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US09532479B2	Input/output module An input/output module is configured to achieve at least one of a function of acquiring a measurement signal from a measurement target and a function of outputting data. The input/output module includes a casing, a rotational connector disposed on the casing, the rotational connector including an arc-shaped notch, the rotational connector being configured to interlock with a connection mechanism of a base to serve as a rotation point so that the input/output module is rotatable to get connected to the base and a latch-shaped fixer configured to fit into a groove formed in at least one of an upper inner surface and a lower inner surface when the input/output module is pushed into a slot having the upper inner surface and the lower inner surface to get connected.
US09532469B2	Multilayer substrate A multilayer substrate includes a first substrate a second substrate that is stacked on and electrically connected to the first substrate, the second substrate having a different characteristic from a characteristic of the first substrate, a third substrate that is provided on a side of the first substrate, the second substrate being provided on the side of the first substrate, and the third substrate is electrically connected to the second substrate, and a connection member that electrically connects the first substrate and the third substrate to each other while the second substrate is bypassed.
US09532467B2	Circuit substrate A circuit substrate includes a base layer, a first patterned conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a conductive block and a second patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer is disposed on the base layer and has a first pad. The dielectric layer is disposed on the base layer and covers the first patterned conductive layer, wherein the dielectric layer has an opening and the first pad is exposed by the opening. The conductive block is disposed in the opening and covers the first pad. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on a surface of the dielectric layer and has a second pad, wherein the second pad and the conductive block are integrally formed.
US09532466B2	Method of manufacturing multi-layer circuit board and multi-layer circuit board manufactured by using the method A method of manufacturing a multi-layer circuit board includes: forming a first circuit layer on a first surface of a first prepreg; stacking a second prepreg on a first surface of the first circuit layer; and forming at least one of a second or a third circuit layer on at least one of a first surface of the second prepreg and a second surface opposite of the first surface of the first prepreg, wherein, in the stacking of the first prepreg, the first prepreg and the second prepreg are semi-cured.
US09532448B1	Power electronics modules A power electronics module including an insulated patterned metal substrate, a semiconductor bonded to the substrate, and an agglomeration of solid metal particles mechanically bound to each other and the substrate and arranged to form electrical interconnects between the semiconductor and a bus bar, a control board, a sensor, or a combination thereof.
US09532446B2	Printed circuit board including linking extended contact pad A printed circuit board (PCB) used as a signal transmission line of a terminal, comprising a first ground layer elongating in one direction, a first dielectric layer deposited on a top of the first ground layer and elongating in the same direction as the first ground layer, a signal transmission line deposited on a top of the first dielectric layer and elongating in the same direction as the first dielectric layer, a ground pad elongating from one end of the first ground layer and in contact with an external ground, and a signal line pad extended from one end of the signal transmission line and in contact with an external signal line.
US09532443B2	Composite electronic component and board having the same A composite electronic component includes a composite body in which a capacitor and an inductor are coupled to each other, the capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes, and the inductor including a magnetic body including a coil part. An input terminal is disposed on a first side surface of the composite body and is connected to the coil part. An output terminal includes a first output terminal disposed on the first side surface of the composite body and connected to the coil part and a second output terminal disposed on a first end surface of the composite body and connected to the first internal electrodes. A ground terminal is disposed on a second end surface of the composite body and is connected to the second internal electrodes. The capacitor is coupled to a side surface of the inductor.
US09532429B2	Operating device for luminous elements Operating device for a luminous element (42), wherein the operating device (50) has a primary side (61) and a secondary side (62) and comprises a radio interference suppression element (59), the radio interference suppression element (59) being arranged between the primary side and the secondary side (62), and a filter (73) for suppressing interference, coupled to the radio interference suppression element (59).
US09532418B2	Switched mode power supply A switched mode power supply comprising: a rectified voltage terminal and a rectified ground terminal for receiving a phase-cut rectified voltage; a power switch and an inductive element connected in series between the rectified voltage terminal and the rectified ground terminal; a switch controller having a floating ground terminal and a dimming input terminal, wherein the dimming input terminal is for receiving a dimming voltage signal indicative of a required dimming level, wherein the switch controller is configured to control the switch in accordance with the dimming voltage signal and wherein the inductive element is connected between the rectified ground terminal and the floating ground terminal; and a dimming level controller configured to set the dimming voltage signal in accordance with the rectified phase-cut voltage with respect to the floating ground terminal.
US09532415B2	Multi-mode dimmer interfacing including attach state control A system and method includes a controller that is configured to coordinate (i) a low impedance path for a dimmer current, (ii) attaching a dimmer to a power converter system at the leading edge of a phase-cut, rectified input voltage, (iii), control of switch mode power conversion, and (iv) an inactive state to, for example, reduce the dimmer current while allowing a dimmer to function normally from cycle to cycle of an alternating current (AC) supply voltage. In at least one embodiment, the dimmer functions normally when the dimmer conducts at a correct phase angle indicated by a dimmer input setting and avoids prematurely resetting while conducting. In at least one embodiment, by coordinating functions (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) the controller controls a power converter system that is compatible with a triac-based dimmer.
US09532414B2	Lighting device A trigger-signal-output part sets a burst time cycle to a time period N (integer of two or more) times as long as a constant first cycle, and outputs a trigger signal M (positive integer of N or less) times during an operation period so as to synchronize it with the first cycle, and does not output the trigger signal during a stop period except the operation period of the burst time cycle. Alternatively, a trigger-signal-output part sets a burst time cycle to a time period N times as long as an output cycle of a trigger signal in an operation period, and sets the operation period to a time period M times as long as the output cycle, and sets a stop period except the operation period of the burst time cycle to a time period generated by multiplying the output cycle by a difference between N and M.
US09532410B2	Modular light fixture with power pack A light fixture including a support structure and a plurality of LEDs coupled to the structure and spaced apart along at least a portion of a length of the structure. The light fixture further includes a power pack, the power pack including a driver configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of LEDs, power input wiring that is configured to receive power for the light fixture, and a cover provided substantially over the driver and the power input wiring. A modular power input connector is accessible without removing the cover, wherein the modular power input connector is coupled to the power input wiring, and wherein the modular power input connector is configured to accept a power cord.
US09532408B2	Heating cooker A casing, a heating chamber that is provided in the casing and that has an opening on a front face thereof, an exhaust tube for guiding exhaust from inside of the heating chamber to front face side of the casing, a cooling fan that is provided in the casing, and an exhaust duct having an exhaust inlet to which the other end of the exhaust tube is connected are provided. Position along height direction of a cooling air inlet into which cooling air flows from under the exhaust duct is lower than position along the height direction of the discharge ports of the exhaust duct, and the position along the height direction of the cooling air inlet of the exhaust duct is lower than position along the height direction of the exhaust inlet of the exhaust duct. A heating cooker is provided that prevents the exhaust from the inside of the heating chamber from flowing into a main body thereof even if a fan for supplying air that is to be mixed with the exhaust breaks down.
US09532407B2	Induction cooking hob with a number of heating zones The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) including a number of heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). Each heating zone (12, 14, 16, 18) comprises or corresponds with at least one induction coil. Each induction coil is connected to a generator. Two or more heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18) are linked or can be linked into a cooking area by a user. The linked heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18) are controlled by a common power setting. An operator interface is provided for operating the heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). A control unit is provided for controlling the heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). The operator interface includes actuating elements corresponding with predetermined links (20) between the heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18). The control unit is provided for synchronizing the generators of the linked heating zones (12, 14, 16, 18) by one common controller.
US09532405B2	Stack including heater layer and drain layer A multi-layer stack includes: a substrate; a drain layer on a first side of the substrate, the drain layer having a sheet resistance of less than about 106 ohms per square; a heater layer on the drain layer; and a dielectric layer between the heater layer and the drain layer is disclosed. A transparency for a flying vehicle including the multi-layer stack and having the drain layer configured to be grounded to the flying vehicle, and a flying vehicle including the transparency is also disclosed.
US09532400B2	Radio communication devices and cellular wide area radio base station A radio communication terminal device may include: a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology; a circuit configured to provide a direct communication device to communication device communication; and a message generator configured to generate a message comprising information of a direct communication device to communication device communication provided by the circuit.
US09532391B2	Device selection A technique for wireless communication is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises carrying out a proximity-based device selection for a second device in response to receiving, from a first device, one or more control messages that indicate presence of said second device and invoking at least one of one or more predefined actions in dependence of identity of said second device in response to said proximity-based device selection having resulted in selecting said second device.
US09532373B2	Collision resolution for PUCCH scheduling requests Collision mitigation for scheduling requests, SRs, on the physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, in Long Term Evolution, LTE, radiocommunication systems is described. Various types of SR collision mitigation information can be transmitted from a base station eNodeB (32) to a user equipment, UE(36). The UE can use the collision mitigation information to determine how to transmit its SRs. The network or base station (32) can use its knowledge of the SR collision mitigation information sent to various UEs (36) (and/or additional information) to resolve SR collisions on the uplink.
US09532372B2	Systems and methods for transmitting radio link control (RLC) data blocks In one aspect, the invention provides apparatuses and methods for wirelessly transmitting application data utilizing priority information for each radio link control (RLC) data block transmitted. Advantageously, the application data with a relatively high transmission priority is not substantially delayed by the transmission of application data with substantially lower transmission priorities.
US09532369B2	Dynamic configuration of subframes in a radio communications system The technology disclosed provides the ability for a subframe to be dynamically configured in time division duplex (TDD) communications between a UE radio terminal and a radio network node. A frame structure includes one or more subframes preconfigured as a downlink subframe, one or more subframes preconfigured as an uplink subframe, and one or more dynamically configurable subframes. Each dynamically configurable subframe includes a guard time period and at least a downlink part for transporting a dynamically configurable amount of downlink information, and in some embodiments, uplink information. A configuration for dynamically configurable subframes is determined for transmission and/or reception between the UE radio terminal and the radio network node.
US09532360B2	Method and apparatus for communication mode switching Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for communication mode switching. The method includes: acquiring state information of a device-to-device link between a first UE and a second UE; implementing a switching between a first communication mode and a second communication mode according to the state information of the device-to-device link between the first UE and the second UE, where the first UE and the second UE perform device-to-device communication under the first communication mode, and the first UE communicates with the second UE via a base station under the second communication mode.
US09532354B2	Contention based access of resources in a wireless network A wireless communication device for a wireless network employing a wireless time division communication structure, where the wireless communication device includes a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver and an access control unit, which is configured to order the wireless transmitter to transmit, in a contention interval, a priority setting of a wireless communication device competing for resources, where the priority setting is transmitted as a signal having a frequency representing the priority setting, order the wireless receiver to receive, in the contention interval, priority settings of other competing wireless communication devices as signals having frequencies representing these priority settings, compare the transmitted priority setting with the received priority settings and seize a following data interval if the transmitted priority setting is higher than the received priority settings.
US09532351B2	Downlink control information transmitting method, detecting method, base station and user equipment A method for transmitting downlink control information, a detecting method, a base station and a UE are provided in the present invention. The detecting method includes: the UE detects downlink control information beared by ePDCCH in a resource block according to a resource block set and pre-defined information configured by the base station; wherein the pre-defined information at least includes one of the followings: sub-carrier position information detected in the resource block set, enhanced control channel unit information detected in the resource block set, a mapping mode of the ePDCCH, aggregation level configuration information detected in the resource block set, the amount of candidate set corresponding to the detected aggregation level in the resource block set and a downlink control information format. In the present invention, the UE is agilely indicated to detected the downlink control information beared by the ePDCCH in the corresponding physical resource block according to the configured resource block set and the pre-defined information, so as to save resources of space detected and searched by the UE, thus scheduling efficient of the system is improved.
US09532347B2	Method and apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless communication system A method for allocating resources by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining use/nonuse of each of a plurality of Resource Blocks (RBs), which are allocated using a persistent allocation scheme, and transmitting resource allocation information indicating use/nonuse of each of the plurality of RBs to a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs) according to a result of the determination.
US09532344B2	Method for controlling uplink power in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, provides a method for controlling uplink power and a device therefor. The method whereby user equipment controls uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving first uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration information from a base station through a system information block; receiving second UL-DL configuration information for a downlink hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) operation from the base station; receiving a transmission power control (TPC) command from the base station; and determining uplink transmission power for a first uplink channel on the basis of the first UL-DL configuration information and the TPC command and determining uplink transmission power for a second uplink channel on the basis of the second UL-DL configuration information and the TPC command.
US09532338B2	Method for transmitting control information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method for enabling user equipment to receive control information in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first base station, first control information in which the control information is allocated on a specific wireless resource area according to a first pattern; and receiving from a second base station, second control information in which the control information is assigned on the specific wireless resource area according to a second pattern, wherein the first pattern is determined on the basis of identification information associated with the first base station, the second pattern is determined on the basis of identification information associated with the second base station, and the first and second patterns are set so as not to overlap each other.
US09532335B2	Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method A wireless communication apparatus that performs transmission based on a radio resource that is allocated from another wireless communication apparatus, the wireless communication apparatus including: a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to, after a first radio resource for transmitting first information has been allocated, before transmitting the first information based on the first radio resource, when a second radio resource is allocated that is a radio resource of a timing different from a timing of the first radio resource and is a radio resource for transmitting second information, perform a transmission process of transmitting the first information and the second information based on the second radio resource and of not using the first radio resource for the transmission.
US09532324B2	Communication device and method of determining communication method A communication device and a communication scheme judgment method that enable reception of frames of different communication schemes without setting a common synchronization signal in the frames for each communication scheme. A signal including synchronization information corresponding to a communication scheme is receivable via a frequency band within which a frequency band of a channel corresponding to a first communication scheme overlaps with at least a portion of a frequency band of a channel corresponding to a second communication scheme. Using the synchronization information, when synchronization of one communication scheme out of the first communication scheme and the second communication scheme is establishable, processing of the signal is performed using the one communication scheme, and when the synchronization of the one communication scheme is not establishable and synchronization of the other communication scheme is establishable, processing of the signal is performed using the other communication scheme.
US09532322B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same in consideration of communication environment A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same in consideration of communication environment are provided. The mobile terminal includes a grip sensor unit for generating sensing signals corresponding to user grip, a control unit for identifying a grip pattern on the basis of sensing signals from the grip sensor unit, for extracting communication control information associated with the identified grip pattern, and for performing at least one of power control and antenna tuning control; and a communication means to which power control and antenna tuning are applied under control of the control unit.
US09532315B2	Wireless communication device and method for controlling transmission power Disclosed is a wireless communication device that can suppress an increase in power consumption of a terminal while preventing the degradation of SINR measurement precision resulting from TPC errors in a base station. A terminal controls the transmission power of a second signal by adding an offset to the transmission power of a first signal; an offset-setting unit sets an offset correction value in response to a transmission time gap between a third signal transmitted the previous time and the second signal transmitted this time; and a transmission power control unit controls the transmission power of the second signal using the correction value.
US09532311B1	Method and apparatus for maintaining a wireless local area network connection during a bluetooth inquiry phase or a bluetooth paging phase In response to determining that a Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase will begin, a power save indicator signal is sent from a first communication device to a second communication device prior to a start of the Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase. A gap between a first Bluetooth communication slot and a second Bluetooth communication slot is determined, and a time period within the gap is determined, where an end of the time period occurs at a defined amount of time prior to a start of the second Bluetooth communication slot. During the time period, one or more power save poll messages are sent from the first communication device to the second communication device, each first power save poll message prompting the second communication device to transmit a respective first WLAN packet to the first communication device.
US09532307B2	Network discovery method, access point, and terminal device Embodiments of the present invention disclose a network discovery method, an access point, and a terminal device, and relate to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: generating, by an access point, a physical layer frame, and setting indication information in a frame header part of the physical layer frame, where the indication information is used for indicating that the physical layer frame carries a network discovery message; and sending, by the access point, the physical layer frame. The present invention is applicable to a scenario where the terminal device is connected to the access point by using a WiFi network.
US09532289B2	Information processing method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide an information processing method and apparatus. The method includes: sending a communication message that includes instruction information to a UE, so that the UE records multiple times, according to the instruction information, signal quality parameters of cells measured by the UE; after a connection is established between the UE and a target base station, receiving the signal quality parameters of the cells measured by the UE, recorded by the UE multiple times and sent by the target base station; and adjusting handover parameters according to the received signal quality parameters, where the signal quality parameters of the cells measured by the UE are sent by the UE to the target base station.
US09532278B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting establishment cause value in wireless communication system A method and apparatus of performing a handover procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. The target eNodeB (eNB) receives a specific establishment cause of a user equipment (UE). The specific establishment cause among a plurality of establishment causes comprises emergency, high priority access, mobile terminated access, mobile oriented signaling, mobile oriented data, and delay tolerant access. The target eNB transmits a handover command message to the UE after receiving the specific establishment cause.
US09532277B2	Method and apparatus for determining source SGSN Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for determining a source SGSN. The method for determining a source SGSN includes: obtaining addressing information of a source SGSN through a NAS message sent by a UE; and sending the addressing information of the source SGSN to a target MME or a target SGSN, so that the target MME or the target SGSN determines the source SGSN according to the addressing information of the source SGSN. The embodiments of the present invention may ensure that an MSC obtains latest addressing information of a source SGSN of a UE, so that a target MME or a target SGSN obtains prepare bearer information of the UE from a correct source SGSN.
US09532276B1	Hybrid call continuity for a wireless communication device A wireless communication device (WCD) is configured to receive and maintain concurrently in data storage at least two different IMS transfer-addresses, such as one for use when the WCD's transition between radio access networks (RANs) is a single-radio transition and the other for use when the WCD's transition between RANs is a dual-radio transition, and/or one for use when the WCD's transition between RANs is packet-to-packet and the other for use when the WCD's transition between RANs is packet-to-circuit. Upon transitioning between RANs, the WCD may then select the appropriate one of these IMS transfer-addresses and transmit the selected IMS transfer-address to a network node to facilitate handover of an ongoing call to be via the WCD's new serving RAN.
US09532271B2	Two tier hi-speed wireless communication link A method and apparatus for mobile two-tier wireless communication are provided. A wireless communication signal may be received at a mobile communication device from a cellular base station. Data may be recovered from the received wireless communication signal. The data may be transmitted to an IEEE 802.11 user device. A second wireless communication signal may be received from the IEEE 802.11 user device. Data may be recovered from the second wireless communication signal. The data may be transmitted to the cellular base station.
US09532268B2	Methods and apparatus for synchronizing a user equipment with an HFN offset Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE). In some examples, the UE may identify an initialization and refresh (IR) packet at the radio link control (RLC) layer based the size of the IR packet, where the IR packet comprises a larger ciphered PDU size than a compressed RoHC packet. Accordingly, once the UE identifies the received packet as an IR packet, the UE may attempt to decipher the IR packet using one or more HFN offset values. In one example, the UE may determine whether the IR packet is deciphered correctly based on cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value of the deciphered IR packet. As a result, the present disclosure allows the UE to re-synchronize with the transmitting device by at least one of incrementing or decrementing an HFN value at the receiving device.
US09532266B2	Systems and methods for managing a wireless network An embodiment method of managing a wireless network includes managing an infrastructure topology for the wireless network. The wireless network includes a plurality of network nodes. The method further includes managing a connection of a user equipment (UE) to the wireless network. The method further includes managing a customer service provided to the UE over the connection. The method also includes managing analytics for the wireless network and the service.
US09532260B2	Initiating network assistance in a wireless network In MIMO scenarios, a mobile terminal (1400) can be exposed to signals intended for wireless terminals (640) other than the mobile terminal (1400). If the mobile terminal (1400) is capable of performing interference cancellation, then a network node (1000), such as a base station (610, 620) or RNC (630), can provide the mobile terminal (1400) with interference information so that the mobile terminal (1400) can efficiently cancel interferences due to these interfering signals. The network node (1000) may provide the mobile terminal (1400) with interference information if it determines that mobile terminal (1400) will benefit from the information. The mobile terminal (1400) may cancel the interfering signals from the received signal based on the interference information.
US09532254B2	Method and device for performing channel measurement by using CSI-reference signal corresponding to received channel measurement target The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for transmitting/receiving channel state information. A method of a terminal for transmitting channel state information (CSI) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: Receiving setting information on a basic channel measurement target from a base station; receiving channel measurement target indication information from the base station; performing a channel measurement by using CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to the channel measurement target; and transmitting CSI to the base station.
US09532253B2	Systems and methods for multi-connectivity operation A method for sending a power headroom report (PHR) by a User Equipment (UE) is described. The method includes obtaining a value of a power headroom for each activated serving cell with configured uplink corresponding to a second radio connection. The method also includes generating an extended power headroom MAC control element based on the obtained values and information related to power management corresponding to a first radio connection. The method further includes transmitting the extended power headroom MAC control element.
US09532248B2	Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a mobile transceiver and a base station transceiver, mobile transceiver, base station transceiver and mobile communication system Embodiments provide apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a mobile transceiver and a base station transceiver, a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and a mobile communication system. The apparatus for the mobile transceiver in a mobile communication system comprises means for receiving information on a periodic measurement configuration for an inter-frequency measurement from a base station transceiver of the mobile communication system on a first frequency layer. The inter-frequency measurement refers to a repetitive measurement on a second frequency layer with a repetition cycle, which is such that the mobile transceiver , when moving at a velocity below a velocity threshold, is located in a coverage area of another base station transceiver on the second frequency layer for at least two repetition cycles.
US09532243B2	WLAN and LTE coexistence in unlicensed radio frequency bands A wireless local area network (WLAN) device processes received samples for a radio frequency channel in an unlicensed radio frequency band to detect radio frequency interference from a long term evolution (LTE) wireless communication system. The WLAN device performs a correlation of received time-domain samples to detect the presence of a cyclic prefix for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol used by the LTE wireless communication system. The WLAN device searches for cross-correlation peaks (1) that exceed a peak power threshold value, (2) that a ratio of which exceed a ratio threshold, and (3) that are separated by a time period corresponding to the OFDM symbol. The WLAN device detects the presence of the LTE wireless communication system without decoding the OFDM symbols.
US09532240B2	Mobile communication system, quality control method, and monitoring control device A mobile communication system includes: a content server configured to accumulate a content; a wireless base station device configured to receive the content sent from the content server; a terminal device configured to receive the content wirelessly sent from the wireless base station device; and a monitoring control device configured to: control delivery of the content to the terminal device over the content server, and send to the terminal device, when a quality of experience (QoE) for a user utilizing the terminal device due to delivery of the content, the QoE being predicted in accordance with sending of a first delivery request for the content from the terminal device, does not meet a given condition, information on a clock time or a place in which a new predicted QoE meets the given condition.
US09532238B2	Communication method and system, access network device, and application server Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and system, an access network device, and an application server. The communication method includes: receiving, by an access network device, a service packet; and sending, by the access network device, the received service packet to an application server according to a policy, where the application server is arranged at an access network side, and is independent from the access network device or in the access network device, and the application server supports operation of at least one service. It can be seen that, an application server that supports operation of third-party applications is introduced at an access network side, so that a UE can directly perform service interaction with the access network side, which significantly improves the response time of a user request, decreases service delay, and improves the QoS of a service, thereby improving user experience.
US09532233B2	System and method for conducting wireless site surveys A method for surveying a site for installation of wireless access points is provided. A map of the site under survey is displayed. User input relating to the position of a first wireless device at the site is received. User input relating to the position of a second wireless device at the site is also received. Wireless signals broadcast by the second wireless device are measured using the first wireless device to obtain signal strength values corresponding to the strength of the wireless signals. Attenuation values based on the signal strength values are calculated and assigned to features on the map of the site under survey.
US09532232B2	Detection and location of wireless field devices A method of evaluating a potential location to add a wireless field device to an existing network of a plurality of existing wireless field devices is provided. The method includes placing a handheld field maintenance tool in the potential location and causing the handheld field maintenance tool to identify wireless field devices within communicative range of the potential location. Information related to wireless communication at the potential location is viewed. Methods are also provided for identifying a selected field device in a process installation using a handheld field maintenance tool.
US09532222B2	System and method of notifying mobile devices to complete transactions after additional agent verification A method of completing a transaction that requires authorization by an authority agent includes registering an authority device as associated with the authority agent, receiving a transaction request from a service provider; pushing an authentication notification to the authenticating application of the authority device; displaying the authentication notification, including a prompt to supply agent verification data, on the authority device; collecting and verifying the agent verification data; in response to verification of the agent verification data, transmitting an authority agent response from the authority device to the authentication platform, and, at the authentication platform, authenticating the authority agent response; and in response to authenticating the authority agent response, transmitting a transaction confirmation from the authentication platform to the service provider.
US09532220B2	Apparatus and method for authentication in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus of a server in a communication system are provided. The method includes receiving identifier information of a user equipment (UE), obtaining, if an error is detected for a first authentication key corresponding to the identifier information, information on a second authentication key for authenticating the UE, and authenticating the UE based on the information on the second authentication key. The server includes a transceiver configured to communicate with at least one of a network node and an external server, and a controller configured to receive identifier information of a UE, if an error is detected for a first authentication key corresponding to the identifier information, obtain information on a second authentication key for authenticating the UE, and authenticate the UE based on the information on the second authentication key.
US09532215B2	Secure deployment of terminals in a wireless network A method for securely deploying a communication device in a communication network, the method comprising: storing a device identity and an associated token in the network; receiving, in the network, a device identity, a token and an indication of a data routing point; determining whether the received device identity and the received token correspond with a device identity and associated token stored by the network; and, if so, determining that the communication device corresponding to the received device identity has been validly deployed in the network and storing the data routing point as a destination to which data associated with the validly deployed communication device should be routed by the network.
US09532207B2	Vehicle control system and method for controlling same The present invention provides a vehicle control system comprising: a user database for storing at least one user profile which designates an initial action for an in-vehicle end device; a fixed and wireless communication unit for establishing a communication channel with a mobile terminal and receiving identity information through the communication channel: and a control unit for extracting the user profile corresponding to the identity information from the user database, and controlling the end device so that the end device executes an initial action as designated by the extracted user profile.
US09532197B1	DID line type provisioning verification A messaging hub provides communication services for user devices associated with an enterprise office telephone number. The messaging hub establishes a secure connection between the messaging hub local SMSC/MMSC and a data adapter of a unified communications service, provision the enterprise office telephone number for use in a global SMS/MMS network and delivers messages addressed to the enterprise office telephone number to selected user devices.
US09532192B2	Configurable phone with interactive voice response engine A land-based or mobile phone and methods are provided for receiving inbound communications as either voice or text, and then based on the user's configuration settings, the inbound communication is provided to the user as it was received or is automatically converted into a format that is desired by the user. The phone also takes voice or text that is input by the user of the phone and converts the user's input to either voice or text based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The outbound communication is configured according to how the intended recipient wants to receive a communication based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The phone includes a controller that determines how the phone will handle and process inbound and outbound communications. The controller includes a speech recognition engine.
US09532183B2	Data locator technology A system and method are provided for determining students that are in danger of dropping out of an educational institution, and for delivering Internet content. The system and method gathers behavioral data of users using wireless beacon technology, a Wi-Fi capture device and mobile communications devices by monitoring a user's engagement with campus life and class attendance. As a user's focus changes from active participation in campus life to dropping out of the educational institution, their behavior changes, and the system and method captures this change through their participation in student life. The system and method further allows educational institutions and other information providers to use location beacons to link objects, locations, persons, or pets to information such as web links directing to Internet content, and to deliver such information to a user's mobile communications device.
US09532178B2	Location management system A location management system includes: user equipment that periodically repeats an operating state and a standby state with a predetermined time interval, transmits a short-range wireless communication signal including its own identification information; a user equipment managing server that collects and manages user management information including the identification information of the user equipment and manager information of a manager who manages the management target and that monitors and provides location information of the management target, the location of which needs to be monitored, to the manager; and a location information relay terminal that stores identification information of a signal previously transmitted from the user equipment and that provides the acquired location information and time information along with the identification information to the user equipment managing server when both pieces of information agree to each other.
US09532176B1	Smoothed activity signals for suggestion ranking Relevant geospatial data is provided to a portable device. In particular, several activity detection results collected over a period of time, spanning several time intervals, are received, where each activity detection result provides an estimate of the portable device activity, and where the activity detection results indicate at least two different activities. A single predominant activity of the portable device is determined using the activity detection results. Based on the predominant activity, geospatial data is selected and then provided to the portable device.
US09532174B2	Method for ensuring data localization on an ad hoc moving data network The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include determining that the balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data. The method can also include determining that the balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include removing the geographically-restricted data from the memory of the balloon.
US09532171B2	Geo-location based event gallery A computer implemented method may include receiving geo-location data from a device of a user; comparing the geo-location data with a geo-location fence associated with an event; determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event; responsive to the determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event, supplying user-selectable event gallery information, associated with an event gallery of the event, to the device for addition to a destination list on the device; detecting selection of the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list by the user of the device; and/or responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user of the device, adding the user as a follower of the event, with access to the event gallery.
US09532160B2	Method of determining user intent to use services based on proximity A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle. The method includes making functionality of the mobile electronic device accessible through the vehicle system based on where a sensor that the mobile electronic device is paired with is physically located about the vehicle.
US09532159B1	Moving a sound localization point of a voice of a computer program during a voice exchange A method executed by one or more electronic devices in an electronic system moves a sound localization point (SLP) of a voice of a computer program during a voice exchange between the computer program and a person. Binaural sound localizes to the person in empty space away from the person and moves to localize inside a head of the person.
US09532156B2	Apparatus and method for sound stage enhancement A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with instructions executable by a processor identify a center component, a side component and an ambient component within right and left channels of a digital audio input signal. A spatial ratio is determined from the center component and side component. The digital audio input signal is adjusted based upon the spatial ratio to form a pre-processed signal. Recursive crosstalk cancellation processing is performed on the pre-processed signal to form a crosstalk cancelled. The center component of the crosstalk cancelled signal is realigned to create the final digital audio output.
US09532155B1	Real time monitoring of acoustic environments using ultrasound Systems and methods for real time monitoring of acoustic environment using ultrasound are provided. An example method includes causing production of an acoustic sensing signal. The acoustic sensing signal can be a continuously repeating ultrasonic signal. The method further includes receiving a reflected acoustic signal, the reflected acoustic signal being a representation of an acoustic signal reflected within the acoustic environment. The method further includes analyzing the reflected acoustic signal based at least in part on the acoustic sensing signal to determine properties of the acoustic environment. The acoustic sensing signal can be produced based on a pseudorandom binary sequence. Analyzing the reflected acoustic signal includes correlating the reflected acoustic signal and the acoustic sensing signal to determine a real time estimate of impulse response of the acoustic environment. The method further allows determining that the properties of the acoustic environment have changed.
US09532144B2	Loudspeaker A loudspeaker (100) comprising: an electro-magnetic motor (114) configured to receive electrical signals and, based on the received electrical signals to induce vibrations in a diaphragm (116) for generating a pressure wave; a surround (118) connected to the diaphragm for suspending the diaphragm from a driver chassis (120); and a damper (126) in contact with the surround for damping the vibrations in the surround and the diaphragm.
US09532140B2	Listen to people you recognize One example device includes a camera; a display device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory to receive audio signals from two or more microphones or a far-end device; receive first location information and second location information, the first location information for a visual identification of an audio source of the received audio signals and the second location information identifying a direction of arrival from the audio source; receive a first adjustment to a first portion of a UI to change either a visual identification or a coordinate direction of a direction focus; in response to the first adjustment, automatically perform a second adjustment to a second portion of the UI to change the other of the visual identification or the coordinate direction of the direction focus; and process the audio signals to filter sounds outside the direction focus, or emphasize sounds within the direction focus.
US09532135B2	Bone conduction speaker unit Problem is to provide a bone conduction speaker unit which is compact as a whole, and can be used, being simply and neatly mounted to a great variety of pieces of existing communication equipment, such as mobile phones. A unit case 1 is provided which incorporates a bone conduction speaker 2 such that a diaphragm 3 is exposed, with an earphone-jack mating plug 4, which is connected to the bone conduction speaker 2, being disposed on the unit case 1, and by connecting the plug 4 to an earphone jack 22 on a cabinet 21 of a piece of communication equipment, such as a mobile phone, the piece of communication equipment is allowed to be used as a speaker.
US09532132B2	Hearing-impaired person assistance speaker It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a hearing-impaired person assistance speaker that emits sound waves having an increased sound pressure level so as to provide improved original sound production capabilities. The inner circumferential face of a coupler 199 is bonded to one end of a bobbin 124 that is the other end thereof around which a coil 148 is wound. A portion of the coupler 199 configured so that it extends outward is bonded to a vibrating unit 121. As described above, the bobbin 124 and the vibrating unit 121 are coupled with each other via the coupler 199, instead of a line-contact connection structure that connects them. This reduces an amount of adhesive agent that can lead to degradation in the sound clarity. Thus, the present embodiment provides improved sound clarity of the sound to be received by a hearing-impaired person.
US09532131B2	System and method of improving voice quality in a wireless headset with untethered earbuds of a mobile device Method of improving voice quality using a wireless headset with untethered earbuds starts by receiving first acoustic signal from first microphone included in first untethered earbud and receiving second acoustic signal from second microphone included in second untethered earbud. First inertial sensor output is received from first inertial sensor included in first earbud and second inertial sensor output is received from second inertial sensor included in second earbud. First earbud processes first noise/wind level captured by first microphone, first acoustic signal and first inertial sensor output and second earbud processes second noise/wind level captured by second microphone, second acoustic signal, and second inertial sensor output. First and second noise/wind levels and first and second inertial sensor outputs are communicated between the earbuds. First earbud transmits first acoustic signal and first inertial sensor output when first noise and wind level is lower than second noise/wind level. Other embodiments are described.
US09532127B2	Earbuds and in-ear adapter for earbuds An earphone or adapter for attaching to an earphone includes an ear portion including a tubular sidewall. In one embodiment, the tubular sidewall includes an inner surface defining an air channel extending through the sidewall. The air channel redirects sound at an angle to the speaker axis, and may have a smooth contour to maintain sound quality. In one embodiment, the inner surface has a twin cone shape including a converging cone portion extending from the first end and a diverging cone portion extending from the converging cone portion to the second end. The outer surface of the tubular portion may include a plurality of outwardly extending fins In one embodiment, the tubular portion includes both a plurality of fins, and a twin cone air channel.
US09532115B2	Enhanced experience from standard program content Methods and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing the viewing experience of video content by analyzing the content to determine where enhanced sensory experience events may be appropriate, by identifying devices at the viewing location and devices personal to the viewer that can be controlled to provide an enhanced sensory experience, and by activating those devices in a way that is synchronized with the presentation of the content.
US09532108B2	Methods and computer program products for taking a secondary action responsive to receipt of an advertisement A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to the supplementary information; and performing the requested activity in response to the user request.
US09532101B2	Digital broadcast receiver unit Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor.
US09532098B2	Method, apparatus and system for controlling focus on TV interface Provided are a method, apparatus and system for controlling a focus on a television interface. The method includes that a remote control device generates a movement event and a corresponding movement path and notifies a TV controller, and the TV controller determines the location of a moved focus according to the movement event and the movement path. Through the technology for controlling a focus on a television interface, a button can be pressed for reduced times, the focus can be controlled in any direction conveniently, quickly and flexibly, and the user experience can be improved effectively.
US09532097B1	Method and system for controlling a controlled device with a remote control device through a display device A method and system for controlling a controlled device includes a display device and a remote control device generating a key code and communicating the first key code signal corresponding to the key code to the display device. The display device Communicates the key code of the key code signal through the display device without changing the key code and communicates a second key code signal from the display device to a controlled device. The controlled device is controlled in response to the key code in the second key code signal.
US09532096B2	System and method for synching portable media player content with storage space optimization A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The communication portion can receive the content from the content provider. The parsing portion can parse the content into the plurality of content components and can store the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can provide a counter for each of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion, respectively. The processing portion can retrieve and process one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can further increment the counter associated with the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion.
US09532090B2	Unification sublayer for multi-connection communication Managing Internet Protocol (IP) flows to produce multi-connection communication is contemplated, such as but not necessarily limited to managing a single IP flow simultaneously through disparate physical layers (PHYs). A unification sublayer may be configured as a logical interface between a network layer and a data link layer and/or the disparate PHYs to facilitating partitioning of IP packets included in the IP flow.
US09532088B2	Trick-play streams for adaptive bitrate streaming A method of generating a trick-play stream is provided that includes providing a master trick-play stream having a plurality of groups of pictures, wherein each group of pictures comprises a leading intra-coded frame and a plurality of inter-coded frames, and frames within of each group of pictures encoded with a temporally scalable hierarchical encoding relationship, deriving a trick-play stream from the master trick-play stream for a particular temporal resolution by skipping a consistent pattern of frames from each group of pictures that are not needed to decode other frames at the particular temporal resolution according to the temporally scalable hierarchical encoding relationship, and providing the trick-play stream to a client device, wherein the trick-play stream is packaged to appear to the client device as a standards-compliant adaptive bitrate stream.
US09532087B2	System and method for metamorphic content generation A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a controller programmed to detect an object within an image of a first occurrence of a repetitive portion of a video program. The object is modified based on instructions, resulting in an updated object, and another portion of the image of the repetitive portion is left unmodified, resulting in a first modified repetitive portion of the video program. The object is detected within an image of subsequent instances of the repetitive portion of the video program and modified each time differently from the updated object and from subsequent modifications of the object, while maintaining the another portion of the image unmodified. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09532086B2	System and method for product placement amplification A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise obtaining product image data and comparing image data of a media program with the product image data. A product placement in the media program is determined based on the comparison, and an entry in a product placement database is generated. The entry comprises identifiers of the media program, a product descriptor descriptive of the product, and a context descriptor descriptive of a presentation scheme used for the first product placement. A rating is assigned to the media program with respect to the product in accordance with the entry of the product placement in the product placement database and other entries of other product placements in the product placement database. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09532081B2	In-vehicle information distribution system and image-contents distribution method of in-vehicle information distribution system A central device includes a first information storage unit in which an image-contents-distribution management table and image contents are stored and a first information control unit that determines an image display device that is to store therein the image contents based on the image-contents-distribution management table, and distributes the image contents to the image display device, and the image display device includes a second information storage unit in which the image-contents-distribution management table and the image contents are stored and a second information control unit that determines a location where the image contents are stored among the image display device and the central device based on the image-contents-distribution management table and displays the image contents read from a determined location.
US09532079B2	Filtering method for removing block artifacts and/or ringing noise and apparatus therefor Provided are a filtering method and apparatus for removing blocking artifacts and ringing noise. The filtering method includes transforming video data on a block-by-block basis, and detecting the presence of an edge region in the video data by checking the distribution of values obtained by the transformation. Accordingly, it is possible to completely remove blocking artifacts and/or ringing noise by more effectively detecting the presence of an edge region in video data.
US09532075B2	Image processor The image processor includes a ⅓ multiplier circuit that approximately multiplies an input value X by ⅓. The ⅓ multiplier circuit includes a loop operation circuit that repeatedly perform a predetermined operation by loops, and a setting circuit that sets a required number of loops in the loop operation circuit. The loop operation circuit includes a register that receives an input of an input value, a bit shift circuit that performs bit shift by 2 bits to the right on a value output from the register, and an adder circuit that adds an input value and a value output from the bit shift circuit, and inputs the added value to the register.
US09532074B2	Method and system for video coding system with loop filtering A method and apparatus for encoding of video data incorporating loop filtering are disclosed. The method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention determines an initial loop filter level for a frame of the video data according to quality setting of the frame. The information associated with the initial loop filter level is incorporated in the bitstream corresponding to compressed video data. The loop filtering is applied to a macroblock without the need to wait for the whole frame reconstruction to complete. In another embodiment according to the present invention, the initial loop filter level may be refined according to stability associated with the frame. In yet another embodiment according to the present invention, the method may include determining whether segment mode is on or off and determining a frame-level or segment-level initial loop filter level accordingly.
US09532063B2	Electronic device for encoding a buffer parameter An electronic device for sending a message is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device determines whether a picture is allowed to be decoded on a sub-picture level. If the picture is allowed to be decoded on a sub-picture level, the electronic device generates at least one of a buffer size parameter and a buffer scale parameter. The electronic device sends at least one of the buffer size parameter and the buffer scale parameter.
US09532062B2	Controlling player buffer and video encoder for adaptive video streaming A mechanism is disclosed to adapt in real-time the encoding bitrate of a video source in an adaptive video streaming system with the aim of avoiding playback interruptions and to guarantee the best possible video quality. The mechanism is made of a feedback loop in which a controller computes the encoding bitrate that the sender (the video server) transmits to a receiver (client) employing a packet switching network such as the Internet. The mechanism can be used in video streaming systems employing scalable encoding (f.i. H.264 SVC, VP8, VP9) or multi bit-rate encoding (stream-switching). The automatic control that computes the video encoding bitrate can be executed either at the server or at the client.
US09532058B2	Intra prediction mode coding with directional partitions A video coder can determine a most probable mode for a block of video data using non-square partitions based on the direction of the non-square partitions. When the direction of the non-square partitions is vertical, an intra prediction mode of a left-neighboring block can be selected as the most probable intra prediction mode, and when the direction of the non-square partitions is horizontal, an intra prediction mode of an above-neighboring block can be selected as the most probable intra prediction mode.
US09532055B2	Constraints and unit types to simplify video random access Disclosed herein are innovations for bitstreams having clean random access (CRA) pictures and/or other types of random access point (RAP) pictures. New type definitions and strategic constraints on types of RAP pictures can simplify mapping of units of elementary video stream data to a container format. Such innovations can help improve the ability for video coding systems to more flexibly perform adaptive video delivery, production editing, commercial insertion, and the like.
US09532049B2	Method of decoding video data The invention provides a method of decoding video data in merge mode, comprising: constructing a merge candidate list using available spatial and temporal merge candidates; deriving motion information using a merge index; generating a prediction block using the motion information; generating a residual block by inverse-quantizing the quantized block using a quantization parameter and by inverse-transforming the inverse quantized block; and generating a reconstructed block using the residual block and the prediction block, wherein the quantization parameter is generated per quantization unit and a minimum size of the quantization unit is adjusted per picture. Therefore, the coding efficiency of motion information by selecting predictor of motion information one among neighboring blocks and a temporal block. Also, the coding efficiency of residual block is improved by adaptively adjusting a quantization parameter per quantization unit and generating a quantization parameter predictor using multiple neighboring quantization parameters.
US09532040B2	Virtual viewpoint interval determination sections apparatus and method There is provided an image processing apparatus, including a virtual viewpoint interval determination section which determines virtual viewpoint intervals corresponding to an image to be processed based on a parallax corresponding to the image to be processed and an image feature amount for each pixel in the image to be processed.
US09532039B2	Location based media display A method includes identifying, at a media device, a viewing zone of a plurality of viewing zones associated with a display device. Each viewing zone of the plurality of viewing zones corresponds to a different spatial region of a plurality of spatial regions relative to the display device, where each viewing zone has a corresponding spatial region. The method further includes selecting a video stream based on the viewing zone. The method further includes sending the video stream from the media device to the display device.
US09532036B2	Stereo source image calibration method and apparatus An image processing apparatus and a method implemented by the image process apparatus generates a vertical disparity map through regression analysis, based on a difference between vertical coordinate values from feature correspondence information of left and right source images. A geometric difference through image warping is calibrated before depth information is restored through depth estimation. Thus, a process of optimizing a camera model may not have to be performed, and occurrence of black areas that may be caused by image rotation may be reduced.
US09532023B2	Color reproduction of display camera system A method including: outputting, for display on a display device, a plurality of test patterns; obtaining, from a camera, a plurality of test images of a subject exposed to the plurality of test patterns displayed on the display device; generating a first color transformation based on the plurality of test images; and adjusting a color balance of the camera based on the first color transformation.
US09532021B2	True-color environment correction device and true-color environment correction method An object is to accurately provide the user with color fidelity information irrespective of difference in the time of day when or in the location where a commercial product is photographed and prevent mismatching of the user's selection of the commercial product. A color fidelity environment correction system 1 includes a camera 2 and a computer 5 that is connectable with the camera 2, a tablet terminal 3 and a display device 4 and is configured to include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk drive and a bus line. A red vehicle 6 is photographed with the camera 2 (RC-500) in a plant or the like, and XYZ color fidelity images are recorded in a storage unit 51 of the computer 5. Another blue vehicle 7 is photographed with the tablet terminal 3 in the open air, and an RGB color image is stored in a storage unit 52. An RGB color image of the red color vehicle is created with replacement of the blue color of the RGB color image of the vehicle 7 with red color of the 3-band visual sensitivity images S1i, S2i and S3i of the vehicle 6 and is displayed on the display device 4 or is displayed with the RGB color image of the blue vehicle 7 in a comparative manner.
US09532017B2	Light sensitivity controlling apparatus and projection-type display device equipped with same The light sensitivity controlling apparatus comprises an optical semiconductor, an amplifier element, a resistor unit, an A/D converter, and a controller. The optical semiconductor receives a plurality of colors of light emitted from a light source in a time division. The amplifier element converts optical current flowing to the optical semiconductor into voltage by receiving the plurality of colors of light. The resistor unit switches the gain for converting the optical current inputted to the amplifier element into voltage, for each of the plurality of colors of light. The A/D converter converts the voltage outputted by the amplifier element from an analog signal into a digital signal. The sensitivity controlling apparatus controls the resistor unit so that the output level corresponding to the various colors of light outputted from the A/D converter will remain substantially same level.
US09532010B2	Observation instrument with a symmetrical image field given use of asymmetric image sensors An observation instrument has a hollow shaft in whose distal end region there is arranged an optoelectronic imaging system which has on the image entrance side a distal deflection prism whose deflection faces lead an image into an optical lens system which images the image onto the image plane of an image sensor arranged proximally from the lens system, the image sensor having an active region which is situated asymmetrically relative to the outer contour of the image sensor. A first plane, which is defined by the main beam and a first orthogonal on the image plane of the image sensor, and a second plane, which is defined by the main beam and a second orthogonal on the deflection faces of the distal deflection prism, being rotated relative to one another about the main beam in such a way that it is possible to produce a sight cone which is symmetrical relative to a midplane of the hollow shaft and whose image area is situated fully in the active region of the image sensor.
US09532008B2	Display control apparatus and display control method A display control apparatus includes a control unit of a client configured to specify a privacy mask zone in a panoramic area, display a graphic pattern larger than the specified privacy mask zone over the privacy mask zone, and accept an operation to shift the privacy mask zone corresponding to the displayed graphic pattern.
US09532004B1	Animated user identifiers Implementations relate to providing animated user identifiers. In some implementations, a computer-executed method includes determining that a video call over a communication network is connected between a first device associated with a first user and a second device associated with a second user. The method stores a set of multiple images that are received by the first device as part of the video call, and forms a motion clip including the set of multiple images and indicating a sequence of the set of multiple images for display. The method assigns the motion clip to a user identifier associated with the second user, and causes display of the motion clip to visually represent the second user in response to the user identifier being displayed in at least one user interface on the first device.
US09532001B2	Systems, methods, and media for providing selectable video using scalable video coding Systems, methods, and media for providing selectable video using scalable video coding are provided. In some embodiments, systems for providing selectable video using scalable video coding are provided, the systems comprising: a scalable video coding capable encoder that receives a base content sequence and at least one added content sequence that has different content from the base content stream and that produces at least one SVC stream that includes a basic layer, that corresponds to the base content sequence, and at least one enhanced layer, that corresponds to content in the at least one added content sequence; and a digital processing device that controls whether the at least one enhanced layer in the SVC stream is displayed at a destination for the SVC stream.
US09531993B1	Dynamic companion online campaign for television content A method for dynamic allocation of companion online content segments includes receiving television content during a live television broadcast; creating a fingerprint of the received television content; and comparing the created fingerprint to a database of existing content segment fingerprints to determine if the created fingerprint matches any one of the existing content fingerprints. If a match occurs, the method includes increasing a bid price of a companion online content segment. Finally, if the price is sufficient, the method includes supplying the companion online content segment for display.
US09531987B1	Method for automatically reducing a video to include only what is interesting A device capable of capturing a video stream and certain other data, such as acceleration, position, and sound is controlled to capture the data with a time stamp periodically during a video session. Upon completion of the video session, the video stream and time stamped data is processed by a computer-like program to determine the most interesting portions. The most interesting portions are later combined, whether within the video device or in another machine, to produce a subset video.
US09531983B2	Decoding interdependent frames of a video for display A module may provide codec-independent services including determining frame display order, frame dependency sets, and queuing the dependency frames in advance so as to enable display of a video. The module enables a video to be played forwards or backwards at a variety of playback speeds from any position within the video. In one implementation, a device communicatively coupled to a plurality of decoders accesses a video that includes a plurality of frames. One or more of the frames are decodable by one or more of the communicatively coupled decoders. The device identifies a frame in the video that is to be displayed, and determines a plurality of dependency frames in the video upon which decoding of the frame to be displayed depends. The device provides an indication that one or more associated dependency frames are to be decoded.
US09531980B2	Method and apparatus for sending and receiving audio data A method and an apparatus for sending and receiving audio data, so as to solve the problem that in the prior art, a simulating audio and video transmission system is complex in cable connection structure. The audio data is overlaid at a preset position of a video blanking interval of video data, sending and receiving of audio signals are carried out, and co-cable transmission of the audio and video data can be achieved.
US09531976B2	Systems and methods for operating image sensor pixels having different sensitivities and shared charge storage regions An image sensor may have control circuitry and an array of pixels having corresponding photodiodes. The pixels may be arranged into groups. Photodiodes in each of the groups may share a common charge storage region. Each photodiode has an associated sensitivity provided by a corresponding color filter element. The control circuitry may perform multiple charge transfer operations to transfer charge accumulated in high sensitivity photodiodes in the group to the shared charge storage region, may readout image signals corresponding to the transferred charge, and may combine the image signals to generate final image signals for the photodiodes. The control circuitry may transfer charge accumulated in low sensitivity photodiodes in the group to the shared charge storage region after the image signals generated by the high sensitivity photodiodes have been read out, thereby increasing the maximum signal to noise ratio of the low sensitivity photodiodes without causing charge blooming.
US09531971B2	Imaging device, driving method and electronic apparatus with electric potential applied outside exposure period Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a plurality of pixels disposed to form a matrix having pixel rows, the pixels including a pixel electrode formed on a silicon substrate for one of the pixels by being separated away from another pixel electrodes formed for one of the other pixels, a photoelectric conversion film formed on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion film; and a driving section configured to apply an electric potential to the photoelectric conversion film on each of the pixel rows at least having read timings different from each other with a predetermined timing outside an exposure period of the pixels in a direction opposite to that of an electric potential applied to the photoelectric conversion film during the exposure period of the pixels.
US09531961B2	Systems and methods for generating a digital image using separate color and intensity data A system, method, and computer program product for generating a digital image is disclosed. The system includes a first image sensor configured to capture a first image that includes a plurality of chrominance values, a second image sensor configured to capture a second image that includes a plurality of luminance values, and an image processing subsystem configured to generate a resulting image by combining the plurality of chrominance values with the plurality of luminance values. The first image sensor and the second image sensor may be distinct image sensors optimized for capturing chrominance images or luminance images.
US09531956B2	Image display apparatus that adjusts pixel gradation values using a lower limit value and control method thereof An image display apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire captured image data from an image capturing apparatus; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information representing a user operation performed on the image capturing apparatus, from the image capturing apparatus; an image processing unit configured to generate processed image data by carrying out image processing corresponding to the operation information acquired by the second acquisition unit on the captured image data acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a display unit configured to display a processed image based on the processed image data on a screen.
US09531954B2	Lens array device Disclosed is a lens array device. The device includes a base, a holder for retaining the lenses disposed above the base, a first OIS unit for driving the holder to move in a first direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction and a second OIS unit for driving the holder to move in a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. The shake of the frame will be corrected by the electromagnetic force generated by the magnet units and the OIS coils as soon as the position detecting units detecting the shake of the holder in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction.
US09531945B2	Image capturing device with an auto-focusing method thereof An image capturing device includes a first image capturing module, a second image capturing module and a focusing and image processing module. The first image capturing module includes a plurality of first phase focusing detectors, and the field of view of the second image capturing module is smaller than the field of view of the first image capturing module. The plurality of the first phase focusing detectors are used for generating a plurality of first sets of optical sensing signals. When one of the plurality of the first sets of optical sensing signals are selected by the focusing and image processing module to provide a first focal signal according to the selected first set of optical sensing signal, the first image capturing module and the second image capturing module adjust respective focal distances according to the first focal signal.
US09531936B2	Camera system, colour measuring system, and offset printing press The present invention relates to a camera system (1). The invention also relates to a color measuring system and a printing press provided with such a color measuring system and/or camera system. The focal distance can be determined by making use of a plurality of sensors (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″, 15) to record an image of the printed image (8, 16, 17) printed by the press and determining the overlap (9, 9′, Ov) between these images (16, 17).
US09531935B2	Capturing control apparatus, capturing control method and program It is an object to allow a shooting direction to be changed in a direction intended by a user. An apparatus includes: an acceptance unit configured to accept one of a first instruction to rotate a captured image by a predetermined angle and a second instruction to rotate a coordinate system by the predetermined angle, and to refuse the other of the first and second instructions; a processing unit configured to perform a first processing to rotate the captured image by the predetermined angle and to perform a second processing to rotate the coordinate system stored in a storage unit by the predetermined angle, in response to accepting the one of the first and second instructions; and a control unit configured to perform control of changing the shooting direction of a capturing unit.
US09531933B2	Camera module Exemplary embodiments of a camera module are proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a base installed at an upper surface of the PCB and formed with a window at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) installed at an upper surface of the base, and an adhesive member fixing the IRCF to the base.
US09531928B2	Gimbal system with imbalance compensation A gimbal assembly may include an imbalance compensation system having a driver operatively connected to a movable weight. A controller may determine a compensating position for the movable weight to counterbalance an effective moment imparted on the gimbal assembly by one or more movable components therein. The controller may command the driver to relocate the movable weight to the compensating position.
US09531923B2	Method and apparatus for correction of an image from a fisheye lens in a camera A method of operating a video system includes receiving an image captured by use of a fisheye lens. The image is divided into a plurality of horizontal image lines. A respective fraction of each of the horizontal image lines is sampled with a different respective sampling frequency. Each sampling frequency is inversely related to a size of the sampled fraction. The size of the sampled fraction increases with each horizontal image line in a progression from a top of the image to a bottom of the image.
US09531919B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium that color-convert an input image into an output image suitable for a color gamut of a printing apparatus In the image processing apparatus, a color gamut information storage unit stores terminal information, color gamut determination information and color gamut information in association with one another; an input image determination unit determines whether the input image is a standard color gamut image or a non-standard color gamut image based on the color gamut determination information acquired based on the terminal information; and a first color conversion unit converts the input image as determined to be the non-standard color gamut image into an output image suitable for a color gamut of a printing apparatus based on the color gamut information acquired based on the terminal information so that the input image printed by the printing apparatus may be equal in color to the input image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device.
US09531913B1	Image processing apparatus and method for generating correction formula An image processing apparatus includes a support member to support a sheet, a light source that extends in a main-scanning direction and is configured to move in a sub-scanning direction and irradiate light on the sheet as the light source moves in the sub-scanning direction, a conversion unit configured to generate multiple line image data based on light reflected by the sheet and incident thereon, as the light source moves in the sub-scanning direction, and a processing unit configured to carry out a correction process with respect to each of the line image data using a different correction formula for each of the line image data.
US09531912B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus specifies pixels other than a white pixel which are included in a window, the window including a target pixel and pixels in the vicinity of the target pixel in a scanned image. Thereafter, the image processing apparatus averages color values of the specified pixels other than the white pixel, and then determines whether the target pixel is a color pixel based on a color value obtained by the averaging.
US09531911B2	Data processing apparatus, data processing method and storage medium for storing image data A data processing apparatus obtains an input pixel region contained in image data, inputs a pixel value contained in the input pixel region into an image processor, obtains the image-processed pixel value from the image processor, and outputs an output pixel region. Data of the input pixel region and data of the output pixel region are temporarily stored, and the size of an input area that stores the data of the input pixel region and the size of an output area that stores the data of the output pixel region are set based on the number of pixels in the input pixel region and the number of pixels in the output pixel region.
US09531907B2	Method for selecting sheet feed portion for image formation, image forming apparatus, and information processing apparatus An image forming apparatus or an information processing apparatus obtains information-corresponding-to-keyword representing a correspondence relationship between a keyword, and each of a plurality of sheet feed portions. Further, the information processing apparatus or the image forming apparatus detects the keyword included in the information-corresponding-to-keyword, from at least two of three data that are subject-to-be-printed data, additional text data, and a digital watermark which are included in a print job. Further, the information processing apparatus or the image forming apparatus selects the sheet feed portion associated with the keyword detected in the information-corresponding-to-keyword, as a feed source of a sheet material for execution of the print job.
US09531906B2	Method for automatic conversion of paper records to digital form A method of scanning a set of documents in a container such as a file folder or storage box where the container contains a unique label containing identification associated with the documents in the container. The label comprises both alphanumeric characters and color information where each character is associated with a particular color. By scanning the container and analyzing the image of the container the unique identification can be retrieved with increased reliability by using both the color and alphanumeric information.
US09531895B2	Multi-function device with image scanning unit and grip portion According to aspects of the invention, there is provided a multi-function device, which is provided with a housing, an image forming unit accommodated in the housing, and an image scanning unit arranged above the housing. The housing includes a frame supporting the image forming unit, the image scanning unit being secured to the frame and an outer cover attached to outside the frame to form a side wall of the housing. The continuous surfaces extending in an up-and-down direction are defined by at least part of side walls of the image scanning unit and at least part of the outer cover, and first grip portions having first grip faces, which extend from the continuous surfaces toward inside of the image scanning unit, are provided on the side walls of the image scanning unit.
US09531892B2	Image processing system, portable terminal apparatus, file processing method, and recording medium An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes: a first USB connector; and a command transmitter that transmits a file manipulation command. The portable terminal apparatus includes: a second USB connector; a detector that detects that the portable terminal apparatus is connected to the first USB connector via the second USB connector; a memory being capable of storing a plurality of first folders; a register that registers address information of a Web service, the Web service being combined with at least one first folder stored on the memory; a mounting portion that accesses the Web service and mounts at least one second folder of the Web service onto the at least one first folder; and a controller that obtains a file from the Web service to transfer to the image processing apparatus upon the file manipulation command being received.
US09531891B2	Printer identification and setting control program and information processing apparatus implementing the printer identification and setting control program An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate identification information unique to each logical printer, a storage unit configured to store setting information of a logical printer in association with identification information unique to the logical printer and name information of the logical printer in a storage area that is managed with respect to each user by an operating system, and a deletion unit configured to delete unnecessary information that is stored in the storage area based on the identification information unique to the logical printer and the name information of the logical printer.
US09531890B2	Communication device, imaging system, and server A communication device includes: a first communication unit that performs at least communications of image data with a first external device in a first communication mode; a second communication unit that performs communications with a second external device via a network in a second communication mode; a communication status determination unit that determines communication status in the first communication mode; and a device-side communication controller. When the communication status in the first communication mode is not favorable for communications of the image data, the device-side communication controller performs communications with the second external device via the second communication unit on a request for turning the communication status in the first communication mode to favorable status.
US09531877B1	Pacing outbound communications that generate inbound communications Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for pacing outbound communications that generate inbound communications. A number of outbound communications is set to be sent during a first time period and a number of inbound communications expected to be received as a result of sending the outbound communications is determined based on historical data along with a second time period during which the inbound communications are expected to be received. Accordingly, a present capacity is determined during the first time period with respect to one or more resources that are to be used during the second time period to handle the number of inbound communications expected to be received. A determination is made as to whether the present capacity is at an acceptable level and if so, then the outbound communications are sent.
US09531869B2	Providing context information during voice communications between mobile devices, such as providing visual media A system and method for providing context information along with a voice call is disclosed. In some examples, a calling device receives context information from a user and transmits the context information when establishing a voice call with the user. The context information may include various types of media, such as pictures or videos taken by a calling device. In some examples, a destination mobile device receives a voice call that does have context information and sends a request to a calling mobile device for information related to the voice call.
US09531859B2	Wristbands, methods for controlling a wristband, and computer readable media According to various embodiments, a wristband may be provided. The wristband may include: a receiver configured to receive data; a first display; a second display; a display controller configured to control the first display to display first abstract information of a first level of detail based on the received data, and further configured to control the second display to display second abstract information of a second level of detail based on the received data; and a sensor configured to determine a condition of the wristband. The display controller is further configured to control at least one of the first display or the second display based on the determined condition.
US09531854B1	Playing local device information over a telephone connection Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for playing local device information over a telephone connection. In one aspect, a method includes establishing, by a first electronic client communication device, an audio connection between the first electronic client communication device and a remote second electronic client communication device, determining that a user has selected a control of the first electronic client communication device, selecting, with a computer system and in response to determining that the user selected the control, text data that is associated with the user or the first client communication device, translating, with the computer system, the text data into a speech signal, and playing the speech signal to the remote second client device over the audio connection by electronically inserting the speech signal into the audio connection.
US09531847B2	Skipping and parsing internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) extension headers to reach upper layer headers Embodiments presented herein describe techniques for parsing an Internet Protocol version 6 frame and skipping extension headers of the frame. A configurable skip list is provided that specifies extension headers for a networking device to skip when parsing the frame. The networking device examines “next header” fields of each extension header to determine a next extension header in the chain. If the next extension header matches an extension header in the skip list, the networking device iterates to the next header in the chain until the end of the chain (or an extension header that does not contain a match in the list) is reached.
US09531829B1	Smart hierarchical cache using HTML5 storage APIs A method of caching resources corresponding to a webpage on a client is disclosed. A hierarchy of a plurality of storage mechanisms available on the client is determined based at least in part on performance of the plurality of storage mechanisms. The hierarchy comprises a plurality of levels to which each storage mechanism may be assigned. A request to cache a first resource corresponding to a webpage is received. One of the plurality of storage mechanisms for caching the first resource is selected based at least in part on the hierarchy. The first resource is stored in the selected storage mechanism of the hierarchy.
US09531826B2	Managing electronic messages based on inference scores The people a user is presumed to know or be associated with may be determined using a number of techniques. This information about people that the user knows is used in relation to the user's communications. For example access to a user's online presence may be restricted based on the known people such that access to presence is provided only to those people that the user knows.
US09531822B1	System and method for ranking conversations Embodiments include identifying a plurality of communication sessions, each of the plurality of communication sessions having multiple participants. Embodiments may also include applying at least one parameter to each of the communication sessions and determining a non-adjusted value for the at least one parameter for each of the communication sessions. Embodiments may further include determining whether the at least one parameter has been assigned a predetermined weight adjustment. If the at least one parameter has been assigned a weight adjustment, adjusting the value for the at least one parameter based upon the predetermined weight assigned to each of the at least one parameter. Embodiments may include generating a combined value for each of the communication sessions based upon, at least in part, one or more of the non-adjusted value and the adjusted value and ranking each of the communication sessions based upon, at least in part, the combined value.
US09531818B2	Information notification methods, apparatuses and electronic devices There is disclosed an information notification method, apparatus and first electronic device. The information notification method is used in a first electronic device having first user identification, comprising the steps of transmitting a request to talk with a second electronic device via a first application module; determining whether it receives voice data collected from the second electronic device during a communication process when the communication process ends, and obtaining a determination result; and automatically switching to a second application module for transmitting a notification if the determination result indicates that no voice data has been received during the communication process. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it automatically switches to a second application module if the called party does not answer a call, so that the user may transmit a notification by using the second application module, to inform the called party of the thing, which is convenient to the user.
US09531816B2	Method and apparatus for media transfer between user equipment A method and apparatus for transferring media between user equipment are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a pull mode media transfer request initiated by the initiator user equipment, wherein the pull mode media transfer request comprises session identifier information that identifies a session associated with the media transfer; determining whether the target continuity application server is a controlee continuity application server; and when the session associated with the media transfer is a collaborative session and the target continuity application server is determined to be a controlee continuity application server, forwarding the pull mode media transfer request to a controller continuity application server that performs the media transfer. The technical solutions of the present invention may be applicable to various cases that may occur in the media transfer operation and ensures session continuity.
US09531814B2	Virtual hosting device and service to provide software-defined networks in a cloud environment A hosting system to facilitate a customer of an operator of the system to connect to a cloud provider, the system including: a first cloud exchange co-located with and connected to first cloud provider equipment; a second cloud exchange co-located with and connected to second cloud provider equipment, wherein the first cloud provider equipment and the second cloud provider equipment are of a same cloud provider but at different geographically spaced locations or the first cloud provider equipment is of a different cloud provider than that of the second cloud provider equipment, and wherein the first cloud exchange is connected to the second cloud exchange; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including computer program instructions, the instructions configured to facilitate the configuration of a software-defined network including the first cloud exchange and/or second cloud exchange, wherein the network connects the customer to the first cloud provider equipment and/or the second cloud provider equipment.
US09531812B2	Method and device for setting priority of data transmission A method and a device for setting priority of data transmission are provided. A terminal, which is set to transmit low priority data to a network, transmits a connection request to the network in order to transmit normal-priority data, and receives and stores priority information on data transmission from the network.
US09531810B2	Optimal source interface selection Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to selecting a source interface with which to establish a connection. In aspects, a profile for each network location a host has seen is maintained in a data store. The profile includes information about the network interfaces available to a source host at the network location. This information indicates, among other things, the reliability of each interface of the source host. Based on the profile, an interface is selected with which to establish a connection. If the interface is unsuccessful in establishing the connection, the interface is de-prioritized and another interface may be selected.
US09531808B2	Providing data resource services within enterprise systems for resource level sharing among multiple applications, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media Providing data resource services within enterprise systems for resource level sharing among multiple applications, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing a data resource service within an enterprise system is provided. The method includes receiving a user data request from a web application having application logic located outside of an enterprise system to access user data stored in memory within the enterprise system. The method further includes accessing the user data stored in the memory within the enterprise system in response to the user data request from the web application. The method also includes providing access to the user data stored in the memory within the enterprise system to the web application in response to the user data request.
US09531806B2	Method and apparatus for requesting media replication in a collaborative communication session, and method and apparatus for assigning a communication medium for a collaborative communication session In a method for requesting media replication in a collaborative communication session, a message is sent which specifies that a communication medium for a collaborative communication session, which is currently being transmitted to at least one terminal, should additionally be transmitted to at least one other terminal, with the at least one other terminal being indicated in the message as the recipient of the communication medium. In a method for assigning a communication medium for a collaborative communication session, a corresponding message is received, and the communication medium is assigned to the at least one other terminal as the recipient of the communication medium. The methods are carried out by appropriately designed apparatuses.
US09531800B2	Throttling group in oracle service bus A computer-controlled method can include creating a throttling group corresponding to a backend server configured to provide business services to multiple electronic devices over a service bus, defining a throttling group parameter for the throttling group, and routing messages based on the throttling group parameter.
US09531791B2	Control module for a signal transmitter for a remote-client display of a sequence of medical images A system, a method and a computer program product for monitoring a screen configuration process for a sequence of medical images on a remote client are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a central server includes a rendering module and a marker generator in order to mark the sequence of images to be displayed as a DESIRED sequence of images and transfer it to the remote client. In addition to a remote-client application, an observer module and a warning signal transmitter are provided on the remote client. The observer module is used to compare the DESIRED sequence of images with the ACTUAL sequence of images. In the event of a lack of conformity, the warning signal transmitter issues a warning signal on the remote-client monitor.
US09531788B2	Method for distributing file descriptors in web-server, and web-server and computer-readable recording medium using the same A method for distributing a file descriptor in a web server is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) a listener processor, if acquiring at least one file descriptor representing a connection of a network between the web server and at least one client, transmitting the at least one file descriptor to a specific kernel buffer corresponding to a specified handler processor among at least one handler processor for handling at least one service request corresponding to the file descriptor, by referring to the number of file descriptors stored in each kernel buffer corresponding to each handler processor; and (b) the specified handler processor handling a service request of a specific client by receiving the file descriptor from the specific kernel buffer.
US09531786B2	Device management system, device management method, and storage medium A device management system includes an electronic device and a remote maintenance server. The electronic device displays an operation screen to a user. The remote maintenance server includes a transparent panel management portion that draws a guide image on a virtual transparent panel based on an operation of a service person performed on a service terminal device, and causes the electronic device to overlay and display the virtual transparent panel on the operation screen.
US09531779B2	Real-time or near real-time streaming Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can execute a user application on a client device to present media files and to control presentation of the media files. The method can further run a media serving process on the client device to retrieve a playlist specifying the media files and a media source at which the media files are available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. The media serving process can call the user application to process a custom URL in order to obtain an object referred to by the custom URL.
US09531778B2	Message rate mixing for bandwidth management Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling an amount and rate of security related information (e.g., content encryption or rights management information) being transmitted in a content stream to a user device. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method and related apparatuses for reducing bandwidth usage required when sending transitional security related information during a transition point of different content in a content stream.
US09531774B2	Multicast distribution of incrementally enhanced content A system for providing multicast distribution of incrementally enhanced content is disclosed. The system may include encoding content by utilizing an incremental layer encoding algorithm to generate a low resolution base stream for content and one or more incremental streams for the content. The incremental streams may each have higher resolutions than the base stream. The system may provide the base streams and one or more of the incremental streams to a client device based on available bandwidth and based on the capabilities of the client device. Each of the streams of content may be provided to the client device by having the client device connect to one or more multicast sessions. As the streams are accessed by the client device, the client device may combine and decode the base streams, along with any accessed incremental streams, to obtain the content at an available resolution.
US09531773B2	Unique subscriber states for adaptive stream management Consistent with embodiments of the present invention, a system may be provided to provide per-subscriber stream management comprising: a client capable of receiving a playlist containing a subset of segments associated with a video asset; a video application server to request subscriber state information and to build state representations in a subscriber database on a per-subscriber basis; a media segmenter capable of providing the video asset in multiple bit rates; a subscriber state manager capable of managing the current state of one or more subscribers in a subscriber database; and a stream manager capable of requesting the assignment of bandwidth from a wireless infrastructure on a per-subscriber basis.
US09531764B1	History inclusive connection management Different types of connections can be established between a device and an endpoint (e.g., an address associated with a service) based at least in part upon the recent connection history for that endpoint. A connection manager can monitor the connections, and properties of those connections, from a number of different applications of a device to one or more endpoints. If the information from the system as a whole indicates that properties for the connection should be modified, an appropriate can be established for that endpoint, which can be used by any or all of those applications. The connection can meet or exceed any policies for the request, as well as other requests that can utilize the connection. Various other factors can be used in determining which types of connections to provide, as may include existing connections, system load, user type, and other such information.
US09531762B2	Identifying phone calls for internet telephony feature handling by routing the phone calls to a softswitch via a dedicated trunk A communication system includes a plurality of time division multiplexed (TDM) public switched telephone network (PSTN) trunks, a Signal Control Point (SCP), a Softswitch, and an Internet telephony call controller. The SCP a plurality of phone numbers for time division multiplexed TDM PSTN lines with an Internet telephony feature group that has Internet telephony feature handling. The SCP routes phone calls that are directed to phone numbers in the Internet telephony feature group through at least one dedicated trunk of the PSTN to the Softswitch. The Softswitch routes phone calls that it receives on the dedicated trunk to the Internet telephony call controller for Internet telephony feature handling.
US09531760B2	Methods and apparatus for packetized content delivery over a content delivery network Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed.
US09531756B2	System and method for providing error handling in an untrusted network environment An example method is provided and may include receiving a DIAMETER-based error over an SWm interface by a first evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) for a user equipment (UE) attempting to connect to the first ePDG; determining an Internet Key Exchange version two (IKEv2) error type corresponding to the DIAMETER-based error; and communicating the IKEv2 error type to the UE over an SWu interface. In some cases, the IKEv2 error type can be included in a notify payload or in a vendor ID payload for an IKE authentication response (IKE_AUTH_RESP) message. By distinguishing the IKEv2 error type, the UE can determine whether the error is a temporary or a permanent type and can determine whether to attempt to connect again to the first ePDG after a period of time or attempt to connect to another ePDG, which can help to reduce unnecessary signaling and provide better connectivity and user experience.
US09531753B2	Protected application stack and method and system of utilizing A secure appliance for use within a multi-tenant cloud computing environment which comprises: a) a policy enforcement point (PEP); b) a hardened Operating System (OS) capable of deploying applications; and c) at least one application capable of hosting services and application program interfaces (APIs).
US09531749B2	Prevention of query overloading in a server application A system for processing a transaction request. A transaction request is received by a server computer that includes a user identification and an associated request token, to execute on an application on the server computer. It is determined by the server computer whether available resources on the server computer to perform the transaction are below respective threshold values. In response to determining, by the server computer, that the available resources on the server computer to perform the transaction are below the threshold value, the server computer determines whether the user identification is allowed access to the application. In response to determining that the user identification is allowed access to the application, the transaction is executed on the server computer. In response to determining that the user identification is not allowed access to the application, the transaction is rejected.
US09531747B2	Malware detector A transparent proxy for malware detection includes a monitor module, a protocol determination module, a challenge generation module, a response determination module, and a data control module. The monitor module examines data originating from an application towards a remote server. The protocol determination module identifies the protocol type used for the data. The challenge generation module produces a challenge for the application based upon the protocol type, sends the challenge to the application, and maintains a state related to the data and the challenge. The response determination module makes a determination if an automatic non-interactive application response is received in response to the challenge from the application. The data control module allows the first data to continue to the remote server when the determination is valid. The data control module reports malware detection and blocks the data to continue to the remote server when the determination is invalid.
US09531744B2	In-line filtering of insecure or unwanted mobile device software components or communications Techniques for in-line filtering of insecure or unwanted mobile components or communications (e.g., insecure or unwanted behaviors associated with applications for mobile devices (“apps”), updates for apps, communications to/from apps, operating system components/updates for mobile devices, etc.) for mobile devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, in-line filtering of apps for mobile devices includes intercepting a request for downloading an application to a mobile device; and modifying a response to the request for downloading the application to the mobile device. In some embodiments, the response includes a notification that the application cannot be downloaded due to an application risk policy violation.
US09531721B2	Networked access control system Methods and systems for controlling a network access control system that includes a server encrypting a first identifier that can be related to a registered user and communicating the encrypted first identifier to the mobile device. The lock device receives, from the mobile device, a first data set that includes at least the encrypted first identifier. The lock device may encrypt the first data set to generate a second data set and communicates the encrypted second data set to the mobile device. The server receives a third data set that includes at least the encrypted second data set and a second identifier that can also be related to the registered user. The server extracts from the communicated third data set the first and second identifiers, and the extracted first and second identifiers are compared to verify that the second identifier is indeed related to the first identifier.
US09531718B2	Confirming the identity of integrator applications An application service system receives, from a merchant service system, an application program code comprising identifying information. The identifying information is extracted and the application is distributed for operation on a user device. A user interacts with the application, creating an access request that is transmitted to the application service system along with the extracted identifying information. The application service system transmits an access token to the user device comprising the received identifying information. The user device transmits the access token with a service request to the application service system. The application service system compares the identifying information from the access token to the identifying information extracted from the application program code received from the merchant services system. If the identifying information matches, the service request is processed. If the identifying information does not match, the service request is denied and an error message is transmitted to the user device.
US09531710B2	Behavioral authentication system using a biometric fingerprint sensor and user behavior for authentication A method and a corresponding device for authenticating a user for access to protected information, including at a registration stage, generating a biometric user profile and a behavioral user profile associated with a user to be authenticated, and an authenticating stage, obtaining from the user a biometric user sample and a behavioral user sample, comparing the biometric user sample and the behavioral user sample to the biometric user profile and to the biometric behavioral profile associated with the user, and if the biometric user sample and the behavioral user sample match the biometric user profile and the biometric behavioral profile, respectively, enabling the user to access the protected information.
US09531707B1	Convenient and secure biometrically authenticated system and method for delivering E-mail and parcels A computer implemented method that includes receiving a biometric identifier from a biometric reader, generating an identifier associated with the biometric identifier, and generating a postmark, wherein the postmark comprises the identifier associated with the biometric identifier. A second computer implemented method that includes scanning a postmark comprising an identifier, wherein the postmark is associated with a message, piece of mail, or parcel, retrieving or determining a first biometric identifier based on the identifier, receiving a second biometric identifier of a recipient, if the first biometric identifier matches the second biometric identifier of the recipient, then authorizing delivery of the message, piece of mail, or parcel to the recipient, or confirming delivery of the message, piece of mail, or parcel to the recipient.
US09531698B1	Identity selector for use with a user-portable device and method of use in a user-centric identity management system An identity selector manages the identity requirements of an online interaction between a user and a service provider environment. The identity selector is adapted for interoperable use with a user-portable computing device. The user device enables a user to carry identification information and to generate security tokens for use in authenticating the user to a service provider. The identity selector includes an agent module that facilitates communication with the user device. The identity selector imports the user identities from the user device and determines which user identities satisfy a security policy of a relying party. After the user selects one of the eligible user identities, the identity selector generates a token request based on the selected identity and forwards it to the user device, which in response issues a security token. The security token is returned to the identity selector and used to facilitate the authentication process.
US09531696B2	Apparatus, system and method for secure payment Embodiments of the invention generally relate to apparatus, systems and methods for authentication, in particular, apparatus, systems and methods for authenticating an entity for computer and/or network security, secure authorization of a payment or for funds transfer and for selectively granting privileges and providing other services in response to such authentications. In addition, embodiments of the invention relate generally to apparatus, systems and methods for the communication of information between a mobile user-device and a point-of-sale device to securely provide authorization for a financial transaction.
US09531684B1	Systems and methods for decryption as a service via a configuration of read-only databases Systems and methods for decryption of payloads are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, systems and methods herein are configured for decrypting thousands of transactions per second. Further, in particular embodiments, the systems and methods herein are scalable, such that many thousands of transactions can be processed per second upon replicating particular architectural components.
US09531680B2	Method and apparatus for secure data transmissions An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for secure data transmissions. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for data from a remote client, the request including a public Internet protocol address of the remote client, the request encrypted according to an initial encryption scheme, encrypting the requested data according to a different encryption scheme, and transferring the data to the remote client.
US09531671B2	Computer or microchip controlled by a firewall-protected master controlling microprocessor and firmware A computer or microchip including a master controlling microprocessor and firmware, network communication components, one or more microprocessors and RAM, and an internal hardware firewall located between a protected portion that is protected by the internal hardware firewall and a network portion. The internal hardware firewall denies access to at least the protected portion of the computer or microchip from the network. The firewall permits unrestricted access by the network to the network portion so that processing operations conducted with the network are executed by microprocessors and RAM in the network portion. The master controlling microprocessor and at least a part or all of the firmware are located in the protected portion of the computer or microchip. The master controlling microprocessor has preemptive control of the microprocessors and RAM in the network portion including erasure of the random access memory (RAM) prior to the use of the network portion.
US09531669B2	Bi-directional data security for supervisor control and data acquisition networks A cyber-security device provides secure communications bi-directionally between an external network and an internal network including a supervisor control and data acquisition (SCADA) device. The device includes a processor in data communication with the external and internal networks, the processor being programmed with a rule-set establishing validation criteria configured to validate data received from the external and internal networks. The processor is operable in an operational mode to pass between the external and internal networks only data that are compliant with the validation criteria. The processor is re-programmable with a new rule-set only in a programming mode. The device includes a switch that is manually operable to switch the processor from the operational mode to the programming mode.
US09531668B2	Micro server, method of allocating MAC address, and computer readable recording medium A micro server includes a plurality of processor modules, and a network controller configured to control the plurality of processor modules to communicate with an external apparatus through a single physical port. The network controller performs communication by using a plurality of MAC addresses pre-allocated to the micro server.
US09531659B2	Apparatus and method for managing messages In a client, an input receiver receives utterance data inputted through the client and utterance data inputted through a different client and received by a receiver, and then stores the utterance data in a past log storage as a past log. When the input receiver receives new utterance data, a reference information generator determines preceding utterance data referred to by the new utterance data, from the past log, generates reference information indicating a reference relationship, and then stores the reference information in a reference information storage. Then, a transmitter transmits the new utterance data and the reference information to the different client, and a display controller displays the utterance data stored as the past log, the new utterance data, and an indicator based on the reference information.
US09531648B2	Managing data paths in an operator graph Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and, system for processing data such as a stream of tuples. The method can include receiving the stream of tuples to be processed by a plurality of stream operators operating on one or more computer processors. The method can include creating an overflow path that includes at least one stream operator that performs processing duplicative to at least one stream operator from the plurality of stream operators. The method can include monitoring a stream operator for a triggering condition. The method can include identifying a tuple from the stream of tuples to process on the overflow path. The method can include processing, on the overflow path, the identified tuple from the stream of tuples in response to the presence of the triggering condition.
US09531642B1	Distributing routing updates according to a synchronous mode Techniques and solutions for distributing routing updates using timing information are described. For example, inter-device messaging protocols can support timing information (e.g., routing protocols be extended to support timing information). The timing information can comprise an indication of a time at which the routing update is to be put into effect. Using the timing information, a number of routing devices can put the routing update into effect at the same time (e.g., at an update reference time) according to a synchronous mode. Routing updates can be managed between routing devices that support timing information and routing devices that do not support timing information.
US09531639B2	Systems and methods for allocating online resources Various embodiments are described herein for methods and systems for managing online resource allocation between a plurality of virtual computers. A plurality of resources can be provided via a host server. The host server can define a plurality of resource pools, where each resource pool defines an associated group of resources. Each virtual computer can be assigned to an associated resource pool. The host server can then automatically provide access for each virtual computer to the group of resources corresponds to the resource pool to which they were assigned. The host server can then determine a pool usage profile by monitoring the usage of the resources in the resource pools and store the pool usage profile. The pool usage profile may be used to re-define the resource pools or re-assign virtual computers.
US09531634B2	Data traffic switching among computing devices in storage area network (SAN) environments Data traffic switching among computing device in a SAN environment is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may be implemented at an NPV device that is associated with multiple computing devices positioned behind the NPV device in a SAN. The method may also include receiving zoning information associated with the computing devices. The method may also include determining, based on the zoning information a map for switching data traffic among the computing devices. Further, the method may include switching the data traffic among the computing devices based on the determined map.
US09531628B2	Content delivery network map generation using passive measurement data A routing method operative in a content delivery network (CDN) where the CDN includes a request routing mechanism for routing clients to subsets of edge servers within the CDN. According to the routing method, TCP connection data statistics are collected are edge servers located within a CDN region. The TCP connection data statistics are collected as connections are established between requesting clients and the CDN region and requests are serviced by those edge servers. Periodically, e.g., daily, the connection data statistics are provided from the edge servers in a region back to the request routing mechanism. The TCP connection data statistics are then used by the request routing mechanism in subsequent routing decisions and, in particular, in the map generation processes. Thus, for example, the TCP connection data may be used to determine whether a given quality of service is being obtained by routing requesting clients to the CDN region. If not, the request routing mechanism generates a map that directs requesting clients away from the CDN region for a given time period or until the quality of service improves.
US09531627B1	Selecting a remote path using forwarding path preferences Selecting remote path using forwarding path preferences is disclosed. In an embodiment, a message of a first network node identifying one or more forwarding path preferences in association with one or more destination addresses is received at a packet router. A particular path corresponding to a particular forwarding path preference from among the one or more forwarding path preferences received in the message is determined and in response a particular label is determined. A forwarding entry associating the particular label with the particular forwarding path preference and the particular path is stored. The particular label is forwarded to a second network node. A packet including the particular label is received at the packet router and the particular path associated with the particular label included with the packet is selected based on the forwarding entry associated with the label. The packet is forwarded to a network node via the selected path.
US09531625B2	System and method for providing redundant network connections A primary and secondary card are coupled to protect and working paths, respectively providing a redundant connection to a node. The primary and secondary cards implement an inter-card path that is a working path for the primary card and a protect path for the secondary card. Responsive to a fault in the working path, the secondary card generates a simulated error condition on the inter-card path, causing the primary card to make the protect path the active path. When the protect path is the active path and goes down, the primary card generates a simulated error condition on the inter-card path, causing the secondary card to make the working path the active path. Switching of packets to the active and protect paths on the primary and secondary cards and is performed by an FPGA that maintains its own state machine subject to instructions from software executed by the cards.
US09531624B2	Method and apparatus for path selection Systems and techniques are described for path selection. A packet can be transparently intercepted at an intermediary device. Next, the intermediary device may modify one or more bits in the header of the packet. The intermediary device can then forward the packet to the next hop device. In some network configurations, the modifications to the one or more bits in the header of the packet may cause a downstream device to select a path that is different from the path that would have been selected by the downstream device if the one or more bits in the header of the packet had not been modified. A path selection policy can be used to determine whether or not one or more bits in the header of the packet are to be modified.
US09531616B2	Method and system for counting data packets The disclosure provides a method for counting data packets, which includes the following steps: counting packet pulse signals when a low bit counter is in a count state, and sending a carry signal when the low bit counter is full; and acquiring data from an address of a Random Access Memory (RAM) corresponding to the low bit counter which sends the carry signal, adding 1 to the acquired data and then writing the added data into the address. The disclosure also provides a system for counting data packets. According to the technical scheme of the disclosure, the occupancy rate of logical resources is reduced while the counting of the data packets in a network is finished at a high speed.
US09531612B2	System and method for a rate control technique for a lightweight directory access protocol over MQSeries (LoM) server A system and method for controlling rates for a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) over MQSeries (LoM) server. The system includes a health metrics engine that calculates an actual delay value, a LoM server that asynchronously obtains the actual delay value from the health metrics engine and place the delay value between one or more requests, and a LDAP master that accepts the one or more requests and send information in the one or more requests to a LDAP replica.
US09531602B1	Processing element placement tool A method, system, and computer program product for selectively associating one or more processing elements, or portions thereof, to one or more compute nodes. The method, system, and computer program product can include presenting a stream computing application, presenting metrics associated with at least one compute node and at least one processing element (or portion thereof), receiving input from a graphical display, associating one or more processing elements (or portions thereof) to one or more compute nodes, and updating the graphical display and the metrics to reflect the selective associations.
US09531599B2	Virtual optical network provisioning based on mapping choices and patterns Virtual optical network (VON) provisioning using implicit encoding of mapping constraints may include evaluating mapping choices to exclude certain mapping patterns before evaluating the mapping patterns. For each virtual node in a VON request, candidate physical nodes may be assigned and evaluated for compliance with constraints associated with the VON request. The constraints may be expanded to allow for various selection criteria for the VON request. Multiple VON requests may be simultaneously evaluated to find optimal solutions for the physical network.
US09531596B2	System and method for dynamically power and performance optimized server interconnects A system and method for packet switching functionality focused on network aggregation that reduces size and power requirements of typical systems are provided in which the system and method also increases bandwidth and reduces latency from typical deployed systems.
US09531594B2	Self-configuring port system A self-configuring port system includes a first type interface device that is configured to couple to a network switch port that is configured to operate in a plurality of different modes. A plurality of second type interface devices each coupled to the first type interface device by at least one cable. Each of the plurality of second type interface devices includes an auto-negotiation engine that is configured to advertise each of the plurality of different modes. When coupled to a respective peer device and advertising each of the plurality of different modes, each of the auto-negotiation engines in the plurality of second type interface devices is configured to perform an auto-negotiation function with the respective peer device to select a first mode of the plurality of different modes for use in transmitting data between the network switch port and the respective peer device.
US09531579B2	Session control for media stream transmission A method for controlling the transmission of a media stream comprising a plurality of consecutive stream elements Is described. The method comprises the step of obtaining (32) a media description of the media stream, the media description indicating an initial element of the stream elements. A request for the initial stream element is sent (34) and a session control procedure is initiated (36) for a session. The media stream is associated (38) with the session in the session control procedure. The transmission of a subsequent element of the stream elements is controlled in accordance with a control rule of the session. Devices and further methods embodying the invention are also described.
US09531571B2	Agile radio architecture An agile transceiver including a receiver channel that includes an input, a coarse tracking filter coupled to the input, the coarse tracking filter having a set of at least two bandpass filters for filtering signals from the input into at least two coarse pass bands, a mixer coupled to an output of the coarse tracking filter, a selected local oscillator coupled to the mixer for mixing with the output of the coarse tracking filter and shifting a desired coarse pass band to near a base band, a fine tracking filter for filtering the shifted and desired coarse pass band to a fine pass band, and a band pass ΣΔ demodulator for converting signals in the fine pass band from analog into digital. The agile transceiver may include a corresponding transmitter channel.
US09531564B2	Single hop overlay architecture for line rate performance in campus networks Methods and systems are provided for detecting overlay end points which are a single physical hop away and employing a simplified overlay header instead of a regular overlay header for communications with the identified end points. The simplified overlay header may carry overlay protocol related forwarding and peer information and may be designed to carry locally significant forwarding information which avoids overlay lookup related overhead on encapsulation and decapsulation operations. The simplified overlay header may be handled in the same forwarding pipeline pass as the handling of the inner frame and may work across different forwarding engines. Upon detection of a single hop link/keepalive failure, the backup overlay (original overlay header) may be used for forwarding.
US09531562B2	Communication system with proactive network maintenance and methods for use therewith A transmitter for use in a cable modem termination system includes a data processing module that generates a plurality of OFDM symbols from a data packet. A probe symbol generator generates a probe symbol, as one of a plurality of probe symbol types. The probe symbol is selectively inserted within the plurality of OFDM symbols, at a pre-defined probe symbol interval.
US09531558B2	Network and user equipment for handling MBMS MDT in wireless communication system A method of handling a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) minimization of driver test (MDT) for a network of a wireless communication system includes transmitting a first MBMS measurement configuration to instruct a first user equipment (UE) to perform an MBMS MDT operation; receiving a first MBMS measurement result and a first multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area identity (ID) which indicates that the first MBMS measurement result is generated for a first MBSFN area identified by the first MBSFN area ID, from the first UE; and processing the first MBMS measurement result according to the first MBSFN area ID.
US09531556B2	Supporting low latency applications at the edge of wireless communication networks Various embodiments manage data flow between at least one wireless communication device and at least one application executing at an edge of the wireless communication network. In one embodiment, a first flow regenerator disposed within the network generates a replicated set of data packets. The replicated set of data packets are a copy of a set of data packets being transmitted between an application disposed on a first node at an edge of the network and a wireless communication device. The first flow regenerator sends the replicated set of data packets to a second flow regenerator disposed in the network. The replicated set of data packets are sent to the second flow regenerator through at least a second node disposed between the first flow regenerator and the second flow regenerator. The second node is configured to perform one or more book-keeping operations on the replicated set of data packets.
US09531550B2	Wireless gateway adapter for a power-over-ethernet port A PoE-enabled wireless device facilitates providing wireless access to a local area network (LAN) by receiving power from an Ethernet cable. The device includes a first Ethernet port that can receive a power signal. The device also includes a second Ethernet port that facilitates coupling the apparatus to the LAN, and includes a wireless module to provide a wireless network connection to the LAN. Specifically, the wireless module receives power from the power signal of the first Ethernet port to provide the wireless network connection. The wireless device can also include a third Ethernet port for providing power and a network connection to a remote network device. The wireless device can use the third Ethernet port to send an external-reset signal to the remote network device, which facilitates remotely resetting a configuration of the remote network device without having to physically access the remote network device.
US09531533B2	Rule-based validity of cryptographic key material In representative embodiments, a rule-based certificate cryptographic key material comprising containing a rule set defining validity conditions is associated with cryptographic key material assigned to an entity for use in authenticated communications. The validity of the cryptographic material changes state based on whether the entity is compliant or non-compliant with the rule set. This is accomplished in a representative embodiment by suspending the validity of the cryptographic key material when the entity is non-compliant with the rules and reinstating the validity of the cryptographic key material when the entity becomes compliant. A rules compliance service determines the validity of the cryptographic material in part using updates sent by the entity. Entities can delegate the update to a delegate device. Encryption can be used to preserve privacy.
US09531528B1	Multi-chip TX beamforming for per-packet switching without LO phase alignment circuitry A wireless communications device that produces phase-synchronized local oscillator (LO) signals without dedicated LO phase alignment circuitry. The wireless communications device includes a first transceiver chain to receive a first timing signal and a second transceiver chain to receive the first timing signal and a second timing signal. The first transceiver chain includes a first frequency divider to convert the first timing signal to a first LO signal. The second transceiver chain includes a second frequency divider to convert the first timing signal to a second LO signal, a third frequency divider to convert the second timing signal to a third LO signal, and a multiplexer to select either the second LO signal or the third LO signal for transmitting wireless signals via the second transceiver chain based at least in part on an operating mode of the wireless communications device.
US09531524B2	Method and apparatus for wireless communication on heterogeneous networks Disclosed is a method for wireless communication on heterogeneous networks. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), wireless local area network (WLAN) access information from a base station, performing, by the UE, an initial channel access to an access point (AP) based on the WLAN access information, wherein the WLAN access information includes beacon information to receive a beacon frame from the AP, identity information indicating an identifier of the AP and measurement information indicating a measurement configuration of the UE.
US09531522B2	System and method for proactive resource allocation A system and method for allocating resources in a network is disclosed. The system and method comprises a proactive resource allocation framework in which the predictability of user behavior is exploited to balance the network traffic over time and to reduce the bandwidth required to achieve a given blocking/outage probability. The disclosed proactive resource allocation framework avoids limitations associated with off-peak demand and achieves a significant reduction in the peak to average demand ratio without relying on out of network users. It is based on a model in which smart devices are assumed to predict the arrival of new requests and submit them to the network T time slots in advance. Using tools from large deviation theory, the resulting prediction diversity gain is quantified to establish that the decay rate of the outage event probabilities increases linearly with the prediction duration T.
US09531510B2	Method for transmitting/receiving synchronizing signal in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. The method whereby a terminal receives a synchronizing signal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving location information on a domain, from which the synchronizing signal is transmitted, among domains resulting from the division of the whole system bandwidth into N parts along a frequency axis and into M parts along a time axis (wherein N and M are natural numbers); and receiving the synchronizing signal from the domain corresponding to the location information.
US09531504B1	Bundling acknowledgments based on signal quality One or more indications of signal quality as measured by a wireless communication device (WCD) served by a radio access network (RAN) may be transmitted from the WCD to the RAN. A determination may be made that the one or more indications of signal quality meet or exceed a threshold signal quality. Possibly based on the one or more indications of signal quality meeting or exceeding the threshold signal quality, the WCD may bundle at least some hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD) acknowledgments that the WCD transmits to the RAN.
US09531492B2	Dynamic hitless resizing in optical transport networks The invention relates to techniques for controlling a dynamic hitless resizing in data transport networks. According to a method aspect of the invention, a network connection comprises M tributary slots defined in a payload area of a higher order transport scheme of the data transport network and the method comprises the steps of receiving a connection resize control signal at each of the nodes along the path of the network connection; adding at each node along the path in response to the connection resize control signal a second set of N tributary slots to the first set of the M tributary slots, such that the network connection comprises M+N tributary slots; and increasing, after M+N tributary slots are available for the network connection at each node along the path, a transport data rate of the network connection.
US09531484B2	Super-regenerative receiver (SRR) and super-regenerative reception method with increased channel selectivity A super-regenerative receiver (SRR) includes a super-regenerative oscillator (SRO), and an active channel filter disposed at a front end of the SRO, and configured to filter out an interferer in a signal received by the SRR.
US09531477B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving client signal in optical transport network Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a client signal in an optical transport network. In the transmission method, a received client signal is mapped into a variable-rate container OTU-N, wherein a rate of the OTU-N is N times as high as a preset reference rate; and then, the variable-rate container OTU-N is split into N optical sub-channel transport units OTUsubs by column, where a rate of each OTUsub equals to the reference rate; next, the N optical sub-channel transport units OTUsubs are modulated onto one or more optical carriers; at last, the one or more optical carriers is transmitted through a fiber.
US09531465B2	Method and apparatus for obtaining channel quality indication Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for obtaining a CQI in a communication system, wherein the communication system comprises a UE, a CoMP measurement set including more than one BS/point, and one or more outside BSs/points which is outside the CoMP measurement set, and wherein the UE is served by a serving BS/point in the CoMP measurement set and interfered by at least one interfering BS/point in the CoMP measurement set and the one or more outside BSs/points. In the method according to embodiments of the present invention, a first interference from at least one outside BS/point which is outside the CoMP measurement set to the UE is estimated; a second interference from at least one interfering BS/point in the CoMP measurement set to the UE is estimated; and a target CQI based on the first interference and the second interference is obtained.
US09531460B2	Method for transmitting 4-antenna precoding matrix, user equipment and base station The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a 4-antenna precoding matrix, a user equipment, and a base station. The method includes determining a rank used for indicating the number of transmission layers, determining a first precoding matrix in a codebook set corresponding to the rank, determining a first PMI and a second PMI used for indicating the first precoding matrix, and sending the first PMI and the second PMI used for indicating the first precoding matrix to a base station.
US09531447B2	Collaborative channel sounding in multi-antenna systems The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that performs channel-sounding operations in a multi-antenna wireless communication system. During operation, the system first performs channel-sounding operations between a first client and a second client in a first frequency band. These channel-sounding operations involve transmitting a series of known tones between the first client and the second client and using signals received as a result of the transmissions to finds a strongest path between the first client and the second client. Next, the system uses the identified strongest path to improve channel-sounding operations in a second frequency band.
US09531439B2	Electronic devices, near-field wireless communications system and method for establishing a wireless communications link between two electronic devices An electronic device with touch-link functionality includes a touch panel, a signal processing circuit and a controller. The touch panel includes a first transmitting electrode for transmitting a first signal. The signal processing circuit provides the first signal to the first transmitting electrode. The first signal has a first frequency that is adjustable. The controller is coupled to the touch panel and the signal processing circuit. The controller adjusts the first frequency to make the first frequency correspond to an effective communications range. Within the effective communications range, another electronic device with touch-link functionality is able to receive the first signal, whereas outside the effective communications range, the another electronic device with touch-link functionality is unable to receive the first signal.
US09531433B2	Echo cancellation methodology and assembly for electroacoustic communication apparatuses A feedback cancellation assembly for an electroacoustic communication apparatus may include a signal transmission path for generation and emission of an outgoing sound signal to an external environment through an electrodynamic loudspeaker and a signal reception path comprising a microphone for generation of a microphone input signal corresponding to sound received from the external environment. The signal reception path may generate a digital microphone signal. The outgoing sound signal may be acoustically coupled to the microphone. An electronic feedback cancellation path may be coupled between a tapping node and a summing node to produce a feedback cancellation signal to the summing node.
US09531430B2	Device and method for determining the arrival time of a UWB signal A device and a method for determining the arrival time of a UWB signal including at least one pulse modulated at a carrier frequency. The receiver includes a frequency translation stage for translating the UWB signal to a first intermediate frequency and a second intermediate frequency. In an integration stage, the signals translated to the first intermediate frequency and to the second intermediate frequency are integrated on a time window to give a first integration result and a second integration result respectively. The phase deviation is determined between the first and second integration results and from this phase deviation, the arrival time of the UWB signal is deduced.
US09531425B2	Modular electronics A computing device includes an integrated unit having a plurality of functional components, and an extremely high frequency (EHF) communication unit operatively coupled to the integrated unit. The EHF communication unit includes a transducer configured to transmit and receive EHF electromagnetic signals, and convert between electrical signals and electromagnetic signals. The computing device includes a transceiver operatively coupled to the transducer. The EHF communication unit may enable at least one of the functional components of the computing device to be supplemented by a functional component of an external computing device.
US09531415B2	Systems and methods for activity determination based on human frame Systems and related methods providing for determining activities of individuals are discussed herein. Circuitry may be configured to wirelessly receive tag signals from a plurality of RF location tags. Two or more of the RF location tags may be positioned on an individual, such as at positions that may at least partially define a human frame. The circuitry may be configured to correlate the two or more RF location tags with the individual. Location data for each of the two or more RF location tags may be determined based on the received tag signals. An activity of the individual may be determined based on the location data. In some embodiments, one or more activities involving multiple individuals may be determined based on RF location tags and sensors positioned on each of the multiple individuals. Furthermore, sensor data from the sensors may be communicated over the UWB channel.
US09531413B2	Multi-band device having switch with input shunt arm In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first radio frequency (RF) signal path and a second RF signal path. The first RF signal path can provide a first RF signal when active and the second RF signal path can provide a second RF signal when active. The second RF signal path can include a select switch having an input shunt arm electrically coupled to an input of the select switch. The input shunt arm can be arranged such that it is on when the first RF signal path is active and/or when the second RF signal path is inactive.
US09531409B2	Switched capacitor transmitter circuits and methods The present disclosure includes switched capacitor transmitter circuits and methods. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a plurality of switched capacitor transmitter circuits coupled to inputs of an inductive network. The inductive network combines voltages from the switched capacitor transmitter circuits to produce a combined voltage on an output. In another embodiment, a digital data signal is thermometer encoded and a negative thermo-encoded signal is bit order reversed to control capacitors in a switched capacitor transmitter circuit.
US09531394B1	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.
US09531390B1	Techniques for generating clock signals using oscillators An integrated circuit includes first and second data channel circuits and first and second inductor-capacitor (LC) tank oscillator circuits. The first data channel circuit generates a first data signal in response to a first clock signal. The second data channel circuit generates a second data signal in response to a second clock signal. The frequencies of the first and second clock signals are substantially the same. The first LC tank oscillator circuit generates a first periodic signal. The first clock signal is generated in response to the first periodic signal. The second LC tank oscillator circuit generates a second periodic signal. The second clock signal is generated in response to the second periodic signal. The first and second LC tank oscillator circuits generate non-overlapping frequency ranges for the first and second periodic signals.
US09531386B2	Transmitter having voltage driver and current driver A circuit includes a first power node that carries a first supply voltage having a first voltage level and a second power node that carries a second supply voltage having a second voltage level less than the first voltage level. A voltage driver has a first plurality of transistors, an input node for an input signal, and an output node, and a current driver has a second plurality of transistors. The current driver injects or extracts an adjustment current into or out of the output node. The first plurality of transistors and the second plurality of transistors electrically couple the output node and the current driver to the first power node in response to the input signal being at a first logic state, and electrically decouple the output node and the current driver from the first power node in response to the input signal being at a second logic state.
US09531383B2	Semiconductor device and method of controlling the same A semiconductor device includes: a first signal generation section configured to generate an activation signal having a variable duty ratio; and a first processing section configured to perform intermittent operation, based on the activation signal.
US09531381B2	Luminous keyboard A luminous keyboard includes a lateral-emitting type illumination element, a light guide panel, a sensing circuit pattern, a light-transmissible supporting plate, and plural keys. The lateral-emitting type illumination element is used for providing a light beam to the light guide panel. Consequently, the light beam can be diffused to the whole light guide panel. The light guide panel has plural light-guiding dots for collecting and scattering the light beam. The light-transmissible supporting plate is arranged between the light guide panel and the plural keys, and has plural light diffusion structures corresponding to the plural keys. The light beam scattered upwardly by each light-guiding dot is sequentially transmitted through the corresponding light diffusion structure and directed to the corresponding key. When one of the keys is moved toward the sensing circuit pattern, the sensing circuit pattern generates a corresponding non-contact key signal.
US09531380B2	Capacitive sensing A multi-channel capacitive sensor comprises a sample capacitor having first and second terminals, a first diode having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the sample capacitor and a second terminal coupled to a first sense electrode, and a second diode having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the sample capacitor and a second terminal coupled to a second sense electrode. The sample capacitor and diodes are coupled to a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to apply a drive signal to the first terminal of the sample capacitor while simultaneously applying a bias signal to the second terminal of one or other of the diodes to prevent the diode from conducting the drive signal.
US09531376B2	Solid state relay using capacitive isolation An oscillator supplies a clock signal having a frequency determined in part according to a received current. A transmit side charge pump is coupled to the clock signal and boosts a voltage supplied to the charge pump to generate a boosted voltage. A driver circuit drives a transmit signal having a frequency based on the clock signal and a voltage based on the boosted voltage to a capacitive isolation communication path. A receive side charge pump is coupled to the isolation capacitors of the isolation communication path and boosts a voltage of the received signal on the receive side of the isolation communication path and supplies a gate signal with the boosted voltage to a gate of at least one transistor.
US09531375B2	Radio frequency switch circuit A radio frequency switch circuit may include: a first switch circuit unit connected between a first signal port for transmitting and receiving a signal and a common connection node and operated by a first gate signal; a second switch circuit unit connected between a second signal port for transmitting and receiving a signal and the common connection node and operated by a second gate signal; a first shunt circuit unit including first and second shunt units connected to each other in series between a first connection node connected to the first signal port and a ground, the first shunt unit being operated by the first gate signal and the second shunt unit being operated by the second gate signal; and a second shunt circuit unit connected between a second connection node connected to the second signal port and the ground and operated by the first gate signal.
US09531372B1	Driver with transformer feedback A driver circuit includes an input drive stage, an output drive stage, and a transformer. The input drive stage is configured to receive a differential input signal, and amplify the differential input signal. The output drive stage is coupled to the input drive stage, and is configured to receive amplified differential input signal from the input drive stage, and to further amplify the amplified differential input signal. The transformer is configured to transfer current from the output drive stage to the input drive stage.
US09531364B2	Two-stage phase mixer circuit Apparatuses and methods are directed to preventing duty cycle distortion in an electronic apparatus. The apparatus generally includes a first phase mixer stage configured to interpolate a first and a second input signal to provide a first intermediate signal and further configured to interpolate the second input signal and a third input signal to provide a second intermediate signal, the first phase mixer stage distorting duty cycle in providing the first intermediate signal. The apparatus further includes a second phase mixer stage configured to interpolate the first intermediate signal and the second intermediate signal to provide an output signal and further configured to compensate for duty cycle distortion of the first phase mixer stage.
US09531363B2	Methods and apparatuses including command latency control circuit Methods and apparatus including a latency control circuit are described. An example apparatus includes a delay line circuit configured to delay a clock signal, and a latch control circuit configured to receive the clock signal and the delayed clock signal. The latch control circuit is configured to provide first control signals based on a count associated with the first clock signal. The latch control circuit is further configured to provide second control signals based on the count associated with the first clock signal. The second clock signals are delayed relative to the first clock signals by an amount substantially equal to a delay between the clock signal and the delayed clock signal. The example apparatus further includes a latch circuit configured to latch an input signal responsive to the first control signals. The latch circuit is further configured to provide the latched signal to an output responsive to the second control signals.
US09531356B1	Integrated circuit with low phase noise clock distribution network An integrated circuit includes a clock distribution circuit and a logic block circuit. The clock distribution circuit is segregated from the logic block circuit to restrict contributors to phase noise to the clock distribution section of the circuit. The clock distribution circuit includes a front-end amplifier which buffers a clock input signal to a differential clock signal. The front-end amplifier is configured with as few components as possible and the components are selected for high current density and sized to minimize contributions to phase noise in the clock distribution circuit. The clock distribution circuit further includes an output latch circuit that receives the output signal of the logic block circuit and the low phase noise differential clock input signal from the front-end amplifier circuit. The output latch circuit re-clocks the final output of the integrated circuit. The output is representative of the output values determined by the logic block circuit.
US09531353B2	Switching arrangement A switching arrangement for applying voltage pulses across a load, comprising a plurality of capacitive elements (C1-C9) connected in series, and a first switch arrangement (S) connected to the series connection to apply voltage pulses to the load, and a second switch arrangement (S1, S2) connected to a capacitive element of the series connection, such that one of the capacitive elements (C1) can be switched out of or switched into the series connection, in order to produce voltage pulses of respectively lower or higher levels, without the need to dissipate energy into a resistive load.
US09531351B1	Configurable latch circuit In an example implementation, a circuit includes first and second latch circuits. A circuit coupled to the first and second latch circuits is configured to provide a first clock signal to the clock input node of the second latch circuit and provide a second clock signal that is an inversion of the first clock signal to the clock input node of the first latch circuit. The circuit includes a first multiplexer having a first input node coupled to a data output node of the first latch circuit, a second input node coupled to a data input node of the first latch circuit, and an output node coupled to a data input node of the second latch circuit. The circuit also includes a second multiplexer having a first input node coupled to the data output node of the first latch circuit and a second input node coupled to a data output node of the second latch circuit.
US09531340B2	Communication device and method of adjusting applied voltage for matching circuit A communication device changes an applied voltage output from a voltage circuit, and allows a capacitance measuring device to measure the respective capacitance values of a variable capacitance element before and after a change in the applied voltage. The communication device calculates a voltage correction value for correcting an initial variation of the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element using the respective capacitance values of the variable capacitance element before and after the change in the applied voltage, and respective applied voltage values before and after the change, and a correction voltage for canceling the initial variation in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element, and outputs the correction voltage from the voltage circuit.
US09531338B2	Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, program, signal processing system, and communication terminal There is provided a signal processing apparatus including a provision control unit that provides choices expressed subjectively and associated with control for an acoustic signal, and an output unit that outputs a predetermined choice selected from the provided choices.
US09531336B2	Operational amplifier and driving circuit An operational amplifier, including an input stage circuit, an output stage circuit and a constant-gm circuit is provided. The input stage circuit provides a driving voltage according to an input voltage. Input terminals of the output stage circuit receive the driving voltage, and an output terminal of the output stage circuit provides an output voltage according to the driving voltage. The constant-gm circuit includes a constant-gm switch circuit, a current mirror circuit and a current mirror switch circuit. The constant-gm switch circuit controls the operation of the constant-gm circuit. The constant-gm switch circuit allows the current mirror circuit to operate during a transient time when the driving voltage is transited according to the driving voltage, so as to provide a compensated current for the input stage circuit. When the driving voltage is during a non-transient time, the current mirror switch circuit turns off the current mirror circuit.
US09531334B1	Broadband circuit for an active device A circuit includes a de-Qing network coupled in parallel between a first and a second series-coupled reactive network. The de-Qing network is sized to lower the quality factor of the second reactive network. The first reactive network is a low valued inductor, which is sized for modifying high frequency signals. The second reactive network is a high valued inductor, which is sized for modifying low frequency signals. The de-Qing network can be a resistor or combination of resistors, inductors, and capacitors.
US09531329B2	Power amplifier and transmission apparatus A power amplifier according to the present invention includes: an apparatus housing (10) having a hole (11) for maintenance formed therein; a transmission line unit (12) disposed in a location covered by the apparatus housing (10), a transmission line length of the transmission line unit being adjusted depending on a frequency band of an input signal; and an element (13) that requires no adjustment of a transmission line even when an adjustment of the transmission line unit (12) is required along with a change in the frequency band of the input signal. The transmission line unit (12) is disposed near a surface of an apparatus that is accessible from outside through the hole (11) for maintenance, and the element (13) that requires no adjustment of the transmission line is buried in a location within the apparatus housing that is inaccessible through the hole for maintenance (11).
US09531327B2	Power amplifier and power amplification method When frequency allocation for a plurality of frequencies is in an intra-band CA relationship, a first amplifier is operated in class B, a second amplifier is operated in class C, and a power modulator is caused to supply a constant voltage to the first and second amplifiers so as to operate as a Doherty-type power amplifier. In addition, when the frequency allocation for the plurality of frequencies is in an inter-band non-contiguous CA relationship, the first and second amplifiers are operated in class B, and the power modulator is caused to supply a voltage proportional to the amplitude component of an input signal to the first and second amplifiers so as to operate as a power amplifier based on an ET system.
US09531314B2	Modular motor drive configuration system and method A motor drive system includes a power sub-assembly that comprises power electronic components and driver circuitry for controlling gate drive signals to the power electronic components. A control sub-assembly is removably mounted to the power sub-assembly and comprises control circuitry for implementing a motor control routine for control of an electric motor. In operation, all control signals originate in the control-subassembly, and are transmitted via mating connectors to the power sub-assembly for driving the motor.
US09531312B2	Vehicle and method of controlling vehicle A vehicle includes a feeding system supplying an electric power to an external device disposed outside the vehicle, a controller controlling the operation of the feeding system, and an information output unit outputting predetermined information. The controller performs the processing of determining whether or not feeding can be performed from the feeding system to the external device. When the feeding from the feeding system to the external device is prohibited, the controller causes the information output unit to output prohibition information about the prohibition of the feeding including the contents of a determination processing.
US09531311B2	Generation of a current reference to control a brushless motor A current reference generator to control a brushless motor in a motor control system is provided. The current reference generator includes a locate peak torque module that determines a maximum possible torque and a direct axis current that corresponds to the maximum possible torque based on motor parameters, a maximum voltage, a motor velocity of the brushless motor, and a sign of a torque command. A limit torque command module limits the torque command to the maximum possible torque. A locate minimum current module determines a value of the direct axis current that results in a minimum motor current. A solve current reference module generates a reference vector that satisfies the torque command as limited by the direct axis current that corresponds to the maximum possible torque and the direct axis current that results in the minimum motor current.
US09531308B2	Fan motor power supply A fan having one fan blade; a fan motor for rotating the fan blade; a motor control electrically coupled with the fan motor for controlling operational characteristics of the fan motor; and a power supply having a step-down high efficiency buck converter, a step-down low drop-out linear regulator, and/or a step-down switching regulator are described. The power supply may receive a first input voltage and lower the first input voltage to a second lower voltage. The fan motor is electrically coupled to be driven by the first input voltage and the motor control is electrically coupled to operate using the second lower voltage from the power supply. The motor control may include a microcontroller, level shifters electrically coupled to the microcontroller, and drivers electrically coupled to the level shifters and configured to drive the fan motor.
US09531301B2	Power conversion device and motor driving device The power conversion device includes a power-supply shunt resistor provided between a negative voltage side of a DC power supply and an inverter and phase lower-arm shunt resistors respectively provided between phase lower-arm switching elements of two arms among three arms and the power-supply shunt resistor. The power conversion device detects voltages between connection points of the phase lower-arm switching elements and the phase lower-arm shunt resistors and a negative voltage side of the DC power supply and calculates, on the basis of detection values of the voltages, phase currents flowing to a load device.
US09531300B2	Single phase cycloconverter with integrated line-cycle energy storage A method and apparatus for line-cycle storage of a single-phase cycloconverter. The method includes receiving input power from an input port of the singe-phase cycloconverter and monitoring an AC output port of the single-phase cycloconverter. The method measures energy stored in a line-cycle energy storage circuit coupled to one line of the AC output port of the single-phase cycloconverter, and determines a phase difference between a monitored AC voltage of the AC output port and the measured voltage of the line-cycle energy storage circuit. The method controls switches in the single-phase cycloconverter to selectively store energy in the line-cycle energy storage circuit based on the phase difference.
US09531296B2	Neutral-point-clamped multilevel power conversion device The present invention provides a power conversion device in which an on-pulse bias voltage and a neutral-point bias voltage do not interfere with each other. A power conversion device 1 of the present invention has a polarity judgment section 8 that judges a polarity of a neutral-point bias voltage VNPC calculated by a neutral-point potential fluctuation suppression control section 4 of a voltage command value control circuit 3, then on the basis of this polarity of the neutral-point bias voltage VNPC, selects a polarity of an on-pulse bias voltage VMPC by an on-pulse control section 5. With this control, it is possible to prevent for the polarities of the neutral-point bias voltage VNPC and the on-pulse bias voltage VMPC from being different then prevent for the both bias voltages from interfering with each other.
US09531289B2	Electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device and method of operation An electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device includes an input port, an output port, and a tertiary port separate from and magnetically coupled to the input port and the output port. The input port is configured to receive a first input electrical energy from a first electrical source for inducing mechanical energy into the electro-mechanical kinetic energy storage device. The output port is configured output a first converted electrical energy to a first load in which the outputted electrical energy is generated from the induced mechanical energy. The tertiary port is configured to receive a second input electrical energy from a second electrical source for inducing the mechanical energy, and output a second converted electrical energy to a second load, the second converted electrical energy generated from the induced mechanical energy.
US09531288B2	Systems and methods for balancing UPS output voltages during transitions between operating modes A UPS includes an input that receives first power from a utility source to power a load and receives second power from the utility source. The load is separate from the UPS. An inverter receives when in a first mode, the first and second power and when in a second mode, the second power and not the first power. The second power is used to power the inverter. A bypass circuit is connected to the input and bypasses the inverter to supply the first power to an output of the UPS when operating in the second mode. A control module detects a voltage at the output of the UPS, integrates the voltage to generate a first sum, and subsequent to completing a transition between the first and second modes, adjusts an output voltage of the inverter based on the first sum to balance the voltage of the UPS.
US09531278B2	Systems and methods for current control of power conversion systems System and method for regulating an output current of a power conversion system. An example system controller for regulating an output current of a power conversion system includes a driving component, a demagnetization detector, a current-regulation component, and a signal processing component. The driving component is configured to output a drive signal to a switch in order to affect a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system. The demagnetization detector is configured to receive a feedback signal associated with an output voltage of the power conversion system and generate a detection signal based on at least information associated with the feedback signal. The current-regulation component is configured to receive the drive signal, the detection signal and a current-sensing signal and output a current-regulation signal based on at least information associated with the drive signal, the detection signal, and the current sensing signal.
US09531277B2	Switching converter, control circuit thereof, AC/DC converter, power adapter and electronic device A control circuit used in a switching converter having a coil, a switching transistor, and a detection resistor, includes: a current detection terminal configured to receive a detection voltage obtained by superimposing a voltage detection signal on a current detection signal; a sample hold circuit configured to sample-hold the detection voltage in an OFF period of the switching transistor to generate a sample hold voltage; a variable amplifier configured to amplify a difference between the sample hold voltage and the detection voltage; a duty controller configured to generate a pulse modulation signal; a driver configured to control the switching transistor based on the pulse modulation signal; and an overcurrent protection circuit configured to compare the detection voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage and change the pulse modulation signal to an OFF level of a switching transistor when the detection voltage is identical to the predetermined threshold voltage.
US09531263B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to an embodiment comprises a first transistor capable of supplying or interrupting power to a load. A clamper comprises a first clamping part and a second clamping part connected in series between one end of the first transistor and a gate of the first transistor and becomes a conduction state when a voltage of the one end of the first transistor exceeds a predetermined voltage. A clamp operation detector is provided between the first clamping part and the second clamping part. A second transistor is connected in parallel with the second clamping part. A delay circuit is provided between the clamp operation detector and a gate of the second transistor.
US09531256B2	AC-DC converter with adjustable output An electrical adapter can include a rectifying circuit configured to receive an AC power input, a power factor corrector (PFC) circuit coupled with an output of the rectifying circuit, and a capacitive component coupled with an output of the PFC circuit. The electrical adapter can further include a DC-DC converter circuit coupled with an output of the capacitive component and configured to provide a power output of the electrical adapter, and an impedance-measuring circuit coupled with the power output and configured to measure impedance of a cable connected to the power output. The DC-DC converter circuit can be configured to adjust power of the power output based on the measured impedance.
US09531251B2	Quick discharge circuit A quick discharge circuit includes a reference voltage source, a power supply voltage monitoring circuit, a control circuit, and a discharge circuit. The reference voltage source provides a threshold voltage for quick discharge; the power supply voltage monitoring circuit collects change conditions of a power supply voltage; the control circuit performs logical control according to the power supply voltage collected by the power supply voltage monitoring circuit and the threshold voltage provided by the reference voltage source to determine whether the discharge circuit is ON. With the quick discharge circuit, when a terminal product is powered off, an input bulk capacitor of a DC-DC circuit is discharged quickly so that the voltage thereof rapidly drops to a safe voltage range. When the terminal product is powered on again quickly, it is guaranteed that a soft start circuit works normally so as to implement slow increase of power-on voltage and current.
US09531247B2	Inertial energy storage system and hydro-fluoro-ether power transformer scheme for radar power systems and large PFN charging A multi-port storage system includes a dynamo-electric machine with integral rotor inertia forming a primary energy storage system. The dynamo-electric machine has a primary stator winding configured to accept multiple AC input power sources, and has at least two secondary stator windings configured to deliver electric power to multiple loads at different power, frequency and voltage levels. A secondary energy storage system is coupled to the primary energy storage system, and is configured to convert its stored energy to electric power. The dynamo-electric machine is configured to enhance and buffer the secondary energy storage system, and is configured to improve the conversion of the stored energy to electric power. The system may include a step-up transformer responsively coupled to one of the secondary stator windings. The step-up transformer may comprise a single phase or polyphase step-up transformer having internal cooling and electrical insulation between the secondary windings comprising a hydro-fluoro-ether (HFE) vapor and liquid fluid.
US09531246B2	Bi-rotational generator A fluid-driven electricity generator includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core that includes a plurality of stator windings and one or more stator turbines connected to the stator core. The one or more stator turbines are configured to rotate in a first direction. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of permanent magnets that are substantially surrounded by the stator core. The rotor assembly also includes one or more rotor turbines connected to the plurality of permanent magnets. The one or more rotor turbines are configured to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
US09531242B2	Apparatuses and methods for cooling electric machines Cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses, such as those configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like).
US09531241B2	Cooling device for electric motor and electric motor A cooling device for an electric motor, comprising a cover which has a cylindrical-shaped main part which can house the electric motor, and a fan motor which is attached to the main part so as to blow air to the inside of the main part. The cover further has an abutting part which protrudes from an inside periphery of the main part and can abut against the electric motor. The abutting part forms a gap for blowing air between the main part and the electric motor.
US09531239B2	Active cooling of a motor having an integrated cooling channel A motor, comprising an electronics housing having integrated motor electronics, a stator, and a rotor. The stator comprises a stator bushing and a laminated stator core having motor windings. The stator bushing is arranged axially between the electronics housing and the rotor. The motor according to the invention has an air-conveying element connected to the rotor in a rotationally fixed manner and at least one axially extending passage opening arranged in the stator bushing. The air-conveying element is arranged axially between the stator bushing and the rotor and has a circumferential axial intake opening on the side of the stator bushing. During motor operation, the air-conveying element sucks in an axial volumetric air flow at an external wall of the electronics housing through the intake opening and the passage opening.
US09531224B2	Generator spring bar enhancement for core support system A generator including a frame (56); first and second frame rings (13) extending radially inwardly from an inside surface of the frame (56); a core (54) within the frame (56); key bars (100) spaced apart circumferentially and extending axially spanning a distance between the first and second frame rings (75A and 75B), the key bars coupled to the core; laminated spring bars (60) spaced apart circumferentially and extending axially to span a distance between the first and second frame rings, a first spring bar end (112) supported by the first frame ring (75A), a second opposing spring bar end (111) supported by the second frame ring (75B), each spring bar coupled to a key bar; wherein the laminated spring bar further includes spring bar subcomponents (60A and 60B) and couplers (98/99) for coupling the spring bar subcomponents.
US09531221B2	Locking structure for stator core A locking structure for a stator core that locks the stator core having a circular outer circumference into an inner circumference of a cylindrical housing includes a first cut-out formed in an outer circumference of the stator core and a second cut-out formed in an inner circumference of the housing. The locking structure also includes a key interposed between the first and second cut-outs.
US09531218B2	Magnetic force generating device and collision prevention system including the same A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current.
US09531217B2	Power reception device, power transmission device and power transfer system A power reception device includes: a vehicle-side resonant portion mounted on a vehicle and resonating, through an electromagnetic field, with a facility-side resonant portion provided in an external facility; and a vehicle-side support including a first support member supporting the vehicle-side resonant portion, and a second support member spaced apart from the vehicle-side resonant portion and supporting the first support member, wherein a dielectric tangent of the first support member is smaller than a dielectric tangent of the second support member.
US09531216B2	Power transmission system and power receiving apparatus A piezoelectric transformer includes capacitance elements, an inductance element, a resistance, and an ideal transformer. A first resonance circuit includes the piezoelectric transformer, the capacitance of a capacitance element of a coupling electrode of a power receiving apparatus, and the capacitance of a capacitance element of a coupling electrode of a power transmitting apparatus. On the other hand, a second resonance circuit includes an equivalent output capacitance of the piezoelectric transformer and an inductance element. The frequency of a high-frequency high voltage that is generated by a high-frequency high-voltage generating circuit is set to a value between two resonance frequencies generated by a complex resonance of the first resonance circuit and the second resonance circuit.
US09531215B2	Transfer switch with arc suppression An automatic transfer switch for a power system receiving multiple alternating current sources and delivering multiple alternating current output is described. A transfer switch control circuit can sense a power loss in one or both AC sources. Each power supply can deliver current to drive a load but, if one of the power supplies fails, the other can supply power to drive both loads.
US09531211B2	Method for charging an intermediate circuit capacitor The disclosure relates to a method for charging an intermediate circuit capacitor in an electric drive unit comprising an electric motor. The intermediate circuit capacitor is charged by an intermediate circuit current that is supplied by a battery. The output voltage of the battery is settable to one or more voltage values. A target value of the intermediate circuit current is determined, and an actual value of the intermediate circuit current is ascertained. The actual value of the intermediate circuit current is then compared with the target value of the intermediate circuit current. An optimal output voltage of the battery is determined on the basis of the comparison of the actual value of the intermediate circuit current with the target value of the intermediate circuit current. Then, the optimal output voltage of the battery is set.
US09531208B2	Charging and communicating with battery operated toys Methods and a system for the recharging of battery-operated devices, whereby the recharging process is made less burdensome and inconvenient to the users of the devices. Embodiments provide for incorporating recharging into the normal usage patterns for the devices using activities consistent with predetermined intended usage of the devices, thereby causing the user to perceive less inconvenience. Other embodiments provide for systematically detecting and wirelessly recharging devices, whereby the burden to the users may be reduced or entirely eliminated.
US09531202B2	Battery management system and method for charging lithium-ion battery cells in an information handling system A computer-implemented method enables capacity based pre-charging and age based permanent failure detection in a battery. The method comprises detecting, via a controller, a real time cell voltage for at least one cell in the battery. The controller determines if the real time cell voltage is less than a normal operating cell voltage. In response to the real time cell voltage being less than the normal operating cell voltage, a capacity based pre-charge value is calculated based on a full charge capacity and at least one cell parameter of the cell. A pre-charge time is calculated based on the capacity based pre-charge value. A pre-charge voltage is identified. The battery management controller is triggered to pre-charge the battery using the calculated pre-charge time and the identified pre-charge voltage.
US09531199B2	Underwater charging station A submersible power supply apparatus provides the ability to provide power for recharging batteries used to operate underwater vehicles, manned and unmanned. A battery charging station apparatus containing at least one modular reserve battery magazine with a plurality of compartments is provided. A plurality of reserve battery modules may be respectively provided in the plurality of compartments, each of the plurality of reserve battery modules being configured to provide power when a reserve battery provided therein is activated.
US09531196B2	Wireless power transmission system and method for designing the same A wireless power transmission system includes a transmitting antenna, a power supply for supplying power of a resonance frequency f0 to the transmitting antenna, a first capacitor connected in series to the transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna magnetically coupled to the transmitting antenna, a load connected to the receiving antenna, and a second capacitor connected in series to the receiving antenna. Supposing that the coupling factor between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna is represented by k, the internal resistance of the power supply by Rs and the resistance of the load by RL, then the self-inductance LS of the transmitting antenna and the self-inductance LL of the receiving antenna are determined to satisfy an equation: LS×LL=RS×R1/(2πf0k)2. Further, the capacitance CS of the first capacitor and the capacitance CL of the second capacitor are determined to satisfy equations: CS=1/(2πf0)2LS and CL=1/(2πf0)2LL.
US09531195B2	Inductively rechargeable implantable device with reduced eddy currents A case for an implantable medical device includes a metal case portion, having an inside and an outside, configured to attach to at least one other case portion to define a biocompatible case for the implantable medical device. The metal case portion has a plurality of grooves disposed on at least one of the inside and the outside, the grooves being oriented substantially perpendicular to an expected direction of eddy currents produced by an inductive recharging coil in proximity thereto.
US09531193B2	Method and arrangement for operating a wind farm within voltage limit A method for determining a limit value of a wind turbine reference operational variable is described The wind turbine being connected to a connection node to which a utility grid is connected. The method includes: obtaining a first input signal indicative of a connection node limit voltage; obtaining a second input signal indicative of a connection node voltage; and determining the limit value of the wind turbine reference operational variable based on the first signal and the second signal. Further a corresponding arrangement is described.
US09531190B2	Bi-directional converter voltage controlled current source for voltage regulation A bi-directional converter voltage controlled current system and methods are disclosed. A bi-directional converter provides a bi-directional current to an electrical bus according to a variable duty-cycle control signal. Also, a bi-directional current sensing sensor senses the bi-directional current to provide a sensor voltage signal proportional to the converter current. Further, a variable duty-cycle controller controls a duty-cycle of the variable duty-cycle control signal to control a voltage of the electrical bus based on an error signal.
US09531181B2	Current sensing circuit A current sensing circuit comprises a first input terminal and a second input terminal for introducing a subject current from a device coupled between the first and second input terminals; a first amplifier having a first input node coupled to the first input terminal via a protection resistor, a second input node coupled to the second input terminal, and a first output node coupled to the first input node via a capacitor, wherein the first amplifier has a current sensing path for sensing the subject current and converting the subject current into an output voltage that changes with the subject current; and a protection circuit coupled between the first and second input nodes of the first amplifier, wherein the protection circuit is configured to draw a protection current from the first input terminal through the protection resistor to at least partially offset the subject current.
US09531177B1	TV bridge kit A TV bridge kit including an assembly of components for mounting a TV to a wall while minimizing disruption to the wall surface. The kit includes a first and second frame member with cover plates and an electrical cable having a male and a female plug end. Frame members include rotatable clamp arms to enable rapid installation to existing walls. Cover plates include openings and peripheral walls adapted to receive nose portions of the plug ends. Tabs on the plug ends of the electrical cable enable connection to bosses in the peripheral walls of the cover plates. An outer flange on the frame members enable recessed mounting of the cover plates with the front surface of the plug ends flush with the cover plate. After installation on a wall, the TV bridge kit is powered by connection of a conventional electrical cord from an existing outlet.
US09531169B2	Motor control center units with retractable stabs and interlocks using portal shutters Motor control centers have units or buckets with one or more sliding shutters that controllably block access to a stab isolation port based on position of the operator disconnect handle using attached cams that slide the shutter right and left. A front panel of the unit or bucket may also be configured to pivot out about a long axis associated with a bottom long side thereof.
US09531165B2	Method for actuating a spark gap A method for actuating a spark plug, in which the spark plug is assigned a first ignition coil and second ignition coil. Triggered by a start signal, the primary winding of the first ignition coil is charged, and the primary winding of the second ignition coil is charged with a delay D, for which 0≦D, by supplying a direct current, wherein, while each primary winding, is charged, the respective secondary winding is blocked; the primary current supplied to the primary windings is measured; after a period T, the primary winding of the first ignition coil is discharged, and with the delay D the primary winding of the second ignition coil is discharged; the secondary current flowing through the spark plug is measured; thereafter the primary windings of the first and second ignition coil start to be charged alternately when the secondary current falls below a threshold; the primary windings are discharged alternately when the primary current reaches an upper threshold; the above steps are repeated until the duration of discharge between two electrodes of the spark plug 1 reaches a predefined value Z.
US09531163B2	Semiconductor laser diode A semiconductor laser diode includes a substrate. A semiconductor layer sequence on the substrate has at least one active layer designed for generating laser light that is emitted along an emission direction during operation. At least one filter layer has a main extension plane that is parallel to a main extension plane of the active layer and that is designed to scatter and/or absorb light that propagates in the semiconductor layer sequence and/or the substrate in addition to the laser light.
US09531159B2	Directional semiconductor waveguide coupler An optical, directional coupler has a first input, a second input, a first output, and a second output. The coupler is made with a shoulder disposed on a substrate and a first ridge and a second ridge disposed on the shoulder. The first ridge extends from the first input to the first output. The second ridge extends from the second input to the second output. The shoulder, the first ridge, and the second ridge taper to provide coupling and are modified to select a coupling ratio.
US09531154B2	Lift-off method In an optical device wafer, an optical device layer is formed over a front surface of an epitaxy substrate with the intermediary of a buffer layer composed of a Ga compound containing Ga. After a transfer substrate is joined to the optical device layer of the optical device wafer, a separation layer is formed at a boundary surface between the epitaxy substrate and the buffer layer by performing irradiation with a pulsed laser beam having such a wavelength as to be transmitted through the epitaxy substrate and be absorbed by the buffer layer from a back surface side of the epitaxy substrate. Thereafter, an ultrasonic horn that oscillates ultrasonic vibration is brought into contact with an outer circumferential part of the epitaxy substrate to vibrate the epitaxy substrate, and the epitaxy substrate is separated from the transfer substrate to transfer the optical device layer to the transfer substrate.
US09531151B2	Method for generating a burst mode by means of switching a Pockels cell Method for generating a series of laser pulses with a laser assembly, the laser assembly at least having two reflecting members, a laser medium and an electro-optical modulator are disclosed. The laser assembly operates in a light amplifying mode and runs a pulse extraction sequence. The pulse extraction sequence is run by applying a defined voltage change with reference to the amplification voltage, wherein changing of the voltage is adjusted such that at least one intermediate switching state is generated on side of the electro-optical modulator, the intermediate switching state providing a particular change of polarization of the amplified laser radiation by the electro-optical modulator, such that a final switching state is generated on side of the electro-optical modulator by applying a final extraction voltage at the end of the time period.
US09531150B2	Method and system for parity-time symmetric optics and nonreciprocal light transmission A method and system for optical systems based on parity-time symmetry and its breaking, and for nonreciprocal light transmission in a parity-time symmetric micro-resonator system are provided. The system includes an optical assembly that includes a first dissipative optical system and a second optical system coupled in energy transfer communication with the first optical system. The second optical system is configured to receive a continuous flow of energy from an external source and to transfer energy to the first optical system through the couple wherein the energy transferred to the first optical system from the second optical system is approximately equal to the energy dissipated in the first optical system, where the energy transferred to the first optical system from the second optical system is selectable using at least one of an amount of couple between the first optical system and the second optical system and a gain of the second optical system.
US09531149B2	Multipass fiber amplifiers An apparatus and method for multipass fiber amplifier comprises: (a) first passing a laser beam having a first linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in a first direction, (b) rotating the first linear polarization of the laser beam to a second linear polarization, the second linear polarization is perpendicular to the first linear polarization, (c) second passing the laser beam having the second linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in a second direction, the second direction is opposite to the first direction, (d) third passing the laser beam having the second linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in the first direction, the laser beam having the second linear polarization is reflected by a polarization separating device and a mirror, (e) rotating the second linear polarization of the laser beam to the first linear polarization, and (f) fourth passing the laser beam having the first linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in the second direction.
US09531139B2	Connector and connector connection structure A connector includes a metal terminal part on which conductive wires exposed outside at an end of an electric cable are pressure-contacted; and a housing for accommodating a pressure-contact part A of the end of the electric cable and the metal terminal part. The housing 10 has an electric cable insertion hole, a wall of which is contactable with an outer circumferential surface of an insulating cover of the electric cable. The housing also has a filling space in communication with the electric cable insertion hole. The filling space is located in positional correspondence with the pressure-contact part A; and the filling space is filled with a filler such that the filler covers the pressure-contact part A.
US09531124B2	Electrical plug removal device An electrical socket having an electrical plug removal device for allowing a user to more easily remove an electrical plug from an electrical socket. The electrical socket resembles a traditional electrical socket having openings into which the prongs of an electrical plug can be inserted. A switch is provided adjacent to the electrical socket, wherein the switch can be actuated in order to release the electrical plug from the electrical socket. In a preferred embodiment, the switch is operably connected to an ejecting device that includes one or more levers positioned within the openings of the electrical socket, wherein the levers are adapted to press against the prongs in order to eject the electrical plug from the socket. The levers can be electrically or mechanically operated depending upon the embodiment.
US09531120B2	Circular connectors Electrical connector assemblies are disclosed. An electrical connector assembly comprises a first shell comprising an externally threaded portion, a second shell comprising an outer surface, a coupling nut, and an annular insert secured within the coupling nut and positioned around the second shell. A first shell and a second shell include mating alignment features. An outer surface of a second shell comprises an unthreaded portion, which comprises a plurality of recesses arranged around an annular track. A coupling nut comprises an internally threaded portion, which is configured to threadably engage an externally threaded portion of a first shell. An annular insert is comprised of a plastic material, and comprises an inner surface comprising a plurality of deflectable spring-loaded teeth that extending radially inward. A spring-loaded tooth is positioned around an unthreaded portion of a second shell and can be rotatably aligned with recesses defined therein.
US09531113B2	Flat cable waterproofing connector and waterproofing connector structure for flat cable A flat cable waterproofing connector includes a flat cable having an insulating covering part where conductor wires are covered with an insulating film, terminals bonded to the conductor wires, and a connector housing engaged with a mating connector so that the terminals are connected to terminals of the mating connector. The flat cable waterproofing connector further includes a resin mold part integrally molded on an end part in a longitudinal direction of the flat cable so as to cover a bonding part between the conductor wires and the terminals, and the resin mold part has a waterproofing mold part for covering the bonding part, and a holding mold part for covering the flat cable at a deeper side in the longitudinal direction of the flat cable than the waterproofing mold part.
US09531112B2	Rotary connector A second connector housing connected to a first connector housing includes: a second housing body (31) including a cylinder portion (312) into which a body portion (212) is fitted; an axial groove (315a) formed by a cut in the cylinder portion (312) and allowing a connection pin (214) to enter therein, a circumferential groove (315b) arranged to extend circumferentially in the cylinder portion (312) from a distal end of the axial groove (315a), and allowing the connection pin (214) to move therein when the connector housings are operated and rotated relatively to each other; and a lock spring piece (316) formed integrally with the cylinder portion (312) to extend along the circumferential groove (315b), and restricting the connection pin (214) from moving in a return direction in a state in which the connection piece (214) arrives at distal end of the circumferential groove (315b).
US09531111B2	Audio jack connector with a sealing assembly assembled on an insulative houseing An audio jack connector including: an insulative housing including a mounting face, a receiving space, an insertion opening communicating with the receiving space, and a number of passageways extending from the mounting face along a bottom-to-up direction, a through hole defined in each of the passageways and communicating to the receiving space; a number of contacts retained in corresponding passageways and extending into the receiving space through the through holes; and a sealing assembly assembled on the mounting face, the sealing assembly including a gasket covering on the mounting face for sealing the passageways and a cover assembled with the gasket to press and hold the gasket, the gasket having a number of passing holes exposing a soldering end of each of the contacts.
US09531106B2	Connector mechanism and electronic device using the same An electronic device comprises a case and a connector mechanism. The case comprises a bottom plate, a lateral plate and a pivoting base. The lateral plate is connected to the bottom plate, the lateral plate has an opening and the pivoting base is connected to the lateral plate. The connector mechanism comprises an electrical connector, a cover member and an elasticity-adjusting member. The electrical connector comprises an insulating base and a plurality of conductive terminals installed in the insulating base. A slot is formed in the insulating base and exposed to the opening. The cover member comprises a cover portion, a pivoting portion and an elastic portion all connected together, wherein the pivoting portion is positioned between the elastic portion and the cover portion while being disposed on the pivoting base.
US09531101B2	Connector The connector comprises a holding member and a contact which is held by the holding member. The contact has a fixed portion, a first spring portion and a second spring portion. The fixed portion is held by and fixed on the holding member. The first spring portion extends from the fixed portion. The first spring portion includes two pressed portions, a movable starting point and a movable end portion which is movable. When an inserting object is moved along a moving direction which is a forward direction or a rearward direction, the pressed portions are pressed by a press portion to be moved downward perpendicular to the moving direction. The inserting object is a card or a card adapter. The inserting object has the press portion. The second spring portion is provided with a free end and a contact point. When the inserting object is moved in the moving direction, the second spring portion is moved downward together with a movement of the movable starting point so that the inserting object is prevented from being brought into contact with the free end of the second spring portion.
US09531089B2	Terminal connection structure A terminal connection structure is proposed in which a bolt tightening terminal is set on a terminal mounting portion and is fastened with a connecting bolt that is tightened to a nut of the terminal mounting portion. The terminal mounting portion is provided with a displacement limiting portion. If the bolt tightening terminal, set on a terminal mounting portion, is disposed in a proper mounting position in which a bolt insertion hole and a threaded hole are aligned on the same center axis, the bolt tightening terminal is adapted not to interfere with the displacement limiting portion. If the bolt tightening terminal is displaced from the proper mounting position, the bolt tightening terminal is adapted to interfere with the displacement limiting portion to limit the displacement from the proper mounting position.
US09531088B2	Crimp terminal, connection structural body, and method of manufacturing connection structural body A barrel portion which allows the pressure-bonding connection of an aluminum core wire exposed on a distal end of an insulated wire covered with an insulating cover is formed into a cylindrical shape by bending barrel portion corresponding portions of a terminal base material in a terminal developed state about a terminal axis. In abutting end portions where the barrel portion corresponding portions abut each other, a welded part which welds the end portions is formed along a long length direction of the insulated wire. The welded part is formed on an upper surface concave portion and a projecting portion where an amount of plastic deformation of a conductor pressure-bonding section generated along with the pressure-bonding of the conductor pressure-bonding section becomes larger compared to other portions in a circumferential direction of the conductor pressure-bonding section.
US09531086B1	Dynamic phased array tapering without phase recalibration Methods and systems for controlling variable gain amplifiers include setting a phase at a phase shifter in each of multiple of front-ends of a phased array transceiver, accounting for a constant phase shift of a phase-invariant variable gain amplifier. A gain is set at the phase-invariant variable gain amplifier in each of the multiple front-ends to perform tapering of beam pattern side lobes. A resistance in the phase-invariant variable gain amplifier is set to provide a phase shift that is independent of gain.
US09531085B2	Multi-mode feed network for antenna array A dual-mode feed network for an antenna array or combination antenna is provided. Two transmission line structures propagate signals according to two different electromagnetic propagation modes, such as TE, TM, TEM and quasi TEM modes. The two transmission line structures are operatively coupled to different components of the antenna array. One transmission line structure may be a stripline or microstrip, and the other transmission line structure may be a waveguide such as a Substrate Integrated Waveguide. Both transmission line structures may branch to reach multiple elements of the antenna array. The transmission lines may share common features, for example by embedding the stripline within the waveguide.
US09531078B2	Wireless communication apparatus There is provided a wireless communication apparatus that includes (a) a printed circuit board, (b) a radio frequency circuit installed on the printed circuit board, and (c) an antenna element that is integrated onto the printed circuit board and electrically coupled to the radio frequency circuit via a printed conductor.
US09531075B2	Antenna apparatus and communication system An antenna apparatus can include a transmission medium that is positioned within layers of an antenna apparatus that are positioned adjacent to a first upper layer that is configured to include a signal receiving and transmission element (e.g. an antenna, patch antenna, etc.). The transmission medium can include or otherwise be connected to one or more resonators so that only a signal within a pre-selected band is passable through the transmission band. Any signal in a band outside of the pre-selected band may not be passable through the transmission medium due at least in part to the resonators. In some embodiments, the transmission medium may be part of a stripline or a microstrip. Embodiments of the apparatus may also be configured to block backward radiation emittable from the antenna to help prevent a body of a person near that device from absorbing such radiation.
US09531073B2	Communication terminal apparatus and antenna device An antenna device which includes a coil conductor and a booster conductor. The coil conductor is defined by wound loop-shaped conductors and includes a first opening at a winding center and two ends connected to a feeding circuit. The booster conductor includes a coupling conductor portion and a frame-shaped radiation conductor portion. The coupling conductor portion includes a second opening overlapped at least partially by the first opening, is split in a portion thereof by a slit, and is electromagnetically coupled to the coil conductor. The frame-shaped radiation conductor portion includes a third opening and is connected to the coupling conductor portion.
US09531071B2	Antenna structures having resonating elements and parasitic elements within slots in conductive elements Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antenna resonating elements such as dual-band antenna resonating elements that resonate in first and second communications bands. The antenna structures may also contain parasitic antenna elements such as elements that are operative in only the first or second communications band and elements that are operative in both the first and second communications bands. The antenna resonating elements and parasitic elements may be mounted on a common dielectric carrier. The dielectric carrier may be mounted within a slot or other opening in a conductive element. The conductive element may be formed from conductive housing structures in an electronic device such as a portable computer. The portable computer may have a clutch barrel with a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover may overlap and cover the slot and the dielectric carrier.
US09531068B2	Efficient loop antenna system and method An antenna including a conductive loop having a first top surface portion, the conductive loop having a first edge portion interrupted by a gap defining a feed point, a conductive strip having a second top surface, the conductive loop lying in a plane defined by the second top surface, the conductive strip having a second edge portion extending between first and second opposing distal ends, the second edge portion being spaced from the first edge portion, and the second edge portion extending along the first edge portion at a substantially constant distance from the first edge portion, and wherein the conductive strip is electrically isolated from the conductive loop and is structurally configured and positioned relative to the conductive loop to adjust an input impedance of the conductive loop.
US09531066B2	Antenna pattern frame and electronic device including the same There is provided an antenna pattern frame including: a radiator including an antenna pattern part transmitting and receiving signals and a connection terminal part electrically connecting the antenna pattern part and a circuit board to each other; and a radiator frame provided by performing injection molding on the radiator while allowing the antenna pattern part to be exposed to one surface thereof and allowing the connection terminal part to be exposed to the other surface thereof, wherein the antenna pattern part is provided with a support part protruding outwardly from the antenna pattern part and bent in a direction toward the radiator frame to be disposed inwardly of the radiator frame.
US09531062B2	Communication system A wearable communication system including an antenna pattern configured to transmit or receive a radio-frequency (RF) signal, a main board configured to control the wearable communication system, and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the main board, wherein the antenna pattern is spaced apart from the main board and the power supply unit.
US09531061B2	Electronic device antenna with reduced lossy mode An electronic device may be provided with an antenna. The antenna may have an antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. An adjustable inductor may be coupled between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. An antenna feed may have a positive feed terminal coupled to the antenna resonating element and a ground antenna feed coupled to the antenna ground. The adjustable inductor may have first and second inductors coupled to respective first and second ports of a switch. The switch may have a third port coupled to the antenna ground. A capacitor may have a first terminal coupled to ground and a second terminal coupled to the first inductor at the first port of the switch. An inductor may be coupled between the antenna resonating element and antenna ground at a location between the adjustable inductor and the antenna feed.
US09531059B2	Side face antenna for a computing device case An antenna assembly includes a portion of the metal computing device case as a primary radiating structure. The metal computing device case includes a back face and four side faces bounding at least a portion of the back face. The metal computing device case further includes a radiating structure having an aperture formed in the back face from which a notch extends from the aperture cutting through the back face and through at least one side face of the metal computing device case. A conductive feed structure is connected to a radio. The conductive feed structure is connected to or positioned proximal to the radiating structure of the metal computing device case and is configured to excite the radiating structure at one or more resonance frequencies.
US09531052B2	Semiconductor wafer having an integrated waveguide configured to communicate between first and second integrated circuit dies Embodiments include package structures having integrated waveguides to enable high data rate communication between package components. For example, a package structure includes a package substrate having an integrated waveguide, and first and second integrated circuit chips mounted to the package substrate. The first integrated circuit chip is coupled to the integrated waveguide using a first transmission line to waveguide transition, and the second integrated circuit chip is coupled to the integrated waveguide using a second transmission line to waveguide transition. The first and second integrated circuit chips are configured to communicate by transmitting signals using the integrated waveguide within the package carrier.
US09531049B2	Systems and methods for radio frequency (RF) energy wave switching using asymmetrically wound ferrite circulator elements Systems and methods for RF energy wave switching using asymmetrically wound ferrite circulator elements are provided. In one embodiment, a ferrite circulator waveguide switched system comprises: a plurality of ferrite circulator elements coupled together sequentially, the ferrite circulator elements including: a first ferrite circulator element that defines a first port of the switched system; a second ferrite circulator element that defines a second port of the switch system; and an asymmetrically wound ferrite circulator element coupled between the first and second ferrite circulator elements and to an isolation element; and a latch wire threaded through the first ferrite circulator element and the asymmetrically wound ferrite circulator element, wherein the latch wire is wound through the first ferrite circulator element and the asymmetrically wound ferrite circulator element such that a current pulse through the latch wire magnetizes both the first ferrite circulator element and the asymmetrically wound ferrite circulator element.
US09531045B2	Battery cooler A battery cooler includes at least one support plate and at least one structure plate coupled to the at least one support plate. The at least one structure plate includes a flow channel for receiving a fluid therein. A cross-section of the flow channel has a width greater than a height thereof. The flow channel includes a plurality of webs, wherein one of the webs is disposed adjacent another one of the webs in respect of a direction of flow of the fluid, and the webs decrease the cross-section of the flow channel.
US09531031B2	Bipolar battery assembly The invention relates to an article comprising: a) one or more stacks of battery plates comprising one or more bipolar plates; b) located between each plate is a separator and a liquid electrolyte; further comprising one of more of the features: 1) c) the one or more stacks of battery plates having a plurality of channels passing transversely though the portion of the plates having the cathode and/or the anode deposited thereon; and d) i) one or more seals about the periphery of the channels which prevent the leakage of the liquid electrolyte into the channels, and/or posts located in one or more of the channels having on each end an overlapping portion that covers the channel and sealing surface on the outside of the monopolar plates adjacent to the holes for the transverse channels and applies pressure on the sealing surface of the monopolar plates.
US09531028B2	Redox flow battery A redox flow battery charged and discharged by supply of a positive electrode electrolyte stored in a positive electrode tank and a negative electrode electrolyte stored in a negative electrode tank to a battery element, in which the positive electrode electrolyte contains a Mn ion as a positive electrode active material, and the positive electrode tank includes a positive electrode charging pipe opening to a position close to a liquid level of the positive electrode electrolyte in the positive electrode tank, and a positive electrode discharging pipe opening to a position close to the bottom of the positive electrode tank. This redox flow battery can include a stirring mechanism for stirring the electrolytes in the tanks, and can include a connection pipe connecting the positive electrode tank to the negative electrode tank.
US09531024B2	Distributed hydrogen extraction system A hydrogen extraction system is provided. The extraction system can comprise a compressor for compressing a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and a desulfurization unit for receiving the compressed gas mixture. The system can also comprise a hydrogen-extraction device for receiving a reduced-sulfur gas mixture and a hydrogen storage device for receiving an extracted hydrogen gas. A method of extracting hydrogen from a gas mixture comprising natural gas and hydrogen, and a method of determining an energy price are also provided.
US09531021B2	Fuel cell stack discrete header A fuel cell system comprises a main body including a first partial header and a fastening point. The main body is adapted to be coupled to a plurality of plates forming a fuel cell stack, allowing a single plate design to be used for multiple fuel cell stack lengths having a large differential of energy requirements, affording a durable alignment mechanism for the fuel cell stack, and providing integration flexibility for components and configurations of the fuel cell system.
US09531005B2	Synergistic multiphase hydride alloy A hydrogen storage alloy material includes a primary phase having an ABx type structure and a secondary phase having a B2 structure that enhances the electrochemical properties of the alloy. The A component of the primary phase includes La and Ce, and the B component of the primary phase includes Ni, Co, Al, and Mn. The secondary phase may include Al, Mn, and Ni. Also disclosed are battery systems including the alloy material.
US09531002B2	Transition metal cyanometallate cathode battery with metal plating anode A method is provided for cycling power in a transition metal cyanometallate (TMCM) cathode battery. The method provides a battery with a TMCM cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte, where TMCM corresponds to the chemical formula of AXM1NM2M(CN)Y-d(H2O), where “A” is an alkali or alkaline earth metal, and where M1 and M2 are transition metals. The method charges the battery using a first charging current, or greater. In response to the charging current, a plating of “A” metal is formed overlying a plating surface of the anode. In response to discharging the battery, the “A” metal plating is removed from the anode plating surface. In one aspect, in an initial charging of the battery, a permanent solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer is formed overlying the anode plating surface. In subsequent charging and discharging cycles, the permanent SEI layer is maintained overlying the anode plating surface.
US09531001B2	Battery cell with flexible wireless temperature sensor A battery system in one embodiment includes a first battery cell including a shell encasing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator positioned between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and at least one first wireless temperature sensor assembly encased within the first shell.
US09530995B2	Battery module This battery module comprises a secondary battery, a battery holder, a cover member and a pair of extended parts. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, a case and an open valve. The cover member has a main body that faces the open valve. The pair of extended parts are provided between the case and the main body of the cover member. The open valve is positioned between the pair of extended parts. The case, the main body of the cover member and the pair of extended parts form a flow path for a gas that is discharged from the open valve. The battery holder has a lock projection that is locked to the main body of the cover member.
US09530987B2	Structure and method for packaging organic optoelectronic device A structure and a method for packaging an organic optoelectronic device are provided. In this method, a first substrate is provided, and a first barrier layer is disposed on the first substrate. An organic optoelectronic device is formed on the first barrier layer, and a first recess is also formed on the first barrier layer, in which the first recess forms a closed loop to surround the organic optoelectronic device. A sealant fills the first recess, and a second barrier layer is disposed on the organic optoelectronic device, in which the sealant attaches the second barrier layer to the first barrier layer to surround the organic optoelectronic device.
US09530986B2	Laminated substrate, light-emitting device, and method for producing light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes a transparent substrate, a light-emitting element arranged on or above one main surface of the transparent substrate, and a porous layer arranged on or above the other main surface of the transparent substrate, the porous layer being an organic material layer having a plurality of pores. Inner surfaces of some pores among the plurality of pores may be exposed at a main surface of the porous layer opposite to a side on which the transparent substrate lies. A gas may be present in the pores the inner surfaces of which are exposed.
US09530972B2	Perovskite and other solar cell materials Photovoltaic devices such as solar cells, hybrid solar cell-batteries, and other such devices may include an active layer disposed between two electrodes, the active layer having perovskite material and other material such as mesoporous material, interfacial layers, thin-coat interfacial layers, and combinations thereof. The perovskite material may be photoactive. The perovskite material may be disposed between two or more other materials in the photovoltaic device. Inclusion of these materials in various arrangements within an active layer of a photovoltaic device may improve device performance. Other materials may be included to further improve device performance, such as, for example: additional perovskites, and additional interfacial layers.
US09530968B2	Light emitting element and light emitting device The present invention provides a light emitting element whose driving voltage is low, and a light emitting element having longer lifetime. Moreover, the invention provides a light emitting element with high manufacturing yield. A light emitting element has a layer containing an organic material and an inorganic material, wherein activation energy of electrical conductivity of the layer containing the organic material and the inorganic material, is 0.01 eV or more and less than 0.30 eV. Preferably, the activation energy of electrical conductivity of the layer containing the organic material and the inorganic material, is 0.01 eV or more and less than 0.26 eV. More preferably, the activation energy of the electrical conductivity of the layer containing the organic material and the inorganic material, is 0.01 eV or more and less than 0.20 eV.
US09530959B2	Magnetic tunnel junctions A method of forming a magnetic electrode of a magnetic tunnel junction comprises forming non-magnetic MgO-comprising material over conductive material of the magnetic electrode being formed. An amorphous metal is formed over the MgO-comprising material. Amorphous magnetic electrode material comprising Co and Fe is formed over the amorphous metal. The amorphous magnetic electrode material is devoid of B. Non-magnetic tunnel insulator material comprising MgO is formed directly against the amorphous magnetic electrode material. The tunnel insulator material is devoid of B. After forming the tunnel insulator material, the amorphous Co and Fe-comprising magnetic electrode material is annealed at a temperature of at least about 250° C. to form crystalline Co and Fe-comprising magnetic electrode material from an MgO-comprising surface of the tunnel insulator material. The crystalline Co and Fe-comprising magnetic electrode material is devoid of B. Other method and non-method embodiments are disclosed.
US09530954B2	Piezoelectric element A piezoelectric element is a laminated type piezoelectric element including a plurality of piezoelectric layers laminated on each other; and an internal electrode layer disposed between adjacent piezoelectric layers. In the piezoelectric element, coating layers are disposed on a side surface of the piezoelectric element so as to cover at least an effective portion of the internal electrode layer that is exposed at the side surface. The coating layers contiguously extend from the side surface of the piezoelectric element to at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the piezoelectric element. A step is formed at the at least one of upper and lower surface of the piezoelectric element by the coating layers formed at an edge region.
US09530947B2	Lens and light emitting module for surface illumination A light emitting module includes a circuit board, light emitting elements disposed on the circuit board, each light emitting element including light emitting diode chips and a wavelength conversion layer coated on the light emitting diode chips, and a lens disposed on the light emitting elements and configured to diffuse light emitted from the light emitting elements. The lens includes a concave part having a light incident surface and an upper surface through which the light incident on the lens is emitted, and at least one of the light incident surface and the upper surface includes sections disposed at least 15° from a central axis and sequentially connected in a first direction.
US09530931B2	Light-emitting semiconductor chip A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body with a semiconductor layer sequence. An active region intended for generating radiation is arranged between an n-conductive multilayer structure and a p-conductive semiconductor layer. A doping profile is formed in the n-conductive multilayer structure which includes at least one doping peak.
US09530929B2	Lift-off method A lift-off method transfers an optical device layer in an optical device wafer to a transfer substrate. The optical device layer is formed on the front side of an epitaxy substrate through a buffer layer. A composite substrate is formed by bonding the transfer substrate through a bonding agent to the front side of the optical device layer, thereby forming a composite substrate. The buffer layer is broken up by applying a laser beam having a wavelength transmissive to the epitaxy substrate and absorptive to the buffer layer from the back side of the epitaxy substrate to the buffer layer after performing the composite substrate forming step, thereby breaking the buffer layer. An optical device layer is transferred by peeling off the epitaxy substrate from the optical device layer after performing the buffer layer breaking step, thereby transferring the optical device layer to the transfer substrate.
US09530920B2	Photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device which is a semiconductor device comprising a first conductive layer having a first conductivity type; a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer and having a second conductivity type; and a photosensitizing layer formed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein charge carriers generated by photoelectric conversion in the photosensitizing layer are freely movable to at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.
US09530918B2	Solar battery rectangular conductor, method for fabricating same and solar battery lead wire A rectangular conductor for a solar battery and a lead wire for a solar battery, in which warping or damaging of a silicon crystal wafer is hard to occur at the time of bonding a connection lead wire even when a silicon crystal wafer is configured to have a thin sheet structure, can be provided. A conductor 1 having a volume resistivity equal to or less than 50 μΩ·mm, and a 0.2% yield strength value equal to or less than 90 MPa in a tensile test is formed into a rectangular conductor 10 for a solar battery having a rectangular cross section, and a surface of the rectangular conductor 10 for a solar battery is coated with a solder plating film 13, to provide a lead wire 20 for a solar battery.
US09530917B2	Polyester film, solar cell backsheet, and solar cell An object of the present invention is to provide a polyester film whose wet heat resistance is not reduced even when incorporated into a solar cell backsheet or solar cell. The polyester film according to the present invention has a peak count SPc_L (400 nm) of 100 to 700 and a peak count SPc_H (4,000 nm) of not more than 10 on at least one surface, the polyester film having an amount of terminal carboxyl groups of 0 to 20 eq/ton.
US09530916B2	Corrugated panel mounting bracket A mounting bracket (210) for a corrugated panel (202) is disclosed. The mounting bracket (210) includes an upper wall (216) in the form of an at least substantially flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. This upper wall (216) is disposed above and spaced from a panel valley engagement section (232) for engaging a panel valley (208) of the corrugated panel (202). A panel crown engagement section (224) is positioned on each side of the panel valley engagement section (232) for engaging different panel crowns (204) of a corrugated panel (202). An attachment may be secured relative to the mounting bracket (210) utilizing a mounting hole (218) on the bracket upper wall (216).
US09530913B2	Solar cell Provided is a solar cell having improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. The solar cell (1) contains: a substrate (10) comprising a semiconductor material having one type of conductivity; a first semiconductor layer (12n) having the one type of conductivity; and a second semiconductor layer (17n) having the one type of conductivity. The first semiconductor layer (12n) is arranged on one main surface of the substrate (10). The second semiconductor layer (17n) is arranged on the other main surface of the substrate (10). The solar cell (1) is configured such that the strength of the electric field formed by the second semiconductor layer (17n) is greater than the strength of the electric field formed by the first semiconductor layer (12n).
US09530911B2	Solar cell structures for improved current generation and collection In one aspect, optoelectronic devices are described herein. In some implementations, an optoelectronic device comprises a photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell comprises a space-charge region, a quasi-neutral region, and a low bandgap absorber region (LBAR) layer or an improved transport (IT) layer at least partially positioned in the quasi-neutral region of the cell.
US09530909B2	Photodiode and ultraviolet sensor A p-type semiconductor layer containing a solid solution of NiO and ZnO as a principal component is joined to an n-type semiconductor layer containing ZnO as a principal component, and the p-type semiconductor layer contains a rare earth element R. The content of the rare earth element R is preferably 0.001 to 1 mole with respect to 100 moles of the principal component. Further, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb can be used as the rare earth element, for example. An internal electrode 4 is preferably principally composed of a composite oxide containing the rare earth element R and Ni. Thereby, photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved, and ultraviolet light can be directly detected as a photocurrent without externally disposing a power source circuit.
US09530898B2	Semiconductor devices suitable for narrow pitch applications and methods of fabrication thereof Semiconductor devices suitable for narrow pitch applications and methods of fabrication thereof are described herein. In some embodiments, a semiconductor device may include a floating gate having a first width proximate a base of the floating gate that is greater than a second width proximate a top of the floating gate. In some embodiments, a method of shaping a material layer may include (a) oxidizing a surface of a material layer to form an oxide layer at an initial rate; (b) terminating formation of the oxide layer when the oxidation rate is about 90% or below of the initial rate; (c) removing at least some of the oxide layer by an etching process; and (d) repeating (a) through (c) until the material layer is formed to a desired shape. In some embodiments, the material layer may be a floating gate of a semiconductor device.
US09530893B2	Semiconductor device, measurement apparatus, and measurement method of relative permittivity The field of an oxide semiconductor has been attracted attention in recent years. Therefore, the correlation between electric characteristics of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer and physical properties of the oxide semiconductor layer has not been clear yet. Thus, a first object is to improve electric characteristics of the transistor by control of physical properties of the oxide semiconductor layer. A semiconductor device including at least a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer sandwiched between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer, where the oxide semiconductor layer has the relative permittivity of equal to or higher than 13 (or equal to or higher than 14), is provided.
US09530889B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A fin structure including a well layer, an oxide layer over the well layer and a channel layer over the oxide layer is formed. An isolation insulating layer is formed so that the channel layer protrudes from the isolation insulating layer and at least a part of the oxide layer is embedded in the isolation insulating layer. A gate structure is formed over a part of the fin structure and over the isolation insulating layer. A recessed portion is formed by etching a part of the fin structure such that a surface of the well layer is exposed. An epitaxial layer is formed over the exposed well layer and over the channel layer. The epitaxial layer formed over the exposed well layer is modified such that etching selectivity of the modified layer against an alkaline solution with respect to a non-modified epitaxial layer is increased.
US09530888B2	MOCVD growth of highly mismatched III-V CMOS channel materials on silicon substrates Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a semiconductor device including layers of group III-V semiconductor materials. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a phosphorous containing layer deposited on a silicon substrate, wherein a lattice mismatch between the phosphorous containing layer and the silicon substrate is less than 5%, a group III-V compound nucleation layer deposited on the phosphorous containing layer at a first temperature, the group III-V compound nucleation layer having a first thickness, a group III-V compound transition layer deposited on the group III-V compound nucleation layer at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, the group III-V compound transition layer having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, and the group III-V compound nucleation layer is different from the group III-V compound transition layer, and an active layer deposited on the group III-V compound transition layer.
US09530887B1	Fin-type field effect transistor device and manufacturing method thereof A fin-type field effect transistor device including a substrate, a gate stack structure, spacers and source and drain regions is described. The spacers includes first and second spacers and a first height of the first spacer is larger than a second height of the second spacer. A dielectric layer disposed on the gate stack structure includes a contact opening exposing the source and drain regions, the first and second spacers and a portion of the gate stack structure. A sheath structure is disposed within the contact opening and the sheath structure is in contact with the first and second spacers and the exposed portion of the gate stack structure without covering the source and drain regions. A metal connector is disposed within the sheath structure and connected to the source and drain regions.
US09530886B1	Semiconductor device with epitaxial structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure, a spacer, and a plurality of hyper-sigma (Σ) shaped epitaxial stressors. The substrate includes a first semiconductor material, and the hyper-Σ shaped epitaxial stressors include the first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material. A lattice constant of the second semiconductor material is different from a lattice constant of the first semiconductor material. The hyper-Σ shaped epitaxial stressors respectively include a first portion, a second portion and a neck physically connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first portion includes a pair of first tips pointing toward the gate structure in a cross-sectional view. The second portion includes a pair of second tips pointing toward the gate structure in the cross-sectional view. The neck includes a first slanted surface in the first portion and a second slanted surface in the second portion.
US09530885B2	Normally on high voltage switch In some embodiments, a normally on high voltage switch device (“normally on switch device”) incorporates a trench gate terminal and buried doped gate region. In other embodiments, a surface gate controlled normally on high voltage switch device is formed with trench structures and incorporates a surface channel controlled by a surface gate electrode. The surface gate controlled normally on switch device may further incorporate a trench gate electrode and a buried doped gate region to deplete the conducting channel to aid in the turning off of the normally on switch device. The normally on switch devices thus constructed can be readily integrated with MOSFET devices and formed using existing high voltage MOSFET fabrication technologies.
US09530883B2	Insulated gate semiconductor device having a shield electrode structure and method A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region with a charge balance region on a junction blocking region, which has a lower doping concentration. A trench structure having an insulated shield electrode and an insulated gate electrode is provided in the semiconductor region. The semiconductor device further includes one or more features configured to improve operating performance. The features include terminating the trench structure in the junction blocking region, providing a localized doped region adjoining a lower surface of a body region and spaced apart from the trench structure, disposing a notch proximate to the lower surface of the body region, and/or configuring the insulated shield electrode to have a wide portion adjoining a narrow portion.
US09530875B2	High-voltage vertical power component A vertical power component includes a silicon substrate of a first conductivity type with a well of the second conductivity type on a lower surface of the substrate. The first well is bordered at a component periphery with an insulating porous silicon ring. An upper surface of the porous silicon ring is only in contact with the substrate of the first conductivity type. The insulating porous silicon ring penetrates into the substrate down to a depth greater than a thickness of the well.
US09530874B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, and a second semiconductor region of a first conductivity type. A third semiconductor region of a first conductivity type is selectively provided on the second semiconductor region. A fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type and a fifth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type are selectively provided on the third semiconductor region. A first electrode is provided on a second insulating film within the second semiconductor region. A second electrode is in contact with the fifth semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region. The sixth semiconductor region is provided on the second semiconductor region at least in a portion thereon other than the area where the third semiconductor region is provided. The sixth semiconductor region is not in contact with the second electrode.
US09530871B1	Method for fabricating a semiconductor device A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a fin-shaped structure thereon; forming an epitaxial layer on the fin-shaped structure; forming a first contact etch stop layer (CESL) on the epitaxial layer; forming a source/drain region in the epitaxial layer; and forming a second CESL on the first CESL.
US09530855B2	Semiconductor device with polycrystalline silicon film This semiconductor device comprises: a gate insulating film provided on a surface of a channel layer; a gate electrode provided on an upper surface of the gate insulating film; and a diffusion layer provided in the channel layer. Furthermore, this semiconductor device comprises: a polycrystalline silicon film provided so as to cover a surface of the gate electrode and the diffusion layer; and an inter-layer insulating film provided so as to cover the gate electrode and the polycrystalline silicon film.
US09530852B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof It is an object to provide a semiconductor device in which a short-channel effect is suppressed and miniaturization is achieved, and a manufacturing method thereof. A trench is formed in an insulating layer and impurities are added to an oxide semiconductor film in contact with an upper end corner portion of the trench, whereby a source region and a drain region are formed. With the above structure, miniaturization can be achieved. Further, with the trench, a short-channel effect can be suppressed setting the depth of the trench as appropriate even when a distance between a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer is shortened.
US09530851B1	Semiconductor device and manufacturing methods thereof The present invention provides a semiconductor device, including at least two gate structures, and each gate structure includes a gate, a spacer and a source/drain region, the source/drain region disposed on two sides of the gate. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and between two gate structures, where the first dielectric layer has a concave surface, and the first dielectric layer directly contacts the spacer. A floating spacer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and on a sidewall of the gate, and at least one contact plug is disposed on the source/drain region, where the contact plug directly contacts the floating spacer.
US09530844B2	Transistor structures having reduced electrical field at the gate oxide and methods for making same A transistor device having reduced electrical field at the gate oxide interface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the transistor device comprises a gate, a source, and a drain, wherein the gate is at least partially in contact with a gate oxide. The transistor device has a P+ region within a JFET region of the transistor device in order to reduce an electrical field on the gate oxide.
US09530837B2	Integrated circuitry and methods of forming transistors Some embodiments include integrated circuits having first and second transistors. The first transistor is wider than the second transistor. The first and second transistors have first and second active regions, respectively. Dielectric features are associated with the first active region and break up the first active region. The second active region is not broken up to the same extent as the first active region. Some embodiments include methods of forming transistors. Active areas of first and second transistors are formed. The active area of the first transistor is wider than the active area of the second transistor. Dielectric features are formed in the active area of the first transistor. The active area of the first transistor is broken up to a different extent than the active area of the second transistor. The active areas of the first and second transistors are simultaneously doped.
US09530832B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes a scanning line and a data line intersecting each other, a pixel circuit provided at a position corresponding to an intersection of the scanning line and the data line, and a power supply wiring line that supplies a given potential. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element and a driving transistor configured to control a current flowing through the light emitting element. A gate electrode of the driving transistor is electrically connected via a first relay electrode to a given node. The first relay electrode is formed in the same layer as the power supply wiring line and the data line. The first relay electrode is surrounded on at least three sides by the power supply wiring line.
US09530830B2	Organic electroluminescent device Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (OELD) includes a first substrate including a pixel region that includes an element region and a light emission region; a storage capacitor disposed at the element region, and including a first storage electrode, a first buffer layer on the first storage electrode, and a second storage electrode on the first buffer layer; a second buffer layer on the storage capacitor; a plurality of TFTs on the second buffer layer at the element region; and a passivation layer on the plurality of TFTs, wherein the storage capacitor overlaps at least one of the plurality of TFTs.
US09530828B2	Organic EL display unit There is provided an organic EL display unit having superior light emission efficiency and superior display performance. This display unit includes two or more kinds of organic light-emitting devices, each of the organic light-emitting devices having a laminated configuration in which a first electrode layer, an organic layer, and a second electrode layer are laminated in order on a base, and the organic light-emitting devices configured to emit light of different colors. The organic layer includes a common light-emitting layer and an individual light-emitting layer, the common light-emitting layer shared by all of the kinds of organic light-emitting devices, and the individual light-emitting layer provided in only a kind configured to emit specific color light of the kinds of organic light-emitting devices. Some of the kinds of organic light-emitting devices each include a transparent conductive layer between the first electrode layer and the organic layer.
US09530819B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor integrated circuit device A solid-state imaging element has problems of occurrence of dark current due to influences of an interface state at an interface between a semiconductor and an insulating film, e.g., between silicon and silicon oxide, and of charges generated in a device manufacturing process, which leads to signal noise, thereby degrading the function of a device, specifically, the imaging quality. The outline of the invention in the present application relates to a manufacturing method of a semiconductor integrated circuit device with a surface-irradiation type image sensor, which includes irradiating a main surface of a semiconductor wafer with photodiodes formed therein, with far-ultraviolet ray after forming a lowermost wiring layer of a multi-layer wiring and before forming a color filter layer, and then applying a heat treatment to the wafer.
US09530817B2	Back side illumination photodiode of high quantum efficiency A back side illumination photodiode includes a light-receiving back side surface of a semiconductor material substrate. An area of the light-receiving back side surface includes a recess. The recess is filled with a material having an optical index that is lower than an optical index of the semiconductor material substrate. Both the substrate and the filling material are transparent to an operating wavelength of the photodiode. The recess may be formed to have a ring shape.
US09530812B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A semiconductor device is provided as a back-illuminated solid-state imaging device. The device is manufactured by bonding a first semiconductor wafer with a pixel array in a half-finished product state and a second semiconductor wafer with a logic circuit in a half-finished product state together, making the first semiconductor wafer into a thin film, electrically connecting the pixel array and the logic circuit, making the pixel array and the logic circuit into a finished product state, and dividing the first semiconductor wafer and the second semiconductor being bonded together into microchips.
US09530801B2	Display circuitry with improved transmittance and reduced coupling capacitance A display may have a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be located between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor (TFT) layer. The TFT layer may include thin-film transistors formed on top of a glass substrate. A passivation layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor layers. A first low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the passivation layer. Data line routing structures may be formed on the first low-k dielectric layer. A second low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the first low-k dielectric layer. A common voltage electrode and associated storage capacitance may be formed on the second low-k dielectric layer. The first and second low-k dielectric layers may be formed from material having substantially similar refractive indices to maximize backlight transmittance and may have appropriate thicknesses so as to minimize parasitic capacitive loading.
US09530798B1	High performance heat shields with reduced capacitance Methods and structures for capacitively isolating a heat shield from a handle wafer of a silicon-on-insulator substrate. A contact plug is located in a trench extending through a trench isolation region in a device layer of the silicon-on-insulator substrate and at least partially through a buried insulator layer of the silicon-on-insulator substrate. The heat shield is located in an interconnect structure, which also includes a wire coupling the heat shield with the contact plug. An isolation structure is positioned between the contact plug and a portion of the handle wafer. The isolation structure provides the capacitive isolation.
US09530797B2	Semiconductor switch, wireless apparatus, and method of designing semiconductor switch A semiconductor switch on a SOI substrate that includes a supporting substrate, an insulating layer on the supporting substrate, and a semiconductor layer provided on the insulating layer, includes a first and a second through FET groups, each including a plurality of field effect transistors connected in series between a common node and a first and second node, respectively. The first through FET group has an area equal to or less than an area Sfet, which is calculated by using an equivalent circuit including a resistance that represents leakage of a high frequency signal from the first through FET group to the supporting substrate.
US09530794B2	Apparatuses having a ferroelectric field-effect transistor memory array and related method An apparatus comprises field-effect transistor (FET) structures stacked horizontally and vertically in a three-dimensional memory array architecture, gates extending vertically and spaced horizontally between the plurality of FET structures, and a ferroelectric material separating the FET structures and the gates. Individual ferroelectric FETs (FeFETs) are formed at intersections of the FET structures, the gates, and the ferroelectric material. Another apparatus comprises a plurality of bit lines and word lines. Each bit line has at least two sides that are coupled with a ferroelectric material such that each bit line is shared by neighboring gates to form a plurality of FeFETs. A method of operating a memory array comprises applying a combination of voltages to a plurality of word lines and digit lines for a desired operation for a plurality of FeFET memory cells, at least one digit line having the plurality of FeFET memory cells accessible by neighboring gates.
US09530792B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device including a plurality of pillar columns, each of the plurality of pillar columns including a plurality of pillars arranged in one direction to be offset from each other, wherein an mth pillar and an (m+1)th pillar, among the plurality of pillars included in each pillar column, are aligned with each other (m is an integer of 0 or more).
US09530781B2	Three dimensional NAND memory having improved connection between source line and in-hole channel material as well as reduced damage to in-hole layers A fabrication process is provided for a 3D stacked non-volatile memory device which provides a source contact to a bottom of a memory hole in a stack without exposing a programmable material lining of an interior sidewall of the memory hole and without exposing a channel forming region also lining an interior of the memory hole to an energetic and potentially damaging etch environment. The stack includes alternating control gate layers and dielectric layers on a substrate, and the memory hole is etched through the stack before lining an interior sidewall thereof with the programmable material and then with the channel forming material. The process avoids a need to energetically etch down through the memory hole to open up a source contact hole near the bottom of the channel forming material by instead etching upwardly from beneath the memory hole.
US09530780B2	Memory bit cell for reduced layout area An approach for providing SRAM bit cells with miniaturized bit cells, without local interconnection layers, with improved lithographic printability, and enabling methodology are disclosed. Embodiments include providing first color structures, in a M1 layer, including a first word line, a first bit line, a second bit line, a first ground line, a second ground line, a second latch line or a combination thereof, wherein the first color structures include side edges longer than tip edges; providing second color structures, in the M1 layer, including a second word line, a first power line, a second power line, a first latch line or a combination thereof, wherein the second color structures include side edges longer than tip edges; and forming a bit cell including the first color structures and the second color structures, wherein adjacent tip edges include a first color structure tip edge and a second color structure tip edge.
US09530775B2	Methods of forming different FinFET devices having different fin heights and an integrated circuit product containing such devices One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming a plurality of trenches in a plurality of active regions of a substrate that defines at least a first plurality of fins and a second plurality of fins for first and second FinFET devices, respectively, forming liner materials adjacent to the first and second plurality of fins, wherein the liner materials adjacent the first fins and the second fins have a different thickness. The method also includes removing insulating material to expose portions of the liner materials, performing an etching process to remove portions of the liner materials so as to expose at least one fin in the first plurality of fins to a first height and at least one of the second plurality of fins to a second height that is different from the first height.
US09530753B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with chip stacking and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a first substrate; mounting an integrated circuit structure on the first substrate; mounting a second substrate on the integrated circuit structure; coupling a vertical chip to the first substrate and to the second substrate; and forming a package body for encapsulating the integrated circuit structure, the vertical chip, and a portion of the second substrate.
US09530748B2	Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a packaged microelectronic device can include a support member, a first die attached to the support member, and a second die attached to the first die in a stacked configuration. The device can also include an attachment feature between the first and second dies. The attachment feature can be composed of a dielectric adhesive material. The attachment feature includes (a) a single, unitary structure covering at least approximately all of the back side of the second die, and (b) a plurality of interconnect structures electrically coupled to internal active features of both the first die and the second die.
US09530747B2	Solder in cavity interconnection structures The present disclosure relates to the field of fabricating microelectronic packages, wherein cavities are formed in a dielectric layer deposited on a first substrate to maintain separation between soldered interconnections. In one embodiment, the cavities may have sloped sidewalls. In another embodiment, a solder paste may be deposited in the cavities and upon heating solder structures may be formed. In other embodiments, the solder structures may be placed in the cavities or may be formed on a second substrate to which the first substrate may be connected. In still other embodiments, solder structures may be formed on both the first substrate and a second substrate. The solder structures may be used to form solder interconnects by contact and reflow with either contact lands or solder structures on a second substrate.
US09530746B2	Chip mounting structure and manufacturing method therefor Chip mounting is provided in which the pitch between bumps can be further narrowed without establishing contact between bumps. In a chip mounting structure in which a flip-chip bond has been established between a chip and a board via bumps, the bumps are provided so that the height position of the bumps from the connection surface of the chip or the connection surface of the board has a difference in height exceeding the thickness of adjacent bumps. This further narrows the pitch between bumps without establishing contact between the bumps.
US09530744B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate including a first electrode in which a cross-sectional shape is an inverted trapezoidal shape, a semiconductor chip including a second electrode in which a cross-sectional shape is an inverted trapezoidal shape, a metal bonding material bonding a tip end of the first electrode and a tip end of the second electrode which face each other, and an underfill resin filled between the wiring substrate and the semiconductor chip, the underfill resin covering a side face of each of the first electrode and the second electrode and a side face of the metal bonding material.
US09530742B1	Semiconductor device with structural stability The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device with a structural stability. The semiconductor device includes a stack of vertical alterations of conductive layers and insulating layers; supports passing through the stack, each of the supports having a cross-section of an equilateral polygon, the supports being equidistantly arranged in a first direction and a second direction, the first and second directions crossing each other; and contact plugs electrically coupled respectively to the conductive layers, each of the contact plugs being disposed between at least two adjacent supports of the supports.
US09530736B2	Semiconductor device and formation thereof A semiconductor device and method of formation are provided. The semiconductor device comprises a metal plug in a first opening over a substrate, the metal plug is over a silicide layer, and the silicide layer is over a metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer has an oxygen gradient, such that a percentage of oxygen increases from a top surface of the metal oxide layer to a bottom surface of the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer unpins the Fermi level of the interface between the metal plug and the substrate, which is exhibited by a lowered Schottky barrier height (SBH) and increased oxygen vacancy states between the V.B. and the C.B. of the metal oxide layer, which decreases the intrinsic resistivity between the metal plug and the substrate as compared to a semiconductor device that lacks such a metal oxide layer.
US09530729B2	Semiconductor devices including insulating extension patterns between adjacent landing pads and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of pattern structures respectively including a bit line and insulating spacers on sidewalls thereof protruding from a substrate. A plurality of insulating extension patterns are provided on opposing sidewalls of the pattern structures, and respectively extend from upper portions of the opposing sidewalls toward the substrate along the insulating spacers such that lower portions of the opposing sidewalls are free of the extension patterns. A plurality of buried contact patterns are provided on the substrate between the lower portions of the opposing sidewalls of adjacent pattern structures. Related fabrication methods are also discussed.
US09530723B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof On the assumption that a pair of hanging parts is provided in a lead frame and a clip includes a main body part and a pair of extension parts, the pair of the extension parts is mounted and supported on the pair of the hanging parts. Accordingly, the clip is mounted on a lead (one point) and the pair of the hanging parts (two points), and the clip is supported by the three points.
US09530722B2	Semiconductor device and production method for same The present invention relates to a power module obtained by connecting the opposite sides of a chip with solder, and prevents the side surfaces of a base portion from becoming wet with solder, which would otherwise cause connection failures of the solder or chip displacement, and also prevents peeling of molding resin, which would otherwise break the chip or shorten the life of the solder. The base portion is integrally formed with one of lead frames, and the side surfaces of the base portion and the surface of the main body of the lead frame are roughened so as to have reduced solder wettability. Meanwhile, the solder connection surface of the base portion is not roughened so as to ensure the solder wettability. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce failures that may occur during solder connection and obtain a highly reliable power module (FIG. 5).
US09530715B2	Thermally enhanced structure for multi-chip device A multi-chip semiconductor device comprises a thermally enhanced structure, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, an encapsulation layer formed on top of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The multi-chip semiconductor device further comprises a plurality of thermal vias formed in the encapsulation layer. The thermally enhanced structure comprises a heat sink block attached to a first semiconductor die. The heat sink block may further comprise a variety of thermal vias and thermal openings. By employing the thermal enhanced structure, the thermal performance of the multi-chip semiconductor device can be improved.
US09530714B2	Low-profile chip package with modified heat spreader An integrated circuit system includes a heat spreader that is thermally coupled to a semiconductor chip and has a cavity or opening formed in the heat spreader. The cavity or opening is positioned so that capacitors and/or other passive components mounted to the same packaging substrate as the semiconductor chip are at least partially disposed in the cavity or opening. Because the passive components are disposed in the cavity or opening, the integrated circuit system has a reduced package thickness.
US09530712B2	Power electronic switching device and assembly A switching device having a substrate, a power semiconductor component, a connecting device, load connection devices and a pressure device. Substrate has electrically insulated conductor tracks. A power semiconductor component is arranged on a conductor track. Connecting device is formed as a film composite having an electrically conductive film and an electrically insulating film, and has first and second main surfaces. Switching device is connected in an internally circuit-conforming manner by connecting device. The pressure device has a pressure body with a first recess, a pressure element being arranged so that it projects out of the recess, wherein the pressure element presses onto a section of the second main surface of film composite and, in this case, the section is arranged within the surface of the power semiconductor component in projection along the normal direction of the power semiconductor component.
US09530703B2	Method for manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device Provided is a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device capable of preventing an increase in a cost of manufacturing one chip while favorably maintaining forward characteristics of the semiconductor device including (a) inspecting the characteristics of the forward conduction of body diodes as element structures; (b) classifying the body diode and the body diode as either a first group suitable for forward conduction or a second group unsuitable for forward conduction on the basis of an inspection result; and (c) manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor MOSFET that requires forward conduction using the body diode classified into the first group or manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor MOSFET that does not need forward conduction using the body diode classified into the second group.
US09530698B1	Method and structure for forming FinFET CMOS with dual doped STI regions A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a first fin of a first transistor in a substrate; forming a second fin of a second transistor in the substrate; disposing a first doped oxide layer including a first dopant onto the first fin and the second fin, the first dopant being an n-type dopant or a p-type dopant; disposing a mask over the first fin and removing the first doped oxide layer from the second fin; removing the mask and disposing a second doped oxide layer onto the first doped oxide layer over the first doped oxide layer covering the first fin and directly onto the second fin, the second doped oxide layer including an n-type dopant or a p-type dopant that is different than the first dopant; and annealing to drive in the first dopant into a portion of the first fin and the second dopant into a portion of the second fin.
US09530693B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device having a dummy active region for metal ion gathering, which is capable of preventing device failure due to metal ion contamination, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes active regions defined by an isolation layer in a semiconductor substrate and ion-implanted with an impurity, and a dummy active region ion-implanted with an impurity having a concentration higher than that of the impurity in the active region and configured to gather metal ions.
US09530691B1	Methods, apparatus and system for forming a dielectric field for dual orientation self aligned vias At least one method, apparatus and system disclosed herein for forming an integrated circuit having a dual-orientation self aligned via. A first dielectric layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. At least one first metal feature is formed in a first metal layer. A first cap feature is deposited over the first metal feature. A manganese silicate etch stop layer is formed above the dielectric layer. An etch process is performed for removing for at least removing the first cap feature. A second metal feature is formed in a second metal layer. A dual-orientation self aligned via connecting a portion of the second metal feature to the first metal feature is formed.
US09530681B2	Method to provide the thinnest and variable substrate thickness for reliable plastic and flexible electronic device An electronic device is formed by depositing polyimide on a glass substrate. A conductive material is deposited on the polyimide and patterned to form electrodes and signal traces. Remaining portions of the electronic device are formed on the polyimide. A second polyimide layer is then formed on the first polyimide layer. The glass substrate is then removed, exposing the electrodes and the top surface of the electronic device.
US09530678B2	Substrate carrier system for moving substrates in a vertical oven and method for processing substrates A substrate carrier system for moving substrates in a vertical oven and a method for processing substrates are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for oxidizing material or depositing material includes carrying a plurality of substrates by a substrate carrier and inserting the substrate carrier into a vertical oven, wherein the plurality of substrates are held by the substrate carrier in predefined positions, wherein an angle measured between a main surface of a substrate of the plurality of substrates at one of the predefined positions and a vertical direction is less than 20 degrees. The method further includes oxidizing a material on the plurality of substrates or depositing a material onto the plurality of substrates.
US09530676B2	Substrate processing apparatus, substrate transfer method and substrate transfer device A substrate processing apparatus can prevent photo-corrosion of, e.g., copper interconnects due to exposure of a surface to be processed of a substrate to light, and can perform processing, such as cleaning, of a substrate surface while preventing photo-corrosion of, e.g., copper interconnects due to exposure to light. The substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing areas housing therein processing units which have been subjected to light shielding processing; and at least one transfer area housing therein a transfer robot and disposed between two adjacent ones of the plurality of processing areas. A light shielding wall is provided between the transfer area and each of the two adjacent processing areas, and a light-shielding maintenance door is provided for the front opening of the transfer area. The processing units are coupled to the light shielding walls in a light-shielding manner.
US09530673B2	Apparatus and method for self-aligning chip placement and leveling An approach is provided for aligning and leveling a chip package portion. The approach involves filling, at least partially, a reservoir formed between a first sidewall portion having a first slanted surface and a second sidewall portion having a second slanted surface with a fluid. The approach also involves placing a chip package portion into the reservoir. The approach further involves draining the fluid from the reservoir to cause the chip package portion to align with respect to a center of the reservoir. The chip package portion aligns with respect to the center of the reservoir and levels based on a relationship between the chip package portion, an angle of the first slanted surface, an angle of the second slanted surface, and the fluid. The chip package portion is secured in the aligned and leveled state by a molding compound.
US09530671B2	Etching method An etching method for etching an object to be processed in a processing chamber including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed facing the first electrode and configured to receive the object to be processed thereon is provided that includes steps of intermittently supplying first high frequency power to either the first electrode or the second electrode while supplying second high frequency power lower than the first high frequency power to the second electrode, supplying a process gas containing hydrogen bromide HBr and oxygen O2 into the processing chamber, and etching a poly silicon film deposited on the object to be processed into a mask pattern of a silicon-containing oxide film patterned by a spacer double patterning method by plasma generated from the process gas.
US09530668B2	Thin-film pattern array and production method therefor Disclosed are: a thin-film pattern array able to minimize level differences between thin films; and a production method therefor. The thin-film pattern array comprises: a lower thin-film pattern which is positioned on a substrate; an upper thin-film pattern which is positioned on the upper edge of the lower thin-film pattern; and a level-difference attenuating pattern which is positioned between the lower thin-film pattern and the upper thin-film pattern, and has a gentle taper angle so as to be able to reduce the level difference between the lower thin-film pattern and the upper thin-film pattern.
US09530667B2	Method for roughness improvement and selectivity enhancement during arc layer etch using carbon A method of patterning a silicon containing ARC (anti-reflective coating) layer underlying a patterned layer is described that includes establishing a flow of a process gas to a plasma processing system, selecting a process condition that increases an etch selectivity of the silicon containing ARC layer relative to the patterned layer, igniting plasma from the process gas using a plasma source in accordance with the process condition, and exposing the substrate to the plasma to extend the feature pattern of the patterned layer into the silicon containing ARC layer. The process gas includes a first gaseous molecular constituent composed of C, F and optionally H, a second gaseous molecular constituent composed of C, F, and optionally H, and a third gaseous molecular constituent composed of C and an element selected from the group consisting of H and F.
US09530664B2	Method for manufacturing electronic device by forming a hole in a multilayer insulator film by plasma etching A method includes the stage of partially removing a first insulator layer to form an opening passing through the first insulator layer by plasma etching using a gas of a first type, and the stage of partially removing a second insulator layer to form an opening passing through the second insulator layer by plasma etching using a gas of a second type. The gas of a first type contains a first component capable of etching the first insulator layer, and a gas of the second type contains a second component different from the first component, capable of etching the second insulator layer and a third component having a higher deposition ability than the second component.
US09530663B1	Method for forming a pattern A method for forming a pattern includes steps of forming a patterned core layer on a substrate, conformally forming a spacer layer on the patterned core layer to form first concave portions, performing an etch back process to expose the patterned core layer, removing the exposed patterned core layer to form second concave portions, filling up the first concave portions and the second concave portions with a directed self-assembly material, and activating a directed self-assembly process, so that the directed self-assembly material is diffused to the perimeter of the concave portions to form a hole surrounding by the directed self-assembly material in each concave portions.
US09530659B2	Structure for preventing buried oxide gouging during planar and FinFET Processing on SOI A structure for manufacturing a semiconductor device without damaging the insulator layer during creation of fin field effect transistor (FinFET) devices includes an insulator layer; an active semiconductor layer; and an etch stop layer including material resistant to those processes the etch stop layer is exposed to during creation of a FinFET having fins formed from the active semiconductor layer, such that the etch stop layer and the insulator layer are not damaged during creation of the FinFET; wherein, the etch stop layer is between the insulator layer and the active semiconductor layer.
US09530652B2	Method for producing patterned metal nanowires, electrode using the patterned metal nanowires, and transistor using the patterned metal nanowire electrode The present invention relates to a method of producing patterned silver nanowire, comprising: coating a photosensitive polyamide acid polymer solution on a silica substrate and dried; using a photomask to paste on the photosensitive polyamic acid and illuminates by ultraviolet; using a developer to obtain a patterned polyamide acid template; coating a metal nanowire suspension on the patterned template; and removing the metal nanowire outside of the patterned polyamic acid. The present invention also discloses an electrode using the patterned metal nanowire and a transistor using the patterned metal nanowire electrode.
US09530645B2	Pattern forming method, pattern forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A photoresist pattern used for forming a pattern of a block copolymer is formed on a substrate, and then an acid solution is supplied and an alkaline solution is further supplied to the photoresist pattern so as to slim and smooth the photoresist pattern. A block copolymer solution is applied to the substrate on which the smoothed photoresist pattern has been formed, to form a film of the block copolymer, and the film is heated.
US09530644B2	Polysilicon manufacturing method that enhances homogeneity of polysilicon layer The present invention provides a polysilicon manufacturing method that enhances homogeneity of a polysilicon layer, including (1) forming a amorphous silicon layer (30) on a substrate (10); (2) dividing the amorphous silicon layer (30) into a plurality of areas and measuring a film thickness of the amorphous silicon layer (30) in each of the areas: (3) comparing the measured film thickness of each of the areas with a predetermined film thickness so as to identify and define ones of the areas of which the measured film thicknesses are greater than a predetermined film thickness as excessive-film-thickness areas (42); (4) spraying an etchant liquid to rinse the amorphous silicon layer (30) of the excessive-film-thickness areas (42) in order to etch off a portion of the amorphous silicon layer (30) of each of the excessive-film-thickness areas (42) and at the same time, spraying pure water to rinse remaining ones of the areas so as to make the film thickness of each of the areas of the amorphous silicon layer (30′) consistent with each other; and (5) applying a laser annealing operation to the rinsed amorphous silicon layer (30′) so as to cause crystallization of the amorphous silicon layer (30′) to form a polysilicon layer (60).
US09530639B2	Method of preparing ZnO nanowire and ZnO nanowire prepared thereby A method of preparing a ZnO nanowire, and a ZnO nanowire prepared by the method are provided. The method of preparing a ZnO nanowire includes: preparing a zinc chalcogenide solution by dissolving zinc chalcogenide in a solvent; applying the zinc chalcogenide solution onto a substrate; drying the zinc chalcogenide solution applied onto the substrate; and annealing the substrate in the presence of oxygen after the drying the zinc chalcogenide solution.
US09530628B2	Titanium target for sputtering A high-purity titanium target for sputtering, which contains, as additive components, one or more elements selected from Al, Si, S, Cl, Cr, Fe, Ni, As, Zr, Sn, Sb, B, and La in a total amount of 3 to 100 mass ppm, and of which the purity excluding additive components and gas components is 99.99 mass % or higher. An object of this invention is to provide a high-quality titanium target for sputtering, which is free from fractures and cracks during high-power sputtering (high-rate sputtering) and capable of stabilizing the sputtering characteristics.
US09530626B2	Method and apparatus for ESC charge control for wafer clamping A plasma processing method and apparatus are provided in which current spikes associated with application of a voltage to an electrostatic chuck (ESC) are minimized or reduced when the processing plasma is present. According to an example, the voltage is applied to the ESC after the processing plasma is struck, however the voltage is ramped or increased in a step-wise manner to achieve the desired final ESC voltage. In an alternate embodiment, the ESC voltage is at least partially applied before striking of the plasma for processing the wafer. By reducing current spikes associated with application of the voltage to the ESC during the presence of the processing plasma, transfer or deposition of particles on the wafer can be reduced.
US09530625B2	Method for attachment of an electrode into an inductively-coupled plasma An inductively coupled plasma charged particle source for focused ion beam systems includes a plasma reaction chamber with a removably attached source electrode. A fastening mechanism connects the source electrode with the plasma reaction chamber and allows for a heat-conductive, vacuum seal to form. With a removable source electrode, improved serviceability and reuse of the plasma source tube are now possible.
US09530611B2	Charged particle beam system and method of operating a charged particle beam system The present disclosure relates to a charged particle beam system, comprising a noble gas field ion beam source, a charged particle beam column, and a housing defining a first vacuum region and a second vacuum region. A noble gas field ion beam source is arranged within the first vacuum region. A first mechanical vacuum pump is functionally attached to the first vacuum region, an ion getter pump is attached to the charged particle beam column, and a gas supply is attached to the first vacuum region configured to supply a noble gas to the noble gas field ion beam source.
US09530610B2	Blanking aperture array device for multi-beams, and fabrication method of blanking aperture array device for multi-beams A method for fabricating a blanking aperture array device for multi-beams includes forming, using a substrate over which a first insulating film, a first metal film, a second insulating film, and a second metal film are laminated in order, electrodes and pads on the second metal film, removing a part of the second metal film, removing the second insulating film using, as a mask, the electrodes, the pads, and a remaining part of the second metal film, and forming openings each being between a pair of electrodes, wherein, a part of the second metal film is etched such that some part of it remains in regions each connecting one of the electrodes and one of the pads, and a region in which entire openings are formed except the openings themselves is configured by the electrodes, pads, and first and second metal films such that the insulating film is not exposed.
US09530606B2	Ion source and method for making same An articles includes: an ion source configured to provide a first ion beam that has a first brightness; and a cooler configured to receive the first ion beam and to produce a second ion beam from the first ion beam, the second ion beam including a second brightness that is greater than the first brightness. A process for cooling includes receiving a first ion beam that includes a first brightness in a cooler, and the cooler includes a first mirror and a second mirror disposed opposingly to the first mirror; receiving a first laser beam in the cooler; receiving a second laser beam in the cooler; transmitting the first laser beam and the second laser beam through the first ion beam to decrease an emittance of the first ion beam; reflecting the first laser beam from the first mirror and the second laser beam from the second mirror; and transmitting, after being reflected, the first laser beam and the second laser beam through the first ion beam to cool the first ion beam and to decrease the emittance of the first ion beam to produce a second ion beam that includes a second brightness that is greater than the first brightness.
US09530601B2	Thermo magnetic trip unit for a circuit breaker and circuit breaker A thermo magnetic trip unit is disclosed for a circuit breaker, in particular for a molded case circuit breaker. In an embodiment, the thermo magnetic trip unit includes a braid plate, a load plate and a heater arranged between the braid plate and the load plate, whereby the braid plate, the load plate and the heater form a current path. In an embodiment, the thermo magnetic trip unit further includes a bimetal positioned on the heater, a rotatable trip bar and an energy storage spring, whereby the trip bar can release the energy storage spring after being touched by the bimetal with certain power. Further, the bimetal is an arched or curved snap action bimetal which snaps over to an opposite direction as soon as a certain temperature is reached. Further, a circuit breaker, in particular molded case circuit breaker, including such thermo magnetic trip unit, is disclosed.
US09530595B2	Circuit breaker with low-clearance connections A vacuum circuit breaker includes a frame and a vacuum interrupter supported by the frame. A control wiring harness exits from an opening in a top face of a housing portion of the frame and a terminal block is disposed on the top face of the housing portion and includes first terminals connected to wires of the control wiring harness and second terminals configured to be connected to external wires.
US09530589B2	Key board of mobile phone A key board of mobile phone applied in key circuit of mobile phone is provided. A first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode are disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB), the second electrode is disposed around the first electrode in circular form, tooth profile structures disposed matched with the third electrode are extended from an outer side of the second electrode, the third electrode is connected with the first electrode, the setting can be applied to various types of keys. The key board of the mobile phone can not only be applied to the dome keys, but also the carbon granule keys. If customers need different designs of keys, the new keys are needed to be redesign, and a new main board is not necessary to design, which greatly saves development time and lowers the cost.
US09530586B2	Touch switch device with illuminator A touch switch device with an illuminator for detecting a close approach or contact of a human body to an operation surface includes: a wiring board having a light-emitting device and a detection electrode on a one surface side; a light guide plate located on the one surface side of the wiring board to emit light from the light-emitting device to the outside from the operation surface opposite the wiring board; and a detector connected with the detection electrode to detect change in electrostatic capacity to be generated at the detection electrode when a human body closely approaches or contacts the operation surface to produce a detection signal corresponding to the detected condition. An operation part is displayable on a surface of the light guide plate to serve as the operation surface, and the operation part is positioned corresponding to a position of the detection electrode.
US09530585B2	Switching device The invention relates to a switching device (10), in particular in a motor vehicle, having an adjustable touch-sensitive switching element (12) which is switchable by a touch pressure exerted in a direction (s) of actuation. The switching element (12) is adapted to assume a first initial position, in which the switching element (12) bears on an abutment (14) in the direction (s) of actuation. The switching element (12) is adapted to assume a second initial position, in which, compared with the first initial position, the switching element (12) is adjusted by a predeterminable travel (x1) contrary to the direction (s) of actuation.
US09530574B1	Super dielectric materials A class of materials is provided that has dielectric constants greater than 105. The super dielectric materials (SDM) can be generated readily from common, inexpensive materials. Various embodiments include a porous, electrically insulating material, such as high surface area powders of silica or titantia, mixed with a liquid containing a high concentration of ionic species. In some embodiments, high surface area alumina powders, loaded to the incipient wetness point with a solution of boric acid dissolved in water, have dielectric constants greater than 4*108.
US09530571B2	Compound and support material supporting this novel compound A novel compound represented by general formula (1), a support supporting this novel compound, and a photoelectric transduction element using this support. (In the formula, Y is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms having —CO—NR4- or —SO2—NR4- in the group; Z is a group of a conjugated system; R1, R2, and R3 represent optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups or optionally substituted hydrocarbon-oxy groups; at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon-oxy group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms; R4 and Z may join together to form a ring. However, Y excludes groups represented by partial structural formulas (Y-11) and (Y-12).)
US09530570B2	Manufacturing method of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells and electrolyte filling device used therefor The present description is directed to a manufacturing method of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells and a solid-state electrolyte filling device used in the manufacturing method. The present invention provides a manufacturing method of dye-sensitized solar cells that fills the solid-state electrolyte more uniformly with enhanced efficiency to secure higher light-to-energy conversion efficiency.
US09530561B2	Monolithic ceramic capacitor, monolithic ceramic capacitor array, and monolithic ceramic capacitor mounting structure A monolithic ceramic capacitor includes a plurality of first and second inner electrodes in a ceramic body. A direction in which the first and second inner electrodes are stacked is a stacking direction, a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction in the ceramic body is a length direction, and a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction and the first direction is a width direction. The ceramic body includes an effective portion, a first outer layer portion, a second outer layer portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion. A ratio A/B is about 0.04 or less when a dimension of each of the first side portion and the second side portion in the width direction is A and a dimension of the effective portion in the stacking direction is B.
US09530552B1	Magnetic circuit switching device with single-sided attraction A magnetic circuit switching device with single-sided attraction includes a housing with a first side and a second side individually arranged at either side, where the first side has an attraction surface to attract an iron core; a permanent magnet having a first type magnetic pole and a second type magnetic pole individually arranged at inner and outer side with opposite properties; a nonconductive axial tube for the iron core to engage, having an opening at the right side extending to the second side of the housing; and a spring providing elastic force for the iron core to displace. With a magnetic path alteration function and the elastic force from the spring, the structure is able to keep the iron core in a pre-determined position. Therefore the iron core has a wider stretching range for operation, increasing the possibilities of wider application and ensuring in-time adjusting in case of deviation and wear and tear of the device. Also, the present invention requires less power for operation, thus achieving an energy-saving effect.
US09530550B2	Remote control kit A remote control kit includes a magnetic holder and a remote control, wherein the magnetic holder includes a magnet and a non-slip member which covers the magnet. The remote control includes a case and a ferromagnetic member therein. The magnetic holder is fixed on a wall where the remote control is ready to be placed. The ferromagnetic member of the remote control is made of a material selected form the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, and therefore the remote control can be attached onto the magnetic holder via magnetic force.
US09530547B2	Laminated PTC thermistor element A laminated PTC thermistor element that includes a ceramic substrate including a plurality of ceramic layers, a plurality of internal electrodes within the ceramic substrate, and external electrodes on the surface of the ceramic substrate that provide electrical conduction to the internal electrodes. The ceramic substrate is 0.3 [μm] or more and 1.2 [μm] or less in average porcelain grain size. Furthermore, the relative density of the ceramic substrate has a lower limit of 70 [%], and an upper limit of −6.43d+97.83 [%] when the average porcelain grain size is denoted by d.
US09530540B1	SATA cable A SATA cable capable of grounding noise, includes a cable body; a lead group embedded in the cable body, having two ends exposed from two ends of the cable body, respectively, and comprising a signal transmitting lead group, a signal receiving lead group, power leads and ground leads, the signal transmitting lead group further comprising a first signal transmitting lead and a second signal transmitting lead, and the signal receiving lead group further comprising a first signal receiving lead and a second signal receiving lead; a first metal shield layer unit disposed on a surface of the cable body; a second metal shield layer unit disposed on another surface of the cable body; and a noise lead embedded in the cable body, electrically connected to ground leads, and having two ends exposed from the cable body to thereby electrically connect with the first metal shield layer unit.
US09530539B2	Readily strippable cable A cable having conductors that may be easily exposed in preparation for electrical connection, without requiring the use of tools, is provided. The cable has an insulating layer having at least one relatively weak portion that extends along the length of the cable, which allows the insulating layer to split as the wires are pulled apart, thereby exposing the wires without the use of tools. The wires themselves may, similarly, have a weakened portion thus allowing the conductors themselves to be exposed in preparation for electrical connection, without requiring the use of tools.
US09530531B2	Process for producing highly conducting and transparent films from graphene oxide-metal nanowire hybrid materials A process for producing a transparent conductive film, comprising (a) providing a graphene oxide gel; (b) dispersing metal nanowires in the graphene oxide gel to form a suspension; (c) dispensing and depositing the suspension onto a substrate; and (d) removing the liquid medium to form the film. The film is composed of metal nanowires and graphene oxide with a metal nanowire-to-graphene oxide weight ratio from 1/99 to 99/1, wherein the metal nanowires contain no surface-borne metal oxide or metal compound and the film exhibits an optical transparence no less than 80% and sheet resistance no higher than 300 ohm/square. This film can be used as a transparent conductive electrode in an electro-optic device, such as a photovoltaic or solar cell, light-emitting diode, photo-detector, touch screen, electro-wetting display, liquid crystal display, plasma display, LED display, a TV screen, a computer screen, or a mobile phone screen.
US09530528B2	X-ray tube aperture having expansion joints An x-ray tube electron shield is disclosed for interposition between an electron emitter and an anode configured to receive the emitted electrons. The electron shield includes expansion joints to accommodate thermal expansion.
US09530527B2	Advanced fuel CRUD sampling tool method A method to perform an analysis of two types of CRUD on a nuclear fuel rod, including providing a nuclear fuel rod with a first and second layer of CRUD on an exterior of the fuel rod; brushing the first layer of CRUD from the fuel rod with a CRUD tool on a selected area; wherein the tool has a brushing device, a force applied to the brushing device on the fuel rod to remove the first layer of CRUD, the force being sufficient enough to perform such removal; collecting the first layer of CRUD from the brushing device, scraping the second layer of CRUD from the fuel rod in the selected area with the tool, wherein the tool has a scraping device and a second force is applied to the tool for scraping, collecting the second layer of CRUD from the scraping device, and analyzing the first layer and second layer of CRUD separately with a scanning electron microscope.
US09530526B2	Riser transition element for compact nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor core is disposed in a pressure vessel along with upper internals disposed in the pressure vessel above the reactor core. The upper internals include internal control rod drive mechanisms (CRDMs) mounted on a suspended support assembly. A hollow cylindrical central riser is disposed in the pressure vessel above the nuclear reactor core. A hollow cylindrical section is disposed in the pressure vessel below the hollow cylindrical central riser and surrounding the nuclear reactor core. A riser transition element connects with the hollow cylindrical central riser and the hollow cylindrical section to form a continuous hollow cylindrical flow separator. The suspended support assembly of the upper internals is suspended from the riser transition element. The pressure vessel may comprise upper and lower vessel sections connected by a mid-flange, with the riser transition element welded to the mid-flange by gussets extending outward and upward from the riser transition element to the mid-flange.
US09530525B2	Locking fastener for securing components in a nuclear reactor A threaded fastener includes a head, a threaded shank extending from a bottom face of the head along a longitudinal axis of the fastener, and an annular flange oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis and surrounding the bottom face of the head. A surface has a receiving hole in which the shank of the threaded fastener is disposed with the bottom face of the head contacting the surface. The surface further has a crimping recess spaced apart from the receiving hole. A portion of the annular flange overlaps and is deformed into the crimping recess. The fastener may be a screw or bolt. In the case of a bolt, a nut engages the distal end of the threaded shank. The nut also includes an annular flange that is deformed into a crimping recess on a surface proximate to the nut.
US09530523B2	Thermal disturb as heater in cross-point memory The present disclosure relates to thermal disturb as heater in cross-point memory. An apparatus includes a memory controller. The memory controller is configured to identify a target memory cell in response to at least one of a selection failure and a set fail memory read error associated with the target memory cell. The memory controller is further configured to apply a first sequence of recovery pulses to a first number of selected adjacent memory cells adjacent the target memory cell, the first sequence of recovery pulses configured to induce heating in the target memory cell.
US09530516B2	Readout of interfering memory cells using estimated interference to other memory cells A method includes storing data in a memory that includes multiple analog memory cells. After storing the data, an interference caused by a first group of the analog memory cells to a second group of the analog memory cells is estimated. The data stored in the first group is reconstructed based on the estimated interference caused by the first group to the second group.
US09530513B1	Methods and apparatus to read memory cells based on clock pulse counts A disclosed example sense programmed states of memory cells includes starting a counter at a time of activating a plurality of memory cells. Binary values are obtained based on sense amplifiers in circuit with the memory cells in response to the counter reaching a trigger count value. A programmed state of the memory cells is determined based on the binary values.
US09530511B1	Operating method of memory device An operating method of a memory device includes providing the memory device and performing an erase operation. The memory device includes a substrate, a gate dielectric layer formed on the substrate, a gate conductive layer formed on the gate dielectric layer, a charge trapping layer, a charge blocking layer, a source region, and a drain region. The charge trapping layer has a vertical portion formed on a sidewall of the gate conductive layer and a horizontal portion formed between the substrate and the gate conductive layer. The charge blocking layer is formed between the substrate and the charge trapping layer. The source and drain regions are formed in the substrate and located at two sides of the gate conductive layer respectively. Performing the erase operation includes applying an erase voltage to the gate conductive layer for inducing a BBHH injection and a FN hole tunneling.
US09530510B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a control circuit configured to control a soft program operation of setting nonvolatile memory cells to a first threshold voltage distribution state of the nonvolatile memory cells. When a characteristic of the nonvolatile memory cells is in a first state, the control circuit executes the soft program operation by applying a first voltage for setting the nonvolatile memory cells to the first threshold voltage distribution state to first word lines, and applying a second voltage higher than the first voltage to a second word line. When the characteristic of the nonvolatile memory cells is in a second state, the control circuit executes the soft program operation by applying a third voltage equal to or lower than the first voltage to the first word lines and applying a fourth voltage lower than the second voltage to the second word line.
US09530504B2	Memory cells using multi-pass programming A method is provided for programming non-volatile memory cells. The non-volatile memory cells are accessible by a plurality of word lines. The method includes using a four-pass programming technique to program a block of the non-volatile memory cells.
US09530496B2	Method for programming switching element In order to realize a switching element that is highly reliable and can be highly integrated, in a method for programming a switching element of the present invention, programming of the switching element is performed by increasing or decreasing a resistance value R of a resistive-change film by applying a first pulse voltage to a first electrode or a second electrode, a measurement of the resistance value R is performed, verification in which it is determined whether or not the measured resistance value R is equal to a desired value is performed, and reprogramming of the switching element is performed by applying a second pulse voltage whose polarity is the same as that of the first pulse voltage to the same electrode to which the first pulse voltage is applied on the basis of the resistance value R when the resistance value R is not equal to the desired value.
US09530487B2	Method of writing memory with regulated ground nodes A method of writing data to an accessed memory cell of an accessed column of an accessed section of a memory array includes, electrically coupling a first voltage source of at least three voltage sources to a column internal ground node of the accessed column; and electrically coupling the first voltage source of the at least three voltage sources to a column internal ground node of an un-accessed column of an un-accessed segment. The memory array has at least one segment. Each memory cell has an internal ground node. The at least one segment has at least one section, and each section has at least one column and at least one row. Each column has at least three switches and a column internal ground node capable of being electrically coupled to at least three voltage sources through a corresponding one of the at least three switches.
US09530486B1	Adaptive technique for adjusting signal development across bit lines for read operation robustness in memory circuits In one embodiment, a memory array has a pair of bit lines for each column of 1-bit SRAM cells and a word line for each row of cells, where, during a memory read operation, the bit value stored in each cell is detectable by sensing a voltage difference developed between the corresponding bit line pair. A first signal-development circuit is coupled to one bit line to accelerate draining that bit line of charge if a first bit value is stored in the cell, and a second signal-development circuit is coupled to the other bit line to accelerate draining that other bit line of charge if a second, different bit value is stored in the cell. Pulldown devices are provided to ensure that the signal-development circuit operate properly during the pre-charge and voltage difference development phases of the memory read operation, which is now faster due to the signal-development circuits.
US09530483B2	System and method for retaining dram data when reprogramming reconfigurable devices with DRAM memory controllers incorporating a data maintenance block colocated with a memory module or subsystem A system and method for retaining dynamic random access memory (DRAM) data when reprogramming reconfigurable devices with DRAM memory controllers such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The DRAM memory controller is utilized in concert with a data maintenance block collocated with the DRAM memory and coupled to an I2C interface of the reconfigurable device, wherein the FPGA drives the majority of the DRAM input/output (I/O) and the data maintenance block drives the self-refresh command inputs. Even though the FPGA reconfigures and the majority of the DRAM inputs are tri-stated, the data maintenance block provides stable input levels on the self-refresh command inputs.
US09530475B2	Independently addressable memory array address spaces Examples of the present disclosure provide devices and methods for accessing a memory array address space. An example memory array comprising a first address space comprising memory cells coupled to a first number of select lines and to a number of sense lines and a second address space comprising memory cells coupled to a second number of select lines and to the number of sense lines. The first address space is independently addressable relative to the second address space.
US09530465B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a first global line suitable for inputting/outputting data from/to a first bank, a second global line suitable for inputting/outputting data from/to a second bank, a multi-purpose register (MPR) suitable for loading data having a predetermined value on the first global line in a training mode, a first data input/output (I/O) unit suitable for inputting/outputting data between one of the first and second global lines and a first data pad and selectively transferring data loaded on the first global line to the second global line in response to a bandwidth option in the training mode, and a second data I/O unit enabled in response to the bandwidth option, suitable for inputting/outputting data between the second global line and a second data pad.
US09530463B1	Memory device and method thereof A first input of a sense amplifier is connected to a first bitline, a second input of the sense amplifier is connected to a second bitline, a third input of the sense amplifier is coupled to a third bitline. The sense amplifier provides at an output an indicator of a storage state of a memory cell connected to the first bitline based upon information provided to the sense amplifier via the first, second, and third bitlines.
US09530461B2	Architectures and techniques for providing low-power storage mechanisms Techniques to utilize a very low power state with a memory subsystem that includes one or more non-volatile memory devices and a volatile memory system. A memory controller is coupled with the one or more non-volatile memory devices and the volatile memory system. The memory controller comprising at least an embedded control agent and memory locations to store state information. The memory controller to selectively enable and disable the one or more non-volatile memory devices. The memory controller transfers the state information to the volatile memory system prior to entering a low power state. Control circuitry is coupled with the memory controller. The control circuitry to selectively enable and disable operation of the memory controller.
US09530459B2	Semiconductor memory device including a repeater circuit on main data lines A semiconductor memory disclosed in this disclosure includes first and second memory cell arrays, a first main data line that transfers the read data read from the first memory cell array, a second main data line that transfers the read data read from the second memory cell array, a main amplifier coupled to the second main data line, and a repeater circuit coupled to the first main data line and the second main data line.
US09530451B2	Reducing network bandwidth usage in a distributed video editing system Techniques are disclosed for reducing the amount of network bandwidth used by a distributed video editing system. A server dynamically chooses from among several encoding options, depending on the context and network conditions. The server makes every attempt to transmit a given video frame only once over the network. Depending on network performance, the quality of the transmitted video may vary. A frame identification technique is used to improve efficiency to avoid duplication of rendering work. On the client, the frame identity is used by the client to cache the frames individually, at varying qualities. These frames are cached on the client indefinitely. When the client prepares to play a frame, it examines its local cache of frames and chooses either a local cached frame or requests a remote frame at a different quality, based on the context.
US09530450B2	Video system with fovea tracking and methods for use therewith A viewer fovea tracking generator is configured to analyze image data corresponding to a viewing of the video program via an A/V player by at least one viewer, and to generate fovea tracking data corresponding to the at least one viewer. A network interface configured to transmit the fovea tracking data to the video source via a network. The video program is fovea encoded by the video source in accordance with the fovea tracking data.
US09530439B2	Disk drive head suspension tail with stiffened edge alignment features A head gimbal assembly for a disk drive includes a flexure tail terminal region having flexure bond pads in electrical communication with the head. Each of the flexure bond pads includes a widened region of a corresponding one of a plurality of electrical traces in a conductive layer, and a discontinuous bond pad backing island in a structural layer that overlaps the widened region. The flexure tail terminal region also includes a plurality of discontinuous edge stiffener islands in the structural layer that do not overlap the widened region of any flexure bond pad, and that are disposed no more than 50 microns from one of the two opposing longitudinal outer edges of the flexure tail terminal region. At least one of the plurality of discontinuous bond pad backing islands is disposed no more than 50 microns from one of the two opposing longitudinal outer edges.
US09530438B1	Storage device with adaptive voltage generation system Apparatus and method for generating supply voltages in a data storage device. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a data transducer adjacent a rotatable magnetic recording medium, the data transducer having a write coil and an electromagnetic source for thermally assisted recording by the write coil. A preamplifier/driver circuit (preamp) has a write driver adapted to supply write currents to the write coil and a source driver adapted to supply source voltage to the electromagnetic source. A voltage regulation circuit applies a first positive supply voltage to the write driver and a different, second positive supply voltage to the source driver.
US09530436B1	Methods and systems for providing data security in data storage devices A data storage device comprising a storage media and a controller is disclosed. The controller is configured to receive a write command including a logical address and new data associated with the logical address, to write the new data to a new physical address on the storage media, and to remove old data associated with the logical address from an old physical address on the storage media, wherein the new physical address and the old physical address are different.
US09530435B2	Voiced sound interval classification device, voiced sound interval classification method and voiced sound interval classification program The voiced sound interval classification device comprises a vector calculation unit which calculates, from a power spectrum time series of voice signals, a multidimensional vector series as a vector series of a power spectrum having as many dimensions as the number of microphones, a difference calculation unit which calculates, with respect to each time of the multidimensional vector series, a vector of a difference between the time and the preceding time, a sound source direction estimation unit which estimates, as a sound source direction, a main component of the differential vector, and a voiced sound interval determination unit which determines whether each sound source direction is in a voiced sound interval or a voiceless sound interval by using a predetermined voiced sound index indicative of a likelihood of a voiced sound interval of the voice signal applied at each time.
US09530430B2	Voice emphasis device An input signal analyzer determines a boundary frequency within the limit of a range which does not exceed a first frequency from the mode of an input signal. A spectrum compressor compresses a power spectrum of frequencies in a band higher than the first frequency in a frequency direction. A gain corrector performs a gain correction on the compressed power spectrum. A spectrum synthesizer reflects the power spectrum outputted from the gain corrector in a band determined by both the first frequency and the boundary frequency. A frequency-to-time converter converts both a synthesized power spectrum provided by the spectrum synthesizer and a phase spectrum of the input signal into ones in the time domain, and outputs these spectra.
US09530429B2	Reverberation suppression apparatus used for auditory device A reverberation suppression apparatus includes: an instantaneous value calculation unit that calculates an instantaneous value/instantaneous values in an envelope of values correlating with the absolute value or the square of an input signal; a reverberation estimation unit that calculates an exponential moving average of the instantaneous value(s) as an estimated reverberation component; a gain derivation unit that derives a gain corresponding to the input signal according to the estimated reverberation component and the instantaneous value(s) when the each instantaneous value is larger than the estimated reverberation component, and derives a lower limit of the gain as the gain corresponding to the input signal when the each instantaneous value is smaller than the estimated reverberation component; a smoothing unit that performs a smoothing process on the gain; and a gain processing unit that applies the gain to amplitude adjustment of the input signal thereafter.
US09530416B2	System and method for managing models for embedded speech and language processing Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for fetching speech processing models based on context changes in advance of speech requests using the speech processing models. An example local device configured to practice the method, having a local speech processor, and having access to remote speech models, detects a change in context. The change in context can be based on geographical location, language translation, speech in a different language, user language settings, installing or removing an app, and so forth. The local device can determine a speech processing model that is likely to be needed based on the change in context, and that is not stored on the local device. Independently of an explicit request to process speech, the local device can retrieve, from a remote server, the speech processing model for use on the mobile device.
US09530401B2	Apparatus and method for reporting speech recognition failures Provided are an apparatus and method for reporting speech recognition failures. The method includes detecting pure speech data from input speech data and outputting the detected pure speech data, determining at least one speech recognition failure for the pure speech data, and ascertaining speech recognition failure reasons from a check result for the speech recognition failures and outputting the ascertained speech recognition failure reasons.
US09530391B2	Music shaper A music composition, editing, and playback system and method provides a user interface design based on geometric interpretation of music theory replacing traditional modern music notation with geometric shapes including chords represented by polygons that are colored with colors or hues.
US09530389B2	Systems and methods for holding an instrument pick A device configured for holding a plectrum to a user's hand. The device includes a loop end and a pick end, the loop end configured to be disposed over a user's thumb, and the pick end configured to hold at least one pick. The pick end may include adhesive or an area of higher friction by which the pick is coupled with the device. The pick end may include a cavity configured for receiving the pick. The cavity may be substantially rigid, configured to fit a particular shape and size of plectrum. The cavity may be substantially flexible, configured to receive plectra of different shapes and sizes. The pick end and loop end may be a single unit. The pick end may be removably coupleable with the loop end, allowing a user to prepare multiple pick ends or to interchange an adhesive pick end with a cavity pick end.
US09530383B2	Display apparatus and driving method thereof A display device includes: a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels coupled to a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, respectively; a gate driver configured to drive the plurality of gate lines; a data driver configured to drive the plurality of data lines; and a timing controller configured to control the gate driver and the data driver and to provide the data driver with a data signal generated by compressing an image signal received from an external device, wherein the timing controller is configured to compress the image signal according to a first compression scheme and a second compression scheme to generate a first compression signal and a second compression signal, respectively, and wherein the timing controller is configured to select whichever one, from among the first compression signal and the second compression signal, that has a relatively narrower bit width as the data signal.
US09530374B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of gate lines on a substrate, a plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels being coupled to one of the gate lines and to one of the data lines; a data driver configured to output data signals through a plurality of channel terminals; and a line selector configured to transmit the data signals to a plurality of data line blocks, each of the data line blocks including a plurality of data lines, wherein the line selector includes a plurality of thin-film transistors, and at least two of the thin-film transistors have different sizes.
US09530370B2	Shift register unit and driving method thereof, gate driving circuit and display device The present disclosure relates to a field of display technology. Provided are a shift register unit and a driving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The shift register unit includes an input module, a pull-up module, a pull-down control module and a pull-down module. The turn-on duty ratio of transistors in the shift register unit may be reduced, and the power consumption of the display device product may be reduced.
US09530368B2	Display device Disclosed is a display device configured to decrease power consumption. The device comprises a display panel having a plurality of data lines and gate lines crossing in a matrix form, wherein a pixel is defined at each crossing thereof; a data driver connected to the plurality of data lines and supplying analog data voltages converted from digital data voltages to odd data lines and even data lines respectively according to an odd gamma reference voltage and an even gamma reference voltage; a gamma generator outputting one of a positive gamma reference voltage and a negative gamma reference voltage as the odd gamma reference voltage, and one of the positive gamma reference voltage and the negative gamma reference voltage as the even gamma reference voltage to the data driver; and a timing controller generating a control signal for driving the display panel.
US09530366B2	Self-compensating gate driving circuit The present invention provides a self-compensating gate driving circuit, comprising: a plurality of GOA units which are cascade connected, and a Nth GOA unit controls charge to a Nth horizontal scanning line G(n) in a display area, and the Nth GOA unit controls charge to a Nth horizontal scanning line G(n) in a display area, and the Nth GOA unit comprises a pull-up controlling part, a pull-up part, a transmission part, a first pull-down part, a bootstrap capacitor part and a pull-down holding part; the pull-up part, the first pull-down part, the bootstrap capacitor part and the pull-down holding circuit are respectively coupled to a Nth gate signal point Q(N) and the Nth horizontal scanning line G(n), and the pull-up controlling part and the transmission part are respectively coupled to the Nth gate signal point Q(N), and the pull-down holding part is inputted with a DC low voltage VSS; the pull-down holding part comprises a first pull-down holding part and a second pull-down holding part to alternately work. The present invention is designed to have the pull-down holding part with self-compensating function to promote the reliability of the long term operation for the gate driving circuit. The influence of the threshold voltage drift to the operation of the gate driving circuit is diminished.
US09530363B2	Methods and apparatus for driving electro-optic displays The performance of an electro-optic display, for example, a bistable electro-optic display, can be improved by modifying the frame rate of a base waveform used to drive a transition between gray states. Such modifications permit fine control of gray levels with reduced artifacts. The described methods additionally require less memory to store all of the waveforms needed to achieve good performance of an electro-optic display over a range of temperatures.
US09530362B2	Ambient light adaptive displays with paper-like appearance An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may operate the display in different modes. In a paper mode, display control circuitry may use stored spectral reflectance data to adjust display colors such that the colors appear as they would on a printed sheet of paper. In a low light mode when the ambient light level is below a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to mimic the appearance of an incandescent light source. In a bright light mode when the ambient light level exceeds a threshold, the light emitted from the display may be adjusted to maximize readability in bright light. The target white point of the display may be adjusted based on which mode the display is operating in.
US09530361B2	Driving device and driving method for controlling backlight of display device A driving device includes a drive normalization part configured to calculate a reference light quantity measurement which is estimated when a backlight is driven using the predetermined reference BL-drive value based on a current BL-drive value and a light quantity measurement of the backlight; a low-pass filter configured to calculate a moving average among a plurality of reference light quantity measurements being temporarily held, thus outputting the smoothed reference light quantity measurement precluding noise; and a BL-drive value calculation part configured to calculate a target BL-drive value which allows the smoothed reference light quantity measurement to match the target light quantity corresponding to a user's setting of luminance.
US09530356B2	Source driver of display device A source driver may include: a transmission line configured to transmit an output signal of a sample and hold circuit which stores pixel information of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) cell; an amplifier is formed a first offset voltage at an input terminal by a parasitic capacitor of the transmission line; and an offset voltage storage unit configured to store the first offset voltage outputted from the amplifier as a second offset voltage while the transmission of the output signal of the sample and hold circuit through the transmission line is turned off, and offset the first offset voltage by providing the second offset voltage to the input terminal of the amplifier when the output signal of the sample and hold circuit is transmitted through the transmission line.
US09530351B2	Pixel circuit, display device, driving method of pixel circuit, and driving method of display device A pixel circuit includes a drive transistor that has a gate connected to an input node and a source connected to an output node. The drive transistor supplies a driving current to an electrooptic element via the output node. A sampling transistor is connected between the input node and a signal line and samples an input signal from the signal line, which is retained in a retaining capacitance connected to the input node. The magnitude of the driving current is based on a value of the retained signal. The pixel circuit further includes a compensating circuit which detects a decrease in the driving current attendant on a secular change of the drive transistor from a side of the output node and feeds back a result of the detection to a side of the input node to compensate for the decrease.
US09530341B2	Array substrate, driving method of array substrate and display device The present invention provides an array substrate, a driving method of the array substrate and a display device comprising the array substrate. The array substrate comprises a display region and a non-display region, multiple groups of source lines and a plurality of gate lines are arranged in the display region, the multiple groups of source lines and the plurality of gate lines are intersected with each other to divide the display region into a plurality of pixel regions, and each pixel region corresponds to a group of source lines, wherein a first electrode and a second electrode are arranged in each pixel region, and the first electrode and the second electrode are adjacent and electrically isolated from each other.
US09530340B2	Calibrator for a display screen There is disclosed a calibrator configured to calibrate a color of a screen of a display device includes an absorption plate formed of a transformable material, comprising a bottom surface attached to the screen of the display device in a vacuum absorption method; a control portion configured to leave space a first portion of the absorption plate from the screen of the display device; a fixed portion configured to press a second portion of the absorption plate to the screen of the display closely; a rotary portion configured to rotatably coupled to the fixed portion in a horizontal direction and to move the control portion in a vertical direction of the display device, when it is rotated; and a circuit unit mounted in the fixed portion to calibrate the color of the display device, such that the calibrator may be fixed in a precise position of the screen and that the screen calibration can be performed precisely and that the calibrator can be attached even to a tilted screen and used widely.
US09530323B1	Aircraft systems and methods to monitor proximate traffic An aircraft system for an own-ship aircraft includes an ADS-B unit configured to receive ADS-B messages with flight information from other aircraft over a plurality of time periods, the other aircraft including a first aircraft. The system further includes a database configured to store at least a portion of the flight information associated with the other aircraft over the plurality of time periods. The system further includes a processing unit configured to compare the flight information for a current time period to the flight information for a previous time period to identify missing flight information from the current time period relative to the previous time period, the missing flight information including the flight information associated with the first aircraft, and initiate an annunciation to an operator of the own-ship aircraft based on the missing flight information associated with the first aircraft.
US09530310B2	Method and system for detecting and tracking a vehicle of interest utilizing a network of traffic image-capturing units Methods and systems for detecting a vehicle of interest utilizing one or more traffic image-capturing units and a centralized server. A request from an authority to detect a vehicle of interest with respect to an incident can be verified based on particular criteria. One or more of the image-capturing units can be selected along with location information stored in a database in order to enable a search. A notification can be sent to the authority upon identification of the vehicle of interest by the image-capturing unit(s). An area or radius of search can be calculated to alert one or more other image-capturing units for use in tracking the vehicle of interest. Data regarding the vehicle of interest can then be transmitted to an incident management module to dynamically update details regarding detection of the vehicle of interest.
US09530308B2	System and method for configuring the remote control functionality of a portable device A system and method used to configure a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance. The smart device retrieves from a controllable appliance, such as a settop box, data indicative of a codeset identity of the target appliance wherein the codeset identity was determined during a process used to configure a conventional universal remote control to command functional operations of the target appliance and wherein the process used to configure the conventional universal remote control is performed in cooperation with the controllable appliance. A remote control application resident on the smart device then uses the data indicative of the codeset identity retrieved from the controllable appliance to also configure the smart device to command functional operations of the target appliance.
US09530299B2	Methods and apparatuses for assisting a visually-impaired user In one embodiment, a method for assisting a visually-impaired user is provided. The method includes determining, based upon an input from at least one sensor, a body position or posture of a user. The method also compares, using a processor, the determined body position to a plurality of body positions or postures to identify whether the determined body position or posture is acceptable. The method further includes providing a feedback signal indicating a change in body position or posture to assist the visually impaired user.
US09530298B2	Method and apparatus for detecting a hazard alarm signal An apparatus and method for detecting a pattern warning signal from a hazard alarm. In one embodiment, a buffer memory is used to store filtered, digitized information from an audio or optical detection device. A processor evaluates the information in the buffer memory to determine when a long lull time occurs between energy peaks present in a sampling of information from the analog-to-digital converter. The results are compared to at least one temporal pattern characteristic to determine if the hazard alarm has detected a hazardous condition.
US09530294B2	Methods and apparatus for pairing items for security An item of value comprises an assembly of parts. The parts comprise a component that has value independent of the item, and an assembly security system that is operable to communicate with a central security system via a wide area network. The component comprises a component security system that is operable to communicate with the assembly security system. The assembly security system is operable to perform operations comprising (a) saving component data that identifies the component as part of the item; (b) after saving the component data, monitoring the component, via the component security system, to automatically determine whether the component has left a predetermined zone of proximity, relative to the item; and (c) in response to determining that the component has left the predetermined zone of proximity, automatically notifying the central security system that the component has left the predetermined zone of proximity. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09530293B2	Wireless acoustic glass breakage detectors An acoustic glass breakage detector including a pulsating current-powered microphone and operable for generating pulsed signal data corresponding to sound waves detected thereby, a sample and hold circuit operable for converting the pulsed signal data into a voltage level signal and storing the voltage level signal, a sound frequency band pass amplifier operable for ascertaining whether the voltage level signal corresponds to an explosion-like sound typical of an initial glass-breakage sound, a flex wave band pass amplifier operable for ascertaining whether the voltage level signal corresponds to a flex wave typical of an initial glass-breakage sound, and circuitry operable, responsive to ascertaining that the voltage level signal corresponds to an explosion-like sound typical of an initial glass-breakage event and that the voltage level signal corresponds to a flex wave typical of an initial glass-breakage sound, for ascertaining that the pulsed signal data is indicative of a glass-breakage event.
US09530291B2	Systems and methods for providing qualitative indication of vibration severity while recording A mobile computing system for providing qualitative indication of vibration recordings of a vibrating machine to a user includes a memory, a display device, and at least one processor configured to receive a vibration recording including a vibration level from a sensor computing device. Collection of the vibration recording is initiated by the user while at the vibrating machine. The processor is also configured to determine a plurality of threshold sets applicable to the vibration recording and select, by the processor, a first available threshold set from the plurality of threshold sets. The processor is also configured to compare the vibration level of the vibration recording to the first threshold set and display to the user a visual qualitative indication of the vibration recording using the display device, thereby enabling the user to determine a quality of the vibration recording while at the vibrating machine.
US09530288B2	Method and apparatus of reducing heat loss and cooling loss from a bank building caused by automatic teller machines, night drop vaults, and cash deal drawers A method and apparatus of reducing heat loss and cooling loss from a bank building caused by automatic teller machines, night drop vaults, and cash deal drawers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
US09530271B2	Banknote handling apparatus and banknote handling method The object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus and a banknote handling method capable of dealing currencies of a number of nations, and handling them at a predetermined speed or more. A banknote handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a reception unit configured to take in, one by one, a banknote put thereinto; a transport unit configured to transport the taken-in banknote; a memory unit storing a plurality of banknote recognition data elements corresponding to currencies of a plurality of nations; a selection unit configured to select and group a plurality of the banknote recognition data elements stored in the memory unit, such that a predetermined criterion is met; and a recognition unit disposed on the transport unit, and configured to recognize the banknote taken in by the reception unit, based on the grouped banknote recognition data elements.
US09530263B1	System and method of verification of access using a wearable security device The present invention relates generally to a system and method of verification for access within site access areas using a wearable security device that includes one or more scannable frames displayed on the security device's exterior, wherein the wearer's identification information and assigned access for access to varied site access areas are electronically stored within the at least one scannable frame as embedded security clearance in multimedia format, which is verifiable when the at least one scannable frame is scanned by at least one image scanning device so that authorization to navigate within the premises is seamless within areas of authorized access while still allowing security to contain an individual in unauthorized locations.
US09530256B2	Generating cumulative wear-based indicators for vehicular components Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating wear-based indicators are provided herein. A method includes assigning a failure label to each data point associated with a component associated with a failure-caused component replacement within a pre-specified number of runtime hours of the failure-caused component replacement; assigning a non-failure label to each data point associated with a failure-caused component replacement and not within the pre-specified number of runtime hours; assigning a non-failure label to each data point associated with a scheduled component replacement; assigning a non-failure label to each data point associated with an actively running instance of the component as yet to be replaced; estimating a failure probability for the component over a pre-specified future runtime; determining a cumulative hazard function for the component based on the failure probability; and generating a cumulative wear-based indicator for the component by executing a regression function based on the cumulative hazard function.
US09530253B2	Dynamically managing parking space utilization A system or computer usable program product for dynamically managing parking space utilization including receiving a dynamic feed of available parking spaces across a set of sectors, each parking space associated with a parking control device, each sector having a preferred utilization rate; utilizing a processor to determine that a parking utilization rate of a first sector exceeds a preferred utilization rate for the first sector; upon receiving a location based parking space reservation request from a user, the request capable of being fulfilled from a plurality of sectors, providing a list of available parking spaces meeting the request including associated prices dynamically generated, wherein parking spaces in the first sector are priced higher than parking spaces in other sectors; and upon selection of one of the provided list of available parking spaces by the user, allocating the selected parking space to the user at the provided associated price and notifying the parking control device associated with the selected parking space.
US09530250B2	Augmented reality updating of 3D CAD models A system and method updates Computer Aided Design (CAD) models. An augmented reality view of a subject asset is displayed. User interaction therewith causes a CAD model updater to search a CAD database for corresponding CAD model of the subject asset. The CAD model updater displays the CAD model view of the subject asset overlayed on the augmented reality view. With the mashed-up display of these two views, the CAD model updater enables user interaction therewith to update the corresponding CAD model. The updates to the CAD model are made to the CAD file of the model's originating CAD modeling application.
US09530246B2	Collision determination device and collision determination program A collision determination device includes a target cell designation unit that designates a target cell for a voxel model which represents the shape of a first object. A determination test point generation unit generates determination test points for the target cell. A spatial curve creation unit creates a spatial curve as the trajectory curve of a determination test point. A curve intersecting determination unit determines whether or not each boundary element of a boundary representation model representing the shape of a second object is intersecting the spatial curve. A distance computation unit computes the closest distance from the spatial curve to the boundary surface of the boundary representation model. A collision determination unit determines, based on the determination result and the computation result, whether there is a possibility of collision between both objects.
US09530231B2	Method for generating masking image using general polygonal mask A method for generating masking image using general polygonal mask includes receiving a pixel of a raw image and a polygon vertices array corresponding to a polygonal mask, determining whether the pixel is inside the polygonal mask, labeling the pixel to be a masked pixel if the pixel is inside the polygonal mask, or labeling the pixel to be a visible pixel if the pixel is outside the polygonal mask, and outputting the masked pixel or the visible pixel to generate the masking image.
US09530230B2	Method and system for utilizing transformation matrices to process rasterized image data A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from a corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.
US09530228B1	Context-aware glossaries for data sets The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes data. During operation, the system obtains a data set and metadata corresponding to a data model. Next, the system displays, within a user interface, a visualization of the data model to a user independently of a domain of the data set. The system then uses the metadata to provide a glossary of terms related to the data model in the user interface without requiring configuration of the glossary for use with the data model.
US09530227B2	Methods for generating visual data from nodes containing identity data for persons from a set point of view Computer implemented methods for constructing dynamic relationships between data for presentation on a display are provided. The data is obtained from one or more data sources and managed as a plurality of nodes. The nodes increase or decrease in number over time. One method includes setting a point of view from one of the nodes of the plurality of nodes, and the setting of the point of view acting to order certain ones of the plurality of nodes to produce a representation from the point of view. The method generates visual data that illustrates the representation of the plurality of nodes from the set point of view and provides the visual data for rendering on a display of a device. Certain ones of the nodes contain unique identity data for individuals, and the nodes are associated with other nodes based on relationships between the individuals.
US09530215B2	Systems and methods for enhanced depth map retrieval for moving objects using active sensing technology Systems and method for generating depth maps using active sensing technology, for scenes with moving objects, is disclosed. One aspect provides for a method that includes estimating areas in adjacent frames that correspond to a moving object by generating a probability map for each received frame, the probability map comprising a probability value at each pixel. The method also includes computing a convex temporal average map using a plurality of the reflected structured light frames including at least the prior frame received at time t−1, the received frame received at time t, and the next frame received at time t+1, the value at each pixel of the convex temporal average map weighted and normalized by the probability map at each pixel at each time. The method also includes determining the codewords at each pixel in the convex temporal average map, and generating a depth map from the determined codewords.
US09530198B2	Method for controlling X-ray image diagnosis apparatus and X-ray generation device To provide a method for controlling an X-ray image diagnostic apparatus and an X-ray generation device equipped with an ABS system tracking movement of an object position without an operator performing setting operation for a region of interest (ROI), the determination condition storage unit (6i) storing ROI position determination conditions in which image statistical information is used for defining conditions to determine a position of an ROI in an X-ray image out of plural blocks generated by dividing the X-ray image into plural regions, the first block statistical information calculation unit (6f) calculating the image statistical information for each of plural blocks, and the region-of-interest position selection unit (6g) selecting a block that serves as an ROI from among plural blocks using the ROI position determination conditions and the image statistical information of each block are provided. A feedback value to be used in controlling the brightness value of the ROI is calculated based on the brightness value of the ROI, and irradiation conditions are determined so that the feedback value reaches a target brightness value.
US09530197B2	Digital signage for immersive views Techniques for generating and superimposing digital signage onto an immersive view. In an exemplary embodiment, certain entities are occluded or otherwise unviewable in an immersive view of an environment. For such entities, digital signage may be generated and superimposed in a suitable area of the immersive view, and further indicating, e.g., directions to such entities from a viewing location, as well as other metadata, such as business name, website, etc. To determine whether a nearby entity is displayed in the immersive view, a planar layout storing geometrical data associated with entities in the vicinity may be loaded and processed.
US09530155B2	Automatically adding gratuity to amount charged in electronic transaction A method includes receiving a payment object for payment of a certain amount owed by a first party to a second party. The payment object carries sufficient account information for the payment from an account associated with the payment object. The second party communicates the account information from the payment object and an identification of the second party for receipt by a third party; and receives in return data that is indicative of a gratuity to be charged against the account. The second party prints a document that includes the certain amount owed and the gratuity, as indicated by the data received by the second party, and presents the document for signature by the first party. The printed document preferably includes the total of the amount owed and the gratuity. The payment object may be a credit card, charge card, debit card, rebate card, or stored-value card.
US09530150B2	Compensation model for network services A compensation model is disclosed for compensating a network service provider. A networked system is also disclosed for presenting advertising during on-line interactions between a user and a service of a network (e.g., the Internet, interactive cable, and/or a LAN). Advertisements (ads) are presented to a networked user unrequestedly during user interactions with the service. The user can activate the ads (via hyperlinks) for receiving additional advertising. The system gathers user data and/or develops user profiles for selectively presenting ads, promotionals, discounts, etc. targeted to receptive users. In exchange for viewing such selective presentations, on-line access to the service is provided, the service including, e.g., (a) playing on-line interactive games (e.g., blackjack and poker), (b) providing access to the network itself (e.g., an Internet service provider), and/or (c) providing access to substantially any interactive service accessible via (b). The system can provide free/reduced cost network services to the user for viewing unrequested advertising. The system can be provided for a casino.
US09530147B2	Independent targeted sponsored content management system and method A system may include a database configured with individual partitions, one of the partitions corresponding to a sponsored content campaign of a social network. The system may further include multiple servers each communicatively coupled to the database, and each configured to implement a campaign having a campaign termination criterion. Each of the servers may include a processor configured to track sponsored content event data received from a user device based on the campaign and transmit the event data to the database and terminate the campaign based on a comparison of the event data as received from a partition of the database corresponding to the campaign and an estimation of event data not received from the database. The database may be configured to store the event data as received from the servers in the partition corresponding to the campaign upon receipt of the event data.
US09530136B1	Apparatus and method for verifying transactions using voice print A system, apparatus, and method for verifying that a consumer seeking to conduct a transaction with a merchant is authorized to use an associated account. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatus may include a voice response unit, a storage medium, and a voice print comparator The voice response unit may be configured to obtain a test voice print during a transaction between the consumer and the merchant. The storage medium may be configured to store information associated with the consumer, and a control voice print associated with the information. Also, the voice print comparator may be configured to receive the control voice print, compare the test voice print to the control voice print, and to return a match level signal indicating a degree of match therebetween.
US09530135B2	Method, apparatus, and network system for displaying security identifier on page The present disclosure discloses a method, an apparatus, and a network system for displaying a security identifier on a page. The method includes: receiving a display request for a numerical value transfer page, where the display request at least carries link information of the numerical value transfer page and a numerical value transfer object identifier of the numerical value transfer page, and the link information of the numerical value transfer page includes domain name information of a domain name to which the numerical value transfer page belongs; determining, according to a preset correspondence between a transfer object identifier and domain name information, whether the link information of the numerical value transfer page matches domain name information corresponding to the transfer object identifier; if yes, when displaying the numerical value transfer page, displaying a security identifier in a page function type identifier column on an interface of a client.
US09530133B2	Adaptive secondary authentication criteria based on account data An authentication challenge system for performing secondary authentication for an account associated with an online store is described. In one embodiment, the authentication challenge system includes a question generation engine, which can derive a series of questions based upon activity associated with a user account of an online store; a network interface, which can transport the series of one or more questions derived by the question generation engine to authenticate the user to the online store; a confidence engine, which can determine a required confidence level for a successful authentication, and can compute a confidence score of the user identity; and a quality engine, which can adjust the question generation engine and the confidence engine based upon an analysis of question and answer metrics across multiple accounts of the online store. The online store can include digital media, such as music, movies, books or applications for electronic computing devices.
US09530130B2	Systems and methods for correction of information in card-not-present account-on-file transactions In one aspect, a method for processing a card-not-present account-on-file transaction is provided. The transaction involves a cardholder using payment card information stored by a merchant. The method includes receiving an authorization request message for the transaction, the authorization request message received at a payment network from an acquirer associated with the merchant and receiving an authorization response message, the authorization response message received at the payment network from an issuer. The authorization response includes a denial indicator indicating that the transaction has been denied. The method further includes querying a database coupled to the payment network to determine whether the database includes updated payment card information for a payment card associated with the transaction. The method additionally includes transmitting the updated payment card information associated with the payment card account identifier associated with the transaction to the acquirer for the acquirer to communicate to the merchant.
US09530129B2	Secure authentication and payment system The present invention provides a service for allowing secure financial transactions to be carried out, the service involving authenticating a user's identity and/or status as part of a financial transaction with another party and in the event that the user is authenticated arranging for the transaction to be completed without revealing the user's financial details and/or other personal details to that other party. Authentication data and transaction data may be communicated over any suitable communications channel(s). The invention provides a trusted authentication and payment environment that protects a user's financial details, but allows them to be securely authenticated and arranges for transactions to be fulfilled, while providing other parties with reassurance that transactions will be completed. In this way, fraud and theft due to misappropriation of financial details can be minimized.
US09530127B2	Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network Using cryptographic techniques, sensitive data is protected against disclosure in the event of a compromise of a content delivery network (CDN) edge infrastructure. These techniques obviate storage and/or transfer of such sensitive data, even with respect to payment transactions that are being authorized or otherwise enabled from CDN edge servers.
US09530125B2	Method and system for secure mobile payment transactions A method for facilitating the widespread use of the PIN-Debit payment method for Internet “eCommerce” and mobile payments sales which requires little or no change for the cardholders, merchants, debit networks and card issuers based primarily on the introduction of a layer of middleware and wherein the Debit Networks and Issuing Banks may customize the implementation of the services based on individual strategy and cardholder preferences.
US09530119B1	System and methods for dynamically applying an electronic messaging budget to messaging activities within a business A system and methods for establishing and enforcing an electronic messaging budget. In at least one embodiment, the inventive method involves identifying a set of users of an electronic message system. Next, an electronic message budget for the set of users is calculated or otherwise determined, and a portion of the budget is allocated to each user, group of users, department, or other suitable element, etc. In response to one of the users attempting to send an electronic message, a cost of the message is calculated and compared to that user's (or group's) available messaging budget. If the cost exceeds the budget, then the message may not be delivered or its delivery may be conditioned on some action of the user.
US09530116B2	Finite state machine-based call manager for web-based call interaction Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory storage media provide a web-based graphical user interface to allow a user to control a softphone of a user device. A context handler operates on the user device and manages a page context of the web-based graphical user interface. A call manager operates as a RESTful web service on the user device. The context handler and the call manager communicate using JavaScript Object Notation with Padding (JSONP) messages. The call manager includes a finite state machine that indicates a current state of the softphone. The call manager generates application programming interface calls to the softphone in response to receiving JSONP messages. The user interface is updated to reflect the current state of the softphone based on execution of user selections by the softphone. The context handler chunks data into multiple JSONP messages if data exceeds a data size limitation of the JSONP.
US09530115B2	Message evaluation tool In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include configuring, at a message evaluator, one or more factors to enable monitoring of a plurality of messages exchanged between a sending object and a receiving object, the one or more factors including a key generated based on a plurality of attributes obtained by accessing at least one of the sending object or the receiving object, the plurality of attributes representing data fields in at least one of the sending object or the receiving object; selecting, by the message evaluator, at least one of the plurality of messages, when at least one of a match or a substantial match exists between the generated key and a portion of the at least one of the plurality of messages; and presenting, by the message evaluator, the selected at least one of the plurality of message.
US09530109B2	Iterative pattern generation algorithm for plate design problems A method to generate a plurality of groups each including at least one of a plurality of elements. The method includes selecting at least one candidate element from the plurality of elements as a candidate to be included in a group, determining whether or not to generate the group including the at least one candidate element selected in the selecting step, based on an element evaluation value associated with each of the at least one candidate element selected in the selecting step, provided that a determination is made to generate the group in the determining step, generating the group including the at least one candidate element selected in the selecting step, and weighting the element evaluation value of each of the at least one element according to how many times the each element is included in already-generated groups to reflect the weighted element evaluation value in next group generation.
US09530102B2	Multimodal input processing Exemplary embodiments described herein provide methods, mediums, and systems for recognizing a formalism type present in an input and generating an output that is consistent with the formalism type. In order to generate an output that is consistent with the formalism type, exemplary embodiments analyze elements of the input together. Such a holistic analysis determines or uses a likelihood that the different elements coexist together in a given formalism type. Based on this holistic analysis, an appropriate formalism type that is consistent with the coexistence of the elements may be selected. After the appropriate formalism type is selected, the input may be processed to generate an output consistent with the formalism type. The output may be computer-based representations of the input defined according to a program associated with the identified formalism type, and/or the input may be translated or transformed into another representation.
US09530101B1	Method for calculating sensor performance of a sensor grid using dynamic path aggregation A technique is provided for determining expected maximum probability of detection of targets moving through a sensor grid to maximize performance of the sensor grid by changing the sensor grid variables. Non-spatial variables from a plurality of sensors of the sensor grid are removed to provide that sensor performance of the plurality of sensors is a function of spatial variables. A selection is made for the desired description of flow of targets such as pedestrians through the sensor grid between restricted stochastic flow and unrestricted stochastic flow. The specific technique and related equations for determining expected maximum probability of detection for each sensor depends on whether restricted stochastic flow or unrestricted stochastic flow is selected.
US09530093B2	Solving vehicle routing problems using evolutionary computing techniques According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for solving combinatorial optimization problems is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of problem instance parameters associated with a graph. The method may also include determining a dynamic path change indicator exists. The method may then include initializing the graph based on the determining the dynamic path change indicator does not exist. The method may further include inserting a placeholder node and at least one placeholder node edge based on the determining the dynamic path change indicator exists. The method may also include reinitializing the graph with the inserted place holder node and the at least one placeholder node edge. The method may then include initializing the reinitialized graph. The method may further include executing a hybrid algorithm on the initialized graph or on the reinitialized graph, wherein the hybrid algorithm comprises an ant colony optimization algorithm and a genetic algorithm.
US09530089B2	Wearable device with overlapping ends coupled by magnets of a selected width, length and depth A wearable device is provided with a wearable device structure. The wearable device has a first end and a second end, each with a plurality of magnets. The first and second ends are coupled by overlapping at least a portion of the first end magnets to at least a portion of the second end magnets. A size of the magnets is: (i) length, 0.5 mm to 30 mm; (ii), width, 0.5 mm to 30 mm; and (iii) thickness or depth, 0.5 mm to 10 mm. ID circuitry is provided at a surface or an interior of the wearable device.
US09530083B2	Input tray selection mechanism A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a print job data stream, selecting an appropriate input tray from which to print the print job based on a set of rules indicated in one or more tables and performing an action indicated in the one or more tables.
US09530081B2	Similarity detecting apparatus and directional nearest neighbor detecting method In order to detect similar data from a great deal of data at high speed, a similarity detecting apparatus includes a random number generating unit 3 which calculates random number data based on a parameter list, a table managing unit 5 which calculates a plurality of key calculation functions based on the random number data, calculates a plurality of tables based on input data, and calculates a candidate data list based on a query shown by a search condition, and a data processing unit 6 which calculates search result data from the candidacy data list to satisfy the condition shown a search condition. Each table is calculated for a value corresponding to a key to show a data list of data in which the data substituted into a key calculation function is equal to the key. A candidate data list contains a plurality of search data list and a search data list corresponding to the table shows the value corresponding to a query value obtained by substituting the query into the key calculation function.
US09530072B2	Duplicate/near duplicate detection and image registration Embodiments are disclosed for detecting duplicate and near duplicate images. An exemplary method includes receiving an original image, preparing the image for fingerprinting, and calculating an image fingerprint, the fingerprint expressed as a sequence of numbers. The method further includes comparing the image fingerprint thus obtained with a set of previously stored fingerprints obtained from a set of previously stored images, and determining if the original image is either a duplicate or a near duplicate of an image in the set if the dissimilarity between the two fingerprints is less than a defined threshold T. Once a duplicate or near duplicate is detected, various defined actions may be taken, including culling the less desirable image or referring the redundancy to a user.
US09530060B2	System and method for building automation using video content analysis with depth sensing A method and system for monitoring buildings (including houses and office buildings) by performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Occupation and use of such buildings may be monitored with higher accuracy to provide higher energy efficiency usage, to control operation of components therein, and/or provide better security. Height data may be obtained from depth data to provide greater reliability in object detection, object classification and/or event detection.
US09530058B2	Visual-assist robots In one embodiment, a visual-assist robot includes a housing defining a base portion, an imaging assembly, a motorized wheel assembly positioned at the lower surface of the base portion, a processor disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the imaging assembly and the motorized wheel assembly, and a non-transitory memory device disposed within the housing. The imaging assembly generates image data corresponding to an environment, and at least a portion of the imaging assembly is configured to be disposed above the upper surface of the base portion. The non-transitory memory device stores machine-readable instructions that cause the processor to provide a drive signal to the motorized wheel assembly such that the motorized wheel assembly moves the visual-assist robot to a desired location within the environment, determine objects from the image data received from the imaging assembly, and transmit message data for receipt by a user.
US09530054B2	Scene recognition method and apparatus A scene recognition method includes acquiring an image and sensor data corresponding to the image and determining, in accordance with the sensor data, whether a scene of the image is a non-high-dynamic range (HDR) scene. The method also includes extracting an image feature of the image when it is not determined whether the scene of the image is the non-HDR scene and determining, in accordance with the image feature, whether the scene of the image is an HDR scene.
US09530051B2	Pupil detection device There is provided a pupil tracking device including an active light source, an image sensor and a processing unit. The active light source emits light toward an eyeball alternatively in a first brightness value and a second brightness value. The image sensor captures a first brightness image corresponding to the first brightness value and a second brightness image corresponding to the second brightness value. The processing unit identifies a brightest region at corresponding positions of the first brightness image and the second brightness image as an active light image.
US09530050B1	Document annotation sharing A Mixed Media Reality (MMR) system and associated techniques are disclosed. The MMR system provides mechanisms for forming a mixed media document that includes media of at least two types (e.g., printed paper as a first medium and digital content and/or web link as a second medium). The present invention provides a system, method, and computer program product for annotating unindexed documents. Captured digital images of unknown paper documents or portions associated with a user are received with annotations. Features are extracted from the captured digital image and are stored, along with the captured digital image and the annotations.
US09530047B1	Method and system for face image recognition A method for face image recognition is disclosed. The method comprises generating one or more face region pairs of face images to be compared and recognized; forming a plurality of feature modes by exchanging the two face regions of each face region pair and horizontally flipping each face region of each face region pair; receiving, by one or more convolutional neural networks, the plurality of feature modes, each of which forms a plurality of input maps in the convolutional neural network; extracting, by the one or more convolutional neural networks, relational features from the input maps, which reflect identity similarities of the face images; and recognizing whether the compared face images belong to the same identity based on the extracted relational features of the face images. In addition, a system for face image recognition is also disclosed.
US09530034B2	Apparatus comprising a reader and method for controlling the reader A portable device (10, 20) includes at least a control element (14, 24, 34) for receiving command signals and a reader (12, 22, 32). A detection element (18, 28, 38) is connected with the control element (14, 24, 34) and they communicate with each other. Operation of the reader (12, 22, 32) in relation to the object to be identified is controlled through command signals so that at least one of the command signals received by the control element (14, 24, 34) is based on information indicating movement or position received from the detection element (18, 28, 38). The reader (12, 22, 32) is easy to use and quick to operate in its operating environment as no separate actions are required of the user in order to initiate operations.
US09530033B2	Wireless transponder unit, electrical joint monitoring system including the same, and method of monitoring electrical joints A wireless transponder unit having a maximum operating temperature and being structured to be disposed on an electrical joint includes: an integrated circuit configured to store identification information; and a resonant circuit electrically connected to the integrated circuit, the resonant circuit having a damping factor. The resonant circuit includes a capacitor, an antenna, and a resistor having a resistance and a positive thermal coefficient. A change in temperature of the wireless transponder unit causes a change in the resistance of the resistor and the damping factor of the resonant circuit. The maximum operating temperature of the wireless transponder unit is based on the damping factor of the resonant circuit.
US09530024B2	Recommendation system for protecting user privacy One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing application command recommendations to a privacy-sensitive client device. The technique includes receiving a command log from each general client device included in a plurality of general client devices and analyzing the command logs to generate a command recommendation file. The command recommendation file may indicate a relationship between one or more application commands executed by at least one of the general client devices and one or more application commands that are available for execution by the privacy-sensitive client device. The technique further includes transmitting the command recommendation file to the privacy-sensitive client device.
US09530014B2	Method and a device for making a computer application secure In one embodiment, a security method for making secure a computer application being executed on a terminal is disclosed. In one embodiment the security method comprises obtaining information to the effect that the application is about to invite a user of the terminal to input data, accessing a binary file representative of a secret image known to the user of the terminal, the binary file being stored in a secure element of the terminal, constituting a complex image in the secure element, the complex image being obtained from the secret image and from dynamic data that is inaccessible to said terminal, and displaying the complex image on a screen of the terminal.
US09530009B2	Secure execution and update of application module code A dynamic root of trust can be injected in an application module on a client device using a backend server and can be continuously monitored to ensure authenticity, integrity and confidentiality at load time, run time and update time of the application module. The dynamic root of trust can be updated directly from the backend server and can be used to establish a time bound trust chain for the other software modules loaded and executed as part of the application module.
US09530007B1	Identifying tamper-resistant characteristics for kernel data structures Techniques for identifying tamper-resistant characteristics for kernel data structures are disclosed herein. A set of kernel data structures is received, the set based on an operating system kernel. A plurality of virtual machines are instantiated based on the operating system kernel, each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machine instances based on one or more modifications to one or more values to the virtual machine, the modifications based on the kernel data structures. Those modifications which cause virtual machine failures indicate which kernel data structures may be tamper-resistant.
US09530002B1	Verifying the integrity of a computing platform Systems and techniques are described for verifying the integrity of a computing platform. Specifically, a software image can be generated that, when executed at a computing platform, verifies integrity of the computing platform. Next, the software image can be sent to the computing platform. The computing platform can execute the software image, thereby enabling the verification of the integrity of the computing platform.
US09529994B2	Call stack integrity check on client/server systems Computer systems and methods in various embodiments are configured for improving the security and efficiency of client computers interacting with server computers through supervising instructions defined in a web page and/or web browser. In an embodiment, a computer system comprising one or more processors, coupled to a remote client computer, and configured to send, to the remote client computer, one or more instructions, which when executed by the remote client computer, cause a run-time environment on the remote client computer to: intercept, within the run-time environment, a first call to execute a particular function defined in the run-time environment by a first caller function in the run-time environment; determine a first caller identifier, which corresponds to the first caller function identified in a run-time stack maintained by the run-time environment; determine whether the first caller function is authorized to call the particular function based on the first caller identifier.
US09529982B2	Method and apparatus to manage user account of device A method and apparatus to manage a user account. The method includes: setting a plurality of authorization accounts defining usage right regarding functions of the device; mapping at least one of the plurality of authorization accounts to a user authentication account of the device, based on an input of a user; and executing an application installed in the device using a result of the mapping the authorization account and the user authentication account, without stopping running of an operation system of the device.

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