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US09131591B2	Solar powered operation of medical devices A medical device includes an energy storage unit that is configured for being supplied with solar energy. The medical device is configured for an evaluation of a charging state of the storage unit according to a medical workflow and for the output of information related to the result of the evaluation or a signal related to the evaluation. A supply of energy is provided during the workflow.
US09131584B2	Airfield lighting sustem An airfield lighting system is provided, the system including a constant current regulator configured to output a constant current, a plurality of insulating transformers configured to be electrically connected to the constant current regulator to supply an electric power, and a plurality of individual lighting devices each electrically connected to the insulating transformer to turn on or turn off an LED lamp, wherein the individual lighting apparatus includes an LED unit including an ADC (AC-DC Converter) and at least one LED lamp connected to a secondary side of the ADC and transmitting defect information of the LED lamp, and a defect information receiver configured to measure a current and a voltage at a primary side of the ADC, measure an electric energy (electricity) or a resistance value using the measured current and voltage, and generate status information of the LED unit.
US09131571B2	Solid-state lighting apparatus and methods using energy storage with segment control A lighting apparatus includes a rectifier circuit configured to be coupled to an AC source and to produce a rectified voltage from an AC voltage and a string including at least two serially-connected LED segments and coupled to the rectifier circuit. A segment control circuit is configured to selectively bypass at least one segment of the string responsive to the rectified voltage. An energy storage circuit is coupled to the rectifier circuit and controls current flow between at least one energy storage device and the string. A control circuit controls the segment control circuit and the energy storage circuit. The segment control circuit may support a current from the rectifier circuit through all of the segments in the string circuit at a peak of the rectified voltage and the energy storage circuit may charge the at least one energy storage device to a voltage near the peak of the rectified voltage.
US09131566B2	Buck converter for operating at least one LED A buck converter for operating at least one LED. In this case, the buck inductor comprises a first buck inductor and a second buck inductor, wherein a charge pump is coupled between the coupling point of the two buck inductors and a supply connection of a control apparatus which is used for actuating a buck switch.
US09131561B2	Solid-state lighting apparatus and methods using energy storage An apparatus includes a current control circuit configured to selectively provide current responsive to a varying voltage to at least one LED coupled in series with the first current control circuit and to at least one capacitor coupled to the at least one LED and the first current control circuit. The current control circuit may be configured to cause the at least one capacitor to be selectively charged from a current source and to be discharged via the at least one LED responsive to a varying input, such as a varying current from the current source or a varying voltage applied to the current source. For example, the current control circuit may be configured to limit current through the at least one LED to less than a current provided by the current source.
US09131559B2	Heat dissipating method for light emitting diode and lighting device using same A heat dissipating method for a light emitting diode is provided. The heat dissipating method includes following steps. Firstly, a circuit board with a light emitting diode formed on one side and a heat dissipating fan formed on the other side is provided. The heat dissipating fan is configured to dissipate heat for the light emitting diode. Secondly, a power source is provided for supplying power for the light emitting diode. Finally, a speed of the heat dissipating fan is adjusted according to an input power of the power source. A lighting device using the heat dissipating method is also provided.
US09131556B2	Wiring boards for array-based electronic devices In accordance with certain embodiments, lighting systems include one or more lightsheets each including a plurality of strings of light-emitting elements, control elements, and power conductors for supplying power to the light-emitting elements and control elements.
US09131549B2	Digital communication interface circuit for line-pair with individually adjustable transition edges An interface circuit interfaces a device with a line-pair. The interface circuit includes: a diode bridge having polarity-independent input terminals coupled to the line-pair, and first and second output terminals having a positive polarity and a negative polarity, respectively; a first galvanic isolation device for outputting a receive signal received on the line-pair via the diode bridge; a second galvanic isolation device receiving a transmit signal; a voltage-controlled variable resistance element connected across the positive and negative output terminals of the diode bridge; and first and second filters cascaded between the second galvanic isolation device and the voltage-controlled variable resistance element. The first filter has decoupled charge and discharge paths so as to decouple the rise time and the fall time of the transmit signal. The second filter has a voltage-dependent frequency characteristic. The voltage-controlled variable resistance element couples the transmit signal to the line-pair via the diode bridge.
US09131547B2	Illumination device and illumination system The invention relates to an illumination device (LV) comprising at least one light fixture (LE), wherein the at least one illumination device (LV) has at least one sensor device (SEV) for detecting objects (O1, O2, O3), supplying information to the illumination device (LV) for controlling the at least one light fixture (LE). This sensor device (SEV) is equipped to detect the object type (Oid1, Oid2, . . . , OidN) of a detected object (O1, O2, O3) and/or the at least one sensor device (SEV) is equipped to determine the distance of the detected object (O1, O2, O3), the illumination device (LV) having at least one memory (SPE), said memory (SPE) being equipped to store at least one light profile (LP1, LP2, . . . , LPN), such that the at least one light profile (LP1, LP2, . . . , LPN) contains luminous intensity values (W11, . . . , W1M; W21, . . . , W2M; . . . ; WN1, . . . , WNM) as a function of object types (Oid1, Oid2, . . . , OidN) and/or the distance of an object (O1, O2,O3) from the at least one light fixture (LE) of the illumination device (LV), and the illumination device (LV) comprises at least one control device (STV) which controls the at least one light fixture (LE) with a corresponding luminous intensity value (W11, . . . , W1M; W21, . . . , W2M; . . . ; WN1, . . . , WNM) in accordance with the information concerning the object type (Oid1, Oid2, . . . , OidN) and/or the distance of a detected object in accordance with the information originating from the at least one sensor device (SEV). The invention also relates to an illumination system consisting of such illumination devices which are preferably equipped for communication with one another.
US09131544B2	LED driver protection circuit An illustrative LED driver circuit is based on a transition-mode power factor correction integrated circuit using flyback topology. The LED driver circuit features a universal input circuit having various fault and surge protections, output circuit open load and short circuit protection, and main transformer over temperature protection.
US09131543B2	Dynamic impedance matching in RF resonator cavity A method for matching an impedance of a system comprising a cavity and one or more feeds to an impedance of one or more sources of electromagnetic radiation irradiating a plurality of frequencies into the cavity via the feeds, comprising: determining a plurality of s-parameter of the system for a frequency band; determining the system impedance based on the s-parameters; and modifying the system impedance according to the difference between the impedance of the system and the impedance of the source.
US09131539B2	Inductive heating apparatus Disclosed is an induction cooking device that is not likely to be affected by induction heating and wherein boiling-over can be detected. An induction cooking device has: a top plate on which a cooking container is placed; a heating coil that generates an induction magnetic field for heating the cooking container; a heating control unit that controls the heating power of the cooking container by controlling the high-frequency current supplied to the heating coil; electrodes disposed in a lower surface of the top plate; and an electrostatic capacity detector that detects changes in electrostatic capacity occurring in the electrodes when articles to be cooked contact with the top plate. When the electrostatic capacity detector senses changes in the electrostatic capacity of the electrodes, the heating control unit decreases or stops the heating power of the cooking container, and the electrodes are disposed outside of the outer circumference the heating coil.
US09131531B2	Mobile communication device with multiple wireless transceivers and methods for use therewith A first wireless transceiver communicates pre-association data via a first wireless network, the pre-association data relating to a second wireless network, wherein the first wireless network supports communication via a first wireless protocol and wherein the second wireless network supports communication via a second wireless protocol that is different from the first wireless protocol. A second wireless transceiver communicates the pre-association data with the first wireless transceiver via a transceiver interface and processes the pre-association data to support an association by the second wireless transceiver with the second wireless network.
US09131526B2	Pooled transport and control functions in a 3GPP LTE network Presented are methods and apparatus for decoupling transport and control (T&C) functions from a plurality of eNBs and collecting the T&C functions in a centralized entity for managing the T&C functions for a larger pool of eNBs. An enhanced interface and protocol is defined for allowing the new T&C pool entity to communicate with the eNBs over a shared IP based network. The redistributed functionality provides for optimizing both data compression capabilities and security by compressing data earlier in its transmission path and by encrypting data before it is sent to an eNB.
US09131521B2	Communications apparatus transmitting data on channels adaptively switchable In a communications apparatus, a communication controller transmits and receives signals on any of plural channels. A channel switching controller is responsive to channel switching information selectively defining plural reception-waiting periods using the channels to alter a channel to be used by the communication controller. A neighboring node channel controller exchanges channel switching information with other nodes to manage the channel switching information received from the other nodes. When transmitting transmission signals, a transmission controller refers to the channel switching information of the other nodes, and controls repetitive transmission of the transmission signals on the channel thus searched for.
US09131519B2	Communications coexistence signaling A coexistence signaling scheme for radio communications is described. In one embodiment, a method for coexistence signaling includes establishing first communications and second communications with separate access points or base stations. The method further includes determining protocol timings of the first and second communications. Based on various communications parameters, protocol timings, and identified interference conditions, the method includes generating one or more priority signals to manage the first and second communications. According to certain aspects, overlapping channel conditions can be avoided while maintaining acceptable communications data throughput.
US09131517B2	Achieving best effort performance with interfering communications system equipment Primary and secondary apparatuses avoid concurrent performance of activities, wherein the secondary apparatus has a best and possibly different worst case minimum amounts of time required to perform activity. The primary apparatus ascertains a first future moment when it will become inactive and ascertains whether its upcoming period of inactivity will not be less than the secondary apparatus' best case minimum amount of time required to perform activity. If not, the primary apparatus asserts, in advance of the first future moment, an inactivity indicator signal indicating its upcoming inactivity. The interval between assertion of the inactivity indicator signal and the first future moment is greater than or equal to a difference between the secondary apparatus' worst and best case minimum amounts of time required to perform activity.
US09131515B2	Selecting from among plural channel estimation techniques A wireless receiver receives reference signals over a wireless link. The wireless receiver calculates a selection indication based on the received reference signals, and the wireless receiver selects from among plural channel estimation techniques based on the selection indication, where the selected channel estimation technique is usable to perform channel estimation of the wireless link.
US09131513B2	Coordinating allocation of resources for use by small cells A controller receives information relating to at least one of multiple small cells. Responsive to the received information, the controller coordinates allocation of resources for use by the small cells in communicating data with respective user equipments (UEs), where the coordinating of the allocation of resources reduces interference among the small cells.
US09131511B2	Backoff snooze wake power consumption within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Backoff snooze wake power consumption within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. If a communication (e.g., transmission) attempt fails (e.g., by a wireless station (STA), smart meter station (SMSTA), etc.), then a backoff snooze countdown may be performed before a subsequent communication is attempted. Also, if communication activity is detected on the communication medium, then such a backoff snooze countdown may be performed before monitoring the communication medium or a subsequent communication attempt is made. Such a backoff snooze countdown may be based on a codeword value (e.g., such as provided within a beacon received from an access point (AP)), and different respective backoff snooze countdowns may be made based on different respective codeword values. Such backoff snooze countdowns are performed outside of a restricted access window (RAW) in which only devices of a particular class (e.g., low-power, Z, etc.) have access to the communication medium.
US09131507B2	Method and apparatus for receiving signals The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for receiving signals, which comprises the followings: receive signals on at least one receiving branch, which comprises at least two reception units, including one data reception unit and one pilot reception unit at least. Said signal refers to a codeword in a transmission codebook; calculate metric value of each codeword in said transmission codebook according to said received signal; obtain the codeword with maximal metric value among all said codewords and the metric value corresponding to this codeword; if this value exceeds threshold value, Determining the codeword corresponding to said maximal metric value; if this value is less than the threshold value, Determining discontinuously-sent DTX. In the present invention, perform joint demodulation of data symbol and pilot symbol to make the demodulation results more reliable; meanwhile; judge whether it is discontinuous transmission based on joint demodulation of data symbol and pilot symbol.
US09131505B2	Base station and method for providing uplink service A method for providing uplink service from a base station to a terminal includes: transmitting information on a TCP packet and a dedicated code to a terminal; receiving a code number from the terminal using the dedicated code; searching a requesting bandwidth for the code number and allocating resources to the terminal; and receiving the ACK packet for the TCP packet through the allocated resources from the terminal.
US09131499B2	Method for signaling a subframe pattern for preventing inter-cell interference from occurring in heterogeneous network system and apparatus for the same A method for setting an almost blank subframe (ABS) pattern in a base station of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an ABS bitmap pattern from a neighboring base station; setting the ABS pattern of the base station by repeating the ABS bitmap pattern within a previously set number of radio frames; receiving an offset value indicating an application start point of an updated ABS bitmap pattern and an application start of the updated ABS bitmap pattern from the neighboring base station; and setting the ABS pattern of the base station by repeating the updated ABS bitmap pattern from a start subframe of a specific radio frame indicated by the offset value.
US09131497B1	Method and system of admission control for wireless train communication system A method and apparatus for admission control in a wireless train communication system with TDMA are disclosed. The method and apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention identifies neighboring devices within neighborhood of a given device that use the time slot. The frequency and location information for the intended device and the unintended devices are used to determine whether to grant the time slot. In another embodiment according to the present invention, the receive signal strength information at the neighboring devices is used, instead of the distance information, for admission control.
US09131494B2	Method for backhaul subframe setting between a base station and a relay node in a wireless communication system and a device therefor Disclosed is a method whereby a relay node receives a signal from a base station in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the invention comprises: a step in which a relay node receives, from the base station, a request signal for changing the size of a downlink physical control channel transmitted to a terminal corresponding to the relay node; a step in which a signal in response to the request signal is sent to the base station; a step of setting a downlink available symbol between the base station and the relay node, based on the request signal; and a step in which a relay node specific signal, sent from the base station, is received from the downlink available symbol.
US09131492B2	Method and system of multi-layer beamforming A base station includes a reference signal sequence generator configured to generate a reference signal sequence for a reference signal for each of n antenna ports using one initialization seed cinit with n being a positive integer. The initialization seed is defined as: cinit=(└ns/2┘+1)·(2NIDcell+1)·216+NIDgroup, where ns is a first slot number in a subframe, NIDcell is a cell identifier of the base station, and NIDgroup is a group identifier. The base station also includes a transmit path circuitry configured to transmit a downlink grant and the reference signal. In some embodiments, the group identifier NIDgroup is a one-bit group identifier dynamically indicated in a codepoint in the downlink grant transmitted by the base station.
US09131481B2	Mobile station apparatus, communication system, communication method, and integrated circuit A mobile station apparatus controls the transmission method of uplink signals to efficiently transmit uplink control information, while avoiding increase of overhead of the control information. The mobile station apparatus has a reception processing unit 401 which performs detection processing of a physical downlink control channel in a plurality of cells, an uplink control information generating unit 4051 which generates a reception confirmation response to data of one or more physical downlink shared channels for which assignment of a resource is indicated by downlink control information included in one or more physical downlink control channels detected in a same subframe by the reception processing unit 401, a control unit 405 which controls application of transmission diversity to a physical uplink control channel according to a situation of a cell in which the physical downlink shared channel has been detected by the reception processing unit 401, and a transmission processing unit 407 which transmits the reception confirmation response generated in the uplink control information generating unit according to a control result of the control unit 405, using the physical uplink control channel.
US09131480B2	Techniques to manage group controling signaling for machine-to-machine devices Techniques to manage group control signaling for machine-to-machine (M2M) devices are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit, and a M2M control component arranged for execution by the processor circuit to manage M2M group control signaling in a wireless network for multiple M2M devices in a M2M group, the M2M control component to generate a resource allocation for multiple M2M devices of a M2M group, generate a M2M group control message with the resource allocation, and send the M2M group control message to the M2M devices in the M2M group. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09131479B2	Method for mapping logical channel on shared channel According to the invention data in a number of logical downlink intended for one or more mobile terminals are received in a first mapping unit, where at least a first High Speed Radio Network Temporary identity is allocated to these logical downlink channels addressing a group of mobile terminals for allowing transmission of channel data for reception by mobile terminals. A mobile terminal then reads, from a Broadcast Control Channel, necessary information including a High Speed Radio Network Temporary identity allocated to at least one logical downlink channel, where at least said first identity exists among possible identities. It then listens to a high speed shared control channel for the read identity. In case it detects the identity, the terminal follows a scheduling command, receives data on a high-speed downlink shared channel and processes said data.
US09131478B2	Method and system for improved communication among paired electronic devices A method and system for improved communication are disclosed herein. In at least one example embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method of communication by a first device with second and third devices. The method includes engaging in first communications with the second device, with which the first device is in a first paired relationship, terminating the first paired relationship, and either receiving from the third device a request to enter into a second paired relationship or sending to the third device the request to enter into the second paired relationship. Additionally, the method includes either outputting an image for detection by the third device, or detecting the image when output by the third device. Further, the method includes communicating with the third device so as to establish the second paired relationship with the third device and, upon establishing that relationship, automatically reestablishing the first paired relationship.
US09131469B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting broadcast data, and method and apparatus for receiving broadcast data A broadcast data transmission method includes generating service composition information of a broadcasting service to be provided using a broadcast packet transmitted through a frequency channel; generating first signaling information indicating an ensemble in which the service composition information is to be transmitted; and transmitting the broadcast packet, the service composition information, and the first signaling information. The service composition information may include at least one of a service identifier for the broadcasting service, genre information representing a genre of the broadcasting service, and information about a provider of the broadcasting service.
US09131461B2	Paging user devices in a wireless access network Providing paging controls for mobile communication is described herein. By way of example, the paging controls can comprise paging occasions of a wireless signal determined from a formula based on an integer raised to a function of a constant power (e.g., 2^K or 2^(K−L), where K and/or L are constant). Selected paging occasions can be grouped within the wireless signal, or distributed throughout a subset of time frames of the signal. Furthermore, paging groups can be assigned to each of the paging occasions by employing distinct identifiers of mobile device assigned to each paging occasion. By employing various paging occasions and paging groups, false alarm pages can be mitigated. According to at least one aspect, system information can be efficiently broadcast to multiple devices (e.g., all devices in a cell) by employing at least one paging group assigned for cell-wide paging.
US09131451B2	Method for controlling transmission power, and apparatus for same A method is described for transmitting signals at a communication apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of component carriers. A physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) with uplink control information (UCI) and a PUSCH without the UCI are simultaneously transmitted using the plurality of component carriers. A predefined transmission power determination scheme is used to determine the transmission power of the PUSCH with the UCI, and determine the transmission power of the PUSCH without the UCI. If a total transmission power of the PUSCH with the UCI and the PUSCH without the UCI exceeds a value corresponding to a maximum transmission power configured for the communication apparatus, the determined transmission power of the PUSCH without UCI is adjusted while maintaining the determined transmission power of the PUSCH with the UCI.
US09131444B2	Optimized page matching Devices, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods for optimized page matching is disclosed. According to some embodiments, a portion of a sub-slot is read. A page message is extracted from the portion of the sub-slot. A page matching procedure is performed prior to the end of the sub-slot. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09131443B2	Portable terminal and communication control method A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes data analyzer analyzing content that makes up a web page received from a server connected to a network via a base station, display unit displaying the web page, and channel transition controller adjusting the timing to transit to a standby mode which consumes a smaller amount of electric power than in a present mode based on the result of the analysis made by the data analyzer.
US09131442B2	Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in wireless communication system An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes an antenna, a Radio Frequency (RF) module, a first amplifier, an external power amplifier, and a controller. The RF module converts a baseband transmission signal to an RF signal. The first amplifier amplifies power of the RF signal inside the RF module. The external power amplifier amplifies power of an output signal of the first amplifier. When a transmission power level of a transmission signal is equal to or less than a maximum output level of the first amplifier, the controller controls to transmit the transmission signal amplified by the first amplifier via the antenna. When the transmission power level of the transmission signal is equal to or greater than the maximum output level of the first amplifier, the controller controls to transmit a transmission signal amplified by the external power amplifier via the antenna.
US09131436B2	Mobile communication method of requesting sychronization Provided is a mobile communication method, in which in direct communication between a mobile station UE#1 and a mobile station UE#2, synchronization between the mobile station UE#1 and the mobile station UE#2 is appropriately established. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of transmitting, by the mobile station UE#2, “Timing information #1” indicating deviation of a reception timing of “Ud preamble #1” from a desired timing to a radio base station eNB on the basis of a received “Ud preamble #1”, and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station eNB, a “Ud TA command #1” for adjusting a transmission timing of a data signal in the third radio link to the mobile station UE#1 on the basis of received “Timing information #1”.
US09131432B2	Method and apparatus for efficient and dynamic system reselection procedure for M2M stationary devices Apparatus and method for wireless communication in a wireless communication network include receiving a synchronization channel message parameter at a user equipment (UE) from a network entity. The aspects also include transmitting data to the network entity based on the synchronization channel message parameter. Additionally, the aspects include determining whether an assignment of a reverse supplemental (RS) channel to the UE is performed by the network entity. Still further, the aspects include incrementing a counter value when the network entity fails to assign the RS channel. The aspects also include selecting another network entity when the counter value reaches a predetermined threshold. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09131431B2	Wireless access point device, network system and network auto-establishing method of the same A method for automatically establishing a wireless network used in a wireless access point (AP) device is provided. The method comprises the steps outlined below. A first virtual AP unit is activated and operated in a provisional station mode according to a default configuration. The AP device determines whether the wireless AP device is connected to an access controller (AC), if the wireless AP device and the AC are connected, the wireless AP device communicates with the AC to perform a configuring process according to a retrieved configuration to activate a second virtual AP unit. The wireless AP device operates the second virtual AP unit in a configured mode and operates the first virtual AP unit in a provisional AP mode.
US09131426B2	Communication device, communication control method, and communication system Provided is a communication device including a communication control unit that inserts, into a destination field of a data packet, intermediate node designation information designating an intermediate node different from a destination node of the data packet on a path to the destination node, and a transmission unit that transmits the data packet into which the intermediate node designation information is inserted.
US09131420B2	Pilot signal set management in a multi-carrier communication system In a wireless communication system where different frequency bands are deployed to generate various communication zones, pilot signal set management for a plurality of pilot signals generated from an additional coverage zone is based on identifying a preselected signal set from the plurality of pilot signals and determining whether a predetermined criterion is met.
US09131405B2	Method of transmitting and receiving channel status information on multi-cell operation in a wireless communication system and apparatus for the same The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. And, a method of transmitting and receiving channel status information on a multi-cell operation in a wireless communication system and apparatus for the same are disclosed. The present invention may include determining a report type of channel status information on multi-cell operation and transmitting/receiving the channel status information corresponding to the determined channel status information report type via uplink data channel.
US09131395B2	Acknowledgment and/or receiver recovery mechanisms for scheduled responses within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Acknowledgment and/or receiver recovery mechanisms for scheduled responses within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Explicit scheduling information is provided from a first wireless communication device (e.g., an access point (AP), a transmitting wireless communication device) to a number of other wireless communication devices (e.g., wireless stations (STAs), receiving wireless communication devices) directing those other wireless communication devices a manner by which responses (e.g., acknowledgments (ACKs), block acknowledgments (BACKs), training feedback frames, etc.) are to be provided to the first wireless communication device there from. Such direction may include the order, timing, cluster assignment, etc. by which each respective wireless communication device is to provide its respective response to the first wireless communication device. In the event of the first wireless communication device failing to receive at least one response from at least one of the other wireless communication devices, various communication medium recovery mechanisms may be performed.
US09131380B2	Method and system for managing security in mobile communication system A method, an apparatus, and a system for solving and managing security problems, which may occur during a handover of a User Equipment (UE) between PLMNs in a mobile communication network, by using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) protocol are provided. By the method, a UE can perform a security mode command and an authentication with a network. Further, the method can prevent interruption of communication due to authentication or security during a handover of a UE between Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).
US09131376B2	Proximity-based dynamic vehicle navigation Various examples are disclosed of how to leverage technology in a vehicle to provide various services in a convenient manner. For example, the pairing of the portable device with the on-board computer of the vehicle may be utilized as a level of authorization to provide certain services in a more automated and/or convenient way to the vehicle driver or other occupant of the vehicle, such as by authenticating wireless transactions with entities external to the vehicle using device pairing technology, and by modifying vehicle navigation routes to include suggested nearby points of interest that may be determined to be of particular value to a vehicle occupant.
US09131365B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for securing communications An apparatus for securing communications includes a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a request to activate a service transferring communications of a cellular network to a wireless local network. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to provide an activation key to a device responsive to an indication that the device is authorized to utilize the service based on determining an identifier(s) of the request is valid. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to provide a private key to the device, to enable the device to utilize the private key to subsequently register to transfer communications of the cellular network to a wireless local network(s), responsive to receiving a message for the private key from the device and a message from the cellular network. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
US09131359B2	Method for remotely controlling portable terminal and system therefor The present invention relates to a remote control of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method for remotely controlling functions of a portable terminal, and a system thereof. A method for remotely controlling a function of a portable terminal includes receiving a request for remote control of at least one function of the portable terminal, setting up the requested at least one function for remote control, determining whether an event corresponding to the set up function is generated and performing the set up function if the event is generated.
US09131358B2	Customized caller ID for mobile phone The present invention is generally directed toward a system for modifying caller identification (Caller ID) information by an outgoing caller on a mobile device. The system includes a storage means for storing Caller ID information prepared by a telecommunications provider, a telecommunications provider Caller ID module configured to transmit the Caller ID information to a receiving party, and a mobile device Caller ID module stored on the mobile device and configured to display the name associated with the Caller ID information on the mobile device. The mobile device Caller ID module is configured to customize the name by the outgoing caller and transmit the customized name to the telecommunications provider Caller ID module. The customized name is then transmitted in place of the telephone account name to the receiving party as part of the Caller ID information.
US09131357B2	Emergency 911 data messaging A data request is generated (e.g., text, email, SMS, multimedia messaging system (MMS), etc.) from a source device. The data request is delivered to a PSAP or other emergency monitoring service location in a useable format. Exemplary useable formats include a canned voice message, delivery to a call center that translates data to voice, text to speech, and text to instant messaging (IM). Additional information and location are staged for use by the PSAP or other monitoring service location.
US09131354B2	Method for updating terminal group identifier in machine-to-machine communication Disclosed is a method for a terminal, which is in an idle state in a wireless access system that supports machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, updating an M2M group identifier (MGID), which identifies a multicast service flow that is shared by a group of M2M terminals inside an M2M group zone. The method can comprises the steps of: receiving from a first base station the MGID and the M2M group zone identifier of the first base station; receiving from a second base station an M2M group zone identifier of the second base station; requesting from the second base station an MGID update when the M2M group zone identifier of the second base station is different from the M2M group zone identifier of the first base station; and updating the MGID on the basis of a new MGID that is transmitted from the second base station as a response to the request.
US09131347B2	Utilizing a pressure profile to determine a location context identifier Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for utilizing a pressure profile to determine a location context identifier (LCI) for use in or with a mobile communication device.
US09131342B2	Location-based categorical information services A selection of a category of interest and location information is used to determine categorical information that is provided to a device. In some implementations, the device includes a touch-sensitive display and presents the categorical information on a map using an indicator. In some implementations, the categorical information can be shared and/or updated by others.
US09131340B2	Location update processing method and device A method includes, when a UE enters a first core network device and performs a location update, determining, by the first core network device and at least according to that a timer does not time out, that context information of the UE is available, and sending, by the first core network device, to a second core network device, a location update request that includes information that the context information of the UE is available. The method further includes executing, by the first core network device, the location update at least according to saved context information of the UE. The timer is sent to the first core network device by the second core network device before the UE enters the first core network device and when the UE leaves the first core network device and performs the location update. Alternatively, the timer is saved in the first core network device in advance.
US09131335B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for management of connected devices, such as in a wireless docking environment Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments enable a wireless docking center device to manage one or more wireless and/or wired peripheral devices on behalf of a wireless dockee device. Example embodiments of the invention include wireless docking management of peripheral devices, power management in wireless docking, intelligent and automatic connection activation in wireless docking, notification based on user proximity to a peripheral device in wireless docking, and redirect data transmission between peripheral devices in wireless docking. Wireless docking is mentioned as example herein, but similar solutions may also be applied to other connected device environments.
US09131334B2	Method and system for bluetooth communication Disclosed are a Bluetooth communication method and system which enable a Bluetooth device to be connected to other terminals without a pairing process and data to be transmitted through Bluetooth communication when the Bluetooth device is paired with any of a plurality of terminals having the same device information. The Bluetooth communication method includes receiving, by a receiving unit in a central communication server, communication information from a first terminal when the first terminal and a Bluetooth device are paired, transmitting, by a transmitting unit in the central communication server, the communication information to a second terminal having the same device information as the first terminal, and establishing, by the second terminal, a communication channel with the Bluetooth device, without the pairing process, on the basis of the received communication information.
US09131333B2	Systems and methods for mobile device pairing Tools (systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer program products, etc.) for pairing electronic devices including touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, and for facilitating communication between paired electronic devices.
US09131328B2	Application of the invoke facility service to restrict invocation of compound wireless mobile communication services: division 1—formation of restricted spatial boundaries This invention provides a mechanism for invocation of wireless mobile terminal (Smartphone) apps according to spatial events. The spatial events relate to either entering or being within or exiting or being outside of a physical space. For planes, the spatial boundary may be a circle or the perimeter of an arbitrary polygon. For a three dimensional space, the spatial boundary may be a spherical surface or the surface of an arbitrary polyhedron. Spatial parameters, that identify a boundary, are provided by a Smartphone app builder to an interactive compiler for defining a spatial region. The algorithms for doing so are provided herein. The name of the spatial configuration is afterwards inserted within an Invoke facility service's Boolean expression by the builder of an Invoke facility service. The builder defines which manner of spatial event activity is to be utilized within the Boolean expression.
US09131326B2	Audio signal processing A method and apparatus for determining if there is a stream of video signals corresponding with a stream of audio signals. If the sample rate of a digital bitstream including is determined. if the sample rate is 48 m kHz (where m is an integer), it is determined that there are video signals corresponding to the audio signals. If the sample rate is 44.1 m kHz (where m is an integer), it is determined that there are no video signals corresponding to the audio signals.
US09131323B2	Hearing prosthesis having an implantable actuator system An implantable actuator system is disclosed. The system comprises a hermetically sealed housing; an actuator positioned in the housing, the actuator having at least one element displaceable relative to the housing; a coupling element connecting the actuator to the recipient's ear; and a diaphragm positioned at an end of the housing to provide a hermetic seal between the coupling element and the housing, wherein the diaphragm has sufficient flexibility to permit the coupling element to transmit vibrations to or from the actuator, wherein a liquid is positioned around the displaceable element of actuator to dampen the frequency response of the actuator, and in certain aspects, to make the system insensitive to differences in pressure between inside and outside of the housing.
US09131312B2	Physiological monitoring methods A method of monitoring a subject via an earbud module includes positioning the earbud module within an ear of the subject such that a sensor region thereof matingly engages a region of the ear at the intersection of the anti tragus and acoustic meatus and is oriented in a direction away from the ear canal. Physiological information is then detected and/or measured via the optical sensor. The optical sensor includes an optical emitter and an optical detector, and detecting and/or measuring physiological information about the subject includes directing optical energy at the ear region via the optical emitter and detecting optical energy absorbed, scattered, and/or reflected by the ear region via the optical detector. Environmental information in a vicinity of the subject may be monitored via an environmental sensor associated with the earbud module and subject motion may be monitored via a motion sensor associated with the earbud module.
US09131311B2	Canal phones with structure and method for selectively passing or blocking environmental ambient sound and switchable electrical connections A canal phone incorporates a transducer within an isolation sound chamber for reproducing sound from an audio source, and a sound-transmission passageway, or ambient sound port, for allowing ambient sounds to enter the isolation sound chamber. The passageway has inner and outer apertures, one oriented towards the ambient noise environment outside of the listener's ear and the other oriented toward the isolated chamber formed by the space between a loudspeaker diaphragm within the canal phone and the tympanum of the listener's ear. The canal phone has a port blocking switch mechanism that selectively opens or closes the aperture of the passageway that is open to the ambient noise. This switch mechanism may also electrically disconnect the transducer and seal either the outer or the inner end of the passageway in different embodiments of the invention.
US09131304B2	Loudspeaker and equipment including the same A loudspeaker is provided which includes: a magnetic circuit including a magnet having at least one hole, a plate fixed to one of a pair of polar surfaces of the magnet, and a box-shaped yoke having an inner bottom surface fixed to the other polar surface of the magnet; a voice coil vertically vibratably provided in a magnetic gap formed by the plate and the yoke; a diaphragm having a peripheral edge connected to an upper end of the voice coil; and a magnetic fluid filled in at least one of a gap between the voice coil and the plate and a gap between the voice coil and the yoke. The loudspeaker includes at least one means for uniformly distributing the magnetic fluid.
US09131296B2	Auto-configuring audio output for audio performance and fault detection An audio system has a connector with a signal pin that interfaces the audio system with an external device. An audio integrated circuit has a digital to analog converter (DAC) and an audio power amplifier having an input coupled to an output of the DAC and an output coupled to an output pin of the audio integrated circuit. Data storage contains stored instructions that program a processor to select an audio output mode of operation namely line-out mode or headphone mode. A configurable output conditioning circuit is coupled between the output pin of the audio integrated circuit and the signal pin of the connector. The conditioning circuit changes the output impedance that is presented at the signal pin, under control of the programmed processor when selecting the audio output mode of operation. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09131289B2	Software-defined optical network A software-defined (SD) optical network is disclosed. An SD optical line terminal (OLT) includes a global SD controller, one or more SD OLT drivers connected to the global SD controller, and an underlying hardware component connected to each of said one or more SD OLT drivers. An SD optical network unit (ONU) includes a local SD controller, one or more SD optical network unit (ONU) drivers connected to the local SD controller, and an underlying hardware component connected to each of said one or more SD ONU drivers, wherein the local SD controller manages said one or more SD ONU drivers by issuing commands communicated to said one or more SD ONU drivers, and wherein each of said one or more SD ONU drivers implements a required function on the underlying hardware component. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods also are disclosed.
US09131288B2	G.709 based multi-stages multiplexing routing control method and gateway network element A G.709 based multiplexing routing control method and gateway network element. The method includes carrying, in a gateway network element, the multi-stages multiplexing capability of the gateway network element in a link state broadcast data packet, and broadcasting, through a routing protocol, the multi-stages multiplexing capability of the gateway network element to the routing area or Path Computation Entity (PCE) in which the gateway network element is located. The gateway network element is configured to carry the multi-stages multiplexing capability of the gateway network element in a link state broadcast data packet, and to broadcast, through a routing protocol, the multi-stages multiplexing capability of the gateway network element to the routing area or PCE in which the gateway network element is located. This enables the multi-stages multiplexing capability of the gateway network element to be broadcasted to other network elements, resolving interconnection and intercommunication problems between new and old equipment.
US09131284B2	Video-in-video video stream having a three layer video scene A mobile computing device includes first, second and third cameras coupled to produce first, second and third camera video streams, respectively. The first camera is on a first side of the mobile computing device, and the second and third cameras are included in a stereo camera on a second side of the mobile computing device. A video processor is coupled to generate an output video stream including a first video layer generated from the first camera video stream. The video processor is further coupled to generate the output video stream to include second and third video layers from the second camera video stream in response to the second and the third camera video streams. The video processor is further coupled to overlay the first video layer between the second video layer and the third video layer in the output video stream.
US09131275B2	Managing video-on-demand in a hierarchical network Technologies manage video-on-demand (VoD) for a set of video files stored in a hierarchical network comprising a plurality of nodes, one or more of the plurality of nodes being user nodes, the user nodes connected to one or more of the plurality of parent nodes, and one or more of the plurality of parent nodes storing a video file previously requested by a user node, the method comprising, for a user node, periodically ranking a video file from the set of video files wherein the ranking is based on separation between a parent node in the network storing the video file and the user node, and interest of the user node for the video file; and on receiving a request for the VoD, providing a list of the set of video files and recommending one or more video files having a predefined ranking.
US09131268B2	Display device, display method, and multimedia transmission method Provided are a display device configuring a multi-display and a display method. The multi-media display receives a DisplayPort signal from outside, converts the received signal into a set of LVTTL signals, converts a portion of the LVTTL signals into a high-quality image signal capable of using HDMI to display multimedia on a corresponding display device, and converts another portion of the LVTTL signals into a DisplayPort signal to transmit the DisplayPort signal to another display device. Accordingly, an infinite multi-display can display high quality multimedia.
US09131266B2	Ad-hoc media presentation based upon dynamic discovery of media output devices that are proximate to one or more users In an embodiment, a device controller initiates a dynamic discovery procedure to detect media output devices that are currently in proximity to a user. The device controller determines a first subset of the detected media output devices configured to present a first media type (e.g., video, audio, etc.) to the user and a second subset of the detected media output devices configured to present a second media type (e.g., audio, video, etc.) to the user. The device controller directs first and second portions of media to the first and second subsets conjunctive presentation. In another embodiment, the first and/or second subsets can include two or more devices, such that the same media type can be presented by multiple devices (e.g., to achieve a surround sound effect, a split-screen or cloned video effect, etc.).
US09131253B2	Selection and presentation of context-relevant supplemental content and advertising Media content is paired with context-relevant supplemental content, and the media and supplemental content are provided to a user. A media stream containing the media content may be received from a source system, and context information about the media content is determined from information about the media stream. The supplemental content may be selected based on the determined context information. This may enable a business model in which third parties can register advertising or other supplemental content and specify the criteria that cause it to be combined with the media content.
US09131251B2	Use of a receive-window size advertised by a client to a content server to change a video stream bitrate streamed by the content server A method for transmitting video streams from a server to a media device includes selecting by the server first encoding parameters for a first set of video streams based on a first current bandwidth capacity for a network and based on a first current window size of a receive buffer of the media device, and transmitting the first set of video streams from the server to the media device. The method includes selecting by the server second encoding parameters for a second set of video streams based on a second current bandwidth capacity for the network based on a second current window size of the buffer. The first current bandwidth capacity is different from the second current bandwidth capacity or the first window size is different from the second current window size. The method includes transmitting the second set of video streams from the server to the media device.
US09131245B2	Reference picture list construction for video coding Techniques are described related to constructing reference picture lists. The reference picture lists may be constructed from reference picture subsets of a reference picture set. In some examples, the techniques may repeatedly list reference pictures identified in the reference picture subsets until the number of entries in the reference picture list is equal to the maximum number of allowable entries in the reference picture list.
US09131244B2	Moving picture coding/decoding method and apparatus An image decoding apparatus is provided. The image decoding apparatus includes a processor which obtains information about a color representation from a bitstream, obtains a residue, which corresponds to a difference between a current image and a predicted image of the current image, from the bitstream, and reconstructs the current image by using the residue and the predicted image, based on the information about the color representation.
US09131237B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion vector by predicting motion vector according to mode Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding a motion vector. The method of encoding a motion vector includes: selecting a mode from among a first mode in which information indicating a motion vector predictor of at least one motion vector predictor is encoded and a second mode in which information indicating generation of a motion vector predictor based on pixels included in a previously encoded area adjacent to a current block is encoded; determining a motion vector predictor of the current block according to the selected mode and encoding information about the motion vector predictor of the current block; and encoding a difference vector between a motion vector of the current block and the motion vector predictor of the current block.
US09131233B1	Methods for intra beating reduction in video compression A method for compressing a video stream including the steps of: (1) encoding at least two pictures of the video stream as a first intra picture and a second intra picture, where the first intra picture occurs temporally before the second intra picture, (2) encoding another picture of the video stream as a first inter picture, where the first inter picture (a) occurs temporally (i) after the first intra picture and (ii) before the second intra picture and (b) uses (i) the second intra picture and (ii) one other picture occurring temporally before the first inter picture as references, (3) encoding another picture of the video stream as a second inter picture, where the second inter picture (a) occurs temporally (i) after the first intra picture and (ii) before the second intra picture and (b) uses (i) the second intra picture and (ii) the first inter picture as references and (4) encoding another picture in the video stream as a third inter picture, where the third inter picture (a) occurs temporally after the first intra picture and (ii) before the second intra picture and (b) uses (i) the second intra picture and (ii) the second inter picture as references.
US09131219B2	Method and apparatus for triangulation-based 3D optical profilometry A method for determining a centerline for a triangulation-based optical profilometry system, compensating for the spatial variations of the reflectance of an object's surface. The method comprises providing a luminous line on the object, the luminous line being a triangulation line superposed with a compensation line; capturing an image of the triangulation line and of the compensation line; for each position along the imaged triangulation line, determining a transverse triangulation profile from the imaged triangulation line and a transverse compensation profile from the imaged compensation line; determining a transverse correction profile given by the reciprocal of the transverse compensation profile; multiplying the transverse triangulation profile with the transverse correction profile to obtain a corrected transverse triangulation profile; computing a center of the corrected transverse triangulation profile. The centers determined at positions along the triangulation line form the centerline. Embodiments of a triangulation-based optical profilometry system integrating the method are disclosed.
US09131216B2	Methods and apparatuses for temporal synchronisation between the video bit stream and the output video sequence A method for temporally synchronizing an input bit stream of a video decoder with a processed video sequence decoded by an external video decoder includes the steps of: capturing the input bit stream and supplying it to a bit stream analyzer; parsing and analyzing the captured input bit stream by the bit stream analyzer; decoding the input bit stream and providing reconstructed images Nrec therefrom; storing the reconstructed images Nrec in a buffer; and comparing a processed video sequence received from the output side of the video decoder with each of the stored reconstructed images, to find a matching frame n* from the reconstructed images in the buffer.
US09131215B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uncompressed three-dimensional video data via digital data interface A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving video data via a digital data interface are provided. The video data transmission method includes: inserting three-dimensional (3D) video data into a video data period in a video frame; inserting information regarding a 3D image format of the 3D video data into a data island period in the video frame; and transmitting the video frame via the digital data interface.
US09131212B2	Electro-optic apparatus and electronic apparatus Each control period includes a right eye display period and a left eye display period. A driving circuit supplies grayscale potential based on a right eye image to each pixel in each of the three unit periods of the right eye display period, and supplies the grayscale potential based on a left eye image to each pixel in each of the three unit periods of the left eye display period. The driving circuit performs overdriving in two unit periods from the beginning of each display period, sets the polarity of a voltage applied to each pixel in the two unit periods from the beginning of each display period reverse in the right eye display period of the control period and in the right eye display period of the control period.
US09131211B2	Imaging systems with verification pixels An imaging system may include a pixel array having a plurality of image pixels and a plurality of test pixels. The test pixels may each include a photodiode configured to receive a test voltage. For example, the photodiodes of test pixels may be coupled to a bias voltage supply line or the photodiodes may receive test voltages via a column readout line or a row control line. The test voltage may be output on a column line associated with the column of pixels in which the test pixel is located. Verification circuitry may compare the output test signal with a predetermined reference signal to determine whether the imaging system is functioning properly. If an output test signal does not match the expected output signal, the imaging system may be disabled and/or a warning signal may be presented to a user of the system.
US09131206B2	Method for play synchronization and device using the same A method for play synchronization and a device using the same are provided. A first device stores time-based content play information. The first device plays content according to the time-based content play information. The first device transmits the time-based content play information to a second device so that the second device plays the content according to the time-based content play information. Accordingly, the content played by one device can be played by another device concurrently.
US09131204B2	Systems and methods for optimizing a scene Systems and methods for optimizing properties of objects within a scene or achieve a visual goal.
US09131198B2	Signal processing apparatus and associated method A signal processing apparatus includes an initial detecting module, a mixer, a symbol rate detecting module, a judging module and a correcting module. The initial detecting module determines an initial carrier frequency offset of an input signal according to a spectrum of the input signal. The mixer adjusts the input signal according to the initial carrier frequency offset to generate a frequency-compensated signal. The symbol rate detecting module determines a symbol rate of the input signal. The judging module judges whether the initial carrier frequency offset is correct according to the frequency-compensated signal. When a judgment result of the judging module is negative, the correcting module determines a corrected carrier frequency offset according to the symbol rate and the spectrum.
US09131197B2	Imaging apparatus capable of controlling exposure including flash amount control of flash apparatus, and control method thereof There is provided an imaging apparatus capable of reducing effects given by an object outside a dynamic range of the camera, and capturing an object image with appropriate exposure, when a camera performs imaging. The imaging apparatus is configured to separate image data into a plurality of blocks, extract a specific-color block using an average value of each color component acquired using only a pixel group whose pixel output is included within a predetermined range and the number of the groups, set a weighting coefficient of an exposure-amount calculation for the block to be determined as the specific color, and set the exposure based on the weighting coefficient and an average value of brightness acquired using only the pixel groups whose pixel output and the average value of the brightness of the block are included within the predetermined range.
US09131189B2	Broadcast metadata compression method and system Broadcast server and method for transmitting electronic program guide data to set top boxes via a broadcast network. The broadcast server is arranged to prepare a list of unique entries and associated identifications of the text items received, and to provide a compressed list to the plurality of set top boxes. The broadcast server repeats the following steps for each text item in the list: determining whether a next text item has a number of shared consecutive characters at the start in common with a compressed text item from the compressed list, identifying said compressed text item as a source of shared consecutive characters and determining the number of shared consecutive characters; storing for the next text item an identification, a reference to the source of shared consecutive characters, the number of shared consecutive characters, and the remaining non-shared text in the compressed list.
US09131188B2	Image display device and controlling method thereof Provided are an image display device, a key input for controlling the image display device, and a corresponding operating method. The method includes detecting an input of at least one of control keys provided at a predetermined area on the image display device and displaying a control key OSD corresponding to the at least one control key, receiving an input of one of the control keys while the control key OSD is displayed and changing the displayed control key OSD to select key OSDs for selecting menu items corresponding to the inputted control key, and displaying the select key OSDs.
US09131187B2	Image inspection apparatus to detect a defect in a read image An image inspection apparatus is provided for inspecting an image output on a recording medium by scanning the output image. The image inspection apparatus includes an inspection reference image generator to obtain an output-target image print data, and to generate an inspection reference image using the output-target image print data, an inspection result acquisition unit to acquire a result of a defect determination based on a difference between the generated inspection reference image and the read image, a restriction-on-disclosure process unit to change, based on restriction-on-disclosure positional information, which indicates a restricted area in the read image that should be restricted when displayed, a value of a pixel in the restricted area, when a defect is detected in the read image, to generate a corrected image, and an information transmission unit to transmit the corrected image through a network.
US09131185B2	Data communication apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor A data communication apparatus that is capable of improving operability when inputting authentication information. An authentication unit accepts authentication information inputted when a user logs in to the data communication apparatus and authenticates the user based on the accepted authentication information. A designation unit designates a file transmission destination that is inputted by the authenticated user. A transmission unit transmits a file to the transmission destination inputted. A registration unit registers the transmission destination of the file. A control unit prohibits registration of the authentication information at the time of registration of the transmission destination of the file when the accepted authentication information is used for file transmission, and permits registration of the authentication information at the time of registration of the transmission destination of the file when the inputted authentication information is not used for file transmission.
US09131181B2	Apparatus and method for producing a monochrome image A method to configure an apparatus to apply a plurality of mono colorization filters to a low resolution version of a color image. A contrast value is determined for each application of the mono colorization filters. The mono colorization filter achieving the highest contrast value is applied to a high resolution version of the color image to produce a high contrast monochrome image. The high contrast monochrome image is then printed by the apparatus.
US09131174B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and program for detecting and correcting defective pixel in image An image processing device includes a texture direction determining unit that determines a texture direction of an image, a defective pixel detecting unit that calculates a pixel value average for each of pixel groups including a plurality of pixels, and detects a defective pixel position on the basis of difference information of the pixel value average according to an arrangement direction of the pixel groups, and a correction unit that corrects, as a correction target, a pixel value at the defective pixel position detected on the basis of the difference information in the same pixel group arrangement direction as the texture direction determined by the texture direction determining unit.
US09131173B2	Digital image photographing apparatus for skip mode reading and method of controlling the same A digital image photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the digital image photographing apparatus, the method involving dividing an imaging surface of an imaging device into a plurality of areas, and applying a first skip mode to an area that is expected to include a target object and applying a different second skip mode to an area that is not expected to include the target object, so that images having different resolutions may be obtained from the plurality of areas.
US09131167B2	Broker service system to acquire location based image data A broker service that acquires location based image data receives a request from a requestor. The request comprises request criteria that at least include a location criterion and a time criterion for obtaining image data, which comprises at least one of a still image and a video. The broker service determines that a position indication of a first producer of a plurality of producers fulfils the location criterion at least to an extent. The plurality of producers comprises devices remote from the requestor and having capabilities of image capture and location determination. The broker service transmits an image request to the first producer. The image request corresponds to the request. The broker service receives image data from the first producer responsive to the image request. The broker service determines that the image data fulfils the time criterion. The broker service transmits the image data to the requestor.
US09131165B2	Illumination light source system, projector having the same, and method of controlling projector An illumination light source system includes an excitation light source; a reflection/transmission member having a transmission area which transmits excitation light from the excitation light source and a reflection area which reflects the excitation light, the transmission area and the reflection area sequentially crossing an emission light path of the excitation light source; a fluorescent member provided in at least one of a reflection light path of the excitation light reflected by the reflection area and a transmission light path of the excitation light transmitted through the transmission area, the fluorescent member being provided with a phosphor which generates a color different from that of the excitation light by excitation with the excitation light; and a controller which reduces a light volume of the excitation light source while a boundary area between the transmission area and the reflection area of the reflection/transmission member is located on the emission light path.
US09131162B2	Image system and interference removing method thereof There is provided an interference removing method of an image system including the steps of: respectively acquiring different numbers of images within two brightness intervals having different brightness variations using an image sensor having a sampling frequency; lighting a light source with a lighting frequency, which is a half of the sampling frequency, and synchronizing to the sampling frequency; and subtracting a first image, which is associated with the lighting of the light source, acquired in a later brightness interval of two adjacent brightness intervals having identical brightness variations by a second image, which is associated with a sampling time of the first image, acquired in an earlier brightness interval of the two adjacent brightness intervals. The present disclosure further provides an image system.
US09131161B2	Light emission control unit, light emission control method, and image pickup unit A light emission control unit includes: a light emission control section configured to control a light emission timing of a flash used in an image pickup unit, in which the image pickup unit has a function of variably controlling, during exposure, an aperture diaphragm between a first diaphragm position and a second diaphragm position at which the aperture diaphragm is closed more than at the first diaphragm position, and the light emission control section allows the flash to emit light at a first timing at which the aperture diaphragm is closed to the second diaphragm position in an exposure section.
US09131155B1	Digital video stabilization for multi-view systems A system, method, and computer program product for digital stabilization of video data from cameras producing multiple simultaneous views, typically from rolling shutter type sensors, and without requiring a motion sensor. A first embodiment performs an estimation of the global transformation on a single view and uses this transformation for correcting other views. A second embodiment selects a distance at which a maximal number of scene points is located and considers only the motion vectors from these image areas for the global transformation. The global transformation estimate is improved by averaging images from several views and reducing stabilization when image conditions may cause incorrect stabilization. Intentional motion is identified confidently in multiple views. Local object distortion may be corrected using depth information. A third embodiment analyzes the depth of the scene and uses the depth information to perform stabilization for each of multiple depth layers separately.
US09131135B2	Electronic device flash shutter An electronic device may have a camera module for acquiring still and video digital images of a subject. A light source such as a light-emitting diode may serve as a flash for the camera module. A shutter may be mounted above the light-emitting diode. When the light-emitting diode is not being used to produce a flash of light for illuminating the subject, the shutter may be closed to block the light-emitting diode from view by a user. During image acquisition operations in which it is desired to illuminate the subject, the shutter may be opened to allow light from the light-emitting diode to exit the electronic device. The electronic device may have a touch screen display with an active region and an inactive region. The camera module and light source may be mounted under a portion of the inactive region of the display. The shutter may include a filter structure.
US09131129B2	Terminal operative for storing frame of image data There is set forth herein an imaging terminal having a picture taking mode of operation. In the picture taking mode of operation the terminal can capture a frame of image data into a buffer memory prior to activation of a trigger signal. The terminal can be operative so that responsively to activation of a trigger signal, the terminal transmits one or more frames of the buffer memory to a storage memory. The terminal can further be operative so that responsively to activation of a trigger signal an operator is presented with indicators of frames captured both prior to and subsequent to the activation of the trigger signal. The terminal can be operative so that an operator can select for archiving one or more frame.
US09131125B2	Method and apparatus for redirecting a receiving device in the event of a programming blackout A receiving device and method for operating the same includes a tuner tuned to a first channel having a first program, a memory storing program guide data therein and a controller in communication with the tuner and the memory. The controller determines the first channel is a blacked out channel, searches the program data in the memory for a second program equivalent to the first program, determines a second channel associated with the second program and tunes the tuner device to the second channel.
US09131119B2	Perception based loading Systems and methods for assisted positioning of a haul machine at a destination position for receiving materials from a loading machine are provided. The method includes obtaining from at least one perception device information reflecting a location or orientation of a first fiducial attached to the loading machine; determining a location or position of the first fiducial based on the information provided by the at least one perception device; determining the destination position based on the location or position of the first fiducial; and issuing guidance to an operator of the haul machine indicating an adjustment in steering angle based on the determined destination position.
US09131117B2	Optimal content distribution in video-on-demand tree networks A method provides for the optimal location of servers and the optimal assignment of programs to the servers in a video-on-demand (VOD) network with a tree topology. Each node may have demands for multiple VOD programs. The central server at the root of the network stores all programs, and each of the other servers may store some of these programs. The cost considered include cost of servers, cost of assigning programs to servers, and cost of link bandwidths used for broadcasting programs from servers to demands at various nodes. The demand for a specific program is served by the closest server that has this program along the path that connects the requesting node to the root of the tree network. The invention consists of a dynamic programming method that determines optimal server locations and optimal program assignments for minimizing the costs. Starting from the end-nodes of the tree network, the method determines optimal solutions to sub-trees, eventually reaching the root node, thus providing an optimal solution to the entire network.
US09131110B2	System and method for handling critical packets loss in multi-hop RTP streaming Disclosed are example embodiments of a method and system to reduce re-transmission requirements of a compress media transferring system implemented in a network where packet loss could be possible. An extended header for each transmitted packet can indicate the priority of the packet and endpoints can determine if a re-transmission of a missing packet is desired. Buffering of packets at different hops in a multi-hop system could allow for the retransmission request to be satisfied by a more recent hop than the original system transmitting the video packet. In one embodiment three levels of priority are established to achieve a reliable frame rate of 30 frames per second by compressing the first and second levels at 7.5 frames per second and a third level at 15 frames per second.
US09131108B2	Audio and video calling through multiple terminal devices A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a media controller having computer instructions to execute a soft-phone client application on the media processor, receive a call originating from an internet protoco multimedia subsystem network where the calls are directed to the media processor by a gateway having a switch that routes the call in accordance with a destination address included in a eession initiation protocol header message, and selectively answer the call at any of a plurality of terminal devices including a mobile cellular phone coupled to the media processor via a femtocell. The computer instructions can be operable to present an audio portion of the call through a speaker of a presentation device operatively coupled to the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09131100B2	Solid-state imaging device with lens, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device with lens, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel that has a photoelectric conversion section which converts incident light into an electric signal; a color filter which is formed corresponding to the pixel; a micro lens which focuses the incident light to the photoelectric conversion section via the color filter; and an in-layer lens which is formed between the color filter and the micro lens and has a refractive index smaller than that of the micro lens.
US09131096B2	Anti-flicker filter An anti-flicker filter is described, including determining a video sequence based on designated portion of a video, selecting a plurality of video elements from the video sequence, calculating an individualized filter for each video element of the plurality of video elements based on motion in each video element, and applying the individualized filter to each video element of the plurality of video elements.
US09131095B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same capable of preventing an unnecessary repetitive performance of a scan task by sensing in advance a succeeding scan command generated with respect to a document which has already been scanned and using a previous scan result without an additional scan task are provided. The method includes generating and storing a first image through a first scan task according to a first scan command, determining whether a document at the first scan task is replaced by a new document using document sensors if a second scan command is generated, and using the first image as a result of the second scan command without performing a second scan task according to the second scan command upon determining that the document at the first scan task is not replaced by the new document.
US09131092B2	Image reading device An image reading device, including: a casing having a document placement surface on which a document is to be placed; a cover provided on the casing and configured to be pivotable relative to the casing about an axis between a covering position at which the cover covers the document support surface and an exposure position at which the document support surface is exposed; two hinges provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in an axis direction in which the axis extends, one end portion of each of the two hinges being inserted into the casing movably in a movement direction perpendicular to the document placement surface while the other end portion is connected to the cover; and a contact member configured to be capable of coming into contact with one of the two hinges in the axis direction.
US09131090B2	Information processing apparatus, control method therefor and storage medium The invention relates to an information processing apparatus which performs mirroring for synchronizing storage contents of a first storage unit and a second storage unit. If mirroring is valid when the information processing apparatus is started, the information processing apparatus detects a storage unit attached to itself. If a detection result indicates that no storage unit has been detected or one storage unit has been detected, the information processing apparatus displays, on a display unit, a connection acknowledgement screen for the storage unit which has not been detected. If the detection result indicates that two storage units have been detected, activation processing is executed for the information processing apparatus.
US09131089B2	Image processing system including image forming apparatus having touch panel A first terminal device indicates a file based on a first gesture on a touch panel, and upon receipt of a search instruction by a second gesture on the touch panel, transmits search information including the indicated file and user information to an image processing device. The image processing device stores the search information. A second terminal device obtains search information from the image processing device, executes a search operation using the search information, and transmits information that identifies retrieved data to the first terminal device as a search result.
US09131084B2	Image forming apparatus and scanned data process method An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.
US09131083B2	Portable imaging device with multi-core processor A portable imaging device that has a CMOS image sensor, a color display for displaying an image sensed by the CMOS image sensor and a central processor. The central processor has an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor, multiple processing units for parallel operation to simultaneously process the data, and an image display interface for sending processed data to the color display. The central processor is integrated onto a single chip.
US09131082B2	Printer having web server function A printer may comprise a command file storage unit, a receiving unit, a command file sending unit, and a first data sending unit. The command file storage unit may store a command file including a first command, a second command, and a third command. The first command is a command for sending a request for first data. The second command includes design data, and is a command for converting the first data into second data in accordance with the design data. The third command is a command for displaying a web page in accordance with the second data. The receiving unit may receive a request. The command file sending unit may send a response including the command file when a request for the command file is received. The first data sending unit may send a response including the first data when the request for the first data is received.
US09131081B2	Method for synchronously implementing media switch in gateways used for fax over IP network A method for synchronously implementing media switch in gateways used for IP FAX is disclosed. The method comprises sending a message for notification of fax event from a media gateway which firstly detects a fax event to the other media gateway of the fax event; implementing a media switch in the media gateway which firstly detects the fax event into fax mode; implementing a media switch in the other media gateway of the fax event into fax mode after receiving said message for notification of fax event. Therefore, the method of the invention overcomes the disadvantages of the related art and more particularly prevents fax failure due to difference of routing for a born network and cross-domain. The IP FAX used by the method of the invention can be applied broadly as the method also improves compatibility and reliability for IP FAX.
US09131075B1	Printing system and operating method thereof A printing system and operating method thereof are disclosed herein. The printing system includes a server device, an electronic device and a wireless printing device. The wireless printing device includes a network module and a printing module. The server device includes a storage position. The electronic device is configured to transmit print data to the storage position of the server device. The network module is configured to receive the print data transmitted from the server device. The printing module is configured to print the print data received by the network module.
US09131072B1	Dynamic auctioning of unused network capacity A network device receives utilization information, for an infrastructure network, that provides data for individual segments of the infrastructure network. Based on the data for the individual segments, the network device generates a costing matrix that includes prices for each segment of the individual segments. The network device identifies particular segments of the infrastructure network associated with an end-to-end path for a subscriber and generates pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path. The pricing is based on the costing matrix and a particular time period. The network device provides, to the subscriber, a user interface that includes service plan options with the pricing of different service levels for the end-to-end path and receives, via the user interface, a selection of one of the service plan options. The network device sends instructions to provision the infrastructure network to support the selected service plan option.
US09131071B2	Binding of SD messages with radius messages Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: receiving a RADIUS accounting request (ACR) start message from a network access server (NAS); establishing a RADIUS session with the NAS; applying rules by a rules engine to information in the ACR start message to determine a traffic detection function (TDF) to be updated; establishing a Sd session with the TDF; and binding the Sd session to the RADIUS session.
US09131066B2	Wireless communication apparatus A wireless communication apparatus comprises a selection module to select an application from applications to be run on the apparatus, a movement information generation module to generate movement information indicating positional change of the apparatus by detecting a position of the apparatus, a target selection module to select a counterpart wireless communication apparatus as a connection target from other apparatuses which are wirelessly connectable with the apparatus by referring to to a type of the application selected by the selection module and the movement information generated by the movement information generation module, and a wireless communication module wirelessly transmits data handled by the application to the counterpart wireless communication apparatus selected by the target selection module.
US09131053B1	Method and system for improving call-participant behavior through game mechanics A method for improving a call-participant behavior, the method includes receiving an intensity data signal and an intensity variation data signal related to an ongoing call, receiving a pitch data signal and a pitch variation data signal related to the ongoing call, receiving a tempo data signal and a tempo variation data signal related to the ongoing call, receiving a channel comparison data signal related to the ongoing call, generating a real-time call progress signal based on the intensity data signal, the intensity variation data signal, the pitch data signal, the pitch variation data signal, the tempo data signal, the tempo variation data signal, and the channel comparison data signal, and sending the real-time call progress signal to a user device.
US09131052B1	Script compliance and agent feedback Systems and methods are provided for using automatic speech recognition to analyze a voice interaction and verify compliance of an agent reading a script to a client during the voice interaction. In one aspect of the invention, a method may include a voice interaction, wherein the agent follows the script via a plurality of panels. The voice interaction is evaluated via the plurality of panels employing panel-by-panel playback with an automatic speech recognition component adapted to analyze the voice interaction. As such, it may be determined, via generating a score using confidence level thresholds of an automatic speech recognition component such that confidence level thresholds are assigned to each of the plurality of panels and evaluating the score against at least one of a static standard and a varying standard, whether the agent has adequately followed the script.
US09131049B2	Multi-channel end-to-end hosted call recording system for IVR-call center analytics A telephone call is connected through a caller transfer point in a PSTN to a call recorder in a private hosted telephony network for making an audio recording of the telephone call. The telephone call is also connected from the caller transfer point through an IVR transfer point in the PTSN to a remote IVR server for dialog processing of the telephone call. At some point during the dialog process the connection between the call recorder and the IVR transfer point is placed on hold while maintaining a live connection between the call recorder and the caller transfer point. A human agent is then connected through the IVR transfer point to the telephone call for further handling of the telephone call, and the connection to between the IVR transfer point and the call recorder is restored to allow communication between the caller and the human agent.
US09131041B2	Using an auxiliary device sensor to facilitate disambiguation of detected acoustic environment changes Audio input may be received at one or more microphones of a mobile device. Based on the audio input, a change in an acoustic environment of the device, such as a change in a direction of arrival of the audio input or a degradation in a quality of acoustic echo cancellation being performed upon the audio input, may be detected. A determination may be made that the detected change coincides with a non-acoustic physical event detected using an auxiliary sensor at the mobile device. The event may for example be device motion, a new proximate object, a change in a proximity of an object, a new heat source or a change in a heat level from a known heat source. Based on the determining, a signal processor, possibly comprising an audio beamformer or echo canceller, may be recalibrated, e.g. the audio beamformer or echo canceller may be caused to reconverge.
US09131033B2	Providing sequence data sets for streaming video data A device may encapsulate video data such that Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) messages are stored separately from a sequence of coded video pictures described by the SEI messages. An example device includes a control unit configured to generate one or more SEI messages separate from the coded video pictures, wherein the SEI messages describe respective ones of the sequence of coded video pictures and include elements common to more than one of the coded video pictures, and an output interface configured to output the SEI messages separately from the sequence of coded video pictures. An example destination device may receive the SEI messages separately from the coded video pictures and render the coded video pictures using the SEI messages.
US09131024B2	Conflict management during data object synchronization between client and server A server stores server metadata entries corresponding to data objects, each server metadata entry including a server file name and an identifier, distinct from the server file name, for a respective data object. The server receives client metadata entries from a client, each client metadata entry corresponding to a data object for which at least one metadata parameter has changed since a prior execution of a synchronization process. Each client metadata entry includes a client file name and an identifier, distinct from the client file name, for a respective data object corresponding to the client metadata entry. The server synchronizes the received client metadata entries with corresponding server metadata entries, if any, having identifiers that match said identifiers in the received client metadata entries, without regard to whether the corresponding server metadata entries include server file names that match the client file names in the received client metadata entries.
US09131023B2	Systems and methods for enhancing multimedia experience Systems and methods for enhancing multimedia experience are disclosed. A system includes a multimedia device adapted to obtain a multimedia data stream comprising multimedia data and at least one multimedia enhancement data sequence, and adapted to obtain instructions from a multimedia enhancement data sequence. The system further includes auxiliary devices communicatively coupled to the multimedia device, and adapted to receive the instructions from a multimedia device. The multimedia enhancement data sequences each include a start section, a target section, an instruction section, and an end section. A multimedia device is adapted to send instructions to at least one auxiliary device. A method includes obtaining a multimedia data stream comprising multimedia data and at least one multimedia enhancement data sequence using a multimedia device, obtaining instructions from a multimedia enhancement data sequence, and sending instructions to auxiliary devices communicatively coupled to the multimedia device.
US09131019B2	Prompting social networking system users to provide additional user profile information A social networking system presents questions to a user on an interface associated with the social networking system to elicit information about the user that is missing from the user's profile or is otherwise outdated. The questions are selected based on a number of factors, such as the need for or value of the information item, probability of a response, or cost of collecting the information item. In presenting the selected question, the social networking system prompts a user for information about the user in a an interface associated with a page from the social networking system, an application external to the social networking system, or using a push notification or prompt. The questions may be formatted in various ways, such as an explicit question, confirmation, a selection of responses, or social context to encourage the user to respond to the question.
US09131013B2	Tailoring content to be delivered to mobile device based upon features of mobile device A system and computer program product for delivering tailored specific content to a mobile device. A shim application is provided to the mobile device by a content server after the mobile device visits the content server for the first time. The shim application detects the capabilities of the mobile device, such as the screen size, screen resolution, memory size, browser capabilities, etc. The shim application then includes such information in the header of the requests, such as a request for content, sent from the mobile device to the content server. The content server then generates the requested content in the appropriate format based on the information provided in the header. In this manner, the content server will now be able to ensure that the content provided by the content server for a particular mobile device will be appropriately displayed on the mobile device.
US09131012B2	System for accessing a POS terminal, method for downloading and updating applications and method for performing electronic operation using such a system The present invention refers to system for accessing POS terminals (10), with or without pin pad, using a client system (15) to connect such POS terminal (10) to a network comprised by at least one server (30), the system enabling any POS terminal (10) to execute applications (25) located in such servers, through a plurality of specific protocols (20) in a process similar to the Internet, as well to download and update applications from application servers (30) and to perform electronic operations in transaction serves (35).
US09131011B1	Method and apparatus for communication via fixed-format packet frame Systems and methods for facilitating communication between a client computing device and a remote server are provided. In some aspects, a method includes facilitating receiving, from a client computing device, a data unit for transmission to a remote server, wherein the client computing device is not configured to implement a proprietary remote procedure call protocol. The method includes inserting the data unit into a fixed-format packet frame, wherein the fixed-format packet frame comprises data associated with proprietary remote procedure call functions by use of open systems interconnection (OSI) model information, for transmission to the remote server via the proprietary remote procedure call protocol. The method includes facilitating transmitting the fixed-format packet frame comprising the data unit over the firewall to the remote server according to the proprietary remote procedure call protocol.
US09131008B2	Discovery profile based unified credential processing for disparate security domains A method for discovery profile based unified credential processing for disparate security domains can include loading a discovery profile specifying types of manageable resources to be discovered during discovery of manageable resources and authentication protocols for use in accessing each type of the resources. The method also can include discovering the resources across disparate security domains and selecting a discovered one of the resources in a particular one of the security domains for a systems management task. The method further can include transforming an authentication credential not specific to the particular one of the security domains to a mapped authentication credential specific to the particular one of the security domains and authenticating into the particular one of the security domains with the mapped authentication credential utilizing an authentication protocol specified by the profile in order to perform the systems management task on the selected discovered one of the resources.
US09131003B2	Method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system A method of generating a data block to be transmitted from a protocol layer to a receiving side in a wireless communication system, the protocol layer having a header compression function, comprises generating at least one of a control packet which includes control information and a compressed packet generated by header compression for an upper layer data block, and generating a first lower layer data block which includes type indication information and the control packet, if the control packet is generated, the type indication information indicating a type of control information included in the generated control packet.
US09131001B2	Systems and method for reduced power wireless communication In a particular embodiment, a method includes intercepting, at a first device, a message to be processed by a first protocol layer of the first device. The method also includes processing the message to a second protocol layer of the first device. The method further includes generating, at the first device, a packet based on an operand associated with the message. The method also includes transmitting the generated packet via a media access control (MAC) layer from the first device to a second device to enable the second device to host a protocol stack corresponding to the first protocol layer.
US09130997B2	Updating system behavior dynamically using feature expressions and feature loops Behavior of an online system is modified dynamically using feature expressions and feature loops. A feature expression can be expressed as a combination of other features or feature expressions, thereby allowing specification of complex features. The sets of feature expressions and policies of an online system can be modified while the online system is running. Feature loops aggregate values of a feature expression across a plurality of actions, for example, number of occurrences of an event over a time interval. The online system evaluates a set of feature expressions in response to actions performed by users. Feature expressions are used to specify policies that determine how the online system reacts to certain types of user actions. The ability to dynamically modify the feature expressions and policies of the online system allows the online system to adapt to attacks by malicious users in a timely manner.
US09130996B1	Network notifications A request is received from a device within a network for a resource on server outside of the network. The resource is subject to a policy of the network. An informational webpage is served to the device; the webpage includes an interface element. An indication of a selection of the interface element is received the resource is served to the device from a proxy server configured to apply the policy to the resource.
US09130991B2	Processing data packets in performance enhancing proxy (PEP) environment Methods and systems for processing network packets within a Performance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) environment are described. An example method comprises receiving network data to be transported between a first PEP and a second PEP. The network data is segmented in one or more original network packets. The method may further comprise collecting packet identifying data associated with the one or more original network packets before the network data is packetized into one or more performance enhanced packets by the first PEP. The method may further comprise transmitting the identifying data to the second PEP. Upon receiving of the identifying data, the second PEP may recreate the segmentation of the original network data.
US09130984B2	Network eavesdropping detection In one implementation, network taps are detected using impedance measurements from a network. A network device is configured to calculate a baseline impedance as a function of a sequence of impedance values. As impedance measurements subsequent to the sequence of impedance values are received, the network device is configured to calculate a difference between the impedance measurement and the baseline impedance. The network device generates a network tap warning message when the difference between the impedance measurement and the baseline impedance exceeds a threshold. The network device may be an endpoint computer, a data switch, or an external device remote from the network.
US09130982B2	System and method for real-time reporting of anomalous internet protocol attacks A system and a method for detecting anomalous attacks in Internet network flow operate by counting a number of Internet traffic messages that are detected as anomalous attacks to provide a count; computing a running average of the number of messages that are detected as anomalous attacks; and comparing the count to the running average to provide an anomalous attack alarm if the count is greater than a multiple of the running average. The attacks can include at least one of spoofing attacks or denial of service attacks. A computer readable storage medium stores instructions of a computer program, which when executed by a computer system, results in performance of steps of the method.
US09130979B2	Systems and methods for using virtual machines to sequence native applications into virtual packages and for reimaging virtual machines Providing virtual applications from a remote based system based on native applications. A method includes, at a remote based system, receiving a native application from an on-premises system remote from the remote based system. The method further includes at the remote based system, sequencing the native application into a virtual application. The method further includes providing the virtual application to a system different than the remote based system.
US09130978B2	Systems and methods for detecting and preventing flooding attacks in a network environment A method for processing network traffic data includes receiving a packet, and determining whether the packet is a previously dropped packet that is being retransmitted. A method for processing network traffic content includes receiving a plurality of headers, the plurality of headers having respective first field values, and determining whether the first field values of the respective headers form a first prescribed pattern. A method for processing network traffic content includes receiving a plurality of packets, and determining an existence of a flooding attack without tracking each of the plurality of packets with a SYN bit.
US09130976B1	Techniques for identifying sources of unauthorized code Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for identifying potential sources of infections of devices by unauthorized code. In an embodiment, network traffic is logged. A plurality of computing devices that include unauthorized code is identified. The logged traffic is used to identify information sources accessed by the identified affected devices. The identified information sources may be refined. Refinement of the identified information sources may include excluding information sources that have been accessed by uninfected devices. A user interface that allows a user to further refine the identified information sources may be provided.
US09130975B2	Generation of macros A method and apparatus that learns and generates procedures for machine-to-machine interactions by monitoring user browser interactions with the server. Based on an action by a user of the web browser, a communication is sent from the web browser to the server, which is recorded by a macro recorder. The communication is in a first format such as HTML, which contains human-readable API documentation for a user's interactions with the server. The web browser receives a response to the communication which contains a response in the first format and a response in a second format. The second format is parsed to produce a normalized representation. The normalized representation describes the machine-readable API and the service invocation flow that can be interpreted by a particular programming language to generate service macros to invoke the services programmatically from a remote client to a server that supports the same services for machine-to-machine interaction.
US09130971B2	Site-based search affinity According to various embodiments, techniques are described for managing data within a multi-site clustered data intake and query system. A data intake and query system as described herein generally refers to a system for collecting, retrieving, and analyzing data. In this context, a clustered data intake and query system generally refers to a system environment that is configured to provide data redundancy and other features that improve the availability of data stored by the system. For example, a clustered data intake and query system may be configured to store multiple copies of data stored by the system across multiple components such that recovery from a failure of one or more of the components is possible by using copies of the data stored elsewhere in the cluster.
US09130969B2	Data storage I/O communication method and apparatus A method of scheduling requests from various services to a data storage resource, includes receiving service requests, the service requests including metadata specifying a service ID and a data size of payload data associated with the request, at least some of the service IDs having service throughput metadata specifying a required service throughput associated therewith; arranging the requests into FIFO throttled queues based on the service ID; setting a deadline for processing of a request in a throttled queue, the deadline selected in dependence upon the size of the request and the required service throughput associated therewith; providing a time credit value for each throttled queue, the time credit value including an accumulated value of the time by which a deadline for that queue has been missed; comparing the time credit value of a throttled queue to the time required to service the next request in that throttled queue.
US09130960B2	Method and apparatus for influencing the selection of peer data sources in a P2P network Disclosed is a method of selecting a data source node from a plurality of data source nodes, the selected data source node being used to send data to a data requesting node over a packet data network. The method includes, at an intermediate node of the network, intercepting at least one message sent to or from the data requesting node, the message(s) relating to data source node suitability, determining a cost of communication between the data requesting node and each of the data source nodes to which the message(s) relate, and influencing data source node suitability information sent to the data requesting node to take account of the cost to enable the data requesting node to use the information to select a data source node.
US09130958B2	Terminal, seed server, and tracker server for reducing delay in streaming service A P2P network system for reducing streaming delay in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network is provided. The P2P network system may include at least one peer, a seed server, and a tracker server that manages the network. The seed server provides content to the at least one peer. The peer, the seed server, and the tracker server operate such that the P2P network is managed based on the distance of each peer from the seed server.
US09130953B2	Intelligent network streaming and execution system for conventionally coded applications An intelligent network streaming and execution system for conventionally coded applications provides a system that partitions an application program into page segments by observing the manner in which the application program is conventionally installed. A minimal portion of the application program is installed on a client system and the user launches the application in the same ways that applications on other client file systems are started. An application program server streams the page segments to the client as the application program executes on the client and the client stores the page segments in a cache. Page segments are requested by the client from the application server whenever a page fault occurs from the cache for the application program. The client prefetches page segments from the application server or the application server pushes additional page segments to the client based on the pattern of page segment requests for that particular application. The user subscribes and unsubscribes to application programs, whenever the user accesses an application program a securely encrypted access token is obtained from a license server if the user has a valid subscription to the application program. The application server begins streaming the requested page segments to the client when it receives a valid access token from the client. The client performs server load balancing across a plurality of application servers. If the client observes a non-response or slow response condition from an application server or license server, it switches to another application or license server.
US09130950B2	Telecommunication service employing an electronic information repository storing social network user information, developer information, and mobile network operator information A telecommunication system that carries out telecommunication functions between multiple parties as initiated by the user interaction with a social network application, while maintaining privacy of the device identifiers (phone numbers or static IP addresses assigned to devices) of the participating parties.
US09130945B2	Detection and response to unauthorized access to a communication device A communication gateway consistent with the present disclosure may detect unauthorized physical or electronic access and implement security actions in response thereto. A communication gateway may provide a communication path to an intelligent electronic device (IED) using an IED communications port configured to communicate with the IED. The communication gateway may include a physical intrusion detection port and a network port. The communication gateway may further include control logic configured to evaluate physical intrusion detection signal. The control logic may be configured to determine that the physical intrusion detection signal is indicative of an attempt to obtain unauthorized access to one of the communication gateway, the IED, and a device in communication with the gateway; and take a security action based upon the determination that the indication is indicative of the attempt to gain unauthorized access.
US09130942B2	Optimizing recipient application selection in a multiple application environment using equivalence classes for applications The various embodiments provide a framework for using a server to create and maintain equivalence classes among applications operating on multiple devices that have registered with the server. In the various embodiments, the server may use equivalence classes to select an application on a target device (the “recipient application”) that has the highest probability of being able to receive shared media from an application operating on the originator device (i.e., the “originator application”) based on the recipient application's similarity to the originator application. The various embodiments further enhance privacy protections and the overall user experience by enabling the server to select an appropriate recipient application on the target device without the originator device or its user having to know anything about the target device's characteristics and functionalities.
US09130938B2	Method, switch, and system for processing a message Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a switch, and a system for processing a message, which relate to the field of communications technologies, and are used to improve real-time performance in ARP request processing when APR request flooding occurs. An access switch generates a mapping table in a communication process between an intra-group server and a DHCP server, where the mapping table includes mapping between the intra-group server and address information of the intra-group server; receives an ARP request sent by a source server, where the ARP request is used to indicate a destination server that the source server needs to access; searches the mapping table according to the ARP request, and when the address information of the destination server is obtained according to the mapping table, sends the address information of the destination server to the source server.
US09130934B2	Automatic internet access activation for user device after detecting its locally unrecognized device identifier on network of hospitality establishment A service controller includes a network interface for coupling to a local area network of a hospitality establishment, and one or more processors coupled to the network interface. The one or more processors are configured to detect a device identifier of a user device on a local area network of a hospitality establishment, determine whether a guest of the hospitality establishment is associated with the device identifier, and automatically activate a service for the user device at the hospitality establishment in response to detecting the device identifier on the local area network when a guest of the hospitality establishment is determined to be associated with the device identifier.
US09130927B2	Single certificate service system and operational method thereof The present invention discloses a single sign-on service system and its respective elements, and an operating method thereof. The single sign-on service system includes a terminal configured to access at least one of a plurality of application service servers according to a request for activating at least one of a plurality of applications, and receive a service token used to operate the application service from each application service servers on the basis of a single sign-on token without separately inputting sign-on information, an application service servers configured to provide data for operating the application service by the terminal having the service token and when a single sign-on message is received, provide the single sign-on message to a single sign-on service servers.
US09130920B2	Monitoring of authorization-exceeding activity in distributed networks A network security layer with a role mapping component with a current role mapping between services and access permissions is provided between a user and the services. A multi-tenancy module with current membership mapping is also provided. The security layer has a network authentication protocol for user authentication at log-in. Snapshots of a baseline role mapping between services and permissions are taken at certain times. The role mapping component verifies snapshots at set intervals, and when the user performs certain actions, the current role mapping is compared with the baseline role mapping. Upon discrepancy, the role mapping component executes a set of rules, including forceful log-out to prevent system intrusion. Comparison of current membership mapping with a baseline membership mapping can also be applied. The security layer can thus monitor authorization-exceeding modifications to baseline policies attempted by logged-in and initially authorized users.
US09130911B2	System and method for electronic secure obfuscation network Described are a secure obfuscation network (SON) and ingress nodes, transit nodes and egress nodes used in such a network. Also described is a method for implementing such a network.
US09130909B2	Data management apparatus, power usage calculation system, and data management method According to an embodiment, a data management apparatus includes a first receiver, a generator, a second receiver, a convertor, and a transmitter. The first receiver is configured to receive first values from at least one power meter, the first values being acquired by encrypting power usage amounts collected by the at least one power meter using the corresponding first secret key. The generator is configured to generate a second value by summing the first values. The second receiver is configured to receive a conversion key from a key management server. The conversion key is generated by using the first secret key and the second secret key. The convertor is configured to convert the second value into a third value by using the conversion key. The transmitter is configured to transmit the third value to an application server.
US09130908B2	Transmitting device, receiving device, and operation method thereof In a transmitting device, a receiving device, and an operation method thereof according to the present invention, in relation to a simultaneous link transmission of divided data through a plurality of heterogeneous networks for one session, particular partial data to be transmitted or received through a network vulnerable to a security problem among divided partial data is forcedly divided and is then transmitted through two or more networks or a partial data packet included in particular partial data is forcedly re-divided and is then transmitted through two or more networks, so as to effectively conceal the service and thereby prevent other people or another party from recognizing the service through copying or intercepting of data packets.
US09130904B2	Externally and internally accessing local NAS data through NSFV3 and 4 interfaces A method for secure external access to a collaborative design system is provided that includes establishing a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel between an engagement virtual machine and an external computer system, wherein the external user provides a user id and password for authorization to establish the VPN tunnel, receiving the user id and password in a web interface of the collaborative design system and identifying the engagement virtual machine the external user is allowed to access based on the user id and password, prompting the external user to log into the engagement virtual machine, wherein the user id and password are again received from the external user, issuing a security ticket to the external user when the user logs into the engagement virtual machine, and using the security ticket to authenticate accesses initiated by the external user to engagement files stored in a file system in an intranet.
US09130903B2	Unified out of band management system for desktop and server sessions A method for using standards-based functionality to provide unified management for a plurality of remote desktop sessions includes executing an enhanced management access point on a first physical machine. The method includes monitoring a plurality of desktop sessions including a desktop session executing on one of a second physical machine and a virtual machine executing on the second physical machine. The desktop session provides access to at least one application or file. The method includes determining a first level of activity of the desktop session. A level of activity may be one of: active, inactive, hibernating and standby. The method includes receiving a notification of a migration of the desktop session to a third physical machine, the migrated desktop session maintaining the first level of activity. The method includes instructing a management component on the third physical machine to modify the migrated desktop session to a second level of activity.
US09130901B2	Peripheral firewall system for application protection in cloud computing environments User input including an application profile is received. The profile specifies a first server group, a second server group, and computing flows between the first and second server groups. User input identifying at least the first server group to include in a cloud chamber is received. Internet Protocol (IP) addresses assigned to virtual machines provisioned into the first and second server groups are obtained. Based on the computing flows specified in the application profile and the IP addresses assigned to the virtual machines, a set of firewall rules are generated for each virtual machine in the cloud chamber.
US09130898B2	Transmitting utility usage data via a network interface device Tools and techniques for transmitting utility usage data. In some cases, the tools receive utility usage data provided by a utility meter and transmit that data for reception by a utility provider. In particular cases, the utility usage data may be received at a network interface device. The network interface device might, in some instances, include a broadband modem, such as a digital subscriber line modem, which can be used to transmit the utility usage data to the utility provider.
US09130895B2	Automatic integrated escalation in a unified messaging system A user is identified based at least in part on a user identification designation associated with an incoming communication. A message recipient is then determined based at least in part on the identified user and one or more address books associated with message recipients by comparing the user identification designation to one or more entries in the one or more recipient databases. The incoming communication is routed to the determined message recipient. Escalation procedures are implemented up to a configured level in the recipient organization based on various criteria. As messages are escalated and deposited in mailboxes associated with the determined message recipients, the determined message recipients are notified of the deposited messages.
US09130889B2	Distributed cache—adaptive multicast architecture for bandwidth reduction Disclosed is a method and system for maximizing the use of available bandwidth on an ISP communication system between an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and remote locations where at least one of the remote locations has a remote cache. An embodiment may create a pool of the cacheable objects being sent to the remote locations from the downstream traffic. An embodiment may determine bandwidth savings for each object in the pool of cacheable objects that would be achieved by remotely caching each object and prioritize the pool of cacheable objects based on the determined bandwidth savings for each object. An embodiment may create a queue of objects to multicast to the remote caches based on the pool of cacheable objects and the remaining multicast bandwidth and then multicast the queue to the remote caches. The remote caches may intercept and reply to requests for objects held in the remote cache without accessing the ISP communication system, thus, saving bandwidth on the ISP communication system.
US09130888B2	Authorizing equipment on a sub-network Systems and methods for authorizing a customer premise equipment (CPE) device to join a network through a network termination unit (NTU). The CPE device can send an encrypted connection request, and an authorization server can decrypt the connection request and provide a network membership key (NMK) associated with the CPE device to the NTU. The authorization server can encrypt the NMK associated with the CPE device using a device access key (DAK) associated with the NTU.
US09130887B2	Hash-based forwarding of packets with hierarchically structured variable-length identifiers over ethernet A system is provided for forwarding packets with hierarchically structured variable-length identifiers (HSVLIs) over Ethernet. The system receives an Ethernet-encapsulated registration message from a content server, which includes a packet containing an HSVLI. A destination MAC of the registration message is an Ethernet group MAC address. The system then creates an entry in a forwarding information base corresponding to the HSVLI indicating a MAC address of the content server and a port on which the registration message is received. The system receives an interest packet from a client which includes the HSVLI. The packet has the Ethernet group MAC address as its destination MAC address and the client's MAC address as its source MAC address. The system forwards the interest packet to the content server, which has the content server's MAC address as its destination MAC address and a local switch's MAC address as its source MAC address.
US09130882B1	Dynamic assignment of a target web page based on request context Techniques for the dynamic assignment of a target website resource based on request context are described. In an embodiment, a request for a website resource of a requested website is received. One or more context values associated with the request are determined, including a particular context value identifying information associated with a referral website that is different from the requested website. A particular website resource from a plurality of website resources is selected based on the one or more context values associated with the request. The particular website resource is caused to be delivered.
US09130881B2	Direct return to source (DRS) routing of customer information control systems (CICS) transactions A method, system, and computer programming product for returning a response directly to a transaction request originator in a customer information control system (CICS) is provided. The method can include receiving a transaction request in a CICS and allocating resources in the CICS in response to receiving the transaction request. The method additionally can include determining whether the CICS is an intended endpoint of the transaction request. Finally, the method can include extracting an address of an originator of the transaction request from the transaction request and sending a response to the originator at the extracted address upon determining that the CICS is the intended endpoint of the transaction request, but otherwise routing the transaction request to a different CICS along with the address within the transaction request.
US09130874B2	Controlling switch mechanism for detecting fibre channel over ethernet data forwarder failure Techniques are provided for detecting failure of switching elements of a distributed switch configured to forward Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) frames. Periodic discovery advertisement messages, which include a fabric name fieldm, are transmitted between a controlling Fiber Channel Forwarder (cFCF) and a FCoE data forwarder (FDF). The cFCF determines a FDF has failed out of the switch fabric based on a reserved value in the fabric name field of a received discovery advertisement message, such as a zero or null value, and de-instantiates virtual links with that FDF.
US09130869B2	Methods of redirecting network forwarding elements and related forwarding elements and controllers A method of connecting a network forwarding element may include transmitting a first connection request from the forwarding element to a first network controller. After transmitting the first connection request, a rejection message may be received from the first network controller at the network forwarding element, with the rejection message being responsive to the first connection request and with the rejection message including an address of a second network controller. Responsive to receiving the rejection message, a second connection request may be transmitted from the network forwarding element to the second network controller. Related forwarding elements and controllers are also discussed.
US09130862B2	Information processing device using direct data access from cloud storage An information processing system comprising a communication terminal and an information processing device that allow communication therebetween. The communication terminal includes: a remote controlling part for acquiring an operation screen image, with which the user makes remote operation of the information processing device; and a cloud service connecting part for connecting to a service providing server providing a cloud service over a network, and acquiring a display screen image for using the cloud service from the service providing server in response to user's instruction, thereby causing the acquired display screen image to be displayed on the display part together with the operation screen image. The remote controlling part sends connecting information for connecting to the service providing server to the information processing device. The remote controlling part switches the display screen image displayed by the cloud service connecting part to the display screen image acquired by the information processing device.
US09130849B2	Communication resource assignment system for distributing resource assignment information to networked management target devices A communication resource assignment system may include a communication resource assignment tool that includes a communication resource assignment algorithm that receives previously acquired user information, and outputs resource assignment information calculated by the communication resource assignment algorithm, a resource assignment state managing unit that receives and stores the resource assignment information output from the communication resource assignment tool, and a communication resource distributing unit that accesses the resource assignment state managing unit, reads the resource assignment information, and transmits the read resource assignment information to a management target device that has output a communication resource request among a plurality of management target devices that perform communication with each other via a network.
US09130845B2	Network congestion analysis A network monitoring and network congestion analysis can be performed based on a comparison of data packets at multiple different network nodes installed at different locations on a communication path. A downstream network node may be installed at a user location while an upstream network may be installed at an access router further up the network. A network congestion analyzer may receive data packet information including timestamps from both network nodes, and may compare the data packet information to group the data packets into application flows and match the corresponding packets from the different network nodes. Based on the data packet matching, the network congestion analyzer may calculate packet loss, packet delay, packet delay variation, and perform other network congestion analysis techniques for the application flows corresponding to a user's various devices and the applications executing on those devices.
US09130842B2	System and method for latency monitoring A method for monitoring remote access connection latency between a client device and a server device comprises using a virtual channel between the client device and the server device to determine a value for the latency in a network connection therebetween.
US09130834B2	Method and device for monitoring backbone inter base-station communication A method, device, and computer program product for data processing in a coordinated multipoint transmission area formed by a base station in a network are provided, wherein the base station determines a performance of a connection to at least one other base station, and wherein the base station and the at least one other base station are connected via an X2 interface. Based on the determined performance, a selection is made between a decentralized self-organizing cooperation and a centralized coordinated multipoint transmission. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested comprising such a device.
US09130830B2	Method for detecting video tiling A method for detecting errors on an audio/video (A/V) data stream in a data service network includes providing multicast components operably coupled to each other via respective links for transmitting the A/V data stream to a user and for defining at least one multicast tree. The method further includes generating a state information signal indicative of a number of errors on the A/V data stream for at least one of the links and at least one of the plurality of multicast components. The method further includes determining the cumulative number of errors on the A/V data stream that are indicative of the number of errors for the at least one of the links and the at least one of the plurality of multicast components in the multicast tree in response to the state information signal.
US09130826B2	System and related method for network monitoring and control based on applications A network architecture system that expands the control network administrators have on existing networks. The system provides application identification and usage data by user, by device and network location. Dynamic traffic mirroring of the system allows for the efficient use of a tool to identify computer applications running on the network. The system includes the ability to embed the tool where needed rather than pervasively based on the use of the dynamic mirroring to bring the packets to the tool. The architecture implemented functions allow the ability to start small with a single application identification tool added to a network management server, examine flows from throughout the network (via mirroring) and upgrade policy control based on real application identification data and usage, then grow to pervasive deployment where virtually all new flows could be identified and controlled via policy. This architecture enables substantially complete application visibility and control.
US09130825B2	Confidence intervals for key performance indicators in communication networks Systems and methods for calculating and presenting confidence interval(s) for key performance indicator(s) (KPIs) are described. For example, in some embodiments, a method may include identifying vectors representing network events observed by a network monitoring system, each vector including: a dimension, an indication of a sampling ratio with which a respective event was observed, and a value associated with the dimension. The method may also include calculating a KPI corresponding to the observed events for the dimension based, at least in part, upon the values. The method may further include calculating a confidence associated with the KPI, based, at least in part, upon the sampling ratios. In some cases, events may be observed with different sampling ratios. Additionally or alternatively, sampling ratios may include adaptive sampling ratios controlled by the network monitoring system in response to network or resource loading (e.g., subject varying over time), whitelist differentiated sampling ratios, etc.
US09130824B2	Chassis management implementation by management instance on baseboard management controller managing multiple computer nodes Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC includes a processor and a memory having firmware. The firmware includes a master management instance and a plurality of assisting management instances. When the firmware is executed at the processor, the master management instance is configured to manage a chassis of a computer system, and each of the assisting management instances is configured to manage at least one health or performance related aspect a respective different computer node of a plurality of computer nodes of the computer system.
US09130817B2	Low power transmitter for generating pulse modulated signals Described herein are an apparatus, system, and method for generating pulse modulated (PWM) signals. The apparatus (e.g., input-output transmitter) comprises: an edge detector to detect one of a rising or falling edges of a clock signal; a counter to count up or down in response to detecting one of the rising or falling edges of the clock signal, the counter to generate a select signal; and a control unit to receive a data signal for transmission to a receiver and to generate a PWM signal as output according to a value of the select signal and the data signal, wherein the receiver and the transmitter are a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®) M-PHYSM receiver and transmitter.
US09130812B2	Systems and methods for wireless communication in sub gigahertz bands Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising a packet. At least a portion of the wireless signal is configured to be received over a bandwidth lower than or equal to 1.25 MHz. The packet is formed from at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol comprising thirty-two tones. The thirty-two tones correspond to frequency subcarriers within the bandwidth. The thirty-two tones of the at least one OFDM symbol are allocated as: twenty-four data tones, two pilot tones, five guard tones, and one direct current (DC) tone. The apparatus includes a processor configured to evaluate the wireless signal. The processor includes a transform module configured to convert the at least one OFDM symbol into a frequency domain signal using a thirty-two point mode.
US09130810B2	OFDM communications methods and apparatus OFDM signal communication methods and apparatus are described. In accordance with the invention OFDM signals are generated in the time domain with symbols being mapped to specific points in time. Training symbols may be included in the transmitted OFDM signal to facilitate symbol recovery. An exemplary receiver of the invention receives the OFDM signal from the communications channel, converts it into the frequency domain, and then filters it in the frequency domain to eliminate tones corresponding to other users. The filtered signal free of MAC interference is then converted into the time domain where channel estimation and compensation operations are performed. After channel compensation symbol recovery is performed in the time domain.
US09130806B2	Wideband phase modulation methods and apparatus A wideband phase modulator comprises a multiphase generator, a phase selector, and a phase adjuster. The wideband phase modulator is configured to receive an N-bit digital phase-modulating signal comprising a timed sequence of N-bit phase-modulating words, where N is a positive integer representing the bit resolution of the N-bit digital phase-modulating signal. The multiphase generator generates a plurality of coarse carrier phases, all having the same carrier frequency but each offset in phase relative to the other. The M most significant bits of the N-bit phase-modulating words are used to form M-bit phase select words that control the output phase of the phase selector. The phase adjuster performs a precision rotation operation, whereby a selected coarse carrier phase is adjusted so that the phase of the resulting final precision phase-modulated signal more closely aligns with a desired precision phase.
US09130801B1	Pushed-based package distribution Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for pushed-based package distribution. In one aspect, a method combines accepting a plurality of persistent connections in which each connection is initiated by a different client, determining a version of a package for each of the clients, and distributing the package version to the clients.
US09130793B2	Constant delay zero standby differential logic receiver and method A differential receiver circuit on an integrated circuit consumes substantially no standby power, has constant propagation delay regardless of the input common mode bias, has acceptable common mode rejection and includes first and second pass circuits and buffers to receive differential input signals. The first pass circuit provides a true output signal based on a differential between the “true” buffered signal and the complimentary buffered signal. The second pass circuit provides a “complementary” output signal based on a differential between the complimentary buffered signal and the “true” buffered signal. The differential receiver circuit rejects common mode biases that may be present on the received differential signals without varying propagation delay times.
US09130786B2	Device and method for computing a channel estimate An apparatus includes selection logic configured to select a first subset of a first set of samples stored at a first set of registers. The first subset includes a first sample stored at a first register of the first set of registers and further includes a second sample stored at a second register of the first set of registers. The apparatus further includes shift logic configured to shift a second set of samples stored at a second set of registers. The apparatus further includes a channel estimator configured to generate a first value associated with a channel estimate based on the first subset and further based on a second subset of the shifted second set of samples.
US09130778B2	Systems and methods for spam detection using frequency spectra of character strings Described spam detection techniques including string identification, pre-filtering, and frequency spectrum and timestamp comparison steps facilitate accurate, computationally-efficient detection of rapidly-changing spam arriving in short-lasting waves. In some embodiments, a computer system extracts a target character string from an electronic communication such as a blog comment, transmits it to an anti-spam server, and receives an indicator of whether the respective electronic communication is spam or non-spam from the anti-spam server. The anti-spam server determines whether the electronic communication is spam or non-spam according to features of the frequency spectrum of the target string. Some embodiments also perform an unsupervised clustering of incoming target strings into clusters, wherein all members of a cluster have similar spectra.
US09130774B2	Data mirroring in a service Data mirroring in a service such as a virtual private LAN service is disclosed. Data packets, segments, frames, or other forms of encapsulation may be mirrored off of a core network (e.g., IP, TCP) to one or more mirroring destinations without using a parallel network. Encapsulation techniques are provided that enable packets to be mirrored and transmitted across services such as VPLS, MPLS, and others to a mirror destination. Once received at the mirror destination, mirrored packets may be used for troubleshooting in a more efficient and less resource and time-consuming manner.
US09130772B1	Methods, systems, and computer program products for adaptive inverse packet multiplexing in which traffic allocation is dynamically adjustable on individual links A packet is communicated between a first node and a second node by assigning a plurality of packet fragments to a plurality of communication links connecting the first node and the second node, respectively, such that respective sizes of the plurality of packet fragments are based on respective bandwidths of the plurality of communication links. The plurality of packet fragments is transmitted on the plurality of communication links from the first node to the second node. The plurality of packet fragments is then reassembled at the second node upon receipt.
US09130771B2	Establishing a secure wireless network with minimum human intervention Systems, methods and apparatus to join a network are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a manual user action at a zone player that is unconfigured for a first network, the action initiating automatic establishment of a connection to the first network by the zone player; transmitting, by the zone player responsive to the manual user action, a first message over a second network to be received by a device configured for the first network, wherein the first message indicating that the zone player is available to join the first network; receiving, over the second network by the zone player, a second message from the device, the second message generated responsive to receipt of the first message and including a security parameter to join the first network; and establishing a connection to the first network by the zone player using the security parameter without further input by any user via either the zone player or the device.
US09130769B2	Upstream external PHY interface for data and control plane traffic Techniques are provided for controlling downstream Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) access points. At the CCAP access point having a network interface and a coaxial interface, control plane information is received from a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) via the network interface, where the control plane information is designed to configure the CCAP access point to enable communication over the network interface and the coaxial interface. At the CCAP access point, data plane and control plane information is transmitted to the CMTS, and may include information from one or more customer termination devices.
US09130766B2	System for and method of performing residential gateway diagnostics and corrective actions A system for and method of system for performing residential gateway diagnostics and corrective actions is presented. In one exemplary embodiment, the method may comprise running one or more diagnostic tests on a residential gateway using a module of the residential gateway, storing a diagnostic test result, analyzing the diagnostic test result, and performing one or more corrective actions in response to the diagnostic test result.
US09130763B2	Automatic sharing of event content by linking devices Embodiments enable content sharing using event notifications that include a global identifier and a private identifier. The event notifications are sent to potential participants to an event. Potential participants that accept the event notification or otherwise request to join the event use the private identifier to submit content to a content sharing service. Based at least on the private identifiers associated with event participants, the content from event participants is selectively shared among the other event participants.
US09130757B2	Method for authenticated communication in dynamic federated environments According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for protecting authenticated communication in dynamic federated environments is provided. The method includes distributing shares of a private signature key to a group of users. When switching from an existing to a new group of users, the method includes producing a plurality of sub-shares from each of the distributed shares of existing users, with each sub-share being accompanied by a corresponding validity proof. The sub-shares from multiple existing users are combined to generate a set of shares for new users, with each new share being derived from sub-shares from multiple existing users.
US09130746B1	Single pair PHY with auto-negotiation Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with auto-negotiating over a single pair PHY are described. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a physical layer (PHY) transceiver configured to communicate over a single twisted pair channel. The apparatus includes a setup logic configured to control the PHY transceiver to initiate an auto-negotiation sequence over the single twisted pair channel with a remote device upon detecting a transmission from the remote device on the single twisted pair channel. The auto-negotiation sequence includes an exchange of parameters with the remote device using a half-duplex mode to communicate on the single twisted pair channel.
US09130743B2	Method and apparatus for communicating between low message rate wireless devices and users via monitoring, control and information systems The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the communicating between remote devices using a low message rate wireless connection via monitoring, control and information systems. The network described in this invention is capable of supporting billions of such devices in an efficient and cost effective manner. The network uses a very low signaling rate and centrally controlled architecture in order to achieve this efficiency. The network can easily support numerous applications each controlling large numbers of devices. As the complexity of protocol used in the network is very much reduced in comparison to existing hierarchical mobile wireless networks, it is possible to produce devices that use very little energy allowing their use in many new and novel applications.
US09130739B2	Method and apparatus for nonlinear IV setup in keystream generators The invention concerns the contact-less technology MIFARE, and describes a method to update a state by injecting an IV using a non-linear feedback shift register that makes use of only look-up tables and basic operations on 8-bit words.
US09130729B2	Method for spectrum allocation based on interference suppression and user difference bandwidth requirements The present invention relates to the technical field of wireless communication and of mobile communication, and more particularly to a method for spectrum resource allocation and interference avoidance of femtocell in a heterogeneous environment consisting of macro cell and femtocell, and specifically to a spectrum allocation method based on interference suppression and user difference bandwidth requirements. According to the spectrum allocation method based on interference suppression and user difference bandwidth requirements of the present invention, spectrum resource can be allocated reasonably according to the priority level of bandwidth requirements in combination with graph coloring algorithm and chromaticity preference algorithm. In this manner, in-layer interference among femtocells and cross-layer interference among femtocells and macro cells can be effectively suppressed, the difference bandwidth requirements of femtocell users can be satisfied, and the efficiency of frequency utilization and the whole throughput of system can be also optimized to the maximum extent.
US09130727B2	Control mode PHY for WLAN In a method for generating a physical layer (PHY) data unit for transmission via a communication channel, information bits to be included in the PHY data unit are encoded using a forward error correction (FEC) encoder. The information bits are mapped to a constellation symbols. Additionally, either the information bits are encoded according to a block coding scheme, or the constellation symbols are encoded according to the block coding scheme. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols are generated to include the constellation symbols and the PHY data unit is generated to include the OFDM symbols.
US09130724B2	Techniques for reducing communication errors in a wireless communication system A technique for operating a wireless communication device includes transmitting a scheduling request from the wireless communication device and receiving, following the scheduling request, an uplink grant that assigns an uplink channel to the wireless communication device. A time period between the scheduling request and the uplink grant is determined. Only channel quality information is transmitted in the uplink channel when the uplink grant requests the channel quality information and the time period is less than a predetermined time period.
US09130723B2	Method and device for acquiring resource for uplink control channel in wireless communication system Provided are a method and device for acquiring a PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resource index in a wireless communication system. A terminal acquires a PUCCH resource index indicating a dynamic PUCCH region corresponding to an e-PDCCH (enhanced physical downlink control channel). The PUCCH resource index is acquired based on the smallest CCE (control channel element) index wherein the e-PDCCH is allocated, and a first dynamic PUCCH region corresponding to the e-PDCCH is not overlapped with the dynamic PUCCH region corresponding to PDCCH.
US09130721B2	Method for transmitting and receiving system information via a broadcast channel (BCH) and a downlink shared channel (DL—SCH) A device and method for receiving, by a mobile terminal, system information from a base station. The method includes: receiving a block of first system information from the base station via a broadcast channel configured to broadcast only system information; and receiving a plurality of blocks of second system information from the base station via a downlink shared channel configured to carry system information and other data, one of the plurality of blocks of second system information including scheduling information.
US09130718B2	Method for sending physical downlink control channel signals in downlink pilot time slot A method for sending physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signals in downlink pilot time slots (DwPTS) comprises: a base station (BS) transmits the PDCCH signals on one or more symbols in the DwPTS, and resources used for transmitting the PDCCH signals are different from resources used for transmitting primary synchronization signals of synchronization signals. In the present invention, the method for sending the PDCCH signals can solve the problem of conflict between the PDCCH and the primary synchronization signals in the DwPTS by generating a less delay and less impact on other channels.
US09130713B2	Data packet communications in a multi-radio access environment More than one radio-access technology is supported in an apparatus, and channel-coding functions in the apparatus are shared between at least two of said more than one radio-access technology.
US09130711B2	Mapping signals from a virtual frequency band to physical frequency bands Embodiments include processes, systems, and devices for reshaping virtual baseband signals for transmission on non-contiguous and variable portions of a physical baseband, such as a white space frequency band. In the transmission path, a spectrum virtualization layer maps a plurality of frequency components derived from a transmission symbol produced by a physical layer protocol to sub-carriers of the allocated physical frequency band. The spectrum virtualization layer then outputs a time-domain signal derived from the mapped frequency components. In the receive path, a time-domain signal received on the physical baseband is reshaped by the virtual spectrum layer in order to recompose a time-domain symbol in the virtual baseband.
US09130706B2	Method and apparatus for signal quality loss compensation in multiplexing transmission systems A wireless communication receiver receiving a multiplexed signal comprising two or more signal streams calculates a received signal quality for the multiplexed signal as a function of stream-specific received signal qualities, determines one or more loss parameters indicative of variations in the stream-specific received signal qualities, and generates quality feedback based on such information. In turn, a transmitter controls the selection of one or more transmission parameters of the multiplexed signal based on the quality feedback, such that its transmit link adaptations account for the losses in received signal quality at the receiver arising from the variations in the stream-specific received signal qualities. The quality feedback may include calculated loss values, or parameter/penalties that permit loss calculation, and the method applies to both code multiplexing and spatial multiplexing.
US09130683B2	Silence based attenuation for enhanced idle-channel FM or other receiver co-existence with a coexisting radio and circuits, processes, and systems An electronic circuit (100) for use in a wireless receiver (1720). The circuit (100) includes an audio demodulator (15), an audio envelope portion (35) operable to deliver an audio envelope signal, a high pass filter (38) coupled between the audio demodulator (15) and the audio envelope portion (35), a volume control (25) fed by the audio demodulator (15) and operable to provide a controllable audio signal output, and a controller (45) responsive to the audio envelope portion (35) to provide an attenuation control to the volume control (25). Other circuits, receivers, processes of operation, processes of manufacture, and processes of testing are disclosed.
US09130682B2	Circuit for setting the voltage potential at the output of a pin photoreceiver and photoreceiver assembly A circuit sets an output potential at a radio frequency (RF) output of a pin photoreceiver that includes an ohmic terminal resistor connected between a supply voltage and the RF output. The circuit includes a control loop with an ohmic replication resistor having a resistance approximately equal to a resistance of the ohmic terminal resistor. The control loop further includes a sub-circuit configured to measure a voltage difference across the ohmic replication resistor and to reproduce the voltage difference as the supply voltage at an output terminal of the control loop.
US09130677B2	Communication system, station-side optical line terminating apparatus, user-side optical line terminating apparatus, control apparatus, and communication method An optical communication system that connects a plurality of user-side optical line terminating apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as ONUs) to a station-side optical line terminating apparatus (hereinafter referred to as OLT) using a common optical fiber, wherein the ONU as at least a part of the ONUs includes a transceiver having a power saving function for inactivating a transmitting unit while supplying electric power to a receiving unit and a control apparatus that transmits support information of the power saving function to the OLT via the transceiver, and the OLT includes a control apparatus that generates transmission allowance information of upstream communication based on the support information of the power saving function and a transceiver that receives the support information of the power saving function and transmits the transmission allowance information to the ONU.
US09130676B2	Transparent protection switching operation in a PON The invention relates to a method for performing a switch operation between a first Optical Line Terminal OLT and a second OLT in a Passive Optical Network PON, said first and second OLTs being connected to a plurality of Optical Network Units ONUs through at least one splitter. The invention enables to avoid the detection of a timestamp drift error during protection switching operation by modifying the threshold of the detection in the second OLT.
US09130670B2	Technique for determining a propagation delay of an optical signal between two optical devices via an optical link A method and apparatus for measuring a propagation delay of an optical signal between first and second devices in an optical transmission network, the optical signal being transmitted from the first device to the second device via a first optical fiber and from the second device to the first device via a second optical fiber. The second device includes a loopback having a first mode enabling the optical signal to be routed between the two devices. The method includes: detecting by the second device a triggering by the first device of a propagation delay measurement; receiving a measurement signal transmitted by the first device via the first optical fiber; and configuring the loopback in a second mode in which the loopback injects a return signal into the first fiber in response to the measurement signal. The first device implements a method for determining the propagation delay.
US09130664B2	Wireless communications using a sound signal A method for communicating messages by a mobile device via a sound medium is disclosed. The mobile device receives input sounds from at least one mobile device via the sound medium. From the input sounds, an input sound signal carrying a first message encoded with a first key is detected. The mobile device decodes the first message based on a matching key. An output sound signal carrying a second message encoded with a second key is generated. Further, the mobile device transmits an output sound corresponding to the output sound signal via the sound medium.
US09130656B2	Multi-radio coexistence A method of wireless communication includes monitoring coexistence issues among supported radios in a User Equipment (UE). The method includes configuring a UE with first and second filter configurations. The first filter configuration covers a first frequency band, for example a portion of the ISM band. The first filter configuration may be wider than the second filter configuration, which excludes a portion of the first frequency band that is adjacent to a proximate second frequency band, for example LTE Band 7 or LTE Band 40. The UE selects between the first and second filter configurations based on the frequency of a first UE event. If the UE event is in a frequency in the adjacent portion excluded by the second filter configuration, the UE arbitrates depending on event priority. The second filter configuration may be chosen to reduce or minimize arbitration.
US09130654B2	Performance customization system and process for optimizing xDSL performance A system and process for customizing the performance of an xDSL communication system in which a transmitting modem and/or a receiving modem will negotiate a performance parameter for adjustment.
US09130652B2	Security lock for smartphones A protective case for a smartphone has a planar portion of the length and width of the smartphone, an upper portion shaped to capture a smartphone leaving a touchcreen of unobstructed, the upper portion enabled to fasten to the planar portion, an opening into the planar portion, the opening having an axis at right angles to the plane of the planar portion on a side opposite the upper portion, pairing circuitry enclosed in the protective case for wirelessly pairing with the smartphone, a power source enclosed in the planar portion for powering circuitry and mechanisms in the protective case, a locking mechanism in the planar portion proximate the opening, enabled to engage to an anchor pin inserted into the opening, and circuitry enabled to accept an unlock command via wireless communication from a smartphone executing a security application, the command causing the locking mechanism to release from an anchor pin.
US09130650B1	Transformer based circuit for reducing EMI radiation in high speed CMOS SERDES transmitters This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for processing differential signals having non-inverted and inverted signals. An example apparatus has first and second circuit arms, each arm connected to receive one of the input signals. Each arm has a post-cursor branch comprising a delay, an inverter and a series terminating resistance connected between the first input and a first circuit arm common node, and a main cursor branch comprising a buffer and a series terminating resistance connected between the first input and the first circuit arm common node. A first transformer has a primary winding connected between the first circuit arm common node and a first output and a secondary winding connected between an output of the buffer of the main cursor branch of the second arm and ground, with a capacitor and a resistor connected in series between the secondary winding and ground. A second transformer has a primary winding connected between the second circuit arm common node and a second output and a secondary winding connected between an output of the buffer of the main cursor branch of the first arm and ground, with a capacitor and a resistor connected in series between the secondary winding of the second transformer and ground.
US09130646B2	Signal generating device and radio device According to some embodiments, there is provided a signal generating device, including a signal generator and a local signal generating unit. The signal generator generates a signal of a fixed frequency. The local signal generating unit generates, based on the signal of the fixed frequency, a first local signal to convert a frequency of a first signal, and a second local signal to convert a frequency of a second signal. The second signal is a signal resulting from that the first signal is subjected to frequency conversion based on the first local signal and has a frequency different from the first local signal.
US09130632B2	Diversity antenna system and transmission method An antenna diversity system comprises a diversity transmitter having a plurality of transmitter-side antennas, the diversity transmitter being arranged to generate at least one sequence of signals comprising data packets having payloads identical and identifiers different for each of the data packets, each of the identifiers identifying a corresponding one of the plurality of transmitter-side antennas; and to successively transmit at least two of the signals at different points in time on the corresponding ones of the plurality of transmitter-side antennas; and a receiver comprising a first receiver-side antenna, the receiver being arranged to successively receive the signals of the at least one sequence on the first receiver-side antenna, and to suspend receiving of subsequent signals of the at least one sequence when an error check of a data packet comprised in a received signal of the at least one sequence indicates a successful reception.
US09130629B2	Wireless communication system, base station device, and terminal device A terminal device notifies a base station device about control information associated with a receive quality of the terminal device. The base station device performs data modulation on a plurality of pieces of transmit data for the terminal device, by using a plurality of different data modulation schemes one by one, based on the control information, and spatially multiplexes the plurality of pieces of transmit data after the data modulation over a single wireless resource and transmits a spatially multiplexed signal. The terminal device receives the signal with the plurality of pieces of transmit data spatially multiplexed, and detects desirable transmit data from the receive signal, based on a first channel matrix which represents channel state information between the base station device and the terminal device and a second channel matrix in which the first channel matrix is multiplied by a transform matrix. Accordingly, an adaptive modulation technology is applied even to MIMO spatial multiplexing transmission using a LR technology, and hence a wireless communication system and so forth that can contribute to improvement in frequency utilization efficiency can be provided.
US09130623B2	User equipment and method for radio communication system User equipment includes a convertor that converts transmission target frequency domain signal into time domain signal; a quadrature modulator that applies quadrature modulation to the time domain signal; a cancellation signal generator that generates image leakage cancellation signal by converting image signal into time domain signal, and applying the quadrature modulation, wherein the image signal has a frequency component that is symmetrical to the transmission target signal with respect to center of transmission frequency range; an adjuster that monitors the frequency component of the image signal in output signal from the quadrature modulator, and that adjusts amplitude and a phase of image leakage cancellation signal so as to cancel the frequency component; and a combiner that combines output signal from the quadrature modulator with image leakage cancellation signal, and that provides a power amplifier with combined signal.
US09130617B2	Automatic compensation of transmit power of separate transmit chains in MIMO communication Systems and methods are disclosed for receivers of transmit chains of a MIMO system to receive transmit power information and to compute channel characteristics of the transmit chains to enable dynamic adjustment of the transmit power on the transmit chain to optimize an overall data throughput while meeting a maximum emission limit, such as a regulatory limit on emitted power. The transmit power and the data rate on the transmit chains may be independently controlled. The receiver of the MIMO system may determine the new transmit power for the transmit chains from the computed channel characteristics and the current transmit power of the transmit chains. Alternatively, the receiver may transmit the computed channel characteristics of the transmit chains to the transmitter for the transmitter to determine the new transmit power for the transmit chains. The transmitter may use the new transmit power to transmit new data on the transmit chains.
US09130615B2	Channel estimation for a very large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system A transmitter, receiver, and method for channel estimation for a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication system in which the transmitter includes a multiplicity of transmit antennas spaced such that spacing between adjacent antennas provides a spatial correlation coefficient greater than a threshold level. The transmitter selects a subset of the multiplicity of transmit antennas for transmitting the pilot reference signals. The pilot reference signals are transmitted only from the selected subset of transmit antennas to the receiver. The receiver includes a channel estimator configured to derive a channel estimation for all of the multiplicity of transmit antennas using the received pilot reference signals and known or estimated spatial correlation among the multiplicity of transmit antennas.
US09130613B2	Distributed antenna system for MIMO technologies The invention is directed to a method and system for supporting MIMO technologies which can require the transport of multiple spatial streams on a traditional Distributed Antenna System (DAS). According to the invention, at one end of the DAS, each spatial stream is shifted in frequency to a pre-assigned band (such as a band at a frequency lower than the native frequency) that does not overlap the band assigned to other spatial streams (or the band of any other services being carried by the DAS). Each of the spatial streams can be combined and transmitted as a combined signal over a common coaxial cable. At the other “end” of the DAS, the different streams are shifted back to their original (overlapping) frequencies but retain their individual “identities” by being radiated through physically separate antenna elements.
US09130607B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods to facilitate coordinated scheduling in wireless communication systems A system and method of coordinating scheduling in a wireless communication system are described herein. In one aspect, user equipments determine one or more cells that interfere with communications received by the user equipments. The user equipment may determine particular information about the interfering cells, including a metric function based on the precoding matrix used by the interfering cell. The user equipment may transmit this information to the interfering cell in order to coordinate the use of precoding matrices between cells.
US09130605B2	Systems and methods for coexistence between plurality of wireless communications modules sharing single antenna A system for the coexistence between a plurality of wireless communications modules sharing single antenna is provided. A wireless communications chipset includes a first wireless communications module configured to transmit or receive first wireless communications signals, and a second wireless communications module configured to transmit or receive second wireless communications signals. A path selection circuit is configured to connect the first wireless communications module to the antenna via a first transceiving path or a second transceiving path for transmitting and receiving the first wireless signals according to transceiving statuses of the first wireless signals and the second wireless signals.
US09130584B1	Multi-mode sampling/quantization converters Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for converting a continuous-time, continuously variable signal into a sampled and quantized signal. According to one implementation, an apparatus includes multiple processing branches, each including: a continuous-time quantization-noise-shaping circuit, a sampling/quantization circuit, and a digital bandpass filter. A combining circuit then combines signals at the processing branch outputs into a final output signal. The continuous-time quantization-noise-shaping circuits include adjustable circuit components for changing their quantization-noise frequency-response minimum, and the digital bandpass filters include adjustable parameters for changing their frequency passbands.
US09130577B2	PLL circuit A PLL circuit generating a generated clock in synchronization with an external clock by a phase locked loop includes a first detector for detecting whether or not the generated clock is in synchronization with the external clock, and a measuring device for measuring at least one of a high time from a rise to a fall of the external clock and a low time from a fall to a rise thereof. In a state that the generated clock and the external clock are in synchronization, when it is detected that a fluctuation of the high time or the low time becomes equal to or more than a predetermined value, the PLL circuit fixes a frequency of the generated clock to a frequency outputted at this time point, and continues output of the generated clock having the fixed frequency.
US09130572B2	Controller provided with touch detection device including movable and fixed contact patterns A controller includes an operating member operable by user's depression, and a touch detection device constructed to detect a depressing touch on the operating member. The touch detection device includes a movable contact pattern provided on the lower surface of the operating member, and a fixed contact pattern disposed underneath the operating member. One of the fixed and movable contact patterns is a coil-shaped contact pattern while the other of the fixed and movable contact patterns is a uniform surface pattern, at least one of the fixed and movable contact patterns has flexibility, and at least one of the fixed and movable contact patterns has a surface slanted from the center of the coil toward the outer peripheral edge of the coil. The coil-shaped contact pattern comprises first and second contact elements constituting a dual coil pattern.
US09130570B2	Four quadrant bidirectional switch A four quadrant bidirectional switch. In one embodiment, the four quadrant bidirectional switch comprises a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch, wherein (i) the first and second switches are normally-off switches, (ii) the third switch is a dual-gate, bidirectional, normally-on switch, and (iii) the first, the second, and the third switches are coupled to one another in a bi-cascode configuration.
US09130562B2	Active ESD protection circuit A high-voltage gate driver circuit configured to drive a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch includes an active dv/dt triggered ESD protection circuit coupled between a protected node and a power rail node. The active dv/dt triggered ESD protection circuit includes a dv/dt circuit controlling an ESD protection transistor connected between the protected node and the power rail node. The ESD protection transistor is turned on when an ESD event occurs at the protected node to conduct ESD current from the protected node to the power rail node. The dv/dt circuit is charged up after a time constant to disable the ESD protection transistor.
US09130550B2	Semiconductor device and method for operating the same Provided are a semiconductor device and a method for operating a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a clock generating unit receiving a reference clock and generating first and second clocks that are different from each other from the reference clock; a first latch configured to receive input data based on the first clock and to output the input data as first output data; and a second latch configured to receive the first output data based on the second clock and to output the first output data as second output data, wherein a first edge of the first clock does not overlap a first edge of the second clock, and at least a part of a second edge of the first clock overlaps a second edge of the second clock.
US09130548B2	Pulse stretching circuit and method A pulse stretching circuit having a pulse delay circuit for receiving an input pulse signal and for outputting a delay pulse signal, and a pulse adjustment circuit, connected to the pulse delay circuit, receiving the input pulse signal and the delay pulse signal and for outputting an output pulse signal having a pulse width longer than a pulse width of the input pulse signal. The pulse adjustment circuit causes a leading edge of the output pulse signal in response to a leading edge of the input pulse signal, keeps a state in which the output pulse signal is displaced with the leading edge thus caused longer than a total time of times for both pulse widths of the input pulse signal and the delay pulse signal, and causes a trailing edge of the output pulse signal in response to a trailing edge of the delay pulse signal.
US09130546B2	Drive circuit for semiconductor device A drive circuit is provided with an input terminal for receiving input signals, an output terminal that outputs drive signals generated from the input signals, a control power supply terminal that receives a control power supply voltage, an output terminal that outputs an output signal, and a reset terminal that receives a reset signal. The output signal is given to a gate of a MOSFET. A secondary side circuit and a MOSFET constitute a step-down chopper circuit, which steps down a voltage through duty ratio control of the gate drive signal and generates a control power supply voltage. Upon receipt of a reset signal, the drive circuit stops outputting the drive signal and changes the output signal so as to reduce the control power supply voltage VCC.
US09130540B2	High-frequency module having inductors disposed with directions of their polarities opposite to each other A high-frequency module includes a mount board, a wave splitter chip mounted on one principal surface of the mount board and including a transmission filter and a reception filter, a first inductor chip mounted on one principal surface of the mount board and including an inductor, and a second inductor chip mounted on one principal surface of the mount board and including an inductor. The first and second inductor chips are disposed adjacent to each other and each has a polarity. The first and second inductor chips are disposed such that the polarities thereof are opposite to each other, as viewed from the reception filter.
US09130539B2	Elastic wave device with stacked piezoelectric substrates An elastic wave device includes a first elastic wave element, a second elastic wave element, and a first substrate. The first elastic wave element includes a first piezoelectric substrate. The second elastic wave element includes a second piezoelectric substrate. The second piezoelectric substrate is stacked on the first piezoelectric substrate. A coefficient of linear expansion of the second piezoelectric substrate is greater than a coefficient of linear expansion of the first piezoelectric substrate. The first substrate is bonded to the second piezoelectric substrate. A coefficient of linear expansion of the first substrate is lower than the coefficient of linear expansion of the second piezoelectric substrate.
US09130536B2	Radio frequency signal splitter and matcher This application relates to systems and methods for splitting a current signal into at least two signals that are out of phase with each other. The power splitter may include a conductive element that may generate standing magnetic field that alternates at specified frequency. An inductor placed near or in the magnetic field may induce an alternating current at the specified frequency. Each end of the inductor may be coupled to a connector that may be coupled to an antenna that may be incorporated into a plasma processing chamber.
US09130534B2	Impedance matching circuit capable of broadband operation A broadband-operable impedance filter has capacitive elements of variable capacitance in the signal path, an inductive element in a parallel path connected in parallel to the signal path, and inductive elements in the ground path. The impedance filter allows communication in a first frequency band and the reception of HF signals in a second frequency band.
US09130533B1	Non-dispersive microwave phase shifters In one embodiment, a non-dispersive phase shifter includes a composite right- and left-handed (CRLH) circuit that can be toggled between a first phase delay state and a second phase delay state with a substantially constant phase shift over a range of frequencies.
US09130528B2	Electronic circuit arrangement for receiving low frequency electromagnetic waves with an adjustable attenuator element An electronic circuit arrangement for receiving low-frequency electromagnetic waves is proposed, having an inductor (L) acting as an antenna for generating a received signal, having a first receiver (2), connected to the inductor (L), for decoding a first component of the received signal and having a second receiver (3), connected to the inductor (L), for decoding a second component of the received signal, wherein at least the second receiver (3) is connected to the inductor (L) via an attenuator element (4) having adjustable attenuation, wherein at least one adjustment signal generation circuit (5, 6) is provided for generating an adjustment signal corresponding to a voltage of the received signal which is fed to the attenuator element (4) for adjusting the attenuation.
US09130527B2	Method and system for controlling distortion in a critical frequency band of an audio signal In some embodiments, a method and system for controlling distortion of the output of a miniature speaker by attenuating critical frequency band of the input signal to be reproduced, using tuning parameters that have been predetermined where the critical frequency band is a frequency range of the speaker's frequency response in which Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) peaks. The distortion control is performed in a manner which allows an increase in the average loudness of the speaker's output without significantly increasing distortion. The tuning parameters include a center frequency and a bandwidth of the critical frequency band, and a power threshold value. In some embodiments, the system is a loudness maximizer configured to limit distortion of a speaker's output by limiting distortion in a critical frequency band using predetermined control parameters, and limit the dynamic range of the output signal and increase its perceived overall average loudness level.
US09130521B2	Operational amplifier circuit Aspects of the invention include an operational amplifier circuit having a construction of a rail-to rail input folded circuit and includes an N-MOS differential pair composed of a pair of N-channel type MOS-FETs connected to a pair of voltage input terminals, and a P-MOS differential pair composed of a pair of P-channel type MOS-FETs connected to the pair of voltage input terminals. In some aspects, a comparator determines whether an common mode input voltage to the N-MOS differential pair and the P-MOS differential pair is higher than a half of a power supply voltage or not, and either one of the N-MOS differential pair and the P-MOS differential pair is selectively operated according to the comparison result. Active loads are provided separately for the N-MOS differential pair and for the P-MOS differential pair.
US09130519B1	Method and apparatus for combined linear, low-noise buffer and sampler for ADC A method and apparatus for combined linear, low-noise buffer and sampler for ADC (analog to digital converter) have been disclosed. In one implementation components contributing to sampling errors are included in a feedback path.
US09130516B2	POP noise suppression circuit and system A POP noise suppression circuit includes a power source terminal, a clock signal input terminal, a charge unit, a discharge unit, a common-mode voltage judging and switching control unit, a charge and discharge capacitor, and a ground terminal. The charge unit includes a first clock generation circuit for generating a first pair of non-overlapped clock signal, and a first equivalent resistor. The discharge unit includes a second clock generation circuit for generating a second pair of non overlapped clock signals, and a second equivalent resistor. The charge unit generates a charge voltage changing slowly to the charge and discharge capacitor. The discharge unit generates a discharge voltage changing slowly to the charge and discharge capacitor. A POP noise suppression system is further provided.
US09130513B2	Method and apparatus for amplifying audio signal An audio signal amplifying device and method for reducing a size and corresponding power consumption of demodulation filters in the signal amplifying device. In the device and method, carrier waves having phase shifts are generated from a received audio signal. The shifted carrier waves are compared to the audio signal to generate modulation signals, which are amplified based on a power supply voltage. The amplified modulation signals or a power supply signal are output based on a comparison between the carrier waves and the audio signal. The output signals are synthesized to produce a synthesized signal having a lower average voltage and current value, thus reducing power consumption of the signal amplifying device.
US09130504B2	HF resonator and particle accelerator with HF resonator An HF resonator has a cylindrical cavity made of a dielectric material. The cavity includes a first cylindrical portion, a second cylindrical portion, and a dielectric ring that connects the first portion and the second portion. The inner face of the first cylindrical portion has an electrically conductive first inner coating. An inner face of the second cylindrical portion has an electrically conductive second inner coating. An electrically conductive first enclosed coating is arranged between the first cylindrical portion and the dielectric ring. An electrically conductive second enclosed coating is arranged between the second cylindrical portion and the dielectric ring. The first enclosed coating is conductively connected to the first inner coating. The second enclosed coating is conductively connected to the second inner coating. The HF resonator includes a device that is provided for applying a high-frequency electric voltage between the first enclosed coating and the second enclosed coating.
US09130496B2	Drive signal generating circuit A drive-signal-generating circuit includes: a current-detecting unit to detect a current flowing through a three-phase motor; a calculating unit to calculate d- and q-axis currents based on a detection output of the current detecting unit; a reference-signal-output unit to output a reference signal indicating a first-reference value of the q-axis current for rotating the motor at a target-rotational speed; first- and second-control-signal-output units to output first- and second-control signals corresponding to respective errors between current values of the d- and q-axis currents and a second and the first reference values, respectively; a drive-signal-output unit to output such a drive signal that the d- and q-axis currents reach the second and first reference values, respectively; and an adjusting unit to adjust the detection output so that a ripple of the second-control signal become smaller, after a rotational speed of the motor reaches a predetermined rotational speed corresponding to the target-rotational speed.
US09130495B2	Control system for brushless motor A motor controller is configured to perform positioning of a rotor of a brushless motor immediately when power supply is turned on, and not after actually receiving a target value related to control for the brushless motor from a main ECU, which determines the target value. The motor controller finishes or is performing the rotor positioning, when the target value is received from the main ECU. For this reason, the motor controller can start rotation control for the brushless motor in accordance with the received target value in a short period of time.
US09130470B2	Power converter control system and method with separate primary and secondary controllers A power converter control system includes primary bridge controller that is configured to actuate a first plurality of gate drive units that switch a first plurality of power elements in a primary bridge of a power converter. The control system further includes a secondary bridge controller separate from the primary bridge controller that is configured to actuate a second plurality of gate drive units to switch a second plurality of power elements in a secondary bridge of the power converter.
US09130467B2	Switching power supply device A primary side resonant circuit is formed by a primary side resonant inductor and a primary side resonant capacitor, and secondary side resonant circuits are formed by secondary side resonant inductors and secondary side resonant capacitors. Mutual inductances are formed equivalently through magnetic field resonant coupling between a primary winding and secondary windings, and a multi-resonant circuit that includes two or more LC resonant circuits is formed by a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit. Electric power is transmitted from the primary side circuit to the secondary side circuit; resonant energy that is not transmitted from the primary winding and, of energy which the secondary winding has received, resonant energy that is not supplied to an output are each retained in the multi-resonant circuit; and, at the secondary side, the resonant energy is retained in a current path in which a rectifying element is not formed in series.
US09130460B2	Master-slave interleaved BCM PFC controller and control method thereof The present invention relates to a master-slave interleaved BCM PFC controller for controlling a PFC circuit with master and slave channels. In one embodiment, the PFC controller can include: a master channel controller that generates a master channel control signal and an inverted master channel control signal; a first phase shifter that provides a first phase shift for the master channel control signal, and generates a delayed opening signal therefrom; a second phase shifter that provides a second phase shift for the inverted master channel control signal, and generates a delayed shutdown signal therefrom; a slave channel controller that receives the delayed opening signal, the delayed shutdown signal, and a slave channel inductor current zero-crossing signal, and generates a slave channel control signal therefrom.
US09130451B2	Circuitry, multi-branch charge pump, method for controlling a charge pump and system One example refers to a circuitry comprising a first charge pump stage controlled by a first control signal, a second charge pump stage controlled by a second control signal, wherein the first charge pump stage and the second charge pump stage are arranged subsequently to each other and comprising a control unit for providing the first control signal and the second control signal, wherein the control unit is arranged to set the second control signal to high when the first control signal is high. Also, a multi-branch charge pump, a method for controlling various charge pumps and a system for controlling various charge pumps are suggested.
US09130449B2	Alternating-current conversion system having low power consumption bleeder circuit A low power consumption bleeder circuit is disclosed, and it is coupled to an alternating-current (AC) power source, an input filtering capacitor, and a rectifying filter. The low power consumption bleeder circuit includes a first switch component, a second switch component, and a controller. The first switch component is coupled to a first input terminal of the AC power source and a first connection terminal of the rectifying filter. The second switch component is coupled to a second input terminal of the AC power source and the first connection terminal of the rectifying filter. When the AC power source is detected to be removed, the controller controls at least one of the first switch component and the second switch component to be conductive.
US09130446B2	Eddy current torque transfer coupling assembly An electrical slip coupling assembly and method for enhancing transmission of torque are provided. The coupling assembly includes a field member (FM), an armature member (AM), and annular windings. The FM includes flux concentrating axial and radial teeth. The AM includes an interchangeable non-ferrous electrically conductive material cladding on an axial inner surface of the AM and a relatively low conductivity ferrous material cladding on a radial inner surface of the AM. The excitation of the annular windings induces the axial teeth and the radial teeth to generate flux field concentrations that create an axial eddy current zone (AECZ) in the AM across an axial air gap, and a radial eddy current zone (RECZ) in the AM across a radial air gap. During relative motion between the FM and the AM, the eddy currents in the AECZ and the RECZ create a driving torque between the FM and the AM.
US09130445B1	Electromechanical transducer with non-circular voice coil Embodiments of an electromechanical transducer are presented. The electromechanical transducer includes a plurality of magnets and a substrate having a patterned conductive coil of at least one turn. The plurality of magnets are arranged such that a continuous magnetic flux path passes through each of the plurality of magnets. The substrate is located within an airgap between a given magnet of the plurality of magnets and an adjacent magnet of the plurality of magnets. The continuous magnetic flux path passes through at least a portion of the patterned conductive coil due to the location of the substrate within the airgap.
US09130444B2	Rotary drive with straight primary part segments The aim of the invention is to provide pivoting and rotary drives for electric machines with low number of parts economically. Said aim is achieved, by means of a secondary part (4) of circular or arched design. The primary part of the drive has at least two straight primary part segments (1), arranged at a predefined angle to each other in the longitudinal direction thereof to correspond to the shape of the secondary part (4). A pivoting or rotary drive can thus be economically produced with standard linear motor components.
US09130440B2	Winding method for producing electric coils A winding method for producing, for example, electric coils, wherein strand-shaped winding material (8) fed by means of a feeding device (7) is wound onto a carrier body having a non-circular cross-section by means of moving the winding material (8) and the carrier body relative to each other. Prior to placing the winding material (8) onto the surface to be wound, a force is applied onto the material transversely to the longitudinal extension thereof such that the strand-shaped winding material conform to the shape of the surface of the carrier body having a non-circular cross-section.
US09130438B2	Permanent magnet motor An electric motor has a stator and a rotor rotatably installed in the stator. The stator includes a housing, a plurality of magnets installed at an inner surface of the housing, a brush card installed inside of the housing, brushes mounted on the brush card, lead wires for connecting to a power source and feeding power to the brushes, and an end cap attached to an end of the housing and covering the brushes. The rotor includes a shaft, a commutator fixed on the shaft, a rotor core fixed on the shaft and a winding wound on the rotor core and connected to the commutator. An EMI suppression component is mounted on the brush card and covered by the end cap, and the lead wires extends through the EMI suppression component.
US09130437B1	Method of manufacturing multilayer metal wire or ribbon bandage over operational zone of rotor A manufacturing method for permeable bandages and magnetic cores for rotors of electrical machines is proposed. The proposed method relies on winding with insulated metal preferably permeable wire or ribbon with high pretension and maintaining pretension in the wire or ribbon during manufacturing steps. The proposed method could be especially useful for high-speed electrical machines.
US09130435B2	Motor vehicle drive unit A motor vehicle drive unit and an automotive vehicle comprising such a motor vehicle drive unit are provided. An electric motor has a rotor and a main stator rotatably mounted to a support structure. A first transmission provides an output to a first wheel axle shaft from the rotor. A second transmission provides an output to a second wheel axle shaft from the main stator. An auxiliary stator at least partially surrounds the main stator and is held stationary relative to the main rotatably mounted stator. A control unit is provided for controlling the auxiliary stator to add or subtract power to the main rotatably mounted stator.
US09130431B2	Stator for rotary electrical machine A stator includes a ring-shaped stator core and a stator winding. The stator core has a plurality of slots arranged in a circumferential direction. The stator winding has a plurality of phase windings. Each phase winding is composed of a plurality of segment conductors 41 disposed such as to be inserted into the slots and connected in series. The segment conductor is divided into two. The phase winding is configured by two divided phase windings connected to each other in parallel. The divided phase windings are respectively configured by a plurality of segment conductors respectively connected in series such that the two divided segment conductors are in parallel with each other.
US09130422B2	Interior permanent magnet machine having a mixed rare earth magnet and ferrite magnet rotor A rotor core for an internal permanent magnet machine includes at least one ferrite pole and at least one rare earth pole, arranged radially about an axis in alternating relationship. The ferrite poles define a plurality of first pole cavities, and the rare earth poles define a plurality of second pole cavities. One of a plurality of ferrite magnets is disposed within each of the first pole cavities of the ferrite poles, and one of a plurality of rare earth magnets is disposed within each of the second pole cavities of the rare earth poles.
US09130420B2	Stator having a plurality of stator core segments and rotating electric machine including same Provided is a stator that can reduce iron loss and ensure a fastening force for stator core segments. The stator of a generally hollow cylindrical shape includes a plurality of stator core segments arranged adjacent to one another in a circumferential direction of the stator and each having an outer surface on the outer side in a radial direction of the stator, and the same number of curved members as the stator core segments, the curved members extending in the circumferential direction, and each having a projecting portion curved to project toward the outer surface, contacting the outer surface and pressing the outer surface inward in the radial direction of the stator.
US09130418B2	Direct current rotating electric machine with stator having magnetised structure A DC electric rotating machine mainly for the starter of an automotive vehicle, including: a stator having a magnetized structure with permanent magnetization and extending along the circumference of the stator; a rotor; a set of brushes adapted for the electric supply of the rotor by switching the electrical current in sections of the rotor; wherein the magnetized structure (5) of the stator includes at least one sector, between two consecutive magnetic poles (N; S) of the magnetized structure, having a magnetization vector that varies in an essentially sinusoidal manner upon displacement on the stator circumference, and wherein the angular deviation of the neutral line is selected so as to improve the switching during the operation of the machine.
US09130415B2	Electric motor with balance adjustment mechanism for rotor and manufacturing process thereof An electric motor includes an insert member situated within an insert bore formed in a rotor in order to adjust a balance of the rotor. The insert member has a body part provided with a cutout portion in a part of its circumference to define a gap extending therebetween. The insert member also has a pair of inner protrusions protruding radially inwardly from the opposite side edges of the gap. The size of the gap is determined such that the gap is not closed when the insert member elastically deforms and as a result, the outer diameter of the insert member becomes smaller than the diameter of the insert bore.
US09130407B2	Signaling charging in wireless power environment Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer including generating an electromagnetic field at a resonant frequency of a transmitter to create a coupling-mode region within a near field of the transmitter during a synchronization portion of a time-multiplexed recurring period. During a power transmission portion of the recurring period, the electromagnetic field will continue to be generated when there is a receiver within the coupling-mode region, or the electromagnetic field will be disabled when there are no receivers within the coupling-mode region. Different segments of the power transmission portion are allocated to different receivers. The transmitter issues serial commands to the receivers by on/off keying the electromagnetic field. The receivers issue serial replies by changing the amount of power consumed from the electromagnetic field between two different states. The serial commands and serial replies are used to determine the number of receivers, their power requirements, and the allocation of segments.
US09130401B2	Distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources A photovoltaic panel with multiple photovoltaic sub-strings including serially-connected photovoltaic cells and having direct current (DC) outputs adapted for interconnection in parallel into a parallel-connected DC power source. A direct current (DC) power converter including input terminals and output terminals is adapted for coupling to the parallel-connected DC power source and for converting an input power received at the input terminals to an output power at the output terminals. The direct current (DC) power converter optionally has a control loop configured to set the input power received at the input terminals according to a previously determined criterion. The control loop may be adapted to receive a feedback signal from the input terminals for maximizing the input power. A bypass diode is typically connected in shunt across the input terminals of the converter. The bypass diode functions by passing current during a failure of any of the sub-strings and/or a partial shading of the sub-strings. The bypass diode may be a single bypass diode connected across the parallel-connected DC power source. The DC power converter may convert the input power at high current to the output power at a lower current. The output terminals may be connectible with wire cables to a load, and the DC power converter is configured to reduce energy loss through the wire cables to the load.
US09130386B2	Wireless power transmitting device and wireless power transmission system having a variable distance between a feeding surface and a power transmitting coil A wireless power transmitting device includes a housing configured to have a feeding surface on which a power receiving device is to be placed; a power transmitting coil disposed inside the housing and configured to have a central axis that intersects with the feeding surface; and an alternating-current power supply configured to supply power to the power transmitting coil, wherein the feeding surface has raised and recessed portions in an area corresponding to a region inside an outer region of the power transmitting coil.
US09130385B2	Tablet storage and charging cart A tablet storage and charging cart includes a mobile cabinet formed of a horizontal base frame, two opposing upright frames and one or a number of horizontal partition panels and defining therein a plurality of storage compartments, a plurality of tablet racks set in the storage compartments for holding tablet PCs individually, and a transmission control system, which includes a power management device electrically connectable to an external power source for power input and one or a number of connector modules electrically coupled with the power management device, each connector module having multiple USB sockets and multiple transmission cables respectively electrically connected to the USB sockets and adapted for electrically connecting the USB sockets to storage tablet PCs.
US09130380B2	Contactless power transmitting system having overheat protection function and method thereof Disclosed herein are a contactless power transmitting system having an overheat protection function, which protects a battery cell module from damage due to overheating while the battery cell module is being charged, and a method thereof. In the contactless power transmitting system, a contactless power transmitting apparatus transmits a first power to a contactless power receiving apparatus through a power transmitting coil to charge the battery cell module with the first power, and transmits a second power, of lower wattage than the first power, to the contactless power receiving apparatus through the power transmitting coil to charge the battery cell module with the second power if an overheat alarm signal is received from the contactless power receiving apparatus, thereby making it possible to fully charge the battery cell module while preventing overheating of the battery cell module.
US09130376B2	System and method for externally controlling the charging of a battery powered device A system and method for externally controlling the charging of a battery powered mobile computing device includes a charging unit configured to be electrically coupled to the mobile computing device to charge a battery therein. The charging unit comprises a charger configured to operate in a first mode to provide a constant charge current to the battery to be charged and to operate in a second mode to provide a constant charge voltage to the battery to be charged and where the switch from the first mode to the second mode occurs when the voltage at the battery a predefined threshold voltage. The charger including an offset compensator configured for applying an offset voltage to the measured output of the charger to maintain the charger in the first mode to compensate for voltage drops between the charger and the battery thereby allowing the battery voltage to reach the threshold voltage.
US09130367B2	Display device To provide a novel display device with improved reliability. The display device includes an insulating layer between a first wiring and a second wiring. The insulating layer includes a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer overlapping with the first insulating layer and a region where a part of the second insulating layer is removed, and the region serves as a protection circuit. In addition, the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are included in a region where the insulating layer overlaps with a semiconductor layer of a transistor, and a region where the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are removed is included in a region where the first wiring and the second wiring are directly connected to each other.
US09130360B2	Electrical junction box To provide an electrical junction box equipped with a bracket having a new structure that can stably and strongly secure the electrical junction box to a vehicle body to exert sufficient strength against an external force applied by bolt-fastening of a terminal hardware in an external wiring. A separate bracket attaches an electrical junction box main body to a vehicle body side support member. The separate bracket is provided with latch portions. Fixing positions between the latch portions and the electrical junction box main body are set on both sides of bolt connecting sections along the vehicle body side support member.
US09130358B2	Method of manufacturing spark plug electrode material A method of manufacturing an electrode material for use in spark plugs and other ignition devices. The electrode material may be manufactured into a desirable form by hot-forming a layered structure that includes a ruthenium-based material core, an iridium-based interlayer disposed over an exterior surface of the ruthenium-based material core, and a nickel-based cladding disposed over an exterior surface of the iridium-based material interlayer. The elongated layered wire produced by the hot-forming then has its nickel-based cladding removed to derive an elongated electrode material wire that includes the ruthenium-based material core encased in the iridium-based material. The elongated electrode material wire can be used to make many different spark plug/ignition device components.
US09130355B2	Spark plug To provide a technology of improving the corrosion resistance of a spark plug.A spark plug having a metal shell on the outer surface of which a nickel plated layer is formed as a protective surface film. The nickel plated layer is such that when the atomic concentrations of constituent elements are measured in a depth direction by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the concentration of carbon atoms is 1.0% to 10.0% at a depth at which the atomic concentration of Ni elements is 80%.
US09130350B2	Laser device that includes ring resonator A laser device includes: an optical amplifier; a first reflector configured to reflect light output from the first optical end face of the optical amplifier; a ring resonator; an input optical waveguide optically coupled to the ring resonator; a reflector optical waveguide optically coupled to the ring resonator; a second reflector configured to reflect light that propagates in the reflector optical waveguide; an output optical waveguide; and a delay interferometer that includes first and second optical couplers and a pair of optical waveguides formed between the first optical coupler and the second optical coupler. The second optical end face of the optical amplifier and one port of the first optical coupler are optically coupled. A first port of the second optical coupler and the input optical waveguide are optically coupled. A second port of the second optical coupler and the output optical waveguide are optically coupled.
US09130349B2	High-power, phase-locked, laser arrays High-power, phased-locked, laser arrays as disclosed herein utilize a system of optical elements that may be external to the laser oscillator array. Such an external optical system may achieve mutually coherent operation of all the emitters in a laser array, and coherent combination of the output of all the lasers in the array into a single beam. Such an “external gain harness” system may include: an optical lens/mirror system that mixes the output of all the emitters in the array; a holographic optical element that combines the output of all the lasers in the array, and an output coupler that selects a single path for the combined output and also selects a common operating frequency for all the coupled gain regions.
US09130342B2	Unidirectional ring lasers A laser includes an active ring, a passive waveguide, and a reflector. The active ring is to generate light. The passive waveguide is associated with the active ring to capture generated light. The reflector is associated with the passive waveguide to cause captured light from the waveguide to be coupled into the active ring to trigger domination of unidirectional lasing in the active ring to generate light.
US09130339B2	End-face-emitting photonic crystal laser element When an end-face-emitting photonic crystal laser element 10 is seen in an X axis, one end of an upper electrode E2 overlaps a laser light exit surface SF, the upper electrode E2 and an opposite end face SB are separated from each other, the upper electrode E2 is separated from both lateral end faces SR, SL, and one end of an active layer 3B overlaps the laser light exit surface SF.
US09130338B2	Excimer laser and laser device An excimer laser may include a frame, a base plate on which the frame is disposed, an excimer laser configured to oscillate and output laser light by discharge-pumping within a chamber containing a laser gas, an optical element that is mounted upon the frame and that is disposed in the optical path of the outputted laser light and a heat removal mechanism connected to both the frame and the base plate.
US09130333B2	Cable installation tool A cable installation tool includes a baseboard having a containing space for containing a circuit board, a support base disposed on the baseboard, a sliding base slidably disposed on the baseboard and located at a side of the support base, a sliding rod slidably passing through the support base to be connected to the sliding base, a link, and a driving rod having a bending portion and a handle portion. An end of the link is pivoted to the sliding rod. The bending portion is pivoted to another end of the link and the support base respectively for driving the sliding rod via the link to slide relative to the support base, so that the sliding base could be pushed by the sliding rod to drive a cable device placed on the sliding base to insert into a slot of the circuit board.
US09130332B2	Method and apparatus for protective encasement for mobile electronic devices An apparatus including a housing, and a standard media plug connector rotatably mounted to the housing, so that the standard media plug connector can be rotated in a first plane, which is substantially perpendicular to a back surface of the housing, from a first orientation wherein the standard media plug connector is substantially parallel to the back surface of the housing to a second orientation wherein the standard media plug connector is substantially perpendicular to the back surface of the housing. The housing may be configured to be attached to a mobile electronic communications device. The apparatus may further include an electronic device connector which is configured to be connected to a data port of the mobile electronic communications device, while the housing is attached to the mobile electronic communications device. The apparatus may further include a mounting bracket to which the standard media plug connector is rotatably mounted.
US09130331B2	Rotating connector A rotating connector includes a cable accommodation chamber formed between an outer case and an inner case in their radial direction, a flexible flat cable housed in the cable accommodation chamber, and multiple idlers housed in the cable accommodation chamber. The idlers are rotatably provided in a direction of an annular slidable member. The idlers are rotatable on their own axes. The flat cable is wound on an inner periphery of the outer case and an outer periphery of the inner case by way of a reversed portion of the flat cable. The flat cable is wound thereon in opposite directions. The idlers are pivotally supported by the slidable member so as to change a space between the idlers and the inner case and a space between the idlers and the outer case depending on winding of the flat cable.
US09130327B2	Power assembly for display A clip connector is configured to cooperate with a power strip for providing power to an LED display such that the clip connector is insertable into the power strip by a user compressing the first and second legs towards one another and first inserting the first leg into the first channel of the power strip and then inserting the second leg into the second channel of the power strip.
US09130316B2	Protection of unsealed electrical connectors A monitoring system for connector pins exposed to conductive/corrosive fluids and/or corrosive environments includes a first sensing portion having a pin monitoring section configured to measure a pin current flow of at least one conductor pin, and transfer a first signal. A second sensing portion produces a second signal indicating by a contactless determination the presence of a fastener providing physical connection between an interface member and a component. A decision logic device receives the first and second signals, compares the pin current flow to a predetermined range of values, and isolates electrical power to the conductor pin when the first signal indicates the pin current flow is outside the predetermined range of values. A sensor body created of a non-ferrous material and connected to the component includes a first insert member having the conductor pin and a second insert member defining a sensor sensing proximal presence of the fastener.
US09130315B2	Circuit member with enhanced performance An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing with a plurality of filtering modules therein. Each filtering module has a housing and a magnetics assembly including transformer cores with wires wrapped therearound. An array of pins extend from the module housing for connection to the wires. A plurality of tails extend from the module housing for interconnection to a circuit board upon which the connector may be mounted. An interconnection is provided between the pins and tails that may include filtering or other signal modifying circuitry. A circuit member having an enhanced layout is also provided for use in or upon which the connector may be mounted.
US09130313B2	Center conductor with surrounding shield and edge card connector with same An edge card connector includes a connector housing; a plurality of center conductors disposed in the connector housing, spaced apart from one another, and arranged to make contact with a surface of an edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector; and a plurality of shields disposed in the connector housing, surrounding three sides of a corresponding one of the plurality of center conductors, and arranged to make contact with the surface of the edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector.
US09130312B2	Cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly comprises a housing; a plurality of first contacts received in the housing; and cable having at least a first set of cable electrically respectively connected to the corresponding first contacts. Each of the first set of cable comprises a plurality of first wires formed therein. At least one of the first wires of one first set of cable is cut out, and the rest of the first wires of one first set of cable are electrically connected with the corresponding first contact.
US09130311B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector including electrical terminals, and a housing. The housing includes a first housing member and a second housing member. The second housing member includes terminal receiving areas which house the electrical terminals. The second housing member includes projections into the terminal receiving areas to limit forward movement of the electrical terminals in the terminal receiving areas. The first housing member includes a plurality of projections respectively extending into each of the terminal receiving areas to limit rearward movement of the electrical terminals in the terminal receiving areas. The electrical terminals float in the terminal receiving areas between the projections of the first housing member and the projections of the second housing member.
US09130309B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector that can prevent an unexpected length of time from being spent in separating the mated connectors is provided. The supporting portion is a plate-like member forming a slot in which a jig can be inserted in cooperation with the operation portion when the plug housing and receptacle housing are mated, and serves as the fulcrum point of leverage while the jig inserted in the slot and working as a lever abuts against the operation portion and deforms the elastic portion so as to disengage the latching portion and engaging portion.
US09130306B2	Connector assembly for an electrical plug-in connector, electrical plug-in connector and manufactured electric cable The invention relates to a connector assembly for an electrical plug-in connector (10), in particular an electrical socket plug-in connector (10) for an igniter of an airbag, with a contact casing (100) in which at least one electrical contact means (50) can be provided, and a contact securing means (200) which has a locking means (210) by means of which the contact means (50) can be locked in the contact casing (100); the contact securing means (200) having a strain-relief means (230) by means of which at least partially a strain relief for an electric line (60) connected to the contact means (50) can be set up on/in the connector assembly (12); and/or the connector assembly (12) having a plug-in-connector securing means (400) which, starting from a pre-latching position (V) on the connector assembly (12), for a final latching position (E) can be brought into engagement with the contact securing means (200) and/or a strain-relief cover (300) of the connector assembly (12).
US09130303B2	Cover for cable connectors A cover for a cable connector includes, in one embodiment, a unitary cover body extending along an axis. The cover defines a cavity and has a plurality of regions. The regions have different diameters for receiving a cable connector and establishing one or more seals.
US09130299B2	Electrical plug type connector Method for producing an electrically conductive connection between a component (1), which is positioned in a housing, is equipped with electrical contacts and is accessible from the outside through an opening located in a wall of the housing, and a feed source, using a plug-type element (6), which is equipped with electrical mating contacts (7) and is fitted to the end of an electrical line, which is connected to the feed source and has at least two insulated conductors (8). The plug-type element (6)together with conductors (8) connected thereto is first fixed on one end of a holder (9) made from plastic, whose outer dimensions are smaller than the clear width of the opening (4) of the housing (3). Then the plug-type element (6) is passed through the opening (4) of the housing (3) by means of the holder (9) and is plugged onto the contacts (2) of the component (1). Finally the holder (9) is detached from the plug-type element (6) once the end position of the plug-type element (6) has been reached, whilst remaining in the housing (3) or in its opening (4). The holder (9) may also support a closure (12) to close the opening (4).
US09130290B2	Bellows body contactor having a fixed touch piece A contactor including a bellows body, a fixed portion, connected to one end of the bellows body and provided with at least one fixed touch piece extending along the bellows body, and a movable portion, connected to the other end of the bellows body, where the movable portion is configured to be depressed to compress the bellows body and to bring the movable portion and/or the bellows body into contact with the fixed touch piece of the fixed portion.
US09130288B2	Moving part coaxial cable connector A female F connector incorporates a nose protruding from an end of the connector and the nose is urged to protrude by a spring.
US09130284B2	Crimp terminal A crimp terminal (10) includes a conductor crimp portion (12) having a cross section formed into a U-shape by a bottom plate (13) and a pair of conductor crimping pieces (14, 14) provided to extend on both sides of the bottom plate (13) and crimped to wrap a conductor (Wa) of an electric wire (W) disposed on an inner surface (13a) of the bottom plate (13). The conductor crimp portion (12) is crimped and connected to the conductor (Wa) and includes serrations (16) at respective lattice points of a lattice (21, 22, 23) assumed in an inner surface (13a, 14a) of the conductor crimp portion (12) and obliquely crossing in a longitudinal direction of the conductor (Wa). The serrations (16) are consisted of cylindrical recesses having the same shape.
US09130261B2	Inverted-F antenna An improved inverted-F antenna, adapted for wireless communication devices, is disclosed, which comprises: a ground plane; a pin, coupled to a side of the ground plane while extending vertically upward therefrom; a first radiation unit, connected to an end of the pin that is not connected to the ground plane while enabling the periphery of the same to align with the periphery of the ground plane. Moreover, the inverted-F antenna is further comprised of: a second radiation unit, connected to the end of the first radiation unit that is not connected to the pin while enabling the same to be enveloped within the periphery of the ground plane, and being shaped like a fan tapering toward the end thereof that is connected to the first radiation unit; and a feed point, disposed extendingly from an end of the first radiation unit for feeding electrical signals.
US09130258B2	Dielectric waveguide filter with direct coupling and alternative cross-coupling A waveguide filter comprising a base block of dielectric material defining at least first and second resonators and a bridge block seated on top of the base block and defining at least a third resonator. In one embodiment, the base block comprises first and second base blocks that have been coupled together in an end to end relationship. An external transmission line or an interior RF signal transmission window or an RF signal transmission bridge provides a cross-coupling RF signal transmission path between the first and second resonators. At least first and second interior RF signal transmission windows provide a direct RF signal transmission path between the first and third resonators and the second and third resonators respectively.
US09130257B2	Dielectric waveguide filter with structure and method for adjusting bandwidth A structure and method for adjusting the bandwidth of a ceramic waveguide filter comprising, in one embodiment, a monoblock of dielectric ceramic material defining respective steps and respective input/output through-holes extending through the monoblock and the respective steps. In one embodiment, the steps are defined by notches in the monoblock and the input/output through-holes define openings terminating in the notch. The bandwidth of the ceramic waveguide filter may be adjusted by adjusting the height/thickness and direction of the steps relative to an exterior surface of the monoblock and/or the diameter of the input/output through-holes.
US09130254B1	Printed waveguide transmission line having layers bonded by conducting and non-conducting adhesives Three-dimensional electromagnetic signal interconnect systems and methods for fabricating the interconnect systems are described. An example apparatus may comprise a first layer including a first dielectric layer coupled to one or more of a first and second conducting layer. The first layer may also include at least one hole. The apparatus may also comprise a second layer including at least one through-hole and a second dielectric layer coupled between a third and fourth conducting layer. The apparatus may further comprise a third layer including at least one hole and a third dielectric layer coupled to one or more of a fifth and sixth conducting layer. The at least one hole/through-hole of each layer may be aligned at least in part with the at least one hole/through-hole of each other layer, and may include metal plating coupled to an inner surface of the respective at least one hole/through-hole.
US09130251B2	Flat cable A flat cable includes a dielectric element assembly including a plurality of dielectric layers laminated on each other, a linear signal line provided in the dielectric element assembly, a first ground conductor provided on one side in a direction of lamination relative to the signal line and including a plurality of first openings arranged along the signal line, and a second ground conductor provided on the other side in the direction of lamination relative to the signal line and including a plurality of second openings arranged along the signal line. The first ground conductor is more distant from the signal line in the direction of lamination than is the second ground conductor. The first openings are larger than the second openings.
US09130250B2	Process for producing metamaterial A process for producing a metamaterial excellent in productivity is provided. The present invention relates to a process for producing a metamaterial including an electromagnetic wave resonator resonating with an electromagnetic wave, the process including: vapor-depositing a material which can form the electromagnetic wave resonator to a support having a shape corresponding to a shape of the electromagnetic wave resonator to thereby arrange the electromagnetic wave resonator on the support.
US09130247B2	Cable-type secondary battery and preparation thereof The present disclosure provides a cable-type secondary battery, comprising: an inner electrode; and a sheet-form laminate of separation layer-outer electrode, spirally wound to surround the outer surface of the inner electrode, the laminate being formed by carrying out compression for the integration of a separation layer for preventing a short circuit, and an outer electrode.According to the present disclosure, the electrodes and the separation layer are compressed and integrated to minimize ununiform spaces between the separation layer and the outer electrode and reduce the thickness of a battery to be prepared, thereby decreasing resistance and improving ionic conductivity within the battery. Also, the separation layer coming into contact with the electrodes absorbs an electrolyte solution to induce the uniform supply of the electrolyte solution into the outer electrode active material layer, thereby enhancing the stability and performances of the cable-type secondary battery.
US09130242B2	Gel polymer electrolyte composition, gel polymer electrolyte and electrochemical device comprising the same A gel polymer electrolyte composition includes i) a compound acting as a monomer for forming gel polymer by polymerization and having at least two double bonds at an end thereof; ii) an electrolyte solvent containing carbonate and linear saturated ester; iii) an electrolyte salt; and iv) a polymerization initiator. A gel polymer electrolyte formed using the above composition has excellent mechanical strength and lithium ion conductivity. A secondary battery containing the gel polymer electrolyte has improved room/low temperature characteristics and rate capacity.
US09130240B2	Ionic liquid, lithium secondary battery electrolyte comprising the ionic liquid, and lithium secondary battery comprising the electrolyte The object of the present invention is to provide an ionic liquid having a chiral center in the structure of a cation contained therein, a lithium secondary battery electrolyte includes the ionic liquid, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte
US09130238B2	Methods of and hybrid factories for thin-film battery manufacturing Methods of and hybrid factories for thin-film battery manufacturing are described. A method includes operations for fabricating a thin-film battery. A hybrid factory includes one or more tool sets for fabricating a thin-film battery.
US09130236B2	Electrode for secondary battery, preparation thereof, and secondary battery and cable-type secondary battery comprising the same A sheet-form electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector; an electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the current collector; a porous organic-inorganic layer formed on the electrode active material layer and including inorganic particles and a polymer binder; and a first porous supporting layer formed on the porous organic-inorganic layer. The sheet-form electrode for a secondary battery has supporting layers on at least one surface thereof to exhibit surprisingly improved flexibility and prevent the release of the electrode active material layer from a current collector even if intense external forces are applied to the electrode, thereby preventing the decrease of battery capacity and improving the cycle life characteristic of the battery.
US09130226B2	Surface stabilized electrodes for lithium batteries A stabilized electrode comprising a metal oxide or lithium-metal-oxide electrode material is formed by contacting a surface of the electrode material, prior to cell assembly, with an aqueous or a non-aqueous acid solution having a pH greater than 4 but less than 7 and containing a stabilizing salt, to etch the surface of the electrode material and introduce stabilizing anions and cations from the salt into said surface. The structure of the bulk of the electrode material remains unchanged during the acid treatment. The stabilizing salt comprises fluoride and at least one cationic material selected from the group consisting of ammonium, phosphorus, titanium, silicon, zirconium, aluminum, and boron.
US09130215B2	Separator, method for producing the same and electrochemical device including the same A separator includes a porous substrate, a porous organic-inorganic coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, and an organic coating layer formed on the surface of the organic-inorganic coating layer. The porous organic-inorganic coating layer includes a mixture of inorganic particles and a first binder polymer. The first binder polymer contains a copolymer including (a) a first monomer unit including either at least one amine group or at least one amide group or both in the side chain thereof and (b) a (meth)acrylate having a C1-C14 alkyl group as a second monomer unit. The organic coating layer is formed by dispersing a second binder polymer on the surface of the organic-inorganic coating layer, leaving scattered uncoated areas.
US09130213B2	Compositions and methods for manufacturing a cathode for a secondary battery Disclosed are compositions and methods for producing a cathode for a secondary battery, where a fluorophosphate of the formula LixNa2-xMnPO4F is used as an electrode material. LixNa2-xMnPO4F is prepared by partially substituting a sodium site with lithium through a chemical method. LixNa2-xMnPO4F prepared according to the invention provides a cathode material for a lithium battery that has improved electrochemical activity.
US09130212B1	Positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, method for manufacturing the same, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using said positive electrode active material The present invention aims to provide a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which achieves high output and high capacity when used as a positive electrode material. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing the positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the method comprising: a first step, wherein an alkaline solution with a tungsten compound dissolved therein is added to and mixed with a lithium metal composite oxide powder represented by a general formula LizNi1-x-yCoxMyO2 (wherein, 0.10≦x≦0.35, 0≦y≦0.35, 0.97≦Z≦1.20, and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, and Al), including primary particles and secondary particles composed of aggregation of the primary particles, and thereby W is dispersed on a surface of the primary particles; and a second step, wherein, by heat treating the mixture of the alkaline solution with the tungsten compound dissolved therein and the lithium metal composite oxide powder, fine particles containing W and Li are formed on a surface of the primary particles.
US09130205B2	Controlling PEM fuel cell voltage during power transitions and idling The controller (185) of a fuel cell stack (151) in a vehicle (150) responds to lower demand to cause a diverter (172) to direct all air from the cathodes (19) except as required to generate sufficient power to limit cell voltage to a safe idle voltage threshold, cause storage in an energy storage system (201) sufficient to limit cell voltage to the idle voltage threshold unless SOC is too high, connects a voltage limiting load (220) to the stack sized to consume all power not consumed by auxiliary BOP, or, for longer idles, air-starves the stack and powers BOP from storage. In response to increase in a demand signal, the controller causes flow of all air to the cathodes. In response to an off signal (223) or a start signal (193) the controller causes a shutdown routine or a startup routine in each of which all generated power is stored to maintain fuel cell voltage below a threshold, or is consumed in the voltage limiting load.
US09130197B2	Method of manufacturing a conductive via in an organic light emitting display A manufacturing method of an organic light emitting display includes preparing a substrate including a cathode line and forming an anode electrode on the substrate, the anode electrode being insulated from the cathode line. The method also includes forming an insulating layer having a first opening exposing a portion of the cathode line and a second opening exposing a portion of the anode electrode on the substrate, forming an organic layer on the insulating layer, and forming an electrical connection portion electrically connected to the cathode line. The electrical connection portion is formed in this method by supplying a conductive solution that dissolves the organic layer in an area of the organic layer corresponding to the first opening, and the manufacturing method also includes forming a cathode electrode overlapping with the electrical connection portion.
US09130189B2	Optoelectronic component and method for the production thereof An optoelectronic component having a substrate (1), an anode (2) and a cathode (10) and at least one active layer (6) disposed between the anode and the cathode. An amorphous dielectric layer (3) which contains or consists of a metal oxide, a metal nitride or a metal oxynitride is disposed directly on the cathode-side surface of the anode. The metal contained in the metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride is selected from one or several of the metals of the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, lanthanum and zinc.
US09130175B2	Organic photoelectric device and image sensor each having active layer including quinacridone and subPC compounds An organic photoelectronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, and an active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the active layer including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2, and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 3.
US09130170B2	Inverted organic photosensitive device There is disclosed a method for preparing the surface of a metal substrate. The present disclosure also relates to an organic photovoltaic device including a metal substrate made by such method. Also disclosed herein is an inverted photosensitive device including a stainless steel foil reflective electrode, an organic donor-acceptor heterojunction over the reflective electrode, and a transparent electrode over the donor-acceptor heterojunction.
US09130168B2	Piezoelectric ceramic, method for making the same, piezoelectric element, liquid discharge head, and ultrasonic motor A piezoelectric ceramic that includes barium titanate and 0.04 mass % or more and 0.20 mass % or less manganese relative to barium titanate. The piezoelectric ceramic is composed of crystal grains. The crystal grains include crystal grains A having an equivalent circular diameter of 30 μm or more and 300 μm or less and crystal grains B having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.5 μm or more and 3 μm or less. The crystal grains A and the crystal grains B individually form aggregates and the aggregates of the crystal grains A and the aggregates of the crystal grains B form a sea-island structure.
US09130158B1	Method to etch non-volatile metal materials A method for etching a stack with at least one metal layer in one or more cycles is provided. An initiation step is preformed, transforming part of the at least one metal layer into metal oxide, metal halide, or lattice damaged metallic sites. A reactive step is performed providing one or more cycles, where each cycle comprises providing an organic solvent vapor to form a solvated metal, metal halide, or metal oxide state and providing an organic ligand solvent to form volatile organometallic compounds. A desorption of the volatile organometallic compounds is performed.
US09130135B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component An optoelectronic semiconductor component, includes at least two optoelectronic semiconductor chips, which are located on a common mounting surface. An optical element is arranged downstream of the semiconductor chips in a main emission direction and is spaced from the semiconductor chips. In a direction transverse to the main emission direction the optical element has a transmission gradient in a transitional region. The transitional region does not overlap the semiconductor chips, when viewed in plan view onto the mounting surface.
US09130131B2	Garnet-based phosphor ceramic sheets for light emitting device Some embodiments disclosed herein include a lighting apparatus having a composite. The composite may include a first emissive layer and a second emissive layer. The first emissive layer may include a first garnet phosphor having a common dopant. The second emissive layer may include a second garnet phosphor having the common dopant. In some embodiments, the first emissive layer and the second emissive layer are fixed together. Some embodiments disclosed herein include efficient and economic methods of making the composite. The method may include, in some embodiments, sintering an assembly that includes pre-cursor materials for the first emissive layer and the second emissive layer.
US09130113B2	Method and apparatus for resistivity and transmittance optimization in TCO solar cell films A method and system provide for depositing a TCO, transparent conductive oxide, film in one chamber of a manufacturing tool then irradiating the TCO film with light energy in another chamber of the same tool. The TCO film is used in a solar cell and formed on a solar cell substrate in some embodiments. The method includes irradiating the TCO film for a time and energy to reduce resistance of the TCO film without reducing transmittance. One or multiple light sources are used in the light irradiation chamber. Light in the infrared range, visible light range and ultraviolet light range are used either individually or in combination.
US09130107B2	Light emitting device This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate; a first light-emitting stack comprising a first active layer; a bonding interface formed between the substrate and the first light-emitting stack; and a contact structure formed on the first light-emitting stack and comprising first, second and third contact layers. Each of the first, second and third contact layers comprises a doping material.
US09130095B2	Substrate for power module having uniform parallel switching characteristic and power module including the same Provided are a substrate for a power module having a uniform parallel switching characteristic and a power module including the same. The substrate for the power module includes a plurality of areas on which input terminals are mounted, an area on which an output terminal is mounted, a plurality of areas on which devices are mounted, and an area on which a plurality of control pins are mounted. The plurality of areas on which the devices are mounted are bilaterally symmetric about the area on which the plurality of control pins are mounted. The plurality of areas on which the input terminals are mounted, respectively, are provided into three areas spaced apart from each other and bilaterally symmetric to each other. The plurality of areas on which the device are mounted are bilaterally symmetric about the area on which the control pins are mounted.
US09130090B2	Olefin composition Provided are an olefin composition, filler and an optoelectronic device. One illustrative olefin composition may be effectively used as a filling material for various optoelectronic devices.
US09130087B2	Light emitting diode having carbon nanotubes therein and method for manufacturing the same A light emitting diode includes a substrate, an un-doped GaN layer, a plurality of carbon nanotubes, an N-type GaN layer, an active layer formed on the N-type GaN layer, and a P-type GaN layer formed on the active layer. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite and parallel to the first surface. A plurality of convexes is formed on the first surface of the substrate. The un-doped GaN layer is formed on the first surface of the substrate. The plurality of carbon nanotubes is formed on an upper surface of the un-doped GaN layer. The plurality of carbon nanotubes is spaced from each other to expose a portion of the upper surface of the un-doped GaN layer. The N-type GaN layer is formed on the exposed portion of the upper surface of the un-doped GaN layer and covering the carbon nanotubes therein.
US09130086B2	Light sensor and manufacturing method thereof A light sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The light sensor is capable of being coupled to a carry object and includes a sensing chip and a plurality of conductive connecting elements. The sensing chip includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The sensing chip also includes a sensing unit disposed between the first surface and the second surface and at least partially exposed by a window formed on the second surface. The first surface faces the carry object when the light sensor is coupled to a carry object. The conductive connecting elements are disposed on the first surface and coupled to the sensing unit in order to couple the light sensor to the carry object.
US09130079B2	Detector apparatus having a cooling component A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a light sensor having a light incidence side and a cooling component. The cooling component is in direct contact with at least one of the light sensor, on the light incidence side, or a substrate carrying the light sensor.
US09130061B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a micro CMOS region including a micro CMOS and a micro interconnect that is connected to the micro CMOS; and a high breakdown voltage device region including a high breakdown voltage device that has a breakdown voltage higher than that of the micro CMOS, and drain and source interconnects that are connected to the high breakdown voltage device and have a width greater than that of the micro interconnect in a plan view. In the high breakdown voltage device region, an electrically-isolated dummy interconnect is not provided adjacent to at least the drain interconnect and the source interconnect.
US09130058B2	Forming crown active regions for FinFETs A device includes a plurality of intra-device insulation regions having a first height; and a plurality of semiconductor fins horizontally spaced apart from each other by the plurality of intra-device insulation regions. A portion of the plurality of semiconductor fins is disposed above the plurality of intra-device insulation regions. The device further includes a first inter-device insulation region and a second inter-device insulation region with the plurality of semiconductor fins disposed therebetween. The first and the second inter-device insulation regions have a second height greater than the first height.
US09130057B1	Hybrid dicing process using a blade and laser A method and system of hybrid dicing using a blade and laser are described. In one embodiment, a method involves focusing a laser beam inside the substrate in regions between the integrated circuits, inducing defects inside the substrate in the regions. The method also involves forming a groove on a surface of the substrate with a blade saw in the regions. The method further involves singulating the integrated circuits at the regions with the induced defects and the groove. In one embodiment, a system includes a laser module configured to focus a laser beam inside the substrate in regions between the integrated circuits, inducing defects inside the substrate in the regions. A blade grooving module is configured to form a groove in a surface of the substrate with a blade saw in the regions.
US09130035B2	Trench power MOSFET and manufacturing method thereof A trench power MOSFET and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The trench power MOSFET has a buried oxide layer formed in the epitaxial layer, wherein the buried oxide layer is located under a body region for changing a vertical electric field distribution to increase a breakdown voltage of the MOSFET, thereby obtaining a lower on-state resistance.
US09130023B2	Isolated insulating gate structure Systems and methods are presented for forming a gate structure comprising an insulative portion, whereby the insulative portion is utilized to electrically isolate an electrically conductive portion of the gate structure from a conductive element located in the vicinity of the gate structure. The insulative portion is formed by chemically modifying a conductive portion of the gate. Chemical modification is an oxidation process, converting aluminum conductor to aluminum oxide insulator material. Utilizing a chemically modified gate structure enables self aligning contact technique(s) to be utilized with semiconductor devices comprising a replacement metal gate(s). The chemical modification process can be performed prior or after forming a contact opening.
US09130022B2	Method of back-end-of-line (BEOL) fabrication, and devices formed by the method In a method for forming a semiconductor device, an interconnect structure over a semiconductor substrate is provided. The interconnect structure includes a first dielectric layer and a conductive pattern inside a trench in the first dielectric layer. An etch stop layer (ESL) is formed over the interconnect structure. An interface layer comprising elemental silicon is deposited over the ESL. A second dielectric layer is then formed over the interface layer.
US09130011B2	Apparatus for mounting semiconductor device An apparatus for mounting a semiconductor device includes a mounting component and a loading component. The mounting component is configured to mount the semiconductor device onto a circuit board. The loading component is disposed adjacent to the mounting component, and is configured to supply the semiconductor device and the circuit board to the mounting component.
US09130010B2	Latch-up robust SCR-based devices An approach for providing a latch-up robust silicon control rectifier (SCR) is disclosed. Embodiments include providing a first N+ region and a first P+ region in a substrate for a SCR; providing first and second n-well regions in the substrate proximate the first N+ and P+ regions; providing a second N+ region in the first n-well region, and a second P+ region in the second n-well region; and coupling the first N+ and P+ regions to a ground rail, the second N+ region to a power rail, and the second P+ region to an I/O pad.
US09130005B2	Bipolar junction transistor and method of manufacturing the same A bipolar junction transistor includes a first trench element isolation film, a second trench element isolation film, a first base region, a second base region, a collector region, a first well, a second well, an emitter, a collector, and bases. The second well is formed by implanting an n-type impurity into the semiconductor substrate, and the emitter is formed by implanting the n-type impurity into the emitter region between the first trench element isolation film and the second well. The collector is formed by implanting the n-type impurity into the collector region between the first well and the second trench element isolation film, and the bases are formed by implanting the p-type impurity into the first base region and into the second base region between the emitter region and the second well.
US09130004B2	Heterojunction bipolar transistor, power amplifier including the same, and method for fabricating heterojunction bipolar transistor A heterojunction bipolar transistor includes a ballast resistor layer of which resistance increases with an increase in temperature. The ballast resistor layer includes a first ballast resistor sub-layer having a positive temperature coefficient of resistivity in a first temperature range and a second temperature range and a second ballast resistor sub-layer having a negative temperature coefficient of resistivity in the first temperature range and a positive temperature coefficient of resistivity in the second temperature range.
US09130002B2	Device for holding wafer shaped articles A spin chuck for holding semiconductor wafers includes one or more damping mechanisms to limit the force with which chuck pins impact the wafer edge following wafer shift. The damping mechanism may be a linear or rotary dashpot. The dashpot or dashpots are mounted on a surface of the chuck body and include a control arm that contacts a common gear ring that in turn drives the chuck pins during radially inward and outward movement.
US09129990B2	Semiconductor device and driver circuit with drain and isolation structure interconnected through a diode circuit, and method of manufacture thereof Embodiments of semiconductor devices and driver circuits include a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, an isolation structure (including a sinker region and a buried layer), an active device within area of the substrate contained by the isolation structure, and a diode circuit. The buried layer is positioned below the top substrate surface, and has a second conductivity type. The sinker region extends between the top substrate surface and the buried layer, and has the second conductivity type. The active device includes a drain region of the second conductivity type, and the diode circuit is connected between the isolation structure and the drain region. The diode circuit may include one or more Schottky diodes and/or PN junction diodes. In further embodiments, the diode circuit may include one or more resistive networks in series and/or parallel with the Schottky and/or PN diode(s).
US09129989B1	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device, including a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial structure, a well region, a drain region and a source region respectively formed in the epitaxial structure inside and outside of the well region. At least one set of first, second and third heavily doped regions formed in the well region between source and drain regions, wherein the first, second and third heavily doped regions are adjoined sequentially from bottom to top. A gate structure disposed over the epitaxial structure. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.
US09129988B1	FinFET and method of manufacturing the same A FinFET includes a fin structure, a gate and a source-drain region. The fin structure is over a substrate and has a recess of an upper surface of the fin structure and a doped region in the fin structure and adjacent to the recess. The gate protrudes from the recess and across over the fin structure. The source-drain region is in the fin structure and adjacent to the doped region. Methods for forming the FinFET are also provided.
US09129982B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method A semiconductor device includes a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer including an active region in which a transistor having impurity regions is formed and a marginal region surrounding the active region, a second-conductivity-type channel layer formed between the active region and the marginal region and forming a front surface of the semiconductor layer, at least one gate trench formed in the active region to extend from the front surface of the semiconductor layer through the channel layer, a gate insulation film formed on an inner surface of the gate trench, a gate electrode formed inside the gate insulation film in the gate trench, and at least one isolation trench arranged between the active region and the marginal region to surround the active region and extending from the front surface of the semiconductor layer through the channel layer, the isolation trench having a depth equal to that of the gate trench.
US09129976B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor apparatus A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus includes: a charging step of charging the thermosetting resin in excess of an amount necessary for forming the sealing layer to fill the inside of the first cavity with the thermosetting resin and discharging an excess of the thermosetting resin from the first cavity; an integrating step of integrating the substrate on which the semiconductor device is mounted, the substrate on which no semiconductor device is mounted and the sealing layer by molding the thermosetting resin while pressurizing the upper mold and the lower mold; and a dicing step of extracting the integrated substrates from the molding mold and dicing the integrated substrates to obtain an individual semiconductor apparatus.
US09129972B2	Semiconductor package Provided is a semiconductor package including a substrate and a semiconductor chip formed on the substrate. The semiconductor chip may include a chip alignment mark on a surface of the semiconductor chip, and wiring patterns formed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the chip alignment mark is bonded to the wiring patterns. Accordingly, the surface area of the semiconductor chip may be reduced.
US09129963B1	Semiconductor devices having through electrodes, semiconductor packages including the same, electronic systems including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device may include a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, a through electrode penetrating the substrate to include a protrusion that protrudes from the second surface of the substrate, and a front side bump electrically coupled to the through electrode and disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device may include a first passivation pattern disposed on the first surface of the substrate to substantially surround a sidewall of the front side bump and may be formed to include an uneven surface, and a second passivation pattern disposed on the second surface of the substrate to include an uneven surface. The protrusion of the through electrode may penetrate the second passivation pattern to protrude from the uneven surface of the second passivation pattern.
US09129958B2	3D integrated circuit package with window interposer 3D integrated circuit packages with window interposers and methods to form such semiconductor packages are described. For example, a semiconductor package includes a substrate. A top semiconductor die is disposed above the substrate. An interposer having a window is disposed between and interconnected to the substrate and the top semiconductor die. A bottom semiconductor die is disposed in the window of the interposer and interconnected to the top semiconductor die. In another example, a semiconductor package includes a substrate. A top semiconductor die is disposed above the substrate. An interposer is disposed between and interconnected to the substrate and the top semiconductor die. A bottom semiconductor die is disposed in a same plane as the interposer and interconnected to the top semiconductor die.
US09129952B2	Semiconductor devices including a stressor in a recess and methods of forming the same Semiconductor devices including a stressor in a recess and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are provided. The methods may include forming a trench in an active region and the trench may include a notched portion of the active region. The methods may also include forming an embedded stressor in the trench. The embedded stressor may include a lower semiconductor layer and an upper semiconductor layer, which has a width narrower than a width of the lower semiconductor layer. A side of the upper semiconductor layer may not be aligned with a side of the lower semiconductor layer and an uppermost surface of the upper semiconductor layer may be higher than an uppermost surface of the active region.
US09129948B2	Semiconductor device and method of assembling same A semiconductor device has a die support and external leads formed integrally from a single sheet of electrically conductive material. A die mounting substrate is mounted on the die support, with bonding pads coupled to respective external connection pads on an external connector side of the substrate. A die is attached to the die mounting substrate with die connection pads. Bond wires selectively electrically couple the die connection pads to the external leads and the bonding pads and electrically conductive external protrusions are mounted to the external connection pads. An encapsulant covers the die and bond wires. The external protrusions are located at a central region of a surface mounting side of the package and the external leads project outwardly from locations near the die support towards peripheral edges of the package.
US09129943B1	Embedded component package and fabrication method An array includes a substrate having a frontside surface and a backside surface. A backside cavity is formed in the backside surface. Backside through vias extend through the substrate from the frontside surface to the backside surface. Embedded component through vias extend through the substrate from the frontside surface to the backside cavity. An embedded component is mounted within the backside cavity and coupled to the embedded component through vias. In this manner, the embedded component is embedded within the substrate.
US09129931B2	Power semiconductor module and power unit device A power semiconductor module includes: a plurality of first metal plates arranged in the same planar state; a power semiconductor chip mounted on the first metal plate; and an overbridge-shaped second metal plate which is composed of bridge frame sections and leg sections that support the bridge frame sections, the leg sections being for appropriately performing solder bonding between electrodes of the power semiconductor chips and between the electrode of the power semiconductor chip and the first metal plate, the power semiconductor module being configured by a resin package in which these members are sealed with electrically insulating resin. In the power semiconductor module, the solder bonding section of the leg section is formed in a planar shape by bending process and is provided at a position lower than the bridge frame section.
US09129926B2	Display device including thin film transistor A display device according to example embodiments includes a first thin film transistor on a substrate, a second thin film transistor on the first thin film transistor, and a display unit electrically connected to at least one of the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.
US09129925B2	Display apparatus, method of driving a display, and electronic device In a display apparatus including a switching transistor, a correction voltage for eliminating an effect of a variation in a characteristic of a driving transistor is stored in a storage capacitor. The switching transistor is disposed between one current terminal of the driving transistor and a light emitting element. The switching transistor turns off during the non-light emission period thereby to electrically disconnect the light emitting element from the one current terminal of the driving transistor thereby preventing a leakage current from flowing through the light emitting element during the period in which the correction unit operates, and thus preventing the correction voltage from having an error due to the leakage current.
US09129924B2	OLED display with spalled semiconductor driving circuitry and other integrated functions Spalling is employed to generate a single crystalline semiconductor layer. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic and memory devices are formed on a single crystalline semiconductor substrate prior to spalling. Organic light emitting diode (OLED) driving circuitry, solar cells, sensors, batteries and the like can be formed prior to, or after, spalling. The spalled single crystalline semiconductor layer can be transferred to a substrate. OLED displays can be formed into the spalled single crystalline semiconductor layer to achieve a structure including an OLED display with semiconductor driving circuitry and other functions integrated on the single crystalline semiconductor layer.
US09129919B2	Production of high precipitate density wafers by activation of inactive oxygen precipitate nuclei Processes for the treatment of silicon wafers to form a high density non-uniform distribution of oxygen precipitate nuclei therein such that, upon being subjected to the heat treatment cycles of essentially any arbitrary electronic device manufacturing process, the wafers form oxygen precipitates in the bulk and a precipitate-free zone near the surface are disclosed. The processes involve activation of inactive oxygen precipitate nuclei by performing heat treatments between about 400° C. and about 600° C. for at least about 1 hour.
US09129904B2	Wafer dicing using pulse train laser with multiple-pulse bursts and plasma etch Methods of dicing semiconductor wafers, each wafer having a plurality of integrated circuits, are described. A method includes forming a mask above the semiconductor wafer. The mask is composed of a layer covering and protecting the integrated circuits. The mask is patterned with a pulse train laser scribing process using multiple-pulse bursts to provide a patterned mask with gaps. The patterning exposes regions of the semiconductor wafer between the integrated circuits. The semiconductor wafer is then etched through the gaps in the patterned mask to singulate the integrated circuits.
US09129902B2	Continuous plasma ETCH process A method for etching features with a continuous plasma is provided. A first plasma process is provided, comprising providing a flow of a first process gas into a process chamber, maintaining the continuous plasma, and stopping the flow of the first process gas into the process chamber. A transition process is provided, comprising providing a flow of a transition gas into the process chamber, maintaining the continuous plasma, and stopping the flow of the transition gas into the process chamber. A second plasma process is provided, comprising providing a flow of a second process gas into the process chamber, maintaining the continuous plasma, and stopping the second process gas into the process chamber.
US09129896B2	Arrays comprising vertically-oriented transistors, integrated circuitry comprising a conductive line buried in silicon-comprising semiconductor material, methods of forming a plurality of conductive lines buried in silicon-comprising semiconductor material, and methods of forming an array comprising vertically-oriented transistors An array includes vertically-oriented transistors, rows of access lines, and columns of data/sense lines. Individual of the rows include an access line interconnecting transistors in that row. Individual of the columns include a data/sense line interconnecting transistors in that column. The data/sense line has silicon-comprising semiconductor material between the transistors in that column that is conductively-doped n-type with at least one of As and Sb. The conductively-doped semiconductor material of the data/sense line includes a conductivity-neutral dopant between the transistors in that column. Methods are disclosed.
US09129894B2	Embedded nonvolatile memory elements having resistive switching characteristics Provided are nonvolatile memory assemblies each including a resistive switching layer and current steering element. The steering element may be a transistor connected in series with the switching layer. Resistance control provided by the steering element allows using switching layers requiring low switching voltages and currents. Memory assemblies including such switching layers are easier to embed into integrated circuit chips having other low voltage components, such as logic and digital signal processing components, than, for example, flash memory requiring much higher switching voltages. In some embodiments, provided nonvolatile memory assemblies operate at switching voltages less than about 3.0V and corresponding currents less than 50 microamperes. A memory element may include a metal rich hafnium oxide disposed between a titanium nitride electrode and doped polysilicon electrode. One electrode may be connected to a drain or source of the transistor, while another electrode is connected to a signal line.
US09129883B2	Package structure of optical transceiver component The invention provides a package structure of optical transceiver component, comprising: a metal base; a plurality of pins, at least one optical emitting diode and/or at least one optical receiving diode; wherein the pins are provided and passed through the metal base and insulated with the metal base by using an insulating material; the optical emitting diode and the optical receiving diode are each mounted on the metal base through a sub-mount, respectively. The optical emitting diode/optical receiving diode is connected to the pins neighboring therewith by a wire directly or through the sub-mount, when set the top surface of the pins be a reference level, at least one of the top surfaces of the optical emitting diode, the optical receiving diode, and sub-mount is flush with the reference level.
US09129875B2	Solid-state imaging device and method for manufacturing the same In a pixel unit of a solid-state imaging device, a semiconductor substrate is provided with a plurality of photodiodes, a first insulating film includes a recess in a portion above each of the photodiodes, a second insulating film embeds the recess, a plurality of color filters is formed on the second insulating film, the color filters each corresponding to one of the photodiodes, a partition is provided between adjacent ones of the color filters, the partition being a part of a third insulating film, and in an area outside of the pixel unit, (i) a conductive film at least partially covered by the third insulating film is formed on the second insulating film, and (ii) the third insulating film formed on the conductive film and on the second insulating film near the conductive film has a film thickness smaller than a film thickness of the partition.
US09129873B2	Package of finger print sensor and fabricating method thereof Various aspects of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor device, for example comprising a finger print sensor, and a method for manufacturing thereof. Various aspects of the present disclosure may, for example, provide an ultra-slim finger print sensor having a thickness of 500 μm or less that does not include a separate printed circuit board (PCB), and a method for manufacturing thereof.
US09129869B2	Pillar on pad interconnect structures, semiconductor devices including same and related methods Methods of fabricating interconnect structures for semiconductor dice comprise forming conductive elements in contact with bond pads on an active surface over a full pillar diameter of the conductive elements, followed by application of a photodefinable material comprising a photoresist to the active surface and over the conductive elements. The polyimide material is selectively exposed and developed to remove photodefinable material covering at least tops of the conductive elements. Semiconductor dice and semiconductor die assemblies are also disclosed.
US09129868B2	Mask level reduction for MOFET A method of fabricating a TFT and IPS with reduced masking operations includes a substrate, a gate, a layer of gate dielectric on the gate and surrounding substrate surface and a semiconducting metal oxide on the gate dielectric. A channel protection layer overlies the gate to define a channel area in the semiconducting metal oxide. A S/D metal layer is patterned on the channel protection layer and a portion of the exposed semiconducting metal oxide to define an IPS area. An organic dielectric material is patterned on the S/D terminals and at an opposed side of the IPS area. The S/D metal is etched to expose the semiconducting metal oxide defining a first IPS electrode. A passivation layer covers the first electrode and a layer of transparent conductive material is patterned on the passivation layer to define a second IPS electrode overlying the first electrode.
US09129865B2	Display panel and driving method thereof A display panel and a driving method thereof are provided. In a pixel array substrate of the display panel, each first transistor electrically connects to a corresponding first pixel electrode, each second transistor electrically connects to a corresponding second pixel electrode, each third transistor electrically connects to a corresponding third pixel electrode, and each fourth transistor electrically connects to a corresponding fourth pixel electrode. A plurality of data lines electrically connect to the corresponding first, second, third and fourth transistors. Each first scan line electrically connects to the first and third transistors. Each second scan line electrically connects to the second and fourth transistors. A plurality of third scan lines are located between the corresponding first and second scan lines and electrically connect to the corresponding third and fourth pixel electrodes via fifth transistors.
US09129863B2	Method to form dual channel group III-V and Si/Ge FINFET CMOS A method includes providing a structure having a substrate, a first insulating layer on the substrate, a first semiconductor material layer on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the first semiconductor layer in a first portion of the structure and a second semiconductor layer of a second, different semiconductor material on the second insulating layer in the first portion. The method further includes growing additional first semiconductor material on the first semiconductor layer in a second portion of the structure forming a regrown semiconductor layer; forming first fins in the regrown semiconductor layer and second fins in the second semiconductor layer; and forming gate structures upon the first and second fins. A height difference, relative to a surface of the first insulating layer, of the gate structures formed upon the first fins and the gate structures formed upon the second fins is less than a predetermined value.
US09129861B2	Memory device Provided is a memory device including first to third selection lines extending in a first direction and sequentially arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, multiple sets of first to third vertical pillars, each set coupled with a corresponding one of the first to third selection lines and sequentially arranged in the second direction, a first sub-interconnection connecting the third vertical pillar coupled with the first selection line to the first vertical pillar coupled with the second selection line, a second sub-interconnection connecting the third vertical pillar coupled with the second selection line to the first vertical pillar coupled with the third selection line, and bit lines extending in the second direction and connected to corresponding ones of the first and second sub-interconnections.
US09129856B2	Method for efficiently fabricating memory cells with logic FETs and related structure According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for concurrently fabricating a memory region with a logic region in a common substrate includes forming a lower dielectric segment in the common substrate in the memory and logic regions. The method also includes forming a polysilicon segment over the lower dielectric segment in the memory region, while concurrently forming a sacrificial polysilicon segment over the lower dielectric segment in the logic region. Furthermore, the method includes removing from the logic region the lower dielectric segment and the sacrificial polysilicon segment. The method additionally includes forming a high-k segment in the logic region over the common substrate, and in the memory region over the polysilicon segment and forming a metal segment over the high-k segment in the logic and memory regions. An exemplary structure achieved by the described exemplary method is also disclosed.
US09129855B2	Non-volatile memory (NVM) and high-k and metal gate integration using gate-first methodology A method of making a semiconductor structure includes forming a select gate over a substrate in an NVM portion and a first protection layer over a logic portion. A control gate and a storage layer are formed over the substrate in the NVM portion, wherein the control and select gates have coplanar top surfaces. The charge storage layer is under the control gate, along adjacent sidewalls of the select gate and control gate, and is partially over the top surface of the select gate. A second protection layer is formed over the NVM portion and the logic portion. The second protection layer and the first protection layer are removed from the logic portion leaving a portion of the second protection layer over the control gate and the select gate. A gate structure is formed over the logic portion comprising a high k dielectric and a metal gate.
US09129841B2	Semiconductor device including a high voltage P-channel transistor and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device in which a reliable high voltage p-channel transistor is formed without an increase in cost and the number of manufacturing steps. The transistor includes: a semiconductor substrate having a main surface and a p-type region therein; a p-type well region located over the p-type region and in the main surface, having a first p-type impurity region to obtain a drain electrode; an n-type well region adjoining the p-type well region along the main surface and having a second p-type impurity region to obtain a source electrode; a gate electrode between the first and second p-type impurity regions along the main surface; and a p-type buried channel overlying the n-type well region and extending along the main surface. The border between the n-type and p-type well regions is nearer to the first p-type impurity region than the gate electrode end near to the first p-type impurity region.
US09129840B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same When a conductive post is bonded to a bonding target member such as a semiconductor chip or an insulating substrate with conductive patterns by using metal nanoparticles, a strong bonding layer can be obtained by forming a bottom surface of the distal end of the conductive post in a concave shape.
US09129836B2	High-frequency switching transistor and high-frequency circuit A circuit includes first, second, third and fourth terminals, and first and second switches. The first switch switches a first signal from the first terminal to the second terminal or from the first terminal to the fourth terminal. The second switch switches a second signal from the third terminal to the second terminal or from the third terminal to the fourth terminal. The first switch comprises a first switching element with a first high-frequency switching transistor connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a second switching element with a second high-frequency switching transistor connected between the first terminal and the fourth terminal. The second switch comprises a third switching element with a third high-frequency transistor connected between the third terminal and the second terminal and comprises a fourth switching element with a fourth high-frequency switching transistor connected between the third terminal and the fourth terminal.
US09129835B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a drift layer including a trench formed on a semiconductor substrate. A well in the drift layer overlaps an edge of the trench, and at least one gate electrode is formed at this overlapping edge region. The drift layer and semiconductor may be doped with a first type of impurity and the well may be doped with a second type of impurity. Through this arrangement, an improved distribution of carriers may be formed in the drift layer.
US09129824B2	Module and assembly with dual DC-links for three-level NPC applications A power semiconductor module has four power terminals. An IGBT has a collector connected to the first power terminal and an emitter coupled to the third power terminal. An anti-parallel diode is coupled in parallel with the IGBT. A DC-link is connected between the second and fourth power terminals. The DC-link may involve two diodes and two IGBTs, where the IGBTs are connected in a common collector configuration. The first and second power terminals are disposed in a first line along one side of the module, and the third and fourth power terminals are disposed in a second line along the opposite side of the module. Two identical instances of the module can be interconnected together to form a three-level NPC phase leg having low stray inductances, where the phase leg has two parallel DC-links.
US09129820B2	Integrated circuit and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit An integrated circuit is formed in a semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit includes a trench formed in a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The trench includes a first trench portion and a second trench portion. The first trench portion is connected with the second trench portion. Openings of the first and second trench portions are adjacent to the first main surface. The integrated circuit further includes a trench transistor structure including a gate electrode disposed in the first trench portion, and a trench capacitor structure including a capacitor dielectric and a first capacitor electrode. The capacitor dielectric and the first capacitor electrode are disposed in the second trench portion. The first capacitor electrode includes a layer conformal with a sidewall of the second trench portion.
US09129816B2	Contact test structure and method A system and method for testing electrical connections is provided. In an embodiment one or more floating pads may be manufactured in electrical connection with an underbump metallization structure. A test may then be performed to measure the electrical characteristics of the underbump metallization structure through the floating pad in order to test for defects. Alternatively, a conductive connection may be formed on the underbump metallization and the test may be performed on the conductive connection and the underbump metallization together.
US09129810B2	System and method for depositing a material on a substrate A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes introducing a material and a carrier gas into a heated chamber. The material may be a semiconductor material, such as a cadmium chalcogenide. A resulting mixture of vapor and carrier gas containing no unvaporized material is provided. The mixture of vapor and carrier gas are remixed to achieve a uniform vapor/carrier gas composition, which is directed toward a surface of a substrate, such as a glass substrate, where the vapor is deposited as a uniform film.
US09129807B2	Growth reactor systems and methods for low-temperature synthesis of nanowires A method for synthesis of silicon nanowires provides a growth reactor having a decomposition zone and a deposition zone. A precursor gas introduced into the decomposition zone is disassociated to form an activated species that reacts with catalyst materials located in the deposition zone to deposit nano-structured materials on a low melting point temperature substrate in the deposition zone. A decomposition temperature in the decomposition zone is greater than a melting point temperature of the low melting point temperature substrate. The silicon nanowire are grown directly on the low melting point temperature substrate in the deposition zone to prevent the higher temperatures in the decomposition zone from damaging the molecular structure and/or integrity of the lower melting point temperature substrate located in the deposition zone.
US09129806B2	Protection device and related fabrication methods Protection device structures and related fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary semiconductor protection device includes a base well region having a first conductivity type, an emitter region within the base well region having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, a collector region having the second conductivity type, a first floating region having the second conductivity type within the base well region between the emitter region and the collector region, and a second floating region having the first conductivity type within the base well region between the first floating region and the collector region. The floating regions within the base well region are electrically connected to reduce current gain and improve holding voltage.
US09129793B2	High pressure discharge lamp with auxiliary lamp A high pressure discharge lamp with auxiliary lamp comprises: a high pressure discharge lamp having an arc tube and at least one sealing portion, a pair of main electrodes, and a pair of feeders supplying power to the main electrodes; an auxiliary lamp having an airtight case, an inner electrode, and an outer electrode, wherein the inner electrode is arranged at a position so as to part the inner space to large and small spaces, the outer electrode is arranged at a position so as to face the large space, the auxiliary lamp as arranged as the large space faces the sealing portion.
US09129792B2	Fast start induction RF fluorescent lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference A fast starting induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising a power coupler with conductive material in contact with the power coupler to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler, and with structures within the bulb envelope that facilitate rapid luminous development during a turn-on phase.
US09129789B2	Multi-pole ion trap for mass spectrometry An ion trap includes a containment region for containing ions, and a plurality of electrodes positioned on a regular polyhedral structure encompassing the containment region. An electrode is positioned on each vertex of the encompassing structure and at least one of the polygonal surfaces includes additional electrodes configured to form a plurality of quadrupoles on the surface. Alternating RF voltage is applied to the plurality of electrodes, so that directly neighboring electrodes are of equal amplitude and opposite polarity at any point in time. This configuration on the polyhedral structure forms a potential barrier for repelling the ions from each of the regular polygonal surfaces and containing them in the trap. Mass selective filters can be formed from the quadrupoles for parallel mass analysis in different m/z windows. Application of a small DC potential to a plate electrode outside the quadrupoles preferentially depletes single charged ions for enhanced signal-to-noise analysis.
US09129785B2	Metal organic polymer matrices and systems for chemical and biochemical mass spectrometry and methods of use thereof Aspects of the disclosure include methods for analyzing an analyte composition by mass spectrometry employing a macroporous metal organic polymer matrix. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments an analyte composition is applied to a macroporous metal organic polymer matrix, a voltage is applied to the macroporous metal organic polymer matrix sufficient to produce and expel analyte ions from the macroporous metal organic polymer matrix and the analyte ions are analyzed by mass spectrometry. In other embodiments, a composition having biological macromolecules is applied onto a surface-modified macroporous metal organic polymer matrix and analytes produced by reaction (e.g., enzymatic cleavage of the biological macromolecules) at or near the surface of the macroporous metal organic polymer matrix are measured by mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry emitters made from the subject macroporous metal organic polymer matrix, mass spectrometry systems employing macroporous metal organic polymer matrices of interest and kits suitable for practicing the subject methods are also described.
US09129784B2	Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer and method for concentrating ions for fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry A Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR MS) includes: an ionization source generating ions; a deceleration lens, on which the ions generated by the ionization source and spatially dispersed are incident, selectively decelerating the incident ions so as to decrease the distance between the ions; and an ion cyclotron resonance cell on which the ions passing through the deceleration lens are incident. By preventing dispersing of ions due to mass difference and converging the ions using the deceleration lens, the mass range that can be measured at one time can be extended. Also, measurement sensitivity can be improved since the ions are effectively introduced to the ICR cell.
US09129782B2	Ion mobility spectrometer and method of operating same In a drift tube partitioned into a plurality of cascaded drift tube segments each followed by an ion elimination region, for any integer M greater than 1, a method of separating ions repeats the following multiple times to cause only ions entering the drift tube that have a predefined ion mobility or range to traverse the drift tube: for each integer N beginning with 1 and sequentially advancing to M, establishing for a time duration an Nth electric repulsive field in the Nth ion elimination region and in every following Mth ion elimination region and an Nth electric drift field in each remaining ion elimination region and in each drift tube segment while deactivating for the time duration all non-Nth electric drift fields and non-Nth electric repulsive fields in each of the ion elimination regions and drift tube segments.
US09129779B2	Processing system for detecting in-situ arcing events during substrate processing A processing system for detecting in-situ arcing events during substrate processing is provided. The processing systems includes at least a plasma processing chamber having a probe arrangement, wherein the probe arrangement is disposed on a surface of the processing chamber and is configured to measure at least one plasma processing parameter. The probe arrangement includes a plasma-facing sensor and a measuring capacitor, wherein the plasma-facing sensor is coupled to a first plate of the measuring capacitor. The probe arrangement also includes a detection arrangement that is coupled to a second plate of the measuring capacitor, wherein the detection arrangement is configured for converting an induced current flowing through the measuring capacitor into a set of digital signals, which is processed to detect the in-situ arcing events.
US09129777B2	Electron beam plasma source with arrayed plasma sources for uniform plasma generation A plasma reactor that generates plasma in workpiece processing chamber by a electron beam, has an electron beam source chamber and an array of plasma sources facing the electron beam source chamber for affecting plasma electron density in different portions of the processing chamber. In another embodiment, an array of separately controlled electron beam source chambers is provided.
US09129774B2	Method of using a phase plate in a transmission electron microscope The invention relates to a method of using a phase plate, having a thin film, in a transmission electron microscope (TEM), comprising: introducing the phase plate in the TEM; preparing the phase plate by irradiating the film with a focused electron beam; introducing a sample in the TEM; and forming an image of the sample using the prepared phase plate, wherein preparing the phase plate involves locally building up a vacuum potential resulting from a change in the electronic structure of the thin film by irradiating the phase plate with a focused beam of electrons, the vacuum potential leading to an absolute phase shift \|φ\| with a smaller value than at the non-irradiated thin film. Preferably the phase plate is heated to avoid contamination. The phase shift achieved with this phase plate can be tuned by varying the diameter of the irradiated spot.
US09129773B2	Charged particle beam apparatus In many cases, the charged particle beam apparatus is used basically for observation at a magnification of 10,000 times or higher. It is thus difficult to recognize how the orientation of a sample seen with the naked eye corresponds to the origination of the sample appearing on an acquired image. This makes it difficult intuitively to grasp the tilt direction and other details of the sample. An object of this invention is to provide a charged particle beam apparatus allowing the orientation and the tilted state of the sample to be grasped intuitively. The apparatus includes: a charged particle beam source that emits a charged particle beam; a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates the sample with the charged particle beam; a platform on which the sample is placed; a stage capable of moving the platform at least in a tilt direction; a display unit that displays a tilted state of the platform by use of a simulated image of the platform; an operation input unit that allows a user to designate the position and direction of the sample for observation; and a control unit that controls the amount of movement of the stage based on a signal input from the operation input unit.
US09129769B2	Protective device A protective device including a substrate, a conductive section and a bridge element is provided. The conductive section is supported by the substrate, wherein the conductive section comprises a metal element electrically connected between first and second electrodes. The metal element serves as a sacrificial structure having a melting point lower than that of the first and second electrodes. The bridge element spans across the metal element in a direction across direction of current flow in the metal element, wherein the bridge element facilitates breaking of the metal element upon melting.
US09129767B2	Switching system and locking device with a status indicator Exemplary embodiments are directed to a switching device for an electric circuit including at least one contact movable between a closed position in which it is coupled to a corresponding fixed contact and an open position in which it is spaced away from said corresponding fixed contact. The switching device including at least one locking device configured for being actuated between a rest configuration in which said at least one movable contact is free to move and an operative configuration in which it locks said at least one movable contact in the open position. The locking device is configured for outputting one or more electrical signals which are indicative of at least one of the rest configuration, the operative configuration, and an under actuation condition wherein the locking device itself is moving between said rest and operative configurations.
US09129766B2	Switching device A switching device includes at least a first input and a second input, as well as at least a first output and a second output. The first input is connected with the first output through a first controller and a first switch contact pair. The second input is connected with the second output through a second controller and a second switch contact pair. The switching device further includes a transformer with a core. The first controller forms at least a first coil of the transformer and the second controller forms at least a second coil of the transformer. A switch arrangement is configured to maintain an unsaturated state of the core.
US09129765B2	Switch apparatus for connection with a DC circuit A switch apparatus usable in a DC circuit employs a rotatable shaft having conductors that are removably connected with two or more pairs of contacts that are situated on line conductors and load conductors and that are connected in parallel by the conductors on the shaft. In rotating the shaft to open the switch, one pair of the contacts is electrically disconnected prior to electrical disconnection of the other pair of contacts. Further rotation of the shaft causes the other pair of contact to eventually become disconnected. Electrical arcs thus form only at the air gaps between the other pair of contacts and the conductor. Magnetic field elements in the form of permanent magnets are situated in the vicinity of the air gaps of only the other pair of contacts and apply Lorentz forces to the arcs to extinguish them.
US09129764B2	Switch device A switch device includes a lever. A switch body is arranged in the lever. The switch body supports the lever in a tiltable manner. At least one pusher is moved by contact with the lever when the lever is tilted. At least one switch unit is pushed when the pusher moves. A resiliently deformable sealing member is arranged between the lever and the switch body where air including dust may enter. The sealing member is separated from a location where the pusher comes into contact with the lever, and the sealing member is resiliently deformed when the lever is tilted.
US09129759B2	Circuit for detecting the positions of contactors in a turbine engine A circuit for detecting individual positions of a plurality of electrical contactors, including a plurality of modules each including a contactor having k separate contact positions each connected in series to a resistor associated with an integer status value between 1 and k and separate from other status values of a same module, each module being associated with a weighting coefficient and the weighting coefficients following a geometric progression of no less than k+1, the electrical conductance value of each resistor being equal to the status value thereof multiplied by the weighting coefficient of the module thereof.
US09129757B2	Waterproof type switch and electronic device A waterproof type switch includes: a waterproof sheet including a flat portion and a side wall portion disposed around the flat portion, an upper portion of the side wall portion coupled to an edge portion of the flat portion; a switch disposed below the flat portion; and an electronic component coupled to an upper surface of the flat portion, the electric component being used as a key top, wherein the waterproof sheet includes a rubber and a reinforcing plate including a first reinforcing plate disposed on the upper surface of the flat portion and coupled to the electric component.
US09129755B2	Method of preparing porous metal material Provided is a method of preparing a porous metal material. The method includes: obtaining a composite of a DNA hydrogel and a metal precursor by mixing the DNA hydrogel and the metal precursor; and reducing the composite of the DNA hydrogel and the metal precursor.
US09129750B2	Multilayered ceramic electronic component and manufacturing method thereof There is provided a multilayered ceramic electronic component including: a ceramic body including dielectric layers having an average thickness of 0.6 μm or less; and first and second internal electrodes, wherein the ceramic body includes a capacitance formation part and a non-capacitance formation part provided on at least one surface of upper and lower surfaces of the capacitance formation part, and when the capacitance formation part is divided into three regions in a thickness direction of the ceramic body, in a central region among the three regions, dielectric grains have an average particle size of 150 nm or less, and the number of dielectric grains per layer is 4 or more, and in upper and lower regions, dielectric grains have an average particle size of 200 nm or less, respectively, and the number of dielectric grains per layer is 3 or more.
US09129736B2	Transformer capable of suppressing common mode current and power converter thereof A transformer capable of suppressing common mode current and a power converter thereof are provided. The transformer comprises a primary winding, a secondary winding, a magnet core and a shielding winding layer. The shielding winding layer has a first shielding winding and a second shielding winding. A voltage jump direction of the first shielding winding is constantly opposite to that of the second shielding winding. The shielding winding layer is coupled to a static terminal coupled with the primary winding or the secondary winding.
US09129730B1	Rare-earth-iron-based alloy material Provided are a powder for a magnet, which provides a rare-earth magnet having excellent magnet properties and which has excellent formability, a method for producing the powder for a magnet, a powder compact, a rare-earth-iron-based alloy material, and a rare-earth-iron-nitrogen-based alloy material which are used as materials for the magnet, and methods for producing the powder compact and these alloy materials.
US09129725B2	Conductive paste composition containing lithium, and articles made therefrom A paste composition contains an electrically conductive silver powder, one or more glass frits or fluxes, and a lithium compound dispersed in an organic medium. The paste is useful in forming an electrical contact on the front side of a solar cell device having an insulating layer. The lithium compound aids in establishing a low-resistance electrical contact between the front-side metallization and underlying semiconductor substrate during firing.
US09129722B2	Power cable A power cable includes a steel pipe coupled to a reference potential node, three transmission cables within the steel pipe and respectively including a conductor to transmit three-phase alternating current power, and a return cable within the steel pipe and coupled to the reference potential node. Each of the three transmission cables includes a first insulating layer covering the conductor, a metal layer covering the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer covering the metal layer. The three transmission cables are twisted around a periphery of the return cable along a longitudinal direction of the return cable, and the metal layer is coupled to the reference potential node.
US09129719B2	Ions metering device for an energy storage device, method of manufacturing a metering device and ion energy storage device An ion dosage apparatus for an energy storage apparatus includes a first energy guiding device with a first energy supply device and a separating device. The separating device is configured to control, via supplied energy, a number of ions that are transported around the first energy guiding device and/or blocked.
US09129717B2	EUV excitation light source with a laser beam source and a beam guide device for manipulating the laser beam An Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) excitation light source has a beam guide device for manipulating at least one laser beam is provided. The beam guide device comprises at least one beam splitter for generating at least two separated beams from at least one laser beam, at least one mirror or a lens for manipulating at least one of the separated beams, a superposition mirror for superposing the at least two separated beams, and a focusing appliance for generating a respective focus for each of the at least two separated beams. At least two focuses can be generated at one identical location or at two different locations by the beam guide device.
US09129713B2	Passive high pressure safety injection tank system (HPSIT) for responding to station blackout (SBO) and loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCA) A high pressure safety injection tank (HPSIT) system includes one safety injection tank (HIT) which replaces a core makeup tank (CMT) and a low pressure (approximately 4.3 Mpa or below) safety injection tank (SIT) and which can shift to and operate on a high pressure (approximately 17 Mpa) operation mode, to enable injection of emergency core coolant into a reactor system both under low pressure (approximately 4.3 Mpa or below) and high pressure (approximately 17 Mpa).
US09129708B2	Integrated circuit with separate supply voltage for memory that is different from logic circuit supply voltage In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes at least one logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage and at least one memory circuit coupled to the logic circuit and supplied by a second supply voltage. The memory circuit is configured to be read and written responsive to the logic circuit even if the first supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage during use. In another embodiment, a method includes a logic circuit reading a memory cell, the logic circuit supplied by a first supply voltage; and the memory cell responding to the read using signals that are referenced to the first supply voltage, wherein the memory cell is supplied with a second supply voltage that is greater than the first supply voltage during use.
US09129706B2	Dummy read to prevent crowbar current during read-write collisions in memory arrays with crosscoupled keepers Systems and methods for detecting and suppressing crowbar currents in memory arrays. A dummy read is implemented to prevent crowbar currents in the case of simultaneous read-write collisions in a static random access memory (SRAM) array having cross-coupled bitline keepers. When a simultaneous read and write operation to a first entry of the memory array is detected, the read operation to the first entry is suppressed and a dummy read operation to a second entry of the memory array is performed. The write operation to the first entry is allowed to proceed undisturbed.
US09129705B2	Semiconductor devices The semiconductor device includes an input clock generator and a data input unit. The input clock generator generates an input clock signal including a first pulse and a second pulse, wherein the first pulse is generated in response to a write signal and a write latency signal and the second pulse is generated in response to an external command signal and a burst length signal. The data input unit receives data and generates first input data in response to the first pulse of the input clock signal and receives the data and generates second input data in response of the second pulse of the input clock signal.
US09129699B2	Semiconductor storage apparatus and method including executing refresh in a flash memory based on a reliability period using degree of deterioration and read frequency A semiconductor storage apparatus comprises a memory controller and flash memories which include a plurality of blocks as storage areas. The memory controller is configured to manage a degree of deterioration and read frequency for each of the plurality of blocks. A reliability maintained period is calculated for each storage area based on the degree of deterioration and read frequency for each storage area of a flash memory, and refresh is executed on each storage area in a planned manner based on the calculated reliability maintained period by newly storing the data stored in a block in another block based on an obtained reliability maintained period. The memory controller may also be configured to execute verification on each block and, if the number of failure bits is larger than a predetermined threshold, execute refresh to store data which is stored in a verification target block in another block.
US09129694B2	Slew rate modulation Apparatus and methods may operate so that arrival times of a data signal at gates of transistors are controlled to switch the transistors at different times to modulate the slew rate of a signal on a node. Additional embodiments are also described.
US09129686B2	Systems and methods for providing high voltage to memory devices Apparatus, systems, and methods for providing high voltage to memory devices are provided. One apparatus includes a low voltage input and a two-rail level shifting. The two-rail level shifting is configured to increase the low voltage or to decrease the low voltage to an amount that is less than or equal to a ground potential based on the amount of the low voltage. A system includes a low voltage input for receiving a voltage and a two-rail level shifting coupled to the low voltage input. The two-rail level shifting is configured to increase the voltage to a positive voltage if the voltage is equal to a ground potential and decrease the voltage to a negative voltage if the voltage is greater than the ground potential. One method includes receiving a voltage, modifying the voltage to generate one of a plurality of output voltages, and providing the output voltage to a memory device.
US09129685B2	Word-line driver for memory A word-line driver includes first, second and third transistors. The first transistor includes a gate terminal driven by a first group selection signal, a first conduction terminal driven by a second sub-group selection signal and a second conduction terminal coupled to the word-line. The second transistor includes a gate terminal driven by a second group selection signal, a second conduction terminal driven by the second sub-group selection signal, and a first conduction terminal coupled to the word-line. The third transistor includes a gate terminal driven by a third the group selection signal, a first conduction terminal driven by a first sub-group selection signal, and a second conduction terminal coupled to the word-line.
US09129673B2	Superlattice recording layer for a phase change memory A solid-state memory that requires a lower current during recording and erasing data and can repeatedly rewrite data an increased number of times. In at least one example embodiment, the solid-state memory includes a recording layer that includes a laminated structure in which electric properties are changed in response to a phase separation. The laminated structure includes a film containing an Sb atom(s) and a film containing a Ge atom(s), which films constitute a superlattice structure. In the laminated structure, phase separation of the film containing the Sb atom and the film containing the Ge atom allows data to be recorded and erased efficiently.
US09129672B2	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof A semiconductor device includes a first stage register for storing events occurring for a first period, a second stage register for storing events occurring for a second period shorter than the first period and a controller for controlling the second stage register to select events from the second stage register each having a reference value larger than a second threshold value to the first stage register and for controlling the first stage register to store events which are selected from the second stage register.
US09129670B2	Semiconductor devices The semiconductor device includes a comparator and a data output unit. The comparator compares a phase of a first pulse signal generated in a first memory region with a phase of a second pulse signal generated in a second memory region and responsively generates a detection signal. The data output unit outputs first data received from the first memory region as output data in synchronization with a first output strobe signal generated by defining a pulse width of a first strobe signal in response to the detection signal and outputs second data received from the second memory region as the output data in synchronization with a second output strobe signal generated by defining a pulse width of a second strobe signal in response to the detection signal.
US09129665B2	Dynamic brownout adjustment in a storage device The various embodiments described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to enable dynamic brownout adjustment in a storage device. In one aspect, the method includes: (1) obtaining a set of power tolerance settings, the set of power tolerance settings used for determining whether one or more power supply voltages provided to the storage device are out of range, (2) in response to a predefined trigger, adjusting the set of power tolerance settings in accordance with one or more parameters of the storage device, (3) determining, in accordance with the adjusted set of power tolerance settings, whether the one or more power supply voltages are out of range, and (4) in accordance with a determination that the one or more power supply voltages are out of range, latching a power fail condition.
US09129664B2	Internal voltage generating circuit capable of controlling swing width of detection signal in semiconductor memory apparatus An internal voltage generating circuit capable of controlling a swing width of a detection signal in a semiconductor memory apparatus is provided. The internal voltage generating circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes an internal voltage level detecting unit configured to compare an internal voltage with a target voltage and then generate a detection signal, and an internal voltage level control unit configured to control the internal voltage based on a voltage level of the detection signal, wherein the internal voltage level detecting unit is configured to control a swing width of the detection signal based on a voltage difference between the internal voltage and the target voltage.
US09129659B2	Buckling shock mounting A buckling shock mounting and method related thereto are discussed herein. In one embodiment, the buckling shock mounting may take the form of a plurality of panels oriented uprightly within a plane to form at least one geometric shape. The plurality of panels are made of a uniform material and each of the panels is configured to buckle when a threshold amount of force is applied perpendicularly to the plane.
US09129657B2	Video image display apparatus, video image display method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and video image processing/display system for video images of an object shot from multiple angles A video image display apparatus includes a processor, a memory, and a display unit wherein the memory contains instructions for causing the processor to perform operations of reading out, among from time/angle video image data, frames corresponded to time identification information and angle identification information in a frame-by-frame manner in a time order of the time identification information. The operations include causing the display unit to display the frames in the frame-by-frame manner in the time order of the time identification information; and inputting an angle switching instruction for the video image. Upon successive input of the angle switching instruction, the video image display apparatus successively reads out a frame corresponded to the time identification information at a time of input and the angle identification information, and the display unit successively switches to and displays the frame.
US09129649B2	Data storage device and a method for providing a synchronization signal for at least one of a read operation or a write operation carried out by means of a head in a data storage device According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for providing a synchronization signal for at least one of a read operation or a write operation carried out by means of a head in a data storage device is provided. The method includes obtaining a readback servo signal from a storage medium of the data storage device by means of the head, the readback servo signal having at least one frequency associated with a servo track of the storage medium, frequency mixing the readback servo signal with a local signal having a local frequency to provide a frequency mixed signal, and filtering the frequency mixed signal to provide the synchronization signal for at least one of the read operation or the write operation. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a data storage device is also provided.
US09129648B2	Multiple track detection An apparatus for reading data includes an array of analog inputs operable to receive analog signals retrieved from a magnetic storage medium, wherein the analog inputs correspond to multiple data tracks on the magnetic storage medium, and wherein the number of analog inputs in the array of analog inputs is greater than the number of data tracks being read, at least one joint equalizer operable to filter the analog inputs to yield an equalized output for each of the data tracks being read, and at least one data detector operable to apply a detection algorithm to the equalized output from the joint equalizer to yield detected values for each of the data tracks being read.
US09129647B2	Servo channel with equalizer adaptation A servo system includes an equalizer circuit operable to filter digital servo data samples according to filter tap coefficients to yield equalized data, a detector circuit operable to apply a data detection algorithm to the equalized data to yield hard decisions, a convolution circuit operable to yield ideal digital data based on the hard decisions and on target values, a subtraction circuit operable to subtract the ideal digital data from the equalized data to yield an adaptation error signal, an error gradient calculator operable calculate an error gradient signal based at least in part on the adaptation error signal, and a tap adaptation circuit operable to calculate values of the filter tap coefficients based on the error gradient signal.
US09129637B2	Disc loading device and optical disc drive including the same Provided is a disc loading device and optical disc drive using the same. The disc loading device includes a loading roller for loading a disc in a main frame, an eject lever for discharging the disc out of the main frame, and a main slider operating the eject lever, and moving in a direction by a disc emergency ejection pin inserted from outside of the main frame.
US09129633B1	Adaptive defect avoidance device A device may be configured at least with a controller connected to a transducer or transducing assembly that is positioned proximal a data storage medium having at least one thermal asperity or other similar defect. The controller may be configured to select a clearance height above the data storage medium in response to a measured severity of the at least one thermal asperity.
US09129622B2	CPP-type magnetoresistance effect element and magnetic disk device A magnetoresistive effect element that prevents a recording medium from deteriorating by effectively inhibiting erroneous writing to a medium or the like includes a magnetoresistive effect part, and an upper shield layer and a lower shield layer that are laminated and formed in a manner sandwiching the magnetoresistive effect part from above and below, and is in a current perpendicular to plane (CPP) structure in which a sense current is applied in a lamination direction. The magnetoresistive effect part includes a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a first ferromagnetic layer and a second ferromagnetic layer that sandwich the nonmagnetic intermediate layer from above and below, the upper shield layer and the lower shield layer have inclined magnetization structures in which magnetizations of them are respectively inclined with respect to a track width direction, the magnetizations of the upper shield layer and the lower shield layer are mutually substantially orthogonal, the first ferromagnetic layer is indirectly magnetically coupled with the upper shield layer via a first exchange coupling function gap layer that is positioned between the first ferromagnetic layer and the upper shield layer, and the second ferromagnetic layer is indirectly magnetically coupled with the lower shield layer via a second exchange coupling function gap layer that is positioned between the second ferromagnetic layer and the lower shield layer.
US09129618B1	Hard disk drive stepped load beam A stepped suspension load beam is described, such as for a hard disk drive, in which the main body is composed of a proximal portion that lies in a first plane, an intermediate portion between the proximal portion and a distal portion and that lies in a second plane that angles upward from the proximal portion, and a distal portion that lies in a third plane that angles back down from the intermediate portion, thereby forming a load beam stepped in the longitudinal direction. Further, the proximal portion may be formed to taper in at a first angle, the intermediate portion formed to taper in at a second angle that is less than the first angle, and the distal portion formed to taper in at a third angle greater than the first and second angles, thereby forming a load beam stepped in the transverse direction.
US09129616B1	Automatic gain control with early acquisition A system for accessing a data from a storage device includes a gain value calculation circuit operable to calculate a first gain value based upon a data set, an early gain acquisition circuit operable to generate a second gain value in parallel to calculation of the first gain value by the gain value calculation circuit, and a gain combination circuit operable to combine the first gain value and the second gain value to yield a third gain value.
US09129614B2	Magnetic head having canted arrays An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a magnetic head, the magnetic head having: a tape bearing surface having a first edge oriented perpendicular to an intended direction of tape travel thereacross; and an array of transducers in and/or adjacent the tape bearing surface, wherein a longitudinal axis of the array is defined between opposite ends thereof, wherein the longitudinal axis of the array of transducers is oriented at an angle relative to the first edge, the angle being between greater than 0.2° and about 10°.
US09129611B2	Voice analyzer and voice analysis system A voice analyzer includes a first voice acquisition unit provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of a user is a first distance, plural second voice acquisition units provided in places where distances of sound wave propagation paths from the mouth of the user are smaller than the first distance, and an identification unit that identifies whether the voices acquired by the first and second voice acquisition units are voices of the user or voices of others excluding the user on the basis of a result of comparison between first sound pressure of a voice signal of the voice acquired by the first voice acquisition unit and second sound pressure calculated from sound pressure of a voice signal of the voice acquired by each of the plural second voice acquisition units.
US09129610B2	Filtering for detection of limited-duration distortion Processing a signal includes: receiving data that includes an input signal; filtering the input signal to generate a filtered signal, such that if the input signal includes at least one instance of a nonlinear distortion of a desired signal then the filtered signal includes a signature signal corresponding to the nonlinear distortion, the nonlinear distortion characterized by a time duration that is within a predetermined range; and detecting whether or not the filtered signal includes the signature signal.
US09129609B2	Speech speed conversion factor determining device, speech speed conversion device, program, and storage medium A speech speed conversion factor determining device has a physical index calculation unit including a sound/silence judgment unit that distinguishes between sound and silent intervals of an input signal, a fundamental frequency calculation unit that calculates a fundamental frequency of the signal in the sound intervals and determines stable and unstable intervals, a frequency smoothing unit that smoothes the fundamental frequency in the stable intervals, a pseudo fundamental frequency calculation unit that calculates, for the intervals, a pseudo fundamental frequency by interpolation , and a fundamental frequency general shape connection unit that connects the smoothed and pseudo frequencies to obtain sampled values of a general shape of the frequency, such that the sampled values are output as an index, based on which conversion factor are calculated.
US09129589B2	Drive apparatus, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus A drive apparatus for an ultrasonic device includes a transmission circuit for outputting a first through n-th (where n is an integer 2 or greater) drive signal to first through n-th driving electrode line belonging to the ultrasonic device, as well as a control unit for controlling the transmission circuit. In a case where the phase difference between an i-th (where i is an integer 1≦i≦n−1) drive signal and an i+1-th drive signal is a first phase difference, the transmission circuit outputs the first through n-th drive signals at a greater voltage amplitude than a case where the phase difference between the i-th drive signal and the i+1-th drive signal is a second phase difference greater than the first phase difference.
US09129588B2	Configurable noise cancelling system Systems, devices, and methods for customizable reduction of perceived ambient sounds are disclosed. Customizable reduction can be achieved via an application operable in conjunction with an audio player or a headset having a microphone.
US09129586B2	Prevention of ANC instability in the presence of low frequency noise An active noise control (ANC) processor has an adaptive filter that uses a reference signal to produce an anti-noise signal, and an error signal to evaluate cancellation performance. An adaptive filter algorithm engine configures the filter coefficients of the adaptive filter, in accordance with pre-shaped versions of the error and reference signals. The pre-shaping filter has a high-pass transfer function and enables the adaptive algorithm engine to increase noise cancellation performance in a high frequency band during the presence of focused or narrow-band noise energy in a low frequency band. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09129585B2	Electronic percussion instrument An electronic percussion instrument includes a head, a frame, and an impact sensor. The back of the head is divided into a main area (e.g. a main strike area) and an auxiliary area. At least one connecting part is arranged above or below the main area in the back of the head and reduced in thickness compared to the auxiliary area, thus reducing vibration from being transmitted through the head. The impact sensor is attached to the back of the main strike area of the head via a cushion member. When the main strike area of the head is being struck with a beater, a vibration is caused to occur in the head and detected by the impact sensor to produce an electric signal which is used to generate an electronic musical sound while suppressing mechanical noise due to an impact between the beater and the head.
US09129578B2	Shift register circuit and display device using the same The display device according to the present invention comprises a substrate and at least one optical coupler having an optical receiver and an optical transmitter formed on the substrate, wherein the optical transmitter transmits an optical signal to the optical receiver.
US09129574B2	Gate driving circuit with an auxiliary circuit for stablizing gate signals A gate driving circuit includes a shift register circuit and an auxiliary circuit which are disposed at different sides of a pixel array. The shift register circuit includes an (N−1)th shift register stage for generating an (N−1)th gate signal according to a first clock, an Nth shift register stage for generating an Nth gate signal according to a second clock, and an (N+1)th shift register stage for generating an (N+1)th gate signal according to a third clock. The auxiliary circuit includes a first transistor. The first transistor performs the signal voltage stabilization and level switching acceleration operations on the Nth gate signal according to the (N−1)th gate signal and the second clock.
US09129565B2	Adjusting a brightness level of a side emitting backlight display device using light spreading profiles Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to adjusting a brightness level of at least one luminescent body disposed, at least in part, on a side emitting backlight display device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, for example, one or more values representing a light spreading profile for a particular luminescent body may be accessed. A process, system, or apparatus may adjust a brightness of a particular luminescent body by adjusting one or more brightness values associated with that particular luminescent body based, at least in part, on the accessed values.
US09129563B2	System and method for timing adjustment of a backlight module Examples of the present invention disclose system and method timing adjustment of a backlight module for a display. According to one example, a temperature of the display is monitored and a response time associated with the display is determined based on the temperature. Furthermore, a power-on timing and/or a power-off timing of the backlight module is adjusted based on the determined response time and the monitored temperature.
US09129559B2	Organic light emitting display device and driving method for the same An organic light emitting display device, and a driving method for the same. The organic light emitting display device, including: a pixel unit configured to display an image corresponding to a data signal, a scan signal, a first power, and a second power; a data driver configured to receive an image signal to output the data signal; a scan driver configured to output the scan signal; a power supply unit configured to receive an input power from an external source to generate the first power and the second power; and a controller configured to output a voltage control signal to control a voltage of the first power and a voltage of the second power and output a first gamma value and a second gamma value in accordance with a voltage of the input power, the first and second gamma values being for controlling a voltage of the data signal.
US09129549B2	Automatic brightness control for displays An automatic brightness adjustment for devices with displays includes the capability to assess ambient light. The assessment may be made using circuitry, such as a light meter circuit, by exploiting exposure control circuitry, or using other approaches. The ambient light value is sent to a brightness adjustment driver, which may employ a look-up table to keep track of brightness adjustments for particular ambient conditions. The look-up table may include distinct adjustment values.
US09129546B2	Electronic device and method for changing setting value A method and an apparatus for operating an electronic device for changing a setting value are provided. In the method, a touch input for a set region is detected, so that a mode is switched to a setting change mode for changing a stored setting value. At least one guide interface for receiving a change of at least one setting value among stored setting values is displayed. A predetermined gesture for an arbitrary region of the displayed at least one guide interface is detected, so that whether to store a changed at least one setting value is determined.
US09129543B2	Texture compression and decompression A compressing of a texel block consisting of two texel sub-bocks involves determining respective value codewords and table codewords for the two texel sub-blocks. The value codewords represent respective base texel values and the table codewords represent respective modifier sets comprising multiple value modifiers for modifying the base texel value associated with the given texel sub-block. Each texel in the texel block is assigned a texel index associated with one of the value modifiers of the modifier set for the texel sub-block to which the texel belongs or indicates that the base texel value of the other texel sub-block is to be used for the texel.
US09129538B2	Name badge On a name badge, the rear part (2) of which, formed as a plastic injection moulded part, has a hook-shaped clamping limb (10) for the attachment of the name badge to an item of clothing, the clamping limb (10) is provided with a slot (14) into which an abutment (15) projects to improve the seating of the name badge on the item of clothing.
US09129535B2	Anatomical model for training aid for learning reduction techniques and a method for learning the reduction techniques using the anatomical model for training aid A method for learning reduction techniques using an anatomical model for training aid enabling the learning of reduction techniques without performing reduction on an actual patient is provided. The method for learning the reduction techniques uses the anatomical model for training aid which comprises bone members having shapes similar to human bones and a soft member covering the bone members, the bone members comprising a first bone member and a second bone member, either one of the first bone member or the second bone member being provided with a magnet and the other being provided with a magnet material, and has two connection statuses including a normal connection status where the first bone member and the second bone member are connected in a status similar to a normal connection status of human bones and an abnormal connection status where they are connected in a status different from the normal connection status of human bones, wherein the method for learning the reduction techniques comprises a step of arranging the first bone member and the second bone member into the abnormal connection status and a step of applying reduction performances to the bone members in the abnormal connection status to move them into the normal connection status.
US09129533B2	Valve and valve extension A combination valve and valve extension allows an operator to open and close a hose bib. A ball valve attaches to the free end of a hose bib. An extension member includes a coupling end that slides over the handle of the ball valve. A handle is provided at an opposite end of the extension member to allow torque to be exerted on the ball valve handle to open and close it. In this manner, a simple and cost effective method of controlling a hose bib without incurring many of the problems associated with bushes planted in front of the hose.
US09129526B2	Traffic management system A real-time traffic management system comprising a main light controller module configured to monitor and control functionality of one or more traffic lights, a master control unit server software application, a network operations control module, and a network watcher application program. The main light controller module communicates with one or more coordinating light controller modules, onsite personnel, and a network operations center. The main light controller uses a camera that detects instances of vehicle demand and provides live images for situational awareness. The main light controller module comprises a global positioning satellite receiver and a light sensor for monitoring ambient lighting conditions. The network watcher application program continuously scans incoming data, monitors performance of all components in the system, and issues alerts and alarms to notify personnel of events or conditions outside of established tolerances.
US09129524B2	Method of determining parking lot occupancy from digital camera images Described herein is a method of determining parking lot occupancy from digital images, including a set-up procedure that includes receiving a layout of a parking lot and estimating parking space volume for at least one viewing angle and the probability that an observed pixel belongs to the parking space volume. The method further includes acquiring one or more image frames of the parking lot from at least one digital camera; performing pixel classification using a vehicle detector on the acquired image frames to determine a likelihood that a pixel belongs to a vehicle; computing a probability that a parking space is occupied by a vehicle based on a spatially varying membership probability density function and a likelihood of vehicle pixels within a region of interest; and determining parking lot vacancy via a comparison of the computed probability that a parking space is occupied by a vehicle to a pre-determined threshold.
US09129514B2	Number of sons management in a cell network The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field. The present subject matter supports meters within an ANSI standard C12.22/C12.19 system while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field, all to permit cell-based adaptive insertion of C12.22 meters within an open framework. Cell isolation is provided through quasi-orthogonal sequences in a frequency hopping network. Additional features relate to apparatus and methodology subject matters relating to Number-of-sons' management.
US09129512B2	Remote control device of an electric equipment A remote control having a button for actuating an electric equipment unit, a dongle controlled by the remote control for transmitting control orders to the equipment unit, and a housing having a designated location for the dongle, the housing having a two-part case which is convertible from open to closed positions but not closable if the dongle is not in its designated location, the two parts of the case being slidable between two positions, with a latch between the two positions, and which is movable by removal or insertion of the dongle.
US09129506B1	Method and process for determining whether an individual suffers a fall requiring assistance A method for monitoring an individual in a dwelling so as to know when such individual falls or indicates the need of assistance. A plurality of 3D motion and sound sensors are located in the dwelling and provide data to a computerized monitoring system. The sensors are configured to recognize one or more biometric identifiers of the individual being monitored. When the monitoring system detects that the individual has fallen or gestured, a computerized communication system contacts the individual to determine the need to send assistance to help the individual. Where assistance is required the system automatics contacts the previously designated caregiver for the individual and can also contact emergency personnel.
US09129503B2	Locking GPS device for locating children A GPS-based child-locator device can be securely locked to a child's wrist or ankle so as to be removable only by using one or more custom mechanical keys and/or resettable software keys/codes. This prevents the child-locator device from being disabled by being removed from the child during an abduction. The GPS locator comprises a housing unit, a connecting band, by which the housing unit is attachable to a child, and a locking mechanism, by which the connecting band is lockably attachable to the housing unit. The GPS locator also utilizes a novel antenna design to achieve a very compact profile for the housing which contains the device's electrical components.
US09129502B2	Remote unit link quality monitoring A method and range monitoring system for verifying that communication between two communicating units is of satisfactory quality and that the units are within a predetermined range from one another, wherein the units are in non-continuous communication. One or both units test that the quality and distance by sending a signal to the other unit, and expecting a response signal. If no response signal is received, an alert is fired. The check is initiated upon a trigger, such as a timer, a sensed motion, or a user-initiated event such as when the user presses a button.
US09129498B2	Evacuation system A method includes receiving, at a node located in a structure, an indication of an evacuation condition. The structure includes a plurality of nodes in communication with one another. The method also includes sending, by the node, a message to one or more additional nodes. The message informs the one or more additional nodes that the node is going to determine an evacuation route in response to the indication of the evacuation condition such that the one or more additional nodes do not determine the evacuation route. The method also includes determining, by the node, the evacuation route based at least in part on the indication of the evacuation condition and at least in part on a layout of the structure. The method further includes providing, by the node, the evacuation route to the one or more additional nodes.
US09129496B1	Rotatable tags for automated location and monitoring of moveable objects and related systems A rotatable tag is provided that is configured to be affixed to a moveable object, the tag includes a housing configured to provide an increased volume and occupy a relatively small amount of surface area on the object to which the tag is affixed. The rotatable tag is configured to transmit information related to the tag and/or an environment surrounding the tag. Related systems are also provided herein.
US09129495B1	Multi-purpose side camera A side camera of a vehicle, including a camera housing rotatable in a first axis and a second axis each relative to an exterior surface of the vehicle, and a camera attached to the camera housing that captures image data. The camera is positioned in a plurality of positions by rotating the camera housing along the first axis and the second axis.
US09129493B2	Wireless device operable cash drawer having biometric, database, and messaging capabilities Cash drawers that are operated by wireless devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cash drawer includes a network interface and a controller. The network interface enables the cash drawer to communicate with one or more wireless devices. The controller optionally controls access of the one or more wireless devices to the cash drawer based on a collection of biometric information. The collection of biometric information may be collected by the cash drawer, by the one or more wireless devices, or by an input device that is communicatively coupled to the one or more wireless devices. The collection of biometric information is illustratively used to verify an identity of a user.
US09129487B2	Variant of texas hold 'em poker An online variant of the game of Hold 'Em poker allows one or all of the players to remain in a game with an option of checking or making specific wagering amounts in first play wagers, being limited in the size of subsequent available play wagers or prohibited from making additional play wagers if a first play wager has been made, being limited in the size of available later play wagers if a first or earlier play wager has been made, and having the opportunity for at least two and as many as three or four distinct opportunities in the stages in the play of a hand to be able to make one or more play wagers.
US09129485B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for draw poker game (dream card) A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
US09129482B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for determining an outcome of a secondary game based on one or more events which occur in association with a primary game In various embodiments, the gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein includes an accumulation sequence and a competition sequence. In one embodiment, the gaming system includes competitor points which determine (i) a competitor's eligibility to participate in the competition sequence and (ii) the competitor's relative probability of success in the competition sequence. In this embodiment, a competitor (which is either representative of an actual player or a virtual, gaming system controlled player) accumulates competitor points during one or more point accumulation sequences which occur in association with designated events. For a subsequent competition sequence, the gaming system determines if a competitor will participate in the triggered competition sequence based on the competitor's accumulated competitor points. For the subsequent competition sequence, the gaming system further determines the competitor's relative probability of success in the competition sequence based on the competitor's accumulated competitor points.
US09129478B2	Attributing user action based on biometric identity Example apparatus and methods concern attributing user actions based on biometric identifications. One example method includes detecting an action intended to control an application associated with a shared launch surface. The method includes associating the action with a body located in a field of view of a biometric sensor associated with a shared launch surface. Data from the biometric sensor is used to determine a biometric identity for the body and then the action is attributed to a user as a function of the biometric identity. A context associated with the user is accessed and an operation associated with the action is selectively controlled based on the context.
US09129475B2	Method and system for modifying a floor mix of a gaming establishment A method and a slot floor mix recommendation system for use with a server-based gaming network are provided. The system includes a memory device, a processor in communication with the memory device, and at least one data acquisition network. The system further includes a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGM), at least some having dissimilar manufacturers, makes, models, and attributes communicatively coupled to the at least one data acquisition network, at least one historical data repository, a gaming machine recommender configured to determine a composition of themes available for selection on each of the plurality of EGMs using a relative performance of each available theme compared to each other available theme over at least one historical period and with respect to at least one attribute, and a reporter configured to output the determined composition.
US09129472B2	Gaming device having one or more shared award-modifier reels A video gaming device having a plurality of indicia-bearing spinning reels in a first set of reels and a second set of reels is disclosed. A determination is made as to whether the display of the indicia of the plurality of spinning reels in the first and second sets of reels are winning outcomes. Award-multiplier indicia of a first shared spinning base game award-multiplier reel is positioned between the first and second set of reels. The base game award-multiplier indicia modifies the winning outcome on the first set of reels, modifies the winning outcome on the second set of reels, includes a secondary game trigger symbol, forms a contiguous set of reels having a common axis of rotation with the first and second set of reels, or combinations thereof.
US09129464B2	Staged transactions systems and methods Systems and methods for accepting payments for goods and services provided by a merchant. In one embodiment, a method for accepting payments from a consumer for a good or service provided by a merchant comprises receiving a transaction request from the merchant, receiving a payment from the consumer, associating the payment with the transaction request, and sending at least a portion of the payment to the merchant. In this manner, the merchant stages the transaction, and the consumer completes the transaction by making the payment. An optional time limit feature also may be used, and the transaction may be staged by the consumer, or others.
US09129454B2	Passive entry system and method for a vehicle A passive entry system and method for determining the location of a remote transmitter positioned near a vehicle. The system and method including a transmitter configured to transmit one or more polling sequences. The polling sequences including one or more polling signals indicative of a particular side and/or door of the vehicle. The system and method further including a receiver configured to receive an acknowledgement signal from a remote transmitter in response to one or more of the polling sequences. The system and method also including a controller configured to determine if the remote transmitter is positioned near the first side or second side of the vehicle based upon the acknowledgement signal being in response to the first or second polling sequence.
US09129453B2	DNA sample data in a transponder transaction The present disclosure relates to the use of DNA sample data as part of a biometric security system in a transponder transaction. The biometric security system also includes a DNA sensor that detects biometric samples, and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a DNA sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a DNA sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing DNA samples and DNA sample data to facilitate authorization of transactions.
US09129451B2	Access control device From the prior art, access control devices are already known in which a distinction is made between a first detection device (2) and the actual access and access is enabled or not, on the basis of a comparison of the data detected by the first detection device (2) with the data detected again at the actual access lock (7). Starting from the prior art, the solution according to the invention proposes an expansion of the system such that modern Internet booking procedures are considered and furthermore the new possibilities of facial recognition are performed in a quasi manner as the last examination before access is enabled, and access is granted or rejected depending on the examination result, in other words the examination of a biometric feature. The invention can be used for a border crossing control device.
US09129448B2	Visualization of a natural language text This invention is related to visualization of a natural language text, namely, to conversion of such text into a corresponding image, animation, or a three-dimensional scene. The proposed solution provides for a tool set for visualization of such text and automatically obtaining an animated three-dimensional scene. The invention contemplates a method of text visualization comprising the steps of obtaining a natural language text, conducting an automatic semantic breakdown of the language text (parsing) with the purpose of obtaining a structured semantic net, creating a three-dimensional scene on the basis of semantic breakdown results, creating a video clip or a set of pictures using the obtained three-dimensional scenes, and visualization of the obtained video clip or set of images. The invention provides for simultaneous producing video clips by several users according to different scenarios, manual editing a three-dimensional scene and semantic breakdown results, replenishing a library by own content, etc.
US09129445B2	Efficient tone-mapping of high-bit-depth video to low-bit-depth display Several embodiments of an efficient tone mapping of high bit depth video to low bit depth displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system maps an input image data of a high dynamic range (HDR) onto output image data of a lower dynamic range (LDR) and where the mapping does not transform the input image data from one color space to another color space. One embodiment comprises a tone mapping module which outputs a tone-mapped luminance signal for output image data and a color mapping module which outputs chroma signals for the output image data. Intermediate image processing steps may be avoided and hence may increase the efficiency of the mapping.
US09129444B2	Geometrical graphical user interface for displaying related data A graphical user interface for interactively displaying large amounts of related data using a geometrical pattern is provided. The geometrical user interface permits users to view, navigate and interact with large amounts of related data in a single display window without going through multiple clicks, menus, drop-downs and scrolling events.
US09129441B2	Lookup tables for text rendering Systems and methods are provided for improved filtering and correcting of glyphs on a GPU. The computational intensity required for filtering and/or rendering can be reduced by pre-calculating some or all of the calculations needed for converting coverage data into corrected pixel values. Additional efficiencies may be realized in some embodiments by transferring data from a CPU to a GPU in an improved format. The improvements can be realized in a variety of graphics formats.
US09129437B2	Line plotting method A line plotting method for plotting lines whose coordinates are given on a display screen on which pixels are arranged according to a prescribed rule, the method includes correcting coordinates at the end point of a line on the basis of which the end point is a starting point or an ending point or whether the end point is inside a prescribed frame determining whether a direction from a starting point of a line after correction toward its ending point horizontally or vertically is the same as a direction from a starting point before correction of a line toward its ending point determining whether integer values of the coordinates of starting and ending points after correction are the same when directions from starting points after and before correction of a line toward their ending points are not matched.
US09129436B2	Techniques for smoothing scripted stereo curves for stereoscopic computer animation A computer-implemented method for smoothing a stereo parameter for a computer-animated film sequence. A timeline for the film sequence is obtained, the timeline comprising a plurality of time entries. A stereo parameter distribution is obtained, wherein the stereo parameter distribution comprises one stereo parameter value for at least two time entries of the plurality of time entries, and wherein the stereo parameter value corresponds a stereo setting associated with a pair of stereoscopic cameras configured to produce a stereoscopic image of the computer-animated film sequence. Depending on a statistical measurement of the stereo parameter distribution, either a static scene parameter is calculated, or a set of smoothed parameter values is calculated.
US09129424B2	Phase sensitive T1 mapping in magnetic resonance imaging Phase sensitive T1 mapping is provided in magnetic resonance (MR). The phase from samples of a modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence may be used to normalize contrast, allowing for accurate motion registration without extra information acquisition. The sign may be estimated, allowing T1 mapping with a single application of a non-linear fit.
US09129422B2	Combined surface reconstruction and registration for laparoscopic surgery A computer-implemented method of performing a combined surface reconstruction and registration of stereo laparoscopic images includes a computer system generating an intraoperative three-dimensional model of an anatomical area of interest and receiving a plurality of stereo endoscopic images of the anatomical area of interest from a laparoscope. The computer system performs a first stereo reconstruction process using the stereo endoscopic images to yield a first surface image corresponding to the anatomical area of interest and aligns the first surface image with a surface of the intraoperative three-dimensional model using a rigid registration process. Then, the computer system performs a second stereo reconstruction process using the first surface image and prior knowledge from a pre-operative three dimensional model to yield a second surface image corresponding to the anatomical area of interest and aligns the second surface image with the surface of the intraoperative three-dimensional model using a non-rigid registration process.
US09129418B2	Method and apparatus for determining optimal image viewing direction A computer-implemented method for the determination of the optimal image viewing direction of an asymmetrical object is included. The method generates a 3D surface reconstruction of the object from 2D images of the object obtained from different perspectives. A point of interest can be specified in at least one of the used 2D images and an area of interest can be specified in the object where the point of interest lies within. A plane containing view directions with reduced foreshortening for the specified area of interest is generated and a 3D point corresponding to the specified point of interest is determined on the 3D surface reconstruction of the object. At least one particular view direction corresponding to the 3D point and located with the identified plane is considered as the optimal image viewing direction of the asymmetrical object. A corresponding apparatus and computer program are also disclosed.
US09129414B2	Image compositing apparatus, image compositing method, image compositing program, and recording medium A device is provided that generates a composite image using a first image and a second image having different exposure conditions. The device includes an image input unit, a likelihood calculating unit, an exposure estimating unit, and a compositing unit. The image input unit inputs the first image and the second image. The likelihood calculating unit calculates a subject motion likelihood at each pixel based on a difference between the first image and the second image. The exposure estimating unit estimates an exposure transform function that conforms the exposure conditions of the first image and the second image to each other based on the subject motion likelihood. The compositing unit composites the first image and the second image by using the exposure transform function.
US09129410B2	Image processing apparatus and pixel interpolation method A periodicity determining unit determines whether an image region including a target pixel is a periodic region in which pixel values vary periodically. A first generating unit generates a pixel value using a first interpolation method. A second generating unit generates a pixel value using a second interpolation method. A control unit determines, based on the determination result of the periodicity determining unit, which one of the first and second generating units is to be used for generating a pixel value of the target pixel. A pixel value inserting unit inserts the generated pixel value to the target pixel. The periodicity determining unit includes a cycle estimating unit to estimate, using pixel values of pixels within the image region, a variation cycle of the pixel values, and/or a determining unit to determine whether each region positioned at left and right sides of the target pixel is the periodic region.
US09129407B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for use therein, and computer program Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: operation accepting means for accept an operation input; image storing means for storing a plurality of images; management information storing means for storing management information corresponding to the plurality of images stored in the image storing means; image drawing means for drawing, in a display area including at least an image display area, at least one of images stored in the image storing means onto the image display area in a predetermined sequence; and controlling means for, when an operation input commanding selection of an image included in the image display area has been accepted by the operation accepting means, controlling recording of the selection of the image to management information stored in the management information storing means in correspondence with the image.
US09129397B2	Human tracking method and apparatus using color histogram A human tracking method using a color histogram is disclosed. The human tracking method using the color histogram according to the present invention can more adaptively perform human tracking using different target color histograms according to the human poses, instead of applying only one target color histogram to the tracking process of one person, such that the accuracy of human tracking can be increased. The human tracking method includes performing color space conversion of input video data; calculating a state equation of a particle based on the color-space conversion data; calculating the state equation, and calculating human pose-adaptive observation likelihood; resampling the particle using the observation likelihood, and estimating a state value of the human; and updating a target color histogram.
US09129392B2	Automatic quantification of mitral valve dynamics with real-time 3D ultrasound A series of rt-3DE images of the mitral valve are quantitatively analyzed so as to enable, for example, prediction of the degree of recurrent ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) and comprehensive assessments of leaflet tethering and “tenting” for the entire mitral valve. In accordance with the method, first, the rt-3DE images are registered with symmetric diffeomorphism to obtain information about how the mitral valve deforms over time. Second, the mitral valve is segmented with the level sets or other known segmentation method at each time point in the cardiac cycle with minimal user interaction. Third, the information about mitral valve structure is reduced into a 3D medial model, a compact representation of shape. In other words, a volumetric segmentation of the mitral valve is condensed to a form that is amenable to clinically relevant morphometry.
US09129391B2	Semi-automated preoperative resection planning Preoperative resection planning is assisted by a computer. Rather than rely on interpolation of the user input, a graph of interconnections is used. The user inputs one or more polylines on one or more two-dimensional views. The polylines are used to assign resection and remnant seeds with a band of unassigned locations. The 2D seeds are used with the graph of interconnections to assign different voxels in the volume, including the unassigned locations, as being part of the resection volume or part of the remnant volume.
US09129382B2	Method and system for brain tumor segmentation in multi-parameter 3D MR images via robust statistic information propagation A method for brain tumor segmentation in multi-parametric 3D MR images. The method comprises: pre-processing an input multi-parametric 3D MR image; classifying each voxel in the pre-processed multi-parametric 3D MR image, determining the probability that the voxel is part of a brain tumor, and obtaining an initial label information for the image segmentation based on the classification probability; constructing a graph based representation for the pre-processed image to be segmented; and generating the segmented brain tumor image using the initial label information and graph based representation. This method tries to exploit the local and global consistency of the image to be segmented for the tumor segmentation and can alleviate partially the performance degradation caused by the inter-subject image variability and insufficient statistical information from training.
US09129381B2	Modification of post-viewing parameters for digital images using image region or feature information A method of generating one or more new digital images using an original digitally-acquired image including a selected image feature includes identifying within a digital image acquisition device one or more groups of pixels that correspond to the selected image feature based on information from one or more preview images. A portion of the original image is selected that includes the one or more groups of pixels. The technique includes automatically generating values of pixels of one or more new images based on the selected portion in a manner which includes the selected image feature within the one or more new images.
US09129371B2	Method for analyzing biological specimens by spectral imaging A method for registering a visual image and a spectral image of a biological sample includes aligning a first set of coordinate positions of a plurality of reticles on a slide holder and a second set of coordinate positions of the plurality of reticles on the slide holder. The method further includes generating a registered image of a visual image of a biological sample and a spectral image of the biological sample based upon the alignment of the first and second set of coordinate positions.
US09129361B2	Visual indexing system for medical diagnostic data The present invention is a system and method for visually indexing medical data about a patient by generating an image for presentation to a user depicting a subset of the patient's body parts, with body parts having associated diagnostic data highlighted. A user may then select a highlighted body part and be presented with some or all of the associated diagnostic data. The user may manipulate the presented image, which is derived from a three dimensional model, to rotate it or zoom is to expose more body parts, or more detailed body parts depicting child body parts associated with the diagnostic data. The system or method may employ a patient index comprising a hierarchical graph with nodes corresponding to body parts and associated with diagnostic data for those body parts.
US09129360B2	Visualization apparatus for visualizing an image data set The invention relates to a visualization apparatus (1) for visualizing an image data set. The visualization apparatus (1) comprises an image data set providing unit (2) for providing the image data set, a differential property determination unit (5) for determining local differential properties for different regions of the image data set, an assigning unit (6) for assigning visualization properties to the different regions of the image data set depending on the determined local differential properties, wherein a visualization property defines the visualization of a region, to which the visualization property is assigned, and a display unit (7) for displaying the visualization properties assigned to the different regions of the image data set. By displaying the visualization properties assigned to the different regions of the image data set different objects can visually be separated from each other without requiring large computational costs.
US09129347B2	Display screen having regions of differing pixel density A display device including: a display screen having first region and second region, the first region having a first pixel density and the second region having a second pixel density, the second pixel density being higher than the first pixel density, an input for receiving image data, a power source; and wherein the display screen is operable in a full screen mode in which an image is displayed in both the first region and the second region and a reduced screen mode in which power to the first region is turned off and the image is displayed in the second region.
US09129343B2	System and method for policing spectrum usage Transferring spectrum use rights may include ascertaining information regarding available spectrum for use in wireless communications. A request for spectrum use from a spectrum user system may be matched with available spectrum. A spectrum certificate may be issued to the spectrum user system, where the spectrum certificate contains at least one spectrum-related variable under which the spectrum user system is to engage in wireless communications.
US09129342B2	Method and system for facilitating electronic communication between the public and a public personality or representative The invention is concerned with a virtual trading card system, comprising a data source that provides information associated with a public figure, and a user device configured to display a first and a second virtual view of an electronic card associated with the public figure, wherein the second virtual view includes a plurality of updateable data fields.
US09129341B2	Betting system and method A method (100) and betting system (120) for a betting agency (102) to accept a bet (103) from a participant (101). The betting system (120) includes: the betting agency (102) receiving the bet (103) from the participant (101) wagering an amount in relation to one or more selected potential outcomes of an event (201); the betting agency (102) receiving from the participant (101), an indication of one or more modifications (290) to one or more parameters of the bet (103); and the betting agency (102) modifying the one or more parameters of the bet in accordance with the received indication (290) after commencement of the event (201) and prior to completion of the event
US09129337B2	Using bi-directional communications in a market-based resource allocation system Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for distributing a resource (such as electricity) using a resource allocation system. In one exemplary embodiment, a plurality of requests for electricity are received from a plurality of end-use consumers. The requests indicate a requested quantity of electricity and a consumer-requested index value indicative of a maximum price a respective end-use consumer will pay for the requested quantity of electricity. A plurality of offers for supplying electricity are received from a plurality of resource suppliers. The offers indicate an offered quantity of electricity and a supplier-requested index value indicative of a minimum price for which a respective supplier will produce the offered quantity of electricity. A dispatched index value is computed at which electricity is to be supplied based at least in part on the consumer-requested index values and the supplier-requested index values.
US09129325B2	System and method for aggregation, analysis, presentation and monetization of pricing data for vehicles and other commodities Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner.
US09129323B1	Method and system for facilitating customer driven group sales and discounts Item identification data indicating a product or service of interest to a first party is obtained and posted to one or more network locations accessible by one or more other parties associated with the first party. Activity on the one or more network locations where the item identification data is posted is then monitored. If data indicating interest in the product or service from one or more other parties is identified that exceeds a threshold level of indicated interest, then at least one provider of the product or service is notified and provided the opportunity to extend a potential group sale related offer to at least one of the individuals indicating interest in the product or service.
US09129322B2	Electronic book rentals Architectures and techniques are described to rent electronic books. In particular, a content provider can rent electronic books to individuals for a specified rental term. The individuals may have the option to modify the rental term for an electronic book. The rental term for a particular electronic book may be modified by extending the rental term of the particular electronic book or decreasing the rental term of the particular electronic book. Individuals may also convert the rental of an electronic book to a purchase and a purchase of an electronic book to a rental. In order to rent the electronic books to individuals, the content provider may acquire permission from the publishers of the electronic books. In some cases, the content provider may acquire a pool of time-bound rentable licenses from the publishers to allocate to individuals renting electronic books from the content provider.
US09129310B1	NFC-enabled apparatus for providing contents An NFC-enabled apparatus for providing contents is disclosed. The apparatus includes a display, a near field communication (NFC) module and a data module control for supplying contents to the display and for supplying data corresponding to the display to the NFC module for making them available for NFC transmission to an NFC-enabled mobile terminal.
US09129300B2	Using external sources for sponsored search AD selection A system and a method are provided for using external sources (e.g., landing pages) for sponsored search ad selection. In one example, the system identifies one or more regions of an external source. The one or more regions are relevant to a query. The external source includes a source that includes relevant data that is usable for augmenting an ad selection process. The system extracts one or more features from the one or more regions. The system determines which of the one or more features are relevant for item indexing. The system then augments an item selection process by using the one or more features that are relevant for item indexing.
US09129297B2	System and method for providing internet based dating services A system and method for providing a dating service using dating cards with unique QR code/s. A registered member of the dating service acquires one or more dating cards with unique QR codes and presents the card a potential date. When the potential date scans the QR code, the potential date is forwarded to personal information of the registered member. The potential date therefore can appraise the merits of the registered member based on the personal information and decide whether to establish further contact. Preferably, the dating card has a detachable tab with a unique QR code that correlates to the QR code on the card that is handed to the potential date for tracking and access control purposes. Each card can reveal a partial or different façade of the personal information and display a different personal greeting message.
US09129296B2	Augmenting recommendation algorithms based on similarity between electronic content Systems and methods for augmenting recommendation algorithms based on similarity between electronic content items are provided. In one embodiment, a content management application executed by a processor identifies at least one first electronic content item associated with a first client. The content management application determines that the first electronic content item is similar to at least one second electronic content item associated with a second client. The content management application generates an association between the first electronic content item and the second electronic content item. The association is based on the first electronic content item and the second electronic content item being similar to each another. The content management application generates a recommendation output based at least partially on the association between the first electronic content item and the second electronic content item.
US09129294B2	Coin counting machines having coupon capabilities, loyalty program capabilities, advertising capabilities, and the like Systems and methods for providing coupons, including targeted coupons associated with, for example, loyalty programs and the like from coin counting kiosks are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coupon includes receiving coins from a consumer and counting the coins to determine a value. The method further includes providing a voucher to the consumer that is redeemable for cash and/or merchandise. The method can further include providing a coupon to the consumer that is based at least in part on prior purchase information associated with the consumer.
US09129290B2	Apparatus and method for predicting customer behavior A predictive model generator that enhances customer experience, reduces the cost of servicing a customer, and prevents customer attrition by predicting the appropriate interaction channel through analysis of different types of data and filtering of irrelevant data. The model includes a customer interaction data engine for transforming data into a proper format for storage, data warehouse for receiving data from a variety of sources, and a predictive engine for analyzing the data and building models.
US09129285B2	Previewing in live electronic commerce environment Future promotions can be tested on a live production website with a preview web application that is separate from a live production web application used by customers. A preview session is established with the preview web application on a live production server responsive to receiving a request to perform a command on the live production server in a preview mode that allows testing of a future promotion. A preview context and a content context are instantiated for the preview session. The preview context indicates a time in the future to use in processing the request on the live production server. The preview web application dispatches the request to the live production web application on the live production server. The second web application processes the request with business logic based, at least in part, on the preview context and the content context.
US09129279B1	Delivering financial services to remote devices A financial institution can provide financial services to a plurality of remote devices, such as personal computers, personal data assistants, screen phones, automatic teller machines, external service providers, and internally to staff terminals and individual branches. By separating the components of the system into independent components, the system and method can be developed and tested on a component level rather than the entire system level, thereby reducing the development and maintenance cycle time. The system and method operate in sessions and can employ a dialog component for gathering information from a customer, a rule broker component for providing answers to the various legal and regulatory rules in a particular country, a language man component for selecting appropriate language, a transaction executor component for performing transactions, and a presentation manager component for formatting outputs to the customer.
US09129278B2	Pre-allocating merchant ID in a credit card processor entity system by a master merchant A method to process credit card transactions, including obtaining available merchant account IDs allocated to a master merchant account at a credit card processor entity of a credit card transaction network, where the master merchant is authorized to set up merchant accounts based on the master merchant account and assumes merchant-side financial risks of the merchant accounts, receiving, after obtaining the available merchant account IDs, a request from a merchant to set up a merchant account, and assigning, in response to credit approval of the merchant, a merchant account ID selected from the available merchant account IDs to the merchant for setting up the merchant account, where a credit card transaction of the merchant is submitted, subsequent to assigning the merchant account ID, to the credit card processor entity for authorization based on the master merchant account, where the credit card transaction is tagged with the merchant account ID.
US09129277B2	Methods and arrangements for identifying objects In some arrangements, product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to facilitate high-throughput item identification at retail checkouts. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras can be processed (e.g., by GPUs) to derive several different perspective-transformed views—further minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. Crinkles and other deformations in product packaging can be optically sensed, allowing such surfaces to be virtually flattened to aid identification. Piles of items can be 3D-modelled and virtually segmented into geometric primitives to aid identification, and to discover locations of obscured items. Other data (e.g., including data from sensors in aisles, shelves and carts, and gaze tracking for clues about visual saliency) can be used in assessing identification hypotheses about an item. Logos may be identified and used—or ignored—in product identification. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

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