US09674985B1
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: an antenna mount provided for an antenna; a first portion of an electrically conductive heat coupler provided for the antenna mount, wherein the first portion of the electrically conductive heat coupler reflects electromagnetic radiation associated with the antenna; and a second portion of the electrically conductive heat coupler electrically coupled to the first portion, where the second portion is shaped for arrangement in association with the placement of one or more electrical components on a substrate in order to draw heat away from at least one of the one or more electrical components and dissipate the heat over a combined surface area of the first and second portions of the electrically conductive heat coupler.
US09674967B2
A via in a printed circuit board is composed of a patterned metal layer that extends through a hole in dielectric laminate material that has been covered with catalytic adhesive material on both faces of the dielectric laminate material. The layer of catalytic adhesive coats a portion of the dielectric laminate material around the hole. The patterned metal layer is placed over the catalytic adhesive material on both faces of the dielectric laminate material and within the hole.
US09674965B1
Utilizing a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) for assembling an electronic device can have certain benefits, such as ease of automation and instant handling or short handling time that may save time, effort, and costs during manufacturing. A liquid adhesive, on the other hand, can provide superior bond strength relative to a PSA such that a device manufactured using a liquid adhesive may perform better with respect to structural rigidity, dynamic response, impact resistance, and other reliability testing. An electronic device manufacturer can take advantage of the benefits of each type of adhesive during device assembly by incorporating both a PSA and a liquid adhesive to bond two substrates of the device, such as a cover glass or sheet and a housing structure or frame.
US09674964B2
A method and an apparatus for connecting a coaxial (or a micro coaxial) cable to the bottom side of a printed circuit board (PCB) in order to improve signal integrity of a test circuit. A coaxial or a micro coaxial cable is directly connected to a coaxial cable to the bottom sides of pads located on an exterior later of the PCB.
US09674958B2
A printed circuit board includes an in-line PCB region comprising an input/output control region including a first conductive line, and a main PCB region coupled to the in-line PCB region and comprising a semiconductor chip and an input/output signal generation region including a second conductive line. The input/output signal generation region is configured to detect whether or not the first and second conductive lines are electrically connected and to provide an input/output control signal to the semiconductor chip in response to determining whether or not the first and second conductive lines are electrically connected.
US09674956B2
A method of manufacturing an intermediate product for an interposer including a glass substrate having a plurality of through holes is provided. The method includes a step of forming a resin layer on a support substrate, and a step of forming a laminated body by adhering the glass substrate having the plurality of through holes on the resin layer. The glass substrate having the plurality of through holes has a thickness within a range of 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm.
US09674951B2
A method of forming a fine electrode, including: forming a base part on a substrate; disposing a transparent electrode solution at a boundary portion between a circumferential surface of the base part and an upper surface of the substrate; forming a transparent electrode by partially removing the transparent electrode solution; and removing the base part from the substrate.
US09674943B2
Some embodiments described herein include apparatuses and methods of forming such apparatuses. In one such embodiment, an apparatus may include an electronic arrangement, a first die, and a second die coupled to the first die and the electronic arrangement. The electronic arrangement may include an opening. At least a portion of the die may occupy at least a portion of the opening in the electronic arrangement. Other embodiments including additional apparatuses and methods are described.
US09674941B2
A printed circuit board for mobile platforms includes a core substrate having a first side, a ground plane covering on the first side, a first insulating layer covering the ground plane, and a plurality of first signal traces and a plurality of first ground traces, alternatively arranged on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer connecting to the first insulating layer, and a plurality of second signal traces separated from each other, disposed on the second insulating layer, wherein the second signal traces are disposed directly on spaces between the first signal traces and the first ground traces adjacent thereto, wherein coverage of the ground plane is corresponding to disposition of the first signal trace, the first ground trace, the second signal trace and the second ground trace.
US09674935B2
Radiation signal processing device, radiation imaging system, and radiation signal processing method
A radiation signal processing device including: a reception section that receives as a digital signal a signal representing a detection result from a radiation imaging device that captures an image according to irradiated radiation, and that detects a radiation irradiation amount and outputs the signal representing the detection result; and a conversion section that converts the digital signal representing the detection result received by the reception section into an analog signal recognizable by a radiation irradiation device that irradiates radiation onto the radiation imaging device and stops radiation irradiation in cases in which radiation has reached a specific irradiation amount.
US09674934B2
Provided is an ion generator that has a potential sensor provided integrally inside the main body of the ion generator, and that can measure, with the potential sensor, an electric field that reaches the potential sensor from a member from which static charge is to be eliminated, without being affected by an electric field between a discharge electrode and an opposing electrode. This ion generator comprises a discharge electrode, an opposing electrode, and a main body part including these electrodes, the ion generator sending out, toward a member from which static charge is to be eliminated, air ions generated by applying a high voltage between the electrodes. A potential sensor that measures the potential of the member from which static charge is to be eliminated is provided integrally to the main body part, and a projecting electrostatic-shielding plate that projects from the main body part is provided between the potential sensor and a discharge part constituted by the discharge electrode and the opposing electrode.
US09674933B2
A two-wire lighting control device, may include a controllably conductive device, a signal generation circuit, and a filter circuit. The controllably conductive device may apply an AC line voltage to a load, being conductive for a first duration of time and non-conductive for a second duration of time within a half-cycle of the AC line voltage. The signal generation circuit may generate a non-zero-magnitude signal. And, the filter circuit may receive a signal from the controllably conductive device during the first duration of time and the non-zero-magnitude signal from the signal generation circuit during the second duration of time. The non-zero-magnitude signal may, in effect, fill-in or complement the signal from the controllably conductive device, and any delay variation as a function of the firing angle of the controllably conductive device through the filter circuit may be mitigated by the presence of the non-zero-magnitude signal.
US09674932B1
A dual sensor lighting controller has an AC input rectifier that includes an EMI filter, and an isolated AC-to-DC converter for 12 VDC and 5 VDC supplies, and a mechanical relay to control output AC Line voltage for the lighting device. The lighting controller also includes a motion PIR sensor, an internal photo sensor, an external photo sensor and an infrared receiver configured to receive signals from a remote control. The remote control is a handheld battery operated infrared remote control. Two wires provide 0-10 VDC dimming and a microcontroller preferably includes proprietary firmware controls. The microcontroller is connected to and reads PIR, internal or external photo sensors signals. The microcontroller has a clock that counts internal timing to control an output of the lighting device by a mechanical relay together with 0-10 VDC dimming control to save Electrical energy by activating or deactivating the output AC Line voltage.
US09674929B2
In exemplary embodiments of this invention, one or more I/O devices accept input from a human user. The input is indicative of a value for each control variable in a set of separate control variables. A computer analyzes the input and outputs control signals to specify a set of separate setpoints. Dimmers adjust the intensity or color of a set of luminaires according to the setpoints. The number of separate control variables is much less than the number of separate setpoints. Having a human control a small number of control variables, in order to control a much larger number of separate luminaire setpoints of luminaires, has at least two advantages: control is faster and control is more intuitive. In illustrative implementations, the luminaire setpoints that are being controlled are not functions of each other.
US09674923B2
A lighting circuit (1) includes a controller integrated circuit (U1) for on and off control of a switching element (Q1), a transformer (T1) having a primary coil (T11) that is connected in series to the switching element and a secondary coil (T12), a first voltage supply circuit supplying a voltage that occurs across both ends of the primary coil to an LED module (2), and a second voltage supply circuit supplying a voltage induced in the secondary coil to a power source terminal (Vcc) when the switching element is on. A turns ratio N of the primary coil to the secondary coil satisfies Equation 1, where X1 V denotes a voltage that an AC power source supplies, Y V denotes the maximum value of a power source voltage of the control unit at which normal operation is guaranteed, and Z V denotes the minimum value of the power source voltage.
US09674913B2
A lighting device of an automotive light comprising light sources supplied by a drive current and a control device comprising a control stage generating a control signal on the basis of the difference between the drive current and a predetermined reference current, and a driving stage, which adjust the drive current on the basis of the control signal. The driving stage comprises a voltage stabilizing device, which supplies, in a first operation condition, a stabilized voltage on an intermediate node thereof, a first transistor having a control terminal receiving the control signal; and a second transistor having a control terminal connected to the intermediate node to be set, in the first operation condition, to the predetermined stabilized voltage), a first terminal connected to the light source, and a second terminal connected to a second terminal of the first transistor.
US09674912B2
A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit configured to drive LED units includes a rectification circuit unit to receive an alternating current (AC) power voltage and rectify the AC power voltage to output a unidirectional ripple voltage, a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal generation unit to generate PWM decision signals. The PWM signal generation unit is configured to sequentially drive the LEDs according to the PWM decision signals.
US09674910B1
A filament simulation circuit for LED tube, comprising: two filament simulation parts respectively disposed on two terminals of a tube to receive a current from an electronic ballast, each filament simulation part including two sub-filament simulation parts, each sub-filament simulation part including a first resistor, a capacitor and a inductor, wherein each sub-filament simulation part is divided into: a first part; and a second part connected in series to the first part, the second part having a parallel connection structure; wherein an impedance of the sub-filament simulation part in a pre-heated stage is greater than that in an operating stage.
US09674908B1
A secondary-side bucking and current-stabilizing flyback power converter adopts a dual-stage isolated circuit architecture and outputs a constant output current to drive a low-power LED module, and its primary stage adopts a flyback circuit architecture with a primary regulated voltage, and its secondary stage adopts of a buck circuit architecture of the current stabilizer, so that after the primary stage converts the constant voltage, the current stabilizer senses the load effect of the output current at the LED module to regulate the output cycle and maintain the total output of the output current constant and reduce the ripple amplitude, so as to achieve a non-strobe output result and improve the illumination effect of the LED module.
US09674895B1
The invention provides a glass pane that has a transparent electrically conductive coating on a surface of the glass pane, such that the glass pane has a coated surface. The coated surface has a central region and a perimeter region. The transparent electrically conductive coating has a higher electrical conductivity at the central region than it does at the perimeter region. In some embodiments, the coated glass pane is part of an IG unit. Also provided are methods of producing a coated glass pane having an anti-condensation perimeter region.
US09674883B2
A method, performed in a Body Area Network (BAN) enabled communication device, for grouping of at least one BAN enabled object. A connection between at least one BAN enabled object and the BAN enabled communication device is created by using BAN and grouping of the at least one BAN enabled object and the BAN enabled communication device is initiated by creating a group of the at least one BAN enabled object.
US09674880B1
An information handling system functioning as a smart vehicle gateway includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a plurality of wireless links and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless device usage trend data for a plurality of locations where the smart vehicle gateway has operated. The smart vehicle gateway further includes a positional detector to detect a location of the smart vehicle gateway and an application processor to correlate the wireless device usage trend data to a location and to determine a list of optimal wireless service carriers and available wireless protocols at the location based on a mobile wireless traffic report with a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for the plurality of wireless links and the wireless device usage trend data for the location. The smart vehicle gateway application processor selects an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) for one of the optimal wireless links for an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) programmable to switch between multiple available wireless service carriers and then switches the wireless adapter to the selected optimal wireless link.
US09674879B2
Systems and methods for provisioning electronic devices. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a first message at a provisioning server, the first message originated by a computing device, the first message including a device identifier associated with an automation device. The method may also include receiving a second message at the provisioning server, the second message originated by the automation device and including at least a device identifier portion. In response to the device identifier portion of the second message matching the device identifier of the first message and/or in response to the automation device not being associated with a provisioning account, the method may then include providing configuration information to the automation device.
US09674875B2
A mobile station apparatus receives an indication and access restriction information, where the indication indicating whether the cell is a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell, where the CSG cell configured to restrict an access of the mobile station apparatus that are not being registered, and where the access restriction information indicating an access restriction related to an emergency call. The mobile station apparatus also transmits a connection request message for the emergency call based on the access restriction information, where the cell on which the mobile station apparatus camped being the CSG cell and where the mobile station apparatus not registering the cell.
US09674867B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for canceling scheduling requests triggered by a sidelink buffer status report in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving an uplink grant while one or more Scheduling Requests (SRs) are pending, wherein all of the one or more SRs are triggered by sidelink Buffer Status Report (BSR); generating a MAC (Medium Access Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit); and canceling the all of the one or more pending SRs if the MAC PDU includes a sidelink BSR MAC CE (Medium Access Control Control Element).
US09674865B2
A method and apparatus for control of uplink feedback information in contention based wireless communications is disclosed. Uplink feedback information such as a channel quality information and hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information may be transmitted to the universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) based on explicit and implicit triggers. Providing more frequent and robust information relating to the channel conditions and HARQ status allows the UTRAN to more efficiently utilize the radio resources for downlink data transmissions.
US09674862B2
A channel aware scheduler (CAS) is disclosed that takes advantage of changing wireless channel conditions in order to maximize aggregated system throughput. The CAS is aware of the different channel conditions for one or more stations and adjusts its scheduling of packet transmissions in light of the same. A related CAS algorithm may take advantage of that knowledge in order to increase aggregated system throughput while concurrently addressing other potential fairness constraints.
US09674859B2
Disclosed within is a communication architecture for medium access control (MAC) layer virtualization, where the architecture is made up of: a MAC layer, a plurality of physical resource blocks (RBs) associated with the MAC layer, a plurality of virtual medium access control (vMAC) layers (each vMAC layer corresponding to a separate service group, where each service group programs its own scheduling logic in each vMAC instance), a plurality of virtual resource blocks (vRBs) associated with each vMAC layer (the vRBs filled with data packets according to the scheduling logic in each vMAC instance), where the MAC layer virtualizes the RBs as vRBs and assigns them to each vMAC layer.
US09674858B2
A wireless apparatus may receive scheduling definitions from a networking device. The wireless apparatus may determine, from the scheduling definitions, downlink transmission times and to start a timer at one of the determined downlink transmission times. The wireless apparatus may discontinue reception at expiration of the timer. The wireless apparatus may also, in response to reception of a downlink transmission, transmit an acknowledgement and to discontinue reception before the timer has expired.
US09674857B2
A method and apparatus for data scheduling are provided. The method includes: when data arrive at a device, the device judging whether the arrived data have a delay-tolerant characteristic or not; if the arrived data have the delay-tolerant characteristic, then the device delaying scheduling and transmission of the arrived data; and if the arrived data do not have the delay-tolerant characteristic, then the device immediately initiating a call process or immediately initiating a data transmission process. Wherein, the device is a user equipment or a base station. When the device is the user equipment, the arrived data are uplink data, and when the device is the base station, the arrived data are downlink data corresponding to the user equipment. The technical scheme of the present application delays the scheduling of service data with the delay-tolerance characteristic, thus alleviating resource pressure of PUSCH and PDSCH and optimizing system efficiency.
US09674854B2
With respect to generating and sending a MAC PDU by using the radio resources allocated to the mobile terminal, the level of priority between the buffer status report (BSR) and the established logical channels are defined such that the data of each logical channel and buffer status report can be more effectively, efficiently and quickly transmitted.
US09674853B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to communicating with one or more wireless networks using multiple radio access technologies (RATs). A device can communicate with a first access point using a first RAT over a first connection to access a first wireless network, and communicate with a second access point using a second RAT over a second connection, wherein the second connection is configured to implement traffic aggregation with the first connection based at least in part on a configuration received from the first access point. The device can also manage the second connection based at least in part the implementation of the traffic aggregation with the first connection.
US09674851B2
Systems and method are for managing packet data protocol (PDP) contexts in a wireless data communications network. A plurality of real-time applications are prioritized within a single, shared PDP context or allocated a second PDP context based upon priority levels logically assigned to the plurality of applications such that high priority applications are delivered before lower priority applications. Lower priority applications are suspended and interrupted by higher priority applications and are set to resume after the higher priority applications are completed. Priority levels are established by a priority management engine (PME) that may reside in one or more network elements, such as a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node or a network probe system. The priority management engine establishes the priority levels based upon one or more factors including, for example, PDP utilization characteristics at a given time and/or given network location, and/or user preferences.
US09674848B2
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for acquiring downlink quality information, which relate to the communications field and are used to resolve a problem in the prior art that a base station cannot learn interference caused by a UE to a neighboring cell. The method provided in the present invention includes: measuring the downlink quality information; and reporting the downlink quality information to a network-side device. The present invention is applicable to the communications field, and is used for acquiring the downlink quality information by the base station.
US09674846B2
Disclosed are a distributed multi-cell multi-user beamforming method, a transmitter and a relevant system. In the distributed beamforming method in the embodiments of the present invention, beamforming coordinated calculation is performed by a plurality of transmitters, and an interference matrix among the transmitters is used to perform an iterative operation on a beamforming vector corresponding to the data which is to be sent to each user over each sub-channel of this cell, so that the interference dimension of each user over each sub-channel of the transmitters is compressed into a subspace as small as possible.
US09674842B2
A communication control method in a mobile communication system, comprises: a step A of transmitting, from a first base station, a first synchronization signal at a first frequency band in the center of a particular carrier, the first synchronization signal being for use to establish synchronization; and a step B of transmitting, from the first base station, a second synchronization signal in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band within the particular carrier, the second synchronization signal being for use to establish synchronization.
US09674837B1
Using a first access node, a set of wireless devices are communicated with using a first frame configuration. The communication using the first frame configuration meets a first throughput threshold criteria for both a first and second subsets of the wireless devices A second frame configuration having a second ratio of uplink subframes to downlink subframes is selected. Based on the selection of the second frame configuration, a second access node is used concurrently with the first access node to communicate with the second subset of wireless devices using the second frame configuration.
US09674835B2
The present invention and embodiments thereof relate to a method for transmitting a signal of a base station in a wireless communication system using a carrier merge. The method includes transmitting to a terminal a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) on a downlink secondary cell and a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) indicating the PDSCH on a downlink primary cell; and receiving a reception acknowledgement response on the PDSCH, which is transmitted from the terminal to an uplink primary cell. The PDSCH is transmitted when the downlink secondary cell becomes available, and the transmission timing of the reception acknowledgement response is determined by one of the PDSCH transmission timing or the PDCCH transmission timing.
US09674825B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. In one method, a clear channel assessment (CCA) may be performed at a base station to determine availability of an unlicensed spectrum. A first waveform may be transmitted to a set of user equipments (UEs) over the unlicensed spectrum when available. The first waveform may indicate a first time period and a second time period during which the base station has channel access over the unlicensed spectrum. A second waveform may be received from one or more UEs responsive to the first waveform. Each second waveform may be received over the unlicensed spectrum during the first time period and may indicate that the respective UE has channel access over the unlicensed spectrum to receive data from the base station during the second time period.
US09674817B2
A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiver receives a broadcast signal including mobile service data and main service data. A known data detector detects known data from the broadcast signal. An equalizer performs channel equalization on the mobile service data received by means of the detected known data. An RS frame decoder acquires an RS frame from the channel-equalized mobile service data. A management processor extracts a Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) packet from a GSE Base Band (BB) constructing one row of the RS frame, and calculates an IP datagram from the extracted GSE packet. A presentation processor displays broadcast data using data contained in the calculated IP datagram.
US09674811B2
Disclosed is a medical device including a therapeutic component to provide one or more therapeutic functionalities during whilst in therapeutic mode, and may further enter into a device sleep mode (DSM), a transceiver configured to provide the medical device with wireless connectivity and which may further transition into a transceiver sleep mode (TSM) substantially concurrent with transition into DSM, the transceiver may intermittently transition between TSM and a scan mode, during which scan mode the transceiver may listen for a wireless packet addressed to the transceiver, and a localization module which may emit a discovery signal upon receipt of the wireless packet addressed to the transceiver.
US09674809B1
A method and system for managing time segments per subframe used for downlink control channel communication by adjacent base stations that each provide carrier-aggregation service on first and second component carriers. The base stations may work with each other to differentially structure the component carriers, such that the base stations use different time segments than each other for downlink control channel communication on the first component carrier but the same time segments as each other for downlink control channel communication on the second component carrier. Further, based on this differential structuring, the base stations may then schedule transmission of one type of data on the first component carrier and another type of data on the second component carrier.
US09674804B2
An apparatus and method for synchronizing communication between systems having different clock rates, is described. The apparatus includes a communication unit, a synchronization unit, and an interface unit. The communication unit receives upstream information and generates a first sample stream representative of the upstream information based on a first clock rate. The synchronization unit converts the first sample stream to a second sample stream based on a second clock rate and in accordance with a predetermined burst plan. The interface unit receives the second sample stream at the second clock rate and outputs it based on the predetermined burst plan.
US09674799B2
A method for supporting an application by Device to Device (D2D) communication in a wireless network includes acquiring range control information from an application upon selection of the application installed in the source device, controlling transmission power of a discovery signal for discovering a target device to conduct D2D communication, based on range control information defined for the selected application, and transmitting the discovery signal with the controlled transmission power. An apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire range control information from an application upon selection of the application installed in the source device, and control transmission power of a discovery signal for discovering a target device to conduct D2D communication, for the selected application based on range control information defined for the selected application, and a transmitter configured to transmit the discovery signal with the controlled transmission power.
US09674794B2
The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for efficiently determining power for ranging performed by a terminal on a target base station or a target region during handover or during changing of a region. A method for controlling uplink power for network reentry of a terminal from a first region to a second region in a broadband wireless access system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a media access control (MAC) management message including a power control parameter that is to be applied to the second region from the first region; and performing ranging to the second region by applying the power control parameter.
US09674793B2
Systems and methods for controlling the power of small cells in a coverage area includes obtaining signal strength measurements of wireless signals received from a plurality of small cells in a defined coverage area by identifying signal strength at a plurality of locations near the perimeter of the coverage area, and determining a revised transmit power of the small cells based on the determined signal strength (a) to maintain a minimum threshold of received signal while reducing the average power within the coverage area, or (b) to reduce leakage outside the perimeter of the coverage area relative to a desired threshold.
US09674792B2
A method for determining a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) and power control includes determining an error rate of a communication channel between the UA and at least one of the base station and the RN. When the error rate is below a first threshold, the method includes at least one of increasing the MCS, and reducing a transmission power of the UA. When the error rate is above a second threshold, the method includes at least one of decreasing the MCS, and increasing a transmission power of the UA.
US09674781B2
Systems and methods for waking a fabric network of devices and communicating messages among the devices are described herein. An electronic device can communicate with other electronic devices of a fabric network broadcasting a wake message to the fabric network in response to an awakening event. The wake message can include a reason for triggering a wakeup of each device in the fabric network and a wake time signaling period. After the wake time signaling period lapses, a fabric message can be broadcasted to the fabric network, and the fabric message can be selectively rebroadcasted.
US09674778B2
A network selection control method according to a first aspect is a method of controlling a network selection operation for selecting an access network in which traffic of a user terminal is exchanged from among a cellular RAN and a wireless LAN. The network selection control method comprises: a step A of transmitting, by the cellular RAN, RAN assistance information utilized for the network selection operation; a step B of receiving, by the user terminal, the RAN assistance information; and a step C of performing, by the user terminal, the network selection operation based on the RAN assistance information. The RAN assistance information includes predetermined information for determining whether or not the selection of the wireless LAN is permitted. The predetermined information is associated with a load status of the cellular RAN.
US09674774B2
The embodiments of disclosure disclose a method and device for binding information. In the method, when an HGW is in a power-on state, first identification information from an subordinate device of the HGW is received; when it is determined that the HGW executes a BOOT operation and a business worksheet corresponding to the subordinate device of the HGW exists currently, second identification information is acquired from the HGW, wherein the second identification information is relevant configuration information which is registered in the HGW when the subordinate device of the HGW is connected to the HGW in the power-on state; and after the first identification information is successfully matched with the second identification information, logical identification information of the HGW is bound with the first identification information.
US09674770B2
The present invention is designed to provide highly efficient local area radio access. In a communication system in which a mobile terminal apparatus (10) detects a local area base station apparatus (30) which the mobile terminal apparatus (10) will connect to, among local area base station apparatuses (30), the local area base station apparatuses (30) transmit detection signals to be used to detect the local area base station apparatus (30), to the mobile terminal apparatus (10), in the radio communication scheme for the local areas which is different from the radio communication scheme for the wide area, and also transmit associated control signals that are attached to the detection signals and that allow a local area to execute connection control by itself, to the mobile terminal apparatus (10), andthe mobile terminal apparatus (10) receives the associated control signals only when detection signals that are secured for the connection control by the local area alone, among the detection signals, are received.
US09674761B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may determine, in a particular state, that a wireless communication device is performing a connection establishment procedure. The wireless communication device may refrain from transferring from a first radio access technology (RAT) to a second RAT until completing the connection establishment procedure. The second RAT may satisfy a set of transfer criteria associated with performing a transfer from the first RAT to the second RAT.
US09674758B2
A wireless communication method and Multi-SIM user equipment are provided. The wireless communication method for Multi-SIM dual standby (DSDS) technology is applied on Multi-SIM user equipment (UE) which is capable of carrier aggregation (CA) or dual connectivity (DuCo). The wireless communication method includes the steps of determining whether a packet switch (PS) or circuit switch (CS) paging is received on a second SIM card when a first PS call is ongoing in a first SIM card; and suspending the first PS call which is ongoing on the first SIM card if the packet switch (PS) or circuit switch (CS) paging is received on the second SIM card.
US09674737B2
A system and method for rate-adaptation of a video telephony (VT) session is disclosed. In one example, there is provided a method that includes receiving a first information set indicative of a start of a handover of a device from a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) to a second RAT. The method further includes receiving a second information set indicative of an end of the handover. The method further includes adjusting a rate-adaptation protocol for the VT session based at least in part on the first and second information sets.
US09674736B2
Method and system for handover between different networks, and evolved high rate packet data network
A method and system for handover between different networks and an eHRPD network are disclosed. The method includes that: the eHRPD network determines to hand over a terminal in an active state to a second network; the eHRPD network selects target network information used for the terminal handing over to the second network according to at least one of manners as follows: a measurement report of the second network reported by the terminal, second network information acquired from the second network and running information of the eHRPD network, wherein the target network information includes at least one of: a radio access technology type, frequency information, cell identification information and indication information returned in case of a handover failure; and the eHRPD network transmits the target network information to the terminal through a redirection message or a connection closing message. According to the disclosure, system performance and user experience are improved.
US09674733B2
Methods and apparatus for routing data bearers of a user equipment (UE) while the UE is associated to a base station (BS) of a first radio access technology (RAT) while being served by a BS of a second RAT.
US09674730B2
The present disclosure describes systems and techniques relating to wireless communications. According to an aspect of the described systems and techniques, an apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive a signal representing a wireless communication transmission; and circuitry configured to process the signal to (i) decode a control portion of the wireless communication transmission, (ii) determine from the decoded control portion that a data portion of the wireless communication transmission was successfully decoded previously and acknowledged, and so the wireless communication transmission is an unnecessary retransmission, and (iii) trigger acknowledgement of the wireless communication transmission being successfully decoded, without completing a decode of the data portion of the wireless communication transmission, when the unnecessary retransmission is detected.
US09674726B1
Provided are methods and systems for estimating bandwidth in a communications network in which time slotting is occurring. A pre-filter is used to alter the distribution of transit deltas between data packets transmitted over the network to a receiver. By calculating the differences between arrival times of consecutive data packets received at a receiving end, and comparing the differences between the arrival times of the packets to the differences between corresponding send times for the packets, a determination is made as to whether such packets should be logically grouped together so as to constitute a single arrival event. The sum of the payload sizes of data packets within a group, together with timestamps for the arrival time and send time of the last packet included in the group is used as input to a bandwidth estimator.
US09674715B2
A method for managing multiple processes simultaneously in a communications network includes running a first application controlling a parameter of a network element, launching a second application, comparing a priority of the first application to a priority of the second application to determine a higher priority application and a lower priority application, determining a common parameter affected by the first application and the second application, writing data from the higher priority application to a current record, writing data from the lower priority application to a master record, and updating the common parameter based on the data written by the higher priority application to the current record.
US09674703B2
Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.
US09674696B2
A method and a terminal device for keeping a subscriber identity module card in a standby state are provided. The method for keeping a subscriber identity module card in a standby state includes receiving, by a terminal device, an enabling request, where the enabling request is used for requesting simultaneous standby of a first subscriber identity module card and a second subscriber identity module card; invoking a third-party invocation interface provided by an operating system of the terminal device; performing interaction with a subscriber identity module card control module, so as to complete a network access process of the first subscriber identity module card on the basis of a data file of the first subscriber identity module card; and keeping the first subscriber identity module card and the second subscriber identity module card in a standby state at the same time according to the enabling request.
US09674694B2
Methods and systems of communication using a mobile device that include detecting a movement of the mobile device associated with transitioning from speaker phone mode to earpiece mode, or vice versa, and in response to detecting such movement, automatically transitioning the device to a different mode of operation. The detected action may be the motion and/or positioning of the device handset, such as the movement of the handset towards or away from the user's ear, and/or the placement of the handset on a surface in a face-up or face-down position. Further methods and systems for transitioning between communication pathways and security modes in response to a detected movement of the mobile device.
US09674692B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for communicating with a hotel, for example, by establishing calls from a mobile communication device as an extension of a PBX of the hotel. The mobile communication device can receive, by a network interface, guest registration data for a guest of the hotel, including the room assignment and one or more guest service extensions on the PBX. The mobile communication device can store the guest registration data in electronic memory to configure the one or more guest service keys with the one or more guest service extensions. The mobile communication device can based on a selection of a key of one or more guest service keys, communicate directly with the PBX, by the network interface, to place and receive calls as an extension of the PBX associated with the hotel room assignment.
US09674686B2
An apparatus and method for pairing mobile terminals are provided. The method includes detecting, by a first mobile terminal, a touch input corresponding to a request to pair a first mobile terminal with at least one other mobile terminal, broadcasting, by the first mobile terminal, pairing information, and connecting the first mobile terminal with the at least one other mobile terminal.
US09674685B2
A method includes receiving, from a user device associated with an end user, a request for content provided by a content provider. The method includes determining whether the requested content is to be provided on a data toll network, determining whether the requested content includes data toll free content in response to a determination that the requested content is to be provided on the data toll network, and applying graphic elements indicating data toll free status of data toll free sections of the requested content in response to a determination that the requested content includes data toll free content. The method further includes providing the requested content including the applied graphic elements to the user device, and billing data usage associated with providing the data toll free sections to the end user device to the content provider.
US09674682B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses and methods for enabling device-to-device (D2D) functionality for public safety applications. Various embodiments may include an eNB with a radio transceiver to communicate with a UE that includes D2D operation capabilities, and processing circuitry to send the UE a System Information Block (SIB) message to activate one or more public safety functionalities of the UE related to D2D operation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09674672B1
A positioning management apparatus receives first reception information from a first mobile apparatus, the first reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus, and receives second reception information from a second mobile apparatus, the second reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus. The apparatus compares the first reception information with the second reception information, and, if the comparison indicates that both the first mobile apparatus and the second mobile apparatus received the radio transmission from the same transmitting apparatus, determines an association of the first mobile apparatus with the second mobile apparatus for use in positioning.
US09674670B2
Communicating with isolated mobile devices in indoor positioning systems is provided. Information is received from a first mobile device connected to both a first network of a designated environment and a second mobile device that is not connected to the first network. The information includes one or more identifiers of the second mobile device. An estimated location of the second mobile device is determined based, at least in part, on the information received from the first mobile device.
US09674662B2
A mobile data analysis system is provided that enables mobile device location tracking, secure messaging, and real-time sharing of intelligence information, among other features. In one embodiment, a method and apparatus is provided for creating data objects from one or more digital images captured by a mobile device. A computing device receives a first digital image file comprising first image metadata, wherein the first image metadata includes one or more image properties each having an image property value. The computing device transforms one or more of the image property values of the one or more image properties into one or more particular values. The computing device populates one or more data object property values of a data object with the one or more particular values. The computing device stores the data object in a data repository.
US09674661B2
Techniques for generating a real-time 3D position of one device relative another device are described herein. In one embodiment, a first device may be equipped with one or more transmitters and receivers to collect location information based on direct localized signal transmission between the first device and a second device. The first device may also be equipped with an accelerometer and/or digital compasses to assist in resolving ambiguous locations when the first device and the second device are not at an alignment position. Each device may transmit part or all of its collected location information to another device to assist in obtaining the relative location. Alternatively, a separate server may receive the location information from the devices and calculate the relative location of each device based on the received location information.
US09674660B1
A system receives geographic information from devices to determine and deliver relevant advertisements or personalized content for consumers. This ties a user's real-world location, with virtual leads (e.g., advertisements). The system uses geographical information gathered by mobile devices and saves the geographical information to consumer profiles. For example, the system can use different wireless radios present on mobile devices to gather different types of geographical information. Some radios include cellular, Bluetooth, global positioning system (or GPS), Wi-Fi, near field communications (or NFC), and other radios.
US09674657B1
Techniques for remote tracking may be realized as a method including: receiving tracking parameters comprising one or more restrictions, wherein each restriction of the one or more restrictions includes a property other than a position; monitoring a position of a client device; receiving location information for the monitored position of the client device, the location information including one or more properties other than position; and determining that the monitored position of the client device transgresses a restriction of the one or more restrictions, wherein the determination includes determining that location information of the monitored position satisfies a property of the restriction other than position.
US09674655B2
Methods and systems for detection of venue walk-in events by consumers in possession of wireless mobile devices. Received signal strength indication (RSSI) information is received from a plurality of wireless base stations. The RSSI information relates to mobile devices that communicate with the wireless base stations. Based on the RSSI information, it is determined whether a venue walk-in event has occurred for a particular mobile device.
US09674652B2
An apparatus configured at least to perform: receiving a signal constituting a positioning packet at a positioning device; processing the signal by: demodulating a header of the positioning packet from the signal; extracting an identifier from the header of the positioning packet; part processing samples of the signals; and forming a message from the part-processed samples; in response to receiving the signal, deactivating a receiver circuit of the positioning device for a period of time, the period of time constituting a sum of a time taken by the positioning device to process the signal and a preconfigured or random delay time; and activating the receiver circuit of the positioning device immediately subsequent the period of time.
US09674649B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in connection with providing location information with expression information announced in a wireless network. In one example, a UE is equipped with applications that can request announcement of an expression. In an aspect, the expression may be associated with expression information to be announced over the air. In an aspect, the request indicates to provide location information with the expression information during announcement. Further, the UE may be equipped to generate Peer-Discovery (PD) data including the expression information and the location information. In an aspect, the location information may be included along with the expression information in a data section of the announced PD data. Still further, the UE may be equipped to announce the PD data.
US09674646B2
A wearable electronic device according to example embodiments includes a display panel configured to display an image, a main board including a processor configured to control an operation of the wearable electronic device, a metal frame defining a perimeter of the wearable electronic device, the metal frame including a metal material, the metal frame having first and second terminals, the first terminal being adjacent to the second terminal with a slit therebetween, a loop antenna between the display panel and the main board, the loop antenna configured to connect to the first and second terminals of the metal frame, and a near field communication (NFC) chip configured to connect to the metal frame and the loop antenna, the NFC chip configured to perform a near field communication by transmitting or receiving an NFC signal using the metal frame and the loop antenna.
US09674640B2
Methods and systems for vicarious downloading or uploading of information are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a system involves a mobile device that includes a memory device capable of storing information or content, and at least one wireless communication component. The mobile device further includes a processing device coupled at least indirectly to the memory device and to the at least one wireless communication component, and a power source. The processing device is configured to determine at least one characteristic/condition pertaining in at least some manner to the mobile device. Also, the mobile device is configured to send a command message to another device when the at least one characteristic/condition is determined, the command message being configured cause the other device to perform vicariously a downloading or uploading of the information or content on behalf of the mobile device.
US09674633B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for demonstrating spatial performance of a demonstration speaker model to consumers in order to evaluate different speakers. The system and method comprise a microphone array for recording the output of the demonstration speaker model. The system and method comprise acoustic input samples for processing to an acoustic output and a processor for determining characteristics of each microphone recording, and processing an acoustic input sample and characteristics of each microphone recording corresponding to a selected demonstration speaker model. The system and method further comprise a reference speaker model for outputting an acoustic signal based on the result of the processing. The processing compensates for the performance characteristic of the reference speaker and the performance characteristic of the selected demonstration speaker so as to mimic the spatial characteristics of the demonstration speaker while avoiding bias from the reference speaker.
US09674629B2
Disclosed are methods for selecting auditory signal components for reproduction by means of one or more supplementary sound reproducing transducers, such as loudspeakers, placed between a pair of primary sound reproducing transducers, such as left and right loudspeakers in a stereophonic loudspeaker setup or adjacent loudspeakers in a surround sound loudspeaker setup. Also disclosed are devices for carrying out the above methods and systems of such devices.
US09674625B2
Techniques and devices are disclosed for utilizing passively received audio signals to determine proximity of devices to other objects. In one embodiment, a method of passive proximity detection is provided that includes sensing a first sound wave using a first audio transducer and generating a first signal representative of the first sound wave. A second sound wave is also sensed and a second signal is generated. The method includes comparing characteristics of the first and second signals using a processor to determine if differences between the first and second signals indicate the first audio transducer is proximately located to another object.
US09674621B2
A method is described for an auditory prosthesis system to generate electrical stimulation signals to stimulation contacts on an outer surface of an implanted electrode array. An input audio signal having a prominent sensed frequency is pre-processed to produce multiple representative frequency band signals. Each of the frequency band signals is then processed to generate corresponding electric stimulation signals for the stimulation contacts. Each of the electric stimulation signals has an associated stimulation frequency, and for at least one of the electric stimulation signals, the stimulation frequency is varied to maintain an integer ratio between the stimulation frequency and the prominent sensed frequency of the input audio signal.
US09674620B2
A cochlear implant system includes: an electrode array implanted within a cochlea; an internal processor in communication with the electrode array; an implanted antenna which is electrically coupled to the internal processor; and a modular external headpiece which is removably positioned over the implanted antenna, the modular external headpiece including a core containing a sound processor for processing sound and providing a corresponding signal to the implanted antenna; and a modular component configured to releasably engage the core and supply electrical power to the core. A modular speech processor headpiece includes a core comprising a microphone and sound processor for producing a signal representing ambient sound to be transmitted to a cochlear implant, the core further comprising a number of electrical contacts; and a modular component containing a number of electrical contacts corresponding to the electrical contacts of the core; wherein the core is configured to engage with the modular component such that electrical communication is made between the core and the modular component.
US09674617B2
When a driving module is performing processing of vibrating a piezoelectric vibration module based on a sound signal in an electronic apparatus, a determination module determines whether or not an ear putting position specified by an ear putting position specifying module is close to a reference position. When the processing is being performed, a notification module notifies the user at least one of that the ear putting position is appropriate and that the ear putting position is inappropriate, based on a determination result of the determination module.
US09674614B2
A speaker unit includes a magnet having poles and generating magnetic flux, and a yoke part forming a path of the magnetic flux and including a first yoke extending from one of the poles, a second yoke extending from another one of the poles, and magnetic gaps disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke. The speaker unit further includes a voice coil disposed between the magnetic gaps and moving when applied with an electric current, and a diaphragm generating sound pressure while vibrating according to the movement of the voice coil. The first yoke includes magnetic plates protruding toward the second yoke, and the magnetic plates have thicknesses different from each other.
US09674610B2
A mobile device including an audio processor processing audio data and generating an audio signal, an outputter outputting the audio signal, a communicator that may be connected to an AP (Access Point) network, and a controller, in response to a predetermined event occurring with the audio signal being output, transmitting the audio signal to an external speaker included in the AP network through the communicator and controlling the external speaker to output the audio signal.
US09674603B1
A coaxial speaker includes a frame, a magnetic steel component, a magnetic component, a magnetic conductive component, a first cover, a first speaker assembly, and a second speaker assembly. The magnetic steel component, the magnetic component, and the magnetic conductive component are disposed inside the frame sequentially. A first accommodating space is formed among the magnetic component, the magnetic conductive component, and the magnetic steel component. A second accommodating space is formed among the magnetic component, the magnetic conductive component, the magnetic steel component, and the frame. The first speaker assembly is fixed between the first cover and the frame and is disposed in the first accommodating space for producing low and middle audio frequencies. The second speaker assembly is fixed on the first cover and disposed in the second accommodating space for producing high audio frequencies. In such a way, the coaxial speaker has enhanced sound quality.
US09674599B2
Headphones capable of receiving audio signals, playing the audio signals, and transmitting the audio signals to other headphones are disclosed. The headphones comprise a capacitive touch user interface panel and an LED lighting system that optionally can pulse with music played on the headphones. The headphones are coupled to a computing device, such as a smartphone, and can interface with a software application running on the computing device. The computing device in turn can be coupled to a server over a network.
US09674598B2
This document discusses, among other things, an advanced slave circuit and method configured to transfer power from a master device to a battery through an advanced slave circuit in a first mode using a load switch in a first state, to isolate the battery from the master device using the load switch in a second state, and to selectively couple a microphone to the master device using the advanced slave circuit in a second mode using a microphone switch.
US09674596B2
A headphone apparatus with selectable sound admission is described including an earphone apparatus. The earphone apparatus includes a housing being shaped to substantially cover an ear of a wearer when the headphone apparatus is worn, a sound emitting component within the housing, a baffle member formed of a flexible, sound-insulating material in the form of an open-ended tube having an outer open end and an inner open end with a central axis through the tube, the baffle member has an open arrangement with the tube providing an open channel and a closed arrangement in which the baffle member is twisted about the central axis to form a closed neck in the baffle member thereby preventing sound from transmission through the tube, and an operating mechanism for operating switching of the baffle member between the open and closed arrangements.
US09674595B2
A loudspeaker includes a frame, a magnetic circuit, a magnetic gap, a diaphragm, a voice coil, a connector portion, and a lead wire. The connector portion is provided at the frame, and includes a terminal. The lead wire connects between the terminal and the voice coil, and has a connection portion connected to the terminal. Then, a first holder that holds the lead wire is formed at the connector portion. The lead wire is held between the terminal and the first holder as being clamped.
US09674592B2
The present invention relates to passive optical network (PON), and in particular, to an optical network terminal (ONT) in the PON system. In one embodiment, the optical network terminal includes a first interface coupled to a communications network, a second interface coupled to a network client and a processor including a memory coupled to the first interface and to the second interface, wherein the processor is capable of converting optical signals to electric signals, such that the network client can access the communications network.
US09674591B2
Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.
US09674589B2
Collection of resource consumption data may be coordinated by designating, for each endpoint in a utility communication network, a single data collector to be responsible for reporting resource consumption data of the respective endpoints to a head-end computing device. If the head-end computing device does not receive resource consumption data from one or more endpoints, the head-end computing device may request the missing resource consumption data from one or more secondary or tertiary data collectors that receive resource consumption data from the one or more endpoints. Additionally, if a data collector is missing resource consumption data from an endpoint during a reporting period, upon receiving resource consumption data from the endpoint during a subsequent reporting period, the data collector may request the missing resource consumption data.
US09674588B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products that automatically categorize and/or assign ratings to content (video and audio content) uploaded by individuals who want to broadcast the content to others via a communications network, such as an IPTV network, are provided. When an individual uploads content to a network, a network service automatically extracts an audio stream from the uploaded content. Words in the extracted audio stream are identified. For each identified word, a preexisting library of selected words is queried to determine if a match exists between words in the library and words in the extracted audio stream. The selected words in the library are associated with a particular content category or content rating. If a match exists between an identified word and a word in the library, the uploaded content is assigned a content category and/or rating associated with the matched word.
US09674578B2
A method of providing information about a service provider by using an electronic device displaying contents is described. Information corresponding to first service providers which are able to provide a service to a specific electronic device regardless of a location of the specific electronic device is displayed. The information corresponding to the first service providers is displayed enabled. Information corresponding to second service providers which are able to provide a service to a specific electronic device in a certain region is displayed. The information corresponding to the second service providers is displayed disabled. Regional information of the electronic device is set based on regional information received through a user interface unit or location information obtained by a location information module. The set regional information is transmitted to a server. Information about service providers related to the transmitted regional information and unrelated to the set regional information is received.
US09674571B2
A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver, which receives and processes a service being transmitted in non-real time, and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. Herein, the method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium, wherein a list of recordings screen displaying the list of recordings includes at least one of a content name, a channel name, a date of recording, and a content size.
US09674565B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of providing media personalization for one or more users using an electronic device. The method comprises receiving, by an electronic device, a profile activation request from one or more user devices for activating a predefined profile associated with each of the one or more users. The method further comprises assigning an active operation status for one of the one or more user devices and a passive operation status for rest of the one or more user devices based on predefined policy information. The method further comprises activating a primary functionality of controlling the electronic device for the user device having the active operation status and one or more secondary functionalities for the rest of the one or more user devices. The method further comprises applying the predefined profile associated with the user device having the active operation status for the media personalization.
US09674563B2
Systems and methods for recommending content to a user are described. A user equipment device may be equipped with a built-in or separately connected image capturing device which may be used to pinpoint the location of the remote control when it is activated, thereby defining the specific location of the remote and the user. The relative location of the user in the room where the television is located may be associated with that particular user and used to automatically log in and access their user profile. This information may be used to enhance the television experience for the user by, e.g., recommending content.
US09674562B1
Methods, systems, and computer programs for measuring quality of multimedia delivery to a client are presented. A method includes operations for embedding video markers in a video stream of a multimedia stream, and embedding audio markers in an audio stream of the multimedia stream. The video stream and the audio stream are then transmitted separately to the client. Further, video markers received at the client are extracted from the transmitted video stream, and audio markers received at the client are extracted from the transmitted audio stream. A measure of the audio-video synchronization quality is obtained by determining a quantifiable time difference between the video stream and the audio stream received at the client, where the quantifiable time difference is calculated based on the extracted video markers and the extracted audio markers.
US09674561B2
A method for processing a plurality of multilayer bit streams includes receiving a plurality of multilayer bit streams each having a base layer and at least one enhancement layer. One or more of the enhancement layers are extracted in whole or in part from at least one of the multilayer bit streams so that the plurality of multilayer bit streams are collectively reduced in their total bandwidth. Each of the multilayer bit streams are rewritten to a single layer bit stream. The single layer bit streams are multiplexed to form a multiplexed single layer bit stream.
US09674558B2
A method of providing a user interface for managing a digital video compression system comprises the steps of receiving system configuration information relating to the digital video compression system being managed, and partitioning the system into a plurality of transform stages, each transform stage representing a transformation that can be performed on a signal stream as a signal stream flows through the system. A signal stream is represented using one or more signal blocks, wherein a signal block contains information relating to a signal stream within a transform stage. A view of the system is generated, wherein the view of the system is represented as one or more signal streams through the system, and one or more signal blocks along each of said signal streams. The view of the system is modified in response to user commands.
US09674547B2
To stabilize video (an image sequence), reconstructed block data and decoding information of a video frame are received by unit of macroblock from a decoding circuit. Global affine parameters are determined and provided based on the reconstructed block data and the decoding information, and the global affine parameters represent an affine transform of a frame. Stabilized block data are provided based on the global affine parameters by compensating the reconstructed block data for an affine motion corresponding to the affine transform.
US09674545B2
In inter prediction that is performed by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture, into one or more second blocks, a spatial merge candidate generating unit derives a spatial merge candidate without referring to a block included in a first block that includes a second block. In case of a mode where a coding block is divided by a horizontal border into prediction blocks arranged vertically, the reference index derivation unit of a time merge candidate sets reference index information of a time merge candidate to a value of reference index information of an encoded prediction block adjacent to a left edge of a prediction block subject to encoding.
US09674541B2
A method, medium, and apparatus encoding and/or decoding an image in order to increase encoding and decoding efficiency by performing binary-arithmetic coding/decoding on a binary value of a syntax element using a probability model having the same syntax element probability value for respective context index information of each of at least two image components.
US09674539B2
A method and system for gracefully reducing demands for shared decompression resources required to present multiple video streams concurrently such that their streaming video content is simultaneously available for further processing or display. In particular, it relates to the use of presentation time stamps for incoming frames with reference to a time base clock and a threshold to determine if the decompression resources are falling behind in their ability to process incoming frames in real time. If this occurs then frames are dropped, i.e. discarded without being decompressed, with preference given to dropping incremental frames rather than key frames.
US09674536B2
A technique for visualizing elements in images by applying a color coding procedure to data which comprises an initial image and segmentation results based on N labels. The segmentation results comprise information on segmentation uncertainty. The color coding procedure constructs a resulting colored image based on the initial image and N pre-selected base colors, and in such a manner that colors in the resulting colored image are modified by using intensity of the initial image and the information on segmentation uncertainty.
US09674523B2
Methods and apparatus for transcoding digital video data are disclosed. In an embodiment, a transcoder (300) decodes a digital video block (304) using a first coding scheme, such as 8×8 MPEG-2/4, to produce domain transformed data (306) and a motion vector (308). The transcoder (300) then estimates an energy level of each sub-block in the digital video block (304) in the frequency domain (as opposed to the spatial domain), thereby reducing or eliminating the need for motion compensation. For each sub-block with an estimated energy level below a desired threshold (e.g., likely an all-zero sub-block), the transcoder (300) transcodes the sub-block by converting the motion vector (308) from the first coding scheme (e.g., MPEG-2/4) to the second coding scheme (e.g., H.264) (e.g., convert 8×8 MPEG-2/4 vector to 4×4 H.264 vector or reuse the MPEG-2/4 vector if all four sub-blocks are AZB and coding in H.264 as an 8×8 block). The transcoded sub-block may then be used (e.g., stored or transmitted).
US09674509B2
Disclosed is a multi-view three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus using a modified common viewing zone. The multi-view 3D image display apparatus may use a modified common viewing zone between a central viewing zone (common viewing zone) of the multi-view 3D image display apparatus and a central viewing zone (parallel viewing zone) of a 3D image display apparatus employing an integral photography method, or form a common viewing zone at an optimum viewing distance (OVD) of the multi-view 3D image display apparatus and use a modified common viewing zone in an area beyond the OVD.
US09674504B1
A method for detecting decalibration of a depth camera system including a first, second, and third cameras having overlapping fields of view in a direction includes: detecting a feature in a first image captured by the first camera; detecting the feature in a second image captured by the second camera; detecting the feature in a third image captured by the third camera, the third camera being non-collinear with the first and second cameras; identifying a first conjugate epipolar line in the second image in accordance with a detected location of the feature in the first image and calibration parameters; identifying a second conjugate epipolar line in the second image in accordance with a detected location of the feature in the third image and the calibration parameters; and calculating a difference between a detected location of the feature in the second image and the first and second conjugate epipolar lines.
US09674501B2
Disclosed are a terminal for increasing visual comfort sensation of a 3D object and a control method thereof. To this end, a control method of a terminal includes displaying the 3D content on a screen of the terminal. When a specific 3D object included in the 3D content moves in a specific direction on the screen, a rendering scheme of the specific 3D object is changed. The specific 3D object is displayed on the screen using the changed rendering scheme.
US09674495B2
A projection device includes: a projection part configured to project an image; a shape acquisition part configured to acquire a shape of a screen on which the image from the projection part is projected; a first projection control part configured to project a first image using a part of a projectable area by the projection part in accordance with the shape of the screen; a determination part configured to determine whether there is a projection target in an area outside the screen; and a second projection control part configured to project a second image by the projection part to the projection target in the area outside the screen in accordance with a result of the determination by the determination part.
US09674491B2
The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for programming and/or charging one or more audio/video devices such that the audio/video devices will be programmed and charged to receive transmitted audio and video signals associated with an event, allowing a user to use the audio/video device to observe the sights and sounds of the event. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cart with a docking port for each of a plurality of personal audio/video devices, a charger configured to charge the power source of each personal audio/video display device, and programming logic configured to program each of the personal audio/video devices.
US09674488B2
An information processing apparatus may include a user recognition unit to recognize a user in a captured image, and a behavior recognition unit to recognize a behavior of a user. In addition, the apparatus may include a generation unit to generate user behavior information including information of the recognized user and the recognized behavior of the recognized user. Further, the apparatus may include a communication unit to transmit the user behavior information to an external apparatus.
US09674486B2
A network-accessible service enables participating end users to collaborate with one another over a network. End users have computing devices that include hardware and software to enable the device to access a network. The service provides a publicly-available site or a local software application from which a first participating user initiates a “meeting,” e.g., by selecting a “share” button. In response, the site or software application provides an HTTP link that includes a “meeting” code, which may be a one-time unique code. The first participating user then shares the link with whomever he or she desires to collaborate. Upon receiving the link, a second participating user joins the meeting “on-the-fly” by simply selecting the link or navigating to the site and entering the “meeting” code. The service connects the second participating user to the meeting immediately and without requiring any registration, software download, or the like.
US09674484B2
An image processing device and method can perform interpolation that reduces overshoot and ringing on a step edge while maintaining high frequency components. The image processing device includes a vertical step edge area determination unit that determines a vertical step edge area of an image, a horizontal step edge area determination unit that determines a horizontal step edge area of the image, and an interpolation unit that performs an interpolation based on the vertical step edge area and the horizontal step edge area.
US09674482B2
A method for converting video information from an incoming format to an outgoing format using a process free from one or more intermediary files. The method includes receiving video information in a first format and receiving a desired output media format based upon a first input and a desired TV standard based upon a second input. The method decodes the video information in the first format to raw video information in an uncompressed format and directly resizes the raw video information in the uncompressed format into a size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard. The method adjusts the uncompressed format in the size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to a frame rate associated with the desired TV standard and encodes the uncompressed format in the size and the frame rate into an elementary video stream. A step of multiplexing the elementary video stream with audio information in the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to form video and audio information in a presentation format based upon the desired output media format and the desired TV standard is included.
US09674479B2
New forms of entertainment can result from this method of selecting, identifying, and storing by a media producer of multi-media content as files to a storage medium within an editing platform. Generating, using an editing software program, a set of instructions and data for assembly of an edited program, the edited program including specified segments from the files of the multi-media content. Assembling the specified segments using the set of instructions and data to form the edited program. Storing the edited program on the editing platform. Analyzing, using a software program, endpoint frames of each segment in the edited program, the analysis resulting in analysis data stored on the editing platform. Distributing the information to a home media server. Emulating assembly of the edited program by the home media server using the information and a home media server editing program, the assembled edited program being stored in the home media server.
US09674477B2
Provided is a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof capable of receiving recommendation information, the control method of a broadcasting receiving apparatus receiving recommendation information about a broadcasting program; comparing a time of confirming the recommendation information and a broadcasting time of a recommended program included in the recommendation information; and supplying a function of the broadcasting receiving apparatus for using the recommendation information to correspond to a comparison result. Accordingly, a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof capable of supplying a broadcasting service having an improved user convenience is provided.
US09674472B2
A solid-state imaging device comprises a plurality of pixel blocks arranged in a matrix, each of the pixel blocks including a plurality of pixels that generate a charge in response to input light; a control unit including a vertical scanning unit and a horizontal scanning unit; and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, each of the analog-to-digital converters disposed corresponding to pixel blocks. The control unit is configured to sequentially scan the pixels at a timing so that adjacent pixels which are located on a boundary of adjacent pixel blocks are scanned simultaneously.
US09674469B2
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can reduce the power consumption in outputting a low-resolution image, a method of driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. In the solid-state imaging device, a pixel summing unit outputs a horizontally- and vertically-summed pixel signal by combining pixel signals of pixels that are aligned in a vertical direction and have different weights, and pixel signals of pixels that are aligned in a horizontal direction and have different weights, the pixels being arranged in a matrix fashion. An AD converter unit performs AD conversion on the horizontally- and vertically-summed pixel signal that is output from the pixel summing unit. The present technology can be applied to solid-state imaging devices and the like.
US09674467B2
The invention provides an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with an image processing program that can instantaneously correct shading characteristics. A correction unit calculates a shading characteristic correction coefficient based on a first comparison result and a second comparison result and corrects the shading characteristics of a subsequent frame based on the calculated coefficient. The first comparison result indicates the result of the comparison between a phase difference image and a normal image included in a preceding frame acquired first a pair of frames acquired at different times. The second comparison result indicates the result of the comparison between a phase difference image and a normal image included in the subsequent frame. A control unit directs a display device to continuously display the subsequent frame, of which the shading characteristics have been corrected, as a moving image.
US09674464B2
In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing system, data associated with an election; using, by the computing system, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; based, at least in part, on the determination, selecting, by the computing system, a particular digital video-effect (DVE) template configured to facilitate generation of a DVE having a particular attribute; and executing, by the computing system, the selected DVE template, thereby causing the computing system to generate a video stream representing video content.
US09674461B2
The imaging device 1 has an image sensor 14 and an electronic diaphragm section. In the image sensor 14, a plurality of pixels having an organic layer for photoelectric conversion is two-dimensionally arranged. Each pixel of the image sensor 14 is divided into a plurality of regions. The pixel has an on-chip microlens 15, which forms a pupil image of a photography optical system 12 on the plurality of regions, and reading sections 16 which respectively read photoelectrically converted signals of the divided regions. The electronic diaphragm section electronically controls an aperture value, and selects divided regions, which are read by the reading sections 16, on the basis of the aperture value, or selects a signal from the signals of the plurality of divided regions, which are read by the reading sections 16, on the basis of the aperture value.
US09674458B2
Various techniques are disclosed for smart surveillance camera systems and methods using thermal imaging to intelligently control illumination and monitoring of a surveillance scene. For example, a smart camera system may include a thermal imager, an IR illuminator, a visible light illuminator, a visible/near IR (NIR) light camera, and a processor. The camera system may capture thermal images of the scene using the thermal imager, and analyze the thermal images to detect a presence and an attribute of an object in the scene. In response to the detection, various light sources may be selectively operated to illuminate the object only when needed or desired, with a suitable type of light source, with a suitable beam angle and width, or in otherwise desirable manner. The visible/NIR light camera may also be selectively operated based on the detection to capture or record surveillance images containing objects of interest.
US09674456B2
A device for controlling exposure of a camera is provided. An image of an area ahead of a vehicle is acquired by a camera provided in the vehicle. A traveling speed of the vehicle is acquired. An exposure area in the acquired image is set by a setting section, in which the exposure area is used for exposure control of the camera. By a calculating section, a control value for performing the exposure control is calculated based on pixel values of pixels included in the exposure area. The setting section changes a size of the exposure area based on the traveling speed, such that, when the traveling speed is a first speed, the size of the exposure area in the acquired image is smaller compared to that when the traveling speed is a second speed that is lower than the first speed.
US09674445B2
A method and an apparatus for taking a photograph by using a widget are provided. The method includes displaying, on a touch screen, a widget including a storage location name corresponding to a storage location where an image photographed in a camera application is stored, a preview area which displays a photo image stored in the storage location, and a photographing button, changing the preview area to a view finder area in response to a first touch detected in the widget, photographing a subject displayed on the view finder area in response to a second touch detected in the photographing button, and storing a photographed image corresponding to the subject in the storage location.
US09674441B2
An image processing apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect a main subject from an image captured by an image sensor that captures a subject image, a position detection unit configured to detect a position, on a screen, of the main subject, and a correction unit configured to correct, based on the position of the main subject detected by the detection unit, at least one of a blur and a distortion of an image of a subject other than the main subject, the blur and the distortion occurring due to correction of a blur of an image of the main subject performed by an optical image stabilization unit configured to optically correct a blur, on the screen, of the image of the main subject.
US09674433B1
A calibration method can begin by positioning a calibration image source around and substantially proximate to the exterior surface of a panoramic optical device that utilizes a conical quadric reflector having an aperture in its apex. The calibration image source can be made of a material that is substantially transparent to allow the passage of environmental light and can utilize a predetermined color palette having a calibration feature, such as a geometric shape and/or a line, which is in a known location. A quadric image of the calibration image source can then be captured. Coordinates for a visual image center of the calibration image can be determined by an image center calibration program using the location of the calibration feature. The visual image center can be the point around which a quadric image is transformed into a visually-correct panorama. The determined visual image center coordinates can be stored.
US09674431B2
An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element which obtains an original image, a storage unit which stores a first optical transfer function different depending on an image pickup condition and on a position in the original image and an image restoration filter or a function designed to generate a second optical transfer function, a data obtaining unit which obtains the first optical transfer function when the aperture value is less than a predetermined value, and the image restoration filter or the second optical transfer function generated based on the function designed to generate the second optical transfer function when the aperture value is not less than the predetermined value, a filter generating unit which generates an image restoration filter based on the first or second optical transfer function, and an image processing unit which generates the restored image by using the image restoration filter.
US09674429B2
A camera system captures an image in a source aspect ratio and applies a transformation to the input image to scale and warp the image to generate an output image having a target aspect ratio different than the source aspect ratio. The output image has the same field of view as the input image, maintains image resolution, and limits distortion to levels that do not substantially affect the viewing experience. In one embodiment, the output image is non-linearly warped relative to the input image such that a distortion in the output image relative to the input image is greater in a corner region of the output image than a center region of the output image.
US09674428B2
In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a camera accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to command the camera to produce a first image using at least a first parameter and a second image using at least a second parameter different from the first parameter, permit access to the first image and second image by an application, and receive from the application data which indicates which of the first parameter and the second parameter to use to produce at least a third image.
US09674424B2
An imaging apparatus including an electric charge accumulation unit configured to accumulate electric charge in accordance with an incident light quantity; a tracking unit configured to perform tracking; and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control, wherein the electric charge accumulation unit performs a first accumulation, and then performs a second accumulation after the first accumulation, wherein the tracking unit performs the tracking based on an image signal obtained through the first accumulation, and wherein the exposure control unit computes a control value for the exposure control based on at least the image signal obtained through the second accumulation of the image signal obtained through the first accumulation and an image signal obtained through the second accumulation.
US09674422B2
An generation section generates a first display image based on an image signal output from an image pick-up device including first and second pixel groups on which respective images are formed by a pupil-divided subject-image, and generates a second display image for use in focus verification from first and second images based on an image signal output from the first and second pixel groups. A display controller performs control to display the first display image on a display section, and to display the second display image on the display section within a display region of the first display image. An automatic focus section, in cases in which a predetermined instruction has been input, performs automatic focusing in a focus region having at least a portion that overlaps with at least a portion of a display region of the second display image.
US09674418B2
Disclosed are a two-way photographing system of a mobile terminal and a control method. The system includes a rotating mirror, a lens and an approach sensing apparatus. The rotating mirror is rotatable around the axis to a front reflection state or a rear reflection state for reflecting the incident light to the lens. The rotating minor has a first end close to the front light entrance and a second end close to the rear light entrance. The approach sensing apparatus is located adjacent to the first end when the rotating minor is in the front reflection state or adjacent to the second end when the rotating mirror is in the rear reflection state, and configured to generate a first detecting signal when the rotating mirror is in the front reflection state and to generate a second detecting signal when the rotating mirror is in the rear reflection state.
US09674410B2
An electronic device module includes a metallic casing having at least one boss formed therein, an electronic device unit placed inside the casing, connector terminals for external device connection electrically connected to the electronic device unit, and a metallic ground shell disposed so as to surround the connector terminals, having a front surface covered with a metal coated layer and including at least one boss insertion portion formed, a head of the at least one boss inserted into the at least one boss insertion portion and the coated layer positioned on a periphery of the corresponding at least one boss insertion portion being welded to each other to electrically connect and fix the ground shell to the casing.
US09674406B2
The technique of dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) is disclosed herein for the purpose of robustly separating video frames into background (low-rank) and foreground (sparse) components in real-time. Foreground/background separation is achieved at the computational cost of just one singular value decomposition (SVD) and one linear equation solve, thus producing results orders of magnitude faster than robust principal component analysis (RPCA). Additional techniques, including techniques for analyzing the video for multi-resolution time-scale components, and techniques for reusing computations to allow processing of streaming video in real time, are also described herein.
US09674402B2
A method for printing an object using a color image printer is provided. The printer applies colorant dots having a flat shape. The object has an apparent surface with a locally varying color for representing a color image on the surface. The printer comprises a white colorant, that is applied as a background underneath a surface colorant for begetting a local color of the apparent surface. The invented method comprises the steps of: generating two-dimensional image data for composing the object in slices; determining a local surface orientation of the apparent surface of the object; and applying colorant material in accordance with the two-dimensional image data, wherein, in dependence on the local surface orientation, white colorant dots are deposited between other colorant dots to compensate a color effect of an orientation of a surface colorant dot relative to the local surface orientation.
US09674392B1
A system and method render see-saw scalable gloss effect image patterns on a recording medium by using to two colors to provide one region with a relatively smooth surface, while a second region has a relatively rougher surface. A third region is added composed of a color different than the first two, wherein the third region has a relatively smooth surface where it intersects with the first region and a relatively rougher surface where it intersects with the second region. As the rendered recording medium is tilted at different angles, the image patterns thereon toggle to create a see-saw effect.
US09674390B2
An external terminal transmits a print job to a printout apparatus and also transmits authentication information required for user authentication in printing that involves authentication to the printout apparatus at one time or a plurality of times and at a different time from the transmission of the print job. The printout apparatus identifies the authentication information received from the external terminal as information to be used for the user authentication when a transmission source user of the authentication information and a client user of the print job are determined to be the same on the basis of transmission-source user identification information for identifying the transmission source user and client user identification information for identifying the client user.
US09674384B2
An image reading device includes a frame, an image reading unit, a guide, a biasing member, and an adjuster. The image reading unit reads, while moving in a predetermined direction, image information of a document placed on an exposure glass. The guide extends in the predetermined direction and is supported by the frame, to engage and guide the image reading unit to move the image reading unit in the predetermined direction. The biasing member biases the guide in a direction against a direction in which the guide bends due to weight of the guide and weight of the image reading unit. The adjuster adjusts a biasing force of the biasing member against the guide.
US09674381B2
Provided are an electronic device, an information management program, and an information management method that help reduce the amount of memory for job information. An MFP (electronic device) has a job information generating device which generates, for each job executed by application software, job information including settings used by the application software that executes the job, and an access managing device which manages, when the job is executed, access to the job information from the application software. The job information generating device duplicates general job information including general setting items to generate preliminary job information, accepts, for the job, values for setting items included in the preliminary job information, and then generates the job information such that it includes, out of settings included in the preliminary job information, only settings used by the application software.
US09674378B2
According to the present invention, when a terminal apparatus is brought close to a printing apparatus serving as a processing apparatus, the terminal apparatus uses its own NFC unit to acquire, from the printing apparatus, information for communicating with each of one or more network connection units provided in the printing apparatus. Then, using a communication unit, the terminal apparatus then searches for the printing apparatus on a network in accordance with the acquired information. In the case where the terminal apparatus has successfully identified the printing apparatus as being present on the network, the terminal apparatus transmits a processing request to the printing apparatus successfully identified on the network via the communication unit.
US09674374B1
A method may include determining a number of user devices that can access data services in a wireless network and storing information identifying the determined number of user devices for each of a number of sectors for each of a number of periods of time. The method may also include receiving a request from a first user device associated with a first user for access to data services during a first period of time, accessing the stored information to determine whether to grant the request and providing access to data services via the wireless network to the first user device. The method may further include excluding data usage by the first user device during the first period of time from being applied against a data limit associated with the user's data plan.
US09674365B2
A method and an audio conference device for carrying out an audio conference are disclosed, whereby classification information associated with a respective audio date flow is recorded for supplied audio data flows. According to a result of an evaluation of the classification information, the audio data flows are associated with at least three groups which are homogeneous with regard to the results. The individual audio data flows are processed uniformly in each group in terms of the signals thereof, and said audio data flows processed in this way are superimposed in order to form audio conference data flows to be transmitted to the communication terminals.
US09674362B2
Systems and methods of managing customer journeys are implemented using one or more processors in a computing system. Each journey may comprise a succession of interactions at interaction points such as telephone conversations, responses to an interactive voice response “IVR” system and viewing a web page. Customer journey scores are determined for customers at one or more interaction points along the customer journey and the customer journey score is used to determine whether and when an intervention should take place. Models for determining customer journey scores may be created for a set of customers based on one or both of subjective and objective data relating to a subset of the set of customers that have made some or part of the journey, e.g. customers that have responded to polls. An intervention may take place during the journey or after completion of the journey.
US09674356B2
A machine learning system and method for contact center use. Activities associated with a plurality of contact centers are monitored and a knowledge base is updated based on the monitored activities. An outcome for a particular contact center may be predicted based on monitored interactions for the particular contact center, and based on information in the knowledge base. An output is then generated based on the predicted outcome.
US09674344B1
Receiving and processing customer support calls initiated from a mobile/wireless device via a call function or via a mobile device application may include various operations. For instance, an example method of operation may provide receiving a service request from a mobile device, requesting a temporary telephone number to be assigned to a subsequent call to be placed from the mobile device, creating a database record with an identifier of the mobile device and the temporary telephone number, transmitting the temporary telephone number to the mobile device, receiving an automated call to the temporary telephone number from the mobile device, and connecting the mobile device with a remote call recipient.
US09674341B1
A computer-implemented method to provide transcriptions of an audio communication session is disclosed. The method may include receiving audio data at a first device from a second device over a first wireless network connection of a first wireless network type and providing the audio data to a speaker of the first device for output of the audio data. The method may further include encoding the audio data at the first device based on a second wireless network type and transmitting the encoded audio data from the first device over a second wireless network of the second wireless network type.
US09674340B1
A system is described herein that facilitates the monitoring of inmate communications. The system provides a remotely-accessible means for a reviewer to monitor a call between an inmate and another person. The system includes a monitoring server and a monitoring station. The monitoring server is configured to receive a call and call information from a communication center and process the call for monitoring, schedule a review of the call; and store the call, the call information, and scheduling data. The monitoring station is configured to receive the call and the call information from the monitoring server based on the scheduling data, and to display the identifying information and facilitate the review of the call.
US09674337B2
A system and method for distraction mitigation wherein a location of a mobile device within one of one or more zones in a vehicle may be determined and the behavior of the mobile device and/or in-vehicle systems, with which the mobile device interacts, may be modified based on the determined location. In one example, the location of a smartphone may be determined to be within the area (a.k.a. zone) of an automobile cabin associated with a driver of the automobile and the smartphone user interface may be locked to prevent direct operation of the smartphone by the driver while still allowing indirect operation via, for example, a Bluetooth connection to an automobile infotainment system.
US09674336B2
The present disclosure provides a portable processing unit add-on computing device for mobile devices. In one embodiment, the portable processing unit add-on comprises one or more processors, memory and means for remotely displaying and receiving input for its user interface. The portable processing unit add-on interacts with the mobile device in order to allow the mobile device's user to access the portable processing unit's functionality. The portable processing unit typically, but not necessarily, includes a desktop-grade processor, such as one based on the Intel™ x86 architecture, and runs a desktop-grade operating system such as Microsoft Windows™ or Ubuntu Linux™.
US09674335B2
A multi-configuration input device is described. In one or more examples, an input device comprises a connection portion configured to be secured to a mobile computing device using a magnetic connection, an input portion having one or more sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction, a support portion rotationally secured to the input portion and the connection portion and effective to assume a cover configuration in which the support portion and the input portion are positioned to cover a display device of the mobile computing device, and further effective to assume a stand configuration in which the support portion and the input portion are position at an acute angle with respect to one another, and an operating system selection key operable to select from a plurality of operating systems.
US09674332B2
Provided is a vehicle interface providing terminal including: a wireless communication unit configured to receive a call signal transmitted from a base station; a terminal information collection unit configured to collect terminal information of other callable terminals; a vehicle interface generator configured to provide a vehicle interface to a vehicle information providing terminal and provide a selection list through the vehicle interface based on the terminal information when the call signal is received; and a call voice relay unit configured to relay a voice signal between a second terminal selected in the selection list and the base station, in which the call voice relay unit transmits the voice signal received from the base station and transmits the voice signal received from the second terminal to the base station, when the second terminal is selected.
US09674329B2
Disclosed are a mobile communication terminal for receiving a call while running an application and a method for same according to the present invention. The present invention provides the mobile communication terminal for receiving a call while running the application and the method for same, comprising: an input portion for receiving inputted information according to an operation of a key or a menu by a user; a control portion for running the application for an additional function according to the inputted information that is received, and controlling so that when an incoming signal is received, a call reception window indicating call connection status information with respect to the incoming signal is displayed on a portion of an additional function running screen; and a display for receiving a control signal from the control portion and displaying same on the screen, wherein the call reception window is displayed on the portion of the screen from which the application is run when the incoming signal is received while running the application for the additional function, thereby allowing continuous use of the additional function without disruption of application use due to receiving a call, and allowing control of call-related functions by using the call reception window so that the call-related functions can be controlled even while using another application.
US09674326B2
A handset device and an interface unit used to transmit at least one of a command signal and an audio signal to a hearing device by way of a wireless connection are disclosed. The handset device has an audio output and is configured to transmit a power signal configured to power the interface unit to the interface unit by way of a wired connection connecting the audio output of the handset device with an audio input of the interface unit. The handset device is also configured to transmit the command signal and/or the audio signal to the interface unit by way of the wired connection. In certain embodiments, the audio signal and at least one of the command signal and the power signal have pre-assigned and non-overlapping frequency ranges.
US09674323B1
A multi-functional portable device that connects to and communicates with one or more modular units designed to provide different functionality. The multi-functional portable device of the present invention may communicate with a user computing device. The multi-functional portable device may be employed in various methods and systems used for interacting with and acquiring information from the surrounding environment.
US09674322B2
An electronic apparatus includes a panel, a display, and a housing. The panel has a first main surface, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, and side surfaces that connect the first main surface and the second main surface. The display is located on the second main surface side of the panel. The housing configured to house the display and holds the panel. At least one of the side surfaces of the panel includes a first portion that does not face the housing.
US09674318B2
A data processing system is provided. A host processing device supports a host transport engine operable to establish a first transport stream over a network with a remote peer. Device hardware comprises a device transport engine. The device transport engine is configured to monitor the first transport stream to determine a state of the first transport stream and in response to an indication from the host processing device perform transport processing of the first transport stream.
US09674317B2
A first preamble portion of a physical layer (PHY) data unit is generated according to a first clock rate, wherein the first preamble portion is formatted according to a first PHY mode of a wireless communication protocol when the PHY data unit is to be transmitted according to the first PHY mode, and the first preamble portion is formatted according to a second PHY mode of the wireless communication protocol when the PHY data unit is to be transmitted according to the second PHY mode. An OFDM portion of the PHY data unit is generated, wherein the OFDM portion follows the first preamble portion, includes a second preamble portion having one or more long training fields, is clocked at the first clock rate when the PHY data unit is to be transmitted according to a first PHY mode, and is clocked at a second clock rate different than the first clock rate when the PHY data unit is to be transmitted according to a second PHY mode.
US09674315B2
Header field identifiers can be dynamically bound to header fields in software defined networks via signaling between software defined network (SDN) controllers and switches. Dynamically establishing header binding definitions may allow new header fields to be recognized and manipulated (e.g., matched, modified, etc.) by SDN switches without having to update the corresponding standard. To achieve this, an SDN controller sends a binding request to an SDN switch to propose that a header field identifier be dynamically associated with a header field type. If the SDN switch acknowledges the binding request, then the header field identifier is used to identify the header field type in messages (e.g., control messages, etc.) transmitted to the SDN switch.
US09674307B1
The configuration describes the methods to transform the execution of an Android app running locally on an Android device to a client-server model of execution where the app executes on a modified version of Android on a server. Unlike a traditional client-server model where the application executes within the server environment, the Android app on the server requires delegation of some functionality to client environment. The proposed configuration also describes the methods for delegating the execution of selected components of Android stack to the Client Device. The client may be a browser or any web connected device.
US09674302B1
A computing resource associated with a user is scheduled to undergo a transition. Prior to the scheduled transition, the computing resource is placed in a pending state. The user is notified that the computing resource is scheduled to undergo the transition. In response to an input received from the user, the computing resource is allowed to undergo the transition when the input indicates that the transition can proceed.
US09674301B2
Methods, devices and systems for facilitating a connection are described. In one aspect, a method for facilitating a connection between a public internet protocol (IP) address allocated remote management server (RMS) and private IP address allocated customer-premises equipment (CPE) devices that are serviced by a home gateway device (HGD) is described. The CPE devices are located within a different type of network than the RMS. The HGD implements the method which includes: receiving, from an operation support system, a request to download a service module stored on a storage server, the request including an identifier associated with a CPE device; in response to receiving the request, downloading the service module from the storage server; initiating the downloaded service module on the HGD; and in response to initiating the service module, instructing an identified CPE device based on the identifier to establish the connection with the RMS via the HGD.
US09674273B2
A method for providing a service containing facilities in a peer-to-peer network comprising peer devices is provided. The peer devices may be associated with groups, each group being defined by a pre-determined facility. The pre-determined facility may be executed by each peer device associated with a respective group, and a selected peer device of a group executes the respective facility. A sequence of facilities and specifications to be executed is publicized in the peer-to-peer network, on the peer devices executing the respective facility by a peer device requesting the combined service, and the selection of the selected peer devices is carried out according to the publicized sequence and the publicized specifications.
US09674271B2
A method for storing information items from a client device to a remote server is performed at the client device having memory and one or more processors, the remote server being communicatively coupled to the client device. The client device renders an information item and an information storing option associated with the information item using a first application at the client device. Upon detecting a user selection of the information storing option, the client device invokes a second application, which may or may not run on the client device, to upload data associated with the information item rendered on the client device to the remote server and then resumes the rendition of the information item using the first application at the client device.
US09674270B2
A method for creating a course for dynamic provisioning includes receiving, by a creation engine, from a second computing device associated with a user, a request to create a course. The creation engine receives, from the second computing device, an identification of a type of computing resource for use during the course. A service provider computing device is selected from a plurality of service provider computing devices based upon an ability to provide access to the identified type of computing resource. The service provider computing device is instructed to provision a computing resource of the identified type. The second computing device is directed to connect to the provisioned computing resource. The method includes receiving, from the second computing device, an indication that the user configured the provisioned computing resource for use during the course. A state management engine is directed to save a state of the provisioned computing resource.
US09674266B2
A method includes monitoring a bandwidth currently available for streaming of a segment file pertaining to the selected content asset from a server to the client. A selected content asset is registered by receiving a user-originating request identifying the selected content asset. An adequate segment quality level to be requested is selected based on the currently available bandwidth. A segment to be requested is adaptively selected contingent upon the local availability or quality level of file segments. The segment is requested from the content providing server in the specified adaptively selected adequate segment quality level. The requested segment is received in a current segment quality level corresponding to the adaptively selected adequate quality level, stored locally associated with information regarding its quality level. Received file segments pertaining to the content file are rendered in a manner as specified by a received manifest file pertaining to the content file.
US09674259B1
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to semantic processing of content for product identification. Content may be received from a user device. The content may be processed based at least in part on one or more content filters. At least a portion of the processed content may be analyzed with named-entity recognition to identify one or more product references. A confidence score associated with each of the one or more product references may be calculated. Data associated with the one or more product references may be obtained. The data associated with the one or more product references may be transmitted for presentation on the user device.
US09674254B2
An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream.
US09674253B2
A method for skipping title sequence of a multimedia file and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first portion feature data of a first multimedia file; obtaining a beginning time of a second portion of a second multimedia file according to the first portion feature data; and skipping a first portion of the second multimedia file prior to the beginning time of a second portion, and displaying the second portion of the second multimedia file.
US09674244B2
A virtual conferencing system is described which provides discussion support services such as during a debate between virtual conference participants. For example, one embodiment of virtual conferencing system comprises: a plurality of clients operated by participants and at least one moderator of a virtual conference, each of the clients comprising state management logic to maintain a current state of the virtual conference; a virtual conferencing service to establish audio and/or video connections between the plurality of clients during the virtual conference, the virtual conferencing service further including a state synchronization service communicatively coupled to the state management logic on each client to ensure that the current state of the virtual conference is consistent on each client; a virtual conferencing graphical user interface (GUI) to be rendered on the plurality of clients, the virtual conferencing GUI configured, via signals sent from the state synchronization service, to display a video stream of one or more current speakers during the virtual conference utilizing the established video connections; and a discussion support module to implement a discussion between two or more selected participants in the virtual conference by generating a discussion configuration including data structures and GUI features required to implement the discussion in response to a set of discussion parameters specified by the virtual conferencing moderator, wherein the discussion configuration implemented by the discussion support module are synchronized to clients through the state synchronization service.
US09674238B2
A method includes performing operations as follows on a processor: receiving a selection of a content item by a first user from a first mobile device, sending an inquiry to the first mobile device comprising collaboration options for the content item, the collaboration options comprising a first option to invite a second user to collaborate asynchronously on the content item and a second option to invite the second user to collaborate synchronously on the content item via a communication session between the first mobile device and a second mobile device associated with the second user, receiving a selection of one of the first option and the second option by the first user from the first mobile device, identifying an address of the second mobile device responsive to receiving the selection of one of the first option and the second option, and sending a message addressed to the address of the second mobile device.
US09674236B2
An apparatus and method for synchronizing the display of content in a real-time collaboration system are provided. The method includes transmitting, from a master device to each of a plurality of other devices, a list of thumbnails and content corresponding to each thumbnail, for each of the plurality of other devices, displaying the list of thumbnails in a format appropriate for that device, without taking into account a display format of other devices in the plurality of other devices, transmitting, from the master device to each of the plurality of other devices, a content ID corresponding to content having a current focus, and for each of the plurality of devices, scrolling through the list of thumbnails to display the thumbnail corresponding to the received content ID.
US09674233B2
A method and apparatus for user location registration comprising determining, by a first network service provided by a first network, subscriber location information associated with a first user communication device registered with the first network, wherein the subscriber location information includes a network identifier of the first device, and wherein the network identifier is not obtained via session initiation protocol (SIP) messaging received from the first device; receiving, by the first network service, a broadcast location request for the subscriber location information in response to a call initiated from a second user communication device wherein receiving the broadcast location request further includes determining subscriber identity information from the broadcast location request, and determining that the subscriber identity information is associated with the subscriber location information; and sending, by the first network service, the determined subscriber location information in response to the broadcast location request.
US09674226B2
Examples of methods, apparatus, and computer program products are disclosed for facilitating access to one or more services in a network environment. At a host, a request is received from a client machine in communication with the host over a network. An asynchronous service description file indicates one or more asynchronous communication techniques configured to be performed to access or communicate with a service over the network. The asynchronous service description file is a conversion of a synchronous service description file indicating one or more synchronous communication techniques for accessing or communicating with a synchronous service. The asynchronous service description file is provided to the client machine.
US09674225B2
A managed container may be configured to manage enterprise applications, manage enterprise information stored on a device, manage a protected storage area used by the managed container to store and reference the enterprise applications during execution, and manage a database storing enterprise rules related to management of the enterprise applications and the enterprise information. The managed container may communicate with an application gateway server to control download and update of the enterprise applications, the enterprise information, and the enterprise rules. The application gateway server may be coupled to a backend enterprise application. At least one of the enterprise applications may be configured to execute in conjunction with the backend enterprise application according to at least one of the enterprise rules, and is configured to, according to another one of the enterprise rules, manage the enterprise information associated with the backend enterprise application.
US09674224B2
Apparatus and methods for provisioning of customer premise equipment (CPE) equipped with a secure microprocessor to receive e.g., digital video content by entering unique identification of the CPE at one or more servers located at the headend or other location of a content-based network. In one embodiment, the CPE comprises a download-enabled (e.g., DCAS) host with embedded cable modem and embedded set-top box functionality, and the provisioning includes enabling DOCSIS functionality of the CPE, assigning an IP address to the CPE and providing the CPE with a client image for the conditional access system chosen by the network operator. In one variant, the network operator can deactivate a provisioned device while connected to the network, as well when disconnected from the network. The network operator can also add, delete or replace conditional access client image in a provisioned device.
US09674222B1
A method and system are described for detecting unauthorized access to one or more of a plurality of networked victim computers in a victim cloud. The networked victim computers connect to one or more DNS servers. The system includes one or more decoy bot computers, which are operated as victim computers in the victim cloud. The system also includes one or more decoy control computers, which are operated as control computers that communicate with victim computers in the victim cloud. Threats are identified by analyzing data traffic communicated with the decoy bot computers and decoy control computers for information suspected of having being sent from a victim's computer without proper authorization, and by monitoring whether behavior of a DNS server deviates from expected behaviors.
US09674221B1
Described herein are methods, network devices and machine-readable storage media for detecting whether a message is a phishing attack based on the collective responses from one or more individuals who have received that message. The individuals may flag the message as a possible phishing attack, and/or may provide a numerical ranking indicating the likelihood that the message is a possible phishing attack. As responses from different individuals may have a different degree of reliability, each response from an individual may be weighted with a corresponding trustworthiness level of that individual, in an overall determination as to whether a message is a phishing attack. A trustworthiness level of an individual may indicate a degree to which the response of that individual can be trusted and/or relied upon, and may be determined by how well that individual recognized simulated phishing attacks.
US09674220B2
A method and system for optimizing the delivery of content items over a network are provided. The method includes intercepting a request sent from a first node to retrieve a content item from a web source, the request includes information related the web source; extracting from the request a pointer to the web source and requested content item; identifying using the pointer at least one additional node that has previously requested the content item from the web source; selecting one of the at least one additional node as a second node for providing the content item to the first node; fetching the content item from the second node; and enabling a display of the content item on the first node.
US09674219B2
There is provided a method of authenticating a public land mobile network (PLMN) to a mobile station (MS). The PLMN provides a circuit switched access network to the MS, and the MS and a trusted service, TS, have established a security context. The initiation of a voice call or initiation of sending or receiving of a pushed message by the MS (S10.1) is detected, and the TS generates a response authentication token using a session identifier and the security context (S10.7). The TS sends a response comprising the response authentication token to the MS such that the response is delivered to the MS over a signalling channel of the PLMN using a mobile subscriber integrated services digital network-number (MSISDN) associated with the subscriber or subscription to direct the message (S10.9). The MS authenticates the response using the response authentication token, the security context, and the session identifier (S10.12) in order to authenticate the PLMN.
US09674213B2
A system, method, and computer program product for implementing a phishing assessment of a target computer network that includes a phishing assessment platform for generating parameters for the phishing assessment; generating the phishing assessment parameters includes identifying a target domain name for the phishing assessment; identifying a pseudo domain name based on the target domain name; generating a pseudo web page using one or more features and attributes of an entity; and implementing the phishing assessment using the pseudo domain name and pseudo web page.
US09674202B1
Techniques related to preventing large-scale data breaches utilizing differentiated data object (DO) protection layers are described. A security gateway placed within a communication path between client end stations and servers receives DO access requests from the client end stations. The DOs are divided into a first subset that are currently classified as active and a second subset that are currently classified as inactive based upon a likelihood of further legitimate access to the DOs. Those of the DO access requests for DOs determined to be in the first subset are subjected to a first protection layer utilizing zero or more protection mechanisms. Those of the plurality of DO access requests for DOs not in the first subset are subjected to a second protection layer utilizing one or more protection mechanisms. Large-scale data breaches are efficiently prevented without disruption to legitimate DO access requests.
US09674195B1
NAT systems are identified by detecting highly authenticated operations being made by multiple users from IP addresses. Users of a web service are authenticated in response to performing highly authenticated operations, such as identity proofing or multifactor authentication. Successful highly authenticated operations are tracked. A NAT system operating in conjunction with a specific IP address is identified, in response to a threshold number of different users successfully performing highly authenticated operations from the specific IP address within a specific amount of time. The total number of users behind the identified NAT system is estimated, based on the rate at which different users successfully perform operations from the specific IP address. One or more additional action(s) are taken to manage the processing of traffic originating from the specific IP address, taking into account that multiple users are operating behind the identified NAT system. An example action is rate limiting.
US09674187B1
Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating mobile device guest network access
Mobile device access to a guest network is facilitated. A method comprises: detecting a home network having an associated access point based on the device being within a first defined proximity of the associated access point; and transmitting information indicative of a request to establish a guest network via the associated access point of the home network and providing authentication information for an entity associated with the device. The method also comprises establishing the guest network according to one or more assigned resources based on receipt of an acknowledgement message received from a cloud device, wherein receipt of the acknowledgment message from the cloud device is based on cloud device determination that the entity associated with the device is authenticated and based on receipt of an authorization by an entity associated with the home network.
US09674186B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the management of connections between one or more client devices and an access point over one or more service sets. An access point may maintain a list of client devices that have successfully associated with a private service set broadcast from the access point, and when a client device from the list attempts to connect to a public service set broadcast from the access point, the access point may deny the client device's attempt to connect to the public service set. Attempts by the client device to join the public service set may be denied for a predetermined number of attempts or a predetermined period of time. Denying an attempt to connect to a public service set may provide a client device with more opportunities to connect to a private service set broadcast from a corresponding access point.
US09674176B2
In various embodiments of the invention, a radio communication device and a method for booting a radio communication device are provided. In an embodiment of the invention, an operating system code of a processor is loaded during execution of an authentication procedure code.
US09674172B2
A method and apparatus for authentication in a passive optical network are disclosed. In the disclosure, a first terminal serial number of an ONU and a first logic registration code are transmitted from the ONU to an OLT; if the OLT determines that the first terminal serial number does not match a second terminal serial number stored on the OLT, the OLT judges whether the first logic registration code received from the ONU matches a second logic registration code stored on the OLT; the OLT stores the first terminal serial number received from the ONU on the OLT if the first logic registration code matches the second logic registration code.
US09674169B2
A system and method for writing, updating and reading the static and dynamic identification data for an aeronautical appliance, which is secure, of low weight and simple to implement. The system for writing, updating and reading the static and dynamic identification data includes a data collection device for collecting and storing static and dynamic identification data for an aeronautical appliance, the collection device integrated into the aeronautical appliance and coupled to a computing unit of the aeronautical appliance according to a master-slave communication model, the computing unit always being master of the communication with the collection device, and a reading device for remotely reading at least part of the identification data stored on the collection device.
US09674168B2
Techniques for managing privileged accounts via a privileged access management service are provided. In some examples, the service may be configured with a plug-in framework for accessing secure resources. In some aspects, plug-in code for implementing a workflow that includes step-up validation associated with a user attempting to access at least one secure resource may be received. Access to the at least one secure resource may be provided when the user is authenticated with respect to the service. In some examples, a request to access a second secure resource may be received. Additionally, in some examples, the workflow to perform the step-up validation may be implemented at least in response to the request to access the second secure resource. The workflow implemented based at least in part on an attribute associated with the request.
US09674164B2
A method manages keys in a manipulation-proof manner for a virtual private network. The method includes authenticating a communication terminal on an authentication server by use of a first key over a public network and providing a communication key, which is suitable for the communication over a virtual private network in the public network, for the authenticated communication terminal over the public network. The communication key in the communication terminal is encrypted by a second key, which is provided by a manipulation-protected monitoring device.
US09674163B1
A security platform or network for transmitting end-to-end encrypted voice or data communications between at least a first digital device and a second device is disclosed. The network includes a network portal for registering the first digital device and the second device. The portal provides the first digital device and second device with at least first and second keys and receives requests from each device to communicate with each other. The portal searches for and receives authorization from the called device to set up a secure session with the calling device. The portal receives encrypted messages from the devices, decrypts the encrypted messages with the keys provided to the devices, and re-encrypts the received messages. The portal sends the re-encrypted messages to the other device. Accordingly, the devices are capable of securely communicating with each other by encrypting and decrypting the messages sent to and received from the portal. The intent is to provide a commercially feasible approach to protect sensitive information that is not government classified, with potential users including (a) Individuals—for protecting private information and conversations; (b) Companies—for protecting proprietary/sensitive information; and (c) Government—for protecting SBU conversations and information.
US09674162B1
A computing device has a processor and a first memory, e.g., a fuse-based memory, storing a first cryptographic key. The processor is configured to receive information related to a second cryptographic key from a cryptographic key provisioning system. The processor derives the second cryptographic key from the information related to a second cryptographic key. The first cryptographic key has fewer bits than the second cryptographic key. The processor is also configured to encrypt the second cryptographic key using the first cryptographic key, and store the encrypted second cryptographic key in a second memory, e.g., a flash memory.
US09674154B1
Techniques for providing an information masking service may be provided. For example, an association between masking information and one or more masking profiles may be maintained where each masking profile indicates usage behavior of a user at a particular location. In embodiments, a location of a user device may be determined based at least in part on location information received from a user device. A particular masking profile of the one or more masking profiles may be selected based at least in part on the determined location. The masking information that corresponds to the particular masking profile may be provided to the user device where the masking information is configured to be utilized by the user device when communicating with a network of the determined location rather than the default identification information of the user device.
US09674147B2
Methods and apparatus to provide a distributed firewall in a network are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, at a control plane, a network traffic rule to implement in a network; determining, at the control plane, a distributed firewall for a first firewall in the network to enforce the network traffic rule; instructing, using the control plane, a first software-defined networking node to instantiate the first firewall of the distributed firewall; configuring a second software-defined networking node to route network traffic through the first firewall; and instructing the first software-defined networking node to enforce the network traffic rule.
US09674146B2
A high-speed security device for network connected industrial controls provides hybrid processing in tandem hardware and software security components. The software security component establishes state-less data identifying each packet that requires high-speed processing and loads a data table in the hardware component. The hardware component may then allow packets matching data of the data table to bypass the software component while passing other non-matching packets to the software component for more sophisticated state analysis.
US09674140B1
A data processing method comprising generating, by each Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) endpoint of a plurality of ICE endpoints, a username comprising an identifier, wherein the plurality of ICE endpoints are accessible through a single Internet Protocol (IP) address and port number pair; sending, by each ICE endpoint, at least the username to a server for use in establishing a session between a specific ICE endpoint of the plurality of ICE endpoints and a client device; receiving, at a proxy associated with the plurality of ICE endpoints, a datagram from the client device for the specific ICE endpoint, wherein the datagram comprises the username; in response to attributes of the datagram not matching an entry in a table of the proxy, extracting the identifier from the username; forwarding, by the proxy, the datagram to the specific ICE endpoint based on the identifier.
US09674134B2
A system and method for crowdsourcing user-provided brand identifiers and distributing content based on crowd-sourced identifiers is provided. Different user-provided brand identifiers are extracted from messages provided by users of a social network. The identifiers are aggregated into two or more aggregate identity groups. When a brand identifier associated with a user request for content is determined to be in at least one of the aggregate identity groups, content items comprising one or more other brand identifiers of the at least one aggregate identity group are provided to the user.
US09674127B2
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for selectively resending a first message in a publish-subscribe message distribution model is provided. The method may include receiving the first message having a first message ID associated with the first message. The method may include sending the first message to a plurality of subscribers. The method may include receiving a rolled back first message. The method may include determining if the first message ID matches a second message ID associated with a second message. The method may include creating a first subscriber list associated with the first message. The method may include storing the first message in a data structure. The method may include appending a second subscriber list associated with the second message with a subscriber. The method may include sending the second message to the first subscriber or the first message to the first subscriber.
US09674124B1
According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for dynamic execution of actions in response to communications events of one or more communications protocols that are generated in response to a variety of triggers. The method includes, at an event clearinghouse for receiving communications events, receiving a communications event that is associated with a trigger, the communications event having a first communication protocol, identifying an action to take in response to the communications event, identifying a target for the action, and initiating the identified action by or on behalf of the identified target, wherein the event clearinghouse supports a plurality of communications protocols.
US09674123B2
A system for secure delivery of messages over disparate networks with disparate protocols, comprising a server computer comprising program code stored in a memory and adapted to manage message delivery received from at least one accredited client computing device, the server computer having at least a plurality of special TCP sockets allowing a plurality of persistent connections, the connections being adapted to deliver messages under different carrier protocols, using at least one of SNPP, WCTP, SMTP, CAP, and OAI carrier types protocols, and the connections being adapted to facilitate the sending of multiple messages in a short time.
US09674119B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an audio/video bridging (AVB) stream in an in-vehicle Ethernet communication network. A method for controlling an audio/video bridging (AVB) stream in an in-vehicle Ethernet communication network may include configuring an AVB frame using audio/video (AV) data received from an upper application layer, acquiring a stream subtype identifier (ID) corresponding to the configured AVB frame, identifying a host having generated the AVB frame, identifying a domain including the identified host, identifying a stream class of the AVB frame, generating an AVB stream ID based on the acquired stream subtype ID, the identified host, the identified domain and the identified stream class, and transmitting the generated AVB stream ID in the AVB frame to a sub layer.
US09674118B2
A digital networking system includes a digital crosspoint switch, a host controller, and a data processing card that includes a programmable logic device such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The host controller is operative to configure both the data processing card and the digital crosspoint switch in accordance with commands received over a user interface. The system is configurable to direct incoming data through the crosspoint switch to the data processing card for processing, and then back through the crosspoint switch for distribution to one or more network ports. The processing performed by the data processing card may include, among other options, feed filtering of a digital market data feed for use in high-frequency trading applications.
US09674112B2
A networked system includes a plurality of information handling systems (IHSs). A networking device couples the plurality of IHSs to a network. The networking device is operable to receive a packet associated with a first network application from a first IHS of the plurality of IHSs. The networking device then determines that a first virtual port is associated with the first network application in a database. The networking device then assign packets received from the first IHS and associated with the first network application to the first virtual port. The networking device then forwards packets received from the first IHS and associated with the first network application over the network using the first virtual port. The first virtual port provides access to a virtual network that is provided for the first network application and configured using network information associated with the first network application.
US09674109B2
Embodiments are directed towards employing a configuration management system to report one or more assumptions based on whether or not prerequisites for a resource are satisfied. The configuration management system may determine at least one prerequisite that corresponds to a provided resource. The prerequisites may indicate what the resource requires in order to put the system into the target state. If the prerequisites are unsatisfied, then assumptions regarding the system may be determined and reported to a user of the system. The assumptions may include at least a state transition that upon occurrence puts the system into the target state. If the system is in a non-operational mode, such that state actions and state transitions are simulated, rather than being executed, the system may be enabled to perform other actions as if the prerequisites were satisfied and the state transition occurred, even if it is not.
US09674107B2
A distributed virtual appliance is disclosed, including: determining a classification type associated with the first flow; and determining an allocation of the first flow to the first data plane compute unit of the distributed virtual appliance based at least in part on the determined classification type and at least a subset of information of a first flow identifier, wherein the distributed virtual appliance includes a plurality of compute units, including the first data plane compute.
US09674104B1
An example method for adapting Proportional Integral controller Enhanced (PIE) algorithm for varying network conditions is provided and includes estimating an average dequeue rate at which packets are dequeued from a queue of packets maintained in a buffer in a network element operating, estimating a current queuing latency for the queue of packets based on the average dequeue rate, determining a target delay based on the average dequeue rate, the target delay varying with the average dequeue rate according to a predetermined relationship, and calculating a current drop probability associated with a probability that packets arriving at the buffer will be dropped or marked, the current drop probability being calculated using at least the current queuing latency and the target delay. In some embodiments, a threshold for a number of bytes dequeued from the buffer is estimated based on network conditions.
US09674093B2
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for adapting resources of the cluster of nodes for a real-time streaming workflow are disclosed. For example, the method receives a notification that a node of the cluster of nodes associated with an instance of a process of the real-time streaming workflow is predicted to be a bottleneck, identifies a number of hops to send a resource statement when the bottleneck is predicted that minimizes a ripple effect associated with transmitting the resource statement, transmits the resource statement to at least one or more nodes of the cluster of nodes within the number of hops, receives a response from one of the at least one or more nodes within the cluster of nodes and adapts a resource usage to the at least one of the one or more nodes within the cluster of nodes that the response was received from.
US09674090B2
A smart NIC (Network Interface Card) is provided with features to enable the smart NIC to operate as an in-line NIC between a host's NIC and a network. The smart NIC provides pass-through transmission of network flows for the host. Packets sent to and from the host pass through the smart NIC. As a pass-through point, the smart NIC is able to accelerate the performance of the pass-through network flows by analyzing packets, inserting packets, dropping packets, inserting or recognizing congestion information, and so forth. In addition, the smart NIC provides a lightweight transport protocol (LTP) module that enables it to establish connections with other smart NICs. The LTP connections allow the smart NICs to exchange data without passing network traffic through their respective hosts.
US09674089B2
A device (D1) is intended for processing digital data frames to be transmitted by a transport network (TN), and comprises i) a first processing means (PM1) comprising ports for receiving digital data frames and arranged for downsizing, then compressing, if necessary, and then compacting each one of these received digital data frames to produce reduced digital data frames, ii) a second processing means (PM2) arranged for aggregating at least some of these reduced digital data frames together according to aggregation information to produce frame groups, and iii) a third processing means (PM3) arranged for grouping these frame groups together with a group descriptor, defining initial arrangements of the digital data frames, according to grouping information, to produce a transport frame to be transmitted by the transport network (TN).
US09674087B2
Some embodiments provide a method for a forwarding element that forwards packets. The method receives a packet. The method performs a first stage lookup of a hash table for a first hash of a first set of header fields and un-wildcards bits of a wildcard mask that corresponds to the first set of header fields. If a matching hash is found in the first stage lookup, the method performs a second stage lookup of the hash table for a second hash of a second set of header fields and un-wildcards bits of the wildcard mask that corresponds to the second set of header fields. The method identifies a matching rule for the packet. The method generates a flow based on the matching rule and the wildcard mask, wherein the flow is used to process each other packets that match each bit which is un-wildcarded.
US09674086B2
A work conserving scheduler can be implemented based on a ranking system to provide the scalability of time stamps while avoiding the fast search associated with a traditional time stamp implementation. Each queue can be assigned a time stamp that is initially set to zero. The time stamp for a queue can be incremented each time a data packet from the queue is processed. To provide varying weights to the different queues, the time stamp for the queues can be incremented at varying rates. The data packets can be processed from the queues based on the tier rank order of the queues as determined from the time stamp associated with each queue. To increase the speed at which the ranking is determined, the ranking can be calculate from a subset of the bits defining the time stamp rather than the entire bit set.
US09674085B2
The present invention discloses a method and an associated networking device for eliminating inconsistency of PSC states between two ends of a communication tunnel. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a PSC message from another networking device (S410); detecting a local PSC state of the networking device (S420); determining whether the received PSC message is an NR message and the detected local PSC state is a DNR state (S430); and changing the local PSC state from the DNR state to a Normal state (S440), if it is determined that the received PSC message is an NR message and the detected local PSC state is a DNR state.
US09674084B2
A packet processing apparatus has an ingress packet processing circuit, an egress packet processing circuit, and a traffic manager. The ingress packet processing circuit processes ingress packets received from ingress ports. The egress packet processing circuit processes egress packets to be forwarded through egress ports. The traffic manager deals with at least packet queuing and scheduling. At least one of the ingress packet processing circuit and the egress packet processing circuit includes a first packet processing unit located at a first packet flow path, and a second packet processing unit located at a second packet flow path. The first packet flow path is parallel with the second packet flow path, and programmability of the first packet processing unit is higher than programmability of the second packet processing unit.
US09674082B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for network architecture that is a server-centric network architectural design.
US09674080B2
A method for managing a chain of service appliances. A method for interoperating with a legacy service appliance which does not understand/interpret the service chain header format. The method specifies a proxy device which receives a data packet with chain header that contains a chain ID. The chain ID identifies a particular service chain of network services to be performed on the data packet by a plurality of service appliances. The method removes a chain header from the data packet. The method sends the data packet to the service appliance via a logical port that corresponds to the data packet's chain ID. The method includes receiving the data packet back from the service appliance via the logical port. Lastly, the method includes restoring the chain header in the data packet based upon the logical port through which the data packet is received.
US09674079B1
In one embodiment, a plurality of first connections each couple a first distribution node of a first site to a respective access device. A second connection between the first distribution node and a first edge router is configured to not forward traffic associated with a first set of virtual local area networks (VLANs). It is determined whether the second distribution node is reachable from the first distribution node through the first edge router and a second edge router. The second distribution node is configured to forward traffic associated with the first set of VLANs to the second edge router. In response to a determination that the second distribution node is unreachable, the second connection is configured to forward traffic associated with the first set of VLANs. Traffic associated with the first set of one or more VLANs may be forwarded across the second connection to the first edge router.
US09674074B2
A method of packet processing by a network switch appliance includes receiving a first packet at a first network port of the network switch appliance, determining a first workload at the network switch appliance at a first time instant, performing a task to process the first packet when the first workload is below a first prescribed threshold, and passing the first packet to an instrument port at the network switch appliance. A method of packet processing by a network switch appliance includes receiving a first packet at a first network port of the network switch appliance, determining a first resource at the network switch appliance at a first time instant, performing a task to process the first packet when the first resource is above a first prescribed threshold, and passing the first packet to an instrument port at the network switch appliance.
US09674070B2
A method of detecting a set up signal having a predetermined frequency and used for data transmissions over a communication network comprises comparing an energy level of a filtered received signal with a first predetermined value and providing a first detect signal, comparing an energy level of a component of the received signal at a predetermined frequency with a second predetermined value and providing a second detect signal. In addition, an autocorrelation function is performed on the received signal to discriminate between the set up signal and other signals in the received signal and a check signal is provided when the autocorrelation function identifies the set up signal. The set up signal in the received signal is detected in response to the first and the second detect signals and the check signal. A method of detecting phase reversals in the set up signal is also disclosed.
US09674068B2
A distributed monitoring system and a computer-implemented method monitors and controls locally situated network components through a monitoring and control device or processor querying the network component operating parameters and sending control commands for controlling the parameters queried. Reports of the status of the monitored network components are periodically generated from throughout the network and sent to a remotely located status viewing station configured to generate a monitoring interface and display the operational status of the network based on the status reports. If necessary, the status viewing station automatically transmits instructions, or a user enters instructions into the status viewing station, for instructing action be taken by the monitoring and control device or processor, e.g., to adjust one or more operating parameters queried. The distributed monitoring system may be particularly useful in monitoring and managing the health of a digital signage network.
US09674062B1
An apparatus includes a memory array to generate a data eye diagram. The memory array includes a plurality of rows of memory cells. The memory cells include a first row corresponding to a first sampling circuit of a first plurality of sampling circuits. The first sampling circuit is configured to compare an input voltage signal to a first reference voltage. The memory cells also include a second row corresponding to a second sampling circuit of the first plurality of sampling circuits. The second sampling circuit is configured to compare the input voltage signal to a second reference voltage. Each memory cell of the memory array is an incremental multi-bit counter.
US09674055B2
Technologies are described herein for cloud monitoring federations that can include cloud monitoring services (CMS) that collect monitoring information from point of presence (POP) agents. The cloud monitoring POPs may be located in the cloud, on client machines, embedded within cloud applications, or wherever they can obtain visibility into managed entities associated with the cloud. Management systems, acting as cloud monitoring clients (CMC), may interface with the CMS to obtain a complete view of services and application used by their enterprise including those that operate outside of the enterprise premises as part of a cloud or outside network. The publishing by POPs and consumption by CMCs of management information across components within the enterprise and out in the cloud may be supported by managing roles, responsibilities, scopes, security boundaries, authenticity of information, service level agreements, and other aspects of cloud monitoring operations.
US09674054B2
In an apparatus for forwarding a present data packet from a present source network entity to a present destination network entity, the present destination network entity is selected from a plurality of destination network entities. The apparatus receives the present data packet and selects the present destination network entity based on a load balancing criterion. The apparatus forwards the present data packet to the present destination network entity and receives a response data packet from the present network destination entity. The response data packet includes information on a data packet association. The data packet association is an association between a plurality of different data packets belonging to a data session between a data source and a data destination. The apparatus stores the information on the association.
US09674042B2
Methods and apparatus for supporting customer-directed networking limits in distributed systems are disclosed. A client request is received via a programmatic interface, indicating a particular lower resource usage limit to be imposed on at least one category of network traffic at a particular instance of a network-accessible service. Resource usage metrics for one or more categories of network traffic at the particular instance are obtained. In response to a determination that resource usage at the particular instance has reached a threshold level, one or more responsive actions are initiated.
US09674032B2
A real-time distributed network module arranged to provide an interface between at least one master application and at least one real-time distributed network. The real-time distributed network module comprises a first communications component arranged to transmit and receive real-time distributed network data over at least a first real-time distributed network connection, at least one further communications component arranged to transmit and receive real-time distributed network data over at least one further real-time distributed network connection at least one master application interface component arranged to provide an interface to the at least one master application, and at least one configuration component arranged to perform mapping of communication channels between the first communications component, the at least one further communications component and the at least one master application interface component. The at least one configuration component is further arranged to perform dynamic remapping of the communication channels between the first communications component, the at least one further communications component and the at least one master application interface, upon detection of a link failure within the real-time distributed network.
US09674029B2
Embodiments include methods and devices for migrating virtual assets over networks that have a first manager connected to a physical host a virtual machine run. Aspects include registering the physical host to a second manager in the network, creating the mapping relationship of the physical host between a database of the first manager and a database of the second manager and importing instance data and status data of the virtual machine of the physical host from the database of the first manager into the database of the second manager. Aspects also include switching the management for the physical host from the first manager to the second manager.
US09674024B2
The invention relates to a method of transmitting a signal comprising successive multi-carrier symbols with M subcarriers arranged in a frame, defined by a preamble comprising a first multi-carrier symbol: P 0 [ k ] = ∑ m = 0 M - 1 p m , 0 g [ k ] ⅇ j 2 π M m ( k - D 2 ) ⅇ j π m 2 and a second multi-carrier symbol: P 1 [ k ] = ∑ m = 0 M - 1 p m , 1 g [ mod ( k - N , M ) ] ⅇ j 2 π M m ( k - D 2 ) ⅇ j π ( m + 1 ) 2 . The pilot symbols pm,0 are such that: p m , 0 = { α m , m even 0 , m odd and p m , 1 = { p m , 0 ( - j ) , m even 0 , m odd with αm a real random variable.
US09674017B2
Methods and systems are provided for spreading spectral density of pulse streams during digital to analog conversion. An example spreading circuit may comprise an accumulator circuit, a bit generator circuit, a comparator circuit, and an inverter circuit. The accumulator circuit may be operable to receive a signal to be spread and generate an output based on the signal to be spread and at least one other input. The bit generator circuit may be operable to input into the accumulator circuit zero-sum sequences. The comparator circuit may be operable to provide a stream of pulses based on the output of the accumulator circuit. The inverter circuit may be operable to invert output of the comparator circuit, wherein output of the inverter circuit is input into the accumulator circuit.
US09674014B2
Described herein are systems and methods of receiving first and second input signals at a first two-input comparator, responsively generating a first subchannel output, receiving third and fourth input signals at a second two-input comparator, responsively generating a second subchannel output, receiving the first, second, third, and fourth input signals at a third multi-input comparator, responsively generating a third subchannel output representing a comparison of an average of the first and second input signals to an average of the third and fourth input signals, configuring a first data detector connected to the second subchannel output and a second data detector connected to the third subchannel output according to a legacy mode of operation and a P4 mode of operation.
US09674011B1
Systems and techniques relating to repeated signal detection are described. A described technique includes receiving a signal including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first received symbol and a second received symbol; detecting whether the first received symbol is repeated as the second received symbol using a maximum a posterior decision metric including a first component and a second component, the first component contributing to the decision metric in accordance with the first received symbol being repeated as the second received symbol, and the second component contributing to the decision metric in accordance with the first received symbol not being repeated as the second received symbol; determining a format based on whether or not the first received symbol was repeated; and processing the second portion of the signal in accordance with the format, as determined.
US09674010B2
In one aspect, a tuner includes an analog front end to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal and to downconvert the RF signal to a second frequency signal, a digitizer to convert the second frequency signal to a digitized signal, a channel equalizer including a filter to filter the digitized signal, and a first controller to update the filter according to a frequency response of the filter.
US09674003B2
Receiver and method in a receiver, for iterative channel estimation and data decoding of signals received from a radio network node, located in a wireless communication network. The method comprises detecting a signal of the radio network node, performing channel estimation of the detected signal, based on iterative application of a Space Alternating Generalized Expectation and maximization, SAGE, algorithm, determining a channel/link quality, based on the performed channel estimation and the estimated channel parameters, selecting Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output, MIMO, detector, based on the determined channel quality, determining to enable and/or disable, respectively, soft-Iterative Channel Estimation, soft-ICE, based on the determined channel quality, and iterating the performed channel estimation for a predetermined number of times.
US09673998B2
System and method of differential cache control. Different parts of a representation are controlled by different cache expiration times. A differential control scheme may adopt a hierarchical control structure in which a subordinate level control policy can override its superordinate level control policies. Different parts of the representation can be updated to a cache separately. Differential cache control can be implemented by programming a cache control directive in HTTP/1.1. Respective cache expiration time and their control scopes can be specified in a response header and/or response document provided by a server.
US09673990B2
A method and system for preventing muting of ongoing services when a new multicast traffic channel, MTCH, is to be started or stopped are disclosed. According to one aspect, embodiments provide a method that includes sending an indication of service start to trigger sending of a multicast control channel, MCCH, update during a first MCCH modification period to inform the base station of the new MTCH to be started during a second MCCH modification period at a time determined at the base station. The method further includes sending control packet data units, PDUs, during an MCCH modification period preceding the second MCCH modification period, the PDUs arranged to avoid muting of the ongoing services.
US09673988B2
A virtual private network (VPN) over a telecommunications network is created by sending a request from a first VPN device to a second VPN device for establishing a VPN between the first and second VPN devices. The request includes a first signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the first VPN device. A reply is received at the first VPN device from the second VPN device that includes a second signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the second VPN device. The VPN is established between the first and second VPN devices based on each verified VPN parameter for each of the first and second VPN devices.
US09673987B2
Methods and systems for deploying management tunnels between managed and managing devices are provided. According to one embodiment, the use of PKI-authenticated serial numbers within network devices manufactured by a particular manufacturer enables one-step provisioning of one or more managed devices. A managed device is provisioned with the serial number of a management device manufactured by the particular manufacturer. When the managed device is installed within a network, the management device is located by the managed device with the assistance of a locator server and the managed device initiates establishment of an encrypted management tunnel with the management device. Prior to allowing the management device to use the management tunnel to perform management functionality in relation to the managed device, credentials of the management device are verified by the managed device by comparing the PKI-authenticated unique identifier of the management device to that which is stored within the managed device.
US09673982B2
In a data communication network, Network Interface Cards (NICs) receive user data and interrupt Central Processing Units (CPUs) that then transfer buffer descriptors for the user data to Data Memory Buffers (DMBs). The DMBs receive the buffer descriptors from the CPUs and transfer the buffer descriptors to the NICs. The NICs receive the buffer descriptors and responsively transfer the user data to the DMBs. The DMBs buffer the user data. A master NIC transfers a CPU hardware-trust validation challenge to a master CPU. The master CPU hashes the validation data with its physically-embedded, hardware-trust code to generate and transfer a CPU hardware-trust validation result. The master NIC processes the CPU hardware-trust validation result to verify hardware-trust of the master CPU.
US09673981B1
Authenticity and responsiveness of evidence (e.g., biometric evidence) may be validated without regard for whether there is direct control over a sensor that acquired the evidence. In some implementations, only a data block containing evidence that is (1) appended with a server-generated challenge (e.g., a nonce) and (2) signed or encrypted by the sensor may validate that the evidence is responsive to a current request and belongs to a current session. In some implementations, trust may be established and/or enhanced due to one or more security features (e.g., anti-spoofing, anti-tampering, and/or other security features) being collocated with the sensor at the actual sampling site.
US09673958B2
This network comprising functional nodes connected in series by information transmission means, in which the information assumes the form of discrete messages propagating from node to node in the network, is characterized in that the information transmission means for transmitting information between the nodes are bidirectional so as to allow information to propagate in both directions of flow of the network, and each node includes at least one first and one second associated port, for information input/output, connected to adjacent nodes by corresponding information transmission means and the operation of which is controlled by communication automaton means, between an operating mode for the asynchronous reception of information from its adjacent nodes and an operating mode for the synchronous transmission of information to the nodes adjacent thereto, and in that the communication automaton means are suitable for triggering the activation of the communication of information from the node to its adjacent nodes following the beginning (71, SOF) of the reception of information from each of them.
US09673954B2
A base station is provided for receiving an acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal, including a transmitting unit configured to transmit a control signal using one or a plurality of CCE(s). The base station also includes a receiving unit configured to receive an ACK/NACK signal, the ACK/NACK signal being multiplied by an orthogonal sequence, by a sequence defined by a cyclic shift, and by either a first value or a second value, wherein the first value rotates a constellation of the ACK/NACK signal by 0 degrees and the second value rotates the constellation of the ACK/NACK signal by N degrees, which is different from 0 degrees.
US09673953B2
A communication network messaging server (1, 100) and user devices (2, 102) have control channels (10, 21, 110) to send and receive control data. The server sends to an originating device control data indicating recipient availability, status, and/or presence prior to the originating device sending a message. The server control channel (110) includes a multiplexer (104) for streaming between a user message channel and the control channel and maintains device registration data, status data, presence data, and user group management data. The server (100) enables end user initiated availability, status, and/or presence updates to be shared with the messaging network and with recipient devices via said control channel.
US09673947B2
The present invention provides methods for transmitting and receiving a control channel, a base station, and a user equipment. The method for transmitting a control channel includes: determining m PRB pairs used for transmitting a control channel to be transmitted; when a distributed transmission mode is used for transmission, determining an aggregation level L of the control channel to be transmitted; determining, according to the aggregation level L, a first control channel candidate at the aggregation level L; and placing, on physical resources to which the first control channel candidate is mapped, control information of the control channel to be transmitted, and transmitting the control information. The present invention improves multiplexing efficiency of control channels of different modes.
US09673942B2
Methods and systems are described that are suitable for channelization, in particular, but not limited to, the IEEE 80216.m telecommunications standard. For a time-frequency resource, physical sub-carriers for each of one or more zones in the time-frequency resource are assigned to one or more zones having a respective type of transmission. At least one zone is allocated for a type of transmission using localized sub-carriers. The physical sub-carriers assigned to each zone are permuted to map to logical sub-carriers. Groups of resource blocks are formed, in which each resource block includes at least one logical sub-carrier for each of the one or more zones. The information defining the groups of resource blocks for each of the one or more zones can then be transmitted to a user. The information may be in the form of a zone configuration index.
US09673938B2
The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for configuring a table of a network apparatus in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) time division duplexing (TDD) communication system. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the method would include identifying, from UL HARQ reference configurations and DL HARQ reference configurations, valid combinations that are compatible with an eIMTA relay; obtaining, for each of the valid combinations of the UL HARQ reference configurations and the DL HARQ reference configurations, a set of valid UL-DL subframe configuration that is compatible with the eIMTA relay; and obtaining, for each of the valid combinations of the UL HARQ reference configurations and the DL HARQ reference configurations, a set of valid SubframeConfigurationTDD that is compatible with the eIMTA relay.
US09673926B2
Embodiments are disclosed for a device for determining a presentation time for a generated packet. An example device includes a communication interface communicatively connectable to another device and configured to transmit data, a processor, and a storage device that stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a stream packet, extract a timestamp from the stream packet, and add one or more offsets to the extracted timestamp to determine a presentation time. The instructions are further executable to transmit a generated packet, the generated packet including an indication of the determined presentation time.
US09673918B1
One aspect of this disclosure provides an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA), an attenuator, and a processing system. The attenuator is configured to receive a signal from the LNA, generate a first attenuated signal based on the received signal, and generate a second attenuated signal based on the received signal. The processing system is configured to measure a first signal strength of the first attenuated signal at a position and measure a second signal strength of the second attenuated signal at the position. The processing system is further configured to determine a first value based on the first signal strength and the second signal strength and determine a second value based on the first attenuated signal and the second attenuated signal. The processing system is also configured to adjust a current of the LNA if the first value exceeds the second value.
US09673913B2
A circuit arrangement with an interference protection is disclosed, including a supply line and a ground line, a first circuit and a second circuit. Each of the first and second circuit is connected to the supply line and to the ground line. The circuit arrangement also includes a blocking device coupled to at least the supply line to suppress any interfering signals from being applied to the supply line.
US09673905B1
According to various embodiments, a method for demarcating data bursts includes receiving, via a coax network, a first data burst and a second data burst at a network interface device, wherein the first data burst and the second data burst at least partially overlap in the time domain. In various embodiments, the first data burst includes a start marker, first data elements following the start marker, and an end marker following the first data elements. In various embodiments, the start marker is orthogonal to the end marker. The method further includes distinguishing, at the network interface device, the first data burst from the second data burst based on the start marker and the end marker; and transmitting the first data burst and the second data burst via an optical network such that the first data burst and the second data burst do not overlap in time.
US09673895B2
A Wavelength Adaptation Module and a method therein for adapting an Optical Time Domain Reflectometry, OTDR, signal for supervision of Optical Network Terminals, ONTs, in a Passive Optical Network, PON, are provided. The wavelength of the OTDR signal is adapted to have a selected wavelength to enable a splitter in a remote node to forward the OTDR signal to a dedicated group of ONTs in the PON, thereby supervising the fiber links between the remote node and the dedicated group of ONTs. Likewise, a remote node and a method therein for receiving an OTDR signal having a pre-selected wavelength from the Wavelength Adaptation Module and for outputting the OTDR signal to a dedicated group of ONTs with regards to the pre-selected wavelength of the received OTDR signal are provided.
US09673891B2
A wireless apparatus (e.g., wireless access node, wireless device) and a method are described herein that use a block-wise Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) scheme overlaid to a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) structure to communicate over a physical channel with another wireless apparatus (e.g., wireless device, wireless access node).
US09673878B1
Systems and methods are provided for precoding a signal at a transmitter. A plurality of receiver devices is identified, and a first receiver device is selected from the plurality of receiver devices. The transmitter communicates with the first receiver device over a channel, and an estimate of the channel is determined. A precoding matrix is computed based on the estimate, such that when the transmitter transmits a signal that is precoded with the precoding matrix over the channel, interference from a second receiver device of the plurality of receiver devices over the channel is reduced.
US09673875B1
A first device including a receiver, a steering module, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a first signal transmitted using a first modulation scheme from a second device. The steering module obtains a steering matrix from the first signal transmitted using the first modulation scheme from the second device. The transmitter transmits a second signal using a second modulation scheme to the second device by reusing the steering matrix obtained from the first signal transmitted using the first modulation scheme from the second device. The first modulation scheme and the second modulation scheme are selected from a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing based modulation schemes. The second modulation scheme is different from the first modulation scheme.
US09673869B2
In response to receiving process-request information from an external device after starting operation by second power, a communication controller is configured to perform: a first supplying process of controlling a second power supply to supply the second power to a first communication node; a first data communication process of performing data communication with the first communication node after starting the first supplying process, wherein the first data communication process includes receiving process-related information from the first communication node; a determining process of, after finishing the first data communication process, determining whether data communication with a second communication node is necessary, based on the process-request information and on the process-related information; and a second supplying process of controlling the second power supply to supply the second power to the second communication node, in response to determining in the determining process that data communication with the second communication node is necessary.
US09673867B2
There is provided a power transmission device which includes an antenna receiving a reflected power from a power receiving device, a power detection unit detecting a value of the reflected power received by the antenna, a control circuit determining a power adjustment value in accordance with the value of the reflected power, a power adjustment unit to which the reflected power whose value is detected is input and which adjusts impedance in accordance with the power adjustment value determined by the control circuit, and a demodulation circuit to which the reflected power having the power adjustment value determined by the control circuit is input via the power adjustment unit having the adjusted impedance, and relates to a power feeding system including the power transmission device.
US09673860B2
In accordance with an embodiment, the method includes inserting a plurality of crosstalk probing signals within the wired multi-carrier communication system for probing the crosstalk from respective ones of the plurality of disturber lines into the victim line, carrying out crosstalk measurements over the victim line, and estimating the crosstalk coefficients from the crosstalk measurements. The method further includes organizing the plurality of disturber lines into subsets of disturber lines, and individually assigning disjoint groups of carriers to the respective subsets of disturber lines. The insertion of the plurality of crosstalk probing signals is confined within the respectively assigned groups of carriers. The subsets of disturber lines and/or the groups of carriers used for a second or subsequent iteration are tailored based on crosstalk characteristics observed for the respective disturber lines during a pervious iteration.
US09673859B2
A circuit for combining analog signals includes first and second bitstream generators and a directional coupled connected therewith. The first bitstream generator receives a first analog signal and generates a first digital bitstream as a function thereof. The second bitstream generator receives a second analog signal and generates a second digital bitstream as a function thereof. The first and second bitstream generators are configured to maintain a ninety-degree phase difference between the first and second digital bitstreams. The directional coupler receives, at a first port, the first digital bitstream, and receives, at a second port, the second digital bitstream. The directional coupler includes a third port that is terminated, and a fourth port which generates a first output signal indicative of a combination of the first and second digital bitstreams in a manner that an image component is suppressed without a need for filtering.
US09673858B2
In one embodiment, a device determines a need to resynchronize a broadcast and unicast frequency-hopping schedules on its network interface. In response to the need, the device may solicit the broadcast schedule from one or more neighbor devices having the synchronized broadcast schedule, and then establishes the unicast schedule for the network interface using communication during the synchronized broadcast schedule.
US09673854B2
A method for pilot signal based self-interference cancellation tuning includes detecting a tuning trigger and in response to the tuning trigger, generating a pilot transmit signal according to the trigger data; and transmitting, at the transmitter, the pilot transmit signal; receiving, at the receiver, a pilot receive signal; cancelling, at the self-interference canceller, a portion of self-interference in the receive pilot signal, resulting in a composite pilot signal; analyzing the composite pilot signal; and tuning a configuration parameter of the self-interference canceller, based on analysis of the composite pilot signal, resulting in reduced self-interference in the composite pilot signal.
US09673851B2
A retaining device for a mobile device having an accommodating module, into which the device can be inserted and on which a guide, support, and/or positioner for the device and a connector for electrically contacting the communication device are provided, and having a rotation module, on which the accommodating module is retained. The accommodating module can be rotated together with the rotation module about a first pivot axis from and to a first operating position and a second operating position. A housing is provided, in which the accommodating module and the rotation module are provided at least in some sections and on which the rotation module is retained. The accommodating module can be moved from an accommodating position, in which the device can be inserted into the accommodating module, to the first operating position and/or to the second operating position by rotating the accommodating module about a second pivot axis.
US09673848B2
A digital predistortion linearization method is provided for increasing the instantaneous or operational bandwidth for RF power amplifiers employed in wideband communication systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of increasing DPD linearization bandwidth using a feedback filter integrated into existing digital platforms for multi-channel wideband wireless transmitters. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a DPD feedback signal in conjunction with a low power band-pass filter in the DPD feedback path.
US09673846B2
A system and method compensates for temperature in a signal path of an antenna array. The signal path includes an antenna element, a first phase shifter or a time delay unit, and a first variable gain power amplifier. The system and method can provide at least one of a local temperature signal, a remote temperature signal, and both the local temperature signal and the remote temperature signal to a slope control circuit, and provide a phase control signal or a gain control signal using the slope control circuit at least partially in response to the at least one of the local temperature signal, the remote temperature signal, and both the local temperature signal and the remote temperature signal.
US09673843B2
A front end module including a first band amplifying processor configured to amplify signals in a first frequency band; a second band amplifying processor configured to amplify signals in a second frequency band; and a controller configured to output separate control voltages to the first and second band amplifying processors to control modes of the first and second band amplifying processors.
US09673834B2
A circuit with a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter utilizes a feedback path and is operated for example in accordance with the successive approximation method. The feedback path is configured to translate a digital signal in accordance with a prescribed function and to furthermore convert the translated digital signal into an analog feedback signal. For example, the prescribed function can be an exponential function. As such, it can be possible to convert an input signal into an output signal by means of a nonlinear characteristic.
US09673831B1
In an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having storage capacitors, passive top-plate switch circuitry has at least one diode-configured transistor connected between a first transistor and the top-plate node of the storage capacitors to provide a diode-voltage drop that ensures that the voltage at the node between two transistors is different from the top-plate node voltage in order to reduce GIDL/GISL leakage current through the first transistor that could adversely affect the ADC's digital output value. A corresponding capacitor is connected across each diode-configured device to reduce the amount of charge needed to achieve intermediate-node, steady-state voltages when the switch circuitry is off. In an n-type implementation, a reverse-diode-biased isolation device is connected between the top-plate node and the at least one diode-configured device to prevent the top-plate node from seeing the large dynamic junction capacitance of the at least one diode-configured device.
US09673826B2
According to one embodiment, a receiving device includes a first PLL circuit, a second PLL circuit, and a control circuit. The first PLL circuit includes a first VCO and extracts a first clock from a received first packet. The second PLL circuit includes a second VCO and outputs a second clock acquired by multiplying the received clock by N. The control circuit applies a control signal of the second VCO to a first line controlling the first VCO during a first time from start of reception of the first packet.
US09673824B2
A technique for configuring an integrated circuit includes receiving configuration data from an external element with an interface circuit. The configuration data may include an identification field and an instruction for configuring a logic block. Configuration circuitry may be used to identify the logic block to be configured based on the identification field. A storage element in the identified logic block is configured by the configuration circuitry based on the instruction.
US09673816B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to transform a first control signal to produce an isolated second control signal, to receive a pair of floating power supply voltages at opposing ends of a totem-pole series of driver metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), and to clamp an output of a driver apparatus to one of the pair of floating power supply voltages. The isolated second control signal may operate to control current flow through the driver MOSFETs. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described.
US09673815B2
A circuit may include first and second input nodes, first and second output nodes, first and second intermediate nodes, first and second resistances, a first amplification transistor coupled to the first input node, the first resistance, and the first intermediate node and a second amplification transistor coupled to the second input node, the second resistance, and the second intermediate node. The circuit may also include a first active device coupled to the first output node and the first intermediate node, a second active device coupled to the second output node and the second intermediate node, a first output transistor coupled to the first output node and configured to conduct based on a second intermediate signal on the second intermediate node, and a second output transistor coupled to the second output node and configured to conduct based on a first intermediate signal on the first intermediate node.
US09673813B2
A power control circuit according to one embodiment includes an H-bridge circuit formed using a plurality of power transistors. The power transistors are respectively connected to current measurement circuits that measure currents flowing through the power transistors. Each of the power transistors includes a main emitter and a sense emitter through which a current corresponding to a current flowing through the main emitter flows. Each of the current measurement circuits measures a current flowing through each of the power transistors by using a current flowing through the sense emitter included in the power transistor. A control circuit controls the power transistors based on current values respectively measured by the current measurement circuits.
US09673805B2
A method and system for reducing leakage current in a testing circuit are provided. Embodiments include a testing circuit that includes a digital buffer that includes a first transistor operatively coupled to a second transistor, where a drain of the first transistor is operatively coupled to a source of the second transistor. The second transistor is switched into cutoff mode. The digital buffer also includes a reference voltage generation circuit. The reference voltage generation circuit is operatively connected to the drain of the first transistor and the source of the second transistor. The reference voltage generation circuit is configured to reduce the leakage current in the digital buffer.
US09673802B2
Described are embodiments of stacked field effect transistor (FET) switch having a plurality of FET devices coupled in series to form an FET device stack. To prevent the FET device stack from being turned on during large signal conditions, one or more decoupling paths are provided and are configured to pass the time-variant input signal during the open state of the FET device stack. The first decoupling path may include a capacitor, a transistor, or the like, that passes the time-variant input signal by, for example, presenting a low impedance to the time-variant input signal during the open state. The decoupling paths may be connected so that the time-variant input signal bypasses a portion of the FET device stack during the open state.
US09673797B2
A peak detector using a charge pump is provided. The peak detector includes a differential amplifier configured to receive an input signal to be detected through an input node and amplify the received signal; a current control logic configured to create two or more current control signals by comparing a signal output from the differential amplifier with two or more reference voltages; a mirror current source portion comprising two or more mirror current sources configured to be driven respectively by the current control signals from the current control logic; a capacitor configured to be charged or discharged by currents output from the mirror current sources; and a reset circuit configured to reset a voltage of the capacitor.
US09673796B2
A signal processing apparatus includes: a clock generator configured to generate a clock signal having a phase based on a phase of an input signal; a phase modulator configured to shift the phase of the clock signal to generate a phase-shifted clock signal; and a signal synthesizer configured to synthesize the phase-shifted clock signal and the input signal to generate a synthesized signal, wherein the phase modulator is configured to determine a value by which to shift the phase of the clock signal based on an amplitude of the input signal and an amplitude of noise included in the input signal.
US09673793B2
Apparatuses and methods for adjusting timing of signals are described herein. An example method may include providing an output clock signal responsive to an input clock signal, and adjusting a slew rate of the output clock signal by a delayed output clock signal.
US09673788B2
A buffer provides a signal at an output node as a function of an input signal. First and second buffer stages have respective current conduction paths for asserting the output signal. An enabling element selectively enables the second buffer stage in response to assertion of an enabling signal in a state where the first and second buffer stages are both simultaneously enabled. The first buffer stage has hysteresis feedback paths from the output node for providing hysteresis in the buffer response. The hysteresis is smaller when the first and second buffer stages are both enabled than when only the first buffer stage is enabled. The response of the second buffer stage to the input signal, when enabled, is faster than the first buffer stage.
US09673787B2
Data retention circuitry, such as at least one integrated circuit (IC), is disclosed herein for power multiplexing with flip-flops having a retention feature. In an example aspect, an IC includes a first power rail and a second power rail. The IC further includes a flip-flop and power multiplexing circuitry. The flip flop includes a master portion and a slave portion. The master portion is coupled to the first power rail for a regular operational mode and for a retention operational mode. The power multiplexing circuitry is configured to couple the slave portion to the first power rail for the regular operational mode and to the second power rail for the retention operational mode.
US09673778B2
A solid mount bulk acoustic wave resonator, comprises a first electrode; a second electrode; a piezoelectric layer disposed between the first and second electrodes; and an acoustic reflector comprising a plurality of layers and disposed beneath the first electrode, the second electrode and the piezoelectric layer. An overlap of the acoustic reflector, the first electrode, the second electrode and the piezoelectric layer defines an active area of the acoustic resonator, and the piezoelectric layer extends over an edge of the first electrode. The acoustic resonator also comprises a bridge adjacent to a termination of the active area of the acoustic resonator. The bridge overlaps a portion of the first electrode.
US09673772B2
A filter includes a multilayer body including a plurality of insulator layers stacked on top of one another. Outer electrodes are provided on surfaces of the multilayer body. A first resonator is connected to a first one of the outer electrodes and includes a first coil. A second resonator is connected to a second one of the outer electrodes and includes a second coil. A third resonator includes a third coil that is magnetically coupled with the first and second coils. The first and second coils are respectively defined by coil conductor layers provided on an insulator layer. The third coil is defined by via hole conductors that penetrate through the insulator layer in a z-axis direction.
US09673756B2
The invention, according to various embodiments described herein, relates to a phase-locked loop with a phase detector and a controlled oscillator. The controlled oscillator provides a varactor. The varactor is embodied using MEMS technology. According to the invention, the control bandwidth of the phase-locked loop is larger than the mechanical resonant frequency of the varactor.
US09673753B1
In an embodiment, a voltage-controlled oscillator circuit includes a gain element and an LC resonator coupled with the gain element, the LC resonator including an inductor section and a capacitor section. The capacitor section has at least two branches connected in parallel and a voltage control input for tuning the LC resonator. Any of the at least two branches is selected from the group of DC-coupled and AC-coupled. Characteristics of the two branches and bias voltages of the AC-coupled branches are selected to provide a tuning curve of the voltage-controlled oscillator circuit that is approximately linear.
US09673751B2
The present invention relates to a rotating solar concentrating device wherein reflective sheets hung in a catenary trough shape capable of solar concentration may be protectively furled and balanced and rotated about a vertical axis. The reflective sheets may be furled to protect them from damage from wind, rain, and dust. In some embodiments, rotating parts of the device may be hung from supports above. In some embodiments, a furling mechanism may initiate protective furling in response to damaging environmental factors. Some embodiments may concentrate light on a photovoltaic cell wherein the photovoltaic cell is cooled by immersion in a heat pipe. In some embodiments, reflective surfaces may be supported by cables that are tensioned by a hanging, rotating ballast. In some embodiments, the device may be employed in a ganged array. In some embodiments, the invention may harvest wind energy as a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT).
US09673747B2
A control apparatus of a rotary machine controls drive of the rotary machine with winding groups. The control apparatus includes electric power converters in multiple systems, a failure detection portion, and a controller. The electric power converter has switching elements in an upper arm and a lower arm, and converts direct current power. The failure detection portion detects a failure of an electric power converter or a failure of a winding group. The controller operates the switching elements and controls electricity supply. When the failure detection portion detects the failure, the controller stops output to an electric power converter in a failure system, and the controller reduces a total number of times of switching per unit time of the switching elements in a normally operating system.
US09673746B2
A motor driving circuit has a supply line connected to a DC power source, an inverter whose input side is connected to the supply line and whose output side is connected to a motor, a power switch inserted in the supply line for switching the supply line between conducting and cut-off states, a voltage detector for detecting a voltage between the direct-current power source and the power switch, and an insulation resistance detector for first detecting, based on a result of detection by the voltage detector with the power switch in the cut-off state, an insulation resistance on the preceding-stage side of the power switch and subsequently detecting, based on a result of detection by the voltage detector with the power switch in the conducting state, an insulation resistance on the succeeding-stage side of the power switch.
US09673744B2
The invention relates to an operating state circuit for actuating an inverter (3), which supplies an n-phase electrical machine (5) with an n-phase supply voltage via phase connections (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein n≧1, comprising an evaluation device (6) which is connected to the phase connections (4a, 4b, 4c) of the inverter (3) and which is configured to detect output voltages of the inverter (3) to the phase connections (4a, 4b, 4c) and to determine a speed of the electrical machine (5) on the basis of the detected output voltages, and an actuating device (7) which is coupled to the evaluation device (6) and which is configured to switch to an idle state or an active short-circuit in dependence on the determined speed of the inverter (3).
US09673736B2
A power conversion system includes a master power conversion device and one or more slave power conversion devices. Each power conversion device includes: a time counter and a carrier wave generator for synchronization with the time counter. The master power conversion device includes: a synchronization data generating unit for synchronizing a value of the time counter of the slave power conversion device with that of the master power conversion device. The slave power conversion device further includes: a time counter correcting unit that corrects the value of the time counter on the basis of the received synchronization data; a current sensor that detects a current on an output side of the slave power conversion device; and a gate timing adjusting unit that advances or delays a phase of the gate signal of the slave power conversion device.
US09673733B2
There is provided a control apparatus for a photovoltaic inverter. The control apparatus includes a system voltage detector, a DC voltage detector that detects a DC voltage applied to the inverter, an output voltage deficiency detector that detects an output voltage deficiency of the inverter based on the system voltage and the DC voltage, an output-current detector, an output-current distortion detector that detects distortion of the output current based on a harmonic included in the output current, a MPPT controller, and an output-current distortion controller that performs control to set the DC voltage applied to the inverter to a voltage at a power point less than a maximum power point when the output voltage deficiency is detected and the distortion of the output current is detected.
US09673729B2
High power output may be obtained from a photovoltaic (PV) system by controlling each photovoltaic cell of a solar array individually to operate at its maximum power point. Each cell may have associated power electronics and control circuitry that may be integrated together on a chip which may be advantageously implemented in CMOS, enabling reductions in cost and size. A perturb and observe algorithm may be used to find the maximum power point by measuring the power produced at different operating points, and modifying the operating point in the direction of increased power production. In one aspect, performance of a perturb and observe algorithm may be improved in the presence of noise.
US09673725B2
A method for controlling voltage of a DC bus in a converter circuit is provided. The method includes monitoring a duty cycle of a switch that connects a resistive circuit across the DC bus, the switch being closed when the DC bus voltage reaches an upper voltage value and opened when the DC bus voltage reaches a lower voltage value and altering the lower voltage value based upon the duty cycle of the switch.
US09673722B2
A quasi-resonant half-bridge converter includes a switch unit including first and second switches that are coupled in series, a capacitor unit coupled to the switch unit in parallel, a rectifier unit, an output capacitor, and a transformer coupled to the aforesaid components. The first and second switches are respectively controlled using first and second control signals that have a constant frequency. Duty cycles of the first and second control signals may be adjusted based upon a DC output voltage across the output capacitor for promoting conversion efficiency of the converter when operating at light load.
US09673720B2
A synchronous rectification control method suitable for a switching mode power supply with a synchronous rectifier is disclosed. A synchronous rectification controller with a first pin is provided. A pin voltage at the first pin is sampled to generate a sampled voltage. After the sampling, a detection current is provided and it flows out of the synchronous rectification controller from the first pin. Digital dead-time control signals are generated in response to the pin voltage and the sampled voltage. The synchronous rectifier is controlled to determine a dead time of the synchronous rectifier, based upon the digital dead-time control signals.
US09673716B2
A resonant converter includes: a transformer including a first primary winding, a second primary winding and a secondary winding, each primary winding having a first end terminal and a second end terminal; a first switch coupled to the first end terminal of the first primary winding; a resonant inductor and a resonant capacitor connected in series between the second end terminal of the first primary winding and the first end terminal of the second primary winding; a second switch coupled between the first end terminals of the first and second primary windings; and a third switch coupled between the second end terminals of the first and second primary windings.
US09673714B2
A power supply apparatus includes a power supply circuit and a power-on circuit. The power-on circuit detects a remotely transmitted control signal and causes a transition of the power supply circuit to a turned on state. The power-on circuit includes a transducer configured to provide a power-on signal in response to the remote control signal. The transducer triggers transition to the turned on state through a switch driven by the power-on signal output from the transducer and arranged to supply a power supply circuit enable signal. A DC blocking capacitor is connected between an output of the transducer and a control terminal of the switch.
US09673713B2
A neutral point clamped, multilevel level converter including a DC voltage link having a positive rail and a negative rail; a phase leg coupled to an AC node, the phase leg having a first switch and a second switch in series between the negative rail and the AC node, the phase leg having a third switch and a fourth switch in series between the positive rail and the AC node; and a gate drive power supply having a charge pump section, the charge pump section generating a first gate drive voltage for the first switch and a second gate drive voltage for the second switch.
US09673707B2
Apparatus and methods for bypassing an inductor of a voltage converter are provided. In one embodiment, a voltage converter includes an inductor and a bypass circuit that selectively bypasses the inductor based on a state of a bypass control signal. The inductor includes including a first end electrically connected to a first node and a second end electrically connected to a second node. The bypass circuit includes a first p-type field effect transistor and a second p-type field effect transistor electrically connected in series between the first node and the second node. The first p-type field effect transistor includes a body electrically connected to a first voltage, and the second p-type field effect transistor includes a body electrically connected to a second voltage greater than the first voltage.
US09673706B2
The present invention relates to improving the reliability of the control IC of DC/DC converters. The present invention provides a control IC 200 of a rectifier diode-type buck DC/DC converter 100. An N-channel DMOS switch transistor M1 is disposed between an input terminal VCC and a switch terminal LX. A first diode D11 and an N-channel DMOS low-side transistor M2 are connected in series with and disposed between the switch terminal LX and a ground terminal GND.
US09673701B2
A power conversion circuit, such as a buck converter/regulator, includes a feedback loop operatively coupling the output voltage to the controller for the switching mechanism. The feedback loop includes an analog error amplifier that sources current to the controller when the output voltage falls below a predetermined reference voltage and sinks current from the controller when the output voltage rises above a predetermined reference voltage. The feedback loop further includes at least one of a sinking boost circuit that sinks additional current from the controller when the output voltage falls below a low voltage threshold or a sourcing boost circuit that sources additional current to the controller when the output voltage rises above a high voltage threshold. The boost circuits can include analog amplifiers, digital comparators, or a combination thereof.
US09673700B2
A signal amplifying circuit and associated methods and apparatuses, the circuit comprising: a signal path extending from an input terminal to an output terminal, a gain controller arranged to control the gain applied along the signal path in response to a control signal; an output stage within the signal path for generating the output signal, the output stage having a gain that is substantially independent of its supply voltage, and a variable voltage power supply comprising a charge pump for providing positive and negative output voltages, the charge pump comprising a network of switches that is operable in a number of different states and a controller for operating the switches in a sequence of the states so as to generate positive and negative output voltages together spanning a voltage approximately equal to the input voltage.
US09673696B2
At least one embodiment provides a method for a nanopower boost regulator to startup from an ultra-low-voltage (such as 0.3V˜0.5V) for energy harvesting applications. The method does not necessarily require a special process or any external components such as mechanical switches. The startup circuit can include an asynchronous boost circuit to charge up an output with stacked power NMOS transistors, a ring oscillator, and/or a charge pump, along with accompanying circuitry.
US09673692B2
A power source delivers power from a main power source using switching by a normally on transistor. A driver switches on and off the normally on transistor under a control signal by a controller during regular operation. A housekeeping power supply delivers auxiliary power to the driver. The driver switches off the normally on transistor during irregular operation. Irregular operation occurs at least when the control signal is absent or no auxiliary power is available or during transients such a power up or down. Bridge block pairs thereof can be arranged to form a half bridge power switch, an H bridge switch, a three phase bridge switch, a multi-phase switch, a buck converter, a buck-boost converter, or a boost converter.
US09673688B2
An apparatus for forming a magnet assembly may comprise a base, a bearing assembly, and a support structure positioning mechanism. The bearing assembly may be configured to support a magnet and to allow the magnet to rotate about an axis normal to a surface of the base. The support structure positioning mechanism may be configured to position a support structure on the magnet when the magnet is on the base. The base may comprise at least one magnet alignment feature that causes the magnet to rotate about the axis to a preferred angular orientation corresponding to a lower energy configuration as a function of angle about the axis as the magnet moves closer to the base. The bearing assembly may be movable along the axis to allow the magnet to be moved closer to the base and cause the magnet to achieve the preferred angular orientation.
US09673687B2
A fixture which secures a temperature detection element to a winding provided around a stator core of a motor, includes a main body to be inserted into a gap between the stator core and the winding, and an engagement portion formed on one end side of the main body on one side of the main body to engage with the rim of the opening of the winding. On the one side of the main body a recess is formed to house a temperature sensitive part of the temperature detection element. The depth of the recess is less than the maximum thickness of the temperature sensitive part of the temperature detection element.
US09673680B2
An electromechanical flywheel machine includes a flywheel mass and a motor-generator having a rotor rotatable about a stationery inner stator having stator windings.
US09673662B2
In embodiments, a mobile device includes a primary battery as a power source to power components of the mobile device, and includes a secondary battery as an additional power source to power the components of the mobile device. A sensor is implemented to detect an acceleration of the device that indicates an impending secondary battery disconnect event due to the mobile device falling. A battery controller is implemented to receive a sensor input of the detected acceleration from the sensor. The battery controller can then switch from the secondary battery to the primary battery as the power source based on the detected acceleration of the mobile device. The battery controller can switch back from the primary battery to the secondary battery as the power source based on the acceleration of the mobile device no longer being detected.
US09673653B2
A vehicle includes a high voltage traction battery for providing propulsion energy to the vehicle. A battery control module controls the operation of the battery, and also commands cell balancing out of or between cells of the battery to maintain a relative equilibrium of charge across a plurality of the cells. The battery control module is in communication with an interactive display in the vehicle or a communication device outside of the vehicle. A user can define a time period in which the vehicle is to enter a hibernation mode. During the hibernation mode, the battery control module inhibits cell balancing in the battery. Upon expiration of the user-defined time period, the battery control module enables cell balancing.
US09673650B2
Method for monitoring an electrochemical cell or a battery (1), in particular method for monitoring the first charging of an electrochemical cell or of a battery (1) of Li-ion type, comprising a step of acquiring data relating to acoustic emissions produced in the electrochemical cell or in the battery and, by using the data acquired, a step of detecting: the formation of a passivation film on an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery; and/or the first storage of lithium in an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery.
US09673642B2
A discharge control device for controlling discharge in an energy storage device disposed in an electric apparatus, wherein the discharge control device includes a first determination unit adapted to determine whether or not an electric apparatus's status is being outside a predetermined first range and a discharge controller adapted to start discharge in the energy storage device, when the first determination unit determines that the status of the electric apparatus is being outside the first range.
US09673636B2
Power reception control device and power reception control method for non-contact power transmission
A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).
US09673635B2
Systems (100) and methods (400) for powering an electrical load (322) in an environment. The methods involve using a battery (310) to simultaneously supply electrical energy to control electronics (308, 316) and a Super Capacitor (“SC”) storage element (314) immediately after a system has been disposed in the environment and turned on. In effect, the control electronics are caused to perform intended functions thereof nearly instantaneously after turning on the system. The SC storage element is charged from a first charge state in which approximately zero volts exist across terminals thereof to a second charge state in which greater than zero volts exists across the terminals. The SC storage element is then used to supply electrical energy to the electrical load of the system so as to cause the electrical load to perform intended functions thereof.
US09673629B2
A direct current to alternating current inverter sub-system is for a HVDC distribution system. The DC to AC inverter sub-system includes an enclosure and a DC to DC galvanically isolated buck converter having a DC input electrically connectable to a HVDC cable and a DC output. A DC to AC inverter includes a DC input electrically connected to the DC output of the DC to DC galvanically isolated buck converter and an AC output electrically connectable to an AC transmission line. The DC to AC inverter is mounted in an enclosure with the DC to DC galvanically isolated buck converter, in order that the DC output of the DC to DC galvanically isolated buck converter is directly electrically connected within the enclosure to the DC input of the DC to AC inverter.
US09673627B2
An apparatus for removing harmonic noise from a power transmission line transmitting electricity at a primary frequency includes a filter and a controller coupled to the sensor and to an actuator-generator. The filter separates electricity at a harmonic of a primary frequency from the electrical signal transmitted by the power transmission line. The controller is configured to modulate consumption of electricity from the power transmission line. The consumption is controlled by electrical actuation of the actuator-generator, such that the electrical actuation of the actuator-generator causes consumption of electricity from the power transmission line at a harmonic of the primary frequency. The actuator-generator is coupled to an elastically deformable component, such that electrical actuation of the actuator-generator generates tension in the elastically deformable component.
US09673616B2
A power converter includes a voltage conversion unit that provides a first driving voltage at a first output electrode by converting a power supply voltage in response to a first control signal, the voltage conversion unit being configured to provide a second driving voltage at a second output electrode by converting the power supply voltage after a short detection period, the voltage conversion unit being configured to shut down in response to a third control signal, and a short detection unit that generates the third control signal by comparing a magnitude of a voltage of the second output electrode with a magnitude of a reference voltage during the short detection period.
US09673610B2
An apparatus and method for controlling adaptive reclosing based on transient stability of a power transmission line are disclosed. The apparatus includes a power angle calculation unit, an integral square error (ISE) second-order differential calculation unit, a stability determination unit, and a disconnection signal generation unit. The power angle calculation unit acquires the instantaneous value of a power angle based on voltage and phase angle measurement signals. The ISE second-order differential calculation unit acquires the instantaneous value of the second-order differential of the ISE of the power angle. The stability determination unit determines whether a system is stable or unstable based on the transitions in the instantaneous value of the second-order differential of the ISE. The disconnection signal generation unit generates a first disconnection signal and a second disconnection signal adapted to open or reclose the circuit breaker at the leader end and the circuit breaker at the follower end.
US09673608B2
Disconnection indicator of an active component of a device for protecting an electrical installation
A device for protecting an electrical installation including an insulating body electrically defining an internal housing, the protective device including, within the internal housing: an active component of a device for protecting an electrical installation; a disconnection system for disconnecting the active component moveable between a contact position corresponding to a connected state of the active component and an open position corresponding to a disconnected state of the active component; a disconnection indicator, where the disconnection indicator is secured in movement to the disconnection system and the disconnection indicator and the insulating body are arranged to have a first configuration, which corresponds to the contact position, and a second configuration, which corresponds to the open position, the relative positioning of the disconnection indicator with respect to the insulating body in the first configuration being visually distinct from the outside of the insulating body from the relative positioning of the disconnection indicator with respect to the insulating body in the second configuration.
US09673601B2
Cable protectors and related methods are provided for protecting cables while being positioned between raised floor panels. The cable protector has a base portion having at least one receptacle channel configured to receive a cable, wherein the at least one receptacle channel is positioned between a first side ridge and a second side ridge that each extend vertically to different heights relative to the at least one receptacle channel. The cable protector also has a cover panel mounted to the base portion and supported by the first and second side ridges. The cover panel covers the at least one receptacle channel at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the vertical direction. Other cable protectors disclosed have a modular design or a feature for connection to adjacent floor panels having differing heights or interlocking designs.
US09673598B2
A cover assembly for an electrical box, such as a fire-rated poke through, includes a frame defining an opening, the frame including a first frame location and a second frame location, the first frame location being substantially opposite the second frame location, a cover movable between a closed position over the opening and an open position away from the opening, the cover having a perimeter including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being substantially opposite the distal end, and a hinge attaching the cover to the rear frame portion, the hinge having two substantially parallel pivot axes, at least one of which is movable towards and away from the other, one pivot axis located at the first frame location and the other pivot axis located at the proximal end of the cover. This construction provides a cover assembly for an electrical box that allows ready access to utility interfaces within the box, while preventing unwanted fluid and debris from damaging the junction box or utility interfaces below the cover assembly.
US09673597B2
An enclosure such as an electrical junction box has fixed clamping flanges exterior to the enclosure, screws rotatable relative to the enclosure and operative for drawing clamping brackets from an initial elevated position towards the clamping flanges for clamping the edges of an opening cut in drywall or the like, thereby to fasten the enclosure inside a wall or ceiling. The clamping brackets are initially retracted in the enclosure and rotation of the screws releases the brackets to an extended clamping position relative to the clamping flanges.
US09673596B2
A weatherproof back box for receiving a fire alarm notification or other fire alarm device includes a back wall and sidewalls that project from the back wall and define a mouth. The sidewalls further include recessed portions that extend from the back wall toward the mouth, and end prior to the mouth. The back box further includes mounting posts, which are preferably less than 50% of the depth of the back box, that project from the recessed portions into the mouth. Additionally, these mounting posts receive fasteners for securing the fire alarm notification device in the mouth of the back box.
US09673595B2
Withdrawable contactor trucks for a circuit breaker have a cradle with a motorized drive system comprising an electric motor in the cradle. The motorized drive system is configured to move the contactor truck in a controlled path between a withdrawn position and a levering-in position in a switchgear compartment.
US09673592B2
An x-ray tube includes a vacuum housing. A cathode and an anode are disposed in the vacuum housing and insulated by at least one insulation element. Upon application of a high voltage, the cathode emits electrons that strike the anode as an electron beam. A voltage arrester device with an insulation path has a field strength that is higher than a field strength at the insulation element. If a voltage flashover occurs, the voltage is discharged via the voltage arrester device.
US09673586B2
A method of waterproofing a coated electric wire attached connector terminal which is formed of metal material and which includes a barrel part which is crimped to a conductor which is exposed from a sheath, a terminal part, a connecting plate which is formed between the barrel part and the terminal part, and connects the barrel part and the terminal part. The method includes an adhesive material applying step in which adhesive material is applied to the connecting plate, and a molded part molding step in which the coated electric wire attached connector terminal is placed in a metal mold to form an injection space around the connecting plate, the barrel part and the sheath and resin is injected into the injection space to cover the connecting plate, the barrel part and the sheath with a resin molded part.
US09673576B2
A system for managing electric devices, including a first panel having at least one hole and having a first conductive surface, a second panel integral and substantially parallel to the first panel and having a second conductive surface. The first panel is overlapped to the second panel. The system is configured in such a way that the second conductive surface has at least one portion not covered by the first panel and accessible through the, or each, hole. The first conductive surface and the second conductive surface are connected to an electric circuit in such a way that the first conductive surface has a first predetermined polarity, and the second conductive surface has a second predetermined polarity, opposite to the first predetermined polarity.
US09673573B2
A connector includes a housing that supports a core (which can be magnetic) and provides an inner channel. A power terminal is positioned in the inner channel and provides an electrical path between two opposite sides of the housing. The housing further support a sensor that is positioned in a gap in the core. The housing provides electrical isolation between the core and the power terminal. The connector can therefore provide both a power terminal and the ability to sense current in an integrated design.
US09673559B1
A backshell includes an upper shell, a lower shell and a fastener coupled to the upper shell and coupled to the lower shell to hold the upper shell and the lower shell together and resist separation of the upper shell from the lower shell. The upper shell defines a portion of a cavity of the backshell and includes a top wall and an upper shell side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the upper shell. The lower shell defines another portion of the cavity of the backshell. The lower shell includes a bottom wall and a lower shell side wall extending from the bottom wall to a top of the lower shell. The top of the lower shell generally mates with the bottom of the upper shell at a mating plane. The fastener extends along a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the mating plane.
US09673558B2
Systems and methods for maintaining a desired compressive force on seals in an electrical junction such as a pothead connector for an ESP motor. In one embodiment, insulated conductors of a power cable extend into a housing of a connector. The insulated conductors pass through an upper insulator, a set of elastomeric boot seals, and a lower insulator. O-rings are positioned between the upper insulator and the housing of the pothead connector. The lower insulator is secured to the upper insulator by a set of bolts and springs that urge the lower insulator toward the upper insulator, compressing the boot seals. The bolts are threaded into the upper insulator and are tightened to compress the springs against the lower insulator. The compression of the boot seals between the insulators maintains a desired range of contact pressure against the seals despite changes in the seal dimensions.
US09673552B2
An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, and a plurality of second receptacle terminals. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity. The insulated housing includes a tongue portion and a plurality of first through holes formed on the tongue portion. The first receptacle terminals are held in the tongue portion. The second receptacle terminals are held in the tongue portion. The second receptacle terminals include a plurality of cut portions corresponding to the first through holes.
US09673540B2
Disclosed herein is a battery pack constructed in a structure in which a plurality of secondary battery cells are electrically connected to one another via a connection member while the secondary battery cells are mounted in a receiving part of a pack case having no partition, wherein the connection member is located between the battery cells arranged in the longitudinal direction or in both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, the connection member is connected, in a mechanical coupling manner, to a lower electrode terminal of the front battery cell in the longitudinal direction and/or to an upper electrode terminal of the rear battery cell in the longitudinal direction, and the connection member is elastically pressed while the connection member is located between the battery cells.
US09673534B2
An electrically conductive coating of an automotive heatable windshield having a frequency selective surface area that facilitates the transmission of radio frequency signals. The FSS area may be a high-pass filter such that RF signals at any polarization can pass through the glazing over a wide frequency band. The FSS area is defined by a pattern in the conductive coating such that, when the conductive coating is used to heat the windshield, electrical current flows through the FSS area to mitigate hot and cold spots.
US09673526B1
The invention is directed to a dual-frequency stacked patch antenna. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a pair of electrically conductive, nested, tub-like structures and a feed surface. The edges of the tub-like structures and the feed surface define a surface that is adapted to be conformal to an application surface that defines a cavity in which the antenna is positioned. The edges of the tub-like structures and the edge of the feed surface define a pair of slots for receiving and/or transmitting two signals with different center frequencies. Located and extending throughout each of the slots is a slot modification structure comprised of inter-digitated fingers that provide capacitive loading and enhance the low observability of the antenna.
US09673519B2
An antenna system for a global navigation satellite system reference base station is disclosed. The antenna system includes an antenna positioned above a high capacitive impedance surface (HCIS) ground plane. Over a specific range of the lateral dimension of the HCIS ground plane and the height of the antenna above the HCIS ground plane, a high level of multipath suppression and high sensitivity for low-elevated satellites can be simultaneously maintained. The HCIS ground plane can be fabricated as a flat conducting plate with an array of conducting elements such as pins, pins with expanded tips, or mushroom structures. Alternatively, the HCIS can be fabricated as a flat conducting plate with a concentric series of choke rings. The antenna system can provide a positioning accuracy of +/−1 mm, an order of magnitude improvement over previous designs.
US09673515B2
A conformal antenna system comprising one or more proximate antenna elements for very reliable localized reception and transmission of radiowave energy and power particularly in frequency controlled VHF, UHF and microwave spectrum is described. The system incorporates effective angle or proximity dependent interference mitigation for conventional transmitters/receivers or master controlled constellations of wireless devices, and is suitable for temporary or permanent installation and use in a variety of outdoor and in-building locations. The antenna elements are configured and optimized for close proximity but unobtrusive positioning near the point of use on stages, in concert halls, movie studios, houses-of-worship, and convention centers, and are configured to be relatively unaffected by people or furniture in very close proximity. Methods for manufacturing and using close proximity antennas are disclosed, as are systems and methods for the generation and control of signals thereto.
US09673513B2
A radiator frame includes: a main radiator including an antenna pattern part configured to transmit or receive a signal, an internal terminal part provided on one end of the antenna pattern part and configured to electrically connect the antenna pattern part and a circuit substrate, and an external terminal part provided on another end of the antenna pattern part and configured to be connected to an auxiliary radiator to improve radiation performance of the antenna pattern part; and a molded frame molded around the radiator, the molded frame allowing the internal terminal part to be exposed at a first surface of the molded frame, and allowing the external terminal part to be exposed at a second surface of the molded frame.
US09673506B2
Disclosed herein is an antenna device that includes an antenna coil having a planar coil pattern, a magnetic sheet that covers one main surface of the antenna coil, and a resin layer provided on the other main surface of the antenna coil and along the coil pattern. The resin layer is substantially the same planar shape as the planar coil pattern.
US09673500B2
An artificial dielectric resonator that can enhance a relative dielectric constant in a basic mode is provided. The artificial dielectric resonator 1 has a first series metal strip group 2 including a plurality of metal strips 20 each in a thin sheet shape arranged with microscopic gaps 20G provided in a longitudinal direction, and a second series metal strip group 3 including a plurality of metal strips 30 each in a thin sheet shape arranged with microscopic gaps 30G provided in a longitudinal direction, the first series metal strip group 2 and the second series metal strip group 3 are disposed close to each other in a thickness direction of the metal strips 20 and 30, and the metal strip 20 or 30 of one metal strip group 2 or 3 is disposed to face and cross gap 30G or 20G of the other metal strip group 3 or 2.
US09673498B2
In a high frequency filter, a multilayer structure includes a plurality of insulator layers, a first transmission line transmits an input signal, and a second transmission line is electromagnetic coupled with the first transmission line on the same insulator layer and transmits an output signal. A conductor layer defines capacitors with the first transmission line and the second transmission line with the insulator layer in between. A dielectric constant of the insulator layer that comes in contact with the first transmission line and the second transmission line is higher than a dielectric constant of an insulator layer other than the insulator layer.
US09673495B2
Disclosed herein is a battery module assembly including unit modules, each of which includes unit cells mounted to a cartridge in a state of being electrically connected to each other via bus bars, the battery module assembly including two or more sub-modules, each of which includes two or more unit modules vertically stacked from a ground to form a coolant flow channel at an interface therebetween, the unit modules being arranged in a lateral direction in a state of being spaced apart from each other to provide the coolant flow channel, and a module case, in which the sub-modules are received and fixed, the module case having a coolant inlet port, through which a coolant is introduced into the module case, and a cool outlet port, through which the coolant is discharged out of the module case, wherein the coolant flow channel is configured to have a structure in which a vertical sectional area of the coolant flow channel decreases toward the coolant outlet port.
US09673488B2
The disclosure relates to a battery system, a battery, and a motor vehicle having a battery system. In order to be able to determine a battery current flowing through the battery system, the battery system has a measuring unit and a determination unit, which are connected to a battery line of the battery system by means of separate contact or connection points.
US09673483B2
Disclosed herein are methods for making a solid lithium ion electrolyte membrane, the methods comprising combining a first reactant chosen from amorphous, glassy, or low melting temperature solid reactants with a second reactant chosen from refractory oxides to form a mixture; heating the mixture to a first temperature to form a homogenized composite, wherein the first temperature is between a glass transition temperature of the first reactant and a crystallization onset temperature of the mixture; milling the homogenized composite to form homogenized particles; casting the homogenized particles to form a green body; and sintering the green body at a second temperature to form a solid membrane. Solid lithium ion electrolyte membranes manufactured according to these methods are also disclosed herein.
US09673476B2
Fuel cell systems and methods having reduced volumetric requirements are described. The systems include, among other things, an enclosed region formed by the bonding of a fuel cell layer with a fluid manifold. The enclosed region transforms into a fluid plenum when, for example, a fluid exiting a manifold outlet pressurizes the enclosed region causing one or more portions of the fuel cell layer and/or the fluid manifold to deform away from each other.
US09673472B2
An energy storage system employing a reversible salination-desalination process includes an electrochemical desalination battery (EDB) unit including an anode and a cathode. The EDB unit runs a salination process while storing energy from a direct current power supply unit, and runs a desalination process while releasing energy to an electrical load. The energy storage system can store power from a variable output electrical power supply unit such as solar cells and wind turbines while running a salination process, and release energy, e.g., during peak energy demand hours while running a desalination process. Combined with a capacitive deionization (CD) unit, the energy storage system can generate fresh water by running desalination processes in the EDB unit and the CD unit while releasing stored energy from the EDB unit. The energy storage unit can function as a dual purpose device for energy storage (load shifting) and fresh water generation.
US09673468B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a polymer electrolyte material which has excellent proton conductivity even under the conditions of a low humidity or a low temperature and is excellent in mechanical strength and fuel barrier properties, and which moreover can achieve high output, high energy density and long-term durability in forming a polymer electrolyte fuel cell therefrom, and a polymer electrolyte form article using the same and a method for producing the same, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, each using the same.The present invention employs the following means. Namely, the polymer electrolyte material of the present invention is a polymer electrolyte material including a constituent unit (A1) containing an ionic group and a constituent unit (A2) substantially not containing an ionic group, wherein a phase separation structure is observed by a transmission electron microscope and a crystallization heat measured by differential scanning calorimetry is 0.1 J/g or more, or a phase separation structure is observed by a transmission electron microscope and the degree of crystallinity measured by wide angle X-ray diffraction is 0.5% or more. Also, the polymer electrolyte form article, the membrane electrode assembly and the polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention are characterized by being composed of such polymer electrolyte materials.
US09673465B2
The present invention provides a catalyst in which a reaction initiation temperature at which self-heating function is exhibited is low and which is capable of suppressing carbon accumulation even when a reaction is repeated. The catalyst of the present invention includes a CeZr-based oxide, silicon, and a catalytically active metal, wherein the CeZr-based oxide satisfies CexZryO2 (x+y=1) and the silicon satisfies molar ratios of 0.02≦Si/Zr and 0.01
US09673463B2
A control arrangement in a fuel cell system for producing electricity with fuel cells, the fuel cell system including means for recirculating fuel through the anode sides of the fuel cells, and at least one system controller in a control processor for controlling the operation of the fuel cell system. The control arrangement includes means for performing a substantially asynchronous chemical reaction rates calculation process of at least one of fuel composition and fuel flow rate to accomplish information in a substantially iterative process on at least recirculation ratio of the fuel recirculation through anodes and means for generating, in a substantially synchronous process with the system controller process, fuel utilization (FU) information and Carbon formation information by utilizing the latest available recirculation ratio information provided by said asynchronous process.
US09673458B2
A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a separator, a fluid channel, a fluid manifold, a plurality of protruding elastic members, and a plurality of sealing members. A fluid is to flow in a stacking direction through the fluid manifold. A connection channel is provided between the plurality of protruding elastic members to connect the fluid channel and the fluid manifold. The plurality of sealing members are provided adjacent to the plurality of protruding elastic members in the stacking direction and extend in a direction to cross a flow direction in which the fluid flows along the connection channel. Each of the plurality of protruding elastic members has overlapping regions that overlap the plurality of sealing members as seen from the stacking direction. The overlapping regions are separated from each other in the flow direction.
US09673451B2
A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer over the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active material layer includes a plurality of lithium-containing composite oxides each of which is expressed by LiMPO4 (M is one or more of Fe (II), Mn (II), Co (II), and Ni (II)) that is a general formula. The lithium-containing composite oxide is a flat single crystal particle in which the length in the b-axis direction is shorter than each of the lengths in the a-axis direction and the c-axis direction. The lithium-containing composite oxide is provided over the positive electrode current collector so that the b-axis of the single crystal particle intersects with the surface of the positive electrode current collector.
US09673447B2
A method of operating a lithium-ion cell comprising (a) a cathode comprising a carbon or graphitic material having a surface area to capture and store lithium thereon; (b) an anode comprising an anode active material; (c) a porous separator disposed between the two electrodes; (d) an electrolyte in ionic contact with the two electrodes; and (e) a lithium source disposed in at least one of the two electrodes to obtain an open circuit voltage (OCV) from 0.5 volts to 2.8 volts when the cell is made; wherein the method comprises: (A) electrochemically forming the cell from the OCV to either a first lower voltage limit (LVL) or a first upper voltage limit (UVL), wherein the first LVL is no lower than 0.1 volts and the first UVL is no higher than 4.6 volts; and (B) cycling the cell between a second LVL and a second UVL.
US09673432B2
A battery case includes a bottom plate part and two side plate parts extending oppositely from the bottom plate part, wherein each of the side plate parts has at least one opening, in which an elastic element is arranged. An electric skateboard includes a bearing deck, wheels mounted on both ends of the bearing deck, an electric motor mounted under the bearing deck, and said battery case which is mounted under the bearing deck. The side plate parts of the battery case have openings in which elastic elements are arranged. Therefore, when pressure is exerted by the bearing deck to the battery case, the opening of the battery case is able to squeeze the elastic element so that the battery case can undergo an elastic deformation easily.
US09673430B2
A power supply device comprises plural battery cells having electrode portions, and bus bars connecting the electrode portions of the plural battery cells each other. The bus bar comprises a thin portion thinner than the other portion formed in at least one part of the end edge of the bus bar, and are welded to the electrode portion of the battery cell through the thin portion. The electrode portion comprises a pedestal portion, and an electrode terminal projecting from the pedestal portion, and the thin portion is disposed at the side surface of the electrode terminal. By this, at the time of welding the bus bar the thin portion is directly welded to the electrode portion, and without using other parts of the welding ring or the like the welding process is streamlined.
US09673428B2
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, including a battery element having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator; an exterior member for the battery element including: a first layer; a second layer; a bending part for partitioning the first layer and the second layer from each other; a sealing part which is formed by a peripheral part of the first layer in contact with a peripheral part of the second layer and which seals the battery element; a thick-walled part that is a portion of the sealing part and includes at least a part of the bending part, wherein the thick-walled part has a greater thickness in a thickness direction of the battery element than a thickness of a portion of the sealing part other than the thick-walled part, and wherein the thickness direction of the battery element corresponds to a stacking direction of the battery element.
US09673425B1
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an AMOLED backplane and a structure thereof. The method uses a solid phase crystallization process to crystallize and convert amorphous silicon into poly-silicon so as to prevent the issue of mura on a display device caused by excimer laser annealing and adopts a back channel etching structure to effectively reduce the number of masks used. The method for manufacturing the AMOLED backplane according to the present invention needs only seven masking operations and, compared to the prior art, saves two masking operations, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process, improving the manufacturing efficiency, and saving costs.
US09673417B2
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel includes an organic layer positioned on a first electrode and a multilayer thin film positioned on the organic layer. The multilayer thin film is formed of a stack of graphene. The multilayer thin film has an interlayer bonding between two or more upper layers thereof.
US09673409B2
Multidentate metal complexes useful as phosphorescent emitters in display and lighting applications having the following structures:
US09673407B2
A compound including a ligand L according to Formula I: as well as, a first device and a formulation containing the same, are disclosed. In the compound including the Ligand L of Formula I: R1 and R2 are independently selected from group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, cyano, and combinations thereof; two adjacent substituents of R1 or R2 are optionally joined to form a fused ring; ligand L is coordinated to transition metal M having an atomic number greater than 40; R1 represent mono, di, tri, or tetra-substitution, or no substitution; R2 represent mono, di, or tri-substitution, or no substitution; and at least one substituent of R1 or R2 is cyano.
US09673400B2
An amine-based compound is represented by Formula 1: An organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer includes an emission layer and the amine-based compound represented by Formula 1. The OLED including the amine-based compound represented by Formula 1 has good color purity, low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, and/or a long lifetime.
US09673396B2
A method of manufacturing a substrate of an organic light-emitting display device, the method including: forming, on a first surface of a transparent substrate, a photothermal conversion layer configured to covert incident light into thermal energy; forming partition walls on the first surface in a first region of the photothermal conversion layer, the partition walls including a photosensitive compound including a resorcinarene, the resorcinarene including a perfluorocarbon group; forming an organic material layer on the first surface in a second region of the photothermal conversion layer, the second region being defined by the partition walls; removing the partition walls; placing a target substrate over the organic material layer; and applying light to a second surface of the transparent substrate, the second surface being opposite the first surface of the transparent substrate.
US09673381B2
The invention provides a lead titanate coating and a preparing method thereof. According to the method, mixed powder is sprayed on the surface of a matrix, and through polarization, the lead titanate coating is acquired. The mixed powder comprises PbTiO3 powder, PbO powder and Al powder. Lead titanate (PbTiO3) is a kind of ferroelectric material, and can be used for preparing a piezoelectric sensor. Besides, the PbO powder and the Al powder are added, so that the piezoelectric property of the lead titanate coating can be improved. Since the lead titanate coating prepared by the present invention can be combined with the matrix closely and the intensity of piezoelectric signal is high, it can be widely applied to mechanical parts, such as a piston ring, a cylinder, a gear, and the like, to dynamically monitor the service situations of the parts better.
US09673380B2
The application is directed to piezoelectric single crystals having shear piezoelectric coefficients with enhanced temperature and/or electric field stability. These piezoelectric single crystal may be used, among other things, for vibration sensors as well as low frequency, compact sonar transducers with improved and/or enhanced performance.
US09673378B2
A liquid-ejecting head includes a pressure-generating chamber communicating with a nozzle opening, and a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element has piezoelectric layer contains a perovskite complex oxide containing Bi, La, Fe, and Mn and can undergo electric-field-induced phase transition.
US09673377B2
A compound semiconductor device includes: a flexible part; a first nitride semiconductor layer above a surface of the flexible part, the first nitride semiconductor layer including a first polar plane and a second polar plane intersecting the surface; a second nitride semiconductor layer in contact with the first nitride semiconductor layer on the first polar plane, a lattice constant of the second nitride semiconductor layer being different from that of the first nitride semiconductor layer; a third nitride semiconductor layer in contact with the first nitride semiconductor layer on the second polar plane, a lattice constant of the third nitride semiconductor layer being different from that of the first nitride semiconductor layer; a first ohmic electrode above an interface between the first nitride semiconductor layer and the second nitride semiconductor layer; and a second ohmic electrode above an interface between the first nitride semiconductor layer and the third nitride semiconductor layer.
US09673364B2
A light emitting device has a substrate including a pair of connection terminals at least on a first main surface of the substrate a light emitting element connected to the connection terminals by a molten material, and a light reflecting member covering the light emitting element, at least one of the connection terminals including a protruding portion configured to project from a first main surface of the connection terminal at a region which is connected with the light emitting element, the protruding portion and the molten material being embedded into the light reflecting member.
US09673339B2
In a non-volatile memory in which writing/erasing is performed by changing a total charge amount by injecting electrons and holes into a silicon nitride film serving as a charge accumulation layer, in order to realize a high efficiency of a hole injection from a gate electrode, the gate electrode of a memory cell comprises a laminated structure made of a plurality of polysilicon films with different impurity concentrations, for example, a two-layered structure comprising a p-type polysilicon film with a low impurity concentration and a p′-type polysilicon film with a high impurity concentration deposited thereon.
US09673335B2
In a rectifier circuit, by using a transistor whose off-state current is small as a so-called diode-connected MOS transistor included in the rectifier circuit, breakdown which is caused when a reverse bias is applied is prevented. Thus, an object is to provide a rectifier circuit whose reliability is increased and rectification efficiency is improved. A gate and a drain of a transistor are both connected to a terminal of the rectifier circuit to which an AC signal is input. In the transistor, an oxide semiconductor is used for a channel formation region and the off-state current at room temperature is less than or equal to 10−20 A/μm, which is equal to 10 zA/μm (z: zepto), when the source-drain voltage is 3.1 V.
US09673325B2
FinFET device having a material formed on reduced source/drain region and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a fin structure of a first semiconductor material on a substrate. The fin structure has a source region, a drain region, and a channel region between the source region and the drain region. The device also has a gate structure overlying the fin structure. The source region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of a second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion. The drain region includes an inner portion of the first semiconductor material and an outer portion of the second semiconductor material overlying a top surface and side surfaces of the inner portion.
US09673314B2
A semiconductor device includes a trench formed in an epitaxial layer and an oxide layer that lines the sidewalls of the trench. The thickness of the oxide layer is non-uniform, so that the thickness of the oxide layer toward the top of the trench is thinner than it is toward the bottom of the trench. The epitaxial layer can have a non-uniform dopant concentration, where the dopant concentration varies according to the thickness of the oxide layer.
US09673306B2
The amount of water and hydrogen contained in an oxide semiconductor film is reduced, and oxygen is supplied sufficiently from a base film to the oxide semiconductor film in order to reduce oxygen deficiencies. A stacked base film is formed, a first heat treatment is performed, an oxide semiconductor film is formed over and in contact with the stacked base film, and a second heat treatment is performed. In the stacked base film, a first base film and a second base film are stacked in this order. The first base film is an insulating oxide film from which oxygen is released by heating. The second base film is an insulating metal oxide film. An oxygen diffusion coefficient of the second base film is smaller than that of the first base film.
US09673295B2
A transistor contact structure and methods of making the same. The method includes forming a first semiconductor layer in a source/drain opening of a substrate, the first layer having a non-planar top surface; forming a second semiconductor layer directly on the first layer, the second layer having a defect density greater than the first layer; and forming a silicide region formed with the second layer, the silicide region having a non-planar interface with the first layer. A portion of the silicide interface may be higher than a top surface of the substrate and another portion may be below.
US09673294B2
According to various embodiments, a bipolar transistor structure may include: a substrate; a collector region in the substrate; a base region disposed over the collector region, an emitter region disposed over the base region; a base terminal laterally electrically contacting the base region, wherein the base terminal includes polysilicon.
US09673292B2
A semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate with a dielectric layer disposed thereon. A trench is defined in the dielectric layer. A metal gate structure is disposed in the trench. The metal gate structure includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer extends to a first height in the trench and the second layer extends to a second height in the trench; the second height is greater than the first height. In some embodiments, the second layer is a work function metal and the first layer is a dielectric. In some embodiments, the second layer is a barrier layer.
US09673286B2
There are disclosed herein various implementations of a group III-V transistor with a semiconductor field plate. Such a group III-V transistor includes a group III-V heterostructure situated over a substrate and configured to produce a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). In addition, the group III-V transistor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate situated over the group heterostructure. The group III-V transistor also includes an insulator layer over the group III-V heterostructure and situated between the gate and the drain electrode, and a semiconductor field plate situated between the gate and the drain electrode, over the insulator layer.
US09673285B2
A device including one or more low-conducting layers is provided. A low-conducting layer can be located below the channel and one or more attributes of the low-conducting layer can be configured based on a minimum target operating frequency of the device and a charge-discharge time of a trapped charge targeted for removal by the low-conducting layer or a maximum interfering frequency targeted for suppression using the low-conducting layer. For example, a product of the lateral resistance and a capacitance between the low-conducting layer and the channel can be configured to be larger than an inverse of the minimum target operating frequency and the product can be smaller than at least one of: the charge-discharge time or an inverse of the maximum interfering frequency.
US09673278B2
A source-drain structure and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The source-drain structure includes a substrate containing a drain region and a source region. The drain region includes a lightly-doped ultra-shallow junction and a heavily-doped region, and a drain-substrate junction disposed in the vicinity of a junction between a side portion and a bottom portion of the lightly-doped ultra-shallow junction and the substrate, a plurality of impurity ions in the drain-substrate junction and a plurality of impurity ions in the lightly-doped ultra-shallow junction are opposite-conductivity type ions. The drain-substrate junction can smooth out the steep surface of the lightly-doped ultra-shallow junction to minimize the maximum electric field and reduce the ion flow close to the channel, and effectively reduce the inter-band tunneling hot electron effect.
US09673270B2
A semiconductor device includes one or more metal-insulator-metal (MiM) capacitors. The semiconductor device includes a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer located above, and in physical contact with, the bottom electrode, a top electrode located above, and in physical contact with, the dielectric layer, a first top contact contacting the top electrode, a first bottom contact contacting the bottom electrode from a top electrode direction, a first metal bump connecting to the top contact, and a second metal bump connecting to the bottom contact. The top electrode has a smaller area than the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode, the dielectric layer, and the top electrode is a MiM capacitor. Top electrodes of a number of MiM capacitors and bottom electrodes of a number of MiM capacitors are daisy chained to allow testing of the conductivity of the electrodes.
US09673260B2
In an organic EL display device, a resistance of a cathode electrode of OLEDs is substantially reduced while maintaining a higher opening ratio of pixels as an entire display area. A reference power supply line is formed on a glass substrate, and receives a reference potential for driving the OLED. The OLED is formed on the glass substrate where the reference power supply line is formed, and has a structure in which a lower electrode, an organic material layer, and an upper electrode that is a cathode electrode common to plural pixels are laminated on each other in the order from the bottom. In some of the plural pixels, a cathode contact that penetrates through the organic material layer, and electrically connects the upper electrode to the reference power supply line is formed within an opening area corresponding to a W sub-pixel.
US09673257B1
A method is provided that includes forming a transistor by forming a first a rail gate disposed in a first direction above a substrate, forming a second rail gate disposed in a second direction above the substrate, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and forming a bridge section disposed between the first rail gate and the second rail gate.
US09673255B2
A method for forming a resistive memory device includes providing a substrate comprising a first metal material, forming a conductive silicon-bearing layer on top of the first metal material, wherein the conductive silicon-bearing layer comprises an upper region and a lower region, and wherein the lower region is adjacent to the first metal material, forming an amorphous layer from the upper region of the conductive silicon-bearing layer, and disposing an active metal material above the amorphous layer.
US09673253B2
A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device includes forming, with material containing aluminum, an electrically conductive pattern on a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric converter, forming, on the electrically conductive pattern, an insulating film containing hydrogen, performing first annealing in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere, forming, on the insulating film, a protective film having lower hydrogen permeability than that of the insulating film after the first annealing, and performing second annealing in the hydrogen-containing atmosphere. Temperature in the first annealing is not less than temperature when forming the insulating film and not more than temperature when forming the protective film.
US09673252B1
Embodiments relate to photodetectors comprising: a substrate and a bulk-alloy infrared (IR) photo absorption layer disposed on the substrate to absorb photons in an infrared wavelength and having a graded section and an ungraded section. The photodetector comprises a unipolar barrier layer disposed on the bulk-alloy photo absorption layer. The graded section includes a graded alloy composition such that its energy bandgap is largest near the substrate and smallest near the unipolar barrier layer. The embodiments also relate to methods fabricating the photodetectors.
US09673249B2
A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device (1041) includes read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) formed on one surface of a semiconductor substrate (1042) to read a signal from a photo-electric conversion element (PD) formed on the semiconductor substrate (1042), in which electric charges (e) generated in a photo-electric conversion region (1052c1) formed under at least one portion of the read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) are collected to an electric charge accumulation region (1052a) formed on one surface side of the semiconductor substrate (1042) of the photo-electric conversion element (PD) by electric field formed within the photo-electric conversion element (PD). Thus, the solid-state image pickup device and the camera are able to make the size of pixel become very small without lowering a saturation electric charge amount (Qs) and sensitivity.
US09673246B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device with improved bonding ability is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate having a front surface and a back surface; forming one or more sensor elements on the front surface of the substrate; forming one or more metallization layers over the front surface of the substrate, wherein forming a first metallization layer comprises forming a first conductive layer over the front surface of the substrate; removing the first conductive layer from a first region of the substrate; forming a second conductive layer over the front surface of the substrate; and removing portions of the second conductive layer from the first region and a second region of the substrate, wherein the first metallization layer in the first region comprises the second conductive layer and the first metallization layer in the second region comprises the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.
US09673241B2
A solid-state image sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a photodetector array 100 in which photodetectors A and B are arranged two-dimensionally within an image capturing plane. Some of those photodetectors B located in multiple different mutually intersecting directions with respect to each photodetector A are adjacent to the photodetector A. The sensor further includes a light-splitting element array 200 in which a plurality of light-splitting elements 30, each including a phase filter 3, are arranged two-dimensionally and which is configured so that each of the light-splitting elements 30 faces an associated one of the photodetectors A. The phase filter 3 makes light falling within a first wavelength range incident on the photodetector A that the phase filter 3 faces, and makes light falling within a second wavelength range incident on the photodetectors B that are adjacent to the photodetector A.
US09673240B2
Methods and structures of barrier detectors are described. The structure may include an absorber that is at least partially reticulated. The at least partially reticulated absorber may also include an integrated electricity conductivity structure. The structure may include at least two contact regions isolated from one another. The structure may further include a barrier layer disposed between the absorber and at least two contact regions.
US09673233B2
An array substrate is disclosed, which includes a connection structure of a second short-circuit ring and one corresponding data line, and this connection structure includes: a first electrode disposed on a base substrate; a connection line disposed on the first electrode; a first insulating layer disposed on the first electrode and the connection line, in which the data line connected with the second short-circuit ring is disposed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the data line connected with the second short-circuit ring; and a second electrode disposed on the second insulating layer, in which the second electrode is connected with the data line connected with the second short-circuit ring through a first via hole and connected with the first electrode through a second via hole.
US09673221B2
The invention includes a semiconductor device comprising an interlevel dielectric layer over a buried insulator layer over a semiconductor substrate; a source and drain in the interlevel layer; a channel between the source and drain, the channel including a first region having a first bandgap adjacent to a second region having a second bandgap, wherein the first band gap is larger than the second bandgap; and a gate over the channel.
US09673220B1
Chip structures that include distributed wiring layouts and fabrication methods for forming such chip structures. A device structure is formed that includes a plurality of first device regions and a plurality of second device regions. A first wiring level is formed that includes a first wire coupled with the first device regions. A second wiring level is formed that includes a second wire coupled with the second device regions. The first wiring level is vertically separated from the second wiring level by a buried oxide layer of the silicon-on-insulator substrate.
US09673216B1
Disclosed herein are methods of forming memory cell films in 3D memory. An opening having a sidewall may be formed through a stack of alternating layers of silicon oxide and silicon nitride. Bird's beaks may be formed in the silicon nitride at interfaces with the silicon oxide. In one aspect, bird's beaks are formed using a wet SiN etch. In one aspect, bird's beaks are formed by oxidizing SiN. A dilute hydrofluoric acid (DHF) clean may be performed within the opening after forming the bird's beaks in the silicon nitride. A memory cell film may be formed in the opening after performing the DHF clean. The memory cell film is straight, or nearly straight, from top to bottom in a memory hole. The memory cell film is not as susceptible to parasitic charge trapping as a memory cell film having a wavy contour. Therefore, neighbor WL interference may be reduced.
US09673215B1
According to one embodiment, the metal oxide films are provided between the metal layers and the insulating layers. The first metal nitride films are provided between the metal oxide films and the metal layers. The second metal nitride films are provided between the first metal nitride films and the metal layers. The intermediate films are provided between the first metal nitride films and the second metal nitride films. The intermediate films are of a different type of material from the metal oxide films.
US09673210B1
A semiconductor structure including a nonvolatile memory cell element including an active region formed in a semiconductor material, a select gate structure, a dummy control gate structure and a transfer gate structure is provided. Additionally, an electrically insulating structure extending around each of the select gate structure, the dummy control gate structure and the transfer gate structure is provided. The dummy control gate structure is removed, wherein a first recess is formed in the semiconductor structure. After removing the dummy gate structure, a charge trapping layer and a layer of a control gate electrode material are deposited over the semiconductor structure. Portions of the charge trapping layer and the layer of the control gate electrode material over the electrically insulating structure are removed. Portions of the charge trapping layer and the layer of control gate electrode material in the recess provide a control gate structure of the nonvolatile memory cell.
US09673203B2
A memory cell includes a select device and a capacitor electrically coupled in series with the select device. The capacitor includes two conductive capacitor electrodes having ferroelectric material there-between. The capacitor has an intrinsic current leakage path from one of the capacitor electrodes to the other through the ferroelectric material. There is a parallel current leakage path from the one capacitor electrode to the other. The parallel current leakage path is circuit-parallel the intrinsic path and of lower total resistance than the intrinsic path. Other aspects are disclosed.
US09673200B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first gate stack structure and a second gate stack structure on a substrate, and the first gate stack structure includes a first spacer adjacent to the second gate stack structure. The method also includes forming an U-shaped capping layer between the first gate stack structure and the second gate stack structure, and a lateral sidewall of the U-shaped capping layer is in direct contact with the first spacer of the first gate stack structure. A top of the lateral sidewall of the U-shaped capping layer is below a top of the first spacer of the first gate stack structure.
US09673199B1
A method of gate cutting for a device with multiple vertical transistors is provided. The method includes memorizing an initial structure of the device to identify a location for a gate strap to connect a portion of the multiple vertical transistors, building a bilayer hard mask over the device with a photoresist (PR) opening at the location, removing successive layers of the bilayer hard mask to identify first and second sections of the device based on a position of the PR opening and removing remaining layers of the bilayer hard mask and the first section of the device while preserving the second section of the device to form the gate strap.
US09673194B2
A semiconductor arrangement and method of forming the same are described. A semiconductor arrangement includes a first gate structure on a first side of an active area and a second gate structure on a second side of the active area, where the first gate structure and the second gate structure share the active area. A method of forming the semiconductor arraignment includes forming a deep implant of the active area before forming the first gate structure, and then forming a shallow implant of the active area. Forming the deep implant prior to forming the first gate structure alleviates the need for an etching process that degrades the first gate structure. The first gate structure thus has a desired configuration and is able to be formed closer to other gate structures to enhance device density.
US09673190B2
A device having an electrostatic discharge structure includes a bulk substrate having a first dopant conductivity, first wells formed adjacent to a surface of the bulk substrate, including a second dopant conductivity, and second wells formed adjacent to the surface of the bulk substrate within the first wells, including the first dopant conductivity. A supply bus is formed in one of the first wells outside the second well. A ground bus has a first portion formed in another first well outside the second well, and a second portion is formed inside the second well such that a charge input to the second wells is dissipated without accumulating in the bulk substrate.
US09673187B2
The disclosed technology relates to electronics, and more particularly, to protection devices that protect circuits from transient electrical events such as electrical overstress/electrostatic discharge. A protection device includes a semiconductor substrate having formed therein at least two wells and a deep well underlying and contacting the at least two wells. The device additionally includes a first PN diode formed in one of the at least two wells and having a first heavily doped region of a first conductivity type and a first heavily doped region of a second conductivity type, and includes a second PN diode formed in one of the at least two wells and having a second heavily doped region of the first conductivity type and a second heavily doped region of the second conductivity type. The device additionally includes a first PN diode and the second PN diode are electrically shorted by an electrical shorting structure to form a first plurality of serially connected diodes having a threshold voltage. The device further includes a PNPN silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) having a trigger voltage and comprising the first heavily doped region of the first conductivity type, the at least two wells, the deep well, and the second heavily doped region of the second conductivity type.
US09673178B2
Provided is a package structure including a substrate, N dies, N first pads, N vertical wires, and a second pad. The N dies are stacked alternatively on the substrate, so as to form a multi-die stack structure. The N dies include, from bottom to top, first to Nth dies, wherein N is an integer greater than 1. The first die is a bottom die, and the Nth die is a top die. The first pads are disposed on an active surface of the dies respectively. The vertical wires are disposed on the first pads respectively. The second pad is disposed on the top die.
US09673147B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an opening in a first substrate and filling the opening with a metal to form a first connection electrode. The first substrate is then polished by chemical mechanical polishing under conditions such that a polishing rate of the metal is less that of the region surrounding the metal. The chemical mechanical polishing thereby causes the first connection electrode to protrude from the surface of the first substrate. The first substrate is stacked with a second substrate having a second connection electrode. The first and second connection electrodes are bonded by applying pressure and heating to a temperature that is below the melting point of the metal of the first connection electrode.
US09673144B2
A semiconductor device has a resistor area and wiring area selectively disposed on a semiconductor substrate. In this semiconductor device, a second interlayer insulating film is formed above the semiconductor substrate, and a thin-film resistor is disposed on the second interlayer insulating film in the resistor area. Vias that contact the thin-film resistor from below are formed in the second interlayer insulating film. A wiring line is disposed on the second interlayer insulating film in the wiring area. A dummy wiring line that covers the thin-film resistor from above is disposed in a third wiring layer that is in the same layer as the wiring line, and an insulating film is interposed between the thin-film resistor and the dummy wiring line.
US09673140B2
A method for fabricating a package structure is provided, which includes the steps of: providing a carrier having a plurality of bonding pads; laminating a laminate on the carrier, wherein the laminate has a built-up portion and a release portion smaller in size than the built-up portion, the release portion covering the bonding pads and the built-up portion being laminated on the release portion and the carrier; forming a plurality of conductive posts in the built-up portion; and removing the release portion and the built-up portion on the release portion such that a cavity is formed in the laminate to expose the bonding pads, the conductive posts being positioned around a periphery of the cavity. Therefore, the present invention has simplified processes.
US09673138B2
A semiconductor package structure and forming method thereof; the semiconductor package structure includes a heat sink frame (2) and a lead frame (1), where the heat sink frame (2) is connected with a heat sink (4), a chip pad (21) of the lead frame (1) is adhered with a chip (3), and the heat sink (4) is connected to the chip (3) through a bonding material (5), and where the lead frame (1) is provided with a first lead (22), and the heat sink frame (2) is provided with a second lead (43) and a third lead (44). The method of forming the semiconductor package structure comprises: arranging the second lead (43) and the third lead (44) on the heat sink (4), and connecting the first lead (22) to the bottom electrode of the chip pad (21) to form a current input terminal; connecting three second lead (43) on the heat sink frame (2) to the top electrode of the chip (3) to form a current output terminal; welding the third lead (44) on the heat sink frame (2) with a conductive wire to form a current control terminal, thus greatly reducing the use of conductive wires, and thus heat loss; and after injection molding, colloids are exposed on of both sides of the semiconductor package structure, thus realizing double-sided heat dissipation, and improving heat dissipation of the semiconductor package structure.
US09673133B2
Semiconductor devices having through-electrodes are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a substrate, a through-electrode penetrating vertically through the substrate, a circuit layer on the substrate and metal lines in the circuit layer. The metal lines may include two first metals on opposing edges of a top surface of the through-electrode and second metals above the top surface of the through-electrode. At least some of the second metals may not vertically overlap the two first metals.
US09673128B2
A power module includes: an insulating layer; a leadframe (metal layer) disposed on the insulating layer; a semiconductor chip disposed on the leadframe; and a mold resin formed so as to cover the semiconductor chip, at least a part of the metal layer, and at least a part of the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer includes a relatively-soft insulating layer disposed at a side of the leadframe and a relatively-hard insulating layer disposed at an opposite side of the leadframes. Accordingly, there can be provided the power module with improved cooling capability and improved reliability, and the fabrication method for such a power module.
US09673126B2
A multi-functional semiconductor refrigerating and warming dual-purpose box includes a box body, a refrigerating and heating unit, a composite condenser unit, and a liquid delivering pump. The box body includes two independent rooms, a bottom machine room, an upper working room, and a lower working room. The refrigerating and heating unit includes an upper room semiconductor refrigerating and heating unit and a lower room semiconductor refrigerating and heating unit, the upper room semiconductor refrigerating and heating unit comprising an external heat exchanger of the upper room, a first semiconductor chilling plate, and an internal heat exchanger of the upper room. The composite condenser unit and the liquid delivering pump are connected to the external heat exchanger of the upper room and the external heat exchanger of the lower room through pipes. A manufacturing method of a multi-functional semiconductor refrigerating and warming dual-purpose box is also provided.
US09673123B2
The electronic device module includes a sealing part sealing an electronic component therein, and an external connection terminal disposed on one surface of the sealing part. The electronic device module also includes a dummy bonding part configured on a surface of the sealing part and spaced apart from the external connection terminal.
US09673119B2
Disclosed herein is a device having a shaped seal ring comprising a workpiece, the workpiece comprising at least one dielectric layer disposed on a first side of a substrate, a seal ring disposed in the at least one dielectric layer, and at least one groove in the seal ring. A lid is disposed over the workpiece, the workpiece extending into a recess in the lid and a first thermal interface material (TIM) contacts the seal ring and the lid, with the first TIM extending into the at least one groove. The workpiece is mounted to the package carrier. A die is mounted over a first side of workpiece and disposed in the recess. A first underfill a disposed under the die and a second underfill is disposed between the workpiece and the package carrier. The first TIM is disposed between the first underfill and the second underfill.
US09673118B2
A power module providing an improved manufacture yield and having an ensured stable joint strength and accordingly improved reliability is provided. The power module includes: a base portion having one surface on which an electrode portion is formed; a conductor portion disposed to face the one surface of the base portion on which the electrode portion is formed, for making electrical connection with the outside; and an interconnect portion connected to the electrode portion formed on the one surface of the base portion and to the surface of the conductor portion facing the one surface of the base portion for electrically connecting the electrode portion to the conductor portion.
US09673117B2
A semiconductor module includes a plurality of insulating circuit boards including semiconductor chips, each of the plurality of insulating circuit boards including a first outer edge among outer edges of the insulating circuit board facing an adjacent insulating circuit board of the plurality of insulating circuit boards, and a second outer edge among the outer edges excluding the first outer edge; a resin frame body having a crosspiece abutting against the first outer edges, and a frame element abutting against the second outer edges; a conductive component striding over the crosspiece to electrically connect the insulating circuit boards to each other; and an upper lid having a lid element covering an opening disposed at an upper part of the resin frame body and a partition protruding from a face of the lid element facing the insulating circuit boards to abut against a part of the crosspiece.
US09673112B2
The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating an integrated circuit in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes forming a trench on a semiconductor substrate, thereby defining fin active regions; extracting a profile of the fin active regions; determining an etch dosage according to the profile of the fin active regions; filling in the trench with a dielectric material; and performing an etching process to the dielectric material using the etch dosage, thereby recessing the dielectric material and defining a fin height of the fin active regions.
US09673108B1
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, and the resultant structure. The method includes forming an oxide layer above a substrate. The method includes forming a metal layer above the oxide layer. The method includes forming a first capping layer above the metal layer. A material forming the first capping layer may be titanium oxide, or titanium oxynitride. The method includes annealing the semiconductor structure. Annealing the semiconductor structure may result in diffusing a metal from the metal layer into the oxide layer.
US09673104B1
A first channel structure includes SixGe1-x and a second channel structure includes a group III-V compound material. First and second gate stacks are formed on the first and second channel structures. An insulating layer is formed on the gate stacks and the channel structures and is removed from the first channel structure to form a spacer on sidewalls of the first gate stack. First raised source and drain layers are formed on the first channel structure. The insulating layer is removed from the second channel structure to form a spacer on sidewalls of the second gate stack. The surfaces of the first and second channel structures and first source and drain layers are oxidized. The oxide layers are treated by a cleaning process that selectively removes the second native oxide layer only. Second raised source and drain layers are formed on the second channel structure. A CMOS structure is disclosed.
US09673103B2
First and second transistors with different electrical characteristics are supported by a substrate having a first-type dopant. The first transistor includes a well region within the substrate having the first-type dopant, a first body region within the well region having a second-type dopant and a first source region within the first body region and laterally offset from the well region by a first channel. The second transistor includes a second body region within the semiconductor substrate layer having the second-type dopant and a second source region within the second body region and laterally offset from material of the substrate by a second channel having a length greater than the length of the first channel. A gate region extends over portions of the first and second body regions for the first and second channels, respectively.
US09673102B2
Methods of forming a memory device having an array portion including a plurality of array transistors and a periphery region including peripheral circuit transistor structures of the memory device, where an upper surface of the periphery region and an upper surface of the array portion are planar (or nearly planar) after formation of the peripheral circuit transistor structures and a plurality of memory cells (formed over the array transistors). The method includes forming the peripheral circuit transistor structures in the periphery region, forming the plurality of array transistors in the array portion and forming a plurality of memory cells over respective vertical transistors. Structures formed by the method have planar upper surfaces of the periphery and array regions.
US09673099B2
An integrated circuit device includes a first transistor having a first channel between a first source/drain, and a second transistor having a second channel between a second source/drain. The first transistor operates based on a first amount of current and the second transistor operates based on a second amount of current different from the first amount of current. The first and second channels have fixed channel widths. The fixed channel widths may be based on fins or nanowires included in the first and second transistors.
US09673095B2
Method for forming a through semiconductor via (TSV) in a semiconductor wafer comprising: etching an annular recess into a front side of the semiconductor wafer, the annular recess surrounding a pillar of the semiconductor material; filling the annular recess with an insulative material to form an insulative annulus; etching a recess into the front side in the pillar of the semiconductor material; filling the recess in the portion of the semiconductor material with a metal to form a through semiconductor via (TSV); thinning the semiconductor wafer from a backside of the semiconductor wafer and stopping on the insulative annulus to expose the pillar of the semiconductor material; recessing the pillar of the semiconductor material from the back side to form a recess that exposes an end of the TSV; and filling the recess with a metal to a level at least even with a level of the insulative annulus.
US09673093B2
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor wafer and a first conductive layer formed over the semiconductor wafer as contact pads. A first insulating layer formed over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer including an interconnect site is formed over the first conductive layer and first insulating layer. The second conductive layer is formed as a redistribution layer. A second insulating layer is formed over the second conductive layer. An opening is formed in the second insulating layer over the interconnect site. The opening extends to the first insulating layer in an area adjacent to the interconnect site. Alternatively, the opening extends partially through the second insulating layer in an area adjacent to the interconnect site. An interconnect structure is formed within the opening over the interconnect site and over a side surface of the second conductive layer. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into individual semiconductor die.
US09673091B2
Disclosed is a method of forming back end of the line (BEOL) metal levels with improved dielectric capping layer to metal wire adhesion. The method includes process step(s) designed to address dielectric capping layer to metal wire adhesion, when the metal wire(s) in a given metal level are relatively thick. These process step(s) can include, for example: (1) selective adjustment of the deposition tool used to deposit the dielectric capping layer onto metal wires based on the pattern density of the metal wires in order to ensure that those metal wires actually achieve a temperature between 360° C.-400° C.; and/or (2) deposition of a relatively thin dielectric layer on the dielectric capping layer prior to formation of the next metal level in order to reduce the tensile stress of the metal wire(s) below without causing delamination. Also disclosed is an IC chip formed using the above-described method.
US09673087B2
A dual damascene article of manufacture comprises a trench containing a conductive metal column where the trench and the conductive metal column extend down into and are contiguous with a via. The trench and the conductive metal column and the via have a common axis. These articles comprise interconnect structures incorporating air-gap spacers containing metal/insulator structures for Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) and Ultra Large Scale Integrated (ULSI) devices and packaging. The trench in this regard comprises a sidewall air-gap immediately adjacent the side walls of the trench and the conductive metal column, the sidewall air-gap extending down to the via to a depth below a line fixed by the bottom of the trench, and continues downward in the via for a distance of from about 1 Angstrom below the line to the full depth of the via. In another aspect, the article of manufacture comprises a capped dual damascene structure.
US09673077B2
A support assembly for use in semiconductor processing includes an application substrate, a heater layer disposed directly onto the application substrate, an insulation layer disposed onto the heater layer, and a second substrate disposed onto the insulation layer. The heater layer is directly disposed onto the application substrate by a layered process such that the heater layer is in direct contact with the application substrate. The application substrate defines a material having a relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion that is matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of the heater layer.
US09673075B2
A wafer container that reduces or alleviates one or more of the problems associated with excessive container wall deflection due to loading and excessive particulate generation, particularly as those problems are experienced with containers for 450 mm diameter and larger wafers. The container has an enclosure and door with interlocking features to enable transfer of tension load to the door to minimize deflection of container surfaces. The container may include a gasketing arrangement compatible with the interlock feature. The container may include a removable door guide that improves centering of the door during door installation, and that is made of low particle generating material to reduce particulates.
US09673074B2
Disclosed are method and apparatus for treating a substrate. The apparatus is a dual-function process chamber that may perform both a material process and a thermal process on a substrate. The chamber has an annular radiant source disposed between a processing location and a transportation location of the chamber. Lift pins have length sufficient to maintain the substrate at the processing location while the substrate support is lowered below the radiant source plane to afford radiant heating of the substrate. One or more lift pins has a light pipe disposed therein to collect radiation emitted or transmitted by the substrate when the lift pin contacts the substrate surface.
US09673066B2
An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor package module and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package are provided. The apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor package module includes a lower mold installed thereon with a board with at least one element mounted thereon, an upper mold, in a state of accommodating the board, provided above the board, a filler supplier disposed in at least one of the upper mold and the lower mold, and supplying a filler to a molding space between the board and the upper mold, and a pattern forming member provided in an inner surface of the upper mold that provides an uneven pattern on a molded part.
US09673063B2
An electronic support structure comprising one or more layers of copper features such as copper routing layers, laminated within a dielectric material comprising continuous glass fibers in a polymer matrix wherein pairs of adjacent layers of copper features are coupled by a via layer, and where terminations on at least one side of the electronic support structure comprise a modified bond-on-trace attachment sites comprising selectively exposed top and partial side surfaces of copper features in an outer layer of copper features for conductive coupling solder.
US09673059B2
Provided is a method for increasing pattern density of a structure on a substrate using an integration scheme comprising: providing a substrate having a patterned layer comprising a first mandrel and an underlying layer; performing a first conformal spacer deposition creating a first conformal layer; performing a first spacer reactive ion etch (RIE) process on the first conformal layer, creating a first spacer pattern; performing a first mandrel pull process removing the first mandrel; performing a second conformal spacer deposition creating a second conformal layer; performing a second RIE process creating a second spacer pattern, the first spacer pattern acting as a second mandrel; performing a second mandrel pull process removing the first spacer pattern; and transferring the second spacer pattern into the underlying layer; where the integration targets include patterning uniformity, pulldown of structures, slimming of structures, and gouging of the underlying layer.
US09673052B2
A silicon-based substrate on which a nitride compound semiconductor layer is formed on a front surface thereof, including a first portion provided on the front surface side which has a first impurity concentration and a second portion provided on an inner side of the first portion which has a second impurity concentration higher than the first impurity concentration, wherein the first impurity concentration being 1×1014 atoms/atomscm3 or more and less than 1×1019 atoms/cm3. Consequently, there is provided the silicon-based substrate in which the crystallinity of the nitride compound semiconductor layer formed on an upper side thereof can be maintained excellently while improving a warpage of the substrate.
US09673050B2
Techniques herein include use of a spacer processes for patterning flows during microfabrication for creating hardmasks, features, contact openings, etc. Techniques herein include using a sidewall spacer to define a hard border between features to be patterned. Such a spacer is positioned underneath an overlying relief pattern so that a portion of the spacer is exposed and protecting an underlying layer. Techniques herein can be used for metallization, and, in particular, metallization of a first metal layer above electronic device contacts. More broadly, techniques herein can be used for any type of critical placement where one structure is extremely close to another structure, such as with sub-resolution dimensions.
US09673049B2
A manufacturing method of a patterned structure of a semiconductor device includes following steps. A plurality of support features are formed on a substrate. A first conformal spacer layer is formed on the support features and a surface of the substrate, a second conformal spacer layer is formed on the first conformal spacer layer, and a covering layer is formed on the second conformal spacer layer. A gap between the support features is filled with the first conformal spacer layer, the second conformal spacer layer, and the covering layer. A first process is performed to remove a part of the covering layer, the second conformal spacer layer, and the first conformal spacer layer. A second process is performed to remove the support features or the first conformal spacer layer between the support feature and the second conformal spacer layer to expose a part of the surface of the substrate.
US09673044B2
Group III nitride substrate having a first side of nonpolar or semipolar plane and a second side has more than one stripe of metal buried, wherein the stripes are perpendicular to group III nitride's c-axis. More than 90% of stacking faults exist over metal stripes. Second side may expose a nonpolar or semipolar plane. Also disclosed is a group III nitride substrate having a first side of nonpolar or semipolar plane and a second side with exposed nonpolar or semipolar plane. The substrate contains bundles of stacking faults with spacing larger than 1 mm. The invention also provides methods of fabricating the group III nitride substrates above.
US09673042B2
A method of processing includes: providing a substrate having a contaminant material disposed on the copper surface to a substrate support within a hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) chamber; providing hydrogen (H2) gas to the HWCVD chamber; heating one or more filaments disposed in the HWCVD chamber to a temperature sufficient to dissociate the hydrogen (H2) gas; exposing the substrate to the dissociated hydrogen (H2) gas to remove at least some of the contaminant material from the copper surface; cooling the one or more filaments to room temperature; exposing the substrate in the HWCVD chamber to one or more chemical precursors to deposit a self-assembled monolayer atop the copper surface; and depositing a second layer atop the substrate.
US09673031B2
A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a Time of Flight mass analyzer comprising an ion detector comprising an Analog to Digital Converter. Signals from the Analog to Digital Converter are digitized and the arrival time and intensity of ions are determined. The arrival time T0 and intensity S0 of each ion arrival event is converted into two separate intensities S(n),S(n+i) which are stored in neighboring time bins T(n), T(n+1).
US09673027B2
A test apparatus for efficiently and accurately testing a high frequency voltage dependency of an impedance of a test object without damaging the test object. The test apparatus includes a high frequency power source unit, a reference waveform generator, a matching device, an oscilloscope, a control panel, and a main control unit. The test apparatus may boost a high frequency pulse output at a relatively low power from the high frequency power source unit to a voltage required for a high frequency withstand voltage test to be applied to a test object in a state where impedance matching is performed between the high frequency power source unit and the test by the matching device, that is, under a tuned state. Whether the waveform of the voltage applied to the test object is a defined waveform may be concisely monitored and observed by the oscilloscope.
US09673019B2
An electron detection system for detecting secondary electrons emitted from a sample irradiated by a Focused Ion Beam (FIB). The FIB emanates from a FIB column and travels along a beam axis within a beam region, which extends from the FIB column to the sample. The system comprises an electron detector configured for detecting the secondary electrons, and a deflecting field configured to deflect a trajectory of the secondary electrons, which were propagating towards the FIB column, to propel away from the beam axis and towards the electron detector. The deflecting field may be configured to divert the trajectory of secondary electrons while the secondary electrons are generally within the beam region.
US09673017B1
A housing device for providing a magnetic shielding of a charged particle beam is described. The housing device includes a housing element configured to at least partially enclose a charged particle beam propagation path and comprising a magnetic shielding material, wherein the housing element includes an inner surface directed toward the charged particle beam propagation path, an outer surface directed away from the charged particle beam propagation path and at least one edge region with an edge surface connecting the inner surface with the outer surface; and a contacting element comprising a conductive material and fixed to the at least one edge region in at least one of a form-fit connection and a bonded connection. Further, a housing arrangement including two or more electrically contacting housing devices, a charged particle beam device with a housing device, and methods of manufacturing a housing device are described.
US09673016B2
Disclosed is a micro-electron column including nanostructure tips each of which has a tubular, columnar, or blocky structure ranging in size from several nanometers to dozens of nanometers. In the micro-electron column, the nanostructure tips can easily emit electrons because a high electric field is generated at the end of the nanostructure tips when a voltage is applied to the nanostructure tips, and an induction electrode is disposed between the electron emitter and a source lens so as to help electrons emitted from the electron emitter to enter an aperture of a first lens electrode layer of the source lens, thereby realizing improved performance of the micro-electron column. In the micro-electron column, the size of the nanostructure tips may be larger than that of the aperture of a source lens.
US09673015B2
A depressed beam collector and an RF source comprising a depressed beam collector. The RF source may include, e.g., a multi-beam klystron, a single beam klystron, or other RF sources having an electron gun. The beam collector collects spent electrons from the electron gun and comprises a grounded portion configured to collect a portion of electrons entering the collector and a biased portion configured to collect another portion of the electrons entering the collector and having a depressed energy.
US09673010B2
A relay according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a cylinder, a fixed contactor coupled to the housing, a movable contactor contactable with or separated from the fixed contactor, a coil assembly disposed in the housing to generate a magnetic field, a movable shaft coupled with the movable contactor at an upper portion thereof, a fixed core inserted into the cylinder, a moving core fixed to the movable shaft to move the movable shaft in a pressing manner, a wipe spring to supply elastic force to the movable shaft, and a return spring located between the fixed core and the moving core. The moving core includes a cylindrical protrusion extending toward the fixed core and surrounding the movable shaft.
US09672994B2
A device for operating multiple functions includes an operating element and a base. The base has side bearings with guide slots, hinge joints with pivot pins, and an actuator. The operating element is mounted in the guide slots to pivotably be mounted to the side bearings about an axis of rotation to thereby be movable between positions. At least one of the positions is assigned to a switching function. The operating element is mounted to the base on a centered bearing between the side bearings. The operating element is supported on the pivot pins. Upon the operating element being actuated to trigger a switching function, the actuator produces a haptic feedback by generating an actuating force on the operating element which causes the pivot pins to pivot in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation thereby causing the operating element to axially displace along this same direction.
US09672992B2
An anode in a lithium ion capacitor, including: a carbon composition comprising: a coke sourced carbon, a conductive carbon, and a binder as defined herein; and an electrically conductive substrate supporting the carbon composition, wherein the coke sourced carbon has a disorder by Raman analysis as defined herein; and a hydrogen content; a nitrogen content; an and oxygen content as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making the anode, a method of making the lithium ion capacitor, and methods of use thereof.
US09672990B2
An oxadiazole dye for use as an organic photosensitizer. The oxadiazole dye comprising donor-π-spacer-acceptor type molecules in which at least one of an oxadiazole group acts as a π-conjugated bridge (spacer), a naphthyl unit acts as an electron-donating unit, a carboxyl group act as an electron acceptor group, and a cyano group acts as an anchor group. An optional thiophene group acts as part of the π-conjugated bridge (spacer). The dye for use as organic photosensitizers in a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye for use in photodynamic therapies. Computational DFT and time dependent DFT (TD-DFT) modeling techniques showing Light Harvesting Efficiency (LHE), Free Energy for Electron Injection (ΔGinject), Excitation Energies, and Frontier Molecular Orbitals (FMOs) indicate that the series of dye comprise a more negative ΔGinject and a higher LHE value; resulting in a higher incident photon to current efficiency (IPCE).
US09672983B2
A multilayer wiring board includes: a functional area which includes a thin film capacitor having a dielectric layer between an upper electrode and a lower electrode; and a peripheral area other than the functional area, wherein a mooring portion in which the dielectric layer and a conductive layer are laminated is provided in at least a portion of the peripheral area, and a roughness of a surface of the conductive layer which contacts the dielectric layer is greater than a roughness of a surface of the upper electrode or the lower electrode which contacts the dielectric layer.
US09672981B2
The present invention provides a method for producing an R-T-B-M sintered magnet having an oxygen content of less than 0.07 wt. % from R-T-B-M raw materials. The composition of R-T-B-M includes R being at least one element selected from a rare earth metal including Sc and Y. The composition also includes T being at least one element selected from Fe and Co. B in the composition is defined as Boron. The composition further includes M being at least one element selected from Ti, Ni, Nb, Al, V, Mn, Sn, Ca, Mg, Pb, Sb, Zn, Si, Zr, Cr, Cu, Ga, Mo, W, and Ta. The present invention provides for a step of creating an inert gas environment in the steps of casting, milling, mixing, molding, heating, and aging to prevent the powder from reacting with the oxygen in anyone of the above mentioned steps.
US09672980B2
The present invention discloses an R-T-B-M-C sintered magnet and a method for manufacturing the R-T-B-M-C sintered magnet from an R-T-B-M-C alloy powder including the lubricant. The present invention also discloses an apparatus for manufacturing the R-T-B-M-C sintered magnet from the R-T-B-M-C alloy powder including the lubricant. The apparatus includes an alloy powder feeding mechanism for distributing the R-T-B-M-C alloy powder including the lubricant, a filling mechanism including a mold for receiving the R-T-B-M-C alloy powder including the lubricant, a press mechanism for compressing the R-T-B-M-C alloy powder including the lubricant and a stacking mechanism for storing the mold including the R-T-B-M-C alloy powder including the lubricant.
US09672978B2
A wireless power transmission antenna apparatus (100, 200) is mounted on a wireless power transmitting apparatus configured to transmit electric power in a wireless manner, and is provided with: an antenna coil (10) obtained by winding a conductive member; and a plate-like member (21, 22, 23, 24) containing metal, disposed in surroundings of the antenna coil and in a radial direction of the antenna coil. The plate-like member is disposed such that a plate face thereof crosses a direction of extension of the conductive member. According to the wireless power transmission antenna apparatus, it is possible to improve power transmission efficiency while complying with radio wave protection guidelines.
US09672972B2
A winding component includes a core that surrounds an outer circumference of a coil and end surfaces of flanges to form a closed magnetic circuit, in which notches through which end portions of the coil are drawn outward are so formed in the flanges that each of the notches extends radially inward from an outer circumferential edge of the corresponding flange, a wall that surrounds each of the notches such that the wall stands axially outward on the flange, a thick portion in a winding part in correspondence with the notches and thicker than other portions of the winding part, and a lid formed of a sidewall between an outer circumferential surface of the wall and the core and covers the outer circumferential surface of the wall and a top plate at an axially outer end of the sidewall and covers an opening in the wall.
US09672966B2
A bobbin has a winding core and multiple partitioning walls, so that multiple winding areas are formed in an axial direction. A groove is formed in each of the partitioning walls, so that a wire rod strides over the partitioning wall bypassing through the groove when a winding process for one of the winding areas is finished and a winding process for a neighboring winding area will be started. The groove has a first and a second guide wall surfaces, which are opposed to each other in a circumferential direction. Each of the first and the second guide wall surfaces is inclined in the axial direction such that each of the first and the second guide wall surfaces comes closer to a circumferential winding-end side in the axial direction to a stride-end side.
US09672964B2
The present invention relates to a varistor material for a surge arrester with target switching field strength ranging from 250 to 400 V/mm comprising ZnO forming a ZnO phase and Bi expressed as Bi2O3 forming an intergranular bismuth oxide phase, said varistor material further comprising a spinel phase, characterized in that the amount of a pyrochlore phase comprised in the varistor material is such, that the ratio of the pyrochlore phase to the spinel phase is less than 0.15:1.
US09672955B2
A clamp includes a base plate that is locked to an adhesive sheet which covers and holds an electric wire, a shaft that projects from the base plate and is inserted through an attaching hole which is bored through the adhesive sheet, an engaging portion that is formed at the distal end of the shaft, is inserted through the attaching hole and is engaged with an engaging hole of an attached body, and fixing pieces that project from the base plate to have an interval between projecting ends of the fixing pieces which is larger than the maximum opening width of the attaching hole, and hold and fix the fringe of the attaching hole with the base plate.
US09672951B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graphene-based LiFePO4/C composite material, to solve the problem of poor conductivity and rate performance of lithium iron phosphate cathode material. The main features of the present invention include the steps of: 1) preparing an iron salt solution having graphene oxide dispersed therein; 2) preparing a ferric phosphate/graphene oxide precursor; 3) preparing the graphene-based LiFePO4/C composite material. The beneficial effects of the method is that the process is simple, easy to control and the resulted graphene-based LiFePO4/C composite material has high specific capacity, good recycle performance and excellent rate capability is particularly suitable to the field of the power battery application.
US09672947B2
The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. There are restrictions on the allowable pressure drop across the strainer and the space available for installing this equipment. The finned strainer of the present invention addresses these issues while maximizing the quantity of debris filtered from the water.
US09672945B2
A controller for producing a nuclear reactor shutdown system trip signal in response to at least one detector signal. The controller includes a signal conditioning module receiving the at least one detector signal and outputting a measured flux signal. A rate module generates a rate signal from the measured flux signal. A comparator circuit compares the rate signal to a trip setpoint and generates a first trip signal.
US09672933B2
A method of programming a memory device includes programming a low bit to a memory cell included in a word line and a bit line based on a first verification condition, the low bit belonging to a group of bits including a high bit. The first verification condition is based on at least one of a first bit line current, a first develop time for verifying the programming of the low bit, and a first word line voltage. The method includes programming the high bit to the memory cell based on a second verification condition. The second verification condition is based on at least one of a second bit line current, a second develop time for verifying the programming of the high bit, and a second word line voltage.
US09672931B2
Provided is a method of operating a non-volatile memory device including a plurality of strings, each string including a plurality of memory cells vertically stacked on a substrate. The method includes performing an erase operation on memory cells corresponding to a plurality of string selection lines, performing an erase verification operation on first strings connected to a first string selection line from among the plurality of string selection lines, storing fail column information corresponding to a first fail string, which is erase-failed, from among the first strings, and performing an erase verification operation on second strings connected to a second string selection line from among the plurality of string selection lines, when the first strings are erase-passed.
US09672926B2
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control circuit configured to repeat a program operation and a verify operation. The control circuit performs a first verify operation of sensing whether threshold voltages of selected memory cells are greater than or equal to a first threshold voltage, and a second verify operation of sensing whether the threshold voltages of the selected memory cells are greater than or equal to a second threshold voltage (first threshold voltage
US09672924B2
An operating method of a nonvolatile memory device includes receiving a read command from a memory controller; determining a read mode based on the received read command, controlling a precharge time and an offset of a precharge control signal according to the determination result, and precharging a sensing bit line among bit lines to a precharge voltage based on the controlled precharge control signal. The sensing bit line is a bit line being precharged according to the determined read mode among the bit lines.
US09672923B1
A programming method for a PMOS multi-time programmable (MTP) flash memory device biases the select gate transistor to a constant drain current level and sweeps the control gate bias voltage from a low voltage level to a high voltage level while maintaining the cell current around a predetermined cell current limit level. In this manner, the PMOS MTP flash memory device can achieve low power and high speed program using hot carrier injection (HCI). The programming method of the present invention enables multi-bit programming of the PMOS MTP flash memory cells, thereby increasing the programming speed while preserving low power consumption.
US09672909B2
A method of controlling a resistive memory cell is provided. A resistance threshold value is defined for the memory cell, wherein a circuit identifies the cell as erased if a detected resistance of the cell is above the resistance threshold and identifies the cell as programmed if the detected resistance is below the resistance threshold value. A filament is formed across an electrolyte switching region of the cell by applying an electrical charge, wherein the cell having the formed filament has a first resistance. The cell is then erased to an erased state having a second resistance greater than the first resistance. The cell is then programmed to a quasi-erased state having a third resistance between the first and second resistances, and above the resistance threshold value such that the cell is identified by the circuit as erased. The cell may then be maintained in the quasi-erased state.
US09672908B2
The disclosed technology generally relates to memory apparatuses and methods of operating the same, and more particularly to memory arrays and methods of reading memory cells in a memory array, such as a cross point memory array. In one aspect, the method comprises providing a memory array comprising a memory cell in one of a plurality of states. The method additionally comprises determining whether a threshold voltage (Vth) of the memory cell has a value within a predetermined read voltage window. A test pulse is applied to the memory cell if it is determined that the threshold voltage has a value within the predetermined read voltage window. The state of the memory cell may be determined based on a response of the memory cell to the test pulse, wherein the state corresponds to the one of the pluralities of states of the memory cell prior to receiving the test pulse.
US09672898B1
Embodiments include a read column select negative boost driver of a memory device. The negative boost driver may include a negative boost element coupled to a P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) pass gate, and configured to negatively boost a read column select signal below a negative power supply level VSS dependent on a boost control signal. The negative boost driver may further include an N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) boost control transistor coupled to the negative boost element and to a read column select inverter, and configured to tri-state the read column select inverter dependent on the boost control signal.
US09672895B2
A sense amplifier is provided which includes a first load supplied with a selection cell current from a read bit line connected to a selected memory cell; a second load supplied with a reference current from a reference read bit line connected to a reference cell, a resistance value of the second load being different from a resistance value of the first load; and a sensing unit configured to correct a level of the reference current based on a resistance ratio of the first and second loads and to compare the selection cell current and the corrected reference current.
US09672888B2
An example of a method reads a spin torque transfer (STT) memory cell, and writes the STT memory cell using information obtained during the reading of the STT memory cell to set a pulse to write the STT memory cell. An example of an apparatus includes a STT memory cell and read/write circuitry coupled to the STT memory cell to determine a read current (IREAD) through the STT memory cell and to set a pulse to write the STT memory cell using IREAD. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09672879B1
There are provided a page buffer and a memory device having the same. A page buffer includes a reference current generation unit for precharging a bit line by generating a reference current, a current sensing unit for changing or maintaining a voltage of a select node, based on a change in current of the bit line, a first data sensing unit for storing first data, based on a change in the voltage of the select node, and a second data sensing unit for, when the first data is stored in the first data sensing unit, consecutively storing second data, based on the change in the voltage of the select node.
US09672878B1
A memory circuit for storing a power failure event is presented. When a device restarts after a power supply failure, it usually resets its logic. This prevents the user from retrieving information relating to the power failure. The memory circuit comprises an input to receive a logic signal and an output to issue a logic value. The memory circuit also comprises a plurality of logic elements arranged such that upon powering the memory circuit, the output logic value has a greater probability of settling to a first logic value than a second logic value. Optionally, there is at least one memory element which comprises a first input and an output to issue a memory element logic value, wherein the memory element is operable between a first state in which the memory element logic value is zero and a second state in which the memory element logic value is one.
US09672870B1
An electrical feed-through, such as a PCB connector, involves a connector part that includes a housing from which first and second positioning flanges extend from opposing ends. A data storage device includes an enclosure base with which the electrical feed-through is coupled, where the base comprises an annular recessed surface surrounding an aperture that is encompassed by the electrical feed-through, and first and second recessed positioning surfaces extending in directions outward from respective longitudinal ends of the annular recessed surface, where each of the recessed positioning surfaces has a corresponding wall extending vertically therefrom. When assembled, each positioning flange of the electrical feed-through mechanically mates with a corresponding recessed positioning surface of the base, such that the position of the electrical feed-through is constrained by the walls of each recessed positioning surface.
US09672866B2
Automated looping video creation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a digital medium environment is configured to create a looping video that supports repeated playback that appears generally seamless to a user by one or more computing devices. Frames of a video are segmented into foreground and background regions by the one or more computing devices. Similarity of the foreground regions is determined of the segmented frames, one to another, by the one or more computing devices to use as a transition in the looping video. The looping video is synthesized as a subset of the video by the one or more computing devices as having the transition based on the determined similarity of first and second said frames.
US09672863B1
An apparatus includes a motor configured to drive a driving element within a housing. A caliper is connected to the housing and configured to force a first jaw device toward a second jaw device based on movement of the driving element. A disc sensor is configured to sense presence of a storage disc and to limit insertion travel of a storage disc between the first jaw device and the second jaw device. The first jaw device and the second jaw device form a gripper device configured to clamp a particular portion of a storage disc.
US09672855B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes at least a nonmagnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording layer is constituted by a plurality of layers that includes at least a first magnetic recording layer and a second magnetic recording layer. The first magnetic recording layer has a granular structure that includes first magnetic crystal grains and first nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries surrounding the first magnetic crystal grains. The first magnetic crystal grains include an ordered alloy, and the first nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries are constituted by carbon. The second magnetic recording layer has a granular structure that includes second magnetic crystal grains and a second nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries that surround the second magnetic crystal grains. The second magnetic crystal grains include an ordered alloy, and the second nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries are constituted by a carbon-containing nonmagnetic material.
US09672850B2
Systems, methods, devices, circuits for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for reporting a synchronization indication and for applying a synchronization window. As an example, a system is discussed that includes: a head assembly including a first read head and a second read head; a down track distance calculation circuit operable to calculate a down track distance between the first read head and the second read head; and a synchronization mark detection circuit. The synchronization mark detection circuit is operable to: assert a synchronization mark window based at a location based at least in part on the down track distance; query a first data set derived from the first read head for a synchronization mark occurring within the synchronization mark window; and query a second data set derived from the second read head for the synchronization mark occurring within the synchronization mark window.
US09672842B2
A terminal includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with a hands-free device and an audio device provided in a place in which speech is produced; and a control unit configured to perform control such that: i) when a filter generation mode is selected, a test signal is generated, ii) when a microphone signal transmitted from the hands-free device is received, the received microphone signal and the generated test signal are mixed, and the mixed signal is transmitted to the audio device, and iii) when a feedback signal transmitted from the hands-free device is received, a sound feedback removing filter is generated based on the received feedback signal, and the generated sound feedback removing filter is transmitted to the audio device.
US09672840B2
The present invention relates to a method for encoding a voice signal, a method for decoding a voice signal, and anapparatus using the same. The method for encoding the voice signal according to the present invention, includes the steps of: determining an eco-zone in a present frame; allocating bits for the present frame on the basis of the location of the eco-zone; and encoding the present frame using the allocated bits, wherein the step of allocating the bits allocates more bits in the section in which the eco-zone is located than in the section in which the eco-zone is not located.
US09672839B1
A method performed in an audio decoder for decoding M encoded audio channels representing N audio channels is disclosed. The method includes receiving a bitstream containing the M encoded audio channels and a set of spatial parameters, decoding the M encoded audio channels, and extracting the set of spatial parameters from the bitstream. The method also includes analyzing the M audio channels to detect a location of a transient, decorrelating the M audio channels, and deriving N audio channels from the M audio channels and the set of spatial parameters. A first decorrelation technique is applied to a first subset of each audio channel and a second decorrelation technique is applied to a second subset of each audio channel. The first decorrelation technique represents a first mode of operation of a decorrelator, and the second decorrelation technique represents a second mode of operation of the decorrelator.
US09672831B2
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining a language spoken on a communication session. The method may also include selecting a codec for the communication session based upon, at least in part, the language spoken on the communication session. The method may further include transacting the communication session using the selected codec for the communication session.
US09672826B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for communicating information about transcription progress from a unified messaging (UM) server to a UM client. In one embodiment, the transcription progress describes speech to text transcription of speech messages such as voicemail. The UM server authenticates and establishes a session with a UM client, then receives a get message list request from a UM client as of a first time, responds to the get message list request with a view of a state of messages and available transcriptions for transcribable messages in a list of messages associated with the get message list call at the first time, and, at a second time subsequent to the first time, transmits to the UM client a notification that provides an indication of progress for at least one transcription not yet complete in the list of messages. The messages can include video.
US09672825B2
The present invention relates to implementing new ways of automatically and robustly evaluating agent performance, customer satisfaction, campaign and competitor analysis in a call-center and it is comprising; analysis consumer server, call pre-processing module, speech-to-text module, emotion recognition module, gender identification module and fraud detection module.
US09672821B2
Systems and methods for speech recognition system having a speech processor that is trained to recognize speech by considering (1) a raw microphone signal that includes an echo signal and (2) different types of echo information signals from an echo cancellation system (and optionally different types of ambient noise suppression signals from a noise suppressor). The different types of echo information signals may include those used for echo cancelation and those having echo information. The speech recognition system may convert the raw microphone signal and different types of echo information signals (and optional noise suppression signals) into spectral features in the form of a vector, and a concatenator to combine the feature vectors into a total vector (for a period of time) that is used to train the speech processor, and during use of the speech processor to recognize speech.
US09672820B2
According to one embodiment, a simultaneous speech processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a speech recognition unit, a detection unit and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a speech signal. The speech recognition unit generates a decided character string and at least one candidate character string. The detection unit detects a first character string as a processing piece character string if the first character string included in the decided character string exists commonly in one or more combined character strings on dividing the one or more combined character strings by a boundary indicating a morphological position serving as a start position of a processing piece in natural language processing. The output unit outputs the processing piece character string.
US09672810B2
A method in a computing device for decoding a weighted finite state transducer (WFST) for automatic speech recognition is described. The method includes sorting a set of one or more WFST arcs based on their arc weight in ascending order. The method further includes iterating through each arc in the sorted set of arcs according to the ascending order until the score of the generated token corresponding to an arc exceeds a score threshold. The method further includes discarding any remaining arcs in the set of arcs that have yet to be considered.
US09672804B2
A portable audio device, which includes active noise cancellation circuitry, a hearing aid compliant magnetic radiator, and a speaker/earpiece, is surrounded by ambient acoustic noise. The active noise cancellation circuitry provides an anti-noise signal at an input of the speaker to control/reduce the ambient acoustic noise outside of the device. In addition, the active noise cancellation circuitry provides an inverse anti-noise signal to an input of the magnetic radiator. The magnetic fields produced by the speaker driven by the anti-noise signal and the magnetic radiator driven by the inverse anti-noise signal cancel each other out through phase cancellation such that a hearing aid using a telecoil coupled to the audio device does not produce significant audio waves based on either of these signals. Other embodiments are also described.
US09672799B1
A music practice feedback method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium including a displaying device configured to display sheet music, a collecting device configured to collect information related to a playing of the sheet music by a plurality of players, and a display changing device configured to change a display of the sheet music based on said collected information.
US09672793B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a map display device and a map display method for displaying a plurality of map drawing pictures so as to improve convenience for a user. The map display device according to the present invention includes an input/display unit that receives input of user operation and displaying a first drawing object related to map information in a first drawing picture and a second drawing object related to map information in a second drawing picture; and a controller for controlling an overlapping state between the first drawing picture and a partial area of the second drawing picture in accordance with input of user operation received by the input/display unit and outputting, to the input/display unit, a picture in which the second drawing object masks the first drawing object in such an overlapped portion.
US09672792B2
The present invention provides a display device with reduced power consumption and that reduces changes in luminance, and perceptibility of flicker, and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a display panel configured to display a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller configured to control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphics processing unit configured to transmit input image data to the signal controller, wherein the signal controller comprises a frame memory configured to store the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and the display panel is driven at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency when the still image is displayed.
US09672790B2
An apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a display and a controller operatively coupled with the display. The controller is configured to determine whether the apparatus is coupled with an output device external to the apparatus, and to adjust a brightness of the display based at least in part on a determination that the apparatus is coupled with the output device.
US09672785B2
Disclosed is a display device having a display panel in which a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines cross each other to define a plurality of pixels that may include a timing control unit that outputs a first data control signal and an image data; a first data driving unit on a first side of the display panel that generates a first data signal from the image data according to the first data control signal, outputs the first data signal to one of the plurality of data lines from the first side, and generates a second data control signal from the first data control signal; and a second data driving unit on a second side of the display panel that generates a second data signal from the first data signal according to the second data control signal, the second data signal substantially synchronized with the first data signal, and outputs the second data signal to the one of the plurality of data lines from the second side.
US09672780B2
A data generator includes an over drive data generator and a buffer. The over drive data generator generates an over drive data based on a previous display data and a current display data. The buffer provides the previous display data to the over drive data generator. The buffer stores the current display data and the over drive data. The buffer outputs the current display data and the over drive data. The data generator may increase the speed of driving the load connected to a display driver using the over drive voltage corresponding to the over drive data. If the speed of driving the load connected to the display driver is increased, the operational speed of the display device may be increased.
US09672778B2
A method of driving a display panel includes steps of generating a plurality of load signals, of which at least one load signal has a different timing from the rest of the load signals, generating data voltages synchronized to low periods of the load signals and outputting the data voltages to data lines. Accordingly, the data voltages synchronized to each of the load signals can be outputted to each of the data lines. A color coordinate problem occurring when applying a RGBW type may be solved by setting a charging time of a white sub-pixel different from the rest of the sub-pixels. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus including the display panel may be improved.
US09672774B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic display device including a backlight module, a light sensor, a storage device, an embedded controller, and a processing unit. The light sensor detects ambient light surrounding the electronic display device. The embedded controller controls intensity of the backlight module according to the ambient light and a brightness table of the storage device. The processing unit performs a basic input/output system to draw a brightness curve diagram according to the brightness table for users to adjust the curve of the brightness curve diagram during a boot process of the electronic display device and update the brightness table in the storage device according to the adjusted brightness curve diagram in response to a storing signal.
US09672772B2
An organic light-emitting display device includes: an organic light-emitting panel defined into a plurality of pixel regions which each includes a drive transistor configured to drive an organic light emission element and a load capacitor configured to charge a threshold voltage of the drive transistor; and a controller configured to calculate an offset information on the basis of the threshold voltage and derive a second image signal by reflecting the offset information to a first image signal.
US09672771B2
The present invention provides a light-emitting device including a pixel block including light-emitting elements disposed on a long substrate and aligned in the longitudinal direction of the substrate, pixel circuits connected to the light-emitting elements, a control signal line connected to the pixel circuits, and a pixel block select circuit connected to the control signal line and configured to output a control signal to the pixel circuits. The pixel circuits are divided into a plurality of groups. The control signal line includes first and second interconnection portions. The first interconnection portion is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the substrate and connected to the pixel circuits. The second interconnection portion is disposed in a region between the groups and connected to the pixel block select circuit. The first interconnection portion and the second interconnection portion are connected to each other in the region between the groups.
US09672764B2
A liquid crystal display device where the luminance control unit determines a coefficient KU, where KU<1, as the coefficient and repeatedly multiplies each of the luminance set values by the coefficient KU until the first integrated value is within the range of the first threshold value in a case where the first integrated value is larger than the range of the first threshold value, and the luminance control unit determines a coefficient KL, where KL>1, as the coefficient and repeatedly multiplies each of the luminance set values by the coefficient KL until the first integrated value is within the range of the first threshold value in a case where the first integrated value is smaller than the range of the first threshold value.
US09672753B2
An online test platform facilitates automatic scrolling of test materials in a web browser while maintaining a text prompt associated with the test materials. The platform also facilitates development, delivery, and management of educational tests with interactive participation by students, teachers, proctors, and administrators even when some or all of them are remotely located. The platform may include administrator interfaces, test proctor interfaces, and test taker (e.g. student) interfaces to allow each participant to view, navigate, and interact with aspects of the online test platform that are intended to meet their needs.
US09672749B1
A system and method is provided for updating an aircraft flight management system with approach and landing information received from a NOTAM transmission. The system and method receives an updated ILS category, updates the ILS category and updates the associated decision height/altitude. In addition, the system and method generates a notification of the NOTAM update and disregards user attempts to select an ILS category and/or decision height that is inconsistent with the NOTAM update.
US09672745B2
Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for enhancing awareness in an aircraft using a touch-screen instrument panel. In one aspect, a warning is displayed peripherally in the panel in a way that attracts attention without interfering with the use of the panel for other purposes. In another aspect, a crew member is directed by highlighting through menus to a screen that enables the problem causing the warning to be corrected. In another aspect, parameters (e.g., temperatures, pressures) are displayed along with oriented graphical representations of system components. In yet another aspect, aircraft parameters are displayed in a historical context so that the user has a time-line context for a value at issue.
US09672741B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for estimating parking occupancy. For a paid parking period, parking meter transaction data may be acquired for a parking meter encompassed by a zone of one or more parking spaces. The parking meter transaction data may be evaluated to determine status data, such as an estimation of whether one or more parking spaces are available, occupied, and/or will become available. A parking occupancy, indicative of a likelihood of available parking spaces, may be estimated based upon the status data. For a free parking period, the parking occupancy may be estimated based upon vehicle flow data that is indicative of vehicles entering, parking, and/or leaving the one or more parking spaces. In this way, the parking occupancy may be provided to a driver to mitigate wasted time and/or gas otherwise spent searching for an available parking space.
US09672728B2
Systems and methods for initiating a drill by receiving an indication to start a drill. Initiating the drill also includes verifying that a remote device used to initiate the drill is within proximity of a device used to propagate the drill. Once proximity is verified, the drill is conducted.
US09672721B2
A method for controlling a cooking device includes detecting a temperature of a door on the cooking device, comparing the detected temperature with a predetermined warning and/or reference temperature, generating a predetermined warning if the detected temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined warning and/or reference temperature, and outputting the predetermined warning.
US09672715B2
A mobile device is provided, including: a synchronization module configured to receive, at the mobile device, activity data from an activity monitoring device via a wireless connection; an activity data processing module configured to process the activity data to determine an activity metric for a user; a notification generator configured to compare the activity metric against a predefined threshold, the predefined threshold being mapped to a notification message, determine, based on the comparison, that the activity metric has reached or exceeds the predefined threshold, and access an electronic calendar associated with the user to obtain electronic calendar data; a display; and, a notification presenter configured to display the notification message on the mobile device via the display responsive to determining that the activity metric has reached or exceeded the predefined threshold, a timing of the display of the notification message being determined based on the electronic calendar data.
US09672709B2
Provided is a device for deterring purchase-wear-return of merchandise, particularly women's dresses, by a consumer.
US09672707B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes a virtual reality headset, a plurality of cameras, a plurality of sensors that includes a first sensor, a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a network interface, a processor, a storage device that includes instructions to perform operations that comprise receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, determining a location of the first sensor, identifying a set of one or more cameras from the plurality of cameras that are associated with the first sensor, selecting a particular camera from the identified set of one or more cameras; and transmitting one or more instructions to the particular camera that command the particular camera to stream a live video feed to a user interface of the virtual reality headset.
US09672698B2
A lottery skill wagering interleaved game system. Responsive to a scanned code provided by an entertainment game module, a random number generation result is generated based on the scanned code. At least one of a virtual credit (VC) amount and a Quanta amount is determined based on the random number generation result. The determined amount of at least one of VC and Quanta is recorded in a player profile of a player associated with the entertainment game module and the scanned code. The skill wagering interleaved game interleaves a gambling game with an interactive entertainment game. The determined amount of at least one of VC and Quanta for the player are used within an interactive entertainment game session of the player.
US09672694B2
Disclosed is a progressive system for paying out a primary progressive prize and a secondary progressive prize. The system includes a progressive controller, a plurality of game devices each configured to execute a game of chance and a network interconnecting the progressive controller and the game devices. A funding module is executable by the progressive controller to maintain primary and secondary award pools. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the game devices may award shares of the secondary progressive pool to players. When the primary progressive is triggered, share holders may redeem their shares for a value determined by the system. In some embodiments, winners of shares may monitor the value of their pending certificates through various outlets such as social media sites.
US09672687B2
An exemplary method comprises receiving information associated with a game-playing transaction conducted between a user device and a game-playing terminal, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a request for playing a game; determining a location of the user device associated with the game; determining the user device is located in an approved location associated with the game; and processing the game-playing transaction based on determining the user device is located in the approved location associated with the game. The game-playing transaction is conducted on a first communication interface, and the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received on a second communication interface.
US09672681B2
A method and system for self-service equipment outputting and collecting money. A money box of self-service equipment is provided with two money box statuses which are a functional status and a collecting status. Under the functional status, the money box implements a money storage function used generally in a common situation. When a collecting box is full or in an abnormal status, some money box is chosen and set to switch from the functional status into the collecting status and to act as a temporary collecting box. So the technical problem that the self-service equipment cannot continuously provide cash services when the collecting box or a box for cash no longer fit for circulation is full is solved, the self-service equipment can continuously provide the cash service, that is, money depositing and withdrawing service, under the condition that the collecting box is full, and the starting-up rate of the self-service equipment is improved.
US09672680B2
A coin separating device has a conveying device for conveying coins along a conveying section in a conveying direction from an input container, a checking device arranged on the conveying section for checking a coin conveyed along the conveying section and for providing a check result signal, a coin collecting device for collecting coins and a coin bridge device that is arranged between the coin collecting device and the conveying device and is realized to receive the check result signal and, in dependence on the check result signal, either to take over a conveyed coin from the conveying device by means of a movably arranged slide and supply it to the coin collecting device by means of the slide or not to take over a conveyed object from the conveying device such that the conveyed object passes from the conveying device to a return means of the coin separating device.
US09672677B2
A method and an apparatus for detecting a magnetic signal of paper money. By using detecting a magnetic track and repairing an abnormal magnetic track, the detection method solves the phenomenon of the abnormal magnetic track, and greatly improves the recognition accuracy rate and the receiving rate of a paper money recognition apparatus. The detection method comprises: S1: acquiring original data of a paper money magnetic signal; S2: performing abnormal magnetic track detection on the original data to obtain a detection result; S3: if the detection result is an abnormal magnetic track, performing step S4 and step S5, otherwise, performing step S6; S4: repairing the original data according to a preset repair rule to obtain repaired data; S5: comparing the repaired data with a preset standard value to obtain a recognition result; and S6: comparing the original data with the preset standard value to obtain a recognition result.
US09672671B2
A keyfob is disclosed for use in detecting an attack on a vehicle. The keyfob includes a microcontroller, a wake receiver and an accelerometer. The wake receiver is configured to measure received signal strength and save the measured value in received signal strength indicator (RSSI). The accelerometer is used to generate acceleration data. The microcontroller detects an attack based on the RSSI and the acceleration data.
