US10342153B2
Disclosed is a stack structure and its manufacturing method. The stack structure includes at least two stacked modules, wherein at least one of the modules is a power module; at least one metal connection component which is in integrated structure and comprises a first end, a second end and a connection portion with the first end being electrically connected to one of the modules and the second end being electrically connected to the other module; at least one molding compound packaging the at least one module and the end of the metal connection component which is electrically connected to the module, respectively.
US10342151B2
A method of maintaining a circuit card in a card rack and a circuit card rack system are disclosed. A card rack including a laterally oriented clamping slot is provided. The clamping slot is at least partially formed from a temperature-contractible material. A circuit card having a clamped side region is provided. At least a portion of the clamped side region is inserted into the clamping slot. A predetermined temperature differential is applied to the clamping slot to reduce a longitudinal dimension of at least a portion of the clamping slot. A compressive force is exerted on the portion of the clamped side region which is located longitudinally within the clamping slot, via thermal expansion of the clamping slot.
US10342150B1
A magnetically latched installation and extraction mechanism for an avionics display unit or other Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) installable in, and extractable from, a vehicle instrument panel includes a bezel attachable to the LRU, the paddle or the bezel including magnets embedded into opposing corners configured to attract the magnetic surfaces of, or the embedded magnets in, the opposing bezel or paddle. The LRU may include hinged paddles having an open position for installing/extracting the LRU from the instrument panel and a stowed position substantially flush with the surface of the bezel, the paddles corresponding to the embedded bezel magnets. Magnets embedded in the hinged paddles may secure the paddles in the stowed position via attraction to the bezel magnets.
US10342147B2
A housing device having a press-type locking and release structure includes a housing (110), a locking and release member (140), and a control element (150). The housing (110) includes two lateral walls (130), a breach (132) formed at each lateral wall (130), an elongated groove (134) formed along each lateral wall (130), and a pivot hole (136) formed at each lateral wall (130). The locking and release member (140) includes two arms (142) disposed in the two elongated grooves (134), a resilient element (160) disposed at one end of each arm (142), a connection element (170) connected to each arm (142), a fastening element (180) connected to each connection element (170), and a pivot (182) protruding from each fastening element (180). The pivot (182) is pivotally connected to the pivot hole (136). The control element (150) is connected to the two arms (142).
US10342142B2
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing customized printed circuit board (PCB) via creation through use of magnetic capture pads. At least one magnetic capture pad is rendered before aqueous seed and plate processing in the PCB manufacture. The magnetic capture pad selectively provides seed material rendering copper in at least one selected region of the via.
US10342141B2
This disclosure generally relates to high-speed fiber optic networks that use light signals to transmit data over a network. The disclosed subject matter includes devices and methods relating to header subassemblies and/or optoelectronic subassemblies. In some aspects, the disclosed devices and methods may relate to a header subassembly that can include: a substrate with a substrate top and a substrate bottom; at least one optoelectronic transducer on the substrate top; at least one top electrical component on the substrate top, the electrical component can be operably coupled with the optoelectronic transducer; and at least one bottom electrical component on the substrate bottom, the bottom electrical component can be operably coupled with the optoelectronic transducer.
US10342137B2
A fingerprint module includes a cover plate, a fingerprint chip, an intermediate board, and a circuit board. The cover plate defines an assembling region. The fingerprint chip is fixed in the assembling region and has a plurality of pads. The intermediate board is bonded to a surface of the fingerprint chip opposite to the cover plate to press the fingerprint chip to increase a bonding force between the fingerprint chip and the cover plate, so that there is a firm bonding between the fingerprint chip and the cover plate. The fingerprint chip is electrically connected to the intermediate board via the pads. The circuit board is electrically connected to the fingerprint chip via the intermediate board. The pads are connected to the circuit board via different wires to ensure effective transmission of electrical signals of the fingerprint chip.
US10342120B2
Discussed is a method of manufacturing a display device. The method of manufacturing the display device according to one example includes providing a first substrate including a display part, a bending part at one side of the display part, and a pad part at an end of the bending part. The method further includes providing a second substrate facing-coupled to the display part, providing a back film, and adhering the back film to a portion corresponding to the display part and the pad part on a bottom of the first substrate.
US10342116B2
A high-frequency module includes a wiring board; a plurality of components mounted on an upper surface of the wiring board; a sealing resin layer that is stacked on the upper surface of the wiring board and that has a step; a groove that is formed in the sealing resin layer to intersect with the step when the wiring board is viewed in plan view, and that extends between predetermined components; and a shield wall disposed in the groove and formed with a conductor. The groove includes a first portion at an upper surface side of the wiring board and a second portion at an upper surface side of the sealing resin layer, the second portion being continuous from the first portion. An area of the second portion is larger than an area of the second portion.
US10342108B2
A target structure (T) made by lithography or used in lithography is inspected by irradiating the structure at least a first time with EUV radiation (304) generated by inverse Compton scattering. Radiation (308) scattered by the target structure in reflection or transmission is detected (312) and properties of the target structure are calculated by a processor (340) based on the detected scattered radiation. The radiation may have a first wavelength in the EUV range of 0.1 nm to 125 nm. Using the same source and controlling an electron energy, the structure may be irradiated multiple times with different wavelengths within the EUV range, and/or with shorter (x-ray) wavelengths and/or with longer (UV, visible) wavelengths. By rapid switching of electron energy in the inverse Compton scattering source, irradiation at different wavelengths can be performed several times per second.
US10342104B2
A power management system for a lighting circuit may include a grid shifting controller that includes a processor and a connection to an external power source. The power management system may also include a communication interface associated with the grid shifting controller. The grid shifting controller may be configured to provide control information to a processor of at least one grid shifting electrical fixture over the communication interface, the control information being configured to direct the at least one grid shifting electrical fixture on the use of power from the external power source and an energy storage device associated with the at least one grid shifting electrical fixture.
US10342102B2
A fixture configuration module comprises range control circuitry and fixture control circuitry. The range control circuitry is configured to store a range of a lighting parameter. The range identifies at least a subset of values of the lighting parameter supported by the light fixture to produce light. The fixture control circuitry is communicatively coupled to the range control circuitry and is configured to control the light fixture to produce the light in accordance with the range stored by the range control circuitry.
US10342093B2
The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising at least two display units as well as an illuminating device for illuminating a transition area between the at least two display units. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating such a display device as well as an entertainment machine comprising such a display device.
US10342091B2
Provided is a light-emitting device that is able to adjust a color temperature by power supplied from a single power source. The light-emitting device includes an anode electrode land, a cathode electrode land, and three or more wires that are provided in parallel and are connected to the anode electrode land and the cathode electrode land, in which at least three wires among the three or more wires have different forward current-forward voltage characteristics and are connected to different light emitting portions, and the color temperature of light emitted from the whole of the light-emitting portions is able to be adjusted.
US10342086B2
An LED-based light can be installed in a conventional light fixture. The LED-based light can include a sensor operable to output a signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and the LED-based light can also include an LED controller operable to control at least one LED in the light in response to the signal. Additionally, the LED-based light can include a transmitter operable to output the signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a building environment regulator.
US10342076B2
An illumination system includes a luminaire, a controller, and a switch that turns ON and OFF power supply to the luminaire. The controller includes: a light intensity controller that performs light intensity control of controlling the brightness of the luminaire; and a power supply controller that instructs the switch to turn OFF the power supply to the luminaire on which the light intensity control is performed at a light intensity rate that is equal to or greater than 0 and at most a predetermined value.
US10342072B2
An electric heater (100) with an axial opening (131) for receiving an object to be heated, with an electric heating element (130) surrounding the axial opening (131) in at least in some sections and with an essentially cylindrical or essentially frustoconical clamping jacket (110) surrounding the electric heating element (13) at least in the radial direction for generating an adjustable force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131). The clamping jacket (110) is a multipart clamping jacket and has at least one pressing segment (113, 114) for introducing the force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131) as well as at least one clamping segment (111, 112), with which the width of the gap (119a, 119b) between adjacent edges of oppressing segments (113, 114) can be varied for adjusting the force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131) by moving the clamping segment (111, 112) relative to the pressing segment (113, 114).
US10342069B2
Disclosed is a method and system for controlling one or more beacon devices. In one implementation, the method comprises receiving a list of users connected to an access point and a list of beacon devices located within predefined distance from the access point and identifying a total number of users from the list of users utilizing a predefined service. Further, the method comprises generating a command based on comparison of the total number of users and a predefined threshold. The method furthermore comprises, transmitting the command to the one or more beacon devices, from the list of beacon devices, for one of a) activating the beacon devices, b) modifying a time interval between two consecutive beacons transmitted by the one or more beacon devices, or c) deactivating the beacon devices, thereby controlling the one or more beacon devices.
US10342066B2
Methods and apparatus management of dual connectivity in wireless communications. A master base station belonging to a wireless communication network including the master base station and a secondary cell group including at least one secondary base station, configures one or more secondary cell group bearers for a secondary base station. Configuring the secondary cell group bearer includes configuring an inactivity timer for the secondary cell group. The inactivity timer is configured to indicate that, if no activity has occurred on the secondary cell group bearer during pendency of the inactivity timer, the secondary cell group bearer is to be released. The master base station then signals the configuration to the secondary base station.
US10342055B2
A wireless local area network, WLAN, node determines (1120) whether one or more wireless terminals have connected to the WLAN and reports (1130) to a node in a wide-area cellular network, such as a 3GPP network, whether one or more terminals have connected to the WLAN. This report may be triggered, for example, when a terminal has connected to the WLA, or by the completion of a connection procedure, successfully or unsuccessfully, by one or a predetermined number of wireless terminals. Conditional reporting can be used to reduce the amount of signaling between the WLAN AP and the 3GPP network.
US10342053B2
In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques for toggling communication connections based on signal strengths. A first computing device receives an indication of a user input to send data packets to a second computing device. Responsive to receiving the indication, the first computing device determines a signal strength of a first wireless communication connection, comprising one of a cellular network connection or a wireless local area network connection, to the second computing device, and determines whether the signal strength satisfies a threshold signal strength level. Responsive to determining that the signal strength does not satisfy the threshold signal strength level, the first computing device automatically establishes a second wireless communication connection, including a mesh network using a different wireless communication protocol than the first wireless communication connection, to the second computing device, and sends the data packets to the second computing device via the second wireless communication connection.
US10342049B2
A sequence allocating method and apparatus wherein in a system where a plurality of different Zadoff-Chu sequences or GCL sequences are allocated to a single cell, the arithmetic amount and circuit scale of a correlating circuit at a receiving end can be reduced. In ST201, a counter (a) and a number (p) of current sequence allocations are initialized, and in ST202, it is determined whether the number (p) of current sequence allocations is coincident with a number (K) of allocations to one cell. In ST203, it is determined whether the number (K) of allocations to the one cell is odd or even. If K is even, in ST204-ST206, sequence numbers (r=a and r=N-a), which are not currently allocated, are combined and then allocated. If K is odd, in ST207-ST212, for sequences that cannot be paired, one of sequence numbers (r=a and r=N-a), which are not currently allocated, is allocated.
US10342037B2
A radio receiver (300) includes: a decoding stage (301) configured to decode a downlink control channel (310) comprising an uplink grant and to derive a time budget (311) from a decoded uplink grant; a processing stage (302) configured to determine an amount of payload potentially generated for an uplink transport block (313) based on the time budget (311) and to generate a payload section (312) of the uplink transport block (313) based on the determined amount of payload; and an encoding stage (303) configured to generate a padding section of the uplink transport block (313) and to encode the uplink transport block (313) comprising the payload section (312) and the padding section.
US10342036B2
The present invention addresses method, apparatus and computer program product for handling of secondary scheduling request in carrier aggregation. Thereby, a message comprising a request of radio resources for uplink transmission from the user equipment to a base station is composed, it is determined whether the user equipment is in a carrier aggregation mode in which two or more carriers are aggregated forming one primary cell and at least one secondary cell, the primary cell and at least one secondary cell supporting physical uplink control channel, the message is assigned to a physical uplink control channel, wherein assigning is permitted to the physical uplink control channel of the primary cell and a physical uplink control channel of any of the at least one secondary cell, and transmission of the message is caused using the assigned physical uplink control channel.
US10342035B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for reporting a buffer status in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a MAC PDU (Protocol Data Unit) including first BSR MAC CE (Buffer Status Reporting MAC Control Element) for an amount of data to be transmitted via the first MAC entity; and transmitting the MAC PDU via the second MAC entity to a base station.
US10342033B2
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive at least one serving grant and at least one non-scheduled grant. The at least one serving grant is a grant for scheduled data transmission. The at least one non-scheduled grant is a grant for non-scheduled data transmission. The WTRU is configured to determine supported enhanced dedicated channel transport format combinations (E-TFCs) within a E-TFC set (E-TFCS) based on a remaining transmit power for enhanced uplink (EU) transmission. The WTRU is configured to limit medium access control for dedicated channel (MAC-d) flow data multiplexed into a medium access control for enhanced uplink (MAC-e) protocol data unit (PDU) to a largest E-TFC size that is smaller than a size of MAC-d flow data allowed by the received serving and non-scheduled grants and available for transmission.
US10342029B2
A method includes detecting, using a WiFi access point, channel use data indicating traffic on a plurality of channels of an unlicensed LTE band in a wireless network. The method further includes providing the channel use data to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access point. The method further includes selecting, using the LTE access point, a channel for use in transmitting data by the LTE access point from among the plurality of channels based on the channel use data from the WiFi access point. The method further includes providing, from the LTE access point, an indication of an upcoming transmission configured to transmit data on the channel to the WiFi access point. The method further includes broadcasting one or more messages from the WiFi access point to one or more WiFi nodes, the one or more messages configured to prevent the WiFi nodes from transmitting on the channel.
US10342012B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a subframe structure for time division duplex (TDD) carriers that can be entirely self-contained. That is, information transmitted on a TDD carrier may be grouped into subframes, where each subframe provides communication in both directions (e.g., uplink and downlink) in a suitable fashion to enable such communication without needing any further information in another subframe. For example, a single subframe may include scheduling information, data information corresponding to the scheduling information, and acknowledgment information corresponding to the data information.
US10342001B2
The disclosure is directed to a base station and a user equipment having on-demand signaling mechanism in directional wireless system. According to one of the exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure proposes a base station which includes at least but not limited to a transmitter and a receiver to transmit and receive data respectively and a processing circuit coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and is configured at least to receive through the receiver a service request to start an on-demand transmission, configure a control signaling to schedule a schedulable resource based on the service request in response to starting the on-demand transmission, and transmit through the transmitter the control signaling for triggering reference signals of an external base station to transmit the scheduled schedulable resource, wherein the reference signals are aperiodic and directional.
US10341995B2
Distributed computing in a wireless communication system. Reports may be received from a plurality of nodes in a wireless communication system. Each respective report may include information regarding computing resources at the respective node. A notification of a request for a computing resource may be received from a first wireless user equipment device. A first node may be selected from the plurality of nodes to provide the computing resource based on the reports received from the plurality of nodes. The first node may be assigned to provide the computing resource.
US10341992B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting using beam are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may transmit a first physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble to a base station using a first beam at a first power level. The WTRU may receive an indication that the first PRACH preamble was received by the base station. If the indication was received, the WTRU may transmit data. If the indication was not received, the WTRU may select the first beam or a second beam to use for a second PRACH preamble. Further, the first and second beams may be different beams. If the first beam is selected, the WTRU may increase a transmission power level of the second PRACH preamble by a first power ramp step. If the second beam is selected, the WTRU may not increase the transmission power level of the second PRACH preamble by the first power ramp step.
US10341991B2
An apparatus for an uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) subframe configuration in a radio access network considering UL/DL throughputs is disclosed. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store information on UL and DL data, and a processor configured to obtain UL throughput and DL throughput based on the information, to calculate a UL and DL subframe allocation ratio indicative of numbers of UL and DL subframes to be allocated to a time division duplex (TDD) window based on the UL throughput and DL throughput, and to determine UL and DL subframe configuration based on the UL and DL subframe allocation ratio.
US10341989B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing a content stream to a media processor over a first network where the content stream comprises first media content, evaluating a quality of the first media content according to a quality threshold, and responsive to a determination that the quality of the first media content does not satisfy the quality threshold, providing to a cellular device second media content over a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel of a cellular network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10341982B2
The technique and the system may be used for indoor positioning, where signals of navigation satellites are not available. In accordance with the technique patterns identifying location of the mobile terminal in a specific position may be detected, on the basis of data acquired from at least one inertial and non-inertial sensors in the process of movement of at least one mobile terminal; the path of movement of the above mobile terminal may be detected and saved in the local coordinate system associated with the above position, as well as data acquired from non-inertial sensors; statistically averaged parameters of conversion of local coordinate system of the mobile terminal may be generated in the positions detected in the process of terminal movement; at least one map of distribution of output values of non-inertial sensors may be prepared on the basis of data acquired at the previous step; the position of the above mobile terminal may be detected on the basis of data acquired at the previous step. The system may include a set of sensors of mobile terminal, a computer, a probability computation module, a module for selection of patterns, a data storage package and a coordinate converter.
US10341980B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method by which a terminal receives a reference signal for determining a position in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving information, which relates to a neighboring cell, including information relating to a plurality of cells to which an aggregation positioning reference signal (PRS) is transmitted; receiving the aggregation PRS by using the information relating to a plurality of cells; and measuring a reference signal time difference (RSTD) for the plurality of cells by using the received aggregation PRS, wherein a sequence of the aggregation PRS can be initialized by unique identifiers allocated to the plurality of cells.
US10341974B2
Information is communicated indicating whether a cell on a first carrier of a first type is to be used as a reference cell, wherein the reference cell is at least one selected from among a pathloss reference cell and a timing reference cell, and wherein the first carrier of the first type is part of a carrier aggregation that further includes at least a second carrier of a second, different type.
US10341954B2
In a communication control method for a communication terminal device including a plurality of communication units corresponding to different communication schemes or communication systems to perform communication in parallel, when a first communication unit performs transmission, transmission/reception of another communication unit is stopped. Then, a transmission/reception stop duration of the another communication unit is set to be equal to or less than a predetermined number of synchronization protection stages.
US10341953B2
The disclosure provides a low power receiver. The receiver includes a first channel that receives an RF signal and generates an input signal. The receiver also includes a second channel and a packet detection circuit. The packet detection circuit is coupled to the first channel and the second channel. The packet detection circuit detects a valid packet in the input signal, and activates the second channel on detection of the valid packet.
US10341952B2
A wireless communication device (UE) may include a paging subsystem that performs paging-monitoring as part of wireless communications of the wireless communication device. The UE may place wireless communication system resources not required during paging-monitoring into either a low-power state or a power-down state, and those system resources may remain in one of those respective states during paging-monitoring. The wireless communication system resources not required during the paging-monitoring may include at least a wireless communications protocol stack used during the wireless communications of the UE, and at least system resources used for performing uplink related tasks independently of wireless communication system resources used for performing downlink related tasks. The paging subsystem may include at least a control manager subsystem capable of decoding a physical downlink control channel, a downlink control subsystem capable of performing tasks related to a physical downlink data channel, and a message parser for parsing paging messages.
US10341951B2
Provided is a method of communicating encoded traffic indication map (TIM) information that can reduce power consumption by reducing an unnecessary decoding process. A method of receiving, by a terminal, a TIM that is encoded in a hierarchical structure including a page, a block, and a sub-block includes receiving an encoded TIM from an access point (AP), extracting a page index from the encoded TIM, and extracting block bitmap information indicating whether blocks included in a page designated by the page index include a bitmap. Therefore, an unnecessary decoding process with respect to each delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) beacon can be reduced, thereby reducing power consumption of a low-power terminal.
US10341926B2
Performance optimization of a mobile communications network is disclosed where groups of wireless communication devices are moving together at high speed, e.g. on-board high speed trains. The performance optimization is provided via a multiple layered access context in terms of a low frequency layer serving as a large coverage cell overlapping with multiple smaller cells with higher performance in a high frequency layer.
US10341925B2
A method for providing communication services of a mobile communication network to a plurality of telecommunication devices includes: establishing a connection or initiating an exchange of data between the mobile communication network and the plurality of telecommunication devices; and prior to or upon establishing the connection or initiating the exchange of data, sending service capability information to one or more telecommunication devices of the plurality of telecommunication devices.
US10341922B2
A radio base station according to an embodiment constitutes a mobile communication network. The radio base station comprises: a controller configured to measure a stay time for which a radio terminal has stayed on a wireless LAN. The stay time is a period from when a first process through which the radio terminal switches a waiting destination or a connection destination from the mobile communication network to the wireless LAN is performed to when a second process through which the radio terminal switches the waiting destination or the connection destination from the wireless LAN to the mobile communication network is performed.
US10341919B2
A mobile communication system including at least one individual mobile communicator in a population of mobile communicators served by a plurality of nodes, including at least one base station; wherein at least one individual mobile communicator is operative to at least once associating itself with a serving node from among the plurality of nodes using a serving node selection functionality operative for selecting the serving node so as to increase use of available bandwidth to and from at least one node which provides the individual communicator with an acceptable signal to noise ratio.
US10341907B1
A communication management resource receives first input registering user equipment to use wireless network services of a first wireless network and a second wireless network. The communication management resource receives second input from the user equipment registering the user equipment to use voice services. In response to receiving a phone communication indicating a corresponding phone call, the communication management resource selects a transport protocol from multiple possible transport protocols to establish a communication session between the communication management resource and the user equipment. The communication management resource initially establishes a communication link or communication session for the corresponding phone call over the first wireless network between the user equipment and the communication management resource using the selected transport protocol. The user equipment is then handed off to a communication link in the second wireless network to support the corresponding phone call.
US10341904B2
A communication terminal comprising a first communication component configured for communication using a first radio access technology, a second communication component configured for communication using a second radio access technology, wherein the first communication component is configured to communicate speech data of a call using the first radio access technology; and a controller configured to control the second communication component to generate transport protocol packets comprising speech data of the call for uplink transmission of the speech data using the second radio access technology; andto switch the call from the first radio access technology to the second radio access technology access technology after the second communication component begins generation of transport protocol packets for uplink transmission.
US10341901B2
There is provided a method performed by a first network node for enabling network congestion management in a wireless network. The method comprises the step of encapsulating and sending user packets in a tunnel to a second network node, wherein each packet comprises information related to a byte loss volume for the tunnel. The method further comprises the step of receiving congestion volume information for the tunnel from the second network node. The method also comprises either the step of applying network congestion policing for the tunnel based on the received congestion volume information, or alternatively the step of forwarding the received congestion volume information to a third network node, to enable network congestion policing for the tunnel based on the received congestion volume information.
US10341898B2
A method for utilizing quality of service information in a network with tunneled backhaul is disclosed, comprising: establishing a backhaul bearer at a base station with a first core network, the backhaul bearer established by a backhaul user equipment (UE) at the base station, the backhaul bearer having a single priority parameter, the backhaul bearer terminating at a first packet data network gateway in the first core network; establishing an encrypted internet protocol (IP) tunnel between the base station and a coordinating gateway in communication with the first core network and a second core network; facilitating, for at least one UE attached at the base station, establishment of a plurality of UE data bearers encapsulated in the secure IP tunnel, each with their own QCI; and transmitting prioritized data of the plurality of UE data bearers via the backhaul bearer and the coordinating gateway to the second core network.
US10341894B2
Techniques, such as might be implemented in a wireless device operating in a wireless network, for reporting measurements of interference affecting a wireless service provided by the wireless network. An example method includes receiving (210), from the wireless network, configuration information instructing the wireless device to perform measurements on one or more radio resources or signals, where the one or more radio resources or signals are solely associated with one or more wireless services that the wireless device is at least currently unable to use. The method further includes performing (220) one or more measurements on the radio resources or signals, in accordance with the received configuration information, and selectively reporting (230) results of the measurements, based on the configuration information.
US10341889B2
A method for evaluating performance of a sensor network. The method includes selecting, a sensor distribution pattern for a geographical region and determining a location for a base station. A plurality of sensor clusters are generated, each sensor cluster being formed by one of a first and second grouping mechanism. Further, the method allocates, for each sensor a time-slot within a time-frame to transmit a data packet from the sensor to the base station, and evaluates the performance of the first grouping mechanism and the second grouping mechanism for the selected sensor distribution pattern and base station location, by computing at least a ratio of delivered data packets to the base station to a total energy consumption, and a first delay and a second delay incurred by each data packet.
US10341886B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of performing a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. For example, a first wireless device may include a radio to communicate a discovery frame with a second wireless device, the discovery frame including an initiator indication to indicate whether a sender of the discovery frame is to be an initiator or a responder of a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement procedure, and availability information to indicate a wireless channel and one or more time intervals; and a controller to perform the ToF measurement procedure with the second wireless device over the wireless channel during the one or more time intervals, the controller be either the initiator or responder of the ToF measurement according to the initiator indication.
US10341881B2
Examples of methods, systems, and computer program products relating to supervising data in a wireless network are disclosed. At least part of a system may be located between a packet data network and a base station, and/or may be at least logically separate from the base station. The system may be capable of evaluating the service provided by the base station, and may be capable of determining whether or not any action should consequently be performed. Examples of an action may include an action which may not necessarily affect en-route data packets such as outputting a report, and/or an action which may affect en-route data packets such as delaying packets, not delaying packets, and/or stopping the delaying of packets. An action which affects data packets may or may not affect data packets uniformly. An action may or may not result in an improvement in quality of user experience.
US10341878B2
Verifying coverage based at least in part on crowd-sourced data associated with devices that are communicatively coupled to a service provider via a network is described. Techniques described herein include determining coverage data associated with a plurality of areas corresponding to a geographical location. In an example, the coverage data can indicate whether coverage associated with each area of the plurality of areas is verified coverage such that individual devices of a plurality of devices have successfully connected to a service provider above a threshold number of times in each area. Additionally, the techniques described herein include generating a user interface to graphically represent the coverage in the geographical location via a coverage map including a plurality of tiles respectively corresponding to the plurality of areas, each tile of the plurality of tiles being associated with a presentation indicating whether coverage associated with a corresponding area is verified coverage.
US10341875B2
Herein a Radio Access node for multi band communication and a method therein are described. The Radio Access node is configured for communication with at least one wireless device in a first frequency band. The method comprises performing at least one measurement in a second frequency band, by use of a feedback receiver. The at least one measurement is performed in order to detect signals, in the second frequency band, produced by other entities than the Radio Access node. The feedback receiver is also operable to measure signals transmitted by the Radio Access node.
US10341872B2
A first device can receive an attach request that includes information associated with a user device. The user device can provide the attach request to request access to a network. The first device can provide, to a second device and using the information associated with the user device, a request for information associated with a group identifier that is associated with the user device. The first device can receive, from the second device, the information associated with the group identifier that is associated with the user device based on providing the request for information associated with the group identifier. The first device can determine a network slice identifier that is associated with the user device based on the information associated with the group identifier that is associated with the user device. The first device can permit the user device to access a network slice, of the network, that is associated with the network slice identifier based on determining the network slice identifier.
US10341866B1
In one implementation, a computer-implemented method of establishing a secure wireless communication connection between an insulin pump device and a mobile computing device includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, a device identifier for the insulin pump device; obtaining, by the mobile computing device, device information for the insulin pump device from a remote server system using the device identifier; establishing, by the mobile computing device, a secure wireless connection with the insulin pump device using, at least in part, the device information; authenticating, by the mobile computing device, the insulin pump device based on asymmetric key verification using the public key for the insulin pump; and securely communicating, by the mobile computing device and in response to authenticating the insulin pump device, information with the insulin pump device.
US10341852B2
The present technology is an application that detects that a computing device associated with a user account has recently been paired with a new device, or a new service or application has been installed, and presents informational articles to the computing device in response to the detection of the new device, service or application. After the application determines that a new device or service has become present, the application requests an article pertinent to the new device or the new service from a database, displays user interface element representing the article pertinent to the new device, application, or service within the application.
US10341818B2
In some examples, a device sends first information to a service, the first information comprising location information of the wireless device, and receives, from the service, assistance information that is based on the first information. The device performs initial access of a wireless access network using the assistance information to achieve power saving at the wireless device, and transmits second information to the service over the wireless access network node.
US10341813B2
Approaches presented herein enable servicing a location request for a user device by providing anonymized location data. Specifically, a location request for a user device is received from an application server associated with a location-based/location-tracking application. Based on an application setting option associated with the location-based/location-tracking application, a geographic cell is defined. A set of available participating devices within the geographic cell is identified. A participating device is selected from the set of available participating devices. The location request is routed to the selected participating device, wherein the selected participating device forwards a location of the selected participating device to the application server.
US10341791B2
Various systems and methods are disclosed herein to increase the quality of the sound delivered to a user and allow personalization to optimize listening performance and comfort under atypical listening conditions, environment specific adjustment, and data capture to assist in the personalization of the system to the user's needs and preferences. Features disclosed include sound level rating systems that aggregate noise data detected by user's mobile phones or hearing devices to provide a database of real-time noise levels. Additionally, a user's sound settings may be saved in the system by location so that they may be recalled when re-entering a specific location. A remote clinician may tune a hearing device, or a user can tune the device using a pre-recorded audio sample. Also, a user may replay the last X seconds of audio recorded by their hearing device.
US10341788B2
A hearing aid comprising a housing configured to receive a battery is disclosed. The housing comprises a battery drawer configured to receive the battery, wherein the battery drawer comprises a cover and a surrounding structure configured to at least partly surround the battery. The cover is attached to said surrounding structure and at least a part of the battery drawer is slidably attached to the housing.
US10341779B2
The present disclosure provides a miniature sounding device, the miniature sounding device includes a fixing system; and a vibrating system including a diaphragm, a voice coil which is arranged underneath the diaphragm and is configured to drive the diaphragm to vibrate and sound, and a flexible circuit board arranged at an external side of the voice coil, the voice coil including a first end surface which is connected with the diaphragm and a second end surface which is opposite to the first end surface, the flexible circuit board is level with the first end surface. In the miniature sounding device provided by the present disclosure, the arrangement that the flexible circuit board is level with the voice coil can save height space.
US10341760B2
Electronic ear protection devices are provided herein. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an electronic ear protection device comprises a pair of ear cups, each comprising a speaker, and a headband that interconnects and supports the pair of ear cups on opposite ends of the headband. The device also includes an electronic sound control module disposed outside of the ear cups. The module comprises one or more microphones configured to detect an ambient sound, and one or more inputs operable to control a volume of the ambient sound signal delivered to the speakers.
US10341759B2
Method of wind and noise reduction for headphones starts by receiving acoustic signals from first external microphone included on the outside of earcup's housing. Acoustic signals are received from internal microphone included inside earcup's housing. ANC downlink corrector processes downlink signal to generate echo estimate of speaker signal. First summator removes echo estimate of speaker signal from acoustic signals from internal microphone to generate corrected internal microphone signal. Spectral combiner performs spectral mixing of corrected internal microphone signal with acoustic signals from first external microphone to generate mixed signal. Lower frequency portion of mixed signal includes corresponding lower frequency portion of corrected internal microphone signal, and higher frequency portion of mixed signal includes corresponding higher frequency portion of acoustic signals from first external microphone. Other embodiments are also described.
US10341756B2
The present invention relates to a pair of pure wireless earphones using optimal monopole antennae in the technical field of communications, comprising in-ear type earphone housings and RF signal generation devices disposed in the in-ear type earphone housings, wherein positioning stages matched with the shape of auricular concha cavities are at the tops of bottom housings; each RF signal generation device consists of an antenna, a main PCB and a battery; each antenna is used for establishing an RF communication link with an audio source and a secondary earpiece; and a ball is drawn with each antenna as a center point and the outer wall of the corresponding in-ear type earphone housing closest to the antenna as a radius to form a space as an antenna holding area in which the antenna is located, and the radius of the ball is greater than 4 mm. When a distance between each antenna and the skin or tissues of a human body is greater than 4 mm, an optimal coupling can be formed therebetween to possibly create an optimal RF creeping wave communication link, the antenna gain and efficiency attenuation of an in-ear type Bluetooth device is within an acceptable range, and the antenna can also maintain a proper RF communication link between a primary earpiece and a mobile phone.
US10341747B2
A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising collecting wavelength availability information associated with a wavelength switched optical network (WSON), receiving a path computation request to transport a signal through the WSON, calculating at least one route through the WSON for the signal, and assigning at least one wavelength for the signal to use along the route. Also disclosed is a network comprising a first path computation element (PCE) configured to compute at least one route for a signal between a source and a destination, and a second PCE in communication with the first PCE, wherein the second PCE is configured to receive the route from the first PCE and assign at least one wavelength to the route.
US10341740B2
A user device and method for operating the same includes a memory and a controller that stores an external recommendation list in the memory, said external recommendations list comprising a marketing list comprising a plurality of marketing list entries and a related program list comprising a plurality of related program entries that are related to the plurality of marketing list entries. Each marketing list entry has a related score corresponding to a respective marketing list entry. The controller generates a most viewed programming list, comparing the external recommendations list and most viewed programming list using the related score and generates a recommended recording list using both the external recommendation list and the most viewed programming list. The controller also stores at least one content from the recording recommendation list in the memory.
US10341738B1
An Intelligent TV having a silo manager, a panel manager and a panel controller. The various managers and controllers managing a global panel and an application panel. The global panel includes various types of information and the various types of input and content available. The global panel includes various information including, for example, Live TV information, on demand information, media center information, application information, HDMI 1 information, HDMI 2 information, HDMI 3 information, component 1 information, component 2 information, AV 1 information, AV 2 information, VGA information, as well as an option to hide undetected inputs. The application panel is dynamic and can optionally change based on one or more of context and content of the underlying application being viewed. The application panel can include various subcategories of information, with the number and type of the subcategories also capable of being dynamic based on the underlying context or content.
US10341733B2
A system for generating, providing and/or receiving services for companion devices.
US10341732B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing media content streaming/downloading and playback, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing video quality optimization based on display capabilities. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive user input from a user indicating a user request for media content. The computing system might autonomously determine characteristics or attributes of a playback device (i.e., a display device and/or audio playback device, etc.). The computing system might send, to a media content source over a network, a request for the media content, the request comprising information regarding presentation characteristics that are based at least in part on the determined characteristics of the playback device. The computing system might receive a version of the media content having the one or more presentation characteristics, and might relay the received version of the media content to the playback device for presentation to the user.
US10341724B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an identification of a viewer based upon the proximity of an associated wireless device to an access point. An association between a wireless device, user, display device, and a position of the wireless device relative to an access point may be created and stored at the access point. The access point may monitor the position of the wireless device, wherein the position is based on the strength of a signal received from the wireless device at one or more receivers. When the access point determines that a position of the wireless device is associated with a display device, the access point may identify the user of the wireless device as a potential viewer of the display device. Targeted advertisements and set-top box functionality may be configured based on the identification of a viewer of the display device.
US10341718B2
A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
US10341716B2
Disclosed a live interaction system, an information sending method, an information receiving method and device, and belongs to the technical field of Internet. The system includes at least one client and an interaction platform. the client is configured to send to the interaction platform an interaction instruction for instructing the interaction platform to add an interaction prop into a live stream; and the interaction platform is configured to intercept an image frame from the current live stream, generate instant feedback information according to the image frame and the interaction prop indicated by the interaction instruction, and send the instant feedback information to the client.
US10341710B2
Provided are a program recording method and device, and a set top box. The method includes: acquiring, by a set top box, first Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information of a Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) and second EPG information of an Over-The-Top (OTT) service; selecting a program to be recorded from a program list integrated with the first EPG information and the second EPG information, and determining a program type of the program to be recorded; and recording the program to be recorded according to the determined program type.
US10341708B2
Methods and apparatus for controlling a home alarm and supporting various control functions including STB recording functions are described. In some embodiments, e.g., where the STB is a DOCSIS capable device, communications between the control panel and STB is through a gateway and/or server which allow the IP based control panel to interact with the STB via a communications network and other devices located external to the customer premise where the control panel is located. In embodiments where the STB supports IP capability, communication between the control panel and STB is via a home network. In some embodiments upon selecting an alarm activation option a user is provided an opportunity to select at least one of: recordings, which are scheduled for deletion, to be preserved, or suggestions for programs for recording. Upon alarm deactivation, a list of new recordings made in user's absence and a missed call log is presented.
US10341707B2
A system and method for displaying data related to a content displayed through a set top box includes a second screen device generating a content information request signal requesting data corresponding to the content, communicates the content information request signal to the set top box. The set top box communicates a content information signal to the second screen device comprising a content identifier. The second screen device generates a request for related data signal corresponding to the content using the content identifier, communicates the request for related data signal through a network, receives aggregated related content data corresponding to the content from a data services center and displays the aggregated related content data.
US10341704B2
The present invention relates to a multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and a device and method for estimating high-speed movement. Included are: a content providing device for generating N×M multicast stream channels having different transmission start times and transmission rates, providing N×M multicast stream channel lists, and transmitting content through one channel of N×M multicast stream channels; and a user terminal for selecting one channel of the N×M multicast stream channel lists provided from the content providing device and receiving content through the selected multicast stream channel.
US10341696B2
A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data. The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams. Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.
US10341695B2
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for media management provide a derived quantitative data of quality for video media files. The method embodiment comprises receiving a request for a video media file, identifying one or more video media files associated with the request, measuring at least one audio or visual quality associated with each video media file by analyzing at least one of: compression artifacts or grading for the each video media file, generating quantitative data based on the measured at least one audio or visual quality for the each video media file, and returning the quantitative data associated with the each video media file. Other features include the ability to compare, archive, filter, sort and select video media files based on the quantitative data.
US10341693B2
A method manages substantially continuous delivery of a data stream to a mobile communications device through sequential access thereby to respective receivers from a networked arrangement of wireless transceivers at known locations. A current location and velocity of the mobile communications device is determined. Based on a determined current location and velocity of the mobile communications device, a prediction for a next wireless transceiver to be accessed is generated, and a portion of the data stream is pre-cached at a predicted next wireless transceiver.
US10341682B2
Methods and devices are disclosed for panoramic video coding and decoding based on multi-mode boundary fill. If a predicted image block of a current image block is obtained by inter-frame prediction. The inter-frame prediction includes a boundary fill step of adaptively selecting a boundary fill method according to coordinates of a reference sample when the reference sample of a pixel in the current image block is outside the boundary of a corresponding reference image, to obtain a sample value of the reference sample. The panoramic video encoding and decoding method and device based on multi-mode boundary fill in the present invention make full use of the characteristic that horizontal image contents in a panoramic video are cyclically connected to optimize an image boundary fill method, such that the encoding can adaptively select a more reasonable boundary fill method according to the coordinates of a reference sample, thereby improving compression efficiency.
US10341673B2
Examples of systems, apparatuses, and methods for to transcoding a bitstream are described herein. An example content distribution system may include an interconnect configured to provide encoded video data from an encoder to a decoder. The interconnect is configured to receive a bitstream including the encoded video data from the encoder. The bitstream is encoded using a first lossless coding methodology. The interconnect including a transcoder configured to transcode the bitstream using a second lossless coding methodology to provide a transcoded bitstream.
US10341669B2
System and techniques for temporally encoded static spatial images are described herein. A static spatial image may be obtained. Here, the static spatial image defines pixel values over an area. A scan path may be selected. Here, the scan path defines a path across the area of the static spatial image. A window is scanned (e.g., moved or slid) along the scan path on the static spatial image to produce changes in a portion of the window over time. The changes in the portion of the window are recorded along with respective times of the changes.
US10341668B2
A higher coding efficiency for coding a significance map indicating positions of significant transform coefficients within a transform coefficient block is achieved by the scan order by which the sequentially extracted syntax elements indicating, for associated positions within the transform coefficient block, as to whether at the respective position a significant or insignificant transform coefficient is situated, are sequentially associated to the positions of the transform coefficient block, among the positions of the transform coefficient block depends on the positions of the significant transform coefficients indicated by previously associated syntax elements. Alternatively, the first-type elements may be context-adaptively entropy decoded using contexts which are individually selected for each of the syntax elements dependent on a number of significant transform coefficients in a neighborhood of the respective syntax element, indicated as being significant by any of the preceding syntax elements.
US10341661B2
A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.
US10341659B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for adaptively switching interpolation filters during the encoding of video data or the decoding of a video bitstream. In various implementations, a set of interpolation filters can be defined and made available to coding device. The coding device can select an interpolation filter for a given coding unit. The interpolation filter can be selected based on, for example, the coding level of the coding unit, among other things. In some examples, signaling of the selected interpolation filter can be simplified by selecting a subset of the set of interpolation filters for a given coding situation. An index indicating an interpolation filter from the subset can then be signaled. Alternatively, a decoder can derive an identity of the interpolation filter from data provided by a bitstream, in which case the index need not be explicitly signaled in the bitstream.
US10341653B2
A method for encoding a picture of a video sequence in a bit stream that reduces slice header parsing overhead is provided. The method includes determining weighting factors that may be used for weighted prediction in encoding at least one slice of the picture, wherein a total number of the weighting factors is constrained to not exceed a predetermined threshold number of weighting factors, wherein the threshold number is less than a maximum possible number of weighting factors, and signaling weighted prediction parameters including the weighting factors in a slice header in the bit stream.
US10341640B2
Among other aspects, various embodiments include encoding wavelength-based characteristics, in addition to three-dimensional positions, of a plurality of objects of a plurality of different wavelengths directly in an image of the objects.
US10341638B2
A method and apparatus using a single converted DV (disparity vector) from the depth data for a conversion region are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention receive input data and depth data associated with a conversion region of a current picture in a current dependent view. The conversion region is checked to determine whether it is partitioned into multiple motion prediction sub-blocks. If the conversion region is partitioned into multiple motion prediction sub-blocks, then a single converted DV from the depth data associated with the conversion region is determined and each of the multiple motion prediction sub-blocks of the conversion region is processed according to a first coding tool using the single converted DV. If the conversion region is not partitioned into multiple motion prediction sub-blocks, the conversion region is processed according to the first coding tool or a second coding tool using the single converted DV.
US10341632B2
An environment may be displayed from a viewpoint. According to one method, volumetric video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera array. A plurality of vantages may be distributed throughout a viewing volume from which the environment is to be viewed. The volumetric video data may be used to generate video data for each vantage, representing the view of the environment from that vantage. User input may be received designating a viewpoint within the viewing volume. From among the plurality of vantages, a subset nearest to the viewpoint may be identified. The video data from the subset may be retrieved and combined to generate viewpoint video data depicting the environment from the viewpoint. The viewpoint video data may be displayed for the viewer to display a view of the environment from the viewpoint selected by the user.
US10341628B2
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for implementing monochrome-color mapping using a monochromatic imager and a color map sensor. These techniques and apparatuses enable better resolution, depth of color, or low-light sensitivity than many conventional sensor arrays.
US10341626B2
A target color is set on the basis of a first captured image obtained by capturing, with an imaging section, at least a part of a first image projected by a projection optical system of a projector. First correction data for correcting a color of a projected image of another projector to the target color is calculated on the basis of a second captured image obtained by capturing, with the imaging section, at least a part of a second image projected by the projection optical system of the other projector.
US10341625B2
According an embodiment, a display apparatus includes a display unit configured to display video corresponding to a video signal which is input, by using light which a light source emits; a determination unit configured to determine, from the video signal, presence/absence of necessity of light emission by the light source at every given time period; and a controller configured to vary and set the time period which is determined by the determination unit, in accordance with a determination result by the determination unit.
US10341624B2
A projection image display apparatus of the present disclosure is provided with a plurality of light sources, a light combiner combining light rays emitted from the light sources, a light modulation element modulating light emitted from the light combiner, and a projection optical system projecting an image emitted from the light modulation element. The light sources are each controlled by pulse width modulation signals, and duty ratios of the pulse width modulation signals to the light sources differ from each other at least in a part of a set range of an amount of light combined by the light combiner.
US10341619B2
Methods, systems, and products provide emergency services during emergency situations. When an emergency situation is determined, activation commands are sent to activate cameras and/or microphones within a geographic vicinity of the emergency situation. Mobile devices and traffic cameras, for example, are thus instructed to capture image and audio data during the emergency situation.
US10341618B2
Multiple cameras are used for tool positioning, as-built documentation, and/or personnel monitoring in construction site. A camera unit comprises one or more imaging devices, a processing computer, and a communication device. The camera units are placed at multiple locations in a construction site to cover an area. The camera units are self-positioned by detecting a calibration target that moves within a working volume. The camera units can detect and calculate positions of objects, including measurement sticks, tools, personnel, etc., in the area.
US10341617B2
A system for determining a travel path, including a network of at least one camera, a communication hub coupled to the network of at least one camera, at least one electronic communication device, and a data processing system coupled to the communication hub, the data processing system comprising one or more processors configured to calculate a travel path based on user-specified criteria including maximum camera coverage, where the system is adapted to dynamically identify a plurality of cameras.
US10341616B2
A surveillance system including a surveillance server and at least one network camera is provided. The network camera includes: a camera configured to capture images of a monitoring area; a communication interface configured to communicate with a server and a beacon terminal; and a processor configured to transmit a first beacon signal to the beacon terminal to receive a second beacon signal corresponding to the first beacon signal from the beacon terminal, generate beacon information and image information in response to receiving the second beacon signal, and transmit the beacon information and the image information to the server via the communication interface, wherein the beacon information includes location information of the beacon terminal, and the image information includes an image of a monitoring target that carries the beacon terminal.
US10341612B2
A method includes defining a virtual space for each of a first and second user. The method further includes presenting in a first virtual space a plurality of first potential match users as candidates to be matched with the first user. The method further includes detecting a first input from the first user and detecting a first period during which the first user designates the second user. The method further includes presenting in a second virtual space presenting a plurality of second potential match users as candidates to be matched with the second user. The method further includes detecting a second input from the second user and detecting a second period during which the second user designates the first user. The method further includes matching the first user and the second user in accordance with the first period and the second period satisfying a predetermined relation.
US10341607B2
A display device that includes an attachment part mountable on a head of a user, a control device to control the attachment part, and a transmission cable to connect the attachment part with the control device, further includes an imager; a first converter configured to convert a digital signal from the imager into an analog signal; a second converter configured to convert the analog signal into a video signal; a laser light generator configured to generate a laser light modulated depending on the video signal; an optical scanner configured to scan the laser light; and an optical projection system configured to project the scanned laser light to form an image. The imager, the first converter, the optical scanner, and the optical projection system are placed in the attachment part. The second converter and the laser light generator are placed in the control device. The analog signal and the laser light are transmitted via the transmission cable.
US10341591B2
An imaging device includes a semiconductor layer and a pixel cell. The pixel cell includes an impurity region of a first conductivity type, the impurity region located in the semiconductor layer, a photoelectric converter electrically connected to the impurity region and located above the semiconductor layer, a first transistor having a first gate, a first source and a first drain, one of the first source and the first drain electrically connected to the impurity region, a second transistor having a second gate of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a second source and a second drain, the second transistor including the impurity region as one of the second source and the second drain, the second gate electrically connected to the impurity region, and a third transistor having a third gate, a third source and a third drain, the third gate electrically connected to the photoelectric converter.
US10341588B2
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enhancing edges within an image in a light deficient environment, which utilizes knowledge of the expected noise pixel by pixel, to control the strength of the edge enhancement and thereby limit the impact of the enhancement on the perception of noise.
US10341584B2
An imaging device including a condenser lens and an image sensor is provided. The image sensor is configured to sense light penetrating the condenser lens and includes a pixel matrix, an opaque layer, a plurality of microlenses and an infrared filter layer. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of infrared pixels, a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. The opaque layer covers upon a first region of the first pixels and a second region of the second pixels, wherein the first region and the second region are mirror-symmetrically arranged in a first direction. The plurality of microlenses is arranged upon the pixel matrix. The infrared filter layer covers upon the infrared pixels.
US10341580B2
An image-capturing device includes: a plurality of microlenses arranged in a two-dimensional manner; a plurality of photodetectors arranged to correspond to the plurality of microlenses; an image synthesizing part that synthesizes an image at an optional image plane of a photographic optical system, based on signals from the plurality of photodetectors; and an image processing part that removes signals of other pixels from signals of pixels constituting the image synthesized in the image synthesizing part.
US10341573B1
This invention discloses an aircraft control method, apparatus and an aircraft. The invention relates to the field of aircraft control technologies. The method includes: obtaining ambient luminance data by a luminance sensing apparatus of an aircraft; determining whether the ambient luminance data satisfies a luminance value required for normal running of a vision system of the aircraft; and adjusting, when the ambient luminance data does not satisfy the luminance value required for normal running of the vision system of the aircraft, a working status of a light emitting apparatus on the aircraft to change light emitting luminance of the light emitting apparatus. The foregoing aircraft control method, apparatus and the aircraft can accurately learn a flight environment in which the aircraft is located, thereby effectively implementing vision positioning on the aircraft and more conveniently controlling the aircraft.
US10341570B1
An assembly for a rotatable surveillance camera is disclosed. The assembly can include a gimbal ring, a base securable to the gimbal ring and a flexible hook member securable to the base. The gimbal ring can have a slotted channel recessed into an interior surface. The slotted channel can have a spiral configuration with opposing ends and can extend around the interior of the gimbal ring at least one full revolution. The base can have a side wall with a slot provided through at least a portion thereof. The hook member can have a proximal end within the interior of the base and can extend outside the base through the slot to an opposing end having a tab. The slotted channel can receive the tab and be slidably rotated around said tab between the opposing ends during rotation of the gimbal ring relative the base.
US10341567B2
A photographing apparatus includes an imaging-plane tilter configured to tilt an imaging plane, formed by a photographing optical system, relative to a plane that is orthogonal to an optical axis of the photographing optical system; a focus detector provided with a plurality of focus detection areas; and a tilt controller configured to control the imaging-plane tilter to tilt the imaging plane based on focus deviation amounts of the plurality of focus detection areas.
US10341566B2
A digital graduated filter is implemented in an imaging device by combining multiple images of the subject wherein the combining may include combining different numbers of images for highlights and for shadows of the subject. The imaging device may present a user with a set of pre-defined graduated filter configurations to choose from. A user may also specify the direction of graduation and strength of graduation in a viewfinder. In an alternative implementation, combining may include scaling of pixels being added instead of varying the number of images being combined. In an alternative implementation, the combining of multiple images may include combining a different number of images for highlights of the subject than for shadows of subject.
US10341563B2
A camera device includes a lens unit that includes a zoom lens on which subject light is incident, and can change a zoom magnification of the zoom lens, an imaging element that images an image based on the subject light, a shake sensor that detects shake of the camera device, a shake correction mechanism that holds a holder holding the imaging element, and performs shake correction on a captured image captured by the imaging element through driving of the holder based on a detection value of the shake sensor, and a processor that causes the lens unit to change the zoom magnification of the zoom lens based on the detection value of the shake sensor, cuts a part of the captured image on which the shake correction is performed by the shake correction mechanism through a zoom process according to the changed zoom magnification, and outputs the cut part.
US10341557B2
An image processing apparatus including a wide-angle camera, an auxiliary camera, and a controller is provided. The wide-angle camera has a first Field Of View (FOV), and captures a first image of a first area of a scene. The auxiliary camera has a second FOV which is narrower than the first FOV, and captures a second image of a second area of the scene. In particular, the wide-angle camera and the auxiliary camera are disposed on the same surface of the image processing apparatus, and synchronized to capture the first image and the second image, respectively. The controller determines a portion of the first image, which corresponds to the second area of the scene, and superimposes the second image on the portion of the first image to generate an enhanced image.
US10341552B2
An infrared recording device and infrared recording method in the invention relates to an infrared recording device and an application field of infrared detection. In the prior art, corresponding record between infrared files and object information is inconvenient. According to the infrared recording device and infrared recording method in the invention, based on prestored object information, special object information is designated, and the object information is record with the infrared file when recording. It is not necessary or is convenient to find and select the object information. Thereby, the present problems are solved.
US10341550B2
An end face inspection apparatus which inspects an end face of an test object, and includes optical system causing an image acquisition unit to form an image of an end face of a held test object, focusing degree changing means for changing a distance between the end face of the test object and a focal position of the optical system, and a control unit processing image data acquired in the image acquisition unit. The end face inspection apparatus acquires a series of image data which is output from the image acquisition unit at a preset time interval while the distance between the end face of the test object and the focal position of the optical system is changed, determines whether or not each piece of the image data is focused, and selects focused image data as image data for end face inspection.
US10341549B2
Disclosed are an image processing apparatus that can efficiently suppress the data amount of data indicating a spatial distribution and an angular distribution of light intensity and a control method of the same. The image processing apparatus obtains data indicating the spatial distribution and the angular distribution of the intensity of light beams that have passed through partial pupil areas obtained by dividing the exit pupil of an imaging optical system into a predetermined number. The image processing apparatus then reduces the bit depth or the number of tones of signals constituting the data based on the predetermined number.
US10341547B2
Imaging systems and methods for imaging of scenes in apparent motion are described. A multi-axis positioning mechanism is operable to move an area imaging device along a tracking axis. A control module directs the multi-axis positioning mechanism to set the tracking axis to be substantially parallel with the apparent motion, and directs the multi-axis positioning mechanism to move the area imaging device in one or more cycles such that the area imaging device moves, in each of the one or more cycles, forward along the tracking axis at a tracking speed that compensates for the apparent motion. The control module directs the area imaging device to take at least one exposure during each of the one or more cycles to generate one or more exposures. An imaging module forms an image of the scene based on the one or more exposures.
US10341546B2
There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that make it possible to accurately reproduce a blur degree of an optical lens. A ray reproduction section reproduces rays to be incident to a virtual lens, which has a synthetic aperture configured from a plurality of image pickup sections that pick up images at a plurality of visual points, from a real space point in a real space. A light condensing processing section performs a light condensing process in which positioning of a position at which the rays are condensed on a virtual sensor through an emulation lens of an emulation target is performed depending upon an image plane shift position that is a position on the virtual sensor, which is reached by a principal ray emitted from the real space point through the emulation lens, and the ray is condensed on the virtual sensor.
US10341539B2
An example photographing apparatus module includes: a photographing apparatus configured to rotate on a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and an actuator module configured to rotate the photographing apparatus on the first axis or the second axis. The actuator module includes: one or more first actuator devices configured to apply a contact force along an optical axis direction of the photographing apparatus that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis; and one or more second actuator devices configured to apply a driving force to the photographing apparatus along the first axis direction or the second axis direction.
US10341535B2
A color calibration chart may be created including a plurality of colors that are variations of a print color established for printing a reference color by a printing system using multiple colors. The colors in the calibration chart may be measured. A color from the calibration chart may be selected for printing the reference color which has a measurement value indicative of a color consistency within a predefined distance from a reference value for the print color.
US10341532B2
An image forming apparatus that forms an output image corresponding to input image data on an image carrier by superimposing toner images of colors, includes a hardware processor that: detects color information of the output image for every pixel region; converts color information of the input image data for every pixel region and color information of the output image for every pixel region into indexes which define colors in predetermined color space coordinates; extracts a pixel region in which the color information of the output image is different from the color information of the input image data, and corrects the color information of the input image data with respect to the extracted pixel region; and stores the color information of the input image data as data for calibration in combination with the color information of the output image and image forming conditions when forming the output image.
US10341521B2
An image reading device includes: a platen on which a document is placed; a platen cover openable and closable with respect to the platen; a cover-open sensor which detects a fact that the open/close angle of the platen cover has passed a predetermined angle from a close state; a CCD line sensor including charge coupled devices (CCD) arranged for recording a variation in distribution for a fixed period of time of incident light when detecting passing of the platen cover; a variation amount calculator which calculates a variation amount of incident light at each distribution point on the basis of a variation in distribution recorded by the CCD line sensor; and a variation amount determination unit which determines whether or not a variation amount calculated by the variation amount calculator exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US10341520B2
An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a detection unit, and a remote operation unit. The communication unit communicates with an external device. The detection unit detects a sound. The remote operation unit operates the external device with at least one of operations on the external device invalidated, and validates an operation on the external device, which has been invalidated, in the case where a first specific sound is detected by the detection unit with a reception screen for receiving a specific input by a user displayed on the external device.
US10341518B2
Electronic device is linked with a mobile terminal, screen transition of the electronic device is eliminated, and various operation input is performed while confirming operation content from the mobile terminal on a screen of the electronic device. When proximity of the mobile terminal is detected in a state of displaying a specific screen on an operation display portion, an image forming apparatus transmits operation input information associated with the specific screen in advance to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays an operation input screen based on the operation input information transmitted from the image forming apparatus and transmits operation content instructed by a user from the operation input screen to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus updates the specific screen in accordance with the operation content transmitted from the mobile terminal.
US10341517B2
In an image forming apparatus, a first motor causes a first rotor to rotate. The first motor rotates based on a first drive signal. A second motor causes a second rotor to rotate. The second motor rotates based on a second drive signal. A reading unit is provided between the first rotor and the second rotor. Based on a read signal, the reading unit reads a paper sheet being conveyed line by line. In a first period, a read signal generation unit generates the read signal in accordance with a frequency of the first drive signal. In a second period, the read signal generation unit generates, as the read signal, a signal for reading the paper sheet being conveyed at a reference speed.
US10341513B2
An electronic apparatus includes an operation unit and a control unit. The control unit performs a guidance image display control, a step bar display control, and a step bar operation detection control. When the touch operation on a given position of the step bar is detected in the step bar operation detection control, the control unit causes the display unit to display the plurality of guidance images corresponding to the process associated with the position where the touch operation has been made, in the guidance image display control.
US10341506B2
According to one example, there is provided a printing system. The printing system comprises a support having a plurality of spaced apertures and a colour sensor moveable to measure light from each aperture. The printing system further comprises a controller to control the colour sensor to measure characteristics of light emitted through each aperture, and to determine, for each aperture, light calibration data.
US10341505B2
Provided is a controller including an image processor and an image forming device, both performing calibration, and the controller includes a hardware processor that: associates first calibration data indicating a first calibration result with second calibration data indicating a second calibration result, and stores the first and second calibration data; compares the obtained first calibration data with the stored first calibration data, and determines whether the stored first calibration data includes data equal to the obtained first calibration data; and, when there is no data equal to the obtained first calibration data, creates the second calibration data to be associated with the obtained first calibration data by performing the second calibration, and, when there is data equal to the obtained first calibration data, creates the second calibration data to be associated with the obtained first calibration data, using the second calibration data stored and associated with the equal data.
US10341490B2
Provided are methods, systems, and media for Internet Advertising. Exemplary methods may include: providing an advertisement including a first identifier to a website using at least one of a template and an application programming interface (API), the advertisement to be displayed on the website; receiving a communications session initiated by an end customer using the first identifier, the communications session including a second identifier associated with the end customer; accepting the communications session when the second identifier is not included in a black list; retrieving a record associated with the end customer using the second identifier; determining to provide a promotional message to the end customer using the record; selecting an offer using the record; providing the promotional message to the end customer using the communications session, the promotional message including the offer and a request for an indication of interest.
US10341489B1
Agents operating at call centers or other customer support service networks may assist large numbers of customers consecutively and in a dynamic manner. One example may include receiving a number of calls for customer service support from a corresponding number of customer devices at a call server, prioritizing an order of the calls based on the parsed content, assigning the calls to corresponding agent devices, and modifying the order of the calls based on changes to at least one of the customer status and agent availability.
US10341482B2
A technique for controlling an electronic device thereof is provided. The technique includes, in response to an attachment device being selected by an external device from a list of attachment devices, receiving and storing mapping information in which data configured in a first communication format and data configured in a second communication format in relation to one function of the electronic device to which the attachment device is attached are mapped. In addition, in response to the data configured in the first communication format being received from an external device which is communicably connected with the attachment device, the data configured in the second communication format corresponding to the data configured in the first communication format based on the mapping information is acquired, and the data configured in the second communication format to the electronic device to control the one function of the electronic device to be performed is transmitted.
US10341478B2
Presented here is a handheld writing implement form factor for a mobile device. The shape of the device can correspond to the shape of a whiteboard marker. Due to the small size, the device does not have a physical keyboard or an onscreen keyboard and instead relies on environmental cues, gestural input, voice input, and touch input to interpret user instructions. For example, when the device determines from environmental cues that it is resting on a tabletop, a touch input consisting of a single press from the user is interpreted as an instruction to scroll the display. In other embodiments, the device can be used as a handheld writing implement, such as a computer stylus, or to control the device by handwriting in the air. Other uses of the device are disclosed such as making a payment, communicating with other appliances enabled for electronic communication, recording images with a gesture, etc.
US10341473B2
Introduced here is a modular electronic device case with accessories. The modular electronic device case contains at least two parts: a member surrounding four narrow sides of the electronic device, and a detachable member which can attach and detach from the member and/or the electronic device. The detachable member covers a fifth side of the electronic device, such as the backside of the electronic device. The detachable member can include a mechanical or an electronic accessory, such as a pocket, a surface attachment mechanism such as a suction cup, a camera, a battery, an audio port, etc. The accessories can communicate with the electronic device through wireless, or wired means.
US10341472B2
Waterproof push-button switch includes: a push mechanism, transmission mechanism and main waterproof piece. Push mechanism includes slider and push piece, two ends of slider being force application end and limiting end. Transmission mechanism comprises transmission rod and base provided with slide groove. Slider is in accommodating groove formed by terminal central frame and terminal outer frame; portion of push piece protrudes from terminal outer frame; limiting end matched with limiting piece on terminal central frame. Base is fixed on terminal central frame; main waterproof piece is between base and terminal central frame; slide groove on base is in communication with switch hole on terminal central frame. Transmission rod passes through slide groove and switch hole; end passing through switch hole to be located within accommodating groove being a force bearing end matched with force application end; end penetrating base being a toggle end matched with switch arm of controllable circuit.
US10341468B2
A communication protocol and system is disclosed for network communications between a data service residing on a client that provides network communications between one or more mobile applications on a mobile computing device and a network based on a process number. The shared data service communicates with a data service plug-in on the server side associated with the process number, in order to handle requests from the mobile applications that access a plug-in associated with the process number through the data service. The communication connection between the mobile application and the data plug may be managed by a set of rules defined for that network communication.
US10341466B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a UE. In aspects, a receiver may receive a transmission requesting information about support for data compression. The receiver may determine parameters related to the types of supported data compression and communicate the information to the transmitting device. In some cases, the receiver may then receive a message from the transmitting entity that requests establishment of a data compression configuration. The receiver may respond with confirmation or rejection of the proposed compression configuration. If the configuration is confirmed, the transmitter and receiver may exchange compressed data packets according to the configuration. The devices may exchange status and control information related to the compression configuration (e.g., in a compression header of a compressed message or a separate status and/or control information message).
US10341465B2
A hosted service may include multiple applications and have a large number of active features, each in varying stages of deployment, that are gradually rolled out in one or more deployment environments. The hosted service may include a flight state machine, which may provide policy based flight management for feature rollout. For example, in response to receipt of a flight request associated with a feature of the hosted service, the flight state machine may be configured to retrieve a policy associated with rollout of the feature, determine a flight state, and determine a deployment state of the feature. The flight state machine may then be configured to initiate or continue deployment of the feature in a current deployment environment or initiate deployment of the feature in a next environment based on the policy, the flight state, and the deployment state of the feature.
US10341453B2
Facilitating content caching in a local network by using software-defined network (SDN) controller to centrally coordinate data plane behavior. One or more packets forwarded from a component of the plurality of network components is received because no flow has been installed at the component to instruct on how to handle the one or more packets. Responsive to a deep packet inspection identifying a request for external content, a caching server is queried on the local network to determine if the requested content is available locally. A response is received from the caching server that the requested content is not available, and in response, a first flow is installed within the local network to route copies of response packets associated with the requested content to the station. A second flow is installed within the local network to route copies of response packets associated with the requested content to the caching server. A third flow routes subsequent requests for the same content.
US10341449B2
There are provided a transparent performance enhancing proxy, a method for operating a transparent performance enhancing proxy between a source device and a destination device, and corresponding computer program product. The method includes preserving, without translation, packet header information of a header for a packet received from the source device to be forwarded to the destination device. The method further includes during a transmission control protocol connection setup phase for the packet, preserving transmission control protocol connection semantics. The method also includes during a transmission control protocol data transfer phase for the packet, running a transmission control protocol by masquerading as the source device to the destination device and masquerading as the destination device to the source device to transmit the packet to the destination device with the preserved packet header information.
US10341447B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide information to a user based on a symbol with a plurality of interpretations. Each candidate interpretation for the symbol is identified and compared to an attribute of a user profile. The meaning of the symbol is determined and the user profile is updated with the meaning of the symbol. This meaning may be used to provide relevant information to the user.
US10341439B2
Semantics nodes provide semantics support in machine-to-machine (M2M) systems. In an embodiment, a semantics node may manage semantics related resources capable of being discovered, retrieved, or validated by other devices. In another embodiment, the semantics node may be discovered by other nodes, and semantics related resources may be discovered with subscription mechanisms.
US10341436B2
Systems and methods are described to transfer content from a first computing device to a second computing that is not directly accessible from the first computing device. The transfer may be carried out using an application operating on the first computing device that uploads the content to the cloud storage service. The second computing device may operate an application that monitors the cloud storage service for recently uploaded content. When the second computing device detects that content has been uploaded to the cloud storage service, the second computing device may download the content. The second computing device may update a manifest file located on the cloud storage service to indicate that the content was downloaded. Subsequently, the first computing device may access the manifest file and determine that content was downloaded.
US10341426B2
A computing resource service provider may provide computing instances organized into logical groups, such as auto-scale groups. Computing instances assigned to an auto-scale group may be associated with one or more load balancers configured to direct traffic to the computing instances. Furthermore, customers of the computing resource service provider may add or remove load balancer from the auto-scale groups.
US10341425B2
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for sharing awareness information are provided. A non-aware electronic device can require awareness information including, for example, information about its environment or information about its status within its environment, in order to perform a particular device operation. When the non-aware device lacks an awareness component for detecting the required type of awareness information, the non-aware device can establish a communications path with an aware device that includes such an appropriate awareness component. The aware device can share the required type of awareness information as captured by its awareness component with the non-aware device. The distance between the non-aware device and the aware device can be less than a threshold distance to ensure that the shared awareness information is relevant to the non-aware device.
US10341412B1
Techniques for providing remote access to application content are described herein. A virtual computing node may be leased to a first user requesting access to an application. On the virtual computing node, a virtualization process may spawn the application as a child process. In response to a second request, by the same user, to access an additional application, the virtual computing node may be identified. The virtualization process may spawn the second application as a child process in the process space of the first application. Data may be exchanged between the applications within the process space.
US10341410B2
A system provides cloud-based identity and access management. The system receives a request from a client for obtaining an access token for a user to access a resource. The system determines, based on the request, a tenancy of the client, a tenancy of the user, and a tenancy of the resource. The system accesses a microservice based on the request, and performs an identity management service by the microservice based on the request, where the identity management service includes generating the access token that identifies the tenancy of the resource and the tenancy of the user.
US10341409B2
A method for executing multiple versions of an application within a computing environment. The method includes a computer processor identifying a request to execute an instance of a first version of an application within a computing environment and determining that an instance of a second version of the application is active within the computing environment. The method further includes accessing a data structure including information associated with the application to obtain a first set of data corresponding to the first version of the application. The method further includes copying one or more executable objects associated with the first version of the application based, at least in part, on the first set of data to the computing environment. The method further includes executing the copied one or more executable objects associated with the first version that comprise the requested instance of the first version of the application within the computing environment.
US10341407B2
In a computer-implemented method for mapping a low quality media file to a segment of a high quality media file, the low quality media file and the high quality media file are received, where the low quality media file corresponds to a segment of the high quality media file. A plurality of perceptual hashes is generated for frames of the low quality media file. A portion of the plurality of perceptual hashes for frames of the low quality media file are compared to perceptual hashes for frames of the high quality media file. A location within the high quality media file that includes the segment corresponding to the low quality media file is determined based on the comparing the portion of the plurality of perceptual hashes for frames of the low quality media file to perceptual hashes for frames of the high quality media file.
US10341398B2
A computer-implemented application program comprises various graphic user interfaces to facilitate the formation of a physical meeting between people. A computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions to implement the computer-implemented application program.
US10341390B2
Systems and techniques are provided for aggregation of asynchronous trust outcomes in a mobile device. Trust levels may be determined from the signals. Each trust level may be determined independently of any other trust level. Each trust level may be determined based on applying to the signals heuristics, mathematical optimization, decisions trees, machine learning systems, or artificial intelligence systems. An aggregated trust outcome may be determined by aggregating the trust levels. Aggregating the trust levels may include applying heuristics, mathematical optimization, decisions trees, machine learning systems, or artificial intelligence systems to the trust levels, and wherein the aggregated trust outcome; and sending the aggregated trust outcome to be implemented by the enabling, disabling, or relaxing of at least one security measure based on the aggregated trust outcome.
US10341384B2
A network function virtualization security and trust system includes a network device that operates as a virtualized network device with virtualized services provided on the network device by network nodes included in the system. Security and trust within the system can include hardware authentication of the network nodes and the network device to obtain a level of security of the hardware provisioning the operation of the virtualized services. Security and trust can also include authentication of the services being used on the virtualized network device. Services authentication can be based on monitoring and analysis of the cooperative operation of the services in the virtualized network device. The virtualized services can be dynamically changed, added or stopped. Hardware authentication and dynamic services authentication in accordance with changes in the virtualized services can dynamically maintain a level of security across the devices and the virtualized services.
US10341380B2
Methods and apparatus are described for automatically modifying web page code. Specific implementations relate to the modification of web page code for the purpose of combatting Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) attacks.
US10341373B2
Automatically detecting insider threats using user collaboration patterns. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying collaborative access of one or more network resources in a network between a target user using a target network device and other users using other network devices in the network during multiple prior time periods and during a current time period, generating prior collaboration graphs for the prior time periods, generating an average collaboration graph by combining the prior collaboration graphs, generating a current collaboration graph for the current time period, generating an anomaly score by comparing the current collaboration graph to the average collaboration graph, determining that the collaborative access of the one or more network resources during the current time period is anomalous by determining that the anomaly score exceeds a threshold, and, in response to the anomaly score exceeding the threshold, performing a security action on the target network device.
US10341368B2
A network appliance may be coupled to a network tool configured to monitor the traffic within a computer network. Often, the network tool is operable in two modes (i.e., an inline mode and an out-of-band mode). Before the network tool is deployed as an inline device, however, it is desirable to verify that the network tool is secure. Described herein are systems and techniques for verifying network tools prior to deployment as inline devices. More specifically, the network appliance may be configured to modify the content of a data packet (e.g., by altering a bit) and transmit the modified data packet downstream to a network tool. The network appliance can monitor the network tool to make sure the network tool drops or returns the modified data packet. These techniques allow the network appliance to controllably simulate the receipt of malicious traffic by the network tool.
US10341359B2
Secret information, such as seeds, codes, and keys, can be automatically renegotiated between at least one sender and at least one recipient. Various mechanisms, such as counters, events, or challenges, can be used to trigger automatic renegotiations through various requests or communications. These changes can cause the current secret information to diverge from older copies of the secret information that might have been obtained by unintended third parties. In some embodiments, a secret can be configured to “decay” over time, or have small changes periodically introduced that can be determined to be valid by an authorized party, but can reduce the effectiveness of prior versions of the secret information.
US10341357B2
A device within the network receives a domain name service (DNS) request for an address of a first resource outside the network, the first resource associated with a security policy of the network. An address of a second resource within the network is returned to the device within the network in response the DNS request, the second resource address having previously been associated with the first resource address. A first encrypted connection is established between the device and the second resource, and a second encrypted connection is established between the second resource and the first resource, to facilitate encrypted communication traffic between the device and the first resource. The encrypted communication traffic passing between the device and the first resource is selectively decrypted and inspected depending on the address of the first resource.
US10341352B2
A gaze initiated interaction technique for facilitating interaction between wearers of head-mountable devices. Methods are shown which allow users to interact with each other following an event of interlocking gaze. Methods are also shown which allows the operator of a personal point-of-interest beacon to control and limit interaction from the public thus ensuring a greater degree of privacy. Methods are also introduced which allow a mode of interaction to be determined by a remote service after mutual authorization of each interacting user. This disclosure also introduces a system of a head-mountable device which comprises a directional beacon transceiver system using beams in the infrared light spectrum enabling the detection of a gaze interlock event.
US10341347B1
A method of operating a data store system may include generating a registration key in response to identify a non-responsive processing node in a plurality of processing nodes. The method may further include providing the registration key to the other processing nodes of the plurality of processing nodes excluding the identified non-responsive processing node. The method may further include providing the registration key to a plurality of storage cluster nodes in communication with the plurality of processing nodes over a network. Each storage cluster node may be configured to manage access to a respective set of persistent storage devices. Each processing node provided the registration key may be authorized to access each of the persistent storage devices. A system and computer-readable medium may also be implemented.
US10341342B2
A method for providing a user system access to a resource includes obtaining configuration data identifying devices at the user system; receiving a request from the user system for access to a resource; applying a function to the configuration data to generate a current fingerprint; comparing the current fingerprint to a reference fingerprint associated with the resource; determining a degree of similarity between the current fingerprint and the reference fingerprint; and granting access to the resource in response to the degree of similarity between the current fingerprint and the reference fingerprint.
US10341336B2
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device comprises a communication module, a memory storing a first seed for generating a one-time password (OTP), a character set and a first unique code assigned to a first user, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a first OTP using the first seed, generate a first sub code by mapping an operation result of the first unique code and the first OTP to the character set, generate a second sub code by mapping the first OTP to the character set, generate a code using the first sub code and the second sub code, and transmit the generated code to another electronic device through the communication module.
US10341334B2
Internet user passwords are securely managed. A formation component can enable a user to create a master account on a web server, the master account comprising a master username and password. An access component can enable the user to access a plurality of password protected websites from a web browser or non-browser software application resident on the user's computing device when the user logs into the master account by entering the valid master username and password. A selection component can log the user into a website of the plurality of password protected websites when the user selects a hyperlink associated with the website, selects a linked image associated with the website, or selects the website from a pulldown list contained in a toolbar of a web browser. A display component can open a web browser or tab associated with the website.
US10341332B2
Embodiments provide a system and method for network tracking. Through various methods of packet encapsulation or IP option filling, one or more packets of information can be tagged with a unique security tag to prevent unauthorized access. A user agent can be validated by an authentication server through acceptance of one or more user credentials. The authentication server can generate a security token that can be transmitted to the user agent. The user agent can generate a keystream from the security token, and portions of that keystream can be attached to the packets as the security tag. The tagged packets can be forwarded to an authenticator, who can recreate the keystream from a copy of the security token provided by the authentication server. If the tags generated from the authenticator match the tags on the tagged packet, the authenticator can strip the tag from the tagged packet and forward the packet on to its next network address.
US10341320B2
An identity platform system configured to authenticate a company-assigned device for accessing a first network using a first unique pre-shared key associated with the company-assigned device. A personal BYOD credential management system configured to authenticate a personal BYOD for accessing a second network using a second unique pre-shared key associated with the personal BYOD. A network administrator interface configured to provide access to the identity platform for a network administrator. A personal BYOD credential management system API included as part of the identity platform system and configured to provide the identity platform system access to the personal BYOD credential management system as if the personal BYOD credential management system is embedded in the identity platform system.
US10341314B2
A method of security and verifiability of an electronic vote, comprising reception of a temporary voting ballot, during which a temporary voting ballot is received by a voting entity, the temporary voting ballot being encrypted by a public voting encryption key; reception of a validation voting ballot, during which a validation voting ballot is received from the voting entity, the validation voting ballot being encrypted by a public validation encryption key; decrypting the validation voting ballot by a private validation key associated with the public validation encryption key; validating a validation request generated from the decrypted validation voting ballot sent to the voting entity; the preceding steps being repeated until the acceptance of the validation request by the voting entity, after which the encrypted temporary voting ballot is registered as a definitive voting ballot awaiting its counting.
US10341310B1
A plurality of system nodes coupled via a dedicated private network is described herein. A user can access data stored in one or more system nodes if a multi-factor authentication is successful. The multi-factor authentication can include using the structure of a person's vein (or artery) as one of the factors used to determine whether to authenticate a user. The structure of a person's vein (or artery) can be captured using a vein reader coupled to or embedded within a user device. For example, the vein reader can be coupled to the user's smartphone or can be embedded within the user's smartphone. Once captured, the vein reader can encode the user's vein structure to produce a vein ID that can then be used for authentication purposes.
US10341306B2
Systems and methods for application identification in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor and memory configured to store an application, a session manager, an application identifier, and at least one shared library, and the processor is configured by the session manager to communicate the application identifier and the application identifier data to an authentication server and permit the execution of the application in response to authentication of the application by the authentication server.
US10341303B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system, and apparatus for creating a publishable computer file. The method includes selecting a first computer file encapsulating a source security policy for a computing device and creating a second computer file using the source security policy of the first computer file to create a local security policy and to encapsulate the created local security policy and also an operating system security policy. The method further includes calculating a hash value for the second computer file and storing the hash value in a header for the second computer file. The method yet further includes encrypting the second computer file, wherein the encrypted second computer file once loaded into memory of the computing device is processed by the computing device.
US10341295B2
According to an example, security and access control may include receiving traffic that is related to an application tier of a plurality of application tiers, and that is to be routed to another application tier or within the application tier. The attributes of the traffic related to the application tier may be analyzed, and based on the analysis, an application related to the traffic and a type of the traffic may be determined. The type of the traffic may be compared to a policy related to the application to determine whether the traffic is valid traffic or invalid traffic. Based on a determination that the traffic is valid traffic, the valid traffic may be forwarded to an intended destination. Further, based on a determination that the traffic is invalid traffic, the invalid traffic may be forwarded to a predetermined destination or blocked.
US10341276B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can transmit at least a media content item to a recipient device. A response can be received from the recipient device. At least the media content item can be obscured to produce an obscured media content item. The response and the obscured media content item can be presented. The response can overlay the obscured media content item.
US10341271B2
In one example embodiment, a communication method includes identifying a selection instruction for content provided by a content provider, and establishing a communication link between a first account of a user and a second account of a business operator relevant to the content based on the identification of the selection instruction.
US10341268B2
Disclosed are a method and device for implementing instant messaging through a browser. A plug-in interface of an instant messaging tool is preset on the browser. The method comprises: a master process of the browser creating a plug-in process corresponding to the instant messaging tool; triggering the plug-in interface to instruct the master process of the browser to reload a browser window; the master process of the browser dividing, in the browser window, page presentation ranges of a plug-in page of the instant messaging tool and a current tab of the browser window and notifying the plug-in process of the page presentation ranges; and the plug-in process generating the plug-in page according to the divided page presentation ranges and loading the plug-in page and the re-rendered current tab side by side in the browser window.
US10341266B2
Provided is an e-mail relay device including: an e-mail receiving unit that acquires an e-mail to be delivered before the e-mail reaches a transmission destination, the e-mail being transmitted from a transmission source mailer through simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP); a request notification unit that transmits, after the e-mail receiving unit acquires the e-mail to be delivered, a notification e-mail for allowing communication with a predetermined authentication server through IP by using a transmission source e-mail address of the e-mail to be delivered as a destination; a transmission source IP address acquisition unit that acquires, in a case where the transmission source terminal communicates with the predetermined authentication server after the notification e-mail is transmitted, an IP address of a transmission source terminal contained in an IP header of an IP packet transmitted/received during the communication; and a determination unit that determines the reliability of the e-mail to be delivered based on the IP address of the transmission source terminal.
US10341262B2
A packet or passive optical network system with packet-based protection switching capabilities is provided. The system performs comprehensive protection switching against failures in all segments of a passive optical network (PON), thereby implementing lossless protection switching against failures in any segment in a packet network and against failures in any segment of the PON that consists of optical line terminals (OLTs), optical cables, optical network units (ONUs) of a PON system.
US10341260B2
A network device, such as a network switch, can include an ingress to receive data packets from a network. The ingress can communicate with an egress included in the network device though a fabric included in the network device. At least one of ingress and the egress can enqueue a data packet prior to receipt of all cells of the data packet. The ingress can also commence with dequeue of the cells of the received data packet prior to receipt of the entire data packet from the network. At least one of ingress and the egress can process the data packets using cut-through processing and store-and-forward processing. In a case of cut-through processing of a data packet at both the ingress and the egress of a network device, such as CIOQ switch, the fabric can be allocated to provide a prioritized virtual channel through the fabric for the data packet.
US10341256B2
Techniques are provided for two components in a distributed Fiber Channel Forwarder (FCF) to establish a link between them at a level of operation that is mutually compatible with respect to the various capabilities offered by the two components. A controlling switch in the distributed FCF may simultaneously operate at different levels with different Fiber Channel Data-Plane Forwarders (FDFs), on a per-pair basis. The level of operation is established at the granularity of an individual capability offered by a switching element. When switching elements are upgraded, the switching elements can dynamically switch to higher or lower levels of operation for any or all of the capabilities defined per pair of switching element.
US10341249B2
Method and system of updating message filter rules of a network access control unit of an industrial communication network. At least one address-based message filter rule is assigned to the first communication device. The first communication device is replaced with the second communication device, and the second communication device is registered in the address management unit in response to the replacement of the first communication device with the second communication device. Upon determining that a communication device with an identical communication device description is already registered, the address management unit transmits a change message to the network access control unit or to the converter unit. The communication network address of the first communication device is replaced with the communication network address of the second communication device based on the at least one address-based message filter rule.
US10341237B2
Systems and techniques are described which improve performance, reliability, and predictability of networks without having costly hardware upgrades or replacement of existing network equipment. An adaptive communication controller provides WAN performance and utilization measurements to another network node over multiple parallel communication paths across disparate asymmetric networks which vary in behavior frequently over time. An egress processor module receives communication path quality reports and tagged path packet data and generates accurate arrival times, send times, sequence numbers and unutilized byte counts for the tagged packets. A control module generates path quality reports describing performance of the multiple parallel communication paths based on the received information and generates heartbeat packets for transmission on the multiple parallel communication paths if no other tagged data has been received in a predetermined period of time to ensure performance is continually monitored. An ingress processor module transmits the generated path quality reports and heartbeat packets.
US10341231B2
The invention relates to a method for handling a received vehicle-to-X message in a vehicle, said message having at least a header and a body, and only the header without the body being forwarded to a self-learning map, in particular if it is established that the message is suitable for simplified processing. The invention also relates to a vehicle-to-X communications module and a storage medium for carrying out the method.
US10341228B1
Techniques are described for reusing downstream-assigned labels when establishing a new label switched path (LSP) between an ingress router and an egress router prior to tearing down an existing LSP using make-before-break (MBB) procedures for the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). In one example, a router receives, a first message requesting establishment of an LSP including a tunnel identifier pair. The router compares the tunnel identifier pair for the requested LSP to existing LSP information stored at the router. Based on a determination that the tunnel identifier pair for the requested LSP is the same as a tunnel identifier pair for an existing LSP, the router assigns a label used by the router to identify incoming traffic associated with the requested LSP that is the same as a previously allocated label for the existing LSP without updating labels in a forwarding table of a forwarding plane of the router.
US10341225B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for bonding of satellite terminals. In some implementations, a first satellite terminal with a first satellite communication link determines that it is in communication with a second satellite terminal that has a second satellite communication link. The first satellite terminal receives packet data from a data source and selects first packet data for transmission over the first satellite communication link and second packet data for transmission over the second satellite communication link. The first satellite terminal transmits the first packet data over the first satellite communication link, and provides the second packet data to the second satellite terminal for transmission over the second satellite communication link.
US10341224B2
A flow control information routing system includes a receiver node device coupled to a sender node device by intermediate node devices that receive data traffic directed downstream, transmit the data traffic downstream, and provide flow control information upstream that is based on the data traffic transmitted downstream. The sender node device may perform a first layer 3 routing decision to direct a traffic flow to the receiver node device along a first traffic flow path that includes first intermediate node device(s). The sender node device may then receive flow control information provided by the first intermediate node device(s) and, in response, perform a second layer 3 routing decision using the flow control information in order to direct the traffic flow to the receiver node device along a second traffic flow path that includes second intermediate node device(s) and that does not include the first intermediate node device(s).
US10341219B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system determines groups of nodes within a network, each group forming a bi-connected component. The system identifies articulation nodes within the network, where each articulation node resides within each connection between a pair of nodes in the network. The system removes from the determined group each node that includes an articulation node between that node and both the source and target nodes to produce a resulting set of nodes. The system determines connections between the source and target nodes based on the resulting set of nodes. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for determining connections between network nodes in substantially the same manners described above.
US10341200B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network management layer configuration management. In some embodiments, a system might determine one or more network devices in a network for implementing a service arising from a service request that originates from a client device over the network. The system might further determine network technology utilized by each of the one or more network devices, and might generate flow domain information (in some cases, in the form of a flow domain network (“FDN”) object), using flow domain analysis, based at least in part on the determined network devices and/or the determined network technology. The system might automatically configure at least one of the network devices to enable performance of the service (which might include, without limitation, service activation, service modification, fault isolation, and/or performance monitoring), based at least in part on the generated flow domain information.
US10341190B2
Centrality measure ranking for a multiple network is provided by a method that includes obtaining a representation of a multiplex network including layers and nodes representing communicating entities. The method determines a node centrality measure for each node of the nodes. This includes determining intra-layer and inter-layer centrality measures. The method determines a respective centrality measure for each communicating entity as a function of node centrality measures for nodes representing the communicating entity across the layers of the multiplex network. The method also ranks the communicating entities by their centrality measures.
US10341183B2
The disclosed embodiments illustrate a composite navigational method and system for the automatic configuration management of application software by a computing server. The method includes extracting a plurality of previous configuration values from a storage device. The method further includes generating a plurality of abstract syntax trees (ASTs) based on parsing of the plurality of previous configuration values. The method further includes performing one or more pre-specified operations on the generated plurality of ASTs. The method further includes determining a configuration value of a current configuration parameter based on a navigation pattern, such as hierarchical navigation or variable-based filtering navigation. Further, the navigation pattern is determined using the performed one or more pre-specified operations, based on at least user preferences and the extracted plurality of previous configuration values. The method further comprising controlling the configuration of the application software based on the determined configuration value of the current configuration parameter.
US10341175B2
Communication of a module to a datapath node is disclosed. A controller node receives connection information identifying a first datapath node in communication with a network. The controller node obtains Operations, Administration, and Management (OAM) information including an OAM action set that identifies one or more OAM actions the first datapath node is capable of implementing at the first datapath node. A first OAM tool module is determined that is operative to perform at least one of the one or more OAM actions identified in the OAM action set to implement a first OAM tool function. The first OAM tool module is communicated to the first datapath node.
US10341174B2
Disclosed are a network perception based service policy configuration method and network device, the method comprising: acquiring network perceived information of a first node; establishing an environment information map of the first node according to the network perceived information; acquiring characteristic information of the first node; configuring a service policy for the first node according to the characteristic information of the first node and the environment information map, thus configuring the service policy for the network node according to the network perceived information and the node characteristics.
US10341166B2
One embodiment relates to a method for administering a plurality of local devices connected to a local communication network wherein the method is carried out by a local configuration device LACS able to be connected to the local communication network and to a remote configuration device ACS. The method may comprise receiving, from the remote configuration device ACS, a command for administering an administration act, wherein the administration act comprises a service which may be executed on the local communication network. A list of the local devices involved in the execution of the administration act may be determined for the command. At least one administration command for executing the administration act on the local communication network may be transmitted to each of the local devices from the determined list.
US10341165B2
A controller area network (CAN) transmitter includes an output stage circuit, a replica circuit of the output stage circuit configured to produce a replica signal, and a control amplifier configured to control a CANL output signal of the CAN transmitter in order to maintain the replica signal at a desired level.
US10341160B2
The embodiments of the disclosure introduce a novel receiver having a smart listening mode for reducing the current consumption of a receiver while waiting for a data packet. In the smart listening mode, the receiver temporarily disables one signal path of a quadrature signal (e.g., I or Q path) until the receiver detects an arrival of data packet via a second signal path of the quadrature signal. The receiver continuously monitors the enabled signal path for the incoming data packet via in-channel energy. After the incoming data packet is detected, it is further determined whether the incoming data packet is a valid data packet. If not, one of the signal paths would be disabled again. As a result, the current consumption of the receiver is reduced while waiting for an incoming data packet.
US10341157B2
The present disclosure provides a method for symbol compensation. The method comprises, for a symbol consisting of a first portion and a second portion: estimating a length of the first portion; calculating an average power of the first portion and an average power of the second portion based on the length of the first portion; determining a relative scaling factor by which the average power of the first portion is scaled relative to that of the second portion; and compensating for the first portion based on the relative scaling factor.
US10341154B2
The invention concerns a method for conditioning a multicarrier transmit signal using a first or a second set of subgroups of time-frequency resource elements, with a subgroup of the first set of subgroups and a subgroup of the second set of subgroups having common time or frequency resources and being neighbored in time or frequency, wherein a first filter module (FILT1) filters the first set of subgroups using a first filter characteristic by a first set of filter coefficients, and a second filter module (FILT2) filters the second set of subgroups using a second filter characteristic by a second set of filter coefficients, and a base station and a transmitter apparatus (TA) therefor.
US10341142B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a plurality of communication signals, and generating, according to the plurality of communication signals, a plurality of electromagnetic waves bound at least in part to a dielectric layer environmentally formed on a conductor. The plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates along the dielectric layer of the conductor without an electrical return path, where each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves includes a different portions of the plurality of communication signals, and where the plurality of electromagnetic waves utilizes a signal multiplexing configuration that at least reduces an interference between the plurality of electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10341141B2
This application discloses a flow entry generating method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a service path establishment request, where the service path establishment request includes a constraint, a source device, and a target device; finding, in a data transmission network according to a cross-layer information model, a service path that meets the constraint and is from the source device to the target device, where the cross-layer information model is a model that describes, at a same layer, an overall topology relationship between an IP layer and an optical layer; and generating a respective corresponding flow entry for each forwarding device in the service path, and sending the flow entry to a corresponding forwarding device. This application can greatly reduce time complexity of computing the service path, and improve efficiency of computing the service path, thereby improving efficiency of generating a flow entry.
US10341136B2
The invention relates to a method for managing configuration of an industrial internet field broadband bus, the method being applicable to a two-wire data transfer network in which a bus controller and respective bus terminals are synchronized in clock, and the bus controller allocates time slices for the respective bus terminals and the bus controller, so that the bus controller firstly acquires the configuration information, and determines the bus terminal corresponding to the configuration information, and then the bus controller transmits the configuration information to the bus terminal in the time slice occupied by the bus controller, when the bus controller need transmit configuration information to the respective bus terminals, to thereby make the bus terminal perform corresponding configuration operations according to the configuration information.
US10341130B2
A multicast destination table contains a list of links. The list of links includes the main link that is currently in use and alternate links to reach the same destination. The links in the list of links are ordered based on a metric. Each of the links is stored as an entry in the multicast destination table. A multicast replication engine traverses the list of links until an enabled link in the list of links is reached, and replicates a packet according to data associated with the enabled link in the list of links.
US10341127B2
Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein in which a collaboration service registers users as participants in a collaboration session. As session content is received from at least one instance of various instances of a collaboration application engaged by the users, the collaboration service shares the session content with at least one other instance of the collaboration application. In addition, the collaboration service shares session information descriptive of at least a portion of the session content with at least one social network application associated with at least one user registered as one of the participants.
US10341120B2
The object of the invention is a method for transmitting electronic mail messages securely encrypted to a recipient, to whom an unencrypted electronic mail to be delivered cannot be assured of its information security. In the method: the sender (C1) sends an electronic mail message (1) to an electronic mail server (M1) that is his own or that of a known organization using an encrypted electronic mail transmission protocol, and the electronic mail message is marked as secured mail by adding the domain identifier of the secured mail server to the end of the electronic mail address of the recipient, wherein the server M1 sends it as guided by the name service further, using an encrypted transmission protocol, to the secured mail server TP, which stores it. The secured mail server sends to the sender a dispatch acknowledgment request (2.1), to which the sender answers with a dispatch acknowledgment (2.2), in which the sender notifies the mobile telephone number of the recipient or other contact information of the recipient differing from the electronic mail, in order to deliver a password (P2) to the recipient. The secured mail server (TP), upon receiving the acknowledgment of the sender, sends to the electronic mail address of the recipient a notification electronic mail (3), which notifies that a secured mail has arrived and the secured mail server sends further, using some communications channel other than electronic mail, a password (P2), with which the message can be retrieved from the secured mail server (TP). The recipient retrieves the message by an encrypted connection (5) using the information of the notification electronic mail and the password (P2) he received.
US10341114B2
A providing device according to the present application includes a detecting unit and a providing unit. The detecting unit detects a function, from among functions used for communication with an authentication server that authenticates the identity of a user by verifying a signature of authentication result information that is information created by adding the signature using a predetermined key to an authentication result obtained by an authentication device that performs personal authentication on the user and that is information processed by a specific authentication procedure, that is not held by a terminal device that is used by the user. The providing unit provides the function detected by the detecting unit to the terminal device that is used by the user.
US10341110B2
A password is secured using a first key. At least one of a password record, a username record, and as domain name record is created. The at least one password record, username record, and domain name record are associated. The associated records are encrypted using a second key, where the second key is different from the first key. A credentials record is created based on the encrypted associated records.
US10341105B2
A system may include a transaction history controller to store, in a distributed blockchain database, a first chain including a primary head node for a first subscriber to a social media history map service and multiple blocks each representing an online transaction for the first subscriber, and a second chain including a follower head node, linked to the primary head node, for a second subscriber and multiple blocks each representing an online transaction for the second subscriber. The transaction history controller may receive data representing a first online transaction for the second subscriber, format the data for the distributed blockchain database, store the formatted data as a new block in the second chain, receive a request to generate a trend report for a cluster of subscribers that includes the first and second subscribers, and generate the trend report dependent on the blocks in the first and second chains.
US10341102B2
Systems, methods, and software can be used to encrypt and decrypt data. In some aspects, a decryption request to decrypt the encrypted data is received from an application on an electronic device. A first secret key from a shared secret is generated. The shared secret is generated based on a master private key and an ephemeral public key associated with the encrypted data. A first encrypted secret key is generated using the first secret key and a context key. The context key is generated based on the master private key. A first portion of the encrypted data is decrypted using the first secret key. A second secret key is generated from the first secret key. The first secret key is deleted. At least a segment of the decrypted first portion of the encrypted data is sent to the application.
US10341095B2
The presently disclosed subject matter includes a computerized method and system of implementing a secret management scheme. According to the proposed approach, values derived from a secret are not distributed to the participating entities. Instead, each participating entity provides a respective preexisting identifier that is not derived from the secret.
US10341088B2
To achieve one-pass and one-rate authenticated encryption capable of performing parallel processings and totally performing encryption and decode processings by only one encryption function. An authenticated encryption device comprises an authenticated encryption means for applying a two-round Feistel structure using an encryption function assigned with an auxiliary variable for a round function per two blocks to an input plaintext or encrypted text thereby to generate an encrypted text or decoded plaintext. The authenticated encryption means finds an encrypted text chunk CC[i]=(C[i_1], C[i_2]) corresponding to an i-th plaintext chunk MC[i]=(M[i_1], M[i_2]) when dividing a plaintext into chunks per two blocks as: C[i_1]=F_K((N,Tw_i_1),M[i_1])xor M[i_2], C[i_2]=F_K((N,Tw_i_2),C[i_1])xor M[i_1].
US10341076B2
In Down Link MU-MIMO, an AP transmits to several STAs concurrently. In the mmWave band, directional transmissions are used so it is necessary for both the AP and the STAs to set their antenna arrays (by setting their antenna weight vectors—AWVs) in the best way to receive the transmissions directed to them by the AP and to avoid interference from transmissions directed to other devices. An exemplary embodiment discloses a beamforming training protocol that is capable of generating a set of antenna weight vectors for MU-MIMO operation that at least improves performance of subsequent communications.
US10341068B2
A method used in a serving radio node and an associated serving radio node. The method includes receiving, from a control node controlling the serving radio node, a sounding and sensing related configuration for the serving radio node, wherein each sounding resource element indicated by the sounding and sensing related configuration is orthogonal to each sounding resource element indicated by a sounding and sensing related configuration for each neighboring radio node; and sensing, through a Receiver (RX) Radio Frequency (RF) chain of the serving radio node configured for each radio link of the one or more radio links, all sounding signals in a direction of the radio link based on the received sounding and sensing related configuration. Further methods described are used in a serving radio node, an associated serving radio node, and in a control node to control the serving radio node and the associated control node.
US10341062B2
A data retransmission method provided according to an embodiment includes that: retransmitted data transmitted to User Equipment (UE) by a base station on a second carrier is received, the retransmitted data being data failed to be transmitted previously on a first carrier; and the received retransmitted data is merged with initially transmitted data received previously on the first carrier and corresponding to the retransmitted data. The embodiment may ensure timely retransmission after a data transmission failure, reduce a data retransmission delay and also reduce a packet loss phenomenon caused by a relatively long retransmission waiting time. Moreover, the UE may merge the received retransmitted data with the initially transmitted data, so that data transmission continuity is ensured, and network performance is improved.
US10341060B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data acknowledgment. One apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits data to a device. The apparatus may include a processor that determines a response window having multiple subframes for receiving an acknowledgement corresponding to the data. The apparatus may include a receiver that receives the acknowledgement within the response window.
US10341058B2
Disclosed are a method and a device by which an access point (AP) transmits a block ACK (BA) signal for transmission data of a plurality of stations (STAs) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system. To this end, an AP receives data from a plurality of STAs, and transmits a first multi-STA BA frame (M-BA frame) for the data received from the plurality of STAs, wherein the first M-BA frame includes a MAC header field, a BA control field, and a BA information field, a last N bit of the BA control field indicates at least one from among the number of pieces of BA information included in the first M-BA frame and information on a succeeding ACK frame, and N is set to 5 or more.
US10341055B2
The present invention relates to methods and devices for performing autonomous RLC retransmission in a wireless communication system. The methods involve and the devices perform transmitting a RLC PDU to a RLC receiver on a first transmission opportunity. When the RLC PDU is transmitted, a check is performed to determine if a condition for performing a RLC PDU retransmission procedure is met. If the condition is met, the RLC PDU is stored in a re-transmitter buffer and re-transmitted during consecutive transmission opportunities following the first transmission opportunity.
US10341053B2
Embodiments described herein provide a system for dynamically selecting a pre-processing scheme for an LDPC decoder. The system includes a receiver configured to detect transmission of a first data packet and receive a first set of data bits corresponding to a first portion of the first data packet. The system further includes a histogram generator configured to calculate log-likelihood ratios for each data bit from the first set of data bits, and generate a histogram based on the calculated log-likelihood ratios. The receiver is configured to continue receiving a second set of data bits corresponding to a second portion of the first data packet. The system further includes a selector configured to activate or inactivate a log-likelihood ratio pre-processing scheme on the received second set of data bits based on characteristics of the histogram.
US10341040B2
Methods and systems for a polarization immune wavelength division multiplexing demultiplexer are disclosed and may include, in an optoelectronic transceiver having an input coupler, a demultiplexer, and an amplitude scrambler: receiving input optical signals via the input coupler, communicating the input optical signals to the amplitude scrambler via waveguides, configuring the average optical power in each of the waveguides utilizing the amplitude scrambler, and demultiplexing the optical signals utilizing the demultiplexer. The amplitude scrambler may include phase modulators and a coupling section. The phase modulators may include sections of P-N junctions in the two waveguides. The demultiplexer may include a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. The demultiplexed signals may be received utilizing photodetectors. The input coupler may include a polarization splitting grating coupler. The average optical power may be configured above which demultiplexer control circuitry is able to control the demultiplexer to process incoming optical signals.
US10341025B1
An optical system for wireless data communication between the sensor electronics on a rotary shaft and the fixed data processor is disclosed. A first ring carrying IR LEDs is mounted to rotate with the shaft. A second ring carrying a photodetector is mounted adjacent to the first ring but does not rotate with the shaft. In the disclosed embodiment, both rings have LEDs and a photodetector so data and/or information can be transferred both to and from the shaft.
US10341022B2
At a transmitter-side in an optical communication network, pulse amplitude modulation optical signals to be transmitted are pre-compensated using a chromatic dispersion pre-compensation stage and a device non-linearity pre-compensation stage. The non-linearity pre-compensation may be achieved by using look-up tables that are built based on messages exchanged between the transmitter and a target receiver using known symbol patterns.
US10341021B2
Methods and systems for optoelectronics transceivers integrated on a CMOS chip are disclosed and may include receiving optical signals from optical fibers via grating couplers on a top surface of a CMOS chip, which may include a guard ring. Photodetectors may be integrated in the CMOS chip. A CW optical signal may be received from a laser source via optical couplers, and may be modulated using optical modulators, which may be Mach-Zehnder and/or ring modulators. Circuitry in the CMOS chip may drive the optical modulators. The modulated optical signal may be communicated out of the top surface of the CMOS chip into optical fibers via grating couplers. The received optical signals may be communicated between devices via waveguides. The photodetectors may include germanium waveguide photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes, and/or heterojunction diodes. The CW optical signal may be generated using an edge-emitting and/or a vertical-cavity surface emitting semiconductor laser.
US10341018B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for commissioning light fixtures. One method may include receiving, at a mobile device, an encoded light signal from a light fixture in a plurality of light fixtures. The encoded light signal may be decoded to obtain an identifier associated with the light fixture, and a correspondence between the identifier and a plurality of locations of the plurality of light fixtures may be determined.
US10341014B2
This invention presents methods for MU-MIMO wireless communication systems comprising a BS with plural of antennas placed as a linear array or planar array, plural of UEs, for conducting two-level signal processing at the BS to reduce the system implementation complexity, i.e., the RF precoding/combination and the baseband precoding/detection, for the BS to obtain the second-order statistical information of the channel matrix of each UE to computing the RF precoding matrix through a much smaller number of pilots than that of the transceiving antennas at the BS, where the second-order statistical information of the channel matrix can be obtained through the uplink reference signals or downlink reference signals plus uplink feedback.
US10341011B2
Apparatus for on-board management of communications in a mobile node comprising a communications system configured to effect wireless data communication between the mobile node and another node by means of at least one supported wireless communications link, wherein the apparatus comprises a node manoeuvre planning module and a dynamic route planner; the node manoeuvre planning module being configured to: identify that a wireless communications link associated with the mobile node (i) has been lost, degraded or is otherwise not optimal, and/or (ii) would violate an emissions control restriction; define a desired wireless communications link between the mobile node and the other node to (i) support wireless communications therebetween, and/or (ii) comply with the emissions control restriction; determine an attitude and/or position of the mobile node with respect to the other node required to support the desired wireless communications link; derive a node manoeuvre plan including data representative of the determined attitude and/or position of the mobile node and generate a plan metric in respect of the node manoeuvre plan; and transmit node manoeuvre plan data to the dynamic route planner, wherein the node manoeuvre plan data is configured to cause the dynamic route planner (11) to derive a route plan designed to manoeuvre the mobile node to the determined attitude and/or position; the dynamic route planner being configured to: in response to receipt of the node manoeuvre plan data, generate a route plan designed to manoeuvre the mobile node to the determined attitude and/or position and generate corresponding route plan data; and provide the route plan data and data representative of the plan metric to a node authority with a request for authorisation.
US10341008B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10341007B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting a content using a cache memory, and a method for transmitting a content using a cache memory by a relay node according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: storing a first packet among a plurality of the packets constituting the content in the cache memory; decoding a second packet among the plurality of packets constituting the content; and when the second packet has been successfully decoded, combining the first packet and the second packet and transmitting the combined packet to a terminal, wherein the second packet is not already stored in the cache memory.
US10341005B2
A Network Node (NN) 208 and a method therein for beam selection. When an upcoming ability to serve a Wireless Device (WD) 210 using a current NN beam is predicted to be lost based on historic data, the NN selects an upcoming NN beam out of one or more candidate NN beams that are able to serve the WD when the NN has lost ability to serve the WD using the current NN beam. The NN configures a dedicated Beam Reference Signal (BRS) for the upcoming NN beam, which is to be detected in beam selection by the WD when the NN loses ability to serve the wireless device using the current NN beam. By means of the current NN beam, the NN transmits, to the WD, a configuration of the dedicated BRS. Further, by means of the upcoming NN beam, the NN transmits, to the WD, the dedicated BRS.
US10341002B2
Apparatus for management of communications resources of a moving platform comprising a communications system configured to effect wireless data communication between the moving platform and a recipient node, the communications resources comprising a plurality of wireless communications links for facilitating the wireless data communication and a plurality of antennas associated therewith, the apparatus comprising an antenna analysis and selection module residing with the communications system and configured to: identify a communications requirement between the moving platform and a recipient node; receive attribute data representative of movement of the platform, the attribute data including platform movement data comprising future known movement of the moving platform and/or future predicted movement of the moving platform and/or the recipient node; determine, using the attribute data, suitability of each of a plurality of antennas and/or portions of aperture antenna for data transmission from the moving platform to the recipient node; determine a quality metric for each of a plurality of antennas/portions of aperture antenna, the quality metric being indicative of a respective performance criterion; and select one or more of the suitable antennas/portion of aperture antenna having a highest performance criterion, for the data transmission.
US10341001B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for reporting channel status information (CSI). Particularly, the method by which a terminal in the wireless communication system reports the CSI, comprises the steps of: receiving a reference signal from a base station; and reporting, to the base station, the CSI generated by using the reference signal, wherein the CSI includes channel information for a plurality of antenna ports mapped according to a first parameter, and the first parameter is a value related to vertical domain antenna ports indicated through upper layer signaling.
US10340997B2
Systems and methods for same frequency/band repeaters for satellite and terrestrial links. One system includes a satellite antenna, a terrestrial antenna, a satellite transceiver coupled to the satellite antenna, a terrestrial transceiver coupled to the terrestrial antenna, and a controller communicatively coupled to transceivers. The controller is configured to receive a satellite downlink signal having a first frequency. The controller is configured to receive a plurality of terrestrial return link signals from a plurality of user terminals, the plurality of uplink signals having a second frequency. The controller is configured to generate a repeated, terrestrial downlink signal based on the satellite downlink signal. The controller is configured to generate a repeated satellite uplink signal that is a linearly amplified version of the combined terrestrial uplink signals. The controller is configured to transmit the repeated downlink signal at the first frequency. The controller is configured to transmit the combined uplink signal at the second frequency.
US10340982B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for determining a usage pattern, and sending instructions to a plurality of waveguide systems to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves along a surface of each of a plurality of wires according to the usage pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10340978B2
There is provided a method and apparatus for determining the input impedance (ZL) of an AC transmission line used for Power Line Communications (PLC), using a transmitted data packet having a preamble portion. The method comprises, at the analog-front-end (AFE) of the AC transmission line, determining the current through the AFE and the AC transmission line during transmission of the preamble portion of the data packet and determining the voltage during transmission of the preamble portion of the data packet. The method further comprises calculating the total impedance (Zt) from the determined current and voltage. The total impedance (Zt) includes the input impedance (ZL) of the AC transmission line and the AFE impedance (ZAFE). Finally, the method includes determining the input impedance (ZL) of the AC transmission line from the total impedance (Zt).
US10340976B2
Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum access within a prescribed area or venue, including to users or subscribers of one or more Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated by a Federal or commercial SAS (Spectrum Access System) to a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs) in data communication with a controller, and the core(s) of the MNO network(s). In one variant, the controller dynamically allocates (i) spectrum within the area or venue within CBRS bands, and (ii) MNO “roaming” users or subscribers to CBRS bands (e.g., via extant LTE-TD technology). In one particular implementation, the managed network comprises a Multiple Systems Operator (MSO) network such as a cable or satellite network, and the MSO and MNO coordinate to implement user-specific and/or data-specific policies for the roaming MNO subscribers.
US10340970B2
A protective cover for use with an electronic device includes a protective shell, an electrical connector, and an inductive coil. The protective shell is configured to receive the electronic device and includes one or more apertures configured for accessing one or more respective features of the installed electronic device. The electrical connector is affixed to an interior surface of the protective shell and configured to engage electrical contacts of the installed electronic device. The inductive coil is disposed within the protective shell and is electrically connected to the electrical connector of the protective shell. The inductive coil is configured for producing an electrical current in response to a magnetic field generated by an external device in proximity to the protective shell.
US10340968B1
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, including a main body, a communication unit mounted in the main body to perform communication with an external device, a proximity sensor to detect a part of a user's body adjacent to the main body when the communication is performed through the communication unit, a signal processing unit to generate primary detection information, indicating the detection result of the part of the user's body adjacent to the main body, based on sensing data received from the proximity sensor, and a processor to transmit a request signal to the signal processing unit to request for secondary detection information, indicating the detection result of the part of the user's body adjacent to the main body, in response to a reception of the primary detection information from the signal processing unit, and to determine whether or not the part of the user's body adjacent to the main body exists, through comparison between the primary detection information and the secondary detection information when the secondary detection information is received through the signal processing unit.
US10340966B2
The disclosure provides an RF receiver. The RF receiver includes an input driver. The input driver receives a coarse signal, and generates an input signal. A digital step attenuator (DSA) is coupled to the input driver and receives the input signal. An analog to digital converter (ADC) is coupled to the DSA. The DSA includes a sampling capacitor coupled to the ADC. The DSA also includes a time dependent resistor coupled to a source voltage and to the sampling capacitor.
US10340963B2
Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch and a tunable notch filter coupled to the common port. The impedance presented to the common port can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. In certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit.
US10340959B2
A front-end module includes a switch, a first filter including an input end connected to a first selection terminal, a second filter including input end connected to a second selection terminal, and an impedance matching circuit connected to a selection terminal, a pass band impedance when viewing the first filter side from a common terminal in a state in which the common terminal and only the first selection terminal are connected is different from a pass band impedance when viewing the second filter side from the common terminal in a state that the common terminal and only the second selection terminal are connected. When the common terminal and the first selection terminal are connected, the common terminal and the selection terminal are connected, and when the common terminal and the second selection terminal are connected, the common terminal and the selection terminal are not connected.
US10340958B2
An apparatus for a low-power radar detection (LPRD) receiver is proposed in this disclosure. The LPRD receiver comprises an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit configured to receive an analog dynamic frequency selection (DFS) signal associated with a DFS channel in a DFS frequency band to generate a digital DFS signal. The ADC circuit comprises a finite impulse response (FIR) filter circuit configured to sample the analog DFS signal at an FIR sampling rate determined based on a predetermined frequency plan associated with the DFS frequency band to generate a sampled DFS signal; and an ADC conversion circuit configured to convert the sampled DFS signal to the digital DFS signal at an ADC conversion rate that is lower than the FIR sampling rate.
US10340956B2
The invention relates to a MAP decoding method of a signal received through a noisy channel, the signal being composed of symbols in an alphabet having a non-uniform probability distribution, the symbols being represented by points in a lattice (Λ). The probability distribution of symbols is modeled using a Gaussian distribution. An augmented lattice (Λexp) is formed from the lattice (Λ) and the ratio (β) between variance of the noise and variance of the Gaussian distribution of symbols. Therefore, the disclosed MAP decoding method consists essentially of decoding using an ML criterion searching the point in the augmented lattice closest to the point representative of the received signal (yexp).
US10340955B2
A data processing circuit includes an error processing circuit and a memory. Word data is configured by main body data to be divided into a plurality of partial words and redundant data. The redundant data is configured by error correction additional bits generated from the main body data on the basis of a predetermined error correction algorithm and the error correction additional bits include a plurality of parity bits corresponding to the partial words. The error processing circuit includes error correction circuit and parity check circuit into which the word data is input in parallel. The error correction circuit decides an error type by using the redundant data and corrects a correctable error. The parity check circuit performs a parity check on the basis of access-requested partial word and the corresponding parity bit.
US10340943B2
A data conversion apparatus may include: a receiver suitable for receiving input data; and a controller suitable for selectively converting the input data based on a distribution of a preset bit value included in the input data, and outputting any one of the input data and the converted data as output data, the converted data having a smaller size than the input data.
US10340941B1
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a first stage comprising a plurality of first circuit arms coupled together, each first circuit arm including a resistor. A second stage includes a plurality of second circuit arms coupled together, each second circuit arm comprising a first resistor and a pair of series-connected resistors. The first resistors of the second circuit arms are connected in series. A current digital-to-analog converter (IDAC) trim circuit is connected to a plurality, but not all, of the second circuit arms of the second stage. The IDAC trim circuit includes a plurality of first current sources. Each first current source is coupled to a respective node between a pair of the series-connected resistors of a corresponding second circuit arm, and each of the first current sources is configured to produce a same current level as the other first current sources.
US10340934B1
To address non-linearity, an on-chip linearization scheme is implemented along with an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to measure and correct/tune for non-linearities and/or other non-idealities of the signal path having the ADC. The on-chip linearization scheme involves generating one or more test signals using an on-chip digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and providing the one or more test signals as input to the signal path to be linearized, and estimating non-linearity based on the one or more test signals and the output of the ADC. Test signals can include single-tone signals, multi-tone signals, and wideband signals spread over a range of frequencies. A time-delayed interleaving clocking scheme can be used to achieve a higher data rate for coefficient estimation without having to increase the sample rate of the ADC.
US10340929B2
The present invention relates to a voltage controlled oscillator and phase locked loop comprising the same for compensating a noise of a power voltage. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a voltage controlled oscillator may comprise: an oscillator comprising a plurality of inverters connected as a ring form for generating a plurality of signals having different phases with each other, and a plurality of feed forward circuits formed between the inverters; and a controller for controlling the inverter and feed forward circuit based on a detected noise by detecting a noise of a power voltage.
US10340924B1
A digital phase-locked loop with an automatic calibration function and an automatic calibration method thereof are provided. The digital phase-locked loop includes a frequency and phase detector, a calibration circuit, a frequency and phase locked circuit, and an oscillator circuit. The frequency and phase locked circuit outputs an initial control signal. The calibration circuit calibrates an initial frequency and outputs an initial calibration signal having a calibrated initial frequency when determining that the initial frequency does not fall within an allowable error calibration range. The frequency and phase locked circuit locks the calibrated initial frequency when determining that the calibrated initial frequency falls within a locked frequency range. The oscillator circuit outputs an oscillator signal according to the initial calibration signal and the initial control signal. Therefore, a resolution of the oscillator circuit can be improved by the automatic calibration of frequency drift caused by processes and environments.
US10340923B2
A system for assigning a characterization and calibrating a parameter is disclosed. The system includes a frequency measurement circuit and a finite state machine. The frequency measurement circuit is configured to measure frequencies of an oscillatory signal and to generate a measurement signal including measured frequencies. The finite state machine is configured to control measurements by the frequency measurement circuit, to assign a characterization to a parameter based on the measurement signal, and to generate a calibration signal based on the characterized parameter.
US10340921B2
A method and system for vibration correction in an oscillator. The method includes sensing vibrations along one or more axes via at least one accelerometer mounted on the oscillator, determining corrective factors based on an acceleration signal received from the at least one accelerometer by referencing a look-up table; and controlling the oscillator based on at least the corrective factors.
US10340917B2
The present invention provides a receiver circuit and method for receiving an input signal from a source voltage domain and converting the input signal into an output signal for a destination voltage domain. The source voltage domain operates from a supply voltage that exceeds a stressing threshold of components within the receiver circuitry, and the receiver circuitry is configured to operate from the supply voltage of the source voltage domain. The receiver circuitry comprises first internal signal generation circuitry configured to convert the input signal into a first internal signal in a first voltage range, and second internal signal generation circuitry configured to convert the input signal into a second internal signal in a second voltage range. Signal evaluation circuitry establishes a logic high voltage threshold and a logic low voltage threshold dependent on the supply voltage, and employs the first and second internal signals in order to detect based on the logic high voltage threshold and logic low voltage threshold when the input signal transitions between a logic low level and a logic high level (in either direction). Output generation circuitry then generates the output signal in dependence on the detection performed by the signal evaluation circuitry. The first voltage range and the second voltage range are such that the first internal signal and second internal signal will not exceed the stressing threshold of components in the signal evaluation circuitry. The receiver circuitry is able to reliably detect transitions in the input signal in situations where the supply voltage of the source voltage domain exceeds the stressing threshold of the receiver's components, but without overstress of the receiver's components.
US10340915B2
Systems and methods for frequency and match tuning in one state S1 and frequency tuning in another state S2 are described. The systems and methods include determining one or more variables for the states S1 and S2, and tuning a frequency for the state S1 of a radio frequency (RF) generator based on the one or more variables.
US10340903B2
Provided is a semiconductor device including a target circuit, a monitoring circuit, and a voltage controller. The target circuit includes a transistor. The monitoring circuit is configured to measure a temperature of the target circuit or measure a delay time between an input and an output of the target circuit. The voltage controller is configured to adjust a driving voltage for driving the target circuit or a back-bias voltage for adjusting a threshold voltage of the transistor by referring to at least one of the temperature and the delay time. As the temperature increases, the delay time decreases.
US10340899B2
This invention is a retention circuit retaining the state of a circuit node driven by a primary drive circuit. This circuit includes cross coupled first and second inverters and a transmission gate. The transmission gate receives a retention mode signal and isolates the retention circuit and the circuit node when a retention mode is active and connects the retention circuit and the circuit node when the retention mode is inactive. In the preferred embodiment the primary drive circuit is constructed of transistors having a standard voltage threshold and the retention circuit is constructed of transistors having a high voltage threshold greater than said standard voltage threshold. A tristate inverter isolates the retention circuit from the circuit node when not in retention mode and supplies an inverse of a signal from output of said first inverter when in retention mode.
US10340894B1
A state retention circuit for retaining the state of a data storage element during a power reduction mode including a storage latch and a retention latch both powered by retention supply voltage that remains energized during a power reduction mode. The storage latch and the retention latch are both coupled to a retention node that is toggled from between first and second states before entering the power reduction mode so that the storage latch latches the state of the data storage element. The retention latch includes a retention transistor and a retention inverter powered by the retention supply voltage. The retention transistor is overpowered when the retention node is pulled to the second state in which the retention inverter quickly turns off the retention transistor. When the retention node is toggled back to the first state, the retention inverter keeps the retention transistor turned on during the power reduction mode.
US10340892B2
A multi-channel digital step attenuator (DSA) architecture. One embodiment includes an array comprising N channels of B selectable attenuator cells series-connected. The overall impedance of a multi-channel DSA is a function of the parallel impedances of the N channels, and transition levels are reduced by 1/N since the transient effect of switching any one attenuator cell in or out of circuit in one channel is mitigated by all other in-circuit attenuator cells in the parallel channels. The multi-channel DSA architecture enables a great design flexibility, and allows a designer to vary one or more of at least the following design parameters: the number of attenuator cells B per channel; the number N of channels per DSA; the bit weighting of each attenuator cell per channel; the maximum attenuation per channel; and the characteristic impedance Zon of each channel.
US10340891B1
A differential elliptic filter circuit includes: a differential amplifier, feedback and feedforward paths. An upper pair and a lower pair of inverting feedback paths couple a corresponding one the differential signal outputs of the amplifier to an inverting one of a pair of inputs of the amplifier, to provide two complex conjugate poles, and establish upper and lower virtual grounds at the amplifier inputs. Upper and lower inverting feedforward paths couple corresponding passive nodes of the upper and lower pairs of inverting feedback paths to respectively the lower and upper virtual grounds to provide two zeros of the circuit. The upper and lower non-inverting feedforward paths couple an upper and lower one of a pair of differential signal inputs of the circuit to respectively the upper and lower virtual grounds to enable positioning of the two zeros of the circuit on an imaginary axis of a pole-zero plot.
US10340885B2
A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is of a first electrode material. The second electrode is of a second electrode material. The piezoelectric layer is of a piezoelectric material doped with at least one rare earth element. The BAW resonator has a resonant frequency dependent at least in part on respective thicknesses and materials of the first electrode, the second electrode and the piezoelectric layer. The resonant frequency has a temperature coefficient. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a niobium alloy electrode material that, relative to molybdenum as the electrode material, reduces the temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency of the BAW resonator.
US10340879B2
In one embodiment, an impedance matching network is disclosed that includes a first circuit comprising a first variable component providing a first variable capacitance or inductance, and a second circuit comprising a second variable component providing a second variable capacitance or inductance. Each of the first circuit and the second circuit includes plurality of switching circuits configured to provide the first variable capacitance or inductance and the second variable capacitance or inductance. Each of the plurality of switching circuits includes a diode and a driver circuit configured to switch the diode. The driver circuit includes a first switch, a second switch coupled in series with the first switch, and a filter circuit that is coupled at a first end between the first switch and the second switch, and is operably coupled at a second end to the diode.
US10340877B2
An antenna device includes an impedance converter circuit connected to a feeder circuit, an impedance-conversion-ratio adjustment circuit, and an antenna. The impedance converter circuit includes a first inductance element and a second inductance element, which are coupled to each other through magnetic fields, so as to provide an autotransformer circuit. The impedance-conversion-ratio adjustment circuit includes a third inductance element which is series-connected between the impedance converter circuit and an antenna port, and a capacitance element which is shunt-connected between the antenna port and ground. The impedance-conversion-ratio adjustment circuit corrects an impedance conversion ratio of the impedance converter circuit in accordance with a frequency band.
US10340871B2
The disclosure generally relates to a compact bypass and decoupling structure that can be used in a millimeter-wave radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC). For example, according to various aspects, an RFIC incorporating the compact bypass and decoupling structure may comprise a grounded substrate, a mid-metal ground plane, a bypass capacitor disposed between the grounded substrate and the mid-metal ground plane, and a decoupling inductor disposed over the mid-metal ground plane. The bypass capacitor may close a current loop in the RFIC and the decoupling inductor may provide damping in a supply network associated with the RFIC. Furthermore, the decoupling conductor may have a self-resonance substantially close to an operating band associated with the RFIC to increase series isolation, introduce substrate losses that facilitate the damping in the supply network, and prevent high-Q resonances.
US10340869B2
The invention relates to the measurement and control of the perceived sound loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal. An audio signal is modified in response to calculations performed at least in part in the perceptual (psychoacoustic) loudness domain. The invention is useful, for example, in one or more of: loudness-compensating volume control, automatic gain control, dynamic range control (including, for example, limiters, compressors, expanders, etc.), dynamic equalization, and compensating for background noise interference in an audio playback environment. The invention includes not only methods but also corresponding computer programs and apparatus.
US10340864B2
In various embodiments, a method for controlling the operation of a transmitter circuit is provided, the method including: detecting a state of a message field within a data message to be sent by the transmitter circuit indicating a bit rate to be used for transmission by the transmitter circuit and switching the mode of operation of the transmitter circuit from a first data transmission mode to a second data transmission mode depending on the state of the message indication field, wherein in the first data transmission mode a first circuit configured to transmit data may be used and wherein in the second data transmission mode a second circuit configured to transmit data may be used. Further, a corresponding controlling circuit is provided.
US10340863B2
A power amplifier module includes an output-stage amplifier, a driver-stage amplifier, an input switch, an output switch, an input matching circuit, an inter-stage matching circuit, an output matching circuit, and a control circuit. The input switch selectively connects one of a plurality of input signal paths to an input terminal of the driver-stage amplifier. The output switch selectively connects one of a plurality of output signal paths to an output terminal of the output-stage amplifier. The control circuit controls operations of the driver-stage amplifier and the output-stage amplifier. The input switch, the output switch, and the control circuit are integrated into an IC chip. The control circuit is disposed between the input switch and the output switch.
US10340857B2
According to one embodiment, the amplifier circuit includes a first and second differential amplifier. The first differential amplifier includes first and second transistors, a first current source, and a second current source that is configured to supply a current to the first and second transistors via a first switch element. The second differential amplifier includes third and fourth transistors, a third current source, and a fourth current source that is configured to supply a current to the third and fourth transistors via a second switch element. A first signal is input to the first and third transistors. The first switch elements are controlled by third and fourth signals, respectively. The third signal and the fourth signal are complementary.
US10340855B2
A Wilkinson power divider includes: π-type LPFs connected to an input terminal; a T-type HPF having one end connected to one of the π-type LPFs and having another end connected to a carrier amplifier; another T-type HPF having one end connected to another one of the π-type LPFs and having another end connected to a λ/4 line; and an isolation resistor connected to connection points.
US10340854B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for generating an envelope tracking power supply voltage. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an envelope tracking power supply having a linear amplifier having an output coupled to a power supply node of an amplifier, wherein a power supply node of the linear amplifier is coupled to a first voltage supply node. The envelope tracking power supply may also include a switch mode power supply having an output coupled to the power supply node of the amplifier. Certain aspects also include a circuit having a first switch coupled to the first voltage supply node and a second switch coupled to a second voltage supply node, wherein a power supply node of the switch mode power supply is coupled to the first switch and the second switch.
US10340844B2
A light scattering-based solar concentrator (LSSC) uses high refractive index nanoparticles (NPs) as dopants to selectively scatter photons across the solar spectrum without spectroscopic conversion by different sized nanoparticles. The LSSCs are limited by a single parameter: the surface photon losses, which can be addressed by nanofabrication to implement anti-reflective and light trapping structures into LSSC designs. The LSSC design provides solar concentrator techniques for photovoltaic (PV) applications.
US10340838B2
A trim-rail for use in a solar panel mounting assembly is disclosed. The trim-rail includes a tilted spring support ledge on a side of the trim-rail. A photovoltaic module is elastically supportable on the tilted spring support ledge when the photovoltaic module is installed on the tilted spring support ledge.
US10340835B2
In a chip evacuation device that evacuates chips produced in a machine tool to outside of the machine tool, a synchronous motor is used as a power source for the chip evacuation device. A load on the synchronous motor is monitored and a number of rotation or a direction of rotation of the synchronous motor is changed when it is determined that the load exceeds a preset threshold.
US10340834B2
A drive system shifts an inverter from a gate blocking state to a three phase-on state. When it is determined that electric current flows in a diode of an upper arm of the inverter by referring to a phase current of each phase of a motor, the drive system turns on a switching element of the upper arm and thereby shifts the inverter to an upper arm three phase-on state. When it is determined that electric current flows in a diode of a lower arm of the inverter by referring to the phase current of each phase, the drive system turns on a switching element of the lower arm and thereby shifts the inverter to a lower arm three phase-on state.
US10340830B2
An apparatus for variably controlling an alternator is provided. The apparatus includes a controller that determines a state of an engine of a vehicle and calculates a target generation rate. An alternator generates electricity based on the target generation rate and produces generation power. The alternator also variably adjusts responsiveness to the generation based on the determination of the state of the engine and a battery is configured to be charged by the generation power.
US10340826B2
A method of controlling a brushless permanent-magnet motor that includes sequentially exciting and freewheeling a phase winding of the motor is provided. The phase winding is freewheeled when the phase current exceeds an upper threshold. The method further includes measuring a parameter that corresponds to either: (i) the magnitude of the phase current during or at the end of freewheeling when the phase winding is freewheeled for the fixed period of time, or (ii) the time interval during freewheeling or during excitation when the phase winding is freewheeled until the phase current falls below the lower threshold. The measured parameter is then compared against a saturation threshold, and the rotor is determined to be at a predetermined position. In response to determining that the rotor is at the predetermined position, the phase winding is commutated after a commutation period has elapsed.
US10340819B2
A torque system includes a DC power device, a polyphase electric machine, a contactor pair, a power inverter module (PIM), and a controller. The PIM connects to the power device via the contactor pair and directly connects to the electric machine. The controller executes a method to control a fault response under a fault condition resulting in opening of the contactor pair and a polyphase short condition. The controller calculates a back EMF of the electric machine and transmits switching control signals to semiconductor switches of the PIM to transition from the polyphase short condition to a polyphase open condition only when the calculated back EMF is less than a calibrated value and a voltage rise on a DC side of the PIM is less than a calibrated voltage rise. A vehicle includes the DC power device, road wheels, electric machine, PIM, and controller.
US10340809B2
A bi-directional DC-DC resonant converter with bi-directional voltage control includes: primary converter terminals defining a primary voltage; secondary converter terminals defining a secondary voltage; a transformer device having primary transformer terminals and secondary transformer terminals; a resonant tank device having first and second primary resonant tank terminals defining a primary resonant tank voltage and first and second secondary resonant tank terminals defining a secondary resonant tank voltage, wherein the primary tank terminals are connected to the secondary transformer terminals; a primary switching circuit connected between the primary converter terminals and the primary transformer terminals; and a secondary switching circuit connected between the secondary resonant tank terminals and the secondary converter terminals.
US10340803B2
A DC-to-DC voltage converter includes a converter input for receiving a DC voltage. A first switch is coupled between the input and a first node. A second switch is coupled between the first node and a ground. An inductor is coupled between the first node and a converter output. A capacitor is coupled between the converter output and ground. An output voltage synthesizer is coupled to the converter input and the converter output for synthesizing the voltage at the first node and for generating a control signal for at least one of the first switch and the second switch in response to the voltages at the converter input and the converter output.
US10340801B2
A device includes a control unit that includes an oscillator circuit. The control unit is configured to generate, based on the oscillator circuit, at least one switching signal. The device also includes a direct current (DC)-to-DC conversion circuit comprising at least one electronic switch that is operatively coupled to the control unit. The DC-to-DC conversion circuit is configured to convert, based on the at least one switching signal, a DC input voltage to a DC output voltage, and the control unit is further configured to input, to the oscillator circuit, a current signal that is generated based on a measured output current of the DC-to-DC conversion circuit.
US10340794B1
A switched capacitor converter includes a primary switching circuit, a flying capacitor circuit, and a secondary switching circuit. The primary switching circuit includes plurality of switching transistors in series. The flying capacitor circuit includes one or more flying capacitors with each flying capacitor connected to a switching transistor. The secondary switching circuit includes two or more switching transistors and provides a first path for charging and a second path for discharging the flying capacitors. At startup, the flying capacitors are discharged via a first current source while the switching transistors are turned off. After discharging, the flying capacitors are charged via a second current source, while a first switching transistor of the primary switching circuit is kept turned off and the rest of the switching transistors perform switching according to a switching cycle. After charging, the switched capacitor converter may enter a steady state operation.
US10340791B2
A method of operating a charge pump where successive values of a charge pump output voltage are measured and compared is presented. The result of the comparison is used to adjust one or more parameters of the charge pump operation A charge pump's maximum efficiency is tracked by storing and comparing successive output voltage values, with sample and hold circuitry.
US10340780B2
According to one embodiment, a transverse flux machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a winding and a first ferromagnetic unit. The winding is wound along a rotational direction of a rotation axis. The first ferromagnetic unit has L (L is integer number) magnetic poles holding the winding. The rotor is rotatable relatively to the stator around the rotation axis. The rotor includes a second ferromagnetic unit having L magnetic poles facing the first ferromagnetic unit. If an order of harmonic component of torque ripple to be reduced is (N×1), (N×2), . . ., (N×(M−1)) (M and N are integer numbers. ML), among L magnetic poles in the first and second ferromagnetic units, a relative position of M magnetic poles along the rotational direction is shifted by Θ1 ((180°/N/M)Θ1 (540°/N/M)) in order.
US10340779B2
A rotor system for a downhole motor includes at least one permanent magnet rotor section, and at least one squirrel cage rotor section. The permanent magnet rotor section and the squirrel cage rotor section are joined in series by a connection. In one example the connection includes a male self lock taper on one rotor, and a corresponding female self lock taper on the other rotor.
US10340768B2
A flywheel energy storage device includes the Halbach Motor/Generator with rolling biphasic coil control, continuously variable torque transfer via magnetic induction and a reluctance magnetic levitation system known as the Axial-Loading Magnetic Reluctance Device. Electric energy input turns the magnetically coupled rotors of the Halbach motor, and torque is transferred to a flywheel through a copper cylinder variably inserted between the Halbach magnet rotors. In idle mode, the energy is stored kinetically in the spinning flywheel, which is levitated by a permanent magnet bearing. Electric energy output is achieved by transferring torque from the flywheel through the copper cylinder to the rotors of the Halbach Generator by magnetic induction. Rolling biphasic motor control includes dividing Halbach motor coils into increments, then energizing groups of contiguous increments into virtual coils, which revolve in tandem with the magnet rotors so to achieve continuous and optimal torque.
US10340767B2
A motor may include a rotor including a shaft; a stator arranged radially outside of the rotor; a bearing arranged on an upper side of the stator; a tubular housing; a bearing holder arranged on the upper side of the stator; and a busbar unit arranged on an upper side of the bearing holder. The rotor may include a rotor magnet fixed to the shaft. The stator may include an annular core back; teeth arranged to extend radially inward from the core back; and coils wound around the teeth. The housing may include a housing inner circumferential surface arranged to hold the stator. The bearing holder may be arranged to be in contact with the housing inner circumferential surface. The busbar unit may be arranged to be in contact with the housing inner circumferential surface.
US10340763B2
An electric motor for a hybrid or electric vehicle drive unit includes a housing with a stator fixed within the housing and including a plurality of end windings. A rotor is disposed within the housing and connected to a drive shaft. An isolating ring is disposed within the housing between the end windings and the housing.
US10340762B2
A stator for an electric rotary machine including a stator core and a coil, wherein: the coil has plural slot coils and plural connection coils, each slot coil being inserted into the slot, each connection coil connecting the slot coils in a position lying further axially outwards than an axial end face of the stator core, and the coil being constituted in such a way that the slot coil and the connection coil are joined at an abutment portion; and in a hole portion, where the abutment portion is accommodated, of a insulation plate, the connection coil and the slot coil are spaced apart from the insulation plate in the circumferential direction to thereby form a first gap portion.
US10340754B2
A rotating electrical machine includes a stator core including a plurality of stacked electromagnetic steel sheets, the stator core includes a core back and a tooth protruding from the core back, the tooth includes: plural first welded portions arranged on a first lateral face of the tooth with respect to a plane extending in a stacking direction of the electromagnetic steel sheets and equally dividing the width of the tooth, the first welded portions being arranged in the stacking direction; and plural second welded portions arranged on a second lateral face of the tooth with respect to the plane extending in the stacking direction, the second welded portions being arranged in the stacking direction, and the first welded portions and the second welded portions are staggered in the stacking direction.
US10340750B2
The invention relates to a method that comprises receiving wireless energy from a wireless energy transmitter device; determining a power level value of the received wireless energy; manipulating value of the determined power level to obtain a manipulated power level value; and sending the manipulated power level value to the wireless energy transmitter device so that a FOD does not prevent the power transfer from the wireless energy transmitter device. The invention further relates to an apparatus, a device and a computer program product for performing the method.
US10340749B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for wirelessly transmitting power by a power transmitter including a plurality of coils comprises the steps of: detecting a second power receiver while transmitting power to a first power receiver; determining at least one primary coil appropriate for transmitting power; determining, by using the determined at least one primary coil, whether the second power receiver supports a shared mode protocol; and when the second power receiver supports the shared mode protocol, transmitting power to the first and second power receivers according to the shared mode protocol, wherein the shared mode protocol may be a protocol which simultaneously manages an information exchange between the power transmitter and a plurality of power receivers.
US10340744B2
Non-contact power supplying appliance includes a plurality of power supply units, communication unit that sends and receives a communication packet, and controller that controls the power supply units and the communication unit, in order to contactlessly transmit power to non-contact power receiving appliance. Communication unit sends a response-request message for placement detection, and thereafter receives a corresponding response message, so that communication unit completes placement detection of non-contact power receiving appliance. After sending a response-request message for identifying a placement location of the non-contact power receiving appliance, communication unit receives a corresponding response message, so that controller identifies a combination of non-contact power receiving appliance and some of power supply units. Controller controls power supply unit in accordance with a corresponding response message received by communication unit after communication unit sends a response-request message for power control. According to the present aspect, high-precision communication and safe power transmission become possible.
US10340737B2
According to various embodiments, an electronic device for charging a battery of an external device may include a coil and a first circuit configured to wirelessly transmit power to the external device through the coil. A second circuit may be configured to wirelessly receive information from the external device. A fan may be disposed adjacent to the coil to discharge heat to the exterior of the electronic device. A control circuit may adjust the driving speed of the fan based at least in part on the received information.
US10340736B2
A wireless power transmission device includes a mounting member, first and second terminals mounted on the mounting member and a transmission coil connected to the first and second terminals. The transmission coil includes an outer transmission coil and an inner transmission coil extending from the outer transmission coil and having a radius less than that of the outer transmission coil, and a distance between the outer transmission coil and the inner transmission coil is in a range from 20 mm to 30 mm.
US10340730B2
An uninterruptible power supply apparatus includes a converter (5) configured to convert AC power into DC power, and an inverter (10) configured to convert DC power into AC power and supply the converted power to a load (24). The load (24) is configured to receive an AC voltage within a range of allowable input voltage to consume constant AC power. The uninterruptible power supply apparatus has maximum efficiency η when a ratio of load capacity to rated capacity of the uninterruptible power supply apparatus is a predetermined value α. The uninterruptible power supply apparatus further includes a control device (18) configured to control an output voltage of the inverter (10) within the range of allowable input voltage so as to increase the efficiency η, when the ratio of the load capacity to the rated capacity is different from the predetermined value α.
US10340723B2
An electronic device comprising: a sensing circuit configured to detect information relating to a mounting state of the electronic device when the electronic device is mounted on an external device; and a control circuit operatively coupled to the sensing circuit, configured to: detect the mounting state of the electronic device based on the information; and perform a charging operation based on the mounting state of the electronic device.
US10340719B2
A method of charging a secondary battery and a charging device that can improve stability and extend the life span of the battery. When the secondary battery includes a plurality of cells, the charging method is changed when a voltage imbalance from 100 mV to 300 mV occurs among the cells. In that range, the charging method changes from a constant current-constant voltage charging method to a pulse-charging method. When the voltage imbalance is 300 mV or more, the electricity path is blocked, shutting down the battery. When the voltage imbalance is 100 mV or less, the constant current-constant voltage charging method is maintained. The method and device also stop charging when the battery reaches full charge.
US10340714B2
The present disclosure discloses a system and method of adjusting an output parameter of a secondary battery. The system according to the present disclosure determines a voltage, a current, and a temperature of the secondary battery, determines a state of charge of the secondary battery using the current, determines a deration target current value calculated from a maximum value of a predefined resistance change rate, which corresponds to the state of charge and the temperature, and an output maintaining time, when the voltage of the secondary battery decreases to a preset threshold voltage or lower, and provides an output parameter including at least one of the deration target current value and a deration target output value determined therefrom to a control system of a load device supplied with power from the secondary battery.
US10340713B2
A dedicated power port (DPP) providing 1 Amp (A) or more of current enables a user to charge mobile tablet and communication like devices (TCD) without the use of additional software or circuitry. The DPP is coupled with a multi-port USB powered hub (MPH), the user can simultaneously charge TCDs via the dedicated port while peripheral devices, which are connected to non-dedicated USB ports, continue to function within industry specifications. Thereby addressing a limitation for viable charging solutions of modern day TCDs while simultaneously retaining the functionality and convenience of a MPH, all in one embodiment.
US10340711B2
Embodiments describe a wireless charging device including: a housing having a planar charging surface and one or more walls that define an interior cavity; a transmitter coil arrangement positioned within the interior cavity; and a faraday cage enclosing the transmitter coil arrangement. The faraday cage includes: an electromagnetic shield positioned between the transmitter coil arrangement and the first shell; an interconnection structure positioned within the interior cavity below the transmitter coil arrangement, the interconnection structure including a plurality of packaged electrical components mounted on the interconnection structure; a ferromagnetic shield positioned between the transmitter coil arrangement and the interconnection structure; and a conductive grounding fence disposed around a perimeter of the interconnection structure and between the electromagnetic shield and the interconnection structure.
US10340710B2
A charging device for inductive transfer of electric energy with a primary conductor arranged in a first housing, by which an alternating magnetic field can be generated when it is energized with an alternating current, electrically connected to a power source that is electrically connectable to a power electronics device for energizing the primary conductor with an alternating current. A drive means for moving the first housing from a first position to a second position, wherein the charging device is equipped with a fault detecting device, by which can be detected whether the first housing is or is not moved when a movement operation has been initiated by the drive means.
US10340709B2
A method for rapidly recharging a military or a non-military device having an electric battery is provided. The method includes recharging the military or non-military device and the recharging includes delivering coolant to the military or non-military device to cool the electric battery. A military device, a non-military non-vehicular device, a mobile charging station and a stationary charging station are also provided.
US10340696B2
Systems, methods, and building block modules for modular power generation facilities are disclosed. A method of erecting a modular power generation facility includes producing a plurality of primary modules, each including a housing adapted from an intermodal shipping container having posts, rails, and sills connected together by shipping container corner castings; shipping the primary modules, which include gen-set modules and a switchgear module, to an installation location; positioning the primary modules in a vertical stack; attaching the primary modules to one another in the vertical stack; interconnecting the engine-generators of the one or more gen-set modules with the switchgear of the switchgear module; and operating the engine-generators and the switchgear to provide electricity to a transformer connected to the switchgear in response to a power load demand. The shipping, positioning, and attaching steps are carried out with engine-generators and switchgear operatively installed in the interior of the primary modules.
US10340693B2
Systems and methods for continuously generating electric power using a renewable energy power source to continuously generate electrical energy are disclosed. An illustrative embodiment includes transmitting electrical power from the renewable energy power source to an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen gas, storing the hydrogen gas in a storage facility until production of power from the renewable energy power source drops below a predetermined threshold, and activating a secondary power generation system that converts the stored hydrogen to electrical energy. The stored hydrogen may be converted to electrical energy using a gas turbine generator or a fuel cell. The system further includes a reverse osmosis subsystem for purifying water for use in the electrolyzer and optional systems for providing the purified water to a community and for using the produced electricity to treat waste water to generate treated water that may be purified and supplied to the electrolyzer.
US10340689B2
One example discloses a power management device, including: a first port configured to be coupled to a first power source; a second port configured to be coupled to a second power source; a switched capacitor converter; and an inductor coupled in parallel with a switch; wherein the switched capacitor converter is coupled between the first port and one end of the inductor coupled in parallel with the switch; and wherein another end of the inductor coupled in parallel with the switch, is coupled between the switched capacitor converter and the second port.
US10340686B2
An electronic device that has a circuit network therein and conducts at least one of power reception and communication with an external device through a wire harness includes a detection circuit and a resonance frequency shift circuit. The detection circuit detects a voltage variation caused by a noise that has a frequency component near a resonance frequency and superimposes on at least one of the wire harness and the circuit network. The resonance frequency is determined based on a characteristic impedance of the wire harness and the circuit network. The resonance frequency shift circuit shifts the resonance frequency by changing at least one of a capacitance and an inductance of the circuit network based on a level of the voltage variation detected by the detection circuit.
US10340675B2
A watertight electrical compartment for use in an irrigation device can include a compartment body having a chamber and a sealing section configured to mate with one or more sealing rings. A sealing cap can mate with the sealing section and/or the sealing rings to seal the chamber. A cap retainer can be advanced over at least a portion of the sealing cap. One of the compartment body and cap retainer can have internal threads to be screwed onto external threads of the other one of the compartment body and cap retainer. The cap retainer can also have a stopping feature to keep the sealing cap in its sealed position. The watertight electrical compartment can be used in a wireless flow sensor assembly, a battery operated irrigation controller, and/or a battery-operated central controller device, to provide irrigation control, and/or sensor information, without the need for AC power.
US10340669B1
A facility includes a medium voltage power distribution system with multiple flow-through junction locations and corresponding electrical rooms or spaces for electrical rooms. Each of the junction locations includes a bus connected to the power distribution system, a tap coupled to the bus, and a disconnect switch downstream from the tap. The junction locations of the medium voltage power distribution system are configured to be placed in-service or taken out of service, while the medium voltage power distribution system continues to provide electrical power to electrical rooms at the facility via other junction locations of the medium voltage power distribution system.
US10340667B2
A spark plug having a resistor disposed between a metal terminal and a center electrode so as to be electrically connected to the metal terminal and the center electrode, wherein the resistor is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the insulator. On a cross section taken along the axial line so as to include the axial line, in a case where a plurality of points are plotted at predetermined intervals in a direction of the axial line so as to be present on a partial boundary line, within an arbitrary range in the direction of the axial line, of a boundary line between the insulator and the resistor, and a regression line is drawn by a least-squares method with use of the plurality of points, an average value of distances in a direction perpendicular to the regression line between the regression line and the partial boundary line is 0.1 to 0.3 μm.
US10340664B2
A corona ignition device is described, with a central electrode, an insulator, in which the central electrode sits, a coil, which is connected to the central electrode, a metal housing, which holds the insulator and surrounds the coil, and a cover, which closes the metal housing at its end facing away from the insulator. According to this disclosure, provision is made for a spring arranged between the cover and the coil. In another aspect, a shield is provided that surrounds the housing and comprises several shell elements which each surround a section of the circumference of the coil.
US10340663B2
A quantum cascade laser includes a semiconductor substrate and an active layer having a cascade structure, in which unit layered bodies, each composed of a quantum well light emitting layer and an injection layer, are stacked, wherein the unit layered body has a subband level structure having an upper laser level, a lower laser level, and a relaxation miniband composed of at least two energy levels with an energy spacing smaller than the energy difference (EUL) between the upper laser level and the lower laser level, the energy width of the relaxation miniband is smaller than the energy (ELO−EUL) obtained by subtracting the energy difference (EUL) from the energy (ELO) of longitudinal optical phonons, and electrons subjected to the intersubband transition are relaxed in the relaxation miniband and are injected into a quantum well light emitting layer in a subsequent unit layered body.
US10340661B2
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a lateral current injection electro-optical device. The device comprises an active region with a stack of III-V semiconductor gain materials stacked along a stacking direction z. The active region may be formed as a slab having several lateral surface portions, each extending parallel to the stacking direction z. The device further comprises two paired elements, which include: a pair of doped layers of III-V semiconductor materials (an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer); and a pair of lateral waveguide cores. The two paired elements may be laterally arranged, two-by-two, on opposite sides of the slab. The elements distinctly adjoin respective ones of the lateral surface portions of the slab, so as for these elements to be separated from each other by the slab. The disclosure may be further directed to related silicon photonics devices and fabrication methods.
US10340656B2
A semiconductor laser source includes a structured layer formed on a substrate made of silicon and having an upper face. The structured layer includes a passive optical component chosen from the group composed of an optical reflector and a waveguide. The component is encapsulated in silica or produced on a silica layer. At least one pad extends from a lower face of the structured layer, making direct contact with the substrate made of silicon, to an upper face flush with the upper face of the structured layer. The pad is produced entirely from silicon nitride, in order to form a thermal bridge through the structured layer. An optical amplifier is bonded directly above the passive optical component and partially to the upper face of the pad in order to dissipate the heat that it generates to the substrate made of silicon.
US10340655B2
The invention relates to an optical waveguide (3) as a laser medium or as a gain medium for high-power operation, wherein the optical waveguide (3) is an optical fiber, the light-guiding core of which, at least in sections, is doped with rare earth ions. It is an object of the invention to provide an optical waveguide as a laser or a gain medium, and a laser/amplifier combination realized therewith, in which the output signal of the laser or gain medium is better stabilized. The invention achieves this object by virtue of the maximum small signal gain of the optical waveguide (1) being up to 60 dB, preferably up to 50 dB, more preferably up to 40 dB, even more preferably up to 30 dB, on account of the concentration of the rare earth ions and/or the distribution thereof in the light-guiding core. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of such an optical waveguide as an amplifier fiber (3) in a laser/amplifier combination.
US10340653B2
A lidar system can include a solid-state laser to emit pulses of light. The solid-state laser can include a Q-switched laser having a gain medium and a Q-switch. The lidar system can also include a scanner configured to scan the emitted pulses of light across a field of regard and a receiver configured to detect at least a portion of the scanned pulses of light scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system. The lidar system can also include a processor configured to determine the distance from the lidar system to the target based at least in part on a round-trip time of flight for an emitted pulse of light to travel from the lidar system to the target and back to the lidar system.
US10340651B1
In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit a ranging pulse of light that is directed into a field of regard of the lidar system. The lidar system also includes a fiber-optic splitter configured to split off a portion of the ranging pulse of light to produce a trigger pulse of light that is directed to a receiver of the lidar system. The receiver is configured to detect, at a first time, at least a portion of the trigger pulse of light; and detect, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a portion of the ranging pulse of light scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system. The lidar system further includes a processor configured to determine the distance from the lidar system to the target based at least in part on the first time and the second time.
US10340647B2
Methods and systems for assembling customizable solderless cables for direct current (DC) transmission of electricity to an electronic device. The systems and methods utilize shielded co-axial cable defining first and second opposed ends which may be cut to a desired length as selected by the user. Connectors, which may have a conventional 2.1 mm×5.5 mm DC plug design, include a barrel portion defining a threaded axial passageway. In use, the threaded passageway of the plug is twisted upon a respective end of the cable such that the end of the cable becomes threadedly seated thereinto and in electrical contact with the plug to form two dedicated electrical connections. A respective other plug is mounted on the other respective end of the cable in the same manner to thus define the customizable cable. A single length of cable or a plurality of wire segments and plugs may be sold as a pre-packaged unit for use in making a plurality of customizable DC cables.
US10340642B2
A fuse-equipped hermetic terminal includes: a housing provided with a hollow portion and a pair of through holes located with the hollow portion being interposed therebetween; a conductive pin extending through the housing via the pair of through holes and the hollow portion; and a pair of insulating sealing materials that each hermetically seal a gap between the conductive pin and a corresponding one of the pair of through holes. Each of the conductive pins includes an inner pin, an outer pin, and a fuse element that bridges between the inner pin and the outer pin and that is located in the hollow portion.
US10340631B1
A coupling structure of a cable connector includes a first connection head and a second connection head. The first connection head includes a first joint part, multiple insertion terminals, and an external threaded portion disposed on the first joint part. The second connection head includes a second joint part, multiple insertion holes, a fastening sleeve, a socket formed between the fastening sleeve and the second joint part, a positioning ring receiving the fastening sleeve, a plurality of fastening elements arranged between the positioning ring and the fastening sleeve, and a quick-release fastening ring. The quick-release fastening ring rotatably presses on the fastening elements. An internal threaded portion of each fastening element is engaged with the external threaded portion. Therefore, the first connection head and the second connection head can be securely fastened to each other and can be quickly detached from each other.
US10340628B2
The present disclosure envisages a cap for covering a plug opening. The cap comprises at least one recessed portion having a cross section complementary to a cross section of the plug opening, wherein a first operative end of the recessed portion is fitted into the plug. A top lid is configured on the recessed portion. The top lid and the at least one recessed portion are adapted to prevent ingress of foreign particles to the plug. A lanyard extends from the recessed portion, and a ring is configured at a free end of the lanyard. The ring is adapted to be fitted on a body of the plug. The lanyard and the ring allow the cap to remain attached to the plug in the configuration when the at least one recessed portion is fitted on or not fitted on the plug.
US10340623B2
The disclosure relates to a car charging plug-in connector for an electric vehicle, comprising at least one signal contact element and at least two power contact elements. The car charging plug-in connector has a plug-in connector body and a contact carrier. The contact carrier is arranged on the plug-in side of the plug-in connector body and is fastened to the plug-in connector body in a reversible manner. Therefore, the contact carrier can be easily replaced as required, as a result of which the car charging plug-in connector can be used in a particularly cost-effective manner.
US10340616B2
An electrical terminal includes a body, a first tab extending from a first side of the body, and a second tab extending from a second side of the body. The second tab may be vertically offset, in a longitudinal direction of the body, from the first tab. The first tab and the second tab may extend in substantially opposite directions. An offset distance between the first tab and the second tab may be less than about half of a height of the first tab. The first tab may be disposed such that upon connection of the electrical terminal with a circuit board, the first tab contacts a surface of the circuit board. The second tab may be disposed such that upon connection of the electrical terminal with said circuit board, the second tab does not contact the circuit board.
US10340604B2
A base station antenna system includes a plurality of sector antennas angularly spaced around a support structure at approximately equal azimuth angles. A feed network is coupled to the plurality of sector antennas and provides a common RF signal to the plurality of sector antennas and applies at least one phase difference to at least one sector antenna of the plurality of sector antennas. In one example, the base station antenna system includes first, second and third sector antennas angularly spaced at 120° intervals and the feed network applies a 120° phase difference to the second sector antenna and a 240° phase difference the third sector antenna. In another example, the base station antenna system includes first, second, third and fourth sector antennas angularly spaced at 90° intervals and the feed network applies a 180° phase difference to the second and fourth sector antennas.
US10340602B2
The proposed retro-directive quasi-optical system includes at least a lens set and a pixel array. The lens set is positioned on one side of the pixel array and the lens set instantly establishes retro-directive space channels between the pixels in the pixel array and the object(s) distributed in the accessible space defined by the lens set through infinite or finite conjugation. In the pixel array, a number of pixels are arranged as an array and each pixel is composed of at least one pair of transmitter antenna and receiver antenna. To guarantee that the electromagnetic waves transmitted from a pixel into the accessible space may be reflected back to the receiver of the same pixel, the size of each pixel is not larger than the point-spread spot size defined by the lens set, wherein the point-spread spot size can be contributed either from lens diffraction or aberration.
US10340585B2
Various embodiments relate to a low-profile, linearly-polarized patch antenna with parasitic elements at 5.3 GHz for the ISS C-band WiFi band. It may also use the 5.8 GHz band. A protective dome helps to meet low earth orbit space requirements.
US10340584B2
A structural panel of an aircraft is constructed with a multiphase antenna embedded inside the structural panel between multiple sheets of fiberglass.
US10340581B2
An antenna structure includes a metal housing, a first feed source, a first ground portion, and a first switching circuit. The metal housing includes a front frame, a backboard, and a side frame. The side frame defines a slot and the front frame defines a first gap and a second gap. The metal housing is divided into at least a first portion by the slot, the first gap, and the second gap. The first feed source is electrically connected to the first portion for supplying current to the first portion. The first ground portion is electrically connected to the first portion for grounding the first portion. One end of the first switching circuit is electrically connected to the first portion. Another end of the first switching circuit is grounded.
US10340577B2
A wide band directional coupler is disclosed. The coupler includes a main transmission line connected between an input port and an output port; and a coupling transmission line having a first length and connected between a coupling port and an isolation port, wherein the coupling transmission line is coupled to the main transmission line through a coupling capacitive connection and a mutual inductive connection, wherein at least a distance between the main transmission line and the coupling transmission line varies along the first length of the coupling transmission line such that any one of a capacitance value of the capacitive connection and an inductance value of the inductive connection is characterized by a relatively low value, wherein a coupling factor of the wide band directional couple remains substantially constant throughout an operating frequency band of the wide band directional coupler.
US10340575B2
A directional coupler includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a coupling terminal, a termination terminal, a first ground terminal, second ground terminals, a main line, a first sub line, and a second sub line. A first low pass filter is included between the coupling terminal and the first sub line. A second low pass filter is included between the first sub line and the second sub line. The first low pass filter is electrically connected to the first ground terminal, and the second low pass filter is electrically connected to the second ground terminals.
US10340567B2
A microwave switching device comprises: a switching matrix with M inputs and N outputs comprising at least one surface-mount microwave switch with ohmic contacts with at least one input and at least one output position; a control bus for the one or more microwave switches of the switching matrix; a telemetry bus for the M inputs; a telemetry bus for the N outputs; a bias tee positioned on each input of the switching matrix; and a bias tee positioned on each output of the switching matrix.
US10340557B2
A battery for a motor vehicle with a plurality of battery cells, wherein the respective battery cell include a battery cell housing, in which a galvanic element is accommodated. Via two electrical connection terminals, the battery cell is electrically connected to at least one further battery cell of the battery. A control device of the respective battery cell is coupled to at least one communications device. Here, the at least one communications device of the battery cell is designed for the purpose of communicating with at least one adjacent battery cell of the respective battery cell in a first mode.
US10340555B2
Process for fabrication of all-solid-state thin film batteries, said batteries comprising a film of anode materials (anode film), a film of solid electrolyte materials (electrolyte film) and a film of cathode materials (cathode film) in electrical contact with a cathode collector, characterized in that: a first electrode film (cathode or anode) is deposited by electrophoresis on a conducting substrate or a substrate with at least one conducting zone, said substrate or said at least one conducting zone possibly being used as a collector of said electrode current (anode or cathode current) of the micro-battery, the electrolyte film is deposited by electrophoresis on said first electrode film, a second electrode film (anode or cathode) is deposited on the electrolyte film either by electrophoresis or by a vacuum deposition process.
US10340554B2
A method for fabricating intercalated lithium batteries in open air deposits a thin dense layer of amorphous solid-state lithium boride electrolyte directly onto a negative electrode via flame spray pyrolysis. In one embodiment, the negative electrode is attached to a prefabricated positive electrode via hot pressing (embossing), thus forming an intercalated lithium battery. The method significantly improves upon current methods of fabricating thin film solid state batteries by permitting fabrication without the aid of a controlled environment, thereby allowing for significantly cheaper fabrication than prior batch methods.
US10340553B2
Provided herein are electrolytes for lithium-ion electrochemical cells, electrochemical cells employing the electrolytes, methods of making the electrochemical cells and methods of using the electrochemical cells over a wide temperature range. Included are electrolyte compositions comprising a lithium salt, a cyclic carbonate, a non-cyclic carbonate, and a linear ester and optionally comprising one or more additives.
US10340551B2
A rocking-chair nonaqueous secondary battery, which uses an ion other than monatomic ions as a charge carrier, and in which the ion moves in and out of both the positive electrode and the negative electrode, can be provided by using a nonaqueous secondary battery electrolyte comprising a salt containing a charge carrier comprising a molecular ion. The nonaqueous secondary battery further comprises a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, and a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, wherein the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material are both materials that allow doping and dedoping of molecular anions (e.g., conductive polymers, organic radical polymers, polymers having a ferrocene skeleton, conductive carbon materials, or organic sulfur compounds), or the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material are both materials that allow doping and dedoping of molecular cations (e.g., inorganic active materials, redox active molecules having a carbonyl group, redox active molecules having an imine skeleton, or redox active molecules containing a sulfur atom).
US10340535B2
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an oxidant gas supply piping, an oxidant gas discharge piping, an air compressor, a turbine, a pressure regulating valve, and a check valve. The fuel cell generates electric power through an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas. The oxidant gas supply piping is connected to the fuel cell. The oxidant gas discharge piping is connected to the fuel cell. The air compressor is connected to the oxidant gas supply piping and is rotatable around a rotational shaft. The turbine is connected to the oxidant gas discharge piping and is rotatable around the rotational shaft. The pressure regulating valve is disposed in the oxidant gas discharge piping between the fuel cell and the turbine. The check valve is connected to the oxidant gas discharge piping between the turbine and the pressure regulating valve.
US10340530B2
An alkaline dry cell includes a bottomed cylindrical cell case, a positive electrode packed in the cell case and is made of a stack of n pieces of hollow cylindrical pellets, a negative electrode disposed in a hollow portion of the pellets, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an alkaline electrolytic solution. A thickness of a body portion of the cell case is 0.08 to 0.16 mm. “n” is an integer of 3 or more. An average density dm of manganese dioxide in the n pellets is 2.80 to 3.00 g/cm3. A density of manganese dioxide of at least one pellet positioned in a middle portion in a height direction of the stack is 2.75 g/cm3 or less.
US10340519B2
To provide a means capable of improving the cycle durability of an electric device such as a lithium ion secondary battery. A negative electrode active material containing a silicon-containing alloy having ternary alloy composition represented by Si—Sn-M (M is one or two or more transition metal elements) or quaternary alloy composition represented by Si—Sn-M-Al (M is one or two or more transition metal elements) and having a structure wherein an a-Si phase containing amorphous or low crystalline silicon containing tin in a silicon crystal structure in form of a solid solution is dispersed in a silicide phase containing a silicide of a transition metal as a main component is used in an electric device. The negative electrode active material improves the cycle durability of an electric device such as a lithium ion secondary battery.
US10340518B2
An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a preparation method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the anode active material are provided. The anode active material includes carbon particles having a spherical shape, a first carbon coating layer present on surfaces of the carbon particles, a silicon coating layer present on the first carbon coating layer and including silicon nanoparticles, and a second carbon coating layer present on the silicon coating layer.
US10340514B2
A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material including silicon (Si) as a constituent element, in which a coating including iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) and oxygen (O) as constituent elements is formed on a surface of the negative electrode active material layer.
US10340502B2
A secondary battery includes a scaling body (25), a rivet member (30), a gasket (27) that contacts the rivet member (30) and is fixed between the sealing body (25) and the rivet member (30), a holder member (60), a reversing plate (40) that deforms when an internal pressure of the exterior body (10) rises, and a heat accumulation portion (70) that contacts the rivet member (30) and has a higher thermal conductivity than the rivet member (30). An outer peripheral edge (42) of the reversing plate (40) is connected by welding to the peripheral edge portion (36) of the rivet member (30), and the heat accumulation portion (70) is sandwiched between the opposing portion (33) of the rivet member (30) and the extending portion (61) of the holder member (60).
US10340497B2
A secondary battery comprises a cell. The cell includes a positive electrode plate having a positive current collector and a negative electrode plate having a negative current collector. The secondary battery further includes: a first positive electrode tab and a second positive electrode tab, one end of the first positive electrode tab is fixed on and electrically connects with the positive current collector, the other end of the first positive electrode tab extends to the outside of the cell; and/or, a first negative electrode tab and a second negative electrode tab, one end of the first negative electrode tab is fixed on and electrically connects with the negative current collector, the other end of the first negative electrode tab extends to the outside of the cell, one end of the second negative electrode tab is fixed on and electrically connects with the other end of the first negative electrode tab.
US10340494B2
An electrical bus bar for conveying an electric current from a first electrical device to a second electrical device, with a base body, which is formed from an electrically conductive material, and which has a first terminal for connection to the first electrical device and a second terminal for connection to the second electrical device. A sensor unit with a fastening surface has at least one sensor element for detecting or recording a physical parameter of the bus bar. The base body has a support surface, to which the sensor unit is fastened by its fastening surface.
US10340489B2
A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly coupled to a top portion of the case. The cap assembly includes a cap-up, a safety vent under the cap-up, a cap-down under the safety vent, an insulator between the safety vent and the cap-down, and a sub-plate on a bottom surface of the cap-down. Laser patterns formed by using a laser beam are on a bottom surface of the safety vent and a top surface of the cap-down.
US10340486B2
A battery unit comprises a plurality of accumulators distributed in rows, a support arranged along a row of accumulators of the plurality of accumulators, conductive strips attached to the accumulators of the row and extending over the support, a guide, the support being suitable for sliding into the guide, a metal strip extending in the guide, deformable electrical connectors fixed to the metal strip and designed to come into contact with the conductive strips when the support is fully inserted in the guide, and metal portions distributed along the metal strip, in contact with the metal strip.
US10340482B2
An energy storage apparatus includes: at least one energy storage device which includes an electrode assembly and a case for housing the electrode assembly; a spacer which is arranged adjacent to the case; and a holder which holds the energy storage device and the spacer. The energy storage device includes an insulating film which covers an outer surface of the case and is adhered to at least a portion of the outer surface of the case. The spacer has at least one of edges and corners thereof disposed at positions where the edges or the corners are in contact with the outer surface of the case with the insulating film interposed therebetween.
US10340481B2
The present invention provides a manufacturing method of an OLED display panel, including frosting a portion of an inner surface of an encapsulation cover plate corresponding to both sides of a glass frit to-be-disposed region; disposing a light shielding film at the frosted treatment region of the inner surface of the encapsulation cover plate, wherein the light shielding film is a metal film having a light transmittance less than a first predetermined value or a non-metal film having a light transmittance less than a second predetermined value; and disposing a glass frit on the glass frit to-be-disposed region.
US10340476B2
An electroluminescent device includes a lower structure and a flexible encapsulation multilayer. The lower structure may have an emission area and a peripheral area surrounding the emission area. The flexible encapsulation multilayer may be disposed on the emission area and the peripheral area. The peripheral area may include an inorganic surface portion having a closed shape continuously surrounding the display area and comprising one or more inorganic materials. The flexible encapsulation multilayer may include a lower surface comprising only one or more inorganic materials. The lower surface of flexible encapsulation multilayer may be in in direction contact with the inorganic surface portion.
US10340474B2
A display apparatus including a substrate having an active area and a sealing area surrounding the active area; a display unit disposed on the active area of the substrate and including a plurality of organic light-emitting devices; and a sealing member including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and connecting the first portion to the second portion.
US10340471B2
An iridium complex which has a phenylpyridine bidentate ligand containing a group represented by the following general formula (A): wherein X represents a cyano group or a halogenated alkyl group; L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; R represents a substituent; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; * represents a binding site to a phenylpyridine bidentate ligand.
US10340467B2
An organometallic compound of Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1, groups and variables are as described in the specification.
US10340466B2
Organic metal compounds, and organic light-emitting devices employing the same are provided. The organic metal compound has a chemical structure represented by Formula (I) or Formula (II): wherein, R1 is hydrogen, C1-12 alkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, amine, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C5-10 cycloalkyl, C3-12 heteroaryl, or C6-12 aryl; R2, R3, R4, and R5 can be hydrogen, halogen, C1-12 alkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, C1-12 fluoroalkyl; R6 and R7 are independent and can be C1-6 alkyl, or phenyl; R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, and R15 can be hydrogen, halogen, C1-12 alkyl, C1-12 fluoroalkyl, or two adjacent groups of R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 are optionally combined with the carbon atoms which they are attached to, to form a cycloalkyl group, or aryl; m is 1 or 2; and, n is 0 or 1.
US10340458B2
Perovskite hybrid solar cells utilize a bulk heterojunction (BHJ) active layer that is formed as a composite of an organometal halide perovskite and a water soluble fullerene, such as A10C60. In alternative embodiments, the BHJ active layer may be formed as a composite of an organometal halide perovskite material and a fullerene, such as PC61BM. Thus, the fullerene acts as an electron extraction acceptor within the BHJ, allowing such solar cells to more efficiently transport the electrons from the fullerene/perovskite interface to a fullerene-based electron transport layer (ETL). As a result, increased fill factor (FF), as well as improvements in the short-circuit current density (JSC) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) are achieved by the solar cells.
US10340455B2
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a mask plate assembly, which includes providing a mask plate and a frame and securing the mask plate to the frame. The secured mask plate comprises a redundant portion extending out of the frame. The method further comprises removing at least a part of the redundant portion, and dispensing glue in a predetermined area of a surface of the mask plate, and curing the glue to form a colloid, wherein the colloid is higher than any other area on the surface of the mask plate where the colloid is not formed. The present disclosure further provides a mask plate assembly comprising a frame, and a mask plate secured to the frame, wherein a colloid is formed in a predetermined area of a surface of the mask plate, and the colloid is higher than any other area on the surface of the mask plate where the colloid is not formed. The present disclosure further provides an evaporation device and a method for manufacturing the display substrate.
US10340450B2
A resistive random access memory (RRAM) structure and its forming method are provided, which includes an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate. The interlayer dielectric layer is a dielectrics including oxygen. The RRAM structure also includes an oxygen-diffusion barrier layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, and a bottom electrode layer on the oxygen-diffusion barrier layer. The bottom electrode layer includes a first electrode layer, a first oxygen-rich layer on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer on the first oxygen-rich layer. The RRAM structure also includes a resistance switching layer on the bottom electrode layer, and a top electrode layer on the resistance switching layer.
US10340448B2
All-printed paper-based substrate memory devices are described. In an embodiment, a paper-based memory device is prepared by coating one or more areas of a paper substrate with a conductor material such as a carbon paste, to form a first electrode of a memory, depositing a layer of insulator material, such as titanium dioxide, over one or more areas of the conductor material, and depositing a layer of metal over one or more areas of the insulator material to form a second electrode of the memory. In an embodiment, the device can further include diodes printed between the insulator material and the second electrode, and the first electrode and the second electrodes can be formed as a crossbar structure to provide a WORM memory. The various layers and the diodes can be printed onto the paper substrate by, for example, an ink jet printer.
US10340442B2
A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer; and a first nonmagnetic layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, wherein the second magnetic layer includes a magnetic material containing at least one element selected from a first group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni; at least one element selected from a second group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Os, Ir, Pt, and Au; and at least one element selected from a third group consisting of Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu.
US10340435B2
A thermoelectric conversion device includes at least one thermoelectric conversion unit. The thermoelectric conversion unit includes at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, a P-type thermoelectric material, and an N-type thermoelectric material. The first electrode includes a first fluid channel, such that the first electrode has a first hollow structure. The second electrode includes a second fluid channel, such that the second electrode has a second hollow structure. The P-type thermoelectric material is located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the second electrode is located between the P-type thermoelectric material and the N-type thermoelectric material.
US10340433B2
A light-emitting element disclosed in an embodiment comprises: a body having a cavity; first and second lead frames arranged in the cavity; a third lead frame arranged between the first and second lead frames in the cavity; a fourth lead frame arranged between the first and second lead frames and distanced from the third frame in the cavity; a first light-emitting chip arranged on the first lead frame; and a second light-emitting chip arranged on the second lead frame, wherein the body comprises: first and second sides arranged on opposing sides from each other; and third and fourth sides arranged on opposing sides from each other, the first lead frame comprises first and second lead parts protruding toward the first and second sides, the second lead frame comprises third and forth lead parts protruding toward the first and second sides, the third frame comprises a fifth lead part protruding toward the first side, and the fourth lead frame comprises a sixth lead part protruding toward the second side.
US10340431B2
This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting diode, a pad electrically connected to the active layer, a metal bump formed on the pad, and a reflective insulation layer. The metal bump has a first side surface and a first bottom surface, wherein the first bottom surface comprises a curved boundary, a longer axis, and a shorter axis. The reflective insulation layer is directly contacting the first side surface, and exposing the first bottom surface.
US10340425B2
A light emitting diode including a light blocking layer is disclosed. The light emitting diode includes: a substrate including an upper surface and side surfaces; a semiconductor stack disposed under the substrate and including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a light blocking layer covering the upper surface and the side surfaces of the substrate to define a light emitting surface on the upper surface of the substrate. The size of a light emitting surface of the light emitting diode can be easily controlled using the light blocking layer.
US10340415B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer provided between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor device package including the semiconductor device. The active layer includes a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of well layers. The second conductive semiconductor layer includes a conductive second semiconductor layer and a conductive first semiconductor layer provided on the conductive second semiconductor layer. The conductive second semiconductor layer has a higher aluminum composition than the well layers, and the conductive first semiconductor layer has a lower aluminum composition than the well layers.
US10340414B2
A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode provided at a distance from each other on the substrate and extending in one direction; a plurality of light emitting diodes provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a residual pattern provided between at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes and the substrate.
US10340410B2
The present invention relates to an optocoupler including a light source having a body and electrical leads, a light detector having a diode stack a metal end cap and electrical leads, and an optical cavity including optically transparent material at least partially covering the body of the light source and the diode stack of the light detector. Also included is a reflective layer including optically reflective material surrounding the optical cavity. The electrical leads of the light source, the metal end cap and the electrical leads of the light detector protrude from the optical cavity and the reflective layer.
US10340409B2
Various embodiments of a compensated photonic device structure and fabrication method thereof are described herein. In one aspect, a photonic device may include a substrate and a functional layer disposed on the substrate. The substrate may be made of a first material and the functional layer may be made of a second material that is different from the first material. The photonic device may also include a compensation region formed at an interface region between the substrate and the functional layer. The compensation region may be doped with compensation dopants such that a first carrier concentration around the interface region of function layer is reduced and a second carrier concentration in a bulk region of functional layer is reduced.
US10340407B2
An avalanche photodetector (APD) includes a photo converter for signals to be demodulated into free charge carriers; and at least one avalanche amplifier for the free charge carriers. The photo converter and the avalanche amplifier are located next to each other on the same substrate and are in direct contact with each other. The avalanche amplifier includes a contact layer and a multiplier layer. The multiplier layer is made of a semiconductor of the same conductivity type as the photo converter and faces the substrate abutting the photo converter on one side. A first electrode is on the contact layer of the avalanche amplifier, while the second electrode is on a bottom of the substrate.
US10340403B2
A photoelectric conversion device includes a crystalline semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a first amorphous semiconductor layer formed over the first surface of the crystalline semiconductor substrate. An interface between the crystalline semiconductor substrate and the first amorphous semiconductor layer is an oxidized interface containing oxygen having a concentration of 1×1021/cm3 or greater. The first amorphous semiconductor layer includes a high-oxygen-concentration region having an oxygen concentration of 1×1020/cm3 or greater and 1×1021/cm3 or less within a range of 5 nm or less from the oxidized interface.
US10340396B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a solar cell, the method including: forming a semiconductor layer on one surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a mask layer including a first layer and a second layer sequentially on the semiconductor layer; texturing another surface of the semiconductor substrate using the mask layer as a mask; forming a patterned mask layer by forming an opening at the mask layer through a laser patterning using a laser; and forming a conductive region through a doping process of doping a portion of the semiconductor layer exposed through the opening with a dopant.
US10340390B2
One of the upper surface and the lower surface of a semiconductor layer (7) of a thin-film transistor (101) in a semiconductor device (100) is in contact with a gate insulating layer (5), and the other is in contact with a first insulating layer (11) containing silicon oxide. The semiconductor layer (7) includes a first and second oxide semiconductor layers (7A, 7B). The first oxide semiconductor layer (7A) is arranged on a gate insulating layer side of the second oxide semiconductor layer (7B) and is in contact with the second oxide semiconductor layer. The second oxide semiconductor layer (7B) contains In and Ga and does not contain Sn. The first oxide semiconductor layer (7A) contains In, Sn, and Zn. The percentage of Zn in the first oxide semiconductor layer (7A) in the depth direction does not have a maximum value in the vicinity of a surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer adjacent to the second oxide semiconductor layer. The percentage of Sn having a metallic bonding state at the interface between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the second oxide semiconductor layer is 90% or less with respect to the total amount of Sn. A region where the percentage is 50% or more has a thickness of less than 10 nm.
US10340386B2
An electronic device is disclosed and includes a housing; a display that is exposed through one surface of the housing; a light emitting unit that is disposed on at least a part of a rear surface of the display and includes at least one light source for outputting light of at least one wavelength band; a light receiving unit that includes at least one area for receiving light of the at least one wavelength band; a light blocking element for blocking light, that is output from the at least one light source, from entering a switch for turning on/off at least one pixel of the display; a processor electrically connected with the display, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit; and a memory electrically connected with the processor, in which the memory includes instructions that cause, when executed, the processor to output light through the at least one light source in a state where one or more pixels included in a specific area of the display, which includes an area covering the at least one light source, are turned off or displayed in a specific color.
US10340384B2
A method includes forming a first fin protruding above a substrate, the first fin having a PMOS region; forming a first gate structure over the first fin in the PMOS region; forming a first spacer layer over the first fin and the first gate structure; and forming a second spacer layer over the first spacer layer. The method further includes performing a first etching process to remove the second spacer layer from a top surface and sidewalls of the first fin in the PMOS region; performing a second etching process to remove the first spacer layer from the top surface and the sidewalls of the first fin in the PMOS region; and epitaxially growing a first source/drain material over the first fin in the PMOS region, the first source/drain material extending along the top surface and the sidewalls of the first fin in the PMOS region.
US10340374B2
Monolithic FETs including a channel region of a first semiconductor material disposed over a substrate. While a mask, such as a gate stack or sacrificial gate stack, is covering the channel region, an impurity-doped compositionally graded semiconductor is grown, for example on at least a drain end of the channel region to introduce a carrier-blocking conduction band offset and/or a wider band gap within the drain region of the transistor. In some embodiments, the compositional grade induces a carrier-blocking band offset of at least 0.25 eV. The wider band gap and/or band offset contributes to a reduced gate induced drain leakage (GIDL). The impurity-doped semiconductor may be compositionally graded back down from the retrograded composition to a suitably narrow band gap material providing good ohmic contact. In some embodiments, the impurity-doped compositionally graded semiconductor growth is integrated into a gate-last, source/drain regrowth finFET fabrication process.
US10340372B1
In at least one general aspect, an apparatus can include a first trench disposed in a semiconductor region and including a gate electrode, and a second trench disposed in the semiconductor region. The apparatus can include a mesa region disposed between the first trench and the second trench, and a source region of a first conductivity type disposed in a top portion of the mesa region. The apparatus can include an epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, and a body region of a second conductivity type disposed in the mesa region and disposed between the source region and the epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type. The apparatus can include a pillar of the second conductivity type disposed in the mesa region such that a first portion of the source region is disposed lateral to the pillar and a second portion of the source region is disposed above the pillar.
US10340367B2
A semiconductor device including a Fin FET device includes a fin structure protruding from a substrate layer and having a length extending in a first direction. A channel layer is formed on the fin structure. A gate stack including a gate electrode layer and a gate dielectric layer extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is formed over the channel layer covering a portion of the length of the fin structure. The source and drain contacts are formed over trenches that extend into a portion of a height of the fin structure.
US10340366B2
A semiconductor device comprises a fin structure disposed over a substrate; a gate structure disposed over part of the fin structure; a source/drain structure, which includes part of the fin structure not covered by the gate structure; an interlayer dielectric layer formed over the fin structure, the gate structure, and the source/drain structure; a contact hole formed in the interlayer dielectric layer; and a contact material disposed in the contact hole. The fin structure extends in a first direction and includes an upper layer, wherein a part of the upper layer is exposed from an isolation insulating layer. The gate structure extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The contact material includes a silicon phosphide layer and a metal layer.
US10340364B2
Techniques for increasing Weff VFET devices are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a fin structure includes: depositing a hardmask onto a substrate; depositing a mandrel material onto the hardmask; patterning the mandrel material along a first direction to form first mandrels; forming first spacers alongside the first mandrels; forming second mandrels in between the first mandrels; pattering the first/second mandrels along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; forming second spacers, perpendicular to the first spacers, alongside the first/second mandrels; selectively removing the first/second mandrels leaving behind a ladder-shaped pattern formed by the first/second spacers; transferring the ladder-shaped pattern to the hardmask and then to the substrate. A method of forming a VFET device, a VFET fin structure, and a VFET device are also provided.
US10340357B2
In some embodiments, an integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit may include an inner ring-shaped isolation structure that is disposed in a semiconductor substrate. Further, the inner-ring shaped isolation structure may demarcate a device region. An inner ring-shaped well is disposed in the semiconductor substrate and surrounds the inner ring-shaped isolation structure. A plurality of dummy gates are arranged over the inner ring-shaped well. Moreover, the plurality of dummy gates are arranged within an interlayer dielectric layer.
US10340347B1
A semiconductor device includes a first gate electrode, a plurality of first source electrodes, a second gate electrode, and a plurality of second source electrodes. The first gate electrode is arranged with no other electrode between the first gate electrode and a first short side of the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of first source electrodes include a plurality of approximately rectangular first source electrodes arranged in stripes extending parallel to the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second gate electrode is arranged with no other electrode between the second gate electrode and a second short side of the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of second source electrodes include a plurality of approximately rectangular second source electrodes arranged in stripes extending parallel to the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor substrate.
US10340346B2
A semiconductor device includes a drain layer, a drift layer, a base region, a source region, trenches, base contact region, gate regions, and field plate electrodes. The drain layer extends in a first and a second direction. The drift layer is on the drain layer. The base region is on the drift layer. The source region is on the base region. The trenches are in an array and each trench reaches the drift layer from the source region. The base contact region is along the second direction in a region in which the trenches do not contiguously exist along the second direction and electrically connects the source region to the base region. Each gate regions is along an inner wall of the trenches. Each field plate electrodes is in an inside of the gate regions and is longer than the gate regions in the third direction.
US10340340B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of making the same include forming a stack of alternating layers of channel material and sacrificial material. The sacrificial material is etched away to free the layers of channel material. A gate stack is formed around the layers of channel material. At least one layer of channel material is deactivated. Source and drain regions are formed in contact with the at least one layer of active channel material.
US10340331B2
A method of forming an array of capacitors comprises forming elevationally-extending and longitudinally-elongated capacitor electrode lines over a substrate. Individual of the capacitor electrode lines are common to and a shared one of two capacitor electrodes of individual capacitors longitudinally along a line of capacitors being formed. A capacitor insulator is formed over a pair of laterally-opposing sides of and longitudinally along individual of the capacitor electrode lines. An elevationally-extending conductive line is formed over the capacitor insulator longitudinally along one of the laterally-opposing sides of the individual capacitor electrode lines. The conductive line is cut laterally through to form spaced individual other of the two capacitor electrodes of the individual capacitors. Other methods are disclosed, including structures independent of method of manufacture.
US10340330B2
A semiconductor structure that includes a resistor that is located within an interconnect dielectric material layer of an interconnect level is provided. The resistor includes a diffusion barrier material that is present at a bottom of a feature that is located in the interconnect dielectric material layer. In some embodiments, the resistor has a topmost surface that is located entirely beneath a topmost surface of the interconnect dielectric material layer. In such an embodiment, the resistor is provided by removing sidewall portions of a diffusion barrier liner that surrounds a metal-containing structure. The removal of the sidewall portions of the diffusion barrier liner reduces the parasitic noise that is contributed to the sidewall portions of a resistor that includes such a diffusion barrier liner. Improved precision can also be obtained since sidewall portions may have a high thickness variation which may adversely affect the resistor's precision.
US10340311B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive effect element includes: a first magnetic layer; a nonmagnetic layer provided on the first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer provided on the nonmagnetic layer; a first insulating layer provided at least on a side surface of the second magnetic layer; a second insulating layer covering at least a part of the first insulating layer; a conductive layer provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and a first electrode including a first portion on the second magnetic layer and a second portion on a side surface of the second insulating layer. A height of a lower surface of the second portion is equal to or less than a height of an upper surface of the conductive layer.
US10340306B1
Implementations of image sensors may include a die having either a rounded corner or a chamfered corner edge, and an optically transmissive cover coupled to the die. The optically transmissive cover may include either a rounded corner or a chamfered corner edge that corresponds with either the rounded corner or the chamfered corner edge of the die.
US10340301B2
Among other things, one or more support structures for integrated circuitry and techniques for forming such support structures are provided. A support structure comprises one or more trench structures, such as a first trench structure and a second trench structure formed around a periphery of integrated circuitry. In some embodiments, one or more trench structures are formed according to partial substrate etching, such that respective trench structures are formed into a region of a substrate. In some embodiments, one or more trench structures are formed according to discontinued substrate etching, such that respective trench structures comprise one or more trench portions separated by separation regions of the substrate. The support structure mitigates stress energy from reaching the integrated circuitry, and facilitates process-induced charge release from the integrated circuitry.
US10340295B2
A flexible display device includes a substrate and a border unit. The substrate has a display area and a border area that surrounds the display area. The border unit is located in the border area and includes a first metal layer on the substrate, an insulation layer covering the first metal layer and the substrate, a second metal layer on the insulation layer, a protection layer covering the second metal layer and the insulation layer, a semiconductor layer between the insulation layer and the protection layer, a planarization layer covering the protection layer, and a third metal layer on the planarization layer. The third metal layer has a first part, a second part, and a third part that is between and physically connected to the first and second parts. A notch is defined by the first, second, and third parts.
US10340292B2
A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a strained silicon germanium layer on top of a substrate. At least one patterned hard mask layer is formed on and in contact with at least a first portion of the strained silicon germanium layer. At least a first exposed portion and a second exposed portion of the strained silicon germanium layer are oxidized. The oxidizing process forms a first oxide region and a second oxide region within the first and second exposed portions, respectively, of the strained silicon germanium.
US10340281B2
A three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor device is provided, comprising a substrate having an array area and a staircase area adjacent to the array area, wherein the staircase area comprises N steps, N is an integer one or greater; a stack having multi-layers on the substrate, and the multi-layers comprising active layers alternating with insulating layers on the substrate, the stack comprising sub-stacks formed on the substrate and the sub-stacks disposed in relation to the N steps of the staircase area to form respective contact regions, wherein an uppermost active layer of each of the sub-stacks in the respective contact regions comprises a silicide layer; and multilayered connectors, formed in the respective contact regions and extending downwardly to electrically connect the silicide layer in each of the sub-stacks.
US10340280B2
A system for object reconstruction includes an illuminating unit, comprising a light source and a generator of a non-periodic pattern. A diffractive optical element (DOE) is disposed in an optical path of illuminating light propagating from the illuminating unit toward an object, thereby projecting the non-periodic pattern onto an object. An imaging unit detects a light response of an illuminated region and generating image data indicative of the object within the projected pattern. A processor reconstructs a three-dimensional (3D) map of the object responsively to a shift of the pattern in the image data relative to a reference image of the pattern.
US10340275B2
A thin film transistor is deposited over a portion of a metal layer over a substrate. A memory element is coupled to the thin film transistor to provide a first memory cell. A second memory cell is over the first memory. A logic block is coupled to at least the first memory cell.
US10340268B2
A method of forming a gate structure on a fin structure includes the steps of providing a fin structure covered by a first silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a gate material and a cap material in sequence, wherein the silicon nitride layer contacts the first silicon oxide layer. Later, the cap material is patterned to form a first cap layer and the gate material is patterned to form a first gate electrode by taking the silicon nitride layer as an etching stop layer. Then, the silicon nitride layer not covered by the first gate electrode is removed to expose part of the first silicon oxide layer. Finally, a first dielectric layer is formed to conformally cover the first silicon oxide layer, the first gate electrode and the first cap layer.
US10340263B2
An integrated circuit includes a plurality of power rail pairs and a circuit chain. Each of the plurality of power rail pairs includes one of a plurality of high power rails configured to provide a first power supply voltage and one of a plurality of low power rails configured to provide a second power supply voltage that is lower than the first power supply voltage. The circuit chain includes a plurality of unit circuits that are cascade-connected such that an output of a previous unit circuit is provided as an input of a next unit circuit. The plurality of unit circuits are connected distributively to the plurality of power rail pairs.
US10340260B2
An apparatus comprises an inductor module including: a module substrate including a magnetic dielectric material; a plurality of inductive circuit elements arranged in the module substrate, wherein an inductive circuit element includes conductive traces arranged as a coil including a first coil end, a second coil end and a coil core, wherein the coil core includes the magnetic dielectric material; and a plurality of conductive contact pads electrically coupled to the first and second coil ends. The contact pads electrically coupled to the first coil ends are arranged on a first surface of the inductor module, and the contact pads electrically coupled to the second coil ends are arranged on a second surface of the inductor module.
US10340255B2
A semiconductor apparatus may include a package substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor chips. Wherein the package substrate and the semiconductor chips may be configured based on a load value of the semiconductor apparatus.
US10340251B2
In making electronic component packages, a method includes forming a sacrificial material over a first temporary substrate, applying a second temporary substrate to the sacrificial material, and then curing the sacrificial material. After curing, the second temporary substrate is removed. The top surface of the sacrificial layer is defined by the second temporary substrate. After removal, a redistribution structure is formed on the top surface. After the formation of the redistribution structure, electronic components are applied to the redistribution structure. The electronic components are encapsulated to form an encapsulated panel. The first temporary substrate and the sacrificial material are removed. The panel is singulated into multiple electronic component packages.
US10340247B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The method includes hybrid bonding a first wafer and a second wafer to form a hybrid bonding structure, and the hybrid bonding structure comprises a metallic bonding interface and a polymer-to-polymer bonding structure. The method includes forming at least one through-substrate via (TSV) through the second wafer, and the TSV extends from a bottom surface of the second wafer to a top surface of the first wafer.
US10340244B2
A semiconductor device includes a low-density substrate, a high-density patch positioned inside a cavity in the low-density substrate, a first semiconductor die, and a second semiconductor die. The first semiconductor dies includes high-density bumps and low-density bumps. The second semiconductor die includes high-density bumps and low-density bumps. The high-density bumps of the first semiconductor die and the high-density bumps of the second semiconductor die are electrically connected to the high-density patch. The low-density bumps of the first semiconductor die and the low-density bumps of the second semiconductor die are electrically connected to the low-density substrate.
US10340243B2
A circuit substrate includes: a base material; and a capacitor layer. The capacitor layer includes a first metal layer that is provided on the base material, a dielectric layer that is provided on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer that is provided on the dielectric layer. The first metal layer includes a first electrode region which is provided on the base material and is exposed from the dielectric layer and to which a first terminal of a capacitor element for supplying current to a circuit part through the capacitor layer is connected. The second metal layer includes a second electrode region in which the second metal layer is exposed and to which a second terminal of the capacitor element is connected.
US10340240B2
Mechanisms for forming a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a contact pad over a substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a passivation layer over the substrate and a first portion of the contact pad, and a second portion of the contact pad is exposed through an opening. The semiconductor device further includes a post-passivation interconnect layer over the passivation layer and coupled to the second portion of the contact pad. In addition, the semiconductor device includes a bump over the post-passivation interconnect layer and outside of the opening. The semiconductor device also includes a diffusion barrier layer physically insulating the bump from the post-passivation interconnect layer while electrically connecting the bump to the post-passivation interconnect layer.
US10340230B1
A semiconductor chip is provided. The semiconductor chip includes at least one interlayer dielectric layer, a transmission pattern and a stress absorption structure. The at least one interlayer dielectric layer is disposed on a substrate. The transmission pattern is disposed on the at least one interlayer dielectric layer and within a peripheral region of the semiconductor chip. The transmission pattern is electrically connected to an external signal source. The stress absorption structure is disposed in the at least one interlayer dielectric layer within the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the transmission pattern. The stress absorption structure is covered by the transmission pattern.
US10340228B2
A semiconductor package is provided, which includes: a circuit structure having a first bottom surface and a first top surface opposite to the first bottom surface; at least a semiconductor element disposed on the first top surface of the circuit structure and electrically connected to the circuit structure; an encapsulant formed on the first top surface of the circuit structure to encapsulate the semiconductor element, wherein the encapsulant has a second bottom surface facing the first top surface of the circuit structure and a second top surface opposite to the second bottom surface; and a strengthening layer formed on the second top surface of the encapsulant, or formed between the circuit structure and the encapsulant, or formed on the first bottom surface of the circuit structure, thereby effectively preventing the encapsulant from warping and the semiconductor element from cracking.
US10340223B2
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided which utilize an air gap to help isolate conductive structures within a dielectric layer. A first etch stop layer is deposited over the conductive structures, and the first etch stop layer is patterned to expose corner portions of the conductive structures. A portion of the dielectric layer is removed to form an opening. A second etch stop layer is deposited to line the opening, wherein the second etch stop layer forms a stepped structure over the corner portions of the conductive structures. Dielectric material is then deposited into the opening such that an air gap is formed to isolate the conductive structures.
US10340217B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, an electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, the electrode including a looped portion, a cylindrical electrode including a main portion having a screw thread formed therein and a narrow portion continuous with the main portion, the narrow portion having a smaller width than the main portion, the cylindrical electrode being electrically connected to the electrode by the narrow portion being inserted into the looped portion, and a case for the semiconductor chip and the electrode, the case contacting the main portion while causing the screw thread and a connecting portion between the looped portion and the cylindrical electrode to be exposed.
US10340216B1
A semiconductor package includes a chip and a circuit substrate having leads. Each of the leads has an upper wide portion and a lower wide portion in a bonding area so as there are an upper notch and a lower notch in the bonding area. The upper and lower notches face toward the upper and lower wide portions of the adjacent lead, respectively. The upper and lower wide portions are designed to prevent defective bonding caused by shifting between the leads and the chip humps. Additionally, there are adequate etching spaces between the leads because the wide portions and the notches are staggered with each other such that incomplete etching between the leads is preventable during etching process.
US10340209B2
A die package having mixed impedance leads where a first lead has a first metal core, and a dielectric layer surrounding the first metal core, and a second lead has a second metal core, and a second dielectric layer surrounding the second metal core, with the dielectric thicknesses differing from each other. A method of making a die package having leads with different impedances formed by connecting the die package to the die substrate connection pads via a first wirebond having a first metal core, depositing a dielectric layer on the wirebond metal core, metalizing the dielectric layer, connecting the die package to the die substrate connection pads via a second wirebond having a second metal core, depositing a dielectric layer on the second wirebond second metal core, and metalizing the dielectric layer on the second metal core, such that the first wirebond has a different impedance than the second wire bond.
US10340205B2
A device includes a substrate, and a plurality of dielectric layers over the substrate. A plurality of metallization layers is formed in the plurality of dielectric layers, wherein at least one of the plurality of metallization layers comprises a metal pad. A through-substrate via (TSV) extends from the top level of the plurality of the dielectric layers to a bottom surface of the substrate. A deep conductive via extends from the top level of the plurality of dielectric layers to land on the metal pad. A metal line is formed over the top level of the plurality of dielectric layers and interconnecting the TSV and the deep conductive via.
US10340204B2
The semiconductor device includes a substrate including an integrated circuit and a contact that are electrically connected to each other, an insulation layer covering the substrate and including metal lines, and a through electrode electrically connected to the integrated circuit. The insulation layer includes an interlayer dielectric layer on the substrate and an intermetal dielectric layer on the interlayer dielectric layer. The metal lines include a first metal line in the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically connected to the contact, and a plurality of second metal lines in the intermetal dielectric layer and electrically connected to the first metal line and the through electrode. The through electrode includes a top surface higher than a top surface of the contact.
US10340201B2
Peeling due to interfacial fracture between a tack-free layer 11 and a heat-conductive layer is prevented. In the tack-free layer, an inorganic filler having a median diameter of 0.5 μM or more is contained in a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or higher to form concaves and convexes on an adhesive surface. Then, the heat-conductive layer being in contact with the adhesive surface is disposed. The adhesion between the tack-free layer and the heat-conductive layer is strengthened by an anchor effect caused by the concaves and convexes of the adhesive surface, without strengthening the adhesion of the surface opposite to the adhesive surface.
US10340200B2
A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor chip including an electrode pad on one surface of the first semiconductor chip; a multilayer chip stack that is disposed on the one surface of the first semiconductor chip to be connected to the electrode pad; a columnar spacer that is disposed on the one surface of the first semiconductor chip; and an underfill resin. The multilayer chip stack includes a plurality of second semiconductor chips each of which comprises a connection terminal. The connection terminal of one of the second semiconductor chips is directly connected to the electrode pad. Another one of the second semiconductor chips is mounted on the one of the second semiconductor chips. A gap between the first semiconductor chip and the one of the second semiconductor chips and a gap between adjacent ones of the second semiconductor chips are filled with the underfill resin.
US10340199B2
A packaging substrate includes a core layer having a first surface and a second surface. A group of ground pads is disposed on the second surface within a central region. A group of first power pads is disposed on the second surface within the central region. A plurality of signal pads is disposed on the second surface within a peripheral region that encircles the central region on the second surface. A first block-type via is embedded in the core layer within the central region. The group of ground pads is electrically connected to the first block-type via. A second block-type via is embedded in the core layer within the central region. The group of first power pads is electrically connected to the second block-type via.
US10340182B2
A process comprises insulating a porous low k substrate with an organic polymer coating where the polymer does not penetrate or substantially penetrate the pores of the substrate, e.g., pores having a pore diameter of about one nm to about 5 nm, thereby completely or substantially mitigating the potential for capacitance increase of the substrate. The substrate comprises porous microcircuit substrate materials with surface pores optionally opening into subsurface pores. The organic polymer has a molecular weight greater than about 5,000 to greater than about 10,000 and a glass transition temperature greater than about 200° C. up to about the processing temperature required for forming the imaging layer and antireflective layer in a microcircuit, e.g., greater than about 225° C. The invention includes production of a product by this process and an article of manufacture embodying these features.
US10340169B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided an antireflection member including a first plate part, a second plate part, and a third plate part. The first plate part has a first end and a second end. The second end is arranged at a side opposite to the first end. The second plate part extends from a vicinity of the first end. A first notch part is arranged on the second plate part. The second plate part has an antireflection surface. The third plate part extends from a vicinity of the second end to be opposed to the second plate part A second notch part is arranged at a position corresponding to the first notch part on the third plate part. The third plate part has an antireflection surface directed to the antireflection surface of the second plate part.
US10340160B2
In one embodiment, a method of singulating semiconductor die from a semiconductor wafer includes forming a material on a surface of a semiconductor wafer and reducing a thickness of portions of the material. Preferably, the thickness of the material is reduced near where singulation openings are to be formed in the semiconductor wafer.
US10340157B2
A mini-environment apparatus includes a wafer transportation machine transporting a wafer, a wafer transportation room having the machine and passed by the wafer transported to a processing room, a circulating passage where a gas detoured from the transportation room flows, a blowing means forming a circulating current falling in the transportation room and rising in the passage, a current member arranged in a ceiling part of the transportation room and laminarizing the current and introducing this laminarized current into the transportation room, a particle removal filter arranged in either the ceiling part of the transportation room or the passage, and a chemical filter arranged in the passage detachably and separately from the removal filter. The chemical filter is arranged at a position lower than a lowest position where the wafer may pass through in the transportation room.
US10340152B1
An integrated circuit package having a shunt resistor with at least one self-aligning member that protrudes from a first surface, and a lead frame with at least one self-aligning feature that is a cavity within which the at least one self-aligning member is located, and an integrated circuit located on the lead frame.
US10340149B2
A method of forming dense hole patterns of semiconductor devices includes: forming a plurality of first pillars on at least one lower hard mask layer disposed on a substrate; forming a spacer layer on the lower hard mask layer to form a plurality of second pillars respectively covering the first pillars, wherein a plurality of first holes are formed among the second pillars; etching the spacer layer to expose first portions of the lower hard mask layer via the first holes and expose top surfaces of the first pillars; removing the first pillars to form a plurality of second holes in the spacer layer to expose second portions of the lower hard mask layer; etching the first portions and the second portions of the lower hard mask layer at least until portions of the substrate are exposed; and removing remaining portions of the spacer layer.
US10340146B2
Structures for reliability caps used in the manufacture of a field-effect transistor and methods for forming reliability caps used in the manufacture of a field-effect transistor. A layer comprised of a metal silicon nitride is deposited on a high-k dielectric material. The high-k dielectric material is thermally processed in an oxygen-containing ambient environment with the layer arranged as a cap between the high-k dielectric material and the ambient environment. Due at least in part to its composition, the layer blocks transport of oxygen from the ambient environment to the high-k dielectric material.
US10340137B2
A method of forming a thin film is described. The method includes treating at least a portion of a surface exposed on a substrate with an adsorption-promoting agent to alter a functionality of the exposed surface and cause subsequent adsorption of an organic precursor, and thereafter, adsorbing the organic precursor to the functionalized surface to form a carbon-containing film. Then, at least a portion of the surface of the carbon-containing film is exposed to an ion flux to mix the adsorbed carbon-containing film with the material of the underlying substrate and form a mixed film.
US10340133B2
A silicon oxide film having at least one opening portion is formed, on a silicon substrate. A structural member formed of a material less prone to be etched by hydrofluoric acid than a silicon oxide film is formed, wherein the structural member is provided on the silicon oxide film and reaches the silicon substrate in the opening portion. Wet etching using hydrofluoric acid is performed, on the silicon substrate on which the silicon oxide film and the structural member are provided. The interface between the silicon oxide film and the structural member is exposed to hydrofluoric acid, in performing the wet etching.
US10340131B2
A method of cleaning an ion source. The method includes: at a first reflective surface of a mirror, reflecting light that has a wavelength in a first wavelength band onto a surface of the ion source so that contaminant material is desorbed from the surface of the ion source; at a second reflective surface of the mirror, reflecting light that has a wavelength in a second wavelength band and that comes from the surface of the ion source towards an imaging apparatus for producing an image of the surface of the ion source, wherein the light that has a wavelength in the second wavelength band passes through the first reflective surface of the mirror before being reflected at the second reflective surface of the mirror.
US10340128B2
According to one embodiment, a manufacturing apparatus for an integrated circuit device includes an etching treatment unit, a sensor, and a control unit. The etching treatment unit etches a stacked body including an alternately arranged plurality of films having different compositions. The sensor detects light intensity in the etching. The control unit acquires data concerning a temporal change in the light intensity detected by the sensor and performs control of the etching based on a time interval of a plurality of extreme values of the data.
US10340126B2
The present invention provides novel plasma sources useful in the thin film coating arts and methods of using the same. More specifically, the present invention provides novel linear and two dimensional plasma sources that produce linear and two dimensional plasmas, respectively, that are useful for plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The present invention also provides methods of making thin film coatings and methods of increasing the coating efficiencies of such methods.
US10340119B2
Techniques are described that facilitate automated extraction of lamellae and attaching the lamellae to sample grids for viewing on transmission electron microscopes. Some embodiments of the invention involve the use of machine vision to determine the positions of the lamella, the probe, and/or the TEM grid to guide the attachment of the probe to the lamella and the attachment of the lamella to the TEM grid. Techniques that facilitate the use of machine vision include shaping a probe tip so that its position can be readily recognized by image recognition software. Image subtraction techniques can be used to determine the position of the lamellae attached to the probe for moving the lamella to the TEM grid for attachment. In some embodiments, reference structures are milled on the probe or on the lamella to facilitate image recognition.
US10340118B2
There is provided a scanning transmission electron microscope capable of producing plural types of STEM (scanning transmission electron microscopy) images using a single detector. The electron microscope (100) has an electron source (10) emitting an electron beam, a scanning deflector (13) for scanning the beam over a sample (S), an objective lens (14) for focusing the beam, an imager (22) placed at a back focal plane of the objective lens (14) or at a plane conjugate with the back focal plane, and a scanned image generator (40) for generating scanned images on the basis of images captured by the imager. The scanned image generator (40) operates to form electron diffraction patterns from the electron beam passing through positions on the sample by the scanning of the electron beam, to capture the electron diffraction patterns by the imager so that plural images are produced, to integrate the intensity of each pixel over an integration region that is set based on the size of an image of a transmitted wave in a respective one of the produced images for each of the produced images such that the signal intensity at each position on the sample is found, and to generate the scanned images on the basis of the signal intensities at the positions on the sample.
US10340098B2
A key structure, including a keycap, a movable mechanism, a support plate, a circuit board, and an indicator light-emitting element. The support plate and the movable mechanism pivotally connected to the support plate are disposed above the circuit board. The circuit board has a groove, and the indicator light-emitting element is embedded in the groove and is aligned with the keycap. The indicator light-emitting element emits light upward. The light may be directly emitted into the movable mechanism and is subsequently emitted outward through a light hole of the keycap.
US10340092B2
A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a capacitor element including an anode portion having a metal layer, a dielectric layer, and a cathode portion having a solid electrolyte layer and a current collector layer; a leading conductor layer; an insulating resin body covering the capacitor element and the leading conductor layer, the insulating resin body having a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other; a first external electrode; and a second external electrode. The first external electrode has at least one plating layer on the first end surface, and is connected to the leading conductor layer at the first end surface. The second external electrode has at least one plating layer on the second end surface, and is connected to the metal layer at the second end surface.
US10340088B2
In a thin-film capacitor, an electrode terminal layer is divided into a plurality of parts by a penetration portion, and includes a frame portion as one divided part. The frame portion is disposed along an outer edge of the electrode terminal layer when viewed from the bottom surface side of the electrode terminal layer, and the frame portion can hinder deformation of the electrode terminal layer stretching or warping in a thickness direction or an in-plane direction, whereby such deformation can be prevented. Accordingly, in the thin-film capacitor, the electrode terminal layer is not likely to be deformed and an improvement in strength thereof is achieved.
US10340080B2
The invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a green compact. The method includes a filling step of filling a compacting space with an insulated coated soft magnetic powder. The compacting space is defined by a die. The die has a through hole with which a part of the outer circumferential surface of the green compact is molded. The die also has a core rod with which another part of the outer circumferential surface of the green compact is molded, and a first punch disposed so as to cover one of opening portions of the through hole, the core rod being inserted and disposed in a space of the through hole. The method also includes a pressurizing step using the first punch and a second punch disposed so as to face the first punch. The method also includes a removing step.
US10340077B2
Provided are a feed unit, a feed system, and an electronic device that enable transmission efficiency control according to the position of a device when electric power transmission using a magnetic field is performed between devices. The feed unit includes a power transmission section including a power transmission coil configured to perform electric power transmission using a magnetic field, and an auxiliary resonance section including one or a plurality of resonators. The resonator includes an auxiliary coil wound to form a gap in at least a partial region.
US10340066B2
A composite magnetic matrix comprising a porous metal-organic framework (MOF) and a plurality of molecular magnets, where a plurality of pores of the MOF each comprise one of the plurality of molecular magnets, and where the each of the plurality of molecular magnets retains its magnetic properties in the matrix. The molecular magnet may be, for example, a single-molecule magnet or a single-chain magnet. For example, the composite magnetic matrix Mn12Ac@MOF comprises Mn12O12(O2CCH3)16(OH2)4 (Mn12Ac) as the single-molecule magnet and [Al(OH)(SDC)]n (H2SDC=4,4′-stilbenedicarboxylic acid) (CYCU-3) as the porous metal-organic framework.
US10340064B2
A rare earth permanent magnetic material contains a main phase of R1x1R2y1Fe1-x1-y1-z1-u1Coz1Bu1, and an auxiliary phase including a first auxiliary phase of R3x2R4y2Fe1-x2-y2-z2-u2-v1Coz2Bu2Mv1 and a second auxiliary of R5x3R6y3Fe1-x3-y3-z3-u3-v2Coz3Bu3Mv2. Each of R1, R3 and R5 is Pr and/or Nd. Each of R2, R4 and R6 is at least one of Dy, Tb and Ho. M is at least one of Zr, Ga, Cu, Nb, Sn, Mo, Al, V, W, Si, Hf, Ti, Zn, Bi, Ta and In. 26 wt %≤x1+y1≤34 wt %, 0.01 wt %≤y1≤4 wt %, 0≤z1≤6 wt %, and 0.78 wt %≤u1≤1.25 wt %. 35 wt %≤x2+y2≤82 wt %, 5 wt %≤y2≤42 wt %, 0≤z2≤40 wt %, 0≤u2≤1.25 wt %, and 0≤v1≤10 wt %. 10 wt %≤x3+y3≤32 wt %, 0≤y3≤4.8 wt %, 0≤z3≤40 wt %, 0≤u3≤1.25 wt %, and 31 wt %≤v2≤50 wt %.
US10340061B2
A data line that is designed as a coaxial cable and has a line core that extends in a line longitudinal direction. The line core has at least one conductor surrounded at least by insulation and is surrounded by a multi-layer shielding foil, which has a non-conductive layer and a conductive layer. In an overlap region, a free end edge overlaps a further partial region, wherein additionally a conductive connection of the conductive layer at the end edge to the further partial region is formed such that a transverse current flow perpendicular to the longitudinal direction within the conductive layer is enabled. The conductive connection is formed optionally as a conductive strip and/or by a beveled end edge. In particular, the data line is a data line shielded exclusively via the shielding foil. The data line is used in particular in a motor-vehicle electrical system.
US10340055B2
Disclosed are methods of lowering application viscosities of or of reducing or eliminating monomer content in electrical impregnating materials comprising or consisting of an emulsion of an unsaturated polyester or a mixture of unsaturated polyesters, water, at least one radical polymerization initiator or radical polymerization initiator/promoter mixture, at least one surfactant having an HLB-value of greater than 15, optionally at least one reactive diluent, and optionally further additives, a process for preparing zero or low VOC electrical impregnation materials, a method of impregnating electrical or electromechanical devices and a method of increasing the stability of aqueous emulsions of unsaturated polyesters.
US10340054B2
Polymer composites that are suitable for use as electromagnetic interference mitigaters include a lossy polymeric matrix, ceramic particles dispersed within the polymeric matrix, and conductive particles dispersed within the polymeric matrix. The lossy polymeric matrix may be a fluorocarbon-based polymer matrix, or an epoxy-based polymer matrix. The ceramic particles may be metal oxide particles, especially copper oxide (CuO) particles. The conductive particles may be carbon black. Other electromagnetic interference mitigating polymer matrices include a lossy polymeric matrix and copper oxide (CuO) particles dispersed within the polymeric matrix.
US10340043B2
A system and method for providing logistical management support of objects for consumption at one or more localities within a facility that sources the objects from a store. The system includes a server that allows subscribers to access relevant parts of datastore providing data on objects in the store. Devices are used by different subscribers to setup templates defining use of the objects in variety of situations in a dynamically scheduled manner. Applications operate on the devices for a particular subscriber to perform a task associated with using objects in accordance with different templates. Each application progresses the subscriber through functions involving the creation or performance of a procedure using the objects in accordance with a template. Some of the applications track the use of objects in real time and update the server and datastore with status information. The server communicates with an inventory management system to supplement the data with information concerning the availability and whereabouts of all objects specified in the templates. The server communicates with a booking system to determine when a procedure defined by a particular template will occur.
US10340039B2
In some examples, a computing device may receive sensor data associated with a plurality of patient devices that are associated with a plurality of patients. The computing device may further receive caregiver records corresponding at least partially to the sensor data. At least two groups of indicators may be determined from the caregiver records, such a based on a selected subject. Further, the computing device may determine a plurality of clusters from the sensor data. Based on the plurality of clusters and the at least two groups, the computing device may determine an indication of a discrepancy in care for a patient of the plurality of patients. Based on the indication of the discrepancy, the computing device may send at least one of a notification to a caregiver computing device, a notification to a monitoring computing device, or a control signal to one of the patient devices.
US10340033B2
A system for linking corresponding patient information records is disclosed. A plurality of entities (1,1a) have respective patient databases comprising patient information records (3, 3a). Each entity (1, 1a) has associated therewith a patient identification algorithm (4,4a) for matching corresponding patient information records (3, 3a) of the same patient at different entities (1,1a). A linking subsystem (6) maintains a set of links (7) of a first entity (1) of the plurality of entities (1,1a). The linking subsystem (6) is arranged for linking patient information records (3) of the first entity (1) with corresponding patient information records (3a) of the other entities (1a). A link (ID, RID, RLoc) is established when a given patient information record (3) of the first entity (1) matches a corresponding patient information record (3a) of another entity (1a) based on the patient identification algorithm (4) of the first entity (1). The links provide an association between locally-assigned patient identifiers (ID, RID) of the same patient at different entities (1,1a).
US10340022B2
A nonvolatile memory (NVM) device includes a data pin, a control pin, an on-die termination (ODT) pin, and a plurality of NVM memory chips commonly connected to the data pin and the control pin. A first NVM chip among the NVM chips includes an ODT circuit. The first NVM chip determines one of an ODT write mode and an ODT read mode based on a control signal received through the control pin and an ODT signal received through the ODT pin, uses the ODT circuit to perform an ODT on the data pin during the ODT write mode, and uses the ODT circuit to perform the ODT on the control pin during the ODT read mode.
US10340020B2
In one embodiment, a programming circuit is configured to form a programming current for a silicide fuse element by using a non-silicide programming element.
US10340019B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including first and second groups of memory strings respectively coupled to first and second groups of bit-lines, wherein the first and second groups of memory strings respectively include first and second groups of selection transistor cells; a peripheral circuit suitable for applying a program voltage, and performing program verification operation for the memory cell array; and a control logic suitable for controlling the peripheral circuit to perform a first program verification operation for the first group of selection transistor cells and a second program verification operation for the second group of selection transistor cells.
US10340012B2
Provided herein may be a control logic, semiconductor memory device, method of operating the control logic, and or method of operating the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device may include a control logic. The control logic may be configured to control a program voltage to be applied to the selected word line. The control logic may be configured to control a pass voltage to be applied to an unselected word line.
US10340010B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, one row is selected and two columns are selected for a read or programming operation, such that twice as many flash memory cells can be read from or programmed in a single operation compared to the prior art. In another embodiment of the present invention, two rows in different sectors are selected and one column is selected for a read operation, such that twice as many flash memory cells can be read in a single operation compared to the prior art.
US10339999B2
Described are memory modules that support different error detection and correction (EDC) schemes in both single- and multiple-module memory systems. The memory modules are width configurable and support the different EDC schemes for relatively wide and narrow module data widths. Data buffers on the modules support the half-width and full-width modes, and also support time-division-multiplexing to access additional memory components on each module in support of enhanced EDC.
US10339997B1
Devices and methods include receiving write command at a command interface of the semiconductor device to write data to memory. An external data strobe is received at a data strobe pin of the semiconductor device. The received external data strobe is divided into multiple phases using phase division circuitry to divide the data strobe into multiple phases to be used in writing the data to the memory.
US10339996B2
Provided herein is a semiconductor memory device and a method for operating the same. The semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks, each including dummy cells coupled to dummy word lines and normal memory cells coupled to normal word lines, a peripheral circuit configured to perform an erase operation on a memory block selected from among the plurality of memory blocks and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit, during the erase operation, to apply a pre-program voltage pulse to the dummy word lines and the normal word lines, and to control application of dummy word line voltages to the dummy word lines based on Erase-Write (EW) cycling information while applying an erase voltage to a common source line of the selected memory block, wherein the EW cycling information indicates a number of erase-write cycles of the selected memory block.
US10339994B2
A semiconductor device according to an aspect of die present invention has: a plurality of memory cells MC; a plurality of word lines WL each coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of memory cells MC; and a control circuit that intermittently monitors accesses to, the plurality of word lines WL, stores/erases some captured row-addresses in a first number of registers, and detects, by comparison with stored addresses, in response to a first number of accesses to one of the word lines WL a first period of time. According to the present invention, access histories can be precisely analyzed by a small-scale circuit configuration, and measures against, for example, the Row Hammer problem, etc. can be taken.
US10339987B2
Disclosed are a method and device for adjusting the hardware refresh rate of a terminal, wherein the method includes: predicting the frame rate of the currently operating software of a terminal in a future preset time period; and adjusting the hardware refresh frequency of the terminal according to the predicted frame rate. The adjustment method automatically adjusts the hardware refresh rate, thus reducing the power consumption of a terminal.
US10339986B1
A data latch circuit and a pulse signal generator thereof are provided. The pulse signal generator includes a first buffer, a second buffer, a pull-up switch and an output buffer. The first buffer generates a first buffering signal according to an input signal and a feedback signal. The second buffer generates a second buffering signal according to the input signal and the first buffering signal. The pull-up switch pulls up the second buffering signal according to the first buffering signal. The output buffer generates at least one output pulse signal according to the second buffering signal. The output buffer further outputs the at least one output pulse signal to the first buffer to be the feedback signal.
US10339983B1
Apparatuses, methods, and devices that can be utilized to provide temperature-based memory operations are described. One or more apparatuses can include a memory device and a controller coupled to the memory device and configured to: determine an operating temperature of the apparatus, determine one of a plurality of designated open blocks of the memory device to write data based on the operating temperature of the apparatus and a size of the data, and write the data in the determined one of the plurality of designated blocks of the memory device.
US10339982B2
Under one aspect, a covered nanotube switch includes: (a) a nanotube element including an unaligned plurality of nanotubes, the nanotube element having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces; (b) first and second terminals in contact with the nanotube element, wherein the first terminal is disposed on and substantially covers the entire top surface of the nanotube element, and wherein the second terminal contacts at least a portion of the bottom surface of the nanotube element; and (c) control circuitry capable of applying electrical stimulus to the first and second terminals. The nanotube element can switch between a plurality of electronic states in response to a corresponding plurality of electrical stimuli applied by the control circuitry to the first and second terminals. For each different electronic state, the nanotube element provides an electrical pathway of different resistance between the first and second terminals.
US10339978B2
A sensor event detection and tagging system that analyzes data from multiple sensors to detect an event and to automatically select or generate tags for the event. Sensors may include for example a motion capture sensor and one or more additional sensors that measure values such as temperature, humidity, wind or elevation. Tags and event detection may be performed by a microprocessor associated with or integrated with the sensors, or by a computer that receives data from the microprocessor. Tags may represent for example activity types, players, performance levels, or scoring results. The system may analyze social media postings to confirm or augment event tags. Users may filter and analyze saved events based on the assigned tags. The system may create highlight and fail reels filtered by metrics and by tags.
US10339974B1
An audio controller device and method of operation thereof. The audio controller device includes a memory for storing audio data and a plurality of primary audio control interfaces. An electronic processor at the audio controller device is configured to identify a plurality of audio segments from the audio data based on a plurality of contextual parameters associated with the audio data, associate each of the plurality of audio segments to a respective one of the primary audio control interfaces, and control a playback operation associated with the respective one of the audio segments when an input is received at one or more of the primary audio control interfaces. The electronic processor controls the playback operation by varying a playback speed rate associated with the respective one of the audio segments when the input is received at one or more of the primary audio control interfaces.
US10339971B1
In one embodiment, a system includes a magnetic head having a plurality of write transducers and a plurality of read transducers. Each read transducer is configured to read data from a sequential access medium after being written thereto by a corresponding write transducer. The system also includes a controller and logic integrated with and/or executable by the controller. The logic is configured to read, using the plurality of read transducers, encoded data from a plurality of tracks of the sequential access medium simultaneously. The logic is also configured to determine that one or more tracks of the sequential access medium are dead within a sliding window. Moreover, the logic is configured to rewrite a set of encoded data from the one or more dead tracks to live tracks in a rewrite area of the sequential access medium. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described according to more embodiments.
US10339967B2
Provided is a reproducing apparatus including: a reproduction signal generating circuit that calculates a first difference signal which is a difference between a first light receiving signal obtained by the first light receiving element and a second light receiving signal obtained by the second light receiving element, and a second difference signal which is a difference between a third light receiving signal obtained by the third light receiving element and a fourth light receiving signal obtained by the fourth light receiving element, and uses the first difference signal, the second difference signal, a phase difference between a crosstalk component and an average phase of the signal light beam, and an optical path length difference between the signal light beam and the reference light beam to obtain a reproduction signal; and a phase extraction circuit that obtains a successive change amount and updates with a successive variation.
US10339961B2
Provided are a Voice Activity Detection (VAD) method and apparatus. The method includes that: at least one first class feature in a first feature category, at least one second class feature in a second feature category and at least two existing VAD judgment results are acquired, the first class feature and the second class feature are features used for VAD detection (S102); and VAD is carried out according to the first class feature, the second class feature and the at least two existing VAD judgment results, to obtain a combined VAD judgment result (S104).
US10339960B2
Aspects relate to computer implemented methods and systems for monitoring a user's hearing and comprehension. The methods and systems include receiving, by an audio capture device, a first audio input, receiving, by the audio capture device, a second audio input, converting the first and second audio inputs into respective first and second audio signals, transmitting said first and second audio signals to a remote resource, transcribing the first and second audio signals into respective first and second transcriptions, analyzing, by a processor of the remote resource, the first and second transcriptions to determine if a content of the second transcription is related to a content of the first transcription, and recording the analysis to track a hearing and comprehension ability of the user.
US10339952B2
Systems and apparatuses are described to automatically balance acoustic channel sensitivity. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by an acoustic signal processing system, cause the acoustic signal processing system to perform a process that includes calculating a long-term power level of a main acoustic signal to obtain an averaged main acoustic signal. Segments of the main acoustic signal are excluded from the averaged main acoustic signal using a desired voice activity detection signal. A long-term power level of a reference acoustic signal is calculated to obtain an averaged reference acoustic signal. Segments of the reference acoustic signal are excluded from the averaged reference acoustic signal using the desired voice activity detection signal. An amplitude correction signal is created using the averaged main acoustic signal and the averaged reference acoustic signal. The amplitude correction signal is used to adjust either the main acoustic signal or the reference acoustic signal to automatically balance acoustic channel sensitivity.
US10339939B2
Concealing a lost audio frame of a received audio signal by performing a sinusoidal analysis of a part of a previously received or reconstructed audio signal, wherein the sinusoidal analysis involves identifying frequencies of sinusoidal components of the audio signal, applying a sinusoidal model on a segment of the previously received or reconstructed audio signal, wherein said segment is used as a prototype frame in order to create a substitution frame for a lost audio frame, and creating the substitution frame for the lost audio frame by time-evolving sinusoidal components of the prototype frame, up to the time instance of the lost audio frame, in response to the corresponding identified frequencies.
US10339936B2
Disclosed are a method, a device and a system of generation of a modified digital media file based on a encoding of a digital media file with a decodable data such that the decodable data is indistinguishable through a human ear from a primary audio stream. In one embodiment, a method of an audio encoding system includes validating a user of the audio encoding system as a publisher, associating a response action to a message of the user, the response action is at least one of a call-back action, a web-form action, and a resource-page redirect action using a processor and a memory, generating a unique identifier through a hash function applied to the response action associated with the message of the user, encoding a digital media file associated with the message with a decodable data using the unique identifier such that the decodable data is indistinguishable from a primary audio stream through a human ear, and generating a modified digital media file associated with the digital media file based on the encoding of the message with the decodable data such that the decodable data is indistinguishable from a primary audio stream through the human ear.
US10339934B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for asynchronous execution of client requests. In some implementations, data indicating a user request to a digital assistant is received. An action corresponding to the user request is determined. It is determined that the action is classified as an action to be performed asynchronously to the user request. A confirmation message is sent, for output, and the action is performed asynchronously to the user request.
US10339930B2
Provided is a voice interaction apparatus including an estimation unit configured to estimate whether to wait a next user's speech or to execute an output of an output speech by the voice interaction apparatus based on a user's speech input by an input unit; and the response control unit configured to, when the estimation unit could not estimate whether to wait for the user's next speech or to execute the output of the output speech by the voice interaction apparatus, respond by executing at least one of a filler output and a nodding action, the filler output being an output of a filler, i.e., a connecting utterance irrelevant to an interaction content, from the output unit, and the nodding action being an action of swinging a pseudo head part back and forth.
US10339926B2
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for dynamically selecting a personality for a digital assistant are provided. For example, audio associated with a conversation with a digital assistant may be received from a user. The audio may be converted into a request comprising text. A task may be determined based upon the request. One or more sentences associated with information associated with the task may be determined. A context of the conversation may be determined based upon the request and a user profile of the user. A first personality may be selected for the digital assistant from one or more personalities based upon the context of the conversation. The first personality may be used to generate audio of the one or more sentences. The audio of the one or more sentences may be presented as part of the conversation to the user.
US10339922B2
A recurrent neural network (RNN) is trained to identify split positions in long content, wherein each split position is a position at which the theme of the long content changes. Each sentence in the long content is converted to a vector that corresponds to the meaning of the sentence. The sentence vectors are used as inputs to the RNN. The high-probability split points determined by the RNN may be combined with contextual cues to determine the actual split point to use. The split points are used to generate thematic segments of the long content. The multiple thematic segments may be presented to a user along with a topic label for each thematic segment. Each topic label may be generated based on the words contained in the corresponding thematic segment.
US10339914B2
A device voltage shifter includes a first voltage reference node, a second voltage reference node, an output node and a clamp node. A first high-voltage switching transistor of the voltage shifter has a first conduction terminal coupled to the first voltage reference node and a second conduction terminal coupled to the clamp node. A second high-voltage switching transistor of the voltage shifter has a first conduction terminal coupled to the clamp node and a second conduction terminal coupled to the second voltage reference node. A third high-voltage switching transistor of the voltage shifter has a first conduction terminal coupled to the first voltage reference node, a control terminal coupled to the clamp node, and a second conduction terminal coupled to the output node. A voltage regulator of the voltage shifter is coupled between the output node and the clamp node.
US10339911B2
A person support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, includes an active noise cancellation device configured to generate a noise cancelling sound wave that is designed to cancel a noise sound wave. The active noise cancellation device may include speakers and a microphone. In other embodiments, the person support apparatus includes a sound emitting component and a transmitter adapted to send out a notification signal prior to activation of the sound emitting component. The notification signal provides information about a characteristic of the sound to be emitted by the sound emitting device. The recipient of the notification signal may then use the signal to cancel the sound that is to be emitted. In some embodiments, the person support apparatus acts as a conduit for notification signals of upcoming sounds, receiving and forwarding such notification signals from and to other devices.
US10339909B2
An electronic musical instrument includes a frame and a plate-shaped member attached to the frame. The frame includes a first rib extending in a first direction; a second rib being arranged on a second direction side intersecting the first direction with respect to the first rib and extending in the first direction; a first wall portion extending in the second direction and connecting the first rib and the second rib; a second wall portion facing the first wall portion and extending in the second direction; an extending portion being arranged on the first wall portion and being bendable toward the first direction; a first projecting portion projecting from the extending portion toward the second wall portion; and a second projecting portion projecting from the second wall portion toward the first wall portion.
US10339904B1
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a drum that includes a body, a skin, an attachment point, a support arm that can travel back and forth through the attachment point, and an accessory, wherein when the accessory is positioned on or proximate to the skin, a natural sound of the drum is varied when the drum is struck. In an example, the accessory is removable and can be replaced with a different accessory that will cause a different sound to be produced when the different accessory is positioned on or proximate to the skin and the drum is struck.
US10339901B2
A display device includes a controller and a display panel. The controller receives original image data and output a display image signal. The display panel receives the display image signal and displays a display image corresponding to the display image signal. The controller includes an image shift controller and a memory. The image shift controller generates shifted image data by modulating the original image data to shift the display image sequentially along a preset shift path on the display panel. The memory stores a shift path value indicating a distance by which the display image has been shifted on the preset shift path. The image shift controller generates the display image signal by processing the shifted image data. When the display device is powered on, the image shift controller generates shifted image data corresponding to a shift path value stored in the memory.
US10339891B2
Systems and methods are configured to adjust the timing of source frame compression in response to fluctuations in a variable frame rate at which source frames are rendered into a buffer.
US10339890B2
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.
US10339888B2
A light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit that sequentially drive a plurality of series-coupled LED groups comprising at least one LED is provided. The LED driving circuit includes a plurality of mid nodes coupled to terminals of the plurality of the LED groups, a common node with a reference voltage, a switch unit configured to form a plurality of current movement paths between the common node and the plurality of the mid nodes and configured to select a current movement path based on a control signal, a current measuring unit configured to detect a current flow through the common node, and a current control unit configured to generate the control signal based on the detected current flow.
US10339886B2
The present disclosure relates to a display panel having a gate driving circuit and a method of monitoring characteristics of the gate driving circuit, and the gate driving circuit includes a test transistor connected to at least one of a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor. The test transistor is turned on in response to a gate on voltage of a test enable signal generated in a measurement mode to form a closed loop including at least one of the pull-up transistor and the pull-down transistor.
US10339871B2
A scan driving circuit and a display panel are disclosed. A scan driving unit includes a pull-up control circuit configured for receiving a stage transmission signal of the previous two stages to charge a pull-up control signal node. A first reset circuit receives an input signal, a first clock signal and a second clock signal to reset the pull-up control signal node, wherein the input signal is a DC voltage. A pull-down holding circuit receives a low frequency clock signal and a second low frequency clock signal to hold the electric potential of the pull-up control signal node. A pull-down circuit receives a scan driving signal of the next two stages to pull down the electric potential of the pull-up control signal node. A pull-up circuit receives the first clock signal to output a stage transmission signal and a scan driving signal of the current stage.
US10339870B2
The invention provides a GOA circuit, comprising a plurality of GOA units, for a positive integer n, n-th GOA unit comprising: a first TFT (T1), a second TFT (T2), a third TFT (T3), a fourth TFT T(4), a fifth TFT (T5), a sixth TFT (T6), a seventh TFT (T7), an eighth TFT (T8), a ninth TFT (T9), a tenth TFT (T10), a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (T2). The invention, based on known GOA circuit, uses T9 and T10 so as to achieve forward and backward scanning without D2U and U2D control signals, which facilitates narrow border design and simplifies corresponding driving timing and reduce IC cost. The pre-charging unit formed by T1, T9, T3, and T10 effectively improves the current leakage and ensures GOA circuit stability.
US10339869B1
The invention provides an OLED display device, comprising an OLED display panel and a first driving circuit connected to the OLED display panel. A DC signal line is disposed in an active area of the OLED display panel. A non-active area is disposed with a first DC signal output end and a second DC signal output end, located at two opposite ends of the OLED display panel. One of the two adjacent DC signal lines receiving a signal from the first DC signal output end, and the other from the second DC signal output end so that the impedance changes in the two adjacent DC signal lines are reversed in the signal transmission process. The display unevenness of two adjacent sub-pixels can compensate each other to reduce the impact of voltage drop of DC signal line on the display evenness of the OLED display device to improve display quality.
US10339865B2
The present disclosure provides a pixel driver circuit, a pixel circuit, a display panel and a display device. The pixel driver circuit includes two pixel driving units having an identical structure. Each pixel driving unit includes a driving transistor and a driving control module. A gate electrode of the driving transistor is connected to the driving control module, a first electrode thereof receives a first power voltage, and a second electrode thereof is connected to the driving control module and a light-emitting element. The driving control module is connected to a data line, a gate line, and the gate electrode and the second electrode of the driving transistor, and controls a potential at the gate electrode of the driving transistor in accordance with a data voltage applied to the data line under control of a gate driving signal from the gate line, so as to turn on/off the driving transistor.
US10339860B2
What is disclosed are systems and methods of compensation of images produced by active matrix light emitting diode device (AMOLED) and other emissive displays. The electrical output of a pixel is compared with a reference value to adjust an input for the pixel. In some embodiments an integrator is used to integrate a pixel current and a reference current using controlled integration times to generate values for comparison.
US10339858B2
A pixel circuit, a drive method, a display panel and a display device are provided. A switch transistor is arranged between a first power supply signal and an input terminal (a source) of a drive transistor. When a drive circuit is at a second detection period during which drive current of a light emitting element is detected, the switch transistor is controlled to be turned off, such that the first power supply signal is disconnected from the source of the drive transistor. In this case, no current flows through the light emitting element, and therefore the light emitting element does not emit light, thereby solving a problem in the conventional technology that the light emitting element is lighted and it is not dark in a dark state when drive current of the pixel circuit is detected.
US10339855B2
An electronic device comprises a display and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first frequency refresh rate to the display. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal configured to control emission of a light emitting diode of a display pixel of the display at a second frequency based on whether the first frequency refresh rate of the display is less than a predetermined threshold value.
US10339853B2
A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display unit including a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a scan driver including a plurality of stages connected to at least one of the plurality of pixels and supplying a scanning signal, and a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to the plurality of pixels; an eye detecting sensor configured to detect an eye position of a user with respect to the display panel; and a controller configured to generate a control signal that controls the display unit and outputting the control signal, wherein the scan driver is configured to supply a scanning signal from a stage corresponding to one region of the display panel where the eye of the user is directed.
US10339846B2
The present disclosure provides a device and method for circuit testing and a display device applying the same. The device for circuit testing includes a detection circuit configured to detect whether a display panel and a printed circuit board are electrically conductive, wherein the detection circuit includes: a first metal redundant track configured to input an electrical detection signal; a second metal redundant track bonded to the first metal redundant track via a first anisotropic conductive film; a third metal redundant track electrically connected to the second metal redundant track; and a fourth metal redundant track bonded to the third metal redundant track via a second anisotropic conductive film.
US10339842B2
There is provided a method for forming a three-dimensional decoration on a wall surface, wherein the method comprises: drawing a sketch on the work wall-surface; installing a crack-prevention member on the work wall-surface to suppress a separation between the three-dimensional decoration and the wall surface, wherein the crack-prevention member is disposed in a first region corresponding to the sketch; plastering a cement-mortar in the first region on the work wall-surface so as to embed the crack-prevention member in the cement-mortar, thereby to form a cement-mortar relief; three-dimensionally engraving a front face portion of the cement-mortar relief to form a cement-mortar relief-type decoration as the three-dimensional decoration; and coloring the cement-mortar relief-type decoration using a mixture of silicon as a binder and coloring pigments.
US10339837B1
The present invention relates to methods and systems for distributing scrambled binaries, binary scrambling, and applications for cybersecurity technology aimed at preventing cyber-attacks.
US10339828B2
An operator training and maneuver refinement system and method that enhance the degree of control an operator is able to exercise over a controlled device such as an aircraft, vehicle, equipment or other device by sequentially providing and visually displaying to the operator a direct comparison of real-time input controller positions for at least one operating parameter with stored empirical input controller positions for the same or a similar operating parameter over a predetermined time interval, preferably also displaying the deviation between the real-time and stored empirical controller positions.
US10339826B1
Systems and methods are provided for automatically scoring essay responses to a prompt using a scoring model. A relevant word corpus and an irrelevant word corpus are accessed. A scoring model is generated by, for each of a plurality of words in the relevant word corpus, determining a topic signature score based on a number of appearances of that word in the relevant word corpus and a number of appearances of that word in the irrelevant word corpus. For each of a plurality of words in an essay response, a topic signature score is determined for that word. A score for the essay response is determined based on the identified topic signature scores.
US10339810B2
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for managing mobile objects. The embodiment may identify, by an event agent (EA), an event occurring in a geographic space in which a plurality of mobile objects move. The embodiment may determine the event is an expected event based on predicting time-series changes of the event handled by the EA. The embodiment may manage, by a predictive environment agent (PEA), the expected event.
US10339809B2
A safety confirmation assist device is equipped with a presenting unit which presents visible information at a position that a driver of a vehicle can recognize it visually, an object detection unit which detects an object approaching the vehicle; and a control unit which controls the presenting unit, if the object detection unit detects the object, to present the visible information moving in a same direction as a left-right component of a direction in which the object is approaching the vehicle while moving the visible information. The control unit controls the presenting unit so that a movement range of the visible information is located on only the left side or the right side, which is the same side of the vehicle as the object is located, of a boundary that defines the left side and the right side for the driver.
US10339808B2
System and methods are provided for predicting occupancy of a parking area. A request is received for data relating to occupancy of the parking area. One or more entities within a first predefined distance of the first parking area are identified. Activity classification codes for each of the one or more entities are identified. A predicted occupancy for the parking area is calculated as a function of the activity classification codes. The predicted occupancy for the parking area is transmitted.
US10339806B2
A traffic control server 31 controls traffic for a first vehicle 70 traveling on an outgoing lane and a second vehicle 20 traveling on a return lane and having attributes that are different from the first vehicle 70. The traffic control server 31 is provided with a travel-permitted zone setting unit 331b for setting a first travel-permitted zone 100, which is a partial zone of the outgoing lane and in which travel of the first vehicle 70 is permitted, and a second travel-permitted zone 200, which is a partial zone of the return lane and in which travel of the second vehicle 20 is permitted. The travel-permitted zone setting unit 331b sets the first travel-permitted zone and the second travel-permitted zone 200 so as to cause the second vehicle to stop or decelerate and the first vehicle to travel when the first vehicle and the second vehicle pass each other.
US10339800B2
The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for processing traffic road information. The method includes: obtaining acquired traffic parameters of a first target road section and/or the reliability of the traffic parameters within a first preset period; selecting a first fuzzy rule matrix table from a pre-stored set of fuzzy rule matrix tables based on the number of the traffic parameters and/or the reliability of the traffic parameters of the first target road section; determining the membership degree of each type of traffic conditions contained in the first fuzzy rule matrix table by calling a membership function; comparing the membership degrees of all types of traffic conditions contained in the first fuzzy rule matrix table to determine the real-time traffic condition for the first target road section within the first preset period. The present application solves technical problems in solutions of computing traffic states of a road by using a fuzzy rule in the prior art that analysis results for traffic road information are inaccurate due to a single fuzzy rule.
US10339795B2
A load control system may include devices for performing communications for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The devices may include load control devices that may communicate by transmitting digital messages. A user device having an adjustable wireless communication range may be used for discovering devices, configuring devices, and/or diagnosing devices in the load control system. The user device may detect whether devices are within an established wireless communication range of one another for performing communications. The user device may detect digital messages transmitted from a device and/or digital messages received at a device to determine whether the digital messages are correctly communicated in the load control system. The user device may provide an indication to a user indicating whether a digital message is correctly transmitted or received by a device in the load control system.
US10339790B2
An interactive media device comprises a remote control interface that receives a wireless signal from a corresponding remote control with an emergency button. A controller decodes the wireless signal to determine if the user has pressed a button of the remote control to operate an associated television or if the user has pressed the emergency button on the remote control. If the user has pressed a button of the remote control to operate the associated television, then a television interface that issues an instruction based on the wireless signal to the associated television. However, if the user has pressed the emergency button, a medical emergency interface that issues an alert to a local or remote response unit.
US10339778B1
A chamberless indoor air quality monitor system includes a detector body. A resistive heater is operatively connected to the detector body. An active temperature sensor operatively connected to the resistive heater and operatively connected to an outer surface of the detector body configured to take an active temperature measurement. A method for measuring temperature in a chamberless indoor air quality monitor system includes generating an active temperature measurement with an active temperature sensor operatively connected to an outer surface of the detector body. The method includes heating the active temperature sensor with a resistive heater operatively connected to the detector body. The method includes comparing the active temperature measurements to one another to generate a corrected active temperature measurement based on a temperature difference over time between one or more of the active temperature measurements.
US10339773B2
A home security system may infer a mode of operation based on indications it receives regarding a user's behavior. The disclosed implementations provide for a vacation mode of operation that defines a response for a security event that differs from the response that would be provided by the home security system for the same security event if it operated in another mode such as an away mode.
US10339771B2
Presenting a haptic hologram warning is provided. An indication that a first individual who needs supervision is approaching a situation is received. A haptic hologram is presented to the first individual who needs supervision prior to the first individual reaching the situation.
US10339760B2
A system for interactive gaming among a plurality of players includes a host computer system and a plurality of player terminals communicably coupled to the host computer system or gaming platform via a network. The plurality of player terminals may be located at a plurality of licensed gaming locations. The plurality of player terminals may be configured to engage the plurality of players in a common interactive game operated by the host computer system. The plurality of player terminals can include means for dispensing player winnings from the player terminal.
US10339759B2
Some embodiments include a method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising receiving, over one or more networks from a mobile device, a check-in message indicating a physical location external to a wagering game establishment and an identification of a wagering game player account. The method can also include detecting log-in of the wagering game player account on a wagering game machine in the casino, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to present a wagering game and establish a credit balance upon detection of a physical item associated with value. The method can also include in response to detecting the log-in, determining modified game content that includes an attribute associated with the physical location, and transmitting the modified game content over the one or more networks to the wagering game machine to replace wagering game content of the wagering game machine for use in presenting the wagering game.
US10339756B2
The invention comprises methods and systems for moving gaming machines. Preferably, the positions of two or more movable gaming machines are controlled, such as to synchronously control their movement.
US10339754B1
Various embodiments of a gaming system and method are disclosed as generating a plurality of independent symbol sets that are interleaved, but can be evaluated separately and together to create new ways to win awards.
US10339748B1
A vending machine includes a hopper, a container storage carousel, a dispensing mechanism, an actuation mechanism, a central platform locking mechanism, a container stack retention-and-release mechanism, and an integrated indexing and clamping mechanism.
US10339745B2
A banknote storing device (for example, a storing and feeding unit (20)), includes a plurality of banknote storing mechanism (24, 26) arranged inside a casing (20a) side by side along a depth direction of the casing (20a). When viewed in a predetermined direction that is a direction orthogonal to the depth direction of the casing (20a) and also orthogonal to an axis direction of rotating members (for example, drums (24a, 26a)), at least one of the rotating members is arranged at a position at which the rotating member does not overlap with any of winding member accommodating units (for example, reels (25a, 25b, 27a, 27b)).
US10339741B2
A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a trainable transceiver and a remote button module. The trainable transceiver base station configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a first location and the remote button module separated from the base station and configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a second location. The remote button module is configured to wirelessly transmit a command signal to the base station in response to receiving a user input at a user input device, and the base station responds to receiving the command signal by transmitting an activation signal to the remote device, wherein the activation signal is formatted to control the remote device.
US10339736B2
A dual authentication access control system for controlling access to a secured area is disclosed, wherein a supervisor is allowed to approve access requests by a person wanting to gain access to the secured area from a remote location. In some cases, the person requesting access to the secured area enters his credentials and submits an access request. If the person's credentials are verified, an access approval request is forwarded to a mobile device of a supervisor. If the supervisor elects to approve access, the supervisor enters his credentials via the supervisor's mobile device. If the supervisor's credentials are verified, the person is granted access to the secured area.
US10339734B2
An internet-connected garage door control system is disclosed that includes a garage door opener for opening and closing a garage door in response to signals received through the internet, and an in-vehicle remote garage door opener integrated into a vehicle for transmitting the signals through the internet to the garage door opener. The in-vehicle remote garage door opener includes an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device, a trainable RF transceiver for transmitting an RF signal to the garage door opener, a user-actuated input, an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device, and a controller, wherein, upon actuation of the user-actuated input, the controller is configured to at least one of (a) request a signal to be transmitted by the internet-connected device through the internet to the garage door opener, and (b) cause the trainable RF transceiver to transmit the RF signal to the garage door opener.
US10339712B2
An object region detection unit (130) decides the region of a physical object of interest in a physical space image. An image manipulation unit (140) performs shading processing of an inclusion region including the decided region. A rendering unit (155) arranges a virtual object in virtual space at the position and orientation of the physical object of interest and generates a virtual space image based on the position and orientation of the user's viewpoint. A composition unit (160) generates a composite image by superimposing the virtual space image on the physical space image that has undergone the shading processing and outputs the generated composite image to an HMD (190).
US10339711B2
System and method for providing augmented reality based directions based on verbal and gestural cues
A method and system for providing augmented reality based directions. The method and system include receiving a voice input based on verbal cues provided by one or more vehicle occupants in a vehicle. The method and system also include receiving a gesture input and a gaze input based on gestural cues and gaze cues provided by the one or more vehicle occupants in the vehicle. The method and system additionally include determining directives based on the voice input, the gesture input and the gaze input and associating the directives with the surrounding environment of the vehicle. Additionally, the method and system include generating augmented reality graphical elements based on the directives and the association of the directives with the surrounding environment of the vehicle. The method and system further include displaying the augmented reality graphical elements on a heads-up display system of the vehicle.
US10339707B2
Digital elevation models are generated based on multiple sets of elevation measurements. For example, multiple sets of elevation measurements are merged to create a combined set of elevation measurements by using different merging methods, based on the resolutions of the sets within a given physical landscape. An elevation model can then be generated based on the combined set of elevation measurements by using multiple estimation processes in combination to generate estimated elevations and uncertainty values for various areas of the given physical landscape.
US10339702B2
A method of improving occluded edge quality in an augmented reality system includes a data input step of using a camera set to capture a scene and an object set in the scene to obtain an original image; an occluded region extracting step of obtaining an extracted image by performing a difference operation according to a first image and a second image, which are obtained according to depth buffer calculations according to first and second virtual planes set in the scene; and an occluded image generating step of inserting a virtual object into the original image according to the extracted image, the original image and a third virtual plane, which is set between the first and second virtual planes, to obtain an occluded image with a smoothened occluded edge.
US10339701B2
A method is provided of generating virtual reality multimedia at a developer computing device having a processor interconnected with a memory. The method comprises: capturing, at the processor, a point cloud representing a scene, the point cloud data including color and depth data for each of a plurality of points corresponding to locations in the capture volume; generating, at the processor, a two-dimensional projection of a selected portion of the point cloud, the projection including the color and depth data for the selected portion; and storing the two-dimensional projection in the memory.
US10339700B2
A hinged multi-screen computing device is provided that includes a housing having first and second parts coupled by a hinge, each part including a display, a sensor mounted in the housing and configured to detect a hinge angle between the first and second parts, and processor configured to render and display a three-dimensional representation of a virtual object on the first display, the three-dimensional view of the virtual object being rendered based upon the detected hinge angle.
US10339698B2
A method for discriminating and identifying, by 3D imaging, an object in a complex scene comprises the following steps: generating a sequence of 2D MIP images of the object, from a 3D voxel volume of the complex scene, this volume visualized by an operator by using an iterative process of MIP type from a projection plane and an intensity threshold determined by the operator on each iteration, automatically extracting, from the sequence of images, coordinates of a reduced volume corresponding to the sequence of images, choosing one of the intensity thresholds used during the iterations, automatically extracting, from the 3D volume of the complex scene, from the coordinates and chosen intensity threshold, a reduced 3D volume containing the object, automatically generating, from the reduced volume, by intensity threshold optimization, an optimized intensity threshold and an optimized voxel volume, a color being associated with each intensity, identifying the object by visualization.
US10339694B2
A ray tracing apparatus includes a ray generator and a traversal (TRV)/intersection test (IST) integrator. The ray generator is configured to generate a ray. The TRV/IST integrator is configured to receive the ray, determine one of a ray-node intersection test, an intersection distance test, and a hit point test to be performed based on a state of the ray input thereto, and perform the determined test with respect to the ray. The ray-node intersection test, the intersection distance test, and the hit point test are performed with respect to the ray through same pipeline.
US10339693B2
An electronic device is provided which displays an object (body) on a flexible display screen in accordance with a three-dimensional shape of the display screen by utilizing the flexibility of the display screen. An electronic device including a display portion which includes a flexible display device displaying an object on a display screen; a detection portion detecting positional data of a given part of the display screen; and an arithmetic, portion calculating a three-dimensional shape of the display screen on the basis of the positional data and computing motion of the object to make the object move according to a given law in accordance with the calculated three-dimensional shape of the display screen.
US10339687B2
An image processing apparatus includes a unit configured to read an image file including viewpoint images, a unit configured to determine a photographic condition, an image processing unit configured to apply image processing to image data based on the viewpoint images, and a limitation unit configured to limit a settable parameter of the image processing based on the photographic condition.
