US09968003B2
A cooling device 100 includes a first heat receiving unit 400, a second heat receiving unit 410, a first heat dissipating unit 700, and a second heat dissipating unit 710. The first heat dissipating unit 700 and the second heat dissipating unit 710 have a flat plate shape and have a structure in which air passes in a direction approximately perpendicular to a principal surface having a flat plate shape and a first principal surface 730 that is a principal surface having a flat plate shape in the first heat dissipating unit 700 and a second principal surface 740 that is a principal surface having a flat plate shape in the second heat dissipating unit 710 are arranged so as to face to each other. As a result, the size of the cooling device 100 can be reduced without degrading a heat dissipation performance to dissipate heat generated by a heat generating element.
US09967991B2
A semiconductor device, including a plurality of semiconductor modules, each including a semiconductor element, a main terminal and a wiring portion that connects the semiconductor element and the main terminal, and at least one busbar that each includes a terminal portion, and a plurality of attachment portions, the attachment portions being respectively connected to the main terminals of the semiconductor modules, such that the at least one busbar connects the semiconductor modules in parallel. The largest resistance among all resistances between the terminal portion and each of the attachment portions in each busbar is 10% or less of a resistance of the wiring portion in each semiconductor module. The largest inductance among all inductances between the terminal portion and each of the attachment portions in each busbar is 10% or less of an inductance of the wiring portion in each semiconductor module.
US09967990B2
Provided is an electronic apparatus that has enhanced strength and reduced weight. An electronic apparatus includes: a housing having two faces that face each other, having an accommodation space therein, and having an opening on one of the two faces; and an electronic device contained in the accommodation space. The housing is configured of a first member and a second member that are divided in the faces, and has a device insertion opening on at least one of opposing faces of the first member and the second member.
US09967987B2
The present invention discloses an electronic device enclosure and an electronic device. The electronic device enclosure includes: a housing enclosing an exterior of an electronic component; and a baffle plate which is away from the housing by a preset distance and is disposed on an inner side of the housing, where at least one opening is disposed on each of the housing and the baffle plate, where positions of the opening of the baffle plate and the opening of the housing are mutually staggered in a perpendicular direction, and the opening of the housing faces a non-opening area of the baffle plate in the perpendicular direction.
US09967984B1
A power adapter package comprises a power conversion module, an input board assembly comprising terminals for receiving power from an input source and delivering power to the input of the power conversion module, an output board assembly for receiving power from the output of the power conversion module and delivering power to a load via output terminations, a signal isolator comprising a bridge board spanning a distance between the input board and the output board, a case comprising top and bottom covers, and end cap assemblies for supporting and insulating input and output terminations. The bridge board may comprise a multilayer substrate comprising galvanically isolated and magnetically coupled transformer windings. The input and output boards may be soldered to contacts formed along a peripheral edge of the power conversion module.
US09967979B2
A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on a wiring board, and a plurality of wirings that are provided on the wiring board and each connect predetermined ones of the plurality of light-emitting elements in series. A central element-connection wiring has a longest wiring length among the plurality of wirings, and a voltage applied to a central element is a lowest one of voltages applied to the plurality of light-emitting elements. A closest one of the plurality of light-emitting elements to a center of an element mounting region of the wiring board is defined as the central element, and a wiring that connects in series the central element is defined as the central element-connection wiring.
US09967969B2
A multilayer printed circuit board includes a plurality of wire layers and mounted with a switching power supply, wherein at least three broad patterns, which are formed on at least three wire layers, and a via for connecting the at least three broad patterns are provided to a power supply path connecting a connector, which is to be connected to an external power supply, and the switching power supply, a first capacitor is connected to the connector-side broad pattern, a second capacitor is connected to the switching power supply-side broad pattern, and a π-type filter is configured with parasitic inductance, which is generated by the at least three broad patterns and the via, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor.
US09967963B2
Examples of a system for generating and confining a compact toroid are disclosed. The system comprises a plasma generator for generating magnetized plasma, a flux conserver for receiving the compact toroid, a power source for providing current pulse and a controller for actively controlling a current profile of the pulse to keep plasma's q-profile within pre-determined range. Examples of methods of controlling a magnetic lifetime of a magnetized plasma by controlling a current profile of the current pulse are disclosed.
US09967945B2
An electronic device comprises a voltage conversion unit, a first load unit, a current adjusting unit, and a control unit. The voltage conversion unit is configured to transfer an input voltage to an output voltage. The current adjusting unit electrically is coupled with the second terminal of the load unit. The current adjusting unit is configured to control a first driving current flowing through the first load unit according to a first current reference signal. The control unit is electrically coupled with the first load unit and the voltage conversion unit. The control unit is configured to generate a first voltage reference signal according to the first current reference signal and generate a first control signal to the voltage conversion unit according to a voltage of the second terminal of the first load unit and the first voltage reference signal.
US09967944B2
A PWM dimmer includes a source terminal, a load terminal, a power stage, an interface, and control circuitry. The power stage is coupled between the source terminal and the load terminal and is configured to receive from the source terminal an AC supply signal and provide a pulsed AC load signal to the load terminal in response to a control signal. The AC supply signal has a sinusoidal envelope with a positive half-cycle and a negative half-cycle for each cycle. The pulsed AC load signal tracks the envelope and includes a plurality of pulses in the positive half-cycle and the negative half-cycle for each cycle. The interface is configured to receive dimming control information bearing on a dimming level from a user or remote terminal. The control circuitry is configured to receive the dimming control information from the interface and generate the control signal based on the dimming control information.
US09967939B2
A thermal foldback control circuit electrically connected to a light emitting diode (LED) driver. The thermal foldback control circuit includes a voltage divider and a shunt regulator. The voltage divider includes a first resistor component, a second resistor component in a series-type configuration with the first resistor component, and an output. The first resistor component has a first resistance and the second resistor component has a second resistance that varies in response to a temperature at a reference point. The output is configured to output a reference voltage based on the first resistance and the second resistance. The shunt regulator is in a parallel-type configuration with the voltage divider and is configured to receive the reference voltage and control a driver output of the LED driver based on the reference voltage.
US09967936B2
An examination light apparatus including a touch-less control component that enables a user to control the apparatus without requiring physical contact between the user and the apparatus. The apparatus employs an LED control component that is configured to adapt its electrical interface to a variable quantity of light emitting diodes in order to interface with each of a plurality of lamp heads that each can include a unique arrangement and quantity of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide a high level of light quality, quantity and intensity (luminosity) while requiring low power consumption and low space and weight requirements and are employed without requiring a cooling fan. Uniform mechanical and electrical interfaces between the control component and other portions of the examination lamp provide for efficient and simple manufacturing of various examination light configurations.
US09967932B1
An LED controller for a multiple LED channel system using PWM method for LED dimming function incorporates a digital dimming control circuit to generate the PWM signals for driving the LED channels to spread out or cancel out the power supply transients generated by the LED transient current during PWM modulation for dimming operation. The digital dimming control circuit implements a power supply transient reduction method whereby the active period of the PWM signals for some of the LED channels are shifted within the switching cycle to align at least some of the rising signal edges with some of the falling signal edges so as to cancel out the voltage transients on the LED power rails generated at the signal transitions. Furthermore, the rising and falling signal edges that are not lined up are spread out through the PWM switching cycle so that the power supply transients are spread out.
US09967930B2
The present disclosure provides a driving system for a semiconductor light source and a semiconductor lighting device. The driving system comprises: a transformer, the transformer comprising a first coil (201) and a second coil (202) mutually coupled to each other, the second coil (202) being used for receiving an input voltage; a switching device which is connected in series to the second coil (202) and used for controlling energy storage and energy release of the second coil (202); and an outputting device which is connected in parallel to the second coil (202) and used for supplying power to the semiconductor light source. An induced signal is generated on the first coil of the transformer due to a coupling effect between the first coil and the second coil and is used for controlling the switching-on and switching-off of the switching device.
US09967913B2
In view of the above, a wireless network access device is provided. In an example implementation, the wireless network access device includes a radio interface having a plurality of individually addressable radio paths for providing a connection to corresponding radio modules. Each radio module includes a radio configured to communicate with client devices in a corresponding coverage area. Each radio module is configured to operate independently of the other radio modules. A network interface is included to provide data network access. The wireless network access device includes a processor to manage communication between the client devices that communicate with the radio modules and a data network via the radio interface and the network interface when the wireless local area network device includes at least one connected radio module.
US09967910B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing a device-to-device (D2D) group amongst a plurality of user equipments (UEs). In one embodiment a target UE transmits, using D2D communication, a request message inviting at least one other UE to be part of a D2D group with the target UE. A neighbor UE receives the request message and transmits a report message indicating that the neighbor UE will be part of the D2D group with the target UE. A base station receives the report message and transmits to the target UE and to the neighbor UE a confirmation message indicating that the neighbor UE is in the D2D group with the target UE.
US09967908B2
In a direct mode two-way radio frequency communications system having a plurality of direct mode traffic channels, a first direct mode subscriber unit (DMSU) monitors a preconfigured direct mode control channel (DMCC), the DMCC being a channel that is monitored by all DMSUs that are idle in the system, and which is time divided into slots including traffic channel status slots (TCSSs), each TCSS associated with another physical direct mode traffic channel (DMTC) in the communication system. Responsive to detecting a request to initiate a new call, the DMSU selects a first DMTC on which to transmit the call, transmits during the next TCSS of the DMCC associated with the selected DMTC a header indicating the first DMSU's intention to transmit a new call on the selected DMTC, and subsequently switches to the selected DMTC and transmits the new call.
US09967906B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for wireless roaming are disclosed. An access point receives a communication request from a wireless device and determines a home broadcast domain associated with the wireless device. The access point determines that the home broadcast domain is different than the broadcast domain associated with the access point and proceeds to identify a second access point that is associated with the home broadcast domain of the wireless device. The access point establishes a tunnel between the access point and the second access point for routing traffic associated with the wireless device.
US09967899B2
A method and apparatus for controlling an uplink transmission power in a mobile station of a mobile communication system. The method includes transmitting uplink data in a first transmission interval, receiving a transmission power control information over a downlink control channel, and determining a transmission power of uplink data to be transmitted in a second transmission interval. The transmission power is determined based on the received transmission power control information and a transmission power of the uplink data transmitted in the first transmission interval. The first transmission interval and the second transmission interval are included in a same Hybrid Automatic Retransmission reQuest (HARQ) process.
US09967886B2
The present disclosure proposes a hierarchical beamforming method and a base station and a user equipment using the same. The method includes following steps. A network entry procedure is performed via a plurality of coarse beams by using a superframe header of a superframe corresponding to each of the coarse beams. In response to a success message associated with the network entry procedure being received, a network entry done message is transmitted by using a preferred coarse beam among the coarse beams. A user equipment (UE) connection is performed via a plurality of fine beams within a direction range of the preferred coarse beam, so as to determine a preferred fine beam by using a frame header of a basic frame corresponding to each of the fine beams, and perform a data packet transmission by using a packet transmission block of the basic frame corresponding to the preferred fine beam.
US09967884B2
A dedicated backhaul for whole home coverage variously applies optimization techniques, e.g. using the 5 GHz high band or low band as a dedicated backhaul; using the 2.4 GHz band as backup if the 5 GHz band fails to reach between nodes; using Ethernet when it is better than the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands and it is available; and using a spanning tree protocol or a variant to avoid loops. The dedicated backhaul is used if the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the dedicated channel is above a threshold. In embodiments, a daisy chain uses probe request contents to communicate hop count and link quality between the nodes by attempting to route directly if link quality is better than a defined threshold. For each extra hop, there must be some percentage gain over smaller hops. If the link is below some threshold, it is not used.
US09967882B2
A method comprising mapping data onto odd frequency subcarriers of a plurality of non-overlapping frequency subcarriers, wherein each of the non-overlapping frequency subcarriers comprises a center frequency that is an odd integer multiple of a lowest center frequency, producing a time signal based on the mapping, applying soft clipping (SC) to signal amplitudes of the time signal according to a polynomial function, and producing a positive-amplitude signal based on the applying.
US09967878B2
Provided are a terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus, in which, in a case where second information is not received, whether or not to perform transmission on a physical downlink shared channel in a DwPTS of a special subframe that is based on a UL-DL configuration that is indicated by first information is stipulated based on a special subframe configuration that is based on fourth information and on a cyclic prefix in downlink, and in a case where second information is received, whether or not to perform the transmission on the physical downlink shared channel in the DwPTS of the special subframe that is based on the UL-DL configuration which is indicated by third information is stipulated based on the special subframe configuration that is based on the fourth information and on the cyclic prefix in downlink.
US09967874B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for transmitting or receiving a downlink signal considering an antenna port relationship. The method for enabling a terminal to receive a physical downlink sharing channel (PDSCH) signal in the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention can determine a PDSCH start symbol index according to the predetermined priority and receive the PDSCH signal therethrough. The PDSCH start symbol index can be determined when a PDSCH start symbol value included in a PDSCH resource element mapping and Quasi co-location Indicator (PQI) parameter set is determined by an upper layer. The PDSCH start symbol index can be determined according to the PDSCH start symbol value for a cell receiving the PDSCH when the PDSCH start symbol value included in the PQI parameter set is not determined by the upper layer.
US09967867B2
A method in a network node comprises providing to a user equipment a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), the DPCCH having an associated first fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) for conveying transmit power control commands to the user equipment for power controlling the DPCCH, and providing to the user equipment a secondary dedicated physical control channel (S-DPCCH), the S-DPCCH comprising an uplink control channel for communicating transmit power control commands, the S-DPCCH having an associated second F-DPCH for conveying transmit power control commands to the user equipment for power controlling the S-DPCCH. The method comprises receiving, from the user equipment, a downlink transmit power control command, the downlink transmit power control command carried on the S-DPCCH; and controlling a transmit power of the second F-DPCH associated with the S-DPCCH based on the downlink transmit power control command carried on the S-DPCCH.
US09967861B2
The embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink resource scheduling method, a wireless base station and a mobile station. The method comprises: generating group dedicated signaling respectively for mobile station groups managed by the wireless base station, wherein group dedicated signaling of each mobile station group indicates uplink resources allocated to the mobile station group; multiplexing the generated group dedicated signaling into different positions of a first channel and transmitting the multiplexed group dedicated signaling; generating mobile station dedicated signaling for each mobile station in each of the mobile station groups, wherein the mobile station dedicated signaling at least includes group information indicating the mobile station group to which the mobile station belongs; and multiplexing the generated mobile station dedicated signaling into a second channel and transmitting the multiplexed mobile station dedicated signaling.
US09967859B2
One illustrative method for a wireless device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes receiving a network interworking indicator at the wireless device, the network interworking indicator indicating support of a capability of the WLAN to communicate information relating to a wireless network. A request for network information identifying one or more networks is transmitted from the wireless device to the WLAN. The network information is received in response to the request for network information. The network information is provided in a container field of a generic container.
US09967857B2
The present invention discloses a method for reading a system message, including: receiving, by a terminal device, a paging message containing a system message state indication in a discontinuous reception (DRX) period, the terminal device includes a terminal device of which the DRX period is larger than a broadcast control channel (BCCH) modification period; determining, by the terminal device and according to the system message state indication in the paging message, that a system message state changes; reading and recording, by the terminal device, a system message corresponding to a current BCCH modification period, or reading and recording a system message corresponding to a next BCCH modification period immediately adjacent to the BCCH modification period; and communicating by the terminal device according to the read and recorded system message. Thus, the electric quantity of a battery can be saved, so that a UE can reduce power consumption.
US09967852B2
Techniques described herein may be used to create and manage a network of customer premise equipment (CPE) devices (e.g., a CPE network). CPE devices may be rapidly initialized by integrating a process for initializing the CPE devices with a wireless network with a process for initializing the CPE devices with the CPE network. Configuration information for controlling the CPE devices may be managed and stored in a centralized location as machine-readable, computer-programming objects, which may be combined to provide a comprehensive view of the CPE network. Network services may be efficiently introduced into the CPE network and managed by creating virtual CPE devices that are associated with the CPE devices of the CPE network.
US09967848B2
Embodiments are provided for syncing multiple electronic devices for collective audio playback. According to certain aspects, a master device connects (218) to a slave device via a wireless connection. The master device calculates (224) a network latency via a series of network latency pings with the slave device and sends (225) the network latency to the slave device. Further, the master devices sends (232) a portion of an audio file as well as a timing instruction including a system time to the slave device. The master device initiates (234) playback of the portion of the audio file and the slave devices initiates (236) playback of the portion of the audio file according to the timing instruction and a calculated system clock offset value.
US09967840B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for obtaining a secondary timing advance. The method includes: after a secondary cell activation command is received or after a secondary cell is activated, if a secondary time alignment timer TAT of the secondary cell does not run, initiating, by a terminal, a random access procedure; and obtaining, by the terminal, the secondary TA according to a TA received in the random access procedure. With the method and the device for obtaining a timing advance according to embodiments of the present invention, a terminal initiates a random access procedure to obtain a secondary timing advance after the terminal receives a secondary cell activation command sent by a base station or after a secondary cell is activated, thereby saving signaling overhead and system resources.
US09967839B2
Provided herein is a PLC synchronization method including allocating a predetermined value with respect to a plurality of modulation symbols depending on whether sum of squared magnitude of in-phase component and orthogonal component is arranged in a predetermined range, calculating first moving sum and second moving sum of a value allocated to the plurality of modulation symbols, and performing PLC (physical layer link channel) synchronization based on the plurality of modulation symbols having maximum value of the first moving sum and the second moving sum.
US09967822B2
To provide a portable terminal, method or/and program that can reduce the energy consumption by automatically transmitting and receiving data based on the signal strength, rather than the user manually transitioning from sleep mode to active mode. The terminal processing means commands the terminal to transition from the sleep mode to active mode based on the signal strength, and the data transmission and/or reception means to perform data transfers.
US09967819B2
A method is presented for controlling timers in a wireless communication system. When an idle mode signaling reduction (ISR) function of a user equipment (UE) is activated in the UE, a periodic tracking area update (P-TAU) timer and a periodic routing area update (P-RAU) timer are started. The P-TAU timer and the P-RAU timer run in the UE for updating a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a Serving General packet radio service Support Node (SGSN) independently. The ISR function is activated when an update message activating the ISR function is received by the UE. When the P-TAU timer expires and the UE cannot initiate a tracking area update (TAU) procedure as a mobility management backoff (MM-BO) timer is running, a deactivate ISR timer corresponding to a first type network is started. The MM-BO timer is a timer configured to start when a MM-BO time value is received in the UE.
US09967817B2
A user equipment (UE) is configured to adaptively switch between different techniques/methods for performing inter-frequency or inter-radio access technology measurement. The UE may use one technique for measurement based on certain communication conditions and in response to a change in communication conditions may switch to another measurement technique. Different techniques may be used such as using a network configured communication gap, using a connected discontinuous reception cycle off-period for measurement, or other techniques.
US09967814B2
A method and apparatus for a device in which when an attempt on a frequency to camp on a cell fails, there is an indication stored in relation to the frequency of the failed camping attempt.
US09967813B1
A method may include creating a priority order among two or more transport media based on an availability of each transport medium when a request to establish an outbound communication session is received. The method may further include receiving the request to establish an outbound communication session with a contact and selecting a transport medium of the two or more transport media based on the priority order and one or more user identifications associated with the contact. The method may also include selecting a software controller in response to the selection of the transport medium based on the software controller being associated with the selected transport medium and sending the request to establish the outbound communication session to an electronic device by the selected software controller through the selected transport medium. The method may also include establishing the outbound communication session with the electronic device through the selected transport medium.
US09967802B2
Techniques for transmitting and receiving wireless communications over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band are disclosed, including techniques for transmitting and receiving system information blocks over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for gaining access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band by performing extended clear channel assessments (ECCAs), techniques for transmitting and receiving synchronization signals and reference signals over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for identifying starting times of downlink transmissions over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for transmitting and receiving clear channel assessment (CCA)-exempt transmissions over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for performing random access over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and techniques for dynamically modifying a transmission mode over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
US09967800B2
Technologies are generally described for providing wireless communications. In some examples, a method performed under control of a cloud system may include receiving, from an end device, first information including at least one of a location of the end device, a location of an access point to which the end device accesses, a media access control (MAC) address of the end device and a MAC address of the access point; determining that the end device moves to around the location of the access point and returns to around the location of the end device based at least in part on the first information; and instructing the access point to provide a wireless local area network to the end device with suppressed channel hopping.
US09967796B2
Systems and methods are provided for performing efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless user device are provided. The user device can comprise a mobile phone, computer table, handheld computer, or other computer system capable of connecting to more than one mobile wireless network that use different wireless communication protocols. Various efficient scanning methods are disclosed that are efficient in terms of battery usage, thermal performance, processing power, throughput performance, or a combination thereof.
US09967795B1
A system, method, and computer readable medium for provisioning communication services by an IP-based femtocell network is provided. Service of a user equipment may be transferred from one femtocell to another femtocell via a femtocell handoff procedure. Femtocell systems of the femtocell network perform link quality measurements and may distribute the link quality measurements to neighbor femtocells. A femtocell system may periodically evaluate the link quality with the user equipment. If an evaluation is made that the user equipment needs to be transferred to another site, the servicing femtocell site may evaluate the most recent link quality measurements received from neighboring femtocell sites and select a femtocell site for handoff. In the event that the femtocell network is deployed in an area serviced by a macrocellular network, handoff routines may provide preference for transferring the user equipment to a target femtocell system rather than a macrocell site.
US09967792B2
A satellite includes a first communication path for communicating with one or more gateways using a first frequency band while communicating with a set of the user terminals using a user frequency band and a second communication path for communicating with the one or more gateways using a second frequency band while communicating with at least a subset of the user terminals using the user frequency band. The second frequency band has a lower capacity than the first frequency band. Communication between the one or more gateways and the satellite can be switched between the first communication path and the second communication path for any of a number of reasons including as part of an incremental roll-out of services, in response to degradation in link quality or other reason.
US09967783B2
There is provided a method, including: receiving, by a target base station, information that a handover of a plurality of user equipment currently connected to a source cell is needed to a target cell; causing a device-to-device, D2D, cluster generation, wherein each generated D2D cluster is controlled by a predetermined user equipment connected to the target cell and acting as a D2D cluster head; determining D2D cluster-specific radio resource commitment information for each generated D2D cluster; indicating corresponding D2D cluster-specific radio resource commitment information to each D2D cluster head; and receiving a handover request from at least one D2D cluster head, wherein the handover request is for handing at least one member of the corresponding D2D cluster over to the target cell.
US09967780B2
A method implemented by a network node coupled to a network, the method comprising inserting a location hint in a request for a content, wherein the location hint specifies one or more network locations that are known by the network node to hold at least part of the content, sending the request to the network, wherein the request comprises a content name that describes the content, and receiving a data message corresponding to the request from the network, wherein the data message comprises at least a portion of the content.
US09967773B2
Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for padding and decoding coding for a HE-SIG-B field are disclosed. An apparatus of an access point or station is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to determine a number of symbols of a longest high-efficiency signal B (HE-SIG-B) field of a plurality of HE-SIG-B fields. The processing circuitry may be further configured to encode a plurality of HE-SIG A fields to comprise a number of symbols of a longest HE-SIG-B field of the plurality of HE-SIG-B fields each HE-SIG-A field. The processing circuitry may be further configured to encode each of the HE-SIG-B fields of the plurality of HE-SIG-B fields to comprise a common block and a number of user blocks, and if a number of symbols to encode the common block and the number of user blocks is less than the number of symbols of the longest HE-SIG-B field, encode a duplicate portion.
US09967769B2
Recovery control is provided for recovering data packet flow control between a network node (14) and a radio base station (18) over a radio network interface (2). The base station communicates with at least one user equipment, UE, (10) over a radio interface (3) and measures information relating to a data transmission rate over the radio interface and an amount of a downlink packet queue (22) in the base station associated with the UE communication. In one embodiment, the base station sends at least some of the measurement information to the network node. A process controller (52, 40, 84) in the network node processes the measurement information to determine a desired amount to be stored in the downlink packet queue. The process controller determines a commanded bit rate to transmit data from the network node to the downlink packet queue based on the determined desired amount and transmits data to the radio base station in accordance with the commanded bit rate.
US09967756B2
The present invention discloses a cell management method and a base station. The method includes: obtaining, by a base station, configuration information, where the configuration information includes information about at least two cells, the first cell and the second cell belong to different public land mobile networks PLMNs or are managed by different network element management systems; and managing, by the base station, the at least two cells according to the configuration information. According to the present invention, it can implement collaborative management of cells that are in different PLMNs or different network element management systems under a shared base station.
US09967753B1
A method of managing a wireless communication network. The method comprises collecting network performance data from enhanced node Bs (eNBs) by an application executing on a computer system and collecting user equipment (UE) performance data from UEs, where the UE performance data comprises self-location information at the time of a wireless coverage outage experienced by the UEs. The method further comprises, for each eNB, analyzing by the application network performance data associated with the eNB and UE performance data of wireless coverage outages experienced by UEs determined based on their self-location information to have been proximate to the eNB when its wireless coverage outage was experienced, and, based on the analysis of network performance data in combination with UE performance data, taking action to manage the wireless communication network.
US09967751B2
A mobile network-based tenant network service implementation method and system and network elements are disclosed. The method includes: an MME of a mobile network performing identity authentication of a tenant network to which UE belongs on the UE; after the UE passes the identity authentication of tenant network, the MME selecting a local exchange node for the UE; the MME transmitting a creation/update message of a local exchange forwarding table to the local exchange node; the local exchange node creating or updating the local exchange forwarding table and generating a forwarding table entry of UE, wherein the forwarding table entry comprises identification information of UE; after UE bearers establishment are completed, the local exchange node writing UE bearer information into the forwarding table entry of UE; and the local exchange node implementing message forwarding of the tenant network according to the local forwarding table, thereby implementing a tenant network service.
US09967747B2
Systems are provided that allow users to access resources in a manner that addresses inherent deficiencies in existing authentication systems. During a typical authentication process, the system may connect the user to one or more authenticators in real time through a variety of communications channels so that the authenticators may verify that the user is who he/she purports to be. In this way, a user may be authenticated and allowed to complete transactions that require access to protected resources/transactions. In some embodiments, the system may automatically identify authenticators for a user via an onboarding process by searching the user's electronic files, accessing social and professional networking sites, searching one or more credit reporting databases, or other such means. Based upon the determinations made by the authenticators, and other factors, such as the trust scores assigned to authenticators, an authentication engine may be used to calculate a confidence score regarding the user's identity that may be utilized in determining whether to grant the user access to protected resources/transactions.
US09967743B1
The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. A wireless power network may include a plurality of wireless power transmitters each with an embedded wireless power transmitter manager, including a wireless power manager application. The wireless power network may include a plurality of client devices with wireless power receivers. Wireless power receivers may include a power receiver application configured to communicate with the wireless power manager application. The wireless power manager application may include a device database where information about the wireless power network may be stored.
US09967740B2
The embodiments herein provide a method and system for creating a secure connection for a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network including a UE, carrier aggregated with at least one first serving frequency served by a first eNB and at least one second serving frequency served by a second eNB. A unique non-repetitive security base key associated with the second eNB is generated using a freshness parameter and security key associated with the first eNB. The use of a different freshness parameter for each security base key derivation avoids key stream repetition. Further, a user plane encryption key is derived based on the generated unique non-repetitive security base key associated with the second eNB for encrypting data transfer over at least one data radio bearer.
US09967723B2
A roaming wireless user device on a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN) may initiate a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) emergency call to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). Accordingly, a Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) of the VPLMN may receive an anonymous Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) invite message for the LTE emergency call. The anonymous SIP invite message lacks a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) of the wireless user device but has an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of the wireless user device. The anonymous SIP invite message is forwarded to a Location Retrieval Function (LRF) in a Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) of the VPLMN. The LRF obtains a MSISDN of the wireless user device that matches the IMEI in the anonymous SIP invite message from a database of the GMLC, such that the MSISDN is routed with the LTE emergency call to the PSAP.
US09967707B2
In some examples, a first entity is configured to request weather data for a region of interest from a second entity. The second entity may transmit the requested weather data to the first entity in response to receiving the request. In some examples, the second entity only transmits the weather data to the first entity only in response to receiving a specific request for the weather data. Conversely, the first entity may only receive the weather data from the second entity in response to transmitting a request for the weather data.
US09967705B2
Systems and methods include data storage that stores user information for a plurality of user devices, a beacon that is configured to be associated with a first unique identifier, a meeting server that receives, from the data storage, data that includes user information one of the user devices, assigns the first unique identifier to one of the user devices based in part on similarities between the user information and an entity associated with the beacon, and creates a digital asset that includes the first unique identifier and first information, and a communication interface associated with the meeting server that transmits, via a network, the digital asset to the one of the user devices. The beacon broadcasts the first unique identifier via a short-range transmission at a first location and the one of the user devices detects the first unique identifier at the first location, compares it to the identifier associated with the digital asset, and displays a notification that includes the first information if there is a match.
US09967703B1
A disclosed location engine estimates a wireless terminal as being indoors or outdoors by utilizing information that includes metadata from previous packet-level transmissions involving both i) wireless terminals that are known to have been indoors and ii) wireless terminals that are known to have been outdoors, while the metadata was collected. Based on this metadata for previous transmissions, one or more classification features are computed. Then, for a wireless terminal that is to be classified during a communication transaction (e.g., voice, data, SMS, etc.) with respect to the terminal being either indoors or outdoors, features that are representative of that wireless terminal for the transmissions are evaluated against a characterization that is a composite of one or more previously-computed classification features. The features that are representative of the wireless terminal can be derived from the metadata associated with the wireless terminal during the transaction being analyzed.
US09967697B2
A device may comprise at least one wireless transceiver, a memory configured to store a local pasteboard, and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive local selections of data to be placed on a local pasteboard, broadcast advertisements indicating that the local data is on the local pasteboard, and wirelessly transmit the local data to remote device pasteboards. The processor may also be configured to receive advertisements indicating that remote data is available on remote pasteboards of other devices, request the remote data in response to a paste command, wirelessly receive the remote data, and paste the remote data.
US09967695B2
A long term evolution (LTE) protocol and a technology for designing an entity of the LTE protocol in layer 2 are provided. The method includes receiving a control message including packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration information from an external communication device, determining whether data of a PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) received by the communication device is compressed according to the received PDCP configuration information, and when the data is compressed based on a result of the determination, decompressing the data.
US09967693B1
Monaurally-recorded mono or stereo recordings may be processed and converted into binaurally-recorded audio recordings. An analog process of performing this involves output of at least subsets of the monaurally-recorded recording, such as isolated instrument/vocal tracks, to be played to a dummy with two microphones. A digital process of performing this includes simulating audio input from simulated locations corresponding to audio sources. A neural network process of performing this includes training a neural network using speakers and microphones and then automating conversion from monaural audio to binaural audio based on the training of the neural network. The neural network can also be trained with output speakers to eliminate or reduce dead zones and/or speaker crosstalk.
US09967678B2
A unidirectional condenser microphone unit is provided that have directionality unaffected by the external environment, and a method of manufacturing the unidirectional condenser microphone. The unidirectional condenser microphone unit having an interior and an exterior, the unidirectional condenser microphone includes a diaphragm, a fixed electrode facing the diaphragm, the fixed electrode constituting a capacitor with the diaphragm, an insulating base disposed in a back face side of the fixed electrode, the insulating base supporting the fixed electrode, an air chamber disposed in the back face side of the fixed electrode, and a gap disposed between the fixed electrode and the insulating base. The fixed electrode includes at least one sound hole in communication with the air chamber. The insulating base includes a communication hole establishing communication between the gap and the exterior of the microphone unit. The air chamber and the gap are in communication with each other.
US09967675B2
An electrodynamic loudspeaker (10) including: a chassis (15), at least one magnetic circuit (20) secured to the chassis, at least one movable assembly (30) with respect to the chassis, the assembly (30) including a convex diaphragm (53) turned towards the outside of the loudspeaker, and at least one energizing coil (57) defining an axis (D) of the loudspeaker, a first suspension joint (35) connecting the assembly and the chassis, and a second suspension joint (40) of the assembly, the second joint being axially further away from the diaphragm than the first joint. The assembly further comprises at least one connecting member (59) secured to the diaphragm, the second joint including a radially inner attachment point (81) attached on the connecting member, and a radially outer attachment point (83) attached on the chassis.
US09967671B2
An apparatus may include an ear piece housing, an intelligent control disposed within the ear piece housing, and a transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing and operatively connected to the intelligent control. An apparatus may further include a microphone operatively connected to the intelligent control, a speaker operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control. An apparatus is adapted to receive input from the microphone and/or the sensor and communicate the input through the transceiver to an electronic device in operative communication with the transceiver.
US09967669B2
The present invention is applicable to the field of audio recording and provides a recording device and a fixed apparatus. The recording device includes several fixed apparatuses that are stacked, and the fixed apparatus has a first fixed structure and a second fixed structure; the first fixed structure includes a first simulated face structure and first simulated ear structures, and the first simulated ear structures simulate a mutual position relationship between human ears and a human face and are disposed on two sides of the first simulated face structure; the second fixed structure includes a second simulated face structure and second simulated ear structures; the second simulated face structure and the first simulated face structure are inverted to each other, and the second simulated ear structures and the second simulated face structure are inverted to each other; and audio collectors are disposed at simulated ear canal openings of the first simulated ear structures and the second simulated ear structures.
US09967668B2
Systems, methods, and sets for capturing and reproducing a binaural recording are provided. In one embodiment, the binaural recording is captured using an earpiece set that includes a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer. The frame is adapted to be worn on an ear, and defines an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end. The ear-insertion end is adapted to be positioned within an ear canal. The microphone is coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, and adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear.
US09967666B2
Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to audio content rendering. A method of rendering audio content is disclosed, which includes determining a priority level for an audio object in the audio content, selecting a rendering mode from a plurality of rendering modes for the audio object based on the determined priority level and rendering the audio object in accordance with the selected rendering mode, the rendering mode indicating an accuracy of the rendered audio object. Corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09967664B1
A micro speaker assembly including a micro speaker having a top plate, a bottom plate parallel to the top plate, a magnet assembly coupled to one of the top plate or the bottom plate, a compliant member positioned between the magnet assembly and the top plate or the bottom plate, the compliant member operable to be displaced in response to an acoustic input, and a voice coil coupled to the compliant member. The assembly further including an optical sensor coupled to the micro speaker, the optical sensor having a light emitter and a light detector, the light emitter and the light detector being fixedly coupled to the top plate or the bottom plate, and the optical sensor being operable to produce a displacement signal corresponding to a displacement of the compliant member and a temperature signal corresponding to a temperature of the magnet assembly.
US09967657B1
A directional loudspeaker box with directional acoustic transmission holes includes a hollow housing and a loudspeaker. The hollow housing is provided with a front opening at the front end and has a peripheral portion adjacent to the front opening and formed with a plurality of directional acoustic transmission holes. The loudspeaker is fixed in the hollow housing and generates sound that can propagate out of the hollow housing through the front opening and the directional acoustic transmission holes. The angle at which each directional acoustic transmission hole is formed with respect to the central axis of the loudspeaker is a function of the axial distance between the directional acoustic transmission hole and the loudspeaker, wherein the smaller the axial distance, the larger the angle, and the larger the axial distance, the smaller the angle. Thus, the directional loudspeaker box effectively deals with near- and far-field sound effects.
US09967652B2
A coaxial loudspeaker apparatus (10) comprising a first unit (20) being arranged to propagate sound in a first frequency range; a second unit comprising a first waveguide (30) arranged to propagate sound in a second frequency range that is higher than the first frequency range, and a second waveguide (60) arranged to move, during operation, relative to the first waveguide (30); wherein the second waveguide (60) extends substantially in prolongation of the first waveguide (30). The invention also extends to a loudspeaker (190) incorporating the coaxial loudspeaker apparatus (10).
US09967647B2
A headphone detector including a headphone and a processor. The headphone has a microphone and a speaker, and the microphone is configured to generate an audio signal based on an output of the speaker. The processor is configured to receive the audio signal, determine a characteristic of the audio signal, and assess whether the headphone is on ear or off ear based on a comparison of the characteristic to a threshold. In another aspect, an off-ear detection (OED) system includes a headphone and an OED processor. The headphone has a speaker, a feedforward microphone, and a feedback microphone. The OED processor is configured to determine whether the headphone is off ear or on ear, based at least in part on a headphone audio signal, a feedforward microphone signal, and a feedback microphone signal.
US09967644B2
A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity. The one or more housing magnetic components can be configured to form a Halbach array to increase the magnetic force of the one or more housing magnetic components. The earbud includes a speaker magnet and a separate magnetic element that are arranged to be attracted to the one or more housing magnetic components such that the earbud is attracted into the receiving cavity.
US09967629B2
Systems, methods and media for purchasing and commenting on identified products in streamed media are provided. In one example, a method comprises receiving program content and data describing program content from a content source and identifying product-related metadata associated with the program content. The product-related metadata includes data relating to one or more products or services displayed in the program content. In one embodiment, the program content is communicated to a display device for presentation to a first user in the display device. User commentary is received from a second device and communicated to the first user while the first user is viewing the program content. Commentaries of other users, for example in a wider social group, can also be presented to the first user.
US09967610B2
An exemplary computer-implemented television service system detects, while a media content processing device is presenting a user interface view associated with a television service within a display screen in communication with the media content processing device, an input command provided by a user of the media content processing device and representative of a request for customer support. In response, the system identifies a context within which the input command is provided by the user, selects, based on the identified context, customer support content provided by the television service and associated with the user interface view being presented within the display screen, and directs the media content processing device to present the customer support content within the user interface view. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
US09967609B2
A method and apparatus are provided for supporting a CoMP communication by an eNB of a mobile communication system. The method includes: receiving a channel measurement report relating to at least one transmission channel from a UE; and transmitting channel feedback information including information of interference with surrounding eNBs performing the CoMP communication on the at least one transmission channel, to a central controller, based on the received channel measurement report. In the method, adjacent cells can cooperate to transmit data through a CoMP transmission for a UE located in a cell boundary area in a cellular mobile communication system.
US09967597B2
A method includes generating, at a server, a composite stream that includes a first packet and a second packet. The first packet includes first data associated with a video stream and a native audio stream from a first content source. The second packet includes second data corresponding to a first audio stream from a second content source. The method also includes initiating a transmission of the composite stream to a media device.
US09967592B2
Techniques for advanced residual prediction (ARP) in video coding may include receiving a first encoded block of video data in a first access unit, wherein the first encoded block of video data was encoded using advanced residual prediction and bi-directional prediction, determining temporal motion information for a first prediction direction of the first encoded block of video data, and identifying reference blocks for a second prediction direction, different than the first prediction direction, using the temporal motion information determined for the first prediction direction, wherein the reference blocks are in a second access unit.
US09967590B2
This disclosure describes filtering techniques applied by an encoder and a decoder during the prediction stage of a video encoding and/or decoding process. The filtering techniques may enhance the accuracy of predictive data used during fractional interpolation, and may improve predictive data of integer blocks of pixels. There are several aspects to this disclosure, including a useful twelve-pixel filter support that may be used for interpolation, techniques that use coefficient symmetry and pixel symmetry to reduce the amount of data needed to be sent between an encoder and a decoder to configure the filter support for interpolation, and techniques for filtering data at integer pixel locations in a manner that is similar to sub-pixel interpolation. Other aspects of this disclosure concern techniques for encoding information in the bitstream to convey the type of filter used, and possibly the filter coefficients used. Predictive coding of filter coefficients is also described.
US09967586B2
A method and apparatus for spatial motion vector prediction (MVP) candidate derivation for Direct mode and Skip mode in three-dimensional video coding are disclosed. The motion vector of each neighboring block is associated with a corresponding reference picture index pointing to a corresponding reference picture. For both the Direct mode and the Skip mode, the motion vector of each neighboring block is selected as the spatial MVP candidate for each neighboring block only if the corresponding reference picture index is the same as a selected target reference picture index. In one embodiment, the target reference picture index is set to 0. In another embodiment, the target reference picture index corresponds to a majority of the corresponding reference picture indexes associated with the neighboring blocks in Direct mode or Skip mode.
US09967574B2
A method of decoding multi-layer video includes decoding a first layer picture, storing the decoded first layer picture in a decoded picture buffer (DPB), and marking the first layer picture as a short-term reference picture; obtaining interlayer reference picture set (RPS) information regarding a second layer picture having a same first picture order count (POC) as the first layer picture; marking the first layer picture, which is marked as the short-term reference picture, as a long-term reference picture, based on the interlayer RPS information; performing interlayer prediction with respect to the second layer picture with reference to the first layer picture; decoding the second layer picture based on a result of performing the interlayer prediction; and, after the second layer picture is decoded, marking the first layer picture, which is marked as the long-term reference picture, as a short-term reference picture.
US09967571B2
A method of decoding a image according to an embodiment of the present invention, which supports a plurality of layers, may comprise the steps of: receiving information on a reference layer used to decode a current picture for inter-layer prediction; inducing the number of valid reference layer pictures used to decode the current picture on the basis of the information on the reference layer; and performing inter-layer prediction on the basis of the number of valid reference layer pictures.
US09967565B2
One aspect of the present invention discloses an image compression method based on local dynamic quantization. The method includes the following steps: (1) obtaining an image in a raw format, and parsing information about the obtained image; (2) performing image block partitioning on raw data collected from the image; (3) obtaining statistics of pixel values of the image blocks; (4) calculating a quantization step; (5) calculating an offset of each pixel; (6) performing quantization by: performing a division operation on the relative amplitude of each pixel of the current image block and the quantization step; and establishing a new gray-scale value; (7) reconstructing a block-based data structure; and (8) outputting a file. By the method, information of the raw data can be maintained to the greatest extent, and a data storage volume also can be reduced to meet the requirements on data recovery and reediting.
US09967555B2
There is provided a simulation device for virtually displaying an image to be viewed through a spectacle lens by a wearer of a spectacle lens, including: an imaging camera configured to perform imaging in a visual field of the wearer; a depth sensor configured to acquire a depth image in the same view angle as an imaging result obtained by the imaging camera; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire lens data of the spectacle lens; an image creation unit configured to create a simulation image on which a view of an image to be viewed through the spectacle lens is reflected, by applying image processing to the imaging result obtained by the imaging camera, based on the depth image and the lens data; and an image displayer configured to display and output the simulation image as an image to be viewed through the spectacle lens.
US09967547B2
Certain aspects relate to wafer level optical designs for a folded optic stereoscopic imaging system. One example folded optical path includes first and second reflective surfaces defining first, second, and third optical axes, and where the first reflective surface redirects light from the first optical axis to the second optical axis and where the second reflective surface redirects light from the second optical axis to the third optical axis. Such an example folded optical path further includes wafer-level optical stacks providing ten lens surfaces distributed along the first and second optical axes. A variation on the example folded optical path includes a prism having the first reflective surface, wherein plastic lenses are formed in or secured to the input and output surfaces of the prism in place of two of the wafer-level optical stacks.
US09967542B2
A 3D imaging system includes: a light source; a modulator connected with the light source and configured to modulate output of the light source with a frequency sweep signal; an optical module connected to the light source; a light sensing device connected with the optical module and configured to sense optical output of the optical module and convert the optical output into a plurality of electrical signals; and a signal processing module connected with the light sensing device and configured to extract 3D information of the object from the electrical signals.
US09967539B2
A method and a system are disclosed that use a double-readout technique to generate timestamps and grayscale values for pixel-specific outputs of a pixel row in a pixel array in which the pixel array forms an image plane and the row of pixels forms an epipolar line of a scanning line on the image plane. For a pixel-specific output that exceeds a threshold, a timestamp value and a grayscale value are generated and associated with the pixel-specific output. If a pixel-specific output does not exceed the threshold and no timestamp is generated (i.e., a missing timestamp), a grayscale value for the pixel-specific output is generated and associated with the pixel-specific output. Timestamps errors may be corrected that may be caused by missing timestamps, timestamps that are associated with pixel clusters and outlier timestamps, i.e., pixel-specific outputs that are not consistent with a monotonic relationship of timestamp values under normal conditions.
US09967537B2
An intermediate image (161) is generated from stereo data (105) comprising a left image (101), a left disparity data (111), a right image (102) and a right disparity data (112). The intermediate image (161) corresponds to an intermediate view (155). A mixing policy (156) is determined based on a predicted image quality of the intermediate image (161). When the determined mixing policy (156) so requires, a left intermediate image (131) is generated from the left data (103) for the intermediate view (155). When the determining mixing policy (156) so requires, a right intermediate image (141) is generated from the right data (104) for the intermediate view (155). The intermediate image (161) is generated by mixing (180) the left intermediate image (131) and the right intermediate image (141), according to the mixing policy (156).
US09967534B1
A method and apparatus for a digital video recorder (DVR) video editing system provides a user interface and video editing environment for content stored on a DVR's storage device. A visual progress indicator is displayed over the program content that the user has selected to edit. The user moves a position indicator within a cache bar in the visual progress indicator that indicates how much of the program content has been stored on the storage device. The user can delete sections of the program content. The user can also add other recorded program content into the program content. The deleted sections and added content are highlighted in the cache bar by colors that are different from the normal color used for the cache bar.
US09967531B2
A plurality of anchor points at which a curve to be estimated passes sequentially through are set. Four anchor points which are successional are selected from the plurality of anchor points. First and second control points are set based on the selected anchor points. Quadratic Bezier curves connecting between the selected anchor points are calculated based on the selected anchor points and the first or second control point. Coordinate values of the curve to be estimated are estimated based on the quadratic Bezier curves.
US09967514B2
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for recording transmitted data items, and particularly television and radio programs. The data items are received at one or more inputs along with ID data identifying the transmitted data items and the program series to which the data item belongs. An input interface receives input indicating whether one or more received transmitted data items have been viewed or recorded by a user and a processor generates values for ranking the series to which each of the received data items belong based upon the received input. Subsequently received transmitted data items are stored in a storage device based on the generated values, the stored data items belonging to a series for which a value has been generated.
US09967502B2
In a CMOS image sensor, a plurality of bias circuits are dispersedly arranged in an arrangement region of column circuits corresponding to each column of a pixel array. Each bias circuit generates a bias voltage on the basis of a reference current which has been input and supplies the generated bias voltage to the corresponding column circuit 10 which is arranged in the vicinity. Thereby, luminance unevenness of a picked-up image caused by an IR drop of a ground wire for the column circuits is reduced.
US09967500B2
An embodiment includes a system, comprising: a buffer configured to store a plurality of events, each event including a plurality of bits; an output circuit configured to output events from the buffer; and a controller coupled to the buffer and the output circuit and configured to: cause the output circuit to output a first event from the buffer; and select a second event from the buffer to be output by the output circuit after the first event based on bits associated with the first event.
US09967497B2
An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to an imaging apparatus capable of reducing fluctuation in voltage in a current supply line due to fluctuation in a current consumption amount generated when an output circuit shifts from a first state to a second state, and a method for driving the imaging apparatus.
US09967493B2
An image sensing device includes: a pixel suitable for generating a pixel signal based on a first driving voltage; a ramp signal generation block based on a variable resistance, the ramp signal generation block being suitable for generating a ramp signal whose slope is controlled by a resistance value varied according to an analog gain; a noise compensation block based on a fixed resistance suitable for sensing a noise component included in the first driving voltage to generate a noise signal and reflecting the noise signal in the ramp signal; and a digital processing block suitable for generating a digital signal based on the pixel signal and the ramp signal.
US09967484B2
An infrared detection apparatus includes an infrared detector configured to output an electric signal corresponding to an inputted infrared ray, and a signal processor configured to compensate for a variation of the electric signal, which is outputted from the infrared detector, caused by variation of an operation temperature with a value indicating a variation of a dark current equivalent component by the operation temperature variation when becoming a second operation temperature after the operation temperature variation, the dark current equivalent component including a first dark current equivalent component calculated using a first electric signal and a second electric signal outputted from the infrared detector when infrared rays having intensities equivalent to blackbodies of a first known temperature and a second known temperature are inputted at a first operation temperature.
US09967461B2
In general, the subject matter can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for identifying, by a computing system and using first and second frames of a video, a transformation that indicates movement of a camera with respect to the frames. The computing system generates a modified transformation so that the transformation is less representative of recent movement. The computing system uses the transformation and the modified transformation to generate a second transformation. The computing system identifies an anticipated distortion that would be present in a stabilized version of the second frame. The computing system determines an amount by which to reduce a stabilizing effect. The computing system applies the second transformation to the second frame to stabilize the second frame, where the stabilizing effect has been reduced based on the determined amount by which to reduce the stabilizing effect.
US09967457B1
Consumption information associated with a user consuming a first video segment may be obtained. The consumption information may define user engagement during a video segment and/or user response to the video segment. Consumption information associated with the user consuming a second video segment may be obtained. A first set of capture settings associated with capture of the first video segment may be obtained. A second set of capture settings associated with capture of the second video segment may be obtained. The preferences for the capture settings of the image capturing device may be determined based upon the first and second set of capture settings. Instructions may be transmitted to the image capturing device. The instructions may include the determined preferences for the capture settings and may be configured to cause the image capturing device to adjust the capture settings to the determined preferences.
US09967455B2
A portable electronic device and a touch operation method thereof are provided. When the portable electronic device is at an image capturing mode, a touch event on a touch screen is detected. Next, a shooting countdown time is determined according to a location of an end point of the touch event on a predetermined path. When no touch event is detected on the touch screen, executing the counting of the shooting countdown time, and an image capturing unit is triggered to capture an image when the counting of the shooting countdown time is up. The user directly enables a timed shooting function and sets a shooting countdown time at the same time by dragging a shutter button, which provides the convenience while operation.
US09967454B2
A digital image photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The method includes: determining a focal area by a touch; if the touch continues for a first time period, performing a photographing operation to generate a first capture image; and if the touch continues for a second time period that is longer than the first time period, a successive capturing operation is performed until the touch is ended. Accordingly, auto-focusing may be performed by using a touching method, and a photographing may be performed while maintaining an auto-focusing result, and then successive capturing may be performed.
US09967453B2
Method of operating image signal processor and method of operating imaging system including the same
An autofocus method includes receiving a left image having a first blurriness value and a right image having a second blurriness value, filtering the left image so that the first blurriness value becomes the same as the second blurriness value, and generating a control signal for controlling the lens module based on a difference between a third blurriness value of a filtered left image and the second blurriness value.
US09967450B2
A focus adjustment device comprising an imaging unit that outputs image signals corresponding to images by an optical system; a focus detection unit that performs focus detection processes to detect focal states of the optical system; an aperture that restricts light beams to the imaging unit; an aperture drive unit; an initiation unit that initiates the focus detection process by the focus detection unit; a focused state determination unit that determines repeatedly whether the focal state of the optical system is a focused state or not based on a focus detection result when the initiation of the focus detection process is being performed; a mode set unit that sets motion picture imaging modes; and a control unit that controls the focused state determination when aperture is being driven, wherein the control unit allows the focused determination process when the aperture is driven if motion picture imaging mode is set.
US09967446B2
Disclosed is a personalized shopping mall system using a virtual camera, which can make a user feel as if he or she is actually visiting and shopping at the offline shop by creating a virtual camera having a different ROI from an image of the offline shop captured by a physical camera and streaming a shopping mall page including the virtual camera.
US09967443B2
An imaging device includes: a first case having an opening; a substrate where a first terminal electrically connected with an imaging element is mounted, the substrate being provided in the first case; and a second case closing the opening. The second case includes an accommodation portion accommodating a second terminal designed to be electrically connected with the first terminal. A mating portion capable of being mated with the accommodation portion is secured to the substrate. Inside the mating portion, the first terminal extends along a mating direction of the accommodation portion and the mating portion. The first and second terminals are designed to come into contact with each other while sliding along the mating direction in a mating process of the accommodation portion and the mating portion, and to be elastically deformable in a first direction orthogonal to the mating direction upon contact with each other in the mating process.
US09967440B2
A housing for enclosing an electric circuitry and for providing a cable strain relief function to a cable extending from the electric circuitry and out of the housing and a camera comprising such a housing is disclosed. The housing comprises a first part with a first recess and a second part with a second recess, wherein the first and second recesses each has a first sidewall portion, a bottom portion and a second sidewall portion, the first and second sidewall portions of the first recess being arranged offset to each other in a cable exit direction.
US09967437B1
A method and apparatus for synchronizing media content emitted from various sources is presented. Arrival timing of outputs from the various sources to a particular location is determined and adjusted to reduce synchronization delays at the particular location. Synchronization delays may be determined by detecting the media output from a combination of sources arriving at the location. Control messages are generated by processing the detected output and determining delays to be applied to corresponding sources.
US09967423B2
An image forming apparatus for processing print data is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to control a plurality of nonvolatile storage devices having different transfer rates, and a determination unit configured to determine a nonvolatile storage device to store print data from among the plurality of nonvolatile storage devices based on information related to a size of the print data, information related to the transfer rates of the plurality of nonvolatile storage devices, and a threshold value depending on the number of sheets to be printed and output per unit time. The control unit and the determination unit are implemented by one or more processor.
US09967416B2
According to some embodiments, a document processing unit may receive information associated with a document to be processed. The document processing unit might comprise, for example, a printer, scanner, copier, facsimile machine, or multi-function device. The document processing unit may then automatically analyze the received information in view of at least one pre-determined document policy. The document processing unit may then automatically determine, based on the analysis, whether to apply a policy action, associated with the pre-determined document policy, to the processing of the document. For example, the document processing unit might prevent a document from printing.
US09967413B2
An information processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays an image, a storage unit that preliminarily stores first guidance information (representing operation contents relating to the first state) in association with a first state, a detection unit that detects the first state or a second state, a communication unit that provides communication with an external device, and a controller that controls the display unit, the storage unit and the communication unit. When the detection unit detects the second state, the controller causes the communication unit to transmit apparatus information representing a state of the information processing apparatus to the external device, causes the communication unit to receive second guidance information (representing operation contents relating to the second state) from the external device, and causes the display unit to display an image based on the second guidance information received by the communication unit.
US09967412B2
An HTTP relay server determines whether a communication partner device is a supporting device or a supported device, using a device management table. Further, the HTTP relay server determines a state of a state (used or unused) of a URI indicating an area where support data are temporarily stored, and a device using the URI (device ID), using the URI management table. When access (communication request) is received from an image forming apparatus, the HTTP relay server assigns the image forming apparatus to an unused URI. Further, when access (communication request) is received from an operator PC, the HTTP relay server assigns the operator PC to an URI used by the supported device.
US09967410B2
An image control method, applied to a mobile device including a camera service platform, wherein the mobile device complies an image transmission protocol and establishes an event queue and an extension unit according to the image transmission protocol, wherein the image control method comprises: receiving at least one control parameter of an image processing function of a camera service platform; generating a control item of the image processing function according to the controlling parameter; mapping the control item to a database and transmitting a notification including the control item to a computer device to transmit an image between the computer device and the mobile device.
US09967407B2
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, a color distribution of manuscript image data is analyzed. At least one or more areas satisfying an allowable condition determined for a color distribution in advance in the manuscript image data is set as a reading area on the basis of a result of the analysis of the color distribution of the manuscript image data. A setting position of the printed material with respect to a reading unit that performs reading of the printed material on which an image is printed on the basis of the manuscript image data is displayed on the basis of a result of the setting of the reading area. Reading of the printed material set in the reading unit is performed after the setting position is displayed by a display unit.
US09967405B2
A method includes recording, at an electronic device utilizing a microphone of the electronic device, ambient noise of an environment the electronic device is disposed in; electronically analyzing, utilizing one or more processors, the recorded ambient noise of the environment to determine one or more frequency bands to avoid; dynamically adapting, based on the electronic analysis, an auditory alert to be played at the electronic device, such adaptation including frequency equalization adjustments based on the determination of one or more frequency bands to avoid; and playing, at the electronic device utilizing one or more speakers of the electronic device, the adapted auditory alert.
US09967404B2
The present disclosure relates to an echo controller, for use with a microphone and a device comprising a loudspeaker, the echo controller comprising: a sensor with sensing capabilities configured to provide displacement-signalling representative of a displacement of a diaphragm of the loudspeaker, wherein the sensing capabilities of the sensor are isolated from an external environment of the device; and a cancellation block configured to determine a cancellation-signal based on the displacement-signalling; wherein the cancellation-signal is for adapting a received-signal provided by the microphone to determine an echo-cancelled-signal.
US09967403B1
Meeting and conferencing systems and methods are implemented in a variety of manners. Consistent with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a meeting system is implemented that includes a computer server arrangement with at least one processor. The computer server arrangement is configured to provide a web-accessible virtual meeting interface. The arrangement can receive meeting scheduling data from the virtual meeting interface, the meeting scheduling data including participant identifying information and meeting time information. The arrangement initiates a telephone call, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, with the at least one participant identified by the identifying information. In response to the at least one participant answering the telephone call, audio from the telephone call is merged with audio from other participants. The merged audio is provided to the at least one participant and the other participants.
US09967392B2
A mobile phone includes: a display comprising a touch panel; and at least one processor coupled to the display and touch panel, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: in response to an incoming call from another telephone, display in a first area of the display a first image that is associated with the incoming call; display a first input instruction in a second area of the display simultaneously with the display of the first image in the first area; determine whether a user of the mobile phone has provided a first touch input on the display in accordance with the first input instruction, if it is determined that the user has provided the first touch input, display on the display a first graphical input image and a second graphical input image, wherein the first and second graphical input images replace the first input instruction on the display, determine if the first graphical input image or the second graphical input image has been selected by the user using the touch panel, if it is determined that the first graphical input image has been selected by the user, control the mobile phone to answer the incoming call, and if it is determined that the second graphical input image has been selected by the user, control the mobile phone so that the incoming call is not answered.
US09967384B2
A communication server includes a receiving unit receiving a conversation request signal including a phone number of a receiving terminal in a PSTN (public switched telephone network) via an IP network; a specifying unit specifying transmitting user information on a user using a transmission terminal transmitting the request signal, and assigning an address on the IP network to the transmission terminal; a first transmission unit transmitting the address and the request signal to a communication carrier having a gateway between the PSTN and the IP network; and a second transmission unit transmitting the phone number and the transmitting user information to a transfer server transferring information to a designated terminal.
US09967376B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic device, including: a movable body having at least one functional unit and a main body. The movable body is movable from a first position to a second position with respect to the main body, the main body has a first surface provided with a first display unit, the movable body includes a second surface, a long side of the second surface has a length identical to a length of a short side of the first surface. The first surface and the second surface are both located in a first plane when the movable body is located in the first position with respect to the main body.
US09967374B2
A mobile device can include a unibody component (e.g. chassis shell) with at least a co-mold feature that isolates a contiguous portion of the unibody component from an outer portion of the unibody component. For example, the outer portion and the contiguous portion can be made of an electrically conductive material. The co-mold feature can be made of non-conductive material that electrically isolates the contiguous portion from the outer portion. The co-mold feature can be made by co-molding a resin material in a channel cut into a piece of metal and later exposing the cured resin material on two sides.
US09967369B2
A system for communicating data packets in a process control environment is described. A client device connects, via the network, to an historian device, creates, via a first dictionary manager module, a first tag dictionary, synchronizes, via the network, the first tag dictionary with a second tag dictionary created by the historian device, optimizes a packet via a packet optimization layer comprising scanning a tag ID present in the packet, determines a matching tag handle for the tag ID from the first tag dictionary, replaces each instance of the tag ID in the packet with the matching tag handle, and sends the optimized packet to the historian device via the network. The historian device connects, via the network, to the client device, creates, via a second dictionary manager module, the second tag dictionary, synchronizes, via the network, the second tag dictionary with the first tag dictionary created by the client device, receives the optimized packet from the client device via the network, converts the optimized packet back to its original form comprising scanning a tag handle present in the packet, determines a matching tag ID for the tag handle from the second tag dictionary, and replaces each instance of the tag handle in the packet with the matching tag ID.
US09967350B2
In some examples, a programmable network platform comprises a third-party orchestration module configured to communicate with a cloud service provider (CSP) orchestration system; and a centralized network controller configured to receive a service request that specifies a cloud service applied by a CSP network operated by a CSP on a network of a cloud exchange operated by a cloud exchange provider. The CNC is further configured to, in response to the service request, invoke the third-party orchestration module to communicate with the CSP orchestration system to request that the CSP orchestrate the cloud service on the network of the cloud exchange. The CNC provisions the network of the cloud exchange within a data center to deliver the cloud service from the CSP network attached to the network of the cloud exchange to a customer network attached to the network of the cloud exchange.
US09967349B2
Disclosed is a system including a social client and an intermediate server. A social client may be implemented as a mobile application or embedded as a component of a hosted application. The social client may include features/functions for a user to follow, tag, post, and/or comment on a case, a topic, user(s) concerning the case and/or topic, post(s) tagged to a topic, case(s) tagged by the user, or a combination thereof. The intermediate server may serve as an intermediate between backend system(s) and social client(s). For example, the intermediate server may receive a work order from a backend system, place the work order in an event stream and/or a work folder for the user, mark the work order as in-process when the user completes work, and return the work order to the backend system. The backend system may then mark the work order as having been completed.
US09967342B2
A storage system is provided. The storage system includes a plurality of storage units, each of the plurality of storage units having storage memory for user data and a plurality of storage nodes, each of the plurality of storage nodes configured to have ownership of a portion of the user data. The storage system includes a first pathway, coupling the plurality of storage units such that each of the plurality of storage units can communicate with at least one other of the plurality of storage units via the first pathway without assistance from the plurality of storage nodes.
US09967336B2
A network supervising device for managing distribution of data content streams in a segment of a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, comprises a processing unit which receives a request for a data content stream from at least one of the peers being constrained from uploading the data content streams to further peers, and identifies whether at least one peer exists within the network segment being capable of uploading the requested data content stream. If no peer within the segment is currently rendering the requested data content stream, the processing unit identifies whether at least one currently idle peer exists within the network segment, which is capable of uploading the requested data content stream. The processing unit then assigns to the at least one peer downloading the requested data content stream, or to the at least one currently idle peer, to upload the requested data content stream to the peer being restrained.
US09967335B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for transmitting contact data for displaying representations of contacts for display to a user, the contacts being contacts of the user within a computer-implemented social networking service, generating a first social circle of the user, the first social circle comprising a first subset of contacts of the user within the social networking service and defining a first distribution for digital content, generating a second social circle of the user, the second social circle comprising a second subset of contacts of the user within the social networking service and defining a second distribution for digital content, and, in response to user input, providing the first social circle and the second social circle for selection by the user to define a distribution of digital content, the distribution comprising at least one of the first distribution and the second distribution.
US09967334B2
Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods that facilitate the communicating of messages to a vastly scalable number of devices, independent of a centralized resource. In embodiments, a computing device, or a number of devices, may receive from a managing entity one or more messages via a block chain that is maintained by a plurality of decentralized nodes in a peer-to-peer network. In embodiments, the device or devices execute the instructions identified in the message, and if appropriate, return results.
US09967329B2
A cloud computing system includes a network interface for interfacing with a wide area network. At least one wireless transceiver engages in bidirectional communication with a plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices within a corresponding plurality of vehicles in at least one vehicle aggregation location. A network control device receives requests for at least one cloud computing service via the wide area network and facilitates the at least one cloud computing service via the bidirectional communication with the plurality of vehicle cloud processing devices.
US09967325B2
A source IT-infrastructure hosts a composite application including multiple functional modules connected to each other via communication links. An abstract pattern includes first nodes and first links representing the functional modules and communication links and lacks resource-related data enabling a deployment engine to instantiate a resource for providing a runtime environment. A target IT-infrastructure has assigned a resource catalog including, for each resource available in the target IT-infrastructure, a specification of the resource's capabilities, and includes second nodes and links, each second node being a representation of one or more of the resources of the target IT-infrastructure and including an indication of the capabilities of one or more resources represented by the second node. The first nodes and links of the abstract pattern are iteratively supplemented by the second nodes and second links.
US09967324B2
System and method for providing data sources for use in a multitenant application server environment
In accordance with an embodiment, an application server environment can include a plurality of partitions and a resource group template, which can be referenced by a resource group in one or more of the plurality of partitions. A data source configuration can be defined as part of the resource group template. The data source configuration can be overridden with attributes specific to a particular referencing partition. A data source subsystem can create a data source object in accordance with the overridden data source configuration, for use in creating connections to a database associated with the particular referencing partition, monitoring and diagnosing the data source object.
US09967321B2
A system for discovering internet memes from a social media stream includes a meme detector for grouping together incoming posts that contain a common set of anomalous terms, the meme detector comparing the frequency of use of the anomalous terms against normalcy models to ensure that the use of the anomalous terms is non-recurring. The system additionally includes a meme tracker for classifying each cluster of related posts as a particular meme and, in turn, associating new related posts from the media stream with the classified cluster. In this manner, the particular set of anomalous terms used to classify each meme can be augmented to include other discriminating terms. Accordingly, the parameters, or features, associated with each meme are continuously monitored and refined, as needed, to ensure that the most comprehensive and reflective cluster of posts for each meme is collected from the social media stream in an efficient fashion.
US09967315B2
The present invention discloses an electronic device, a storage medium and a method for transferring a file. The method includes: acquiring transferring parameters of at least one file segment that is already transferred to a target device, wherein the transferring parameters include size and transferring rate; calculating a transferring rate varying index according to the transferring parameters; determining whether the transferring rate varying index is less than a predefined first threshold value, and if the transferring rate varying index is less than the first threshold value, updating a current transferring state with a different state; acquiring a coefficient corresponding to the current transferring state, and setting a size of a current file segment as a product of the coefficient and a size of a last transferred file segment; cutting out the current file segment from the file according to the set size of the current file segment for transferring.
US09967313B2
A control method causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan on the display; display device icons on the display screen, the device icons including an air purifier icon; when selection of the air purifier icon is sensed, display an operation screen for operating an air purifier corresponding to the selected air purifier icon on the display, the operation screen being displayed on the display screen and outside of a region corresponding to a room where the selection of the air purifier icon is sensed; output a control command for operating the air purifier to the network based on an operation on the operation screen; and display an operation state of the air purifier in the region corresponding to the room where the selection of the air purifier icon is sensed based on the operation on the operation screen.
US09967308B2
A system and method of fault management includes receiving a service request, encountering a fault in during the execution of the service request, persisting the fault, and providing a fault response.
US09967305B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for streaming media content are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: receiving top level index data from a server; caching the top level index data in an index file; receiving header data associated with a first media content file from the server; caching the header data in a header file; receiving a first segment of the first media content file based at least in part on the index file; caching the first segment of the first media content file in a first file; updating the index file to include information about the first file; and causing the first fragment to be displayed based at least in part on the index file and the header file.
US09967300B2
Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method and apparatus for scheduling adaptive bit rate streams. Some embodiments of the method include accessing, at user equipment, a first bit rate selected from a plurality of bit rates used to encode a portion of an adaptive multimedia stream, a size of the portion of the adaptive multimedia stream, and a play out duration of the portion of the adaptive multimedia stream. Some embodiments of the method also include providing, from the user equipment, indications of the first bit rate, the size, and the play out duration.
US09967291B1
A computer-implemented system and method for secure electronic message exchange including coupling a control platform to a workstation of a plurality of workstations via a communications medium, where the control platform includes one or more apparatuses for monitoring, controlling, conversion, and billing, related to messages exchanged between a plurality of local users and a plurality of remote users. The system prevents forwarding or copying of a message sent by a local user of the plurality of local users and received by a remote user of the plurality of remote users, to another party by the control platform. The system and method also provides for authenticating the remote user with the control platform.
US09967290B2
Provided is a method of digitally securing a digital object from a first user in a first domain to a second user in a second domain using a DNS provider. The method includes accessing, at a client device of the first user, a client-side local policy, wherein the local policy comprises one or more zones managed by one or more DNS providers and secured by DANE using DNSSEC; constructing a DNS query for a cryptographic credential for the second user based, at least in part, on a zone of the one or more zones in the local policy; providing a request for the cryptographic credential for the second user; obtaining the cryptographic credential for the second user from a DNS provider of the one or more DNS providers; digitally securing the digital object using the cryptographic credential; and providing the digital object to the second user.
US09967287B2
Disclosed are approaches for detecting attempts to circumvent security policies on a client device. A deletion of a user account on a computing device is detected, wherein the deletion is initiated locally on the computing device and the user account is associated with an enrollment of the computing device with a management service. Data stored in a memory of the computing device that is subject to a policy received from the management service is identified. The data is deleted from the memory of the computing device. The policy is then deleted from the memory of the computing device.
US09967286B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling access to a security content using near field network communication of mobile devices. A policy issuance provider registration unit requests a content security policy for a first content, a security content, to a service server, receives the content security policy for the first content, requests to the service server for a first mobile device to be registered as a content security policy issuance provider, and receives a result of registration and a provider policy from the service server. A policy issuance provider converting unit converts the first mobile device to the content security policy issuance provider when receiving a request for access for browsing the first content through near-field network communication from another mobile device in which a DRM client application is being executed. A temporary content security policy issuance unit issues a temporary content security policy for the first content through near-field network communication to the second mobile device so that the second mobile device can browse the first content.
US09967256B2
Privacy and restricted access are provided for functions, applications, and services on a computing device. An area accessible to a user interface is provided. A request from a user is accepted, the request for associating with the area with one or more available functions. The one or more functions are then associated with the area, and are made invisible. Another request from the user is accepted, the other request for gaining access to the area. Authentication against the user is requested. Access to the one or more functions is granted if the authentication is successful. According to another embodiment, an authorized user may send and receive messages via another device that belongs to another user based on identification of the user by the other user.
US09967249B2
A distributed passcode verification system includes devices that each have a secret and that are each able to perform a limited number of verifications using their secrets. Passcode verifiers receive passcode information from a passcode information manager. The passcode information provides information usable, with a secret, to verify passcodes provided to a verifier.
US09967248B1
Described are techniques for establishing secure communication channels between user devices and service providing devices. Correspondence between a request received from a user device and security data may be used to determine that the user device has provided a valid access credential. The access credential may be replaced with a subsequent access credential after use. Correspondence between the request and service data may be used to determine that the request may be processed by the receiving service and that the user device has the permissions necessary for the request to be processed. Portions of the request that meet these criteria may be provided to the service. The secure communication channel may also be used to provide the response from the service to the user device.
US09967246B2
Techniques relate to a cloud queue facilitating access to a cloud queue via an authorization token. In an example implementation, a computing system receives, over a network interface from a media playback system, an authorization token corresponding to a cloud queue of media items at the computing system and a request by the media playback system for access to the cloud queue of media items. The computing system determines that the authorization token is valid and in response to the determination, provides, to the media playback system, the requested access to the cloud queue of media items, the providing comprising transmitting information associated with at least one of the media items of the cloud queue. Thereafter, the computing system determines that the media playback system is eligible for a renewed authorization token and, in response, transmits, to the media playback system, the renewed authorization token.
US09967242B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques and apparatuses to facilitate message communication between registered entities of an email system and other non-registered entities. In one embodiment, a transport component executes on a logic circuit to receive a request to perform a function on an encrypted message. Information embedded in the request is identified to determine if the original request was sent by a registered entity. The embedded information is authenticated with information contained in an authentication information store associated with the original request and if the information is authenticated, the requested function is executed. In addition, if the requested function by the non-registered entity is to send an email message, rich scanning is performed on the email message to ensure the safety thereof.
US09967241B2
A mobile device receives from a first client application a request to exchange first data over a mobile communication network. The mobile device determines whether the first client application is associated with a first persona or a second persona of a user. Upon determining the first client application is associated with the first persona, the mobile device establishes a first data connection based on a first Access Point Name (APN) network identifier with the mobile communication network and routes the first data over the first data connection. The mobile device also receives from a second client device a request to exchange second data over the mobile communication network. Upon determining the second client application is associated with the second persona, the mobile device establishes a second data connection based on a second APN network identifier with the mobile communication network and routes the second data over the second data connection.
US09967233B2
A method of operation of a network of WLAN access points comprises establishing a first WLAN access point (APa) having a first coverage area; and establishing a plurality of second WLAN access points (AP1, . . . , AP7) having respective second coverage areas, such that the second access points provide traffic connections for at least one communications device in at least one of the respective second coverage areas; wherein the first coverage area overlaps the plurality of second coverage areas, and wherein the first WLAN access point provides control information for the at least one communications device.
US09967230B2
Systems and methods for allocating communication resources via information technology infrastructure
The present disclosure is directed to allocating communication resources via information technology infrastructure. A system can provide a communication tag and an analytics tag for integration in a web site. The system can receive a request to allocate a phone number generated based on an interaction between the communication tag and the analytics tag. The request can include the communication endpoint identifier, the site identifier for the web site, and a bucket identifier formed from bucketing criteria corresponding to a network activity session of the computing device. The system can determine a virtual phone number to assign to a combination of the values of the fields provided in the request, and create a link between the assigned virtual number and the combination. The system can provide the assigned virtual phone number to the computing device that initiated the request.
US09967220B1
The invention relates to systems and methods for managing emails where an email server that may comprise one or more computer systems, and which may be part of an email system, receives an email addressed to a specified first user. The email server may analyze the received email and access one or more electronic databases, which may comprise information related to one or more respective registered users of the email system. The databases may be stored on one or more computer-readable storage media operatively connected to the email server.
US09967219B2
In a data-handling machine system which has data originating and replicating units (e.g., smartphones) configured to allow users to create or replicate and transmit voluminous amounts of data (e.g., emails) on a recipients-targeting basis to large numbers of recipients, a communications constraining mechanism is provided which intercepts emails (or other forms of recipients-targeting communications), classifies the communications, categorizes the targeted recipients and then based on the classifications and categorizations, generates recommendations on whether to block or let through as is the intercepted communications to their intended recipients.
US09967216B2
A server, a device, and a system includes functionalities for an air traffic management coordination portal. The server includes a processor executing a chat application. The processor receives a request from a first electronic device of a first user to perform a first chat session utilizing the chat application with a first representative utilizing a second electronic device. The first user is an aviation industry professional and the first representative having access to field condition report data related to an aviation industry. The first chat session is viewable by the first user and a second user such that the first and second users receive the field condition report data concurrently. The server includes a transceiver receiving first input data from the first user and second input data from the first representative. The first and second input data are first text to be shown in the first chat session.
US09967207B2
Distributed frame transmission method for a local client in a Local switched Network, the method comprises the steps of: determining a number of frame transmission time slots based on the number of local clients in the Network and a Time Distribution Window (TDW) and establishing an Identity Number, ID, of a specific receiving client and allocating a specific frame transmission time slot among said number of frame transmission time slots for transmitting frames to said specific receiving client from a buffer queue dedicated to said specific receiving client based on an ID of the local client, the established ID of said receiving client and the total number of local clients in the Local switched Network.
US09967206B1
Spectrum harvesting methods and spectrum harvesters implementing such spectrum harvesting methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, multiple spectrum harvesters may be configured to scan a frequency band of interest in a distributed and staggered manner. The results obtained by the spectrum harvesters may be shared with each other according to a round-robin scheme. Distributed scanning and round-robin sharing techniques configured in accordance with the inventive concepts disclosed herein may allow the spectrum harvesters to jointly function as a continuous spectrum scanner capable of providing near real time spectrum harvesting.
US09967200B2
Methods and systems for providing IP services in an integrated fashion are provided. According to one embodiment, a flow cache is established having multiple entries each identifying one of multiple VR flows through a VR-based network device and corresponding forwarding state information. A packet is received at an input port of a line interface module of the network device and forwarded to a VRE. Flow-based packet classification is performed by the VRE. An attempt is made to retrieve an entry of the flow cache based on a result of the flow-based packet classification. On a flow cache hit, one or more appropriate packet transformations are identified for application to the packet and it is determined whether to process the packet with a VSE based on the corresponding forwarding state information. On a flow cache miss, the new VR flow is added to the flow cache by performing flow learning.
US09967199B2
Some embodiments provide a system that detects whether a data flow is an elephant flow; and if so, the system treats it differently than a mouse flow. The system of some embodiments detects an elephant flow by examining, among other items, the operations of a machine. In detecting, the system identifies an initiation of a new data flow associated with the machine. The new data flow can be an outbound data flow or an inbound data flow. The system then determines, based on the amount of data being sent or received, if the data flow is an elephant flow. The system of some embodiments identifies the initiation of a new data flow by intercepting a socket call or request to transfer a file.
US09967197B2
Described herein are approaches for shaping traffic within a data network. In particular, methods and systems herein describe devices configured to classify packets based on particular criteria. Based on a classification associated with a packet, a packet can be queued at a subscriber mux device, one of a plurality of subscriber devices, and an application device. In addition, the subscriber devices and the application device include qdiscs to shape traffic. Once the traffic is shaped, it is queued based on properties associated with packets.
US09967176B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining, by one or more processor, metadata of at least one packet of a network stream; and determining, by the one or more processor, a shortcut rule for the network stream to bypass at least one waypoint network, the shortcut rule being determined using the metadata of the at least one packet of the network stream. In one embodiment, the obtaining includes obtaining the metadata from the at least one waypoint network. In another embodiment, the obtaining comprises obtaining the metadata from multiple packets of the network stream, and the determining comprises using the metadata of the multiple packets of the network stream to determine the shortcut rule. In a further embodiment, the determining includes analyzing a header of the at least one packet of the network stream.
US09967172B2
Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One exemplary method includes generating by a processor a master instruction set with a routing plan for loading data to and from a transportation vehicle using one or more networking links; creating by the processor a transportation side instruction set for loading and offloading data from the transportation vehicle, the transportation side instruction set being based on the master instruction set; using the master instruction set, the local instruction set and the transportation side instruction set to automatically load data to and from the transportation vehicle using the one or more network links to meet an objective of the master instruction set; and monitoring data loading to and from the transportation vehicle for making any changes to meet an objective of the master instruction set based on delivery time, cost or both delivery time and cost.
US09967169B2
Embodiments relate systems and methods for detecting network conditions based on a correlation between trend lines. In embodiments, a network management server can monitor the status and operation of network machines, such as servers or targets, as well as network transmission hardware (e.g. routers). Streams of network operation data from those sources can be captured and stored. The management server or other logic can examine the network operation data to identify trend lines for network conditions, such as application faults, attempted intrusions, or other events or conditions. Trend line data can be treated to generate second or other higher-order derivatives, such as third-order derivatives or others. A time correlation between two or more trend lines and/or their higher order derivatives, for instance, the occurrence of a peak value in the same time window, can be used to identify an event, state or condition.
US09967161B2
A method includes receiving a client report including an identifier and client analytics data, the client report received from a client device and the client analytics data associated with a media stream received by the client device from a streaming server. The method further includes receiving a server report including the identifier and server analytics data, the server report received from the streaming server. The method further includes, based on determining that the client report and the server report include the identifier, determining that the client analytics data and the server analytics data are correlated.
US09967158B2
The technology visualizes data flows within a datacenter in an interactive hierarchical network chord diagram. Based on analyzed data describing data flows, a portion of the data flows that originate at the same first endpoint and terminate at the same second endpoint can be grouped. Subsequently, the dataflow monitoring system displays an interactive hierarchical network chord diagram to include a chord with a first endpoint and a second endpoint. The chord represents the grouped portion of data flows that originate at the same first endpoint and terminate at the same second endpoint. Upon receiving a selection of the chord or the first endpoint of the chord, the dataflow monitoring system expands the grouped portion of the data flows into a more granular representation of the network.
US09967152B2
An information management method in a control system that collects log information regarding usage of a plurality of devices, the information management method including: a step of receiving judgment information indicating whether or not the log information is to be provided to a service operator from each of the plurality of devices; and a step of providing a command for causing a first image, which represents a device indicated by the judgment information as a device that provides the log information to a service operator, and a second image, which represents a device indicated by the judgment information as a device that does not provide the log information to a service operator, to be displayed in display modes that differ from each other to a display device associated with the identifier in response to an access by the display device.
US09967149B1
Internet of Things (IoT) system and method of interfacing arbitrary non-network connected devices to wireless computer networks. The invention provides a configurable wireless communications module, in either fixed or removable formats, with wireless (e.g. WiFi) network connectivity. The invention uses at least one internal processor, which is configured to operate as a sandbox or virtual machine manner to isolate the code used to operate the arbitrary non-network connected device from the code used to operate the communications module.
US09967148B2
The subject matter described herein includes systems, methods, and computer readable media for selective Diameter topology hiding. The system includes a Diameter agent including a network interface configured to receive, from a first Diameter node in a first service provider network, a first Diameter signaling message including Diameter topology information and a Diameter topology hiding module (THM). In some aspects, the THM is configured to determine a trust relationship between the first service provider network and a second service provider network to which the first Diameter signaling message is addressed, in response to determining that the trust relationship requires at least some level of topology hiding, determine a topology hiding type based on the first Diameter signaling message, and modify, based on the topology hiding type, the Diameter topology information included in the first Diameter signaling message to hide at least some of the Diameter topology information.
US09967133B2
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a Diameter network device which may include a storage configured to store one or more global variables, a memory; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: establish an object within the memory representative of a global variable; configure the object to access fields of the global variable including a property of the network device which was modified; and access via the object an attribute for the global variable.
US09967127B1
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to an integer non-uniform constellation (NUC) high-order M-QAM. In some implementations, a scale factor is identified for a mapping of bit patterns into M constellation points of a NUC M-QAM, wherein M is no less than 1024; each of the M constellation points has respective real and imaginary coordinates; and the respective real and imaginary coordinates having respective decimal parts that are integer multiples of 2−n, with n being a non-negative integer less than 5. A bit pattern is received and mapped to integer real and imaginary coordinates of one of the M constellation points according to a mapping rule of the NUC M-QAM. The integer real and imaginary coordinates of the one of the M constellation points equal the scale factor multiplied with respective real and imaginary coordinates of the one of the M constellation points having respective decimal parts.
US09967123B1
The disclosure provides a circuit. The circuit includes an IFFT (inverse fast fourier transform) block. The IFFT block generates a modulated signal in response to a data signal. A clip logic block is coupled to the IFFT block, and generates a clipped signal in response to the modulated signal. A first subtractor is coupled to the clip logic block and the IFFT block, and subtracts the modulated signal from the clipped signal to generate an error signal. A cyclic filter is coupled to the first subtractor, and filters the error signal to generate a filtered error signal. A second subtractor is coupled to the cyclic filter and the IFFT block. The second subtractor subtracts the filtered error signal from the modulated signal to generate a processed signal.
US09967115B1
A circuit for spatial equalization, comprising: circuit elements each comprising four variable transconductors, in each of the circuit elements: an input of a first variable transconductor (VT) is connected to an input I and an output of the first VT is connected to an output I; an input of the second VT is connected to an input Q and an output of the second VT is connected to output I; an input of the third VT is connected to input I and an output of the third VT is connected to the output Q; and an input of the fourth VT is connected to input Q and an output of the fourth VT is connected to output Q; the input I of each of the first plurality of circuit elements are connected together; and the input Q of each of the first plurality of circuit elements are connected together.
US09967108B2
A system connection setting device, for setting a connection between a household appliance and a mobile device connected to an Internet, comprises a wireless communication unit mounted and electrically connected to the household appliance and having a unique identity data, a communication unit connected to a server via the Internet and a remote controller for sending a wireless input signal. The wireless communication unit responds to the wireless input signal, establishes a connection with the communication unit and transmits the unique identity data to the communication unit, so that the communication unit transmits the unique identity data to the server, and the server stores the unique identity data and an identity code corresponded to the mobile device uniquely as a pairing information related to the wireless communication unit and the mobile device. The present invention further provides a connection setting method implemented via the connection setting device.
US09967107B2
Systems and methods for sequencing HVAC equipment of an HVAC system using data recorded in situ to build a model capable of making predictions about equipment efficiency and using that information, in combination with predictions about building load, to produce an operational sequence for the HVAC equipment that promotes an improved or optimized overall energy efficiency for the HVAC system. In one embodiment, the process is automated and utilizes Bayesian computational models or algorithms to generate are initial sequence. The process reduces engineering hours and may advantageously provide a means to predict potential sequencing problems for similar types of HVAC equipment.
US09967102B2
Managing transfer of device ownership is provided. A digitally signed state change request for a device that includes at least one of a new device owner, a new designated successor device owner, and a new device ownership reversibility control bit is accepted. A stored state for the device that includes at least one of a current device owner, a previous device owner, a designated successor device owner, and a current device ownership reversibility control bit is read. The previous device owner is replaced with the current device owner, the current device owner is replaced with the new device owner, the designated successor device owner is replaced with the new designated successor device owner, and the new device ownership reversibility control bit is set in response to the new device ownership reversibility control bit being included in the digitally signed state change request.
US09967100B2
A method of controlling power supply for a fingerprint sensor is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data obtained from the fingerprint sensor; determining whether the received sensor data is a fingerprint form of data; if the received sensor data is the fingerprint form of data, determining an amount of change in sensor data received over a predetermined time is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; and if the received sensor data is not the fingerprint form of data or if the received sensor data is the fingerprint form of data but an amount of change in the received sensor data is less than the predetermined value, allowing the fingerprint sensor to enter a power saving mode.
US09967093B2
Various embodiments are directed to techniques for controlling access to data in a decentralized manner. An apparatus includes an apportioning component to divide an item of data into multiple portions based on an organizational structure of the item of data; a tree component to generate a PRN tree including a multitude of nodes and a branching structure based on the organizational structure, the multitude including at least one branching node and multiple leaf nodes that correspond to the multiple portions; a PRN component to generate a PRN for each node of the multitude, the PRN component to use a PRN of a branching node of the PRN tree to generate a PRN for a leaf node that depends therefrom; and a communications component to transmit the multiple portions and multiple addresses based on PRNs of leaf nodes of the PRN tree to a server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09967087B2
A wireless receiver is disclosed. The wireless receiver includes a phased array antenna panel having a plurality of antennas, and a low resolution analog-to-digital (A/D) converter coupled to each of the plurality of antennas, where the low resolution A/D converter is configured to provide a digital output based on comparing a reference value with a sum of noise value and signal value of an analog input received by the corresponding one of the plurality of antennas. Noise signals received by the plurality of antennas are uncorrelated, and a signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the analog input can be less than one. The low resolution A/D converter can be a one-bit A/D converter. The one-bit A/D converter can be a comparator receiving the sum of noise value and signal value as one comparator input, and receiving the reference value as another comparator input.
US09967085B1
A measurement instrument for measuring electrical characteristics of a device under test (DUT) includes a synchronization signal generator configured to generate a synchronization signal transmittable from the measurement instrument to a receiver. The synchronization generator comprises a phase-locked loop (PLL) that locks the phase of the LO signal to the synchronization signal. The A/D clock signal is generated from the synchronization signal.
US09967077B2
A communications system includes a sender device configured to send data packets in accordance with a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to a receiver device. An intermediate device is coupled between the sender device and the receiver device and includes a wireless transceiver configured to provide a communications link between the sender device and the receiver device and wherein said communications link is susceptible to at least one of transmission delays and transmission errors. A controller is coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to serve as a TCP proxy between the sender device and the receiver device by sending successive simulated TCP acknowledgements of delivery to the sender device starting at a delay time shorter than a TCP retransmission timeout period and increasing for each successive simulated TCP acknowledgement.
US09967064B2
A method of transmitting a control signal using efficient multiplexing is disclosed. The present invention includes the steps of multiplexing a plurality of 1-bit control signals within a prescribed time-frequency domain by code division multiple access (CDMA) and transmitting the multiplexed control signals, wherein a plurality of the 1-hit control signals include a plurality of the 1-bit control signals for a specific transmitting side. Accordingly, reliability on 1-bit control signal transmission can be enhanced.
US09967055B2
A method and apparatus for explicit adaptive modulation and coding scheme selection, the method receiving, at a mobile device, a transport block targeted to the mobile device, and if a quality of the received transport block exceeds a threshold, providing an acknowledgment or negative acknowledgment to a network element; and if the quality of the received transport block is below the threshold, suppressing the acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement.
US09967052B2
A network controller in a control plane and a method for selecting a connection for a wavelength channel from a plurality of connection candidates in a communications network. The network controller comprises a modeling module and a routing engine. The modeling module obtains information from a physical element in the network, related to an estimated time for the element to establish each connection candidate therethrough for the wavelength channel. The routing engine selects the connection taking into account the estimated time associated with each connection candidate.
US09967046B2
A method and apparatus for multiplexing reference signals in a predetermined number of Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) groups to balance power across Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols are disclosed. In a wireless communication system, orthogonal sequences used for spreading the reference signals are allocated such that the order of orthogonal sequences allocated to a subcarrier of one CDM group has a predetermined offset with respect to the order of orthogonal sequences allocated to a subcarrier of another CDM group, adjacent to the subcarrier of the one CDM group.
US09967037B2
A light input is divided into a plurality of light outputs by a structure comprising a first beam splitter configured to divide the light input into a first part and a second part, a first polarization beam splitter configured to provide from the first part a first polarized part and a second polarized part, wherein the first polarized part is for providing a first output and the second polarized part for providing a second output, at least one polarization altering device configured to alter the polarization of light in the second part, and at least one second polarization beam splitter configured to receive light altered by respective at least one polarization altering device and provide therefrom at least one third polarized part for providing at least one third output. A light output can be generated based on similar principles in reverse.
US09967035B2
Various embodiments of an optical transmitter and a method of operating an optical transmitter are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical transmitter includes a laser and a laser driver configured to drive the laser using either a voltage driving topology (CDT) or a current-driving topology (VDT). The laser driver includes a switch that is configured to switch between the CDT and the CDT based on an operating frequency of the optical transmitter.
US09967032B2
Optical fiber-based distributed communications components and systems, and related methods to provide localization services for client devices are disclosed. The localization services allow the providing and/or determination of the location of client devices in communication with a component or components of the optical fiber-based distributed communications system. The location of client devices can be provided and/or determined based on knowledge of the location of the component or components in the optical fiber-based distributed communications system in communication with the client device. This information can be used to determine or provide a more precise area of location or area of location for client devices. The optical fiber-based distributed communications components and systems, and related methods disclosed herein may be well-suited for indoor environments where other methods of providing and/or determining location of client devices may be obstructed or not possible due to the indoor environment.
US09967026B2
A method in an arrangement for monitoring a transmission line to a radio device in a communication network, wherein the transmission line comprises an optical part carrying signals in an optical domain and an electrical part carrying analog information signals in an electrical domain. The arrangement selects a carrier in the electrical part for monitoring the transmission line by assigning a test signal to a subcarrier out of a number of subcarriers of an optical carrier, wherein the subcarrier in the optical domain corresponds to the selected carrier in the electrical domain. Furthermore, the arrangement monitors the transmission line by analyzing a signal, associated with the test signal, received over the assigned subcarrier or another subcarrier.
US09967025B2
A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform single link diagnostics tests including an electrical loopback test, an optical loopback test, a link traffic test, and a link distance measurement test. To perform the diagnostic tests, two ports at each end of a link are identified and then statically configured by a user. The ports will be configured as D_Ports and as such will be isolated from the fabric with no data traffic flowing through them. This configuration can be static or can be on request or on errors. The ports will then be used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. After completion of requested or on error testing the ports can return to normal operation.
US09967024B1
The automatic adjustment of output power of a transmitter is described. In one embodiment, an optical transmitter is directed to transmit a pulse of light over a communications link, such as a fiber optic cable, and a timer is started with reference to the transmission. An output tap of the transmitter is monitored to detect the transmission of the pulse of light and any reflection events which occur due to the transmission. A final reflection event is identified, along with a timing associated with the final reflection event using the timer. A length of the communications link is estimated based on the timing. An updated output power for the transmitter is calculated based on the estimated length of the communications link. The output power for the transmitter can be reduced when the length of the link is less than that expected, while maintaining a minimum power margin at a receiver.
US09967019B2
Provided is a communication system achieving favorable beamforming training even in an environment where multiple wireless communication networks adjacently exist. In this communication system, in an RXSS, an STA measures received signal qualities of respective first training frames received from an AP and ranks the received signal qualities. In a TXSS following the RXSS, the STA measures received signal qualities of respective third training frames received from the AP and ranks the received signal qualities. The STA transmits fourth training frames respectively including the measured received signal qualities of the third training frames based on the ranks of the received signal qualities of the first training frames.
US09967016B2
A method for taking measurements with a smart antenna in a wireless communication system having a plurality of STAs begins by sending a measurement request from a first STA to a second STA. At least two measurement packets are transmitted consecutively from the second STA to the first STA. Each measurement packet is received at the first STA using a different antenna beam. The first STA performs measurements on each measurement packet and selects an antenna beam direction based on the measurement results.
US09967005B2
Pilots suitable for use in MIMO systems and capable of supporting various functions are described. The various types of pilot include—a beacon pilot, a MIMO pilot, a steered reference or steered pilot, and a carrier pilot. The beacon pilot is transmitted from all transmit antennas and may be used for timing and frequency acquisition. The MIMO pilot is transmitted from all transmit antennas but is covered with different orthogonal codes assigned to the transmit antennas. The MIMO pilot may be used for channel estimation. The steered reference is transmitted on specific eigenmodes of a MIMO channel and is user terminal specific. The steered reference may be used for channel estimation. The carrier pilot may be transmitted on designated subbands/antennas and may be used for phase tracking of a carrier signal. Various pilot transmission schemes may be devised based on different combinations of these various types of pilot.
US09966998B2
A wireless power transmitter for transmitting power to a wireless power receiver in a wireless scheme includes a transmitting coil configured to transmit power, which is supplied by a power source, to a receiving coil of the wireless power receiver using resonance; and a detecting unit configured to detect a coupling state between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil using an input impedance of the wireless power transmitter.
US09966994B2
Apparatus and methods are provide for frame synchronization and clock and data recovery. In an example, a method can include receiving initial data of a stream of information, sampling the stream of information a plurality of times per unit interval to provide a plurality of sample intervals, integrating transition information for each sample interval, and selecting a sampling phase to sample each symbol of the stream of data using the integrated transition information.
US09966991B2
The present invention teaches a system and method for secure network access and group membership in a cooperative network of digital chaos transmissions. The invention involves sensing generated digital chaos sequences as spreading sequences at a transmit side and determining the availability of open channels at a receive side. Further, a broadcast “request to join” frame from a node on an open channel is transmitted to network manager or coordinator. A network manager or coordinator sends an association/authentication packet, comprised of the reserved digital chaos associated to the unique device id, in response to the “request to join” frame from a node with a valid identification.
US09966989B2
A method for receiving direct-sequence spread spectrum signals containing a plurality of codes with digital beamforming in a receive array apparatus composed of a plurality of spaced antenna elements coupled to at least one receiver with at least one low noise amplifier, at least one frequency down-converter and at least one analog-to-digital converter and at least one digital signal processing computer or device for said plurality of spaced antenna elements, the method comprising the steps of: receiving said direct-sequence spread spectrum signals in said receive array apparatus, the signals emanating from a plurality of positions or from one or multiple transmitters; multiplying said received signals at each element by a reflecting code to produce reflected signals hereinafter referred to as Element Reflected Signals; combining said Element Reflected Signals forming a common signal for the array; converting said common signal to a convenient intermediary frequency signal; sampling said intermediary frequency-converted signal using said analog-to-digital converter; correlating resulting samples against codes or variations of said codes included in said Element Reflected Signals; demultiplexing said Element Reflected Signals to corresponding signals as received by each of said different array antenna elements using said correlated samples.
US09966987B2
The radio frequency switching system comprises an input/output terminal connectable to a radio frequency antenna, a receiving terminal, a transmission terminal, a group of diodes operatively interposed between the input/output terminal, the receiving terminal and the transmission terminal, at least a selection device between a receiving configuration, in which the input/output terminal is operatively connected to the receiving terminal, and a transmission configuration, wherein the input/output terminal is operatively connected to the transmission terminal, and a DC/DC voltage converter operatively connected to the group of diodes and able to generate a predetermined output voltage.
US09966981B2
A radio frequency (RF) receiver, which has an RF filter and impedance matching circuit and an RF low noise amplifier (LNA), is disclosed. The RF filter and impedance matching circuit includes a first passive RF acoustic resonator; provides an RF bandpass filter having an RF receive band based on the first passive RF acoustic resonator; and presents an input impedance at an RF input and an output impedance at an RF output, such that a ratio of the output impedance to the input impedance is greater than 40. The RF LNA is coupled to the RF output.
US09966974B2
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal in a broadcasting communication system are provided. Data of an input stream is divided for transmission through a frame. A header that includes information about the input stream is constructed. The frame is constructed using the header and the divided data.
US09966973B2
A method for performing polar coding is disclosed in the application. A data block is segmented into a plurality of first blocks. Difference in bit length between any two first blocks is not more than one bit. For each first block, one or more consecutive padding bits is added to obtain a second block of a bit length K if the bit length of the first block is less than K, so as to obtain a plurality of second blocks corresponding to the first blocks. N−K consecutive bits are added to each of the second blocks to obtain a plurality of third blocks. Polar encoding is performed on the third blocks.
US09966972B1
Systems and methods described herein provides a method for dynamically allocating an iteration number for a decoder. The method includes receiving, at an input buffer, an input signal including at least one data packet. The method further includes calculating a first iteration number for decoding the at least one data packet. The method further includes monitoring at least one of available space of the input buffer and available decoding time for the at least one data packet. The method further includes dynamically adjusting the first iteration number to a second iteration number based on the available space or the available decoding time to continue decoding the at least one data packet.
US09966960B2
In some embodiments, a circuit may include a configurable logic module including a multiplexer. The multiplexer may include a plurality of data inputs configured to receive one or more bit strings. Each of the one or more bit strings may correspond to a logic operation. The multiplexer may further include a first control input configured to receive a first input signal, a second control input configured to receive a second input signal, and an output configured to provide an output signal corresponding to a selected logic operation based on the first input signal and the second input signal.
US09966958B2
A dynamic decode circuit for decoding a plurality of input signals comprises a decoder that decodes the plurality of input signals to produce a result at a first node, the result is propagated to a second node while an evaluation clock is active by a pair of serially connected transistors consisting of a transistor receiving an evaluation clock at its gate and a transistor receiving the first node at its gate, the interconnection of the pair of serially connected transistors is precharged when the evaluation clock is inactive to provide a delay between the end of the active evaluation clock and the beginning of the precharge.
US09966956B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device may include a main inverter and a negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) compensating circuit. The main inverter may be configured to receive an input signal. The main inverted may be configured to reverse the input signal. The main inverter may include a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor. The NBTI compensating circuit may be configured to receive the input signal. The NBTI compensating circuit may be selectively driven in an operation start time section of the PMOS transistor in the main inverter to compensate a driving force of the PMOS transistor.
US09966952B2
A switch apparatus has a pressing section that is formed of a rubber-like elastic material and has a pressing region that is pressed in a predetermined pressing direction; and a capacitance sensor for detecting the pressing of the pressing region on the basis of capacitance. The capacitance sensor is positioned apart from the pressing section in the pressing direction, and is configured so that when the pressing region is not being pressed, a space (clearance) is maintained between the part (the lowermost surface of a protruding section of the pressing section on the side towards the capacitance sensor corresponding to the pressing region and another member (base housing disposed in the vicinity of the pressing region along the pressing direction, the space (clearance) allowing the part on the side towards the capacitance sensor to move in the pressing direction.
US09966950B2
A contact and/or proximity-sensitive input device has a cover plate with a light-transmissive control section facing a user of the input device and forming a control field for the user. A light-transmissive sensor film has at least one capacitive sensor field. A carrier plate carries at least one lighting device. The input device also has a light-transmissive decorative film with at least one decorative element. The film is a separate component from the sensor film so that the decorative film can be produced independently of the sensor film and can be adapted simply to desired variants of the input device. The carrier plate, decorative film, sensor film and cover plate are arranged successively in such a way that the light emitted by the lighting device passes through the decorative film, sensor film and control section of the cover plate.
US09966949B2
A resonant inductive sensing system includes a sensor resonator and an inductance-to-data converter (IDC) including an algorithmic control loop with operational and calibration phases. The resonator is characterized by a resonance state corresponding to a sensed condition. The IDC includes a negative impedance stage and a loop control stage. During the operation phase, the negative impedance stage drives the resonator with a selected (controlled) negative impedance. The loop control stage includes detection circuitry that detects resonance state, and range comparison circuitry that generates an out-of-range signal when the detected resonance state is not within a pre-defined range of resonance states. Algorithmic control circuitry is responsive to the out-of-range signal to transition the IDC to operation in the calibration phase, including determining an adjusted negative impedance corresponding to a resonance state within the pre-defined range of resonance states, and generating a negative impedance control signal based on the adjusted negative impedance.
US09966944B2
A gate driver circuit for a half bridge or full bridge output driver stage having a high side branch connected to one or more high side transistors and a low side branch connected to one or more low side transistors. A high side gate driver and a low side gate driver receive input signals at a low voltage level and output signals at a high voltage level as gate driving signals for the high side transistors and low side transistors. Each of the high side and the low side branches of the gate driver includes a set-reset latch having a signal output that is fed as a gate signal to the corresponding transistor of the half bridge or full bridge driver. A differential capacitive level shifter circuit receives the input signals at a low voltage level and outputs high voltage signals to drive the set and reset inputs of the set-reset latch.
US09966937B2
A system includes a signal generator and a signal combiner. The signal generator is configured to output a first signal having a first frequency and to output one or more signals having the first frequency and having phases shifted relative to the first signal by predetermined amounts. The signal combiner is configured to combine the first signal and the one or more signals to output a frequency multiplied second signal having a second frequency. The second frequency is greater than the first frequency.
US09966936B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a scan enable (SE) inverter and a clock (CK) inverter on a substrate, a first multiplex part, and a second multiplex part. The SE inverter and the CK inverter are aligned in a first direction. The first multiplex part includes a first wiring and a first transistor, the first wiring is connected to a power supply voltage part of the SE inverter, and the first wiring and the first transistor share a source region contacting the first wiring. The second multiplex part includes a second wiring and a second transistor, the second wiring is connected to a power supply voltage part of the CK inverter, and the second wiring and the second transistor share a source region contacting the second wiring. The SE inverter and the CK inverter are aligned in a first direction to each other.
US09966933B1
A systolic FIR filter circuit includes a plurality of multipliers, a plurality of sample pre-adders, each respective one of the sample pre-adders connected to a sample input of a respective multiplier, and an output cascade adder chain including a respective output adder connected to a respective multiplier. The output cascade adder chain includes a selectable number of delays between adjacent output adders. An input sample chain has a first leg and a second leg. Each respective one of the sample pre-adders receives a respective input from the first leg and a respective input from the second leg. The input sample chain has, between adjacent sample points in at least one of the legs, a selectable number of sample delays related to the selectable number of output delays. Connections of inputs from the input sample chain to the sample pre-adders are adjusted to account for the selectable number.
US09966924B2
The invention relates to a method of automatic adjustment of a single-input-port and single-output-port tunable matching circuit, for instance a single-input-port and single-output-port tunable matching circuit coupled to an antenna of a radio transceiver. The invention also relates to an automatic tuning system using this method. The reactance of each adjustable impedance device of the tunable matching circuit is determined by at least one tuning control signal. In addition to the begin symbol and the end symbol, a flowchart of a tuning sequence comprises: a process generating initial values of the tuning control signals, which uses an open-loop control scheme using one or more real quantities depending on an impedance seen by the target port; and a process generating subsequent values of the tuning control signals, which uses a closed-loop control scheme and an extremum-seeking control algorithm.
US09966921B2
A multi-band limiter, a sound recording apparatus, and a program are provided having a multi-band limit function with a flat frequency characteristic while removing a dead zone of the multi-band limiter. A multi-band limiter is provided including an overlap filter unit (200) that divides an input sound signal into low-band, middle-band, and high-band components such that the components overlap each other between adjacent bands, limiters (202, 204, 208, 210, 214, 216) that apply a limit process to limit a level in each band, trimming filter units (206, 212, 218) that apply a trimming process to trim an overlapping signal component in each of the limit-processed components, and an adder (220) that combines and outputs the trimming-processed components.
US09966908B1
A circuit for implementing a differential input receiver is described. The circuit comprises an input circuit having a first input node and a second input node configured to receive a differential input signal; a first output circuit having a first capacitor coupled between the first input node and a first output node and a second capacitor coupled between the second input node and a second output node, wherein the first output circuit generates an output signal at the first output and the second output when the input signal is in a first frequency range; and a second output circuit comprising an amplifier having a first amplifier input coupled to the first input node and a second amplifier input coupled to the second input node, wherein the second output circuit generates an output signal when the input signal is in a second frequency range which extends lower than the first frequency range. A method of implementing a differential input receiver is also described. The circuits and methods also allow for offset compensation.
US09966889B2
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide optimized control of a three-phase AC motor. A field oriented control (FOC) arrangement uses optimization components and techniques to improve power efficiency of the motor, with fast control response over a full range of motor speeds.
US09966879B2
A system includes a hot source, a cold source, and a device thermally coupled between the hot source and the cold source. The device includes a thermal-mechanical transducer and a mechanical-electrical transducer. The thermal-mechanical transducer includes a band of bimetallic strips linked mechanically together by their longitudinal ends. The band partially suspended over a portion of a substrate. Each bimetallic strip has a first stable state having a first curvature and a second stable state having a second curvature opposite the first curvature, and adjacent bimetallic strips have opposite curvature.
US09966878B2
A method and modular system for assembling a power system architecture includes a direct current (DC) output module having a first DC input and a DC output, a common power module having a DC input/output and an alternating current (AC) input/output, an AC output module having an AC input and a first AC output, and an exciter power module having a second DC input and a second AC output.
US09966877B2
An electric power conversion device includes: a first switching element; a second switching element; a control device; a first temperature sensor; a second temperature sensor; a first transmission circuit; and a second transmission circuit, wherein the control device has a storage device, and the control device is configured to: calculate a calculated temperature using a first signal and a correction amount; control the operations of the first switching element and the second switching element based on the calculated temperature; and add the difference between a first comparison temperature and the calculated temperature to the correction amount when the control device determines that a first comparison result changes from lower than the first comparison temperature to equal to or higher than the first comparison temperature, and that the calculated temperature is lower than the first comparison temperature.
US09966866B2
A distributed power system that is connected to a utility grid during both daytime and nighttime includes a plurality of power supplies including a solar array, a non-isolated DC-DC converter that has an input terminal and an output terminal and raises, at a predetermined step-up ratio, a DC voltage input from the power supplies via the input terminal and outputs the DC voltage via the output terminal, an inverter that converts the DC voltage output from the DC-DC converter via the output terminal into an alternating current, and a potential adjustment section that adjusts a potential at a negative electrode of the solar array to a potential higher than a potential at a negative electrode of the inverter at least during nighttime.
US09966860B2
Power conversion system and method. The system includes a first capacitor including a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal, a second capacitor including a third capacitor terminal and a fourth capacitor terminal, and a plurality of diodes including a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, and a fourth diode. The first diode is coupled to the second diode at a first node, the second diode is coupled to the fourth diode at a second node, the fourth diode is coupled to the third diode at a third node, and the third diode is coupled to the first diode at a fourth node. Additionally, the system includes a fifth diode including a first anode and a first cathode and a sixth diode including a second anode and a second cathode.
US09966857B2
An AC-to-DC power converter with a BJT as a power switch can set a base current of the BJT by a current setting resistor which is in the outside of a control integrated circuit. Since an output current and a recovery current of the BJT are injected into a sensing resistor, the AC-to-DC power converter can correctly detect an inductor current thereof from the sensing resistor.
US09966854B2
In one embodiment, a synchronous rectification control method can include: (i) setting or updating a count value when a rectification switch is turned on; (ii) generating an off enable signal after a delay time corresponding to the count value has elapsed; (iii) turning off the rectification switch based on the off enable signal, and comparing a drain-source voltage of the rectification switch against a reference voltage; and (iv) generating a comparison signal for updating the count value based on the drain-source voltage and the reference voltage.
US09966846B2
A circuit can include a pair of switching devices that are coupled to an intermediate switching node and another pair of switching devices that are coupled to an output node. The circuit can further include a magnetic element that can help to store energy when the circuit transitions from a low state to a high state and release the energy when the circuit transitions from a high state to a low state. The circuit can include a control device to allow synchronous operation between the different pairs of switching devices. The magnetic element can help to reduce voltage swings at the output switching node. Thus, switching devices within each of the pairs can be optimized to allow for better performance of the circuit.
US09966845B2
A power supply unit comprises at least one first converter unit and a second converter unit. The at least one first converter unit is controlled with a first controller and supplies at a first output at least one of a first output voltage that is regulated using a first voltage regulator and an output current that is regulated using a first current regulator. The second converter unit is controlled by a second controller and supplies at a second output at least one of an output voltage that is regulated using the second voltage regulator and an output current that is regulated using a second current regulator. The first and second outputs are connected in parallel for providing a higher output power, and at least one controller includes a supervision unit for recognizing an output-side parallel connection.
US09966844B2
A switching power supply apparatus includes a step-down converter that steps down an input current by turning on/off switching elements, a switching element electrically connected between the step-down converter and voltage outputs, and a microcontroller. An input-side resistor voltage dividing circuit and an output-side resistor voltage dividing circuit including elements with the same or similar specifications are electrically connected to the input and output of the switching element, respectively. The microcontroller stores coefficients of an expression which have been externally calculated according to a voltage detected by the output-side resistor voltage dividing circuit and a voltage detected at the voltage output portions. The microcontroller corrects a measurement value of an intermediate bus voltage detected by the input-side resistor voltage dividing circuit according to an expression and the stored coefficients.
US09966830B2
A vibration motor is provided in the present disclosure. The vibration motor includes a stationary part, a vibration part and an elastic connector. The stationary part includes a housing providing an accommodating space. The vibration part is suspended within the accommodating space by the elastic connector. The stationary part includes a coil, and the vibration part includes a first magnet set and a second magnet set. The first magnet set and the second magnet set are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the coil for generating a closed magnetic loop. The first magnet set comprises a first left magnet and a first right magnet spaced apart from each other, and the second magnet set comprises a second left magnet and a second right magnet spaced apart from each other.
US09966823B2
A synchronous electric motor with permanent magnets (1, 11). The synchronous electric motor includes a wound stator (11) having axially extending stator teeth (13) formed in a frame (10), and a rotor (1) having a plurality of permanent magnets (3) extending axially in first recesses (4) of a cylinder head (2). A dimensional ratio of a first outer diameter (D1) of the rotor (1) to a second outer diameter (D2) of the stator (11) is pre-determined so that the motor provides optimum efficiency. The dimensional ratio is pre-determined in such a way that the stator losses by Joule effect are reduced to a minimum. The synchronous electric motor is employed in electric compressors for motor vehicles.
US09966818B2
A water-cooled motor may include a motor housing configured to be provided with a cooling water passage part in a circumferential direction and have one side surface provided with a radiation fin part, a stator configured to have a core wound with a coil along the cooling water passage part within the motor housing, and a rotor configured to have plates which each face a side of the stator and the radiation fin part and have one side provided with a turbulence generator in a direction of the radiation fin part side.
US09966813B2
Electric motor includes stator, rotor, a pair of bearings, outer-ring conducting part, and printed circuit board. Outer-ring conducting part electrically couples outer rings to each other that are included respectively in the pair of bearings. Printed circuit board includes drive circuit and an impedance element. Drive circuit includes ground line. Drive circuit controls an electric current that flows through stator winding. The impedance element is formed with at least not smaller than one pair of conductive patterns. One of the conductive patterns forming the impedance element is electrically coupled with outer-ring conducting part. The other of the conductive patterns forming the impedance element is electrically coupled with ground line included in drive circuit.
US09966811B2
A method for manufacturing an electric motor stator, including: attaching a hollow bracket to an end of a hollow stator core and allowing a lead connected to the winding to pass through an opening formed in a peripheral surface of the bracket to take out the lead to an outside of the bracket; placing a core material inside the stator core and the bracket; attaching a sealing member to an outer peripheral surface of the bracket so as to block the opening while allowing the lead to pass through the through-hole; and filling a molten resin into an annular space between the stator core and the core material and between the bracket and the core material, to form a resin unit.
US09966809B2
A rotor of an electrical rotating machine includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core which overlaps the first rotor core in an axial direction, a non-magnetic substance layer which is interposed between the rotor cores, and a plurality of permanent magnet portions which are embedded in each rotor core. Each of the rotor cores includes a plurality of flux barrier portions and a plurality of effectual magnetic flux portions which are alternately arranged on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The flux barrier portion of the first rotor core overlaps both of a portion of the flux barrier portion of the second rotor core and a portion of the effectual magnetic flux portion of the second rotor core in the axial direction such that, in the adjacent rotor cores, the effectual magnetic flux portions do not overlap each other in the axial direction.
US09966803B2
A wireless charging system has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter has (i) a TX coil that wirelessly transfers power to the receiver and (ii) TX circuitry that powers the TX coil and detects receiver removal by comparing TX input power and TX power loss. The TX circuitry can determine (1) TX input power as the product of sampled TX input current and voltage and (2) TX power loss using a mapping based on sampled TX coil current. When the receiver is present, the difference between TX input power and TX power loss has a first value and when the receiver is removed, the difference has a second, lesser value. The transmitter detects removal of the receiver by determining when the difference decreases below a specified threshold level. By frequently generating and analyzing the difference, the transmitter can quickly detect receiver removal and safely power down the TX coil.
US09966799B2
An overvoltage protecting unit and an overcurrent protecting unit protect a power device from an overvoltage and an overcurrent using a comparator having hysteresis. An overtemperature protecting unit protects the power device from an overtemperature using a thermistor having a resistance that changes as a temperature of the thermistor changes.
US09966788B2
An apparatus is disclosed that includes a battery-powered switch and a switch dock. The switch includes a microcontroller, a short range wireless transmitter, one or more tactile control buttons, and one or more magnetic prongs. The magnetic prongs are contained within prong slots in a switch body. The prongs are coupled at one end to at least one spring coupled to the switch body, and the spring exerts a retracting force on the prongs when the prongs extend outwards from the switch body. The dock includes one or more metallic holes, where the number of holes matches the number of prongs. The prongs extend from the switch body and fit in the holes when brought near enough to the holes that the holes exert a magnetic force on the prongs that is stronger than the retracting force exerted on the prongs by the spring.
US09966781B2
An apparatus includes a voltage regulator to regulate a voltage from a power source and to provide an output current at an output. The apparatus further includes a battery charger, coupled to the voltage regulator, to provide a charge current. The apparatus further includes a controller to control the charge current such that the charge current is less than or equal to a current available from the power source minus the output current.
US09966776B2
An electrical arrangement includes a high-voltage battery and a number of electrical utility arrangements connected to the battery via a main switch and a downstream back-up capacitor. A discharge circuit is connected to the capacitor and has a discharge path with an ohmic discharge resistor. In normal mode no current flows in the discharge resistor. Opening the main switch effects a transition from normal mode to special mode, while the discharge path is energized and electrical energy stored in the capacitor is converted into thermal energy by the discharge resistor. The discharge circuit has a voltage converter between the high-voltage side of the capacitor and the discharge path. The voltage converter has a first semiconductor switch for discharging the capacitor clock-controlled such that an electrical output voltage at the discharge path constantly has a rated value so long as a capacitor voltage at the capacitor is above the rated value.
US09966775B2
A method for managing a rechargeable battery. The method includes a computer processor identifying a rechargeable battery within a first device. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a battery maintenance policy associated with the rechargeable battery. The method further includes a computer processor determining a first set of models for implementing the identified battery maintenance policy on the identified rechargeable battery based on the identified battery maintenance policy and one or more environmental factors corresponding to the first device. The method further includes a computer processor installing the first set of models in the first device. The method further includes a computer processor performing an intervention action based, at least in part, on a current state of the first set of models and one or more current environmental factors corresponding to the first device.
US09966768B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device including: a first buffer amplifier into which a voltage of a high potential side of one battery cell selected from plural battery cells that are connected in series is input; a second buffer amplifier into which a voltage of a low potential side of the one battery cell other than a lowermost stage battery cell is input; an analog level shifter into which a voltage output from the first buffer amplifier and a voltage output from, the buffer amplifier are input; a first switch that switches a voltage input to the analog level shifter from the voltage output from the second buffer amplifier to a reference voltage; and a second switch that switches a voltage input to the first buffer amplifier from the voltage of the high potential side of the one battery cell to the reference voltage.
US09966767B2
A charge control device uses external electricity to charge a plurality of battery devices. A constant current source uses the external electricity to generate and adjust an output current amount to a constant target value. A selector selects one battery device from the plurality of battery devices and supplies output current from the constant current source to the one battery device. A measurer measures an amount of actual current flowing from the constant current source to the one battery device. An instructor monitors a measured value provided by the measurer and instructs the selector, when the measured value meets a condition for a reduction of charging current amount to be regarded as having occurred, to change a destination to which the output current of the constant current source is supplied from the one battery device to a different battery device.
US09966757B2
An over-voltage protection circuit for executing an over-voltage protection for a LED module of an electronic device. The over-voltage protection circuit includes a control unit and an over-voltage detection module, a trigger module and an adjustment module. The LED module includes a positive input port. The over-voltage detection module detects a voltage of the positive input port of the LED module and produce a detection voltage proportional to the voltage of the positive input port. The control unit controls the LED module to work or do not work according to the detection voltage. The trigger module produces corresponding trigger signals according to a 2D signal or a 3D signal output by a 2D/3D signal port. The adjustment module adjusts the proportion between the detection voltage and the voltage of the positive input port according to the trigger signal.
US09966756B2
A thermal power generation apparatus includes a control circuit that selects a single operation mode from among a plurality of modes including a normal mode and a specific mode on the basis of a voltage in a commercial system. The normal mode is an operation mode in which alternating-current power output from an inverter is adjusted so that a direct-current voltage in a direct-current power line follows a target voltage. The specific mode is an operation mode in which direct-current power absorbed by an electric power absorber and/or the amount of heat per unit time supplied to a heat engine are/is adjusted so that the direct-current voltage follows the target voltage.
US09966752B2
A recessed, deployable ceiling box assembly includes a ceiling frame-mounting member and a ceiling box member, a support member for securing the ceiling frame-mounting member to a ceiling structural member and one or more connector members for attaching the ceiling box member to the ceiling frame-mounting member. The ceiling box member is deployable from a retracted position, where the ceiling box member is retained within the ceiling frame-mounting member at or above the height of the ceiling, to a deployed position, where the ceiling box member hangs by the connector member below the height of the ceiling. A door may be used to cover the contents of the deployable ceiling box assembly.
US09966746B1
Electric boxes and hanging brackets and more particularly adjustable electric boxes with parallel rails for connection with reciprocal parallel grooves in a hanging bracket that is configured to connect to a support, for example, a wall stud.
US09966744B2
A hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material includes, in merging succession, a cable collar, a main section, a transition section, and an interconnection section, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, and the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar.
US09966743B1
A system is provided which carries cables isolated from each other and isolated from a tower which carries antennas for the cables. The system includes a support plate carried near the top of the tower which carries strain relief devices for gripping each cable. A plurality of guide plates are spaced along the tower and each plate carries inserts which provide apertures of a predetermined size to match the size of the cable passing therethrough. The apertures are spaced from each other and spaced from the tower. An additional plate is attached to the tower near the bottom thereof and is provided with connector assemblies so that the cables may be attached to a send/receive unit.
US09966742B2
An apparatus for processing a cable including an insulating member, a shielding layer, and a conductor, the apparatus includes a frame forming a housing having an aperture configured to receive an end portion of the cable; a first gripping member disposed within the housing and being configured to grip the cable; and a second gripping member disposed within the housing and being configured to grip the cable; wherein the second gripping member is mounted within the housing so as to be movable relative to the first gripping member to effect fanning and cutting of a portion of the shielding layer.
US09966738B2
The disclosure describes a frame profile for a frame rack of a service cabinet, consisting of an outer profile part manufactured from a first material, wherein the outer profile part forms at least a first wall of the frame profile which partially limits a hollow chamber; and of an inner profile part manufactured from a second material which differs from the first material by at least one quality, wherein the inner profile part forms at least one other wall of the hollow chamber.
US09966729B2
A laser light source module includes: a plate-shaped stem; a power supply lead pin having an upper end protruding from an upper surface being one of main surfaces of the stem and a lower end penetrating to extend toward a lower surface side, the lower surface being the other of the main surface of the stem; a block fixed to the upper surface of the stem; a submount substrate that is fixed to a surface of the block and includes the semiconductor laser array mounted thereon, the surface being parallel to the upper surface of the stem; the semiconductor laser array located on the submount substrate such that a light emitting direction is parallel to the upper surface of the stem; and a collimator lens array that is located on a front surface of the semiconductor laser array and converts an output light beam of the semiconductor laser array into a parallel light beam.
US09966728B2
Improved Raman Fiber Laser (RFL) generators may include a mid-infrared fiber, e.g., a fiber comprising a tellurite glass, a chalcogenide glass, a fluoride glass, or similar material. A phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating may be inscribed in the fiber. A pump laser generator may be coupled with the fiber in order to supply a pump laser to the fiber. When stimulated by the pump laser, the RFL generator may emit an output laser having a mid-infrared wavelength. A tuner may be used to tune the output laser.
US09966722B1
An internally switched fiber laser amplifier is disclosed and claimed. The switch is integrated directly into the fiber amplifier, so that the output power from each fiber amplifier can be switched between N selectable output fibers with minimal (approx. 1%) loss. The switch may be a close coupled pump switch, a spherical mirror or a planar mirror. The fiber laser amplifier may switch both pump and source lights, or may switch only the pump light then combine it with the source light before sending it to a gain amplifier.
US09966721B2
The laser system may include first and second laser apparatuses and a beam delivery device. The first laser apparatus may be provided so as to emit a first laser beam to the beam delivery device in a first direction. The second laser apparatus may be provided so as to emit a second laser beam to the beam delivery device in a direction substantially parallel to the first direction. The beam delivery device may be configured to bundle the first and second laser beams and to emit the first and second laser beams from the beam delivery device to a beam delivery direction different from the first direction.
US09966719B1
A method for electrically insulating a connector module mounted on a printed circuit board assembly, the method including coating a first portion of a piece of sheet metal with an insulation material, forming the piece of sheet metal into a metal frame, wherein a second portion of the piece of sheet metal not coated with the insulation material is formed into a grounding pin, assembling the connector module, wherein components of the connector module include the metal frame, a housing, and a set of external pins, and mounting the connector module on a printed circuit board to form a printed circuit board assembly, wherein the set of external pins are electrically connected to a corresponding set of vias on the printed circuit board, and the grounding pin is electrically connected to a ground on the printed circuit board.
US09966713B1
A receptacle assembly for a vehicle-trailer wiring connector assembly includes a receptacle housing, a housing opening, a first receptacle connector, and a second receptacle connector. The receptacle housing includes a first cavity extending from a first end to a central structure. The housing opening is defined at the first end. The first cavity and the housing opening are shaped to enable insertion of a plug assembly constructed to comply with the Society of Automotive Engineers J2863 standard. A first portion of the first receptacle connector extends from the central structure into the first cavity. The first receptacle connector is sized such that the first receptacle connector is configured to be inserted into a connector cavity of the plug assembly. The second receptacle connector is disposed and positioned on an interior surface of the first cavity and is contactable within the first cavity.
US09966711B2
A communication plug having a plug body and a plurality of contact pairs at least partially within the plug body, the contact pairs including an inherent asymmetric coupling between individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. Second asymmetric coupling elements are connected between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. The second asymmetric coupling elements, when combined with the inherent asymmetric coupling, provide a balanced symmetric coupling between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs.
US09966707B2
A device for fastening an attached part, in particular in the form of a motor vehicle antenna, to a fitting wall provided with a fitting opening, in the form of a bodywork metal sheet. Tensioning structure is located in a region of the fitting opening and is arranged to secure the attached part relative to the fitting wall.
US09966704B2
A fixing structure of a shield connector includes a housing, a shield shell, a protector and a protector engaged part on an electric wire leading-out part side of the protector. In the housing, an electric wire is configured to be led out from one end side in a direction intersecting a fitting direction in a state that the other end side is fitted to a device side connector. The shield shell is configured to be electrically connected and fixed to a shield case of the device so as to cover the housing. The protector is attached to the electric wire leading-out part side in the shield shell so as to cover the electric wire. The protector engaged part is configured to be engaged with and disengaged from a protector engaging part on the shield case in the same direction as the fitting direction.
US09966700B2
An integrated data and security cable couples to a portable information handling system with pins engaged at pin guides formed in the system housing on opposing sides of a data port. At least one pin selectively locks and unlocks in the pin guide to secure the system to a fixture, such as a desktop. The locking pin releases from the cable side with a key or combination or, alternatively, releases from the information handling system, such as under control of an embedded controller or other security system.
US09966692B2
A water-resistant electronic component including a body, a protectable part, a sealing sheet, and a cover. The body includes a water-resisting wall of loop shape. The water-resisting wall extends in a first direction. The protectable part includes at least part of a functional part of the water-resistant electronic component and is located within the water-resisting wall of the body. The sealing sheet includes a perimeter portion. The sealing sheet covers the protectable part from one side in the first direction, with the perimeter portion abutting the water-resisting wall from the one side in the first direction. The cover is fixed to the body such as to cover the sealing sheet and the water-resisting wall from the one side in the first direction.
US09966691B2
An electrical connector is provided, which includes: a housing having a port and an opening; an insulating body having a tongue plate formed in the housing; a plurality of conductive terminals provided on the insulating body; and a seal body formed between the tongue plate and the port. The tongue plate protrudes from the port to a region outside of the housing, such that the housing is free from enclosing the tongue plate. A seal body is provided between the tongue plate and the port to seal off the port so as to be waterproofed, without increasing the contour size of the electrical connector.
US09966676B2
A Kelvin connector adapter for use in connecting a Kelvin connection to a storage battery includes a conducting threaded portion adapted to be received in a threaded connector of the storage battery. A side pad contact is adapted to electrically connect to a side pad of the threaded connector. A first Kelvin connection pad is electrically coupled to the threaded portion and a second Kelvin connection pad is electrically coupled to the side pad contact.
US09966675B2
Embodiments disclose a power distributor for a vehicle, comprising a printed circuit board for diagnosis and/or for controlling a power supply of a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distributor, and a bus bar comprising a plurality of first plug contact parts. According to the present disclosure, the printed circuit board comprises a switch part for collectively controlling the power supply of multiple electrical loads via the bus bar disposed separately from the printed circuit board, wherein the first plug contact part of the bus bar together with a second plug contact part disposed on the printed circuit board form a plug contact pair, and a load connected to the respective second plug contact part can be supplied via each plug contact pair.
US09966672B2
A connecting structure of a crimp terminal and an electric wire includes an electric wire including a conductor, an insulating coating covering the conductor, and a conductor exposed part where the conductor is exposed by removing the coating on an end part of the electric wire; a crimp terminal made of a metal material different from that of the conductor and includes an electric wire connector including a conductor crimping portion that crimps the conductor exposed part of the end part of the electric wire and a coating crimping portion that crimps a part of the coating left in the end part of the electric wire; and an intermediate potential film deposited by spraying a metal having a potential different from that of the metal material of the crimp terminal on an outer periphery of the electric wire connector being crimped to the end part of the electric wire.
US09966671B2
RF circuitry, which includes a first main RF switching circuit and a second main RF switching circuit, is disclosed. The first main RF switching circuit is capable of providing an RF signal path between a first main RF port and a first selected one of a first RF antenna and a second RF antenna. The second main RF switching circuit is capable of providing an RF signal path between a second main RF port and a second selected one of the first RF antenna and the second RF antenna. The first main RF switching circuit includes a first pair of RF switches coupled in series between the first RF antenna and the first main RF port; a second pair of RF switches coupled in series between the second RF antenna and the first main RF port; a first shunt RF switch; and a second shunt RF switch.
US09966658B2
Various embodiments of the present invention include assemblies and methods for utilizing antennas with high gain in small satellites. In one embodiment, a satellite comprising a payload configured for transmitting data is provided. The payload may include various components of the satellite, such as the attitude control system, electrical power system, and/or communication system. The satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more ground stations. The satellite includes a support structure comprising at least one deployable panel, wherein the support structure houses the payload. The satellite also includes at least one antenna coupled to the support structure, wherein the deployable panel is configured to cover the antenna in a non-deployed state and to expose the antenna in a deployed state.
US09966654B2
To provide a filter circuit, a communication circuit including a filter circuit, and a numerical control including a filter circuit, which improve transmission efficiency of partial write performed in a communication circuit made using an all-purpose serial communication protocol. A partial-write enable filter circuit includes: a data input unit that accepts input data; a determination unit that determines whether partial write of input data is valid; an enable information acquisition unit that acquires partial-write enable information; a storage unit that stores partial-write enable information; a computation unit that computes valid data in the input data; and a data output unit that outputs the valid data computed by the computation unit.
US09966650B2
Determining movement for alignment of a satellite antenna using accelerometer data and gyroscope data of the satellite antenna. Described techniques include receiving accelerometer data for a first time period from an accelerometer mounted on the antenna and analyzing the accelerometer data to determine a movement time window for a movement event of the antenna. The techniques may include receiving gyroscope data for the first time period from a gyroscope mounted on the antenna and analyzing the gyroscope data during the movement time window to determine an amount of movement of the antenna due to the movement event.
US09966643B2
An electrochemical battery cell is provided having a housing formed by a can and a cup, with a sealing gasket disposed therebetween. First and second electrodes and electrolyte are disposed within the housing. The first electrode is provided in an electrode assembly that is bonded to the can in an air diffusion region to prevent doming of the electrode assembly.
US09966641B2
A battery pack has a battery pack housing that defines an interior region, and a battery module that is disposed in the interior region. The battery module has a first battery cell, and a first heat exchanger defining a first flow path portion therethrough. The battery pack further includes a first electric fan and a thermally conductive housing that are disposed in the interior region. The thermally conductive housing has a first housing portion, and at least first and second cooling fins defining a second flow path portion therebetween. At least a portion of the second flow path portion is substantially in-line with the first flow path portion. The first electric fan urges air to flow through an inlet aperture, the first flow path portion, the second flow path portion, and through the first electric fan to a first outlet aperture to cool the battery module.
US09966631B1
A solid electrolyte interface is formed on a silicon monoxide electrode in a battery cell. After the solid electrolyte interface is formed on the silicon monoxide electrode, the battery cell is charged for one or more initial cycles while the battery cell is compressed.
US09966623B2
An electrolyte membrane-electrode structure with a resin frame is provided with: an electrolyte membrane-electrode structure that is provided with an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, with a solid polymer electrolyte membrane being held therebetween; and a resin frame member that is arranged around the outer periphery of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. An intermediate layer is continuously arranged: between an outer peripheral end portion of the cathode-side electrode and a first inner peripheral end portion of the resin frame member; on an outer peripheral end portion of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, said outer peripheral end portion being exposed outside the outer peripheral end portion of the cathode-side electrode; and between an outer peripheral end portion of the anode-side electrode and a second inner peripheral end portion of the resin frame member.
US09966618B2
A flow battery includes at least one cell that has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and an electrolyte separator layer that is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. A storage portion is fluidly connected with the at least one cell. At least one liquid electrolyte includes an electrochemically active specie and is selectively deliverable to the at least one cell. An electric circuit is coupled with the first electrode and the second electrode. The circuit includes a voltage-limiting device that is configured to limit a voltage potential across the first electrode and the second electrode in response to a transition of the at least one cell from an inactive, shut-down mode with respect to an active, charge/discharge mode.
US09966614B2
A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly; a frame configured to support the membrane electrode assembly from its outer edge; a first separator plate and a second separator plate configured to sandwich the membrane electrode assembly and the frame therebetween; and an elastomer. The first separator plate includes an elastically deformable protruding portion projecting toward an opposite side to the frame. The frame has a recessed cavity portion facing the protruding portion of the first separator plate. The elastomer is placed in at least part of the cavity portion.
US09966598B2
Described here is a method for making an anode of a rechargeable battery, comprising incorporating a composition comprising LixM into the anode, wherein M is a Group 14 element. Also described here is an anode comprising a composition comprising LixM, wherein M is a Group 14 element, and a rechargeable battery comprising the anode.
US09966596B2
This invention relates to a coating formulation, a coating formulation for manufacturing an electrode plate and an undercoating formulation, and their use. These coating formulations are all characterized by containing, in a polar solvent, a hydroxyl-containing resin and an organic acid and/or a derivative thereof. The hydroxyl-containing resin is at least one of (1) a polyvinyl acetal resin, (2) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, (3) a modified and/or unmodified polyvinyl alcohol, and (4) a cyanoethyl-containing polymer. According to the present invention, there is provided a coating formulation capable of forming a coating of excellent adhesion and solvent resistance on a surface of a metal material such as an aluminum material. Also provided are a coating formulation for manufacturing an electrode plate for a battery or a polarizable electrode plate for a capacitor, in which an active material layer has excellent adhesion to a collector made of an aluminum foil, copper foil or the like and is also equipped with excellent electrolyte resistance and improved contact resistance to the collector, an undercoating formulation, the electrode plate and its manufacturing process, the battery, and the capacitor.
US09966590B2
An apparatus and method providing for detecting and responding to high voltage electrolysis within an electric vehicle battery enclosure to limit possible excessive thermal condition of the individual battery cells and modules. A microprocessor-implemented response system for high voltage electrolysis in a battery pack an evaluator to monitor, using the microprocessor, a high voltage electrolysis flag indicative of a possible high voltage electrolysis within an enclosure including a plurality of electrically-coupled battery modules storing energy for the battery pack and a coolant distribution system disposed among and electrically isolated from the plurality of battery modules; and a remediation system, coupled to the enclosure and responsive to the possible high voltage electrolysis when the evaluator detects a likelihood of the possible high voltage electrolysis, to decrease risks associated with the possible high voltage electrolysis when operated.
US09966583B2
Disclosed is a laminated polyolefin microporous membrane having a two-type three-layer structure in which first polyolefin microporous layers are surface layers and a second polyolefin microporous layer is an intermediate layer which is different from the first polyolefin microporous layer, in which at least one of the first polyolefin microporous layers and the second polyolefin microporous layer comprises a polypropylene-based resin in which a mass ratio of polypropylene to propylene copolymer is 0 or more and 2.29 or less, and a melting point of the polypropylene copolymer is 120° C. or higher and 145° C. or lower. Also disclosed is a method of making the same.
US09966570B2
A display device includes a light-emitting element layer that emits light with a luminance controlled for each of a plurality of unit pixels constituting an image, and a sealing layer provided on the light-emitting element layer and including a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers of the sealing layer includes at least an inorganic layer provided on the light-emitting element layer, an organic layer provided on the inorganic layer, and an inorganic layer that is an uppermost layer. A density of the inorganic layer that is the uppermost layer in a thickness direction changes in the thickness direction.
US09966566B2
A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region. A first block member is in the peripheral region and surrounding display structures, the first block member having a first height. A second block member is spaced apart from the first block member in a first direction extending from the display region to the peripheral region, the second block member surrounding the first block member, the second block member having a second height that is greater than the first height. A first encapsulation layer is over the display structures, the first block member, and the second block member. A second encapsulation layer is over the first encapsulation layer, the second encapsulation layer overlapping at least a portion of the first block member in the depth dimension of the display device.
US09966565B2
An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a first insulating layer arranged over the substrate throughout the display area and the peripheral area, the first insulating layer including a first opening disposed in the peripheral area, a first electrode arranged over the first insulating layer in the display area, a pixel defining film arranged over the first insulating layer, the pixel defining film including a second opening exposing a portion of the first electrode and a third opening formed at the location of the first opening to form a common opening, an intermediate layer arranged over the first electrode, and a second electrode covering the intermediate layer, the pixel defining film, at least a portion of the third opening, and at least a portion of the first opening.
US09966564B2
A flexible display apparatus includes: a substrate; a gate insulating layer including an inorganic layer disposed on the substrate; a gate line disposed on the gate insulating layer; an inter-insulating layer including an inorganic layer and covering the gate line; and a data line disposed on the inter-insulating layer, where the flexible display apparatus has a first region which is bendable and second regions at opposite sides of the first region, respectively, portions of the gate insulating layer and the inter-insulating layer in the first region are removed, and the gate insulating layer and the inter-insulating layer in the second region have a patterned structure.
US09966563B2
A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate, a barrier layer formed over the substrate, and an emission layer formed over the barrier layer. The display device also includes a stress-absorbing layer contacting one of the substrate, the barrier layer, and the emission layer. The stress-absorbing layer has a structural density configured to partially vary based on an applied voltage.
US09966556B2
The present specification relates to an organic light emitting device.
US09966554B2
An organic light emitting display device is disclosed, which comprises an anode electrode provided in a light emitting area on a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting area and a transmissive area; an organic light emitting layer on the anode electrode; a cathode electrode on the organic light emitting layer; an auxiliary electrode connected with the cathode electrode; and a connection electrode connected with the anode electrode and provided in the transmissive area of the substrate.
US09966552B2
The present application describes an organic light emitting device including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer between a cathode and a light emitting layer or between light emitting units, in which the first layer includes an n-type organic material or metal oxide, the second layer includes a barrier material, and the third layer includes an n-type dopant.
US09966549B2
Nanostructured carbon electrode usable for electrochemical devices and methods of fabricating the same. The method of fabricating a nanostructured carbon electrode includes providing a carbon material of polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), mixing the carbon material of PAH with a surfactant in a solution to form a suspension thereof; depositing the suspension onto a substrate to form a layered structure; and sintering the layered structure at a temperature for a period of time to form a nanostructured carbon electrode having a film of PAH.
US09966547B2
Organic solar cell having surface heterojunctions active layer and method for manufacturing the same
The invention relates to an organic solar cell having surface heterojunctions active layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic solar cell comprises a glass substrate, a first electrode, a first transmission layer, an active layer, a second transmission layer and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the glass substrate. The first transmission layer is formed on the first electrode. The active layer is deposited on the first transmission layer. The second transmission layer is formed on the active layer, and the second electrode is formed on the second transmission layer. The active layer comprises a donor layer and a plurality of acceptor particles partially embedded in a surface of the donor layer. By hydrophobic phenomenon occurred among the donor layer and the acceptors, the interface enables to be increased to transfer the electron and hole without obstacles for promoting the efficiency of the organic solar cell.
US09966542B2
There is disclosed a compound which is an N-heterocycle having at least one substituent of Formula 1: wherein: the N-heterocycle is a fused ring N-heterocycle having at least two fused aromatic rings with at least one ring N; Q1, Q2, Q4, and Q5 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of N and CR1; Q3 is C—CN; R1is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of H, D, CN, hydrocarbon aryl, heteroaryl, deuterated hydrocarbon aryl, and deuterated heteroaryl; and * represents a point of attachment to N in the N-heterocycle; with the proviso that at least one of Q1, Q2, Q4, and Q5 is N.
US09966527B2
To provide a PBNZT ferroelectric film capable of preventing sufficiently oxygen ion deficiency. The PBNZT ferroelectric film according to an embodiment of the present invention is a ferroelectric film including a perovskite-structured ferroelectric substance represented by ABO3, wherein the perovskite-structured ferroelectric substance is a PZT-based ferroelectric substance containing Pb2+ as A-site ions and containing Zr4+ and Ti4+ as B-site ions, and the A-site contains Bi3+ as A-site compensation ions and the B-site contains Nb5+ as B-site compensation ions.
US09966526B2
A piezoelectric device is provided that includes a polymer piezoelectric material having at least one film-like layer; a first electric conductor provided on a principal surface of the polymer piezoelectric material; a second electric conductor provided on a surface of the polymer piezoelectric material at an opposite side from the first electric conductor on the principal surface; a first end surface electric conductor provided on one end surface in a width direction of the polymer piezoelectric material and disposed so as to be conductively connected to the first electric conductor and so as not to be in contact with the second electric conductor; and a second end surface electric conductor provided on any other end surface that is not the one end surface of the polymer piezoelectric material and disposed in a defined manner.
US09966525B2
An electroconductive film for an actuator is formed from a gel composition including carbon nanofibers, an ionic liquid, and a polymer. The carbon nanofibers are produced with an aromatic mesophase pitch by melt spinning.
US09966523B2
Disclosed is an acoustic sensor including a semiconductor chip comprising two or more transistors. At least two of the transistors are each connected to a piezoelectric thin film, and the piezoelectric thin film is directly or indirectly disposed over a semiconductor substrate such that a conduction state of each of the at least two transistors varies in response to a pressure of sound waves incident on the piezoelectric thin film, and the two or more transistors are connected to constitute a single amplifier circuit so as to add up and amplify a signal with a strength in response to the conduction state of each of the at least two transistors, and output the amplified signals.
US09966521B2
A light emitting device includes a resin package having a recess defined by a recess bottom surface and a recess lateral surface. The resin package includes a first lead including a first lead lower surface, a first lead upper surface, and an end portion. The light emitting element is mounted on the first lead upper surface opposite to the first lead lower surface. The light reflecting member is disposed on the recess bottom surface between the recess lateral surface and the light emitting element in a lateral direction. The end portion is provided between the first lead lower surface and the light reflecting member in the lateral direction. The end portion has a cross-sectional area viewed in the lateral direction which is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first lead between the first lead lower surface and the first lead upper surface viewed in the lateral direction.
US09966520B2
A light emitting device includes a support substrate; a conductive wiring located on an upper surface of the support substrate; a light emitting element disposed on an upper surface of the conductive wiring via a bonding member interposed therebetween; and a frame body located on an upper surface of the support substrate. The frame body has a plurality of recessed portions on an inner lateral surface surrounding the light emitting element in a top view of the light emitting device. The conductive wiring includes an underlying portion located directly under the light emitting element, and at least two extended portions extending from the underlying portion to a location inside of at least two respective ones of the recessed portions in a top view of the light emitting device.
US09966516B2
A method for producing a lighting device is provided. According to the method, a plurality of semiconductor emitters arranged alongside one another are embedded in a light-transmissive filling compound apart from a side having their electrical connections, trenches are introduced into the light-transmissive filling compound at the side having the electrical connections between at least two semiconductor emitters, the side of the light-transmissive filling compound having the electrical connections, including the electrical connections, is covered with a dielectric material, electrical lines are led through the dielectric material to the electrical connections, and at least some of the trenches are severed.
US09966515B2
A method of manufacturing a plurality of light emitting devices includes providing a collective substrate including a plurality of packages, each of the packages including: a recess defined by lateral surfaces and a bottom surface, a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed at the bottom surface of the recess, and a light-reflective first resin member surrounding an element-mounting region of the bottom surface of the recess, the first resin member having an upper surface located at a position higher than the element-mounting region; mounting a light emitting element in the element-mounting region; forming a light-reflective second resin member having a light reflective surface; and singulating the collective substrate to obtain the plurality of light emitting devices.
US09966505B2
The present disclosure provides a light emitting structure including a blue light source, a first fluorescent material layer and a second fluorescent material layer. The blue light source has a light emitting surface. The first fluorescent material layer covers the light emitting surface of the blue light source. The first fluorescent material layer consists of a first fluorescent material. An excitation band of the first fluorescent material is in a blue wave band, and an emission band of the first fluorescent material is in a green wave band. The second fluorescent material layer covers the first fluorescent material layer. The second fluorescent material layer consists of a second fluorescent material. An excitation band of the second fluorescent material is in a green wave band, and an emission band of the second fluorescent material is in a red wave band. A light device and a backlight module are also provided herein.
US09966503B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor component and a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic semiconductor component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the component includes a plurality of active regions configured to generate a primary radiation and a plurality of luminescent material particles configured to convert the primary radiation into a secondary radiation, wherein the active regions are arranged spaced apart from each other, wherein each active region has a main extension direction, wherein each active region has a core region comprising a first semiconductor material, wherein each active region has an active layer covering the core region, wherein each active region has a cover layer comprising a second semiconductor material and covering the active layer, wherein at least some of the luminescent material particles are arranged between the active regions, and wherein a diameter of a majority of the luminescent material particles is smaller than a distance between two adjacent active regions.
US09966492B1
The present application provides a PIN photodiode, an X-ray detecting pixel, an X-ray detecting apparatus and a detecting method thereof. The PIN photodiode may comprise a first doped layer, an intrinsic layer disposed over the first doped layer, and a second doped layer disposed over the intrinsic layer. The photodiode further comprises a third doped layer disposed over the second doped layer.
US09966484B2
A process for preparing a passivated emitter rear contact solar cell, which includes the steps as follows: removing the damaged layer on the surface of the silicon wafer and at the same time polishing both surfaces, texturing, forming PN junction, etching, removing the glass impurity, depositing a passivation film on the back surface, depositing a passivating antireflective layer on the front surface, making local openings on the back surface, screen printing of metal paste on both the front surface and the back surface and sintering, in which the texturing step employs a catalytic metal etching approach, and the textured structure is a nanometer-level textured structure. The present invention has combined removing the damaged layer on the surface of the silicon wafer and polishing both the front and back surfaces into one single step, and thus has simplified the production process and reduced the production cost.
US09966481B2
Solar cell structures and formation methods which utilize the surface texture in conjunction with a passivating dielectric layer to provide a practical and controllable technique of forming an electrical contact between a conducting layer and underlying substrate through the passivating dielectric layer, achieving both good surface passivation and electrical contact with low recombination losses, as required for high efficiency solar cells. The passivating dielectric layer is intentionally modified to allow direct contact, or tunnel barrier contact, with the substrate. Additional P-N junctions, and dopant gradients, are disclosed to further limit losses and increase efficiency.
US09966480B2
An electrode composition, including a conductive powder; a glass frit; and an organic vehicle including an organic binder, a multi-functional (meth)acrylate compound, and a solvent, the multi-functional (meth)acrylate compound having a molecular weight of about 200 to about 500, and being present in an amount of about 0.15 wt % to about 2 wt % based on 100 wt % of the electrode composition.
US09966474B2
Oxide layers which contain at least one metal element that is the same as that contained in an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel are formed in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, whereby an interface state is not likely to be generated at each of an upper interface and a lower interface of the oxide semiconductor layer. Further, it is preferable that an oxide layer, which is formed using a material and a method similar to those of the oxide layers be formed over the oxide layers Accordingly, the interface state hardly influences the movement of electrons.
US09966473B2
A miniaturized transistor with less variation and highly stable electrical characteristics is provided. Further, high performance and high reliability of a semiconductor device including the transistor are achieved. A semiconductor and a conductor are formed over a substrate, a sacrificial layer is formed over the conductor, and an insulator is formed to cover the sacrificial layer. After that, a top surface of the insulator is removed to expose a top surface of the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer and a region of the conductor overlapping with the sacrificial layer are removed, whereby a source region, a drain region, and an opening are formed. Next, a gate insulator and a gate electrode are formed in the opening.
US09966461B2
A power semiconductor device is disclosed. In one example, the device comprises a semiconductor body having a front side, a backside, a first load terminal, and a drift region. A first cell is arranged at the front side. Further, the power semiconductor device comprises: a first backside emitter region included in the semiconductor body, the first backside emitter region being electrically connected with the second load terminal and having dopants of the second conductivity type, wherein the first backside emitter region and the first cell have a first common lateral extension range; and a second backside emitter region included in the semiconductor body, the second backside emitter region being electrically connected with the second load terminal and having dopants of the first conductivity type, wherein the second backside emitter region and the second cell have a second common lateral extension range.
US09966459B2
A symmetrical lateral bipolar junction transistor (SLBJT) is provided. The SLBJT includes a p-type semiconductor substrate, a n-type well, an emitter of a SLBJT situated in the n-type well, a base of the SLBJT situated in the n-type well and spaced from the emitter by a distance on one side of the base, a collector of the SLBJT situated in the n-type well and spaced from the base by the distance on an opposite side of the base, and an electrical connection to the substrate outside the n-type well. The SLBJT is used to characterize a transistor in a circuit by electrically coupling the SLBJT to a gate of the test transistor, applying a voltage to the gate, and characterizing aspect(s) of the test transistor under the applied voltage. The SLBJT protects the gate against damage to the gate dielectric.
US09966453B2
Method including the steps consisting in: forming source and drain semiconductor blocks comprising a first layer based on a first crystalline semiconductor material surmounted by a second layer (16) based on a second crystalline semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material, making amorphous and selectively doping the second layer (16) by means of one or more implantation(s), carrying out a recrystallisation of the second layer and an activation of dopants by means of at least one thermal annealing.
US09966450B2
A dual-gate TFT (thin film transistor) array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on a common electrode layer; and a common electrode of the common electrode layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode can simultaneously be formed by one mask during manufacturing. Therefore, the dual-gate TFT array substrate and the manufacturing method thereof have beneficial effects to reduce the number of masks, shorten the process, and improve the manufacturing efficiency.
US09966448B2
According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a vertical structure is provided. The method includes the following operations: providing a substrate; providing the vertical structure with a source and a channel over the substrate; forming a spacer over the vertical structure; etching a portion of the spacer to expose the source; forming a first metal layer over the vertical structure; and thermal annealing the first metal layer to form a bottom silicide penetrating the source; and substantially removing the spacer.
US09966441B2
A semiconductor device, including a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer provided on the first nitride semiconductor layer and having a band gap width larger than or equal to a band gap width of the first nitride semiconductor layer, first, second, and third electrodes provided on the second nitride semiconductor layer, an insulation layer provided on the second nitride semiconductor layer and between the first and second electrodes, and a conductor provided within the insulation layer between the second and third electrodes and connecting the second and third electrodes to each other, or the conductor provided within the insulation layer between the first and second electrodes and connecting the first and second electrodes to each other, the conductor including a plurality of conductive regions arranged in a first direction from the first electrode toward the second electrode, the conductive regions being electrically connected to one another.
US09966437B2
Included are the steps of: preparing a silicon carbide substrate having an epitaxial layer formed thereon; forming an upper-layer film on the epitaxial layer; and removing at least a portion of the upper-layer film in an outer peripheral portion of the silicon carbide substrate, and patterning the upper-layer film.
US09966433B2
A method of forming NFET S/D structures with multiple layers, with consecutive epi-SiP layers being doped at increasing dosages of P and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming multiple epi-Si layers in each S/D cavity of a NFET; and performing in-situ doping of P for each epi-Si layer, wherein consecutive epi-Si layers are doped at increasing dosages of P.
US09966427B2
A method for manufacturing a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor with a top electrode that is free of sidewall damage is provided. A bottom electrode layer is formed with a first material. An inter-electrode dielectric layer is formed over the bottom electrode layer. A top electrode layer is formed over the inter-electrode dielectric layer and without the first material. A first etch is performed into the top electrode layer and the inter-electrode dielectric layer to form a top electrode. A second etch into the bottom electrode layer to form a bottom electrode. The present application is also directed towards a MIM capacitor resulting from performing the method.
US09966425B1
A method for fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes the steps of: forming a capacitor bottom metal (CBM) layer on a material layer; forming a silicon layer on the CBM layer; forming a capacitor dielectric layer on the silicon layer; and forming a capacitor top metal (CTM) layer on the capacitor dielectric layer.
US09966422B2
An organic EL display device includes a substrate, a fin structure on the substrate, the fin structure standing upright in a thickness direction of the substrate, a first electrode formed on at least a part of a side surface of the fin structure, an organic film which is laminated so as to cover a surface of the first electrode on the side surface of the fin structure, a second electrode that is transparent and laminated so as to cover a surface of the organic film on the side surface and a top portion of the fin structure, a color filter layer that is formed on a path that light travels after being emitted from the light emitting layer and passing through the second electrode and formed at least above the organic film laminated on the side surface, and a light blocking layer configured to block light formed above the top portion of the fin structure.
US09966421B2
A display device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements aligned on a TFT substrate in a formation of a matrix. The plurality of light-emitting elements each have a flat surface portion and including a light-emitting layer, an anode, and a cathode, an insulating layer formed on the TFT substrate and under the light emitting element, and a tilted metal surface provided on a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface portion of the light-emitting element and having a tilt angle with respect to the flat surface portion of the light-emitting element. The tilted metal surface is provided on a surface of a slope of a bank that is provided on the insulation layer, and a width of a cross-section of the bank becomes smaller as the cross section conies farther away from a surface of the TFT substrate. A counter substrate is placed on the TFT substrate.
US09966406B2
Semiconductor devices may include a semiconductor substrate comprising at least one of transistors and capacitors may be located at an active surface of the semiconductor substrate. An imperforate dielectric material may be located on the active surface, the imperforate dielectric material covering the at least one of transistors and the capacitors. Electrically conductive material in contact openings may be electrically connected to the at least one of transistors and capacitors and extend to a back side surface of the semiconductor substrate. Laterally extending conductive elements may extend over the back side surface of the semiconductor substrate and may be electrically connected to the conductive material in the contact openings. At least one laterally extending conductive element may be electrically connected to a first transistor or capacitor and may extend laterally underneath a second, different transistor or capacitor to which the laterally extending conductive element is not electrically connected.
US09966400B2
A method for forming a photosensitive module is provided. The method includes providing a sensing device. The sensing device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto. A conducting pad is located on the first surface. A first opening penetrates the substrate and exposes the conducting pad. A redistribution layer is in the first opening to electrically connect to the conducting pad. A cover plate is located on the first surface and covers the conducting pad. The method also includes bonding the sensing device to a circuit board. The cover plate is removed after bonding the sensing device to the circuit board. The method further includes mounting an optical component corresponding to the sensing device on the circuit board. A photosensitive module formed by the method is also provided.
US09966397B2
Provided are a pixel, a pixel array, an image sensor including the pixel array, and a method of driving the pixel array. The pixel includes a photoelectric converter, a capacitor, and a switching element. The capacitor accumulates electric charges converted by the photoelectric converter. The switching element outputs a potential of the capacitor. The switching element includes a transfer switching element transferring the electric charges, converted in the photoelectric converter, to the capacitor. The capacitor serves as a storage through multi-clocking of the transfer switching element.
US09966396B2
An image sensor includes first and second pluralities of photodiodes interspersed among each other in a semiconductor substrate. Incident light is to be directed through a surface of the semiconductor substrate into the first and second pluralities of photodiodes. The first plurality of photodiodes has greater sensitivity to the incident light than the second plurality of photodiodes. A metal film layer is disposed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate over the second plurality of photodiodes and not over the first plurality of photodiodes. A metal grid is disposed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and includes a first plurality of openings through which the incident light is directed into the first plurality of photodiodes. The metal grid further includes a second plurality of openings through which the incident light is directed through the metal film layer into the second plurality of photodiodes.
US09966392B2
A laser annealing apparatus includes: a substrate supporting unit which supports a substrate; a laser beam irradiating unit which irradiates a line laser beam extending in a first direction to an amorphous silicon layer provided on the substrate on the substrate supporting unit; a substrate moving unit which moves the substrate supporting unit in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a first beam cutter and a second beam cutter, which are disposed between the substrate supporting unit and the laser beam irradiating unit, where the first and second beam cutters move to increase or decrease a shielded area of the substrate, which is an area of the substrate overlapping the first or second beam cutter and the line laser beam, to shield from at least a portion of the line laser beam irradiated to a portion of the substrate at an outer portion of the amorphous silicon layer.
US09966380B1
A split-gate flash memory cell (cell) that can be formed by a method including self-aligned patterning for the select gates includes a semiconductor surface. A first control gate (CG) on a first floating gate (FG) and a second CG on a second FG are on the semiconductor surface. A common source/drain is between the first and second FG. A first select gate and a second select gate are on a select gate dielectric layer that is between a first BL source/drain in the semiconductor surface and the first FG and between a second BL source/drain and the second FG, respectively. The first select gate and the second select gate are spacer-shaped.
US09966377B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate with an NMOSFET region and a PMOSFET region, a first active pattern on the NMOSFET region, a second active pattern on the PMOSFET region, a dummy pattern between the NMOSFET and PMOSFET regions, and device isolation patterns on the substrate that fill trenches between the first active pattern, the second active pattern, and the dummy pattern. Upper portions of the first and second active patterns have a fin-shaped structure protruding between the device isolation patterns. The upper portions of the first and second active patterns contain semiconductor materials, respectively, that are different from each other, and an upper portion of the dummy pattern contains an insulating material.
US09966372B2
A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of trenches provided in an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate; trench electrodes each provided in a corresponding one of the trenches; a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type provided in a first range interposed between adjacent ones of the trenches; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type; an interlayer insulation film provided on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of contact holes; a first conductor layer provided in each of the contact holes; and a surface electrode provided on the interlayer insulation film and connected to each of the first conductor layers.
US09966371B1
An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate, and a first conductor layer formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate. A second conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate, opposite the first surface, the second conductor layer extending through vias in the insulating substrate to contact at least one contact pad of the first electrical component and couple with the first conductor layer. The electronics package also includes a second electrical component having at least one contact pad coupled to the first conductor layer. The first conductor layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the second conductor layer.
US09966367B2
A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
US09966362B1
Integrated circuit (IC) packages with an inter-die thermal spreader are disclosed. A disclosed IC package includes a plurality of stacked dies disposed on a package substrate. A heat spreader is disposed on a top die of the plurality of stacked dies. The IC package further includes a thermal spreader layer disposed adjacent to at least one die of the plurality of stacked dies. The thermal spreader layer may extend out of a periphery of the plurality of stacked dies and may be attached to the heat spreader through a support member.
US09966360B2
A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor package are provided. The semiconductor package has a first redistribution layer, a first die over the first redistribution layer, a molding compound encapsulating at least one second die and at least one third die disposed on the first redistribution layer, and at least one fourth die and conductive elements connected to the first redistribution layer. Through vias of the first die are electrically connected to through interlayer vias penetrating through the molding compound and are electrically connected to the first redistribution layer. The semiconductor package may further include a second redistribution layer disposed on the molding compound and between the first die, the second die and the third die.
US09966359B2
A semiconductor package may be provided. The semiconductor package may include a substrate. The semiconductor package may include a first semiconductor chip flip-chip bonded to a first surface of the substrate. The semiconductor package may include second semiconductor chips respectively flip-chip bonded to portions of the first surface of the substrate adjacent to both ends of the first semiconductor chip. The semiconductor package may include a third semiconductor chip solder-jointed to the first surface of the substrate covering the first semiconductor chip and portions of the second semiconductor chips.
US09966357B2
A method includes moving a first bond head along a first guide apparatus for a first loop. The first guide apparatus is configured in a ring shape. The method also includes picking up a first die using the first bond head during the first loop, and aligning the first die with a first package substrate. The aligning the first die with the first package substrate includes moving the first package substrate in a first direction and a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are contained in a first plane parallel to the first loop. The method further includes placing the first die over the first package substrate during the first loop.
US09966347B2
The present technology is directed to manufacturing semiconductor dies with under-bump metal (UBM) structures for die-to-die and/or package-to-package interconnects or other types of interconnects. In one embodiment, a method for forming under-bump metal (UBM) structures on a semiconductor die comprises constructing a UBM pillar by plating a first material onto first areas of a seed structure and depositing a second material over the first material. The first material has first electrical potential and the second material has a second electrical potential greater than the first electrical potential. The method further comprises reducing the difference in the electrical potential between the first material and the second material, and then removing second areas of the seed structure between the UBM pillars thereby forming UBM structures on the semiconductor die.
US09966346B2
An embodiment bump on trace (BOT) structure includes a contact element supported by an integrated circuit, an under bump metallurgy (UBM) feature electrically coupled to the contact element, a metal bump on the under bump metallurgy feature, and a substrate trace on a substrate, the substrate trace coupled to the metal bump through a solder joint and intermetallic compounds, a ratio of a first cross sectional area of the intermetallic compounds to a second cross sectional area of the solder joint greater than forty percent.
US09966344B2
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of main terminals extending from one end of a base plate toward the other end thereof, a group of semiconductor chips on a side of higher electric potential disposed on one side of the main terminal and mounted on the base plate, and a group of semiconductor chips on a side of lower electric potential disposed on the other side of the main terminal and mounted on the base plate. The one main terminal has an extending portion extending, in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the main terminal, toward one of both sides of the main terminal, and two adjacent semiconductor chips in one of the group of semiconductor chips on the side of higher electric potential and the group of semiconductor chips on the side of lower electric potential are axisymmetrically disposed with respect to the extending portion.
US09966338B1
Methods of forming self-aligned cuts and structures formed with self-aligned cuts. A dielectric layer is formed on a metal hardmask layer, and a mandrel is formed on the dielectric layer. A cut is formed that extends through the dielectric layer to the metal hardmask layer. A section of a metal layer is formed on an area of the metal hardmask layer exposed by the cut in the dielectric layer. After the metal layer is formed, a spacer is formed on a vertical sidewall of the mandrel.
US09966337B1
A wafer is provided. The wafer includes a dielectric layer, first and second metallization layer interconnects arrayed across the dielectric layer with the second metallization layer interconnects adjacent one another and surrounded by the first metallization layer interconnects and a cap. The first and second metallization layer interconnects have respective upper surfaces defining a first plane and a second plane recessed from the first plane, respectively. The cap is disposed on exposed surfaces of the second metallization layer interconnects and portions of the dielectric layer adjacent to the second metallization layer interconnects.
US09966323B2
A semiconductor device includes an electronic component connected to a component pad of a wiring substrate, a connection member connected to a connection pad of the wiring substrate, and an encapsulation resin that encapsulates the electronic component and connection member. A wiring unit includes a first pad, embedded in the encapsulation resin, and a second pad, formed integrally with the first pad from the same metal. The second pad includes an external device connection surface located at a higher position than an upper surface of the encapsulation resin. A reinforcement plate includes a base, embedded in the encapsulation resin, and a heat dissipation portion, formed integrally with the base from the same metal. The first pad and the base each include a curved side surface that widens outwardly toward the upper surface of the encapsulation resin.
US09966317B2
A semiconductor device may include a first terminal electrically connected to a first semiconductor chip, a second terminal electrically connected to a second semiconductor chip, which is different from the first semiconductor chip, a first signal line electrically connecting the first terminal and the second terminal and including a first node, a third terminal connected to a tester monitoring a signal transmitted between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, a fourth terminal applied a reference voltage, a second signal line electrically connecting the third terminal and the fourth terminal and including a second node, a first resistor connected between the first node and the second node and a second resistor directly connected to the second node different from the first resistor.
US09966315B2
Disclosed are methods of advanced process control (APC) for particular processes. A particular process (e.g., a photolithography or etch process) is performed on a wafer to create a pattern of features. A parameter is measured on a target feature and the value of the parameter is used for APC. However, instead of performing APC based directly on the actual parameter value, APC is performed based on an adjusted parameter value. Specifically, an offset amount (which is previously determined based on an average of a distribution of parameter values across all of the features) is applied to the actual parameter value to acquire an adjusted parameter value, which better represents the majority of features in the pattern. Performing this APC method minimizes dimension variations from pattern to pattern each time the same pattern is generated on another region of the same wafer or on a different wafer using the particular process.
US09966298B2
A multiple stage processing device having a plurality of radial stages, each individual radial stage is positioned between adjacent dividing walls and indexable though a plurality of processing stations. A plurality of fixture mount assemblies are positioned on an actuation surface of the rotatable indexing assembly, each individual fixture mount assembly is associated with and mechanically coupled to an individual radial stage. One or more slotted drive hubs communicatively coupled to independently operable drive motors are positioned adjacent to the actuation surface of the rotatable indexing assembly and are engageable with the plurality of fixture mount assemblies. When an individual fixture mount assembly is engaged with an individual slotted drive hub, an individual independently operable drive motor can independently control the individual fixture mount assembly such that the individual radial stage mechanically coupled to the individual fixture mount assembly is moveably coupled to the independently operable drive motor.
US09966294B2
A mobile electrostatic carrier (MESC) provides a structural platform to temporarily bond a semiconductive wafer and can be used to transport the semiconductive wafer or be used to perform manufacturing processes on the semiconductive wafer. The MESC uses a plurality of electrostatic field generating (EFG) circuits to generate electrostatic fields across the MESC that allow the MESC to bond to compositional impurities within the semiconductive process. The MESC is particularly useful during singulation for a wafer fabrication process. The MESC holds the semiconductive wafer in a constant position as the semiconductive wafer is cut into a plurality of dies. Once the MESC is discharges its EFG circuits and consequently dissipates its bonding electrostatic fields, the plurality of dies can be easily and readily removed from the MESC.
US09966293B2
A wafer arrangement in accordance with various embodiments may include: a wafer; and a wafer support ring, wherein the wafer and the wafer support ring are configured to be releasably attachable to one another.
US09966282B2
According to one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus includes a first liquid supplier, a second liquid supplier, and a controller. The first liquid supplier supplies a substrate with a sulfuric acid solution having a first temperature equal to or higher than the boiling point of hydrogen peroxide water. The second liquid supplier supplies a surface to be treated of the substrate with a mixture of sulfuric acid solution and hydrogen peroxide water having a second temperature lower than the first temperature. The controller controls the first liquid supplier to supply the sulfuric acid solution so as to heat the substrate to the boiling point of hydrogen peroxide water or higher. When the temperature of the substrate becomes equal to or higher than the second temperature, the controller controls the first liquid supplier to stop supplying the sulfuric acid solution and controls the second liquid supplier to supply the mixture.
US09966281B2
The present disclosure provides a cleaning unit for a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The cleaning unit comprises a cleaning solution; a brush configured to scrub a wafer during the CMP process; and a spray nozzle configured to apply the cleaning solution to the wafer when the brush scrubs the wafer during the CMP process. In some embodiments, the spray nozzle includes an inlet where the cleaning solution enters the spray nozzle and an outlet where the cleaning solution exits the spray nozzle. In some embodiments, an inlet area (A0) is different from an outlet area (A1).
US09966264B2
A substrate for semiconductor device includes a substrate, a reaction layer provided on a back surface of the substrate, a transmission preventing metal having a transmittance with respect to red light or infrared light lower than that of the substrate and a material of the substrate being mixed in the reaction layer, and a metal thin film layer formed on a back surface of the reaction layer and formed of the same material as the transmission preventing metal.
US09966243B2
Plasma-assisted reaction chemical ionization (PARCI) provides highly sensitive elemental analysis by producing positively and negatively charged ions. The PARCI apparatuses, kits, and methods described in this application relate to systems that comprise a chemical reaction interface (CRI) containing reactant gas plasma and an ionization chamber that is downstream from the CRI. The ionization chamber facilitates formation of ions from element-specific products of the CRI by an electron source or an ionization gas. In particular, PARCI provides a method for conducting highly sensitive mass spectrometric elemental analysis of analyte compounds with high ionization potential elements; for example, fluorine, chlorine, and bromine.
US09966240B2
In an embodiment, a plasma source includes a first electrode, configured for transfer of one or more plasma source gases through first perforations therein; an insulator, disposed in contact with the first electrode about a periphery of the first electrode; and a second electrode, disposed with a periphery of the second electrode against the insulator such that the first and second electrodes and the insulator define a plasma generation cavity. The second electrode is configured for movement of plasma products from the plasma generation cavity therethrough toward a process chamber. A power supply provides electrical power across the first and second electrodes to ignite a plasma with the one or more plasma source gases in the plasma generation cavity to produce the plasma products. One of the first electrode, the second electrode and the insulator includes a port that provides an optical signal from the plasma.
US09966238B2
Provided is a technique capable of suppressing a product substrate from being contaminated with a contaminant generated in a process chamber. The method includes (a) processing a substrate supported by a first substrate support by generating plasma in a first plasma generating region in a process chamber; and (b) removing a metal substance in the process chamber by generating plasma in the first plasma generating region and a second plasma generating region disposed between the first substrate support and a back surface of a substrate supported by a second substrate support.
US09966228B2
A multi charged particle beam apparatus includes a forming aperture array substrate, where there are formed a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings on the periphery of the whole plurality of first openings, each being larger than each of the plurality of first openings, to form multi-beams by the plurality of first openings, and to be able to form a plurality of calibration beams by the plurality of second openings, a shutter to select, one by one, one of the plurality of calibration beams formed by passing through the plurality of second openings, in accordance with a slide position, and a detector to detect a secondary electron including a reflected electron generated by scanning a mark by deflecting the selected calibration beam, in the state of all the multi-beams controlled to be OFF.
US09966219B2
An electron energy loss spectrometer for electron microscopy is disclosed having an electrically isolated drift tube extending through the bending magnet and through subsequent optics that focus and magnify the spectrum. An electrostatic or magnetic lens is located either before or after or both before and after the drift tube and the lens or lenses are adjusted as a function of the bending magnet drift tube voltage to maintain a constant net focal length and to avoid defocusing. An energy selecting slit is included in certain embodiments to cleanly cut off electrons dispersed outside the energy range incident on the detector, thereby eliminating artifacts caused by unwanted electrons scattering back into the spectrum.
US09966218B2
The present invention provides an electron beam device that achieves high spatial resolution and high luminance, while remaining insusceptible to the effects of external disturbance. The present invention relates to an electron beam device, wherein, between, e.g., an electron source for generating an electron beam and an objective lens for focusing the electron beam onto a sample, a high voltage beam tube is disposed close to the electron source and a low voltage beam tube is disposed close to the objective lens. This makes it possible to achieve high luminance while maintaining spatial resolution, even with an SEM that is provided with a type of objective lens that actively leaks a magnetic field onto a sample.
US09966212B2
The blinking device includes multiple power terminals, multiple load terminals, multiple contact switches, a control circuit, and multiple mounting substrates, and a case in a box shape for accommodating these therein. The multiple contact switches are individually associated with multiple power supply paths individually connected to multiple pairs each defined as a pair of one power terminal of the multiple power terminals and one load terminal of the multiple load terminals. At least one power supply path of the multiple power supply paths is formed on at least one of a front face, where at least one contact switch is mounted, and a rear face, where no contact switch is mounted, of each of the multiple mounting substrates. The case is configured to accommodate the multiple mounting substrates so that the multiple mounting substrates are stacked in a thickness direction.
US09966211B1
A pressure switch including: a spring blade; a ram pin having an angled bottom surface and laterally restrained in movement, where upward movement of the ram pin engages the spring blade such that the spring blade snap deflects to an engaged position, and where downward movement of the ram pin engages the spring blade such that the spring blade snap deflects to an unengaged position; a ball bearing in contact with the angled bottom surface of the ram pin; and an adjustment screw laterally restraining the ball bearing in movement, where a lateral inward movement of the adjustment screw relative to an outside surface of the pressure switch causes an upward movement of the ram pin, and where a lateral outward movement of the adjustment screw relative to the outside surface of the pressure switch causes a downward movement of the ram pin.
US09966193B2
An electric circuit device connecting first and second external elements, the electric circuit device including: a first electronic component; a first bus bar electrically connected to the first electronic component; a second bus bar electrically connected to the electronic component and overlapped with the first bus bar in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces of the first and second bus bars; a first external terminal electrically connecting the first bus bar to the first external element; a second external terminal electrically connecting the second bus bar to the second external element; a first region in the first external terminal electrically coupled to the first external element; and a second region in the second external terminal electrically coupled to the second external element, and at least partially overlapped with the first region in the direction.
US09966192B2
A plurality of parallel capacitors is constructed using an elongate common capacitor electrode with individual capacitors formed from individual capacitor electrodes spaced along and separated from the common electrode by a layer of dielectric material. The layer of dielectric material can be a dielectric film material or a ceramic material. The layer of dielectric material can be tapered along the common electrode, and/or additional dielectric material can be positioned between edges of adjacent individual electrodes. An individual electrode at one end of the common electrode can be made wider to increase its capacitance.
US09966169B1
An integrated downhole electrical feedthrough package may include a metal shell having a metal web conduit disposed within the metal shell. A sealing channel may extend through the metal web conduit. One or more conducting pins may be disposed in the sealing channels. A dielectric seal may also be disposed in the metal web conduit, and the dielectric seal may electrically isolate the one or more conducting pins from the metal web conduit and metal shell. One or more isolators may also be disposed within the metal conduit and each isolator may surround a portion of each conducting pin disposed in the metal conduit. Each isolator may have a high coefficient of thermal expansion material, and a nonpolar surface which may be positioned proximate to a dielectric seal.
US09966168B1
A method of fabricating a conductive thin film includes the following steps: forming a polymer fiber made of a polymer and a metal precursor distributed in a surface layer near the surface of the polymer fiber; and applying a plasma treatment on the polymer fiber to concurrently etch the polymer and reduce the metal precursor in the surface layer of the polymer fiber. When the plasma treatment is completed, a metal membrane is formed on the surface of the polymer fiber.
US09966163B2
An electric contact material for a connector includes a base material made of a metal material; an alloy layer that is formed on the base material and made of an alloy containing at least three elements including Sn and Cu as well as at least one metal selected from Zn, Co, Ni, and Pd; and a conductive coating layer formed on the surface of the alloy layer. The alloy layer contains an intermetallic compound obtained by replacing some of the Cu atoms in Cu6Sn5 with at least one metal selected from Zn, Co, Ni, and Pd. It is preferable that the content of at least one metal selected from Zn, Co, Ni, and Pd in the alloy layer is in a range of 1 to 50 atom % when the total content of the metal and Cu is regarded as 100 atom %.
US09966161B2
A method and mechanical design for a thin-film diamond crystal mounting apparatus for coherence preservation x-ray optics with optimized thermal contact and minimized crystal strain are provided. The novel thin-film diamond crystal mounting apparatus mounts a thin-film diamond crystal supported by a thick chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond film spacer with a thickness slightly thicker than the thin-film diamond crystal, and two groups of thin film thermal conductors, such as thin CVD diamond film thermal conductor groups separated by the thick CVD diamond spacer. The two groups of thin CVD film thermal conductors provide thermal conducting interface media with the thin-film diamond crystal. A piezoelectric actuator is integrated into a flexural clamping mechanism generating clamping force from zero to an optimal level.
US09966152B2
A deduplication memory module, which is configured to internally perform memory deduplication, includes a hash table memory for storing multiple blocks of data in a hash table array including hash tables, each of the hash tables including physical buckets and a plurality of virtual buckets each including some of the physical buckets, each of the physical buckets including ways, an address lookup table memory (ALUTM) including a plurality of pointers indicating a location of each of the stored blocks of data in a corresponding one of the physical buckets, and a buffer memory for storing unique blocks of data not stored in the hash table memory when the hash table array is full, a processor, and memory, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the memory module to exchange data with an external system.
US09966148B1
A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including word lines each including one or more pages; and a controller suitable for, in the case where recovery is made to a normal state from a power-off state, searching a word line including an erased page among the word lines, and selecting, when all pages of the word line including the erased page are erased pages, the corresponding word line as a reliability verification word line.
US09966140B2
Technologies are generally described herein for a non-volatile static random access memory device with multiple storage states. In some examples, the multi-storage state non-volatile random access memory device has two or more memory cells. Each memory cell may include a pair of programmable resistive devices that may be dynamically programmed to configure the memory cell in a particular logic state.
US09966139B2
A memory architecture includes: a first memory macro comprising a first plurality of memory cells that each comprises a first variable resistance dielectric layer with a first geometry parameter; and a second memory macro comprising a second plurality of memory cells that each comprises a second variable resistance dielectric layer with a second geometry parameter, wherein the first geometry parameter is different from the second geometry parameter thereby causing the first and second memory macros to have first and second endurances. The first and second variable resistance dielectric layers are formed using a single process recipe. The first endurance comprises a maximum number of cycles for which the first plurality of memory cells can transition between first and second logical states, and the second endurance comprises a maximum number of cycles for which the second plurality of memory cells can transition between the first and second logical states.
US09966137B2
A neuron circuit for use in a neural network is disclosed. The neural network includes a plurality of field effect transistors having confined channels. The sources and drains of the field effect transistors are connected in series. A plurality of input terminals for receiving a plurality of input voltages may be connected to a drain terminal of a corresponding field effect transistor. The threshold voltages of the field effect transistors can be programmed by increasing or decreasing a number of excess minority carriers in the confined channels, thereby programming the resistance presented by the field effect transistor.
US09966136B2
According to one embodiment, a variable resistance memory includes first to third insulating layers, first and second variable resistance layers, first and second semiconductor layers, and first and second electric conductors. The first insulating layer extends in a first direction. The first and second electric conductors are in contact with the second and third insulating layers respectively. The first to third insulating layers, the first and second variable resistance layers and the first and second semiconductor layers are disposed between the first and second electric conductors in a second direction different from the first direction.
US09966131B2
A memory includes a memory cell that operates in response to an array supply voltage, and a corresponding pair of bit lines that are pre-charged to a periphery supply voltage prior to each access of the memory cell. A sense amplifier coupled to the bit lines operates in response to the periphery supply voltage. The periphery supply voltage is less than the array supply voltage to enable power savings within the memory. A first pair of transistors is configured to couple the sense amplifier to the bit lines during write accesses to the memory cell, thereby boosting the write voltages applied to the bit lines during a write operation. That is, the first pair of transistors is configured such that the sense amplifier pulls one of the bit lines toward the periphery supply voltage (and the other one of the bit lines toward the ground supply voltage) during write accesses.
US09966129B1
A schedule for refreshing a dynamic random access memory (DRAM). Access commands for a DRAM are queued in a command queue. First-rank bank-refresh time points and second-rank bank-refresh time points are alternately provided within a refresh inspection interval for the microcontroller to alternately refresh a first rank and a second rank of the DRAM bank-by-bank based on the content contained in the command queue.
US09966125B2
A memory device includes: a memory cell array including memory cells; a correction circuit which encodes write data and generates an error correction signal, in a first period; a write circuit which writes the write data to a memory cell in a second period following the first period; a first circuit which receives a first signal generated based on a write command, generates a first clock signal having a first cycle from the first signal, and sets the first period with the first clock signal; and a second circuit which receives the first clock signal, generates a second clock signal having a second cycle from the first clock signal, and sets the second period with the second clock signal.
US09966120B2
A data sensing circuit may include a pair of first signal lines, and a pair of second signal lines precharged with a first power supply voltage. The data sensing circuit may also include a line level control block configured for applying a second power supply voltage to any one signal line of the pair of second signal lines in response to a read command.
US09966112B1
In order to organize and reference multimedia content that is presented on a television or other media devices, a tagging system and method are utilized. An approach is described to tag multimedia content at specific times, record text, audio and/or video, and comment at specific times in the multimedia content. For tagging, commenting, and sharing particular moments of multimedia content, automatic content recognition (ACR) is used. ACR supports tagging and recording of snippets of the multimedia content at specific times. Snippets are displayed by using a thumbnail of pictures or small multimedia clips. The snippets can be commented on and shared with selected users or groups of users. An automatic highlight playlist of a multimedia content can be generated, and various filtering operations of the tags, comments and snippets can also be performed.
US09966109B2
One variation of a method for serving interactive content to a user includes, at a visual element inserted into a document accessed by a computing device: loading a first frame from a digital video; in response to a scroll-down event that moves the visual element upward from a bottom of a window rendered on the computing device toward a top of the window, seeking from the first frame through a subset of frames in the digital video in a first direction at a rate corresponding to a scroll rate of the scroll-down event, the subset of frames spanning a duration of the digital video corresponding to a length of the scroll-down event; and, in response to termination of the scroll-down event with the visual element remaining in view within the window, playing the digital video forward from a last frame in the subset of frames in the digital video.
US09966107B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for transmitting a plurality of files of a plurality of file systems associated with a corresponding plurality of users to each one of the users. In one embodiment, a jukebox service identifies files from file systems associated with each user requesting to consume the transmitted content. In one embodiment, the jukebox service identifies the files based in part on a plurality of disc jockey preferences provided by a disc jockey. The jukebox service then generates a jukebox playlist of the identified files having an order that is generated based at least in part on a playback profile associated with each one of the files. For instance, the playback profile may describe a playback frequency of the respective file. The jukebox service may then transmit the files over a network to clients of requesting users according to the order established by the jukebox playlist.
US09966105B2
A playback device is provided that includes a readout unit that reads out data recorded in a recording medium and a playback unit. Data including a digital stream file obtained by encoding video information is recorded in the recording medium. A recording region of the recording medium has a first recording region where reading is performed at a first read rate, and a second recording region where reading is performed at a second read rate that is faster than the first read rate. In a file system, the data is classified into the digital stream file having real-time attributes and a data file having non-real-time attributes, wherein the data file read in during playback of the digital stream file is recorded in the same recording region where the digital stream file being played is recorded. The readout unit reads out the data without changing the first or second read rate.
US09966094B1
Systems and techniques relate to current slew control circuits. According to an aspect, a system implementing the quadratic slew control aspects comprises a disk; a read/write head; and a slew control circuit coupled to the read/write head, the slew control circuit configured to:receive an input current signal, apply a slew current to the input current signal in response to a change in a power setting for the read/write head, and provide an output current signal that is adjusted to a quadratic current slew based on the applied slew current, the output current signal generating an output voltage characterized by a linear slew and controlling a movement of the read/write head over the disk.
US09966088B2
Online source separation may include receiving a sound mixture that includes first audio data from a first source and second audio data from a second source. Online source separation may further include receiving pre-computed reference data corresponding to the first source. Online source separation may also include performing online separation of the second audio data from the first audio data based on the pre-computed reference data.
US09966083B2
An autocorrelation calculating part calculates autocorrelation Ro(i) from an input signal. A predictive coefficient calculating part performs linear predictive analysis using modified autocorrelation R′o(i) obtained by multiplying the autocorrelation Ro(i) by a coefficient wo(i). Here, a case is comprised where, for at least part of each order i, the coefficient wo(i) corresponding to each order i monotonically decreases as a value having positive correlation with a pitch gain in an input signal of a current frame or a past frame increases.
US09966082B2
A spectrum filler for filling non-coded residual sub-vectors of a transform coded audio signal includes a sub-vector compressor configured to compress actually coded residual sub-vectors. A sub-vector rejecter is configured to reject compressed residual sub-vectors that do not fulfill a predetermined sparseness criterion. A sub-vector collector is configured to concatenate the remaining compressed residual sub-vectors to form a first virtual codebook. A coefficient combiner is configured to combine pairs of coefficients of the first virtual codebook to form a second virtual codebook. A sub-vector filler is configured to fill non-coded residual sub-vectors below a predetermined frequency with coefficients from the first virtual codebook, and to fill non-coded residual sub-vectors above the predetermined frequency with coefficients from the second virtual codebook.
US09966076B2
A voice controlling method including determining a generating location of the voice signal when the voice signal is detected by one of a plurality of voice collecting devices. First voice collecting devices are determined from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location of the voice signal. Each of the first voice collecting devices is controlled to collect voice signals to obtain a plurality of collected voice signals. Once one or more preset voice commands are obtained by identifying the plurality of collected voice signals, a plurality of target devices are controlled to perform corresponding operations according to the one or more preset voice commands.
US09966073B2
A voice to text model used by a voice-enabled electronic device is dynamically and in a context-sensitive manner updated to facilitate recognition of entities that potentially may be spoken by a user in a voice input directed to the voice-enabled electronic device. The dynamic update to the voice to text model may be performed, for example, based upon processing of a first portion of a voice input, e.g., based upon detection of a particular type of voice action, and may be targeted to facilitate the recognition of entities that may occur in a later portion of the same voice input, e.g., entities that are particularly relevant to one or more parameters associated with a detected type of voice action.
US09966066B1
A speech recognition engine is provided. The speech recognition engine combines multiple, different statistical language models to allow a single instance of a speech recognition engine to recognize words applicable to a first group of users and a second group of users where the second group of users is a subset of the first group of users. At least one of the multiple, different statistical language models comprises words specific to the second group of users.
US09966063B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices are for identifying a user profile for speech recognition. The user profile is selected from one of several user profiles which are all associated with a speaker, and can be selected based on the identity of the speaker, the location of the speaker, the device the speaker is using, or other relevant parameters. Such parameters can be hierarchical, having multiple layers, and can also be dependent or independent from one another. Using the parameters identified, the user profile is selected and used to recognize speech.
US09966058B2
An area-sound reproduction system is provided that includes a speaker array having a plurality of speakers arranged side by side, a sound collector configured to collect an environment sound in an environment where the area-sound reproduction system is installed, a processor, and a memory having a computer program stored thereon. The computer program causes the processor to execute operations, including adjusting signals that the plurality of speakers are caused to output as reproduced sounds according to a reproduction condition on a control line, and causing the plurality of speakers to output the reproduced sounds.
US09966054B1
A pickup for a stringed musical instrument, including at least one magnet and at least one pressure sensitive element arranged in contact with the at least one magnet.
US09966053B2
A musical instrument connection and extension system that easily and quickly connects musical amplification, effects pedals, rack mounted effects systems and components, wireless connectivity and power distribution for use with musical instruments. Audio stage equipment multiplexing/demultiplexing system comprising: Front station (30), multi wire cable (101), back station (20). The invention concerns several options for the mechanical arrangements of plugs, connectors, aggregated cables, DC power, both in the front stage station and in the back station. On stage effect pedals, switches or foot-pedals are thus provided with DC power from the back stage station and can be connected more efficiently, reducing the number of external power supplies and cords.
US09966049B2
A musical instrument, particularly a stringed instrument, has a structure that decouples the body of the player from all parts of the instrument which are indirectly responsible for the sound production for preventing the body of the player from damping the vibrations of the instrument. Instead of a top cover being the main source of indirect sound production, the musical instrument now has an annular plate which is positioned between covers. Any damping effect on the resonance of the annular plate is minimized by positioning a bridge on the annular plate to avoid any contact between the bridge and the top cover, and applying an acoustically decoupling layer between the covers and the annular plate. The covers provide protection against any damping effect of the player's body on the annular plate. This structure also minimizes the tendency of an acoustic feedback loop,2 which may occur in the case of an electrically amplified stringed instrument.
US09966048B2
A memory is provided, which comprises an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) configured to store an operation system and to be rewritable in response to a write operation signal, an address comparator configured to be connected to Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C) lines and output the write operation signal to the EEPROM in response to an external signal, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) unit configured to determine whether to connect a DAC resistor and the I2C lines in response to the external signal and a pull-up resistor unit configured to be connected to the I2C lines.
US09966046B2
An image processing apparatus capable of mutually communicating with an external apparatus via a network includes a first generation unit, a second generation unit, a determination unit, a setting unit, a first control unit, and a transmission unit. The first generation unit generates a first image in a predetermined image size. The second generation unit generates a second image to be superimposed on the first image. The determination unit determines a protocol type of a control command for controlling the first generation unit and the second generation unit, wherein the control command is received via the network. The setting unit sets an image size of the first image. The first control unit changes a settable range of the image size set by the setting unit according to a determination result of the determination unit. The transmission unit transmits the first image via the network.
US09966039B2
Method and device for modulating image display quality of display device among different gray levels
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for modulating image display quality of a display device. The method includes: debugging a display device to a modulation state, so that a common voltage of the display device corresponding to a predetermined gray level is a standard voltage; and modulating a common voltage of the display device corresponding to other controllable gray level into a preset value, wherein there is a first preset relationship between the preset value and the standard voltage.
US09966038B2
A later generation display device may be connected to the video output port of an older electronic device which utilized an earlier generation display such as a dot matrix display. The early generation display is replaced with the later generation display. The display device includes software which receives graphic data through the video output port and identifies which frame is currently being streamed. The display device matches the frame being streamed to a stored graphic frame having a higher resolution and/or color. The matched frame is delivered to the later generation device so that the user can experience a higher quality visual effect by retrofitting the older electronic device with the later generation display.
US09966036B2
A plurality of data signals to be supplied to a first pixel and a second pixel formed by a first sub-pixel, two second sub-pixels, and two third sub-pixels on the display panel are rendered. Input data corresponding to a first sampling window with respect to the second sub-pixel of the first pixel among the input data applied to the stripe pattern is used to render a second data signal supplied to the second sub-pixel through filtering sampled input data for a color of the second sub-pixel. The first data signal to be supplied to the first sub-pixel is rendered through filtering of the input data of a second window unit for a color of the first sub-pixel with respect to the first sub-pixel of the first pixel among the sampled input data.
US09966035B2
Discussed is an organic light emitting display device and a driving method thereof, which reduce a size of corrected image data by using a color compression scheme to decrease a capacity of a memory, and reduce a size of an integrated circuit (IC) to increase a manufacturing yield. The method can include loading a compensation coefficient stored in a memory, correcting image data by applying the compensation coefficient to a data voltage supplied to a pixel, compressing, in different compression schemes, corrected image data of a color having high visual perceivability and corrected image data of a color having low visual perceivability, and synthesizing corrected image data of red, green, and blue pixels, which are compressed by the different compression schemes, to store the synthesized image data in a memory.
US09966034B2
A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel unit which comprises a first panel region corresponding to an opaque display region, and a second panel region corresponding to a transparent display region, a panel driving unit which drives the first panel region and the second panel region independently, and a controller which controls to display a main image on the opaque display region and display an additional image on the transparent display region.
US09966031B2
A display device having a driver that drives load lines in an electro-optical panel through capacitor charge redistribution is provided with a first driving capacitance circuit that drives the load lines, and a second driving capacitance circuit that drives output of a D/A conversion circuit for outputting a voltage corresponding to a driving voltage. Settling time of the output of the D/A conversion circuit is shortened by controlling the second driving capacitance circuit to set the output of the D/A conversion circuit to a desired output voltage.
US09966028B2
A LCD and the gate driving circuit thereof are disclosed. The gate driving circuit includes a shift register circuit and a shift register circuit and a level transition circuit connected with the shift register circuit. The level transition circuit generates clock signals, selection signals, and negative voltage reference signals for the shift register circuit. The clock signals, the selection signals, and the negative voltage reference signals are configured for driving the shift register circuit. A negative voltage value of the negative voltage reference signals (VSS) is larger than the negative voltage value of one of the clock signals or the selection signals. In this way, the TFTs of the shift register circuit own better turn-off capability so as to avoid malfunction.
US09966021B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel, a timing controller and a data driver. The display panel includes a data line and first and second pixels connected to the data line. The timing controller generates a data signal and a data kickback control signal in response to input image data. The data driver generates first and second data voltages in response to the data signal, generates a data kickback signal in response to the data kickback control signal, processes the data voltages and the data kickback signal, and outputs the first data voltage to the data line during a first duration, the second data voltage to the data line during a second duration, and a first kickback data voltage to the data line during a first data kickback duration. The first data kickback duration is between the first and second durations.
US09966020B2
The present invention discloses a gamma reference voltage ripple filter circuit and a liquid crystal display, including: a filter module to receive the gamma reference voltage from the gamma reference voltage circuit, filter the gamma reference voltage, and output the filtered gamma reference voltage to a thin film transistor liquid crystal display; a detection module to detect the filtered gamma reference voltage and obtain a detection voltage; a comparison module to compare the detection voltage and obtain a comparison result; and a regulator module to regulate the filter module according to the comparison result, and make the ripple of the filtered gamma reference voltage in a in a default range. The disclosure can stable the voltage difference in the two terminals of the liquid crystal, avoiding the instability of the reversing angle of the liquid crystal to produce flicker phenomenon, affecting the display quality.
US09965998B2
A method for forming an electronic label including using laser imaging to form a pattern of conductive lines on a conductive film, thereby forming a patterned conductive layer. A phosphorescent layer and a dielectric layer are added over the patterned conductive layer. A conductive trace layer is printed over the dielectric layer using a conductive ink including a pattern of conductive traces that overlap with the conductive lines of the patterned conductive layer to form an electric grid in a display area. One or more electronic components and a power source are added that are adapted to supply power and control signals to the electric grid.
US09965992B2
A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel and a scan driver configured to provide a plurality of scan signals to the display panel via a plurality of scan-lines. The scan signals include upper, lower, left and right scan signals. The scan-lines include first and second vertical scan-lines, and first and second horizontal scan-lines respectively arranged in upper and lower regions of the display panel. The display device also includes a data driver configured to provide a plurality of data signals to the display panel, and a timing controller configured to control the scan driver and data driver.
US09965991B2
The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; implementing block detection to the image pixels of the image to display to determine dimensions of color blocks where the image pixels are; respectively setting block weights for the respective image pixels according to the dimensions of the color blocks; implementing the color washout compensation to the image to display according to the block weight; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
US09965990B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel including a first pixel configured to include first and second sub-pixels and a second pixel configured to include third and fourth sub-pixels. A timing controller generates pixel data including first and second pixel data respectively corresponding to the first and second pixels and representable in a second matrix space, from pixel signals including first and second pixel signals representable in a first matrix space to respectively correspond to the first and second pixels. The timing controller generates the second pixel data on the basis of the first pixel signal adjacent to the second pixel signal which correspond to each second pixel data in the column direction in the first matrix space.
US09965978B1
An Air Conditioner Educational Demonstration System is composed of eighteen main components and removable interlocking tubing lines along designated component points. A teacher can disconnect various components and demonstrate characteristics there. The main components are: 1) condenser; 2) gauge port #1; 3) high pressure service valve; 4) gauge port #2; 5) open/close valve #1; 6) gauge port #3; 7) metering device and evaporator; 8) nitrogen pressure port; 9) gauge port #4; 10) open/close valve #2; 11) gauge port #5; 12) low pressure service valve; 13) gauge port #6; 14) compressor; 15) separation valve; 16) low pressure line; 17) high pressure line; 18) nitrogen tank. The system having: a condenser; a compressor; and an evaporator; such that the condenser is removably connected to the evaporator and removably connected to the compressor; and wherein a nitrogen tank is removably connected to the evaporator through a port on the evaporator.
US09965977B2
An adjustable lumbar spine assembly for a crash test dummy includes an upper member adapted to be connected to an upper thoracic portion of a spine of the crash test dummy, a lower member adapted to be connected to a lower thoracic portion of the spine of the crash test dummy, an upper abdomen interface connected to the lower member and adapted to be connected to an upper abdomen portion of the crash test dummy, and an adjustment mechanism cooperating with the upper member and the lower member to allow adjustment of varying fixed joint angles between the upper member and the lower member.
US09965974B2
A single-unit portable Braille device is provided that can include a housing and a touch-sensitive surface provided on the housing and configured to implement a virtual Braille keyboard including a plurality of virtual keys each associated with a key location on the touch-sensitive surface. The virtual Braille keyboard is configured for entry of input Braille data from a user contacting the touch-sensitive surface at one or more of the key locations. The portable Braille device also includes a refreshable Braille display provided on the housing and configured for outputting output Braille data for tactile reading by the user, and a processing unit in the housing and configured to receive the input Braille data from the touch-sensitive surface and to transmit the output Braille data to the refreshable Braille display. In some implementations, the portable Braille device includes a visual display located under the touch-sensitive surface.
US09965969B2
A computing device may include a display, a memory to store electronic textbook data comprising at least one configurable problem to be solved using a given solution technique from among a plurality of different solution techniques, a user input device, and a processor coupled to the display, the memory, and the user input device. The processor may be configured to display the electronic textbook data with the at least one configurable problem on the display, selectively change the given solution technique for the at least one configurable problem based upon the user input device, and display a solution for the at least one configurable problem on the display responsive to the change in the given solution technique.
US09965959B2
A lane departure warning apparatus that issues a warning for a lane departure of a vehicle monitors a change amount of a location of the vehicle relative to a division line that defines a travelling lane, in a case where the lane departure warning apparatus has detected the lane departure of the vehicle from the travelling lane. The lane departure warning apparatus is issues the warning to an output device in at least one of cases in which (i) the change amount monitoring part determines that the change amount of the location of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a first threshold value and (ii) the change amount monitoring part determines that the change amount per a unit of time is equal to or greater than a second threshold value.
US09965958B2
A real-time surveillance system for aiding vehicle drivers and portable first unit for use therein is provided. The unit includes an image sensor that generates a sequence of images from received light. The system further includes a support to detachably support the unit on the vehicle so that the sensor is capable of receiving light from obstacles, hazards or individuals located in a blind spot region of the vehicle. A display is supported on the vehicle so that the images are viewable by a driver of the vehicle in real time. The system further includes a mechanism to authenticate a person desirous of using the system or removing the unit from the vehicle as an authorized person based, at least in part, on an authenticator. The authenticator includes at least one of a password, a passphrase, a personal identification number, a security token, a security card, and a biometric identifier.
US09965956B2
A collision risk calculation device includes: a movement information obtaining unit that obtains a speed and a movement direction of an obstacle; and a risk map generator that generates a risk map indicating a range within which the obstacle can exist after one unit of time and degree of risk of collision of an own vehicle with the obstacle within the range, on a basis of the speed and the movement direction of the obstacle obtained by the movement information obtaining unit, wherein the risk map generator changes the range in left and right directions with respect to a traveling direction of the obstacle, on a basis of the speed of the obstacle in the traveling direction.
US09965952B2
Road condition management is provided. A first road problem at a first location is identified, based, at least in part, on a current traffic pattern and current environmental conditions at the first location. An optimized plan for road repairs is generated. The optimized plan identifies one or more road problems. The plan is optimized based on a severity index of each of the one or more road problems and an availability of at least one resource. An alert is issued to at least one interface device, wherein the alert describes the first road problem.
US09965942B2
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.
US09965940B1
A vehicle includes a body controller having a plurality of sensors that detect a state of a driver door and a rear passenger door and detect an ignition state of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a processor that activates an alert flag in response to receiving a first signal from the body controller indicating an ignition of the vehicle has been started and receiving a second signal from the body controller indicating the rear passenger door of the vehicle has been closed within an activation threshold time. The processor determines that the vehicle has made a temporary stop and maintains the activated alert flag upon detecting that the vehicle has been started in response to determining that the vehicle has made the temporary stop. The processor generates a notification in response to detecting that the vehicle has been parked a second time. The notification may include a camera feed.
US09965935B2
Disclosed is an alarm device system with simultaneous AC/DC power. The system includes of one or more alert devices wired into a dedicated circuit with a single location housing a DC power backup source, such as a rechargeable DC battery. The DC power backup source may be replaceable or rechargeable with DC current from an AC-DC transformer-rectifier, a photovoltaic cell, or other means. A dedicated circuit is energized with a composite current to provide continuous, uninterrupted DC backup power, upon which line AC is superimposed. AC and continuous DC backup are simultaneously provided to a system of detection and alert devices, such as smoke alarms, electrically coupled to the dedicated circuit.
US09965928B2
An indication system is provided and includes evaluation, messaging, and display modules and a display. The evaluation module generates a message based on a parameter of a compressor or a drive. The messaging module: generates a message based on the parameter; generates a string of glyphs based on the message; selects a predetermined number of glyphs in the string of glyphs; generates column data for the selected glyphs; and generates packets including the column data. The display module generates output signals based on the packets. The display includes an array of LEDs, does not include a transistor, and illuminates the LEDs based on the output signals. The display module is configured to generate the output signals to illuminate one or more of the LEDS in a column-by-column format, such that power is only provided to one column of the array of LEDs at any moment in time.
US09965922B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for executing a computer game. One method includes an operation for setting an initial value to the jackpot of a first player. The jackpot of the first player is increased based on each bet by the first player in the computer game. Additionally, the jackpot of the first player is increased based on each bet made by friends of the first player in the computer game. The friends of the first player have a social connection with the first player, and the jackpot of the first player is independent from bets in the computer game of players that are not friends of the first player. The method further includes an operation for resetting the jackpot of the first player to the initial value when the first player or when any friend of the first player wins the jackpot.
US09965921B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing play areas to communities of players in an online game. One method includes an operation for identifying attributes of players in the online game. A characteristic that is common to a subset of players is determined in the online game, where the characteristic is based on the attributes of players in the online game. The method further includes an operation for creating a playing area in the online game, such that the subset of players are allowed to play in the playing area, but other players in the online game, that are outside the subset of players, are disallowed from playing in the playing area. The subset of players is then enabled to play in the playing area with other players from the subset of players.
US09965920B2
An apparatus, including a processor, specially programmed to detect a posting of information regarding a sporting event for which a bet can be placed, which detects the posting regarding the sporting event and generates a notification message containing information regarding the sporting event. The apparatus initiates a communication link with a first user communication device and transmits the notification message to the first user communication device via the communication link; a receiver which receives a bet message, containing information regarding a bet on or regarding the sporting event, transmitted from the first user communication device or a second user communication device; and a transmitter. The apparatus or processor processes information for placing the bet and the transmitter transmits video information or audio information regarding, and obtained at, the sporting event to the first user communication device, the second user communication device, or a third user communication device.
US09965919B2
A casino device includes a drop box, a bill processor used by an employee to check cash of a customer when the customer purchases chips in cash, a reader configured to read a barcode or magnetic stripe or IC chip of a card, a ticket, or a form of the customer, a ticket printer configured to print the ticket on which a exchange is displayed when the customer requests the exchange for the chips, a display configured to provide money amount information to the customer when the employee processes business using the bill processor, the reader, or the ticket printer and provide the money amount information to a closed circuit television camera and recording device, and a monitor configured to provide the employee with the money amount information provided to the display and transaction information between employees or between the employee and the customer.
US09965916B2
A reject storage box is provided with a sufficiently thick cover body above a second storage space that stores banknote bundles W that a user has forgotten to take, and a guide space is provided penetrating the cover body in an oblique direction. In the reject storage box, when a banknote bundle falls into an intake hole from above, a lower face of the banknote bundle immediately contacts a position toward the top of a main guide face, and the banknote bundle W travels downward through the guide space with the lower face of the banknote bundle W sliding against the main guide face. The reject storage box thereby enables the banknote bundle dropping downward through the guide space to be maintained in a substantially uniform orientation, and ultimately enables the banknote bundle to be stacked neatly inside the second storage space.
US09965910B2
A lockout-tagout system for use with at least one securing item may include at least one lock for locking the securing item in place. The lockout-tagout system may further include at least one lockout tag on or near the securing item or lock. The lockout tag may have a wireless identification device. The lockout-tagout system may further include a reader configured to read the wireless identification device.
US09965906B2
A system and method for providing content from a source to a vehicle is disclosed. The content is restricted by associating the content with at least one requirement for vehicle information from a vehicle to which the content is provided. When restricted content is requested, a vehicle system obtains vehicle related information from the vehicle. The vehicle information is transferred to the vehicle system from the source, and the restricted content is transferred from the source to the vehicle system. The vehicle system, the source, or both determine whether the vehicle information meets the at least one requirement restricting the content. As long as the requirement for vehicle information is met, processing of the restricted content is allowed.
US09965904B2
The invention relates to a time-measuring system for measuring the running time of a runner (2) comprising, for sensing the presence of the runner on a presence line (3, 4.3) crossing the running track, a signaling device (5), which has a light-beam source (6) and a light-beam receiver (7), ahead of the running track (4) and, in the light beam oriented parallel to the running track, a reflector (10). The reflector comprises a deflecting mirror (10.1) and an end mirror (10.2). Both are positioned on the presence line (3) on different sides of the running track (4) in the horizontal plane of the light beam of the light-beam source (6) (light-beam plane) and are oriented in the manner of a prism in two vertical planes in such a way that the light beam crosses the running track (3) between the two mirrors at a substantially right angle and is reflected to the light-beam receiver (7).
US09965902B2
As part of the process for controlling entry and exit in parking garages and parking facilities, the entrance or exit, in front of which a vehicle stands, is determined on the basis of a location determination of the vehicle, where the location information shall be transmitted by means of the mobile device via a wireless or mobile phone standard to a server, which is capable of controlling the parking barriers of entrances and exits after locating the vehicle, where in the case that the owner of the mobile device is already registered on the server, the user ID is also sent to the server and in the case that the owner of the mobile device is not registered on the server, the registration is done by means of the mobile device via the connection to the server and a user ID is assigned after registration, where the entrance or exit, in front of which the vehicle stands, is determined on basis of the data of location determination in the server, where a ticket in electronic form linked with the user ID is sent to the mobile device of the user in the case of an entrance or stored in the server and the parking barrier or access control device assigned to the determined entrance is actuated in order to allow the entrance, where it is determined for the case of an exit, whether the parking fee has been paid and in case of paid parking fee the parking barrier or access control device assigned to the determined exit is actuated in order to allow the exit.
US09965901B2
Methods and systems for generating simulated images from design information are provided. One system includes one or more computer subsystems and one or more components executed by the computer subsystem(s), which include a generative model. The generative model includes two or more encoder layers configured for determining features of design information for a specimen. The generative model also includes two or more decoder layers configured for generating one or more simulated images from the determined features. The simulated image(s) illustrate how the design information formed on the specimen appears in one or more actual images of the specimen generated by an imaging system.
US09965896B2
A display method includes: detecting a specific object from an input image captured by a camera; generating display data for rendering a plan view, a first display component, and a second display component based on a positional relationship between the camera and the specific object, the plan view corresponding to a first plane which is different from a second plane projected on the input image, the first display component being displayed at a camera position on the first plane, and the second display component being displayed at a reference object position on the first plane; receiving a designation of a point on the plane view; converting a designated position on the first plane into another position on depth direction to the second plane; generating positional information indicating three dimensional position of an augmented reality content based on the another position.
US09965884B2
Methods and devices for determining scoring models of a three-dimensional animation scene frame are provided. A method can include obtaining a dataset of three-dimensional animation scene frames; obtaining a predetermined stereoscopic effect standard score and a predetermined visual comfort standard score corresponding to each three-dimensional animation scene frame; obtaining the disparity map of each three-dimensional animation scene frame, extracting disparity statistic features of each three-dimensional animation scene frame based on its disparity map, and combining the disparity statistic features into one feature vector; and, determining the stereoscopic effect scoring model and the visual comfort scoring model for a three-dimensional animation scene frame respectively based on the feature vector of each three-dimensional animation scene frame in conjunction with the corresponding stereoscopic effect standard score and visual comfort standard score, in order to reduce the influence of subjective factors from the producers on the scoring.
US09965882B2
Implementations generally relate to generating image compositions. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of photos from a user and determining one or more composition types from the photos. The method further includes generating one or more compositions from the received photos based on the one or more determined composition types, where each composition is based on modified foregrounds of the photos. The method further includes providing the one or more generated compositions to the user.
US09965875B2
A method of generating a synthesized digital projection image, executed at least in part by a computer, acquires x-ray projection images at corresponding acquisition angles, and reconstructs a first volume image. Forward projection generates a preceding forward projection image at a first acquisition angle; a following forward projection image at an adjacent second acquisition angle; and an intermediate forward projection image for an intermediate angle. A synthesized projection image is formed by identifying a candidate patch of pixels from the intermediate forward projection image, matching a first patch of pixels from the preceding forward projection image and identifying a corresponding first acquired patch of pixels from the first acquired x-ray projection image, matching a second patch of pixels from the following forward projection image and matching a second acquired patch of pixels from the forward projection image. The first and second acquired patches are combined.
US09965868B2
An automatic guiding system for analyzing ground texture in or on an autonomous mobile device comprises an image acquisition module, a ground texture analysis module, a posture sensing module, and a ground texture database. The image acquisition module collects ground images as the autonomous mobile device moves. The ground texture analysis module processes the ground images, and extracts texture information of the ground images. The posture sensing module continuously senses the posture of the autonomous mobile device. The ground texture database is configured to stores the texture information and the posture.
US09965867B2
A micro object control apparatus for controlling motion of a micro object within a medium includes a light source, an optical vortex generation unit, an objective lens, an imaging unit, an analysis unit, and a movement unit. The analysis unit acquires first motion information of the micro object based on the image data in which the micro object optically trapped with the optical vortex is imaged by setting the focal position of the optical vortex to a first position, acquires second motion information of the micro object based on the image data in which the micro object optically trapped with the optical vortex is imaged by setting the focal position of the optical vortex to a second position, and evaluates a state of an optical trap of the micro object with the optical vortex by comparing the first motion information and the second motion information.
US09965859B2
Disclosed is a method for determining a region of interest (ROI) from an image. The method includes obtaining a wearing portion of a first electronic device, obtaining a first image related to a user wearing the first electronic device, and determining the ROI from the first image based on the obtained wearing portion.
US09965857B2
Certain embodiments provide a computer system for determining a registration mapping between a novel medical image and a reference medical image, the computer system comprising: a storage system adapted to store data representing the novel medical image and the reference medical image and variance data for a plurality of different locations in the reference medical image representing a statistical variation for corresponding locations identified in a plurality of training medical images; and a processor unit operable to execute machine readable instructions to determine a registration mapping between the novel medical image and the reference medical image in a manner that takes account of the variance data for the plurality of different locations in the reference medical image.
US09965853B2
An image processing apparatus for obtaining a shape of a region of a processing target included in an image, includes: an attribute obtaining unit configured to obtain a intensity distribution attribute of the region of the processing target; and a shape obtaining unit configured to obtain the shape of the region by a calculation method selected in accordance with the intensity distribution attribute.
US09965850B2
A device for detecting and marking differences between two substrates, such as images or written text. The device has an image capturing device that is in communication with image recognition software. Images of a secondary images are analyzed and compared to a primary image to detect differences between the two. Once a difference is detected, the device automatically disperses a marking material in the proximity of the detected difference.
US09965848B2
Shape primitives are used for inspection of a semiconductor wafer or other workpiece. The shape primitives can define local topological and geometric properties of a design. One or more rules are applied to the shape primitives. The rules can indicate presence of a defect or the likelihood of a defect being present. A rule execution engine can search for an occurrence of the shape primitives covered by the at least one rule.
US09965844B1
An inspection method includes the following steps: identifying a plurality of patterns within an image; and comparing the plurality of patterns with each other for measurement values thereof. The above-mentioned inspection method uses the pattern within the image as a basis for comparison; therefore, measurement values of the plurality of pixels constructing the pattern can be processed with statistical methods and then compared, and the false rate caused by variation of a few pixels is decreased significantly. An inspection system implementing the above-mentioned method is also disclosed.
US09965834B2
Provided is an image processing apparatus including a transformation unit that is configured to deform images so that corresponding points in a plurality of images obtained from several viewpoints with respect to the same subject are matched; a separating unit that is configured to separate specular-reflection components from the plurality of images transformed by the transformation unit and create an image from which the specular-reflection component is removed; and an image reconstructing unit that is configured to combine at least one of the specular-reflection components of the plurality of images, separated by the separating unit, and the image from which the specular-reflection component is removed.
US09965830B2
Provided is an image processing apparatus, for displaying image data in accordance with a line-of-sight direction of a viewer, that includes: storage means for storing a plurality of environment maps having different resolutions; obtaining means for obtaining as motion information of the viewer; retaining means for retaining a current area that is being displayed; target area determination means for determining a target area on the basis of the current area and the motion information; path area determination means for determining as a path area an area that includes a path, from the current area to the target area, along which the line-of-sight direction changes; setting means for setting resolutions that respectively correspond to the path area and the target area; and generation means for reading pieces of image data that respectively correspond to the path area and the target area from environment maps having the resolutions set by the setting means, and for generating image data for display in the path area and image data for display in the target area.
US09965824B2
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an image processing unit. The image processing unit includes a network. The image processing unit includes a plurality of stencil processor circuits each comprising an array of execution unit lanes coupled to a two-dimensional shift register array structure to simultaneously process multiple overlapping stencils through execution of program code. The image processing unit includes a plurality of sheet generators respectively coupled between the plurality of stencil processors and the network. The sheet generators are to parse input line groups of image data into input sheets of image data for processing by the stencil processors, and, to form output line groups of image data from output sheets of image data received from the stencil processors. The image processing unit includes a plurality of line buffer units coupled to the network to pass line groups in a direction from producing stencil processors to consuming stencil processors to implement an overall program flow.
US09965820B2
A system is disclosed that features a transport vehicle that carries responsive objects in which the objects are equipped to provide state information about their states when queried. The transport vehicle is outfitted with a proxy that represents the responsive objects. The proxy is configured such that it is better able than the responsive objects to receive state query signals from a querying device. The vehicle is also outfitted with I) sensors that detect the responsive objects and ii) sensors that detect state information of the vehicle, in which both sets of sensors provide information to the proxy. The object sensors are able to detect the state of each responsive object or query the object about its state in the same way as the querying device would query those objects in the prior art. The proxy then responds to the query on behalf of the responsive objects.
US09965816B2
The product unit disclosed herein has identification data that are stored internally in memory. This stored identification data can be viewed as the product unit's “digital nameplate,” in that the data can represent the product unit's identifier, brand, and so on. Each data set is digitally signed while on the production line by using an encryption technique. The digitally signed data set is then written into the product unit's memory where it can be used for verification. A first digitally-signed data set can be used to control the use of one or more software modules that are provided by a software owner. The data that are undergoing signature contain at least one globally-unique identifier, which can be used to identify cloning attempts. Additionally, more than one digital signature can be used, in order to protect and control the use of features other than the software, such as the product brand.
US09965815B1
A method and system for advertising a property comprises a hollow elongated post, at least one rechargeable battery, at least one solar panel, a double-sided monitor, and a real estate server in communication with the double-sided monitor via a network. The real estate server resides on a central computer having a processor installed with a real estate management application and coupled with a memory unit integrated with a central database. The double-sided monitor is configured to receive a plurality of input parameters about a property and to display the details of at least one property selected by a user. The double-sided monitor includes a plurality of sensors embedded inside the monitor, a hard-wire jack, a magnetic alarm, and a webcam. The double-sided monitor provides an interactive screen and allows the user to know about the property by displaying rotating images and videos.
US09965814B2
The disclosure relates to a computer-based system for managing just-in-time preparation and delivery of food products. In the system, customers can build, place, and pay for their order. Once the order is placed, the system will track the users location, only starting to prepare their food when the customer is within a specific proximity to the retail location. The proximity will be dynamic and expand and contract with the customer's movements. Finally, the system will coordinate the preparation, assembly and packaging of the order to provide just-in-time delivery of the customer's order, thereby reducing food waste and enhancing the freshness and taste of the product delivered to improve the customer experience.
US09965813B2
In one example, a computing device is configured to calculate fees and revenues related to a lighting infrastructure application framework. An example computing device comprises a memory and a processor coupled to the memory configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising receiving, data that includes at least one of sensor data and controller information related to at least one of a sensor and a controller, wherein the sensor and the controller are within a local area network coupled to a computing device having the processor and are associated with at least one lighting node platform device; calculating information describing the fees and the revenues associated with the received data, wherein the revenues are for a lighting infrastructure owner associated with the computing device; and transmitting the calculated information to another device associated with the lighting infrastructure application framework.
US09965810B1
Automatically mapping and importing accounting application data into to a tax preparation application. Account data including an account name is received from an accounting application. A tax category corresponding to the account name is determined automatically, and a tax line assignment or line of a form of the tax preparation application is automatically assigned to the account name such that the corresponding account data can be mapped to and imported into the appropriate section of a tax return. For this purpose, a table or spreadsheet of search terms may be used to correlate an account name selected by a user to a tax category, which is used to determine the appropriate tax line assignment or line of a tax form for that particular account.
US09965807B1
Methods are disclosed for providing leads for insurance market participants. A method may include a broker providing for consideration, their clients' insurance risk to be considered by multiple insurance capital providers. The broker can be provided with potential carrier matches based on analysis of broker and carrier insurance preferences, and previous transactions. Similarly, methods may include carriers disclosing their risk appetites, in the form of insurance products and services for consideration. The carrier may also be provided with potential broker and/or client matches based on analysis of the broker and carrier insurance preferences and previous transactions. Systems and apparatuses are also disclosed to implement the disclosed methods.
US09965802B2
A method for generating bids for a look-ahead, e.g. hour-ahead, energy market is disclosed. The method includes providing a processor configured to generate a lookup table approximating a value function having four dimensions including: state of the storage system, price of electricity, prior low bid and prior high bid. The processor is configured to observe an initial numeric value for a first set of dimensions and exploiting monotonicity to update a first region of the lookup table. The processor is configured to iteratively observe subsequent numeric values for a next set of dimensions and update subsequent regions of the lookup table while exploiting monotonicity to generate the lookup table. The value function is configured with numeric values for all possible sets of dimensions, the numeric values being usable to compute optimal bids.
US09965800B1
The technology may provide display of an electronic representation of physical art in a virtual environment so that a customer may visualize how the physical art would appear in a physical environment. Based on a characteristic of the physical art, a virtual environment in which to display an electronic representation of the physical art may be selected. The electronic representation of the physical art may then be included in the virtual environment for display to a customer. The customer may then electronically purchase the physical art via the virtual environment.
US09965792B2
A system and method are disclosed automating the provision of social media product recommendations in an electronic commerce environment. A search engine submits a request for product-related content, such as a product page, to a merchant web server. In turn, the merchant web server submits a server-side request to a search engine optimization (SEO) application programming interface (API) for processing. In response, the SEO API returns Picks markup content that is associated with the requested product-related content. The merchant web server then combines the requested product-related content with the returned Picks markup content to generate a product page. The product page, which includes the dynamically injected Picks markup content, is then returned to the search engine where it is indexed.
US09965791B1
Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for managing a personal user inventory. In one embodiment, the method comprises retrieving a message associated with a user identifier, the message including a body content portion; identifying a parser associated with the message; parsing the body content portion using the parser to identify an item of merchandise present within the body content portion, wherein the item of merchandise is associated with an item identifier and a set of item details; associating the item of merchandise with the user identifier; and generating a display listing merchandise associated with the user identifier, wherein the listing of merchandise includes the item of merchandise.
US09965786B2
A system and method for ordering a print product using a mobile computing device is provided. The system includes a photofinisher configured for receiving a print order from the mobile computing device and producing the print product based upon the print order. Further, a print product ordering module is configured for allowing the print order to be completed using the mobile computing device, wherein the print order includes the digital image and the print product selected using the mobile computing device. A wireless local area network is configured for placing the mobile computing device in communication with the photofinisher when the mobile computing device is located within a range of the wireless local area network. The print order completed using the mobile computing device is communicated to the photofinisher when the mobile computing device is located within the range of the wireless local area network.
US09965783B2
A method for providing media for use with on-demand transport services is provided. A transport service is arranged for a user. The user is determined to have requested control over media to be outputted on an output device of the driver. A token of the user is identified and transmitted to the driver's computing device. In response to detecting that an event has occurred for enabling the user to control the media, the driver's computing device is enabled to output the media that is controlled by the user operating the user's computing device.
US09965778B2
Computerized method and system for creating a personalized advertisement, and for recommending a product being advertised. An uploaded facial photograph is received, the facial photograph including a plurality of facial features. At least one facial feature of the plurality of facial features is detected. Personal information may be extracted by analyzing the at least one detected facial feature. A product being advertised may be recommended, wherein the recommended product applies to a treatment related to the extracted personal information. A tutorial may indicate on the photograph the facial region to be modified by application of the product, such as to achieve a specific look.
US09965777B2
An advertisement distribution management apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, a storage unit, and an acceptance unit. The detection unit detects information on a wireless terminal which exists in a communication area of a wireless LAN access point and which satisfies a predetermined condition. The storage unit stores information on the wireless terminal detected by the detection unit and attribute information set to the wireless LAN access point in association with each other. The acceptance unit accepts an order request of an advertisement distribution that specifies the attribute information on the basis of the information on the wireless terminal stored in the storage unit in association with the specified attribute information.
US09965768B1
An advertisement service enables advertisers to bid on or select a particular geographic region for public display of an advertisement by a mobile ad platform when the mobile ad platform enters the particular geographic region. For instance, the mobile ad platform provides location information to the advertisement service. Based on the location, the advertisement service provides ad information to the mobile ad platform for display of an advertisement corresponding to the advertiser that has purchased rights to display advertisements on the mobile ad platform in the current geographic region. The publicly displayed advertisement content may change dynamically as the location of the mobile ad platform changes. In some implementations, the advertisement may offer an incentive, such as a coupon, to consumers that see the advertisement. The incentive may be redeemable at the advertiser's business such as by using a mobile device to capture, obtain or redeem the incentive.
US09965766B2
The collection of social data from social networking services for market research purposes is improved by automating the formulation of a final query rule sets by analyzing relevant keywords captured using a seed query rule set based on a user input. Relevant keywords from social mentions based on a seed query rule set for a brand name and/or product can be extracted to form at least parts of a final query rule set. The relevant keywords can then be disambiguated by using a searchable reference to resolve ambiguities. Any generalities in the relevant keywords can also be resolved by analyzing the co-occurrence of the relevant keywords with relevant keywords from another brand and/or product. The relevant keywords having been disambiguated and having generalities resolved therein, may be used to automatically generate a final query rule set for providing relevant search results based on the user input.
US09965761B2
Described are apparatus and methods for providing secure identification, payment processing and/or signing using a gesture-based input device without biometrics.
US09965760B2
Systems and methods for facilitating electronic transactions utilizing data capturing devices are provided herein. Methods may include generating a transaction event which comprises transaction details and receiving a transaction acceptance from a first client device. The transaction acceptance may include a capture of at least a portion of the transaction details and a unique merchant identifier by a first data capturing device of the first client device and a confirmation. The method further includes providing indication of a payment authorization to the merchant.
US09965759B2
A network interface receives transaction information. A processor determines private information and public information from the received transaction information. The network interface communicates the private information to an obfuscation engine, and receives obfuscated private information. The processor then merges the obfuscated private information with the public information to create a temporary identifier, and then converts the temporary identifier into a transaction identifier. A printer then prints a portion of the public information and the transaction identifier on a transaction receipt.
US09965754B2
Identifying the geolocation of POS terminals using non-payment events to predict when the geolocation of a computing device at a time when the device detects events corresponds to the geolocation of the terminal. The device monitors for pre-selected events and transmit data to the account system. The account system determines a frequency of the events and it reaches a pre-defined threshold, the account system identifies the location of the terminal by identifying the common geolocation of the events. The identified geolocation is saved so that when a user then enters the location and transmits event data to the account system, the system can compare the geolocation of the event data to the saved geolocation to determine whether the computing device is located at the terminal. If the computing device is located at the terminal, the account system transmits offers or other content for display and use at the identified terminal.
US09965744B1
An online marketplace of digital goods is provided. A digital good proposed to be listed in the marketplace is received, where the source code for the received digital good includes scripting language code. The source code of the received digital good is rewritten to include tracking code to track behavior of the received digital good during execution of the re-written digital good, and the rewritten digital good is executed in a browser run by one or more processors of a computer system. One or more processors of the computer system automatically determine, based on evaluation of results of executing the re-written digital good, whether the digital good violates one or more predetermined conditions. Based on the determination of whether the digital good violates one or more of the predetermined conditions, an automatic determination is made whether to list the received digital good in the marketplace.
US09965743B2
A method and system for establishing an electronic communication channel between at least one agent of a first entity and a second entity is provided. The method includes linking the second entity to the at least one agent of the first entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity. Providing one or more software programs over the electronic communication channel to the second entity; initiating an exchange by the at least one agent of the first entity to the second entity. And sending one or more messages over the communication channel between the at least one agent from the first entity and the second entity. The system includes a database containing a link between the agent of the first entity and the second entity. The system also includes a server configured to establish an electronic communication channel between the agent of the first entity and the second entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity. The server is further configured to provide at least one software program for sharing between the agent of the first entity and the second entity over the electronic communication channel.
US09965742B1
Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for analyzing vehicle claim information from a vehicle that is deemed a total loss to determine one or more parts that may be removed from the total loss vehicle for reuse is presented. In some arrangements, the parts identified for reuse may be identified prior to removal from the total loss vehicle and may be identified as available inventory and may include a future availability date. One or more repair shops may then request the parts available for reuse and the part may be reserved for that shop until it becomes available.
US09965737B2
A new or alternative computer-enabled multichannel distribution management tool, system and method that facilitate multi-channel distribution management of product to the market. The tool, method and system allow manufacturers management of transactions across all distribution channels and throughout the distribution chain, including to the “tail end” of the distribution chain after sale to an end consumer, where manufacturer liability remains (e.g. for returns or warranty repairs or servicing). This facilitates the calculation of “true” profits for manufacturers, based on pre- and post-sales data (e.g. costs associated with the sale of each widget through any given distribution channel). The multichannel distribution management tool also provides distributors and retailers a centralized tool to manage transactions downstream from their relative positions in the distribution chain.
US09965728B2
System and method for single-action time and attendance record generation and processing via computing devices. The record is generated via a computing device (“Client System”) and received by a server system or other computing device (“Server System”). The user utilizes the Client System to execute a simultaneous or near-simultaneous process of authenticating his or her identity, recording time data and location data, and then sending this data to the server system.
US09965723B2
The embodiment of this disclosure may include a rule engine that adds a plurality of objects into a working memory, and processes the plurality of objects through a plurality of rules stored in a rule repository. Then, the rule engine may create a rule network comprising a root node and a child node based on the plurality of rules, and associate the root node with a predetermined list of object references. The rule engine may build a multi-object sub-token based on the plurality of objects that satisfy the predetermined list of object references. Then, the rule engine may pass the multi-object sub-token from the root node to the child node.
US09965721B2
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of generating a plurality of selectable design experiments in a design of experiments (DOE) process for analyzing at least one data set from a process to determine a relationship of a plurality of process factors of interest to a process output of interest. The method entails receiving as user input into a computing apparatus, a base number of trials and a number of center point trials. From the computing apparatus, a graphical user interface is generated on a display connected with the computing apparatus. This includes presenting a display containing a plurality of experiment each defined, at least partially, by a combination of number of replicates (replicates count) and effect size. The display further includes a predicted power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size.
US09965715B2
A dynamic transaction card that is manufactured using conductive plastic jumpers that will dissolve when in contact with a solvent used to tamper with the dynamic transaction card. Internal components of a dynamic transaction card may be manufactured using a synthetic or semi-synthetic organic material, such as, for example, plastics. These materials may be conductive to provide functionality to a dynamic transaction card, such as a connection between an integrated circuit and other card components such that when the materials dissolve, the connections are broken and the dynamic transaction card may be inactive due to the loss of various connections.
US09965713B2
A semiconductor device that is resistant to bending stress and has a structure in which an antenna circuit, an electric double layer capacitor for storing electricity, and the like are formed over a signal processing circuit that is provided over a substrate and has a charging circuit. The signal processing circuit having the charging circuit is provided over a substrate, and the antenna circuit and the electric double layer capacitor are provided over the signal processing circuit. The antenna circuit is electrically connected to the signal processing circuit, and the electric double layer capacitor is electrically connected to the charging circuit. With such a structure, a wiring for connecting the charging circuit and the electric double layer capacitor can be made short. Accordingly, a semiconductor device that is resistant to bending stress can be provided.
US09965705B2
Described herein are systems and methods for generating and using attention-based deep learning architectures for visual question answering task (VQA) to automatically generate answers for image-related (still or video images) questions. To generate the correct answers, it is important for a model's attention to focus on the relevant regions of an image according to the question because different questions may ask about the attributes of different image regions. In embodiments, such question-guided attention is learned with a configurable convolutional neural network (ABC-CNN). Embodiments of the ABC-CNN models determine the attention maps by convolving image feature map with the configurable convolutional kernels determined by the questions semantics. In embodiments, the question-guided attention maps focus on the question-related regions and filters out noise in the unrelated regions.
US09965702B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for interpretation of flow cytometry data. Flow cytometry data sets are combined to form a multidimensional image cube. The machine learning functions and genetic algorithm interpret the multidimensional image cube to produce a confidence value that is assigned to a function for the targeted condition. The confidence value determines the relative degree to which a targeted condition is present or absent in a flow cytometry data set. Such confidence value can be used to diagnose and interpret results from flow cytometry data.
US09965692B2
The invention relates to a vehicle detection method which includes: photographing a front-view of a vehicle; detecting an edge from an image photographed by a camera and generating a horizontal binary image and a vertical binary image; detecting a bottom surface candidate group relating to a preceding vehicle from the horizontal binary image and detecting a side surface candidate group relating to the preceding vehicle from the vertical binary image; when one of a pair of side surface candidate groups and bottom surface candidate groups of the pair of side surface candidate groups is not detected, estimating the side surface candidate group and bottom surface candidate group and generating a vehicle candidate group; and filtering the vehicle candidate group and detecting the preceding vehicle. Therefore, even when all of vehicles are not perfectly photographed, a preceding vehicle can be more precisely detected.
US09965691B2
In an apparatus for recognizing a lane partition line, a pre-branch section setting unit sets a pre-branch section of a road on which an own vehicle is traveling. The pre-branch section extends a section length from a start line that is positioned closer to the own vehicle than a branch location by an offset distance in a traveling direction of the own vehicle. A determination unit determines whether or not a geographical location of the own vehicle is within the pre-branch section. If it is determined that the geographical location of the own vehicle is within the pre-branch section, a recognition unit suppresses recognition of the lane partition line on an diverging road side of the road on which the own vehicle is traveling. The diverging road is another road branching off from the road on which the vehicle is traveling at the branch location.
US09965686B2
A location obtaining unit obtains information on a location of the image capture apparatus during image; a direction obtaining unit obtains direction of an object in an image captured; a device information obtaining unit obtains information on a location of a wireless device that is included by an object during image capture; a distance obtaining unit obtains a distance of the object in the image captured from the image capture apparatus; an object location calculating unit calculates a location of the object based on the information on the location of the image capture apparatus, a direction of the object in the image, and the distance of the object from the image capture apparatus; and an object identifying unit identifies that the object is the object including the wireless device if the location of the object and the location of the wireless device are within a predetermined range.
US09965684B2
A system and method for analyzing queues in frames of video enables operators to preferably draw three regions of interest overlaid upon the video as short, medium, and long queue regions that form a notional queue area within the video. The regions are drawn with knowledge of, or in anticipation of, foreground objects such as individuals and vehicles waiting for service in a queue. Examples include retail point of sale locations or for automated teller machine (ATM) transactions. In conjunction with a video analytics system that analyzes the movement of the foreground objects relative to the queue regions, the system determines the number of objects occupying each queue region, length of the queue, and other queue-related statistics. The system can then create reports and send messages that include the queue analysis results for directing operators to change their staffing resources as part of a real-time queue servicing and optimization response.
US09965677B2
Methods and systems for localizing numbers and characters in captured images. A side image of a vehicle captured by one or more cameras can be preprocessed to determine a region of interest. A confidence value of series of windows within regions of interest of different sizes and aspect ratios containing a structure of interest can be calculated. Highest confidence candidate regions can then be identified with respect to the regions of interest and at least one region adjacent to the highest confidence candidate regions. An OCR operation can then be performed in the adjacent region. An identifier can then be returned from the adjacent region in order to localize numbers and characters in the side image of the vehicle.
US09965667B2
Disclosed is a fingerprint identification sensor, which comprises: a sensor unit, comprising a capacitor array formed by a plurality of capacitor induction units and having an output, a power supply and a sensor ground output; a conversion circuit, connected to the device ground of the terminal device, and the output and the sensor ground of the sensor unit, and configured to, upon modulating the driving signal to the modulated signal, output the modulated signal to the sensor ground; an energy storage capacitor, connected between the power supply and the sensor ground, and configured to stabilize an operating voltage of the sensor unit; a high-speed transistor switch, connected to the power supply, and configured to perform synchronous switch-on and switch-off according to status of the conversion circuit power supply; and a power supply, connected to the conversion circuit and the power supply of the sensor unit via the high-speed transistor switch.
US09965665B2
A fingerprint identification optical imaging package structure is applied in the field of the fingerprint identification optical system. An isolating base is arranged under a light source device and a height of the isolating base is higher than a height of a sensing base to achieve the effects of light shielding and preventing from being influenced by the heat of the light source. And then, the sensitivity and precision of fingerprint reading and identifying may be increased and improved. At the same time, the volume may be reduced to make the applicability of the structure much broader.
US09965659B2
This disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless communication technology and more particularly to a system and a method of notifying an owner of a blocking vehicle. In one embodiment, a Block Notification System for notifying an owner of a blocking vehicle is disclosed. The Block Notification System comprises a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory stores processor instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor to detect a RFID card of a user, wherein the RFID card of the user comprises vehicle information associated with a vehicle owned by the user. The processor further validates whether the RFID card of the user is associated with a blocked vehicle, wherein the blocked vehicle is a vehicle being blocked by the blocking vehicle. The processor further notifies an owner of the blocking vehicle based on validating the RFID card of the user.
US09965656B2
One aspect of the invention provides a method for multi-nozzle biopolymer deposition of heterogeneous materials to create or modify a composite biopolymer multi-part three-dimensional assembly having at least one biomimetic and at least one non-biomimetic feature. The method includes: (a) utilizing a CAD environment to design and/or modify a composite multi-part assembly, thereby producing a CAD design; (b) converting the CAD design into a three-dimensional heterogeneous material and multi-part assembly model in a format suitable for three-dimensional, multi-nozzle printing, wherein the design comprises at least one biomimetic feature and at least one non-biomimetic feature; and (c) printing the composite assembly by simultaneously depositing the heterogeneous materials using multiple, different, specialized nozzles, wherein the simultaneous depositing includes direct deposition of cells.
US09965641B2
A method, apparatus and computer program product for policy-based access control in association with a sorted, distributed key-value data store in which keys comprise n-tuple structure that includes a cell-level access control. In this approach, an information security policy is used to create a set of pluggable policies. A pluggable policy may be used during data ingest time, when data is being ingested into the data store, and a pluggable policy may be used during query time, when a query to the data store is received for processing against data stored therein. Generally, a pluggable policy associates one or more user-centric attributes (or some function thereof), to a particular data-centric label. By using pluggable policies, preferably at both ingest time and query time, the data store is enhanced to provide a seamless and secure policy-based access control mechanism in association with the cell-level access control enabled by the data store.
US09965639B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for authenticating the source code of a software end product. The method includes generating a compound key, which is composed of a set of unique keys generated from a source file. A set of files are separately build based on a received source code, and a key generated and embedded into the files at the time of the build. A validation tool is used to compare the values of the generated compound key to the values of the embedded key to determine if the values match.
US09965638B2
Although current conferencing applications provide many abilities, some of these abilities are limited. Various embodiments described herein provide one or more of systems, methods, software, and data structures that allow a document, or other file type, to be used to connect to a network-based conference, such as over the Internet, where a view of a local copy of the document is synchronized between participants. Participation abilities of certain network-based conference participants may be limited in such embodiments. Such limits may be enforced locally for each participant, on a server by preventing data representative of certain actions from being broadcast to other participants, or in other ways as described and would be readily apparent herein.
US09965636B2
Security system for protecting a vehicle electronic system by selectively intervening in the communications path in order to prevent the arrival of malicious messages at ECUs, in particular at the safety critical ECUs. The security system includes a filter which prevents illegal messages sent by any system or device communicating over a vehicle communications bus from reaching their destination. The filter may, at its discretion according to preconfigured rules, send messages as is, block messages, change the content of the messages, request authentication or limit the rate such messages can be delivered, by buffering the messages and sending them only in preconfigured intervals.
US09965633B2
Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for receiving results from security testing of source code, each result indicating a potential security vulnerability of the source code, displaying graphical representations of the results to a user, and, by a fix recommendation generator: receiving user input indicating a result of the results, receiving a set of code clones, each code clone being provided based on at least a snippet of the source code underlying the result, receiving a set of repairs, each repair being associated with a code clone, and mitigating a previously determined security vulnerability, and providing a set of fix recommendations based on the set of code clones, the set of repairs, and similarity metrics, each similarity metric indicating a similarity between the at least a snippet of the source code and a respective code clone.
US09965619B2
Embodiments of an invention for a return address overflow buffer are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes a stack pointer to store a reference to a first return address stored on a stack, an obscured address stack pointer to store a reference to an encrypted second return address stored in a memory, hardware to decrypt the encrypted second return address to generate a decrypted second return address, and a return address verification logic, responsive to receiving a return instruction, to compare the first return address to the decrypted second return address.
US09965617B2
A display apparatus which determines a screen to be displayed when a power-on command is input, and method thereof, is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a content; an input unit configured to receive a command; and a controller configured to: in response to a power-off command being input while a content is displayed, determine whether or not the displayed content is appropriate to be subsequently displayed when a power-on command is input; in response to determining that the displayed content is not appropriate to be subsequently displayed when the power-on command is input, store a predetermined initial screen; in response to determining that the displayed content is appropriate to be subsequently displayed when a power-on command is input, store the displayed content; and in response to a power-on command being input, control the display to display the predetermined initial screen or the displayed content.
US09965613B2
Systems and methods are described to validate user connections to one or more application servers within a multi-tenant application system. A domain-level cookie at the client identifies any active connections for that client. As the client requests a connection to a particular application, the cookie is provided to a validation server that determines if any previously-established sessions with the multi-tenant system exist, and/or if such sessions remain active. If an active session already exists, then the client can be redirected to a particular server to continue the previously-established session. If no valid prior sessions are available, then the client can be validated and a new connection to an appropriate server can be established, as appropriate.
US09965611B2
Examples of comparing real-time movements to a pattern profile are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, by a computing system, a data stream indicative of real-time movements of a mobile device. The method may further include comparing, by the computing system, the data stream indicative of real-time movements of the mobile device to a pattern profile for the mobile device to determine whether an abnormality occurs in the movement of the mobile device based on a pattern profile, wherein the pattern profile is indicative of historical usage patterns of the movements of the mobile device. The method may also include triggering, by the computing system, an authentication event when an abnormality is determined to occur.
US09965608B2
Provided are a method and an electronic device for performing an authentication on the basis of biometrics. The electronic device may acquire sensing data by sensing a target to be authenticated. The electronic device may calculate feature information from the sensing data. The electronic device may determine whether the calculated feature information and stored registered information match each other by using a dynamic matching scheme in which matching between the feature information and the registered information is variably performed according to a state of the electronic device. When the feature information and the registered information match each other on the basis of a result of the determination, the electronic device may generate an event for authentication success.
US09965606B2
Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing user authentication based on historical user patterns. Embodiments of the present invention may be configured to communicate code executable by a computing device that causes the computing device to monitor user patterns of a user based on the user interacting with the computing device; receive baseline user patterns to identify the user; identify, from the baseline user patterns, one or more routine actions performed by the user operating the computing device; receive a request to perform a transaction, wherein the transaction is associated with a level of security that must be authenticated; receive identification user patterns of the user based on the user interacting with the computing device; determine a threshold score based on comparing the identification user patterns with the baseline user patterns; and alter the level of security.
US09965577B2
The modeling of a DSA step within a virtual fabrication process sequence for a semiconductor device structure is discussed. A 3D model is created by the virtual fabrication that represents and depicts the possible variation that can result from applying the DSA step as part of the larger fabrication sequence for the semiconductor device structure of interest. Embodiments capture the relevant behavior caused by polymer segregation into separate domains thereby allowing the modeling of the DSA step to take place with a speed appropriate for a virtual fabrication flow.
US09965573B2
A method for the creation of subsurface water management systems that place subsurface drainage lines at a consistent grade and within defined elevation bounds throughout a field with topographical undulation and inconsistent slopes, incorporate control weirs for dividing the subsurface into elevation and acreage zones, place and size surface to subsurface, size and determine inside surface of drainage mains and laterals according to the desired coefficient of the subsurface system, and determine the amount of water required at irrigation inlets in order to deliver a determined amount of water into the subsurface system for purposes of irrigation.
US09965567B2
A content management system generates views of digital content for presentation on a user client. The content management system includes different publication templates having different layouts for presenting content on different types of viewing devices. The publication template is based on a layout, which specifies a spatial arrangement of sections. The publication template associates publication elements such as a leading article with sections of a layout. A view matches components such as an article with sections of a publication template based on a mapping between the components and publication elements associated with the sections. The content management system generates different views for different types of viewing devices. The content management system also analyzes interactions between user clients, components, and views, and the content management system includes an analytics interface to present data about these interactions.
US09965562B2
A cloud-based industrial application provisioning system is provided. The industrial application provisioning system can reside on a cloud platform and be made available to developers and end users with access privileges to the cloud platform. Application developers can publish industrial applications to an application library on the cloud platform, where the application is cataloged within an industry-specific search hierarchy. A search engine allows a user to access the cloud platform and search for a desired industrial application. The library's hierarchical catalog allows the user to search for applications according to industry type, equipment in use, automation system type, or other suitable criteria.
US09965561B2
A tracking system passively tracks and records searches conducted by actual search engine users. The recorded data for each search event preferably includes the search query submitted, the search engine used, the search result item (e.g., web page) selected, the position (e.g., page number) of this item, and the user's IP address. The collected data is aggregated and analyzed to generate data regarding the search queries used to locate and access particular destinations (e.g., web pages and sites). This data may be used for various purposes, such as (1) to generate reports showing, e.g., how users reach a particular destination from different search engines and geographic locations, (2) to select content to display on a destination page, such that the content is relevant to search queries commonly used to locate that page, and (3) to update the database of one search engine to reflect searches conducted on other search engines.
US09965551B2
Embodiments of the present invention is a technique of searching for relevant nodes. This technique may include: in response to selection of a first node, displaying, as first relevant nodes, nodes having a first relevance of at least a predetermined value among nodes connected from the first node by two hops; and, in response to selection of at least one of the first relevant nodes, displaying the selected first relevant node as a second node involving the first node. This technique may further include displaying, as second relevant nodes, nodes having a second relevance of at least a predetermined value among nodes connected from the second node by two hops.
US09965548B2
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory configured to implement a question and answer system (QA), for improving answers to an input question. An input question is received and parsed for a known set of critical information required to answer the input question. Responsive to one or more pieces of critical information failing to be identifiable in the input question, a user who submitted the input question is prompted for the one or more pieces of critical information via a graphical user interface (GUI).
US09965543B1
A system and method for clustering client records together is disclosed. The system may include statistical models based on characteristics of a record cluster stored in a database. The statistical models may be compared against characteristics of records in a data source in order to cluster the records into different categories. The cluster of records by category may then be output to a computer system in order to send electronic messages.
US09965515B2
A method, software and device for managing a cache service layer of an online solution is described. The online solution includes a database, at least one client, a cache service layer having a plurality of nodes which are interconnected to each other and provide processing and caching power for the cache service layer, and the cache manager. The method comprises reading in a business object from the database; assigning, using a cache manager, the business object to a business object group on a first node of the cache service layer; determining, by the cache manager, the effective probability of cache expiration of the business object group; and setting an expiration time for the business object group based on the determination of the effective probability of cache expiration of the business object group.
US09965513B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining row visibility states. An embodiment operates by initializing a result bitmap for rows based on visible row state values of row state bitmaps corresponding to the rows, wherein values of the result bitmap indicate whether the row are visible or not visible; determining one or more rows whose corresponding visible row state values indicate that the one or more rows are not visible; and determining whether to update the result bitmap to indicate that the one or more rows are visible based on one or more versioned row state values, wherein the one or more versioned row state values indicate whether the corresponding rows are not visible or possibly visible.
US09965512B2
In one embodiment, a method receives a query for analyzing data in a database. The method then determines a constant in the query and determines an operator applied to the constant in the query. The operator explicitly controls a behavior of the constant. The constant is represented as a scalar representation in the query instead of as a vectorial representation where the constant would have been used as the vectorial representation without the use of the operator due to a rule governing use of constants. Then, the method performs a calculation for the query to determine a query result using the constant as the scalar representation.
US09965511B2
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for query optimization in a database system. These mechanisms and methods for query optimization in a database system can enable embodiments to optimize OR expression filters referencing different logical tables. The ability of embodiments to optimize OR expression filters referencing different logical tables can enable optimization that is dynamic and specific to the particular tenant for whom the query is run and improve the performance and efficiency of the database system in response to query requests.
US09965510B2
In an approach to determining an access method for a partition in a partition table, a computer receives a query and determines if there is a partition table utilized by the query. When there is a partition table utilized by the query, then the computer determines that a partition in the partition table meets the plurality of conditions of the query. The computer collects a plurality of partition level statistics for the partition that meets the plurality of conditions of the query. Additionally, the computer determines, based, at least in part, on the plurality of partition level statistics, a cost for one or more access methods for the partition that meets the plurality of conditions of the query. Furthermore, the computer determines, based, at least in part, on the cost for each access method, an access method for the partition that meets the plurality of conditions of the query.
US09965501B2
Techniques are provided for more efficiently using the bandwidth of the I/O path between a CPU and volatile memory during the performance of database operation. Relational data from a relational table is stored in volatile memory as column vectors, where each column vector contains values for a particular column of the table. A binary-comparable format may be used to represent each value within a column vector, regardless of the data type associated with the column. The column vectors may be compressed and/or encoded while in volatile memory, and decompressed/decoded on-the-fly within the CPU. Alternatively, the CPU may be designed to perform operations directly on the compressed and/or encoded column vector data. In addition, techniques are described that enable the CPU to perform vector processing operations on the column vector values.
US09965499B2
A recipe management system executes a recipe on a piece of equipment in a process plant using one or more capabilities of the piece of equipment. A configuration system creates models of the capabilities, piece of equipment, and recipe and associates the capability models with the equipment model and recipe model. The recipe model can be used to execute the recipe on any piece of equipment with the capabilities with which it is associated. The equipment model can be used to execute any recipe that uses no capabilities other than those with which it is associated.
US09965483B2
A digitally signed file system in which data, metadata and files are objects, each object having a globally unique and content-derived fingerprint and wherein object references are mapped by the fingerprints; the file system has a root object comprising a mapping of ail object fingerprints in the file system, such that a change to the file system results in a change in the root object, and tracking changes in the root object provides a history of file system activity.
US09965475B2
An end user application running on a local client computer is configured to store a collection of comment data for the electronic document. The comment data includes data representing a plurality of comment threads. Displays of comment data also include hints providing information about the content and context of previous and next comments outside of the currently viewed context of the document. When hints are used in combination with filtering of the comment data, a user can more quickly review comments based on a variety of filtering criteria. A comment map also can be provided as a spatial representation of the distribution of comments within a document. Such a comment map can be provided as a navigational aid for viewing the electronic document and reviewing comments. The comment map provides an additional way for a reviewer to quickly identify areas of a document which may require more review.
US09965472B2
A question/answer creation system is described. The system includes a memory device and a processor connected to the memory device. The processor is configured to import a document having a set of questions based on content in the document, automatically create a candidate question from the content in the document, automatically generate answers for the set of questions and the candidate question using the content in the document, present the set of questions, the candidate question, and the answers to a content creator for user verification of accuracy, and store a verified set of questions in the document. The verified set of questions includes at least one verified question from the set of questions and the candidate question.
US09965469B2
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system dynamically produces a document with transformed terms associated with a geographic location, and comprises a computer system including at least one processor. The system analyzes a retrieved document to identify one or more terms with equivalent expressions in the same natural language. Each of the identified terms is transformed into an equivalent expression based on at least a geographic location associated with a user. The system produces a transformed document by replacing the identified one or more terms in the retrieved document with the equivalent expressions associated with the geographic location. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for dynamically producing a document with transformed terms for a geographic location in substantially the same manner described above.
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An information processing apparatus includes: an intention understanding unit configured to understand intention of a question inputted from a user; and an information extracting unit configured to extract response basic information which is a response to the question understood by the intention understanding unit and response addition information having relationship with the response basic information from a plurality of pieces of knowledge information including knowledge information relating to the user. Each piece of knowledge information includes a plurality of information elements and relationship information indicating relationship among the plurality of information elements. The information extracting unit extracts the response addition information from a group of information elements having relationship with an information element extracted as the response basic information and an information element included in the knowledge information relating to the user, directly or via one or more information elements.
