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US09369918B2	Method and apparatus for supporting wideband and multiple bandwidth transmission protocols Enhanced protocols and devices may be used to alleviate loss of spectrum efficiency in wideband transmission. The protocols may implement a wideband transmission opportunity (TXOP) truncation where one or more of the channels involved in communication over the wideband are released. In one scenario, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may obtain a TXOP for a 2 MHz bandwidth mode frame transmission with another device capable of operating in a 2 MHz bandwidth mode and a 1 MHz bandwidth mode. The WTRU may conduct a request-to-send (RTS)/clear-to-send (CTS) frame exchange in the second bandwidth mode, and truncate the TXOP by transmitting a contention free (CF)-End frame in the first and second bandwidth modes. In another scenario, an AP may obtain a TXOP for a 2 MHz bandwidth mode frame transmission with a WTRU capable of both 2 MHz and 1 MHz bandwidth modes.
US09369915B2	Inter-system interference in communications An inter-system interference estimation method is disclosed for both primary and secondary radio systems. In the case of a primary system (such as a GSM system), inter-system interference estimation is based on a comparison of cell level measurement statistics before and after secondary spectrum usage in neighboring cells. In the case of a secondary system (such as an LTE system), inter-system interference estimation is based on a measurement on secondary spectrum before starting transmission on the secondary spectrum. Based on both of the above mentioned inter-system inter-cell interference estimations, a cell-level decision on the secondary spectrum usage is made, and optimization of radio resource allocation inside the systems may be carried out.
US09369906B2	Optimizing communication for mobile and embedded devices This disclosure relates generally to systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for optimizing communications for mobile and embedded devices. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, this disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media to permit mobile devices, e.g., smartphones, tablets, ultrabooks, and the like, which may frequently suffer from intermittent Internet connectivity, e.g., as their owners move around between access points, to estimate the duration of the remaining “window of opportunity” for data transmissions and then select and/or tailor data transmissions to be able to complete as much of the desired data transfer as possible before the expected connectivity loss. In some embodiments, signal strength over time may be analyzed and correlated with a history of connectivity for a particular user and/or device in order to improve the estimation of the remaining “window of opportunity” for data transmission.
US09369905B2	Battery power reporting for UE relays A method of wireless communication manages the reporting of battery power for UE relays. A UE capable of serving as a UE relay receives a battery status report configuration. The battery status may be based on rate of power consumption, percentage of total battery power remaining, characteristics of particular battery type, and/or allocation of battery usage. The UE may transmit a battery status report to a base station.
US09369903B2	System and method for multiplexing on an LTE uplink control channel A wireless communication network comprising a plurality of base stations capable of wireless communication with a plurality of subscriber stations within a coverage area of the network, wherein at least one of the plurality of base stations is capable of: determining a multiplexing scheme for multiplexing a frequency-selective channel quality information/precoding matrix index (FS CQI/PMI) feedback report with a wideband channel quality information/precoding matrix index (WB CQI/PMI) feedback report and a rank information (RI) report on a physical uplink control channel; transmitting the multiplexing scheme to a subscriber station; and receiving, from the subscriber station, an FS CQI/PMI feedback report multiplexed with a WB CQI/PMI feedback report and a RI report on the physical uplink control channel according to the multiplexing scheme.
US09369901B2	Method for collecting information by electronic device and electronic device therefor A method of an electronic device and a method of a server are provided. The method of the electronic device includes receiving a broadcast signal broadcast by another electronic device via a wireless communication; determining, based on the received broadcast signal, a number of times the another electronic device has been detected; and sending a request for information to the another electronic device, based on the determined number of times the another electronic device has been detected. The method of the server includes receiving information from a first electronic device; receiving, from a second electronic device, an information request message relating to the first electronic device which has been detected a threshold number of times or more by the second electronic device; and transmitting information registered by the first electronic device to the second electronic device.
US09369899B2	Method for performing measurement and terminal One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for performing a measurement. The method may comprise: receiving, from a serving cell, a first measurement subframe pattern for the serving cell and assistance information on a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) of a first neighboring cell and a second neighboring cell; and receiving, from the serving cell, a second measurement subframe pattern for the first and second neighboring cells. Here, both the serving cell and the first neighboring cell are aggressor cells against a victim cell which is the second neighboring cell, and the received second measurement subframe pattern may be set based on an almost blank subframe (ABS) pattern, when a CRS of the serving cell collides with the CRS of the second neighboring cell but the CRS of the first neighboring cell does not collide with the CRS of the second neighboring cell.
US09369898B2	Method and device for measuring interference in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and device for measuring interference in a wireless communication system. User equipment (UE) receives interference measuring indicators form a base station and measures interference based on the interference-measuring indicators by using all or some resource elements (RE) that correspond to zero-power channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) configurations.
US09369887B2	Network signal tracing using charging identifiers as trace recording session references Signaling through a plurality of network elements is traced during a trace session. The network elements generate trace records that record information associated with a communication session and that include a charging identifier that is used as a trace recording session reference for the trace session. The charging identifier is a unique network-wide identifier for a subscriber, UE or service and can be used by an operations support system to correlate which trace records are associated with a same subscriber, UE or service that is being traced and, thereby, may enable end-to-end tracing through a network.
US09369880B2	System and method for transmission adaption to avoid reception interference in a device that implements more than one wireless technology Example embodiments generally relate to adapting a transmission via first wireless technology to avoid interference with a reception via a second wireless technology. For example, a user equipment (e.g. cell phone) can include radios operating according to first and second wireless radio technologies, which can include Long Term Evolution (LTE) and a technology using the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequency band. When a priority request is asserted by a radio operating in the ISM frequency band, the LTE radio may abort a scheduled transmission when certain “transmission abort criteria” are satisfied.
US09369869B2	Method and system for automatic logon support without manual input of credentials An automatic logon support method and system enable a user having an access right to easily access a website on the Internet through a mobile communication device without asking the user to manually input a credential. Information about a history of when and where the mobile communication device is located is collected and stored in the mobile communication device itself. The server which hosts the website determines whether to allow a mobile communication device to access the server on the basis of the location information history stored in the mobile communication device.
US09369857B2	Emergency alert system channel assignment A mobile device automatically is configured to the emergency alert system (EAS) channel utilized by the cellular site from which the mobile device registers with a network. In an example configuration, an EAS server provides a mobile switching center (MSC) configuration information regarding the emergency alert channels to be used for the cellular sites supported by the MSC. When the mobile device registers via a cellular site supported by the MSC, the designated channel to be used for EAS messages is sent to the mobile device as part of the registration process. The mobile device assigns an internal channel to the designated channel. In another example configuration, the mobile device is preconfigured with a table listing all possible EAS channels, and the MSC provides, during the registration process, a pointer to the appropriate portion of the table.
US09369856B2	Service of an emergency event based on proximity An apparatus and system for communicating information relating to an emergency event occurring at a non-emergency vehicle to an emergency service includes forwarding emergency event information from the non-emergency vehicle to the emergency service via one or more mobile devices located in proximity to the non-emergency vehicle.
US09369853B2	Information processing method, terminal apparatus and information processing system An information processing method executed by a processor included in an information processing apparatus that includes a display device that displays an image and a speaker, the information processing method includes determining, when update of an image displayed on the display device is detected while the information processing apparatus is in a state of voice call, notification sound corresponding to a substance of the update; and outputting the notification sound from the speaker.
US09369852B2	Messaging for mobile devices using vehicle DCM Disclosed are computing devices, systems, and methods for messaging for mobile devices using a vehicle data communications module (DCM). A computing device associated with a vehicle can receive an incoming message sent to a driver's mobile device using a Bluetooth connection with the mobile device. The message can be presented to the driver over the vehicle's audio system using text-to-speech processing. The driver can compose an outgoing message as a reply, such as using speech-to-text processing, which can be sent to a remote server to forward to the intended third-party recipient. If the third party replies to the outgoing message directly, the remote server can receive the reply and forward it to the vehicle computing device. All related messages can be presented to the driver as a single thread or conversation.
US09369848B2	Information distribution apparatus, information distribution method and program To assist communication by users, who are associated according to their location. Each of APs (Access Points) 3001 to 300m is installed at a certain place, and sends a radio signal including identification data. Each of wireless terminals 4001 to 400n, when receiving a radio signal, transmits send data including identification data to information distribution apparatus 100. Information distribution apparatus 100 classifies wireless terminals 4001 to 400n into groups based on pieces of identification data, and realizes communication between users belonging to a group. Each group is associated with a particular place.
US09369845B2	Methods and systems of assigning estimated positions and attributes to wireless access points in a positioning system Method of and systems for assigning estimated positions and attributes to wireless access points in a positioning system are disclosed. A method of estimating a characteristic of a wireless beacon includes receiving a set of data points. Each data point contains information about characteristics of a wireless beacon. The method also includes dividing at least one dimension into a set of regions in which each region of the set has region boundaries that do not overlap with other regions. The method further includes associating each data point with one corresponding region based on at least one element of the information of the data point lying within the boundaries of the corresponding region and determining an aggregate characteristic for each region based on the information of the data points associated with the corresponding region. The method estimates a characteristic of the wireless beacon based on at least one aggregate characteristic.
US09369843B2	Extracting pseudorange information using a cellular device Pseudorange information is extracted by a cellular device from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chipset of the cellular device. The cellular device accesses the GNSS chipset embedded within the cellular device where the GNSS chipset calculates pseudorange information for use by the GNSS chipset. The cellular device extracts the pseudorange information from the GNSS chipset for use elsewhere in the cellular device outside of the GNSS chipset.
US09369840B2	Content geofencing Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.
US09369838B2	Method and system for estimating a position of a target using a plurality of smartphones A method is disclosed for estimating a position of a target using a plurality of smartphones, each smartphone being capable of communicating with the target over a limited wireless range, the method comprising providing a target transmitting a wireless signal having a corresponding identification for uniquely identifying the target; providing the corresponding identification of the target to track to a group of smartphones; each smartphone of the group of smartphones being capable of receiving the signal transmitted if the target is in its vicinity and storing the corresponding identification of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone and obtaining each of the stored corresponding identifications of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone to thereby estimate a position of the target.
US09369836B2	Portable computing device with data encryption and destruction A device and software utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and, a method and system for acquiring such devices, protecting data on such devices, and for compensating owners of devices. A GPS mechanism of the invention provides real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices. When a stolen device is unrecoverable, the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner. Alternatively, the GPS mechanism instructs the device to encrypt or destroy stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations. The invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the GPS mechanism, computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data.
US09369833B2	Text message location tracking using comet trail representing speed and direction A first mobile device may receive, via a text messaging application, first location information from a second mobile device. The first location information may indicate a first geographic location of the second mobile device. The first mobile device may receive, via the text messaging application, second location information from the second mobile device. The second location information may indicate a second geographic location of the second mobile device. The first mobile device may generate, based on the first location information and the second location information, a graphical representation. The graphical representation may represent a movement of the second mobile device from the first geographic location to the second geographic location. The first mobile device may provide the graphical representation for display via a display associated with the first mobile device.
US09369824B2	System for communicating with computing devices in an alternating electric field environment The present invention provides an electronic circuitry system receiving the modulated alternating electric field from a computing device, the electronic circuitry is attached to the body of the user and further the electronic circuitry system communicates with the computing device. The electronic circuitry system includes a first electrode capactively coupled with the modulated alternating electric field, an electronic sub-circuit for receiving and processing the modulated alternating electric field from the first electrode and a second electrode connected to said electronic sub-circuit to float the modulated alternating electric field through the body of the user with respect to the ground. The electronic circuitry further includes a hub device for communicating with said communication unit. The hub device includes housing, a generator for generating alternating electric field, a micro-controller for generating modulated commands and electric field bidirectional communication unit for communicating generated modulated commands through the alternating electric field and a power source.
US09369821B2	Apparatus and associated method for downloading an application with a variable lifetime to a mobile terminal Apparatus, and associated method, provides for downloading an application with a selectable lifetime from an application database to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal user's identification information and the selected lifetime for the application are stored in an application-license database. When the user seeks to download the same application on a subsequent occasion the user is able to download that application for a reduced fee if lifetime remains from when the application was first downloaded. In addition, the application may be configured to delete or uninstall itself from the mobile terminal when the selected lifetime for the application expires.
US09369815B2	Sound processors with light transmissive seals and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same Sound processors with light transmissive seals and systems including such sound processors are disclosed.
US09369814B2	External ear canal voice detection Ear-level full duplex audio communication systems each include one or two ear attachment devices, such as in-the-ear (ITE) or behind-the-ear (BTE) devices, that wirelessly communicates to a remote device such as a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, a walkie talkie, or a language translator. When used as a hearing aid, such a system allows a hearing impaired individual to communicate with or through the remote device, such as to talk to another person through a cellular phone. When being used as an ear piece wirelessly extended from the remote device, such system allows an individual with normal hearing to privately communicate with or through the remote device without the need of holding the device or wearing any device wired to the remote device. Each ear attachment device includes a voice operated exchange (VOX), housed within the device, to preserve energy and hence, maximize the period between battery replacement or recharges. The VOX also gates various sounds detected by the system to control possible echoes and ringing.
US09369811B2	Condenser microphone A microphone unit includes a first connection terminal abutting on a terminal on a microphone body side, a second connection terminal connected on a fixed electrode side, and a coil spring provided between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal, compressed upon coupling of the microphone unit and the microphone body, and urging the first connection terminal toward the microphone body. When the microphone unit and the microphone body are coupled, the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are connected, and the first connection terminal is connected to the terminal on the microphone body side. When the microphone unit and the microphone body are separated from each other, the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are separated from each other by an urging force of the coil spring.
US09369806B2	Moving-coil electroacoustic transducer A moving-coil electroacoustic transducer is provided which is bar-shaped and includes a vibration system. The vibration system includes a vibration diaphragm, a bar-shaped acoustic coil, an acoustic coil support, and two plucked members. The acoustic coil sleeves the acoustic coil support and is combined with the vibration diaphragm through the acoustic coil support. The acoustic coil support is integrally formed; and includes an acoustic coil mounting portion located in the middle, dampening member mounting portions located at the two ends, and a support portion disposed between two long-axis edges of the acoustic coil mounting portion.
US09369785B1	Integrated controller for routing / switching network and underlying optical transport system Techniques for providing closed-loop control and predictive analytics in packet-optical networks are described. For example, an integrated centralized controller is described that provides tightly-integrated, closed-loop control over components of a routing/switching network (e.g., IP/MPLS) and also the underling optical transport system, including routing wavelength and spectrum assignment. The controller adaptively and proactively maps packet flows into network resources of a routing/switching network and control, based on the mapping, allocation and utilization of optical spectrum and wavelengths within the optical transport system underlying the routing and switching network.
US09369784B2	Optical arbitration device and method in a network-on-chip system An optical arbiter device, between conflicting access requests to a shared resource sent by N processing nodes of a network-on-chip system, comprising at least one primary optical arbiter bus, at least one optical source for transmitting a first optical signal in said at least one primary optical arbiter bus, and a sequence of N optical arbiter cells coupled with the primary optical arbiter bus, each of these optical arbiter cells being associated with a processing node and having means for selecting the processing node with which said each optical arbiter cell is associated by re-routing the first optical signal. The optical source is designed to transmit a second optical signal propagated in an opposite direction to the first optical signal along the primary optical arbiter bus. Furthermore, the selection means of each optical arbiter cell are designed to perform said selection by re-routing the first and second optical signals.
US09369782B2	On-board feature extraction and selection from high frequency electricity consumption data Power consumption related data for the power source supplying an entire household or other group of appliances is captured at a relatively high data rate. The raw data is analyzed to remove redundancy and to identify pertinent features, and then the more informative of these features are then selected. The analysis and selection of features are pre-processing tasks that are performed on-site, on the same piece of hardware that acquires the raw data and transmits the pre-processed data to the server. By transmitting selective data to a remote server, only a low bandwidth is required for the transmission.
US09369780B2	Methods and systems for detecting one or more advertisement breaks in a media content stream An exemplary method includes a media content management system receiving a media content stream, independently processing the media content stream in accordance with a multi-stage feature detection heuristic and in accordance with a signature matching heuristic, and classifying, based on the independent processing, a media content block included in the media content stream as including an advertisement break. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
US09369765B2	Virtual channels System and methods for formatting a virtual channel are provides in which, responsive to a user selection of a plurality of time-bounded multimedia events, there is formatted for display the plurality of time-bounded multimedia events in a first virtual channel. The user is enabled to fill a first time slot in the first virtual channel with overlapping time-bounded multimedia events from the plurality of time-bounded multimedia events. A representation of a numeric count of the overlapping time-bounded multimedia events is formatted for display in the first time slot.
US09369763B2	Methods and systems for facilitating media service personalization by way of a capacitive sensing remote control device In an exemplary method, a media service personalization system determines a first frequency response pattern based on frequency responses to a plurality of alternating current signal frequencies output to at least one external electrode of a remote control device, correlates the first frequency response pattern to a first personalized mode of operation, and directs a media service access device to operate in accordance with the first personalized mode of operation. In certain examples, the media service personalization system directs a frequency response determination facility of the remote control device to output the plurality of alternating current signal frequencies to the at least one external electrode of the remote control device and measure the frequency responses to the plurality of alternating current signal frequencies.
US09369760B2	Wireless hands-free computing head mounted video eyewear for local/remote diagnosis and repair The present application relates to human/computer interfaces and more particularly to a wireless computing headset with one or more microdisplay devices that can provide hands-free remote control of attached or remote peripheral devices, systems and/or networks. A wireless hands-free video computing headset, and corresponding method, enabling communication with a host processor to provide the user omnipresent expertise is disclosed. The wireless hands-free video computing headset, which includes a microdisplay device to present information to the user graphically, communicates with a host processor to provide the user with an expert resource. The expert resource may take numerous forms, such as diagnostic software, or live human support. The wireless hands-free video computing headset is useful by enabling the user to focus his or her attention, and maintain his or her focus, on a physical subject by enabling hands-free control, enabling the user the ability to continuously manipulate the subject manually with his or her hands as needed.
US09369753B2	Methods, systems, and media for controlling a bi-directional HDMI port In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, a method for controlling a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port is provided, the method comprising: generating a first voltage at a first pin of the HDMI port; detecting a second voltage at the first pin of the HDMI port; detecting a third voltage at a second pin of the HDMI port; comparing the second voltage to the first voltage; comparing the second voltage to the third voltage; determining based on the comparison of the second voltage to the third voltage that the HDMI port of the device is connected to an HDMI source; causing the HDMI port to act as an HDMI sink; determining based on the comparison of the second voltage to the first voltage that the HDMI port of the device is connected to an HDMI sink; and causing the HDMI port to act as an HDMI source.
US09369751B2	Hand-held pointing device and operation method thereof A hand-held pointing device includes a main body, a processing circuit, a light emitting device and two image sensing devices. The main body has a first surface and a second surface for lying on an operating surface. The two image sensing devices are disposed in the main body and configured to sense first and second images through first and second transparent areas thereof, respectively. The light emitting device, disposed in the main body, is configured to emit a light source through the second transparent area. The processing circuit is configured to determine and operate the hand-held pointing device in a remote controller mode or a mouse mode according to whether the first image contains an image of a reference light source and/or the second image contains an image of the operating surface reflecting the light source. An operation for a hand-held pointing device is also provided.
US09369747B2	System and method of grouping broadcasting signals based on multimedia DNA information A system of grouping broadcasting signals based on a multimedia DNA of corresponding broadcast, which groups users viewing the same broadcast through the multimedia DNA of each broadcasting signal output from a TV in real time. A DNA information receiver receives DNA information on broadcasting signals, which are broadcasted through each TV. A DNA information grouping unit calculates similarity of the DNA information received through the DNA information receiver, and when the calculated similarity satisfies a predetermined similar condition, determines the similar DNA information as the DNA information of the same broadcasting signal to group the DNA information into the same group. A group information transmitter transmits group related information of each group grouped by the DNA information grouping unit to each TV.
US09369737B2	Image encoder and decoder using undirectional prediction The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
US09369726B2	Frame block comparison Various arrangements for testing video decoder device functionality are presented. A video frame decoded by a video decoder device under test may be received. The received video frame may be segmented into a plurality of blocks. A first value may be calculated for a first block of the plurality of blocks of the received video frame using pixel values of pixels present within the first block. The first value may be compared to a first reference value. The first reference value may correspond to a first reference block of one or more reference frames. Video decoder functionality of the video decoder device may be determined to be functional at least partially based on comparing the first value to the first reference value.
US09369719B2	Entropy coding for recompression of images A code is received. The code conveys data about a quantized coefficient that corresponds to a pixel of an image file. A decoding mode and a version of a code mapping format for decoding the received code is determined. The decoding mode and the version of the code mapping format dynamically change based on a previously-decoded code. The received code is decoded, during the decoding mode, according to the version of the code mapping format to obtain the data about the quantized coefficient.
US09369718B2	Decoding method, decoding apparatus, coding method, and coding apparatus using a quantization matrix A decoding method includes: obtaining a plurality of quantization parameter sets from a header of a coded stream; parsing an identifier from a header of a coded picture included in the coded stream; selecting at least one quantization parameter set from among the plurality of quantization parameter sets, based on the parsed identifier; determining whether a flag parsed from the header of the coded picture has a predetermined value; generating a new quantization matrix from another quantization matrix when the flag has the predetermined value; decoding the coded picture by inversely quantizing the coded picture using the generated new quantization matrix; and decoding the coded picture by inversely quantizing the coded picture using a quantization matrix included in the selected quantization parameter set when the flag does not have the predetermined value.
US09369702B2	Context adaptive position and amplitude coding of coefficients for video A coding method, apparatus, and medium with software encoded thereon to implement a coding method. The coding method includes encoding the position of non-zero-valued coefficients in an ordered series of quantized transform coefficients of a block of image data, including encoding events using variable length coding using a plurality of variable length code mappings that each maps events to codewords, the position encoding including switching between the code mappings based on the context. The coding method further includes encoding amplitudes of the non-zero-valued coefficients using variable dimensional amplitude coding in the reverse order of the original ordering of the series.
US09369686B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium According to an aspect of the present invention, when the abnormal oblique incident light is not detected, the first color mixture correction based on the pixel data of the adjacent pixel to the correction target pixel is performed for the pixel data of the correction target pixel, and when the abnormal oblique incident light is detected, the second color mixture correction based on the pixel data of the peripheral pixel to the correction target pixel is performed. Therefore, this aspect can be applied, particularly, even to an imaging element having a large array matrix size, and it is possible to solve the level difference among same-color pixels that occurs due to the influence of the leakage of the abnormal oblique incident light (the ghost light and the like) to the adjacent pixel, and to suppress the image quality degradation due to the abnormal oblique incident light.
US09369682B2	Illumination device and image display apparatus An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; a fluorescent substance that, when irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength and transmits a part of the excitation light, and thereby multiplexes and emits the transmitted excitation light having the first wavelength and the emitted excitation light having the second wavelength; and a driving unit that moves an irradiation position of the excitation light in the fluorescent substance with the passage of time.
US09369677B2	Image assistance for indoor positioning A method for tracking collector devices in an indoor area associated with imaging devices and RF signal sources covering the area includes generating aspects of a plurality of coarse position tracks of the collector devices based on RF signal measurements obtained by the collector devices from the RF signal sources. Imaging devices capture image frames of the collector devices in the indoor area which are then processed in order to determine aspects of a plurality of fine position tracks of the collector devices. The server and the collector device communicate with each other and match aspects of at least one of the fine position tracks to the aspects of the coarse position track of the communicating collector device in order to determine the precise location of the collector device in the indoor area.
US09369670B2	Audio video streaming system and method A method for supporting a plurality of participants with an audio-video conferencing system including a tracking server and a plurality of streaming servers, the method including: at the tracking server, sending conversation group information to a first device associated with a first user identifier, the conversation group information including a second user identifier and a streaming server identifier for the second user identifier; at a streaming server identified by the streaming server identifier, receiving a second audio stream and a second video stream from a second device associated with the second user identifier, and in response to receipt of the second user identifier from the first device, sending the second audio stream and second video stream to the first device.
US09369666B2	Video conference systems implementing orchestration models A method for generating an output video stream in a video conference comprising receiving a plurality of input video streams of the video conference, receiving a series of observation events (52, 53, 54), the observation corresponding to actions made by participants of the video conference, Providing a plurality of orchestration models, Determining, for each of the orchestration models a probability of the series of observation events received, Selecting an orchestration model corresponding to the highest probability, Using the selected orchestration model to perform the steps of: • selecting the display state (51, 40, 41, 42) as a candidate display state, • Determining a conditional probability of the candidate display state for the received series of observation events • Determining the candidate display state providing the highest conditional probability as an updated display state, • Generating a video stream comprising the current display state and the updated display state.
US09369665B2	Video recording apparatus for vehicle and video recording method for vehicle Disclosed is a video recording apparatus for a vehicle, which includes a camera unit formed so as to change a capturing direction; a driver's viewing direction detecting unit configured to detect a driver's viewing direction; a control unit configured to control the camera unit so that the detected viewing direction corresponds to the capturing direction; and a storing unit configured to store a video obtained by the camera unit. Therefore, a video in a direction at which the driver views is obtained and stored without mounting a plurality of cameras so that it is possible to obtain a video for a situation of an accident of a vehicle of the driver or a vehicle of another driver occurring not only in the front of the driver's vehicle but also in the side of the driver's vehicle.
US09369664B1	Automated creation and maintenance of video-based documentation An approach for creation and maintenance of video-based training documentation. Universal identifiers are created and associated with user interface elements for delimiting videos and audios. Test scripts are created based on matching the universal identifiers to task instructions. Videos are created based on test scripts where the universal identifiers are marked on the videos. Audios are created based on the universal identifiers and the task instructions, where the universal identifiers are marked on the audios. The audios and the videos are combined based on synchronizing the universal identifiers.
US09369660B2	Embedding content-based searchable indexes in multimedia files Content-based analysis is performed on multimedia content prior to encoding the multimedia content in the rendering chain of processing. A content-based index stream is generated based on the content-based analysis and the content-based index stream is embedded in the multimedia file during rendering. The content-based index stream can be used to generate a content-based searchable index when necessary.
US09369655B2	Remote control device to display advertisements Techniques to display advertisements on a remote control device are described. In an implementation, a remote control device includes a display device and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to initiate one or more control functions related to control of an output of content by a client. The one or more modules are also configured to detect manual interaction and initiate a first mode to display an advertisement on the display device when the manual interaction has not been detected. A second mode is initiated by the one or more modules to display one or more representations of the one or more control functions when the manual interaction is detected.
US09369654B2	EPG data interface A display for an Intelligent television (TV) includes a live TV display and an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) display. The EPG display is positioned at a side of the live TV display and includes a favorite channel portion showing EPG information for a plurality of favorite tagged channels and a favorite show portion showing EPG information for a plurality of favorite tagged shows. An EPG display application generates the EPG display portion and retrieves the EPG information for the plurality of favorite tagged channels and the plurality of favorite tagged shows through an EPG subservice. The EPG subservice retrieves channels and shows tagged as favorite through a tag subservice. A second application sets and clears favorite tags for channels and shows through the tag subservice.
US09369652B2	Readout device with readout circuit A readout device comprises a readout circuit having a first switch configured to receive a pixel reset signal, a second switch configured to receive a pixel output signal, and a third switch configured to connect the first switch to the second switch. A first capacitor is connected to the first switch, a second capacitor is connected the second switch, a fourth switch is connected to the first capacitor, and a fifth switch is connected to the second capacitor. The fifth switch is connected to the fourth switch. The readout circuit also comprises a sixth switch connected to the first capacitor and a seventh switch connected to the second capacitor. The sixth switch is configured to provide a first output of the readout circuit, and the seventh is configured to provide a second output of the readout circuit.
US09369651B2	Imager readout architecture utilizing A/D converters (ADC) The invention provides an imager readout architecture utilizing analog-to-digital converters (ADC), the architecture comprising a band-limited sigma delta modulator (SDM) ADC; and a serpentine readout, which can be configured to allow the band-limited SDM to multiplex between multiple columns by avoiding discontinuities at the edges of a row. SDM ADC image reconstruction artifacts are minimized using a modified serpentine read out methodology, the methodology comprising using primary and redundant slices with the serpentine read out in opposite directions and averaging the slices. Advantageously, the invention can be used to develop a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) for strained layer superlattice imagers (SLS) using sigma delta modulator (SDM) based analog to digital converters (SDM ADC).
US09369645B2	Image sensing apparatus and black level controlling method thereof An image sensing apparatus and a black level controlling method thereof are provided. The black level controlling method includes following steps. A conversion relationship between analog gain values and offset values is provided. An analog gain value is converted into an analog offset value by using the conversion relationship between analog gain values and offset values. Whether to adjust the analog offset value is decided according to a first optical black data corresponding to a first part of optical black pixels. A digital data offset value is calculated according to a data corresponding a second part of optical black pixels.
US09369641B2	Multi-depth-of-field light-sensing device, and system and method for use thereof having plural light-sensing pixel layers sense light signals with different wavelength bands from different distances The present invention relates to a multi-depth-of-field light-sensing device, a system, a depth of field extension method, and an optical imaging system. The multi-depth-of-field light-sensing device includes at least two light-sensing pixel layers capable of inducing a light source, where the at least two light-sensing pixel layers are arranged at an interval of a preset distance, so that different light signals from a lens at a specific distance from the light-sensing device are focused to the different light-sensing pixel layers. The multi-depth-of-field light-sensing device of the present invention can implement automatic focusing without using any electrically operated mechanism or complex and precise mechanical component, and have good depth of field extension performance.
US09369639B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage medium In the present invention, an image capturing condition measurement unit measures image capturing conditions used when an object image is captured based on radiation that has passed through an object and calculates an added value based on the image capturing conditions. An X-ray signal reading unit generates image data containing the object image based on the radiation that has passed through the object. An offset correction unit performs an offset correction of the image data with using correction image data containing a dark current component and then performs an offset correction of the image data with using the added value.
US09369635B1	Director/camera communication system and method for wireless multi-camera video production A director/camera communication system for wireless multi-camera video production incorporating software to manage multiple electronic devices, including video capture devices, enable wireless communications therebetween, and provide video editing functionality.
US09369633B2	Imaging apparatus, control method, and storage medium storing program The present invention is provided to maintain a photographable display state so as not to miss a photo opportunity when a photographer performs preparation work before shooting or confirmation work after shooting, and also smoothly switch to a display state in which the photographer can perform the confirmation work after shooting whenever necessary. A live view image is displayed on a first display screen when an eye contact state is detected at the eyepiece viewfinder, and a captured image is displayed on a second display screen when a non-eye-contact state is detected after receiving an image shooting instruction. When the eye contact state is not detected within a first period from detecting the non-eye-contact state, displaying the live view image on the first display screen is stopped. The live view image is displayed on the first display screen during the first period after detecting the non-eye-contact state.
US09369614B2	Camera mountable arm A camera mountable arm includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment includes a recess extending substantially along a length of the first segment, and is configured to detachably couple to a camera. The first segment is rotatably coupled to the second segment and the second segment is rotatably coupled to the third segment. The arm is operable in a plurality of positions, including: a folded position, where the first, second, and third segments are aligned to be mutually length-wise parallel such that the second segment is enclosed within the recess along the first segment, and the first and second segments are substantially flush with the third segment; and an outstretched position, where the first and second segments are separated by a first angular displacement and the second and third segments by a second angular displacement.
US09369607B2	Image reading device, image forming apparatus, and image reading method An reading device includes: a reading region setting section setting a reading region set under an inclination correction by an inclination correction section to be larger than a reading region set without the inclination correction, an image reading section reading a document in the reading region to generate image data, and a determination section defining a target region from a whole region of the image data and analyzing a portion of the image data corresponding to the document in the target region thereby determining an attribute of the image data, defining, without the inclination correction, a region obtained by inwardly narrowing the whole region of the image data by a predefined first region as the target region, and defining, under the inclination correction, a region obtained by inwardly narrowing the whole region of the image data by a second region larger than the first region as the target region.
US09369602B2	Scanner device and image forming apparatus A scanner device has a first mode for reading a normal object placed on a document table and a second mode for reading a self-luminous object placed on the document table. The scanner device includes a light detecting portion and a control portion. The light detecting portion detects light from an object placed on the document table. The control portion switches the reading mode between the first mode and the second mode on the basis of a detection result of the light detecting portion. When an image sensor detects light from the object placed on the document table in the second mode, the sensitivity of the image sensor is automatically adjusted in accordance with the amount of the detected light.
US09369599B2	Image reading device, image forming apparatus, and method for controlling image reading device to remove blank sheet image data An image reading device (100) includes an image reading unit (1) for reading a document, a document feeder unit (2) for feeding document sheets, a setting input unit (3) for accepting a mixed setting mode, a size determination unit (7) for determining a main scanning direction size, a blank sheet detection unit (8) configured to repeat detection whether or not a blank sheet detection area (F) in image data is blank since before one page reading is completed, and when reading in the mixed setting mode, to perform the blank sheet detection process in main scanning widths of a plurality of the blank sheet detection areas (F), so as to detect whether or not the document sheet is blank in the main scanning width corresponding to the determined main scanning direction size, and a blank sheet deletion unit (9) for deleting document image data of the detected blank sheet.
US09369598B2	Reading apparatus with compact drive unit assembly A reading apparatus includes an auto document feeder configured to be openable and closable around a hinge with respect to a unit including an image sensor. The auto document feeder includes a roller configured to move a document relative to the image sensor, a motor, a gear train configured to transmit a rotation of a rotational shaft of the motor to the roller, and an encoder unit configured to detect rotation information of the motor, and including a sensor and a code wheel. An orientation of the rotational shaft is substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the hinge, and the gear train is arrayed in a direction of an extension of the rotational shaft. A gear that is a part of the gear train is attached to one end of the rotational shaft, and the code wheel is attached to the other end thereof.
US09369595B2	Image forming apparatus for being able to utilize application in which web browser is used An image forming apparatus accesses a server that provides a Web application to enable Web application to be utilized. The image forming apparatus receives an instruction to utilize the Web application, and acquires a document expressing a Web page of the Web application in response to the received instruction. The image forming apparatus determines whether a previously-set fixed name is included in a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) included in the acquired document. When it is determined that the fixed name is included in the URI, the image forming apparatus acquires data correlating to the URI from a predetermined location previously correlated to the fixed name. Using the acquired data, the image forming apparatus generates a display screen of the Web application based on the document.
US09369590B2	System and method for blocking the use of a service in a telecommunication system A method and system for controlling the use of a short message service in a telecommunication system that includes a telecommunication network, a terminal device by which a subscriber is connected to the network, a mobile services switching center connected to the network, a gateway connected to the network, a short message service center connected to the gateway, and a database (DB) connected to or associated with the gateway. A short message sent by an originating subscriber is checked as to whether the short message is among those deemed non-allowed. Forwardable short messages are directed to the gateway, from which the database is queried to determine whether the originating subscriber is permitted the short message to the intended recipient or, alternatively, whether the message should been blocked based on predetermined criteria.
US09369581B2	System and method for processing speech files A system and method for speech file processing which provides users with differentially selectable speech file transcripts which can be sent to one or more other users. The speech files may be voicemail messages from which respective voicemail transcripts are created. The voicemail transcripts are provided in a user selectable format from which users may select non-contiguous portions of the transcript.
US09369579B2	Personalized interactive voice response system An interactive voice response method permits an intelligent interactive voice system to communicate with a caller. The method includes determining that a caller is a first time caller, interactively communicating with the first time caller, and routing a call to a particular destination based upon information received from the caller. The method also includes establishing a caller personal profile based on the information received from the first time caller, developing a predictive personalized interactive communication dialog for a repeat call by the first time caller, and storing the caller personal profile and the predictive personalized interactive communication dialog.
US09369577B2	Transparent voice registration and verification method and system A method includes receiving a communication from a party at a voice response system and capturing speech spoken by the party during the communication. Then a processor creates a voice model of the party, the voice model being created by processing the speech, without notifying the party. The voice model is then stored to provide voice verification during a subsequent communication.
US09369571B2	System and method for quality auto-blending in call routing A system and method blend particular quality considerations into the process of expanding the route choices in a route table, such that more calls can be successfully routed while maximizing certain objectives. The quality considerations drive how additional routes are chosen for the route table and how call volumes are allocated to the chosen routes so that overall profitability can be maximized within the governing constraints of quality targets, route quality, predicted traffic, and route capacity.
US09369568B2	Mobile communication terminal including rotary key and method of controlling operation thereof A mobile communication terminal including an input unit configured to generate at least a first signal when selected, a display unit configured to display a plurality of menus related to an operation of the mobile terminal, and a controller configured to display an independent menu on the display unit based on the generated first signal. Further, the independent menu includes at least one menu from the plurality of menus related to the operation of the mobile terminal that is displayed on the display unit independently of an application being executed on the mobile terminal.
US09369567B2	Mobile terminal and method of controlling external device using the same A mobile terminal including a short-range communication module configured to provide short-range wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to deactivate the touch screen and enter the mobile terminal into a lock state, detect the mobile terminal is tilted more than a predetermined slope, receive a first touch input on the deactivated touch screen, and control the short-range communication module to transmit a first IR signal to an external device for controlling the external device when the first touch input matches a predetermined password for unlocking the mobile terminal into an unlocked state.
US09369562B2	Surfacing business applications based on calling activities Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing methods are provided for discovering applications using phone-number information. Initially, an application uploaded to an application marketplace is targeted. Phone numbers associated with the targeted application are discovered by identifying attributes of the targeted application from metadata associated therewith in the application marketplace, and identifying the phone numbers that reach at least one business affiliated with the targeted application or are relevant to the identified attributes of the targeted application. The associated phone numbers are mapped to the targeted application and maintained within an application manifest. Upon detecting user-initiated call-based operation(s) at a client device, the phone number(s) involved in the call-based operation(s) are compared against the application manifest to determine relevant applications. The relevant applications are distributed to the client device for presentation within a phone-number context, such as placing an outgoing call, receiving an incoming call, or reviewing a call-history log.
US09369557B2	Frequency-dependent sidetone calibration A personal audio device includes a sidetone circuit with one or more adjustable coefficients that generates a sidetone signal from the output of a first microphone. The sidetone circuit has one or more adjustable coefficients for altering the relationship between the first microphone signal and the sidetone signal. The personal audio device also includes a transducer for reproducing playback audio and the sidetone signal at an ear of a listener and a second microphone for measuring the output of the transducer as delivered to the ear of the listener. The sidetone circuit includes a calibration circuit for estimating a response of the second microphone to the sidetone signal and adjusting the coefficient of the sidetone circuit according to the estimated response.
US09369552B2	Mobile router with session proxy A mobile router having a session proxy module is disclosed. The session proxy module may act as a proxy (such as a TCP proxy) for all sessions (e.g., TCP sessions) going through the mobile router. That is, for example, when a local end-user seeks to establish a TCP session from their local end-user device (such as laptop) with a destination (such as a third party server), the session proxy module may (1) terminate the TCP session coming from the local end-user device and (2) establish a TCP (or some other protocol) session on the backhaul interface with the destination. That way, all end-user traffic between the end-user and the destination may be transparently routed through the mobile router.
US09369540B2	Method and system for dynamic distributed data caching A method and system for dynamic distributed data caching is presented. The system includes one or more peer members and a master member. The master member and the one or more peer members form cache community for data storage. The master member is operable to select one of the one or more peer members to become a new master member. The master member is operable to update a peer list for the cache community by removing itself from the peer list. The master member is operable to send a nominate master message and an updated peer list to a peer member selected by the master member to become the new master member.
US09369533B2	System and method for location monitoring based on organized geofeeds The disclosure relates to systems and methods for monitoring multiple locations based on hierarchical or arbitrary groupings of geofeeds. A geofeed may include content that is aggregated from a plurality of content providers using respective requests formatted specifically for individual ones of the plurality of content providers, where an individual set of a plurality of content is relevant to one or more geo-locations. The system facilitates robust organization, including hierarchical and arbitrary groupings, and analytics applied to the geofeeds. The groupings may be used in a wide range of applications such as location monitoring that allows organizations to manage multiple locations as individual geofeeds and group geofeeds for higher-level monitoring. The system facilitates security settings and rolled up reporting based on permission levels and/or groups of geofeeds, and provides tools to allow management of content that is made available by the system.
US09369531B2	System and method of managing information distribution to mobile stations A mobile station receives, from a server, a resource request relating to a pending delivery to the mobile station of a data item, the resource request including an instruction for the mobile station to acquire a network resource to enable delivery of the data item over a wireless network. The mobile station acquires, in response to the instruction, the network resource. In response to acquiring the network resource, the mobile station sends, to the server, a request to cause delivery of the data item from the server to the mobile station.
US09369530B2	Resource adapter capable of concurrent establishing of plural connections between an executive information system and at least one client Certain example embodiments relate to a resource adapter configured to establish connections between an executive information system (EIS) and one or more clients. The resource adapter includes at least a first and a second connection pool, both maintaining a plurality of connection objects. Each connection object defines a channel of communication between the EIS and the resource adapter. A cluster coordinator is configured to assign a first connection object in a first connection pool and a second connection object in a second connection pool to the one or more clients to create at least two coexisting connections between the one or more clients and the EIS.
US09369528B2	Multi-function device application catalog with integrated discovery, management, and application designer Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing extensibility, e.g., on a network of multi-function devices are provided. The system includes an application catalog, in communication with an application database of a catalog server and configured to load applications therefrom. The system also includes a device manager configured to discover one or more devices on a network and to allow selection of one or more selected devices from among the one or more devices. The system further includes a data transfer system in communication with the one or more devices and to cause an application to be transmitted from the application catalog to the one or more selected devices, such that the one or more selected devices receive the application without communicating directly with the application database.
US09369523B2	Method for exchanging network messages in distributed manner The present invention is to provide a method for enabling a tracker/coordinator in a P2P system to receive server address queries from network devices through Internet; provide address of a protocol server to the network devices according to the server address queries, so as for the network devices to conduct NAT behavior tests on NAT routers connected therewith through the protocol server; assigning a first network device with the router incapable of forwarding messages to a second network device with the router capable of forwarding messages according to the test results; providing a mapped address of a port of the second network device to a third network device, when receiving a port query from the third network device and determining that the port query corresponds to the first network device, so as for the third network device to directly connect with the first network device through the second network device.
US09369513B2	Utility-maximization framework for dynamic adaptive video streaming over hypertext transfer protocol in multiuser-multiple input multiple output long-term evolution networks A method for scheduling user equipment (UE) devices comprising sorting the plurality of UE devices based on a weight of priority associated with each of the UE devices with respect to a plurality of subbands, and assigning one or more of the UE devices to each of the subbands using the weight of priority associated with the UE devices, wherein the weight of priority is based on one or more network utility functions associated with the UE devices. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions to receive a media content segment using a dynamic adaptive video streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) (DASH) protocol, monitor a playback buffer size of a UE device, monitor a battery energy level of the UE device, and adjust a representation quality level in a segment request based on the target requested video rate, the playback buffer size and the battery energy level.
US09369511B2	Telecommunication network A telecommunication network 9 for video conference calls comprises: devices including: a plurality of telecommunication end-point devices 35,36,38,39; and a plurality of data streaming devices 33,40 each for streaming encoded data from at least one of the telecommunication end-point devices 35,36,38,39 to at least one other of the data streaming devices 33,40 and/or to at least one other of the telecommunication end-point devices 35,36,38,39. The telecommunication network further comprises a controller 34 for controlling: forming of telecommunication connections between at least some devices on the network; and data streams along the formed telecommunication connections. The telecommunication network 9 is configured such that the controller 34 controls: the forming of a telecommunication connection between telecommunication end-point devices 35,36,38,39 via at least one of the data streaming devices 33,40; and encoded data streamed along the formed telecommunication connection between telecommunication end-point devices 35,36,38,39.
US09369510B2	Cost and resource utilization optimization in multiple data source transcoding A plurality of input data streams, from a plurality of data sources, are identified. The input data streams are in a plurality of different formats. For each of the input data streams, one of a plurality of transcoders is selected, to obtain a transcoding plan. Each of the plurality of transcoders has an associated transcoding cost. A potential output for each of the plurality of transcoders has an associated storage cost, and the selecting step includes jointly reducing the overall cost, subject to appropriate constraints. The method can be employed, for example, for designing a new system or efficiently utilizing an existing system. The plurality of streams can be transcoded in accordance with the plan.
US09369504B1	Enabling seamless remote access to online applications through a web server Matching an appropriate online application for a particular file access is disclosed. In a specific implementation, a seamless remote online application-enabled web page can be served to a web client. In another specific implementation, a script can be injected into a web page to create a seamless remote online application-enabled web page.
US09369499B2	Communication management system, communication management method, and computer program product A communication management system includes a storage unit, a receiving unit, and a first transmitting unit. The storage unit stores therein: an address of a first terminal that establishes a first session with a relaying apparatus; an address of a conversion system that establishes a second session with the relaying apparatus, the conversion system mutually converting a first communication scheme and a second communication scheme; information for identifying the second terminal that establishes a third session with the conversion system; and a host name of another communication management system managing an address of the second terminal. When the receiving unit receives, from the first terminal, a request to start communication between the first terminal and the second terminal, the first transmitting unit transmits, to the relaying apparatus, the address of the first terminal, the address of the conversion system, the terminal identifying information, and the host name.
US09369498B2	Message-based conveyance of load control information The present invention relates to a method and a system for controlling a processing load in a packet data network, wherein a load control information is set in a predetermined field of a message. The load control information is then checked on the routing path of the message and a processing resource of the packet data network is selected in response to the result of checking step. Thereby, load balancing information can be provided at the network to thereby provide an efficient balancing and load sharing function without heavy string comparisons and data base queries.
US09369487B2	Dynamic secure packet block sizing Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and software for handling secure transport of data between end users and content serving devices. In one example, a method of operating a content server includes identifying a content request from an end user device. The method further includes, responsive to the user request, determining a transmission control protocol window size and a secure layer protocol block size. The method also provides scaling the secure layer protocol block size to match the transmission control protocol window size, and transferring secure layer protocol packets to the end user device using the scaled secure layer protocol block size.
US09369484B1	Dynamic security hardening of security critical functions A method for providing dynamic security hardening of selected aircraft functions includes: a) monitoring sequences of real-time security events for at least one aircraft function; b) accessing a database storing a plurality of sequences of attack events indicative of an attack of the at least one aircraft function; c) probabilistically inferring, by at least one processor, the location and progression of an attack represented within the database by utilizing the sequences of real-time security events; and d) activating at least one countermeasure in response to an inferred location and progression of an attack.
US09369483B2	Detection and prevention of unwanted content on cloud-hosted services The problem of abuse of privileges at cloud-hosted service sites is addressed by connecting a single individual or “actor” with multiple user accounts and/or other online identities, thereby creating a “consolidated profile.” In this way a confidence level can be established that a particular user account, IP address or other identifying attribute is associated with a particular actor. Different confidence levels may suffice depending on the remediary action to be taken; for example, holding a message for human review is obviously less draconian than rejecting the actor's registration at sign-up, and would therefore require a lower degree of confidence.
US09369475B2	System and method for securing a third party communication with a hosting web page A system and method for providing secure communications between third parties and hosting web pages. The method includes uploading a hosting web page to a client device, the hosting web page includes at least a sand-box proxy and a sand-box engine; uploading a third party module to the hosting web page; determining whether a proxy API call received from the third party module meets at least one validation rule, the proxy API call includes at least a script and a payload parameter provided by the third party module; for each validation rule, upon determining that the proxy API call does not meet the validation rule, modifying the script to meet the validation rule; generating an engine API call including at least the payload parameter validating the engine API call; and upon validation of the engine API call, executing, by the sand-box engine over the hosting web page, the payload parameter.
US09369474B2	Analytics data validation Analytics data validation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an analytics service collects analytics data from a client device that describes web content and consumption of the web content by the client device. The collected analytics data includes encrypted analytics data that is not accessible by the client device and dynamic analytics data that describes the consumption of the web content by the client device. The encrypted analytics data is decrypted and a determination is made as to whether the collected analytics data is valid using the decrypted analytics data based on whether the decrypted analytics data includes expected parameters or that the dynamic analytics data is consistent with the decrypted analytics data. Responsive to a determination that the collected analytics data is valid, use of the collected analytics data is permitted are part of a web content analysis.
US09369468B2	Generation of a visually obfuscated representation of an alphanumeric message that indicates availability of a proposed identifier This disclosure relates to a system and related operating methods. A computer-implemented server device receives a request from a device that includes an identifier proposed for a potential account holder. The computer-implemented server device determines whether the identifier is available for use with a new account, and communicates a response to the device that indicates whether the identifier is available for use with the new account. The response is presented at the device and includes an image that contains a visually obfuscated representation of an alphanumeric message that indicates either a success or a failure.
US09369462B2	Secure data entry via audio tones A cloud client device identifies one or more devices within a predetermined range of the cloud client device operable to communicate with the cloud client device. The cloud client device pairs with one or more of the devices. To provide secure access to the cloud client device and to other functionality provided by the paired devices, the cloud client device accepts tones as a password. The cloud client device receives a password after a prompt as one or more tones and translates the tones for comparison with the password for the cloud client device. Access is allowed if the translated tones match the password for the cloud client device.
US09369458B2	Web-centric authentication protocol Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a Web-centric authentication protocol. In one implementation, a processing device receives a user request to access a protected resource and determines that a digital certificate for accessing the protected resource is not stored locally. A processing device requests a first digital certificate from an authentication service. A processing device receives the first certificate from the authentication service. A processing device receives a certificate request from the authentication service. A processing device provides the first digital certificate to the authentication service in response to the certificate request. A processing device receives a second digital certificate from the authentication service. A processing device accesses the protected resource using the second digital certificate.
US09369452B1	System and method for secure message reply A system and method whereby an unregistered, anonymous user at an organization's website makes a submission/inquiry and is able to access a secure response containing private information without pre-registering or establishing an account with the organization. A response to the user is made via an unsecured e-mail notification that provides the user with an HTTPS link to an authentication page. The user then enters his/her user identification, for example, the user email address and password which was associated with the original submission/inquiry. Once the email address and password is authenticated, the secure response message is displayed on the user's web browser in SSL. Each response is provided on a per-submission basis.
US09369440B2	Securing private information in public, private and mobile devices Technologies are generally disclosed for methods and systems for securing data. An example method may include storing, by a processing device, the data in a memory. The data may be encrypted and accessible only with the use of a decryption key. The method may further include receiving, by the processing device, one or more permission requests to access the data and requesting, by the processing device, the decryption key. In response to receiving the decryption key, the method may include authenticating, by the processing device, the decryption key to verify one or more permissions, and allowing, by the processing device, access to the data in accordance with the one or more permissions.
US09369421B2	Method and apparatus for managing communication exchanges A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a message and an importance rating for the message where the importance rating is determined by a second communications management agent of a server based on an analysis of content of the message. The system can access rating feedback information associated with the second communications management agent. A rating accuracy for the importance rating of the particular message can be determined based on the rating feedback information, and the method of providing the message to the intended recipient can be adjusted based on the determined accuracy. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09369420B2	Managing notification messages Methods and apparatuses that generate a subtopic identifier identifying a client application within a client device are described. The client application may be associated with a server application hosted in one or more application servers. Notification services may be registered with the application servers from the client application to forward identifiers associated with the client application to the server application to enable the server application to push notification messages to the client device selectively for the client application. When receiving a notification message from the application server, the notification message may be examined to forward the notification message directly to the client application without invoking other applications in the client device if the notification message carries a subtopic identifier of the client application.
US09369418B2	Determining additional information associated with geographic location information Determining additional information associated with geographic location information included in a message is disclosed, including: receiving a message including geographic location information from a first device; extracting the geographic location information from the message; determining additional information associated with the geographic location information; and sending the message and the additional information to a second device.
US09369417B2	On-vehicle apparatus, terminal device, and information transmission control method An on-vehicle apparatus system and a terminal device protect personal information and location information readable from message information viewed by others. The on-vehicle apparatus, which is included in a vehicle and which is connected to the terminal device, includes an application for transmitting location information representing a position of the terminal device along with message information, to a message management system, and includes a first area determination unit which determines whether the position of the terminal device represented by the location information is included in a predetermined first area, and a posting controller, which bans assignment of the location information performed before the message information is transmitted to the message management system by the application, when the first area determination unit determines that the position of the terminal device is included in the first area.
US09369413B2	Method and apparatus for communication and collaborative information management A communication system includes a communication server configured to receive a request to generate a communication and receive a request to associate the communication with one or more classifications from a plurality of classifications. The system further includes a store coupled to the communication server and configured to store the communications and/or store the classification received in the association request. The classifications are associated with a request for information from a recipient of the communication. The classifications are associated with a request for information from a recipient of the communication, a request for sharing information with the recipient of the communication, and a request for action from the recipient of the communication.
US09369410B2	Chatbots In one aspect, the invention concerns a method of operating a chatbot to engage in a conversation with a correspondent the method comprises building a profile having plural profile variables for the correspondent; and during the conversation with the correspondent; selecting a node in the conversation data structure for processing based on the one or more profile variables, and processing the node to follow a conversation path based on the node's coded instructions and/or relationship with other nodes. In another aspect, the method comprises the steps of attempting to match the conversation data structure of the chatbot; if a matched node is found, selecting the matched node for processing; but if a matched node is not found, selecting a node for processing using a fuzzy search, or using a default procedure.
US09369404B2	Method and multi-carrier transceiver with stored application profiles for supporting multiple applications In a multicarrier communication system having a plurality of subchannels, a method and apparatus for supporting at least two applications. For example, the method includes associating at least a first application in a set of currently active applications with a first latency path, allocating at least one subchannel to the first latency path, and in response to a change in the set of currently active applications, allocating the at least one subchannel to a second latency path associated with a second application in the set of currently active applications and different from the first latency path.
US09369402B2	Using cloud computing for generating personalized dynamic and broadcast quality videos Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of obtaining parameters of a digital video to be provided to users of a network. The method includes modifying one or more of the obtained parameters, such that the modification is based on information relating to segments of the users of the network. In addition, the method includes creating a plurality of versions of the digital video. Each one of the plurality of versions comprises a broadcast quality digital video adapted to appeal to at least one of the segments of the users of the network. Further, the method includes monitoring the computing cloud to obtain an assessment of rendering resources available to the computing cloud in rendering the plurality of digital videos, and coordinating allocations of the rendering resources in rendering the plurality of digital videos based on the real time assessment.
US09369400B2	Wireless receiving system and signal processing method thereof A wireless system including a decoding module, an estimating module and a searching module is provided. The decoding module receives and decodes a packet to generate a decoding result. The estimating module retrieves package length information from the decoding result, and estimates a transmission end time of the packet according to the packet length information. The searching module determines a search start time according to the transmission end time, and starts packet searching at the search start time.
US09369395B2	Methods and apparatus to negotiate flow control for a communication session Methods and apparatus are disclosed to negotiate flow control for a communication session. Example methods disclosed herein include sending, via the communication session, a request to a peer to change a flow control mechanism for the communication session, receiving, via a communication session, a reply from the peer, the reply indicating whether the request to change the flow control mechanism for the communication session has been accepted, and performing subsequent flow control for the communication session based on the reply.
US09369388B2	Forwarding index based adaptive fabric load balancing Embodiments generally provide techniques for load balancing data transmitted between line cards across a network fabric. Embodiments receive, at a first line card within a modular Ethernet switch, data to be transmitted to a second line card within the modular Ethernet switch. A mask table is accessed using a value corresponding to the second line card as an index in order to retrieve a mask value. Embodiments select one of a plurality of links for the first line card for use in transmitting the data, based on a load balancing algorithm and the retrieved mask value. The data is then transmitted to the second line card using the selected link.
US09369381B2	Disrupted adaptive routing According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a node comprising a processor, a memory including a predefined mapping, the predefined mapping correlating network characteristics to related critical thresholds at which a delivery ratio of the node is close to a maximum level and at which a total number of transmissions by the node is close to a minimum number necessary to achieve the delivery ratio, and a component configured to communicate with one-hop neighbors of the node and configured to determine at least one characteristic of a dynamic network based on information received from the one-hop neighbors of the node, wherein, in reference to the predefined mapping, the processor is configured to identify a critical threshold associated with the at least one characteristic of the network and is configured to transmit a first packet to at least one one-hop neighbor based on the critical threshold.
US09369379B2	System and method providing secured contexts in MPLS LFIB A system, method and apparatus for enabling validation of packets received from a label switched router (LSR) via a label switched path (LSP) wherein an LSR assigning LSP label/FEC bindings further associates a respective epoch label with each binding, the advertised bindings and associated epoch labels being included within transmitted packets to enable verification of received packets by matching included Epoch label to the Epoch label originally associated with the packet LSP label.
US09369378B2	Enabling IP-communication with a machine to machine unit A Proxy Unit is connectable to a communication network and is arranged to enable IP Communication with a Machine to Machine Unit. The Proxy Unit receives and stores in a session data base a first IP address a device identifier and a unique ID of the Machine to Machine Unit. The Proxy Unit then receives from a Machine to Machine application a message destined to the Machine to Machine Unit and comprising the unique ID of the Machine to Machine Unit. The Proxy Unit finds the associated device identifier and the first IP address in the session data base, using the received unique ID. If the Proxy Unit detects no active session for the Machine to Machine Unit, it uses the device identifier to send a wake up message to the Machine to Machine Unit for enabling IP communication.
US09369373B2	Peer-to-peer building automation system without knowledge being required of network topology An automation system without any of the devices in the system being required to have knowledge of each other or of the topology of the network. The automation system comprises sensor nodes and actor nodes. The sensor nodes transmit information via a wireless network based on changes that are sensed by the sensors, such as a button being pushed or motion being detected. The actor nodes detect the information that is transmitted over the wireless network and control appliance functions based on the information detected. After the sensor and actor nodes are initialized, the sensor nodes transmit packets into the network based on changes that are detected in their environment. Meanwhile, the actor nodes monitor the network for packets that contain information of scenes that are relevant to each node. Based on the information contained in each such packet, the node acts on the information by controlling its appliance function.
US09369367B2	Host-router virtual tunnelling and multiple tunnel management A virtual tunnel method is described herein which implemented by a host and next hop routers to address a problem that is related to synchronizing active tunnel(s) and active link(s) between the host and next hop routers. Furthermore, a multiple tunnel management method is described herein which implemented by a host to address the problem that is related to synchronizing active tunnel(s) and active link(s) between the host and multiple next hop routers.
US09369362B2	Triangle loopback A method of characterizing a communications channel between two communications nodes, the method comprising: determining at least one feature of a communications path between a first communications node and a second communications node; determining at least one feature of a communications path between the first communications node and a third communications node; transmitting at least one packet from the first node to propagate through the second and third nodes and return to the first node; and determining at least one feature of the communications channel between the second and third nodes responsive to receiving the packet at the first node, the at least one determined feature of the first node and the second node, and/or information comprised in the packet.
US09369361B2	Method and apparatus for clearing hang calls A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for clearing hang calls in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method detects a failure of an adjacent call stateful network element in a signaling path, identifies one or more calls that are affected by the failure of the adjacent call stateful network element, tests a media path of the one or more calls for activity and clears the one or more calls that are affected by the failure of the adjacent call stateful network element if the media path of the one or more calls is inactive.
US09369358B1	System and method for on-line and off-line streaming application isolation Providing streaming of applications from streaming servers onto clients. The applications are contained within isolated environments, and the isolated environments are streamed from the servers onto clients. The system may include the option of running both in on-line and off-line. When on-line, the system may include authentication of the streaming servers and authentication of clients and credentialing of the isolated environments and applications the clients are configured to run. The system may further include encrypted communication between the streaming servers and the clients. When off-line, the system may include the ability to run already installed isolated environments without requiring credentialing. The system may further include a management interface where administrators may add, remove and configure isolated environments, configure client policies and credentials, and force upgrades.
US09369356B2	Conducting a diagnostic session for monitored business transactions The present technology may determine an anomaly in a portion of a distributed business application. Data can automatically be captured and analyzed for the portion of the application associated with the anomaly. By automatically capturing data for just the portion associated with the anomaly, the present technology reduces the resource and time requirements associated with other code-based solutions for monitoring transactions. A method for performing a diagnostic session for a request may begin with initiating collection of diagnostic data associated with a request. An application thread on each of two or more servers may be sampled. The application threads may be associated with the same business transaction and the business transaction may be associated with the request. The diagnostic data may be stored.
US09369355B1	Consumption time estimation for online media items with jittered event log schedules A server computer system receives event logs from one or more client devices for multiple consumption sessions of an online media item. The event logs are received based on random schedules. The system determines, for various times, a first number of consumption sessions during which an event log is scheduled to be sent at the corresponding times. The system determines, for the various times, a second number of consumption sessions during which an event log was sent to the server computer system at the corresponding times. The determinations being based on the event logs. The system determine, for each of the times, a probability that consumption time for the online media item is the corresponding time or less. The determination is based on the first number and the second number. The system determines consumption time metrics for the online media item based the probabilities for the plurality of times.
US09369352B1	Method of capturing server and operating system metrics for virtual to physical topology reporting A method of improving the accuracy of a topology report, the topology report covering a plurality of operating systems on a plurality of servers, the servers comprising virtual servers and physical servers, the servers comprising a plurality of processors or CPUs or both, each CPU comprising one or more cores, the method comprising, executing a first script on a computer to perform a primary analysis that accesses physical servers via an enterprise network to identify the physical servers, processors and cores, and a plurality of installed operating systems. The method further comprises automatically creating a topology report on a computer, wherein the topology report records the results of the primary analysis, executing a second script on a computer to perform one or more secondary analysis that collects information identifying a plurality of virtual software installed on the servers, and amending the topology report based on at least one secondary analysis.
US09369351B2	Using learning machine-based prediction in multi-hopping networks In one embodiment, statistical information is collected relating to one or both of communication link quality or channel quality in a frequency-hopping network, in which packets are sent according to a frequency-hopping schedule that defines one or more timeslots, each timeslot corresponding to a transmission frequency. Also, a performance metric of a particular transmission frequency corresponding to a scheduled timeslot is predicted based on the collected statistical information. Based on the predicted performance metric, it is determined whether a transmitting node in the frequency-hopping network should transmit a packet during the scheduled timeslot using the particular transmission channel or wait until a subsequent timeslot to transmit the packet using another transmission frequency.
US09369348B2	Outage reporting A user interface can include an outage reporting section which has the option of adding of an outage by requesting outage information from the user and receiving the outage information from the user. An existing outage can also be viewed by providing the user with a search field for selecting an existing outage. The user interface can be configured to display information regarding the selected existing outage. The outage information from the user can be stored in a centralized database for viewing at a later time. A series of questions regarding the outage can presented to the user at a user interface, and the series of questions may include at least one drop-down menu with predetermined answers.
US09369333B1	System and method for centralizing outbound communications between an email system and a third party service A publisher service is disclosed which centralizes outbound communications between an email system and a third party service. The service receives a recipient response to an enhanced email to be sent to a third party service and acquires the email associated with the recipient response. The service then obtains sending instructions based on the enhanced email and sends the response to the third party service using the sending instructions.
US09369325B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals comprises encoding DP (data pipe) data carrying at least one service, mapping the encoded DP data onto constellations, time interleaving the mapped DP data, building at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an OFDM scheme and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the at least one signal frame includes emergency alert information.
US09369322B2	Method of decoding a received SC-FDMA symbol in a receiver in a OFDM communication system, a receiver, an apparatus, an OFDM communication system and a computer program product A method of decoding a received SC-FDMA symbol in a receiver in a OFDM communication system is described. The method comprises calculating an approximate constellation energy {circumflex over (K)} from channel matrices Hi for all subcarriers i, a noise covariance matrix S, and a data signal power matrix C associated with the OFDM symbol, an approximate constellation energy {circumflex over (K)}. The approximate constellation energy {circumflex over (K)} is calculated according to: Q i = H i H ⁢ S - 1 ⁢ H i ; Q ^ = 1 N sc ⁢ ∑ i = 0 N sc - 1 ⁢ Q i ; K ^ = diag ⁡ ( ( Q ^ + C - 1 ) - 1 ⁢ Q ^ ) The method further comprises decoding the received symbol using at least the associated approximate constellation energy {circumflex over (K)}. Also, a receiver, an apparatus, an OFDM communication system and a computer program product for such decoding are described.
US09369320B2	Communication system having cross polarization interference cancellation (XPIC) An all outdoor unit communication system, for performing cross polarization interference cancellation, is provided. The system includes a first outdoor unit (ODU) configured to receive a first directionally polarized signal, a first RF module configured to convert the first directionally polarized signal into a first in-phase (I) component and a first quadrature (Q) component, and a first modem configured to up-convert the first I and Q components from baseband into a first directionally polarized intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The system being configured to communicate, via an interconnect coupled to the first ODU, a second directionally polarized IF signal to the first ODU, and where the first modem is further configured to utilize the second directionally polarized IF signal to cancel out at least a portion of a first cross-polarization leakage at the first ODU.
US09369317B2	Circuitry and method for multi-level signals Circuitry for converting a multi-level signal into at least one binary signal, having a period T and comprising n signal levels, includes comparing and splitting circuitry configured for comparing a value of the multi-level signal with (n−1) different reference values, and having N sets of (n−1) output terminals for outputting N sets of (n−1) output signals indicating whether the value of the multi-level signal is below or above the (n−1) reference values. The circuitry also includes N sets of (n−1) sample-and-hold circuits having an input and an output and being configured for operating at a clock period NT, wherein each output terminal is connected to the input of a sample-and-hold circuit. Further, the circuitry includes logical circuitry connected to the outputs of the N sets of (n−1) sample-and-hold circuits for generating at least one binary signal having a period NT.
US09369311B2	Transmission circuit for ethernet A transmission circuit including four transmission component sets for Ethernet is provided. For each of the transmission component sets, a first capacitor and a first inductor are cascaded, the first inductor is coupled to the Ethernet connector via the first transmission line (TL), the first capacitor is coupled to the Ethernet chip via the second TL; a second capacitor and a second inductor are cascaded, the second inductor is coupled to the Ethernet connector via the third TL, the second capacitor is coupled to the Ethernet chip via the fourth TL; a first component set is coupled between a first contact and a second contact, the first contact is located between the first capacitor and the first inductor, and the second contact is located between the second capacitor and the second inductor; and a second component set is coupled between the second TL and the fourth TL.
US09369308B2	Signal transmission reducing coupling caused delay variation A signaling bus having a plurality of adjacent logical lanes, each logical lane having an odd signal path and an even signal path. Driving circuitry drives each logical lane by transmitting, if data has changed from an immediately preceding cycle, a one cycle signal having a first transition direction on the even signal path on even cycles and transmitting a one cycle signal having the first transition direction on odd cycles. If data has not changed, transmitting a two cycle signal having a second transition direction on the even signal path on even cycles and transmitting a two cycle signal on the odd path having the second transition direction on odd cycles. Receiver circuitry alternates selection of the even cycle path and the odd cycle path to determine if data has changed from the immediately preceding cycle.
US09369300B2	Method and means for state transition of Ethernet linear protection switching The present invention relates to state transition, especially relates to method and means for state transition of Ethernet linear protection switching. It is provided a method of state transition for a local end of a protection group of Ethernet linear protection switching in a local network element, and the method comprises receiving a first message configured to change the state of the local end with a first state, the first message being overridden by the first state; receiving a second message configured to change the state of the local end; determining a second state of the local end on the basis of the first message and the second message; and changing the state of the local end into the second state. In this way, there will be no unnecessary state transition and then no traffic loss caused by the unnecessary state transition.
US09369291B2	Handling communication sessions in a communications network A method and apparatus for handling a communication session in a communications network. An Application Function node receives a request to register a user terminal in the communication network. The Application Function identifies an Access Point used by the terminal to register with the network, and send a request message to a Policy and Charging Register Function (PCRF). The request message includes an Access Point Name identifying an Access Point used by the user terminal. The AF receives a response message from the PCRF, including an indicator indicating whether the Access Point is an Emergency-Access Point. The AF subsequently receives a message from the user terminal that identifies a non-emergency terminating node. If the indicator indicates that the Access Point is not an Emergency-Access Point, the AF allows the communication session. If the indicator indicates that the Access Point is an Emergency-Access Point, then the AF rejects the communication session.
US09369288B1	Video data delivery protection Systems and techniques can include one or more computer-implemented methods that include: digitally signing Universal Resource Locator (URLs), which have been isolated from a source playlist document, to generate digitally signed URLs; generating a protected playlist document from the digitally signed URLs; and providing the protected playlist document for use in a video on demand system. The digitally signed URLs can be in a protected master playlist document and can point to two or more sub-playlist documents, which can themselves be protected. The digitally signed URLs can be in a protected sub-playlist document and can point to encrypted video fragments. In addition, a URL of the protected master playlist document can itself be digitally signed, and the digitally signed master playlist URL can be sent to a mobile device in response to a request for video from the mobile device.
US09369285B2	Social network based PKI authentication A user device generates a social graph-based user certificate that conveys a trust level to other users of the social network. A user certificate for a user is obtained, the user having a user public key and corresponding user private key. A plurality of potential signers is identified within one or more social networks. The certificate is then sent to the identified plurality of potential signers. One or more signed versions of the user certificate may be received from at least some of the plurality of potential signers. The user device may assign a signer weight to each signed version of the user certificate, each corresponding signer weight associated with the signer of each signed version of the certificate. The user certificate, the user signature, one or more signed versions of the user certificate, and the user-assigned signer weights are distributed to one or more recipients.
US09369280B2	Secure processing systems and methods This disclosure relates to systems and methods for enabling the use of secret digital or electronic information without exposing the sensitive information to unsecured applications. In certain embodiments, the methods may include invoking, by a client application executing in an open processing domain, a secure abstraction layer configured to interface with secret data protected by a secure processing domain. Secure operations may be securely performed on the secret data by the secure abstraction layer in the secure processing domain based on an invocation from a client application running in the open processing domain.
US09369272B2	Serial time-division-multiplexed bus with bidirectional synchronization/control word line One feature pertains to the synchronization of a serial time-division-multiplexed bus interconnecting an audio processing subsystem (i.e. a local node) with an audio coder-decoder (CODEC) subsystem (i.e. a remote node.) Control signals are transmitted along a bidirectional transmission line of the bus from the audio processing subsystem to the audio CODEC subsystem. The audio processing subsystem tracks an internal state machine phase count as the control signals are transmitted. The audio CODEC subsystem also tracks an internal state machine phase count as the signals are received. Transmission of control signals by the audio processing subsystem is periodically paused or suspended for a fixed interval of time based on the phase count to allow the audio CODEC subsystem to send a synchronization indicator signal back to the audio processing subsystem, which the audio processing subsystem uses to verify synchronization. This may be performed, for example, once every one hundred-twenty phase counts.
US09369267B2	Communication reception with compensation for relative variation between transmit bit interval and receiver sampling interval The effect of timing inaccuracy is compensated for in a communication receiver that receives a transmission of bits temporally separated by a bit interval. The compensation employs an oversampling clock whose frequency defines a sampling interval that is smaller than the bit interval, which bit interval is nominally a predetermined integer multiple of the sampling interval. The oversampling clock samples the received transmission to produce an incoming sample stream. The incoming sample stream is decoded by a plurality of different decoding operations to produce, respectively, a plurality of decoded sample streams. It is determined whether the received transmission is decodable from any of the decoded sample streams.
US09369264B2	Method and apparatus of algorithm for coherent receivers with M-QAM modulation format An improved Eighth-Order Statistics (EOS) blind phase recovery method is proposed for high-order coherent modulation formats. The method combining EOS blind phase estimate with maximum-likelihood (ML) carrier phase estimate uses multi-stage feed-forward carrier phase recovery algorithm. Experimental results show that the proposed new algorithm can reduce the required computational effort by more than a factor of 3 for 16-QAM system.
US09369260B2	Division free duplexing networks Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) in a communication network. Techniques for applying DFD in a communication network may decrease bottlenecks in the network by allowing one or more network nodes to transmit and on substantially the same frequency and at substantially the same time. In one embodiment, one or more nodes in the network may be DFD enabled, and may be configured to operate in either a conventional mode or a DFD mode. The mode of operation of DFD enabled nodes may depend on the quality of signals transmitted to and/or received at the DFD enabled nodes. Further, the mode of operation may change dynamically, and may be substantially controlled by any suitable processor in the network.
US09369255B2	Method and apparatus for reducing feedback and enhancing message dissemination efficiency in a multicast network Message dissemination speed is increased during multicast operations in a network by intelligently selecting one or more feedback time slots for use by destination nodes. In at least one implementation, a feedback time slot is selected based upon probabilities that a plurality of data packets will be successfully distributed to a plurality of destination nodes by various future time slots. These probabilities may be estimated based on, for example, packet erasure probabilities in the network. In some implementations, only destination nodes that have not yet successfully received a plurality of data packets are permitted to transmit feedback during feedback time slots.
US09369252B2	Common reference signal phase discontinuity and sequence initialization Methods, systems, and devices are described for supporting common reference signaling in wireless communications systems. Some configurations introduce a phase discontinuity between common reference signal (CRS) transmissions on different subframes. This may address issues that may arise when a reduced CRS periodicity is utilized. Indicators may also be transmitted from base stations to user equipment (UEs) to indicate whether phase continuity may be assumed or not. Some configurations may support CRS sequence initialization. These tools and techniques may utilize an extended CRS sequence periodicity, which may increase the number of CRS sequences transmitted by a cell.
US09369242B2	Discarding of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes A method of wireless communication includes receiving an uplink grant for one or more pending HARQ processes waiting to perform a retransmission. The method also includes selecting each pending HARQ process that has not received a NACK. The method further includes terminating an oldest selected HARQ process when the uplink grant is insufficient to perform the retransmission for the plurality of pending HARQ processes.
US09369234B2	Channel state information feedback for carrier aggregation Techniques for reporting channel state information (CSI) in a multi-carrier wireless communication system are disclosed. In some examples, a user equipment determines a configuration for reporting CSI for each component carrier (CC) in a plurality of component carriers. For a first subframe, the user equipment determines a priority for transmitting CSI associated with the plurality of CCs based at least in part on the configuration. The user equipment sends, in the first subframe, a CSI report including the prioritized CSI. The CSI report can include CSI for a single CC, or CSI for multiple CCs. For multi-CC reporting of CSI, the user equipment can multiplex CSI reports or CSI elements for the plurality of CCs up to an available payload size.
US09369232B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for impulse noise detection and mitigation In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided apparatus, systems and methods for impulse noise detection and mitigation. For example, in one embodiment such means include, means for detecting impulse noise; means for classifying the detected impulse noise into one of a plurality of impulse noise classes affecting communications on a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL line); means for selecting a noise mitigation strategy from among a plurality of noise mitigation strategies; means for applying the selected noise mitigation strategy; and means for validating application of the noise mitigation strategy.
US09369230B2	Method and apparatus for broadcast channel decoding A method and apparatus for decoding the LTE physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The transmissions are made by an evolved NodeB (eNB). At least one template symbol sequence representative of a potential transmission by the eNB over the PBCH is provided. A signal or signals transmitted over the PBCH by the eNB is received, the signal or signals indicative of a received symbol sequence. Correlation operations are performed for correlating the at least one template symbol sequence against the received symbol sequence. A representative symbol sequence, timing parameter, or both, is selected, based on the correlation operations. The representative symbol sequence is indicative of information transmitted by the eNB over the LTE PBCH. The timing parameter is indicative of timing of said information transmitted by the eNB.
US09369229B2	Communications device A diagnostic processor (24) is installed in a router (2) on the user side of a network termination. This processor can be downloaded from the network and can in turn be downloaded to user terminals in a local network. On detection of a fault, the processor retrieves data from a store of fault rectification instructions, for display in a form appropriate to a user terminal, giving the user instruction appropriate to the fault condition detected and the type of router being used. This allows the user to rectify the problem without recourse to online or telephone helplines, which may be unavailable because of the prevailing fault condition.
US09369227B2	Protected optical single-fiber WDM system A first and second head-end terminal and at least one optical add/drop filter device are connected to form a transmission path. Each head-end terminal is connected through an optical fiber to a western or eastern WDM port of an adjacent optical add/drop filter device, and each optical add/drop filter device is connected, at an eastern or western WDM port, to a western or eastern WDM port of an adjacent optical add/drop filter device. At least one tail-end terminal is connected to each optical add/drop filter device, wherein a first and second channel port of the respective add/drop tail-end terminal is connected to a dedicated first and second channel port of the optical add/drop filter device through a respective optical fiber. The head-end terminals, the optical add/drop filter devices, and the tail-end terminals are adapted to establish bidirectional communication between each tail-end terminal and the first and second head-end terminal.
US09369226B2	Method and apparatus for controlling performance in a radio node Controlling performance in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) radio node is provided. The TDD radio node having multiple parallel branches and antennas for radio transmission of signals propagating through a transmit chain in each of the branches before emission from the antennas. A signal generator generates a signal that propagates through each branch. A signal tapper taps the signal from each of the branches after the transmit chain. A control unit determines a timing of the tapped signal from each of the branches, and monitors timing alignment of the branches based on the determined timing of tapped signals. If it is discovered that there is a timing misalignment between the branches that exceeds a preset acceptable limit, a transmission delay can be adjusted for at least one of the branches to reduce the misalignment.
US09369218B1	System for communications link components Design systems are provided to assist users in designing circuits that include communications links. A communications link may include a transmitter link subsystem, a receiver link subsystem, and a channel subsystem that interconnects the transmitter and receiver subsystems. A user may specify global link performance characteristics such as bit error rate and data rate. Measured link subsystem performance characteristics may be gathered and stored in a database as probability distribution functions. When analyzing a link, known link subsystems parameters supplied by the user may be used to retrieve appropriate link subsystem performance data. The retrieved link subsystem data and the global link performance data may be analyzed and used to produce recommended subsystem limits. A logic design system may use information on a user's logic design and the recommended limits in producing programmable logic device configuration data.
US09369206B2	Channel bonding for Ethernet Passive Optical Network over Coax (EPoC) networks Embodiments provide systems and methods for enabling the support of multiple Ethernet Passive Optical Network over Coax (EPoC) channels, which can be bonded together into a single high-speed channel. The multiple EPoC channels can be configured according to available spectrum, such that they occupy one or more, frequency contiguous or separated, segments of the available spectrum. The size (number of sub-carriers) of each of the channels can be configured according to embodiments based on the available spectrum and/or other requirements (e.g., EPoC emission requirements, existing services, etc.). Further, within each channel, individual sub-carriers can be configured independently, including turning each sub-carrier on/off and/or specifying the symbol bit loading for the sub-carrier independently of other sub-carriers in the channel.
US09369205B2	Pluggable optical transmitter module for network optical transport system with distortion control Linearized optical transmitter units are described for a hybrid optical fiber coaxial cable network. The linearized optical transmitter unit can comprise a directly-modulated or externally-modulated laser optically coupled to an optical conduit directed to an optical fiber communications link and electrically coupled to an electrical RF source line that provides an RF source to drive the laser or an external modulator for a light beam from the laser. A linearization information electrical component comprising memory and/or a processor, and a data output configured to transmit linearization enabling data for input into a direct digital synthesis engine that enables the direct digital synthesis engine to generate an RF signal wherein nonlinear responses of the transmitter and/or the optical fiber communications link are pre-compensated, in which the data is specific for the optical transmitter and/or the optical fiber communications link. An electronic communication channel can connected to the data output of the electrical component to communicate the linearization enabling data external to the linearized optical transmitter unit suitable for communication to the direct digital synthesis engine. The linearized optical transmitter can be assembled in a plug-in module. Corresponding HFC systems and methods are also described.
US09369204B2	System and method for measuring linewidth of optical signal A system for measuring a linewidth of an optical signal includes an optical sensor determining a set of measurements of the linewidth of the optical signal propagated over different distances. Each measurement corresponds to a different distance, and includes a white frequency modulation (FM) noise and a low frequency FM noise. The system also includes a processor for determining values of the white FM noise and the LF FM noise reducing a difference between the measurements and values of the linewidth of the optical signal calculated for the different distances with the values of the white FM noise and the LF FM noise.
US09369202B2	Elastic client interface for tunable optical transponder There are provided an optical transponder having a first end and a second end, as well as an electric switch having the transponder. The transponder includes an optical interface, at the first end, having a variable rate optical transmitter and a variable rate optical receiver to respectively transmit and receive signals using at least one of different bandwidths and different bit rates. The transponder further includes an electrical interface, at the second end, having an electrical interface throughput matching an optical capacity of the optical interface. The transponder also includes a processor for controlling the optical capacity.
US09369198B2	Global communication network A communication system allows communication between two users separated by a long distance includes a source ground station, a constellation, one or more linking-gateways, and a destination ground station. The constellation includes groups of communication devices orbiting or traveling around the earth. A first communication device of a first group of communication devices is in communication with the source ground station and receives a communication from the source ground station. The linking-gateway is in communication with at least the first and a second group of communication devices. The linking-gateway receives the communication from the first group of communication devices and sends the communication to a second communication device of the second group of communication devices. The destination ground station is in communication with the second group of communication devices, the destination ground station receiving the communication from a communication device of the second group of communication devices.
US09369197B2	Apparatus and a method for detecting a communication channel The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for detecting a communication channel in whose frequency band radio signals are transmitted by different radio signal sources inside a cabin. In this case a wide band antenna receives the radio signals transmitted inside the cabin. Different demodulators are provided, each of which demodulate the radio signals received by the wide band antenna within an associated frequency range of the demodulator. A configuration logic establishes whether, in a frequency band within a demodulated frequency range, radio signals are being transmitted simultaneously by different radio signal sources. In the case of impermissible signal transmissions of a radio signal source, e.g. when a non-safety-relevant system transmits signals in the same frequency band of a safety-relevant system in the same frequency bands of a safety-relevant system, the non-safety-relevant system is reconfigured by the configuration logic and an alarm or warning signal is generated as an indication of the impermissible condition.
US09369190B2	Wireless feedback system and method A codebook C is provided in a MIMO transmitter as well as a MIMO receiver. The codebook C will include M codewords ci, where i is a unique codeword index for each codeword ci. Each codeword defines weighting factors to apply to the MIMO signals, and may correspond to channel matrices or vectors to apply to the MIMO signals prior to transmission from the respective antennas of the MIMO transmitter. The present invention creates codeword subsets S1 for each codeword c1 of the codebook C. Each codeword subset S1 defines L codewords cj, which are selected from all the codewords ci in the codebook C. The codewords cj in a codeword subset S1 are the L codewords in the entire codebook that best correlate with the corresponding codeword ci.
US09369189B2	Method and apparatus for measuring and feeding back channel information in communication system using beam forming A method of feeding back channel information by a receiver in a communication system beam forming is provided. The method includes determining an optimum reception beam using intensities of reference signals received through transmission beams of a base station for a first period through a first path for mapping analog beams of an input signal, and determining an optimum transmission beam of the transmission beams using intensities of reference signals received through the optimum reception beam for a second period through a second path for mapping analog beams of the input signal, and transmitting channel information measured by using a reference signal received through the optimum transmission beam and the optical reception beam to a transmitter.
US09369180B1	Signal feedback circuit in power-line-communication systems An apparatus is provided for data communication over power lines in a PLC system. The apparatus includes a data-coupling circuit configured to provide data to the power lines for transmission. The data-coupling circuit includes a DC-isolation circuit configured to isolate circuitry of the data-coupling circuit from the power lines. The apparatus also includes a feedback circuit connected to the DC-isolation circuit. The feedback circuit has a power-tap circuit on an endpoint side of the feedback circuit. The power-tap circuit is configured to provide a feedback signal indicative of an estimate of an amount of power, current, and/or voltage provided from the data-coupling circuit through the DC-isolation circuit and to the power lines. Based on the feedback the signal, the strength of a transmitted may be adjusted (e.g., to maintain constant signal strength).
US09369170B2	Mobile device case with movable camera cover A protective case for a mobile device has a body removably disposed on the mobile device and a movable lens cover disposed on the body proximate to the first camera lens. The movable lens cover includes a first lens occlusion section and a first sensor access section. The movable lens cover can have at least two positions in relation to the mobile device. A fully exposed position exposes both the first camera lens and the at least one sensor of the mobile device, and a first partially occluded position disposes the first lens occlusion section over the first camera lens preventing light from reaching the first camera lens and disposes the first sensor access section over the at least one sensor allowing the at least one sensor to receive the input.
US09369169B2	Method and apparatus for an add-on communication device A cover for a portable consumer electronic device is provided with an integrated mobile communication device. The integrated mobile communication device enables decoupling of the consumer electronics device from the modem used for wireless communication. This enables the certification and approval of the end consumer electronic device and the mobile wireless communication modem device to be done separately, and also enables the replacement of the mobile wireless communication modem device in an easier and less expensive manner. The user can choose among different wireless communication technologies such as 2G/3G/4G, as well as service from different network operators, without tying up the consumer electronic device with any particular mobile wireless communication modem technology or network operator. The cover includes a connector for connection between the integrated mobile communication device and the batter of the consumer electronic device. The cover may also include a backup battery for use by the consumer device.
US09369166B1	Earpiece attachment for use with a cell phone An earpiece attachment for use with a cell phone has a body with a first end of the second end with a hole formed therethrough, and a trumpet affixed to the body in a location over a hole of the body. The first and second ends are suitable for engaging a surface of the cell phone. The body has a length suitable for extending across a width of the cell phone. The trumpet is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The extended position is suitable for extending into or adjacent to an ear canal of the user. A resilient member is fitted within the trumpet so as to urge the trumpet toward the extended position. A lock is affixed to the body and is suitable for maintaining the trumpet in the retracted position.
US09369154B2	Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in digital broadcasting system A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiving system of the digital broadcasting system includes a receiving unit, an SI handler, and a decoding unit. The receiving unit receives broadcast signals including mobile service data and main service data. The mobile service data configure a data group, and the data group includes a signaling information region in some of a plurality of data regions. The signaling information region may include TPC signaling data and FIC signaling data. The SI handler acquires channel configuration information of the mobile service data from the broadcast signal using pre-decided IP access information, and extracts encoding format information for each IP stream component within a corresponding virtual channel service RTP-packetized and received from the acquired channel configuration information. The decoding unit decodes the mobile service data of the corresponding IP stream component based upon the extracted encoding format information.
US09369151B2	Apparatus and method for resource allocation An apparatus and a method for allocating network resources in a fair manner. The method includes determining for a first matrix of a certain dimension and a corresponding set of predetermined numbers, a second allocation matrix, wherein the numbers allocated to cells of the second matrix are such that the sum of the numbers in any row, column, diagonal, or anti-diagonal equal the same number. Based on predetermined priorities, a row, column, diagonal, or an anti-diagonal of the second allocation matrix is selected to correspond to the allocated network resources.
US09369141B2	Interconnect structures for minimizing clock and output timing skews in a high speed current steering DAC A system includes a clock interconnect network having an input node and a plurality of output nodes. The clock interconnect network receives a clock input at the input node and distributes, based on the clock input, a plurality of clock signals via respective ones of the plurality of output nodes. A propagation delay of each of the plurality of clock signals distributed by the clock interconnect network is approximately equal to respective propagation delays of others of the plurality of clock signals distributed by the clock interconnect network. A digital-to-analog converter includes a plurality of segments, each outputting a respective output, and a plurality of drivers. Each of the plurality of drivers receives a respective one of the plurality of clock signals and provides a driver signal to a respective one of the plurality of segments based on the respective one of the plurality of clock signals.
US09369139B1	Fractional reference-injection PLL Methods and apparatuses are described to reduce phase noise in a low noise fractional reference-injection phase locked loop (FRIPLL). The FRIPLL includes a ring voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). An output of the ring VCO is input to a fractional interpolative frequency divider (FIFD). A signal comparison circuit receives a reference clock signal and a further delayed output of the FIFD. The signal comparison circuit produces a control voltage signal in response to a phase difference between the reference clock signal and the further delayed output of the FIFD. The control voltage signal is input to the ring VCO to control a ring VCO frequency. An oscillator control circuit has a first input and a second input. The first input is a first delayed output of the FIFD. The second input is the reference clock signal. The oscillator control circuit generates a realignment signal which is used to realign a state transition in a ring VCO output signal to the reference clock signal when the ring VCO output signal is in a low state. Realignment occurs repeatedly at a frequency of the reference clock signal.
US09369138B1	Calibration of digital-to-time converter A technique for calibrating a digital-to-time converter includes an apparatus including a digital-to-time converter configured to generate an output signal based on a digital code, an input signal, and a gain calibration signal. The output signal has edges linearly delayed from corresponding edges of the input signal based on the digital code. The digital code vacillates between an evaluation code and a calibration code. The apparatus includes a reference signal generator configured to provide a delayed version of the input signal. The delay of the reference signal generator is matched to a delay of the digital-to-time converter. The apparatus includes a calibration circuit configured to generate the gain calibration signal based on the output signal and the delayed version of the input signal. The calibration code may alternate between a first calibration delay code and a second calibration delay code.
US09369132B2	Data tag control for quantum-dot cellular automata The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for data tag control for quantum dot cellular automata (QCA). An example method includes receiving data, associating a data tag with the data, communicating the data tag along a first wire-like element to a local tag decoder, reading instructions from the data tag using the local tag decoder, communicating the instructions to a processing element, communicating the data along a second wire-like element to the processing element, and processing the data with the processing element according to the instructions. A length of the first wire-like elements and a length of the second wire-like element are approximately the same such that communication of the instructions and the data to the processing element are synchronized.
US09369129B2	Semiconductor device including an arbiter cell A semiconductor device is implemented with a technology for removing a command bubbling generated when performing a rank-to-rank switching on chips that are stacked and interconnected through a through silicon via (TSV). The semiconductor device includes a first memory, a second memory stacked over the first memory to input/output data through a TSV, and an arbiter configured to adjust first data received from the first memory and second data received from the second memory through the TSV and provide the adjusted data to an input/output (I/O) pad.
US09369127B1	Method and apparatus for generating piezoelectric transducer excitation waveforms using a boost converter Transducers formed as part of a touchscreen system emulate the motion of a pushbutton or other mechanical elements. A touchscreen system positions a transducer adjacent to an icon displayed on the touchscreen surface. When a user touches the icon, the transducer senses the touch and is then deformed in a pattern that emulates a mechanical motion, giving the user the sensation of touching a mechanical button. An excitation signal applied to the transducer is compared to a target excitation signal that, when applied to the transducer, causes the transducer to emulate the desired motion. When any differences between the two signals are detected, the excitation signal is adjusted so that the motion is corrected. The target excitation signal, or time and voltage segments defining it, are stored in memory and retrieved for comparison. The excitation signal is also selected to reduce any acoustic artifacts that can cause the transducer to generate audible clicks.
US09369126B1	Solar photovoltaic module safety shutdown system A PV system may be used in case of emergencies. Each individual photovoltaic module receives a signal to determine if it is allowed to be operational or must shut down. Modules by default are shut off and safe to handle, absent the signal and in the presence of light.
US09369123B2	Power-on reset circuit A power-on reset circuit of one embodiment includes first and second power supplies, first and second detecting circuit, a differentiation circuit, a current mirror circuit and a latch circuit. The second power supply is generated from a voltage of the first power supply and supplies a voltage lower than the first power supply. The first detecting circuit detects rise of a voltage of the second power supply. A current corresponding to a change in potential of the first power supply flows through the differentiation circuit. The current mirror circuit multiplies the current flowing through the differentiation circuit. The second detecting circuit senses stoppage of output current of the current mirror circuit and detects completion of the rise of the voltage of the first power supply. The latch circuit is reset by an output signal of the first detecting circuit and set by an output signal of the second detecting circuit.
US09369111B1	Fabrication of surface acoustic wave filters having plate modes Methods of designing surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters and SAW filters fabricated on piezoelectric substrates are disclosed. A filter design including two or more SAW resonators may be established. Admittances of relevant plate modes associated with each of the two or more SAW resonators may be modeled and added in parallel with the admittances of the respective SAW resonators. The filter design including the admittances of relevant plate modes may be iterated to establish a final filter design that satisfies a set of design requirements.
US09369104B2	Audio output balancing An example implementation involves a first playback device receiving a first audio signal comprising content in a first frequency range to be played by the first playback device. The first playback device determines a first limiting result that represents playback of a second audio signal by a second playback device by applying, to the second audio signal, a pre-determined volume-limiting function that is associated with the second playback device, the second audio signal comprising content in a second frequency range that is different from the first frequency range. The first playback device determines another volume-limiting function based on the first limiting result and applies the determined volume-limiting function to the first audio signal to scale a playback volume of the first audio signal.
US09369100B2	Traveling wave amplifier providing cascade units each including a dynamic cascade transistor whose collector output is fed back to its base input A traveling wave amplifier including differential circuits to suppress the backward wave effect is disclosed. The differential amplifier includes two cascade units providing a switching transistor, a static cascade transistor, and a dynamic cascade transistor connected in series. The dynamic cascade transistor provides a feedback circuit to feed the collector output to the base input thereof through a resistive divider in lower frequencies and a capacitive divider in high frequencies.
US09369091B2	Dual feedback low noise amplifier A dual feedback low noise amplifier includes a negative-feedback capacitive mutual-coupled common-gate amplifier of parallel-input parallel-output (PIPO) composed of a first transistor, a second transistor, a first coupling capacitor and a second coupling capacitor and a positive-feedback common-gate amplifier of parallel-input parallel-output (PIPO) composed of the first transistor, the second transistor, a first transformer and a second transformer. By means of dual feedback, the transconductance gain of the dual feedback low noise amplifier is increased, and the noise figure of the dual feedback low noise amplifier is decreased.
US09369087B2	Integrated RF front end with stacked transistor switch A monolithic integrated circuit (IC), and method of manufacturing same, that includes all RF front end or transceiver elements for a portable communication device, including a power amplifier (PA), a matching, coupling and filtering network, and an antenna switch to couple the conditioned PA signal to an antenna. An output signal sensor senses at least a voltage amplitude of the signal switched by the antenna switch, and signals a PA control circuit to limit PA output power in response to excessive values of sensed output. Stacks of multiple FETs in series to operate as a switching device may be used for implementation of the RF front end, and the method and apparatus of such stacks are claimed as subcombinations. An iClass PA architecture is described that dissipatively terminates unwanted harmonics of the PA output signal. A preferred embodiment of the RF transceiver IC includes two distinct PA circuits, two distinct receive signal amplifier circuits, and a four-way antenna switch to selectably couple a single antenna connection to any one of the four circuits.
US09369085B1	Oscillator with favorable startup In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes an LC circuit having a capacitive circuit and an inductive circuit connected in a circuit loop. The inductive circuit includes one or more inductive elements and a switching circuit. In a first mode, the switching circuit provides a direct-current charge voltage across the LC circuit and prevents oscillation of energy between the capacitive circuit and the inductive circuit by opening a switch in the circuit loop of the LC circuit. In a second mode, the switching circuit enables oscillation of energy between the capacitive circuit and the inductive circuit by closing the switch in the circuit loop.
US09369078B2	Method of current reference generation for a motor A motor control system for determining a reference d-axis current is provided, and includes a motor, a DC power source and DC input lines, and a current command controller. The DC power source generates a bridge voltage across the DC input lines. The current command controller is in communication with the motor and the DC input lines. The current command controller is configured to monitor the bridge voltage and a torque reference command. The current command controller is configured to determine a peak current based on the torque reference command. The current command controller is configured to determine a current angle based on the peak current. The current command controller is configured to determine the reference d-axis current based on the current angle.
US09369075B2	Resonant commutation system for exciting a three-phase alternator An alternator has a field coil that produces a magnetic field which induces electricity in a coil arrangement. A field coil excitation system includes a generator with an output coil assembly for producing alternating electricity. A rectifier converts the alternating electricity into voltage and direct current at two nodes. A capacitor, between the nodes, has capacitance that forms a resonant circuit with inductance of the output coil assembly. Due to that resonant circuit, the voltage and direct current oscillate in a predefined phase relationship. A switch and the field coil are connected in series between the nodes. A controller renders the switch conductive for a time period specified by a received control signal. The switch is rendered non-conductive at the first occurrence of a minimum current level after the time period ends. The predefined phase relationship enables the minimum current level to be detected by sensing the voltage.
US09369074B2	Electric power supply system An electric power supply system includes: an AC generator having a drooping characteristic; a rectification section for converting AC output of the AC generator to DC; a load having an electric storage device supplied with power from the AC generator; and a control section provided between the rectification section and the load. The control section controls the AC generator so that the AC generator operates at predetermined voltage lower than output voltage corresponding to the maximum power operation point of the AC generator.
US09369062B2	Single-phase emergency operation of a three-phase inverter and corresponding inverter having a polyphase to single phase changeover operation A method for converting DC power from a source into AC power by means of an inverter which includes three bridge branches, each having a phase output, is described. During grid-connected operation, the bridge branches are actuated in such a way that the AC power is fed, as three-phase grid-compliant power, into a grid. During emergency operation of the inverter, the AC power is provided as single-phase island grid by two of the three bridge branches at the phase outputs thereof, wherein the inverter is disconnected from the grid.
US09369057B1	Apparatus having a vacuum chamber configured to convert electromagnetic waves to electricity An electricity generator comprises a core having an interior chamber having a top portion and a bottom portion. The core is held at a vacuum. A frequency generator is provided for introducing and inputting electromagnetic waves into the interior chamber. A point source waveguide tube is provided to connect the frequency generator and the core, and the point source waveguide tube allows the passage of electromagnetic waves from the frequency generator into the interior chamber of the core. In addition, a plurality of electrodes is provided which extend into the interior chamber and conduct the flow of electricity away from a lining on the interior chamber.
US09369056B2	Power converter A power converter is provided for direct conversion of multi-phase AC power to AC power. The power converter includes a conversion circuit and a plurality of output lines. The conversion circuit has first and second switching elements that are configured to be connected to phases of the multi-phase AC power for bidirectional switching of energizing current. The output lines are connected to the conversion circuit. The first and second switching elements have output terminals. The output terminals of the first and second switching elements are arranged in first and second rows. The output terminals of the first and second switching elements face each other. The first output lines include two first output lines including first and second widely shaped bus bars connected to the output terminals of the first and second switching elements, respectively. The first output lines extending out in one direction, and line up in an upright direction.
US09369048B2	Dimming edge detection for power converter A controller for a power converter includes an edge detection circuit and a drive circuit. The edge detection circuit includes a comparator, a count module, and an edge checking module. The comparator is coupled to output a compare signal in response to comparing an input sense signal and a count signal. The input sense signal is representative of an input voltage of the power converter. The count module is coupled to adjust the count signal to track the input sense signal in response to receiving the compare signal. The edge checking module is coupled to output at least one edge signal in response to the compare signal. The drive circuit is coupled to output a drive signal in response to the at least one edge signal. The drive signal is for controlling a switch coupled to regulate an output of the power converter.
US09369040B1	Load aware voltage regulator and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling A voltage regulator and/or associated circuitry provides an indication of average current consumed or drawn by a load, level and magnitude of transient events, and regulation efficiency. A dynamic voltage and frequency scaling governor makes use of the indication of average current consumed or drawn by the load, level and magnitude of transient events, and regulation efficiency to help optimize operation of the load, with respect to power and/or performance.
US09369031B2	Electromagnetic actuator with enclosure sleeve surrounding armature and at least one permanent magnet The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator having a magnetically soft housing with at least two field coils which are distanced from each other axially, and an armature which is mounted in the housing concentrically to the field coils and which can slide axially, wherein the armature has at least one permanent magnet ring which encloses the armature radially. According to the invention, a non-magnetic sleeve is included which, together with the permanent magnet ring, radially surrounds the armature.
US09369021B2	Winding assembly for an electric generator and motor rotor and method of maintaining position of a winding assembly A winding assembly for an electric generator includes a stator core having a relatively cylindrical inner shape. Also included is a rotor core coaxially rotatable within the stator core, wherein the rotor core includes an input shaft. Further included is a rotor winding support structure on the rotor core and comprising a surface disposed at an angle relative to the input shaft and extending radially outward from the input shaft toward the stator core. Yet further included is a rotor winding bundle disposed along, and supported by, the surface of the rotor winding support structure.
US09369018B2	Method of manufacturing rotating electrical machine A manufacturing method for manufacturing a rotating electrical machine equipped with a stator that includes a continuously wound coil unit achieved by continuously winding concentrated winding-type coils via cross wires, with coil wire having a rectangular section. The manufacturing method includes: mounting core segments, at which the coil wire is yet to be wound, at a core segment forward/backward moving mechanism; winding the coil wire with a winding track secured by driving the core segments forward/backward via the core segment forward/backward moving mechanism; setting faces of the coil wire in alignment by holding orientations of winding start wire and winding end wire at the concentrated winding-type coils at approximately 90° via open/close type chucks each equipped with a chuck forward/backward moving mechanism, with the open/close type chucks mounted at the core segment forward/backward moving mechanism; and forming the continuously wound coil unit by driving the core segments forward/backward via the core segment forward/backward moving mechanism, driving the open/close type chucks forward/backward and opening/closing the open/close type chucks.
US09369016B2	Rotor for an electric machine comprising recesses in magnet pockets A rotor (1) for an electric machine, in particular a permanently excited synchronous machine. At least one recess (20) is formed on the outer wall (12) of the receiving space (6) and forms a non-magnetizable space (29) adjacent to the lengthwise surface (10) of the permanent magnet (7). Due to this non-magnetizable space (29), iron losses in the stator teeth can be reduced in particular during operation of the electric machine in the field weakening range, which may result in a rise in efficacy of up to 3% for the electric machine.
US09369013B2	Rotor for motor Disclosed therein is a rotor for a motor. The rotor includes: a rotor core including an annular ring having a shaft hole formed at a central portion thereof, a plurality of yokes formed around the annular ring, and magnet insertion holes formed between the neighboring yokes; magnets respectively inserted into the magnet insertion holes; and a pair of rotor covers each having a ring plate, which has a shaft insertion hole formed at a central portion thereof, and a plurality of stoppers protrudingly formed around the ring plate. A pair of the rotor covers are joined to an upper portion and a lower portion of the rotor core in such a fashion that the stoppers are respectively located at side portions of the magnet insertion holes.
US09369004B2	Inductive-charging grommet for furniture An inductive-charging device mounts into a through hole of a furniture item, such as a desk. The device generally includes a housing that mounts into the through hole and that provides a compartment for a controller, primary coil, and other electronic components used to provide inductive charging. The device might be mounted so that it at least partially extends above a work surface of a desk. Alternatively, a top of the device might be flush with the work surface.
US09368994B2	Dynamic charging device and method thereof A dynamic charging device includes a detection module for generating a detection signal according to an input signal, a control module coupled to the detection module for generating a control signal according to the detection signal, and an output module coupled to the control module for dynamically adjusting amounts of the input signal according to the control signal and the input signal, so as to process a charging operation for a load module, wherein the input signal is an input current or a voltage source.
US09368988B2	Method for charging external device by which unnecessary power consumption is alleviated and displaying apparatus using thereof A method for charging an external device and a display using the method are provided. The method includes, determining whether the external device is chargeable and connected to the display through a connector when the displaying apparatus is in a standby mode; and if it is determined that the external device is chargeable and connected, charging the external device through the connector in the standby mode. The display includes a power supply that supplies standby power or main power; a checker which determines, in a standby mode, whether an external device is connected and chargeable; and a controller. The controller controls the power supply to output standby power while the checker determines whether the external device is connected and is a chargeable device, and if the external device is connected and chargeable, controls the power supply to output main power to charge the external device.
US09368985B2	Electrical system, input apparatus and charging method for input apparatus An electrical system, an input apparatus and a charging method for the input apparatus are provided. The input apparatus includes a main body, a processor, an antenna module, an energy storing component and an electrode. The main body includes a stylus body and a stylus head. The processor, antenna module and the energy storing component are disposed in the main body. The energy storing component is used to provide electrical energy to the processor and the antenna module. The electrode is disposed on a surface of the main body, and the electrode is coupled to the energy storing component. Wherein, when the stylus input apparatus contacts with the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus provides an electrical energy to the energy storing component through the electrode.
US09368982B2	Wiring device having a housing with multiple portions and low voltage ports A wiring device for fastening in an electrical box is presented including a strap having first and second mounting holes to facilitate fastening of the wiring device to the electrical box, the first and second mounting holes lying on an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis and a housing having a face, the face having an area which is divided into first and second regions by a lateral axis, the lateral axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The wiring device further includes a first low voltage port being accessible through a first low voltage port aperture, a second low voltage port being accessible through a second low voltage port aperture, a third low voltage port being accessible through a third low voltage port aperture, and a fourth low voltage port being accessible through a fourth low voltage port aperture.
US09368977B2	Battery equalization circuits for series charging/discharging and controlling methods thereof Battery equalization circuits for series charging/discharging and controlling methods thereof are provided. The provided circuit includes a set of series-connected batteries, a switching converter and a magnetic element coupled balance circuit including a magnetic element coupled to the switching converter, wherein the magnetic element takes a branch current from the switching converter to the series-connected batteries so as to cause the set of series-connected batteries to reach a balance.
US09368970B2	Charge/discharge instruction apparatus, charge/discharge instruction method and charge/discharge instruction program One embodiment provides a charge/discharge instruction apparatus, including: a charge/discharge instruction unit which instructs a charge/discharge determination apparatus to perform a charge/discharge control of a battery; a charge/discharge information storage unit which stores charge/discharge information for charging/discharging the battery; a control unit which controls an access request to the battery based on the stored charge/discharge information and contents of the charge/discharge control; a generating unit which generates a communication message concerned with the access request controlled by the control unit; and a communication unit which transmits the communication message concerned with the access request to the charge/discharge determination apparatus.
US09368969B2	Electric power supply system An alternating-current power line is wired in a building for supplying alternating-current electricity to an electric load. A bidirectional power converter converts bilaterally between alternating-current electricity and direct-current electricity. A power storage unit is connected to the alternating-current power line through the bidirectional power converter. The power storage unit is charged with electricity from the alternating-current power line and discharges direct-current electricity into the alternating-current power line. A charge-and-discharge unit charges a vehicular power accumulating device with alternating-current electricity supplied from the alternating-current power line through a connecting terminal and discharges electricity outputted as alternating-current electricity from the vehicle to the connecting terminal. A power converter converts alternating-current electricity outputted from the vehicle through the connecting terminal into direct-current electricity and discharges the converted direct-current electricity through the bidirectional power converter into the alternating-current power line.
US09368966B2	Power supply attachment A device that removably attaches to existing power supplies or adapters to provide power to one or more additional electronic devices, while not interfering or affecting the power being supplied to the primary or main electronic device by the power supply or adapter. The adapters, interfaces, connectors, cords and other components described herein may be used with any applicable electronic device, including portable electronic devices. In one embodiment, the device attaches to and provides power to a laptop computer power adapter, while simultaneously providing power to a USB port or interface.
US09368961B2	Overvoltage protection circuit Apparatus and methods for generating an overvoltage signal from a bias winding signal of a power converter transformer are disclosed. In one example, an overvoltage protection circuit may include a current augmentation circuit and a detection circuit. The current augmentation circuit may be coupled to receive the bias winding signal, which may be representative of the power converter output. The current augmentation circuit may include a threshold circuit and a filter circuit that may generate a filtered level shifted signal from the bias winding signal. The current augmentation circuit may generate an augmented signal from the filtered level shifted signal. The detection circuit may be coupled to receive the augmented signal and to generate an overvoltage signal by comparing the augmented signal with a reference voltage. When high asserted, the overvoltage signal may indicate a potential overvoltage condition at the output of the power converter.
US09368958B2	Sensor controlled transistor protection A circuit for protecting a transistor is disclosed. The circuit includes a temperature sensing device coupled to the transistor and a tunable clamping circuit connected between transistor terminals, wherein the tunable clamping circuit is configured to provide an adjustable clamping voltage. A temperature controller coupled to the temperature sensing device and the tunable clamping circuit is also included. The temperature controller is configured to trigger a change in a clamping voltage of the tunable clamping circuit based on a feedback from the temperature sensing device.
US09368957B2	Protection method and device of an electrical network for aircraft A method for protecting a bipolar power distribution network supplied with power by an electric power source isolated from an electrical ground of an aircraft. The network includes a resistive protection device configured to be connected to the electrical ground and to the two phases of the network. The method includes the steps of receiving at least one voltage value on at least one of the two phases and/or at least one current value in the electrical ground, comparing the at least one voltage value with a first predetermined threshold value and/or the at least one current value with a second predetermined threshold value and controlling the protection device by changing its resistivity according to the comparison.
US09368954B1	Electrical protection and sensing control system An apparatus for providing electrical protection and reducing power consumption in data centers. In an aspect, an apparatus includes a hot swap control circuit that monitors a voltage drop across a fuse, and selectively connects a bus bar to a load, based on the monitored voltage. Further, the apparatus selectively disconnects the bus bar from the load when the hot swap control circuit indicates that the monitored voltage across the fuse has attained a voltage threshold.
US09368950B2	External mounting of electronic or electrical devices with sealed internal wiring A connection includes one or more hollow tubular members extending outwardly from an exterior surface of a first member, a first thread provided on an exterior surface of the one or more hollow tubular members, one or more apertures formed through a thickness of a second member and sized to receive therethrough the one or more hollow tubular members, and one or more third members having a second thread sized to operatively engage the first thread, whereby the second member is securely connected to the first member.
US09368946B2	Linear actuating earthing switch A linear actuating earthing switch configuration that moves movable contacts using linear motion in a single axis. The earthing switch includes a frame with a rail on a slide wall. A sliding carriage slides on the rail in a linear direction, the sliding carriage including a plurality of movable contacts. A stored energy element provides a linear expansion force between the frame and the sliding carriage when the earthing switch is in an open position.
US09368943B2	Spark plug having multi-layer sparking component attached to ground electrode A spark plug having a metal shell, an insulator, a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a multi-layer sparking component. The multi-layer sparking component is attached at a firing end of the ground electrode and includes a thin precious metal layer formed overtop a base metal layer and, according to some embodiments, overhangs the end of the ground electrode. The precious metal and base metal layers may be pre-manufactured together as a bi-metal ribbon, sheet or laminate before the multi-layer sparking component is attached to the ground electrode.
US09368942B2	Ignition plug and ignition system An ignition plug that promotes expansion of flame and enhances spark corrosion resistance, said plug includes a center electrode; a tubular insulator holding the center electrode; a tubular metallic shell holding the insulator; and a ground electrode having a bent portion and a facing end surface. A plurality of peak voltages can be applied to the center electrode after application of a voltage for trigger discharge thereto. When a forward end surface of the center electrode and the facing end surface are projected onto a plane orthogonal to axial direction of the center electrode, the projection of the center of the forward end surface and the projection of the facing end surface overlap with each other, and the projection of a remote-side edge portion of the facing end surface which is located on the side remote from the bent portion is located within the projection of the forward end surface.
US09368924B2	Electrical receptacle assembly with housing An electrical receptacle assembly with protective housing is adapted for installation in unconventional areas or surfaces, including areas that are more susceptible to spills or other contaminants than traditional mounting locations. The electrical receptacle assembly includes a receptacle subassembly with a main receptacle body and a front surface portion in which a plurality of electrical contacts are housed and made accessible to corresponding contacts of an electrical or electronic device. A housing defines a cavity for receiving the receptacle body, and a face plate is coupled to the housing and defines a receptacle opening for engaging and supporting the electrical receptacle subassembly. The face plate may take on many different sizes and shapes for a desired application, while the other components of the electrical receptacle assembly can remain the same.
US09368922B2	Connector A connector includes a base having a top portion, a front portion, a back portion and two side portions, a terminal set disposed at the base and exposed from the top portion, a detecting assembly disposed at the base and a casing having a main body, an extension portion, two lateral portions and two first soldering legs. At least a part of the base, the terminal set and the detecting assembly are surrounded by the main body. The extension portion is extended from the main body above the top portion and folded towards the front portion to cover a part of the main body. The two lateral portions are connected to two sides of the extension portion and folded towards two sides of the base. The first soldering legs are connected to the lateral portions and extended away from the top portion. The main body and the extension portion have resilient portions and second resilient portions.
US09368919B2	Plug connector comprising a protective conductor bridge The innovations relate to a plug connector (1) for mechanical and electrical connection to a corresponding mating plug connector, comprising a housing (2), a protective conductor bridge (3) and a plug insert, wherein the protective conductor bridge (3) is held on the housing (2), wherein the protective conductor bridge (3) has at least one connection region (9) for connection to the plug insert, and the plug insert is held on the at least one connection region (9).
US09368913B2	Electrical connector for suppressing crosstalk [Problem] To provide an electrical connector that suppresses cross-talk. [Resolution Means] An electrical connector includes a main body 14 and a cover 16, with the main body 14 and the cover 16 demarcating a space housing a cable 3; the main body 14 includes an upper housing 20, a lower housing 22, a wiring substrate 28 arranged between the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 22, and a shield member 30 arranged interposing the upper housing 20 and the lower housing 22; and the wiring substrate 28 includes a contact 24 for electrically connecting to the cable 3, a connection terminal 26 for electrically connecting to a mating connector, and connecting conductor wiring L for electrically connecting the contact 24 and the connection terminal 26.
US09368903B1	Sealed electrical connector assembly A connector assembly comprises front and rear connector bodies, a wire grommet with wire passages, and a nut. Tightening the nut forces a rearward portion of the grommet into a tapered segment of a passage through the rear connector body and a forward portion of the rear connector body into a front passage of the front connector body, thereby radially compressing the grommet and sealing the wires passing therethrough.
US09368896B2	Connector A front portion of a terminal is provided with a flattened-rectangular tube-shaped box part for receiving a male tab terminal so as to establish contact and conduction thereto. Then, lock holes are provided at three parts of the center in the width direction of the box part and vicinities of both ends in the width direction. A lance for locking the terminal is formed in the shape of one plate. Three beaks protrude therefrom for engaging with the lock holes of the terminal. Further, the lance is provided with slits for improving elasticity and a linkage part for linking the three beaks together.
US09368885B2	Cable connector and endoscope apparatus A cable connector includes a circuit board, having a predetermined width in a manner passable through an elongated tube of an endoscope apparatus, disposed to extend in an axial direction. A terminal group is formed on the circuit board, for electrically contacting a socket connector. First and second land patterns are formed on the circuit board, arranged in the axial direction so that the terminal group is disposed therebetween, wherein a front end of a first electric line group having lines among electric lines of a cable structure is electrically coupled to the first land pattern, and a front end of a second electric line group having lines among the electric lines is coupled to the second land pattern. A wiring pattern is formed on the circuit board, for electrically coupling the first land pattern to the terminal group and coupling the second land pattern to the terminal group.
US09368881B2	Antenna for a radar detector An antenna for a radar detector according to the present invention comprises: a power supply unit; first and second branches branched from the power supply unit; a first band patch antenna connected to the first branch and having first band properties; a second band patch antenna connected to the second branch and having second band properties; a second band stub placed between the power supply unit and the first band patch antenna on the first branch; and a first band stub placed between the power supply unit and the second band patch antenna on the second branch. The antenna for the radar detector according to the present invention may match one power supply unit without damaging the properties of a plurality of antennas that have different frequency properties.
US09368867B2	Near-linear drive systems for positioning reflectors System for positioning a reflector includes a base (112), yoke (104) and a reflector in the form of a lens mirror assembly (10). A motor (120) is mounted and remains substantially stationary with respect to rotation about a first axis while the yoke rotates about the first axis. A connecting rod (152) actuated for movement by the motor is mechanically coupled to the reflector so that movement of the connecting rod in relation to the yoke imparts rotation to the reflector about the second axis when the reflector is supported by the yoke. A mechanical drive system couples an output shaft of the motor to the connecting rod. The mechanical drive system is arranged so that it varies an angular position of the reflector at a rate which is linearly related to the rotation of the output shaft.
US09368865B2	Antenna assembly with shielding structure The present invention relates to an antenna assembly (2, 102, 202, 302) comprising: a plurality of transmit antennas, at least one receive antenna (4), at least one shielding structure (6), and at least one frame (8), wherein the at least one frame is configured for: setting a pointing direction of a first transmit antenna (10) such that a first transmit minimum (16) of the first receive antenna (10) points towards a first zone (24), and setting a pointing direction of a second transmit antenna (12) such that a second transmit minimum (18) of the second antenna (12) points towards a second zone (26), whereby coupling of radiation from the plurality of transmit antennas to the receive antenna (4) is reduced.
US09368862B2	Wideband antenna and an electronic device including the same Provided is an antenna. The antenna, in one embodiment, includes a feed element having a first feed element end and a second feed element end, the first feed element end configured to electrically connect to a positive terminal of a transmission line. The antenna, in this embodiment, further includes a ground element having a first ground element end and a second ground element end, the first ground element end configured to electrically connect to a negative terminal of the transmission line. In this particular embodiment, the first ground element end is located proximate and inside the first feed element end, and the second ground element end is located proximate and outside the second feed element end.
US09368861B2	Omni directional broadband coplanar antenna element The present invention provides an omni-directional antenna element configuration having a compensated radiation pattern. Broadband antenna elements are coplanarly disposed on a suitable planar dielectric material. A single element omni-directional antenna comprises a pair of balanced fed radiating microstrip elements symmetrically disposed about the centerline of a balanced signal feed network. Additionally, a pair of pattern augmentation rods are positioned on each side of and proximate to the planar dielectric material running longitudinally to the centerline axis of a balanced feed network. Disposed proximate to each radiating element are partially coplanar, frequency bandwidth expanding microstrip lines. The combination of radiating elements together with pattern augmentation rods provides a broad bandwidth omni-directional radiating element suitable for use in multi-element antenna arrays.
US09368860B2	Patch antenna A patch antenna includes a ground electrode arranged on one surface of a dielectric layer, a first patch which has a shape of a trapezoid, is arranged inside the dielectric layer and radiates a signal having a first frequency, a second patch which has a shape of a trapezoid, is arranged on the other surface of the dielectric layer and radiates a signal having a second frequency, and two conductors which connect the short sides of the two patches with the ground electrode. The two patches are arranged such that the short sides are both located on the side of the same end of the dielectric layer. The first patch is fed power via a feeding point near the short side, and the second patch is fed power via a feeding point which is located between the end of the dielectric layer and the short side of the first patch.
US09368858B2	Internal LC antenna for wireless communication device An L-shape Corner (LC) Antenna uses an L shaped antenna on the corner of a circuit board of a wireless device. A low band element is positioned and designed to resonate along the long dimension of the adjacent ground plane while a high band element is positioned and designed to resonate along the short dimension of the adjacent ground plane. The single antenna element provides two separate radiating sections that allow for optimization of low and high band resonances that are often required to service the cellular and other wireless frequency bands. The two radiating sections of the antenna provide different polarizations for the two resonances that assist in de-coupling the two resonances from each other.
US09368851B2	Waveguide T-switch An arrangement is disclosed for providing the functionality of a four port, four channel rotary switch. The arrangement includes a first four port rotary microwave switch, the first switch including a first rotor and a first set of four waveguide ports, and a second four port rotary microwave switch, communicatively coupled to the first switch, the second switch including a second rotor and a second set of four waveguide ports. Each of the first switch and the second switch has at most three channels.
US09368846B2	Vanadium boride air multiple electron high capacity battery A battery and methods of forming vanadium boride nanoparticles of an anode within a battery, and a method for recharging an air battery. The battery comprises an anode and a cathode in electrochemical contact with each other through an electrically neutral ionic conductor (an electrolyte). The cathode may comprise a catalyst effective for the reduction of dissolved oxygen. An electrical discharge of the anode is performed via multiple electron oxidation of vanadium boride.
US09368831B2	Lithium secondary batteries containing non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte A rechargeable lithium cell comprising a cathode having a cathode active material, an anode having an anode active material, a porous separator electronically separating the anode and the cathode, a non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte in contact with the cathode and the anode, wherein the electrolyte contains a lithium salt dissolved in a first organic liquid solvent with a concentration sufficiently high so that the electrolyte exhibits a vapor pressure less than 0.01 kPa when measured at 20° C., a flash point at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than the flash point of the first organic liquid solvent alone, a flash point higher than 150° C., or no flash point. This battery cell is non-flammable and safe, has a long cycle life, high capacity, and high energy density.
US09368827B2	Horizontal high speed stacking for batteries with prismatic cans A system and method for stacking battery cells or related assembled components. Generally planar, rectangular (prismatic-shaped) battery cells are moved from an as-received generally vertical stacking orientation to a generally horizontal stacking orientation without the need for robotic pick-and-place equipment. The system includes numerous conveyor belts that work in cooperation with one another to deliver, rotate and stack the cells or their affiliated assemblies. The belts are outfitted with components to facilitate the cell transport and rotation. The coordinated movement between the belts and the components promote the orderly transport and rotation of the cells from a substantially vertical stacking orientation into a substantially horizontal stacking orientation. The approach of the present invention helps keep the stacked assemblies stable so that subsequent assembly steps—such as compressing the cells or attaching electrical leads or thermal management components—may proceed with a reduced chance of error.
US09368818B2	Humidification control method for fuel cell A humidification control method includes the steps of detecting a direct current resistance component by measuring impedance during power generation of a fuel cell stack, calculating a reaction resistance component based on the detected direct current resistance component and a stack voltage, detecting a humidified state of the fuel cell stack based on the detected direct current resistance component and the calculated reaction resistance component, and adjusting a quantity of humidification of a reaction gas supplied to the fuel cell stack based on the detected humidified state of the fuel cell stack.
US09368817B2	In-situ fuel cell stack reconditioning A method for reconditioning a fuel cell stack. The method includes periodically increasing the relative humidity level of the cathode input airflow to the stack to saturate the cell membrane electrode assemblies to be greater than the relative humidity levels during normal stack operating conditions. The method also includes providing hydrogen to the anode side of the fuel cell stack at system shut down while the membrane electrode assemblies are saturated without stack loads being applied so that the hydrogen crosses the cell membranes to the cathode side and reacts with oxygen to reduce stack contaminants.
US09368814B2	System and method for controlling fuel cell module A fuel cell module has a hydrogen recirculation pump and a controller. The controller receives a signal indicating the response of the pump to changes in the density or humidity of gasses in the hydrogen recirculation loop. The controller is programmed to consider the signal in controlling one or more balance of plant elements that effect the removal of water from the stack. In a process for operating the fuel cell module, the signal is considered when controlling one or more balance of plant elements that effect the removal of water from the stack. For example, an increase in current drawn from a constant speed or voltage recirculation pump indicates an increase in humidity and suggests that water should be removed from the stack, for example by increasing a coolant temperature set point.
US09368809B2	Interconnect and end plate design for fuel cell stack Various embodiments include interconnects and/or end plates having features for reducing stress in a fuel cell stack. In embodiments, an interconnect/end plate may have a window seal area that is recessed relative to the flow field to indirectly reduce stress induced by an interface seal. Other features may include a thicker protective coating and/or larger uncoated area of an end plate, providing a recessed portion on an end plate for an interface seal, and/or recessing the fuel hole region of an interconnect relative to the flow field to reduce stress on the fuel cell. Further embodiments include providing intermittent seal support to minimize asymmetric seal loading and/or a non-circular seal configuration to reduce stress around the fuel hole of a fuel cell.
US09368800B2	Stamped battery grid with kinked grid wires A grid for a battery having a plurality of spaced apart vertically extending and horizontally extending grid wire elements with each grid wire element having opposed ends joined to one of a plurality of nodes to define a plurality of open spaces and with selected ones of the grid wire elements being joined at one of their ends to frame elements. Oppositely facing sides of the grid wire elements define first and second planes that are parallel to each other. Selected ones of the frame elements have an undulating cross section across the width thereof with an apex of the undulation on one side of the grid being tangential to or terminating at a third plane that is separate from and parallel to the first and second planes.
US09368799B2	Method of making negative electrode [Problem] To provide a negative electrode collector for lithium ion secondary batteries, having a high strength and a large discharge capacity.[Means for Resolution] A negative electrode collector using a copper-covered steel foil 10 for carrying a negative electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries, which has a steel sheet 6 as the core material thereof and has, on both surfaces thereof, a copper covering layer 7 having a mean thickness tCu of from 0.02 to 5.0 μm on each surface, and of which the total mean thickness, t, including the copper covering layer 7 is from 3 to 100 μm with tCu/t of at most 0.3. To the steel sheet 6, for example, applicable is common steel, austenitic stainless steel or ferritic stainless steel. The copper covering layer 7 is, for example, a copper electroplating layer (including one rolled after plating). On the surface of the copper covering layer 7, for example, a carbon-based active material layer that has been densified through strong roll pressing is formed, and the copper-covered steel foil 10 and the carbon-based active material layer constitute the negative electrode collector.
US09368793B2	Lithium titanate crystal structure, composite of lithium titanate crystal structure and carbon, method of production thereof, and electrode and electrochemical element employing said composite Highly dispersed lithium titanate crystal structures having a thickness of few atomic layers level and the two-dimensional surface in a plate form are supported on carbon nanofiber (CNF). The lithium titanate crystal structure precursors and CNF that supports these are prepared by a mechanochemical reaction that applies sheer stress and centrifugal force to a reactant in a rotating reactor. The mass ratio between the lithium titanate crystal structure and carbon nanofiber is preferably between 75:25 and 85:15. The carbon nanofiber preferably has an external diameter of 10-30 nm and an external specific surface area of 150-350 cm2/g. This composite is mixed with a binder and then molded to obtain an electrode, and this electrode is employed for an electrochemical element.
US09368791B2	Cathode active material, method for preparing the same, and lithium secondary batteries including the same The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and provides a cathode active material including: a lithium manganese-excess layered structure composite oxide represented by Formula Li[Lix-z(NiaCobMnc)1-x]O2-yFy (here, a+b+c=1, 0.05≦x≦0.33, 0≦y≦0.08, and 0
US09368790B2	Method for manufacturing a composite A method for manufacturing a composite is disclosed. The method includes steps of (a) providing a powder in a first weight ratio, a graphene oxide in a second weight ratio, a first modifying agent having a first electric charge, and a second modifying agent having a second electric charge; (b) reacting the first modifying agent with the powder so that a surface of the powder has the first electric charge; (c) reacting the second modifying agent with the graphene oxide so that a surface of the graphene oxide has the second electric charge; and (d) mixing the powder having the first electric charge and the graphene oxide having the second electric charge to form a composite, wherein the first and the second electric charges are of opposite electrical polarities.
US09368787B2	Lead-acid batteries and pastes therefor A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery, the paste comprising lead oxide and carbon black, wherein the carbon black has the following properties: (a) a BET surface area between about 100 and about 2100 m2/g; and (b) an oil adsorption number (OAN) in the range of about 35 to about 360 cc/100 g, provided that the oil absorption number is less than the 0.14×the BET surface area+65.
US09368786B2	Positive active material and lithium battery including the same A positive active material including a lithium composite oxide and a transition metal oxide including a transition metal having an oxidation number smaller than an oxidation number when the transition metal is in the most stable state hinders generation of oxygen occurring during charging and provides a lithium battery with high-temperature preservation characteristics and high stability.
US09368777B2	Electrochemical device with improved cycle characteristics Disclosed is an electrochemical device. The electrochemical device includes: (a) a composite separator including a porous substrate, a first porous coating layer coated on one surface of the porous substrate, and a second porous coating layer coated on the other surface of the porous substrate; (b) an anode disposed to face the first porous coating layer; and (c) a cathode disposed to face the second porous coating layer. The first and second porous coating layers are each independently composed of a mixture including inorganic particles and a binder polymer. The first porous coating layer is thicker than the second porous coating layer. The electrochemical device has good thermal stability and improved cycle characteristics.
US09368767B1	Method and apparatus for minimizing battery corrosive electrolyte leakage Battery corrosive electrolyte leakage is reduced by absorbing forces generated during impact of a device holding the batteries and preventing such forces from being transferred to terminal contacts of batteries held in a series configuration. Contacts of batteries connected in series are protected by use of shock absorbing spacers while a terminal end shock absorber is positioned so that the terminal end will be cushioned when a force is applied to the series configuration causing the batteries to move relative to the terminal battery.
US09368756B2	Organic electroluminescence device and method of manufacturing the same An organic electroluminescence device includes a support substrate, a first transparent electrode on the support substrate, an organic light-emitting layer on the first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode on the organic light-emitting layer, and a high refractive index layer arranged between the support substrate and the first transparent electrode, having at least one layer having a refractive index greater than or equal to a refractive index of the support substrate, having a light dispersion portion for dispersing incident light from the organic light-emitting layer, and having a planar surface contacting the first transparent electrode.
US09368747B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, where the intermediate layer includes an organic emission layer, and an encapsulation unit disposed on the organic light-emitting device, where at least one of the substrate and the encapsulation unit, which is disposed in an emission direction of light, includes a region having a first refractive index and a region having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, and the region having the first refractive index and the region having the second refractive index include materials having a same chemical formula as each other.
US09368746B2	Gas barrier thin film, electronic device comprising the same, and method of preparing the gas barrier thin film A gas barrier thin film having a substrate, an anchoring layer, and an inorganic oxide layer, the anchoring layer including a silicon-containing organic-inorganic composite copolymer comprising a repeating unit of the formula —(SiO)n—, a repeating unit of the formula —(SiR1R2—NR3)m—, and at least one or a combination of repeating units of the formulas wherein at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is independently hydrogen, R1, R2, and R3 are each independently C1-C5 alkyl, C2-C5 alkenyl, C2-C5 alkynyl, C1-C5 alkoxyl, or C6-C15 aryl, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 alkoxyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, or C6-C15 aryl, R4 and R5 are not simultaneously hydrogen, R6 and R7 are not simultaneously hydrogen, n+m+r=1, 0
US09368734B2	Lithium metal quinolates and process for preparation thereof as good emitting, interface materials as well as N-type dopent for organic electronic devices Invention relates to a single step preparation of alkali metal quinolate of general formula 1 wherein M=Lithium, sodium or potassium; R=H, alkyl (C1-C6), alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, amino, amido or halogen (Cl, F, Br, I) which is substituted or unsubstituted with direct reaction of metal with 8-hydroxyquinoline. Substituted 8-hydroxyquinoline optionally have at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, amino, amido at 2, 5 or 7 position. Halogen substituted 8-hydroxyquinolates are also prepared from this method in the yield of 90-95% from polar solvents like acetonitrile. These complexes are useful as light emitting and electron injecting materials in organic electronic devices. Also the doping of these materials in electron transport materials improves their electron mobility.
US09368733B2	Compound for organic optoelectronic device, organic light-emitting device containing the same, and display device including said organic light-emitting device A compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic light-emitting device including the same and a display device including the organic light-emitting device are provided, and the compound for an organic optoelectronic device represented by a combination of the following Chemical Formula 1 and 2 is provided and thus an organic light-emitting device has improved life-span characteristics due to excellent electrochemical and thermal stability, and high luminous efficiency at a low driving voltage.
US09368723B2	Dose-controlled, floating evaporative assembly of aligned carbon nanotubes for use in high performance field effect transistors High density films of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes having a high degree of nanotube alignment are provided. Also provided are methods of making the films and field effect transistors (FETs) that incorporate the films as conducting channel materials. The single-walled carbon nanotubes are deposited from a thin layer of organic solvent containing solubilized single-walled carbon nanotubes that is spread over the surface of an aqueous medium, inducing evaporative self-assembly upon contacting a solid substrate.
US09368706B2	Substrate, light-emitting device, illuminating light source, and lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes a substrate and a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the substrate. The substrate includes a plate-like base member and a copper foil layer formed on part of the base member. The substrate includes a first area and a second area. The first area is an area that is provided so as to surround an element mounting area where a semiconductor light-emitting element is mounted thereon when viewed from the top of the substrate and does not include with the copper foil layer. The second area is an area that includes a part provided so as to surround the first area and the element mounting area; and where the copper foil layer formed. The substrate has a white resist layer disposed thereon that covers the first and second areas and is formed thicker on the first area than on the second area.
US09368705B2	LED packaging structure and method for manufacturing the same A light-emitting diode (LED) packaging structure is provided, which includes a LED stacked layer, a first silicon substrate and a second silicon substrate. The first and second silicon substrates are respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the LED stacked layer. The first and second silicon substrates respectively have at least one first hollow portion and at least one second hollow portion, so as to expose the surfaces of a portion of the LED stacked layer. Light emitted by a light-emitting layer may go out through the first and second hollow portions. A method for manufacturing the LED packaging structure is also provided.
US09368704B2	Lead frame and light emitting device A lead frame of high quality which can endure direct bonding to a light emitting element, and a light emitting device of high reliability which utilizing the lead frame. A lead frame includes a clad material which is a stacked layer of at least a first metal layer and a second metal layer, the second metal layer made of a metal which is different from the metal of the first metal layer, and a through portion. In the through-portion, an end surface of the first metal layer and an end surface of the second metal layer are covered with a plated layer. The end surface of either the first metal layer or the second metal layer protrudes farther into the through-portion than the end surface of the other metal layer.
US09368699B2	Semiconductor component containing a highly refractive polymer material A semiconductor component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and an optical element arranged on a radiation passage area of the semiconductor chip, wherein the optical element is based on a highly refractive polymer material.
US09368695B2	LED lamps with improved quality of light LED lamp systems having improved light quality are disclosed. The lamps emit more than 500 lm and more than 2% of the power in the spectral power distribution is emitted within a wavelength range from about 390 nm to about 430 nm.
US09368691B2	Light emitting device and light emitting device package including the same Disclosed is a light emitting device including a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on a substrate, at least one connection electrode for connecting the light emitting cells, and a first insulating layer disposed between adjacent light emitting cells, wherein each of the light emitting cells includes a light emitting structure including first and second conductive type semiconductor layers and an active layer, and a reflective layer disposed on the second conductive type semiconductor layer, wherein the connection electrode connects the first conductive type semiconductor layer of a first one of the adjacent light emitting cells to the reflective layer of a second one at the adjacent light emitting cells, and wherein a first width of the second conductive type semiconductor layer is the same as or greater than a second width of the reflective layer, and the first direction differs from a thickness direction of the light emitting structure.
US09368683B1	Printable inorganic semiconductor method A method of making an inorganic semiconductor structure suitable for micro-transfer printing includes providing a growth substrate and forming one or more semiconductor layers on the growth substrate. A patterned release layer is formed on the conductor layer(s) and bonded to a handle substrate. The growth substrate is removed and the semiconductor layer(s) patterned to form a semiconductor mesa. A dielectric layer is formed and then patterned to expose first and second contacts and an entry portion of the release layer. A conductor layer is formed on the dielectric layer, the first contact, and the second contact and patterned to form a first conductor in electrical contact with the first contact and a second conductor in electrical contact with the second contact but electrically separate from the first conductor. At least a portion of the release layer is removed.
US09368681B2	Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device including a substrate, an electrode and a light emitting region is provided. The substrate may have protruding portions formed in a repeating pattern on substantially an entire surface of the substrate while the rest of the surface may be substantially flat. The cross sections of the protruding portions taken along planes orthogonal to the surface of the substrate may be semi-circular in shape. The cross sections of the protruding portions may in alternative be convex in shape. A buffer layer and a GaN layer may be formed on the substrate.
US09368676B2	Gd doped AlGaN ultraviolet light emitting diode A diode comprises nanowires compositionally graded along their lengths with an active region doped with gadolinium sandwiched between first and second compositionally graded AlxGa1-xN nanowire regions. The first graded AlxGa1-xN nanowire region is graded from gallium-rich to aluminum-rich with the compositional grading defining n-type polarization doping and the aluminum-rich end proximate the active region. The second graded AlxGa1-xN nanowire region is graded from aluminum-rich to gallium-rich with the compositional grading defining p-type polarization doping and with the aluminum rich end proximate the active region. The active region may include a GdN layer sandwiched between AlN layers, or an Al1-yGdyN layer with y≧0.5. The nanowires may be disposed on a silicon substrate having a GaN surface, with the gallium-rich end of the first graded AlxGa1-xN nanowire region proximate to the GaN surface, and a semitransparent electrical contact disposed on the gallium-rich end of the second graded AlxGa1-xN nanowire region.
US09368672B2	Removal of 3D semiconductor structures by dry etching Various embodiments include methods of fabricating a semiconductor device that include providing a plurality of nanostructures extending away from a support, forming a flowable material layer between the nanostructures, forming a patterned mask over a first portion of the flowable material and the first portion of the plurality of nanostructures, such that a second portion of the flowable material and a second portion of the plurality of nanostructures are not located under the patterned mask and etching the second portion of the flowable material and the second portion of the plurality of nanostructures to remove the second portion of the flowable material and the second portion of the plurality of nanostructures to leave the first portion of the flowable material and the first portion of the plurality of nanostructures unetched.
US09368671B2	Bifacial tandem solar cells A method of fabricating on a semiconductor substrate bifacial tandem solar cells with semiconductor subcells having a lower bandgap than the substrate bandgap on one side of the substrate and with subcells having a higher bandgap than the substrate on the other including, first, growing a lower bandgap subcell on one substrate side that uses only the same periodic table group V material in the dislocation-reducing grading layers and bottom subcells as is present in the substrate and after the initial growth is complete and then flipping the substrate and growing the higher bandgap subcells on the opposite substrate side which can be of different group V material.
US09368670B2	GaAs thin films and methods of making and using the same Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for making GaAs thin films, such as photovoltaic GaAs thin films. The methods disclosed herein utilize sources, precursors, and reagents that do not produce (or require) toxic gas and that are readily available and relatively low in cost. In some embodiments, the methods are readily scalable for industrial applications and can provide GaAs thin films having properties that are at least comparable to or potentially superior to GaAs films obtained from conventional methods.
US09368667B1	Plasmon field effect transistor A field effect transistor (FET) is provided. The FET includes a first material layer, second material layer and a third material layer. The third material layer includes an n-type silicon substrate layer and a gate electrode. The gate electrode includes an insulating substrate with at least one conducting metal. The second material layer is disposed on the third material layer. The first material layer is disposed on the second material layer. A source electrode is disposed on the first material layer. A drain electrode is disposed on the first material layer. A plurality of gold nanostructures are disposed on an active channel of the FET. The plurality of gold nanostructures are electrically isolated from the source electrode, drain electrode and gate electrode. The plurality of gold nanostructures contribute to a drain current of the FET based at least in part on plasmonic absorption of photons.
US09368650B1	SiC junction barrier controlled schottky rectifier A SiC junction barrier controlled Schottky rectifier includes a SiC substrate, a n-type drift layer, a p-type doping region, a plurality of junction field-effect regions, a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The drift layer is disposed on the SiC substrate. The junction field-effect regions are disposed in the drift layer and are surrounded by the p-type doping region. The first metal layer is disposed on the drift layer. The second metal layer is disposed at one side of the SiC substrate away from the drift layer. Through N circular regions and (N−1) inter-circle regions each connecting two of the circular regions, as well as geometric characteristics of the circular regions and the inter-circle regions, a leakage current of devices is effectively reduced and ruggedness is increased to improve an issue of a large leakage current of a conventional Schottky barrier diode.
US09368644B2	Gate formation memory by planarization Semiconductor devices and methods of producing the devices are disclosed. The devices are formed by forming a gate structure on a substrate. The gate structure includes a charge trapping dielectric formed between the substrate and a first poly layer. A top dielectric is formed over the poly layer and a sidewall dielectric is formed on a side of the poly layer. A second poly layer is formed over the gate structure such that a portion of the second poly layer includes a vertical portion that is in contact with the sidewall dielectric and a top portion that is in contact with the top dielectric. The top portion of the second poly layer can then be removed through, for instance, planarization.
US09368642B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same The purpose of the present invention is to provide a reliable semiconductor device comprising TFTs having a large area integrated circuit with low wiring resistance. One of the features of the present invention is that an LDD region including a region which overlaps with a gate electrode and a region which does not overlap with the gate electrode is provided in one TFT. Another feature of the present invention is that gate electrode comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer and portion of the gate wiring has a clad structure comprising the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer with a low resistance layer interposed therebetween.
US09368636B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a plurality of oxide semiconductor layers A substrate having an insulating surface is prepared; a stacked film including a first oxide semiconductor layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer is formed over the substrate; a mask layer is formed over part of the stacked film and then dry etching treatment is performed, so that the stacked film is removed, with a region provided with the mask layer remaining, and a reaction product is formed on a side surface of the remaining stacked film; the reaction product is removed by wet etching treatment after removal of the mask layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed over the stacked film; and a third oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode are stacked and formed in this order over the stacked film, and the source electrode and the drain electrode.
US09368634B2	Display panel, thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same A thin film transistor (TFT) including a gate, a dielectric layer, a metal-oxide semiconductor channel, a source, and a drain is provided. The gate and the metal-oxide semiconductor channel are overlapped. The gate, the source, and the drain are separated by the dielectric layer. Besides, the source and the drain are respectively located on two opposite sides of the metal-oxide semiconductor channel. The metal-oxide semiconductor channel includes a metal-oxide semiconductor layer and a plurality of nano micro structures disposed in the metal-oxide semiconductor layer and separated from one another. In another aspect, a display panel including the TFT and a method of fabricating the TFT are also provided.
US09368629B2	Diode structure compatible with FinFET process An embodiment integrated circuit (e.g., diode) and method of making the same. The embodiment integrated circuit includes a well having a first doping type formed over a substrate having the first doping type, the well including a fin, a source formed over the well on a first side of the fin, the source having a second doping type, a drain formed over the well on a second side of the fin, the drain having the first doping type, and a gate oxide formed over the fin, the gate oxide laterally spaced apart from the source by a back off region of the fin. The integrated circuit is compatible with a FinFET fabrication process.
US09368628B2	FinFET with high mobility and strain channel An integrated circuit device includes a fin having a gate area beneath a gate electrode structure, a source/drain region disposed beyond ends of the fin, and a first conformal layer formed around an embedded portion of the source/drain region. A vertical sidewall of the first conformal layer is oriented parallel to the gate area.
US09368622B1	Stitched gate GaN HEMTs Principles of the present invention reduces the maximum electric field strength between a gate and a source or drain in a FET by breaking up the usually monolithic gate into a plurality of physically separate subgates that are electrically connected into one or more groups.
US09368611B2	Integrated circuit comprising a MOS transistor having a sigmoid response and corresponding method of fabrication An integrated circuit may include at least one MOS transistor having a sigmoid response. The at least one MOS transistor may include a substrate, a source region, a drain region, a gate region, and insulating spacer regions on either side of the gate region. The substrate may include a first region situated under the gate region between the insulating spacer regions. At least one of the source and drain regions may be separated from the first region of the substrate by a second region of the substrate situated under an insulating spacer region, which may be of a same type of conductivity as the first region of the substrate.
US09368609B2	Semiconductor device including a trench with a corner having plural tapered portions A semiconductor device has a channel layer formed above a substrate, a barrier layer formed over the channel layer and having a band gap larger than that of the channel layer, a trench passing through the barrier layer as far as a midway of the channel layer, and a gate electrode disposed byway of a gate insulation film in the inside of the trench. Then, the end of the bottom of the trench is in a rounded shape and the gate insulation film in contact with the end of the bottom of the trench is in a rounded shape. By providing the end of the bottom of the trench with a roundness as described above, a thickness of the gate insulation film situated between the end of the bottom of the gate electrode and the end of the bottom of the trench can be decreased. Thus, the channel is formed also at the end of the bottom of the trench to reduce the resistance of the channel.
US09368603B2	Contact for high-k metal gate device An integrated circuit having an improved gate contact and a method of making the circuit are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes receiving a substrate. The substrate includes a gate stack disposed on the substrate and an interlayer dielectric disposed on the gate stack. The interlayer dielectric is first etched to expose a portion of the gate electrode, and then the exposed portion of the gate electrode is etched to form a cavity. The cavity is shaped such that a portion of the gate electrode overhangs the electrode. A conductive material is deposited within the cavity and in electrical contact with the gate electrode. In some such embodiments, the etching of the gate electrode forms a curvilinear surface of the gate electrode that defines the cavity.
US09368596B2	Structure and method for a field effect transistor Provided is one embodiment of a semiconductor structure that includes a STI feature, wherein the STI feature is a continuous feature and includes a first portion in a first region and a second portion in a second region, and the first portion is recessed relative to the second portion; an active region bordered by the STI feature; a gate stack disposed on the active region and extended in a first direction to the first region of the STI feature; source and drain features formed in the active region and interposed by the gate stack; and a channel formed in the active region and spanned between the source and drain features in a second direction being different from the first direction. The channel includes top portion having a width W in the first direction and two side portions each having a height H less than the width W.
US09368594B2	Method of forming a fin-like BJT A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) formed using a fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process flow is provided. The BJT includes an emitter fin, a base fin, and a collector fin formed on a substrate. The base fin encloses the emitter fin and collector fin encloses the emitter fin. In some embodiments, the emitter fin, base fin, and collector fin have a square shape when viewed from above and are concentric with each other.
US09368592B2	Metal gate structure The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a substrate, a metal gate, a dielectric layer, and an etch stop layer. The metal gate is positioned on the substrate and possesses a first surface. The dielectric layer surrounds the metal gate and possesses a second surface. The etch stop layer is in contact with both the first surface and the second surface. The first surface is higher than the second surface. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, including forming a dummy gate on a substrate; forming a second etch stop layer over the dummy gate; forming a dielectric layer over the dummy gate; replacing the dummy gate with a metal gate; etching back the dielectric layer to form a second surface of the dielectric layer lower than a first surface of the metal gate; and forming a first etch stop layer over the metal gate and the dielectric layer.
US09368585B2	Arrangement and method for manufacturing a crystal from a melt of a raw material and single crystal An arrangement for manufacturing a crystal of the melt of a raw material comprises: a furnace having a heating device with one or more heating elements, which are configured to generate a gradient temperature field directed along a first direction, a plurality of crucibles for receiving the melt, which are arranged within the gradient temperature field side by side, and a device for homogenizing the temperature field within a plane perpendicular to the first direction in the at least two crucibles. The arrangement further has a filling material inserted within a space between the crucibles wherein the filling shows an anisotropic heat conductivity. Additionally or alternatively, the arrangement may comprise a device for generating magnetic migration fields, both the filling material having the anisotropic heat conductivity and the device for generating magnetic migration fields being suited to compensate or prevent the formation of asymmetric phase interfaces upon freezing of the raw melt.
US09368571B2	Trench isolation structure having isolating trench elements A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an element isolating trench structure that includes an element isolating trench formed in one main surface of the semiconductor substrate, an insulating material that is formed within the element isolating trench, element formation regions that are surrounded by the element isolating trench, and semiconductor elements that are respectively formed in the element formation regions. The element isolating trench includes first element isolating trenches extending in a first direction, second element isolating trenches extending in a second direction that are at a right angle to the first direction, and third element isolating trenches extending in a third direction inclined at an angle θ (0°<θ<90°) from the first direction.
US09368569B1	Punch through stopper for semiconductor device A method for forming a semiconductor device comprises, forming a fin on a semiconductor substrate, forming spacers adjacent to the fin, etching to remove exposed portions of the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the spacers to form a trench adjacent to the spacers, removing the spacers, implanting dopants in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the fin and in the trench, and performing an annealing process to diffuse the dopants in the semiconductor substrate and form a punch through stopper region below the fin that includes the dopants.
US09368566B2	Package on package (PoP) integrated device comprising a capacitor in a substrate Some features pertain to an integrated device (e.g., package-on-package (PoP) device) that includes a substrate, a first die, a first encapsulation layer, a first redistribution portion, a second die, a second encapsulation layer, and a second redistribution portion. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes a capacitor. The first die is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. The first encapsulation layer encapsulates the first die. The first redistribution portion is coupled to the first encapsulation. The second die is coupled to the second surface of the substrate. The second encapsulation layer encapsulates the second die. The second redistribution portion is coupled to the second encapsulation layer.
US09368565B2	Metal film resistor structure and manufacturing method A method is provided for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a metal film resistor structure. The method includes providing an insulation layer on the semiconductor device. A lower copper interconnect is formed in the insulation layer. The method also includes forming a cap layer on the insulation layer and the lower copper interconnect and etching the cap layer based on a single photolithography mask to form a window exposing portion of the lower copper interconnect and portion of the insulation layer. Further, the method includes forming a metal film layer on the cap layer and inside the window such that exposed portion of the lower copper interconnect is connected with part of the metal film layer within the window. The method also includes performing a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to form a metal film resistor based on the metal film layer. The metal film resistor is connected with the portion of the lower copper interconnect.
US09368562B2	Array substrate and a display panel having the same An array substrate and a display panel are disclosed. The array substrate comprises a plurality of first pixel units and a plurality of second pixel units. The first pixel units and the second pixel units are disposed interlaced. A first input terminal of a driving circuit of a sub-pixel unit of each of the first pixel unit receives a first pulse signal, and a second input terminal of the driving circuit of the sub-pixel unit of each of the first pixel unit receives a second pulse signal. The phases of first pulse signal and the second pulse signal are reversed, making the first pixel units and the second pixel units to be driven alternatingly. Power efficiency is increased and the life of a pixel unit is prolonged.
US09368561B2	Luminescent device having light-emitting element and transistor In the case where a material containing an alkaline-earth metal in a cathode, is used, there is a fear of the diffusion of an impurity ion (such as alkaline-earth metal ion) from the EL element to the TFT being generated and causing the variation of characteristics of the TFT. Therefore, as the insulating film provided between TFT and EL element, a film containing a material for not only blocking the diffusion of an impurity ion such as an alkaline-earth metal ion but also aggressively absorbing an impurity ion such as an alkaline-earth metal ion is used.
US09368559B2	Organic light emitting display device having signal lines and electrode on the same layer and method of manufacturing the same Provided is an organic light emitting display device. The device includes an organic electroluminescence element in which a pixel electrode, an intermediate layer including a light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode are successively stacked, a cathode contact including an upper electrode contacting the cathode electrode and a lower electrode disposed on the same layer as the pixel electrode to contact the upper electrode, and a line disposed on the same layer as the lower electrode. At least three cathode contacts are disposed in a direction crossing the line, and the line is disposed between the cathode contacts.
US09368548B2	AC light emitting diode and method for fabricating the same The present invention relates to a light emitting device, including a plurality of light guide portions, a reflection prevention substance disposed on an inclined surface of each light guide portion of the plurality of light guide portions, and a plurality light emitting regions. Each light emitting region includes a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer. Each light guide portion of the plurality of light guide portions is surrounded by light emitting regions of the plurality of light emitting regions.
US09368540B2	CIS image sensors with epitaxy layers and methods for forming the same A method includes performing a first epitaxy to grow a first epitaxy layer of a first conductivity type, and performing a second epitaxy to grow a second epitaxy layer of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type over the first epitaxy layer. The first and the second epitaxy layers form a diode. The method further includes forming a gate dielectric over the first epitaxy layer, forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, and implanting a top portion of the first epitaxy layer and the second epitaxy layer to form a source/drain region adjacent to the gate dielectric.
US09368535B2	Imaging systems with flip chip ball grid arrays An imaging system may include an integrated circuit package that includes an image sensor die mounted in a flip chip configuration to a package substrate. The image sensor die may be a backside illumination sensor die. The image sensor die may include an imaging device structure formed over a carrier layer. Through-silicon vias formed in the carrier layer may couple imaging device circuitry in the imaging device structure to conductive bumps on the carrier layer that are coupled to metal interconnects. A ball grid array may be formed on a surface of the package substrate that may be coupled to the conductive bumps. A glass lid may be attached to the image sensor die using attachment structures such that an air gap is formed between the glass lid and the image sensor die. Package sealing material may be deposited between the image sensor die and the package substrate.
US09368531B2	Formation of buried color filters in a back side illuminated image sensor with an ono-like structure A semiconductor image sensor includes a substrate having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side. An interconnect structure is disposed over the first side of the substrate. A plurality of radiation-sensing regions is located in the substrate. The radiation-sensing regions are configured to sense radiation that enters the substrate from the second side. A plurality of light-blocking structures is disposed over the second side of the substrate. A passivation layer is coated on top surfaces and sidewalls of each of the light-blocking structures. A plurality of spacers is disposed on portions of the passivation layer coated on the sidewalls of the light-blocking structures.
US09368530B2	Image sensor and color filter array including multiple selectable meshed filter sets An apparatus including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels and a filter array positioned over the pixel array, the color filter array comprising a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit including a plurality of enmeshed filter sets, each filter set including a different set of colors than any other filter set in the filter array. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US09368525B2	Display device and electronic apparatus A display device includes a substrate, a display element, a transistor as a drive element of the display element, and a holding capacitance element holding electric charge corresponding to a video signal. The display element, the transistor, and the holding capacitance element are provided on the substrate. The holding capacitance element includes a first semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a first conductive film provided on the first semiconductor layer, a first insulating film provided between the first semiconductor layer and the first conductive film, and a recess formed by removing part or all in thickness of the first conductive film and the first insulating film in a selective region on the first semiconductor layer.
US09368521B2	TFT substrate A TFT substrate (100) includes a gate line (2) and a source line (4), a TFT (6), a transparent pixel electrode (30) electrically coupled with the TFT, a transparent electrically-conductive layer (34) including a transparent connecting portion (34A) connected with the drain electrode (15) of the TFT and the transparent pixel electrode, and a transparent insulating layer (28) provided between the transparent pixel electrode and the transparent electrically-conductive layer. The transparent connecting portion (34A) includes a first connecting portion (C1) which is a portion connected with the drain electrode and a second connecting portion (C2) which is a portion connected with the transparent pixel electrode. At least part of the second connecting portion (C2) is present in a region enclosed by the gate line and the source line. In the second connecting portion, a portion ranging from the transparent connecting portion to the transparent pixel electrode is configured to allow transmission of light.
US09368520B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display device The present invention provides array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device, relating to manufacturing technology field of liquid crystal display. The array substrate of the present invention includes: a base substrate, on which a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines are provided; shielding electrodes, which are provided above and electrically insulated from the data lines, and the shielding electrodes at least partially cover the data lines; first electrodes, which are provided in the same layer as the shielding electrodes and are electrically insulated from the shielding electrodes; second electrodes, which are provided above and electrically insulated from the first electrodes, wherein, the shielding electrodes are applied with a shielding voltage signal, the second electrodes are applied with a stable voltage signal, and no electric field or weak electric filed is formed between the shielding electrodes and the second electrodes.
US09368518B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate conductor disposed on a substrate and including a gate line and a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer overlapping the gate electrode and including an oxide semiconductor, a data conductor including a data line intersecting the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode facing the source electrode, a sidewall covering side surface parts of the drain electrode and the source electrode adjacent to a channel region of the semiconductor layer, and a passivation layer covering the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the sidewall.
US09368517B2	Semiconductor device including bonding portion with first and second sealing materials A light-emitting device having the quality of an image high in homogeneity is provided. A printed wiring board (second substrate) (107) is provided facing a substrate (first substrate) (101) that has a luminous element (102) formed thereon. A PWB side wiring (second group of wirings) (110) on the printed wiring board (107) is electrically connected to element side wirings (first group of wirings) (103, 104) by anisotropic conductive films (105a, 105b). At this point, because a low resistant copper foil is used to form the PWB side wiring (110), a voltage drop of the element side wirings (103, 104) and a delay of a signal can be reduced. Accordingly, the homogeneity of the quality of an image is improved, and the operating speed of a driver circuit portion is enhanced.
US09368499B2	Method of forming different voltage devices with high-k metal gate A method and apparatus are described for integrating high voltage (HV) transistor devices and medium voltage or dual gate oxide (DGO) transistor devices with low voltage (LV) core transistor devices on a single substrate, where each high voltage transistor device (160) includes a metal gate (124), an upper high-k gate dielectric layer (120), a middle gate dielectric layer (114) formed with a relatively lower high-k dual gate oxide layer, and a lower high voltage gate dielectric stack (108, 110) formed with one or more low-k gate oxide layers (22), where each DGO transistor device (161) includes a metal gate (124), an upper high-k gate dielectric layer (120), and a middle gate dielectric layer (114) formed with a relatively lower high-k dual gate oxide layer, and where each core transistor device (162) includes a metal gate (124), an upper high-k gate dielectric layer (120), and a base oxide layer (118) formed with one or more low-k gate oxide layers.
US09368495B2	Semiconductor devices having bridge layer and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first active fin and a second active fin on the substrate, respectively, a plurality of first epitaxial layers on the first active fin and on the second active fin, respectively, a plurality of second epitaxial layers on the plurality of first epitaxial layers, a bridge layer connecting the plurality of second epitaxial layers to each other, and a third epitaxial layer on the bridge layer.
US09368494B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device with neck fins comprises a substrate, a plurality of fins having a lower portion and a neck upper portion on the substrate, and insulators disposed between each fin and flush with the lower portion of the fins.
US09368493B2	Method and structure to suppress FinFET heating Embodiments of the present invention provide structures and methods for heat suppression in finFET devices. Fins are formed in a semiconductor substrate. A graphene layer is formed on a lower portion of the sidewalls of the fins. A shallow trench isolation region is disposed on the structure and covers the graphene layer, while an upper portion of the fins protrudes from the shallow trench isolation region. The graphene layer may also be deposited on a top surface of the base semiconductor substrate. The graphene serves to conduct heat away from the fins more effectively than other dielectric materials.
US09368490B2	Enhancement-depletion mode inverter with two transistor architectures An enhancement-depletion-mode inverter includes a load transistor and a drive transistor. The load transistor has a top gate architecture with a first source, a first drain, a load channel region, a first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode. A load gate dielectric is in the load channel region, and has a load dielectric thickness. The load transistor is configured to operate in a depletion mode. The drive transistor has a bottom gate architecture with a second source, a second drain, a drive channel region, a second semiconductor layer, and a second gate electrode. A drive gate dielectric is in the drive channel region, and has a drive dielectric thickness that is different from the load dielectric thickness. The drive transistor is configured to operate in a normal mode or an enhancement mode. The first source is electrically connected to the second drain and the first gate.
US09368483B2	Illumination device capable of decreasing shadow of lighting effect A semiconductor light emitting element includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips. The transparent substrate has a support surface and a second main surface disposed opposite to each other. At least some of the LED structures are disposed on the support surface and form a first main surface where light emitted from with a part of the support surface without the LED structures. Each of the LED structures includes a first electrode and a second electrode. Light emitted from at least one of the LED structures passes through the transparent substrate and emerges from the second main surface. An illumination device includes the semiconductor light emitting element and a supporting base. The semiconductor light emitting element is disposed on the supporting base, and an angle is formed between the semiconductor light emitting element and the supporting base.
US09368473B2	Assembly method, of the flip-chip type, for connecting two electronic components, assembly obtained by the method The invention relates to an assembly method for connecting two electronic components together, said components each having an assembly face, wherein the two assembly faces are moved together in what is known as an assembly direction X, and a given force F is applied to one and/or the other of the components, one and/or the other assembly face(s) having: —connection inserts made of rigid material having an elongate longitudinal shape in the assembly direction X; —connection tracks made of material having a hardness less than that of the inserts and having an elongate longitudinal shape transversely to the assembly direction X, wherein, in said method: —the inserts are aligned opposite corresponding tracks such that the inserts and the tracks form in pairs, after assembly, at least one approximately transverse intersection, —the force F is applied so as make the inserts penetrate into the tracks until the assembly is produced.
US09368469B2	Electronic component package and method of manufacturing same There is provided a method for manufacturing an electronic component package. The method includes the steps: (i) disposing a metal pattern layer on an adhesive carrier; (ii) placing at least one kind of electronic component on the adhesive carrier, the placed electronic component being not overlapped with respect to the metal pattern layer; (iii) forming a sealing resin layer on the adhesive carrier, and thereby producing a precursor of the electronic component package; (iv) peeling off the adhesive carrier of the precursor, whereby the metal pattern layer and an electrode of the electronic component are exposed at the surface of the sealing resin layer; and (v) forming a metal plating layer such that the metal plating layer is in contact with the exposed surface of the metal pattern layer and the exposed surface of the electrode of the electronic component.
US09368461B2	Contact pads for integrated circuit packages Disclosed herein are contact pads for use with integrated circuit (IC) packages. In some embodiments, a contact pad disclosed herein may be disposed on a substrate of an IC package, and may include a metal projection portion and a metal recess portion. Each of the metal projection portion and the metal recess portion may have a solder contact surface. The solder contact surface of the metal recess portion may be spaced away from the solder contact surface of the metal projection portion. Related devices and techniques are also disclosed herein, and other embodiments may be claimed.
US09368460B2	Fan-out interconnect structure and method for forming same A method embodiment includes forming a sacrificial film layer over a top surface of a die, the die having a contact pad at the top surface. The die is attached to a carrier, and a molding compound is formed over the die and the sacrificial film layer. The molding compound extends along sidewalls of the die. The sacrificial film layer is exposed. The contact pad is exposed by removing at least a portion of the sacrificial film layer. A first polymer layer is formed over the die, and a redistribution layer (RDL) is formed over the die and electrically connects to the contact pad.
US09368455B2	Electromagnetic interference shield for semiconductor chip packages An electromagnetic interference shield is described for semiconductor chip packages. In some embodiments, a package has a semiconductor die. a redistribution layer, a mold compound over the die, a plurality of vias through the mold compound and outside the die to form a shield, and a metal film over the vias. and over the mold compound.
US09368453B2	Overlay mark dependent dummy fill to mitigate gate height variation A method of forming dummy structures and an overlay mark protection zone over an active layer zone based on the shape of an overlay mark and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include determining a size and a shape of an overlay mark; determining a size and a shape of an overlay mark protection zone based on the shape of the overlay mark; determining a shape of a plurality of dummy structures based on the shape of the overlay mark; determining a size and a shape of an active layer zone based on the size and the shape of the overlay mark and the plurality of dummy structures; forming the active layer zone in an active layer of a semiconductor substrate; forming the overlay mark and the plurality of dummy structures over the active layer zone in a poly layer of the semiconductor substrate; and planarizing the poly layer.
US09368450B1	Integrated device package comprising bridge in litho-etchable layer An integrated device package includes a first die, a second die, an encapsulation portion coupled to the first die and the second die, and a redistribution portion coupled to the encapsulation portion. The encapsulation portion includes an encapsulation layer, a bridge, and a first via. The bridge is at least partially embedded in the encapsulation layer. The bridge is configured to provide a first electrical path for a first signal between the first die and the second die. The first via is in the encapsulation layer. The first via is coupled to the bridge. The first via and the bridge are configured to provide a second electrical path for a second signal to the first die. The redistribution portion includes at least one dielectric layer, and at least one interconnect, in the dielectric layer, coupled to the first via.
US09368448B2	Metal-containing films as dielectric capping barrier for advanced interconnects A method is provided for forming an interconnect structure for use in semiconductor devices. The method starts with forming a low-k bulk dielectric layer on a substrate and then forming a trench in the low-k bulk dielectric layer. A liner layer is formed on the low-k bulk dielectric layer being deposited conformally to the trench. A copper layer is formed on the liner layer filling the trench. Portions of the copper layer and liner layer are removed to form an upper surface of the low-k bulk dielectric layer, the liner layer, and the copper layer. A metal containing dielectric layer is formed on the upper surface of the low-k bulk dielectric layer, the liner layer, and the copper layer.
US09368443B1	Memory metal scheme A memory includes a plurality of memory cells. A first line is over the plurality of memory cells. The first line in a first layout section includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The second metal layer is over the first metal layer. A second line is over the plurality of memory cells. The second line in the first layout section includes the first metal layer and a third metal layer. The third metal layer is over the second metal layer The first line is electrically isolated from the second line. The first line and the second line extend in a same direction.
US09368441B2	Electronic component and method for fabricating the same An electronic component and a method for fabricating the electronic component are provided. The electronic component includes a carrier, a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer, a flexible layer, at least one first opening, and at least one second metal layer. The first metal layer is disposed on the carrier. The dielectric layer is disposed on the first metal layer, and has a pattern consistent with a pattern of the dielectric layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The flexible layer is disposed on the carrier and encapsulates the first metal layer, the dielectric layer and the semiconductor layer. The flexible layer has a Young's modulus less than 40 GPa. The first opening penetrates the flexible layer. The second metal layer is disposed on the flexible layer and in the first opening and is electrically connected with the semiconductor layer.
US09368440B1	Embedded coaxial wire and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit package substrate is disclosed. The method may include forming a hole through a substrate layer in the package substrate. The method also includes inserting a prefabricated coaxial wire segment into the hole. The prefabricated coaxial wire segment may include a signal conductor, a ground conductor that surrounds the signal conductor, and dielectric material interposed between the signal conductor and the ground conductor. Furthermore, an integrated circuit package is also disclosed.
US09368438B2	Package on package (PoP) bonding structures Various embodiments of mechanisms for forming through package vias (TPVs) with multiple conductive layers and/or recesses in a die package and a package on package (PoP) device with bonding structures utilizing the TPVs are provided. One of the multiple conductive layers acts as a protective layer of the main conductive layer of the TPVs. The protective layer is less likely to oxidize and also has a slower formation rate of intermetallic compound (IMC) when exposed to solder. The recesses in TPVs of a die package are filled by solder from the other die package and the IMC layer formed is below the surface of TPVs, which strengthen the bonding structures.
US09368434B2	Electronic component In an embodiment, an electronic component includes a housing, a die pad having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first high voltage semiconductor device arranged on the first surface of the die pad, a further semiconductor device arranged on the second surface of the die pad and a conductive connection between the first high voltage semiconductor device and the further semiconductor device. The conductive connection is surrounded by the housing and includes a portion arranged adjacent the die pad.
US09368421B2	Under-fill material and method for producing semiconductor device The present invention provides an under-fill material with which a semiconductor device having a high connection reliability can be provided while securing a usable material by reducing a difference in thermal-responsive behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the under-fill material. In the under-fill material of the present invention, a storage elastic modulus E′ [MPa] and a thermal expansion coefficient α [ppm/K] after carrying out a heat-curing treatment at 175° C. for an hour satisfy the following formula (1) at 25° C.: E′×α<250000 [Pa/K] (1).
US09368415B1	Non-destructive, wafer scale method to evaluate defect density in heterogeneous epitaxial layers A semiconductor material stack of, from bottom to top, a first semiconductor material having a first lattice constant and a second semiconductor material having a second lattice constant that may or may not differ from the first lattice constant and is selected from an III-V compound semiconductor and germanium is provided. The second semiconductor material of the semiconductor material stack is then scanned using an atomic force microscope (AFM) operating in a tapping mode to provide an AFM image of the second semiconductor material of the semiconductor material stack. The resultant AFM image is then analyzed and crystal defects at a topmost surface of the second semiconductor material of the semiconductor material stack can be measured.
US09368413B2	Light exposure condition analysis method, nontransitory computer readable medium storing a light exposure condition analysis program, and manufacturing method for a semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a pattern formed through light exposure is observed under two or more different optical conditions, and a focus shift and exposure amount in the light exposure are estimated based on a brightness value of the pattern under each of the optical conditions.
US09368411B2	Method for the formation of fin structures for FinFET devices A SOI substrate layer formed of a silicon semiconductor material includes adjacent first and second regions. A portion of the silicon substrate layer in the second region is removed such that the second region retains a bottom portion made of the silicon semiconductor material. An epitaxial growth of a silicon-germanium semiconductor material is made on the bottom portion to produce a silicon-germanium region. The silicon region is patterned to define a first fin structure of a FinFET of a first (for example, n-channel) conductivity type. The silicon-germanium region is also patterned to define a second fin structure of a FinFET of a second (for example, p-channel) conductivity type.
US09368402B2	Conductive line system and process A system and method for providing a conductive line is provided. In an embodiment the conductive line is formed by forming two passivation layers, wherein each passivation layer is independently patterned. Once formed, a seed layer is deposited into the two passivation layers, and a conductive material is deposited to fill and overfill the patterns within the two passivation layers. A planarization process such as a chemical mechanical polish may then be utilized in order to remove excess conductive material and form the conductive lines within the two passivation layers.
US09368382B2	Elevator-based tool loading and buffering system A substrate processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a casing, a low port interface and a carrier holding station. The casing has processing devices within for processing substrates. The load port interface is connected to the casing for loading substrates into the processing device. The carrier holding station is connected to the casing. The carrier holding station is adapted for holding at least one substrate transport carrier so the at least one substrate transport carrier is capable of being coupled to the load port interface without lifting the at least one substrate transport carrier off the carrier holding station. The carrier holding station is arranged to provide a substantially simultaneous swap section for substantially simultaneous replacement of the substrate transport carrier from the carrier holding station.
US09368378B2	Semiconductor wafer cleaning system A semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus comprising a first supporting unit, a movable unit having a first chamber, a second supporting unit having a second chamber, and a third supporting unit is provided. A micro processing chamber in which the semiconductor wafer is being processed is formed when the first chamber is brought in contact with the second chamber. Each of the supporting units is supported by a corresponding supporting plate, and each supporting plate is positioned and strengthened by a plurality of supporting bars on its peripheral. Such design will prevent the deformation of the supporting plates, reduce the particles generated by the friction of parts resulted from the opening or closure of the micro processing chamber, and allow the easy alignment of these units.
US09368373B2	Method of joining semiconductor substrate A method of joining semiconductor substrates includes: forming an alignment key on a first semiconductor substrate; forming a first protrusion and a second protrusion, and an alignment recess positioned between the first protrusion and the second protrusion on a second semiconductor substrate; forming a first metal layer and a second metal layer on the first protrusion and the second protrusion, respectively; and joining the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, in which the alignment key is positioned at the alignment recess when the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate are joined.
US09368372B1	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device It includes the step of pressing a correcting tool against the main surface of a semiconductor chip while a solder material coated over a die pad is in a molten state and letting the solder material harden and the step of releasing the correcting tool from the chip and mounting the chip over the die pad. The correcting tool includes a first part having a first surface as a surface along the support surface of a support member for supporting the die pad and a second part having a second surface intersecting with the first surface. In the chip inclination correction process, the solder material is hardened while the first surface of the correcting tool is pressed against the upper surface of the chip and the second part of the correcting tool is pressed against the lead frame.
US09368371B2	Retaining ring having inner surfaces with facets A retaining ring comprises a generally annular body. The body comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer surface connected to the top surface at an outer top perimeter and the bottom surface at an outer bottom perimeter, and an inner surface connected to the top surface at an inner top perimeter and the bottom surface at an inner bottom perimeter. The inner surface comprises seven or more planar facets. Adjacent planar facets are connected at corners. The inner bottom perimeter comprises straight edges of the planar facets connected at the corners.
US09368360B2	Anti-diffusion layer, preparation method thereof, thin-film transistor (TFT), array substrate, display device An anti-diffusion layer, a preparation method thereof, a thin-film transistor (TFT), an array substrate and a display device are provided, involve the display device manufacturing field and can resolve problem that a high atmosphere temperature is need in process of preparing a tantalum dioxide anti-diffusion layer by PVD or CVD, which causes the gate electrode to volatilize and affect the performance of a display device. The method for preparing the anti-diffusion layer comprises: placing a conductive base (1) and a cathode (4) in a electrolytic solution (3), taking the conductive base (1) as an anode, and forming a tantalum dioxide anti-diffusion layer on the conductive base (1) after energizing.
US09368356B2	Method for fabricating electronic devices having semiconductor memory unit Devices and methods based on disclosed technology include, among others, an electronic device including silicide layers capable of effectively reducing contact resistance in the electronic device including buried gates and a method for fabricating the electronic device. Specifically, an electronic device in one implementation includes a plurality of buried gates formed in a substrate and silicide layers formed over the substrate between the buried gates and protruding upwardly from the buried gates.
US09368355B2	System and method for mitigating oxide growth in a gate dielectric Oxide growth of a gate dielectric layer that occurs between processes used in the fabrication of a gate dielectric structure can be reduced. The reduction in oxide growth can be achieved by maintaining the gate dielectric layer in an ambient effective to mitigate oxide growth of the gate dielectric layer between at least two sequential process steps used in the fabrication the gate dielectric structure. Maintaining the gate dielectric layer in an ambient effective to mitigate oxide growth also improves the uniformity of nitrogen implanted in the gate dielectric.
US09368353B2	Multiple-threshold voltage devices and method of forming same A method comprises growing a channel layer comprising a first channel region and a second channel region, depositing a first hard mask layer over the channel layer, patterning the first hard mask layer, applying a first delta doping process to the first channel region to form a first delta doping layer over the first channel region, depositing a first cap layer over the first delta doping layer, depositing a second hard mask layer over the channel layer, wherein the first cap layer is embedded in the second hard mask layer, patterning the second hard mask layer and the first hard mask layer to expose the second channel region, applying a second delta doping process to the second channel region to form a second delta doping layer over the second channel region and applying a first diffusion process to the first delta doping layer and the second delta doping layer.
US09368348B2	Self-aligned patterning process Embodiments of the present disclosure are a method of forming a semiconductor device and methods of patterning a semiconductor device. An embodiment is a method of forming a semiconductor device, the method including forming a plurality of spacers over a first hard mask layer to form a first mask pattern, and forming a first photoresist over the plurality of spacers. The method further includes patterning the first photoresist to form a second mask pattern, and patterning the first hard mask layer using the first mask pattern and the second mask pattern in a same patterning step.
US09368346B2	Method of fabricating zinc oxide nanostructures using liquid masking layer A method of preparing zinc oxide nanostructures using a liquid masking layer is disclosed. The method includes preparing a substrate having a zinc oxide seed layer formed thereon; loading the substrate in a reactor in which a lower liquid masking layer, a precursor liquid layer for hydrothermal growth, and an upper liquid masking layer are disposed in order; and forming zinc oxide nanostructures in a pattern on the substrate through hydrothermal growth by heating the precursor liquid layer for hydrothermal growth.
US09368344B2	Semiconductor structures, devices and engineered substrates including layers of semiconductor material having reduced lattice strain Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices or structures include forming structures of a semiconductor material overlying a layer of a compliant material, subsequently changing the viscosity of the compliant material to relax the semiconductor material structures, and utilizing the relaxed semiconductor material structures as a seed layer in forming a continuous layer of relaxed semiconductor material. In some embodiments, the layer of semiconductor material may comprise a III-V type semiconductor material, such as, for example, indium gallium nitride. Novel intermediate structures are formed during such methods. Engineered substrates include a continuous layer of semiconductor material having a relaxed lattice structure.
US09368337B2	Light source with laser pumping and method for generating radiation The invention relates to light sources with laser pumping and to methods for generating radiation with a high luminance in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible spectral ranges. The technical result of the invention includes extending the functional possibilities of a light source with laser pumping by virtue of increasing the luminance, increasing the coefficient of absorption of the laser radiation by a plasma, and significantly reducing the numerical aperture of a divergent laser beam which is to be occluded and which is passing through the plasma. The device comprises a chamber containing a gas, a laser producing a laser beam, an optical element, a region of radiating plasma produced in the chamber by the focused laser beam, an occluder, which is mounted on the axis of the divergent laser beam on the second side of the chamber, and an optical system for collecting plasma radiation.
US09368336B2	Ion trap-based apparatus and method for analyzing and detecting bipolar ions An ion trap-based device and method for analyzing and detecting bipolar ions is provided. The device includes multiple electrodes of an ion trap; a radio frequency voltage source configured to form a radio frequency electric field; a direct current voltage source configured to form a bias electric field, positive and negative ions in the ion trap being separated by the bias electric field; a first and second detectors, configured to detect the positive and negative ions, respectively. A bipole and quadrupole field direct current voltage detection modes may be employed. A single positive ion or negative ion operation mode in a conventional biological mass spectrometry method is improved, so that the positive and negative ion modes are performed simultaneously; without any resolution loss, the analysis speed is increased, the sample consumption is reduced, and the accuracy of quantitative analysis of the samples is improved.
US09368334B2	Collision cells and methods of using them Certain embodiments described herein are directed to collision cells that comprise one or more integrated lenses. In some examples, a lens is coupled to two sections of a sectioned quadrature rod assembly, the lens comprising an aperture and a plurality of separate conductive elements disposed each one side of the lens, in which a respective disposed conductive element on one side of the lens is configured to electrically couple to a first, second, third, and fourth pole segments of the sectioned quadrature rod assembly.
US09368331B2	Sputtering apparatus The present invention provides a highly efficient magnetron sputtering apparatus in which a ground shield made of a magnetic material is disposed on the outer circumference of a target, the sputtering apparatus being capable of reducing unintended discharge between a cathode and the ground shield. The sputtering apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a backing plate connected to a power supply and having a target mounting surface; a magnet disposed on the back surface of the backing plate; a grounded shield containing a magnetic material and surrounding the target mounting surface; and a fixation part located between the shield and the backing plate at an outer circumference of the target mounting surface and serving as a magnetic member. This structure reduces magnetic field lines which pass through a space between the shield and the fixation part.
US09368324B2	Measurement and inspection device The present invention relates to a measurement and inspection device of a scanning-type electron beam system, and provides a technique for achieving a measuring/inspecting process with high precision in accordance with a scanning speed. A secondary electron signal detection system in the present measurement and inspection device is suitably applicable to a scanning control with a plurality of scanning speeds, and the device is provided with a detector 107 for detecting a secondary electron signal (SE) derived from an irradiation onto a sample 110 with an electron beam by a scanning control process, a preamplifier 30 for current-to-voltage converting and pre-amplifying the output, an analog signal processing and amplifying unit 51 to which the output of the preamplifier 30 is inputted to carry out an analog processing and amplifying process thereon as a secondary electron signal detection unit 50, an ADC 52 for analog-to-digital converting the output thereof, and an image processing unit 205 for generating an image for use in measurements or inspections based upon the output. A control unit 210 carries out a switching control of respective units including an LPF (12) inside the analog signal processing and amplifying unit 51, in accordance with a scanning speed or the like.
US09368323B2	Charged particle beam device, control method for charged particle beam device, and cross-section processing observation apparatus A cross-section processing observation apparatus includes an ion beam control unit which controls a charged particle beam generation-focusing portion and a deflector, and a DAC which converts an input digital signal into an analog signal which is to be input to the deflector. A field-of-view setting portion sets a value of a field of view of a charged particle beam where the scanning performed by the deflector is performed on the basis of a set value of a slice amount, and the field-of-view setting portion is configured to set a value of one-nth of the slice amount, where n is a first natural number, as an input digital value “1” of the digital/analog converter and to set a value obtained by multiplying said value set as the input digital value “1” by a second natural number as a value of the field of view.
US09368319B2	Method for removing foreign substances in charged particle beam device, and charged particle beam device Foreign substances present in a sample chamber are attached to or drawn close to an objective lens and an electrode disposed close to the objective lens by applying a higher magnetic field than when normally used to the objective lens and applying a higher electric field than when normally used to the electrode disposed close to the objective lens. A stage is moved such that the center of an optical axis is located directly above a dedicated stand capable of applying voltage, the magnetic field of the objective lens is turned off, and then the potential difference between the electrode disposed close to the objective lens and an electrode disposed close to the sage is periodically maximized and minimized to thereby forcibly drop the foreign substances onto the dedicated stand capable of applying voltage.
US09368304B2	Polarized electromagnetic relay and method for production thereof A polarized relay comprising an electromagnet, a two-pole or three-pole permanent magnet, an armature, and switches, which are mounted in and on a shelf-like support component. The support component accommodates magnetic flux pieces and the permanent magnet in an upper cavity, and the permanent magnet is magnetized while the electromagnet is still outside the support component. Subsequently, the electromagnet is inserted into lower cavity of the support component and the rest of the components of the relay are mounted.
US09368297B2	Illuminated, water- and dust-proof switching element An illuminated, waterproof and dust-proof switching element for converting a linear movement of a push button into an electrical switching signal, has a housing and a cap which is axially displaceable within the housing along a stroke path between two end bearings. The cap has a protective membrane for external sealing that is formed from a flexible plastic material by way of multicomponent injection molding. The switching element includes within the housing at least four contacts, a pressure compensation element, a circuit board on which at least one push button and at least two lighting elements are arranged, a silicone pad as a restoring element, a guide, an end stop, a cap with integrally molded protective membrane, and a frame. At least two pairs of the contacts have a like contour including a linear arrangement in the region of a plug and rectangular arrangement in the interior.
US09368289B2	Three dimensional dye-sensitized solar cells with nanoscale architectures Techniques, apparatus, materials and systems are described for providing solar cells. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a high efficiency dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The DSSC includes three-dimensional nanostructured electrodes. The three-dimensional nanostructured electrodes can include a cathode; an electrolyte; and anode that includes TiO2 nanotubes arranged in a three-dimensional structure; and a photosensitive dye coated on the anode.
US09368285B1	Power cell embedded in enclosure An embedded power cell is formed by placing a cathode, anode, and electrolyte within a recess in an enclosure. The enclosure thus acts as part of an overall device and also contains the embedded power cell, eliminating the need for dedicated packaging for the power cell. In one implementation, a low-profile lithium ion battery with a polymerized electrolyte may be sealed within the enclosure. Other devices such as a cell temperature sensor, battery controller, and so forth may also be embedded within the enclosure.
US09368283B2	Ionic gel electrolyte, energy storage devices, and methods of manufacture thereof An electrochemical cell includes solid-state, printable anode layer, cathode layer and non-aqueous gel electrolyte layer coupled to the anode layer and cathode layer. The electrolyte layer provides physical separation between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and comprises a composition configured to provide ionic communication between the anode layer and cathode layer by facilitating transmission of multivalent ions between the anode layer and the cathode layer.
US09368281B2	Laminated ceramic electronic component In a laminated ceramic capacitor, a cylindrical ceramic part of its ceramics includes, in a manner not exposed to the surface of the ceramics, a cylinder-shaped high-void-ratio part which has a void ratio higher than the void ratio in the cylindrical ceramic part other than the high-void-ratio part and which has two layered parts facing the left and right sides of each layered conductor, respectively, as well as two layered parts facing the outer surfaces of the two outermost layered conductors, respectively. The laminated ceramic electronic component inhibits cracking of its sintered chip.
US09368276B2	Method for producing R-T-B-based sintered magnets A method for producing a sintered R-T-B based magnet includes the steps of: providing a sintered R-T-B based magnet body 1; providing an RH diffusion source including a heavy rare-earth element RH (which is at least one of Dy and Tb) and 30 mass % to 80 mass % of Fe; loading the sintered R-T-B based magnet body 1 and the RH diffusion source 2 into a processing chamber 3 so that the magnet body 1 and the diffusion source 2 are movable relative to each other and are readily brought close to, or in contact with, each other; and performing an RH diffusion process in which the sintered magnet body 1 and the RH diffusion source 2 are heated to a processing temperature of more than 850° C. through 1000° C. while being moved either continuously or discontinuously in the processing chamber.
US09368274B2	Resonance-based wireless power transfer system A wireless power transfer system including a driver coil array, a hexagonally-packed transmitter mat, a receiver coil, and a load coil for powering a medical implant. The magnetically coupled resonance between two isolated parts is established by an array of primary coils and a single small secondary coil to create a transcutaneous power link for implanted devices as moving targets. The primary isolated part includes a driver coil array magnetically coupled to a mat of hexagonally packed primary coils. Power is injected by the driver coils into the transmitter coils in the transmitter mat to maintain resonance in the presence of losses and power drawn by the receiver coil from the magnetic field. The implanted secondary isolated part includes a receiver coil magnetically coupled to a load coil. A rectification/filter system is connected to the load coil supplying DC power to the electronic circuits of the implant.
US09368272B2	Shielded power coupling device One or more techniques and/or systems described herein provide a shielded power coupling device, such as may be used to transfer electric power from a stator portion of a computed tomography (CT) apparatus to a rotor portion. The shielded power coupling device comprises a rotor portion and a stator portion, separated by an airgap, respectively comprising one or more windings and a core. The shielded power coupling device further comprises a fringe field mitigation element(s) (e.g., an electrically conductive wire) that is configured to carry an induced current that creates a magnetic field that mitigates, or substantially cancels, magnetic flux generated by current in the windings that escapes from the core near the core airgap.
US09368269B2	Hybrid battery charger A hybrid battery charger is disclosed that includes a linear battery charging circuit for providing vehicle starting current and battery charging and a high frequency battery charging circuit that provides battery charging current. The linear battery charging circuit and the high frequency battery charging circuits are selectively enabled to provide vehicle starting current, maximum charging current and optimum efficiency.
US09368255B2	Conductive particle and display device including the same A conductive particle comprising a polyhedral shape in which two neighboring sides among a plurality of sides form an intersection line, and two sides meeting on the intersection line form an angle.
US09368254B2	Adhesive resin composition, adhesive film using the same and flat cable An adhesive resin composition includes 60 to 95 parts by mass of amorphous thermoplastic polyester-based resin (A), 5 to 40 parts by mass of polyphenylene ether-based polymer (B) including a hydroxyl group and a repeating unit of 2,6-dimethylphenylene ether in a molecule thereof, and 60 to 200 parts by mass of a flame retardant per total 100 parts by mass of the amorphous thermoplastic polyester based resin (A) and the polyphenylene ether-based polymer (B).
US09368253B2	ESD protection device and method for producing the same An ESD protection device having high insulation reliability and good discharge properties is provided. In producing an ESD protection device that includes a first discharge electrode and a second discharge electrode arranged to oppose each other, a discharge supporting electrode formed so as to span between the first and second discharge electrodes, and an insulator substrate that retains the first and second discharge electrodes and the discharge supporting electrode, a paste for forming a discharge supporting electrode is used and this paste contains, in addition to a powder of an alkali metal compound and/or an alkaline earth metal compound, a metal powder with a network-forming oxide adhered to particle surfaces, a metal powder and a semiconductor powder with a network-forming oxide adhered to particle surfaces, or a metal powder with a network-forming oxide adhered to particle surfaces and a semiconductor powder with a network-forming oxide adhered to particle surfaces.
US09368247B2	Thin film device and method for manufacturing thin film device In a thin film device including a thin film electrode which has a main electrode layer formed of tungsten, a thin film electrode having a low resistivity is realized. There is provided a thin film device including a thin film electrode that has an underlayer and a main electrode layer formed on the underlayer. The underlayer is formed of a titanium-tungsten alloy having a crystalline structure with a wavy-like surface morphology, and the main electrode layer is formed of tungsten having a crystalline structure with a wavy-like surface morphology.
US09368244B2	Hybrid molten salt reactor with energetic neutron source In an embodiment, a hybrid molten salt reactor includes a source of energetic neutrons, the energetic neutrons having a typical energy per neutron of 14 MeV or greater, a critical molten salt reactor, and a molten salt comprising a dissolved mixture of fissile actinides and fertile actinides. The molten salt circulates in a loop through the reactor vessel and around the source of energetic neutrons. The fissile actinides and fertile actinides sustain an exothermic nuclear reaction in which the actinides are irradiated by the energetic neutrons, the energetic neutrons inducing subcritical nuclear fission, and undergo critical nuclear fission when circulating through the critical molten salt reactor. A portion of the daughter neutrons generated by nuclear reactions are captured by the fertile actinides in the molten salt and induce transmutation of the fertile actinides into fissile actinides and sustain critical fission chain reactions in the molten salt reactor.
US09368242B2	Apparatus and method for separating radioactive nuclides and recovering refined salt from LiCl waste salt or LiCl-KCI eutectic waste salt There are provided an apparatus and method for separating radioactive nuclides from a waste salt and recovering a refined salt, which are able to maximize process efficiency and operating efficiency of a process of regenerating a waste salt produced during a pyrochemical process of used nuclear fuel by converting the waste salt into a thermally stable form and distilling the waste salt under a reduced pressure using a single apparatus having two top covers which are mountable to replace radioactive nuclides included in the waste salt, and highly improve applicability and utility in a remote operation facility for disposal of a radioactive waste by further simplifying operation/handling compared with conventional processes.
US09368240B2	Control system for nuclear facilities Provided are a safety protection system facility 43 outputting a normal actuating signal S1 in a case where the safety protection system facility 43 controls actuation of a unit provided in a nuclear facility to a safe side based on an abnormality detecting signal output at the time of occurrence of an abnormality in the nuclear facility, and where this causes the unit to be actuated normally, and a CCF countermeasure facility 44 outputting a CCF-case actuating signal S2 actuating the unit to a safe side in a case where the CCF countermeasure facility 44 determines from output results of the abnormality detecting signal and the normal actuating signal S1 that the unit is not actuated normally at the time of occurrence of the abnormality in the nuclear facility.
US09368230B2	Shift register unit, gate driving circuit, driving method and display apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit, a driving method and a display apparatus, which can simplify the design of connection lines among the shift register units and thereby is beneficial to achieve a narrow frame of the product. The shift register unit comprises an input module connected to an input terminal, a first control signal terminal and a first node; an output module connected to a first node, a second node, a second control signal terminal, an output terminal and a second level terminal; and an output control module connected to the first node, the second node, the output terminal, a first level terminal and the second level terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure are used to manufacture displays.
US09368227B2	Semiconductor device and test method A test voltage having a first voltage or a second voltage is applied to an output terminal of a complementary fuse that includes a first fuse to one end of which the first voltage is applied and the other end of which serves as the output terminal and a second fuse to one end of which the second voltage is applied and the other end of which is connected to the output terminal. The test voltage then stops being applied. In such a state, whether output data from the output terminal of the complementary fuse coincides with an expected value is determined. The result of determination is output as a test result.
US09368222B2	Bit line pre-charge with current reduction Disclosed herein are techniques for pre-charging channels when programming memory cells. A pre-charge voltage is applied to both selected bit lines and inhibited bit lines during a channel pre-charge phase. The pre-charge voltage is passed to the channels of NAND strings. The voltage on the inhibited bit lines is then reduced to a program inhibit voltage. Also, the voltage on the selected bit lines is reduced to a program enable voltage. Further, the pre-charge voltage from the channels of the selected NAND strings is discharged while maintaining the pre-charge voltage in the channels of the inhibited NAND strings. The potential in the channels of the inhibited NAND strings may then be boosted and a programming voltage may be applied to a selected word line.
US09368221B2	Switch and semiconductor device including the switch A device for use with non-volatile memory, includes a first transistor of a first channel type coupled between first and second nodes, including a control gate supplied with a first control signal having a first phase, a second transistor of a second channel type different from the first channel type including a first terminal coupled to the first node, a second terminal coupled to a third node, a back gate coupled to the first terminal thereof, and a control gate supplied with a second control signal having a second phase substantially opposite to the first phase, a third transistor of the second channel type including a first terminal coupled to the second node, a second terminal coupled to the third node, a back gate coupled to the first terminal thereof, and a control gate supplied with the second control signal, and a protection circuit coupled between the first and second node.
US09368216B2	Interconnections for 3D memory Apparatuses and methods for interconnections for 3D memory are provided. One example apparatus can include a stack of materials including a plurality of pairs of materials, each pair of materials including a conductive line formed over an insulation material. The stack of materials has a stair step structure formed at one edge extending in a first direction. Each stair step includes one of the pairs of materials. A first interconnection is coupled to the conductive line of a stair step, the first interconnection extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to a first surface of the stair step.
US09368211B2	Semiconductor memory device having a memory string that includes a transistor having a charge stored therein to indicate the memory string is defective A semiconductor memory device includes a memory string having first and second selective transistors, each of which includes a charge storage layer and a control gate, a back gate transistor which includes a charge storage layer and a control gate, and memory cell transistors connected to each other and to the back gate transistor in series between the first and second selective transistors. In case any of the memory cell transistors is defective, the defect is indicated by storing a charge in the charge storage layer of at least one of the first and second selective transistors and the back gate transistor.
US09368203B1	Memory device and driving method thereof A memory device includes a memory array, a word line driver, and source drivers. The memory array includes memory units. The memory units arranged in the same column are coupled to corresponding bit line. The memory units arranged in the same row are coupled to corresponding word line. The memory units arranged in the rows are divided into N groups, in which N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The word line driver is configured to selectively enable the word lines. Source drivers are coupled to the memory units in the groups respectively and configured to output N source control signals. When any word line in a first group is enabled, the source control signals corresponding to the first group and a second group of which the sequence for read-write operation is next to the first group are controlled at a select level by corresponding source drivers.
US09368196B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a memory cell array including memory cells, the memory cells each configured having a current rectifier element and a variable resistance element connected in series therein. Each of the memory cells has formed on a side surface thereof: a first insulating film provided on a side surface of the current rectifier element and the variable resistance element and having a composition ratio of a non-silicon element to silicon which is a first value; a silicon oxide film provided on a side surface of the first insulating film; and a second insulating film provided on a side surface of the silicon oxide film and having a composition ratio of a non-silicon element to silicon which is a second value. The first value is smaller than the second value.
US09368192B2	Semiconductor device and method for driving the same A semiconductor device includes a voltage supply unit suitable for providing a first voltage as a source voltage during a standby mode, and a second voltage as the source voltage during an active mode, and a precharge unit suitable for precharging a pair of input/output lines with the source voltage during the standby mode and the active mode.
US09368183B2	Method for forming an integrated circuit package An integrated circuit package includes a packaging substrate with an electrical connection pad formed thereon and an integrated circuit die coupled to the electrical connection pad. The electrical connection pad includes an electroplated surface finish layer, but does not include an electrical trace configured as a plating tail. Because the electrical connection pad is free of a plating tail, signal degradation caused by the presence of plating tails in the integrated circuit package is avoided.
US09368181B2	Circuit and method for accessing a bit cell in a spin-torque MRAM Circuitry and a method for regulating voltages applied to magnetoresistive bit cells of a spin-torque magnetoresistive random access memory (ST-MRAM) reduces time-dependent dielectric breakdown stress of the word line transistors. During a read or write operation, only the ends of the selected bit cells are pulled down to a low voltage and/or pulled up to a high voltage depending on the operation (write 0, write 1, and read) being performed. The ends of the unselected bit cells are held at a precharge voltage while separately timed signals pull up or pull down the ends of the selected bit cells during read and write operations.
US09368171B2	Semiconductor memory apparatus A semiconductor memory apparatus may include a write driver, a data sensing section, and a programming control section. The write driver may write an input data into a memory cell in response to a write signal. The data sensing section may generate a comparison flag signal by comparing an output data outputted from the memory cell with a reference voltage in response to a verification read signal. The programming control section may generate the write signal for an initial write operation and the verification read signal in response to a write command, and generate the write signal for a following write operation as soon as the comparison flag signal is at a predetermined level.
US09368170B2	Memory device with resistance-change type storage elements According to one embodiment, a memory device includes memory cells including storage elements, each storing information based on a change of resistance, word lines, first bit lines, second bit lines, column selection transistors connected to the first bit lines, and precharge transistors connected to the first bit lines. At least two of the precharge transistors are selected by a common control signal and apply a precharge voltage to at least two of the corresponding first bit lines before writing information to a selected memory cell, and the precharge voltage is the same as a voltage to be applied to at least two of the second bit lines paired with the at least two of the first bit lines.
US09368169B2	Hardware chip select training for memory using write leveling mechanism A method of training chip select for a memory module. The method includes programming a memory controller into a mode wherein a command signal is active for a programmable time period. The method then programs a programmable delay line of the chip select with a delay value and performs initialization of the memory module. The memory module is then placed in a write leveling mode wherein placing the memory module in the write leveling mode toggles a state of the chip select. A write leveling procedure is then performed and a response thereto is determined from the memory module. A determination is made whether the memory module is in a pass state or an error state based on the response.
US09368162B2	Integrated circuit device, power management module and method for providing power management An integrated circuit device comprising at least one memory module comprising a plurality of memory sub-modules, and at least one power management module arranged to provide power management for the at least one memory module. The at least one power management module is arranged to determine when content of at least one memory sub-module is redundant, and place the at least one memory sub-module into a powered-down state upon determining that content of the at least one memory sub-module is redundant.
US09368148B2	Efficient moves via spare chamber A magazine-based data storage library is described that includes plurality of chambers each adapted to hold a magazine, that in turn, is adapted to hold a plurality of tape cartridges. The storage library further includes a tape drive adapted to read and write data to and from tape cartridges. The storage library further includes a vacant chamber that shifts from a first chamber when a recently used magazine is disposed therein to a second chamber when a new magazine is withdrawn there from. The recently used magazine most recently being withdrawn from a different chamber than the first chamber where it is later disposed.
US09368143B2	Method for forming pattern, method for producing magnetic recording medium using the same, magnetic recording medium, and method for producing stamper According to one embodiment, there is provided a method for forming a pattern including forming an island-like metal underlayer comprised of a first metal, a phase-separated release layer including a first metal, a second metal, and a metal oxide, a mask layer, and a resist layer on a processed layer in this order, forming a concave-convex pattern on the resist layer, transferring the pattern to the mask layer, the phase-separated release layer, and the processed layer in this order, dissolving the phase-separated release layer using a peeling liquid for dissolving the first metal and the second metal, and removing the mask layer from the processed layer to expose the concave-convex pattern.
US09368134B1	Method and system for providing an antiferromagnetically coupled writer A method and system for fabricating a magnetic transducer are described. The magnetic transducer includes a pole and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer adjacent to the pole. The pole has a paddle and a pole tip including a plurality of sidewalls. The pole includes a first magnetic pole layer, at least one antiferromagnetic coupling (AFC) structure on the first magnetic pole layer, and a second magnetic pole layer on the AFC structure(s). At least a portion of the first magnetic pole layer resides on the sidewalls of the pole tip. The paddle has a paddle width in a track width direction. The pole tip has a pole tip width in a track width direction that is less than the paddle width.
US09368129B1	Disk drive suspension having dual vibration damper A vibration damper for a suspension has two different viscoelastic layers and two different constraint layers. The two viscoelastic layers can be tailored to have different properties, including different viscosities and/or peak vibration frequency damping at different frequencies. The vibration damper exhibits improved vibration damping as compared to a single layer damper having the same overall thickness at critical frequencies.
US09368127B2	Method and device for providing distributed telepresence service There is provided a method of determining a main speaker that is performed by a first terminal participating in a distributed telepresence service. The method of determining a main speaker according to an embodiment of the invention includes obtaining first feature information for determining a main speaker from an audio input signal, obtaining second feature information for determining a main speaker of a second terminal from the second terminal participating in the distributed telepresence service, and determining a main speaker terminal for providing a video and an audio of a main speaker who is participating in a telepresence and is speaking based on the first feature information for determining a main speaker and the second feature information for determining a main speaker.
US09368126B2	Assessing speech prosody A method, system and computer readable storage medium for assessing speech prosody. The method includes the steps of: receiving input speech data; acquiring a prosody constraint; assessing prosody of the input speech data according to the prosody constraint; and providing assessment result where at least of the steps is carried out using a computer device.
US09368124B2	Computer implemented system for audio watermarking A computer implemented system for audio watermarking for providing robust and blind audio watermarking. The system comprises a watermark embedding system wherein an audio signal is divided into audio frames, multi-level District Wavelet Transform (DWT) is applied on each frame, followed by Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) and embedding the watermark, further followed by inverse SVD and inverse DWT to get watermarked audio frames which are combined to generate a watermarked audio signal. The system further comprises watermark extracting detection system wherein the watermarked audio signal which may be attacked and/or modified is divided into watermarked audio frames, multilevel DWT is applied on each watermarked audio frame, followed by SVD, extracting the embedded watermarked, correlating the extracted watermark with pre-stored watermarks, calculating Peak to Sidelobe ratio (PSR) from the correlation coefficient arrays and finally comparing each PSR with a threshold to authenticate the embedded watermark.
US09368123B2	Methods and apparatus to perform audio watermark detection and extraction Methods and apparatus to perform audio watermark detection and extraction are disclosed. An example method includes sampling a media signal to generate samples, wherein the media signal includes an embedded message, determining a first symbol value for a first block of the samples, determining a second symbol value for a second block of the samples, and determining, using a processor, a resulting symbol value, representative of a part of the embedded message, based on the first symbol value and the second symbol value for the first block of samples and the second block of samples, wherein the first block and the second block partially overlap.
US09368121B2	Adaptations of analysis or synthesis weighting windows for transform coding or decoding A method and device are provided for coding or decoding a digital audio signal by transform using analysis or synthesis weighting windows applied to sample frames. The method includes an irregular sampling of an initial window provided for a transform of given initial size N, to apply a secondary transform of size M different from N.
US09368118B2	Voice analyzer, voice analysis system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program A voice analyzer includes a voice information acquiring unit that acquires information about voices acquired by a first voice acquiring unit which acquires the voice and is worn by a first wearer and a second voice acquiring unit which acquires the voice and is worn by a second wearer from each of the wearers, and a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the first wearer and the second wearer on the basis of (a) speaker identification information, which is information for determining whether the voice acquired by the first voice acquiring unit and the voice which is the same as that acquired by the first voice acquiring unit and is acquired by the second voice acquiring unit are spoken by the wearers or other persons, and (b) a phase difference between sound waves with plural frequencies included in the voices.
US09368116B2	Speaker separation in diarization The system and method of separating speakers in an audio file including obtaining an audio file. The audio file is transcribed into at least one text file by a transcription server. Homogenous speech segments are identified within the at least one text file. The audio file is segmented into homogenous audio segments that correspond to the identified homogenous speech segments. The homogenous audio segments of the audio file are separated into a first speaker audio file and second speaker audio file the first speaker audio file and the second speaker audio file are transcribed to produce a diarized transcript.
US09368109B2	Method and apparatus for automatic speaker-based speech clustering Reliable speaker-based clustering of speech utterances allows improved speaker recognition and speaker-based speech segmentation. According to at least one example embodiment, an iterative bottom-up speaker-based clustering approach employs voiceprints of speech utterances, such as i-vectors. At each iteration, a clustering confidence score in terms of Silhouette Width Criterion (SWC) values is evaluated, and a pair of nearest clusters is merged into a single cluster. The pair of nearest clusters merged is determined based on a similarity score indicative of similarity between voiceprints associated with different clusters. A final clustering pattern is then determined as a set of clusters associated with an iteration corresponding to the highest clustering confidence score evaluated. The SWC used may further be a modified SWC enabling detection of an early stop of the iterative approach.
US09368105B1	Preventing false wake word detections with a voice-controlled device Natural language controlled devices may be configured to activate command recognition in response to one or more wake words. Techniques are provided to allow for multiple operating modes in which different recognition parameters are employed in recognizing wake words that activate the natural language control functionality of a computing device.
US09368101B1	Dynamic acoustic control system and method for hospitality spaces An acoustic control system for hospitality spaces includes a passive component (17) for producing a baseline reverberation time (RT) value within the space, and an active component (LN, MN, 15) for picking up sounds in the space (11) and reintroducing the sounds into the space such that the reintroduced sounds have an RT value and sound level capable of being adjusted and such that the resulting RT value can be adjusted to a relatively large value as compared to said baseline RT value.
US09368096B2	Method and system for active noise cancellation according to a type of noise Microphone signals are received from a microphone. The microphone signals represent first sound waves. A determination is made about a type of noise that likely exists in the first sound waves. In response to the type of noise, cancellation signals are generated by filtering the microphone signals with at least one of: a first filter in response to the type of noise indicating that a first type of noise likely exists in the first sound waves; and a second filter in response to the type of noise indicating that a second type of noise likely exists in the first sound waves. In response to the cancellation signals, second sound waves are output from a speaker for cancelling at least some noise in the first sound waves.
US09368091B2	Capo A capo for use with a stringed instrument, said capo comprising: an upper arm member including an upper handle having a dimension W2, an upper connection part, and a string press bar with an attached upper pad for engaging the strings of a stringed instrument, the string press bar having a dimension W4, W4 being greater than W2; a lower arm member including a lower handle at one end, a securing bar to engage a neck of a stringed instrument at a second end, and a lower connection part between the one end and the second end, the upper connection part connected to the lower connection part; and a spring disposed between said upper arm member and said lower arm member, said spring biasing the spring press bar and the securing bar toward each other.
US09368087B2	Display backlight normalization Techniques for displaying images of different dynamic ranges in a display system are provided. In some embodiments, images that have a number of dynamic ranges may be normalized to a configured dynamic range that corresponds to the full intensity reproduction capability of the device. The configured dynamic range may be wider, greater, or deeper than the relatively limited dynamic range.
US09368086B2	Minimizing unwanted changes of color during image processing An image is processed in a device-independent color space by applying a modification function to one or more dimensions of that color space. The image is then converted into a target device-dependent color space. In order to minimize unwanted changes of color arising from the modification function taking image color values out of gamut when converted to the target device-dependent color space, the modification function is scaled to limit modified image values to within modification limits that are determined, for each image pixel or group of pixels, in dependence on the target device-dependent color space gamut boundary in the device-independent color space.
US09368084B2	Display apparatus and method thereof In the display apparatus, a gate driver receives at least one clock to sequentially provide gate lines in a display panel with a gate signal in a high state corresponding to a high interval of the clock. The gate driver includes a plurality of amorphous silicon transistors and is formed in the display panel through a thin film process. The clock has a delay time of about 2.0 μs or less. If the delay time of the clock is reduced less than about 2.0 μs, a threshold voltage margin of the transistors increases, so that the gate driver may not malfunction in a high temperature aging process. As a result, the gate driver may be prevented from malfunctioning in the high temperature aging process.
US09368081B2	Display device and method of controlling the same A display device is provided that includes a transparent display unit, a setting unit that sets transparency of a first screen that is output in the foreground to the transparent display unit, and a controller that determines transparency of a background object that is seen through the transparent display unit, based on the transparency of the first screen that is set, such that the transparency of at least one of the background object and at least one region of the first screen is changed, based on a detected event that is associated with transparency control of the transparent display unit.
US09368079B2	Display device and a method for driving the same A method for driving a display device is disclosed. Display images of one frame are divided into detection regions; pixel polarity arrangements of each detection region are determined, and according to the determined result a data driving circuit selects a corresponding scanning method to drive the display device. The data driving circuit adopts an interlaced-to-progress scanning conversion method to drive the display device, so as to ensure that there are no data circuits in a loaded state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the display device.
US09368076B2	Liquid crystal display fixing flicker in 3D image display The present invention proposes an LCD capable of reducing flicker when showing 3D images. The LCD adds a plurality of switch units to every row of scan lines while no additional gate driver is added. The plurality of switch units separately control charging and charge sharing of pixel units, therefore pixel charging and charge sharing are separately controlled. Hence the present invention fixes flicker in 3D image display while no additional gate driver is added.
US09368062B2	Display panel display device including the display panel and method for driving the display panel The embodiment of the present invention discloses a display panel, a method for driving the display panel and a display device provided with the display panel, which belong to the field of display technology and solve the technical problems that the existing AMOLED has relatively high power consumption and thus has difficulty in meeting current energy-saving requirements on the display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and each pixel unit includes at least one OLED sub-pixel and at least one EPD sub-pixel. The present invention can be applied in scenes such as a transparent window and a refrigerator door.
US09368061B2	Organic light emitting diode display device and method of driving the same Artifacts in a specific pattern due to a time difference in a VTDC driving scheme may be prevented. A display device includes: a display including a first pixel circuit, a second pixel circuit, and a pixel group having a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a third light emitting element and a fourth light emitting element arranged in a first direction; and a light emission driver generating a first sub-light-emission control signal for controlling emission of the first light emitting element and a second sub-light-emission control signal for controlling emission of the second light emitting element in a first subframe, and generating a third sub-light-emission control signal for controlling emission of the third light emitting element and a fourth sub-light-emission control signal for controlling emission of the fourth light emitting element in a second subframe.
US09368060B2	Organic light emitting display device using an adjustable power source voltage and driving method thereof A power system for an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a power supplier and a power source controller. The power supplier respectively supplies a first power source voltage and a second power source voltage to first and second power source voltage application lines. The power source controller calculates a reference power source voltage corresponding to a maximum average grayscale using a distribution for each grayscale of first to third image data, models each voltage drop of the first and second power source voltages for first to third subpixels, and reflects the voltage drop to the reference power source voltage to change the second power source voltage.
US09368057B2	Method and device for improved display standard conformance The invention provides a new method to calibrate a display system such that the display system is conforming to an enforced standard for a wider range of parameters, e.g. viewing angles, than compared to traditional calibration methods. This is obtained by calculating an optimised set of calibration parameters for the display to be conform to the enforced standard for the selected range of parameters.
US09368042B2	Educational-app engine for representing conceptual understanding using student populations' electronic response latencies Systems and methods can track, at a group level, times for responding to educational questions. A set of users is identified as users enrolled in an academic course. A set of responses is accessed (e.g., after being received). Each response in the set of responses is one submitted via an electronic user device associated with a user in the set of users and is one submitted in response to one or more educational questions. For each response in the set of responses, an accuracy of the response is identified and a response time for the response is identified. The response time is indicative of a time between presentation of the one or more questions and submission the response. The identified response times for at least two responses in the set of responses are aggregated. A representation of the aggregation is caused to be presented.
US09368039B2	Embedded learning tool An educational tool which is embedded within the functions of common computing devices. In the preferred embodiment, the educational tool is used as a “gateway” to a selected function or functions in a primary computing device, such as a cell phone. An educational question is presented to the user of the primary computing device. The educational question must be correctly answered before use of the selected function is allowed. The user's performance is preferably transmitted to a control computing device which can be used to monitor the user's performance.
US09368033B2	Upgrade system for a motor vehicle, and method for assisting a driver in driving a motor vehicle The field of use of a portable communication appliance (2)—for example a mobile telephone—is intended to be extended for assisting a driver in driving a motor vehicle (1). An upgrade system (10) for a motor vehicle (1) is provided, having a portable communication appliance (2) for providing at least one functionality which assists a driver in driving the motor vehicle (1). The portable communication appliance (2) can use image data from a camera (9) to infer a state of movement of a windscreen wiper (16, 17) on the motor vehicle (1). The portable communication appliance (2) then factors in this state of movement when providing the at least one functionality for driver assistance. An appropriate method is also provided.
US09368032B1	System and method for locating a vehicle within a parking facility A vehicle parked within a parking facility is found by first tracing a path from the vehicle to an entrance of the facility, using a portable electronic device that records data describing the path from movements of the device. Then, the path is retraced to return to the vehicle, with the device displaying a map of the path and a symbol indicating the current location of the device. Alternately, a portable radio beacon device is left in the vehicle to be turned on remotely by the portable electronic device, which then displays an indication of a direction from which signal from the beacon device is being received.
US09368031B2	Vehicle surface tinting for visual indication of environmental conditions Environmental hazards and safe conditions can be indicated to an operator of a vehicle. An audio signal of varying intensities can be played to indicate the severity of a potential hazard. An audio signal can be played at different locations in the vehicle cabin to indicate the location of a potential hazard. Surfaces such as but not limited to windows can be tinted to indicate a hazardous or safe condition. Tinting can be of various intensities commensurate with a potential hazard. Location of tinting can indicate the location of a potential hazard.
US09368029B2	GPS generated traffic information Disclosed herein is a traveler information monitoring and dissemination system. The system disclosed herein provides real time information to a traveler, wherein the real time information may be pre-selected by the traveler. The system ensures consistent and quality data are produced and issued to the traveler.
US09368025B2	Two-part load control system mountable to a single electrical wallbox A load control system includes a load control device and a remote control for configuring and controlling operation of the load control device. The load control device and remote control may be mounted to an electrical wallbox. The system may be configured by associating the remote control with the load control device, and actuating a button on the remote control to configure the load control device. A second remote control device may be directly or indirectly associated with the load control device. The load control device and remote control may communicate via inductive coils that are magnetically coupled together. The remote control may be operable to charge a battery from energy derived from the magnetic coupling between the inductive coils. The load control device and remote control may include near-field communication modules that are operable to communicate wirelessly via near-field radiation.
US09368020B1	Off-premises alert system and method for wireless power receivers in a wireless power network Embodiments in the present disclosure may be directed to an off-premises alert system and method for one or more wireless power receivers in a wireless power network. The system and method may include automated software embedded on a wireless power receiver that may be triggered every time a wireless power receiver is turned on. The system and method may be employed in stores where customers may use wireless power receivers to charge their mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and the like, while being inside the store. The method may prevent customers from not returning the wireless power receiver by producing an audible alert in the power receiver. If customer fails to return wireless power receiver, the method may then automatically report details regarding the lost wireless power receiver to an appropriate authority through automatic communication connection through any intervening network cloud-based media.
US09368004B2	Battery-powered surgical devices including internally-mounted visual indicators An assembly for use with a surgical device includes an enclosure defining a passageway extending from an interior to an exterior thereof and a visual indicator mounted within the interior of the enclosure adjacent the passageway. The visual indicator is configured to emit light. The passageway is partially defined by a concave surface of the enclosure and/or a chamfered portion of the enclosure to facilitate the passage of light emitted by the visual indicator through the passageway and to the exterior of the enclosure to increase the external viewing angle of the light emitted from the visual indicator.
US09368001B2	Device for handling banknotes The invention relates to a device for handling banknotes. The device comprises a display unit having a display surface for displaying at least one graphical user interface. Moreover, the device comprises a drive unit for tilting the display unit about the axis of rotation. The display unit is connected to a gear segment formed along a circular arc, the axis of rotation extending through the center of curvature of the circular arc. A gear which is operatively connected to the drive unit engages with the teeth of the gear segment formed along the circular arc.
US09367975B2	System for permitting secure access to a restricted area A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a restricted area prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the restricted area prior to transmitting an unlock command to an access governor. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the restricted area blocking any unlock command.
US09367966B2	Smartphone augmented video-based on-street parking management system A method and a system for automating parking payment includes receiving video data in a sequence of frames provided by a video capture device observing a parking area. The method includes detecting a vehicle in the parking area using the video data. The method further includes receiving information of a vehicle in the parking area provided by a user device. The method includes comparing the characteristics of the detected vehicle with the information from the user device. In response to the characteristics of the detected vehicle being a match to the information sent from the user device, the method includes tracking the detected vehicle across the sequence of frames. The method includes computing a duration that the detected vehicle remains stationary using the tracking. The method includes computing an amount for charging the associated user device based on the duration.
US09367957B2	Apparatus and method for generating 3D object The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a 3D object. The apparatus includes a 3D object generation unit for generating a 3D object by latticizing and dividing the structural element of a 2D web page into a plurality of polygons and a 3D object manipulation processing unit for, when an object manipulation signal is inputted in the generated 3D object, generating 3D transform matrices by changing vertex coordinate values of respective lattice elements in response to the object manipulation signal and generating a transformed 3D object by applying the generated 3D transform matrices to predefined CSS transform.
US09367956B2	Windowed simulation in fluid flows A simulation application simulates a fluid flow. The simulation application divides a fluid into coarse volumetric elements (voxels) at a first resolution, and simulates the fluid flow at the first resolution. The simulation application defines a three-dimensional window that includes a portion of the coarse voxels. The simulation application divides each coarse voxel in the portion of the coarse voxels that lie within the three-dimensional window into a plurality of fine voxels at a second resolution. The simulation application simulates the fluid flow associated with each fine voxel in the plurality of fine voxels at the second resolution based at least in part on the simulation at the coarse resolution.
US09367953B2	Graphics processing systems When rendering a scene that includes a complex object made up of many individual primitives, rather than processing each primitive making up the object in turn, a bounding volume which surrounds the complex object is generated and the scene is then processed using the bounding volume in place of the actual primitives making up the complex object. If it is determined that the bounding volume representation of the object will be completely occluded in the scene (e.g. by a foreground object), then the individual primitives making up the complex object are not processed. This can save significantly on processing time and resources for the scene.
US09367952B2	3D geometric modeling and 3D video content creation A system, apparatus and method of obtaining data from a 2D image in order to determine the 3D shape of objects appearing in said 2D image, said 2D image having distinguishable epipolar lines, said method comprising: (a) providing a predefined set of types of features, giving rise to feature types, each feature type being distinguishable according to a unique bi-dimensional formation; (b) providing a coded light pattern comprising multiple appearances of said feature types; (c) projecting said coded light pattern on said objects such that the distance between epipolar lines associated with substantially identical features is less than the distance between corresponding locations of two neighboring features; (d) capturing a 2D image of said objects having said projected coded light pattern projected thereupon, said 2D image comprising reflected said feature types; and (e) extracting: (i) said reflected feature types according to the unique bi-dimensional formations; and (ii) locations of said reflected feature types on respective epipolar lines in said 2D image.
US09367951B1	Creating realistic three-dimensional effects Graphical elements displayed on a two-dimensional display screen have an appearance that is consistent with a three-dimensional view of those elements over a range of viewing angles. A current viewing angle of a user is determined, and a view of an element to be rendered can be determined that includes an orientation appropriate for the current viewing angle. An image manipulation process is applied in order to enable the element to have the determined view from the current viewing angle of the user, taking into account the angle of the display screen with respect to the user. In at least some embodiments, an anamorphic skewing process can be used to correlate locations on the display screen with apparent positions of those locations at the current viewing angle, and cause the graphical elements to be rendered on the display screen with a skew or distortion based on the correlated locations.
US09367946B2	Computing system and method for representing volumetric data for a scene A computing system and method for representing volumetric data for a scene. One embodiment of the computing system includes: (1) a memory configured to store a three-dimensional (3D) clipmap data structure having at least one clip level and at least one mip level, and (2) a processor configured to generate voxelized data for a scene and cause the voxelized data to be stored in the 3D clipmap data structure.
US09367944B2	Tree model and forest model generating method and apparatus Provided is a tree model generating method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The tree model generating method includes separating and extracting a skeleton of a tree from an image including the tree to generate a matte image, applying a graph representation scheme of a two-dimensional (2D) object to the matte image to generate an object skeleton graph, generating a depth information value in accordance with a predetermined rule and allocating the generated depth information value to each node on the object skeleton graph to generate a three-dimensional (3D) primary tree model, adding branches to the primary tree model based on a branch library constructed in advance and the predetermined rule to generate a secondary tree model, and performing self-growth representation with respect to the secondary tree model based on a distance between each node on the object skeleton graph to generate a tertiary tree model.
US09367938B2	Method and apparatus for automated real-time detection of overlapping painted markup elements Various methods are provided for automated real-time detection of overlapping painted html elements.
US09367937B2	Apparatus and method for effective graph clustering of probabilistic graphs A clustering apparatus of probabilistic graphs, includes a center selection unit configured to select one or more centers among the probabilistic graphs. The clustering apparatus further includes a center determination unit configured to calculate a minimum bound and a maximum bound of a distance with respect to each of the centers, for each of the probabilistic graphs, and determine a center, among the centers, to which the probabilistic graphs are to be allocated based on the minimum and maximum bounds. The clustering apparatus further includes a clustering unit configured to allocate the probabilistic graphs to the center to generate one or more clusters.
US09367936B2	Methods for assessing reliability of a utility company's power system Methods are provided for assessing reliability of a power system of a utility company. At least one main overview display is obtained. Violation markers are displayed on the one main overview display. A monitored elements tab is updated with a list of monitored elements.
US09367933B2	Layering a line with multiple layers for rendering a soft brushstroke A method for drawing a line having a gradient opacity across a width of the line includes receiving a path for rendering the line in a user interface, and rendering, by a computing device, a plurality of composite lines on a user interface along the path to form the line. The composite lines of the plurality of composite lines have different widths have an opacity, and are multilayered along the path. The method further includes centering, by the computing device, longitudinal-centers of the plurality of composite lines with a center of the path. The opacity of the plurality of composite lines is additive across portions of the width of the line to form the gradient opacity.
US09367932B2	Method and device for reconstructing a self-similar textured region of an image The invention proposes a method for reconstructing a self-similar textured region of an image. Said method comprises determining pixels of a part of the self-similar textured region by copying sample pixels from a sample part of the self-similar textured region, the sample pixels being selected using a neighborhood matching, wherein a size of neighborhoods used for matching is selected based on an analysis of descriptors computed from coefficients of OCT transform of differently sized blocks of the sample part. The analysis of descriptors computed from coefficients of DCT transform of differently sized blocks of the sample part allows for determining the neighborhood size close to a feature size of the texture.
US09367931B1	Motion vectors for cross-platform display Data including information regarding a display of the host device may be received. A display of a client device may correspond to the display of the host device. Information regarding the display of the host device may be monitored for changes. When a change is detected, a movement of an image may be identified. Instructions may be generated regarding the changes to the display. A client device may process such instructions to incorporate the detected change while maintaining a remaining portion of the display. The instructions may include a motion vector command for the image movement and a command to fill in space vacated by the moving image. As such, the client device is not required to re-process and re-render an entire display where a change pertains to only a portion thereof.
US09367928B2	Method for aligning and tracking point regions in images with radial distortion that outputs motion model parameters, distortion calibration, and variation in zoom The present invention relates to a method for matching point regions in images with radial distortion that, given two frames acquired by a camera with radial distortion, estimates the global image distortion and the local transformations undergone by the image regions between frames, with the objective of accurately tracking an aligning these image regions in a sequence of frames, calibrating the radial distortion using only moving image points, or estimating the relative change in focal length in cameras with radial distortion and variable zoom using only moving image points, and that comprises the following steps: extracting local image features; tracking local features; and determining the radial distortion calibration based on a computational efficient procedure that uses the information for all local features being tracked.
US09367914B2	Imaging system and method for use of same to determine metric scale of imaged bodily anatomy Repositionable imaging system and method for creating a 3D image of a closed cavity of a patient's anatomy containing the imaging system, estimating characteristics of motion of the system within the cavity, and determining a metric dimension characterizing the cavity without the use of mechanical measurement. The system may include tracking device located externally with respect to the cavity to determine a scale measurement of the system's motion and the structure of the cavity. The system's computer processor is configured to determine triangulated features of the cavity and recover motion scale data with the use of data received from the tracking device. A specific imaging system includes an endoscope (equipped with an electrical coil and complemented with an external electromagnetic tracker).
US09367910B2	Self-assemblable polymer and methods for use in lithography A method and system to analyze various dimensional parameters of a structure, such as a self-assembled block copolymer structure whether formed by graphoepitaxy or chemical epitaxy. The method involves image processing including median filtering and feature detection to determine critical dimension information, and optionally the use of a Hough transform to find periodicity values and to determine placement errors.
US09367908B1	Overcoming inappropriate apparent rotation of vehicle wheels in videos by image modification Apparatus and method are described to overcome the perception in viewed video or other presentations containing moving vehicles that the apparent rotation rate of their wheels is frequently inappropriate for the vehicle speeds, which is caused by the stroboscopic interaction between the wheel spokes and the rate at which the images are presented. A currently preferred embodiment operates off-line under human control on a previously recorded video, identifying the wheels and replacing them with suitably altered images which are perceived to rotate at rates appropriate to the vehicle speeds; or to suppress inappropriate perception of rotation. The apparatus and method results in a new recording of the original video in which the wheels appear to rotate at the correct rate for all vehicle speeds. Alternate embodiments implement a similar but automated process operating in near-real time for operating in-line on streaming videos; and variations achieving the same ends.
US09367907B2	Flicker reducing device, imaging device, and flicker reducing method This flicker reducing apparatus (200) includes: a line integral value getting section (210) which gets, based on values of pixels included in ones selected from a plurality of horizontal lines that form an image, line integral values of the selected horizontal lines with respect to each image; a discrete Fourier transform section (230) which performs, between the newest image and a number of other images gotten earlier than the newest one, a discrete Fourier transform on a sequence of the line integral values of the respective images; a linear approximation section (250) which obtains an approximation line based on phase information that has been collected as a result of the discrete Fourier transform and which extracts information about the flicker from the approximation line; a flicker coefficient calculating section (260) which calculates a flicker coefficient by reference to the flicker information; and a correction arithmetic section (270) which performs flicker reduction processing on the image signal using the flicker coefficient.
US09367904B2	Spatial-temporal warping of different pre-captured medical images It is described a method for medical image comparison purposes, comprising the step of generating a first global image or mask with increased similarity to a second global image, wherein the first global image comprises at least partially a composition of different pre-captured images of a patient; wherein the pre-captured images are captured at different times.
US09367896B2	System and method for single-frame based super resolution interpolation for digital cameras A digital camera system for super resolution image processing is provided. The digital camera system includes a resolution enhancement module configured to receive at least a portion of an image, to increase the resolution of the received image, and to output a resolution enhanced image and an edge extraction module configured to receive the resolution enhanced image, to extract at least one edge of the resolution enhanced image, and to output the extracted at least one edge of the resolution enhanced image, the at least one edge being a set of contiguous pixels where an abrupt change in pixel values occur. The digital camera system also includes an edge enhancement module configured to receive the resolution enhanced image and the extracted at least one edge, and to combine the extracted at least one edge or a derivation of the extracted at least one edge with the resolution enhanced image.
US09367890B2	Image processing apparatus, upgrade apparatus, display system including the same, and control method thereof An image processing apparatus, upgrade apparatus, display system and control method are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a signal input unit; a first image processing unit which processes an input signal input by the signal input unit to output a first output signal; an upgrade apparatus connection unit connected to an upgrade apparatus which includes a second image processing unit; and a first controller which controls at least one of the input signal processed by the first image processing unit and the first output signal to be transmitted to the upgrade apparatus and processed by the second image processing unit if the upgrade apparatus is connected to the upgrade apparatus connection unit.
US09367886B2	Smartphone arrangements responsive to musical artists and other content proprietors Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. One particular arrangement concerns a software program that is launched following detection of audio content performed by a first musical artist. A phone can be provided with plural such software programs, tailored to respond to different types of detected content. Another aspect of the disclosed technology enables a creator of content to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US09367866B2	Method and system to automatically qualify a party to participate within a network-based commerce transaction A method and system to automatically qualify a party to participate within a network-based commerce transaction is described. The system receives information from a first party. The information relates to an item to be transacted via a network-based commerce system. The system is further to receive, from a second party, a request to be qualified to transact the item via the network-based commerce system. The system is further to transmit, to the first party, a communication comprising information relating to the second party. The system is to further receive, from the first party, a response corresponding to the automatically generated communication and, responsive to receipt of the response, to automatically perform an authorization process based on the response.
US09367863B2	Temporary internet speed increase A temporary Internet bandwidth increase is provided. A speed preview interface is presented for obtaining a request for an Internet bandwidth increase from a customer. The eligibility of the customer for the requested increase of the Internet bandwidth is verified. The increase of Internet bandwidth for the customer is provisioned for a predetermined period of time based on the verification of eligibility of the customer. The predetermined period of time may be a temporary fixed period of time or a period of time based on billing status. When the predetermined period of time is a temporary fixed period of time, the increase in Internet bandwidth is terminated after lapse of the temporary fixed period of time.
US09367857B2	Method for performing real-time click fraud detection, prevention and reporting for online advertising The present invention provides a method of detecting fraudulent clicks in an online environment to reduce fraudulent paid clicks for online advertisers. The method includes server side and client side code which combined enables a click verification web site to identify valid and invalid clicks and in real-time prevents advertisers from getting billed for fraudulent activity.
US09367853B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing data upload, processing, and predictive query API exposure Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing data upload, processing, and predictive query API exposure including means for receiving a dataset in a tabular form, the dataset having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; processing the dataset to generate indices representing probabilistic relationships between the rows and the columns of the dataset; storing the indices in a database; exposing an Application Programming Interface (API) to query the indices in the database; receiving a request for a predictive query or a latent structure query against the indices in the database; querying the database for a prediction based on the request via the API; and returning the prediction responsive to the request. Other related embodiments are further disclosed.
US09367852B2	Managing experience state to personalize destination visits A method for managing distribution of entitlements, such as personalized or enhanced experiences at a destination such a theme park. The method includes receiving a request for experience state management from an experience system that defines an experience provided by the experience system and identifies a single or multiple visitors. The method includes accessing an experience state associated with the identified visitors. The experience state defines experiences the visitor is entitled to receive and a ranked or prioritized listing of these experiences. The method includes responding to the experience system indicating whether the visitor is eligible to receive the defined experience based on their experience state and, when there are two or more eligible visitors, arbitrating amount the members of this eligible group. A feedback loop causes the experience states to be updated to modify the prioritized listings and to update an experience history for use in later arbitrations.
US09367850B2	Smart button The present invention provides for systems and methods that facilitate conveying user information between and among users effectively to thereby create a collaborative filtering environment with maintained user privacy. More specifically, the present invention allows user-profile building to occur coincident with user-browsing, for example. This can be accomplished in part by incorporating an input component on the user interface used for browsing and/or searching. A user who has opted-in to construct a personal profile makes declarations regarding his relationship with at least a portion of the information being currently viewed. The declarations are annotated to the user's profile. At the user's discretion, the user's profile can be disseminated to others in whole or in part such that other people can make use of the user's expertise, experience or opinions. In addition, the user profiles can be machine-readable and searchable.
US09367842B2	Software pin entry A card reader configured to read a smart card can be detachably connected to a mobile computing device. When the card reader is attached to the mobile device, an application installed on the mobile computing device permits the mobile device to communicate with the card reader in order to process transactions.Security measures can be used on the mobile device to prevent theft of a PIN during software PIN entry of a payment transaction. The mobile device can prevent the keypad or other input interface from displaying feedback. The mobile device can also prevent passcodes from being stolen by displaying media encoded with digital rights management (DRM) and by managing the media and user inputs at a secure server.A mobile device can securely communicate with a card reader for a payment transaction using asymmetric or symmetric encryption.
US09367841B2	Facilitating mobile device payments using product code scanning Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for facilitating mobile device payments using barcodes displayed on mobile devices and scanned by merchants at checkout counters. When a customer is ready to tender a payment to a merchant, instead of using a credit card, cash, or check, the customer activates an application on his mobile device. The mobile device includes or obtains information about the payment system of this merchant. Furthermore, the mobile device includes or obtains information about the customer/mobile device user and then uses these two pieces of information to generate and display a barcode that encodes customer payment information specific to this merchant. The barcode is scanned at the checkout counter and processed to retrieve customer records from a database of the payment processing system. These records are then used to transfer funds between the merchant and customer, obtain discounts, and/or perform other retail transactions.
US09367838B2	Method and apparatus for money transfer A staged bill payment transaction method comprises receiving transaction information, building a staging record at a data center, and providing a retrieval key or code. The staging record comprises the transaction information and the retrieval key or code identifies the staging record for finalizing the transaction.
US09367837B2	Cash and/or financial document handling system A controller comprising: a database; a control module associated with the database; and a network interface configured to connect, over a network, to a plurality of workstations and at least one machine for performing operations to handle cash and/or other physical financial documents. The network interface receives requests from at least some of the workstations over the network, each comprising a request to pre-order a respective one of the operations. The requests are stored in the database. The network further receives, over the network, a signal from or on behalf of a slave module of the machine for retrieving one of the requests from the database. The control module processes the signal and in response releases the respective operation, the release comprising issuing an instruction to the slave module over the network controlling the machine to perform the respective operation to handle the cash and/or other physical financial document.
US09367828B2	Forward-path digital summation in digital radio frequency transport A distributed antenna switch includes a plurality of first interfaces, each of the plurality of first interfaces configured to receive a downlink serialized data stream from a different network interface across a different first digital communication link; at least one second interface, the at least one second interface configured to communicate an aggregate downlink serialized data stream to a remote antenna unit over a second digital communication link; and wherein the distributed antenna switch is configured to aggregate the plurality of downlink serialized data streams from the different network interfaces into the aggregate downlink serialized data stream.
US09367825B2	Facilitating revenue generation from wholesale electricity markets based on a self-tuning energy asset model The apparatus, systems and methods herein facilitate generation of energy-related revenue for an energy customer of an electricity supplier. The apparatuses and methods herein can be used to generate suggested operating schedules for the energy assets that including a controllable energy asset, using an objective function. The objective function is determined based on a dynamic simulation model of the energy profile of the energy assets. The dynamic simulation model is adaptive to physical changes in the energy assets based on a parametric estimation using at least one model parameter. The model parameter is at least one of an operation characteristic of the controllable energy asset, a thermodynamic property of the energy assets, and a projected environmental condition. Energy-related revenue available to the energy customer is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market or on a regulation market.
US09367821B2	System and method for profiling requests in service systems A system and method for profiling a request in a service system with kernel events including a pre-processing module configured to obtain kernel event traces from the service system and determine starting and ending communication pairs of a request path for a request. A learning module is configured to learn pairwise relationships between the starting and ending communication pairs of training traces of sequential requests. A generation module is configured to generate communication paths for the request path from the starting and ending communication pairs of testing traces of concurrent requests using a heuristic procedure that is guided by the learned pairwise relationships and generate the request path for the request from the communication paths. The system and method precisely determine request paths for applications in a distributed system from kernel event traces even when there are numerous concurrent requests.
US09367820B2	Online temporal difference learning from incomplete customer interaction histories In one embodiment, an indication that a decision has been requested, selected, or applied with respect to one or more users may be obtained. After the indication that a decision that has been requested, selected, or applied is obtained, a value function may be updated, where the value function approximates an expected reward associated with the one or more users over time since the decision has been requested, selected, or applied with respect to the one or more users. The value function may be updated by performing or providing one or more updates to the value function, where a time at which each of the one or more updates is performed or provided is independent of activity of the one or more users.
US09367807B2	Method and system that provides efficient index-based retrieval of rules The current application is directed to methods, and to systems employing the methods, that allow built-in indexing methods for facts, to additionally be applied to rules within a logic-programming system. The methods and systems to which the current application is directed convert an original set of rules into an equivalent set of fact/rule pairs. In addition, a new set of rules may be directly encoded as a new set of fact/rule pairs by these methods and systems. The equivalent set of fact/rule pairs implement the original set of rules, preserving the meaning of the original rules, but the equivalent set of fact/rule pairs are indexed by built-in indexing methods for facts. The new fact/rule pairs are also indexed by built-in indexing methods for facts.
US09367804B1	System for instability detection and structure estimation of complex network dynamics Described is a system for predicting system instability. The system can measure the degree of the network's instability due to critical transitions using the leading eigenvalue of the covariance matrix, where the instability measure is invariant to (1) the changes in network structure in terms of addition/removal of nodes and links, and (2) the feedback of the global system stability to the changes in stability. Based on that, the system is operable for providing an estimation of the network's changing connectivity when the network is near critical transitions.
US09367799B2	Neural network based cluster visualization that computes pairwise distances between centroid locations, and determines a projected centroid location in a multidimensional space A computing device presents a cluster visualization based on a neural network computation. First centroid locations are computed for first clusters. Second centroid locations are computed for second clusters. Each centroid location includes a plurality of coordinate values where each coordinate value relates to a single variable of a plurality of variables. Distances are computed pairwise between each centroid location. An optimum pairing is selected based on a minimum distance of the computed pairwise distances where each pair is associated with a different cluster of a set of composite clusters. Noised centroid location data is created. A multi-layer neural network is trained with the noised centroid location data. A projected centroid location is determined in a multidimensional space for each centroid location as values of hidden units of a middle layer of the multi-layer neural network. A graph is presented for display that indicates the determined, projected centroid locations.
US09367798B2	Spiking neuron network adaptive control apparatus and methods Adaptive controller apparatus of a plant may be implemented. The controller may comprise an encoder block and a control block. The encoder may utilize basis function kernel expansion technique to encode an arbitrary combination of inputs into spike output. The controller may comprise spiking neuron network operable according to reinforcement learning process. The network may receive the encoder output via a plurality of plastic connections. The process may be configured to adaptively modify connection weights in order to maximize process performance, associated with a target outcome. The relevant features of the input may be identified and used for enabling the controlled plant to achieve the target outcome.
US09367776B2	Systems and methods for tracing the source of printed pages Methods and systems are provided for tracing the source of a printed document. A method may include receiving a print job for printing a page having page content, generating a log of the print job, encoding the log using a mule image to produce a data-bearing halftone image, merging the data-bearing halftone image with the page content, and printing the merged data-bearing halftone image and page content to produce a printed document.
US09367774B2	Setting storage device storing setting information associated with an adjustment information A setting storage device, includes: a storage unit which stores setting information and adjustment information to be associated with each other; and a control unit which, in case that, i) first setting information associated with first adjustment information is introduced, ii) second adjustment information has been stored in the storage unit, iii) the second adjustment information has the same name as the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information and iv) the second adjustment information has the same content as the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information, stores the first setting information in the storage unit to be associated with the second adjustment information without storing the first adjustment information.
US09367769B2	Device, method for image analysis and computer-readable medium A device, method for image analysis and a computer-readable medium are provided. The method includes loading a first video stream having a first resolution, and selecting one first video frame of the first video stream. When an object exists in the selected first video frame, determine whether an image of the object in the selected first video frame matches a preset condition. If yes, the method performs image analysis to the image of the object in the selected first video frame. If not, the method loads a second video stream having a second resolution higher than the first resolution, selects one second video frame of the second video stream that the object exists in it, and performs the image analysis to an image of the object in the selected second video frame.
US09367764B2	Image processing system, image processing device, image processing method, program, and information storage medium for providing an aid that makes it easy to grasp color of an image A color information obtaining unit obtains color information of an attention point or an attention area within a target image. A similarity information obtaining unit obtains similarity information related to a level of similarity between color information of an image that is stored in a storage in advance and the color information obtained by the color information obtaining unit. A notification unit causes an output unit to output a notification based on the similarity information.
US09367762B2	Image processing device and method, and computer readable medium An image processing device and a method performed by a computer, the image processing device comprising: a processing unit configured to operate as an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image; a similarity map generator configured to calculate, with a region constructed with one or a plurality of pixels in the image as a constituent unit, a first similarity map based on a first algorithm, the first similarity map representing a degree of similarity between the region and a marginal region of the image, and calculate a second similarity map based on a second algorithm, the second similarity map representing a degree of similarity between the region and the marginal region of the image; and a saliency map generator configured to integrate the first similarity map and the second similarity map to generate a saliency map.
US09367761B2	Electronic device and object recognition method in electronic device An electronic device for fast object recognition is provided. The electronic device includes a first storage unit configured to store digital image data, and a processor configured to recognize an object in first image data, to receive a second object related to the first object in the first image data from a second storage unit, to store the first and second objects in the first storage unit, and to use one or more of the first and second objects stored in the first storage unit to recognize an object in second image data.
US09367755B2	Image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus and methods thereof There is provided an image processing apparatus including a quantization unit that quantizes an image subjected to logarithmic conversion such that a quantization error is focused on a luminance region in which expansion of an error caused due to logarithmic inverse-conversion which is inverse conversion of the logarithmic conversion is relatively small or a luminance region in which no expansion of the error occurs; and an encoding unit that encodes an index image obtained through the quantization by the quantization unit.
US09367753B2	Method and system for recognizing information on a card Embodiments of the present application relate to a method for recognizing information, a system for recognizing information, and a computer program product for recognizing information. A method for recognizing information is provided. The method includes locating a card zone for each frame within a card image frame sequence comprising a plurality of frames, locating an information zone within each card zone, dividing each information zone into at least one character zone, de-blurring a character zone corresponding to a same region across all the frames in the card image frame sequence, and recognizing character string information based on the de-blurred character zone.
US09367750B2	Lane departure warning system and method of controlling the same Disclosed is a lane departure warning system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the lane departure warning system includes: an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a travelling image; a region of interest setting unit configured to set a predetermined region of the travelling image as a region of interest; and a controller configured to remove a shadow component included in the region of interest when brightness of the region of interest satisfies a predetermined condition, and detect a line in the region of interest in which the shadow component is removed.
US09367746B2	Image processing apparatus for specifying an image relating to a predetermined moment from among a plurality of images An image capture apparatus includes an image acquisition unit 5a, an area setting unit 5b, and an image specifying unit 5c. The image acquisition unit 5a acquires a first image group including plural images, the plural images obtained by sequentially photographing motion of an object. The area setting unit 5b sets plural areas at plural positions on each of the images of the first image group acquired by the image acquisition unit 5a. The image specifying unit 5c acquires pixel values of the plural areas set on each of the images by the area setting unit, and specifies a second image group including plural images relating to prescribed moments of motion of the object from among the first image group including plural images, based on change in the acquired pixel values of the plural areas.
US09367741B2	Deviation indicator with infrared imagery and system for automatically aiming at and tracking a target The invention relates to a deviation indicator with infrared imagery and a system for automatically aiming at and tracking a target. According to the invention, the deviation indicator with infrared imagery comprises an infrared pulsed laser (11) and the device (12) for controlling and processing infrared images also processes the laser pulse echoes.
US09367737B2	Floor plan space detection Methods, machine-readable media, and devices for floor plan space detection are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include receiving an image of a floor plan, enhancing the image of the floor plan through processing, detecting a location of a door associated with a space in the image of the floor plan through a histogram of gradient of pattern feature, setting a seed in the space based on the location of the door associated with the space, spreading the seed in the space until the seed reaches a boundary of the space, and associating the seed that has been spread with the space.
US09367729B2	Multi-resolutional texture analysis fingerprint liveness systems and methods Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for fingerprint liveness detection. In one embodiment, a method for determining fingerprint liveness is provided that comprises receiving a plurality of image analysis data of a fingerprint image; condensing the plurality of image analysis data; and determining liveness of the fingerprint image based upon the condensed data.
US09367719B2	Laser scanning system employing an optics module capable of forming a laser beam having an extended depth of focus (DOF) over the laser scanning field A laser scanning system having a laser scanning field, and a laser beam optics module with an optical axis and including: an aperture stop disposed after a laser source for shaping the laser beam to a predetermined beam diameter; a collimating lens for collimating the laser beam produced from the aperture stop; an apodization element having a first and second optical surfaces for extending the depth of focus of the laser beam from the collimating lens; and a negative bi-prism, disposed after the apodization element, along the optical axis, to transform the energy distribution of the laser beam and cause the laser beam to converge to substantially a single beam spot along the far-field portion of the laser scanning field, and extend the depth of focus of the laser beam along the far-field portion of the laser scanning field.
US09367713B2	Contactless communication device A contactless communication device comprises a contactless front chip, a security chip concentrator and a security chipset. Wherein, said security chipset contains more than two security chips for storing and processing the contactless application data; said contactless front chip is used for implementing the interaction between said security chip and the external contactless field; said security chip concentrator, which is connected with the contactless front chip and with the security chip of the security chipset, is used for selecting a security chip based on the contactless application and implementing the connection between the selected security chip and the contactless front chip. The contactless communication device of the present invention is based on the application mode of multi-card for multi-use so that different providers can independently issue security chips separated from the contactless communication device, then the problems of data security, user management and so on caused by single-card for multi-use are avoided.
US09367708B2	Method for producing a hardware device and hardware device A method for producing a hardware device, in particular a trusted platform module for the execution of at least one cryptographic algorithm, the hardware device corresponding to a real-time class, i.e., it fulfils specifiable run-time requirements for real-time applications, wherein the method comprises preparing at least one cryptographic algorithm in the manner of a program code; determining a maximum/longest execution time (WCET) for the algorithm, producing a tamper-proof hardware module, which is configured to execute the algorithm, and assigning the hardware module to a real-time class depending on the maximum/longest execution time (WCET).
US09367701B2	Systems and methods for maintaining integrity and secrecy in untrusted computing platforms A method for operating a computing system with a trusted processor include generating a secret cryptographic key based on a physically unclonable function in at least one hardware component in the trusted processor, generating a first public key and first private key using first secret cryptographic key, and executing instruction code corresponding to a first software program. The method further includes generating output data with the trusted processor during execution of the first software program, generating encrypted data corresponding to the output data using the first public key for at least a portion of the encryption, generating a signature of the encrypted data, and transmitting with an input/output (I/O) interface operatively connected to the trusted processor the encrypted data and the signature for storage in an untrusted memory.
US09367697B1	Data security with a security module A security module securely manages keys. The security module is usable to implement a cryptography service that includes a request processing component. The request processing component responds to requests by causing the security module to perform cryptographic operations that the request processing component cannot perform due to a lack of access to appropriate keys. The security module may be a member of a group of security modules that securely manage keys. Techniques for passing secret information from one security module to the other prevent unauthorized access to secret information.
US09367686B1	System and method for antivirus checking of native images of software assemblies Disclosed is a system and method for antivirus checking of native images of software assemblies. An example method includes for detecting malicious native images of a machine code, the method comprising: receiving a native image of the machine code; identifying a parent assembly, which was used to create the native image; determining whether the parent assembly corresponds to the machine code; and determining that the native image is malicious when the parent assembly does not correspond to the machine code.
US09367680B2	System and method for mobile communication device application advisement This disclosure is directed to a system and method for providing advisement about applications on mobile communication devices such as smartphones, netbooks, and tablets. A server gathers data about mobile applications, analyzes the applications, and produces an assessment that may advise users on a variety of factors, including security, privacy, battery impact, performance impact, and network usage. The disclosure helps users understand the impact of applications to improve the experience in using their mobile device. The disclosure also enables a server to feed information about applications to other protection systems such as application policy systems and network infrastructure. The disclosure also enables advisement about applications to be presented in a variety of forms, such as through a mobile application, as part of a web application, or integrated into other services via an API.
US09367679B2	Input information authentication device, server device, input information authentication system, and program of device At the time of input of authentication information, even when the hand and the input screen are seen from the third person, guess of authentication information is made difficult. A plurality of keys serving as input means are divided into a first region and a second region. Then, the first region and the second region are caused to transit between a first state and a second state distinguished from each other depending on the displayed contents. When a region where a key to be inputted for the input of authentication information is arranged is in the second state, input to the above-mentioned plurality of keys is recognized as dummy.
US09367670B2	Managing a software item on a managed computer system A method and system is provided of managing a current software item on a managed computer system connectable to a management computer system via a computer network. The method includes identifying, using an agent application, the current software item on the managed computer system, identifying if the current software item is an unauthorized software item; and selectively disabling the unauthorized software item.
US09367663B2	Methods and processes for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations Provided herein are methods, processes and apparatuses for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations.
US09367657B2	System and method for universal control of electronic devices A system and method for providing an integrated circuit that integrates with and controls a device wherein the integrated circuit design is developed based on a selection of characteristics of the device. The system and method also provide software for establishing interoperability between the integrated circuit and a controller.
US09367654B2	Variation modeling A method for back-end-of-line variation modeling is provided. A bounding box is defined within a design layout. A back-end-of-line variation parameter is determined for the bounding box. The back-end-of-line variation parameter is applied as a constraint for simulation of the design layout.
US09367651B2	3D wearable glove scanner Disclosed is a 3D scanner in the form of a wearable glove that can be worn by a user to swiftly scan the objects that the user touches. Touching the edges or corners of the object is enough for the present invention to automatically generate the necessary 3D model of the object. The user can scan an object with holes regardless of the object's size. The wearable glove is thin and light, and can be folded and carried in the user's pocket ready for use at any time or place.
US09367648B2	Specification-guided user interface for optical design systems An optical design system generates a design state overview of a design of an optical system, the design state overview summarizing a current state and a target state of the design by describing a plurality of specifications for the optical system, the specification descriptions including target ranges for the specifications based on the target state of the design and further including current values for the specifications based on the current state of the design. The optical design system displays the design state overview. The optical design system updates the design state overview in response to the optical design system changing the current design for the optical system.
US09367645B1	Network device architecture to support algorithmic content addressable memory (CAM) processing The present disclosure describes systems and techniques relating to processing of network communications. According to an aspect of the described systems and techniques, a network device includes a content addressable memory (CAM) device including random access memory (RAM) devices; and a register configured to store a value for the RAM devices of the CAM device; wherein the CAM device is configured to retrieve data stored in the RAM devices of the CAM device, at a received address offset by the value stored in the register, for comparison to at least a portion of a search string received from a network processor to handle network packet processing.
US09367644B2	Object tree walking Information is processed by receiving from a requesting node a request to access a content management related service. The content management related service is performed at a second node in the opposite direction as the requesting node; the request is associated with an object tree. The object tree is walked to obtain information associated with the object tree. A set of one or more service context rules associated with the content management related service is determined. The object tree is processed using the set of service context rules and the results of the processed object tree are made available to the content management related service so that the content management related service is able to properly operate at the second node.
US09367630B2	Forensic system, forensic method, and forensic program A forensic system includes a result information receiving unit that receives result information which is a determination result of connection between a lawsuit and a document group including a predetermined number of documents, which is extracted from document data included in digital information, by a user, an element selection unit that calculates evaluation values of elements which commonly appear in the document group in each result information item from the characteristics of the elements and selects the elements on the basis of the evaluation values, a score calculation unit that calculates a score of each document in the document data from the selected elements included in each document of the document data and the evaluation values of the selected elements, and a recall ratio calculation unit that calculates a recall ratio related to the determination of the connection to the lawsuit on the basis of the score.
US09367629B2	Grouping recommended search queries on online social networks In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a number of nodes and edges connecting the nodes. Each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them. The nodes include a first node corresponding to a first user associated with an online social network and a plurality of second nodes that each correspond to a concept or a second user associated with the online social network. The method also includes generating a number of cards. Each card includes a suggested query referencing a query-domain associated with the online social network and zero or more query-filters for the query-domain. Each query-filter references one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes or one or more edges of the plurality of edges.
US09367625B2	Search query interactions on online social networks In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, receiving from a user a structured query comprising references to selected nodes and selected edges, generating a query command based on the structured query based on the structured query comprising a first query constraint and a second query constraint, identifying a first set of nodes matching the first query constraint and at least in part matching the second query constraint, identifying a second set of nodes matching the second query constraint, and generating search results based on the first and second set of nodes.
US09367614B2	System and method of collecting video content information Aggregated information is accessed on a computing device. The aggregated information includes video content information associated with video content and related end destination information. The aggregated information is further processed to render at least a portion of the aggregated information on a publically-accessible information medium. Thus, published content is generated.
US09367609B1	Method and apparatus for submitting, organizing, and searching for content Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for tagging and searching for content. In some embodiments, a tagging mechanism is provided that allows the creation of tag chains for tagging content. In some embodiments, once the content is tagged, a search tool is provided that allows the search for content, through the search for tag chains.
US09367608B1	System and methods for searching objects and providing answers to queries using association data System and methods are disclosed for providing answers to search queries, and for searching using association data without requiring keyword matching. Datasets representing objects and their properties are created from unstructured data sources based on natural language analysis methods, and can be used to answer queries about objects or properties of objects. Implementations include general information search engines and embodiments for searching products, services, people, or other objects without knowing the names of such objects, or searching for information about known objects by using either keyword-based queries or natural language queries such as asking questions. System and methods are also provided for creating a structured or semi-structured representation of various unstructured data, in contrast to the conventional term-vector or term-document matrix representation.
US09367597B2	Automatically managing mapping and transform rules when synchronizing systems A method and associated system for managing rules that synchronize operations of a source system and a target system. A set of linked worksheets is generated as a function of the internal logic of the synchronization rules and of worksheets that represent data models of the source and target systems. These generated worksheets describe and relate data elements of the data models, extrinsic data that is stored externally to the source and target systems, and logical procedures performed by the synchronization rules. When the source data model, the target data model, or a logical procedure is revised, the linked worksheets are updated in response to the revision and these updates automatically propagate across the synchronization rules and across other components of the source system, the target system, and the synchronization mechanism.
US09367594B2	Determining statistics for cost-based optimization of a workflow Techniques, systems, and articles of manufacture for determining statistics for cost-based optimization of a workflow. A method includes generating individual sets of statistics for each intermediate relation of a workflow, wherein said intermediate relations comprise results of stages of any plan of the workflow, and wherein each individual set of statistics computes cardinality of the corresponding intermediate relation; determining a global set of statistics for the workflow, wherein said global set of statistics comprises at least one of the individual sets of statistics for each of the intermediate relations; instrumenting a given plan of the workflow to collect the global set of statistics during execution; executing the given plan to collect the global set of statistics; and determining a plan of the workflow with the lowest cost by comparing the cost of multiple plans, wherein the cost of each plan is derived from the global set of statistics.
US09367593B2	Method for sorting and displaying data on a portable electronic device A method of sorting and displaying data on a portable electronic device includes: determining geographical coordinates of the portable electronic device, providing search criteria to the portable electronic device, performing a search in a database based on the search criteria resulting in a list of database records, determining a search area of the portable electronic device and displaying selected records from the list of database records on a display screen of the portable electronic device. Each of the selected records is located within a search radius, which originates at the geographical coordinates of the portable electronic device, and within the search area, which is determined based on a pointing direction of the portable electronic device.
US09367585B2	Data storage and query method A data storage and query method supporting an agile development and horizontal scaling, in a field of computer applications, includes steps of: transforming data into a 2-tuple (Key, MiniTable) and identifying any MiniTable (having a data set removed) with a unique Key, wherein the MiniTable includes multiple data columns; a structure of each data column is limited by a pre-defined mode; and the data columns are sorted according to a primary key defined by the mode. The data storage and query method obtains a capability of the horizontal scaling via removing dependency among the data sets, and a capability of the agile development via supporting an analogous SQL grammar by saving dependency among the data within the data sets. The data storage and query method can be applied to a data management system which supports the horizontal scaling of big data and the agile development of short development lifecycles.
US09367584B2	Data management system and method to host applications and manage storage, finding and retrieval of typed items with support for tagging, connections, and situated queries A data management method to host applications and manage storage, finding and retrieval of typed items with support for tagging, connections, and situated queries is provided.
US09367583B1	Systems and methods of generating content performance metrics Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed generally to evaluating performance of a content group of a content provider. In some implementations, a system receives a request to display a performance score and accesses a data structure storing keywords, a quality metric for each keyword, and an impression count for each keyword. The quality metric can include a quality score or a first page bid of a keyword. The system can identify keywords of the data structure corresponding to the content group of the content provider. The system can obtain the quality metric and the number of impressions via the data structure for each keyword. The system can determine, for the content group, a performance score using an impression-based weighted average of the quality metric and impression count of each of the keywords.
US09367581B2	System and method of quality assessment of a search index Systems, methods, and computer program products for enabling assessment of the quality of a search index. In one embodiment, objects are processed to produce corresponding text that is stored and indexed. The objects are also processed to identify and store corresponding metadata values for indexing. Error conditions that are detected during the processing of objects to generate corresponding text are tracked and compared to determine the most severe of the error conditions. An indication of the most severe error condition is stored in a first consolidated error field. Errors that are encountered in the identification and storage of metadata values are counted and this count is stored in a second consolidated error field. Both of the consolidated error fields are indexed in the same manner as the text and metadata for the objects, so that the stored error information can be used in queries of the search index.
US09367576B2	Indexing of significant media granulars Identifying significant media granulars may comprise partitioning a media document into one or more media granulars. A score may be assigned to each of the one or more media granulars. The one or more media granulars may be monitored to detect one or more user actions on the one or more media granular. The score associated with a respective one of the media granulars may be updated based on a number of user actions detected on the respective one of the media granulars. A media granular may be identified as being significant based on the score meeting a threshold.
US09367574B2	Efficient query processing in columnar databases using bloom filters A bloom filter is generated for efficient query processing for unsorted data in a column of a columnar database. Bloom filters represented as bitmaps are generated for data blocks storing data for a column of a columnar database table. An indication of a query directed toward the column is received and the bloom filter for each data block is examined to determine which ones of the data blocks do not need to be read in order to service the query for the select data. Data is then read from the data blocks storing data for the column excepting the ones which do not need to be read.
US09367573B1	Methods and apparatus for archiving system having enhanced processing efficiency Methods and apparatus for archiving files in a system with primary storage and secondary storage that reduces thread contention. A single input reader thread generates list of files for processing by multiple map threads that evaluate each file in a list against a number of archive policies, such as move, purge, index and delete. Reduce threads take the lists from the map threads and generates list of files for action under a given policy, e.g., move, purge, index, delete. This arrangement eliminates thread contention for files and lists.
US09367572B2	Metadata-based file-identification systems and methods In a system comprising media files resident on various devices, devices equipped with media servers can deliver files to devices with media clients for purposes of playback (rendering) and/or storage. Some media servers may be capable of delivering files in various formats and may offer clients delivery format options. Media clients are aware of preferential list of formats that can be supported on a device and can choose from delivery options provided by media servers. Media files are introduced on the devices either via means external to this system or by leveraging system's media servers and media clients to transfer content between devices. When media files are introduced on the devices by means external to this system, media scanners detect such media files and make it available to media servers and thus to the rest of the system.
US09367569B1	Recovery of directory information Locating a file object in a storage system includes determining at least one characteristic of the file object, obtaining a subset of nodes in the storage system by applying the at least one characteristic to criteria for storing file objects at particular ones of the nodes in the storage system, and examining the subset of nodes to determine if any contain the file object. A metadata location server may be used to obtain the subset of nodes. The criteria may include at least one policy relating to placement of objects corresponding to files at the time the files are created. The policies may relate to owners of the files. The characteristic information may include the owner of a target file corresponding to the file object, the date that the target file was created, a business organization associated with the target file, and/or the size of the target file.
US09367559B1	Data locality control for deduplication A method for data locality control in a deduplication system is provided. The method includes forming a fingerprint cache from a backup image corresponding to a first backup operation. The method includes removing one or more fingerprints from inclusion in the fingerprint cache, in response to the one or more fingerprints having a data segment locality, in a container, less than a threshold of data segment locality. The container has one or more data segments corresponding to the one or more fingerprints. The method includes applying the fingerprint cache, with the one or more fingerprints removed from inclusion therein, to a second backup operation, wherein at least one method operation is executed through a processor.
US09367555B2	Systems and methods for transformation of logical data objects for storage Systems and methods for transforming a logical data object for storage in a storage device operable with at least one storage protocol, creating, reading, writing, optimization and restoring thereof. Transforming the logical data object comprises creating in the storage device a transformed logical data object comprising one or more allocated storage sections with a predefined size; transforming one or more sequentially obtained chunks of obtained data corresponding to the transforming logical data object; and sequentially storing the processed data chunks into said storage sections in accordance with a receive order of said chunks, wherein said storage sections serve as atomic elements of transformation/de-transformation operations during input/output transactions on the logical data object. The processing may comprise two or more data transformation techniques coordinated in time, concurrently executing autonomous sets of instructions, and provided in a manner preserving the sequence of processing and storing the processed data chunks.
US09367545B2	Apparatus for providing digital content and method thereof An apparatus for providing content operable in association with an input apparatus, and a method thereof are provided. According to the apparatus and method, a control signal corresponding to an action of a user is received from an input apparatus associated with the content, a content associated with the input apparatus based on the received control signal is searched, and the searched content is provided.
US09367542B2	Facilitating access to resource(s) idenfitied by reference(s) included in electronic communications A technique for using a reference to identify permissions required to access a resource. One or more processors detect a reference in an electronic communication. The reference points to a resource stored in storage of a data processing system. The one or more processors identify a set of permissions required to access the resource pointed to by the reference in the electronic communication. The one or more processors then perform a set of access-oriented actions associated with the set of permissions.
US09367527B2	Centralized lost and found system In one embodiment, a system and method for reporting lost items includes presenting a lost item reporting link associated with an entity having a plurality of different physical establishment locations; receiving a user selection of the lost item reporting link; presenting at a website, in response to the user selection of the lost item reporting link, a graphical user interface configured to solicit lost item recovery information, the website being associated with the entity having the plurality of different physical establishments; receiving the lost item recovery information via the graphical user interface; and transmitting the lost item recovery information to a third party online lost and found system.
US09367526B1	Word classing for language modeling A language processing application employs a classing function optimized for the underlying production application context for which it is expected to process speech. A combination of class based and word based features generates a classing function optimized for a particular production application, meaning that a language model employing the classing function uses word classes having a high likelihood of accurately predicting word sequences encountered by a language model invoked by the production application. The classing function optimizes word classes by aligning the objective of word classing with the underlying language processing task to be performed by the production application. The classing function is optimized to correspond to usage in the production application context using class-based and word-based features by computing a likelihood of a word in an n-gram and a frequency of a word within a class of the n-gram.
US09367522B2	Time-based presentation editing Systems and methods are disclosed herein for time-based editing of an electronic presentation. An electronic presentation editing interface for editing an electronic presentation is provided. The interface includes a digital canvas including multiple canvas objects in multiple canvas layers and a digital timeline including multiple timeline objects. Each canvas object is linked to a timeline object, and a location of a timeline object on the digital timeline is indicative of a time and a canvas layer that each linked canvas object is displayed on the digital canvas.
US09367518B2	Method and system for efficient full resolution correlation Aspects of a method and system for efficient full resolution correlation may include correlating a first signal with a second signal at a rate corresponding to a first discrete signal, wherein each sample of the first signal may be generated by summing a plurality of consecutive samples from the first discrete signal, and the second signal may be generated by summing the plurality of consecutive samples from a second discrete signal. The correlating may be performed by a matched filter and/or a correlator. The first signal comprising N samples may be generated by summing L consecutive samples for each of the N samples from the first discrete signal comprising NL samples. The second signal comprising N samples may be generated by summing L consecutive samples for each of the N samples from the second discrete signal comprising NL samples. The first signal and the second signal may be correlated by multiplying the N samples of the first signal with the N samples of the second signal in N multipliers and summing a plurality of outputs of the multipliers. A maximum of the correlating may be determined to achieve synchronization between the first discrete signal and the second discrete signal.
US09367517B2	Integrated circuit package with multiple dies and queue allocation A package includes a first die and a second die. The dies are connected to each other through an interface. At least one of the first and second dies includes a plurality of signal sources, wherein each source has at least one quality of service parameter associated therewith, and a plurality of queues having a different priorities. A signal from a respective one of the signal sources is allocated to one of the plurality of queues in dependence on the at least one quality of service parameter associated with the respective signal source. The interface is configured such that signals from said queues are transported from one of said first and second dies to the other of said first and second dies.
US09367510B2	Backplane controller for handling two SES sidebands using one SMBUS controller and handler controls blinking of LEDs of drives installed on backplane Present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for handling two SES sidebands using one SMBUS controller. The method includes one or more of following operations: (a) establishing communication between a backplane controller and a host computer through HBA, (b) receiving control commands and control data from host computer for monitoring and controlling at least one drive of first and second group of drives, (c) determining address and device number of drive to which received control commands and control data are directed, (d) forwarding control commands and control data to first or second SMBUS sideband handler based on address received, (e) controlling the blinking of the LEDs of the drive by first or second SMBUS sideband handler, (f) generating responses by the first or second SMBUS sideband handler, (g) receiving responses by the SMBUS controller, and (h) sending the responses back to the host computer within a predetermined time period.
US09367508B2	Interface configuration for a memory card and memory card control device Card detection pin and input pin configured to receive an interface reset signal are connected to each other in a high-speed data transfer memory card. A memory card control device noncompliant with the memory card initializes the interface reset signal to a memory card to a second electric potential, and then when the memory card control device detects a first electric potential of the card detection pin of the memory card, the memory card control device determines that the memory card is mounted. When the memory card is mounted in such a memory card control device, the memory card control device does not detect the mounting of the memory card, and thus does not start subsequent operation such as driving the interface reset signal to the first electric potential and supplying electric power to the memory card.
US09367500B2	Apparatus for multiple bus master engines to share the same request channel to a pipelined backbone In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein are mechanisms for enabling multiple bus master engines to share the same request channel to a pipelined backbone including: receiving a plurality of unarbitrated grant requests at an agent bus interface from a plurality of masters, each requesting access to a backbone connected via a common request channel; determining which of the unarbitrated grant requests is to issue first as a final grant request; storing a master identifier code for the final grant request into a FIFO buffer, the master identifier code associating the final grant request with the issuing master among the plurality of masters; waiting for a backbone grant; and presenting the master identifier code for the final grant request to an agent bus interface, wherein the agent bus interface communicates a command and data for processing via a backbone responsive to the backbone grant to fulfill the final grant request.

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