US11382247B2
A mounting device, comprising: a mounting section on which a feeding unit is installed to supply components by feeding a packaging member where the components are packaged at predetermined intervals; a mounting head configured to pick up a component from the packaging member; an imaging section configured to image the packaging member; and a control section configured to obtain a packaging pitch based on a reference pattern of the packaging member with the packaged components, the reference pattern being acquired based on a pre-pickup image which is a captured image of the packaging member before picking up a component, and a post-pickup image which is a captured image of the packaging member after picking up the component.
US11382239B2
A fan module configured to be detachably connected to an electronic device includes an electrical connector and a circuit board assembly. The electrical connector includes a plurality of pins configured to be electrically connected to the electronic device. The circuit board assembly is embedded inside the electrical connector and is electrically connected to one or more of the pins. The circuit board assembly includes a circuit board and an integrated circuit disposed on the circuit board.
US11382231B2
A socket connector assembly for a communication system includes a socket connector having a socket housing holding socket contacts having deflectable spring beams. The socket connector assembly includes a cable assembly coupled to the socket connector having an outer housing holding a paddle card with paddle card contacts interfacing with the separable mating interfaces of the socket contacts. The cable assembly includes cables terminated to the paddle card coupled to corresponding paddle card contacts. The socket connector assembly includes a spring plate coupled to the outer housing secured to the host circuit board to press the cable assembly downward toward the host circuit board to compress the deflectable spring beams of the socket contacts.
US11382214B2
A method for fabricating an assemble substrate is provided, including stacking a circuit portion on a plurality of circuit members. The circuit members are spaced apart from one another in a current packaging process to increase a layer area. The assemble substrate thus fabricated meets the requirements for a packaging substrate of a large size, and has a high yield and low fabrication cost.
US11382202B2
A method of controlling a lighting fixture based on motion detection includes: receiving a plurality of captured image frames; obtaining a plurality of resampled image frames by resampling the captured image frames according to regional characteristics of the resampled image frames; dynamically adjusting a sensitivity for motion detection according to the regional characteristics of the resampled image frames; performing motion detection on the resampled image frames according to the sensitivity; and controlling the lighting fixture according to a result of the motion detection.
US11382200B2
A load control device is configured to generate a control signal having a desired magnitude for controlling a load regulation device adapted to control the power delivered to an electrical load. The load control device may comprise a control terminal arranged to provide the control signal to the load regulation device, a communication circuit for generating the control signal, and a control circuit configured to generate an output signal that is provided to the communication circuit. The communication circuit may be characterized by non-linear operation. The control circuit may adjust the magnitude of the output signal in response to the difference between the magnitude of the control signal and the desired magnitude to adjust the magnitude of the control signal towards the desired magnitude. The control circuit may also be configured to determine if an incompatible load regulation device is coupled to the load control device.
US11382181B2
A method for creating a carbon nanotube heater assembly includes creating a carbon nanotube heater with varying resistances and attaching the carbon nanotube heater to both carrier and encapsulating materials. Creating the carbon nanotube heater with varying resistances is accomplished by applying a carbon nanotube mixture to a substrate, adjusting the thickness or width of the carbon nanotube mixture, and drying the nanotube mixture.
US11382180B2
The present disclosure provides a support pedestal that includes a support member including a resistive layer having at least two zones, a routing layer, and a plurality of conductive vias. The resistive layer and the routing layer are disposed in different planes of the support member and are connected by the plurality of vias. The number of zones of the resistive layer is greater than or equal to a number of wires coupled to the routing layer. The routing layer may include a plurality of arm portions that extend from a central region of the routing layer. The support pedestal may further include a second resistive layer disposed along the same plane as the routing layer.
US11382177B2
A heating apparatus includes: first and second heaters, first and second switches, first and second ramp signal generation circuits, a signal processor circuit, first and second comparison circuits, and a switch control circuit. The first and second ramp signal generation circuits generate first and second ramp signals according to first and second output currents, respectively. The signal processor circuit senses a temperature to generate a temperature-related signal. The first and second comparison circuits compare the first and second ramp signals with the temperature-related signal, to generate a first PWM signal and a second PWM signal for controlling the first and second switches respectively, to determine the first and second output currents so that there is a predetermined ratio between average powers of the first heater and the second heater.
US11382176B2
A public safety analytics gateway includes a front-end processor configured to communicate with a network gateway and a public safety enterprise server and a data collector in communication with the front end processor, wherein the front end processor is configured to receive public safety data from the public service enterprise server and forward the public safety data to both the network gateway and the data collector. A method includes setting key performance indicator thresholds for use of a network by public safety-first responder devices, determining a baseline network usage profile, monitoring the key performance indicators in view of the baseline network usage profile, and prioritizing network resource allocations for the first responder devices over network resource allocations for non-first responder based on the monitoring step.
US11382173B2
Disclosed is a method performed by an IRU (210) of a base station system (200), the base station system comprising the IRU (210), a BBU (230) connected to the IRU (210), and a first RH (221) connected to the IRU (210) via a packet data network (240). The first RH (221) is arranged for wireless transmission in RF of a plurality of antenna carriers to UEs (250). The method comprises receiving, from the BBU (230), a plurality of first digital representations of the plurality of antenna carriers of the first RH (221), each first digital representation representing one antenna carrier, the plurality of first digital representations being received in a baseband frequency range, frequency multiplexing the plurality of first digital representations of the plurality of antenna carriers into a second digital representation over a first bandwidth, and transmitting the second digital representation to the first RH (221).
US11382171B2
A geo-coordinate management framework administers an assignment of geo-coordinates of hardware devices with a known location located within a geo-spatial operating environment of an organizational messaging and risk management software system to enable cooperation between disparate systems and such hardware devices with a known location for responses to events occurring within such a geo-spatial operating environment. The geo-coordinate management framework retrieves sets of geo-coordinates representing locations of hardware devices with a known location in response to the event, wherein the set of geo-coordinates are either embedded within an application programming interface call issued following an event or stored in a look-up table that is cross-referenced in response to the application programming interface call following an event. Such a framework triggers actions based on the geo-coordinates to operate the associated hardware devices in response to the event. Further, the geo-coordinate management framework also updates the set of geo-coordinates assigned to hardware devices by auditing the hardware devices to account for changes in their location due to being moved or replaced, as well as auditing an environment covered by the organizational messaging and risk management software system to capture geo-coordinates of newly-installed hardware devices.
US11382165B2
A terminal apparatus for communicating with one or more base station apparatuses, the terminal apparatus including: a receiver configured to receive an RRC connection reconfiguration message including a DRB configuration from the one or more base station apparatuses; and a processing unit configured to release a PDCP entity, in a case that information indicating that a full configuration is applied is included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message, and that a value of an EPS bearer identity included in the DRB configuration is part of a current configuration of the terminal apparatus, and that the PDCP entity is configured on a DRB corresponding to the EPS bearer identity.
US11382162B2
A user apparatus that performs beamforming-applied communications with a base station apparatus is provided. The user apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a beam transmitted from the base station apparatus, a control unit configured to perform control related to recovery of connection to the base station apparatus in a case where the reception unit fails to receive the beam, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a random access preamble or an uplink control signal based on the control related to recovery of connection.
US11382159B2
An emergency token for one-time, highly restricted, access to an arbitrary WiFi network, while maintaining full network security and integrity, is disclosed. When an IoT medical device (IMD) detects failure in the IMD, or detects the patient having a medical emergency, IMD detects local active WiFi networks, and attempts connecting to a monitoring center through one of the networks. If the network is password protected, the connection may fail. The IMD retries the connection request using factory-installed one-time use token that is only for emergency calls only. If successful, the IMD sends an emergency message to the monitoring center, which dispatches emergency responder to the location of the IMD. Monitoring center invalidates the token with the central on-line token registrar when both the IMD and the monitoring center acknowledges that the notification is successful. A person having the proper security authorization can install a new one-time use token.
US11382158B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a data transmission method. The data transmission method includes establishing, by a station, a multi-link to an access point, the multi-link instructing the access point to provide at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and the first frequency band and the second frequency band being two different frequency bands; transmitting, by the station, a first data packet to the access point on the first frequency band; and transmitting, by the station, a second data packet to the access point on the second frequency band, wherein the access point removes the first data packet or the second data packet according to a data transmission status, the second data packet and the first data packet transmitting same service data.
US11382149B2
A portable operation interface transmits an instruction to switch an operation mode to a stacker crane with an automatic operation mode and a manual operation mode via a first wireless communication route. A second receiver is connected to the stacker crane. For example, a portable operation interface including a portable remote controller wirelessly transmits to the second receiver a connection request to establish wireless communication in the second wireless communication route. The second wireless communication route is a different route from the first wireless communication route. The second receiver that receives the connection request determines whether a first condition that the stacker crane is in the manual operation mode is satisfied. The second receiver establishes wireless communication via the second wireless communication route with the portable operation interface when it is determined that the first condition is satisfied.
US11382146B2
Embodiments provide a bearer control method and system. The bearer control method includes: establishing a PDN connection when a UE accesses a network; and identifying and transmitting a service data flow of the UE on an air interface bearer between the UE and an access network access node according to obtained QoS information, and transmitting the service data flow by using a transmission tunnel between the access network access node and a core network gateway, or directly sending the service data flow to a packet data network by using the access network access node.
US11382144B2
Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes receiving information about PRACH resource allocation, and transmitting, based on the information, the PRACH on any one of one or more PRACH occasions allocated in a PRACH slot, wherein a number of the one or more PRACH occasions is based on a preamble format and a starting Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol for the PRACH.
US11382139B2
A User Equipment (UE) measures the signal quality of a dedicated downlink reference signal transmitted by a Base Station (BS) to the UE. If the signal quality is below a threshold, the UE initiates a measurement procedure to determine a target handover BS. The UE sequentially transmits an uplink reference signal on each of UE's beams. The BSs estimate the Angle of Arrival (AoA) of any received uplink reference signal, form a dedicated downlink beam pointed toward the AoA and transmit an acknowledgment to the UE on the corresponding beam. The UE estimates the signal quality of the received acknowledgements on the different UE beams, and transmits a handover message on the UE beam on which the acknowledgement with the highest signal quality is received The acknowledgement comprises a preamble, spread using a pseudo-noise sequence specific to each BS.
US11382136B2
Methods, devices and systems are provided for performing a random access (RA) procedure. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive RA resource sets, where each of the RA resource sets is associated with a node-B directional beam, select an RA resource set from among the RA resource sets, and initiate an RA procedure based on the selected RA resource set. The RA procedure may include selecting multiple preambles which include a preamble for each resource of a plurality of resources corresponding to the selected RA resource set. The WTRU may be configured to sequentially transmit the selected multiple preambles in sequential RA transmissions, and may be configured to receive, from a node-B, in response to the RA transmissions, at least one RA response (RAR), where each of the received at least one RAR corresponds to one of the transmitted multiple preambles.
US11382130B2
A method and apparatus of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a shared spectrum channel access is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: receiving, from a base station (BS), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) including downlink control information (DCI); determining, based on the received DCI, time domain resource allocation information of a random access channel (RACH) occasion and channel sensing information; performing channel sensing on an uplink (UL) channel based on the determined channel sensing information; identifying a status of the UL channel based on a result of the channel sensing on the UL channel; and transmitting, to the BS, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble over the UL channel based on the determined time domain resource allocation information and the identified status of the UL channel.
US11382126B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a transmission type for a physical downlink shared channel, wherein the transmission type is a multicast transmission type or a unicast transmission type. The UE may determine, based at least in part on the transmission type for the physical downlink shared channel, a transmission configuration indicator state, of a plurality of possible transmission configuration indicator states, that corresponds to a quasi-co-location assumption, of a plurality of possible quasi-co-location assumptions, for the physical downlink shared channel. The UE may decode the physical downlink shared channel based at least in part on the transmission configuration indicator state. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11382125B2
A data transmission method includes: receiving scheduling signaling sent by a base station, wherein the scheduling signaling carries scheduling type indication information; determining a scheduling type corresponding to the scheduling type indication information based on the scheduling type indication information and pre-stored configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes a correspondence between a plurality of pieces of scheduling type indication information and a plurality of scheduling types; and performing resource scheduling based on the scheduling type to achieve data transmission.
US11382124B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving a control channel in a communication system. A method for transmitting control information by a base station includes: configuring a control resource set including a plurality of REGs; interleaving, on a frequency axis, the plurality of REGs included in the control resource set; configuring an REG pool including at least two interleaved REGs; configuring at least one CCE in the REG pool; and transmitting control information through a search space configured by the at least one CCE. Therefore, the present invention improves performance of a communication system.
US11382123B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information. In the present invention, transmitted downlink control information at least comprises one or more of the following information fields: a first information field used for indicating the frequency domain resources occupied by the data resources scheduled by the DCI, a second information field used for indicating the time frequency resources occupied by the data resources scheduled by the DCI, and a third information field used for indicating the scheduled N users. As the resource size occupied by the transmission resources in the frequency domain and/or in the time domain is indicated by means of the downlink control information, transmission of downlink control information can be implemented in flexible resource allocation scenarios having variable transmission time intervals.
US11382107B2
Provided are a method for performing sidelink communication by a first apparatus (9010), and the first apparatus (9010) supporting the same. The method may include: receiving, from a second apparatus (9020), a message related to initiation of a service requested by the second apparatus (9020); and determining whether to provide the service based on the message.
US11382103B2
In environments such as buildings in which access points are densely deployed, those access points influence each other. To provide a frequency channel allocation scheme in such densely populated environments information gathered by the access points are collected. In such a situation, relying on a list of neighboring access points, background noise, communication medium business, the beacon messages received from access points as well as their associated RSSI, may lead to a frequency channel allocation scheme that may not significantly reduce the interference between access points. The invention introduces an activity-based distance computed between at least two access points which represents a time overlap in a use of the communication medium.
US11382102B2
This application provides a data transmission method and apparatus, to improve data transmission reliability. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal device, first indication information sent by a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first preset condition, and the first preset condition is used to determine a resource used for sending data; determining, by the first terminal device from a first resource set according to the first indication information, a first resource that meets the first preset condition; and sending, by the first terminal device, first data by using the first resource.
US11382101B1
A communication device generates a first packet to include a first indication of one or more first frequency subchannels in a first frequency segment that will be utilized to transmit the first packet. The communication device also generates a second packet to include a second indication of one or more second frequency subchannels in a second frequency segment that will be utilized to transmit the second packet. The communication device simultaneously transmits the first packet via the first frequency segment and the second packet via the second frequency segment.
US11382099B2
Disclosed is a method of allocating time slots for a wireless headset in a communication period, the wireless headset comprising a first earpiece and a second earpiece that are independent from each other, wherein the method comprises: sending, by the first earpiece, a request message to a mobile device in a first time slot of the communication period; sending, by the mobile device, audio data to the first earpiece and the second earpiece in a plurality of time slots subsequent to the first time slot based on the request message; sending, by the first earpiece, a first control message to the second earpiece in a second time slot after the plurality of time slots; and sending, by the second earpiece, a second control message to the first earpiece in a third time slot subsequent to the second time slot based on the first control message.
US11382094B2
Optimized self-contained transmissions in new radio (NR) shared spectrum (NR-SS) networks are disclosed. In various aspect, during a transmission opportunity, the transmission configurations last slot of the transmission opportunity may be adjusted to provide a user equipment (UE) additional resource for processing and transmitting acknowledgement signaling. The transmission configurations adjusted may include sub-carrier spacing (SCS), uplink control channel formatting, and the like. Additional aspect provide for acknowledgement signaling from a first transmission opportunity to be requested and transmitted during the channel reservation signaling for the next transmission opportunity.
US11382085B2
This application discloses a search space determining method of a wireless apparatus, relates to the field of communications technologies, and is used to resolve a problem that an existing search space determining method cannot be applied to a future evolved network. The method includes: obtaining a second parameter, and a first parameter corresponding to a control resource set, where the first parameter is a positive integer not equal to 39827, 39829, and 65537, and the second parameter is equal to 65537 or is a prime number not equal to 65537; and determining a search space of the control resource set based on the first parameter and the second parameter. This application is applicable to a search space determining process.
US11382080B2
This disclosure relates to providing system information for cell access to link budget limited devices. According to some embodiments, a base station may transmit a master information block (MIB), a first system information block (SIB), and second SIBs. The first SIB and the second SIBs may be configured for different device categories, and may accordingly have different characteristics. For example, the first SIB may be configured for link budget limited devices, and may include information specific to such devices and/or may exclude information not relevant to such devices or not critical to accessing the cell. In some instances, the first SIB may also include information from the MIB, such that at least some devices may be able to decode the first SIB and gain cell access without decoding the MIB.
US11382078B2
A signal sending method, a signal receiving method, and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: generating, by a terminal device, a first symbol group that carries a first preamble, where the first symbol group includes four groups of symbols; and sending, by the terminal device, the first symbol group to a network device in K groups of uplink subframes, where any two groups of uplink subframes in the K groups of uplink subframes are not adjacent, each group of uplink subframes in the K groups of uplink subframes include at least one uplink subframe, and uplink subframes included in the group of uplink subframes are continuous subframes, where K is a positive integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to 4.
US11382076B2
Some of the present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition. The method may include receiving, from a base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) comprising downlink control information (DCI) in a control resource set (CORESET). The method then determines a spatial domain filter for a PUCCH transmission based on an index associated with the CORESET. After determining the spatial domain filter, the method may transmit, to the base station, a PUCCH in a slot using the spatial domain filter, and transmit, to the base station, a repeat of the PUCCH in one of the same slot, or a different slot, using the spatial domain filter.
US11382061B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for configuring a paging area while centering a terminal thereon and updating the same in a network supporting a light connection. According to the present disclosure, a terminal in a communication system may: receive an RRC connection release message including paging area (PA)-related information from a first base station and receive system information from a second base station; and check whether a PA has been changed, on the basis of the PA-related information and PA-related information included in the system information, and transmit an RRC connection resume request message to the second base station when the PA has been changed.
US11382057B2
Wireless communication techniques that include network service discovery and selection techniques in wireless communication systems are discussed. A UE may trigger a first subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) calculation associated with a first registration procedure. The first registration procedure may be used to register the UE in a first wireless communication network associated with a first radio access technology (RAT). The UE may also trigger a second registration procedure to register the UE in a second wireless communication network associated with a second RAT upon detecting a first failure instance of the first SUCI calculation. Other features are also described.
US11382046B2
There are provided a communication apparatus and a method. The communication apparatus comprising: a circuitry operative to determine respective priorities of a plurality of target receivers to which data is transmitted, and assign power for transmitting the data at least according to a power loss feature related to a particular target receiver of which the priority is the highest or is higher than a power threshold; and a transmitter, operative to transmit, to the plurality of target receivers, the data with the assigned power.
US11382042B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for enhanced power savings in wireless devices through mobile initiated dormancy procedure. A user equipment (UE) may establish radio resource control (RRC) connectivity with a base station of the network, and transmit and receive one or more distinct signaling messages for dormancy state initialization and suspension at the UE. Dormancy state implementation at the UE may conserve available power resources at the UE during periods of inactive data transaction. The one or more signaling messages may contain a single or multi-bit indication for the receiving device, and may be transmitted via direct signaling on upper layer protocols of the data network or mapped to allocated resources of a data transmission. The signaling messages may sustain synchronization between the interpreted functional mode of the UE at the base station and the implemented mode at the UE.
US11382038B2
Systems and methods for transmission and reception of a wake-up signal having a determined maximum length that is related to a maximum repetition value of another signal are disclosed. Embodiments of a method in a wireless device for determining a maximum length of a wake-up signal representing a maximum duration of the wake-up signal, the WUSmax value being related to a maximum repetition value representing a maximum number of repetitions of signals transmitted by a network node in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method in the wireless device includes receiving a Rmax value from the network node, determining a WUSmax value based on the Rmax value, and attempting to detect a wake-up signal from the network node using the determined WUSmax value.
US11382024B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies and provide a method for transmitting system information, an apparatus, and a system, to reduce a delay in obtaining correct system information by a terminal device. One method includes: generating a system information block SIB, and sending the SIB in N time units of a SIB period, wherein a first time unit of the N time units includes a redundancy version number of the SIB that is set to 0, the SIB period comprises T time unit groups, and the T time unit groups comprise TP SIB candidate sending time unit groups, wherein TP≤T, each of the T time unit groups comprises A time units for a clear channel assessment (CCA), and each of the TP SIB candidate sending time unit groups comprises r SIB candidate sending time units, and wherein N is a total quantity of SIB candidate sending time units comprised in one or more of the TP SIB candidate sending time unit groups that the CCA is successful, and N≤TP×r.
US11382022B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for packet forwarding control protocol (PFCP) message bundling. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. In some embodiments, apparatus can be configured to: determine that more than one control protocol messages should be sent between a control plane entity and a user plane entity or said user plane entity and said control plane entity; determine the control plane entity and the user plane entity support sending and receiving a single datagram carrying more than one control protocol messages; extend a header of each control protocol message to indicate that the datagram is carrying more than one control protocol messages; combine one or more message types and respective message elements of the more than one control protocol messages into the single datagram; and cause sending said single datagram.
US11382021B2
A method and apparatus are provided for processing a Class-3 MAC Data frame. The Class-3 MAC Data frame may include a Type field, a Subtype field, and a Class-3 MAC Data frame-specific MAC subheader that includes a basic service set identifier (BSSID) field, an association identifier (AID) field, and a direction indicator. A station (STA) may determine the intended recipient of the Class-3 MAC Data frame based on the BSSID field, the AID field, and the direction indicator.
US11382013B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retailing, security and safety-related services, etc. on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. Disclosed in the disclosure is a method for measurement report/event operation and network signaling in an UE autonomous handover.
US11382010B2
A communication method and a system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system include intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. A method by a terminal for performing a random access procedure upon handover in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises identifying at least one of whether timing of a target cell is available or whether a physical random access channel (PRACH) association period is greater than one radio frame, determining whether to initiate a random access procedure on the target cell before receiving and decoding a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) of the target cell based on the identification, and performing the random access procedure based on the determination.
US11382003B2
A mobile communication device including a Radio Frequency (RF) device and a controller is provided. The controller is coupled to the RF device and configured to allocate the RF device to selectively communicate with a Packet Switched (PS)-based network using a first subscriber identity or with a service network using a second subscriber identity, and ignore a paging message associated with the first subscriber identity during an ongoing on-demand service associated with the second subscriber identity.
US11381995B2
A method for utilizing quality of service information in a network with tunneled backhaul is disclosed, comprising: establishing a backhaul bearer at a base station with a first core network, the backhaul bearer established by a backhaul user equipment (UE) at the base station, the backhaul bearer having a single priority parameter, the backhaul bearer terminating at a first packet data network gateway in the first core network; establishing an encrypted internet protocol (IP) tunnel between the base station and a coordinating gateway in communication with the first core network and a second core network; facilitating, for at least one UE attached at the base station, establishment of a plurality of UE data bearers encapsulated in the secure IP tunnel, each with their own QCI; and transmitting prioritized data of the plurality of UE data bearers via the backhaul bearer and the coordinating gateway to the second core network.
US11381993B2
A hotspot comprises WAN interfaces, each WAN interface coupleable with a wireless WAN, at least two wireless WANs including at least two cellular WANs, at least two WAN interfaces including two ports configured to receive two SIMs, each SIM for connecting over a cellular WAN, each WAN interface disposed in or coupled to a housing; a LAN interface coupleable with a network-enabled device over a LAN, the LAN interface disposed or coupled to the housing; and an aggregator configured to use a distribution protocol to identify two or more WAN interfaces in response to a data connection request; receive outgoing data from the device; partition the outgoing data for transfer over the two or more WAN interfaces; transfer the partitioned outgoing data to the two or more WAN interfaces; receive incoming data from the two or more WAN interfaces; and transfer the directed incoming data to the device.
US11381981B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, wireless devices operating in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may perform directional listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures to gain access to a channel. In a beam-shrinking scheme for directional LBT, a wireless device may start an LBT procedure using a first beam (e.g., a wide beam). If the clear channel assessment (CCA) fails for the first beam (e.g., due to directional interference), the device may switch the LBT procedure to a second beam (e.g., a narrower beam). Depending on the direction of the interference source, the second beam may result in a successful LBT procedure. In a beam sweeping scheme for directional LBT, a wireless device may perform concurrent LBT over multiple narrow beams. If any beam of the set of beams detects frequent or continuous interference, the device may drop that beam from the concurrent LBT procedure.
US11381977B2
Systems and methods for obtaining authentication vectors issued, for use by a mobile communication terminal, by a Home Location Register (HLR) that serves a cellular communication network independently of any cooperation with the cellular network. Further to obtaining the authentication vectors, a terminal is caused to communicate over a WiFi WLAN using an encryption key derived from the obtained authentication vectors, e.g., per the EAP-SIM or EAP-AKA protocol. Since the encryption key is known, communication from the terminal is decrypted. The authentication vectors may be obtained by (i) an “impersonating” Visitor Location Register (VLR) server that does not serve the cellular network; (ii) an interrogation device which, by imitating a legitimate base station serving the cellular network, solicits the mobile communication terminal to associate with the interrogation device; or (iii) an SS7 probe, which obtains authentication vectors communicated from the HLR server to other entities on the SS7 network.
US11381970B2
A method for authenticating a connection between a user device and a vehicle includes sending, by the vehicle, a first wireless signal through a connection channel, receiving, by the vehicle, a second wireless signal through the connection channel, and acquiring, by the vehicle, a second signal strength sequence from second N continuous signal strength characteristics (PFVeh) of the second wireless signal, receiving, by the user device from the vehicle, the first wireless signal, acquiring a first signal strength sequence from first N continuous signal strength characteristics (PFUDev) of the first wireless signal, and communicating, by the user device, the first signal strength sequence to the vehicle.
US11381967B1
Subscriber identity modules can be bound to devices and utilized for authentication. An initial or additional subscriber identity module can be bound to a user device, for instance after successful user authentication by way of an alternate mechanism. A subscriber identity module of a device can be identified, and carrier data associated with the subscriber identity module can be requested and received. A determination can be made regarding whether the subscriber identity module is linked to the device, for instance by an original linkage. A user profile can be automatically updated with the carrier data to bind the user to the user device based on the subscriber identity module when the subscriber identity module is verified to be linked to the user device. Subsequently, the subscriber identity module can be utilized as a basis for authentication.
US11381958B2
Described herein are methods and devices for configuring a wireless device using audio data that is transmitted from a mobile device to the wireless device via a wired connection. For example, wireless configuration data may be sent from an audio port of the mobile device to an audio port of the wireless device while the mobile device and the wireless device are temporarily connected via an audio cable. According to an example method, a mobile device may determine wireless configuration data associated with a wireless local area network. The mobile device may then send the wireless configuration data to a wireless device via an audio port of the mobile device, such that the wireless device may be configured to access the wireless local area network.
US11381956B2
A UE policy obtaining method includes receiving, by a first PCF network element in a VPLMN, a first URSP of an HPLMN that includes a first rule from a second PCF network element in the HPLMN, and sending, to a UE, a second URSP of the VPLMN that includes a second rule and a third rule. The first rule is used to indicate an association between first S-NSSAI, a first application, and a first DNN, the first DNN being used to identify a first DN, and the first DN allowing LBO and supporting the first application and a second application. The second rule is used to indicate an association between second S-NSSAI, the first application, and the first DNN. The third rule is used to indicate an association between the second S-NSSAI, the second application, and the first DNN.
US11381954B2
A user apparatus for use in a mobile communication system that supports D2D communication, including: measurement gap control means configured to transmit a configuration request of a measurement gap for monitoring a different frequency D2D signal to a base station of a connecting or residing cell; and D2D communication means configured to monitor the different frequency D2D signal by using the measurement gap that is configured based on the configuration request.
US11381950B2
An example method includes identifying, by a mobile computing device, short-range wireless communication signals that are associated with a vehicle computing system; determining, by the mobile computing device, based on the short-range wireless communication signals, that the mobile computing device is proximate to the vehicle computing system; identifying, by the mobile computing device, an electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the vehicle, wherein the electrical connection is provided by an electrical cable that connects a port of the mobile computing device to a port of the vehicle; determining, by the mobile computing device, that the electrical connection is a charge-only connection, wherein the charge-only connection enables an electrical charging or discharging of the mobile computing device but prohibits any data transfer between the mobile computing device and the vehicle computing system; and outputting, by the mobile computing device, a notification indicative of the charge-only connection.
US11381947B2
A method includes providing a Thing Description file for an Internet of Things, IoT, device, the Thing Description file including information describing a resource provided by the IoT device, mapping the Thing Description file to a Resource Directory registration command, and transmitting the Resource Directory registration command to a Resource Directory to register the resource in the Resource Directory. Related devices and computer program products are also disclosed.
US11381946B2
A method and apparatus for providing an edge transfer according to the movement of a device are provided. The method includes receiving a handover decision and handover information from a network, when a device performs the handover and a network function virtualization instance of the source edge is transferred to the target edge. The method then transfers an M2M service instance of the source edge to an M2M edge node.
US11381937B2
With respect to an asset tracking device for determining whether a transport by a predetermined type of transportation has started, the asset tracking device includes an acceleration sensor configured to measure an acceleration experienced by the asset tracking device, a controller configured to analyze data measured by the acceleration sensor, and a transmitter. The controller is configured to determine from the data measured by the acceleration sensor whether the asset tracking device is transported by a predetermined type of transportation. The controller is configured to cause the transmitter to transmit a signal that a transport of the asset tracking device with the predetermined type of transportation has started, when the controller has determined from the data measured by the acceleration sensor that the asset tracking device is transported by the predetermined type of transportation.
US11381919B2
The present invention relates to a speaker box (1) having a speaker housing (2) and a speaker (3). The speaker (3) has a speaker chassis (4) having a flange ring (5) on the front side (6) of the speaker (3), and a magnet head (8) on the rear side (7), opposite the flange ring (5), of the speaker (3). The speaker (3) is attached, by way of its flange ring (5), to a metal plate (9) that at least partly covers the speaker housing (2) at the front. For simpler and more effective self-cooling, a section connected to the flange ring (5) and made from metal projects into the speaker housing (2) and forms a channel wall (10) of an air channel (11).
US11381917B2
The present invention discloses a vibration diaphragm in an MEMS microphone, and an MEMS microphone. The vibration diaphragm comprises a vibration diaphragm body and at least one pressure relief device defined by gaps in the vibration diaphragm body, wherein the gaps comprise at least two sections of circular arc-shaped gaps sequentially connected together. The two adjacent sections of circular arc-shaped gaps are in an S shape as a whole and centrosymmetrical with respect to a connected position thereof. The pressure relief device comprises at least two valve clacks formed by at least two sections of adjacent circular arc-shaped gaps and neck portions connected to the valve clacks and the vibration diaphragm body and of a constraint shape.
US11381916B2
A vehicle speaker system uses a speaker system of a personal mobility device including a main body configured to generate power with a battery, a steering unit connected to the main body to regulate a driving direction and in which a speaker is installed, wheels installed on the main body and the steering unit and rotated by power generated from the main body, and a controller configured to control the speaker, wherein the speaker generates a virtual engine sound when driving.
US11381912B2
An audio receiver includes a first signal port, a second signal port, a power supply port, a power ground port, and an amplifier circuit. The first signal port is coupled to an audio signal line of a transmission interface. The second signal port is coupled to an audio ground line of the transmission interface. The power supply port is coupled to a power supply line of the transmission interface to generate a power supply level to the power supply line. The power ground port is connected to the ground level and to a power ground line of the transmission interface. When the audio receiver is outputting a power supply current to the audio source device through the power supply port via the power supply line, a connection state between the second signal port and the power ground port is at a high impedance state.
US11381909B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for forming a differential beam, a method and an apparatus for processing a signal, and a chip. The method for forming a differential beam includes: obtaining a differential beam forming signal according to an input signal acquired by two microphones in a microphone array (101); and performing a nonlinear adjustment on at least an amplitude of the differential beam forming signal based on a distance between the two microphones and a signal frequency of the input signal to obtain the adjusted differential beam forming signal (102). With the above solution, a constant beam characteristic of the differential beam forming signal can be ensured as much as possible for microphone arrays of different specifications.
US11381908B2
A controller for an electromechanical transducer is provided. The controller comprises driving means operable to actuate a mechanical output of the transducer; impedance cancelling means operable to at least partially cancel an electrical impedance of the transducer; and linearising means between an input of the controller and the driving means. The linearising means are operable to generate an output signal by modifying an input signal of the linearising means to compensate for nonlinear behaviour of the transducer. The linearising means are operable to receive one or more state signals indicative of one or more state variables of the transducer, the one or more state signals comprising a velocity signal indicative of a velocity of the mechanical output of the transducer.
US11381904B2
A sound transmission holder transmits a sound signal output by a sound generating unit of an. The sound transmission holder includes a frame body, a first bridging portion, a second bridging portion and an accommodating portion. The frame body has a hollow portion. The frame body includes a first section, a second section and a third section. The first bridging portion and the second bridging portion are respectively disposed on the first section and the second section and abut against a casing of the electronic device to position the frame body. The accommodating portion is disposed on the third section and accommodates the sound generating unit. The sound signal is guided to the first bridging portion and the second bridging portion via the hollow portion.
US11381900B2
A contextual audio system configured to adjust audio playback in response to positional data. The contextual audio system may include a wearable audio device and, optionally, a sensing device. In some embodiments, the sensing device and the wearable audio device are the same. Generally, the contextual audio system employs different types of data to determine a user's location and/or activity (both of which are examples of “context”) and adjust audio output of the wearable audio device portion of the system.
US11381899B2
A headphone control system for use within a headphone includes a temperature sensor for detecting whether the circumference temperature of the headphone is relatively far from the human temperature implying the headphone is no longer worn by the user, and a gravity sensor for detecting whether the headphone is stationary implying that the headphone is not used for enabling a power saving mode, or is moving implying that the headphone is not yet unused for maintaining operation. The detection constantly is applied to the headphone disregarding whether the headphone is in an operation mode or a power saving mode so as to efficiently have the headphone operated in response to currently using or power-saved in response to non-using.
US11381885B2
A media content processing management method according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: obtaining, from a network based media processing (NBMP) source, workflow information for media content processing; identifying whether to use a feedback task, based on the workflow information, obtaining, from a function repository, function information about a function of the feedback task or about a function of at least one media task for the media content processing, based on the workflow information, obtaining task information based on at least one of the workflow information and the function information, delivering the task information to each of tasks, obtaining client feedback information, and updating the task information based on the client feedback information, wherein the task information includes at least one of input information, output information, configuration information, or connection information of each of the tasks, and the connection information includes connection information of a media processing task and the feedback task, the media processing task using client assistance information from among the at least one media task.
US11381883B2
A method is performed by a first provider edge (PE) of a redundancy group including provider edges configured with an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN) segment identifier (EVI) and an Ethernet segment identifier (ESI) and that are multi-homed to a customer edge (CE). The method includes, upon receiving from the CE a join request including a group address for a multicast stream, electing a designated forwarder (DF) for the multicast stream. The electing includes: computing for each PE a respective affinity for the DF as a function of a respective address of the PE, the EVI, and the group address; and determining which PE has a largest affinity. The method further includes, if the first PE has the largest affinity or does not have the largest affinity, configuring the first PE as the designated forwarder or not configuring the first PE as the designated forwarder for the multicast stream, respectively.
US11381879B2
Apparatuses and methods related to a voice recognition system, a voice recognition server and a control method of a display apparatus, are provided. More particularly, apparatuses and methods relate to a voice recognition system which performs a voice recognition function by using at least one of a current usage status with respect to the display apparatus and a function that is currently performed by the display apparatus. A voice recognition system includes: a voice receiver which receives a voice command; and a controller which determines at least one from among a current usage status with respect to a display apparatus and a function currently performed by the display apparatus, determines an operation corresponding to the received voice command by using at least one from among the determined current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, and performs the determined operation.
US11381869B2
Disclosed are a transmitting method, a receiving method, a transmitting device, and a receiving device for audio and video data in a long-distance transmission. The receiving method comprises the follows. A first protocol data stream is obtained by the receiving device via a second transmission medium interface. The first protocol data stream is processed by the receiving device to obtain a second preset protocol data stream and second preset audio and video data. The second preset protocol data stream is outputted by the receiving device via a third transmission medium interface. The second preset audio and video data is outputted by the receiving device via a second high definition multimedia interface (HDMI). By adopting the disclosure, the extended transmission of audio and video data can be realized, which can reduce the transmission cost and construction time. This shall result in higher user experience.
US11381850B2
A thermostat and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, multiple wireless transceivers are located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a processor and memory. To improve convenience, the thermostat may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. Virtual remote control functionality for various amenities may then be provided. To improve safety, the thermostat may be incorporated into a geolocation and safety network.
US11381845B2
Deblocking between block boundaries and sub-block boundaries in a video encoder and/or video decoder
A deblocking the method. The method includes deblocking a block boundary between a first block, B1, and a second block, B2, with the restriction that not more than 5 samples are modified on the B2 side of the block boundary as a result of the deblocking. The deblocking method also includes deblocking a sub-block boundary within the B2 block such that not more than 2 samples on the side of the sub-block boundary within the B2 block that is closest to the block boundary between B1 and B2 are modified by the deblocking.
US11381839B2
A video processing method includes determining first and second initial motion vectors of a current image block having a size of 64×64 pixels. The first and second initial motion vectors point to first and second reference images, respectively, which are forward and backward frames, respectively, of a current image containing the current image block. Distances from the first and second reference images to the current image are same. The method further includes performing or not performing a specified operation according to whether both the first and second reference images are short-term reference images determined according to sequence parameter set. The specified operation includes performing weighted summation on first and second reference image blocks pointed to by the first and second initial motion vectors, respectively, to obtain a weighted image block, and performing prediction for the current image block according to the weighted image block.
US11381831B2
According to an embodiment, a decoding device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire first format information, encoded data, and first filter information, the first format information indicating a resolution of a color-difference component of the encoded data; a decoding unit configured to decode the encoded data to obtain a decoded image; and a converting unit configured to convert a color-difference formal of the decoded image represented by a first color-difference format by using a filter identified by the filter information.
US11381830B2
A method, computer program, and computer system is encoding or decoding video data. Video data may include a syntax element indicating a quantization index, wherein a range of the quantization index is extended by an offset value. The syntax element may be parsed to determine the quantization index, a quantization step size may be obtained from a lookup table based on the quantization index and the offset value; and the video data may be encoded or decoded based on the quantization step size.
US11381829B2
An image decoding method may include: deriving motion information of a first prediction unit determined by a first partitioning mode of a current block and motion information of a second prediction unit determined by a second partitioning mode of the current block; generating a prediction block of the first prediction unit by using the motion information of the first prediction unit and generating a prediction block of the second prediction unit by using the motion information of the second prediction unit; and generating a prediction block of the current block in units of sub-prediction unit determined by combining the first prediction unit and the second prediction unit by using the first prediction block and the second prediction block.
US11381826B2
According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes an index setting unit and an encoding unit. The index setting unit generates a common index in which reference indices of one or more reference images included in a first index and a second index are sorted in a combination so as not to include a same reference image in accordance with a predetermined scanning order. The first index representing a combination of the one or more reference images referred to by a first reference image. The second index representing a combination of the one or more reference images referred to by a second reference image. The encoding unit encodes the common index.
US11381824B2
A method, device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor, including obtaining a coded picture from the encoded video bitstream; decoding the coded picture to generate a decoded picture; obtaining a first flag indicating whether reference picture resampling is enabled; obtaining a second flag indicating whether reference pictures have a constant reference picture size; obtaining a third flag indicating whether output pictures have a constant output picture size indicated in the encoded video bitstream; generating a reference picture by resampling the decoded picture to have the constant reference picture size, and storing the reference picture in a decoded picture buffer; and generating an output picture by resampling the decoded picture to have the constant output picture size, and outputting the output picture.
US11381822B2
When dependent scalar quantization is used, the choice of the quantizer depends on the decoding of the preceding transform coefficient, and the entropy decoding of a transform coefficient depends on quantizer choice. To maintain high throughput in hardware implementations for transform coefficient entropy coding, several decision schemes of the scaler quantizer are proposed. In one implementation, the state transition and the context model selection are based on only regular coded bins. For example, the state transition can be based on the sum of the SIG, gt1 and gt2 flags, the exclusive-or function of the SIG, gt1 and gt2 flags, or based on only the gt1 or gt2 flag. When a block of transform coefficients is coded, the regular mode bins can be coded first in one or more scan passes, and the remaining bypass coded bins are grouped together in another one or more scan passes.
US11381820B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The prediction information includes a first syntax element indicating whether both quantization parameter (QP) information of a luma component and QP information of a chroma component of the current block are included in the prediction information. The processing circuitry determines a QP of the chroma component based on the QP information of the luma component and the QP information of the chroma component based on the first syntax element indicating that both the QP information of the luma component and the QP information of the chroma component are included in the prediction information. The processing circuitry reconstructs the current block based on the QP of the chroma component.
US11381813B2
Several systems and methods for intra-prediction estimation of video pictures are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes accessing four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks comprising luma-related pixels. The four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks collectively configure a ‘2N×2N’ pixel block. A first pre-determined number of candidate luma intra-prediction modes is accessed for each of the four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks. A presence of one or more luma intra-prediction modes that are common among the candidate luma intra-prediction modes of at least two of the four ‘N×N’ pixel blocks is identified. The method further includes performing, based on the identification, one of (1) selecting a principal luma intra-prediction mode for the ‘2N×2N’ pixel block and (2) limiting a partitioning size to a ‘N×N’ pixel block size for a portion of the video picture corresponding to the ‘2N×2N’ pixel block.
US11381811B2
At least one of the present embodiments generally relates to a method and an apparatus for video encoding and decoding, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for low-complexity bi-directional intra prediction. For example, a subset of a plurality of directional intra prediction modes is selected based on a shape of a current block of a picture being encoded or decoded. For a selected intra prediction mode in this subset, a sample value is bi-directionally intra predicted by using two predictors. The two predictors are substantially on a line based on a direction corresponding to the selected directional intra prediction mode. The bi-directional intra prediction may be only applied to large luma blocks, but not chroma blocks in order to reduce the computational complexity. When bi-directional intra prediction is used, the smoothing filtering may be omitted in intra prediction to further reduce the complexity.
US11381810B2
An encoding apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: generate a value corresponding to a reference direction selected in intra prediction for a process target block by converting a value indicating the reference direction in accordance with a shape of the process target block; calculate a predicted value in the process target block from the values corresponding to the reference directions generated in intra prediction for neighboring blocks adjacent to the process target block; and generate a binary signal for arithmetic encoding based on the predicted value and the value corresponding to the reference direction generated in the intra prediction for the process target block.
US11381809B2
Disclosed is an image decoding method using the correlation between color components to perform into prediction of chrominance components. Here, the image decoding method using the correlation between color components to perform intra prediction of chrominance components comprises the steps of: checking image data and a prediction mode in a bitstream; generating a prediction block according to a reconstructed prediction mode; determining compensation settings according to the size of a current block and the reconstructed prediction mode; compensating the prediction block according to the determined compensation settings; and reconstructing the current block by adding reconstructed image data to the prediction block.
US11381808B2
An intra prediction method includes receiving input data of a current block in a current picture, deriving reference samples of the current block from boundary samples, selecting a matrix for the current block, generating intermediate predicted samples by multiplying the reference samples and the matrix, and clipping the intermediate predicted samples before up-sampling. The intra prediction method further includes performing an up-sampling process on the clipped intermediate predicted samples to generate predicted samples for the current block, and encoding or decoding the current block according to the predicted samples of the current block.
US11381806B2
There is provided a detection device using a SPAD array including a sensor array, multiple counters, a processor and a frame buffer. The sensor array includes a plurality of SPADs respectively generates an avalanche current while receiving a photon. Each counter counts a number of triggering times of the avalanche current of a corresponding SPAD within an exposure interval. The frame buffer is pre-stored with a plurality of gain calibration values corresponding to every SPAD of the sensor array. The processor accesses the gain calibration values to accordingly calibrate a counting image frame outputted by the sensor array to output a calibrated image frame.
US11381795B2
An image processing apparatus including a processor is provided. The processor inputs, from an imaging element in which first imaging pixels having a lower SNR and second imaging pixels having a higher SNR are arranged on a same layer, a first captured image by the first imaging pixels and a second captured image by the second imaging pixels when the first imaging pixels and the second imaging pixels perform imaging simultaneously, selects a target pixel from the first captured image, extracts, from the second captured image or an interpolated image of the second captured image, pixels having luminance values close to a luminance value of a pixel corresponding to the target pixel in the second captured image or interpolated image, selects pixels corresponding to the extracted pixels from the first captured image, and corrects a luminance value of the target pixel based on luminance values of the selected pixels.
US11381789B2
An image sensor includes a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels, a color filter array comprising a plurality of color filter clusters overlying the pixel array, and readout circuitry configured to concurrently provide the pixels sharing the common filter cluster and having a first exposure time to a readout line for digital data conversion. Each of the color filter clusters includes a group of same color filters, and pixels sharing a common color filter cluster have different exposure times.
US11381784B1
Monitoring and locating tracked objects using audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring an object using a smart-home hub device in network communication with A/V recording and communication devices is provided, the method comprising: associating a tag having tag data compatible for use in a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) with at least one tracked object to be located when missing; activating the smart-home hub device to monitor the at least one tracked object on a premises by listening for the tag data transmitted by the tag; determining when the at least one tracked object has been removed from the premises using the tag data; and transmitting to a first client device, an alert upon a determination that the at least one tracked object has been removed from the premises.
US11381781B2
A method for displaying video streams involves detecting multiple video events, and displaying multiple video streams on a display. Display windows for displayed video streams define an ordered sequence of display windows. When a new event is detected, the display of one or more of the video streams is shifted to respective next one or more display windows in an ordered sequence of display windows.
US11381763B2
An image capture apparatus that is capable of suppress the loss of moving image frames using a simple configuration when shooting a still image while shooting a moving image, is disclosed. If a still image shooting is instructed during a moving image shooting, the shooting, a timing of the still image is controlled so that a period in which still image data is read out from an image sensor does not overlap with a period in which moving image data is read out from the image sensor. In addition, after the still image data is written into the memory, the still image data is read out and output from the memory during a period in which the moving image data read out from the image sensor is not output.
US11381750B2
There is provided a camera apparatus, including circuitry configured to: output a first image signal for displaying a first image, output a second image signal for displaying a second image. The second image signal is an image signal transmitted as a return signal. Further, the second image is an image that includes one of a location of a focus adjustment in the first image and an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.
US11381745B2
Systems and methods of correcting for signal drift in optical image stabilization of a portable device. An accelerometer is used to obtain an acceleration signal corresponding to acceleration of the portable device. A gravity component is removed from the accelerometer signal to obtain a proper acceleration signal. A double integration is performed on the proper acceleration signal to obtain a translation signal. A drift component of the translation signal is estimated. The estimated drift component is used to generate a drift correction signal. A phase compensation signal is determined based on a plurality of phase responses of a plurality of components of the optical image stabilization system. The drift correction signal and the phase compensation signal are applied to an actuator controller which controls movement of a lens within the portable device as part of the process for optical image stabilization.
US11381736B2
An image capture apparatus performs control such that when an approaching to a finder is not made, a touch operation with an area that is less than a first threshold on the touch operation surface is validated, and a touch operation with an area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface is invalidated, when the approaching to the finder is made, the touch operation with the area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface is validated even if the touch operation has the area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface.
US11381734B2
The present disclosure discloses an electronic device having a collecting device and a display device. The collecting device includes a light sensing surface having a first shape to convert external light into an original image. The display device having a display area displaying a portion of the original image in a second shape. The first and second shapes are different shapes.
US11381730B2
Methods, systems, and devices for feature-based image autofocus are described. A device may perform an autofocus procedure that includes determining a set of features based on determining a feature region associated with an image. The device may generate a feature weight map based on the set of features and estimate a direction of a target feature in the feature region. The device may generate a direction weight map that corresponds to the feature region. The device may determine a focus position of the image based on the generated feature weight map and the estimated direction of the target feature and perform an autofocus operation on the determined focus position of the image. The device may calculate a focus value based on the feature weight map, and the focus position of the image may be based on the focus value.
US11381725B2
An electronic device and a method for controlling a camera module are provided according to implementations of the present disclosure. The electronic device includes a housing, a camera module, a pushing mechanism, and a reversing mechanism. The camera module disposed in the housing. The pushing mechanism is configured to drive the camera module to move from an inside of the housing to an outside of the housing. The reversing mechanism is configured to reverse the camera module when the camera module is moved to the outside of the housing.
US11381716B2
The invention relates to a camera (2) for a motor vehicle (1), including a housing (8) and a circuit board (9) and a retaining element (12), by which the circuit board (9) is retained in the housing (8), wherein the retaining element (12) has a first retaining flap (16) resilient in the direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (15) of the housing (8) and a second retaining flap (17) resilient in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (15), which engage with opposing border sides (20, 21) of the first circuit board (9), wherein the first retaining flap (16) is pressed to a first border side (20) of the first circuit board (9) by an inner side (28) of a first sidewall (24) of the housing (8) in perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis (15) in the assembled final state of the camera (2), and the second retaining flap (17) is pressed to a second border side (21) of the first circuit board (9) by an inner side (29) of a second sidewall (25) of the housing (8) in perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis (15) in the assembled final state of the camera (2).
US11381707B2
There are disclosed techniques for error diffusion for printing. For example, there is disclosed a device comprising a pixel selector, to select a pixel from an image to be printed, wherein the pixel is associated to a group of device state probabilities, wherein each device state probability describes a probability of choosing a particular device state, wherein each device state describes the quantity of each colorant to be used in correspondence of the pixel. The device may comprise a device state determiner, to choose the device state for the selected pixel on the basis of the device state probabilities associated to the selected pixel. The device may comprise a feedback chain, to diffuse device state probability errors to pixels to be subsequently selected. The feedback chain may include a selected pixel error determiner, to determine device state probability errors for each device state probability of the selected pixel. The feedback chain may include a neighbouring pixel selector, to choose neighbouring pixels among the pixels to be subsequently selected. The feedback chain may include a neighbouring pixel error modifier, to modify, for each neighbouring pixel, the determined device state probability errors according to criteria conditioned by metrics and/or classification data associated to the selected pixel and/or a group of previously selected pixels and the relative position between the neighbouring pixel and the selected pixel. The feedback chain may include an error diffuser, to diffuse the modified device state probability errors to the neighbouring pixels.
US11381705B1
A method is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor of a multi-function device (MFD) and includes receiving a desired transparency level for an annotation image to be added to a canvas image, applying a transparency factor based on the desired transparency level to a transparency output function and an opaque output function to calculate an output value for each pixel of the canvas image that overlaps a pixel of the annotation image in a color space associated with the MFD, and generating an annotated canvas image that includes the output value that is calculated for each pixel of the canvas image that overlaps the pixel of the annotation image.
US11381702B2
An image reading device includes a light source configured to irradiate a subject; a reading unit configured to detect reflected light generated by a subject reflecting light emitted from the light source, to perform reading; and a control unit configured to perform turn-on control on the light source. The control unit is configured to perform the turn-on control to change a turn-on condition such that the light source is turned on during a period when at least a detection region including an image pattern on the subject passes through a reading position of a reading unit, based on position information of the image pattern of the subject in a first operation mode for reading the subject, and perform the turn-on control to make the turn-on condition of the light source constant regardless of the image pattern of the subject in a second operation mode for reading the subject.
US11381696B2
An image processing apparatus includes a selector and an instructor. The selector selects an image. The instructor provides an instruction if an aspect ratio of the selected image exceeds a maximum ratio of a range of predetermined aspect ratios. The instruction is an instruction to remove an end portion of the selected image in a width direction so that the aspect ratio of the selected image will be contained within the range of the predetermined aspect ratios. The instructor also provides an instruction if the aspect ratio of the selected image is smaller than a minimum ratio of the range of the predetermined aspect ratios. The instruction is an instruction to add a margin to an end portion of the selected image in the width direction so that the aspect ratio of the selected image will be contained within the range of the predetermined aspect ratios.
US11381687B2
A LAN controller performs lighting control upon LEDs, which are configured to be subjected to lighting control by the LAN controller, on the basis of the start-up status of an apparatus after communicating with an external apparatus.
US11381684B2
Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for pairing in a contact center including ordering one or more contacts, ordering one or more agents, comparing a first difference in ordering between a first contact and a first agent in a first pair with a second difference in ordering between a second contact and a second agent in a second pair, and selecting the first pair or the second pair for connection based on the comparing, wherein the first contact and the second contact are different or the first agent and the second agent are different.
US11381681B2
A system and method for providing a call session in a communication environment between a caller communication device associated with a caller user and a recipient communication device associated with a recipient user are described. The system includes an automated call controller adapted for being coupled to the caller and recipient communication devices. In operation, a caller user utters a call initiation phrase in a natural language into his communication device. The system analyses the call initiation phrase, finds the recipient device in the communication environment, transmits and plays back the call initiation phrase on the recipient communication device. The system receives and analyzes a recipient reaction to recognize the recipient user intention either to accept or reject the call session, and establishes the call session between the communicating caller and recipient users.
US11381680B1
Techniques are described that update a caller on call progress status using various effects based on a likelihood that the call will connect with the callee, and/or a likelihood that the caller will prematurely terminate the call. In some examples, a machine-learned model may determine a likelihood that a call will connect based on conditions associated with the callee. In some cases, a machine-learned model may determine a likelihood that a call will be prematurely terminated by the caller based on conditions associated with the caller. Animations, haptic outputs, sounds, and/or other content may be used to indicate likelihood of the call connecting to the caller.
US11381677B2
Systems and methods for managing models for call data are disclosed. For example, the system may include one or more memory units storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving, from a user device, an input indicating a segment of a first recorded call and an attribute associated with the segment. The operations may include determining a parameter of a model, wherein the model is associated with the attribute. The operations may include changing the parameter based on the input. The operations may include generating an updated model based on the changed parameter, wherein the updated model may be configured to analyze recorded calls having one or more segments with the same attribute.
US11381674B2
In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces of the application store that are specific to a respective application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents application store user interfaces that include information about applications in a respective category. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents application store user interfaces for accessing a respective category of applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a visual indication of a number of application updates that are available in an application store user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces for launching and removing a respective application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces of a generic application store and a dedicated application store for a respective category of applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents notifications of the completion of a download.
US11381673B2
Disclosed in the present invention are a profile picture display method based on IMS call, a storage device, and a mobile terminal. In the method in the present invention, when an IMS call connection is established between mobile terminals, the two mobile terminals exchange profile picture information of users of the mobile terminals, and match the latest profile picture of the opposite user with a local address book; when finding that the profile picture of the opposite user is vacant or needs to be updated, the mobile terminal obtains the latest profile picture of the opposite user, updates the latest profile picture to the local address book for storage, and displays the latest profile picture of the opposite user on its call interface.
US11381672B2
A display apparatus includes a display module having a display panel configured to display an image; a sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel and including a first side and a second side perpendicular to the first side and an adhesive member in a partial region of the sound generating device, the adhesive member having a size smaller than one of the first side and the second side of the sound generating device.
US11381665B2
Examples of techniques for tracking client sessions in a publish and subscribe system using a shared repository are described herein. An example system includes a processor of a server to receive a connection request with a client identifier from a client a predefined policy for duplicate client sessions. The processor is to query a shared repository of the system using the client identifier. The processor is to also execute a set of actions based on the predefined policy, a query result including a detected duplicate client session from the shared repository, and a set of parameters.
US11381664B1
In an example, a system can include a web service interface (WSI) and a service directory for enabling communication between a web and non-web service. The WSI can be configured to communicate with the non-web service to receive reader data and/or writer data. The service directory can be configured to provide the WSI with non-web service subscriber data and/or non-web service publisher data for the non-web service in response to receiving the reader and/or writer data. The non-web service subscriber data identifies a web service as a subscriber of data provided by the non-web service and the non-web service publisher data identifies the web service as a publisher of data from which the non-web service is enabled to retrieve data. The WSI can be configured to provide the web service subscriber and/or publisher data to the non-web service to enable the non-web service to communicate with the web service.
US11381660B2
A content acquisition request for acquiring content from the social networking service is received from a first terminal associated with a social networking service. The content acquisition request comprises a first location of the first terminal. A content recommendation message is received from a second terminal associated with the social networking service. The content recommendation message comprises a recommended content information and a second location of the second terminal. A server of the social networking service determines that (i) the first location of the first terminal and the second location of the second terminal are within a preset range, and (ii) a first time of the content acquisition request and a second time of the content recommendation message are within a preset time difference. In response, a target content associated with the recommended content information of the content recommendation message is transmitted by the server to the first terminal.
US11381657B2
A computer system is provided. The computer system can include a memory, a network interface, and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the network interface. The at least one processor can be configured to identify a file to provide to a computing device; predict a geolocation at which the computing device is to request access to the file; predict a network bandwidth to be available to the computing device at the geolocation; determine, based on the file and the network bandwidth, a first portion of the file to store in a cache of the computing device; and download, via the network interface, the first portion of the file to the cache.
US11381644B2
The invention relates to method and devices of enabling determination of overall Quality of Service (QoS) of at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device. In an aspect of the invention, a method of a network node (10a) is provided of enabling determining of an overall QoS of at least one IoT device. The method comprises transmitting (S101), to a device connectivity middleware (DCM) node (14), an identifier of said at least one IoT device (11a) for which a QoS measure is to be acquired, receiving (S102), from the DCM node (14), a network profile of the IoT device (11a) associated with said identifier, transmitting (S103), to a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF, 15), a request for the QoS measure of the IoT device (11a) for the received network profile, the SCEF (15) acquiring the QoS measure from a Policy and Charging Control (PCC) function (16), receiving (S106), from the SCEF, the requested QoS measure of the IoT device (11a), transmitting (S107), to a Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LWM2M) device (13), a request for availability information for said at least one IoT device (10a), and receiving (S108), from the LWM2M device (13), the requested availability information, wherein the received QoS measure and the availability information is taken into account for determining the overall QoS of said at least one IoT device (11a).
US11381632B2
Systems, methods and computer programs for transferring data in a communication system are described. The communication system has a first node arranged to send data to a plurality of second nodes using a first protocol. The first protocol allows the transfer of data of a first type. At least one of the second nodes additionally requires data of a second type, which is not included in the data sent according to the first protocol. First data, of the first type, is transferred to a plurality of the second nodes using the first protocol. Second data, of the second type, is stored in a memory. Subsequently, in response to a request, access to the second data is provided to the second node.
US11381631B1
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes determining, by a first computing device, a set of remote applications hosted by a second computing device including file type associations for each remote application. The first computing device determines a set of local applications and their file type associations. The each file type associated with a remote application, the first computing device determines whether the file type is also associated with a local application. Responsive to determining that the file type is associated with both a remote and local application, the first computing device configures a proxy component with parameters specifying the remote application and the local application. The proxy component is configured to determine whether to open a requested file of the file type with the remote application or the local application based upon the current client/server environment.
US11381627B2
A system is provided for publishing first programming schedule that references at least one or more pre-encoded media assets and/or one or more live input streams, and comprises one or more playout buffer features enabled via one or more constraints and rights. Each playout buffer feature of the one or more playout buffer features is associated with corresponding number of media segments that represents the one or more pre-encoded media assets and/or one or more live input streams. A request is received that comprises at least a stream identifier and at least an additional parameter. In accordance with a playout buffer feature from the one or more playout buffer features and at least the additional parameter, manifest data and indexed metadata of one or more media segments associated with stream identifier is inserted to first disparate live media output stream manifest and first disparate live media output stream is generated.
US11381625B2
An apparatus and a method for transmitting multimedia data in a hybrid network are provided. The apparatus includes a payload part including at least one of first data synchronized according to a time to be reproduced and second data other than the first data, a first header part including information on the payload part, a packet part for generating a packet, the packet part including a second header part including information on the packet, and a transceiver for generating and transmitting a signal including the payload part, the first header part, and the packet part to the hybrid network.
US11381624B1
A system and method provides a video chat capability where the video portion of the chat is initially impaired, but gets progressively clearer, either as time elapses, or as the users speak or participate with relevant information.
US11381623B2
Controlled-environment communication systems are increasingly using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to serve their users. VoIP allows voice to be sent in packetized form, where audio is encoded using one of several codecs. Because of bandwidth constraints, particularly during peak call times, codecs may be used which sacrifice audio quality for bandwidth efficiency. As a result, several features of communication systems, including critical security features. The present disclosure provides details for systems and methods by which a controlled-environment communication system may shift between codecs to perform security-related features or to alleviate bandwidth considerations. This involves the special formatting of control-signaling messages, including session initiation protocol (SIP) and session description protocol (SDP) messaging.
US11381610B2
Described embodiments provide systems and method for establishing a collaboration channel between a plurality of devices to provide shared access to at least one memory location for each device of the plurality of devices. A server can detect an event identifying a plurality of participants and generate a template for the event. The server can create, based on the template, a folder to store one or more content items and establish a channel communicatively connecting the plurality of devices with the folder. The channel can provide shared access to the folder for each device of the plurality of devices. The server can receive, via the channel a first content item at the folder responsive to at least one device executing the first action and provide, responsive to receiving the first content item, a second action to the plurality of devices through the channel.
US11381609B2
A system of multi-modal transmission of packetized data in a voice activated data packet based computer network environment is provided. A natural language processor component can parse an input audio signal to identify a request and a trigger keyword. Based on the input audio signal, a direct action application programming interface can generate a first action data structure, and a content selector component can select a content item. An interface management component can identify first and second candidate interfaces, and respective resource utilization values. The interface management component can select, based on the resource utilization values, the first candidate interface to present the content item. The interface management component can provide the first action data structure to the client computing device for rendering as audio output, and can transmit the content item converted for a first modality to deliver the content item for rendering from the selected interface.
US11381603B2
A segmentation server enables user-based management of a segmentation policy. Administrators belonging to different user groups may have different limited visibility into traffic flows controlled by the segmentation policy and may be assigned different privileges with respect to viewing, creating, and modifying rules of the segmentation policy. Thus, the burden of administering the segmentation policy may be distributed between administrators associated with different user groups that each may have responsibility for a different segment.
US11381598B2
A method for phishing detection using certificates associated with uniform resource locators (URLs) is discussed. The method includes accessing certificate portions of a certificate associated with a suspect URL, the certificate accessed at a database that includes certificates obtained by monitoring certificate logs. The method includes accessing a URL score for the suspect URL. The method includes assigning a certificate rule score based on partial certificate scores of certificate portions, the certificate rule score indicating a phishing potential for the certificate, each of the partial certificate scores indicating a likelihood of phishing of each portion based on certificate rules. The method includes using a machine learning model based on the URL score and the certificate to determine a uniqueness certificate score. The method also includes determining a phishing certificate score based on the certificate rule score and the uniqueness certificate score for the certificate.
US11381586B2
A method may include monitoring calls and/or traffic on a network and identifying behavior associated with each of a plurality of user devices with respect to activity on the network. The method may also include aggregating information about the behavior associated with the user devices, determining whether the aggregated information corresponds to an anomaly with respect to usage of the network and determining, when the aggregated information corresponds to the anomaly, whether the anomaly meets a threshold based on a type of anomaly and a number of user devices affected by the anomaly. The method may further include identifying, when the aggregated information corresponds to the anomaly, user devices in an area corresponding to the anomaly, generating a notification in response to determining that the aggregated information corresponds to the anomaly and transmitting the notification to the identified user devices in the area corresponding to the anomaly.
US11381579B2
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for determining whether requests for content are fraudulent are provided. A request for content may be received from a first device. A first user profile associated with the first device may be identified. The first user profile may comprise activity information associated with the first device, demographic information associated with the first device and/or interest information associated with the first device. A user profile database may be analyzed to identify a set of user profiles similar to the first user profile. A relevance score associated with the request for content may be generated based upon the resource, the set of user profiles and/or the first user profile. The relevance score may be compared with a threshold relevance to determine whether the request for content is fraudulent.
US11381575B2
Systems and methods for controlling an edge computing device. The method includes, receiving a user input requesting access to a resource of the edge computing device, determining whether the user has privileges to access the resource by: formulating a claims request which requests claims based on the determined identity of the user, sending the claims request to a local claims provider agent executed by a processor of the edge computing device, determining, based on claim request handling factors, whether the local claims provider agent can generate a token including the requested claims, and if so, generating the token with the requested claims; if not, a request may be sent to a cloud service-side claims provider to receive the token. The method includes authorizing access to the resource based on a predetermined policy that specifies the presence of a predefined resource parameter in the requested claims is sufficient.
US11381570B2
Identity and access management may update and remediation may be performed dynamically. Historical user behavior data may be obtained. An account specific baseline based on the historical user behavior data may be generated. An access request may be received from a current user. Current user behavior data associated with a current user may be obtained. The current user behavior data may be compared to the account specific baseline. It may be determined whether the current user behavior data satisfies the account specific baseline. If the current user behavior data satisfies the account specific baseline, an access may be granted to the current user. If the current user behavior data does not satisfy the account specific baseline, access may be denied to the current user.
US11381567B2
Executing an application within a scope of user-granted permission in a decentralized network that implements a distributed edger. First, receiving a request from an entity for using data stored in a data storage that is associated with a DID owner as one or more inputs of an application associated with the entity to generate one or more results. Next, one or more characteristics of the application associated with the entity is identified. Based on identified one or more characteristics, a scope of permission to access the requested data that is to be granted to the entity is determined. Then, the scope of permission is granted to the entity to use the data as the one or more inputs of the application associated with the entity. Finally, the one or more results from the application is received.
US11381564B2
A resource security integration platform may be configured to establish API integration between software applications and various APIs. The security platform may be configured to register for authorization with multiple APIs in order to communicate with those API such that so that the source applications do not need to authenticate or communicate with the API themselves. A source request is received from a source system including an indication of a resource and an address of an application programming interface of a destination system. A definition of the application programming interface is determined based on the address. Authorization for accessing the destination system is obtained using the definition. Then an interface request message is generated and sent it to the destination system using the authorization. The interface response message is received from the destination system and response data based on the interface response message is sent to the source system.
US11381561B2
A relay apparatus, which is connected between an information terminal and at least one peripheral device communicatively connected to the information terminal and supplying information to the information terminal, is recognized as a peripheral device by the information terminal, and recognized as an information terminal by the peripheral device. The relay apparatus comprises authentication means for authenticating a user using the information terminal by operating the peripheral device and control means for controlling relaying of an operation signal of the peripheral device operated by the user to the information terminal, based on an authentication result of the user.
US11381550B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for account management using a portable data store. In one embodiment, an authentication client is stored in a portable data store. In response to receiving a master security credential from the user, the authentication client decrypts encrypted account data stored in the portable data store. The authentication client detects that a network site is being accessed. The authentication client automatically provides a corresponding security credential to the network site.
US11381549B2
Methods and apparatus for control of data and content protection mechanisms across a network using a download delivery paradigm. In one embodiment, conditional access (CA), digital rights management (DRM), and trusted domain (TD) security policies are delivered, configured and enforced with respect to consumer premises equipment (CPE) within a cable television network. A trusted domain is established within the user's premises within which content access, distribution, and reproduction can be controlled remotely by the network operator. The content may be distributed to secure or non-secure “output” domains consistent with the security policies enforced by secure CA, DRM, and TD clients running within the trusted domain. Legacy and retail CPE models are also supported. A network security architecture comprising an authentication proxy (AP), provisioning system (MPS), and conditional access system (CAS) is also disclosed, which can interface with a trusted authority (TA) for cryptographic element management and CPE/user device authentication.
US11381548B2
A node system implements a method for node relay communication. A description of a flow entry including an address in a flow and a private key is received. The flow entry and the private key are stored in a database indexed to a flow ID. A packet comprising an authentication code and packet data including packet sequence information and a Flow ID is received. A look up in the database of a flow entry corresponding to the Flow ID of the packet is performed. The packet is either ignored or forwarded to the address in the flow, depending on the result of the look-up.
US11381533B1
A client device receives a request to initiate a communication session with a particular user of a first plurality of users that are registered with the client device. The client device determines, using a sensor of the client device, a respective identity of each of a second plurality of users that are proximate to the client device. The client device determines whether an identity of the particular user matches the respective identity of any of the second plurality of users, and, in response to determining that the identity of the particular user matches the respective identity of any of the second plurality of users, the client device transmits the request to a device of the particular user.
US11381531B2
Systems and methods for an interactive communications system capable of generating a response to conversational input are provided. The interactive communications system analyzes the conversational input to determine relevant topics of discussion. The interactive communications system further determines which of the relevant topics of discussion can potentially lead to an unwanted end to a conversation. The interactive communications system redirects the conversation by providing responses to the conversational input that are intended simply to avoid the unwanted end to the conversation.
US11381528B2
An information management apparatus includes a memory configured to store view histories of information relating to inquiry information including identifiers of users and contents of inquiries, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to perform extraction of a first view history of a first user from the view histories in response to receiving first inquiry information including an identifier of the first user and a content of a first inquiry, perform, based on the content of the first inquiry, determination of whether the first view history of the first user includes first information relating to the first inquiry information, and perform modification of a first evaluation value associated with the first information when it is determined that the first view history includes the first information.
US11381516B2
A computer-implemented method of adjusting a resource credit configuration for cloud resources that includes collecting a resource credit inventory and attributing metadata related to resources from one or more cloud resources. An expected resource demand is determined. A plurality of resource credit configurations is determined that matches the determined expected resource demand. An improved resource credit benefit based on the resource credit inventory and on the plurality of credit configurations is determined that matches the determined expected resource demand. A modified attribute metadata based on the determined improved resource credit benefit is then determined.
US11381515B2
Examples herein relate to allocation of an intermediate queue to a flow or traffic class (or other allocation) of packets prior to transmission to a network. Various types of intermediate queues are available for selection. An intermediate queue can be shallow and have an associated throughput that attempts to meet or exceed latency guarantees for a packet flow or traffic class. Another intermediate queue is larger in size and expandable and can be used for packets that are sensitive to egress port incast such as latency sensitive packets. Yet another intermediate queue is expandable but provides no guarantee on maximum end-to-end latency and can be used for packets where dropping is to be avoided. Intermediate queues can be deallocated after a flow or traffic class ends and related memory space can be used for another intermediate queue.
US11381513B1
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for scheduling a plurality of Virtual Links (VLs) in a Time-Triggered Ethernet (TTE) network by determining a subset of a group of bins allocated to TT traffic; restricting the subset bin groups to a specified harmonic subdivided pattern with a certain duration; allocating the subset of bin groups in accordance with bin group equated with a rate at least twice as high as a highest TT traffic rate available in the network to enable control of partitioned traffic by using a set of media reservations; checking whether a bin selected via a bin selection process for scheduling a TT Virtual Link (VL) is a valid TT bin, else proceeding to a subsequent bin until a valid TT bin is returned for the TT VL, and reserving using at least one media reservation for a TT VL to be scheduled by temporal partitioning at the restricted rate.
US11381501B2
A device may store first information regarding a first pseudowire connection with a first device, wherein the first pseudowire connection provides access to an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN) to communicate with a host device. The device may store second information regarding a second pseudowire connection with a second device, wherein the second pseudowire connection provides access to the EVPN to communicate with the host device. The device may receive a message that includes a configuration identifier and identify the configuration identifier. The device may change a first characteristic of the first pseudowire connection based on the configuration identifier. The device may change a second characteristic of the second pseudowire connection based on the configuration identifier. The device may receive data from the host device based on changing the first characteristic of the first pseudowire connection and changing the second characteristic of the second pseudowire connection.
US11381499B1
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of facilitating routing through a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) defined for an entity. A first edge forwarding node located at a first multi-machine site of the entity, the first multi-machine site at a first physical location and including a first set of machines, serves as an edge forwarding node for the first set of machines by forwarding packets between the first set of machines and other machines associated with the entity via other forwarding nodes in the SD-WAN. The first edge forwarding node receives configuration data specifying for the first edge forwarding node to serve as a hub forwarding node for forwarding a set of packets from a second set of machines associated with the entity and operating at a second multi-machine site at a second physical location to a third set of machines associated with the entity and operating at a third multi-machine site at a third physical location. The first edge forwarding node serves as a hub forwarding node to forward the set of packets from the second set of machines to the third set of machines.
US11381497B2
The present disclosure provides a path selection method and apparatus. The method comprises: receiving a traffic scheduling request, wherein the traffic scheduling request comprises a requirement for path selection, a source node, and a destination node; determining, for each dedicated line cloud comprising both a source virtual node connected with the source node and a destination virtual node connected with the destination node, a dedicated line corresponding to the dedicated line cloud as a traffic forwarding path when static attribute of a link between the source node and the respective source virtual node and a link between the destination node and the respective destination virtual node, and/or a dynamic attribute of a link between the respective source virtual node and the respective destination virtual node satisfy the requirement for path selection. The present disclosure can implement path selection based on bandwidth and quality in a point-to-multipoint network by a controller.
US11381495B2
Described herein are systems and methods that may determine a net neutrality status. Server and agent of an internet network may each generate two flows of data that are transmitted/received by the server/agent, respectively. The first flow comprises an unspoofed data flow as may be transmitted over the network based on an HTTP GET command. The second flow may comprise a spoofed data flow. The second flow may emulate, or spoof, a video stream or other data flows that may be altered in the network. Server or agent may compare the first flow relative to the second flow to determine differences in performance data, from which a net neutrality status can be detected. Generally, after a measurement command is invoked, the system starts a downstream measurement. Then after completion of the downstream measurement, the system starts an upstream measurement.
US11381491B2
A system and method for monitoring one or more Mobility Management Entities (MMEs) with a plurality of scalable Virtual Machines (VM)/probes arranged in a cluster format. A ciphered packet is received from a MME at a smart cluster device/probe whereby data is aggregated from the individual clustered VMs/probes for distribution to a monitoring device. The smart cluster device/probe is preferably configured to decipher the ciphered packet received from the MME and extract metadata from the deciphered packet to identify subscriber information for the received packet. The deciphered packet is then distributed to one of the plurality of clustered probes to balance the load amongst the plurality of clustered probes. The balancing of loads is based upon prescribed load balancing criteria such that each packet received for an identified subscriber is sent to a same probe such that load balancing is performed on a per subscriber basis and/or with other state-based criteria. KPI session related data associated with a subscriber is generated in a clustered probe that receives the distributed packet from the smart cluster device/probe. Subscriber related data from each clustered probe is then aggregated with at least one monitoring device operably coupled to the clustered probes such that a user of the monitoring device is provided with the perception that the monitoring device is coupled to a single probe.
US11381487B2
Systems and methods for sloppy routing are provided. A client transmits a DNS query corresponding to a requested resource to a content delivery network (CDN) service provider. In some embodiments, the CDN service provider processes the DNS query to determine whether a threshold content delivery bandwidth has been exceeded by data links at cache servers. In other embodiments, additionally or alternatively, the CDN service provider determines whether a content provider has exceeded a threshold network usage that indicates a price at which the CDN service provider to provide content on behalf of the content provider. Using both or either of these thresholds, the CDN service provider can further process the DNS query by providing an alternative resource identifier or a cache IP address, both associated with an alternative POP. In some embodiments, the CDN service provider determines a routing mode for the response to the DNS query.
US11381484B2
A mobile communications device may determine whether to report information regarding operation of the mobile device on a mobile network. The determination may be based on a reporting parameter set by a network control device and received via a broadcast message from a radio access node. The mobile device may compare the value of the reporting parameter to a randomly generated number. Based on the comparison, the mobile device may determine whether or not to provide information regarding operation of the mobile device or the radio access node to the network control device. The network control device may adjust the value of the reporting parameter to control the likelihood that a mobile device will report.
US11381481B1
A system, method and computer program product collects and provides for display operational status data in several levels of detail about multiple client computer systems.
US11381477B1
Systems and methods are provided for a computer-implemented method of implementing an on-demand computing network environment. A network specification is received from a user. Resources from one or more resource providers are provisioned. The on-demand computing network is configured, where configuring comprises assigning a first provisioned resource as an interior device and assigning one or more second provisioned resources as rim devices.
US11381470B2
The hyperparameter management device of the present invention includes a compression network to dimensionally compress data to produce a low dimensional representation, an estimation network to estimate a density distribution of the low dimensional representation and a hyperparameter calculation unit to calculate hyperparameters for the compression network and the estimation network, wherein the hyperparameter calculation unit calculates, based on a set of subject data and a set of uniform data, a gap statistic using a gap statistic calculation technique, and calculates, using a curve fitting technique, an estimation network hyperparameter based on at least the gap statistic, calculates a ratio of variance of principal components of the set of subject data, and calculates, using a curve fitting technique, a compression network hyperparameter based on at least the ratio of variance, and sets the estimation network hyperparameter in the estimation network and sets the compression network hyperparameter in the compression network.
US11381467B2
Disclosed is a method for generating synthetic data from an aggregate dataset related to a plurality of entities. The method comprises defining a set of personas, selecting a network generation model, defining a network topology and generating the synthetic data. The set of personas is defined based on a number of the plurality of entities and/or a type of at least one of the plurality of entities. The network generation model is selected based on the defined set of personas and the aggregate dataset related thereto. The generated network topology comprises nodes and links between nodes using the selected network generation model. The node represents one of the personas in the set of personas. The link between two nodes represent one or more transactions between the personas represented by the two nodes. The generated synthetic data is based on information about distribution of the one or more transactions.
US11381463B2
A system includes a first network edge data collector, a first network edge key performance indicator (KPI) engine configured to operate on first data collected by the first network edge data collector, a KPI metrics manager in communication with the first network edge KPI engine, the KPI metrics manager controlling a KPI metric catalog and wherein the first network edge KPI engine determines first edge KPI metric using a metric algorithm from the KPI metric catalog on the first data.
US11381458B2
A network management device according to the present invention includes a metric calculation unit that calculates, using location information of multiple nodes constituting a network, metrics for respective combinations of the nodes, a false detection determination unit that determines, using the metrics and using link estimation information, which is information indicating a combination of nodes presumed that has a link therebetween, a falsely detected link corresponding to a combination of nodes indicated as having a link therebetween in the link estimation information, but presumed that has no link therebetween in reality, and a non-detection determination unit that determines, using the metrics and the link estimation information, an undetected link corresponding to a combination of nodes indicated as having no link therebetween in the link estimation information, but presumed that has a link therebetween in reality.
US11381457B2
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for splitting decision trees between server and client. The client of the systems and methods sends a configuration query. The server of the system and method receives the configuration query. The server retrieves Config rule(s) according to the configuration query. Each of the Config rule(s) can be represented by decision tree(s). The server evaluates the decision tree(s). If a definitive True or False cannot be derived from the evaluation using server knowledge, the server prunes the decision tree(s) and returns them to client side for further evaluation.
US11381454B2
The present disclosure relates to establishment of communication between a computing devices and a gateway via a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a base station, wherein a communication channel is initially established between the computing device and the base station, based on which the MME performs authentication of the computing device and also creates an Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer between the computing device and the gateway.
US11381449B1
In some implementations, a system enables users to create dynamically configurable applications that can be dynamically configured and adjusted. An application that runs on the server system in a first configuration is configured using a first configuration template. Data indicating (i) that the application is being accessed on a computing device in the first configuration, and (ii) a request to adjust the first configuration of the application is received. Operations are then performed while the application is being accessed on the computing device in the first configuration. A second configuration template that specifies a second configuration of the application corresponding to the request included in the received data is generated. The application is adjusted using the second configuration template to run in the second configuration. An instruction is provided to the computing device to enable the computing device to access the application running in the second configuration.
US11381443B2
One embodiment of the present invention is a method by which a D2D terminal transmits a synchronization signal in a wireless communication system, the synchronization signal transmission method comprising: generating a primary sidelink synchronization signal (PSSS); and transmitting the PSSS, wherein the transmission power of the PSSS is the same as the transmission power of a channel in which system and synchronization-related information is transmitted.
US11381438B2
Methods, systems, and devices for multiple access with interference mitigation are described. A wireless communication method is provided to comprise: generating, from information bits, a modulated signal; spreading the modulated signal using a spreading code to provide a spread data signal; processing the spread data signal through a randomization; and transmitting an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal based on an output of the processing.
US11381436B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a reference signal pattern transmission method and an apparatus therefor. The method includes: determining, a quantity N of symbols occupied by a CSI-RS resource, and N={1, 2, 4}; obtaining, a pattern of the CSI-RS resource; and sending, configuration information to a terminal device, N=1, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies one RE in time domain, and occupies at least four consecutive REs in frequency domain; or N=2, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive REs in time domain, and occupies at least two consecutive REs in frequency domain; or N=4, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies four consecutive REs in time domain, and occupies at least two consecutive REs in frequency domain. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a design of a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal resource in a 5G system can be implemented.
US11381427B1
A continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE) having a common-source amplifier configured to receive an input signal and output an output signal in accordance with a biasing current; a current source controlled by a first bias voltage and configured to output the biasing current; an active load controlled by a second bias voltage and configured to be a load of the common-source amplifier; a common-mode sensing circuit configured to sense a common-mode voltage of the output signal; a current source controller configured to output the first bias voltage in accordance with the common-mode voltage and a reference voltage derived from a supply voltage of the active load and a first reference current; and an active load controller configured to output the second bias voltage in accordance with the supply voltage of the active load and a second reference current.
US11381422B2
A method carried out in a system, the system comprising at least a diagnosis plug-in device (1) connected to the diagnosis plug (8) of a vehicle, a host server (2), one or more on-board ECUs (3), the method comprising the following steps: /a/ detect a Bus Active condition, either via an electrical pin on the diagnosis plug or via an analysis of activity level on at least one Diagnosis bus accessible at the diagnosis plug, /b/ cause the diagnosis plug-in device to listen only on the at least one Diagnosis bus after the Bus Active condition is detected, /c/ determine a write enable condition, according to evolution of bus load level on the at least one diagnosis bus and/or after a certain time elapsed since Bus Active condition was true, /e/ whenever the write enable condition becomes true, carry out the request/answer services to write requests on the diagnosis bus and retrieve, in the corresponding answers, various data from the board ECUs (3), to be decoded and forwarded to a client fleet management system, /e1/ determining, a cyclic pattern of messages circulating on the bus, with at least busy instants (IB) and quiet instants (IQ), /e2/ place write requests on the diagnosis bus at quiet instants (IQ).
US11381419B2
The invention relates to a computing unit, a switch connected to the computing unit, a user terminal connected to the switch in such a way that the computing unit, the switch and the user terminal form a communication system with a central architecture, and at least one communication system with a distributed architecture that is connected to the switch. The switch is designed to be used as an intermediate system for the communication system with the central architecture as well as for the communication system with the distributed architecture.
US11381416B2
Based on home appliance information, network communication device identification information, and usage condition information of a home electric appliance, the server selects software for the network communication device corresponding to a home electric appliance from among a multiple pieces of software having a one-to-one relation with different types of a plurality of home electric appliances stored in a server storage unit, and transmits the software to the network communication device, the home appliance information being information with which the home electric appliance is identifiable, the network communication device identification information being information with which the network communication device is uniquely identifiable, the usage condition information being information on a usage environment and a usage function of the home electric appliance. The network communication device updates the software for the network communication device stored in the network communication device with the software transmitted from the server.
US11381414B2
System and method for providing network support services and premises gateway support infrastructure
A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices. A service manager, controlled by the subscription manager, distributes service specific configuration data to authenticated gateway devices.
US11381392B2
The present disclosure relates to off-line generation, storage, and usage of digital assets, such as cryptocurrency. In particular, methods and systems are disclosed for generating off-line cryptographic key pairs for the off-line storage of digital assets using storage techniques that do not involve connecting to the Internet. In one example, a method for generating off-line cryptographic key pairs includes receiving user input from a user, determining a key generation algorithm based on the user input, wherein the key generation algorithm relates to a digital asset, generating an off-line cryptographic key pair based on the user input and key generation algorithm, and outputting the off-line cryptographic key pair.
US11381391B2
A first computing node configures for communication with a second computing node according to a secure Media Access Layer (MAC) layer communication protocol. The first computing node transmits a first message, to the second computing node. The first message includes at least a first indication that the first computing node is capable of communicating according to the secure MAC layer communication protocol based on a pre-shared secret key. The first computing nodes determines to communicate with the second computing node according to the secure MAC layer communication protocol based on one of a pre-shared secret key or a distributed shared key. The first computing node, at least in part based on the determining, transmits a second message to the second computing node according to the secure MAC layer communication protocol based on the one of the pre-shared secret key or the distributed shared key.
US11381390B2
A bit-decomposition secure computation apparatus uses r1, r2, and r3 satisfying w=r1+r2+r3 mod 2{circumflex over ( )}n as share information of (2, 3) threshold type RSS (Replicated Secret Sharing) stored in a share value storage apparatus, and includes an addition sharing part that sums two values out of the share information by modulo 2{circumflex over ( )}n arithmetic and distributes the sum using (2, 3) type RSS; and a full adder secure computation part that adds the value generated by the addition sharing part by distributing the sum of the two values to share information of one remaining value other than the two values used by the addition sharing part for each digit by using secure computation of a full adder.
US11381387B2
Methods, network nodes, computer programs, carrier and user equipment, wherein a proof-of-presence in communications between private land mobile networks (PLMNs) is presented. In an example method performed by a network node in a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of a user equipment (UE), the network node obtains, from a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN), a proof-of-presence indicator that represents the UE as being present in the VPLMN. The network node verifies whether or not the UE is present in the VPLMN by determining whether or not the proof-of-presence indicator was generated by the UE using a secret shared between the UE and at least the HPLMN. Upon verification of the presence of the UE in the VPLMN, sensitive information can be communicated by the HPLMN to the VPLMN.
US11381381B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for performing computations on encrypted data. One example method generally includes obtaining, at a computing device, encrypted data, wherein the encrypted data is encrypted using fully homomorphic encryption and performing at least one computation on the encrypted data while the encrypted data remains encrypted. The method further includes identifying a clear data operation to perform on the encrypted data and transmitting, from the computing device to a server, a request to perform the clear data operation on the encrypted data, wherein the request includes the encrypted data. The method further includes receiving, at the computing device in response to the request, encrypted output from the server, wherein the encrypted output is of the same size and the same format for all encrypted data transmitted to the server.
US11381378B2
According to the chaotic communication method and system based on complex modified projective difference function synchronization provided in the present invention, when a chaotic signal has a relatively small amplitude, the amplitude of the chaotic signal can be adjusted by adjusting a proportional matrix, so as to mask plaintext better. Moreover, a robust controller is designed according to a filtered signal and a second coupling function, to ensure complex modified projective difference function synchronization, and such synchronization allows the bit error rate to be zero theoretically. In addition, complex modified projective difference function synchronization does not require a transmitter and a receiver to be exactly consistent, provided that the synchronization can be implemented under the effect of the controller, thereby solving the disadvantage in the prior art that the receiver system and transmitter system are required to have exactly identical structures, and simplifying a structure requirement on the communication system.
US11381370B2
The present disclosure provides a retransmission activating/deactivating method, a base station, a user equipment and a device. The method includes: determining a correspondence relationship between a bearer which is allowed for retransmission under the first base station and a bit of a preset field of media access control (MAC) control element (CE) of the first base station for activating/deactivating retransmission; where the preset field is used to indicate activation/deactivation retransmission of the bearer which is allowed for retransmission; and, when determining to activate/deactivate retransmission of the bearer which is allowed for retransmission under the first base station, populating, by the first base station, the bit, which is in the preset field of the MAC CE for activating/deactivating retransmission and corresponding to the bearer, thereby generating the MAC CE for activating/deactivating retransmission, and transmitting to the UE the generated MAC CE for activating/deactivating retransmission.
US11381368B2
Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes determining, based at least in part on a number of downlink component carriers (CCs) scheduled for a user equipment (UE) during a reporting interval, a number of bits to be included in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NAK) payload for the reporting interval; and selecting, based at least in part on the determined number of bits, a format of the PUCCH ACK/NAK payload.
US11381366B2
Provided is a wireless communication device including at least one processor configured to transmit a plurality of test signals generated based on different transmission factors to a reception device, and transmit first data to the reception device based on a transmission factor of a first test signal among the plurality of test signals in response to determining a first acknowledgement signal has been received, the first acknowledgement signal corresponding to the first test signal, the transmission of the first data being via a wireless data channel while second data is contemporaneously transmitted via the wireless data channel by another device.
US11381364B2
A method of sending an uplink control channel and a device thereof, a method of receiving an uplink control channel and a device thereof, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method of sending an uplink control channel includes: determining a plurality of target slots for sending uplink control information to be fed back, where the uplink control information to be fed back is sent in the target slots through an uplink control channel; acquiring a transmission duration or format of the uplink control channel carrying the uplink control information to be fed back in each of the target slots, where the transmission duration or format of the uplink control channel in every target slot is the same; and sending the uplink control channel carrying the uplink control information to be fed back in each of the target slots, according to the determined transmission duration or format of the uplink control channel.
US11381363B2
Embodiments of this application provide a signal transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to send a reference signal, and a resource used to transmit the reference signal is determined based on a public cell identity of a cell to which the terminal device belongs; and sending, by the terminal device, the reference signal based on the configuration information by using the resource. According to the signal transmission method and apparatus in the embodiments of this application, an existing reference signal can be used to perform interference/channel measurement between terminal devices, so that a terminal device on a receiving side can distinguish between interference cells while reference signal utilization is improved.
US11381362B2
In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: inserting an indication of a cyclic prefix length into a transmission; and sending the transmission. In another exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving a transmission; and processing the received transmission to obtain an indication of a cyclic prefix length.
US11381357B2
Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive, in a first subframe, downlink control information (DCI) including a grant for a physical downlink shared control channel (PDSCH) and an indication of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources. Further, the WTRU may receive, in the first subframe, data on the PDSCH based on the grant. Also, the WTRU may generate first acknowledgement (ACK)/negative ACK (NACK) information based on the data received on the PDSCH. Accordingly, the WTRU may transmit, in the first subframe, the first ACK/NACK information in a PUCCH transmission. In an example, the first ACK/NACK information may be transmitted in a time slot in the first subframe different from a time slot in the first subframe in which the DCI is received. Also, transmitting the PUCCH transmission may have a duration of one or two symbols.
US11381354B2
A method and apparatus for a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver and at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to receive data from a first node, transmit the data to a second node, receive, from the second node, radio link control (RLC) feedback information corresponding to the transmitted data and transmit, to the first node, RLC feedback information corresponding to the received data based on the received RLC feedback information and the received data.
US11381351B2
A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive RRC information indicating the maximum number of CBGs X for one transport block in each serving cell; and a generation unit configured to generate X HARQ-ACK bits corresponding to the one transport block, in which the transport block includes NCB code blocks (CBs), in a case that the number of CBs NCB is less than the maximum number of CBGs X, the number of CBGs for the transport block is NCB, and the generation unit generates NCB HARQ-ACK bits for the NCB CBGs and X-NCB NACKs as the X HARQ-ACK bits.
US11381349B2
There is provided methods and associated base station and user equipment, for facilitating transmissions in a wireless communication system. The mapping between an index and its corresponding HARQ ID or HARQ ID & NDI pair can be done using one or more equations relating the two entities. The equations can be defined in two configurations, one for encoding HARQ ID or HARQ ID & NDI pair and a second for decoding the encoded HARQ ID or HARQ ID & NDI pair to determine the HARQ ID or HARQ ID and NDI.
US11381340B2
Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and apparatus and a storage medium. The method includes: After obtaining a first identifier and a second identifier that uniquely identify a first device, the first device scrambles, by using the first identifier, checked data obtained through CRC check. After performing channel coding on to-be-transmitted data and scrambled checked data, the first device scrambles, by using the second identifier, coded data obtained through channel coding, and finally sends scrambled data. In this way, after receiving the scrambled data, a second device may perform descrambling by using the second identifier, and then perform CRC check, to determine whether the received data is correct and determine the first identifier of the first device.
US11381335B2
A method and an apparatus for spectrum defragmentation, where the method includes: obtaining, by a transmit end, a target data stream; sending the target data stream on one line using a to-be-adjusted frequency band; adjusting, on another line, an occupied frequency band of the target data stream from the to-be-adjusted frequency band to a target frequency band; switching the target data stream to the other line; and transmitting the target data stream using the target frequency band.
US11381333B2
A priority verification unit (110) obtains from, among a plurality of communication apparatuses, other communication apparatus other than a current grandmaster, a grandmaster mediation message that is a grandmaster mediation message used for selecting a grandmaster and that includes a priority of the other communication apparatus. The priority verification unit (110) verifies whether or not the priority of the other communication apparatus is higher than a grandmaster priority (22). A mediation unit (120), when the priority of the other communication apparatus is verified as being higher than the grandmaster priority (22), to obtain a synchronization message including time of the other communication apparatus from the other communication apparatus before switching the other communication apparatus to the grandmaster. The mediation unit (120) calculates difference between the time of the other communication apparatus and time of the communication apparatus, and when the difference is less than a threshold (23), switches the other communication apparatus to the grandmaster.
US11381329B2
A moving object detector detects a moving object in a channel. The detection comprises the detector receiving a plurality of frames based on a transmitter transmitting a plurality of frames over a channel. One or more channel impulse responses (CIRs) of the channel is determined based on the received plurality of frames. The detector determines a CIR phase for each of the CIRs and a phase signal is formed based on a phase value of the CIR phase for each of the CIRs. The detector compares the phase signal with a target signal and detects the moving object in the channel based on the comparison.
US11381325B1
A method for determining an optimum position of a device under test when testing the device under test over-the-air is described. The method includes providing an anechoic chamber with a quiet zone, providing a device under test within the anechoic chamber, the device under test having at least two antennas, positioning the device under test within a testing area inside the anechoic chamber, the testing area including an optimum position for the device under test with respect to the quiet zone; and providing an interactive feedback signal while repositioning the device under test, wherein based on the interactive feedback signal a position of the device under test is adjusted to match the optimum position. Furthermore, a system for determining an optimum position of a device under test is provided.
US11381324B2
In at least one embodiment, a system for enabling wireless communication for a vehicle is provided. At least one controller to generate first information for the vehicle for transmission to at least one surrounding vehicle or an infrastructure external to the vehicle and to receive second information. The remote active antenna assembly to receive the first information over a cable and wirelessly receive over a wireless communication protocol, a control indicative of the remote active antenna assembly being in one of a transmit mode or a receive mode. The remote active antenna assembly to wirelessly transmit, via a remote active element, the first information in response to the control signal indicating that the remote active assembly is in the transmit mode and to wirelessly receive, via the remote active element, the second information in response to the control signal indicating that the remote active assembly is in the receive mode.
US11381321B2
An optical power supply system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device, an information obtaining part and a power supply controller. The power sourcing equipment outputs feed light. The powered device converts the feed light into electric power. The electric power is supplied to a communicator. The information obtaining part obtains communication operation information on an operation status of communication that is performed by the communicator. Based on the obtained communication operation information, the power supply controller controls output of the feed light. The communicator is a wireless communicator that performs wireless communication. The communication operation information includes at least one of measured communication load information that is information on an actually measured communication load, potential communication load information that is information on a potential maximum communication load, and predicted communication load information that is information on a predicted communication load.
US11381320B2
An optical transmission system includes light supply devices, light receiving devices, an optical fiber cable, an electric power combiner and a data processing unit. MIMO communication is performed by the light receiving devices receiving signal beams having signals different from one another, output from the light supply devices and transmitted through a single core or cladding of the optical fiber cable. The signal beams are feed beams. The light supply devices output the feed beams with signals different from one another superimposed thereon by modulation. The light receiving devices convert the feed beams transmitted thereto into electric powers. The electric power combiner combines the electric powers obtained by the conversion. The data processing unit obtains signals superimposed on the feed beams received by the light receiving devices, and based on the obtained signals, obtains the signals superimposed by the light supply devices on the feed beams.
US11381319B2
An underwater wireless optical communication, UWOC, unit (30) for underwater deployment on a submerged earth layer (12) or structure (14, 16). The UWOC unit is configured for wireless optical communication in an underwater environment, and comprises an optical transmitter (36), an anidolic optical receiver (38), and a processor (44). The optical transmitter is configured to transmit data by emitting an optical signal (80) into the surroundings. The optical receiver includes an optical detector (62), which is omnidirectionally sensitive and configured to receive further optical signals approaching substantially along an azimuthal plane orthogonal to a nominal axis (A) through the UWOC unit. The processor is coupled to the optical receiver, and configured to process received further optical signals. The unit may be configured to determine an inter-unit distance between this unit and a second unit, by sending an optical interrogation signal to the second unit, and receiving an optical response signal from the second unit.
US11381316B2
To provide an optical transmitter and an optical transmission method that can maintain the quality of an optical output signal in a wide wavelength range, an optical transmitter comprises: an optical modulator that includes an electrode and outputs an optical output signal obtained by modulating input light according to a drive signal applied to the electrode; a driver circuit that generates a drive signal and is connected to the optical modulator to apply a drive signal to one end of the electrode; a first element that is connected to the other end of the electrode and terminates the drive signal; and a controller that sets a first resistance value of the first element and a drive amplitude of the drive signal.
US11381308B1
The disclosure describes a system that includes a self-driving system for operating a vehicle autonomously, one or more optical transmitters mounted on the vehicle, and one or more computing devices in communication with the self-driving system and the one or more optical transmitters. The one or more computing devices are configured to operate the self-driving system to cause the vehicle to approach a designated location in proximity of a structure on which one or more receivers are mounted and determine that the one or more optical transmitters have an alignment with the one or more receivers. Then, the one or more computing devices are configured to operate the one or more optical transmitters to establish an optical communication link with the one or more receivers and transmit data to the one or more receivers over the optical communication link.
US11381306B2
Methods for configuring an optical link with an optimized spectral efficiency are provided. In these methods, a controller of an optical network obtains a baseline configuration that includes a traffic mode that uses a predetermined channel spacing of a plurality of channels in a frequency spectrum. The plurality of channels is used for transmitting optical signals on an optical link in the optical network. The controller further converts the SNR-margin to a Q-margin threshold value associated with a Q-margin as a performance parameter and while maintaining the performance parameter with a predetermined range of the Q-margin threshold value, varies at least one transmission parameter to reduce channel spacing. The controller also generates a spectral frequency map in which the channel spacing is reduced with respect to the baseline configuration and configures, via an optical network element in the optical network, the optical link based on the spectral frequency map.
US11381304B2
In one implementation, a communications satellite includes a main antenna system and a communications controller. The main antenna system is configured to send communications to and receive communications from one or more terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller has a memory storing a plurality of terminal attribute sets, each of which specifies attributes for communicating with a corresponding class of terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller is configured to receive a terminal class identifier from an active terrestrial terminal device, identify, from among the stored terminal attribute sets, a particular terminal attribute set as corresponding to the terminal class identifier received from the active terrestrial terminal device, and control the communications satellite to communicate with the active terrestrial terminal device according to the attributes for communicating specified in the particular terminal attribute set identified as corresponding to the terminal class identifier received from the active terrestrial terminal device.
US11381302B1
A source terminal for communications with a destination terminal, both located near or on earth surface, via satellite links to a cluster of satellites in corresponding slightly inclined Geostationary Satellite Orbits (GSOs). The source terminal comprises a transmitter which includes a preprocessor to perform a K-muxing transform on M concurrent input data streams to generate concurrently M output data streams, M>1, each of the M output data streams being a linear combination of the M concurrent input data streams, the K-muxing transform having an inverse transform; a bank of modulators to transform the M output data streams into N signal streams destined for the destination terminal, N≤M; and a multibeam antenna system to dynamically track and communicate with the cluster of satellites. The multibeam antenna system transforms the N signal streams into shaped beams and radiates the shaped beams towards the cluster of satellites.
US11381294B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for rate matching PDSCH around NZP CSI RS transmissions in multi-TRP scenarios. In some cases, a network entity may signal a rate matching behavior to a user equipment (UE) for processing a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configured with a first quasi co-location association and transmitted from a first transmission reception point (TRP) that potentially collides with one or more types of non-zero power (NZP) reference signals (RS) configured with a second quasi co-location association and transmitted from a second TRP using one or more resource sets.
US11381289B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for codebook subset restriction (CSR). In some cases, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a network entity, codebook subset restriction (CSR) information. The UE determines, based on the CSR information, a restricted beam set for a plurality of antenna panels, determines precoding matrix indicator (PMI) feedback for the antenna panels subject to restricted beam set, and provides the PMI feedback to the network entity.
US11381288B2
A communication method, including performing, by a terminal device, in response to a value of a resource bundling granularity being a first-type value, determining at least one resource block bundling group in a scheduling resource corresponding to a terminal device according to the first-type value of the resource bundling granularity, wherein, the first-type value comprises 2 or 4, and receiving, using the at least one resource block bundling group, data transmitted by a network device. The method further includes performing, by the terminal device, in response to the value of the resource bundling granularity being a second-type value, determining a scheduling resource corresponding to the terminal device as a same resource block bundling group, wherein, the second-type value comprises a size of a consecutive scheduling bandwidth of the terminal device, and receiving, using the resource block bundling group, data transmitted by the network device.
US11381286B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training and deploying machine-learned communication over multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) channels. One of the methods includes: determining a transmitter and a receiver, at least one of which implements a machine-learning network; determining a MIMO channel model; determining first information; using the transmitter to process the first information and generate first RF signals representing inputs to the MIMO channel model; determining second RF signals representing outputs of the MIMO channel model, each second RF signal representing aggregated reception of the first RF signals altered by transmission through the MIMO channel model; using the receiver to process the second RF signals and generate second information as a reconstruction of the first information; calculating a measure of distance between the second and first information; and updating the machine-learning network based on the measure of distance between the second and first information.
US11381277B2
An electronic device for supporting an ultra wide band (UWB) protocol transmits first data, including mode information indicating whether the electronic device supports a mode associated with control of a preamble and a preamble having a first length, to an external electronic device circuit, receives second data including mode information indicating whether the external electronic device supports the mode associated with the control of the preamble from the external electronic device, and controls a length of the preamble, based on the mode information included in the second data.
US11381270B2
An on-vehicle transmission system includes: a path part configured to transmit a radio signal received from the antenna side, to the on-vehicle-device side; an on-vehicle-device-side circuit unit including a plurality of wireless circuits configured to receive radio signals in frequency bands different from each other; and a power supply circuit configured to supply power from the on-vehicle-device side to a circuit on the antenna side via the path part. The plurality of wireless circuits are connected in series via a transmission line configured to transmit a radio signal, and are respectively connected to the plurality of on-vehicle devices via the transmission line configured to transmit a radio signal. The on-vehicle-device-side circuit unit splits the radio signal received from the path part and provides resultant radio signals to the respective wireless circuits.
US11381264B2
System-aware radio frequency (RF) front ends for wireless communication systems are provided. High complexity communication systems, such as Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) fifth generation (5G)-new radio (NR) systems, impose severe board area, volume, thermal and interference penalties on wireless devices. In the case of 5G-NR, this is due to the number of bands to be supported, the instantaneous bandwidth and spectral efficiency among other parameters. Other communications systems can involve high modulation of other parameters that similarly impose such penalties. Embodiments described herein provide a co-designed RF front end architecture that utilizes system knowledge (e.g., from baseband or other digital control circuitry, from antenna feedback, etc.) to dynamically adjust the parameters of various RF front-end components. System-aware RF front ends are thus able to improve and optimize performance criteria (e.g., to reduce the above penalties in complex communications systems).
US11381261B2
A radio-frequency module includes a transmission path which has one end connected to a transmission terminal and on which a transmission signal in Band A is transmitted; a reception path (62) which has one end connected to a reception terminal (120B) and on which a reception signal in Band B is transmitted; a reception path (63) which has one end connected to a reception terminal (120C) and on which a reception signal in Band C is transmitted; a switch (11) having a common terminal (11a) and selection terminals (11b and 11c); and a switch (12) having a common terminal (12a) and selection terminals (12b and 12c).
US11381248B2
A phase detection method and apparatus, and a storage medium and an electronic apparatus are provided. A sampling operation is performed on a clock signal to be detected to obtain binary sequences. Phase intervals of the clock signal to be detected in initial sampling periods are determined, according to the binary sequences, as first phase intervals. Based on a reference phase interval in the first phase intervals, a standardization operation is performed on other phase intervals in the first phase intervals to obtain second phase intervals, wherein the reference phase interval is a phase interval determined within a first sampling period after the sampling operation is triggered, and the other phase intervals are phase intervals determined within sampling periods following the first sampling period. The second phase intervals are converged, and phase information of the clock signal to be detected is obtained according to the converged second phase intervals.
US11381245B1
The disclosure provides a clock step control circuit and a method thereof. The clock step control circuit includes a clock divider, a multiplexer, and a controller. The clock divider receives a first clock signal and outputs multiple second clock signals. The multiplexer receives the second clock signals and outputs one of the second clock signals. The controller is coupled to the clock divider and the multiplexer. When the controller receives an interrupt signal, the controller outputs a selection signal to the multiplexer according to the interrupt signal. The multiplexer outputs another one of the second clock signals according to the selection signal. The clock step control circuit and the method thereof in the disclosure can appropriately switch the clock signal to output a clock signal with an appropriate clock frequency.
US11381238B1
An apparatus including a set of one or more receivers; a first replica circuit being a substantial replica of at least a portion of one of the set of one or more receivers; a first control circuit generates an output signal selectively coupled to an input of the first replica circuit; a second replica circuit being a substantial replica of at least a portion of one of the set of one or more receivers; a comparator including a first input coupled to a first output of the first replica circuit, a second input coupled to a second output of the second replica circuit, and an output; and a second control circuit including an input coupled to the output of the comparator, and an output coupled to the first replica circuit and to the set of one or more receivers.
US11381231B2
A digital measurement circuit includes a first input flip-flop which receives a first signal through a data input terminal, receives a first clock signal through a clock input terminal, and outputs a second signal; a second input flip-flop which receives the second signal through a data input terminal, receives a second clock signal, which is an inverted signal of the first clock signal, through a clock input terminal, and outputs a third signal; and a delay line which receives the second signal and outputs first through n-th output signals, wherein n is an integer greater than one, and the first through n-th output signals are sampled based on the third signal to output first through n-th sampling signals is provided.
US11381221B2
Filter devices. A first chip includes a first interdigital transducer (IDT) of a first acoustic resonator formed on a surface of a first piezoelectric wafer having a first thickness, interleaved fingers of the first IDT disposed on a portion of the first piezoelectric wafer spanning a first cavity in a first base. A second chip includes a second IDT of a second acoustic resonator formed on a surface of a second piezoelectric wafer having a second thickness less than the first thickness, interleaved fingers of the second IDT disposed on a portion of the second piezoelectric wafer spanning a second cavity in a second base. A circuit card coupled to the first chip and the second chip includes at least one conductor for making an electrical connection between the first IDT and the second IDT.
US11381215B2
A wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device comprises a circuit board, a key module and a sensing module. The key module is electrically connected with at least one key through the circuit board. The sensing module is electrically connected with the circuit board, wherein the circuit board is taken as an induction conductor of the sensing module. Therefore, according to the wireless communication device disclosed by the disclosure, the functions of the key module, the sensing module and an antenna module are integrated on a same component, so that the component has three-in-one functions, and the efficiency of an antenna is further enhanced.
US11381206B2
A stub whose end is connected to an end of a transmission line, and a coupled line disposed in parallel with each of the transmission line and the stub, and electromagnetically coupled to each of the transmission line and the stub are included, and the stub and the coupled line operate as a first resonator for resonating with an odd order harmonic included in the amplified signal, and the transmission line, the stub, and the coupled line operate as a second resonator for resonating with an even order harmonic included in the amplified signal.
US11381205B2
A potentiostat circuit for controlling a work electrode voltage and for measuring a work electrode current is disclosed. The disclosed potentiostat circuit implementations have a topology and include elements to provide a plurality of benefits. The plurality of benefits includes an enlarged range of controllable work electrode voltages and bidirectional work electrode current measurements, high immunity from temperatures variations and process mismatch. The disclosed potentiostat circuit implementations can be used in applications requiring accuracy, low power consumption, and small size. The applications can include portable and/or multichannel electrochemical applications.
US11381201B1
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing portable or fixed solar array support systems. Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus that holds four 60-cell rooftop-grade solar panels and folds up into a relatively small portable device that easily fits in a garage or shed. When open, the panels are displayed at near the nominal angle to the sun for the region. Adjustable angle supports are available in alternative embodiments.
US11381198B1
A marina solar energy system and method is provided. The system includes one or more base assemblies designed to support corresponding solar panel assemblies. For example, the system may include dock box lids with recesses adapted to receive and secure one or more solar panels, and an energy distribution system to receive and distribute the energy produced by the solar panel assemblies (e.g., to other areas of the marina, to a local power grid, etc.). The system also may include rechargeable power sources, such as rechargeable battery packs, that may store the energy produced by the solar panels. The system also may include electrical outlets for use by occupants of the marina.
US11381197B2
This system is directed to a mobile platform having a solar array carried by the mobile platform, connected to a distribution hub adapted to provide power to a base power source; an input controller having input computer readable instructions adapted to deliver power to a set of storage units from the base power source, the set of storage power units carried by the mobile platform; an output controller connected to the set of storage units having output computer readable instructions adapted to receive charge requirements from a load connected to the output controller, retrieving from a device lookup table included in the output controller a load type having charge specifications, and delivering power to the load according to the charge specifications; and, an external power source connected to the distribution bus for proving power to the base power source from the external power source.
US11381196B2
The present invention provides a stage driving apparatus for driving a stage, comprising: a linear motor including a stator which includes a coil array obtained by alternately arraying first phase coils and second phase coils, and a movable element placed on the stage; and a control unit configured to control the linear motor by controlling an energization state of the coil array, wherein in a stopping period during which the stage is stopped in a predetermined position, the control unit holds a position of the stage in the predetermined position by turning on the first phase coil among the coil array, and generates heat by turning on the second phase coil arranged in a position where no thrust is given to the movable element among the coil array.
US11381195B2
Provided is an apparatus for operating a phase cut switch in a motor driven power steering apparatus. The apparatus for operating a phase cut switch in a motor driven power steering apparatus includes: a phase cut switch installed for an inverter for converting a voltage into 3-phase power and driving a driving motor and for each phase of input terminals of the driving motor; a gate driving unit configured to receive a driving signal from a control device and operate the phase cut switch; and a current circulation unit configured to circulate a counter electromotive force of the driving motor at an output terminal of the gate driving unit and an output terminal of the phase cut switch.
US11381193B2
A disconnect override circuit for a power conversion system includes a first input coupled to a user disconnect switch to receive a disconnect input signal, as well as a second input coupled to a motor drive or motor starter to receive a fault signal, and a third input adapted to receive an override signal. The disconnect override circuit has an output configured to provide a disconnect control output signal to control a user disconnect circuit according to the disconnect input signal, the fault signal and the override signal, the output signal having a first state to cause the user disconnect circuit to allow power transfer from the AC input to the motor drive or motor starter, and a second state to cause the user disconnect circuit to prevent power transfer from the AC input to the motor drive or motor starter.
US11381190B2
A torsional mode damping controller in which the controller modifies electrical power to an electrical motor to provide active damping control of torsional vibration in rotating masses. The controller receives a measurement of a rotational speed of the rotating masses ωm and an estimate or a measurement of a torque transmitted between the rotating masses Tsh; based on the received transmitted torque Tsh, generate a compensating torque to suppress vibration Tcom; based on the received rotational speed ωm and the compensating torque Tcom, generate an electromagnetic torque modification signal Tmodi; and modify the electrical power provided to the electrical motor on the basis of the electromagnetic torque modification signal Tmodi. The controller is further configured to generate compensating torque Tcom by applying a filter to the received transmitted torque Tsh, based on plural tunable parameters including a tuning gain K, a cut-off frequency ωn and a resonant damping ratio ζ.
US11381188B2
A setting support device according to the present invention is provided with: a first identification means that identifies an evaluation index value indicating the stability or control performance of motor control by a motor control device in each of a plurality of load device states in which a load device is in mutually different orientations or situations; a second identification means that identifies, for each control device state, a combined evaluation index value representative of the evaluation index values in the plurality of load device states, identified for that control device state by the first identification means; and a recommended-value output means that identifies and outputs a recommended value of at least one control parameter on the basis of the combined evaluation index value identified for each control device state by the second identification means.
US11381171B2
A buck-boost power converting system includes a voltage source input for connecting a voltage source for power conversion. A plurality of switches are connected electrically to the voltage source input, wherein each switch is connected to a controller configured for control of the switches. A voltage output is configured to connect to a load to power the load with converted power from the voltage source input, wherein the controller is configured to provide positive voltage or negative voltage at a desired level to the voltage output, as needed.
US11381165B2
The power supply controller is for use in a power supply circuit, for reducing acoustic noise. The power supply control circuit generates a control signal according to a voltage identification (VID) signal and a voltage sense signal, to operate a power switch in a power stage circuit, thus converting an input voltage to an output voltage. The power supply control circuit includes a conversion circuit and a PWM control circuit. The conversion circuit includes a DAC and a slope control circuit. When the power supply controller operates in an acoustic noise reduction mode and when a present level is higher than a requested level, the slope control circuit adjusts a descending slope of an analog voltage identification signal which is generated according to the VID signal, so as to restrain a decrease velocity of the output voltage to be higher than zero but not higher than a predetermined velocity.
US11381164B1
A charge pump includes first and second multiplier stages including first and second capacitor in series with an input node, a final multiplier stage including an output capacitor in series with the second capacitor and an output node, and pre-charge circuitry. The pre-charge circuitry is configured to charge the output capacitor to a first level during an initial phase of a charging operation, wherein the first level is equal to a supply voltage of the data storage system, and decouple a charging path of the pre-charge circuitry from the output capacitor in response to the output capacitor being charged to the first level. The first and second multiplier stages are configured to increase the charge of the output capacitor to second and third levels higher than the first level during second and third phases of the charging operation.
US11381154B2
A circuit is described for powering a chime that outputs audio in response to detection of an entity by a video doorbell. The circuit includes a rectifier circuit configured to generate a first signal based on a power source and a first switch coupled to the rectifier circuit. The first switch is configured to provide, based on the first signal, a first DC voltage signal during a first operating mode where the doorbell receives input that triggers actuation of the chime in response to detection of the entity. The circuit includes a second switch coupled to the rectifier circuit and the first switch. Based on the first signal, the second switch provides a second DC voltage signal during a second operating mode where the chime outputs the audio based on the input that triggers actuation of the chime in response to detection of the entity.
US11381153B1
A power converter and method for improving the current control stability of power converter by balancing the secondary winding currents is provided herein. The power converter includes a primary circuit having switches controllably driven at an operating frequency to produce an AC output through a primary transformer winding, and a secondary circuit having first and second secondary windings having respective leakage inductances. The secondary circuit provides power at an output node based on a power transfer between the primary winding and the first and second secondary windings. At least one balance inductor is coupled in series with the first and second secondary windings, and configured to reduce a difference between the first leakage inductance and the second leakage inductance. The at least one balance inductor may further be configured to reduce a difference between first and second AC current peaks associated with the first and second secondary windings, respectively.
US11381145B2
A linear or rotary step motor for moving an object comprising: one or more beam actuators; and one or more auxiliary actuators. Each beam actuator comprises: (a) a flexible beam; (b) two holders holding the flexible beam from the beam edges; and (c) an actuator for moving the said at least one holder in order to bent the beam toward the object or to pull the beam away from the object. The axillary actuators are connected to the one or more beam actuators. The beam actuators configured to grip or release the object, and the one or more beam actuators perform a movement step to the object by first grip the object by the one or more beam actuators then push the object by activating the auxiliary actuator.
US11381137B2
An electric motor includes a stator assembly, a rotor provided inside the stator assembly, and a heat sink to radiate heat from the stator assembly. The heat sink includes a base portion, and a heat radiating portion formed integrally with the base portion.
US11381126B1
An electric motor includes an end turn ring and a cooling structure that is in a thermally conductive relationship with the end turn ring.
US11381122B2
The disclosure relates to methods for detecting a plug-in operation of a charging connector in a charging socket of an electrically drivable vehicle, wherein the charging connector has a control signal line for transmitting control signals between the electrically drivable vehicle and a charging station, including: detecting an amplitude change of a control signal on the control signal line in order to detect the plug-in operation.
US11381116B2
A display system may include a wireless power transmitter that converts power supplied from a power source unit into a first magnetic field and to transmit a first power signal to a speaker; the speaker including a wireless power transmission/reception circuit that converts the first power signal received from the wireless power transmitter into a first current, and to generate a second magnetic field by the first current to transmit a second power signal to a display, a distribution circuit that distributes power received through the first power signal to a sound output unit by distributing the first current and outputting a second current, and the sound output unit that outputs sound using power supplied from the distribution circuit; and the display including a wireless power reception circuit that converts the second power signal received from the speaker into a third current, and an image output unit that outputs an image by using power transferred through the third current.
US11381113B2
A coil structure for wireless power transmission is provided. The coil structure comprises: a primary resonance coil wound in a spiral shape around a centripetal point; a primary induction coil, which supplies power to the primary resonance coil in a nonconnected state with an input or output terminal of the primary resonance coil and is wound in a spiral shape on a substantially same plane around a substantially same centripetal point as the centripetal point; a switch configured to be parallel with the primary resonance coil so as to control the ON and OFF of an operation of the primary resonance coil; and a capacitor coupled to the primary resonance coil so as to form a magnetic resonance with the primary resonance coil.
US11381098B2
An energy storage system has a battery device, a first terminal, a second terminal, a capacitor device and a DC/DC converter. The first and second terminals are respectively connected two electrodes of the battery device, and the two electrodes have opposite polarities. The capacitor device is electrically connected to the first and second terminals in parallel. The DC/DC converter is electrically connected between the first terminal and the capacitor device. The battery device composed of at least one secondary battery and the capacitor device composed of at least one capacitor are electrically connected to each other in parallel, and by combining with the DC/DC converter, configuring the relation between the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device and the internal resistor of the battery device, and/or configuring the upper current limit of the rated current of range the DC/DC converter, the battery cycle life is increased.
US11381096B2
A system for managing sensor power to a remote wireless condition monitoring sensor installed on a railway rolling stock. The system provides an energy harvester that derives wireless sensor power, a rechargeable battery connected to the energy harvester for supplying energy to the rechargeable battery and for powering the system, an antenna for sending signals to a remote database based on measured vibration and acceleration data, a central processing unit having a memory an arithmetic logic unit and a control unit for controlling a function of the system. The remote wireless condition monitoring sensor is protected from potentially fatal over voltage and under voltage conditions and the operating life is prolonged by entering dedicated modes of operation based on battery voltage and available energy capacity as instructed by the central processing unit. Also, a method for carrying out the function of the system.
US11381093B1
Disclosed herein are battery management systems and methods for activating battery override logic for a battery management system to provide a power path to a battery pack. A method of activating battery override logic for a battery management system may comprise detecting a predetermined key toggle sequence performed in a predetermined amount of time or detecting an override message received from a CAN bus. The method may further comprise determining if the last override turn-on sequence was requested more than a predetermined amount of time ago, confirming that the override is configured for the contactor, and turning on the contactor to provide a power path to the battery pack for a limited predetermined amount of time. An exemplary predetermined toggle sequence may comprise on-off-on-off-on performed within 10 seconds. An exemplary override message from the CAN bus may be initiated by a user having a key, code, or access card.
US11381090B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods for dynamic control of distributed energy resource systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for coordinated, real-time, and pre-planned control of a network of distributed energy resource systems where each distributed energy resource system is located at a different consumer site. Each distributed energy resource system is operable to provide stored and/or generated energy to meet on-site consumer needs and/or provide energy to the grid. An off-site control system obtains energy usage information from a plurality of the distributed energy resource systems and processes the information in order to coordinate control of each distributed energy resource system such as coordinating if and when each distributed energy resource system provides energy to the grid in order to at least partially meet energy demands associated with a demand response timeframe.
US11381087B2
A smart grid system includes a current sensor, and plural power conversion devices coupled to an AC grid. The current sensor measures a total current flowed through the AC grid, thereby providing a measured current value. The power conversion devices include a master power conversion device and plural slave power conversion devices. The master power conversion device receives the measured current value, thereby controlling an output power of the master power conversion device and providing a first duty cycle signal according to the measured current value. A first one of the slave power conversion devices which is coupled to the master power conversion device receive the first duty cycle signal, thereby controlling an output power of the first one of the slave power conversion devices according to the first duty cycle signal. The master power conversion device and the slave power conversion devices are communicated via a daisy chain connection.
US11381086B2
A power management system, which has a holding function capable of holding power in the form of storable energy, and a supply function for supplying power procured from a contractor to the holding function, sets a utilizable range of storable energy held by the holding function. In the setting, if an amount of storable energy held by the holding function exceeds a predetermined amount, an excess of the storable energy exceeding the predetermined amount is set as utilizable storable energy.
US11381082B2
Disclosed is a method of managing electricity providing in a computers cluster, including: a process of prediction of need of electricity provided by at least one renewable electricity source in the computers cluster, a process of prediction of availability of the electricity provided by the renewable electricity source, including: a step of managing failure risk of the renewable electricity source, by lowering the predicted availability, so as to: increase life expectancy of the renewable electricity source, and/or lower maintenance frequency of the renewable electricity source, a process of scheduling tasks in the computers cluster, based on both the prediction processes.
US11381078B1
An electronic circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a power transistor having a gate terminal, a source terminal and a drain terminal. The electronic circuit also has a driver to generate which selectively changes a voltage at the gate terminal. The driver circuit includes a pull-down switch configured to change the voltage on the gate terminal such that the resistance between the source terminal and the drain terminal increases. The electronic circuit also has an overvoltage protection circuit coupled to the gate terminal. The overvoltage protection circuit includes a selectively conductive device configured to become conductive while reverse biased in response to an overvoltage potential. While conductive, the selectively conductive device causes the resistance between the source terminal and the drain terminal to decrease. The overvoltage protection circuit is also causes the pull-down switch to be non-conductive by applying a signal to the pull-down switch.
US11381074B2
An electrical protection system protects a high-voltage DC electrical installation and comprises at least one sensor of first type configured to perform measurements of a non-electrical physical quantity, at least one sensor of second type configured to perform measurements of an electrical physical quantity, and a control unit connected to said at least one sensor of first type and to said at least one sensor of second type. The control unit commands a circuit breaker of the high-voltage DC electrical installation to open when, in a sliding time window, an abnormal non-electrical phenomenon is detected by virtue of the measurements of said at least one sensor of first type and when, furthermore, an abnormal electrical phenomenon is detected by virtue of the measurements of said at least one sensor of second type.
US11381071B2
The present disclosure provides exemplary embodiments of voltage harvesting devices used in power distribution systems, and provides power distribution system architectures utilizing the voltage harvesting devices. Generally, the voltage harvesting devices transform distribution line AC voltages to produce a low wattage output for distribution system communication and control type devices. The voltage harvesting device can operate whether irrespective of the presence of load current.
US11381070B1
A LCDI power cord circuit is provided. The includes energizing shielded wires and monitoring the energized shields for surges, e.g., arcing, and/or voltage drops, e.g., shield breaks detected by a Power Cord Fault Circuit (PCFC). The PCFC includes one dual purpose amplifying/switch transistor and the LCDI power cord circuit does not include any discrete capacitive components.
US11381064B2
A conduit pull body with an elongated generally square cross-section cavity defined by two generally square ends and four generally rectangular lateral panels (front, back and two sides) in which the back and at least one of the front and two side panels are selectively removable to increase access to the cavity for pulling cabling therethrough. Where at least two of the removeable panels are adjacent, lateral access to the cavity (as represented by the longitudinal centerline) is not less than about 180 degrees, about 270 degrees where three removeable panels are adjacent. Where at least one of the front and two sides is apertured and interchangeable with a second one of the front and two sides, the pull body is convertible between Type LB, Type LL and Type LR pull bodies. On-the-job-site construction of different types of pull bodies is possible from a selection of component parts. Methods of improving cavity access and creating different pull body types are disclosed.
US11381053B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a waveguide-confining layer, a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) die with embodiments of a waveguide-confining layer, and methods to form the same. The waveguide-confining layer may include an oxide layer over a buried insulator layer, a silicon-based optical confinement structure embedded within or positioned on the oxide layer, and first and second blocking layers over the oxide layer and separated from each other by a horizontal slot. The first and second blocking layers include a metal or an oxide. A gain medium is positioned on the oxide layer and within the horizontal slot between the first and second blocking layers, and has a lower refractive index than each of the first and second blocking layers. The gain medium is vertically aligned with the silicon-based optical confinement structure, and a portion of the oxide layer separates the gain medium from the silicon-based optical confinement structure.
US11381045B2
A fan connector comprises a connector body, a plurality of chip terminals, a plurality of wiring terminals, and a chip circuit board. The connector body comprises an electrical connection slot, a chip slot, and a wiring slot. The plurality of chip terminals and the plurality of wiring terminals are disposed on a sidewall of the electrical connection slot. The plurality of chip terminals corresponds to the plurality of wiring terminals, respectively. The chip circuit board comprises a chip, a circuit board, and a plurality of conductive pads. The chip circuit board is inserted into the chip slot. The plurality of conductive pads is in contact with the corresponding chip terminals. One end of the connector body is connected to a fan, in which a wire passes through the wiring slot and connects to the plurality of wiring terminals. An external plug is possible to insert into the electrical connection slot.
US11381044B2
A connector block comprised of a plurality of spring-embedded blind mate connector assemblies. Each of the spring-embedded blind mate connector assemblies can be comprised of a first connector extending in a first direction and a second connector extending in a second direction opposite the first direction, where the first connector and the second connector can have a common axis and can be operatively coupled to pass a signal between opposite ends of the spring-embedded blind mate connector assembly. The first connector can include a captivator, a connection extension, and a spring between the captivator and the second connector, where the spring can abut the captivator and have an outer diameter no greater than an outer diameter of the captivator.
US11381037B2
An electrical repair plug device replaces an original plug device that has been severed from the electrical cord. A housing comprises a base enclosure and a top enclosure that snap together to secure the housing to the electrical power cord. A strainer comprises a strain relief on one end coupled to the electrical power cord and the housing. The strain relief provides support for conduction wires exposed from a skin of the electrical power cord by decoupling external force on the electrical power cord from the conduction wires. The housing includes individual channels for each of the exposed conduction wires, each individual channel insulated from each other and including a plurality of teeth to bite the exposed conduction wires.
US11381014B2
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of passageways extending through opposite upper and lower surfaces of the housing. A plurality of electrical contacts are received within the corresponding passageways, respectively. Each contact includes a first main body and a second main body side by side arranged with each other with a bridge transversely linked therebetween. At least one of the first main body and the second main body includes a retaining barb for retaining contact in the passageway. Two soldering pads are formed on the corresponding bottom ends of the first main body and the second main body, respectively. The two soldering pads intimately confront each other either in a horizontal direction or in a vertical direction, and are joined together via a solder ball located under the two soldering pads.
US11381009B2
A contact includes a base portion, a cold-weld portion extending upward from the base portion and having a cold-weld slot into which an electric wire is configured to be cold-welded, a trailing portion extending downward by being folded back downward from an upper end of the cold-weld portion, and a contact portion extending from a lower end of the trailing portion. The trailing portion has a press-fitted portion below the cold-weld slot that is press-fitted into the housing. The contact portion makes contact with a mating contact by receiving the mating contact in a space between the contact portion and the base portion.
US11381003B2
An antenna device including: a substrate; a plurality of antenna elements supported by the substrate, each of the antenna elements having a feeding point; and a parasitic element supported by the substrate and having no feeding point, in which the plurality of antenna elements is disposed to be spaced apart from each other along a predetermined direction, the parasitic element is mutually spaced apart in the direction from a first antenna element located on an end side in the direction among the plurality of antenna elements, and a first element interval between the parasitic element and the first antenna element is equal to or less than twice a second element interval between the first antenna element and a second antenna element located on an opposite side of the parasitic element with respect to the first antenna element.
US11381001B2
Deployable reflectors and antennas and spacecraft using such reflectors are disclosed. An example disclosed reflector includes: a hub having a cross-section formed in a circular, elliptical or polygonal shape; a plurality of ribs, each rib having an inner side surface facing an outer peripheral side of the hub when folded, and an outer side surface that is a surface opposite to the inner side surface, the plurality of ribs being folded to be wound around an outer periphery of the hub such that the inner side surface of each rib and the outer side surface of its adjacent rib partially face each other or the outer side surface of each rib and the inner side surface of its adjacent rib partially face each other, each rib being deployed in a parabolic shape; and a sheet installed across each of the plurality of ribs and capable of reflecting radio waves.
US11380999B2
A slot antenna comprises a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board has a slot, a first capacitor, a radio frequency signal source, a transmission line, and a ground cable, wherein one end of the slot is open, and the other end is closed; the first capacitor and the ground cable are disposed on the printed circuit board, wherein the first capacitor is located on the open end of the slot; the transmission line connects the first capacitor to the radio frequency signal source; and the radio frequency signal source is configured to stimulate a feeding signal, and feed the feeding signal to the open end of the slot, wherein the radio frequency signal source connects the transmission line to the ground cable, and wherein a feed point from the radio frequency signal source to the transmission line is located outside the slot.
US11380991B2
An electronically a steerable and switchable antenna array is provided that can produce a first beam with a first coverage range and a second beam with a second coverage range by selecting one of a first and a second beamwidth for both the first and second beams; in response to selecting the first beamwidth: switching signal inputs to narrow-beam antenna arrays; steering the first beam to one of a first positive, negative, or zero offset position; independently steering the second beam to one of a second positive, negative offset, or zero offset position; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam; and in response to selecting the second beamwidth: switching signal inputs to wide-beam antenna arrays; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam.
US11380986B2
A wireless communication device and method are provided. The wireless communication device includes a main body, a rotating module and an antenna module. The main body includes a housing and an RF signal module accommodated in the housing; the rotating module is accommodated in the housing and located at one side of the RF signal module, and includes a rotor motor and a rotating shaft, and the rotor motor is connected to the rotating shaft for rotating the rotating shaft; the antenna module is accommodated in the housing and disposed on the rotating shaft, and is electrically connected to the RF signal module. The wireless signal communication method includes: rotating the antenna module, determining the intensity of the RF signal received by the antenna module, and stopping the rotation of the antenna module. Therefore, the antenna module can dynamically adjust its orientation to receive the RF signal with sufficient intensity.
US11380973B2
The invention discloses a cavity-based dual-band filtering balun, which includes a first cavity resonator and a second cavity resonator which are connected by a metal plate, the first cavity resonator is provided with an input PCB board, a metal ground layer of the input PCB board is provided with an input through line, the other side of the input PCB board is provided with an input microstrip line, and the first cavity resonator is provided with an input slot corresponding to a position of the input through line; and two opposite outside surfaces of the second cavity resonator which are adjacent to the metal plate are each provided with an output PCB board, metal ground layers of the two output PCB boards are respectively provided with an output through line, the other sides of the two output PCB boards are each provided with an output microstrip line, and the second cavity resonator is provided with an output slot corresponding to a position of the output through line and communicated with the output through line. A main body of the dual-band filtering balun includes two cavity resonators, its structure is high in quality factor and low in insertion loss, and meanwhile, the requirement of two passbands is realized by using two fundamental modes of the cavity resonators, thus reducing a size of a circuit.
US11380970B2
Methods and devices to address antenna termination in absence of power supplies within an electronic circuit including a termination circuit and a switching circuit. The devices include regular NMOS devices that decouple the antenna from the switching circuit in absence of power supplies while the antenna is coupled to a terminating impedance having a desired impedance value through a native NMOS device. The antenna is coupled with the switching circuit via the regular NMOS device during powered conditions while the antenna is decoupled from the terminating impedance.
US11380963B2
Provided is a battery comprising a separator comprising inorganic particles for preventing a short-circuit, wherein the inorganic particles are not removed readily from the separator. This battery is characterized by comprising a separator comprising a base material resin having voids and an inorganic particle having a surface (A) facing the void and a surface (B) in contact with the resin, wherein the length of the surface (A) is 50% or more of the length of the outer periphery of the particle in a cross-sectional SEM photograph of the separator.
US11380960B2
For a surface mount angled battery, the angled battery includes a proximal end with a proximal axis and a distal end with a distal axis. The distal axis is angled at a conforming angle at least 45 degrees from the proximal axis. A connector secures the angled battery to a receiver on a wearable monitoring device. Power contacts contact to power receptors on the wearable monitoring device.
US11380956B2
Provided is an energy storage apparatus which can be brought into a state where outputting of electricity from an overall terminal cannot be performed. The energy storage apparatus includes: a plurality of energy storage devices; an overall electrode to which electricity is supplied from the plurality of energy storage devices; an overall terminal which is electrically terminated from the overall electrode and is electrically connected to the overall electrode by a conductive member; a cover member which is removable and covers the overall electrode; and a cover which openably and closably covers the overall electrode covered by the cover member.
US11380951B2
A repeatedly bendable power storage device. A highly reliable power storage device. A long-life power storage device. A repeatedly bendable electronic device. A flexible electronic device. The power storage device includes a film, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. The film includes a plurality of projections. A difference between the maximum height and the minimum height of a surface of the film is greater than or equal to 0.15 mm and less than 0.8 mm. The modulus of rigidity of the film is less than 6.5×109 N. The film includes a metal layer. The thickness of the metal layer is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 200 μm. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are surrounded by the film.
US11380944B2
Improved battery systems, apparatuses, and methods for use in electric air, land, and marine vehicles and mobile, portable, and stationary electrical appliances and devices are provided. The systems employ acoustic and current manipulation of anode interface deposits including dendrites on or proximate lithium and other anodes. This invention may employ multistatic ultrasonic phased arrays and current modulation to 1) minimize deposit, e.g., dendrite, initiation and formation by acoustic stirring, 2) acoustically image dendritic growths to monitor changes in dendrite growths, 3) cue dendrite cleaning and battery shutdown to avoid short circuit, 4) induce failure in dendritic structure and shearing of at least a portion of the dendrite from the anode, and 5) transport sheared dendrites and other dead metal to a graveyard.
US11380942B2
A battery module is disclosed having a plurality of series-connected battery cells contained in, and electrically isolated from, an enclosure, with a first internal relay to control connection between cells and a positive terminal, and a second internal relay to control the connection between cells and a negative terminal. A control signal input is provided to control the relays. An embodiment is disclosed having an internal battery management system which controls the relays in response to a digital message. A modular battery pack is disclosed consisting of a plurality of modules connected in parallel, which can be individually and independently activated and deactivated. A method is provided for activating an individual module.
US11380938B2
A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery includes preparing a solid electrolyte layer, providing lithium metal to the solid electrolyte layer to prepare a stack, and radiating ultrasonic waves or sound waves to the stack. The method provides an all-solid-state battery with a stable interface between an anode formed of lithium metal and a solid electrolyte layer.
US11380934B2
A method for producing a solid electrolyte having an argyrodite-type crystal structure, the method comprising: heat-treating a raw material mixture comprising lithium, sulfur, phosphorus and halogen in a solvent using a pressure-resistant container or under refluxing; removing the solvent; and firing a treated product obtained by the heat treatment.
US11380932B2
Disclosed are an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries including 10 to 50% by weight of a cyclic carbonate compound, and 50 to 90% by weight of a linear ester compound, based on the total weight of a non-aqueous solvent, wherein a content of ethyl propionate of the linear ester compound is 20 to 60% by weight, based on the total weight of the non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte and exhibiting superior low-temperature characteristics.
US11380931B2
A composite electrode plate of increased robustness and with better electrical properties for incorporation in a battery cell includes a composite current collector, a positive active material layer, a negative active material layer, a first isolation layer, and a second isolation layer. The composite current collector is disposed between the positive active material layer and the negative active material layer. The first isolation layer connects to a surface of the positive active material layer away from the composite current collector. The second isolation layer connects to a surface of the negative active material layer away from the composite current collector.
US11380928B2
The disclosed technology generally relates to energy storage devices, and more particularly to redox batteries. In one aspect, a redox battery comprises a first half cell and a second half cell. The first half cell comprises a positive electrolyte reservoir comprising a first electrolyte contacting a positive electrode and has dissolved therein a first redox couple configured to undergo a first redox half reaction. The second half cell comprises a negative electrolyte reservoir comprising a second electrolyte contacting a negative electrode and has dissolved therein a second redox couple configured to undergo a second redox half reaction. The redox battery additionally comprises an ion exchange membrane separating the positive electrolyte reservoir and the negative electrolyte reservoir. The first half cell, the second half cell and the ion exchange membrane define a redox battery cell that is sealed in a casing.
US11380922B2
A community system includes an ammonia-hydrogen converter that is arranged in an industrial area and that converts ammonia to hydrogen.
US11380913B2
A fuel cell system FCS includes a fuel cell 10, a high voltage circuit 21 for driving an electromotor 42, and a relay 41 for electrically connecting or blocking the fuel cell 10 to or from the high voltage circuit 21. A control unit 50 obtains insulation decrease information in accordance with a request for starting the fuel cell, and performs, when a specified insulation decrease occurred region is not a fuel cell region SE1 including the fuel cell and the cooling circuit, conductivity reduction process on cooling liquid using a conductivity reduction unit 113 before having a relay 41 connect, and has the relay 41 connect after completing the conductivity reduction process.
US11380911B2
An electrochemical device has an electrochemical cell provided with an electrolyte having proton conductivity, an anode provided on one side of the electrolyte, and a cathode provided on the other side of the electrolyte. The electrochemical device is configured so that a solution containing water, an artificial synthetic resin, and an acid is supplied to the anode. The electrochemical device is configured so that an oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the cathode and connecting a load between the anode and the cathode. The electrochemical device is configured so that the inert gas is supplied to the cathode and connecting the voltage application unit between the anode and the cathode.
US11380901B2
A resin current collector provides means for improving the cycle characteristics in a lithium ion battery and includes a polyolefin resin, and a conductive carbon filler. The total surface area of the conductive carbon filler contained in 1 g of the resin current collector is 7.0 m2 or more and 10.5 m2 or less.
US11380896B2
An embodiment is directed to an electrode composition for use in an energy storage device cell. The electrode comprises composite particles, each comprising carbon that is biomass-derived and active material. The active material exhibits partial vapor pressure below around 10−13 torr at around 400 K, and an areal capacity loading of the electrode composition ranges from around 2 mAh/cm2 to around 16 mAh/cm2.
US11380891B2
A film-shaped coating layer including at least one lithium ion conductive compound having a band gap of 5.5 eV to 10 eV formed on the surface of a core including a lithium composite metal oxide to a thickness at which dielectric breakdown does not occur according to types of the lithium ion conductive compound and the lithium composite metal oxide under charge and discharge conditions. Thereby, an oxidation/reduction reaction is suppressed by blocking the movement of electrons at an interface between an active material and an electrolyte solution by the coating layer which surrounds the surface of particles and has lithium ion conductivity, and, as a result, a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, which may improve energy density of an electrode and life characteristics of a battery, and a secondary battery including the same are provided.
US11380876B2
The disclosure provides a display substrate, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device, belonging to the display technology field, to solve the problem that ultraviolet irradiation has an adverse effect on the service life of existing OLED devices. The display substrate disclosed herein includes a light processing layer which comprising a condensed-ring conjugated polymer. The light processing layer can protect the display parts below it and prevent the display parts from being exposed to ambient light and reducing their service life.
US11380875B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel including an opening area through which light passes, a non-display area including an opening peripheral area that is around a periphery of the opening area, and a display area including at least one pixel, the display area being around a periphery of the opening peripheral area, an optical film layer disposed on the display panel, and a cover window disposed on the optical film layer. The display panel includes a base substrate, a light emitting structure disposed on the base substrate, a planarization insulating layer disposed on the substrate in the opening peripheral area, and a light blocking pattern disposed on the planarization insulating layer in the opening peripheral area.
US11380866B2
The display substrate may include a base substrate (1), a display structure (20) on a display area (B) of the base substrate (1), at least one blocking structure on a peripheral area around the display area (B) of the base substrate (1), and a first water-blocking layer (10) on the substrate (1). The first water-blocking layer (10) may cover the display structure (20) and the at least one blocking structure. The blocking structure may be configured to block cracks generated on the first water-blocking layer (10) at a side of the blocking structure opposite from the display area (B) from propagating to the display area (B).
US11380860B2
A highly portable and highly browsable light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device that is less likely to be broken is provided. The light-emitting device has a strip-like region having high flexibility and a strip-like region having low flexibility that are arranged alternately. In the region having high flexibility, a light-emitting panel and a plurality of spacers overlap with each other. In the region having low flexibility, the light-emitting panel and a support overlap with each other. When the region having high flexibility is bent, the angle between normals of facing planes of the two adjacent spacers changes according to the bending of the light-emitting panel; thus, a neutral plane can be formed in the light-emitting panel or in the vicinity of the light-emitting panel.
US11380846B2
Provided are a compound represented by Formula 1, and an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic material layer comprised the compound represented by Formula 1, and the driving voltage of an organic electronic device can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency, color purity and life time of an organic electronic device can be improved by comprising the compound represented by Formula 1 in the organic material layer.
US11380841B2
A magnetoresistive-effect element includes a first ferromagnet, a first layer on the first ferromagnet and a first layer comprising magnesium oxide, a second ferromagnet on the first layer, a metal layer above the second ferromagnet and a second layer on the metal layer. The second layer and the magnesium oxide have a selected ratio larger than 1 to etching by ion beams.
US11380839B2
A magnetic memory (MRAM) cell, comprising: a first layer formed from a substantially electrically conductive material; and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack formed over the first layer, wherein the MTJ stack comprises: a ferromagnetic reference layer having an in-plane reference magnetization; a tunnel barrier layer; and a ferromagnetic storage layer between the tunnel barrier layer and the first layer, the storage layer having an in-plane storage magnetization; wherein the MTJ stack comprises an arrangement for providing an in-plane uniaxial anisotropy in the storage layer; wherein said in-plane uniaxial anisotropy makes an angle with the direction of the write current that is between 5° and 90°, and wherein said in-plane uniaxial anisotropy has an energy between 40 and 200 kBT and wherein coercivity is larger than 200 Oe.
US11380837B2
A piezoelectric device that includes a sintered body in which a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion are disposed on both principal surfaces of a piezoelectric ceramic base body. The first conductor portion includes conductive films having a predetermined pattern. An insulating film is formed on the principal surface of the piezoelectric ceramic base body on which the conductive films are disposed such that portions of the conductive films are exposed therethrough. The insulating film has a malleability equal to or greater than that of the conductive films.
US11380836B2
Devices, systems, and/or methods that can facilitate topological quantum computing are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a circuit layer formed on a wiring layer of the device and that comprises control components. The device can further comprise a topological qubit device formed on the circuit layer and that comprises a nanorod capable of hosting Majorana fermions and a quantum well tunable Josephson junction that is coupled to the control components.
US11380835B2
Systems and methods for determining critical timing paths in a superconducting circuit design including Josephson junctions are provided. An example method includes providing timing information concerning a plurality of source terminals of at least one logic gate coupled with a first sink terminal of the at least one logic gate. The method further includes using a processor, determining whether, in view of the timing information, the first sink terminal is reachable by a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse within a predetermined range of arrival time based on an assigned first phase to the at least one logic gate.
US11380833B1
A new class of thermoelectric and energy conversion apparatus, that enhances the efficiency of converting one form of energy to another using a wide range of energy conversion materials. The new method of stimulating greater electrical conversion using polymers and thermoelectric composite materials that have unique properties similar to commercial superconductors. The invention entails processes that create and interconnect the superconducting polymer layers through an assembly lowering internal resistance, impeding phonon conduction and stimulating increase in electron flow through the device with increased electrical power. The invention includes the use of dopants that are mixed with a polymer solution to build superconducting polymer connections between the thermoelectric device layers.
US11380821B2
A light emitting diode package structure includes a substrate, a light emitting unit, a wavelength conversion layer, and a reflective structure. The light emitting unit and the reflective structure are disposed on a mounting surface of the substrate. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the light emitting unit. The wavelength conversion layer has a light input surface, a top light output surface opposite to the light input surface, and a side light output surface connecting the light input surface and the top light output surface. The reflective structure surrounds the light emitting unit and the wavelength conversion layer. The reflective structure has a top reflecting surface located on a top of the reflective structure, and a height position of the top reflecting surface is higher than a height position of the light input surface and lower than a height position of the top light output surface.
US11380817B2
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device includes preparing an intermediate product; the product includes a light-emitting element provided with paired electrodes at a first surface and a first covering member covering the light-emitting element such that portions of surfaces of the paired electrodes are exposed. A metal paste layer is formed, continuously covering the exposed portion of the paired electrodes and the first covering member. Paired wirings are formed for preventing the paired electrodes from being short-circuited. The metal paste layer on the paired electrodes and the metal paste layer on the first covering member are irradiated with laser light to remove the metal paste layer between the paired electrodes and a portion of the metal paste layer on the first covering member.
US11380814B2
A dicing method for separating a wafer comprising a plurality of solar cells stack along at least one parting line, at least having the steps of: providing the wafer with a top, a bottom, an adhesive layer which is integrally bonded with the top and a cover glass layer which is integrally bonded with the adhesive layer, wherein the wafer includes a plurality of solar cell stacks, each having a germanium substrate layer forming the bottom of the wafer, a germanium sub-cell and at least two III-V sub-cells; creating a separating trench along the parting line by means of laser ablation, which extends from a bottom of the wafer through the wafer and the adhesive layer at least up to a top of the cover glass layer; and dividing the cover glass layer along the separating trench.
US11380813B2
A multijunction solar cell including a metamorphic layer, and particularly the design and specification of the composition, lattice constant, and band gaps of various layers above the metamorphic layer in order to achieve reduction in “bowing” of the semiconductor wafer caused by the lattice mismatch of layers associated with the metamorphic layer.
US11380812B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and a method of making the apparatus. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks. Each of the plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks may have a first surface and a second surface. The second surface may be opposite to the first surface. The method may further comprise bonding the plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks by respective first surfaces to a first semiconductor wafer. The plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks forming a radiation absorption layer. The method may further comprise forming a plurality of electrodes on respective second surfaces of each of the plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks, depositing pillars on each of the plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks and bonding the plurality of semiconductor single crystal chunks to a second semiconductor wafer by the pillars.
US11380808B1
A photovoltaic (PV) device having a quantum dot sensitized interface includes a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer. At least one of the conductor layers is transparent to solar radiation. A quantum dot (nanoparticle) sensitized photo-harvesting interface comprises a photo-absorber layer, a quantum dot layer and a buffer layer, placed between the two conductors. The absorber layer is a p-type material and the buffer layer is an n-type material. The quantum dot layer has a tunable bandgap to cover infrared (IR), visible light and ultraviolet (UV) bands of solar spectrum.
US11380803B2
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes an isolation layer formed over a substrate, and a plurality of nanostructures formed over the isolation layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate structure wrapped around the nanostructures, and an S/D structure wrapped around the nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure includes a first oxide layer between the substrate and the S/D structure. The first oxide layer and the isolation layer are made of different materials. The first oxide layer is in direct contact with the isolation layer.
US11380777B2
A semiconductor substrate is provided. A trench isolation region is formed in the semiconductor substrate. A resist pattern having an opening exposing the trench isolation region and partially exposing the semiconductor substrate is disposed adjacent to the trench isolation region. A first ion implantation process is performed to implant first dopants into the semiconductor substrate through the opening, thereby forming a well region in the semiconductor substrate. The trench isolation region is within the well region. A second ion implantation process is performed to implant second dopants into the semiconductor substrate through the opening, thereby forming an extended doped region contiguous with the well region. The resist pattern is then removed. After removing the resist pattern, a gate dielectric layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. A gate is then formed on the gate dielectric layer. The gate overlaps with the extended doped region.
US11380774B2
A method includes forming a dummy gate stack, forming a dielectric layer, with the dummy gate stack located in the dielectric layer, removing the dummy gate stack to form a opening in the dielectric layer, forming a metal layer extending into the opening, and etching back the metal layer. The remaining portions of the metal layer in the opening have edges lower than a top surface of the dielectric layer. A conductive layer is selectively deposited in the opening. The conductive layer is over the metal layer, and the metal layer and the conductive layer in combination form a replacement gate.
US11380771B2
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The HEMT device includes a channel layer, a barrier layer, a first gate electrode, a first drain electrode and a first source electrode. The channel layer is disposed on a substrate. A surface of a portion of the channel layer within a first region of the HEMT device includes a polar plane and a non-polar plane. The barrier layer is conformally disposed on the channel layer. The first gate electrode is disposed on the barrier layer, and located within the first region. The first drain electrode and the first source electrode are disposed within the first region, and located at opposite sides of the first gate electrode.
US11380767B2
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a group III-V channel layer, a passivation layer, a group III-V barrier layer, a gate structure, and a source/drain electrode. The passivation layer is disposed on the group III-V channel layer and includes a gate contact hole and a source/drain contact hole, and the group III-V barrier layer is disposed between the group III-V channel layer and the passivation layer. The gate structure includes group III-V gate layer, a gate etch stop layer, and a gate electrode which are stacked in sequence. The gate electrode is disposed in the gate contact hole and conformally covers a portion of the top surface of the passivation layer. The source/drain electrode is disposed in the source/drain contact hole and conformally covers another portion of the top surface of the passivation layer.
US11380765B2
This invention provides a novel structure formed from GaN material using PEC etching. The structure comprises a member constituted by a single crystal of gallium nitride and the member includes a recess having an aspect ratio of 5 or more.
US11380756B2
A silicon carbide device includes a silicon carbide body including a source region of a first conductivity type, a cathode region of the first conductivity type and separation regions of a second conductivity type. A stripe-shaped gate structure extends along a first direction and adjoins the source region and the separation regions. The silicon carbide device includes a first load electrode. Along the first direction, the cathode region is between two separation regions of the separation regions and at least one separation region of the separation regions is between the cathode region and the source region. The source region and the first load electrode form an ohmic contact. The first load electrode and the cathode region form a Schottky contact.
US11380755B2
Capacitors are disclosed. A capacitor includes a plate-to-plate capacitor and a finger-to-finger capacitor. The plate-to-plate capacitor includes at least a first plate and a second plate. The second plate is in proximity to the first plate. The finger to finger capacitor is in proximity to the first plate. The finger to finger capacitor includes a first plurality of finger elements and a second plurality of finger elements. The second plurality of finger elements is interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements. The first plurality of finger elements is electrically connected to the first plate and the second plurality of finger elements is electrically connected to the second plate. The second plurality of finger elements and the first plate form additional plate-to-plate capacitors.
US11380750B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first pixel positioned on the substrate, a first data line which applies a first data signal to the first pixel, a second pixel positioned on the substrate and being adjacent to the first pixel, a second data line which applies a second data signal to the second pixel, and a shielding layer between the first data line and the second data line. The first data line and the second data line are parallel to each other and are disposed at different heights, and the shielding layer includes a metallic layer.
US11380749B2
A display panel which may include a plurality of sub-pixel units (1) and a plurality of photosensitive detection units (2) corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel units (1) respectively. Each of the plurality of the photosensitive detection units (2) may include at least two photosensitive sensors (21).
US11380736B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes: a first substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array on the substrate, the plurality of sub-pixels comprising a first type of sub-pixels and a second type of sub-pixels; and at least one data line, each of which is disposed between adjacent columns of sub-pixels of the array and extending along a second direction, an overlapped area of projection of each data line on the first substrate and projection of the first type of sub-pixels on the first substrate has a first width, and an overlapped area of the projection of each data line on the first substrate and projection of the second type of sub-pixels on the first substrate has a second width less than the first width.
US11380735B2
The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises a substrate and pixel units arranged thereon. The substrate comprises a display area comprising a plane display area and a bending display area. The bending display area comprises first pixel areas arranged in an array, and the pixel units comprise first pixel units respectively positioned in the first pixel areas. The first pixel regions includes first pixel sub-regions including first display sub-pixels and at least one color difference adjusting sub-pixel for adjusting a color difference of the first pixel unit, and at least one second pixel sub-region. Each of the first pixel sub-regions is provided with the first display sub-pixels, each of the second pixel sub-regions is provided with the color difference adjusting sub-pixel, and the second pixel sub-region is disposed adjacent to the first pixel sub-regions.
US11380720B2
Provided are an array substrate, a manufacturing method therefor, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes: a photosensitive member and a thin film transistor that are located on a base substrate, the photosensitive member including a photosensitive layer; the thin film transistor is located at a side of the photosensitive member that is far from the base substrate. In the described array substrate, the photosensitive member is formed first, and then the thin film transistor is formed on the photosensitive member, which prevents the element hydrogen from influencing the thin film transistor when forming the photosensitive member, while source and drain layer patterns of the thin film transistor may be formed by means of one-time pattern processing, thus simplifying the manufacturing process.
US11380719B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display substrate, a method for manufacturing a display substrate, and a display device. The method for manufacturing the display substrate includes: providing a seed layer on a first carrier substrate and forming a base substrate covering the seed layer; forming a first connection terminal on a side of the base substrate away from the first carrier substrate, the first connection terminal electrically connecting to the seed layer; removing the first carrier substrate to expose the seed layer; and forming a second connection terminal electrically connecting to the seed layer.
US11380716B2
An array substrate and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The array substrate includes: a substrate; a first gate electrode insulating layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the first gate electrode insulating layer has a recess therein; a gate electrode layer disposed in the recess of the first gate electrode insulating layer; a second gate electrode insulating layer covering the first gate electrode insulating layer and the gate electrode layer; and an active layer disposed on the second gate electrode insulating layer.
US11380714B2
An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines define rows of sub-pixel regions, each of the sub-pixel regions includes two thin film transistors and a pixel electrode, and the two thin film transistors are both connected with the pixel electrode. Gate electrodes of two thin film transistors in an (n)th row of sub-pixel regions of the rows of sub-pixel regions are respectively connected with an (n)th gate line and an (N+1)th gate line of the plurality of gate lines, K≥n≥1, n and K are integers, and K is an amount of rows of the sub-pixel regions.
US11380707B2
A three-dimensional memory device includes layer stacks located over a substrate and laterally spaced apart from each other by backside trenches. Each of the layer stacks includes a respective alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers. Memory openings vertically extend through a respective one of the alternating stacks and are filled with a respective memory opening fill structure. Each of the memory opening fill structures includes a respective vertical semiconductor channel and a respective vertical stack of memory elements. Each backside trench fill structure includes a respective row of backside trench bridge structures that are more distal from the substrate than a most distal one of the electrically conductive layers is from the substrate. The backside trench bridge structures can provide structural support during a replacement process that forms the electrically conductive layers.
US11380702B2
A memory device includes a cell wafer including a memory cell array; and a peripheral wafer including a row control circuit, a column control circuit and a peripheral circuit which control the memory cell array, and stacked on and bonded to the cell wafer in a first direction. The peripheral wafer includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface which face away from each other in the first direction; a first logic structure disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, and including the row control circuit and the column control circuit; and a second logic structure disposed on the second surface of the first substrate, and including the peripheral circuit.
US11380694B2
A low-voltage anti-fuse element is provided with a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate sequentially disposed on a substrate. A first ion-doped region is formed in the substrate on one side of the first gate. The first gate includes a body portion and a sharp corner portion extending and gradually reducing from one side of the body portion both adjacent to the first gate dielectric layer. During the operation, the principle of higher density of charges at sharp corners is utilized. When the write voltage is applied between the first gate and the first ion-doped region, a portion of the first gate dielectric layer below the sharp corner portion is liable to break down. Therefore, the breakdown voltage is reduced to achieve the purpose of reducing current consumption, while decreasing the gate area, the element size and production costs.
US11380691B1
Disclosed are 3-D DRAM devices and methods of forming 3-D DRAM devices. One method may include forming a stack of DRAM device layers, forming a MOS substrate directly atop the stack of alternating DRAM device layers, and forming a trench through the MOS substrate and the stack of DRAM device layers. The method may further include depositing a protection layer over the MOS substrate, wherein the protection layer is deposited at a non-zero angle of inclination relative to a vertical extending from a top surface of the MOS substrate.
US11380689B2
A semiconductor memory device, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic device including the semiconductor memory device are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the semiconductor memory device may include a substrate; an array of memory cells provided on the substrate, wherein the memory cells are arranged in rows and columns, each of the memory cells comprises a pillar-shaped active region extending vertically, wherein the pillar-shaped active region comprises source/drain regions at upper and lower ends respectively and a channel region between the source/drain regions; and a plurality of bit lines formed on the substrate, wherein each of the bit lines is located below a corresponding one of the columns of memory cells and is electrically connected to the source/drain regions at lower ends of the respective memory cells in the corresponding column, wherein each of the memory cells further comprises a gate stack formed around a periphery of a corresponding channel region, and a respective one of the rows of memory cells has gate conductor layers included in the gate stacks of the respective memory cells in the row extending continuously in a direction of the row to form a corresponding one of word lines.
US11380681B2
A novel electric rectifier for use in a rectenna device is provided. The rectenna device can advantageously be used in a variety of applications. The electric rectifier comprises an integrated structure comprising: a diode structure comprising first and second electrodes located in first and second conductive layers respectively and an insulating layer between them, the diode structure being configured and operable for receiving an input signal and generating output signal indicative thereof, and a compensation structure electrically connected in parallel to said diode structure and being configured to compensate the parasitic capacitance of the diode structure when a frequency spectrum of the input signal is beyond the diode's cutoff frequency.
US11380678B2
A semiconductor device having metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (HEMT)-heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) integration on a semiconductor substrate. An example semiconductor device generally includes a semiconductor substrate, a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) disposed above the semiconductor substrate and comprising indium, and a HEMT disposed above the semiconductor substrate and comprising indium.
US11380669B2
A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a source material around substantially an entire periphery of a base material, and removing the source material from lateral sides of the base material while maintaining the source material over an upper surface and a lower surface of the base material. Related methods and base structures for microelectronic devices are also described.
US11380666B2
Structures and methods of forming fan-out packages are provided. The packages described herein may include a cavity substrate, one or more semiconductor devices located in a cavity of the cavity substrate, and one or more redistribution structures. Embodiments include a cavity preformed in a cavity substrate. Various devices, such as integrated circuit dies, packages, or the like, may be placed in the cavity. Redistribution structures may also be formed.
US11380664B2
A display device includes a substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area located at at least one side of the display area; a pixel in each of the pixel areas; and a plurality of fan-out lines in the non-display area to form a first conductive layer. The pixel includes a pixel circuit layer including at least one transistor and a first bridge line and a second bridge line; and a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer. Each of the first and second bridge lines is electrically connected to a corresponding fan-out line from among the fan-out lines.
US11380659B2
A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device that includes providing a plurality of element structures, each of which includes a submount substrate, a light-emitting element, and a light-transmissive member in this order. The method further includes disposing the plurality of element structures such that the light-transmissive members face a sheet member, and forming a covering member on the sheet member to cover at least a portion of each of lateral surfaces of the submount substrate of each of the element structures.
US11380652B2
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first set of one or more contacts on a first die surface, the first set of one or more contacts to couple with contacts of an integrated circuit die, one or more multi-level voltage clamps coupled with the first set of one or more contacts, the one or more multi-level voltage clamps switchable between two or more voltages, one or more integrated voltage regulators coupled with the one or more multi-level voltage clamps, the one or more integrated voltage regulators to provide an output voltage, one or more through silicon vias (TSVs) coupled with the one or more integrated voltage regulators, and a second set of one or more contacts on a second die surface, opposite the first die surface, the second set of one or more contacts coupled with the one or more TSVs, and the second set of one or more contacts to couple with contacts of a package substrate. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US11380648B2
The invention concerns a support intended for the implementation of a method of self-assembly of at least one element on a surface of the support, including at least one assembly pad on said surface, a liquid drop having a static angle of contact on the assembly pad smaller than or equal to 15°, and nanometer- or micrometer-range pillars on said surface around the pad, the liquid drop having a static angle of contact on the pillars greater than or equal to 150°.
US11380642B2
A copper pillar bump for an electrode pad of a semiconductor chip includes a first copper layer, a first metal layer formed directly on the first copper layer, a second copper layer formed directly on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed directly on the second copper layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer are made of a metal having a different etching rate than copper, wherein an outer perimeter ring of the first metal layer protrudes beyond a lateral surface of the first copper layer, and wherein an outer perimeter ring of the second metal layer protrudes beyond a lateral surface of the second copper layer.
US11380637B2
In some examples, a chip scale package (CSP) comprises a semiconductor die; a passivation layer abutting the semiconductor die; a via extending through the passivation layer; and a first metal layer abutting the via. The CSP also includes an insulation layer abutting the first metal layer, with the insulation layer having an orifice with a maximal horizontal area of less than 32400 microns2. The CSP further includes a second metal layer abutting the insulation layer and adapted to couple to a solder ball. The second metal layer abuts the first metal layer at a point of contact defined by the orifice in the insulation layer.
US11380631B2
A lead frame for a multi-chip module includes a first conductor structure disposed on a substrate and having first and second arms linked at an angle. The first conductor structure is connected to ground. The lead frame also includes a second conductor structure disposed on the substrate and connected to a voltage supply. The second conductor structure is spaced apart and electrically isolated from the first conductor structure. The first and the second conductor structures are arranged to flank a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) including one or more surge protection ICs disposed on the substrate. The first conductor structure is electrically connected to the plurality of ICs to provide electrical connections to ground, and the second conductor structure is electrically connected to the plurality of ICs to provide electrical connections to the voltage supply.
US11380625B2
A semiconductor package structure is provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a first device, a second device, and a shielding structure. The first device and the second device is one a first side of a substrate. The shielding structure includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is between the first device and the second device on the substrate, and the first portion includes a plurality of first shielding units arranged along a first direction. The second portion is between the first device and the second device, and the second portion includes a plurality of second shielding units arranged along a second direction different from the first direction. The second portion is configured as a first waveguide between the first device and the second device.
US11380624B2
A device package and a method of forming the device package are described. The device package includes a substrate having a ground plane and dies disposed on the substrate. The dies are electrically coupled to the substrate with solder balls or bumps surrounded by an underfill layer. The device package has a mold layer disposed over and around the dies, the underfill layer, and the substrate. The device package further includes an additively manufactured electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield layer disposed on an outer surface of the mold layer. The additively manufactured EMI shield layer is electrically coupled to the ground plane of the substrate. The outer surface of the mold layer may include a topmost surface and one or more sidewalls that are covered with the additively manufactured EMI shield layer. The additively manufactured EMI shield may include a first and second additively manufactured EMI shield layers and an additively manufactured EMI shield frame.
US11380623B2
Embodiments herein relate to a package having a substrate with a core layer with a plurality of conductors coupling a first side of the core layer with a second side of the core layer, and a shield within the core layer that separates a first conductor of the plurality of conductors from a second conductor of the plurality of conductors where the shield is to reduce electromagnetic interference received by the second conductor that is generated by the first conductor. Embodiments may also be related to a package having a substrate with a through hole via through the substrate, where an EMI protective material is applied to a surface of the substrate that forms the via to shield an inner portion of the via.
US11380622B2
The disclosure provides a method to authenticate an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The method may include forming a first authentication film (AF) material within the IC structure. A composition of the first AF material is different from an adjacent material within the IC structure. The method includes converting the first AF material into a void within the IC structure. Additionally, the method includes creating an authentication map of the IC structure to include a location of the void in the IC structure for authentication of the IC structure.
US11380609B2
Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a core substrate with a first conductive structure having a first thickness on the core substrate, and a second conductive structure having a second thickness on the core substrate, where the first thickness is different than the second thickness.
US11380602B2
Provided is a plating film containing Au and Tl, including Tl oxides including Tl2O on a surface of the plating film, a ratio of Tl atoms constituting Tl2O to a total of Tl atoms constituting the Tl oxides and Tl atoms constituting Tl simple substances on the surface being 40% or more.
US11380597B2
A bonded structure is disclosed. The bonded structure can include a first element that has a first bonding surface. The bonded structure can further include a second element that has a second bonding surface. The first and second bonding surfaces are bonded to one another along a bonding interface. The bonded structure can also include an integrated device that is coupled to or formed with the first element or the second element. The bonded structure can further include a channel that is disposed along the bonding interface around the integrated device to define an effectively closed profile The bonded structure can also include a getter material that is disposed in the channel. The getter material is configured to reduce the diffusion of gas into an interior region of the bonded structure.
US11380582B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes the following steps: forming a lining layer on a substrate and a plurality of gate structures; forming a first spacer layer on the lining layer; forming a stop layer on the first spacer layer; forming a first sacrificial layer on the stop layer and between the gate structures; removing a portion of the first sacrificial layer so that the top surface of the first sacrificial layer is located between the upper portions of the gate structures; forming a second spacer layer on the first sacrificial layer and the gate structures; and removing a portion of the second spacer layer so that the remaining second spacer layer is located between the upper portions of the gate structures.
US11380577B2
A method for transferring, from a donor substrate to a carrier substrate, a thin layer having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. This method comprises: —forming an embrittlement plane in the donor substrate; —forming an electrically insulating layer on the surface of the donor substrate and/or of the carrier substrate; —producing an assembly by placing the donor substrate and the carrier substrate in contact with one another via the insulating layer; —separating the assembly by fracturing along the embrittlement plane. In order to form the electrically insulating layer, the method comprises coating the donor substrate and/or the carrier substrate with a coating formulation including a composite material formed by a matrix made of a particle-filled preceramic polymer, the composite material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, the second coefficient of thermal expansion differing from the first coefficient of thermal expansion by no more than 20% of the first coefficient of thermal expansion.
US11380562B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, a rotating mechanism, a processing liquid discharge unit, and a gas discharge unit. The processing liquid discharge unit discharges a liquid flow of a processing liquid such that the liquid flow comes into contact with a landing position in a rotation path of a peripheral portion of an upper surface of the substrate being rotated. The gas discharge unit discharges a first gas flow of an inert gas from above toward a first position upstream from the landing position in a direction of rotation of the substrate in the rotation path, and discharges a second gas flow of the inert gas from above toward a second position upstream from the first position in the direction of rotation of the substrate in the rotation path. The kinetic energy of the second gas flow is lower than the kinetic energy of the first gas flow.
US11380561B2
A cleaning device is described. In one embodiment, the cleaning device includes a cleaning member; a moving portion, a measurement portion, and a controller. The controller performs a reset operation in which the cleaning member is pressed against the reference member before cleaning, a cleaning member is moved in a direction away from the reference member after the measured value of the measurement portion reaches a predetermined reset load, when the measurement values of the measurement portion for each unit movement amount of the cleaning member become equal to each other at least twice consecutively, a position of the cleaning member at the time is set as a reference position of the cleaning member at the time of cleaning, and the measurement value of the measurement portion at the time is set as a pressing reference value at the time of cleaning.
US11380557B2
Embodiments of an apparatus for gas delivery in a semiconductor processing system use a gas distribution plate that has a plurality of gas passageways where the passageways have surfaces with an average roughness of less than or equal to approximately 10 Ra. In some embodiments, the gas distribution plate has one or more internal fluid passageways that are capable of being fluidly coupled to one or more fluid sources to provide temperature control of the gas distribution plate. In some embodiments, the gas distribution plate has at least one internal cavity with at least one heatsink that may surround at least one of the plurality of gas passageways to provide, at least partial, temperature control of the gas distribution plate.
US11380553B2
The present application discloses a method for fabricating a semiconductor device using a tilted etch process. The method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes providing a target layer, forming a first hard mask layer on the target layer, forming second hard mask layers on the first hard mask layer, performing a first tilted etch process on the first hard mask layer to form first openings along the first hard mask layer and adjacent to first sides of the second hard mask layers, and performing a second tilted etch process on the first hard mask layer to form second openings along the first hard mask layer and adjacent to second sides of the second hard mask layers. The first tilted etch process and the second tilted etch process use the second hard mask layers as pattern guides and the first hard mask layer is turned into a patterned first hard mask layer by the first openings and the second openings.
US11380550B2
A wafer processing method for processing a wafer of a two-layer structure having a second wafer laminated on a front surface of a first wafer includes a stepped part forming step of cutting from the second wafer side to a peripheral surplus region of the first wafer to a depth corresponding to a finished thickness of the first wafer, thereby removing a chamfered part formed at a peripheral end of the second wafer and forming an annular stepped part in the peripheral surplus region of the first wafer, and a second wafer griding step of, after the stepped part forming step is carried out, grinding an exposed surface of the second wafer to make the second wafer to have a predetermined thickness.
US11380549B2
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. In an embodiment a metal layer is formed over a substrate using a fluorine-free deposition process, a nucleation layer is formed over the metal layer using a fluorine included deposition process, and a fill material is formed to fill an opening and form a gate stack.
US11380546B2
A deposition mask includes: a first mask having an opening formed therein; and a second mask superposed on the first mask and having a plurality of through-holes formed therein, the through-hole having a planar dimension smaller than a planar dimension of the opening; wherein: the deposition mask has a plurality of joints that join the second mask and the first mask to each other; the plurality of joints are arranged along an outer edge of the second mask; and a notch is formed at a position in the outer edge of the second mask, the position corresponding to a space between the adjacent two joints.
US11380541B2
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: an active region on a semiconductor substrate; a channel region on the active region; a source/drain region adjacent to the channel region on the active region; a gate structure overlapping the channel region, on the channel region; a contact structure on the source/drain region; a gate spacer between the contact structure and the gate structure; and a contact spacer surrounding a side surface of the contact structure. The source/drain region includes a first epitaxial region having a recessed surface and a second epitaxial region on the recessed surface of the first epitaxial region, and the second epitaxial region includes an extended portion, extended from a portion overlapping the contact structure in a vertical direction, in a horizontal direction and overlapping the contact spacer in the vertical direction.
US11380540B2
There is provided a technique that includes: substrate mounting plate where substrates are arranged circumferentially; rotator rotating the substrate mounting plate; gas supply structure disposed above the substrate mounting plate from center to outer periphery thereof; gas supplier including the gas supply structure and controlling supply amount of gas supplied from the gas supply structure; gas exhaust structure installed above the substrate mounting plate at downstream side of the gas supply structure in rotation direction; gas exhauster including the gas exhaust structure and controlling exhaust amount of gas exhausted from the gas exhaust structure; and gas main component amount controller including the gas supplier and the gas exhauster and controlling gas main component amount in the gas supplied from the gas supply structure to the substrates and the gas main component amount in the gas supplied to the substrates from the center to the outer periphery of the mounting plate.
US11380535B2
Devices, methods, and systems for enclosures for an ion trapping device are described herein. One enclosure for an ion trapping device includes a heat spreader base that includes a plurality of apertures. The ion trapping device may also include a grid array having a plurality of pins extending outward from a surface of the grid array. The apertures of the heat spreader base may be arranged such that the plurality of pins passes through the plurality of apertures.
US11380534B2
The invention generally relates to sample analysis systems and methods of use thereof. In certain aspects, the invention provides a system for analyzing a sample that includes an ion generator configured to generate ions from a sample. The system additionally includes an ion separator configured to separate at or above atmospheric pressure the ions received from the ion generator without use of laminar flowing gas, and a detector that receives and detects the separated ions.
US11380533B2
An analyzer apparatus (1) includes: an ionization unit (11) that ionizes molecules to analyze; a filter unit (13) that forms a field for selectively passing ions generated by the ionization unit; a detector unit (14) that detects ions that have passed through the filter unit; an ion drive circuitry (61) that electrically drives the ionization unit; a field drive circuitry (62) that electrically drives the filter unit; and a control unit (22) that controls outputs of the ion drive circuitry and the field drive circuitry, wherein the control unit controls the ion drive circuitry to ramp up and down a filament voltage supplied to a filament of the ionization unit when the analyzer apparatus starts and stops.
US11380519B1
A particle beam generator for a particle beam device may be operated. A liquid metal may be provided from a container of a particle source to an emission device of the particle source and a first heating cycle for cleaning the particle source performed, which may comprise supplying a heating current to a heating device arranged at the emission device using a current supply unit, heating the emission device during a heating time period, measuring a value of a voltage drop at the heating device and/or at the current supply unit and adjusting at least one of: the heating current and the heating time period using the current supply unit, depending on the measured value of the voltage drop. A second heating cycle for cleaning the particle source may include using at least one of: the adjusted heating current and the adjusted heating time period, for heating the emission device.
US11380514B2
A control system of a charged particle beam apparatus obtains a first coefficient by performing multiple resolution analysis based on wavelet transform or discrete wavelet transform on at least a part of an image or a signal acquired by the charged particle beam apparatus. The control system obtains a second coefficient by performing, on at least a part of the first coefficient or an absolute value of the first coefficient, any one of calculation of a maximum value, calculation of a numerical value corresponding to a specified order in an order related to a magnitude, fitting to a histogram, calculation of an average value, and calculation of a total sum.
US11380512B2
An ion generator includes: an arc chamber which defines a plasma generation space; a cathode which emits thermoelectrons toward the plasma generation space; and a repeller which faces the cathode with the plasma generation space interposed therebetween. The arc chamber includes a box-shaped main body on which a front side is open, and a slit member which is mounted to the front side of the main body and provided with a front slit for extracting ions. An inner surface of the main body which is exposed to the plasma generation space is made of a refractory metal material, and an inner surface of the slit member which is exposed to the plasma generation space is made of graphite.
US11380503B2
A control system may include a processor that may receive a first dataset associated with a current received at a load device coupled to a relay device. The processor may also determine harmonics data associated with the current and determine a switching profile to control moving a first armature of three armatures in the relay device based on the harmonics data. The switching profile is configured to control movement of the first armature between a first position and a second position, and wherein the switching profile comprises a firing angle for moving the first armature with respect to an electrical waveform, a second armature, and a third armature. The processor may then control a current provided to a relay coil of the relay device based on the switching profile, such that the relay coil causes the first armature to move.
US11380501B2
A high voltage electric switch includes contacts with graphite carbon electrode forming the arc gap. In addition, the carbon contacts are located in a chamber containing at least 60% carbon dioxide (CO2) as a dielectric gas to achieve improved arc interrupting performance. In conventional switches, the metallic contacts introduce metallic vapors into the arc plasma that inhibits the ability of the dielectric gas to interrupt high voltage, high current arcs. As the element carbon is inherently present in CO2 gas, the addition of vapors from the carbon electrodes into the dielectric gas does not significantly interfere with the dielectric arc-interrupting performance of the CO2 dielectric gas.
US11380495B2
An electrical equipment for an electrical installation connected to an electrical grid, has at least: a primary functional module (2) suitable for carrying out a current interruption function, and an additional functional module (5) for carrying out a function requiring a power supply The function of the additional functional module (5) is a function requiring a power supply except for an indicator light lighting function.
US11380494B2
A method for assembling a keyswitch device includes: connecting a first covering portion to a surface of a first housing; connecting a second covering portion to a connection base comprising an engaging portion; rotatably engaging the engaging portion with an engaging structure; connecting the engaging structure to the first housing; and fixing a second housing to the first housing such that the first housing and the second housing constitute a recess communicating with the surface, wherein the engaging structure partially protrudes into the recess.
US11380486B2
A vertical capacitor includes a stack of layers conformally covering walls of a first material. The walls extend from a substrate made of a second material different from the first material.
US11380483B2
In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, when a ratio of an ICP peak intensity of Mn to an ICP peak intensity of Ti is an Mn/Ti peak intensity ratio, a value of the Mn/Ti peak intensity ratio in a dielectric ceramic layer in at least one of a main surface outer layer portion, a side surface outer layer portion, and an end surface outer layer portion is in a range of two times to fifteen times a value of the Mn/Ti peak intensity ratio in a dielectric ceramic layer in a central portion of an effective portion in a width direction, a length direction, and a stacking direction.
US11380475B2
A coil component includes a body including a magnetic metal powder; an internal insulating layer buried in the body; an internal coil portion disposed on the internal insulating layer, and having turns of which cross-sectional areas increase towards the internal insulating layer from externally of the internal insulating layer; an external insulating layer covering the internal coil portion; an external coil portion disposed on the external insulating layer, and having a greater number of turns than a number of turns of the internal coil portion; a connection via penetrating through the external insulating layer and connecting the internal coil portion and the external coil portion; and an insulating film surrounding the internal insulating layer, the internal coil portion, the external insulating layer, and the external coil portion.
US11380473B2
A combined transformer/inductor device includes a core having a central core leg and an outer core leg spaced apart from the central core leg, an inner bobbin disposed around the central core leg, an outer bobbin disposed around the inner bobbin and the central core leg and having an upper portion having a first oblong portion disposed around the outer core leg, a lower portion having a second oblong portion disposed around the outer core leg, and a central portion disposed around the inner bobbin and the central core leg, a first winding wound around the inner bobbin, and a second winding wound around the outer bobbin, the second winding having a first portion wound around the first oblong portion, a second portion wound around the central portion, and a third portion wound around the second oblong portion.
US11380460B2
A heat exchanger for use in a vehicle powered by a battery comprises an inner tube having an onboard charging cable associated with a charging of the battery disposed therein and an outer tube surrounding the inner tube. A refrigerant configured to cool the onboard charging cable flows through a flow path formed between the inner tube and the outer tube. A first connector is coupled to a first end of the outer tube. The first connector is in fluid communication with the flow path formed between the inner tube and the outer tube and further includes an opening for receiving a portion of the inner tube. The inner tube is securely coupled to the first connector at a joint therebetween to establish a position of the inner tube relative to the outer tube.
US11380452B2
NDE probes provide unique data signals from a remote object such that can be used to accurately and precisely locate a position. With a computer processor, the data signals are converted into a positional fingerprint that is compact and easily analyzed as a file or information of probe position. The positional fingerprint is stored in association with the position or object to verify a same position at another time. Another probe detects other data signals for the object at another time. Under a similar transformation into a positional fingerprint, the position of the other probe can be matched to the first by comparing positional fingerprints. The comparison may use a probabilistic comparison and/or compare several different fingerprints from several different locations and times to ensure a best match. Position verification between probes may ensure a repair has been completed in the proper location, verify system integrity or investigate potential problems.
US11380445B2
A first SiC layer formed into a tubular shape and made of a SiC material, a first groove which spirals in one direction along the outer periphery of the first SiC layer, a first SiC fiber layer made of a plurality of SiC fibers wound along the first groove, a second SiC fiber layer made of a plurality of SiC fibers wound outside of the first SiC fiber layer in a direction different from the one direction, and a second SiC layer which is made of a SiC material and which covers the first SiC layer, the first SiC fiber layer, and the second SiC fiber layer are provided. The first SiC fiber layer and the second SiC fiber layer are separated from each other at intersections of the first SiC fiber layer and the second SiC fiber layer.
US11380443B2
A computer-implemented method for predicting non-communicable diseases with infectious risk factors using artificial intelligence includes detecting one or more risk factors associated with a non-communicable disease based on a graph associated with person-to-person links, generating a data structure for compactly representing the graph to compute at least one person-to-person distance, and performing a machine learning technique with regularization of the at least one person-to-person distance.
US11380442B2
A computing system can execute a correlation model to determine correlation values for health assertions, where the correlation value for each health assertion indicates a level of correlation between the health assertion and one or more actual health outcomes. Actual health outcomes are provided by control group users who have also provided responses, either correct or incorrect, to each of the health assertions. The computing system may then provide users with a health trivia session comprised of these health assertions, and based at least in part on the performance of the user during the trivia session, generate a health profile for the user.
US11380437B2
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for selecting a medical accessory for treatment of a patient. The method comprises at least one of the following method steps. A first method step of receiving a patient identifier identifying the patient to be treated. A second method step of determining a treatment identifier of the treatment to be performed which identifies the treatment to be performed on the patient. A third method step of comparing an accessory database containing data sets on at least two medical accessories for one or more patient treatments to an actual inventory of stocked medical accessories. A fourth method step of selecting a suitable medical accessory for a treatment to be performed on the patient by means of the accessory database and on the basis of at least the patient identifier, the treatment identifier and the actual inventory. A fifth method step of segregating the selected medical accessory.
US11380431B2
Systems and methods for generating decision support data for surgical videos are disclosed, the system may include at least on processor configured to implement a method. The method may include receiving video footage of a surgical procedure performed by a surgeon on a patient in an operating room and implementing a model on the received video footage to determine an existence of a surgical decision-making junction. The model may be trained to detect decision-making junctions using training data based on historical video footage depicting surgical situations. The method may include accessing, in a data structure, a correlation between an outcome and a specific action taken at the decision-making junction, and, based on the existence of the decision-making junction and the correlation, outputting a recommendation to at least one of a user device or a user interface related to the specific action.
US11380430B2
A system, method and wireless earpieces for populating an electronic medical record utilizing wireless earpieces. The sensor measurements are analyzed. The sensor measurements are associated with the electronic medical record of the user. The electronic medical record of the user is populated with the sensor measurements. Communications including the electronic medical record are communicated.
US11380429B1
Disclosed and described herein are systems, methods and computer program products providing elastic data privacy-compliant healthcare analytics that enables privacy certification on a case-by-case basis.
US11380422B2
A method of identifying molecular parameters may include receiving observed transition frequencies, generating transition frequency sets and a spectral parameter sets, training one or more artificial neural networks by analyzing the transition frequency sets and the spectral parameter sets, analyzing the observed transition frequencies using the one or more trained artificial neural networks to predict estimated spectral parameters, and identifying molecular parameters by analyzing the estimated spectral parameters. A molecular parameter identification system may include a rotational spectrometer, a user interface, and a spectrum analysis application that may retrieve observed transition frequencies, identify a Hamiltonian type by a neural network analyzing the observed transition frequencies, select a second trained artificial neural network based on the identified Hamiltonian type, analyze observed transition frequencies using the second artificial neural network to identify estimated spectral parameters, and identify molecular parameters.
US11380420B1
A system is described for constructing a biological simulation using inputs from a knowledge base data structure and one or more templates. The knowledge base data structure comprises a set of entries representing distinct molecules and chemical reactions specific within the cell. Each template defines a sub-model program specification and a set of sub-model parameters to further characterize the sub-model specification. A graphical user interface is presented on a display for a user to view and select a templates and to assign information from the knowledge base to the selected template. From the graphical user interface, the user selects multiple templates to be included in the simulation and information from the knowledge base generally describing the cell. Based on the information selected from the graphical user interface, a compiler generates a simulation configuration data file comprising computer code capable of being executed by a simulation engine.
US11380418B2
A storage device includes a non-volatile memory; a volatile memory; and a memory controller configured to control the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory. The memory controller is configured to, in response to a determination that a progressive defect has occurred in at least one memory of the non-volatile memory or the volatile memory during an operation of the storage device, such that the at least one memory is determined to be a defective memory, perform a repair operation on the defective memory based on executing a memory revival firmware.
US11380414B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first semiconductor chip having a plurality of pad electrodes and a plurality of first latch circuits assigned to an associated one of the pad electrodes, a second semiconductor chip having a plurality of TSVs each electrically connected to an associated one of the pad electrodes and a plurality of second latch circuits assigned to an associated one of the TSVs, and a training circuit configured to perform a training operation on a signal path including the selected one of the pad electrodes and the selected one of the TSVs. The training circuit is configured to activate a fail signal when the signal path is determined to be defective. The fail signal is stored in the selected one of the first latch circuits and the selected one of the second latch circuits.
US11380412B2
A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure that can change the orientation of the display is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which a degradation in transistor characteristics can be suppressed, is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which operation speed can be increased, is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which a dielectric breakdown of a transistor can be suppressed, is provided. The semiconductor device or the like has a circuit configuration capable of switching between a first operation and a second operation by changing the potentials of wirings. By switching between these two operations, the scan direction is easily changed. The semiconductor device is configured to change the scan direction.
US11380404B2
A non-volatile memory includes a memory cell region including an outer region proximate a first end of the memory cell region and an inner region separated from the first end by the outer region, first and second bit lines, an outer memory cell string including memory cells connected to an outer pillar extending vertically upward through the outer region, and an inner memory cell string including memory cells connected to an inner pillar extending vertically upward through the inner region, and a data input/output (I/O). The data I/O circuit includes a page buffer circuit that connects the first bit line during a first read operation directed to memory cells of the outer memory cell string, and connects the second bit line during a second read operation directed to memory cells of the inner memory cell string, and a read voltage determination unit that selects a first optimal read voltage used during the first read operation, and a second optimal read voltage used during the second read operation.
US11380403B2
In a method of erasing data in a nonvolatile memory device including one or more memory blocks, a plurality of memory cells are disposed in a vertical direction in each memory block. An erase loop is performed once or more on an entire of a first memory block in the one or more memory blocks. After the erase loop is successfully completed, a first partial verification operation is performed on one or more groups of a plurality of groups in the first memory block. After the first partial verification operation is successfully completed, it is determined whether a second partial verification operation is required for a group of the one or more groups. The second partial verification operation is performed on one or more subgroups of a plurality of subgroups in a first group requiring the second partial verification operation among the plurality of groups.
US11380395B2
Memory devices may have a memory array and a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit that adjusts signals associated with operations to access of the memory array. The memory device may also include a controller that delays an access command to access the memory array by transmitting the access command through delay circuitry of the DLL circuit. This may cause the access command to be delayed by a first duration of time when output from the delay circuitry. Delay of the access command may align a data signal and the access command such that the access command and a system clock may cause latching of suitable data of the data signal.
US11380391B2
In an example, an apparatus can include an array of memory cells and a neural memory unit controller coupled to the array of memory cells and configured to assert respective voltage pulses during a first training interval to memory cells of the array to change respective threshold voltages of the memory cells from voltages associated with a reset state to effectuate respective synaptic weight changes. The neural memory unit controller can be configured to initiate a sleep interval, during which no pulses are applied to the memory cells, to effectuate respective voltage drifts in the changed respective threshold voltages of the memory cells from a voltage associated with a set state toward the voltage associated with the reset state, and determine an output of the memory cells responsive to the respective voltage drifts in the changed respective threshold voltages after the sleep interval.
US11380387B1
A memory device can comprise an arrays of memory cells comprising a plurality of vertically stacked tiers of memory cells, a respective plurality of horizontal access lines coupled to each of the plurality of tiers of memory cells, and a plurality of vertical sense lines coupled to each of the plurality of tiers of memory cells. The array of memory cells can further comprise a plurality of multiplexors each coupled to a respective vertical sense line, wherein each of the plurality of multiplexors includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is coupled to the array of memory cells and the second portion is formed on a substrate material. The array of memory cells can further comprise a semiconductor under the array (SuA) circuitry comprising a plurality of sense amplifiers, each sense amplifier coupled to a respective subset of the plurality of multiplexors.
US11380377B2
A contactless transponder includes a non-volatile static random access memory including memory points. Each memory point is formed by a volatile memory cell and a non-volatile memory cell. A protocol processing circuit receives data and stores the received data in the volatile memory cells of the memory. A write processing circuit is configured, at the end of the reception and storage of the data, to record, in a single write cycle, the data from the volatile memory cells to the non-volatile memory cells of the respective memory points.
US11380340B2
A frequency domain long-term prediction system and method for estimating and applying an optimum long term predictor. Embodiments of the system and method include determining parameters of a single-tap predictor using a frequency-domain analysis having an optimality criteria based on spectral flatness measure. Embodiments of the system and method also include determining parameters of the long-term predictor by accounting for the performance of the vector quantizer in quantizing the various subbands. In some embodiments other encoder metrics (such as signal tonality) are used as well. Other embodiments of the system and method include determining the optimal parameters of the long-term predictor by accounting for some of the decoder operation. Other embodiments of the system and method include extending a 1-tap predictor to a k-th order predictor by convolving the 1-tap predictor with a pre-set filter and selecting from a table of such pre-set filters based on a minimum energy criteria.
US11380339B2
An audio decoder for providing a decoded audio information on the basis of an encoded audio information is configured to obtain decoded spectral values on the basis of an encoded information representing the spectral values. The audio decoder is configured to jointly decode two or more most significant bits per spectral value on the basis of respective symbol codes for a set of spectral values using an arithmetic decoding, wherein a respective symbol code represents two or more most significant bits per spectral value for one or more spectral values. The audio decoder is configured to decode one or more least significant bits associated with one or more of the spectral values in dependence on how much least significant bit information is available, such that one or more least significant bits associated with one or more of the spectral values are decoded.
US11380337B2
A method for increasing stability of an inter-channel time difference (ICTD) parameter in parametric audio coding, wherein a multi-channel audio input signal comprising at least two channels is received. The method comprises obtaining an ICTD estimate, ICTDest(m), for an audio frame m and a stability estimate of said ICTD estimate, and determining whether the obtained ICTD estimate, ICTDest(m), is valid. If the ICTDest(m) is not found valid, and a determined sufficient number of valid ICTD estimates have been found in preceding frames, a hang-over time is determined using the stability estimate and a previously obtained valid ICTD parameter, ICTD(m−1), is selected as an output parameter, ICTD(m), during the hang-over time. The output parameter, ICTD(m), is set to zero if valid ICTDest(m) is not found during the hang-over time.
US11380326B2
A speech recognition method includes receiving a first multi-channel audio signal; obtaining at least one of a speech signal characteristic or a noise signal characteristic for at least one frequency band of frequency bands corresponding to channel audio signals included in the first multi-channel audio signal; generating a signal with an enhanced speech component by performing beamforming on the first multi-channel audio signal based on the speech signal characteristic, a speech signal characteristic obtained for a previous frame that was obtained before a certain time that the first multi-channel audio signal was obtained, and the noise signal characteristic; determining whether the enhanced speech component includes a wake word; and based on determining that the enhanced speech component includes the wake word: activating a speech recognition operation based on the signal with the enhanced speech component.
US11380322B2
Example techniques involve suppressing a wake word response to a local wake word. An example implementation involves a playback device receiving audio content for playback by the playback device and providing a sound data stream representing the received audio content to a voice assistant service (VAS) wake-word engine and a local keyword engine. The playback device plays back a first portion of the audio content and detects, via the local keyword engine, that a second portion of the received audio content includes sound data matching one or more particular local keywords. Before the second portion of the received audio content is played back, the playback device disables a local keyword response of the local keyword engine to the one or more particular local keywords and then plays back the second portion of the audio content via one or more speakers.
US11380313B2
A system for enhanced processing of voice-based signals in a voice-controllable sound-generating system (SGS) is provided. An SGS audio source may communicate electronic SGS audio signals to both (a) one or more speakers, which output corresponding SGS sound waves and (b) an audio countering system. A microphone may detect sound waves and output corresponding audio signals including: (a) distorted SGS audio signals corresponding with SGS sound waves and (b) additional audio signals originated from other sources, e.g., including voice-based commands. The audio countering system may (a) receive the electronic SGS audio signals from the SGS audio source; receive signals from the microphone representing the microphone-detected sound waves, and (c) use the electronic SGS audio signals received to cancel or counter the distorted SGS audio signals included in the microphone-received audio signals, to thereby enhance any voice-based commands included in the received audio signals.
US11380312B1
A system configured to improve wakeword detection. The system may selectively rectify (e.g., attenuate) a portion of an audio signal based on energy statistics corresponding to a keyword (e.g., wakeword). For example, a device may perform echo cancellation to generate isolated audio data, may use the energy statistics to calculate signal quality metric values for a plurality of frequency bands of the isolated audio data, and may select a fixed number of frequency bands (e.g., 5-10%) associated with lowest signal quality metric values. To detect a specific keyword, the system determines a threshold λ(f) corresponding to an expected energy value at each frequency band. During runtime, the device determines signal quality metric values by subtracting residual music from the expected energy values. Thus, the device attenuates only a portion of the total number of frequency bands that include more energy than expected based on the energy statistics of the wakeword.
US11380303B2
A method for voice call analysis and classification includes intercepting a voice call session between an initiating device and a recipient device. Voice call data exchanged between the initiating device and the recipient device during the voice call session is transformed into a predefined data format. The transformed voice call data is analyzed to determine one or more attributes of the intercepted voice call. One or more features associated with the intercepted voice call session are identified based on the determined one or more attributes. The intercepted voice call is classified using the identified one or more features.
US11380292B2
The present disclosure relates to a keypad structure for woodwind instrument tone holes, and more particularly, to a keypad structure for woodwind tones which improves the adhesion of a keypad connected to a tone hole tube in which the tone hole is formed in the woodwind instrument, prevents the sound from being exposed to the outside through the tone hole tube and the pad, and can generate excellent resonance so that the resonance of a desired sound can be constantly generated through the closed keypad.
US11380264B2
The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, a method for driving the pixel circuit and a display device. A driving module of the pixel unit circuit includes a pixel compensation unit configured to transmit a read-control signal to the corresponding row of read-control line and transmit a gate drive-control signal to the gate drive circuit. The gate drive circuit is configured to, based on the gate drive-control signal, generate a plurality of gate drive signals, thereby controlling the rows of gate lines to be turned off in a reading period. One gate drive signal is corresponding to one row of gate line.
US11380251B2
Embodiments of this application provide a light emitting diode (LED) display screen calibration method and a related apparatus. The method includes: calculating a point-by-point thermal compensation calibration coefficient based on a thermal compensation calibration coefficient and a point-by-point calibration coefficient of an LED display screen box; and calibrating the LED display screen box based on the point-by-point thermal compensation calibration coefficient.
US11380249B2
Provided is a display device including a display panel, a data driving circuit configured to drive a plurality of data lines, a scan driving circuit configured to drive a plurality of scan lines, and a driving controller configured to determine an operation mode based on an input signal, and configured to control the data driving circuit and the scan driving circuit in order to drive a first display region of the display panel at a first driving frequency and drive a second display region of the display panel at a second driving frequency while the operation mode is a multi-frequency mode, wherein the driving controller may change the operation mode to a compensation mode in which the second display region is periodically driven at the first driving frequency when the duration of the multi-frequency mode is greater than a reference time.
US11380248B2
A driving method is to be implemented by a driver module, is adapted to drive a scan-type display, and includes steps of: receiving an image stream and a synchronization control (SC) signal from a control module; generating a drive output based on the SC signal, the image stream and a clock signal to drive the display such that the display emits light in a line scan manner; and generating an image refresh signal based on the SC signal and the drive output. The image refresh signal is related to refreshing of images on the display.
US11380223B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and proposes a scroll and a rollable display panel. The scroll is used for the rollable display panel. The rollable display panel includes a flexible panel and a control module for driving the flexible panel. The scroll includes: a first housing and a second housing; an accommodation space for accommodating the control module being formed between the first housing and the second housing; wherein, a surface for winding the flexible panel is formed by an outer surface of the first housing and/or the second housing.
US11380221B2
A stretchable display panel includes a first elastic layer, a stretchable display layer and a second elastic layer. The display layer has a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The first elastic layer is disposed on a side of the display layer and is fixedly connected to the non-display area. The first elastic layer is disposed on a side of the display layer and is fixedly connected to the non-display area. The second elastic layer is disposed on a side of the display layer distal to the first elastic layer, and is fixedly connected to the non-display area.
US11380215B2
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for tracking a nutritional consumption is provided. The present invention may include providing a digital entity associated with a participant. The present invention may also include transmitting a dietary goal to a device associated with the digital entity, including a nutritional requirement for the participant. The present invention may include recognizing at least one food item consumed by the participant. The present invention may also include determining a consumed nutrient information associated with the recognized at least one food item consumed by the participant. The present invention may also include, in response to determining that the nutritional requirement of the transmitted dietary goal is met by the determined consumed nutrient information, releasing a reward to the device associated with the digital entity, wherein the released reward is associated with an accomplishment of the dietary goal by the participant.
US11380214B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to enhancing reading retention of users reading electronic text. A set of user data associated with a user currently reading electronic text on a device is received, the set of user data indicative of a reading retention of the user. The set of user data is analyzed to determine whether a retention enhancement action should be issued. In response to a determination that a retention action should be issued, the retention enhancement action is issued at the device the user is currently reading electronic text on.
US11380203B1
Recent location and control information received from “lead” vehicles that traveled over a segment of land, sea, or air is captured to inform, via aggregated data, subsequent “trailing” vehicles that travel over that same segment of land, sea, or air. The aggregated data may provide the trailing vehicles with annotated road information that identifies obstacles. In some embodiments, at least some sensor control data may be provided to the subsequent vehicles to assist those vehicles in identifying the obstacles and/or performing other tasks. Besides, obstacles, the location and control information may enable determining areas traveled by vehicles that are not included in conventional maps, as well as vehicle actions associated with particular locations, such as places where vehicles park or make other maneuvers.
US11380199B2
A system and method of acquiring and maintaining location information associated with traffic apparatus deployed in connection with a traffic flow monitoring or regulation system are disclosed. In some implementations, an apparatus identifier may distinguish a particular traffic apparatus from others that are deployed in proximity, and a functional identifier may define a functionality of the particular traffic apparatus; positioning, orientation, and movement or acceleration data may also be provided for real-time or near real-time system applications. These apparatus data may be used to derive and to maintain a record of location data associated with each traffic apparatus deployed in a particular application.
US11380194B2
To control vehicular congestion at intersections, a method includes detecting a group of two or more vehicles stopped at an intersection regulated by a traffic light, where for each of the vehicles in the group, movement through the intersection in response to a change in a state of the traffic light is affected by movement of at least one other vehicle in the group. The method further includes determining a time when the state of the traffic light changes to allow the group of vehicles to start moving through the intersection, determining acceleration parameters for a certain vehicle in the group in view of potential and/or actual movement of the other vehicles in the group through the intersection, and providing guidance to a device operated by a driver of the certain vehicle regarding the determined acceleration parameters, in accordance with the determined time.
US11380188B2
A waste cart includes a base housing; a center upright having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is secured to the base housing; a top housing secured to the distal end of the center upright, wherein the top housing has two or more disposal openings for two or more separate disposal portions including, a first waste portion which has a first metal detector and an indicator for providing a notification when a metal item passes through the opening; and a second waste portion which includes a second metal detector and an indicator for providing a notification when a metal item passes through the opening; an electronics module which operates each metal detector independently; and an alarm indicator operationally associated with the electronics module which is activated when the electronics module detects the passage of a metal item through an opening into a waste portion.
US11380183B2
The present application provides a gas alarm replacement warning method and device, and an electronic apparatus including the device. The method is applied to a gas alarm including a gas-sensitive element. The method includes: collecting signal data of the gas alarm; analyzing the current use state of the gas alarm based on the signal data; determining a dynamic model of the expected service life of the gas alarm according to the current use state, and calculating the expected use duration of the gas alarm; determining whether the actual use duration of the gas alarm is greater than the expected use duration; and if so, outputting a replacement prompt signal. Therefore, based on the expected service life of the gas alarm, when the use duration of the gas alarm approaches the expected service life, a replacement prompt signal is issued to solve the problem of untimely replacement of the gas alarm and ensure the safety of indoor gas use.
US11380178B2
The present invention relates to a photoelectric smoke detector having a double-bulkhead darkroom structure and, more particularly, to a photoelectric smoke detector having a double-bulkhead darkroom structure, comprising: a base having, on one side thereof, a light emitting element receiving part in which a light emitting element for irradiating light to the inside thereof is mounted and, on the other side thereof, a light receiving element part in which a light element for receiving scattered light generated by smoke particles from the light irradiated by the light emitting element is mounted; an outer bulkhead which protrudes toward a lower side of the base to form an outer wall of the smoke detector and in which a smoke inlet having a specific height is formed in a circumferential direction; a lower end surface coupled to a lower end of the outer bulkhead; and an inner bulkhead which protrudes from the lower end surface to an upper side, is disposed to be spaced apart from the outer bulkhead at a specific interval, and is formed to have a height smaller than the height of the outer bulkhead so as to form a gas flow area in an upper portion thereof, wherein smoke flows in through the smoke inlet and passes through a space between the outer bulkhead and the inner bulkhead, and the gas flow area.
US11380171B2
A computer-implemented method and system for visualizing card transaction fraud analysis is presented. Transaction data and account data related to one or more payment card accounts is stored in a database. The transaction data includes a fraud score. A computer processor generates one or more of a plurality of visualizations of activity of at least one suspicious account from the one or more payment card accounts for display in a graphical user interface, each of the plurality of visualizations providing at least a graphical representation of the transaction data and which is selectable from a menu provided by the computer processor in the graphical user interface. The visualizations assist in case judgment of the one or more payment cards.
US11380167B2
A method for providing a wager in a financial market environment is provided that includes presenting an opportunity to make a wager that is based on a moving market line associated with a financial market. An end user is given an opportunity to bet on whether a financial market value will be above or below the moving market line at a designated time. The wager may be accepted from the end user. The wager may be monitored in order to determine whether the financial market value was above or below the moving market line at the designated time.
US11380156B2
A card reader is arranged in a housing including a pivotable flap, which in an opened state enables and in a closed state prevents access to the card reader. The flap has an opening, through which a card can be fed to or ejected by the card reader in the closed state of the flap. An elastically deformable element resiliently supports the card reader. A first positioning element for positioning the card reader is arranged on the flap to lie opposite the card reader in the closed state of the flap. When the flap is moved from the open state into the closed state, the first positioning element moves the card reader in such a way that the card reader is arranged in a predefined position relative to the flap in the closed state of the flap.
US11380155B2
A multi-unit coin ejection apparatus that drives selectively coin ejection units using a single motor is provided, which eliminates a selectively coin-emitting mechanism such as a shutter provided in each coin ejection unit. Coin ejection units are selectively driven by switching a destination of a driving force of a first motor using a switching unit. The switching unit has first coupling gears respectively provided for the coin ejection units, second coupling gears engageable with the corresponding first coupling gears, and a coupling gear displacement mechanism configured to displace the second coupling gears between a connection position and a non-connection position. The coupling gear displacement mechanism is operated in response to an instruction such that a designated one of the second coupling gears is disposed at the connection position and a remainder of the second coupling gears is/are disposed at the non-connection position in accordance with the instruction.
US11380151B2
Examples associated with receptacle isolation are described. One example service kiosk includes a set of receptacles for electronic devices. Each receptacle includes a power connector to provide power to an electronic device stored in the receptacle, a data connector to provide a data connection to the electronic device stored in the receptacle, and a locking mechanism to secure contents of the receptacle. Members of the set of receptacles are digitally isolated from other members of the set of receptacles. An authentication module authenticates a user based on a credential provided by the user, and controls a selected locking mechanism of a selected member of the set of receptacles based on the credential, and based on data received from a remote information technology module. A user interface module instructs the user through the process of at least one of storing a received electronic device in the receptacle, and retrieving a provided electronic device from the receptacle.
US11380150B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for user detection. In some implementations, a corresponding method includes obtaining an authorized user list including first identification information of an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) device; obtaining, from the UWB device, (i) location information of the UWB device at a property, (ii) directionality information of the UWB device, and (iii) second identification information of the UWB device; determining the first identification information of the UWB device matches the second identification information of the UWB device; determining the location information and the directionality information of the UWB device satisfy a predetermined authorization requirement for the property; and sending, to a control device of the property, an access signal that is configured to allow a user associated with the UWB device to access an area of the property.
US11380140B2
Provided is a technology for recording effective data, as a result of inspection on a to-be-inspected object. This inspection assistance device is provided with: a reception unit that receives information about a to-be-inspected object; an acquisition unit that acquires image data captured by an imaging device; and a recording control unit that, in the case when the imaging time of the image data falls within a prescribed time range based on the time at which the information was received being set as a reference, and when the to-be-inspected object indicated by the received information coincides with the to-be-inspected object recognized from the image data, records the information pertaining to the result of inspection on the to-be-inspected object and the information about the to-be-inspected object in association with each other.
US11380126B1
A display device is disclosed, which includes a display panel and a detection circuit. The display panel has pixels configured to display an image. The pixels include display and photo sensing pixels that are arranged in sensing channels. Each display and photo sensing pixel includes a display region and a photo sensing region. The display region emits light. The photo sensing region detects the light emitted by the display region and reflected from a biometric object and to convert the reflected light into photo detection signals. The detection circuit has differential signal processing circuitries that are coupled to the photo sensing regions of the display and photo sensing pixels. Each differential signal processing circuitry performs a differential operation on the photo detection signals of adjacent two of the sensing channels to generate a difference signal that is used to construct a biometric pattern corresponding to the biometric object.
US11380122B2
A fingerprint identification device includes an array substrate, a light emitting unit, a light detection circuit and a light adjusting structure, where the light emitting unit and the light detection circuit are disposed between the array substrate and the light adjusting structure, the light detection circuit is configured to receive light emitted from light emitting unit after being reflected by a user fingerprint and passing through the light adjusting structure; and where the light adjusting structure includes at least a first region and a second region having different refractive indexes, and a refractive index of the first region corresponding to a light receiving range of the light detection circuit is greater than another refractive index of the second region corresponding to outside of the light receiving range of the light detection circuit.
US11380117B1
A computer-implemented method for image capture by a mobile device, comprising: receiving, by a video capturing application running on a mobile device, a video stream from a camera of the mobile device; identifying a specific frame of the video stream; generating a plurality of hypotheses defining image borders within the specific frame; selecting, by a neural network, a particular hypothesis among the plurality of hypotheses; producing a candidate image by applying the particular hypothesis to the specific frame; determining a value of a quality metric of the candidate image; determining that the value of the quality metric of the candidate image exceeds one or more values of the quality metric of one or more previously processed images extracted from the video stream; wherein the image capture application is a zero-footprint application.
US11380113B2
Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to methods of capturing Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) from images captured by a mobile device. Capturing VIN data can be useful in several applications, for example, insurance data capture applications. There are at least two types of images supported by this technology: (1) images of documents and (2) images of non-documents.
US11380112B2
A method for encoding a point cloud feature includes: obtaining an original point cloud, generating point-wise hybrid scale voxel features by conducting hybrid scale voxelization on the original point cloud; generating voxel-wise attention features using spatial features and voxel features of points in a voxel at each voxel scale; aggregating the hybrid scale voxel features and the attention features to obtain voxel-wise projection scale information; and mapping the voxel-wise projection scale information to pseudo image features at projection scales. In this way, points can be retained during voxelization, and a feature encoding network is guided by the attention features to be more attentive to interrelationships between points in the voxels, thereby increasing accuracy of three-dimensional object detection.
US11380107B2
A power and data center (PDC) can serve as a combined data concentrator and power distributor that delivers scalable and affordable network/power redundancy into an automotive electrical/electronic architecture (E/EA) that supports partially or fully autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, a vehicle that includes the smart E/EA is divided into zones, where each zone includes one or more PDCs and one or more sensors, actuators, controllers, loudspeakers or other devices that are coupled to and powered by their zone PDC(s). Each PDC collects and processes (or passes through) raw or pre-processed sensor data from the one or more sensors in its zone. The sensors provide their data to the PDC by way of cost efficient, short-range data links. In some embodiments, one or more actuators in each zone are coupled to their respective zone PDC, and receive their control data from the PDC over a high-speed data bus or data link.
US11380104B2
The present disclosure provides a method for detecting illegal parking. The method includes: obtaining a detection frame having a category of vehicle from an image acquired by an acquisition module through a first neural network to determine coordinate information of the detection frame; determining whether an area corresponding to the detection frame in the image is an illegal parking area through a second neural network; and when determining that the area is the illegal parking area, determining whether the coordinate information of the detection frame is changed within a preset period of time to determine whether the vehicle is parked illegally.
US11380100B2
Methods and systems for determining a ball shot attempt result, the ball shot attempt captured by a camera on a mobile computing device, are disclosed. The methods and systems perform steps comprising receiving an input video captured using the camera on the mobile computing device, wherein the input video comprises a ball shot attempt at a goal; receiving a declared ball shot attempt, the declared ball shot attempt detected by analyzing a ball trajectory in the input video; detecting an element movement associated with an element of the goal; and determining the ball shot attempt result based on the element movement and the ball trajectory. In some embodiments, the element of the goal is a net, and the declared ball shot attempt is detected by analyzing the ball trajectory in a ball shot attempt Region of Interest (ROI) within frames of the input video.
US11380094B2
A server may assign human personality traits to inanimate objects. In an example, a server may effectuate operations that include obtaining information about an object over a period; comparing the information to usage factors, interaction factors, or environmental factors that are linked to thresholds for a personality; based on the comparing, assigning the personality to the object; and based on the personality of the object, assigning an avatar to the object.
US11380092B2
A system for identifying ponding water located on a field from image data is described. In an approach, an image of an agricultural field is analyzed using a classifier that has been trained based on the spectral bands of labeled image pixels to identify a probability for each pixel within the image that the pixel corresponds to water. A flow simulation is performed to determine regions of the field that are likely to pool water after rainfall based on precipitation data, elevation data, and soil property data of the field. A graph of vertices representing the pixels and edges representing connections between neighboring pixels is generated. The probability of each pixel within the graph being ponding water is set based on the probability pixel being water, the likelihood that water will pool in the area represented by the pixel, the probability of neighboring pixels being ponding water, and a cropland mask that identifies which pixels correspond to cropland. A class for each pixel is then determined that maximizes the joint probability over the graph.
US11380089B1
An all-weather target detection method based on a vision and millimeter wave fusion includes: simultaneously acquiring continuous image data and point cloud data using two types of sensors of a vehicle-mounted camera and a millimeter wave radar; pre-processing the image data and point cloud data; fusing the pre-processed image data and point cloud data by using a pre-established fusion model, and outputting a fused feature map; and inputting the fused feature map into a YOLOv5 detection network for detection, and outputting a target detection result by non-maximum suppression. The method fully fuses millimeter wave radar echo intensity and distance information with the vehicle-mounted camera images. It analyzes different features of a millimeter wave radar point cloud and fuses the features with image information by using different feature extraction structures and ways, so that the advantages of the two types of sensor data complement each other.
US11380083B1
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for analyzing digital images to determine alphanumeric strings depicted in the digital images. An electronic device may generate a set of filtered images using a received digital image. The electronic device may also perform an optical character recognition (OCR) technique on the set of filtered images, and may filter out any of the set of filtered images according to a set of rules. The electronic device may further identify a set of common elements representative of the alphanumeric string depicted in the digital image, and determine a machine-encoded alphanumeric string based on the set of common elements.
US11380082B2
An electronic device for optical character recognition (OCR) and method of operation of the electronic device. The electronic device for optical character recognition comprises a memory and a processor electrically connected with the memory. The processor is configured to store, in the memory, at least one content and at least one word position table individually corresponding to the at least one content, obtain an image for at least one character scanned on a printed document by an electronic pen, identify a content corresponding to the image from the at least one content, identify a word position table corresponding to the identified content from the at least one word position table, and obtain resultant information recognized by from the optical character recognition on the image based on the identified word position table and original data of the identified content. Other various embodiments are also possible.
US11380076B2
Systems and methods configured to facilitate animation are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain a first scene definition; receive second entity information; integrate the second entity information into the first scene definition such that a second scene definition is generated; for each of the entities of the entity information, execute a simulation of the virtual reality scene from the second scene definition for at least a portion of the scene duration; for each of the entities of the entity information, analyze the second scene definition for deviancy between the given entity and the second motion capture information; for each of the entities of the entity information, indicate, based on the analysis for deviancy, the given entity as deviant; and for each of the entities of the entity information, re-integrate the given entity into the second scene definition.
US11380075B2
An electronic apparatus capable of playing back a VR video image saves, in association with a first VR video image, a first reference direction serving as a reference for determining a range of a part of a first frame image of the first VR video image to be displayed on a screen at the start of playback of the first VR video image; selects a second VR video image different from the first VR video image among a plurality of VR video images; and performs control such that when the second VR video image starts to be played back, a range of a part of a second frame image of the second VR video image to be displayed first is displayed on the screen, the part being based on the first reference direction.
US11380071B2
An augmented reality system and a display method for anchoring a virtual object thereof are provided. An image sequence is captured from an electronic equipment through an image capturing device on a head-mounted device. The image sequence includes an ith and an (i+1)th environmental image. The electronic equipment includes a component device. A feature matching operation is performed on the ith environmental image and a first template image to obtain a matching result. In response to the matching result meeting a preset condition, a second template image extending from a matching image block of the component device is captured from the ith environmental image. A feature matching operation is performed on the (i+1)th environmental image and the second template image to display a virtual object through the head-mounted device according to another matching result. The virtual object is displayed as being anchored to the electronic equipment in a real scene.
US11380068B2
Disclosed is an improved approach for generated recordings from augmented reality systems from the perspective of a camera within the system. Instead of re-using rendered virtual content from the perspective of the user's eyes for AR recordings, additional virtual content is rendered from an additional perspective specifically for the AR recording. That additional virtual content is combined with image frames generated by a camera to form the AR recording.
US11380061B2
An apparatus for reconstructing a 3D object, includes a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to obtain, using a first neural network, mapping function weights of a mapping function of a second neural network, based on an image feature vector corresponding to a 2D image of the 3D object, set the mapping function of the second neural network, using the obtained mapping function weights, and based on sampled points of a canonical sampling domain, obtain, using the second neural network of which the mapping function is set, 3D point coordinates and geodesic lifting coordinates of each of the sampled points in the 3D object corresponding to the 2D image, wherein the 3D point coordinates are first three dimensions of an embedding vector of a respective one of the sampled points, and the geodesic lifting coordinates are remaining dimensions of the embedding vector.
US11380060B2
A system and method of image processing including a processor in communication with a display and a computer readable recording medium having instructions executed by the processor to read an image data set from the memory, segment the image data set, and skeletonize the segmented image data set. The instructions cause the processor to graph the skeletonized image data set, assign a branch identification (ID) for each branch in the graph, and associate each voxel of the segmented image data set with a branch ID. The instructions cause the processor to generate a three-dimensional (3D) mesh model from the graphed skeletonized image data set, associate each vertex of the 3D mesh model with a branch ID; and display in a user interface the 3D mesh model, and an image of the image data set.
US11380059B2
A computing system configured to: (1) render, via a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by a client station, a three-dimensional view of a construction project using a three-dimensional model file that defines a set of meshes representing physical objects of the construction project, wherein each mesh comprises a set of triangular faces, and wherein the GUI includes a measurement tool for obtaining a shortest distance between a first mesh and a second mesh; (2) receive a request to obtain the shortest distance between the first mesh and the second mesh; (3) calculate a set of distances potentially comprising the shortest distance between the first mesh and the second mesh by first reducing one or both of: (i) the number of faces between which distances are calculated and (ii) the number of distances that are calculated; and (4) determine the shortest distance between the first mesh and the second mesh.
US11380058B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures include, in one aspect, a method for increasing smoothness between a set of adjoining surface patches includes: identifying surface patches corresponding to a portion of a modeled surface to be smoothed, where the surface patches are defined by control vertices from a control mesh; smoothing the portion of the modeled surface based on continuity, where the smoothing includes determining a continuity measure at an interface between each pair of adjoining surface patches, and modifying positions of a subset of the control vertices, thereby modifying the surface patches, by targeting an overall improvement in the continuity measures for the interfaces, while also targeting an overall minimum of modification of positions of the control vertices; and processing the modified positions of the subset of the control vertices within the modelled surface for output.
US11380055B2
A system for computational localization of fibrillation sources is provided. In some implementations, the system performs operations comprising generating a representation of electrical activation of a patient's heart and comparing, based on correlation, the generated representation against one or more stored representations of hearts to identify at least one matched representation of a heart. The operations can further comprise generating, based on the at least one matched representation, a computational model for the patient's heart, wherein the computational model includes an illustration of one or more fibrillation sources in the patient's heart. Additionally, the operations can comprise displaying, via a user interface, at least a portion of the computational model. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
US11380052B2
A system comprises a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to organize the data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy, the plurality of data sectors being assembled such that sectors representative of points closer to the selected viewing origin have a higher octree mesh resolution than that of sectors representative of points farther away from the selected viewing origin.
US11380045B2
In various embodiments, a training application generates a trained encoder that automatically generates shape embeddings having a first size and representing three-dimensional (3D) geometry shapes. First, the training application generates a different view activation for each of multiple views associated with a first 3D geometry based on a first convolutional neural network (CNN) block. The training application then aggregates the view activations to generate a tiled activation. Subsequently, the training application generates a first shape embedding having the first size based on the tiled activation and a second CNN block. The training application then generates multiple re-constructed views based on the first shape embedding. The training application performs training operation(s) on at least one of the first CNN block and the second CNN block based on the views and the re-constructed views to generate the trained encoder.
US11380037B2
A method for generating a virtual operating object is provided for an electronic device. The method includes obtaining a target portrait picture on a configuration interface of a target application on the electronic device; obtaining a first picture region of the target portrait picture where a first part presents and a first part feature of the first part; determining a target part matching the first picture region in a pre-established feature image library, the target part being a part of a to-be-generated target virtual operating object in the target application; determining a target feature parameter matching the first part feature in a value range of a target part feature of the target part pre-recorded in the feature image library; and generating the target part in the target application according to the target feature parameter.
US11380035B2
The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for generating a map, relating to a field of intelligent transportation technologies in the field of computer technologies. The method includes the following. A street view image corresponding to a target road is obtained. The street view image is input into a preset deep learning model to obtain data of a candidate isolation belt corresponding to the street view image. The data of the candidate isolation belt includes information of the candidate isolation belt and a probability corresponding to the information of the candidate isolation belt. The information of the candidate isolation belt is corrected based on a preset correction strategy and the probability to obtain information of a target isolation belt. An icon corresponding to the information of the target isolation belt is added on a base map including the target road to generate a map.
US11380034B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for semantically-consistent image style transfer. One of the methods includes: receiving an input source domain image; processing the source domain image using one or more source domain low-level encoder neural network layers to generate a low-level representation; processing the low-level representation using one more high-level encoder neural network layers to generate an embedding of the input source domain image; processing the embedding using one or more high-level decoder neural network layers to generate a high-level feature representation of features of the input source domain image; and processing the high-level feature representation of the features of the input source domain image using one or more target domain low-level decoder neural network layers to generate an output target domain image that is from the target domain but that has similar semantics to the input source domain image.
US11380030B2
A drawing management apparatus is for managing various types of drawings of a plant and includes a processor and a communication interface. The processor is configured to notify, via the communication interface, a user or terminal apparatus handling a second type of drawing different from a first type of drawing of information related to a difference in the first type of drawing acquired based on a comparison between a new version and an old version of the first type of drawing.
US11380029B2
Local activation times (LATs) are mapped by computing an LAT range for a plurality of electrophysiology data points, splitting the LAT range into two or more LAT sub-ranges, splitting the LAT map into a corresponding number of LAT sub-maps, and associating a mapping sub-convention (e.g., a color spectrum, grayscale, and/or pattern density range) with each of the LAT sub-maps. The mapping sub-conventions can be scaled (e.g., linearly, logarithmically) to their respective LAT sub-ranges, allowing for an overall LAT map that offers increased granularity over LAT sub-ranges of particular interest to the practitioner. The LAT sub-maps can be updated in real time as additional electrophysiology data points are collected.
US11380022B2
An electronic device and method are provided for content modification in a shared session among multiple head-mounted display (HMD) devices. The electronic device determines emotional state information associated with a wearer of each of a plurality of HMD devices. Each HMD device renders media content in a computer-simulated environment and the emotional state information corresponds to a first portion of the rendered media content. The electronic device constructs an input feature for a first neural network based on the first portion of the rendered media content and the emotional state information. The electronic device selects, from a set of content modification operations, a first content modification operation based on an application of the first neural network on the input feature. Thereafter, the electronic device modifies the rendered media content based on the selected first content modification operation. The modified media content is rendered on at least one HMD device.
US11380021B2
Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus including a hand recognizing section configured to recognize a state of a hand of a user, an item image superimposing section configured to superimpose images of items as selection targets attached to the fingers of the hand that are assigned to the items on either an image of the hand being displayed or an image representing the hand being displayed, and a selecting operation detecting section configured to detect that one of the items is selected on the basis of a hand motion performed on the images of the items before performing processing corresponding to the detected selection.
US11380019B2
Disclosed herein is a transmitting method and a receiving method of point cloud data. The transmitting method may include encoding point cloud data, and transmitting a bitstream that includes the point cloud data and signaling information. The receiving method may include receiving a bitstream that includes point cloud data and signaling information, decoding the point cloud data, and rendering the decoded point cloud data.
US11380012B2
A method and an apparatus for visual positioning based on mobile edge computing are provided. In the method, the mobile edge computing node receives an environment image captured by a to-be-positioned device in an area covered by the mobile edge computing node; the mobile edge computing node determines a target image matching the environment image from multiple candidate images, and calculates the position and pose information of the to-be-positioned device based on the position and pose information of the device for capturing the target image; and the mobile edge computing node sends the position and pose information of the to-be-positioned device to the to-be-positioned device, so that the to-be-positioned device determines the positioning information in an electronic map according to the position and pose information.
US11379998B2
A machine-learning (ML) architecture may comprise a first ML model and/or an optical flow model that receive, as input, a first image and a second image. The first ML model may output a first feature map corresponding to the first image and a second feature map corresponding to the second image. The optical flow model may output an estimated optical flow. A deformation component may modify the second feature map, as a deformed feature map, based at least in part on the estimated optical flow. The deformed feature map and the first feature map may be concatenated together as a concatenated feature map, which may be provided to a second ML model. The second ML model may be trained to output an output ROI and/or a track in association with an object represented in the first image.
US11379995B2
A system and a method for cooperative maneuvering and cooperative risk warning of vehicles. The system includes monocular surveillance cameras, local computing devices, and a master server. Each local computing device receives video frames from the camera, detects and tracks vehicles from the video frames, and converts the video frames to bird-view. Each detected vehicle is represented by a detection vector having first dimensions representing two dimensional (2D) parameters of the vehicle and second dimensions representing three dimensional (3D) parameters of the vehicle. Tracking of the vehicles is performed by minimizing loss calculated based on the first dimensions and the second dimensions of the detection vectors. The master server receives bird-views from different computing devices and combines the bird-views into a global bird-view, and performs cooperative maneuvering and cooperative risk warning of the vehicles using the global bird-view.
US11379993B2
An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to extract an image from a video image, a history management unit configured to generate movement history of an object, a setting unit configured to set a search range in the image based on the movement history, and a tracking unit configured to detect a target object in the search range and associate a currently detected target object with a previously detected target object, to perform tracking on the target object.
US11379987B2
A temporal object segmentation system determines a location of an object depicted in a video. In some cases, the temporal object segmentation system determines the object's location in a particular frame of the video based on information indicating a previous location of the object in a previous video frame. For example, an encoder neural network in the temporal object segmentation system extracts features describing image attributes of a video frame. A convolutional long-short term memory neural network determines the location of the object in the frame, based on the extracted image attributes and information indicating a previous location in a previous frame. A decoder neural network generates an image mask indicating the object's location in the frame. In some cases, a video editing system receives multiple generated masks for a video, and modifies one or more video frames based on the locations indicated by the masks.
US11379986B2
In image segmentation it is usually assumed that all the surfaces of a scene are reflecting light in a perfectly diffuse or Lambertian manner. However, most existing surfaces are non-Lambertian surfaces. Examples of non-Lambertian surfaces are specular, glossy or mirror-like surfaces whose appearance may change depending on the point of view of the scene. The method according to an embodiment of the invention does not make the assumption that surfaces of objects in the view are perfect Lambertian reflectors by providing a surface color segmentation which takes into account the change in appearance due to the nature of the surfaces.
US11379980B2
The present application discloses an image processing method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium. A specific implementation is: acquiring an image to be processed; acquiring a grading array according to the image to be processed and a grading network model, where the grading network model is a model pre-trained according to mixed samples, the number of elements contained in the grading array is C−1, C is the number of lesion grades, C lesion grades include one lesion grade without lesion and C−1 lesion grades with lesion, and a kth element in the grading array is a probability of a lesion grade corresponding to the image to be processed being greater than or equal to a kth lesion grade, where 1≤k≤C−1, and k is an integer; determining the lesion grade corresponding to the image to be processed according to the grading array.
US11379974B2
An electrophoretic separation data analyzing apparatus includes an analysis target peak identifying part configured to require a user to input analysis target peak information on analysis target peaks to be added to an analysis target in separation data obtained by electrophoretic separation, and to identify at least one of the analysis target peaks based on the analysis target peak information, a peak-of-interest identifying part configured to require the user to input peak-of-interest information on a peak of interest among the analysis target peaks, and identify the peak of interest based on the peak-of-interest information, and an abundance ratio calculating part configured to determine an abundance ratio of the peak of interest among all of the analysis target peaks based on a total value of peak areas of the analysis target peaks and a peak area value of the peak of interest.
US11379972B2
A system of classifying a pattern of interest (POI) on a semiconductor specimen, where the system includes a processor and memory circuitry configured to obtain a high-resolution image of the POI, and generate data usable for classifying the POI in accordance with a defectiveness-related classification. Generating the data utilizes a machine learning model that has been trained in accordance with training samples. The training samples include a high-resolution training image captured by scanning a respective training pattern on a specimen, the respective training pattern being similar to the POI, and a label associated with the image. The label is derivative of low-resolution inspection of the respective training pattern.
US11379971B2
A computer-implemented method for selecting aerial images for image processing to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI) features is provided. The method includes performing image processing on aerial images of a portion of global terrain captured at different times to determine differences in terrain content the captured images. Aerial images are selected for further image processing according to identified differences in terrain content. The selected images are imaged processed via an EI feature recognition type to identify EI features within the images.
US11379968B2
An inspection system includes an acquisition unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires an image representing a surface of an object. The determination unit performs color determination processing. The color determination processing is performed to determine a color of the surface of the object based on a plurality of conditions of reflection. The plurality of conditions of reflection are obtained from the image representing the surface of the object as acquired by the acquisition unit, and have a specular reflection component and a diffuse reflection component at respectively different ratios on the surface of the object.
US11379965B2
A video may include multiple video frames. The video frames may be scored based on values of multiple content metrics for individual frames. One or more portions of the video that includes a threshold number of consecutive video frames that meet a score threshold may be identified. For individual ones of the identified portion(s), a video frame may be selected based on a maximum of the score for presentation as an exemplar image.
US11379964B2
An image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining an infrared image and a color image for the same object in a predetermined scenario, and a first depth map corresponding to the color image; obtaining a first optical flow between the color image and the infrared image; and performing first optimization processing on the first depth map by using the first optical flow to obtain an optimized second depth map corresponding to the color image.
US11379960B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an image processing method, comprising: acquiring an initial image comprising an image of pupil; acquiring an accumulative histogram set of grayscale values of pixels in the initial image; determining a threshold for binarizing the initial image according to a grayscale value corresponding to a target region in respective accumulative histograms in the accumulative histogram set, wherein the target region corresponds to the image of pupil in the initial image; and binarizing the initial image according to the threshold. An image processing apparatus and a wearable device are further provided.
US11379951B2
A computer system is provided for converting images through use of a trained neural network. A source image is divided into blocks and context data is added to each pixel block. The context blocks are split into channels and each channel from the same context block is added to the same activation matrix. The action matrix is then executed against a trained neural network to produce a changed activation matrix. The changed activation matrix is then used to generate a converted image.
US11379943B2
To optimize the compilation of shaders for execution within an application, a computer system discovers the context in which the shaders are executed. The application is compiled and executed on a target platform. Snapshots of the application during execution are captured. A snapshot includes data and commands passed between the central processing unit and the graphics processing unit of the target platform to generate a single frame of graphics data. The shaders used in these snapshots are identified. These shaders are compiled with a number of different permutations of available compiler options, resulting in sets of differently compiled shaders. The snapshot is re-executed with the sets of differently compiled shaders, and performance is measured. The set of compiler options that results in compiled shaders providing better performance can be used as the set of compilation parameters for the set of shaders for this application.
US11379942B2
A system and method for controlling characteristics of collected image data are disclosed. The system and method include performing pre-processing of an image using GPUs, configuring an optic based on the pre-processing, the configuring being designed to account for features of the pre-processed image, acquiring an image using the configured optic, processing the acquired image using GPUs, and determining if the processed acquired image accounts for feature of the pre-processed image, and the determination is affirmative, outputting the image, wherein if the determination is negative repeating the configuring of the optic and re-acquiring the image.
US11379941B2
Improvements in the graphics processing pipeline are disclosed. More specifically, a new primitive shader stage performs tasks of the vertex shader stage or a domain shader stage if tessellation is enabled, a geometry shader if enabled, and a fixed function primitive assembler. The primitive shader stage is compiled by a driver from user-provided vertex or domain shader code, geometry shader code, and from code that performs functions of the primitive assembler. Moving tasks of the fixed function primitive assembler to a primitive shader that executes in programmable hardware provides many benefits, such as removal of a fixed function crossbar, removal of dedicated parameter and position buffers that are unusable in general compute mode, and other benefits.
US11379938B1
A specialized server within a real estate showing management system creates a showing appointment for a showing agent to show a listing and a set of geo-fences around the listing when the appointment is created, At a particular time before the showing, the specialized server notifies a showing agent mobile device to download the set of geo-fences and, when requested, provides the set to the mobile device. The mobile device notifies the specialized server when it breaches a geo-fence within the set. The specialized server determines that the showing has started when the notification and the beginning time of the showing appointment are within a predetermined time range. The specialized server then notifies property electronic devices to turn on.
US11379928B2
The invention relates to a computer-implemented system and method for scalable, customized general ledger processing. The method may include the step of receiving a client request for customized charts of accounts (COAs) according to a specified time frame. The customized COAs may include client-specific data and third party reference data. The method may involve automatically receiving source information, including position data and transaction data, from a number of sources. The system may include a distributed computer architecture such as Hadoop for parallel storage and processing of the source information across a plurality of nodes. The system can generate debit and credit postings from the source information, roll up the postings into the plurality of customized COAs, and deliver them to the client according to the client's preferred schedule, including in real time or near real time.
US11379926B1
Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices, such as appliances, home systems, etc. are presented. The data may be used to determine whether operation of the home device is within an acceptable range. If not, the user associated with the home device may receive an alert identifying a potential issue. One or more potential modifications to improve the home device may be identified and transmitted to the user. In some examples, an insurance incentive to implement the recommended modifications may also be transmitted to the user.
US11379922B2
Data from an information storage node of a service consortium blockchain is obtained. The information storage node is a blockchain node in the service consortium blockchain. The data from the information storage node of the service consortium blockchain is stored in a local database. A service processing request is received from a user device. The service processing request includes an identity of a user of the user device and service information of the user. The local database is searched for service data related to the user based on the identity of the user and the service information of the user. Based on the service data related to the user, service processing information to be used in a service processing operation performed responsive to the service processing request is determined. The service processing operation is completed for the user based on the service processing information.
US11379920B2
A method and automated flight trajectory prediction and flight trajectory-borne automated delay risk-transfer system related to airspace risks for risk sharing of a variable number of risk-exposed units by pooling resources of the risk-exposed units and by providing the risk-transfer system as a self-sufficient operatable risk-transfer system based on the pooled resources for the risk-exposed units by a resource-pooling system associated with the risk-transfer system. The risk-exposed units are connected to the risk-transfer system by a plurality of payment-transfer devices configured to receive and store payments from the risk-exposed units for the pooling of their risks and resources, and an automated transfer of risk exposure associated with the risk-exposed units is provided by the risk-transfer system.
US11379916B1
A card registry system is configured to automatically identify financial card information in one or more credit files associated with a consumer and populate a card registry account of the consumer with the identified financial card information. Once the financial card information has been obtained from the credit file(s), the card registry system may transmit cancellation and/or reissuance requests to the respective card issuers in the instance that one or more cards are compromised, so that the financial cards may be easily and efficiently cancelled and/or reissued at the request of the consumer.
US11379915B2
A system and method of an automated agent to automatically implement loan activities includes a data collection circuit structured to receive data related to at least one of a plurality of parties to a loan; a smart contract circuit structured to create a smart lending contract for the loan; and an automated agent circuit structured to automatically perform a loan-related action in response to the received data, wherein the loan-related action is a change in an interest rate for the loan, and wherein the smart contract circuit is further structured to update the smart lending contract with the changed interest rate.
US11379911B2
A system is provided for supporting cash currency exchange. The system included a server, a first client requesting cash-currency-exchange service, and at least one second client providing the cash-currency-exchange service. The first client sends an exchange-service request of cash currency to the server. The server receives the exchange-service request, obtains the at least one second client, and pushes an exchange-service item corresponding to the exchange-service request to the at least one second client. The second client receives the exchange-service item, and sends a confirmation response to the server. The server pushes information about the at least one second client sending the confirmation response to the first client; and the first client displays the obtained information about the second client, determines a second client as a target client, and triggers an eWallet of the first client to transfer a specified amount to an eWallet of the target client.
US11379908B2
A publishing user identifies a product offered by the user to an online system by providing multiple images of a product viewed at different angles to the online system. The online system applies an identification model to content items obtained from other users to identify the product. From images of the product from the publishing user and content items from other users having at least a threshold confidence of including the product, the online system generates a three-dimensional reconstruction of the product. The online system may subsequently use the three-dimensional reconstruction of the product to display the product to users or to allow other users to identify the product from the online system.
US11379906B2
Exemplary systems and methods associated with generating conversations of electronic data exchanges. In particular, in one embodiment, a conversation generator determines whether records are related based on EDI data associated with a transaction, integrates the records based on associations within the EDI data, and generates a conversation that depicts the integrated EDI data associated with the transaction in a conversational format for viewing by a user. In other embodiments, an alert engine determines that there are errors in the conversation, such as missing or inconsistent data, and alerts a user accordingly.
US11379897B1
A computer system and method for automating and facilitating the home sale, mortgage origination, and settlement process, and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process, over a geographically distributed computing network are disclosed. The system and method also allows a home buyer to search for homes offered for sale by a plurality of sellers and, using the home data conforming to the buyer purchase criteria and buyer data, search for loan pricing information for loans from a plurality of lenders, loan pricing information for a plurality of loan types, or both. The system and method then uses this information to process the sale transaction.
US11379894B2
Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.
US11379893B2
In various embodiments, an application and platform comprising systems and methods for staging equipment rentals is given. In association with an equipment rental facility, a mobile application can be utilized to identify the nature, quantity and maintenance condition of selected equipment assets that can be rented. The mobile application can identify the staging status of a specific equipment asset, facilitating efficient selection of desired equipment assets in advance of arrival of a customer. Staging status, and additional parameters, can be displayed and acted upon based on visual elements in association with the mobile application such as color, icons, or other visual elements, and first and second visual elements can be used to provide significance.
US11379891B2
Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
US11379884B2
A method for celebrity-based advertising includes storing, in a server, a likeness of subject and a corresponding booking that includes parameters outlining availability of the subject for digital advertising. The method further includes receiving or creating, by the server, a pitch that falls within the parameters of the booking, the pitch corresponding to the subject. The method further includes receiving, by the server and from a first user device, a first image of the likeness of the subject or another likeness of the subject. The method further includes determining, by the server, that the image matches the likeness of the subject. The method further includes transmitting, by the server, the pitch to the first user device to be output by the first user device.
US11379881B1
Systems and methods are provided for supplying a video advertisement to a web page or application. A main ad server provides an ecosystem to network ad servers from different ad networks. The main ad server can collect and store information about each of the demand tags associated with each of the network ad servers in a database. The main ad server can then review the database in response to an ad call from a publisher to generate an ordered list of the demand tags that correspond to the ad call. The main ad server can then determine if any of the demand tags in the ordered list has a corresponding video header bidding tag and initiate an auction process for all of the demand tags in the ordered list that have a video header bidding tag. The ordered list of demand tags can then be updated based on the results of the auction process.
US11379878B2
The present application provides a wheel rotation imaging device and a wheel rotation imaging intelligent advertising system. In the wheel rotation imaging device, power can be supplied by means of rotation of a wheel with the use of a self-powered unit, so an external power supply is not required; texts, images and videos can be displayed; in addition, a variety of sensors are integrated to acquire operation information of the device in real time, which facilitates the wheel rotation imaging device to adjust the imaging angle and brightness.
US11379860B2
Systems and methods for dynamically determining an optimal baseline algorithm for calculating lift values are disclosed. The system receives data associated with a control strategy, and then randomly selects a control location, a time period, and an item that may not be associated with the control strategy but meets the one or more criteria of the control strategy such as relevance and sales volume. Using the randomly selected inputs and a plurality of null baselines values determined by a plurality of null baseline algorithms, the system iteratively calculates a plurality of null lift values for each of the applied plurality of null baselines values to determine a likelihood for a false positive lift for each of the applied plurality of null baselines values. An optimal baseline algorithm is selected from the plurality of null baselines algorithms based on their corresponding likelihood of false positive lifts.
US11379847B2
A method of controlling transaction velocity limits including: generating a transaction control criterion associated with a parameter; receiving a transaction message associated with a transaction request; analyzing the data associated with the parameter with respect to the transaction control criterion associated with the parameter; automatically generating and communicating at least one of: a processing request message associated with the transaction request if data associated with the at least one parameter in the transaction message does not satisfy the transaction control criterion associated with the at least one parameter, and a rejection response message if data associated with the at least one parameter in the transaction message does satisfy the transaction control criterion associated with the at least one parameter; and generating update data associated with the parameter. A system and computer program product for controlling transaction velocity limits is also disclosed.
US11379845B2
A method for identifying a risk merchant comprises: determining, for each of at least one marked merchant cluster based on a user correlation degree of a merchant to be identified and the each marked merchant cluster, a degree of similarity between the merchant to be identified and the marked merchant cluster, wherein each marked merchant in the each marked merchant cluster is marked with a corresponding risk category by a trained classification model, and the user correlation degree of the merchant to be identified and the marked merchant cluster comprises a user correlation coefficient of the merchant to be identified and the marked merchant cluster and a number of same users of the merchant to be identified and the marked merchant cluster; and determining whether the merchant to be identified is a risk merchant based on the degree of similarity between the merchant to be identified and the each marked merchant cluster.
US11379844B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for quantifying degrees of association between blockchain addresses in a weighted-linked database. The method may include: obtaining a node data set comprising one or more nodes and edges; associating a first node of the node data set with a first weight factor; identifying a first edge of the node data set, wherein the first edge comprises data indicating a source node address corresponding to the first node, a target node address corresponding to a second node of the one or more nodes in the node data set, and a first edge weight; determining a source value for the second node based on the first weight factor and the first edge weight; generating, a risk value for the second node based on the source value; and presenting, on a GUI, graphical depictions of the first node, the second node, and the first edge.
US11379838B2
The present invention includes systems and method for generating Virtual IDs (VIDs) and corresponding Virtual ID Chains (VICs) to anonymize and represent transactions between users, data sources, Virtual ID Management Platforms (VMP), and Third-Party Service Providers (TSPs). VIDs of embodiments are virtualized identifiers that may be used to anonymously and uniquely identify transaction participants. VIDs may be generated in a distributed manner as a party receiving transaction-related information generates a VID corresponding to the sending party. VICs of embodiments are virtualized arrays of VIDs that represent the sequence of interactions between parties to a transaction. VICs are preferably stored in association with transaction logs descriptive of the transaction represented by each VIC to facilitate subsequent processing. A VIC may be iteratively resolved to obtain one or more non-virtualized identifier corresponding to transaction participants represented by the VIC.
US11379837B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, program, and apparatus that may identify a device by using a virtual code generated based on a unique value of a chip inside a device without a separate procedure for identifying the device. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention provide a method, program, and apparatus that may generate a virtual code, which is not matched with any other code, whenever a code for identifying a device is requested. Moreover, embodiments of the present invention provide a method, program, and apparatus for identifying a device that may add and use only an algorithm without changing a conventional process.
US11379833B2
A method of performing block generation may include receiving a request from one or more sources that includes task data associated with one or more tasks for an economy, context information, and an indication of a blockchain of a blockchain matrix to which the task data pertains. The method includes determining whether the task data corresponds to a qualifying transaction for the economy for recording in the blockchain and, if so, determining whether to approve recordation of the qualifying transaction to the blockchain. In response to approving recordation of the transaction, generating a new block for the blockchain that includes the qualifying transaction, and adding the new block to the blockchain.
US11379829B1
A computer system and method for enabling or disabling a payment vehicle at the request of a payment card holder from a remote device. The computer system comprises a computer having memory and a processor for processing input data received from a remote device. The input data comprises an instruction executable by the processor in a form of a text message or electronic mail received from the remote device, with the instruction to enable or disable a payment card of a payment card holder by changing the status of the payment card. An interactive remote interface computer software application is provided to the payment card holder for use on the remote or other device.
US11379819B2
This specification techniques for sharing service and identity information between devices. One example method include acquiring, by a first device, a digital object identifier (DOI) of a second device, the DOI including identity information associated with the second device; generating, by the first device, a service DOI based on the identity information from the DOI of the second device, the service DOI including the identity information of the second device and service information; and displaying, by the first device, the service DOI on a display of the first device, wherein the displayed service DOI is configured to cause the second device to perform service processing when the displayed service DOI is acquired by the second device, and wherein the service processing is based at least in part on the identity information and the service information included in the service DOI.
US11379818B2
Systems and methods for managing mobile payments is provided. An account issuer provides an application that is loaded onto a mobile device, which enables a consumer to pay for transactions. The mobile payment application generates a unique code. The code is read by the point of sale terminal, which is then provided to the payment management system. The payment management system contracts the account issuer and authenticates the code, thereby receiving a primary account number. Account number and transaction information is used to authorize the transaction via payment systems. The payment system accepts or declines the transaction in a response. Tokens may be generated for the account number, and value added services may be generated based upon user behaviors.
US11379797B2
Systems, methods and/or services that allocate and schedules appointments based on supply and demand. In an example, a method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable to: gather information of a plurality of suppliers from one or more external sources, prior to a registration process for scheduling an appointment request from a consumer; validate the gathered information of the plurality of suppliers; receive a request from the consumer for scheduling of an appointment with one or more of the plurality of suppliers which meet consumer criteria; enable swapping, purchasing and auctioning of appointments; enable virtual visits and virtual visit queues for on demand virtual appointments; provide system agnostic calendar integration, and provide available suppliers to the consumer based on the consumer criteria.
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Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports.
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A system and method for automated delivery driver routing and order preparation timing. The system is a cloud-based network containing an optimization server, portals for restaurants, customers, and drivers to enter their information, and an optimization engine which determines optimal pickup and delivery times for delivery drivers based on a multitude of variables associated with the business enterprises and delivery driver availability. The system may be accessed through web browsers or purpose-built computer and mobile phone applications.
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Systems and methods provide real-time shipping optimization recommendations for reducing the cost of shipping freight units in a shipment. System comprises a measurement system in communication with a computer system that comprises a client computer device in communication with a host computer system. The measurement system comprises multiple sensing devices to determine weight, dimensions, and other shipping parameters of the freight units in the shipment. The computer system computes a current shipping cost and density based on the shipping parameters. The computer system determines shipping recommendations including recommended adjustments to the shipping parameters that reduce the current shipping cost. The shipping recommendations are transmitted to the client computer device prior to loading the shipment onto a carrier vehicle for the shipment.
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A method of controlling a package storage system may include a storage unit that is loaded in a delivery vehicle and stores one or more packages. The method may include: receiving delivery information of the packages from a scanner; storing slot information of slots in which the packages are stored and the delivery information of the packages, in a matched manner; determining, on the basis of the delivery information and driving information of the delivery vehicle, the package to be withdrawn among the packages; and outputting, on the basis of the delivery information and the slot information, a notification command for providing a notification of the slot in which the package to be withdrawn is stored.
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Embodiments include systems and methods of a service that allows hard copy and electronic media customers to proactively specify, across a broad range of categories, the hard copy mail and/or electronic media mail that they would or would not like to receive. Embodiments include methods and systems configured to allow customers of delivery services to customize the flow of physical items such as hard copy or other letters or parcels, for delivery or electronic media mail from mailers based on highly specific customer-designated criteria. The delivery service acts as a trusted third party to serve as the intermediary between the recipient of the items and mailers to provide privacy and manage a repository for a customer-selected criteria database. In addition, one embodiment provides verification and/or identification that mail being sent meets the customer's designated criteria.
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Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable user-level activity recordation using population level activity data by receiving operator data including a record of activities performed by users on an operator system. Each entry in the record of activities is parsed to form structured activity entries representing each activity executed on the operator system. Each entry in the record of activities is matched to an individual account in an account database based on an individual identifier of each entry and an account individual identifier identifying the individual account. A statistical metric representing the activity history of the individual account is produced based on each entry matched to the individual account, and an activity history dashboard is displayed on an operator computing device to depicts the statistical metric for the individual account.
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The disclosed intelligent virtual agent provides a single, unified platform for completing a variety of diverse complex business transactions including a series of interactions between multiple people and the performance of multiple tasks occurring at different points in time.
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As an example, a server may receive and/or retrieve news items and process the news items using natural language processing to identify news related to entities (e.g., people, locations, and organizations) extracted from an enterprise resource planning system. A term frequency-inverse document frequency algorithm may be used to identify critical news items that may impact one or more supply chains associated with at least one product that is to be manufactured. A long short-term memory artificial recurrent neural network may be used to determine a confidence score for each critical news item. The confidence scores of the critical news items may be used to adjust replenishment planning and a master build plan that includes a plan to build the at least one product. In this way, news items may be used to automatically (e.g., without human interaction) adjust the master build plan.
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A method of processing image data in a connectionist network comprises a plurality of units, wherein the method implements a multi-channel unit forming a respective one of the plurality of units, and wherein the method comprises: receiving, at the data input, a plurality of input picture elements representing an image acquired by means of a multi-channel image sensor, wherein the plurality of input picture elements comprise a first and at least a second portion of input picture elements, wherein the first portion of input picture elements represents a first channel of the image sensor and the second portion of input picture elements represents a second channel of the image sensor; processing of the first and at least second portion of input picture elements separately from each other; and outputting, at the data output, the processed first and second portions of input picture elements.
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A cognitive learning method comprising receiving data from a plurality of data sources; processing the data from the plurality of data sources to perform a cognitive machine learning operation, the processing being performed via a cognitive inference and learning system, the cognitive learning operation implementing a cognitive learning technique according to a cognitive learning framework, the cognitive machine learning operation applying the cognitive learning technique via a machine learning algorithm to generate a cognitive learning result; and, updating a destination based upon the learning result.
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A semantic document generation system is described. The semantic document is composed of document details, people and meta-data. The semantic document is self-aware of the information it contains. The semantic document's structure and terms are governed by legal, logical and party related rules. A semantic contract can be created from a semantic document generation system. The semantic document generation system receives an indication of a type of a document to be generated and plurality of terms for the document from a plurality of sources. The terms are converted into triples. A plurality of rules governing the terms of the document is applied to the triples to generate a knowledge graph and determine whether terms from the different parties are compatible. The terms are determined to be compatible in a case where the plurality of rules governing terms of the document is satisfied. If at least one set of terms is non-compatible, the system reconciles the non-compatible terms in the generated knowledge graph until all the terms are compatible, and generates the document based at least on the reconciled knowledge graph.
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Systems and methods for analysis of execution patterns for applications executing on remote devices. In some implementations of the system, a knowledge base stores successful traces from a plurality of instances of an application and one or more computing processors in the system receive, via a network interface, call-stack information from an instance of the application executing on a remote device, call-stack information including periodic captures of an execution status for the instance of the application, and determine whether there is a similarity between the call-stack information received from the instance of the application and the stored plurality of successful traces. Responsive to determining a similarity, the computing processors add the remote device to a population of devices likely to execute the object and facilitate further actions specific to the device population.
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Systems and methods are provided for performing multi-objective optimizations with a relatively large number of objectives to which optimization is to be performed. The objectives of the optimization problem may be partitioned to two or more subsets (e.g., overlapping or non-overlapping subsets) of objectives, and partial optimization(s) may be performed using a subset or combination of subsets of the objectives. One or more of the partial optimizations may use one or more pareto-optimized chromosomes from a prior partial optimization. A final full optimization may be performed according to all of the objectives of the optimization problem and may use one or more chromosomes of any preceding partial optimization as a starting point for finding a final solution to the optimization problem. Any variety of processes may be employed to mitigate archive explosion that may be associated with relatively large objective sets.
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Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for performing finite rank deep kernel learning. In one example, a method for performing finite rank deep kernel learning includes receiving a training dataset; forming a set of embeddings by subjecting the training data set to a deep neural network; forming, from the set of embeddings, a plurality of dot kernels; combining the plurality of dot kernels to form a composite kernel for a Gaussian process; receiving live data from an application; and predicting a plurality of values and a plurality of uncertainties associated with the plurality of values simultaneously using the composite kernel.
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Disclosed are systems and methods for training and executing a neural network for collaborative monitoring of resource usage metrics. For example, a method may include receiving user data sets, grouping the user data sets into one or more clusters of user data sets, grouping each of the one or more clusters into a plurality of subclusters, for each of the plurality of subclusters, training the neural network to associate the subcluster with one or more sequential patterns found within the subcluster, grouping the plurality of user data sets into a plurality of teams, receiving a first series of transactions of a first user, inputting the first series of transactions into the trained neural network, classifying, using the trained neural network, the first user into a subcluster among the plurality of subclusters, generating a metric associated with the first series of transactions, generating a recommendation to the first user.
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Automatic editing of media compositions is performed using media editing applications equipped with neural-network-based deep-learning models. The automatic editing is adapted to the practices of local users of a media editing application by training the models on a combination of media compositions previously edited by third-party media editors and media compositions edited by local users. Training data input vectors for the model comprise representative portions of a composition's raw media, and corresponding output vectors include values of parameters that define editing functions applied to the raw media to generate an edited media composition. A user interface enabling a user to adjust and monitor machine learning parameters is provided. Adaptive automatic editing may assist in the creation of video and audio compositions, as well as in the generation of musical scores.
