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US09538965B2	Movable radiation protection arrangement The invention relates to a movable radiation protection system comprising a frame which is open on one side and comprises a lower part and an upper part, said upper part being vertically adjustable relative to the lower part, at least two flexible radiation protection drapes for protecting against radiation, preferably X-ray radiation, wherein a first of the at least two radiation protection drapes is attached to the lower part of the frame and preferably extends to the lower edge of the frame, and wherein a second of the at least two radiation protection drapes is attached to the upper part of the frame and is formed such that the at least two radiation protection drapes overlap in each vertical position in which the upper part is adjusted relative to the lower part.
US09538956B2	Modification of a treatment plan using magnetic resonance data acquired during a cooling period A medical apparatus (300, 400, 500, 600) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system (302). The medical apparatus further comprises a heating system (320, 502, 601) operable for heating a target zone (321) and a processor (326). Execution of machine readable instructions causes the processor to receive (100, 200, 700, 800) a treatment plan (340). Execution of the instructions further cause the processor to repeatedly: control (102, 204, 704, 804, 900, 1002) the heating system, using the treatment plan, to heat the target zone during alternating heating periods and cooling periods; acquire (104, 208, 702, 706, 802, 806, 902, 906, 1000, 1004) magnetic resonance data using the magnetic resonance imaging system, and modify (110, 214, 712, 812, 1008) the treatment plan using the magnetic resonance data. The instructions cause the processor to acquire the magnetic resonance data during a cooling period selected from at least one of the cooling periods.
US09538954B2	Apnea type determining apparatus and method An apnea classification system provides for apnea monitoring and differentiation based on several sleep apnea related parameters for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Monitoring of such sleep apnea related parameters allows the apnea classification system to differentiate among the different types of apnea and hypopnea and to identify an occurrence of periodic respiration. This information may then be used to determine the best method of therapy, or adjust current therapy parameters to more effectively treat a subject.
US09538953B2	Device and method for determining force of a knee joint An orthopaedic surgical device for determining the joint force of a patient's knee joint includes a tibial paddle shaped to be positioned in the patient's knee joint and a handle extending from the tibial paddle. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array positioned therein and configured to generate sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patient's knee joint. The orthopaedic surgical device also includes a control circuit configured to control a display located on the handle to provide a visual indication of the medial and lateral balance of the joint force.
US09538948B2	Method and system for assessment of cognitive function based on mobile device usage A system and method that enables a person to unobtrusively assess their cognitive function from mobile device usage. The method records on the mobile device the occurrence and timing of user events comprising the opening and closing of applications resident on the device, the characters inputted, touch-screen gestures made, and voice inputs used on those applications, performs the step of learning a function mapping from the mobile device recordings to measurements of cognitive function that uses a loss function to determine relevant features in the recording, identifies a set of optimal weights that produce a minimum of the loss function, creates a function mapping using the optimal weights, and performs the step of applying the learned function mapping to a new recording on the mobile device to compute new cognitive function values.
US09538947B2	Method, system and device for assisting diagnosis of autism Method, system and device for assisting diagnosis of autism which enable assistance of early detection and early definite diagnosis of autism (especially in infants) based on objective evaluation, using a conventionally suggested “eye-gaze detection technique”. The method for assisting diagnosis of autism of a subject uses an eye-gaze detecting unit, the unit having at least an imaging camera portion. The method includes displaying, at the position in front of the subject along the direction of the eye gaze of the subject, an illusionary image contained in a plane of an illusion-causing image on a displaying device. The eye-gaze position information of the subject looking at the plane is detected, and the eye-gaze position information of the subject is input into an eye-gaze position information storage portion The eye-gaze positions of the subject can be evaluated using a algorithm for assisting diagnosis of autism.
US09538942B2	Medical sensor system for detecting a feature in a body The invention relates to a medical sensor system (10a/10c) for detecting a feature (12a/12c) in a human or animal body (14a/14c), including a signal pick-up unit (16a/16c), which can be implanted in the animal and/or human body (14a/14c), and a signal processing unit (18a/18c), which is spatially separated from the signal pick-up unit (16a/16c) and which includes a transmitter (20a/20c) and a receiver (22a/22c). The transmitter (20a/20c) emits an alternating magnetic field (24a/24c) to act on the signal pick-up unit (16a/16c), and the receiver (22a/22c) receives a response signal (26a/26c) of the signal pick-up unit (16a/16c), which is generated by the magnetic interaction of the alternating magnetic field (24a/24c) with the signal pick-up unit (16a/16c).
US09538936B2	MRI apparatus acquires first and second MR data and generates therefrom third image data having higher contrast between blood and background tissues A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an acquisition unit which acquires first data in which a tissue of interest has higher signal intensity than a background and second data in which the tissue of interest has lower signal intensity than the background, with regard to images of the same region of the same subject, and a generation unit which generates, on the basis of the first data and the second data, third data in which the contrast of the tissue of interest to the background is higher than those in the first and second data.
US09538935B2	System for determining the quality of an individual's bone structure The invention relates to a system for determining the quality of a bone structure, comprising: a body adapted for drilling through the bone structure; a first electrode arranged on the body so as to come into contact with the bone structure during drilling; a second electrode arranged on the body so as to come into contact with the bone structure at a distance from the first electrode during drilling; an electric generator adapted to apply an electric current between the first and second electrodes for a pre-determined period of time; a measuring device adapted (i) to measure the electric current, continuously and over the pre-determined period, an electrical magnitude representative of the aptitude of the bone structure for allowing electric current to pass therethrough and (ii) to deliver, continuously and over the pre-determined period, a signal representative of the quality of the bone structure between the contact surfaces of the first and second electrodes, using the determined electrical magnitude.
US09538930B2	Linear multi-domain electrocardiogram Systems and methods are provided to detect a multi-domain ECG waveform. Electrical impulses are detected between at least one pair of electrodes of two or more electrodes placed proximate to a beating heart and are converted to an ECG waveform for each heartbeat of the beating heart. The ECG waveform for at least one heartbeat is received from the detector, the ECG waveform is converted to a frequency domain waveform, the frequency domain waveform is separated into two or more different frequency domain waveforms using two or more different bandpass filters, and the two or more different frequency domain waveforms are converted into two or more different time domain waveforms. The two or more different time domain waveforms are displayed in the same time domain plot as a multi-domain ECG waveform for the at least one heartbeat.
US09538928B2	Neural recording system A neuron recording system was provided. By using the gain-boosted topology, the amplifier input impedance can be increased while simultaneously reducing the noise. The system can be configured to record local field potentials (LFPs) and neuron spikes, respectively, with low-power consumption. With the flexible digital controller module (DCM), any subset of the recording channels can be activated for recording with independent sampling rate at each channel. A wireless interface to transmit recorded neuron data and an on-chip neuron processor to perform real-time signal processing can be incorporated in the system.
US09538925B2	Method and system for machine learning based assessment of fractional flow reserve A method and system for determining fractional flow reserve (FFR) for a coronary artery stenosis of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, medical image data of the patient including the stenosis is received, a set of features for the stenosis is extracted from the medical image data of the patient, and an FFR value for the stenosis is determined based on the extracted set of features using a trained machine-learning based mapping. In another embodiment, a medical image of the patient including the stenosis of interest is received, image patches corresponding to the stenosis of interest and a coronary tree of the patient are detected, an FFR value for the stenosis of interest is determined using a trained deep neural network regressor applied directly to the detected image patches.
US09538922B2	Monitoring an interval within the cardiac cycle Aspects of this disclosure describe measuring intervals within a cardiac cycle to, for example, determine whether a patient is a candidate for cardiac therapy initiation or modification. The intervals may be measured in response to a trigger identifying a physiological event. The intervals and an identification of the physiological event may be stored. A physician or clinician may determine whether the patient is a candidate for cardiac therapy modification based on the measured intervals.
US09538921B2	Physiological monitoring devices with adjustable signal analysis and interrogation power and monitoring methods using same A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a sensor configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, and a processor coupled to the sensor that is configured to receive and analyze signals produced by the sensor. The processor is configured to change signal analysis frequency and/or sensor interrogation power in response to detecting a change in subject activity, a change in subject stress level, a change in environmental conditions, a change in time, and/or a change in location of the subject.
US09538916B2	Fundus inspection apparatus In an OCT device, even if an alignment according to a pupil center and a position where a tomographic image can be photographed at a good position may be different according to a subject, automatic alignment is continued at a position where an image quality is good. In a fundus inspection apparatus, an initial adjustment target position on an obtained anterior ocular segment image and an optical axis of a measurement optical system are coincided with each other, and then initial position adjustment is performed. When an instruction for moving an initial adjustment target position is issued, the measurement optical system is moved by a moving amount corresponding to the instruction. At the same time, the initial adjustment target position on the anterior ocular segment image is changed to a position after the movement of the measurement optical system, and positional adjustment is performed again.
US09538913B2	Ophthalmic system An ophthalmic system including an ophthalmic apparatus for acquiring an image of an anterior portion of a subject's eye and a tomographic image of the subject's eye includes a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the image of the anterior eye portion and the tomographic image, and an instruction unit configured to, if a pointer which indicates a point on the display unit is on the image of the anterior eye portion, give an instruction to change a distance between the subject's eye and the ophthalmic apparatus, and if the pointer is on the tomographic image, give an instruction to change the position of a coherence gate.
US09538906B2	Capsule-type medical apparatus and method of manufacturing capsule-type medical apparatus The present invention provides a capsule-type medical apparatus and a method of manufacturing a capsule-type medical apparatus which can prevent a contact between a burr formed on an optical dome which is a part of a capsule-like casing and a living body in a subject. The capsule-type medical apparatus has a capsule-like casing which can be introduced inside the subject. The casing is configured with optically transparent optical domes and a cylindrical trunk member having an outer diameter dimension larger than an outer diameter dimension of the optical domes. The cylindrical trunk member is fitted onto an outer circumferential surface of the optical domes so as to cover each of the optical domes up to a portion near the burr formed thereon. The cylindrical trunk member has a step higher than the burr so as to prevent a contact between the burr and a living body in the subject.
US09538902B2	Image processing device and method for operating endoscope system A first signal ratio (−log(B/G)) between a B image signal and a G image signal is calculated. A second signal ratio (−log(G/R)) between the G image signal and an R image signal is calculated. A difference between first and second signal ratios in a first area and first and second signal ratios in a specific area is increased to enhance a color difference between normal mucosa and an abnormal region (an atrophic mucosal region and a deep blood vessel region). The color difference between the normal mucosa and the abnormal region in a case where at least one of the RGB image signals is a narrowband image signal is greater than the color difference in a case where all of the RGB image signals are broadband image signals.
US09538897B2	Dishwasher with low-temperature final washing A method and apparatus for cleaning washware, in particular dishes, is provided. In the process, the washware is subjected to at least one wash process in which adhering dirt is at least largely removed. The washware is then subjected to a final-washing process which has at least two substeps. The washware is acted on by a first rinse liquid in a first substep, with the first rinse liquid containing a disinfectant. The washware is acted on by a second rinse liquid in a subsequent second substep, with the second rinse liquid comprising at least one permeate which is produced by reverse osmosis.
US09538882B2	Bakeware with covered rim A bakeware for preparing food includes a container for receiving ingredients and for separating a resulting food into predetermined portions during a cutting operation. The container has a bottom portion and at least one side wall extending outwardly along a periphery of the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the at least one side wall define an interior surface of the container. The at least one side wall terminates at an upper rim. A cover is disposed on the upper rim and is formed from a low thermal conductivity polymer. The cover includes a portion indicating indicia formed thereon, and each indicium of the portion indicating indicia has a cooperating indicium on an opposing side of the container. The cover includes a portion indicating indicia formed thereon, and each indicium of the portion indicating indicia has a cooperating indicium on an opposing side of the container.
US09538868B1	Food shield A food shield has shield panels that are location adjustable and angularly adjustable in respect of support structures (posts) that are coupled to a mounting surface, such as a surface of a buffet table or cart. For location adjustment of a shield panel along length of a post, a bracket assembly includes outer and inner collar portions, a grip element positioned between the outer and inner collar portions, and a tightening element that tightens the connection of the assembled collar against support posts. For angular adjustment, each bracket assembly includes an indexing base, a rotatable arm assembly with an indexing hub, and a removable or retractable coupling element. Side panels are mounted to the same posts as the shield panels with removable clamps that engage exterior surfaces of the posts. The removable clamps have multiple parts that are variously inverted for joining the clamps to posts at different orientations.
US09538864B2	Phlebotomist's utility rack with attachment features A mobile phlebotomy-tool-storing-rack securable to a bedrail instead of the standard method of storing needed items upon the bed keeps needed materials within a practitioners reach without risk of misplacement or contact with the patient. Secure storage and placement of the vacuum tubes immediately following blood collection reduces risk of temporary misplacement and unintentional breakage.
US09538860B2	Selectively locking merchandising member A merchandising system can include an elongated mounting member selectively securable to an associated shelf and a cooperating member received on the mounting member. The cooperating member can extend rearwardly over the associated shelf. The cooperating member can include an elongated body having a front end, and a rear end. The elongated body can include a base portion and a divider portion protruding from the base portion. A latch can be movably mounted to the cooperating member. The latch selectively engages the elongated mounting member to retard a sliding motion of the cooperating member on the mounting member.
US09538859B1	Shelf unit for a retail store display fixture A shelf unit includes a base frame having first and second shelf brackets, lengthwise supports extending from the first shelf bracket to the second shelf bracket and widthwise strips extending between the lengthwise supports. A plurality of shelf skins are spaced apart from each other and mounted to the base frame. Each shelf skin surrounds at least a portion of a top, a bottom and a front of the base frame so that a portion of each widthwise strip of the base frame is exposed between the shelf skins.
US09538851B2	Ready-to-assemble bed foundation A ready-to-assemble bed foundation including a pair of exterior beams connectable to a pair of transverse end members having openings, and an interior beam between the exterior beams having opposing end portions configured to engage the openings in the transverse end members. A method of selling a bed, and a method of assembling a bed are also disclosed.
US09538847B2	Integrated chair back and seat movement A chair having an integrally molded chair back and seat that move together upon reclining movement of a user. The seat includes a series of glides that travel along a glide track mounted to a fixed support frame. A bias spring, connects the support frame to the seat and chair back to urge the seat and chair back into an upright position. The chair includes a pair of ganging arms that are movable. between a storage position and an operative position. In the storage position, the ganging arms are concealed within a bottom cover. When in the extended, operative position, the ganging arms allow multiple chairs to be ganged together.
US09538845B1	Synchronous mechanism of slide rail A synchronous mechanism of a slide rail includes a first hooked bracket, a second hooked bracket, an inner hook set and an outer hook set. The first hooked bracket and the second hooked bracket are installed on a middle rail, and the inner hook set is installed on an inner rail, and the outer hook set is installed on an outer rail. When the slide rail is pulled out or pushed in, the inner, middle, and outer rails are interacted, so that the inner rail, the middle rail and the outer rail can be moved synchronously when they are pushed in or pulled out, so as to improve the smoothness and stability of the operation and the practicality and service life of the product.
US09538843B2	Assembly kit for generating an array of items of furniture An item of table furniture has a table top and a table frame supporting the table top. The table top, in plan view, is formed with first pair of opposite edges and a second pair of opposite edges. One edge of the first pair of edges is convex and the other edge of the first pair of edges is concave. The convex curvature and the concave curvature of the first pair of edges has a predetermined first radius of curvature of substantially equal size. One edge of the second pair of edges is longer than the other edge of the second pair of edges. Such a table can be arranged together with items of table furniture of the same kind and also with other items of furniture to an array in many ways.
US09538811B2	Sole structure with holes arranged in auxetic configuration An article of footwear includes a sole structure with a midsole component. The midsole component includes a plurality of holes arranged in an auxetic configuration. The plurality of holes includes through holes and blind holes. The blind holes surround the through holes.
US09538810B2	Electrostatic discharge shoe assembly and electrostatic discharge shoe grounding accessory thereof An electrostatic discharge shoe grounding accessory comprises an attachment mechanism (2) and a fastening mechanism, wherein, the attachment mechanism (2) is a U-shape holder attached to the back wall of an opening rim of the shoe, and the fastening mechanism includes at least one smaller loop through (5) which a front portion of the shoe is hitched. An electrostatic discharge shoe assembly comprises a shoe and the electrostatic discharge shoe grounding accessory.
US09538798B2	Articles of apparel including auxetic materials An article of apparel includes at least one panel including a first edge and an opposing second edge. The at least one panel includes an auxetic structure defining a primary elongation direction and a secondary elongation direction. A plurality of lace coupling pairs are positioned along the first edge and the second edge of the at least one panel. Each lace coupling pair defines a lace pull direction that is perpendicular to a line extending through two adjacent lace couplings of the lace coupling pair. Each lace pull direction is defined by the plurality of lace couplings substantially in alignment with either the primary elongation direction or the secondary elongation direction of the auxetic structure between the two adjacent lace couplings of the lace coupling pair.
US09538796B2	Single strap wader A wader presented. The wader includes a bib including three strap attachment buckles. Two of the three strap attachment buckles are positioned at a front of the bib and one of the three strap attachment points is positioned at a rear of the bib. The wader includes a shoulder strap including two buckles. Each one of the two buckles of the shoulder strap is configured to couple to any one of the three strap attachment points of the bib. The shoulder strap is configured to support the bib when one of the two buckles of the shoulder strap is connected to the one of the three strap attachment points positioned at the rear of the bib and the other of the two buckles of the shoulder strap is connected to one of the two strap attachment buckles positioned at the front of the bib.
US09538783B2	Electronic cigarette case with the ability of mobile data storage An electronic cigarette case comprising a case body to accommodate electronic cigarettes is provided, the electronic cigarette case further comprises a storage managing module, a storage and a data transmission interface, the storage and the data transmission interface are in communication with the storage managing module, the storage managing module will read external data from external electronic equipments through the data transmission interface and write the external data into the storage for storing; or the storage managing module will read the stored data from the storage and transfer them to the external electronic equipments through the data transmission interface. Thus, the electronic cigarette case and the mobile storage device can be integrated as a whole to make it friendly for users to be carried.
US09538758B2	Method of combatting sea lice The invention provides a method of treatment of farmed fish to combat infestation by multicellular ectoparasites with exoskeletons, which method comprises topically exposing farmed fish, especially salmon in sea cages, to a first and a second sea lice treatment agent, said first sea lice treatment agent being a carbamate or organophosphate and said second sea lice treatment agent being a pyrethroid or pyrethrin.
US09538748B2	Compositions for internal and external use as an insecticide, ovicide, repellent and for wound healing Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to pesticides, insecticides, insect repellant, insect anti-feeding, cleaning, glue dissolving and anti-irritation and wound healing compositions for humans and animals and, more particularly, to such compositions which are effective in killing, removing and/or repelling a wide range of endoparasites, ectoparasites and insects while also being non-toxic to humans, animals, and the environment. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is directed to an aqueous composition including a mixture of at least one ethanolamide and at least one esterified fatty acid. Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention is directed to an aqueous composition including at least one esterified fatty acid in water and at least one emulsifier. The aqueous compositions may be used as a cleaning composition, insecticide, insect repellant, glue solvent or to relieve irritation from and/or promote healing of insect bites, skin abrasions superficial burns and wounds.
US09538746B2	Living cell cryopreservation tool A living cell cryopreservation tool has a body part formed of a cold-resistant material and a living cell holding part formed of the cold-resistant material. The living cell holding part has a long and narrow living cell attaching and holding portion. The living cell attaching and holding portion has a plurality of living cell accommodation concave portions formed in a longitudinal direction thereof and a plurality of excess cryopreservation liquid discharge passages communicating with the living cell accommodation concave portions.
US09538738B2	Horseshoe assembly and a method of mounting the same onto a horse hoof A horseshoe assembly and a method for mounting the horseshoe assembly onto a hoof is disclosed. The horseshoe assembly includes a core and a sole, wherein the sole overlays or encapsulates the core, and the core being mounted directly beneath a surface of a horse hoof. The method including: securing a cover plate over the horse hoof, the cover plate includes a plurality of anchor points distributed across the cover plate; disposing the horseshoe assembly beneath the horse hoof with the core directly contacting the bottom surface of the horse hoof; and utilizing one or more tying elements, securing the horseshoe assembly to the bottom surface of the horse hoof with a binding force which presses one or both of the core and the sole against the bottom surface of the horse hoof.
US09538733B2	Sustainable aquaponic system and method for growing plants like medical cannabis A system and method of sustainable aquaponics that vertically integrates unique aquaponic system designs with alternative aquaculture fish feed sources, fingerling production methods, alternative aquaculture/farmed fish grow out models, and green energy sources that yield organic produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. A raceway system serves as the hub for grow-out throughout the warm and cold months. During the summer months, fish can be spawned and fed for steady growth, while during the winter months, the fish continue to grow at slower quite acceptable growth rates. Plants like legal (licensed) cannabis for medical use can be grown in plant areas near the raceways with very high yields.
US09538724B2	Ear tag for recognizing livestock individual An ear tag for recognizing livestock individual is provided. The ear tag for recognizing livestock individual according to the present invention includes a cover unit including a first cover unit and a second cover unit, where the first cover unit faces a skin side of livestock, and the first cover unit and the second cover unit integrally coupled with each other, a wireless communication unit arranged between the first cover unit and the second cover unit and including at least one wireless communication chip, a male plug configured to penetrate through a part of a body of the livestock and a through hole formed on the first cover unit and including a distal end configured to be engaged with a space of a female unit formed on the second cover unit, and a folding portion including at least one first folding line formed in a groove with a predetermined length on an outer surface of the cover unit between a head area of the cover unit corresponding to the male plug and a body area of the cover unit corresponding to the wireless communication unit to allow a stress caused by an external force to be concentrated on the folding portion so that the cover unit is folded along the first folding line when the cover unit is bent.
US09538722B2	Animal litter Provided is an animal litter that is less liable to scatter and in which the depth of the solids is less liable to increase when a liquid such as urine has been absorbed. An animal litter composed of a plurality of particulates having water absorbency, wherein the particulates contain: long grains having a granularity of 4 mm or more and less than 10 mm, and a length that is greater than the diameter; and short grains having a granularity of 4 mm or more and less than 10 mm, and a length that is no more than the diameter. The long grains are provided with a core part primarily composed of pulp, and a coating layer containing highly water-absorbent resin and used for coating the core part. The weight ratio of the short grains in total of the long grains and the short grains is 10%-50%, inclusive.
US09538718B1	Maize inbred PH26A2 A novel maize variety designated PH26A2 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH26A2 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH26A2 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH26A2 or a locus conversion of PH26A2 with another maize variety.
US09538712B2	Tower alignment system and mechanism that allows programmed changes to the alignment automatically An alignment unit for use with an irrigation system comprises a housing, an alignment sensor, an alignment controller, and an actuator. The irrigation system may include a plurality of spans, each including a drive tower and a drive unit. The housing may house at least a portion of the alignment unit. The alignment sensor may measure a real-time alignment of the drive tower. The alignment controller may be in communication with the alignment sensor and may be operable to receive the real-time alignment of the drive tower and energize the drive unit based on a first range of real-time alignment values. The actuator may couple with the alignment controller and may reorient at least a portion of the alignment controller in relation to the alignment sensor.
US09538710B2	Crop product tracking system and method A system is disclosed that can be used in precision farming to apply crop product to a field. The system includes a remote terminal connected with a network. The remote terminal includes a scanning application configured to allow the remote terminal to scan a unique product identifier associated with a crop product to be applied to a field. A server is connected with the remote terminal via the network. A transmission application is associated with the remote terminal that is configured to transmit the unique product identifier to the server. A lookup application associated with the server is configured to query a crop product database to retrieve one or more crop product data properties associated with the crop product. A prescription map generation application is configured to generate a prescription map for the field as a function of the one or more crop product data properties. A map transmission application is configured to transmit the prescription map to a field terminal associated with a piece of farming equipment which applies the crop product to the field according to the prescription map.
US09538700B2	Materials spreader A material spreader attached to and towed by an agricultural vehicle for spreading material such as organic material and fertilizers over a ground surface. The material spreader having a containment box and a material expeller, the expeller having rotating flails positioned along a substantially vertical axis with one or more sets of paddles swingably connected to the flails and the paddles are axially spaced apart along the flail above and below the material spreader floor a desired distance to enhance flow-through of rocks, manure and other organic material and fertilizers.
US09538699B1	Adjustable ground speed and acceleration control devices, systems, and methods for walk-behind equipment The present subject matter relates to adjustable ground speed control devices, systems, and methods for walk-behind equipment. A variable speed control system may include a control system base, a control lever selectively movable with respect to the control system base between a first operating position and a second operating position, a mode actuator positioned on the control system base for toggling between a standard mode and a selection mode, and an adjustment actuator positioned on the control system base in communication with a control unit to toggle between a first control mode and a second control mode when the mode actuator is in selection mode. The control unit applies a first acceleration profile to accelerate from the minimum operating speed to the variable maximum operating speed when in the first control mode and a second acceleration profile when in the second control mode.
US09545044B2	Electronic component assembly apparatus An electronic component includes a wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an electronic component body mounted on a first surface side of the wiring substrate, an external electrode formed on a second surface side of the wiring substrate which is opposite to the first surface side, the external electrode being electrically connected to the electronic component body, a heat generating member having a conductive property and having a higher resistivity than the external electrode, and a heat insulating layer disposed between the electronic component body and the heat generating member, the heat insulating layer having an insulating property and being formed of a material different from an other material of the wiring substrate.
US09545036B2	Motor driver and cabinet Provided is a motor driver including: a housing; an electronic component that is disposed inside the housing, and that drives or controls a motor; and a fan motor that is disposed below a top plate of the housing, and that causes air to pass from an opening in a bottom plate of the housing to an opening in the top plate. In the motor driver, an outer surface of the top plate is an inclined surface.
US09545022B2	Lead sheath assembly and motor comprising the same A lead sheath assembly, including a lead sheath; a plurality of external wires; a jumper box; and a connecting terminal. The lead sheath includes a cavity. The jumper box includes: a plurality of through holes, a front end including a front interface, and a rear end including a rear interface. The external wires are mounted on the lead sheath. The jumper box is disposed in the cavity. The connecting terminal is disposed in the through hole.
US09545020B2	Electronic control device A control unit is stored in an airtight housing constituted by a base, an annular peripheral wall member, a cover, and first and second interior packings, second wiring conductors connected to input/output equipment and first wiring conductors connected to a host controller through a control signal connector are brought into press-contact with input/output control terminals of the control unit by first and second pressing elastic mats, the relative positions of associated components are regulated by positioning pins passing through from the cover to the base, and the cover is opened by loosening blockade screws without causing an assembly dimension error or sliding wear of conductive contact portions due to thermal deformation, whereby the control unit is detached.
US09545018B2	Multi-layer printed circuit boards with dimensional stability A multi-layer printed circuit board comprises: a core comprising a core insulation layer and traces formed on two sides of the core insulation layer; a plurality of insulation layers sequentially formed at two sides of the core; and a plurality of trace layers respectively formed between two insulation layers and on the outmost insulation layers; wherein the core insulation layer contains a resin material different from that of the insulation layers, such that the core insulation layer has a dimensional stability superior to that of the insulation layers.
US09545015B2	Method for connecting two objects electrically A method for connecting two objects electrically by an electroconductive liquid is described. The method includes providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. Thereafter, the method includes forming a channel of the liquid on the first surface of the substrate to extend along the first surface of the substrate. Further, the method includes forming a through hole in the substrate. Moreover, the method includes arranging the two objects to interpose the substrate, wherein the two objects overlap with the openings of the through hole. Next, the method further includes filling the liquid to the through hole via the channel, bringing the liquid in contact with the two objects, and hardening the liquid. Further still, the method further includes wherein a surface of the liquid hole bulges to form a projection which makes contact with one of the two objects.
US09545011B2	Dry film solder mask composite laminate materials In an example, a process for bonding a dry film solder mask (DFSM) material to a printed circuit board (PCB) laminate material is disclosed. The process includes applying a DFSM material that includes a dienophile functional group to a PCB laminate material that includes a diene functional group. The process further includes bonding the DFSM material to the PCB laminate material via a chemical reaction of the dienophile functional group with the diene functional group.
US09545004B2	Printed circuit board having orthogonal signal routing In accordance with the various embodiments disclosed herein, electrical connector footprints, such as printed circuit boards, is described comprising one or more of signal traces that each include a first section that extends parallel to the linear array direction and a second section extends in a direction that is different than the linear array direction.
US09545003B2	Connector footprints in printed circuit board (PCB) An electrical connector footprint on a printed circuit board (PCB) can include vias and antipads surrounding those vias. While conventional antipads surrounding vias are large in order to improve impedance of the PCB, the presence of the antipads can compromise the integrity of the ground plane and can permit cross talk to arise between differential pairs on different layers in the PCB. Antipads can be constructed and arranged so as to limit cross talk between layers in a PCB, while also maximizing impedance.
US09544996B2	Capacitance touch panel module and fabrication method thereof A method of fabricating a capacitance touch panel module includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns on a substrate comprising a touching area and a peripheral area along a first orientation, a plurality of second conductive patterns along a second orientation, and a plurality of connecting portions in the touching area; forming a plurality of insulated protrusions, in which each insulated protrusion covering one connecting portion, and forming an insulated frame on the peripheral area; and forming a bridging member on each insulated protrusion.
US09544992B2	PCB having offset differential signal routing In accordance with the various embodiments disclosed herein, an improved electrical connector footprints, such as printed circuit boards (printed circuit board), is described comprising one or more of, for example, a first linear array containing at least a first anti-pad extending along a first direction, a first electrical signal trace extending along the first direction and spaced from the first linear array along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, a group of ground isolation vias containing at least one electrically conductive ground via arranged along a line extending parallel to the first direction and spaced from the first electrical signal trace along the second direction, and a second linear array containing at least a second anti-pad extending along the first direction spaced from the group of ground isolation vias along the second direction.
US09544980B2	Driving device and illumination system A driving device provides output power to an illumination device including a plurality of filaments is provided. A first converting module converts input power into direct current (DC) power. The first converting module includes a pair of first input terminals receiving the input power and a pair of first output terminals coupled to a first node and a second node and outputting the DC power. A first capacitor is coupled between the first node and a third node. A second capacitor is coupled between the second and third nodes. The first clamping module is connected to a first specific capacitor in parallel. The first specific capacitor is the first capacitor or the second capacitor. A second converting module converts the DC power to generate the output power.
US09544963B2	Self-excited TRIAC dimming circuit A self-excited TRIAC dimming circuit applied in a panel light includes a dimming module and at least one conversion module, and a power factor controller (PFC) is installed in the dimming module, and the conversion module is a self-excited electronic isolation transformer, and the TRIAC PFC is integrated with the circuit structure of a self-excited electronic transformer to improve the overall circuit stability, so that the panel light complies with a high safety standard to enhance product applicability and competitiveness.
US09544953B2	Light source driving apparatus having a snubber to prevent voltage and current spikes, display apparatus and driving method thereof A light source driving apparatus, a display apparatus and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The light source driving apparatus includes a tapped-inductor boost converter (TIBC) circuit, the TIBC circuit including: a switching unit configured to be turned on and off in accordance with a preset cycle; a tapped inductor configured to transfer a current from a primary side to a secondary side as the switching unit is turned on; and a snubber configured to include a clamp capacitor and clamp diode configured to clamp a voltage of the switching unit, a resonance capacitor configured to perform a resonance as being charged and discharged corresponding to a switching cycle of the switching unit, and first and second resonance diodes configured to charge and discharge the resonance capacitor. Thus, the TIBC circuit provided with the lossless snubber can prevent the voltage stress from increasing during the resonance since the voltage of the switching unit is clamped.
US09544951B1	Programmable LED driver An LED driver comprising a first stage, wherein the first stage converts AC power from an AC power source into a DC power source. A second stage receiving the DC power source from the first stage and further comprising: a second stage step-down buck converter with a constant current output that receives power from the DC power source; and a second stage intelligent step-down LED driver chip that runs a step down buck converter that produces the constant current output to the external LED load. A companion microcontroller controls a second stage intelligent step down LED driver chip. The companion microcontroller provides programmable features for a user, wherein the programmable features provide user programmable variables to reprogram the LED Driver to alter default variables.
US09544942B2	DCH to non-DCH state switching of user equipment in UMTS A method and apparatus for radio resource control (RRC) state transitions of a user equipment (UE) are provided. For the RRC state transitions of the UE, for example, a reconfiguration message is received at the UE while the UE is in a cell dedicated channel (CELL_DCH) state of the RRC states. The reconfiguration message is configured to transition the UE from the CELL_DCH state to a non-dedicated channel state of RRC states. A plurality of acknowledgement procedures is sent on an uplink to the network, in response to the received reconfiguration message causing the UE to transition from the CELL_DCH state to the non-dedicated channel state.
US09544939B2	Intelligent policy and charging rule function (PCRF) restoration A first device associated with an evolved packet core network receives a first update request from a second device associated with the evolved packet core network. The first update request is associated with a communication session previously provided between the first device and the second device, and the first update request is generated based on a voice/video request. The first device generates an update answer in response to the first update request, where the update answer includes a code requesting that the communication session be restored between the first device and the second device. The first device receives, based on the code, a second update request from the second device, where the second update request includes session information associated with the communication session. The first device restores, based on the session information, the communication session between the first device and the second device to create a restored communication session.
US09544921B2	Mobile communication system, base station apparatus and mobile station apparatus The time spent in handover is shortened when a mobile station apparatus performs random access for handover. In a mobile communication system where a mobile station apparatus uses any signature of a beforehand determined signature group between the mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus in random access, the base station apparatus selects a signature used by the mobile station apparatus in random access performed at the time of handover, and the mobile station apparatus performs handover using the signature selected in the base station apparatus and judges the presence or absence of transmission and reception of a handover complete message and contention resolution corresponding to the type of signature selected in the base station apparatus.
US09544916B2	Method and apparatus for initial access over wireless LAN Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an initial access over a wireless LAN. The method for an initial access by a station (STA) comprises: a step in which the STA receives initial access setup information from an access point (AP); and a step in which the STA determines whether to implement the initial access on the basis of the initial access setup information and the initial access decision information of the STA. Accordingly, the initial access of the STA can be distributed.
US09544907B2	Method and apparatus for predicting mobile device wireless link quality of service requirements along a predicted path An information handling system includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising historical wireless service type profiles for a location where the information handling system is operating. The information handling system further includes an application processor that selects a predicted future system during a future time interval. The application processor determines quality of service requirements along the predicted future system.
US09544893B2	Method of allocating a resource in a wireless communication system and device for same In a wireless communication system, when a terminal receives control information from a downlink subframe, which is divided into a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) region and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) region, in a wireless communication system, the receiving of the control information includes: receiving, from a base station, first CFI information indicating the number of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols available for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission; receiving, from the base station, second CFI information indicating start OFDM symbol information available for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission corresponding to an enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (E-PDCCH); and receiving the PDSCH from the base station on the basis of the first CFI information or the second CFI information. The PDCCH is placed in the PDCCH region of the downlink subframe, and the E-PDCCH is placed in the PDSCH region of the downlink subframe.
US09544892B2	System and method for searching for a control channel A method performed at a base station and a corresponding method performed at a station receiving a transmission from the base station. The methods relate to signaling the station as to a number of PDCCH information that is included in the transmission so the station may terminate a search when the station has identified the PDCCHs in the transmission. The method performed by the station includes receiving the transmission that includes at least one PDCCH information, each PDCCH information having a respective mapped downlink control information (DCI). The method further includes detecting one of the PDCCH information in the transmission and determining lengths of information bits of the DCI and the PDCCH information. The method also includes terminating a search for a further one of the PDCCH information when a first type of padding is used for the mapping of the DCI over the PDCCH information based on the lengths.
US09544891B2	Method and apparatus for receiving data Disclosed are a method and apparatus for receiving data. The method for receiving data of a terminal includes the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information that a modulation scheme used in an allocated resource block is 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM); determining a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index and first resource allocation information on the allocated resource block on the basis of downlink control information (DCI); determining an ITBS on the basis of the MCS index; determining second resource allocation information on the basis of the first resource allocation information; and determining the transmission block size on the basis of the ITBS and second resource allocation information.
US09544889B2	Method for processing physical downlink control channel data, transmitting end, and user equipment A method for processing physical downlink control channel data, a transmitting end, and a user equipment are provided and relate to the field of communications, which can extract a scrambling sequence in multiple modulation modes, so that scrambling and descrambling are performed on physical downlink control channel data in multiple modulation modes. The method includes: generating a scrambling sequence corresponding to a control channel element according to an index number of the control channel element and/or a modulation mode used by the control channel element; performing scrambling on physical downlink control channel data by using the scrambling sequence; and sending the scrambled physical downlink control channel data to a user equipment. The embodiments of the present application are used to perform scrambling and descrambling on physical downlink control channel data.
US09544883B2	Method and device for transmitting information The present disclosure provides a method and device for transmitting information. The method includes: configuring a first physical uplink control channel format and a second physical uplink control channel for a user equipment first. An orthogonal sequence of the first physical uplink control channel format and an orthogonal sequence of the second physical uplink control channel format correspond to different expansion factors. Then the user equipment selects one of the physical uplink control channel format and the second physical uplink control channel format to transmit the feedback information.
US09544878B2	Mobile communication system and mobile communication method An anchor radio base station 310A comprises: an interface 315 A that notifies a non-anchor radio base station 310B of bit precision of an uplink signal before decoding, the uplink signal before decoding being to be transmitted through a backhaul network; and a control unit 316A that performs selective synthesis of the uplink signal before decoding received from the non-anchor radio base station 310B, and the uplink signal before decoding received from UE 10. The non-anchor radio base station 310B comprises: an interface 315B that transmits the uplink signal before decoding to the anchor radio base station 310A according to the bit precision notified by the anchor radio base station 310A.
US09544875B1	Method and system for differentiated paging channel selection Disclosed is a method and system to manage paging channels in a wireless communication network. When the network encounters a situation where the network is to transmit an access response message in a coverage area to a mobile station, the network will determine whether the mobile station is in an access handoff state. If not, the network will transmit the message to the mobile station on a paging channel selected based on the mobile station's identifier. Otherwise, the network will transmit the message to the mobile station on both that paging channel and a default paging channel (e.g., primary channel) selected without consideration of the mobile station's identifier. This process can help avoid an access handoff failure. Further, a radio access network may opt to use the default paging channel in response to the wireless coverage area having a different number of paging channels than an adjacent coverage area.
US09544874B2	Paging method, core network apparatus, radio access network apparatus and gateway apparatus A paging method of the present invention is a paging method for paging a UE (10) in an idle state when a P-GW (20) receives a packet for the UE (10) and includes the steps of: in a S-GW (30), setting reception type information of the packet received by the P-GW (20) in “Downlink Data Notification” and sending the “Downlink Data Notification” to an MME (40) and an SGSN (60), and in the MME (40) and SGSN (60), determining whether or not to page the UE (10) based on the reception type information included in the “Downlink Data Notification” from the S-GW (30).
US09544871B2	Determining and aligning a position of a device and a position of a wireless access point (AP) Examples describe systems and methods for iteratively determining a signal strength map for a wireless access point (AP) aligned to position coordinates, positions of a device, and positions of the wireless APs. An example method includes selecting traces and a wireless AP among the traces for which data is indicative of a threshold amount of information to estimate a position of the device and a position of the wireless AP, selecting first characteristics from the traces to remain constant and second characteristics to be variable, and selecting a localization constraint that provides boundaries on the position of the device and the position of the wireless AP. The method also includes performing a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) optimization of the position of the device and the position of the wireless AP based on the localization constraint with the first characteristics held constant and the second characteristics allowed to vary.
US09544870B2	Network node, wireless sensor network and method for facilitating positioning of a network node in a wireless sensor network There is provided a network node for use in a wireless sensor network, said network node being arranged to determine communication activities of the network node in different spatial directions extending from the network node, and said network node comprising at least one visual indicator being arranged to provide a visual indication of said communication activities. A wireless sensor network comprising such a network node is also disclosed, as is a method facilitating positioning a network node in a sensor network.
US09544867B2	Methods and arrangements in a telecommunication system The present invention relates to a method and a device for supporting positioning with a minimum of assistance data signalling. The method in the radio device that shall perform the positioning measurements comprises determining (440) a positioning reference signal pattern, based on a cell identity and a pre-defined mapping between the cell identity and the positioning reference signal pattern, and performing (450) positioning measurements based on the determined positioning reference signal pattern.
US09544864B1	Data transmission system and receiving device Provided is a data transmission system, including: a transmitting device configured to transmit a data signal; a receiving device configured to receive the transmitted data signal; and a transmission path for transmitting the data signal, the receiving device including: a detection unit configured to detect a timing at which a polarity of the received data signal is inverted; a plurality of resistors to be selectively connected to a terminal side of the transmission path; and a switching unit configured to switch the plurality of resistors based on the detected timing, the switching unit being configured to select a resistor having a higher resistance value than a characteristic impedance of the transmission path, during a first period, which is a predetermined period from a time point at which the polarity is inverted, and to select, after the first period, a resistor having the same resistance value as the characteristic impedance.
US09544848B2	Methods and apparatus for communicating short paging messages in a wireless communication network Systems, methods, and devices for communicating data in a wireless communications network are described herein. In some aspects, a wireless device includes a first receiver and a second receiver. The second receiver may be configured to consume less power than the first receiver. The second receiver receives a second signal wherein the second signal comprises a wake-up signal configured in NDP format including a signal field. The wireless device includes a circuit configured to take at least one action based on the second signal.
US09544845B2	Power management of a radio data transceiver Methods and apparatuses for operating a wireless mobile station configured to communicate with a wireless access point are described. A wireless mobile station can determine an interval of time between successive target beacon transmission times. The wireless mobile station can adjust, based at least in part on the interval of time, a period of time of an awake timer in response to having determined the interval of time.
US09544841B2	Hybrid network-based and device-based intelligent radio access control Concepts and technologies are described herein for a hybrid network-based and device-based intelligent radio access control. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a radio access technology (“RAT”) selection system and a mobile device cooperate to enable an intelligent multi-radio access control that can select a RAT that is best-suited for the mobile device. The RAT selection system can select networks based upon network conditions, policies, user profiles, applications, and/or other information, and provide a list of the networks to the mobile device. The mobile device can utilize local device information to select a network from the list. In this manner, the RAT selection system and the mobile device can cooperate to steer traffic to various networks operating in accordance with different RATs to improve user experience, especially in network traffic congested areas, and to efficiently leverage network resources for mobile telecommunications and WI-FI networks.
US09544840B2	Distributed method for client optimization The present disclosure discloses a distributed method and network device for providing client optimization in WLANs. Specifically, a first access point detects a plurality of client devices. The first access point also receives information identifying a first set of client devices associated with the second access point. Then first access point then identifies a subset of the detected plurality of client devices that are also identified in the first set of client devices associated with the second access point. Finally, the first access point transmits to the second access point characteristics corresponding to the subset of the plurality of client devices. The characteristics are determined based on wireless signals received by the first access point from the subset of the plurality of client devices.
US09544835B2	Method and apparatus for connection management In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising maintaining attachment of an apparatus to a macro cell, directing searching for, or scanning for, small cells during attachment of the apparatus to the macro cell. Responsive to detecting a first small cell with a received signal characteristic exceeding a predetermined first threshold, the method comprises causing searching for further small cells other than the first small cell to be interrupted, wherein the apparatus is configured to communicate with and attach to cells comprised in a heterogeneous network, and the macro cell, the first small cell and the further small cells are heterogeneous network cells.
US09544826B2	Network elements, wireless communication system and methods therefor The likelihood of dropping a call while a User Equipment (112) is moving quickly from a macrcell (C) into a small cell (B) and then out again because there is insufficient time to set up measurements in the User Equipment, is mitigated by forcing the User Equipment to enter compressed mode as soon as it enters the small cell (B). By immediately forcing the User Equipment to enter compressed mode rather than waiting until it reports that the serving cell is getting weak, it stands a better chance of finding inter-frequency (ie. non-co-channel) and inter-RAT (ie. different radio access technologies) neighboring cells ready to hand out to.
US09544824B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for transfer of capability support information in a multi-rat environment An apparatus for enabling transfer of mobile terminal inter-RAT capabilities in a multi-RAT environment from the perspective of the capability provider may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving an indication of a request for mobile terminal inter-RAT capability information relative to a particular RAT, acquiring the inter-RAT capability information in response to receipt of the indication of the request for inter-RAT capability information, and providing the inter-RAT capability information to a target base station.
US09544821B2	Mobile communication system A mobile communication system and method that includes a radio access system employing a first communication scheme supporting packet-switched communication and a radio access system employing a second communication scheme supporting both circuit-switched communication and the packet-switched communication. The mobile communication system is configured to switch between a first communication state and a second communication state realizing single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC). The first communication state is when a first mobile station visits the radio access system employing the first communication scheme, and performs voice communication with a second mobile station and packet communication by using packet-switched system. The second communication state is when the first mobile station visits the radio access system employing the second communication scheme, and performs voice communication with the second mobile station by using circuit-switched system, and performs packet communication with the second station by using the packet-switched system.
US09544816B2	Combined frame of two communication protocols on same carrier for machine-to-machine and for broadband communication A communication device configured to communicate with a plurality of terminals via a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein both protocols organize communications into a series of frames and the frames of the first protocol are shorter than those of the second protocol, the communication device being configured to impose one or more frames according to the first protocol onto at least part of a frame according to the second protocol to form a single frame for communicating via both protocols.
US09544812B2	System and method for mitigating network congestion using fast congestion detection in a wireless radio access network (RAN) Fast congestion detection is implemented in a wireless radio access network (RAN) to mitigate congestion by classifying bearers into bearer types using bearer metrics and monitoring bearers for type specific anomalies to obtain anomaly data. Congestion is detected based on the anomaly data to obtain congestion information that is exported to a network node to mitigate network congestion. Bearer metrics include radio link protocol (RLC) buffer size information, physical resource block (PRB) utilization information, and transmission burst interval information. The transmission burst interval information includes information on time intervals between successive time periods when a RLC buffer is empty. The bearers are classified into Type I and Type II bearers. Type I bearers are bearers displaying bursty data transfer behavior, and Type II bearers are bearers displaying a continuous stream of data transfer behavior.
US09544807B1	Methods and systems for varying rate of transmitting sequences of master information blocks based on wireless network conditions Method and systems for selecting transmission rates for overhead communications within an RF network are described. The overhead communications can comprise network-access overhead communications, such as master information blocks in accordance with an LTE standard or access parameters messages in accordance with a CDMA standard. Selection of the transmission rate(s) can be based on conditions of a wireless network in which a network node and user equipment (UE) devices operate. A network node can determine the wireless network condition. A UE device can transmit measurement data to the network node for determining the wireless network condition. The network node can transmit, at a first rate, a first sequence of the overhead communications, such as one more overhead messages, detect the wireless network condition, select a second rate based on the detected network condition, and then transmit, at the second rate, a second sequence of the overhead communications.
US09544797B2	Payment reconciliation in mixed-ownership low-power mesh networks Systems and methods that enable scalable, cost-effective payment reconciliation between owners of devices at least temporarily connected in or to a particular low-power, ad hoc mesh network.
US09544792B2	System and method for joint scheduling in dual-carrier wireless backhaul networks A system and method for joint scheduling in a dual-carrier fixed wireless backhaul network is disclosed, wherein the primary carrier is a licensed band, and the secondary carrier is an unlicensed or lower cost shared carrier. The network comprises a plurality of Hub modules, each serving a cluster of one or more Remote backhaul modules (RBMs). A special frame structure and a control channel on the primary carrier carries control signalling messages for RBMs assigned to either the primary or secondary carrier. RBMs with a performance metric, such a spectral efficiency, above a threshold are assigned to the primary carrier. Other RBMs are assigned the secondary carrier, and a channel assignment is then performed. A transmission mode is determined based on instantaneous channel conditions, to optimize overall system performance across a network neighborhood and meet RBM quality of service requirements. A centralized server/processing unit coordinates dual carrier joint scheduling functions.
US09544789B2	System and method for channel estimation in a wireless communications system A method for estimating communications channels includes determining, by a first device, channel significance information from a transmitting device, the channel significance information including information about communications channels carrying signals that are potentially significant interferers to the first device operating within range of the transmitting device, and estimating, by the first device, channel parameters of the communications channels identified as potentially significant interferers in accordance with the channel significance information. The method also includes transmitting, by the first device, the estimated channel parameters to one of the transmitting device and a controlling device.
US09544778B2	System and method for network sharing between public safety users and commercial users Described herein are systems and methods for sharing public safety network resources between public safety devices and commercial devices. A request for network resources is received from a commercial device for an application running on the commercial device. It is determined that the request is for a first type of traffic that is tolerant to time delays caused by resource fluctuations. Resources are allocated from a public safety network instead of resources from a commercial network, so that the commercial device can use resources from the public safety network.
US09544777B2	White space utilization The concepts relate to broadcasting white space utilization. One example can interact with a wireless device that is configured to obtain authorization to use a set of radio white space frequencies in accordance with one or more constraints. The example can obtain an individual radio white space frequency and associated individual constraints. This example can also utilize the individual radio white space frequency for network access independent from the wireless device that is configured to obtain the authorization.
US09544771B2	Services access for mobile devices Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or systems of services access through progressive registration via a mobile device.
US09544769B2	Method for providing application service A method for providing application service is provided. The method discloses that a user is authenticated according to a received application service acquisition request from a user mobile phone, and when the user authentication is passed, the application service acquisition request is sent to an application server, so that the application server provides an application service to the user mobile phone according to the application service acquisition request. The application server does not need to authenticate the user mobile phone by performing an authentication operation on the user mobile phone through a wireless application protocol gateway, thus being capable of reducing the workload of the application server.
US09544766B2	System and method for authentication and key exchange for a mobile device via spectrally confined wireless communications An architecture, system and associated method and apparatus for securely communicating authentication data to a communication device. In one embodiment, the method includes modulating a spectral source's radiation using the authentication data, wherein the spectral source's radiation is adapted to operate as a first transmission medium for carrying the authentication data, the first transmission medium being containable within an enclosure that inhibits passage of the spectral source's radiation (i.e., spectrally opaque enclosure). The modulated authentication data is transmitted via the first transmission medium to the communication device disposed in the spectrally opaque enclosure.
US09544765B2	Anonymous customer reference services enabler Variable subscriber identifiers (V-SubIds) for protecting subscriber privacy are generated and managed. In one aspect, an Anonymous Customer Reference Services (ACRS) component generates a V-SubId, which is a short-lived subscriber identifier that is inserted in a request received from a user equipment during request enrichment. Moreover, a different V-SubId can be inserted in subsequent request from the user equipment and thus, cross-site behavior tracking can be mitigated. In one aspect, the V-SubId can be exchanged for a subscriber identifier (SubId) associated with the user equipment, upon query by trusted systems/applications. Further, the V-SubId can be exchanged for a site-specific Anonymous Customer Reference (ACR) upon query by untrusted systems/applications, if user authorization is received. Moreover, the life cycle of the ACR is managed by the ACRS component, based on subscriber input.
US09544760B2	Method of activation on a second network of a terminal comprising a memory module associated with a first network A method is provided for activating, on a second network, a terminal having a memory module including a temporary identification datum and being associated in a central database with a first predetermined network. The method includes a first step of authenticating the memory module with the central database by way of the temporary identification datum, a step of determining a new identification datum following an activation of the terminal in the second network, and transmitting this new identification datum to the memory module for storage on the memory module. Also provided are an associated computing entity and a terminal containing the associated memory module.
US09544749B1	Apparatus for emergency communications using dual satellite communications systems for redundancy and a means of providing additional information to rescue services to support emergency response Method and apparatus for emergency communications using dual satellite communication systems for redundancy and a means of providing additional information to rescue services support emergency response. The system combines the Cospas-Sarsat emergency system for 406 beacons with a secondary means of distress alerting over a commercial satellite system as well as permitting the government agencies responsible for emergency services to directly interface with the person in distress to know about his/her location and to communicate with him or her to resolve the emergency in the best possible way.
US09544745B2	Universal short code administration facility Systems and methods for assigning short codes to provide uniformity among wireless carriers. In the systems and methods, a Universal Short Code (USC) Administrator maintains a list of short codes and their lease status so that SMS messages sent to a particular short code may be routed to the proper holder of the short code. A network facilitator is in communication with both the USC Administrator and at least one wireless carrier to route the SMS message to the proper holder of the short code. The short code may be leased for a specified period of time so that the short code can be reassigned after expiration of the lease.
US09544737B2	Performing data collection based on external raw observables using a mobile data collection platform An image that includes a point of interest is captured using an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform. Raw observables are obtained from a GNSS raw observables provider that is external to and coupled with the mobile data collection platform. A position fix of the mobile data collection platform is determined based on the raw observables where the position fix is a location of an antenna. A location of an entrance pupil is calculated as an offset from the location of the antenna. Orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle is determined. The position fix and the orientation information are associated with a three dimensional location of the mobile data collection platform when the image was captured. Scale information is captured. The image, the position fix, the scale information, and the orientation information are stored in hardware memory of the mobile data collection platform.
US09544736B2	Techniques for improving location accuracy for virtual maps Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide location sensing of a virtual map derived from sensors of a computing device moved about an interior of a structure. An apparatus for location sensing includes a processor component; and a refined trajectory generator, an inconsistent constraint identifier for identifier inconsistent constraints used to generate the refined trajectories, and an updated constraint set generator for updating the constraint set to remove the identified inconsistent constraints. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09544734B2	Integrated network based e-commerce and analysis systems and methods Systems and method are provided for forming an integrated communication network. The network includes a plurality of locally distributed integrated communications modules (ICMs) which are placed at predetermined positions. The ICMs monitor a plurality of roaming communication devices that communicate using both the cellular communication network and the internet. Further, the integrated communication network forms a private database on the roaming sender communication device to allow data communication with a specifically identified roaming communication device.
US09544732B2	Mobile communication system A cellular wireless communications system and method of generating reference signatures for use in geolocation are provided. The cellular wireless communications system identifies a sub-area within the coverage area of a cellular wireless communications system, the sub-area having a density of radio frequency measurements that is below a threshold value. A user of a subscriber mobile communication unit is influenced to enter the sub-area, the subscriber mobile communication unit being a subscriber to the cellular wireless communications system. The cellular wireless communications system obtains radio frequency measurements from the subscriber mobile communication unit in the sub-area, and generates reference signatures and/or location estimates from the radio frequency measurements. The reference signatures may be used to geolocate connections made by other mobile communication units within the sub-areas.
US09544726B2	Adding location names using private frequent location data Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for tagging media files from a media capture device with location information gathered from a portable device when the portable device determines that a user of the media capture device frequents the location and that the media item was captured in the location.
US09544715B2	Portable radio device movable with a speaker-microphone, and a wireless communication method During standby (waiting time), a microcomputer of a portable radio device monitors positional information based on the RSSI level (received signal strength) of receiving standby signals and GPS data. Then, when it is detected, based on the positional information based on the RSSI level (received signal strength) and the GPS data, that the radio device has entered an area outside a radio communication enabled area, namely an out-of-service area, the microcomputer carries out a power save processing.
US09544713B2	Using bluetooth low energy A method is described, the method comprising scanning for a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal, and if a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal is detected, responding to detection of the Bluetooth Low Energy data signal by suspending the performance of wireless network discovery procedures in respect of at least one network operating using a protocol other than Bluetooth Low Energy. Also described is a method comprising causing generation and transmission of a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal, the generated and transmitted Bluetooth Low Energy data signal indicating the absence of at least one network which operates using a protocol other than Bluetooth Low Energy. Also described are apparatus, computer-readable code, and non-transitory computer-readable memory media having computer readable code stored thereon for causing performance of one or both of the methods.
US09544711B2	MTC monitoring method and network node The present specification provides a method for monitoring machine type communication (MTC). The method for monitoring MTC can comprise the steps of: receiving, by a new serving network node for monitoring, a context from a previous serving network node according to the movement of an MTC device; checking whether an indicator for the MTC monitoring is included in the context; and requesting for data related to an MTC monitoring event from another network entity on the basis of the indicator for the MTC monitoring which is included in the context and acquiring the same.
US09544703B2	Detection of device configuration Devices connected with a computer system are interrogated to detect whether they are configured and functioning. In an audio device implementation, a known audio sample is output to a loudspeaker. If the loudspeaker is properly configured and functional, an attached microphone will capture the sound corresponding to the audio sample generated by the loudspeaker. If sound corresponding to the audio sample is detected, an indication is provided to the user that the microphone and loudspeaker are operational. If no sound corresponding to the audio sample is detected, an indication is provided to the user that the loudspeaker is not enabled and additional configuration is required.
US09544701B1	Base properties in a media playback system An example implementation may involve a playback device assigning, to the playback device, a zone property that is assigned to a device base (e.g., a charging base) that the playback device is placed upon. For instance, a playback device may identify a particular base onto which the playback device is placed. The playback device may determine that the particular base is assigned a zone property that is associated with a first zone of a media playback system. The playback device may assign, to the playback device, the zone property that is assigned to the particular base. By acquiring the zone property, the playback device may join the first zone of the media playback system. Other example implementations may involve assigning a zone property to a device base, or modify a zone property of a device base, among other examples.
US09544699B2	Wireless streaming to hearing assistance devices Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, apparatus, and machine readable mediums which mitigate multipath fading and extend the robustness and the useable range of the wireless link between a streaming device and a hearing assistance device. In some examples, this may be accomplished by utilizing redundant wireless sources of the streaming data—that is, multiple copies of the streaming information may be sent to the hearing assistance devices. To prevent interference, at least one transmission parameter may be varied between the transmissions (e.g., frequency, channel, time, coding, or the like).
US09544696B2	Flexible, shapeable free-form electrostatic speakers An embodiment provides a free-form electrostatic speaker, including: a three dimensional object body; at least a portion of the three dimensional object body having a free-form electrode layer disposed thereon; the free-form electrode layer being shaped to substantially match the at least a portion of the three dimensional object body; a free-form diaphragm positioned proximate to, and being shaped to substantially match, the free-form electrode layer; and an input element coupled to the free-form electrode layer that accepts input from an external source. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09544685B2	5 GHz wireless stereo sound system A 5 GHz wireless stereo sound system having a transmitter and a receiver; the transmitter and the receiver are wirelessly connected via a 5 GHz signal. The 5 GHz wireless stereo sound system wirelessly transmits on a 5.2/5.8 GHz frequency in 24-bit/48K digital only, thereby avoiding interference from wireless devices that transmit on 2.4 GHz frequency band (including Bluetooth and personal area networks), infrared devices and so forth, thus solving the problems of mutual interference between conventional wireless devices and instability of signal transmission, thereby ensuring transmission stability.
US09544684B2	Sound determination unit based on mean amplitudes of partial sound segments An example information processing device determines a sound input to a microphone. The information processing device includes an obtaining section, a mean amplitude calculation section, and a determination section. The obtaining section obtains data of a sound detected by the microphone. For a sound of a predetermined determination segment, the mean amplitude calculation section calculates a mean amplitude, which is an average amplitude, for each of a plurality of partial segments included in the determination segment. The determination section determines whether or not the sound input to the microphone is a predetermined type of a sound (e.g., a sound made by breath blowing) based on the mean amplitudes for the partial segments.
US09544683B2	Wirelessly powered audio devices Techniques herein provide wireless energy transfer to audio devices such as headphones, headsets, hearing aids, and the like. Audio devices are integrated with a device resonator. The device resonator may be positioned and oriented to reduce interaction with lossy or sensitive components of the audio device. A repeater resonator and/or a source resonator is integrated into a headrest of a seat or a chair providing continuous power to the headphones while in use. The audio devices may be recharged wirelessly when positioned near source resonators that may be embedded in pads, tables, carrying cases, cups, and the like.
US09544682B2	Apparatus, method and article for providing audio of different programs A system enables two different users to independently view and listen to two completely different programs being displayed concurrently on the same display (e.g., in a split screen mode), or on multiple displays that are visible by different users, by sending the audio signal of one of the programs being displayed to the headphone device of the user currently looking at that program being displayed on the display. In one embodiment, the headphone device includes a camera mounted on the headphone device that is positioned to detect and/or track eye movements/positions or other movements of the user wearing the headphone device to determine which program that user is currently looking at.
US09544677B2	In-ear headphone A pair of in-ear headphones is disclosed that are operable to reproduce incoming audio signals. The in-ear headphones include a housing defining an internal chamber. A front portion of the housing defines a nozzle extending away from the housing. A driver is positioned in the internal chamber such that a sound reproduction portion of the driver is aligned with an internal audio channel running through the nozzle. A damper is positioned in an end of the nozzle having a damper aperture having a predetermined size. The nozzle extends from a base portion of the housing at a predetermined upward angle and a predetermined bend angle that provides improved audio frequency responses in desirable frequency ranges.
US09544671B2	Speaker-box Disclosed is a speaker-box. The speaker-box includes a case, a speaker unit received in the case and a heat radiating portion attached on the base and directly connecting to a part of the speaker unit for dissipating the heat generated by the speaker unit.
US09544668B2	Optical network communication system with optical line terminal transceiver and method of operation thereof A method of operation of an optical network communication system including: providing a planar lightwave circuit including: connecting 2×2 single-mode optical couplers in an array for forming a 1×N single-mode optical splitter/combiner, and routing harvesting ports to an optical line terminal receiver for collecting harvested-light, from two or more of the harvesting ports, in the optical line terminal receiver wherein one of more of the harvesting ports is from the 2×2 single-mode optical couplers; transmitting to an optical network unit through the planar lightwave circuit at a first wavelength; and interpreting a response from the optical network unit at a second wavelength through the harvested-light.
US09544667B2	Burst switching system using optical cross-connect as switch fabric A switching system includes one or more line card for input processing, forwarding, queuing, and scheduling data, the line card having a tunable laser to select a wavelength according to the packets' destination for a given burst of packets, so that the burst is switched to a desired destination and sent all-optically to a connected interface; an all-optical switch fabric coupled to the line card to perform wavelength switching; and a centralized arbitrator that resolves the contention from different input ports.
US09544655B2	Visual hash tags via trending recognition activities, systems and methods A system and method of treating image data as a visual hash tag are presented. A device is able to subscribe to a content channel, possibly a channel that provide social media information, by the act of recognizing related objects without requiring a user to annotate content with unnatural hash tags.
US09544651B2	Information reception apparatus, information reception method, computer program for information reception, and information distribution apparatus An information reception apparatus which allows a user to easily understand, from an electronic program guide, the information announced in a broadcast program, and which contributes to increasing viewer ratings of the broadcast program. The information reception apparatus (broadcast reception apparatus) is provided with: an electronic program information acquisition unit (tuner, control unit) for acquiring electronic program information; an announcement information acquisition unit (control unit, DEMUX unit) for acquiring information announced in the broadcast program from information included in the electronic program information acquired by the electronic program information acquisition unit or from information transmitted together with the electronic program information; and an announcement information output unit (control unit, AV output unit) for outputting the electronic program information and for outputting information indicating the presence or absence of the announcement information, based on the information acquired by the announcement information acquisition unit.
US09544649B2	Device and method for capturing video A device and method are presently disclosed. The computer implemented method, includes at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, displaying a still image on the touch-sensitive display, while displaying the still image, detecting user's finger contact with the touch-sensitive display, and in response to detecting the user's finger contact, video recording the still image.
US09544648B2	Interactive program manager and methods for presenting program content A method includes sending, from a media device to a display device, first content associated with a first channel of a plurality of channels. The method includes analyzing, at the media device, data of a program guide based on a profile to identify content of interest, the content of interest associated with a second channel of the plurality of channels. The method includes sending an indicator from the media device to the display device in response to identifying the content of interest. The method also includes, in response to user input indicating selection of the indicator, sending selectable options associated with presentation of second content, where the second content is associated with the content of interest.
US09544639B2	Apparatus of processing an image and a method of processing thereof The disclosure is disclosed an apparatus of processing an image and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the method of transmitting a broadcast signal for 3-dimensional, 3D, service, may include encoding video data for a 3D service into a stream, generating first service information including a first descriptor including first information for specifying that a type of the stream is a video stream and second information for specifying a type of a component included in the video stream is a 3D video component and transmitting a broadcast signal including the encoded stream and the generated service information.
US09544628B2	Method and apparatus for network based adaptive streaming A method and apparatus for streaming Over-the-Top (OTT) content on a network to subscribers is described. A digital video transport stream of an item of the OTT content is obtained via unicast streaming methods of a resolution and bit rate selected from an available set of different resolutions and bit rates for the digital video transport stream. The digital video transport stream of the selected resolution and bit rate is transmitted in the form of an IP multicast over the network to subscribers. Bandwidth utilization of the network is monitored so that switching of the bit rate to a different bit rate for the digital video transport stream can be controlled to provide adaptive rate control of the IP multicast.
US09544623B2	Quota aware video adaptation A system for selecting one of a plurality of video versions in response to a video request by a user of a user device having a processor is disclosed. The system includes a stream selector configured to adaptively select optimized bit-rates by selecting one of the plurality of video versions to deliver to the user device. The stream selector i) estimates an expected future utility of the user at different times during a billing cycle based on a remaining data quota and ii) selects one of the plurality of video versions that maximizes a current utility plus expected future utility of the user at selection time. A user profiler may be configured to perform predictive analysis of user data usage by determining the likelihood of a user requesting a video during each time interval of the user's billing cycle and a video type including utility vector and cost vector information. A video profiler may be configured to generate a plurality of utility vectors and cost vectors, each version of a video having a different bit-rate and an associated utility vector and cost vector.
US09544620B2	System and method to easily return to a recently-accessed service on a second display Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using a second display with a content playback device. In one implementation, this feature allows users to easily return to a recently-accessed service when browsing on a second display. The most recent service may appear at the top of the list. Such systems and methods may be particularly advantageous when a user normally only visits a few services in an entire list of available services on a regular basis. The recently-accessed service may be specific to the user account, a user profile within the user account, the second display, or the content playback device. In some implementations, the second display may be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, or the like.
US09544615B2	Method and system for processing video content Various aspects of a method and system to process video content are disclosed herein. The method includes determination of a first frame identification value associated with a video content. The first frame identification value corresponds to an average color value of a frame of the video content. The method further includes determination of a second frame identification value associated with the video content. The second frame identification value corresponds to a global motion vector (GMV) value of the frame of the video content. The method further includes determination of a first intermediate frame based on one or both of the first frame identification value and the second frame identification value.
US09544599B2	Context adaptive data encoding A method encoding successive input data values includes: selecting one of plural complementary sub-ranges of a set of code values according to a current input data value, proportions of the sub-ranges relative to the set of code values defined by a context variable associated with that input data value; assigning the current input data value to a code value within the selected sub-range; modifying the set of code values based on the assigned code value and a size of the selected sub-range; detecting whether the set of code values is less than a predetermined minimum size and if so, successively increasing it until reaching the predetermined minimum size; outputting an encoded data bit in response to each size-increasing operation; modifying the context variable to increase the proportion of the set of code values in the sub-range selected; after encoding a group of input data values, terminating the output data.
US09544598B2	Methods and apparatus for pruning decision optimization in example-based data pruning compression An apparatus includes a patch library creator for creating a first patch library from an original version of the picture and a second patch library from a reconstructed version of the picture. Each of the libraries includes a plurality of high resolution replacement patches for replacing one or more pruned blocks during a recovery of a pruned version of the picture. A pruner generates the pruned version from the first patch library, and decides whether to respectively replace original blocks with pruned blocks responsive to a comparison between a first rate-distortion estimate and a second rate-distortion estimate. The estimates are based on both a distortion component and a bitrate component. A metadata generator generates metadata from the second patch library. The metadata is for recovering the pruned version. An encoder encodes the pruned version and the metadata.
US09544592B2	Methods and systems for encoding pictures associated with video data Several methods and systems for encoding pictures are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method comprises dividing an LCU of a picture into a plurality of MERs having size equal to or less than a predetermined size. For one or more MERs of the plurality of MERs, a number of first motion searches are performed for determining a first quad-tree based on a cost function associated with a first plurality of PUs of the one or more MERs. A number of second motion searches are performed for the LCU, for determining a second quad-tree, based on the cost function associated with a second plurality of PUs of the LCU. The first quad-tree or the second quad-tree is selected for performing encoding of the picture based on a comparison of a first cost of the first quad-tree with a second cost of the second quad-tree.
US09544588B2	Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding motion vector Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding a motion vector including a method of decoding that includes obtaining a current coding unit hierarchically split from a maximum coding unit according to a current depth, obtaining a prediction mode information of a current prediction unit in the current coding unit from bitstream, when a prediction mode of the current prediction unit is inter-prediction mode, determining motion vector predictor candidates from among motion vectors of neighboring prediction units adjacent to the current prediction unit, and determining a motion vector predictor of the current prediction unit from among the motion vector predictor candidates, wherein the neighboring prediction unit comprises a first block directly to the left side of a leftmost block among blocks located directly to a bottom side of the current prediction unit and a second block located directly to a upper side of the first block.
US09544587B2	Scalable video coding with enhanced base layer Disclosed is a method comprising: (a) receiving a layer 0 bitstream, the layer 0 bitstream including coding information for the layer 0 bitstream; (b) receiving a layer 1 bitstream, the layer 1 bitstream including coding information for the layer 1 bitstream; and (c) reconstructing the layer 0 bitstream using previously received information for another layer 0 bitstream and previously received information for another layer 1 bitstream.
US09544566B2	Disparity vector derivation A parent block is partitioned into the plurality of blocks and a disparity vector derivation process is performed to derive a disparity vector for a representative block in the plurality of blocks. A video encoder generates a bitstream that includes a coded representation of the video data in part by performing, based on the derived disparity vector and without separately deriving disparity vectors for any block in the plurality of blocks other than the representative block, inter-view prediction for two or more blocks in the plurality of blocks. A video decoder reconstructs sample blocks for two or more blocks in the plurality of blocks in part by performing, based on the derived disparity vector and without separately deriving disparity vectors for any block in the plurality of blocks other than the representative block, inter-view prediction for the two or more blocks in the plurality of blocks.
US09544548B2	Object image displaying system An object image displaying system according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes: a plurality of cameras which image a plurality of imaging areas respectively to create image data representing the image areas; and a server which is connected to the plural cameras, wherein the server includes: an identifying unit which identifies a position at which an object exists as a identified position; a selecting unit which selects selected image data which corresponds to the identified position out of the image data created by the plural cameras; and a display control unit which controls a display unit to display the selected image data.
US09544545B2	Vehicle service system optical target assembly calibration A machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system for acquiring measurements associated with a vehicle. The system includes at least one imaging sensor having a field of view and at least one optical target secured to a wheel assembly on a vehicle within the field of view of the imaging sensor. The optical target includes a plurality of visible target elements disposed on at least two surfaces in a determinable geometric and spatial configuration which are calibrated prior to use. A processing unit in the system is configured to receive at least two sets of image data from the imaging sensor, with each set of image data acquired at a different rotational position of the wheel assembly around an axis of rotation and representative of at least one visible target element on each of the two surfaces, from which the processing unit is configured to identify said axis of rotation of the wheel assembly.
US09544541B2	Pairing devices in conference using ultrasonic beacon and subsequent control thereof A videoconferencing system has a videoconferencing unit that use portable devices as peripherals for the system. The portable devices obtain near-end audio and send the audio to the videoconferencing unit via a wireless connection. In turn, the videoconferencing unit sends the near-end audio from the loudest portable device along with near-end video to the far-end. The portable devices can control the videoconferencing unit and can initially establish the videoconference by connecting with the far-end and then transferring operations to the videoconferencing unit. To deal with acoustic coupling between the unit's loudspeaker and the portable device's microphone, the unit uses an echo canceller that is compensated for differences in the clocks used in the A/D and D/A converters of the loudspeaker and microphone.
US09544537B2	Shared scene mesh data synchronization A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising: an image capture device configured to determine image data and intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data for the creation of a video channel defining a shared scene; a surface reconstruction entity configured to determine surface reconstruction data associated with the image data from the image capture device; a video channel configured to encode and packetize the image data and intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data; a surface reconstruction channel configured to encode and packetize the surface reconstruction data; a transmitter configured to transmit the video and surface reconstruction channel packets; and a bandwidth controller configured to control the bandwidth allocated to the video channel and the surface reconstruction channel.
US09544531B2	Media map for capture of content from random access devices A method and apparatus for storing and displaying information about the capture and/or transfer of digital media is provided, wherein data is stored such that a visual representation indicating characteristics of video data, such as whether portions of the video data have been transferred to another device or captured to a storage device, may be generated and displayed.
US09544526B2	Systems and methods for providing custom media content flipping Systems and methods for providing enhanced channel flipping are disclosed. A user may selectively mark and unmark channels as temporary favorite channels. These channels may be dynamically added or removed from the channel changing or channel flipping sequence. Unauthorized channels and channels locked by parental controls may also be automatically removed from the channel flipping sequence. A plurality of custom channel flipping sequences may be maintained on the user equipment device. Users may access any of these custom channel flipping sequences in order to flip only through the channels associated with the custom sequence. Channels in the flipping sequence may also be pre-tuned in order to reduce delays associated with tuning.
US09544523B2	Wireless display apparatus and method A wireless display system and method decompresses a compressed video stream, such as obtained from suitable video sources such as a cable modem, DVD player or other suitable source, to produce a decompressed video stream locally. The decompressed video stream, such as frames, is stored in a local frame buffer, such as an on-chip frame buffer, system memory, or any other suitable memory. The system and method then recompresses the stored frames and wirelessly transmits the recompressed frames using a short range wireless transmitter, such as a radio frequency-based short range transmitter, an infrared short range wireless transmitter, or any other suitable short range transmitter that may provide, for example, local area networking. Accordingly, full image frames are decompressed and then recompressed, such as via a software data encoder as executed by a central processing unit, or via a hardware data encoder, such as an MPEGII or MPEG4 encoder, or any other suitable encoder, and then modulated by a short range wireless transceiver and sent to a short range wireless unit having a local display.
US09544522B2	Solid-state imaging device and method of operating the same, and electronic apparatus and method of operating the same A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels in a two-dimensional array. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts incident light into electric charge, and a charge holding element that receives the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion element, and transfers the electric charge to a corresponding floating diffusion. The charge holding element further includes a plurality of electrodes.
US09544521B2	Imaging device An imaging device comprising: a pixel array that includes pixels arranged in rows and columns, each of the pixels outputting a pixel signal; vertical signal lines each of which is provided for each of the columns; a reference-signal generator that generates a reset signal corresponding to a reset voltage of the pixels; a signal processor that outputs a differential signal corresponding to a difference between the pixel signal and the reset signal; a first switch that is connected between one of the vertical signal lines and the signal processor, the first switch switching between input and interruption of the pixel signal from each of the pixels to the signal processor; and a second switch that is connected between the reference-signal generator and the signal processor, the second switch switching between input and interruption of the reset signal from the reference-signal generator to the signal processor.
US09544512B2	Image capturing apparatus and method of reading out pixel signals from an image sensor An image capturing apparatus including an image sensor including a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and readout unit for reading out pixel signals from the plurality of pixels, setting unit for setting an imaging condition and control unit for selecting one of a readout mode between thinning readout mode in which the pixel signals are read out from the plurality of pixels while thinning out the plurality of pixels and a mixing readout mode in which the pixel signals of the plurality of pixels are mixed and readout according to the imaging condition set by the setting unit.
US09544510B2	Three-dimensional reconstruction of a millimeter-wave scene by optical up-conversion and cross-correlation detection An apparatus and method may be used to create images, e.g., three-dimensional images, based on received radio-frequency (RF), e.g., millimeter wave, signals carrying image data. The RF signals may be modulated onto optical carrier signals, and the resulting modulated optical signals may be cross-correlated. The resulting cross-correlations may be used to extract image data that may be used to generate three-dimensional images.
US09544509B2	Display device, method of controlling display device, and computer program product A display device including a display section configured to display an image; a display control section configured to arrange a plurality of display areas in a display range of the display section and display an image in each of the display areas; an image selection section configured to select the image to be displayed in each of the display areas from a plurality of input images; and a multi-screen display control section configured to display an image designation panel designating an image of a display object out of the plurality of input images on the display section, determine the images to be displayed in all of the display areas in a lump if the images to be displayed in all of the display areas are designated during display of the image designation panel and a determination operation is performed, and make the image selection section select the images determined.
US09544508B2	Image sensor which can adjust brightness information to fall in a predetermined range An image sensor comprising: an image sensing matrix, comprising at least one image sensing unit, for generating at least one image sensing signal according to a sensed image; an analog to digital converter, for converting the image sensing signal to a digital image sensing signal; an adjusting unit, for adjusting the digital image sensing signal to be an adjusted digital image sensing signal according to at least one adjusting parameter and the digital image sensing signal; an operational circuit, for computing at least part of brightness of the sensed image sensed by the image sensing unit according to the adjusted digital image sensing signal to generate at least one operational brightness signal; and a control unit, for adjusting the adjusting parameter, such that brightness information generated based on brightness values, which corresponds to the operational brightness signal, falls in a predetermined range.
US09544503B2	Exposure control methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for controlling exposure in a camera device are described. A depth map is used in combination with user selection of a portion of scene as part of an exposure control operation. Exposure control is based on portions of the scene, e.g., in a local window surrounding the user selected point, at the same depth as the user selected portion of the scene with other portions of the scene being excluded from consideration when controlling exposure or being given less weight than the portion or portions at the same depth as the user selected scene portion. Color maybe and in some embodiments is used in combination with depth information to identify an object of interest identified by the user selection. The identified object is then used in some embodiments in making exposure control determinations with portions of a scene outside the object being ignored or given less weight in determining an exposure to be used than the portions corresponding to the identified object.
US09544502B2	Dark exposure control device A dark exposure control device comprises a dark exposure performing processor, an aperture-stop, and an aperture-stop driving processor. The dark exposure performing processor detects an image signal generated by an imaging device while the shutter is closed. The aperture-stop adjusts the amount of light incident on the imaging device. The aperture-stop driving processor adjusts the opening degree of the aperture-stop to smaller than the opening degree set for a main exposure while the dark exposure performing processor is operated.
US09544499B2	System apparatus and device for facilitating network edge device backup and methods of operation thereof Disclosed is a system apparatus and device for facilitating the backup of network edge devices, such as video cameras, and methods of operation thereof. A monitoring circuit(s) may detect inoperable electrical power condition(s) (IEPC) on the power-line of a network edge device. Upon detection of an IEPC a backup power source may provide electrical power to the edge device. Upon detection of a connectivity fault between the edge device and its packet sink, a packet sink emulator may emulate a packet sink of the edge device. The disclosed system apparatus and device may be implemented as a SoC (System on Chip).
US09544491B2	Maritime camera and control system A display device for controlling a remotely controlled camera is disclosed. The display device comprising an image receiver configured to receive an image of the image stream from the camera, and a processor. The processor including a retriever configured to retrieve a selected buffered image corresponding to a data insufficiency region within a target field of view while adjusting the camera from a current field of view to the target field of view until the image stream from the camera includes the insufficiency region being depicted within the target field of view and a depicter configured to depict the selected buffered image on the display device at least in the insufficiency region.
US09544489B2	Effortless navigation across cameras and cooperative control of cameras This application discloses a system and related methods (called Fast Track) to effortlessly navigate across multiple cameras, e.g. video surveillance cameras distributed in a facility. Fast Track simplifies the act of following a suspicious individual roaming in a facility, e.g. by eliminating the need for security operators to memorize camera placement and coverage, and to manually control pan-tilt-zoom (hereinafter “PTZ”) cameras, and by simplifying the process to reduce the risk of operator error. Combinations of novel scoring and control methods generally provide an automatic identification of optimal cameras and pre-emptive re-direction of PTZ cameras. Extensions to these methods enable two new capabilities: Cooperative PTZ Control (e.g. coordinating PTZs to cover a 3D map viewport optimally) and Self-Healing Perimeters, to automatically reassign and redirect multiple PTZ cameras to fill gaps in a security perimeter.
US09544488B2	Star tracker with steerable field-of-view baffle coupled to wide field-of-view camera A star tracker has an electronically steerable point of view, without requiring a precision aiming mechanism. The star tracker can be strapped down, thereby avoiding problems associated with precision aiming of mechanical devices. The star tracker images selectable narrow portions of a scene, such as the sky. Each stellar sighting can image a different portion of the sky, depending on which navigational star or group of navigational stars is of interest. The selectability of the portion of the sky imaged enables the star tracker to avoid unwanted light, such as from the sun.
US09544484B2	Light emitting device and electronic apparatus including the same A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting diode chip disposed on the board, a molding part disposed on the board and covering the light-emitting diode chip, and a lens cap disposed on the board that is coupled with the substrate thereon and covering the molding part. An air gap is disposed between the lens cap and the molding part.
US09544480B2	Gimbal device and control method of gimbal device A gimbal device includes a controller for controlling a gimbal mechanism to which an imaging device is fixed. The controller includes an angular velocity signal acquisition unit, a relative angle acquisition unit, and an angular velocity signal synthesizer. The angular velocity signal acquisition unit acquires first to third angular velocity signals. The relative angle acquisition unit acquires first and second relative angles. The angular velocity signal synthesizer generates from the first to third angular velocity signals and the first and second relative angles, first to third rotational shift angular velocity signals which are signals of a first rotational shift angular velocity about an axis parallel to a first correction axis, a second rotational shift angular velocity about an axis parallel to a second correction axis, and a third rotational shift angular velocity about an axis parallel to a third correction axis, respectively.
US09544475B2	Data transfer apparatus and data transfer method A data transfer apparatus includes a cache memory having a storing portion for writing and reading data at a higher speed than an image data storing portion which stores image data GD of an input image, and data transfer request means for outputting, to the cache memory, a transfer request for image data in a certain region of the input image. The cache memory reads unstored image data from the image data storing portion beyond a reading region corresponding to a transfer request every pixel row if image data in a pixel row included in the reading region is not stored in the storing portion of the cache memory. Moreover, the data transfer request means sequentially gives, in arrangement order in a horizontal direction of an input image, a transfer request for image data in each of reading regions arranged in the horizontal direction.
US09544473B2	Information processing system and information processing method An information processing system is provided that includes a device and an information processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network. The device is configured to scan image data from a paper document, generate reduced data from image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the image data of the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned, transmit the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated, perform a second process, which differs from a first process performed by the information processing apparatus, with respect to the image data scanned from the paper document to generate second data, receive via the network, first data generated by the first process that is performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data, and synthesize the first data and the second data.
US09544472B2	Image reading device and image forming apparatus performing image correction using color patches on a curved surface Provided is an image reading device including an irradiation section that irradiates a reading position with light, a color chart that includes plural color patches, and that is provided on a curved surface of a rotatable roller, an image capturing section that captures an image of the color chart at the reading position, and that outputs image signals which express the captured image, a correction section that corrects the image signals using a correction coefficient corresponding to the curved surface, and a calibration section that performs calibration using the image signals, which are corrected by the correction section, and representative color values of the plural color patches, the representative color values being stored in advance.
US09544463B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing system An information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an initial image to be output by an image output apparatus; an image determining unit that determines, based on an output condition to be implemented by the image output apparatus upon outputting the initial image and image data of the initial image, whether to change the initial image to a substitute image having a higher image quality than the initial image; an image searching unit that searches for the substitute image in a case where a determination is made by the image determining unit to change the initial image to the substitute image; an output data generating unit that generates output data including image data of the substitute image found by the image searching unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the output data to the image output apparatus.
US09544457B2	Image-reading apparatus, image-reading method, program, and recording medium According to the present embodiment, an image-reading apparatus determines any one or both of the type of document and the shape of a document, selects any one or both of an appropriate document tilt detection method and an appropriate document position detection method according to any one or both of the determined type of document and the determined shape of a document, and detects any one or both of the tilt of the document and the position of the document by the selected detection method.
US09544456B2	Sheet conveying device An image scanning device includes a scanning unit configured to scan, at a scanning position, an image of a document, a first discharge portion, a second discharge portion, a conveying unit configured to selectively convey the document along a first conveying path from the scanning position to the first discharge portion, and along a second conveying path from the scanning position to the second discharge portion, a driving unit configured to generate a driving force for driving the conveying unit, and a cover member configured to receive the driving force generated by the driving unit such that the cover member moves between a closed position for covering the second discharge portion and an open position for exposing the second discharge portion.
US09544454B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable medium for displaying device settings via a device setting screen A first setting item regarding a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of received settings is displayed in selectable manner; a second setting item regarding a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of the obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the received settings is displayed in selectable manner if the settings are changed; and a third setting item regarding a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the received settings is displayed in unselectable manner.
US09544445B1	Telecommunication price-based routing apparatus, system and method Aspects of the present disclosure relate to telecommunications networks, processing and routing calls between networks, a computing system and methodologies for optimizing pricing particularly in situations with massive amounts of data, processing call volume data, deseasonalizing data, minutes of use data, establishing and distributing pricing data for use in routing decisions, among other features and advantages.
US09544431B2	System and method for intelligent call blocking with block mode System and method for intelligent call blocking with block mode are provided. Said system comprises at least one of a local number database and a cloud number database, as well as a monitoring module used for monitoring the phone number of mobile terminal and preprocessing, an analyzing module used for analyzing obtained phone number by means of at least one of the local number database and the cloud number database and synthesizing marking information that is obtained by such analyzing, a displaying module used for displaying said marking information in a set area of said mobile terminal, a phone number marking module used for receiving marking information that is inputted by the user and is correlated with said phone number and delivering said marking information to the cloud number database; wherein, said local number database stores a part of or all of the phone numbers and corresponding marking information which have been verified and are stored in said cloud number database.
US09544426B2	Method for transmitting data related to a call The invention relates to a method for transmitting data on a terminal in a call, such that it comprises, when a call initiated from the terminal is set up to another party, steps of determining (301) the call number of the correspondent; of reading (302) a configuration information item comprising at least one association between the determined call number and a datum identifier, the datum identifier being associated with a command to obtain the datum; of obtaining (303), by executing the associated command, the identified datum, and of transmitting (305) the datum to a recipient. The invention relates also to a communication terminal implementing the method.
US09544412B2	Voice profile-based in-vehicle infotainment identity identification A computing platform of a vehicle may communicate with a plurality of mobile devices. The computing platform may identify a voice profile as matching voice input received from a user, the voice profile associated with one of a plurality of mobile devices within the vehicle; perform speech recognition on the voice input using the voice profile to determine a voice command; and process the voice command in the context of the mobile device associated with the voice profile. The voice profiles may be retrieved from a remote telematics server based on unique device identifiers retrieved from the mobile devices connected to the computing platform or retrieved from storage of the mobile devices connected to the computing platform.
US09544411B2	In-vehicle handsfree apparatus and data transfer method An in-vehicle navigation apparatus with a handsfree function establishes a Bluetooth communication link with a cellular phone. When receiving from the cellular phone outgoing call history data and incoming call history data, which were stored in the cellular phone before establishing the Bluetooth communication link, the in-vehicle navigation apparatus stores, in a work memory, the received outgoing call history data and the received incoming call history data, equally to, of the navigation apparatus itself, outgoing call history data and incoming call history data. An outgoing call operation then becomes possible using outgoing call history data and incoming call history data, which are stored in the work memory.
US09544404B2	RoHC optimizations for burst losses Systems and methods are disclosed for optimizing Robust Header Compression (RoHC) to protect against context desynchronization resulting from a burst of lost packets. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a radio node to adapt a RoHC compressor of a radio node based on a transmit channel quality metric is provided. In another embodiment, systems and methods relating to improved RoHC SN decoding are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a radio node includes determining a size of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Sequence Number (SN) gap for a radio link between the radio node and a second radio node, and performing RoHC SN decoding based on the size of the PDCP SN gap.
US09544393B2	Methods and systems for selecting and implementing digital personas across applications and services A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.
US09544392B2	Methods and systems for identifying member profiles similar to a source member profile Techniques for identifying and presenting member profiles similar to a source member profile are described. With some embodiments, a general recommendation engine is used to extract features from member profiles, and then store the extracted features, including any computed, derived or retrieved profile features, in an enhanced member profile. In real-time, the general recommendation engine processes client requests to identify member profiles similar to a source member profile by comparing select profile features stored in the enhanced member profile with corresponding profile features of the source member profile, where the comparison results in several similarity sub-scores that are then combined in accordance with directives set forth in a configuration file. Finally, the member profiles with the highest similarity scores corresponding with the user-selected member profile are selected, and in some instances, presented to a user.
US09544381B2	User identification across social media Users may be identified across websites, such as social media websites. Prior user information data and candidate user information data may be received. An algorithm may identify a first plurality of behavioral patterns in the prior user information data and a second plurality of behavioral patterns in the candidate user information datum. The algorithm may determine whether the candidate user information datum and the prior user information data correspond to the same user based, at least in part, on the first and second pluralities of behavioral patterns.
US09544378B2	Correlation of activities across a distributed system A method and system for tracking activities relating to a common transaction executed across multiple services of a distributed computing environment. An aggregator receives intra-service activity information from collectors associated with a first service and a second service of the distributed computing environment. The aggregator identifies a first inter-service communication correlation linking the intra-service activity information of the first service to a first inter-service message. The aggregator further identifies a second inter-service communication correlation linking the intra-service activity information of the second service to the second inter-service message. The aggregator identifies an inter-service communication correlation linking the first inter-service message with the second inter-service message and associates the intra-service activity of the first service with the intra-service activity of the second service using the inter-service communication correlation.
US09544377B2	Logging communication events using location information A user terminal comprising: a positioning system arranged to detect a geographical location of the user terminal; a transceiver for communicating with other user terminals via a communication network; and a communication processing apparatus coupled to the transceiver and positioning system. The communication processing apparatus is arranged to detect communication events occurring via the transceiver and communication network in relation to other user terminals, and to maintain a log of the communication events. Further, the communication processing apparatus is configured to organize the log in dependence on a geographical location detected by the positioning system.
US09544375B2	Technique for performing signaling conversion between HTTP and SIP domains A technique for performing signaling conversion between an HTTP stateful session and an SIP dialog is described. In a method realization of this technique, an HTTP request message including HTTP state information is received from an HTTP enabled entity. In response to receipt of the HTTP request message, an SIP message belonging to an SIP dialog is created. In further steps, the first SIP message is sent to an SIP enabled entity, and a mapping between the HTTP state information and the SIP dialog is established.
US09544373B2	Systems and methods for maintaining local virtual states pending server-side storage across multiple devices and users and intermittent network connections Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for maintaining local virtual states pending server-side storage across multiple devices and users and intermittent network connections. In exemplary embodiments, content added by a user to his or her account locally on a user device may be displayed, and all interactivity therewith may be facilitated, as if the content had already been created on the content management system. In content management system applications that support shared virtual spaces, changes made by the user from his or her user device to the shared virtual space (including creation of a new shared virtual space) may be displayed locally as soon as the change has been made, not waiting for the information to be transmitted to the server or its state to be made consistent with that of the mobile device.
US09544368B2	Efficient configuration combination selection in migration Methods and systems for finding a migration target include building a constrained, layered graph from a catalog of possible configuration combinations and a distance function for each layer in the graph; and determining an available path through the graph, said path having a minimum overall distance from a source instance, by performing an optimized search that selectively evaluates available paths through the graph based on cumulative distances of paths through the graph from the source instance.
US09544365B2	Mobile device workload management for cloud computing using SIP and presence to control workload and method thereof A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to manage workload for cloud computing by transferring workload to at least one mobile device using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
US09544362B2	System and method for processing information via networked computers including request handlers, process handlers, and task handlers Systems and methods for processing information via networked computers leverage request handlers, process handlers, and task handlers to provide efficient distributed processing of processing jobs. A request handler can receive service requests for processing jobs, process handlers can identify tasks to be performed in connection with the processing jobs, and task handlers can perform the identified tasks, where the request handler, the process handlers, and the task handlers can be distributed across a plurality of networked computers.
US09544353B2	Dynamic activation of web applications Techniques are described herein that are capable of dynamically activating web applications. For instance, such applications may not be configured on a machine until requests for those applications are received by the machine. For example, upon receipt of such a request, the machine may automatically configure an application that is identified by the request on the machine. The machine may then forward the request to the application for processing. In another example, the machine may run an application-agnostic worker process (AAWP), which configures an application on the machine upon receipt of a request for the application. An AAWP is a worker process that is capable of processing requests for web application(s) that are not previously associated with the AAWP. The AAWP may cause a specified worker process to run on the machine, so that the specified worker process may process the request and/or subsequent requests for the application.
US09544351B1	Media sharing and consumption Multi-directional service decoupling and/or caching is provided. A storage medium is used to store a plurality of data file types, each file type configured for one or more of the user devices. A transaction manager is used for selectively managing the first transaction for the first user device thereby decoupling a service required by the first transaction from the first user device.
US09544348B2	Cloud-based rendering This document describes methods, systems and computer program products related to cloud-based rendering. The subject matter of this document is embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a server from a remote client application, files related to rendering of a frame, and storing the files related to the rendering of the frame at storage locations local to the server. The files are stored in accordance with an organization of the files on a remote computing device associated with the remote client application. The method also includes rendering the frame from the files using a rendering application determined based on information associated with the files, and making the rendered frame available to the remote client application.
US09544342B2	Digital media playback instruction distribution device, method, and program that calculate a digital media playback delay and distribute a delay instruction with website content Digital media playback instruction distribution devices, methods, and programs access a memory storing content data, the content data including website content for distribution to a remote terminal, the website content including a display area for displaying digital media. The devices, methods, and programs receive a request for the stored web content from the remote terminal, calculate a time period over which a user of the remote terminal is estimated to need to browse the website content when it is rendered on the remote terminal, and transmit the website content and a delay instruction to the remote terminal, the delay instruction instructing the remote terminal to delay playback of digital media displayed in the display area until after the calculated time period has elapsed since display of the website content on the remote terminal.
US09544332B2	Method and system for network service health check and load balancing A non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions which, when executed by one or more network devices, causes performance of operations. The operations include sending, to shared devices, one or more status queries regarding one or more device conditions for each of the shared devices, obtaining responses to the one or more status queries from each of the plurality of shared devices, the responses including the one or more device conditions for each of the shared devices, filtering the shared devices based on the one or more device conditions to obtain a subset of the shared devices, identifying the subset of the shared devices as a set of available shared devices, and transmitting information identifying the set of available shared devices to a client device.
US09544330B1	Method of securing management interfaces of virtual machines A virtual server set is disclosed, comprising one or more virtual servers for processing user requests, the virtual server set comprising, at least a first processor and a second processor, a memory, a first switch running on the first processor, the first switch to manage a control plane, and, a second switch running on the second processor, to manage a signaling plane and a bearer plane.
US09544325B2	Social network security monitoring A computer-implemented method includes security settings data associated with one or more profiles of a protected social entity on one or more social networks is scanned, and the security settings data associated with the one or more profiles of the protected social entity is assessed. A first security risk score for the protected social entity is determined based on the assessment of the security settings data, and the first security risk score is provided to the protected social entity.
US09544308B2	Compliant authentication based on dynamically-updated credentials A system, method and a computer-readable medium for authenticating a user in a live manner in non-face-to-face transactions, including a user downloading an authentication application from a server to a pervasive computing device, and after downloading the application, having an icon residing on the display of the device. When the authentication application is activated by the user, biographical and multi-biometric information of the user is requested by the application, and subsequently submitted to an authentication engine residing in a secure network cloud. The authentication process further includes, verifying by the authentication engine all of the requested information, compliance with government regulations such as CFT/AML, and the 4th Data Protection Principle. Users have the ability to check their biographical data through a system called, RITE, forming part of this application. Memorised IDs and passwords are not required. The aliveness of the user is verified at each transaction request.
US09544292B2	Credential management A credential management system is described that provides a way to disable and/or rotate credentials, such as when a credential is suspected to have been compromised, while minimizing potential impact to various systems that may depend on such credentials. The credentials may be disabled temporarily at first and the availability of various resources is monitored for changes. If no significant drop of availability in the resources has occurred, the credential may be disabled for a longer period of time. In this manner, the credentials may be disabled and re-enabled for increasingly longer time intervals until it is determined with sufficient confidence/certainty that disabling the credential will not adversely impact critical systems, at which point the credential can be rotated and/or permanently disabled. This process also enables the system to determine which systems are affected by a credential in cases where such information is not known.
US09544280B2	Utilization of a protected module to prevent offline dictionary attacks Various technologies pertaining to authenticating a password in a manner that prevents offline dictionary attacks are described. A protected module, which can be a hardware security module, a trusted platform module, or the like, is in communication with an authentication server. The protected module comprises a key that is restricted to the protected module. The key is employed in connection with authenticating the password on the protected module.
US09544266B2	NSEC3 performance in DNSSEC A method includes receiving, at a server, a request from a DNS client. The request identifies a domain name to be resolved that is not able to be resolved by the server. The method includes identifying a hash of the domain name as being part of a set of hashes. The hash of the domain name identified at the server was computed using a first cryptographic technique. However, the hash can be computed by an external system using a second cryptographic technique. The first cryptographic technique is able to compute the hash in substantially fewer or substantially less complex operations than the operations required to compute the hash using the second cryptographic technique. The method further includes returning a result indicating that the domain name cannot be resolved, including returning an indicator identifying the set of hashes.
US09544265B2	Tracking interactive text-message communications Internet or networked communication message items are selectively synchronized and tracked. An interactive communication application presents a message entry interface enabling a user to select a discrete question for tracking, creating tracking thread. The message is presented by visually distinguishing the tracked question from a remainder of message items, and the thread is updated in response to a reply message comprising a linked answer. A secondary tracking display interface presents thread pluralities and enables a user to select and resend an unanswered question or an unacknowledged answer. An answer may be automatically or explicitly linked to a question. Selecting or linking a question or answer may be effected through a cursor routine or special text string inputs, and the special text string inputs may be user defined.
US09544261B2	Data communications in a distributed computing environment Data communications may be carried out in a distributed computing environment that includes a plurality of computers coupled for data communications through communications adapters and an active messaging interface (‘AMI’). In such an environment, data communications may include: issuing, by a sender to a receiver, an eager SEND data communications instruction to transfer SEND data, the instruction including information describing a location and size of a send buffer in which the SEND data is stored; transmitting, by the sender to the receiver, the SEND data as eager data packets; issuing, by the receiver to the sender in dependence upon data flow conditions, a STOP instruction, the STOP instruction including an order to stop transmitting the eager data packets; and transferring the SEND data by the receiver from the sender's data location to a receive buffer by remote direct memory access (“RDMA”).
US09544259B2	Apparatus and method for dynamic streaming of multimedia files An apparatus and method for dynamic streaming of multimedia files are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a list of multimedia files meeting one or more criteria. One or more priority processes are applied to the list. The priority processes include time constraint filtering and bandwidth constraint filtering. A playlist is dynamically generated from the list according to the one or more priority processes, wherein the playlist is a single virtual multimedia file.
US09544258B2	Network, head subscriber and data transmission method In a network, a control node is connected to a plurality of network subscribers via a closed ring-shaped data path, wherein the network subscribers form a chain, starting from the control node, with a head subscriber as a termination for the chain. The ring-shaped data path transits through the network subscribers on an outbound route and an inbound route, wherein the network subscribers are designed to perform data interchange both on the outbound route and on the inbound route with data messages circulating on the ring-shaped data path. The control node is additionally designed such that it outputs data messages with an identifier on the data path, wherein the head subscriber has a filter function to use a prescribed identifier to block the further transport of data messages with the corresponding identifier on the inbound route following transit of data messages through the head subscriber on the outbound route.
US09544257B2	System and method for conducting private messaging A system method are provided for enabling private messaging. The method comprises displaying a first messaging user interface with at least one contact, the first messaging user interface comprising at least one element identifying messaging participants; detecting a first input at the first messaging user interface, to enter a private conversation with the at least one contact; and displaying a second messaging user interface, the second messaging user interface modifying the at least one element to conceal an identity of at least one messaging participant in the second messaging user interface.
US09544227B2	Wireless communication terminal According to one embodiment, a wireless communication terminal including a receiver, a first processor, a first storage, a second storage, a second processor, and a transmitter is provided. The receiver receives one physical packet that includes at least one frame body field, a first field including information on a length of the frame body field, a second field used to detect an error of the frame body field, and a sequence number field including a sequence number corresponding to the frame body field. The second storage retains a successively and successfully received maximum sequence number on the basis of a result of the first processor. The transmitter transmits a response frame indicating the successively and successfully received maximum sequence number when the first processor extracts at least one correct frame body.
US09544217B2	Identification of paths in a network of mixed routing/switching devices Computer implemented methods are disclosed that include identifying a next hop from a focus device in a path of interconnected devices including switching and routing devices, wherein a switching device operates according to a switching address protocol and a routing device operates according to a routing address protocol. The methods may include, for a focus device which is configured to receive traffic addressed to a terminal destination and to act as a routing device, dispatching a query message containing a query key based on an identifier for the terminal destination from a management computer to the focus device to identify the next routing address; receiving a result message containing a new routing address; and ascertaining from the new routing address the corresponding switching address, wherein the switching address is usable in a query key for a query directed to a focus device which is a switching device.
US09544215B2	Method and apparatus for evaluating performance of wireless network capillary channel A method and an apparatus for evaluating performance of a wireless network capillary channel are described, and relate to the field of mobile communications. The method may include: it is determined whether a network packet includes a payload or not, after obtaining the network packet on the wireless network capillary channel; when determining that the network packet includes the payload, retransmission rate and packet loss rate statistic processing, disorder rate statistic processing, and packet capture process packet loss rate statistic processing are performed; and when determining that the network packet does not include the payload, the packet capture process packet loss rate statistic processing is directly performed. The disclosure can evaluate channel performance better in a finer layer.
US09544206B2	Autonomic optimization of presence server performance A presence system comprises a presence server and a plurality of users in a distributed community of users that are associated with the presence server. The presence server selects a set of mediators, e.g., based upon a predetermined event, or other suitable factors, wherein each mediator is associated with a subset of the plurality of users. The presence server communicates presence information to the mediators where each mediator receives presence information regarding subscribed-to presence information for the users in their associated subset of users. Each mediator communicates the subscribed-to presence information to associated ones of the users in their associated subset of users.
US09544205B2	Cognitive data delivery optimizing system Network performance data is gathered and analyzed to produce network patterns and data delivery strategies. Client devices and other network components report network performance data to a central management system. Data delivery strategies are applied to a portion of a network to deliver content appropriate for network patterns that are associated with the portion of the network.
US09544195B1	Bandwidth monitoring for data plans Users with limited data plans for a network connection can have usage of that network connection by various applications monitored such that the user can determine how much bandwidth each application uses based on activity of that user. Upon viewing application-specific usage information and/or determining how much each application can contribute to overage charges, the user can determine how to adjust behavior to meet personal usage targets. In at least some embodiments, a user can specify limits for specific applications, after which the traffic for that application can be blocked or at least require approval from the user. Such limits also can guarantee enough bandwidth for specific applications when the user otherwise would reach or exceed the maximum amount of bandwidth under the data plan.
US09544193B2	Synchronizing configurations amongst multiple devices A data handling network includes a management system and a plurality of devices in communication with the management system. Each device may operate under various configurations. The management system includes a configuration version table that includes a device identifier and an intended configuration version number. A configuration manager within a device queries the management system with a query that includes a device identifier and a current device operating configuration version number. The management system may interrogate the configuration version table to determine if the current device operating configuration version number is similar to the intended configuration version number.
US09544192B2	Systems and methods for using metadata to search for related computer infrastructure components A computer system for crawling computer infrastructure inventory data includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor. The computer system also includes an inventory database system stored on the memory device. The inventory database system includes computer-executable instructions allowing the computer to manage stored records. The computer system is configured to (a) retrieve an inventory record from the inventory database system, the inventory record containing inventory data, (b) determine that the inventory data contains relational inventory metadata, (c) determine that the relational inventory metadata indicates at least one related inventory record, and (d) perform step (a) on the at least one related inventory record.
US09544191B2	System and method for improved communication in a storage network A system and method of improved communication in a storage network includes a storage node. The storage node includes a control unit and a plurality of local ports coupled to the control unit and configured to couple the storage node to a storage network. The control unit is configured to discover port addresses of other storage nodes in the storage network, select a first port pair including a first source port selected from the local ports and a first destination port selected from remote ports associated with the port addresses of a first one of the other storage nodes, open a first connection between the first source port and the first destination port, determine whether a less desirable notice associated with the first port pair is received, and when the less desirable notice is received, record the first port pair as being less desirable.
US09544188B2	System and method for webtier providers in a cloud platform environment Described herein is a system and method for supporting a webtier provider in a cloud computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the service types made available in a cloud platform (e.g., CloudLogic) domain can include information which describes dependency on a webtier provider, which in turn provides load-balancing capability to a service whose deployment may span multiple virtual machines. A webtier provider can associate one or more provisioned services with a webtier runtime, to satisfy the webtier dependency of a service. After a service is provisioned, a webtier provider service management engine (SME) can associate the service with a webtier runtime by creating a configuration therein. The webtier runtime can subsequently provide a single point of access to the service, including load-balancing requests to service nodes, or providing support for additional capabilities such as failure detection and failover.
US09544187B2	Communication system, management device, network node, and communication method It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system that makes it possible to designate, from among a plurality of first network nodes managed by a management device, a first network node that will acquire operation information on a second network node managed by another management device. A communication system according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of first network nodes, a management device managing the plurality of first network nodes, and a second network node managed by another management device different from the management device, wherein the management device selects, from among the plurality of first network nodes, a designated network node that will acquire operation information on the second network node, and the designated network node acquires operation information from the second network node and transmits the operation information to the management device.
US09544184B2	System and method for taking sequence of dynamic recovery actions The present disclosure relates to a system and method for enabling SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) based Network Management System to correlate and control sequence of recovery actions to be performed and dynamically change the recovery action sequence across various systems/platforms/devices. Disclosed is a system for taking sequence of dynamic recovery actions in network management system upon occurrence of a fault, in one aspect of the present invention. The system includes an action definition repository containing a sequence of recovery actions for the fault in a particular business scenario. The action definition repository is initialized and updated for every new scenario. The system further includes an action sequence engine being capable of reading the recovery sequence listed in the action definition repository for the fault in the particular business scenario.
US09544178B2	Message handling in a communications network A method and apparatus for handling a Session Initiation Protocol message in a communications network. When a network node receives a Session Initiation Protocol message, which comprises Request-URI header, the node rewrites the Request-URI header in the SIP message, and adds information to the SIP message useable by a remote node to determine the current target address of the message. The SIP message is then sent to a further node. In this way, the remote node that receives the message can determine the current target in the SIP message, even if the target has been re-written in the Request-URI as the result of, for example, a translation or re-routing operation.
US09544175B2	Method and device for selective decoding of beacon frame in wireless LAN system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for performing or supporting selective decoding of a beacon frame in a wireless LAN system. A method of decoding a frame by a station STA in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: determining whether to decode each of a first data portion and a second data portion of the frame; and decoding one or more of the first data portion and the second data portion if it is determined that the decoding is performed. Hence, the frame may further include information that is used for the determination by the station STA on whether to decode each of the first data portion and the second data portion, and whether to decode may be determined on the basis of whether to change one or more of the first data portion and the second data portion.
US09544166B2	Access gateway management system An Access Gateway Management System (AGMS) allows telephone operating companies to transition their existing wireline customers over to Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology without having to invest in new workflow processes, systems, or maintenance facilities by adapting the Operational Support Systems interfaces currently employed for managing legacy circuit-switched switching systems to manage Line Access Gateways (LAGs), which are the generic line termination systems employed in VoIP infrastructure. The AGMS also configures and adapts metallic loop test systems currently deployed for the purpose of routine maintenance and troubleshooting of subscriber lines terminating directly or indirectly (through access systems) on existing switching systems to continue to provide this functionality when the lines terminate on LAGs. Synchronization of the subtended LAGs is coordinated with the legacy network by the AGMS.
US09544162B2	Lightweight multicast acknowledgement technique in communication networks In one embodiment, a message is received at a caching node in a network including an indication of the message's urgency. The message is transmitted to child nodes of the caching node, and upon transmitting the message, a retransmission timer is initiated when the message is urgent, based on the indication of the message's urgency. Then, one or more acknowledgements of receipt of the transmitted message are received from one or more of the child nodes, respectively. Upon expiration of the retransmission timer, when it is determined that one or more of the child nodes did not receive the transmitted message based on the received acknowledgements, the message is retransmitted to the child nodes.
US09544160B2	Method for enhanced uplink transmission having low PAPR in LTE-based mobile communication system Provided is a communication method for downlink transmission with a low peak to average power ratio (PAPR) and compatibility with long-term evolution (LTE)-based downlink transmission in an LTE-based mobile communication system in which the performance degradation may occur due to a high PAPR in multi-carrier transmission caused by non-linearity of a power amplifier in a base station including a satellite, to have the effects of supporting a terminal that reuses an existing terrestrial LTE chipset and a terminal that enables downlink reception with a low PAPR with no collision between the terminals, and of implementing an integrated satellite/terrestrial mobile communication system with a minimum change of an existing mobile communication system to ensure economic efficiency.
US09544159B2	Communication processing method and base station A base station receives channel state information corresponding to each of spare coordinated groups from each of user devices. A first group includes a plurality of coordinated groups arranged in advance. The spare coordinated groups corresponding to each user device are such as selected from the first group and include at least a service sector of best channel quality obtained measurement by the user device. The base station specifies a user device group corresponding to each of coordinated groups contained in each of coordinated group patterns. The user device group corresponding to the coordinated group is formed of user devices having the coordinated group in their spare coordinated groups. The base station uses channel state information reported from the user devices of the user device group corresponding to the coordinated group as a basis to perform user scheduling on the coordinated group.
US09544157B1	Systems and methods for conferencing enterprise and non-enterprise callers The illustrative embodiments described herein provide improved systems and methods for conferencing enterprise and non-enterprise callers. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first call initiated by an enterprise caller at an enterprise, communicating with an enterprise media server to initiate a tributary conference on the enterprise media server, joining the enterprise caller to the tributary conference such that the enterprise caller is in data communication with the tributary conference, receiving a second call initiated by a non-enterprise caller via a public switched telephone network, interfacing the non-enterprise caller with a data center media server, creating a home conference on the data center media center, joining the second call to the home conference, and interfacing the home conference on the data center media server to the tributary conference on the enterprise media server to form a linked conference between the enterprise caller and the non-enterprise caller.
US09544153B1	Compression of cryptographic chaining certificates A method, system and computer-readable medium for establishing secure connections using compressed cryptographic chaining certificates, the method including receiving a first compact representation corresponding to a certificate for validating a first entity at a second entity, retrieving a local list of one or more compact representations corresponding to one or more certificates locally available to the second entity, comparing the first compact representation to the one or more compact representations within the local list, determining if the first compact representation matches at least one of the one or more compact representations, retrieving the certificate corresponding to the at least one of the one or more compact representations if the first compact representation matches the at least one of the one or more compact representations and validating the first entity using the retrieved certificate corresponding to the at least one of the one or more compact representations.
US09544152B2	Dual layer transport security configuration A system includes a first computer processor that receives a data transmission from a second computer processor. The data transmission includes a client certificate authentication and a user-based authentication. If the incoming information cannot be authenticated by the client certificate in a first layer of the system landscape, then there is no further data transmission to a second layer. If the first layer can authenticate the client certificate authentication, the system landscape transmits the data transmission to the second layer. If the second layer cannot authenticate the user-based authentication, the system prevents the data transmission from being processed at the second layer. If the second layer can authenticate the user-based authentication, the system processes the data transmission at the second layer.
US09544150B2	Using multiple digital identification documents to control information disclosure A first digital identification document is transmitted from an identification authority to a mobile device of an identified individual. This first digital identification document is digitally signed and includes a set of attributes about the identified individual. In the same manner, a second digital identification document is also transmitted to the identified individual's mobile device. The second digital identification document is also digitally signed but includes a different set of attributes about the identified individual. The identified individual is then confronted by a series of challengers, wherein each challenger requires a different amount of information about the identified individual. Based on the identity of each challenger, the identified individual selects an appropriate identification document and transmits it to the applicable challenger's device. The challenger is then able to confirm both the information he needs about the identified individual and the validity of the identification document that he receives.
US09544141B2	Secure key storage using physically unclonable functions Some implementations disclosed herein provide techniques and arrangements for provisioning keys to integrated circuits/processors. A processor may include physically unclonable functions component, which may generate a unique hardware key based at least on at least one physical characteristic of the processor. The hardware key may be employed in encrypting a key such as a secret key. The encrypted key may be stored in a memory of the processor. The encrypted key may be validated. The integrity of the key may be protected by communicatively isolating at least one component of the processor.
US09544140B1	Multi-level key hierarchy for securing cloud-based data sets A hierarchy is defined that includes encryption keys associated with different first and second levels of the hierarchy, where the second level includes fewer of the encryption keys than the first level. The encryption keys of the first level secure a plurality of data objects. The encryption keys of the first level are grouped into key groups that respectively include one or more of the encryption keys of the first level. The one or more of the encryption keys of the first level included in each of the key groups are secured with a respective one of the encryption keys of the second level.
US09544136B2	Key agreement in wireless networks with active adversaries A network and related methods for transmitting processes in a network secretly and securely is described. The network use keys, through path-key establishment and a key pool bootstrapping, to ensure that packets are transmitted and received properly and secretly in the presence of one or more adversarial nodes.
US09544126B2	Joint use of multi-packet reception and network coding for performance improvement Network coding and multiple packet reception (MPR) are used together in a wireless network. In at least one implementation, a novel medium access control (MAC) protocol is provided that enhances throughput in a wireless mesh network that uses network coding and MPR by providing fairness to information flows, rather than fairness to individual nodes.
US09544121B2	Methods and devices for determining effective mutual information A method includes receiving at a receiver circuit a composite signal including non-interfered data resource elements and interfered data resource elements from a plurality of radio cells, and determining a first mutual information metric based on the non-interfered data resource elements. The method further includes determining a second mutual information metric based on the interfered data resource elements, and determining effective mutual information based on a combination of the first mutual information metric and the second mutual information metric.
US09544119B2	Method and device for transmitting/obtaining control information in wireless communication system An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining control information through an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method includes performing blind decoding on a common searching space in a set of first resource blocks on a subframe; and performing blind decoding on a terminal-specific searching space in a set of second resource blocks on the subframe, wherein a first start orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an E-PDCCH resource region including the common searching space in the set of first resource blocks and a second start OFDM symbol of an E-PDCCH resource region including the terminal-specific searching space in the set of second resource blocks are set individually.
US09544117B2	Adaptive reference signal mapping in wireless multi-access communication networks Embodiments provide systems and methods for adaptive reference signal mapping in wireless multi-access communication networks, including LTE, WLAN, WiMAX, Bluetooth, etc. In an embodiment, the reference signal mapping configuration is user equipment (UE) specific and can be configured semi-statically or dynamically according to one or more communication related parameters of the UE. The one or more parameters can include, without limitation, a modulation scheme used for communication with the UE, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used for communication with the UE, a distance of the UE relative to the base station, an antenna configuration at the UE, interference management capability of the UE, and a rank of the UE.
US09544115B2	Apparatus and method of improving identification of reference signal transmissions Methods and apparatuses are described for improving identification of reference signal transmissions at a user equipment (UE). One or more restrictions related to reference signal transmissions in one or more interfering signals can be identified. One or more reference signal transmissions received in the one or more interfering signals can then be detected based at least in part on the one or more restrictions. The one or more reference signal transmissions received in the one or more interfering signals can be processed to improve communications with a serving base station.
US09544112B2	Method by which terminal transmits and receives signal in multi cell-based wireless communication system, and device for same Disclosed is a method by which a terminal transmits and receives a signal in a multi cell-based wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a serving cell, capability information in which the number of supportable channel status information (CSI) processes is set to zero; receiving, from the serving cell, information on a neighboring cell through an upper layer signal as a response to the capability information; receiving a cell-specific reference signal from the neighboring cell; reporting, to the serving cell, the CSI estimated on the basis of the cell-specific reference signal; and receiving, from the neighboring cell, a user equipment specific reference signal and a data channel on the basis of the CSI.
US09544106B2	Mobile communication method and radio base station Transmission/reception timing of a data signal and a control signal through a Uu interface and transmission/reception timing of the data signal through a Ud interface are properly adjusted. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: a step A in which a radio base station eNB notifies a mobile station UE#1 and a mobile station UE#2 that an opportunity to transmit and receive the data signal through the Ud interface is allocated through a PDCCH in which an X-RNTI is used; and a step B in which the radio base station eNB transmit “direction information”, for notifying of a direction in which the data signal should be transmitted in the opportunity, to the mobile station UE#1 and the mobile station UE#2.
US09544101B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving the hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK signal in mobile communication system An apparatus and method are provided for a mobile communication system. The method includes generating at least one symbol group to which an orthogonal sequence is applied; determining one of a first antenna set and a second antenna set for mapping the generated at least one symbol group based on the a symbol group index and a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel (PHICH) group index; mapping the generated at least one symbol group to the determined antenna set; and transmitting the mapped at least one symbol group.
US09544098B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for the same and storage medium An information processing apparatus, connected to a management server managing a set value used among a plurality of information processing apparatuses, can perform an appropriate process according to the situation of an information processing system and can prevent wasteful power consumption thereof. A set value acquired from the management server and changed by the information processing apparatus is transmitted to the management server, but when the transmission fails, the transmission of the changed set value is retried, and it is switched according to a classification of the set value to be transmitted whether the retry is stopped or is continued.
US09544090B2	Hard input low density parity check decoder A hard input low density parity check decoder is provided that shares logic between a bit-flipping decoder and a syndrome calculator. The hard-decision decoder decodes one or more error-correcting (EC) codewords and comprises a bit-flipping decoder that flips one or more bit nodes connected to one or more unsatisfied parity checks; and a syndrome calculator that performs a parity check to determine whether the bit-flipping decoder has converged on a valid codeword, wherein the bit-flipping decoder and the syndrome calculator share one or more logic elements. The decoder optionally includes means for updating a parity check equation of each flipped bit. Error-correcting (EC) codewords are decoded by flipping one or more bit nodes connected to one or more unsatisfied parity checks; and updating one or more parity check equations associated with the one or more bit nodes each time the one or more bit nodes are flipped. The parity check equations are updated whenever a bit is updated. The exemplary method terminates based on a predefined syndrome output.
US09544088B2	Broadcast signal transmitter/receiver, and broadcast signal transceiving method Disclosed are a broadcast signal transmitter, a broadcast signal receiver, and a method for transceiving a broadcast signal in the broadcast signal transmitter/receiver. A method for transmitting a broadcast signal comprises the following steps: signaling in-band signaling information to at least one of a service component physical layer pipe (PLP) including at least one service component of a broadcast service, a first information PLP including first service information applied to one broadcast service and a second information PLP including second service information applied commonly to a variety of broadcast services; performing the FEC encoding on data included in each PLP; performing time-interleaving on the FEC encoded data; generating a transmission frame including the time-interleaved data; and modulating the transmission frame and transmitting a broadcast signal including the modulated transmission frame.
US09544081B2	Slot segregation for supporting multiple communication protocols in an industrial wireless network A method includes dividing a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) structure into a plurality of first time slots and a plurality of second time slots. The first and second time slots are allocated to communications using first and second protocols, respectively. The method also includes communicating with at least one first wireless device using the first protocol during the first time slots. The method further includes communicating with at least one second wireless device using the second protocol during the second time slots.
US09544077B2	Method for transmitting useful information between two terminals and method for generating an association table used in the context of the transmission A method for transmitting useful information between a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal connected via a transmission channel. The transmitting terminal defines control information for the useful information, and searches in an association table, which is accessible from the transmitting terminal, for a frame-synchronization word associated with the control information. The transmitting terminal generates a frame of data from the useful information, and transmits, over the transmission channel, a data stream that includes the frame-synchronization word and the frame of data.
US09544073B2	System and method for delivering notification messages A method includes receiving at least an indication of a notification message through a first channel and receiving at least a part of the notification message through a second channel. The receiving at least an indication of a notification message may include a push-type delivery, and the receiving at least a part of the notification message may include a pull procedure. Alternatively, the receiving at least an indication of a notification message may include a poll-type delivery, and the receiving at least a part of the notification message may include a pull procedure.
US09544066B2	Fibre-optic enclosure having transceiving means operable to generate and receive optical signals Passive fibre-optic enclosure comprising, a) one or more fibre-optic functional units of a telecommunication network, optically connectable, via an optical fibre, with a central network unit, for receiving telecommunication signals for one or more subscribers via the optical fibre from the central network unit, characterized in that the enclosure further comprises, on the inside of the enclosure, b) transceiving means, which is operable to generate first optical signals using electrical energy, which is operable to receive optical response signals from the central network unit, which is optically connectable to the optical fibre such that the first optical signals can be transmitted by the optical fibre to the central network unit, and such that optical response signals can be transmitted by the optical fibre from the central network unit to the transceiving means.
US09544057B2	Interconnect structure for E/O engines having impedance compensation at the integrated circuits' front end The present invention relates to an interconnect structure for coupling at least one electronic unit for outputting and/or receiving electric signals, and at least one optical unit for converting said electric signals into optical signals and/or vice versa, to a further electronic component. The interconnect structure comprises an electrically insulating substrate (102) and a plurality of signal lead pairs (104, 120) to be coupled between said electronic unit (108, 116) and a front end contact region (106) for electrically contacting said interconnect structure by said further electronic component. A ground plane layer (118) is electrically insulated from said pairs of signal leads (104, 120), wherein each pair of signal leads (104, 120) has a circuit connecting region (122) for electrically contacting respective terminals of said at least one electronic unit (108, 116), and wherein in a region adjacent to said terminals of said at least one electronic unit (108, 116) said ground plane layer (118) has a plurality of clearances (126) that are each allocated to one pair of signal leads (104, 120) and separated from a respective neighboring clearance.
US09544056B2	Method of processing a digital signal for transmission, a method of processing an optical data unit upon reception, and a network element for a telecommunications network A method of processing a digital signal for transmission is provided comprising digital data frames, by compressing the digital data frames; and generating an optical data unit for transmission comprising multiple of the compressed digital data frames. The optical data unit is configured for transport by an Optical Transport Network, OTN.
US09544055B2	Optical network element A method for operating an optical network element is provided, wherein based on a quality parameter a subsequent set of parameters is selected to operate the optical network element. Also, an according optical network element and a communication system comprising at least one such optical network element are suggested.
US09544053B2	Optimizing the rate in a Li-Fi system The invention relates to a method for optimizing the data rate, in a wireless communication system comprising a LED forming an emitting device, and a photodetector forming a receiving device. For a given value of a DC component of the supply signal of the LED, the modulation amplitude of an AC component of this supply signal is adjusted step by step, so as to improve the transmission quality of the signal provided by the LED and received by the photodetector. The invention also relates to an optimization module implementing such a method. Alternatively, the modulation amplitude of the AC component of the supply signal is set, and the value of the DC component is adjusted step by step.
US09544051B2	Methods and systems for bulk dispersion monitoring A method and system for measuring chromatic dispersion, experienced by ASK/PSK modulated optical signals, are provided. Dispersion measurement is enabled either by encoding an additional overhead at lower baud rate or by monitoring signal SOP or RF spectrum of signal SOP. The bulk chromatic dispersion of the link is measured by analyzing the dispersion broadening of the overhead constellation or signal temporal diagram, or time-overlapped signal diagram, or overhead spectrum. This information is used to reduce the computation time required for electronic recovery of a highly dispersed signal.
US09544047B2	System and method to prevent misuse of aircraft messages An avionics system allows aircraft to introduce bogus “ADS-B Out” messages that are recognized as false only by authorized users. The system enables aircrafts flying at low altitudes to prevent misuse of their ADS-B Out information by maliciously operated cyber and physical attack tools. Aspects of the illustrative embodiment include the system architecture, including an Airborne ATC Processor and Ground ATM System Processor; a process employed by aircraft for generating authorized bogus ADS-B Out messages; a process employed by aircraft for transmitting authorized bogus ADS-B Out messages; and a process employed by air traffic control and other aircraft for decoding the authorized bogus ADS-B Out messages.
US09544046B2	Systems and methods for adaptive repeaters In some embodiments, a first RF signal is received at a wireless repeater, a signal quality is determined based on the first RF signal, the signal quality is analyzed based on a parameter, an operation mode is auto selected based on analysis of the signal quality, and a second RF signal based on the first RF signal is generated for transmission according to the selected operation mode. Under one mode, a first RAC of the wireless may generate data based on a first IF signal downconverted from a first RF signal. Based on the data, a second RAC of the wireless repeater may generate a second IF signal, which can be used to generate a second RF signal for transmission. Under another mode, the first RAC may provide the IF signal to the second RAC, which provides the IF signal for generation of the second RF signal.
US09544038B2	Method, device and system for signalling transmission of virtual multi-antenna system Disclosed are a method, device and system for signalling transmission in a virtual multi-antenna system. The method includes N terminals receive CSI-RSs from a Node B, N being a positive integer larger than or equal to 2; and one terminal in M terminal(s) calculates channel related information from the Node B to the terminal according to the received CSI-RS, and sends the channel related information to L terminal(s), wherein the M terminal(s) form(s) a subset of the N terminals, M is smaller than or equal to N and larger than or equal to 1, and L is smaller than or equal to N and larger than or equal to 1. A first sending unit in the device is configured to calculate channel related information from a Node B to one terminal in M terminal(s) according to a CSI-RS received by the terminal, and send the channel related information to L terminal(s).
US09544036B2	Beam forming for reference signals using an antenna arrangement There is provided beam forming using an antenna array configured to transmit across an angular sector. A first set of virtual antenna ports is determined by a mapping of physical antenna ports of the antenna array, the first set of virtual antenna ports defining a beam pattern. A first set of reference signals for acquiring channel state information is transmitted over the first set of virtual antenna ports. Angular information about a wireless transceiver device receiving the transmitted first set of reference signals is acquired. The beam pattern is adapted based on an accuracy of the angular information and/or the angular information itself.
US09544035B2	Transmission method, transmitter apparatus, reception method and receiver apparatus Transmission quality is improved in an environment in which direct waves dominate in a transmission method for transmitting a plurality of modulated signals from a plurality of antennas at the same time. All data symbols used in data transmission of a modulated signal are precoded by hopping between precoding matrices so that the precoding matrix used to precode each data symbol and the precoding matrices used to precode data symbols that are adjacent to the data symbol in the frequency domain and the time domain all differ. A modulated signal with such data symbols arranged therein is transmitted.
US09544032B2	System and method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) offset quadrature amplitude modulation (OQAM) In one embodiment, a method for transmitting data in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-offset quadrature amplitude modulation (OQAM) system includes selecting a precoding matrix in accordance with a projection of the precoding matrix on a precoding space and generating a precoded modulated pulse shape by applying the precoding matrix to a data vector and a pulse shape. The method also includes transmitting, by a first device to a second device, the precoded modulated pulse shape.
US09544028B2	Doppler frequency shift compensation for wireless communication Technologies and implementations for Doppler frequency shift compensation are generally disclosed.
US09544027B2	Loop powered transmitter with a single tap data isolation transformer and unipolar voltage converters A loop-powered transmitter includes a data isolation transformer including primary and secondary windings and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to convert a sensor signal to a digital value. The transmitter also includes a first microcontroller coupled between a multi-signal interface of the ADC and only one tap of the primary winding of the data isolation transformer, and a second microcontroller coupled to the secondary winding of the data isolation transformer. The first microcontroller is configured to receive the digital value from the ADC over the multi-signal interface and to provide data indicative of the digital value via a single output data line through the tap of the primary winding of the data isolation transformer to the second microcontroller. Unipolar voltage converters may also be included in the transmitter along with a current limiting resistor for the data isolation transformer to reduce the risk of saturating the data isolation transformer.
US09544021B2	Apparatus for communicating with a portable data carrier An apparatus for communicating with a portable data carrier comprises a first communication interface, based on wireless data transfer technology, for receiving and/or transmitting data via a first communication channel, and a second communication interface, based on different contactless data transfer technology, for receiving and/or transmitting data via a second communication channel. A first software interface to the first communication interface via which an application program stored in the apparatus can communicate with the first communication interface. The apparatus has a second software interface via which the application program can communicate with the second communication interface, with the communication from the first software interface to the first communication interface, and vice versa, being passed via the second software interface.
US09544020B2	NFC negotiated pairing A mobile device includes a transceiver for performing wireless communication, a microprocessor for operating said mobile device, a near field communications (NFC) system for performing wireless communication independent of the transceiver and at a lower amount of power than said transceiver, a contactless front end included in the NFC system for receiving or transmitting signals with an NFC capable device, and a pairing system implemented in the microprocessor for pairing one NFC capable device with another NFC capable device. The pairing system configures the mobile device to receive a tag or a device driver from one of the NFC capable devices that are to be paired with each other; and transfers the tag or a device driver obtained from the tag to the other of the NFC capable devices in order to enable interoperation between the two NFC capable devices.
US09544019B1	Systems and methods for ripple communication decoding The embodiments described herein provide devices and methods to facilitate ripple control communication. Specifically, the embodiments provide devices and methods for decoding ripple control data from ripple signals, such as ripple signals that have been superimposed over power signals used to transmit power. These embodiments provide devices and methods that use band-pass filter, signal multiplier, fast and slow low-pass filters, and accumulate a difference between outputs of these slow and fast low-pass filters. This accumulated difference is then used to decode the ripple control data.
US09544017B2	Powerline communicated load control A system for transmitting communication signals, the system comprising an injector circuit connected to a powered circuit conductor and configured to modulate a power signal with a direct current voltage offset, the direct current voltage offset being within a range that causes approximately 1 percent or less total harmonic distortion of the power signal; and a decoder connected to the powered circuit conductor and a load, the decoder configured to demodulate the direct current voltage offset to control the load. A method for transmitting communication signals, the method comprising modulating a power signal on a powered circuit conductor with a direct current voltage offset, the direct current voltage offset being within a range that causes approximately 1 percent or less total harmonic distortion of the power signal; and demodulating the direct current voltage offset to control a load.
US09544014B2	Pulse generator, semiconductor integrated circuit, and wireless data transmission method A pulse generator, which is configured to generate a burst pulse formed by burst oscillation signals oscillated in a predetermined time period, includes a burst oscillation circuit configured to generate the burst oscillation signals of different frequencies; and a control circuit configured to control the burst oscillation circuit so as to select the frequencies of the burst oscillation signals from at least two different frequencies or to stop the burst oscillation signals.
US09544009B2	Input device switching an operating channel of a radio transceiver between first and second computer systems An input device for switchable use between first and second computer systems. A controller of the input device can execute switching logic to direct a radio transceiver of the input device to switch an operating channel of the radio transceiver to a first channel monitored by the first computer system in response to a first event, and thereby, the input device can be utilized to insert data into the first computer system. The controller can execute switching logic to direct the radio transceiver to switch the operating channel to a second channel monitored by the second computer system in response to a second event, and thereby, the input device can be utilized to insert data into the second computer system.
US09544008B2	Integrated circuit Wireless communication wherein channel estimation accuracy is improved while keeping the position of each bit in a frame, even when a modulation system having a large modulation multiple value is used for a data symbol. An encoding operation encodes and outputs transmitting data (bit string) and a bit converting operation converts at least one bit of a plurality of bits constituting a data symbol to be used for channel estimation, among the encoded bit strings, into ‘1’ or ‘0’. A modulating operation modulates the bit string inputted from the bit converting operation by using a single modulation mapper and a plurality of data symbols are generated.
US09544005B2	Adaptable mobile phone case with battery and charger An adaptable mobile phone case includes a main body, a phone cavity, a rotatable power plug that functions as a stand, a storage compartment, a removable compartment lid with a credit card pocket, a phone charger module, a phone case holder with a hook, a mounting hole, an extension connection port, an external connection port, a removable battery, a plurality of battery LEDs, a communication module, a phone charger lock button, a manual switch charging button, a cable canal, a storage access aperture. The phone case allows easy charging of an installed mobile phone, with an additional battery, can store cables and credit cards, can stand on its own for self-photographs, and supports flexible mounting options.
US09544001B1	Sending and receiving messages using target criteria other than a network identifier A system, method and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The system includes a communication device installed in a vehicle, wherein the communication device is configured to receive a wireless network broadcast message including target criteria other than a network identifier, and output the broadcast message to a user if the communication device satisfies the target criteria. The method includes determining a current location of a first mobile communication device, and the first device sending a message containing target criteria associated with a target vehicle over a wireless data network, wherein the target criteria does not include a network identifier. The method further includes broadcasting the message containing the target criteria over a geographically-specific area including the current location of the first mobile communication device, wherein only a second mobile communication device satisfying the target criteria will receive and display the message.
US09543986B2	Communication device for uplink transmission with encoded information bits and method thereof A communication device for uplink transmission with a first type of information and a second type of information includes a demultiplexing circuit, a vector selection circuit, a permutation circuit and a Reed-Muller encoding circuit. The demultiplexing circuit generates a first group of information bits and a second group of information bits according to the first type of information and the second type of information. The vector selection circuit selects code vectors from a predetermined vector set for the first group of information bits and the second group of information bits. The permutation circuit permutes the code vectors according to the first group of information bits and according to the second group of information bits. The Reed-Muller encoding circuit encodes the first group of information bits and the second group of information bits with the permuted code vectors for providing different levels of protection.
US09543984B2	Efficient storage architecture for low-density parity-check decoding A low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoder may comprise a shift register configured to receive LDPC coded data, perform an iteration associated with decoding the LDPC coded data, and provide a result of performing the iteration. The shift register may include a quantity of lanes corresponding to a quantity of data words received by the shift register at a particular clock cycle, a quantity of stages corresponding to a quantity of clock cycles needed to perform the iteration, a quantity of storage elements, associated with storing the data words during the iteration, and a set of check node elements associated with updating the data words during the iteration. The quantity of stages times the quantity of lanes may be greater than the quantity of storage elements by a particular number of storage elements. The particular number of storage elements may be displaced by the set of check node elements.
US09543983B2	Decoding method, memory storage device and memory control circuit unit A decoding method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The decoding method includes: sending a read command sequence for reading multiple memory cells so as to obtain multiple first bits; determining whether the first bits have a first error; if the first bits have the first error, executing a first iteration decoding procedure on the first bits so as to obtain multiple second bits, and recording first bit flipping information of the first iteration decoding procedure; determining whether the second bits have a second error; and If the second bits have the at least one second error, executing a second iteration decoding procedure on the second bits according to the first bit flipping information so as to obtain multiple third bits.
US09543979B2	Data transmission method for a battery management system A method for compressing measurement data which is transmitted from sensor control units via a data bus to a primary control unit of a battery management system for vehicles, includes transmitting a rate of change/slope of the measurement data to the primary control unit at a start of measurements. The method further includes transmitting deviations/differences in the measurement data from a current slope, and reconstructing, without loss of information, correct measured values from the rates of change/slope and the received deviations/differences with the primary control unit.
US09543968B2	Output control circuit for semiconductor apparatus and output driving circuit including the same An output control circuit may include a period setting signal generation unit configured to output a setup signal enabled during a designated period, in response to a delayed locked loop (DLL) locking signal and an output enable reset signal. The output control circuit may also include a clock division unit configured to divide an internal clock at a preset division ratio in response to the setup signal, and output a divided clock. In addition, the output control circuit may include a shift unit configured to shift the setup signal by a preset first time in response to the divided clock, and output a first delayed setup signal. Further, the output control circuit may include an output unit configured to receive and process the first delayed setup signal in response to the divided clock, and output the output enable reset signal.
US09543966B2	High-frequency signal generator with low phase noise A high-frequency oscillator comprises a reference-frequency generator and a high-frequency generator. The reference-frequency generator generates a variable reference frequency and supplies it to the high-frequency generator. The high-frequency generator comprises a phase-locked loop and generates a high-frequency signal from the variable reference frequency. The phase-locked loop comprises at least one first mixer, a second mixer and several switches. The first mixer, the second mixer and the switches are connected in series. The mixers are connected into the phase-locked loop individually in a selective manner by means of the switches.
US09543960B1	Multi-stage frequency dividers having duty cycle correction circuits therein A multi-stage frequency divider includes a cascaded arrangement of first and second integer dividers configured to collectively divide a frequency of a periodic reference signal by an integer amount equal to a product of (2N+1) and (2M+1), where N and M are unequal positive integers greater than two. A duty cycle enhancement circuit is provided, which is synchronized to the periodic reference signal and configured to generate a periodic signal having 2MN+N+M cycles of high followed by 2MN+N+M+1 cycles of low or vice versa, where a duration of each cycle is equivalent to a period of the periodic reference signal. A duty cycle correction circuit is provided as a final stage and is configured to generate a periodic output signal having a uniform duty cycle from the periodic signal generated by the duty cycle enhancement circuit.
US09543952B2	Semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same A semiconductor memory device includes a ZQ calibration unit configured to generate an output high level voltage (VOH) code according to a VOH control code obtained from a result of comparing a reference voltage with a first VOH; and an output driver configured to generate a data signal having a second VOH determined by the VOH code. The VOH control code includes a pull-up VOH control code and a pull-down VOH control code and the VOH code includes a pull-up VOH code and a pull-down VOH code.
US09543946B2	Signal processing device without mechanical switch for on/off operation A signal processing device includes a detection unit configured to detect an intent to use the signal processing device based on whether the signal processing device is in contact with a subject; and a power supply unit configured to supply power to operate the signal processing device based on the detected intent to use the signal processing device without using a separate ON/OFF switch to supply the power to operate the signal processing device.
US09543945B2	Fire sentry System, method, and apparatus for automatically disabling an appliance to prevent accidental fires. A shut-off system is coupled to a smoke detector. When the smoke detector alarm is activated a signal is sent to the shut off system coupled to a cooking appliance. The shut off system includes a timer and an override mechanism. If the override mechanism is triggered prior to the timer expiring, then the shut off system does not activate. If the override mechanism is not triggered prior to the timer expiring then the shut off system activates and decouples the appliance from its power supply.
US09543940B2	Switching circuits having ferrite beads A circuit includes an electronic component package that comprises at least a first lead, a III-N device in the electronic component package, a gate driver, and a ferrite bead. The III-N device comprises a drain, gate, and source, where the source is coupled to the first lead. The gate driver comprises a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first terminal is coupled to the first lead. The ferrite bead is coupled between the gate of the III-N transistor and the second terminal of the gate driver. When switching, the deleterious effects of the parasitic inductance of the circuit gate loop are mitigated by the ferrite bead.
US09543937B2	Multi-phase clock generation Embodiments are disclosed that relate to multi-phase clock generators and data samplers for use in high speed I/O circuitry. One disclosed example provides a multi-phase clock generator including a delay line having a plurality of delay elements, the delay line being configured to receive an input clock signal and output a plurality of output clock signals having different phases compared to a phase of the input clock signal. The multi-phase clock generator further includes a control circuit configured to control the delay line based at least in part upon rising edges and falling edges of one or more output clock signals output at one or more locations along the delay line.
US09543933B2	Control circuit, DCDC converter, and driving method A current generator circuit included in a triangle-wave generator circuit in a control circuit includes plural stages of current mirrors connected in parallel with each other. The plural stages of current mirrors are placed so that the sum of output currents output therefrom becomes an output current of the current generator circuit. A switching element that controls the on/off state of a current in accordance with the amount of load current of a DCDC converter is connected to each of the current mirrors.
US09543929B2	Apparatus and method for obtaining power voltage from control signals An power voltage generating unit for a radio frequency switch includes a first input and a second input respectively configured to receive a first control signal and a second control signal, wherein the first control signal and the second control signal are configured to control which one of a plurality of paths in the radio frequency switch is enabled, and at least one output, configured to output an auxiliary voltage, derived from at least one of the first control signal or the second control signal, that is used to operate the radio frequency switch. The power voltage may be a voltage used to power an inverting circuit used to enable a selected branch as an isolation branch or shunt branch.
US09543926B2	Signal processing method and device A signal processor includes: a first adaptive filter that takes a first signal as input and generates a first pseudo signal; a first subtractor that subtracts the first pseudo signal from a second signal to supply a first differential signal as output; a second adaptive filter that takes the first signal as input to generate a second pseudo signal; a second subtractor that subtracts the second pseudo signal from the second signal to supply a second differential signal as output; a first step size control circuit that generates a first step size used in updating the first adaptive filter in accordance with the relation between the second pseudo signal and the second differential signal; and a second step size control circuit that generates a second step size used in updating the second adaptive filter in accordance with the relation between the first signal and the second signal.
US09543922B2	Mesa-shaped piezoelectric resonator element A mesa-shaped piezoelectric resonator element including a resonator section having a thicker thickness than a peripheral section on the board surface of a piezoelectric substrate formed in a rectangular shape, wherein, when the length of the long side of the piezoelectric substrate is x and the board thickness of the resonator section is t, etching depth y of a level-difference section is set to fulfill a relationship in the following equation, based on the board thickness t. y = - 1.32 × ( x t ) + 43 ± 5 ⁢ ( % )
US09543921B2	Apparatus and methods for controlling overshoot in digital step attenuators Apparatus and methods for controlling overshoot in digital step attenuators are disclosed. By configuring a multi-bit DSA such that an attenuation control block changes a plurality of control signals in a manner preventing a series cascade of attenuation units from having a transient attenuation value less than an initial and final value of attenuation, an overshoot condition can be prevented. Control signals transition the attenuation units to a first state of attenuation before they transition attenuation units to a second state of insertion.
US09543918B1	Configuring notification intensity level using device sensors A computing device can utilize one or more sensors to capture data associated with a current environment, state, condition, property, etc. of the device. Based at least in part on the captured data, the current environment, state, condition, property, etc. of the computing device can be determined or identified. Based on the determined/identified current environment, state, condition, property, etc., the computing device can configure the notification intensity level for the device. The device can determine a suitable notification intensity level and set that notification intensity level for the device. An incoming communication received at the computing device while the device is still associated with the determined/identified current environment, state, condition, property, etc. can cause a notification to be outputted at the set notification intensity level.
US09543917B2	Software for manipulating equalization curves The disclosed embodiment may be a parametric equalization hardware that is coupled to computer readable memory software configured to present a command interface to a user and control the equalization hardware to manipulate the frequency, Q, and gain. Additionally, software is configured to simultaneously vary the Q and gain of an equalization curve between two preset values defined by: (1) a high gain and narrow Q (“Fire”); and (2) low gain and wide Q (“Water”).
US09543916B2	Active device which has a high breakdown voltage, is memory-less, traps even harmonic signals and circuits used therewith An active device and circuits utilized therewith are disclosed. In an aspect, the active device comprises an n-type transistor having a drain, gate and bulk and a p-type transistor having a drain, gate and bulk. The n-type transistor and the p-type transistor include a common source. The device includes a first capacitor coupled between the gate of the n-type transistor and the gate of the p-type transistor, a second capacitor coupled between the drain of the n-type transistor and the drain of p-type transistor and a third capacitor coupled between the bulk of the n-type transistor and the bulk of p-type transistor. The active device has a high breakdown voltage, is memory less and traps even harmonic signals.
US09543909B2	Amplifier, driving method for amplifier, and electronic circuit system An amplifier includes a variable shunt circuit including a first transistor group and a second transistor group. The first transistor group includes at least one transistor including a first terminal connected directly or indirectly to a voltage-current conversion circuit, a second terminal connected directly or indirectly to a load, and a third terminal connected directly or indirectly to a control circuit. The second transistor group includes at least one transistor including a first terminal connected directly or indirectly to the voltage-current conversion circuit, a second terminal connected directly or indirectly to a power source or a ground, and a third terminal connected directly or indirectly to the control circuit. The amplifier is configured to amplify the input signal under exclusive control from the control circuit on a pair of the at least one transistor of the first transistor group and the at least one transistor of the second transistor group.
US09543902B2	Power amplifier A power amplifier includes: an amplifier; an input matching circuit connected to an input of the amplifier; an output matching circuit connected to an output of the amplifier; and a low-frequency processing circuit connected to the input matching circuit or the output matching circuit, wherein the low-frequency processing circuit includes a first line having a first end connected to the input matching circuit or the output matching circuit, a first shot stub connected to a second end of the first line and including a second line and a first capacitor connected in series each other, and a second short stub connected to the second end of the first line in parallel with the first short stub and including a third line and a second capacitor which are connected in series each other, the first line has a length of λ/8, the second line has a length of λ/4, and the third line has a length of λ/8 with respect to a wavelength λ of a fundamental frequency.
US09543896B2	Multiple-input multiple-output low-noise block downconverter and low-noise module A low-noise block downconverter (LNB) is disclosed. The low-noise block downconverter comprises a first input module, for outputting a first intermediate frequency (IF) signal after receiving a first polarization signal via a first input end; a second input module, for outputting a second IF signal after receiving a second polarization signal via a second input end; a first output module, coupled to the first input module, for amplifying the first IF signal; and a second output module, coupled to the second input module, for amplifying the second IF signal, such that the LNB selectively outputs a first user signal or a second user signal.
US09543892B1	Overlapping uncoupled inductors for low-cost multi-frequency voltage-controlled oscillators Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for generating multiple oscillating signals. One example circuit generally includes a first voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) having a first inductor and a second VCO having a second inductor in parallel with a third inductor, wherein the second and third inductors are disposed inside a loop of the first inductor and may behave as a magnetic dipole. The loop of the first inductor may be symmetrical, and a combined geometry of loops of the second and third inductors may be symmetrical. The coupling coefficient (k) between the first inductor and a combination of the second and third inductors may be small (e.g., k<0.01), due to the symmetrical geometry of the circuit layout. With a smaller k, the first and second VCOs' inductors may be placed closer to one another, thereby reducing an area consumed by the two VCOs.
US09543888B2	Frameless solar module mounting In an example, a clamp assembly for a glass on glass solar module for a tracker is included. The assembly has a lower clamp structure characterized by a top-hat shaped rail structure having a length extending from a first end to a second end. In an example, the assembly has an upper clamp structure configured to sandwich a pair of edges of a pair of solar modules with a portion of the lower clamp structure. In an example, the assembly has a locking spacer configured to the pair of edges of the pair of solar modules. In an example, the pair of edges comprises substantially glass material. In an example, the assembly has a pair of key structures configured with the locking spacer. Each of the key structures is affixed to each of the solar modules to physically lock each of the solar modules to the upper clamp structure.
US09543880B2	Rotary machine control apparatus A rotary machine control apparatus controlling a drive of a rotary machine that has multiple winding groups is provided. The rotary machine control apparatus includes electric power converters in multiple systems, a failure detection portion, and a control portion. An electric power converter has switching elements in an upper arm and a lower arm and converts DC power. The failure detection portion detects a failure of an electric power converter or a winding group. The control portion calculates a current command value and a maximum current limit value, and controls an output to the electric power converter. The control portion stops the output to the electric power converter in a failure system, and the control portion increases the maximum current limit value with respect to the output to an electric power converter in a normal system.
US09543878B2	Drive unit and transport machine A drive unit includes: an inverter; an electric motor that has a first winding connected to an output part of the inverter and a second winding connected to the first winding; a first semiconductor switch that has a first end connected to the first winding and a second end connected to the second winding; a second semiconductor switch that has a first end and a second end connected to the first winding and the first semiconductor switch; and a snubber circuit that is provided between the second end of the first semiconductor switch and the first end of the second semiconductor switch and has a capacitor and a diode.
US09543872B2	Position sensorless control method for switched reluctance generator A control method for a switched reluctance generator employing dual switched-mode power converters does not require a position sensor. In the excitation stage, the upper tube and lower tube of the main switch of a phase in the power converter are switched on, and the phase current is detected. When the phase current rises to a preset threshold, the upper tube or lower tube of the main switch of the phase is switched off, changing the phase of the switched reluctance generator into a zero voltage natural freewheeling state. When the phase current drops to the valley value, the rotor position is the end position of maximum phase inductance of the phase. This rotor position is used as the switch-off position of the main switch of the phase of the switched reluctance generator, and the upper tube and lower tube for the main switch of the phase are switched off.
US09543869B2	Motor control apparatus, image forming apparatus having the same, and motor control method Provided herein are a motor control apparatus, an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus including the same, and a motor control method, by which position error of a motor and a control value for compensating for the position error are calculated and reflected in feedback control, thereby quickly removing position error of the motor.
US09543868B2	Apparatus for controlling rotary electric machine In an apparatus, a first control unit performs current-feedback control, and a second control unit performs torque-feedback control. The torque-feedback control samples values of each output current at phases. The sampled values of each output current at the phases are referred to as phase-related sampled values of the corresponding output current. The apparatus causes the second control unit to sample values of each output current at the predetermined phases while the first control unit is performing the current-feedback control when switching the current-feedback control to the torque-feedback control. The second control unit uses the values of each output current sampled by the first control unit as the phase-related sampled values of the corresponding output current to start the torque-feedback control when the current-feedback control is switched to the torque-feedback control.
US09543866B2	Motor drive controller and method for detecting rotation state A motor drive controller is for controlling a motor having multiple phases and includes: a comparison reference voltage generator that generates a predetermined constant voltage as a comparison reference voltage; a counter-electromotive voltage comparator that compares the comparison reference voltage with a counter-electromotive voltage of each phase of the motor; and a rotation state detector that detects a rotation state of the motor based on positive/negative polarities of counter-electromotive voltages of other phases with respect to the comparison reference voltage at the time of an occurrence of a zero cross between the counter-electromotive voltage of any one phase and the comparison reference voltage.
US09543852B2	Method and system for controlling a DC link voltage of a power converter connecting an electric generator of a wind turbine with a power grid A method is provided for controlling a DC link voltage of a power converter connecting an electric generator of a wind turbine with a power grid. The method includes determining the rotational speed of a rotor of the electric generator. The method further includes determining a strength of harmonic components of the rotational speed of the rotor, wherein the harmonic components have frequency components being different from a fundamental rotational frequency of the electric generator. The method also includes determining a damping reference signal as a function of the determined strength of the harmonic components, and controlling the DC link voltage of the power converter in response to the determined damping reference signal. A corresponding control system is also provided.
US09543850B2	Electronic apparatus and power controlling method An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling power thereto are disclosed. The electronic apparatus including: a signal receiver configured to receive an input signal; a power supply configured to supply power to elements of the electronic apparatus; a controller configured to controls power supplied to the power supply; and a driving circuit configured to output an ON signal to the power supply in order to supply power to the elements of the electronic apparatus in response to the signal receiver receiving a preset frequency signal while the controller is turned off. Thus, the electronic apparatus is automatically turned on and off by an input signal of a predetermined frequency without a user's manipulation of an additional power switch, and thus, a user's convenience may be improved.
US09543842B2	Converter for transferring power between DC systems The present invention relates to a converter for transferring power between a first DC system of DC voltage V1 and a second DC system of DC voltage V2, the converter comprising: —a first AC/DC converter for transforming DC voltage V1 into a first single phase AC voltage V1ac, of frequency ω, root mean square line-neutral magnitude V1acm and angle α1; a second AC/DC converter for transforming DC voltage V2 into a second single phase AC voltage V2ac, of frequency ω, root mean square line-neutral magnitude V2acm and angle α2; and two inductors L1, L2 and a capacitor C, wherein the first terminals of the inductors and capacitor are connected together, the second terminal of inductor L1 and the second terminal of the capacitor C are connected to the first AC voltage V1ac, and the second terminal of inductor L2 and the second terminal of the capacitor C are connected to the second AC voltage V2ac; wherein the value of the capacitor C, inductor L1 and inductor L2 are selected to enable required power transfer and to minimize current in inductor L1, and/or minimize current in inductor L2.
US09543838B2	Phase fault detection in switching power converters A switching power converter includes a phase operable to deliver a phase current to a load through an inductor. The phase current has an expected sawtooth or triangular ripple pattern. The switching power converter further includes a measuring unit operable to measure the phase current at two or more different points of a switching cycle during which the phase is turned on over a first interval of the switching cycle and turned off over a second interval of the switching cycle. The switching power converter also includes an analysis unit operable to determine whether the phase is faulty based on the phase current measurements taken at the two or more different points of the switching cycle. A corresponding method of detecting a phase fault in a switching power converter is also provided.
US09543819B2	Adaptive BJT driver for switching power converter A flyback converter is provided that includes a base driver for driving a base current into a base of a BJT power switch. The base driver is controlled so as to adaptively vary the base current across at least some of the pulses.
US09543817B2	Hollow magnetic metal core pulse energy harvesting generator This invention relates to energy harvesting of electrical energy by the change in a magnetic circuitous permeability path for magnetic lines of force that move through a coil of wire to induce, by Faraday's Law of Electromotive Induction, an electromotive force at the coil winding terminals of an associated coil. An abrupt, substantially instant change generated by a magnet's axial or angular mechanical and magnetic contact or dislocation through instant movement of the magnet by magnetic unlike pole spring back attractive force action with a high permeability stationary hollow or solid magnetic metal core centered in a coil bobbin with a wire wound wire coil providing efficient electrical generation therefrom.
US09543810B2	Semiconductor module and driver device A semiconductor module includes a switching element, a molded body, and a motor terminal. The molded body having the switching element disposed therein. The motor terminal has a base portion and a connection portion having an insertion hole into which a motor wire is inserted and connected with the winding wire. The connection portion has a cutaway region that defines a slot. The winding wire of the motor and the semiconductor module are connected via the motor wire and the motor terminal, thereby reducing the number of components used for such connection compared with a connection that uses a connector, and achieving a volume reduction of the semiconductor module and a driver device using the same.
US09543809B2	Radial vent composite heat pipe A radial vent composite heat pipe system for cooling and increasing the power density of an electrical machine is provided. The system comprises a plurality of radial vent composite heat pipe assemblies each comprising a slot portion thermally connected to a vent portion. The slot portions are disposable within respective stator slots of a stator core pack of a stator assembly of the electrical machine. The vent portions are disposable within stator vents of the stator assembly. The slot portions absorb heat from the stator coils of the stator assembly and transfer the absorbed heat to the vent portions. The vent portions reject the transferred heat into a cooling air flowing through the respective stator vent, thereby rapidly transferring heat from the respective stator coil to the cooling air flowing through stator vent, and thereby greatly increasing the power density of the electrical machine.
US09543807B2	Electric motor An electric motor includes a motor housing (1) and a further housing (6), in which electrical and/or electronic components (7) are arranged. A fluid-leading channel circuit is provided for cooling these components (7) and conductively connects the inside of the motor hosing (1) to the inside of the further housing (6).
US09543803B2	Heat circulation pump A heat circulation pump includes a pump housing (1) with a pump impeller driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is arranged in a motor housing (8) connected to the pump housing (1). A plastic terminal box (12) is fixed to the motor housing (8) and houses electric and/or electronic components of the engine control and electrically connects the motor, a ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8), and a plug or a socket (34) arranged on the outside of the terminal box (12). The ground contact arranged on the motor housing is connected in an electrically conductive manner to a ground contact of the plug or socket (34) and to at least one conductor inside the terminal box (12). The electric connection between the ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8) and the ground contact of the plug or socket (34) is arranged outside of the terminal box (12).
US09543793B2	Radial-winding stator of a motor A radial-winding stator of a motor including a core and eight poles is disclosed. Each pole has a magnetic pole and a pole piece. The magnetic pole is connected to the core and extends outwards from the core in a radial direction. The pole piece is formed at one end of the magnetic pole distant to the core. The pole piece includes a magnetic end face having an arc length along a circumferential direction of the core, as well as an axial height along an axial direction perpendicular to the radial direction. A ratio of the arc length to the axial height is between 2.05 and 10. In another embodiment, the radial-winding stator includes ten or twelve poles.
US09543778B1	Device for recharging hearing aid batteries using USB dongle Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for recharging hearing aid batteries using a USB adapter. A system includes a hearing assistance device and a battery recharger. The hearing assistance device includes a rechargeable battery, a recharge coil configured to receive power across a wireless inductive link, and charging circuitry configured to control power received by the recharge coil to recharge the battery. The battery recharger includes a device compartment configured to receive the hearing assistance device, a transmit coil configured to transmit power across the wireless inductive link, and a USB adapter port configured to connect to a USB adapter. The USB adapter is configured to provide power to the recharger.
US09543775B2	Battery controller, management system, battery control method, battery control program, and storage medium A battery controller has a holder, a calculator, an acquirer, a calculator, and a controller. The holder holds, at a predetermined time, a value of a received power supplied from an electrical power receiving system to equipment supplied with power from a rechargeable battery. A calculator calculates a difference between a present value of the received power and a last-held value of the received power last-held by the holder at the predetermined time. An acquirer acquires a command value of the received power for each predetermined time period defined by a predetermined time interval. A calculator calculates a limit value of the received power for each time that is shorter than the predetermined time, based on the command value of the received power for each predetermined time period. A controller controls charge and discharge in the rechargeable battery, based on the calculated difference and on the limit value.
US09543774B2	Supply circuit in a communication system of a protective headgear, protective headgear with such a supply circuit and method for operating such a supply circuit A power source (30, 32) supply circuit (28) is provided in a communication system of protective headgear for supplying a communication system from a power source (30, 32) associated with the protective headgear. The supply circuit (28) includes a boost converter (44) for better utilization of the electric power supplied by the power source (30, 32). Protective headgear is provided with such a supply circuit (28) for supplying the protective headgear. A method is also provided for operating such a supply circuit (28).
US09543773B2	Power storage device and charging method thereof An object is to inhibit a decrease in the capacity of a power storage device or to compensate the capacity, by adjusting or rectifying an imbalance between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, which is caused by decomposition of an electrolyte solution at the negative electrode. Provided is a charging method of a power storage device including a positive electrode using an active material that exhibits two-phase reaction, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The method includes the steps of, after constant current charging, performing constant voltage charging with a voltage that does not cause decomposition of the electrolyte solution until a charging current becomes lower than or equal to a lower current value limit; and after the constant voltage charging, performing additional charging with a voltage that causes decomposition of the electrolyte solution until a resistance of the power storage device reaches a predetermined resistance.
US09543748B2	Fault protection system for a power system of dynamically positioned vessel A fault protection system for a power system of a dynamically positioned vessel is provided. The power system is separated into two or more power system sections, each including a bus section of a power distribution bus. The bus sections are connected by bus ties in a ring configuration. Each bus section includes a connection to a generator and a connection to a thruster drive of the dynamically positioned vessel. The fault protection system includes a fault isolation system which includes for each power system section a bus tie circuit breaker for breaking the connection provided by the bus tie.
US09543747B2	Method for splicing shielded wire cables A method of splicing shielded wire cables includes the steps of providing a first, second, and third shielded wire cable each having a core conductor axially surrounded by a shield conductor which is axially surrounded by an insulative jacket, providing a flexible insulation layer, a flexible conductive layer, and a section of dual wall heat shrink tubing. The first portion of the flexible insulation layer about the joined first, second, and third core conductors, wrapping the flexible conductive layer about the first, second, and third shield conductors, and disposing the flexible conductive layer and portions of the first, second, and third insulative jacket within the section of dual wall heat shrink tubing, thus forming a shielded wire cable splice.
US09543746B2	Enclosure for a cable connection The present invention is directed to an enclosure for protecting a cable connection. The enclosure includes a sealing member contained within an inner shell. The sealing member is secured around the cable connection by slideably engaging a rigid outer shell over the inner shell. The inner shell has an external topography defining an inner shell profile and wherein the outer shell has an internal topography defining an outer shell profile such that the outer shell profile is similar to the inner shell profile.
US09543743B2	Pass through faceplate A faceplate assembly is disclosed. The faceplate assembly includes a cover and a backing plate. The cover has at least one hood positioned at an edge of the cover. The backing plate is connected to the cover. The hood creates an opening between the cover and the backing plate to enable cables to be routed therethrough. The backing plate also has an outer edge with a split to enable the backing plate to be installed over pre-installed cables.
US09543725B2	Pliers for crimping electrical terminals Pliers include a pair of arm members, a pair of handles, at least one interchangeable working jaw and a control mechanism. Each arm member includes two parallel arm plates. The handles are connected to each other for movement of the arm members towards and away from each other. The working jaw is detachably supported in between the arm plates of the associated arm member. The control mechanism includes a retaining spacer, a driving member and a spring biased between the retaining spacer and the driving member. The retaining spacer is positioned in between the arm plates of the arm member. The driving member is movably disposed in between the arm plates of the arm member and has an end knob exposed outside the arm member so that pressing of the end knob of the driving member drives the driving member to be engaged with or disengaged from the working jaw.
US09543722B2	Connector for supporting electronic device Provided is a connector including a case having an opposing surface facing external device and a flat plate-shaped contact built in the case. The case includes a first opening which is formed at the opposing surface and through which a contact point of the contact to be connected to a connection terminal of the external device protrudes from the opposing surface, a receiver configured to receive a connector for external connection, and a holder configured to hold the contact. The contact includes the contact point which is disposed in the first opening and which is to contact with the connection terminal of the external device, an elastic portion which is disposed in the case and which moves the contact point in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the opposing surface, a contact portion which is disposed in the receiver and which is to contact with a connection terminal of the connector for external connection, a held portion which is formed between the elastic portion and the contact portion and which is held by the holder in the case, and a connection portion which is formed between the elastic portion and the contact portion and which connects between the contact point and the contact portion in the case.
US09543717B2	Communication connector with an elastic inner conductor A connector comprises an inner conductor (1) and an outer conductor (2); an insulating medium (3) is provided between the inner conductor and the outer conductor, the insulating medium forming an unclosed cavity, and an opening of the unclosed cavity being a port for termination. The inner conductor comprises a first inner conductor (40) and an elastic inner conductor (60), the first inner conductor and the elastic inner conductor being disposed in the unclosed cavity; the elastic inner conductor (60) comprises an elastic member (61) having an inclinedly oriented free end portion (611) and a protrusion (612) projecting towards the first inner conductor (40); in the case where the connector is unterminated, the protrusion of the elastic inner conductor contacts the first inner conductor, and in the case where the connector is terminated, the inclinedly oriented free end portion (611) is moved substantially laterally by a terminating conductor (50) vertically inserted through the port for termination, such that the protrusion (612) is separated from the first inner conductor (40) and the terminating conductor (50) is in contact with the elastic inner conductor (60). The connector solves the problem of a complex connector structure caused by separation of a performance transmission device and an elastic device of a connector in the prior art.
US09543715B2	Electrical wiring device with shutters An electrical device includes a shutter support structure having a return position, at least one blocking position and an open position. A first shutter element is configured to rotate about a first dimensional axis within a predetermined angular range while being translated in two-dimensions between the return position to the open position, each of the two dimensions being orthogonal to the first dimensional axis. A second shutter assembly includes a second shutter element coupled to the first shutter element, the first shutter element allowing the second shutter portion to move in a first direction parallel to the first dimensional axis when the first shutter element is in the open position, the first shutter element being configured to drive the second shutter element in a second direction parallel to the first dimensional axis when the first shutter element is being translated into the return position.
US09543709B2	Insulating body with a shielding cross An insulating body, which can be inserted into a chamber of a plug-in connector housing intended for this purpose, has at least one recess for at least one contact element for connecting to a conductor of a cable or a conducting path of a printed circuit board, and a shielding element for electromagnetically shielding the contact element, wherein the insulating body is formed from at least a first component and a second component, wherein the insulating body contains a cavity having a surface formed from the first component, and wherein the first component contains a dopant through which the surface is provided with a conductive coating forming the shielding element.
US09543704B1	Power adapter A power adapter includes a body, a plug, and an operation board. The plug is detachably received in and electrically connected to the body. The plug has an engagement slot. The operation board is rotatably received in the body and includes a hook, a pressing portion and a pop portion. The hook latches to the engagement slot to secure the plug to the body. The pressing portion is pressed by external forces. The pop portion is positioned below the plug. When the pressing portion receives an external force, the pressing portion rotates towards the body and drives the pop portion to rotate away from the body, whereby the pop portion pops up the plug from the body.
US09543703B2	Electrical connector with reduced stack height An electrical connector assembly includes first and second mezzanine electrical connectors that include respective first and second arrays of electrical contacts. The electrical contacts can be receptacle, or one can be a plug and the other can be a receptacle. Each electrical connector can further include at least one alignment member that cooperate to align the first and second arrays of electrical contacts relative to each other. Each electrical connector can further include at least one orientation member that allows the first and second electrical connectors to mate when in a predetermined orientation relative to each other.
US09543702B2	Connector A connector has a housing (10) with a lock arm (18) and a slider (60) that is movable on the housing (10) between an advanced position and a retracted position. A deflection regulating portion (67) projects from the slider (60) into a deflection space (24) for the lock arm (18) on a rear part of the lock arm (18) when the slider (60) is at the retracted position. The deflection regulating portion (67) is configured to regulate deflection of a lock arm (18). The slider (60) includes an unlocking portion (64) configured to cover a releasing surface of the lock arm (18) from a side opposite the deflection space (24) at the advanced position and has a shape suspended toward the deflection space (24). The unlocking portion (64) presses the releasing surface by receiving an operation force (F) that deflects the lock arm (18) in an unlocking direction.
US09543698B2	Connector A connector has a first housing (21) provided movably in a holder (10) and movements thereof are regulated by locking between resilient locking pieces (15) formed on the holder (10) and locks (23) formed on the first housing (21). In the process of assembling a first device (60) and a second device (70), the first housing (21) and a second housing (40) are connected properly and lock releasing portions (47) resiliently deflect the resilient locking pieces (15) to separate the resilient locking pieces (15) from the locks (23). When locking between the resilient locking pieces (15) and the locks (23) is released, the first housing (21) moves with respect to the holder (10) while being kept properly connected to the second housing (40) as assembly of the first and second devices (60, 70) proceeds.
US09543692B2	Relocatable power tap for use in a patient care area A power tap configured to deflect falling material, such as liquid and/or object, from electrical outlets. The power tap includes a housing having an opening to an electrical outlet, and a shelf that extends outwardly from a portion of the housing above the opening when the housing is in an upright position to divert or deflect falling matter away from the electrical outlet. The power tap may be configured as a relocatable power tap, and may be configured for use in a patient care area in compliance with one or more standards for safety and effectiveness of medical electrical equipment.
US09543691B2	Coaxial cable connector having an activatable seal A connector including a cavity for stowing a pre-installed sealing member. The sealing cavity is defined by a first or coupler seal cavity formed on the inside surface of a coupler and a second or insert seal cavity formed on the outer periphery of an insert. Relative motion of the coupler and the insert during assembly causes the sealing member to be displaced from a stowed or inactive seal position to an assembled or active seal position.
US09543681B2	Terminal for an antenna connector A terminal for an antenna connector has a soldering base, two wings, a resilient electric contacting arm, and two pre-pressing elements. The wings are formed on the soldering base, and each wing has an opening. The resilient electric contacting arm is formed on and protrudes from a rear end of the soldering base and has an extension section, a resilient section, and an electronic contacting section. The pre-pressing elements are located respectively in the openings of the wings, pre-press the resilient section of the resilient electric contacting arm toward the soldering base, and limit the resilient section to sway in an extent from an inner upper edge of each opening to the soldering base. The terminal with the pre-pressing elements performs an excellent electrical contacting effect to improve signal transmission of the antenna connector and a corresponding antenna module.
US09543672B2	Terminal block device A terminal block device to which a first wire and a second wire are to be connected includes a terminal block body made of an insulating material, a cover that is made of an insulating material and covers the terminal block body, a shaft member at which a terminal of the first wire and a terminal of the second wire are engaged, a cylindrical relay terminal through which the shaft member is inserted and which is inserted through the cover, a fastening member for fastening the terminal of the first wire and the terminal of the second wire to the relay terminal. The relay terminal includes a first seat surface that is contactable with the terminal of the first wire between the terminal block body and the cover and a second seat surface that is contactable with the terminal of the second wire outside the cover.
US09543666B2	Clamping element having two lever arms to clamp a conductor against a busbar A connecting terminal includes a receiving body, a clamping element configured to clamp a conductor inserted into the connecting terminal against a busbar arranged in the connecting terminal, a first lever arm rotatably mounted on the clamping element, and a second lever arm rotatably mounted on the first lever arm. The second lever arm has an actuation region by way of which the second lever arm can be pivoted. The clamping element can be moved by the first lever arm into a clamping position and into a non-clamping position when the second lever arm is pivoted.
US09543655B2	Folded near field communication antenna Provided is an antenna structure which is capable of having sufficient antenna performance even in an antenna having a small cross-sectional area. The antenna of the present invention comprises: a ferrite sheet; and an antenna sheet (flexible printed circuit board) which has a spiral loop antenna pattern. The antenna sheet is folded and the ferrite sheet is inserted therein to form a folded antenna. The folded antenna is configured in such a manner that a longitudinal pattern of the spiral loop antenna pattern is disposed close to a longitudinal centerline portion of the ferrite sheet.
US09543651B2	Near field communication antenna A near field communication (NFC) antenna including a dielectric substrate, a coil, and a coupling structure is provided. The coil is disposed on the dielectric substrate. The coupling structure includes at least one coupling branch. Two ends of the coupling branch are respectively connected to two different connection points on the coil. The coupling structure is configured to improve the isotropic characteristics of the NFC antenna.
US09543648B2	Switchable antennas for wireless applications Techniques of designing an antenna array with antenna units controlled electronically are described. Through controlling the combination of the reflectors in each of the antenna units, a desired antenna pattern is formed, adapting to the environment, and providing reliable and efficient links between two transceivers. According to one aspect of the present invention, a switch (e.g., a diode) is used to couple two reflectors. The diode is controlled to be on or off so that the reflectors are conductively integrated or separated.
US09543622B2	Lithium solid state secondary battery system The main object of the present invention is to provide a lithium solid state secondary battery system capable of restoring the decrease of output characteristics of a lithium solid state secondary battery without deteriorating an anode. The present invention attains the above-mentioned object by providing a lithium solid state secondary battery system including a lithium solid state secondary battery and an overdischarge treating unit, wherein an anode active material layer of the above-mentioned lithium solid state secondary battery contains an anode active material and a sulfide solid electrolyte material containing Li, A (A is at least one kind of P, S, Ge, Al and B) and S and having an ortho-composition, and the above-mentioned anode current collector includes a metal.
US09543618B2	Secondary battery An objection is to provide a high performance secondary battery having good flame retardancy and cycle properties. The present exemplary embodiment provides a secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with a negative electrode binder, and the electrolyte liquid comprises a supporting salt and an electrolytic solvent, the electrolytic solvent comprising at least one phosphate ester compound selected from phosphite esters, phosphonate esters and bisphosphonate esters.
US09543616B2	Electrolyte for magnesium rechargeable battery and preparation method thereof Disclosed is an electrolyte solution for a magnesium rechargeable battery with a high ionic conductivity and a wide electrochemical window compared to the conventional electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution is prepared by dissolving magnesium metal into the ethereal solution using combinations of metal chloride catalysts. The electrolyte solution can be applied to fabricate magnesium rechargeable batteries and magnesium hybrid batteries with a markedly increased reversible capacity, rate capability, and cycle life compared to those batteries employing the conventional electrolyte solution. Also disclosed is a method for preparing the electrolyte.
US09543610B2	Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a front side panel, and a fuel gas device. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells, one end and another end, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The first end plate is disposed at the one end. The second end plate is disposed at the another end. The front side panel is connected to side surfaces of the first and second end plates. The side surfaces face forward in a vehicle driving direction. The front side panel includes a first protruding end portion that protrudes from the first end plate outward in a vehicle width direction. The fuel gas device is disposed on the first end plate so as to be covered by the first protruding end portion when seen from a front side in the vehicle driving direction.
US09543606B2	Fuel cell and proces for manufacturing a fuel cell The present invention pertains to a fuel cell with a storage unit (4) for storing hydrogen (Hx), with a proton conductive layer, which covers a surface of the storage unit (4), and with a cathode (7) on a side of the proton conductive layer, which side is located opposite, wherein the storage unit (4) is directly coupled with an anode and/or the storage unit (4) is incorporated in a substrate (1) of a semiconductor. The storage unit (4) is preferably connected to the substrate (1) at least via a stress compensation layer (3).
US09543603B2	Fuel cell system and control method for fuel cell system In a fuel cell system that includes a fuel cell that generates power in response to an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen contained in air, and a compressor that supplies air to the fuel cell, in which an idle stop is executed to stop power generation by the fuel cell when a required load falls to or below a predetermined value, and during the idle stop, air is supplied in accordance with a voltage condition between a cathode and a anode of the fuel cell, regardless of the required load, air is supplied during the idle stop while detecting an air supply amount, and when the air supply amount reaches a predetermined value, the air supply is stopped.
US09543600B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system that can supply fuel gas appropriately is provided. The fuel cell system includes an injector 23A and an injector 23B which inject fuel gas, and an ECU 50. The ECU 50 adjusts the flow rate of the fuel gas that is injected from the injector 23A by adjusting the valve opening time period and the valve closing time period of the injector 23A, which are repeated alternately, and make at least a part of the valve opening time period of the injector 23B overlap with the valve closing time period of the injector 23A when opening the valve of the injector 23B.
US09543597B2	Fuel-cell power generation system and method of manufacturing the same According to one embodiment, a fuel-cell power generation system includes a fuel cell that generates electricity by electrochemical reaction using fuel and an oxidizer and a resin module that includes a flow path through which fuel, air, or water flows, inner walls defining the flow path being made of resin.
US09543590B2	Catalyst layer composition for fuel cell, electrode for fuel cell, method of preparing electrode for fuel cell, membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell, and fuel cell system using the membrane-electrode assembly A catalyst layer composition for a fuel cell includes an ionomer cluster, a catalyst, and a solvent including water and polyhydric alcohol; and an electrode for a fuel cell includes a catalyst layer comprising an ionomer cluster having a three-dimensional reticular structure, and a catalyst, a method of preparing a electrode for a fuel cell includes a catalyst layer comprising an ionomer cluster having a three-dimensional reticular structure, and a catalyst, and a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell including the electrode and a fuel cell system including the membrane-electrode assembly.
US09543589B2	Lead-acid battery construction Batteries comprise a carbon fiber electrode construction of the invention and have improved DCA and/or CCA, and/or may maintain DCA with an increasing number of charge-discharge cycles, and thus may be particularly suitable for use in hybrid vehicles.
US09543585B2	Electrode binder composition for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte battery Provided is a binder composition for electrodes that has high stability in the form of a liquid composition dissolved or dispersed in a solvent and can improve cycle property of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery. The binder composition used is a binder composition including a polymer A containing 80% by weight or more and 99.9% by weight or less of a repeating unit derived from a monomer including a nitrile group and 0.1% by weight or more and 20% by weight or less of a repeating unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated compound, wherein a weight-average molecular weight of the polymer A is 500,000 to 2,000,000, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of the polymer A is 13 or smaller.
US09543578B2	Negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a negative electrode active material for a secondary battery that uses a non-aqueous electrolyte, including the steps of: depositing silicon according to an electron beam vapor-deposition method with metallic silicon as a raw material on a substrate of which temperature is controlled from 800 to 1100° C. at a vapor deposition rate exceeding 1 kg/hr in the range of film thickness of 2 to 30 mm; and pulverizing and classifying the deposited silicon to obtain the negative electrode active material. As a result, there is provided a method for manufacturing a negative electrode active material of silicon particles as an active material useful for a negative electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is, while maintaining high initial efficiency and battery capacity of silicon, excellent in the cycle characteristics and has a reduced volume change during charge/discharge.
US09543576B2	Methods of making metal-doped nickel oxide active materials Methods of making high-energy cathode active materials for primary alkaline batteries are described. The primary batteries include a cathode having an alkali-deficient nickel(IV)-containing oxide including one or more metals such as Co, Mg, Al, Ca, Y, Mn, and/or non-metals such as B, Si, Ge or a combination of metal and/or non-metal atoms as dopants partially substituted for Ni and/or Li in the crystal lattice; an anode; a separator between the cathode and the anode; and an alkaline electrolyte solution.
US09543572B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that comprises an electrode body comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode has an upper operating voltage limit of 4.5 V or higher relative to lithium metal. The electrode body comprises a lithium titanate-containing layer. The lithium titanate-containing layer is isolated from the negative electrode.
US09543566B2	Electrode with feedthrough pin for miniature electrochemical cells and methods of making Miniature electrodes and electrochemical cells are disclosed. Such electrodes are made from forming an electrode mixture onto a current collector and distal end of a feedthrough pin such that the current collector and distal end of the feedthrough pin is encapsulated. The methods and electrode assemblies disclosed herein allow such electrode assemblies to be made free from the step of directly attaching a formed electrode to a feedthrough pin and thus simplifying assembly and decreasing size.
US09543555B2	Battery module A battery module including a plurality of unit cells, a plurality of bus bars electrically connecting the plurality of unit cells, a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal that are electrically connected and in contact with two ends of the plurality of unit cells, a battery housing accommodating the plurality of unit cells and the bus bars, and detection terminals that are respectively electrically connected to the plurality of bus bars, wherein the detection terminals are exposed outside the battery housing. Accordingly, voltage balancing between the unit cells may be controlled without disassembling the battery module.
US09543554B2	Battery device that holds batteries A battery holder includes restriction members protruded from a holding base plate in an axial direction of batteries to be located in spaces between the batteries. Each of the restriction members has: a tapered surface which is inclined to the axial direction and is in line contact with an outer periphery of the end face of the battery when the restriction member is inserted into the space, so as to apply a force to move the battery in a radial direction of the battery; and a support surface which supports a side face of the battery that is not in contact with the tapered surface, by surface contact. The support surface receives a moving force in the radial direction from the tapered surface and supports the side face of the battery by a reactive force.
US09543542B2	Organic light-emitting display An organic light-emitting display includes a first substrate which includes a pixel region, and an encapsulation region which surrounds the pixel region, an organic light-emitting device which is located in the pixel region, a sealant which is located in the encapsulation region, and a dummy metal which is interposed between the first substrate and the sealant, where the encapsulation region includes a first encapsulation region and a second encapsulation region which is adjacent to the first encapsulation region, and the dummy metal is located in the first encapsulation region.
US09543540B2	OLED device and manufacture thereof A method of manufacturing an OLED device, a semi-finished product, and a OLED are described herein. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing an electrically conductive carrier substrate with a first carrier surface and a second carrier surface, assembling at least the first carrier surface a patterned layer of insulating material over an integral area, the layer of insulating material being patterned by a plurality of holes such that an electric access to the first carrier surface is possible, assembling a patterned conductive coating on the insulating material such that the conductive coating enters the holes and covers the insulating material, whereby the conductive coating is patterned such that a number of discrete first electrode areas are formed in the conductive coating, applying an organic light-emitting layer above at least one first electrode area, applying a second electrode layer above the organic light emitting layer.
US09543537B2	Solution processed metal oxide thin film hole transport layers for high performance organic solar cells A method for the application of solution processed metal oxide hole transport layers in organic photovoltaic devices and related organic electronics devices is disclosed. The metal oxide may be derived from a metal-organic precursor enabling solution processing of an amorphous, p-type metal oxide. An organic photovoltaic device having solution processed, metal oxide, thin-film hole transport layer.
US09543532B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Novel organic compounds comprising a substituted anthracene or acridine ligand are provided. In particular, the compound includes an anthracene ligand substituted at the 9 and 10 positions. The compound may be used in organic light emitting devices to provide devices having improved efficiency and lifetime. In particular, these compounds may be especially beneficial for use in blue-emitting OLEDs.
US09543528B2	Compound for an organic optoelectric device, organic optoelectric device including the same, and display device including the optoelectric device A compound for an organic optoelectric device, an organic optoelectric device including the same, and a display device including the organic optoelectric device, the compound including a combination of a moiety represented by the following Chemical Formula I and a moiety represented by the following Chemical Formula II:
US09543516B2	Method for forming a doped metal oxide for use in resistive switching memory elements Methods for producing RRAM resistive switching elements having reduced forming voltage include doping to create oxygen deficiencies in the dielectric film. Oxygen deficiencies in a dielectric film promote formation of conductive pathways.
US09543493B2	Packaging for thermoelectric subcomponents A thermoelectric semiconducting assembly. Two parallel plates, a first plate and a second plate, are spaced apart. A plurality of pellets are fitted into said first plate and into said second plate, each said pellet comprising a body, a first cap, and a second cap, said body including a silicon material, said first cap and said second cap including an electrically resistive ceramic material, each pellet in said second plate being connected to a pellet in said first plate. Each pellet includes a doped body, wherein half of said pellets are doped with a p-type dopant to form a p-type pellet and half of said pellets are doped with an n-type dopant to form an n-type pellet. Each plate includes p-type pellets and n-type pellets in an alternating pattern, and each p-type pellet in said first plate connects with an n-type pellet in said second plate, and wherein each n-type pellet in said first plate connects with a p-type pellet in said second plate.
US09543484B1	Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a first surface, and a second surface, the light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the second surface opposing the first surface; a p-side electrode; an n-side electrode; a p-side pillar; an n-side pillar; a first insulating layer; an optical layer; a second insulating layer; a first layer; a p-side interconnect; and an n-side interconnect. The first layer includes a first lower end portion and a second lower end portion.
US09543481B2	Semiconductor nanoparticle-based materials The present invention relates to a primary particle comprised of a primary matrix material containing a population of semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein each primary particle further comprises an additive to enhance the physical, chemical and/or photo-stability of the semiconductor nanoparticles. A method of preparing such particles is described. Composite materials and light emitting devices incorporating such primary particles are also described.
US09543480B2	Ceramic composite for light conversion and method for manufacture thereof A ceramic composite for light conversion comprising a solidified body in which crystalline phases of oxides are three-dimensionally entangled and a method for manufacture thereof. A manufacture method of a ceramic composite for light conversion is characterized in that a polishing step is provided in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process applied to the surface of a solidified body with a structure in which an Al2O3 phase and other phases are three-dimensionally entangled.
US09543476B2	UV light emitting diode and method of fabricating the same A UV light emitting diode and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The light emitting diode includes an active area between an n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer and a p-type nitride-based semiconductor layer, wherein the active area includes a plurality of barrier layers containing Al, a plurality of well layers containing Al and alternately arranged with the barrier layer, and at least one conditioning layer. Each conditioning layer is placed between the well layer and the barrier layer adjacent to the well layer and is formed of a binary nitride semiconductor. The design of the conditioning layer can reduce stress of the active area while allowing uniform control of the composition of the well layers and/or the barrier layers.
US09543474B2	Manufacture method of making semiconductor optical device The semiconductor optical device has a chip of semiconductor lamination having a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a first surface, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type having a second surface, and an active layer sandwiched between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the chip having side surface including a first side surface which is contiguous to the second surface, forms an obtuse angle with the second surface, extends across the second semiconductor layer and the active layer, and enters the first semiconductor layer, and a cracked surface which is contiguous to the first side surface, a first conductivity type side electrode formed on the first surface, and a second conductivity type side electrode formed on the second surface, wherein in-plane size of the semiconductor lamination is 50 μm or less.
US09543473B2	Polycrystalline gallium-nitride self-supporting substrate and light-emitting element using same Provided is a self-supporting polycrystalline GaN substrate composed of GaN-based single crystal grains having a specific crystal orientation in a direction approximately normal to the substrate. The crystal orientations of individual GaN-based single crystal grains as determined from inverse pole figure mapping by EBSD analysis on the substrate surface are distributed with tilt angles from the specific crystal orientation, the average tilt angle being 1 to 10°. There is also provided a light emitting device including the self-supporting substrate and a light emitting functional layer, which has at least one layer composed of semiconductor single crystal grains, the at least one layer having a single crystal structure in the direction approximately normal to the substrate. The present invention makes it possible to provide a self-supporting polycrystalline GaN substrate having a reduced defect density at the substrate surface, and to provide a light emitting device having a high luminous efficiency.
US09543455B2	System and method for low-cost, high-efficiency solar panel power feed A cascading regulation system connected to a number of serially connected power sources and uses multiple regulators having different cutoff voltages to provide an output for the local power consumption unit. Each of the regulators is connected to a subset of serially connected power sources and so configured that if the voltage generated at the lowest tap is no longer sufficient for a stable supply to the local power consumption unit, the next higher regulator takes over, and the output voltage drops in small steps reflective of that takeover of the next higher tap. When the voltage generated across a subsection grows, a lower connected tap may take over again, producing a slightly higher output voltage for the local power consumption unit. The cutover steps are chosen such that the output voltage range matches the range given as the acceptable input range for the local power consumption unit.
US09543454B1	Diodes with multiple junctions A diode includes a semiconductor substrate having a surface; a first contact region disposed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type; and a second contact region disposed at the surface, laterally spaced from the first contact region, and having a second conductivity type. The diode also includes a buried region disposed in the semiconductor substrate vertically adjacent to the first contact region, having the second conductivity type, and electrically connected with the second contact region; and an isolation region disposed at the surface between the first and second contact regions. The diode also includes a separation region disposed at the surface between the first contact region and the isolation region, the separation region formed from a portion of a first well region disposed in the semiconductor substrate that extends to the surface.
US09543445B2	Semiconductor device with oxide semiconductor layer A semiconductor device which includes an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer covering the oxide semiconductor layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, and a gate electrode over the gate insulating layer is provided. The thickness of the oxide semiconductor layer is greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm. The gate insulating layer satisfies a relation where ∈r/d is greater than or equal to 0.08 (nm−1) and less than or equal to 7.9 (nm−1) when the relative permittivity of a material used for the gate insulating layer is ∈r and the thickness of the gate insulating layer is d. The distance between the source electrode and the drain electrode is greater than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 1 μm.
US09543432B2	High voltage LDMOS device with an increased voltage at source (high side) and a fabricating method thereof A high voltage LDMOS device having high side source voltage, an n type buried layer and a p type buried layer situated on the interface between a p type substrate and an n type epitaxial layer; a lateral surface of the n type buried layer and a lateral surface of the p type buried layer not in contact, and are distant from one another with a distance, thereby increasing the withstand voltage between the n type buried layer and the p type buried layer; the p type buried layer and the drain overlap at least partially in a vertical direction, enabling the p type buried layer to exert a reduced surface field action on the drain, to increase the withstand voltage of the drain against the source; the source and the body terminal centrally on top of the n type buried layer.
US09543429B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device There is provided a silicon carbide semiconductor device allowing for increased switching speed with a simpler configuration. A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: a gate electrode provided on a gate insulating film; and a gate pad. The gate electrode includes a first comb-tooth shaped electrode portion extending from outside of the gate pad toward a circumferential edge portion of the gate pad and overlapping with the gate pad at the circumferential edge portion of the gate pad when viewed in a plan view. A p+ region includes: a central portion overlapping with the gate pad when viewed in the plan view; and a peripheral portion extending from the central portion toward the outside of the gate pad, the peripheral portion being provided to face the first comb-tooth shaped electrode portion of the gate electrode with a space interposed therebetween.
US09543428B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method for producing the same An SiC semiconductor device has a p type region including a low concentration region and a high concentration region filled in a trench formed in a cell region. A p type column is provided by the low concentration region, and a p+ type deep layer is provided by the high concentration region. Thus, since a SJ structure can be made by the p type column and the n type column provided by the n type drift layer, an on-state resistance can be reduced. As a drain potential can be blocked by the p+ type deep layer, at turnoff, an electric field applied to the gate insulation film can be alleviated and thus breakage of the gate insulation film can be restricted. Therefore, the SiC semiconductor device can realize the reduction of the on-state resistance and the restriction of breakage of the gate insulation film.
US09543426B2	Semiconductor devices with self-aligned contacts and low-k spacers One illustrative method disclosed herein includes removing a portion of a sacrificial sidewall spacer to thereby expose at least a portion of the sidewalls of a sacrificial gate electrode and forming a liner layer on the exposed sidewalls of the sacrificial gate electrode. In this example, the method also includes forming a sacrificial gap fill material above the liner layer, exposing and removing the sacrificial gate electrode to thereby define a gate cavity that is laterally defined by the liner layer, forming a replacement gate structure, removing the sacrificial gap fill material and forming a low-k sidewall spacer adjacent the liner layer. A device is also disclosed that includes a gate cap layer, a layer of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride positioned on each of two upstanding portions of a gate insulation layer and a low-k sidewall spacer positioned on the layer of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride.
US09543424B2	Method for growing III-V epitaxial layers and semiconductor structure Disclosed are methods of growing III-V epitaxial layers on a substrate, a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, a device comprising such a semiconductor structure, and an electronic circuit. Group III-nitride devices, such as, for example, high-electron-mobility transistors, may include a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) between two active layers. For example, the 2DEG may be between a GaN layer and a AlGaN layer. These transistors may work in depletion-mode operation, which means the channel has to be depleted to turn the transistor off. For certain applications, such as, for example, power switching or integrated logic, negative polarity gate supply is undesired. Transistors may then work in enhancement mode (E-mode).
US09543423B2	Hot-electron transistor having multiple MSM sequences In one aspect, a transistor comprises a metal emitter, a first semiconductor barrier, a metal base, a second semiconductor barrier, and a metal collector. The first semiconductor barrier separates the metal emitter and the metal base and has an average thickness based on a first mean free path of a charge carrier in the first semiconductor barrier emitted from the metal emitter. The second semiconductor barrier separates the metal base from the metal collector and has an average thickness based on a second mean free path of the charge carrier in the second semiconductor barrier injected from the metal base. The metal base comprises two or more metal layers and has an average thickness based on a multi-layer mean free path of the charge carrier.
US09543422B1	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a second region of a second conductivity type above a first region of a first conductivity type. A gate electrode has a portion surrounded by the second region via a gate insulating layer. A first electrode, which is separated from the gate electrode, has a portion surrounded by the second region via a first insulating layer. A third region of a second conductivity type is between the first insulating layer and the gate insulating layer. The third region contacts the first insulating layer and has a second conductivity type carrier concentration higher than the second region. A fourth region has a portion aligned with the third region along a first direction. A fifth region of the second conductivity type contacts the gate insulating layer and is aligned with the first portion along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US09543421B2	Trench-type insulated gate semiconductor device including an emitter trench and an overlapped floating region A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate trenches, a gate electrode in the plurality of gate trenches, an n+-type emitter region, a p-type base region, and an n−-type drift region disposed, lateral to each gate trench, a p+-type collector region, a plurality of emitter trenches formed between the plurality of gate trenches, a buried electrode in the plurality of emitter trenches, and electrically connected with the n+-type emitter region, and a p-type floating region formed between the plurality of emitter trenches.
US09543418B2	Semiconductor liner of semiconductor device The disclosure relates to a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) formed in and on a substrate having a major surface. The FinFET includes a fin structure protruding from the major surface, which fin includes a lower portion, an upper portion, and a middle portion between the lower portion and upper portion, wherein the fin structure includes a first semiconductor material having a first lattice constant; a pair of notches extending into opposite sides of the middle portion; and a semiconductor liner adjoining the lower portion. The semiconductor liner is a second semiconductor material having a second lattice constant greater than the first lattice constant.
US09543416B2	Methods of forming products with FinFET semiconductor devices without removing fins in certain areas of the product One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a first plurality of fins in the first region of the substrate, a second plurality of fins in the second region of the substrate, and a space in the substrate between two adjacent fins in the second region that corresponds to a first isolation region to be formed in the second region, forming a fin removal masking layer above the first and second regions of the substrate, wherein the fin removal masking layer has an opening positioned above at least a portion of at least one of the first plurality of fins, while masking all of the second plurality of fins in the second region and the space for the first isolation region, and performing an etching process through the first opening to remove the portions of the at least one of the first plurality of fins.
US09543412B2	Method for manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device A silicon carbide substrate including a first layer having first conductivity type, a second layer having second conductivity type, and a third layer having the first conductivity type is formed. A trench provided with an inner surface having a side wall surface and a bottom surface is formed, the side wall surface extending through the third layer and the second layer and reaching the first layer, the bottom surface being formed of the first layer. A silicon film is formed to cover the bottom surface. A gate oxide film is formed on the inner surface by oxidation in the trench. The gate oxide film includes a first portion formed by oxidation of the silicon carbide substrate, and a second portion formed by oxidation of the silicon film on the bottom surface. Accordingly, a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device having a high breakdown voltage is provided.
US09543410B2	Semiconductor device and formation thereof A semiconductor device and method of forming the same are described. A semiconductor device includes an active area adjacent a gate structure. The gate structure includes a gate electrode over a gate dielectric, the gate dielectric having a bottom surface in a first plane. A second etch interacts with a first composition and an initial dopant to remove a bottom portion of a first sidewall spacer adjacent the gate structure, such that a bottom surface of the first sidewall spacer lies in a second plane different than the first plane. The removal of the bottom portion of the first sidewall spacer reduces a first distance between a source or drain and a bottom surface of the gate electrode, thus reducing proximity loading of the semiconductor device and improving functionality of the semiconductor device.
US09543406B2	Structure and method for overlay marks The overlay mark and method for making the same are described. In one embodiment, a semiconductor overlay structure includes gate stack structures formed on the semiconductor substrate and configured as an overlay mark, and a doped semiconductor substrate disposed on both sides of the gate stack structure that includes at least as much dopant as the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the gate stack structure in a device region. The doped semiconductor substrate is formed by at least three ion implantation steps.
US09543401B2	3D semiconductor integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same A 3D semiconductor integrated circuit device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. An active pillar is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and an interlayer insulating layer is formed so that the active pillar is buried in the interlayer insulating layer. The interlayer insulating layer is etched to form a hole so that the active pillar and a peripheral region of the active pillar are exposed. An etching process is performed on the peripheral region of the active pillar exposed through the hole by a certain depth, and a space having the depth is provided between the active pillar and the interlayer insulating layer. A silicon material layer is formed to be buried in the space having the depth, and an ohmic contact layer is formed on the silicon material layer and the active pillar.
US09543399B2	Device having sloped gate profile and method of manufacture A semiconductor device having an open profile gate electrode, and a method of manufacture, are provided. A funnel-shaped opening is formed in a dielectric layer and a gate electrode is formed in the funnel-shaped opening, thereby providing a gate electrode having an open profile. In some embodiments, first and second gate spacers are formed alongside a dummy gate electrode. The dummy gate electrode is removed and upper portions of the first and second gate spacers are removed. The first and second gate spacers may be formed of different materials having different etch rates.
US09543396B2	Vertical transistor device structure with cylindrically-shaped regions A vertical power transistor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, with a plurality of cylindrically-shaped dielectric regions disposed in the semiconductor layer. The cylindrically-shaped dielectric regions extend in a vertical direction from a top surface of the semiconductor layer downward. Adjacent ones of the cylindrically-shaped dielectric regions being laterally separated along a common diametrical axis by a narrow region of the semiconductor layer having a first width. Each dielectric region has a cylindrically-shaped, conductive field plate member centrally disposed therein. The cylindrically-shaped, conductive field plate member extends in the vertical direction from the top surface downward to near a bottom of the dielectric region. The dielectric region laterally separates the cylindrically-shaped, conductive field plate member from the narrow region. A source region is disposed at the top surface, and a drain region is disposed at the bottom, of the semiconductor layer.
US09543380B2	Multi-directional trenching of a die in manufacturing superjunction devices A method of manufacturing a superjunction device includes providing a semiconductor wafer having at least one die. At least one first trench having a first orientation is formed in the at least one die. At least one second trench having a second orientation that is different from the first orientation is formed in the at least one die.
US09543374B2	Low temperature coefficient resistor in CMOS flow A method for adding a low TCR resistor to a baseline CMOS manufacturing flow. A method of forming a low TCR resistor in a CMOS manufacturing flow. A method of forming an n-type and a p-type transistor with a low TCR resistor in a CMOS manufacturing flow.
US09543370B2	Silicon and semiconducting oxide thin-film transistor displays An electronic device display may have an array of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit may include an organic light-emitting diode and a drive transistor. Each drive transistor may be adjusted to control how much current flows through the organic light-emitting diode. Each pixel circuit may include one or more additional transistors such as switching transistors and a storage capacitor. Semiconducting oxide transistors and silicon transistors may be used in forming the transistors of the pixel circuits. The storage capacitors and the transistors may be formed using metal layers, semiconductor structures, and dielectric layers. Some of the layers may be removed along the edge of the display to facilitate bending. The dielectric layers may have a stepped profile that allows data lines in the array to be stepped down towards the surface of the substrate as the data lines extend into an inactive edge region.
US09543369B2	Display device A display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting region; and a light blocking layer provided on a side of the plurality of pixels on which light is output. In each of the plurality pixels, the light blocking layer has a plurality of openings allowing light from the light emitting region to be output. In one embodiment, in the light blocking layer, the openings adjacent to each other may be located line-symmetrically. In one embodiment, in the light blocking layer, the openings adjacent to each other may be located point-symmetrically.
US09543363B2	Organic light emitting diode display device A display device includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The second pixel is controlled to emit light in a predetermined range in a first time period and to not emit light in the predetermined range in a second time period during which the first pixel emits light. The first pixel includes a first organic emission layer having a first thickness and the second pixel includes a second organic emission layer having a second thickness different from the first thickness. A resonance pattern is formed in the second pixel to emit light in a melatonin production inhibition wavelength range that corresponds to the predetermined range. The first pixel may emit blue light, green light, red light, or another color of light including white light.
US09543348B2	Backlight image sensor chip having improved chip driving performance The present invention relates to a backlight image sensor chip having improved chip driving performance, in which a region other than a pad region, on which a conductive pad is formed, and a sensing region, on which an optical filter is formed, is used as a region for auxiliary driving so that additional functions such as auxiliary power supply, auxiliary signal transmission and auxiliary operation control can be performed, without additional process, in the backlight image sensor chip having a restricted area, thereby improving the chip driving performance.
US09543346B2	Imaging element and imaging device An imaging element according to the present disclosure includes: a first pixel and a second pixel each including a light receiving section and a light condensing section, in which the light receiving section includes a photoelectric conversion element, and the light condensing section is configured to allow entering light to be condensed toward the light receiving section; a trench provided between the first pixel and the second pixel; a first light shielding film embedded in the trench; and a second light shielding film provided on part of a light receiving surface of the light receiving section of the second pixel, in which the second light shielding film is continuous with the first light shielding film.
US09543343B2	Mechanisms for forming image sensor device Embodiments of mechanisms for forming an image sensor device are provided. The image sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a photodetector in the semiconductor substrate. The image sensor device also includes a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, and the dielectric layer has a recess aligned with the photodetector. The image sensor device further includes a filter in the recess of the dielectric layer. In addition, the image sensor device includes a shielding layer between the dielectric layer and the semiconductor substrate and surrounding the filter.
US09543339B2	Array substrate and method of fabricating the same An array substrate includes an oxide semiconductor layer; an etch stopper including a first contact hole exposing each of both sides of the oxide semiconductor layer; source and drain electrodes spaced apart from each other with the oxide semiconductor layer therebetween; a first passivation layer including a contact hole exposing each of both ends of the oxide semiconductor layer and each of ends of the source and drain electrode that oppose the both ends of the oxide semiconductor layer, respectively; and a connection pattern at the second contact hole contacting both the oxide semiconductor layer and each of the source and drain electrodes.
US09543334B2	Display panel A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate including a non-display region containing a thin film transistor, which includes a semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer; a first metal layer; a second insulating layer; a first and second via hole series disposed adjacent to the respective opposite sides of the first metal layer. The first via hole series includes a plurality of first via holes, and the second via hole series includes a plurality of second via holes. A second metal layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The minimum distance between an edge of the first portion and an edge of the first metal layer is a first distance, and the minimum distance between an edge of the second portion and another edge of the first metal layer is a second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.
US09543332B2	Array substrate, display panel and display device An array substrate comprises: a plurality of flexible cushions; and a plurality of signal lines, wherein the signal lines have ends respectively located on the flexible cushions.
US09543326B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first light shielding layer, a second light shielding layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a gate line, a first source line, a second source line, a switching element, and a pixel electrode, wherein an area in which the first light shielding layer and the pixel electrode are opposed to each other and an area in which the second light shielding layer and the pixel electrode are opposed to each other are equal in size.
US09543320B2	Three-dimensional memory structure having self-aligned drain regions and methods of making thereof A memory stack structure can be formed through a stack of an alternating plurality of first material layers and second material layers and through an overlying temporary material layer having a different composition than the first and second material layers. The memory stack structure can include a memory film and a semiconductor channel layer. The overlying temporary material layer is removed selective to the stack to form a lateral recess. Portions of the memory film are removed around the lateral recess, and dopants are laterally introduced into an upper portion of the semiconductor channel to form a self-aligned drain region.
US09543318B1	Three dimensional memory device with epitaxial semiconductor pedestal for peripheral transistors An alternating stack of insulator layers and spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. Stepped surfaces are formed in a contact region in which contact via structures are to be subsequently formed. An epitaxial semiconductor pedestal can be formed by a single epitaxial deposition process that is performed after formation of the stepped surfaces and prior to formation of memory openings, or a combination of a first epitaxial deposition process performed prior to formation of memory openings and a second epitaxial deposition process performed after formation of the memory openings. The epitaxial semiconductor pedestal can have a top surface that is located above a topmost surface of the alternating stack. The spacer material layers are formed as, or can be replaced with, electrically conductive layers. Backside contact via structures can be subsequently formed.
US09543305B2	Reverse conducting power semiconductor device A RC power semiconductor is provided which comprises a plurality of diode cells and a plurality of GCT cells. Each GCT cell comprises a first cathode layer with at least three cathode layer regions, which are separated from each other by a base layer. In orthogonal projection onto a plane parallel to the first main side each one of the cathode layer regions is strip-shaped and a width (w, w′), wherein the diode cells alternate with the GCT cells in a lateral direction in at least a mixed part, wherein in each GCT cell, the width (w′) of each one of the two outer cathode layer regions next to a diode cell neighboring to that GCT cell is less than the width (w) of any intermediate cathode layer region between the two outer cathode layer regions in that GCT cell.
US09543301B2	Fin-last FinFET and methods of forming same Embodiments of the present disclosure are a FinFET device, and methods of forming a FinFET device. An embodiment is a method for forming a FinFET device, the method comprising forming a semiconductor strip over a semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor strip is disposed in a dielectric layer, forming a gate over the semiconductor strip and the dielectric layer, and forming a first recess and a second recess in the semiconductor strip, wherein the first recess is on an opposite side of the gate from the second recess. The method further comprises forming a source region in the first recess and a drain region in the second recess, and recessing the dielectric layer, wherein a first portion of the semiconductor strip extends above a top surface of the dielectric layer forming a semiconductor fin.
US09543298B1	Single diffusion break structure and cuts later method of making A method of forming a single diffusion break includes etching rows of fins into a substrate of a structure from a patterned fin hardmask, the remaining fin hardmask being self-aligned with the fins. A first dielectric fill material is disposed and planarized over the structure to expose the fin hardmask. A photoresist layer is disposed over the structure. An isolation region is patterned across the fins to form first and second parallel fin arrays, wherein any remaining photoresist layer has self-aligned edges which are self-aligned with the isolation region. The self-aligned edges are trimmed to expose end portions of the fin hardmask. The exposed end portions are removed. The remaining photoresist layer is removed. A second dielectric fill material is disposed and planarized over the structure to form a base for a single diffusion break (SDB) in the isolation region.
US09543295B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device that includes transistors with different threshold voltages is provided. Alternatively, a semiconductor device including a plurality of kinds of circuits and transistors whose electrical characteristics are different between the circuits is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor, a conductor, a first insulator, a second insulator, and a third insulator. The conductor has a region where the conductor and the oxide semiconductor overlap with each other. The first insulator is positioned between the conductor and the oxide semiconductor. The second insulator is positioned between the conductor and the first insulator. The third insulator is positioned between the conductor and the second insulator. The second insulator has a negatively charged region.
US09543285B2	Display panel A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel groups arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array. Each of the sub-pixel groups includes a plurality of first pixel units, a plurality of second pixel units and a plurality of third pixel units. Each of the first pixel units includes a first color sub-pixel and a second color sub-pixel, each of the second pixel units includes the second color sub-pixel and a third color sub-pixel, and each of the third pixel units includes the first color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel. The first color sub-pixel, the second color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel are sub-pixels having three different colors. At least a part of the first pixel units and at least a part of the second pixel units are arranged along a first direction, and the first direction is tilted relative to a column direction of the pixel array.
US09543283B2	Light emitting diode package and method for manufacturing same An LED packaging includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, a recess defined in the top surface, an LED mounted on the top surface of the substrate, a zener diode received in the recess, and a reflecting layer formed in the recess and enclosing the zener diode therein.
US09543273B2	Reduced volume interconnect for three-dimensional chip stack A method of forming a reduced volume interconnect for a chip stack including multiple silicon layers, the method including: forming multiple conductive structures, each of at least a subset of the conductive structures having a volume of conductive material for a corresponding under bump metallurgy pad onto which the conductive structure is transferred that is configured such that a ratio of an unreflowed diameter of the conductive structure to a diameter of the corresponding pad is about one third-to-one or less; transferring the conductive structures to the silicon layers; stacking the silicon layers in a substantially vertical dimension such that each of the conductive structures on a given silicon layer is aligned with a corresponding electrical contact location on an underside of an adjacent silicon layer; and heating the interconnect so as to metallurgically bond multiple electrical contact locations of adjacent silicon layers.
US09543269B2	System-level packaging methods and structures A system-level packaging method includes providing a packaging substrate having a first functional surface and a second surface with wiring arrangement within the packaging substrate and between the first functional surface and the second surface. The method also includes forming at least two package layers on the first functional surface of the packaging substrate, wherein each package layer is formed by subsequently forming a mounting layer, a sealant layer, and a wiring layer. Further, the method includes forming a top sealant layer and planting connection balls on the second functional surface of the packaging substrate.
US09543268B2	Electronic component, method of manufacturing same, composite module including electronic component, and method of manufacturing same A method of manufacturing a composite module prevents a connection electrode electrically coupled to a functional element from separating from a first principal surface of an element substrate. A transmission filter element, a reception filter element, connection electrodes electrically coupled to the transmission filter element and the reception filter element, and an insulating layer surrounding the transmission filter element, the reception filter element, and the connection electrodes are disposed on a first principal surface of an element substrate. The insulating layer covers at least a portion of the surface of each of the connection electrodes. Because the portion of the surface of each of the connection electrodes in an exposed state is covered with the insulating layer, the connection electrodes electrically coupled to the transmission filter element and the reception filter element are prevented from separating from the first principal surface of the element substrate.
US09543261B2	Designs and methods for conductive bumps Methods, techniques, and structures relating to die packaging. In one exemplary implementation, a die package interconnect structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first conducting layer in contact with the semiconductor substrate. The first conducting layer may include a base layer metal. The base layer metal may include Cu. The exemplary implementation may also include a diffusion barrier in contact with the first conducting layer and a wetting layer on top of the diffusion barrier. A bump layer may reside on top of the wetting layer, in which the bump layer may include Sn, and Sn may be electroplated. The diffusion barrier may be electroless and may be adapted to prevent Cu and Sn from diffusing through the diffusion barrier. Furthermore, the diffusion barrier may be further adapted to suppress a whisker-type formation in the bump layer.
US09543259B2	Semiconductor structure with oval shaped conductor A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductive substrate, a post passivation interconnect (PPI) and a polymer layer. The PPI is disposed above the semiconductive substrate and includes a landing area for receiving a conductor. The polymer layer is on the PPI, wherein the conductor is necking a turning point so as to include an oval portion being substantially surrounded by the polymer layer, and the oval portion of the conductor is disposed on the landing area of the PPI.
US09543254B2	Chamfered corner crackstop for an integrated circuit chip A corner crackstop is formed in each of the four corners of an integrated circuit (IC) chip, in which the corner crackstop differs structurally from a portion of the crackstop disposed along the sides of the IC chip. Each corner crackstop includes a plurality of layers, formed on a top surface of a silicon layer of the IC chip, within a perimeter boundary region that comprises a triangular area, in which a right angle is disposed on a bisector of the corner, equilateral sides of the triangle are parallel to sides of the IC chip, and the right angle is proximate to the corner relative to a hypotenuse of the triangle. The plurality of layers of the corner crackstop include crackstop elements, each comprising a metal cap centered over a via bar, in which the plurality of layers of the corner crackstop is chamfered to deflect crack ingress forces by each corner crackstop.
US09543253B2	Method for shaping a laminate substrate A method including providing a laminate substrate, characterizing the laminate substrate for warpage characteristics, determining a horizontal plane distortion based on the warpage characteristics, and placing the laminate substrate into a fixture with an adjustment to correct the horizontal plane distortion, the adjustment being located in a center of the laminate substrate, wherein the adjustment contacts the laminate substrate. The method may further include fluxing the laminate substrate, placing a chip onto the laminate substrate, and placing the fixture into a reflow furnace to join the chip and the laminate substrate.
US09543248B2	Integrated circuit devices and methods An integrated circuit device includes a first metal layer including aluminum. The integrated circuit device includes a second metal layer including an interconnect structure. The interconnect structure includes a layer of first material including aluminum. The integrated circuit device includes an inter-diffusion layer that includes aluminum. The inter-diffusion layer is proximate to the first metal layer and proximate to the layer of first material including aluminum. The integrated circuit device includes a self-forming barrier layer that includes aluminum. The self-forming barrier layer is proximate to a dielectric layer and proximate to the layer of first material including aluminum.
US09543243B2	Low-noise arrangement for very-large-scale integration differential input/output structures Embodiments of the invention provide low-noise arrangements for very-large-scale integration (VLSI) differential input/output (I/O) structures (I/O pins, solder bumps, vias, etc.). Novel geometries are described for arranging differential pairs of I/O structures in perpendicular or near-perpendicular “quads.” The geometries effectively place one differential pair on or near the perpendicular bisector of its adjacent differential pair, such that field cancellation and differential reception can substantially eliminate noise without the need for added spacing or shields. By exploiting these effects, embodiments can suppress noise, independent of I/O structure spacing, and arbitrarily small spacings are permitted. Such arrangements can be extended into running chains, and even further into arrays of parallel chains. The parallel chains can be separated by supply structures (e.g., power supply bumps, or the like), and such supply structures can supply power to the I/O circuits of the IC, while also shielding adjacent chains from each other.
US09543239B2	Semiconductor device and production method therefor A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a lead arranged on a side portion of the semiconductor chip, and a wire, whose one end and another end are bonded to the semiconductor chip and the lead respectively, having a ball portion and a stitch portion wedged in side elevational view on the semiconductor chip and the lead respectively. An angle of approach of the wire to the lead is not less than 50°, and the length of the stitch portion is not less than 33 μm.
US09543238B1	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a center semiconductor chip with a plurality of die pads, a plurality of lead frames, and a plurality of connecting components. The lead frame encapsulates the center semiconductor chip. Each connecting components establishes an electrical connection between the center semiconductor chip and the lead frame. At least one of the center semiconductor chip, the lead frame, and the connecting component forms an indicator.
US09543234B2	In-situ formation of silicon and tantalum containing barrier A method includes forming an opening in a dielectric layer, and forming a silicon rich layer on a surface of the dielectric layer. A portion of the silicon rich layer extends into the opening and contacts the dielectric layer. A tantalum-containing layer is formed over and the contacting the silicon rich layer. An annealing is performed to react the tantalum-containing layer with the silicon rich layer, so that a tantalum-and-silicon containing layer is formed.
US09543231B2	Stacked semiconductor package Provided is a stacked semiconductor package which minimizes a limitation on a design of a lower semiconductor chip due to a characteristic of an upper semiconductor chip stacked on the lower chip. The stacked semiconductor package includes a lower chip having a through electrode area in which a plurality of through electrodes are disposed; and at least one upper chip stacked on the lower chip and having a pad area in which a plurality of pads corresponding to the plurality of through electrodes are disposed. The pad area is disposed along a central axis bisecting an active surface of the upper chip. The central axis where the pad area of the upper chip is disposed is placed at a position which is shifted from a central axis in a longitudinal direction of an active surface of the lower chip.
US09543223B2	Method and apparatus for fabricating wafer by calculating process correction parameters A method of calculating an overlay correction model in a unit for the fabrication of a wafer is disclosed. The method comprises measuring overlay deviations of a subset of first overlay marks and second overlay marks by determining the differences between the subset of first overlay marks generated in the first layer and corresponding ones of the subset of second overlay marks generated in the second layer.
US09543222B2	Methods for measuring the full well capacity of CMOS image sensors An integrated circuit device includes a transfer-gate transistor, and a photo diode connected to a source/drain region of the transfer-gate transistor. An electrical fuse is electrically coupled to a gate of the transfer-gate transistor. A diode is electrically coupled to the electrical fuse.
US09543215B2	Punch-through-stop after partial fin etch A method of reducing current leakage in three-dimensional semiconductor devices due to short-channel effects includes providing a starting semiconductor structure, the structure including a semiconductor substrate having a n-type device region and a p-type device region, the p-type device region including an upper layer of p-type semiconductor material, a hard mask layer over both regions, and a mask over the structure for patterning at least one fin in each region. The method further includes creating partial fin(s) in each region from the starting semiconductor structure, creating a conformal liner over the structure, creating a punch-through-stop (PTS) in each region, causing each PTS to diffuse across a top portion of the substrate, and creating full fin(s) in each region from the partial fin(s).
US09543214B2	Method of forming stressed semiconductor layer The invention concerns a method of forming a semiconductor layer having uniaxial stress including: forming, in a semiconductor structure having a stressed semiconductor layer, one or more first isolation trenches in a first direction for delimiting a first dimension of at least one transistor to be formed in said semiconductor structure; forming, in the semiconductor structure, one or more second isolation trenches in a second direction for delimiting a second dimension of the at least one transistor, the first and second isolation trenches being at least partially filled with an insulating material; and before or after the formation of the second isolation trenches, decreasing the viscosity of the insulating material in the first isolation trenches by implanting atoms of a first material into the first isolation trenches, wherein atoms of the first material are not implanted into the second isolation trenches.
US09543206B2	Wafer die separation A method of singulating a wafer starts with fracturing the wafer. The method may also include attaching the dicing tape sheet to a ring frame; relatively raising a portion of the dicing tape sheet supporting the wafer with respect to the ring frame; and attaching support tape to the ring frame and the dicing tape sheet.
US09543203B1	Method of fabricating a semiconductor structure with a self-aligned contact A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure includes the following steps: forming a first interlayer dielectric on a substrate; forming a gate electrode on the substrate so that the periphery of the gate electrode is surrounded by the first interlayer dielectric; forming a patterned mask layer comprising at least a layer of organic material on the gate electrode; forming a conformal dielectric layer to conformally cover the layer of organic material; and forming a second interlayer dielectric to cover the conformal dielectric layer.
US09543196B2	Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices using nanowires Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device may include forming guide patterns exposing base patterns, forming first nanowires on the base patterns by performing a first nanowire growth process, forming a first molding insulating layer between the first nanowires, forming holes exposing surfaces of the base patterns by removing the nanowires, and forming first electrodes including a conductive material in the holes.
US09543188B2	Isolation structure, method for manufacturing the same, and semiconductor device having the structure The present invention provides an isolation structure for a semiconductor substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device having the structure. The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor manufacture. The isolation structure comprises: a trench embedded in a semiconductor substrate; an oxide layer covering the bottom and sidewalls of the trench, and isolation material in the trench and on the oxide layer, wherein a portion of the oxide layer on an upper portion of the sidewalls of the trench comprises lanthanum-rich oxide. By the trench isolation structure according to the present invention, metal lanthanum in the lanthanum-rich oxide can diffuse into corners of the oxide layer of the gate stack, thus alleviating the impact of the narrow channel effect and making the threshold voltage adjustable.
US09543177B2	Pod and purge system using the same An object is to prevent the partial pressure of oxidative gas over time in an FOUP mounted on an FIMS system and left open. A surface purge unit is provided on a side opposite to the opening of the FOUP in such a way that wafers supported in the FOUP is located between the opening and the surface purge unit. The surface purge unit ejects inert gas from a plurality of vent holes provided in its surface toward the opening. Uniform purging or replacement of the interior of the FOUP with inert gas can be achieved by creating inert gas flow from an inert gas supply part extending over a surface in the direction from the interior of the FOUP toward the opening along the wafer surface.
US09543175B2	Package assembly for thin wafer shipping and method of use A package assembly for thin wafer shipping using a wafer container and a method of use are disclosed. The package assembly includes a shipping container and a wafer container having a bottom surface and a plurality of straps attached thereto placed within the shipping container. The package assembly further includes upper and lower force distribution plates provided within the shipping container positioned respectively on a top side and bottom side thereof.
US09543165B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first hard mask (HM) layer over a material layer, forming a patterned second HM layer over the first HM layer. The patterned second HM layer has first trench extending along a first direction. The method also includes forming a patterned resist layer over the second HM layer. The patterned resist layer has a first line opening extending along a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction. The first line opening overlaps the first trench and exposes a portion of the second HM layer. The method also includes etching the first HM layer by using the patterned resist layer and the exposed portion of the second HM layer as an etch mask together to form a first hole feature in the first HM layer.
US09543155B2	Method of forming minute patterns and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same A method includes forming a first etch target layer and a first mask layer on a substrate. Sacrificial patterns extending in a first direction are formed on the first mask layer in a second direction. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the sacrificial patterns. After removing the sacrificial patterns, the first mask layer is etched using the spacers as an etching mask to form first masks. Second masks are formed on sidewalls of each first mask to define a third masks including each first mask and the second masks on sidewalls of each first mask. The first etch target layer is etched using the first and third masks as an etching mask to form first and second patterns in the first and second regions, respectively. Each first pattern has a first width, and each second pattern has a second width greater than the first width.
US09543154B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A semiconductor substrate is prepared which has a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to each other. The semiconductor substrate is fixed on an adhesive tape at the first main surface. The semiconductor substrate fixed on the adhesive tape is placed in an accommodating chamber. While maintaining a temperature of the adhesive tape at 100° C. or more, a gas is exhausted from the accommodating chamber. After the step of exhausting the gas from the accommodating chamber, a temperature of the semiconductor substrate is reduced. After the step of reducing the temperature of the semiconductor substrate, an electrode is formed on a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate. In this way, there can be provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device so as to achieve reduced contact resistance between a semiconductor substrate and an electrode.
US09543153B2	Recess technique to embed flash memory in SOI technology An integrated circuit arranged on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate region is provided. The SOI substrate region is made up of a handle wafer region, an oxide layer arranged over the handle wafer region, and a silicon layer arranged over the oxide layer. A recess extends downward from an upper surface of the silicon layer and terminates in the handle wafer region, thereby defining a recessed handle wafer surface and sidewalls extending upwardly from the recessed handle wafer surface to meet the upper surface of the silicon layer. A first semiconductor device is disposed on the recessed handle wafer surface. A second semiconductor device is disposed on the upper surface of the silicon layer.
US09543152B2	MIM capacitors for leakage current improvement The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a bottom electrode, a capacitor dielectric layer, a top electrode, an etching stop layer, a first anti-reflective coating layer and a capping layer. The bottom electrode is on the substrate. The capacitor dielectric layer is on the bottom electrode. The capacitor dielectric layer has a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. The top electrode is on the first region of the capacitor dielectric layer. The etching stop layer is on the top electrode. The first anti-reflective coating layer is on the etching stop layer, in which the first anti-reflective coating layer, the etching stop layer and the top electrode together have a sidewall. The capping layer overlies the sidewall, the etching stop layer, the second region of the capacitor dielectric layer, in which the capping layer is formed from oxide or nitride.
US09543150B2	Systems and methods for forming ultra-shallow junctions A method for forming a junction on a substrate includes removing a native oxide layer of a bulk material; doping an outer layer of the bulk material with molecular hydrogen to create a hydrogen-doped outer layer; and nano-doping the hydrogen-doped outer layer using one of boron or phosphorous to a target junction depth to create a nano-doped layer.
US09543149B2	High voltage lateral extended drain MOS transistor with improved drift layer contact An integrated circuit and method having an extended drain MOS transistor with a buried drift region, a drain end diffused link between the buried drift region and the drain contact, and a concurrently formed channel end diffused link between the buried drift region and the channel, where the channel end diffused link is formed by implanting through segmented areas to dilute the doping to less than two-thirds the doping in the drain end diffused link.
US09543137B2	Sample droplet generation from segmented fluid flow and related devices and methods A sample droplet generator transforms a segmented array of sample material into a continuous stream of droplets containing analytes. The droplets may serve as a sample source for a wide range of detectors and analytical instruments. As one example, the droplets may be introduced into an ion source of a spectrometer that measures ions produced from the droplets or photons emitted from the droplets.
US09543130B2	Photomultiplier tube (PMT) having a reflective photocathode array An internal portion of a photomultiplier tube (PMT) having a reflective photocathode array, and a method for manufacturing the same, are provided. The internal portion of the PMT comprises the reflective photocathode array and at least one dynode structure corresponding to the array of reflective photocathodes. Each reflective photocathode receives light and from the light, generates photoelectrons which then travel towards the at least one dynode structure. Upon the photoelectrons making contact with the at least one dynode structure, the photoelectrons are multiplied.
US09543129B2	Electron multiplier An electron multiplier includes an insulating substrate which includes an electrical wiring pattern and in which a through-hole is formed, an MCP arranged on one side of the through-hole of the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the electrical wiring pattern, a shield plate arranged in one side of the MCP and electrically connected to the MCP, an anode arranged on the other side of the through-hole and electrically connected to the electrical wiring pattern, and a signal readout terminal fixed to the insulating substrate for reading a signal from the anode. The shield plate is formed to include the MCP when viewed in a thickness direction. A through-hole exposing at least a portion of the MCP is formed in the shield plate. The insulating substrate, the MCP, the shield plate and the anode are fixed to each other to be integral.
US09543127B2	Method and table assembly for applying coatings to spherical components A method of coating spherical components with a coating process in which the spherical components have a surface area includes positioning the spherical components within a containment boundary on a moving member and positioning the moving member within a chamber. The method includes reducing the pressure within the chamber to less than one atmosphere. The method also includes revolving the moving member about a longitudinal axis. The method further includes oscillating the moving member in a direction of the longitudinal axis and commencing the coating process. The oscillating and revolving produce motion of the spherical components within the containment boundary such that an entirety of the surface area of each component is exposed to the coating process.
US09543120B2	Blanking device for multi charged particle beams, and multi charged particle beam writing apparatus A blanking device for multi charged particle beams includes a plurality of individual blanking mechanisms configured to individually deflect a corresponding beam of multi charged particle beams so as to control ON/OFF of the corresponding beam, and a common blanking mechanism configured to include a plurality of electrode groups, each composed of facing electrodes, where an array pitch of a plurality of electrode groups is smaller than or equal to a pitch of the multi charged particle beams, and to collectively deflect the multi charged particle beams in order to control an exposure time.
US09543113B2	Charged-particle beam device for irradiating a charged particle beam on a sample The present invention explains a charged-particle beam device for the purpose of highly accurately measuring electrostatic charge of a sample in a held state by an electrostatic chuck (105). In order to attain the object, according to the present invention, there is proposed a charged-particle beam device including an electrostatic chuck (105) for holding a sample on which a charged particle beam is irradiated and a sample chamber (102) in which the electrostatic chuck (105) is set. The charged-particle beam device includes a potential measuring device that measures potential on a side of an attraction surface for the sample of the electrostatic chuck (105) and a control device that performs potential measurement by the potential measuring device in a state in which the sample is attracted by the electrostatic chuck (105).
US09543112B2	Specimen cryo holder and dewar In an existing specimen cryo holder, a change in the orientation of a specimen would lead to tilting of a dewar together with the specimen and hence to bubbling of a cooling source contained in the dewar. In view of this, a specimen cryo holder, including a mechanism capable of cooling a specimen while keeping the posture of a dewar in a fixed direction even when the specimen is tilted into a direction suitable for processing or observation thereof, is provided. Also provided is a dewar in which a vacuum maintenance mechanism is mounted to an outer vessel so that an inner vessel holding a cooling source therein is vacuum-insulated from the outside air.
US09543101B2	Electromagnetic contactor An electromagnetic contactor includes: a lower frame having an accommodation space therein; a bobbin having a fixed core, and accommodated in the lower frame; a movable core inserted into the bobbin so as to be moveable up and down; a spring installed between the bobbin and the movable core, and configured to provide an upward restoration force to the movable core; and a ‘b’ contact switch installed at one side of the bobbin, wherein a button for operating a switch lever of the ‘b’ contact switch is provided at a movable core plate positioned above the movable core.
US09543099B2	Direct current relay The present invention relates to a direct current relay, and more particularly, to a direct current relay capable of reducing an electronic repulsive force generated between a fixed contact and a movable contact by a permanent magnet installed to extinguish an arc. The direct current relay includes: a frame; first and second fixed contacts spaced from each other with a predetermined distance there between; first and second magnetic substances formed to enclose a lower part of the first and second fixed contacts; a movable contact movable to contact or to be separated from the first and second fixed contacts, having a first movable contact contactable to the first fixed contact, and having a second movable contact contactable to the second fixed contact; and a pair of permanent magnets installed on long sides of the frame.
US09543096B2	On-load tap changer The invention relates to an on-load tap changer for switching among different winding taps of a step transformer without interruption according to the preamble of the first patent claim. The general inventive concept lies in actuating both the selector contact unit and the switching means for uninterrupted load switching by means of a common motor drive without an energy store being connected therebetween.
US09543093B2	Universal box system A switch actuator device is disclosed. The switch actuator device includes a switch housing, a body having a first and second arm, and a resilient member having a first and second end. The first and second ends of the resilient member are configured to be coupled to the body and switch housing, respectively. The resilient member exerts a first force on the body when the body is at a first position, a second force when the body is at a second position, and a third force when the body is at a threshold position. When the body is rotated about a pivot point from the first to second position, or vice versa, the respective first or second force increases in magnitude and acts on the body to first resist the rotation until the body is in the threshold position, and then assists the rotation.
US09543091B2	Switch unit and game machine A switch unit has a display part that displays an image in at least one input area, a substrate provided above the display part, the substrate having a contact, and at least one substrate opening configured to allow the image in the at least one input area to be viewed from above, an operating button case that covers the substrate, having at least one button case opening, at least one operating button that has translucency, and that is freely pressed down through the at least one button case opening of the operating button case and causes conduction of the contact by being pressed down, light sources mounted on the substrate, that illuminate an area surrounding the at least one operating button, and a light transmissive water-proof sheet made of an elastic member.
US09543079B2	Production process for electrode material, electrode and electric storage device The present invention relates to a production process for an electrode material, an electrode and an electric storage device, and the production process for an electrode material comprises a step of heating a polymer having a silicon-containing unit and a silicon-non-containing unit.
US09543077B2	Separator with heat resistant insulation layer A separator with a heat resistant insulation layer includes a porous substrate, and a heat resistant insulation layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate and containing at least one kind of inorganic particles and at least one kind of a binder, wherein a content mass ratio of the inorganic particles to the binder in the heat resistant insulation layer is in a range from 99:1 to 85:15, a BET specific surface area of the inorganic particles is in a range from 3 m2/g to 50 m2/g, and a ratio of the moisture content per mass of the binder to the BET specific surface area of the inorganic particles is greater than 0.0001 and smaller than 2.
US09543066B2	Superconducting magnets with thermal radiation shields A cylindrical superconducting magnet has a number of axially-aligned annular coils of superconducting wire, arranged for cooling by thermal conduction through a cooled surface in mechanical contact with the coils. The coils are provided with a cryogenic radiation shield located between respective radially inner surfaces of the coils and respective axes of the coils. The cryogenic radiation shield is formed of a metal layer in thermal contact with the cooled surface.
US09543065B2	Noncontact electric power transmission equipment Disclosed is a noncontact power transmission system including a power transmission device for transmitting power to a power receiving device in a noncontact manner. The power transmission device includes a cover covering a portion of an outline of the power transmission device where the power transmission device faces the power receiving device, a base covering another portion of the outline of the power transmission device where the power transmission device does not face the power receiving device, a magnetic body arranged in a space enclosed with the cover and the base, a coil bobbin covering the magnetic body partially or entirely, and a coil wire which is wound around the coil bobbin and which generates a magnetic flux upon receiving an alternating current. The coil bobbin includes a load support.
US09543051B2	System and method to control migration of contaminates within a water table System and Method is described that controls the release of contaminated water by rapidly freezing the ground water, including salt water, which permeates the area underneath the a contamination source, so that the resulting ice lens mitigates the extent to which radioactive water is released into the environment. An aperture in the containment area allows the dispersal and dilution of the contaminates by allowing in ground water from outside, and/or removing water from the containment area. The variable aperture may be a physical valve or preferably an opening in the ice shield which size may be controlled by freezing or thawing portions of the ice shield.
US09543044B2	System and method for improving memory performance and identifying weak bits According to an embodiment described herein, a method for testing a memory includes receiving an address and a start signal at a memory, and generating a first detector pulse at a test circuit in response to the start signal. The first detector pulse has a leading edge and a trailing edge. A data transition of a bit associated with the address is detected. The bit is a functional bit. The method further includes determining whether the bit is a weak bit by determining whether the data transition occurred after the trailing edge.
US09543036B2	System and method of programming a memory cell A method includes applying a programming voltage to a drain of an access transistor, where a source of the access transistor is coupled to a drain region of a one-time programmable (OTP) device. The method also includes applying a first voltage to a gate of the OTP device and a second voltage to a terminal of the OTP device to bias a channel region of the OTP device, where the first voltage and the second voltage are substantially equal.
US09543032B2	Nonvolatile memory device, memory system including the same, and method of operating nonvolatile memory device A non-volatile memory device includes a non-volatile memory cell array including a plurality of word lines, a voltage generator configured to generate a first high-voltage using a supply voltage and a second high-voltage using an external voltage which is higher than the supply voltage, and a word line selection circuit configured. The word line selection circuit is configured apply, during a program operation of the memory cell array, the first high-voltage to a selected word line among the plurality of word lines, and the second high-voltage to unselected word lines among the plurality of word lines.
US09543024B2	Nonvolatile memory erasure techniques Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatus, and system configurations for conditional pre-programming of nonvolatile memory before erasure. In one instance, the method includes receiving a request to erase information in a portion of the nonvolatile memory device, in which the portion includes a plurality of storage units, determining whether one or more storage units of the plurality of storage units included in the portion of the non-volatile memory device are programmed, pre-programming the portion of the non-volatile memory device if the one or more storage units are determined to be programmed, and erasing the pre-programmed portion of the non-volatile memory device. A number of determined programmed storage units may not exceed a predetermined value. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09543023B2	Partial block erase for block programming in non-volatile memory A non-volatile memory system utilizes partial block erasing during program operations to mitigate the effects of programming pass voltage disturbances. A programming request is received that is associated with a group of word lines from a block, such as all or a portion of the word lines. The system erases and soft programs the block prior to beginning programming. The system programs a subset of the word lines of the block for the programming request. After programming the subset of word lines, the system pauses the programming operation and performs an erase operation for the unprogrammed word lines of the block. The already programmed word lines and one or more optional buffer word lines may be inhibited from erasing during the erase operation. After erasing the unprogrammed word lines, the system completes the programming request by programming the remaining user data in the unprogrammed region of the block.
US09543019B2	Error corrected pre-read for upper page write in a multi-level cell memory Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture may receive a first page of data and correct one or more errors in the first page of data to generate a page of corrected data. A program command may then be sent with a second page of data and the page of corrected data, to program a page of memory to store the second page of data.
US09543018B2	Non-volatile memory with a variable polarity line decoder The present disclosure relates to a memory including a memory array with at least two rows of memory cells, a first driver coupled to a control line of the first row of memory cells, and a second driver coupled to a control line of the second row of memory cells. The first driver is made in a first well, the second driver is made in a second well electrically insulated from the first well, and the two rows of memory cells are produced in a memory array well electrically insulated from the first and second wells.
US09543016B1	Low power high speed program method for multi-time programmable memory device A programming method for a PMOS multi-time programmable (MTP) flash memory device biases the select gate transistor to a constant drain current level and sweeps the control gate bias voltage from a low voltage level to a high voltage level while maintaining the cell current around a predetermined cell current limit level. In this manner, the PMOS MTP flash memory device can achieve low power and high speed program using hot carrier injection (HCI). The programming method of the present invention enables multi-bit programming of the PMOS MTP flash memory cells, thereby increasing the programming speed while preserving low power consumption.
US09543010B2	Resistive memory and measurement system thereof A measurement system including a testing machine and a resistive memory is provided. The resistive memory includes a first storage cell. The first storage cell includes a transistor and a variable resistor. During a specific period, the testing machine provides a write voltage to change the state of the variable resistor. During a maintaining period, the testing machine maintains the level of the write voltage and measures the current passing through the variable resistor. When the current passing through the variable resistor does not arrive at a pre-determined value, the testing machine increases the level of the write voltage. Furthermore, a resistive memory utilizing the testing machine is also provided.
US09542985B2	Channel skewing The present disclosure includes methods and systems for channel skewing. One or more methods for channel skewing includes providing a number of groups of data signals to a memory component, each of the number of groups corresponding to a respective channel, and adjusting a phase of a group of data signals corresponding to at least one of the number of channels such that the group of data signals are skewed with respect to a group of data signals corresponding to at least one of the other respective channels.
US09542983B1	Semiconductor devices and semiconductor systems including the same A semiconductor device may include a buffer control signal generation circuit, an input control signal generation circuit and an internal data generation circuit. The buffer control signal generation circuit may be configured to generate a buffer control signal. The buffer control signal may be enabled in synchronization with a point of time that a predetermined section elapses from a point of time that a write command signal is generated. The input control signal generation circuit may be configured to receive a data strobe signal to generate an input control signal, in response to the buffer control signal. The internal data generation circuit may be configured to receive a data signal to generate internal data.
US09542969B2	Optical recording medium and optical information playback method When a simple magnification optical system is used in reproduction of a recording medium in which a large number of minute modified regions are three-dimensionally formed inside solid matter, contrast is insufficient and interlayer crosstalk is increased, and therefore, it is impossible to take a sufficient S/N ratio. Provided is a recording medium in which at least one layer is configured by a set of two adjacent sub-layers, and dots on a sub-layer correspond to a recording data ‘1’ and dots on the other sub-layer correspond to ‘0’. These data are played back.
US09542968B1	Single layer small grain size FePT:C film for heat assisted magnetic recording media FePt-based heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) media comprising a thick granular FePt:C magnetic recording layer capable of maintaining a single layer film having desirable magnetic properties. According to one embodiment, the thick granular FePt:C magnetic recording layer comprises a plurality of carbon doped FePt alloy columnar grains, where the plurality of carbon doped FePt alloy columnar grains comprise a carbon gradient along the thickness of the hard magnetic recording layer.
US09542963B2	Method and apparatus to detect and mitigate contamination between a read/write head and a recording medium A first adaptive fly height measurement is performed between a read/write head and a recording medium during a stage of qualification testing of a magnetic disk drive. A second adaptive fly height measurement of the read/write head is performed during a subsequent stage of the qualification testing. In response to determining that a fly height decrease between the first and second adaptive fly height measurements is above a threshold value, a mitigation operation is performed to remove a contaminant from a media-facing surface of the read/write head.
US09542960B2	Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head including a main pole, a plasmon generator and two side shields A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes a main pole, a plasmon generator, and first and second side shields. The main pole has a front end face located in the medium facing surface. The plasmon generator has a near-field light generating surface located in the medium facing surface. The front end face of the main pole includes a first end face portion, and a second end face portion greater in width than the first end face portion. The first and second side shields have first and second side shield end faces located on opposite sides of at least part of the near-field light generating surface and at least part of the first end face portion in the track width direction.
US09542951B2	Method and an apparatus for processing an audio signal An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof, the method including receiving a downmix signal including at least one normal object signal, and a bitstream including object information determined when the downmix signal is generated; extracting, from an extension part of the bitstream, an extension type identifier indicating whether the downmix signal further includes a multi-channel object signal; generating spatial information using the object information and mix information when mode information indicates that the multi-channel object signal is to be suppressed and the extension type identifier indicates that the downmix signal further includes the multi-channel object signal; and transmitting spatial information. The mix information is to control an object position or an object level of the at least one normal object signal.
US09542941B1	Situationally suspending wakeup word to enable voice command input In one aspect, devices and methods are disclosed for receiving at least one signal from at least one sensor and, based on analyzing the at least one signal, situationally suspending a necessity of receiving a wakeup word to enable voice command input to a computer.
US09542937B2	Sound processing device and sound processing method A sound processing device includes a noise suppression unit configured to suppress a noise component included in an input sound signal, an auxiliary noise addition unit configured to add auxiliary noise to the input sound signal, whose noise component has been suppressed by the noise suppression unit, to generate an auxiliary noise-added signal, a distortion calculation unit configured to calculate a degree of distortion of the auxiliary noise-added signal, and a control unit configured to control an addition amount by which the auxiliary noise addition unit adds the auxiliary noise based on the degree of distortion calculated by the distortion calculation unit.
US09542933B2	Microphone circuit assembly and system with speech recognition A microphone circuit assembly for an external application processor, such as a programmable Digital Signal Processor, may include a microphone preamplifier and analog-to-digital converter to generate microphone signal samples at a first predetermined sample rate. A speech feature extractor is configured for receipt and processing of predetermined blocks of the microphone signal samples to extract speech feature vectors representing speech features of the microphone signal samples. The microphone circuit assembly may include a speech vocabulary comprising a target word or target phrase of human speech encoded as a set of target feature vectors and a decision circuit is configured to compare the speech feature vectors generated by the speech feature extractor with the target feature vectors to detect the target speech word or phrase.
US09542927B2	Method and system for building text-to-speech voice from diverse recordings A method and system is disclosed for building a speech database for a text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis system from multiple speakers recorded under diverse conditions. For a plurality of utterances of a reference speaker, a set of reference-speaker vectors may be extracted, and for each of a plurality of utterances of a colloquial speaker, a respective set of colloquial-speaker vectors may be extracted. A matching procedure, carried out under a transform that compensates for speaker differences, may be used to match each colloquial-speaker vector to a reference-speaker vector. The colloquial-speaker vector may be replaced with the matched reference-speaker vector. The matching-and-replacing can be carried out separately for each set of colloquial-speaker vectors. A conditioned set of speaker vectors can then be constructed by aggregating all the replaced speaker vectors. The condition set of speaker vectors can be used to train the TTS system.
US09542917B2	Method for extracting representative segments from music A method for extracting the most representative segments of a musical composition, represented by an audio signal, according to which the audio signal is preprocessed by a set of preprocessors, each if which is adapted to identify a rhythmic pattern. The output of the preprocessors that provided the most periodic or rhythmical patterns in the musical composition selected and the musical composition is divided into bars with rhythmic patterns, while iteratively checking and scoring their quality and detecting a section that is a sequence of bars with score above a predetermined threshold. Checking and scoring is iteratively repeated until all sections are detected. Then similarity matrices between all bars that belong to the musical composition are constructed, based on MFCCs of the processed sound, chromograms and the rhythmic patterns. Then equivalent classes of similar sections are extracted along the musical composition. Substantial transitions between sections represented as blocks in the similarity matrices are collected and a representative segment is selected from each class with the highest number of sections.
US09542915B2	Keyless locking tremolo systems and methods Embodiments disclosed herein describe keyless locking tremolo systems and methods for musical instruments that are configured to tune and restrain strings for a musical instrument without an external tool. Embodiments are configured to adjust the vertical positioning of a tightening post and string clamp without an external tool.
US09542902B2	Display device driver A display device driver that can display images while preventing noise and suppressing display unevenness is provided. When pixel drive voltages corresponding to the luminance levels of respective pixels indicated by a video signal are applied to the data lines of the display device, the pixel drive voltages are applied to data lines that intersect the scanning lines of the display device at positions where the delay time is larger, at timing later than timing of applying the pixel drive voltages to the data lines that intersect the scanning lines at positions where the delay time is smaller, the delay time being a period of time between start of application of the scanning pulse by the scanning driver and actual arrival of the scanning pulse.
US09542894B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an image; a light emission unit configured to individually control light emission for each of a plurality of divided regions; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each divided region, a characteristic value of the image displayed on each of the divided regions; and a control unit. The control unit controls light emission of the light emission unit such that: in a moving image region, in which only a moving image is displayed, among the plurality of divided regions, light is emitted at a brightness based on a characteristic value of the moving image region; and in a mixed region, in which both of the moving image and a still image are displayed, among the plurality of divided regions, light is emitted at predetermined brightness.
US09542889B2	Display device configured to be driven in one of a plurality of modes A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a timing controller configured to receive an image signal and a control signal and output a mode signal and a gate pulse signal based on the image signal and the control signal, wherein the mode signal has a voltage level and wherein the gate pulse signal has a frequency. The display device further includes a clock generator configured to generate a gate clock signal based on the mode signal and the gate pulse signal, wherein the gate clock signal has a voltage level and wherein the clock generator is further configured to set the voltage level of the gate clock signal based at least in part on the mode signal. The display device includes gate lines and a gate driver configured to drive gate lines based at least in part on the gate clock signal.
US09542887B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of driving an organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting diode display device including: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a scan driving unit configured to supply a scan signal to the pixels via a plurality of scan lines, a data driving unit configured to supply a data signal to the pixels via a plurality of data lines, an emission driving unit configured to supply an emission control signal to the pixels via a plurality of emission control lines, and a timing control unit configured to control the scan driving unit, the data driving unit, and the emission driving unit, and to control the emission driving unit to gradually change an off-period of the emission control signal each time a number of image frames are displayed.
US09542884B2	Display panel A display panel includes a display area first and second gate line driving circuits. The display area includes a plurality of pixels is configured to determine how to process a data transmitted on a data line according to first and second control signals transmitted on first and second gate lines respectively and a second control signal transmitted on a second gate line and determine when to emit light according to a light emitting control signal transmitted on a light emitting control line. The first gate line driving circuit is coupled to the first gate line and for providing the first control signal thereto. The second gate line driving circuit is coupled to the second gate line and the light emitting control line and configured to provide the second control signal and the light emitting control signal thereto, respectively.
US09542883B2	Device and method for controlling brightness of organic light emitting diode display A device and a method for controlling brightness of an OLED display device are disclosed.The method for controlling brightness of an OLED display device includes the steps of forwarding external brightness control information in a PWM signal or a brightness control data, selecting and normalizing either the PWM signal or the brightness control data into an external brightness adjusting gain, analyzing a received video data to detect a peak brightness value, multiplying the peak brightness value by the external brightness adjusting gain to produce a final peak brightness value, adjusting the R/G/B maximum gamma voltage values according to the final peak brightness value, and generating R/G/B reference gamma voltage sets by using the R/G/B maximum gamma voltage values adjusted thus.
US09542881B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel including: a display portion for displaying an image; and a first pad coupled with the display portion and for receiving an out signal from the display portion; a driver coupled with the display portion for supplying a driving signal to the display portion; a cover covering the display panel; and a connection unit coupling the first pad and the driver to each other to transmit the out signal to the driver, wherein at least a portion of the connection unit is in the cover.
US09542879B2	Display panel A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed herein. The display panel includes a substrate, a peripheral circuit, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of switches, and an insulating layer. The substrate has a display region and a non-display region. At least a portion of the peripheral circuit is located on the display region of the substrate. The pixel electrodes are located on the display region of the substrate. The switches are respectively and electrically connected to the pixel electrodes, configured to be respectively switched on according to a plurality of scan signals, so as to transmit a plurality of data signals to the pixel electrodes. The insulating layer is located between the peripheral circuit and the pixel electrodes, and is configured to prevent the peripheral circuit from interfering with the pixel electrodes.
US09542873B2	Organic light emitting display for sensing electrical characteristics of driving element An organic light emitting display comprises: a display panel with a plurality of pixels connected to data lines and sensing lines, each pixel comprising an OLED and a driving TFT for controlling the amount of light emission of the OLED; and a data driver IC comprising a plurality of sensing units for sensing current data of the pixels through a plurality of sensing channels connected to the sensing lines, each sensing unit comprising: a first current integrator connected to an odd sensing channel; a second current integrator connected to an even sensing channel neighboring the odd sensing channel; and a sample & hold unit that removes common noise components from a first sampled value input from the first current integrator and a second sampled value input from the second current integrator while storing and holding the first and second sampled values.
US09542862B2	Pressure feedback network for abdominal simulator system A dynamically-changeable abdominal simulator system comprises a patient manikin having an abdominal cavity covered by a sheet of synthetic skin, an array of inflatable elements emplaced within the abdominal cavity covering respectively distinct areas of pressurization of the abdominal cavity and supplied with pressurized medium under separate and independent inflation control for each of the inflatable elements in order to simulate a wide range of abdominal ailments and/or conditional expressions thereof. An inflation manifold and an electronic control module operable therewith control the supply of pressurized medium to the inflatable elements. The electronic control module can communicate with an external computer that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the user to control the training simulation routines to be performed on the manikin.
US09542861B2	Medical training kits and methods to simulate treatment of uncontrolled hemorrhage Medical training kits and methods include a simulated liquid blood which simulates mammalian whole blood and a simulated hemostatic component. The simulated liquid blood includes a gellable component, and a simulated hemostatic component includes a gelling agent. The gelling agent causes the gellable component in the simulated liquid blood to form a mass of semi-solid or solid material in response the simulated blood being brought into contact therewith to thereby simulate blood clotting. In certain embodiments, the gellable component is chitosan and/or an alginate compound and the gelling agent is at least one compound which causes the gellable component to desolubulize, polymerize, complex, precipitate, cross-link and the like so as to form a semi-solid or solid mass of chitosan in response to physical contact between the simulated blood and the simulated hemostatic agent.
US09542856B2	Method and system for learning call analysis A system and method are presented for learning call analysis. Audio fingerprinting may be employed to identify audio recordings that answer communications. In one embodiment, the system may generate a fingerprint of a candidate audio stream and compare it against known fingerprints within a database. The system may also search for a speech-like signal to determine if the end point contains a known audio recording. If a known audio recording is not encountered, a fingerprint may be computed for the contact and the communication routed to a human for handling. An indication may be made as to if the call is indeed an audio recording. The associated information may be saved and used for future identification purposes.
US09542854B2	Reverse-multiple choice method for knowledge engineering and expert system implementation A system and method of communication based on the Reverse Multiple-Choice Method of teaching and testing is disclosed where at least one communicant is a machine. The method is applicable for training a machine for knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence oriented applications, as well as for a trained machine to assist a human being engaged in the activity of teaching or testing.
US09542837B2	Ulifecare management service method and device using adaptive control protocol for USN interface A control method of a gateway communicating with at least one sensor and a service server is provided. The control method may include receiving, from the at least one sensor, first information comprising at least one of bioinformation, disaster prevention information, and public information, transmitting the first information to the service server when the first information meets a first standard, or processing the first information in a data format of the first standard and transmitting the processed first information to the service server when the first information does not meet the first standard, receiving, from the service server, a control command to control the at least one sensor, and transmitting the control command to a sensor corresponding to the control command.
US09542835B2	Networked pest control system A pest control device system includes a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector. The system may further include the data collector in the form of a gateway that is connected to a data management server via a computer network along with other gateways in corresponding pest control device groups. Each pest control device includes a pest sensor and a wireless communication circuit to transmit information from the corresponding sensor. The devices also configure to define a local wireless communication network that can relay the information from one to the next and ultimately to the data collector.
US09542828B1	System, device, and method for measurement of hand hygiene technique A device, system, and method for evaluating compliance with a hand hygiene standard using acceleration measurements of the hand or wrist. The method is based on the scalar quantities vigor and/or rocking angle.
US09542826B2	Devices, systems and methods for locating and interacting with medicament delivery systems In some embodiments, a method includes establishing a communications link between a computing device and an adapter. The adapter is configured to receive at least a portion of a medicament delivery device. A wireless signal is received to maintain the communications link. A relative position between the computing device and the adapter is determined. An alarm is produced when the wireless signal is not received within a time period. The alarm is based on the relative position between the computing device and the adapter.
US09542816B1	Wearable alert device having selectable alert volume and method of operating same A wearable alert device includes an audio transducer and driver circuit that allows selection of either a high or low volume setting for driving the transducer. The driver circuit is operable in a single ended mode for low volume and a double ended mode for high volume. The single ended mode holds one terminal of the transducer low while the other is driven in correspondence with a clock signal, while the double ended mode drives one terminal in correspondence with the clock signal and the other terminal is inverted from the clock signal. The transducer is activated in response to an alert event, and can be driven according to a profile or pattern.
US09542814B2	Gaming system and method for providing a nudge poker game A gaming system for providing a poker game with a playing card nudge feature.
US09542811B2	Gaming device having a selectively accessible bonus scheme A gaming device having a bonus scheme, wherein the player may choose when to play a bonus scheme, so long as the player is qualified to do so. The method of qualifying the player to enter the bonus round connects or links the base game operation of the gaming device with the bonus scheme. The reels of the base game contain symbols which alone or in combination with other symbols yield one or more bonus awards to a player. The bonus awards are escrowed and displayed a bonus award escrow display. Once the player obtains a single bonus award, the player becomes eligible or qualified to play the bonus round and the player may choose to do so at any time. The player can accumulate bonus awards and use multiple bonus awards at one time.
US09542802B2	Amusement devices and games involving multiple operators, multiple players, and/or multiple jurisdictions Various methods and apparatus related to gaming are described. Some embodiments relate to a multi-tiered game involving multiple participants. Some embodiments relate to players from a plurality of gaming operators playing games with one another. Other embodiments are described.
US09542800B2	Wagering game with concealed elements continuously revealed A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a bonus round of a slot machine game. A plurality of concealed elements are displayed, and a player can reveal each element one by one, until a terminating symbol is revealed. Combinations are formed and a player is awarded a highest combination upon revealing a terminating symbol.
US09542794B2	Wagering game with multiple reels forming multiple symbol arrays A gaming system for playing a wagering game comprises at least one display adapted to display a plurality of reels having symbols. The symbols indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. The plurality of reels includes at least one single-symbol reel and at least one multi-symbol reel. The at least one display is adapted to display at least one payline overlapping at least one symbol from the at least one single-symbol reel and at least one symbol from the at least one multi-symbol reel.
US09542786B2	Coin hopper A coin hopper includes a rotating disc having recesses that receive and hold coins one by one; a moving body that is disposed at a position corresponding to the recess and moves reciprocally between a holding position and a push-out position; a cam groove including a first route having a substantially circular shape and a second route connected to the first route at first and second branch points and protruding toward the outer periphery of the rotating disc with respect to the first route; and a cam follower disposed in the cam groove provided on a back side of the moving body. The moving body is held at the holding position when the cam follower moves along the first route and moves reciprocally between the holding position and the push-out position when the cam follower moves along the second route.
US09542783B2	Method and apparatus for authenticating access to a multi-level secure environment of an electronic device An electronic system utilizes a method (500) for authenticating access to a multi-level secure environment. According embodiments, the system stores (501) fingerprint data for at least one authorized human user of the system. The fingerprint data for each authorized user includes copies of fingerprints for two or more fingers of the user. Some time after storing the fingerprint data, the system senses (503) one or more fingers of an individual who is attempting to use the system and compares (505) the sensed finger data to the stored fingerprint data. When at least some of the sensed finger data matches copies of fingerprints in the stored fingerprint data, the system determines (509) a quantity of matching fingerprints. The system then determines (525) a security level for the individual based on the quantity of matching fingerprints and provides access (527) to particular functionality of the system based on the determined security level.
US09542779B2	Object modeling in multi-dimensional space Embodiments of the invention include a method inserting a new face in a polygonal mesh comprising receiving an input corresponding to: a polygonal mesh having a plurality of faces, a selection of a face (fm) of the plurality of faces, a direction vector (d), a modified target plane (pm), and a threshold angle θ. For each edge (e) of the selected face fm, the method further includes determining each adjacent face (fadj) to selected face fm, and inserting a new face at edge e if no adjacent face exists or if fadj is substantially parallel to pm and within threshold θ. In some embodiments, the new face has a normal orthogonal to e and d.
US09542774B2	Determining a node paththrough a node graph Determining a node path through a node graph includes modifying the node graph in accordance with a predetermined platform performance, performing a path finding process through the node graph to obtain the node path, determining if the platform performance has changed, adjusting the node graph to compensate for a change in the platform performance, and re-performing the path finding process through the adjusted node graph to obtain the node path.
US09542772B2	Virtual endoscope image-generating device, method, and program A virtual endoscope image is generated based on an opacity template in which a pixel value of a three-dimensional image is associated with an opacity, the opacity template being capable of showing both of an inner wall of a large intestine region and an inner wall of a residue region present in the large intestine region on the virtual endoscope image, a viewpoint set in the vicinity of a boundary between a space region and the residue region in the large intestine region, a set surface set at a position separated by a previously set distance in a previously set line-of-sight direction from the viewpoint, and a pixel value on a light beam vector beyond the set surface among pixel values of the three-dimensional image on the light beam vector extending from the viewpoint.
US09542767B2	Animation engine for blending computer animation data Computer-generated images are generated by evaluating point positions of points on animated objects in animation data. The point positions of the points are used by an animation system to determine how to blend animated sequences or frames of animated sequences in order to create realistic moving animated characters and animated objects. The methods of blending are based on determining distances or deviations between corresponding points and using blending functions with varying blending windows and blending functions that can vary from point to point on the animated objects.
US09542765B2	Method and system for placing an object on a user A method, system and computer program product for virtually placing an object on an image of a human appendage is provided. First, image boundaries are detected in the image of the appendage and converted into a set of line segments. A pair of line segments is evaluated according to a function that combines subscores of the pair of line segments to produce a score. The subscores of the line segments are computed based on various properties such as orientation difference, extent, proximity to the center of the image, bilateral symmetry, and the number of skin-colored pixels. A pair of line segments with the highest score is chosen as the appendage boundaries and is used to determine the position, orientation, and extent of the object. The image of the object is then transformed according to the determined parameters and combined with the image of the appendage to produce the desired result.
US09542760B1	Parallel decoding JPEG images Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for preprocessing JPEG images to enable parallel decoding and for parallel decoding of JPEG images. A JPEG image may be preprocessed to enable parallel decoding by embedding restart (RST) markers within the JPEG data and embedding information in an application (APPn) marker, which may be included in a header associated with the JPEG data. Using the RST markers and information included in the APPn marker, a device may separate the JPEG data into sections and decode the sections in parallel using multiple cores to reduce a time between acquiring and rendering the JPEG image. The parallel outputs may be stored to identified locations in a buffer so that the finished outputs are sequentially stored as a complete decoded JPEG image.
US09542758B2	Image processing apparatus and light source identification method An image processing apparatus is provided including a storage unit for storing relationships of color coordinates between a plurality of reference colors under each of a plurality of different light sources for each light source, with respect to the plurality of reference colors set in a color space and being different from one another; and a calculation unit for detecting color coordinates of the plurality of reference colors from an object image to be processed, and identifying a light source used in capturing of the object image according to a similarity between relationships of the detected color coordinates and the relationships of color coordinates stored in the storage unit for each light source.
US09542749B2	Fast general multipath correction in time-of-flight imaging Fast general multipath correction in time of flight imaging is described, for example, to obtain accurate depth maps at frame rate from a time of flight camera. In various embodiments accurate depth maps are calculated by looking up corrected depth values stored in a look up table. In various embodiments the corrected depth values are highly accurate as they take into account three or more possible light ray paths between the camera and a surface in a scene being imaged. In an example accurate depth maps are computed at a frame rate of a time of flight camera. In an example accurate depth maps are computed in less than 30 milliseconds for an image having over 200,000 pixels using a standard CPU.
US09542736B2	Evaluating image sharpness A system may be configured to calculate and use image sharpness results. In some example embodiments, a content-aware image sharpness evaluation scheme is implemented by the system to calculate the degree of sharpness or blur of photographs taken of objects of interest. In certain example embodiments, a calculated sharpness score from the image sharpness evaluation scheme is converted into a score that is meaningful relative to other photographs of the same category as the object depicted in the photograph. In various example embodiments, a mobile-based assistant is configured to provide instant (or near instant) feedback to users uploading photographs using a mobile device. In alternative example embodiments, a web-based assistant is configured to provide instant (or near instant) feedback to users uploading one or more photographs simultaneously to an electronic commerce or marketplace website.
US09542733B2	Image processing method, imaging processing apparatus and image processing program for correcting density values between at least two images An image processing method includes: a generating step of generating a cumulative histogram of density values of pixels included in at least each of a first image and a second image; a calculating step of calculating a distance between a density value on a first histogram generated from the first image and a density value on a second histogram generated from the second image, in a space defined to include histogram frequencies of the cumulative histograms and the density values; and a determining step of determining a correspondence relation between the density values included in the first image and the density values included in the second image based on the calculated distances between the density values, and determining a conversion function for correcting a density value between the first image and the second image based on the determined correspondence relation.
US09542732B2	Efficient image transformation The present disclosure provides a multi-stage image mapping mechanism for mapping a distorted image to a rectified image. For example, the multi-stage image mapping mechanism can remove homography from a distorted image to reconstruct a rectified image in two-stages: (1) a first stage in which distortion is partially removed from a distorted image to generate an intermediate image, and (2) a second stage in which residual distortion is removed from the intermediate image to recover the rectified image.
US09542724B1	Systems and methods for stroke rendering on digital maps To provide smoothly scaleable map features on interactive digital maps, a first and a second sets of style parameters for rendering a map feature at a first zoom level and a second zoom level, respectively, are received. The first and second sets of style parameters are provided to a vertex shader. The vertex shader is configured to interpolate the first set of style parameters and the second set of style parameters to generate an interpolated set of style parameters for a certain zoom level between the first zoom level and the second zoom level, and render the map feature at the certain zoom level in accordance with the interpolated set of style parameters.
US09542723B2	Architectures and methods for creating and representing time-dependent imagery Aspects of the technology pertain to geographical image processing of time-dependent imagery. Various assets acquired at different times are stored and processing according to acquisition date in order to generate one or more image tiles for a geographical region of interest. The different image tiles are sorted based on asset acquisition date. Multiple image tiles for the same region of interest may be available. In response to a user request for imagery as of a certain date, one or more image tiles associated with assets from prior to that date are used to generate a time-based geographical image for the user.

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