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US09015356B2	Memory controllers, memory systems, solid state drives and methods for processing a number of commands The present disclosure includes methods and devices for a memory controller. In one or more embodiments, a memory controller includes a plurality of back end channels, and a command queue communicatively coupled to the plurality of back end channels. The command queue is configured to hold host commands received from a host. Circuitry is configured to generate a number of back end commands at least in response to a number of the host commands in the command queue, and distribute the number of back end commands to a number of the plurality of back end channels.
US09015353B2	Method and system for hybrid direct input/output (I/O) with a storage device A method including intercepting a OFR for a file issued by an application to a FS, forwarding the OFR to the FS, receiving from the FS a FD for the file, issuing a SR for the file to the FS. The further method includes receiving from the FS status information for a target device on which the file is located, where the status information includes an OID for the file, storing a mapping of FD to the OID, intercepting a first FOR for the file, making a determination the that the first FOR is one of a read request and a write request, based on the determination, making another determination that the target device supports the direct I/O protocol, and issuing a DI request to the target device using the OID for the file, where the DI request is not processed by the FS.
US09015340B2	Splitting a network traffic flow Systems and methods for splitting a network traffic flow in a data network are described. A flow of traffic between a source node and a destination node in the data network is split into a set of data paths. A data path includes one or more data links between nodes in the data network. A submap of the data network that excludes at least one data link is used to determine the set of flow paths.
US09015338B2	Method and apparatus for suppressing silence in media communications A method and apparatus for suppressing silence frames in a stream of media includes receiving a stream of media from a user and suppressing at least one silence frame from the received stream of media. The suppressed silence frame includes an initial silence frame situated before a first media frame and/or a silence frame situated between two successive media frames.
US09015337B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for stream client emulators In one implementation, a stream client emulator includes a stream access module and a monitor module. The stream access module receives stream data from a streaming service and consumes the stream data according to an output rate of a stream without outputting the stream data. The monitor module determines that buffer events have occurred relative to the stream data and a buffer characteristic.
US09015335B1	Server side stream switching Technology is provided for dynamically adjusting the delivery of content by switching streams during delivery in order to adapt to bandwidth information. A server (or set of servers) storing content transmits one or more portions of a first version of a set content to a client and monitors that transmission (or other transmission) to determine bandwidth information. The server determines whether to switch versions of the set of content based on the bandwidth information. One or more additional portions of the first version of the set of content are transmitted from the server to the client if the server determines that it should not switch versions of the set of content. One or more portions of a second version of the set of content are transmitted from the server to the client if the server determines that it should switch versions. The first version of the set of content and the second version of the set of content are at different quality levels.
US09015334B2	Media player with automatic streaming of media files A media streaming device which automatically senses the proximity of an auxiliary media player such as a digital picture frame or digital audio device, and automatically streams media information from the media streaming device to the auxiliary media player. Permissions can be set so that only some files are sent to the auxiliary media player, based on user specified permissions and/or based on copyright restrictions.
US09015317B2	Conducting a diagnostic session for monitored business transactions The present technology may determine an anomaly in a portion of a distributed business application. Data can automatically be captured and analyzed for the portion of the application associated with the anomaly. By automatically capturing data for just the portion associated with the anomaly, the present technology reduces the resource and time requirements associated with other code-based solutions for monitoring transactions. A method for performing a diagnostic session for a request may begin with initiating collection of diagnostic data associated with a request. An application thread on each of two or more servers may be sampled. The application threads may be associated with the same business transaction and the business transaction may be associated with the request. The diagnostic data may be stored.
US09015307B2	Application server billing An Application Server entity in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network comprises an interface for interfacing with an application and control logic which is arranged to inspect signaling information received from the application via the interface in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML). The received signaling information is compared with stored rule data which specifies a relationship between an element in the signaling information and an action that should be taken and output data is generated based on the comparison. The Application Server can output operational measurements and/or charging information which more accurately reflect usage made of the Application Server resources. The need for a separate OSA/Parlay-X gateway can be avoided.
US09015302B2	Scheduled network management A method and apparatus for managing a network. Signals are received from a plurality of time sources. A signal having a desired level of accuracy is selected from the signals. A reference time in the network is established using the signal. Data to be transmitted through the network is encrypted to form encrypted data. The encrypted data includes a number of encrypted headers and an encrypted body. A next node in the network is identified based on a destination for the encrypted data. A request is generated to reserve a number of time intervals for transmitting the encrypted data to the next node through the network. The encrypted data is transmitted in the network during the number of time intervals responsive to receiving an approval for the request from the next node.
US09015298B2	Data processing network and method for operating such To reduce the administration complexity required for a data processing (DP) network, provided particularly for use in the medical or clinical sector, a method is proposed which specifies a DP network which is advantageous in this respect and also an associated method of operation. The DP network includes a configuration server and also at least one further data processing appliance, on which an application, configured using prescribed configuration data, is installed. In this case, the configuration data are stored on the configuration server and are made available to the at least one DP appliance for the purpose of configuring the application (A).
US09015293B2	Method and apparatus for configuring ping interval in a portable terminal An apparatus and a method for setting a ping interval in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes transmitting a ping message to a server after a predefined time period corresponding to a set ping interval and determining whether a response message is received from the server, so as to determine whether a ping test succeeds, determining whether a short interval count value of the set ping interval is 0 by referring to a count table when the ping test is determined to be successful, and resetting the ping interval, and determining whether the short interval count value of the set ping interval is 0 by referring to the count table when the ping test fails, and resetting the ping interval.
US09015289B2	Method and system for evaluating the resiliency of a distributed computing service by inducing a latency Techniques are disclosed for validating the resiliency of a networked application made available using a distributed computing infrastructure. In one embodiment, a latency monitoring application observes each active application component and at specified or unspecified intervals, selects one and introduces latency or error messages in one or more messages emanating from the selected active application component. The latency monitoring application then measures the effect of the latency or error messages on other active application components that are dependent on the affected active application component. By observing the effects of the failed server on the rest of the network application, a provider can ensure that each component can tolerate any unexpected latency or error conditions with the distributed computing infrastructure.
US09015278B2	Transaction correlation using three way handshake The present technology monitors a web application provided by one or more services. A service may be provided by applications. The monitoring system provides end-to-end business transaction visibility, identifies performance issues quickly and has dynamical scaling capability across monitored systems including cloud systems, virtual systems and physical infrastructures. A method for communicating data between servers may detect by a first computer a request to a second computer. The request and a first name may be sent to the second computer by the first computer. The first name and request information may be sent to a server by the first computer. The first name and a second computer identifier may be transmitted to the server by the second computer.
US09015275B2	Partial object distribution in content delivery network A method of distributing partial content objects may include receiving a request for a content object with a content identifier. The method may further include sending the content identifier from an edge server to a distribution server that is configured to determine that the content object is a candidate for partial object distribution, determine a first portion of the content object, and cause the first portion of the content object to be sent to the edge server. The method may additionally include caching, at the edge server, a second portion of the content object, where the first portion of the content object may include the second portion of the content object and a remaining portion of the content object, and where the second portion of the content object is smaller than the first portion of the content object.
US09015269B2	Methods and systems for notifying a server with cache information and for serving resources based on it The present invention relates to the notification of a server device with the availability of resources in cache memories of a client device and to the serving of digital resources in such a client-server communication system. The notifying method comprises: obtaining a first list of resources available in the cache memories of the client device; filtering the first list according to filtering criteria relating to a resource parameter, to obtain a filtered list of fewer resources available in the client device or splitting the first list according to splitting criteria relating to a resource parameter, to obtain a plurality of sub-lists of resources available in the client device; and notifying the server device with data structures representing the filtered list or sub-lists of resources.
US09015266B2	Fabric network Systems and methods relating to communication within a fabric network are presented. The fabric network includes one or more logical networks that enables devices connected to the fabric to communicate with each other using various profiles known to the devices. A device sending a message may follow a general message format to encode the message so that other devices in the fabric may understand the message regardless of which logical networks the devices are connected to. Within the message format, a payload of data may be included for the receiving device to forward, store, or process the message. The format and the contents of the payload may vary according to a header within the payload that indicates a profile and a message type within the profile. Using the profile and message type, the receiving devices may decode the message to process the message.
US09015264B2	Primary and secondary recipient indicators for conversations Systems and methods for providing information include receiving messages associated with a user. Each message is associated with a respective conversation. A request for conversations associated with the user is received from a client. In response, display information for displaying the conversations as a list, including first and second rows respectively representing first and second conversations, is sent to the client. The first row includes a first recipient indicator indicating that the user is a primary message recipient in the first conversation. The second row includes a second recipient indicator indicating that the user is a secondary message recipient in the second conversation. A single field in each row is provided for presentation of both the first and second recipient indicators in individual rows. The first recipient indicator is not used to identify the primary recipient and the second recipient indicator is not used to identify the secondary recipient.
US09015261B2	Method and system for remote diagnostic, control and information collection based on various communication modes for sending messages to users A method, system, and program product for communicating with machines and end users connected to a network. Information sent to or from the machines is transmitted using electronic mail or a via a direct connection. The electronic mail may be transmitted over the Internet to a service center or from a service center to a resource administrator, but also may remain within a local or wide area network for transmission between a machine and an end user or a resource administrator. E-mail messages may be transmitted from a computer which is attached to a device which is being monitored or controlled and include information regarding the status, usage or capabilities of the attached device. The device may send status messages and usage information of the device by an end user to either a resource administrator or to a service center on the Internet through a firewall.
US09015255B2	Methods and apparatus to identify session users with cookie information Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify session users with cookie information. An example method includes identifying activity associated with a first cookie having a first type, in response to identifying the first, parsing the first cookie to identify a first panelist, when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist, and when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with a guest.
US09015254B2	Method and system for calculating email and email participant prominence One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for calculating prominence of an email with regard to a user. During operation, the system determines an importance value associated with an email participant in the user's conversations, wherein the email participant is an email sender and/or recipient other than the user. Next, the system calculates a prominence value associated with a received email based upon at least the importance values associated with the email participants in the received email.
US09015246B2	Session collaboration A method of collaborating session management during remote control management with a mobile device which allows a Customer Service Representative to be able to share, transfer, and monitor their remote control sessions amongst other Customer Service Representatives without having to end the existing session.
US09015235B2	Server aggregated application streaming A software-implemented method which allows the streaming of applications from a server or cluster of server to one or more clients, typically mobile devices. The invention also enables the sharing, through a social network cloud service, of applications located on connected computers or on the cloud. When applications are streamed to mobile devices, the user interface of the application may be modified to fit the native user interface of the device.
US09015234B2	Automated distributed testing administration environment Embodiments of this invention are directed to providing an approach that provides an Internet-based testing environment. In a typical embodiment, there is a cloud connect agent that executes while a test-taker is taking a test on a client device. The cloud connect agent is configured to monitor and control certain components of the client device.
US09015215B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for calibrating, controlling, and operating a quantum processor Quantum annealing may include applying and gradually removing disorder terms to qubits of a quantum processor, for example superconducting flux qubits of a superconducting quantum processor. A problem Hamiltonian may be established by applying control signals to the qubits, an evolution Hamiltonian established by applying disorder terms, and annealing by gradually removing the disorder terms. Change in persistent current in the qubits may be compensated. Multipliers may mediate coupling between various qubits and a global signal line, for example by applying respective scaling factors. Two global signal lines may be arranged in an interdigitated pattern to couple to respective qubits of a communicatively coupled pair of qubits. Pairs of qubits may be communicatively isolated and used to measure a response of one another to defined signals.
US09015213B2	Legal research system Methods, systems, and user interfaces for accessing, retrieving, storing, and presenting information stored in computer readable media. Information stored on a computer readable media may be searched using selectable items representing an index of information. In response to selection of one of the selectable items, information is presented which is related to the selected item, concurrently with display of the index and at least one least one previously-selected item in a hierarchical display. The invention has particular application to the legal field, but is also applicable to other fields, e.g., accounting, medicine, business and finance, engineering, scientific fields, merchandising fields, fulfillment fields, inventory fields, etc.
US09015206B2	Method and apparatus for organizing and playing data The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.
US09015205B2	Identity management user experience Upon requesting to share one or more types of identity information, a user is automatically presented with an interface through which the user can interact in selecting an amount of identity items to share. A subset of the total identity items selected may then be shared with specified entities. Interfaces can also be used to assist the user in managing identity information that has been shared with others by providing the user with a visual list of entities for which the user has shared specified identity information and to whom updated information can be sent.
US09015203B2	Balloon object feedback for Java Virtual Machines A mechanism is provided for managing balloon objects of a memory balloon for a runtime environment executing in a virtual machine. The mechanism includes a balloon agent that evaluates a relative value of each balloon object. The balloon agent may set an allocation rate of rebuilding balloon objects based on life spans of previously garbage-collected balloon objects. The balloon agent may also modify a percentage of balloon objects to be weak-referenced based on an amount of application data freed in a previous garbage collection.
US09015202B2	Method and/or system for tree transformation Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and/or systems for manipulating hierarchical sets of data are disclosed.
US09015198B2	Method and apparatus for large scale data storage A logical apparatus and associated methods provide highly scalable and flexible data storage in a network of computers. The apparatus provides flexible organizational and access control mechanisms and a practical and efficient way to work with smaller portions of a data storage system at a given time to enable sparse population, caching, paging and related functions. A data structure, called a virtual container, comprises references to objects stored in a data storage system such that the same object can be visible from different virtual containers, if such virtual containers hold references to said object. Access controls further enhance the effectiveness of the methods and structures to enable multiple simultaneous organizational schemes and selective sharing of objects. Participating nodes provide access to objects stored on said nodes and their participating peer nodes, employing the data storage apparatus, such that balance in the network is achieved by data placement decisions that may combine common constraints and a node's individual self interest.
US09015177B2	Dynamically splitting multi-tenant databases An online service includes managed databases that include one or more tenants (e.g. customers, users). A multi-tenant database may be split between two or more databases while the database being split continues processing requests. For example, web servers continue to request operations on the database while content is being moved. After moving the content, tenant traffic is automatically redirected to the database that contains the tenant's content.
US09015176B2	Automatic identification of related search keywords Keyword expansion is used to expand a particular keyword into multiple related keyword candidates using a collection of data that relates to search queries performed using one or more search engines. The data identifies search terms from associated search queries. A particular keyword is identified and one or more candidate keywords related to the particular keyword are identified based on the data.
US09015175B2	Method and system for filtering an information resource displayed with an electronic device A system and method for filtering an already obtained information resource (“document”) for display is described, including identifying a target portion of the information resource; dividing the data of the target portion into elements of a set; receiving one or more search requests as a filter specification; interpreting the filter specification as a Boolean logic expression; evaluating the elements of the set based on the Boolean logic expression, in an ongoing manner, each time the filter specification is entered or modified; and dynamically re-rendering the display, upon each such entry or modification of the filter specification, with all elements not matching the logic expression removed from the display of the target portion, providing the user with a “shrinking document” more likely to contain just the information being looked for.
US09015172B2	Method and subsystem for searching media content within a content-search service system Various embodiments of the present invention include concept-service components of content-search-service systems which employ ontologies and vocabularies prepared for particular categories of content at particular times in order to score transcripts prepared from content items to enable a search-service component of a content-search-service system to assign estimates of the relatedness of portions of a content item to search criteria in order to render search results to clients of the content-search-service system. The concept-service component processes a search request to generate lists of related terms, and then employs the lists of related terms to process transcripts in order to score transcripts based on information contained in the ontologies.
US09015170B2	Entropy-based mixing and personalization Techniques are provided for selecting a diverse mix of content items that may be displayed to a user. Content items such as user-generated events are received from a variety of sources. One or more content items are added to a set of content items based on a diversity of characteristics. The diversity of characteristics for the one or more content items may be calculated by measuring a diversity of characteristics of the set as if the one or more content items were added to the set. Content items that produce a greater diversity are selected for addition to the set. The set is displayed to the user, who is provided with a more meaningful mix of content due to the greater diversity in content.
US09015153B1	Topic discovery, summary generation, automatic tagging, and search indexing for segments of a document System and methods are disclosed for discovering topics in sub-segments of documents, and extracting terms from a sub-segment representing topics or summaries of the sub-segment, and displaying such terms in connection with the sub-segment or with the document, which can also function as automatically generated tags or labels for the segments or for the documents. Methods are also disclosed for building search indexes based on specific sub-segments of documents, such that, users can search for contents in a specific segment of the document. One embodiment of such a search index is with emails, blogs, and forum articles that typically contain segmented contents added at different times or by different authors in a format known as a thread, and searching in a specific segment such as the most recently added segment can help quickly find the most relevant information without repeating the same information in other segments in the thread.
US09015150B2	Displaying results of keyword search over enterprise data Techniques are disclosed for presenting semi-structured sets of search results comprising two or more differently-structured subsets of search results. The search results are divided into two or more groups of similarly-structured results. The search results are displayed in their respective groups rather than as a single set. Each group is displayed using a different display structure, in an order determined by a group ranking mechanism. The search results within a group ordered by a result ranking mechanism. Techniques are also disclosed for enhancing a display of similarly structured data by emphasizing highly relevant result fields. The highly relevant result fields may be identified based on metadata ranking mechanisms, uniqueness of their constituent values, historical feedback, keyword location, and/or other mechanisms. The fields are emphasized using, without limitation, highlighting, reordering, and filtering of unemphasized fields from the display.
US09015148B2	Suggesting related search queries during web browsing Described is the presenting of suggested queries for web pages that are not search engine results pages, based upon the URL and/or content of a currently displayed page. The suggested query set may be dynamically extracted (locally or remotely) based upon the content of the web page, and/or obtained from a data store of per-URL suggested query sets, e.g., generated from historical logs. Also described are various techniques for generating suggested queries, and user interface mechanisms that display and allow interaction with suggested queries.
US09015142B2	Identifying listings of multi-site entities based on user behavior signals Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying listings of multi-site entities based on user behavior signals. In one aspect, a method exploits user behavioral signals that are strong indicators of whether a search result previously presented for a multi-site-entity search query is, in fact, a relevant result, and affords sufficient weight to these behavioral signals to overcome other signals of relevance for the search result. Two such strong user behavior signals include (i) users invoking an information window from a search result and (ii) users submitting a direction request related to a search result. A black list of search results and/or a search result index can be generated based on how the two strong behavior signals associated with the search results compare to threshold values set for the two strong behavior signals.
US09015140B2	System and method for providing contextual actions on a search results page The present invention provides a method and system for providing targeted applications within a search engine results page. The method and system includes receiving a search query from a user and interpreting the search query. The method and system then first maps the interpreted query to one or more action templates, wherein mapping the interpreted query to one or more action templates comprises selecting one or more actions associated with the interpreted query. The method and system then maps the selected one or more actions associated with the interpreted query to a plurality of applications and selecting one or more applications associated with the one or more actions. Finally, the method and system displays the one or more applications within a search results page.
US09015138B2	Consumer driven methods for associating content identifiers with related web addresses The present invention provides methods to provide or establish links, web addresses or web content with media (e.g., audio, videos or imagery). In one implementation, we provide a method comprising: upon receipt of a content identifier associated with media, initiating a time-limited auction for a right to associated a link or website with the content identifier; receiving additional bids for the right; and at a conclusion of a predetermined time associated with the time-limited auction, awarding the right to associate a link or website with the content identifier. In another implementation we provide a method including awarding a right to provide or host web content; and monitoring provided or hosted web content to ensure that non-advertising content is maintained at or above a predetermined level. In yet another implementation, we provide a method including: receiving a content identifier associated with media; determining whether web content exists that is associated with the content identifier; if the web content exists, providing the web content or a pointer to the web content; and if web content does not exist, allowing a user who provided the content identifier to provide or host web content.
US09015135B2	Persistence layer A system and method to separate business processing from data handling. A persistence layer resides between an application and a database. The persistence layer receives updates from the application and stores them in a memory delaying writeback to the database to a later time.
US09015130B1	Automatic adjustment of email filters based on browser history and telecommunication records The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to a spam filter 132 that identifies, based on a likely interest of a user, electronic text messages addressed to the user as being spam or non-spam and determines a likely interest of the user using at least one of the following: (i) at least part of a search query provided to a search engine; (ii) content of at least one web page selected by the user during a browsing session; (iii) content of a cookie; (iv) a live voice electronic address; and (v) an entry in an electronic calendar of the user.
US09015128B2	Method and system for measuring social influence and receptivity of users Systems and methods are disclosed for characterizing one or more users accessing a plurality of web pages. In an embodiment, a social sharing graph is generated based on the one or more log records. The one or more log records are indicative of the one or more user activities. A first and a second score are assigned to preferably each of the one or more users in the social sharing graph based on the one or more log records. Finally, the one or more users are categorized in a first category and a second category based on the first score and the second score.
US09015121B1	Unified virtual machine and data storage snapshots The system described herein provides for unifying the streams of I/O, external VM snapshot triggers and VM internal operations into one in connection with providing for snapshotting of both the data storage of a storage system and one or more associated VMs over time. The system described herein thereby allows recording undo and redo journals for all the streams substantially simultaneously. The system described herein unifies snapshots for data storage and all associated VMs in response to one or more triggers. A tag of the unified snapshots may therefore automatically refer to a point-in-time of both the VM and array data.
US09015105B2	Declarative schema-directed data model management A form is received and loaded. It is determined if a schema structure definition defines one or more choice elements for data of the form. A data structure is created for the data. The data structure includes both a schema structure valid component and a non-validated component. When a user selects one of the choice elements, a first set of zero or more data elements corresponding to the selected choice element are loaded into the schema structure valid component of the data structure. The previous set of zero or more data elements and values associated with the previous set of data elements are then stored in the non-validated component of the data structure.
US09015101B2	Systems and methods for user customization of clinical data objects using a clinical modeling language Certain examples provide systems, methods, and apparatus to model clinical data objects in a content-based clinical system. An example system includes a processor and a memory to implement a constraint definition language processor to define a detailed clinical model to express a clinical concept as a standardized and reusable set of clinical knowledge. The constraint definition language processor is to use a compiled, context-free constraint definition language to define the detailed clinical model as a compiled object. The constraint definition language processor is to provide the compiled object as content for at least one of a clinical content database and a clinical information system. Content represents one or more parameters to instruct a clinical application.
US09015089B2	Identifying and forecasting shifts in the mood of social media users Quantitatively identifying and forecasting shifts in a mood of social media users is described. An example method includes categorizing the textual messages generated from the social media users over a selected period of time into a plurality of word categories, with each word category containing a set of words associated with the mood of social media users. A score indicating an intensity of the mood of the social media users is calculated for each word category, wherein a value of the score and its corresponding time point define a data point for the word category. Subsequently, breakpoints in the mood of social media users are determined so that the breakpoints minimize a sum of square errors representing a measurement of a consistency of all data points from inferred values of the scores of the data points derived using the breakpoints over the selected period of time. Further, space of all possible breakpoints for the word categories are searched to identify a defined number and locations of the breakpoints. Finally the breakpoints over the selected period of time are interpreted to identify the shifts in the mood of social media users and trends between breakpoints.
US09015084B2	Estimating affective response to a token instance of interest A user may be exposed to multiple token instances representing stimuli that may influence the affective state of the user. Described herein are embodiments of systems, method, and computer programs for estimating affective response to a token instance of interest, selected from among the token instances. In one example embodiment, the token instance of interest is a token instance for which attention level of the user is higher than at least one other token instance.
US09015083B1	Distribution of parameter calculation for iterative optimization methods Systems and methods are disclosed for distributed first- or higher-order model fitting algorithms. Determination of the parameter set for the objective function is divided into a plurality of sub-processes, each performed by one of a plurality of worker computers. A master computer coordinates the operation of the plurality of worker computers, each operating on a portion of the parameter set such that no two worker computers contain exactly the same parameter subset nor the complete parameter set. Each worker computer performs its sub-processes on its parameter subset, together with training data. For maximum efficiency, the sub-processes are performed using a compact set of instruction primitives. The results are evaluated by the master computer, which may coordinate additional sub-process operations to perform higher-order optimization or terminate the optimization method and proceed to formulation of a model function.
US09015082B1	Data quality assessment for vector machine learning A computing device receives a training data set that comprises a plurality of sensitive documents and a plurality of non-sensitive documents. The computing device determines a quality of the training data set. The quality may be determined using k-fold cross validation and/or latent semantic indexing. In response to determining that the training data set has a satisfactory quality, the computing device then analyzes the training data set using machine learning to train a machine learning-based detection (MLD) profile, the MLD profile to be used by a data loss prevention (DLP) system to classify new documents as sensitive documents or as non-sensitive documents.
US09015081B2	Predicting escalation events during information searching and browsing Escalations in users' goals or concerns in web-based searching and browsing may be predicted. An escalation feature is extracted from a webpage and run through a classifier trained to estimate a likelihood that a subsequent search query will comprise an escalation when compared to a previous search query and/or that a subsequent webpage selection will comprise an escalation when compared to a previous webpage selection. It can thus be predicted whether a user visiting a current webpage is likely to escalate or navigate to another webpage based upon the current webpage, for example.
US09015079B2	Employee safety and accountability methods and systems Systems and methods for verifying and monitoring employees are provided. Employees call-in to the system at scheduled times. If an employee misses a scheduled call-in, an alert can be generated. An employer notification process can generate the alert, notifying a supervisor of the employee's missed call. The alert can include the employee's name, the location of the employee, and the time he/she was supposed to call. Such systems and methods can be used to verify that a worker is at the proper location at the proper time and awake and alert during the entire time period that he/she is supposed to be working.
US09015072B2	Method and apparatus for automated inventory management using depth sensing A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for managing inventory are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a region of interest to determine an inventory level based upon a depth image captured by a depth sensing device, calculates a change in a depth in the region of interest from the depth image that is captured and determines a change in the inventory level associated with the change in the depth of the region of interest.
US09015070B2	System for pre-processing sales returns Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for pre-processing a sales return. The system may initiate a sales return transaction prior to a customer being physically present at a merchant store. To this extent, the system is also capable of transmitting sales return information to a merchant such that the consumer's presence is not necessary in order to process a sales return transaction. Merchants and Consumers may use QR codes to both process payments for sales transactions and initiate sales return transactions.
US09015069B2	System and method for order processing using customer location information Exemplary embodiments are directed to electronic order processing of items in an electronic commerce environment. A geographic boundary associated with a physical location of a retail entity can be implemented using, for example, a geo-fence. An order for an item from the retail location can be received by a customer and a notification prioritizing processing of the order can be generated based on a location of the user relative to the geographic boundary.
US09015066B2	Digital wallet loading Methods and systems are provided for loading money from a gift card into a digital wallet. The transfer can be done at a point of sale (POS), such as during a purchase of the gift card. The digital wallet can be a digital wallet of a user who is purchasing the gift card. The money in the digital wallet can be used to purchase products from the same merchant or another merchant. The money can be transferred from the digital wallet to any other person or entity.
US09015062B2	Systems and methods for cross-browser advertising ID synchronization Systems and methods are for identifying online advertisements to display to a user based on historical user data collected across the user's use of a plurality of Internet devices. One method includes receiving, over a network, a request for an advertisement to display at a first device of the user, the request including a unique identifier stored on the user's first device; accessing, in a database, a demographic or browsing history information generated from the user's use of a second device, the demographic or browsing history information being stored in the database in relation to the unique identifier; and identifying, based on the demographic or browsing history information, an advertisement to display at the user's first device. The demographic or browsing history information is synchronized based on the unique identifier being stored on the user's first device and the user's second device.
US09015048B2	Incremental speech recognition for dialog systems A system and method for integrating incremental speech recognition in dialog systems. An example system configured to practice the method receives incremental speech recognition results of user speech as part of a dialog with a user, and copies a dialog manager operating on the user speech to generate temporary instances of the dialog manager. Then the system evaluates actions the temporary instances of the dialog manager would take based on the incremental speech recognition results, and identifies an action that would advance the dialog and a corresponding temporary instance of the dialog manager. The system can then execute the action in the dialog and optionally replace the dialog manager with the corresponding temporary instance of the dialog manager. The action can include making a turn-taking decision in the dialog, such as whether, what, and when to speak or whether to be silent.
US09015031B2	Predicting lexical answer types in open domain question and answering (QA) systems In an automated Question Answer (QA) system architecture for automatic open-domain Question Answering, a system, method and computer program product for predicting the Lexical Answer Type (LAT) of a question. The approach is completely unsupervised and is based on a large-scale lexical knowledge base automatically extracted from a Web corpus. This approach for predicting the LAT can be implemented as a specific subtask of a QA process, and/or used for general purpose knowledge acquisition tasks such as frame induction from text.
US09015026B2	System and method incorporating an arithmetic logic unit for emulation A system and method for verifying logic circuit designs having arithmetic operations and complex logical operations such that the operations may be evaluated at substantially full hardware speed is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system for verifying the functionalities of an electronic circuit design comprises hardware emulation resources emulating at least a portion of an electronic circuit design; and a first hardware ALU block having an arithmetic logic unit that performs an arithmetic operation or a complex logical operation of the electronic circuit design, and a set of flag registers that contains a conditional value for enabling the arithmetic logic unit.
US09015004B2	System for emergency power supply in case of power grid failure A system for emergency power supply in case of power grid failure, particularly for longer-term power failures, is described. The system is based on emergency power systems that automatically form an autonomous telecommunication network and transmit data by means of the telecommunication network about the operating state of the emergency power supply system and optionally further data.
US09015000B2	Monitoring breathalyzer The monitoring breathalyzer has an alcohol sensor, a non-volatile memory, a processing unit or processor, a screen and a housing to house these components. The processing unit determines the accuracy of the breathalyzer using the user's body as a simulator. In monitoring mode, the processing unit receives a BAC % measurement from the alcohol sensor based on the breath sample provided by the user at a sample time to provide reference point. The sample time is determined based on the user's metabolism rate or based on a time to a predetermined calibration point from a drink start time.
US09014997B2	Drive techniques for a digital flowmeter Drive techniques for a digital flowmeter are described. The drive techniques account for delays caused during digital signal processing of sensor signals that correspond to a motion of a flowtube, as well as drive signals that impart motion to the flowtube. Such delays may be caused by a variety of factors, including delays associated with analog/digital conversion of the signals and/or filtering of the signals. The techniques include open-loop techniques and closed-loop techniques, which can be used separately or together during the start-up and operation of the digital flowmeter.
US09014995B2	Collector monitoring system A collector monitoring system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the collector monitoring system includes: a sensor connected to an interior surface of a dynamoelectric machine housing, the sensor for sensing a condition of a collector during operation of a dynamoelectric machine; and a diagnostic system operably connected to the sensor, the diagnostic system configured to: obtain data about the condition of the collector from the sensor; compare the data about the condition of the collector with a predetermined condition threshold; and provide an indicator of a collector fault in response to the data about the condition of the collector exceeding the predetermined condition threshold.
US09014994B2	Wet gas measurement A multi-phase process fluid is passed through a vibratable flowtube. Motion is induced in the vibratable flowtube. A first apparent property of the multi-phase process fluid based on the motion of the vibratable flowtube is determined, and an apparent intermediate value associated with the multi-phase process fluid based on the first apparent property is determined. A corrected intermediate value is determined based on a mapping between the intermediate value and the corrected intermediate value. A phase-specific property of a phase of the multi-phase process fluid is determined based on the corrected intermediate value.
US09014987B2	Analysis of community structures in environmental samples Systems and methods for analyzing community structures within a plurality of environmental samples are described herein. The method includes obtaining taxa data corresponding to taxonomic groups within the plurality of the environmental samples. Based on the taxa data, an abundance value for each of the taxonomic groups with respect to each of the plurality of environmental samples is determined. Further, based on abundance values, an interaction factor for each pair of the taxonomic groups in the plurality of environmental samples is computed. The interaction factor is indicative of a degree of interaction between a pair of taxonomic groups from among the taxonomic groups. Based in part on interaction factors and abundance values, the plurality of the environmental samples is clustered.
US09014981B1	Determining book characteristics based on text sections Characteristics of a book are determined. A plurality of maximum-likelihood dates associated with text pages within the book is accessed. A maximum-likelihood date for a text page indicates a time period during which that text page was most likely to have been written. The plurality of maximum-likelihood dates is ordered according to the maximum-likelihood dates' associated text pages, from a first text page for which a maximum-likelihood date is available to a last text page for which a maximum-likelihood date is available. The ordered plurality of maximum-likelihood dates is analyzed according to a heuristic to determine characteristics of the book.
US09014978B2	Upgrading location-related data For a more efficient utilization of data that are relevant to safety and/or mobility, data are read from a plurality of data sources. The data of each data source sets of coordinates of real locations relevant for a respective aspect can be determined. Based on a respective set of coordinates for each of the real locations a respective area is then defined for each of the data sources, and a value assigned to the area is determined. Overlapping areas defined for a respective data source are aggregated so as to obtain non-overlapping areas with at least one assigned value for each of the data sources. The non-overlapping areas are superposed with the assigned values. The result is a value distribution, which reflects an overall situation with regard to the at least two aspects in a real region. An apparatus, a system, a program and a storage medium are configured accordingly.
US09014976B2	Navigation device If a destination set on a display 3 is a facility not having connection relation between facilities stored in a facility information DB 84, a scroll direction detecting unit 92 that detects a scroll direction of a map 31 detects a direction instructed for scroll as the scroll direction and a display controlling unit 94 performs scroll of the map 31 in the scroll direction. In addition, if the set destination is a facility having the connection relation between the facilities, the scroll direction detecting unit 92 that detects a scroll direction of the map 31 detects the scroll direction based on the connection relation of the destination and the direction instructed for scroll and the display controlling unit 94 performs the scroll of the map 31 to a position of a facility connected to the destination in the scroll direction.
US09014971B2	Ground location of work truck A vehicle tracking system for tracking a position of at least one vehicle of a plurality of vehicles within a region, includes a plurality of identifiers, an imaging device, and a controller. At least one of the identifiers is provided on each of the vehicles. The imaging device is configured to generate image data including (i) region data representative of the region and (ii) identifier data representative of the identifiers located in the region. The controller is configured (i) to process the identifier data to generate position data representative of a position of each of the identifiers within the region, (ii) to process the identifier data to generate identification data that are unique to each identifier, and (iii) to output at least one of the image data, the position data, and the identification data to a monitor.
US09014957B2	Methods and systems for determining fleet trajectories to satisfy a sequence of coverage requirements Methods and systems for determining trajectories for vehicles of a fleet of vehicles are provided. In one example, a method comprises receiving an initial location of one or more vehicles, and receiving a sequence of coverage requirements for a region and an associated period of time. The region may be divided into a plurality of landmarks and the period of time may be divided into a plurality of phases. The method also comprises determining for each of one or more phases and at least one respective landmark, a set of starting landmarks from which a vehicle could reach the respective landmark during the phase. The method further comprises determining which respective landmark that the vehicle should travel to during the one or more phases based on the sequence of coverage requirements and the set of starting landmarks for the one or more phases and the at least one respective landmark.
US09014945B2	Online enhancement for improved gas turbine performance A system is provided that includes a memory storing a turbomachinery degradation model configured to model degradation of a turbomachinery over time. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to control the turbomachinery based on a feedback signal and the turbomachinery degradation model. Moreover, the turbomachinery degradation model is configured to use a target power to derive a control parameter by estimating a modeled power of the turbomachinery, and the controller is configured to use the control parameter to control the turbomachinery.
US09014944B2	Turbine engine speed and vibration sensing system A turbo machine includes a speed probe that is configured to detect a speed of a rotating feature. Engine controls are used by a processor to control operation of the turbo machine. The processor communicates with the speed sensor and receives the speed signal to produce a command signal. A detection module is arranged in parallel with the processor and communicates with the speed probe to receive the speed signal. The detection module compares the speed signal with data to determine whether the speed signal is reliable. In one example, the detection module bypassed the processor and sends a corrective command directly to an engine control device in response to an unreliable speed signal.
US09014940B2	Hybrid vehicle control methods Vehicle mass is estimated in a hybrid motor vehicle. Upon determination of a significant change in vehicle mass, adjustments are made to control of the regenerative braking systems and to energy storage levels to improve fuel efficiency. Upon determination of an increase in vehicle mass, the amount of braking force applied to the vehicle by the regenerative braking system in response to brake pedal movement is increased in order to capture more braking energy before friction braking is used.
US09014934B2	Method for controlling pump transitions in a multi-mode hybrid transmission A method of controlling a pump for a hybrid transmission includes commanding a first line pressure of the transmission and deriving a first torque value—an open-loop torque value—from the first line pressure command, and commanding the pump to operate at the first torque value. The method monitors actual speed of the pump and derives a second torque value—a closed-loop torque value—therefrom. A third torque value is derived from the first and second torque values, and the pump commanded to operate at the third torque value. A first speed value may be derived from the first line pressure command, and the second torque value derived from the difference between the monitored and the first speed values. Deriving the third torque value may include a substantially-linear combination of the first and second torque values.
US09014927B2	Shift control system and shift control method A shift control system is mounted on a vehicle that includes a transmission. The transmission includes a multi-gear shifting mechanism. Also, the transmission is configured to shift a speed of rotational power from an engine in response to a shift request and to output the rotational power to a drive wheel side. The shift control system includes a detecting unit and a control unit. The detecting unit detects the shift request. When the detecting unit has detected a multiple-gear skip downshift request as the shift request from a first gear to a second gear, the control unit executes shift control that includes a skip shift from the first gear to a predetermined intermediate-speed gear and a sequential shift from the predetermined intermediate-speed gear to the second gear, the first gear been higher by multiple gears than the predetermined intermediate-speed gear.
US09014921B2	Method and system for regulating driving stability A method in which the driving behavior of a vehicle is influenced as a function of data on the surroundings in order to assist an avoidance maneuver, as soon as a risk of a collision is detected on the basis of the data from one or more environment sensors, in particular radar sensors and/or cameras, and the data from one or more vehicle sensors, in particular a steering angle sensor and/or yaw rate sensor and/or wheel speed sensors, and the vehicle has an electronically controlled brake system which permits a driver-independent buildup and modulation of the braking forces at the individual wheels of the vehicle, wherein when a risk of a collision is detected, in a first phase a turning-in operation by the driver is assisted and/or in a second phase a steering operation by the driver is damped. Furthermore, an electronic control unit for a brake system is defined.
US09014919B2	Method and system for controlling change of lane A lane change control method and system that include a driver mode setting unit that sets a driver's lane change mode based on a lane change mode input from a plurality of lane change modes and a lane change path generation unit that generates a lane change path based on the lane change mode set by the driver mode setting unit, a transverse acceleration of vehicle, a target path angle and a target transverse distance path. In addition, a path follow up controller executes a lane change based on the lane change path by calculating steering angle information that corresponds to the lane change path.
US09014910B2	Method and system for providing vehicle data to third party authorized recipients A system and method that reports vehicle data to one or more third parties using an onboard telematics unit. The method includes the steps of selecting a type of data to be reported and identifying a third party to receive the selected type of data. The onboard telematics unit receives a portion of the data that is classified as the type of data to be received by the third party. The vehicle information is then associated with the received data to create a report. The report is then transmitted to the third party using the onboard telematics unit allowing the third party to analyze the report. Several reports for various types of data may be generated to be disseminated to various third parties.
US09014904B2	Driver assistance system for vehicle A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an imaging device disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle. With the imaging device disposed at the exterior portion of the vehicle, the imaging device has a field of view at least one of rearward of the vehicle and sideward of the vehicle. A control utilizes edge detection in processing image data captured by the imaging device. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the control, the control determines that an object is present in the field of view of the imaging device. The control is operable to determine that the imaging device is misaligned. The control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of the imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of the imaging device.
US09014897B2	Torque distribution apparatus, torque distribution method, torque distribution value generation method, and program A torque distribution apparatus acquires instructed torque input and a motor efficiency map; detects vehicular speed and drive wheel rotational speed; calculates based on the speeds, a relational expression of a slip rate at drive wheels and a friction coefficient; creates based on the relational expression, a performance curve expression that indicates torque-drive wheel rotational speed relations, superimposes the performance curve expression on the motor efficiency map, creates an efficiency variation expression that indicates for each vehicular speed, the torque and efficiency values of the motor efficiency map, and calculates torque that optimizes efficiency, from the efficiency variation expression; calculates within a range of the slip rate being 0 to 0.2 and based on the instructed torque and torque optimizing efficiency, a torque distribution value for each of the motors such that total efficiency ηtotal=Σ((Tn/T)×ηdn×ηλn) is maximized; and controls based on the calculated torque distribution values, torque distribution among motors.
US09014893B2	Plug-in hybrid vehicle A plug-in hybrid vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine outputting driving power; an electric motor outputting driving power; an electrical storage device storing electric power; and a controller. The controller is configured to learn an electric power consumption rate by calculating the electric power consumption rate when the vehicle has traveled on the electric power stored in the electrical storage device using only the electric motor as a driving force source and to control travel of the vehicle using at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor as the driving force source. The controller is configured to, when a driving frequency of the internal combustion engine that is driven as the vehicle travels on at least one of an uphill and a downhill is higher than a predetermined frequency, invalidate the calculated electric power consumption rate or information acquired to calculate the electric power consumption rate.
US09014892B2	Control system and method for hybrid vehicle Disclosed is a control method for a hybrid vehicle that couples an engine clutch promptly while minimizing consumption of battery SOC and deterioration of fuel ratio, and further improves acceleration of the vehicle even in a situation in which a driver works an acceleration pedal deep during an EV mode.
US09014891B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle, and hybrid vehicle incorporating control device A control unit increases a discharge allowable power when the running mode is at a charge depleting mode and an engine is stopped. An engine operation determination unit determines whether the engine is to be set at load operation or not based on a non-increased power value when the running mode is at the charge sustaining mode, and based on an increased power value when the running mode is at the charge depleting mode. In the case where the engine is at no-load operation, the engine operation determination unit determines whether the engine is to be set at load operation or not based on the non-increased power value even if the running mode is at the charge depleting mode.
US09014888B2	Vehicle communication, analysis and operation system A communication and analysis system can manage data operations with a vehicle centric system. A vehicle that is in a communications link with a network can also manage its activities based on real-time, historical and predictive knowledge, without having this knowledge processing on-board. Such data processing includes the geo-spatial, internal functions and operator specific requirements. The rule based system also incorporates the use patterns of a specific vehicle, or a specific user. A use pattern can be transferred from one operator to another or be shared to assist with navigation and operations. A vehicle operator or vehicle multiple operators can share or upload information that can assist with efficient operations, including fuel conservation and time management. Use patterns can be assigned to geospatial regions and be used for comparative analysis for such activities as efficient operation, safe travel and navigation.
US09014887B2	Utility vehicle with parallel operated internal combustion engine and electric motor drivetrains A utility vehicle includes a first axle, a second axle, an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, and a torque transfer device. The first axle is coupled to first and second wheels. The second axle is coupled to third and fourth wheels. The electric motor drives the first axle in a first direction and a second direction at different times. The internal combustion engine drives a transmission output shaft in one direction. The torque transfer device selectively drives the second axle in the first direction in response to rotation of the transmission output shaft in the one direction. The torque transfer device also selectively drives the second axle in the second direction in response to rotation of the transmission output shaft in the one direction.
US09014881B2	System and method for dynamically determining runway stopping distance A system for providing a visual indication of a predicted stopping point to an aircraft crew during landing or an aborted take-off attempt includes a ground based transceiver to determine aircraft position along a runway, a processor to determine deceleration of aircraft, and a ground based visual display. The transceiver is located adjacent to the runway to capture the location of an aircraft along the runway and to convey that information to the processor. The processor continually compares the location of the aircraft on the runway to project a stopping point for the aircraft based on current conditions. The stopping point is conveyed to the crew by the ground based visual display.
US09014880B2	Trajectory based sense and avoid A trajectory-based sense-and-avoid system for use on an aircraft is provided that utilizes 4-D constructs, such as 4-D trajectories or 4-D polytopes, to maintain separation from other aircraft and/or to avoid collisions with other aircraft. In certain embodiments the trajectory-based sense-and-avoid system utilizes 4-D trajectories provided from an external source and/or 4-D trajectories estimated based on a variety of data sources during operation.
US09014879B2	Messaging and data entry validation system and method for aircraft A system and method for validating data entry in response to an instruction received in an aircraft cockpit includes receiving, in an aircraft cockpit, an instruction that requires an aircraft pilot to manually enter a target value into an avionics system using an avionics system user interface. The received instruction is processed to determine the target value that should be set by the aircraft pilot using the avionics system user interface. Haptic feedback is to the avionics system user interface during the manual entry by the aircraft pilot.
US09014868B2	Power factor An apparatus and an article of manufacture for improving power factor include collecting consumption data of at least one appliance, building a consumption profile for each of the at least one appliance based on the consumption data collected, reconstructing reactive power consumption of each of the at least one appliance based on the consumption profile for each of the at least one appliance, and computing a schedule for each of the at least one appliance in accordance the reactive power consumption of each of the at least one appliance to improve power factor while respecting at least one constraint.
US09014856B2	Methods for maximum torque driving of robotic surgical tools In one embodiment of the invention, a control system for a robotic surgical instrument is provided including a torque saturation limiter, a torque to current converter coupled to the torque saturation limiter, and a motor coupled to the torque to current converter. The torque saturation limiter receives a desired torque signal for one or more end effectors and limits the desired torque to a range between an upper torque limit and a lower torque limit generating a bounded torque signal. The torque to current converter transforms a torque signal into a current signal. The motor drives an end effector of one or more end effectors to the bounded torque signal in response to the first current signal.
US09014848B2	Mobile robot system A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.
US09014833B2	System for reproduction of media content There is provided a system for reproduction of media content. The system includes at least one sound reproduction apparatus being wirelessly connectable to at least one control apparatus via at least one data channel, the at least one control apparatus being connected to the at least one sound reproduction apparatus once the at least one control apparatus receives a first signal indicating a presence of the at least one sound reproduction apparatus; and the at least one control apparatus being wirelessly connectable to at least one data storage apparatus on a data network. Preferably, the at least one sound reproduction apparatus plays back audio signals of the media content which is either stored on the at least one control apparatus or received via the data network, and with the audio signals of the media content being received at a memory module of the at least one sound reproduction apparatus. The audio signals may be played back either in a streaming form or a stored-data playback form, the form depending on the audio signals stored in the memory module.
US09014831B2	Server side audio file beat mixing A server-side audio file beat mixing device and method are provided that enable users to create custom “DJ-style Beat Mixed” play lists of songs that are then mixed continuously on a host computer server matching beats of preset mix length, layering and mixing in of transitional sounds/effects, imposing audio processing technologies, and finally converting to a compressed audio format and delivered back to the customer for download, or shipped as a CD. Currently, multi-track editing programs like Sony Acid allow users to mix songs on their computers to create DJ-style mixed programs; however, this and all local computer software-based solutions require significant user skill, patience and time as well as computer processing power to accomplish similar results. This invention provides a better, easier solution that takes the time-intensive mixing process out of the user's hands.
US09014815B2	Electrode assembly in a medical electrical lead A medical device lead is presented that includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode located near a distal end of the electrode assembly and a second electrode located near a proximal end of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly also includes a conductive elongated coupler that is electrically coupled to the first electrode and capacitively coupled to the second electrode. At low frequencies and DC (e.g., during delivery of stimulation therapy), the capacitive coupling between the conductive elongated coupler and the second electrode presents a high impedance allowing little current to be redirected from the first electrode to the second electrode. However, at high frequencies (e.g., during an MRI scan) the capacitive coupling between the conductive elongated coupler and the second electrode presents a low impedance, resulting in a significant amount of induced current being redirected to the second electrode and dissipated into bodily fluid surrounding the second electrode.
US09014813B2	Apparatus for energy efficient stimulation An apparatus is disclosed for providing efficient stimulation. As an example, a variable compliance regulator can be connected to supply a compliance voltage to a power supply rail, which compliance voltage can vary dynamically based on a stimulus waveform. A pulse generator can be configured to provide an output waveform to one or more output based on the stimulus waveform for delivery of electrical therapy.
US09014810B2	Implantable device of the neural interface type and associated method The main object of the invention is an implantable device of the neural interface type for processing signals, including: a case intended to be held at least partially in a cavity formed on the cranium of a human or animal, an electronic circuit positioned in the case (B), and a system of electrodes coupled electrically to the electronic circuit, wherein the device includes a signal transmission sleeve, extending from the periphery of the case.
US09014809B2	Acquiring nerve activity from carotid body and/or sinus An exemplary embodiment includes acquiring an electroneurogram of the right carotid sinus nerve or the left carotid sinus nerve, analyzing the electroneurogram for at least one of chemosensory information and barosensory information and calling for one or more therapeutic actions based at least in part on the analyzing. Therapeutic actions may aim to treat conditions such as sleep apnea, an increase in metabolic demand, hypoglycemia, hypertension, renal failure, and congestive heart failure. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
US09014797B2	Electrical impedance myography Electrical impedance myography (EIM) can be used for the assessment and diagnosis of muscular disorders. EIM includes applying an electrical signal to a region of tissue and measuring a resulting signal. A characteristic of the region of tissue is determined based on the measurement. Performing EIM at different frequencies and/or different angular orientations with respect to a muscle can aid in the assessment and diagnosis. Devices are described that facilitate assessment and diagnosis using EIM.
US09014796B2	Flexible polymer microelectrode with fluid delivery capability and methods for making same A flexible multi-modal microelectrode is provided that combines multi-channel fluidic and electrical interfaces for biological and other systems. Methods of making and using same are also disclosed.
US09014791B2	System and method for managing thermal issues in gas turbine engines The present invention generally relates to a system that enables one to address various thermal management issues in advanced gas turbine engines. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method to extract heat from an air stream, utilize a significant fraction for on-board power generation, and reject a small quantity of heat to the fuel stream safely at, for example, a lower temperature. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method to extract heat from an air stream, utilize a significant fraction for on-board power generation, and reject a small quantity of heat to the fuel stream safely at, for example, a lower temperature with no potential air/fuel contact is disclosed.
US09014785B2	Techniques, systems and machine readable programs for magnetic resonance The present disclosure provides various methods and systems for performing magnetic resonance studies. In accordance with many embodiments, image or other information of interest is derived from super radiant pulses.
US09014777B2	Detachable biological signal measuring pad and biological signal measuring apparatus using the same Disclosed is a detachable biological signal measuring pad that may conveniently measure biological signals such as a pulse or body temperature. The biological signal measuring pad includes an adhesive pad main body detachably adhered to a body, a biological signal detecting electrode provided on an adhesive surface of the main body adhered to the body, and a module chip including a memory card mounted on the main body so as to be connected with the electrode and storing biological signals measured in the electrode, and provided on a surface opposite to the adhesive surface.
US09014771B1	Layered superconductor device A layered superconductor device includes multiple layers of a single crystal superconducting material having intermittent layers of superconducting material dispersed in a pattern with a second material such that each layer of the multiple layers a single crystal superconducting material are interconnected via superconducting material, allowing for a continuous current path, and a thickness of the superconducting material never exceeds a first predetermined thickness.
US09014759B2	Method, system and base station for configuring multi-mode base station A method and system for configuring a multi-mode base station is disclosed so that a network system may specify a radio access mode for the base station. In the present invention, a configuration control unit inside the base station reports resource capabilities of the base station to a configuration decision unit. The configuration decision unit determines a mode for the base station according to network planning and the reported resource capabilities, generates a configuration file for the base station according to the determined mode, and delivers the configuration file to the base station. The configuration control unit configures relevant resources of the base station according to the received configuration file.
US09014752B2	Front end device A front end device includes an upper-level device and a lower-level device. The upper-level device includes an S/P interface unit. The lower-level device includes a parallel interface unit and a high-frequency processor. The S/P interface unit is connected to an RFIC and the parallel interface unit, receives a serial signal from the RFIC, converts the serial signal into a parallel signal, and transmits the parallel signal to the parallel interface unit. The parallel interface unit receives the parallel signal and supplies the parallel signal to the high-frequency processor. The high-frequency processor is connected between the RFIC and an antenna and performs certain processing on a high-frequency signal based on the parallel signal.
US09014750B2	Wireless communication device A wireless communication device includes: a master terminal that includes an antenna element, an RF circuit, a control unit, and a MIMO processing unit connected with the RF circuit; and a slave terminal that includes an antenna element and an RF circuit. The slave terminal is connected with the master terminal via an interface that includes a high-frequency transmission path. The control unit can control the MIMO processing unit and each RF circuit, and controls the MIMO processing unit to perform a MIMO reception process based on an RF signal that is received by the master terminal and an RF signal that is received by the slave terminal and transmitted to the master terminal.
US09014744B2	Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a wireless communication device A method and apparatus for conserving power in a wireless communication device. The method includes receiving at least a portion of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) frame, where the PPDU frame includes an aggregate MAC protocol data unit (A-MPDU) field. The method also includes comparing a receiver address (RA) within the A-MPDU field to a stored address of the wireless communication device and, if the received RA does not match the stored address, causing power to be removed from one or more circuits of the wireless communication device for a calculated period of time.
US09014737B2	Configuration of CSI-RS resources by network for enabling CoMP Example embodiments described herein are directed to systems and methods by which a group of base stations (BS) can configure pilot signals in time and time-frequency, called channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources, so that the user equipment (UE) such as mobiles and laptops can measure certain possible channel quality indicators (CQI) that correspond to specific channel and interference conditions that can arise during actual data submission. Using these values, example embodiments utilize an interpolation algorithm by which the group of base stations can estimate other possible CQI corresponding to a different set of channel and interference conditions.
US09014730B2	Device reachability in LTE networks for text messaging Systems and methods for determining the availability or reachability of mobile devices to receive text messages. One embodiment comprises a message entity of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The message entity attempts delivery of a text message to a mobile device, and determines that the delivery attempt failed due to the mobile device being temporarily unavailable. The message entity transmits a request to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) of the LTE network to be notified when the mobile device becomes available. The message entity receives a notification from the MME that the mobile device is available, and retries delivery of the text message to the mobile device responsive to the notification from the MME that the mobile device is available.
US09014728B2	Method and apparatus for operating call function of portable terminal A method for operating a call function of a portable terminal that may simply execute a call function while operating various applications, and intuitively provide a call relation interface, and an apparatus thereof, are provided. The method for operating a call function, includes displaying a call interface in which a phone number is automatically input when interaction is input to the call item, and executing a call function using the phone number when a call transmission interaction is input from the call interface.
US09014725B2	Method and system for enhanced security using location based wireless authentication A method and system for enhancing security using location-based wireless authentication for a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: sending from the mobile device to a base station a message, the message having a unique identifier associated with the mobile device; appending, at the base station, a location identifier to said message; sending the message to a recipient; and authenticating the message at the recipient, said authenticating step confirming that the location identifier appended at the base station corresponds with an expected location for the message.
US09014720B2	Methods and devices for prioritizing message threads Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for prioritizing message threads. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a current location of an electronic device; determining contact location information describing one or more locations of one or more devices associated with one or more contacts; determining respective proximities between the electronic device and the one or more devices associated with the one or more contacts based at least in part on the current location of the electronic device and the contact location information to provide contact proximity information; identifying a plurality of message threads, wherein each message thread is associated with at least one of the one or more contacts; associating a respective priority value with each message thread based at least in part on the contact proximity information; and outputting, for display, formatting information based on the respective priority values.
US09014715B2	Systems for and methods of determining likelihood of atypical transmission characteristics of reference points in a positioning system Systems for and methods of determining likelihood of atypical transmission characteristics of reference points in a positioning system are disclosed. A method of determining a measure of likelihood that a designated wireless device exhibits signal transmission characteristics atypical of a wireless device of a type matching the designated device includes determining reference points associated with the designated device, which are a geographic position at which signals from the designated device were detected and/or another wireless device from which signals were also detected by a receiver within a selected period of time during which the signals from the designated device were detected. The method also includes determining statistical measures of a spatial distribution of the reference points and determining a measure of likelihood that the designated device exhibits signal transmission characteristics that are atypical of a wireless device of a type matching the designated device based on the statistical measures.
US09014712B2	Selecting among spectrums within cells of a wireless communication network A method of managing signals within a wireless network that comprises at least one macro cell, wherein the macro cell comprises at least one base station and a plurality of pico cells, and wherein each pico cell comprises an access point in communication with the at least one base station. The method includes selecting a spectrum to use for transmission of signals within a corresponding pico cell, wherein the spectrum that is selected is one of (i) a spectrum licensed for wireless communication, and (ii) a spectrum that is unlicensed. Signals within the corresponding are then transmitted and received over the selected spectrum.
US09014708B2	Network entity for mobile communications towards a mobile station The present invention relates to a network entity for handling communications towards a mobile station over a communication network, the mobile station being capable of receiving a paging request from a mobile switching center of a pool of mobile switching centers, and, in response to the paging request, of transmitting a paging response over the communication network. The network entity comprises a receiver (101) for receiving the paging response, the paging response comprising mobile identity information identifying the mobile station, a processor (103) for identifying the mobile switching center to which to re-transmit the paging response upon the basis of the mobile identity information, and a transmitter (105) for retransmitting the paging response to the identified mobile switching center.
US09014700B2	User detachment when a handover or change occurs in heterogeneous network A method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network is provided. The method includes: a user equipment (UE) is handed over or switched from a source network to a target network; a network element on a network side determines whether to detach the UE from the source network, and if yes, the network element on the network side detaches the UE from the source network. A system and a device for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network, and another method for user detachment when a handover or change occurs in a heterogeneous network are also provided.
US09014695B2	Method, server and database for resolving local dialing plans in IMS networks A Local Dialing Routing Application Server (LDR-AS) for resolving local dialing plans by a roaming mobile device in regard to a visiting network in which the mobile device is located with a Local Dialing Database (LDD) of the visiting network. The LDR-AS of a home network of the mobile device spatially distinct from the visiting network. Methods for resolving local dialing plans by a roaming mobile device with respect to a visiting network. A Local Dialing Database (LDD) for resolving local dialing plans by a roaming mobile device.
US09014685B2	Mobile device which automatically determines operating mode A mobile device such as a cell phone is used to remotely control an electronic appliance such as a television or personal computer. In a setup phase, the mobile device captures an image of the electronic appliance and identifies and stores scale-invariant features of the image. A user interface configuration such as a virtual keypad configuration, and a communication protocol, can be associated with the stored data. Subsequently, in an implementation phase, another image of the electronic appliance is captured and compared to the stored features in a library to identify a match. In response, the associated user interface configuration and communication protocol are implemented to control the electronic appliance. In a polling and reply process, the mobile device captures a picture of a display of the electronic device and compares it to image data which is transmitted by the electronic appliance.
US09014682B1	Method and system for retaining synchronization across multiple wireless devices during extended power saving intervals A wireless device includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver configured to (i) selectively transition between operating in a power save mode and operating in a full power mode, and (ii) while operating in the full power mode, wirelessly communicate with a second wireless device. The wireless device also includes a mobile phone radio transceiver configured to receive, in accordance with a mobile phone protocol, time information from a first base station. The time information is based on a time reference maintained by the first base station. The wireless device also includes a controller configured to instruct the WLAN transceiver to transition to the full power mode upon expiration of a sleep period. The controller determines the expiration of the sleep period based on (i) the time information and (ii) an offset between the time reference and a second time reference maintained by a second base station.
US09014681B2	Establishing a communication connection between two devices based on device displacement information An information processing apparatus that receives, from another information processing apparatus, first displacement information; senses second displacement information corresponding to movement of the information processing apparatus; and establishes a connection with the another information processing apparatus based on a predetermined relationship between the first displacement information and the second displacement information.
US09014677B2	Voice connection to an intrastructure facility after an event Disclosed herein is a communication system for a vehicle for communicating with nearby vehicles which includes a control unit and a communication unit. After a triggering event occurs, an inquiry is sent to nearby vehicles whether a communication voice connection is to be established. Nearby vehicles can thereupon offer the establishment of the voice connection. This establishment can be accepted or rejected by the communication system.
US09014672B2	Apparatus and method for e-mail polling in portable terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for e-mail polling in a portable terminal. In the e-mail polling method, a state of the portable terminal is detected after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal. E-mail polling is performed according to the detected state of the portable terminal. The state of the portable terminal is changed into an idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling.
US09014669B1	Limit failed network connection attempts with factory default settings A system configured to limit an un-provisioned mobile communication device from repeatedly failing to access a network. The system comprises an authorized activation application, a setting, wherein the setting is configured to limit access to a data connection to the authorized activation application, and a mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to: maintain the data connection in an inactive state, prevent unauthorized applications from activating the data connection, activate the data connection in response to input from the authorized activation application, and attempt to connect to a network in response to the data connection in an active state.
US09014664B2	Configurable price matrix for mobile billing at a merchant server A method of processing transactions is described. A pricing matrix is configured on a billing server. The pricing matrix has a set of cells, each cells corresponding to an intersection between a respective country and a respective target price. The merchant server downloads the pricing matrix periodically from the billing server. The merchant server determines a country of a consumer mobile phone and displays price points corresponding to the country within a mobile phone application. When the consumer selects one of the price points a transaction is processed between the consumer mobile phone, the billing server and a carrier server aligned with the billing server.
US09014660B2	Mobile alert reporting and monitoring systems and methods Computerized systems and methods may be used to enable users to report crimes, safety hazards or other perceived problems to the appropriate authorities via an alert. Such alerts may be communicated to the authorities through any suitable communication method such as, for example, phone calls, email and/or SMS text messages. In some example embodiments, the reporting system includes a computing device including, but not limited to, a mobile smartphone, tablet device, laptop computer, or desktop computer programmed with a software application.
US09014653B2	High-IF superheterodyne receiver incorporating high-Q complex band pass filter A novel and useful reconfigurable superheterodyne receiver that employs a 3rd order complex IQ charge-sharing band-pass filter (BPF) for image rejection and 1st order feedback based RF BPF for channel selection filtering. The operating RF input frequency of the receiver is 500 MHz to 1.2 GHz with a varying high IF range of 33 to 80 MHz. The gain stages are inverter based gm stages and the total gain of the receiver is 35 dB and in-band IIP3 at mid gain is +10 dBm. The NF of the receiver is 6.7 dB which is acceptable for the receiver without an LNA. The architecture is highly reconfigurable and follows the technology scaling.
US09014643B2	Device to test mobile terminal and testing method thereof A mobile terminal testing device includes a reproduction unit that reproduces a BB signal to output at least one reproduced BB signal, an adder that adds a BB signal that are frequency-shifted and a reproduced BB signal to output an added BB signal, an up-converter that generates a multicarrier test signal by making a frequency conversion of the added BB signal of an I phase and Q phase and outputs the multicarrier test signal to UE, and an analyzer that analyzes a response signal output by the UE in response to the multicarrier test signal and the analyzer includes a throughput calculation unit that calculates throughput for the multicarrier test signal and an RSRP acquisition unit that acquires RSRP.
US09014639B2	Methods of using and smartphone event notification utilizing an energizable ophthalmic lens with a smartphone event indicator mechanism The present invention provides methods of notifying a user of a smartphone event through use of an energizable ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, the smartphone may be paired with a specified ophthalmic lens, wherein the pairing may limit wireless communication to communication between the two specified devices. The smartphone may transmit smartphone event data, which may activate an indicator in the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, the user may respond to the notification of the smartphone event. The response may trigger an internal action within the ophthalmic lens, or the response may be transmitted to the smartphone, triggering an action in the smartphone. The present invention further describes a method of using an ophthalmic lens with a smartphone event indicator, including methods of pairing an ophthalmic lens with the specified smartphone.
US09014616B2	Alert content reception apparatus, alert content communications system and method of acquiring alert content An alert content reception apparatus comprises a communications interface (229) compatible with a data broadcast service and capable of receiving, when in use, a broadcast data message comprising reference data concerning alert content. The apparatus also comprises a processing resource (202) arranged to analyze, when in use, the broadcast data message and acquire the alert content associated with the reference data in response to determining that the alert content associated with the reference data has not previously been acquired. The communications interface (229) is compatible with a bidirectional data communications service, the processing resource (202) also being arranged to cooperate with the communications interface (229) in order to retrieve the alert content via the bidirectional data communications service.
US09014611B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus with same A fixing device fixes an unfixed image onto a recording medium by heating the recording medium conveyed to a fixing nip. The fixing device includes a rotator, a belt rotatable by contacting the rotator, and a fixing nip-forming member provided inside a loop of the fixing belt to together form the fixing nip with the rotator via the fixing belt. A sliding pad is placed between the fixing nip-forming member and the fixing belt to retain lubricant and render the fixing belt to smoothly slide thereon. The sliding pad includes a first fibrous layer contacting the fixing belt and a second fibrous layer closer to the fixing nip-forming member than the first fibrous layer. The second fibrous layer has less fiber density than the first fibrous layer.
US09014600B2	Developing roller, developing apparatus, and image-forming device Provided are a developing roller having an elastic layer formed on an outer circumferential face of a shaft and a coating layer formed on an outer circumferential face of the elastic layer, wherein the coating layer is composed of first coating layers that are formed at respective edges across the elastic layer, and a second coating layer formed between the first coating layers, and wherein the first coating layers contain a resin obtained through a reaction of a polyol with a silane-coupling agent, fluororesin particles, and an electric conductivity agent; and the second coating layer contains a urethane resin, an ionic liquid, an electric conductivity agent, and filler particles; and a development apparatus and an image-forming device having the developing roller. The provided are capable of keeping the image quality high and of arresting leakage of the toner satisfactorily.
US09014596B2	Electrophotographic image forming apparatus An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit including a transfer member for transferring a developed image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, and a mounting portion for demountably mounting a cartridge, the image formation unit being movable, in a state that the cartridge is demountably mounted, between a transfer position for transferring the developed image, and a mounting and demounting position, different from the transfer position, and a regulating member for limiting movement of the cartridge mounted to the mounting portion, when the unit moves between the transfer position and the mounting and demounting position, the regulating member being movable between a regulating position for limiting the movement of the cartridge, and a permitting position for permitting mounting and demounting of the cartridge, and the regulating member being in a regulating position when the unit moves between the transfer position and the mounting and demounting position.
US09014592B2	Developing device having seal members to restrict toner leakage A developing device includes: a frame; a developer carrying member rotatably supported to the frame; and a side seal. The developer carrying member is rotatable about its axis in a rotating direction and has an axial end portion and a remaining portion inward of the axial end portion in an axial direction. The side seal is disposed between the frame and a peripheral surface of the axial end portion and includes: a contact member that can contact the peripheral surface; a support member disposed between the contact member and the frame; and a double-sided tape for adhering the contact member to the supporting member. The contact member includes: a first seal member; and a second seal member disposed adjacent to and upstream of the first seal member in the rotating direction. The first seal member and the second seal member are affixed to one adhesive surface of the double-sided tape.
US09014589B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus provided with a resin frame made of a resin, an image forming unit and a fixing unit includes a duct for allowing air to flow between the image forming unit and the fixing unit. The resin frame includes a main frame to which the image forming unit is attached, and a fixing unit attachment frame that is separate from the main frame and to which the fixing unit is attached, and the fixing unit attachment frame has a duct portion that constitutes at least one part of the duct.
US09014576B2	Automatic dual receiver in a multi-wavelength fiber optic system An optical-to-electrical converter may include and/or involve a splitter to separate one or more narrowcast signals from a broadcast signal, at least one broadcast signal receiver to receive the broadcast signal separated from one or more narrowcast signals, at least one narrowcast signal receiver to receive the narrowcast signal separated from the broadcast signal, the narrowcast receiver including an attenuator and a filter, and a controller including logic to dynamically monitor and adjust the attenuator to maintain separation between the broadcast and narrowcast signals.
US09014571B2	Small form pluggable analog optical transmitter A pluggable small form factor optical transmitter is described. The optical transmitter can be plugged into an optical transmission unit which may hold many optical transmitters. The optical transmitter includes an analog laser for QAM transmissions, a TEC driver, pre-distortion circuitry, a microprocessor, and an automatic power control circuit and dither tone level control capability. The optical transmitter may have receptacle optical ports such as LC or SC type, also it may include a pin connector for mating with the optical transmission unit and a latch mechanism to secure the optical transmitter in the optical transmission unit.
US09014560B2	Optical transmission system including optical emitting device and optical receiving devices An optical transmission system includes an optical emitting device and a plurality of optical receiving devices. The optical receiving devices are optically connected in series and one of the optical receiving devices is optically connected to the optical emitting device. Each of the optical receiving devices includes a control module, an optical receiving terminal, and an optical fiber amplifier. The optical emitting device emits out first optical signals or second optical signals. The control module transmits the first optical signals to the optical receiving terminal or transmits the second optical signals to the optical fiber amplifier. The optical fiber amplifier amplifies the second optical signals and sends the amplified second optical signals to the next optical receiving device.
US09014558B2	Client grooming interface The invention is directed to apparatus, systems and methods enabling a service provider to establish an optical demarcation point located at or within equipment controlled at least in part by a customer's domain such that the service provider's domain is able to directly control access of an optical signal to their domain based upon at least one optical signal characteristic and at least one of mapping and multiplexing properties pertaining to one or more information flows within said optical signal.
US09014556B2	Optical power monitoring method and apparatus The present invention discloses an optical power monitoring method and apparatus. The present invention includes: measuring broadened spectrums of optical signals of monitored channels after performing filtering processing on the optical signals, to obtain a measured broadened spectrum of the optical signals of the monitored channels; constructing a plurality of optical signal power combinations; performing calculation for each optical signal power combination according to a transfer function that indicates the filtering processing, to obtain its corresponding theoretical broadened spectrum of the optical signals of the monitored channels; comparing a plurality of theoretical broadened spectrums with the measured broadened spectrum to find a theoretical broadened spectrum that is closest to the measured broadened spectrum; and determining each hypothetical optical power in an optical signal power combination corresponding to the theoretical broadened spectrum as an actual optical power of an optical signal of a corresponding monitored channel.
US09014553B2	Signal reflection apparatus for testing optical feedback A satellite test signal reflection apparatus for testing transmitters sending out optical signals, the apparatus includes a plate that is at least partially permeable to optical signals. The plate has a base with a first surface with a residual reflective coating and a second surface. The residual reflective coating is configured to split an optical beam, which penetrates the plate in a first direction from the first surface to the second surface, into a reflective optical beam and a transmitted optical beam.
US09014552B2	Method and system for testing jitter compatibility A method and system for testing jitter compatibility are disclosed in the present invention, which includes: an interconnection testing board configured with a non-NRZ optical transponder needing to satisfy the board jitter performance specification, and according to the specification, testing the jitter performance of the interconnection testing board to indirectly judge whether the jitter compatibility of non-NRZ optical transponder at a line side of the interconnection testing board is qualified, wherein: at the line side and a client side of the interconnection testing board, a non-NRZ optical transponder to be tested and an NRZ optical transponder with qualified jitter performance are configured respectively, and the jitter performance of interconnection testing board is tested; if the qualified jitter performance of interconnection testing board is obtained through testing, believing that the jitter compatibility of non-NRZ optical transponder to be tested is qualified.
US09014551B1	Method and apparatus for simulating a photon-counting detector array as used in a communication link The method and apparatus as disclosed herein allows the user to input conditions for a communications link, set characteristic values of a photon-counting detector array, simulate the resulting link, observe a summary analysis of the simulated detector and link activity, and extract a record of the detector activity (e.g. each photon counted) making it available for further analysis.
US09014546B2	Systems and methods for automatically detecting users within detection regions of media devices Systems and methods are presented for detecting users within a range of a media device. A detection region may be defined that is within the range of the media device and smaller than the range. The detection region may be stored. It may be determined whether a user is within the detection region. The media device may be activated and settings associated with the user may be applied when a user is within the detection region. In some embodiments, settings associated with a user may be compared to provided media content when the user is within the detection region. The content may change when the settings conflict with the media content. Reminders may be provided to or directed to a plurality of users within the range of the media device.
US09014537B2	Information processing apparatus and method, and program An information processing apparatus may generate resource information used for playing back image content that can be divided into a plurality of zones. The information processing apparatus may include an image generator generating a still image from each of the plurality of zones, a face processor setting each of the plurality of zones to be a target zone and determining whether a face of a specific character which is determined to continuously appear in at least one zone before the target zone is contained in the still image generated from the target zone, and an information generator specifying, on the basis of a determination result obtained for each of the plurality of zones by the face processor, at least one zone in which the face of the specific character continuously appears as a face zone, and generating information concerning the face zone as one item of the resource information.
US09014532B2	RTP-formatted media clips A transmitter (14) of audio, video, or other real-time information reads the information from a persistent store (22) in which the real-time information has been stored in the Real-time-Transport Protocol (“RTP”) format (FIG. 4). A receiver (18) receives the information from the channel (16) through which the transmitter (14) has transmitted it, and the receiver may store the information in a persistent store (24) in RTP format instead of or in addition to playing it by applying it to an appropriate player (20). Parts of this communications circuit may be tested by a tester unit (26) that also employs RTP-format information from a persistent store (22).
US09014530B2	System having movie clip object controlling an external native application A system comprises a movie clip environment in which a movie clip object is defined, and a native application that is external to the movie clip environment. The native application renders an image to an off-screen surface of the system. A composition manager is responsive to communications from the movie clip object to control where the off-screen surface is to be rendered on a display screen. The composition manager may be responsive to communications from the movie clip object to direct the native application to control one or more properties of the image of the off-screen surface.
US09014529B2	Apparatus and method for positioning an optical device An apparatus for positioning an optical device includes (i) a holder assembly for holding an optical device and for limiting movement of the optical device within the holder assembly to movement in the Z-direction and (ii) a housing for permitting limited movement of the holder assembly in the X-direction, for supporting and optionally permitting movement of the holder assembly in the Y-direction, for supporting and for substantially preventing movement of the holder assembly in the Z-direction. When the holder assembly optionally holding the optical device is positioned within the housing to obtain a desired position of the optical device, a bonding material may be used for fixing the location in the X-direction, and optionally the Y-direction, of the holder assembly within the housing. A method of operating the apparatus for obtaining a desired position of an optical device is further provided.
US09014528B1	Method and apparatus for calibrating the apex offset on fiberoptic connector measuring interferometer An interferometer for inspecting and evaluating the end surface of an optical cable with an optical fiber includes a reader, a chuck and a reference connector. The chuck is adapted to be removably received by the interferometer. The chuck removably receives the cable. The chuck includes a chuck tag in operative proximity to the reader. The reference connector is removably received by the chuck. A cable aperture in the reference connector is for receiving the cable. The reference connector includes a reference connector tag in operative proximity to the reader. The reader is adapted to read information on the chuck tag and reference connector tag in a single operation and automatically transfer all of the read information to perform apex offset calibration in the interferometer during a single measurement. The invention also includes a method of calibrating the apex offset on a fiberoptic connector measuring interferometer.
US09014527B2	Rack and chassis for fiber optic sliding adapter modules A fiber optic adapter module is disclosed. The fiber optic adapter module includes a molded one-piece housing including a first end and a second end, the housing including a plurality of passages extending from the first end to the second end, each passage configured to interconnect two cables terminated with fiber optic connectors. The housing is movably mounted on a fixture, wherein the module is movable relative to the fixture along a line of travel that is non-parallel to longitudinal axes of the openings.
US09014520B2	Photoelectric mixed substrate and optical module A photoelectric mixed substrate includes a wiring substrate including a first ground wire, a signal wire arranged above the first ground wire and electrically connected to the photoelectric component and the electronic component, and a waveguide unit stacked on the wiring substrate to cover the signal wire. The waveguide unit includes a first clad layer formed on the wiring substrate, a second ground wire formed above the first clad layer, a core formed on the first clad layer and optically coupled to the photoelectric component, and a second clad layer formed on the first clad layer to cover the core.
US09014511B2	Automatic discovery of popular landmarks In one embodiment the present invention is a method for populating and updating a database of images of landmarks including geo-clustering geo-tagged images according to geographic proximity to generate one or more geo-clusters, and visual-clustering the one or more geo-clusters according to image similarity to generate one or more visual clusters. In another embodiment, the present invention is a system for identifying landmarks from digital images, including the following components: a database of geo-tagged images; a landmark database; a geo-clustering module; and a visual clustering module. In other embodiments the present invention may be a method of enhancing user queries to retrieve images of landmarks, or a method of automatically tagging a new digital image with text labels.
US09014506B2	Image processing method, program, image processing apparatus, image-pickup optical apparatus, and network device An image processing method is configured to denoise three-dimensional image data. The image processing method includes an image transform step of performing a frequency transform for the three-dimensional image data in the optical axis direction and of calculating three-dimensional transformed image data, an image modulation step of reducing an absolute value of the three-dimensional transformed image data in a specific frequency region and of calculating three-dimensional modulated image data, and an inverse image transform step of performing an inverse frequency transform corresponding to the frequency transform for the three-dimensional modulated image data in the optical axis direction and of calculating three-dimensional inversely transformed image data. The specific frequency region is a part of a predetermined.
US09014505B2	Method and device for determining the position of a first structure relative to a second structure or a part thereof The position of a first structure relative to a second structure can be determined by a) providing a reference image containing the first structure, b) providing a measurement image containing the second structure, in which the measurement image is recorded with an image sensor with a plurality of sensor pixels and the image sensor has at least one known faulty sensor pixel, c) producing a masked measurement image with a masked region that corresponds to the second structure, and forming an optimization function of the shift of the masked measurement image and the reference image relative to each other, d) determining the extreme value of the optimization function and determining the optimum value of the shift based on the extreme value, and e) determining the position of the first structure relative to the second structure on the basis of the optimum shift value.
US09014499B2	Distributed source coding using prediction modes obtained from side information In a decoder, a desired image is estimated by first retrieving coding modes from an encoded side information image. For each bitplane in the encoded side information image, syndrome bits or parity bits are decoded to obtain an estimated bitplane of quantized transform coefficients of the desired image. A quantization and a transform are applied to a prediction residual obtained using the coding modes, wherein the decoding uses the quantized transform coefficients of the encoded side information image. The estimated bitplanes of quantized transform coefficients of the desired image are combined to produce combined bitplanes. Then, an inverse quantization, an inverse transform and a prediction based on the coding modes are applied to the combined bitplanes to recover the estimate of the desired image.
US09014492B2	Real-time image reconstruction An apparatus is provided that includes a processor (e.g., FPGA) configured to cause the apparatus to perform a number of operations. The apparatus may be caused to receive input data for a digital image represented by point samples at respective sample locations, reconstruct the digital image from the input data for presentation by a display including display pixels, and output the reconstructed digital image. The reconstruction may include a number of operations for each of at least some of the display pixels. In this regard, the apparatus may be caused to perform a convolution-based, point-sample encoding of a selected display pixel to generate an encoding that identifies point samples of the digital image nearby the selected display pixel. And the apparatus may be caused to interpolate a value of the selected display pixel from at least some of the identified point samples using the generated encoding.
US09014483B2	Information processing method and apparatus Input information of a multidimensional array is divided into a plurality of divided areas, accumulated information is generated by calculating accumulated values at respective element positions of the input information from a corresponding reference location for each of the plurality of divided areas, and the generated accumulated information is held in a memory for each divided area. Calculation using the accumulated information is executed for a predetermined processing range. The input information is divided into the plurality of divided areas so that two neighboring divided areas have an overlapping area, and the overlapping area has a size at least in which the whole processing range fits.
US09014479B2	Method and system for text-image orientation The current application is directed to a method and system for automatically determining the sense orientation of regions of scanned-document images that include symbols and characters of languages that are not written as simple sequential strings of alphabetic characters. In one implementation, the sense-orientation method and system to which the current application is directed employs a relatively small set of orientation-marker characters that occur frequently in printed text and that lack rotational symmetry. In this implementation, text-character images within a region of a scanned-document image are compared to each of a set of orientation-marker patterns corresponding to orientation-marker characters in order to identify images corresponding to orientation-marker patterns in the text-containing region of the scanned-document image and to determine an overall sense orientation for the text-containing region of the scanned-document image based on the orientations of the identified orientation-marker patterns.
US09014478B2	Reading order determination apparatus, method, and program for determining reading order of characters A method and apparatus for determining a reading order of characters The method includes preparing a list of character information, which is character information extracted from image data by character recognition processing and preparing a list of line information, which is made up of a line box surrounding a set of characters which are continuously aligned in the same direction in image data and an alignment direction of characters in the line box. In response to a request for adding character information to the list of character information, extracting a line box containing a character region of the character to be added, obtaining all character information having the character region contained in the concerned line box from the list of character information and rearranging according to the position with respect to the alignment direction of characters corresponding to the line box to determine a new reading order of characters.
US09014475B2	Image pickup apparatus and photographing method of image pickup apparatus An image synthesis apparatus acquires one or plural images including one or plural pictures of one person or plural people as an object, determines an aspect of the one or plural pictures, extracts a part of the one or plural pictures in accordance with the aspect of the one or plural pictures and synthesizes the extracted one or plural images.
US09014466B2	Region-competitive deformable mesh adaptation An image segmentation method segments a plurality of image features in an image. The plurality of image features are segmented non-simultaneously in succession. The segmenting of each image feature includes adapting an initial mesh to boundaries of the image feature. The segmenting of each image feature further includes preventing the adapted mesh from overlapping any previously adapted mesh.
US09014450B2	Method and apparatus for filtering projection images An image processing apparatus for executing reconstruction of a tomographic image from a plurality of radiation projection images by using a reconstruction filter comprises an obtaining unit that obtains the radiation projection images obtained by detecting X-rays irradiated from a plurality of positions by a digital radiation detector; a reconstructing unit that executes the reconstructing process of the tomographic image on the basis of the obtained radiation projection images and the reconstruction filter; and a processing unit that reduces an influence on a first pixel value of a pixel obtained by the reconstruction filter, that influence having been exerted by a second pixel in which a difference between a pixel value of a target pixel of a filtering process in the radiation projection image and a pixel value of a peripheral pixel of the target pixel is larger than a predetermined threshold value in the reconstructing process.
US09014449B2	Method and system for segmentation and removal of pulmonary arteries, veins, left atrial appendage A method and system for segmentation and removal of pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and a left atrial appendage from 3D medical image data, such as 3D computed tomography (CT) volumes, is disclosed. A global shape model is segmented for each of pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and a left atrial appendage in a 3D volume. The segmented global shape model for each of the pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and left atrial appendage is locally refined based in local voxel intensities in the 3D volume, resulting in a respective mask for each structure. The mask is used to remove voxels belonging to the pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and left atrial appendage from the 3D volume in order to better visualize coronary arteries and bypass arteries.
US09014447B2	System and method for detection of lesions in three-dimensional digital medical image A system and method for characterizing a point in a three-dimensional digital medical image includes determining third order derivatives of the three-dimensional digital medical image at one or more points in the three-dimensional digital medical image. At each of the one or more points, one or more invariant or semi-invariant features that characterize a local geometry at the point is determined using the third order derivatives of the three-dimensional digital medical image. The invariant or semi-invariant features are used for automatic detection of lesions, abnormalities, and other anatomical structures of interest in the three-dimensional digital medical image.
US09014441B2	Caliper for measuring objects in an image The invention relates to a system (300) for performing and visualizing a measurement of an object viewed in an image computed from image data, the system comprising an image unit (310) for visualizing the image data in the image for displaying in a display, a deployment unit (320) for deploying a caliper (21; 22; 23; 24) in an image data space based on the location of the object in the image data space, and a caliper unit (330) for visualizing the caliper (21; 22; 23; 24) in the image, wherein the caliper (21; 22; 23; 24) comprises a first planar surface (211) and a second planar surface (212) substantially parallel to the first planar surface (211), and wherein the measurement of the object is determined based on the distance between the planes of the first and second planar surface. Viewing the first and second planar surfaces of the caliper, visualized together with the measured object, improves the visualization of the measurement of an anatomical or pathological structure, because the first and second planar surface help a user to relate the measurement to the object—to see what is being measured. Advantageously, in an embodiment of the system (300), manually aligning the first and second planar surface with the object may also improve capturing the size of the object, because the system makes the measurement both easier to obtain and more accurate.
US09014435B2	Authentication system On the basis of information regarding zones in which a plurality of registrants are assumed to be currently located, characteristic data of registrants who are assumed to be in the zone corresponding to a terminal apparatus that read the characteristic data of a user being authenticated is compared the characteristic data of the user being authenticated.
US09014430B2	Image analysis platform for identifying artifacts in samples and laboratory consumables A High-resolution Image Acquisition and Processing Instrument (HIAPI) performs at least five simultaneous measurements in a noninvasive fashion, namely: (a) determining the volume of a liquid sample in wells (or microtubes) containing liquid sample, (b) detection of precipitate, objects of artifacts within microliter plate wells, (c) classification of colored samples in microliter plate wells or microtubes; (dl determination of contaminant (e.g. wafer concentration}; (e) air bubbles; (f) problems with the actual plate. Remediation of contaminant is also possible.
US09014400B2	Apparatus and method of silent monitoring alarm sounders An alarm sounder, which incorporates a piezo-electric output transducer, can be silently monitored using a variable frequency square wave. An initial frequency, close to the upper limit of human hearing, is coupled to the sounder. The transducer draws very little current at this initial frequency. The frequency of the square wave is systematically reduced, and the current draw is continually monitored. A high current indicates a low impedance type of fault. A low current throughout the frequency range indicates a potential high frequency type of fault.
US09014392B2	System for introducing sound outside vehicle Introduction of sounds outside a vehicle is automatically controlled according to a driving state of the vehicle. In a vehicle, a microphone device that collects sounds outside the vehicle and a speaker device that reproduces the collected sounds are installed. When a gear position for the vehicle is a reverse driving position, and until the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed for the first time after a key position in an ignition key switch is switched from an off position to an accessories position or an on position, the collected sounds are reproduced. The collected sounds are transmitted to a car navigation device or a car audio system via wires or wirelessly. When the sounds outside the vehicle are reproduced, sound reproduction in the car navigation device or the car audio system is stopped and the sounds outside the vehicle are reproduced at a set volume.
US09014380B2	Control of a loudspeaker output A loudspeaker drive circuit comprises an input for receiving an audio signal and a signal processor for processing the audio signal before application to the loudspeaker. The signal processor processes the audio signal to derive a loudspeaker drive signal which results in the loudspeaker membrane reaching its maximum displacement in both directions of diaphragm displacement.
US09014379B2	Method of initializing a binaural hearing aid system and a hearing aid In a method of initializing a binaural hearing aid system (1) both ipse- and contra-lateral individualized adjustment data are stored in both hearing aids of the binaural hearing aid system for transmission between the hearing aids. This provides an easy backup of the data. The invention further provides a hearing aid having means adapted for performing such a method.
US09014376B2	Method and apparatus for low-power AP-assisted fast wireless roaming using optimized neighbor graphs An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising using optimized neighbor graphs for low-power access point assisted fast wireless roaming by a wireless station (STA) operating in a wireless network.
US09014364B1	Contact center speech analytics system having multiple speech analytics engines Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program products for providing a plurality of speech analytics engines in a speech analytics module for detecting semantic and non-semantic speech characteristics in the audio of a call involving an agent in a contact center and a remote party. The speech analytics module generates event notification messages reporting the detected semantic and non-semantic speech characteristics and these messages are sent to an event handler module that forwards the messages to one or more application specific modules. In turn, the application specific modules provide functionality based on the semantic and non-semantic speech characteristics detected during the call such as, for example, causing information to be presented on the screen of a computer used by the agent during the call.
US09014359B1	Generation of phone number lists and call filtering An analyzer resource receives call information about outbound phone calls from multiple phone numbers to target phone numbers in a phone network. The analyzer resource analyzes the call information to detect likely unwanted call activity. Based on the analyzing, the analyzer resource produces a list of phone numbers from which one or more entities originate unwanted calls to the subscribers in the phone network.
US09014358B2	Conferenced voice to text transcription Presented are systems and methods for creating a transcription of a conference call. The system joins an audio conference call with a device associated with a participant, of a plurality of participants joined to the conference through one or more associated devices. The system then creates a speech audio file corresponding to a portion of the participant's speech during the conference and converting contemporaneously, at the device, the speech audio file to a local partial transcript. The system then acquires a plurality of partial transcripts from at least one of the associated devices, so that the device can provide a complete transcript.
US09014347B2	Voice print tagging of interactive voice response sessions Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for voice print tagging for interactive voice response (IVR) session management. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of voiceprint tagging for IVR session management is provided. The method includes establishing an IVR session for a caller from over a network and presenting a portion of the IVR session to the caller over the network. The method also includes storing a voiceprint tag in memory associating a voiceprint of the caller with a portion of the IVR session. Finally, the method includes responding to a premature termination of the IVR session by re-establishing the prematurely terminated IVR session with the caller at the portion of the IVR session indicated by the voiceprint tag of the caller.
US09014345B2	Systems and methods for secure recording in a customer center environment Systems and methods for secure recording in a customer center environment are provided. The system receives data related to a communication at a media distribution device. A key is provided by a key server to the media distribution device to encrypt the received data. In addition, an identifier may be associated with the received data. The key and the identifier are stored in a database associated with the key server. The encrypted data is recorded the a recorder, where it is accessible to authorized users within the customer center. Upon request, the key is provided to the authorized user to decrypt the encrypted data for play back. The customer center environment may include a user interface for viewing customer contacts. The contact may be organized into folders and annotations associated with the customer contacts may be received.
US09014342B2	Mobile communication device, an apparatus and a method for improving call setup failure rate and quality for hearing impaired calls A mobile communication device, a method of establishing a mobile telephone voice call and an apparatus are provided herein. In one embodiment, the mobile communication device includes: 1) a processor configured to indicate a voice call employing the mobile communication device is a hearing impaired call and (3) a modem configured to initiate establishment of the hearing impaired call with a mobile cellular network, wherein the establishment includes providing a hearing impaired codec list to the mobile cellular network.
US09014335B2	Dual mode small angle scattering camera A system for analyzing a sample is provided. The system includes a beam selection device for selecting between a one-dimensional operation mode for providing a one-dimensional x-ray beam to the sample and a two-dimensional operation mode for providing a two-dimensional x-ray beam to the sample.
US09014327B2	Thin film transistor threshold voltage offset compensation circuit, GOA circuit, and display An output thin film transistor threshold voltage offset compensation circuit, a GOA circuit, and a display. The circuit includes: a first capacitor, comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being connected to the gate of an output thin film transistor and receiving a charge signal, the second electrode being connected to the drain of the output thin film transistor, the first capacitor being used for, under the action of the charge signal, making the first electrode and the second electrode have a same voltage, so that a voltage difference between the drain and the source of the output thin film transistor is equal to a threshold voltage thereof; a first switch unit, connected to the drain and the source of the output thin film transistor, and opening under the action of a first clock signal, so that a voltage difference between the gate and the source of the output thin film transistor is equal to the threshold voltage thereof.
US09014312B1	Multi-band direct sampling transmitter A radio signal transmission technique includes selecting a sample rate from a plurality of predefined sample rates so that the radio signal is contained entirely within a Nyquist zone corresponding to the sample rate. A digitized signal is converted to an analog signal, spectrally enhanced, and passed through a selected one of a plurality of selectable bandpass filters to form the radio signal.
US09014301B2	Dedicated reference signal Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate utilizing dedicated reference signal in connection with downlink transmissions. A dedicated reference signal can comprise a set of dedicated reference symbols, which are inserted into a resource block in accordance with a specification provided by a dedicated reference signal structure. The dedicated reference signal structure can vary according to a rank utilized in the downlink transmission.
US09014286B2	Method and apparatus of generating pilot sequence A method of transmitting pilots id disclosed. The method of transmitting pilots includes transmitting pilots over N orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, wherein a pilot at subcarrier k for OFDM symbol n is determined to have time varying characteristic, thereby to prevent the cause of spectral lines.
US09014285B2	Receiving apparatus and receiving method An object of the present invention is to provide a receiving apparatus and a receiving method capable of preventing phase rotation of a signal after FFT from occurring on a frequency domain. Further, the receiving apparatus according to the present invention is provided with: a window control unit configured to control a position of an FFT window in which FFT is performed to the time domain signal, and output FFT data corresponding to the FFT window; a signal delaying unit configured to generate, from the time domain signal, a plurality of delay signals with different delay amounts; and a signal switching unit having a switch for outputting by switching between two of the time domain signal and the plurality of delay signals based on a predetermined switch timing, the signal switching unit being configured to output the FFT data including the output signal of the switch.
US09014283B2	Communication system An ECU of a transmission side performs a first conversion of converting a single bit of original baseband data into a four-bit bit pattern, which indicates one of two kinds of “0” and “1” of the single bit, to thereby prepare after-conversion baseband data, and transmits the after-conversion baseband data as transmission data to a transmission line. An ECU of a reception side restores the original baseband data by performing a second conversion of the received transmission data. The second conversion is the reverse of the first conversion. The ECU of the transmission side transmits the transmission data that includes a training pattern, which indicates a bit period of the transmission data, in addition to the after-conversion baseband data. The ECU of the reception side specifies the bit period of the transmission data based on the training pattern in the received transmission data.
US09014274B2	Video image encoding device, video image encoding method A video image encoding device includes a calculation unit for calculating a decoding time of each group including plural blocks; a source encode unit for encoding each of the plural blocks based on the encoding amount of each block controlled based on the decoding time and generating compressed data; and an entropy encode unit for performing an arithmetic encoding process on the compressed data in each block and outputting a bit stream. The entropy encode unit outputs undetermined bits retained by the arithmetic encoding process when all bits corresponding to the compressed data in each group are not output at a time point when the arithmetic encoding process on the compressed data in a predetermined number of blocks in a next group is finished, and the calculation unit shifts the decoding time of each group by a processing time of the predetermined number of blocks.
US09014273B2	Method and assembly used for vector transfer A method for transmitting a vector having at least two vector components, each of the vector components described in a frequency. Each vector is represented as a bit number with a predetermined number of bit levels. The bit numbers are encoded according to a priority of the bit levels and the encoded bit numbers are transmitted.
US09014263B2	Multi-layer interlace frame-compatible enhanced resolution video delivery A video base layer can contain information pertaining to frame-compatible interlace representations of multiple data categories while video enhancement layers can contain interlace or progressive representations and/or frame-compatible representations of these data categories. Video data are encoded and decoded using layered approaches.
US09014261B2	Method and system for media file compression The present invention discloses a method for media file compression, which includes: extracting the encoding parameters from an input media file, separating and decoding the audio and video stream from the input media file, and extracting an original audio stream and an original video stream; computing the transcoding parameters required for compression according to the encoding parameters; encoding the original audio stream to output a new compressed audio stream, and encoding the original video stream to output a new compressed video stream according to the transcoding parameters; synthesizing the new compressed audio stream and the new compressed video stream to create a new media file. The present invention also provides a system for media file compression. By means of the method and system of the present invention, users can realize simple and rapid compression for media files of various formats without understanding media expertise, and the storage space can be saved, so that it is convenient to carry, transfer and share the media files.
US09014257B2	Apparatus and method for wireless communications An apparatus and method for wireless communications are provided. The apparatus for wireless communications includes a receiving unit which receives a packet, which comprises a plurality of sub-packets, output from a transmitting device, and processes the received packet in a plurality of signal processing modes that correspond to a plurality of transmission modes applied to the received packet, and a media access control processing unit which acquires data from the sub-packets included in the processed packet.
US09014256B2	Transport data reduction for DAS systems An endpoint element of a distributed antenna system includes processing circuitry configured for processing a plurality of digital signals for conditioning the signals and compression circuitry configured for compressing at least one of the digital signals according to a compression scheme to yield at least one compressed digital signal and compression settings. The digital signals are combined into a single digital stream and combined and time division multiplexed onto a serial data link with the compression settings. The digital signals are also transmitted with compression settings to another endpoint element over the serial data link.
US09014255B2	System and method for identifying unique portions of videos with validation and predictive scene changes A computer-based method for generating a compressed data stream, including using a specially programmed computer to: access a first compressed data stream including a first plurality of sequentially arranged frames including respective compressed frame data; access a second compressed data stream including a second plurality of sequentially arranged frames including respective compressed frame data; compare respective compressed data for sequentially matched pairs of frames in the first and second pluralities of frames; select, based on the comparison, common and unique portions in the first data stream; and select, based on the comparison, first and second portions in the second data stream, matched with the common and unique portions, respectively, in the sequence. The first portion has respective compressed frame data equal to the respective compressed frame data for the common portion. The second portion has respective compressed frame data unequal to the respective compressed frame data for the common portion.
US09014252B2	Band-pass high-order analog filter backed hybrid receiver equalization A channel equalization scheme is provided. A linear equalizer using a continuous-time linear equalization and a decision feedback equalizer using a discrete-time decision feedback equalization are integrated together from a hybrid receiver equalizer. The continuous-time linear equalization scheme and the discrete-time decision feedback equalization scheme are blended using a joint adaptation algorithm to form an equalization scheme for inter-symbol interference cancellation in the hybrid receiver equalizer. The hybrid receiver equalizer controls crosstalk while maintaining signal bandwidth and linearity of a signal by the high-order high frequency roll-off of the linear equalizer used. Using this configuration, the hybrid receiver equalizer eliminates the need for adaptive bandwidth controller used in conventional low-pass receiver equalization schemes. The hybrid receiver equalizer can be used in receivers for dual-speed simultaneous transmission on the same physical link. The hybrid receiver equalizer can also be used in receivers for simultaneous forward and back-channel transmission using differential-signaling in multi-Gbps transceivers.
US09014247B2	Communication on a pilot wire Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating on a pilot wire between Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) and an Electric Vehicle (EV). In an example embodiment, a modem is coupled to the pilot wire that couples the EVSE and the EV. The modem transmits both pulse width modulation (PWM) command signals and power line communication (PLC) signals to a remote device via the pilot wire. The modem interleaves the PWM and PLC signals on the pilot wire so that latency requirements for the PWM signals are maintained. The modem supports parallel protocol stacks in which PLC signals are processed in a first path and PWM signals are processed in a second path that bypasses the first path and provides the PWM signals directly to a MAC layer. The modem may create a modified frame for the PLC signals to maintain the latency requirements.
US09014243B2	System and method for scrambling using a bit scrambler and a phase scrambler A system and method that demodulates the phase characteristic of a carrier signal are described. The scrambling of the phase characteristic of each carrier signal includes associating a value with each carrier signal and computing a phase shift for each carrier signal based on the value associated with that carrier signal. The value is determined independently of any input bit value carried by that carrier signal. The phase shift computed for each carrier signal is combined with the phase characteristic of that carrier signal so as to substantially scramble the phase characteristic of the carrier signals. Bits of an input signal are modulated onto the carrier signals having the substantially scrambled phase characteristic to produce a transmission signal with a reduced PAR.
US09014240B2	Wireless transmitter/receiver, wireless communication device, and wireless communication system Disclosed is a wireless transmitter/receiver provided with: a local oscillator which oscillates at a predetermined local oscillator frequency; a mixer which mixes a local oscillation signal of the local oscillation frequency outputted from an output terminal of the local oscillator and a radio signal received by an antenna; a modulation circuit which modulates the local oscillator signal and generates a radio signal; and a transmission/reception switching unit which selectively switches over between a reception state in which the output terminal of the local oscillator is connected to the mixer and a transmission state in which the output terminal is connected to the antenna without passing through the mixer.
US09014230B2	Single-mode quantum cascade lasers having shaped cavities Single-mode quantum cascade lasers having shaped cavities of various geometries are provided. The shaped cavities function as monolithic coupled resonators, and permit single-mode operation of the lasers. A folded or hairpin-shaped cavity could be provided, having a plurality of straight segments interconnected with a curved segment. Additionally, a shaped cavity could be provided having a single straight segment interconnected at one end to a curved segment. The curved segment could also be tapered in shape, such that the width of the curved segment decreases toward one end of the curved segment. A laser which includes a shaped cavity having two interconnected, folded shaped cavities is also provided.
US09014224B2	Compact, thermally stable multi-laser engine Various embodiments of a multi-laser system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the multi-laser system includes a plurality of lasers, a plurality of laser beams, a beam positioning system, a thermally stable enclosure, and a temperature controller. The thermally stable enclosure is substantially made of a material with high thermal conductivity such as at least 5 W/(m K). The thermally stable enclosure can help maintain alignment of the laser beams to a target object over a range of ambient temperatures.
US09014223B2	Compact high energy mid wave OPCPA laser Systems and methods of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification for laser pulses are provided. Techniques and components include replacing pulse stretcher and/or pulse compressors with chirped volume Bragg gratings (CVBGs) to reduce size, weight, cost, and environmental sensitivity of the laser system.
US09014204B2	System and method for managing network communications The disclosed embodiments include a computer-implemented method for controlling network communications. In one embodiment, the method executes instructions, using a processor, to perform operations comprising: communicating with a first set of network communications devices of a first packet network; receiving and storing in memory network performance information associated with the first set of network communications devices; initiating routines on a second set of network communications devices of a second packet network of a second communications carrier for determining network performance information associated with the second packet network; storing the network performance information associated with the second set of network communications devices; determining an operational status of a network node within the second packet network based on the stored network performance information; and controlling network communications of data packets over node segments of the first packet network and the second packet network based on the stored network performance information.
US09014186B2	Hardware-accelerated packet multicasting Methods and systems for hardware-accelerated packet multicasting are provided. According to one embodiment, a multicast packet is received at an ingress system of a packet-forwarding engine (PFE). Multiple flow classification indices are identified for the multicast packet by the ingress system. The multiple flow classification indices are sent to an egress system of the PFE by the ingress system. A single copy of the multicast packet is buffered in a memory accessible by the egress system. Corresponding transform control instructions are identified by the egress system based on each flow classification index. The single copy of the multicast packet is read from the memory. The multicast packet is transformed to an outgoing packet for each instance of the multicast packet based on the corresponding transform control instructions. The outgoing packet is transmitted for routing to a network.
US09014178B1	Telecommunication system A telecommunication system comprising a computer system comprising a store of representations of telecommunication actions and a store of representations of telecommunication rules. A URL is associated with each of the telecommunication actions. The computer system is configured to, at least in part, command the telecommunication actions. Each telecommunication action is carried out, at least in part, in a manner dependent on at least one of the telecommunication rules. In response to an electronic device accessing a URL associated with one of the telecommunication actions, the telecommunication action is carried out, at least in part, in a manner dependent on at least one of the telecommunication rules. The telecommunication system is configured to change the unique URL to a new unique URL in response to a telecommunication action and associate a different telecommunication action with the new unique URL and/or change a telecommunication action associated with the unique URL.
US09014169B2	Cell search procedure for heterogeneous networks In a heterogeneous network, low power cells are detected by correlating a first and second signal originating from an unknown cell, such as synchronization signals, e.g., SSS received in a first and second time period (e.g., subframes 0 and 5 of a frame with corresponding sets of possible SSS signals. The cell identities for the candidate cells can be used to determine corresponding reference symbol sequences for the candidate cells. The final determination of the cell identity is then made by correlating a third signal originating from the unknown cell, such as a reference signal received in a third time period (e.g., an almost blank subframe or a broadcast subframe) with the set of reference signals for the candidate cells. The correct cell identity is determined to be the cell identity yielding the greatest correlation with its corresponding reference signal.
US09014167B2	Operating a wireless communication terminal after establishing a short-range connection with another wireless communication terminal A wireless communication terminal may include: an instruction unit (CPU) that instructs whether a wireless communication serves as host or target; a wireless communication unit that transmits/receives the radio frame to/from a terminal serving as target when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as host, and transmits/receives the radio frame to/from a terminal serving as host when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as target; and a setting unit that sets the frame transmission interval of host as the frame transmission interval when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as host, sets the frame transmission interval of target as the frame transmission interval when receiving an instruction from the instruction unit to serve as target, and transmits a radio frame to a terminal serving as host when the frame transmission interval of target is set.
US09014162B2	Wireless local area network-based position locating systems and methods The location of one or more mobile nodes in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is determined. Nodes in the WLAN include respective ping drivers to generate ping event values related to transmit count stamps and receive count stamps for wireless messages exchanged between the nodes. Each wireless message is associated with a transmit offset corresponding to an expected transmit time. A sorting module groups the ping event values and produces a difference between the respective receive count stamps and the transmit count stamps for each wireless message. Based on the sorted ping event values, the sorting module generates transmit offset values relating to the transmit offsets. A space-time calibration unit generates, from the sorted differences and the transmit offset values, a clock rate solution and a location solution for at least one of the nodes in the WLAN.
US09014153B2	Method for enabling a terminal to efficiently detect and search for a femto base station A method for enabling a mobile station (MS) to efficiently detect and search for a femto base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving a signal including information of a femto base station; and searching for the femto base station on the basis of the received information, wherein said received information is a sequence including at least one of the following: the entirety or a part of a femto base station ID (Identity), the entirety or a part of a cell ID, a sector ID, the entirety or a part of a CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) ID, and a frequency allocation index. In the step of receiving femto base station information, a preamble and data containing information on the femto base station are received. In the step of detecting the femto base station, the femto base station is separately detected on the basis of the received information. Here, the entirety or a part of the preamble sequence of the femto base station which is used for the separation of the femto base station is reused as a scrambling sequence for said data.
US09014139B2	Method and eNodeB for forwarding downlink and uplink packets based on S1 handover A method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: numbering a packet not processed by using PDCP according to a message that comprises PDCP Serial Number (SN) information if downlink packets to be forwarded include the packet not processed by using PDCP; and sending the downlink packets to the UE according to the PDCP SN corresponding to the packet included in the downlink packets. A method for forwarding uplink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: receiving state report information of the packet sent by the target eNodeB; and sending the packet according to the state report information of the packet. Another method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover and an eNodeB are disclosed. Through the embodiments of the present disclosure, the packets are forwarded without loss in the case of S1 handover.
US09014129B2	Mobile communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus, and mobile communication method A mobile station (MS) receives in a sub-frame a first and second PDCCH, where the first PDCCH indicating a first PDSCH transmission on a first downlink component carrier (DCC) and the second PDCCH indicating a second PDSCH transmission on the second DCC, determines a first PUCCH resource based on a control channel element (CCE) of the first PDCCH and a second PUCCH resource based on a CCE of the second PDCCH when the first PDCCH and the second DCC are received in the sub-frame and transmits control information on HARQ using a single PUCCH resource (selected from the first and second PUCCH resource), where the first and second PUCCH resource are mapped on a single uplink component carrier corresponding to the first DCC, and the control information on HARQ includes information indicating an ACK or a NACK for each of downlink transport blocks transmitted on the first and second PDSCH.
US09014122B2	Method and apparatus of converting TV channels into WLAN channels in a wireless local area network system A method of converting TV channels into WLAN channels in a wireless local area network system (WLAN) is disclosed. A method of converting TV channels into WLAN channels at an apparatus comprising receiving WSM including a list of available TV channels and finding out a center frequency of each of first WLAN channels which exist on frequency area of the available TV channels using TV channel bandwidth, WLAN channel bandwidth and a starting frequency of each of the available TV channels, wherein the TV channel bandwidth and the WLAN channel bandwidth are predetermined.
US09014121B2	Apparatus and method for acquisition of a common enhanced dedicated channel resource An apparatus, method and system for acquisition of an uplink communication resource in a communication system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a processor, and memory including computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate a first message indicating that data is ready for transmission on an uplink, initiate a procedure in a Layer 1 (L1) subsystem to acquire an uplink communication resource in response to the first message, receive a second message from the L1 subsystem indicating failure to acquire the uplink communication resource, and generate a third message for a radio link control (RLC) subsystem to proceed as if the RLC subsystem transmits an uplink RLC protocol data unit in response to the second message.
US09014117B2	Resource allocation in wireless multi-hop relay networks Technologies that, among other things, provide resource allocation in multi-hop wireless networks with relay stations and can be used to supply information to link data packets with a respective resource allocation.
US09014115B2	Method and apparatus for handling downlink reference signal interference to PDSCH in long term evolution coordinated multipoint transmission A communications system employing CoMP transmission to suppress interference comprises: a CoMP user equipment; and a plurality of base stations, one of the base stations being an associated base station of the CoMP user equipment to transmit data to the CoMP user equipment, the plurality of base stations including multiple CoMP base stations for the CoMP user equipment. The CoMP base stations for the CoMP user equipment transmit CoMP downlink data, including subframes which comprise physical resource blocks having a plurality of resource elements (REs) and cell-specific reference signal (CRS) resource element (RE) locations. PDSCH bit-level muting or puncturing information is determined, based on radio resource management measurement and the subframes sent from the multiple CoMP base stations, to identify PDSCH REs that suffer strong CRS interference transmission from within the multiple CoMP base stations and are to be subjected to one of bit-level muting or bit-level puncturing.
US09014114B2	User equipment reference signal-based timing estimation Estimation of timing errors is disclosed that uses user equipment reference signals (UERSs). A UE models each channel in a user equipment reference signal (UERS) as a channel on an adjacent UERS tone multiplied by a phase ramping term. This phase ramping term is determined using an estimator on the modeled channels. The UE then determines the equivalent timing error by mapping the phase ramping terms into the estimated timing errors in the time domain. In coordinated multipoint (CoMP) systems, the UERS-based timing error may be used to identify an aligned common reference signal (CRS) associated with the network entity transmitting the data. With this determination, the UE may estimate a CRS-based timing error and either substitute the CRS-based timing error for the UERS-based timing error or calculate a further average timing error based on both the CRS-based and UERS-based timing errors.
US09014111B2	Multi-block radio access method and transmitter module and receiver module using the same A multi-blocks radio access method is provided and includes the following steps. A plurality of resource blocks are grouped into a plurality of groups. One resource block is respectively selected from the groups to form a plurality of resource block sets. Data to be accessed are transmitted in corresponding one of the resource block sets. A code division multiplexing code sequence is determined for the corresponding one of the resource block sets according to at least one of a plurality of parameters. Encoding or decoding operations are performed on the data to be accessed according to the corresponding one of the resource block sets and the corresponding code division multiplexing code sequence. The encoded or decoded data is accessed. A transmitter module and a receiver module using the foregoing method are also provided.
US09014106B2	Method, apparatus and computer readable medium embodying a program for resource allocation Apparatus and method for resource allocation are provided. An apparatus includes a controller configured to: utilize a tree structure with more than one branch in the resource allocation of physical resource blocks, each branch including one or more legal starting positions for resource allocation. Each starting position is associated with a cluster of physical resource blocks, the number of starting positions being different on each branch. The size of the resource clusters of each branch is different. The controller is configured to denote each resource cluster with a predefined index, and allocate one or more clusters to user equipment uplink connection.
US09014105B2	80MHZ/160MHZ transmission opportunity (TXOP) protection in 802.11ac transmissions A method and apparatus for negotiating an idle subchannel set for a wireless data transmission. The method includes transmitting an indication of a first set of idle subchannels to a wireless station. The method also includes receiving an indication of a second set of idle subchannels from the wireless station. The method further includes determining a final set of idle subchannels based on the indication of the first set of idle subchannels and the indication of the second set of idle subchannels.
US09014103B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving preamble of random access channel in a broadband wireless communication system A method for transmitting a preamble over a Random Access CHannel (RACH) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a preamble having a length longer than a basic transmission unit, and dividing the preamble into preambles having a length less than the basic transmission unit; and sequentially transmitting the divided preambles over the RACH using different antennas.
US09014100B2	Method and device for maintaining the performance quality of a communication system in the presence of narrow band interference A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for analyzing a wide frequency band with respect to signal power levels in specified narrow frequency bands, detecting narrow band signal power levels received in the specified narrow frequency bands, determining an average composite wideband power level from the narrow band signal power levels, determining an adaptive threshold from the average composite wideband power level, detecting narrow band interference according to the adaptive threshold, and configuring a filter to substantially suppress the detected narrow band interference. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09014098B2	Digital fixed station interface (DFSI) internet protocol to binary serial data protocol converter A system and method are provided for converting radio communication signals between a Digital Fixed Station Interface (DFSI) Internet Protocol (IP) APCO P25 standard communications format and binary serial data protocol standard communications. Received serial binary data may be evaluated, separated into control information and data payloads, and converted to DFSI IP standard data. Incoming and outgoing data communications are processed by implementing decisions about how to handle the information contained in, or to be contained in, the incoming and outgoing data communications based upon the substance, or overarching format, of the data contained in individual data packets, or serial bit streams. In embodiments, decisions and determinations regarding the information include determining that the information is damaged or corrupted and therefore not available to be converted. The data may be discarded based on such a determination.
US09014090B2	Method and an arrangement for legacy fallback between communication network systems A method for handling Circuit Switched Fallback from a Packet Switched domain includes receiving an indication that Circuit Switched Fallback is supported from an eNodeB located within the Packet Switched domain. The method also includes registering to a Circuit Switched domain associated with Circuit Switched Fallback by tunneling Circuit Switched Registration information, via the eNodeB, to the Circuit Switched domain, thereby enabling the User Equipment to setup a Circuit Switched call or receive a Circuit Switched page. The method also includes receiving a Circuit Switched specific parameter setting from the eNodeB. The Circuit Switched specific parameter setting includes decoding information to facilitate decoding of transmissions in the Circuit Switched domain. Additionally, the method includes, after receiving the Circuit Switched specific parameter setting, switching from the Packet Switched domain to the Circuit Switched domain and using the decoding information to access the Circuit Switched domain.
US09014069B2	Methods and apparatus for communication mode selection based on content type A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in connection with selection of a communication mode based on traffic type information. In one example, a network entity (e.g., a WiFi router, Picocell, Fentocell, an eNB, etc.) is equipped to obtain traffic type information for content to be transmitted by a network entity, determine a communication mode to use for transmission of the content based on the traffic type information, and transmit the content using the determined communication mode. In an aspect, the traffic type information may indicate that the content is a best effort traffic type, a latency sensitive traffic type, or no traffic type is available.
US09014068B2	Antenna having active and passive feed networks An antenna having a passive feed network in one band, and an active radio network in an adjacent band, is provided. The antenna includes radiating elements arranged in an array dimensioned to transmit and receive RF signals. The antenna includes diplexers having a first port, a second port and a third port. The first port of each diplexer coupled to at least one radiating element. The diplexer has a first filter coupling the first port to the second port and a second filter coupling the first port to the third port. A passive feed network includes a phase shifter, which is coupled to an input transmission line and a plurality of output transmission lines. Each of the output transmission lines may be coupled to one of the second ports of one of the diplexers. An active radio is coupled to each of the third ports of the plurality of diplexers.
US09014064B2	Scheduling and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing indication for an uplink-downlink (UL-DL) reconfiguration Technology for reconfiguring an uplink-downlink (UL-DL) time-division duplexing (TDD) configuration timing is disclosed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) for reconfiguring an uplink-downlink (UL-DL) time-division duplexing (TDD) configuration timing can have computer circuitry configured to: Decode a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for downlink control information (DCI) including a timing indication field (TIF); and reconfigure a channel timing for a semi-static UL-DL TDD configuration using the TIF. The channel timing can include a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduling timing, or a PUSCH HARQ timing.
US09014061B2	Control signal management system and method A user equipment (UE) including a processor configured to transmit control plane data irrespective of on-duration/off-duration status.
US09014059B2	Quality of service setup on a time reservation basis In a network having routing elements for routing information through the network, there is provided a method for providing an ability to set up a Quality of Service contract for a videoconference session between clients. A reservation is received for a time period for the videoconference session. Configuration information, for filtering real-time traffic corresponding to the videoconference session from other traffic traversing the network, is sent to at least one of the routing elements after the time period is reserved.
US09014052B2	Interceptor system for characterizing digital data in telecommunication system Certain aspects are directed to an interceptor system for characterizing digital data communicated between certain points in a telecommunication system. The interceptor system includes an interface device and a processing device. The interface device can retrieve data from at least one communication link between a radio frequency processing unit and a baseband processing unit of a telecommunication system. The data includes digital data communicated between the radio frequency processing unit and the baseband processing unit. The processing device can determine an interface link protocol for communicating with terminal equipment via the telecommunication system. The interface link protocol can be determined based on an organization of the data retrieved from the communication link.
US09014051B2	Updating multicast group information of a client device of a wireless mesh network Systems, methods and apparatuses for updating multicast group information of a client device of a wireless mesh network are disclosed. One method includes an access node of the wireless mesh network determining multicast group information of the client device that is connected to the access node, and the access node providing routing updates to upstream access nodes and a first upstream gateway, wherein the multicast group information of the client device is included within the routing updates of the client device.
US09014047B2	System and method for aggregating and reporting network traffic data A method for analyzing traffic in a communications network includes sampling data packets at a plurality of network interconnection points, wherein sampling the data packets includes generating a plurality of sampled packet data in one or more standardized formats, converting the sampled packet data from the one or more standardized formats into a neutral format, and aggregating the sampled packet data in the neutral format from the plurality of network interconnection points. A system includes a communications node operable to sample data packets flowing through and generate sample packet data in a specified format, a collector node operable to convert the sampled packet data into a neutral format, the collector node further operable to map IP addresses of the sampled packet data to corresponding prefixes in a routing table; and an aggregator node operable to aggregate neutrally formatted sampled packet data from a plurality of collector nodes.
US09014042B2	System and method for discovering surroundings for communicating objects The invention relates to a system for determining surroundings in a wireless network, the system including first and second nodes, each node being programmed to periodically detect the nodes located in the surroundings thereof every time period Δ, characterized in that: the first node comprises a transmitter (1) and control means (3) for activating the transmitter (1) for a transmission time ξ less than the time period Δ, the transmitter transmitting an identification signal during the transmission time ξ; the second node comprises a receiver (2) and control means (3) for activating the receiver (2) for a reception time α less than the time period Δ, the receiver (2) listening for the signals from the adjacent nodes during the reception time a, the control means (3) of the second node activating the receiver once per time period Δ.
US09014039B2	Method and device for performing and controlling user equipment measurement in multiple carrier aggregated mobile communication system The present invention defines a method for a terminal to perform measurement for neighbor cells efficiently in a mobile communication system capable of carrier aggregation. The present invention is directed to the 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution) or 3GPP LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) being discussed in the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) system as an exemplary next generation mobile communication system.
US09014038B2	Intelligent multi-streaming for enhancing or avoiding dropped and interrupted communication sessions Systems and methods for intelligently enhancing communication sessions or avoiding dropped and interrupted communication sessions between or among communication devices. Characteristics of a communication link are monitored and are compared to intelligent communication session data to predictively determine whether a handoff may be needed or whether multi-streaming should be invoked or terminated. Intelligent communication session data may be monitored, recorded and/or stored by a handoff service, a bridging service and/or a multi-streaming service, as well as applications executed on communication devices or other network devices. Intelligent communication session data may be any data relating to a communication session, including detected signal strengths, available networks, protocol and buffer statistics and analysis, environmental and/or geographical factors, the performance of access points and other network components, past interactions between or among communication devices, and access points and other network components, context of conversations during voice calls.
US09014034B2	Efficient network traffic analysis using a hierarchical key combination data structure A network access device for network traffic analysis of a plurality of client devices in a local area network (LAN) maintains a hierarchical key combination traffic analysis (HKCTA) table for each of the client devices of the LAN (LAN devices) to store network traffic statistics of each LAN device, wherein the HKCTA includes entries identified by keys, each key being formed based on a combination of zero or more packet attributes of packets or flow attributes of a network flow associated with the packets (packet/flow attributes) exchanged by the LAN device. Each key represents one of hierarchical levels of a hierarchy of the entries. Each level of the hierarchy includes all packet/flow attributes of its parent hierarchical level plus at least one additional packet/flow attribute that is not present in its parent hierarchical level.
US09014032B2	Implicit DRX cycle length adjustment control in LTE—ACTIVE mode A method for controlling discontinuous reception in a wireless transmit/receive unit includes defining a plurality of DRX levels, wherein each DRX level includes a respective DRX cycle length and transitioning between DRX levels based on a set of criteria. The transitioning may be triggered by implicit rules.
US09014030B2	Time division duplex wireless network and associated method using connection modulation groups A wireless network is provided that includes a base station and subscriber stations that communicate with the base station using radio frequency (RF) time division duplex (TDD) signaling. The base station may establish medium access control (MAC) connections with each station. The base station monitors communications with the stations and, in accordance, assigns stations or MAC connections to modulation groups. The base station transmits signals on MAC connections or to stations in a modulation group in adjacent TDD slots within a TDD frame. The base station may receive access requests from the stations, evaluate traffic requirements for the stations, and determine a longest downlink portion for the stations. The base station then allocates downlink and uplink portions of a TDD frame according to the length of the longest downlink portion.
US09014018B2	Auto-aware dynamic control policy for energy efficiency An auto-aware dynamic control policy for energy efficiency. A discovery node in a network can be designed to transmit periodically discovery traffic to a plurality of other network nodes in the network. Responses to the discovery traffic can be used by the discovery node to ascertain real-time activity in the network. Measures of the real-time activity can be used to adjust a control policy in the discovery node.
US09014009B2	Method and device for locating a failed link, and method, device and system for analyzing alarm root cause An alarm root cause analyzing method includes: obtaining at least one alarm of a managed network; sending an alarm raising time to a failed link locating device; receiving an identifier of a failed link, an identifier of an affected edge device, and an identifier of a device interface of the affected edge device; querying whether any alarm from the failed link exists in the at least one alarm, if an alarm from the failed link exists, marking the alarm from the failed link as a root cause alarm; querying whether any alarm from the affected edge device exists in the at least one alarm, if an alarm from the affected edge device exists, if a service object corresponding to the alarm from the affected edge device is borne over the device interface of the affected edge device, marking the alarm from the affected edge device as a derivative alarm.
US09014008B2	Forward-looking probabilistic statistical routing for wireless ad-hoc networks with lossy links Techniques related to a localized routing approach are generally described where the number of transmissions, the maximum number of transmission per node, effective bandwidth, the latency, overall energy consumption, the maximum energy consumption, or other individual or composite objective in a wireless network may be optimized. The localized routing approach may use a metric that combines immediate progress benefit and expense with a statistics-based forward looking estimation of future routing properties and cost. The protocol may also employ a combination of probabilistic and deterministic mechanism to detect and escape local minima.
US09014003B2	Decoupled and concurrent packet processing and packet buffering for load-balancing router architecture A network component comprising a traffic manager (TM) configured to assign a unique identifier (ID) to a received packet, a splitter module configured to separate a header and a payload of the received packet, the splitter module further configured to attach the unique ID to each of the header and the payload, and a merger module configured to assemble an outgoing packet using the header and the payload.
US09013997B2	System for performing distributed data cut-through A data segment of a data packet destined for an egress port of an egress node may be received at a first ingress node. An egress statement vector and an ingress statement vector may be identified at the first ingress node. A determination may be made, based on the egress statement vector and ingress statement vector, whether the first ingress node is authorized to transfer the data segment to the egress port before the other data segments of the data packet are received at the first ingress node. The data segment may be transferred to the egress port before the other data segments of the data packet are received at the first ingress node when the determination indicates the first ingress node is authorized. The data segment may be stored in a buffer of the first ingress node when the determination indicates the first ingress node is not authorized.
US09013992B2	Method and apparatus for network address translation A method and system for improved network address translation (NAT) to enable efficient translation of packets destined for communication systems within a domain utilizing network addresses that are incompatible with the source and destination addresses indicated in packets delivered from the global Internet. Since the addresses are not compatible with global Internet addresses, delivery cannot be accomplished except by some method of address translation. Traditional systems have not been constructed to enable such inbound translations, providing instead only communications outbound from the incompatibly addressed domain towards the global Internet. An embodiment of the system employs deep packet inspection (DPI) search techniques known from widely deployed systems in use today, to acquire a resource identifier, and to attempt to match the resource identifier to complete the flow of traffic on a packet-by-packet basis.
US09013982B2	M-pair mode protection switching A communication comprises a plurality of digital subscriber line (DSL) links, a first node having at least one application port configured for an elastic service and a plurality of DSL ports, and a second node having at least one application port configured for an elastic service and a plurality of DSL ports. Each of the first and second nodes is configured to interleave data received over the at least one application port across the plurality of DSL ports, each DSL port allocated a set of DSL timeslots for transport of the data received over the at least one application port. When a failure is detected on one of the DSL links, each of the first and second nodes is configured to interleave the data received over the at least one application port across the remaining DSL ports not connected to the failed DSL link without adjusting the set of DSL timeslots allocated to each of the remaining DSL ports for transport of the data from the at least one application port.
US09013981B2	System and method for routing data A system and method for routing data is provided. The system includes a one or more ports, one or more bypass circuits, a data router, and a logic circuit. The one or more bypass circuits are connected to and corresponding in number to the one or more ports. The data router is connected to the one or more bypass circuits. The data router is operable to: monitor for data, decode a priority according to the data, and move data through the one or more bypass circuits according to the priority. The logic circuit is connected to the data router for interfacing to a system bus of a host computer.
US09013977B2	Method and system for reducing traffic disturbance in a communication network caused by intermittent failure A method may include: (i) in response to clearing of a fault on a working path of a protection switching group to which a first network element is interfaced: (a) transitioning, by the first network element, its state to a first state in which a protection path of the protection switching group is active; and (b) initiating, by the first network element, a wait to restore timer, the wait to restore timer having a duration such that upon expiration of the timer, the first network element is configured to switch the working path to active; and (ii) in response to receiving a message from a second network element interfaced to the protection switching group indicating that a failure has occurred on the working path: (a) maintaining, by the first network element, its state in the first state; and (b) continuing, by the first network element, the wait to restore timer.
US09013972B2	Optical information recording and reproducing method and device Disclosed is an optical information recording and reproducing device capable of recording an interference fringe pattern as a hologram in an optical information recording medium, the interference fringe pattern being formed by a signal beam superimposed with signal information and a reference beam, and also capable of reproducing the signal information from the optical information recording medium, the device having a light source unit to emit light, a light splitting unit to split the light into the reference beam and the signal beam, a spatial light modulation unit to superimpose the signal information on the signal light, and a light detection unit to detect an image reproduced by the reference beam, wherein information about defects on the spatial light modulation unit is recorded in the optical information recording medium.
US09013956B2	Method and system for seismic imaging and earth modeling using beam tomography A beam tomography computer implemented method and system for generating improved seismic images and earth models without dependence on reflector structure is disclosed. Recorded seismic data is transformed into data beams which are compared to forward modeled beams using an earth model having a velocity model to compute raypaths and a seismic image to specify the reflectors. The tomographic updates to the earth model and velocity model are based on misalignments between the data beams and the same beams forward modeled from the velocity model and the seismic image. The updated earth model and seismic image better describe the true propagation of the beams through the earth.
US09013954B2	Method for determining properties of a formation A method for determining properties of a formation comprises disposing at least one acoustic logging tool in a well and moving the logging tool along the well. An acoustic logging is performed during movement of the acoustic logging tool together with simultaneous thermal treatment of the formation. A temperature of a formation zone being thermally treated is measured as well as attenuation and velocity of the Stoneley waves excited by the acoustic logging tool. Based on the obtained dependencies of measured parameters as functions of the formation zone temperature formation relative phase permeabilities, formation fluid viscosity and viscous flow activation energy are determined.
US09013944B2	Auxiliary power device and user system including the same A user system is provided which includes a storage device and an auxiliary power device configured to supply a power to the storage device, wherein the auxiliary power device includes a first one direction device configured to supply a supply voltage from an external power supply to the storage device, a charging unit configured to be charged by the external power supply, a second one direction device configured to selectively supply an output voltage of the charging unit to the storage device, a voltage detector configured to detect a level of the output voltage of the charging unit and to output a first control signal to the storage device, and a switching unit connected between the charging unit and the second one direction device and configured to operate in response to a second control signal from the storage device.
US09013934B2	Method of operating a nonvolatile memory by reprogramming failed cells using a reinforced program pulse in an idle state and memory system thereof A memory system, and an operation method of a nonvolatile memory, include programming memory cells using a normal program pulse, reading out a first set of data from the memory cells, detecting failed cells based on the first set of data, storing information about the failed cells in a buffer, and reprogramming the failed cells using a reinforced program pulse in an idle state based on the information stored in the buffer.
US09013933B2	Memory with redundant sense amplifier Embodiments of a memory are disclosed that may reduce the likelihood of a miss-read while reading a weak data storage cell. The memory may include a number of data storage cells, a column multiplexer, a first sense amplifier and a second sense amplifier, and an output circuit. The gain level of the first sense amplifier may be higher than the gain level of the second sense amplifier. The output circuit may include a multiplexer and the multiplexer may be operable to controllably select one of the outputs of the first and second sense amplifiers and pass the value of the selected sense amplifier. The output circuit may include a node that couples the outputs of the first and second sense amplifiers and the outputs of the first and second sense amplifiers may be able to be set to a high impedance state.
US09013928B1	Dynamic bit line bias for programming non-volatile memory A program operation for a set of non-volatile storage elements. A count is maintained of a number of program pulses which are applied to an individual storage element in a slow programming mode, and an associated bit line voltage is adjusted based on the count. Different bit line voltages can be used, having a common step size or different steps sizes. As a result, the change in threshold voltage of the storage element within the slow programming mode, with each program pulse can be made uniform, resulting in improved programming accuracy. Latches maintain the count of program pulses experienced by the associated storage element, while in the slow programming mode. The storage element is in a fast programming mode when its threshold voltage is below a lower verify level, and in the slow programming mode when its threshold voltage is between the lower verify level and a higher verify level.
US09013927B1	Sector-based regulation of program voltages for non-volatile memory (NVM) systems Methods and systems are disclosed for sector-based regulation of program voltages for non-volatile memory (NVM) systems. The disclosed embodiments regulate program voltages for NVM cells based upon feedback signals generated from sector return voltages that are associated with program voltage drivers that are driving program voltages to NVM cells within selected sectors an NVM array. As such, drops in program voltage levels due to IR (current-resistance) voltage losses in program voltage distribution lines are effectively addressed. This sector-based regulation of the program voltage effectively maintains the desired program voltage at the cells being programmed regardless of the sector being accessed for programming and the number of cells being programmed. Sector return voltages can also be used along with local program voltages to provide two-step feedback regulation for the voltage generation circuitry. Test mode configurations can also be provided using test input and/or output pads.
US09013924B2	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof An operating method of a semiconductor device includes precharging bit lines corresponding to selected memory cells, supplying a first verify voltage to a word line coupled to the selected memory cells and outputting programming states of the selected memory cells to the bit lines during a first time period, sensing potentials of the bit lines that have the programming states of the selected memory cells outputted to the bit lines during the first time period, supplying a first target voltage higher than the first verify voltage to the word line and outputting programming states of the selected memory cells to the bit lines during a second time period shorter than the first time period, and sensing potentials of the bit lines that have the programming states of the selected memory cells outputted to the bit lines during the second time period.
US09013922B2	Data storage device and flash memory control method thereof Storage space allocation and a wear leveling technique for a FLASH memory module are disclosed. The FLASH memory module includes a plurality of FLASH chips. A controller for the FLASH memory module divides the storage space of the FLASH memory module into Xblocks for management of the FLASH memory module. The controller erases at least one Xblock for space release and moves data on Xblocks for wear leveling.
US09013914B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for controlling semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes word lines, bit line pairs intersecting the word lines, and memory cells arranged where the word lines and the bit line pairs intersect. A word line driver arranged in correspondence with one of the word lines outputs a first voltage or a second voltage. A potential detection circuit is arranged in correspondence with at least one bit line pair to detect the potential at the bit line pair and generate a detection signal. A word line voltage adjustment circuit changes the output voltage of the word line driver from the first voltage to the second voltage in accordance with the detection signal from the potential detection circuit. A sense amplifier amplifies a potential difference of a selected one of the bit line pairs for access.
US09013906B2	Power system-interconnected inverter device In a power-system-interconnected inverter device, PI control circuits obtain voltage correction values in directions reducing the current errors on the basis of current errors serving as differences between target current values and detection values. Multiplexers provide modulation circuits with voltage target values corrected by the voltage correction values being added to voltage detection values. The modulation circuits provide gate signals for switch elements in multilevel circuits. In addition, a sign circuit provides gate signals for switch elements in a bridge clamping circuit.
US09013894B2	Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same A printed circuit board includes: a substrate; a land that is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and includes a central portion and a plurality of extended portions, the central portion having the same shape and the same size as a land of a surface mount device, and the extended portions being up-and-down symmetry and right-and-left symmetry with respect to a straight line which passes through the center of the central portion; gaps that are disposed on the surface of the substrate, each of the gaps being disposed on a periphery of the central portion and between the extended portions; and a resist that is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and has an opening portion formed at a position corresponding to the central portion and the gaps.
US09013887B2	Display device A display device includes a panel module, a frame, and a fixing device, wherein the panel module has a panel connecting part. The frame has a frame connecting part whose location corresponds to the location of the panel connecting part. The fixing device includes a joint unit and a fixing unit. The joint unit is used for accommodating the panel connecting part and the frame connecting part. The fixing unit is connected to the joint unit such that the frame can be fixed on the panel module.
US09013867B2	Hinge for a handheld computing device A handheld computing device may include a first screen having a first display, a second screen having a second display, and a hinge connected to the first and second screens. The hinge may include a plurality of axes to enable the first and second screens to rotate about distinct axes. The hinge may include a hub having an internal passage configured to electrically couple the first and second screens.
US09013859B2	Laminated electronic component and manufacturing method therefor A method for manufacturing a laminated electronic component in which, when first plating layers that respectively connect a plurality of internal electrodes to each other and second plating layers that improves the mountability of a laminated electronic component are formed as external terminal electrodes, the entire component main body is treated with a water repellent agent after the formation of the first plating layers, and the water repellent agent on the first plating layers is then removed before the formation of the second plating layers. The gaps between the end edges of the first plating films on the outer surface of the component main body and the outer surface of the component main body are filled with the water repellent agent.
US09013856B2	Ignition exciter system and ignition exciter circuit An ignition circuit is provided and may include a dc-dc converter having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, an igniter plug having a first terminal and a second terminal, a first capacitor coupled to the positive terminal, a first diode coupled between the first capacitor and the negative terminal, a switching circuit coupled between the positive terminal, and the negative terminal, a second capacitor, a transformer having a primary and a secondary winding, the primary winding coupled between the negative terminal and the second capacitor and the secondary winding coupled between the negative terminal and the first terminal of igniter plug, and a second diode coupled between the first capacitor and the second terminal, wherein the second capacitor is coupled between the primary winding and the second diode, and wherein the first terminal is coupled to the secondary winding and the second terminal is connected to a ground.
US09013850B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a sense resistor that converts a sense current flowing through a sense terminal of a switching element to a voltage (sense voltage), and an overcurrent protection circuit that performs a protection operation for the switching element when the sense voltage exceeds a threshold. The overcurrent protection circuit can switch the threshold to a first reference voltage, or to a second reference voltage which is lower than the first reference voltage. The overcurrent protection circuit sets the threshold to the second reference voltage at the time of the switching element being in a steady state, and sets the threshold to the first reference voltage during a mirror period immediately after turning-on of the switching element.
US09013847B2	Protection relay apparatus According to one embodiment, there is provided a protection relay apparatus that protects lines of a three-phase alternating current power system, the protection relay apparatus including a fault detector to detect a fault of the line, an opening unit to open a circuit breaker of a fault phase in which the fault has occurred through detection of the fault, a fault phase voltage measurement unit to measure a voltage of the fault phase after the circuit breaker is opened, a fault recovery determination unit to determine whether the fault is recovered or not based on the voltage, and a closing unit to close the circuit breaker when the fault recovery determination unit determines that the fault is recovered.
US09013838B1	Anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors and techniques for fabricating same Novel anisotropic magneto-resistive (AMR) sensor architectures and techniques for fabricating same are described. In at least one embodiment, an AMR sensor is provided that includes barber pole structures having upper and low metal layers that are formed of different materials. The metal material closer to the AMR element is formed of a material that can be etched using an etching process that does not attack the AMR material. In some other embodiments, AMR sensors having segmented AMR sensing elements are described.
US09013836B1	Method and system for providing an antiferromagnetically coupled return pole A method and system provide a magnetic head having an air-bearing surface (ABS). The magnetic head includes a read transducer and a write transducer. The read transducer includes a first shield and a read sensor. The write transducer includes a main pole, at least one coil for energizing the main pole and a return pole between the read sensor and the main pole. The return pole includes an antiparallel coupling (AC) pole structure. The AC pole structure includes a plurality of ferromagnetic layers interleaved with at least one nonmagnetic layer. The ferromagnetic layers and the nonmagnetic spacer layer(s) are substantially parallel. The ferromagnetic layers and the nonmagnetic spacer layer(s) are substantially perpendicular to the ABS. The magnetic moment of each of the ferromagnetic layers is aligned antiparallel with the magnetic moment of a nearest neighbor of the ferromagnetic layers.
US09013835B2	Low translational load suspension assembly Implementations described and claimed herein address the foregoing problems by providing a suspension assembly used in a storage device to support a transducer head, wherein the suspension assembly comprises a base plate for attaching to an actuator arm and a moving portion movably attached to the base plate. The base plate is fixed and/or clamped to the actuator arm and the moving portion adapted to rotate about a center of rotation. The moving portion is adapted to have a center of mass of its moving mass substantially close to its center of rotation. In one implementation, a counter-weight is attached to the moving portion to move the center of mass of its moving mass substantially close to its center of rotation to minimize inertial loads to the system during suspension actuation.
US09013833B2	Non-circular feature for boss tower engagement A head stack assembly comprising an actuator arm having an aperture therein, a head suspension assembly comprising a load beam having a mounting region with a aperture therein, and a base plate adapted to attach the head suspension assembly to the actuator arm, with the base plate comprising a boss tower having an outside surface and a swaging hole. One of the actuator arm aperture, the boss tower outside surface or the swaging hole is non-circular to provide increased compression between the boss tower and the actuator arm aperture in the roll direction than in the pitch direction. Methods of making a boss tower are also provided.
US09013832B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a nonmagnetic substrate, an underlayer provided above the nonmagnetic substrate, and a perpendicular recording layer provided above the underlayer. The perpendicular recording layer includes a first magnetic layer including Co and Pt and having a granular structure, and a second magnetic layer having magnetic and ferroelectric properties.
US09013829B2	Spindle motor and disk drive apparatus A spindle motor includes an upper bearing portion and a lower bearing portion each of which is inclined with respect to a central axis. The upper bearing portion includes an upper dynamic pressure generating groove defined in at least one of an upper outer circumferential surface of a shaft portion and an upper inner circumferential surface of a sleeve. The lower bearing portion includes a lower dynamic pressure generating groove defined in at least one of a lower outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion and a lower inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. The radial distance between a lower end portion of the upper dynamic pressure generating groove and the central axis is shorter than the radial distance between an upper end portion of the lower dynamic pressure generating groove and the central axis.
US09013824B1	Data storage device comprising dual read sensors and dual servo channels to improve servo demodulation A data storage device is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of servo tracks defined by servo sectors, wherein each servo sector comprises a plurality of servo bursts. A head comprises a first read sensor and a second read sensor separated from the first read sensor by a cross-track spacing. A first servo channel processes a first read signal emanating from the first read sensor to generate a first position signal based on at least two servo bursts read using the first read sensor. A second servo channel processes a second read signal emanating from the second read sensor to generate a second position signal based on at least two servo bursts read using the second read sensor. A position error signal (PES) is generated based on the first position signal and the second position signal, and the head is servoed over the disk based on the PES.
US09013819B1	Write clock phase tracking for magnetic recording device Systems and techniques relating to control of magnetic recording devices are described. Such devices can contain a recording medium including magnetic data positions, servo sync marks (SSMs), and phase tracking fields (PTFs) arranged between first and second SSMs. A described technique includes producing, based on a read head's waveform from the recoding medium, a servo detect pulse indicating a SSM detection; producing, based on the waveform, a servo detect pulse that indicates a SSM detection; producing, responsive to the servo detect pulse, calibration pulses, each of the calibration pulses corresponding to a read head's passage over one of the PTFs; and controlling, responsive to the calibration pulses, adjustments of a phase of a write clock signal to align the write clock signal with at least a portion of the data positions, the adjustments being based on groups of samples of the waveform that respectively correspond to the PTFs.
US09013811B2	Imaging lens and imaging apparatus using the same An imaging lens formed of 4 lenses, in which a negative first lens having a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side, a biconvex positive second lens, a negative third lens having a concave surface on the image side, and a positive fourth lens having a convex surface on the object side, arranged in order from the object side, and the imaging lens satisfies conditional expressions (1): L12/f<0.82; (2): 2.3
US09013809B2	Image capturing lens and image capturing apparatus provided with the image capturing lens An image capturing lens which substantially consists of five lenses, composed of a first aspherical lens having a convex surface on the object side and a positive refractive power; a second aspherical lens having a concave surface on the image side and a negative refractive power; a third aspherical lens having a positive refractive power near the optical axis; a fourth aspherical lens having a negative refractive power; and a fifth aspherical lens which is a meniscus lens having a concave surface on the image side and a negative refractive power, arranged in this order from the object side, and satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
US09013796B2	Virtual image display device An intermediate image is formed inside the prism by a projection lens or the like, and since an image light that is totally reflected at three or more surfaces; a third surface firstly, a first surface firstly, at a third surface secondly, at a first surface secondly, and the second surface in this order, transmits the first surface and then arrives at an observer's eyes, the thickness of the prism can be reduced and the size and weight of the entire optical system can be reduced, and it is possible to realize a display of high performance and brightness with a wide angle of view. Since the external light can be observed after passing through the first surface and the third surface, and the visibility at that time becomes substantially zero, it is possible to reduce the defocus or distortion of the external light when observing the external light.
US09013794B2	Dispersive optical device with three-dimensional photonic crystal A dispersive optical device with a three-dimensional photonic crystal. The object is to obtain a device having a high damage threshold on the whole and the making of which is facilitated and guaranteeing optimum optical properties. This object is achieved by using a device in silica including a three-dimensional photonic crystal and a diffraction grating. This device may notably be used in a compressor system for a short pulse.
US09013789B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power, provided in this order from an object side. Magnification is changed by moving the first lens group and the second lens group. The first lens group includes a first lens having a negative refractive power, a second lens, a third lens having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, provided in this order from the object side. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional formulae.
US09013785B2	Tunable multi-mode laser A widely tunable multi-mode semiconductor laser containing only two electrically active sections, being an optical gain section and a tunable distributed Bragg reflector section adapted to reflect at a plurality of wavelengths, wherein the gain section is bounded by the tunable distributed Bragg reflector section and a broadband facet reflector, and wherein the tunable distributed Bragg reflector section comprises a plurality of discrete segments capable of being selectively tuned, wherein the reflection spectra of one or more segments of the tunable distributed Bragg reflector section can be tuned lower in wavelength to reflect with the reflection spectrum of a further segment of the tunable distributed Bragg reflector section to provide a wavelength range of enhanced reflectivity. An optical transmitter comprising a light source that is such a widely tunable multi-mode semiconductor laser.
US09013783B2	Color electrophoretic display The present invention is directed to a color display device wherein each of the display cells is filled with an electrophoretic fluid comprising two types of charged pigment particles dispersed in a colored medium. Multiple colors of high quality may be achieved by the present invention.
US09013779B2	Electrowetting display apparatus An electrowetting display apparatus includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate, and an electrowetting layer. The array substrate includes a base substrate having a plurality of pixel areas and a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively arranged in each of the pixel areas. The pixel electrodes in each pixel area are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals and each have an island pattern shape.
US09013777B2	Integrated device architectures for electrochromic devices This disclosure describes systems and methods for creating monolithically integrated electrochromic devices which may be a flexible electrochromic device. Monolithic integration of thin film electrochromic devices may involve the electrical interconnection of multiple individual electrochromic devices through the creation of specific structures such as conductive pathway or insulating isolation trenches.
US09013764B2	Reading apparatus that reads original sheet while conveying the same In a reading apparatus, a control device is configured to: acquire a conveyance path switching information indicating whether a conveyance path switching unit has switched a conveyance path to a first conveyance path or a second conveyance path; judge, based on detection results by a width detecting unit, whether a type of an original sheet that is currently placed on an original sheet placing unit and that is not yet conveyed by a conveyance unit from the original sheet placing unit is a first type or a second type; and determine, based on both of the conveyance path switching information and the type of the not-yet-conveyed original sheet, whether the conveyance unit should stop conveyance of a preceding original sheet that the conveyance unit is currently conveying.
US09013763B2	Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus An image reading apparatus includes: a transmitting glass; and a step member that is located upstream of a reading position, at which an image of a conveyed document is read by a reading unit via a transmitting glass, in a conveying direction of the document, and has a document guiding surface at a position away from a surface of a transmitting glass by a prescribed distance and forms a step between the document guiding surface and the transmitting glass. The step member is provided with a protrusion protruding downstream in the conveying direction of the document to form space between the transmitting glass and a downstream part of the step member in the conveying direction of the document.
US09013761B2	Scanner with a scan sensor having a width smaller than the platen A scanner is disclosed. The scanner has a scan sensor with a width smaller than the width of the platen. The scanner scans a first pass of the platen with the scan sensor in a first position on one side of the platen. The scanner then moves the scan sensor to the other side of the platen and does a second pass.
US09013747B2	Data processing device To provide a technology enabling a terminal device to use various functions provided in a data processing device without the use of a device driver. A multifunction device executes a process for implementing a function indicated by instruction data when such instruction data is stored in a shared area of the RAM. Here, the shared area of the RAM in which the instruction data is stored can be recognized by a personal computer connected to the multifunction device as a storage area that can be accessed through the file system, which is a function provided as a standard feature of the operating system. Accordingly, operations of the multifunction device can be controlled from the personal computer end simply by storing instruction data in the shared area via the operating system, eliminating the need for a special device driver to control the operations of the multifunction device.
US09013741B2	Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a first control unit configured to display a shortcut corresponding to a program of an application and associate both of a first print queue corresponding to a first peripheral apparatus and a second print queue corresponding to a second peripheral apparatus with the application, and a second control unit configured to, if no print queue associated with the application is determined to exist after the shortcut is displayed, hide the shortcut corresponding to the program of the application, with different addresses assigned to the first peripheral apparatus and the second peripheral apparatus.
US09013732B1	Using font information installed in an operating system to intercept text being printed Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for using font information installed in an operating system to intercept text being printed are provided herein. A method includes intercepting an item of glyph data directed to at least one of a printing device and a display device, wherein the item of glyph data comprises a font-specific representation of a text character associated with a device context of the at least one of the printing device and the display device, converting the item of glyph data to an item of text data based on one or more items of font-specific information, analyzing the item of text data to classify one or more aspects of content in the item of text data, and analyzing the one or more aspects of content in the item of text data against one or more data policies to determine eligibility of the item of text data for transmission to the at least one of a printing device and a display device.
US09013724B2	Information processing apparatus and program An information processing apparatus is disclosed, including: a first storage unit which stores printing setting information used in an OS, the printing setting information including identifying information and a setting value of each setting item in printing; a second storage unit which stores customizing information including identifying information and a default value of a predetermined setting item that is included in a printer driver; and an updating unit which updates a setting value of the printing setting information to the default value and identifying information of the printing setting information to identifying information of the customizing information when the identifying information included in the printing setting information and the identifying information stored in the second storage unit differ when the printing setting information read by the OS from the first storage unit is obtained.
US09013719B2	Non-print mode in a multifunction printing device A multifunction print device and a method of using the multifunction device is disclosed. The multifunction print device includes a user interface comprising at least one input mechanism configured to transmit a user request to enter at least one of a print mode and a non-print mode; a plurality of elements configured to be in either an active or inactive state, wherein the elements comprise one or more first elements configured to perform printing functions and one or more second elements configured to perform non-printing functions; and a control system configured to, in response to a user request to enter non-print mode, switch the one or more second elements from an inactive state to an active state while keeping the one or more second elements in an inactive state.
US09013718B2	Print control apparatus, control method thereof, and device driver for converting commands from one format to another In order to allow any device to use a graphics device interface (GDI) driver without having to modify it once the GDI driver has been developed, the GDI driver is configured to create a spool format in a next-generation print path (NGPP) graphics engine specification and to convert drawing data in the spool format in the NGPP graphics engine specification into a page description language (PDL) by using an NGPP driver.
US09013713B2	Relief pattern detection device The present invention aims to provide a highly reliable relief pattern detection device 1, including a slant FOP 3 having an input end surface 4 with which an object surface makes contact and an output end surface 5 substantially parallel to the input end surface 4, an irradiation light source 10 disposed on the output end surface 5 side of the slant FOP 3, for irradiating the output end surface 5 with light, and a CCD camera 11 disposed on the output end surface 5 side of the slant FOP 3, for detecting a relief pattern based on light emitted from the output end surface 5, in which optical axes Rf of optical fibers are inclined so as to create a first angle α less than 90° in one direction from the output end surface 5 within a predetermined plane substantially perpendicular to the output end surface 5, the irradiation light source 10 irradiates the output end surface 5 with light in a direction to create a second angle β less than 90° in the other direction from the output end surface 5 within the predetermined plane, and the first angle α and the second angle β are set so that light made incident from the output end surface 5 into a core 8 of the optical fiber 6 enters into a cladding 9.
US09013709B2	Method and device for detecting motion A method for detecting motion direction of an object (4) comprises the steps of: laser output light (L1) is generated, using a semiconductor laser (2) having a thermal response frequency (fr); the laser is driven with rectangularly modulated DC current (I) having a modulation frequency higher than said thermal response frequency (fr) and preferably higher than twice said thermal response frequency (fr), such as to triangularly modulate the wavelength of the laser output light; the laser output light is directed to the object; a portion of reflected light (L3) is allowed to interfere with light (L0) within the laser; a portion of the laser light is used as measuring beam (5); the frequency spectrum of the measuring beam (5) is analyzed in conjunction with the modulated laser current in order to determine the direction of movement of the object (4).
US09013708B2	Optical apparatus and operating method thereof An optical apparatus includes a light source, an optical coupling module, a reference light reflection module, and a data processing module. The light source provides an incident light. The optical coupling module divides the incident light into a reference light and a detection light emitting to the reference light reflection module and the object respectively. The reference light reflection module reflects the reference light and rapidly change the optical path of the reference light. The optical coupling module receives a first reflected light generated by the reference light reflection module reflecting the reference light and a second reflected light generated by the object reflecting the detection light and it interferes the first reflected light and second reflected light to generate a light interference signal. The data processing module receives and analyzes the light interference signal to obtain an optical detection result related to the object.
US09013681B2	Movable body apparatus, pattern formation apparatus and exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method On the +X and −X sides of a projection unit, a plurality of Y heads are arranged in parallel to the X-axis by a predetermined distance half or less than half the effective width of the scale, so that two heads each constantly form a pair and face a pair of Y scales. Similarly, on the +Y and −Y sides of the projection unit, a plurality of X heads are arranged in parallel to the Y-axis by the predetermined distance described above, so that two heads each constantly form a pair and face a pair of X scales. Of the pair of heads consisting of two heads which simultaneously face the scale, measurement values of a priority head is used, and when abnormality occurs in the measurement values of the priority head due to malfunction of the head, measurement values of the other head is used. Then, by using the measurement values of the two pairs of Y heads and the pair of X heads, a position of a stage within a two-dimensional plane is measured in a stable manner and with high precision.
US09013680B2	Illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a beam deflection array including a number beam deflection elements, for example mirrors. Each beam deflection element is adapted to deflect an impinging light beam by a deflection angle that is variable in response to control signals. The light beams reflected from the beam deflection elements produce spots in a system pupil surface. The number of spots illuminated in the system pupil surface during an exposure process, during which a mask is imaged on a light sensitive surface, is greater than the number of beam deflection elements. This may be accomplished with the help of a beam multiplier unit that multiplies the light beams reflected from the beam deflection elements. In another embodiment the beam deflecting elements are controlled such that the irradiance distribution produced in the system pupil surface changes between two consecutive light pulses of an exposure process.
US09013670B2	First substrate sheet, liquid crystal panel having first substrate sheet and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a liquid crystal panel having the first substrate sheet. The object of the present invention can be accomplished by a liquid crystal capsule which is mixed with a binder and printed on one surface of the first substrate on which the transparent electrode is formed; a transparent adhesive applied to entirely cover the liquid crystal capsule and the binder printed on the first substrate; and a releasing sheet which is attached to entirely cover the transparent adhesive applied on the first substrate.
US09013665B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof Provided are a display device and a manufacturing method thereof capable of preventing aggregation of an alignment layer and maintaining uniformly a cell-gap. The display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and formed in the pixel area; a barrier layer formed on the pixel electrode; a roof layer formed on the barrier layer to be spaced apart from the barrier layer with a microcavity therebetween; and a liquid crystal formed to fill the microcavity.
US09013663B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a gate line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode having a main pixel electrode arranged on the auxiliary capacitance line and extending in the first direction. The second substrate includes a common electrode having a main common electrode arranged above the gate line and extending in the first direction. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are initially aligned in the first direction in a splay alignment state between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state where electric field is not formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
US09013656B2	Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display A polarizing plate according to the invention includes a first protective film; a polarizer; a second protective film; and an adhesive layer in this order, in which a moisture vapor permeability of the first protective film is less than or equal to 200 g/m2/24 hours, the second protective film contains cellulose acylate as a major component, a creep amount of the adhesive layer is less than 100 μm, and a shrinkage force of the polarizing plate in an absorption axis direction thereof which is represented by the following expression (A) is lower than or equal to 2000 N/m. Expression (A) is the Shrinkage Force (N/m) of Polarizing Plate in Absorption Axis Direction=Elastic Modulus (GPa) of Polarizing Plate in Absorption Axis Direction×\|Humidity Dimensional Change Rate (%) of Polarizing Plate in Absorption Axis Direction\|×Thickness (μm) of Polarizing Plate×10.
US09013649B2	Array substrate for transflective liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof An array substrate for a transflective liquid crystal display device and its fabrication method are discussed. In one embodiment, an array substrate for a transflective liquid crystal display device includes a gate pad on a base substrate, a gate insulator on the gate pad and having an opening exposing a portion of the gate pad, an auxiliary pad pattern on the gate insulator and made of an intrinsic amorphous silicon layer, and a conductive layer on the auxiliary pad pattern and contacting the gate pad through the opening.
US09013641B2	Projection type image display device To effectively suppress speckle noise generated when coherent light is used as a light source in a projection type image display device using an LCOS Liquid Crystal On Silicon). A projection type image display device according to the present invention includes: a light source that emits coherent light; an optical scanning section that scans the coherent light emitted from the light source; an LCOS that has an image formation area in which an image is formed; a projection optical system that projects an image formed on the image formation area on a screen; and a hologram that has polarization selectivity and diffuses scanning light scanned by the optical scanning section so as to allow diffusion light emitted from respective points thereof to illuminate the image formation area in an overlapping manner.
US09013640B2	DVD menu representation via optical character recognition An entertainment system for a vehicle is provided comprising a front display screen in a front seat area of the vehicle and a rear display screen in a rear seat area of the vehicle. The entertainment system further provides a DVD player for reading a DVD including video content of the DVD. The DVD player can be connected to the rear display screen for displaying the video content of the DVD thereon. The video content can include a DVD menu. A controller can be connected to the DVD player and the front display screen. The controller generates a DVD menu representation corresponding to the DVD menu for display on the front display screen.
US09013631B2	Method and apparatus for processing and displaying multiple captions superimposed on video images Methods and apparatus for processing and displaying caption information associated with a video program are provided. The caption information is extracted from a video signal and different captions are rendered in sequence for different segments of the video program. A plurality of the different captions is blended in a form for simultaneous display superimposed on video images during one of the different segments of the video program. The different captions may be the latest caption corresponding to the current segment of video and a previous caption corresponding to a previous video segment. These different captions can be displayed such that they overlie each other and such that their opacity is different. In this manner, a viewer is able to have a prolonged period of time to read captions and can readily distinguish the current caption from the previous caption.
US09013624B2	Image pickup apparatus having same exposure time among pixel groups and associated method and computer-readable medium An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element to obtain an image of a subject using a plurality of pixels which are classified into a plurality of pixel groups and are arranged in a matrix pattern, a controller to apply a reset signal to start exposure of a pixel on a pixel group basis in sequence, to read out pixel values of the plurality of pixel groups on the pixel group basis in sequence according to the reset signal applying order, and to control the image pickup element such that each of the pixel groups has a same exposure time, and a storage unit to store the pixel values read out on the pixel group basis in sequence.
US09013614B2	Solid-state image pickup apparatus and method of producing the same In a solid-state image pickup apparatus, a first insulating film continuously extends over at least part of a photoelectric conversion element and at least part of a gate electrode and further protrudes into a region above part of a floating diffusion region. A second insulating film is disposed above the first insulating film. The first insulating film has a higher dielectric constant than the second insulating film. An end of a part of the first insulating film protruding beyond an end of the gate electrode into the region above the floating diffusion region is located at a distance of 0.25 μm or less from an end, on a side of the floating diffusion region, of the gate electrode.
US09013604B2	Video summary including a particular person A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: designating a reference image containing a particular person; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a person recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the particular person; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the particular person; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.
US09013581B2	Associating a work with a biometric indication of the identity of an author Storing biometric information regarding the identity of an author in association with an artistic work created by the author may assist in properly attributing ownership of rights to the artistic work. To facilitate the association, an apparatus used to create the work may be configured to include a component for capturing the biometric information regarding the identity of the author.
US09013575B2	Doorbell communication systems and methods Doorbells can be used to detect visitors. Doorbells can have a field of view that includes a first portion and a second portion. Some embodiments include using a doorbell to detect a first object within the first portion of the field of view, and then determining if a doorbell button is pressed. If the doorbell button is not pressed, the doorbell may become less sensitive to objects detected in the first portion of the field of view. If the doorbell button is pressed, the doorbell may become more sensitive to objects detected in the first portion of the field of view. Multiple portions of the field of view may be independently adjusted based on doorbell button data.
US09013570B2	Microscope and area determination method Provided is a microscope including: dark field illumination and bright field illumination which illuminate a preparat where a sample mounted on a slide glass is covered with a cover glass and a mounting agent; an image capturing unit which acquires a dark field image by image-capturing the preparat illuminated by the dark field illumination and which acquires a bright field image by image-capturing the preparat illuminated by the bright field illumination; and a magnified portion image acquisition area determination unit which detects an edge of the cover glass in the preparat based on the dark field image and the bright field image acquired by the image capturing unit and determines an internal area of the detected edge of the cover glass as a magnified portion image acquisition area of the sample.
US09013569B2	Conveying device, conveying method and microscope system A conveying device including: a storage unit storing two or more sheets of slide glasses to be subjected to a predetermined treatment; a stage holding only one sheet of slide glass to be subjected to the treatment; a supply arm by which one sheet of slide glass to be subjected to the treatment is picked up from the storage unit and supplied onto the stage; a discharge arm by which the slide glass mounted on the stage is picked up and discharged in the storage unit; a moving unit operable to move the supply arm and the discharge arm in an integral manner so as to bring the supply arm or the discharge arm into proximity to each of the storage unit and the stage; and a control unit operable to control the supply arm, the discharge arm and the moving unit.
US09013566B2	Electronic endoscope apparatus A phase comparing unit compares a phase of an imaging-side synchronization signal with a phase of a display-side clock, and controls oscillation of a display-side clock generating unit based on a result of the comparison. A display timing adjusting unit receives a video signal output from an endoscope at a timing based on the imaging-side synchronization signal and adjusts a synchronization timing of the received video signal to a synchronization timing based on a display-side synchronization signal.
US09013563B2	Wavelength separation device, projector, and image display system A wavelength separation device includes a waveplate adapted to convert the polarization direction of light in a predetermined wavelength band so that right-eye and left-eye image light in a time-divisional manner can be separated into first outgoing light as first polarized light in a first wavelength band and second outgoing light as second polarized light in a second wavelength band, a polarization control element adapted to keep the polarization direction of the first and the second outgoing light input from the waveplate in the case of either one of the right-eye and the left-eye image light, and respectively change the polarization direction of the first and the second outgoing light input from the waveplate in the case of the other thereof, and a polarization plate adapted to absorb one of the first polarized light and the second polarized light, and transmit the other thereof.
US09013558B2	System and method for alignment of stereo views Systems and methods according to principles disclosed here provide a screen space transform, e.g., implemented as a node, that may be employed to correct alignment issues between left and right eyes of a native stereo plate. The transformations may be in a number of homographic ways, including via translation, rotation, and scaling. By properly aligning stereographic images, subsequent images are properly aligned throughout the animation pipeline. In addition, the viewer experience is significantly improved.
US09013545B2	Wireless signal transmission device, 3D image glasses, and program A wireless signal transmission device of the present invention includes a wireless signal transmission section for, when an image display device displays a 3D image, (i) a sync signal indicative of timing at which a right-eye image and a left-eye image included in the 3D image are switched and (ii) an optical shutter control signal for controlling optical shutters of 3D image glasses which optical shutters alternately transmit and shut the right-eye image and the left-eye image, and for, when the image display device displays an image other than a 3D image, periodically transmitting a certain signal which does not include at least optical shutter control data.
US09013541B2	System and method for broadcast station adjacency Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for broadcasting a local signal B that corresponds to a coverage hole in a remote signal B. The system includes a first transmitter at a first location and a second transmitter at the first location that transmits local signal B corresponding to remote signal B transmitted from a remote transmitter. The second transmitter broadcasts the local signal B to at least part of a coverage hole in a coverage area of remote signal B. Also disclosed is a method for consolidating allocated wireless spectrum. The method includes identifying a guard band in an allocated band of wireless spectrum, reassigning an existing channel occupying a portion of the allocated band of wireless spectrum to the guard band via selective single frequency network infill to yield a reassigned channel, and freeing the portion of the allocated band of wireless spectrum.
US09013539B1	Video conferencing system and method A method and computing system for scheduling a multi-session video conference for a host. A plurality of discrete video conference sessions are linked to the multi-session video conference. The multi-session video conference is executed. The host is transferred between two or more of the discrete video conference sessions during the multi-session video conference.
US09013535B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system and information processing method An information processing apparatus may include a detecting unit to detect a pointing object in a captured image, and a generation unit to generate pointing information based on detection of the pointing object by the detecting unit. The pointing information may indicate a position of the pointing object determined using a pointable range set based on a user in the captured image. The apparatus may further include a communication unit to transmit the pointing information to an external apparatus.
US09013532B2	Light source control apparatus and image forming apparatus A light source control apparatus which controls, based on image data input, light emission of a light source which forms an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing body in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is disclosed, including a pattern generating unit which generates an internal pattern for position aligning and concentration correcting according to the image data; and a mirroring processing unit which performs a process of mirroring the image data and the internal pattern at a later stage of the pattern generating unit.
US09013517B2	Liquid crystal display device Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a data line; a plurality of pixel circuits; an output grayscale value generating circuit for outputting an output grayscale value obtained by correcting a display grayscale value indicating a grayscale potential having one of positive polarity and negative polarity; and a data-line driving circuit for selectively outputting an output potential having one of positive polarity and negative polarity corresponding to the output grayscale value to the data line. The data-line driving circuit outputs the potential so that the positive-polarity output potential corresponding to a smallest output grayscale value becomes lower than a positive-polarity grayscale potential indicated by a smallest one of the display grayscale values and that the negative-polarity output potential corresponding to the smallest output grayscale value becomes higher than a negative-polarity grayscale potential indicated by the smallest one of the display grayscale values.
US09013515B2	Emissive display blended with diffuse reflection An apparatus providing a viewer with a blend of displayed and reflected content. The apparatus includes an emissive display device with a display screen operable providing digital content. The emissive display device includes a light source selectively articulating and transmitting light through the display screen at a particular illumination level to display digital content such as text and graphics. The apparatus includes a thematic overlay positioned over the display screen with a front surface configured to provide diffuse reflection of light striking the front surface from a viewer space such that the front surface appears substantially opaque to the viewer and the viewer cannot see the display screen when the light source is inactive or at low brightness. When the light source is in active mode, the displayed content is visible as emissive display content concurrently with the diffuse reflection content but the display screen remains hidden from view.
US09013512B2	Overscan support Systems, methods, and computer readable media for dynamically setting an executing application's display buffer size are described. To ameliorate display device overscan operations, the size of an executing application's display buffer may be set based on the display device's extent and a display mode. In addition, contents of the executing application's display buffer may be operated on as they are moved to a frame buffer based on the display mode. In one mode, for example, display buffer contents may be scaled before being placed into the frame buffer. In another mode, a black border may be placed around display buffer contents as it is placed into the frame buffer. In yet another mode, display buffer contents may be copied into the frame buffer without further processing.
US09013510B2	Systems and methods for rendering user interface elements in accordance with a device type A method for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display screen of a device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for rendering a first user interface element without an orientation preference, and identifying a type of the device. The method also includes, in accordance with a determination that the type of the device is a first device type corresponding to television devices and the first user interface element corresponds to a first user interface element type, rendering the first user interface element as a vertical user interface element in a first display region of the display screen.
US09013509B2	System and method for manipulating digital images on a computer display The present invention provides a user interface for manipulating digital images. The interface includes a display arranged to display at least one digital image. The at least one image has a front side and at least one opposing side displayable to a user, the front and each one of the opposing sides having at least one detection portion. The detection portion is arranged to detect a manipulation request by the user and, on detection of the request, initiate a routine whereby a displayed side is rotated from view and at least one opposing side is displayed.
US09013508B2	Method and terminal device for filtering objects Embodiments provide a method and a terminal device for filtering objects. By using the technical solutions provided by the embodiments, the terminal device can display filtered objects, and problems in the prior art that a long time is needed to retrieve subsequent objects and that errors easily occur if the terminal device needs to display a lot of objects can be avoided, thereby effectively increasing the efficiency and reliability of displaying objects.
US09013506B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable medium with parallel rendering An information processing apparatus includes a rendering processor that renders a plurality of objects on a page in a parallel process, an overlap determiner that determines a plurality of objects overlapping each other in accordance with coordinate information of each object on the page and acquires coordinate information of an overlap area between the objects, a timing controller that controls a timing of the rendering of each object in the parallel process of the rendering processor in accordance with the coordinate information of the overlap area, and a renderer that renders a lower-layer object in the overlap area in accordance with timing information generated by the timing controller prior to rendering an upper-layer object on the lower-layer object in a superimpose fashion.
US09013505B1	Mobile system representing virtual objects on live camera image A mobile data service is delivered to a mobile device having a camera for capturing a live scene, a GPS receiver for determining geographic coordinates of the mobile device, and a display for displaying the live scene. A wireless network exchanges data signals with the mobile device. A server stores a database of virtual objects defined within a geographic space. The server receives the geographic coordinates of the mobile device. The server identifies one or more virtual objects within a field of view in the geographic space determined in response to the geographic coordinates of the mobile device. The server transmits representation image data to the mobile device corresponding to the one or more virtual objects as would be seen according to the field of view. The mobile device generates a representation on the display in response to the representation image data.
US09013501B2	Transmission channel for image data A display controller having only three color channels per pixel is used to control a display system having four or more color channels. Mapping of the possible luminance values for each color channel of each pixel to the 2n intervals represented by the n bits in each color channel are provided according to a function that is based on human color perception, so as not to generate artifacts.
US09013499B2	Methods and apparatus for multiple texture map storage and filtering including irregular texture maps A method for a computer system including receiving a file comprising textures including a first and a second texture map, which can be regular or irregular texture maps, and metadata, wherein the metadata includes identifiers associated with texture maps and includes adjacency data, associating the first texture map with a first face of an object in response to an identifier associated with the first texture map, associating the second texture map with a second face of the object in response to an identifier associated with the second texture map, determining an edge of the first texture map is adjacent to an edge of the second texture map in response to the adjacency data, and performing a rendering operation with respect to the first and second faces of the object to determine rendering data in response to the first and second texture maps.
US09013496B2	Rendering global light transport in real-time using machine learning Some implementations disclosed herein provide techniques and arrangements to render global light transport in real-time or near real-time. For example, in a pre-computation stage, a first computing device may render points of surfaces (e.g., using multiple light bounces and the like). Attributes for each of the points may be determined. A plurality of machine learning algorithms may be trained using particular attributes from the attributes. For example, a first machine learning algorithm may be trained using a first portion of the attributes and a second machine learning algorithm may be trained using a second portion of the attributes. The trained machine learning algorithms may be used by a second computing device to render components (e.g., diffuse and specular components) of indirect shading in real-time.
US09013481B2	Method and device for forming surface processing data A polygon-meshed surface of a product is divided into regions, and a texture GA is mapped in an initial region A. The boundary line of an adjacent region B is multiplexed outward, and an overlapped region D is provided between the initial region and the adjacent region, and a region X to be processed is projected onto a two-dimensional plane and a texture GB is allocated. An optimal boundary line FS in which the difference between the pixel values of the textures GA and GB becomes minimal in the overlapped region is obtained, and the texture GB is mapped in the region X being processed so that the texture is connected to the texture GA at the optimal boundary line. The apexes of the polygon mesh displaced on the basis of the textures mapped in all the regions are connected to obtain grain-given polygon data.
US09013480B2	Methods and systems for generating and editing surfaces Methods and systems for generating surface data from polygonal data are disclosed. The methods and systems receive polygonal data which describe discrete points on an object. The methods and systems analyze and use the data to calculate and define a continuous BREP object which accurately represents the original polygonal object. In some embodiments, the BREP object is modified and certain details of the modification operations are recorded. The polygonal data may be edited and a new BREP object created based on the edited polygonal data. The new BREP object may be automatically modified by automatically reperforming the recorded modification operations.
US09013476B2	Method and apparatus for displaying a 3D image in a mobile terminal A method and apparatus are provided for displaying a three dimensional (3D) image by a mobile terminal. The method includes receiving an object for displaying; identifying attribute information of a content item or application associated with the object; determining a depth of the object based on the attribute information; and displaying the object to reflect the depth.
US09013472B2	Stereophonic display devices In one embodiment of the invention, a stereophonic display device is provided. The stereophonic display device includes a pixel unit including a plurality of subpixels, wherein the subpixels include at least two right eye subpixels and two left eye subpixels, a barrier with a plurality of apertures formed on the pixel unit, wherein the smallest distance between the locations of the apertures projected onto the pixel unit and boundaries of the pixel unit is equal to or greater than a quarter of the width of the pixel unit, and a display image processor controlling the pixel unit rendering of the right eye subpixel block and the left eye subpixel block sequentially.
US09013470B2	Method and device for displaying information, particularly in a vehicle In a method for displaying information, particularly in a vehicle, at least one object for conveying a portion of gross information is represented graphically in at least one first display mode with the aid of a display mounted, e.g., in the vehicle, and as a function of a control signal of a control device, graphic data are generated which alter the representation of the graphical object such that the graphical object changes over to at least one second display mode. In the second display mode, the object is shown swiveled about an axis in a perspective or three-dimensional manner relative to the first display mode of the object, and the portion of the gross information conveyed by the object is greater in the second display mode than the portion of the gross information conveyed by the object in the first display mode. A corresponding display device is adapted to perform the method described above.
US09013469B2	Method and device for displaying a three-dimensional view of the surface of a viewed object A method and device for displaying a three-dimensional view of the surface of a viewed object is disclosed, wherein a subset of the three-dimensional data from the entire image of the viewed object in a region of interest is determined and displayed to provide enhanced detail in the region of interest.
US09013465B2	Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. According to one aspect, the OLED display includes pixels including an OLED and a driving transistor for supplying a driving current according to an image data signal to the OLED. The display includes a sensor configured to sense a first current flowing to the driving transistor corresponding to a source data input signal. An operation voltage of a saturation region of the driving transistor is measured based on performance information of the OLED by using the same current amount as the first current. A voltage controller is configured to determine a minimum electroluminescence voltage for driving the pixels based on information received from the sensor. A power supply is configured to control a power source voltage applied to the pixels according to the determined electroluminescence voltage, and supply the determined power source voltage.
US09013458B2	Display device and method for controlling the same A display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. More specifically, a three-foldable display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, wherein the three-foldable display device has two cameras at previously set locations with different resolutions different from each other and controls a location for providing a preview interface in accordance with an activated one of the two cameras.
US09013449B2	Optical touch system having a plurality of imaging devices for detecting a plurality of touch objects An optical touch system comprises a first imaging device configured to be directed toward a side surface of a target on a touch surface and a processing device. The first imaging device sequentially generates a first picture having an image of the target and a second picture having an image of the target. The computing device is configured to calculate a first dimension of the target using the first picture and a second dimension of the target using the second picture, and to determine whether the target is formed by one object or two objects by the first and second dimensions.
US09013447B2	Method and device for sensing capacitance change and recording medium in which program for executing method is recorded thereon, and method and device for sensing touch using method and recording medium in which program for executing method is recorded thereon Disclosed are an electrostatic capacity change sensing method and apparatus, and a recording medium in which a program executing the method is recorded, a touch sensing method and apparatus, and a recording medium in which a program executing the method is recorded. The electrostatic capacity change sensing method and apparatus are capable of sensing the change in the electrostatic capacity without using the sensing frequency. The touch sensing method and apparatus are capable of sensing touch without using the sensing frequency.
US09013438B2	Touch input data handling A system for enabling a tablet input object is described. A tablet input object can take various inputs from touch, a mouse, and a pen and sends their information to an application or operating system. Also, a pen message pathway may also be used to handle touch messages, thereby reusing an existing pen message pathway for messages created by something other than a pen.
US09013437B2	Negative pixel compensation Negative pixel compensation in a touch sensor panel is disclosed. The panel can compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the panel. To do so, the panel can reconstruct a captured touch image to remove negative pixel values indicative of the negative pixel effect and compute a composite image from the captured image and the reconstructed image to replace the captured image. In addition or alternatively, the panel can reconstruct a captured touch image to remove negative pixel values indicative of the negative pixel effect and replace the captured image with the reconstructed image.
US09013435B2	Portable electronic device including touch-sensitive display and method of controlling same A method includes: detecting a first touch at a first location on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display; and displaying a navigation indicator on the touch-sensitive display in response to detecting the second touch while first touch contact is maintained.
US09013433B2	Flexible display device and data displaying method thereof A flexible display device and a data displaying method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a touch sensor to generate touch events according to touch actions, a flexible sensor to generate a bend signal as one side of the device is bent, a storage unit to store a function table, and a controller to control the components of the device. The function table is configured to define control operations to reproduce currently output contents based on the touch events and the bend events.
US09013429B1	Multi-stage stylus detection A system comprises a processing device and a capacitive sense array that includes a plurality of electrodes. The system receives a first signal from a first scan of electrodes in a capacitive sense array. The system processes the first signal using a first set of sequences to detect a stylus. The system receives a second scan from a second scan of electrodes in a capacitive sense array. The system processes the second signal using a second set of sequences to detect the stylus.
US09013425B2	Method and apparatus for data transmission via capacitance sensing device Methods, devices, and systems for a touch sensor or a capacitive sensing device to interact with external objects. One method utilizes a capacitive profile on the external object. Another method involves the further use of a capacitive sensor array for wireless communication with the external object.
US09013404B2	Method and locating device for locating a pointing device A locating device is for locating a pointing device. The pointing device is configured to capture a plurality of images, to measure an angular rate of the pointing device, and to generate and output current coordinate data associated with an orientation of the pointing device when at least one of the images contains infrared light from a light source module. The locating device is configured to receive the current coordinate data and the angular rate from the pointing device, to generate a cursor signal based on one of the current coordinate data and the angular rate, and to transmit the cursor signal to a computing device, which is configured to move a cursor on a display unit, according to the cursor signal.
US09013392B2	Gamma-voltage generator A gamma-voltage generator is provided to generating a plurality of first gamma voltages and second gamma voltages. At least one of the first gamma voltages generated by DACs of the gamma-voltage generator within a first frame period and at least one of the second gamma voltages generated by the DACs within a second frame period are outputted from a same one of the gamma buffers of the gamma-voltage generator, whereby the transmitted gamma voltages have substantially equal offset. Therefore, the display quality approaches an ideal condition.
US09013389B2	Display device A controller outputs a row rewriting control signal and a column rewriting control signal as well as a data signal. The row rewriting control signal is a signal selecting whether a selection signal is supplied to a first scan line, and the column rewriting control signal is a signal selecting whether a selection signal and a data signal are supplied to the second scan line and the signal line, respectively. The row rewriting control signal and the column rewriting control signal are thus output from the controller, which makes it possible to select whether a data signal is rewritten in each of a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix. Consequently, even in the case of displaying an image having a specific area, the display of which is often changed, a high-quality image can be displayed with reduced power consumption.
US09013383B2	Display systems We describe circuits and methods for compensating for gate kickback in electro-optic displays, in particular electrophoretic displays. In embodiments the method comprises compensating gate kickback comprising a change in voltage between a pixel electrode and a common electrode of the display arising from capacitive coupling between a gate drive line and the pixel electrode by offsetting a value of a common voltage on the common electrode by an offset value dependent on a difference between a magnitude of said positive gate voltage and a magnitude of said negative gate voltage.
US09013376B2	Light emitting device, method of driving pixel circuit, and driving circuit A method of driving a pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element that emits light by receiving a driving current, a driving transistor that generates the driving current, and a light-emission control transistor of the same conductivity type as that of the driving transistor, the light-emission control transistor being arranged on a path through which the driving current flows from the driving transistor to the light emitting element. The method includes setting the gate potential of the light-emission control transistor so that the light-emission control transistor is turned on in the saturation region for a light emitting period during which the light emitting element is allowed to emit light.
US09013375B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of driving the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus, including: a plurality of pixels each including an organic light-emitting diode (OLED); and a power supply voltage driving unit generating a first power supply voltage have a first level that varies according to time and a second power supply voltage having a second level that varies according to time, the power supply voltage driving unit supplying the first and the second power supply voltages to the plurality of pixels, wherein the power supply voltage driving unit includes: a first resistor connected to a gate of a second transistor for pulling-down the first power supply voltage, and a second resistor connected to a gate of a fourth transistor for pulling-down the second power supply voltage.
US09013374B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display using the same A pixel circuit for an organic light emitting diode display is disclosed. The pixel is configured to provide fast response time and good isolation from data transition coupling.
US09013371B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus including a light emitting body to improve external appearance thereof. The light emitting body is disposed inside a bezel to emit light. The bezel has a reflective surface to reflect light emitted from the light emitting body in front of the display apparatus. The bezel also has a light interruption groove to prevent light emitted from the light emitting body from affecting an image formed on the display module. The light emitting body is operatively connected to a user interface unit. A user manipulates a manipulation panel or a remote control to set an operation mode of the light emitting body from a menu item on an on screen display, and the light emitting body emits light in various forms based on the set mode.
US09013368B1	Foldable mobile device and method of controlling the same A foldable mobile device and a method for controlling a display of the same are disclosed herein. Herein, the foldable mobile device includes a first display unit configured to display a first image or a first zoomed-in first image while the foldable mobile device is in a folded state, a second display unit configured to display a second image corresponding to a predetermined display mode or a second image including a second zoomed-in first image when the foldable mobile device is unfolded, and a controller configured to control a display of the first display unit and the second display unit.
US09013364B1	Electromagnetically operational micro-truss structure An electromagnetically operational micro-truss structure and methods are disclosed. A micro-truss structure comprises a grid of interlocking elements, and a metallic coating selectively coats the grid. The metallic coating is configured to resonate an electromagnetic energy.
US09013361B1	Interlocking subarray configurations A method of forming overlapping antenna subarrays includes forming one or more first-level subarrays by combing multiple elements. Each first-level subarray may have a phase center. One or more second-level subarrays may be formed by arranging a number of the first-level subarrays to form each first-level subarray. One or more third-level subarrays may be formed by arranging a number of the second-level subarrays to form each second-level subarray. The first-level, second-level, and third-level subarrays may include overlapping antenna subarrays. Each element may include an antenna element. Some of the first level, second-level, or third level subarrays may have an interlocking feature that allows interlocking of each subarray with another one of the same subarray. Arranging subarrays may include interlocking subarrays.
US09013357B2	Mobile broadband device The present invention provides a mobile broadband device, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The mobile broadband device includes a casing, a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), and an antenna. The antenna and the PCBA are both set in the casing, and the PCBA can be slidably pulled out or retracted back along the casing. The antenna is fixedly set on an inner side of the casing and forms a hollow space for accommodating the retracted PCBA, there is a contact point set on the antenna, and the contact point is electrically connected to a feed point of the PCBA. With the mobile broadband device, the antenna does not individually occupy part of space in the casing without affecting the performance of the antenna; therefore, the volume and length of the mobile broadband device are effectively reduced, and the portability of the mobile broadband device is effectively improved.
US09013351B2	Portable biometric monitoring devices having location sensors Assisted-GPS for a portable biometric monitoring device is provided. The portable biometric monitoring device may obtain updated ephemeris data from an associated secondary device via a short-range, low-power communication protocol. The secondary device may be a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Various rules may control when the ephemeris data is updated. The ephemeris data may be used in the calculation of the global position of the portable biometric monitoring device. Additionally, the portable biometric monitoring device may communicate downloaded position fixing data to the associated secondary device. The associated secondary device may then calculate the global position from the position fixing data.
US09013346B2	Radar system comprising a switching mode power converter A radar system including a switching mode power converter. A pulse radar unit is configured to transmit RF pulses with a pulse repetition frequency. The power converter includes a switching controller that is configured to control at least one switching element. The switching controller is configured to receive a frequency modulated input signal. The modulation frequency of the input signal is configured to be derived from the pulse repetition frequency of the radar unit.
US09013342B2	Low-power sigma-delta converter A sigma-delta converter may include an input node, a switched capacitor input stage integrating a difference signal between an input signal from the input node and a feedback signal representing an output signal, and a switched capacitor adder coupled downstream from the switched capacitor input stage and generating a sum signal based upon the input signal with a signal generated by the switched capacitor input stage. The sigma-delta converter may include a switched capacitor output stage amplifying the sum signal and generating an analog amplified signal, a quantization stage coupled in cascade to the switched capacitor output stage and generating the output signal as a digital replica of the analog amplified signal, and a circuit generating the feedback signal as an analog replica of the output signal.
US09013333B2	Methods and systems related to time triggered geofencing Time Triggered Geo-fencing. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: receiving a set of variables related to a geo-fence to be established at repeating intervals lasting for a preset duration, each instance of the repeating intervals at a predetermined time; establishing the geo-fence at the predetermined time, the geo-fence established for the preset duration; receiving signals indicative of a location of a vehicle, the receiving by an onboard device coupled to the vehicle; determining if the vehicle has crossed the geo-fence within the preset duration; and if the vehicle has crossed the geo-fence within the preset duration sending an alert related to the location of the vehicle.
US09013328B2	Electrically activated latch for aircraft stowage bins An electrically activated latch for aircraft stowage bins includes an overhead stowage bin module having a stationary support structure and a movable stowage bin portion. An electrically operated stowage bin latch mechanism latches the movable stowage bin portion in a closed position and unlatches the movable stowage bin portion to an open position. An electrically operated stowage bin activation switch operates the stowage bin latch mechanism, allowing the aircraft stowage bins to be locked by independently controlling the overhead stowage bins through the aircraft cabin management system, or by control of the latch by the stowage bin activation switch.
US09013320B2	Home appliance and its system Provided are a home appliance and its system. The home appliance include: an input unit for inputting driving information; a data unit for storing a diagnosis logic; a control unit for diagnosing a state of the home appliance and whether a failure occurs according to the diagnosis logic on the basis of product information including the driving information inputted from the input unit, operation information detected during an operation, and failure information occurring during an operation, in order to generate a diagnosis result including the operation information and the failure information, and encoding transmission information including predetermined data for a diagnosis, which are selected from the driving operation, and the diagnosis result and outputting the encoded transmission information; a modulator for converting the encoded transmission information; and a sound output unit for outputting the transmission information converted by the modulator as a sound including a plurality of frequencies.
US09013315B2	Sensor control for apparatuses for supporting and monitoring a person A person support apparatus includes a frame and a support surface cooperating with the frame to support a person. The person support apparatus also has a sensor coupled to one of the frame and the support surface. The sensor detects at least one characteristic associated with the person. A controller is coupled to the sensor. In response to at least one of a condition of the frame, a condition of the support surface, a position of the person, or a condition of the person, the controller operates to control the sensor by at least one of changing a gain of the sensor and changing a manner in which a signal from the sensor is filtered. In some instances, the controller turns the sensor off.
US09013314B2	System for indicating instructions including monitoring of signal strength or distance An indicating system and method having a parent unit communicable with a child unit is provided. In an embodiment for the indicating system and method of the present invention, the child unit may be responsive to receiving a signal from the parent unit for communicating instructions (e.g., traffic signal based, protective based etc.) which may result in a visual, and/or audio and/or tactile indication being provided to the user of the child unit. In an embodiment of the present invention, the system may communicate instructions, praise or other information, educational or otherwise to a child unit via actuators on the parent unit or by an auto mode feature utilizing signal strength detection/proximity sensing technology. Safety enhancing features, entertainment and encouragement features may be incorporated into the system.
US09013313B2	Bed pre-exit patient monitor Improvements in a bed pre exit patient monitor to determine when a patient has moved to an edge of a bed prior to the patient leaving the bed by measuring load on a single wheel by slightly lifting the wheel with load sensing rods that measure the wheel load. A variety of different alarm signals are used signal to warn a care giver. The device is self-contained, self-secures and removes itself from a variety of different diameter wheels. The device can auto calibration when the wheel is initially lifted and also calibrate when a patient is resting on a bed. The monitoring establishes a threshold load without a patient and with a patient to allow the software to determine when the on an edge of a bed and also when a patient has completely left the bed. Software filtering rejects patient movement to prevent false alarms.
US09013312B2	Hand cleanliness Among other things, an entry monitor has circuitry to detect when a person enters a monitored space and an indicator perceptible to other people in the space to indicate a cleanliness state of the hands of the person who has entered the space.
US09013311B2	Method and system for a RFID transponder with configurable feed point for RFID communications A Method and system for a RFID transponder with configurable feed point for RFID communications is provided. In this regard, an RFID transponder may receive RF signals via a leaky wave antenna and modulate an amplitude of a backscattered signal associated with the received RF signals by switching between a plurality of feed points of the leaky wave antenna to vary an input impedance of said RFID transponder. Each of the plurality of feed points may be located in a different position in the resonant cavity of the leaky wave antenna. The input impedance may be controlled by switching a load in and out of a receive path of the RFID transponder. The leaky wave antenna may be integrated within and/or on an integrated circuit, an integrated circuit package, or a combination thereof.
US09013295B1	Alarm signaling technology Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.”
US09013292B2	Vehicle regenerative deceleration actuator and indicator system and method An indicator system for regenerative slowing of a hybrid or electric vehicle includes at least one deceleration indicator positioned on the rear of a vehicle, a vehicle deceleration monitor configured to monitor deceleration and produce a control output signal if deceleration exceeds a predetermined level, a vehicle braking module configured to detect application of the conventional vehicle brakes, and an indicator control module configured to actuate the deceleration indicator when a vehicle deceleration output signal exceeding the predetermined level is received and conventional vehicle brakes are not applied. An independent driver-operated regen mode switch may provide for driver-initiated regen slowing independent of the conventional vehicle brakes or gears, with the deceleration indicator being on when regen mode is initiated by the driver without application of friction brakes, and the predetermined deceleration level is exceeded.
US09013291B2	Instrument panel and method for displaying a first symbol and a second symbol An automobile instrument panel includes display means with a display area. First and second symbols may be displayed in the display area to convey safety information. The duration of display of a symbol may be different depending upon whether it is an acute safety symbol or a normal safety symbol. An audible alarm may also be activated.
US09013281B2	Wearable electronic signaling devices This invention relates to electronic wearable articles such as clothing. The invention is an integrated wearable article (e.g. an electronic glove) that allows a user to signal to others the user intent for direction. The electronic glove includes a glove, a chevron-shaped light integrated with the glove that points away from the user when glove is on the hand of the user to indicate intended direction, and an electronic circuit including a switch mechanism with a first contact assembly on the thumb and a second contact assembly on the index finger of the glove, wherein the electronic circuit detects when the first contact assembly touches the second contact assembly to actuate the light, and a battery to power the electronic circuit.
US09013277B2	Method of allocating digital data coming from transponders and a reader thereto In a method of allocating digital data (55a, 55b) coming from transponders, a reader (1) receives a first signal (13) that comprises a first signal component (7) coming from a first transponder (2) and a second signal component (8) coming from a second transponder (3). The digital data (55a) coming from the first transponder (2) are encoded in the first signal component (7) and digital data (55b) coming from the second transponder (3) are encoded in the second signal component (8). Second and third signals (10, 11) are generated by subjecting the first signal (13) to an in-phase and to an in-quadrature demodulation. The digital data (55a, 55b) of the first and second transponders (2, 3) are encoded in the second and third signals (10, 11). Clusters (51-54) of the digital data (55 a, 55b) associated with a constellation diagram, which is related to the second and third signals (10, 11), are allocated to the first and second transponder (2, 3).
US09013275B2	Portable encoded information reading terminal configured to adjust transmit power level A system and method of adjusting the transmission strength emitted by an integrated RFID reading device by an EIR terminal. The EIR terminal scans a signal of decodable indicia, locates the decodable indicia within the signal, decodes the decodable indicia into a decoded message, which is an identifier for said physical object. The EIR terminal then makes contact with the physical object and stores the location of this contact as a point of origin and then, moves through three dimensional and receives values from its motion sensing device representing the location of said EIR terminal in three dimensional space relative to the point of origin. Then, the EIR terminal determines the distance of the RFID reading device from the point of origin and adjusts the power level of said RFID reading device relative to this distance.
US09013272B2	Security document with nano-optical display A security document is disclosed which includes an electrical circuit embedded in a document substrate, where the electrical circuit includes a power source with at least one electroactive polymer power generator, and an optical display including at least one electroluminescent display element and at least one nanohole array which forms a layer of the electroluminescent display element. Security features comprising nanohole arrays are also provided. A method of authenticating a security document is disclosed, including illuminating an encoded nanohole array in the security document with a focused light beam or laser light source emitting at least one defined wavelength of incident light, detecting a transmitted portion of the incident light transmitted through the nanohole array with an optoelectronic sensor, analyzing at least one wavelength of the transmitted portion of light to produce a detected signal, and comparing the detected signal with an authentication signal to authenticate the security document.
US09013269B2	Lock release apparatus A lock release apparatus in a vehicle includes a vehicle unit and a portable device, for an exchange of the first and second reference signals transmitted therebetween from the portable device through human body of the driver toward the right and left hands of the driver onto the first and second interfaces. The signals received by the interfaces are used to set the first and second determination conditions. At a time of a shift lever operation, an interface on a shift lever is used to receive the first determination signal for determining the first determination condition, together with the second determination signal from the other interface for releasing the lock of the shift lever.
US09013261B2	High-power variable inductor and filter employing same The present disclosure provides a high-power variable inductor and a filter employing the same. A provided variable inductor comprises a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor is connected to a first input terminal and to a first output terminal of a two-port circuit. The second inductor is connected to a second input terminal and to a second output terminal of the two-port circuit. The first inductor and the second inductor are symmetrical to each other and jointly surround an adjustable area for varying an inductance of the variable inductor.
US09013260B2	Cable and electromagnetic device comprising the same A cable for winding of an electromagnetic device. The cable includes a conductor, and a layer including a magnetic material having a relative permeability in the range 2 to 100000, wherein the layer at least partly surrounds the conductor.
US09013259B2	Powder core material coupled inductors and associated methods A multi-phase coupled inductor includes a magnetic core formed of a powder magnetic material and first, second, third, and fourth terminals. The coupled inductor further includes a first winding forming at least one turn and at least partially embedded in the core and a second winding forming at least one turn and at least partially embedded in the core. The first winding is electrically coupled between the first and second terminals, and the second winding electrically is coupled between the third and fourth terminals. The second winding is at least partially physically separated from the first winding within the magnetic core. The multi-phase coupled inductor is, for example, used in a power supply.
US09013253B2	Relay A relay includes two stators each having a fixed contact, and a movable element having movable contacts. Each of the stators includes a stator proximity plate portion adjacent to the movable element, and the movable element includes a movable element proximity plate portion adjacent to the stators. A direction of current flowing in the stator proximity plate portions is set to be same as a direction of current flowing in the movable element proximity plate portion to generate an inter-plate attraction force for attracting the movable element proximity plate portion onto the stator proximity plate portions. The movable element proximity plate portion is biased by the inter-plate attraction force toward a direction for bringing the movable contacts into contact with the fixed contacts.
US09013248B2	Filter circuit A bandpass filter includes a multilayer body, which includes a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on top of one another, a first inductor and a second inductor connected in series with each other, and a third inductor connected to a connection point between the first and second inductors, and a ground potential. The first inductor is defined by substantially open-loop-shaped first electrode patterns provided on the dielectric layers being superposed with one another in the stacking direction of the multilayer body. The second inductor and the third inductor are defined by second electrode patterns and third electrode patterns provided on the dielectric layers being superposed with one another in the stacking direction.
US09013247B2	Elastic wave demultiplexer In an elastic wave demultiplexer having excellent isolation characteristics, a first ground wiring electrode is connected to a second ground wiring electrode, via first ground via-hole electrodes. The first ground wiring electrode is connected to ground land electrodes via second ground via-hole electrodes. The second ground wiring electrode is connected to a ground terminal via third ground via-hole electrodes. The number of the first ground via-hole electrodes is greater than the number of the second ground via-hole electrodes and the number of the third ground via-hole electrodes.
US09013243B2	Resonator element, resonator, electronic device, electronic apparatus, and mobile object A resonator element includes a substrate vibrating in a thickness-shear vibration mode, a first excitation electrode disposed on one principal surface of the substrate, and has a shape obtained by cutting out four corners of a quadrangle, and a second excitation electrode disposed on the other principal surface of the substrate, and a ratio (S2/S1) between the area S1 of the quadrangle and the area S2 of the first excitation electrode fulfills 87.7%≦(S2/S1)<95.0%.
US09013242B2	Resonator element, resonator, electronic device, electronic apparatus, and mobile object A resonator element includes a substrate including a first principal surface and a second principal surface respectively forming an obverse surface and a reverse surface of the substrate, and vibrating in a thickness-shear vibration mode, a first excitation electrode disposed on the first principal surface, and a second excitation electrode disposed on the second principal surface, and being larger than the first excitation electrode in a plan view, the first excitation electrode is disposed so as to fit into an outer edge of the second excitation electrode in the plan view, and the energy trap confficient M fulfills 15.5≦M≦36.7.
US09013231B1	Voltage reference with low sensitivity to package shift In a bandgap voltage reference with low package shift, a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) voltage is generated using a single diode biased at two different current levels at two different times. Using the same diode for both current density measurements removes the absolute value of the base-emitter junction voltage (Vbe) and any package shift in the PTAT voltage. The bandgap voltage reference can be implemented in a single or differential circuit topology. In some implementations, the bandgap voltage reference can include circuitry for curvature correction.
US09013224B2	Soft turn-on in an ignition system of a combustion engine A switching system for a combustion engine ignition system comprises a switching device switchable between an accumulation condition and a transfer condition to activate an ignition element. The switching system comprises control logic that provides a control signal for controlling the switching device, measures a progress indicator indicative of progress in switching the switching device from the transfer condition to the accumulation condition, and causes the control signal to vary with a first variation rate during a first stage until the progress indicator reaches a first progress condition. The control logic causes the control signal to vary with a second variation rate, lower than the first variation rate, during a second stage until the progress indicator reaches a second progress condition, and causes the control signal to vary with a third variation rate, higher than the second variation rate, during a third stage of the preliminary switching.
US09013223B2	Level conversion circuit and method for converting voltage level thereof A level conversion circuit including a first level shifter and a second level shifter is provided. The first level shifter converts a first control voltage into a second control voltage during a voltage conversion period. The second level shifter is coupled to the first level shifter. The second level shifter converts the second control voltage into a third control voltage during the voltage conversion period to control a next stage circuit. The first level shifter is configured to detect a voltage level of a power domain where the third control voltage operates and generate a plurality of middle voltages based on the detection result. The second level shifter is configured to generate the third control voltage based on the middle voltages. Furthermore, a voltage level conversion method is also provided.
US09013219B2	Filtered radiation hardened flip flop with reduced power consumption A flip flop circuit has a first stage and a second stage. The first stage and the second stage each have interleaved filters.
US09013217B2	Dual-port negative level sensitive data retention latch In an embodiment of the invention, a dual-port negative level sensitive data retention latch contains a clocked inverter and a dual-port latch. Data is clocked through the clocked inverter when clock signal CKT goes high, CLKZ goes low and retention control signal RET is low. The dual-port latch is configured to receive the output of the clocked inverter, a second data bit D2, the clock signals CKT and CLN, the retain control signals RET and the control signals SS and SSN. The signals CKT, CLKZ, RET, SS and SSN determine whether the output of the clocked inverter or the second data bit D2 is latched in the dual-port latch. Control signal RET determines when data is stored in the dual-port latch during retention mode.
US09013213B2	Digital fractional frequency divider A digital fractional frequency divider for fractionally dividing a digital frequency signal can include a plurality of clock division counter modules, a plurality of sampling modules, and a summing module. The plurality of clock division counter modules can each receive an input clock signal that is phase-shifted from a remaining plurality of input clock signals. Each clock division counter module can generate a long periodic pulse from the received input clock signal. Each sampling module can couple to an output of one of the plurality of clock division counter modules and can generate a short periodic pulse from the long periodic pulse. The summing module can sum the plurality of short periodic pulses to generate a fractional frequency clock signal.
US09013207B2	Method and apparatus for chip self deactivation In some embodiments, provided is a processor chip including self deactivation logic to deactivate the processor chip after a threshold of qualified events have been monitored.
US09013206B2	Plug-in electric vehicle supply equipment having a process and device for circuit testing A system for connecting an electric vehicle to a high voltage power source is disclosed. The system including an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) having an electrical plug compatible with a high voltage power outlet, the plug connected to a power cord. The power cord is connected to a housing containing a number of electrical components configured to control the power flow to an electric vehicle to recharge the vehicle's batteries. The power cord extends from the housing and is connected to a standard electric vehicle connector compatible with battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The EVSE further includes safety measures, such as a relay that controls the flow of power to the vehicle connector, a ground fault interrupter, and a circuit tester to protect users from high voltage electric shocks.
US09013203B2	Tracking energy consumption using a fly-back converter technique The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.
US09013193B2	Fluid quality sensor An object of the present invention is to accurately detect concentrations of mixtures in a fluid. An internal electrode 23 is disposed on the inner side of an external electrode 22 coaxially with the external electrode 22, and a plurality of points in the length direction of the internal electrode 23 are supported by a casing 21 via supporting members 28a and 28b. The state of a fluid S passing through a passage 26 between the external electrode 22 and the internal electrode 23 is detected based on electrostatic capacitance between the external electrode 22 and the internal electrode 23.
US09013189B2	Electrical joint monitoring device and electrical joint monitoring system employing the same An electrical joint monitoring device including a mounting assembly and a wireless transponder unit. The mounting assembly includes a first conductive contact structured to electrically connect to a first conductive member of an electrical joint and a second conductive contact structured to electrically connect to a second conductive member of the electrical joint. The wireless transponder unit includes a control unit electrically connected to the first and second conductive contacts and an antenna electrically connected to the control unit. The wireless transponder unit is configured to sense a voltage difference between the first and second conductive contacts, to generate information based on the voltage difference, and to output the information to a wireless reader unit via the antenna.
US09013178B2	Resolver In a resolver for determining the relative angular position between two subassemblies, each subassembly includes a winding, the winding being situated inside a housing made up of two housing shells. The housing shells have tabs which are oriented with an axial directional component and joined in interlocking manner with axial overlap at a mutual offset in the circumferential direction.
US09013168B2	System for transferring energy from an energy source and method of making same A system for transferring energy from an energy source includes a first energy source, a DC link coupled to a DC load, a first DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the DC link, and a second DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the first energy source. A controller is coupled to the first and second DC-to-DC voltage converters and configured to determine a voltage level of the first energy source and of the DC link. If the voltage level of the DC link is less than the voltage level of the first energy source, the controller controls the second DC-to-DC voltage converter to draw energy from the first energy source to cause the DC voltage output from the first energy source and supplied to the first DC-to-DC voltage converter to be below the DC load voltage supplied to the DC link via the first DC-to-DC voltage converter.
US09013167B2	Hall effect device having voltage based biasing for temperature compensation A Hall effect device includes a Hall element and a voltage regulator. The Hall element has first and second bias terminals, or nodes. The Hall effect device maintains, or regulates, a voltage at a point within the Hall element between the first and second bias terminals at about a constant voltage level, while generating a Hall effect voltage. In particular embodiments, the Hall effect voltage is, thus, prevented from substantially varying with the temperature of the Hall element.
US09013154B2	Technique for fully discharging a storage capacitor in a firing circuit for an electro-explosive device A firing circuit configured for complete discharge of a storage capacitor is provided with a storage capacitor, an inductor, a diode, a transistor switch having a gate to which the inductor and the diode are connected in series, the inductor and the capacitor being configured for inductor capacitor ringing, the inductive capacitive ringing creating upon initiation of the circuit a gate voltage at the gate above an initial capacitor voltage of the storage capacitor; and the diode blocking the discharge of the gate voltage ensuring that the capacitor can be fully discharged.
US09013151B2	State-of-charge estimation apparatus A state-of-charge estimation apparatus connected to a power storage device having cell batteries, and estimating a state of charge of the power storage device, the apparatus including a first SOC computation unit computing a current integration value based on a total current from a current detector detecting the total current flowing to the storage device from a power conversion device using a previous SOC value as an initial value, and outputting the integration value as a first state-of-charge estimated value, and a second SOC computation unit estimating, after discharge suspension in the storage device, an open-circuit voltage based on a total voltage on a connection point between the conversion device and the storage device, a previous value of the total voltage, and a gain with time passage after discharge suspension in the storage device, and outputting the open-circuit voltage as a second state-of-charge estimated value.
US09013149B2	Electronic apparatus, method for controlling electronic apparatus, computer program, and recording medium The present invention provides an electronic device that can operate as long as possible even if the battery level is low and that can avoid an unexpected shutdown as much of the time as possible while data is being transmitted to, or received from, an external device.The electronic device has a particular mode of operation in which the electronic device is connected to an external device and can accept a request to read and/or write information sent by the external device. The electronic device includes: a battery; an interface, which is connected to the external device so as to get power from the external device and which accepts the request sent by the external device; and a control section for changing conditions for enabling that particular mode of operation according to a supply value, which is at least one of the values of current and voltage supplied by the external device, and a value representing a level of the battery.
US09013146B2	Secondary battery pack A secondary battery pack of the present invention includes a secondary battery block 3 in which a plurality of unit blocks 2 are connected in series; battery adjustment sections 5 that are each provided for each of the unit blocks 2 and have a function of monitoring the voltage of secondary batteries and a function of adjusting the balance; a charge switch 8; and a discharge switch 9. The secondary battery pack includes transmission sections 17 that receive information from the corresponding battery adjustment sections 5. The transmission sections are connected to the preceding or subsequent transmission sections and are so set that at least either information input from the preceding transmission sections or information input from the battery adjustment sections 5 is output to the subsequent transmission sections. The transmission sections are equipped with a constant current transmission section that transmits with a constant value of current; and a current detection section that can detect the value of the constant current.
US09013144B2	Power system for high temperature applications with rechargeable energy storage A power system adapted for supplying power in a high temperature environment is disclosed. The power system includes a rechargeable energy storage that is operable in a temperature range of between about seventy degrees Celsius and about two hundred and fifty degrees Celsius coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a joule and about one hundred megajoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a watt and about one hundred megawatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles. Methods of use and fabrication are provided. Embodiments of additional features of the power supply are included.
US09013142B2	Charging connector and charging cable unit A vehicle and a power source are connected to each other at the time of charging by a charging cable including a signal line for transmitting a pilot signal for communication of information and a power line for transmitting electric power. The pilot signal has voltage changeable between a high level and a low level having a lower potential than the high level. The charging connector is provided with a power terminal to be supplied with the electric power from the power line, a signal terminal receiving the pilot signal transmitted from the signal line, and a light emitting diode having one end coupled to a signal of the signal line and the other end coupled to a node of a higher potential than the low level, with the forward direction thereof from the other end to the one end.
US09013139B2	Adaptive charger device and method Disclosed is a method for charging a rechargeable battery that includes at least one rechargeable electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method includes measuring at least one electrical characteristic of the battery, and determining a charging current to be applied to the battery based on the at least one measured electrical characteristic.
US09013137B2	Apparatus for calculating rotational position of rotary machine In a system for driving an inverter, a superimposing element superimposes, on an output voltage of the inverter. The high-frequency voltage signal is correlated with a measured high-frequency component value of a current flowing in the rotary machine. A calculating element calculates a rotational angle of the rotary machine based on the measured high-frequency component value. A dead-time compensating element shifts a start edge and an end edge of an on duration for each of first and second switching elements of the inverter by a preset same time to compensate for an error due to dead time. A current manipulating element manipulates a current flowing in the rotary machine to maintain an accuracy of calculation of the rotational angle.
US09013128B2	Brushless motor drive device A brushless motor drive device switches energization modes for supplying power to two phases of a three-phase brushless motor, based on an induced voltage induced in a non-energized phase. In a case in which a target duty ratio Dt, which is a duty ratio of a PWM signal according to a manipulated variable of the brushless motor becomes less than a detection limit value Dlim, which is the lower limit of a duty ratio capable of detecting an induced voltage, there is set a detection timing (1/N) for detecting an induced voltage according to the cycle of a PWM signal, and a detection time duty ratio D1, which is a duty ratio of the PWM signal at the detection timing, is restricted to Dlim.
US09013126B2	Energy storage device and operating method In order to store excess kinetic energy, an energy storage device and an operating method are described, in which the kinetic energy can be partially converted into electrical energy by a first electric machine using at least two electric machines arranged on a shaft and can be partially converted into additional kinetic energy, such as rotational energy, by a second electric machine. The method for energy storage of excess kinetic energy provides for converting kinetic energy partially into electric energy and partially into additional kinetic energy, such as rotational energy.
US09013121B2	Transmission line autotensioner Various systems and methods are provided for autotensioning conductors of transmission lines. In one embodiment, among others, an autotensioner system includes tensioning assemblies coupled between a structure and corresponding conductors and a tension controller that controls a tensioning assembly to adjust a tension of the corresponding conductor to within a predefined tolerance of a corresponding tension setpoint. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a current conductor tension for each of multiple conductors and adjusting the conductor tension of one of the conductors by remotely controlling a corresponding tensioning assembly. The adjustment may be based at least in part upon the current conductor tensions and a tension setpoint.
US09013120B2	Methods for driving an LED lighting device and circuits thereof A method for driving an LED lighting device includes receiving an input voltage from a battery unit and converting the input voltage into a driving current to drive the LED lighting device. The method further includes detecting whether the battery unit is in a low battery state. When the low battery state of the battery unit is detected, the driving current is reduced.
US09013117B2	Method for driving color lamp and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a color lamp driving apparatus for generating illumination light of various colors by using a plurality of Red (R), Green (R), and Blue (B) lamps together with each other, having a color controller for generating a color control signal, which indicates driving time rates of R, G, and B lamp arrays, according to color information of required illumination light, and a lamp driving module for outputting a driving signal for driving each of R, G, and B lamp arrays according to the color control signal output from the color controller. The driving signal is set to apply driving times for the R, G, and B lamp arrays based on one among a start time point, a middle time point, and an end time point of each corresponding period ΔT within one light-emitting period T.
US09013111B2	Full-bridge electronic ballast having simplified continuous-conduction-mode charge pump PFC circuit The configurations of an electronic ballast are provided in the present invention. The proposed electronic ballast includes a filter circuit having a first and a second output terminals, a rectifier circuit having a first input terminal, a second input terminal coupled to the second output terminal of the filter circuit, and a first output terminal, and a continuous-conduction-mode charge pump PFC circuit including a first inductor having a first terminal coupled to the first input terminal and a second terminal coupled to the first output terminal of the filter circuit, a second inductor having a first terminal and a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first terminal of the first inductor and a second terminal coupled to the first terminal of the second inductor.
US09013107B2	Load driving apparatus relating to light-emitting-diodes A load driving apparatus relating to light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) is provided. In the invention, a compensation voltage on a compensation pin (CMP) of a control chip would not be changed in response to (or with) the variation (i.e. enabling and disabling) of a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal for dimming. In other words, the compensation voltage on the compensation pin (CMP) of the control chip would be maintained in unchanging regardless of whether the PWM signal for dimming is enabled or disabled. Therefore, an LED string at the current switching transient does not have the generation of over-shoot current.
US09013103B2	High-pressure discharge lamp having a starting aid A high-pressure discharge lamp having a starting aid and having a discharge vessel is disclosed, wherein the discharge vessel has two ends with seals, in which electrodes and possibly power supply lines are fastened, wherein the starting aid includes a wire system consisting of a core wire and a wrapping wire applied thereto, wherein the wrapping wire is a flat-pressed or flattened wire.
US09013094B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus An organic light emitting display apparatus including sub pixels, each of the sub pixels including: first and second electrodes, the second electrode extending over the first electrode; and an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, the intermediate layer including an emission layer, wherein a first portion of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the intermediate layer extends within a weak resonance region, the weak resonance region being configured to induce a first resonance of light generated by the emission layer between the first and second electrodes, and a second portion of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the intermediate layer extends within a strong resonance region, the strong resonance region being configured to induce a second resonance of light generated by the emission layer between the first and second electrodes, the second resonance being stronger than the first resonance.
US09013091B2	Photoacoustic imaging apparatus, photoacoustic imaging method, and probe for photoacoustic imaging apparatus Acoustic waves and photoacoustic waves are detected efficiently in a photoacoustic imaging apparatus configured to obtain acoustic images as well, to enable obtainment of high quality acoustic images and photoacoustic images. A probe for a photoacoustic imaging apparatus is equipped with: first piezoelectric bodies that detect acoustic waves reflected by a subject after the acoustic waves are irradiated onto the subject; and second piezoelectric bodies that detect photoacoustic waves generated within the subject due to irradiation of light after the light is irradiated onto the subject. Piezoelectric bodies made from an inorganic material are employed as the first piezoelectric bodies, and piezoelectric bodies made from an organic material are employed as the second piezoelectric bodies.
US09013086B2	Stator for an electric motor including separately formed end pieces and associated method A stator for an electric motor includes a stator core including a yoke and a plurality of arms extending radially from the yoke. The stator includes an end piece secured to a radial end of each arm of the stator core. The stator core has a length defined along a longitudinal axis of the stator, and each end piece has a length defined along the longitudinal axis of the stator. The length of each end piece is greater than the length of the stator core.
US09013071B1	Electrical appliance holder system A power cord management system for managing flexible electrical power cords associated with hair or bathroom handheld appliances includes a power cord storage body. A pair of spaced apart cord wrapping elements are coupled to the power storage body about which the flexible electrical power cord may be wrapped for storage. At least one of the cord wrapping elements is movable between a storage and release position. The cord wrapping elements are configured to retain the wrapped power cord upon the power cord storage body when the at least one of the cord wrapping elements is in the storage position and wherein the wrapped power cord may be removed from the power cord storage body without unwrapping the wrapped power cord when the at least one of the cord wrapping elements is moved to the release position. A power cord coupling mechanism is coupled to the power cord storage body for facilitating releasable retaining of a free end or other portion of the flexible electrical power cord to the power cord storage body.
US09013061B2	Multisource power system A multisource power system utilizing output isolated DC-DC converters in a serial input, parallel output arrangement provides uniform input voltage distribution and selective maximum power tracking wherein embodiments include maximum power tracking (“MPT”) with a single MPT controller, a battery dominated output voltage bus, and a regulated output voltage bus.
US09013057B2	Starter circuit for motor vehicle A starter circuit includes a battery, a starter electrically coupled with the battery, a relay disposed between the battery and the starter, and a starter switch mounted remotely from the starter. The starter includes a switch assembly and a starter motor. The switch assembly includes an actuator and a start signal switch. The relay is configured to operate to provide current to the switch assembly to close the start signal switch in response to a received signal. The starter switch closes in response to the start signal switch being closed, whereby the battery delivers current to the starter motor when the starter switch is closed. A starter unit is also disclosed.
US09013053B2	Multi-type wind turbine A multi-type wind turbine is provided such that a plurality of arms are combined with one tower in a radial direction, and a unit generator having a blade is provided at the plurality of arms, respectively, and at least two of the unit generators are rotated in opposite directions to each other. Furthermore, both ends of the arm may be located both sides thereof on the basis of the height directional central line of the tower to be fixed thereto or both ends of the arm may be located at one side of the tower to be rotatably combined therewith. Furthermore, the rotation speed and tilt angle of the blade of the unit generator may controlled in an individual manner or controlled in a grouped manner. Furthermore, the unit generator may include a main blade and a sub-blade which is smaller than the main blade.
US09013050B2	Hybrid construction machine Provided is a hybrid construction machine including: a hydraulic actuator; a hydraulic pump which discharges hydraulic fluid for driving the hydraulic actuator; a generator-motor which performs an electric generator action of generating electric power and an electric motor action of generating motive power; an engine connected to the hydraulic pump and the motor-generator; an electrical storage device; and a controller which causes the generator-motor to perform the electric generator action and charge the electrical storage device and causes the generator-motor to perform the electric motor action by electric power discharged from the electrical storage device to assist the engine. The controller causes the generator-motor to start the electric generator action when an engine output becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined engine lower limit output, and controls the electric generator action to keep the engine output no lower than the engine lower limit output.
US09013049B2	Surface sealant for optical semiconductor, method for manufacturing organic EL device, organic EL device and organic EL display panel using the same To provide a resin composition for sealing an optical semiconductor, which is a raw material for a sealing resin layer having good curability and excellent storage stability; preferably a raw material for a sealing resin layer further having excellent weather resistance. The surface sealant for an optical semiconductor of Embodiment 1 according to the present invention contains epoxy resin (a) having two or more epoxy groups in a molecule, and metal complex (b1) which contains at least one metal ion selected from the group consisting of Zn, Bi, Ca, Al, Cd, La and Zr, a tertiary amine capable of forming a complex with the metal ion and having no N—H bond and an anionic ligand having a molecular weight of 17 to 200, in which the surface sealant has a viscosity of 10 to 10000 mPa·s, as measured by E-type viscometer at 25° C. and 1.0 rpm.
US09013047B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a capacitor, a first resin, lead frames and a second resin. The first resin forms a resin molding which covers the semiconductor element and the capacitor. The lead frames are attached to two surfaces of the resin molding and are connected to the semiconductor element and the capacitor. The second resin directly covers the capacitor and has a rigidity lower than a rigidity of the first resin. An outside of the second resin is directly covered with the first resin.
US09013042B2	Interconnection structure for semiconductor package An interconnection structure for being formed on bonding pads of a substrate in a semiconductor package is provided. The interconnection structure includes a nickel layer formed on each of the bonding pads, a metal layer formed on the nickel layer, and a solder material formed on the metal layer. The metal layer is made of one of gold, silver, lead and copper, and has a thickness in the range of 0.5 to 5 um. As such, when the solder material is reflowed to form solder bumps, no nickel-tin compound is formed between the solder bumps and the metal layer, thereby avoiding cracking or delamination of the solder bumps.
US09013040B1	Memory device with die stacking and heat dissipation A memory device with die stacking is provided. A plurality of substrates layers are stacked together into a stack. Each substrate layer may include a substrate having a plurality of cavities to receive integrated circuit components within the thickness of the substrate. A plurality of conductive spheres are arranged between at least two adjacent substrate layers and are electrically coupled to the integrated circuit components in at least one of the two adjacent substrates. The two adjacent substrate layers of the stack include: (a) a first substrate having a first plurality of cavities to receive integrated circuit components, and (b) a second substrate having a second plurality of cavities to receive integrated circuit components, wherein the first plurality of cavities is offset from a second plurality of cavities.
US09013039B2	Wafer support system for 3D packaging A method for handling and supporting a device wafer during a wafer thinning process and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming a plurality of solder bumps on a first surface of a substrate having a first and a second surface; removing a portion from a periphery of the first surface of the substrate; forming a temporary bonding material on a first carrier; bonding the first surface of the substrate with the temporary bonding material of the first carrier; affixing the second surface of the substrate to a second carrier; and removing the temporary bonding material.
US09013036B2	Sealing member and electronic device using the same A sealing member is disclosed, which includes a first structure and a second structure. The first structure includes a groove with an opening towards the outside of the sealing member, wherein the second structure is disposed in the groove. The first structure includes a first material, and the second structure includes a second material, wherein the water absorption rate of the second material is greater than the water absorption rate of the first material. Also, an electronic device using the sealing member is disclosed.
US09013032B2	High pin count, small SON/QFN packages A plastic SON/QFN package for high power has a pair of oblong metal pins exposed from a surface of the plastic, the pins straddling a corner of the package; each pin has a long axis, the long axes of the pair forming a non-orthogonal angle.
US09013017B2	Method for making image sensors using wafer-level processing and associated devices A method of making image sensor devices may include forming a sensor layer including image sensor ICs in an encapsulation material, bonding a spacer layer to the sensor layer, the spacer layer having openings therein and aligned with the image sensor ICs, and bonding a lens layer to the spacer layer, the lens layer including lens in an encapsulation material and aligned with the openings and the image sensor ICs. The method may also include dicing the bonded-together sensor, spacer and lens layers to provide the image sensor devices. Helpfully, the method may use WLP to enhance production.
US09013016B2	MR device with synthetic free layer structure A magneto-resistive device having a large output signal as well as a high signal-to-noise ratio is described along with a process for forming it. This improved performance was accomplished by expanding the free layer into a multilayer laminate comprising at least three ferromagnetic layers separated from one another by antiparallel coupling layers. The ferromagnetic layer closest to the transition layer must include CoFeB while the furthermost layer is required to have low Hc as well as a low and negative lambda value. One possibility for the central ferromagnetic layer is NiFe but this is not mandatory.
US09013015B2	Micro-electromechanical semiconductor component A micro-electromechanical semiconductor component is provided with a semiconductor substrate, a reversibly deformable bending element made of semiconductor material, and at least one transistor that is sensitive to mechanical stresses. The transistor is designed as an integrated component in the bending element.
US09013011B1	Stacked and staggered die MEMS package and method A staggered die MEMS package includes a substrate having a converter cavity formed therein. A converter electronic component is mounted within the converter cavity. Further, a MEMS electronic component is mounted to both the substrate and the converter electronic component in a staggered die arrangement. By staggering the MEMS electronic component directly on the converter electronic component instead of locating the MEMS electronic component in a side by side arrangement with the converter electronic component, the total package width of the staggered die MEMS package is minimized. Further, by locating the converter electronic component within the converter cavity and staggering the MEMS electronic component directly on the converter electronic component, the total package height, sometimes called Z-height, of the staggered die MEMS package is minimized.
US09013008B2	Semiconductor structures and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure has embedded stressor material for enhanced transistor performance. The method of forming the semiconductor structure includes etching an undercut in a substrate material under one or more gate structures while protecting an implant with a liner material. The method further includes removing the liner material on a side of the implant and depositing stressor material in the undercut under the one or more gate structures.
US09013007B2	Semiconductor device having depletion type MOS transistor A depletion type MOS transistor includes a well region having a first conductivity type and formed on a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the well region, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. Source and drain regions having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type are formed on respective sides of the gate electrode and within the well region. A first low concentration impurity region has the second conductivity type and is formed below the gate insulating film between the source and drain regions and within the well region. A second low concentration impurity region has the first conductivity type and is formed below the first low concentration impurity region between the source and drain regions and within the well region.
US09013005B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a second semiconductor layer provided on a first semiconductor layer and including first pillars and second pillars. A first control electrode is provided in a trench of the second semiconductor layer and a second control electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer and connected to the first control electrode. A first semiconductor region is provided on a surface of the second semiconductor layer except for a portion under the second control electrode. A second semiconductor region is provided on a surface of the first semiconductor region, the second semiconductor region being apart from the portion under the second control electrode and a third semiconductor region is provided on the first semiconductor region. A first major electrode is connected electrically to the first semiconductor layer and a second major electrode is connected electrically to the second and the third semiconductor region.
US09012995B2	Semiconductor device including FinFET device A memory element includes a FinFET select device and a memory element. In some embodiments a memory cell has a contact element coupled between a surface of the fin and the memory element.
US09012983B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device includes the following elements. A semiconductor substrate has a device formation region. The device formation region is defined by first and second device isolation regions which extend in first and second directions, respectively. The device formation region has a first gate groove which extends in the second direction. A first gate insulating film is disposed in a lower portion of the first gate groove. A first gate electrode is disposed on the first gate insulating film. The first gate electrode is disposed in the lower portion of the first gate groove. A buried insulating film is disposed over the first gate electrode. The buried insulating film is disposed in an upper portion of the first gate groove.
US09012982B2	Recessed transistor and method of manufacturing the same A recessed transistor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The recessed transistor may include a substrate, an active pin, a gate pattern and source and drain regions. The substrate may include an isolation layer that establishes an active region and a field region of the substrate. The substrate may include a recessed structure having an upper recess formed in the active region and a lower recess in communication with the upper recess. An active pin may be formed in a region between side surfaces of the isolation layer and the lower recess and an interface between the active region and the field region. The gate pattern may include a gate insulation layer formed on an inner surface of the recessed structure and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulation layer in the recessed structure. The source/drain regions may be formed adjacent to the active region and the gate electrode.
US09012971B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a channel layer protruding from a substrate and having protrusions extending from a sidewall thereof. Floating gates surrounding the channel layer are provided between the protrusions. Control gates surrounding the floating gates are stacked along the channel layer. Interlayer insulating layers are interposed between the control gates stacked along the channel layer. A level difference exists between a lateral surface of each of the floating gates, and a lateral surface of each of the protrusions.
US09012969B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same A device isolation film has a first height in a first area and a second height higher than the first height in a second area. The first area includes a first end of a dummy memory transistor facing a memory string and a part of a device isolation film adjacent thereof. The second area includes a second end of the dummy memory transistor facing a select transistor and a part of the device isolation film adjacent thereof.
US09012965B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The invention discloses a novel MOSFET device fabricated by a gate last process and its implementation method, the device comprising: a substrate; a gate stack structure located on a channel region in the substrate, on either side of which is eliminated the conventional isolation spacer; an epitaxially grown ultrathin metal silicide constituting a source/drain region. Wherein the device eliminates the high resistance region below the conventional isolation spacer; a dopant segregation region with imlanted ions is formed between the source/drain and the channel region, which decreases the Schottky barrier height between the metal silicide source/drain and the channel. At the same time, the epitaxially grown metal silicide can withstand a second high-temperature annealing used for improving the performance of a high-k gate dielectric material, which further improves the performance of the device. The MOSFET according to the invention reduces the parasitic resistance and capacitance greatly and thereby decreases the RC delay, thus improving the switching performance of the MOSFET device significantly.
US09012960B2	Photo detector and methods of manufacturing and operating same A photo detector comprising a first doped impurity region (adapted to receive a first voltage) disposed in or on a substrate; a body region, juxtaposed the first doped impurity region; a gate (adapted to receive a second voltage) spaced from a first portion of the body region; a light absorbing region, juxtaposed a second portion of the body region, includes a material which, in response to light incident thereon, generates carrier pairs including a first and second type carriers; a contact region (adapted to receive a third voltage) juxtaposed the light absorbing region; wherein, in response to incident light, the gate attracts first type carriers of the carrier pairs to the first portion of the body region which causes second carriers from the first doped impurity region to flow to the contact region, and the contact region attracts second type carriers.
US09012958B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device of the invention includes an n-GaN layer provided on a substrate, a channel layer provided in contact with the upper surface of the n-GaN layer, an electron supply layer which is provided on the channel layer, and a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode which are provided on the electron supply layer. The gate electrode is in contact with an underlying layer made from a nitride semiconductor. The semiconductor device has a ratio defined by the equation L/d1≧7, where L is the width of the gate electrode in contact with the underlying layer in a direction between the source electrode and drain electrode; and d1 is the distance between a surface of the n-type gallium nitride layer and a boundary between the gate electrode and the underlying layer.
US09012938B2	High reflective substrate of light emitting devices with improved light output Apparatuses and methods for producing light emitting devices maximizing luminous flux output are disclosed. In one possible embodiment, a light emitting device comprises a substrate and a reflective layer at least partially covering the substrate. The reflective layer is non-yellowing, and may be substantially light transparent. One or more light emitting diode (LED) chips are disposed on the substrate. The light emitting device may emit white light. The reflective layer may comprise a silicone carrier with light reflective particles dispersed in the silicone carrier. A light diffusion lens may also be disposed on the substrate and surrounding the LED chips. Furthermore, one or more microspheres, light scattering particles, and/or phosphor particles may be dispersed in the lens. In one possible method for producing a light emitting device, a substrate is provided. One or more LED chips are coupled with the substrate, and a high reflective, non-yellowing coating is applied on at least a portion of the top surface of the substrate. The coating comprises a carrier with reflective particles dispersed throughout.
US09012937B2	Multiple conversion material light emitting diode package and method of fabricating same An emitter package comprising a light emitting diode (LED) emitting light at a wavelength within a wavelength range and a plurality of phosphors. Each of the phosphors absorbs at least some light from the LED and re-emits a different wavelength of light. The package emits a combination of light from the LED and the plurality of phosphors, with the phosphors having excitation characteristics such that the emitter package emits light within a standard deviation of a target color for LEDs emitting at the wavelengths with the wavelength range. A method for fabricating emitter packages comprising fabricating a plurality of LEDs, each of which emits at a wavelength within a range of wavelengths. Each of the LEDs are arranged in a respective package with a plurality of conversion materials so that at least some light from each of the LEDs is absorbed and re-emitted by its corresponding conversion materials. The plurality of conversion materials have excitation characteristics that compensate for different LED emission wavelengths within the LED range of wavelengths such that each of the LED packages emits light within a standard deviation from a target color.
US09012936B2	Sapphire substrate having triangular projections with portions extending in direction of substrate crystal axis The sapphire substrate has a principal surface for growing a nitride semiconductor to form a nitride semiconductor light emitting device and comprising a plurality of projections of the principal surface, wherein an outer periphery of a bottom surface of each of the projections has at least one depression. This depression is in the horizontal direction. The plurality of projections are arranged so that a straight line passes through the inside of at least any one of projections when the straight line is drawn at any position in any direction in a plane including the bottom surfaces of the plurality of projections.
US09012927B2	Display device Provided is a display device including: a substrate; and multiple pixels provided on the substrate, the pixels each having an organic EL element obtained by laminating a lower electrode provided on the substrate, an organic compound layer, and an upper electrode in the stated order, and the lower electrode including an electrode independently placed for each of the pixels, in which: the lower electrode is formed of a first lower electrode layer provided on the substrate and a second lower electrode layer provided on the first lower electrode layer; the organic compound layer and the upper electrode cover the first lower electrode layer and the second lower electrode layer; and charge injection property from the second lower electrode layer into the organic compound layer is larger than charge injection property from an end portion of the first lower electrode layer into the organic compound layer.
US09012925B2	Solid state imaging device having a pair of charge holding films A solid-state imaging device according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a light receiving unit, a first charge holding film, and a second charge holding film. The light receiving unit converts the incident light to an electric current. The first charge holding film is formed above the light receiving unit and holds electric charges. The second charge holding film is formed on the first charge holding film and holds electric charges. Further, concentration of oxygen in the second charge holding film is higher than concentration of oxygen in the first charge holding film.
US09012924B2	Spectrum detector including a photodector having a concavo-convex patten Provided is a spectrum detector capable of being miniaturized and which does not require complicated optical axis alignment. The spectrum detector of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a photodetector formed on the substrate and including a semiconductor having a plurality of convex portions; and a wavelength detection circuit for detecting a wavelength of light transmitted through the plurality of convex portions, from light incident on the photodetector. According to the present invention, a small-sized spectrum detector can be provided which can easily detect a peak wavelength distribution included in light of an unknown wavelength, without the use of optical equipment such as a grating or prism, thus dispensing with the need for the optical axis alignment of a complex optical system.
US09012922B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A substrate is provided with a main surface having an off angle of 5° or smaller relative to a reference plane. The reference plane is a {000-1} plane in the case of hexagonal system and is a {111} plane in the case of cubic system. A silicon carbide layer is epitaxially formed on the main surface of the substrate. The silicon carbide layer is provided with a trench having first and second side walls opposite to each other. Each of the first and second side walls includes a channel region. Further, each of the first and second side walls substantially includes one of a {0-33-8} plane and a {01-1-4} plane in the case of the hexagonal system and substantially includes a {100} plane in the case of the cubic system.
US09012909B2	Oxide semiconductor, oxide semiconductor thin film, and thin film transistor including the same An oxide semiconductor includes zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), and at least one of Ag and Au.
US09012904B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same In the transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film of the transistor including an oxide semiconductor film has a stacked-layer structure of the hydrogen capture film and the hydrogen permeable film. At this time, the hydrogen permeable film is formed on a side which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, and the hydrogen capture film is formed on a side which is in contact with a gate electrode. After that, hydrogen released from the oxide semiconductor film is transferred to the hydrogen capture film through the hydrogen permeable film by the heat treatment.
US09012899B2	Electroluminescent metal complexes with nucleophilic carbene ligands This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes of the formula (I) wherein the ring A, represents an optionally substituted aryl group which can optionally contain heteroatoms, the ring B, represents an optionally substituted nitrogen containing aryl group, which can optionally contain further heteroatoms, or the ring A may be taken with the ring B binding to the ring A to form a ring; the group C, represents an acyclic carbene, or a cyclic carbene (ring C), which can optionally contain heteroatoms, the ring D, represents an optionally substituted aryl group which can optionally contain heteroatoms, n1 is an integer of 1 to 3, m1 is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, m2 is an integer 0 or 1, M1 is a metal with an atomic weight of greater than 40, L3 is a monodentate ligand or a bidentate ligand, Y is —C(═O)— or —C(X1)2—, wherein X1 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, especially hydrogen and y is 0 or 1, especially 0; a process for their preparation, electronic devices comprising the metal complexes and their use in electronic devices, especially organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as oxygen sensitive indicators, as phosphorescent indicators in bioassays and as catalysts.
US09012897B2	Organic EL element, display device, and light-emitting device An organic EL element comprises: an anode; a cathode; a functional layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode and includes at least a light-emitting layer; a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer; and a bank. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide, and has a recessed portion. A UPS spectrum of the hole injection layer, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band. The tungsten oxide contained in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed approximately 0.83.
US09012893B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, an encapsulation member facing the substrate, a pad unit around the display area of the substrate, the pad unit including a contact area and an exposure area that is spaced apart from the contact area, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) that is connected to the contact area of the pad unit and is curved towards the encapsulation member.
US09012892B2	Materials and methods for controlling properties of organic light-emitting device The present teachings provide methods for forming organic layers for an organic light-emitting device (OLED) using an inkjet printing or thermal printing process. The method can further use one or more additional processes, such as vacuum thermal evaporation (VTE), to create an OLED stack. OLED stack structures are also provided wherein at least one of the charge injection or charge transport layers is formed by an inkjet printing or thermal printing method at a high deposition rate. The structure of the organic layer can be amorphous, crystalline, porous, dense, smooth, rough, or a combination thereof, depending on deposition parameters and post-treatment conditions. An OLED microcavity is also provided and can be formed by one of more of the methods.
US09012883B2	Recessed contact to semiconductor nanowires A semiconductor nanowire device includes at least one semiconductor nanowire having a bottom surface and a top surface, an insulating material which surrounds the semiconductor nanowire, and an electrode ohmically contacting the top surface of the semiconductor nanowire. A contact of the electrode to the semiconductor material of the semiconductor nanowire is dominated by the contact to the top surface of the semiconductor nanowire.
US09012882B2	Graphene nanomesh and method of making the same A graphene nanomesh includes a sheet of graphene having a plurality of periodically arranged apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures have a substantially uniform periodicity and substantially uniform neck width. The graphene nanomesh can open up a large band gap in a sheet of graphene to create a semiconducting thin film. The periodicity and neck width of the apertures formed in the graphene nanomesh may be tuned to alter the electrical properties of the graphene nanomesh. The graphene nanomesh is prepared with block copolymer lithography. Graphene nanomesh field-effect transistors (FETs) can support currents nearly 100 times greater than individual graphene nanoribbon devices and the on-off ratio, which is comparable with values achieved in nanoribbon devices, can be tuned by varying the neck width. The graphene nanomesh may also be incorporated into FET-type sensor devices.
US09012881B2	Resistive-switching memory elements having improved switching characteristics Resistive-switching memory elements having improved switching characteristics are described, including a memory element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a switching layer between the first electrode and the second electrode comprising hafnium oxide and having a first thickness, and a coupling layer between the switching layer and the second electrode, the coupling layer comprising a material including metal titanium and having a second thickness that is less than 25 percent of the first thickness.
US09012877B2	Semiconductor device including a diode and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer extending in a first direction on a substrate, a plurality of second semiconductor layers spaced apart in the first direction on the first semiconductor layer, and an insulation layer structure surrounding side walls of the first semiconductor layer and the plurality of second semiconductor layers. The first semiconductor layer may have a first conductivity type, and the plurality of second semiconductor layers may have a second conductivity type.
US09012875B2	Inspection method and an inspection system exhibiting speckle reduction characteristics A method and an inspection system that exhibiting speckle reduction characteristics includes a light source arranged to generate input light pulses, and diffuser-free speckle reduction optics that include a beam splitter, for splitting an input light pulse from the light source into multiple light pulses that are oriented at angles in relation to each other when exiting the beam splitter, and at least one optical element for directing the multiple light pulses to impinge on an inspected object at different angles.
US09012874B2	Method and apparatus for enhanced lifetime and performance of ion source in an ion implantation system An ion implantation system and process, in which the performance and lifetime of the ion source of the ion implantation system are enhanced, by utilizing isotopically enriched dopant materials, or by utilizing dopant materials with supplemental gas(es) effective to provide such enhancement.
US09012849B2	Direct and quantitative broadband absorptance spectroscopy with multilayer cantilever probes A system for measuring the absorption spectrum of a sample is provided that includes a broadband light source that produces broadband light defined within a range of an absorptance spectrum. An interferometer modulates the intensity of the broadband light source for a range of modulation frequencies. A bi-layer cantilever probe arm is thermally connected to a sample arm having at most two layers of materials. The broadband light modulated by the interferometer is directed towards the sample and absorbed by the sample and converted into heat, which causes a temperature rise and bending of the bi-layer cantilever probe arm. A detector mechanism measures and records the deflection of the probe arm so as to obtain the absorptance spectrum of the sample.
US09012841B2	Specimen holder for observing cross section of specimen and method for controlling the same A specimen holder and method for controlling the same, which can mount a specimen to allow observation of the specimen. The specimen holder includes: a body; a specimen mounting part formed at an end of the body; elasticity means located inside the body; and a stand detachably joined with the body. The stand includes: a base part; and a joining part protrudingly formed on an upper face of the base part and having a through hole to receive at least a part of the specimen mounting part. The specimen mounting part includes: a movable push rod connected with the elasticity means; a lever connected with the push rod and rotatable on a central shaft; a specimen pressing plate connected to an end portion of the lever for fixing one surface of the specimen; a lever spring connected to the lever; and a fixing jaw.
US09012833B2	Terahertz wave measuring apparatus and measurement method The present invention provides a terahertz wave measuring apparatus and measurement method capable of improving the quantitativeness of obtained frequency spectrum information. In a measurement method in which a terahertz wave measuring apparatus is used, the terahertz wave measuring apparatus measures a time waveform of a terahertz wave relating to a calibration sample whose shape of a calibration spectrum is already known and obtains a measurement spectrum by transforming the time waveform. The calibration spectrum and the measurement spectrum are compared, and, on the basis of results of the comparison, time intervals of measurement data that form a time waveform are adjusted in order to calibrate the terahertz wave measuring apparatus.
US09012831B2	Rotary encoder A rotary encoder includes a housing and a shaft, which has an axis. A graduated disk is fixed in place on the shaft in torsionally fixed manner. The shaft is adapted for the positionally accurate attachment to a first machine part. Furthermore, a scanning device for scanning the graduated disk is fixed in place on the housing, the housing being arranged such that an outer surface forms a positionally accurate rigid stop on a second machine part in the radial direction. The housing includes a housing body and a cover, the housing body and the cover being connected to each other by press-fitting. The housing has a mechanically flexible element which is deformed as a result of the press-fitting.
US09012830B2	Systems and methods for particle detection A particle detection system is provided. The particle detection system includes at least one tapered optical fiber, a light source configured to transmit light through the at least one tapered optical fiber, a photodetector configured to measure a characteristic of the light being transmitted through the at least one optical fiber, and a computing device coupled to the photodetector and configured to determine whether a nanoparticle is present within an evanescent field of the at least one tapered optical fiber based on the measured light characteristic.
US09012818B1	Beverage heating assembly and method A beverage warming assembly (8) with a non-ferromagnetic, transparent heat carafe (10) having an induction heating assembly (38) attached to the bottom (24) by a threaded fastener (46) formed of a generally planer, induction ferromagnetic heating element (42) with a top and a bottom, and an insulating member (44) interposed between the carafe bottom (24) and the bottom of the induction heating element (42) to thermally insulate the bottom (24) from he induction heating element (42), to enable relative movement between the induction heating element (42) and the bottom (24) and to seal a fastener hole (48) against leaks. Different levels of heating are achieved by connecting a high frequency voltage signal from a generator (64) to different inputs along the length of the coil induction coil (40) in response to actuation of heating level selection switches (59, 60, 62). An AC power circuit breaker (70) removes power in response to actuation of a power switch (56) or when an input current detector (72) senses a current level that exceeds a preselected level.
US09012816B2	Wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a electrically conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant heat-emitting structure includes a carrying member, an electrical heating element mounted to the carrying member, conductive twisted cables that are in electrical connection with the electrical heating element, and a receiver circuit that is in electrical connection with the conductive twisted cables. The carrying member is woven in the article.
US09012809B2	Welding control A welding device applies weld material between two work pieces such that the work pieces are connected mechanically with one another. The welding device includes a welding head and a central element. The welding head performs a welding action during transport thereof along an operating direction between the work pieces. Two primary sensor members are arranged on the central element upstream of the welding head relative to the operating direction. The sensor members register geometric properties of a spacing between the work pieces in which spacing the weld material is to be applied. Each sensor member is configured to maintain contact with a respective wall of the two work pieces adjoining the spacing while allowing variation of lateral distances between the central element and the adjoining wall. This is accomplished by the sensor members being pivotally attached to the central element via at least one pivoting axis oriented essentially perpendicular to the operating direction.
US09012808B2	Method for controlling and/or regulating a welding apparatus, and welding apparatus A method for controlling and/or regulating a welding apparatus with a welding wire, wherein after ignition of an electric arc, a cold metal transfer welding process is conducted. For creating more various possibilities for controlling heat introduction into the work piece and/or for introducing filler material, it is provided that during at least some short-circuit phases, polarity of the welding current I and/or the welding voltage U is switched, wherein the amplitude of the welding current I and/or the welding voltage U is adjusted to a defined value so that melting-through of the welding wire and the short-circuit bridge, respectively, is prevented. There is also a safe re-ignition of the electric arc when lifting the welding wire off the work piece. It is also possible to reignite the electric arc only by the welding current I and/or the welding voltage U without any auxiliary voltage, at the end of the short-circuit phase or at the beginning of the electric-arc phase.
US09012800B2	Gas circuit breaker A gas circuit breaker is provided, avoiding change in the position of a cover member and without weakening of the blow of gas to the arc in an arc discharge cavity even when a surface of the cover member in contact with the arc discharge cavity is damaged. The gas circuit breaker includes a contact ring, a holder attached to the contact ring, and extending to a path of arc-extinguishing gas that extinguishes an arc, and an electrically insulative cover member attached to the holder.
US09012796B2	Thin electrical switch An electrical switch which includes a top metal support plate, a triggering member bearing on a bottom of a recess, a bottom metal contact plate having a fixed central contact region, and an adhesive fixing insulating sheet. The adhesive insulating sheet is arranged between a peripheral portion of the bottom face of the top support plate and a peripheral portion of the top face of the bottom contact plate and the adhesive insulating sheet adheres, by its two opposite faces, to each of said two annular portions to form a means for fixing the top support plate to the bottom contact plate.
US09012793B2	Methods and systems for detecting a position-based attribute of an object using digital codes Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a position-based attribute of a finger, stylus or other object with a touchpad or other sensor having a touch-sensitive region that includes a plurality of electrodes. Modulation signals for one or more electrodes are produced as a function of any number of distinct digital codes. The modulation signals are applied to an associated at least one of the plurality of electrodes to obtain a resultant signal that is electrically affected by the position of the object. The resultant signal is demodulated using the plurality of distinct digital codes to discriminate electrical effects produced by the object. The position-based attribute of the object is then determined with respect to the plurality of electrodes from the electrical effects.
US09012781B2	Electrical transmission cables with composite cores The present invention discloses electrical cables containing a cable core and a plurality of conductive elements surrounding the cable core. The cable core contains at least one composite core, and each composite core contains a rod which contains a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix, and surrounded by a capping layer.
US09012767B2	Solar cell system A solar cell system includes a number of P-N junction cells, a number of inner electrodes, a first collecting electrode and a second collecting electrode. The number of the P-N junction cells is M. M is equal to or greater than 2. The M P-N junction cells are arranged from a first P-N junction cell to an Mth P-N junction cell along a straight line. The P-N junction cells are arranged in series along the straight line. The number of the inner electrodes is M−1. At least one inner electrode includes a carbon nanotube array. A first collecting electrode located on an outside surface of the first P-N junction cell. A second collecting electrode located on an outside surface of the Mth P-N junction cell. A photoreceptive surface is parallel to the straight line.
US09012763B2	Stretchable photovoltaic devices and carriers A stretchable photovoltaic device, a stretchable photovoltaic module and a carrier for facilitating formation of a stretchable photovoltaic device and/or module are provided. The stretchable photovoltaic device includes a stretchable part, at least one photovoltaic cell and a surface over which that at least one photovoltaic cell is disposed. The stretchable part has a given length that is operable to change in response to a force being applied to the device. The given length may, for example, elongate when the force causes the device to elongate. Alternative and/or additionally, the given length may compress when the force causes the device to compress.
US09012753B2	Music instruction apparatus A music instruction apparatus includes a string adapted to be wound into a tuning peg of a string instrument, a tension indicator disposed on the string proximate to an end of the string, the tension indicator representing a predetermined level of tension in the string when the end of the string is wound into the tuning peg up to the position of the tension indicator, and a note indicator disposed on the string, the note indicator representing a musical note.
US09012751B2	Hinged drumstick A percussion instrument is disclosed that may include a body having a longitudinal axis extending from a butt end to a striking end thereof and at least one hole extending through the thickness of the body substantially along or through an axis that is different from the longitudinal axis; and a grasping mechanism having a first grip plate at a first end thereof and a second grip plate at a second end thereof, and at least one shaft extending through the hole. The percussion instrument may further include a compliance mechanism disposed between the first and second grip plates, enabling the first and second grip plates to move closer together in response to a compressive force applied. One or more recesses or bores may be used for a more compact design, and the at least one hole may be on an angle to accommodate different drumming styles.
US09012749B2	Music box A music box includes a plurality of star wheels, a plurality of vibration valves, a plurality of anchoring members, a plurality of electromagnets, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control one or more of the plurality of the electromagnets to be a first state by supplying a first electricity and control each of the plurality of electromagnets to be a second state by supplying a second electricity. Each of the plurality of anchoring members is configured to engage with one of the plurality of protruding parts in the second state. The one or more of the plurality of anchoring members is configured to rotate about a second axis extending parallel to a first axis in the first state, and the one or more of the plurality of anchoring members is positioned remote from the electromagnet with a gap therebetween in the first state.
US09012745B1	Maize inbred PH18VF A novel maize variety designated PH18VF and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18VF with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18VF through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18VF or a locus conversion of PH18VF with another maize variety.
US09012737B1	Sorghum inbred pharolyke A novel sorghum variety designated PHAROLYKE and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a plant that comprise crossing sorghum variety PHAROLYKE with another plant. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHAROLYKE through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the sorghum seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid sorghum seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the sorghum variety PHAROLYKE or a locus conversion of PHAROLYKE with another sorghum variety.
US09012729B2	Process of producing male sterile monocotyledonous plants The present invention relates to a process of producing male sterile monocotyledonous plants by introducing into said plants fragments of a nucleotide sequence coding for a protein which provides for male sterility and reconstituting the complete protein which provides for male sterility by intein-mediated trans-splicing.
US09012728B2	Polynucleotides and polypeptides involved in plant fiber development and methods of using same Isolated polynucleotides are provided. Each of the isolated polynucleotides comprise a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 121, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 95 or 96, wherein the polypeptide is capable of regulating cotton fiber development. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides for improving fiber quality and/or yield of a fiber producing plant, as well as methods of using such polynucleotides for producing plants having increased biomass/vigor/yield.
US09012726B2	Genes that increase plant oil and method for using the same This invention is intended to be used to search for a transcription factor having novel functions of increasing the weight of an individual plant, increasing the weight of a given tissue per individual plant, or improving the productivity of a given substance per individual plant and to improve such properties in the plant. The weight of an individual plant is increased, the weight of a given tissue per individual plant is increased, the productivity of a given substance per individual plant is improved, or the content of a given substance per given tissue of a plant is increased via expression of a transcription factor that has been modified to suppress transcription accelerating activity.
US09012713B2	Process for removing oxygenate from an olefin stream The present invention provides a process for removing oxygenate from an olefin stream comprising oxygenate, comprising providing to an oxygenate recovery zone the olefin stream comprising oxygenate and a solvent comprising ethanol, treating the olefin stream comprising oxygenate with the solvent, and retrieving from the oxygenate recovery zone at least one oxygenate-depleted olefinic product stream comprising olefin and a spent solvent comprising at least part of the oxygenate.
US09012703B2	Process for purifying (hydro) fluoroalkenes The invention relates to a process for removing one or more undesired (hydro)halocarbon compounds from a (hydro)fluoroalkene, the process comprising contacting a composition comprising the (hydro)fluoroalkene and one or more undesired (hydro)halocarbon compounds with an aluminum-containing absorbent, activated carbon, or a mixture thereof.
US09012700B2	Method for continuous production of nitrobenzene The invention relates to a method for producing nitrobenzene, in which crude nitrobenzene is first produced by nitrating benzene and said crude nitrobenzene is then washed in succession in at least one acid wash, in at least one alkaline wash and in at least one neutral wash, at least one additional wash with an aqueous solution of a potassium salt being interposed between the last alkaline wash and the first neutral wash.
US09012695B2	Process for neutralizing an unneutralised polyether polyol A process for neutralizing an unneutralized polyether polyol prepared using a base catalyst according to the invention comprises the steps of addition of a polyprotic acid to the unneutralized polyether polyol, the highest pKa-value of the polyprotic acid being less than 3.5, wherein, per kilogram of unneutralized polyether polyol, “A” moles of said polyprotic acid are added to the unneutralized polyether polyol, such that (n−1)*A
US09012692B2	Processes for the preparation of 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid salts Processes for the preparation of 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid salts of formula (I) and a crystalline form of potassium 2,5 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid are provided.
US09012687B2	Process for isolating kukoamine The present invention provides a process for isolating kukoamine by solid phase extraction using a polyamide or a derivative thereof as an adsorbent. Said process is convenient, economical and environmental-friendly, and obtains highly purified kukoamines with a high yield.
US09012686B2	Acrylic acid from lactide and process Technical grade acrylic acid derived from renewable resources utilizing a homogeneous nickel catalyst system by a process including reacting lactide with acetic acid to form 2-acetoxypropionic acid in the presence of a homogeneous nickel catalyst, pyrolyzing, with or without a catalyst, the 2-acetoxypropionic acid to acrylic acid and acetic acid, condensing and collecting the pyrolysis products in the presence of polymerization inhibitor(s) and purfying the acrylic acid by distillation in the presence of polymerization inhibitor(s). Acrylic acid and methyl acrylate are produced from methyl 2-acetoxypropionate which comes from fermentation derived lactic acid. The disclosed process will produce a “green” (i.e. renewable resources derived) acrylic acid and methyl acrylate ester.
US09012666B2	Method for producing 30-halogenated betulinic acid The invention discloses a method for producing 30-halogenated betulinic acid. Betulin is used as a raw material and selectively oxidized and halogenated to generate 30-betulinic acid, and the selected oxidation and halogenation agent has high selectivity and does not affect C-3 hydroxyl or carbon-carbon double bonds. Oxidation and halogenation are completed in one step, so the process route is short, the treatment method is simple, and the product is purified easily.
US09012665B2	Amorphous cabazitaxel The present invention is directed to an amorphous form of cabazitaxel, which can be prepared by dissolving a solid form of cabazitaxel in an organic solvent, and removing the organic solvent to dryness. The amorphous form of cabazitaxel is characterized by DSC as in FIG. 1 and/or X-ray powder diffraction pattern as in FIG. 2.
US09012662B2	Intermediates for the preparation of lubiprostone Intermediates of the following formulae for the preparation of lubiprostone:
US09012661B2	Organophosphorus compounds, catalytic systems comprising said compounds and method of hydrocyanation or of hydroformylation using said catalytic systems Organophosphorus compounds, catalytic systems comprising a metallic element forming a complex with the organophosphorus compounds and methods of hydrocyanation and of hydroformylation employed in the presence of the catalytic systems are described.
US09012658B2	Automated synthesis of small molecules using chiral, non-racemic boronates Provided are methods for making and using chiral, non-racemic protected organoboronic acids, including pinene-derived iminodiacetic acid (PIDA) boronates, to direct and enable stereoselective synthesis of organic molecules. Also provided are methods for purifying PIDA boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their PIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods may be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chiral, non-racemic compounds. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated stereoselective synthesis of chiral, non-racemic small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification.
US09012657B2	Method for producing pyrazole compound A method for producing a pyrazole compound of the general formula (5) includes reacting a 2-acyl-3-aminoacrylic acid ester of the general formula (1) with a hydrazine of the general formula (4) in the presence of a base where R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group wherein R5 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group wherein R1, R4 and R5 have the same meanings as above. It is possible by this production method to produce the 1,3-disubstituted pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid ester at a high yield and selectivity and with less discoloration.
US09012655B2	Antimicrobial/adjuvant compounds and methods Among other things, in general, antimicrobial and/or adjuvant compounds are provided according to Formula Ia: (Ia) in which E and R1-11 have the meanings described herein; and prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Other formulae and methods of use are also provided.

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