US11957183B1
An underwear with a fly is disclosed. The underwear includes a first panel, a first side panel extending from the first panel, and a second side panel extending the said first panel. The underwear includes a waistband connecting at the top of the first panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel. The underwear includes a first gusset fabric attached to the first panel, the first side panel, the second side panel and the waistband. The first gusset fabric includes a cut-section. The underwear includes a second gusset fabric attached to the first panel and the waistband. The second gusset fabric positions underneath said first gusset fabric and includes second openings at both sides. The cut-section provides access into an interior of the underwear through the second openings in order to allow ambidextrous access for left and right handed users.
US11957177B2
A smoking system includes a consumable containing a smokable substance and a device that includes a chamber receiving the consumable and heats and atomizes the smokable substance of the consumable received in the chamber. The chamber includes an opening through which the consumable is inserted and a holding unit that holds the consumable. The holding unit includes a first pressing unit which presses a part of the consumable. The consumable includes a first portion having a first hardness and a second portion having a second hardness, in which the second portion is a different portion from the first portion in the insertion direction of the consumable. When the consumable is positioned at the desired position in the chamber, the consumable is positioned such that at least a part of the first portion is pressed against the first pressing unit, while at the same time, at least a part of the second portion is pressed against the first pressing unit.
US11957166B2
A cartridge for an aerosol generating device is provided, which includes a storage configured to store an aerosol generating material; a heating element configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol generating material; an aerosol discharge passage configured to discharge the aerosol in one direction; and a cap coupled to one end of the storage to seal the storage; and a droplet accommodation portion formed in the cap and located on an extension line of the aerosol discharge passage to accommodate droplets formed from the aerosol.
US11957162B2
A method of manufacturing a filter that includes providing a tube having a cylindrical wall and a hollow interior. The method forms a first indentation within the tube in which a first portion of the of the cylindrical wall concaves into the hollow interior, and forms a second indentation within the tube in which a second portion of the cylindrical wall concaves into the hollow interior. The first and second indentations create 1) a first chamber and a second chamber in the tube that are separated by both indentations and 2) a path within the hollow interior formed between the first and second indentations that fluidly couples both chambers together.
US11957157B2
Present invention teaches a tobacco grinder with a guide shell and a grinder assembly consisting of an upper grinder part and a lower grinder part that is attached to a support shell. A material drawer is located on the side of the guide shell, slidably placed inside a slid slot, with a lock/release operation performed by a push release lock mechanism, making it easy for a user to operate. A curved well guides the ground tobacco down from the grinding chamber and funneled into the material drawer. The magnetized feature also makes the operation easy even if the grinder unit is help up-side-down.
US11957156B2
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a sheet including a homogenized material containing alkaloids, said method comprising: —forming a mixture comprising a reducing sugar and particles of a material containing alkaloids; —extruding the mixture; —adding water to the extruded mixture to form a slurry; and —casting the slurry into a sheet.
US11957145B2
The present invention relates to an all-purpose seasoning soy sauce composition, an all-purpose seasoning soy sauce manufactured using the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention also relates to an all-purpose seasoning soy sauce which has an inherently deep soy sauce flavor, imparts a sweet and sour taste, removes the fatty smell or fishy smell generated from fish or meat, is suitable for any dishes, improves the flavor of dishes, and is usable as a cham sauce.
US11957143B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a crystal of rebaudioside D that exhibits high solubility in water. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a rebaudioside D crystal having a crystalline form α that shows peaks in X-ray diffraction (CuKα: λ=1.5405 Å) at two or more positions selected from the group consisting of 2θ=6.7±0.2 deg, 10.8±0.2 deg, 12.9±0.15 deg, and 22.2±0.2 deg.
US11957136B2
A connected frozen beverage machine is disclosed including a beverage dispenser with at least one hopper and a cooling system, a plurality of sensors adapted to produce a plurality of signals, and a retrofit module with a receiver for the plurality of signals and a communication component for sending the plurality of signals to a central system. The connected frozen beverage machine can be deployed as part of a system of machines. The system can estimate the amount of product throughput for each machine based on signals from the plurality of sensors. The amount of product throughput can be compared to the amount of authorized product provided for each machine to determine whether unauthorized product is being used.
US11957131B2
A control system for monitoring an antimicrobial application system may include a controller having a monitoring program including an operations unit and an interface unit. The operations unit may include a sensor module operatively coupled to a plurality of sensors positioned to detect operation data associated with the application system in real-time. An adjustment module may adjust the operation of the application system. An analysis module may analyze real-time operation data and initiate a specified response when the analysis indicates that a trigger event has occurred. The response may include issuing a notification to a notification device or initiating the adjustment module to perform a control operation to modify the operation of the antimicrobial application system. A remote monitoring center may control multiple and remote application systems. Mobile devices and a control panel may be operable to interface with operations of the antimicrobial application system via the control system.
US11957128B2
The present invention provides a solution and related composition of matter and methods which synergistically improves a fungicide's effectiveness in resisting undesired fungal growth. The invention also provides wood and wood products which have been treated with the solution, method or compound.
US11957126B2
A granulated defoamer has a dry ammonium sulfate which has been combined with a mixture of at least two of the following materials, anionic surfactant, an organic acid and a defoamer. The method of creating the granulated defoamer and method of using the same in agricultural spraying of vegetation.
US11957125B2
A continuous refrigeration system for kidney transplantation surgery includes: a kidney bag, an extracorporeal ring and an intracorporal ring. One end of the kidney bag is provided with a bag mouth that allows the kidney and crushed ice to enter the interior of the kidney bag; the extracorporeal ring and the intracorporal ring are spaced on the kidney bag, and a lead-out end is provided both outside and inside the bottom of the kidney bag. A partial length of the kidney bag is supported to form the through circulation passage through which the kidney enters the kidney bag and thus obtaining a carrier for entering the human body, making the operation simple, convenient and fast. The lead-out end is provided so that the kidney bag is adapted to laparoscopic surgery.
US11957120B2
Torches are automatically refilled with a liquid fuel from a central reservoir pumped via a plumbing system, without directly monitoring local torch fuel levels. Instead, each torch includes a passive fuel overfill prevention valve. When refueling, the pump operates until all torches are filled. Refueling can cease after a set time, or when sensors report a backpressure and/or cessation of fuel flow. Pre-calibration establishes torch burning rates and/or maximum refill time. Time between refueling is predicted, based upon total burning time, which can be measured by torch heat sensors or determined according to a usage schedule or direct control of torch ignition and extinguishing by the controller. Reverse pumping can extinguish the torches, and wick ignitors can relight them sequentially. A service provider can monitor fuel consumption, establish a pattern of usage, and supply fuel in time to replenish the central reservoir, and/or other provide maintenance as needed.
US11957119B2
Pest-management apparatuses (e.g., stations), such as, for example, that can be configured to permit a rodent to enter and retrieve a bait and/or become trapped (e.g., via adhesive or a snap-trap).
US11957118B2
An apparatus and method for a multipoint, flexible fishing rod holder that may be quickly and efficiently engaged and disengaged is disclosed. Both the rod handle and rod blank may be supported by separate flexible devices that accommodate all sizes and styles of fishing rod such that the rod may be maintained in a generally horizontal orientation. In one embodiment, the supporting apparatus can be retrofitted to existing fishing apparel. In another, the supporting apparatus is integral to the apparel at the time of manufacture. In certain aspects, the rod holder can be quickly engaged and disengaged to allow an angler use of both hands to facilitate various activities such as changing lures, adding bait, positioning bobbers, or wading with a staff.
US11957116B2
An animal watering device is provided that is automatically fillable for providing water to animals, such as horses or other livestock. Animal watering device includes a base, a trough positioned within the base for storing water, and a water filling assembly coupled with the trough to control a water level within the trough. A ring can be positioned about an upper surface of the trough to protect the upper surface of the trough. A disc can be positioned within the trough to cover a portion of water filling assembly positioned within the trough, while allowing water to flow through the disc.
US11957110B2
The present technology provides systems and methods for resisting intrusion of a pest into a supply of bird seed held in a birdfeeder. In one implementation, a base has a surface extending to a base edge. A perch has a body extending from a perch first end to a perch second end. The perch body is disposed relative to a slot. A collapsible member is mounted to the base at a first attachment point. The first attachment point is disposed inward relative to the base edge. The collapsible member is mounted to the perch at a second attachment point. The collapsible member has a pivot point defined between the first attachment point and the second attachment point. The collapsible member moves the perch from a feeding position to a non-feeding position by pivoting at the pivot point upon an application of a force above a threshold on the perch body.
US11957102B2
The present invention relates to key genes in the biosynthesis of steroidal alkaloids and saponins, including regulatory genes and enzyme-encoding genes, and to use thereof for altering the content of steroidal (glyco)alkaloids or phytosterols in plants. The present invention provides genetically modified plants or gene edited plants with altered content of steroidal (glyco)alkaloids, particularly to Solanaceous crop plants with reduced content of antinutritional steroidal glycoalkaloids and to the increase in phytosterols, including cholesterol or cholestanol in these plants. The present invention also provides methods of altering gene expression.
US11957100B2
A novel maize variety designated X85R242 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X85R242 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85R242 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X85R242, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85R242 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85R242 and methods of using maize variety X85R242 are disclosed.
US11957093B2
The present disclosure provides using stratification of air to reduce the amount of air in a greenhouse to manage and a conditioning chamber to precondition air prior to the air having contact with plants. A light deprivation chamber is provided with a centerline vent and operable louvres to recycle warm air and to be able to reduce the area of the building to heat by closing the light deprivation cover to create a smaller chamber to heat and recycle to conserve heat and take advantage of the heat from grow lights. The present disclosure further provides being able to cycle warm air from an upper air sink chamber back into the an air intake/conditioning chamber to conserve energy and using air tube fans to deliver quality conditioned air from a conditioning chamber to all the plants.
US11957072B2
A computer-implemented method includes obtaining a weed map of a field including a crop, the weed map representing weed plant locations on the field, identifying, based at least in part on the weed map, weed seed locations that represent presence of weed seeds on the field, and generating a control signal for a pre-emergence weed mitigation operation based on the weed seed locations.
US11963468B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a bottom electrode disposed over one or more interconnects and a diffusion barrier layer on the bottom electrode. The diffusion barrier layer has an inner upper surface that is arranged laterally between and vertically below an outer upper surface of the diffusion barrier film. The outer upper surface wraps around the inner upper surface in a top-view of the diffusion barrier layer. A data storage structure is separated from the bottom electrode by the diffusion barrier layer. A top electrode is arranged over the data storage structure.
US11963465B2
Disclosed is a resistive random access memory (RRAM). The RRAM includes a bottom electrode made of tungsten and a switching layer made of hafnium oxide disposed above the bottom electrode, wherein the switching layer includes a filament and one or more lateral regions including a doping material that are between a top region and a bottom region of the switching layer. The RRAM further includes a top electrode disposed above the switching layer.
US11963461B2
A magnetic domain wall movement element according to the present embodiment includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a nonmagnetic layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer that are laminated in an order from a side close to a substrate. On a cross-section along a lamination direction and a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the first ferromagnetic layer extends in a plan view from the lamination direction, a shortest width of the first ferromagnetic layer in the second direction is shorter than a width of the nonmagnetic layer in the second direction.
US11963457B2
A layered thin film device, such as a MTJ (Magnetic Tunnel Junction) device can be customized in shape by sequentially forming its successive layers over a symmetrically curved electrode. By initially shaping the electrode to have a concave or convex surface, the sequentially formed layers conform to that shape and acquire it and are subject to stresses that cause various crystal defects to migrate away from the axis of symmetry, leaving the region immediately surrounding the axis of symmetry relatively defect free. The resulting stack can then be patterned to leave only the region that is relatively defect free.
US11963452B2
A method of forming a piezoelectric microphone with an interlock/stopper and a micro-bump and a resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming a membrane over a Si substrate having a first and second sacrificial layer disposed on opposite surfaces thereof, the membrane being formed on the first sacrificial layer, forming a first HM over the membrane, forming first and second vias through the first HM, forming a first pad layer in the first and second vias and over an exposed top thin film, forming a trench to the first sacrificial layer between the first and second vias and a gap between the trench and second via, patterning a second HM over the membrane, in the first and second vias, the trench and the gap, and forming a second pad layer over the second HM and in exposed areas around the first and second vias to form pad structures.
US11963450B2
A method for manufacturing a core-shell coaxial gallium nitride (GaN) piezoelectric nanogenerator is provided. A mask covering a center part of a gallium nitride wafer is removed. An electrodeless photoelectrochemical etching is performed on the gallium nitride wafer to form a primary GaN nanowire array on a surface of the gallium nitride wafer. A precious metal layer provided on the surface of the gallium nitride wafer is removed and an alumina layer is deposited on the surface of the gallium nitride wafer to cover the primary GaN nanowire array to obtain a core-shell coaxial GaN nanowire array. A first conductive layer is provided on a flexible substrate to which the core-shell coaxial GaN nanowire array is transferred. A second conductive layer is provided at a top end of the core-shell coaxial GaN nanowire array, and is connected to an external circuit to obtain the core-shell coaxial GaN piezoelectric nanogenerator.
US11963440B2
A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, the definition of each group and parameter is as described in the detailed description.
US11963439B2
The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the compound according to the present disclosure, it is possible to produce an organic electroluminescent device having improved driving voltage, power efficiency, and/or lifetime properties compared to the conventional organic electroluminescent devices.
US11963431B2
A mask for forming a trench in a flexible bendable region of a flexible display panel is provided. The mask includes a first region, a second region, and a third region sandwiched between the first and second regions in a first direction, and the third region has the same pattern as a pattern of a trench to be formed. Light transmission properties of the first and second regions are the same as each other, but are opposite to a light transmission property of the third region. An edge of at least one of the first and second regions proximal to the third region has a plurality of protrusions, and each of the plurality of protrusions has a vertex angle that is at a side proximal to the third region and is not more than 90°. A flexible display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are further provided.
US11963427B2
An in-cell optical fingerprint display device has a substrate, a plurality of pixel units disposed on the substrate and arranged in a matrix, and a transparent cover disposed on the plurality of pixel units. At least one pixel unit includes: a display pixel unit at least has a red sub-pixel unit, a green sub-pixel unit, and a blue sub-pixel unit disposed on the substrate; and a fingerprint pixel unit having an optical fingerprint sensor disposed on the substrate, and a specific-color color resin arranged above the optical fingerprint sensor, wherein the specific-color color resin is a blue color resin or a green color resin.
US11963426B2
A display device includes a sensor having a detection electrode. An optical pattern layer is disposed directly on the sensor and includes a plurality of transmission portions and a light blocking portion. A display panel is disposed on the optical pattern layer. A minimum distance between the detection electrode and the light blocking portion is in a range of 1 micrometer-5 micrometers.
US11963425B1
An electronic device may have a display overlapped by a cover layer. Portions of the surface of the display and cover layer may have curved profiles. The display may include a flexible substrate and may have bent edge portions protruding from a central region. Gaps may be formed between regions of pixels on a common substrate or between separate display panels. Gap-overlapping structures may overlap the gaps to hide internal components from view or to blend the appearance of gaps with the appearance of adjoining portions of a display layer. The gap-overlapping structures may include light sources such as crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diodes. The diodes may emit light through light diffusing structures. Protruding display layer fingers and other structures may be used to accommodate display cover layer surfaces with curved profiles such as corner surfaces of compound curvature.
US11963421B2
A display device includes a plurality of pixels. At least one of the pixels includes a green light wavelength conversion layer, a color filter layer and a light path. The light path passes through the green light wavelength conversion layer and then passes through the color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a green pigment and a yellow pigment.
US11963415B2
A display device includes a substrate. The display unit is disposed on the substrate and includes a pixel circuit and a display element electrically connected to the pixel circuit. A driving circuit is disposed outside of the display unit. The driving circuit includes a thin film transistor. An inorganic insulating layer is disposed on the driving circuit. A power supply line is disposed on the inorganic insulating layer, overlaps the driving circuit, and is connected to a common electrode of the display element. An encapsulation substrate is disposed on the power supply line and faces the substrate. A sealing material is interposed between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate and overlaps the driving circuit.
US11963414B2
A display device includes a display panel including a display area on which an image is displayed, a substrate, and an electrode located over the substrate and disposed in the display area; and a camera photographing a front of the display panel without being exposed to the front surface of the display panel, being disposed under the display area of the display panel, and overlapping with a first area in the display area, wherein the electrode overlaps with the first area, and wherein the electrode comprises a semi-transmissive layer positioned over the substrate, an optical path compensation layer positioned on the semi-transmissive layer, and a metal layer positioned on the optical path compensation layer.
US11963411B2
A display includes a plurality of first wirings which are provided on a first layer and each of which is arranged parallel to a first direction in a first area, and which are arranged on a second layer in a second area; a second wiring which is provided in the first layer in the first area and which is provided on a layer in the second area; and a third wiring which is provided on the first layer and arranged between the first wirings in the first area and which is arranged to intersect with first wirings in the second area. The first wirings is arranged to be inclined to the same side in the first direction in the second area. The second wiring is arranged to intersect with a portion of the plurality of first wirings in a plan view, in the second area.
US11963408B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first insulating layer on the substrate, first metal layers on the first insulating layer and having a compressive stress or a tensile stress of about 100 megapascals (MPa) or less, and a second insulating layer including a first layer covering the first metal layers and a second layer including a material different from a material of the first layer.
US11963404B2
A display device includes a substrate including an organic film layer, a first lower pattern which is disposed on the substrate, includes overlap patterns, first bridges, and second bridges, and has a mesh shape, a second lower pattern which is disposed in a same layer as the first lower pattern, is connected to the first lower pattern, and surrounds the first lower pattern, a first active pattern disposed on the first lower pattern, and a plurality of gate electrodes disposed on the first active pattern and overlapping the overlap patterns.
US11963402B2
A display device includes a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting element layer includes, for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first electrode and a plurality of openings exposing the first electrode, and includes an edge cover covering an end portion of the first electrode, a plurality of light-emitting layers covering each of the plurality of openings, and a second electrode that is common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and covers the plurality of light-emitting layers. The second electrode includes a metal nanowire. Furthermore, the light-emitting element layer includes an auxiliary wiring line provided in a lattice pattern in a position overlapping the edge cover, and the auxiliary wiring line and the metal nanowire are electrically connected to each other.
US11963399B2
A display device includes a substrate including pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, a driver of the first pixel disposed on the substrate, a driver of the second pixel disposed on the substrate, a first pixel electrode overlapping the driver of the first pixel and electrically connected to the driver of the first pixel, a second pixel electrode overlapping the driver of the first pixel and the driver of the second pixel and electrically connected to the driver of the second pixel, an emission layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the emission layer, wherein the second pixel electrode includes a first opening overlapping the driver of the first pixel.
US11963392B2
An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a light emitting diode in the active area, a sealing layer over the light emitting diode, at least one lens pattern over the sealing layer, the at least one lens pattern having a convex shape, and a passivation layer in the active area and the non-active area, the passivation layer covering the at least one lens pattern and having a first open portion exposing a first pad area.
US11963390B2
A light-emitting device and a display apparatus including the same are provided. The light-emitting device includes a metal reflective layer having a phase modulation surface, a first electrode on the metal reflective layer, an organic emission layer which is provided on the first electrode and emits white light, and a second electrode on the organic emission layer. The phase modulation surface includes a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses.
US11963388B2
A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate including a display area, an opening area disposed in the display area, a first non-display area at least partially surrounding the display area, and a second non-display area at least partially surrounding the opening area. A display layer is disposed in the display area. An encapsulating substrate covers the display layer and has an opening corresponding to the opening area. A sealing portion is disposed between the encapsulating substrate and the substrate. The sealing portion is disposed in the opening area and connects the encapsulating substrate to the substrate. A partition wall is disposed between the substrate and the sealing portion.
US11963383B2
A lower part protection film for an OLED panel is provided. More particularly, a lower part protection film for an OLED panel, having a significantly improved recognition rate of an alignment process, being capable of preventing generation of static electricity through an antistatic treatment, and having excellent adhesion to an OLED panel at the same time, and an organic light-emitting display apparatus including the lower part protection film for an OLED panel are provided.
US11963375B2
A light-emitting device includes a first electrode. a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The emission layer may include a hole transporting host, an electron transporting host, a sensitizer, and a delayed fluorescence dopant. The hole transporting host and the electron transporting host may form an exciplex. The sensitizer may include an organometallic compound. The delayed fluorescence dopant may not include a metal atom, and the exciplex may satisfy specific Equations.
US11963373B1
A 3D memory device, the device including: a first structure including a plurality of memory cells, where each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells includes at least one memory transistor, where each of the at least one memory transistor includes a source, a drain, and a channel; a plurality of memory-line pillars, where each memory-line pillar of the plurality of memory-line pillars is directly connected to a plurality of the source or the drain, where the plurality of memory-line pillars are vertically oriented, and where the at least one memory transistor is self-aligned to an overlaying another the at least one memory transistor, both being processed following a same lithography step; and a control level including a memory controller circuit, where the memory controller circuit includes a row buffer, where the control level is bonded to the first structure, and where the bonded includes hybrid bonding.
US11963369B2
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit has a plurality of bit-line stacks disposed over a substrate and respectively including a plurality of bit-lines stacked onto one another. A data storage structure is over the plurality of bit-line stacks and a selector is over the data storage structure. A word-line is over the selector. The selector is configured to selectively allow current to pass between the plurality of bit-lines and the word-line. The plurality of bit-line stacks include a first bit-line stack, a second bit-line stack, and a third bit-line stack. The first and third bit-line stacks are closest bit-line stacks to opposing sides of the second bit-line stack. The second bit-line stack is separated from the first bit-line stack by a first distance and is further separated from the third bit-line stack by a second distance larger than the first distance.
US11963356B2
Embodiments of structure and methods for forming a three-dimensional (3D) memory device are provided. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a stack structure including a memory block including a plurality of memory cells. The 3D memory device also includes a first top select structure and a bottom select structure in the memory block and aligned with each other vertically; and a second top select structure in the memory block is separated from the first top select structure by at least one of the plurality of memory cells. The first top select structure, the bottom select structure, and the second top select structure each includes an insulating material.
US11963351B2
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor memory device and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor memory device. A semiconductor memory device includes a gate stacked structure, a channel layer passing through the gate stacked structure in a vertical direction, a memory layer disposed between the channel layer and the gate stacked structure, a dummy stacked structure extended toward the gate stacked structure, a first dummy pattern passing through the dummy stacked structure in the vertical direction, and a gap arranged in the first dummy pattern.
US11963346B2
The present application provides a semiconductor structure and a preparation method thereof, including: a substrate; a trench; a bit line contact structure; a bit line structure; a bit line protection structure, the bit line protection structure including a top dielectric layer and a sidewall structure, the top dielectric layer is located on the bit line structure and forms a laminated structure together with the bit line structure; the sidewall structure covers part of sidewalls of the laminated structure on the substrate, the sidewall structure has a first air gap; an isolation pattern structure, the isolation pattern structure has a second air gap, the isolation pattern structure extends along a second direction, the second direction intersects with the first direction, to form capacitance contact hole between the adjacent bit line protection structures and the adjacent isolation pattern structures.
US11963345B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure having a fin structure. The semiconductor includes a substrate defined with an active region. A first gate structure is disposed in the active region and includes a dielectric material. A second gate structure is disposed in the active region and includes the dielectric material. A fin structure having a first top surface is arranged to alternate with the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The first gate structure has a second top surface and the second gate structure has a third top surface. The second top surface and the third top surface are lower than the first top surface.
US11963344B2
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device includes: over a substrate, forming first hard mask patterns extending in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate and arranged at a first pitch in a second direction; forming a plurality of first trenches in the substrate using the first hard mask patterns as etching masks; forming a plurality of first gate electrodes on inner walls of the plurality of first trenches; over the substrate, forming second hard mask patterns extending in the first direction and arranged at a second pitch in the second direction; forming a plurality of second trenches in the substrate using the second hard mask patterns as etching masks, each of the plurality of second trenches being disposed between two adjacent first trenches; and forming a plurality of second gate electrodes on inner walls of the plurality of second trenches.
US11963340B2
A frame for a liquid-cooled chassis in an IT rack, can include a fluid supply line contained within one or more walls of the frame and a fluid return line contained within the one or more walls of the frame. Fluid distribution function and hardware are integrated to the frame. One or more contact pads can be located on an external surface of the frame, for transferring thermal energy with IT equipment.
US11963318B2
A supporting plate and a foldable display device are provided. The supporting plate includes at least one bending region and non-bending regions. The bending region includes two semi-bending regions bent symmetrically along a bending axis. Any of the semi-bending regions includes an internally bending region and an externally bending region. The internally bending region is located on an end away from the non-bending regions. The externally bending region is located on an end close to the non-bending regions and has a bending direction opposite to the internally bending region. The semi-bending regions include a plurality of openings spaced apart. A distribution density of the openings in the internally bending region is greater than a distribution density of the openings in the externally bending region.
US11963311B2
A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The printed circuit board includes a wiring substrate including a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of wiring layers, and a plurality of via layers and having a cavity penetrating through a portion of the plurality of insulating layers, a passive component disposed in the cavity and including an external electrode electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of wiring layers, and a bridge disposed on the passive component in the cavity and including one or more circuit layers electrically connected to the external electrode.
US11963308B2
The present invention relates to a method for increasing adhesion strength between a surface of copper or copper alloy and an organic layer, the method comprising in this order the steps: (i) providing a non-conductive substrate comprising on at least one side said surface, said surface having a total surface area of copper or copper alloy, (ii) contacting said substrate comprising said surface with an acidic aqueous non-etching protector solution comprising (ii-a) one or more than one amino azole, (ii-b) one or more than one organic acid and/or salts thereof, (ii-c) one or more than one peroxide in a total amount of 0.4 wt-% or less, based on the total weight of the protector solution, and (ii-d) inorganic acids in a total amount of 0 to 0.01 wt-%, based on the total weight of the protector solution, wherein during step (ii) the total surface area of said surface is not increased upon contacting with the protector solution.
US11963306B2
A method of manufacturing printed circuit boards includes some or all of: chemically or electrically applying metallic layers to a substrate; incorporating bores into the substrate; through-contacting the bores incorporated into the substrate; applying a layer from a photoresist to an electrically conducting layer in a masking step; exposing the photoresist while using an exposure mask in an exposing step; removing exposed or unexposed regions of the layer from the photoresist while in regions laying bare the electrically conducting layer in a developing step; removing the laid-bare regions of the electrically conducting layer in an etching step; cleaning the substrate in a rinsing step; and drying the substrate, wherein the substrate for carrying out the developing step and/or the etching step is set in rotation and a developer solution and/or an etching liquid is applied to the rotating substrate by at least one nozzle.
US11963303B2
An electronic device including: a multilayer printed circuit board; and a molded retaining body; wherein the printed circuit board is formed of structured layers of conducting and non-conducting materials adhered together, the conducting materials form conductor tracks and contact areas, the printed circuit board being stiffened in a rigid region by stiffening material, the rigid region having electronic components and encapsulated in an epoxy; the printed circuit board having a flexible region that is more flexible than the rigid region, the flexible region having contact areas; the retaining body having an arc-shape formed on a radial inner side of the retaining body for arrangement on an inner tube of an endoscope; the retaining body having, on a radial outer side, a receiving contour for receiving and shaping the printed circuit board; and the retaining body having a retainer for holding the printed circuit board in a bent state.
US11963301B2
A printed circuit board includes: an insulating layer; a first circuit layer disposed on one surface of the insulating layer, and including a first circuit pattern and a first connection pad; and a surface treatment layer disposed on one surface of the first connection pad. The other surface of the first connection pad is covered by the insulating layer, and at least a portion of a side surface of the first connection pad is spaced apart from the insulating layer.
US11963297B2
A fluororesin composition containing a melt moldable fluororesin and a silica, wherein the fluororesin has 25 or more carbonyl group-containing functional groups per 106 main-chain carbon atoms; the silica is a spherical silica; and the fluororesin composition has a linear expansion coefficient of 100 ppm/° C. or lower. Also disclosed is a fluororesin sheet including the fluororesin composition, a laminate including a copper foil layer and a layer including the fluororesin composition and a substrate for circuits including a copper foil layer and a layer including the fluororesin composition.
US11963288B2
An assembly for heat-generating components includes a metal and a non-metal layer. To secure to a circuit board that carries a heat-generating component, a metal standoff is secured on a perimeter of the circuit board. Multiple protruding elements of the metal layer of the assembly secure within a respective opening of the standoff. The assembly secures, through metal-to-metal contact, to the standoff by multiple mechanical couplings. The assembly not only covers the circuit board, but also extends laterally beyond the circuit board (and the circuit board components). As a result, the assembly receives thermal energy from a heat-generating component(s) on the circuit board and allows the thermal energy to flow through assembly from one portion of the assembly covering the heat-generating component(s) to the lateral portion of the assembly that does not cover the heat-generating component(s).
US11963282B2
An ad-hoc lighting network comprised of a plurality of light units, each of the light units including a light source, a manual input component, memory, a transmitter, a receiver, and a processing unit. A method of deploying the lighting network may include steps of providing a plurality of light units, placing each of the light units within a communication range, causing each of the light units to enter PAIRING MODE, causing each of the light units to add, into its network list, other unique identifiers of other light units; and causing each of the light units to enter PAIRED MODE. Light units function identically with respect to received reserved commands. Any light unit can broadcast commands, causing all light units in the network, or a subset thereof, to execute the command. Such commands may cause the desired lighting configuration.
US11963279B2
A wearable electronic device including: a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first conductive area on a first inner surface of the first portion and a third conductive area on a first outer surface of the first portion. The second portion includes one or more second conductive areas on a second outer surface of the second portion and a fourth conductive area on a second inner surface of the second portion, wherein the first portion is connected to the second portion. A circuit unit is disposed in a second space of the second portion, wherein the circuit unit is configured to enable an input/output unit of the circuit unit in response to the first conductive area and the second conductive areas are triggered.
US11963274B2
The present disclosure provides methods for generating white light. The methods use a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.
US11963265B2
A communication apparatus can execute a first communication mode for allowing wireless communication with an information processing apparatus via an external access point. Also, the communication apparatus can execute a second communication mode for allowing the communication apparatus to function as a master station without intervention of the external access point to perform wireless communication with the information processing apparatus serving as a slave station. Furthermore, the communication apparatus can execute a third communication mode of a standard different from standards of the first communication mode and the second communication mode. The communication apparatus controls not to execute communication in either the second communication mode or the third communication mode based on a frequency band used in the first communication mode.
US11963259B2
A method of generating a user mobility profile includes receiving mobility data; storing the mobility data; analyzing the mobility data; generating information; transmitting the generated information; and displaying the generated information. A computing system includes a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to receive mobility data; store the mobility data; analyze the mobility data; generate information; transmit the generated information; and display the generated information. A non-transitory computer readable medium contains program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to receive mobility data; store the mobility data; analyze the mobility data; generate information; transmit the generated information; and display the generated information.
US11963239B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for signaling a new data indicator (NDI) and/or redundancy version (RV) for physical uplink/downlink shared channel (PxSCH) transmissions scheduled by a multi-PxSCH downlink control information (DCI) grant. In some cases, these techniques may be used even when a scheduled PxSCH transmission is invalid. In some cases, a number of bits in an NDI field of the DCI corresponds to a number of PxSCHs scheduled by the multi-PxSCH DCI grant. In some cases, a number of bits in an RV field of the DCI corresponds the number of PxSCHs scheduled by the multi-PxSCH DCI grant.
US11963229B2
A contention random access method, includes: after sending a first message set concerning random access to a base station, waiting to receive a second message set concerning random access sent by the base station; determining whether overhead for waiting for the second message set reaches a first preset condition; if the overhead reaches the first preset condition, initiating random access to the base station in a preset manner; and if the overhead does not reach the first preset condition, continuing to wait for the second message set. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, in cases where the overhead reaches the first preset condition, the random access manner can be changed, and the random access is initiated to the base station in a preset manner.
US11963226B2
A method for random access includes that: a terminal device acquires an association between a preamble resource and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource; and the terminal device determines, according to the association, a preamble resource and a PUSCH resource used for the terminal device to perform random access. A method for random access includes that: a network device receives a preamble transmitted by a terminal device on a preamble resource, the preamble resource having an association with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource; and the network device determines, according to the association between the preamble resource and the PUSCH resource, a PUSCH resource for transmitting a PUSCH by the terminal device. A terminal device and a network device are also provided.
US11963225B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uplink control information. The method includes: determining a channel access type of an uplink control channel used for transmitting uplink control information by a terminal equipment; and detecting a channel according to the channel access type and transmitting the uplink control information to a network device after the channel is detected as being idle, or not detecting a channel according to the channel access type and transmitting the uplink control information to the network device. Hence, in some scenarios, uplink control information may be transmitted without detecting a channel, which may lower latency and improve transmission efficiency; and in some other scenarios, uplink control information may be transmitted after the channel is detected as being idle, which may avoid or lower interference and improve reliability of transmission.
US11963223B2
A technique for performing or providing random access, RA, to a radio access network using an unlicensed channel (400) is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, a first listen-before-talk (LBT) operation on the unlicensed channel is performed. The first LBT operation indicates that the channel is occupied at a beginning (412) of a RA resource (410) for transmitting a RA message signal (304). A second LBT operation on the unlicensed channel (400) indicates that the channel (400) is idle within a part (414) of the RA resource (410) for transmitting the RA message signal (304). The RA message signal (304) is transmitted in response to the second LBT operation.
US11963221B2
A communication method for using an unlicensed frequency band is provided. The method includes: A first wireless device receives first indication information in a first time unit, where the first indication information is used to indicate a second wireless device to transmit data in a second time unit, or the first indication information is used to indicate a second wireless device not to transmit data in a second time unit, where the second time unit is a preset time unit used by the second wireless device to transmit data.
US11963220B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for selecting channel access mechanisms in wireless communications, and particularly in 3GPP NR-U. For example, an appropriate listen-before talk (LBT) channel access category (Cat) may be defined for certain messages, such as certain DL and/or UL control messages and certain RACH messages. For other messages, an appropriate Cat may be signaled by the base station, e.g., in a DCI message or SIB. Mechanisms are provided for the base station to signal to the UE certain channel access profile parameters, such as an appropriate LBT Cat, CAPC, and/or CP extension. Mechanisms are also provided for adjustment of contention window duration.
US11963216B2
A method can be used for channel access in an industrial wireless network. A network controller allocates time/frequency resource units in a set of guaranteed timeslots to packet transceivers in the industrial wireless network. The guaranteed timeslots are timewise divided into slots and frequency wise divided into channels, where one slot-channel pair defines one time/frequency resource unit. The network controller provides to the packet transceivers information about the time/frequency resource units allocated to the packet transceivers. The packet transceivers map packets of their own traffic flows to their allocated time/frequency resource units in each set of guaranteed timeslots. The packets for each packet transceiver are mapped according to priority-based scheduling of its own traffic flows and independently of any mapping of packets of other packet transceivers in the industrial wireless network.
US11963212B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) that includes an indication of a null resource element pattern. The null resource element pattern may be indicated in the DCI using: a value of an antenna port field that also indicates one or more demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports for the UE and a number of DMRS code-division multiplexing groups without data, or one or more zero power downlink reference signals. The UE may perform one or more demodulation interference measurements based at least in part on the null resource element pattern. The UE may demodulate a downlink communication based at least in part on performing the one or more demodulation interference measurements. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11963211B2
A radio resource configuration method, a base station and a UE are provided. The radio resource configuration method includes: acquiring an arrival time of each data packet; acquiring a delivery time or a reception time of each data packet; calculating an average delay of downlink data packets within a time period or a proportion of uplink data packets whose reordering delay at a PDCP layer within a time period is greater than or smaller than a predetermined delay threshold, the average delay of the downlink data packets including one or more of average delays of the downlink data packets for a same UE, of a same bearer type, through a same transmission path, on a same RB and in a same QoS flow within the time period; and performing radio resource configuration based on the calculated average delay or the calculated proportion.
US11963202B2
A positioning method includes: measuring, at a UE, an IB PRS resource on a first frequency band; transmitting, from the UE to a recipient device, an OB PRS resource on a second frequency band; and at least one of: transmitting, from the UE based on the second frequency band being different than the first frequency band, a receive-transmit time difference indication and a band indication indicative of the second frequency band, the receive-transmit time difference indication being indicative of a difference between a time of arrival of the IB PRS resource and a time of departure of the OB PRS resource; or transmitting, from the UE based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without transmitting the band indication.
US11963197B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications methods and technologies, and in particular, to a transmission method and apparatus. The transmission method includes: generating, by a first device, a sequence based on one or more transmission parameters, where the one or more transmission parameters include at least one of the following: a time domain resource type, transmission waveform indication information, subcarrier spacing indication information, device type information, service type indication information, multiple-input multiple-output MIMO parameter information, duplex mode indication information, control channel format indication information, and transmission carrier indication information; generating to-be-transmitted information by using the sequence; and sending the to-be-transmitted information. According to the transmission method and apparatus in the embodiments of the present invention, a new transmission error check mechanism is provided.
US11963190B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a base station may configure a user equipment (UE) with a control resource set (CORESET) with multiple transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states. The UE may determine TCI state configurations for one or more search space sets associated with the CORESET, where different search space sets associated with the CORESET may have different TCI state configurations. For example, each search space set may be associated with a first TCI state of the CORESET, a second TCI state of the CORESET, or both. The UE may monitor for downlink control information (DCI) messages in physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of the search space sets according to respective TCI state configurations for the search space sets. Such a configuration may flexibly support a base station transmitting DCI using different TCI state configurations in PDCCH candidates of a single CORESET.
US11963183B2
In some aspects of a wireless communication system, a user equipment (UE) may determine and transmit a configuration of a periodicity and a burst size for periodically transmitting uplink data communications to a base station. The UE may periodically receive, from the base station, uplink data grants based at least in part on the periodicity and the burst size of the configuration, and periodically transmit uplink data communications based at least in part on the periodicity and the burst size of the configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11963178B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine an increased bandwidth configuration for an enhanced physical uplink control channel (ePUCCH) based at least in part on an ePUCCH format of the ePUCCH, wherein the increased bandwidth configuration uses a plurality of contiguous resource blocks (RBs) for the ePUCCH; and transmit the ePUCCH using the increased bandwidth configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11963177B2
Provided are a communication device and an SRS transmission method capable of reducing the possibility of a difference in recognition between the presence or absence of an SRS transmission between a base station and a terminal or of an SRS resource so as to prevent degradation of system throughput. At a terminal (200), a reception processing unit (203) detects control information indicating whether or not to request transmission of a sounding reference signal (SRS), whereupon a transmission signal forming unit (207) transmits an A-SRS by way of control by a transmission control unit (206) on the basis of control information. The transmission control unit (206) determines whether or not to execute SRS transmission on the basis of an “SRS Transmission Execution Rule” and the reception status of trigger information.
US11963168B2
Disclosed in the present disclosure are a method for transmitting and receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor. Particularly, a method by which user equipment (UE) receives a PDSCH in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information for the PDSCH, the configuration information including a plurality of TCI state configurations; receiving activation information, the plurality of TCI state configurations being activated by the activation information, and the activation information including mapping information about the activated TCI state configurations and code points of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field in downlink control information; receiving the DCI including the TCI field; and receiving a plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions on the basis of the indication, through the TCI field, of a specific code point mapped to a plurality of TCI states, wherein the plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions correspond to the same transport block, the plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions are received in a time area resource on the basis of time division multiplexing (TDM), and the number of the plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions can be determined on the basis of the number of TCI states mapped to the specific code point.
US11963155B2
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for sharing resources of a wireless medium. Particular implementations relate more specifically to coordinated AP (CAP) time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) and orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple access (OFDMA) techniques for sharing the time or frequency resources of a transmission opportunity (TXOP). According to such techniques, an AP that wins contention and gains access to the wireless medium for the duration of a TXOP may share its time or frequency resources with other selected APs. To share its resources, the winning AP may partition the TXOP into multiple time or frequency segments each including respective time or frequency resources representing a portion of the TXOP, and allocate each of the time or frequency segments to itself or to one of the selected APs.
US11963154B2
The disclosure relates to a pre 5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for operating a radio unit (RU) of a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a digital unit (DU), a first message comprising a value indicating the maximum number of masks for one resource area, and receiving, from the DU, a second message generated based on the value, wherein the mask may indicate resources to which the same beam is applied within the resource area.
US11963143B2
This application provides a communication method and a communications apparatus, where the communication method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, downlink control information, where the downlink control information is used to indicate the terminal device to receive or send a first channel on a first resource; receiving, by the terminal device, first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a second resource; when the first resource and the second resource overlap in time domain, receiving or sending, by the terminal device, the first channel on a third resource, where the third resource and the second resource do not overlap in time domain.
US11963140B2
A method and a device in a communication node used for wireless communications is disclosed in the present disclosure. The communication node first receives first information and second information; and transmits a first radio signal in a first time window; and then transmits a second radio signal; the first information is used to determine a target time window, the second radio signal occupies a second time window in time domain, and the second information is used to determine at least one of whether the second time window belongs to the target time window or a relative position relationship between the second time window and the target time window; an end of the first time window is earlier than a start of the target time window. The present disclosure helps improve the utilization ratio of resources in Grant-Free transmission.
US11963130B2
A method for type state estimation of a user equipment connected to a wireless communication network. The method comprises updating, recursively, of a type state estimate. The type state estimate is a probability for the user equipment to be a drone conditioned on obtained kinematic state estimate updates concerning the user equipment. The user equipment is assigned to be a drone as a response on the type state estimate exceeding a threshold.
US11963129B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a UE that receives a first configuration associated with a set of positioning reference signals, where the first configuration indicates a time and frequency resource for a positioning reference signal of the set of positioning reference signals. The UE also receives a second configuration that associates a positioning measurement of the positioning reference signal on the time and frequency resource, and receives one or more types of polarization associated with the first configuration and/or the second configuration. The UE also transmits a report indicating the one or more types of polarization associated with the positioning measurement of the positioning reference signal on the time and frequency resource.
US11963128B2
Aspects of the technology evaluate a client device query to identify an IP address-based estimated location of a mobile device (602, 604). One or more candidate wireless stations are selected in accordance with the IP-based estimated location and a location-relevant response to the query is also generated in accordance with the IP-based location. This information is transmitted to the mobile device. (606, 608). The mobile device compares the received information about the candidate wireless stations against one or more actual wireless stations with which the mobile device is in communication (506, 508). Log information is generated as a result of the comparison. The log information is anonymized and transmitted to the network without user ID or other client-identifiable information included in the log. (FIG. 1, 510) The received log information is then used to validate the initial estimated location. Aggregation of log information from multiple devices may be used in the validation process.
US11963117B2
A method performed by a wireless communication device includes determining whether to transmit a first Sidelink Synchronization Signal (SLSS) according to a priority parameter when an occasion of the first SLSS collides with a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) that carries Sidelink Feedback Control Information (SFCI). The priority parameter is associated with a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) that corresponds to the PSFCH.
US11963114B2
Provided is a method of, by a first device 100, performing sidelink communication. The method includes configuring a carrier for New RAT (NR) sidelink communication, obtaining first synchronization associated with the NR sidelink communication from second synchronization associated with Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink communication, and determining whether to transmit synchronization information associated with the NR sidelink communication over the carrier.
US11963106B2
This application provides an uplink transmit power determining method, a related network device and storage medium. In the method, a terminal determines an uplink transmit power based on the repetition count of the UCI. (uplink control information) it receives from a network device. The repetition count of the UCI on a user side is adaptively configured based on a PL(path loss), an interference the and the low coverage level for a user currently accessing at a high coverage level so that a transmit power of the UCI is controlled and an avalanche effect caused by always selecting full-power uplink transmission is avoided.
US11963105B2
Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.
US11963097B2
Communications between an access point (AP) and a non-AP station (STA) are established in a plurality of frequency segments within a basic service set (BSS) bandwidth or on at least a first link and a second link. An extreme-high-throughput (EHT) subchannel selective transmission (SST) operation is performed between the AP and the non-AP STA in the plurality of frequency segments or on the first link and the second link. A trigger-enabled target wake time (TWT) session period (SP) for the EHT SST operation by either indicating one of the plurality of frequency segments as containing a resource unit (RU) allocation addressed to the non-AP STA or indicating one of the first link and the second link on which an operating frequency segment is located during the TWT SP.
US11963095B2
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Methods and systems for handling network slice admission control for User Equipment (UE) are provided. The disclosure relates to network slicing and more particularly, to a system and method of ensuring that a communication system is able to accurately enforce quota on the maximum number of UEs concurrently registering for a network slice defined by a Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI). The disclosure describes how the limits of “Number of Terminals” configured for an S-NSSAI may be accurately maintained in a Network Slice Admission Control Function (NSACF), and thus the enforcement may be performed when the limit is really exhausted. The disclosure also describes that a deregistration notification from a Unified Data Management (UDM) may act as a trigger for an old Mobility Management Function (AMF) to decrement counts in the NSACF as the old AMF is no longer serving the UE.
US11963088B2
Aspects presented herein may enable the base station to apply coverage enhancement for one or more SSB beam(s) or a subset of SSB beams for broadcasting system information in a more efficient manner, where the base station and the UE may adapt the system information differently for different SSB beams. In one aspect, a UE may receive, from a base station, RMSI indicating beam-specific system information in association with one or more SSB beams for receiving an SSB. Then, the UE may receive the SSB from the base station based on the received RMSI indicating the beam-specific system information.
US11963082B2
A communication device comprising: one or more processors and one or more memories supporting communication, the device comprising a plurality of modes, including at least a normal mode and at least one focused mode, wherein the normal mode is distinct from the focused mode, and wherein, when the device is in the focused mode one or more features of the device are at least partially disabled, and wherein the one or more features of the device that are at least partially disabled in the focused mode include one or more features relating to communication supported by the device, wherein the device is configured to: support a user interface (UI) for setting one or more focused time periods, and wherein the device is further configured to switch to the at least one focused mode during the focused time periods.
US11963081B2
In order to enable appropriate reporting of information related to an event to be reported when the event occurs, a report processing apparatus 100 includes: an information obtaining unit 131 configured to obtain first report information reported from a terminal apparatus with respect to a target event; a determination unit 133 configured to determine one or more report destinations associated with the target event from a plurality of candidate report destinations (report destination apparatus 401 to 405) based on the first report information; and a communication processing unit 135 configured to transmit information related to the first report information to the one or more report destinations associated with the first report information.
US11963079B2
An example power tool includes a battery pack receiving portion including a battery pack compartment including a battery pack support structure configured to receive and support a battery pack including battery terminals. The power tool further includes a terminal block located in the battery pack receiving portion and including tool terminals. At least two terminals of the tool terminals are configured to electrically and physically couple to the battery terminals. The power tool further includes an insertable device compartment located in the battery pack receiving portion and configured to receive an insertable wireless communication device including a first electronic processor, a transceiver, and device terminals. At least one device terminal is configured to electrically and physically couple to at least one shared terminal of the at least two terminals of the tool terminals. The insertable wireless communication device is configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device.
US11963078B2
A method, performed by a first user equipment (UE), of performing unicast communication includes transmitting a direct communication request message, generating a profile for a PC5 unicast link, receiving, from a second UE, a response message based on a result of establishment of the PC5 unicast link; and transmitting, to the second UE, a data message over the PC5 unicast link based on the response message, wherein the profile includes at least one of a Layer-2 identifier (ID) of the first UE, an application layer ID of the first UE, a Layer-2 ID of the second UE, an application layer ID of the second UE, PC5 5th generation (5G) Quality of Service (QoS) Indicator (PQI), or PC5 QoS Flow identifier (PFI) associated with the PQI.
US11963073B2
A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.
US11963072B2
A computer-implemented system and method for uploading media to an inspection record via the multimedia messaging service (MMS) are disclosed. An example embodiment includes: receiving a media upload authorization from an authority representative via an authority interface of an authority representative computing system in data communication with a media upload system on a data network; using the media upload system to prompt a field agent (FA) to initiate a media upload to a telephony service provider (TSP) computing system via an FA interface in response to the media upload authorization, the FA interface being a field agent mobile device in data communication with the TSP computing system via a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) protocol; receiving a conditional notifier from the TSP at the media upload system via a TSP interface of the TSP computing system in response to the FA media upload; using the media upload system to verify the FA media upload based on content in the conditional notifier; and using the media upload system to notify an inspection process (INSP) of the completion of the media upload via an INSP interface of an inspection management computing system in data communication with the media upload system on the data network.
US11963071B1
Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide a system for controlling access to text messaging capabilities of a mobile computing device of a user while the user is driving. The mobile computing device may be configured to restrict a user from sending or receiving text messages while the user is driving depending on a current driving situation. Whether a user can send or receive text messages may further depend on a priority of the text message or a priority level of a sender or intended recipient of the text message. The system may include devices for collecting information regarding the vehicle and its surroundings and for determining the current driving situation based on the collected information. Further, the system may include devices for maintaining records of the restrictions placed on text messaging and of rewards earned for agreeing to be subject to such restrictions.
US11963068B2
When a mobile device such as a smart phone comes within range of a location device, the mobile device inputs a location token from the location device and a travel token is created from a mobile device token and the location token. The mobile and location tokens may include data elements indicating not only identity, but also such other characteristics as an authorization or infection risk level. Tokens may be digitally signed, preferably with an independently verifiable signature that also encodes time. Mobile and location devices may be created and issued by a tracking service provider, which may also store tokens, analyze travel tokens with respect to a location's risk level, and update mobile device and location tokens to change a status of the mobile or location device.
US11963054B2
A method and user equipment (UE) for performing a cell reselection procedure is provided. The method includes receiving priority information about frequencies, performing cell measurement, based on the priority information, and performing a cell reselection procedure, based on a result of the cell measurement.
US11963052B2
A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.
US11963049B2
An information processing method provided in the present disclosure includes: allocating, to a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) cell, at least one of a frequency band dedicated to the NTN cell, a frequency dedicated to the NTN cell, and a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) dedicated to the NTN cell; notifying User Equipment (UE) of at least one of the following information: a frequency band indicator of the frequency band, the frequency, and the PCI.
US11963048B2
A measurement configuration determining method includes receiving, by a terminal device, a first message from a network device. The first message includes a first relationship, the first relationship indicates an association relationship between an index of a reference signal and measurement configuration information. The measurement configuration information is adapted for the terminal device to perform a measurement and the terminal device determines the measurement configuration information based on the index.
US11963046B2
The application relates to the field of wireless communication, and discloses a roaming method in a multi-link scenario, a multi-link device and a storage medium. The roaming method in the multi-link scenario includes: selecting a target network access device that meets a condition; disconnecting a logical entity on a secondary link of an original network access device from the original network access device; establishing a connection of the logical entity with the target network access device; determining a link through which the logical entity is connected with the target network access device as a primary link; and disconnecting a connection of the other logical entity other than the logical entity with the original network access device. The application realizes roaming of a terminal among different network access devices through link management and interactive control, ensuring service continuity and avoiding packet loss.
US11963043B2
An initial access indication method includes: carrying flag information in a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), the flag information indicating whether an initial access bandwidth corresponding to the SSB supports the access of a first type user equipment (UE).
US11963042B1
A system for offloading traffic from a cellular network to a broadcast network is provided. The offloading mechanism caters to both unicast and broadcast traffic. The system includes a converged cellular core network, World Wide Web, a CDN, a Broadcast Offload Packet Core (BO-PC), a cellular base station, a Broadcast Radio Head, and a converged UE. The converged cellular core network includes an enhanced packet core, a policy rules engine and a packet inspection and steering unit. The BO-PC includes a Broadcast Proxy, a subscriber database, a Broadcast Offload Service Center, a Broadcast Offload Gateway and an analytics engine. For offloading the unicast traffic, the packet inspection and steering unit identifies sessions that are offloaded for supporting offload of the traffic from the converged cellular core network to the broadcast network.
US11963034B2
This application provides a communication method and apparatus. In the method, a first network element creates a buffer queue based on a request of a second network element. Further, the first network element collects data of a corresponding type, sends data in the buffer queue to the second network element, and releases corresponding storage space after the second network element completes a data collection task. In this way, utilization of storage space of the first network element is improved, thereby solving the problem in the conventional technology that the first network element needs to have relatively large storage space capacity.
US11963033B2
Systems and methods for managing network traffic receives, at a grade of service device, network traffic information for a plurality of network traffic channels from a network device separate from the grade of service device. The network traffic information is compared to a threshold to determine a behavior value for each network traffic channel. Each network traffic channel is mapped to a grade of service according to the behavior value.
US11963029B2
Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to determine signal measurements on a plurality of frequencies and to provide signal measurements for position calculation on a location server or on the mobile device. Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses on a mobile device to concurrently scan for signals across two or more frequencies while optimizing sending and/or utilizing signal measurements made at higher frequency bands or signal measurements of signals sent from devices at a shorter range.
US11963027B2
A measurement method, a terminal and a network side device are provided. The measurement method performed by a terminal includes: in a non-connected state, triggering an automatic measurement when a predetermined condition is met. In an embodiment of present disclosure, it is agreed that the terminal in a non-connected state triggers the automatic measurement when the predetermined condition has been met, so the terminal immediately reports an indication indicating that there is an available measurement result, or report an available measurement result, to the network side device when entering a connected state.
US11963026B2
A graphical user interface for use with one or more radios in a network can include any number of interfaces for providing access to features associated with one or more radios or the network.
US11963015B2
Disclosed is a method for reporting angle of departure (AoD) information by a base station in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized by: transmitting multiple reference signals to a terminal; receiving, from the terminal, AoD information comprising information related to at least one reference signal obtained on the basis of the reception signal strength of the terminal, among the multiple reference signals; and transmitting the AoD information to a location server, wherein the multiple reference signals can be multiple synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks or multiple channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RSs).
US11963010B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus of a terminal in a wireless communication system may include a transceiver and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to transmit a registration request message or a service request message including primary information and secondary information to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the primary information may be plain information, and the secondary information may be encrypted information.
US11963008B2
A server can be configured for facilitating notifications about interaction opportunities for users using database relationships of separate types of data from different systems. The server can receive token data from an application executing on a mobile computing device. The token data can include geolocation data of the mobile computing device and identification data of the user. The server can determine a location of the mobile computing device using the geolocation data. The server can use the identification data of the user to receive interaction opportunities based on the identification data and criteria associated with the interaction opportunities. The server can use the identification data to receive interaction opportunities that are associated with locations within a pre-selected distance of the location of the mobile computing device. The server can transmit the interaction opportunities to the mobile computing device for output by the application.
US11963000B2
A key management is provided that enables security activation before handing over a user equipment from a source 5G wireless communication system, i.e., a Next Generation System (NGS), to a target 4G wireless communication system, i.e., a Evolved Packet System (EPS)/Long Term Evolution (LTE). The key management achieves backward security, i.e., prevents the target 4G wireless communication system from getting knowledge of 5G security information used in the source 5G wireless communication system.
US11962999B2
A method for providing a key derivation function (KDF) negotiation in a 5G network is provided. The method which includes: selecting a specific KDF at a UE and at the network for at least one security related key derivation; and transmitting, said selected KDF to the UE and to other network functions to indicate said selected KDF for generating specific security key at a receiver side.
US11962997B2
Embodiments are described for an adaptive audio system that processes audio data comprising a number of independent monophonic audio streams. One or more of the streams has associated with it metadata that specifies whether the stream is a channel-based or object-based stream. Channel-based streams have rendering information encoded by means of channel name; and the object-based streams have location information encoded through location expressions encoded in the associated metadata. A codec packages the independent audio streams into a single serial bitstream that contains all of the audio data. This configuration allows for the sound to be rendered according to an allocentric frame of reference, in which the rendering location of a sound is based on the characteristics of the playback environment (e.g., room size, shape, etc.) to correspond to the mixer's intent. The object position metadata contains the appropriate allocentric frame of reference information required to play the sound correctly using the available speaker positions in a room that is set up to play the adaptive audio content.
US11962996B2
Providing a more natural, physically accurate rendering of the acoustic behavior of a volumetric audio source (e.g., a line-like audio source). In one embodiment, this is achieved by applying a parametric distance-dependent gain function in the rendering process, where the shape of the parametric gain function depends on characteristics of the volumetric audio source.
US11962990B2
In general, disclosed is a device that includes one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to perform an energy analysis with respect to one or more audio objects, in the ambisonics domain, in the first time segment. The one or more processors are also configured to perform a similarity measure between the one or more audio objects, in the ambisonics domain, in the first time segment, and the one or more audio objects, in the ambisonics domain, in the second time segment. In addition, the one or more processors are configured to perform a reorder of the one or more audio objects, in the ambisonics domain, in the first time segment with the one or more audio objects, in the ambisonics domain, in the second time segment, to generate one or more reordered audio objects in the first time segment.
US11962988B2
A linear motor magnet assembly for use in a loudspeaker unit, with a fixed base actuator component and a membrane actuating element, the membrane actuating element having a linear excursion axis. A first auxiliary magnetic element and a second auxiliary magnetic element are present, the first auxiliary magnetic element providing a first auxiliary spatial magnetic field with a major axis aligned with the linear excursion axis. The second auxiliary magnetic element is fixedly connected to the membrane actuating element of the linear motor magnet assembly and has a second auxiliary spatial magnetic field, the second auxiliary magnetic field overlapping the first auxiliary spatial magnetic field and being substantially similarly oriented as the first auxiliary spatial magnetic field over a first predetermined excursion range of the linear motor magnet assembly.
US11962981B2
A system is provided herein comprising: a host audio testing device (HATD) adapted to generate one or more uniquely addressed audio test signals and transmit each generated audio test signal, and which is further adapted to receive audio test data from a bi-directional audio transceiver device (soundbar) device under test (DUT) that can be used in two or more remotely located conference rooms to perform teleconferencing between the remotely located conference rooms; and one or more remote audio generating devices (RATD), each of which is adapted to receive a generated uniquely addressed one or more audio test signals and broadcast the same to the soundbar, wherein each of the RATDs can be located at the same or different distances from the soundbar, the same or different heights with respect to the soundbar, and at the same or different angular placements with respect to the soundbar, and wherein, the HATD is further adapted to store and process the received audio test data from the DUT and generate audio test data reports.
US11962980B2
An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to present a spectro-temporally modulated audio signal to a user. The spectro-temporally modulated audio signal may be modulated within both a frequency domain and a time domain. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to adjust a modulation depth of the spectro-temporally modulated audio signal while the spectro-temporally modulated audio signal is being presented to the user, determine, during the adjusting of the modulation depth, a modulation detection threshold that corresponds to a minimum modulation depth at which the user is able to perceive modulation of the spectro-temporally modulated audio signal, and determine, based on the modulation detection threshold, a hearing capability of the user.
US11962979B2
An apparatus includes a support configured to be worn on a head of a recipient and to hold at least one device next to the recipient's skull. The at least one device provides information to the recipient. The support is configured to generate a force that presses against the head and to actively adjust the force while the support is worn by the recipient.
US11962975B2
The present application discloses an audio device that has an inhibitory effect on sound waves emitted by a near-field sound source within a specified range and has an amplification effect on sound waves emitted from a far-field sound source outside the specified range. The audio device includes a first sound wave sensor to receive a sound wave and output a first signal based on the sound wave; a second sound wave sensor to receive the sound wave and output a second signal based on the sound wave; and a signal processing circuit coupled to the first sound wave sensor and the second sound wave sensor to generate an output signal based on the first signal and the second signal, wherein the audio device's near-field sensitivity to a sound wave is substantially lower than its far-field sensitivity to the sound wave.
US11962971B2
An acoustic lens includes: a plurality of fins each having one end portion located on a side opposite to the loudspeaker on a support surface that extends as convexly curved along a predetermined direction when the acoustic lens is viewed from a lateral side, the plurality of fins being arranged in the predetermined direction at substantially equal intervals and substantially in parallel to one another. When the acoustic lens is viewed from the lateral side, the plurality of fins are substantially identical in length, and an elevation angle of the support surface relative to each of the plurality of fins gradually increases from one side to an other side in the predetermined direction.
US11962970B2
A waveguide housing for a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly includes first and second drivers coupled to the waveguide housing where the first driver generates a midrange sound signal and the second driver emits a high-frequency sound signal. The waveguide housing includes a first plurality of sound channels configured to receive the midrange sound signal from the first driver such that the midrange sound signal travels through the first plurality of sound channels and is emitted from the waveguide housing by a first plurality of openings in the waveguide housing. The waveguide housing also includes a second plurality of sound channels configured to receive the high-frequency sound signal from the second driver such that the high-frequency sound signal travels through the second plurality of sound channels and is emitted from the waveguide housing by a second plurality of openings in the waveguide housing.
US11962964B2
A headset includes a first earcup, a second earcup, and a headband. The headband includes a connecting member having a first end coupled to the first earcup and a second end coupled to the second earcup. A cushion is disposed below the connecting member. The cushion extends between the first end and the second end. The cushion includes a middle region configured to have a first density and adjacent side regions configured to have a second density that is higher than the first density.
US11962961B2
The present disclosure provides a rear shell of a display device, including a rear shell body. The rear shell body includes an accommodation cavity for accommodating a loudspeaker, the accommodation cavity has a first opening, the rear shell body further includes a cover plate for blocking the first opening, and the cover plate is provided with a sound outlet hole. The present disclosure further provides the display device. The loudspeaker is accommodated in the accommodation cavity of the rear shell rather than the whole machine, so as to prevent the occurrence of resonance.
US11962955B2
Port occupancy detection for connector panels is provided. In one embodiment, a connector panel comprises: a communications unit communicatively coupled to a network; and at least one modular port adapter assembly comprising: a plurality of communications couplers; and a plurality of port occupancy sensors each coupled to a sensor circuit. Each of the port occupancy sensors are configured to sense when the couplers are occupied. The panel communications unit obtains from the sensor circuit which of the couplers are occupied. The panel communications unit communicates port occupancy information to a gateway indicating circuit which of the couplers are occupied. A chassis including sidewalls extends between a front and a rear to define an interior, and including guides on the sidewalls. A plurality of blades mounted to the guides of the chassis, each blade including a midplane bus assembly configured to communicatively couple the sensor circuit to the panel communication unit.
US11962954B2
This disclosure describes a system configured to present primary and secondary, tertiary, etc., virtual reality content to a user. Primary virtual reality content may be displayed to a user, and, responsive to the user turning his view away from the primary virtual reality content, a sensory cue is provided to the user that indicates to the user that his view is no longer directed toward the primary virtual reality content, and secondary, tertiary, etc., virtual reality content may be displayed to the user. Primary virtual reality content may resume when the user returns his view to the primary virtual reality content. Primary virtual reality content may be adjusted based on a user's interaction with the secondary, tertiary, etc., virtual reality content. Secondary, tertiary, etc., virtual reality content may be adjusted based on a user's progression through the primary virtual reality content, or interaction with the primary virtual reality content.
US11962944B2
An electronic lockset that allows for remote monitoring includes a locking mechanism, a motion sensor, a camera, and a wireless communication module. The locking mechanism is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The motion sensor is configured to detect a person in proximity to the electronic lockset. The camera is configured to capture media content of the person detected by the motion sensor. The wireless communication module is configured to wirelessly transmit the captured media content to an electronic device.
US11962940B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for augmented reality multi-view telepresence. An embodiment takes the form of a method that includes obtaining a session geometry of a multi-location telepresence session that includes a first-location participant at a first location and a second-location participant at a second location, each location having respective pluralities of cameras and display segments. The method includes selecting, according to the session geometry, both a first-to-second-viewpoint second-location camera from the plurality of second-location cameras as well as a first-to-second-viewpoint first-location display segment from the plurality of first-location display segments. The method includes receiving a first-to-second-viewpoint video stream captured by the selected first-to-second-viewpoint second-location camera, and further includes generating a line-of-sight augmented-reality experience for the multi-location telepresence session at least in part by rendering the received first-to-second-viewpoint video stream via the selected first-to-second-viewpoint first-location display segment.
US11962939B1
A method, a mission critical (MC) server, and a receiver for managing media communication in an MC system are provided. The method comprises receiving, from a sender, a request and a media stream for transmitting the media stream to one or more receivers. The request indicates a mode of transmission of the media stream. Further, the method comprises transmitting a notification message indicating a mode of reception identified based on the mode of transmission, to the one or more receivers for receiving the media stream from the sender. The mode of reception is one from among an emergency mode and a normal mode. Thereafter, the method comprises transmitting the media stream to the one or more receivers subsequent to transmission of the notification message, when the mode of reception is the emergency mode.
US11962938B2
Method for generating haptic feedback responses starts with processor causing communication interface for communication session to be displayed on first user interface and on a second user interface. Processor detects first touch input on first user interface and second touch input on second user interface. Processor monitors location of the first touch input on the first user interface and location of the second touch input on the second user interface. Processor determines distance between location of first touch input on first user interface and location on first user interface corresponding to location of second touch input on second user interface. Processor causes the first user interface and the second user interface to generate a haptic feedback response based on the distance. The haptic feedback response increases in intensity or speed as the distance decreases and decreases in intensity or speed as the distance increases. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11962922B2
A system for dark current compensation in SPAD imagery is configurable to capture an image frame with the SPAD array and generate a temporally filtered image by performing a temporal filtering operation using the image frame and at least one preceding image frame. The at least one preceding image frame is captured by the SPAD array at a timepoint that temporally precedes a timepoint associated with the image frame. The system is also configurable to obtain a dark current image frame. The dark current image frame includes data indicating one or more SPAD pixels of the plurality of SPAD pixels that detect an avalanche event without detecting a corresponding photon. The system is also configurable to generate a dark current compensated image by performing a subtraction operation on the temporally filtered image or the image frame based on the dark current image frame.
US11962919B2
For example, analog pixel circuitry may include a first input to input an analog pixel signal of the pixel; Sample and Hold (SH) circuitry to provide an analog sample of the pixel based on the analog pixel signal; one or more second inputs to input analog samples of one or more binning pixels, respectively; a plurality of capacitors having capacitor outputs connected to a common output terminal, wherein a capacitor input of a first capacitor is connected to an input terminal to input the analog sample of the pixel from the SH circuitry, wherein capacitor inputs of one or more second capacitors are connected to the one or more second inputs, respectively; and an amplifier configured to provide an amplified analog signal by amplifying an analog signal from the common output terminal.
US11962907B2
Provided is a vehicle-road cooperation street lamp for an urban road. The vehicle-road cooperation street lamp for an urban road comprises a vehicle-road cooperation street lamp body, wherein a first supporting plate is transversely arranged on the front side of the top of the vehicle-road cooperation street lamp body, a transmission cavity is transversely formed in the first supporting plate, a first electric telescopic rod is transversely arranged in the inner cavity of the transmission cavity and located on the outer wall of the vehicle-road cooperation street lamp body, and a rack plate is transversely arranged on the front side of the first electric telescopic rod and located in the transmission cavity.
US11962894B2
An electronic device controls so as to perform display on a display that is visible through the proximity portion; regardless of whether proximity to the proximity portion is detected or not, place the electronic device in a predetermined state to reduce power consumption of the electronic device in response to elapse of a first period without an operation on the operation member; and in a case where proximity to the proximity portion is not detected, place the electronic device in the predetermined state to reduce power consumption of the electronic device in response to elapse of a second period without an operation on the operation member and without proximity to the proximity portion. The second period is shorter than the first period.
US11962892B2
A method of dental treatment may include receiving photos of a person's dentition, identifying a stage of a treatment plan administered to the person's dentition, gathering a three-dimensional (3D) model of the person's dentition corresponding to the stage of the treatment plan, projecting attributes of the 3D model of the person's dentition onto an image plane to get a projected representation of the person's dentition at the stage of the treatment plan, comparing the photos to the projected representation to derive an error image representing the comparison, and analyzing the error image for discrepancies, wherein the discrepancies represent one or more deviations of the person's dentition from the stage of the treatment plan.
US11962889B2
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device transitions between user interfaces for capturing photos based on data received from a first camera and a second camera. In some examples, the electronic device provides enhanced zooming capabilities that result in visual pleasing results for a displayed digital viewfinder and for captured videos. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for transitioning a digital viewfinder between a first camera with an applied digital zoom to a second camera with no digital zoom. In some examples, the electronic device prepares to capture media at various magnification levels. In some examples, the electronic device enhanced capabilities for navigating through a plurality of values.
US11962888B2
An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image via an optical system including a focus lens, to generate image data; a display that displays a moving image indicated by the image data; a user interface allowing to input user operation; and a controller that controls focusing operation using the focus lens, based on the user operation input to the user interface. The controller controls the display to display operation information together with the moving image, the operation information indicating a setting value related to a speed at which the focusing operation is executed, and responds to first operation via the user interface to adjust the setting value indicated by the operation information, and responds to second operation via the user interface to execute the focusing operation in accordance with the setting value indicated by the displayed operation information together with the moving image.
US11962887B2
An imaging apparatus performs control to display first region information indicating a first region that is a region gazed at by a user and second region information indicating a second region that is a region of a main object within a region of a shot image region so as to be distinguishably superimposed on the shot image. In the above control, the imaging apparatus displays the first region information and the second region information based on the information on the identical position before the first instruction means is operated, and after the first instruction means is operated, the first region information and the second region information are displayed based on information of different positions corresponding to each region.
US11962881B1
Various embodiments include sensor shift flexure arrangements for improved signal routing. For example, a camera with sensor shift actuation may include a flexure for suspending an image sensor from a stationary structure of the camera, and for allowing motion of the image sensor enabled by one or more actuators of the camera. The flexure may be configured to convey electrical signals between the image sensor and a flex circuit in some embodiments. According to some embodiments, the flexure may include a stack of layers comprising a conductive layer and an electrical grounding. The conductive layer may include a signal pad region and a signal trace region. A distance between at least one section of the signal pad region and the electrical grounding may be greater than a distance between at least a section of the signal trace region and the electrical grounding.
US11962869B2
A method of controlling, from a user device, a manner in which program content is received from a content server. The method includes: transmitting, from the user device, at least one transmission-quality-of-service (TXQ) parameter to the content server, wherein the at least one TXQ parameter updates a default TXQ parameter at the content server; and in response to transmitting the at least one TXQ parameter, receiving new program content in accordance with the at least one TXQ parameter.
US11962863B2
Two-tuner media device systems and methods are operable to pre-tune a second tuner in anticipation of a channel surfing activity. An exemplary embodiment receives a first content stream associated with a currently presented channel at a first tuner, determines an anticipated channel based upon the currently presented channel and a historical channel surfing pattern, receives a second content stream associated with the anticipated channel at a second tuner, detects an initiation of a channel surfing activity, and presents at least a video portion of the second content stream associated with the anticipated channel in response to detecting the initiation of the channel surfing activity.
US11962855B1
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine whether audience measurement meters are co-located. An example apparatus is to, based on a difference between a first sampling time of a first entry of a first log and a second sampling time of a corresponding entry of a second log satisfying a first threshold, determine at least one matching instance of at least one first device identifier of the first entry and at least one second device identifier of the corresponding entry. Additionally, the example apparatus is to populate a variable with the at least one matching instance. The example apparatus is also to, based on a metric satisfying a second threshold, cause transmission of an alert indicating that a first meter and a second meter were co-located during generation of the first log and the second log, the metric based on the at least one matching instance.
US11962850B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed to generate media exposure maps of media environments. An example apparatus includes memory and processor circuitry to execute instructions to at least: group first locations into a first cluster and second locations into a second cluster, ones of the first locations and the second locations based on at least one of corresponding angle of arrival measurements or corresponding angle of departure measurements, determine a first duration corresponding to the first cluster and a second duration corresponding to the second cluster based on timestamps of the first locations and the second locations, and generate a map based on at least one of the first cluster or the second cluster in response to one of the first duration or the second duration meeting a threshold duration and corresponding to a monitored data, the map to represent an area of media exposure in a media presentation environment.
US11962841B2
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for upgrading one or more display device hardware components. In one embodiment, as new television hardware components become available, the technology described herein allows replacement of original hardware components by external hardware components implemented as an add-in card, stick or equivalent circuitry and operational instructions. In some embodiments, the technology described herein may implement an application programming interface (API) that exposes hardware of a new external device communicatively coupled to the display device (e.g., television) to take control of one or more components of an existing internal system. Various interface technologies, such as HDMI and USB, may be used to connect the external hardware to the internal systems.
US11962840B2
Generally, according to aspects of the present invention, a media content item may be casted by a user equipment (UE) to another UE over a local area network (LAN). The UE (cast device) may cast a local media content item stored on the cast device to said another UE (media playback device) by streaming the local media content item to the media playback device over the LAN, so that the media playback device may play back the local media content item. The cast device may cast an online media content item stored on a remote server to the media playback device by causing the server to stream the online media content item to the media playback device over the Internet, so that the media playback device may play back the online media content item.
US11962838B2
Systems and methods are described for customizing a display of media asset information based on a user preference profile. In particular, media asset description information is customized by changing a term to a synonym that matches an event or keyword in the user preference profile.
US11962832B2
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a remote control device for transmitting and receiving a control signal to and from a display device may include a Bluetooth circuit configured to establish Bluetooth connection with the display device, an IR circuit configured to output an IR signal, and a controller configured to output an IR signal for controlling the display device or an external device connected to the display device based on information on a video input mode of the display device when Bluetooth connection with the display device is not established.
US11962822B2
A system, method and data structure for processing basic client application data types to add thereto extension types and priority levels adapted for use by each of a plurality of set top box classes.
US11962820B2
Provided are an image generation apparatus, an image generation method, and a program for generating an image indicative of play status of a game in which two-dimensional objects representative of information to be offered to a viewing audience at the destination of delivery are clearly expressed. An image acquisition section acquires a game image indicative of the content to be displayed on a display device, the game image representing at least the play status of a game in which a virtual three-dimensional object placed in a virtual three-dimensional space is viewed from a point of view in the virtual three-dimensional space. The image acquisition section also acquires a delivery target two-dimensional image indicating a two-dimensional object targeted for delivery, the delivery target two-dimensional image having the same resolution as that of an image to be delivered. A resizing section resizes the game image to the resolution of the delivery target two-dimensional image so as to generate a resized game image. An image generation section generates an image that combines the resized game image with the delivery target two-dimensional image.
US11962818B2
The systems and methods described herein optimize the retrieval of missed content by playing back cached content to enable tuners with limited capacity to retrieve the missed content. A content presentation system may receive, with a tuner, a transmission of content comprising media content and advertisements. The content presentation system may cache the advertisements. The content presentation system may determine whether an interruption during the transmission resulted in a missed portion of content and, in response, determine whether an advertisement upcoming at a time period in the transmission of content is cached. If the upcoming advertisement is cached, the content presentation system may play back the cached advertisement at the time period and release the tuner previously receiving the transmission of content to retrieve the missed portion of the content during the time period.
US11962812B1
Interpolation between explicitly signaled CPB (or HRD) parameters at selected bit rates is used to achieve a good compromise between CPB parameter transmission capacity and CPB parametrization effectiveness and may be, particularly, made in an effective manner.
US11962808B2
A mechanism for processing video data is disclosed. Information in a sequence parameter set (SPS) in a Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Common Media Application Format (CMAF) track is determined. A rule specifies a value of a video usability information progressive source flag (vui_progressive_source_flag) field in the SPS shall be equal to one. A conversion is performed between a visual media data and a media data file based on the SPS.
US11962801B2
An image decoding device includes: a prediction signal generation unit that generates a prediction signal by intra prediction, wherein in a block to which intra sub-partitions are applied, the prediction signal generation unit refers to a pixel of a decoded block adjacent to the block when generating prediction signals of all sub-blocks in the block.
US11962798B2
A video decoding apparatus decodes a sequence of one or more pictures in the unit of blocks which are split from each picture. The apparatus comprising a decoder configured to reconstruct, from a bitstream, a current motion vector difference of the current block among the blocks which belong to the sequence of one or more pictures, and an image decoder configured to predict and decode the current block using the motion vector of the current block. When the current motion vector difference of the current block is zero, the resolution of the current motion vector difference of the current block is set to the ¼ pixel precision without the information on the motion vector resolution extracted.
US11962788B2
A video compression method may include providing and transmitting encoder commands for sequences of one or more pixels in a video frame in a YCbCr color space from a set of hierarchal encoder commands. A particular encoder command for a particular sequence may include on of a copy command, a delta command, or a make pixel command. A copy command may indicate that the particular sequence is identical to one of a previous pixel in the video frame, a pixel located above a first pixel of the particular sequence in the video frame, or a pixel in a previous video frame at a location of the first pixel. A delta command may indicate that the particular sequence includes a single pixel with color values equal to the previous pixel in the video frame combined with a signed color delta. A make pixel command may provide color values of particular sequence.
US11962783B2
The present disclosure provides a coding method, wherein the coding includes decoding or encoding, and the method comprises determining whether a current coding unit is predicted by application of combined inter-intra prediction (CIIP); and in response to determining that the current coding unit is predicted by application of CIIP, setting a boundary strength of a boundary of the current coding unit to a first value.
US11962777B2
An inverse quantization method is implemented by an inverse quantization device, the method configured for acquiring quantized coefficients, estimating a quantization parameter in quantization groups or quantization parameter prediction group units, generating an inverse quantization matrix for adaptive quantization, and generating transform coefficients from the quantized coefficients using the quantization parameter and the inverse quantization matrix.
US11962772B2
An approach for encoding/decoding video data including parsing video data to obtain partitioning parameters; obtaining a partitioned super block; and decoding based on the partitioned super block, wherein based on a luma block area size, or a luma splitting depth of the smallest luma block, either luma blocks and chroma blocks of the partitioned super block are partitioned based on a first block partitioning structure, or the luma blocks are partitioned based on the first block partitioning structure, and the chroma blocks are partitioned based on a second block partitioning structure.
US11962771B2
An example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The picture includes one or more sub-pictures, and the bitstream representation conforms to a format rule that specifies that a length of a syntax element is equal to Ceil(Log 2(SS)) bits. SS is greater than 0, and the syntax element indicating a horizontal or a vertical position of a top-left corner of a coding tree unit of a sub-picture of the picture.
US11962770B2
The present disclosure relates to an intra sub-partition (ISP) method of decoding a video signal. The method includes partitioning a block of video data into a plurality of sub-partitions, obtaining a number of most probable intra predictions based on intra prediction modes of neighboring blocks of a current block and determining an intra prediction mode to predict the samples of the block sub-partitions, selecting an optimal transform combination from DCT-II, DST-VII and DCT-VIII transform kernels for each sub-partition, obtaining residual coefficients of a first sub-partition and deriving dequantized residual coefficients of the first sub-partition, deriving residual samples of the first sub-partition by performing inverse transform on dequantized residual coefficients of the first sub-partition in horizontal and vertical directions, deriving prediction samples of the first sub-partition, and deriving the reconstructed samples of the first sub-partition, and deriving prediction samples of a second sub-partition.
US11962769B2
An image decoding apparatus includes: a first filter unit configured to apply a first filter to an image (a luminance image and a chrominance image); a second filter unit configured to apply a second filter to an output image of the first filter; a filter set derivation unit configured to decode a filter coefficient from coded data; and a third filter unit configured to apply a third filter to an output image of the second filter by using the filter coefficient. In a case that the third filter unit performs filter processing for the luminance image by using a luminance output image of the second filter, the third filter unit performs processing of clipping an amount of change of a pixel value through the filter processing within a prescribed range of value.
US11962764B2
Disclosed are an inter-prediction method and an image decoding apparatus using the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an inter-prediction method including extracting a merge candidate flag and offset information from a bitstream, selecting a merge candidate corresponding to the extracted merge candidate flag from a merge candidate list including neighboring blocks of a current block as merge candidates, deciding a motion vector of the current block by applying the offset information to a motion vector of the selected merge candidate, and generating, as a prediction block of the current block, a block indicated by the motion vector of the current block in a reference picture referenced by the selected merge candidate.
US11962762B2
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of decoding an image, the method including: determining whether a non-zero residual coefficient is included in a current block; and decoding residual coefficients included in the current block according to a scanning order of the current block, when it is determined that the non-zero residual coefficient is included in the current block. Herein, an absolute value of the residual coefficient of which a scanning index is greater than a residual coefficient adjustment index is equal to or less than a residual coefficient adjustment reference value.
US11962754B2
A method of video decoding includes checking one or more video blocks in pre-defined relative positions compared to a first video block to derive a first set of candidates, wherein each of the first set of candidates is derived from corresponding motion information of the video blocks checked, checking, upon a determination that a number of the first set of candidates has not reached a predetermined limit, one or multiple tables to derive a second set of candidates, and processing the first video block based on a bitstream representation of the first video block and the constructed candidate list.
US11962752B2
Provided is a method of decoding a video according to an embodiment, the method including determining at least one processing block for splitting the video; determining an order of determining at least one largest coding unit in the at least one processing block; determining at least one largest coding unit on the basis of the determined order; and decoding the determined at least one largest coding unit, wherein the order is one of a plurality of orders for determining a largest coding unit.
US11962743B2
A 3D display system and a 3D display method are provided. The 3D display system includes a 3D display, a memory, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the 3D display and the memory and is configured to execute the following steps. As a first type application program is executed, an image content of the first type application program is captured, and a stereo format image is generated according to the image content of the first type application program. The stereo format image is delivered to a runtime complying with a specific development standard through an application program interface complying with the specific development standard. A display frame processing associated with the 3D display is performed on the stereo format image through the runtime, and a 3D display image content generated by the display frame processing is provided to the 3D display for displaying.
US11962735B2
A printing system controls a printing member to perform printing based on a print job for which a charged fee is already settled. The printing system receives a first instruction to suspend the printing started by the printing member and suspends the printing started by the printing member in response to reception of the first instruction. The printing system receives a second instruction as to a post suspending process to be executed after the printing is suspended. The printing system performs one of a post fee-settlement process and a restart process, as the post suspending process. The post fee-settlement process is related to provision of a benefit corresponding to refunding at least part of the charged fee. The restart process is to restart the suspended printing to complete the print job after a reason that the first instruction is made is resolved.
US11962728B2
A reading device includes a body having a base on which a read target object is placed, a reader that reads the read target object placed on the base, a first attachment frame to which the reader is attached such that the reader is disposed above the base, an operation unit that is used for operating the device by touching, a second attachment frame to which the operation unit is attached such that the operation unit is disposed above the base and below the reader, and a body frame to which at least the first attachment frame is attached. The first attachment frame includes multiple frame portions extending upward at positions located away from each other.
US11962727B2
A multi-function printer includes a printer body and a scanner body. A printer module is disposed in the printer body. At least one first scanning module, at least one feeding roller and a sensor are disposed in the scanner body. The feeding roller and the sensor are disposed at an inlet of a sheet passage. When the sensor senses presence of a sheet medium, the first scanning module immediately performs image scanning on the sheet medium to obtain image data, and then the printer module prints out the image data.
US11962724B2
A business method includes imaging documents with an imaging device placed at a location. Media usage is monitored over a cellular network. Upon the media reaching a predetermined level, workers provide additional media. Workers exist in the “gig” economy and have preplaced media. No longer do users change or swap media in media trays. Packaging materials bundle the media. For use, only a portion of the packaging materials is opened thereby revealing an end of the media. Both the packaging materials and the exposed media are inserted into a reusable media shell in a manner making the media available for picking by the imaging device. Other embodiments are envisioned.
US11962718B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing automated robocall detection. In various embodiments, a computing system may compare first abstracted raw data, obtained from a portion of call data from a first call from a first originating party, with each of a plurality of abstracted raw data, obtained from portions of call data from a plurality of calls from a corresponding plurality of originating parties. In some instances, the plurality of abstracted raw data and the first abstracted raw data may each include at least one of word count data, phoneme count data, inter-word timing data, voice pitch estimation data, and/or background noise data. The computing system may determine whether the first abstracted raw data is indicative of the first call being a suspected unsolicited or unwanted communication, based at least in part on the comparison. If so, the computing system may perform one or more tasks.
US11962714B2
The present disclosure provides a multipath device working system, including a processor and a touch display module, a control management module, a wireless communication module, a USB module, a microphone, and a loudspeaker that are respectively connected to the processor. The touch display module is configured to display a user operation interface and obtain a control instruction from a user. Both the wireless communication module and the USB module are configured to perform data transmission between the multipath device working system and an external communication device. The control management module is configured to manage a plurality of software communication terminals on the external communication device. The processor is configured to separately perform data processing on data transmitted by the touch display module, the control management module, the wireless communication module, the USB module, the microphone, and the loudspeaker.
US11962711B2
An electronic device including an antenna and a stylus pen, that can reduce antenna performance degradation, is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a conductive part and at least one cut-off portion formed in the conductive part, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing, a wireless communication interface disposed on the printed circuit board, and a stylus pen, wherein the conductive part may be electrically connected to the wireless communication interface, wherein the stylus pen may include at least one cut-off portion, and at least one magnet enabling attachment and detachment to and from the housing, and wherein when the stylus pen is attached to the housing, the at least one cut-off portion formed in the conductive part and the at least one cut-off portion formed in the stylus pen are aligned.
US11962709B1
A semiconductor device includes circuitry configured to derive a physical unclonable function. The circuitry includes a plurality of bitcells, each bitcell being readable as one of a ‘0’ value and a ‘1’ value, and sense amplifier circuitry configurable to read values from the plurality of bitcells. The sense amplifier circuitry includes margin circuitry configurable (i) to selectably bias reading of the plurality of bitcells toward one of ‘0’ values and ‘1’ values, (ii) to identify addresses of bitcells having a stable ‘1’ value when the margin circuitry is configured to bias reading of the plurality of bitcells toward ‘0’ values, and (iii) to identify addresses of bitcells having a stable ‘0’ value when the margin circuitry is configured to bias reading of the plurality of bitcells toward ‘1’ values. Each bitcell in the plurality of bitcells may include a differential transistor pair.
US11962707B2
Method for authenticating at least one ventilator with at least one remote station, wherein the ventilator can connect itself via at least one interface to the remote station, at least one authentication file is stored on the ventilator, the authentication file contains at least one signature code of a signing authority, and a public keycode of the signing authority is known to the remote station, the ventilator sends the authentication file to the remote station when establishing the connection to the remote station, the remote station checks the signature code of the authentication file using the public keycode as to whether the signature code originates from the signing point and the ventilator is authenticated when the remote station recognizes the signature code as originating from the signing authority.
US11962703B2
Cooperative session orchestration includes devising a crypt for pre-distribution of tokens, distributing the tokens to member nodes of the network, based on a request from a delegate node of the network for brokerage of a session between the delegate node and a supplier node of the network, creating and sending, for each of a plurality of potential supplier nodes of the network, a respective individual puzzle, receiving, from each of one or more potential supplier nodes of the plurality of potential supplier nodes, a respective result obtained by the potential supplier node from solving the individual puzzle using the token distributed to the potential supplier, identifying, based on the receiving, candidate supplier node(s) of the one or more potential supplier nodes as a potential supplier for the session with the delegate node, and identifying to the delegate node the candidate supplier node(s) for the session with the delegate node.
US11962689B2
A quantum communications system may include a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may include a pulse transmitter, a pulse divider downstream from the pulse transmitter, and at least one first waveplate upstream from the pulse divider and configured to alter a polarization state of pulses travelling therethrough. The receiver node may include at least one second waveplate being a conjugate of the at least one first waveplate, a pulse recombiner upstream from the at least one second waveplate, and a pulse receiver downstream from the at least one second waveplate.
US11962685B2
A large-scale Ethernet mesh network including a plurality of dual-mode peer devices in signal communication with one another so as to establish a group connectivity association (CA). Each dual-mode peer device simultaneously operates in a supplicant mode and authenticator mode. Each of dual-mode peer device encrypts data using a shared group encryption key (SAK), and exchanges the encrypted data with peer devices in the group CA.
US11962678B2
A method of providing communication between a wireless mission critical communication link (MCCL) and a wired MCCL, comprising: determining a wireless communication cycle of a primary device coupled to the wireless MCCL; determining a wired communication cycle of a secondary device, wherein the secondary device is coupled via the wired MCCL; receiving a feedback signal from the secondary device over the wired MCCL; synchronizing a start time of the wireless communication cycle to a start of the wired communication cycle; and transmitting the feedback signal over the wireless MCCL to the primary device at an aligned start time of the wired communication cycle.
US11962674B2
Systems and methods provide secure, end-to-end high-speed data encoding and communication. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by modifying a header portion of a data packet received from a first device and complying with a one Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) protocol to create a modified data packet that complies with a faster MIPI protocol. The header portion of the modified data packet is validated during a tunnel mode operation using an error detection process to validate the modified data packet, which can then be securely transmitted to a second device that complies with the faster MIPI protocol.
US11962651B2
In an embodiment, a method for commissioning a sensor via a communication unit includes scanning, by the communication unit, a sensor-identifying feature of the sensor to provide sensor-identifying data and sending, by the communication unit to a system controller, the sensor-identifying data. The method further includes receiving, by the communication unit from the system controller, one or more contextual prompts regarding a sensed object to which the sensor is operatively connected and, in response to the contextual prompts, sending, by the communication unit to the system controller, sensed object context information. Thereafter, the method further comprises receiving, by the communication unit from the system controller, confirmation of commissioning of the sensor. A corresponding method in the system controller, as well as corresponding apparatus, are also described.
US11962647B2
Examples can include (1) identifying, on a network, a source node and a destination node, the source node including at least one source node virtual machine (“VM”) to be replicated as a destination node VM on the destination node, (2) performing a full synchronization by copying disks used by the source node VM in a current operational state to the destination node VM, (3) scheduling start times for multiple update synchronizations of changed data between the source node VM and the destination node VM, the start times being scheduled at different time intervals, wherein a first time interval is greater than a second time interval, and (4) performing, at a switch-over time, a shutdown of the source node VM and transmitting data changes that are pending on the disk to the destination node. Various corresponding systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11962644B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises circuitry, wherein the circuitry is configured to: receive, via a communications network, context information for a first set of one or more edge devices, wherein the context information identifies an operating environment of the first set of edge devices based on information from one or more sensors; receive, via the communications network, workload information for a second set of one or more edge devices; determine workload assignments for the first set of edge devices based on the context information for the first set of edge devices and based on the workload information for the second set of edge devices; and transmit, via the communications network, the workload assignments to the first set of edge devices.
US11962636B2
A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US11962631B2
Future data connection quality may be predicted based on historical data connection quality, and future requests for data may be predicted based on past requests. These predictions may be used to help decide whether, when, and/or how to deliver the data in a proactive manner. For example, according to some aspects described herein, a future data connection quality may be predicted based at least on historical data connection quality. It may be determined whether to pre-deliver at least a portion of an item of content based at least on the predicted future data connection quality. The pre-delivered portion may include any portion of the content including a latter portion of the content. If so, then the at least the portion of the item of content may be pre-delivered to the device and/or to another destination.
US11962630B2
Systems and methods are configured to receive an indication that an anchor is to be positioned at a first location on a webpage. An interaction rule associated with the anchor is received, comprising a rule that content is to be displayed in response to the webpage being scrolled to a first position. A preview of the webpage is generated with the anchor at the first location in conjunction with the previewed webpage. Automatically generated code is configured to cause the anchor to be visible at the first location of the webpage when accessed by a user browser. In response to activation of a publication control, the code is embedded in the webpage, wherein in response to a first user browser of a first user device accessing the webpage, and the first user scrolling the webpage to the first position, the content specified by the content specification is rendered.
US11962629B2
A method for facilitating a timed video call comprising receiving a request from a host on a first user device to initiate a timed video call with one or more guests on one or more second user devices, the request including a configuration for a queue, wherein the queue determines an order and time for the one or more guests to speak during the timed video call, and streaming video and audio between the first user device and a given one of the one or more second user devices based on the queue, the streamed video and audio rendered on a call interface, the call interface comprising a timer ribbon including a host portion indicator corresponding to a first length of time, a guest portion indicator corresponding to a second length of time, and an indicator for a next one of the one or more guests on the queue.
US11962624B2
An identity governance system that automates launching of identity campaigns (e.g., attestation, certification, etc.) is augmented to provide for the more efficient generation of datasets that are to be evaluated in a particular campaign review. To this end, at least one data model supported in the system is extended to support user- or system-defined metadata that, once populated with data, enable the system to generate campaign datasets from various data sources in an automated, efficient manner. Metadata includes, for example, application properties, entitlement properties, and the like. In lieu of maintaining a list of entitlements manually, an administrator defines metadata that should be associated with various datasets, e.g., for each application, entitlement, organization unit, etc. When time to generate a campaign dataset, the system examines the underlying data sources (that are extended via the metadata) to enable automated generation of a campaign dataset that includes the relevant metadata information.
US11962622B2
To prevent un-authorized accesses to data and resources available in workloads on an organization's or enterprise's computer network, various improvements to automated computer network security processes to enable them to enforce network security policies using native network security mechanisms to control communications to and/or from workload units of applications running on different nodes within hybrid computer network infrastructures having both traditional hardware resources and virtual resources provided by private and public cloud infrastructure services.
US11962617B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for cross-channel network security with tiered adaptive mitigation operations. In this regard, the invention is structured for dynamic detection of security events associated with network devices and resources, and triggering real-time mitigation operations across a plurality of resource channels. The invention provides a novel method for employing activity data to construct and implement mitigation actions for de-escalating authorization tiers that are adapted to the specific attributes of the activity data, in order to prevent security exposure associated with the activity. Another aspect of the invention is directed to determining whether to continue the tiered adaptive mitigation actions and/or trigger a security proceed signal.
US11962614B2
Systems and methods for cloud security monitoring and threat intelligence in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process for monitoring and remediation of security threats includes generating a threat model using a first portion of activity data, identifying, based upon the threat model, a threat using a second portion of activity data, selecting a security policy to implement in response to the identified threat, identifying cloud security controls in a remotely hosted cloud application server system to modify in accordance with the selected security policy, establishing a secure connection to the remotely hosted cloud application server system using login credentials associated with a tenant account with the cloud application, and sending instructions to the remotely hosted cloud application server system to set the identified cloud security controls with respect to the tenant account in accordance with the selected security policy.
US11962613B2
An internal network can include a plurality of linked internal nodes, each internal node being configured to communicate with other internal nodes or with one or more external servers over an external network. The internal network can analyze the configuration of the internal nodes and the network traffic between internal nodes of the internal network and external servers. Based on the analysis, a network vulnerability score measuring the vulnerability of the internal network to attack can be determined. If the vulnerability score is below a threshold, the internal network can be isolated from the external network, for example by preventing internal nodes from communicating with or over the external network.
US11962604B2
Provided is an integrated physical security and cyber security intrusion and anomaly detection method for determining physical or electronic ingress/egress of a person/device and/or data/information from a home/facility/premise. The method includes processing data and information obtained from physical security system sensors, wired/wireless network traffic, and third-party sources, and creating sensor and network traffic profile, baselines and detecting anomalies and writing all related data to either a local database or a remotely managed database at a monitoring center.
US11962597B2
Systems and methods for artificial intelligence systems for identity management systems are disclosed. Embodiments may perform outlier detection and risk assessment based on identity management data, including one or more property graphs or peer groups determined from those property graphs, to determine identity management artifacts with ‘abnormal’ patterns when compared to other related identity management artifacts.
US11962596B2
A device configured to receive a connection request that includes device authentication credentials and to determine the user device passes authentication in response to identifying a device profile associated with the device authentication credentials. The device is further configured to receive user credentials for a first user and identify a first user identity that corresponds with the user credentials. The device is further configured to establish a first network connection with the user device, to send a token request to the user device, and to receive a token via the first network connection. The device is further configured to identify a second user identity based on the token, to determine the first user identifier matches the second user identifier, and to establish a second network connection for the user device, wherein the network connection enables the user device to access the network.
US11962592B2
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing application, service, and/or content access control. Based at least in part on a consumer's choice of applications, services, content, and/or content providers—particular in exchange for a subsidy on content and/or network access fees provided to the consumer by chosen content providers—, a computing system may determine whether access to applications, services, and/or content not associated with the chosen content providers (“other content”) should be allowed or restricted. If restricted, the computing system might utilize various network access techniques and/or technologies to block the consumer's access to the other content, to allow access to the other content on a charge per access basis, or to allow access to the other content at reduced network access speeds. In some embodiments, an access provider (e.g., an Internet service provider, etc.) might perform both determination and implementation of content access and restriction.
US11962585B2
A Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) based network, such as an enterprise private 3GPP network, is operative to provide a guest onboarding of a device using a realm-based discovery of an identity provider and a mutual authentication of identity federation peers. A secure connection may be established between the peers so that the device may be authenticated based on credentials associated with a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) provided by its Mobile Network Operator (MNO). Credentials may be extended to those associated with embedded SIMs (eSIMs), digital certificates from private enterprises, login and passwords, and identities from a wide range of identity providers. After device authentication, the 3GPP-based network is operative to select and enforce access policies according to an identity or other attribute of the device.
US11962584B2
Zero trust network security is provided without modifying the underlying network infrastructure. Unique intermediate certificates created based on a primary certificate are sent to each of a plurality of entities. Each entity of the plurality of entities is installed on a respective node of a plurality of nodes in a network environment of a cloud provider. An agent is deployed to each of the plurality of nodes, and the agent is configured to enforce at least one network firewall policy based on the intermediate certificate sent to the corresponding entity.
US11962582B2
Techniques for enabling fast user access to the desktop computing environment of a remote computer via a user device in response to notification of a change in the display screen of the remote computer. The techniques include specifying an area of the display screen, setting a policy for determining whether to notify a subscribed user of a change within the specified display screen area, generating a notification packet containing information for validating the subscribed user and establishing a connection to the remote computer, encrypting the notification packet, sending or pushing the notification packet to the user device of the subscribed user, decrypting the notification packet, extracting the information for validating the subscribed user and establishing the connection from the notification packet, and constructing and rendering an image of a shortcut icon on a display of the user device for providing fast user access to the remote computer desktop computing environment.
US11962557B2
Providing a mobile device with web-based access to data objects is disclosed. Authentication information is sent from a mobile device to a relay server. The relay server executes a connection application to establish a connection to a web access server. The authentication information is provided to the web access server associated with a data store hosting a data object. Upon authentication, the data object is provided to the relay server from the data store. The data object is then provided to the mobile device.
US11962549B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for placing, by a computing device, a user into a first queue on a first communication channel to converse with a second user. A trigger may be identified for the first communication channel. The user may be sent a self-service option based upon, at least in part, identifying the trigger for the first communication channel, wherein the self-service option is sent on an alternate communication channel while the user is in the first queue.
US11962546B1
Systems and methods for using a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to generate a suggested draft reply to a selected message. A message generation system and method are described that use inferred context to improve the suggested draft reply message for the user. Various message data and additional context are obtained and included in a prompt provided to the AI model to improve suggested content. In some examples, the message data and additional context include a message thread history and previously sent messages, profile information of the sender and recipient(s) of the selected message, known relationship information between the sender and the user, etc. For instance, the user's preferred communication style and talking points can be inferred based on the profile data, relationship data, and the user's past communications with similar participants and used to tailor the suggested draft reply to the user.
US11962539B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for performing radio link monitoring or beam failure detection (RLM/BFD) in, or related to, a new radio (NR) involved network. Various embodiments are directed to adaptive configuration of threshold values for in-sync and/or out-of-sync (IS/OOS) in the NR involved network and adequately performing RLM/BFD. Such RLM/BFD with adaptive IS/OOS configuration may improve measurement accuracy and system performance. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11962531B2
Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for configuring and indicating channel state information resource signals (CSI-RS) using discovery reference signal (DRS) resources. An example method includes determining discovery reference signal (DRS) resources for use in carrying channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS); generating CSI-RS configuration information that defines at least one CSI-RS using the DRS resources; and signaling the CSI-RS configuration information to a user equipment (UE) device.
US11962530B2
A wireless device transmits a frame by determining a plurality of Resource Units (RUs) of the frame, providing pilots in a first RU of the frame at a first set of positions, providing pilots in a second RU of the frame at a second set of positions, and transmitting the frame. The first set of positions is different from the second set of positions. A wireless device receives a frame including an RU including pilots and processes the pilots. When an RU for the data symbol includes an odd-numbered lowest subcarrier, the pilots are included at a first set of positions in the resource unit. When the RU includes an even-numbered lowest subcarrier, the pilots are included at a second set of positions in the resource unit. The second set of positions is different from the first set of positions.
US11962525B2
Control information may be transmitted for different TTI lengths. Different control information for the different TTIs may be transmitted using control channel resources that are established for communication of control information, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), for example. Control information for a first TTI may be located in a first set of resources, and control information for a second TTI may be located in a second set of resources. The first set of resources may be located within a first search space that may be searched by a user equipment (UE) to identify the first control information. The second set of resources may be located within a second search space that may be searched by the UE to identify the second control information.
US11962524B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method, device and computer readable medium for beam failure recovery. In example embodiments, a method implemented at a terminal device is provided. The method comprises determining a configuration for receiving Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) from a network device, the network device communicating with the terminal device via first and second Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs), wherein the configuration indicates which one of the first and second TRPs are the PDCCHs to be received from. The method further comprises determining whether a beam failure occurs in at least one of the first and second TRPs. In addition, the method further comprises, in response to determining that a beam failure occurs in at least one of the first and second TRPs, performing beam failure recovery (BFR) for the first and second TRPs at least based on the configuration.
US11962518B2
In some embodiments, a method receives a packet for a flow associated with a workload. Based on an indicator for the flow, the method determines whether the flow corresponds to one of an elephant flow or a mice flow. Only when the flow is determined to correspond to an elephant flow, the method enables a hardware acceleration operation on the packet. The hardware acceleration operation may include hardware operation offload, receive side scaling, and workload migration.
US11962516B1
Techniques to eliminate duplicate packets from a stream of packets. A method includes receiving a packet, hashing elements of the packet to obtain a packet partial signature, generating an action data value by appending, to the packet partial signature, unhashed packet information, accessing a hash store location in a hash store based on the action data value, determining, based on data stored at the hash store location, whether the packet is a duplicate of a previously-received packet, and based on whether the packet is a duplicate of a previously-received packet, one of allowing and preventing one of the packet and a copy of the packet to reach a downstream network node.
US11962512B2
Techniques are described herein that are capable of dynamically re-allocating computing resources while maintaining network connection(s). Applications of users are run in a computing unit. Computing resources are allocated among the applications based at least in part on dynamic demands of the applications for the computing resources and resource limits associated with the respective customers. In a first example, the computing resources are dynamically re-allocated among the applications, as a result of changing the resource limit of at least one customer, while maintaining at least one network connection between a client device of each customer and at least one respective application. In a second example, the computing resources are dynamically re-allocated among the applications, as a result of changing the resource limit of at least one customer, while maintaining at least one network connection between an interface and a client device of each customer.
US11962511B2
User identities can managed at an organization level, instead of across multiple individual resource accounts. In a resource provider environment, access to various resources and services may require users to have identities with specific resource accounts. Users can instead be associated with organization accounts, or virtual accounts that are not associated with specific resources or services. The organization accounts are attached at the appropriate location(s) in an organizational hierarchy. A user having an organization account can project the identity in any sub-account in the organization hierarchy. This can include any lower-level resource account, or can child accounts under a relevant branch of the hierarchy. A user can validate against the organization account, and receive access to the relevant service or resources using the identity projected in the corresponding resource account.
US11962504B2
Described herein are systems and methods to apply route-map configurations in a computing network. In one implementation, a routing computing system may identify a route for redistribution in a computing network and identify a longest prefix in a radix tree associated with the route. The routing computing system may further identify a highest priority route-map clause associated with the longest prefix match or any parent prefixes of the longest prefix match in the radix tree. Once identified, the computing system may perform an action associated with the highest priority route-map clause.
US11962503B1
An edge synchronization platform that facilitates mesh network routing via dynamic routing tables is disclosed. A node in the mesh network obtains a network communication. The node performs a wrapping operation on the network communication to generate a wrapped data packet. The wrapped data packet includes a destination indicator. The node identifies a recipient node for the wrapped data packet using a dynamic routing table. The node then sends the wrapped data packet to the recipient node.
US11962497B2
Techniques disclosed herein provide a method and systems for installing routes by a route reflect (RR) device when the tunnel RIB of the RR device does not include any tunnel labels definitions. The unicast routing information base (RIB) of route reflector (RR) device is configured to include a next hop associated with a first network device. When the RR device receives a route from the first network device that comprises a tunnel label for reaching the second network device, the RR device resolves the next hop of the received route using the unicast RIB of the RR device. In response to the resolving, the RR device forwards the route to a third network device (e.g., identified by an export route target of the RR device).
US11962487B2
A method for configuring a user device to which a plurality of identifiers, each uniquely identifying the user in at least one communications network, is allocated. The method includes, for at least one application: obtaining at least one rule associating, with at least one flow of the application, at least one slice of the at least one communications network for routing data relating to the at least one flow and an item of information connecting the slice to an identifier from among the plurality of identifiers of the user; and configuring the user device with the at least one rule such that it executes the at least one rule when accessing the application.
US11962485B2
Techniques for operating a network device for sharing resources in a hardware forwarding table. In some embodiments, the network device may generate groups of routes having a common set of next hops; for each group of routes of the generated groups: collect resilient adjacencies associated with routes in the group; assemble pairs of the collected resilient adjacencies; and determine a number of differences between resilient adjacencies in each of the assembled pairs. The network device may further order the assembled pairs based on the number of differences, identify a pair of resilient adjacencies associated with a lowest number of differences; select a resilient adjacency of the identified pair of resilient adjacencies; program one or more routes associated with the selected resilient adjacency, to refer to the other resilient adjacency of the identified pair of resilient adjacencies; and remove an entry associated with the selected resilient adjacency from a forwarding table.
US11962479B2
In an abnormality detection method, for a detection target packet stream made up of a plurality of detection target packets that are consecutive, a plurality of distances between the plurality of detection target packets are calculated, a feature amount of the detection target packet stream is extracted using the plurality of distances calculated, and information about the degree of abnormality in the detection target packet stream is calculated using the extracted feature amount.
US11962477B1
A method implemented by an incident reporting tool, comprising receiving, from an incident report database, an incident report associated with an incident; presenting, on a network operations center (NOC) dashboard, a status checklist allowing a NOC personnel to view status of one or more tasks associated with the incident report before the incident report autocloses, wherein the one or more tasks comprises one or more completed tasks and one or more uncompleted tasks based on the status; enabling the NOC personnel to take actions on the one or more uncompleted tasks to resolve the incident report; and dynamically updating the status checklist to view an updated status of the one or more tasks based on the actions taken by the NOC personnel.
US11962467B2
An embodiment includes a method for use in managing a cluster comprising a plurality of computers, each computer comprising at least one hardware processor coupled to at least one memory. The method comprises a computer-implemented manager: collecting access pattern data for the plurality of computers; based at least in part on the access pattern data, determining that at least a first one of the plurality of computers is overutilized; and responsive to determining that the first computer is overutilized, moving stored data from the first computer to at least a second one of the plurality of computers.
US11962456B2
Example aspects include techniques for employing cross-service diagnostics for cloud service providers. These techniques may include dynamically generating a workflow of one or more diagnostic modules based on relationship information between an origin service experiencing an incident and one or more related services that the origin service depends on, and executing the workflow of one or more diagnostic modules to determine a root cause of the incident, each of the one or more diagnostic modules implemented by an individual service of the one or more related services in accordance with a schema. In addition, the techniques may include determining a diagnostic action based on the root cause, and transmitting, based on the diagnostic action, an engagement notification to a responsible entity.
US11962455B2
Disclosed is a system to prioritize multiple issues associated with a wireless telecommunication network. The system obtains the multiple issues associated with the wireless telecommunication network, where an issue among the multiple issues impacts a UE associated with the wireless telecommunication network. The system obtains a number of UEs impacted by the issue, an indication of importance of severity associated with the issue, and an indication of importance of current UE experience. Based on the number of UEs impacted by the issue, the indication of importance of severity of the issue, and the indication of importance of current UE experience, the system computes a priority associated with the issue. Based on the priority, the system prioritizes the multiple issues to obtain a prioritized list. The system provides the prioritized list indicating an order in which to resolve the multiple issues.
US11962447B2
The present disclosure is related to a Long Training Field (LTF) signal used in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. The LTF signal may be generated by a transmitting station (STA) and received by a receiving STA. The LTF signal may be included in a physical protocol data unit (PPDU), and the PPDU may be transmitted an 80 MHz band. The LTF sequence may include at least two parts, i.e., a first LTF sequence and a second LTF sequence.
US11962435B2
A wireless communication method includes receiving, by a first wireless device during a training phase, reference tones using a first number of resource elements from a transmitter of a second wireless device, wherein the first wireless device comprises multiple receiving antennas, estimating, by the first wireless device, from the receiving the reference tones, a second order statistics of wireless channels between the multiple receiving antennas and the transmitter of the second wireless device, and performing channel estimation, during an operational phase subsequent to the training phase, using the second order statistics and reference tones received on a second number of resource elements, wherein the second number is less than the first number.
US11962432B2
To effectively operate in an increasingly prolific Internet of Things environment one best has the ability to message, whether messaging device status, actions taken, recommendations for actions or other information to those with a need to know or containing instructions for device execution. Traditional messaging of various types such as texting and e-mail typically are limited in that they can neither provide automatic audio output at the recipient nor can they may be automatically relayed or contain execution instructions for target devices. The present invention is an Appliance that communicates with other IoT devices such as sensors and actuators and regional or central servers using Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) or Normal Power Wide Area Network (NPWAN) protocols that provides Extended-Capability Messaging provides these capabilities that can include artificial intelligence and optionally configured in a secure version.
US11962425B2
A master communication device of this communication system comprises: a generation unit that generates transmission data consisting of consecutive data to all slave communication devices following one header; and a transmission unit that transmits the transmission data generated by the generation unit at the fastest cycle, among communication cycles requested by the plurality of slave communication devices. Each of the plurality of slave communication devices of the communication system comprises: a storage unit that adds information indicating reliability to data received from the master communication device and stores the same; a comparison unit that compares the reliability of subsequently received data and the reliability of the data stored in the storage unit; and a selection unit that selects the data stored in the storage unit if the reliability of the data stored in the storage unit is higher than the reliability of the data subsequently received by the comparison unit.
US11962418B2
A method for controlling data retransmission is provided. Data is transmitted to network device and a timer is started. The data is retransmitted after the timer expires if a HARQ-ACK feedback corresponding to the data is not received before the timer expires. Or the data is retransmitted if a HARQ-NACK feedback corresponding to the data is received from the network device before the timer expires.
US11962411B2
A data retransmission method includes configuring the quantity of code block groups in a transport block and configuring a plurality of physical resource groups; configuring the quantity of physical resources included in each of the physical resource groups according to the different quantities of code block groups; selecting the physical resources included in the physical resource group that corresponds to the initial transmission to send the transport block; determining the quantity of code block groups that were erroneously sent in the transport block according to the response; selecting one of the physical resources in one of the physical resource groups that corresponds to the retransmission to send at least one code block group that was erroneously sent according to the quantity of code block groups that were erroneously sent; and completing the retransmission only after all of the code block groups in the transport block have been successfully sent.
US11962401B2
Systems and methods for conducting various types of Connection Validation (CV) are provided for reducing the overall CV scan time of regular CV scans. A Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM), according to one implementation includes at least one degree component; at least one add/drop component; a plurality of fibers interconnecting the at least one degree component and/or the at least one add/drop component; and a controller configured to, responsive to any of ongoing operation and connection of one or more fibers of the plurality of fibers, cause a Connection Validation (CV) scan in the ROADM that cycles through the one or more fibers, attain a desired cycle time for the CV scan through one or more techniques, and determine one or more of connectivity and whether fiber loss is within expectations, based on the CV scan.
US11962400B2
A system for more granular channel map delivery in support of operationally enabling more granular plant bandwidth manipulation.
US11962399B2
Bandwidth part (BWP) switching may benefit a wireless communications system. Such BWP switching may include indication of one or more timing parameters used for time domain resource allocation. For example, the timing parameters may be indicated based on an index to a look-up table (e.g., a bit field in a control transmission). In some cases, one or more tables may be configured for a given BWP, and different tables may contain a different number of rows. The size of the bit field indexing the table may in turn depend on the number of rows. When switching from a first BWP to a second BWP, the size of the bit field may be based on the table of the first BWP, but the bit field may index the table of the second BWP. Techniques supporting improved timing parameter management during BWP switching are discussed herein.
US11962396B2
The present disclosure provides example satellite communication method, terminal device, and computer-readable storage medium. One example method includes receiving a first system message sent by a first satellite, where the first system message indicates a mean anomaly of the first satellite at an ephemeris reference time. A topology of a satellite network to which the first satellite belongs is determined based on the first system message.
US11962393B2
A system for network agnostic satellite communications includes an antenna configured to receive at least one antenna receive beam including multiple receive carriers multiplexed in at least one of frequency or time. The system further includes a signal processor configured to receive the multiple receive carriers and to extract data from at least one receive carrier of the multiple receive carriers. The system further includes an input device configured to receive at least one desirable communication parameter. The system further includes a control processor designed to determine actual parameters corresponding to the multiple receive carriers of the at least one antenna receive beam. The control processor is further designed to select an optimal receive carrier by comparing the at least one desirable communication parameter to the actual parameters. The control processor is further designed to establish a current communication link with the optimal receive carrier.
US11962392B2
Synchronized satellite communications can include receiving, at a computer having a processor, a data request that identifies a requesting device, data to be received by the requesting device, and a time at which the data is to be received by the requesting device. The processor can determine a geographic location of the requesting device and locations of a plurality of satellites; identify, based on the geographic location of the requesting device and the locations of the plurality of satellites, satellites that are to provide the data to the requesting device; generate instructions for loading network requirements to the satellites; and provide, to at least one of the satellites, the instructions. Additionally, embodiments of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein can be used to provide the same data and/or different data to multiple devices at the same time.
US11962391B2
The terrestrial-based satellite telephone monitoring system may be used for, among other things, intelligence gathering purposes that intercept communications to or from target satellite handsets or terminals. The exemplary signal processing units receive wireless signals and extend the line-of-sight range of a terrestrial-based satellite telephone monitoring system. The exemplary signal processing unit may be installed in or on an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or a satellite, such as a CubeSat, or other vehicle.
US11962384B2
An apparatus includes a first splitter configured to feed a first signal onto a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel, where the first splitter is located in a symmetrical position between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, and a vector detection component configured to, when the first splitter feeds the first signal, detect a first signal vector based on a first feedback signal from the first transmission channel, and detect a second signal vector based on a second feedback signal from the second transmission channel.
US11962371B2
Proposed are a method and a device for receiving a PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives a PPDU from a transmission STA through a broadband and decodes the PPDU. The PPDU includes a legacy preamble and first and second signal fields. The legacy preamble and the first and second signal fields are generated on the basis of a first phase rotation value. When the broadband corresponds to a 320 MHz band, the first phase rotation value is [1 −1 j j 1 1 j −j j −j −1 −1 −j −j 1 −1].
US11962365B2
The present disclosure provides a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining to-be-transmitted data; putting the to-be-transmitted data into a to-be-transmitted data field with a fourth predetermined number of Bytes in a first predetermined frame format for encapsulation, to obtain a to-be-transmitted data frame, the first predetermined frame format sequentially including a first permeable field, a frame synchronization signal field, an address field, the to-be-transmitted data field, a check field, a first postamble field, and a first predetermined gap field; encoding and modulating the to-be-transmitted data frame in accordance with BPSK, and then transmitting the to-be-transmitted data frame; and demodulating and decoding in accordance with the BPSK to obtain an ACK signal.
US11962359B2
Example aspects include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for detecting a repeater on a propagation path at a transmitting device of a wireless communication network, comprising receiving a repeater detection configuration indicating a detection threshold and at least one transmit power level. The aspects further include transmitting a first signal at a first power level. Additionally, the aspects include receiving first measurement results of the first signal. Additionally, the aspects include transmitting a second signal at a second power level. The second power level being different than the first power level. Additionally, the aspects include receiving second measurement results of the second signal. Additionally, the aspects include detecting an active repeater on the propagation path in response to a difference between the first measurement results and the second measurement results satisfying the detection threshold.
US11962355B2
A signal processing device (1) includes a first medium (2), a second medium (3) and a lipid interface (4) arranged between the first medium and the second medium. The lipid interface includes multiple lipid molecules (5). An input transducer (8) is arranged to apply an input signal to the lipid interface to generate a mechanical pulse in the lipid interface. An output transducer (9) is arranged to receive an output signal by detecting a mechanical response (14) in the lipid interface from the mechanical pulse generated in the lipid interface by the input transducer.
US11962354B2
A system and method for providing quantum entanglement using a hybrid space-fiber quantum network are described. The hybrid space-fiber quantum network includes a communications hub located proximate to an optical ground station and also includes an aerial entangled particle source, such as an entangled photon source attached to a satellite, drone, aircraft, etc. An atmospheric or free-space channel is used to distribute quantum entanglement between optical ground stations that are separated by geographic distances, via the aerial entangled particle source. Also, fiber optic links are connected to the communications hub located proximate to the optical ground station. The communications hub includes optical switches that enable any of the fiber optic links connected to the communications hub to receive or send distributed quantum entanglement to a remotely located recipient endpoint via the atmospheric or free-space channel.
US11962343B1
Systems and methods for detecting fiber port availability in a fiber distribution hub and generating fiber port recommendations are presented. An exemplary method may include detecting, based at least on a fiber distribution record, one or more candidate ports in the fiber distribution hub; transmitting a first indication of a first selected port of the one or more candidate ports to a computing device; detecting, after transmitting the indication of the first selected port and in real time, that a termination unit associated with the fiber distribution hub has been disconnected; automatically updating the fiber distribution record such that the fiber distribution record is representative of an association between the termination unit and the first selected port; and generating, based on detecting that the termination unit has been disconnected, a second indication of a second selected port of the one or more candidate ports.
US11962338B2
Equalization filter calibration in a wideband transmission circuit is provided. The transceiver circuit generates a radio frequency (RF) signal(s) from a time-variant modulation vector and a power amplifier circuit(s) amplifies the RF signal(s) based on a modulated voltage. The transceiver circuit is configured to apply an equalization filter to the time-variant modulation vector to thereby compensate for a voltage distortion filter created at the output stage of the power amplifier circuit(s). In embodiments disclosed herein, a calibration circuit can be configured to calibrate the equalization filter across multiple frequencies within a modulation bandwidth of the power amplifier circuit to generate a gain offset lookup table (LUT) and a delay LUT. As a result, the equalization filter can be dynamically adapted to reduce undesired instantaneous excessive compression and/or spectrum regrowth resulting from the voltage distortion filter across the modulation bandwidth of the power amplifier circuit.
US11962330B2
A method, a system, and a computer program product for decompressing data. One or more compressed blocks in a set of stored compressed blocks responsive to a request to access data in the set of stored compressed blocks are identified. String prefixes inside the identified compressed blocks are decompressed using front coding. String suffixes inside the identified compressed blocks are decompressed using a re-pair decompression. Uncompressed data is generated.
US11962328B1
A decoding method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: activating a decoding circuit which supports a plurality of decoding modes each corresponding to a threshold value, wherein a distribution of the threshold value corresponds to error correction abilities of the decoding modes; reading first data from a rewritable non-volatile memory module; performing, by the decoding circuit, a first decoding operation on the first data; obtaining a decoding parameter according to an execution result of the first decoding operation; and performing, by the decoding circuit, a second decoding operation on the first data based on a first decoding mode among the decoding modes according to a relative numerical relationship between the decoding parameter and the threshold value.
US11962324B1
A modified version of the min-sum algorithm (“MSA”) which can lower the error floor performance of quantized LDPC decoders. A threshold attenuated min-sum algorithm (“TAMSA”) and/or threshold offset min-sum algorithm (“TOMSA”), which selectively attenuates or offsets a check node log-likelihood ratio (“LLR”) if the check node receives any variable node LLR with magnitude below a predetermined threshold, while allowing a check node LLR to reach the maximum quantizer level if all the variable node LLRs received by the check node have magnitude greater than the threshold. Embodiments of the present invention can provide desirable results even without knowledge of the location, type, or multiplicity of such objects and can be implemented with only a minor modification to existing decoder hardware.
US11962323B2
A batteryless wireless sensor system includes a data acquisition system, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a batteryless wireless sensor device. The RF transceiver is in communication with the data acquisition system, transmits a RF signal, and receives sensor data and provide the sensor data to the data acquisition system. The batteryless wireless sensor device includes a RF transmitter, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and a sensor. The batteryless wireless sensor harvests energy from the RF signal and generates a DC signal based on the energy harvested from the RF signal, powers up and operates the ADC and the sensor based on the DC signal, and generates sensor data. The batteryless wireless sensor then transmits the sensor data via the RF transmitter to the RF transceiver. In certain examples, the ADC is implemented as a current mode ADC.
US11962318B2
In described examples, an analog to digital converter (ADC), having an input operable to receive an analog signal and an output operable to output a digital representation of the analog signal, includes a voltage to delay (VD) block. The VD block is coupled to the input of the ADC and generates a delay signal responsive to a calibration signal. A backend ADC is coupled to the VD block, and receives the delay signal. The backend ADC having multiple stages including a first stage. A calibration engine is coupled to the multiple stages and the VD block. The calibration engine measures an error count of the first stage and stores a delay value of the first stage for which the error count is minimum.
US11962307B2
An output circuit includes a comparator circuit, a voltage conversion circuit and a signal output circuit. The comparator circuit detects an operating mode based on a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage and generates a first control signal. The voltage conversion circuit adjusts a level of an output voltage from a low-dropout regulator according to the first control signal to generate a first voltage, and generates a second voltage according to the first control signal and the first voltage. The signal output circuit adjusts a level of a digital signal according to the first voltage, the second voltage and the first supply voltage to generate a digital output signal corresponding to the operating mode.
US11962304B2
Some embodiments of the invention include a pre-pulse switching system. The pre-pulsing switching system may include: a power source configured to provide a voltage greater than 100 V; a pre-pulse switch coupled with the power source and configured to provide a pre-pulse having a pulse width of Tpp; and a main switch coupled with the power source and configured to provide a main pulse such that an output pulse comprises a single pulse with negligible ringing. The pre-pulse may be provided to a load by closing the pre-pulse switch while the main switch is open. The main pulse may be provided to the load by closing the main switch after a delay Tdelay after the pre-pulse switch has been opened.
US11962292B1
A gate driving device includes an operational amplifier, two impedances, a multiplexer, and an UVLO circuit. The operational amplifier has an output coupled to the gate of the SiC MOSFET, a positive power terminal coupled to a positive power rail, and a negative power terminal coupled to a negative power rail. The impedances are coupled in series and coupled between the output of the amplifier and a low-voltage terminal. The UVLO circuit is coupled to the multiplexer and the positive power rail and coupled to the positive power voltage of the positive power rail, a driving voltage, and an UVLO voltage. The UVLO circuit controls the multiplexer to transmit an off voltage or an on voltage to the positive input of the operational amplifier based on the positive power voltage, the driving voltage, and the UVLO voltage, thereby turning on or off the SiC MOSFET.
US11962289B2
A filter includes first and second signal terminals, a filter circuit connected between the first and second signal terminals, a substrate having first and second surfaces, the first and second signal terminals being located on the first surface, a part of the filter circuit being located at a side of the second surface, a line located closer to the first surface than the filter circuit in the substrate, a first end of the line being connected to one of the first and second signal terminals, and a ground terminal that is located on the first surface and to which a second end of the line is connected, an area of a region where the line overlaps with the ground terminal being greater than an area of a region where the line overlaps with the one of the first and second signal terminals when the substrate is viewed in plan view.
US11962278B2
An aspect includes a filtering method including operating a first filter to filter a first input signal to generate a first output signal; operating a second filter to filter a second input signal to generate a second output signal; and selectively coupling at least a portion of the second filter with the first filter to filter a third input signal to generate a third output signal. Another aspect includes a filtering method including operating switching devices to configure a filter with a first set of pole(s); filtering a first input signal to generate a first output signal with the filter configured with the first set of pole(s); operating the switching devices to configure the filter with a second set of poles; and filtering a second input signal to generate a second output signal with the filter configured with the second set of poles.
US11962275B2
System and method for integrating an input signal to generate an output signal. The system includes a first integrator configured to receive the input signal and generate an integrated signal based on at least information associated with the input signal, a second integrator configured to receive the integrated signal and generate the output signal based on at least information associated with the integrated signal, and a compensation capacitor coupled to the first integrator and the second integrator. The first integrator includes a first integration capacitor and a first operational amplifier including a first input terminal and a first output terminal, the first integration capacitor being coupled between the first input terminal and the first output terminal. The second integrator includes a second integration capacitor and a second operational amplifier including a second input terminal and a second output terminal.
US11962272B2
A solar array structure for a spacecraft includes one or a pair of flexible blanket or other foldable solar arrays (such as flexible panels) and a deployable frame structure. The deployable frame structure includes a T-shaped yoke structure, a T-shaped end structure, and one or more rigid beams, the T-shaped yoke structure connectable to the spacecraft. When deployed, the frame structure tensions the flexible blanket solar array or arrays between the T-shaped yoke structure and the T-shaped end structure. When stowed, the flexible blanket solar array or arrays are folded in an accordion manner to form a stowed pack or packs between the cross-member arms of the T-shaped yoke structure and the T-shaped end structure, also stowed in its own Z-fold arrangement. The cross-member arms of the T-shaped end structure can include a solar array that can provide power before deployment while the flexible blanket solar array is stowed.
US11962265B2
A device and system for mounting a solar panel return flange to a rail. The device can include a clamp body and a clamping mechanism. With the clamp body receiving the solar panel return flange and the rail, the clamping mechanism can press the rail upward against the return flange and secure the solar panel to the rail.
US11962255B2
Systems and methods of controlling a length of an air gap in an electric machine using an air gap controller may include: determining an air gap length value for an electric machine at least in part using an air gap controller, comparing the determined air gap length value to an air gap target value using the air gap controller, and outputting a control command from the air gap controller to a controllable device associated with an air gap control system when the determined air gap length value differs from the air gap target value by a predefined threshold. A control command may be configured to impart a change to an operating parameter associated with the air gap control system to adjust a length of an air gap between an outer surface of a rotor core and an inner surface of a stator core of the electric machine.
US11962249B2
According to some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a multi-level power converter configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage, wherein the multi-level power converter comprises one or more switching groups, wherein a switching group of the one or more switching groups comprises a pair of switches and a flying capacitor, and a controller configured to determine a duty reference for the switching group, determine a duty correction factor for the switching group based upon a flying capacitor voltage error of the flying capacitor, determine a sign correction signal based on a flying capacitor ripple voltage, and determine a duty command for activating the pair of switches based on the duty reference, the duty correction factor, and the sign correction signal.
US11962247B2
A resonant half-bridge flyback power converter includes: a first transistor and a second transistor which form a half-bridge circuit; a transformer and a resonant capacitor connected in series and coupled to the half-bridge circuit; and a switching control circuit configured to generate a first driving signal and a second driving signal to control the first transistor and the second transistor respectively for switching the transformer to generate an output voltage. The first driving signal is configured to magnetize the transformer. The second driving signal includes at most one pulse between two consecutive pulses of the first driving signal. The switching control circuit generates a skipping cycle period when an output power is lower than a predetermined threshold. A resonant pulse of the second driving signal is skipped during the skipping cycle period. The skipping cycle period is increased in response to the decrease of the output power.
US11962244B2
A buck-assisted split-source inverter including a DC link having two voltage rails, at least two pairs of series connected switches, a first connection point and a second connection point for receiving voltage terminals of a fuel cell, one of the two voltage rails forming the first connection point, a switch component and an inductor connected in series having a first end formed of a terminal of the switch component and a second end formed of a terminal of the inductor, the first end forming the second connection point for receiving a voltage terminal of a fuel cell. The inverter further including at least two first diodes, a second diode having first and second terminals, wherein the switch component is adapted to be controlled conductive when any one of the lower switches connected to voltage rail forming the first connection point is controlled conductive.
US11962238B2
Provided is a highly reliable electronic control unit capable of improving responsiveness of an output current of a switching power supply to load current variation and suppressing power supply voltage variation accompanying the load current variation at low cost and with high power efficiency. Provided are: a calculation unit that performs signal processing; a first power supply circuit that supplies a first power supply voltage to the calculation unit; and a second power supply circuit that supplies a second power supply voltage to the first power supply circuit. The calculation unit has a function of outputting a control signal when a change in a consumed current of the calculation unit exceeds a predetermined threshold, and changes any one or both of a control scheme of the first power supply circuit and the second power supply voltage according to the control signal.
US11962226B2
A rotor carrier for a rotor of an electric machine and to a hybrid module with such a rotor carrier. The rotor carrier includes a tubular base body having elements on an outer circumferential surface facing the rotor for connection between base body and rotor, the base body is connected to a hub by a connection element. The connection element has an axial portion which extends along a part of the axial length of the base body and runs coaxial to the latter, in that receptacles for parts of a clutch are provided on an inner circumferential surface of the axial portion remote of the base body, and in that the connection element has a flange area adjoining the axial portion.
US11962225B2
A fan braking structure includes a fan including a frame having an upright bearing cup, and a fan impeller having a vertical rotating shaft pivotally received in the bearing cup and provided at a free end with a groove; a braking structure located at a lower part of the bearing cup and including a brake plate and an electromagnet, and the brake plate being provided at one side with a protruded brake pin and at another side with a magnetic member; and an elastic element disposed between and pressed against a top of the shell and the brake plate. When the fan is inactive, the electromagnet is energized to produce magnetic poles that repel the magnetic member and compress the elastic element, such that the brake pin is magnetically pushed toward the rotating shaft to engage with the groove, causing the fan to brake and stop rotating inertially.
US11962221B2
A cleaner according to the present disclosure comprises: a body; a suction head connected to one side of the body so as to suction foreign matter from a surface to be cleaned; and a motor assembly received in a motor case formed inside the body, so as to generate suction force, wherein: the motor assembly comprises a motor, an impeller disposed on one side of the motor and connected to the motor so as to introduce air, and a vibration isolator coupled to the other side of the motor and having a plurality of support protrusions protruding from the outer circumferential surface thereof; and the coupling between the plurality of support protrusions and the motor case causes the motor assembly to be spaced apart from the motor case.
US11962218B2
An electrical machine including a stator, a rotor and a bearing arrangement having a first bearing and a second bearing on opposite sides of the stator as well as a shielding arrangement comprising a first shielding unit and a second shielding unit. The rotor is rotatably supported around a rotation axis by means of bearings. The shielding units are electrically conductive and comprise a ring part in each case that extends originating from a radial inner end to a radial outer end away from the rotation axis. Preferably each shielding unit has a circumferential part on its radial outer end that extends in a continuous ring-shaped manner around rotation axis and is arranged in overlapping manner with the adjacent axial end of stator winding in axial direction. The circumferential parts are preferably completely closed, whereas the ring parts can comprise through holes.
US11962216B2
An electromagnetic induction pump includes a tubular internal inductor having internal combs and internal coils between teeth of the internal combs. The inside of the internal inductor forms a cavity. An internal tube is positioned around the internal inductor. A pumping canal allows circulation of a fluid. The canal is between the internal tube and external tube. A tubular external inductor is positioned around the external tube and includes external combs and external coils positioned between teeth of the external combs. An electromagnetic pump includes a movement device for moving the internal combs, and varies the radial clearance between the internal combs and internal tube, having a first part positioned inside the internal inductor and in connection with the internal combs to move them radially, and a second part extending at least partially outside of the internal inductor and connected to the first part to control the first part.
US11962213B2
Disclosed is a linear motor, including a mover and a stator which cooperate with each other. The mover includes mover iron cores arranged at intervals in a movement direction of the mover, and the stator includes permanent magnets arranged at intervals in the movement direction. Each of the mover iron cores includes an iron core yoke portion and an iron core tooth unit joined to each other. The iron core tooth unit defines an opening, and each of the permanent magnets is located at least partially within the opening.
US11962208B2
Proposed is an air gap adjustment apparatus. The apparatus is for enabling an air gap between the inner surface of a stator and the outer surface of a rotor, which are installed in an inner space of a housing, to be uniform overall. A plurality of fastening holes are formed so as to surround a shaft through hole of an end plate constituting the housing. A fastener, which has passed through a bearing housing of a bearing, is fastened to each fastening hole so as to mount the bearing to the end plate. An adjusting member body of an adjusting member, which has passed through the bearing housing, is positioned in an adjusting member seating part which is formed at the entrance of each fastening hole. The adjusting member rotates about the adjusting member body so that a head part may adjust the position of the bearing.
US11962206B2
A device for modeling hairpins promoting insertion of winding sets of the hairpins on a stator or rotor to allow an increased filling of the slot space in an assembly of winding sets on the stator or rotor is provided. Application relates to electric stators or rotors, and any device using electric wires having any gauge.
US11962198B2
Provided is a high-quality electric motor which can be manufactured at a high yield rate. An electric motor comprises a stator which is housed in a motor case, and a rotor which is provided with a shaft and a rotor body section. The shaft is rotatably supported by the motor case, and the rotor body section has a ring magnet disposed inside the stator. A magnet cover into which the rotor body section is inserted has a circular cylinder section which covers the outer peripheral surface of the ring magnet, a turned-back section which is in contact with an end surface of the rotor body section, and a fastening end section which is fastened to a flange section provided to the shaft so as to cover an end surface. An engagement latch section engaging with the rotor is provided to the turned-back section.
US11962197B2
The rotor with a non-through shaft for an electrical machine comprises a cylindrical magnetic mass gripped between two half-shafts each comprising a mounting flange connected to the magnetic mass. Each half-shaft is made in a single piece and comprises a coupling flange located opposite the mounting flange.
US11962184B2
In the production of a non-oriented electrical steel sheet by subjecting a steel slab having a certain component composition to a hot rolling, a hot-band annealing, a cold rolling and a finish annealing, the conditions of the finish annealing are controlled such that a yield stress of the steel sheet after the finish annealing is not less than 480 MPa. Also, when a motor core is produced by using the above steel sheet, there can be provided a non-oriented electrical steel sheet capable of producing a rotor core and a stator core as the same raw material where the stator core is subjected to a stress relief annealing at a soaking temperature of 780 to 950° C. in an atmosphere having a nitrogen content of not more than 30 vol % and a dew point of not higher than −20° C., while a motor core is produced with such a steel sheet.
US11962183B2
A backup power system according to the present disclosure includes a battery, a charging circuit, power storage, a first load, a second load, and a controller that controls the charging circuit. The controller causes an input current at the charging circuit to increase at a first rate of change in response to a start signal. When the controller detects an increase in a charging voltage at the power storage up to a first voltage at which driving of the first load is possible, the controller controls the charging circuit to cause the input current at the charging circuit to increase at a second rate of change lower than the first rate of change. The charging circuit is controlled by the controller to cause the input current to increase at the second rate of change, and the charging voltage at the power storage increases up to a second voltage at which driving of both the first load and the second load is possible.
US11962180B2
A power delivery system may include an inductive power converter comprising a shared connection to a shared voltage from a battery, multiple inductive phases, each of the multiple inductive phases configured to generate a respective voltage from the shared voltage, multiple regulated voltage connections, and one or more switches configured and arranged to selectively assign at least one of the multiple inductive phases to a regulated voltage connection selected from the multiple regulated voltage connections.
US11962179B2
A controller of a barcode reader is disclosed. The controller may receive, via a user input, a charge threshold associated with presenting a battery level indicator on the display panel. The controller may monitor, during a charging operation, a state of charge of the battery. The controller may determine that the state of charge satisfies the charge threshold. The controller may cause, during the charging operation, the display panel to indicate the battery level indicator.
US11962178B2
A method for managing a battery to perform a final action, the method includes determining a battery supplying power to an electronic device is discharging and receiving battery specification information for the battery. The method includes receiving environmental condition information for the battery and determining an open circuit voltage for the battery. The method includes determining a base capacity for the battery, a first capacity reduction for the battery based on the battery specification, and a second capacity reduction for the battery based on the environmental condition information. The method includes determining an overall expected capacity for the battery based on the first capacity reduction and the second capacity reduction, where the overall expected capacity represents available energy. Responsive to determining the available energy for the battery is less than a required energy to perform an action prior to battery depletion, the method includes sending a warning notification.
US11962175B2
According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a battery, a resonance circuit, a rectifier, a DC/DC converter, a charger, a switch, an overvoltage protection circuit configured to perform an overvoltage protection operation or to stop the overvoltage protection operation based on the voltage at the output terminal of the rectifier, a control circuit, and a communication circuit, and the control circuit may be configured to: based on a periodic repetition of a performance of the overvoltage protection operation and a stop of the overvoltage protection while the switch is in an off state, identify a first period during which the overvoltage protection operation is stopped, based on the first period, identify an expected voltage at an output terminal of the rectifier, to be expected, wherein the expected voltage is a voltage if the switch is in an on state, based on the expected voltage, identify whether an occurrence of an overvoltage is expected if the switch is in the on state, and control the communication circuit to transmit a communication signal including information about whether the occurrence of the overvoltage is expected.
US11962169B2
An electronic device includes a power transmitter; a first communication interface configured to support an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communication scheme; a second communication interface configured to support a Bluetooth communication scheme; and a processor configured to: control the first communication interface to transmit a first signal and receive a second signal corresponding to the first signal via the first communication interface, identify, based on a difference between a transmission time of the first signal and a reception time of the second signal, first location information of a first external device, control the power transmitter to transmit a first driving power having a first magnitude, based on a first distance between the first external device and the electronic device being within a first range, the first distance being identified based on the first location information, establish a Bluetooth communication connection with the first external device, based on receiving, via the second communication interface, a first packet transmitted from the first external device using the first driving power, after transmitting the first driving power, and control the power transmitter to transmit a first charging power having a second magnitude, after establishing the Bluetooth communication connection.
US11962167B2
A power receiving apparatus capable of receiving power transmitted from a power transmitting apparatus capable of executing first foreign object detection and second foreign object detection, transmits, to the power transmitting apparatus, data to be used by the power transmitting apparatus to execute the first foreign object detection; before transmitting the data, determines whether a predetermined condition for the power transmitting apparatus to execute the second foreign object detection different from the first foreign object detection is satisfied; and transmits, to the power transmitting apparatus, a signal for causing the power transmitting apparatus to execute the second foreign object detection in accordance with the determination.
US11962163B2
A power transmission device includes power transmission coils arranged in a line, a power transmission circuit connected to the power transmission coils, and control circuitry that switches an electrical connection between the power transmission circuit and each power transmission coil, detects a relative position between the power receiving coil and each power transmission coil, selects two or more power transmission coils adjacent to each other based on the detected relative position, and causes the power transmission circuit to supply the AC power to the selected two or more power transmission coils. In an array direction of the power transmission coils, a width Dwt of each power transmission coil is shorter than a width Dwr of the power receiving coil. In a direction perpendicular to the array direction, a width Dlt of each power transmission coil is equal to or longer than a width Dlr of the power receiving coil.
US11962159B1
An REPP may include a renewable energy source (RES), a first meter associated with a first load, a second meter associated with a second load, a first ESS electrically coupled to the RES and the first meter, a second ESS electrically coupled to the RES and the first meter through a switch, and a controller configured to set a first charge/discharge for the first ESS and a second charge/discharge for the second ESS such that the REPP delivers power to the first load longer than the RES produces power, in response to a trigger condition, actuate the switch such that the second ESS is electrically coupled to the second meter, and set a fourth charge/discharge for the second ESS such that the second ESS maintains a portion of its charge in reserve for the second load.
US11962157B2
A method includes selectably controlling a power supply from a solar Direct Current (DC) power system and an Alternating Current (AC) power system to a computing system including one or more data processing device(s) using an electronic control system, and continuously updating, through a computing power management system associated with the electronic control system, a power consumption requirement of execution of a high computational workload through the one or more data processing device(s) based on analyzing prior energy usage/production and/or predicted energy usage/production relevant to the execution of the high computational workload. The method also includes optimizing the power supply from the solar DC power system to the one or more data processing device(s) using the computing power management system based on the continuously updated power consumption requirement of the execution of the high computational workload.
US11962147B2
The present disclosure describes at least a coupling circuit for powering an electric or hybrid aircraft with an output voltage. The couple circuit can include multiple connecting inputs, a charging interface, a connecting output, a high-power diodes arrangement, and a pre-charge circuit. The multiple connecting inputs can connect multiple battery packs. The charging interface can connect to a charger for charging the multiple battery packs. The connecting output can connect with a hardware controller. The high-power diodes arrangement can electrically connect to each respective connecting input and the charging interface. The high-power arrangement can include for each battery pack a first high-power diode and a second high-power diode. The pre-charge circuit can electrically connect to the high-power diode arrangement. The pre-charge circuit can include a first branch with a first switch, and a second branch in parallel with the first branch.
US11962141B2
Devices having one primary transistor, or a plurality of primary transistors in parallel, protect electrical circuits from overcurrent conditions. Optionally, the devices have only two terminals and require no auxiliary power to operate. In those devices, the voltage drop across the device provides the electrical energy to power the device. A third or fourth terminal can appear in further devices, allowing additional overcurrent and overvoltage monitoring opportunities. Autocatalytic voltage conversion allows certain devices to rapidly limit or block nascent overcurrents.
US11962139B2
A cable retaining apparatus includes a body defining at least one aperture for receiving a respective cable, a first insulator device arranged in the, or each, aperture for preventing electrical conduction from a cable to a surface of the body facing the cable, and a second insulator device for preventing electrical conduction from a cable to a surface of the body facing away from the cable.
US11962136B2
A cord connector may be used for holding one or more cords. The cord connector includes a first body, a second body, and a bushing. The second body is removably coupled to the first body. The bushing is disposed between the first body and the second body. The bushing includes at least two bushing passages extending from a first end of the bushing toward a second end of the bushing. Each bushing passage is sealed with a membrane. The membrane is disposed within the bushing passage between the first end and the second end. The membrane is configured to be pierced to open the bushing passage.
US11962133B2
A grounding switch for grounding a high voltage cable in underground switchgear. The switch includes a solid insulation housing and a fixed electrode extending into one end of the housing and being encapsulated in the solid insulation housing. The switch also includes a ground electrode positioned at an opposite end of the housing from the fixed electrode, an air gap formed in the solid insulation housing between the fixed electrode and the ground electrode, and a movable electrode slidable positionable within the air gap to electrically connect and disconnect the fixed electrode to and from the ground electrode. An annular shielding electrode having a ridge is electrically coupled to the fixed electrode proximate the air gap, and shapes an electric field generated by the fixed electrode to be mostly confined within the solid insulation housing.
US11962121B2
A light emitting device includes a semiconductor laser element, a base member, and a cover. The base member includes a first alignment mark, a second alignment mark, a third alignment mark, and a fourth alignment mark. The base member has a disposition surface on which the semiconductor laser element is disposed. The cover is bonded to the base member to define a closed space in which the semiconductor laser element is arranged. The first alignment mark and the second alignment mark are arranged outside the closed space. The third alignment mark and the fourth alignment mark are arranged inside the closed space. A straight line connecting the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark is parallel to a straight line connecting the third alignment mark and the fourth alignment mark.
US11962118B2
A multilayer mirror comprises a reflector section including a plurality of alternating layers of a high index material and a low index material, and a filter section over the reflector section. The filter section comprises a first filter layer including a low index material on a layer of high index material of the reflector section; a second filter layer on the first filter layer, the second filter layer comprising a high index material that is different than the high index material in the reflector section; and a third filter layer on the second filter layer, the third filter layer comprising a low index material. Each filter layer has an optical thickness greater than or equal to the optical thickness of each layer of the alternating layers. The filter section substantially blocks ultraviolet (UV) energy, thereby preventing UV energy from substantially impinging on the high index material of the reflector section.
US11962114B2
A heat dissipating hardline connector includes a first body portion configured to support a terminal pin assembly and a second body portion configured to be coupled with the first body portion. The second body portion is configured to receive a hardline cable. The second body portion includes a plurality of spaced apart annular grooves formed in an outer surface of the second body portion to define a plurality of fin portions that are spaced apart from one another along a length of the second body portion. The annular grooves and fin portions are configured to increase the surface area of the outer surface of the second body portion to provide increased heat dissipation by the second body portion.
US11962112B2
A connector and a manufacturing method of the connector are provided. The connector, comprising an insulator (10), a first conductive layer (11) disposed on one side surface of the insulator (10), and a second conductive layer (12) disposed on the other side surface of the insulator (10), the insulator (10) is further provided with a conductive medium (13) connecting the first conductive layer (11) and the second conductive layer (12), and a protrusion portion (14) is disposed on the surface of the first conductive layer (11) or/and the second conductive layer (12).
US11962099B2
An antenna structure and a high-frequency multi-band wireless communication terminal are provided. The antenna structure includes: a metal plate, on which a first accommodation groove is provided; an antenna unit, including a radiating patch and a first coupling piece; and a radio frequency module, where the radio frequency module is disposed on a first side of the metal plate, and the radio frequency module is electrically connected to the radiating patch; where at least one of the radiating patch and the first coupling piece is disposed inside the first accommodation groove, the radiating patch is insulated from the metal plate, the first coupling piece is insulated from the metal plate, the radiating patch and the first coupling piece are disposed opposite to each other, the radiating patch is insulated from the first coupling piece, the first coupling piece is located between the radiating patch and the radio frequency module.
US11962098B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device may be configured to include an array of lenses along with multiple antenna arrays that each include a set of antenna elements. The antenna arrays may each support multiple beam directions, such as a respective beam direction for each lens of the array of lenses. If beams for multiple antenna arrays concurrently pass through the same lens, the lens may contribute to maintaining separation between the beams. Lenses may also contribute to the shaping of beams, and the use of multiple lenses may enhance a coverage area for beams transmitted or received by the antenna arrays.
US11962091B2
There is described an integrated antenna for radiating an electromagnetic beam at a wavelength λ, for example, in a range of millimeter and submillimeter waves. The antenna is integrated in a dielectric die having specific dimensions, and is configured as a dense array comprising two or more radiating elements (transmitters). The proposed array is denser than a conventional 1D or 2D array, would such a conventional array be arranged on the same dielectric die with a spacing λ/2 between its neighbouring radiating elements.
US11962086B2
A slot antenna comprising a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, and an antenna feed coupled to the first conductive structure. The first conductive structure is wholly or partially enclosed by the second conductive structure and comprises a conductive surface and a non-conductive pattern. The non-conductive pattern comprises a longitudinal slot and a lateral slot extending at an angle from the longitudinal slot.
US11962083B2
Radar sensor with radome having trenches for reducing coupling between transmit and receive antennas
A radar sensor module includes a substrate, at least one transmit antenna formed on a surface of the substrate, and at least one receive antenna formed on the surface of the substrate. A radome is disposed over the surface of the substrate and the at least one transmit antenna and the at least one receive antenna, such that a gap is located between the surface of the substrate and an underside of the radome in which a portion of radiation emitted from the at least one transmit antenna can propagate. At least one trench is formed in the underside of the radome and is electromagnetically coupled to the gap, the at least one trench being sized, shaped and positioned with respect to the gap such that the portion of radiation emitted from the at least one transmit antenna is substantially prevented from propagating toward the receiving antenna.
US11962065B2
A flexible antenna may be used to transmit information from and receive information to an information handling system by folding the antenna into contact with an inside surface of a display chassis of the information handling system, an outside surface of the display chassis and the surface connecting them. The folded antenna configuration may permit the antenna to receive and transmit signals in any or almost any direction when the chassis (e.g., a laptop) is in an open position even though the antenna occupies only a very small space of the inside surface of the display chassis (i.e., permitting the screen to occupy nearly all of the inside surface of the display chassis without interference from the antenna) or in a closed position.
US11962062B2
Phased array antennas, such as a multi-function aperture, are limited in performance and reliability by traditional air-cooled thermal management systems. A fuel-cooled multi-function aperture passes engine fuel through channels within the ribs of the multi-function aperture to provide better heat transfer than can be achieved through air cooled systems. The increased heat transfer and thermal management results in a multi-function aperture with improved performance and reliability.
US11962058B1
Disclosed is a circular filter assembly, relating to the field of wireless communication. The circular filter assembly includes: a dielectric filter and a dielectric waveguide circulator. The dielectric waveguide circulator is provided with at least three end portions. An end of the dielectric filter is connected to one of the end portions. A cascade matching window is disposed at a connection between the dielectric filter and the end portion, and the cascade matching window is used for adjusting impedance of the circular filter assembly. The dielectric waveguide circulator and the dielectric filter are integrally formed. By integrally forming the dielectric waveguide circulator and the dielectric filter, connecting members between the dielectric waveguide circulator and the dielectric filter can be reduced. In addition, the cascade matching window is added to perform impedance adjustment, to obtain the same standing wave indicator as a conventional connection using a connector.
US11962052B2
A fuel cell module comprises: at least one cell stack including a plurality of single fuel cells supplied with a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas to generate power; a sealable housing accommodating the at least one cell stack and forming a power generation chamber inside the housing; a pressure vessel accommodating the housing; and an oxidizing gas supply pipe for supplying the oxidizing gas to the cell stack. At least one pressure equalizing opening is formed in the housing to allow communication between inside and outside of the housing. The at least one pressure equalizing opening includes only one pressure equalizing opening, or a plurality of pressure equalizing openings in which a distance between a pressure equalizing opening in the highest position and a pressure equalizing opening in the lowest position is within 0.1H, where H is a height of the housing.
US11962051B2
The invention provides an electrolyte material for a solid oxide fuel cell comprising a perovskite oxide comprising at least one element A selected from the group consisting of Ba and Sr, an element Zr, at least one element M selected from the group consisting of Y and Yb, and oxygen, and also a solid phase method for producing the electrolyte material.
US11962050B2
A method for producing a resin frame equipped membrane electrode assembly includes: a first conveyance step of supporting a sheet-shaped member having a cathode and an electrolyte membrane by a resin frame member to which the sheet-shaped member is joined and linearly conveying the supported sheet-shaped member to a pressure bonding device; a second conveyance step of conveying an anode to the pressure bonding device by way of a rotary table; and a pressure bonding step of heating and pressing the cathode and the anode from above and below by the pressure bonding device to thereby integrate the cathode and the anode together.
US11962041B2
A method of forming a fuel cell interconnect includes depositing a Cr alloy powder, sintering the Cr alloy powder, and repeating the depositing and the sintering to form the fuel cell interconnect. The Cr alloy powder may include a pre-alloyed powder containing from about 4 wt. % to about 6 wt. % Fe, and from about 94 wt. % to about 96 wt. % Cr.
US11962037B2
The present application relates to a proton exchange membrane for fuel cell, said membrane having self-regenerating properties, to cells comprising said membranes, and to the manufacturing method thereof via electrospinning.
US11962030B2
An integrated, unitary battery pack may be formed and used as part of the structural support for a vehicle frame. The unitary battery pack includes arrays cells having all positive and negative electrical terminals aligned in-plane on a common face of the product assembly. The unitary battery pack includes cooling components for passively or actively cooling the cell arrays. The unitary battery pack is encased in a potting material that allows that forms part of the structure support for the unitary battery pack. The unitary batter pack may be integrated into the vehicle with or without additional support structures.
US11962024B2
Various battery packs are presented for use with twenty volt (20 V) power tools. In some embodiments, one or more lithium-ion battery cells of the battery packs are received by a handle of the power tool.
US11962012B2
A method of producing a negative electrode includes at least the following (A) to (C): (A) mixing powder consisting of lithium titanate oxide particles, a binder, and a solvent to prepare a particle-dispersed liquid; (B) granulating powder consisting of graphite-based particles by using the particle-dispersed liquid to prepare wet granules; and (C) forming the wet granules into a negative electrode composite material layer to produce a negative electrode. The negative electrode composite material layer is formed so as to include the lithium titanate oxide particles in an amount not lower than 2 mass % and not higher than 15 mass % of the total amount of the graphite-based particles and the lithium titanate oxide particles.
US11962007B2
The disclosure relates to the field of electrochemistry, and in particular to a lithium-ion secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and a powered device. A lithium-ion secondary battery, includes a bare cell accommodating cavity in which a bare cell group including one or more bare cells A and one or more bare cells B is arranged, wherein the bare cell A includes a first positive electrode sheet including a first positive-electrode active material selected from a single crystal or single crystal-like low-nickel ternary positive electrode material A1, the bare cell B includes a second positive electrode sheet including a second positive-electrode active material and/or a third positive-electrode active material, the second positive-electrode active material is selected from a polycrystalline high-nickel ternary positive electrode material B1, and the third positive-electrode active material is selected from a polycrystalline low-nickel ternary positive electrode material B2.
US11962005B2
The present disclosure provides a positive electrode active material having a spinel-type crystal structure that can reduce an increase in resistance and a decrease in capacity retention rate due to repeated charging and discharging of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The positive electrode active material disclosed herein is configured of a lithium manganese composite oxide having a spinel-type crystal structure, wherein the lithium manganese composite oxide includes secondary particles in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated, an average particle diameter of the secondary particles based on a SEM image is 10 μm or more and 20 μm or less, an average particle diameter of the primary particles based on a SEM image is 4 μm or more and 8 μm or less, and nickel atoms are provided in the surface layer portion of the secondary particles.
US11962001B2
Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.
US11961998B2
Provided is a method of producing multiple particulates, the method comprising: (a) dispersing multiple primary particles of an anode active material, having a particle size from 2 nm to 20 μm, and particles of a polymer foam material, having a particle size from 50 nm to 20 μm, and an optional adhesive or binder in a liquid medium to form a slurry; and (b) shaping the slurry and removing the liquid medium to form the multiple particulates having a diameter from 100 nm to 50 μm; wherein at least one of the multiple particulates comprises a polymer foam material having pores and a single or a plurality of the primary particles embedded in or in contact with the polymer foam material, wherein the primary particles have a total solid volume Va, and the pores have a total pore volume Vp, and the volume ratio Vp/Va is from 0.1/1.0 to 10/1.
US11961990B2
Embodiments described in this application relate generally to a system, an apparatus and/or methods for manufacturing electrodes by infusion electrolyte into compacted electrode materials. In some embodiments, a working electrode materials can be produced using an infusion mixing and manufacturing process. In some embodiments, a single-sided finished electrode can be produced directly from a dry powder mixture using an infusion mixing and manufacturing process. In some embodiments, a double-sided finished electrode can be produced directly from a dry powder mixture using an infusion mixing and manufacturing process. The electrodes produced by an infusion mixing and manufacturing process generally perform better than those produced by non-infusion processes.
US11961986B2
A battery module includes a battery column, a heat insulation pad and a side plate. The battery column includes a plurality of batteries, and the batteries are arranged in a first direction. The heat insulation pad is disposed between two adjacent batteries in the battery column. The side plate is disposed on a side surface of the battery column and extends in the first direction. At least one heat-resistant region is disposed on the side plate and corresponds to a position of the heat insulation pad. The heat-resistant region is any one of a through hole, a blind hole, and a notch or a combination of two or more of the foregoing communicated with each other. At least a portion of an orthographic projection of the heat insulation pad on the side plate is disposed within the heat-resistant region.
US11961985B2
A high-voltage battery, in the battery housing of which a number of cell modules are arranged, wherein combustion gas emitted in the event of a thermal battery cell event in a battery cell of one of the cell modules flows freely to an emergency degassing outlet of the battery housing via an installation gap inside the battery. A number of separate heat shield material portions are arranged in the installation gap inside the battery between the cell module top and the housing cover, each of which is associated with a cell module and has at least one elastically resilient pressing element which pushes the heat shield material portion with a pressing force such that the heat shield material portion is in pressed contact with the top of the cell module.
US11961984B2
A working machine includes an auxiliary system carried by the working machine, one or more batteries and an onboard thermal transfer system. The one or more batteries power an electrical system of the working machine. The onboard thermal transfer system utilizes a coolant configured to remove at least a portion of heat generated by the one or more batteries during charging or discharging of the one or more batteries and using the coolant heated by the thermal transfer system to heat the auxiliary system.
US11961980B2
The present invention relates to a method for treating lithium ion battery scrap containing Li, Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cu and Fe, the method comprising carrying out a calcination step, a crushing step and a sieving step in this order, and after the steps, the method comprising: a leaching step of leaching the lithium ion battery scrap by adding it to an acidic solution to leave at least a part of Cu as a solid; a Fe/Al removal step comprising allowing a leached solution obtained in the leaching step to pass through a Fe removal process for separating and removing Fe by addition of an oxidizing agent and an Al removal process for separating and removing a part of Al by neutralization in any order; an Al/Mn extraction step of extracting and removing a residue of Al and Mn from a separated solution obtained in the Fe/Al removal step by solvent extraction; a Co recovery step of extracting and back-extracting Co from a first extracted solution obtained in the Al/Mn extraction step by solvent extraction and recovering the Co by electrolytic winning; a Ni recovery step of extracting and back-extracting, by solvent extraction, a part of Ni from a second extracted solution obtained by the solvent extraction in the Co recovery step and recovering the Ni by electrolytic winning; a Li concentration step of extracting and back-extracting, by solvent extraction, a residue of Ni and Li from a third extracted solution obtained by the solvent extraction in the Ni recovery step and repeating the operations of the extracting and the back-extracting to concentrate Li; and a Li recovery step of carbonating Li in a Li concentrated solution obtained in the Li concentration step to recover the Li as lithium carbonate.
US11961967B2
Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising phosphorus based compounds are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte comprising at least two electrolyte co-solvents, wherein at least one electrolyte co-solvent comprises a phosphorus based compound.
US11961965B2
Disclosed herein are electrolytes and electrochemical devices. The electrochemical devices comprise cathodes that include nickel-rich layered lithium transition metal oxides, lithium-rich layered transition-metal oxides, lithium manganese-based spinel oxides, lithium polyanion-based compounds, and combinations thereof. The electrolytes include a lithium imide salt, an aprotic acyclic carbonate solvent, and an additive, wherein the additive comprises a metal salt, an aprotic solvent, or a combination thereof. The electrolyte can be stable at a voltage of 4.3 V or above vs. Li/Li+.
US11961958B2
A composition includes an electrode made of Lithium Manganese Oxyfluoride (LMOF). A single layer separator adheres to a surface of the electrode, is a dielectric that is conductive for Lithium ions but not electrons, and has top and bottom sides. A solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) saturates the electrode so that the LMOF is between 55 percent and 85 percent by mass of a composition of the LMOF electrode and the SPE is between 7.5 percent and 20 percent by mass of the composition of the LMOF electrode. The SPE saturates the separator so that the SPE resides both on the separator top and bottom sides so that the SPE residing on the separator top side contacts the surface. The LMOF exhibits X-Ray Diffraction spectrum peaks between twenty-two and twenty-four 2-theta degrees, between forty-eight and fifty 2-theta degrees, between fifty-four and fifty-six 2-theta degrees, and between fifty-six and fifty-eight 2-theta degrees.
US11961954B2
Various techniques are provided to assemble, manufacture, and use a power source. A power source assembly system is provided to apply a compressive force on a plurality of battery cells so that the battery cells may be inserted into a compact container without damaging the battery cells.
US11961949B2
Provided are a light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module, a display panel and a display device. The manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate; forming a circuit layer on a side of the substrate; providing at least one switching element and at least one light emitting element; and electrically connecting the switching element and the light emitting element to the circuit layer. The circuit layer includes a first power signal line, a second power signal line, and a pulse width modulation signal line; the switching element includes a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal; the light emitting element is electrically connected between the first terminal and the first power signal line, or the light emitting element is electrically connected between the second terminal and the second power signal line.
US11961947B2
Disclosed herein is a transfer substrate used for manufacturing a display device using a light emitting semiconductor device. The transfer substrate include a base substrate, and a divided unit phosphor structure arranged on the base substrate and transferred onto the light emitting semiconductor device.
US11961944B2
A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, active devices and transparent conductive patterns. The active devices are formed on the semiconductor substrate. The transparent conductive patterns are formed over the active devices and electrically connected to the active devices. The transparent conductive patterns are made of a metal oxide material. The metal oxide material has a first crystalline phase with a prefer growth plane rich in oxygen vacancy, and has a second crystalline phase with a prefer growth plane poor in oxygen vacancy.
US11961937B2
An apparatus for uniformly arranging solar cell elements that includes: a transport device for moving at least one solar cell element at a first speed; a transfer device that includes at least one gripping unit configured to grip the at least one solar cell element; and an actuator configured to move the transfer device at a second speed that is higher than the first speed.
US11961936B2
A photodetector comprising a doped semiconductor photoabsorber, a barrier layer in contact with the photo absorber layer on one side, and at least one doped semiconductor contact area on the opposite side of the barrier layer. The barrier has a valence band energy substantially equal to the valence band energy of the photo absorber, and a thickness and a conductance band gap sufficient to allow tunneling of minority carriers, and block the flow of thermalized majority carriers from the photo absorber to the contact area. A P-doped or N-doped semiconductor may be utilized. The photoabsorber layer may extend past the one or more individual sections of the contact areas in the direction across the photo-detector.
US11961932B2
A photodetector comprising: a separation region that is provided in a semiconductor substrate and defines a pixel region; a hole accumulation region that is provided in the semiconductor substrate of the pixel region along a side surface of the separation region; a multiplication region that is provided in the semiconductor substrate of the pixel region and is configured by joining a first conductivity type region and a second conductivity type region from the surface side of the semiconductor substrate in the thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating region provided in the semiconductor substrate in a region between the multiplication region and the hole accumulation region, wherein a formation depth of the insulating region is larger than a formation depth of the first conductivity type region.
US11961931B2
A method of manufacturing a solar cell that includes providing a semiconductor growth substrate; depositing on said growth substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell; applying a metal contact layer over said sequence of layers; affixing the adhesive polyimide surface of a permanent supporting substrate directly over said metal contact layer and permanently bonding it thereto by a thermocompressive technique; and removing the semiconductor growth substrate.
US11961929B1
A thermal management device for a photovoltaic panel includes a phase change material layer attached to a back side of the photovoltaic panel. The thermal management device includes a Seebeck thermoelectric generator having a first surface attached to the phase change material layer. The thermal management further device includes a heat sink attached to a second surface of the Seebeck thermoelectric generator. The heat sink is configured with a sinuous coil, a water inlet port and a water outlet port connected to the sinuous coil, and a plurality of heat fins. The thermal management further device includes a casing box configured to enclose its various components, and a glass cover attached to the casing box and configured to cover a top surface of the photovoltaic panel.
US11961926B2
The present invention relates to a method for metallizing a front electrode of an N-type solar cell, including: treating an N-type crystalline silicon substrate to form a p+ doped region and a front surface passivation anti-reflection coating on a front surface of the N-type crystalline silicon substrate in an inside-out sequence, printing an aluminum paste on the front surface passivation anti-reflection coating to form a first finger, overprinting a silver paste on the first finger to form a second finger, and printing a front silver paste on the first finger to form a busbar. In the present invention, the superposition of the second finger on the first finger can reduce line resistance while ensuring a good ohmic contact, which further improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cells. Moreover, since no grooving procedure is required, the process is simplified and cost-efficient.
US11961922B2
A distributed power harvesting system including multiple direct current (DC) power sources with respective DC outputs adapted for interconnection into an interconnected DC power source output. A converter includes input terminals adapted for coupling to the interconnected DC power source output. A circuit loop sets the voltage and current at the input terminals of the converter according to predetermined criteria. A power conversion portion converts the power received at the input terminals to an output power at the output terminals. A power supplier is coupled to the output terminals. The power supplier includes a control part for maintaining the input to the power supplier at a predetermined value. The control part maintains the input voltage and/or input current to the power supplier at a predetermined value.
US11961920B2
An integrated circuit package and method of fabrication are described. The integrated circuit package includes a lead frame having a first surface and a second opposing surface and a semiconductor die having a first, active surface in which circuitry is disposed and a second opposing surface attached to the first surface of the lead frame. A magnet attached to the second surface of the lead frame has a non-contiguous central region and at least one channel extending laterally from the central region. An overmold material forms an enclosure surrounding the magnet, semiconductor die, and a portion of the lead frame.
US11961918B2
A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with high productivity, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a high yield are provided. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a first step of forming a first insulating layer containing silicon and nitrogen, a second step of adding oxygen in a vicinity of a surface of the first insulating layer, a third step of forming a semiconductor layer containing a metal oxide over and in contact with the first insulating layer, a fourth step of forming a second insulating layer containing oxygen over and in contact with the semiconductor layer, a fifth step of performing plasma treatment in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a first temperature, a sixth step of performing plasma treatment in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a second temperature lower than the first temperature, and a seventh step of forming a third insulating layer containing silicon and nitrogen over the second insulating layer.
US11961917B2
Provided is a semiconductor device in which deterioration of electric characteristics which becomes more noticeable as the semiconductor device is miniaturized can be suppressed. The semiconductor device includes a first oxide film, an oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide film, a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, a second oxide film over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, a gate insulating film over the second oxide film, and a gate electrode in contact with the gate insulating film. A top end portion of the oxide semiconductor film is curved when seen in a channel width direction.
US11961901B2
The disclosure provides a bipolar transistor structure with multiple bases, and related methods. A bipolar transistor structure includes a first emitter/collector (E/C) material above an insulator. The first E/C material has first sidewall and a second sidewall over the insulator. A first base is above the insulator adjacent the first sidewall of the first E/C material. A second base is above the insulator adjacent the second sidewall of the first E/C material. A second E/C material is above the insulator and adjacent the first base. A width of the first base between the first E/C material and the second E/C material is less than a width of the first E/C material, and the first base protrudes horizontally outward from an end of the first E/C material and an end of the second E/C material.
US11961898B2
A method of patterning a 2D material layer is includes selectively forming a first material layer on a surface of a substrate to form a first region in which the first material layer covers the surface of the substrate and to further form a second region in which the surface of the substrate is exposed from the first material layer, the first material layer having a strong adhesive force with a 2D material. The method further includes forming a 2D material layer is formed in both the first region and the second region. The method further includes selectively removing the 2D material layer from the second region based on using a physical removal method, such that the 2D material layer remains in the first region.
US11961895B2
A first semiconductor device includes an interfacial layer over a substrate, a first high-κ dielectric layer over the interfacial layer, a second high-κ dielectric layer over the first high-κ dielectric layer, a Ti—Si mixing layer over the second high-κ dielectric layer, and a gate electrode layer over the Ti—Si mixing layer. A second semiconductor device includes an interfacial layer over a substrate, a first high-κ dielectric layer over the interfacial layer, a Ti—Si mixing layer over the first high-κ dielectric layer, a second high-κ dielectric layer over the Ti—Si mixing layer, and a gate electrode layer over the second high-κ dielectric layer. The method includes forming an interfacial layer over a substrate, forming a first high-κ dielectric layer over the interfacial layer, forming a second high-κ dielectric layer over the first high-κ dielectric layer, and forming a gate electrode layer over the second high-κ dielectric layer.
US11961891B2
A semiconductor device includes a channel component of a transistor and a gate component disposed over the channel component. The gate component includes: a dielectric layer, a first work function metal layer disposed over the dielectric layer, a fill-metal layer disposed over the first work function metal layer, and a second work function metal layer disposed over the fill-metal layer.
US11961877B1
A device includes, in a first region, a first conductive interconnect, an electrode structure on the first conductive interconnect, where the electrode structure includes a first conductive hydrogen barrier layer and a first conductive fill material. A trench capacitor including a ferroelectric material or a paraelectric material is on the electrode structure. A second dielectric includes an amorphous, greater than 90% film density hydrogen barrier material laterally surrounds the memory device. A via electrode including a second conductive hydrogen barrier material is on at least a portion of the memory device. A second region includes a conductive interconnect structure embedded within a less than 90% film density dielectric material.
US11961873B2
A light emitting device for a display according to an exemplary embodiment includes a first LED stack, a second LED stack located under the first LED stack, and a third LED stack located under the second LED stack. The light emitting device further includes a first bonding layer, a second bonding layer, a first planarization layer, a second planarization layer, lower buried vias, and upper buried vias. The first planarization layer is recessed inwardly to expose an edge of the second LED stack.
US11961872B2
A unit pixel includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the transparent substrate, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protector disposed on the transparent substrate and protecting at least one of the light emitting devices from electrostatic discharge.
US11961869B2
To reduce the influence of generation of after-pulses when a pixel including a SPAD is used. In a SPAD pixel, a PN junction part of a P+ type semiconductor layer and an N+ type semiconductor layer is formed, a P type semiconductor layer having a concentration higher than the concentration of a silicon substrate is formed in a region deeper than the PN junction part and close to a light absorption layer. With no quenching operation generating no after-pulse, electrons generated in the light absorption layer are guided to the PN junction part and subjected to avalanche amplification. When the quenching operation is performed after avalanche amplification, the electrons are guided to the N+ type semiconductor layer by a potential barrier to prevent avalanche amplification. The present disclosure is applicable to an image sensor including a SPAD.
US11961858B2
A ripple is suppressed in a solid-state imaging element that obtains a spectral spectrum. The solid-state imaging element includes a surface layer, a filter layer, and a photoelectric conversion layer. In the solid-state imaging element, the surface layer has a thickness exceeding a half of a coherence length of incident light. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the filter layer transmits predetermined target light of the incident light transmitted through the surface layer and reflects a rest of the incident light transmitted through the surface layer to the surface layer. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the photoelectric conversion layer photoelectrically converts the predetermined target light transmitted through the filter layer.
US11961856B2
An image sensing device includes a first unit pixel block, a second unit pixel block, and an isolation transistor. The first unit pixel block includes a first common floating diffusion node, first photoelectric conversion elements, first transfer transistors and a first conversion gain transistor configured to change capacitance of the first common floating diffusion node. The second unit pixel block adjacent to the first unit pixel block includes a second common floating diffusion node, second photoelectric conversion elements, second transfer transistors and a second conversion gain transistor configured to change capacitance of the second common floating diffusion node. The isolation transistor located in a boundary region between the first unit pixel block and the second unit pixel block isolates the first conversion gain transistor and the second conversion gain transistor from each other.
US11961847B2
A display device includes pixels disposed in a display area and including first and second pixels that are adjacent to each other in a first direction, and a first integrated bank pattern disposed between the first and second pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced apart from each other along the first direction in a light emitting area and extend in a second direction, a first bank pattern portion overlapping the first electrode, and a second bank pattern portion overlapping the second electrode. The first integrated bank pattern includes a second bank pattern portion disposed at the first pixel, a first bank pattern portion disposed at the second pixel, and a protrusion extending in the second direction in a boundary area between the first pixel and the second pixel.
US11961831B2
An electronic package, a semiconductor package structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The electronic package includes a carrier, a first electronic component, an electrical extension structure, and an encapsulant. The carrier has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. The first electronic component is adjacent to the first face of the carrier. The electrical extension structure is adjacent to the first face of the carrier and defines a space with the carrier for accommodating the first electronic component, the electrical extension structure is configured to connect the carrier with an external electronic component. The encapsulant encapsulates the first electronic component and at least a portion of the electrical extension structure.
US11961829B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatuses and method for a stacked light emitting diode (LED) hologram display. A stacked LED hologram display can include a first array of LEDs that are configured to emit red light received by a meta-optics panel configured to display a first portion of a holographic image, a second array of LEDs that are configured to emit green light received by a meta-optics panel configured to display a second portion of a holographic image, and a third array of LEDs that are configured to emit blue light received by a meta-optics panel configured to display a third portion of a holographic image. The stacked LED hologram display can include a number of actuators configured to adjust a position of a first array of LEDs in first direction and a second direction, adjust a position of a second array of LEDs in the first direction and the second direction, and adjust a position of a third array of LEDs in the first direction and the second direction.
US11961819B2
A wire bonding apparatus connecting a lead of a mounted member with an electrode of a semiconductor die through a wire comprises a capillary through which the wire is inserted, a shape acquisition part which acquires the shape of the lead to which the wire is connected, a calculating part which calculates an extending direction of a wire tail extending from the end of the capillary based on the shape of a lead to which the wire is connected next, and a cutting part which moves the capillary in the extending direction and cuts the wire to form the wire tail after the lead is connected with the electrode through the wire. Thus, in the wire bonding using wedge bonding, joining part tails (183a, 283a, 383a) formed in continuation to a first bonding point can be prevented from coming into contact with each other.
US11961818B2
This patent application relates to methods and apparatus for temperature modification within a stack of microelectronic devices for mutual collective bonding of the microelectronic devices, and to related substrates and assemblies.
US11961802B2
A semiconductor device includes a device plane including an array of cells each including a transistor device. The device plane is formed on a working surface of a substrate and has a front side and a backside opposite the front side. A signal wiring structure is formed on the front side of the device plane. A front-side power distribution network (FSPDN) is positioned on the front side of the device plane. A buried power rail (BPR) is disposed below the device plane on the backside of the device plane. A power tap structure is formed in the device plane. The power tap structure electrically connects the BPR to the FSPDN and electrically connects the BPR to at least one of the transistor devices to provide power to the at least one of the transistor devices.
US11961800B2
A method for forming a via in a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device including the via are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method may include bonding a first terminal and a second terminal of a first substrate to a third terminal and a fourth terminal of a second substrate; separating the first substrate to form a first component device and a second component device; forming a gap fill material over the first component device, the second component device, and the second substrate; forming a conductive via extending from a top surface of the gap fill material to a fifth terminal of the second substrate; and forming a top terminal over a top surface of the first component device, the top terminal connecting the first component device to the fifth terminal of the second substrate through the conductive via.
US11961795B2
A semiconductor package that includes a support wiring structure. A semiconductor chip is on the support wiring structure. A cover wiring structure is on the semiconductor chip. A plurality of connection structures penetrates a filling member and electrically connects the support wiring structure to the cover wiring structure. The filling member fills a space between the support wiring structure and the cover wiring structure. The filling member surrounds the plurality of connection structures and the semiconductor chip and includes a plurality of fillers. A partial portion of the plurality of fillers includes cutting fillers having a flat surface that extends along a vertical level that is a reference level.
US11961791B2
A device includes a redistribution line, and a polymer region molded over the redistribution line. The polymer region includes a first flat top surface. A conductive region is disposed in the polymer region and electrically coupled to the redistribution line. The conductive region includes a second flat top surface not higher than the first flat top surface.
US11961787B2
A semiconductor device with a sidewall interconnection structure and a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor device are provided. According to embodiments, the semiconductor device includes: a vertical stack including a plurality of element layers, wherein each element layer of the plurality of element layers includes a plurality of semiconductor elements and a metallization layer for the plurality of semiconductor elements; and an interconnection structure laterally adjoined the vertical stack. The interconnection structure includes: an electrical isolation layer; and a conductive structure in the electrical isolation layer, wherein at least a part of a conductive structure in the metallization layer of the each element layer is in contact with and electrically connected to the conductive structure at a corresponding height in the interconnection structure in a lateral direction.
US11961780B2
A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor device that includes first and second fin bases having first and second connecting portions and a resin for sealing the outer peripheral side surfaces of first to fourth conductors, and a flow path forming body connected to the first and second connecting portions of the first and second fin bases. A first elastically deformed portion, which is elastically deformed, is provided such that a distance in a thickness direction between the outer peripheral ends of the first and second connecting portions becomes smaller than a distance in a thickness direction between intermediate portions of the first and second connecting portions. The resin is filled between the first and second connecting portions of the first and second fin bases are filled with the resin therebetween.
US11961776B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a connector structure configured for carrying a signal and providing a semiconductor die. At least a portion of the connector structure and the semiconductor die are encapsulated with an encapsulant. The semiconductor die is interconnected with the connector structure by way of a conductive trace.
US11961770B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a processing tool. The tool includes a housing enclosing a processing chamber, and an input/output port configured to pass a wafer through the housing into and out of the processing chamber. A back-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a back side of the wafer. A front-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a front side of the wafer according to a first image resolution. A front-side micro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image the front side of the wafer according to a second image resolution which is higher than the first image resolution.
US11961768B2
A method includes forming a first transistor, which includes forming a first gate dielectric layer over a first channel region in a substrate and forming a first work-function layer over the first gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the first work-function layer includes depositing a work-function material using first process conditions to form the work-function material having a first proportion of different crystalline orientations and forming a second transistor, which includes forming a second gate dielectric layer over a second channel region in the substrate and forming a second work-function layer over the second gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the second work-function layer includes depositing the work-function material using second process conditions to form the work-function material having a second proportion of different crystalline orientations.
US11961765B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate, including: (a) preparing an epitaxial substrate having a nitride semiconductor layer formed on a first main surface of a growth substrate and preparing a first support substrate, forming a resin adhesive layer between the first main surface of the growth substrate and a first main surface of the first support substrate, and bonding the epitaxial substrate to the first support substrate; (b) thinning a second main surface of the growth substrate; (c) forming a first protective thin film layer on the thinned growth substrate; (d) forming a second protective thin film layer on the first support substrate; (e) removing the thinned growth substrate; (f) bonding a second support substrate onto the nitride semiconductor layer; and (g) removing the first support substrate and the resin adhesive layer.
US11961764B2
A semiconductor device has a carrier with a fixed size. A plurality of first semiconductor die is singulated from a first semiconductor wafer. The first semiconductor die are disposed over the carrier. The number of first semiconductor die on the carrier is independent from the size and number of first semiconductor die singulated from the first semiconductor wafer. An encapsulant is deposited over and around the first semiconductor die and carrier to form a reconstituted panel. An interconnect structure is formed over the reconstituted panel while leaving the encapsulant devoid of the interconnect structure. The reconstituted panel is singulated through the encapsulant. The first semiconductor die are removed from the carrier. A second semiconductor die with a size different from the size of the first semiconductor die is disposed over the carrier. The fixed size of the carrier is independent of a size of the second semiconductor die.
US11961763B2
Devices and methods that a first gate structure wrapping around a channel layer disposed over the substrate, a second gate structure wrapping around another channel layer disposed over the substrate and a dielectric fin structure formed over a shallow trench isolation (STI) feature and between the first and second gate structures. At least one metallization layer is formed on the first gate structure, the dielectric fin structure, and the second gate structure and contiguously extends from the first gate structure to the second gate structure.
US11961755B2
A substrate support includes a substrate support portion having an electrostatic chuck for adsorbing a substrate and a substrate heater electrode inside the electrostatic chuck; a ring support supporting an edge ring and having an edge ring heater electrode inside; a base having a central stage on which the substrate support portion is disposed, and an outer peripheral stage on which the ring support is disposed; a first power feeding terminal disposed immediately below the substrate support portion to supply a power to the substrate heater electrode; and a second power feeding terminal disposed immediately below the ring support to supply the power to the edge ring heater electrode. An upper surface of the outer peripheral stage is positioned lower than that of the central stage, and a thickness of the ring support is equal to or larger than 40% of a thickness of the substrate support portion.
US11961752B2
A first lid opening-and-closing mechanism includes: a first holder that holds an upper lid of a first container; a first protrusion provided to protrude from the first holder toward one side direction with respect to the first holder and extends to outside of a casing; and a first raising/lowering driver that raises and lowers the first holder in a cantilevered manner with the first protrusion interposed therebetween. A second lid opening-and-closing mechanism includes: a second holder that holds an upper lid of a second container; a second protrusion provided to protrude from the second holder toward the one side direction and extends to the outside of the casing; and a second raising/lowering driver that raises and lowers the second holder in a cantilevered manner with the second protrusion interposed therebetween. The first raising/lowering driver and the second raising/lowering driver are located outside the casing in the one side direction.
US11961737B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate including a base and a plurality of fins discretely formed over the base. Each fin is made of a material including a first atom and contains openings therein. The semiconductor structure also includes a source-drain doped layer located in each opening and including a seed layer on a surface of an inner wall of the opening and a body layer on a surface of the seed layer. A material of the seed layer includes the first atom, a second atom, and a third atom. A material of the body layer includes the first atom and the second atom.
US11961735B2
A method for processing a substrate includes performing a cyclic plasma process including a plurality of cycles, each cycle of the plurality of cycles including purging a plasma processing chamber including the substrate with a first deposition gas including carbon. The substrate includes a first layer including silicon and a second layer including a metal oxide. The method further includes exposing the substrate to a first plasma generated from the first deposition gas to selectively deposit a first polymeric film over the first layer relative to the second layer; purging the plasma processing chamber with an etch gas including fluorine; and exposing the substrate to a second plasma generated from the etch gas to etch the second layer.
US11961733B2
There is included forming an oxide film on a substrate by alternately performing: forming the first oxide film containing an atom X by performing a first cycle including non-simultaneously performing forming a first layer including a component in which a first functional group is bonded to the atom X, and forming a second layer containing the atom X and oxygen by oxidizing the first layer; and forming the second oxide film containing the atom X by performing a second cycle including non-simultaneously performing forming a third layer including a component in which the first functional group is bonded to the atom X, and forming a fourth layer containing the atom X and oxygen by oxidizing the third layer, under a processing condition that an oxidizing power is higher than an oxidizing power when oxidizing the first layer.
US11961731B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a conductive feature over the substrate, a dielectric layer over the conductive feature and the substrate, and a structure disposed over and electrically connected to the conductive feature. The structure is partially surrounded by the dielectric layer and includes a first metal-containing layer and a second metal-contain layer surrounded by the first metal-containing layer. The first and the second metal-containing layers include different materials. A lower portion of the first metal-containing layer includes a transition metal or a transition metal nitride and an upper portion of the first metal-containing layer includes a transition metal fluoride or a transition metal chloride.
US11961726B2
A first trend chart and a second trend chart are displayed along with a chromatogram. The first trend chart is generated based on a plurality of first representative value arrays obtained from a plurality of mass spectra. The second trend chart is generated based on a plurality of second representative value arrays obtained from the plurality of mass spectra. A mass spectrum stable period is determined based on the first trend chart and the second trend chart.
US11961725B2
A photoelectric tube includes a housing including a light transmitting portion, an electron emitting portion including a photoelectric surface disposed inside the housing, an electron capturing portion disposed between the light transmitting portion and the photoelectric surface inside the housing, and a conductive layer disposed on a light transmitting portion side of at least a part of the electron capturing portion to face the photoelectric surface inside the housing and configured to allow light to pass therethrough.
US11961723B2
Embodiments of a process kit are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit includes a deposition ring configured to be disposed on a substrate support, the deposition ring including an annular band configured to rest on a lower ledge of the substrate support, the annular band having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface including a step between a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion; an inner lip extending upwards from the upper surface of the annular band and adjacent an inner surface of the annular band, wherein a depth between an upper surface of the annular band and a horizontal portion of the upper surface of the inner lip is between about 6.0 mm and about 12.0 mm; a channel disposed radially outward of and beneath the annular band; and an outer lip extending upwardly and disposed radially outward of the channel.
US11961721B2
An apparatus for in-situ etching monitoring in a plasma processing chamber includes a continuous wave broadband light source, an illumination system configured to illuminate an area on a substrate with an incident light beam being directed from the continuous wave broadband light source at normal incidence to the substrate, a collection system configured to collect a reflected light beam being reflected from the illuminated area on the substrate, and to direct the reflected light beam to a first light detector, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a property of the substrate or structures formed thereupon based on a reference light beam and the reflected light beam, and control an etch process based on the determined property. The reference light beam is generated by the illumination system by splitting a portion of the incident light beam and directed to a second light detector.
US11961715B2
Described herein is a technique capable of efficiently removing a foreign substance in a reaction tube. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube in which a substrate is processed; and a substrate retainer including a plurality of support columns configured to support the substrate, wherein at least one among the plurality of the support columns includes: a hollow portion through which an inert gas is supplied; and a gas supply port through which the inert gas is supplied toward an inner wall of the reaction tube.
US11961712B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for calibrating sensors used by a match network during tuning of power delivery to a plasma processing chamber. The calibration can include self-calibration of two sensors in isolation relative to a self-load, and Relative or Absolute mutual calibration of both sensors used together across a mutual load. The mutual calibration can determine errors between the two sensors after they are each calibrated in isolation, and this additional calibration provides previously unrealized tuning accuracy.
US11961703B2
A beam arrangement portion is provided to arrange multiple primary electron beams on a substrate. The beam arrangement portion arranges the multiple primary electron beams in a square lattice along a first moving direction of a stage allowing the substrate to be placed thereon and a second moving direction perpendicular to the first moving direction in a state where, when the multiple primary electron beams are viewed as a whole, beams around four corners of the square lattice are omitted.
US11961702B2
Systems and methods for preparing a nanofluidic LCTEM cell are provided. An exemplary method includes coating a photoresist layer onto a top surface of a silicon nitride substrate; etching channels into the photoresist layer; depositing calcite into the etched channels; removing the photoresist; placing the cell on a holder; connecting a first end of an inlet line to the cell; connecting a second end of the inlet line to an ultrasound transducer configured to generate nanobubbles; and connecting an outlet line to the cell.
US11961701B2
When adjusting optical axes of a multi-beam charged particle beam device, because parameters of optical systems are inter-dependent, the time required to adjust the parameters increases. Thus, the present invention provides a charged particle beam device provided with an optical parameter setting unit for setting parameters of optical systems for emitting a plurality of primary charged particle beams to a sample, detectors for individually detecting a plurality of secondary charged particle beams discharged from the sample, a plurality of memories for storing signals detected by the detectors and converted into digital pixels in the form of images, evaluation value derivation units for deriving evaluation values of the primary charged particle beams from the images, and a GUI capable of displaying the images and receiving an input from a user, wherein the GUI displays the images and evaluation results based on the evaluation values and changes various optical parameters in real-time.
US11961694B2
An x-ray source includes an optical communications link to provide a galvanically isolated communication between a system controller and a gun controller. In specific examples, the link is provided through one or more fibers. In addition, the gun controller is preferably remote programmed by the system controller during startup. This addresses the problem of reprogramming a processor in a hard to access location/environment. A watchdog timer is also useful for the gun digital processor of the gun controller.
US11961675B2
A ceramic electronic device includes an element body and an external electrode. The element body is formed by laminating a ceramic layer and an internal electrode layer. The external electrode is electrically connected to at least one end of the internal, electrode layer. The element body includes a boundary layer at an end of the ceramic layer. The ceramic layer includes a perovskite compound represented by ABO3 as a main component. The boundary layer includes Ba and Ti as a main component. The boundary layer includes 0.27-0.40 parts by mol of Ba, provided that a total of Ba and Ti included in the boundary layer is 1 part by mol.
US11961672B2
An electronic component includes a multilayer body including inner electrodes and dielectric layers that are alternately stacked, and outer electrodes that are electrically connected to the inner electrodes. The multilayer body includes first and second main surfaces opposite each other in a stacking direction, first and second side surfaces opposite each other in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces opposite each other in a length direction. At least one of the outer electrodes is located on at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface of the multilayer body and is directly connected to the inner electrodes at positions spaced away from the at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface toward the inside of the multilayer body.
US11961671B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a MIM capacitor by High-k dielectric and method for fabricating the same to prevent formation of oxygen-based interface films between a lower electrode and a dielectric layer, and between an upper electrode and a dielectric layer by stacking a first film formed of metal between the dielectric layer formed of a High-k material having a high dielectric constant and the lower electrode formed of metal, and a second film formed of metal between the dielectric layer and the upper electrode.
US11961669B2
Flexible and stretchable supercapacitors are made using carbon nanostructures produced by providing a first composite structure which includes a temporary substrate and an array of carbon nanotubes arranged in a stack on a surface of the temporary substrate such that the stack of carbon nanotubes is oriented generally perpendicular to the surface of the temporary substrate, which may include silicon dioxide. The stack of carbon nanotubes is transferred from the temporary substrate to another substrate, which includes a curable polymer, thereby forming another composite structure comprising the stack of carbon nanotubes and the cured polymer.
US11961666B2
The present invention discloses an electric field propulsion system for spacecraft. The system includes a capacitor stack comprising an array of supercapacitors. Solid-state electronic circuits generate modulated currents and electric fields in pulse coils. The pulse coils direct the electric fields onto separated electric charges stored in the capacitor stack. The resulting unidirectional Lorentz Forces thereby generate thrust without reaction mass. Reaction momentum is carried away by Poynting Vector fields in conformity with the currently understood principles of electrodynamics. The design is scalable down to micro-chip sized thrusters.
US11961663B2
A superconducting current limiting dipole (L6), comprising a superconducting conductor (F6) wound so as to form a two-wire coil extending in a single plane, a layer of insulator (E1 to E11, H1) being arranged between two turns of said coil. The superconducting conductor (C1 to C6) consists of at least four separate superconducting cables (C1 to C6) wound in parallel and arranged in at least two pairs, each of the pairs being formed by two of said superconducting cables (C1 to C6) that are electrically connected to one another in a first connection area, and, in a second connection area, one of the superconducting cables of one pair is electrically connected to one of the superconducting cables of the other pair, the other superconducting cable of each pair being connected to an electrical connection terminal (T1, T2) or to an additional pair.
US11961659B2
Vibration of an iron core is reduced to reduce transformer noise. An iron core for a transformer comprises a plurality of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets stacked together, wherein at least one of the plurality of grain-oriented electrical steel sheets: (1) has a region in which closure domains are formed in a direction crossing a rolling direction and a region in which no closure domains are formed; and (2) has an area ratio R of 0.10% to 30%, the area ratio R being an area ratio, to the whole grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, of a region in which a shrinkage amount at a maximum displacement point when excited in the rolling direction at a maximum magnetic flux density of 1.7 T and a frequency of 50 Hz is at least 2×10−7 less than a shrinkage amount in the region in which no closure domains are formed.
US11961652B2
In a coil component, a shield layer is provided after the unevenness of the surface of an element body is smoothened by the surface being covered with an insulating layer. A Cu layer of the shield layer is provided on a smooth surface, and thus a thickness variation can be suppressed and the Cu layer can be formed with a substantially uniform thickness. In the coil component, a point where the shield layer is thin or a point lacking the shield layer is unlikely to be generated and a functional degradation of the shield layer is effectively suppressed.
US11961642B2
A shunt resistor module, which includes a shunt resistor having a resistor unit having a predetermined resistance, plate-shaped terminal units respectively configured to extend at both sides of the resistor unit, and a voltage measurement lead pin configured to protrude perpendicular to the terminal unit and having an end portion bent to be parallel to the terminal unit, and a PCB substrate having an assembly guide portion formed to be cut inward by a predetermined depth from an outermost side thereof. The voltage measurement lead pin is fit into the assembly guide portion so that the resistor unit and the terminal unit are placed on a front surface of the PCB substrate and the end portion of the voltage measurement lead pin is caught at a rear surface of the PCB substrate.
US11961630B2
Novel dispersions of nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, boron nanotubes, clay nanotubes, other nanotube species, buckminster fullerenes, graphene, graphene nanoplatelets, elements, oxides, nanoparticles, nanoclusters, nanopowders, nanocrystals, nanoscale molecules, other nanoscale materials, as well as products produced therefrom are described. These dispersions can then be further processed into a wide variety of products including but not limited to composite materials, polymers, resins, epoxies, emulsions, cements, coatings, clays, films, membranes, paper, fibers, inks, paints, pastes, electronics, spintronics, optics, biotechnology materials, electrodes, field emission or other displays, plating, capacitance, ceramics, catalysts, days, ballistic materials, drug delivery, doping, magnetics, dielectrics, barrier layers, selective ion flow membranes, batteries, fuel cells, solar and other applications. The invention can also be used to protect electronics from electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference or radio frequency identification. Most applications that utilize nanoparticles can benefit from this invention.
US11961627B2
The invention relates to charged particle beam generator comprising a charged particle source for generating a charged particle beam, a collimator system comprising a collimator structure with a plurality of collimator electrodes for collimating the charged particle beam, a beam source vacuum chamber comprising the charged particle source, and a generator vacuum chamber comprising the collimator structure and the beam source vacuum chamber within a vacuum, wherein the collimator system is positioned outside the beam source vacuum chamber. Each of the beam source vacuum chamber and the generator vacuum chamber may be provided with a vacuum pump.
US11961621B2
A method includes receiving patient health data; determining a score using a trained machine learning model; determining a threshold value using an adaptive threshold tuning learning model; comparing the score to the threshold value; and generating an alarm. A computing system includes a processor; and a memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to: receive patient health data; determine a score using a trained machine learning model; determine a threshold value using an adaptive threshold tuning learning model; compare the score to the threshold value; and generate an alarm. A non-transitory computer readable medium includes program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to: receive patient health data; determine a score using a trained machine learning model; determine a threshold value using an adaptive threshold tuning learning model; compare the score to the threshold value; and generate an alarm.
US11961615B2
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, recliner, etc. includes a support deck, one or more lifts, and a plurality of circuit boards. Each circuit board includes an associated controller and memory, as well as a set of data associated with that circuit board. One of the controllers, such as, but not limited to, a main controller is adapted to automatically store a backup copy of the set of data associated with the other circuit boards. This main controller is further adapted to automatically determine if any of the circuit boards, including itself, are replacements of a previously installed circuit board. If so, the main controller uses the backup copy of the corresponding set of data to supply the replacement circuit board with the data from its previous counterpart, thereby ensuring that the historical data from past circuit boards is automatically transferred forward to their replacements.
US11961604B2
For decision support in a medical therapy, machine learning provides a machine-learned generator for generating a prediction of outcome for therapy personalized to a patient. Deep learning may result in features more predictive of outcome than handcrafted features. More comprehensive learning may be provided by using multi-task learning where one of the tasks (e.g., segmentation, non-image data, and/or feature extraction) is unsupervised and/or draws on a greater number of training samples than available for outcome prediction alone.
US11961601B1
To assist a user in the correct performance of an activity, video data is acquired. A pose of the user is determined from the video data and an avatar is generated representing the user in the pose. The pose of the user is compared to one or more other poses representing correct performance of the activity to determine one or more differences that may represent errors by the user. Depending on the activity that is being performed, some errors may be presented to the user during performance of the activity, while other errors may be presented after performance of the activity has ceased. To present an indication of an error, a specific body part or other portion of the avatar that corresponds to a difference between the user's pose and a correct pose may be presented along with an instruction regarding correct performance of the activity.
US11961596B2
The invention generally relates to computer-based systems to evaluate and market clinical trial research centers. In certain aspects, the invention provides computer-based systems to collect information about clinical research centers. Systems include a tangible, non-transitory memory coupled to a processor operable to retrieve, based on a user's input, an identity of a clinical research center and prompt the user for information relating generally to the center. The system can collect disease-specific information by prompting the user for a selection of a disease and then collecting from the user information identifying an ability of the center to perform one or more tests relating to the disease.
US11961593B2
The technology disclosed relates to artificial intelligence-based determination of analyte data for base calling. In particular, the technology disclosed uses input image data that is derived from a sequence of images. Each image in the sequence of images represents an imaged region and depicts intensity emissions indicative of one or more analytes and a surrounding background of the intensity emissions at a respective one of a plurality of sequencing cycles of a sequencing run. The input image data comprises image patches extracted from each image in the sequence of images. The input image data is processed through a neural network to generate an alternative representation of the input image data. The alternative representation is processed through an output layer to generate an output indicating properties of respective portions of the imaged region.
US11961591B2
A method for detecting a tandem duplication in an FLT3 gene of a sample, includes mapping reads corresponding to targeted regions of exons of the FLT3 gene to a reference sequence. A partially mapped read includes a mapped portion, a soft-clipped portion and a breakpoint. Analyzing the partially mapped reads intersecting a column of the pileup includes detecting a duplication in the soft-clipped portion by comparing the soft-clipped portion to the mapped portion adjacent to the breakpoint; determining an insert size of the duplication in the soft-clipped portion; and assigning the partially mapped read to a category based on the insert size. Categories correspond to insert sizes. The categories are filtered and converted into features corresponding to the column. The features corresponding to one or more columns representing a same insert are merged to determine a location and size of a tandem duplication.
US11961589B2
A processing system uses a Bayesian inference based model for targeted sequencing or variant calling. In an embodiment, the processing system generates candidate variants of a cell free nucleic acid sample. The processing system determines likelihoods of true alternate frequencies for each of the candidate variants in the cell free nucleic acid sample and in a corresponding genomic nucleic acid sample. The processing system filters or scores the candidate variants by the model using at least the likelihoods of true alternate frequencies. The processing system outputs the filtered candidate variants, which may be used to generate features for a predictive cancer or disease model.
US11961584B2
The present invention provides a readout integrated circuit and an operation method thereof. The readout integrated circuit includes a readout circuit, a line buffer and a communication interface circuit. The readout circuit reads out a plurality of row sensing results of a plurality of sensor rows of a sensor. The line buffer is coupled to the readout circuit for temporarily storing a current row sensing result of a current sensor row of the sensor. The communication interface circuit is coupled to the line buffer. After the current row sensing result of the current sensor row is temporarily stored into the line buffer, the communication interface circuit outputs the current row sensing result in real time to a host circuit.
US11961581B2
Some embodiments include an assembly having a stack of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels. Channel material pillars extend through the stack. Some of the channel material pillars are associated with a first sub-block, and others of the channel material pillars are associated with a second sub-block. Memory cells are along the channel material pillars. An insulative level is over the stack. A select gate configuration is over the insulative level. The select gate configuration includes a first conductive gate structure associated with the first sub-block, and includes a second conductive gate structure associated with the second sub-block. The first and second conductive gate structures are laterally spaced from one another by an intervening insulative region. The first and second conductive gate structures have vertically-spaced conductive regions, and have vertically-extending conductive structures which electrically couple the vertically-spaced conductive regions to one another. Some embodiments include methods of forming assemblies.
US11961574B2
A memory device includes a memory block including memory cells to which a program voltage is applied through a word line. The memory device also includes a peripheral circuit configured to perform a verify operation of comparing threshold voltages of the memory cells with a verify voltage on each of a plurality of program levels. The memory device further includes a control logic circuit configured to control the peripheral circuit to apply a plurality of blind voltages related to a target level among the plurality of program levels to the word line, and determine a start time point of a verify operation corresponding to a next program level of the target level using the number of fail bits for each of the plurality of blind voltages.
US11961561B2
The present technology relates to an electronic device. According to the present technology, a memory device having improved verify accuracy may include a memory block including memory cells, a read and write circuit including a plurality of page buffers, a current sensing circuit configured to perform a verify operation of comparing sensing voltages with a reference voltage, and a control logic configured to control the current sensing circuit to perform the verify operation. The control logic controls performing a first verify operation on each of page buffer groups having a same logical group number, and performing a second verify operation on each of page buffer groups having a same physical group number, and the current sensing circuit outputs a verify pass signal in response to both results of the first verify operation and the second verify operation satisfying a pass criterion.
US11961545B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a memory device. The memory device has a first transistor having a first source/drain and a second source/drain, where the first source/drain and the second source/drain are disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A dielectric structure is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A first memory cell is disposed in the dielectric structure and over the semiconductor substrate, where the first memory cell has a first electrode and a second electrode, where the first electrode of the first memory cell is electrically coupled to the first source/drain of the first transistor. A second memory cell is disposed in the dielectric structure and over the semiconductor substrate, where the second memory cell has a first electrode and a second electrode, where the first electrode of the second memory cell is electrically coupled to the second source/drain of the first transistor.
US11961539B2
Apparatus and methods for enabling indexing and playback of media content before the end of a content capture. In one aspect, a method for enabling indexing of media data obtained as part of a content capture is disclosed. In one embodiment, the indexing enables playback of the media data during the capture and before cessation thereof. In one variant, the method includes generating an “SOS track” for one or more images. The SOS track does not contain the same information as a full index, but provides sufficient information to allow an index to be subsequently constructed. In one implementation, the provided information includes identifiable markers relating to video data, audio data, or white space, but it does not provide an enumerated or complete “table of contents” as in a traditional index.
US11961538B2
Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading of compressed domain information streams on a user/client device. Exemplary systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus information streams, between MP3 information streams, or between information streams of unmatched formats. These systems are distinguished in that cross-fade is directly applied to compressed bitstreams so a single decode operation is performed on the resulting bitstream. Thus, a set of frames from each input stream associated with the time interval in which a cross fade is decoded, and combined and recoded with a cross fade or other effect now in the compressed bitstream. Once sent through the client device's decoder, the user hears the transitional effect. The only input data that is decoded and processed is that associated with the portion of each stream used the crossfade, blend or other interstitial, and thus the vast majority of input streams are left compressed.
US11961537B2
The present disclosure describes techniques for generating content based on rhythm. The techniques comprises acquiring a plurality of images comprising an object with movements in the plurality of images; determining whether at least one portion of the at least one part of the object in a first image aligns with a target image overlaid on the first image and whether the at least one portion aligns with the target image at a time proximate to a first rhythmic point of a playback of a selected piece of music; segmenting the at least one part of the object from the first image in response to determining that the at least one portion aligns with the target image at the time proximate to the first rhythmic point of the playback of the selected piece of music; and generating a first overlay based on the at least one part of the object.
US11961528B2
A method for decoding an encoded audio bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving the encoded audio bitstream and decoding the audio data to generate a decoded lowband audio signal. The method further includes extracting high frequency reconstruction metadata and filtering the decoded lowband audio signal with an analysis filterbank to generate a filtered lowband audio signal. The method also includes extracting a flag indicating whether either spectral translation or harmonic transposition is to be performed on the audio data and regenerating a highband portion of the audio signal using the filtered lowband audio signal and the high frequency reconstruction metadata in accordance with the flag.
US11961524B2
A system for extracting speaker information in an ATC transcription and displaying the speaker information on a graphical display unit is provided. The system is configured to: segment a stream of audio received from an ATC and other aircraft into a plurality of chunks; determine, for each chunk, if the speaker is enrolled in an enrolled speaker database; when the speaker is enrolled in the enrolled speaker database, decode the chunk using a speaker-dependent automatic speech recognition (ASR) model and tag the chunk with a permanent name for the speaker; when the speaker is not enrolled in the enrolled speaker database, assign a temporary name for the speaker, tag the chunk with the temporary name, and decode the chunk using a speaker independent speech recognition model; format the decoded chunk as text; and signal the graphical display unit to display the formatted text along with an identity for the speaker.
US11961520B2
Disclosed are a voice recognition system and a display device using the same. The disclosed voice recognition system includes a plate structure, a vibration sensor, and a voice recognition device. The plate structure vibrates based on propagation of a voice wave generated from a user, and the vibration sensor is provided in contact with the plate structure to detect the vibration of the plate structure. The voice recognition device recognizes voice of the user by receiving a signal output from the vibration sensor.
US11961513B2
A decoder includes a feature extraction circuit for calculating one or more feature vectors. An acoustic model circuit is coupled to receive one or more feature vectors from and assign one or more likelihood values to the one or more feature vectors. A memory architecture that utilizes on-chip state lattices and an off-chip memory for storing states of transition of the decoder is used to reduce reading and writing to the off-chip memory. The on-chip state lattice is populated with at least one of the states of transition stored in the off-chip memory. An on-chip word is generated from a snapshot from the on-chip state lattice. The on-chip state lattice and the on-chip word lattice act as an on-chip cache to reduce reading and writing to the off-chip memory.
US11961505B2
Methods and devices for identifying language level are provided. A first automatic speech recognition (ASR) module is identified, from among a plurality of ASR modules, based on information on a target received at the electronic device. First voice data and first image data for the target are received. The first voice data and the first image data are converted to first text data using the first ASR module. A first language level of the target is identified based on the first text data. Data including at least one of a voice output and an image output is output based on the first language level satisfying a condition.
US11961497B2
The invention relates to an alto flute set having a flute body (5) with tone holes, one mouthpiece (1), a straight extension (3) connectable to the flute body (5) and to the one mouthpiece (1), a curved extension (4) connectable to the flute body (5) and to the one mouthpiece (1).
US11961487B2
According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel having a display area provided with pixels; a dimming panel disposed so as to face the display panel and having a dimming area provided with dimming pixels; and a light source configured to emit light that travels from the dimming panel toward the display panel. When a pixel among the pixels is controlled to be lit up in white, blurring processing is applied so as to cause more than one of the dimming pixels including a dimming pixel overlapping the pixel to transmit light, and light from the light source is transmitted through the blurring area and the pixel. The blurring area is determined based on a positional misalignment with respect to a predetermined positional relation between the display area and the dimming area.
US11961483B2
A display panel includes at least one pixel circuit and a light emitting element. One pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, and second and third transistors. The second transistor is connected between data line and a source of the driving transistor. The third transistor is connected between voltage adjusting signal line and the source. During a data writing phase, the second transistor is turned on, the data line provides data signal equal to VData to the source, a gate of the driving transistor receives the data signal, and voltage of the gate is VData+Vth. Vth denotes threshold voltage of the driving transistor. During a reset and adjustment phase, the third transistor is turned on, the voltage adjusting signal line provides adjusting voltage to the source, voltage of the source of the driving transistor is VJ, and the voltage of the gate remains VData+Vth. VData+Vth−VJ≤−2V.
US11961482B2
A pixel circuit and a pixel drive method. The pixel circuit includes at least two sub-pixel drive sub-circuits, the sub-pixel drive sub-circuits include an input component, a compensation component, a drive component, a first light-emitting control component and a first light-emitting element, the input component is configured to receive a data voltage signal and a first scan signal. The compensation component is configured to receive a second scan signal. The first light-emitting control component is configured to receive a power supply signal and a first control signal. An output of the drive component in the plurality of sub-pixel drive sub-circuits is coupled to an output of a first reset sub-circuit, and the first reset sub-circuit is configured to receive an initial voltage signal and a third scan signal.
US11961479B2
A display device and a method for driving the display device are described, where the display device includes a plurality of pixel island groups, a plurality of lenses, a positioning module, and a gate driving chip. The plurality of pixel island groups are arranged in array, wherein each of the pixel island groups includes a plurality of pixel islands, and different pixel islands are able to be scanned in different scanning modes. The positioning module is configured to determine a gaze area and a non-gaze area according to gazed coordinates of human eye. The gate driving chip is configured to provide gate driving signals in a first driving manner to sub-pixel units in the gaze area, and provide gate driving signals simultaneously in a second driving manner to sub-pixel units in the non-gaze area during a scanning stage of the sub-pixel units in the non-gaze area.
US11961478B2
Disclosed are a display panel and a display device including the same according to an embodiment. A display panel according to the embodiment includes: a display area in which a plurality of first pixels are arranged at a first pixels per inch (PPI); and a sensing area in which a plurality of second pixels are arranged at a second PPI that is lower than the first PPI, wherein the first pixels of the display area and the second pixels of the sensing area are arranged adjacent to each other at a boundary between the display area and the sensing area, the second pixel includes red, green, and blue sub-pixels, and at least one of the red and green sub-pixels of the second pixel is arranged closest to the first pixel.
US11961465B2
The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting diode display device capable of changing a frame size. The organic light emitting diode display device includes: a display including a panel, a frame memory configured to store image data in units of frames, and a timing controller configured to control the panel to display an image based on the image data stored in the frame memory; a memory configured to store information of the panel; and a controller configured to, when operating in a preset image mode, change a frame size, which is a size of the image data stored in the frame memory, based on the information of the panel.
US11961460B2
A display panel includes a pixel circuit. An operation process of the pixel circuit includes a first data refresh period, a data adjustment stage, and a second data refresh period set in sequence, the data adjustment stage includes a first data adjustment stage, a second data adjustment stage, and a third data adjustment stage set in sequence. The first data adjustment stage includes T1 first sub-data adjustment stages set in sequence, each first sub-data adjustment stage includes m1 data writing frames and n1 holding frames. The second data adjustment stage includes T2 second sub-data adjustment stages set in sequence, each second sub-data adjustment stage includes m2 data writing frames and n2 holding frames. The third data adjustment stage includes T3 third sub-data adjustment stages set in sequence, each third sub-data adjustment stage includes m3 data writing frames and n3 holding stages set in sequence.
US11961451B2
Provided is a data transmission method in a timing controller. The data transmission method includes sending clock calibration data to a source driver chip, wherein the clock calibration data instructs the source driver chip to perform a clock calibration; successively sending, in response to completing the clock calibration by the source driver chip, a first identification code and an initialization control instruction to the source driver chip over a data channel, wherein the first identification code indicates a start of transmission of the initialization control instruction, and the initialization control instruction comprises configuration information, the configuration information instructing the source driver chip to perform a configuration on a physical layer parameter; and successively sending a link stable pattern and display data to the source driver chip.
US11961450B2
In a display controller, a standard information acquisition unit acquires at least one of a luminance characteristic and a color gamut of a standard display panel. A luminance information storage unit of an output adjustment unit stores a measurement value of a luminance characteristic of a panel of a displaying destination. A luminance range adjustment unit gradually adjusts a luminance range for an image to be a luminance range same as that of the standard display panel. A color gamut information storage unit stores a measurement value of a color gamut of the panel of the displaying destination. A color adjustment unit adjusts a pixel value of an image on the basis of the color gamut such that the image is displayed in a color same as that on the standard display panel.
US11961445B2
A data processing circuit according to an embodiment may include a reception circuit configured to receive image data including grayscale values associated with pixels disposed in a display panel. The data processing circuit may include a compensation circuit configured to calculate a final compensation value by multiplying a representative compensation value of each area and a global gain, and to produce converted image data. The data processing circuit may include a memory storing a representative compensation value associated with a grayscale value of each area of the display panel, and may include a transmission circuit configured to transmit the converted image data to a data driving circuit.
US11961441B2
A display device includes a display panel having flexibility, a storage connected to a first end of the display panel and accommodating the display panel so that the display panel is inserted and withdrawn, an extension part connected to a second end of the display panel, which is opposite to the first end of the display panel, and facing one side of the storage in a first direction, and a display driving integrated circuit which receives image data and a control signal from a host and provides a data signal to the display panel. The display driving integrated circuit includes a data processor which receives a smart size change signal from the host and sets a non-active area of the display panel based on the smart size change signal.
US11961436B2
A display system includes a display screen, a light source to generate a light beam to be modulated in accordance with image data, and a beam scanning module to receive the light beams and to direct the light beam onto an associated display region of the display screen. The beam scanning module includes a resonant scanning mirror configured to scan the light beam along a first scanning direction across the associated display region, and a polygon scanning mirror to scan the light beam along a second scanning direction across the associated display region.
US11961433B2
A detection structure, a display panel, a detection device and a detection system, the detection structure is located in display panel, and the detection structure includes test units and groups of first connecting lines; each of the test units includes chip bonding part, test pin parts located at chip bonding part, and groups of second connecting lines; in each test units, first end of each group in groups of second connecting lines is connected with test pin parts, and second end of each group of second connecting lines is connected with chip bonding part; in two adjacent test units in test units, two adjacent test pin parts are respectively connected with first end and second end of one group of first connecting lines; and when detection structure is used in lightening test, at least two test units arranged at intervals are configured for being electrically connected with detection device respectively.
US11961419B2
Embodiments of the present invention can be used to in response to receiving information, dynamically detecting an event associated with a user. Embodiments of the present invention can then, in response to dynamically detecting an event associated with the user, creating a visual simulation of the detected event.
US11961415B2
This application relates to a system, apparatus, and methods for renal dialysis training the patients, providers, and caretakers without harming or injuring an actual patient. The renal dialysis may be hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or both. The system comprises at least one closed-loop apparatus with at least one of the following—artificial blood, cannulatable vascular system, heart, peritoneal membrane and cavity, vascular valves, artificial skin, and/or other artificial organs set inside a mannequin, humanoid, or any human-like machine. The artificial organ in the mannequin can be accessed through an opening in the chest, arm, abdominal cavity, thigh, groin, neck, and any combination thereof. The renal dialysis may be through catheter access, arterio-venous graft access, and peritoneal catheter access.
US11961414B2
The present specification discloses an entertainment/educational system having one or more interactive stations having associated systems comprising apparatus and activities that demonstrate various physical phenomenon. Each interactive station comprises a different system featuring differing apparatus that provides users the ability to form various types and numbers of bubbles that the users can experience and interact with. User progression and interaction with a particular set of/order of interactive stations is correlated with lessons about physical phenomena exemplified by the bubbles made at a particular station of the total stations visited. The lessons may be further enhanced by information provided to users via a poster, handout, booklet or other informative media or information provided by a guide/attendant escorting user(s) through the set of stations.
US11961409B1
An air-ground joint trajectory planning and offloading scheduling method and system for distributed multiple objectives is provided. At the beginning of each timeslot, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) selects a flight direction based on a total energy consumption of all devices and a total amount of unprocessed data of all the devices in the current system, and flies a fixed distance towards a certain direction. Before the UAV reaches a new location, each terrestrial user independently selects a task data offloading scheduling strategy based on the total energy consumption of all the devices and the total amount of the unprocessed data of all the devices in the current system. In order to improve an expected long-term average energy efficiency and data processing capability, the present disclosure also provides average feedbacks for an energy consumption and unprocessed data.
US11961407B2
Methods and associated systems and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional (3D) flight path for a moveable platform such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a set of 3D information associated with a virtual reality environment and receiving a plurality of virtual locations in the virtual reality environment. For individual virtual locations, the system receives a corresponding action item. The system then generates a 3D path based on at least one of the set of 3D information, the plurality of virtual locations, and the plurality of action items. The system then generates a set of images associated with the 3D path and then visually presents the same to an operator via a virtual reality device. The system enables the operator to adjust the 3D path via the virtual reality device.
US11961397B1
Systems and apparatuses for generating customized driving assistance outputs are provided. The system may collect initial sensor data from a rotating mobile device. The system may analyze the initial sensor data to determine whether to collect additional sensor data. Based on analysis of the initial sensor data and the additional sensor data, the system may determine a customized driving assistance output. The system may determine one or more notification outputs and one or more instruction outputs for the driver based on the customized driving assistance output. The system may update an aggregate driving output based on whether or not the instruction output was completed, as determined from subsequent sensor data.
US11961392B2
An edge device for monitoring safety of a highway work zone is disclosed. The edge device includes at least one camera, one or more processors, and memory. The at least one camera is configured to capture images in sequence. The memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to: perform vehicle detection over an input of a data stream of the images, from the at least one camera, utilizing just-in-time processing; determine a level of safety by tracking vehicles detected and performing a time sequence analysis of the vehicles; and send a signal to one or more assisted reality devices indicating the level of safety thereto.
US11961387B2
Integrating location information in a fire control system is described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive, from a database external to the fire control system, a graphical representation of a facility and location information associated with a number of components of the fire control system that indicates a location of each respective component in the facility, integrate the location information associated with each respective component of the fire control system in the graphical representation of the facility such that the graphical representation includes a representation of each respective component at a location in the graphical representation that corresponds to the location of that component in the facility, and display, in a user interface, the graphical representation of the facility with the location information associated with each respective component of the fire control system integrated therein.
US11961385B2
In one embodiment, a process may obtain sensor data associated with a motion event captured by a wearable device. The process may identify, using the sensor data as input to one or more machine learning-based classifiers, a hand hygiene protocol associated with the motion event. The process may recognize, from the sensor data associated with the motion event, a deviation from a step of the hand hygiene protocol. The process may provide, based on recognizing the deviation, remediation instructions to achieve compliance with the step of the hand hygiene protocol.
US11961379B2
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a measurement chamber for a smoke detection unit of a smoke detector. The measurement chamber may include: at least a passage for smoke to be detected; and a measurement chamber cover with angular light trap structures on an inside of the measurement chamber. The angular light trap structures are shaped to follow the compact-design principle of a Fresnel stepped lens.
US11961378B2
An aspirating smoke sensing device, method, and apparatus for fire detection are provided, and the device is provided with a charger (2), a charge collector (3), a controller (4), an air intake structure (1), and a negative pressure source for air path detection (9). The air intake structure (1) is communicated with an input port of the charger (2), an output port of the charger (2) is communicated with the charge collector (3), an output port of the charge collector (3) is communicated with the negative pressure source for air path detection (9), and the controller (4) is electrically connected to the charge collector (3).
US11961376B2
Described herein is a method comprising performing optical character recognition on at least one region of a display screen to determine at least one displayed character; identifying, from the determined at least one displayed character, a monetary value to be dispensed; and in response to identifying the monetary value to be dispensed, causing to be dispensed at least one money item corresponding to the identified monetary value. Further described is a method comprising determining, using at least one money item denominating apparatus, a monetary value of at least one received money item; in response to determining the monetary value, automatically providing at least one simulated user input to the interactive user interface indicative of the determined monetary value.
US11961371B2
In some embodiments, the disclosure describes a virtual sports interactive simulation media that displays a simulation of competitive events the results of which correspond to actual real-world live events. In some embodiments, simulated avatars represent live event competitors, and the results of the simulated event correspond to the live event results. In some embodiments, the system displays a simulated competition that is different from the live competition. In some embodiments, the system simulates action and/or drama to hide the outcome of the live event until at least a portion of the simulation is complete. In some embodiments, the system selects live events based on when a user decides to play. In some embodiments, the system provides the user with wagering options for different games. In some embodiments, the outcomes of actual events are displayed in a variety of game packages.
US11961370B2
According to some implementations, when a triggering symbol lands in a defined area of a slot game display during an instance of a base game, there is a chance that the triggering symbol may change to a new symbol. If so, the new symbol may be held in the defined area and may persist during one or more additional purchased base game instances. The new symbol may persist if at least one additional triggering symbol lands in the defined area in subsequent bought games. Each additional triggering symbol may automatically change to a new symbol as the additional triggering symbol lands in the defined area of the slot game display. Whether the triggering symbol will change to a new symbol may involve a random component. In some examples, the greater the number of triggering symbols, the greater the probability the triggering symbol will change to the new symbol.
US11961367B2
An electronic gaming device is described. The electronic gaming device includes a display device including a first display area and a second display area and at least one processor configured to execute instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine a first game outcome and cause display of a first game outcome amount in the first display area. The instructions also cause the at least one processor to cause display of the first game outcome amount in the second display area, the second display area including a plurality of past game outcome amounts. The instructions further cause the at least one processor to determine a second game outcome, provide a second game outcome amount, and, based upon the second game outcome including a trigger event, provide a past game outcome amount of the plurality of past game outcome amounts.
US11961366B2
Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure relate to creation and management of a transactional ledger through an electronic gaming application/service. Various embodiments relate generally to gaming systems based on a distributed multi-ledger gaming architecture. In accordance with various embodiments, a transparent technology platform can be used to provide a secure ledger system for recording value transfer, play action, bets, analytics, gaming statistics (e.g., payouts, skill levels, etc.), and the like. In some examples, gaming systems can directly interact with the distributed multi-ledger architecture for secure and transparent transactions which can also be accessed by auditors, tax authorities, partners, and/or other entities. Some examples may use private and/or public blockchains as part of the distributed multi-ledger gaming architecture. For instance, multiple distributed network nodes may be utilized to manage creation of game-related transaction records.
US11961361B2
A method of displaying sports news relevant to at least one wager being considered by the user. For example, news about a particular player.
US11961355B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is provided for controlling a network game. In some instances, a processor of the system selects a winning card value of an undealt playing card for the network game. The network game spans a plurality of gaming tables having a deck of cards used for individual card games separate from the network game. A shuffler at each table shuffles the deck of cards for the individual card games. The system further detects, in response to analyzing image data at each of the gaming tables by a machine learning model, that a playing card, having the winning card value, is dealt. The system further determines, by a machine learning model, a participant to whom the playing card was dealt. The system further electronically validates a win for the network game with an electronic account for the participant.
US11961351B2
A vehicle includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a communication interface is malfunctioning, the communication interface being configured to perform communication for confirming that a device, which holds a digital key for activation, is inside a vehicle cabin, and in a case in which it is determined that the communication interface is malfunctioning, perform processing that enables activation based on a result of authentication of the device.
US11961350B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments, authorization and/or authentication protects against unauthorized use of devices and/or features. Devices managing authorization and/or authentication may be connected to communications services, such as the internet or a social network. A user using the communication services may configure a system to authenticate and/or authorize a future action. An authorizer may authorize and/or authenticate by responding via one or more devices and/or social networks to allow an individual to perform an action on a device, as a way of controlling what actions can be taken and who they can be taken by.
US11961345B2
A vehicle (20) transmits an LF command (Wa), an electronic key (30) transmits, to the vehicle (20), an RF command responsive to the LF command (Wa), the vehicle (20) transmits, to the electronic key (30), an LF command (Wb) having a longer packet length than the LF command (Wa), and the electronic key (30) transmits, to the vehicle (20), an RF command responsive to the LF command (Wb) on the basis of the electric field strength of an LF-RSSI burst of a part of the LF command (Wb), thus turning on an interior light (501).
US11961344B2
A system according to one embodiment includes an access control device comprising a lock mechanism configured to secure access to a passageway, and a UWB accessory device configured to receive a credential of the mobile device via Bluetooth communication, determine, using UWB ranging of the UWB accessory device, a location of a mobile device relative to the passageway secured by the lock mechanism of the access control device, determine whether a user of the mobile device intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway, and communicate an indication that the user intends to access the passageway to the electronic lock via Bluetooth communication, and wherein the access control device is configured to unlock the lock mechanism in response to the indication that the user intends to access the passageway.
US11961342B2
A driving assistance device includes a malfunction detection unit configured to detect a plurality of malfunctions in devices mounted on a vehicle, a candidate selection unit configured to select candidates for a plurality of actions urged on a driver in accordance with the plural malfunctions detected by the malfunction detection unit, a priority determination unit configured to choose a candidate having a higher priority as an action urged on the driver from the candidates for the plural actions selected by the candidate selection unit, and an information unit configured to inform the driver of the action to be urged on the driver chosen by the priority determination unit.
US11961340B2
A system for reporting accident data includes: a mobile device having a plurality of sensors; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to perform operations including: operating the plurality of sensors to collect driving data; receiving the driving data collected over a plurality of time intervals from at least one of the plurality of sensors in the mobile device of a user during a trip in a vehicle, assigning the driving data to the trip; receiving input indicating the trip is associated with an accident, wherein the input includes additional data associated with the accident; transmitting the driving data assigned to the trip associated with the accident; and transmitting the additional data associated with the accident.
US11961338B2
A communication apparatus is mounted on a vehicle together with a control apparatus configured to accept, from a device electrically connected to a connector on the vehicle, a communication request to request transmission of data and transmit a communication response including the data to the device. The communication apparatus includes a communication interface configured to sequentially transmit two or more communication requests to the control apparatus, and in a case in which a communication response corresponding to at least one of transmitted communication requests is received from the control apparatus, transmit data included in the received communication response to a server apparatus installed in a location different from the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine whether a device to be detected is electrically connected to the connector depending on whether the communication interface has received a communication response corresponding to each of the two or more communication requests.
US11961336B2
A distributed ledger-based system, method and apparatus for administering voting contests is disclosed. Potential voters send registration requests to a distributed ledger, and each computing node of the distributed ledger, executing a smart voting contract, registers the potential voters and issues each registered voter a cryptographic voting token. Each registered voter uses the cryptographic voting token to cast an electronic ballot, the electronic ballot comprising a distributed ledger-based voting transaction request. Each voting transaction request is received by each computing node of the distributed ledger and verified, and a distributed ledger-based, verified voting transaction is created and validated along with other verified voting transactions by each of the computing nodes. When the verified voting transactions are validated, a cryptographic block is created and added to a blockchain of the distributed ledger. After a voting contest has conclude, each of the computing nodes validates a final tally of voting tokens received by each candidate in the voting contest, and a final cryptographic block is published by the distributed ledger with the results. This application is related to NFT Origin Ethereum Address 0x7beaD10F8dE9fFd99A0E897840D6105BBBC1184f.
US11961328B2
An eye detecting device is configured to: acquire a color image including a face of a person taken by an image taking device; generate a grayscale image by multiplying each of a red component value, a green component value, and a blue component value of each pixel of the color image by a predetermined ratio according to characteristics of a lens of glasses that the person wears; detect an eye of the person from the grayscale image; and output eye information on the eye of the person.
US11961327B2
An image processing method, an image processing device, a training method and a computer-readable storage medium. The image processing method includes: extracting a characteristic vector in an image to be recognized; based on the characteristic vector of the image to be recognized, acquiring a predicted score value of the image to be recognized; and based on the predicted score value, determining a category of an image information of the image to be recognized; wherein the image to be recognized is a face image, and the image information is a facial expression.
US11961315B1
A method for enhancing detection of a fraudulent identity document in an image is provided that includes receiving, by an electronic device, an image of an identity document associated with a user including at least one background object. The method also includes determining the size and orientation of the at least one background object based on the received image, extracting information about the received image from the received image, and extracting information from the received image about a capture device that captured the received image. Each of the size and orientation of the at least one background object, the extracted received image data information, and the extracted capture device information is compared against corresponding information in record data of the user. A similarity score is calculated for each comparison. When each similarity score satisfies a threshold value, the identity document in the received image is deemed to be fraudulent.
US11961308B2
Systems and methods for detecting blockages in images are described. An example method may include receiving a plurality of images captured by a camera installed on an apparatus. The method may include identifying one or more candidate blocked regions in the plurality of images. Each of the candidate blocked regions may contain image data caused by blockages in the camera's field-of-view. The method may further include assigning scores to the one or more candidate blocked regions based on relationships among the one or more candidate blocked regions in the plurality of images. In response to a determination that one of the scores is above a predetermined blockage threshold, the method may include generating an alarm signal for the apparatus.
US11961306B2
In an object detection device for detecting an object, a single sensor unit includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. The light receiving unit includes a two-dimensional array of light receiving elements and outputs a light reception signal in response to a light reception state of a set of the light receiving elements for each pixel. The sensor unit is configured to, based on the light reception signals, acquire first information indicating reception intensity of the reflected light at each pixel, second information indicating reception intensity of background light that is light other than the reflected light, at each pixel, and third information indicating a distance to the object at each pixel as a pixel value of the pixel. A detection unit is configured to use all of the first to third information included in the pixel values of the respective pixels to detect the object.
US11961302B2
A system for proctoring online exams includes a client-side computing system and a visual analytics system. The client-side computing system includes a camera configured to obtain video data corresponding to a user while taking an exam and one or more input devices configured to obtain interaction data, wherein the interaction data includes mouse movements of the user while taking the exam. The visual analytics system is configured to obtain the video data and the interaction data from the client-side computing system, analyze the exam data to detect abnormal behavior by the user based at least in part on mouse movement data, and generate one or more visualizations of the analyzed exam data to be used in determining whether or not the user has cheated during the exam.
US11961292B2
Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method to assist a user in interacting with an electronic relay for electric power distribution grids. The method provides for identifying light signals emitted by one or more user-interface components of the user-interface panel of the electronic relay by processing images of said user-interface panel, which have been captured by the camera of a mobile computerized device. The method further provides for showing information, which describes the identified light signals emitted by said user-interface components on the display of said mobile computerized device.
US11961289B2
Embodiments of the disclosed technologies are capable of inputting, to a machine-learned model that has been trained to recognize a horticultural product in digital imagery, digital video data comprising frames that represent a view of the horticultural product in belt-assisted transit from a picking area of a field to a harvester bin; outputting, by the machine-learned model, annotated video data; using the annotated video data, computing quantitative data comprising particular counts of the individual instances of the horticultural product associated with particular timestamp data; using the timestamp data, mapping the quantitative data to geographic location data to produce a digital yield map; causing display of the digital yield map on a field manager computing device.
US11961287B2
A computer-implemented method for explaining an image classifier, the method comprising: receiving an initial image, the initial image having been wrongly classified by the image classifier; receiving an initial gradient of a function executed by the image classifier generated while classifying the initial image, the function being indicative of a probability for the initial image to belong to an initial class; converting the initial image into a latent vector, the latent vector being a representation of the initial image in a latent space; generating a plurality of perturbation vectors using the initial gradient of the function executed by the image classifier; combining the latent vector with each one of the plurality of perturbation vectors, thereby obtaining a plurality of modified vectors; for each one of the plurality of modified vectors, reconstructing a respective image, thereby obtaining a plurality of reconstructed images; transmitting the reconstructed images to the image classifier; for each one of the plurality of reconstructed images, receiving a respective updated gradient of the function executed by the image classifier; using the respective updated gradients, determining amongst the reconstructed images at least one given reconstructed image for which the respective updated gradient is indicative that a new class different from the initial class has been assigned by the image classifier; and outputting the at least one given reconstructed image.
US11961283B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for model-based robust deep learning. In some examples, a method includes obtaining a model of natural variation for a machine learning task. The model of natural variation includes a mapping that specifies how an input datum can be naturally varied by a nuisance parameter. The method includes training, using the model of natural variation and training data for the machine learning task, a neural network to complete the machine learning task such that the neural network is robust to natural variation specified by the model of natural variation.
US11961280B2
Systems and methods for analyzing trends in image data is disclosed. A trend query is received relating to an object category and defining two or more groups of interest for which trend data is to be determined with a defined time period. Visual tokens of interest are identified relating to the object category for use in searching a token database. One or more image data sets are identified that are associated with each of the two or more groups of interest. Visual tokens are analyzed matching the visual tokens of interest that are associated with the identified image data sets to generate trend data for each of the two or more groups of interest for the defined period of time. An output is generated based on a comparison of the trend data generated for the two or more groups of interest for the defined period of time.
US11961279B2
A system and method of identifying and tracking objects comprises registering an identity of a person who visits an area designated for holding objects, capturing an image of the area designated for holding objects, submitting a version of the image to a deep neural network trained to detect and recognize objects in images like those objects held in the designated area, detecting an object in the version of the image, associating the registered identity of the person with the detected object, retraining the deep neural network using the version of the image if the deep neural network is unable to recognize the detected object, and tracking a location of the detected object while the detected object is in the area designated for holding objects.
US11961273B2
A method of preprocessing incoming video data of at least one region of interest from a camera collecting video data having a first field of view is disclosed herein that includes receiving the incoming video data from the camera; preprocessing the incoming video data, by a computer processor, according to preprocessing parameters defined within a runtime configuration file, with the preprocessing including formatting the incoming video data to create first video data of a first region of interest with a second field of view that is less than the first field of view; and publishing the first video data of the first region of interest to an endpoint to allow access by a first subscriber.
US11961266B2
A neural human performance capture framework (MVS-PERF) captures the skeleton, body shape and clothes displacement, and appearance of a person from a set of calibrated multiview images. It addresses the ambiguity of predicting the absolute position in monocular human mesh recovery, and bridges the volumetric representation from NeRF to animation-friendly performance capture. MVS-PERF includes three modules to extract feature maps from multiview images and fuse them to a feature volume, regress the feature volume to a naked human parameters vector, generating an SMPL-X skin-tight body mesh with a skeletal pose, body shape, and expression, and leverage a neural radiance field and a deformation field to infer the clothes as the displacement on the naked body using differentiable rendering. Clothed body mesh is obtained by adding the interpolated displacement vectors to the SMPL-X skin-tight body mesh vertices. The obtained radiance field is used for free-view volumetric rendering of the input subject.
US11961259B2
The calibration system of the farming machine receives images from each camera of the camera array. The images comprise visual information representing a view of a portion of an area surrounding the farming machine. To calibrate a pair of cameras including a first camera and second camera, the calibration system determines a relative pose between the pair of cameras by extracting relative position and orientation characteristics from visual information in both an image received from the first camera and an image received from the second camera. The calibration system identifies a calibration error for the pair of cameras based on a comparison of the relative pose with an expected pose between the first pair of cameras. The calibration system transmits a notification to an operator of the farming machine that describes the calibration error and instructions for remedying the calibration error.
US11961251B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for continuous surface and depth estimation. A continuous surface and depth estimation system determines the depth and surface normal of physical objects by using stereo vision limited within a predetermined window.
US11961247B2
The present disclosure relates to an image-based component measurement system using a light unit that outputs a variable wavelength, a method thereof, and a plant cultivation method using the same. More specifically, the present disclosure provides an image-based component measurement system using a light unit that outputs a variable wavelength, a method thereof, and a plant cultivation method using the same, which collect and analyze data based on image information acquired by emitting light having a specific wavelength using a sheet on which a plurality of quantum dots which can be controlled to have a wavelength necessary for measuring a configuration component of a target object are arranged. Thus, the system and methods are able to measure component content contained in the target object using a low cost and miniaturized device, and cultivate a plant by adjusting content of nutrients of the plant using the measured component content.
US11961244B2
Disclosed is a high-precision dynamic real-time 360-degree omnidirectional point cloud acquisition method based on fringe projection. The method comprises: firstly, by means of the fringe projection technology based on a stereoscopic phase unwrapping method, and with the assistance of an adaptive dynamic depth constraint mechanism, acquiring high-precision three-dimensional (3D) data of an object in real time without any additional auxiliary fringe pattern; and then, after a two-dimensional (2D) matching points optimized by the means of corresponding 3D information is rapidly acquired, by means of a two-thread parallel mechanism, carrying out coarse registration based on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology and fine registration based on Iterative Closest Point (ICP) technology. By means of the invention, low-cost, high-speed, high-precision, unconstrained and rapid-feedback omnidirectional 3D real-time molding becomes possible, and a new gate is opened into the fields of 360-degree workpiece 3D surface defect detection, rapid reverse forming, etc.
US11961237B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a foreground data generation method performed at a computer device. The method includes: obtaining a background image and a target image, the target image containing a target object and a background; removing the background from the target image according to the background image and the target image, to obtain initial foreground data of the target object in the target image; obtaining certain foreground data and uncertain data from the initial foreground data, wherein the uncertain data represents data whose value is between the certain foreground data and background data corresponding to the background; and segmenting the certain foreground data from the uncertain data, to obtain target foreground data of the target object in the target image.
US11961235B2
The present disclosure proposes an apparatus for determining a bone age of teeth. The apparatus according to the present disclosure may acquire a plurality of first teeth images of a plurality of teeth corresponding to a first gender and having a first bone age, generate a plurality of pre-processed images by pre-processing the plurality of first teeth images, generate a determination filter for determining a teeth shape for the first bone age of a human body having the first gender by training the neural network model using the plurality of pre-processed images, acquire a second teeth image of teeth of a human body having a second gender and gender information indicating the second gender, and determine a second bone age of the teeth corresponding to the second teeth image based on the second teeth image and the gender information by using the determination filter.
US11961225B2
One or more machine learning techniques can be used to identify locations of potential malignancies within images (e.g., video images) captured during a medical procedure, such as an endoscopic procedure. The images can be displayed, in real-time, on a display unit. The images can be displayed with a graphical overlay that isolates the identified locations of potential malignancies.
US11961223B2
An apparatus for predicting performance of a wheel in a vehicle: includes a learning device that generates a latent space for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) wheel images based on a convolutional autoencoder (CAE), extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of 2D wheel images from the latent space, and learns a dataset having the plurality of 2D wheel images and performance values corresponding to the plurality of 2D wheel images; and a controller that predicts performance for the plurality of 2D wheel images based on a performance prediction model obtained by the learning device.
US11961222B2
A mask inspection method including the steps of obtaining an image of a mask including a first region having a plurality of first openings, and a second region having a plurality of second openings, sectioning the image into a first partial image corresponding to the first region and a second partial image corresponding to the second region, respectively, inspecting the first region of the mask based on the first partial image, and inspecting the second region of the mask based on the second partial image.
US11961220B2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for handling integrated circuits in automated testing. The handler apparatus includes an upper assembly that is selectively translatable above a testing surface and a lower bracket extending from and positioned below the upper assembly. The lower bracket forms a first opening, is selectively moveable upward and downward, and includes a rotatable finger extending downward to pick up and place an integrated circuit in a socket. The handier may further include an image sensor to detect potential error conditions, and a tool extending from the lower bracket to open and close a lid on the socket. The methods include sensing an image of an integrated circuit during certain phases of testing, analyzing the image to determine if the integrated circuit is positioned correctly, and correcting any detected error conditions before continuing with the automated testing.
US11961211B2
The invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for digital image processing providing enhanced display of and radiomics generated from images generated from x-ray and other medical imaging data. Such systems, apparatus and methods capture and use that data to identify distinct gradations, e.g., of grayscale within and beyond the spectrum of human vision, then delineate borders based on ranges of gradation, forming irregular multi-layer visual objects with delineated internal contouring and an outer boundary, and then enhance the delineated layers and superimpose the enhancing display over and/or determine radiomic measures of the corresponding areas of the original image, thereby revealing underlying morphology of masses previously obscured, hidden or “masked” from human vision.
US11961200B2
In a method for producing three-dimensional model data of a garment having a target garment size, intermediate model data of the garment are stored, which are associated with a base garment size and include intermediate geometry data and at least one intermediate texture map associated with the intermediate geometry data. Through semantic segmentation of the intermediate texture map a label map is generated that associates each element of the intermediate texture map to a respective one of a set of segments of the garment and associated resizing rules. Geometry data for the model data are generated by resizing the intermediate geometry data based on the label map, on the resizing rules, on a body model and on a set of scaling factors between the base garment size and the target garment size. A texture map is generated based on the intermediate texture map, on the label map, on the resizing rules and on the set of scaling factors.
US11961197B1
A computer-based extended reality health system is adapted for electronically rendering patient sessions within an XR environment incorporating immersive scenes. The XR health system utilizes an XR device adapted for being employed by a patient to visually display the immersive scenes during a patient session within the XR environment. An input device is adapted for electronically interacting with objects, content and features visually displayed in the immersive scenes. A billing module is configured to extract claims data applicable for medical billing claims. The claims data includes billing information associated with the immersive scenes visually rendered to the patient during the patient session within the XR environment.
US11961194B2
Examples of the disclosure describe systems and methods for recording augmented reality and mixed reality experiences. In an example method, an image of a real environment is received via a camera of a wearable head device. A pose of the wearable head device is estimated, and a first image of a virtual environment is generated based on the pose. A second image of the virtual environment is generated based on the pose, wherein the second image of the virtual environment comprises a larger field of view than a field of view of the first image of the virtual environment. A combined image is generated based on the second image of the virtual environment and the image of the real environment.
US11961193B2
Method for controlling a display of a mixed reality display device, wherein source and target point clouds representing a treatment objects surface are generated from image data and from medical imaging data of the treatment object. A number of segmentation masks are determined in the point clouds by applying semantic segmentation. A transformation between the source point cloud and the target point cloud is determined using the segmentation masks, and at least a part of the medical imaging data is superimposed on the treatment object using the determined transformation.
US11961189B2
The subject technology generates depth data using a machine learning model based at least in part on captured image data from at least one camera of a client device. The subject technology applies, to the captured image data and the generated depth data, a 3D effect based at least in part on an augmented reality content generator. The subject technology generates a depth map using at least the depth data. The subject technology generates a packed depth map based at least in part on the depth map, the generating the packed depth map. The subject technology converts a single channel floating point texture to a raw depth map. The subject technology generates multiple channels based at least in part on the raw depth map. The subject technology generates a segmentation mask based at least on the captured image data. The subject technology performs background inpainting and blurring of the captured image data using at least the segmentation mask to generate background inpainted image data.
US11961188B2
An appearance-responsive material map generation system generates a set of material maps based on the appearance of a material depicted in the source material data. A neural network included in the appearance-responsive material map generation system is trained to identify features of particular source material data, such as features that contribute to a highly realistic appearance of a graphical object rendered with the material depicted in the source material data. In some cases, the trained neural network receives source material data that includes at least one source material map. Based on the features that are identified for the particular source material data, the appearance-responsive material map generation system creates a respective set of appearance-responsive material maps for the particular source material data. In some cases, the appearance-responsive rendering map set is arranged as an inconsistent pyramid of material maps.
US11961184B2
A system and method for 3D reconstruction with plane and surface reconstruction, scene parsing, depth reconstruction with depth fusion from different sources. The system includes display and a processor to perform the method for 3D reconstruction with plane and surface reconstruction. The method includes dividing a scene of an image frame into one or more plane regions and one or more surface regions. The method also includes generating reconstructed planes by performing plane reconstruction based on the one or more plane regions. The method also includes generating reconstructed surfaces by performing surface reconstruction based on the one or more surface regions. The method further includes creating the 3D scene reconstruction by integrating the reconstructed planes and the reconstructed surfaces.
US11961182B2
An information processing apparatus generates a map element that is based on a position and orientation of an image capturing apparatus and three-dimensional position information about a feature point included in an image, generates three-dimensional map information based on a plurality of map elements at a plurality of different positions and orientations, corrects, in such a way as to make smaller a reprojection error of a common feature point in a first map element group, at least one of a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus and the three-dimensional position included in the first map element group, and corrects, in such a way as to make smaller a reprojection error of the common feature point with use of a second map element group, at least one of a position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus and the three-dimensional position information included in the second map element group.
US11961167B2
A computer-implemented method of visualizing hearing ability, comprising acquiring, by one or more processors, audio data, generating, by the one or more processors, a hearing ability visualization with the audio data for display, wherein the hearing ability visualization includes a graphical element, a horizontal axis representing volume, and a vertical axis representing frequency, the graphical element being positioned relative to the horizontal axis such that volume is louder closer to the graphical element and quieter further from the graphical element.
US11961162B2
A display control device includes a controller configured to simultaneously displays a bird's-eye view image of a vehicle viewed from above, a video image behind the vehicle captured by an imager, and guide images extending rearward at intervals in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle on one screen of a display. The controller is configured to display on the display a first image in the lower right or lower left of the bird's-eye view image according to the position of an obstacle located in a rear right or rear left of the vehicle and to display a second image outside the guide image at the right end or left end of the video image.
US11961161B2
An information processing apparatus according includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, an extraction unit configured to extract part of regions included in the image as a target region, a determination unit configured to determine a variation in density value of a pixel included in the target region such that an absolute value of the variation in density value of the pixel included in the target region is larger than an absolute value of a variation in density value of a pixel included in a region other than the target region, a generation unit configured to generate a training image in which a density value of the pixel included in the target region is changed based on the variation determined by the determination unit, and a training unit configured to train a identifier using the training image.
US11961159B2
A method for graphics processing. The method including rendering graphics for an application using a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs). The method including dividing responsibility for the rendering geometry of the graphics between the plurality of GPUs based on a plurality of screen regions, each GPU having a corresponding division of the responsibility which is known to the plurality of GPUs. The method including generating information regarding a piece of geometry with respect to a first screen region for which a first GPU has a first division of responsibility, while rendering the piece of geometry at a second GPU for an image. The method including rendering the piece of geometry at the first GPU using the information.
US11961137B2
There are provided systems and methods for multi-layer artificial intelligence models for progressive predictions during data pipeline management. A service provider may provide AI functionalities, such as through a multi-layer ML model framework that employs multiple layers for different ML models that process different features. The features in one layer and ML model may process data for static features, where an output from this layer may be used as an input with data for dynamic feature that provide a predictive score or output for the input data. The static features may only be required to be processed once or a few times in the first layer and may not be required to be further processed again at later times. With the second layer, the data for the dynamic features may change, and thus the second layer may process new data without being required to reprocess the static features.
US11961131B2
A third-party negotiation automation tool for generating cost estimates on behalf of a seller is described herein. In response to receiving a request for a product from a buyer, a seller may choose to participate in a negotiation for fulfilling the request. The system may utilize one or more data sources, such as user-provided data, third-party data, and the like, to generate a cost estimate on behalf of the seller for fulfilling the request. The seller may choose to accept, modify, or decline the generated cost estimate before providing the cost estimate to the buyer for acceptance. This process may continue for one or more rounds, dependent upon the request, with the final cost estimates provided to the buyer for selection at the conclusion of the one or more rounds. In this way, the cost estimates generated on behalf of the seller may be optimized, thereby reducing the likelihood of inaccurate cost estimates and reducing the system resources required to process large volumes of bids received at or around the same time.
US11961121B2
A dynamic digital advertising content system having a front end system and a back end system, and used to present product content to a user's computing device in the form of a digital circular. The back end system provides retailers and third party access to upload, and update, product content information for the digital circular, including videos and animations. The dynamic digital advertising content system can include integrations for third-parties such as digital coupon providers and loyalty program providers. The system permits users the ability to share with other users merchandise displayed in the digital circular and/or selected for a shopping list. Such shared content can be dynamically arranged for subsequent presentation on a computing device of the recipient. The digital circular is further customizable for individual retailers or retailer locations, as well as customizable based on detected histories and/or characteristics of the user receiving the digital circular.
US11961117B2
Systems and methods are provided in the field of online advertising and malicious software. In some embodiments, an apparatus for determining a degree of deceptiveness associated with a session presenting at least one online advertisement includes means for capturing electronic interactions among at least two entities involved in the session, the captured interactions including interaction-related properties and time, means for processing to filter a plurality of attributes for the one or more relations from the captured electronic interactions, each attribute defining a data type and corresponding data value, wherein the extraction is performed by integration with the two or more entities, apply one or more models to each of the one or more relations, and determine a degree of deceptiveness for each of the one or more relations based on the one or more applied models.
