with a first battery pack, which includes a first battery pack housing and a plurality of battery cells disposed therein. The power supply device is mounted to the main frame. At least one of the first battery packs of the power supply device forms a pluggable connection with the main frame. The battery cells are lithium batteries.
US11839169B2

An inter-row machine, of the type used to work laterally to the travel path of the tractor by which it is towed or pushed, during the treatment of the land in espalier orchards or vineyards, having one or two working units, each preceded by a probe element which actuates, at each obstacle to be avoided, a known (hydraulic, pneumatic or electric) device for movement transversely to the travel path and to the row. The encounter of each probe with the obstacle to be avoided causes the rotation of the tool of the corresponding working unit—so that the translation of the latter, which is transverse to the travel path of the tractor, is directly proportional to the angular displacement performed by the tool and reported by an electromagnetic sensor to the electronic controller of the machine.
US11844290B2

Embodiments of process flows and methods are provided for forming a resistive switching random access memory (ReRAM). More specifically, process flows and methods are provided for reducing the forming voltage needed to form a conductive path in the ReRAM cells. A wide variety of plasma doping processes are used to introduce a plurality of different dopants into a metal-oxide dielectric film. By utilizing at least two different dopants, the plasma doping processes described herein reduce the forming voltage of the subsequently formed ReRAM cell compared to conventional processes that use only one dopant. In some embodiments, the forming voltage may be further reduced by applying a bias power during the plasma doping process, wherein the bias power is preselected to increase the number of ions introduced into the metal-oxide dielectric film during the plasma doping process.
US11844285B2

A memory cell structure including a dielectric cap layer disposed over a substrate and a first dielectric layer disposed over the dielectric cap layer. The memory cell structure may further include a buffer layer disposed over the first dielectric layer, a connection via structure embedded in the buffer layer, the first dielectric layer, and the dielectric cap layer. The memory cell structure may further include may further include a bottom electrode disposed on the connection via structure and the buffer layer, and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) memory cell including one or more MTJ layers disposed on the bottom electrode.
US11844281B2

A piezoelectric device includes a base portion and a membrane portion. The membrane portion is indirectly supported by the base portion, and is located on the upper side relative to the base portion. The membrane portion includes a plurality of layers. The membrane portion does not overlap with the base portion, and includes a single crystal piezoelectric layer, an upper electrode layer, and a lower electrode layer. The membrane portion is provided with a through-groove penetrating in the up-down direction. The through-groove includes a first step portion provided in the thickest layer among the plurality of layers defining the membrane portion. The width of the through-groove is narrower on a lower side than on an upper side with the first step portion as a boundary.
US11844275B2

The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having the following structure, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and an organic light emitting device including the organic compound. The organic compound is a bipolar compound having a p-type moiety and an n-type moiety and has high energy level and proper energy bandgap for an emissive layer of the OLED. As the organic compound is applied into the emissive layer, the OLED can maximize its luminous properties as holes and electrons are recombined uniformly over the whole area in an EML.
US11844271B2

The present invention relates to an organic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a composition, an organic optoelectronic device, and a display device.
US11844269B2

The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By using the organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure, an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and/or long lifespan properties can be provided.
US11844268B2

An organic compound represented by formula [1]. The compounds are of the class of diacenaphthochrysene compound, useful as organic light emitting device. In the formula [1], R1 to R18 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a substituent.
US11844267B2

A neutral compound including a first ligand LA represented by Formula I or Formula II is disclosed.
US11844266B2

Provided are the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device including the same: M, X1 to X4, X11, ring CY2 to ring CY4, T1, T2, R1 to R4, and a1 to a4 in Formula 1 are the same as described in the present specification.
US11844263B2

A display panel is provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region, and a first substrate including a first base substrate. The first display region includes: a plurality of organic light-emitting elements on the first base substrate, a first sub-display region and a second sub-display region. The first sub-display region includes a plurality of first sub-light-transmitting holes. The plurality of first sub-light-transmitting holes do not overlap the plurality of organic light-emitting elements along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first base substrate, and the plurality of first sub-light-transmitting holes are non-rectangular. The second sub-display region includes a plurality of second sub-light-transmitting holes. The plurality of second sub-light-transmitting holes do not overlap the plurality of organic light-emitting elements along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first base substrate, and the plurality of second sub-light-transmitting holes are non-rectangular.
US11844262B2

The present disclosure provides an under-screen fingerprint recognition module, a display assembly and a display device. The under-screen fingerprint recognition module includes a base substrate and a plurality of fingerprint recognition units arranged on the base substrate. Each fingerprint recognition unit includes a photosensitive unit and an optical structure arranged on a photosensitive surface of the photosensitive unit. The optical structure includes a light-transmitting ring and a light-transmitting hole sequentially arranged in a direction away from the photosensitive unit. An orthogonal projection of the light-transmitting ring onto the photosensitive unit is completely located on the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive unit, and an orthogonal projection of the light-transmitting hole onto the light-transmitting ring is located within an opaque region surrounded by the light-transmitting ring.
US11844259B2

A display apparatus includes an upper substrate including a first area corresponding to a first light-emitting device; a second-color color filter layer on a lower surface of the upper substrate and including a first opening exposing the first area; a first-color color filter layer including a portion filling the first opening and a portion on a lower surface of the second-color color filter layer; a bank between the first-color and second-color color filter layers and a lower substrate, the bank including a second opening corresponding to the first area; and a first-color quantum dot layer filling the second opening, wherein the second opening includes a portion overlapping the first opening and a portion outside the first opening in a plan view.
US11844256B2

A display device includes a base substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the base substrate, an active layer disposed on the buffer layer, a first gate insulation layer disposed on the active layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first gate insulation layer and which is a single-layer including an aluminum alloy, a second gate insulation layer disposed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the second gate insulation layer and which is a single-layer including an aluminum alloy, an insulation interlayer disposed on the second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer disposed on the insulation interlayer, directly contacting the first conductive layer through a first gate contact hole defined in the insulation interlayer and the second gate insulation layer, and directly contacting the second conductive layer through a second gate contact hole defined in the insulation interlayer.
US11844254B2

A display device includes an opening area formed in a display area and a non-display area surrounding the opening area, wherein the display area includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of lines connected to the plurality of pixels, the non-display area includes a connection member connected to at least one of the plurality of lines of the display area, and the connection member is disposed in a different layer from the connected line and is electrically connected to the line by a via-electrode.
US11844250B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate, a low temperature poly-silicon semiconductor layer, an oxide semiconductor layer and a source-drain metal layer, wherein the source-drain metal layer corresponding to a bending region is provided with a plurality of mutually insulated traces extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction; an inorganic layer between the base substrate and the source-drain metal layer, wherein the inorganic layer is provided with a groove in the bending region, and the traces are disposed above the groove; and a flexible insulating material between the inorganic layer in the bending region and the traces, wherein the flexible insulating material fills the groove.
US11844239B2

Provided are a display substrate and a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a display area, a mounting hole located in the display area, and an encapsulation region located between the display area and the mounting hole. The encapsulation region includes an insulating layer, an encapsulation pixel definition layer arranged on the insulating layer, and a partition structure layer arranged on the encapsulation pixel definition layer. The encapsulation pixel definition layer includes multiple spaced protrusions, the partition structure layer includes multiple spaced columns, the columns are arranged on the protrusions, a functional layer is arranged on the multiple spaced columns, and the functional layer is broken by the columns.
US11844237B2

A display device includes: a substrate having a component area, a main display area, and a peripheral area, the peripheral area surrounding the component area and the main display area; an auxiliary pixel group disposed in the component area and including an auxiliary subpixel pixel electrode, an auxiliary subpixel intermediate layer, and an auxiliary subpixel opposite electrode; and a main pixel group disposed in the main display area and including a main subpixel pixel electrode, a main subpixel intermediate layer, and a main subpixel opposite electrode, wherein the auxiliary subpixel opposite electrode extends in the component area to have a stripe shape and is connected to the main subpixel opposite electrode in the main display area.
US11844236B2

A novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The functional panel includes a base material and a pair of pixels, and the base material covers the pair of pixels and has a light-transmitting property. The pair of pixels includes one pixel and another pixel, and the one pixel includes a light-emitting device and a first microlens. The light-emitting device emits light toward the base material, and the first microlens is interposed between the base material and the light emission and converges light. The first microlens includes a first surface and a second surface; the second surface is closer to the light-emitting device than the first surface is; and the second surface has a smaller radius of curvature than the first surface. The other pixel includes a photoelectric conversion device and a second microlens. The second microlens is interposed between the base material and the photoelectric conversion and converges external light incident from the base material side. The second microlens includes a third surface and a fourth surface; the third surface is closer to the photoelectric conversion device than the fourth surface is; and the fourth surface has a smaller radius of curvature than the third surface.
US11844234B2

The present teachings relate to various embodiments of a curable ink composition, which once printed and cured form high glass transition temperature polymeric films on a substrate such as, but not limited by, an OLED device substrate. Various embodiments of the curable ink compositions comprise di(meth)acrylate monomers, as well as multifunctional crosslinking agents.
US11844223B1

A ferroelectric memory chiplet in a multi-dimensional packaging. The multi-dimensional packaging includes a first die comprising a switch and a first plurality of input-output transceivers. The multi-dimensional packaging includes a second die comprising a processor, wherein the second die includes a second plurality of input-output transceivers coupled to the first plurality of input-output transceivers. The multi-dimensional packaging includes a third die comprising a coherent cache or memory-side buffer, wherein the coherent cache or memory-side buffer comprises ferroelectric memory cells, wherein the coherent cache or memory-side buffer is coupled to the second die via I/Os. The dies are wafer-to-wafer bonded or coupled via micro-bumps, copper-to-copper hybrid bond, or wire bond, Flip-chip ball grid array routing, chip-on-wafer substrate, or embedded multi-die interconnect bridge.
US11844221B2

A 3D flash memory device such as a 3D AND flash memory device is provided. The 3D flash memory device includes a substrate, a conductive layer, a 3D flash memory array, and through-array vias (TAVs). The substrate includes a memory cell region and a passive device region. The conductive layer is formed on the substrate, and the conductive layer includes: a first circuit disposed at the memory cell region and a second circuit of a passive device disposed at the passive device region. The 3D flash memory array is formed on the first circuit of the memory cell region. The TAVs are respectively formed on the second circuit of the passive device disposed at the passive device region and connected to at least one end of the second circuit.
US11844206B2

The present invention provides a highly integrated memory cell and a semiconductor device including the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the semiconductor device comprises: a plurality of active layers vertically stacked over a substrate; a plurality of bit lines connected to first ends of the active layers, respectively, and extended parallel to the substrate; line-shape air gaps disposed between the bit lines; a plurality of capacitors connected to second ends of the active layers, respectively; and a word line and a back gate facing each other with each of the active layers interposed therebetween, wherein the word line and the back gate are vertically oriented from the substrate.
US11844190B2

A top of stack mounting component. The top of stack mounting component includes a side portion, the side portion being configured to be mounted to a side of a rack; and, an information handling system retention member, the information handing system retention member preventing upward movement of an information handling system as the information handling system is removed from the rack and passes a potential tipping point where more weight of the information handling system is out of the rack as compared to the portion of the weight of the information handling system which is within the rack.
US11844188B2

The described technology is generally directed towards a system and method to distribute available power to devices in a group. A group of devices, such as a rack of servers in a data center, can have a group power consumption limit, such as the limit of a power distribution unit that supplies power to the group. The group of devices can each report their individual power consumption to a manager, and the manager can combine the individual power consumptions. The manager can compare the combined power consumption of the group to the group power consumption limit to determine a power headroom. The manager can determine power consumption limits for the devices of the group based on the power headroom, the individual power consumptions, and device priority information.
US11844182B2

An exterior display system can be configured and arranged around a structure. The exterior display system includes a mechanical supporting structure configured and arranged about the exterior surface of the structure. This mechanical supporting structure can include various supporting structures and/or mounting structures which are configured and arranged to form a mechanical lattice framework. An electronic visual display device can be connected to the mechanical lattice framework to form the exterior display system. The electronic visual display device can include multiple electronic visual display panels which are connected to the mechanical lattice framework. Each of these multiple electronic visual display panels can include multiple groups of multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also referred to electronic LED disc assemblies, that are configured and arranged in a series of one or more rows and/or a series of one or more columns.
US11844180B2

A semiconductor storage device according to an embodiment includes a housing and a board, a controller, and a semiconductor memory component. The housing includes a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a third wall portion, and a fourth wall portion. The first wall portion and the second wall portion are separatable from each other. The third wall portion and the fourth wall portion are separatable from each other.
US11844179B2

An electronic component series includes a base tape mainly composed of paper and having a multiplicity of accommodation recesses formed continuously at predetermined intervals for accommodating electronic components each having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an L dimension of less than or equal to 0.6 mm, a W dimension of less than or equal to 0.3 mm, and a T dimension of less than or equal to 0.3 mm; the electronic components accommodated in the accommodation recesses; and a cover tape continuously adhered to a surface of the base tape to cover the accommodation recesses. The electronic components are lifted from the accommodation recesses by peeling off the cover tape. Each of the accommodation recesses has a bottom surface inclined in a range of from 10° to 20° with respect to the surface of the base tape to be deeper toward a downstream in a conveyance direction.
US11844163B2

In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods herein may be used to operate an environmental control system in order to improve environmental satisfaction and/or cognitive function for one or more occupants or groups of occupants of an indoor environment. By some approaches, the devices, systems, and methods described herein may be employed by occupants, managers or owners of indoor environments to improve satisfaction with lighting and/or improve the performance of various executive functions for one or more occupants of an indoor environment. In some embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods described herein may be used to adjust various lighting parameters in an indoor environment, for example, lighting parameters that are indicative of access to natural light in the indoor environment.
US11844153B2

An intraoral scanning device comprises housing comprising a head configured for insertion into a patient oral cavity, the head comprising a sloped surface and an aperture for transmission of optical signals, a transparent element positioned within the aperture, wherein the transparent element is at an acute angle with respect to the sloped surface, and a defogging unit comprising a heating unit. The intraoral scanning device further comprises a protective sleeve configured to cover at least a part of the head when the protective sleeve is coupled to the housing. The protective sleeve comprises an additional aperture that aligns with the aperture and an additional transparent element in the additional aperture. A gap separates the additional transparent element from the transparent element when the protective sleeve is coupled to the housing, and heat generated by the heating unit is transferred from the heating unit to the additional transparent element despite the gap that separates the additional transparent element from the transparent element.
US11844152B2

An aerosol delivery device having a detachable power source is provided. A control body may be coupleable with a cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device. The cartridge may contain an aerosol precursor composition and be equipped with a heating element configured to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. The control body may comprise a housing and a power source detachably coupled to an outer surface of the housing. A control component may be contained within the housing and configured to operate in an active mode in which the control body is coupled with the cartridge. The control component in the active mode may be configured to direct power from the power source to the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition.
US11844149B2

A sensor system includes: one or more master sensors; a plurality of slave sensors; and one or more servers. The one or more master sensors wirelessly send data to the plurality of slave sensors. The plurality of slave sensors acquire environmental and/or industrial process data based on associated configurations of the plurality of slave sensors. The plurality of slave sensors wirelessly send the environmental and/or industrial process data to the one or more master sensors. The one or more master sensors send the environmental and/or industrial process data to at least one of the one or more servers over a wireless network.
US11844148B2

A method for determining a number of symbols in a data field of a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) is described. The method includes determining, by a wireless transmitting device, whether aggregation is to be applied to the PPDU; determining, by the wireless transmitting device, whether a PSDU length indication of the data field for the PPDU is greater than zero; selecting, by the wireless transmitting device, a first value in response to determining that (1) aggregation is not to be applied to the PPDU and (2) the PSDU length indication for the PPDU is greater than zero; and calculating, by the wireless transmitting device, the number of symbols in the data field of the PPDU based on the first value, wherein the first value is the PSDU length indication, wherein the first value is provided in a transmission vector (TXVECTOR).
US11844145B2

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, capability information that indicates whether the UE has a capability to support machine learning algorithms. The UE may receive, from the base station, configuration information that indicates one or more tasks to be performed in a machine learning mode or a non-machine learning mode based at least in part on the capability information. The UE may perform the one or more tasks in the machine learning mode or the non-machine learning mode. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11844144B2

There is provided mechanisms for handling a subscription profile for a subscriber entity. A method is performed by a subscription management entity. The method comprises obtaining a request from a mobile network operator entity to configure the subscription profile for the subscriber entity. The method comprises configuring the subscription profile with a customized PIN/PUK code for the subscriber entity. The method comprises providing an indication of the customized PIN/PUK code being configured in the subscription profile in a response to the mobile network operator entity.
US11844130B2

Provided is a communication unit for implementing error processing of a control device of a core network and error processing of User Equipment in a case that connectivity to a Local Area Data Network (LADN) is not able to be provided in a 5GS. Provided is a communication unit for implementing error processing in which a request for establishing connectivity to a Local Area Data Network (LADN) requested by a user equipment is rejected by a control device of a core network in a case that the connectivity to the LADN is not able to be provided in a 5GS. Further, a communication unit for implementing appropriate error processing that User Equipment performs in a case that a request for establishing connectivity to the LADN is rejected.
US11844108B2

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for channel access for semi-static uplink (UL) resources are provided. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, an indication of at least one of time portions of channel occupancy time (COT) where the user equipment can use a first type of channel access for configured uplink (CUL) transmission or time portions where a second type of channel access is required prior to the configured uplink (CUL) transmission. The method may then include, based on the received indication, determining a channel access mechanism to use when transmitting on a configured uplink (CUL) resource.
US11844098B2

The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for managing downlink channels and/or bandwidth in wireless systems. An exemplary method wireless communications method embodiments includes the steps of: monitoring, by a wireless base station, a downlink channel utilization rate of data transmissions from the wireless base station to a first customer premises equipment (CPE) device on a downlink shared channel to detect a first condition; and upon detecting, by the wireless base station, that the first condition exists, switching from operating in a first wireless base station mode of operation to operating in a second wireless base station mode of operation, said switching from operating in a first mode of operation to operating in a second mode of operation including switching from using a downlink control channel for transmitting downlink control information to the first CPE device to using the downlink control channel for transmitting user data.
US11844095B2

Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting or receiving HARQ-ACK information in a wireless communication system. A method for transmitting HARQ-ACK information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) configuration information related to an ACK/negative ACK (NACK)-based HARQ-ACK report for a multi-cast physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or second PUCCH configuration information related to an NACK-only-based HARQ-ACK report for the multi-cast PDSCH for each one or more uplink bandwidth parts (BWPs) configured for a terminal; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling of a first multi-cast PDSCH; receiving the first multi-cast PDSCH from the base station on the basis of the DCI; and transmitting, to the base station, first HARQ-ACK information for the first multi-cast PDSCH on a first PUCCH.
US11844094B2

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G communication systems such as LTE systems. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a signal including configuration information for at least one bandwidth part (BWP) and transmitting the generated signal. At least part of the at least one BWP may be configured as a resource for multicast.
US11844092B2

This application discloses a search space determining method of a wireless apparatus, relates to the field of communications technologies, and is used to resolve a problem that an existing search space determining method cannot be applied to a future evolved network. The method includes: obtaining a second parameter, and a first parameter corresponding to a control resource set, where the first parameter is a positive integer not equal to 39827, 39829, and 65537, and the second parameter is equal to 65537 or is a prime number not equal to 65537; and determining a search space of the control resource set based on the first parameter and the second parameter. This application is applicable to a search space determining process.
US11844091B2

A communication device and a method to suspend monitoring of a first radio access network (RAN) on a frequency band shared with a second RAN, comprising receiving a signal from the second RAN on the frequency band; decoding the received signal; identifying a duration during which the second RAN occupies the frequency band based on the decoded signal; and suspending monitoring of the control channel of the first RAN on the frequency band for at least the identified duration.
US11844090B2

A minimum scheduling offset value (Kmin value) between scheduling DCI and a corresponding data communication can be determined based on an indication from a network and a channel processing capability. Particular scheduling DCI scheduling a particular corresponding data communication can be received. A determination can be made regarding whether the determined Kmin value is applicable to the particular scheduling DCI and the particular corresponding data communication. In response to determining the determined Kmin value is applicable to the particular scheduling DCI and the particular corresponding data communication, the particular corresponding data communication can be communicated with the network such that the offset between the particular scheduling DCI and the particular corresponding data communication is at least the determined Kmin value.
US11844086B2

Methods, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to phase-continuous frequency selective precoding are provided. Included among these classes are methods for use in connection with dynamic precoding resource block group (PRG) configuration and with codebook based transmission configuration. A representative of such methods may include any of receiving signaling indicating transmit precoding information; determining a candidate PRG size using any of the transmit precoding information, a rule for determining a PRG size and configured PRG sizes; and configuring or reconfiguring a wireless transmit/receive device in accordance with the candidate PRG size. Another of the representative methods may include reporting a transmission coherence capability of a wireless transmit/receive unit; receiving a codebook subset restriction (CBSR) commensurate with the transmission coherence capability; determining a transmit precoding matrix indices (TPMI) size based on the CBSR; receiving a TPMI; and detecting or decoding the TPMI based on the determined TPMI size.
US11844085B2

A first user equipment (UE) is configured to communicate with a second UE in sidelink communications using a sidelink configured grant (CG) configured by a base station. The first UE receives, a radio resource control (RRC) message or physical layer signaling including a sidelink configured grant (CG) configuration indicating at least some parameters configured by a base station for sidelink communications between the first UE and a second UE. The first UE transmits or receives a transport block for the sidelink communications on a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) based on the at least some parameters.
US11844079B2

The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a protocol data unit (PDU) by a transmission end in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes receiving an uplink (UL) grant from a network; when the UL grant can accommodate all of pending data for a first logical channel but is not sufficient to additionally accommodate a buffer status report (BSR), including the pending data for the first logical channel to the PDU with canceling the BSR; and transmitting the PDU to the network, wherein the UL grant cannot additionally accommodate all of pending data for a second logical channel.
US11844078B2

Aspects of a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication at a base station. The apparatus configures a user equipment (UE) with a first logical channel prioritization (LCP) configuration and a second LCP configuration for a logical channel. The apparatus indicates for the UE to use the first LCP configuration for uplink transmissions on a logical channel based on a first condition. The apparatus indicates for the UE to use the second LCP configuration for the uplink transmissions on the logical channel based on a second condition. The UE transmits uplink transport blocks based on the indicated LCP configuration for the logical channel.
US11844077B2

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to determine the uplink control channel (PUCCH) format and configuration based on a signaling from a base station (gNB). The instructions are also executable to determine the demodulation reference signal (DMRS) locations in the configured PUCCH. The instructions are further executable to determine the uplink control information (UCI) multiplexing methods on the configured PUCCH. The instructions are additionally executable to determine the resource of the control channel for UCI feedback. The instructions are also executable to transmit UCI feedback on the selected control channel.
US11844062B2

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a child node of a parent node in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network may determine communication information that includes one or more of a schedule or a configuration for a communication to be transmitted by the child node. The child node may be an IAB node, and the parent node may be an IAB donor or an intervening IAB node between the IAB node and an IAB donor. The child node may transmit the communication information to the parent node via a wireless backhaul link between the child node and the parent node. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11844059B2

The present invention relates to a wireless communication method for uplink multi-user transmission scheduling and a wireless communication terminal using the same. To this end, provided are a base wireless communication terminal comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor transmits a trigger frame soliciting an uplink multi-user transmission, determines whether the uplink multi-user transmission is successful based on received uplink multi-user data in response to the trigger frame, and retransmits the trigger frame when it is determined that the uplink multi-user transmission has failed and a wireless communication method using the same.
US11844057B2

Methods and apparatus for enhancing performance of a wireline communication network backhaul for wireless nodes based on data traffic and node characterization. In one embodiment, the node comprises a small-cell or other wireless base station (e.g., one utilizing unlicensed or quasi-licensed spectrum such as CBRS or C-Band) that is backhauled by a DOCSIS system within a managed HFC network, and the methods and apparatus utilize such factors as traffic load, geographic or topological location, node technology type, and user device profile for each node to determine scheduling of traffic over the wireline transmission medium used for the delivery of services. In another embodiment, the foregoing factors can be weighted for further determination related to an assignment of the time slots or other resources for the delivery of services.
US11844052B2

Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. A wireless device may advertise communication parameters for a particular frequency band over another frequency band. In one example, a wireless device generates multi-band wrapper information element or a neighbor report information element, which may include one or more subelements, each conveying communication information for a particular frequency band. The wireless device may include the multi-band wrapper information element or the neighbor report information element in a management frame and may transmit the management frame over a first frequency band. Another wireless device may receive the management frame over the first frequency band and may obtain the communication information for other frequency bands from the included multi-band wrapper information element. In some cases, a subelement carries communication information that is sufficient for the receiving device to directly associate with the transmitting device over the other frequency bands.
US11844050B2

An application for a user such as a professional installer and/or a customer to install and activate an RF communication device at a user's location such a customer's premises. The application provides for automating at least a portion of the actions necessary to install the RF communication device and/or user equipment devices; and subsequently activate wireless RF communication between the RF communication device and a remote base station associated with a wireless carrier. Also, video presentations along with written tutorials, manuals, and instructions, may be provided to answer questions and provide directions to the user in the installation and/or activation process for the RF communication device and/or user equipment devices.
US11844046B2

A terminal device that can be connected to one or more base station devices that each form one or more beams is described. The terminal device monitors, when the terminal device is not connected to any of the one or more base station devices, a connection target beam to be used when the terminal device establishes a connection with any of the one or more base station devices; and reports, at least based on a fact that the connection target beam has transitioned, information regarding the connection target beam to a base station device that forms the connection target beam. A base station device among the one or more base station devices to execute paging of the terminal device and a beam to be used in the paging are controlled based on the information regarding the connection target beam.
US11844042B2

The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for automatically addressing emergency situations, customizing emergency user interfaces and options, and managing emergency communications. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems detect a transportation irregularity and generate an emergency assistance user interface based on an emergency severity associated with the transportation irregularity. Based on user interactions with the generated emergency assistance user interface, the disclosed systems generate and send an emergency communication to a remote third-party system.
US11844040B2

Methods and apparatuses for performing communication in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) receives first satellite ephemeris information related to a first satellite and information related to a first validity duration corresponding to the first satellite from a base station; and restarts a first validity timer, based on second satellite ephemeris information related to the first satellite being received from the base station while the first validity timer having the first validity duration is running. The UE obtains a first TA for the first satellite based on the first satellite ephemeris information before the first validity timer restarts, expires, or stops after starting based on the first validity duration, and the UE obtains a second TA for the first satellite based on the second satellite ephemeris information before the first validity timer expires or stops after restarting based on a second validity duration.
US11844039B2

A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method of receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include: receiving, from a base station, a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a PBCH; and receiving, from the base station, the PDCCH on a PDCCH monitoring occasion determined based on a master information block (MIB) in the SS/PBCH block.
US11844030B2

A method for providing uplink link adaptation in 5G base stations is presented. In one embodiment the method includes computing a RSSI of each allocation measuredRSSI(i), including blocks which are unused; computing measurements upon receiving channel allocation and TPC commands from a MAC, the measurements including a revisedWidebandRSSI including a revisedRSSI(i), a lowest relative threshold of each allocation, and a revised RSSI of each allocation after applying TPC commands normalized by the revisedWidebandRSSI; when the revisedWidebandRSSI is greater than a widebandRSSIthreshold, then resetting the TPC commands to be sent to the particular UE and sending a saturation_error_indication message to the MAC; wherein when a revisedRSSInorm(i) for at least one allocation is below the widebandRSSIthreshold, sending the quant_loss_error_indication message to the MAC along with the corresponding index of the allocation; and adapting the MCS and power control information for each of the allocations in the next subframe.
US11844020B2

A device (e.g., an IoT device) includes a first radio, and a memory device accessible to the first radio. The memory device is configured to store a fingerprinting feature for a specific transmitter device. A second radio and a processor are also included. The process is coupled to the first and second radios. The first radio is configured to extract a fingerprinting feature of a first received wireless signal, determine that the extracted feature matches the fingerprinting feature stored in the storage device, and responsive to the determination that the extracted feature matches the feature stored in the storage device, cause the second radio to transition from a lower power state to a higher power state of operation and continue to receive the incoming signal.
US11844016B2

A network operating system (NOS) receives a bundle file transmitted from a vendor terminal of a vendor providing a network service, the bundle file including first data defining a functional unit group that achieves the network service and second data defining a monitoring policy for the network service. The NOS constructs the functional unit group based on the first data of the bundle file when the network service is purchased by a purchaser. The NOS executes a monitoring process on the functional unit group based on information on the functional unit group to be constructed and the second data of the bundle file.
US11844012B2

The present technology is directed to generating a common Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) attribute, for example, BGP-Slice Identifier (ID) for a specific network slice and stitching the network slice across one or more domains to realize end-to-end slicing. The present technology can generate BGP ID for a specific network slice spanning a plurality of domains and map domain-specific attributes associated with sub-slices of the specific network slice in different domains of the plurality of domains to the BGP ID. The present technology can further facilitate distribution of the mapping of the domain-specific attributes to the BGP ID across the plurality of domains for stitching the sub-slices together from the domain-specific attributes based on the BGP ID to stitch the specific network slice across the plurality of domains. Furthermore, the present technology can identify a configuration error in the mapping of the domain-specific attributes and the BGP ID and transmit a feedback informing the existence of the error for performing remedial measures.
US11844009B2

A node may receive, from a base station, one or more indications of one or more IRS configurations. The node may correspond to an MT unit. At least one of the one or more IRS configurations may include a surface phase configuration. Each of the one or more IRS configurations may be associated with at least one destination IRS tile. The node may route the one or more indications of the one or more IRS configurations to one or more IRS tiles of a plurality of IRS tiles connected to the node based on one or more indications of one or more destination IRS tiles associated with the one or more IRS configurations.
US11843993B2

Aspects presented herein may enable an ML module to associate RF fingerprints with beam directions and/or beam features to improve the uniqueness of RF fingerprints. In one aspect, network entity may receive, from one or more wireless devices, a plurality of first RF fingerprints, each of the plurality of first RF fingerprints being associated with at least one directional feature and a location. The network entity may receive a request to determine a position of a UE based on at least one second RF fingerprint associated with the UE or captured by the UE. The network entity may estimate the position of the UE based at least in part on matching the at least one second RF fingerprint to at least one of the plurality of first RF fingerprints.
US11843988B2

A wireless proximity detection system employs short-range wireless communication to detect the proximity of a user device within a strictly defined wireless zone and as a result trigger a desired action. The proximity detection system may utilize one or more leaky feeders to define the wireless zone and the associated received signal strength(s) detected by the user's wireless device. Alternatively, a compact planar antenna structure coupled with a highly shielded radio transceiver is used to allow a similar precise low-power radio beam to be emitted defining a small location to enable identification of a wireless device such as a smartphone in a given area in front of the device. The planar antenna structure allows a compact and low-cost fabrication method and the use of common printed circuit fabrication methods provide an integrated solution.
US11843983B1

Systems and methods are provided for dynamically re-directing a wireless communication deice to improve spectral efficiency, load balancing, and battery life. The system comprises at least a first node and a second node that are each configured to communicate with one or more devices in a service area. The system receives an indication that a first device is connected to the first node and then receives a real-time buffer status report for the first UE which indicates how much data is being transmitted by the device. Based on determining that the real-time buffer status of the device is below a predetermined buffer status report threshold, the system dynamically re-directs the device to disconnect from the first node and connect to the second node.
US11843973B2

A communication apparatus capable of performing wireless communication conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a wireless frame having preambles and data fields of a physical layer (PHY). The preambles include a Legacy Short Training Field (L-STF), a Legacy Long Training Field (L-LTF), a Legacy Signal Field (L-SIG), an Extremely High Throughput Signal A Field (EHT-SIG-A), an EHT Short Training Field (EHT-STF), and an EHT Long Training Field (EHT-LTF). The EHT-SIG-A includes information about Preamble Puncturing in a case where a 320 MHz frequency bandwidth is to be used by the communication apparatus.
US11843972B2

Methods and apparatus for distributing baseband signal processing of fifth generation (5G) new radio uplink signals. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving uplink transmissions having user data, receiving configuration parameters, and performing a first portion of baseband processing that compresses the uplink transmissions using the configuration parameters to generate compressed packets. The method also includes transmitting the compressed packets over a transmission medium to the central office that performs a second portion of the baseband processing to obtain the user data. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a radio frequency interface that receives uplink transmissions that have user data, and a first baseband processing section that receives configuration parameters, compresses the uplink transmissions using the configuration parameters to generate compressed packets, and transmits the compressed packets over a transmission medium to the central office where a second baseband processing section processes the compressed packets to obtain the user data.
US11843970B2

A method for receiving a backoff value at a wireless station is presented. A traffic indication map is received at the station, wherein a backoff number is implicitly assigned to the station based on a position of the station within the traffic indication map. The backoff value is determined by multiplying the backoff number by a predetermined time value.
US11843964B2

Disclosed are various techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) identifies a set of positioning sources, each positioning source comprising a positioning reference signal (PRS) resource, a PRS resource set, a PRS frequency layer, and/or a transmission/reception point (TRP). From the set of positioning sources, the UE identifies a consistency group comprising a collection of positioning sources grouped based on expected values of at least one metric of a reference signal from each positioning source, measured values of the at least one metric for the reference signal from each positioning source, and an error threshold. The UE identifies one or more subsets of positioning sources within the consistency group, each subset having at least one metric error value. The UE reports, to a network entity, information about the consistency group and information about at least one of the subsets of positioning sources within the consistency group.
US11843961B2

Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for collecting traffic data from devices. A data collection node determines a scanning algorithm. Multiple channels of a spectrum are scanning simultaneously. An advertising packet is detected on a channel. A MAC address is extracted from the advertising packet and at least one byte is removed from the MAC address. An identifier is created based on the reduced MAC address. A message including the identifier, RSSI of the advertising packet and timestamp is sent to a remote server. The remote server uses the received data from multiple data collection units to create traffic data associated with devices.
US11843958B2

Systems and methods are provided for enhancing cellular network coverage. In order to enhance network coverage, churn data is correlated with the measured coverage data for the multiple locations in the cellular network. Based on the correlation, a network readiness status in the multiple locations is determined. Network resources are then deployed to any of the multiple locations determined to have a network readiness status of not ready.
US11843956B2

A method for an emulation or interworking functionality between a first mobile communication network and a second mobile communication network includes: transmitting a specific modification within one of the first and second mobile communication networks regarding a corresponding plurality of network functions or services or network elements to an emulation function; and translating the specific modification within the one of the first and second mobile communication networks regarding the corresponding plurality of network functions or services or network elements to or into a corresponding specific modification of a first interface or second interface of the emulation function.
US11843955B2

Mobile communications base stations, such as 5G wireless communications base stations operating at millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies, may have limited spatial coverage due to issues such as limited line of sight or attenuation from foliage or structures. Line of sight and attenuation can be modeled to recommend placement of repeaters for expanded spatial coverage. The repeaters can include open-air repeaters and window repeaters.
US11843953B1

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources.
US11843950B2

Systems and methods are described herein for providing a telecommunications network, such as a wireless network, LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, and so on, with blockchain nodes, agents, or sub-nodes. The blockchain nodes enable network components to access and maintain a blockchain for the network, such as a distributed ledger that tracks actions, activities, or other transaction associated with the telecommunications network.
US11843947B2

An electronic device and an authentication method in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit; and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication circuit. The at least one processor may be configured to confirm the occurrence of an authentication event for communication-related security data; in response to the occurrence of the authentication event, confirm at least one piece of communication-related security data stored in a designated area of the electronic device; transmit a certificate request message including the at least one confirmed piece of communication-related security data, to an authentication server by means of the communication circuit; receive a certificate, generated based on at least one communication-related security data included in the transmitted certificate request message from the authentication server through the communication circuit; and authenticate use authority of the communication-related security data, based on the received certificate.
US11843944B2

Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to preventing unauthorized transmissions of an outdoor IP Radio by an unauthorized user tapping the connection between an indoor unit and the outdoor IP Radio. In one implementation, a method comprises: initializing, over an interfacility link (IFL) connecting an indoor unit of a satellite terminal and an outdoor Internet Protocol (IP) Radio of the satellite terminal, a communication link between the indoor unit and the outdoor IP Radio; authenticating, using the indoor unit and the outdoor IP Radio, the communication link between the indoor unit and the outdoor IP radio; and after authenticating the communication link, providing satellite network service to the indoor unit via the outdoor IP Radio.
US11843935B2

Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a transport block size (TBS) when transmitting a transport block through a PUSCH by applying transport block processing over multiple slots (TBoMS) in a wireless communication system. The UE determines the TBS based on the number of resource elements (NRE) allocated for the PUSCH, in this case, considers the number of slots for the TBoMS.
US11843934B2

A location system for determining a position of a device is described here. The location system comprises a memory and a processor, the processor executes the computer-executable instruction to perform operations. The operations include sending a first instruction to a locator beacon to determine a first location of the device based on angle of arrival calculation of a first set of one or more packets received from the device. The operations further include sending a second instruction to the device to determine a second location of the device based on angle of departure calculation of a second set of one or more packets received from the locator beacon. Furthermore, the operation includes receiving the first location from the locator beacon and receiving the second location from the device. The operations further include determining the position of the device based on a function of the first location and the second location.
US11843933B2

A method for physical channel transmission in a machine type communication (MTC) system, applied to a base station, and includes: acquiring user capability information of user equipment (UE); determining a user capability of the UE according to the user capability information, the user capability including: nonsupport for physical downlink channel transmission in along term evolution (LTE) control channel region of a subframe, or support for physical downlink channel transmission in the LTE control channel region of the subframe; and sending a physical downlink channel transmission to the UE according to a transmission type corresponding to the user capability.
US11843930B2

An audio object including audio content and object metadata is received. The object metadata indicates an object spatial position of the audio object to be rendered by audio speakers in a playback environment. Based on the object spatial position and source spatial positions of the audio speakers, initial gain values for the audio speakers are determined. The initial gain values can be used to select a set of audio speakers from among the audio speakers. Based on the object spatial position and a set of source spatial positions at which the set of audio speakers are respectively located in the playback environment, a set of non-negative optimized gain values for the set of audio speakers is determined. The audio object at the object spatial position is rendered with the set of optimized gain values for the set of audio speakers.
US11843920B2

A computer-implemented method includes sending, by one or more processors of one or more computing devices, first instructions to a patient electronic device causing the patient electronic device to display a first graphical user interface that facilitates a hearing test between a patient and a provider of the hearing test. The computer-implemented method further includes sending, by the one or more processors, second instructions to a provider electronic device causing the provider electronic device to display a second graphical user interface that facilitates the hearing test.
US11843919B2

Treatment actions can be taken based on an analysis of the ability of a recipient of an auditory prosthesis to perceive musical activities. The occurrence of musical activities and the recipients response thereto can be determined based on transducers. The recipients musical perception can be determined by analyzing the signals from the transducers as stand-alone measures or by comparing the signals against known music. The treatment actions can relate to the treatment of a hearing-impairment of the recipient of the auditory prosthesis, such as by modifying the settings of the auditory prosthesis to affect the ongoing operation of the auditory prosthesis.
US11843913B2

A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to be rolled or unrolled, at least one vibration module on a rear surface of the display panel, the at least one vibration module being configured to: be rolled or unrolled with the display panel, and vibrate the display panel, and a partition on the rear surface of the display panel, the partition being spaced apart from and surrounding the at least one vibration module, wherein the at least one vibration module includes: a plurality of first portions having a piezoelectric property, and a plurality of second portions between the plurality of first portions, the plurality of second portions having flexibility.
US11843909B2

Embodiments are disclosed for enhancing engine sound. An example method for a vehicle comprises acquiring a signal including harmonic content generated by an engine of the vehicle, upmixing the signal into a plurality of channels for a given number of engine orders, adjusting an order filter for each engine order of the given number of engine orders based on operating conditions of the engine, filtering each channel of the plurality of channels with the corresponding order filter, mixing the filtered channels into a mono output, and outputting the mono output to at least one speaker in the vehicle. The mono output is delayed based on a position of the at least one speaker such that an occupant of the vehicle perceives the mono output as originating from the engine.
US11843903B2

An intelligent subsystem coupled with a radio transceiver, a voice processing module, an intelligent (smart) camera, a first set of computer implementable instructions in an artificial intelligence algorithm and a fuzzy logic algorithm (stored in one or more non-transitory storage medias) and a second set of computer implementable instructions to provide a search on an internet in response to a user's interest/preference (stored in the one or more non-transitory storage medias), wherein the first set of computer implementable instructions and the second set of computer implementable instructions are combined/integrated or separated.
US11843902B2

An image forming medium changing device includes a changing unit configured to change a characteristic of an image forming medium on which projected light is focused, wherein the projected light is refocused on an aerial space image forming section by a light guide optical system. A spatial projection apparatus including the image forming medium changing device includes multiple image forming media having different characteristics, and the changing unit is configured to be driven to dispose one image forming medium selected from the multiple image forming media on an image forming effective area interposed between a light source of the projected light and the light guide optical system.
US11843894B2

An electronic apparatus includes a processor, and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic apparatus to perform control to display an image in a display unit based on a third image including a first image captured through a first optical system, and a second image having a parallax with respect to the first image, captured through a second optical system, receive an enlargement instruction for enlarging a part of the image displayed in the display unit, and perform control, upon reception of the enlargement instruction while the third image is displayed, to display in the display unit an enlarged image including an enlarged portion of either one of the first image and the second image.
US11843879B2

A technology is described for pixel frequency filtering for event cameras. An example of the technology can include receiving events representative of changes in brightness detected by a pixel in a pixel array included in the event camera, tracking a number of event sign transitions that occur within a defined time window, determining that the number of event transitions corresponds to an event transition frequency, and allowing the events generated by the pixel to be output from the event camera.
US11843875B2

A photoelectric conversion apparatus has a first filter arranged so as to correspond to a first photoelectric conversion unit and a second filter arranged so as to correspond to a second photoelectric conversion unit. The photoelectric conversion apparatus has a first processing unit configured to process an output signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit and having a first learned model, and a second processing unit configured to process an output signal from the second photoelectric conversion unit and having a second learned model different from the first learned model.
US11843867B2

An apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images different in in-focus position, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to determine a predetermined value of exposure in advance, control exposure so that the image sensor captures the plurality of images with the exposure less than the predetermined value, and correct brightness of at least a part of the plurality of images based on the predetermined value.
US11843862B2

An image pickup apparatus that eliminates manual change of an image pickup direction during an image picking up operation and can easily obtain an image that records experience while focusing attention on the experience. A detection unit is worn on a body part other than a head of a user. An image pickup unit is worn on a body of the user. A memory device stores instructions. A processor executes the instructions to: detect an observation direction of the user by the detection unit, pick up an image by the image pickup unit, output an image in an image recording frame corresponding to the observation direction, determine the image recording frame so that a part of the body of the user will not appear in an output image.
US11843859B2

An image sensor outputs captured image data by discriminating whether to add a result of an imaging plane phase difference AF calculation to a top of the captured image data or whether to add the result to an end of the captured image data, thus reducing a time lag between exposure and focus position movement.
US11843858B1

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image capture using an autofocus (AF) algorithm. In a first aspect, a method for autofocus includes receiving first image data of a first scene from a first image sensor of a first camera, the first image data comprising phase shift information; determining a first focal distance for the first scene based on a machine learning algorithm by inputting the phase shift information to the machine learning algorithm; and controlling a focal position of the first camera based on the first focal distance. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11843840B2

A device for retrieving media includes a memory configured to store media data of a media presentation; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: retrieve a manifest file for a media presentation indicating that container parsing of media data of a bitstream can be started at a resync point of a segment of a representation of the media presentation, the resync point being at a position other than a start of the segment and representing a point at which the container parsing of the media data of the bitstream can be started; use the manifest file to form a request to retrieve the media data of the representation starting at the resync point; send the request to initiate retrieval of the media data of the media presentation starting at the resync point; and present the retrieved media data.
US11843837B2

Various arrangements for group-based content viewing are presented herein. A television service provider system may receive wager data corresponding to a live content event for multiple user accounts that are grouped together. A viewing group for the live content event may be created for the grouped user accounts. Wager data corresponding to the user accounts may be transmitted to content viewing devices for the multiple user accounts. The live content event can be output for presentation concurrently with presentation of an indication of the at least one wager on the live content event linked to each user account.
US11843836B2

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for switching the output of an overriding multimedia device from a first input to a second input or a combination of the first input and the second input. An example embodiment operates by receiving sensor data detected by a sensing device and relating to a multimedia switching event. The example embodiment further operates by determining that sensor data detected by a sensing device corresponds to a multimedia switching action. In response, the example embodiment operates by generating a multimedia switching actuation signal that instructs an overriding multimedia device to switch its output from the first multimedia signal to the second multimedia signal. Subsequently, the example embodiment operates by transmitting the multimedia switching actuation signal to the overriding multimedia device.
US11843831B2

Systems and methods for addressing a corrupted segment in a media asset. The media guidance application determines that a segment of a media asset is corrupted. The media guidance application determines whether a retrieval period to retrieve an uncorrupted copy of the segment exceeds a threshold period. If the retrieval period does not exceed the threshold period, the media guidance application retrieves and generates for display the uncorrupted copy of the segment. If the retrieval period exceeds the threshold period, the media guidance application determines whether an importance level of the corrupted segment exceeds a threshold level. If the importance level exceeds the threshold level, the media guidance application generates for display a summary for the corrupted segment. If the importance level does not exceed the threshold level, the media guidance application generates for display the subsequent segment and the summary for the corrupted segment in an overlay.
US11843824B2

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing presentation of stream portions are disclosed. The systems and methods may involve receiving a first list of stream portions; determining a first set of high-priority stream portions; retrieving at least one portion of the first set of high-priority stream portions; storing the retrieved portion of the first set of high-priority stream portions; receiving a second list of stream portions; determining a second set of high-priority stream portions; determining whether any stream portions in the stored portion of the first set of high-priority stream portions are not in the second set of high-priority stream portions; deleting from the memory any stream portions in the stored portion of the first set of high-priority stream portions that are not in the second set of high-priority stream portions; and determining whether any stream portions in the second set of high-priority stream portions are not stored in memory.
US11843816B2

Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems to enable the display of media content, the apparatus includes a remote control device; a keypad with a plurality of buttons for controlling a media player device; a circular button of the plurality of buttons that is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; and in response to detected rotational motion either in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the media player device is configured to cause an adjustable amount of forwarding or a reverse play operation in a position of playing streamed media content on a display device; wherein the adjustable amount of forwarding or reverse play operation of streamed media content corresponds to rotational motion detected of the circular button during the playing of the streamed media content.
US11843815B2

A system and method for interfacing a television with a second device is provided. The system includes an interfacing unit to enter an interfacing mode between the television mode and the second device; a card storage unit to store a first card and a second card, the first card being presently displayed on the television and the second card being previously displayed on the television; a current card display register to store the first card; an interactive retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of interactive functions associated with the first card; and a display unit to display the first card and the plurality of interactive functions in response to being in the interfacing mode.
US11843808B2

Methods, systems, and apparatus are described herein for analyzing content if an interruption occurs during an output of content so as to synchronize a playback point of the output of content to a live point of the output of content. An output of content may be interrupted for any number of reasons, and during the interruption period, the content may be selectively stored.
US11843807B2

A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: determining whether to divide a current block with quad tree partitioning, and dividing the current block into four partitions based on a vertical line and a horizontal line when it is determined that the current block is divided with the quad tree partitioning.
US11843792B2

A method and system for managing transcoding of data in a stream that includes identifying an input source change for the stream with a new input source type, and adding a decoder for the new input source type, the decoder configured to output for a respective encoder in a transcoder pipeline.
US11843790B2

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for performing adaptive resolution change during video encoding and decoding. The methods include: comparing resolutions of a target picture and a first reference picture; in response to the target picture and the first reference picture having different resolutions, resampling the first reference picture to generate a second reference picture; and encoding or decoding the target picture using the second reference picture.
US11843787B2

A method performed by a video encoder for encoding a current picture belonging to a temporal level identified by a temporal_id. The method includes determining a Reference Picture Set (RPS) for the current picture indicating reference pictures that are kept in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) when decoding the current picture, and when the current picture is a temporal switching point. The method further includes operating to ensure that the RPS of the current picture includes no picture having a temporal_id greater than or equal to the temporal_id of the current picture.
US11843781B2

An encoding method, a decoding method, and a decoder are provided. The method includes the following. A prediction parameter of a current block is determined, where the prediction parameter includes a prediction mode parameter. Neighbouring sample values of the current block are obtained and matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) input sample values of the current block are determined according to the neighbouring sample values of the current block, when the prediction mode parameter indicates that an MIP mode is used to determine an intra prediction value of a chroma component of the current block. An MIP prediction value of the chroma component of the current block is determined according to the MIP input sample values, an MIP weighting matrix, and a shifting parameter. The intra prediction value of the chroma component of the current block is determined by filtering the MIP prediction value.
US11843776B2

In one implementation, a method of encoding an image is performed at a device including one or more processors and non-transitory memory. The method includes determining a category of a spatial portion of an image based on a relation between a plurality of thresholds associated with a plurality of quantization scaling parameters and a bit rate of the spatial portion of the image at the plurality of quantization scaling parameters. The method includes quantizing the spatial portion of the image based on the categorization.
US11843772B2

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for bit budgeting in video encode pre-analysis based on context and features are disclosed. A pre-encoder receives a video frame and evaluates each block of the frame for the presence of several contextual indicators. The contextual indicators can include memory colors, text, depth of field, and other specific objects. For each contextual indicator detected, a coefficient is generated and added with other coefficients to generate a final importance value for the block. The coefficients can be adjusted so that only a defined fraction of the picture is deemed important. The final importance value of the block is used to determine the bit budget for the block. The block bit budgets are provided to the encoder and used to influence the quantization parameters used for encoding the blocks.
US11843760B2

An apparatus includes an interface circuit and a control circuit. The interface circuit may be configured to receive pixel data corresponding to a field of view of a camera. The control circuit may be configured to process the pixel data arranged as video frames and control an exposure time for capturing the pixel data and a turn on time of a structured light pattern to obtain a sequence of images comprising at least one image including the structured light pattern and at least one image where the structured light pattern is absent. The control circuit may be further configured to perform a depth analysis to generate depth information using the at least one image including the structured light pattern. The control circuit may store and execute an artificial neural network trained to (i) discern whether a face is at least one of a real face and a fake face, and (ii) make a liveness determination utilizing the depth information.
US11843759B2

A video server is configured to convert frame data of a spherical image to frame data of a equirectangular image such that a first area corresponding to a field of view received from a client device is a middle area of the equirectangular image. The video server is further configured to scale the first area at a first resolution, scale a second area of the equirectangular image adjacent to the first area at a second resolution smaller than the first resolution, scale a third area of the equirectangular image that is adjacent to the first area and is not adjacent to the second area, at a third resolution smaller than the first resolution, and rearrange the scaled first area, second area and third area such that the scaled second area and the scaled third area are adjacent to each other, to generate reformatted equirectangular image frame data to be encoded.
US11843750B2

Embodiments of systems and methods for the sending, delivery and receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at a user's site, and a faxing system that may be deployed remotely from the user's site. The fax connector can be accessed at the user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at the user's site communicates with the remotely deployed faxing system to send, receive, obtain status on, or perform other functions associated with, faxing.
US11843749B2

An image processing apparatus that performs processes of reducing read data in a main-scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction, wherein the image reading apparatus includes a plurality of line image sensors having a longitudinal direction as the main-scanning direction, the plurality of line image sensors are displaced in the sub-scanning direction, and the image reading apparatus relatively moves the plurality of line image sensors and an original in the sub-scanning direction, wherein the image processing apparatus comprises: a sub-scanning direction processing unit configured to perform reduction processing in the sub-scanning direction; and a main-scanning direction processing unit configured to connect data after the reduction processing is performed by the sub-scanning direction processing unit in the main-scanning direction and reduces the connected data in the main-scanning direction.
US11843744B2

An image-reading device, such as optical code readers used in retail environments to scan objects, is configured to select from various operational modes. The operational modes are selected based on an application of the image-reading device, such as optical code identification or image recognition. Red, white, and other color light sources are activated in patterns corresponding to an illumination sequence of the selected operational mode, while imagers are activated to capture an image based on an exposure pattern of the selected operational mode. Further, a repeating series of light pulses having different portions of light is provided. Various imagers are configured to capture images over one of the portions. This allows an operator to perceive one continuous light pattern, yet allows various imagers to capture an image under different light conditions used for different applications of the image-reading device.
US11843739B2

The present invention is an information processing device in which a printer driver for causing an image forming device to perform processing according to items is installed, and which is provided with an editable tab on a settings screen of the printer driver such that the items can be selected by a user. The information processing device includes a controller that, in a state where information about the editable tab has been registered in the image forming device by an administrator, and an acquisition request for information about the registered editable tab has been made from the printer driver to the image forming device, causes information about the registered editable tab to be transmitted to the information processing device, and causes the transmitted information to be reflected in the editable tab of the printer driver.
US11843738B2

An information processing apparatus configured to authenticate a user in first authentication processing and second authentication processing and permit the user who is authenticated to use at least one of a plurality of functions includes a control unit configured to, at a time of authentication of the user in the first authentication processing, perform control to prompt the user to select an authentication method to be used in the first authentication processing.
US11843731B2

An information processing apparatus communicates with a fax apparatus and provides a chat service. The information processing apparatus includes an acceptance unit that accepts an execution instruction on a channel of the chat service from a user and a transmission unit that transmits, based on acceptance of the execution instruction by the acceptance unit, to the fax apparatus, an instruction for the fax apparatus to transmit image data uploaded to the channel of the chat service to a transmission destination and the image data.
US11843727B2

Network device, system, method and computer readable medium for video content processing. The network device includes a memory having instructions stored thereon, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the network device: to acquire a main video and a plurality of video stream segments, wherein the plurality of video stream segments are generated by preprocessing a video bullet screen by a server, and the preprocessing comprises jointly dividing the video bullet screen in time and space so that the plurality of video stream segments continuously translate in space by frame with time, the area of the screen used for playing the plurality of video stream segments is divided into continuous N picture units in the horizontal direction, each picture unit is used for playing the corresponding video stream segments, and the time from the left edge of the first frame of the corresponding video stream segment entering the picture unit from the right side of the picture unit to the left edge of the kth frame leaving the picture unit from the left side of the picture unit is T; decoding the main video by a main decoder of the network device; decoding video stream segments corresponding to odd-numbered picture units by a first sub-decoder of the network device, and decoding video stream segments corresponding to even-numbered picture units by a second sub-decoder of the network device; and playing the main video and the plurality of video stream segments.
US11843726B2

A method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video and a bitstream of the video. The bitstream includes one or more output layer sets each including one or more video layers. The bitstream conforms to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies that a number of decoded picture buffer parameter syntax structures included in a video parameter set for the bitstream is equal to: zero, in a case that each output layer set includes a single video layer; or one plus a value of a syntax element, in a case that each output layer set includes a single layer is not true.
US11843725B2

Techniques for implementing video processing techniques are described. In one example implementation, a method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether a combined inter and intra prediction (CIIP) coding technique is to be applied to the current block based on a characteristic of the current block. The CIIP coding technique uses an intermedia inter prediction value and an intermedia intra prediction value to derive a final prediction value of the current block. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
US11843724B2

Provided are an intra prediction method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a first reference sample set corresponding to the current processing block, wherein the first reference sample set includes at least one of a reference row adjacent to the current processing block and a reference column adjacent to the current processing block; selecting, based on a pre-set selection method, a second reference sample set from the first reference sample set, wherein the second reference sample set includes at least one reference sample in the reference row adjacent to the current processing block or the reference column adjacent to the current processing block; obtaining, based on the second reference sample set, a prediction value of the current processing block; and performing, based on the prediction value, intra prediction on the current processing block.
US11843721B2

A terminal supports two cards the primary card and the secondary card, the primary card supports a data service, and the secondary card supports transmission of a voice service using a data service, or the secondary card supports concurrent transmission of a voice service and a data service. The method includes, when the terminal performs the data service using the primary card, if the terminal performs the voice service using the secondary card, switching, by the terminal, the data service performed using the primary card to the secondary card, and performing the data service using the secondary card.
US11843720B2

In the field of government engagement management, an agent guide or script-flow in an employee desktop web client is implemented. In such a system and method, when agents create interactions with clients they can follow a script-flow which will guide the agent through the interaction through a series of menu selections and automated sets of instructions. This feature of the government engagement management system allows existing customer investment from the rich desktop client or non-web client in developing specific scripts, that can also now function in the web client atmosphere. This system and method also enables an agent to handle calls with the web client more efficiently, and allows agents on the web client to automatically classify.
US11843717B2

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method of operating a contact center. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a call from a customer communication device, transitioning the call from a voice domain into a digital domain, and enabling the contact center to interact with the customer communication device in at least the digital domain after the call has been transitioned from the voice domain into the digital domain.
US11843715B2

A terminal includes a camera and a sensor, where the sensor is configured to detect a status of holding the terminal by a user; the terminal displays a first interface, and displays a first photographing control on the first interface in response to detecting that a current status of holding the terminal by the user undergoes a change satisfying a preset condition, where the first interface is not a viewfinder interface of the terminal; and the terminal displays a second interface in response to an operation of the user on the first photographing control, where the second interface is a viewfinder interface of the terminal.
US11843713B2

An apparatus, system and method (500) is disclosed. The method includes receiving (501) an identification of a called party and an identification of a first user equipment (UE) device (102a) of a calling party for establishing a communication between the calling party and the called party. The method includes based on the identification of the first UE device of the calling party, receiving (502) a list including a plurality of MSISDNs. The method includes selecting (503), based on the identification of the called party, a MSISDN of the plurality of MSISDNs as a caller-id for displaying on a second UE device (102b) associated with the called party. The method can further include displaying (504) the selected MSISDNs.
US11843708B2

The present disclosure relates to a PUF apparatus for generating a persistent, random number. The random number is determined by selecting one or more PUF cells, each of which comprise a matched pair of capacitors that are of identical design, and determining a value that is accurately and reliably indicative of a random manufacturing difference between them, based in which the random number is generated. The random manufacturing differences between the capacitors creates the randomness in the generated random number. Furthermore, because the random manufacturing difference should be relatively stable over time, the generated random number should be persistent.
US11843704B2

The present application relates to ensuring data consistency between a modular device and an external system. Techniques are described for ensuring data consistency between devices at a control device using configuration signatures. A control device can receive and store a baseline configuration signature for a first modular device. Upon initialization of the first modular device, the control device can receive a current configuration signature from the first modular device. The control device can compare the current configuration signature with the baseline configuration signature and, if a mismatch is found, generate a notification indicating that data subsequently received from the first modular device is of uncertain integrity.
US11843691B2

Technologies for processing network packets by a host interface of a network interface controller (NIC) of a compute device. The host interface is configured to retrieve, by a symmetric multi-purpose (SMP) array of the host interface, a message from a message queue of the host interface and process, by a processor core of a plurality of processor cores of the SMP array, the message to identify a long-latency operation to be performed on at least a portion of a network packet associated with the message. The host interface is further configured to generate another message which includes an indication of the identified long-latency operation and a next step to be performed upon completion. Additionally, the host interface is configured to transmit the other message to a corresponding hardware unit scheduler as a function of the subsequent long-latency operation to be performed. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11843690B1

A method for a key management server to manage encryption for data stored by a cloud provider server includes receiving, by the key management server from the cloud provider server, a request for a drop key. The request includes a hash drop identifier that uniquely identifies a cipher drop, and the cipher drop comprises a unit of data stored by the cloud provider server. The method further includes generating the drop key based on at least the hash drop and the drop identifier and encrypting the drop key. A response comprising the encrypted drop key is sent to the cloud provider server.
US11843676B2

Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide information to a user based on a communication from a user associated with multiple media assets. Based on the determination that the user has entered input into a user device, one is selected and recommended to the user.
US11843672B2

This disclosure relates to a privacy preserving machine learning platform. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client device and by a computing system of multiple multi-party computation (MPC) systems, a first request for user group identifiers that identify user groups to which to add a user. The first request includes a model identifier for a centroid model, first user profile data for a user profile of the user, and a threshold distance. For each user group in a set of user groups corresponding to the model identifier, a centroid for the user group that is determined using a centroid model corresponding to the model identifier is identified. The computing system determines a user group result based at least on the first user profile data, the centroids, and the threshold distance. The user group result is indicative of user group(s) to which to add the user.
US11843671B1

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for improvements in managing connection channels for multiple associated users. As connection channel changes occur for one or more users, various connection channels are updated such that appropriate functionality is accessible as determined based on aspects of the connection channel change. Example embodiments provide for establishing a plurality of connection channels associated with a plurality of user data objects, where each of the plurality of connection channels enables access to functionality associated with a shared electronic data object via one of a plurality of computing devices, detecting, for a first user data object of the plurality of user data objects, a connection channel change associated with a first connection channel corresponding to a first computing device, and updating the functionality associated with the shared electronic data object for at least one of the plurality of connection channels based on the connection channel change.
US11843670B2

An electronic device and a method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a communication module, and a processor configured to identify application information stored in the memory, monitor network status using the communication module, and control a packet data unit (PDU) session based on the application information or the network status. The method includes identifying application information stored in a memory of the electronic device; monitoring network status using a communication module of the electronic device; and controlling a PDU session based on the application information or the network status.
US11843665B2

A system includes a memory and at least one processor to monitor for a condition associated with a first cloud computing resource performing a cloud computing operation, determine that the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource has occurred, analyze the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and compare the first cloud computing resource with a second cloud computing resource that is capable of performing at least a subset of the cloud computing operation, automatically modify the cloud computing operation that uses the first cloud computing resource to use the second cloud computing resource, and send at least one notification to a computing device about the condition associated with the first cloud computing resource and information associated with a modification of the cloud computing operation from the first cloud computing resource to the second cloud computing resource.
US11843661B2

A system for providing a web service on a network of addressable nodes, said web service comprising a plurality of discrete, individually-addressable microservices, said system comprising: (a) at least one load balancer configured for routing a request from a node for a microservice to one of a plurality of virtual addresses, each virtual address corresponding to a unique microservice, and (b) one or more physical nodes associated with each virtual address, each physical node comprising one or more microservices, each microservice comprising a microservice-specific module for executing a particular function, said microservice-specific module linked to an interface for communicating over said network, each microservice being one of a plurality of individually-addressable microservices constituting a web service.
US11843660B2

To provide a transfer control apparatus, a transfer control method, and a transfer control program, by which it is possible to improve availability without modifying an application side. The transfer control apparatus 1 is an apparatus for dynamically switching enablers 2, and includes a registration unit 11 that registers enablers 2 having a similar function, in an identical genre, a monitoring unit 12 that monitors states of the enablers 2, and a transfer control unit 13 that transfers a request to an alternative enabler 2 registered in a genre identical to each of the enablers 2 to automatically switch a request destination if the enabler 2 is in a predetermined busy state upon calling the enabler 2.
US11843658B2

In one embodiment, load balancing criteria and an indication of a plurality of network nodes is received. A plurality of forwarding entries are created based on the load balancing criteria and the indication of the plurality of nodes. A content addressable memory of a network element is programmed with the plurality of forwarding entries. The network element selectively load balances network traffic by applying the plurality of forwarding entries to the network traffic, wherein network traffic meeting the load balancing criteria is load balanced among the plurality of network nodes.
US11843653B2

Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling a developer to use a local browser, running on a local machine of the developer in a first location to access real devices (e.g., smart phones) at a second location, such as a data center. The developer can select and control the remote devices, in the second location. The described embodiments can capture developer's inputs from the first location and input them to the remote device in the second location. A video stream of the remote device is transmitted to the browser in the first location and displayed in a replica canvas on the developer's browser. The developer can interact with the canvas on his/her browser, as if the remote device were present in the first location.
US11843642B1

Systems and methods are described for facilitating delivery of resources via peer-to-peer connections without requiring an intermediary signaling server. Typically, before establishing a peer-to-peer connection, peers must exchange signaling information such as their reachability over a network. Traditional systems often rely on an intermediary signaling server to act as a go-between for peers and assist in the exchange of signaling information. The present disclosure removes the need for a signaling server. Instead, peers may utilize message collections on a messaging system to exchange signaling information. A requesting peer may submit a request to access a resource to a message collection for that resource. A providing peer may obtain the request, and submit a response to a message collection for the requesting peer. Peers may continue to exchange information via the collections until a peer-to-peer connection is established.
US11843637B1

The technology disclosed relates to a DHCP relay-based steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a steering logic that is interposed between a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network and a DHCP server on the network segment. The steering logic is configured to intercept DHCP requests broadcasted to the DHCP server by special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices, forward the intercepted DHCP requests to the DHCP sever 522, receive, from the DHCP server, DHCP responses to the intercepted DHCP requests, receive, from a device classification logic, a positive determination that the special-purpose devices are special-purpose devices and not general-purpose devices, modify the received DHCP responses by replacing the default gateway with an inline secure forwarder on the network segment, and send the modified DHCP responses to the special-purpose devices.
US11843633B2

An analysis device includes an input unit that receives input of communication destination information to be analyzed, a conversion unit that converts a partial character string included in the communication destination information into an image, a search unit that obtains a character string that is visually similar to an image converted by the conversion unit and searches for known communication destination information that is visually similar to the communication destination information based on the character string obtained, and an output unit that outputs a combination of the communication destination information and the known communication destination information that is visually similar to the communication destination information.
US11843625B2

Examples described herein provide for a system that evaluates a security level of a network system. Additionally, examples described herein evaluate a security level of a network system in order to enable a determination of components that can be used to enhance the security level of the network system.
US11843623B2

An anomaly detector for detecting anomaly in input data comprises an auto-encoder trained to encode the input data and decode the encoded input data to reconstruct the input data. Further, the anomaly detector comprises a classifier trained to determine a reconstruction loss indicative of a difference between the accepted input data and the reconstructed input data, where the reconstruction loss includes a weighted combination of a plurality of loss functions evaluating reconstruction losses of a plurality of parts of the reconstructed input data, different types of loss functions, or both. The classifier is further configured to detect an anomaly in the reconstructed input data when the reconstruction loss is above a threshold.
US11843616B2

Disclosed is a cyber threat intelligence platform configured to: a) designate a virtual machine as an attacker machine; b) designate a virtual machine as a victim machine; c) receive cyberattack data representative of a cyberattack executed by the attacker machine against the victim machine; e) receive defense action data representative of a defense action executed by the victim machine against the cyberattack; f) mark a first point in time when the cyberattack is executed, and mark a second point in time when the defense action is initiated; g) compare the first point in time with the second point in time to ascertain an attack-defense time lapse as a performance measure for computer system threat management of cyberattacks or defense actions, and h) view or analyze cyberattack and defense actions for effectiveness, including perspectives derived from the relative timing of the actions as indicated on the time lapse.
US11843610B2

This disclosure describes techniques for providing multiple namespace support to application(s) in containers under Kubernetes without breaking containment boundaries or escalating privileges of the application(s). A namespace service executing on a physical server may communicate with contained processes executing on the physical server by utilizing a Unix Domain Socket (UDS) endpoint in the filesystem of each of the containers. the namespace service may execute on the physical server with escalated privileges, allowing the namespace service to create a socket in a namespace and provide access and rights to utilize the socket to process(es) in a separate namespace.
US11843596B2

Subsequent to registration of a client device with a server device such that credentials by which the client device is authenticated are securely stored at the client device, the client device provides a user device and a server device a recovery identifier and a recovery secret key associated with the client device. Upon the credentials no longer being stored at the client device such that the client device has to be reregistered with the server device to store new credentials by which the client device is authenticated, the user device generates and provides a recovery code to the client device, which provides the recovery code to the server device. Upon validating the recovery code based on the recovery identifier and the recovery secret key, the server device reregisters the client device with the server device such that the new credentials are securely stored at the client device.
US11843594B2

Techniques are described for controlling data and resource access. For example, methods and systems can facilitate controlled token distribution across systems and token processing in a manner so as to limit access to and to protect data that includes access codes.
US11843590B2

Methods and systems for resetting a digital credential within a digital credential based authentication system. The method includes logging a first administrative user into the digital credential system, receiving, from the first administrative user, a first portion of authentication credentials for a first customer, validating, by the first administrative user using the digital credential system, the first portion, logging a second administrative user into the digital credential system, receiving, from the second administrative user, a second portion of authentication credentials for the first customer, receiving the second portion by the second administrative user, validating, by the second administrative user using the digital credential system, the second portion; and resetting the authentication credentials based on the validation of the first portion and second portion.
US11843588B2

A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium are described for providing a sender a plurality of ephemeral keys such that a sender and receiver can exchange encrypted communications. Accordingly, a sender may retrieve information, such as a public key and a key identifier, for the first receiver from a local storage. The retrieved information may be used to generate a key-encrypting key that is used to generate a random communication encryption key. The random communication encryption key is used to encrypt a communication, while the key-encrypting key encrypts the random communication key. The encrypted communication and the encrypted random communication key are transmitted to the first receiver.
US11843582B2

A system for providing cyber protection to medical devices in a medical environment is presented. The system comprises a medical device comprising software services, a backend server to maintain and provide software updates to medical devices, and an interface proxy box connected to the medical device and in communication with the backend server. The interface proxy box determines the software services resident on the medical device. The interface proxy box installs the software services determined to be resident on the medical device on the interface proxy box and configures the installed software services to match the software services resident on the medical device. The interface proxy box communicates periodically with the backend server and receives and applies security updates to the software services installed and configured on the interface proxy box. The medical device utilizes the updated software services on the interface proxy box.
US11843571B2

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating for display a notification to a plurality of users at a position within a display screen to which each user of the plurality of users is paying attention. Specifically, the media guidance application captures lines of sight of users who are paying attention to a display screen, based on which the media guidance application determines line-of-sight regions on the display screen that the users are paying attention to. The media guidance application then determines a display area that is noticeable to the users based on the respective line-of-sight regions on the display screen to display an electronic message.
US11843567B2

Methods and systems provide for the ability to display reactions within a video communication session. First, the system displays, for each of a number of participants within a video communication session, a user interface (UI), with the UI including a reactions session with a variety of selectable visual reactions, a number of participant windows corresponding to participants, and videos of at least a subset of the participants which are displayed within the participant windows. The system receives a selection of a reaction via a video client device connected to the video communication session, where the client device is associated with one of the participants. The system then displays the selected reaction within the UI of at least one of the participants within the corresponding participant windows for a predetermined period of time. Aggregate reactions may be displayed when a number of participants select the same reaction.
US11843560B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and device for determining feedback timing. In example embodiments, the first communication device obtains information indicating at least one of a capability, a timing requirement, and a service type of a second communication device. Based on the obtained information, the first communication device determines feedback timing to be used by the second communication device. Then, the first communication device sends an indication of the feedback timing to the second communication device for communication with the second communication device in accordance with the feedback timing.
US11843559B2

A user equipment (UE) may establish communication with a plurality of transmission reception points (TRPs) and determine one or more beam failures associated with a first or second TRP based on reference signals received from the first and second TRPs. The UE may then transmit a scheduling request requesting resources for indicating the beam failures associated with the first TRP or second TRPs. Upon receiving a response to the scheduling request allocating resources, the UE may then transmit, using allocated resources, a beam failure indication of the first one or more beam failures associated with the first TRP or second TRP. After receiving a beam failure response from the first or second TRP, the UE may then communicate with the first TRP and the second TRP using one or more new beams based on the beam failure indication and the beam failure response.
US11843552B2

A fixed wireless access system is implemented using orthogonal time frequency space multiplexing (OTFS). Data transmissions to/from different devices share transmission resources using—delay Doppler multiplexing, time-frequency multiplexing, multiplexing at stream and/or layer level, and angular multiplexing. Time-frequency multiplexing is achieved by dividing the time-frequency plan into subgrids, with the subsampled time frequency grid being used to carry the OTFS data. Antenna implementations include a hemispherical antenna with multiple antenna elements arranged in an array to achieve multiplexing.
US11843547B2

Some embodiments provide a method for deploying edge forwarding elements in a public or private software defined datacenter (SDDC). For an entity, the method deploys a default first edge forwarding element to process data message flows between machines of the entity in a first network of the SDDC and machines external to the first network of the SDDC. The method subsequently receives a request to allocate more bandwidth to a first set of the data message flows entering or exiting the first network of the SDDC. In response, the method deploys a second edge forwarding element to process the first set of data message flows of the entity in order to allocate more bandwidth to the first set of the data message flows, while continuing to process a second set of data message flows of the entity through the default first edge node. The method in some embodiments receives the request for more bandwidth by first receiving a request to create a traffic group and then receiving a list of network addresses that are associated with the traffic group. In some embodiments, the method receives the list of network addresses associated with the traffic group by receiving a prefix of network addresses and receiving a request to associate the prefix of network addresses with the traffic group. Based on this request, the method then creates an association between the traffic group and the received prefix of network addresses.
US11843535B2

The disclosed technology teaches testing a mesh network using new service application level KPIs that extend the TWAMP measurement architecture. A control-client receives and parses a configuration file to populate memory with IP addresses, ports, and test session parameters for disclosed KPIs used to originate two-way test sessions from a first network host; with control-servers and session-reflectors. The method extends the receiving, parsing and originating to dozens to thousands of control-clients, by sending to the control-clients configuration files to originate respective test sessions with control-servers in a mesh network using respective test session parameters; and while the test is running, sending an updated configuration file to at least one control-client that introduces a new control-server or replaces a control-server; and expanding the test to include the new or replacement control-server without stopping or restarting TW test sessions with other control-servers; and monitoring the running test sessions and receiving results.
US11843531B2

Disclosed is a method for continuous in-line monitoring of data-centric traffic to guarantee application performance. The method includes, in each switch of a plurality of switches in a network fabric, grouping all packets entering each respective switch of the plurality of switches based on either 5-tuple applications or EPG based applications, collecting performance statistics at every hop in the network fabric across all flows in-line in a flow table maintained in each respective switch and periodically exporting the performance statistics to analysis module.
US11843525B2

A feature capacity scaling methodology is disclosed. In a computer-implemented method, components of a computing environment are automatically monitored, and have a feature capacity analysis using a forecast performed thereon. Provided the feature capacity analysis determines that features of the components are well utilized, a vertical scaling of the features is performed.
US11843523B1

A system can identify microservices calls. The system can, in response to identifying a first call, where the first call originates externally, storing, to logged calls, a first association between the first call, a response to the first call, a first entity that originated the first call, a second entity to which the first call is destined, a unique identifier, and a counter associated with the unique identifier, or where the first call originates internally, storing, to the logged calls, a second association between the first call, the response, the first entity, the second entity, the unique identifier, and the counter after incrementing the counter, wherein the unique identifier is identified by the first call. The system can order logged calls that share unique identifiers according to values of respective counters. The system can store a topology of the microservices that is generated according to the ordered logged calls.
US11843521B2

An information processing apparatus sets a first schedule determining a timing of transmitting, to a management target device, an instruction to transit the management target device to a predetermined power supply state in which a request via a network fails and sets a second schedule determining a timing of transmitting, to the management target device, a request to acquire operation information via the network, and provides, when the second schedule is set, a function of automatically adjusting the second schedule so that a period during which the request via the network fails based on the first schedule does not overlap the timing of transmitting the request based on the second schedule and that the operation information is acquired.
US11843520B2

Described are systems and methods for implementing and operating a Device Abstraction Proxy (DAP). In one embodiment, the DAP includes a communications interface to connect the DAP to one or more access aggregation devices, each having a plurality of physical ports to provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) communication services to a plurality of remote DSL terminals via the plurality of physical ports. The DAP may further include a memory and processor to execute a virtual access aggregation device, in which a subset of the plurality of physical ports are allocated and linked to corresponding logical ports. The DAP may further include a global rule-set module to define operational constraints for the DSL communication services, and a management interface to allow at least one broadband access management system to manage the subset of physical ports allocated to the virtual access aggregation device subject to the operational constraints.
US11843519B2

A network management apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a storage device configured to store information indicating a correspondence relationship between information objects related to a logical layer, information objects related to a physical layer in a network configuration, and information objects related to a facility layer which are objects in which the information objects related to the physical layer are housed; an acquisition unit configured to acquire an information object related to an occurrence path of a failure in the logical layer of the network configuration, from the storage device; and a search unit configured to search for, among the information objects related to the facility layer stored in the storage device, an information object related to the facility layer and the physical layer associated with the information object related to the occurrence path of the failure acquired from the acquisition unit, as a candidate for a facility that causes the failure.
US11843514B2

A computer-implemented method for restructuring a predefined distributed real-time simulation network, wherein the simulation network has a plurality of network nodes and a plurality of data connections, wherein each network node has at least one data connection interface for connecting a data connection, wherein the network nodes are at least partially in communication via the data connections, and wherein during operation of the simulation network a simulation application is executed on at least one network node. The method permits a structure for the real-time simulation network to be automatically found in which the critical communication connections are reduced and avoided as much as possible by determining the topology of the simulation network so that topology information concerning the network nodes and the data connections between the network nodes is available by determining expected values for node data rates or node latencies for the network nodes of the simulation network.
US11843489B2

Described are systems and methods for identifying the phase and polarization of independent modulation streams in quadrature channels of a coherent transmission system by using digital code. As a result, phase rotation and polarization of streams that during transmission may have become rotated and swapped around in the channel are correctly labeled and depermuted according to a known and predictable order.
US11843486B2

High-speed communication links with self-aligned scrambling on a communication link that sends scrambled signals may include a slave device that may self-align by initially detecting an unscrambled preamble symbol and more particularly detect an edge of the unscrambled preamble symbol. Based on the detected edge, a fine alignment adjustment may be made by testing subsequent scrambled data for a repeated pattern such as an IDLE symbol by comparing the repeated pattern to a candidate scrambled sequence that has been received through the communication link. The comparison may use an exclusive OR (XOR) circuit on some bits to derive a scrambler seed that is used to test for a match for the remaining bits. If there is a match, the scrambler seed and frame alignment have been detected and alignment is achieved.
US11843479B2

An intelligent electronic device (IED) of an electric power distribution system includes processing circuitry and a memory having instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, are configured to cause the processing circuitry to determine establishment of setup criteria to operate in a passive mode, operate in the passive mode to communicate data without initiation of a media access control security key agreement (MKA) protocol in response to determination of the establishment of the setup criteria, receive activation data during operation in the passive mode, the activation data being indicative that a media access control security (MACsec) communication link is to be established, and operate in an active mode in response to receipt of the activation data to initiate the MKA protocol to establish the MACsec communication link.
US11843474B2

Apparatus and methods for providing high-bandwidth, low-latency data service over a content delivery including existing wireline infrastructure. In one embodiment, a network architecture having service delivery over at least portions of extant hybrid fiber coax (HFC) infrastructure is disclosed, which includes standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 3GPP and IEEE Std. 802.11 services) via a common service provider. In one variant, an expanded frequency band (e.g., 1.6 GHz in total bandwidth) is used over the coaxial portions of the HFC infrastructure, which is allocated to two or more sub-bands. Wideband amplifier apparatus are used to support delivery of the sub-bands to CPE within the network.
US11843473B2

The exemplary embodiments are related to a device, system and method for implementing an audio orientated immersive experience of an event presented at a user device. A server is connected to a user device. The server generates a virtual environment that corresponds to a site of an event. The server receives tracking data corresponding to an object of the event. The tracking data is incorporated into the virtual environment. The server identifies a predetermined condition and selects enhancement data based on the predetermined condition. The predetermined condition corresponds to the tracking data and the virtual environment. The server transmits a data stream to the user device, the data stream including the enhancement data.
US11843469B2

Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for eye contact assistance in a video conference. A method can include determining a location of the web camera relative to a display, providing a user interface of the video conference on the display, and providing, on the user interface, a graphic display of information at pixels of the display that are most proximate the location.
US11843466B2

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An example method of wireless communication at a user equipment includes receiving a data transmission for each of a plurality of component carriers (CCs) over a wireless channel from a base station, wherein each data transmission is associated with a number of code block groups (CBGs). The method further includes identifying a feedback protocol to apply to the plurality of CCs and selecting a subset of the plurality of CCs for which to report feedback information for the CBGs based at least in part on the feedback protocol. The method may also include generating the feedback information based at least in part on the subset of the plurality of CCs and the feedback protocol and transmitting a feedback message that indicates the feedback information for the subset of the plurality of CCs of the wireless channel to the base station.
US11843463B2

Systems and methods for efficient signaling Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) for an uplink data transmission are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of signaling HARQ-ACK feedback for an uplink data transmission sent from a wireless device to a radio network node comprises obtaining HARQ-ACK feedback for the uplink data transmission, encoding the obtained HARQ-ACK feedback on to an unused bit combination of a field in a downlink control channel, and transmitting the downlink control channel to the wireless device. Embodiments of the present disclosure enable wireless device power saving using positive HARQ-ACK feedback without increasing the static downlink control signaling overhead and without reducing coverage for downlink control information.
US11843462B2

This application provides a method for generating hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ information and an apparatus. The method includes: A terminal device receives a first message sent by a network device. The first message is used to indicate that there is a bandwidth part BWP combination in a cell, the BWP combination includes an active BWP, and the BWP corresponds to a set of unified parameters. The terminal device generates HARQ information based on the unified parameters corresponding to the BWP combination. This application provides a method for generating HARQ information when there are a plurality of active BWPs.
US11843461B2

Embodiments of this application provide a method for coding in a wireless communication network. A communication device interleave a first bit sequence to obtain a first interleaved sequence having sequence number starting with a sequence number of 0, wherein the first bit sequence comprises bits for indicating timing, wherein the bits for indicating timing comprises a set of bits for indicating synchronization signal block index (SSBI); wherein the set of bits for indicating SSBI are placed in positions indicated by sequence numbers of 2, 3 and 5 in the first interleaved sequence. The devices add d first CRC bits on the first interleaved sequence to obtain a second bit sequence, interleave on the second bit sequence according to an interleave pattern to obtain a second interleaved sequence, and polar encode the second interleaved sequence to obtain the encoded sequence.
US11843457B2

A method of extremely high coding rates for next-generation wireless local area network (WLAN) systems involves coding an input data at a first coding rate using codes designed for coding up to a second coding rate lower than the first coding rate to provide a coded data. The method also involves wirelessly transmitting the coded data.
US11843456B2

Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
US11843450B2

Systems and methods for a full-duplex backscatter system. An example method includes outputting, via a transmitter of the backscatter system, a single tone carrier for transmission via an antenna of the backscatter system. A tunable impedance network is tuned via a microcontroller to reduce self-interference associated with the signal tone carrier by at least a threshold level, with the tunable impedance network including passive elements which are configured to be tuned, and with the self-interference reduction by the threshold level being in the analog domain. Backscatter data packets are received via a receiver from backscatter tags, with the backscatter data packets being associated with an offset frequency and are decoded by the receiver.
US11843438B2

This disclosure relates to wireless radio link recovery methods. In various implementations, the method includes determining a beam failure event for a first cell, and transmitting a beam recovery request message on a shared uplink channel when available. In other implementations, the method includes determining that the shared uplink channel is not available for transmitting the beam recovery request message and transmitting a resource request to request allocation of the shared uplink channel via a second cell.
US11843437B2

A signal transmission method, signal reception method and apparatuses thereof. A signal transmission apparatus. The apparatus includes a transmitter configured to, after a period of time of receiving a downlink signal related to beam failure recovery and before receiving or applying activation signaling or reconfiguration signaling, transmit an uplink signal in a first cell by using a spatial domain transmission filter identical to a spatial domain transmission filter transmitting an uplink signal related to beam failure recovery or receiving a downlink reference signal.
US11843434B2

Low latency beamforming using phased antenna arrays is the key for practical deployment of envisioned millimeter wave (mmWave) Gbps mobile networks. This work aims towards reducing the overhead of the exhaustive sector-level sweep phase of the analog beamforming adopted in the IEEE 802.11ad standard. This system uses a reconfigurable antenna single RF chain in the sub-6 GHz new radio (NR) band to aid codebook-based beam selection in the mmWave band of the NR. The system exploits the congruence between the spatial propagation signatures of signals at both mmWave and sub-6 GHz frequencies to reduce the beam search space.
US11843431B2

A transceiver can transmit a codebook subset restriction configuration including a set of restricted beams. A channel state information report including a plurality of sets of quantized coefficients based on the codebook subset restriction configuration can be received. A set of quantized weights can be based on a least a Fourier transform of a set of quantized coefficients of the particular restricted beam. The plurality of sets of quantized coefficients can be based on quantized weights of the particular restricted beam satisfying a constraint. The plurality of sets of quantized coefficients can be further based on a set of coefficients quantized to determine the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients. The set of coefficients can be generated by transforming a set of beam weights from a frequency domain to a time domain, where the beam weights correspond to a transmitted beam.
US11843429B2

According to the present invention, in a wireless communication system that performs single carrier MIMO transmission between a transmitting station device and a receiving station device, the transmitting station device including: a time-domain linear equalization unit configured to remove inter-symbol interference and inter-stream interference from a data signal to be transmitted to the receiving station device; a propagation path characteristics estimation unit configured to receive a training signal which is transmitted by the receiving station device and estimate a transfer function matrix of propagation path characteristics; and a filter tap calculation unit configured to calculate filter tap coefficients for the time-domain linear equalization unit by representing the estimated transfer function matrix as a matrix polynomial, taking an inverse response of the matrix polynomial as a transmit weight matrix, and approximating the transmit weight matrix with Neumann series, and the receiving station device including a training signal generation unit configured to generate the training signal for use in estimation of propagation path characteristics and transmit it to the transmitting station device.
US11843422B2

According to one configuration, a system includes a first wireless station in communication with a second wireless station. A phase noise predictor model such as associated with the first wireless station receives phase noise information. The phase noise information captures an estimate of: i) first phase noise associated with a first wireless station, and ii) second phase noise associated with a second wireless station. Based on the received phase noise information, the predictor produces phase noise adjustment information. The predictor applies the phase noise adjustment information to adjust (compensate) a signal of the first wireless station. Adjustment of the signal results in phase noise adjustment with respect to both the first phase noise associated with the first wireless station and the second phase noise associated with the second wireless station.
US11843419B2

A quantum communication system including an emitter of entangled photons, including a source configured in order to generate at least one pair of entangled photons. The at least one pair of entangled photons including a first photon (P1) emitted on a first propagation path (D1) and simultaneously a second photon (P2) emitted on a second propagation path (D2) different to the first propagation path. A first receiver arranged on the first propagation path (D1), including a complex absorber to absorb the photon in a polarization state selected from among the states of at least two different pairs of complementary polarization states. A second receiver arranged on the second propagation path (D2), including an optical amplifier making it possible to multiply the second photon (P2) while preserving its polarization and a measuring instrument making it possible to measure the average polarization of the multiplied photons.
US11843416B2

The present disclosure provides a network architecture in which the modem in a hybrid metallic-optical fiber access network is moved from the customer premises to the distribution point. Multiple copper pairs can be used to transmit phantom modes over the copper pairs to the distribution point. Alternatively, or in addition, multiple data signals can be transmitted to a single customer premises with the modem collating the multiple data signals at the distribution point.
US11843414B2

An optical interface includes circuitry configured to operate the optical interface at a first rate, subsequent to a requirement to suberate the optical interface to a second rate, determine which services are affected, signal a partial failure for the one or more affected services, and operate the optical interface at a second rate that is less than the first rate. The optical interface can be a Flexible Optical (FlexO) or ZR interface.
US11843409B2

The present invention provides a receiver including a filter, a signal detection circuit and a synchronization processing circuit. The filter is configured to filter a filter input signal to generate a filter output signal. The signal detection circuit is configured to determine whether the filter input signal or the filter output signal includes an interference signal according to the filter input signal and the filter output signal, to generate an interference signal indicator; wherein when the interference signal indicator indicates that the filter input signal or the filter output signal includes the interference signal, the signal detection circuit further determines whether the filter output signal comprises an effective signal to generate an effective signal indicator. The synchronization processing circuit is configured to process the filter output signal according to the interference signal indicator and the effective signal indicator.
US11843397B2

Systems and methods for compression of data that exhibits mixed compressibility, such as floating-point data, are provided. As one example, aspects of the present disclosure can be used to compress floating-point data that represents the values of parameters of a machine-learned model. Therefore, aspects of the present disclosure can be used to compress machine-learned models (e.g., for reducing storage requirements associated with the model, reducing the bandwidth expended to transmit the model, etc.).
US11843391B2

This application discloses a temperature feedback control apparatus, method. The method includes two electric switches, a feedback control unit and an optical component. A first electric switch is configured to control that only a first channel of at least two channels that correspond to the first electric switch is conducted at a moment, to feed back an optical signal of a target optical component connected to the first channel to the feedback control unit. The feedback control unit is configured to calculate temperature of the corresponding optical component based on an electrical signal converted from the optical signal, to obtain a control signal. The second electric switch is configured to control, when the first channel is conducted, that only the second channel is conducted, to transmit the control signal to the target optical component to adjust its temperature. The optical component connects to both the first and second channels.
US11843384B2

A compensation signal generator generates a compensation signal for canceling an electromagnetic noise on a connection line on the basis of a detection signal of a noise detector. A compensation signal injector injects the compensation signal into the connection line. A compensation signal detector outputs a detection signal of the compensation signal. A low-frequency component subtraction unit amplifies a component in a predetermined first frequency region of the detection signal and negatively feeds back the amplified component to the compensation signal generator. An intermediate frequency component addition unit positively feeds back a component of a predetermined second frequency that is higher than the first frequency region in the detection signal to the compensation signal generator.
US11843383B2

Example implementations described herein are directed to reducing far end cross talk (FEXT), including differential-to-differential far end crosstalk (DDFEXT) or single ended FEXT through generating and applying a delay shifter/inverter that is cascaded onto a target electrical system and shifts the even-mode and odd-mode propagation delay of a target electrical system to be substantially equal, which in turn reduces FEXT in the overall system.
US11843382B2

A circuit includes an input circuit, a level shifter circuit and an output circuit. The input circuit is coupled to a first voltage supply, and configured to receive a first input signal, and to generate at least a second or a third input signal. The level shifter circuit is coupled to the input circuit and a second voltage supply, and configured to receive a first enable signal, the second or third input signal, and to generate a first signal responsive to the first enable signal, the second input signal or the third input signal. The level shifter circuit includes a header circuit coupled to a first node, and is configured to enable or disable the level shifter circuit responsive to the first enable signal. The output circuit is coupled to at least the level shifter circuit and the second voltage supply, and is configured to generate an output signal.
US11843374B2

A level shifter may include: a discharge circuit configured to receive an input signal on the basis of a first power supply voltage, and discharge an internal node on the basis of the input signal; a charge supply circuit configured to supply charge to an output node from which an output signal is outputted, on the basis of a second power supply voltage; and a voltage adjustment circuit including a first MOS transistor coupled between the internal node and the output node, and configured to adjust the voltage of the output node on the basis of a bias voltage applied to the first MOS transistor, and stop the operation of adjusting the voltage of the output node on the basis of the bias voltage, when the levels of the first and second power supply voltages are equal to each other.
US11843372B2

Described are integrated-circuit die with differential receivers, the inputs of which are coupled to external signal pads. Termination legs coupled to the signal pads support multiple termination topologies. These termination legs can support adjustable impedances, capacitances, or both, which may be controlled using an integrated memory.
US11843370B2

A gate of the first p-type MOS transistor and the first and second control circuits are electrically coupled to a first node. The first control circuit lowers a voltage or the first node between a first time and a second time at which the first p-type MOS transistor is off. The second control circuit lowers the voltage of the first node between a third time and a fourth time at which the first p-type MOS transistor is on. The second time is later than the first time. The fourth time is later than the second and third times. The first p-type MOS transistor is turned on during a first period. A voltage decrease amount of the first node per unit time in the first control circuit is greater than that in the second control circuit.
US11843367B2

A filter device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first filter and a second filter that are connected in parallel between a first terminal and a second terminal. The first filter includes multiple series arm resonators. The series arm resonators are disposed in series in a path from the first terminal via the first filter to the second terminal. The series arm resonators include a first series arm resonator and a second series arm resonator. Under a condition that a value obtained by dividing a difference between an antiresonance frequency and a resonance frequency of each series arm resonator by the resonance frequency is defined as a fractional bandwidth, a first fractional bandwidth of the first series arm resonator is different from a second fractional bandwidth of the second series arm resonator.
US11843366B2

An acoustic wave resonator is disclosed. The acoustic wave resonator can include a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode positioned over the piezoelectric layer, a temperature compensation layer positioned over the interdigital transducer electrode, and a velocity reduction cover that extends over at least a portion of a central region of the interdigital transducer electrode and over at least a portion of the temperature compensation layer. The velocity reduction cover is arranged to cause a velocity of an acoustic wave generated by the acoustic wave resonator to be reduced.
US11843365B2

A bulk-acoustic wave resonator includes a resonator including a central portion in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are sequentially stacked on a substrate, and an extension portion disposed along a periphery of the central portion; and an insertion layer disposed between the piezoelectric layer and the substrate in the extension portion to raise the piezoelectric layer. The insertion layer includes a first insertion layer having a first inclined surface formed along a side surface facing the central portion and a second inclined surface disposed between the first insertion layer and the piezoelectric layer and having a second inclined surface spaced apart from the first inclined surface with respect to a surface direction of the first electrode. The first insertion layer is thinner than the second insertion layer.
US11843362B2

An elastic wave device includes a support substrate made of silicon, a piezoelectric film disposed directly or indirectly on the support substrate, and an interdigital transducer electrode disposed on one surface of the piezoelectric film. A higher-order mode acoustic velocity of propagation through the piezoelectric film is equal or substantially equal to an acoustic velocity Vsi=(V1)1/2 of propagation through silicon or higher than the acoustic velocity Vsi, where Vsi is specified by V1 among solutions V1, V2, and V3 with respect to x derived from Ax3+Bx2+Cx+D=0.
US11843354B2

The present invention relates to circuitry comprising: interpolation filter circuitry configured to receive a digital input signal and to output an interpolated digital signal; amplifier circuitry configured to generate an output signal based on the interpolated digital signal; and protection circuitry. The protection circuitry is configured to activate in response to detection of a fault condition at an output of the amplifier circuitry. The circuitry further comprises first detection circuitry configured to output a control signal to disable the protection circuitry on detection of a transient signal at an output of the interpolation filter circuitry that is unrelated to a fault.
US11843352B2

Apparatus and methods for an inverted Doherty amplifier operating at gigahertz frequencies are described. RF fractional bandwidth and signal bandwidth may be increased over a conventional Doherty amplifier configuration when impedance-matching components and an impedance inverter in an output network of the inverted Doherty amplifier are designed based on characteristics of the main and peaking amplifier and asymmetry factor of the amplifier.
US11843350B2

Provided herein are systems and related methods of performing solar field and receiver inspections based on polarimetric-enhanced imaging.
US11843348B2

A dual axis solar array tracker for supporting a plurality of solar energy harvesting elements at a plurality of solar collector nodes. Two perpendicular axes of movement, specifically a rotation axis at a rotatable transverse beam and a tilt axis relative to the axis of the transverse beam, enable accurate orientation in a stable configuration. The dual axis design of the solar tracker enables the movement of solar collectors such that they can be directed towards the sun wherein incoming solar rays are perpendicular to the solar cell element of the solar collector to optimize collection of solar radiation. The present solar tracker array also enables integrated solar, electrical and/or thermal energy cogeneration.
US11843346B2

A photovoltaic system includes a collection of photovoltaic modules, a base supporting the collection of photovoltaic modules, and a damper coupled between the collection of photovoltaic modules and the base. The damper resists movement of the photovoltaic modules relative to the base. The damper has a first damping ratio when the collection of photovoltaic modules moves at a first rate relative to the base and a second damping ratio when the collection of photovoltaic modules moves at a second rate relative to the base, and the damper passively transitions from the first damping ratio to the second damping ratio.
US11843344B2

A brushless DC electric (BLDC) motor driver circuit includes: a power stage circuit configured to operably drive a brushless DC electric (BLDC) motor according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal; and an abnormality diagnosis circuit, wherein when a first parameter is under control, the abnormality diagnosis circuit is configured to operably determine a rotation abnormality condition of the BLDC motor according to a second parameter; wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are correlated with the rotation of the BLDC motor.
US11843342B2

A motor drive control device capable of driving a motor at high efficiency is provided. A control unit (3) of a motor drive control device (1) outputs a control signal to a motor drive unit (2) to control operation of an inverter circuit (21) for energizing a motor (7). The control unit (3) detects an actual rotational speed of the motor (7), detects a power-supply voltage, detects a magnitude of current flowing in the motor (7), and calculates a magnitude of driving torque of the motor (7) based on detection results. The control unit (3) compares a reference rotational speed obtained based on the calculated magnitude of the driving torque of the motor (7) and the actual rotational speed of the motor (7), and determines an advance angle value based on a comparison result. The control unit (3) outputs the control signal based on the determined advance angle value.
US11843335B2

A motor adjustment method adjusts a motor driven by a controller. The motor adjustment method includes acquiring forward rotation information indicating a change in a value of a current flowing through a driver at the time of a rotor rotating in a forward direction when a Hall sensor setting position is changed, acquiring reverse rotation information indicating a change in a value of a current flowing through the driver at the time of the rotor rotating in a reverse direction when the Hall sensor setting position is changed, and determining a Hall sensor adjustment position on the basis of the forward rotation information and the reverse rotation information. The Hall sensor adjustment position indicates a position obtained by adding a correction amount to the Hall sensor setting position.
US11843329B2

An artificial muscle includes an electrode pair including a first electrode and a second electrode. One or both of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a central opening. The first electrode and the second electrode each include two or more fan portions and two or more bridge portions. Each fan portion includes a first end having an inner length, a second end having an outer length, a first side edge extending from the second end, and a second side edge extending from the second end. The outer length is greater than the inner length. Each bridge portion interconnecting adjacent fan portions at the first end.
US11843326B2

An object of the present invention is to provide a power converter capable of preventing upsizing of a chip on which a switching element is formed and detecting the temperature in a switching operation of the switching element. A power converter includes: an IGBT connected between an IGBT connected to the positive electrode side of a variable power supply and the negative electrode side of the variable power supply; a temperature detection resistor element connected to a gate to which a gate signal for controlling the switching operation of the IGBT is input and detecting the temperature of the IGBT; and a detector detecting the temperature level of the IGBT based on the voltage of the gate.
US11843315B2

An in-vehicle backup power supply device includes a battery unit having a plurality of unit batteries connected in series and a discharge circuit configured to perform a first discharge operation for supplying power to a third conductive path based on a charge accumulated in the battery unit, a balance circuit performs a cell balancing operation on the battery unit, and a control unit controls the balance circuit, and the balance circuit is performs a second discharge operation for supplying power to the third conductive path based on a charge accumulated in a plurality of power storage elements, and the control unit performs a first control for causing the balance circuit to perform the cell balancing operation and a second control for causing the balance circuit to perform the second discharge operation, and if a failure in which the first discharge operation cannot operate normally occurs, performs the second control.
US11843313B2

There is described a method of controlling an inverter supplying power to a permanent magnet AC, PMAC, motor having a plurality of phase windings, The method comprises: selecting a first phase winding of the PMAC motor; electrically connecting the first phase winding to a first DC terminal of a DC link circuit at a first time, and maintaining the connection between the first phase winding and the first DC terminal: determining a flux difference between the first phase winding and a second phase winding of the PMAC motor; selecting a second time to electrically connect the second phase winding to the first DC terminal; electrically connecting the second phase winding to the first DC terminal at the second time; and maintaining the connection between the second phase winding and the first DC terminal. The second time is selected based on the determined flux difference.
US11843311B2

A switching power supply module and a memory storage device are disclosed. The switching power supply module includes a first voltage regulation circuit, a second voltage regulation circuit, a switch circuit and a control circuit. The first voltage regulation circuit is configured to regulate an original power as a first power. The second voltage regulation circuit is configured to regulate the original power as a second power. The control circuit is configured to control the switch circuit to conduct a first power supply path under a first status to provide the first power to the first power supply target. The control circuit is further configured to control the switch circuit to conduct a second power supply path under a second status to provide the second power to the second power supply target.
US11843287B2

It is disclosed a motor thermal protection device and operation method thereof. The motor thermal protection device utilizes a power supply of a motor for power supplying and comprises: a capacitor timing circuit, configured to time after the motor is powered off; a power-off time determining unit, configured to perform a reading operation of reading an output voltage of the capacitor timing circuit after the motor is powered on, and determine a power-off time from when the motor is powered off to when the motor is powered on according to the output voltage; and a heat accumulation calculating unit, configured to calculate a remaining heat accumulation when the motor is powered on according to the power-off time and a heat accumulation when the motor is powered off.
US11843277B2

A thermoelectric recycling structure has a heat-conductive first component for engaging a heat source for receiving heat generated therefrom, a second component spaced from the first component, and a heat-nonconductive and electrons-and-holes-transportive thermoelectric layer sandwiched between the first and second components for receiving the heat from the first component and converting the received heat to electrical power.
US11843275B2

An image capture apparatus includes a determination unit that determines voltage to be supplied from a power supply apparatus to the image capture apparatus, based on a temperature of the image capture apparatus and power consumption of the image capture apparatus; a communication unit that sends the determined voltage to the power supply apparatus; and a power receiving unit that receives power supplied from the power supply apparatus to the image capture apparatus after the determined voltage is sent to the power supply apparatus.
US11843264B2

Power transmission to a power reception unit that is performed by a power transmission unit and, in turn, non-contact charging of a battery mounted on a vehicle are suspended on the condition that the existence of a foreign object is detected around the power transmission unit. A designated period that is a suspension period of power transmission performed by the power transmission unit is set to vary in accordance with the type of a foreign object, that is, in the present embodiment, depending on whether a foreign object is a metal piece or an object containing metal (first foreign object) or a living body (second foreign object).
US11843258B2

Described herein are active rectification methods and systems for a rectifier of a wireless power system. Exemplary methods can include detecting, by a zero-crossing detector, one or more zero-crossings of a current at an input of the rectifier and determining a first delay time based on at least one wireless power system parameter and the zero-crossings. The methods can include generating first and second control signals for first and second switches of the rectifier, respectively, based on the first delay time; inserting a first dead time between the first control signal and the second control signal; and providing the first and second control signals to the first and second switches, respectively.
US11843248B1

Systems and methods are described herein for novel uses and/or improvements to artificial intelligence applications in an environment with limited or no available data. In particular, systems and methods are described herein for providing network arrangement recommendations based on power consumption predictions for selected applications within network arrangements featuring devices with non-homogenous or unknown specifications.
US11843238B2

According to an embodiment, a current monitoring circuit includes a signal shaping unit configured to receive a current sense signal and provide a modified current signal; a filter configured to receive the modified current signal and to provide a respective filtered signal; a comparator configured to receive the filtered signal and a threshold value and to indicate when the filtered signal exceeds the threshold value. The signal shaping unit is configured to calculate a level of the modified current signal from a corresponding level of the current sense signal in accordance with non-linear function.
US11843229B2

A portable cross arm support device for temporarily supporting electrical conductors of a power transmission or distribution system. The portable cross arm support is configured for vertical lifting of the conductors. The portable cross arm is configured to fold for facilitating transportation. The portable cross arm has a main support pole mounted in a lifting bracket. Embodiments of the portable cross arm utilize a worm gear lifting system for vertical lifting of the conductors. The cross arm has two opposing horizontal line arms configured to support the electrical conductors. The opposing horizontal line arms extend from a T-connector. The T connector allows the horizontal line arms to pivot to a vertical orientation to provide for folding of the portable cross arm.
US11843226B2

A coupling element for electrically coupling a lateral connecting portion of a first laminated busbar to a lateral connecting portion of a second laminated busbar, the coupling element having a base body that includes a sandwich of conducting layers of sheet metal and intermediate insulating layers arranged in between the conducting layers for electrically insulating the conducting layers from each other. Each of the conducting layers includes a first layer section that is associated to the lateral connecting portion of the first busbar and a second layer section that is associated to the connecting portion of the second busbar. The first and second layer sections are electrically insulated from each other by an insulating element and each of the first layer sections includes a first circuit breaker connecting terminal that is adapted to be electrically connected to an input terminal of a circuit breaker.
US11843213B2

A connector has a conductive main body with contact portions to compress a plurality of electrode leads of battery cells. The connector has two push members each with a level surface and an inclined surface on opposing sides of each push member, such that each push member is movable and spaced between the contact portions. and compress the plurality of electrode leads with a corresponding contact portion. The connector has a core member with a second inclined surface, such that the core member is movable in a parallel direction to the contact portion, is located between the two push members, and compresses the two push members against the conductive main body. The connector has a movement mechanism to move the core member in the parallel direction and compress the plurality of electrode leads between the conductive main body and the push members. A battery module may contain the connector.
US11843201B2

An electrical connector, comprising a housing, a first upper terminal module, a second upper terminal module, a first lower terminal module, and a second lower terminal module. The first upper terminal module, the second upper terminal module, the first lower terminal module, and the second lower terminal module respectively comprise an insulating body, a plurality of signal terminals, a plurality of ground terminals, and an electromagnetic shielding member. The plurality of signal terminals and the plurality of ground terminals are disposed in the insulating body. A plurality of signal terminals are disposed between two adjacent ground terminals. The plurality of first ground terminals respectively comprise a plurality of flat contacting parts exposed from the insulating body, where the heights of the plurality of flat contacting parts of respective ground terminals are different. The electromagnetic shielding member is disposed on the insulating body.
US11843197B2

A connector includes terminals and shield members respectively supported in a housing, and protection caps. The terminal is in the form of a flat plate extending in an assembling direction D with a mating connector and has a contact point with a mating terminal of the mating connector on a plate surface of the terminal. The shield member surrounds the terminal to face the terminal in a direction orthogonal to the assembling direction D. The protection cap includes a front covering portion for covering a front end part in the assembling direction D of the terminal and locking claws locked to the shield member, and is fixed to the shield member by locking of the locking claws. The connector 10 is coupled to the mating connector with the protection caps fixed to the shield members and front end parts of the terminals covered by the front covering portions.
US11843192B2

This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for connecting wires and interlocking wires to an electrical component. More specifically, an electrical connector that includes an insulative housing, two electrical contacts, and two interlocking contacts is disclosed. In an embodiment, each electrical contact includes a female end, a press-fit end, and a transition portion. The transition portion is designed such that the first female end and the first press-fit end may be properly aligned depending on the application. The transition portion also provides support and stability to the electrical contacts when they are disposed within the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes four contact recesses. In an embodiment, the electrical connector allows for the safe, efficient, re-usable, and reliable connection for connecting high-voltage wires to a corresponding sensitive electrical component (e.g., a printed circuit board).
US11843185B2

An information handling system (IHS) includes an antenna system. The antenna system includes an antenna; a radiating element, the radiating element being capacitively coupled with the antenna; and, a tuner module electrically coupled to the antenna and the radiating element, the tuner module tuning the antenna and the radiating element.
US11843182B2

Opto-electronic devices can evaluate convolutional neural networks with reduced power consumption and higher speeds using optical metamaterial structures. Methods and systems for convolution of an input vector f with a kernel k can include a first optical element that is adjustable according to the input vector f and a second optical element that is adjustable according to the kernel k, where either or both elements can include adjustable optical metasurfaces. In some approaches, the second optical element is adjustable according to a Fourier transform of the kernel k and is interposed between first and second lenses or volumetric metamaterials implementing Fourier and inverse Fourier transforms, respectively.
US11843179B2

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of main device antennas, a switch, and a processor. The switch enables at least one of the main device antennas. The processor is electrically connected to the switch and controls the switch to switch the enabled main device antenna based on a usage status of the electronic device.
US11843176B2

An array antenna of a radar includes a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate with antenna transceiver circuits embedded. A plurality of patch array antennas are disposed on the LCP substrate and connected to the antenna transceiver circuit. Each patch array antenna includes a plurality of patch antennas connected in series, and the foremost patch antenna has a concave slot on the radiating surface by each side of respective feed line. By use of a LCP substrate can ensure stable material characteristics in different environments. Compared with a single patch antenna, the gain may be improved by 6 dB by connecting four patch antennas in series. A concave slot is formed on a radiating surface of a patch antenna to optimize a feed impedance, thereby to improve a working bandwidth of the antenna to alleviate an excessively narrow bandwidth of a patch antenna.
US11843165B2

A vehicular glass module (1) includes a vehicular window glass (2) having a conductive pattern (4) formed thereon and an on-glass connector (3) attached to the vehicular window glass (2). The on-glass connector (3) includes a hollow portion (11) and a circuit board (6) disposed in the hollow portion (11). The hollow portion (11) is in communication with an outside of the case (5) via a through hole (15) provided in a partition wall (14) defining a part of the hollow portion (11). The through hole (15) is positioned lower than the circuit board (6). The water generated in the hollow portion (11) by condensation is discharged to the outside via the through hole (15).
US11843161B2

A radiating element may have a dipole arm that may include a first conductive circuit loop and a second conductive circuit loop. The first conductive circuit loop may include at least one narrow conductive segment and at least one wide conductive segment, and the narrow conductive segment may present high impedance characteristics in at least one frequency band outside the operating frequency band of the radiating element to suppress at least partially the current in the at least one frequency band. A base station antenna may include a feed board and the radiating element mounted on the feed board.
US11843160B2

The present disclosure describes aspects of an antenna-in-package (AiP) transceiver module and associated methods and systems. In aspects, an AiP transceiver module includes a substrate of dielectric material and first and second layers of conductive material disposed on respective surfaces of the substrate. The first layer of conductive material disposed on a first surface of the substrate includes an antenna element and antenna feed pad to which a contact of a transceiver integrated circuit die is coupled. The second surface of the substrate includes a dielectric interface area that is opposite to an area on the first surface of the substrate in which the antenna element is disposed and excludes the second layer of conductive material. The dielectric interface area of the substrate may effectively increase an amount of dielectric material below the antenna element, such that a volume of the dielectric material includes an air gap below the module.
US11843158B2

The present application provides a trisection power divider with isolation and a microwave transmission system, where the divider includes a first hybrid ring coupler with a distribution ratio of 1:2 and a second hybrid ring coupler with a distribution ratio of 1:1; a first port of the first hybrid ring coupler is a signal input port; a second port of the first hybrid ring coupler is connected with a first port of the second hybrid ring coupler; a second port of the second hybrid ring coupler, a third port of the second hybrid ring coupler and a third port of the first hybrid ring coupler are three signal output ports of the divider; and the second port of the first hybrid ring coupler is a port with high power.
US11843147B2

The present invention is directed to a redox flow battery comprising at least one electrochemical cell in fluid communication with a balancing cell, said balancing cell comprising: a first and second half-cell chamber, wherein the first half-cell chamber comprises a first electrode in contact with a first aqueous electrolyte of the redox flow battery; and wherein the second half-cell chamber comprises a second electrode comprising a catalyst for the generation of O2; and wherein the second half-cell chamber does not contain an aqueous electrolyte.
US11843143B2

An integrated low-carbon energy system includes a controller configured to control an amount of H2 gas added to pipe-based delivery system that carries mixture of a fossil fuel in gaseous form with the H2 gas as a minority component by volume, an H2-compatible fuel cell that converts the mixed gas into electricity, a data interface that receives an H2 allocation request signal on behalf of a facility that receives electricity produced by the H2-compatible fuel cell, wherein in response to the H2 allocation request signal, the controller is configured to control a change an addition rate of H2 from a first level to a second level that corresponds with a level requested in the request signal.
US11843138B2

A first outer peripheral seal in a first metal separator of a fuel cell stack includes a first peripheral metal bead. A first bypass stopper is provided in a space between a first end ridge and a first outer peripheral seal. The first bypass stopper prevents bypassing of an oxygen-containing gas by blocking part of the space. A gap is provided between the first bypass stopper and the first metal bead of a first outer peripheral seal. The gap separates the first bypass stopper from the first metal bead.
US11843132B2

The present disclosure is to suppress the scratching of or damage to an exterior body or current collectors caused by displacement of terminals connected to electrode bodies when a battery expands or contracts. The displacement of terminals when a battery expands or contracts is prevented by arranging the protruding positions of the terminals side by side with at least one of a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal formed in a crank-like shape, and supporting the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal by a holder.
US11843131B2

An electrical device including a conductor cable having an electrical conductor embedded in an insulation sheath of the conductor cable in a contact plane. The electrical conductor is stripped of the insulation sheath in a predetermined contact section at least on one contact side, the contact section of the conductor is bent out with the contact side from the contact plane to beyond the insulation sheath. The device further includes an electrical connection counterpart. The contact side of the contact section of the conductor rests on the electrical connection counterpart and is connected directly to the electrical connection counterpart to form an electrical contact.
US11843119B2

An electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate wound or stacked to form a bend region, and a barrier layer provided at the bend region. At least part of the barrier layer is located between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate that are adjacent to each other, and is configured to prevent at least part of ions deintercalated from the positive electrode plate from being intercalated into the negative electrode plate in the bend region.
US11843113B2

Provided is a positive electrode active material which suppresses a reduction in capacity due to charge and discharge cycles when used in a lithium ion secondary battery. A covering layer is formed by segregation on a superficial portion of the positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes a first region and a second region. The first region exists in an inner portion of the positive electrode active material. The second region exists in a superficial portion of the positive electrode active material and part of the inner portion thereof. The first region includes lithium, a transition metal, and oxygen. The second region includes magnesium, fluorine, and oxygen.
US11843111B2

Provided are electrodes that may be used in electrochemical cells that incorporate relatively high loading of active material while also demonstrating excellent adhesion, resistance to mechanical breakdown, and also offer improved capacity retention, particularly at discharge rates of C/2 or greater.
US11843109B2

The present invention discloses a preparation method to make lithium selenium secondary battery cathode materials with a high energy density and stable electrochemical performances. Two dimensional carbon materials prepared from the presently-disclosed method is not only made from readily-available low-cost raw materials, but is also of simple preparation method. It can effectively shorten the migration distance of lithium ions in the charging and discharging process and improve conductivity and utilization of selenium after compounded with carbon and selenium; the selenium carbon cathode material can be assembled into lithium selenium secondary batteries with high energy density and stable electrochemical performances. By further scaling up, the assembled lithium selenium pouch-cell batteries still hold excellent electrochemical performances and high energy density, showing broad application prospects.
US11843107B2

A lithium battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive active material; a negative electrode including lithium metal; and a solid electrolyte disposed therebetween. The solid electrolyte contains at least one oxide represented by Li4±xM1−x′M′x′O4 (Formula 1), Li4−yM″O4-yA′y (Formula 2), or Li4+4zM′″1−zO4 (Formula 3), wherein and 0≤x23 1 and 0≤x′≤1, M is a Group 4 element, and M′ is an element of Group 2, 3, 5, 12, or 13, a vacancy, or a combination thereof, with the proviso that when M is Zr, then x≠0, x′≠0 and M′ is Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Cd, Hg, Cn, Ga, In, TI, an element of Group 3 or 5, or a combination thereof; 0≤y≤1, M″ is a Group 4 element, and A′ includes at least one halogen, with the proviso that when M″ is Zr, then y≠0; and 0
US11843100B2

The present disclosure describes one or more aspects of a space-saving, serviceable modular battery assembly that may be used as part of a user equipment. The space-saving, serviceable modular battery assembly includes a battery cell electrically coupled to a first module assembly that monitors a state of the battery cell, a first alignment bracket located at a first end of the battery cell, and a second alignment bracket located at a second end of the battery cell. The first module assembly overlaps a second module assembly that supports system-level functions of the user equipment.
US11843094B2

An information handling system is configured to implement a battery management method and perform battery management operations including receiving information indicative of an operating system associated with the information handling system and determining a battery behavior environment (BBE) based, at least in part, on the operating system. A battery management unit (BMU) profile associated with the battery behavior environment may be selected, wherein the BMU profile indicates settings for one or more battery management parameters. The BMU is then configured in accordance with the BMU profile and the battery is managed in accordance with the BMU profile.
US11843087B2

Solid-state transducers (“SSTs”) and vertical high voltage SSTs having buried contacts are disclosed herein. An SST die in accordance with a particular embodiment can include a transducer structure having a first semiconductor material at a first side of the transducer structure, and a second semiconductor material at a second side of the transducer structure. The SST can further include a plurality of first contacts at the first side and electrically coupled to the first semiconductor material, and a plurality of second contacts extending from the first side to the second semiconductor material and electrically coupled to the second semiconductor material. An interconnect can be formed between at least one first contact and one second contact. The interconnects can be covered with a plurality of package materials.
US11843084B2

Solid state lighting (“SSL”) devices with improved contacts and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an SSL device includes an SSL structure having a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material spaced apart from the first semiconductor material, and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials. The SSL device also includes a first contact on the first semiconductor material and a second contact on the second semiconductor material, where the first and second contacts define the current flow path through the SSL structure. The first or second contact is configured to provide a current density profile in the SSL structure based on a target current density profile.
US11843081B2

A display panel and a fabrication method, and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the substrate. Each sub-pixel includes a light-emitting element and a light-shielding structure corresponding to the light-emitting element. The plurality of sub-pixels are divided into N types, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to two. For light-emitting elements in sub-pixels of different types of the plurality of sub-pixels, light-shielding structures are disposed in different directions of corresponding light-emitting elements, and light-emitting directions of the sub-pixels of different types are different.
US11843066B2

A photovoltaic cell module in which a difference in color between a photovoltaic cell and the other portion is made to disappear and the changes of the color and appearance of its surface depending upon a viewing angle is hardly visually recognized, while suppressing the reduction of the power generation amount of the photovoltaic cell. The present photovoltaic cell module includes a thin plate-like photovoltaic cell enclosed in transparent sealing material; a transparent face plate laminated on the surface of the sealing material on the light receiving surface side of the photovoltaic cell; and a decorative layer laminated on the face plate, where a transparent resin is employed as base material of the decorative layer and light transmissive scaly glitter pigment is dispersed in the decorative layer such that the surface direction of the pigment is along the face plate surface.
US11843053B2

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor comprises an active pattern including a lower pattern and a plurality of sheet patterns that are spaced apart from the lower pattern in a first direction, a source/drain pattern on the lower pattern and in contact with the plurality of sheet patterns, and a gate structure on opposing sides of the source/drain pattern in a second direction different from the first direction, the gate structure including a gate electrode on the plurality of sheet patterns, wherein the source/drain pattern includes an epitaxial region that comprises a semiconductor material and a cavity region that is inside the epitaxial region and that is surrounded by the semiconductor material.
US11843045B2

A chip includes a semiconductor body coupled to a first and a second load terminal. The semiconductor body includes an active region including a plurality of breakthrough cells, each of the breakthrough cells includes: an insulation structure; a drift region; an anode region, the anode region being electrically connected to the first load terminal and disposed in contact with the first load terminal; a first barrier region arranged in contact with each of the anode region and the insulation structure, where the first barrier region of the plurality of breakthrough cells forms a contiguous semiconductor layer; a second barrier region separating each of the anode region and at least a part of the first barrier region from the drift region; and a doped contact region arranged in contact with the second load terminal, where the drift region is positioned between the second barrier region and the doped contact region.
US11843029B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure manufacturing method. The semiconductor structure includes: a base including an array region and a peripheral region, the peripheral region having a first isolation structure, the array region having a second isolation structure, a top opening area of the first isolation structure being greater than that of the second isolation structure; the first isolation structure having a first groove, and a first insulation structure configured to fill the first groove; and the first insulation structure including at least a top isolation layer, a top surface of the top isolation layer being flush with a top surface of the base, and the top isolation layer being made of at least a low dielectric constant material.
US11843027B2

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes laminating a thermally decomposable organic material on a substrate by supplying a material gas into a container in which the substrate having a first recess and a second recess, which has a wider width than a width of the first recess, are formed, fluidizing the organic material laminated on the substrate by heating the substrate to a first temperature, and removing the organic material laminated in the second recess.
US11843022B2

An X-ray imaging panel includes: a photodiode that converts scintillation light that is obtained from an X-ray that passes through an object into a signal; a first thin-film transistor; a first insulating film that covers at least a part of the first thin-film transistor and that has a first opening above the first thin-film transistor; a lower electrode that is disposed below the photodiode, that covers at least a part of the first insulating film, that is formed in the first opening of the first insulating film, and that is connected to the first thin-film transistor in the first opening; and a second insulating film that is disposed above the lower electrode and that is formed in the first opening. The photodiode covers the first opening in which the second insulating film is formed, and the photodiode is connected to the lower electrode.
US11843020B2

Disclosed is an image sensor including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a first photoelectric conversion region and a second photoelectric conversion region in the substrate, a through electrode between the first and second photoelectric conversion regions, an insulation structure on the second surface of the substrate, a first color filter and a second color filter respectively provided on the first and second photoelectric conversion regions, and a photoelectric conversion layer on the insulation structure and electrically connected to the through electrode. The through electrode include a first end adjacent to the first surface and a second end adjacent to the second surface. The first end has a non-planar shape.
US11843017B2

An image sensor includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. The substrate including a plurality of unit pixel regions having photoelectric conversion regions and floating diffusion regions disposed adjacent to the first surface. A pixel isolation pattern is disposed in the substrate and is configured to define the plurality of unit pixel regions. An interconnection layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The interconnection layer includes a conductive structure having a connection portion that extends parallel to the first surface of the substrate and is spaced apart from the first surface of the substrate. Contacts extend vertically from the connection portion towards the first surface of the substrate. Each of the contacts are spaced apart from each other with the pixel isolation pattern interposed therebetween. The contacts are coupled to the floating diffusion regions, respectively.
US11843012B2

A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form on a substrate, wherein the plurality of pixels each include a photoelectric conversion region disposed inside the substrate and configured to convert light entering the substrate into charge, a charge retaining region disposed more on a side from which the light enters, than the photoelectric conversion region inside the substrate and configured to retain the charge converted in the photoelectric conversion region, an indented region indented from a surface of the substrate on the side from which the light enters, toward the photoelectric conversion region to at least a depth corresponding to the charge retaining region, and a light blocking film formed covering the charge retaining region at the surface side of the substrate and extending along a side wall of the indented region.
US11843011B2

A pixel for a global shutter pixel array includes a sensing layer and a storage layer. The sensing layer has a sensing element adapted to provide charges upon receiving radiation and a floating diffusion region for receiving charges from the sensing element. The storage layer has at least one storage node for receiving charges from the sensing layer's floating diffusion region and storing the charges. The sensing layer and storage layer form a stack of layers, the sensing layer covering at least the storage node of the storage layer, and the stack has a light shield between the sensing layer and the storage node of the storage layer, so the storage node is shielded from impinging radiation. The storage node is between two transfer gates. The storage node and its surrounding gates are provided between the first floating diffusion region and a second floating diffusion region.
US11842998B2

A semiconductor device includes a first diffusion region having a first conductivity type, a first SiGe fin formed on the first diffusion region, a second diffusion region having a second conductivity type, and a second SiGe fin formed on the second diffusion region and including a central portion including a first amount of Ge, and a surface portion including a second amount of Ge which is greater than the first amount. A total width of the central portion and the surface portion is substantially equal to a width of the second diffusion region.
US11842997B2

An integrated circuit device includes a radio frequency transistor amplifier die having a first surface, a second surface, a semiconductor layer structure that is between the first and second surfaces and includes a plurality of transistor cells adjacent the first surface, and terminals coupled to the transistor cells. At least one passive electronic component is provided on the second surface of the die and is electrically connected to at least one of the terminals, for example, by at least one conductive via. One or more conductive pillar structures may protrude from the first surface of the die to provide electrical connections to one or more of the terminals.
US11842993B2

A semiconductor device includes passive electrical components in a substrate; and an interconnect structure over the passive electrical components, conductive features of the interconnect structure being electrically coupled to the passive electrical components. The conductive features of the interconnect structure includes a first conductive line over the substrate; a conductive bump over the first conductive line, where in a plan view, the conductive bumps has a first elongated shape and is entirely disposed within boundaries of the first conductive line; and a first via between the first conductive line and the conductive bump, the first via electrically connected to the first conductive line and the conductive bump, where in the plan view, the first via has a second elongated shape and is entirely disposed within boundaries of the conductive bump.
US11842987B2

A display panel including a circuit board having pads, light emitting devices electrically connected to the pads and arranged on the circuit board, each light emitting device having a first surface facing the circuit board and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a buffer material layer disposed between the circuit board and the light emitting devices to fill a space between the circuit board and the light emitting devices, and a cover layer covering the second surface of the light emitting devices, in which the buffer material layer is disposed under the first surfaces of the light emitting devices and has grooves in a region between adjacent light emitting devices, a portion of a top surface of the buffer material layer is disposed between adjacent light emitting devices, and the cover layer fills the grooves of the buffer material layer.
US11842986B1

Semiconductor devices, packaging architectures and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-chip module (MCM) is disclosed. The MCM includes a package substrate and a first integrated circuit (IC) chip disposed on the package substrate. The first IC chip includes first core circuitry, and first interface circuitry for communicating with the first core circuitry. A second IC chip is disposed on the package substrate and includes second core circuitry and second interface circuitry for communicating with the second core circuitry. The second interface circuitry exhibits a non-matching interface with respect to the first interface circuitry. Interface adapter circuitry couples to the first interface circuitry and the second interface circuitry to establish a common physical interface (PHY) for communicating between the first core circuitry and the second core circuitry.
US11842980B2

The method of producing an electronic component (100) comprises a step A) of providing a semiconductor chip (2) having an underside (20), having a plurality of contact pins (21), and having at least one positioning pin (25) protruding from the underside. The contact pins are adapted to electrically contact the semiconductor chip. The positioning pin narrows in the direction away from the underside and protrudes further from the underside than the contact pins. The semiconductor chip is placed on the connection carrier, with the contact pins each being inserted into a contact recess and the positioning pin being inserted into the positioning recess. The contact pins are immersed in the molten solder material.
US11842976B2

The present disclosure provides a chip package structure having a heat sink and a method making the same. The method includes: bonding a chip to a top surface of a package substrate and forming a heat-conducting lead having an arc-shape and placed on the chip in a vertical direction, a first end of the heat-conducting lead is connected with a surface of the chip, and a second end is connected with a solder ball; forming a plastic package material layer that protects the chip and the heat-conducting lead; forming a heat-conducting adhesive layer on the surface of the plastic package material layer, where the heat-conducting adhesive layer is connected with the solder ball on the second end of the heat-conducting lead; and forming a heat dissipation layer on a surface of the heat-conducting adhesive layer. With the present disclosure, the heat dissipation efficiency of the chip is effectively improved.
US11842974B2

A solder material comprising a solder alloy and a thermal conductivity modifying component. The solder material has a bulk thermal conductivity of between about 75 and about 150 W/m-K and is usable in enhancing the thermal conductivity of the solder, allowing for optimal heat transfer and reliability in electronic packaging applications.
US11842963B2

A semiconductor structure is disclosed, including a first conductive line and a first power rail and a first transistor structure arranged between the first conductive line and the first power rail. The first conductive line and the first power rail are separated from each other in a first direction. The first transistor structure includes a first active region coupled to the first conductive line by a first via; a second active region coupled to the first power rail by a second via; and a first gate structure interposed between the first active region and the second active region, and configured to receive a first control signal. The first transistor structure transmits a signal between the first conductive line and the first power rail in response to the first control signal.
US11842960B2

The present application discloses a semiconductor device with a horizontally arranged capacitor. The semiconductor device includes a first palm portion positioned above a substrate; a second palm portion positioned above the substrate and opposite to the first palm portion; a first finger portion arranged substantially in parallel with a main surface of the substrate, positioned between the first palm portion and the second palm portion, and connecting to the first palm portion; a second finger portion arranged substantially in parallel with the first finger portion, positioned between the first palm portion and the second palm portion, and connecting to the second palm portion; a capacitor insulation layer positioned between the first finger portion and the second finger portion; a first spacer positioned between the first palm portion and second finger portion; and a second spacer positioned between the second palm portion and the first finger portion.
US11842952B2

System, method, and silicon chip package for providing structural strength, heat dissipation and electrical connectivity using “W” shaped frame bonded to the one or more dies, wherein the “W” shaped frame provides compression strength to the silicon chip package when the one or more dies are bonded, and electrically conductivity between for the one or more dies to leads of silicon chip package, and heat dissipation for the silicon chip package.
US11842946B2

Packaged semiconductor devices including high-thermal conductivity molding compounds and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first redistribution structure; a first die over and electrically coupled to the first redistribution structure; a first through via over and electrically coupled to the first redistribution structure; an insulation layer extending along the first redistribution structure, the first die, and the first through via; and an encapsulant over the insulation layer, the encapsulant surrounding portions of the first through via and the first die, the encapsulant including conductive fillers at a concentration ranging from 70% to about 95% by volume.
US11842944B2

An integrated circuit (IC) assembly comprising an IC die and a frame material that has been dispensed over the assembly substrate to be further adjacent to a perimeter edge of the IC die. The frame material may be selected to have flow properties that minimize slump, for example so a profile of a transverse cross-section through the frame material may retain convex curvature. The frame material may be cured following dispense, and upon application of a thermal interface material (TIM), the frame material may and act as a barrier, impeding flow of the TIM. The frame material may be compressed by force applied through an external thermal solution, such as a heat sink, to ensure good contact to the TIM.
US11842941B2

A method of fabricating a semiconductor package structure is provided. The structure is configured to include a base substrate, a die placed on the base substrate, the die including a semiconductor device, a solder bump placed on one surface of the die to exhaust heat generated in the die to an outside; and a solder ball placed on other surface of the die facing the one surface to transmit a signal, which is produced by the semiconductor device of the die, to an external device.
US11842940B2

A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a heat generating device arranged over a substrate. An interlayer dielectric (ILD) material may be arranged over the heat generating device and the substrate. A metallization layer may be arranged over the interlayer dielectric material. A thermal shunt structure may be arranged proximal the heat generating device, whereby an upper portion of the thermal shunt structure may be arranged in the interlayer dielectric material and may be lower than the metallization layer, and a lower portion of the thermal shunt structure may be arranged in the substrate.
US11842931B2

Provided are a semiconductor arrangement and a method for manufacturing the same. An example arrangement may comprise: a bulk semiconductor substrate; a fin formed on the substrate; a first FinFET and a second FinFET formed on the substrate, wherein the first FinFET comprises a first gate stack intersecting the fin and a first gate spacer disposed on sidewalls of the first gate stack, the second FinFET comprises a second gate stack intersecting the fin and a second gate spacer disposed on sidewalls of the second gate stack; a dummy gate spacer formed between the first FinFET and the second FinFET and intersecting the fin; a first isolation section self-aligned to a space defined by the dummy gate spacer, wherein the isolation section electrically isolates the first FinFET from the second FinFET; and a second isolation layer disposed under a bottom surface of the first isolation section.
US11842921B2

The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a semiconductor device structure. The method includes forming a pad oxide layer over a semiconductor substrate; forming a pad nitride layer over the pad oxide layer; forming a shallow trench penetrating through the pad nitride layer and the pad oxide layer and extending into the semiconductor substrate; forming a first liner, a second liner and a third liner over sidewalls and a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate in the shallow trench; filling a remaining portion of the shallow trench with a trench filling layer over the third liner; and planarizing the second liner, the third liner and the trench filling layer to expose the pad nitride layer. The first liner and the remaining portions of the second liner, the third liner and the trench filling layer collectively form a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure in an array area.
US11842917B2

A process kit ring adaptor includes one or more upper surfaces and one or more lower surfaces. The one or more upper surfaces are configured to support a process kit ring. The one or more lower surfaces are configured to interface with an end effector. The process kit ring adaptor supporting the process kit ring is configured to be transported on the end effector within a processing system.
US11842911B2

In certain aspects, a method for controlling wafer stress is disclosed. A semiconductor film is formed on a backside of a wafer. The wafer is deformed by stress associated with a front-side semiconductor structure on a front side of the wafer opposite to the backside of the wafer. A laser application region of the semiconductor film is determined. A laser anneal process is performed in the laser application region of the semiconductor film.
US11842905B2

A method of manufacturing a stacked substrate by bonding a first substrate and a second substrate, including a step of determining, based on information about curving of each of the first substrate and the second substrate, whether or not the first substrate and the second substrate satisfy a predetermined condition, and, a step of bonding the first substrate and the second substrate if the predetermined condition is satisfied. The stacked substrate manufacturing method described above includes a step of estimating, based on the information, an amount of misalignment which occurs after the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate and the predetermined condition may include that the amount of misalignment is equal to or less than a threshold.
US11842900B2

A disclosed etching method includes (a) etching a titanium nitride film with a first plasma, and (b) etching the titanium nitride film with a second plasma. The first plasma is generated from a first processing gas, and the second plasma is generated from a second processing gas. One of the first processing gas and the second processing gas contains a chlorine-containing gas and a fluorocarbon gas, and the other of the first processing gas and the second processing gas contains a chlorine-containing gas and does not contain a fluorocarbon gas. A repetition of a cycle including the operations (a) and (b) is performed. The repetition of the cycle is stopped in a state where the titanium nitride film is partially etched in a film thickness direction thereof.
US11842885B2

A plasma processing apparatus or a plasma processing method that processes a wafer to be processed, which is placed on a surface of a sample stage arranged in a processing chamber inside a vacuum container, using a plasma formed in the processing chamber, the apparatus or method including processing the wafer by adjusting a first high-frequency power to be supplied to a first electrode arranged inside the sample stage and a second high-frequency power to be supplied, via a resonant circuit, to a second electrode which is arranged in an inner side of a ring-shaped member made of a dielectric arranged on an outer peripheral side of a surface of the sample stage on which the wafer is placed, during the processing.
US11842870B2

Disclosed are an arc path formation unit and a direct current relay including same. An arc path formation unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of magnet parts. One of the plurality of magnet parts is disposed on one surface of a magnet frame. The remaining magnet parts among the plurality of magnet parts are disposed on the other respective surfaces of the magnet frame. The magnet part disposed on the one surface is formed longer than the other magnet parts. Also, the magnet parts disposed on the other surface are spaced apart from each other as far as possible. Accordingly, the magnetic field formed between the magnet parts is formed such that the electromagnetic force generated in each of stationary contacts is generated in a direction away from the central region. As a result, damage to components disposed in the central region can be prevented.
US11842869B2

A reclosing switch capable of stably opening and closing, including a bracket, a permanent magnet moving core, a driving member, a linkage assembly, a limit assembly, an opening assembly and a contact mechanism. The permanent magnet moving core is configured to provide a force to drive a magnet to move axially along the permanent magnet moving core. When closing the switch, the driving member applies a pressure to the linkage assembly to drive the limit assembly to limit driving member. The opening assembly is configured to provide a force to push the limit assembly to reset, so as to release the driving member. The magnet is provided with a transmission member for connection with the contact mechanism. The contact mechanism is configured to contact with contacts in the switch.
US11842865B2

An electromagnetic contactor including: an arc-extinguishing chamber in which a contact portion is disposed; a case having an arc-extinguishing chamber housing portion in which the arc-extinguishing chamber is housed; and an arc-extinguishing cover mounted on the case and configured to cover the arc-extinguishing chamber housing portion, wherein at least one of the case and the arc-extinguishing cover has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, the other has a third engaging portion configured to engage with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the arc-extinguishing cover is held to the case in either a first state in which the first engaging portion and the third engaging portion are engaged with each other or a second state in which the second engaging portion is engaged with the third engaging portion.
US11842864B2

A control station for electrical installation comprises a protection box (2) having a side wall (3) with a front face (4) defining a development plane (π), a plurality of controls (5, 9, 20) anchored to the protection box (2), at least one of the controls being a mushroom emergency push button (9), movable electrical contacts associated with respective controls (5, 9, 20) to be connected to one or more circuits of the electrical installation for the opening/closing thereof. Each control (5, 9, 20) is associated with one or more contact units (22) having movable electrical contacts arranged in the protection box (2). The emergency push button (9) is housed in a seat (8) formed on a side face (7) of the side wall (3) perpendicular to the development plane (π) and is anchored to one or more contact units (22) removably housed in the protection box (2).
US11842861B2

A switch cap for a switch device that can reduce a pressing error of a switch is provided. A three-dimensional first cap main body moves by a force applied to a first abutting portion from a finger which is an operator. A first sensor is disposed in the first cap main body, and detects abutting or approach of the finger to the first abutting portion. A first transmission member is fixed to the inside of the first cap main body, and moves together with the first cap main body for first switching to transmit movement of the first cap main body to a push button which is a predetermined location of a switch device. A first sensor is formed in a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) disposed in the first cap main body, and the FPC is fixed by the first transmission member and the first cap main body.
US11842853B2

A multilayer electronic component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an electronic component body including a body having a dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and an external electrode disposed on the body; and a coating layer disposed on an external surface of the electronic component body, including one or more of silicon (Si) and fluorine (F), and having an average thickness of 5 nm or more and 15 nm or less.
US11842850B2

The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
US11842847B2

The present disclosure provides a transformer module and a power module, wherein the transformer module comprises: a magnetic core, where a first insulating layer and a second wiring layer are sequentially disposed on the magnetic core from inside to outside; a first metal winding, wound around the magnetic core in a foil structure, and comprising a first winding segment formed in the first wiring layer and a second winding segment formed in the second wiring layer; and a second metal winding, wound around the magnetic core in a foil structure, comprising a third winding segment formed in the first wiring layer and a fourth winding segment formed in the second wiring.
US11842843B2

A coil component includes a body having one surface and the other surface, opposing each other in one direction, and one end surface connecting the one surface and the other surface to each other, a support substrate embedded in the body, a coil portion disposed on the support substrate and including a lead-out pattern exposed from the one end surface, a first insulating layer disposed on the one end surface and having one region and the other regions spaced apart from each other in the other direction crossing the one direction, an external electrode having a connection portion, disposed between the one region and the other region to be connected to the lead-out pattern, and an extension portion extending from the connection portion to the one surface, and a second insulating layer disposed on the one end surface to cover the first insulating layer and the connection portion.
US11842838B2

A magnetic component includes a magnetic core and a first winding module. The magnetic core has two opposite openings and at least one magnetic column. The first winding module has a plurality of annular metal plates disposed around the at least one magnetic column. Each of the annular metal plates has an electrical connection end, an annular portion and a heat-dissipating end. The electrical connection end and the heat-dissipation end are located at the two opposite openings of the magnetic core respectively. A thermal-dissipating area of the heat-dissipating end is greater than a cross-sectional area of a connection portion between the heat-dissipating end and the annular portion.
US11842837B2

A dry-type transformer with an elliptical iron core includes a transformer housing, a heat dissipation mechanism, an elliptical iron core, a coil, a clamping mechanism and an upper cover. The heat dissipation mechanism is arranged in a horizontal direction and fixedly assembled with the transformer housing. One end, away from the transformer housing, of the heat dissipation mechanism is in contact with ground. The elliptical iron core is arranged in a vertical direction inside the transformer housing. The coil is wound on the elliptical iron core. The clamping mechanism is sheathed on one side, away from the elliptical iron core, of the coil. The upper cover is arranged at a top end of the transformer housing, and the upper cover is fixedly assembled with the transformer housing via a bolt structure.
US11842836B2

A reactor capable of suppressing a deformation of a resin material in a gap between partial cores is provided. This reactor includes: a core that includes T-shaped cores which are at least a pair of partial cores disposed via the gap therebetween; a coil attached to respective parts of the T-shaped cores; and a core casing that is a core molding member which is formed integrally by a resin material and which covers the T-shaped cores. The core casing includes the coupling portion that is provided between the T-shaped cores at a location corresponding to the gap, and the coupling portion is provided with a through-hole, and a pair of connection portions which face with each other across the through-hole and which connects a space between the T-shaped cores.
US11842830B2

A shunt resistor 10, 110 includes a flat resistive element 11; a first electrode block 12 that is made of a conductive metal material and is laminated on a lower surface 11a of the resistive element 11; and a second electrode block 13, 113 that is made of a conductive metal material and is laminated on an upper surface 11b of the resistive element 11, in which the second electrode block 13, 113 is a block body including an electrode portion 14 connected to the resistive element 11 and an extension portion 15, 115 extending downward from a side surface of the electrode portion 14.
US11842829B2

An electrical cable including four copper layers, where at least two of the four copper layers are separated by a polymeric base layer, and where at least two of the four copper layers are separated by an adhesive. The electrical cable further includes a polymeric cover layer adhered to an outermost copper layer.
US11842822B2

Techniques for inspecting a weld of a nuclear waste canister include positioning a gamma ray image detector near a nuclear waste canister that encloses nuclear waste. The nuclear waste canister includes a housing that includes a volume in which the waste is enclosed and a top connected to the housing with at least one weld to seal the nuclear waste in the nuclear waste canister. The techniques further include receiving, at the gamma ray image detector, gamma rays from the nuclear waste that travel through one or more voids in the weld; generating an image of the received gamma rays with the gamma ray image detector; and based on the generated image, determining an integrity of the at least one weld.
US11842820B2

A structured plasma cell includes a first electrode including a first plurality of micro-cavities and a first plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the first plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes a second electrode including a second plurality of micro-cavities and a second plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the second plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes an inter-electrode gap disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US11842804B2

Systems and methods for verifying proper possession of a medication are disclosed. A reader device scans a code printed on the medication to extract an embedded serial number. The reader device captures biometric information of a person in possession of the medication. A first server queries a prescription database, which retrieves biometric characteristic data associated with the embedded serial number. A determination is made if the retrieved biometric characteristic data matches biometric characteristic data. The match information is displayed on the reader device.
US11842802B2

A patient-trial matching system (100) includes a structuralizer (102) configured to convert input non-structured patient health data and input non-structured clinical trial eligibility criteria into structured patient health data and structured clinical trial eligibility criteria by organizing a content of the non-structured data as known data elements. The patient-trial matching system further includes a semantic matcher (122) configured to match the structured patient health data and the structured clinical trial eligibility criteria based on user input matching criteria and outputs matched results. The patient-trial matching system further includes a ranking engine (126) configured to rank the matched results using ranking criteria (128), which include ranking patients matched to a clinical trial of interest in response to matching to find a group of trial patients and ranking clinical trials matched to a particular patient in response to matching to find a clinical trial.
US11842799B1

Systems, architectures, devices, and methods for matching experimentally acquired mass spectrometry data with a peptide database are provided. The system architecture can include a host central processing unit (CPU) system, a bridge connecting the CPU system with a core control register (or registers), a plurality of processing elements (PEs), and a bus arbiter. The PEs can execute the computations in a parallel and asynchronous manner. The bus arbiter can be a first-come first-serve (FCFS)-based bus arbiter (i.e., can utilize an FCFS-based arbitration scheme).
US11842794B2

Systems and methods for variant calling in single molecule sequencing from a genomic dataset using a convolutional deep neural network. The method includes: transforming properties of each of the variants into a multi-dimensional tensor; passing the multi-dimensional tensors through a trained convolutional deep neural network to predict categorical output variables, the convolutional deep neural network minimizing a cost function iterated over each variant, the convolutional deep neural network trained using a training genomic dataset including previously identified variants, the convolutional neural network including: a plurality of pooled convolutional layers and at least two fully-connected layers connected sequentially after the last of the pooled convolutional layers, the at least two fully-connected layers comprising a second fully-connected layer connected sequentially after a first fully-connected layer; and outputting the predicted categorical output variables. In some cases, the categorical output variables include an alternate base, zygosity, variant type, and length of an indel.
US11842792B2

An interface circuit, a data transmission circuit and a memory are provided. The interface circuit includes a clock pad, data pads and input buffer circuits, where the clock pad and the data pads are arranged in the first row, and the M data pads are arranged on two sides of the clock pad, half of the M data pads being arranged on each side, where the M input buffer circuits are arranged in the second row and form an axis perpendicular to the first row with the data pads as reference, and the M input buffer circuits are arranged on two sides of the axis, half of the M input buffer circuits being arranged on each side, and where the distance between each input buffer circuit and the axis is smaller than the distance between the data pad corresponding to the input buffer circuit and the axis.
US11842782B2

Phased parameterized combinatoric testing for a data storage system is disclosed. A testing recipe can be performed according to different input arguments. Combinatoric testing of the data storage system can be based on different combinations of operations and arguments. The disclosed testing can employ a consistent integer index for arguments passed into the sequenced operations of the recipe. The recipe can be employed to generate a phased test tree that can enable testing based on a phase rather than loading an entire test suite into memory. The consistent integer index can be used to identify failed test cases such that the entire test can be reconstituted from stored failed test information. Distribution of test cases to worker process can based on the phased test tree to facilitate interning an operation. Stored failed test information can include human-readable failure information.
US11842774B2

Memory might include a controller configured to determine, for each sense circuit of a plurality of sense circuits, a respective plurality of first logic levels for that sense circuit while capacitively coupling a respective plurality of voltage levels to its respective sense node, to determine a particular voltage level in response to each respective plurality of first logic levels for the plurality of sense circuits and their respective plurality of voltage levels, and to determine, for each sense circuit of the plurality of sense circuits, a respective second logic level for that sense circuit while capacitively coupling the particular voltage level to its respective sense node.
US11842765B2

A semiconductor memory device includes a transmission circuit and a control circuit. The transmission circuit is configured to obtain write data and transmit that into a memory cell array according to the external clock signal when the chip selection signal is asserted. The control circuit is configured to control the transmission circuit to transmit first write data into the memory cell array when the chip selection signal changes from assertion to negation during the input period of the first write data, according to the external clock signal.
US11842763B2

An interface of a memory circuit includes a chip enable terminal, at least one data terminal, and a data strobe terminal. The chip enable terminal receives a chip enable signal that varies between a first high voltage and a low voltage for enabling the memory circuit. The at least one data terminal receives at least one first data signal that varies between a second high voltage and the low voltage. The data strobe terminal receives a first data strobe signal that periodically varies between the second high voltage and the low voltage. The first data strobe signal is synchronized with the at least one first data signal, and is arranged to latch and sample the at least one first data signal. The first high voltage is higher than the second high voltage, and the second high voltage is higher than the low voltage.
US11842761B2

A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) component (e.g., module or integrated circuit) can be configured to have multiple rows in the same bank open concurrently. The controller of the component divides the address space of the banks into segments based on row address ranges. These row address ranges do not necessarily correspond to row address ranges of the bank's subarrays (a.k.a. memory array tiles—MATs). When a command is sent to open a row, the controller marks a plurality of the segments as blocked. The controller thereby tracks address ranges in a bank where it will not open a second row unless and until the first row is closed. The memory component may store information about which, and how many, segments should be blocked in response to opening a row. This information may be read by the controller during initialization.
US11842756B2

Provided are: a magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic support and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder, in which the ferromagnetic powder is an ε-iron oxide powder, a vertical magnetization amount Φm per unit area of the magnetic recording medium is 5 G·μm or more and 100 G·μm or less at a measurement temperature of 25° C., and an inclination of Φm obtained from Φm at a measurement temperature of 10° C., Φm at a measurement temperature of 25° C., and Φm at a measurement temperature of 40° C. is −0.20 G·μm/° C. or more and −0.03 G·μm/° C. or less; a magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic recording medium which is a magnetic tape; and a magnetic recording and reproducing device including the magnetic recording medium.
US11842753B2

A system includes a library compartment, a player and a gas generator. The library compartment houses a plurality of data storage disks. The player is external to the library compartment and comprises a head that is configured to interact with at least one of the plurality of data storage disks. The gas generator is fluidly connected to the player. An embodiment includes a partition between the library compartment and player, the partition including a selectively openable interlock. In an embodiment, the player has a negative fluid pressure relative to the library compartment. A method of controlling an environment in a disk player is also described. The method includes detecting a composition of a fluid environment in the disk player and detecting a pressure of the fluid environment in the disk player.
US11842749B2

Systems and methods for efficient management of an audio/video conferences is disclosed. The method includes receiving an audio question from a first user of a plurality of users connected to a conference, recording the audio question and preventing an immediate transmission of the audio question to the plurality of users connected to the conference, analyzing an audio portion of the conference to identify a time for transmitting the audio question to the plurality of users connected to the conference, and transmitting the audio question to the plurality of users at the identified time.
US11842748B2

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for audio event detection, where the determination of a type of sound data is made at the cluster level rather than at the frame level. The techniques provided are thus more robust to the local behavior of features of an audio signal or audio recording. The audio event detection is performed by using Gaussian mixture models (GMMs) to classify each cluster or by extracting an i-vector from each cluster. Each cluster may be classified based on an i-vector classification using a support vector machine or probabilistic linear discriminant analysis. The audio event detection significantly reduces potential smoothing error and avoids any dependency on accurate window-size tuning. Segmentation may be performed using a generalized likelihood ratio and a Bayesian information criterion, and the segments may be clustered using hierarchical agglomerative clustering. Audio frames may be clustered using K-means and GMMs.
US11842746B2

An even-numbered harmonic adder adds a correction value to a first adjacent sample that is the next sample after a first local minimum sample, and subtracts a correction value from a second adjacent sample that is one sample before a local maximum sample. The even-numbered harmonic adder adds a correction value to a third adjacent sample that is the next sample after the local maximum sample, and subtracts a correction value from a fourth adjacent sample that is one sample before a second local minimum sample. An odd-numbered harmonic adder subtracts a correction value from the first local minimum sample and the second local minimum sample, and adds a correction value to the local maximum sample.
US11842744B2

Noise reduction in a robot system includes the use of a gesture library that pairs noise profiles with gestures that can be performed by the robot. A gesture to be performed by the robot is obtained, and the robot performs the gesture. The robot's performance of the gesture creates noise, and when a user speaks to the robot while the robot performs a gesture, incoming audio includes both user audio and robot noise. A noise profile associated with the gesture is retrieved from the gesture library and is applied to remove the robot noise from the incoming audio.
US11842742B2

An apparatus for encoding a first channel and a second channel of an audio input signal including two or more channels to obtain an encoded audio signal according to an embodiment includes a normalizer configured to determine a normalization value for the audio input signal depending on the first channel of the audio input signal and depending on the second channel of the audio input signal. Moreover, the apparatus includes an encoding unit configured to generate a processed audio signal having a first channel and a second channel. The encoding unit is configured to encode the processed audio signal to obtain the encoded audio signal.
US11842736B2

Provided is an in-ear device and associated computational support system that leverages machine learning to interpret sensor data descriptive of one or more in-ear phenomena during subvocalization by the user. An electronic device can receive sensor data generated by at least one sensor at least partially positioned within an ear of a user, wherein the sensor data was generated by the at least one sensor concurrently with the user subvocalizing a subvocalized utterance. The electronic device can then process the sensor data with a machine-learned subvocalization interpretation model to generate an interpretation of the subvocalized utterance as an output of the machine-learned subvocalization interpretation model.
US11842734B2

At an electronic device with a display, a microphone, and an input device: while the display is on, receiving user input via the input device, the user input meeting a predetermined condition; in accordance with receiving the user input meeting the predetermined condition, sampling audio input received via the microphone; determining whether the audio input comprises a spoken trigger; and in accordance with a determination that audio input comprises the spoken trigger, triggering a virtual assistant session.
US11842731B2

The method system described herein is configured to identify and execute a next recommended action for a user based on the user's audio input. In an embodiment, the system is configured to receive audio input from the user and convert the audio input into a string. The system may identify an attribute associated with the user. The system may identify a type of action based on the string. The system may query a data repository using the attribute associated with the user to retrieve information associated with the type of action. The system may identify a recommended action for the user based on the information associated with the type of action. The system may then execute the recommended action for the user.
US11842728B2

An example system includes a processor to receive training targets. The training targets include an observed prosody info vector. The processor can train a neural network to predict acoustic sequences based on the training targets. The processor can train a prosody info generator to predict combined prosody info.
US11842726B2

A computer-implemented method for speech recognition is disclosed. The method includes extracting a feature word associated with location information from a speech to be recognized, and calculating a similarity between the feature word and respective ones of a plurality of candidate words in a corpus. The corpus includes a first sub-corpus associated with at least one user, and the plurality of candidate words include, in the first sub-corpus, a first standard candidate word and at least one first erroneous candidate word. The at least one first erroneous candidate word has a preset correspondence with the first standard candidate word. The method further includes in response to the similarity between the feature word and one or more of the at least one first erroneous candidate word satisfying a predetermined condition, outputting the first standard candidate word as a recognition result based on the preset correspondence.
US11842721B2

The system provides a synthesized speech response to a voice input, based on the prosodic character of the voice input. The system receives the voice input and calculates at least one prosodic metric of the voice input. The at least one prosodic metric can be associated with a word, phrase, grouping thereof, or the entire voice input. The system also determines a response to the voice input, which may include the sequence of words that form the response. The system generates the synthesized speech response, by determining prosodic characteristics based on the response, and on the prosodic character of the voice input. The system outputs the synthesized speech response, which includes a more natural, relevant, or both answer to the call of the voice input. The prosodic character of the voice input and/or response may include pitch, note, duration, prominence, timbre, rate, and rhythm, for example.
US11842720B2

An audio processing system and a method thereof generate a synthesis model that can input an audio signal to generate feature data that can be used by a signal generator to generate a modified audio signal. Specifically, a pre-trained synthesis model is first generated using training audio data. Thereafter, a re-trained synthesis model is established by additionally training the pre-trained synthesis model. Based on a received instruction to modify at least one of sounding conditions of an audio signal to be processed, feature data is generated by inputting additional condition data into the re-trained synthesis model. The signal generator generates the modified audio signal from the generated feature data.
US11842713B2

The resonant member for a striking mechanism of a watch or of a music box includes at least one resonant part, such as one or more gongs, arranged to vibrate and resonate once activated, and an attachment part. The resonant part is made from a copper alloy with more than 70% of copper in the alloy.
US11842712B2

An improved tuning method for fixed interval musical instruments is provided. This Precise Temperament tuning method provide mathematically consistent intervals between notes to prevent dissonance within chords while retaining the esthetics of pure tones associated with Western music.
US11842711B1

Disclosed is a method for simulating a musical phrase, wherein the musical phrase includes a sequence of notes, the method comprising generating timbral fingerprints associated with a sample library that comprises recordings of a plurality of notes in a plurality of intensities, using a linear predictive coding technique, wherein the timbral fingerprints relate to the plurality of intensities of the plurality of notes; determining an origin intensity for the musical phrase, wherein the origin intensity is one intensity selected from amongst the plurality of intensities; and simulating each note in the sequence of notes, by morphing a recording of each note in the origin intensity according to timbral fingerprints of the note in the plurality of intensities, for simulating the musical phrase.
US11842706B2

A source driver is provided, including a first data receiving part that receives a serial data signal via the first transmission line, a selector that outputs a serial data signal from either the first transmission line or the second transmission line according to a switching signal, a second data receiving part that receives the serial data signal output from the selector, a first serial-parallel conversion circuit that serial-parallel converts the serial data signal received by the first data receiving part and outputs the converted signal as first parallel data, a second serial-parallel conversion circuit that serial-parallel converts the serial data signal received by the second data receiving part and outputs the converted signal as second parallel data, and a comparison circuit that compares the first parallel data with the second parallel data and outputs a comparison result when the selector outputs the serial data signal from the first transmission line.
US11842702B2

A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel; an input interface for inputting data of a first image; a backlight module; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an estimating unit configured to estimate brightness of light to be irradiated from the backlight module to the liquid crystal panel; a correcting unit configured to correct the first image to a second image based on the brightness estimated by the estimating unit, a contrast of the liquid crystal panel, and a target contrast so that a brightness error with respect to a display brightness in a case where the first image is displayed with the target contrast is suppressed; and a control unit configured to control transmittance of the liquid crystal panel based on data of the second image.
US11842690B2

Provided is a scan driver of a display device, and the scan driver includes a driving circuit and a masking circuit. The driving circuit includes a control circuit, a first output circuit, and a second output circuit. The control circuit outputs a first control signal and a second control signal. The first output circuit is connected to a first output terminal which outputs a first scan signal and a first voltage terminal and operates in response to a first control signal. The second output circuit is connected to a first output terminal and a second voltage terminal and operates in response to a second control signal. The masking circuit outputs a second scan signal to a second output terminal in response to the first control signal and the second control signal and is connected to an input terminal to which a masking signal is supplied.
US11842680B2

A semiconductor device includes the following: a light measuring instrument disposed opposite the display surface of a display panel provided with a self-emission element, and disposed for measuring the ambient-light illuminance of the display panel; a storage device configured to store a plurality of first measurements measured by the light measuring instrument in synchronization with a synchronizing signal of the display panel during a plurality of first measurement periods that are shorter than an ON/OFF period of the self-emission element; and a calculation unit configured to calculate the light emission illuminance of the self-emission element in accordance with the plurality of first measurements stored in the storage device, and configured to calculate the ambient-light illuminance by subtracting a value based on the light emission illuminance from a second measurement measured by the light measuring instrument during a second measurement period that is longer than the plurality of first measurement periods.
US11842678B2

This document describes techniques and apparatuses for a high-brightness mode on an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. The techniques and apparatuses set a high-brightness value in a register of a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) associated with the OLED display of on electronic device. A processor of the electronic device provides a fewer-pulses command to the DDIC, which adjusts a pulse number to control the OLED display at fewer pulses per period. A gamma correction is determined based on the high-brightness value and used to alter content to be presented on the OLED display. As a result, fewer pulses are used in combination with the gamma correction to provide content on the OLED display at a high brightness.
US11842677B1

The disclosure provides a pixel circuit of a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a light-emitting element, a transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, and a second switch. The transistor is disposed in a driving current path to adjust the driving current of the light-emitting element. A first terminal of the first switch is coupled to a data line. A second terminal of the first switch is coupled to a first terminal of the first capacitor and a control terminal of the transistor. A first terminal of the second switch is coupled to a second terminal of the first capacitor and a first terminal of the second capacitor. A second terminal of the second switch is coupled to a first terminal of the transistor. A second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to a reference voltage.
US11842676B2

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a programming detection circuit, a light-emitting detection circuit and a determining circuit. The programming detection circuit receives a scan signal, a reset signal and a light-emitting enable signal for a driving circuit of a pixel unit, and provides a first detection signal in a first stage according to the scan signal, the reset signal and the light-emitting enable signal. The light-emitting detection circuit receives the scan signal, the reset signal and the light-emitting enable signal, and provides a second detection signal in a second stage according to the scan signal, the reset signal and the light-emitting enable signal. The determining circuit determines whether to output the light-emitting enable signal to the driving circuit according to the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
US11842673B2

A control method for display switching, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The control method for display switching includes: establishing a first buffer and a second buffer at a kernel layer and initializing the first buffer; establishing a first service process and a second service process at a user layer, and controlling the first service process to render a first image according to a display parameter of a first buffer and transmit it to a display screen via the first buffer for display; and initializing the second buffer according to a switching instruction, and controlling the second service process to render a second image according to a display parameter of the second buffer and transmit it to the display screen via the second buffer so as to make the display screen switch to displaying the second image.
US11842671B2

A video display unit includes a display panel with gate drivers and source drivers. Each of the source drivers receives an encoded analog signal representing a video stream over a transmission medium and decodes the signal to produce samples for output to the display. Gate driver control signals synchronize the gate drivers with the source drivers. The source drivers are integrated with the display panel glass in part or in whole. Amplifiers and level shifters of each source driver are implemented on the panel glass and the collector and decoder are not. Or, the amplifiers, shifters and collector are implemented on the panel glass and the decoder is not. Or, the amplifiers, shifters, collector and decoder of each source driver are implemented on the panel glass. The source drivers may drive a display of a mobile device. Thin-film transistors are used to implement the source drivers on glass.
US11842668B2

The present invention provides a display panel, a control method thereof, and an electronic device. The display panel include a control module corresponding to a display region. The control module is connected to a gate driving unit in the corresponding display region and pixel driving module corresponding to the gate driving unit. The control modules is configured to control the gate driving unit in the corresponding display region to connect or disconnect with the corresponding pixel driving module according to a control signal.
US11842665B2

The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; a plurality of sub-pixels; a plurality of data signal lines; a plurality of data wires located in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the plurality of data signal lines; an electrostatic discharge circuit located in the peripheral area on the base substrate, and electrically connected to the plurality of data wires; and an encapsulation layer located on a side of the plurality of sub-pixels and the electrostatic discharge circuit away from the base substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the electrostatic discharge circuit on the base substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the encapsulation layer on the base substrate.
US11842657B2

A kit includes one or more pairs of matching color-coded attachment members and tags. The attachment member is configured to be selectively retained to an electrical wire entering an electrical service panel. The corresponding color-coded tag is configured to be attached, such as through magnetic means, to a door of the electrical service panel. The tag includes pre-printed text thereon, which provides descriptive information regarding the electrical circuit formed by the wire to which the attachment member is associated. As such, the color-coding allows a homeowner or technician to easily identify which electrical circuit is controlled by a particular electrical circuit breaker.
US11842653B2

A method for autonomous vehicle driver situational awareness recovery training includes receiving an input parameter; determining a simulation; receiving user performance data; and analyzing the user performance data to determine a driving competency score. A method for autonomous vehicle driver situational awareness recovery training includes receiving an input parameter; executing a simulation; and recording user performance data. A system includes a processor a display device; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to receive an input parameter; execute a simulation; and record user performance data.
US11842650B2

The following teachings are of a portable autonomous device and method operating independently of aircraft flight control equipment. The device can be easily moved from one aircraft to another. The device measures the acceleration of the aircraft from the instantaneous speed and the runway distance covered from the start of the acceleration. Once the runway length and take-off speed is input, the device calculates the remaining distance to safely reach the take-off speed. If the remaining runway distance is not enough for the safe take-off, the device provides visual or audible information about the situation and signals to the pilot. In other embodiments, the determination and presentation of the remaining runway length may be implemented in the aircraft flight control equipment.
US11842641B2

Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with free lock detection of a micromobility vehicle. Data from one or more sensors of the micromobility vehicle may be received and compared to a threshold stored or determined for the micromobility vehicle. Based on the comparing, an indication of free locking the micromobility vehicle may be determined and one or more notifications of the indication may be generated and sent for display on a mobile device. A parking condition of the micromobility vehicle may also be determined, such as utilizing image data of the micromobility vehicle. The image data may be analyzed to determine whether the micromobility vehicle is parked within a designated parking area distinguished through distinct coloring, patterns, signs, placards, markers, or images.
US11842634B2

Proposed herein are an image detection device, a signal control system including the same, and a signal control method. The image detection device includes: a photographing unit configured to acquire an intersection image by capturing an image of an intersection; a control unit configured to generate detection information, including information about a vehicle-occupied or -unoccupied state for each of one or more detection channels set on the plane of the intersection by analyzing the intersection image acquired by the photographing unit; and a communication unit configured to transmit the detection information, generated by the control unit, to the traffic signal controller.
US11842632B2

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a mobility management system that serves as a data processing intermediary between mobility operators and governing entities that define rules associated with vehicle behavior occurring in a geographic region. The system receives from a mobility operator historical vehicle data including GPS locations for fleet vehicles within the geographic region. The system determines aggregate behavior metrics for the vehicles using the behavior data. If the aggregate behavior metrics exceed one or more behavior thresholds for a specified time period, the system generates one or more suggested behavior modifications for the vehicles or mobility operators. Moreover, the historical vehicle data may be used to train a machine-learned model to predict a number and behavior of vehicles within the geographic region at a specific time, and if the current number or behavior of vehicles satisfies pre-determined governing criteria, the system modifies one or more vehicle rules.
US11842631B2

A communication device includes: a communication unit receiving position information of each vehicle from vehicles located in a predetermined area; and a processor setting first and second geofences for the predetermined area, and controlling the communication unit to transmit a warning message related to an event to one or more vehicles located in the second geofence in response to the event occurring in the first geofence.
US11842630B2

Disclosed herein is a virtual pedestrian traffic light (VPTL) system and method that provides an infrastructure-free way to provide the right-of-way to pedestrians at intersections. The invention is most effective when integrated with existing virtual traffic light (VTL) systems to provide complete infrastructure-free control of traffic at intersections.
US11842625B2

A device for indicating appropriate social distancing includes the ability to project light (in various forms and in a various ways) onto the ground in a manner visible by the user and those around them. A boundary of the projected light can be set to an acceptable social distance and can include different colors to indicated varying social distances for varying levels of trusted individuals. Proximity sensors set to appropriate distancing requirements, along with the varying levels of trust can be implemented into multiple devices being used in a group setting.
US11842621B2

A graphically based tool and method for generating programming for a fire monitoring system. The locations of existing devices, such as detectors, in a building being monitored, can be visually presented in the context of the building. New devices can be installed, or the location of existing devices changed since all devices report their locations in the building to the tool. Device location information can be combined with building information to create a multi-dimensional representation of parts of the building being monitored.
US11842609B2

First game state data captured from a first client and characterizing in-game information of a first match of a peer-to-peer digital gaming tournament is received. Second game state data captured from a second client and characterizing in-game information of a second match of the peer-to-peer digital gaming tournament is received. The first match and the second match being separate gaming instances. The first game state data captured during the first match and representative of an internal state of a digital video game. The first game state data and the second game state data is compared using a predefined comparison rule by computing a measure of a performance of a first player in the first match with a measure of a performance of a second player in the second match. The comparison is provided. Related apparatus, systems, articles, and techniques are also described and illustrated.
US11842605B2

The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a primary or central gaming establishment account to accumulate funds from one or more secondary or peripheral gaming establishment accounts and escrow such funds prior to use.
US11842603B2

A gaming machine comprises a display device that presents a symbol array comprising a plurality of symbol positions divided into a plurality of position subsets and game-logic circuitry that causes the display device to: present the symbol array in a first initial state by presenting at least one static symbol position in each position subset and randomly allocating a first set of allocated symbol positions, generate game cycle outcomes by populating the symbol positions, in response to a trigger event, expand a first position subset to include an expanded symbol position, and present the symbol array transitioning from a final state associated with a reset condition to a second initial state by removing expanded symbol positions and the allocated positions from the symbol positions in the final state and randomly allocating a second set of allocated symbol positions among the position subsets to include with the static symbol positions.
US11842602B2

A gaming machine provides an operation unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The operation unit is an operation of the player. The display unit is operably coupled to the operation unit and is configured to display a symbol display area. The symbol display area including a plurality of cells arranged in a grid having a plurality of rows and a left plurality of columns and a right plurality of columns. Each column in the left plurality of columns being associated with a mirror column in the right plurality of columns. The control unit is operably coupled to the operation unit, the display unit is configured to initiate a game in response to player operation, and to establish an outcome of the game. Upon detection of a trigger condition, the symbols displayed in the cells of one of the columns are copied to the cells in a mirror column.
US11842595B2

According to one embodiment, provided is a chip recognition system that recognizes a chip on a gaming table in an amusement place having the gaming table, the chip recognition system including: a game recording apparatus that records, as an image, a state of chips stacked on the gaming table, using a camera; an image analysis apparatus that performs an image analysis on the recorded image of the state of chips; a plurality of chip determination apparatuses including at least a first artificial intelligence apparatus that determines a number of the chips stacked, using an image analysis result obtained by the image analysis apparatus; and a second artificial intelligence apparatus that decides a correct number of the chips stacked, when the plurality of chip determination apparatuses obtain different determination results for the number of the chips stacked.
US11842591B2

Embodiments herein are directed a vehicle authorization system for a parking facility. The system includes a gate assembly and a communication system. The gate assembly includes a gate, a gate actuator configured to move the gate, and a gate controller that receives and transmits wireless long range signals. The gate controller is configured to actuate the gate actuator to move the gate. The communication system includes a remote server computing device that is positioned offsite of the parking facility and a gateway device positioned at the parking facility and communicatively coupled to the gate controller and to the remote server computing device. The remote server computing device provides the wireless long range signals to the gate controller via the gateway device such that a construction material of the parking facility and the housing of the gate assembly minimally interferes with the wireless long range signals.
US11842583B2

Provided herein is a system and method for providing a vehicle navigation in response to broken or uncalibrated vehicle sensors. The system comprises a sensor to capture data, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that cause the system to determine whether the sensor is broken or uncalibrated based on the data, and to limit a range of motion of the vehicle when the sensor is determined to be broken or uncalibrated. The limiting a range of motion of the vehicle includes limiting a number of driving options for the vehicle when the sensor is broken.
US11842576B2

Techniques for determining a degraded state associated with a sensor are discussed herein. For example, a sensor associated with vehicle may captured data of an environment. A portion of the data may represent a portion of the vehicle. Data associated with a region of interest can be determined based on a calibration associated with the sensor. For example, in the context of image data, image coordinates may be used to determine a region of interest, while in the context of lidar data, a beam and/or azimuth can be used to determine a region of interest. A data metric can be determined for data in the region of interest, and an action can be determined based on the data metric. For example, the action can include cleaning a sensor, scheduling maintenance, reducing a confidence associated with the data, or slowing or stopping the vehicle.
US11842573B1

A method for enhancing liveness detection of image data is provided that includes receiving image data of a person and using multi-resolution convolution and octave convolution techniques to extract first and second frequency components from the received image data. The method also includes comparing the first frequency component against data in a first frequency map and comparing the second frequency component against data in a second frequency map. Furthermore, the method includes determining whether the first frequency component satisfies matching criteria with data in the first frequency map and determining whether the second frequency component satisfies matching criteria with data in the second frequency map. In response to determining the first and second frequency components fail to satisfy the data in the respective frequency map, the method concludes that the received image data was not taken of a live person.
US11842568B2

A feature surface projection system includes a projector, a camera, and a controller. The projector projects a structured light and an image beam to a feature surface at different times. The structured light forms a structured light pattern on the feature surface, and the image beam forms an image on the feature surface. The camera photographs the structured light pattern and the image at different times. The controller is electrically connected to the projector and the camera, calculates a position of a feature point of the feature surface, and determines a difference between a position of a feature point of the image and the position of the feature point of the feature surface to determine whether to adjust the image beam. A projection method for a feature surface is also provided. The feature surface projection system provides an automatic alignment function between a projected content and the feature surface.
US11842567B2

An information processing apparatus comprises an extraction part and a genetic information generation part. The extraction part extracts a phenotypic site(s) representing a genetic phenotype(s) of a living entity from the image. The genetic information generation part generates genetic information of the living entity captured in the image based on the phenotypic site(s) extracted by the extraction part. The image comprises a person image in which a person captured. The genetic information generation part may generate genetic information of the person captured in the person image.
US11842563B2

An optical fingerprint sensor with spoof detection includes a plurality of lenses, an image sensor including a pixel array that includes a plurality of first photodiodes and a plurality of second photodiodes, and at least one apertured baffle-layer having a plurality of aperture stops, wherein each second photodiode is configured to detect light having passed through a lens and at least one aperture stop not aligned with the lens along an optical axis. A method for detecting spoof fingerprints detected using an optical fingerprint sensor includes detecting large-angle light incident on a plurality of anti-spoof photodiodes, wherein the plurality of anti-spoof photodiodes is interleaved with a plurality of imaging photodiodes, determining an angular distribution of light based at least in part one the large-angle light, and detecting spoof fingerprints based at least in part on the angular distribution of light.
US11842560B1

The fingerprint sensing circuit includes pixel sensors with photo sensors. Sensing currents produced by first pixel sensors are averaged. The average current is subtracted from sensing current produced by second pixel sensors to generate a difference current. During a capture period, a converting circuit outputs a digital signal in response to the difference current. This circuit aims to reduce noise in fingerprint recognition technology.
US11842556B2

The present invention provides an image analysis method for generating data indicating a region of a cell nucleus in an image of a tissue or a cell. The image analysis method is a method for analyzing an image of a tissue or a cell using a deep learning algorithm of a neural network structure, and generates data indicating a region of a cell nucleus in an analysis target image by the deep learning algorithm by generating analysis data from the analysis target image including an analysis target tissue or cell, and inputting the analysis data in the deep learning algorithm.
US11842555B2

A signal acquisition apparatus includes a light source that irradiates a living tissue with light and a detector that acquires signals from light returned from the living tissue to generate output data on the basis of the signals. The detector includes circuitry that acquires the signals and characteristic data regarding the signals and generates the output data on the basis of the characteristic data. The circuitry is implemented in a single semiconductor chip. Further, the present technology also provides a signal acquisition system including the signal acquisition apparatus and an analysis unit configured to analyze output data output from the image acquisition apparatus.
US11842552B2

A vehicle exterior environment recognition apparatus includes first and second width derivation units, a degree-of-overlap derivation unit, and a specific object determination unit. The first width derivation unit derives a first width of a first three-dimensional object based on a luminance image. The second width derivation unit derives a second width of a second three-dimensional object based on a distance image. The degree-of-overlap derivation unit obtains an overlap width with which the first and second widths overlap horizontally, and set, as a degree of overlap, whichever is greater out of a value obtained by dividing the overlap width by the first width and a value obtained by dividing the overlap width by the second width. The specific object determination unit determines that the first and second three-dimensional objects are an identical specific object, on the condition that the degree of overlap is greater than a predetermined threshold.
US11842551B1

In an illustrative embodiment, systems and methods for automatically identifying positions of objects of interest using a vehicle-mounted sensor apparatus include obtaining images captured by imaging sensor(s) of the sensor apparatus during a time interval and analyzing the images to detect objects of interest. On detecting an object of interest, the systems and methods may calculate a geographic position corresponding to the object of interest and store a data record including an identifier of the object of interest, the geographic position, and a timestamp. The objects of interest may include urban fixtures, advertising materials, and/or vehicles. The systems and methods may be applied to identifying parking violations.
US11842550B2

A smart driving posture control system includes: an image sensor installed in a vehicle, a memory for storing instructions, and a processor connected to the image sensor and the memory. The processor recognizes a user boarding the vehicle through the image sensor to extract human body feature information of the user, extracts recommended posture information based on the extracted human body feature information, and controls a convenience device based on the recommended posture information to adjust a driving posture of the user.
US11842546B2

A system in a vehicle includes a first sensor to obtain first sensor data from a first field of view and provide a first top-view feature representation. The system also includes a second sensor to obtain second sensor data from a second field of view with an overlap with the first field of view and provide a second top-view feature representation. Processing circuitry implements a neural network and provides a top-view stixel representation based on the first top-view feature representation and the second top-view feature representation. The top-view three-dimensional stixel representation is used to control an operation of the vehicle.
US11842545B2

This application provides a collision detection method and related apparatus. An image taken by a photographing unit may be used to predict whether a collision with a to-be-detected target will occur. In a current collision prediction method, a type of the to-be-detected target needs to be determined first based on the image taken by the photographing unit, which requires consuming of a large amount of computing power. In the collision prediction method provided in this application, a change trend of a distance between the to-be-detected target and a vehicle in which the apparatus is located may be determined based on the distances between the to-be-detected target and the vehicle at different moments, to predict a collision between the to-be-detected target and the vehicle. This method can improve efficiency in collision prediction and reduce energy consumption in predicting collision.
US11842542B2

A method for detecting abnormal scene may include obtaining data relating to a video scene, identify at least two motion objects in the video scene based on the data and determining a first motion feature relating to the at least two motion objects based on the data. The method may also include determining a second motion feature relating to at least one portion of each of the at least two motion objects based on the data. The method may further include determining whether the at least two motion objects are involved in a fight based on the first motion feature and the second motion feature.
US11842539B2

Customer-agent interactions are often essential to provide services, such as to resolve issues. Methods and systems are provided to enable an artificially intelligent (AI) agent, such as a neural network to annotate a communication, such as a communication comprising a video stream. The AI may determine the subject of an issue and/or an issue to be resolved as a candidate resolution, which may further comprise annotations provided to the video stream. As a benefit the resolution, with annotations may be provided to the agent for subsequent processing and/or the customer.
US11842533B2

The disclosed techniques in artificial intelligence include at least a system and a computer-implemented method for performing a predictive search that compensates for a misclassification. For example, the system can set a user-defined classification of a physical characteristic of the user and retrieve an image captured by a camera device. The system can aggregate binary feedback data submitted by authorized users about the image, predict a classification for the physical characteristic by processing the image with a machine learning (ML) process, and search a database based on a query, which has criteria that includes an indication of the aggregate binary feedback data, the user-defined classification, the predicted classification, and/or data indicative of the user's feedback. The system can then identify a search result that satisfies the query and cause a user device to display a recommendation that includes the search result.
US11842532B2

A semantic segmentation architecture comprising an asymmetric encoder—decoder structure, wherein the architecture comprises further an adapter for linking different stages of the encoder and the decoder. The adapter amalgamates information from both the encoder and the decoder for preserving and refining information between multiple levels of the encoder and decoder. In this way the adapter aggregates features from different levels and intermediates between encoder and decoder.
US11842529B2

A synthetic world interface may be used to model digital environments, sensors, and motions for the evaluation, development, and improvement of localization algorithms. A synthetic data cloud service with a library of sensor primitives, motion generators, and environments with procedural and game-like capabilities, facilitates engineering design for a manufactural solution that has localization capabilities. In some embodiments, a sensor platform simulator operates with a motion orchestrator, an environment orchestrator, an experiment generator, and an experiment runner to test various candidate hardware configurations and localization algorithms in a virtual environment, advantageously speeding development and reducing cost. Thus, examples disclosed herein may relate to virtual reality (VR) or mixed reality (MR) implementations.
US11842528B2

An online system builds a high definition (HD) map for a geographical region based on sensor data captured by a plurality of autonomous vehicles driving through a geographical region. The autonomous vehicles detect map discrepancies based on differences in the surroundings observed using sensor data compared to the high definition map and send messages describing these map discrepancies to the online system. The online system updates existing occupancy maps to improve the accuracy of the occupancy maps (OMaps), and to thereby improve passenger and pedestrian safety. While vehicles are in motion, they can continuously collect data about their surroundings. When new data is available from the various vehicles within a fleet, this can be updated in a local representation of the occupancy map and can be passed to the online HD map system (e.g., in the cloud) for updating the master occupancy map shared by all of the vehicles.
US11842527B1

The present disclosure discloses Industrial Internet of Things based on platform linkage, control method, and storage medium. By adopting different encryption methods for different image data, and without changing the overall architecture of the cloud computing Internet of Things, the safe penetration of sensitive data on the cloud computing platform is realized, which effectively improves the security of sensitive data. In addition, it does not require additional wiring, reducing the networking cost of the Internet of Things, which has high applicability.
US11842520B2

A method of decoding point cloud data comprises obtaining a bitstream that includes an arithmetically encoded syntax element indicating a vertical plane position of a planar mode of a node; and decoding the vertical plane position of the planar mode in the node, wherein decoding the vertical plane position of the planar mode comprises: determining a laser index of a laser candidate in a set of laser candidates, wherein the determined laser index indicates a laser beam that intersects the node; determining a context index based on whether the laser beam is above a first distance threshold, between the first distance threshold and a second distance threshold, between the second distance threshold and a third distance threshold, or below the third distance threshold; and arithmetically decoding the vertical plane position of the planar mode using a context indicated by the determined context index.
US11842507B2

A distance measurement camera contains a first optical system OS1 for forming a first subject image, a second optical system OS2 for forming a second subject image, an imaging part S for imaging the first subject image and the second subject image and a distance calculating part 4 for performing calculation depending on image heights of distance measurement target points of the first subject image and the second subject image corresponding to a distance measurement target point of a subject 100 to calculate the distance to the subject 100 based on an image magnification ratio between a magnification of the first subject image and a magnification of the first subject image and a magnification of the second subject image.
US11842505B2

An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire target data, a determination unit configured to determine whether the target data has material appearance information of an object, and a control unit configured to display, on a display unit, an image corresponding to the target data based on a result of the determination by the determination unit, wherein, in a case where the target data has the material appearance information of the object, the control unit displays a moving image or consecutive still images, which includes a plurality of images under different viewing conditions, corresponding to the target data.
US11842500B2

The described positional awareness techniques employing visual-inertial sensory data gathering and analysis hardware with reference to specific example implementations implement improvements in the use of sensors, techniques and hardware design that can enable specific embodiments to provide positional awareness to machines with improved speed and accuracy.
US11842499B2

A monitoring apparatus 10 includes: a monitoring line setting unit 11 that sets a monitoring line in an image acquired from the image capturing unit; and an overlapping detection unit 12 that detects overlapping between an object in the image and the monitoring line. If overlapping is detected by the overlapping detection unit 12, the monitoring line setting unit 11 sets a new monitoring line according to the object.
US11842495B2

A computer-implemented method for computing a prediction on images of a scene includes: receiving one or more polarization raw frames of a scene, the polarization raw frames being captured with a polarizing filter at a different linear polarization angle; extracting one or more first tensors in one or more polarization representation spaces from the polarization raw frames; and computing a prediction regarding one or more optically challenging objects in the scene based on the one or more first tensors in the one or more polarization representation spaces.
US11842492B2

A system performs cerebral hematoma analysis. The system includes a computing device receiving computerized tomography (CT) images from CT imaging devices. The CT images are associated with patients exhibiting cerebral hematomas. CT images may be converted into feature vectors and passed as input to a convolution neural network model for identification and diagnosis of hematoma volume changes. Detected changes may be thresholded to determine if the change represents an increase or shrinkage in the volumetry of the hematoma.
US11842487B2

A computer device segments a first sample region to obtain a candidate image region set that includes a plurality of candidate image regions, For each of the candidate image regions, the device obtains a first relationship degree corresponding to each candidate image region and obtains a second relationship degree corresponding to the candidate image region. The device obtains a relationship degree change value based on the first relationship degree and the second relationship degree. The device selects, from the plurality of candidate image regions, a first candidate image region as a target image region in accordance with a determination that the first candidate image region satisfies a condition in the relationship degree change value. The device performs model training based on the target image region to obtain a target detection model.
US11842484B2

A computer-implemented method and system of digitally segmenting teeth in a digital model comprises generating a panoramic image from a 3D digital model of a patient's dentition, labeling, using a first trained neural network, the panoramic image to provide a labeled panoramic image, mapping the labeled panoramic image to corresponding coarse digital surface triangle labels in the 3D digital model to provide a labeled 3D digital model, and segmenting the labeled 3D digital model to provide a segmented 3D digital model. A computer-implemented method and system of generating a panoramic image comprises determining, using a trained neural network, digital tooth bounding region(s) corresponding to digital teeth from a 2D depth map of a patient's dentition, connecting digital tooth bounding region(s) by a spline, determining sampled digital surface points from the sampled spline points; and determining associated digital surface points corresponding to each sampled digital surface point.
US11842482B2

A system for validating installation correctness of a component in a test assembly includes a housing having a platform including a tiered surface. The tiered surface forms an abutment surface configured as a stop against which a test assembly is abutted. A plurality of cameras is positioned to capture different views of the test assembly. A processing device is configured to execute instructions to capture an image from each of the plurality of cameras of the test assembly that includes a plurality of components. Each of the plurality of components is analyzed within each image of the plurality of images. A matching score is determined and an indication of whether the plurality of components was correctly installed in the test assembly is generated.
US11842478B2

A method of automatically detecting adhesive wash-off includes: capturing, by a vision system, before-images of adhesive-covered areas on an assembly bonded by an adhesive before a process; capturing, by the vision system, after-images of the adhesive-covered areas on the assembly after the process; and determining, by a data processing module, an occurrence of the adhesive wash-off based on a comparison between the before-images and the after-images. The method further includes automatically determining a root cause of the adhesive wash-off when a number of occurrences of the adhesive wash-off exceeds a threshold.
US11842472B2

According to embodiments of the present invention, a method, a device and a computer program product for image processing is provided. A computing device obtains an image of a first object, the image presenting a defect of the first object. A computing device obtains defect distribution information indicating respective frequencies of a plurality of predetermined categories of defects presented at corresponding locations in a plurality of training images, the plurality of training images presenting second objects and being used for training a defect classifier. A computing device determines a target category of the defect of the first object by applying the image and the defect distribution information to the defect classifier. A computing device generates one or more correction notifications.
US11842469B2

An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to receive a photographing instruction, and an optical system configured to perform a first photographing method before reception of the photographing instruction, and a second photographing method after reception of the photographing instruction. The at least one processor further executes instructions to combine a plurality of first images at different in-focus positions captured by using the first photographing method with a plurality of second images at different in-focus positions captured by using the second photographing method. The optical system performs readout an image sensor, while keeping the drive of a focus lens, in the first photographing method, and stops the focus lens at different positions in the second photographing method.
US11842451B2

Systems and methods herein describe a system for context triggered augmented reality. The proposed systems and methods receive first user input indicative of a selection of a user interface element corresponding to a recipient user, generate an augmented reality content item based on second user input from the first computing device, generate a contextual trigger for the generated augmented reality content item, the contextual trigger defining a set of conditions for presenting the generated augmented reality content item on a second computing device, generate a multi-media message comprising audio data recorded at the first computing device, detect at least one condition of the set of conditions being satisfied, and in response to detecting at least one of the set of conditions being satisfied, causing presentation of the augmented reality content item and the multi-media message at the second computing device.
US11842450B2

A vehicular backing up assistance system includes a rearview camera at a rear portion of a vehicle, the vehicle being a vehicle family member of a particular family of pickup trucks. The system receives first input data that corresponds to the vehicle configuration of the vehicle. When the vehicle is backing up, the system receives second input data corresponding to steering angle of the vehicle. The system displays a predicted trajectory of the vehicle at the in-cabin display as an overlay overlaying the images captured by the rearview camera being displayed at the in-cabin display. The overlay comprises a pair of guidelines that are spaced apart and that are appropriate to (i) the wheelbase of the vehicle configuration of a plurality of vehicle configurations of the particular family of pickup trucks the rearview camera is mounted at and (ii) a current steering angle of the vehicle.
US11842449B2

In an exemplary process, a computer-generated reality environment comprising a virtual object is presented and user movement that occurs in a physical environment is detected. In response to determining that the detected user movement is toward the virtual object and that the virtual object obstructs a real object from the physical environment, a determination is made whether the detected user movement is directed to the virtual object or the real object. In accordance with a determination that the detected user movement is directed to the real object, a visual appearance of the virtual object is modified, where modifying the visual appearance of the virtual object comprises displaying presenting at least a portion of the real object. In accordance with a determination that the detected user movement is directed to the virtual object, the presentation of the virtual object is maintained to obstruct the real object.
US11842435B2

Methods and tiling engines for storing tiling primitives in a graphics processing system. The method includes: receiving a plurality of primitive blocks, each primitive block comprising one or more primitive sections, each primitive section comprising one or more primitives; for each primitive section of a received primitive block, determining which primitives of that primitive section fall, at least partially, within the bounds of a tile; for each primitive block that comprises at least one primitive that falls, at least partially, within the bounds of the tile, adding information to a display list for the tile that identifies the primitive block; for each identified primitive block, adding information to the display list identifying each primitive section of that primitive block that comprises at least one primitive that falls, at least partially within the bounds of the tile; and for each identified primitive section, adding information to the display list identifying the primitives in that primitive section that fall, at least partially, within the bounds of the tile.
US11842419B1

Systems and methods which are adapted to generate multiple indicia in a single secure environment session are described. Embodiments provide for generation of a plurality of postage indicia in a single postage security device (PSD) transaction, whereby the PSD loads and unloads corresponding virtual PSD information a single time for generating the plurality of postage indicia (i.e., in a single secure environment session). The indicia generated in a same secure environment session according to embodiments of the invention may comprise a plurality of indicia requested by a same, single user. Additionally or alternatively, the indicia generated in the same secure environment session may comprise a plurality of indicia requested by multiple different users.
US11842415B2

An information management and synchronous communications system and method facilitates database equilibrium and synchronization with wired, wireless, and Web-based systems, user-friendly and efficient generation of computerized menus and reservations with handwritten/voice modifications for restaurants and other applications that utilize equipment with nonstandard graphical formats, display sizes and/or applications for use in remote data entry, information management and communication with host computer, digital input device or remote pager via standard hardwired connection, the internet, a wireless link, printer, or the like. Various operations employing automated telephone calls and/or messaging may, for instance, be performed. For example, desired reservation and/or appointment information may be automatically converted and conveyed to one or more entities via automated telephone call and/or messaging. As another example, information regarding reservation acceptability may be received and automatically converted via automated telephone can and/or messaging. Telephones may, for instance, be the only equipment required by the entities.
US11842413B2

Disclosed herein is software technology that enables different accounts to be mirrored. In one aspect, the disclosed process may involve determining that an origin data record created under a first account of a first party is to be mirrored to a second account of a second party, generating a thread identification that is mapped to the data record created under the first account of the first party, and generating a first message that comprises data from the origin data record and the thread identifier that is mapped to the origin data record. Based on the first message, the disclosed process may further involve creating a target data record under a second account of a second party that corresponds to the origin data record created under the first account of the first party and storing the target data record under the second account of the second party.
US11842403B1

According to at least one aspect, data of a plurality of existing portfolios is accessed that each include time series data of securities and associated weights. At least two existing portfolios are associated with a reference portfolio comprising reference time series data of reference securities and associated reference weights. Portfolio data is determined for at least two existing portfolios by determining, for each of a plurality of securities, difference data based on a difference between the weight of the security for the existing portfolio at a specific time period and a reference weight of the security at the specific time period, and determining a ranking for each of the plurality of securities based on the difference data. An ensemble portfolio is determined, based on the portfolio data and using an ensemble technique, comprising new time series data indicative of a new set of securities and associated new weights.
US11842399B2

A system for managing trading orders comprises a memory operable to store an order associated with a first price. The system further comprises a processor communicatively couple to the memory and operable to identify a latency value. The processor is further operable to receive a counterorder and to identify a potential trade associated with the order and the counterorder, the potential trade based at least in part on the first price. If the latency value satisfies a configurable condition, the processor is further operable to initiate a configurable period of time. If the potential trade is not valid upon expiration of the configurable period, the processor is further operable to prevent the execution of the potential trade.
US11842396B2

Various embodiments of exchanges are described. Methods and other embodiments are also described.
US11842395B2

A system for providing an exchange in a trusted execution environment can include an exchange program that is configured to provide a digital exchange for digital assets and a computer system with a secure enclave that is configured to provide the trusted execution environment within which processing of programs is secure from observation and manipulation by other operations outside of the secure enclave. Execution of the exchange program in the secure enclave can include loading the exchange program into secure memory within the secure enclave, performing an attestation operation on the exchange program loaded into the secure memory within the secure enclave, the attestation operation configured to validate the exchange program, and outputting results of the attestation operation to identify whether the exchange program loaded in the secure enclave is valid.
US11842394B2

A system for processing trading orders comprises an optimizer module operable to receive a first trading order and a second trading order. The optimizer module is further operable to receive market data associated with at least one market center. The optimizer module is further operable to determine whether to transmit the second trading order to the at least one market center prior to transmitting the first trading order to the at least one market center, the determination based at least in part on the market data.
US11842384B2

A system server includes a database of two-dimensional images and a processor coupled to a hardware memory with instructions that in response to execution by the processor direct performance of operations. The operations include generating a digital model from the images in the database and communicating a first portion of the digital model as an enhanced view to a user device. The first portion corresponds to a first line of sight orientation of the user device as measured by an orientation sensor. The operations include receiving a signal based on sensor data measured by the orientation sensor. The signal indicates movement of the user device from the first line of sight orientation to a second line of sight orientation. In response, the method includes communicating a second portion of the digital model to the user device that corresponds to the second line of sight orientation of the user device.
US11842381B1

Systems and methods which provide for bidirectional data parity in a multi-service connected environment using a canonicalization and order connection data structure are described. Bidirectional data parity logic using a canonicalization and order connection data structure with respect to a plurality of systems of a multi-service connected environment may provide for the state of a particular order and/or other data for that order being accurately reflected in each such system for which corresponding record is maintained. Using a canonicalization database and an order connection database, bidirectional data parity logic may recognize all records for a particular instance of an order as being for that order, and thus provide data parity for that order throughout all systems having a record for that order instance.
US11842366B1

Systems and methods are described for activating electronic coupons via one or more third-party servers. A web-based application programming interface (API) is exposed to a set of online request instructions that are included as part of an electronic coupon configured for electronic transmission from one or more third-party servers of a third party. The web-based API is implemented on an API server hosted by a party different from the third party, and is configured to receive an activation request based on execution of the set of online request instructions by the client device. An electronic coupon is activated for a loyalty profile of a user upon receipt of the activation request.
US11842358B2

Methods and apparatus are disclosed to model consumer choices. An example method includes adding, with a processor, a set of products having respondent choice data to a base multinomial logit (MNL) model, the base MNL model including an item utility parameter and a price utility parameter associated with corresponding ones of products in the set of products, generating, with the processor, a number of copies of the base MNL model to form an aggregate model based on a number of the corresponding ones of products in the set of products, each one of the number of copies of the base MNL model exhibiting an effect of an independence of irrelevant alternatives (IIA) property, proportionally affecting interrelationships, with the processor, between dissimilar ones of the number of products in the set by inserting sourcing effect values in the aggregate model to be subtracted from respective ones of the item utility parameters, estimating, with the processor, the item utility parameters of the aggregate model based on the number of copies of the base MNL model and the respondent choice data, and calculating, with the processor, the choice probability for the corresponding ones of the products in the set of products based on the estimated item utility parameters and the price utility parameters.
US11842351B2

Systems and methods for fraud monitoring are disclosed, including: receiving a transaction request associated with a first instrument of a user; extracting, characteristics of the transaction request; identifying, by the first processor, user data based on the transaction request; determining a fraud severity value and notification value based on inputting the characteristics and user data into a fraud machine learning model; performing a first fraud action based on the fraud severity value; wherein the first fraud action is at least one selected from the group of locking the first instrument for a period of time, deactivating the first instrument, and electronically transmitting a first query message to a user device associated with the first instrument; and transmitting a fraud notification based on the notification value, wherein the fraud notification includes severity information associated with the fraud severity value.
US11842346B2

Embodiments provide a methods and systems for securely providing access to sensitive information for a plurality of entities. The method includes receiving, by a payer credential service provider (CSP), from a payer, a request for payee electronically protected information (EPI). The payer CSP transmits to a payee CSP a request for payee EPI data. The payee CSP validates, using a distributed ledger system, whether the payer has permission to request the payee EPI. The payer CSP receives the payee EPI data from the payee CSP. The payer CSP sends the payee EPI data to the payer.
US11842345B2

A computer-implemented method including storing assets from an external entity in a first wallet of a payment service; training a machine-learning model using transaction data, user data, and/or rewards data; determining, using the machine-learning model, reward offers personalized for a user; activating a reward offer; receiving a request to process payment for a user's payment transaction; determining that a reward configuration is applicable; determining an amount of stored assets to assign to the user and assigning the assets to a second wallet of the user, wherein assigning the amount comprises: updating, using an internal ledger, the first wallet to indicate that a portion of the stored assets is owned by the user; and updating the second wallet to indicate ownership of the amount of the asset, wherein the updating of the first wallet and the second wallet is performed without accessing the external entity when updating.
US11842340B2

A method for generating cryptograms in a webservice environment includes: receiving, in a first environment of a computing system, a credential request transmitted by an external computing device using a secure communication protocol, the credential request including a transaction identifier and account identifier; transmitting, by the first environment, a data request to a second environment of the computing system, the data request including the account identifier; receiving, by the first environment, an account profile and session key from the second environment; transmitting, by the first environment, a cryptogram request to a third environment of the computing system, the cryptogram request including the account profile and session key; receiving, by the first environment, a cryptogram from the third environment generated using the account profile and session key; and transmitting, by the first environment, the cryptogram and transaction identifier to the external computing device via the secure communication protocol.
US11842336B2

A method for identifying a wallet address associated with a virtual asset service provider is provided. The method comprises receiving a target wallet address, obtaining a transaction of a virtual asset associated with the target wallet address, obtaining a list of a plurality of known wallet addresses of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and identifying a type of the target wallet address, by performing at least one of a cold wallet determination routine and a hot wallet determination routine for the target wallet address, based on the transaction and the list of known wallet addresses of the VASPs.
US11842315B2

Systems and methods for autonomous lineside delivery to an assembly-line using a self-driving vehicle are disclosed, comprising receiving a part-supply schedule having a part identifier identifying a part to be supplied, an assembly-line location to be supplied with the part, and a delivery time for supplying the part to the assembly-line location. A mission is generated based on the schedule, and sent to a self-driving vehicle. The self-driving vehicle executes the mission such that the part is supplied to the assembly-line location in accordance with the part-supply schedule.
US11842314B1

Apparatus and method for a smart activity assignment for a user and a creator is disclosed. The apparatus includes a memory that includes instructions configuring at least a processor to receive user data, wherein the user data includes user reputation data and initial activity data, classify the user data into one or more user data groups, wherein the one or more user data groups includes a user reputation group and an initial activity group, determine a user reputation score as a function of the user reputation group and an initial activity score as a function of the initial activity group, analyze a compatibility of a user and an initial activity of a creator by comparing the user reputation score and the initial activity score, generate an initial activity action as a function of the compatibility and generate an exposure action item as a function of the initial activity action.
US11842313B1

Embodiments include a method and system for conducting human performance assessment comprising memory devices for accessing and storing historical data from multiple sources of unstructured and structured assessment source data for a subject. The unstructured assessment source data includes free-form source data. The system includes a computing system with a user interface presented on a digital display device to enter assessment query (AQ) relating to the subject. The system includes a natural language processing engine to process an unstructured data search model based on the AQ and a semantic reasoner engine to apply unstructured and structured data search model to the assessment domain ontology for the subject to measure human performance and at the same time identify performance gaps. The system includes an assessment report generator to generate a report of the performance and gap assessments wherein the report is configured to be displayed on the display device.
US11842312B2

Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
US11842309B2

Certain example embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for providing enhanced control over potentially sensitive data sharable among and/or between different parties. For example, certain example embodiments provide views into computer-enabled workflows managed by external parties, including views into what sensitive data has been accessed, who has accessed it, etc., e.g., throughout the lifecycle of a product granted on the basis of an analysis of such data. A computer-enabled system for automatically assessing received sensitive data in accordance with one or more digitized rule sets also is provided in certain example embodiments, as are computer-mediated tools for helping to automatically, semi-automatically, and/or manually resolve issues detected in the assessments, e.g., via enhanced communication and collaboration, among and/or between parties to a transaction, as well as third-parties who indirectly are involved in the transaction. The data remains secure and traceable, e.g., in accordance with its provider's specifications.
US11842308B2

A computer system stores management information that manages a workflow and a deletion flag that indicates deletion of data in the workflow hidden from a user. The computer system executes a workflow that includes one or more processes that convert input data into output data. The computer system includes a lineage of the executed workflow including information of the input data and the output data in the management information. The computer system deletes data selected from data in the executed workflow, and sets the deletion flag of the selected data in the management information. The computer system, in response to an access to first data to which the deletion flag is set, regenerate the first data based on the management information and removes the deletion flag of the first data in the management information.
US11842303B2

Disclosed is a method for processing an irradiation forecast. The method includes: acquiring irradiation forecast data corresponding to a target time period; calling a stacked generalization model including a first-layer generalizer and a second-layer generalizer; determining, using the first-layer generalizer, intermediate forecast data based on the irradiation forecast data corresponding to the target time period; and determining, using the second-layer generalizer, an output forecast value corresponding to the target time period based on the intermediate forecast data. In a technical solution according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing an irradiation forecast is achieved. In addition, in a technical solution according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, intermediate forecast data outputted by the first-level generalizer acts as an input of the second-level generalizer, such that a deviation of an output result of the first-layer generalizer is reduced by the second-layer generalizer, thereby reducing processing overhead of a server while further improving the accuracy of plane of array irradiation.
US11842300B1

A system and computer-implemented method detect and act upon operator reliance to vehicle alerts. The system and method include receiving user profile data of an operator that includes a baseline of at least one driving activity aided by activation of an alert from a feature of an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). The system and method may include receiving historical ADAS alert frequency data including a history of at least one driving activity aided by activation of the alert from the ADAS feature. The system and method may compare the user profile data with the historical ADAS alert frequency data, determine a reliance level based upon the comparing, and set at least a portion of an operator profile associated with the operator with the reliance level. As a result, a risk averse driver, and/or proper responsiveness to vehicle alerts may be rewarded with insurance-cost savings, such as increased discounts.
US11842299B2

At least one embodiment is directed to a computer-implemented method for using machine vision to categorize a locality to conduct product positioning analyses, the method including: generating locality profile scores for each locality of a plurality of localities using deep learning networks, where the locality profile score includes distributions of entity classes within the locality; extracting a set of entities having the same entity class from a group of localities; retrieving historical purchasing data for the entity set; and generating a sequence of products likely to be purchased by a target entity as a function of: the similarity of purchasing characteristics of the target entity with respect to other entities, product sequences found in product purchase of other entities, and entity profile weights extracted from the locality profile scores of other entities that have purchased one or more of the same products as the target entity.
US11842294B2

The invention provides a graphical user interface implemented on a computer including an information area for displaying to a user at the computer inspection status information in connection with one or more components of a linear asset infrastructure. The graphical user interface also includes a control component operable by the user at the computer to cause the graphical user interface to display additional information on the one or more components of the linear asset infrastructure.
US11842292B1

This invention predicts results for a media clip posted to a social media influencer channel by maintaining a database of results data for media clips where an influencer channel includes media clips that include unstructured data, and structured data, and then provide to a first machine learning model a first set of channel data, extracting a first set of features, predicting a value for the first target variable, providing to a second machine learning model a second set of channel data including a second selection of structured data, and the predicted value of the first target variable, extracting a second set of features, and predicting a value for the second target variable.
US11842290B2

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using higher order actions to annotate a syntax tree. An information space of the syntax tree is annotated with concepts corresponding to tokens in the syntax tree. A concept comprises an object in a domain of the question and relates to other concepts in an ontology of the domain. A higher order action specifies an input, action parameters, and an output. A determination is made of an element in the information space corresponding to the input of the higher order action. A determination is made of an action of in the domain of the question having parameters matching the action parameters. The determined element is input to the determined action to produce output. The information space of the syntax tree is annotated with the output from the higher order action to use to provide an answer to the question.
US11842288B2

Based on the interaction data and response data, an interaction monitoring platform may determine a first known sentiment and a second known sentiment, identify a first pattern and a second pattern in the interaction data, and generate a first pattern-level sentiment and a second pattern-level sentiment based on the known sentiments and the identified patterns. A binary indicator may indicate which identified patterns are exhibited in a subset of the interaction data. The platform may train a gradient boosting model using known sentiment as a target variable and using binary indicators and pattern-level sentiments as input data. The platform may predict a sentiment corresponding to a subset of interaction data with unknown sentiment that exhibits one or more of the first pattern or the second pattern based on a binary indicator and the trained gradient boosting model.
US11842280B2

In training a deep neural network using reduced precision, gradient computation operates on larger values without affecting the rest of the training procedure. One technique trains the deep neural network to develop loss, scales the loss, computes gradients at a reduced precision, and reduces the magnitude of the computed gradients to compensate for scaling of the loss. In one example non-limiting arrangement, the training forward pass scales a loss value by some factor S and the weight update reduces the weight gradient contribution by 1/S. Several techniques can be used for selecting scaling factor S and adjusting the weight update.
US11842276B2

The display device includes a plurality of pixels, a data driver, and a timing controller. The plurality of pixels are connected to a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. The data driver supplies a data voltage to the plurality of data lines in a light-emitting mode and supplies a neural network input voltage to the plurality of data lines in an artificial neural network mode. The timing controller is in an artificial neural network mode, and supplies a weight value control signal for performing a deep learning operation by using at least one of the plurality of pixels to the data driver. The weight value control signal is generated based on a predetermined weight value.
US11842275B2

This invention is related to a method to improve the performance of a deep neural network (10) for the identification of a segmentation target (111) in a medical image (12, 110), comprising the steps of performing n training steps on said deep neural network (10) for the identification of said region of interest on two different representations (13, 14) of the same segmentation target (111), said representations (13,14) being definitions of the same segmentation target (111).
US11842269B2

Example implementations described herein can dynamically adapt to changing nature of sensor data traffic and through artificial intelligence (AI, strike a good tradeoff between reducing volume of sensed data, and retain enough data fidelity so that subsequent analytics applications perform well. The example implementations eliminate heuristic methods of setting sensing parameters (such as DAQ sampling rate, resolution etc.) and replaces them with an automated, AI driven edge solution core that can be readily ported on any Internet of Things (IoT) edge gateway that is connected to the DAQ.
US11842260B2

A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for incremental and decentralized pruning of a machine learning model in federated learning. A federated learning system determines a serial sequence of participating in model pruning by agents in the federated learning system. A server in the federated learning system sends, to a first agent in the serial sequence, an initial model to trigger a federated pruning process for the machine learning model. The each of agents in the serial sequence prunes the machine learning model. The each of agents in the serial sequence generates an intermediately pruned model for an immediately next agent to prune. A final agent in the serial sequence prunes the machine learning model and generates a finally pruned model. The final agent sends the finally pruned model to the server.
US11842259B1

Disclosed is an intelligent information parsing method based on cross-modal data fusion, including: step 1, acquiring information multi-modal data, step 2, processing the multi-modal data, step 3, fusing data features, step 4, establishing and training a parsing model, step 5, parsing fused cross-modal data, and step 6, viewing parsed data.
US11842251B2

A “Content Optimizer” applies a machine-learned relevancy model to predict levels of interest for segments of arbitrary content. Arbitrary content includes, but is not limited to, any combination of documents including text, charts, images, speech, etc. Various automated reports and suggestions for “reformatting” segments to modify the predicted levels of interest may then be presented. Similarly, the Content Optimizer applies a machine-learned comprehension model to predict what a human audience is likely to understand (e.g., a “comprehension prediction”) from the arbitrary content. Various automated reports and suggestions for “reformatting” segments to modify the comprehension prediction may then be presented. In either case, user-selectable suggested “formatting” changes, if applied to corresponding content segments, are designed to modify either or both the predicted level of interest of one or more of the segments by either increasing or decreasing those predicted levels of interest, and the comprehension prediction relating to the arbitrary content.
US11842249B2

An asset verification system, comprising: a reader comprising a holder configured to hold an asset in a tag-reading position, a light source consisting of at least one light to provide illumination to the asset, magnifying optics configured with an effective magnification for both sufficiently separating dots in a tag in the body of the asset and viewing the tag at an effective magnification greater than 10×, reflective optics for conveying an image of the tag through the reader, and, position controls for adjusting the positioning of the asset with respect to the magnifying optics; a multi-function hardware device comprising an optical sensor for reading the tag of the asset projected to the optical sensor by the reader; and, a database having information related to the asset including an association of the tag to the asset stored thereon.
US11842245B2

A novel method and system is disclosed for using a commodity RFID system for automatically measuring levels of soil moisture in planting containers. A large number of planting containers are used to grow pots in soil in a greenhouse. An RFID reader interrogates passive RFID tags affixed to the planting containers. The RFID reader can be attached to a robotic arm configured to move above multiple rows and columns of containers. Signal features of specific passive RFID tags affixed to specific ones of the containers are automatically monitored, including a minimum response threshold of RFID reader transmission power to activate the passive RFID tag (“MRT”), based on the wireless interrogation of specific tags by the reader. Soil moisture levels of specific containers are then automatically determined based on the signal features of the attached tags, and effects of soilure moisture on electromagnetic fields of antennas of tags.
US11842244B2

A Non-transferable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) assembly for attachment to an article comprises a RFID module; and a antenna module coupled with the RFID module, the antenna module comprising a conductive layer, a substrate, and an adhesive modification layer between the conductive layer and the substrate, the adhesive modification layer configured such that when the assembly is attached to the article and attempt to remove the assembly will cause the substrate to release and leave the conductive layer intact.
US11842237B2

Example embodiments of biodegradable cards and systems and methods making the same are provided. A biodegradable card can comprise a biodegradable substrate, a magnetic particle slot within the biodegradable substrate configured to receive magnetic particles, a high coercivity magnetic stripe comprising magnetic particles printed on the biodegradable substrate and encoded with payment account data, and a biodegradable water resistant coating, wherein the coating covers at least the magnetic stripe.
US11842234B2

An object is to print a high quality image with resistance to print misalignment. To this end, the image processing apparatus generates quantized data for printing a first dot pattern and a second dot pattern in an overlapping manner. The first dot pattern and the second dot pattern are lattice patterns varying in a combination of two basis vectors. In a combined dot pattern obtained by combining the first and second dot patterns, there is a neighboring dot in which a dot in the first dot pattern and a dot in the second dot pattern are arranged at an interval smaller than a lattice spacing. The neighboring dot includes multiple neighboring dots varying in an approach direction.
US11842233B2

A textile printing system for digital printing of colored images onto typically colored fabrics, digitally using print nozzles or other digital means, the nozzles printing print pixels onto the fabrics. The system comprises a print file defining pixel colors for the individual printing pixels; and a deletion unit which deletes print pixels from the print file wherever a respective pixel color is within a threshold distance of the fabric color. The textile printer then prints the print pixels onto the fabric to form a colored image without printing any of the deleted pixels.
US11842232B2

To provide a safe RFID data collecting device and an RFID data collection system with which there is no leakage of information being written to an RFID tag or information being read from the RFID tag, even if communication with the RFID tag is intercepted. This RFID data collecting device includes an RFID reader 10, a wired and wireless LAN connecting unit 20, a portable telephone communication unit 30, and a system control unit 40 including a processor 41 and a memory 42, wherein: the system control unit 40 is provided with a common key system encryption/decryption function; data written to an RFID tag 80 are encrypted before being written; data read from the RFID tag 80 are decrypted after being read; and a common key for encryption/decryption is saved in a SIM card 32 provided in the portable telephone communication unit.
US11842230B2

A processing device is described that includes a processing cluster having a message management facility and a message processing facility. The message management facility has a first message queue, a second message queue and a queue controller. The message processing facility has a plurality of processing device elements with at least two input ports, and the message processing facility is configured to: receive the selected instruction messages from the message management facility, accept or reject the selected instruction messages, return rejected selected instruction messages as a bounced instruction message to the message management facility, retrieve operand data from an accepted selected instruction message for an input port of a processing device element identified by the selected instruction message, and perform an operation designated to a processing device element once each of its input ports have received operand data.
US11842229B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and a method for designing and developing an Application Programming Interface (API). The method includes receiving selection of one or more data objects of a relational structure corresponding to an API from a user through a User Interface (UI), and generating a selected response data structure comprising each of the one or more data objects. The method further include receiving a selection of one or more data object filters corresponding to the selection of the one or more data objects, from the user via the UI, and receiving a user request for the API, via the UI, corresponding to the data object of the one or more data objects. The method further include displaying API response data based on the user request, via the UI.
US11842228B2

Disclosed information handling systems and methods employ a background module running in an operating system of a client platform to evaluate, after defined context-relevant events including, as examples, reboot, application launch, return from sleep/idle mode, change of network connection, and change of device, the impact of the user context change, and to take or recommend appropriate action. Embodied solutions may augment existing communication protocols, such as the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, that enable and support shared access to files across nodes of a distributed system.
US11842217B1

Mechanisms for resource isolation allow tenants executing in a multi-tenant software container to be isolated in order to prevent resource starvation by one or more of the tenants. Mechanisms for dependency isolation may be utilized to prevent one tenant executing in a multi-tenant software container from using another tenant in the same container in a manner that requires co-tenancy. Mechanisms for security isolation may be utilized to prevent one tenant in a multi-tenant software container from accessing protected data or functionality of another tenant. Mechanisms for fault isolation may be utilized to prevent tenants in a multi-tenant software container from causing faults or other types of errors that affect other tenants executing in the same software container.
US11842215B2

Techniques described herein can optimize usage of computing resources in a data system. Dynamic throttling can be performed locally on a computing resource in the foreground and autoscaling can be performed in a centralized fashion in the background. Dynamic throttling can lower the load without overshooting while minimizing oscillation and reducing the throttle quickly. Autoscaling may involve scaling in or out the number of computing resources in a cluster as well as scaling up or down the type of computing resources to handle different types of situations.
US11842210B2

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for high availability (HA) application migration in a virtualized environment. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to at least one of execute or instantiate the instructions to identify an HA slot in a virtual server rack, the HA slot to facilitate a failover of an application executing on a first virtual machine (VM) in the virtual server rack, the first VM identified as a protected VM, deploy a second VM in the HA slot, transfer data from the first VM to the second VM, and, in response to not identifying a failure of at least one of the first or second VMs during the transfer, trigger a shutdown of the first VM, and synchronize migration data associated with the virtual server rack to identify the second VM as the protected VM.
US11842206B2

Techniques are disclosed that enable the generation of candidate endorsements for recommended items of content using an ensemble of nominators. Various implementations include each nominator in the ensemble providing a candidate endorsement for each recommended item of content. Additionally or alternatively, an endorsement is selected to present to the user based on a score determined for each candidate endorsement.
US11842204B2

The present disclosure describes automated generation of early warning predictive insights derived from contextual analysis of user activity data of a distributed software platform. Predictive insights are automatically generated from analysis of user activity through implementation of trained artificial intelligence (AI) modeling. User activity data is accessed pertaining to user interactions by a plurality of users a software data platform. The trained AI modeling generates a plurality of mobility determinations that identify changes in patterns of user behavior over a current temporal filter associated with the user activity data. The plurality of mobility determinations is curated using business logic rules that evaluate a relevance of the mobility determinations. One or more predictive insights may be generated and presented via a graphical user interface notification. Exemplary notifications help provides insights into how user behavior has changed and why that is, thereby fostering understanding of predictions that can lead to actionable results.
US11842197B2

A new approach for supporting tag-based synchronization among different tasks of a machine learning (ML) operation. When a first task tagged with a set tag indicating that one or more subsequent tasks need to be synchronized with it is received at an instruction streaming engine, the engine saves the set tag in a tag table and transmits instructions of the first task to a set of processing tiles for execution. When a second task having an instruction sync tag indicating that it needs to be synchronized with one or more prior tasks is received at the engine, the engine matches the instruction sync tag with the set tags in the tag table to identify prior tasks that the second task depends on. The engine holds instructions of the second task until these matching prior tasks have been completed and then releases the instructions to the processing tiles for execution.
US11842194B2

Systems and methods for illumination power, management and control can include lighting fixtures, lighting controllers, databases, and gateways. The lighting controllers can power the lighting fixtures, control the lighting fixtures, and store fixture state data and controller state data. The lighting controllers can be connected to building mains power (e.g., 240 VAC) and provide DC power to the lighting fixtures. The lighting controllers can read state data from and control the fixtures via a digital interface. The Database server can store user profiles, site profiles, fixture property data, and controller property data. The gateway can read and modify the state data stored by the lighting controllers, and can query the database server for the property data. The gateway can also provide a user interface through which users, based on authorization, can read and write the state data (e.g., fixture on/off) and the property data.
US11842192B2

An arithmetic processing device, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: execute arithmetic processing which executes a plurality of instructions issued out of order, execute control processing which commits the plurality of instructions for which execution has been completed in order, identify, for each instruction included in the plurality of instructions, a count value which indicates a number of cycles from when execution of the instruction has been completed, and identify, among a plurality of uncommitted instructions, the instruction with the count value which matches the number of cycles in which an error is detected in the arithmetic processing as a specific instruction to be retried.
US11842190B2

The present disclosure describes techniques for synchronizing multiple instances of projects. At least one Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection may be established between a server computing device and at least one client computing device. At least one dual instance command may be created. The at least one dual instance command comprises data associated with a project and information indicating how to interpret the data. A plurality of instances of the project may be synchronized between the server computing device and the at least one client computing device by transmitting the at least one dual instance command between the server computing device and the at least one client computing device via the at least one TCP connection.
US11842184B2

There is disclosed herein examples of systems and procedures for performing software updates for vehicles. The vehicles may be scheduled for the software updates based on information related to the vehicles. Update systems may determine when the vehicles have entered service ranges of the update systems for the scheduled software updates and may initiate the software updates in response to determining that the vehicles have entered the service ranges. Progress of the software updates may be monitored and displayed on a dashboard system overseeing the software updates of the vehicles.
US11842178B2

A system and method is provided for optimizing general matrix multiplication (GEMM) on target hardware by splitting matrices to be multiplied into tiles and formulating a tiling configuration search problem for matrices to be multiplied that explores a configuration search space to identify an optimal tiling configuration that minimizes running time on the target hardware for multiplication of matrices A (m×k) and B (k×n) on the target hardware for respective configuration states as a function of matrix parameters m, k, and n, and numbers of respective nested loops for each dimension m, k, and n, respectively. The optimal tiling configuration for the target hardware is obtained by implementing a Greedy Best-First-Search (GBFS) algorithm or a Neighborhood Actor Advantage Critic (N-A2C) algorithm that optimizes the running time for multiplication of the matrices on the target hardware, and the target hardware is configured and computations are run accordingly.
US11842172B2

A computing system includes a processor, and a storage device holding instructions executable by the processor. The instructions are executable to receive a source code through an application programming interface (“API”) exposed to a graphical user interface (“GUI”). The GUI is configured to enable an author to define a proposed model with a pedagogical programming language, the proposed model including an input, one or more concept nodes, and an output. The GUI is further configured to enable the author to provide a program annotation indicating an execution behavior for the source code, to generate an assembly code from the source code with a compiler of an artificial intelligence (“AI”) engine configured to work with the GUI; and to build an executable, trained AI model including a neural-network layout having one or more layers derived from the assembly code.
US11842168B2

An electronic system includes a mapping circuit configured to receive input samples of a dataset within a defined range of values. The mapping circuit is configured to perform comparisons that compare each input sample to each of a plurality of comparison values selected from the defined range of values. For each comparison, the mapping circuit generates an indication value specifying whether the input sample used in the comparison is greater than or equal to the comparison value used in the comparison. The system includes an adder circuit configured to generate a sum of the indication values for each comparison value and a memory configured to maintain counts corresponding to the comparison values. The counts are updated by the respective sums. The system includes a threshold detection circuit configured to determine, for the dataset, a threshold value or threshold range based on the counts read from the memory.
US11842158B2

Implementations include receiving, by a semantic translation service of a ML platform, an output data set from a ML model, the output data set including a predicted value and a set of metrics, determining, by the semantic translation service, a numerical value based on at least two or more metrics in the set of metrics, selecting, by the semantic translation service, a semantic result by mapping the numerical value to a projection including two or more semantic values, and transmitting, by the ML platform, a prediction result at least partially including the semantic result for selective display to a user using one or more user interfaces (UIs).
US11842146B2

An information processing apparatus, a system, and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus generates template information including a setting value to be set in the device, generates, based on the input through an association screen displayed on the administrator terminal, association information for associating the template information and device identification information for identifying a device among the plurality of devices, for which the setting value included in the template information is to be set, receives communication information transmitted from the plurality of devices including device identification information for identifying the device, and in response to receiving the communication information including the device identification information associated by the association information, transmits, to a transmission source device of the communication information, a setting request for setting the setting value included in the template information associated with the device identification information in the association information.
US11842145B1

Methods and systems described herein allow dynamic rendering of a reflexive questionnaire based on a modifiable spreadsheet for users with little to no programming experience and knowledge. The method and system allow retrieving a spreadsheet to generate a dynamic and reflexive graphical user interface and to pre-populate one or more input elements within the reflexive graphical user interface based on user information retrieved from a disparate data source, where the spreadsheet may be configured for a worksheet inheritance or where the worksheet may be accessed through a check-in/check-out functionality.
US11842144B1

Embodiments are directed to summarizing conversational speech. Conversation segments may be provided based on a conversation stream and segmentation models. Summarization models may be determined based on characteristics of the conversation segments. Summarization information may be generated for each of the conversation segments based on the summarization models such that the summarization information includes a text-based summarization of the conversation segment. Summarization profiles may be generated for the conversation segments based on the summarization information such that each summarization profile is associated with quality scores. Summarization models may be modified based on the summarization profiles and the associated quality scores such that the summarization profiles are updated based on the modified summarization models. Modified summarization models and the updated summarization profiles may be employed to provide reports to a user.
US11842132B1

A method includes: receiving value changes corresponding to timestamped logic value changes in recorded signals from a verification run of an integrated circuit (IC) design; generating recorded logic vectors from the value changes, each of the recorded logic vectors being associated with a corresponding signal identifier, each of the recorded logic vectors including a recorded logic values over a window of consecutive clock cycles computed from one or more value changes associated with the corresponding signal identifier and having timestamps within the window of consecutive clock cycles; determining, by a processor, inferred logic vectors including inferred logic values corresponding to signals output by cells of the IC design based on propagating the recorded logic values of the recorded logic vectors through the cells; and computing per-cycle power characteristics of the IC design based on the recorded logic vectors and the inferred logic vectors.
US11842131B2

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device to which corresponds a layout diagram stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The method includes generating the layout diagram using an electronic design system (EDS), the EDS including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs are configured to cause the EDS to execute the generating. Testing the semiconductor device. Revising, the layout diagram, based on testing results indicative of selected standard functional cells in the layout diagram which merit modification or replacement. Programming one or more of the ECO cells which correspond to the one or more selected standard functional cells resulting in one or more programmed ECO cells. Routing the one or more programmed ECO cells correspondingly to at least one of the selected standard functional cells or to one or more other ones of the standard functional cells.
US11842121B2

Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and methods of sound control. For example, an apparatus may be configured to process one or more audio inputs to be heard in one or more personal sound zones, and a plurality of monitoring inputs, wherein the plurality of monitoring inputs represent acoustic sound at a plurality of predefined monitoring sensing locations, which are defined within the one or more personal sound zones; determine a sound control pattern based on the one or more audio inputs, and the plurality of monitoring inputs, the sound control pattern comprising a plurality of sound control signals configured to drive a respective plurality of acoustic transducers such that the one or more audio inputs are to be heard in the one or more personal sound zones; and output the plurality of sound control signals to the plurality of acoustic transducers.
US11842119B2

A display system that makes it possible to obtain high operability while maintaining visibility when a virtual object is displayed. The display system includes a smartphone as an information processing apparatus and smart glasses as a head mounted display that is capable of communicating with the smartphone and has an image capturing section. Information on the smartphone is detected from an image captured by the image capturing section. The smart glasses include a display section that is capable of displaying a virtual object, and a virtual object is displayed on the display section in a position adjacent to the smartphone or in a manner partially superimposing the virtual object on the smartphone, based on the detected information.
US11842109B2

In a case of performing test print of a specified print job, an information processing apparatus displays information on a print property to be changed from the specified print job in the test print and causes an operator to confirm the information, generates a test print job obtained by changing the print property of the specified print job, and transmits the generated test print job to an image forming apparatus.
US11842102B2

A control method of an information processing apparatus including a predetermined application program that cannot acquire predetermined information regarding a communication apparatus using a predetermined method, includes acquiring, in a case where the predetermined information is stored by a different application program that is different from the predetermined application program and can acquire the predetermined information using the predetermined method, the predetermined information stored by the different application program, using the predetermined application program, executing, in a case where the predetermined information stored by the different application program is acquired, processing that is based on the predetermined information stored by the different application program, using the predetermined application program, and displaying a predetermined region for prompting a user to install the different application program, using the predetermined application program.
US11842095B2

An abnormal sound diagnosis system for specifying a cause of abnormal sound in an apparatus that includes a plurality of operating units that perform a predetermined operation and a plurality of driving units that drive the plurality of operating units: determines occurrence of abnormal sound in a plurality of time periods, based on sound wave levels of sound occurring in the apparatus measured in the plurality of time periods; obtains driving states of the plurality of driving units in the plurality of time periods; and specifies a driving unit corresponding to occurrence of abnormal sound based on a plurality of comparison results corresponding to different timings, that are obtained by comparing the driving states and the occurring states obtained at the different timings in the predetermined operation.
US11842085B1

Methods for modeling performance of tiered storage of a data processing service given an increase in the storage capacity of a warm storage tier of the tiered storage are disclosed. Buffers in the warm storage tier are used to store data block identifiers corresponding to a set of data blocks that would be stored in the warm storage tier given the increase in storage capacity in addition to those already stored in the warm storage tier. When an incoming query targets a data block that has a corresponding data block identifier in one of the buffers, a hit counter is incremented in order to track the hit rate that would be made on the up-sized warm storage tier. In response to adding the data block targeted by the query to the warm storage tier, one or more evictions from the warm storage tier may additionally be triggered.
US11842084B2

Systems and methods for facilitating performance of data tiering by detecting and persisting types of backing storage of cloud volumes that are available for use by a virtual storage system are provided. In one example, during a boot phase of the virtual storage system within a compute instance of a cloud environment, information regarding a type of backing storage for each of multiple storage devices associated with the compute instance that is not available via hypervisor APIs is obtained via an API exposed by the cloud environment. The multiple storage devices may then be initialized to facilitate subsequent use of a subset thereof in connection with performing data tiering by persisting information indicative of the type of backing storage for the storage device within a reserved header region on each storage device.
US11842083B2

In a storage system architecture having two storage virtualization controllers (SVCs) that operate in an active-active mode, the corresponding relationships between storage addresses in the two buffers of the two SVCs are pre-determined. When a non-owner SVC that does not have an ownership over a logical disk (LD), receives an I/O request from a host, the non-owner SVC will inquire of the other SVC having the ownership, about associated address information, and then the non-owner SVC that does not have the ownership over the LD will perform, according to the associated address information, the I/O request from the host. Therefore, data synchronization operation for mutually backing up data between the two SVCs can be fast achieved. Also, it allows the host to issue a data access request to any one of the SVCs, thus improving performance of the storage system.
US11842077B2

Transmission of data for object storage, such as stream transmission for object storage, is disclosed. For instance, a group of objects acquired from an object layer is stored in a storage space for storing an object stream and serves as a first part of the object stream; and, in response to that an event related to at least one object in the group of objects occurs at a client terminal, the event-related information is stored in the storage space and is used as a second part of the object stream, the event-related information including at least one of the following: an identifier of the at least one object, a type of the event, and metadata of the event.
US11842072B2

The present disclosure provides a distributed storage method, a computer device, and a storage medium. The method includes: grouping a file to be stored to form a plurality of data packets; dividing all the data packets into at least three data fragments, in which, each data fragment includes a part of the plurality of data packets, and each data packet is added to at least two data fragments; storing each data fragment in a distributed storage node to perform distributed storage; recording a corresponding relationship between the data fragments and the data packets and a corresponding relationship between storage nodes and the data fragments; and deleting the file to be stored in local.
US11842062B2

The present disclosure generally relates to using irregular MetaBlocks (IRMBs) in both host and control pools. The IRMBs are used to ensure efficient wear leveling. Blocks in the control pool are swapped with blocks in the host pool upon exceeding a program-erase count (PEC) threshold. Additionally, the swapping algorithm for IRMBs can be used to ensure an efficient recovery from an ungraceful shutdown (UGSD) event.
US11842059B2

A method includes accessing a first memory component of a memory sub-system via a first interface, accessing a second memory component of the memory sub-system via a second interface, and transferring data between the first memory component and the second memory component via the first interface. The method further includes initially writing data in the first memory component via a first address window and accessing data in the second memory component via a second address window in response to caching the data in first memory component to the second memory component, wherein caching the data in the first memory component to the second component includes changing an address for the data from the first address window to the second address window.
US11842051B2

Techniques are provided for implementing intelligent defragmentation in a storage system. A storage control system manages a logical address space of a storage volume. The logical address space is partitioned into a plurality of extents, wherein each extent comprises a contiguous block of logical addresses of the logical address space. The storage control system monitors input/output (I/O) operations for logical addresses associated with the extents, and estimates fragmentation levels of the extents based on metadata associated with the monitored I/O operations. The storage control system identifies one or more extents as candidates for defragmentation based at least on the estimated fragmentation levels of the extents.
US11842047B2

According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a power supply, a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, a communication unit that is communicable with a host computer and transmits a signal to the host computer at a first interval, a power supply monitor, a volatile memory that stores data related to read/write processing on the magnetic disk by the magnetic head, a non-volatile memory, and a controller that controls the communication unit to start processing of backing up the data stored in the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory and transmit the signal at a second interval longer than the first interval if power supplied from the power supply is detected to be disconnected based on monitoring of the power supply monitor.
US11842040B2

Systems and methods are provided herein for personalizing images that correspond to a media asset identifier by using user profile information. As an example, the television series “Community” has several actors, such as Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, and Ken Jeong. Poster art developed by an editor o50533238_1f “Community” may include an image that portrays each of Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, and Ken Jeong. In order to personalize the image, control circuitry may determine which actor(s) the user prefers, and crop out only those actors in the poster art to create a personalized image. As an example, if the user prefers Joel McHale, control circuitry may crop out the portrayal of Joel McHale and use only that portion of the image to display next to other text describing “Community.”
US11842037B2

In some implementations, a user device may present, on a user interface (UI) associated with a user account, a first UI element. The user device may detect a user interaction, with the user device, indicating the first UI element. The user device may present, on the UI and based on the user interaction, a second UI element, which increases in length in a first direction from a start point, along a closed path around the first UI element and ending at the start point, while the user interaction is being detected. The second UI element completes the closed path when an interaction duration satisfies a duration threshold, which indicates a confirmation of a request for an action associated with the user account. The duration threshold is based on one or more parameters associated with one or more of the action, the user account, or the user interaction.
US11842033B1

A method for sharing a console variable setting of an application is applied to a plurality of electronic devices. The sharing method includes: generating, by a first electronic device, a meta file, where the meta file has setting parameters for a plurality of first setting options of a first application of the first electronic device; transforming, by the first electronic device, the meta file into a set coding image; and displaying, by the first electronic device, a display frame with the set coding image. Therefore, a second electronic device can automatically adjust setting parameters for a plurality of second setting options of a second application into setting parameters the same as those of the first application by capturing the set coding image in the display frame.
US11842031B2

This disclosure provides a method for displaying application icons. The method may be applied to an electronic device having an expansible screen. When the expansible screen is in a first state, a first group of application icons are displayed in a shortcut window region of the screen, and if the expansible screen changes from the first state to a second state, a second group of application icons are displayed in the shortcut window region of the screen. A quantity of the second group of application icons is greater than a quantity of the first group of application icons. The first state indicates a state in which the expansible screen is not expanded. The second state indicates a state in which the expansible screen is expanded. Corresponding electronic device and storage media are also described.
US11842029B2

An image display method is provided, the method is applied to a mobile terminal provided with a first screen and a second screen, and includes: receiving, in a case that the first screen displays a 2D image, a press operation on the 2D image; displaying a 3D image corresponding to the 2D image on the second screen.
US11842027B2

Provided is an electronic device including a first sensor configured to sense a user; a second sensor configured to sense light incident from an external light source; a mirror display; a memory; and a processor configured to: based on the first sensor sensing the user in front of the mirror display, obtain information about a first area in which a first image corresponding to a reflection of the user is located on the mirror display; determine a second area for displaying content to be provided to the user based on the information about the first area; based on information about light being obtained through the second sensor, determine luminance of the second area based on the information about the light; and control the mirror display to display the content with the determined luminance on the second area.
US11842025B2

Provided is an information processing device including a control unit that performs processing using a learning model trained by machine learning for a user operation in an application and determines operation support information for operation support to be presented to a user according to a result of the processing.
US11842015B2

Provided are a hologram touch display device and a hologram touch gesture control method. A hologram touch display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a space projector configured to project a keypad hologram having a plurality of key buttons in air; a touch recognition part configured to emit light to the keypad hologram, receive the light reflected by a touch gesture of a user at the keypad hologram to detect a touch position of the user with respect to the keypad hologram, and determine keypad touch information of the user according to the touch position; and a touch controller configured to perform control such that an external device connected over a network operates on the basis of the keypad touch information.
US11842014B2

A proximity sensor, including light emitters and light detectors mounted on a circuit board, two stacked lenses, positioned above the emitters and the detectors, including an extruded cylindrical lens and a Fresnel lens array, wherein each emitter projects light through the two lenses along a common projection plane, wherein a reflective object located in the projection plane reflects light from one or more emitters to one or more detectors, and wherein each emitter-detector pair, when synchronously activated, generates a greatest detection signal at the activated detector when the reflective object is located at a specific 2D location in the projection plane corresponding to the emitter-detector pair, and a processor sequentially activating the emitters and synchronously co-activating one or more detectors, and identifying a location of the object in the projection plane, based on amounts of light detected by the detector of each synchronously activated emitter-detector pair.
US11842010B2

An input detection system includes a plurality of drive electrodes arrayed in a detection region, a drive signal supply circuit that supplies a drive signal to the drive electrodes, a storage circuit that stores therein a table having information about a correction value for a drive frequency of the drive signal, a correction value selection circuit that selects the correction value for the drive frequency on the basis of the table, and an input support device that includes an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit.
US11841997B2

A method for controlling a computer display cursor in an interaction region includes projecting an image of the computer display to create the interaction region. A distance is established between a first point and a second point. The first point has a predetermined relation to the projection device, and the second point has a predetermined relation to the interaction region. At least one of an orientation and a position of a pointing line is measured. The pointing line has a predetermined relation to a pointing device. The established distance and the at least one of measured position and orientation are used to control the cursor position on the interaction region.
US11841996B2

An example display system includes: a display; an input device configured to transmit an initial position signal; a plurality of antenna modules configured to transmit a position detection signal, receive a reflection signal of the position detection signal that is reflected from the input device and a surrounding object, and receive the initial position signal transmitted from the input device; and a controller configured to perform control to cause a pointer to be displayed on the display based on a position of the input device according to the received initial position signal and the reflection signal.
US11841990B2

A system for providing haptic feedback to a user, the system comprising a first piezoelectric transducer array comprising multiple piezoelectric transducers, respective ones of which being configured to generate a second signal at a second frequency, and at least one of which being configured to generate a first signal at a first frequency, and a second piezoelectric transducer array comprising multiple piezoelectric transducers, respective ones of which configured to receive the second signal, and at least one of which configured to generate a third signal to initiate generation of the first signal at the said at least one piezoelectric transducer of the first piezoelectric transducer array, the first frequency suitable for providing a haptic feedback signal for a user.
US11841985B2

Methods and systems for implementing security operations in an input/output (I/O) device are disclosed. In an embodiment, an I/O (Input/Output) device involves an I/O port, a host bus configured to be connected to a host, a data processing pipeline within the I/O device coupled to the I/O port and to the host bus to process and forward data between the I/O port and the host bus, and a hardware security module (HSM) within the I/O device coupled to the host bus and to the data processing pipeline, the HSM comprising a crypto engine configured to encrypt and decrypt data of the data processing pipeline, and a secure key storage coupled to the crypto engine containing encryption keys for use in encrypting and decrypting packets, wherein the secure key storage contains keys that are encrypted by the HSM and that are accessible through the HSM.
US11841979B2

Systems and methods for discovering data related to information privacy are described. A server computing system may receive data from a first computing system, the first computing system verified to store personal information of customers of an entity. The server computing system may associate a second computing system with the entity based on the data from the first computing system referencing the second computing system. The server computing system may generate a live data map for the entity, the live data map configured to include at least information about whether the first computing system and the second computing system store the personal information of the customers of the entity, the live data map used to search for the personal information in response to personal information verification requests received by the entity.
US11841978B2

This disclosure relates to preserving the privacy of users and preventing access to information of other entities. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a content request including request signals specifying user group identifiers that each identify a user group that includes a user of the client device. One or more user group identifiers that satisfy a first k-anonymity process are identified. Selection parameter elements that each include data indicating a respective digital component and a selection parameter for the respective digital component are received from one or more first content platforms. At least a portion of the selection parameters and, for each selection parameter, data identifying the first content platform from which the selection parameter was received are transmitted to a second content platform. Data specifying a given first content platform selected based on the selection parameters is received from the second content platform.
US11841974B2

A system may include an interface configured to couple to a network, and includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory may be configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to process search results corresponding to multiple data owners to selectively filter personally identifiable information (PII) associated with one or more consumers from the set of search results according to data sharing permissions for each of the data owners to produce filtered results. The instructions may further cause the processor to provide the filtered results to a user device through the network.
US11841969B2

Using container-centric managed access, an administrator is enabled to define a set of future grants for each object that will be created in the future in a container managed by the administrator. When a user creates a database object, the system checks the future grants to determine if any apply to the user, the database object, or the combination. Any applicable future grants are applied to the database object before the user is allowed to modify it. As a result, the administrator is enabled to control the privileges associated with the database object even before the database object is created, while restricting individual object owners from managing privileges on their owned objects.
US11841952B2

A system and method for determining device attributes using a classifier hierarchy. The method includes: determining at least one exploitation condition for a manufacturing device based on at least one first device attribute of the manufacturing device and a plurality of second device attributes indicated in a vulnerabilities database, wherein the vulnerabilities database further indicates a plurality of known exploits for the plurality of second device attributes; analyzing behavior and configuration of the medical device to detect an exploitable vulnerability for the manufacturing device, wherein the exploitable vulnerability is a behavior or configuration of the manufacturing device which meets the at least one exploitation condition; and performing at least one mitigation action based on the exploitable vulnerability.
US11841940B2

An information handling system may include at least one processor; a plurality of physical storage resources; and a network interface configured to communicatively couple the information handling system to a plurality of host systems; wherein the information handling system is configured to: determine a likelihood of compromise for each of the plurality of host systems; and in response to the likelihood of compromise for a particular host system exceeding a threshold likelihood, carry out a remedial action with respect to the particular host system, wherein the remedial action includes restricting access from the particular host system to the plurality of physical storage resources.
US11841934B2

In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.
US11841933B2

This document describes techniques and systems that enable radar-based authentication status feedback. A radar field is used to enable an electronic device to account for the user's distal physical cues to determine and maintain an awareness of the user's location and movements around the device. This awareness allows the device to anticipate some of the user's intended interactions and provide functionality in a timely and seamless manner, such as preparing an authentication system to authenticate the user before the user touches or speaks to the device. These features also allow the device to provide visual feedback that can help the user understand that the device is aware of the user's location and movements. In some cases, the feedback is provided using visual elements presented on a display.
US11841929B2

Authentication translation is disclosed. A request to access a resource is received at an authentication translator, as is an authentication input. The authentication input corresponds to at least one stored record. The stored record is associated at least with the resource. In response to the receiving, a previously stored credential associated with the resource is accessed. The credential is provided to the resource.
US11841927B2

This document discloses system, method, and computer program product embodiments for controlling a vehicle. For example, the method includes: receiving an observation probability distribution function associated with a target object that was detected by sensor(s) of an autonomous vehicle (AV); identifying a target attribute associated with the target object; detecting a target attribute value associated with the target attribute; and issuing vehicle control instruction(s) that cause AV to adjust driving operation(s) using a future behavior of the target object predicted based on an attribute probability distribution function that defines a probability that the target attribute is actually present for the target object based on probability distribution function(s), wherein the attribute probability distribution function comprises: a probability value associated with the target attribute being present for the target object; and a probability value associated with the target attribute not being present for the target object.
US11841924B2

The present disclosure is directed to a software tool that engages in an image matching technique. In one implementation, the software tool (i) accesses a set of two-dimensional drawings representative of a construction project, (ii) determines multiple candidate pixel regions for each of the two-dimensional drawings, (iii) compares the candidate pixel regions to identify a set of landmark pixel regions that appear in the set of two-dimensional drawings at a threshold rate, (iv) compare a first subset of landmark pixel regions from a first two-dimensional drawing with a second subset of landmark pixel regions from a second two-dimensional drawing to identify matching landmark pixel regions, (v) project the first and second two-dimensional drawings onto a projection space such that a maximum number of the matching landmark pixel regions align, and (vi) determine an extent of similarity between the projected first and second two-dimensional drawings in the projection space.
US11841923B2

The present application discloses a method, device, and system for processing a medical image. The method includes obtaining a source spinal image, identifying one or more vertebral bodies and one or more intervertebral discs comprised in the source spinal image, determining the vertebral body recognition results corresponding to the one or more vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disc recognition results corresponding to the one or more intervertebral discs, and determining target recognition results corresponding to the source spinal image based at least in part one on one or more of the vertebral body recognition results and the intervertebral disc recognition results.
US11841919B2

Method of generating frustration score starts with processor receiving data associated with interactions by users with website including web pages displayed during sessions. Processor generates page view scores based on page view experience indicators and zone experience indicators associated with the web pages, generates session scores based on the page view scores and session experience indicators, and generates web page scores based on page view scores. Processor identifies the webpage associated with highest level of frustration based on page view and web page scores and identifies the session that is associated with highest level of frustration based on the session scores. Processor causes a user interface to be displayed on a display device that includes a visualization of interactions by a user with the website associated with the session with the highest level of frustration and an identification of the web page associated with the highest level of frustration.
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