US09820417B2
An electric apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an electric equipment, a circuit board which is provided with a plurality of ground parts and is configured to make the electric equipment operate, and a support member having a conductive property which covers the circuit board in a non-contact way and supports the electric equipment. The electric apparatus comprises one conductive member which is electrically connected to one ground part among the plurality of ground parts and the support member, and another conductive member which is electrically connected to another ground part among the plurality of ground parts and is insulated electrically from the support member.
US09820414B2
A power conversion device includes a casing, a middle plate and a converter module. The casing includes a base plate. The base plate has a concave recess therein. The base plate forms a base plate convex hull at a side opposite to the concave recess. The middle plate has a middle plate groove therein. The middle plate groove corresponds to the base plate convex hull. The middle plate and the base plate combine up, such that the base plate convex hull fluidly seals the middle plate groove, making the middle plate groove to form a first coolant channel. The converter module is at least partially located in the concave recess.
US09820412B2
A modular data center includes: a rack which houses an electronic device; a blower device capable of switching a flowing direction of air and configured to feed the air into the rack; a space housing a moisture absorbent; an in-rack temperature detector which detects a temperature inside the rack; a dew-point temperature detector which detects a dew-point temperature of outside air; and a controller. The controller receives signals inputted from the in-rack temperature detector and the dew-point temperature detector, and controls shutters and the blower device.
US09820411B2
A method and computer program product are provided for controlling the airflow direction through a device enclosure. A first device enclosure is positioned adjacent a second device enclosure, wherein both enclosures have an airflow pathway extending from the front to the back, and a fan for moving air through the airflow pathway, wherein the fan of the first device enclosure is a reversible rotary fan. The method automatically determines whether the first device enclosure is in a first orientation with its front facing in the same direction as the front of the adjacent second device enclosure or in a second orientation with the front facing in the same direction as the back of the adjacent second device enclosure. The airflow direction imparted by a reversible rotary fan is then controlled according to the determined orientation of the first device enclosure relative to the second device enclosure.
US09820395B2
A hermetically sealed electronic device and method of fabrication are provided. A base layer of a wafer is created using a substrate formed from ultra-thin glass or ceramic using panel or roll to roll processing. One or more layers are bonded to the base layer. The wafer is singulated into a plurality of electronic devices having a top surface and a plurality of sides. A hermetic sealant is applied to each electronic device to completely encase the top surface and the sides while bonding to the base layer. At least one of the layers is a metallization layer formed by metal deposition. Full metallization may be applied over the entire wafer and a pattern subsequently transferred to the full metallization by one of laser and chemical etching. The electronic device may further include at least one electronic component attached to one of the layers and encased by the hermetic sealant.
US09820390B2
A semiconductor device substrate includes a front section and back section that are laminated cores disposed on a front- and back surfaces of a first core. The first core has a cylindrical plated through hole that has been metal plated and filled with air-core material. The front- and back sections have laser-drilled tapered vias that are filled with conductive material and that are coupled to the plated through hole. The back section includes an integral inductor coil that communicates to the front section. The first core and the laminated-cores form a hybrid-core semiconductor device substrate with an integral inductor coil.
US09820389B2
In one embodiment, a ball grid array (BGA) of a packaged semiconductor device and a corresponding landing pad array of a printed circuit board each have a layout defined by an interconnection array having (i) an inner sub-array of locations having connectors arranged in rows and columns separated by a specified pitch and (ii) an outer rectangular ring of locations having connectors arranged in rows and columns separated by the specified pitch. The outer rectangular ring is separated from the inner sub-array by a depopulated rectangular ring having a width of at least twice the specified pitch, wherein the depopulated rectangular ring has no connectors. The outer rectangular ring has empty locations having no connectors. Some of those empty locations define depopulated sets that divide the outer rectangular ring into a number of different contiguous sets of locations having connectors that enable pin escape for connectors of the device's BGA.
US09820386B2
A method of forming an electronic assembly. The method includes covering a patterned conductive layer that is on a dielectric layer with a solder resist; depositing a metal layer on to the solder resist; depositing a photo resist onto the metal layer; patterning the photo resist; etching the metal layer that is exposed from the photo resist to form a metal mask; removing the photo resist; and plasma etching the solder resist that is exposed from the metal mask. An electronic assembly for securing for an electronic card. The electronic assembly includes a patterned conductive layer that is on a dielectric layer; and a solder resist covering the patterned conductive layer and the dielectric layer, wherein the solder resist includes openings that expose the patterned conductive layer, wherein the openings in the solder resist only have organic material on side walls of the respective openings.
US09820385B2
A mounting device for mounting a multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board includes: a circular stage on which a display substrate provided with a plurality of sub-pads and a multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board attached to a side of the display substrate are configured to be placed; and a pressing unit arranged adjacent to the circular stage and configured to press and attach the multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board to the plurality of sub-pads of the display substrate.
US09820381B2
In a semi-finished product for the production of a printed circuit board with at least one recessed electronic component having at least one conductive layer structured to provide a connector pad for an electronic component, fan-out lines connected to the connector pad and further to provide at least one laser-stop device encompassing the connector pad, wherein the laser-stop device has at least one passage for passing-through the fan-out lines, the semi-finished product further comprises at least one cap layer applied to the conductive layer, the at least one cap layer having an opening in registration with each passage. The inventive method for producing a printed circuit board with at least one recessed component, is characterized by the steps of providing at least one conductive layer, structuring said conductive layer to provide a connector pad for an electronic component, fan-out lines connected to the connector pad and further to provide at least one laser-stop device encompassing the connector pad, leaving at least one passage in the laser-stop device for passing-through the fan-out lines, and applying a cap layer to said conductive layer, the cap layer having an opening in registration with each passage.
US09820375B2
Rigid-flex-type circuit-board structure and manufacturing method, in which a flexible membrane and a sacrificial-material piece are attached to an insulator membrane in the location of the flexible zone. An insulator layer, which encloses within itself a sacrificial-material piece is manufactured on the surface of the conductor membrane. The flexible zone is formed in such a way that an opening is made in the insulator layer, through which the sacrificial-material piece is removed. The flexible zone comprises at least part of the flexible membrane as well as conductors, which are manufactured by patterning the insulator membrane at a suitable stage in the method.
US09820372B2
A segmented antenna assembly for use in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) apparatus. One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising a chamber body having a top surface and a bottom surface, an antenna comprising a first segment, a second segment electrically coupled to the first segment and extending through an interior volume of the chamber, and a third segment electrically coupled to the second segment, and a dielectric layer disposed around an outer diameter of the second segment.
US09820368B2
A method includes providing a target material that comprises a component that emits extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light when converted to plasma; directing a first beam of radiation toward the target material to deliver energy to the target material to modify a geometric distribution of the target material to form a modified target; directing a second beam of radiation toward the modified target, the second beam of radiation converting at least part of the modified target to plasma that emits EUV light; measuring one or more characteristics associated with one or more of the target material and the modified target relative to the first beam of radiation; and controlling an amount of radiant exposure delivered to the target material from the first beam of radiation based on the one or more measured characteristics to within a predetermined range of energies.
US09820367B2
The present disclosure relates to the passive initiation and release of incident energy-dissipating material from locations on an incident energy target surface as a counter measure response for the protection of a platform. The response is activated over a predetermined area or areas on an incident energy target surface in response to an incident directed energy sensed on a target surface.
US09820366B2
A circuit module includes a board, a boosting circuit, a processing and a plasma tube. The board is for connecting with a circuit board device with opposite thicknesswise sides. The boosting circuit includes at least one conductive path and electronic components electrically connected to the conductive path. The conductive path includes a power input portion electrically connecting with a power output portion of the circuit board device and two power output terminals. The processing unit is includes a frequency changing circuit electrically connected with the power input portion and the boosting circuit and for transferring an input power into an output power for the boosting circuit, and the input and output power has different frequencies. The plasma tube is electrically connected to the two power output terminals. An electronic device includes one said circuit module and a circuit board device electrically connected to the circuit module.
US09820354B2
A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device may include a plurality of light emitting array modules each including at least one light emitting element, and a common driving module commonly connected to the plurality of light emitting array modules and configured to supply an operating voltage to each of the connected light emitting array modules. Each of the plurality of light emitting array modules may include a light emitting module including the at least one light emitting element and an individual driving module configured to receive the operating voltage supplied from the common driving module and output an operating current to the light emitting module based on the received operating voltage.
US09820349B2
An apparatus, method and system are disclosed for providing AC line power to lighting devices such as light emitting diodes (“LEDs”). A representative apparatus comprises: a plurality of LEDs coupled in series to form a plurality of segments of LEDs; first and second current regulators; a current sensor; and a controller to monitor a current level through a series LED current path, and to provide for first or second segments of LEDs to be in or out of the series LED current path at different current levels. A voltage regulator is also utilized to provide a voltage during a zero-crossing interval of the AC voltage. In a representative embodiment, first and second segments of LEDs are both in the series LED current path regulated at a lower current level compared to when only the first segment of LEDs is in the series LED current path.
US09820346B2
A control circuit is configured to, when switching a state of a light source from an extinguished state to a lighting state, control a voltage conversion circuit so that a second DC voltage has a voltage value which changes according to transmission data containing an activation command. A lighting device is configured to keep the state of the light source at the extinguished state until receiving the activation command from the receiver circuit, and to change the state of the light source to the lighting state when receiving the activation command from the receiver circuit.
US09820340B2
An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area, an organic light emitting element and a sealing layer sequentially stacked on one side of the substrate in the display area, a support layer on the one side of the substrate in the non-display area, and a polarizing plate on the support layer in the non-display area and on the sealing layer in the display area, the polarizing plate covering an entirety of the support layer.
US09820339B2
A part is inductively heated by multiple, self-regulating induction coil circuits having susceptors, coupled together in parallel and in series with an AC power supply. Each of the circuits includes a tuning capacitor that tunes the circuit to resonate at the frequency of AC power supply.
US09820335B2
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for sharing a packet data protocol (PDP) context among a plurality of devices. For example, a method or sharing a PDP context among a plurality of devices may include a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) sending a request to establish or modify a PDP context. The request to establish or modify the PDP context may include an indication that the WTRU is a member of shared context group. The method may also include the WTRU receiving a response indicating that the request to establish or modify the PDP context was accepted. The method may also include the WTRU acting as a gateway for at least one other device in the shared context group. The request to establish or modify the PDP context may be an attach request. The indication that the WTRU is a member of shared context group may be a group identifier (ID).
US09820334B2
An apparatus and a method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes when one or more Connection IDentifiers (CIDs) request UpLink (UL) resources, checking the UL resources requested by the CIDs; and requesting the UL resources requested by the CIDs to a base station at a time.
US09820320B2
A docking station and a method for establishing a wireless connection to a device in which the docking station is configured to use the distance between the device and the docking station in the admission and retention control decision. This effectively prevents the wireless docking session from initiating, or drops an existing session, when the user is determined to be outside of the effective work area as determined by the docking station.
US09820318B2
An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; an operation device; a storage configured to store connection information and identification information relating to at least one wireless terminal to which the information processing apparatus can be connected over wireless communication; a controller. The controller is configured to: when a wireless connection to a wireless terminal is instructed, determine a first wireless terminal as a wireless terminal to which the information processing apparatus is to be connected; when first connection information and first identification information relating to the first wireless terminal are stored in the storage, determine whether the wireless connection with the first wireless terminal is being established; and when the wireless connection with the first wireless terminal is being established, maintaining the wireless connection with the first wireless terminal.
US09820317B2
A method for triggering a group of one or more detached wireless communication devices (122) to attach to a wireless communications network (101) for enabling data communications is disclosed. A trigger request message including a group identifier, size information for the group, and location information for the one or more wireless communication devices (122) is received (302) at the network (101). Based on this information, the network (101) determines (304) a delay time period during which the one or more wireless communication devices (122) are to transmit an access request message to the network (101) when triggered to attach to the network. The delay time period is based on the size of the group. During a trigger period, the delay time period and group identifier is transmitted (306) to the one or more wireless communication devices (122) in a trigger message. A wireless communication device (122) is also described.
US09820312B2
Disclosed are a network optimization method, device and system for a radio link failure (RLF), the method comprising: if a local base station determines, after receiving an RLF report transmitted by a UE, that the RLF report is a link failure related to bearer separation, then transmitting the RLF report to a macro eNB; the macro eNB determines the cause of the link failure according to the RLF report and a bearer separation and recovery process, such that the macro eNB involved in the cause of the link failure conducts parameter adjustment, thus achieving self-configuration and self-optimization according to the RLF report reported by the UE when setting the parameter related to bearer separation.
US09820299B2
A method for sending and detecting downlink control information, a sending end and a receiving end are described, the method for detecting the downlink control information may include: a User Equipment (UE)-specific search space of an enhance Physical Downlink Control Channel (ePDCCH) bearing downlink control information is determined according to a preset interval; wherein the preset interval is determined according to a number of candidate positions of one component carrier at a corresponding aggregation level in a corresponding resource set, or the preset interval is determined according to the number of the candidate positions of one component carrier at the corresponding aggregation level in the corresponding resource set, and a number of scheduled component carriers, or the preset interval is determined according to the number of the candidate positions of one component carrier at the corresponding aggregation level in the corresponding resource set, and a number of configured component carriers; and the downlink control information on a physical resource corresponding to the UE-specific search space is detected. Through the disclosure, a problem of detecting the ePDCCH can be solved.
US09820292B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node for enabling the network node to communicate with a set of one or more wireless communication devices (WCDs) and to a method performed by a WCD for communicating with the network node. The network node selects a subframe for carrying data to at least one of the WCDs included in the set of one or more WCDs. The network node determines whether an activity indicator specific to the set of one or more WCDs should be transmitted to the set of one or more WCDs; and, in response to determining that the activity indicator specific to the set of WCDs should be transmitted, the network node transmits the activity indicator in the selected subframe and/or in one or more subframes that precede the selected subframe data. The network node further transmits the data to the at least one of the WCDs included in the set of one or more WCDs in the selected subframe.
US09820283B2
A wireless device receives a control command to transmit a random access preamble on random access resources of a secondary cell in a secondary cell group. The wireless device receives a random access response providing an uplink grant to transmit an uplink packet. The wireless device computes the transmission power of the uplink packet employing, at least in part, a first parameter calculated by combination of: a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and a total power ramp-up of the random access preamble.
US09820279B2
A wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth (host carrier) and supports at least some communications from a base station to least some terminal devices within a plurality of restricted frequency bands (virtual carriers) which are narrower than and within the system frequency bandwidth. A terminal device conveys an indication of its identity, to the base station during an initial connection procedure as the terminal device seeks to access the radio interface. The terminal device and the base station both determine a selected restricted frequency band from among the plurality of restricted frequency bands based on the identity of the terminal device in the same way. Thus the terminal device and base station select the same restricted frequency band and can accordingly configure their respective transceivers to allow downlink communications between them within the selected restricted frequency band.
US09820274B2
Method of scrambling signals, transmission point device, and user equipment using the method are provided. The method includes: sending an ID table to a user equipment through higher layer signaling, the ID table being a subset of the whole ID space and containing available IDs for the user equipment; notifying the user equipment an ID in the ID table to be used through physical layer signaling or UE specific higher layer signaling; generating a random seed based on the notified ID; initializing a scrambling sequence by the random seed; and scrambling the signals with the initialized scrambling sequence. The method of the disclosure, by combining physical layer signaling and higher layer signaling, may notify the used group ID and the blind detection space to a UE, wherein the blind detection for the UE is enabled and the signaling overhead is reduced.
US09820271B2
The present invention relates to a downlink information sending method, the sending method includes: allocating a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier to first user device user device, where a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device; notifying the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier; scrambling downlink control information (DCI) of the first user device by using the C-RNTI; and sending the scrambled DCI, where the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier, so that the first user device communicates with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same.
US09820268B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a control information sending method, receiving method, and device. The control information sending method includes: determining a first subframe of a first radio frame on a first carrier, where the first subframe includes a control region; sending control information in the control region of the first subframe of the first radio frame to a user equipment, where the control information includes a PDCCH; and sending an ePDCCH in a second subframe of the first radio frame to the user equipment. According to the embodiments of the present invention, when control information borne on an ePDCCH cannot be sent in a first radio frame, a PDCCH can still be sent to a user equipment through a control region in a first subframe, thereby achieving purposes of performing uplink/downlink scheduling for the user equipment and downlink feedback for uplink data of the user equipment.
US09820266B2
A method is provided for reporting Channel State Information (CSI) in a wireless access system which supports carrier aggregation. A user equipment (UE) measures a first type CSI for a first component carrier (CC) of two or more downlink (DL) CCs, and measures a second type CSI for a second CC of the two or more DL CCs. The UE reports the first type CSI only, when a collision of a report of the first type CSI with a report of the second CSI type occurs in a same subframe. The first type CSI includes (1) only a Wideband Channel Quality Indicator (WB-CQI), (2) the WB-CQI and a first Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) or (3) the WB-CQI and a second PMI. The second type CSI includes (1) only a SubBand (SB) CQI or (2) the SB-CQI and a SB second PMI.
US09820264B2
A plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprise a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell. The wireless device deactivates the PUCCH secondary cell after a deactivation condition for the PUCCH secondary cell is met. The wireless device stops receiving downlink shared channel transport blocks on a first secondary cell in the secondary PUCCH group after deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell. The wireless device continues receiving downlink multicast channel transport blocks on the first secondary cell.
US09820248B2
According to example embodiments of the present invention, predetermined patterns are inserted into data streams and exchanged between a master node and a slave node. By recognizing the patterns near the underlying interface of the physical layer, the master node and slave node can generate timestamps that exactly identify when the respective messages leaves and/or arrives at the physical layer. The slave clock can be synchronized to the master clock based on such timestamps.
US09820245B2
Methods and apparatus for selecting samples for secondary synchronization signal (SSS) detection are described. Several alternatives are provided for efficient cell identifier detection. In a first alternative, multiple bursts of a signal received from a cell are sampled with non-uniform spacing between sampling intervals to determine a sequence for cell identification. In a second alternative, samples of a first and a second signal received from a stronger cell are cancelled, and a sequence for detecting a weaker cell is determined by reducing effects of the samples of a third signal received from the weaker cell which do not overlap with the primary synchronization signal (PSS) or SSS of the stronger cell. In a third alternative, a sequence for detecting a weaker cell is determined by reducing effects of any sampled bursts that correspond to a high transmission power portion of a signal from a stronger cell.
US09820235B2
A method for reducing power consumption in a communication device. The method includes determining, by the communication device, that a packet transmitted on a communication medium is not intended for the communication device and estimating a length of the packet. If the length is greater than a first threshold but less than a second threshold, selecting a first group of components of the communication device to which to reduce power. If the length is greater than the second threshold, selecting a second group of components of the communication device to which to reduce power. The second group of components includes the first group of components. The method includes reducing power to the selected group of components.
US09820229B2
Methods and apparatuses are described in which dynamic voltage and frequency scaling may be used to save power when processing packets in a wireless communications device. In some cases, inframe detection may allow the device to determine whether to transition from a first (e.g., lower) voltage level to a second (e.g., higher) voltage level to process one or more packets of a received frame. For some packet types the first voltage level may be maintained. In other cases, the device may determine a bandwidth to use from among multiple bandwidths supported by the device. The bandwidth may be determined based on channel conditions. A voltage level may be identified that corresponds to the determined bandwidth and a processing voltage may be scaled to the identified voltage level. The device may be configured to operate in wireless local area network (WLAN) and/or in a cellular network (e.g., LTE).
US09820227B2
The power consumption of a mobile station is reduced according to the conditions of use by a user without stopping packet communication necessary for the user. In a program for a base station apparatus, a request for establishing radio connection and information indicating the conditions of use of the mobile station apparatus are acquired from the mobile station apparatus (step S1). When the information indicating the conditions of use indicates the use of the mobile station apparatus, a first timer is set for a relatively long time whereas when the information indicating the conditions of use indicates the non-use of the mobile station apparatus, the first timer is set for a relatively short time. When the transmission of a packet to the mobile station apparatus is completed (step S4), the first timer is started up (steps S6 and S7), and when the first timer expires, a control signal is transmitted to the mobile station apparatus (step S8) to interrupt the radio connection to the mobile station apparatus (step S11).
US09820218B2
Systems, methods, and devices provide for efficient access point discovery. One implementation generates a wireless frame to include a first indication of a service set identifier of the access point, and a second indication of a format of the first indication. The frame is then transmitted on a wireless medium. In some aspects, the first indication is a hash of a service set identifier of the access point, for example, a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value of the service set identifier.
US09820216B1
Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for preventing release of a wireless traffic channel before update process completion. In a particular embodiment, a method provides establishing a wireless traffic channel between the wireless communication device and a wireless access point of a wireless communication network. The method further provides identifying an event that triggers release of the wireless traffic channel by the wireless communication device and, upon identifying the event, preventing the release of the wireless traffic channel until a background update process that uses the wireless traffic channel is completed. Upon completion of the background update process, the method provides allowing the release of the wireless traffic channel.
US09820215B2
Operating a vehicle while texting, using applications or using a mobile device has been shown to be very dangerous and increase the likelihood of accidents. An exemplary embodiment relates to a method, techniques and a system that can prohibit the use of a mobile device by the driver while driving. An exemplary embodiment relates to the fields of communications and control and combines the use of social media and smartphones to create methods to prohibit the use of specific communications on the mobile device including but not limited to texting, etc.
US09820205B2
An efficient signaling of virtual cell identifier (ID) sets by base stations is disclosed. A serving base station identifies a set of virtual cell IDs of transmission points from a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) cluster in which a served user equipment (UE) is located along with neighboring transmission points of neighboring CoMP clusters. The serving base station groups the virtual cell IDs available for use in transmission into subsets of virtual cell IDs either according to the primary cell IDs associated with each virtual cell ID or according to the channel state information (CSI) resources associated with each primary cell ID and then transmits each of the subsets of virtual cell IDs to the UE.
US09820201B1
Systems and methods are described for performing a handover based on a target configuration. Signal information may be received, from a wireless device at a first access node, comprising a signal level for a received signal at the wireless device for a target frequency band, wherein the wireless device and the access node communicate over a source frequency band using a first subframe configuration. A second subframe configuration used by the target carrier to communicate with wireless devices may be determined. A traffic metric for the wireless device may be compared to the second subframe configuration. And, the wireless device may be instructed to perform a handover from the source frequency band to the target frequency band when the signal level meets a signal level criteria and the second subframe configuration satisfies the traffic metric.
US09820199B2
A mobile device may transition between Extended Service Set (“ESS”) networks seamlessly, such that a consumer never loses the network connection despite the transition. The communication for enabling a transition may be prior to association with that network. The seamless transition may be enabled through the creation and utilization of a central key holder authority that advertises its identity to mobile devices in a pre-associated state. The mobile device can use the key discovery communication along with a key generation method to authenticate and/or associate with a network and transition from one ESS to another. There may be a common root key across ESSs. At each new access point (“AP”) that the mobile device encounters, ESS and key holder identities may be discovered through discovery communications.
US09820192B2
A handover proactive association clearing support method and system supports minimizing handover times for at least one netsurfing end system, and optimizing a given market satisfaction function (MSF0) potentially depending on Internet-applications for whichever underlying HO technique, by potentially establishing pre-HO for free x/yz-, netsurfing x/yz-, and/or Sxyzj-association, called “clearing” them. An HO of an Ayz is optimal if its HO-time is “basically zero” and it complies with MSF0. The technical innovation of the method and system comprises for an Ayz determining any time its optimal HOs. This permanent predetermination of optimal HOs implies assessing permanently all parameters. Thus, when an Ayz must perform an HO, these pre-HO operations of the method/system would have already identified at least one optimal HO for it to a sharedIADx and/or an Sxyzj available to it and established the resp. x/yz-, netsurfing x/yz-, and Sxyzj-associations.
US09820188B2
A method, system and device load balancing in a telecommunications network is provided where the selection of the one or more User Equipment (UE) 150, to be relocated from a source cell 112 to a target cell 122, is based on a prediction value of the performance in the target cell. The prediction of the performance in the target cell is performed by mapping the current load of the target cell and a current detected signal of the target cell, into a perceived performance, perceived by UEs that have been relocated previously. After relocation of the UE the perceived performance in the target cell is measured actually and fed back 312 by the target cell RBS 120 to the source cell RBS 110, and used for updating the predicted performance value.
US09820186B2
Provided are a communication module and a data segmentation transmission method using the same. The communication module includes a communication unit configured to support a wireless connection with a communication terminal, a control unit configured to segment data, which is received from the communication terminal supported in connection thereof, based on a first scale, and to transmit the segmented data to a driver information system (DIS), and a signal generation unit configured to, upon receiving an interrupt signal from the communication terminal, generate a connection signal to the DIS, wherein the control unit segments data, which is received from the communication terminal during an interval in which the connection signal is generated, based on a second scale, and transmits the segmented data to the DIS.
US09820179B2
Wireless User Equipment (UEs) are adapted to facilitate uplink transmissions on two or more carriers. According to one example, a wireless user equipment can determine whether a size of data to be transmitted is greater than or less than a predetermined threshold. When the size of the data is less than the predetermined threshold, the wireless user equipment can transmit the data on a primary carrier. When the size of the data is greater than, or equal to the predetermined threshold, the wireless user equipment can transmit an initial portion of the data on the secondary carrier, and any remaining portion of the data can be transmitted on the primary carrier. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
US09820178B2
A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a current bandwidth characteristic for a link, where the current bandwidth characteristic is determined under fading conditions associated with signal propagation on the link. The method can also include calculating a new cost for the link that is different from a nominal cost associated with a nominal bandwidth of the link without the fading conditions. The method could also include routing at least a portion of a plurality of flows that are to traverse the link away from the link based, at least in part, on the new cost. Another example method includes receiving the current bandwidth characteristic for the link, comparing the current bandwidth characteristic with a preconfigured low watermark corresponding to a class-specific MTR topology associated with a class of traffic traversing the link, and removing the link from the MTR topology based on the current bandwidth characteristic.
US09820174B2
The present invention aims to perform sensing of a frequency with high accuracy by securing a sufficient amount of time to measure a reception level of a guard time while avoiding a decrease in transmission rate as much as possible even when the distance between a terminal and a base station is short. To this end, a base station is disclosed which is configured to set a guard time based on the measured reception level of a UL signal during a period other than a period when it is time to measure an interference amount. Meanwhile, the base station sets a guard time so as to secure a predetermined length required for measurement of a reception level when it is time to measure the interference amount.
US09820172B2
Certain features relate to systems and methods for jointly optimizing a radio access network (RAN) and distributed antenna system (DAS). A joint RAN-DAS self-optimizing network (SON) entity can determine target parameters based on parameters specific to the DAS and parameters specific to the RAN. The joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS using the target parameters. Jointly optimizing the RAN and the DAS can improve the capacity characteristics, coverage characteristics, or the performance characteristics of the RAN and DAS. In some aspects, the joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS by re-allocating power levels of downlink signals transmitted by remote units of the DAS to compensate for underutilized carrier signals in situations of low traffic load.
US09820169B2
An interference management method for a wireless communication system, an anchor apparatus, a base station and a wireless communication system thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. Receiving at least one base station information from the plurality of base stations. Finding at least one interference relationship of the base stations according to the base station information, and grouping the base stations into the at least one cluster according to the interference relationship. Each of the at least one cluster includes at least one base station. Deciding a selected group of uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configurations related to one or more clusters of the at least one cluster, wherein the selected group includes at least one of the UL-DL configurations. And, informing the base stations in at least one cluster to adjust the UL-DL configurations of the base stations according to the selected group of UL-DL configurations.
US09820149B2
Examples to discover network authentication information in a wireless network involve transmitting during network discovery and prior to authentication, a Generic Advertisement Services (GAS) request to a network access point. The request requests authentication information. In addition, a response to the request is received from the network access point. The network authentication information is retrieved from the response. The network authentication information includes a re-direct frame.
US09820146B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without utilizing an electrical return path where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium and where the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range, and authenticating the second waveguide system according to an authentication protocol based on authentication information contained in the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09820145B2
A method and electronic device implementing the same are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a first communication module, a second communication module, a memory, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory. The at least one processor implements the method, including: receiving, via a first communication module, an initial setting request message from an external electronic device through a first communication channel, receiving, via a second communication module security key information from the external electronic device through a second communication channel; and transmitting subscription information for communicating with a network provider to the external electronic device, wherein the first communication channel and the second communication channel have different communication characteristics.
US09820139B1
A method is provided for performing a management of a multi-subscription SIM module. The multi-subscription SIM module includes at least one memory adapted to store at least a first and a second profile associated with a respective first and a second mobile network operator. The memory includes a volatile portion. The operation of storing includes installing or updating profiles by downloading one or more downloaded profiles from a remote host. The management includes selecting one or more enabled profiles including an application to be executed and allocating a partition of the volatile portion of the memory to the one or more enabled profile.
US09820135B2
Systems and methods for reducing connection latency are described herein. More particularly, this specification relates to shortening connection latency between devices operating according to a Bluetooth protocol. Connection latency can be reduced by using the receipt of a wireless packet as a trigger for selectively accelerating a transmission rate of advertising packets. By selectively accelerating the transmission rate advertising packets, a connection interval between two devices can be shortened.
US09820128B2
A method, a corresponding apparatus, and a computer program product for dynamic charging over multiple network nodes. The method comprises collecting, at a first network node which has a first connection with a user equipment, charging information with respect to a second connection established between the user equipment and a second network node, wherein the second network node is connected with the first network node. The method also comprises combining charging information with respect to the first connection and the charging information with respect to the second connection. The method additionally comprises sending the combined charging information from the first network node to a core network entity for charging the user equipment. With the claimed inventions, the core network and wireless operators could be able to bill the services based on specific offloaded bearers considering associated QoS information, regarding to the case of multi-PLMN scenarios under network sharing.
US09820123B2
A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or other emergency situations for coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional communication problems either up and down the chain of command or cross communication between different emergency units. The method and system provides that the users are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the particular unit.
US09820120B2
In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes determining a location of a mobile computing device using one or more of a plurality of data sources; communicating, by the mobile computing device, with another computing device as part of a two-way video chat session over a first network connection, the communicating including transmitting the location of the mobile computing device; displaying, as part of the two-way video chat session, real-time video from the other computing device; recording video using one or more cameras that are accessible to the mobile computing device; and transmitting, over a second network connection, the video to a remote storage system for persistent storage.
US09820116B2
In some implementations, a core network device can receive an initiation request of a communication session to an alias number. The core network device can retrieve from a registration database one or more destination number(s) corresponding to the alias number. The core network device can transmit respective indication(s) of the alias number to destination(s) corresponding to the retrieved destination number(s). The core network device can initiate the communication session to one of the destination(s) using the respective one of the retrieved destination number(s). A destination number can correspond to a computing device, e.g., user equipment, configured to answer calls originating from an alias number that is different from the destination number, by receiving an intent message indicating the alias number, transmitting an acknowledgement, subsequently receiving an invitation message directed to the destination number for a communication session with another device, and transmitting an acceptance message to the other device.
US09820110B2
An object of the invention is to provide a common service device cable of broadcast distribution of various types of messages. A common service device (20) according to the present invention aggregates a plurality of application servers (40) and is connected to a plurality of distribution networks (30). The common service device (20) includes: an authentication unit (21) that performs authentication for a first application server by using a distribution request message transmitted from a first application server included in the plurality of application servers (40) via a first interface commonly set among the plurality of application servers (40); and a communication unit (22) that selects a first distribution network for which broadcast distribution is requested from among the plurality of distribution networks (30) based on the distribution request message, and transmits a broadcast distribution request message to the selected first distribution network.
US09820107B2
A communication system comprises a mobile reporting device and a server. The mobile reporting device comprises a signal receiver configured to receive data usable to determine the location of the reporting device; a communication module configured to transmit data to and receive data from a server, the data including location data from the location determiner; a display including a user interface. The server comprises a database with a location module configured to store a default room location for a plurality of personnel; a server communication module configured to transmit data to and receive data from the reporting device; an information module configured to provide information on the personnel; a controller configured to determine, based on the location data, which personnel default locations are within a predetermined distance of the reporting device, to control the server communication module to transmit to the reporting device information from the information module regarding the personnel associated with the default locations within the predetermined distance for display on the user interface.
US09820100B1
Disclosed are methods, systems, devices, apparatus, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method that includes obtaining, at a mobile device, remote transmitter location estimates for one or more remote transmitters, obtaining, at the mobile device, a group of pedestrian dead-reckoning (PDR) measurements, obtaining, at the mobile device, a group of signal measurements for signals received from the one or more remote transmitters, and deriving at least one mobile device location estimate for the mobile device based on one or more inconsistency terms representative of inconsistency between different location solutions, for the at least one mobile device location estimate, computed using different data points from the remote transmitter location estimates for the one or more remote transmitters, the group of PDR measurements, and the group of signal measurements.
US09820099B2
A system and method for deploying and reading data from sensors or electronic beacons to create a sensor rich, Internet of Things environment. A beacon reader embodying an aspect of the present invention includes a computing chip, a Bluetooth or other radio frequency (RF) module, and an internet connectivity module. The beacon reader is configured for use with Bluetooth beacons or other RF transmitting devices or sensors, Wi-Fi transmitting devices, a network-connected database, a real time analytics engine configured for performing real time analysis and allowing bidirectional communication and information exchange, a network-connected computing device having a display, and a user interface. The beacon reader is configured to assign identifying information to the Bluetooth beacons or other RF transmitting devices; scan for and collect data from the beacons or transmitting devices; trigger proximity and/or data driven events; and send data to the database viewable in the user interface.
US09820095B2
Location information of first and second mobile terminals may be received at an application server. Location information may include a cellular position and/or a Wi-Fi access point identifier. It is determined whether the first mobile terminal is in a same short-range wireless transmission area as the second mobile terminal based on a comparison of the first location information with the second location information. An instruction is sent to the first mobile terminal instructing the first mobile terminal to send a notification addressed to the second mobile terminal using a short-range wireless transmission protocol responsive to a determination that the first mobile terminal is in the same short-range wireless transmission area as the second mobile terminal.
US09820092B1
An information processing apparatus comprises a recording module; an extraction module which extracts maximum radio wave intensity from the radio wave intensities recorded in the same time zone and extracts the radio wave intensities of other first communication devices arranged in the vicinity of a position where the first communication device with the maximum radio wave intensity is installed; and a positioning module which measures a position of the second communication device based on the plurality of the radio wave intensities extracted by the extraction module, wherein the positioning module determines that the second communication device is present at a position where the first communication device with the maximum radio wave intensity is installed on condition that the maximum radio wave intensity extracted by the extraction module is equal to or greater than a threshold value.
US09820087B2
Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user with a Smartphone to pair the Smartphone with another Bluetooth device to receive audio that is played to the user over headphones or through speakers on the Smartphone. Further, an audio processing module is used to modify the audio presented to the user, extract closed captioning text to be displayed to the user, find information relevant to the audio to be displayed to the user, and pause audio content sent to the Smartphone when phone calls or other Smartphone interruptions occur.
US09820083B2
A method for data sharing is provided. The method includes: searching, by a first terminal, for multiple nearby terminals, and establishing wireless connections with the discovered nearby terminals, displaying on the display interface of the first terminal the nearby terminals already wirelessly connected to the first terminal and a transmittable file stored in the first terminal or the nearby terminals, and receiving by the first terminal a file-transmission command and transmitting or receiving a file to or from the nearby terminals. A system for data sharing is also provided. By the above means, operations based on the present disclosure are simple and fast, enabling interconnections of mobile terminals within a close range, a mobile terminal can transmit a file synchronously to multiple terminals for data transmission, and the terminals can share data therebetween, which thus profoundly enhances the user experience.
US09820073B1
Extracting a common signal from multiple audio signals may include summing a first signal and a second signal to obtain a first+second signal; subtracting the second signal from the first signal to obtain a first−second signal; transforming the first+second signal and the first−second signal to frequency domain representations; calculating absolute value of the frequency domain representations of the first+second signal and the first−second signal; subtracting the absolute value of the frequency domain representation of the first−second signal from the absolute value of the frequency domain representation of the first+second signal to obtain a difference signal; multiplying the difference signal by the frequency domain representation of the first+second signal to obtain a product signal; dividing the product signal by the absolute value of the frequency domain representation of the first+second signal to obtain a frequency domain representation of the common signal; and transforming the frequency domain representation to the common signal.
US09820071B2
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a sound processing device with a binaural input and binaural output, where “binaural input” means at least one microphone mounted in or near each ear of the device user, and “binaural output” means at least one output signal directed to each ear. The device may be comprised of two parts connected by a wired or wireless link. The device comprises: at least one microphone in or near each ear for the transduction of the sound at each ear; a signal-to-noise estimation module to estimate the signal-to-noise ratio present at each ear; a comparison and selection module to compare the signal-to-noise ratios present at the two ears and select the ear with the greater signal-to-noise ratio; a noise reduction control module that uses the spectral and temporal information from the selected ear signal to control two identical noise reduction modules; two identical noise reduction modules that process the signals from the two ears, under the control of the control module; and two output modules that amplify the output signals from the noise reduction modules appropriately for each ear and present the amplified signals as sound or other signals to each ear of the device user. The device may be implemented in dedicated hardware embodiment or by software running on a microprocessor.
US09820069B2
A micro speaker is disclosed. The micro speaker includes a diaphragm and a voice coil for driving the diaphragm, the diaphragm including a conductive dome and a suspension surrounding the conductive dome; a conductive front cover located adjacent to and keeping a distance from the conductive dome, the conductive front cover including a plurality of units being isolated from each other; and a plurality of capacitors formed by the units of conductive front cover and the conductive dome for outputting electrical signals according to vibrations of the diaphragm and for detecting real-time replacement of the diaphragm.
US09820066B2
A micro speaker is disclosed. The micro speaker includes a diaphragm and a voice coil for driving the diaphragm, the diaphragm including a conductive dome a suspension surrounding the conductive dome; a conductive front cover located adjacent to and keeping a distance from the conductive dome; and a capacitor formed by the conductive dome and the conductive front cover for outputting electrical signals according to vibrations of the diaphragm and for detecting real-time replacement of the diaphragm.
US09820059B2
A MEMS backplate. The MEMS backplate includes a first mesh pattern having a first height and a first arrangement of openings, and a second mesh pattern having a second height and a second arrangement of vent hole apertures. The second mesh pattern is contained within the opening formed by the first mesh pattern.
US09820053B2
Acoustic conversion efficiency is improved and a stable signal reproduction operation is ensured. Provided is a speaker device including: a magnet; a yoke attached to the magnet and at least one sub-plate that is separated from the main plate in an axial direction of the central axis; a coil bobbin formed in a tubular shape and changeable in the axial direction; a voice coil wound around an outer circumferential surface of the coil bobbin, at least a portion of the voice coil being disposed in a main magnetic gap formed between the main plate and the yoke; a vibration plate having an inner circumferential portion connected to the coil bobbin; and a magnetic fluid filling at least one sub-magnetic gap formed between the sub-plate and the yoke, wherein a through-hole positioned in the sub-magnetic gap filled with the magnetic fluid is formed in the coil bobbin.
US09820052B2
A speaker is provided in the present disclosure. The speaker includes a shell, a magnetic system and a vibrating system received in the shell. The magnetic system includes a first magnet module and a second magnet module opposite to each other for forming a magnetic gap. The vibrating system includes a membrane module and a coil assembly for driving the membrane module to vibrate. The coil assembly includes a coil arranged in the magnetic gap and a coil support for supporting the coil; at least one of the first magnet module and the second magnet module includes a soft magnet unit, the soft magnet unit is arranged adjacent to the magnetic gap and faces the coil.
US09820048B2
Technologies for location-dependent wireless speaker configuration include a mobile computing device wirelessly coupled to a plurality of speakers. The mobile computing device is configured to determine a location of and assign a location indicator to each of the speakers based on the determined locations. The location indicator identifies a location of each speaker relative to the other speakers such that the mobile computing device can generate an audio stream for each of the speakers based on the assigned location indicator and transmit each of the generated audio streams to a corresponding one of the speakers. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.
US09820047B2
A method is provided for causing a processor included in a speaker system to execute operations. The operations include acquiring, using a measurement microphone, reflected sound information regarding an effect of sounds that are played back by a plurality of speakers having predetermined directivity and that are reflected off an object, where the plurality of speakers are included in the speaker system. The operations also include calculating correction coefficients used to correct acoustic characteristics of the plurality of speakers on the basis of the acquired reflected sound information. The operations further include correcting the acoustic characteristics of the plurality of speakers using the calculated correction coefficients.
US09820042B1
Systems and methods for stereo separation and directional suppression are provided. An example method includes receiving a first audio signal, representing sound captured by a first microphone associated with a first location, and a second audio signal, representing sound captured by a second microphone associated with a second location. The microphones comprise omni-directional microphones. The distance between the first and second microphones is limited by the size of a mobile device. A first channel signal of a stereo signal is generated by forming, based on the first and second audio signals, a first beam at the first location. A second channel signal of the stereo signal is generated by forming, based on the first and second audio signals, a second beam at the second location. First and second directions, associated respectively with the first and second beams, are fixed relative to a line between the first and second locations.
US09820038B2
A waterproof speaker module may include a membrane formed from at least one waterproof and elastic material and a supporting structure. The membrane may include an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one concave region that is indented toward the inner surface. The supporting structure may be coupled to the membrane and include a support structure that mates with the concave region of the membrane when the speaker is subjected to a hydrostatic load. When the speaker is not subjected to a hydrostatic load, the support structure may contact the concave region. In this way, the membrane may be resistant to tearing or rupture due to hydrostatic load.
US09820036B1
Sound is banked laterally over an array of microphones arranged on a rear surface of a device. Sound enters a duct behind the device from different directions via inlets along the sides of the device. The duct directs the sound waves across the microphone array. An effective direction from which the banked sounds originated is determined, relative to a front of the device. Based on the determined effective direction, the device applies spatial filtering to isolate the received sound waves, selectively increasing a signal-to-noise ratio of sound from the selected source and at least partially occluding sounds from other sources.
US09820034B1
A sound device includes a housing with an accommodation space; a speaker unit located in the accommodation space and including a diaphragm for generating sound; a front cavity formed by the diaphragm and the housing; a sound channel communicated with the front cavity; and a sound-absorbing member made of sound-absorbing material located in the sound channel for covering a cross-section of the sound channel. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall. The sound channel is configured to penetrate the side wall of the housing.
US09820031B2
A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the first mechanical housing of the first transducer device. A second transducer device has a second mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A second coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the second mechanical housing of the second transducer device. The first coupling device is coupled to the second coupling device when in close proximity to each other, such that the inner surfaces of the first and second mechanical devices are opposed to each other.
US09820017B2
A subsea data collection and communication system is installed at a subsea interconnect point or subsea connector used for communication between subsea electrical, optical or hybrid electro-optical cables. The data collection and communication system is configured to collect system performance data such as voltage, current, optical pressure and the like from signals carried by the wires or fibers in cables connected to the connector unit, and may also collect data on environmental conditions from sensors installed in or on the connector unit, such as temperature, pressure, or sea water salinity sensors, and the like. The collected data is transmitted to a remote monitoring station or local hub for further processing to detect potential faults or performance degradation either at periodic intervals or on demand, using bi-directional Ethernet, CANBUS, a carrier frequency system over the cable power lines, optical signal over optical fiber, or wireless communication links over short distances.
US09820016B2
Methods of operating a short-range Radio Frequency (RF) device are provided. The methods may include transmitting identification information that identifies the short-range RF device and/or sensor information generated by a sensor associated with the short-range RF device, using a short-range RF communication protocol. The methods may include receiving a command, responsive to the identification information and/or the sensor information, from a server via a first device using the short-range RF communication protocol to control a second device associated with the short-range RF device. Related devices are also provided.
US09820009B2
For streaming data in a mobile communication network, a descriptive file (100) of a stream (200) is provided. The descriptive file (100) comprises a list (110) of delivery source identifiers, e.g. URIs, for unicast delivery of data segments (210) of the stream. A broadcast indicator (120) is selectively added to the descriptive file (100) so as to indicate whether broadcast delivery of the data segments (210) is available. Adding the broadcast indicator (120) and initiating the broadcast delivery may be accomplished on the basis of a popularity of the stream.
US09820005B1
In one aspect, the invention provides an interactive, multi-platform video network. In another aspect, the invention provides a dynamic scheduling method.
US09819998B2
A player receives encoded content of a first resolution level from a content retransmitter and monitors bandwidth of the communication connection utilized to receive the content. When the bandwidth changes with respect to various threshold values corresponding to various resolution levels, the player signals the content retransmitter to increase or decrease the encoding resolution for future portions. The player also locates related substitute content. When the player signals the content retransmitter to decrease the resolution below a minimum, the player plays the substitute content instead of the received content. Subsequently when the bandwidth is again such that player signals the content retransmitter to increase the resolution to the minimum or above, the player plays the received content instead of the substitute content. In various implementations, the player may obtain substitute content prior to or at the time the player determines to play substitute content.
US09819988B2
The aim of the present invention is to ensure that a security module SC or CAM is used with an authorized receiver device. A security device for Pay-TV receiver decoder, in charge of processing the security messages and to extract the keys or rights from the security messages, this security device comprising a memory to store at least one reference identifier of the receiver/decoder, characterized in that, it further comprises a wireless reader to read a wireless tag containing a receiver/decoder identifier with which it is connected, and means to compare this identifier with the reference identifier, said security device modifying the processing of the security messages in function of the comparison result.
US09819987B2
Video content is streamed to portable devices based on an entitlement determination that includes determining the location of the portable device. Channel listings available for the portable device may be filtered based on the determined entitlements. A device may determine an indication of a location of the portable device and determine entitlements defining which of the plurality of video content items are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, where the entitlements are determined based at least on the indication of the location of the portable device. The device may further transmit, to the portable device, a listing of the plurality of video content items, filtered based on those of the plurality of video content items that are permitted to be viewed by the portable device, as determined by the entitlements.
US09819984B1
Centralized storage and playback of user-recorded television programming eliminates the need for expensive DVR devices to be deployed in the field. Further, the methods used to initiate storage and provide playback of stored media respect copyright principles.
US09819982B2
A system and method for communicating content to a user device includes a head end that communicates a plurality of upcoming content metadata that includes a content title to the user device. The user device displays the upcoming content metadata and selects at least one upcoming content metadata from the plurality of upcoming content metadata to form selected data. The user device communicates the selected data to the head end. The head end adjusts head end communication parameters for the content associated with the selected data based on the selected data and communicates the content to a user device based on the head end communication parameters.
US09819965B2
Techniques related to applying content adaptive and fixed transforms to prediction error data partitions for coding video are discussed. Such techniques may include applying content adaptive transforms having content dependent basis functions to small to medium sized prediction error data partitions and fixed transforms having fixed basis functions to medium to large sized prediction error data partitions.
US09819952B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for embedded quantization parameter adjustment in video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding picture data for at least a block in a picture. A quantization parameter, applied to one or more transform coefficients obtained by transforming a difference between an original version of the block and at least one reference block, is derived from reconstructed data corresponding to at least the block.
US09819951B2
The invention relates to methods, devices, systems and computer program products where input image data is received for processing in a computer system, a first transform is carried out to the input image data, the transform being done in a first direction with respect to the input image data, to obtain first transformed image data, a transposing operation is carried out to the first transformed image data to obtain first transposed image data, and a second transform in a transform is carried out to the first transposed image data, the second transform being done in a second direction with respect to the input image data, to obtain second transformed image data. The first transform and the second transform may be carried out in a processor in a parallel manner, and the transposing operation may be carried out at least partially using registers of the processor.
US09819941B2
A method of decoding video data including receiving an encoded video bitstream that includes a plurality of pictures and storing the plurality of pictures in one or more sub-DPBs. The method further including receiving a respective set of sub-DPB parameters for each respective operation point of the encoded video bitstream. applying the respective set of sub-DPB parameters to all layers of an output layer set for each respective operation point, and performing a sub-DPB management process on the one or more sub-DPBs in accordance with the received respective single sets of sub-DPB parameters.
US09819933B2
A device testing capability is presented herein. The device testing capability supports automated testing of media devices (e.g., cameras, microphones, speakers, or the like) for verifying that the media devices are functioning properly. The device testing capability may support automated verification by an endpoint that one or more media devices or one or more sets of media devices associated with endpoint are functioning properly. For example, the device testing capability may support automated verification by a computer that a camera associated with the computer is functioning properly. For example, the device testing capability may support automated verification by a computer that a speaker and a microphone that are associated with the computer are functioning properly. The device testing capability may support automated verification, by a management system, of the proper functioning of media devices associated with endpoints in a set of endpoints.
US09819920B2
A head-up display device including a screen; a projector that projects a visual image to the screen using a projection lens; an image generator that generates a virtual image of the visual image to be visually recognized by a user from the visual image projected to the screen; and a processor that is programmed to: decide a position at which the virtual image is generated; and move the projection lens and the screen in a front-rear direction along an optical path, wherein the processor moves the projection lens and the screen along the optical path based on the position decided.
US09819917B2
A relay optical system exhibits an action of deflecting light with respect to passing luminous flux as a result of being provided with a light deflection member, and thus a cross-section of the luminous flux can be adjusted to a state of having an appropriate size (enlarged size), that is, a state in which an image is not completely formed but is blurred, at image formation positions of color modulation light valves. Therefore, it is possible to form a favorable image by minimizing moire.
US09819913B2
An image sensor device may include an array of image sensing pixels with adjacent image sensing pixels being arranged in macropixel, and a processor coupled to the array of image sensing pixels. The processor may be configured to receive pixel signals from the array of image sensing pixels, and arrange the received pixel signals into macropixel signal sets for respective macropixels. The processor may be configured to perform, in parallel, an image enhancement operation on the received pixel signals for each macropixel signal set to generate enhanced macropixel signals, and transmit the enhanced macropixel signals.
US09819908B2
A method of one aspect may include receiving an encapsulated image acquisition device having an internal memory. The internal memory may store images acquired by the encapsulated image acquisition device. The images may be transferred from the internal memory to an external memory that is external to the encapsulated image acquisition device. An image analysis station may be selected from among a plurality of image analysis stations to analyze the images. The images may be analyzed with the selected image analysis station. Other methods, systems, and kits are also disclosed.
US09819894B2
A television and a control method of the television are provided. The control method of the television includes receiving a broadcasting signal, detecting whether a pilot signal is included in the received broadcasting signal, setting a channel of the broadcasting signal as a channel of a first broadcasting format in response to detecting the pilot signal is included in the received broadcasting signal, and setting the channel of the broadcasting signal as a channel of a second broadcasting format in response to detecting that the pilot signal is not included in the received broadcasting signal.
US09819889B2
Method of implementing stacked chip HDR algorithm in image sensor starts with pixel array capturing first frame with first exposure time and second frame with a second exposure time that is longer or shorter than the first exposure time. Pixel array is disposed in first semiconductor die and is partitioned into pixel sub-arrays. Each pixel sub-array is arranged into pixel groups, and each pixel group is arranged into pixel cell array. Readout circuits disposed in second semiconductor die acquire image data of first and second frame. Each pixel sub-array is coupled to a corresponding readout circuit through a corresponding one of a plurality of conductors. ADC circuits convert image data from first and second frames to first and second ADC outputs. Function logic on the second semiconductor die adding first and second ADC outputs to generate a final ADC output. Other embodiments are also described.
US09819888B2
In an image pickup device, in a period for which a signal value of the comparison result signal is changed in a certain AD converter among a plurality of AD converters, the signal value of the comparison result signal changes a plurality of times in another AD converter.
US09819882B2
The present invention provides a pixel circuit comprising a pinned photodiode, at least one first transfer gate for electrically connecting the pinned photodiode to at least one storage node and at least one further transfer gate. The at least one further gate can connect the at least one storage node with at least one floating diffusion node. At least one merging switch is included for allowing connection between the at least one floating diffusion node with one or more capacitor nodes, which can accept charge that exceeds the maximum storage capacity of the storage node.
US09819878B2
A moving-image processing device (101) synthesizes a first moving image and a second moving image. In the first moving image, a first object is drawn, and accompanied by first-object depth information. In the second moving image, a second object is drawn, and accompanied by second-object depth information. A moving image generator (105) generates a third moving image in which the first moving image and the second moving image are synthesized. A clash determiner (103) serving as an interference determiner refers to the first-object depth information and the second-object depth information to determine whether the first object and the second object in the third moving image satisfy interference conditions. If it is determined that the interference conditions are satisfied, a corrector (106) corrects the second moving image by performing a non-deforming transformation in which the shape of the trajectory expressing movement in three-dimensional space over time is maintained.
US09819876B2
An image capturing apparatus includes an interval shooting section (51) that performs an interval shooting process, a lighten compositing section (54) that performs a lighten compositing process using images captured one by one by the interval shooting process, and a composite-image-in-progress displaying section (55) that, when a first operation is performed, causes a composite image in a first memory area, which is used as a compositing buffer for the lighten compositing process, to be displayed on an LCD monitor without causing the interval shooting process to be stopped.
US09819869B2
In an image shake correction device in which a lens holder holding an image shake correcting lens is supported by a ball, the image shake correcting lens is driven in such a manner that the ball does not make sliding contact with the lens holder or does not contact a ball restriction portion during still image capturing. The image shake correction device permits the ball to contact the ball restriction portion during moving image capturing.
US09819863B2
Aspects relate to methods and systems for producing ultra-wide field of view images. In some embodiments, an image capture system for capturing wide field-of-view images comprises an aperture, a central camera positioned to receive light through the aperture, the center camera having an optical axis, a plurality of periphery cameras disposed beside the central camera and pointed towards a portion of the optical axis of the center camera, the plurality of cameras arranged around the center camera, and a plurality of extendible reflectors. The reflectors are configured to move from a first position to a second position and have a mirrored first surface that faces away from the optical axis of the center camera and a second black surface that faces towards the optical axis of the center camera, the plurality of periphery cameras arranged around the center camera.
US09819855B2
An electronic device balances gain and exposure at an imaging sensor of the device based on detected image capture conditions, such as motion of the electronic device, distance of a scene from the electronic device, and predicted illumination conditions for the electronic device. By balancing the gain and exposure, the quality of images captured by the imaging sensor is enhanced, which in turn provides for improved support of location-based functionality.
US09819852B2
A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.
US09819843B2
Systems and methods for providing assessment of a local scene to a remote location are provided herein. The systems and methods facilitate collection, storage and transmission of data from the local scene to the remote location without limiting the mobility, dexterity, adaptability and interactive capability of an on-scene technician. For example, a head-mounted device according to an implementation discussed herein can include: a head-mounted frame that is configured to hold a transparent visor; an image capturing device attachable to at least one of the head-mounted frame and the transparent visor; and a micro-optic display system attachable to at least one of the head-mounted frame and the transparent visor. The micro-optic display system can be configured to render a heads up image on the transparent visor. In addition, the heads up image can define an outline of a field of view of the image capturing device.
US09819822B2
Disclosed is an image forming system including: an image forming apparatus comprising a wireless communication unit; and a terminal device for transmitting a print job to the image forming apparatus, wherein the wireless communication unit executes a wave radio intensity setting process in which the wireless communication unit transmits a received signal intensity request at a predetermined radio wave intensity, receives information from the terminal device, which indicates a received signal intensity at a timing of receiving the received signal intensity request, and sets a radio wave intensity of a radio wave to be transmitted by the wireless communication unit to a set value which is lowered within a range in which the image forming apparatus is communicable with the terminal device in which the received signal intensity indicated in the information is lowest, and the image forming apparatus executes the print job received from the terminal device.
US09819817B2
A display input device includes: a display panel that displays an operation image; a touch panel portion that is used to detect the coordinates of a fingertip and the coordinates of an actual touch position in a close state in which the fingertip approaches the surface; and a control portion that recognizes an operation image operated by recognizing the touch position, that determines, based on the position of the fingertip in the close state and the track of the fingertip in the close state, whether or not in the close state, the fingertip is in a swing state in which the fingertip swings and that enlarges and displays, on the display panel, the operation image below the track when the fingertip is determined to be in the swing state.
US09819814B2
A stack state of a plurality of trays is collectively determined and is notified in steps. A printing apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet and create a printed material, a plurality of storage units each configured to store the printed material created by the image forming unit, a sorter unit configured to output the printed material to the plurality of storage units, and a determining unit configured to determine whether the plurality of storage units are in a nearly full state in which printed material is stored in almost all of the plurality of storage units.
US09819809B2
A network device receives business logic for Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) policies and automatically generates a policy list based on the business logic. The network device receives input for PCRF policies; generates a policy list based on the input; receives signaling messages for user equipment; determines, based on the policy list, policy decisions that are responsive to each of the signaling messages; logs a decision flow associated with each of the signaling messages and a corresponding policy decision; and optimizes an order of the policy list based on the logging.
US09819799B2
A system and method for monitoring customer satisfaction in an ongoing call center interaction is provided. Information about a signal indicating customer dissatisfaction is provided to one or more customers of a call center prior to a start of interactions between one or more agents of the call center and the one or more customers. The interactions are began, including connecting one of the customers to one of the agents by call center after the information is provided. The interactions are monitored for a receipt of the signal from the customer. An action is taken by the call center upon a receipt of the signal.
US09819798B2
A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating appointments within a call center is provided. A list of agents within a call center is received from a user. Each agent is associated with a call queue and handles incoming customer calls to the call queue. An availability of each of the agents on the list is determined. One of the agents is selected as a most available agent. The user is provided with records for the most available agent and is automatically connected with the most available agent.
US09819795B2
A telecommunication system is configurable so that there can be flexible control of a switching command issued by an application to a platform where the switching command is executable in (a) a first execution mode in which the switching command is executed simultaneous with switching and verified or (b) a second execution mode in which the switching command is executed immediately and without verification. The application can be run to cause the switching command to be sent to the platform and the platform can execute the switching command received from the application. At least one of testing on a case-by-case basis and deciding which execution mode should be utilized for execution of the switching command can also occur before the sending of the switching command and/or before the executing of the switching command.
US09819794B2
The system and method identify contact information for a first party. The contact information for the first party includes a plurality of communication endpoints of the first party and a plurality of communication applications for the plurality of communication endpoints of the first party. For example, the plurality of communication endpoints may be a home phone and a cell phone of the first party. The plurality of communication applications may be voice, video, text, and/or virtual reality applications of the first party. An electronic communication request is received from the first party to the second party. In response to receiving the electronic communication request from the first party to the second party, a first communication endpoint of the plurality of communication endpoints for the first party and a first communication application of the plurality of communication applications of the first party is selected based on a rule.
US09819792B2
An external contact center testing system is integrated with an internal monitoring and diagnostic system to identify and verify a fault condition, and to determine the cause of such fault condition. Test data for each of the stimuli launched into the call center from the external testing system are synced with the monitoring results data generated by the internal monitoring system. The synced results can be analyzed to verify that a true fault has occurred and also to identify both failure conditions and specific hardware malfunctions giving rise to the noted failure. The internal monitoring system can interface with the external testing system to cause one or more testing stimuli to be launched by external testing system. The internal monitoring data can also be linked to the external testing data for drill-down viewing by a user.
US09819788B2
A system and apparatus for selectively limiting user control of a mobile electronic device are provided. In an embodiment, the apparatus may be a case sized to receive a mobile electronic device, the case having a locking means to at least partially secure an opening thereof. When engaged, the locking means may be physically impenetrable by the user of the mobile electronic device and may further be configured to engage and disengage in the presence of one or more pre-determined conditions. For example, the lock may engage when the case is detected within a certain geographical region or even during a specified time. It is contemplated that providing disclosed systems and apparatuses may reduce undesirable behavior at communal events by eliminating distractions posed by mobile electronic devices and preventing unauthorized recordings, which together may enhance overall engagement at and enjoyment of such events.
US09819787B2
To block calls and other mobile device network activities in a vehicle while the vehicle is being operated, a vehicle cellphone inhibitor system is provided. A femtocell device can be provided to reroute communications between a cellular network and the mobile device through the femtocell device. The vehicle cellphone inhibitor system can selectively block calls or other network operations on the mobile device that are routed through the femtocell device on the mobile device while leaving the mobile device otherwise operational. The blocking can be activated whenever the vehicle is moving, which can be determined via GPS, accelerometers, or a connection via the vehicle's electronic control unit (“ECU”) utilizing vehicle data to determine whether the vehicle is in motion or being operated.
US09819786B2
In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a communication session between a first user and one or more second users. The method also includes determining a social context of the communication session, and determining based at least in part on the social context a set of symbols for communication by the first user in the communication session with the second users. The method further includes providing for display to the first user a set of keys corresponding to the set of symbols. The keys indicate symbols for input by the first user in the communication session.
US09819782B1
An ear worn brainwave brain activity dual phone communication device that works independently for enabling human beings to communicate with their mind, move objects and machines by way of their monitored brain activity. The communication system is sufficiently independent to initiate and receive communication without requiring a mobile phone, since contact information is stored in the communication device. The communication system performs functions with an audible command or brainwave brain activity such as initiating communication, accessing content, moving and controlling other machines and computer devices, accessing tools.
US09819780B2
Methods and apparatuses for Bluetooth device management in a technical field of wireless communications are disclosed herein. The method for Bluetooth device management comprises establishing a Bluetooth connection between a first terminal device and a Bluetooth device; receiving, by the first terminal device, control data sent by at least a second terminal device connected to the first terminal device, wherein the control data is used to control the Bluetooth device; and sending, by the first terminal device, a Bluetooth control message associated with the control data to the Bluetooth device.
US09819772B2
A disclosed information processing apparatus is provided with a camera function and has installed a general-purpose application and a special-purpose application. The information processing apparatus includes a reader configured to read a code structure imaged by the camera function to convert the code structure into a string having a first part and a second part, and a translator configured to translate the string. When the code structure is read by the general-purpose application, the first part of the string is translated as a URI via the general-purpose application to activate basic software function, and when the code structure is read by the special-purpose application, the second part of the string is translated via the special-purpose application to activate a function of the special-purpose application.
US09819767B2
A method for streaming data corresponding to a video, each of a plurality of frames of the video being divided into n spatial tiles, the method includes transmitting, a description file to a client device, the description file including data about a spatial position of each of the n spatial tiles and including data about at least n URLs corresponding to the n spatial tiles, determining by the client device one or more URLs according to the data about the spatial position included in the description file, receiving from the client device, by a server, one or more request messages for requesting one or more spatial tiles, each request message comprising one of the URLs determined by the client device, and transmitting to the client device, by the server, video data corresponding to the one or more spatial tiles, in response to one or more the request messages.
US09819763B2
Systems and methods for a cache replacement policy that takes into consideration factors relating to the replacement cost of currently cached data and/or the replacement cost of requested data. According to one embodiment, a request for data is received by a network device. A cache management system running on the network device estimates, for each of multiple cache entries of a cache managed by the cache management system, a computational cost of reproducing data cached within each of the cache entries by respective origin storage devices from which the respective cached data originated. The cache management system estimates a communication latency between the cache and the respective origin storage devices. The cache management system enables the cache to replace data cached within a selected cache entry with the requested data based on the estimated computational costs and the estimated communication latencies.
US09819762B2
A browser receives a web page that includes a script that is configured to control subsequent requests of the browser for at least the web page and caches a first portion of the web page that includes reference(s) to other web resource(s). A subsequent request for the web page is dispatched to the script which returns the cached first portion of the web page to the browser and a request for the full web page is made. Request(s) are also transmitted for the web resource(s) referenced in the first portion of the web page without waiting for the full web page to be received. When the full web page is received, if the first portion of the page matches the corresponding portion of the full page, that corresponding portion is removed from the full page and the remaining page is returned to the browser.
US09819761B2
A determination is made as to whether a message received at a first client application cache of a group of client application caches matches one of a set of stored rules. Each rule triggers an event in another one of the group of client application caches in response to receipt of a matching message from a client application. Another message directed to another specified client application cache is generated for each rule determined to match the received message at a first client application cache. The generated message directs the other specified client application cache to collect and cache specified information from a server associated with the other specified client application cache.
US09819759B2
A method, system, and computer program product for data mining and analytics from social networking sites. One method commences upon receiving a social event from a first social networking site, classifying the social event to determine a social site action, and modifying at least some aspect of the social event to create a modified social event based at least in part on the classification. The modified social event is broadcasted to additional social networking sites. An incoming social event may be subjected to security processing before classification, and social networking sites to receive a broadcasted message may be determined based at least in part on the classification.
US09819752B2
The invention relates to a method for enabling the discovery of at least one service (24) matching a discovery request and provided by an object located in a space among interconnected smart spaces. The method comprises:—modelling the interconnected smart spaces in an n-level architecture (1) comprised of lowest-level nodes (2) representing spaces containing physical connected objects and upper-level nodes (3, 4),—at each lowest-level node (2): clustering services (24) associated with said physical connected objects into at least one lowest-level service cluster (22), aggregating parameters (26, 28) defining each cluster (22) into information aggregation, and sending (5) said information aggregation to parent nodes,—at each node (3, 4) from level 2 to n: clustering received information aggregation into at least one upper-level cluster (32, 42), aggregating parameters (36, 38) defining each cluster (32, 42) into local information aggregation, building a cluster matching table based on the local information aggregation and received information aggregation, and sending (50) said local information aggregation to parent nodes, if any, these steps being performed recursively within each node starting from level 2, and wherein upon reception at a processing parent node (3, 4) of the request for a service (24), processing the request to forward it level by level to child nodes upon successive matching of the request with the cluster matching table until the request reaches a target lowest-level node (2) representative of a space containing the object providing the service (24) matching the request.
US09819750B2
A method includes determining, at a first device of a neighbor aware network (NAN), a proximity of the first device to a second device of the NAN. The method further includes determining whether to change a NAN operating mode of the first device based on the proximity.
US09819737B2
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes connecting one or more storage arrays to a switch; connecting one or more servers to the switch; creating a virtual storage area network between the one or more storage arrays and the switch; creating a service profile for a zoning configuration; and associating at least one of the one or more servers to a storage policy, wherein storage target ports can be added and removed from the storage policy, wherein a change of one of the storage target ports in the storage policy causes a change of the zoning configuration, wherein the storage policy includes an identifier of a fiber channel adaptor. In more specific examples, the method can include configuring virtual host bus adapters for the service profile; configuring parameters for each of the virtual host bus adapters; and associating a target port on one of the one or more storage arrays with a specific one of the virtual host bus adapters.
US09819732B2
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and device that manages API requests includes receiving an API request to obtain a list of storage volumes from one or more storage devices, wherein the received API request is non-compatible with the API server computing device or the one or more storage devices. The received API request is scanned to identify a service type associated with the received request. Next, one or more service instances associated with the identified service type are identified. The list of storage volumes from the one or more storage devices using information from at least one service instance of the identified one or more service instances without converting the received API request is provided.
US09819727B2
Methods and apparatus for a computing infrastructure for configurable-quality random data are disclosed. A storage medium stores program instructions that when executed on a processor designate some servers of a provider network as members of a pool of producers of random data usable by random data consumers. The instructions, when executed, determine a subset of the pool to be used to supply a collection of random data intended for a random data consumer, and one or more sources of random phenomena to be used to generate the collection of random data. The instructions, when executed, initiate a transmission of the collection of random data directed to the random data consumer.
US09819722B2
System and method for controlling an information handling system in response to environmental events
A method and information handling system (IHS) for controlling an IHS in response to an environmental event includes a management controller dynamically polling at least one environmental event source for environmental event data. The environmental event data is received from the environmental event source. A first environmental event value is identified within the environmental event data. The method further includes determining if the first environmental event value is outside of a threshold specification. In response to the first environmental event value being outside of the threshold specification, a first action associated with the first environmental event value is identified. The IHS is triggered to perform the first action.
US09819720B2
Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for correlating local media uniform resource identifiers (URIs) between a first web browser of a first user device and a second web browser of a second user device. The method comprises establishing a session between the first web browser, the second web browser, and a server. The method comprises performing an action related to a first URI on the first web browser. The method comprises encoding the performed action as a resource description framework (RDF) graph including the first URI and sending the RDF graph to the server. The method comprises translating the received RDF graph to a second RDF graph including a second URI based on a
US09819718B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for managing an apparatus and an information distributing apparatus. The method for managing an apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is applied in the information distributing apparatus, and the method includes obtaining a first apparatus identification of the information distributing apparatus; obtaining a local capacity resource parameter of at least one item of apparatus capacity resource of the information distributing apparatus; generating the capacity resource distribution information of this item of the apparatus capacity resource, according to the first apparatus identification and the local capacity resource parameter of each item of the apparatus capacity resource; sending the capacity resource distribution information of the apparatus capacity resource to the first server through the wide area network.
US09819715B2
One embodiment includes implementing adaptive streaming by a switch manager application executed at a client device. The switch manager application can determine a respective weight for a plurality of switching rules. Each switching rule can include one or more criteria for generating a recommended quality level. Each weight can include data describing a reliability of the rule. The switch manager application can select, based at least partially on the respective weight of the at least one switching rule, at least one switching rule of the plurality of switching rules to generate a recommendation. Another embodiment includes the switch manager application generating a recommendation including a quality level and a confidence level from each of the plurality of switching rules. The switch manager application can determine a selected quality level based on the weights of the switching rules and the quality levels and confidence levels of the recommendations.
US09819708B2
A method for self-registration and/or self-assembly of a plurality of electrical devices, the method including: performing the self-registration of the plurality of electrical devices by sending, from each of the plurality of electrical devices, device information that is stored in each of the plurality of electrical devices to a control device, including a processor, via a network, wherein the device information of each device identifies unique characteristics of the device the device information is stored in; receiving, in the control device, the device information sent from each of the plurality of electrical devices; storing, in a memory of the control device, the device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices; and determining, from the stored device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices that each of the plurality of electrical devices are present and available on the network.
US09819693B2
Novel solutions for detecting and/or treating malware on a subscriber's premise network. Such solutions can include, but are not limited to, tools and techniques that can detect, and/or enable the detection of, malware infections on individual subscriber devices within the subscriber's network. In a particular embodiment, for example, a premise gateway, or other device on the subscriber's premise network, is configured to analyze packets traveling through the premise gateway and, based on that analysis, identify one or more subscriber devices that are infected with malware.
US09819692B2
A network activity detection system is trained to detect network activities of interest such as threats by malicious computer data. The training involves distilling the characteristics of known network activities of interest (e.g., intrusion by computer viruses, exploits, worms, or the like) into a minimal set of meta-expressions. At run-time, the network activity detection system combines the minimal set of meta-expressions with efficient computer algorithms for evaluating meta-expressions to detect known network activities of interest, as well as their unknown variants, among an unknown set of network activity. The network activity detection system may produce appropriate responses upon the detection of network activities of interest.
US09819685B1
Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for identifying users who are likely to have unauthorized access to secure data files in an organizational network. Various aspects may include presenting the identified users on a display for a system administrator and/or security analyst to resolve. For example, the display may include a graph data structure with users represented as nodes and connections between users represented as edges. Each connection may be a pair of users belonging to a same security group. The graph data structure display may be organized and color coded in such a manner, that a system administrator and/or security analyst may quickly and easily view the users who are most likely to have unauthorized access to secure data files. The authorized access may then be remedied or taken away.
US09819682B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for controlling access to resources in a network environment. Methods may include installing a profile on the device and installing a certificate included in or otherwise associated with the profile on the device. A request to execute an application, and/or access a resource using a particular application, is received and determination is made as to whether the certificate is installed on the device based on an identification of the certificate by the application. If the certificate is installed on the device, then execution of the application and/or access to the resource is allowed. If the certificate is not installed on the device, then the request for execution and/or access is refused.
US09819669B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for identity data migration from one organization to another. Identity data corresponding to user accounts of a first organization are copied from a first data store managed by the first organization to a second data store managed by a second organization. A sign-in process of a network site of the first organization is reconfigured to employ an authentication service operated by the second organization. The authentication service is configured to authenticate a user of the network site using the identity data stored in the second data store.
US09819657B2
An apparatus includes an interface and logic circuitry. The interface is configured to communicate over a communication link. The logic circuitry is configured to convert between a first stream of plaintext bits and a second stream of ciphered bits that are exchanged over the communication link, by applying a cascade of a stream ciphering operation and a mixing operation that cryptographically maps input bits to output bits.
US09819650B2
A system and method for homomorphic encryption in a healthcare network environment is provided and includes receiving digital data over the healthcare network at a data custodian server in a plurality of formats from various data sources, encrypting the data according to a homomorphic encryption scheme, receiving a query at the data custodian server from a data consumer device concerning a portion of the encrypted data, initiating a secure homomorphic work session between the data custodian server and the data consumer device, generating a homomorphic work space associated with the homomorphic work session, compiling, by the data custodian server, a results set satisfying the query, loading the results set into the homomorphic work space, and building an application programming interface (API) compatible with the results set, the API facilitating encrypted analysis on the results set in the homomorphic work space.
US09819619B2
A method, system and terminal for deleting a sent instant message in messaging communication have been disclosed. The method including: receiving from a first communication terminal, a delete request to delete a sent instant message which has been transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, wherein the delete request comprises an identification which identifies the sent instant message which is to be deleted; determining whether the sent instant message which is to be deleted has already been successfully forwarded to the second communication terminal; and if it is determined that the sent instant message which is to be deleted has already been successfully forwarded to the second communication terminal, forwarding the delete request to the second communication terminal to facilitate deletion of the sent instant message by the second communication terminal.
US09819617B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for providing dynamic rule-based messages. For example, a user device may identify physical activity information. Based at least in part on the activity information, the device may determine whether a physical activity goal has been reached. The device may determine whether to present a dynamic progress update message based at least in part on a time since a first activity message was presented and whether the physical activity goal has been reached. In some instances, when it is determined to present the dynamic progress update message, the device may access a data structure configured to maintain progress update information associated with respective time intervals. The device may then retrieve the dynamic progress update message that corresponds to a particular time interval from the data structure. The device may also present the message for the particular time interval.
US09819616B2
An apparatus for use in a SpaceWire-based network is configured to send and receive data packets, and process data included in a received data packet. A header of the received data packet is stored in a buffer while the data is being processed, a processed data packet including the stored header and the processed data is generated, and the processed data packet is transmitted. The header of the received data packet may be modified, and the modified header attached to the processed data to generate the processed data packet. When the data packet is received via a first port, the processed data packet may be transmitted via the first port, or may be transmitted via a second port.
US09819615B2
In an apparatus of a communication network it is determined whether or not overload protection processing has been requested by a server, the overload protection processing being performed by dropping messages. In case it is determined that the overload protection processing has not been requested, a message to be sent from a client to the server is processed according to a security protocol. In case it is determined that the overload protection processing has been requested, the message is processed according to the security protocol by adopting the overload protection processing, and a predetermined indication is included in the message processed according to the security protocol by adopting the overload protection processing, in case the message is not dropped.
US09819612B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for multi-homing in an extended bridge, including both multi-homing of port extenders and multi-homing of end stations. In various embodiments, a controlling bridge device receives a packet via an ingress virtual port and determines a destination virtual port link aggregation group based at least in part on a destination media access control (MAC) address of an end station in the packet. The controlling bridge device selects one of multiple egress virtual ports of the destination virtual port link aggregation group. The end station of the extended bridge is reachable through any of the egress virtual ports of the destination virtual port link aggregation group. The controlling bridge device forwards the packet through the selected egress virtual port, and the forwarded packet includes an identifier of a destination virtual port to which the end station is connected.
US09819607B2
Systems, methods, and computer programs are presented for managing network traffic. A network switch includes a switch fabric and a resource coherency and analytics engine (RCAE) coupled to the switch fabric. The RCAE includes one or more virtualizable resource groups (VRGs) for managing network traffic flow across a plurality of network switches on the network. Further, the RCAE is operable to add network entities to each VRG, add flows to each VRG, and add other VRGs to each VRG. A virtualizable resource control list (VRCL), associated with each VRG, identifies which network entities in the VRG can communicate with each other, which network entities in the VRG can communicate with network entities in other VRGs, and a guaranteed bandwidth for the VRG associated with the VRCL. Furthermore, the RCAE is operable to exchange messages with other RCAEs in other network switches to implement traffic policies defined by each VRCL.
US09819604B2
Systems and methods for multiplexing audio/video data and generating transport streams for WiFi network with reduced latency for real time playback at a remote device. A virtual presentation clock reference (PCR) representing a scheduled transmission time of a transport stream packet at a transport stream multiplexer is calculated based on the network transmission rate and generation of the data packets. The virtual PCR is compared with the corresponding system PCR to derive a time difference. Based on the time difference, the transport stream multiplexer is configured to adaptively drop packets or throttle packet generation so as to synchronize the playback of audio/video data on a sink device with the generation of interleaved audio/video packets.
US09819596B2
A device establishes flows associated with one or more applications using control plane signaling. A gateway device obtains a request for a network token during the control plane signaling. The gateway device derives the network token and sends it to the device and/or an access node during the control plane signaling. The device and/or access node obtain the network token, where the network token is associated with a first flow of the one or more flows, a first application of the one or more applications, and provisioned to the device or access node via the control plane signaling. The network token may be included in a packet sent in the user plane from the device. The network token may be verified at the access node and/or the gateway device using a cryptographic function and sent to its destination based on the results of the verification.
US09819594B2
A system includes a first information processing device that is a transmission destination of a packet, a second information processing device that is configured to relay the packet between a first port and a second port of the second information processing device, a third information processing device that is a transmission source of the packet, and a control device includes a processor configured to execute a process including setting the first information processing device so that a first request packet for resolving an address including first identification information that identifies the first information processing device is not received, making the second information processing device transmit a first confirmation packet including second identification information via the first port, making the third information processing device transmit the first request packet, and making the second information processing device transmit a first response packet for the first request packet via the first port.
US09819593B1
Embodiments disclosed herein can allow a user of mobile device in a network environment to switch between using public network services and using private network services. To access private network services, a virtualization cloud client application running on mobile device connects to a virtualized device hosted in virtualization cloud and brokers access to private network services as well as local device functions. Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, method, and computer program product for improving network latency by bypassing elements or functions on a remote virtual machine. Examples of this approach include moving elements of the user interface from the remote virtual machine to the local physical device, bypassing a media player on a virtual machine, and bypassing certain telephone functions on a virtual machine and instead performing those functions on the physical device.
US09819591B2
An appliance for providing compression technique for jitter sensitive application through multiple network links is described. The appliance has one or more processors and includes a link quality estimator, a jitterless compressor, and a link switcher. The link quality estimator is configured to measure latency over a first link and a second link, wherein the second link has a longer latency than the first link. The jitterless compressor is configured to accumulate packets for a time period associated with a difference in latency between the second link and the first link, and determine a number of packets based on a packet size associated with the accumulated packets and bandwidth of the first link. The link switcher is configured to acquire the determined number of packets, wherein the determined number of packets have been compressed, transmit a first packet over the second link, and transmit the acquired number of packets over the first link.
US09819586B2
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to implementing a router Media Access Control (MAC) Ethernet switch in a network. An Ethernet-over-Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) packet switch system includes a transport switching element communicatively coupled to one or more routers in a client layer and communicatively coupled via a photonic switching layer with a plurality of transport switching elements forming a transport layer; wherein the transport switching element is configured to flood addresses, in the transport layer, associated with the one or more routers to disseminate learned end-point addresses of the one or more routers so that service-based addressing is resolved by the transport layer. The addresses from the client layer are flooded in the control plane which is a lower layer control plane relative to the client layer to allow the transport switching element and the plurality of transport switching elements to use of the addresses.
US09819581B2
A method for configuring an edge MHFE for a logical network to communicate with other networks is described. The method receives data for the logical network that defines a logical router and a set of logical switches for logically connecting several end machines that operate on different host machines. The method, based on the received logical network data, identifies a physical port of the MHFE to bind a logical uplink port of the logical router to the identified physical port. The uplink port is for connecting the logical router to the external network. The method then binds the logical uplink port to the identified physical port by defining an uplink logical switch with a logical port that is associated with the identified physical port and assigning network and data link addresses of the logical uplink port to the logical port of the uplink logical switch.
US09819580B2
A network element (NE) in a network, comprising a memory configured to store time-based traffic engineering (TE) information associated with network resource reservations on a link attached to the NE in a series of time intervals each having a predetermined start time and a predetermined end time, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to reserve, at a first current time, a network resource for a temporal tunnel service (TTS) on the link to carry traffic during a scheduled time interval subsequent to the first current time, wherein the scheduled time interval comprises a scheduled start time and a scheduled end time, and update, at the first current time, the time-based TE information in the scheduled time interval according to the network resource reserved to produce a first updated TE information in the scheduled time interval.
US09819575B2
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for optimizing data flow in a network. The system for distributing data flow in a network includes a controller that receives, from a set of nodes coupled through the network, information of errors at the ports of each node through an input-output (IO) port. The controller compiles the information of errors to assign credits to links coupled to the ports; determines, based on the credits, how to distribute data flow in the network; generates a control signal for controlling the ports; and sends the control signal to the set of nodes through the IO port. The set of nodes controls the ports according to the control signal.
US09819572B2
A protocol identifies and configures rings in a network topology automatically in order to simplify and quicken the actions that need to be performed in response to addition, deletion and shuffle of network nodes in that topology. Such rings do not need to be identified and configured manually. The protocol involves two separate sequentially performed phases. In the first phase, the protocol can automatically identify all rings that are present within a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) topology. In the second phase, the protocol can automatically configure each node of each such ring in conformity with the Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP) protocol. After this ERP configuration has been performed, the failure of a link within the network will not require every network node to re-learn paths through the network; instead, the nodes that are required to re-learn such paths can be limited to those within the particular ring that contained the failed link.
US09819567B1
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for point of presence (POP) based traffic surge detection and mitigation are provided. The system detects a traffic surge for a target group of resources directed at a source POP based on the target group's rank shifts and volume changes among recent time intervals. The system mitigates the detected traffic surge by identifying destination POPs with spare capacity and routing at least a portion of incoming requests for the target group of resources to the destination POPs in accordance with their spare capacities.
US09819566B1
Controlling dynamic reporting of content distribution performance information from a client is disclosed. The content distribution performance information associated with the delivery of content is generated. The content distribution performance information is reported to a content distribution monitor at a first reporting level. In response to a triggering event, the first reporting level is changed to a second reporting level. Additional content distribution performance information is reported according to the second reporting level.
US09819558B2
Streaming query resource control is described, for example, to allocate streaming queries to servers in a data center providing a streaming query platform. In various embodiments streaming queries are allocated to servers in a manner seeking to balance load between the servers and also to reduce network traffic costs between data stream sources and the servers. In various examples, query types are taken into account, where a query type is the identity of one or more data stream sources used by the query, and optionally also traffic rates of the data stream sources. In some examples, processes for allocating incoming queries in an online fashion are described and in some examples, processes for allocating queries in an offline fashion are described. In examples, a network traffic cost metric is used which takes into account an incremental network traffic cost of adding a given query at a server.
US09819553B2
A system for out-of-line testing of performance of a network, comprising a multiplexer at an input to the network; a demultiplexer at an output from the network; the multiplexer further comprising a traffic generator to insert synthetic traffic, and a first switch to accept an incoming customer traffic stream and join the incoming customer traffic stream with a synthetic traffic stream to form a total traffic stream, the total traffic stream fed to the input to the network; and the demultiplexer comprising a second switch to receive the total traffic stream from the output of the network, and separate the total traffic stream into the synthetic traffic stream and the customer traffic stream, and a traffic analyzer to analyze the separated synthetic traffic stream.
US09819546B2
Systems and methods for providing a data service through a packet-optical switch in a network include, subsequent to defining a loop-free forwarding topology for the data service in the network, if the packet-optical switch is a degree 2 site for the data service, providing the data service through the packet-optical switch at a Layer 1 protocol bypassing a partitioned packet fabric of the packet-optical switch; and if the packet-optical switch is a degree 3 or more site for the data service with multi-point connectivity, providing the data service through the packet-optical switch at the Layer 1 protocol and at a packet level using the partitioned packet fabric to provide the data service between the multi-point connectivity and to associated OTN connections for each degree of the degree 3 or more site.
US09819545B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing configurations of telecommunications nodes. In one aspect, a system includes a file server; a subtending device coupled to the file server, and a telecommunications node coupled to the subtending device. The subtending device can include one or more line cards that connect one or more telecommunications nodes to a network. The telecommunications device receives, from the file server and based on provisioning information provided by the subtending device, an auto-config file for the telecommunications node and parses the auto-config file to identify a first filename of a unit-specific configuration file. A wildcard value in the first filename is replaced with a unit-specific identifier, and a unit-specific configuration file is requested from the file server. One or more parameters of the telecommunications node are configured based on a response to the request.
US09819543B2
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a communication program for causing a computer to execute a process for performing a function, the process including: verifying, when detected that a type of a target communication device is changed, setting details which are previously prepared by changing setting of a communication protocol based on the setting details which are previously prepared for the type of the target communication device and communicating with the target communication device; and applying the changed setting of the communication protocol when verified that no communication error is detected during the verification.
US09819541B2
In one embodiment, a technique for implementing precision time protocol (PTP) over a packet transport (e.g., IPv4, IPv6, etc.) with clock redundancy is provided. The technique may involve maintaining clock synchronization by a PTP node, where the PTP node participates in an exchange of one or more messages with a current master node and at least one connected node that is a slave to the PTP node. The technique may also involve detecting one or more conditions that prompt a switch to a new master PTP node. The technique may further involve selecting the new master PTP node, and determining, based on the selection, whether the new master PTP node is a slave to the PTP node. The technique may yet further involve taking action, based on the determination, to indicate to the new master PTP node that the PTP node is not a suitable master.
US09819539B2
A setup control unit is configured to get activated via a first computer that is to become a node in the process control system and which activation is initiated by a setup tool being brought to the first computer. The setup control unit contacts a configuration control computer, supplies a setup tool identifier to the configuration control computer, accesses system information elements in the configuration control computer, presents system nodes to an operator using the system information elements, receives an operator selection of a system node, sends the node selection to the configuration control computer for registering, based on a setup tool identifier investigation, receives node parameter data associated with the selected system node from the configuration control computer and supplies the first computer with the node parameter data for making it into the selected system node.
US09819534B2
A method, system and computer program product for wirelessly syncing content. An analytics engine in a mobile computing device gathers and stores information regarding battery usage for data synchronizations. Upon receiving an indication for content of an application to be synced with the device, the analytics engine determines an estimated amount of content to be synced as well as an estimated amount of battery usage for syncing the estimated amount of content based on the stored information. The content will be wirelessly synced with the device if there is sufficient battery life for syncing the content. If there is not enough battery life for wirelessly syncing the entire content, then a portion of the content will be synced. In this manner, the device does not need to be plugged into a power source and will only sync the amount of content that the device has power to do so.
US09819532B2
A multi-service node management system includes: at least two service nodes, where each of the service node is disposed with a baseboard management controller (BMC); a module management controller (MMC), having one end configured to perform data communication with the BMC in each service node of the at least two service nodes, and the other end performing data communication with a shared module; and the shared module, on which sharing management is performed by BMCs in the service nodes through an MMC.
US09819531B2
This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods that facilitate employing a server based content recording component for recording content remotely for a client content video recording device that has limited storage and limited number of content streams to which it can access concurrently, while satisfying content rules for broadcast and re-transmission.
US09819529B2
A method for signal transmission includes determining whether to perform repeated transmissions for a time length of a multiplication of L and M or more, wherein L indicates the overlapping factor of the system and M indicates a number of quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) filter bank multi-carrier (FBMC) symbols, determining information on a type of the repeated transmissions to be performed, and transmitting FBMC symbols using a transmit power determined based on the type of the repeated transmissions. A base station includes a transceiver unit to send and receive signals, a control unit configured to determine whether to perform repeated transmissions for a time length of a multiplication of L and M or more, determine information on a type of the repeated transmissions to be performed, and transmit FBMC symbols using a transmit power determined based on the type of the repeated transmissions.
US09819526B2
System and method embodiments are provided herein for achieving low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) signals in multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) systems, including Massive MIMO (M-MIMO) systems. The embodiments include two schemes to reduce the PAPR in the transmitted signals. In a first scheme, the signals are precoded, at a BS or UE, to offload a signal from one antenna to another antenna to achieve PAPR reduction. The precoding is done with some penalty in terms of signal gain. In a second scheme, the signal is clipped and the clipped portion is further projected on the MIMO antennas to compensate for the error caused by clipping. Out-of-band radiation is also removed in this scheme.
US09819525B2
To provide signal generating apparatus that is capable of controlling the DC bias of the optical modulator applicable to various kinds of modulation format, a signal processing apparatus includes a digital processing unit for deserializing an input digital data into parallel data lanes, for comparing the value of the digital data of symbol rate F to at least one predetermined threshold value, for selecting an offset value based on the result of the comparison; and for adding the selected offset value to the digital data, a converting unit for converting the digital data added the offset value to analog signals in each lane; an optical modulating unit for modulating a lightwave according to the analog signals with predetermined modulation format at the symbol rate F, where the modulated signal contains a frequency component at F/N.
US09819524B2
In one aspect, an apparatus includes: a mixer to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal and downconvert the RF signal into a second frequency signal; an amplifier coupled to the mixer to amplify the second frequency signal; an image rejection (IR) circuit coupled to the programmable gain amplifier (PGA) to orthogonally correct a gain and a phase of the amplified second frequency signal to output a corrected amplified second frequency signal; and a complex filter to filter the corrected amplified second frequency signal.
US09819521B2
The present invention is directed to data communication systems and methods. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a communication system that removes reflection signals. A digital data stream is processed through both tentative path and the main path. The tentative path uses a first DFE device and a reflection cancellation circuit to generate a correction signal for removing reflection signal from the digital data stream. A second DFE device removes ISI and other noises from the corrected digital data stream. There are other embodiments as well.
US09819517B2
In performing SVD-MIMO transmission, a set-up procedure is simplified while assuring a satisfactory decoding capability with a reduced number of antennas. A transmitter estimates channel information based on reference signals sent from a receiver, determines a transmit antenna weighting coefficient matrix based on the channel information, calculates a weight to be assigned to each of components of a multiplexed signal, and sends, to the receiver, training signals for respective signal components, the training signals being weighted by the calculated weights. On the other hand, the receiver determines a receive antenna weighting coefficient matrix based on the received training signals.
US09819506B2
A method for broadcasting messages in a cellular mobile communications system with broadcast functionality includes the steps of: selecting a geographic area over which the message broadcasting must be carried out; obtaining information adapted to identify the languages used in mobile terminals referring to the cellular mobile communications system within the geographic area; composing the messages in the set of the identified languages, thus obtaining one or more multilanguage messages; broadcasting the one or more multilanguage messages to said mobile terminals.
US09819505B2
A method is provided in one example and includes assigning a virtual switch identifier to a group of a plurality of switches in which each of the plurality of switches is configured with a redundancy protocol. The method further includes configuring a redundancy protocol priority value for each the plurality of switches, and generating at least one link-state routing protocol message including priority information indicative of the redundancy protocol priority value associated with one or more of the plurality of switches. The method further includes distributing the at least one link-state routing protocol message to one or more of the plurality of switches.
US09819503B2
Since only users registered in a chatting service are subject of friends on the chatting service, unregistered users cannot become friends. A server apparatus controls a message exchanged between registered users who are registered in a chatting service, and controls a message exchanged between a registered user and an unregistered user. Also, the server apparatus manages a friend list of the registered user, and recommends other user to be added to the friend list with respect to the registered user. Also, the server apparatus determines other user to be recommended to the registered user by using a predetermined condition set according to the presence or absence of registration in the chatting service.
US09819497B2
In a computer-implemented method for automated provisioning a certificate in a computing system a certificate signing request is accessed from a computing node by a centralized management tool of the computing system. The certificate signing request is provided to a certificate authority by the centralized management tool. A signed certificate is accessed from the certificate authority for the computing node. The signed certificate is provided to the computing node, by the centralized management tool, such that there is automated provisioning of the signed certificate at the computing node to establish trust of the computing node in the computing system.
US09819494B2
Disclosed is a digital signature service system and method based on a hash function in which a main agent, who requires the generation of a digital signature, does not personally generate the digital signature, and wherein digital signatures may be simultaneously and stably generated for large-scale data such as multiple electronic documents and digital data using a hash function and a hash tree, which are known as a simple and secure method, to guarantee the integrity of the data in a digital signature-based structure based on a server.
US09819489B2
A device having user-selectable content includes a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content and a controller. The controller is operative to manage access to the pre-loaded content, by way of limiting the access to a user-selected portion of the pre-loaded content. The controller limits access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction. Also provided is a controller that includes a processing unit and an interface to a memory. The processing unit is operative to manage access to pre-loaded content stored on the memory.
US09819482B2
A Reconfigurable Key Search Engine (RKSE) in a mobile unit is adapted to efficiently search a memory system storing a plurality of security keys potentially related to multiple networks. The memory system may be a hierarchical memory system including at least one associative memory.
US09819476B2
A system, method, and computer-readable storage media for reducing monopolization of a frequency channel during full-duplex communications. The MAC layer of governing communications can be modified to reduce likelihood of monopolization by (1) in networks which are exclusively filled with full-duplex devices, configuring non-communicating devices to ignore data collisions of communicating devices, requiring the communicating devices to wait for an standard backoff time after the data transmission is complete; and/or (2) in mixed half-duplex/full-duplex networks, requiring a half-duplex nodes and/or a full-duplex node to wait an extended duration after the data transmission is complete, while the non-communicating devices do not wait an extended duration.
US09819472B2
A method for reducing cross cell interference in a wireless time division duplex communication system using code division multiple access, the system having at least one user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) is disclosed. The method begins by measuring an interference level of each timeslot at the BS. A timeslot is eliminated for additional uplink communication if the measured interference level exceeds a first threshold. UEs in nearby cells that are large interferers are identified and their downlink timeslot usage is gathered. A timeslot is eliminated for uplink communication for a large interferer UE that uses the timeslot for downlink communication.
US09819470B2
A method in a network node for assisting a first user equipment in interference mitigation. The network node is comprised in a cellular communications network. The cellular communications network further comprises the first user equipment and a second user equipment. The second user equipment causes interference to the first user equipment when at least one of the first user equipment and second user equipment communicate by using Device-to-Device communication. The network node obtains information about the receiver of the first user equipment. The network node then determines one or more parameters required by the first user equipment for mitigating the interference. The parameters relate to the obtained information and to the interfering second user equipment. The network node then sends the one or more parameters to the first user equipment thereby assisting the first user equipment to mitigate interference caused by the second user equipment.
US09819466B2
A method of retransmitting a packet for low-power wireless sensor communications of a coordinator in a sensor network is provided. The method includes receiving packets from a plurality of sensor devices during a plurality of guaranteed time slots (GTSs) of a Contention Free Period (CFP) which are allocated to the respective sensor devices; checking whether there is an error in each of the received packets; generating one GTS Bulk ACK frame that contains pieces of ACK information to be transmitted to the respective sensor devices, according to the error check results; and transmitting the generated GTS Bulk ACK frame to the plurality of sensor devices.
US09819459B2
The subject matter described herein relates to measurement enhancement in wireless communication. A device informs other devices about the time period during which a channel will be occupied by its transmission, if the device determines to transmit on the channel. A set of occupation time periods can be defined, and then the device can indicate one of the defined occupation time periods to other devices. Upon detection of the indication of the occupation time period, other devices get to know that the channel will be unavailable in at least the indicated time duration, and thus can avoid unnecessary channel sensing or measurement in this time duration to save power.
US09819455B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying resources upon which an acknowledgment can be sent or received in a wireless communication environment that leverages coordinated multi-point (CoMP). The resources can be identified based upon a criterion that can be identifiable to a non-anchor cell base station (as well as an anchor cell base station, a mobile device, etc.). The criterion can be an identifier corresponding to a mobile device, where the identifier maps to a predetermined set of resources. Examples of the identifier can include a media access control identifier (MACID), a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), a short C-RNTI, etc. Further, the criterion can be physical resources corresponding to a transmission, where the acknowledgment is responsive to the transmission. Moreover, the acknowledgment can be sent or received in connection with a cooperation technique (e.g., joint transmission via inter-site packet sharing, cooperative beamforming, cooperative silence, . . . ).
US09819445B1
Digital communications systems employ Forward Error Correction (FEC) for robustness against fading, noise and interference. FEC is designed to support different code rates to meet different requirements. Different code rates may be achieved by performing puncturing or repetition operation. At the receiver the decoding may be performed on the baseline code rate to enable common decoder module. To enable this capability, the input to the decoder of the error correcting code must be initialized to zeros for the bit positions corresponding to bits that are not transmitted. For high throughput systems, it is not efficient to initialize particular bit positions to zero. A method and apparatus are disclosed for joint Rate Matching and deinterleaving that enable the decoder to begin the decoding operation on the received bits without explicitly initializing the punctured bit positions to zero.
US09819442B2
In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, a method and device are provided. The method, system, and device comprise an information module and a communication module. The information module may be configured to identify information related to a plurality of signals associated with the device and identify a signal interference affecting a first signal by a second signal of the plurality of signals based on the information. The communication module may be configured to send interference information to a network interface related to the signal interference if the signal interference is identified.
US09819440B2
A method and a device for data processing in an optical communication network are provided, wherein in an energy saving mode of a polarization multiplexing system data signals are transmitted or received via one polarization plane; and wherein components of the transmitter or receiver of the other polarization plane are at least partially operated in a reduced power mode. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested comprising said device.
US09819409B2
An integrated circuit chip includes a first single-ended-to-differential amplifier configured to generate a differential output associated with an input of said first single-ended-to-differential amplifier; a second single-ended-to-differential amplifier arranged in parallel with said first single-ended-to-differential amplifier; a first set of switch circuits arranged downstream of said first single-ended-to-differential amplifier; a second set of switch circuits arranged downstream of said second single-ended-to-differential amplifier; and a first differential-to-single-ended amplifier arranged downstream of a first one of said switch circuits in said first set and downstream of a first one of said switch circuits in said second set.
US09819408B2
A transmitting device and a receiving device wherein, on the transmitting side, a signal creation unit creates, as its output, a signal generated adding up the signals assuming that different data has passed through multiple virtual channels and, on the receiving side, oversampling is performed, the sampled data is distributed, and signals are detected assuming that the distributed data is the output of multiple virtual reception antennas.
US09819402B2
The invention provides an antenna which can be configured to use s selected number of coils but for the same operating frequency. This enables a desired (and adjustable) compromise to be found between power consumption and signal strength.
US09819396B2
Communicating via near field communication (NFC) between a reader and an application on an NFC-enabled device. A point of sale (POS) device and a consumer's mobile communication device establish an NFC session in accordance with each of the protocol layers of both International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 14443 and ISO/IEC 7816 standards. A commerce application executing on the consumer's mobile communication device at a protocol layer above the ISO/IEC 14443 and ISO/IEC 7816 standards communicates a plurality of NFC application protocol data units (APDUs) to the POS device. At least one such APDU includes a consumer identifier. The consumer identifier includes a portion identifying the commerce application.
US09819393B2
In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) device sends an active channel scan request from a host layer to an adaptation layer. In response to the adaptation layer receiving the request, a MAC layer is instructed to broadcast a beacon request frame. The PLC device receives from each of one or more neighboring devices that respond to the beacon request frame a beacon frame including an address and a personal area network (PAN) identifier. A listing of PAN identifiers indicated by the beacon frames is provided to the host layer. The host layer selects a target network corresponding to a selected PAN identifier and selects one of the one or more neighboring devices associated with the selected PAN identifier as a target bootstrapping agent. The host layer instructs the adaptation layer to join the target network using the target bootstrapping agent.
US09819387B2
A system and method for generating a channel statistics dependent frequency hopping pattern that requires low computational complexity and simultaneously maximizes channel capacity and minimizes the symbol error rate or bit error rate under partial band tone interference and Rician or other fading environments. The system includes one or more transmitting units and one or more receiving units communicating over a wireless communication network. A signal generated at one of the transmitting units is modified via the channel statistics dependent frequency hopping pattern as generated via one of the receiving units for improved signal accuracy and avoiding interferer detection and/or interference hits.
US09819382B2
A protective case for a mobile device is disclosed. The protective case includes a front cover and a back cover that is comprised of a shell, which together are configured to receive, retain, cover and protect the mobile device. The shell is configured to receive and retain the mobile device while providing user access to the mobile device. The shell has an outer surface configured to attach to a hinge member which in turn attaches to the front cover. The front cover includes an opaque main region that is configured to overlie the main touchscreen interface region and a generally curved and transparent side region that is configured to overlie a separate touchscreen interface region. When closed the cover is configured to allow for user interaction with the underlying covered screen. The user interaction may be via capacitive and/or mechanical pressure interaction with the touchscreen.
US09819378B2
An accessory unit includes a front flap and a rear cover. The rear cover includes a recessed portion that defines a chamber and a frame that extends about an opening of the chamber. The chamber is configured to receive a consumer electronic device, and the frame is configured to hold the consumer electronic device therein. For example, the frame may define a multi-sided cross-section with an inner edge thereof configured to engage a chamfered edge of the consumer electronic device. The front flap may include segments formed from panels with folding regions therebetween, which allow the front flap to fold. Further, an end region of the front flap hingedly couples the front flap to the rear cover, such that the front flap may be moved between open and closed configurations.
US09819369B2
RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port, a switching device having an input that is coupled to the RF input port, a first output and a second output, a first diplexer having an input that is coupled to both the first output of the switching device and the second output of the switching device, and a first RF output port that is coupled to an output of the first diplexer. These amplifiers further include an attenuator that is coupled between the second output of the switching device and the input of the first diplexer.
US09819364B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method for transmitting a signal in a signal transmitting apparatus in a communication system supporting a bit-interleaved coded modulation with iterative decoding (BICM-ID) scheme is provided. The method includes performing an outer encoding operation; performing an interleaving operation on the outer code corresponding to an interleaving scheme which is based on a preset generation matrix to generate an interleaved signal; performing an inner encoding operation; performing a modulating operation; and transmitting the modulated signal, wherein the generation matrix is generated by applying at least one of a preset column permutation rule and a preset row permutation rule to a generation matrix for a quasi-cyclic (QC) interleaver.
US09819361B2
A list decoding method for a polar code includes generating a tree-type decoding graph for input codeword symbols; the generating a tree-type decoding graph including, generating a decoding path list to which a decoding edge is added based on a reliability of a decoding path, the decoding path list being generated such that, among decoding paths generated based on the decoding edge, decoding paths within a threshold number of critical paths survive within the decoding path list in an order of high likelihood probability, and determining an estimation value, which corresponds to a decoding path having a maximum likelihood probability from among decoding paths of the decoding path list, as an information word.
US09819359B1
In some data compression algorithms and/or standards, the compressed data comprises variable length symbols. A set of parallel decoders speculatively decode/decompress a window (i.e., sub-block) of data. Each of the decoders attempts to decode/decompress a symbol that starts at a different location in the compressed data block. Once the decoders have finished decoding a symbol (or determined that a valid symbol does not begin at the beginning of the window assigned to that decoder), a symbol strider selects the decoder outputs corresponding to valid symbols. The symbol strider successively selects decoder outputs based on the size of the previous symbols that were found to be valid. When the next valid symbol begins outside the current window, its location is stored to indicate the location of the next valid symbol in a subsequent window.
US09819350B2
A phase locked loop circuit is disclosed. The phase locked loop circuit includes a ring oscillator. The phase locked loop circuit also includes a digital path including a digital phase detector. The phase locked loop circuit further includes an analog path including a linear phase detector. Additionally, the phase locked loop circuit includes a feedback path connecting an output of the ring oscillator to an input of the digital path and an input of the analog path. The digital path and the analog path are parallel paths. The digital path provides a digital tuning signal the ring oscillator that digitally controls a frequency of the ring oscillator. The analog path provides an analog tuning signal the ring oscillator that continuously controls the frequency of the ring oscillator.
US09819348B2
An oscillator configured to generate an oscillation signal is provided. The oscillator includes a transistor pair and a cross-coupled transistor pair. The transistor pair is coupled to a first current source and has a first transconductance. The first transconductance is changed in response to a current value of the first current source. The cross-coupled transistor pair is coupled to a second current source and has a second transconductance. The second transconductance is changed in response to a current value of second current source. The transistor pair and the cross-coupled transistor pair are mutually coupled by a plurality of inductors. A frequency of the oscillation signal is determined according to the first transconductance and the second transconductance. Furthermore, a clock generator and a method for generating a clock signal thereof are also provided.
US09819346B2
In some embodiments, a PLC system includes a memory unit configured to back up user data stored in a MCU thereto when the power supply from the power module is interrupted, a capacitor configured to be charged by the power module and supply accumulated power to the memory unit when the power from the power module to the MCU is interrupted, a variable resistor unit configured to be coupled between the power module and the capacitor, and a switching unit configured to alternatively couple either the power module or the capacitor to the memory unit depending on a state of power being supplied from the power module. Some embodiments may provide advantages that a PLC system can supply much more power while reducing a charging period of time of an auxiliary power supply for supplying power with urgency when an abnormality occurs in a power module of the PLC system.
US09819342B2
An hand-operated safety switch with time delay (1) comprises a switching device (2) adapted to be anchored to a fixed part of the protection and provided with switching means (5) adapted to be connected to a plant to be controlled, an operating device (3) adapted to be anchored to a movable part of the protection for interacting with the switching means (5) upon the closing of the movable part. The switching device (2) comprises a locking mechanism (9) associated with the switching means (5) and adapted to selectively hold/release the operating device (3) and hand-operable unlocking means (10) operatively coupled with the locking mechanism (9) for unlocking the operating device (3) with a predetermined time delay with respect of the switching of the power supply circuit by the switching means (5). The switching device (2) has sensor means (13) operatively coupled with the switching means (5) for modifying their operative condition in function of an inlet signal. The operating device (3) also comprises a transmitter (14) adapted to send a proximity signal to be received as input by the sensor means (13) for controlling the switching means (5) when said transmitter (14) is place at a predetermined minimum distance from the sensor means (13). The locking mechanism (9) also comprises an inner passage (29) adapted to allow the passage of means for connecting the sensor means (13) with the switching means (5) avoiding the interference with the unlocking means (10).
US09819338B2
The power circuit includes: a main substrate; a first electrode pattern disposed on the main substrate and connected to a positive-side power terminal P; a second electrode pattern disposed on a main substrate and connected to a negative-side power terminal N; a third electrode pattern disposed on the main substrate and connected to an output terminal O; a first MISFET Q1 of which a first drain is disposed on the first electrode pattern; a second MISFET Q4 of which a second drain is disposed on the third electrode pattern; a first control circuit (DG1) connected between a first gate G1 and a first source S1 of the first MISFET, and configured to control a current path conducted from the first source towards the first gate.
US09819337B2
A semiconductor switching circuit includes a main current branch which includes at least one main semiconductor switching element and through which current flows in a first direction when the or each main semiconductor switching element is switched on. The semiconductor switching circuit also includes an auxiliary current branch that is connected in parallel with the main current branch. The auxiliary current branch includes at least one auxiliary semiconductor switching element. One or more control units are configured to switch on the or each auxiliary semiconductor switching element as the or each main semiconductor switching element is switched on to selectively create an alternative current path via the auxiliary current branch whereby current flowing in the first direction through the main current branch is diverted instead to flow through the alternative current path to reduce the rate of change of current flowing through the or each main semiconductor switching element.
US09819336B2
A half bridge is described with at least one transistor having a channel that is capable in a first mode of operation of blocking a substantial voltage in at least one direction, in a second mode of operation of conducting substantial current in one direction through the channel and in a third mode of operation of conducting substantial current in an opposite direction through the channel. The half bridge can have two circuits with such a transistor.
US09819335B2
Circuitry, which includes a parallel amplifier and a switching supply, is disclosed. The parallel amplifier regulates a power supply output voltage based on a power supply control signal and provides a current sense signal, which is representative of a parallel amplifier output current from the parallel amplifier. The switching supply is coupled to the parallel amplifier. The switching supply provides a switching output voltage and makes an early determination of the switching output voltage using the current sense signal and the power supply control signal to at least partially compensate for delay in the switching supply. Additionally, the switching supply drives the parallel amplifier output current toward zero using the switching output voltage to increase efficiency.
US09819331B2
Embodiments are disclosed of methods and systems for providing information in a single FM tuner system. An example method according to the disclosure provides station information in a single FM tuner system, and comprises receiving radio data system (RDS) data/radio broadcast data system (RBDS) data by the single FM tuner system; extracting frequency information regarding receivable stations from the received RDS/RBDS data and displaying a list of the receivable frequencies; extracting additional information regarding the receivable stations from the received RDS/RBDS data, and displaying the extracted additional information regarding the receivable stations in correspondence with the respective receivable frequencies in the list. Further a single FM tuner system is provided for carrying out the method.
US09819327B2
Techniques and configurations are disclosed for bulk acoustic wave resonator (BAWR) tuner circuits and their use in integrated circuit (IC) packages and mobile communication devices for radio frequency (RF) communication. In some embodiments, a mobile communication device may include an antenna; a transmitter circuit having an output port, a tuner circuit having one or more BAWRs, an antenna port coupled to the antenna, a transmitter port coupled to the output port of the transmitter circuit, and a control port; and a control circuit, coupled to the control port, configured to adjust an impedance of the tuner circuit, via adjustment of a BAWR or another component of the tuner circuit, based at least in part on an impedance of the antenna. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09819306B2
The disclosed embodiments provide a resonant oscillator circuit. The resonant oscillator circuit includes a clipping mechanism configured to clip an output voltage of a signal pulse generated by the resonant oscillator circuit to a predefined constant level. The resonant oscillator circuit also includes a feedback path configured to return energy from the clipping mechanism to an input of the resonant oscillator circuit.
US09819303B2
In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing a support bracket to rail guide used for mounting and installing solar panels is provided. More specifically, the assembly provides a novel and improved nut with a serrated surface in combination with a t-bolt with a serrated surface that is capable of penetrating the respective oxidation surface layers of the bracket and the rail guide when installed. When installed, provides a mechanism for using the bracket to connect the rail guide to a flashing that is typically installed on a roof. By employing the apparatus at various locations along the roof in a linear fashion, the rail support structure can be properly installed so that an array of solar panel modules to be installed.
US09819294B2
An inverter control apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The inverter control apparatus and a control method thereof stably operate a three-phase motor using a capacitor having a small capacitance for a DC link. The inverter control apparatus includes a current sensor to sense an output current of the inverter, a voltage sensor to sense a DC-link voltage of the inverter, and a controller to generate an average of a periodically varying rotor based q-axis current boundary value based on the output current and the DC-link voltage to generate a current reference on the basis of the average of the rotor based q-axis current boundary value, and to drive a three-phase motor based on the current reference. Stabilized variable speed control of a motor by using a small-capacitance capacitor for a DC link of an inverter is performed and reliability of an inverter circuit improved.
US09819288B2
A motor drive system configured to detect and prevent undesired movement of an item that is configured to be driven by the motor drive system. The motor drive system having: an electronic control unit operatively coupled to a rotor of the motor drive system, the electronic control unit being configured to detect undesired rotation of a shaft of the rotor, wherein the undesired rotation of the shaft is not caused by a force applied by the rotor; and wherein the electronic control unit of the motor drive system is configured to short windings of the motor drive system after a predetermined amount of undesired rotation of the shaft is detected by the electronic control unit such that further rotation of the rotor is prevented.
US09819271B2
A power converter for converting input power to output power includes a first transformer circuit, a second transformer circuit, and balance circuitry. The first transformer circuit includes a first primary winding for receiving a first part of the input power and a first secondary winding for generating a first part of the output power. The second transformer circuit includes a second primary winding for receiving a second part of the input power and a second secondary winding for generating a second part of the output power. The balance circuitry is coupled to a first terminal of the first secondary winding and a second terminal of the second secondary winding, and operable for balancing the first and second parts of the output power by passing a signal between the first and second terminals. The first and second terminals have the same polarity.
US09819267B2
A switched mode power supply (100) comprises a reactive element (10) and a control signal generator (30) is arranged to generate a first control signal at a first output (31) of the control signal generator (30) and a second control signal at a second output (32) of the control signal generator (30). The first output (31) of the control signal generator (30) is coupled to a first input (21) of a switching stage (20) by means of a first control signal path (40) and the second output (32) of the control signal generator (30) is coupled to a second input (22) of the switching stage (20) by means of a second control signal path (50). The switching stage (20) is arranged to, responsive to the first and second control signals, alternately charge and discharge the reactive element (10) by coupling it alternately to first and second supply voltages. A delay detector (60) is arranged to generate a delay indicator signal indicative of a relative delay between the first control signal at the first input (21) of the switching stage (20) and the second control signal at the second input (22) of the switching stage (20). An adjustable delay stage (53) in one of the first and second signal paths (40, 50) is arranged to, responsive to the delay indicator signal, control an adjustable delay so that a first delay experienced by the first control signal passing from the first output (31) of the control signal generator (30) to the first input (21) of the switching stage (20) is substantially equal to a second delay experienced by the second control signal passing from the second output (32) of the control signal generator (30) to the second input (22) of the switching stage (20).
US09819259B2
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a power system includes operating a power converter at a first output power, monitoring a first input voltage at an input port of the power converter. The method further includes upon detecting that the first input voltage drops below a first pre-determined voltage threshold, reducing the first output power of the power converter to a second output power lower than the first output power, and suspending operation of the power converter after the reducing the first output power of the power converter.
US09819255B2
Control apparatus, techniques and computer readable mediums are presented to mitigate LCL filter resonance issue for voltage source converters. Two level voltage source converter with and without passive damping of LCL filter are selected for the comparative study. Control algorithms are presented to estimate the source impedance based on variable carrier PWM. Estimated source impedance is used to tune the control of the VSC to avoid the resonance of LCL filter has been presented. In situations in which LCL resonance cannot be avoided by tuning the control parameters, energy efficient techniques are disclosed to provide selective passive damping to facilitate continued power conversion system operation without significant adverse impact on system performance.
US09819240B2
A centralized power distribution member A configured to feed power to windings of a stator S of a multi-phase motor includes a plurality of annular busbars 10 each including a power feeding terminal 20 and connection terminals 15 to be connected to one ends of the windings of each phase on one side edge, an annular holder 30 made of synthetic resin and configured to accommodate the busbars 10 laminated in a radial direction in a mutually insulated manner, neutral point busbars 50 configured to connect the other ends of the windings of each phase, and auxiliary holders 60, 60X made of synthetic resin and configured to accommodate the neutral point busbars 50. The auxiliary holders 60, 60X are arranged on one end surface side of the annular holder 30 where the power feeding terminals 20 and the connection terminals 15 are arranged.
US09819234B2
Disclosed therein is a method of operating a variable magnetic flux motor. The method of operating the variable magnetic flux motor, which includes a rotor and a stator located inside the rotor, the rotor including first magnets and second magnets having a coercive force weaker than that of the first magnets, includes: a first step of operating the motor in an initially magnetized state of the second magnets; and a second step of operating the motor in an inversedly magnetized state of the second magnets by applying a magnetomotive force to the second magnets in the opposite direction to the magnetization direction of the second magnets.
US09819226B2
A load power device includes a power input; at least one power output for at least one load; and a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at the at least one power output. A processor is structured to provide real-time execution of: (a) a plurality of load identification algorithms, and (b) event detection and operating mode detection for the at least one load.
US09819224B2
A dual-source multi-mode power supply system includes a battery power supply, a first DC bus, an electric power generating system and a second DC bus. The battery power supply includes a DC-DC converter circuit configured to convert a first DC voltage into a second DC voltage for supplying power to the first DC bus. The electric power generating system includes a permanent magnet generator and an active rectifier circuit configured to convert a variable-voltage/variable-frequency output into a constant high-voltage direct current (HVDC) to supply power to a second DC bus. An electronic coordinated control module determines a load request, and controls one or more switch such that the power from the first DC bus and power from the second DC bus are delivered to the loads to satisfy the load request.
US09819218B2
A power conditioner system includes a power-generation power conditioner 30 for connecting a power generation equipment 11 to a grid 12 and a power-storage power conditioner 50 for connecting a power storage equipment 13 to the grid 12, wherein the power conditioner 30 includes an independent-power-generation output unit 34 for outputting, separately from power supply to the grid 12, power based on power of the power generation equipment 11, and the power conditioner 50 includes an independent-power-storage output unit 54 for outputting, separately from power supply to the grid 12, power based on power in the power storage equipment 13. The power conditioner 50 supplies at least one of AC power based on the output of the independent-power-generation output unit 34, AC power based on the output of the independent-power-storage output unit 54, and system power of the grid 12, to an independent output system 62 having a predetermined load.
US09819205B2
A wireless device and a display control method in a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device is capable of making a call to another wireless device of a call partner and includes a first coil configured to generate an induced electromotive force by linking with magnetic flux from an external second coil, a battery configured to be supplied and charged with a charging current by the induced electromotive force, a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless device of the call partner, a display, and at least one processor configured to communicate with the wireless device of the call partner via the wireless communication unit to perform call-related processing, and when a call is made during charging using the induced electromotive force, display charging information on the display The charging information includes information regarding a reduction in the charging current during the call.
US09819196B2
A power distribution system capable of automatic fault detection includes a lateral, a switch unit and a feeder terminal unit. The switch unit includes a circuit breaker coupled for transmitting electrical power to the lateral when making electrical connection, and a protection relay to provide a control signal that causes the circuit breaker to break electrical connection upon determining that the magnitude of a current provided by the circuit breaker is greater than a threshold current value. The feeder terminal unit detects whether or not the protection relay generates the control signal, so as to determine whether or not a fault has occurred in the lateral.
US09819195B2
The present disclosure discloses a multipath current source switching device, including a switching control unit, N current paths, and N loads. Each current path is formed by a constant current source circuit and a switching circuit. One terminal of a first load is coupled to a load power supply, and the other terminal of the first load is coupled to an output terminal of a constant current source circuit of a first current path and one terminal of a second load; one terminal of an ith load is coupled to the other terminal of an (i−1)th load and an output terminal of a constant current source circuit of an ith current path; and the switching control unit controls an output current of a corresponding constant current source circuit through a corresponding switching circuit. When the circuits are switched, an output voltage of a switching circuit of a current path to be switched off is decreased to zero according to a preset voltage variation quantity, and an output voltage of a switching circuit of a current path to be switched on is increased to a highest operating voltage according to the preset voltage variation quantity, such that a current on a load does not exceed a preset current and is not zero during switching. N is an integer not less than 2, and i is equal to 2, 3, 4, . . . , N.
US09819182B1
A photovoltaic system may include a first photovoltaic component having local power optimization functionality to process power at a first level, a second photovoltaic component to process power at a second level, and optimization logic to command the first photovoltaic component to accommodate system-level power optimization. The first component may be reconfigurable to accommodate the system-level optimization. The entire system may be dynamically reconfigured to continuously operate at the highest overall level of system efficiency.
US09819175B2
A circuit comprises an alternating current (AC) feed line, a solid state power controller portion connected to the AC feed line, a load connected to the solid state power controller portion, a positive clamp rail, a negative clamp rail, a ground, a first diode connected to the AC feed line and the positive clamp rail, a second diode connected to the AC feed line and the negative clamp rail, a third diode connected to the load and the positive clamp rail, a fourth diode connected to the load and the negative clamp rail, a fifth diode connected to the positive clamp rail and the ground, a sixth diode connected to the negative clamp rail and the ground, and a capacitor connected to the positive clamp rail and the negative clamp rail.
US09819174B2
Techniques are provided to control hotswap operations with programmable logic devices (PLDs). In particular, a MOSFET is provided to limit an in-rush current drawn from a power supply by capacitive components of an electronic assembly when it is plugged into the live, power supply. A controller with an algorithm is provided to control the MOSFET based on the in-rush current detected at the MOSFET. As such, a feedback control loop is established to selectively bias the gate of the MOSFET based on the detected in-rush current. The algorithm may limit the in-rush current based on a Safe Operating Area (SOA) of the MOSFET. The hotswap process may include multiple phases each with a voltage and/or current limit modeling the voltages and currents of the SOA. The algorithm may transition through the phases with the respective current and/or voltage limits during the hotswap process.
US09819161B2
A fiber cable may be neatly and efficiently cut if the razor edge is held in a fixed position while the cable is pulled along a cutting channel. One example may have a cable splitting device with a number of channels that include a razor edge in each of the channels and a top portion of the device providing a first half to each of the channels, and a bottom portion providing a second half to each of the channels.
US09819158B2
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to an integrated electrical assembly that may include an enclosure having a frame, a mounting flange extending around a periphery of the frame, a swing door coupled to the frame by a hinge, a first gasket coupled to the frame that engages a perimeter of the swing door when the swing door is in a closed position, a second gasket coupled to a perimeter of the mounting flange, and a master tub within the enclosure. The master tub may include a plurality of coupled enclosures that may be configured to receive at least one electrical component.
US09819154B2
A light source system and a laser light source (300). The laser light source includes two groups of laser groups (20a, 20b), wherein at least one group of laser groups includes at least two lasers (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d), and the light beams (L1) generated by the two groups of laser groups are in the same direction and parallel to each other. The first projections of the two groups of laser groups on the cross section of the light beams formed by the respective emergent light rays thereof are partially overlapped with the second projections in a first direction, which first direction is the connection direction of at least two laser centers of a group of laser groups.
US09819151B2
A laser resonator includes an active material, which amplifies light associated with an optical gain of the resonator, and passive materials disposed in proximity with the active material. The resonator oscillates over one or more optical modes, each of which corresponds to a particular spatial energy distribution and resonant frequency. Based on a characteristic of the passive materials, for the particular spatial energy distribution corresponding to at least one of the optical modes, a preponderant portion of optical energy is distributed apart from the active material. The passive materials may include a low loss material, which stores the preponderant optical energy portion distributed apart from the active material, and a buffer material disposed between the low loss material and the active material, which controls a ratio of the optical energy stored in the low loss material to a portion of the optical energy in the active material.
US09819149B2
An optical transmitter that includes a wavelength tunable laser diode (LD) with a narrowed emission linewidth is disclosed. The optical transmitter further includes a feedback unit and an optical attenuator. The feedback unit, receiving a portion of laser light of the wavelength tunable LD, generates feedback light by rotating the polarization of the laser light by 90±5°, and returns thus generated feedback light in the wavelength tunable LD. The optical attenuator adjusts power of the feedback light to reduce a line wide of the laser light, or frequency noises thereof.
US09819145B2
According to various embodiments, there is provided a layer arrangement including a graphene layer; a gating electrode layer configured to provide a tuning voltage to the graphene layer; a laser layer configured to provide an electromagnetic wave; and a concentric-circular grating layer configured to couple the electromagnetic wave to the graphene layer.
US09819141B2
Examples of robust self-starting passively mode locked fiber oscillators are described. In certain implementations, the oscillators are configured as Fabry-Perot cavities containing an optical loop mirror on one cavity end and a bulk mirror or saturable absorber on the other end. The loop mirror can be further configured with an adjustable line phase delay to optimize modelocking. All intra-cavity fiber(s) can be polarization maintaining. Dispersion compensation components such as, e.g., dispersion compensation fibers, bulk diffraction gratings or fiber Bragg gratings may be included. The oscillators may include a bandpass filter to obtain high pulse energies when operating in the similariton regime. The oscillator output can be amplified and used whenever high power short pulses are required. For example the oscillators can be configured as frequency comb sources or supercontinuum sources. In conjunction with repetition rate modulation, applications include dual scanning delay lines and trace gas detection.
US09819131B2
Communications plugs are provided which include a printed circuit board having a plurality of elongated conductive traces and a plurality of plug blades. Each plug blade has a first section that extends along a top surface of the printed circuit board and a second section that extends along a front edge of the printed circuit board. Additionally, each plug blade may have a thickness that is at least twice the thickness of the elongated conductive traces. The plug blades may be low profile plug blades that are manufactured separately from the printed circuit board.
US09819121B2
A screwless terminal block allows easy insertion and removal of a wire. A housing (2) includes a fixture insertion opening (23) through which a rod-like fixture (6) is inserted to come in contact with a contact pressure spring (4) and deform the spring (4) away from a wire (5). When the fixture (6) is inserted through the fixture insertion opening (23), an acute angle of 45° or less is formed by an axis of the fixture (6) and a straight line connecting a contact point A between the housing (2) and a part of the fixture (6) adjacent to the wire insertion opening (24) and a contact point B between the housing (2) and a part of the fixture (6) adjacent to the spring (4) at a cross-section taken along a plane including the axis of the fixture (6) and parallel to a pressing direction of the spring (4).
US09819113B2
A clamp for establishing an electrical connection with a conductor is provided. The clamp comprises a first body and a second body. The second body is pivotally coupled to the first body. The first and second bodies define a receiving region therebetween for receiving a conductor. The first and second bodies are biased towards each other at the receiving region to clamp a conductor. The clamp also comprises a shutter, movably coupled to one of the first body and the second body. The shutter is biased into a restricting position in which entry into the receiving region is restricted.
US09819109B2
A plug terminal includes a main body, a contact portion, and a connecting portion. The contact portion is extending outwardly from the main body, so that the contact portion and the main body form a clamping structure. The contact portion includes a first spring arm and a second spring arm. An inner side of the first spring arm includes adjacent first and second contact protrusions. The second spring arm faces the first spring arm. An inner side of the second spring arm includes adjacent third and fourth contact protrusions. The third contact protrusion faces the first contact protrusion, and the fourth contact protrusion faces the second contact protrusion. Accordingly, when a plug connector is mated with a receptacle connector, the contact area between the connectors can be increased by the plural contact protrusions to guarantee the stability of the electrical contact between plug terminals and receptacle terminals.
US09819101B2
A connection device for connecting electrical conductors includes a sheath clamp comprising a bottom part and a top part, a contact carrier to which the bottom portion of the sheath clamp is attached, and a detachable insulating cap configured for rotabably receiving the top part of the sheath clamp, wherein the detachable insulating cap is permanently connected to the contact carrier.
US09819096B2
An antenna comprising a plurality of sub-arrays and methods and structure for restoring performance after a transceiver failure is provided. Each sub-array may include a power divider/combiner network, a first radiating element coupled to a first port of the power divider/combiner network, a second radiating element coupled to a second port of the power divider/combiner network, and a transceiver coupled to a third port of the power divider/combiner network. An adjustable power supply may be coupled to each transceiver, the adjustable power supply having current monitors to detect at least one failure state of a transceiver, and a power compensation mode to increase absolute power to a transceiver in a non-failed state. The adjustable power supply provides a first voltage in normal operation and a second voltage, where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage in power compensation mode.
US09819092B2
The present invention relates to a compact slot antenna formed, in a multilayer substrate comprising, in order, at least one first conductive layer, a first dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, a second dielectric layer and a third conductive layer, of a first slot-line realized in the second conductive layer, said first slot-line being connected to the supply of the antenna, of a second and a third slot-lines realized respectively in the first and in the third conductive layers, the second and third slot-lines each being delimited by two conductive strips of which a first extremity, supply side, is interconnected by a via passing through a window realized in the second conductive layer and a second extremity connected to the second conductive layer, both conductive strips on the side of the second extremity being, either in open circuit, or in short circuit, the electrical length of the first, second and third slot-lines being a function of the wavelength at the operating frequency of the antenna.
US09819090B2
An antenna 10 comprises at least a first pair 12 of elongate radiating elements and a second pair 14 of elongate radiating elements. Each pair comprises a first element 12.1 and a second element 12.2. Each element has a feed end 12.11 and a distal end 12.12. The first and second elements of each of the at least first pair and second pair have their respective feed ends 12.11, 12.21 in juxtaposition relative to one another and extend in diverging relationship relative to one another in a direction from their feed ends towards their distal ends. The at least first and second pairs are electrically connected in parallel. In some embodiments the elements may diverge exponentially. The invention also relates to antennas which may be packaged in at least partially knock-down form to be assembled or deployed conveniently at a user site.
US09819066B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and more particularly, to an adjustable coupling device and a radio frequency communication device. The adjustable coupling device includes a coaxial transmission line for transmitting signals across the two terminals thereof and a coupling body for sampling the signals via coupling. The adjustable coupling device further includes a coupling cavity formed on the outer surface of the coaxial transmission line; a printed circuit board on which the coupling body is disposed, the printed circuit board capping the coupling cavity to seal the coupling body within the coupling cavity; a tuner, disposed through the printed circuit board, where the lower end of the tuner extends into the coupling cavity, and the tuner can be moved up and down to change the depth thereof extended into the coupling body so as to change the electromagnetic field distribution within the coupling cavity. In this way, the present disclosure has a simple structure and thus eliminates the influence on the coupling device derived from the structure and the machining accuracy and assembly techniques of printed circuit board, with simple tuning means and high reliability.
US09819063B2
A vehicle includes a refrigerant system having an intermediary heat exchanger, an exterior heat exchanger, and an expansion device disposed therebetween. The vehicle also includes a coolant circuit having a pump configured to circulate coolant through the intermediary heat exchanger and an engine. A controller is programmed to, in response to air conditioning being requested and the coolant temperature exceeding a threshold temperature, open the expansion device and de-energize the pump to condense refrigerant in the exterior heat exchanger.
US09819058B2
A protection circuit module which is welded to a connection tab and a PTC device without affecting a printed circuit board, and a battery pack including the same are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a battery pack having a bare cell and a protection circuit module electrically connected to the bare cell. The protection circuit module includes a printed circuit board, a connection tab positioned on a bottom surface of the printed circuit board, and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device electrically connected to the connection tab. The PTC device has a first lead coupled to a bottom surface of the connection tab, a PTC body electrically connected to the first lead, and a second lead electrically connected to the PTC body.
US09819056B2
A method for operating a secondary battery which comprises multiple interconnected, bridgeable battery subunits and is situated in a compartment of an electrically driven vehicle, in particular a watercraft, includes detecting an accessibility of each battery subunit, and activating the battery subunits in accordance with the accessibility of the particular battery subunits.
US09819051B2
An electrical combination. The combination comprises a hand held power tool, a battery pack and a controller. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing connectable to and supportable by the hand held power tool, a plurality of battery cells supported by the battery pack housing, each of the plurality of battery cells having a lithium-based chemistry, being individually tapped and having an individual state of charge. A communication path is provided by a battery pack sense terminal and a power tool sense terminal. The controller is operable to monitor a state of charge of a number of battery cells less than the plurality of battery cells and to generate a signal based on the monitored state of charge of the number of battery cells less than the plurality of battery cells, the signal being operable to control the operation of the hand held power tool.
US09819031B2
A membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) including a membrane and two electrodes, and further at least one layer located at the interface of the membrane and of an electrode. The layer contains a proton conductive polymer which has a glass transition temperature lower than or equal to, advantageously lower than, that of the proton conductive polymer contained in the membrane.
US09819030B2
It becomes easy to regulate the storage modulus of the ionomer solution to be not lower than 150 Pa. The production method of catalyst ink for fuel cell includes steps of; (i) preparing a catalyst dispersion by mixing an electrode catalyst, water and an alcohol; (ii) preparing a gelated ionomer solution by mixing an ionomer and a solvent; and (iii) producing catalyst ink by mixing the catalyst dispersion and the gelated ionomer solution, wherein the step (ii) comprises concentration a step of concentrating the gelated ionomer solution.
US09819025B2
An electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery includes a current collector foil, and an electrode mixture layer provided on the current collector foil. The electrode mixture layer includes powder particles. The powder particles contain any one of metals or a metallic compound of zirconium, hafnium, zirconium carbide, hafnium carbide, and tungsten carbide as a conductive material.
US09819011B2
An electrode material for an electrochemical energy store, in particular for a lithium cell, includes at least one first lithiatable active material, which is based on a transition metal oxide, and at least one second lithiatable active material, which is based on a doped transition metal oxide, the doped transition metal oxide of the second lithiatable active material being doped with at least one redox-active element. Also described is a method for manufacturing an electrode of this type.
US09819001B2
The present invention provides a battery module, comprising a battery cell and a current collector sheet, the battery cell is provided with a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab, the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab are located at the opposite ends of the battery cell, the adjacent battery cells form a Z-type arrangement through the current collector sheet by putting the tabs in series, the said positive electrode tab of the battery cell is an aluminum foil tab or a copper foil tab, the negative electrode tab is a copper foil tab or an aluminum foil tab, and the material of the positive electrode tab and that of the negative electrode tab are not the same, the said current collector sheet is a combined current collector sheet, the current collector sheet is combined by an aluminum sheet and a copper sheet.
US09818997B2
A rubber valve body for sealed battery includes a rubber composition containing a resin in an amount of 20% by mass or more and an inorganic substance, wherein the melting point of the resin is in a range of 100 to 165° C.
US09818996B2
Provided are: a solid battery which has been sealed in an exterior material under a reduced pressure, wherein gas in the exterior material can be fully removed when depressurizing the inside of the exterior material; and a method of manufacturing the solid battery, the solid battery having a single cell having: a laminated body having a cathode layer, an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; an insulating part disposed on an outer perimeter of the laminated body in a cross-sectional view of the laminated body in a direction orthogonal to a lamination direction thereof, and a pair of current collectors sandwiching the laminated body and the insulating part, wherein the single cell has been sealed in an exterior material under a reduced pressure; and the insulating part has vent holes.
US09818994B2
A housing of a battery pack for a motor vehicle. A module comprising several electric cells is associated with a heat-regulating plate. A wall of the housing comprises an element in relief and exerts a tightening force on the plate. The invention also relates to the battery pack.
US09818992B2
A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells extending in a lengthwise direction between a first end and a second end; and a battery case accommodating the plurality of battery cells, wherein the battery case includes a holder unit protruding in the lengthwise direction of the plurality of battery cells and fixing the plurality of battery cells within the case.
US09818986B2
Disclosed is a TFT array structure including a visibility supplementary layer which is disposed between a TFT and a plate on which the TFT is disposed, for reducing or preventing light from being reflected. The TFT array structure includes a plate having transparency, a TFT substrate facing the plate, and a visibility supplementary layer disposed between the TFT substrate and the plate in a structure covering a portion of the TFT substrate to reduce or prevent an external light from being reflected by a line of the TFT substrate.
US09818983B2
Composition comprising surface modified high index nanoparticles suitable for optical coupling layer
Presently described is a method for coupling an optical film to a substrate, laminated optical constructions comprising an optical film and an optical coupling layer disposed on a surface layer of the optical film, and coating compositions useful for optical an optical coupling layer. The coating compositions comprise at least 40 wt.-% inorganic nanoparticles having a refractive index of at least 1.85 and a polymeric silane surface treatment.
US09818980B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, an organic light emitting diode, and a first barrier layer. The organic light emitting diode is disposed on the substrate, in which the projection of the organic light emitting diode on the substrate has a first profile. The first barrier layer is disposed on the organic light emitting diode, in which the projection of the first barrier layer on the substrate has a second profile. The first profile is non-conformal with the second profile.
US09818975B2
An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a first substrate including a display area and a peripheral area; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the first substrate and including one or more openings; and a sealing member interconnecting the first substrate and the second substrate to each other and interposed between the first and second substrates. The one or more openings are disposed between a first conductive layer disposed on the display area and a second conductive layer disposed on the peripheral area. The one or more openings are at least partially or entirely filled with the sealing member.
US09818968B2
Various embodiments may relate to an optoelectronic component. The optoelectronic component may include a planar optically active structure and an electric circuit structure. The planar optically active structure is designed to receive and/or provide electromagnetic radiation. The electric circuit structure is designed such that it provides an output value. The output value is dependent on at least one operational parameter of the optically active structure.
US09818967B2
Optical components and devices are provided that include a substrate, a microlens array, and a barrier film system conformally covering the microlens array. An OLED may be optically coupled to the microlens array. The barrier film may provide protection to the microlens array or other components, without having a significant negative impact on outcoupling of light from the coupled OLED by the microlens array.
US09818963B1
The invention discloses an organic electric memory device based on phosphonic acid or trichlorosilane-modified ITO glass substrate and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps of 1) cleaning the ITO glass substrate; 2) forming a phosphonic acid or trichlorosilane modified layer; 3) forming an organic coating film layer; and 4) forming an electrode, and finally obtaining the organic electric memory device. By adoption of the method, a series of sandwich-type organic electric memory devices are prepared; meanwhile, the preparation method is simple, convenient, fast, and easy to operate; compared with the conventional device, the turn-on voltage of the organic electric memory device is lowered, the yield of the multi-level system is improved, and the problem of relatively low ternary productivity at present is solved; and therefore, the organic electric memory device has extremely high application value in the future memory fields.
US09818955B2
The compound represented by the following general formula is useful as a light emitting material. Ar1 represents an arylene group, Ar2 and Ar3 represent an aryl group, and R1 to R8 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that at least one of R1 to R8 represents a diarylamino group.
US09818953B2
An aromatic amine derivative is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R2 to R5, R7 to R9 and R10 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent. R1 and R6 in the formula (1) are each represented by the following formula (2), in which L1 to L3 are each independently, for instance, a single bond. Ar1 in the formula (2) is a monovalent residue derived from a ring structure of the following formula (4), in which X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom and at least one of R11 to R18 is a substituted aryl group. Ar1 in the formula (1) is, for instance, an aryl group or a monovalent residue derived from the ring structure of the formula (4).
US09818952B2
A condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device, the compound being represented by Formula 1:
US09818930B2
A support structure includes an internal cavity. An elastic membrane extends to divide the internal cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber. The elastic membrane includes a nanometric-sized pin hole extending there through to interconnect the first chamber to the second chamber. The elastic membrane is formed of a first electrode film and a second electrode film separated by a piezo insulating film. Electrical connection leads are provided to support application of a bias current to the first and second electrode films of the elastic membrane. In response to an applied bias current, the elastic membrane deforms by bending in a direction towards one of the first and second chambers so as to produce an increase in a diameter of the pin hole.
US09818928B2
A flexible device includes a flexible body and a plurality of piezoelectric materials arranged on the flexible body that deform in response to drive signals causing deformation of the flexible body of the flexible device.
US09818927B2
A vibration element includes: a substrate; a ceramic layer containing molten glass and provided on the substrate; and a piezoelectric element fixed to the substrate with the ceramic layer therebetween, wherein the piezoelectric element includes a first electrode layer provided in contact with the ceramic layer, a second electrode layer, and a piezoelectric layer provided between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and the first electrode layer has a thickness larger than that of the second electrode layer.
US09818926B2
An acoustic matching layer is formed on individual ultrasonic transducer elements on a base. Electric conductors are arranged between adjacent ultrasonic transducer elements, the electric conductors being connected to electrodes of the ultrasonic transducer elements. Protective films overlap the electric conductors. The protective films have smaller moisture permeability than the acoustic matching layer. Wall portions are arranged on the protective films, the wall portions separating portions of the acoustic matching layer that are respectively located on adjacent ultrasonic transducer elements from each other at least in a part of a height range with respect to a height direction from the base, and having an acoustic impedance that is different from the acoustic impedance of the acoustic matching layer.
US09818921B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a carrier and at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip mounted on the carrier top. The semiconductor component includes at least one bonding wire, via which the semiconductor chip is electrically contacted, and at least one covering body mounted on a main radiation side and projects beyond the bonding wire. At least one reflective potting compound encloses the semiconductor chip laterally and extends at least as far as the main radiation side of the semiconductor chip. The bonding wire is covered completely by the reflective potting compound or completely by the reflective potting compound together with the covering body.
US09818920B2
A non-hermetically sealed LED system containing an active composition having an amount between 0.06 and 2.5 mg per cm2 of the system optical window area is described. The active composition contains an active material in powder form, wherein at least 75 wt % of the active material is chosen from one or more of active carbons, silver, copper, zinc, copper oxide, zinc oxide, calcium oxide, and silver oxide.
US09818913B2
A chip substrate includes at least one insulation portion interposed between conductive portions. A cavity formed in a recessed shape from a region of an upper surface of the chip substrate exposes a top surface of a part of the at least one insulation portion. An insulation layer is coated on the upper surface of the chip substrate excluding the region of the cavity. A bump may be formed at a predetermined height within the cavity.
US09818911B2
A semiconductor light-emitting element includes a substrate and a semiconductor stack portion provided on the substrate and having at least a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The substrate has a property to allow transmission of light from the light-emitting layer, and has a hexahedral shape including a first surface on which a semiconductor stack portion is provided, a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a pair of third surfaces orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface, and a pair of fourth surfaces orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface and different from the pair of third surfaces.
US09818909B2
A light emitting diode (LED) containing device including a light emitting diode (LED) structure, and a light transmissive substrate in contact with the LED structure. The light transmissive substrate has a texture surface tuned to include features with dimensions greater than a wavelength of light produced by the LED structure. In some embodiments, increasing the feature size of the texture to be comparable to the wavelength of light produced by the LED increases light extraction from the LED in comparison to when the feature size of the texture is substantially less or substantially larger than the wavelength of light.
US09818905B2
Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10); and an optical CO2 sensor comprising: first and second light sensors (12, 12′) on said substrate, said second light sensor being spatially separated from the first light sensor; and a layer portion (14) including an organic compound comprising at least one amine or amidine functional group over the first light sensor; wherein said integrated circuit further comprises a signal processor (16) coupled to the first and second light sensor for determining a difference in the respective outputs of the first and second light sensor. An electronic device comprising such a sensor and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.
US09818896B1
An infrared photodetector including a substrate, a barrier layer, and an absorber layer disposed between the substrate and the barrier layer, the absorber layer having a molar concentration grading that results in an uncoated quantum efficiency of greater than about 40 percent.
US09818895B2
Provided are a semiconductor device and an optical sensor device, each having reduced dark current, and detectivity extended toward longer wavelengths in the near-infrared. Further, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device 50 includes an absorption layer 3 of a type II (GaAsSb/InGaAs) MQW structure located on an InP substrate 1, and an InP contact layer 5 located on the MQW structure. In the MQW structure, a composition x (%) of GaAsSb is not smaller than 44%, a thickness z (nm) thereof is not smaller than 3 nm, and z≧−0.4x+24.6 is satisfied.
US09818892B2
A solar cell includes a back electrode layer provided on a support substrate and including a first through hole, a light absorbing layer provided on the first through hole and the back electrode layer and including a second through hole, a front electrode layer provided on the second through hole and the light absorbing layer, and a first conductive layer provided on the front electrode layer. Furthermore, the first conductive layer is formed on at least a portion of the front electrode layer which corresponds to the second through hole.
US09818875B1
A method of fabricating a vertical fin field effect transistor with a strained channel, including, forming a strained vertical fin on a substrate, forming a plurality of gate structures on the strained vertical fin, forming an interlevel dielectric on the strained vertical fin, forming a source/drain contact on the vertical fin adjacent to each of the plurality of gate structures, and selectively removing one or more of the source/drain contacts to form a trench adjacent to a gate structure.
US09818859B2
A MOSFET includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, a body region of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, and a double diffused drain (DDD) region having a top surface lower than a bottom surface of the body region. The DDD region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. The MOSFET further includes a gate oxide, and a gate electrode separated from the body region by the gate oxide. A portion of the gate oxide and a portion of the gate electrode are below the top surface of the body region.
US09818856B2
A semiconductor device includes a HEMT and a diode. The HEMT includes: a substrate having a GaN layer as a channel layer generating a two-dimensional electron gas and an AlGaN layer as a barrier layer on the GaN layer; a source electrode on the AlGaN layer ohmic contacting the AlGaN layer; a drain electrode on the AlGaN layer apart from the source electrode and ohmic contacting the AlGaN layer; an inter-layer insulating film on the AlGaN layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate electrode on the inter-layer insulating film. The substrate includes an active layer region generating the two dimensional electron gas in the GaN layer. The diode includes an anode electrically connected to the gate electrode and a cathode electrically connected to the drain electrode.
US09818846B2
A method of fabricating a fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) device is provided. The method includes forming a carbon-based layer on a plurality of gate structures formed on a semiconductor substrate. Each gate structure overlies at least one fin formed on the semiconductor substrate. The carbon-based layer covers sidewalls of the gate structures. A metal silicide layer overlies the carbon-based layer. The metal silicide layer and carbon-based layer are removed, and a metal layer is formed between adjacent gate structures.
US09818845B2
A mask used to form an n+ source layer (11) is formed by a nitride film on the surface of a substrate before a trench (7) is formed. At this time, a sufficient width of the n+ source layer (11) on the surface of the substrate is secured. Thereby, stable contact between the n+ source layer (11) and a source electrode (15) is obtained. A CVD oxide film (12) that is an interlayer insulating film having a thickness of 0.1 micrometer or more and 0.3 micrometer or less is formed on doped poly-silicon to be used as a gate electrode (10a) embedded in the trench (7), and non-doped poly-silicon (13) that is not oxidized is formed on the CVD oxide film (12). Thereby, generation of void in the CVD oxide film (12) is suppressed and, by not oxidizing the non-doped poly-silicon (13), a semiconductor apparatus is easily manufactured.
US09818840B2
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer formed on a substrate; a second semiconductor layer and a third semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; a fourth semiconductor layer formed on the third semiconductor layer; a gate electrode formed on the fourth semiconductor layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed in contact with the second semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer and the fourth semiconductor layer are formed in an area immediately below the gate electrode, the fourth semiconductor layer is formed with a p-type semiconductor material, and the second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer are formed with AlGaN, and the third semiconductor layer has a lower composition ratio of Al than that of the second semiconductor layer.
US09818838B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a silicon nitride film having a refractive index equal to or larger than 2.2 on a nitride semiconductor layer; and introducing at least one of elements that are oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur and selenium into the silicon nitride film, the silicon nitride film including the at least one of elements remaining on the nitride semiconductor layer. The at least one of elements is introduced by a process of exposing the silicon nitride film to plasma including the at least one of elements, a process of ion-implanting the at least one of elements into the silicon nitride film, or a process of thermally diffusing the at least one of elements into the silicon nitride film. The silicon nitride film is formed in contact with a surface of the nitride semiconductor layer.
US09818836B1
A method of manufacturing a FinFET structure involves forming a gate cut within a sacrificial gate layer and backfilling the gate cut opening with etch selective dielectric materials. Partial etching of one of the dielectric materials can be used to increase the distance between the gate cut (isolation) structure and an adjacent fin relative to methods that do not perform a backfilling step using etch selective materials.
US09818833B2
A semiconductor device includes a first planar semiconductor (e.g., silicon) layer, first and second pillar-shaped semiconductor (e.g., silicon) layers, a first gate insulating film, a first gate electrode, a second gate insulating film, a second gate electrode, a first gate line connected to the first and second gate electrodes, a first n-type diffusion layer, a second n-type diffusion layer, a first p-type diffusion layer, and a second p-type diffusion layer. A center line extending along the first gate line is offset by a first predetermined amount from a line connecting a center of the first pillar-shaped semiconductor layer and a center of the second pillar-shaped semiconductor layer.
US09818830B2
A semiconductor nanowire device includes at least one semiconductor nanowire having a bottom surface and a top surface, an insulating material which surrounds the semiconductor nanowire, and an electrode ohmically contacting the top surface of the semiconductor nanowire. A contact of the electrode to the semiconductor material of the semiconductor nanowire is dominated by the contact to the top surface of the semiconductor nanowire.
US09818823B2
A method of making a nanowire device includes disposing a first nanowire stack over a substrate, the first nanowire stack including alternating layers of a first and second semiconducting material, the first semiconducting material contacting the substrate and the second semiconducting material being an exposed surface; disposing a second nanowire stack over the substrate, the second nanowire stack including alternating layers of the first and second semiconducting materials, the first semiconducting material contacting the substrate and the second semiconducting material being an exposed surface; forming a first gate spacer along a sidewall of a first gate region on the first nanowire stack and a second gate spacer along a sidewall of a second gate region on the second nanowire stack; oxidizing a portion of the first nanowire stack within the first gate spacer; and removing the first semiconducting material from the first nanowire stack and the second nanowire stack.
US09818822B2
A glass sheet semiconductor deposition system (20) for coating semiconductor material on glass sheets is performed by conveying the glass sheets vertically suspended at upper extremities thereof by a pair of conveyors (38) through a housing (22) including a vacuum chamber (24). The glass sheets are conveyed on shuttles (42) through an entry load station (26) into the housing vacuum chamber (24), through a heating station (30) and at least one semiconductor deposition station (32, 34) in the housing (22), and to a cooling station (36) prior to exiting of the system through an exit load lock station (28). The semiconductor deposition station construction includes a deposition module (102) and a radiant heater (104) between which the vertical glass sheets are conveyed for the semiconductor deposition.
US09818818B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body with a first main crystal direction parallel to a horizontal plane. Longitudinal axes of trench gate structures are tilted to the first main crystal direction by a tilt angle of at least 2 degree and at most 30 degree in the horizontal plane. Mesa portions are between neighboring trench gate structures. First sidewall sections of first mesa sidewalls are main crystal planes parallel to the first main crystal direction. Second sidewall sections tilted to the first sidewall sections connect the first sidewall sections.
US09818817B2
A method of fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor reduces the number of masks and processing steps compared to conventional techniques. A conductive redistribution layer (RDL) is patterned on a semiconductor chip. A MIM dielectric layer is deposited over the RDL. A first conductive layer of a MIM capacitor is deposited over the MIM dielectric layer. The MIM dielectric layer is patterned using a MIM conductive layer mask. The conductive redistribution layer includes two RDL nodes that extend under the first conductive layer of the MIM capacitor. A conductive via or bump extends through the MIM dielectric layer and couples one of the RDL nodes to the first conductive layer of the MIM capacitor.
US09818799B2
A memory cell including a two-terminal re-writeable non-volatile memory element having at least two layers of conductive metal oxide (CMO), which, in turn, can include a first layer of CMO including mobile oxygen ions, and a second layer of CMO formed in contact with the first layer of CMO to cooperate with the first layer of CMO to form an ion obstruction barrier. The ion obstruction barrier is configured to inhibit transport or diffusion of a subset of mobile ion to enhance, among other things, memory effects and cycling endurance of memory cells. At least one layer of an insulating metal oxide that is an electrolyte to the mobile oxygen ions and configured as a tunnel barrier is formed in contact with the second layer of CMO.
US09818787B2
A solid-state image sensor including a substrate having a photoelectric conversion element disposed therein, the photoelectric conversion element converting an amount of incident light into a charge amount, a memory unit disposed at a side of the photoelectric conversion element, the memory unit receiving the charge amount from the photoelectric conversion element, a first light-shielding section formed at a first side of the memory unit and disposed between the charge accumulation region and the photoelectric conversion element, and a second light-shielding section formed at a second side of the memory unit such that the second side is opposite the first side.
US09818781B2
An image pixel includes a plurality of photodiodes formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of trenches. Each photodiode is configured to accumulate a plurality of photocharges corresponding to the intensity of light received at each photodiode through a microlens. The plurality of trenches is configured to electrically isolate the photodiodes from one another.
US09818776B2
An imaging system may include an image sensor that may be a backside illuminated (BSI) image sensor. The BSI sensor may be bonded to an inactive silicon substrate or bonded to an active silicon substrate like a digital signal processor (DSP). Through-oxide vias (TOVs) may be formed in the image sensor die. A bond pad region may be formed on a light shielding layer to facilitate coupling the light shield to a ground source or other power sources. Color filter housing structures may be formed over active image sensor pixels on the image sensor die. In-pixel grid structures may be integrated with the color filter housing structures to help reduce crosstalk. The light shielding layer may also be formed over reference image sensor pixels on the image sensor die. The TOVs, the in-pixel grid structures, and the light shielding structures may be formed simultaneously.
US09818772B2
A display device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a light curable sealant. The first substrate has a displaying area and a non-displaying area, in which the displaying area includes a pixel array, and the non-displaying area includes a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes at least a capacitor which is made of transparent conductive material. The second substrate has an opaque area. The light curable sealant is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. When viewing from a normal vector of the first substrate or the second substrate, the light curable sealant, the capacitor and the opaque area are at least partially overlapped with each other.
US09818770B2
An electronic circuit device that includes a plurality of electrical circuits disposed on a support substrate, such as an electronic display device, includes one or more primary electrodes that extend along a trace on the support substrate, wherein the primary electrodes form one or more primary electrical pathways of or to one or more of the electrical circuits. One or more secondary electrodes are disposed along and in electrical contact with the primary electrodes. The secondary electrodes extend along the trace substantially parallel with the primary electrodes and form secondary electrical pathways adjacent the primary electrical pathways. The secondary electrodes are formed of a secondary conductor that is electrically conductive and has a higher strain limit than the primary electrodes. The secondary electrodes are able to handle a higher amount of strain than the primary electrode without breaking the secondary electrical pathway and thereby are arranged to complete the electrical circuits when a gap in a primary electrode interrupts the electrical circuit through the primary electrode.
US09818767B2
Disclosed is a display device that may include a pixel electrode formed on source and drain electrodes, the pixel electrode electrically connected with the drain electrode, and a first protection electrode formed on a second metal pattern, the first protection electrode electrically connected with the second metal pattern and at least partially covering the second metal pattern; and a connection electrode formed on a passivation film, the connection electrode connected with a first metal pattern through a first contact hole, and connected with the first protection electrode through a second contact hole, wherein the first protection electrode is formed of the same material as that of the pixel electrode.
US09818764B2
There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.
US09818758B2
There are provided a 3-D semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The 3-D semiconductor device includes a substrate extending along a first plane defined by first and second x and y directions, the substrate having a pipe transistor formed therein, a plurality of word lines spaced apart at regular intervals along a third direction z perpendicular to the first and second x and y directions; a first vertical plug connected to a first end of the pipe transistor by passing vertically through the word lines; a second vertical plug, connected to a second end of the pipe transistor by passing vertically through the word lines; a bit line connected to a top surface of the first vertical plug; and a source line connected to a top surface of the second vertical plug, wherein the first and second vertical plugs have different size.
US09818754B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, and a columnar portion. The stacked body includes a first insulating layer provided on the substrate, a first electrode layer provided on the first insulating layer and including polycrystalline silicon, a second insulating layer provided on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer provided on the second insulating layer. The columnar portion includes a semiconductor layer extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body and a memory layer provided between the semiconductor layer and the stacked body. The first and second electrode layers respectively have a first thickness and a second thickness in the stacking direction, and the first thickness of the first electrode layer is thicker than the second thickness of the second electrode layer.
US09818752B2
A method of fabricating a memory includes forming a first portion of a first line in a first metal layer, forming a first portion of a second line in the first metal layer, forming a second portion of the first line in a second metal layer, and forming a second portion of the second line in a third metal layer. The first line is over a plurality of memory cells. The second line is over the plurality of memory cells, the first line is electrically isolated from the second line, and the first line and the second line extend in a same direction. The second metal layer is over the first metal layer. The third metal layer is over the second metal layer and the third metal layer is electrically isolated from the first line.
US09818751B2
Methods of forming passive elements under a device layer are described. Those methods and structures may include forming at least one passive structure, such as a capacitor and a resistor structure, in a substrate, wherein the passive structures are vertically disposed within the substrate. An insulator layer is formed on a top surface of the passive structure, a device layer is formed on the insulator layer, and a contact is formed to couple a device disposed in the device layer to the at least one passive structure.
US09818744B2
A method and structure for suppressing band-to-band tunneling current in a semiconductor device having a high-mobility channel material includes forming a channel region adjacent to and in contact with one of a source region and a drain region. A tunnel barrier layer may be formed such that the tunnel barrier layer is interposed between, and in contact with, the channel region and one of the source region and the drain region. In some embodiments, a gate stack is then formed over at least the channel region. In various examples, the tunnel barrier layer includes a first material, and the channel region includes a second material different than the first material. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device may be oriented in one of a horizontal or vertical direction, and the semiconductor device may include one of a single-gate or multi-gate device.
US09818741B2
After forming a laterally contacting pair of a semiconductor fin and a conductive strap structure having a base portion vertically contacting a deep trench capacitor embedded in a substrate and a fin portion laterally contacting the semiconductor fin, conducting spikes that are formed on the sidewalls of the deep trench are removed or pushed deeper into the deep trench. Subsequently, a dielectric cap that inhibits epitaxial growth of a semiconductor material thereon is formed over at least a portion of the base portion of the conductive strap structure. The dielectric cap can be formed either over an entirety of the base portion having a stepped structure or on a distal portion of the base portion.
US09818738B1
An IC includes first and second designs of experiments (DOES), each comprised of at least two fill cells. The fill cells contain structures configured to obtain in-line data via non-contact electrical measurements (“NCEM”). The first DOE contains fill cells configured to enable non-contact (NC) detection of tip-to-side shorts, and the second DOE contains fill cells configured to enable NC detection of chamfer shorts.
US09818735B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a first semiconductor chip comprising a first metallic structure, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; providing a second semiconductor chip comprising a second metallic structure; bonding the first semiconductor chip with the second semiconductor chip on the second surface; forming a first recessed portion including a first sidewall and a first bottom surface coplanar with a top surface of the first metallic structure; forming a second recessed portion including a second sidewall and a second bottom surface coplanar with a top surface of the second metallic structure; forming a dielectric layer over the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and forming a conductive material over the dielectric layer, the top surface of the first metallic structure and the top surface of the second metallic structure.
US09818733B2
A power converter includes a PCB and a semiconductor die coupled to the PCB. The semiconductor die includes first through fourth switching devices. The power converter further includes a first energy storage element electrically connected to the first and second switching devices and a second energy storage element electrically connected to the third and fourth switching devices. The first energy storage element is mounted over the first and second switching devices and the second energy storage element is mounted over the third and fourth switching devices.
US09818732B2
Chip-on-film packages and device assemblies including the same may be provided. The device assembly includes a film package including a semiconductor chip, a panel substrate connected to one end of the film package, a display panel disposed on the panel substrate, and a controlling part connected to another end of the film package. The film package includes a film substrate, a first wire disposed on a top surface of the film substrate, and a second wire disposed on a bottom surface of the film substrate.
US09818721B2
An electronic device and a method of making an electronic device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various electronic devices, and methods of making thereof, that comprise a permanently coupled carrier that enhances reliability of the electronic devices.
US09818707B2
A stacked memory chip includes a chip input-output pad unit, a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The chip input-output pad unit includes a chip command-address pad unit, a lower chip data pad unit and an upper chip data pad unit that are to be connected to an external device. The first semiconductor die electrically is connected to the chip command-address pad unit and the lower chip data pad unit and electrically disconnected from the upper chip data pad unit. The second semiconductor die electrically is connected to the chip command-address pad unit and the upper chip data pad unit and electrically disconnected from the lower chip data pad unit. The input-output load may be reduced by selectively connecting each of the stacked semiconductor dies to one of the lower chip data pad unit and the upper chip data pad unit.
US09818704B2
A method includes forming a low-k dielectric layer over a substrate of a wafer, forming a first dielectric layer over the low-k dielectric layer, forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, forming a stress tuning dielectric layer over the second dielectric layer, forming an opening in the stress tuning dielectric layer to expose a top surface of the second dielectric layer, and etching the stress tuning dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to form a trench. The formation of the opening and the etching of the stress tuning dielectric layer are performed in separate etching steps. The method further includes etching the first dielectric layer to form a via opening connected to the trench, and filling the trench and the via opening to form a metal line and a via, respectively.
US09818703B2
A printed circuit board includes chip regions on which semiconductor chips are mounted, and a scribe region surrounding each of the chip regions. The scribe region includes first vent holes that are configured to receive a flow of molding resin and are arranged along a first direction corresponding to a flow direction of the molding resin.
US09818695B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a first dielectric material layer on a semiconductor substrate. The first dielectric material layer is patterned to form a plurality of vias therein. A metal layer is formed on the first dielectric material layer, wherein the metal layer fills the plurality of vias. The metal layer is etched such that portions of the metal layer above the first dielectric material layer are patterned to form a plurality of metal features aligned with the plurality of vias respectively. A self-assembled monolayer film is formed on surfaces of the plurality of metal features.
US09818693B2
A three dimensional NAND memory device includes word line driver devices located on or over a substrate, an alternating stack of word lines and insulating layers located over the word line driver devices, a plurality of memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, each memory stack structure including a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel, and through-memory-level via structures which electrically couple the word lines in a first memory block to the word line driver devices. The through-memory-level via structures extend through a through-memory-level via region located between a staircase region of the first memory block and a staircase region of another memory block.
US09818692B2
Devices and systems comprising high current/high voltage GaN semiconductor devices are disclosed. A GaN die, comprising a lateral GaN transistor, is sandwiched between an overlying header and an underlying composite thermal dielectric layer. Fabrication comprises providing a conventional GaN device structure fabricated on a low cost silicon substrate (GaN-on-Si die), mechanically and electrically attaching source, drain and gate contact pads of the GaN-on-Si die to corresponding contact areas of conductive tracks of the header, then entirely removing the silicon substrate. The exposed substrate-surface of the epi-layer stack is coated with the composite dielectric thermal layer. Preferably, the header comprises a ceramic dielectric support layer having a CTE matched to the GaN epi-layer stack. The thermal dielectric layer comprises a high dielectric strength thermoplastic polymer and a dielectric filler having a high thermal conductivity. This structure offers improved electrical breakdown resistance and effective thermal dissipation compared to conventional GaN-on-Si device structures.
US09818690B2
The present disclosure provides a method that includes providing a substrate having a first dielectric material layer and first conductive features that are laterally separated from each other by segments of the first dielectric material layer; depositing a first etch stop layer on the first dielectric material layer and the first conductive features, thereby forming the first etch stop layer having oxygen-rich portions self-aligned with the segments of the first dielectric material layer and oxygen-poor portions self-aligned with the first conductive features; performing a selective removal process to selectively remove the oxygen-poor portions of the first etch stop layer; forming a second etch stop layer on the first conductive features and the oxygen-rich portions of the first etch stop layer; forming a second dielectric material layer on the second etch stop layer; and forming a conductive structure in the second dielectric material layer.
US09818686B2
Electronic modules, and methods of forming and operating modules, are described. The modules include a capacitor, a first switching device, and a second switching device. The electronic modules further include a substrate such as a DBC substrate, which includes an insulating layer between a first metal layer and a second metal layer, and may include multiple layers of DBC substrates stacked over one another. The first metal layer includes a first portion and a second portion isolated from one another by a trench formed through the first metal layer between the two portions. The first and second switching devices are over the first metal layer, a first terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to the first portion of the first metal layer, and a second terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to the second portion of the first metal layer, with the capacitor extending over the trench.
US09818684B2
A semiconductor device with enhanced interposer quality, and method of manufacturing thereof. For example and without limitation, various aspects of the present disclosure provide an interposer die that comprises a first signal distribution structure comprising at least a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer, wherein the signal distribution structure is protected at lateral edges by a protective layer. Also for example, various aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising such an interposer die.
US09818682B2
A laminate substrate for receiving a semiconductor chip. Included are laminate layers stacked to form the laminate substrate, each laminate layer includes a core that includes particle-filled epoxy and a metallic layer on the core. At least one laminate layer has a radial cut through the metallic layer, the radial cut extending from a periphery of the at least one laminate layer towards a center of the at least one laminate layer. The radial cut cuts only through the metallic layer and does not cut through the core.
US09818667B2
A package for a multi-chip module includes a top cold plate and a bottom plate whose perimeters are in thermal communication so the plates together completely encase the module except for a connector passing through the bottom plate. The cold plate has copper tubing pressed into a groove formed in a serpentine pattern. The perimeter of the cold plate has thermal conduction fins which mate with thermal conduction slots in the perimeter of the bottom plate. Thermal interface material is disposed in gaps between the plates and chips on the module, the gaps having dimensions controlled by support ribs of plates which abut the module substrate. The cold plate is used on the hottest side of the module, e.g., the side having computationally-intensive chips such as ASICs. A densely packed array of these packages can be used in a central electronic complex drawer with a shared coolant circulation system.
US09818642B2
A semiconductor device and a method for making the semiconductor device are provided. The method of making the semiconductor device may include patterning a layer for a first conductor and a second conductor, plating patterned portions of the layer to form the first conductor and the second conductor, removing patterned material to form an air gap between the first conductor and the second conductor, applying a self-supporting film on top of the first conductor and the second conductor to enclose the air gap, and reacting the self-supporting film causing the self-supporting film to be substantially non-conductive.
US09818627B2
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises cleaning a semiconductor substrate. A first chemical liquid for forming a water-repellent protection film and a second chemical liquid coating the first chemical liquid are supplied on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. Alternatively, the semiconductor substrate is immersed in the first chemical liquid coated with the second chemical liquid. The semiconductor substrate is then dried.
US09818622B2
Systems and methods for uniform back side exposure of through-silicon vias (TSVs) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a front side with circuit elements formed thereon, and a back side opposite the front side. A TSV extends between the front side and the back side of the substrate, and a dummy feature is disposed over the back side of the substrate, the dummy feature laterally spaced apart from the TSV and substantially coplanar with the TSV. In another embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a TSV formed therethrough, with a control material disposed over the back side of the substrate, the TSV substantially coplanar with the control material.
US09818610B2
A method for treating a substrate is disclosed. The method includes forming a film stack on the substrate, the film stack comprising an underlying layer, a coating layer disposed above the underlying layer, and a patterning layer disposed above the coating layer. In the method, portions of the patterning layer are removed to form sidewalls of the patterning layer and expose portions of the coating layer, a carbon-containing layer is deposited on the exposed portions of the coating layer and non-sidewall portions of the patterning layer, and the carbon-containing layer and a portion of the coating layer are removed to expose other portions of the coating layer and the patterning layer. The method further includes repeating the deposition and removal of the carbon-coating layer at least until portions of the underlying layer are exposed.
US09818607B2
Techniques are provided for forming thin film transistors having a polycrystalline silicon active layer formed by metal-induced crystallization (MIC) of amorphous silicon in an oxidizing atmosphere. In an aspect, a transistor device, is provided that includes a source region and a drain region formed on a substrate, and an active channel region formed on the substrate and electrically connecting the source region and the drain region. The active channel region is formed with a polycrystalline silicon layer having resulted from annealing an amorphous silicon layer formed on the substrate and having a metal layer formed thereon, wherein the annealing of the amorphous silicon layer was at least partially performed in an oxidizing ambience, thereby resulting in crystallization of the amorphous silicon layer to form the polycrystalline silicon layer.
US09818595B2
A mass spectrometer includes a radio frequency ion trap; and a controller. The controller is configured to cause an ion population to be injected into the radio frequency ion trap; supply a first isolation waveform to the radio frequency ion trap for a first duration, and supply a second isolation waveform to the radio frequency ion trap for a second duration. The first isolation waveform has at least a first wide notch at a first mass-to-charge ratio, and the second isolation waveform has at least a first narrow notch at the first mass-to-charge ratio. The first and second isolation waveforms are effective to isolate one or more precursor ions from the ion population.
US09818585B2
Methods and apparatus for in-situ plasma cleaning of a deposition chamber are provided. In one embodiment a method for plasma cleaning a deposition chamber without breaking vacuum is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate on a susceptor disposed in the chamber and circumscribed by an electrically floating deposition ring, depositing a metal film on the substrate and the deposition ring in the chamber, grounding the metal film deposited on the deposition ring without breaking vacuum, and removing contaminants from the chamber with a plasma formed in the chamber without resputtering the metal film on the grounded deposition ring and without breaking vacuum.
US09818578B2
An apparatus and a method for measuring and monitoring the properties of a fluid, for example, pressure, temperature, and chemical properties, within a sample holder for an electron microscope. The apparatus includes at least one fiber optic sensor used for measuring temperature and/or pressure and/or pH positioned in proximity of the sample.
US09818576B2
To improve the workability of the task of adjusting the position of a limit field diaphragm. An electron microscope provided with an image-capturing means for capturing an image of an observation visual field prior to insertion of a limit field diaphragm as a map image, a recording means for recording the map image, an extraction means for capturing an image of the observation visual field after insertion of the limit field diaphragm and extracting the outline of the diaphragm, a drawing means for drawing the outline on the map image, and a display means for displaying the image drawn by the drawing means.
US09818572B2
A substrate treatment apparatus includes a chamber providing a reaction region and including first and second sides facing each other, a module connected to the first side, an upper electrode in the reaction region, a substrate holder facing the upper electrode, wherein a substrate is disposed on the substrate holder, and first and second points are defined on the substrate, wherein the first point corresponds to a center of the substrate, and the second point is distant from the first point toward the first side, and a feeding line for applying an RF power, the feeding line connected to the upper electrode corresponding to the second point.
US09818570B2
An indirectly heated cathode (IHC) ion source having improved life is disclosed. The IHC ion source comprises a chamber having a cathode and a repeller on opposite ends of the ion source. Biased electrodes are disposed on one or more sides of the ion source. The bias voltage applied to at least one of the cathode, the repeller and the electrodes, relative to the chamber, is varied over time. In certain embodiments, the voltage applied to the electrodes may begin at an initial positive voltage. Over time, this voltage may be reduced, while still maintaining the target ion beam current. Advantageously, the life of the cathode is improved using this technique.
US09818568B2
The invention relates to a fuse holder comprising two housing elements which, once assembled, together form a tube in which a support for a fuse is accommodated. Each of the two housing elements comprises a contact for establishing an electrical contact with a terminal of a fuse housed in the support, when the support is installed between the assembled housing elements. The support may comprise means to ensure the correct position of each contact in its respective housing element. The support may also comprise means to ensure the correct orientation of the fuse in the support. The support may also comprise means for retaining a seal ensuring sealing between the two housing elements.
US09818566B2
A switching device for opening and closing an electrical line, including: two fixed contact terminals separated from one another, an operating member, comprising a contact piece, at least one flexible strip comprising at least one end part attached to a fixed support, the flexible strip or strips being adapted to exert a return force on the contact piece to return it from its closed position to its open position in the absence of a motive force on the operating member, the operating member comprising two electrically insulating pusher arms, spaced apart from one another and each attached to an end part of the contact piece; each flexible strip comprising two other end parts, each attached to one of the two push arms or to a part of the operating member that is itself attached to, or forms an integral part of, one of the pusher arms.
US09818565B2
A design of a protection relay, and interface with an operator of a protection relay, are disclosed. The protection relay can include a base relay for measurement of line current and for generation of a trip signal, a base Human Machine Interface (HMI) for user specifying of a base setting of an operating parameter of the protection relay, and an optionally active Human Machine Interface (HMI) unit having a processing unit to manage plural activities with controlled power consumption.
US09818554B2
A switch-operation-determining device provided with a determination circuit for determining whether a switch has been operated, wherein the determination circuit is provided with: a first resistor, a first diode, and a second diode serially connected in the stated order from the power-source side, such that current flows from the power source toward a ground; and a control unit for comparing the anode potential of the first diode and a threshold potential, and determining that the switch has been operated when the anode potential of the first diode is lower. Of the first diode and the second diode, it is the second diode that is connected in parallel with the switch.
US09818550B2
A method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor which includes a capacitor element including: an positive electrode body with a dielectric film formed on a surface thereof; and a solid electrolyte layer formed over the positive electrode body, the method including the steps of: forming the dielectric film on the surface of the positive electrode body; forming the solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric film; heating and melting an ionic compound; impregnating the positive electrode body, on which the solid electrolyte layer is formed, with the melted ionic compound; and cooling and solidifying the ionic compound after impregnating the positive electrode body with the ionic compound.
US09818549B2
A capacitor with an anode and a dielectric over the anode. A first conductive polymer layer is over the dielectric wherein the first conductive polymer layer comprises a polyanion and a first binder. A second conductive polymer layer is over the first conductive polymer layer wherein the second conductive polymer layer comprises a polyanion and a second binder and wherein the first binder is more hydrophilic than the second binder.
US09818538B2
A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include a ceramic body including an active part in which dielectric layers and internal electrodes are alternately disposed, an upper cover part disposed on the active part, and a lower cover part disposed below the active part, a buffer layer disposed in at least one of the upper and lower cover parts, and external electrodes disposed on end surfaces of the ceramic body. The buffer layer may contain a conductive metal in a content of 1 to 40 vol %.
US09818534B2
A method for manufacturing an electronic component for avoiding electromagnetic interference includes: (a) placing a T-shaped core and an air-core coil in a metal mold; (b) injecting a mixture of a composite magnetic material and a resin into the metal mold so that the T-shaped core and the air-core coil are embedded by the mixture; (c) heating the mixture at a first temperature; (d) adjusting an outer shape while removing excessive mixture; and (e) hardening the mixture. The method may further include a process of polishing an outside of the hardened mixture. The method may further include a process of applying a pressure of 0.1 to 20.0 kg/cm2 to the mixture for adjusting an outer shape of the mixture by a movable punch of a press machine before the hardening process.
US09818530B2
A system for wireless power transfer is provided. The system includes a monitoring function to monitor control parameters and an input source that supplies power to a wireless power transmitter, wherein the wireless power transmitter operates with a wireless power receiver to supply a charging current to a load. A controller can be configured to receive the control parameters from the monitoring function and to control an adjustable operating point for the wireless power transmitter which controls the charging current delivered to the load via the wireless power receiver, wherein the controller commands a maximum power operating point for the wireless power transmitter when the input source is detected at or above a predetermined threshold and commands a reduced power operating point for the wireless power transmitter when the input source to the wireless power transmitter is detected below the predetermined threshold.
US09818526B2
A wound core for stationary induction apparatus is provided that includes a wound core body, the core body being configured with laminated metal ribbons and provided in an upright manner, and a uniting binder provided on the outer circumference of the wound core body more sparsely toward the upper portion of the core body.
US09818525B2
In some embodiments, a cooling device of a power transformer is presented and, more particularly, to a cooling device of a power transformer which may include a heat pipe and a heat sink to improve cooling performance, and to attenuate noise by eliminating a cooling fan.
US09818524B2
A coupling element is disclosed, comprising four coils that are arranged such that each one of the coils extends both in a first layer and a second layer. The first layer and the second layer are stacked with respect to each other and separated by an intermediate dielectric layer. The layout of each layer is configured to provide a transformer coupling between a first one and a third one of the coils, and between a second one and a fourth one of the coils. Further, the first coil and the second coil, and the third coil and the fourth coil, respectively, are routed so as to allow a differential signaling. A semiconductor device and a differential hybrid coupler comprising the coupling element are also disclosed.
US09818522B2
Method and device for self-regulated flux transfer from a source of magnetic energy into one or more ferromagnetic work pieces, wherein a plurality of magnets, each having at least one N-S pole pair defining a magnetization axis, are disposed in a medium having a first relative permeability, the magnets being arranged in an array in which gaps of predetermined distance are maintained between neighboring magnets in the array and in which the magnetization axes of the magnets are oriented such that immediately neighboring magnets face one another with opposite polarities, such arrangement representing a magnetic tank circuit in which internal flux paths through the medium exist between neighboring magnets and magnetic flux access portals are defined between oppositely polarized pole pieces of such neighboring magnets, and wherein at least one working circuit is created which has a reluctance that is lower than that of the magnetic tank circuit by bringing one or more of the magnetic flux access portals into close vicinity to or contact with a surface of a ferromagnetic body having a second relative permeability that is higher than the first relative permeability, whereby a limit of effective flux transfer from the magnetic tank circuit into the working circuit will be reached when the work piece approaches magnetic saturation and the reluctance of the work circuit substantially equals the reluctance of the tank circuit.
US09818516B2
In at least one embodiment, a hybrid permanent magnet is disclosed. The magnet may include a plurality of anisotropic regions of a Nd—Fe—B alloy and a plurality of anisotropic regions of a MnBi alloy. The regions of Nd—Fe—B alloy and MnBi alloy may be substantially homogeneously mixed within the hybrid magnet. The regions of Nd—Fe—B and MnBi may have the same or a similar size. The magnet may be formed by homogeneously mixing anisotropic powders of MnBi and Nd—Fe—B, aligning the powder mixture in a magnetic field, and consolidating the powder mixture to form an anisotropic hybrid magnet. The hybrid magnet may have improved coercivity at elevated temperatures, while still maintaining high magnetization.
US09818515B2
A type of sintered Nd—Fe—B permanent magnet with high corrosion resistance is produced by dual alloy method. The method comprises the following steps: preparing the powders of master phase alloy and intergranular phase alloy respectively, mixing the powders, compacting the powders in magnetic field, sintering the compacted body at 1050˜1125° C., and annealing at 920-1020° C. and 500-650° C. successively.
US09818512B2
A thin film resistor formed using thermal spraying techniques in the manufacturing process is provided. A thin film resistor and method of manufacturing a thin film resistor are disclosed including a thermally sprayed resistive element. An alloy bond layer may be applied to a substrate and a thermally sprayed resistive layer is applied to the alloy bond layer by a thermal spraying process to form a thermally sprayed resistive element. The alloy bond layer and the thermally sprayed resistive layer may have the same chemical composition.
US09818511B2
In an electronic component, an outer electrode includes a sintered layer including a sintered metal, a reinforcement layer not containing Sn but including Cu or Ni, an insulation layer, and a Sn-containing layer. The sintered layer extends from each end surface of an element assembly onto at least one main surface thereof to cover each end surface of the element assembly. The reinforcement layer extends on the sintered layer and covers the sintered layer entirely. The insulation layer is directly provided on the reinforcement layer at each end surface of the element assembly, extends in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a side surface of the element assembly, and defines a portion of a surface of the outer electrode. The Sn-containing layer covers the reinforcement layer except for a portion of the reinforcement layer that is covered by the insulation layer, and defines another portion of the surface of the outer electrode.
US09818509B2
A manufacturing process for a structure having a porcelain body and a flange includes: inserting an end portion of the body into a flange opening, providing a gap between the body end portion and a metal surface of the flange, filling the gap with adhesive to create a bond between the surfaces, installing an electrically active subassembly in the porcelain body and placing the structure in a heated environment to simultaneously dry the subassembly and fully cure the adhesive to provide the bond.
US09818501B2
An insulated electric conductor having a copper core, a layer of aluminum formed on the copper core, and a second layer of aluminum in the form of high-purity aluminum is disclosed. The copper core may be a solid core or may be formed from a plurality of copper strands. The layer of aluminum formed over the copper core is at least partially anodized to form an aluminum oxide dielectric layer. The layer of high-purity aluminum may be formed by evaporation deposition, sputter deposition, or co-extrusion. Once the layer of high-purity aluminum is formed, it is anodized. More than two layers of aluminum may be formed over the copper core.
US09818500B2
A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 Ωcm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
US09818493B2
A memory device includes a first memory block suitable for transmitting and receiving signals through a first channel, a second memory block suitable for transmitting and receiving signals through a second channel, and a test control unit suitable for applying a first command signal among a plurality of command signals to the first and second channels at different values, while applying the plurality of command signals from an exterior of the memory device to the first and second channels in a test operation, wherein the first command signal distinguishes write and read operations of the first and second memory blocks, wherein, when the first memory block performs a read operation in the test operation, the second memory block performs a write operation, and data outputted from the first memory block is inputted to the second memory block.
US09818486B2
A flash memory controller is configured to provide a first erase mode for erasing one or more groups of flash memory cells in a flash memory device using a plurality of erase pulses and a second erase mode for erasing the one or more groups of flash memory cells using a single erase pulse. The controller may receive a fast erase signal to erase the one or more groups of flash memory cells and, in response to the signal, switch operating parameters of the flash memory device from first parameters corresponding to the first erase mode to second parameters corresponding to the second erase mode, and instruct the flash memory device to perform an erase operation on the one or more groups of flash memory cells according to the second parameters. The controller may then verify that the erase operation was completed using the single erase pulse.
US09818485B2
An erase method of a nonvolatile memory device includes setting an erase mode, and performing one of a normal erase operation and a quick erase operation according to the set erase mode. The normal erase operation is performed to set a threshold voltage of a memory cell to an erase state which is lower than a first erase verification level. The quick erase operation is performed to set a threshold voltage of a memory cell to a pseudo erase state which is lower than a second erase verification level. The second erase verification level is higher than the first erase verification level.
US09818479B2
Discloses is an electronic device and a method for its operation. The device has first and second electrodes and an active material. The active material has selectable and stable first and second macroscopic quantum states, such as charge density wave ordered states, having respectively first and second values of electrical resistivity ρ1 and ρ2 at the same temperature. ρ1 is at least 2 times ρ2. The method includes the step of switching between the first and second macroscopic quantum states by injection of current via the electrodes.
US09818478B2
Building programmable resistive devices in contact holes at the crossover of a plurality of conductor lines in more than two vertical layers is disclosed. There are plurality of first conductor lines and another plurality of second conductor lines that can be substantially perpendicular to each other, though in two different vertical layers. A diode and/or a programmable resistive element can be fabricated in the contact hole between the first and second conductor lines. The programmable resistive element can be coupled to another programmable resistive device or shared between two programmable devices whose diodes conducting currents in opposite directions and/or coupled to a common conductor line. The programmable resistive memory can be configured to be programmable by applying voltages to conduct current flowing through the programmable resistive element to change its resistance for a different logic state.
US09818472B2
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory cells being disposed in a matrix in a memory cell array area, each of the memory cells includes a capacitive element including a cell plate electrode, a capacitive insulating film, and a storage node electrode, and a switch transistor coupled between the storage node electrode and a bit line and being controlled based on a potential of a word line, a peripheral circuit disposed in a peripheral circuit area adjacent to the memory cell array area, and a signal line formed at a boundary between the memory cell array area and the peripheral circuit area. The capacitive element has a cylinder shape. The storage node electrode is formed on inner wall of a hole which penetrates through a first insulating film layer and a second insulating film layer.
US09818458B1
Examples are given for techniques for entry to a lower power state for a memory device or die. The examples to include delaying transitions of the memory device or die from a first higher consuming power state to a second relatively lower power state using one or more programmable counters maintained at or with the memory device.
US09818453B1
A hard drive includes a base deck with sidewalls to define a cavity. The hard drive further includes a weld lip that is positioned along and extends from the sidewalls. The weld lip includes a thermal choke that is configured to reduce heat transfer from the weld lip to the sidewalls.
US09818451B1
A system and method for selecting portions of video data from preview video data is provided. The system may extract image features from the preview video data and discard video frames associated with poor image quality based on the image features. The system may determine similarity scores between individual video frames and corresponding transition costs and may identify transition points in the preview video data based on the similarity scores and/or transition costs. The system may select portions of the video data for further processing based on the transition points and the image features. By selecting portions of the video data, the system may reduce a bandwidth consumption, processing burden and/or latency associated with uploading the video data or performing further processing.
US09818448B1
Systems and methods for linking time-based media and temporal metadata provide single command control during editing of media having associated temporal metadata. A single control enables an editor to switch between monitoring both source media and its corresponding temporal metadata and monitoring both a pre-recorded version of the media and its corresponding temporal metadata. Another single control enables an editor to start and stop the recording of a source media track and its corresponding source temporal metadata. In one application, the editing is performed for media tracks having time-based spatial metadata for playback in immersive environments with the spatial metadata defining an apparent location of sound objects within the immersive environment.
US09818445B2
Implementations described and claimed herein includes a storage device comprising a plurality of readers, including a first subset of readers configured to read a first subset of tracks and a second subset of readers configured to read a second subset of tracks, the first subset of tracks being wider than the second subset of tracks. In another implementation, the readers in the first subset of readers are wider than the readers in the second subset of readers. The wider readers may be configured to recover servo information and the narrow readers may be configured to recover data information. The storage devices may include two-dimensional magnetic recording, conventional perpendicular magnetic recording, shingled magnetic recording, multi-sensor magnetic recording, and interlaced magnetic recording.
US09818444B2
When displaying a plurality of reduced content items corresponding to original content items in a list, reduced content corresponding to original content being reproduced on an external video reproduction device is displayed in a second display mode different from a first display mode for other reduced content items. An instruction to perform a predetermined process on original content related to the reduced content displayed in the second display mode is accepted in response to a user operation on the reduced content. An identifier of the reduced content and the instruction to perform the predetermined process on the original content associated with the identifier are transmitted to an external device.
US09818442B2
A method and system provide a magnetic recording media usable in a magnetic storage device. The magnetic recording media includes a substrate, at least one intermediate layer and a magnetic recording stack for storing magnetic data. The intermediate layer(s) include a majority phase having a first diffusion constant and a secondary phase having a second diffusion constant greater than the first diffusion constant. The magnetic recording stack residing on the intermediate layer such that the at least one intermediate layer is between the substrate and the magnetic recording stack.
US09818436B2
A thermal assisted magnetic recording head that performs magnetic recording while locally heating a magnetic recording medium includes: a plasmon generator that generates a surface plasmon and that generates near-field light from the surface plasmon on a front end surface positioned on an air bearing surface opposing the magnetic recording medium; a dielectric body layer positioned around the plasmon generator; and an adhesion layer positioned between the plasmon generator and the dielectric body layer. The adhesion layer is made from at least one of IrOx, RuOx, NiOx and CoOx.
US09818425B1
An echo cancellation system that generates multiple output paths, enabling Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) processing in parallel with voice communication. For single direction AEC (e.g., ASR processing), the system prioritizes speech from a single user and ignores other speech by selecting a single directional output from a plurality of directional outputs as a first output path. For multi-directional AEC (e.g., voice communication), the system includes all speech by combining the plurality of directional outputs as a second output path. The system may use a weighted sum technique, such that each directional output is represented in the combined output based on a corresponding signal metric, or an equal weighting technique, such that a first group of directional outputs having a higher signal metric may be equally weighted using a first weight while a second group of directional outputs having a lower signal metric may be equally weighted using a second weight.
US09818423B2
Disclosed is a headset including at least one in-ear microphone; at least one out-ear microphone; a control unit including an in-ear signal processing module for extracting low frequency components from a signal sensed through the in-ear microphone, an out-ear signal processing module for extracting high frequency components from a signal sensed through the out-ear microphone, and a mixing module for mixing the extracted low frequency components and high frequency components and outputting the mixed signal; and a communication unit for transmitting the signal output from the mixing module of the control unit to an external device, and sound quality can be improved by removing noises in a voice signal of a user transferred through the headset and creating a signal close to the voice of the user.
US09818420B2
An encoder for encoding an audio signal includes an analyzer for analyzing the audio signal and for determining analysis prediction coefficients from the audio signal. The encoder includes a converter for deriving converted prediction coefficients from the analysis prediction coefficients, a memory for storing a multitude of correction values and a calculator. The calculator includes a processor for processing the converted prediction coefficients to obtain spectral weighting factors. The calculator includes a combiner for combining the spectral weighting factors and the multitude of correction values to obtain corrected weighting factors. A quantizer of the calculator is configured for quantizing the converted prediction coefficients using the corrected weighting factors to obtain a quantized representation of the converted prediction coefficients. The encoder includes a bitstream former for forming an output signal based on the quantized representation of the converted prediction coefficients and based on the audio signal.
US09818413B2
A method for compressing a HOA signal being an input HOA representation with input time frames (C(k)) of HOA coefficient sequences comprises spatial HOA encoding of the input time frames and subsequent perceptual encoding and source encoding. Each input time frame is decomposed (802) into a frame of predominant sound signals (XPS(k−1)) and a frame of an ambient HOA component ({tilde over (C)}AMB (k−1)). The ambient HOA component ({tilde over (C)}AMB (k−1)) comprises, in a layered mode, first HOA coefficient sequences of the input HOA representation (cn(k−1)) in lower positions and second HOA coefficient sequences (cAMB,n(k−1)) in remaining higher positions. The second HOA coefficient sequences are part of an HOA representation of a residual between the input HOA representation and the HOA representation of the predominant sound signals.
US09818411B2
Provided is an encoding apparatus for integrally encoding and decoding a speech signal and a audio signal, and may include: an input signal analyzer to analyze a characteristic of an input signal; a stereo encoder to down mix the input signal to a mono signal when the input signal is a stereo signal, and to extract stereo sound image information; a frequency band expander to expand a frequency band of the input signal; a sampling rate converter to convert a sampling rate; a speech signal encoder to encode the input signal using a speech encoding module when the input signal is a speech characteristics signal; a audio signal encoder to encode the input signal using a audio encoding module when the input signal is a audio characteristic signal; and a bitstream generator to generate a bitstream.
US09818405B2
A dialog management system functioned by a special search algorithm, the search algorithm comprises the rule of recognizing the phrase directly, converting the words into terms, filtering the adjacency terms and recognizing, the dynamic field the Dialog Management System comprises: an application conducting a predefined operation between a user and a terminal; an input unit receiving an utterance from the user; recognition unit recognizing and converting the received utterance from sound into sequential words in a written text; processor; wherein the processor comprises dynamic field recognition unit; conversion unit, filter unit, a matching unit; a database storing a dictionary that includes the all of the definition of words and the word-term list.
US09818403B2
A speech recognition method is provided that recognizes speech for causing equipment to operate. The method includes acquiring a speech signal from a microphone disposed in a designated space. The method also includes detecting a spatial sound pressure distribution indicating a distribution of sound pressure in the space, on the basis of the acquired speech signal, and detecting a point sound source in the space on the basis of the detected spatial sound pressure distribution. The method further includes judging to conduct a speech recognition process on the acquired speech signal when the point sound source is detected.
US09818402B2
Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. The method includes capturing speech inputs from the user and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.
US09818396B2
A singing voice synthesis data editing method includes adding, to singing voice synthesis data, a piece of virtual note data placed immediately before a piece of note data having no contiguous preceding piece of note data, the singing voice synthesis data including: multiple pieces of note data for specifying a duration and a pitch at which each note that is in a time series, representative of a melody to be sung, is voiced; multiple pieces of lyric data associated with at least one of the multiple pieces of note data; and a sequence of sound control data that directs sound control over a singing voice synthesized from the multiple pieces of lyric data, and obtaining the sound control data that directs sound control over the singing voice synthesized from the multiple pieces of lyric data, and that is associated with the piece of virtual note data.
US09818388B2
Conventionally, an electronic musical user input, such as an electronic keyboard has pre-programmed pitches associated with each key. These pre-programmed pitches correspond to the pitches from their acoustic counterparts. While some methods do exist of remapping the keys in such a way that a user cannot make a so called ‘bad’ sound by playing a wrong 5 not, there is little freedom in the selection of the ‘good’ notes. Therefore, there is herein provided a method of adjusting the complexity of a chord which therein determines the actual set of pitches which can be assigned to a user input device in order to increase the flexibility of remapping systems.
US09818378B2
A display apparatus according to the present invention includes: N driver ICs (first to third driver ICs); N or more bidirectional memories (first to third bidirectional memories) that simultaneously allow data writing and data reading; a phase locked loop that converts an input clock to an output clock; a write controller that writes data to the plurality of bidirectional memories in synchronization with the input clock; and a read controller that reads the data from the plurality of bidirectional memories and causes the data to be output to the plurality of driver ICs in synchronization with the output clock. A frequency of the output clock is smaller than a frequency of the input clock and is larger than 1/N times the frequency of the input clock.
US09818369B1
Briefly stated, embodiments are directed towards providing a smart sign that utilizes third-party environmental data to modify its displayed content and display settings. The environmental data includes a current position of the sun, the smart sign's position, weather conditions, and positional data of objects that are in proximity of the smart sign. Positional relationships of the sun and the objects relative to the smart sign are determined based on the positional data of the smart sign, the position of the sun, and the position of the proximity objects. A display change condition is generated based on a combination of the third-party weather conditions and the determined positional relationships of the smart sign, the sun, and the objects in the proximity of the smart sign. The displayed content and at least one display setting of the smart sign are modified based on the display change conditions.
US09818365B2
The present invention discloses a method and a device for adjusting a display picture to solve a problem in the prior art that when Greenish phenomenon of a liquid crystal display screen is alleviated, aperture ratio of the display panel is decreased so that power consumption of the screen is increased. The method for adjusting the display picture includes the steps of: receiving a first clock signal for controlling a data line voltage signal for a pixel of the first color in the display picture and receiving a second clock signal for controlling data line voltage signals for pixels of the other colors; and making a pulse width at high level of the first clock signal smaller than a high level pulse width of the second clock signal, wherein the first color is closer to green than other colors.
US09818363B2
Provided is a charging scan and charge sharing scan double output GOA circuit to combine the time sequence and circuit. The nth stage GOA unit circuit receives the first, the second low frequency clock signals (LC1, LC2), the direct current low voltage signal (Vss), the Mth, M−2th high frequency clock signals (CK(M), CK(M−2)), a stage transfer signal (ST(n−2)) generated by the n−2th stage GOA unit circuit, a charging scan signal (CG(n−2)) generated by the n−2th stage GOA unit circuit and a stage transfer signal (ST(n+2)) generated by the n+2th stage GOA unit circuit, the charging scan signal (CG(n)), a charge sharing scan signal (SG(n−2)) generated by the n−2th stage GOA unit circuit and the stage transfer signal (ST(n)) are respectively outputted with different TFTs; the nth stage GOA unit circuit comprises a transmission module (100), a transfer regulation module (200), an output module (300), a rapid pull-down module (400) and a pull-down holding module (500).
US09818356B2
A display device includes a display panel including gate lines, data lines, and pixels connected to the gate line and the data lines, a gate driver driving the gate lines, a level shifter applying a gate clock signal to the gate driver, a data driver driving the data lines, a timing controller generating control signals to control the level shifter, the gate driver, and the data driver, and a backlight unit providing light to the display panel. The level shifter sets a voltage level of a gate-on voltage of the gate clock signal to a voltage level of a first gate-on voltage or a voltage level of a second gate-on voltage higher than the first gate-on voltage in response to a gate-on control signal.
US09818351B2
A LCD includes the sub-pixels arranged at least in two adjacent rows. The sub-pixels of the same color are interleaved with each other along the column direction. When the LCD displays a pure color frame, within the even-number arranging periods of the sub-pixels arranged along the column direction, a number of the sub-pixels of the same color being applied with the data signals having positive polarity are the same with the sub-pixels of the same color being applied with the data signals having negative polarity. In this way, the common electrode coupling caused by the transition of the data signals may be avoided. This eliminates the flicker issues and enhances the display performance of the LCD.
US09818349B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel, an illumination part, an illumination controller, a luminance compensation part and a data driver. The display panel includes data lines, and is configured to display an image in a first direction. The illumination part is configured to emit illumination light having a first color in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The illumination controller is configured to control the illumination part and output an illumination signal corresponding to an intensity of the illumination light. The luminance compensation part is configured to compensate luminance of an input image data based on the illumination signal to output a data signal, and the data driver is configured to generate a data voltage based on the data signal, and output the data voltage to the data lines.
US09818348B2
A color display pixel PCD in a liquid crystal display device (100) includes first through fourth pixels P1 through P4 arrayed in two rows by two columns, and first and second signal lines (13a, 13b) which are located in correspondence with each column of pixels and are supplied with signal voltages of polarities opposite to each other from a signal line driving circuit (30) in each vertical scanning period. A TFT (14) of one of the first and third pixel P1 and P3 is connected to the first signal line (13a), and a TFT (14) of the other pixel is connected to the second signal line (13b). A TFT (14) of one of the second and fourth pixel P2 and P4 is connected to the first signal line (13a), and a TFT (14) of the other pixel is connected to the second signal line (13b). The TFTs (14) of the first through fourth pixels P1 through P4 are controlled to be ON/OFF by a common scanning signal, and the polarities of the signal voltages supplied to the first and second signal lines (13a, 13b) are constant during an arbitrary vertical scanning period. Owing to this, the load on the signal line driving circuit is reduced.
US09818338B2
An LED driver includes a current driver receiving a reference voltage providing a charging current for driving channel output(s) of an LED panel. A pre-charge circuit includes a voltage selector having a first and second select input, a control input receiving a pre-charge voltage select signal based on a next ON/OFF state that is after a current sub-period, and a voltage selector output for switchably outputting a higher voltage level (V_H) when the next state is OFF and a lower level (V_L) when the next state ON. An enable circuit has an enable input receiving an enable signal active during a break time of the current sub-period for driving the channel output when enabled with a pre-charge current to V_H or a relatively higher voltage level when the next state is OFF, and to V_L or a relatively lower voltage level when the next state is ON.
US09818335B2
A display comprises a display panel and an image compensating portion. The display panel comprises a main display region and a periphery display region outside the main display region. Each of the main display region and the periphery display region respectively comprises a plurality of pixels. When a pixel of the main display region and a pixel of the periphery display region have the same original gray scale, an intensity of lights from the pixels in the periphery display region is greater than an intensity of lights from the pixels in the main display region.
US09818329B2
Provided is a data driving circuit of a display device, the data driving circuit including a first receiving circuit which receives an external first image control signal at the start of power being supplied, a second receiving circuit which receives a second image control signal in response to an activated data packet detection signal, and a data packet detection circuit which activates the data packet detection signal when a line start field included in the first image control signal is detected.
US09818328B2
Provided is a display device including a plurality of pixels; a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a data driver applying data voltages to the plurality of data lines; and a first test pad unit connected to at least one of the plurality of data lines in order to check the data voltages, in which the first test pad unit includes a test pad which is electrically double-separated from the at least one of the data lines.
US09818324B2
Provided is a display system, including: a display device configured to display an image; and a transmission device configured to simultaneously transmit, to the display device, first image data of a first frame and second image data of a second frame that is one frame before the first frame, the display device including: an overdrive processing unit configured to receive the first image data and the second image data transmitted from the transmission device, and to execute overdrive processing on the first image data based on the received first image data and the received second image data, to thereby generate display data; and a display panel configured to display an image based on the display data generated by the overdrive processing unit.
US09818323B2
A method that includes an initial uniform pixel measurement and interpolation followed by an edge detection algorithm to recognize the areas that contribute mostly to the estimation error due to the interpolation. The pixels on the detected edges and around their vicinity are also measured, and an aging pattern of the entire display is obtained by re-interpolating the entire measured set of data for the initially measured pixels as well as the pixels around the detected edges. The estimation error is reduced particularly in the presence of aging patterns having highly spatially correlated areas with distinctive edges.
US09818322B2
The present invention is directed to systems and methods to implement improved and more accurate measurements of the color display characteristics of a display device under analysis. Specifically, the apparatus and method of the present invention are configured to reduce the amount of off-axis light in such a way as to limit the impact of such light on the measurement of color values generated by the display device. The reduction is achieved by causing the display to emit a target radiation only the size and shape of the active area of the sensor.
US09818315B2
Content is securely shared between communication devices in an ad-hoc manner by employing common sensing context to establish pairing between the communication devices. In one aspect, the communication devices are within a specified distance from each other and sense common signals from their environment over a specified time period. The common signals are analyzed to determine an initialization or session key, which is utilized to secure content transfer between the communication devices. Additionally or alternatively, the key is utilized to provide access to virtual (e.g., digital content) and/or physical (e.g., buildings) resources.
US09818299B1
A host vehicle computer is programmed to receive intersection arrival data via vehicle-to-vehicle communications from one or more secondary vehicles. The computer assigns priority to each of the secondary vehicles based on the intersection arrival data and identifies one of the secondary vehicles as an immediately preceding vehicle. Upon receiving a ready signal clearance from the immediately preceding vehicle, the computer actuates a powertrain of the host vehicle, causing the host vehicle to proceed into, and through, the intersection.
US09818298B2
The invention relates to a method for influencing a traffic light system provided with an evaluating computer by a vehicle, in particular in public transportation, the vehicle sending a data telegram to the evaluating computer at a sending position in order to request a green phase and the data telegram and/or the sending position depending on predefined reporting points, characterized in that the data telegram is transmitted to the evaluating computer by means of a packet-oriented, in particular IP-based (Internet-Protocol-based) radio network and in that the sending position is moved forward according to the current speed of the vehicle and a maximum assumed data telegram propagation time as the vehicle approaches a reporting point.
US09818292B2
A control system for a rotary laser receives control information transmitted by a communications terminal via a first repeater coupled to the communications terminal and transmits the control information to a controller via a second repeater disposed on a rotary laser. The controller regulates an operating state of the rotary laser based on the control information. The control system enables the communication terminal to wirelessly control and operating state of the rotary laser via cooperation between the first repeater and the second repeater so as to achieve a remote control and to avoid use of a dedicated remote control alone, reduce the system costs and be carried easily.
US09818278B2
An intelligent household controller includes a communication unit, a central controller, an alarm unit, and a button. The communication unit is configured to receive information collected by at least one sensor, and can forward control commands to the at least one sensor. The central controller is electrically connected to the communication unit for receiving and processing information received by the communication unit and can output processed information and control commands to the communication unit and to a terminal device in user possession. The alarm unit is electrically connected to the central controller and can output audible alarm. The button is electrically connected to the central controller for switching between modes of operation according to user's desire.
US09818270B1
A system, method, and apparatus for monitoring ambient sound and vibration levels at the location of a user allows a determination as to whether the user is exceeding a maximum allowed exposure time as determined by an occupational standard. The sound and vibration level data can be evaluated locally at the mobile communication device, as well as transmitted to a backend system to allow supervision of personnel associated with the backend system as a further assurance that personnel comply with exposure limits. Further, the mobile communication device, in response to ambient conditions, adjusts the settings of its alerting sound and the vibration level of an associated vibration accessory to ensure perception of alerts by the mobile communication device for the user of the mobile communication device.
US09818268B2
A motor vehicle includes an energy storage device which can be charged by connecting a charge cable to a vehicle-sided terminal device, and an optical lighting device which indicates the ongoing charging process or at least the complete charge status of the energy storage device. A blinker light provided on the side of the vehicle on which the terminal device is located, is used as lighting device.
US09818259B2
Apparatus and methods related to multi-player casino games are described. An electronic gaming device is provided that allows a live player to compete against a virtual player in a multi-player wager-based game using playing cards derived from the insertion of a physical denomination of currency. The electronic gaming device can be configured to simulate the decision making of a virtual player and associated behaviors of the virtual player during game play. In some instances, the simulated behaviors of the virtual player output at the electronic gaming device can be learned by a live player so that the live player can make better or more advantageous game play decisions. The simulated behaviors of the virtual player can be conveyed to the live player via visual images, such as simulated facial expressions of the virtual player.
US09818252B2
A product discharging device includes: a lower pedal that is swingably disposed in a base to move forward to and backward from a product storage passage storing input products in a vertical direction; an upper pedal that is swingably disposed in a base to move forward to and backward from the product storage passage in an area above the lower pedal; and a pedal link that links the lower pedal and the upper pedal. The upper pedal moves backward by causing the pedal link to move downward and the lower pedal moves forward to regulate downward movement of the product in a standby state, and the upper pedal moves forward to come in contact with a second lowest product and the lower pedal moves backward to discharge a lowest product downward by causing the pedal link to move upward, in an activated state.
US09818249B1
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invention provides a system and method for providing a dynamically reconfigurable watermark, and the use of the watermark to encode a stochastically variable property of the carrier medium for self-authentication purposes.
US09818248B2
A compound and securable key is disclosed in the present invention. It includes a printed circuit board, a fingerprint sensor, a micro control unit, and a housing. The present invention provides a key structure with combination of a physical key patterns and biometrics for identification. The key is convenient to carry, difficult to duplicate. It is also has advantages such as low cost, easy use, and compact size of biometric module. The invention enhances security of keys.
US09818241B2
An output limiting control is carried out for limiting an output of a driving source when an acceleration pedal as well as a brake pedal is operated at the same time. An acceleration opening degree for a malfunction diagnosis is set based on a detected acceleration opening degree. A required output value for the malfunction diagnosis is calculated based on the acceleration opening degree for the malfunction diagnosis. A malfunction determining threshold is set in accordance with the required output value. An estimated output value of the driving source is compared with the malfunction determining threshold in order to determine whether there is a malfunction in a control system for the driving source. The acceleration opening degree for the malfunction diagnosis is limited to a predetermined limiting value, when the acceleration and brake pedal are operated at the same time.
US09818237B2
An information collection system includes an on-vehicle device and a server, wherein the on-vehicle device includes a first transmission signal transmitting part configured to transmit a first transmission signal to the server when the vehicle event is detected, and an upload executing part configured to transmit the vehicle event data to the server when the upload demand is received. The server includes a determining part configured to determine, based on the determination purposes information, when the first transmission is received, whether the information acquisition condition is met, an upload demanding part configured to transmit the upload demand to the on-vehicle device when it is determined that the information acquisition condition is met, and a vehicle event data receiving part configured to receive the vehicle event data transmitted from the on-vehicle device.
US09818236B2
A production line monitoring device that identifies a cause of a production defect, reduces the amount of analysis data and computation, and performs real-time processing, is provided. The production line monitoring device includes a defect indication detection unit that detects an indication of a production defect of a production line, and a defect cause identification unit that identifies a cause of the production defect. The defect indication detection unit collects measurement information measured by an inspection apparatus for each reference that identifies a position on products, and detects an indication of the production defect from the change with time of the measurement information at the references. The defect cause identification unit performs stratified analysis based on production information related to the reference when the defect indication detection unit detects an indication of a production defect, and identifies a cause of a production defect from a result of the analysis.
US09818219B2
Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for defining a view direction for a texture image used to texture a geometry. That is, a geometry may represent a multi-dimensional surface of a scene, such as a city. The geometry may be textured using one or more texture images depicting the scene from various view directions. Because more than one texture image may contribute to texturing portions of the geometry, a view direction for a texture image may be selectively defined based upon a coverage metric associated with an amount of non-textured geometry pixels that are textured by the texture image along the view direction. In an example, a texture image may be defined according to a customized configuration, such as a spherical configuration, a cylindrical configuration, etc. In this way, redundant texturing of the geometry may be mitigated based upon the selectively identified view direction(s).
US09818215B2
Systems and methods are presented for recording and viewing images of objects with specular highlights. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method may include accessing a first plurality of images, each of the images in the first plurality of images including an object recorded from a first position, and a reflection of light on the object from a light source located at a different location than in each of the other images in the first plurality of images. The method may also include generating a first composite image of the object, the first composite image comprising a superposition of the first plurality of images, and wherein each of the images in the first plurality of images is configured to change in a degree of transparency within the first composite image and in accordance with a first input based on a degree of tilt.
US09818211B1
A visualization combination engine may be used to combine a first data visualization based on a first data set with a second data visualization based on a second data set. The combination process may be initiated by, for example, clicking and dragging the first data visualization onto the second data visualization. The visualization combination engine may create the combined data visualization without requiring the user to manually combine the first and second data sets. The combination may be carried out by identifying a key that is common between the two data sets and combining the first and second data sets into a combined data set based on the key, and then creating the combined data visualization based on the combined data set. One or more cues may be used during the process to provide helpful information and/or allow user selection of the properties of the combined data visualization.
US09818204B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for camera identification and detection on color features. In some aspects, the method comprises: 1) starting the camera, the image processing unit and the display unit at the beginning of testing; 2) using the camera to capture the color characteristic value; and 3) moving the untested object to the detection area of the camera for it to be detected, wherein the image processing unit extracts the mean color characteristic value from the color pixels of the detection area.
US09818196B2
A method for positioning and navigating for use in an electronic device, includes: obtaining an initial coordinate of a user; obtaining a preset number of one or more environment pictures in a preset geographic range corresponding to the initial coordinate, and obtaining an absolute coordinate corresponding to each of the obtained environment pictures from a preset correspondence relationship between different environment pictures and different absolute coordinates; obtaining, for each of the obtained environment pictures, a relative position between an object in the environment picture and the user; and determining current geographic position information of the user based on the relative position and the absolute coordinate.
US09818188B2
A processing system for and a method of segmenting a physiological image is provided. Once the physiological image is received, extrinsic data defining extrinsic regions is further received. Additionally, intrinsic data defining at least one intrinsic region, each intrinsic region corresponding to one extrinsic region is received. A primary modification is performed, where a shape and size of at least one extrinsic region having a corresponding intrinsic region is modified based on a shape and size of the corresponding intrinsic region, to form a modified extrinsic data. The physiological image is segmented into segmented regions based on the modified extrinsic data, each segmented region which has a corresponding intrinsic region representing a primary modification based on the corresponding intrinsic region.
US09818186B2
Disclosed is a method for forming a three-dimensional (3D) model of skin and mandible by automatic medical image segmentation which is performed in an automatic image segmentation and model formation server. The method includes (a) receiving 3D medical image data that is a set of two-dimensional (2D) images for horizontal planes of a face, (b) obtaining a contrast histogram based on distribution of contrasts of the 3D medical image data, and segmenting the 3D medical image data for the face into multiple regions separated into at least one partial region based on the contrast histogram, (c) extracting only the face by removing portions other than the face from the multiple regions for the face, and extracting a skin region of the face, (d) extracting the mandible from each of the 2D images for the horizontal planes of the face through a 2D detailed segmentation technique using an active contour method based on a level set function, and (e) reconstructing the extracted skin region and mandible as the 3D model.
US09818184B2
Disclosed herein is a method for acquiring and processing a medical image, comprising obtaining the first to n-th sectional images of the first to n-th regions through non-sequential sectional-image acquisition starting from one of the first to n-th regions and sequentially arranging the obtained first to n-th sectional images.
US09818183B2
The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a separating step of separating the captured image into a brightness component and a color information component; and an extracting step of extracting a region to be diagnosed based on the brightness component or the color information component of the configured image to highlight likeness of the region.
US09818179B2
A method for assembling a wire harness on a display surface, the wire harness comprising bundles, each one of which corresponds to a bundle route selected among possible bundle routes and each one of the possible bundle routes comprising two ends. The method comprises receiving coordinates of a layout of the wire harness; generating at least a portion of all the possible bundle routes by identifying coordinates of portions of each of the two ends from the coordinates of the layout of the wire harness. Then determining which bundle routes among the possible bundle routes correspond to the bundles to be used. Defining, from the coordinates, a sequence in which the bundles are to be routed and generating a plurality of signals. Finally sending each one of the signals for display sequentially on the display surface according to the defined sequence.
US09818177B2
The image processing apparatus is configured by including a palm luminance estimation unit and a surface reflected component enhancement unit that separate low-frequency components from a signal indicating luminance values of pixels of an input image, a denoising processing unit that executes a denoising process for the signal from which the low-frequency components have been separated, and a merging unit that generates an image by merging the signal after the denoising process and the low-frequency components.
US09818174B2
Transitions between monitor configurations may be streamlined by minimizing the tearing down and recreating of render targets and primary frame buffers associated with the monitors. In at least one example, the techniques described herein include identifying at least one render target in a first monitor configuration that is also in a second monitor configuration. In response to identifying the at least one render target in the first monitor configuration that is also in the second monitor configuration, the techniques herein describe maintaining the at least one render target during a transition between the first monitor configuration to second monitor configuration.
US09818169B2
An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode.
US09818164B2
Subject matter described herein is related to assigning a healthcare clinician to provide care to a patient. For example, a GUI is provided that includes contextual information relevant to the assignment and that allows a user to electronically create the assignment. Relevant information includes a list of clinicians, a list of patients, and an estimate of the amount of resources required to provide care to a patient. In addition, this disclosure describes tracking the status of a healthcare clinician, such as primary provider, secondary provider, and on-break. Status might be tracked by capturing an image of a display board, which supports clinician barcodes that are movable to desired locations within a depiction of a healthcare facility (e.g., floor plan laid out using barcodes).
US09818161B2
A mobile device operating system level routine obtains social network access parameters that allow access to one or more social network accounts of a user of the device. The access parameters are stored in operating system level memory of the mobile device. Through an operating system interface of the mobile device, a user can create a social network message to be communicated via the one or more social network accounts using the stored access parameters. A single social network message may be communicated via multiple social network accounts with multiple social network platforms. The uniform operating system interface allows a user to communicate messages via multiple social network accounts without using multiple user level applications.
US09818156B2
The Multiple Modular Asset Class Constructor Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“MMACC”) transforms collateralized equity obligation structure parameters, asset search, tranche selections inputs via MMACC components into asset income distribution message, principal distribution message outputs. In one embodiment, the MMACC is an apparatus, with a memory having a component collection, including: a capital structure component, a preferred share class component, and a common share class component. The MMACC also has a processor to issue instructions from the component collection including instructions to obtain a capital structure input via said capital structure component from a system user and determine a preferred share class allocation via said capital structure input and said preferred share class component. The MMACC may use the preferred share class allocation derived from said capital structure input and said preferred share class component and determine a common share class allocation via said capital structure input and said common share class component. The MMACC may also output said common share class allocation derived from said capital structure input and said common share class component.
US09818153B1
A system, method, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the automated management of financial resources. Manufacturer item data is received and processed to parse a manufacturer item identifier and any associated product item identifiers, which are then added to a repository of budget category, manufacturer item, and purchase item data if they are not already present. Purchase item transaction data is received and processed to parse individual purchase item identifiers (IDs) and their associated purchase item data. The purchase item data corresponding to the purchase item identifier, which in turn corresponds to a manufacturer item identifier, is then associated with a default or user-defined budget category identifier. If a user decides to modify existing purchase item ID and budget category ID associations, then a purchase item ID association is selected, followed by the selection of a target budget category ID. The association between the budget category ID and purchase item ID is then modified as either one-time or default association. A budget category ID is selected and its associated budget category allowance amount, budget category expenditure amount, and budget category variance amount are displayed.
US09818152B2
A system and a method for the resale of one or more forward-sold goods and/or services allows a transaction to be specified as one in which the goods or services may be resold by the purchaser until a time close to actual delivery. The merchant maintains control of the conditions of the resale. If a resale occurs, the merchant receives a commission. The account of the original purchaser is credited with the resale price minus the commission. The availability of goods for resale can be determined by searching a web site for such goods.
US09818137B1
Data may be collected regarding the configuration and operation of computing resources in a customer network. The collected data may be utilized to identify computing resources available from a computing resource service provider that duplicate functionality provided by the computing resources operating in the customer network. Pricing data may then be utilized to compute an estimated price for operating the identified computing resources available from the service provider.
US09818136B1
A system and method providing for communication and resolution of utility functions between participants, wherein the utility function is evaluated based on local information at the recipient to determine a cost value thereof. A user interface having express representation of both information elements, and associated reliability of the information. An automated system for optimally conveying information based on relevance and reliability.
US09818131B2
An anonymous information system (AIS) maintains privacy for internet users by separating personally identifiable information (PII) and user browser history. The AIS may receive a hashed email address from a publisher website. The AIS system may double hash the email address and discard the hashed email address received from the publisher. The double hashed email address is decoupled from user PII and may be used for tracking the number of unique email addresses provided by the publisher website. The AIS system also may associate the hashed email address with a consumer file. The AIS may hash an entity identifier associated with the consumer file to create a non-reversible anonymous identifier (anonymous ID). The anonymous ID may be associated with segment information in the consumer file that does not contain PII about the user. The AIS may send customized information to users based on the segment information.
US09818122B1
An approach for facilitating sharing of postal services is disclosed. In some implementations, a request to authorize access for a first account to one or more postal services of a second account may be received. The authorization request may include a first identifier associated with the first account and a second identifier associated with the second account. A message may be generated based on the first identifier, the second identifier, and/or other information. The generated message may be provided to a cryptographic platform. An integrity code associated with the first account and the second account may be received from the cryptographic platform in response to providing the generated message. The integrity code may be configured to enable the first account to access the one or more postal services of the second account.
US09818115B2
Provided is a method and a telephone-based system with voice-verification capabilities that enable a user to safely and securely conduct transactions with his or her online financial transaction program account over the phone in a convenient and user-friendly fashion, without having to depend on an internet connection.
US09818106B2
A user can set up a travel account with a payment provider, to inform the payment provider of expected dates and locations of travel, along with limits or restrictions at the various locations and/or dates. When the user travels and attempts to make a payment, the payment provider can determine the location and date to aid in processing the payment request, resulting in an easier process for the user, while still providing additional security with the limits and restrictions.
US09818104B1
Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for enabling and/or completing secure online credit card transactions. Transactions may involve the use of mobile devices wherein credit card information may be stored on the mobile device. The credit card information may be accessed and used to generate proxy credit card information, wherein the proxy information may be communicated during a transaction. The proxy credit card information may be generated by an application on the mobile device and may be communicated to and/or generated by the issuer/network of the original credit card.
US09818097B2
The present invention relates to an electronic payment means activating method and an activating server thereof. In the electronic payment means activating method, a usage approval of the inactive electronic payment means is requested by using first identification information of the inactive electronic payment means and personal user information of the user terminal, the first identification information is authenticated to determine usage approval of the active electronic payment means, a class of a user is detected by using the personal user information, a first parameter value corresponding to the detected class of the user and a usage approval message are provided to the user terminal, the first parameter value is established in the user terminal, the electronic payment means is activated, and a fare according to the first parameter value is paid by the electronic payment means.
US09818085B2
A method and system for integrating restrictions in an identity management system is provided. The method includes generating a role/account attribute table storage from static and dynamic rule defined values. A role request for a first role associated with a user is received and a set of attributes comprising a result of the role request are calculated. The set of attributes are transmitted to a target system for evaluation and a result is received.
US09818082B1
Techniques for managing a removal channel may be described. In an example, a first estimate may be generated. The first estimate may be associated with removing a volume of items from an inventory space within a planning horizon through a removal channel. A decision to remove the volume of items may be accessed. The decision may be based on the first estimate and a second estimate associated with adding a capacity for inventorying an equivalent volume of items. Based on the decision, a constraint may be generated and imposed on an inventory level of an item during a time period of the planning horizon. A quantity of the item to remove within the time period through the removal channel may be estimated based on the constraint. Usage of the removal channel during the time period may be set based on the quantity of the item to remove.
US09818076B2
A system is provided that visualizes an allocation of resources. The system displays a chart, where the chart includes a list of tasks and a timeline including time units. The system further displays task indicators within the timeline of the chart, where a task indicator includes task indicator segments, and where an area of a task indicator segment is proportional to a work scope of a resource allocated to a corresponding task. The system further receives a user interaction that includes a movement of the task indicator segment from a first task indicator that corresponds to a first task to a second task indicator that corresponds to a second task. The system further allocates the resource from the first task to the second task. The system further modifies the display of at least one task indicator within the timeline of the chart based on the allocation of the resource.
US09818075B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving tracked locations from a plurality of the client devices and monitoring the tracked locations over time in order to determine a respective task progress for each of a plurality of first users based on monitoring.
US09818070B2
The present invention extends to methods, machines, systems, and computer program products for producing multiple packaging products in a tiled configuration within source production material, enabling production of multiple packaging products in parallel. Embodiments include accessing item data identifying items that are to be packaged, and determining packaging requirements for each item. A pair of box sizes that satisfy the packaging requirements are selected for tiled production. A packaging production machine to be used is also selected. Selection of the box sizes and/or the packaging production machine is based on a collective analysis of packaging requirements, packing system characteristics, and packaging machine characteristics. Based on the collective analysis, it is determined how to allocate box production to the production machine, and the pair of box sizes is matched to the production machine. Box production instructions are generated and sent to the packaging production machine.
US09818069B2
A queue management scheme whereby a system-wide status is considered together with a status of each and every specific or particular queue and associated device within the system, in order to efficiently and effectively balance the needs and desires of customers with the needs and desires of an entity that provides services to the customers.
US09818067B2
A self-learning system for categorizing log entries may be provided. A text classifier may identify a log description of a log entry in response to text of the log description being associated with indicators of a word model. A datafield classifier may generate a datafield metrics including an accuracy of the categorical identifiers representing the datafield. A metafield classifier may generate a context metrics for the context of the log entry, the context metrics including an accuracy categorical identifiers representing the metafields. A combination classifier may form a weighted classification set and select a categorical identifier as being representative of the datafield based on the weighted classification set. A categorical controller may identify new categories based on an analysis of the context metrics of the log entry.
US09818062B2
A cohort analysis mechanism analyzes cohorts to infer one or more additional attributes for an input case to provide a refined input case to answer a question in a question answering system. The refined input case is then used to answer a question in the question answering system. The refined input case can be used in a traditional question answering flow or in a flow that again uses cohort analysis to extract relevant data to answer the question. The cohort analysis mechanism analyzes cohorts to find common attributes in the cohorts and then determines whether to infer the common attributes into the refined input case. The cohort analysis mechanism may determine to dialog with a user to confirm an inferred attribute.
US09818054B1
A data readout device is provided and includes a reflective base, reflective sidewalls disposed about the reflective base and an actuation system. The actuation system is configured to modify relative positioning of one of the reflective base and the reflective sidewalls to either reflect incoming radiation back toward an origin thereof or to reflect the incoming radiation away from the origin thereof.
US09818052B2
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image of an identification card; a printing unit; a utilization purpose entry receiving unit configured to receive an entry of a utilization purpose of a document to be printed by the printing unit; and a control unit configured to overlap a text indicating the utilization purpose received by the utilization purpose entry receiving unit, with the image of the identification card, and to instruct the printing unit to print the overlapped text and the image of the identification card.
US09818050B2
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material by a plurality of color materials, the apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine, based on converted data that are converted from image data corresponding to each image formed by the plurality of color materials, values each relating to an area of a respective color material caused to adhere to a recording material; and a detection unit configured to detect, based on the values each relating to the area of the respective color material that the determination unit determines, an overlapping of color materials.
US09818034B1
Detecting a pattern in an image by receiving the image of a pattern and storing the image in a memory, where the pattern is composed of shapes that have geometrical properties that are invariant under near projective transforms. In some embodiments the process detects shapes in the image using the geometrical properties of the shapes, determines the alignment of the various shapes, and, corresponds or matches the shapes in the image with the shapes in the pattern. This pattern detection process may be used for calibration or distortion correction in optical devices.
US09818026B2
The present invention relates to a people counter using a TOF camera and a method of counting people, and more particularly, to a people counter using a TOF camera that can easily check and count objects corresponding to people by filtering objects moving in an image on the basis of depth information obtained by the TOF camera, and a method of counting people. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily revise depth information and size information of an object, which are obtained by a TOF camera disposed on a ceiling, into actual depth and size information, and to ensure reliability in counting people without complicated setup and operation by providing the information so that an object corresponding to a person can be easily recognized and counted from image information obtained by filtering the information into depth information of a person.
US09818023B2
A method for face detection includes capturing a depth map and an image of a scene and selecting one or more locations in the image to test for presence of human faces. At each selected location, a respective face detection window is defined, having a size that is scaled according to a depth coordinate of the location that is indicated by the depth map. Apart of the image that is contained within each face detection window is processed to determine whether the face detection window contains a human face. Similar methods may also be applied in identifying other object types.
US09818021B2
A method for determining a local refractive power in a volume element of a transparent object using a pattern includes observing the pattern through the transparent object by a first camera, determining, using the observed pattern, a three-dimensional (3-D) shape and position of a surface of a particular volume element of the transparent object facing the pattern and using the determined 3-D shape and surface position of the particular volume element, determining a local refractive power for the particular volume element.
US09818019B2
An apparatus for processing medical images includes a storage unit storing fingerprints that respectively correspond to a plurality of functions, a user input unit detecting a fingerprint of a user, and a controller performing a function corresponding to the detected fingerprint, from among the functions.
US09818017B2
A fingerprint identification module includes a cover plate, a fingerprint identification sensor, at least one light source, and a plurality of fibers. The cover plate has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface. The fingerprint identification sensor and the at least one light source are located under the inner surface, and the at least one light source is located adjacent to the fingerprint identification sensor. The fibers are arranged in an array and are located between the cover plate and the fingerprint identification sensor, wherein each of the fibers has a light incident surface. The light incident surface faces the inner surface and is inclined relative to the inner surface.
US09818006B1
A method of programming an RFID tag in an image-forming device is disclosed. The RFID tag is programmed while media is paused in a duplex media path. The RFID tag is programmed using an antenna located between a simplex media path and the duplex media path. Other methods and systems are disclosed.
US09818005B2
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for loading program data on to an unpowered electronic device, such as an RFID tag that includes volatile memory. Initially, the tag is unpowered. Thus, the volatile memory in the tag will not have any stored data. In order to load data into the memory of the tag, a reader can power the tag wirelessly. The reader includes an antenna configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation and receive backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The reader also includes a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The processing unit may analyze the backscatter radiation to determine a supply voltage induced in the tag. In response to the induced voltage being greater than a threshold, the processing unit may alter the transmitted electromagnetic radiation to communicate tag data.
US09817993B2
The invention proposes several improvements related to the management of secure elements, like UICCs embedding Sim applications, these secure elements being installed, fixedly or not, in terminals, like for example mobile phones. In some cases, the terminals are constituted by machines that communicate with other machines for M2M (Machine to Machine) applications.
US09817985B2
A content management system including a content management server and a client terminal connected to the content management server via a communication network, wherein the content management server transmits, to the client terminal, a management server ID identifying the content management server and a content deletion request, the client terminal receives the management server ID and the content deletion request from the content management server, determines whether or not the received management server ID matches a management server ID saved on the client terminal side, and if they match, deletes the content saved on the client terminal side, in a removable media, the content corresponding to the deletion request. A content, that is saved in various forms on the client terminal side is disabled for playback at an appropriate timing; accordingly, it is possible to reduce risks such as information leakage to ensure security, and also ensure content integrity.
US09817978B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a control chain generation module is configured to receive, from a control database, a security guideline control to be implemented with respect to a hardware asset. The control chain generation module is configured to select, based on requirements to satisfy the security guideline and attributes of the hardware asset, a security implementation control. The control chain generation module is configured to select a control assessor to monitor the compliance of the hardware asset with the security guideline and is configured to define a control chain including the security guideline control, the security implementation control, and the control assessor. The control chain generation module is configured to send an instruction to apply the control chain to the hardware asset such that the control assessor monitors the hardware asset for compliance with the security guideline.
US09817976B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for detecting malware in a manner that mitigates the consumption of processing and/or storage resources of a processing device. An apparatus may include a first processor component of a processing device to generate entries in a chronological order within a first page modification log maintained within a first storage divided into multiple pages, each entry to indicate a write access made by the first processor component to a page of the multiple pages; a retrieval component of a graphics controller of the processing device to recurringly retrieve indications from the first page modification log of at least one recently written page of the multiple pages; and a scan component of the graphics controller to recurringly scan the at least one recently written page to detect malware within the at least one recently written page.
US09817974B1
Execution of a sample program being evaluated for malware is initiated and then suspended to set breakpoints on timing operations of the sample program. Execution of the sample program is suspended again when a breakpoint is hit, at which time a loop is identified in the sample program and evaluated for presence of stalling code. Execution flow of the sample program is changed to exit the loop when the loop is determined to include the stalling code.
US09817970B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting attacks on at least one virtual machine in a system including at least one host server (10) hosting a set of virtual machines (VM1, VM2, VM3, etc.), the method including the steps of: receiving (E2) an alert indicating a breakdown in performance in a virtual machine; verifying (E3) that a mechanism for managing resource contention has been implemented for the virtual machine; detecting (E5), over a given time interval, at least one time correlation between the breakdown in performance that occurred in the virtual machine and a variation in the use of at least one resource of the host server by at least one other virtual machine, data representing the use of resources being collected at regular intervals.
US09817963B2
A user participating in an e-commerce session can be authenticated based on user-touchscreen interaction analysis. That is, a user requested action can be determined that requires additional authentication. Such authentication can further include, requesting analysis of user-touchscreen interaction for the e-commerce session and receiving a pattern matching score for the session from a computer. The pattern matching score can provide an indication of a comparison between the user's interaction with a touchscreen during the session and a pre-established user-touchscreen interaction profile for the user. A computer can perform a verification action to verify an identity of the user based on the received pattern matching score. Responsive to a successful verification of the identity, the computer can perform the requested action.
US09817957B1
A processing device comprises a processor coupled to a memory and is configured to predict or otherwise determine that a user will utilize a target application on a user device in involvement with a particular set of smart objects, to request cryptographic material for activating the smart objects of the set, to receive the cryptographic material responsive to the request, and to utilize the cryptographic material to activate the smart objects. Each of the activated smart objects provides a verifier with a proof of involvement with the user device. The verifier controls user access to the target application based at least in part on the proofs provided by the activated smart objects. The determining, requesting, receiving and utilizing operations in some embodiments are performed by a learning agent running on the processing device. The learning agent illustratively includes functionality for learning target application access behavior of the user over time.
US09817950B2
The present method provides for conversion of handwritten to data that is accurate and fast, yet with improved security. The method provides handwritten data split into two or more components and, thus, provided, out of context, for conversion into printed data, and for the secured transmittal of printed data for assembly into context for transmission to the client. The present disclosure also provides for storage of the unassembled data for future use.
US09817944B2
The invention provides methods for comparing one set of genetic sequences to another without discarding any information within either set. A set of genetic sequences is represented using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) avoiding any unwarranted reduction to a linear data structure. The invention provides a way to align one sequence DAG to another to produce an alignment that can itself be stored as a DAG. DAG-to-DAG alignment is a natural choice wherever a set of genomic information consisting of more than one string needs to be compared to any non-linear reference. For example, a subpopulation DAG could be compared to a population DAG in order to compare the genetic features of that subpopulation to those of the population.
US09817939B2
Embodiments relate an emulation environment that places debugging logic in a manner that connections between the debugging logic and logic components outputs can be efficiently routed. In one embodiment, the host system places the debugging logic after placing the logic components of the DUT, but before routing the logic components. In another embodiment, the host system places debugging logic after placing and routing logic components of the DUT. In another embodiment, for one or more emulator FPGAs, the host system places debugging logic units of the debugging logic evenly across the FPGA before placing logic components of the DUT.
US09817933B2
Systems and methods for implementing boundary-less hierarchical networks including methods of generating such networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hierarchical network in an integrated circuit that includes a plurality of computing elements, where the plurality of computing elements have M outputs and N inputs, and a plurality of switches arranged into stages of switches wherein the plurality of computing elements are connected to switches in a first stage, the switches in the first stage are connected to the plurality of computing elements and switches in a second stage, where the switches in the second stage are connected to the switches in the first stage, at least M+1 adjacent computing elements can connect to at least two nearest neighboring computing elements via a stage 1 switch, and every computing element can connect with every other computing element within the hierarchical network.
US09817931B1
Systems and methods automatically generate optimized hardware description language (HDL) code for an executable model. An intermediate representation is generated for the executable model, which includes model elements. The intermediate representation includes nodes corresponding to the model elements. The HDL code is generated from the intermediate representation. A synthesis tool chain performs hardware synthesis using the HDL code. The synthesis tool chain generates performance characteristics of hardware components defined by the synthesis tool chain. The performance characteristics are mapped to the nodes of the intermediate representation, and one or more performance bottlenecks are identified. At least one optimization technique is applied to the intermediate representation to produce a revised intermediate representation, which is then used to generate new HDL code. The process may be repeated until the performance bottlenecks are eliminated or a termination criterion is met.
US09817928B2
Roughly described, an integrated circuit device has a conductor extending entirely through the substrate, connected on one end to the substrate topside surface and on the other end to the substrate backside surface. In various embodiments the conductor is insulated from all RDL conductors on the backside of the substrate, and/or is insulated from all conductors and device features on any below-adjacent chip in a 3D integrated circuit structure. Methods of fabrication are also described.
US09817925B1
Embodiments of the invention disclose the determination of the actual shape of a cumulative distribution function (CDF) for an energetic composition. Sensitivity tests and historical data are configured for input into an electronic processor. An energetic determination tool is configured to determine the actual shape of the CDF. The actual shape of the CDF is output in a tangible medium.
US09817916B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for improving the delivery of web content that has been authored for multiple devices. In certain embodiments, an intermediary device such as a proxy server determines the characteristics of a client device requesting multi-device content, obtains and examines the multi-device content, and in view of the particular requesting client device removes portions that are irrelevant for that device. Doing so can accelerate delivery of the content by reducing payload and relieving the client device of the processing burden associated with parsing the content to make that determination itself, among other things.
US09817914B2
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to XML schema validation and provide a method, system and computer program product for optimized XML schema validation and XML document parsing. In one embodiment, an XML data processing system can include shared memory; an XML co-processing proxy comprising program code enabled to receive at least one of XML document schema validation and XML document parsing requests from client applications, and at least one XML processing element coupled to the shared memory. In particular, the XML processing element can be configured to perform the at least one of the XML schema validation and XML document parsing on XML documents provided by the XML co-processing proxy. The XML processing element further can be configured to place results of XML schema validation or the XML document parsing in the shared memory.
US09817903B2
Systems and methods are presented for generating recommendations using multi-level social network analysis of user behavior. In some embodiments, the system receives a set of user interactions, from a plurality of users, performed on a set of data objects; generates a set of associations between the set of data objects; and identifies a set of data object clusters indicative of the set of associations. The system generates an organization of the set of data objects based on the set of associations and the set of data object clusters and causes presentation of a plurality of data objects of the set of data objects on a user interface of a user device based on the organization.
US09817900B2
A clothing search system provides a clothing search to users using a component-based image search. Retailer catalogs are analyzed to determine clothing components within clothing images. Features associated with the components are determined. When a user requests a clothing search, the clothing search system selects clothing based on the components and features requested by the user. The user may also provide an image to the clothing search system. The clothing search system determines components and features of the image and identifies clothing with matching components.
US09817889B2
The present invention relates to a searching device, searching method, and program whereby searching for a word string corresponding to input voice can be performed in a robust manner.A voice recognition unit 11 subjects an input voice to voice recognition. A matching unit 16 performs matching, for each of multiple word strings for search results which are word strings that are to be search results for word strings corresponding to the input voice, of a pronunciation symbol string for search results, which is an array of pronunciation symbols expressing pronunciation of the word string search result, and a recognition result pronunciation symbol string which is an array of pronunciation symbols expressing pronunciation of the voice recognition results of the input voice. An output unit 17 outputs a search result word string which is the result of searching the word strings corresponding to the input voice from the multiple word strings for search results, based on the matching results of the pronunciation symbol string for search results and the recognition result pronunciation symbol string. The present invention can be applied in the case of performing voice searching, for example.
US09817878B2
A content management system synchronizes content items across client computing systems connected by a network. Each client device has a storage allocation for synchronized shared content items. If the storage allocation for shared content items on a client device is exceeded by the request to add or edit a content item such that it is enlarged, or open a large content item remote to the client device, a client application or the host of content management system selects content items to remove from residence on the client device but keep remotely on content management system. Upon removal of the selected content items, the client application creates shadow items, representing the content item but only containing the metadata of the content item. This creates sufficient space for the initial request to be completed while maintaining user access to all synchronized shared content items.
US09817873B2
The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for mining community users, belonging to the field of Internet communications. The method includes: acquiring original community data of a community user; calculating intimacy scores of the community user with respect to other community users according to the original community data of the community user, the intimacy scores being used for indicating degrees of intimacy of the community user with respect to the other community users; clustering the community users according to the intimacy scores of the community user with respect to the other community users, and forming a community user circle; and displaying the community user circle to community users in the community user circle, so that the community users in the community user circle communicate with each other. The apparatus includes: a first acquiring module, a calculation module, a clustering module, and a display module.
US09817871B2
Systems and methods of prioritizing retrieval and/or processing of data related to a subset of attributes based on a prediction of associated values are presented herein. In certain implementations, a request for values associated with respective first attributes may be received. Based on the request, first queries for data related to the first attributes may be performed. Based on the first queries, a first subset of data related to calculating at least some of the associated values may be received. At least some of the associated values may be predicted based on the first subset of data. Based on the prediction of the associated values, retrieval and/or processing of data related to a first subset of the first attributes may be prioritized over retrieval and/or processing of data related to one or more other subsets of the first attributes.
US09817863B1
Performing a user initiated search query is disclosed and comprises receiving user input comprising description details of at least one desired object, retrieving a plurality of objects from a database sharing one or more of the description details of the user input, constructing a tree data structure based on the description details of the plurality of objects, the tree data structure comprising one or more attributes related to each of the plurality of objects retrieved, displaying visual images associated with the retrieved plurality of objects, the visual images matching at least one of the attributes related to the plurality of objects, and receiving a user selection of one or more of the visual images.
US09817860B2
Methods of generating filters automatically from data processing jobs are described. In an embodiment, these filters are automatically generated from a compiled version of the data processing job using static analysis which is applied to a high-level representation of the job. The executable filter is arranged to suppress rows and/or columns within the data to which the job is applied and which do not affect the output of the job. The filters are generated by a filter generator and then stored and applied dynamically at a filtering proxy that may be co-located with the storage node that holds the data. In another embodiment, the filtered data may be cached close to a compute node which runs the job and data may be provided to the compute node from the local cache rather than from the filtering proxy.
US09817858B2
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for generating a hash identifier. One example method includes: identifying a record to include in a table, the record associated with two or more primary key fields that are concatenated to create a concatenated key, wherein the table includes one or more hash columns for storing hash identifiers; applying a hash function to the concatenated key to create a new hash value; determining whether a record in the table has a hash value matching the new hash value; in response to determining that a hash value of a record matches the new hash value and the concatenated key of the identified record does not match the concatenated key of any existing record, adding a counter to the new hash value to generate a unique hash ID; and storing the record, including the unique hash ID, in the table.
US09817856B2
A system includes generation of a definition of a table including a partitioning column of the table and a threshold size, allocation of a first memory partition for the table, determination that a size of the records of the table in the first memory partition is greater than the threshold size, and, in response to the determination that the size of the records of the table in the first memory partition is greater than the threshold size, determination that a maximum value of the partitioning column in the records of the table in the first memory partition, determination of a minimum value of the partitioning column in the records of the table in the first memory partition, generation of metadata indicating that records of the table in which the value of the partitioning column is in a range between and including the minimum value and the maximum value are stored in the first memory partition, and allocation of a second memory partition for the table.
US09817852B2
An electronic system includes: a storage device configured to store a descriptor, including a key and a value, having multiple versions linked on the storage device; a storage interface, coupled to the storage device, configured to provide an entry having a location; and retrieve the descriptor, including the key and the value, based on the entry having the location for selecting one of the versions of the descriptor.
US09817851B2
The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic generation and modification of input schemas. One computer-implemented method includes receiving event data from a data source with an event collector, the data source registered with the event collector to transmit event data to the event collector, transmitting the received event data for analysis, saving the transmitted event data, determining whether to create or update a business intelligence view, determining whether to create or update an input schema based on the saved event data, and providing, by a computer, an input schema describing how data is represented in the database to a query generation engine.
US09817846B1
The arrangement and selection of digital content to present to a user can be based upon criteria such as profitability or interest to a user. The selection can also be made to ensure that a diversity of item content is presented. The selection can utilize various rules or policies for diversity at the category level or item feature level, among other such options. In addition to selection diversity, the placement of item content displayed can satisfy various diversity criteria in order to ensure diversity of display as well.
US09817843B2
In an example, one or more computing devices operate to provide a context-aware reputation of a place, such as in relation to a human user. Context may include the user's identity and purpose, as well as environmental factors such as time of day, weather, and political drivers. The device may communicate with a server to receive globalized safety intelligence. When the user enters a zone, the device may determine a context-sensitive reputation, such as “Green,” “Yellow,” or “Red.” Depending on the reputation, the device may then take an appropriate action, such as warning the user or providing additional information.
US09817842B2
It is an object to reduce a troublesomeness required to export/import an address book (destination table) between image processing apparatuses. For this purpose, at the time of import request of destination data for import, an import instruction to a group destination table is made. A group destination table ID which coincides with a destination table ID obtained from the destination data for import is retrieved. The group destination table associated with the group destination table ID is specified as a group destination table of an import destination side. The destination data obtained from the destination data for import is imported as destination data into the specified group destination table (group destination table DB).
US09817831B2
A method to monetize multimedia queries is provided. The method includes receiving a multimedia query from a client device. In response, to the multimedia query a collection of thumbnails representing multimedia files is created. Position information for advertisement information is generated based on multimedia content included in the multimedia files. The position information specifies where the advertisement information should be displayed. Accordingly, advertisement information associated with advertisers that pay above a specified threshold is displayed with thumbnails of the multimedia content or with the actual multimedia content.
