US12003836B2
An optical system, a lens module, and an electronic device are provide. The optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens with a positive refractive power, a second lens with a negative refractive power, a third lens with a refractive power, a fourth lens with a refractive power, a fifth lens with a refractive power, a sixth lens with a refractive power, and a seventh lens with a negative refractive power. The optical system further includes a stop, and the optical system satisfies the following expression: 1.5
US12003826B1
A content selector switch selects, based on a received request for content from a particular remote control device, a multicast network on which to provide the requested particular content. Each multicast network channel of the plurality of multicast network channels is mapped to a respective video channel and each remote control device in the facility (e.g., hotel) is mapped to a respective video channel that the TV controlled by the remote control device stays tuned to. The content selector switch performs the selection by identifying which remote control device in the facility sent the request and selecting the multicast network channel that is mapped to the RF video channel the identified remote control device is mapped to. The content selector switch then provides the specific content on the selected multicast network channel to a multicast-to-channel output device that provides the content on the RF video channel for the TV tuned to that RF video channel to display.
US12003822B2
An electronic device stores a shared playback queue for the shared playback session, the shared playback queue comprising one or more media content items, including a first media content item associated with a first user and a second media content item associated with a second user of the plurality of users. The device receives a request to adjust the shared playback queue. The device determines an order for the adjusted shared playback queue based at least in part on media preferences indicated in a profile of a third user of the plurality of users participating in the shared playback session, wherein the third user is distinct from the first user and the second user. The device provides the first media content item and the second media content item based on the order of the shared playback queue.
US12003820B2
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that enhances the viewer experience by providing supplemental content related to a media asset during a fast-access playback operation. For example, in response to a user input during a fast-forward or rewind operation, the media guidance application may generate for display supplemental content related to the progression point of the media asset at which the user input was received while the fast-forward or rewind operation continues.
US12003811B2
Provided herein are methods and systems for enabling users to provide contextually relevant information, such as feedback, relating to a content item. A computing device may receive a request for a content item. The computing device may receive the request and analyze a first portion of the content item to determine contextual information associated with the first portion. The computing device may determine one or more suggestions for contextually relevant items, such as symbols, to enable use of the symbols to provide information. The computing device may send the one or more suggestions with the first portion of the content item.
US12003808B2
Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for managing caching for a content delivery system, which may include receiving a content request indicating that the caching agent is requesting content data for a client, filling the content data in a first cache storage of the business logic agent, providing the cached content data to the caching agent, and while a second cache storage of the caching agent is being filled with the content data, maintaining the cached content data in response to receiving additional content requests from the caching agent. The additional content requests may indicate that the caching agent is requesting the same content data for additional clients.
US12003804B2
To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program that assist a device operation of a user.
An information processing device includes an input unit that receives input from a user, and a presentation unit that presents information regarding a command for operating a predetermined device on the basis of the input. The input unit receives input by at least one of voice or gesture from a user. The presentation unit presents a candidate of a command including at least one of voice or gesture and partially matching the input.
US12003803B2
The present disclosure discloses a content delivery method and system through an in-vehicle network based on regional content popularity, and in particular relates to the technical field of in-vehicle networks. For a content library corresponding to a target region and each target vehicle in the target region, each target vehicle responds to content objects in the content library. Based on each content object in the content library corresponding to the target region and a data eigenvalue of a preset data type corresponding to each content object, for each target vehicle in the target region that receives a data screening request, in response to the data screening request, content objects that match the data screening request are obtained and scheduled. A set of data screening requests responded to by each target vehicle is obtained by constructing a utility function.
US12003802B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and devices for utilizing an application to alert a user to detected changes to inventory data. Example embodiments relate to a predictive model and development of a predictive model using machine learning techniques. Example embodiments of systems and methods may utilize web-based applications and plug-ins, extensions, or add-ons thereof for facilitating communication and presenting dynamic information to a user.
US12003801B2
A video distribution server according to an embodiment of the present invention promotes the viewing of live videos. The server is communicably connected to a user terminal via a communication network and provides a live video distribution service for distributing and viewing a live video to the user via the user terminal. The server associates (adds) the tag input by the user who is viewing a live video with this live video and presents information on the live video being distributed based on the associated tag. Therefore, the user can know the current content (topic) of the live video being distributed from the information based on the tag input by the actual viewer. As a result, for example, a new user can comfortably start viewing the live video.
US12003798B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for providing access to a portion of a video to a requesting user. For example, a computer can receive an identification of a video, a starting point of a clip within the video, and an ending point of the clip within the video from a rights holder. The computer can define a video clip based on the identified video, the starting point, and the ending point. The computer can also provide a link by which a requesting user is provided access to the video clip.
US12003796B2
This present application relates to delivery of data content across a mesh network of proxy servers based on network context. In some embodiments, optimal paths for delivering the application or data content are computed and selected dynamically based upon context of network traffic. In some embodiments, large data content, such as video content, is segmented dynamically based on network context to reduce delay between a request for the video content by a client device and start of playback of the requested video content at the client device. In some embodiments, a server determines a segmentation profile for segmenting the video content into a plurality of video segments each having a segment size determined based on link performance metrics, generates a manifest file referencing the plurality of video segments in a temporal order and provide the manifest file to a client device.
US12003795B2
A method for transmitting a broadcast signal by a transmitter includes generating first service data, and second service data; generating service signaling data including an extended User Service Description (USD); encoding the first service data, the second service data, and the service signaling data; time interleaving the first service data, and the second service data, and the service signaling data in a memory based on one or more virtual position information; frequency interleaving the first service data, the second service data, and the service signaling data based on an interleaving sequence that is generated by checking a sequence that is generated based on an offset and a bit sequence; and transmitting the service signaling data, the first service data and the second service data.
US12003793B2
The present invention relates to a transmission apparatus and reception apparatus for parallel data streams. The present specification discloses a wireless stream transmission apparatus comprising: an encoder for dividing an inputted picture into multiple areas and performing, for each area, encoding so as to generate a bitstream including a header and data; a DS generating unit for removing or modifying at least a portion of headers related to the multiple areas into compact headers, and combining, with the data, at least the remaining headers which have not been removed or the compact headers so as to generate a data stream for each area; and a communication unit for packing the data stream so as to generate a packet, and transmitting, on the basis of wireless communication, the packet to a wireless stream reception apparatus. By using modified headers in applications where real time is important, it is possible to reduce a traffic burden and satisfy low-latency requirements.
US12003790B2
Techniques for rendering a scene are disclosed. In some embodiments, a scene definition is modified to generate a modified scene definition based at least in part on a current state of a local database at a device. The modified scene definition is constrained to include references to objects locally available in the local database, and at least one object referenced in the scene definition is substituted with a different object in the modified scene definition that is locally available in the local database. The scene is rendered at the device according to the modified scene definition.
US12003787B2
A method of decoding coding blocks of a coding tree unit in an image. The method comprises obtaining the coding tree unit in the image from a bitstream, the coding tree unit having chroma channels and a luma channel; and determining luma split options for the luma channel of the coding tree unit according to dimensions of a region of the coding tree unit. The method also comprises determining chroma split options for the chroma channels of the coding tree unit according to dimensions of a region of the coding tree unit, the chroma split options being different to the luma split options, the allowable chroma split options resulting in chroma intra predicted blocks with a minimum size of 16 samples; and decoding the coding blocks by determining flags from the bitstream to select one of the determined luma split options and one of the determined chroma split options.
US12003786B2
A method is executed to efficiently operate a bin buffer to limit a bin-to-bit ratio in entropy encoding and decoding related to bitstream generation and parsing. In addition, a method of configuring a list includes various entropy encoding/decoding methods and adaptively uses the entropy encoding/decoding methods for each basic unit of entropy encoding/decoding.
US12003777B2
A mechanism for processing video data is disclosed. Video decoder initialization information (DII) is determined. The DII includes data describing a maximum level (MaxLevel) to which all coded video sequences (CVSs) of the bitstream conform and a maximum format that comprises one or more parameters. The MaxLevel indicates a first maximum DPB size needed for decoding the bitstream. The maximum format indicates a second maximum DPB size, denoted as DPB memory for as maximum format (DpbMemory4MaxFormat), determined by simultaneously setting all parameters of the maximum format to largest values. The DII further comprises a first indication of whether the DpbMemory4MaxFormat exceeds the first maximum DPB size. A conversion is performed between a visual media data and a bitstream based on the indication.
US12003776B2
A storage device is configured to reduce the file size of media files stored on the device by removing thumbnail data. In response to determining that a data file received from a host is a media file having thumbnail data and a file size, the control circuitry is configured to modify the media file to remove the thumbnail data and reduce the file size of the media file, and then store the modified media file. In response to receiving a request for the data file from the host, the storage device responds by retrieving the modified media file from the storage medium, generating second thumbnail data corresponding to the original thumbnail data, remodifying the media file to add the second thumbnail data to the request; and providing the remodified media file to the host.
US12003775B2
In a scheme in which only a part of one picture is intra-predicted and the rest of the region is inter-predicted, generation of a significant code amount and generation of a delay can be avoided in a specific picture. However, because only a part of the picture is coded by means of the intra prediction, coding efficiency is deteriorated as compared to an I picture in which the entire picture is coded by means of the intra prediction. A picture is split into a restricted region and a non-restricted region. Prediction is performed by using an intra prediction in which only a pixel of the restricted region is referred to or an inter prediction in which a restricted reference region of a reference picture is referred to for a block of the restricted region. Prediction is performed by using the intra prediction in which a decoded pixel in the picture is referred to or the inter prediction in which the reference picture is referred to for the block of the non-restricted region. After decoding of the picture, the restricted region is configured as the restricted reference region.
US12003774B2
An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) for the transform coefficients; and generating, on the basis of an inverse primary transform for the modified transform coefficients, a restoration picture based on residual samples for the target block, wherein the modified transform coefficients derived according to the inverse RST are two-dimensionally arranged according to the order of a row priority direction or a column priority direction according to an intra prediction mode to be applied to the target block.
US12003773B2
A video decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving a modified transform coefficient, and the step of deriving the transform coefficient may comprise the steps of: determining whether an LFNST can be applied to the height and width of a current block on the basis of the tree type and color format of the current block; parsing an LFNST index if the LFNST can be applied; and deriving the modified transform coefficient on the basis of the LFNST index and an LFNST matrix.
US12003765B2
An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document comprises the steps of: obtaining a Block-based Delta Pulse Code Modulation (BDPCM) available flag indicating whether or not BDPCM is available for a chroma block and a luma block; obtaining BDPCM-related information for a current luma block and current chroma blocks on the basis of the BDPCM available flag; and generating reconstructed samples for the current luma block and the current chroma blocks on the basis of the BDPCM-related information.
US12003758B2
A method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video region of a video and a coded representation of the video. The conversion uses a coding mode in which the current video block is constructed based on a first domain and a second domain and/or chroma residue is scaled in a luma-dependent manner. A parameter set in the coded representation comprises parameter information for the coding mode.
US12003756B2
Systems and methods for integrated graphics rendering are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods utilize a graphics engine, a video encoding engine, and remote client coding engine to render graphics over a network. The systems and methods involve the generation of per-pixel motion vectors, which are converted to per-block motion vectors at the graphics engine. The graphics engine injects these per-block motion vectors into a video encoding engine, such that the video encoding engine may convert those vectors into encoded video data for transmission to the remote client coding engine.
US12003752B2
An image decoding method according to the present invention includes reconstructing a residual block by inverse-quantizing and inverse-transforming an entropy-decoded residual block, generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction on a current block, and reconstructing an picture by adding the reconstructed residual block to the prediction block, wherein generating the prediction block includes generating a final prediction value of a prediction target pixel included in the current block based on a first prediction value of the prediction target pixel and a final correction value calculated by performing an arithmetic right shift on a two's complementary integer representation for an initial correction value of the prediction target pixel by a binary digit of 1. Accordingly, upon image encoding/decoding, computation complexity may be reduced.
US12003751B2
Methods and apparatuses for video encoding, comprising: receiving a video sequence; encoding the video sequence by using control flags for luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS) at a sequence level, a picture level, or a slice level, wherein the sequence level, the picture level, and the slice level are levels ranking from high to low; signaling a first control flag indicating whether the LMCS is enabled at a first level; and in response to the first control flag indicating the LMCS is enabled at the first level, signaling a second control flag indicating whether LMCS is enabled at a second level, wherein: the LMCS is enabled at the second level when a value of the second control flag equals to 1; the LMCS is disabled at the second level when the value of the second control flag equals to 0; and the second level is a lower level than the first level.
US12003747B2
A method of decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor includes obtaining a coded video sequence including a plurality of output layer sets from the encoded video bitstream; obtaining a first flag indicating whether each output layer set of the plurality of output layer sets includes more than one layer; based on the first flag indicating that the each output layer set includes more than the one layer, obtaining a first syntax element indicating an output layer set mode; selecting at least one layer from among layers included in the plurality of output layer sets as at least one output layer based on at least one of the first flag and the first syntax element; and outputting the at least one output layer.
US12003746B2
A source color grade and a destination color grade may be received by an end-to-end image mapping pipeline comprising forward and backward paths. Forward neural networks in the forward path may be applied to generate, from the source color grade, a forward reshaped color grade corresponding to the destination color grade. Backward neural networks in the backward path may be applied to generate, from the forward reshaped color grade, a backward reshaped color grade corresponding to the source color grade. An overall neural network cost function may be specified for the forward path and the backward path to generate a cost that may be used as a basis for determining operational parameters for the forward and backward neural networks.
US12003745B2
A method of visual media processing includes determining a size of a buffer to store reference samples for prediction in an intra block copy mode; and performing a conversion between a current video block of visual media data and a bitstream of the current video block, using the reference samples stored in the buffer, wherein the conversion is performed in the intra block copy mode which is based on motion information related to a reconstructed block located in same video region with the current video block without referring to a reference picture.
US12003736B2
Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.
US12003735B2
An image decoding method comprises the steps of: determining whether or not an application condition of decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) for applying motion vector refinement for a current block is satisfied; deriving a minimum sum of absolute differences (SAD) on the basis of L0 and L1 motion vectors of the current block if the application condition of the DMVR is satisfied; deriving refined L0 and L1 motion vectors of the current block based on the minimum SAD; deriving prediction samples of the current block based on the refined L0 and L1 motion vectors; and generating reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples. With respect to whether or not the application condition of the DMVR is satisfied, the application condition of the DMVR is determined to be satisfied if a prediction mode, in which inter-prediction and intra-prediction are combined, is not applied to the current block.
US12003734B2
Systems and techniques are described herein for processing video data. In some aspects, a method can include obtain, by a machine learning system, input video data. The input video data includes one or more luminance components for a current frame. The method can include determining, by the machine learning system, motion information for the luminance component(s) of the current frame and motion information for one or more chrominance components of the current frame using the luminance component(s) for the current frame. In some cases, the method can include determining the motion information for the luminance component(s) based on the luma component(s) of the current frame and at least one reconstructed luma component of a previous frame. In some cases, the method can further include determining the motion information for the chrominance component(s) of the current frame using the motion information determined for the luminance component(s) of the current frame.
US12003725B2
A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for encoding or decoding video data. Video data including a chroma component and a luma component is received. One or more contexts for entropy coding chroma intra prediction modes are identified based on a co-located luma block at one or more pre-defined positions. The video data is decoded based on the identified contexts.
US12003723B2
A picture in a data stream is subdivided into different size transform bocks. For a transform block, a transformation is selected by checking whether the block's size exceeds a threshold. If it does, a default technique is used to select the transformation. If it does not, a transformation is used from a list of transformations as identified by an index, the list including an identity transformation and non-identity transformations. A coefficients block in the data stream is decoded, and if the selected transformation is the identity transformation, then the coefficients block is used as a residual sample array, and if the selected transformation is not the identity transformation, the coefficients block is subjected to an inverse transformation corresponding to the selected transformation to obtain a residual sample array used to correct a prediction for the transform block.
US12003706B2
Decoding video data includes, for a block encoded using a prediction mode, determining a transform mode for the block using the prediction mode. The transform mode is a first mode when the prediction mode is an inter-prediction mode and is a second mode when the prediction mode is an intra-prediction mode. The first mode is an available first transform type that is a combination of transforms selected from first fixed transforms and first learned transforms that each comprise a respective transformation matrix generated iteratively using blocks predicted using the inter-prediction mode. The second mode is an available second transform type that is a combination of transforms selected from second fixed transforms, which is a proper subset of the first fixed transforms, and a second learned transform comprising a transformation matrix that is generated iteratively using blocks predicted using the intra-prediction mode. Decoding the block uses the prediction and transform modes.
US12003694B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating virtual reality scenes from a textual document. The textual document is parsed to identify a plurality of text portions corresponding to a plurality of scenes. Each of the plurality of text portions is analyzed to identify a plurality of nouns and a plurality of related verbs. A virtual reality (VR) scene including a plurality of VR objects depicted as performing a set of actions is generated for each of the plurality of text portions, based on the nouns and related verbs identified in the corresponding text portion. Each VR scene includes at least one portal which a user may interact with to view another VR scene and the set of actions in a VR scene may be repeated while the VR scene is being viewed.
US12003693B2
An example device for retrieving media data includes a memory configured to store media data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to execute a presentation engine, the presentation engine being configured to: receive streamed media data representing a virtual three-dimensional scene including at least one virtual solid object; receive object collision data representing boundaries of the at least one virtual solid object; receive camera movement data from a user requesting that the virtual camera move through the at least one virtual solid object; and using the object collision data, prevent the virtual camera from passing through the at least one virtual solid object in response to the camera movement data.
US12003689B2
A lighting device (23) irradiates a web under conveyance with light. The lighting device includes a light source (43), and an irradiation port (61) configured to open linearly in a widthwise direction of the web at an end portion facing the web. The irradiation port (61) is formed between first and second parallel portions (62b, 63b) where a first plate member (62) and a second plate member (63) parallelly face each other. The web under conveyance is irradiated with linear light. It is possible to provide a lighting device capable of irradiating only an inspection region of a sheet or a web with light.
US12003682B2
A see through apparatus receives a paper document. The see through apparatus includes a first scanning element, a second scanning element, and a processor coupled to the first scanning element and the second scanning element. Each of the first and second scanning elements illuminate a respective side of the paper document while the other scanning element captures an image. The processor detects kinematic artifacts on the paper document and determines that the paper document is fraudulent based on the detected kinematic artifacts. The processor also detects an alignment feature from the image capture from the first image or the second image, and determines that the document is not aligned based on the detected alignment feature.
US12003674B2
An information processing apparatus comprises acquiring information related to a chart to be printed, the chart including a plurality of patches arranged adjacent to each other; causing a display unit to display a plurality of patch displays according to a plurality of expected colors of the plurality of patches being acquired, and a procedure of sequentially measuring, by a colorimetric apparatus, the plurality of patches formed on the chart; sequentially acquiring measured values measured by the colorimetric apparatus; and sequentially displaying objects indicating measured colors, based on the measured value for each patch being acquired in a manner superimposed on a part of the patch display according to a corresponding expected color such that a display portions of the expected colors are connected between at least one pair of adjacent patch displays even after the objects are displayed.
US12003666B2
A communication is received from a telephone number of a sender. The communication is directed to a recipient. A trust level associated with the telephone number is determined to be other than a high trust level. Based on the trust level being other than the high trust level, a number of challenges to transmit to the sender is determined based on the trust level. Determining whether to route the communication to the recipient is based on whether respective successful responses to the challenges are received from the sender.
US12003665B2
An incoming call from a source device having a source identifier is received at a receiving device and an indication of and request to accept the incoming call is provided at an output interface of the receiving device. A determination is made of whether this is a first time that the source device has called this receiving device or if the local address book is devoid of the source identifier or any associated contextual information associated with a user of the source device having the source identifier. If so, one or more databases of public safety incident information, call information, registration information, dispatch records, mobile application information, and location information is accessed and contextual information identified from the databases associating the source device with the receiving device. The contextual information is then provided at the receiving device while providing the indication of and request to accept the incoming call.
US12003658B2
To provide an information processing apparatus, a program, and an information communication method capable of determining notification contents according to the status of operation of a program. A user terminal includes a communication processing unit that communicates with external electronic equipment and a control unit that performs, for the subject unit, operation determination on whether a predetermined program for outputting an image or sound is operated. Based on an operation determination result, the control unit switches the form of information to be transmitted to the electronic equipment via a communication unit, or stops information transmission to the electronic equipment.
US12003654B2
A system includes a device and a payload warehouse. The device receives a user request to initiate a feature of the device. In response to receiving the request, device information is provided to a payload warehouse. The payload warehouse stores an inventory which includes a digital payload. The digital payload includes data, such as a digital certificate, which may be used by the device to implement the user-requested feature. The payload warehouse receives the device information provided by the device and determines an encryption vector based at least in part on the received device information. Using the encryption vector, the digital payload is encrypted. The encrypted digital payload is provided to the device.
US12003652B2
Systems and procedures are provided for enforcing geographic restrictions on the operation of an IHS (Information Handling System). During factory provisioning of the IHS, a signed inventory certificate is uploaded to the IHS that specifies a plurality of allowed geographic locations at which the IHS is operational. Upon delivery and initial powering of the IHS, a validation environment is instantiated and further initialization of the IHS is halted until a location of the IHS can be determined. Once a geographic location of the IHS has been determined, it is compared to the allowed geographic locations from the inventory certificate stored during factory provisioning. When the location of the IHS is not at an allowed geographic location specified in the inventory certificate, the IHS is rendered non-operational. When the location of the IHS is at an allowed geographic location specified in the inventory certificate, further initialization of the IHS is enabled.
US12003648B2
Real-time data transfer from a device is secured by: receiving data items from a data source, buffering and continually sending same to a data collector; generating by a root of trust a cryptographically verifiable integrity claim based on current hardware and software configuration of the apparatus; forming second data by combining at least the cryptographically verifiable integrity claim and an amount of the data items; forming a hash from at least the second data; obtaining a stamp; causing the root of trust circuitry to form a first signature from at least the hash; forming third data by combining at least the second data, the hash and the first signature; and providing the data collector with a secured transmission comprising the third data.
US12003642B2
In an example, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes stored instructions. The store instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive a unique identifier of a tagged physical good; receive a public key stored in a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) corresponding to the unique identifier; encrypt a first passphrase using the public key to obtain an encrypted passphrase; compare a second passphrase to the first passphrase; and generate an output indication in response to comparing the second passphrase to the first passphrase. The second passphrase is generated by decrypting the encrypted passphrase using a private key stored on an electronic tag device embedded in the tagged physical good.
US12003632B2
Secure communication in accessing a network is described herein. An example apparatus can include a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor can be configured to receive an identity public key from the identity device. The identity public key can be received in response to providing, to the identity device, a request to modify content of the identity device. The processor can be further configured to encrypt data corresponding to subscriber information using the identity public key, provide (to the identity device) the encrypted data to store the subscriber information in the identity device, and access a network operated by a network operator via the data stored in the identity device.
US12003629B2
A network and a device can support a secure session with both (i) multiple post-quantum cryptography (PQC) key encapsulation mechanisms (KEM) and (ii) forward secrecy. The network can operate (i) a first server for conducting KEM with the device and (ii) a second server for generating a digital signature which can be verified by the device with a server certificate. The first server can receive a device ephemeral public key (ePK.device) and generate (i) a server ephemeral public key (ePK.server) and private key. The first server can send, to the second server, data comprising ciphertext for the ePK.device, ePK.server and the server certificate. The second server can (i) generate the digital signature over the data, and (ii) send the digital signature to the first server. The first server can conduct a KEM with ePK.device and the ciphertext in order to encrypt at least ePK.server and the digital signature.
US12003625B2
A method of generating a verification code includes measuring a time of arrival and a corresponding first or second state value of a plurality of first photons and a plurality of second photons, where respective ones of the plurality of first photons are entangled with respective ones of a plurality of second photons in a first basis, which is time, and entangled in a second basis. A first and a second ordered list of the measured times of arrival of the plurality of respective first and second photons is generated. Time-of-arrival matches between the first ordered list and the second ordered list are determined. First or second state values that correspond to the determined time-of-arrival matches between the first ordered list and the second ordered list are determined. A verification code using some of the determined first or second state values that correspond to the determined time-of-arrival matches is generated.
US12003624B2
A quantum-cryptographic-communication system according to an embodiment includes a key-integrated-management device, quantum-cryptography devices, and key-management-inspection devices. An inspection-target-value-calculating unit calculates an inspection-target value based on quantum-cryptography-device information related to a quantum-cryptography device. An expected-value-calculating unit calculates an expected value based on at least one of wiring information of a QKD link connected to the inspection-target-quantum-cryptography device; weather information of the site installed with the inspection-target-quantum-cryptography device; and the quantum-cryptography-device information. A permissible-value-calculating unit calculates a permissible value based on at least one of the wiring information, the weather information, and the quantum-cryptography-device information. A determining unit determines whether the inspection-target value is within the range of (expected value)−(permissible value) and within the range of (expected value)+(permissible value); and, when the inspection-target value is outside the range of (expected value)−(permissible value) and outside the range of (expected value)+(permissible value), transmits anomaly detection to a key integrated management device.
US12003621B2
A method of adding a first publisher to a security group includes receiving a key request for keys for the first publisher, wherein the key request has at least one credential associated with the first publisher and a key parameter index indicative of a bandwidth of the first publisher, includes modifying a lifetime value of the at least one key of the security group based on the key parameter index of the received key request, wherein an expiry of the at least one key is based on the lifetime value of the one or more keys; and includes transmitting the at least one key and the modified lifetime value of the at least one key to the first publisher, where the first publisher is configured to publish at least one message encrypted using the at least one key, prior to expiry of the at least one key.
US12003612B2
A clock recovery circuit includes a clock detector configured to receive a serial data stream from a remote device over a reverse channel, wherein the serial data stream includes clock reference data, reverse channel data, or a combination of the clock reference data and the reverse channel data, and the clock detector configured to output a clock detect signal in response to detecting the clock reference data in the serial data stream; a phase lock loop including a first detector configured to receive the serial data stream and to detect phase and frequency; and a controller configured to receive the clock detect signal and to selectively enable the first detector based on the clock detect signal.
US12003611B2
An item of ONU equipment configures itself to communicate by a first transport system with OLT equipment in an optical access network, and starts a synchronisation for the first transport system and transmits by means of the first transport system. The ONU equipment transmits, via a protocol layer supervising any transport system of the optical access network, without waiting for the end of the synchronisation for the first transport system, information dependent on identifiers of the user equipment and the first transport system. When the transport system to be used is not the first transport system, the protocol layer supervising any transport system of the optical access network interrupts the synchronisation at the OLT equipment, and the ONU equipment reattempts the synchronisation with a second transport system; otherwise the synchronisation continues for the first transport system until the ONU equipment is put in communication in the optical access network.
US12003596B2
Systems and methods are provided for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices. A first user device associated with an access right to a resource can be identified. The location of the first user device can be determined at a time before a defined time period. Further, a protocol execution condition can be detected. Upon detecting the protocol execution condition, executing a protocol. Executing the protocol can include determining a distance between the first user device and a resource location. Whether the distance between the first user device and the resource location is less than or equal to a distance range of the resource location at a time prior to the defined time period can be determined. In response to determining that the distance is not less than or equal to the distance range, accessing a plurality of tasks, selecting a task, and executing the task.
US12003587B2
A method for transmitting data is provided. The method includes: receiving identification information sent by at least one display terminal device; establishing a communication connection with an operating terminal device, and acquiring display content information of the at least one display terminal device from the operating terminal device, the display content information being generated based on target display content of the at least one display terminal device, and the target display content of the at least one display terminal device being determined by the operating terminal device; and sending the display content information to the at least one display terminal device based on the identification information of the at least one display terminal device, such that the at least one display terminal device performs display based on the display content information.
US12003574B1
A method to assist with processing distributed jobs by retrieving and/or synchronizing supplemental job data. The method includes: transmitting, by a first component of a first execution environment via a first connection to a second component of a second execution environment, a first request associated with a job; receiving, by the first component via a second connection from the second component, a second request associated with the job; transmitting, by the first component via the second connection to the second component, a response to the second request, the response comprising an information associated with the job; and receiving, by the first component via the first connection from the second component, a result of the job.
US12003572B1
In a computer-implemented method for configuring a distributed computer system comprising a plurality of nodes of a plurality of node classes, configuration files for a plurality of nodes of each of the plurality of node classes are stored in a central repository. The configuration files include information representing a desired system state of the distributed computer system, and the distributed computer system operates to keep an actual system state of the distributed computer system consistent with the desired system state. The plurality of node classes includes forwarder nodes for receiving data from an input source, indexer nodes for indexing the data, and search head nodes for searching the data. Responsive to receiving changes to the configuration files, the changes are propagated to nodes of the plurality of nodes impacted by the changes based on a node class of the nodes impacted by the changes.
US12003568B2
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.
US12003567B2
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.
US12003566B2
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.
US12003562B2
A system and a method for media streaming from multiple sources are disclosed. A content requesting client device accesses a server to receive a list of available sources that may include multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and independent servers. Based on a pre-set criteria, such as the source delivery performance and cost, the client device partitions the content into parts, allocates a source to each part, and simultaneously receives media streams of the content parts from the allocated sources. The server may be a Video-on-Demand (VOD) server, and the content may be a single file of a video data, such as a movie. The delivery performance of the used sources is measured during the streaming for updating the partition or the allocation. The updated measured performance may be stored locally at the client device, or at a server for use by other clients. The client actions may be implemented as a client-side script.
US12003551B1
A network device may receive a request to install a rule set, and may add, based on the request, information identifying the rule set to a list of rule sets associated with the network device. The network device may receive a packet destined for an endpoint device, may generate a copy of the packet, and may cause the packet to be forwarded to the endpoint device. The network device may perform deep packet inspection of the copy of the packet to identify a packet rule set associated with the copy of the packet, and may determine whether the packet rule set, associated with the copy of the packet, corresponds to the rule set. The network device may cause the copy of the packet to be forwarded to a content destination device when the packet rule set, associated with the copy of the packet, corresponds to the rule set.
US12003538B2
An authentication system includes an authentication module and a user history database storing order information that includes, for each of multiple logins of the first user to a web property, at least one of: an indication of an order of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) headers that were previously received at the authentication module during the login, and an indication of an order of navigator object properties that were previously returned to the authentication module during the login. The authentication module is configured to: receive, from a web browser of a first entity attempting to log in to the web property, credentials of the first user; determine order information of the first entity's web browser; perform a comparison operation based on the order information of the first user and that of the first entity, and determine whether to allow the first entity to log in based on the comparison operation.
US12003533B2
The present disclosure relates to mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a mobile communication method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment UE, a non-access stratum NAS security mode command message from a mobility management entity MME, where the NAS security mode command message carries first verification matching information used to verify UE capability information received by the MIME; determining, by the UE based on the first verification matching information, whether the UE capability information received by the MME is consistent with UE capability information sent by the UE to the MIME; and if the UE capability information received by the MME is consistent with the UE capability information sent by the UE to the MME, sending, by the UE, a NAS security mode complete message to the MME.
US12003529B1
A system and method for detecting a cybersecurity risk of an artificial intelligence (AI), is presented. The method includes: inspecting a computing environment for an AI model deployed therein; generating a representation of the AI model in a security database, the security database including a representation of the computing environment; inspecting the AI model for a cybersecurity risk; generating a representation of the cybersecurity risk in the security database, the representation of the cybersecurity risk connected to the representation of the AI model in response to detecting the cybersecurity risk; and initiating a mitigation action based on the cybersecurity risk.
US12003508B2
Disclosed are non-limiting methods for authenticating devices, including receiving a request for a device authentication identifier, transmitting a device authentication request message via a frame embedded in a webpage of a merchant website, the device authentication request message including challenge data associated with a challenge, receiving a device authentication response message via the frame embedded in the webpage of the merchant website based on the device authentication request message, the device authentication response message including challenge response data associated with a challenge response, transmitting the device authentication identifier message based on the device authentication response message, receiving a transaction request message for a transaction, including the device authentication identifier and transaction data associated with the transaction, determining the device score based on the device authentication identifier, and generating an authorization request message based on the transaction data and the device score. Systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
US12003505B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for enforcing digital signature on a token useable by a network-addressable device to invoke service calls on services of a service provider. A device platform service of the service provider may receive service calls from the network-addressable device and cause one or more operations to be performed by other services of the service provider in response to receiving a notification that the request is authentic. An authentication service analyses a fingerprint associated with a request submitted by the device and determines whether it is a match to a fingerprint generated from cryptographic authentication information provided by the user in connection with registering the network-addressable device.
US12003501B1
One example involves a method for providing communications services to remotely-situated client entities, wherein each client entity is associated with users and each user is associated with a communication device. For providing the services verification may be realized by using a first authentication factor for a user among the users, and a communication request may be generated. The generated communication request may include a first portion specifying at least one target endpoint associated with the user and a second portion associated with or indicating the security code and that includes a set of instructions which: are specific to the user, which specify how to communicate the security code for the user, and which specify different security codes for different types of communications. The security code is sent to the user according to the set of instructions, and verified via a second authentication factor associated with or for the user by comparing input from the user to the security code.
US12003496B2
In a system and a method for autonomously operating a public ledger-based credential, the method includes registering credential issuance authority information in a public ledger of a blockchain platform, and verifying a credential issued to a first computing device by referring to the credential issuance authority information registered in the public ledger. The credential issuance authority information includes an attribute value range assigned to a credential issuer and public key information of the credential issuer. A second computing device verifies the credential issued to the first computing device by referring to the credential issuance authority information registered in the public ledger.
US12003494B2
Arrangements for network slice isolation. A method is performed by a terminal device. The method includes determining to shift from accessing a first service using a current network slice to accessing a second service using a target network slice. Network access to the current network slice is handled by a source Access Management Function. Network access to the target network slice is handled by a target Access Management Function. The method includes performing a slice authentication procedure in response thereto. During the authentication procedure a mutual secret is shared between the terminal device and the target Access Management Function. The method includes creating a security context for the target network slice based on the mutual secret. The method includes activating the security context, thereby security isolating the target network slice from the source Access Management Function.
US12003477B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method and a related device. The method includes: A symmetric device listens on N local public ports, where N is a natural number greater than 1; and when the symmetric device receives a hole punching packet from the N local public ports, the symmetric device sends a response packet to a cone device based on the hole punching packet, so that the symmetric device establishes a communication connection to the cone device, where the hole punching packet is sent by the cone device, and the response packet carries a first network information mapping relationship. The cone device may directly communicate with the symmetric device, so that there is no need for a server having a data relay function, and costs of deploying the server are reduced.
US12003475B2
The present disclosure relates to email synchronization methods and electronic devices. In one example method, an electronic device obtains an email identifier of an email. The electronic device sends, to a server, a first request including the email identifier. The electronic device receives a first response from the server and extracts the email and the structure information from the first response. The electronic device determines object identifiers of objects in the message body based on the structure information. The electronic device sends a second request to the server if information of a first object in the message body fails to be downloaded, where the second request includes the email identifier and an object identifier of the first object. The electronic device receives a second response from the server and extracts the information of the first object from the second response.
US12003473B2
A notification center system receives a message from a message source, the message comprising a message body, the message body comprising parameter-value pairs. The notification center system processes the message body to obtain a contextual string from the parameter-value pairs, appends a source identifier to the message, the source identifier identifying the message source, and stores the message appended with the source identifier in a platform-neutral format in a message store. Utilizing the contextual string, the message is then grouped, with other message(s) or by itself, with a message thread. The message is provided to a delivery mechanism for presentation of the message under the message thread. Content-aware contextual visual indicators may be determined for the message thread and the message based on different orders of specificity. The message thread and the message can then be displayed with their corresponding content-aware contextual visual indicators to provide additional insights.
US12003467B2
During web browsing, a plurality of web entities associated with browsing activity of a first browsing identity of a first user are received. One or more of the plurality of web entities are selected for sharing. Further, one or more subscriber browsing identities associated with the first browsing identity are selected based on one or more associated trust relationships, and the selected web entities are sent to the selected subscriber browsing identities. The disclosure enhances social interaction and collaborative aspects of web browsing with respect to web browsing activity, enabling users to share browsing activity easily.
US12003464B2
A method and device for transmitting a service are disclosed. A terminal device receives position information of specific radio frames in a time unit, and position information of a specific subframe in each of the specific radio frames in the time unit from a base station. Every 2m radio frames in the time unit include one specific radio frame, the position information of the specific radio frames in the time unit comprises a value of a period of the specific radio frames in the time unit, and a length of the period is 2m radio frames, where m is a nonnegative integer. The terminal device receives the service carried in the specific subframe in one or more of the specific radio frames from the base station in accordance with the position information of the specific radio frames and the position information of the specific subframe.
US12003460B2
A method includes: detecting a need for a retransmission of a data transmission on one or more bandwidth parts (BWP) between a user apparatus and a radio access network; and in response to detecting the need for the retransmission, resetting a timer, wherein an expiration of the timer causes automatic switching from using the one or more BWPs for the data transmission to using a default BWP for the data transmission.
US12003458B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE), may receive a data transmission and determine a slot to transmit a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback based on the data transmission. The communication device may determine one or more HARQ feedback resources or one or more HARQ feedback resource sets in the slot to transmit the HARQ feedback, where the one or more hybrid automatic repeat request feedback resources or the one or more hybrid automatic repeat request feedback resource sets in the slot comprises a set of frequency resources associated with the slot, and transmit the HARQ feedback using the one or more HARQ feedback resources or the one or more HARQ feedback resource sets in the slot.
US12003452B2
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for physical uplink shared channel transmissions with repetitions on different transmit beams with phase tracking reference signals.
US12003451B2
Disclosed is a method of configuring a Positioning Reference Signal, PRS, in each of a plurality of cells in a telecommunication network. The method of a serving base station (BS) may include transmitting a second positioning reference signal (PRS) to a user equipment (UE); receiving, from the UE, a request to request a neighbor BS to configure a first PRS to occupy (1/μ)th of slot duration of a Sub Carrier Spacing (SCS) of the neighbor BS; and transmitting the request to the neighbor BS, wherein the neighbor BS having a lower (SCS) than an SCS of the serving BS, and wherein μ is the ratio of the SCS of the serving BS to the SCS of the neighbor BS.
US12003449B2
Provided is a communication node of a reference signal. The communication node includes a processor configured to execute programs stored in a storage device; and the programs, when executed by the processor, perform a method includes: determining a radio resource for a second communication node to send a reference signal; and receiving the reference signal sent by the second communication node using the radio resource.
US12003448B2
Disclosed are a method and device in wireless communication. As one embodiment, a UE receives a first signalling, and subsequently receives a first wireless signal on a target time-frequency resource, wherein the first signalling is used for determining at least the former of (a sub-carrier interval corresponding to the first wireless signal, and the target time-frequency resource), and the first signalling is a physical layer signalling. The present invention can dynamically configure a plurality of sub-carrier intervals on the same frequency band, thereby ensuring that different bandwidth requirements corresponding to different applications are satisfied on the same bandwidth. In addition, the present invention prevents a UE from determining a sub-carrier interval by blind detection, thereby reducing the complexity of the UE.
US12003444B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining resources for phase tracking reference signals. One method (500) includes determining (502) a first set of resources. The first set of resources are used for non-zero power phase tracking reference signals for a first downlink transmission and zero power phase tracking reference signals for a second downlink transmission. The method (500) includes determining (504) a second set of resources. The second set of resources are used for zero power phase tracking reference signals for the first downlink transmission and non-zero power phase tracking reference signals for the second downlink transmission. The method (500) includes transmitting (506) the first downlink transmission using the first set of resources and the second set of resources. The first downlink transmission is transmitted concurrently with the second downlink transmission.
US12003442B2
Example reference signal notification methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes sending a reference signal notification message by a network device, where the reference signal notification message includes time resource information of a reference signal. According to the embodiments of the present specification, the reference signal notification message is used to notify user equipment (UE) of a reference signal configuration, especially information about a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).
US12003426B1
Electronic communications received via a network from a plurality of electronic devices may include signals of device interactions or data changes that correspond to process performances by process-performing resources, signals of conditions of loads, or signals of processes associated with the process-performing resources and the loads. Data composites may be formed from the electronic communications, with data portions collected and mapped to resource profile records and load profile records that may be updated with the collected data portions. For each load, at least one of the one or more resource profile records and/or the one or more load profile records may be used to map the process-performing resources to the load. Content nodes may be linked in a network of content nodes, including respective linked content, resource specifications or load specifications. Access to the network of content nodes may be allowed via a control interface.
US12003425B2
An integrated circuit includes: a processor; a receiver coupled to the processor; and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores resource coordinator instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: maintain a plurality of active secure sessions; identify a priority session trigger; and allocate receiver resources for incoming packets related to the plurality of active secure sessions based on the priority session trigger.
US12003421B2
A packet processing system comprises a packet processing graph comprising classifier nodes including a root classifier node and leaf classifier nodes. The root classifier node is connected to each of the classifier nodes through a respective packet processing path in the graph. Each classifier node stores node match data indicative of at least one match to be applied by the respective classifier node. The classifier nodes comprise first and second classifier nodes arranged in a first packet processing path of said plurality of packet processing paths. The first classifier node stores node match data indicative of a match corresponding to content from a plurality of packet header field types, including first and second, different packet header field types. The second classifier node stores node match data indicative of a match corresponding to content from at least one packet header field type, including the first packet header field type.
US12003416B2
Preemptive caching within content/name/information centric networking environment is contemplated. The preemptively caching may be performed within content/name/information centric networking environments of the type having a branching structure or other architecture sufficient to facilitate routing data, content, etc. such that one or more nodes other than a node soliciting a content object also receive the content object.
US12003414B1
An EVPN network device may advertise an EVPN IMET (type-3) route in a corresponding message to one or more peer EVPN network devices. The EVPN IMET route advertisement message may include an E-tree extended community indicating a leaf or root designation of a locally attached site at the advertising EVPN network device. The inclusion of the E-tree extended community in the EVPN IMET route advertisement message may provide desired traffic handling for implementing an EVPN E-tree service such as handling of BUM traffic.
US12003410B2
A method and an apparatus for establishing a forwarding path, the method including obtaining, by a first network node, path information of a to-be-established forwarding path, where the path information comprises an identifier of a network node on the forwarding path and a transmission resource requirement that needs to be allocated by the network node to the forwarding path, and sending a path establishment request packet based on the path information, where a packet header of the path establishment request packet comprises the path information, and where the path establishment request packet triggers the network node to allocate a transmission resource to the forwarding path based on the transmission resource requirement.
US12003401B2
A method for generating an application-aware virtual topology (AAVT) routing table for a network device among network devices connected via a wide area network is provided. The method is executed by a network controller connected to the network and includes: receiving, from the network devices, path information of the network devices; generating, using the path information, an underlay graph specifying a path topology of the network device; generating, based on the path topology specified in the underlay graph, the AAVT routing table for the network device where the AAVT routing table includes a set of paths; and transmitting, in response to generating the AAVT routing table, the AAVT routing table to the network device to cause the network device to program the set of paths.
US12003400B1
Techniques for presence detection are described. In an example, system receives, from a first device connected with a computer network that is associated with a location, a first value of a first parameter associated with a link between the first device and a second device. The system determines, using a first prediction model and the first value, a first likelihood of presence at the location. The first prediction model is configured based at least in part on outputs of a second prediction model that uses a second parameter associated with the computer network. The system determines whether the presence is detected at the location based at least in part on the first likelihood.
US12003399B2
Embodiments of this application provide a probe request and response technology between a station and a plurality of AP MLDs. If the station wants to obtain a communication parameter of a nontransmitted BSSID AP, the station may send a probe request frame to a nontransmitted BSSID AP in an MBSSID set, and a transmitted BSSID AP in the MBSSID set may reply with a probe response frame. Alternatively, if the station wants to probe a plurality of AP MLDs at a time, the station may send the probe request frame to one transmitted BSSID AP in the MBSSID set, to request the AP to reply with a communication parameter of the nontransmitted BSSID AP. The nontransmitted BSSID AP and the transmitted BSSID AP may belong to different AP MLDs. During implementation of this application, a station may obtain communication parameters of a plurality of APs of one or more AP MLDs by sending one probe request frame, to obtain communication parameters of the AP MLD on a plurality of links, thereby efficiently implementing association between the station and the AP MLD or establishing multi-link transmission between the station and the AP MLD.
US12003398B2
In a method for measurement of a round-trip performance in a packet-switched communication network, a measurement device cooperating with the communication network generates a flow of test packets formatted according to the network protocol supported by the network and comprising the address of the measurement device as destination address. The test packets are then transmitted within a tunnel set up in the network and the measurement device generates one or more transmission parameters. At the end of the tunnel, the test packets are extracted therefrom and sent back to the measurement device by the forwarding function of the network protocol supported by the network. Upon receipt of the test packets, it generates one or more reception parameters, which are then combined with the transmission parameters to provide the round-trip performance measurement.
US12003397B2
A delay measurement device measures a delay time of an end-to-end route path of a virtual private network related to a predetermined user. The delay measurement device includes a measurement route generation unit configured to generate a first route that transfers to a start point node of a route path, transfers back on the route path, and then returns to itself, and to generate a second route of a route that transfers to the start point node of the route path and returns to itself; a packet transmission/reception unit configured to transmit and receive packets circulating on the first route; a delay measurement unit configured to measure a time from transmission of the packet to reception of the packet to set the measured time as a delay time of the route; and a one-way delay calculation unit configured to calculate a one-way delay time of the route path.
US12003396B2
In one example, an indication of a time during which a network communication obtained from a first network node was processed by the first network node, and an indication of a propagation delay from a second network node to the first network node, are obtained. A time during which the network communication was processed by the second network node is determined. A propagation delay from the first network node to the second network node is calculated based on the time during which the network communication was processed by the first network node and the time during which the network communication was processed by the second network node. A difference between the propagation delay from the first network node to the second network node, and the propagation delay from the second network node to the first network node, is determined and compensated is made for that difference.
US12003391B2
Some embodiments provide a system that implements a set of tools to define a set of one or more logical forwarding elements from a number of physical forwarding elements and a scalable framework to retrieve statistics relating each logical forwarding element. In some embodiments, the statistics relate to the logical ports of a logical forwarding element. The system of some embodiments allows a network administrator to retrieve a total packet count and byte count for one or more logical ports of the logical forwarding element, even though the logical ports may be distributed across multiple physical forwarding elements.
US12003387B2
Embodiments include systems and methods comprising a gateway located at a premise forming at least one network on the premise that includes a plurality of premise devices. A sensor user interface (SUI) is coupled to the gateway and presented to a user via a remote device. The SUI includes at least one display element. The at least one display element includes a floor plan display that represents at least one floor of the premise. The floor plan display visually and separately indicates a location and a current state of each premise device of the plurality of premise devices.
US12003385B2
Techniques for dynamic routing based on application load are described herein. The techniques may include receiving load information associated with resources of an application orchestration system that are allocated to host an application, the resources associated with different geographical regions. Based at least in part on the load information, a network controller may determine that first resources of the application orchestration system are less constrained than second resources of the application orchestration system, the first resources associated with a first geographical region and the second resources associated with a second geographical region. Based at least in part on the first resources being less constrained than the second resources, application traffic may be routed through the network to the application hosted by the first resources in the first geographical region.
US12003381B2
The method for configuring the network of a factory energy management system (FEMS) includes receiving a parameter set for configuration of the network, generating a diagram based on a characteristic for the parameter of each of communication schemes available for configuration of the network, determining, based on the diagram, a communication characteristic matrix including a characteristic value representing the characteristic for the parameter of each of the communication schemes, determining a correlation matrix representing a weight for the parameter in each process to be managed by the FEMS, deriving a communication adaptability matrix by applying the weight corresponding to the parameter for each process of the correlation matrix to the characteristic value for the parameter of each of the communication schemes included in the communication characteristic matrix, and determining a communication scheme to be applied for each process from among the communication schemes using the communication adaptability matrix.
US12003375B2
Methods and systems are provided for service policy orchestration in a communication network. Executing a service policy in the communication network may include, at a service policy execution factory (SPEF), initiating a service policy request, evaluating the service policy request, selecting a unique service event identifier (ID) from a service repository, creating, based on the evaluating, a distributed service event object, where the creating includes defining dynamic elements to be included in the distributed service event object, sending the distributed service event object with the unique service event ID to an event broker that forwards, based on the distributed service event object, operator specific event data to one or more operator access domains, and in response to receiving from the event broker a new service event object, processing the received new service event object, and updating information associated with a corresponding operator access domain (OAD) based on the processing.
US12003369B2
A redirect server is configured in a service-based architecture, SBA, domain of a wireless communication network. The redirect server may receive configuration signaling indicating that a location of a resource or service in the SBA domain has changed from an old location to a new location. The redirect server receives, from a requestor in the SBA domain, a request that targets the old location of the resource or service in the SBA domain. The redirect, responsive to the request, transmits, from the redirect server to the requestor, a response that redirects the requestor to the new location of the resource or service in the SBA domain.
US12003368B1
A method for providing a symbiotic network orchestrator utilized to automatically commission edge computing devices on corporate computing networks and edge site computing networks is presented. The method includes receiving an indication of a potential connection of an edge computing device to one or more computing networks associated with the orchestrator. The one or more computing networks includes a corporate computing network and an edge site computing network. The method further includes determining, based on the corporate computing network, the edge site computing network, and a predetermined set of rules, an intent for commissioning the edge computing device, reconfiguring, based on the intent, the corporate computing network and the edge site computing network, and commissioning the edge computing device on one or more of the corporate computing network or the edge site computing network in accordance with the reconfiguring.
US12003365B1
A configuration management system tracks the configuration of a managed computing environment in accordance with a configuration tracking policy. The configuration management system uses the tracking policy to map configuration information from the managed computing environment to a hierarchy of configuration items. Items may be included or excluded from the hierarchy based on relevance to the tracking policy and a predicted amount of dynamism. A signature of the hierarchy is generated. A change to the configuration environment is detected based on a change to the signature, and an action is performed in response to the detected change.
US12003363B2
An example system includes network devices at a site; and a network management system (NMS) that is configured to: identify a first network device of the plurality of network devices with which a network connection has been lost; identify, based on a network topology graph generated from the network data, one or more neighbor network devices of the plurality of network devices that are connected to the first network device; perform root cause analysis of the lost connection with the first network device based on the network data to identify a root cause of the lost connection; and send, to a neighbor network device selected from the one or more neighbor network devices and based on the identified root cause, instructions for the first network device to perform an action to remediate the lost connection, wherein the neighbor network device communicates the instructions to the first network device.
US12003356B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting an EHT PPDU in a wireless LAN system is proposed. Specifically, a transmitting STA generates an EHT PPDU including a STF signal. The transmitting STA transmits the EHT PPDU to a receiving STA. The STF signal is generated on the basis of an EHT STF sequence for a 320 MHz band or a 160+160 MHz band. The EHT STF sequence for the 320 MHz band is a first sequence in which a predetermined M sequence is repeated, which is defined as {M 1 M 1 M 1 −M 0 M 1 −M 1 −M 1 M 0 M 1 M 1 M 1 −M 0 −M −1 M −1 M −1 −M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2). The sqrt( ) represents the square root. The predetermined M sequence is defined as M={−1, −1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, 1, −1, 1, 1, −1, 1}.
US12003334B2
A method for a user equipment (UE) and the apparatus thereof are described. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), a configuration to configure a sub-slot structure in a slot for multiple physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources for Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback in response to at least one ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The method also comprises transmitting the HARQ-ACK feedback in response to the at least one URLLC PDSCH based on the configured sub-slot structure in the slot; wherein each of the multiple PUCCH resources is confined in a sub-slot in the configured sub-slot structure.
US12003332B2
A method of implementing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The method includes: transmitting, by a transmitter to a receiver, an initial transmission of the HARQ process; receiving, by the transmitter from the receiver, receiver decoding capability information; setting, by the transmitter, a retransmission duration based on the receiver decoding capability information; and implementing, by the transmitter, a retransmission of the HARQ process based on the retransmission duration.
US12003326B2
A first terminal device has first data to be transmitted on a sidelink and has second data to be transmitted on an uplink. The first terminal device performs medium access control MAC protocol data unit PDU assembly on the first data or does not perform MAC PDU assembly on the first data based on a result of comparison between a transmission priority of the first data and a transmission priority of the second data.
US12003322B2
This application describes a data transmission method and a communication apparatus. An example data transmission method includes: performing network coding based on a first data segment, to obtain a first network coded data segment; generating first cyclic redundancy check CRC information and a first data unit based on the first network coded data segment, where the first data unit includes a network coding parameter and the first CRC information that correspond to the first network coded data segment, and the first CRC information is for checking the first network coded data segment; and outputting the first data unit. According to of the example method and communication apparatus of this application, a waste of spectrum resources may be avoided, and spectrum efficiency may be improved.
US12003321B2
A system includes: a transmitter including: a coding unit generating a first bit sequence by convolutional coding on information bits based on a code rate; a bit erasing unit generating a second bit sequence by erasing one or more bits from the first bit sequence for every predetermined first number of bits; and a modulation unit generating a symbol by modulation using the second bit sequence; and a receiver including: a demodulation unit calculating first reliabilities that can be derived from the symbol; a likelihood extension unit generating extended bit sequences each composed of bits for the first number of bits, and generating a plurality of second reliabilities by assigning first reliabilities duplicated, as the reliabilities of the extended bit sequences; and a decoding unit creating a trellis diagram using the code rate and the extended bit sequences, and assigning the second reliabilities to branches of the trellis diagram.
US12003320B2
Provided are an information transmission method, an information reception method, a network side device and a UE. The information transmission method includes: mapping a first to-be-transmitted signal and a second to-be-transmitted signal to a first OFDM symbol and a second OFDM symbol in an SS block respectively, a phase difference between the first to-be-transmitted signal and the second to-be-transmitted signal representing target information; and transmitting the first to-be-transmitted signal, the second to-be-transmitted signal and parity information for checking the target information through the SS block, and the parity information being carried by a PBCH.
US12003318B2
Apparatus and methods for performing symbol detection on a plurality of mutually interfering information streams transmitted in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a detector configured to receive an input signal comprising a plurality of mutually interfering information streams, and to detect a transmitted symbol for one of the plurality of mutually interfering information streams by searching for a vector solution to an optimization problem, and a detection evaluation module configured to classify the detected symbol as reliable or unreliable, and/or to determine whether current system conditions permit reliable symbol detection and to take a predetermined action to improve the detection reliability according to a result of the determination. In some embodiments a decoding algorithm is then applied to the plurality of detected symbols to recover information from said one of the mutually interfering information streams.
US12003317B2
The Bi-Di coherent transmission system is configured with at least one pair of modules coupled to one another via a single fiber. The modules each are configured with a pair of laser outputting two reference signals at respective different wavelengths λ1o and λ2o, photonic transceiver and a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) coupler. The photonic transceivers each have transmitter and receiver branches integrated in a photonic circuit and receiving the reference signals. The transmitter is configured to modulate the received reference signals λ1oT and λ2oT which are further coupled into the WDM coupler. The WDM couplers each sort out one of the modulated signals and transmit the other modulated signal such that the transmitted modulated signal at different wavelengths λ1oT and λ2oT are coupled into respective opposite ends of the fiber and propagate towards one another in opposite directions. The transmitted modulated signals are coupled into respective branches through the WDM couplers with each transmitted modulated signal interfering with the reference signals at wavelengths λ1o and λ2o. The photodiodes of respective receiving branches are configured to detect a beat frequency of the interfering signals at the same wavelength.
US12003311B2
A method for establishing a direct communication using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a reconfiguration intelligent surface (RIS) includes configuring RIS parameters based on compensating for undesired oscillations of a position and an orientation associated with the UAV. A signal reflection associated with a beam signal is steered to a target area based on the RIS parameters and by the RIS of the UAV. The signal beam is from a transmitter.
US12003308B2
In one embodiment, a system for allocating clients between radios of an access point is disclosed. The system includes a first antenna coupled to a first radio, a second antenna coupled to a second radio, and a monitoring radio coupled to the first antenna and second antenna. The system includes computer-readable instructions that cause the system to receive at the monitoring radio, a first client attribute from each of a plurality of first client devices, and a second client attribute from each of a plurality of second client devices, and provide each aforementioned attribute to an optimization function. The system determines, with the optimization function, that one of the first radio and second radio will optimize performance for at least one device of the plurality of first client devices and second client devices and steer the at least one device accordingly.
US12003289B2
A computer-implemented method comprising: monitoring transmissions representing estimation of a wireless channel, between at least one wireless access point (AP) and a plurality of wireless stations (STAs); at a training stage, training a machine learning model on a training dataset comprising: (i) a plurality dataframes of a standard beamforming protocol associated with at least some of the monitored transmissions, and (ii) labels indicating an association between the dataframes and the STAs; and at an inference stage, applying the trained machine learning model to a target transmission representing estimation of a wireless channel, to predict whether the target transmission was transmitted from one of the STAs.
US12003282B2
Channel predictive behavior and fault analysis may be provided. A forward time value may be determined comprising a time a forward signal takes to travel from a transmitter over a channel to the receiver. Next, a reflected time value may be determined comprising a time a reflected signal takes to travel to the receiver. The reflected signal may be associated with the forward signal. A discontinuity may then be determined to exist on the channel based on the forward time value and the reflected time value. The reflected signal may be caused by the discontinuity and a high impedance or low impedance at the transmitter present after the forward signal is sent.
US12003276B2
A 10G rate OLT terminal transceiver integrated chip based on EPON with EML laser includes: a burst mode receiver RX which processes signal amplification and selects one of the two preset channels as a working channel for output through receiving an external command from a host; a continuous mode transmitter TX which receives the electrical signal attenuated by a PCB board, and selects a bypass BYPASS path or a clock data recovery CDR path according to a degree of attenuation to drive the EML laser; a digital control unit DIGITAL for path selection of the burst mode receiver RX; and a power module POWER, wherein the opening and closing of the two rate channels are controlled by the level judgment unit and the output blocking unit.
US12003275B2
A clock synchronization apparatus, an optical transmitter, an optical receiver, and a clock synchronization method are provided. In the clock synchronization apparatus, a digital interpolator adjusts a sampling clock frequency of a digital signal under sampling clock control of a clock control circuit.
US12003272B2
Methods, devices and systems for providing accurate measurements of timing errors using optical techniques are described. An example timing measurement device includes an optical hybrid that receives two optical pulse trains and produces two or more phase shifted optical outputs. The timing measurement device further includes two or more optical filters that receive the outputs of the optical hybrid to produce multiple pulse signals with distinctive frequency bands. The device also includes one or more photodetectors and analog-to-digital converters to receive to produce electrical signals in the digital domain corresponding to the optical outputs of the hybrid. A timing error associated with the optical pulse trains can be determined using the electrical signals in digital domain based on a computed phase difference between a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal and a computed frequency difference between the first frequency band signal and the second frequency band.
US12003261B2
Systems, devices, and methods related to using model architecture search for hardware configuration are provided. A method includes receiving, by a computer-implemented system, information associated with a pool of processing units; receiving, by the computer-implemented system, a data set associated with a data transformation operation; training, based on the data set and the information associated with the pool of processing units, a parameterized model associated with the data transformation operation, where the training includes updating at least one parameter of the parameterized model associated with configuring at least a subset of the processing units in the pool; and outputting, based on the training, one or more configurations for at least the subset of the processing units in the pool.
US12003259B2
A system can comprise a memory that is configured to store and retrieve a first signal. The system can comprise a generator that is configured to generate first in-phase, quadrature sub-carrier values. The system can comprise a look up table that stores predetermined second in-phase, quadrature sub-carrier values. The system can comprise a pseudo-random look up table generator that is configured to operate on the predetermined second in-phase, quadrature sub-carrier values to produce pseudo-random data values. The system can comprise a component that is configured to inject a second signal into a radio unit, wherein the second signal is selected from the memory, the generator, the look up table, and the pseudo-random look up table generator, and wherein the second signal is configurably switched between a time domain path of a digital front end of the system, and a frequency domain path of the digital front end.
US12003243B2
A circuit includes a filter, a comparator, and converter. A first input of the comparator couples to the output of the filter. A second input of the comparator is configured to receive ramp signal. An input of the converter couples to the output of the comparator. The circuit also includes a dual minimum pulse generator having an input coupled to the output of the converter. The dual minimum pulse generator is configured to, responsive to an input pulse on the input of the dual minimum pulse generator having a pulse width less than a predetermined delay time period, generate a pulse on the first output of the dual minimum pulse generator that has a pulse width equal to a sum of the pulse width of the input pulse and the predetermined delay time period. A driver is coupled to the output of the dual minimum pulse generator.
US12003241B1
Controlling Duty Cycle Distortion with a Mixed-Signal Circuit A method controls the duty cycle distortion of clock signals. An electronic device obtains an input clock signal and generates a first output voltage and a second output voltage from the input clock signal. The first output voltage has a first direct current (DC) voltage level indicating, in real time, a first duty cycle length of high voltage duty cycles of the input clock signal. The second output voltage has a second DC voltage level indicating, in real time, a second duty cycle length of low voltage duty cycles of the input clock signal. The difference between the first and second DC voltage levels corresponds to the duty cycle distortion level of the input clock signal. A duty cycle control signal is generated based on the difference between the first and second DC voltage levels to control the high voltage duty cycles of the input clock signal.
US12003238B2
An integrated circuit device may include a programmable fabric die having programmable logic fabric and configuration memory that may configure the programmable logic fabric. The integrated circuit device may also include a base die that may provide fabric support circuitry, including memory and/or communication interfaces as well as compute elements that may also be application-specific. The memory in the base die may be directly accessed by the programmable fabric die using a low-latency, high capacity, and high bandwidth interface.
US12003220B2
The present disclosure relates to an RF amplifier device including an IC chip including at least one transistor formed on a substrate, at least one operational circuit formed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the transistor, and a port configured to electrically couple the at least one operational circuit with operational circuitry outside the IC chip to adjust operation of the operational circuitry.
US12003198B2
A motor detection method includes the following steps. An excitation current command is provided to a motor device, and the motor device is driven to rotate at the first angle. The first feedback angle of the motor device in the first resting position is detected and obtained. The motor device is driven to rotate at the second angle according to the excitation current command. The second feedback angle of the motor device in the second resting position is detected and obtained. The magnetic pole offset angle of the motor device is calculated according to the first feedback angle and the second feedback angle.
US12003196B2
A button type actuator according to one embodiment may comprise: a case; a button part having at least a part which is moved with respect to the case by a user's pressure; a vibrator connected to the button part and including a magnetic body; and a coil for generating a magnetic field on the vibrator.
US12003191B2
A control circuit for an inverter. The control circuit includes a first pulse width modulation (PWM) module configured to produce first and second complementary PWM signals, and a second PWM module configured to produce a third and fourth complementary PWM signals. PWM switching logic is coupled to the first and second PWM modules and is adapted to be coupled to a switch network. The switch network includes first, second, third, and fourth switches coupled in series between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal. The PWM switching logic is configured to produce control signals for each of the first, second, third, and fourth switches in response to the first and second complementary PWM signals and to the third and fourth complementary PWM signals.
US12003190B2
Systems and method herein provide for energy buffering. In one embodiment, a system includes an energy buffer comprising at least two energy storage elements. Each energy storage element is operable to buffer electrical energy. The system also includes a switch module operable to charge a first of the at least two energy storage elements while discharging a second of the at least two energy storage elements, and to discharge the first energy storage element while charging the second energy storage element after charging the first energy storage element. The switched charging of the energy storage elements compensates voltage variations between the energy storage elements to increase available electrical energy from the energy buffer.
US12003185B2
A modular switching cell of a high voltage direct current power converter has a modular switching cell that includes a base module, which has: a first switching unit; a second switching unit; a first capacitor; and a second capacitor. The first switching unit, the second switching unit, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor are mounted on a chassis. The base module is configured to receive at least three different busbar sets, each of the busbar sets having a plurality of busbars for interconnecting the first switching unit, the second switching unit, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor to form one of: two parallel half bridge circuits between a first cell terminal and a second cell terminal; two serial half bridge circuits between the first cell terminal and the second cell terminal; or a full bridge circuit between the first cell terminal and the second cell terminal.
US12003179B2
A power supply includes a storage component to store an output current value representative of a magnitude of output current supplied by an output voltage of a power converter to power a load. The power supply further includes an offset reference generator and a controller. The offset reference generator produces an offset reference signal, the output current value being offset by the offset reference signal. The controller controls generation of the output voltage of the power converter as a function of the offset output current value with respect to a threshold signal (value). Additionally, the controller is configured to detect a startup mode of a power converter operative to convert an input voltage into an output voltage. During the startup mode, the controller: i) produces a threshold signal having a magnitude that varies over time, and ii) controls operation of switches in the power converter as a function of the threshold signal while the power converter is operated in a diode emulation mode. Implementation of the startup mode monotonically increases a magnitude of the output voltage without dips.
US12003178B2
A method for a switched mode power supply (SMPS) includes providing an error voltage signal based on a difference between a sampled output voltage of the SMPS and a target voltage, and generating a clock signal characterized by an oscillating frequency; generating a switching control signal based on the error voltage signal and the clock signal using pulse-width modulation (PWM). The method further includes varying the oscillating frequency of the clock signal according to the error voltage signal in a current generating circuit, and applying the switching control signal to control the power switches of the SMPS.
US12003174B2
In a power converter that includes a switched-capacitor circuit connected to a switched-inductor circuit, reconfiguration logic causes the switched-capacitor circuit to transition between first and second switched-capacitor configurations with different voltage-transformation ratios. A compensator compensates for a change in the power converter's forward-transfer function that would otherwise result from the transition between the two switched-capacitor configurations.
US12003170B2
Disclosed is a soft-start circuit for power-up, which includes a reference value generation circuit, a protection threshold generation circuit and a control circuit. The reference value generation circuit outputs a reference value, which increases slowly, during a start-up process for power-up. The protection threshold generation circuit outputs a protection threshold, which increases slowly, during the start-up process for power-up. The control circuit controls an output voltage to increase slowly along with the reference value based on the reference value, during the start-up process for power-up, and to limit an output current based on the protection threshold to limit the output voltage, during the start-up process for power-up. In this way, even if the output current must operate at the peak current, a smoother current output is realized, and operation at the maximum peak current for a long-time during start-up is not allowed.
US12003158B2
An electromagnetic machine for generating force is provided. The electromagnetic machine includes a magnet having opposing sides extending along a longitudinal axis. The electromagnetic machine includes a pair of ferromagnetic bodies respectively extending along the opposing sides of the magnet, and along the longitudinal axis, each of the ferromagnetic bodies comprising: a back-iron portion; and a pole portion extending from the back-iron portion. The magnet and the ferromagnetic bodies include reciprocal retention devices at the opposing sides along the longitudinal axis. The electromagnetic machine includes electrical windings around respective pole portions of the ferromagnetic bodies, the electrical windings around the respective pole portions being independently controllable. The electromagnetic machine includes at least one cold plate configured to thermally isolate the magnet from the electrical windings.
US12003139B2
The rotating electric machine includes a stator having a stator winding and a rotor facing the stator in a radial direction. The rotor includes a carrier having a disk-shaped end plate section fixed to a rotating shaft and arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft, and an annular magnet unit arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft. The magnet has a cylindrical magnet holder whose one end in an axial direction is fixed to the end plate section, and a magnet fixed to a peripheral surface on a stator side in the radial direction in the magnet holder and having an alternating polarity in a circumferential direction. The magnet holder is made of a non-magnetic material. In the magnet, an orientation of an axis of easy magnetization on a q-axis is deviated from an orientation parallel to the q-axis.
US12003127B2
A mobile phone cover is provided comprising: a holder 120, 1120, 2120, 3120 for receiving and retaining a mobile phone 108, the mobile phone comprising an energy supply; a portable charging device 106, 1106, 2106, 3106 having two or more charging stations 110, 1110, 2110, 3110, each charging station 110, 1110, 2110, 3110 being configured and arranged for receiving and retaining a rechargeable instrument 104, the rechargeable instrument 104 comprising an energy storage; the portable charging device 106, 1106, 2106, 3106 being further configured and arranged: to transfer energy, in use, from the energy supply of the mobile phone 108, placed in the holder, to the two or more charging stations 110, 1110, 2110, 3110; and to transfer energy, in use, from the charging stations 110, 1110, 2110, 3110 to the energy storage of the rechargeable instrument 104 placed in the respective charging station 110, 1110, 2110, 3110.
By providing a portable charging device in a mobile phone case, there is a reduced risk that an instrument will not work properly or be inoperable. There may also be lower chance that the user will forget to take the rechargeable instruments when they are travelling and/or away from home.
US12003120B2
Devices, systems, and techniques are described to detect when a power transmitting and receiving system is in an inefficient position, which may cause a thermal response that less desirable than a more efficient position. The system may power transmitting device configured to wirelessly transfer electromagnetic energy to a power receiving device. Processing circuitry of the system may compute a target output power deliverable by the power transmitting device for a first duration and control the power transmitting device to output the target output power based in part on a heat limit. The processing circuitry may further calculate an energy transfer efficiency to the power receiving unit, update an adjustment factor based on the calculated energy transfer efficiency, and apply the adjustment factor to the heat limit for a subsequent duration.
US12003113B2
Devices for wireless charging with metal housings. The device comprises a wireless power receiving coil and an associated coil core, wherein the coil core defines a recess and at least a portion of the wireless power receiving coil is disposed in the recess; and a housing comprising one or more metal portions, wherein the housing is configured to receive at least a portion of the wireless power receiving coil and the associated coil core in an opening defined by the one or more metal portions. Alternatively, the device comprises a wireless power receiving coil and an associated coil core; a housing comprising one or more metal portions; and an alignment feature configured to interact with a magnet of a wireless charger to align the device with the wireless charger, wherein the alignment feature comprises a plurality of metal elements that are electrically insulated from each other.
US12003110B2
Different systems to achieve solar power conversion are provided in at least three different general aspects, with circuitry that can be used to harvest maximum power from a solar source (1) or strings of panels (11) for DC or AC use, perhaps for transfer to a power grid (10) three aspects can exist perhaps independently and relate to: 1) electrical power conversion in a multimodal manner, 2) alternating between differing processes such as by an alternative mode photovoltaic power converter functionality control (27), and 3) systems that can achieve efficiencies in conversion that are extraordinarily high compared to traditional through substantially power isomorphic photovoltaic DC-DC power conversion capability that can achieve 99.2% efficiency or even only wire transmission losses. Switchmode impedance conversion circuits may have pairs of photovoltaic power series switch elements (24) and pairs of photovoltaic power shunt switch elements (25).
US12003109B2
A direct-current coupling hydrogen production system includes at least one electricity generation system and multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems. The electricity generation system includes: a controller, N renewable energy systems, multiple conversion systems and a power switching unit. The power switching unit includes N input ports and M output ports. The controller is configured to control the power switching unit to supply the multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems through its output ports with electrical energy received through its input ports, or is configured to control the power switching unit to collect electrical energy received through its input ports and to supply the multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems through its output ports respectively corresponding to the hydrogen production electrolyzer systems with the collected electrical energy.
US12003104B2
A local power supply system having a grid transfer point for the connection of an energy supply grid has a first transmission line for transmitting electrical energy from the grid transfer point to a first terminal for connecting an arrangement of consumers, and a second transmission line for transmitting electrical energy between the grid transfer point and a second terminal for connecting an arrangement of energy stores. A first disconnector is arranged in the first transition line between the grid transfer point and the first terminal, and a second disconnector is arranged in the second transmission line between the grid transfer point and the second terminal. A coupling device, which electrically connects the first terminal and the second terminal, has a first switch and a second switch connected in series thereto, wherein a coupling element is arranged between the two switches connected in series, which coupling element has a grounding apparatus, a phase connection apparatus, a neutral conductor connection apparatus, a connection to a diesel generator and/or an apparatus for generating a neutral conductor potential. The disclosure also relates to a method for operating such a system.
US12003095B2
A system is provided to be disposed between a solar power module and a power inverter. The solar power module outputs a solar power signal to the power inverter. The system includes a circuit protecting unit and a processor. The processor obtains an amount of electrical current outputted by the power inverter and an amount of electrical current flowing through a current detector of the circuit protecting unit. When it is determined that the amount of electrical current outputted by the power inverter is zero and the amount of the electrical current flowing through the current detector is non-zero, the processor controls a power switch of the circuit protecting unit to switch to an open circuit state.
US12003091B2
A circuit breaker device is for coupling a DC voltage branch to a positive and a negative conductor on a DC voltage bus. In an embodiment, the circuit breaker device includes a series circuit including a safety fuse and a unidirectional switch module. The switch module has a parallel circuit includes a controllable semiconductor switch element that is conductive in a first current direction and a diode that is conductive in the opposite current direction.
US12003087B2
There is provided mechanisms for time-synchronized communication of packets between a first substation and a second substation interconnected by a communication channel. Samples obtained within the second substation are provided with time information associated with a common reference clock and sent to the first substation, at which a time-wise synchronization of the received samples with samples obtained within the first substation is performed by means of the time information and a time difference between the common reference clock and a local reference clock of the first substation.
US12003080B2
A line arrangement comprising an electrical line which has at least one electrical insulator and at least one electrical conductor which runs at least in some sections adjacently to the electrical insulator along a longitudinal axis of the electrical line. The line arrangement additionally has a passive heat dissipator which runs at least in some sections along the longitudinal axis and which has at least one heat-absorbing surface portion and at least one heat-emitting surface portion thermally connected to the heat-absorbing surface portion. The heat-absorbing surface portion is brought towards the electrical conductor at least to such an extent that the heat-absorbing surface portion forms a thermally operative connection to the electrical conductor in order to dissipate waste heat from the electrical conductor to the heat-emitting surface portion.
US12003075B2
The surface emitting laser device according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a first metal layer disposed on the substrate, a second metal layer disposed on the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
The first to third metal layers may include different materials, and the second metal layer may include copper (Cu).
The third metal layer may prevent diffusion of copper from the second metal layer into the first metal layer.
US12003071B2
A method for generating ultrashort pulses includes directing a master beam having ultrashort pulses and at least one slave beam through an optical gate material. The intensity of the slave beam upstream of the optical gate material is lower than that of the master beam upstream of the optical gate material. The optical gate material and the pulses of the master beam are chosen to induce a Kerr effect when the master beam passes through the optical gate material, the Kerr effect producing a modulation of the phase of the slave beam in association with pulses of the master beam when the slave beam passes through the optical gate material. The modulation of the phase of the slave beam is transformed into a modulation of the amplitude thereof using a complementary optical device to generate a slave beam downstream of the optical gate material having ultrashort pulses.
US12003068B1
A wire connector that has a body with a closed end and an open end, a wire cavity within the open end, and a plurality of grip assemblies positioned around the body. The wire cavity is configured to rotatably couple to one or more wires. Each of the grip assemblies may have a raised rib extending between the closed end and the open end, a groove extending into the raised rib, and a rib cap shaped and positioned to cover the raised rib and extend into the groove. A first end of the rib cap may be adjacent the open end of the body and a second end of the rib cap may be adjacent the closed end of the body. The second end of the rib cap of each grip assembly may be joined to an end cap positioned to cover the closed end of the body.
US12003063B2
An electrical connector including a housing and electrical conductor plating. The housing includes a first member and a second member. The first member is made of plastic and forms at least one first contact receiving channel therein. The second member is attached around the first member, and the first and second members form at least one second contact receiving channel therebetween. The electrical conductor plating is on the first member. The electrical conductor plating includes at least one first section along the at least one first contact receiving channel and at least one second section along an exterior side of the first member at the at least one second contact receiving channel. The first and second sections of the electrical conductor plating are electrically separate from one another.
US12003060B2
A connector 10 includes a housing 11 made of synthetic resin, a terminal 12 made of metal to be accommodated into the housing 11, a shield member 14 made of metal to be arranged on an outer periphery of the housing 11, and a cover member 15 made of synthetic resin for covering the shield member 14. The cover member 15 includes shield member locking portions 42 for locking the shield member 14 with the shield member 14 restricted from being detached from the cover member 14.
US12003054B2
A terminal system includes a first terminal assembly, a sleeve disposed around the first terminal assembly, and a second terminal assembly matable with the first terminal assembly along a longitudinal direction. The sleeve is movable with respect to the first terminal assembly from an insertion position to an end position along the longitudinal direction toward the second terminal assembly while the first terminal assembly remains stationary in a mated position with the second terminal assembly.
US12003043B2
A communication device includes an RF (Radio Frequency) module, an antenna structure, a first switch element, a second switch element, a plurality of first impedance elements, and a plurality of second impedance elements. The antenna structure is coupled to the RF module. The antenna structure includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element. The first switch element is coupled to the first radiation element. The first switch element is switchable between the first impedance elements. The second switch element is coupled to the second radiation element. The second switch element is switchable between the second impedance elements.
US12003041B2
A mobile terminal includes a first module and a second module. The first module and the second module are in a folded state or an extended state. The first module is provided with a first antenna radiation branch, the first antenna radiation branch is provided with a first feed point and a first ground point, and the first feed point is electrically connected to a first feed source via a switch. The second module is provided with a second antenna radiation branch, and the second antenna radiation branch is provided with a second feed point and a second ground point. In the case where the first module and the second module are in the folded state, the switch is in the off state, and in the case where the first module and the second module are in the extended state, the switch is in the on state.
US12003040B2
A transmitarray cell (105) comprises a first antenna element (105a) adapted to switching between two phase states, a second antenna element (105b) adapted to switching between two other phase states and between two circular polarization directions and a coupler (201) coupling the first antenna element to the second antenna element.
US12003036B2
A feed network includes an adjustable electromechanical phase shifter that comprises a main printed circuit board and a phase shifting unit. The adjustable electromechanical phase shifter is configured to shift the phase of an RF signal that is input to the feed network and provide the phase shifted RF signal to at least one radiating element that is positioned on a first side of a reflector of an antenna, where the phase shifting unit is formed on the surface of a first side of the main printed circuit board, and the first side of the main printed circuit board is a side that is closer to the at least one radiating element, and the main printed circuit board is positioned on the first side of the reflector.
US12003032B2
A hybrid network antenna includes a reflection plate, a low frequency antenna array, and a dual-beam antenna array. The reflection plate includes a flat member and bending members formed by bending the two ends of the flat member. The low frequency antenna array is arranged on the flat member. The dual-beam antenna array include beam antenna sub-arrays located on both sides of the low frequency antenna array. The beam antenna sub-array on each side of the low frequency array includes a plurality of first high frequency radiating element arrays disposed in intervals along the width direction of the reflection plate. The plurality of high frequency radiating element arrays of each beam antenna sub-array are arranged on the reflection plate in different planes or a common plane.
US12003026B2
Disclosed is an antenna device comprising at least two antennas, designed for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves, and a circuit board device, wherein the antennas are arranged on the same circuit board device, the circuit board device comprises at least one decoupling layer through which a parasitic coupling of the antennas is reduced. The circuit board device comprises at least one upper substrate layer on which at least one metal strip with predetermined dimensions is arranged, wherein the metal strip is separated from the at least one decoupling layer by at least one upper substrate layer.
US12003021B2
An antenna system includes a glass plate, a resin layer, and an antenna, wherein a predetermined frequency of 3 GHz or greater is defined as F, a transmission coefficient S21 of the glass plate concerning an incident wave of F is defined as S21G, S21 of a laminate concerning the F is defined as S21GR, a frequency closest to F at which S21 of the glass plate becomes a maximum is defined as FP, S21 of the glass plate concerning an incident wave of FP is defined as S21GP, a frequency closest to F among frequencies of incident waves at which S21 of the glass plate becomes a minimum is defined as FV, and S21 of the glass plate concerning an incident wave of FV is defined as S21GV, and wherein a thickness of the resin layer is configured such that: S21GR−S21G≥(S21GP−S21GV)×0.2.
US12003018B2
A thin, flexible antenna module is provided for use in a smartphone. When the antenna module is assembled in the smartphone, the antenna module provides an MST antenna and an NFC antenna. For this, the antenna module includes a flexible PCB containing coils and further includes a magnetic sheet engaged with flexible PCB. The flexible PCB and the magnetic sheet are attached to each other to form a single body.
US12003013B2
An RFID-enabled storage container and systems and methods for assembly and use thereof. The RFID-enabled storage container may include adjustable shelving with built-in antennas, such that the shelving may be customized as may be needed. The system may include a storage container, an inventory management system, and one or more point of use terminals. The storage container may identify and check inventory stored thereon, and provide such information to the inventory management system. The storage container may notify the inventory management system when a product is no longer detected within its inventory, and the inventory management system may monitor the one or more point of use terminals to determine if the undetected product has been used at one of the point of use terminals. The inventory management system may also predict inventory needs as well as maintain age and other data for inventory and provide feedback via an illumination indication.
US12003011B2
A combiner network is provided. A combiner network may include a corporate combiner. The corporate combiner may include a first plurality of radiation elements. The corporate combiner may include a first H-plane combiner connected to the first plurality of radiation elements and connected by a U-bend to a first E-plane combiner. The corporate combiner may include a second H-plane combiner connected to the first E-plane combiner. The corporate combiner may further include a first port. A plurality of corporate combiners may be assembled together as a combiner network.
US12003008B2
A steam methane reformer-integrated fuel cell system includes: at least one fuel cell including: an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte matrix separating the anode and the cathode; an anode gas oxidizer (AGO) configured to receive anode exhaust gas from the at least one fuel cell and a preheated air stream such that the anode exhaust gas reacts with the preheated air stream to produce a high-temperature exhaust stream, and configured to provide the high-temperature exhaust stream to the cathode of the at least one fuel cell; and a steam methane reformer configured to utilize heat from the high-temperature exhaust stream output from the AGO and to react methane with steam to produce a first product stream including hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and carbon monoxide (CO).
US12003003B2
In some implementations, a metal air battery includes a body defined by a metal anode and a cathode, a first separator layer disposed on the metal anode, a second separator layer disposed on the cathode, and a plurality of beads disposed within the body. The beads may confine a liquid electrolyte, and may be configured to release the liquid electrolyte into interior portions of the battery in response to a compression of the cathode into the body of the battery.
US12003001B2
A secondary battery includes: a plurality of temperature sensing units that is in close contact with an exterior and senses a temperature of respective areas of the exterior; and an insulating film defining an outer surface of the exterior and having electrical insulation, wherein one or more of the plurality of temperature sensing units include: a positive temperature coefficient element; and a negative temperature coefficient element, and the plurality of temperature sensing units are covered by the insulating film. A method for manufacturing the secondary battery, and a battery module are also provided.
US12002995B2
Discussed is a battery module that includes a plurality of battery cells having electrode leads protruding in at least one direction; and at least one bus bar disposed at one side of the plurality of battery cells and connected to the electrode leads of the plurality of battery, the bus bar having a beam penetration prevention guider configured to prevent a laser beam from penetrating toward the plurality of battery cells during a laser welding.
US12002988B2
A low cost porous film has high thermal dimensional stability and good adhesion with electrodes and also has excellent battery characteristics. The porous film includes a porous base and a porous layer containing particles A and particles B disposed at least on one side thereof, wherein the particles A contain a polymer having at least one selected from the monomer unit group a that consists of fluorine-containing (meth)acrylate monomer units and silicon-containing monomer units whereas the particles B are inorganic particles.
US12002986B2
A separator for an electrochemical device. The separator includes a porous substrate made of a porous polymer film having an excellent compressibility and permanent strain. The porous substrate has excellent physical strength and durability, and ensures a high breakdown voltage while using a heat resistant layer having a small thickness, and thus shows a low possibility of short-circuit generation. In addition, the separator may further include a heat resistant layer including inorganic particles, on the surface of the porous substrate. It is possible to further improve the compressibility, maximum compressibility and permanent strain characteristics depending on the types of inorganic particles.
US12002983B1
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a service port for an electrical power supply such as a battery. The service port may be an integrated pressure equalization and electrical probe port. In one or more implementations, the service port may include a housing have an open bore within which an electrical header is disposed. A gap may be provided between the electrical header and the housing to allow airflow though the service port into and/or out of an internal chamber of the electrical power supply for pressure equalization of the internal chamber. In one or more implementations, a breather element may be disposed in a distal end of the housing of the service port.
US12002977B2
Battery packs according to some embodiments of the present technology may include a longitudinal beam. The packs may include a plurality of battery cells disposed adjacent the longitudinal beam. Each battery cell may be characterized by a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface. Each battery cell may be characterized by a third surface extending vertically between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface may face the longitudinal beam, and battery terminals may extend from the third surface. Each battery cell may be characterized by a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The packs may include a lid coupled with the first surface of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. The packs may include a base coupled with the second surface of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells.
US12002971B2
A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode to accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled with the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; and a terminal plate configured to be connected to the second electrode and to be insulation-bonded to the cap plate, and including a flange portion covering the through-hole, and a protrusion penetrating the through-hole from the flange portion.
US12002970B2
A pouch-type secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a pouch case including a sealing portion sealed along an edge thereof to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, and a terrace portion formed to extend toward the sealing portion in which an electrode lead is disposed, wherein a notch portion at which a body of a perforator is seated is formed in the sealing portion to form a perforation portion on the terrace portion.
US12002969B2
Provided is a method for producing metal nanoparticles, which enables metal nanoparticles to be more conveniently produced.
The method for producing metal nanoparticles includes spraying and drying a mixture to form metal nanoparticles, the mixture containing a metal salt and at least one solvent selected from alcohols having 1 or more and 5 or less carbon atoms.
US12002955B2
Disclosed are a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a core containing lithium composite metal oxide, and a coating layer disposed on the core, containing a mixture of lithium oxide, tungsten oxide, boron oxide and phosphorus oxide, and having an amorphous phase, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
US12002949B2
A negative electrode including: a current collector; a first negative electrode active material layer positioned on at least one surface of the current collector for a negative electrode and containing a first carbonaceous active material; and a second negative electrode active material layer positioned on a surface of the first negative electrode active material layer and containing a silicon-based active material and carbon nanotubes. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also disclosed.
US12002943B2
A shoe for dispensing a molten metal such as lead into a mold cavity of a rotating drum to continuously cast a web of a plurality of serially connected grids or battery composite electrodes of a carbon fiber material with a cast metal conductor. The shoe may have at least one elongate orifice slot in a face confronting the drum, a molten metal supply passage communicating with the orifice slot and an excess molten metal return slot opening into the confronting face downstream of the supply slot relative generally to the direction of rotation of the drum.
US12002941B2
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a privacy cover in an electronic device. The battery system can be configured to monitoring one or more condition of a battery using a battery electrolyte controller that is separate from the battery, adjusting one or more properties of an electrolyte in an electrolyte conduit, where the electrolyte conduit is coupled to an inlet and an outlet on the battery, and activating a pump to move the electrolyte with the adjusted one or more properties into the battery.
US12002936B2
Method of separating individual cathode active materials from a mixture of cathode active materials by froth flotation has been developed. They are based on using appropriate chemical reagents that selectively hydrophobize individual cathode active materials to be recovered, so that they can be collected by air bubbles used in flotation and separated from other mixtures. The chemical reagents are amphiphilic molecules with specialized head groups have a strong affinity to metal elements on surfaces of cathode materials. This method enables a separation of individual cathode active material from a mixture of cathode active materials.
US12002935B2
A battery pack includes at least one battery cell, an optical fiber sensing unit including a plate-type detection unit made of optical fibers horizontally and vertically arranged in a grid form. The plate-type detection unit is deformed by deformation of the at least one battery cell, a photoresistor to collect light reflected from the optical fiber sensing unit, and a controller configured to determine if swelling occurred in the at least one battery cell based on a resistance value with a change in an amount of light collected by the photoresistor.
US12002931B2
A battery pack includes a housing of a first material, a cell assembly, and a cell support of a second material. The cell assembly is disposed in the housing and includes a plurality of cell units. The cell unit includes a positive electrode of the cell unit and a negative electrode of the cell unit. The cell support is configured to support at least the cell assembly. The cell support is at least disposed at two ends of the cell assembly and at least part of the cell support encapsulates the positive electrode of the cell unit and the negative electrode of the cell unit. The first material is different from the second material.
US12002926B2
An electrolyte solution containing LiFSO3 and a compound (1) represented by the following formula (1): LiZ, wherein Z is PF6, BF4, N(FSO2)2, N(CF3SO2)2, N(C2F5SO2)2, PO2F2, or B(C2O4)2. The electrolyte solution has a ratio [FSO3]/[Z] of a molar content of FSO3 [FSO3] to a molar content of Z [Z] of 3 to 1000. Also disclosed is an electrochemical device including the electrolyte solution, a lithium ion secondary battery including the electrolyte solution and a module including the electrochemical device.
US12002916B2
A backplane and a glass-based circuit board. The backplane includes: a base substrate and a plurality of light-emitting units, arranged in an array on the base substrate. Each of the light-emitting units includes at least one light-emitting sub-unit; the light-emitting sub-unit includes a connection line and a plurality of light-emitting diode chips connected with the connection line, and the light-emitting diode chips are located on a side of the connection line away from the base substrate. The connection line comprises a first connection portion, a second connection portion and a third connection portion; in each of the light-emitting sub-units, the third connection portion comprises a plurality of connection sub-portions, each of the connection sub-portions comprise at least one electrical contact point; the electrical contact points at adjacent ends of adjacent connection sub-portions constitute an electrical contact point pair.
US12002915B2
LED chips comprising pluralities of active regions on the same submount are provided. These active regions are individually addressable, such that beams output from the LEDs can be controlled simply by selectively activating the desired active region in the plurality without requiring advanced optics and reflectors comprising complex moving parts. In some embodiments, one or more active regions can surround one or more other active regions. In some embodiments, the various active regions are individually addressable by virtue of each active region comprising its own anode and sharing a common cathode. In some embodiments, the various active regions are individually addressable by virtue of each active region comprising its own cathode and sharing a common anode. In some embodiments, each active region comprises its own anode and its own cathode.
US12002912B2
A stacked light emitting device includes a first LED stack, a second LED stack disposed under the first LED stack, a third LED stack disposed under the second LED stack, a third-1 connector and a third-2 connector disposed between the second LED stack and the third LED stack, and a plurality of pads disposed over the first LED stack, and electrically connected to the first, second, and third LED stacks. Each of the first, second, and third LED stacks has a light generation region and a peripheral region disposed around the light generation region.
US12002911B2
A 3D LED display panel that includes a substrate and an array light emitting devices mounted on the substrate. The array of light emitting devices includes a plurality of first light emitting devices and a plurality of second light emitting devices. Each first light emitting device has an LED chip/package electrically connected to the substrate and a piece of first circular polarizer attached to the LED chip/package. Likewise, each second light emitting device includes an LED chip/package electrically connected to the substrate and a piece of second circular polarizer attached to the LED chip/package. The first circular polarizer the second circular polarizer have opposite circular polarizations.
US12002909B2
A light emitting device includes a package for surface mounting including a plurality of leads, three leads of the plurality of leads respectively including an exposed region exposed from the dark-colored resin at a primary surface of the package, with first to third recesses each defined in the exposed region of a respective one of the three leads; first to third light emitting elements configured to emit first to third light, respectively; and a mold resin including first to third lens portions overlapping with the first to third recesses and the first to third light emitting elements, respectively, in a plan view, and colored in a similar color as the first to third light, respectively.
US12002907B2
A light emitting module includes: a base board; and a plurality of divisional planar light emitters disposed adjacent to each other on one surface of the base board. The base board includes: a plurality of conductive parts, a flexible base part joined to the conductive parts, and an insulating base part joined to the flexible base part. Each of the plurality of divisional planar light emitters includes: a plurality of wiring parts electrically connected with corresponding ones of the conductive parts of the base board, a plurality of light emitting elements each disposed on corresponding ones of the wiring parts, and a sealing part sealing the plurality of light emitting elements and facing the insulating base part.
US12002904B2
A light-emitting element includes a semiconductor light-emitting stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed therebetween; a first conductive layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically connecting the second semiconductor layer; a second conductive layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically connecting the first semiconductor layer; and a cushion part disposed on and directly contacts the first conductive layer, wherein in a top view, the cushion part is surrounded by and electrically isolated from the second conductive layer.
US12002899B2
The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell. In the method, a wafer including a substrate and a doped conducting layer is provided. A doped conducting layer is disposed at least on the first surface and the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering the textured structure. A passivating contact layer is formed on the second surface of the substrate. A first passivation layer is formed on the doped conducting layer. The first passivation layer covers the first surface and at least the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering at least the doped conducting layer. A second passivation layer is formed on the passivating contact layer. The second passivation layer covers the second surface, thereby covering the passivating contact layer.
US12002891B2
A method of producing a four-layer silicon diode, including selecting a first silicon wafer, wherein said first silicon wafer is CZ-grown B-doped with <100> orientation, a resistivity of less than 0.01 Ohm-cm, and an oxygen content of greater than 10 ppma, and then selecting a second silicon wafer, wherein said second silicon wafer is CZ-grown P-doped with <100> orientation, a resistivity of less than 0.005 Ohm-cm, and an oxygen content of greater than 10 ppma, followed by cleaning the respective first and second silicon wafers. The wafers are then HF treated to yield respective first and second cleaned wafers, the first cleaned wafer is positioned into a first furnace and the second cleaned wafer is positioned into a second furnace, wherein the first and second furnaces are not unitary. Next is annealing the respective first and second cleaned wafers in a reducing atmosphere to yield respective first and second respective out-diffused gradient wafers, followed by bonding together respective first and second heat-treated wafers to yield a mated and/or bonded four-layer substrate having a first heavy doped n-type layer, a second gradient doped n-type layer, a third gradient doped p-type layer, and a fourth heavy doped p-type layer.
US12002889B2
A microelectronic device comprises a conductive line and a transistor adjacent to the conductive line. The transistor comprises a channel material extending into the conductive line, the channel material contacting the conductive line in three dimensions, a dielectric material adjacent to the channel material, a conductive material adjacent to the dielectric material, and a passivation material adjacent to the channel material. The microelectronic device further comprises a conductive contact adjacent to the channel material, the conductive contact including a portion extending between opposing portions of the channel material. Related microelectronic devices, electronic devices, and related methods are also disclosed.
US12002888B2
A device includes a first transistor having a first source, a first gate, a first drain, and one or more electrodes. The first transistor serves as an inverter. The device also includes a second transistor having a second source, a second gate, and a second drain. The first and second sources are connected together. The first and second drains are connected together. The second transistor serves as an output, a driver, or both. The one or more electrodes, the second gate, or a combination thereof serve as tapped drains that are configured to sample a stepped voltage of the second transistor.
US12002887B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device. The array substrate includes a substrate, wherein the substrate has a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region, the display region has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of pixels includes a light transmission region and a light shielding region, and a light shielding block covering at least a part of the light transmission region of at least one pixel close to the peripheral region of the plurality of pixels.
US12002872B2
Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate and a cap element over the gate stack. The cap element has an upper portion and a lower portion, and the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. The semiconductor device structure also includes a spacer element over a sidewall of the cap element and a sidewall of the gate stack.
US12002867B2
The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate, a layer of dielectric material over the gate structure, a source/drain (S/D) contact layer formed through and adjacent to the gate structure, and a trench conductor layer over and in contact with the S/D contact layer. The S/D contact layer can include a layer of platinum-group metallic material and a silicide layer formed between the substrate and the layer of platinum-group metallic material. A top width of a top portion of the layer of platinum-group metallic material can be greater than or substantially equal to a bottom width of a bottom portion of the layer of platinum-group metallic material.
US12002863B2
A method includes forming a gate structure on a substrate, forming a seal spacer covering a sidewall of the gate structure, forming a sacrificial spacer covering a sidewall of the seal spacer, forming source/drain regions sandwiching a channel region that is under the gate structure, and depositing a contact etch stop layer covering a sidewall of the sacrificial spacer. The method further includes removing the sacrificial spacer to form a trench, wherein the trench exposes a sidewall of the contact etch stop layer and the sidewall of the seal spacer, and depositing an inter-layer dielectric layer, wherein the inter-layer dielectric layer caps the trench, thereby defining an air gap inside the trench.
US12002859B2
A semiconductor device comprising a substrate and an aluminium gallium arsenide-based semiconductor component, the substrate being monocrystalline, and the substrate having a gallium indium arsenide mixed crystal with the empirical formula GA(1-x)In(x)As, the indium content x being between 0.1 percent and 4 percent.
US12002856B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a first array of mandrels on a hardmask layer disposed on an uppermost surface of a semiconductor substrate. First sidewall image transfer spacers are formed on opposing longitudinal sidewalls of each mandrel in the first array of mandrels. A second array of mandrels is formed on the hardmask layer. Each mandrel in the second array of mandrels is laterally separated from each mandrel in the first array of mandrels by the first sidewall image transfer spacers. Second sidewall image transfer spacers are formed on opposing transversal sidewalls of the first array of mandrels and the second array of mandrels. Portions of the second sidewall image transfer spacers are selectively removed to define a crosslink fin pattern to be transferred to the semiconductor substrate.
US12002849B2
A super junction semiconductor device includes a substrate of a first conductive type, the substrate including an active region, a peripheral region surrounding the active region and a transition region interposed between the active region and the peripheral region, an epitaxial layer disposed on the substrate, the epitaxial layer having a the first conductive type, a plurality of pillars extending in a vertical direction and arranged within the epitaxial layer, gate structures disposed on the epitaxial layer in both the active region and the transition region, and the each of the gate structures extending across the epitaxial layer and the pillars in a horizontal direction, and a reverse recovery layer of a second conductive type, the reverse recovery layer having a vertical formation heights different as between on the pillars and on the epitaxial layer, the reverse recovery layer configured to dissipate a reverse recovery current in the transition layer.
US12002844B2
A display device includes a first via layer on a substrate and including trench parts recessed from an upper surface of the first via layer, a first electrode and a second electrode on the first via layer and spaced apart from each other, a second via layer on the first via layer and including first openings partially exposing the first electrode, and a second opening partially exposing the second electrode, light emitting elements in the first openings of the second via layer and extending in a direction, and a third electrode on the second via layer. Each of the light emitting elements includes a first end electrically connected to the first electrode and a second end electrically connected to the third electrode such that the extending direction of the light emitting elements is not parallel to an upper surface of the substrate.
US12002838B2
An integrated device package is disclosed. The integrated device package can include a package substrate having a plurality of contact pads on a first side of the package substrate, the plurality of contact pads configured to electrically connect to a sensor assembly. The package can include a radiation shield attached to a second side of the package substrate by way of a first adhesive, the first side opposite the second side. The package can include an integrated device die attached to the radiation shield by way of a second adhesive. The integrated device die can comprise sensitive active electronic circuitry in a sensitive active region of the integrated device die. A molding compound can be disposed over the integrated device die and the radiation shield.
US12002836B2
An imager having a pixel cell having an associated strained silicon layer. The strained silicon layer increases charge transfer efficiency, decreases image lag, and improves blue response in imaging devices.
US12002835B2
A backside illuminated image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate having a frontside surface, a backside surface and a recess formed in a backside surface portion thereof, pixel regions disposed in the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the frontside surface of the substrate, a bonding pad disposed on a frontside surface of the insulating layer, a second bonding pad formed with a constant thickness on a bottom surface and an inner side surface of the recess to form a second recess in the recess and electrically connected with the bonding pad, and a third bonding pad formed in the second recess to fill the second recess.
US12002834B2
An image sensor has a photocathode window assembly, an anode assembly, and a malleable metal seal. The photocathode window assembly has a photocathode layer. The anode assembly includes a silicon substrate that has an electron sensitive surface. The malleable metal seal bonds the photocathode window assembly and the silicon substrate to each other. A vacuum gap separates the photocathode layer from the electron sensitive surface. A first electrical connection and a second electrical connection are for a voltage bias of the photocathode layer relative to the electron sensitive surface.
US12002828B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an image sensor having a photodetector disposed within a substrate. The substrate has a front-side surface and a back-side surface. An absorption enhancement structure is disposed along the back-side surface of the substrate and overlies the photodetector. The absorption enhancement structure includes a plurality of protrusions that extend outwardly from the back-side surface of the substrate. Each protrusion comprises opposing curved sidewalls.
US12002821B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, a thin-film transistor located in the display area of the substrate and including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode overlapping a channel region of the semiconductor layer, a conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the semiconductor layer and including a first electrode located in the display area of the substrate and a pad electrode located in the peripheral area of the substrate, and a first insulating layer disposed between the conductive layer and the semiconductor layer and having a first opening that exposes at least a portion of an upper surface of the pad electrode.
US12002817B2
Provided is a display substrate. The display substrate includes including a base substrate having a first display region and a second display region; in the pixel circuit included in the pixels in the second display region, the conductive line connected to the metal layer is a transparent conductive line, and the transparent conductive line is disposed between the two existing insulating layers.
US12002816B2
Provided is a display device. The display device comprises a first substrate, wherein a first contact hole is defined in the first substrate, a barrier layer on the first substrate, wherein a second contact hole is defined in the barrier layer and connected to the first contact hole, a first connection line on the barrier layer and inserted into the second contact hole, a second substrate covering the first connection line and the barrier layer, and a thin-film transistor layer on the second substrate and including at least one thin-film transistor. The thin-film transistor layer further includes a second connection line connected between the first connection line and the at least one thin-film transistor.
US12002815B2
A display device including a display area and a non-display area further includes a base layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the base layer having, in the non-display area, an opening portion penetrating the first surface and the second surface; a pad unit including a terminal on the first surface, the pad unit extending from the first surface to the opening portion; a connection line connected to the terminal on the first surface, the connection line extending from the non-display area to the display area; an insulating layer covering the terminal and the connection line; a thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer on the insulating layer, the thin-film transistor being connected to the connection line; and a display element connected to the thin-film transistor, the display element being in the display area.
US12002812B2
A method of producing a semiconductor component includes: providing a silicon-based substrate; depositing an oxide layer on the silicon-based substrate; depositing a polycrystalline silicon layer on the oxide layer and simultaneously a crystalline silicon layer on the silicon-based substrate; producing an electronic component based on the polycrystalline silicon layer; and mounting a glass- or silicon-based lid on the crystalline silicon layer.
US12002807B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate including a first region and a second region; a first device disposed in the first region and a second device disposed in the second region; a first isolation disposed in the first region, wherein the first isolation is between a first source and a first drain, a first spacer overlaps the first isolation, the first isolation is separated from the first spacer by a first gate dielectric.
US12002805B2
A method for forming a stacked transistor includes forming a sacrificial cap over a first interconnect of a lower level transistor. The method further includes forming an upper level transistor above the sacrificial cap. The method further includes removing the sacrificial cap to form an opening such that the opening is delimited by the upper level transistor. The method further includes forming a second interconnect in the opening such that the second interconnect is in direct contact with the first interconnect.
US12002803B2
The present application discloses a semiconductor device, an electronic system and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection method for a semiconductor device thereof. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an operation solder structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate for receiving an operation signal, a detection solder structure disposed on the first surface of the substrate for receiving a chip connection signal, and a semiconductor chip disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The semiconductor chip includes an operation electrical contact coupled to the operation solder structure, a detection electrical contact coupled to the detection solder structure, an ESD protection unit coupled to the operation electrical contact, and a logic circuit coupled to the detection electrical contact for adjusting capacitance of the ESD protection unit according to the chip connection signal.
US12002801B2
This application relates to a charging protection circuit. The charging protection circuit implements overcurrent protection by using a four-terminal NMOS switching transistor. In the solution provided in this application, floating management is performed on a Sub port of the four-terminal NMOS switching transistor. Specifically, when the four-terminal NMOS switching transistor is turned on, potential of the Sub port is pulled up, to avoid an excessively large internal resistance of the four-terminal NMOS switching transistor caused by an excessively large voltage between the Sub port and a drain of the four-terminal NMOS switching transistor. In addition, this application further provides a charging circuit and an electronic device.
US12002800B2
A semiconductor device includes first to fifth regions, first and second resistive loads. The first region is coupled to a first reference voltage terminal. The first to third regions operate as a first transistor. The fourth region is coupled to a second reference voltage terminal. The fourth to fifth regions operate as a second transistor. The first resistive load couples the second region to the second reference voltage terminal. The second resistive load couples the fifth region to the first reference voltage terminal. The first, third, second, fifth and fourth regions are arranged in order, each of the first, second and third regions corresponds to a first conductive type, and each of the fourth and fifth regions corresponds to a second conductive type.
US12002794B2
A semiconductor device includes a support member, a first switching element, a second switching element, a first passive element, a second passive element, and an electrical conductor. The support member includes a plurality of wiring parts, and the plurality of wiring parts include a first wiring section and a second wiring section spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the support member. The first switching element is electrically connected to the first wiring section. The second switching element is electrically connected to the first switching element and the second wiring section. The first passive element has a first electrode and a second electrode, and the first electrode is bonded to the first wiring section. The second passive element has a third electrode and a fourth electrode, and the fourth electrode is bonded to the second wiring section. The electrical conductor connects the second electrode and the third electrode to each other. At least one of the first passive element and the second passive element is a capacitor.
US12002788B2
Embodiments of semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, first semiconductor structures are formed. At least one of the first semiconductor structures includes a processor, static random-access memory (SRAM) cells, and a first bonding layer comprising first bonding contacts. Second semiconductor structures are formed. At least one of the second semiconductor structures comprises dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) cells and a second bonding layer comprising second bonding contacts. The first semiconductor structures and the second semiconductor structures are bonded. The first bonding contacts of the first semiconductor structure are in contact with the second bonding contacts of the second semiconductor structure. At least one of the first semiconductor structures and the second semiconductor structures further includes a peripheral circuit.
US12002783B2
Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a bump interconnect structure. In the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, a first substrate including a connection pad is formed, and a bump including a solder layer and a metal post protruding from the solder layer are formed on the connection pad. A second substrate including a bump land may be formed. The first substrate may be disposed on the second substrate so that a protruding end of the metal post contacts the bump land, and the solder layer may be reflowed. Accordingly, it possible to interconnect the metal post to the bump land.
US12002781B2
A first substrate having a first face and a second face is prepared. The first face has a plurality of product regions defined thereon. An electrode pad forming side of each of a semiconductor chip stack and a semiconductor chip is attached to each corresponding product region of the plurality of product regions. The second face of the first substrate is thinned. A first inorganic insulating layer is formed on the second face. A first vertical interconnection penetrates the first inorganic insulating layer and the first substrate and is electrically connected to an electrode pad of the semiconductor chip stack. A second vertical interconnection penetrates the first inorganic insulating layer and the first substrate and is electrically connected to an electrode pad of the semiconductor chip. A first horizontal interconnection electrically connects a part of the first vertical interconnection to a part of the second vertical interconnection.
US12002775B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate including an active region and a border region adjacent to the active region. The electronic device includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the active region. The electronic device includes a conductive structure disposed in the border region and including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the third conductive layer overlaps with a part of the first conductive layer and overlaps a part of the second conductive layer. The electronic device includes an insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and the insulating layer has a first opening and a second opening through which the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected with each other.
US12002769B2
In certain aspects, a chip includes a pad, and a power amplifier having a first output and a second output. The chip also includes a transformer, wherein the transformer includes a first inductor coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal of the transformer, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first output of the power amplifier, and the second terminal is coupled to the second output of the power amplifier. The transformer also includes a second inductor coupled between a third terminal and a fourth terminal of the transformer, wherein the third terminal is coupled to the pad. The chip also includes a first switch coupled to the fourth terminal, a shunt inductor coupled in parallel with the first switch, and a low-noise amplifier coupled to the third terminal.
US12002768B2
A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor package are provided. The semiconductor package includes a molded semiconductor device, a first redistribution structure, and conductive vias. The molded semiconductor device comprises a sensor die with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the sensor die has an input/output region and a sensing region at the first surface. The first redistribution structure is disposed on the first surface of the sensor die, wherein the first redistribution structure covers the input/output region and exposes the sensing region, and the first redistribution structure comprises a conductive layer having a redistribution pattern and a ring structure. The redistribution pattern is electrically connected with the sensor die. The ring structure surrounds the sensing region and is separated from the redistribution pattern, wherein the ring structure is closer to the sensing region than the redistribution pattern. The conductive vias extend through the molded semiconductor device and are electrically connected with the redistribution pattern.
US12002759B2
An apparatus comprising at least one contact structure. The at least one contact structure comprises a contact, an insulating material overlying the contact, and at least one contact via in the insulating material. The at least one contact structure also comprises a dielectric liner material adjacent the insulating material within the contact via, a conductive material adjacent the dielectric liner material, and a stress compensation material adjacent the conductive material and in a central portion of the at least one contact via. The stress compensation material is at least partially surrounded by the conductive material. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming the apparatus are also disclosed.
US12002758B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming backside power rails in a dielectric layer arranged above a backside interlayer dielectric (BILD) layer or a semiconductor layer, forming a trench that extends through the BILD layer or the semiconductor layer and partly through the dielectric layer between the backside power rails, depositing a plurality of layers to form a backside metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor in the trench, and forming a first contact to a first metal layer of the plurality of layers. Forming the first contact comprises forming first recesses in a second metal layer of the plurality of layers, and filling the first recesses with an insulative material. The method further comprises forming a second contact to the second metal layer. Forming the second contact comprises forming second recesses in the first metal layer, and filling the second recesses with the insulative material.
US12002750B2
An interconnect structure is provided. The interconnect structure includes a first metal line and a second metal line surrounded by a first dielectric layer, a dielectric block over a portion of the first dielectric layer between the first metal line and the second metal line, and a second dielectric layer over the dielectric block, the first metal line and the second metal line. A bottom surface of the second dielectric layer is lower than a top surface of the dielectric block. The interconnect structure also includes a first via surrounded by the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the first metal line.
US12002739B2
A semiconductor device includes a die carrier, a semiconductor die disposed on a main face of the die carrier, the semiconductor die including one or more contact pads, an encapsulant covering at least partially the semiconductor die and at least a portion of the main face of the die carrier, an insulation layer covering the encapsulant, and one or more electrical interconnects, each being connected with one of the one or more contact pads of the semiconductor die and extending through the encapsulant.
US12002734B2
A circuit prearranged heat dissipation embedded packaging structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one chip and a support frame surrounding the at least one chip. The support frame may include a via pillar passing through the support frame in the height direction, a first wiring layer on a first surface of the support frame, and a heat dissipation layer on the back face of the chip. The first wiring layer is flush with or higher than the first surface, the first wiring layer is in conductive connection with the heat dissipation layer, a gap between the chip and the frame is completely filled with the dielectric material, a second wiring layer is formed on a terminal face of the chip, and the second wiring layer is in conductive connection with the first wiring layer through the via pillar.
US12002729B2
A electronic package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The electronic package includes an electronic component, a thermal spreading element, and an encapsulant. The electronic component has a first surface. The thermal spreading element is disposed over the electronic component and has a first surface facing the first surface of the electronic component. The encapsulant covers the electronic component and has a first surface closer to the first surface of the thermal spreading element than the first surface of the electronic component.
US12002724B2
A power semiconductor module includes a substrate of planar sheet metal including a plurality of islands that are each defined by channels that extend between upper and lower surfaces of the substrate, a first semiconductor die mounted on a first one of the islands, a molded body of encapsulant that covers the metal substrate, fills the channels, and encapsulates the first semiconductor die, a hole in the molded body that extends to a recess in the upper surface of the substrate, and a press-fit connector arranged in the hole such an interior end of the press-fit connector is mechanically and electrically connected to the substrate.
US12002723B2
The present invention relates to a sealing lid for a package containing an optical element. For the sealing lid, a translucent material such as glass that can transmit light such as visible light is used. The present invention includes a lid main body made of the translucent material. The lid main body includes a joining region having a frame shape corresponding to an outer circumferential shape of the lid main body. A plurality of pieces of brazing material made of a eutectic alloy are fused on the joining region of the lid main body. An arrangement state of the brazing material includes aligning spherical pieces of brazing material continuously to form a frame shape along the joining region.
US12002714B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a fin structure having a stack of alternating first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers over a substrate, the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers having different compositions, forming a dummy gate structure across the fin structure, forming gate spacers on opposite sidewalls of the dummy gate structure, respectively, removing the dummy gate structure to form a gate trench between the gate spacers, removing portions of the first semiconductor layers in the gate trench, such that the second semiconductor layers are suspended in the gate trench to serve as nanosheets, forming a first titanium nitride layer wrapping around the nanosheets, wherein an atomic ratio of titanium to nitrogen of the first titanium nitride layer is less than 1, and forming a metal fill layer over the first titanium nitride layer.
US12002712B2
A method includes forming a first metallic feature, forming a dielectric layer over the first metallic feature, etching the dielectric layer to form an opening, with a top surface of the first metallic feature being exposed through the opening, and performing a first treatment on the top surface of the first metallic feature. The first treatment is performed through the opening, and the first treatment is performed using a first process gas. After the first treatment, a second treatment is performed through the opening, and the second treatment is performed using a second process gas different from the first process gas. A second metallic feature is deposited in the opening.
US12002703B2
Apparatuses for substrate transfer are provided. A lift pin assembly can include a lift pin, a purge cylinder, and a lift pin guide. The lift pin guide is disposed adjacent the purge cylinder. The lift pin guide and the purge cylinder have a passage formed therethrough in which the lift pin is disposed. The purge cylinder includes one or more nozzles that direct the flow of gas radially inward into a portion of the passage disposed in the purge cylinder. The one or more nozzles are disposed radially outward from the lift pin. The purge cylinder reduces particle deposition on the substrate by preventing contact between the lift pin and the support assembly as the lift pin is in motion.
US12002701B2
An electrostatic chuck including a workpiece support surface, clamping layer, heating layer, thermal control system, and sealing band is disclosed. The sealing band surrounds an outer perimeter of the electrostatic chuck including at least a portion of the workpiece surface. The sealing band has a width greater than about 3 millimeters (mm) up to about 10 mm. Plasma processing apparatuses and systems incorporating the electrostatic chuck are also provided.
US12002692B2
According to one embodiment, a vacuum processing device is provided which is capable of being controlled to create the most suitable gas flow under the situation where the device is placed by allowing a plurality of vacuum transfer chambers to communicate with each other via the intermediate chamber in an operation method of the vacuum processing device including the plurality of vacuum transfer chambers connected to each other via the intermediate chamber and a plurality of vacuum processing chambers respectively connected to the vacuum transfer chambers.
US12002680B2
A method includes providing a semiconductor structure including: a substrate; a layer stack with each layer of the layer stack including a Group III-nitride material; and a p-type doped GaN layer on the layer stack. The method also includes providing, on the GaN layer, a metal bi-layer including a first metal layer in contact with GaN layer and a second metal layer on the first metal layer and having a lower sheet resistance than the first metal layer. The method also includes performing a patterning process upon the metal bi-layer and the p-type doped GaN layer such that a first periphery of the first metal layer is aligned to a second periphery of the second metal layer and such that a first cross section of the metal bi-layer is smaller than a second cross section of the GaN layer parallel to the first cross section.
US12002679B2
Methods of depositing a tungsten nucleation layers that achieve very good step coverage are provided. The methods involve a sequence of alternating pulses of a tungsten-containing precursor and a boron-containing reducing agent, while co-flowing hydrogen (H2) with the boron-containing reducing agent. The H2 flow is stopped prior to the tungsten-containing precursor flow. By co-flowing H2 with the boron-containing reducing agent but not with the tungsten-containing precursor flow, a parasitic CVD component is reduced, resulting in a more self-limiting process. This in turn improves step coverage and conformality of the nucleation layer. Related apparatuses are also provided.
US12002677B2
A processing device and a processing method for a solid structure are used to perform a processing procedure on the solid structure. The processing device for the solid structure of the invention provides energy to the solid structure by various electromagnetic radiation sources to cause the solid structure to generate qualitative changes or defects, that is, to form a modified layer. Stress and/or hardness of the modified layer are/is different from that of other non-processed areas.
US12002675B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate and forming a dehydrated film over the photoresist layer. The photoresist layer is selectively exposed to actinic radiation to form an exposed portion and an unexposed portion of the photoresist layer. The photoresist layer is developed to remove the unexposed portion of the photoresist layer and a first portion of the dehydrated film over the unexposed portion of the photoresist layer. In an embodiment, the method includes etching the substrate by using the exposed portion of the photoresist layer as a mask.
US12002674B2
Methods for making molecular sieves are provided. The molecular sieves are comprised of thin semiconductors films in which a plurality of apertures is defined. The apertures are non-circular, nanoscale openings with tapered sidewalls that selectively pass certain molecules, while discriminating against the passage of other molecules.
US12002670B2
A chromatograph mass spectrometer includes: a chromatograph unit configured to separate components in a sample; a mass spectrometer configured to perform measurement on ions having a specific mass-to-charge ratio derived from each compound temporally separated by the chromatograph unit, an analysis condition setting unit configured to allow a user to set, as an analysis condition, molecular-weight-related information and a mass-spectrometry-related parameter including an ion polarity, a type of an adduct, a number of polymerizations of a multimer and/or an ion valence for each measurement target compound; and an analysis method creator configured to calculate a mass-to-charge ratio of one or a plurality of types of ions according to the analysis condition set by the analysis condition setting unit for the each measurement target compound, and create an analysis method for performing mass spectrometry on the one or a plurality of types of ions in a time division manner.
US12002662B2
There is provided an electrostatic attraction device having an electrostatic chuck in which an electrode and a heater are embedded in a dielectric. The device comprises: a DC power source unit having a DC power source configured to supply a DC power to the electrode; a first neutralizing circuit connected to a power supply path between the DC power source and the electrode; and a second neutralizing circuit connected to a power supply path between the first neutralizing circuit and the electrode. The first neutralizing circuit has a first ground relay that connects and disconnects the electrode and the ground via a voltage-drop resistance member, and the second neutralizing circuit has an isolation relay that connects and disconnects the first neutralizing circuit and the second neutralizing circuit, and a second ground relay that is connected to a power supply path between the isolation relay and the electrode and connects and disconnects the electrode and the ground side without going through a resistance member.
US12002649B2
A system comprising a spinning disk is disclosed. The system comprises a semiconductor processing system, such as a high energy implantation system. The semiconductor processing system produces a spot ion beam, which is directed to a plurality of workpieces, which are disposed on the spinning disk. The spinning disk comprises a rotating central hub with a plurality of platens. The plurality of platens may extend outward from the central hub and workpieces are electrostatically clamped to the platens. The plurality of platens may also be capable of rotation. The central hub also controls the rotation of each of the platens about an axis orthogonal to the rotation axis of the central hub. In this way, variable angle implants may be performed. Additionally, this allows the workpieces to be mounted while in a horizontal orientation.
US12002647B2
An assembly present in an ion source for supporting an arc chamber upon a base plate includes a first arc support plate, a first screw, and a second screw. The first screw passes through a smooth through-hole in an arm of the first arc support plate and extends into a bore in the base plate. The second (or adjustable) screw passes through a threaded through-hole in an arm of the first arc support plate and engages an upper surface of the base plate itself, and can be used to change the altitude and angle of the first arc support plate relative to the base plate. This adjustment ability improves the beam quality of the ion source.
US12002646B2
A technique for outputting heterologous ions having the same per-nucleon energy at different timings by using one ion source is provided.
An ion generation device includes: an ion generation energy setter that causes first ions and second ions generated by ionization in a vacuum chamber to be emitted in a mixed state from an opening; an electric-field voltage adjuster that imparts a same predetermined per-nucleon energy to each of the first and second ions by applying electric potential formed between the opening and extraction electrodes while switching the electric potential between first and second electric-field voltages; and an excitation current adjuster that causes the first and second ions to be outputted at different timings by supplying a coil of a separation electromagnet with an excitation current while switching the excitation current between first and second excitation currents.
US12002635B2
A keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, and a support mechanism. The support mechanism supports the keycap above the base plate. An outer support of the support mechanism includes a reinforcing body and a connecting structure fixed on the reinforcing body. The outer support is connected to the base plate and the keycap through the connecting structure. In an embodiment, the reinforcing body has two openings. Two inner supports of the support mechanism are pivotally connected to the connecting structure and are located in the two openings, respectively. In another embodiment, the reinforcing body as a whole extends along a plane. The reinforcing body has a bent fringe, which is inserted into the connecting structure and is not perpendicular to the plane.
US12002634B2
A pressing mechanism of a push switch including an operation member configured to be pressed, and a leaf spring member that includes a dome portion bulging in a dome shape and an opening portion provided in a central portion of the dome portion, the leaf spring member generating a tactile sensation on the operation member by an inverting operation of the dome portion in response to being pressed by the operation member, wherein the operation member includes a first pressing portion configured to press a movable contact point member against a fixed contact point member through the opening portion and a second pressing portion configured to press the dome portion.
US12002627B2
A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers in a first direction, wherein when a space where the plurality of internal electrodes overlap each other in the first direction is defined as a capacitance forming portion, the plurality of internal electrodes include internal electrodes that are curved at end portions thereof in the capacitance forming portion and internal electrodes that are flat in the capacitance forming portion, and in a cross section of the body in the first and second directions.
US12002626B2
A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, a first main surface including a first flat region facing in the first direction, and a second main surface including a second flat region facing in the first direction; and a pair of external electrodes connected to the internal electrodes and facing each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction being 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions, the first flat region being formed at a center portion of the first main surface in the second direction, the second flat region being formed at a center portion of the second main surface in the third direction.
US12002619B2
A magnetizer including a housing, a passage arranged inside the housing, and a permanent magnet assembly arranged outside the passage to provide a magnetic field passing through the passage. The housing defines an inlet to the passage and an outlet from the passage such that an object to be magnetised can be inserted into the passage via the inlet in the housing and removed via the outlet in the housing. The passage includes a uniform portion where opposing surfaces of the permanent magnet assembly are arranged a uniform distance apart along the length of the uniform portion and a diverging portion arranged between one end of the uniform portion of the passage and the outlet of the housing.
US12002615B2
The present disclosure provides a magnetic element, a manufacturing method of a magnetic element, and a power module. The magnetic element includes: a magnetic core; and a metal wiring layer, where the metal wiring layer is flat wound on a surface of at least one section of a magnetic column of the magnetic core, the metal wiring layer includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, and at least part of the vertical portion forms a multi-turn metal winding by mechanically dividing.
US12002613B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to apparatuses for enhanced thermal management of a planar inductor assembly. In one embodiment, a cooling package for an inductor assembly includes a cold plate and a heat-spreading bracket mechanically coupled to the cold plate at a first end of the heat-spreading bracket. The cold plate has a slotted recess for mounting a first inductor core along a first end thereof. The heat-spreading bracket is configured to apply a clamping force to a second inductor core at a second end opposite to the first end of the heat-spreading bracket.
US12002610B2
Systems and methods for reclaiming and remagnetizing permanent magnet motors such as may be used in electric submersible pumps. In one embodiment, a method includes removing a permanent magnet rotor assembly from a motor and heating the rotor to burn off the residual oil and evaporate water in between laminations of the rotor and on the rotor surface. The rotor should be heated to a temperature that is above a flashpoint of oil on the rotor and below a Curie temperature of a material of a set of permanent magnets in the rotor (e.g., at least 600° F. for at least 12 hours). The heating may partially or fully demagnetize the permanent magnets in the rotor. The exposed surfaces of the rotor are then cleaned and the permanent magnets in the rotor are remagnetized using a specialized magnetizing fixture.
US12002607B2
One aspect of the invention provides an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon having a free solidified surface and a roll contact surface, in which the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon has plural laser irradiation mark rows each formed from plural laser irradiation marks on at least one surface of the free solidified surface or the roll contact surface, a line interval is from 10 mm to 60 mm, which is a centerline interval in a middle section in a width direction, between mutually adjacent laser irradiation mark rows, a spot interval is from 0.10 mm to 0.50 mm, which is an interval between center points of the plural laser irradiation marks in each of the plural laser irradiation mark rows, and the number density D (=(1/d1)×(1/d2), d1: line interval, d2: spot interval) of the laser irradiation marks is from 0.05 marks/mm2 to 0.50 marks/mm2.
US12002598B2
A quad-shield coaxial cable includes an insulator portion configured to encircle an inner conductor portion, an inner conductive foil portion configured to encircle the insulator portion, an inner braided shield portion configured to encircle the inner conductive foil layer portion, an outer braided shield portion configured to encircle the inner braided shield portion, an outer conductive foil portion configured to encircle the outer braided shield portion, and a jacket portion configured to encircle the outer conductive foil portion.
US12002595B2
Provided herein are separation processes for metal ions present in aqueous solutions based on methods involving liquid-liquid extraction. The separation process involves a chelator that can selectively bind to at least one of the metals at a relatively low pH. This can be used, for example, for recovery and purification of actinides from lanthanides, separation of metal ions based on their valence, and separation of metal ions based on the pH of the extraction conditions.
US12002593B2
An apparatus including a lower end fitting having a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, a counterbore defined therebetween, an opening extending from the counterbore to the top planar surface, and a lock recess that extends both radially outwardly from the counterbore and extends inwardly into the lower end fitting from the bottom planar surface. The apparatus includes a guide tube having a lower end and an end plug configured to connect with the lower end of the guide tube. The end plug has a threaded shaft sized to pass through the opening of the lower end fitting, and a female lock nut has a deformable side wall configured to be swaged into the recess of the lower end fitting. The lock recess remains visible as viewed from the bottom planar surface of the lower end fitting when the female lock nut is fully disposed in the counterbore.
US12002592B2
Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for providing an interactive discussion platform for a scientific research article. According to an example method for providing an interactive discussion platform for a scientific research article, the scientific research article can be received and presented. At least one public medium associated with the scientific research article can be created. An entry related to the scientific research article can be received via the public medium. The entry can include an audio, a video, and a text. Data from the scientific research article and at least one entry can be extracted and analyzed.
US12002590B2
Systems and methods for utilizing machine learning to generate a trans-diagnostic classifier that is operative to concurrently diagnose a plurality of different mental health disorders using a single trans-diagnostic questionnaire that includes a plurality of questions (e.g., 17 questions). Machine learning techniques are used to process labeled training data to build statistical models that include trans-diagnostic item-level questions as features to create a screen to classify groups of subjects as either healthy or as possibly having a mental health disorder. A subset of questions is selected from the multiple self-administered mental health questionnaires and used to autonomously screen subjects across multiple mental health disorders without physician involvement, optionally remotely and repeatedly, in a short amount of time.
US12002589B2
A system for calculating one or more health indicators, comprising a body volume calculator arranged to use measurement data to calculate the volume of at least a part of a subject's body and a length measurement of at least a part of a subject; and processing circuitry arranged to receive information, which may be demographic information, about the subject and the body part volume and length measurements; and to perform at least one of: calculating a predicted Visceral Fat value and/or a predicted Total Body Fat value from the demographic information, the body part volume and length measurements using first and second formulae, which may be empirical formulae, respectively; and calculating a Body Volume Indicator (BVI) arranged to provide an indication of health risk, in particular obesity and cardio-metabolic risk, which may be by using a third formula, which again may be an empirical formula.
US12002568B2
This disclosure relates to analyzing effect of a secondary cognitive load task on a primary executive task. Human random sequence generation is a marker to study cognitive functions and inability to generate random sequences (RS) can reveal underlying impairments. Traditionally, ‘call out’ or ‘write down’ procedures are used to obtain human generated numbers, wherein short term memory and number of previously generated entities visible to a subject plays a major role. Also precise trial-wise or response-wise analysis may not be possible. In the present disclosure, the human generated random numbers are digitized into RS and a cognitive load (CL) inducing task is imposed on the executive task. The CL demanding task disrupts randomization performance. Deviation from randomness, load index based on gaze data and deviation from pupillometry data of healthy subjects are provided as indicators of an interference effect imposed by the CL and thereby indicative of underlying impairments.
US12002566B2
Embodiments of reduced pressure systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system can include a source of negative pressure and a controller configured to present GUI screens for controlling and monitoring operation of the system. The controller can be configured to receive, via the GUI, an adjustment of a negative pressure therapy parameter and adjust (or cause adjustment) of the operation of the negative pressure source based on received adjustment. The controller can be further configured to record historical data parameters associated with negative pressure therapy parameters. The controller can also be configured to transmit (or cause transmission) over a communication channel at least some of recorded historical data. The system can be configured to provide external connectivity for accomplishing various activities, such as location tracking, compliance monitoring, tracking of operational data, remote selection and adjustment of therapy settings, etc.
US12002561B2
A peristaltic pump, and related system method are provided. The peristaltic pump includes a cam shaft, first and second pinch-valve cams, first and second pinch-valve cam followers, a plunger cam, a plunger-cam follower, a tube receiver, and a spring-biased plunger. The first and second pinch-valve cams are coupled to the cam shaft. The first and second pinch-valve cam followers each engage the first and second pinch-valve cams, respectively. The plunger cam is coupled to the cam shaft. The plunger-cam follower engages the plunger cam. The tube receiver is configured to receive a tube. The spring-biased plunger is coupled to the plunger-cam follower such that the expansion of the plunger cam along a radial angle intersecting the plunger-cam follower as the cam shaft rotates pushes the plunger cam follower towards the plunger and thereby disengages the spring-biased plunger from the tube. A spring coupled to the spring-biased plunger biases the spring-biased plunger to apply the crushing force to the tube.
US12002553B2
A method for enrolling patient candidates in a clinical trial includes generating first prediction data indicating predicted progression of a condition for a first group of patients that participated in a first clinical trial using a predictive model and clinical data associated with the first group of patients; grouping clinical trial data into subsets based on the first prediction data; analyzing each subset of clinical trial data to generate a measure of efficacy of the treatment; establishing screening criteria for a second clinical trial by identifying at least one subset that has a measure of efficacy that is higher than a measure of efficacy of the treatment for the full first group of patients; receiving clinical data of a candidate for the second clinical trial; generating second prediction data for the candidate; and enrolling the candidate in the second clinical trial when the second prediction data satisfies the screening criteria.
US12002545B2
During a feature-selection technique, an electronic device calculates combinations of features and noise vectors, where a given combination corresponds to a given feature and a given noise vector. Then, the electronic device determines statistical associations between information specifying types of events and the combinations, where a given statistical association corresponds to the types of events and a given combination. Moreover, the electronic device identifies a noise threshold associated with the combinations. Next, for a group of combinations having statistical associations equal to or greater than the noise threshold, the electronic device selects a subset of the features based at least in part on a first aggregate property of the group of combinations, where the first aggregate property comprises numbers of occurrences of the features in the group of combinations.
US12002535B2
A semiconductor device in which energy required for data transfer between an arithmetic device and a memory is reduced is provided. The semiconductor device includes a peripheral circuit and a memory cell array. The peripheral circuit has a function of a driver circuit and a control circuit for the memory cell array, and an arithmetic function. The peripheral circuit includes a sense amplifier circuit and an arithmetic circuit, and the memory cell array includes a memory cell and a bit line. The sense amplifier circuit has a function of determining whether the bit line is at a high level or a low level, and outputs the result to the arithmetic circuit. The arithmetic circuit has a function of performing a product-sum operation, the result of which is output from the semiconductor device.
US12002532B2
A memory component and a controller communicate commands and data with each other The commands to activate and then access data, and the data itself, are all communicated between a controller and the memory component at different times. The controller and memory component each calculate a respective error detecting code (EDC) values on the activate command information (e.g., bank address and row address) and store them indexed by the bank address. When the memory component is accessed, retrieved EDC values are combined with EDC values calculated from the access command information, and the data itself. The memory component transmits its combined EDC value to the controller for checking.
US12002522B2
A memory device and an operation method thereof are provided. The operation method includes: in a programming operation, programming a plurality of threshold voltages of a plurality of switches on a plurality of string select lines and a plurality of ground select lines as a first reference threshold voltage, and programming a plurality of threshold voltages of a plurality of dummy memory cells on a plurality of dummy word lines as being gradually increased along a first direction or a second direction, and the threshold voltages of the dummy memory cells being higher than the first reference threshold voltage; wherein the first direction being from the string select lines to a plurality of word lines and the second direction being from the ground select lines to the word lines.
US12002516B2
Bake temperatures for memory blocks can be determined as part of an operation to allocate memory blocks for us by a memory device. If a temperature of a particular memory block among the plurality of memory blocks meets or exceeds a threshold operational temperature corresponding to a memory device containing the plurality of memory blocks, the particular memory block can be allocated for receipt and/or storage of data.
US12002515B2
A memory device includes a first block including a first memory cell and a first word line connected to the first memory cell, a second block including a second memory cell and a second word line connected to the second memory cell, and a control circuit. The control circuit applies a first voltage to each of the first and second word lines to supply a first erase pulse having a first erase intensity to each of the first and second blocks, when a first erase operation is executed, and applies the first voltage to the first word line and a second voltage higher than the first voltage to the second word line, to supply the first erase pulse to the first block and a second erase pulse having a second erase intensity less than the first erase intensity to the second block, when a second erase operation is executed.
US12002513B2
Control logic within a memory control component outputs first and second memory read commands to a memory module at respective times, the memory module having memory components disposed thereon. Interface circuitry within the memory control component receives first read data concurrently from a first plurality of the memory components via a first plurality of data paths, respectively, in response to the first memory read command, and receives second read data concurrently from a second plurality of the memory components via a second plurality of data paths, respectively, in response to the second memory read command, the first plurality of the memory components including at least one memory component not included in the second plurality of the memory components and vice-versa.
US12002511B2
Semiconductor devices may include a peripheral circuit structure including circuits, a substrate on the peripheral circuit structure, a pair of word line cut structures extending in a first direction on the substrate, and a memory cell block between the pair of word line cut structures and on the substrate. The memory cell block may include a memory stack structure including gate lines overlapping each other in a vertical direction, an interlayer insulation layer on an edge portion of each of the gate lines, a dam structure extending through the gate lines and the interlayer insulation layer, an intersection direction cut structure extending through the memory stack structure and the interlayer insulation layer in the vertical direction and being spaced apart from the dam structure, and a dummy channel structures between the intersection direction cut structure and the dam structure.
US12002508B2
The disclosure relates in some aspects to on-chip processing circuitry formed within the die of a non-volatile (NVM) array to perform data searches. In some aspects, the die includes components configured to sense wordlines of stored data in the NVM array by applying voltages on the wordlines serially, and then search for an input data pattern within the serially-sensed wordlines. In some examples, the components of the die include latches and circuits configured to perform bitwise latch logic search operations. In other examples, the search components are configured with under-the-array or next-to-the-array dedicated search circuitry that uses registers and/or random access memory (RAM). Other aspects relate to a separate controller device for controlling the on-chip NVM search operations. For example, the controller may determine whether to search for data using search components of the NVM die or processors of the controller based, e.g., on a degree of fragmentation of data.
US12002505B2
Methods, systems, and devices for managing memory based on access duration are described. A memory device may include a first set of memory cells resilient against access durations of a first duration and a second set of memory cells resilient against access durations of a shorter duration. A command for accessing the memory device may be received. The command may be associated with an access duration. Whether to access, as part of executing the command, the first set of memory cells or the second set of memory cells may be determined based on the access duration. The first set of memory cells may be accessed, as part of executing the command, based on the access duration being greater than a threshold duration. Or the second set of memory cells may be accessed based on the access duration being less than or equal to the threshold duration.
US12002504B2
Components of sense amplifiers may share contacts that couple the components to a global line via a local line. In some examples, the components may be pull-down circuits of a same sense amplifier or pull-down circuits of adjacent sense amplifiers. The shared contact may include a transistor or a resistance between the local line and the global line. In some examples, the global line may be an RNL line. The transistor or resistance may reduce the impact of voltage across the components from affecting the global line and/or reduce the impact of voltage changes on the global line on the individual components.
US12002499B2
Systems and methods disclosed herein are related to a memory system. In one aspect, the memory system includes a first set of memory cells including a first string of memory cells and a second string of memory cells; and a first switch including: a first electrode connected to first electrodes of the first string of memory cells and first electrodes of the second string of memory cells, and a second electrode connected to a first global bit line, wherein gate electrodes of the first string of memory cells are connected to a first word line and gate electrodes of the second string of memory cells are connected to a second word line.
US12002498B2
Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor structure with a first magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) pillar with a bottom electrode layer, a reference layer connected above the bottom electrode layer, a free layer, and a tunnel barrier between the reference layer and the free layer. The MRAM pillar includes a pillar diameter. The semiconductor structure also includes a coaxial top electrode with a top diameter that is less than the pillar diameter.
US12002474B2
Implementing and applying an adaptive and self-training CAPTCHA (“Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”) assistant that distinguishes between a computer-generated communication (e.g., speech and/or typed) and communication that originates from a human. The CAPTCHA assistant utilizes a generative adversarial network that is self-training and includes a generator to generate synthetic answers and a discriminator to distinguish between human answers and synthetic answers. The trained discriminator is applied to potentially malicious remote entities, which are provided challenge phrases. Answers from the remote entities are provided to the discriminator to predict whether the answer originated from a human or was computer-generated.
US12002472B2
The present disclosure relates to a relay device of a wireless network, said wireless network comprising a plurality of network nodes mutually connected by wireless links. The relay device is configured to receive a voice command by a microphone of a source node, determine a recipient voice assistant for processing the voice command, and transmit, towards the recipient voice assistant, an output signal comprising the voice command. The present disclosure relates also to a voice assistant and to a wireless network, and to methods for processing voice commands by a relay device and a voice assistant.
US12002464B2
A method for recognizing speech within a received audio signal includes separating, using a computer-based neural network model, a speech from an audio signal based on a speaker's audio profile, determining a command from the speech, determining, from the audio signal, a first score reflecting a percentage of confidence in determining the command based on a frequency of using the command by the speaker, determining, from the audio signal, a second score reflecting a percentage of importance of the command, and causing the command to be executed if the first score is above a first threshold value and the second score is below a second threshold value.
US12002455B2
A device includes a memory configured to store instructions. The device also includes one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to provide context and one or more items of interest corresponding to the context to a dependency network encoder to generate a semantic-based representation of the context. The one or more processors are also configured to provide the context to a data dependent encoder to generate a context-based representation. The one or more processors are further configured to combine the semantic-based representation and the context-based representation to generate a semantically-augmented representation of the context.
US12002449B1
A system and method for providing aural guidance in imaging a document is disclosed. Visually impaired people may have difficulty when imaging a document with a mobile computing device. The system and method may analyze the image of the document in the imaging device, and output one or more aural directions in order for the user to move the document and/or camera for proper imaging of the document. In that regard, those with visual impairments may be assisted in imaging documents using a mobile computing device.
US12002446B2
An electronic system includes a fan module, a reference microphone, a micro speaker module, and an active noise cancellation controller. The micro speaker module provides a noise-cancellation signal according to a micro speaker control signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system. The reference microphone outputs a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The active noise cancellation controller outputs a virtual error signal according to a first transfer function between the reference microphone and a physical microphone when the fan module operates with a predetermined fan speed, a second transfer function between the micro speaker module and the physical microphone when the fan module is not in operation, and the wide-band noise signal. The active noise cancellation controller provides the micro speaker control signal according to a synchronization signal, the wide-band noise signal and the virtual error signal.
US12002440B2
A snare adjustment device includes a snare protection frame having snares connected thereto, a holding body, a slider slidably connected to the holding body and moving the snare protection frame and the snares along with it, a switch member, and a manual lever. The switch member includes a latch section movable by a push section to engage with or disengage from the slider, such that the slider is stopped from or allowed to move, respectively. The manual lever is pivotally connected to the holding body and can be swung up and down for moving the slider. The manual lever includes a lever section, which and the push section of the switch member are protruded beyond a reference side of the holding body. Therefore, a drum player can hit the push and the lever section with a drum stick to quickly switch the snares between a tightened and a loosened state.
US12002438B1
In some embodiments, a system includes a remote actuator and a striker actuator assembly. The remote actuator is operatively coupled to the striker actuator assembly by a remote coupling. The striker actuator assembly includes a mount configured to couple a striker to a drum. The striker actuator assembly is configured to transition the striker between a non-contact and a contact position relative to a surface of a drumhead (e.g., a non-vertical surface of a drumhead) of a drum in response to actuation of the remote actuator.
US12002427B2
In a pixel circuit including a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element, in a writing sub-frame, a voltage corresponding to a gray scale level is held in a first capacitance element, a plurality of OLEDs are off in a vertical scanning line flyback period after the writing sub-frame, and in a light-emitting sub-frame after the vertical scanning line flyback period, a current corresponding to the voltage held in the first capacitance element is supplied to the OLED, and the voltage corresponding to the gray scale level is held in the second capacitance element. In an optical path shifting element, an optical path is shifted in the vertical scanning line flyback period, and in the light-emitting sub-frame, the optical path is stabilized.
US12002413B2
A display device comprises a pixel configured to be driven in cycle periods during a frame period defined by a vertical start signal, and a display driver configured to divide a cycle period into subfields for driving, configured to control an amount of current flowing through the pixel and to control emission on-duties of the subfields, and configured to independently determine, for the cycle period, a reference duty that is a minimum emission on-duty set in the cycle period based on a dimming signal.
US12002412B2
A display device includes a display panel including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sub-pixel circuits, each pixel of the plurality of pixels including a plurality of inorganic light emitting elements and a sub-pixel circuit of the plurality of sub-pixel circuits being provided for an inorganic light emitting element of the plurality of inorganic light emitting elements, a driver configured to set the image data voltage to sub-pixel circuits included in each of the plurality of row lines in an order of the row lines, a sensing unit configured to sense a current flowing in a driving transistor included in the sub-pixel circuit based on a specific voltage applied to the sub-pixel circuit, and output sensing data corresponding to the sensed current, and a correction unit configured to correct the image data voltage applied to the sub-pixel circuit based on the sensing data.
US12002405B1
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first scan line; and a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein each of the sub-pixels includes a pixel driving circuit and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the data lines and a corresponding one of the first scan lines. The display panel further includes a plurality of plates. At least one of the plates is disposed between the corresponding data line electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit and an adjacent data line, and is electrically connected to the adjacent data line. The at least one of the plates and the pixel electrode define a first capacitance.
US12002396B2
The present embodiment relates to a power management circuit and timing controller for a display device. The power management circuit optimizes power consumption by receiving analysis information from a timing controller capable of analyzing image data and changing an operating condition for a power conversion circuit based on the analysis information.
US12002395B2
A display apparatus includes a plurality of display panels, a current sensor, a driving controller and a data driver. The current sensor is configured to sense a current of each of the display panels. The driving controller is configured to generate a compensation value of each of the display panels based on the current of each of the display panels and to generate a data signal of each of the display panels based on the compensation value. The data driver is configured to convert the data signal into a data voltage and to output the data voltage to each of the display panels.
US12002390B2
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling a rollable OLED screen extension with custom extension. An apparatus includes an OLED screen capable of rendering an OLED image, a first rollable OLED screen extension, a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to enable a user to customize a range of extension of the first rollable OLED screen extension in a first direction.
US12002387B1
A foldable bag sign holder allowing for a low profile is disclosed having a center portion with ends bendable to meet the center portion or extend past the center portion in a configuration useful for shipping and storage and in another configuration having the ends transverse away from the center portion so that the ends of the legs may be placed in the ground and a bag sign may be engaged with and slid over the center portion, angled portions and legs during deployment of the foldable sign holder. The bag sign and foldable sign holder may be sold together as a kit.
US12002381B2
A protective display case configured to encase memorabilia is provided. The protective display case includes a front chassis assembly having a front chassis and a front chassis glazing member. A gasket is seated in a groove formed in the front chassis. A spacer is seated over the front chassis glazing member. Memorabilia is positioned within a cutout formed in the spacer. A rear chassis assembly has a rear chassis and a rear chassis glazing member. The rear chassis assembly is attached to the front chassis assembly with the gasket, spacer and memorabilia positioned therebetween. A bezel is configured to cover perimeters of the front and rear chassis assemblies, gasket, spacer and memorabilia. Front and rear layers of protective glass are secured to the front and rear chassis assemblies.
US12002373B2
An adaptive sense and avoid system for use with an aerial vehicle in an environment, the adaptive sense and avoid system comprising a processor, a plurality of sensors, an obstacle detection circuit, and an avoidance trajectory circuit. The processor may be operatively coupled with a flight controller and a memory device, wherein the memory device comprises one or more databases. The plurality of sensors generates sensor data reflecting a position of an obstacle in the environment. The obstacle detection circuit, which is operatively coupled to the processor and the plurality of sensors, may be configured to identify obstacles based at least in part on the sensor data and to generate obstacle information that reflects a best estimate of a position of the obstacle in the environment. The obstacle detection circuit is configured to weigh the sensor data as a function of the aerial vehicle's state and its environment. The avoidance trajectory circuit, which is operatively coupled to the obstacle detection circuit and the processor, may be configured to calculate trajectory data as a function of the obstacle information and information from the one or more databases. The obstacle detection circuit is configured to communicate the trajectory data to the flight controller.
US12002371B2
An onboard aircraft landing system includes one or more event-based cameras disposed at known locations to capture the runway and visible surrounding features such as lights and runway markings. The event-based cameras produce a continuous stream of event data that may be quickly processed to identify both light and dark features contemporaneously, and calculate an aircraft pose relative to the runway based on the identified features and the known locations of the event-based cameras. Composite features are identified via the relative location of individual features corresponding to pixel events.
US12002365B2
A user terminal, a transportation vehicle, a server, a computer program product, a signal sequence and a method for sending for a transportation vehicle. The method includes receiving user input entered using an actuation device of a user terminal, sending a wireless message, assigning the transportation vehicle to the user terminal in response to the receipt of the wireless message, determining an expected arrival time and/or interval until the arrival of the transportation vehicle at the user terminal, and displaying a waiting time determined based on the arrival time or interval by a number of luminescent light predefined for the display of the waiting time and/or a number per time unit of light to be activated or deactivated, and/or a position of a luminescent light of the user terminal.
US12002363B2
An information processing apparatus communicable with the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: detect the vehicle before parking; determine the characteristic of the detected vehicle or the characteristic of a driver of the vehicle; set a parking frame for the vehicle in accordance with the characteristic; and transmit information indicating the parking frame to the vehicle.
US12002357B2
Systems and techniques are described for consuming data in an intelligent transport system. In some implementations, a system includes a display screen device and sensors. The sensors generates data describing sensor observations of a roadway at a first location and provides data describing the observations to the display screen device. The display screen device receives the data and determines an event and a type of the event. The display screen device displays second data indicative of the type of event, the second data being of a format that is consumable by a sensor on a vehicle traversing the roadway towards the first location, the sensor (i) located within a first resolution distance from the display screen device and (ii) located outside a second resolution distance of detecting the event, wherein the second data is used by an on-board processing system of the vehicle to adjust its driving behavior.
US12002356B2
An electronic communications method includes receiving, by a device, electronic information. The electronic communications method also includes analyzing, by the device, the electronic information. The electronic communications method also includes determining, by the device, that the electronic information includes sound that is associated with an emergency vehicle. The electronic communications method also includes sending, by the device, an electronic command to change a traffic signal light from one color to another color.
US12002342B2
Techniques for detecting a high gas pressure situation within a gas delivery system (e.g., for natural gas delivery to homes and businesses) are described. In one example, a device measures gas pressure. If a pressure over a threshold value is detected, a nearby device is messaged. The nearby device either confirms the over-pressure condition or indicates it may be more localized. If the condition is present within an area of the gas delivery system and/or within a group of devices within the gas delivery system, protective measures may be taken, such as closing valves providing gas to a number of service sites.
US12002333B2
Systems and methods for providing a wagering game associated with the game of Baccarat which includes generating game outcomes for one to N games in a single game session.
US12002327B2
Systems and methods that account for a current balance of funds of a target device, such as a gaming establishment device, when determining whether or not to transfer an amount of funds between the target device and an account associated with the amount of funds.
US12002324B2
A removable cover for an electronic gaming machine having one or more external surfaces is provided. The removable cover includes a printable film for positioning over the external surfaces of the electronic gaming machine, and a flexible multi-layer film covering the printable film. The multi-layer film includes an adhesive layer arranged to secure the flexible multi-layer film and printable film to the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The removable cover is shaped to correspond with a shape of at least a portion of the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The printable film is configured to be imprinted with one or more of graphics, patterns, colors, text, or a combination thereof.
US12002323B2
An electronic gaming machine performs operations comprising: (i) simulating a rotating plurality of reels; (ii) stopping a first reel of the simulated rotating plurality of reels; (iii) determining whether of a first plurality of symbols displayed include i) all standard symbols, or ii) at least one bonus trigger symbol; (iv) on at least one remaining reel of the simulated rotating reels one of: i) modifying at least one bonus trigger symbol with a standard symbol if all standard symbols are displayed, or ii) modifying the at least one standard symbol with at least one bonus trigger symbol; (v) stopping the remaining reels; (vi) evaluating the symbols stopped and displayed; and (vii) determining whether to provide a game award.
US12002321B2
A button deck for an electronic gaming machine (EGM) may have a display system that includes one or more curved display portions. A curved display portion may be curved along an axis that is substantially horizontal when the button deck module is coupled to an EGM. In some examples, a curved display portion may reside along a side of the button deck module that is near (or touching) a player when the button deck module is in use. In some implementations, a curved display portion may be proximate a gaming machine display or a player tracking module when the button deck module is coupled to the EGM. The curvature of a curved display portion may match the curvature of a gaming machine display device. At least a portion of the button deck may be configured to display images corresponding to a game theme and/or an attract sequence.
US12002320B1
A medication storage and dispensing system that includes a plurality of cavities that can be used to securely store and dispense pills and other medications in a secure, traceable and controlled environment. The system allows for the secure transport and dispensing, while allowing the tracking of inventory. The system provides reminders of when the medication should be taken.
US12002312B2
A method of operating a seamless physical access control system comprises transferring communication session information using an out-of-band (OOB) communication channel of a smart ultra-wide band (UWB) capable device; establishing a secure OOB communication channel between the smart UWB capable device and a reader device using the communication session information; determining that a UWB enabled application of the smart UWB capable device needs secure ranging; establishing a secure UWB communication channel between the smart UWB capable device and the reader device; and transferring ranging information from a secure component of the smart UWB capable device to the reader device via the secure UWB communication channel.
US12002311B2
A system includes a processor, a storage medium, a data file, blockchain application, a lock assembly, and a digital key. The data file is stored in the storage medium, and is applied by the blockchain application. The data file includes a plurality of linked blocks, each including a respective transaction data of a plurality of transaction data. Each one of the plurality of transaction data includes a respective event and a time stamp. The blockchain application is stored in the storage medium, executed by the processor, and is configured to output an authorization based on a current grant event of a transaction data of the plurality of transaction data. The digital key is adapted to operate the lock assembly, wherein at least one of the lock assembly and the digital key is configured to receive the authorization in order for the digital key to operate the lock assembly.
US12002304B2
A CEMS server includes a control device that executes a notification process of notifying a user of an electrified vehicle of promotion information for promoting charge or discharge, and a storage device that stores a program executable by the control device. The control device executes the notification process in a case where a first condition and a second condition are satisfied. The control device does not execute the notification process in a case where the first condition or the second condition is not satisfied. The first condition is a condition that a destination of the electrified vehicle is a predetermined place at which the charge or discharge of the electrified vehicle is possible. The second condition is a condition that a request for the charge or discharge is estimated in a period in which the electrified vehicle is present at the predetermined place.
US12002301B2
A mobile telecommunications device configured to log driving information associated with a vehicle is described. The mobile telecommunications device comprises: a sensor set comprising at least one of an image sensor, an audio sensor, an accelerometer and a positioning module, or a combination thereof; a processor; and a memory; the mobile telecommunications device being configured to: determine, based at least in part on sensor data from the device's sensor set, a start of a driving period during which the mobile device is present in the vehicle and the vehicle is in use, process the sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven, mobile telecommunications device being configured to process the sensor data automatically, using a neural network provided in the mobile device, to determine whether the driving information represents an acceptable or unacceptable driving pattern; and store at least some of the driving information to the memory.
US12002299B2
The present application discloses a remote vehicle diagnostic and detection method based on instant messaging communication, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The process is not only faster to obtain car data, but also to obtain more description information based on instant messaging communication, which improves the efficiency of remote vehicle diagnostic and exclusion.
US12002290B2
Systems and methods provide for intelligently switching between cloud processing mode and edge processing mode based on a variety of criteria, such as the desired eye-tracker settings (e.g., minimum tracker rate, ideal tracker rate, and processing mode) and the available network capabilities (e.g., latency, bandwidth, and the like). The criteria used for determining whether buffered cloud processing is viable include such parameters as upload bandwidth, tolerable processing delay, buffer drain rate, buffer fill rate, and maximum session duration. The cloud processing system may be used instead of available edge processing in cases where there are benefits to doing so, e.g., the cloud processing system provides added functionality, such as improved data analytics.
US12002284B2
An electronic device with a high security level is provided. The electronic device includes a control portion, a memory portion, and a display portion. The display portion has a function of displaying a first icon and a function of obtaining first fingerprint data in a display region of the first icon. The memory portion has a function of retaining second fingerprint data. The control portion has a function of comparing the first fingerprint data with the second fingerprint data; a function of executing first processing associated with the first icon in the case where the first fingerprint data and the second fingerprint data match; and a function of executing second processing in the case where the first fingerprint data and the second fingerprint data do not match.
US12002283B2
A detection device includes a substrate, a plurality of drive electrodes disposed at the substrate, each extending in a first direction, and arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of detection electrodes opposed to the drive electrodes, each extending in the second direction, and arranged in the first direction. Each of the drive electrodes and the detection electrodes has a plurality of superimposed portions and a connecting portion connecting the superimposed portions, one of the superimposed portions of one of the drive electrodes and one of the superimposed portions of one of the detection electrodes are superimposed over each other and extend linearly in a same direction, and in a planar view from a direction perpendicular to the substrate, some of the superimposed portions and some of the connection portions form a first closed region closed annularly.
US12002279B2
An image processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires image data, an estimation unit that detects a predetermined subject from the image data and estimates posture information of the detected subject, and a determination unit that, in a case where a plurality of subjects are detected by the estimation unit, determines a main subject from the plurality of subject using feature vector of each of the subjects obtained from the posture information.
US12002259B2
There is provided with an image processing apparatus, for example, for image recognition. An extraction unit extracts a feature amount from a target image. An estimation unit estimates distribution of regions having attributes different from each other in the target image based on the feature amount.
US12002249B1
There is provided a deep learning-based overlay key centering system and a method thereof that may precisely measure and examine an alignment state of fine patterns of a semiconductor substrate. The method includes collecting an input data set from at least one device, the input data set comprising measurement image data of an overlay key and label data including information on a position and bounding box size of the overlay; and training the model by inputting the input data set to a model for deep learning. The step of training the model may include a step of calculating a loss function by comparing result data predicted by the model with the label data; and a step of optimizing an algorithm of the model by modifying a weight of the model so that a loss value calculated with the loss function may become smaller than a reference value.
US12002241B2
A full-automatic calibration method and apparatus oriented to a structured light 3D vision system are disclosed. For an erected 3D vision system, full-automatic calibration can be completed without moving the 3D vision system; and for an unfixed 3D vision system, full-automatic calibration can be completed without manual operation. By using the full-automatic calibration method oriented to the structured light 3D vision system, on one hand, non-professionals can easily complete calibration of structured light 3D imaging; and on the other hand, a problem of calibrating a large number of 3D cameras can also be solved.
US12002236B2
Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems for gesture recognition based on neural network processing. One exemplary method for identifying a gesture communicated by a subject includes receiving a plurality of images associated with the gesture, providing the plurality of images to a first 3-dimensional convolutional neural network (3D CNN) and a second 3D CNN, where the first 3D CNN is operable to produce motion information, where the second 3D CNN is operable to produce pose and color information, and where the first 3D CNN is operable to implement an optical flow algorithm to detect the gesture, fusing the motion information and the pose and color information to produce an identification of the gesture, and determining whether the identification corresponds to a singular gesture across the plurality of images using a recurrent neural network that comprises one or more long short-term memory units.
US12002235B2
An iterative multi-image camera orientation estimation comprising: capturing an image of a scene before the camera; detecting line segments in the scene; computing a maximum likelihood (ML) camera orientation by maximizing a likelihood objective by rotating the camera's X-Y-Z coordinate system such that it is being optimally aligned with the line segments in at least two of the frontal, the lateral, and the vertical orthogonal directions; estimating a maximum a-posteriori (MAP) camera orientation that maximizes an a-posteriori objective such that the MAP camera orientation is an optimal value in between the priori camera orientation and the ML camera orientation, and is closer to the one with smaller uncertainty; iterating the multi-image camera orientation estimation with the priori camera orientation and its corresponding priori camera orientation uncertainty set to the computed MAP camera orientation and its corresponding uncertainty respectively until the uncertainty is lower than a threshold.
US12002219B2
According to some aspects, methods and systems may include receiving, by a computing device, metadata identifying an event occurring in a video program, and determining an expected motion of objects in the identified event. The methods and systems may further include analyzing motion energy in the video program to identify video frames in which the event occurs, and storing information identifying the video frames in which the event occurs.
US12002218B2
A method, apparatus, and system with tracking are disclosed. The apparatus is configured to acquire a feature map of a template image, a color histogram of a foreground of the template image that has an object, and a color histogram of a background of the template image other than the foreground, acquire a feature score map, and a bounding box map corresponding to the feature score map, based on the feature map of the template image and a feature map of a search image, acquire a color score map based on the color histogram of the foreground, the color histogram of the background, and a color value of the search image, acquire a final score map, and a bounding box map corresponding to the final score map, based on the feature score map, the color score map, and the bounding box map, and output the corresponding bounding box.
US12002217B1
Techniques for determining detection boxes representing objects in an environment using pixel clustering are disclosed herein. Autonomous vehicle sensors can capture data in an environment that may include separate objects, such as large and/or articulated vehicles. In an example, the data can include a plurality of pixels that are associated with a large object. A vehicle computing system can generate a detection box for each pixel of the plurality of pixels and can determine at least one averaged detection box representing the large object. In an example, the vehicle computing system can control the vehicle based in part on the at least one averaged detection boxes.
US12002215B2
A method and an apparatus for compensating image segmentation lines are provided. In the method, image segmentation is applied to a medical image captured by using a segmentation model to obtain a segmentation image including at least one segmentation line between multiple layers in the medical image. Convolution computation is then performed on the segmentation image by using a kernel of a trained classification model to predict a location of a next pixel connected to a current pixel in the respective segmentation line within the segmentation image, in which the pixel to be predicted is limited to a neighboring pixel of the current pixel in a prediction direction. The predicted pixels are connected to form a compensated segmentation line for each segmentation line.
US12002213B2
A method and a device for performing plane detection are provided. The method includes acquiring an input image, extracting features of the input image using a deep neural network and estimating a depth map of the input image based on the extracted features, performing region segmentation using the depth map to detect plane regions in the input image.
US12002208B2
Technology described herein can be embodied in a method that includes obtaining, using an endoscopic camera, a plurality of images of the surgical scene, each image in the plurality of images being obtained under illumination by electromagnetic radiation in a corresponding wavelength range. The corresponding wavelength ranges are selected in accordance with a set of chromophores present in the surgical scene, and any two of the corresponding wavelength ranges partially non-overlapping. The method also includes determining, based on the plurality of images, a concentration of each of one or more chromophores in the set at various portions of the surgical scene, and generating, by one or more processing devices, based on information about the concentration of each of the one or more chromophores, a representation of the surgical scene. The method further includes presenting the representation of the surgical scene on an output device associated with the surgical device.
US12002196B2
A method for marking defects of products implemented in an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining at least one detection image of a product to be marked; recognizing a position and a type of at least one defect on the product according to the at least one detection image; transmit the position and the type of the at least one apparent defect to a robot arm; controlling the robot arm to mark the at least one defect on an adhesive film according to the position and the type of the at least one defect; and controlling a film coating unit to apply the adhesive film which is marked to the product.
US12002193B2
A method for processing data captured by an inspection device during inspection of a building or structure, the method comprising:
receiving sets of inspection data captured by one or more inspection sensors onboard the inspection device, each set of inspection data being captured from a different region of the building or structure and being suitable for evaluating the condition of the building or structure in the respective region, each set of inspection data being captured at a respective point in time as the inspection device maneuvers relative to the building or structure;
receiving sets of 3D data of the inspection device's surroundings, each set of 3D data being captured by one or more depth sensors onboard the inspection device at a respective point in time, wherein each set of 3D data comprises information indicating a distance of the device from one or more surfaces of the building or structure at the time of capture of the set of 3D data;
combining the sets of 3D data to obtain a 3D map of the device's surroundings when carrying out the inspection; and
outputting data indicating, for each set of inspection data, a position of the device in the 3D map at which the set of inspection data was captured.
US12002185B2
A fluorescent single molecule emitter simultaneously transmits its identity, location, and cellular context through its emission patterns. A deep neural network (DNN) performs multiplexed single-molecule analysis to enable retrieving such information with high accuracy. The DNN can extract three-dimensional molecule location, orientation, and wavefront distortion with precision approaching the theoretical limit of information content of the image which will allow multiplexed measurements through the emission patterns of a single molecule.
US12002170B2
A system form localizing an electronic device with dynamic buffering identifies, from the buffer, a first set of features that is extracted from a first image captured by the electronic device and receives, at the system, a second set of features that is extracted from a second image captured by the electronic device. The system further determines a first characteristic for the first set of features and a second characteristic for the second set of features and determines whether a triggering condition for dynamically changing a size of the buffer is satisfied based at least in part upon the first characteristic for the first set of features and the second characteristic for the second set of features.
US12002163B1
In one aspect, a request to generate an automated tour based on a set of panoramic images is received. Each particular panoramic image is associated with geographic location information and linking information linking the particular panoramic image with one or more other panoramic images in the set. A starting panoramic image and a second panoramic image are determined based at least in part on the starting panoramic image and the linking information associated with the starting and second panoramic images. A first transition between the starting panoramic image and the second panoramic image is also determined based at least in part on the linking information for these panoramic images. Additional panoramic images as well as a second transition for between the additional panoramic images are also determined. The determined panoramic images and transitions are added to the tour according to an order of the tour.
US12002161B2
Methods and apparatus for a map tool displaying a three-dimensional view of a map based on a three-dimensional model of the surrounding environment. The three-dimensional map view of a map may be based on a model constructed from multiple data sets, where the multiple data sets include mapping information for an overlapping area of the map displayed in the map view. For example, one data set may include two-dimensional data including object footprints, where the object footprints may be extruded into a three-dimensional object based on data from a data set composed of three-dimensional data. In this example, the three-dimensional data may include height information that corresponds to the two-dimensional object, where the height may be obtained by correlating the location of the two-dimensional object within the three-dimensional data.
US12002154B1
A three-dimensional (3D) interactivity system automatically and dynamically generates shape-conforming and computationally efficient colliders for detecting collisions with automatically differentiated features represented by different sets of points in a point cloud. The system selects a set of points that represent a particular feature of a 3D object, decimates the set of points to a subset of points that represent an approximate shape of the particular feature with fewer points than the set of points, and generates a collider with the approximate shape represented by the subset of points. The system may then use the collider in determining whether a collision element collides with the particular feature.
US12002153B2
A computer-implemented method to generate a three-dimensional model, wherein the computer comprises one or more processors and memory accessible by the one or more processors, and the memory stores instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer to perform the computer-implemented method, includes: receiving first image data of a first portion of the patient's body in a first image modality, receiving second image data of a second portion of the patient's body in a second image modality, modifying the second image data from the second image modality to the first image modality, and generating, based on the first image data in the first image modality and the modified second image data in the second image modality, a three-dimensional model of the first portion and the second portion of the patient's body.
US12002151B2
The disclosure is directed to rendering visual representations of VOAs by manipulating vertices of a three-dimensional (3-D) mesh structure. In one example, a processing circuitry of a computing device may receive a 3-D mesh structure having adjustable vertices. The processing circuitry may adjust the vertices to generate an adjusted shape of the 3-D mesh structure according to an intersection between activated tissue and non-activated tissue defined by one or more stimulation parameter values.
US12002140B1
A method includes: presenting a posture summary interface including: a representation of the user, a visualization of a current accumulated strain value for the user, and a first affordance for initiating an animated posture summary associated with the accumulated strain value for the user over a respective time window; and in response to detecting a user input directed to the first affordance within the posture summary interface, presenting an animation of the representation of the user over the respective time window that corresponds to one or more instances in which head pose information changes associated with the user caused an increase or a decrease to the accumulated strain value greater than a significance threshold, wherein an appearance of the visualization of the current accumulated strain value for the user changes to represent the accumulated strain value for the user over the respective time window.
US12002137B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a method for providing video communications with dynamic virtual backgrounds within a communication platform. Based on the contextual information of a meeting, the system selects a virtual background to be used for the meeting. During, a video meeting, the system generates for display, on one or more client devices, a composite video depicting the imagery of the user overlaid on imagery of the selected virtual background.
US12002131B2
The present disclosure relates to an image processing method and a system thereof. The method may include: obtaining an image including at least one pixel or voxel; causing, via an interface, at least one interface element corresponding to at least one candidate texture model to be displayed, wherein the at least one candidate texture model is selected from a library including a plurality of candidate texture models that correspond to a plurality of candidate categories; receiving, via the at least one interface element, a selection of a texture model from the at least one candidate texture model; associating the texture model with the image; determining an output parameter of the at least one pixel or voxel based on the texture model; and generating an output image based on the output parameter of the at least one pixel or voxel.
US12002130B2
A computer-implemented method is for artifact correction during a reconstruction of at least one slice image from at least one projection image. The at least one projection image includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a pixel value. The method includes determining at least one corrected projection image based on the at least one projection image via a computing circuit; reconstructing the at least one slice image based on the at least one corrected projection image; and providing the at least one slice image. The determining includes determining an average pixel value in at least one subarea of the at least one projection image, a correction value by multiplying the average pixel value by a scatter factor, and a plurality of corrected pixel values by subtracting the correction value from the plurality of pixel values. The corrected projection image includes pixels including the plurality of corrected pixel values.
US12002128B2
Content feedback based on region of view, including: determining, for a user of a recipient device receiving content from a presenting device, a region of view of the content associated with the user; generating, based on the region of view, a visual overlay; and displaying, by the presenting device, the visual overlay applied to the content.
US12002126B2
A vehicle information processing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a terminal of a first user, a storage unit configured to store an end-of-use position and an expected end-of-use time at which a second user of a vehicle ends use of the vehicle for each of a plurality of vehicles subjected to autonomous driving control and occupied by the second user, and a vehicle selection unit configured to acquire a boarding position and a boarding time at which the first user wants to get on a vehicle from the terminal via the communication unit and select at least one vehicle, of which the end-of-use position and the expected end-of-use time are in a predetermined relationship with the boarding position and the boarding time, from among the plurality of vehicles while referring to the storage unit.
US12002121B2
A thermal energy production and control system includes a heat recovery chiller, thermal energy storage, and a controller. The controller uses thermal energy load targets to generate control decisions for the heat recovery chiller and the thermal energy storage for a plurality of time steps of a time period. The control decisions include a first amount of hot thermal energy or cold thermal energy to be generated by the heat recovery chiller at a first time step of the time period and stored in the thermal energy storage and a second amount of the hot thermal energy or the cold thermal energy to be discharged from the thermal energy storage and used to satisfy one or more of the thermal energy load targets for a second time step of the time period. The controller operates the heat recovery chiller and the thermal energy storage in accordance with the control decisions.
US12002120B2
A method is provided for determining and monitoring gas consumption in a gas network under pressure or under vacuum. The gas network may include a sensor(s) capable of recording the state or status of a source(s), consumers, consumer areas or applications. The method includes: a start-up phase, during which the aforementioned sensors are calibrated before use; an optional leak quantification phase, in which unrecorded consumers or leaks are quantified on the basis of measurements from the aforementioned sensors; an operational phase, in which the flow and/or gas volume consumed by each consumer, consumer areas, application or possibly the leak/non-registered consumer is calculated or determined using a cumulative algorithm and a predefined, adjustable time horizon; an output phase, in which the calculated or determined flow and/or gas volume consumed by each consumer, consumer area, application or possibly the leak/non-registered consumer is displayed.
US12002112B2
Methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for generating and validating reports. The disclosed technology can access organizational data that can include organizational reports associated with payrolls of an organization. The organizational reports can include fields respectively associated with entries. Formats of the organizational reports can be determined based at least in part on configurations of the fields. Validated reports can then be generated based on the performance of validation operations including evaluation of a validity of each of the organizational reports. The validated reports can include a portion of the fields and a portion of the entries. Furthermore, indications associated with the validity of the portion of the entries of the validated reports that were evaluated can be generated.
US12002107B2
Systems and methods are described for evaluating and analyzing home data to generate a home score. The method may include: (1) retrieving at least one of home data for a property or user data for a user; (2) determining, using a trained machine learning evaluation model, one or more home score factors based upon at least one of the home data or the user data; (3) receiving, from the user, a home modification indication; (4) modifying, based upon the home modification indication, at least one of the one or more home score factors to create one or more modified home score factors; and (5) generating, based upon the one or more modified home score factors, a home score for the property.
US12002103B2
One or more driving analysis computing devices in a driving analysis system may be configured to collect vehicle driving data and infrastructure data in response to a collision. Vehicle driving data may be received from a first vehicle involved in the collision and a second vehicle involved in the collision. Vehicle driving data may be received for vehicles within a defined radius of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle. Infrastructure data from infrastructure elements within a defined vicinity of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle may be received. The received data may be used to initiate an insurance claim, assess fault for the collision, and detect fraudulent claims.
US12002095B2
Computer-based systems, platforms, and modules manage and sell securities such as mortgage loans and TBA positions for mortgage loans held by the system user, such as a lender, in the relevant market for such securities. A single system simultaneously negotiates transactions with multiple investors and broker-dealers for such securities. The computer-based systems generate best execution analyses of trades of loans and TBA transactions. The computer-based systems generate hedge recommendations based on the loans and loan commitments owned by the lender and automatically executes those hedge recommendations on a best execution basis without intervention. The computer-based systems allow for lenders to enter into contracts to sell loans to investors who are not qualified investors by locking the spread while allowing for the loan price to fluctuate until a trade is consummated.
US12002093B1
In some examples, a system receives transaction information for transactions performed between a plurality of users. Each user is associated with a user device that has an application that configures the user device to communicate the transaction information to the system. Based on transaction information received from a first user device of a first user, the system determines one or more factors indicative of the first user. The system compares the transaction information received from the plurality of user devices with the one or more factors of the first user to generate a custom financing offer for the first user, and sends a communication to cause the custom financing offer to be presented in a user interface on the first user device. In response to acceptance of the custom financing offer, the system sends an instruction to provide a financed amount to the account of the first user.
US12002091B2
According to an aspect, a technology system maintains an account data specifying the details of multiple accounts including a specific set of accounts as being delinquent. Upon receiving a feature set to be used, the system clusters the multiple accounts into groups based on the feature set. The system generates a multi-classification model for assignment of agents to the accounts based on the group qualifiers associated with the groups and the feature set. The system then identifies a target group likely to present problems with debt collection, assigns, using the multi-classification model, a corresponding agent for each account of the group and determines a recommended recovery strategy for each assignment. The system provides the details of the group, the corresponding agents assigned and the recommended recovery strategy for each assignment.
US12002087B1
A network computing system to provide an account management service for guiding user actions and providing users with information to facilitate decision making. In providing the account management services, the network computer system makes predictive determinations about the actions of service providers, in connection with specific actions of individual users.
US12002080B2
There are provided systems and methods relating to checking and confirming merchandise purchased at shopping facilities. In one form, the system includes: a shopping cart containing merchandise items to be purchased; a sales transaction database; a point-of-sales system that creates transaction records identified by transaction identifiers; and a mobile device used by an employee that includes a sensor to scan a paper or digital receipt to obtain the transaction identifier and a camera to capture images of the items in the shopping cart. The system also includes a control circuit that receives the transaction identifier, accesses the database using the identifier to determine the purchased items; analyzes the images of the merchandise items in the shopping cart and creates a computer vision receipt listing detected items; compares the purchased items with the detected items; and takes an action if there is a discrepancy.
US12002079B2
For products that are sold online, the manner in which a product is displayed in an image can affect sales of the product. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer-implemented systems and methods to provide a user with recommendations when generating an image of a product. A method includes obtaining a product image and determining parameters of the product image. A recommendation for modifying the product image is then generated using a model to relate these parameters to market success of the product image. The recommendation is displayed on the user device, and a user can potentially improve subsequent product images by following the recommendation.
US12002074B2
The subject personalized consumer advertising/ad placement system provides the ability for advertisers, ad agencies, and any other applicable organization to determine and electronically present their “ideal” consumer profile and have their advertisement/promotion placed in front of all consumers who match the profile based on the anonymous mining of the consumers actual spending across a broad base of spending categories.
US12002073B2
It is very useful for advertisers of banner ads or owners of websites when browsing information such as where on a website an individual is viewing can be collected. However, such browsing information is personal information that is difficult to be collected. Provided are an information display terminal, an information transmission method and a computer program in which there is a storage for presenting a message indicating that a reward to be paid if the viewer permits collection of browsing information, and storing an electrical message of permission as evidence when the viewer gives permission. When attributes (age, gender, occupation, type of industry, family structure etc.) of a viewer are collected under agreement in obtaining permission of collection of information from the viewer and stored in a user information storage, the browsing information becomes higher value-added.
US12002069B2
Techniques for identifying groups of local features in an image and presenting advertisement information associated with stored images that match one or more features within the group of local features are described. The techniques include providing an image, identifying a region of interest in the image, providing a user-selectable link associated with the region of interest in the image, receiving a request for the region of interest in the image via the user-selectable link, and presenting advertisement information associated with a stored image that matches one or more features within the requested region of interest.
US12002043B2
Methods and apparatuses for enabling efficient evaluation of transactions in a distributed ledger network are described. In one embodiment, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) node that is to evaluate multiple transactions determines dependencies between the transactions. Each transaction includes an input parameter and an output parameter. The input parameter includes indicators of states of addresses in the distributed ledger network that are to be used as inputs to the transaction. The output parameter includes addresses whose respective states are modified by the transaction. The DLT node evaluates the transactions based on the dependencies, where the evaluation of the transactions includes evaluating a first and a second transaction in parallel when the first transaction and the second transaction are independent from one another, and evaluating the first transaction and the second transaction sequentially, when the first transaction and the second transaction are not independent from one another.
US12002039B2
A request to perform an action related to a smart contract recorded on a public trust ledger external to the database system may be received via a communication interface at a database system. The request may authenticate a designated database system account. A determination may be made as to whether the designated database system account is authorized to perform the action by accessing definition information for a public trust ledger synthetic party identifying a plurality of database system accounts authorized to perform one or more actions related to the smart contract. The database system may communicate with a token exchange to perform the action by executing the smart contract when it is determined that the designated database system account is authorized to perform the action.
US12002037B2
A method for authenticating a consumer. The method includes receiving an authorization request message associated with a consumer conducting a transaction with a portable consumer device. A challenge message is sent to the consumer, where the challenge message is dynamic or semi-dynamic. A challenge response message is received from the consumer, and an authorization response message is sent to the consumer. The authorization response message indicates whether or not the transaction is authorized.
US12002035B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for metaverse authentication using NFTs. An authentication setup request for an NFT can be received from an owner of the NFT. Then, a unique authentication credential for the NFT can be requested from an NFT smart contract. In response, URL of an edge wallet associated with an owner of the unique authentication credential is received. Then, a request can be sent to the URI of the edge wallet for the unique authentication credential. In response, a signed challenge is received from the edge wallet and a public key is retrieved from the NFT. A signature of the signed challenge is determined to be valid based at least in part on the public key, and access to an asset or resource is configured based at least in part on the signature of the signed challenge being valid.
US12002034B2
A computer system can receive position information indicating a current location of a user of the network transaction service from a computing device of the user, and generate map content for display on the computing device of the user based on the position information. The map content can indicate locations of a plurality of merchants within a vicinity of the current location of the user that utilize the network transaction service. The system can receive a transaction request from the computing device of the user, the transaction request indicating a transaction amount and a specified merchant of the plurality of merchants. The system then executes a remote transaction operation to transfer funds from a shared account of the network transaction service to a merchant account of the specified merchant to fulfill the transaction request.
US12002029B2
The present invention provides a system for transmitting receipt information using a mobile terminal. The receipt information transmitting system comprises: a merchant terminal ID provider configured to store a merchant terminal ID; a mobile terminal of a user configured to acquire the merchant terminal ID from the merchant terminal ID provider and to generate a first message for requesting receipt information including the acquired merchant terminal ID; a receipt information transmission server configured to receive the first message from the mobile terminal and to generate a second message for requesting the receipt information; and a merchant terminal configured to receive the second message from the receipt information transmission server and to transmit the receipt information to the receipt information transmission server, in response to the second message, wherein the receipt information transmission server transmits the receipt information received from the merchant terminal to the mobile terminal.
US12002027B2
A merchant uses a merchant point of sale (POS) device to identify items or services for purchase by a customer, and costs for each. One or more payment amounts are sent from the merchant POS device to a checkout server using an application programming interface (API), which the checkout server sends on to an authorized payment terminal device that then reads payment information from a payment object and sends the payment information back to the checkout server. The checkout server processes the transaction and confirms transaction completion to the merchant POS device and payment terminal device.
US12002018B2
Systems for dynamic unauthorized activity detection are provided. In some arrangements, issue data may be received from, for instance, a customer of an enterprise organization. The issue data may include a data file containing metadata associated with a plurality of checks written or issued by the customer. As those checks are cashed, the checks may be evaluated for potential unauthorized activity. Accordingly, check data and/or check image data may be received by the enterprise organization. The check and/or check image data, as well as the metadata, may be analyzed using machine learning to determine whether unauthorized or potential unauthorized activity has occurred. Based on the determination, one or more actions may be identified and executed.
US12002014B2
Disclosed is a soft measurement method of DXN emission concentration based on multi-source latent feature selective ensemble (SEN) modeling. First, MSWI process data is divided into subsystems of different sources according to industrial processes, and principal component analysis (PCA) is used to separately extract the subsystems' latent features and conduct multi-source latent feature primary selection according to the threshold value of the principal component contribution rate preset by experience. Using mutual information (MI) to evaluate the correlation between the latent features of the primary selection and DXN, and adaptively determine the upper and lower limits and thresholds of the latent feature reselection; finally, based on the reselected latent features, a least squares-support vector machine (LS-SVM) algorithm with a hyperparameter adaptive selection mechanism is used to establish DXN emission concentration sub-models for different subsystems, and based on branch and bound (BB) and prediction error information entropy weighting algorithm to optimize the selection of sub-models and calculation weights coefficient, a SEN soft measurement model of DXN emission concentration is constructed.
US12001997B2
The present disclosure is related to object recognition and tracking using multi-camera driven machine vision. In one aspect, a method includes capturing, via a multi-camera system, a plurality of images of a user, each of the plurality of images representing the user from a unique angle; identifying, using the plurality of images, the user; detecting, throughout a facility, an item selected by the user; creating a visual model of the item to track movement of the item throughout the facility; determining, using the visual model, whether the item is selected for purchase; and detecting that the user is leaving the facility; and processing a transaction for the item when the item is selected for purchase and when the user has left the facility.
US12001994B2
A delivery management platform, a mobile application, and a method are disclosed. The delivery management platform can use the mobile application to manage carriers that perform deliveries of products. The delivery management platform can receive delivery schedules, group deliveries in the delivery schedules into loads, and use the mobile application both to make the loads available to carrier members and to receive events sent from carrier members. The delivery management platform can also use the mobile application to pay carriers and to receive information to update carrier data. Using the mobile application, carrier members can both interact with the delivery management platform and can assign, track, and perform deliveries.
US12001990B2
A system, method, and apparatus for managing and monitoring productivity on subjects within one or more worksites is disclosed. The system includes a computing device, and in some embodiments a wearable device, configured to collect data associated with an employee on the one or more worksites in real-time in addition to verifying the identity of an employee based on images of the employee captured on the worksite within a geofence in order to prevent fraudulent clocking in/out. The collected data is utilized to track the productivity or lack thereof of the employee on the worksite.
US12001975B2
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving one or more first directives that direct a transportation vehicle unit to transport a first end user; receiving, while the transportation vehicle unit is en route to or is transporting the first end user, one or more second directives that direct the transportation vehicle unit to transport a second end user while transporting the first end user, the transportation vehicle unit having been determined to be able to accommodate transport of the second end user while transporting the first end user; and verifying that compliance with the one or more second directives will not conflict with one or more obligations to transport the first end user by the transportation vehicle unit. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US12001973B2
A computing system may include a model training engine configured to train a supervised learning model with a training set comprising training probability distributions computed for training dies through a local phase of a volume diagnosis procedure. The computing system may also include a volume diagnosis adjustment engine configured to access a diagnosis report for a given circuit die that has failed scan testing and compute, through the local phase of the volume diagnosis procedure, a probability distribution for the given circuit die from the diagnosis report. The volume diagnosis adjustment engine may also adjust the probability distribution into an adjusted probability distribution using the supervised learning model and provide the adjusted probability distribution for the given circuit die as an input to a global phase of the volume diagnosis procedure to determine a global root cause distribution for multiple circuit dies that have failed the scan testing.
US12001963B2
Example aspects include techniques for building a ML model in a use case with prohibitive training data and employing the ML model within the use case. These techniques may include determining training information including a plurality of stray training reads and a plurality of valid training reads, determining modified training information based at least in part on modifying the plurality of valid training reads, and generating a model for distinguishing a valid read from a stray read based on the modified training information and an evolutionary algorithm. In addition, the techniques may include detecting, by a monitoring device, a plurality of tag reads in response to a plurality of interactions between a tag and the monitoring device, and determining, by the monitoring device, a plurality of valid tag reads based on the model and plurality of tag reads.
US12001958B2
In various examples, past location information corresponding to actors in an environment and map information may be applied to a deep neural network (DNN)—such as a recurrent neural network (RNN)—trained to compute information corresponding to future trajectories of the actors. The output of the DNN may include, for each future time slice the DNN is trained to predict, a confidence map representing a confidence for each pixel that an actor is present and a vector field representing locations of actors in confidence maps for prior time slices. The vector fields may thus be used to track an object through confidence maps for each future time slice to generate a predicted future trajectory for each actor. The predicted future trajectories, in addition to tracked past trajectories, may be used to generate full trajectories for the actors that may aid an ego-vehicle in navigating the environment.
US12001955B2
The present disclosure provides a data processing method, a board card device, a computer equipment, and a storage medium. The board card provided in the present disclosure includes a storage device, an interface apparatus, a control device, and an artificial intelligence chip of a data processing device, where the artificial intelligence chip is connected to the storage device, the control device, and the interface apparatus, respectively. The control device is configured to monitor a state of the artificial intelligence chip. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the data to be quantized is quantized according to the corresponding quantization parameter, which may reduce the storage space of data while ensuring the precision, ensure the precision and reliability of the operation result, and improve the operation efficiency.
US12001952B2
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling an electronic device. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to: an electronic device configured to input an acquired image into a trained artificial intelligence model, acquire information about the image from a plurality of classifiers which are included in the artificial intelligence model and correspond to a plurality of layers classified according to higher and lower concepts of an object included in the image, train the artificial intelligence model on the basis of the information about the acquired image, and perform image recognition by using the trained artificial intelligence model; and a method for controlling an electronic device.
US12001949B2
A computer-implemented method for data analysis is provided. A deep neural network (100) is provided for processing images and at least a part of a training dataset used for training the deep neural network, the deep neural network comprising a plurality of hidden layers, the training dataset including possible observations that can be input to the deep neural network; obtaining first sets of intermediate output values that are output from at least one of the plurality of hidden layers, each of the first sets of intermediate output values obtained by inputting a different one of the possible input images included in said at least the part of the training dataset; constructing a latent variable model using the first sets of intermediate output values, the latent variable model providing a mapping of the first sets of intermediate output values to first sets of projected values in a sub-space that has a dimension lower than a dimension of the sets of the intermediate outputs; receiving an observation to be input to the deep neural network; obtaining a second set of intermediate output values that are output from said at least one of the plurality of hidden layers by inputting the received observation to the deep neural network; mapping, using the latent variable model, the second set of intermediate output values to a second set of projected values; and determining whether or not the received observation is an outlier with respect to the training dataset based on the latent variable model and the second set of projected values.
US12001946B2
Systems and methods that include: providing input information in an electronic format; converting at least a part of the electronic input information into an optical input vector; optically transforming the optical input vector into an optical output vector based on an optical matrix multiplication; converting the optical output vector into an electronic format; and electronically applying a non-linear transformation to the electronically converted optical output vector to provide output information in an electronic format.
In some examples, a set of multiple input values are encoded on respective optical signals carried by optical waveguides. For each of at least two subsets of one or more optical signals, a corresponding set of one or more copying modules splits the subset of one or more optical signals into two or more copies of the optical signals. For each of at least two copies of a first subset of one or more optical signals, a corresponding multiplication module multiplies the one or more optical signals of the first subset by one or more matrix element values using optical amplitude modulation. For results of two or more of the multiplication modules, a summation module produces an electrical signal that represents a sum of the results of the two or more of the multiplication modules.
US12001929B2
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a machine learning system. The machine learning system may include a precision determination circuit configured to: determine a precision level of data, and divide the data into a data subdivision. The machine learning system may exploit sparsity during the computation of each subdivision. The machine learning system may include a load balancing circuit configured to select a load balancing technique, wherein the load balancing technique includes alternately loading the computation circuit with at least a first data/weight subdivision combination and a second data/weight subdivision combination. The load balancing circuit may be configured to load a computation circuit with a selected data subdivision and a selected weight subdivision based, at least in part, upon the load balancing technique. The machine learning system may include a computation circuit configured to compute a partial computation result based, at least in part, upon the selected data subdivision and the weight subdivision.
US12001921B2
A hybrid classical-quantum computing device to execute a quantum circuit corresponding to a variational problem, is configured. The configuring further comprises causing the hybrid classical-quantum computing device to execute the quantum circuit by performing an adiabatic progression operation, wherein the adiabatic progression operation comprises increasing the difficulty of the variational problem from a simplified version of the problem to the variational problem.
US12001920B2
Generating a global snapshot of a quantum computing device is provided herein. In particular, a quantum snapshot service receives a system snapshot configuration with a snapshot parameter associated with a snapshot condition of the quantum computing device. The quantum snapshot service determines a first occurrence of the snapshot condition in relation to operation of the quantum computing device executing at least two quantum services. The quantum snapshot service generates a first global snapshot of the quantum computing device that captures system level performance of the quantum computing device executing the at least two quantum services. The first global snapshot includes a global operating parameter and a global operating tag associated with the global operating condition. The quantum snapshot service sends the first global snapshot to a classical snapshot service.
US12001917B2
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the disclosure relates to an application system and server kit that create and serve digital twin-enabled applications. This disclosure also relates to a hub-and-spoke classification system. This disclosure also relates to a location-based services framework that leverages a generative content process to improve location prediction. This disclosure also relates to virtual reality and augmented reality applications, as well as digital agents that support various types of applications.