Document	Document Title
US09713042B2	Method and system for notifying attribute of IP address and SGW A method and a system for notifying an attribute of an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a Serving Gateway (SGW) are disclosed. When an SGW is taken as a User Equipment's (UE's) SGW, the new SGW can be notified of an attribute of the UE's IP address. The technology of notifying an attribute of an IP address in the disclosure can ensure that the new SGW can learn the attribute of the UE's IP address in time when the new SGW is taken as the UE's SGW. Therefore, a charging gateway function entity connected with the new SGW can accurately charge the UE according to the attribute of the IP address.
US09713041B2	Access mode-based access control Access control for an access point (e.g., a cell of the access point) may be based on an access mode associated with the access point. For example, depending on the access mode, access control may involve performing a membership check for the access point. Such a membership check may be performed at a network entity, a source access point, or some other suitable location in a network. In some aspects, access control may involve performing a membership check for an access point in conjunction with a context fetch procedure. Such a procedure may be performed, for example, when an access terminal arrives at the access point after experiencing RLF at another access point.
US09713036B2	Method and apparatus for implementing a distributed interworking based on user equipment throughput A method and apparatus may include estimating a metric value relating to a first user equipment and an access point, without relying on actual data transmitted by the access point to the first user equipment. The method may also include estimating a quality degradation to the at least one second user equipment if at least part of the traffic of the first user equipment is routed to the access point. The method may also include performing routing of at least part of the traffic of the first user equipment based on the estimated metric value and the estimated degradation.
US09713031B2	System and method for preambles in a wireless communications network A method for transmitting a frame includes generating an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams. The method also includes generating a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field. The method further includes applying a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion, and transmitting the frame.
US09713028B2	Wireless communication terminal and communication method for measuring a channel quality indicator (CQI) To measure the channel quality of the own cell accurately in a condition where there is no interference from a neighbor cell. A wireless communication terminal according to the invention is a wireless communication terminal to be connected to a base station for transmitting and receiving data to/from the base station, the wireless communication terminal including: a receiver that receives a signal which includes control information provided for measuring a channel quality of own cell from the base station; an extractor that extracts the control information from the signal received by the receiver; a measurement section that measures, on the basis of the control information, the channel quality of the own cell in a domain where a neighbor cell does not transmit a signal; and a transmitter that transmits a measurement result of the channel quality of the own cell measured by the measurement section, to the base station.
US09713024B2	Measurement configuration and reporting method for multi-carrier system and device thereof The present invention discloses a measurement configuration and reporting method for multi-carrier system and device thereof, and the method comprises the following steps: eNB sends RRC signaling carrying multi-carrier measurement configuration information to the terminal; said terminal measures according to said multi-carrier measurement configuration information and carries multi-carrier measurement results in measurement report message. In the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal carries multi-carrier measurement results in measurement report message according to RRC signaling sent by eNB to quickly provide measurement results required during eNB handover, thus facilitating source eNB to perform multi-carrier handover for UE under CA.
US09713022B2	Systems and methods for re-establishing a connection A method for re-establishing a connection by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes establishing a first connection between the UE and an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). The method also includes establishing a second connection between the UE and the E-UTRAN. The method also includes informing the E-UTRAN of a failure of the second connection when a failure of the second connection is detected.
US09713021B2	Transmission device, reception device, transmission method, and reception method A transmission device has a connecting unit that connects transmission data, of each of a plurality of serving cells, an adding unit that adds active state information indicating whether the state of each of the plurality of serving cells is active, to the connected transmission data to generate a transmission sequence, and a transmission unit that transmits the generated transmission sequence.
US09713013B2	Protocols for providing wireless communications connectivity maps Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a communication device (smartphone or wearable device, e.g.) or other wireless communication participant (motor vehicle having a wireless communication capability, e.g.).
US09713009B2	Dual connectivity of user equipment to macro and small cell in long term evolution system A communications system includes a macro base station, a plurality of UEs (user equipment), a plurality of small cells, and a network through which the macro base station, the UEs, and the small cells communicate with each other, the small cells within a macro coverage area of the macro base station. The macro base station comprises a processor, a memory, and a small cell on/off module which is operable, for each small cell of the plurality of small cells, to: determine an interference metric for the small cell; if the determined interference metric meets a preset condition for the small cell, then determine a loss in signal strength to the UEs associated with the small cell caused by switching off the small cell; and judge whether to switch off the small cell based on at least one of the determined interference metric or the determined loss in signal strength.
US09713007B2	Network access method and apparatus The embodiment of the present invention discloses a network access method and apparatus. The method comprises: a UE receiving WLAN access auxiliary information sent by a 3GPP access network; according to the information, the UE measuring WLAN radio signal quality and performing an access judgment to obtain a judgment result; and the UE accessing to the WLAN according to the judgment result. The present invention can accelerate the access of the UE to the WLAN and enable the UE to acquire subsequent data joint transmission and/or services, thereby improving the user experience.
US09713003B2	Setup of multiple IoT network devices The present disclosure relates to setup of IoT network devices, and specifically to setup of multiple similar IoT devices at substantially the same time using joint authentication. Embodiments include, for example, receiving, at an existing network device on a network, one or more communications, wherein the one or more communications include an indication that multiple new network devices are associated with the network; receiving an indication that the multiple new network devices have generated a setup access point; establishing a connection with the access point of each of the multiple new network devices; receiving identification information, wherein the identification information includes information identifying each of the multiple new network devices; and transmitting the identification information identifying each of the multiple new network devices, wherein when the identification information is received, the identification information facilitates generating an authentication query to authenticate one or more of the multiple new network devices.
US09712991B2	System and method for relaying an origination request from a home location register to a service specific service control point A method for relaying an ORREQ (origination request) message from an MSC (mobile switching center) to a service specific SCP (service control point) using an HLR (home location register) first receives the ORREQ message including a service trigger indication at the HLR. A service trigger and an identifier for the subscriber are determined from the service trigger indication within the ORREQ message. A subscriber profile within the HLR is accessed responsive to the determined identifier to identify active services for the subscriber. The service specific SCP to provide the particular service associated with the service trigger of a plurality of available service specific SCPs is determined responsive to the service trigger and the active services for the subscriber. An address of the specific SCP is determined by accessing mapping logic and the ORREQ message is transmitted from the HLR to the determined service specific SCP.
US09712983B2	Method and system for optimized scanning in mobile communication terminal with single/multi SIM cards with single RF A method and user equipment for handling a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selection in a mobile communication network is provided. The method includes obtaining, by a User Equipment (UE), a PLMN list of one or more Radio Access Technologies (RATs) comprising a list of available PLMNs, when the UE performs a Manual Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) selection, initiating a PLMN list validation timer, and reusing the previously obtained PLMN list, when at least one predefined event is triggered and the PLMN list validation timer is running. The at least one predefined event comprises at least one of Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN) timer expiration, a manual PLMN selection, the manual CSG selection, and autonomous CSG selection.
US09712981B2	Client ID and multi-application support for reception reporting A first UE receives a request for a service from an application running on a second UE or an application running on the first UE. The second UE is different than the first UE. The request for the service is a request for a set of files/streams through an MBMS service. The first UE attempts to receive the set of files/streams through the MBMS service from one of a base station or a third UE. The first UE sends a reception report including at least one of a reception acknowledgement or a statistical report associated with the set of files/streams. The at least one of the reception acknowledgement or the statistical report associated with the set of files/streams includes an identifier associated with at least one of the second UE, the third UE, the application running on the second UE, or the application running on the first UE.
US09712977B2	Determining exit from a vehicle Methods and mobile devices determine an exit from a vehicle. Sensors of a mobile device can be used to determine when the user is in a vehicle that is driving. The same or different sensors can be used to identify a disturbance (e.g., loss of communication connection from mobile device to a car computer). After the disturbance, an exit confidence score can be determined at various times, and compared to a threshold. A determination of the exit of the user can be determined based on the comparison of the exit confidence score to the threshold. The mobile device can perform one or more functions in response to the exit confidence score exceeding the threshold, such as changing a user interface e.g., of a navigation app) or obtaining a location to designate a parking location.
US09712973B2	Method of selecting a SIM for a location service and multi-SIM device utilizing the same A method of selecting a SIM for a location service and a multi-SIM device utilizing the same are disclosed. The method, adopted by a multi-SIM device, includes: acquiring Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) information from a corresponding communications network which each SIM is in connection with; determining which communications network supports a location service based on the SUPL information; and requesting the location service on a SIM that is in connection with the supported communications network.
US09712971B2	Automatic location address translation and less accurate location technology address to more accurate location technology address translation Methods and systems for translating technology relevant addresses to user relevant addresses, and for translating less accurate location addresses to more accurate location addresses, are provided. According to a first embodiment, a method for displaying location information relating to a mobile device comprises using received signal information to identify a specific transmitter; determining a location of the identified transmitter; determining a Technology Relevant Address; calculating an Error Radius; translating the Technology Relevant Address to a User Relevant Address; recalculating the Error Radius; and displaying the User Relevant Address. According to a second embodiment, the method comprises using a first, less accurate technology, receiving signal information and using the received signal information to identify a specific transmitter; determining the location of the identified transmitter; calculating an Error Radius; determining if there is a More Accurate Technology Location Address within the Error Radius that is less than some time period old; translating the Less Accurate Technology Address to the More Accurate Technology Address; and displaying the User Relevant Address.
US09712948B2	Image triggered pairing An image triggered pairing system may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to identify a pairable device within an area. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to determine a pairing status of the pairable device. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to provide, for display, a graphical representation of the area and the pairable device that indicates the pairing status of the pairable device.
US09712939B2	Panning of audio objects to arbitrary speaker layouts A gain contribution of the audio signal for each of the N audio objects to at least one of M speakers may be determined. Determining the gain contribution may involve determining a center of loudness position that is a function of speaker (or cluster) positions and gains assigned to each speaker (or cluster). Determining the gain contribution also may involve determining a minimum value of a cost function. A first term of the cost function may represent a difference between the center of loudness position and an audio object position.
US09712931B2	Hearing aid gain determination system, hearing aid gain determination method, and computer program A hearing aid gain determination system includes: a biological signal measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal; a sound group determination section for determining a frequency of a sound group including first, second and third sounds; a sound pressure determination section for determining sound pressures of the first to third sounds so that the respective sound pressures are less than a threshold and that the first to third sounds consecutively decrease; an output section for presenting the first to third sounds at the determined frequency and sound pressures; a characteristic amount extraction section for extracting a characteristic amount concerning time-frequency information of an event-related potential in a time range after presenting the first to third sounds; a gain determination section for determining a hearing aid gain for the frequency of the sound stimulation group against a predetermined criterion based on the characteristic amounts.
US09712929B2	Devices and methods for transferring data through a human body An illustrative method for transferring data to a device includes identifying the data that is to be transferred to the device, modulating the data with a signal, providing the signal to a contact microphone that is in physical contact with an individual, and transmitting the signal through a body of the individual to the device using the contact microphone. An illustrative method for authenticating the individual includes transmitting a signal through a body of the individual in response to the individual physically contacting an authentication device, receiving a modified signal including the signal as modified by the body of the individual, removing the signal from the modified signal to identify a unique body signature of the individual, comparing the unique body signature to a database to determine if the database includes the unique body signature, and selectively authenticating the individual based upon whether the database includes the unique body signature.
US09712923B2	VAD detection microphone and method of operating the same A microphone includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) circuit and an integrated circuit. The MEMS circuit is configured to convert a voice signal into an electrical signal, and the integrated circuit is coupled to the MEMS circuit and is configured to receive the electrical signal. The integrated circuit and the MEMS circuit receive a clock signal from an external host. The clock signal is effective to cause the MEMS circuit and integrated circuit to operate in full system operation mode during a first time period and in a voice activity mode of operation during a second time period. The voice activity mode has a first power consumption and the full system operation mode has a second power consumption. The first power consumption is less than the second power consumption. The integrated circuit is configured to generate an interrupt upon the detection of voice activity, and send the interrupt to the host.
US09712920B2	Systems and methods for improved audio output in electronic devices Embodiments are provided for devices for audio playback and configuring devices for audio playback. According to certain aspects, an electronic device is configured with an exterior casing that has a cutout area formed thereon. A vibrating panel is disposed within the cutout area and secured to the exterior casing such that the vibrating panel is substantially co-planar with the exterior casing. A transducer is disposed in proximity to the vibrating panel. When the transducer receives an audio signal, the transducer mechanically vibrates which causes the vibrating panel to actuate and produce audio output. The embodiments enable effective and efficient design and improve the user experience.
US09712918B2	Audio processor with bi-directional input/output ports An audio processor has a number of ports that are configurable as input or output ports. Each port includes a jack, an input audio circuit and an output audio circuit. A switch is controllable to selectively connect an output of the output audio circuit to the jack when the port is configured as an output port. In one embodiment, the switch is bypassed with resistor and the output of the output audio circuit is coupled through the resistor to the jack when the port is configured as an input port.
US09712917B2	Speaker system A speaker system may include a dome-shaped shell defining an internal cavity, a receiver configured to receive audio signals from a wireless-enabled device and positioned in the internal cavity, and a plurality of speakers positioned at least partially within the internal cavity and in audio communication with the receiver, wherein the wireless receiver and speakers are configured to project audio outward of the dome-shaped shell. At least some of the plurality of speakers are facing outward of the dome-shaped shell, wherein the at least some of the plurality of speakers are at least partially upward and partially forward facing and configured to project audio outward of the dome-shaped shell in at least a partially forward direction. Some of the plurality of speakers could also be forward facing and downward facing. The shell can take the form of a sports helmet.
US09712916B2	Bass enhancement system A bass enhancement system can provide an enhanced bass effect for speakers, including relatively small speakers. The bass enhancement system can apply one or more bass enhancements to an input audio signal. For example, the bass enhancement system can exploit how the human ear processes overtones and harmonics of low-frequency sounds to create the perception that non-existent (or attenuated) low-frequency sounds are being emitted from a loudspeaker. The bass enhancement system can generate harmonics of at least some low-frequency fundamental frequencies in one embodiment. Playback of at least some harmonics of a low-frequency fundamental frequency can cause a listener to perceive the playback of the low-frequency fundamental frequency. Advantageously, in certain embodiments, the bass enhancement system can generate these harmonics without performing processing-intensive pitch-detection techniques or the like to identify the fundamental frequencies.
US09712907B2	Methods of generating tactile user feedback utilizing headphone devices and related systems Methods of generating tactile user feedback utilizing headphone devices may involve sending a feedback signal from a computing device to a headphone device operatively connected to the computing device. A tactile vibration may be generated utilizing a tactile bass vibrator of the headphone device in response to the feedback signal. Systems for generating tactile user feedback utilizing headphone devices may include a headphone device operatively connected to a computing device, the headphone device comprising a tactile bass vibrator configured to generate a tactile vibration in response to a feedback signal received from the computing device. The computing device may be programmed to send a feedback signal to the headphone device in response to a predetermined event.
US09712905B2	Headsets with non-occluding earbuds Headsets with non-occluding earbuds are disclosed. The earbud includes a non-occluding housing having a directional sound port offset with respect to a center axis of the earbud. The housing can have an asymmetric shape amenable to in-the-ear retention. Additionally, the housing can have a seamless or nearly seamless construction even though two or more parts are joined together to form the housing. Front and back volumes can exist for a driver of the earbud, and embodiments of this invention use mid-mold and rear-mold structures to achieve desired performance from the earbud. For example, the mid-mold structure can be used to tune the front volume while the rear-mold structure can be used to tune the back volume. Apertures may also be included in the housing to further improve the performance of the earbud.
US09712904B1	Multi-mode microphone A multi-mode microphone assembly includes a mono microphone, a stereo microphone, and a rotary switch contained within a housing. The mono microphone has a mono input/output mode and the stereo microphone has a stereo input/output mode. Only one input/output mode is active depending on the position of the rotary switch within the housing. When the rotary switch is in a first position only the mono input/output mode is activated and when the rotary switch is in a second position the mono input/output mode is deactivated and the stereo input/output mode is activated. The first position of the rotary switch corresponds to a first position of the housing. The second position of the rotary switch corresponds to a second position of the housing. The first and second positions of the housing are offset 180 degrees from one another.
US09712902B1	Speaker ball with anti-roll feature A speaker ball with housing with spherical outer surface, defines an interior volume. A button with a segment of the spherical surface is movable from a first position where the segment is held contiguous with the spherical surface, to a second inward position, that leaves a circular contact ring on which the speaker ball can rest without rolling. An audio driver is in the interior volume for generating sound and a toggle mechanism connected between the button and a remainder of the housing alternately holds the button in its first position and allows the button to move to its second position when the button is repeatedly pressed and released.
US09712900B1	Communication device A communication method includes combining first and second optical signals into a third optical signal, processing the third optical signal, and separating the third optical signal back into the first and second optical signals. The method includes sending the first optical signal out a first system port, sending the second optical signal out a second system port, receiving a fourth optical signal in the first system port, and receiving a fifth optical signal in the second system port. The method also includes combining the fourth and fifth optical signals into a sixth optical signal, processing the sixth optical signal, and separating the sixth optical signal back into the fourth and fifth optical signals.
US09712889B2	Seamless trick-mode with decreased latency for live transcode streaming A method for performing trick-mode operations with decreased latency for transcode streaming includes receiving and recording a stream of video data. A single transcoder may transcode the stream of video data and generate output video data in an output buffer following. Segmentation index information may be generated that refers to the output data in the output buffer. Skip-backwards, skip-ahead, and resume requests received from a client device are responded by retrieving transcoded video data from the output buffer or retrieving and transcoding video data from an input storage. A method for performing skip-ahead trick-mode operation with decreased latency may use two transcoders such as two threads of the single transcoder to transcode temporally current content and forward content. The forward content may be associated with a forward time offset with respect to the temporally current content. The transcoded forward content is provided in response to skip-ahead trick mode request.
US09712876B2	Image information processing server As an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal comprising: an input/output part for performing input and output with respect to an image storage device for storing image information captured by an imaging terminal; a storage part for associating and storing image identification information for identifying the image information, summary image information that includes less information than the image information, and device identification information for identifying the image storage device; and a display part; wherein the device identification information stored in the storage part is displayed by the display part, the summary image information that is associated with device identification information selected from the device identification information displayed by the display part is displayed by the display part, and the image information associated with the summary image information selected from the summary image information displayed by the display part is displayed by the display part.
US09712863B1	Remote control device with programming guide information A remote control device comprising: a display, at least one processor, and a storage device. The storage device stores instructions that when executed cause the at least one processor to: receive, from a television, a first subset of programming guide information, output, for display, a first user interface including at least some of the first subset of the programming guide information, receive, after outputting the first user interface, an indication of input, determine, based on the indication of input, a second subset of the programming guide information, receive, from the television, the second subset of the programming guide information, and output, for display, a second user interface including at least some of the second subset of the programming guide information.
US09712854B2	Cost-aware cloud-based content delivery A capability is provided for determining a fraction of content item versions to cache for use in responding to requests for content items. The fraction of content item versions to cache is determined based on a popularity distribution of the content item versions and cost model information associated with the content item versions. The cost model information may include information indicative of a cost of storing one of the content item versions and at least one of a cost of transcoding one of the content item versions or a cost of transferring one of the content item versions. The fraction of content item versions to cache may be determined based a skewness factor of the popularity distribution of the content item versions.
US09712849B2	Image coding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding method and image decoding apparatus An image coding method including: binarizing last position information to generate (i) a binary signal which includes a first signal having a length smaller than or equal to a predetermined maximum length and does not include a second signal or (ii) a binary signal which includes the first signal having the predetermined maximum length and the second signal; first coding for arithmetically coding each of binary symbols included in the first signal using a context switched among a plurality of contexts according to a bit position of the binary symbol; and second coding for arithmetically coding the second signal using a fixed probability when the binary signal includes the second signal, wherein in the first coding, a binary symbol at a last bit position of the first signal is arithmetically coded using a context exclusive to the last bit position, when the first signal has the predetermined maximum length.
US09712843B2	Multi-layer video file format designs A computing device generates a file that comprises a media data box that encloses media content. The media content comprises a sequence of samples. Each of the samples is an access unit of multi-layer video data. Responsive to a determination that at least one access unit of a bitstream of the multi-layer video data includes a coded picture that has a picture output flag equal to a first value and a coded picture that has a picture output flag equal to a second value, the computing device uses at least two tracks to store the bitstream in the file. For each respective track from the at least two tracks, all coded pictures in each sample of the respective track have the same value of the picture output flag.
US09712842B2	Video encoder and operation method thereof To reduce noise or the like generated at a boundary of tiles introduced in a video coding method. In a motion vector detection unit, a first tile video signal and a second tile video signal included in one picture are supplied to a first detection unit and a second detection unit, and a reference image is supplied from a frame memory to the first detection unit and the second detection unit. The first detection unit performs processing, by inter prediction, on the video signal positioned on or in the vicinity of a tile boundary between a first tile and another tile among many video signals included in the first tile. In this processing, the first detection unit generates a motion vector so as to preferentially refer to the reference image included in another tile different from the first tile among the reference images read out from the frame memory.
US09712841B2	Field/frame adaptive decoding with field/frame index A moving picture coding method for coding a picture with switching between frame coding and field coding adaptively on a block-by-block basis includes: determining the maximum number of reference indices for field coding for specifying fields which are to be referred to at the time of field coding, using the maximum number of reference indices for frame coding for specifying frames which are to be referred to at the time of frame coding; and assigning to fields the reference indices for field coding for specifying fields which are to be referred to at the time of field coding, within a range of the determined maximum number thereof, using the reference indices for frame coding for specifying frames which are to be referred to at the time of frame coding.
US09712830B1	Techniques for image recompression Techniques for image recompression. In one implementation, the techniques are implemented to recompress a baseline joint photographic experts group (JPEG) image with compression savings. The techniques replace the Huffman coding of baseline JPEG with an arithmetic coding that uses a sophisticated adaptive probability model. The arithmetic coding techniques avoid global operations such as global sorting that would prevent distributed and multithreaded decompression operations when recovering the original JPEG image from the recompressed image. At the same time, the techniques realize substantial compression savings relative to baseline JPEG, on average 23% compressing savings in some implementations.
US09712829B2	Implementation design for hybrid transform coding scheme A method and system may identify a video data block using a video codec and apply a transform kernel of a butterfly asymmetric discrete sine transform (ADST) to the video data block in a pipeline.
US09712820B2	Predictive light field compression According to various embodiments, a light-field image may be compressed and/or decompressed to facilitate storage, transmission, or other functions related to the light-field image. A light-field image may be captured by a light-field image capture device having an image sensor and a microlens array. The light-field image may be received in a data store. A processor may generate a first refocus image pool with a plurality of refocus images based on the light-field image. The processor may further use the first refocus image pool to compress the light-field image to generate a bitstream, smaller than the light-field image, which is representative of the light-field image. The processor or a different processor may also be used to generate a second refocus image pool with a second plurality of images based on the bitstream. The second refocus image pool may be used to decompress the bitstream to generate a reconstructed light-field image.
US09712814B2	Imaging device and imaging method An imaging device includes an imaging unit which has an imaging element configured to nondestructively read an image signal and performs imaging of a subject using the imaging element, a reading control unit which performs nondestructive reading of the image signal from the imaging element during imaging of the subject, a temporary storage unit which stores the image signal nondestructively read by the reading control unit, an abnormality detection unit which detects the occurrence of an abnormal state during imaging of the subject, and a display control unit which reads and outputs the image signal stored in the storage unit in a case where the abnormal state is detected by the abnormality detection unit.
US09712807B2	Disparity determination for images from an array of disparate image sensors Disparity is determined for images from an array of disparate image sensors. In one example, a method includes processing images from multiple cameras of a camera array to reduce variations caused by variations in the in the image sensors of the respective cameras, the multiple cameras including a reference camera and at least one secondary camera, and determining multiple baseline disparities from the image from the reference camera to the images from the secondary cameras.
US09712797B2	Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium An image processing apparatus includes: a gain calculating portion and a gain multiplication portion that perform signal enhancement with respect to an input image constituted by pixels having a plurality of color signals, with an intensity in accordance with signal values of each pixel, without changing a chroma and a hue; and a gamma correction portion that performs, for each pixel, tone conversion of a plurality of color signals that are subjected to signal enhancement, based on a weak gamma conversion curve in which a degree of gamma enhancement is weaker than in a basic gamma conversion curve which performs conversion such that a signal value of a halftone region at a time of outputting in a case where signal enhancement is not performed becomes a signal value in an appropriate output value range.
US09712790B2	Plug and play network system, plug and play network video recorder, and control method thereof A plug and play network system, a plug and play network video recorder, and its control method. The network system comprises a remote browser device, a plurality of slave devices and a master device. When the slave devices are connected to the master device, each slave device can obtain its own IP address from a dynamic host configuration protocol unit disposed in the master device. Meanwhile, the master device can obtain the universal plug and play signal from each universal plug and play unit disposed in the slave devices. Thus, each signal capturing unit disposed in the slave devices can actively transmit the captured signal to the data processing unit in the master device. The data processing unit processes and transmits the captured signal to a remote browser device. The remote browser device displays the captured signal on the different sections of the screen thereof.
US09712786B2	Method and apparatus for supporting multiple broadcasters independently using a single conditional access system A method and apparatus for brokering the enablement of the communication of encrypted media programs from a plurality of independent broadcasters to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. The system makes use of a pairing key for each provided service, which is differently encrypted by a pairing server and by the broadcaster providing the service. The encrypted versions of the pairing key are decrypted in a first receiver module using information known to the pairing service but not the broadcaster and in a second receiver module using information known to the broadcaster. The pairing key is used to cryptographically bind the first and second receiver modules.
US09712784B2	Method and system for visualizing social connections in a video meeting A method implemented on a computing device for conducting a video conference includes identifying at least some attendees of the video conference, acquiring a social graph associated with at least some of the attendees, and presenting at least a representation of a portion of the social graph to the attendees during said video conference.
US09712782B2	Method, device, and system for reducing bandwidth usage during a communication session A communication system, method and communication terminal are configured to permit bandwidth reduction when communication partners are engaged in a communication session. In one embodiment, a communication terminal such as a cellular phone or tablet may turn off at least one of its display and camera sensor within a predetermined amount of time when the terminal is detected as being positioned near a user's ear via at least one sensor of the terminal. In some embodiments, the communication terminal may also transmit one or more messages to communication devices of communication partners engaged in the communication session to inform those devices that video transmissions should no longer be sent to the communication terminal. The communication terminal and other communication devices involved in the communication session may also stop transmitting video as a result of the detection of the communication terminal being positioned near a user's ear.
US09712777B2	Display system, flexible remote controller, flexible display apparatus, and control method thereof A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a bending driver configured to deform the flexible display, a receiver configured to receive information indicating deformation of a flexible remote controller, and a controller configured to, in response to the receiver receiving the deformation information, control the bending driver to deform the display to a shape corresponding to the deformation of the flexible remote controller.
US09712774B1	Method and system for implementing dynamic ground sharing in an image sensor with pipeline architecture A method of implementing dynamic ground sharing in an image sensor with pipeline architecture starts with a pixel array capturing image data. Pixel array includes pixels to generate pixel data signals, respectively. A readout circuitry acquires the image data from a row in the pixel array. An analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuitry included in the readout circuitry samples the image data from the row to obtain sampled input data. When the ADC circuitry is sampling, a ground sharing switch is closed to couple the pixel array and the ADC circuitry to a common ground. When the ADC circuitry is not sampling, the ground sharing switch is open to separate the pixel array and the ADC circuitry from the common ground. The ADC circuitry converts the sampled image data from analog to digital to obtain an ADC output. Other embodiments are described.
US09712773B2	Image sensor and stacked structure thereof There are provided an image sensor and a stacked structure thereof. The image sensor includes a pixel array in which a plurality of unit pixels for generating an output signal in accordance with incident light are arranged, a first amplifier having a first input dynamic range, and a second amplifier having a second input dynamic range that is larger than the first input dynamic range. One of the first and second amplifiers amplifies the output signal in accordance with the intensity of light.
US09712760B2	Imaging apparatus, composition assisting apparatus, composition assisting method, and non-transitory storage medium storing composition assisting program An imaging apparatus includes an object database, a composition database, an imaging unit, a determination unit, a search unit, a priority setting unit, and a display. The determination unit extracts an image feature amount from a photographed image data, and determines a kind of an object of the photographed image data, based on data stored in the object database. The search unit detects composition assisting information corresponding to the photographed image data from the composition database, based on the kind of the object and data stored in the composition database. The priority setting unit extracts characteristic information and determines presentation priority based on characteristic information differences. The display displays the composition assisting information based on the priority.
US09712759B2	Systems and methods for generating depth maps using a camera arrays incorporating monochrome and color cameras A camera array, an imaging device and/or a method for capturing image that employ a plurality of imagers fabricated on a substrate is provided. Each imager includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. Each imager may be associated with an optical element fabricated using a wafer level optics (WLO) technology.
US09712757B2	Image capturing apparatus capable of compositing images generated using the same development parameter and control method therefor An image capturing apparatus that includes an image capturing unit; an image capture control unit configured to control the image capturing unit to repeat image capture of frame images under different exposures; a development unit configured to apply development processing to each of the captured frame images; and a composition unit configured to generate a composite image by compositing temporally consecutive images that have been developed by the development unit, wherein the development unit generates, from one of the captured frame images, a first image and a second image that are associated with different development parameters, and the composition unit composites images generated using the same development parameter among images generated from the captured frame images that are temporally consecutive.
US09712754B2	Method and system for selective imaging of objects in a scene to yield enhanced image A system and a method for object selective camera flash are provided herein. The steps of the method may include: capturing a raw image of a scene using a capturing device, wherein a scene comprises background and objects viewed by the capturing device; indicating at least one location on the captured raw image, wherein the location on the captured image corresponds with a location in the scene; calculating a volume portion within the scene based on the indicated at least one location on the captured raw image; generating a flash pulse having specified parameters directed at the scene; synchronizing an exposure of the capturing device to be carried out when reflections of the flash pulse from the calculated volume portion reaches the capturing device; and accumulating the reflections to yield an enhanced image.
US09712751B2	Camera field of view effects based on device orientation and scene content Systems and methods to improve photo taking using an image capture device having a wide field of view (FOV) camera. In some embodiments, when the device is held in landscape orientation, a wide diagonal FOV may be displayed to the user on a preview screen of the device, and the landscape image may be captured in a wide, 16:9 aspect ratio. However, when the device is held in portrait orientation, the effective diagonal FOV of the device may be decreased via software and/or hardware, and a 4:3 aspect ratio image may be displayed and captured. In other embodiments, the captured portrait orientation image may be scaled, shifted, and/or cropped before being displayed to the user on the device's preview display screen, in such a manner that the user will naturally be inclined to hold the device in a position that will produce a more optimal self-portrait image.
US09712750B2	Display control device and associated methodology of identifying a subject in an image Provided is a display control device including circuitry that performs a display image data process that is an image data process for display on image data that is a target of a main subject determination process such that at least candidate presentation for a candidate image set as a candidate for a main subject in the main subject determination process based on candidate image information and main subject presentation based on main subject information of a determination result of the main subject determination process are performed in different display forms. The circuitry also outputs processed image data to be supplied to a display.
US09712743B2	Digital image processing using face detection and skin tone information A technique for processing a digital image uses face detection to achieve one or more desired image processing parameters. A group of pixels is identified that corresponds to a face image within the digital image. A skin tone is detected for the face image by determining one or more default color or tonal values, or combinations thereof, for the group of pixels. Values of one or more parameters are adjusted for the group of pixels that correspond to the face image based on the detected skin tone.
US09712736B2	Electroencephalography (EEG) camera control Various techniques for performing camera control techniques based on brainwave data from an electroencephalography (EEG) headset are disclosed herein. In an example, a computing system operates to receive brainwave data representing brainwave activity, process the brainwave data, and transmit a command to a camera device based on the processed brainwave data. For example, the brainwave data may correlate to raw brainwave signals (from gamma, beta, alpha, theta, or delta brainwaves), or composite brainwave signals (from multiple brainwaves, representative of attention, meditation, or like states). As a result, the computing system may transmit a command to a camera device to capture an image, a burst of images, start/stop video recording, or like commands for image and video operations, based on a human user's detected brainwave state. Further processing, detection, and training methods for brainwave control of camera operations are also disclosed.
US09712730B2	Portable video and imaging system A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user's body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.
US09712725B2	Imaging apparatus that outputs raw image data and associated metadata and image processing apparatus that uses same [Object] To quickly and correctly reproduce an image intended by a photographer, a cinematographer, and the like on the occasion of post-production.[Solving Means] The development apparatus includes: an imaging unit that performs shooting and generates RAW data; a first conversion unit that converts the generated RAW data into image data by interpolation; an acquisition unit that acquires an exposure index value corresponding to an illuminance of a shooting environment; a first correction unit that corrects a value of the image data based on the exposure index value; and an output unit that associates the RAW data and the acquired exposure index value with each other and outputs the associated RAW data and exposure index value.
US09712722B2	Patterning clear marking material based on color darkness A printing engine prints an electronic document in a first printing pass to produce a printed media sheet having first markings. Additionally, a processor determines the amount of the clear marking material to print on top of the previously printed media sheet (which already has those first markings). The processor determines different amounts of clear marking material to print on first and second areas of the printed media sheet, based on different darkness levels of first and second colors in the first and second areas of the sheet. After the first printing pass, the printing engine prints (on the previously printed media sheet which has the first markings) those different amounts of clear marking material on the first area and the second area in a second printing pass, and this produces a printed media sheet having gloss markings.
US09712719B2	Remote adjustment of print settings Systems and methods for providing remote approval of an image for printing are provided. One system includes a processing circuit in communication with an image capturing device that is configured to capture an image of a printed product. The processing circuit is configured to process the captured image into a processed image accurate to within a tolerance in a color space to indicate the visual appearance of one or more colors. The color space is a standardized color space, such as sRGB or CIELAB. The processing circuit is further configured to transmit the processed image to a display located remote from the image capturing device and to receive an input signal from a remote input device to allow a user to approve or reject the displayed processed image for printing on a print device.
US09712716B2	Print system, control method, and print apparatus A print apparatus comprises: a holding unit that holds destination information of a print server trusted as a request destination; a determination unit that determines, when a print request is received, whether destination information of a print server designated by the print request matches the held destination information; an access unit that requests access to the print server indicated by the held destination information if the determination unit determines that there is no match for the destination information; and an update unit that updates the held destination information to the destination information of the print server designated by the received print request if, as a response to the request, a destination that is the same as in the destination information of the print server designated by the received print request is received as a redirect destination.
US09712715B2	Printing control system and printing control method that determine whether or not to transmit print job based on document information to image forming apparatus corresponding to location information of mobile terminal in accordance with approval status of document information A printing control system includes a server, an approver terminal, an image forming apparatus, and a mobile terminal. The server includes a printing determination section and a storage section that stores therein document information. Upon output request information and location information being transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server via the image forming apparatus corresponding to the location information, the printing determination section determines whether or not to transmit a print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with an approval status of the document information. The approval status varies depending on presence or absence of transmission of content approval information approving content of the document information from the approver terminal to the server and depending on presence or absence of transmission of output approval information approving output conditions for output of an image based on the document information from the approver terminal to the server.
US09712704B2	Scanner providing centered alignment marks A scanner includes a platen having a surface supporting items for scanning, and a projector adjacent (e.g., above or below) the platen. The projector projects light displaying patterned alignment marks on the items located on the platen. The patterned alignment marks identify an alignment position for the items to be located on the platen for properly aligned scanning. The projector projects different patterned alignment marks based on different characteristics of different items to be scanned.
US09712695B2	Image forming apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An image forming apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a print target list of printing data corresponding to a login user, and a print control unit configured to execute print processing on data selected by the login user through the print target list displayed by the display unit. The print control unit is configured to execute the print processing on the data corresponding to the login user without selecting the data by the login user through the print target list when voice use setting of the login user is valid.
US09712689B2	Image processing system, image processing method, and computer program product An image processing system includes: an information storage unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of case information each including retouching-time reference information referred to for specifying contents of retouching and case identification information capable of identifying a case in which the retouching is performed in accordance with the contents of the retouching; an image acquiring unit that receives input of an image and acquires the image; a case selecting unit that arranges and displays a plurality of pieces of case information on a display unit based on case identification information included in each of the pieces of case information and receives selection of case information from a user; and a case applying unit that retouches the image acquired by the image acquiring unit in accordance with the contents of retouching specified by the retouching-time reference information included in the selected case information.
US09712688B2	Wireless adapter and method for communication with digital camera The present invention provides a camera accessory that connects to a camera. The camera accessory includes a wireless antenna and can communicate on a wireless local area network with a separate wireless enabled device. The camera accessory controls and interacts with a camera through Picture Transfer Protocol. According to some embodiments the separate wireless enabled device is a smart phone, tablet or computer.
US09712685B2	Systems, methods and media for location reporting at a charging area level granularity A method for location reporting at a charging area level granularity is provided. The method includes detecting at a mobility management entity (MME) a transition of a user equipment (UE) from a first cell to a second cell to obtain at least a second cell identifier. The method also includes determining at the MME whether the detected UE transition constitutes a transition from a first charging area to a second charging area using the second cell identifier by comparing the second cell identifier to a charging area configuration. A charging area includes a plurality of cells that are served by at least one eNodeB. The method further includes providing to a policy server a report of the determined UE transition, if it is determined that the detected UE transition constitutes a transition from the first charging area to the second charging area.
US09712684B2	Audio system for an aircraft An audio system for an aircraft of the type which includes radiocommunications units and a management unit to which are connected by cables, pieces of audio equipment. Each audio equipment piece includes a generator which, under control of the control unit, is configured to generate a pulsed coded audio signal and inject the signal into a same cable as that used for conveying the audio signals coming from the audio unit of the audio equipment, each code formed by a pulsed coded audio signal being representative of a piece of audio equipment. The audio system includes a decoder for receiving and decoding a coded audio signal generated by a piece of audio equipment and for generating a logic control signal to activate the radiocommunications unit which has previously been associated with the audio equipment represented by the code of the coded audio signal received and decoded.
US09712683B2	Communication agent method A communication agent method, involving a server, a first mobile device and a second mobile device communicated with the server in wireless, the method comprising steps of: via the first mobile device, logging in the server with a MSISDN and requesting a specific number according to the MSISDN; via the server, returning the specific number binding with the MSISDN; sending an authorization message to the first mobile device for confirming, if the second mobile device request to the server for logging in the server with specific number of the first mobile device; and via the second mobile device, logging in the server with the specific number of the first mobile device, if the first mobile device confirming the authorization message.
US09712680B2	Apparatus and method for categorizing voicemail The present disclosure relates to voicemail categorization and access. An apparatus, for example a PBX, is provided for categorizing voicemails. The apparatus is configured to store voicemail messages and to determine and store metadata associated with the voicemail messages. The apparatus allows searches of the stored voicemail messages to be performed using the associated metadata. A user interface may reside on a user device or be provided by the apparatus. The interface allows other user to search for voicemails using the metadata associated with them and subsequently displays information about the voicemails which match the search criteria.
US09712679B2	Systems and methods for routing callers to an agent in a contact center Methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center, along with an intelligent routing system. One or more agents are graded on achieving an optimal interaction, such as increasing revenue, decreasing cost, or increasing customer satisfaction. Callers are then preferentially routed to a graded agent to obtain an increased chance at obtaining a chosen optimal interaction. In a more advanced embodiment, caller and agent demographic and psychographic characteristics can also be determined and used in a pattern matching algorithm to preferentially route a caller with certain characteristics to an agent with certain characteristics to increase the chance of an optimal interaction.
US09712672B2	Call response system A Call Response System comprising modules that are mutually interfaced for sharing parameters. Firstly, a data-collection module, for collecting parameters of an incoming call and of a recipient for the incoming call. Secondly, a dynamic-scripting module for configuring a response scenario according to prioritized combinations of the parameters and for substituting a component for at least one respective open variable within the configured scenario. Finally, a call-response module for transmitting aspects of the component substituted configured scenario, and for recording aspects of the transmitted scenario.
US09712661B2	Wireless communication system, vehicle communication apparatus, and portable communication apparatus In a wireless communication system, a vehicle communication apparatus and a portable communication apparatus provide service in cooperation. Both the apparatuses execute in cooperation each of a first application and a second application. When switching from the first application to the second application, a connection destination of a specific profile used in both the apparatuses is switched from the first application to the second application. This improves the connection of profiles.
US09712658B2	Enhancements to data-driven media management within an electronic device A centralized resource manager manages the routing of audio or visual information within a device, including a handheld device such as a smartphone. The resource manager evaluates data-driven policies to determine how to route audio or visual information to or from various input or output components connected to the device, including headphones, built-in speakers, microphones, bluetooth headsets, cameras, and so on. Among the data considered in the policies are connection status data, indicating if a device is connected, routing status data, indicating if a device is permitted to route information to or from a component, and grouping data, indicating logical relationships between various components. Components may be considered inherently routable, automatically routable, or optionally routable. Numerous other uses exist for such data, including providing simpler and more logical management interfaces.
US09712657B2	Proxying for communicating messages with an unregistered accessory device Some embodiments relate to a mobile device, such as a smart phone, and associated method for enabling the mobile device to act as a communication proxy for an accessory device, such as a smart watch. The mobile device may be capable of providing proxy communication services for messages received from/provided to the accessory device even when the accessory device has not properly registered for the respective message service.
US09712654B2	Microphone line based detection of headset plug removal Embodiments of the invention include methods, apparatus, systems and means for distinguishing between microphone line signals resulting from: actuation of a microphone button of a headset plugged into a telephone device jack, and removal of the headset plug form the jack. During a telephone call, a first signal can be detected on a microphone line of a headset jack to indicate whether a microphone button of the headset is actuated. Also, while the headset plug is being disconnected from the jack, a transition on the microphone line can be detected, from a second signal indicating that the microphone is being disconnected, to a third signal indicating that the microphone button is actuated. Consequently, to avoid erroneously hanging up a call, transitions to the third signal when removing the plug form the jack can be ignored and the call can be maintained. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09712648B2	Anycast transport protocol for content distribution networks A cache server for providing content includes a processor configured to receive a first datagram from a client system sent to an anycast address, send a response datagram to the client system in response to the first datagram, receive a request datagram from the client system sent to the anycast address, and send a batch of content datagrams to the client system. The first datagram includes a universal resource locator corresponding to the content. The response datagram includes a content identifier for the content. The request datagram includes the content identifier, an offset, and a bandwidth indicator. The batch of content datagrams includes a portion of the content starting at the offset.
US09712640B2	Load distribution in client server system A server distributes operations between the server and a plurality of clients connected to the server. The server includes a communication unit and a delegation processor. The communication unit is configured to receive information indicating a status of a requesting client together with a connection request by the requesting client to the server. The delegation processor is configured to determine a delegation level characterizing a capability of the requesting client to perform at least one operation associated with the connection request and otherwise performed by the server. The delegation processor is also configured to, upon a load status of the server exceeding a predetermined allowable load, notify the requesting client to perform processing of a specified operation associated with the connection request.
US09712638B2	Creating a dynamic aggregate group profile of users in an online collaboration session for providing tailored content delivery There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for suggesting content to a group. The system identifies a group of users in a social network. The system receives inputs associated with the social network group. The system aggregates the received inputs. The system analyzes the aggregated inputs. The system searches, based on the aggregation and the analysis, one or more tailored content to be delivered to the group in Internet, one or more database and one or more data warehouse. The system delivers the tailored content to the group in the social network.
US09712636B2	Memory system allowing host to easily transmit and receive data According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory device, a control unit, a memory as a work area, a wireless communication module, and an extension register. The control unit controls the non-volatile semiconductor memory device. The extension register is provided in the memory and has a data length by which a wireless communication function of the wireless communication module can be defined. The control unit causes the non-volatile semiconductor memory device to store, as a file, an HTTP request supplied from a host, causes the extension register, based on a first command supplied from the host, to register an HTTP transmission command transmitted together with the first command, and causes the wireless communication module to transmit the HTTP request stored in the non-volatile semiconductor memory device based on the transmission command registered in the extension register.
US09712626B2	Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify media presentation devices Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify media presentation devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving, at a port in communication with a local network, a data packet including a source identification, the data packet being addressed to a destination in a wide area network and originating from a media presentation device in the local network; identifying, using a processor in communication with the port, a device type of the media presentation device based on the source identification, wherein the source identification is a User-Agent field in the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP); and storing the device type and an indication of media exposure.
US09712623B2	Answering a call with client through a host A client device may be used to initiate or answer calls using a host device connected to a network. For example, when a phone operating as a host device receives an incoming call from a network, the phone may communicate the presence of the incoming call to one or more client devices such as laptop, desktop, tablet, or wearable devices that are associated with the host device. When an answer call selection is made at a client, a call answered communication may be sent from the client device to the host device. The host device may then communicate with the network to connect the call to the host, and when the call is connected, the host may hand-off the call to the client that sent the call answered communication.
US09712621B1	Information sharing endpoint An endpoint may share client information as part of a negotiation of a secure connection with an application such that connections terminated by the endpoint may have client information reported to the application. An endpoint may include termination points of communication, such as a proxy. For example, a client may connect to a load balancer through a protocol, such as transport layer security (TLS). By connecting to the load balancer, client data becomes known to the load balancer. The load balancer may then connect to an application server through TLS. During the negotiation phase of TLS, the load balancer may send client data using an extension to TLS. In some embodiments, the application may use the client data to determine whether or not to accept the client connection, such as client encryption parameters that indicate sufficient encryption strength.
US09712620B2	Dynamic proximity based networked storage A computer implemented method of storing data in at least one mobile node according to mobile node location may include identifying a first qualified mobile node and determining a first geographic position of the first qualified mobile node. The method may include determining a user geographic position of a user device, determining whether the first geographic position is within a first proximity relative to the user device, and causing storage of a first data portion in the first qualified mobile node in response to determining that the first geographic position is within the first proximity.
US09712619B2	Virtual non-volatile memory express drive A processing device receives an input/output (I/O) command generated by a process, the I/O command directed to a virtual storage provided to a host executing the process, wherein the virtual storage comprises a virtual non-volatile memory express (NVMe) drive. The processing device generates a new I/O command based on the received I/O command and encapsulates the new I/O command into a message. The processing device sends the message to at least one of a remote NVMe storage device or a storage server comprising one or more remote NVMe storage devices.
US09712613B2	Fibre channel fabric copy service Copy capability moved into the SAN fabric and provided as a data mover service. A well-known address is utilized to receive copy commands from the hosts. Each switch in the fabric contains a front end or service interface which receives the copy command and manages access control or zoning and LUN mapping. LUN mapping and zoning are based on shared databases. Assuming correct zoning, the service interface will perform any necessary LUN mapping on the received copy command and forward the command to a copy engine to perform the copy operation. The switch service interface also maintains copy operation status, querying the copy engine if necessary, so that any host status requests are also simply handled. Additionally, if multiple copy engines are present, the switches can communicate to perform load balancing.
US09712611B2	Systems and methods for GSLB MEP connection management across multiple core appliances The present disclosure presents systems and methods for obtaining metric information by a multi-core GSLB intermediary device and providing global server load balancing services using the obtained information. A first core of a multi-core GSLB appliance establishes a transport layer connection to a remote load balancer at a site of a plurality of sites. The first core transmits a message to each of the other cores of the multi-core GSLB appliance that the first core is a master core for receiving metric information from the load balancer. The first core receives metric information of the remote site from the load balancer. The first core propagates the metric information to each of the other cores of the GSLB appliance. A GSLB virtual server on a slave core receives a DNS request. The GSLB virtual server determines a DNS resolution for the DNS request based on the metric information.
US09712607B2	Release and management of composite applications on PAAS A solution descriptor comprises a set of component workload units, a workload unit describing a deployable application component with application binary, configuration parameters and dependency declarations. An environment descriptor specifies a set of target platforms and plugins in an execution environment. A deployer interprets the solution descriptor and the environment descriptor, and generates a list of tuples comprising compatible workload-plugin-platform combinations. The deployer determines an execution order for the list of tuples, and invokes the plugins in the list of tuples in the execution order, wherein each of the plugins executes a corresponding compatible workload on a corresponding compatible target platform specified in the list of tuples.
US09712600B2	Transmission of notifications for retrieving an application on a mobile client device An online system transmits a notification including a reference to an application to a client device associated with a user. Upon receiving an interaction with the reference to the application, the online system may transmit instructions for retrieving the application to an additional client device associated with the user. For example, if the client device used to interact with the reference has a device type different than a device type associated with the application, the online system selects an additional client device having a device type matching the device type associated with the application to receive the instruction for retrieving the application.
US09712597B2	Media data processing method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium thereof A media data processing method is provided herein. The media data processing method is adapted for a portable mobile device. The media data processing method includes: selecting at least one first media file in a first client; uploading the at least one first media file to a server; mixing and editing the at least one first media file and at least one second media file in the server to generate a video.
US09712596B2	Method and apparatus for updating user interface Methods, apparatuses, and systems for updating a User Interface (UI) in a Remote UI (RUI) client are described. Upon detecting a change in its capability, the RUI client stores a UI state of a UI page and requests a RUI server to update the UI page according to the changed capability. The RUI client receives a UI page updated according to the changed capability from the RUI server, where the stored UI state is reflected in the updated UI page, and the RUI client renders the UI state-reflected updated UI page.
US09712595B2	Creation, sharing and embedding of interactive charts Systems and methods for generating and sharing interactive charts are described. The interactive charts are generated in an online portal that allows users to customize the interactive features of the chart. An online portal may also be provided to allow users to automatically embed interactive chart(s) in another website without reprogramming the code of the website each time the interactive chart(s) are changed or new interactive chart(s) are added.
US09712593B2	Javascript API for WebRTC In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for real-time communication signaling between HTML5 endpoints and between HTML5 endpoints and the IMS Core of a telecommunication network. In an embodiment the system includes a WebRTC Session Controller (WSC) communicating over an Internet domain protocol with a client-side controller. The WSC terminates web communications with the client-side, parses, and normalizes the Web communications into an internal protocol suitable for communication with telecommunications network systems. The client-side controller provides a JavaScript API that encapsulates the signaling aspect of a communication session of the HTML5 application, including gathering media description, establishing signaling channels, and exchanging media descriptions with the WSC, populating the relevant WebRTC objects, managing the call after it has been established. The JavaScript API thereby simplifies development and implementation of real-time communication in Web applications.
US09712589B2	System and method for playing a video on mobile web environments A method and mobile computing device for auto-playing a video clip within a web environment of a mobile computing device are provided. The method comprises including an auto-play script in a webpage downloaded to the web environment, wherein the web environment is disabled to auto-play video clips; and executing the auto-play script within the web environment, wherein the execution of the auto-play script causes at least: receiving the video clip from an external source and automatically playing the video clip in the web environment.
US09712588B1	Generating a stream of content for a channel A system and method for generating a stream of content for a channel. The channel application includes a content categorizer, a scoring engine and a channel engine. The content categorizer categorizes new content items received from heterogeneous data sources. The channel engine identifies a channel category for a user based at least in part on at least one of a historical trend and a user activity. The scoring engine queries the new content items based on the channel category and at least one other channel attribute. The scoring engine retrieves candidate content items that include the channel category and the other channel attribute. The scoring engine then generates a stream of content from the candidate content items for the channel.
US09712584B2	Context-based adaptive streaming algorithm for a user device A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to receive a request to begin an adaptive streaming session; receive, in response to receiving the request, context information, wherein the context information pertains to a link state between the device and another device that provides a streaming media; calculate, based on the context information, values for dynamic parameters pertaining to the adaptive streaming session, wherein the dynamic parameters pertain to buffer management and codec selection; and provide, based on the values for the dynamic parameters, the streaming media to a user.
US09712583B2	Video display device and method of controlling the device A method of operating a video display device including a display unit is provided. The method includes: playing uncompressed audio-visual content through a first layer of the display unit; obtaining content information on the uncompressed audio-visual content based on some of the uncompressed audio-visual content; obtaining an enhanced service based on the content information; and playing an obtained enhanced service through a second layer of the display unit, wherein the first layer and the second layer are overlapped each other.
US09712582B2	Telephone initiated protocol-improved media delivery platform The present invention relates to a method of delivering an audio and/or visual file over the air (wireless) from one or more servers to an electronic device, dependent or independent on an Internet connection, after inquiry and/or ordering said delivery from one or more of a dialed telephone number, dialing a toll-free number, and SMS and/or MMS message, comprising transmitting a compressed audio and/or visual file to said electronic device, and wherein said electronic device is effective to receive said compressed audio and/or visual file and playback said audio and/or visual content of said file on demand by the user.
US09712580B2	Pipelining for parallel network connections to transmit a digital content stream One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for transmitting a digital content stream through a network between at least one content server and a content player. The method includes communicating with the at least one content server to set up a plurality of parallel network connections on the network to transmit the digital content stream. The method further includes sending a first data request and a second data request within a first time limit via at least one tested network connection in the plurality of parallel network connections to evaluate whether pipelining of the digital content stream is possible for the at least one tested network connection. The method also includes utilizing pipelining to transmit the digital content stream over the at least one tested network connection based on a first response to the first data request and a second response to the second data request.
US09712576B1	Crowd-sourced project and transaction management system for human- and device-adaptive requester-provider networks Provided is a computer-implemented system and method for a requester-provider, query-response network that augments internet-based social networks for crowd management, rapid updating, decision support, problem-solving, reporting, and activity-tracking for transaction management and status updates for large distributed and/or co-located events or projects, such that information distributed can be private, personally targeted, timely, tagged, and geo-localized, enabling users to contribute and respond to requests using natural language, receive postings customized to their needs and preferences, share information, assess alternatives, integrate crowd-sourced resources and process transactions across distributed human-machine systems running on a diversity of computer, mobile and device platforms.
US09712573B2	Synchronized wireless display devices This disclosure relates to techniques for synchronizing playback of media data between a source device and one or more sink devices in a Wireless Display (WD) system. WD systems enable mobile devices to share a local display of the source device with remote sink devices. The techniques of this disclosure include a management procedure at the source device to select a universal queue size for the source device and the participating sink devices. The source device selects the universal queue size based at least on supported queue sizes of the source device and the sink devices. The media packets are then held in queues having the universal queue size at the source device and the sink devices. The uniform queue size combined with compensation for transmission delay enables each of the devices to begin processing the media packets at the same time.
US09712570B1	Dynamic adaptation to increased SFU load by disabling video streams A method for dynamically adapting to increased system load at a selective forwarding unit (SFU) is disclosed. In an embodiment, an SFU sends a plurality of video streams to a plurality of participant computing devices. The SFU monitors a system load value on the SFU according to any of a plurality of metrics. When the SFU determines that the monitored system load value exceeds a stored load threshold value, the SFU selects one or more of the streams being sent to participant computing devices and disables them.
US09712564B2	System and method for providing network and computer firewall protection with dynamic address isolation to a device A computer performs dynamic address isolation. The computer comprises an application associated with an application address, a network interface coupled to receive incoming data packets from and transmit outgoing data packets to an external network, a network address translation engine configured to translate between the application address and a public address, and a driver for automatically forwarding the outgoing data packets to the network address translation engine to translate the application address to the public address, and for automatically forwarding the incoming data packets to the network address translation engine to translate the public address to the application address. The computer may communicate with a firewall configured to handle both network-level security and application-level security.
US09712560B2	Web page and web browser protection against malicious injections A method comprising: loading a web page in a web browser, wherein the web page comprises a call to an anti-injection client-side code; loading the anti-injection client-side code in the web browser; and executing the anti-injection client-side code to: (a) in a main execution thread running the web browser, intercept an injection of a node into the DOM (Document Object Model) of the web page, (b) in a web worker execution thread, compare the injected node with a list, and (c) in the main execution thread running the web browser based on the comparison, permit or block execution of the injected code.
US09712550B1	Emoji frequency detection and deep link frequency Systems and methods are disclosed for generating term frequencies of known terms based on crowdsourced differentially private sketches of the known terms. An asset catalog can be updated with new frequency counts for known terms based on the crowdsourced differentially private sketches. Known terms can have a classification. A client device can maintain a privacy budget for each classification of known terms. Classifications can include emojis, deep links, locations, finance terms, and health terms, etc. A privacy budget ensures that a client does not transmit too much information to a term frequency server, thereby compromising the privacy of the client device.
US09712544B2	Direct cache access for network input/output devices Methods and systems for improving efficiency of direct cache access (DCA) are provided. According to one embodiment, a set of DCA control settings are defined by a network interface controller (NIC) of a network security device for each of multiple I/O device queues. The control settings specify portions of network packets that are to be copied to a cache of the corresponding CPU. A packet is received by the NIC. The packet is parsed to identify boundaries of portions of the packet and is queued onto an I/O device queue. The packet is then transferred from the I/O device queue to a host memory of the network security device and the specified portions are concurrently copied to the cache of the corresponding CPU based on the control setting associated with the I/O device queue.
US09712540B2	Intelligent network access control system A method for controlling wireless communication access by wireless devices to wireless communications networks includes establishing, using an intelligent network access controller, one or more targeted coverage areas overlaying portions of a wireless communications network; determining a location of a wireless device relative to a targeted coverage area; locking the wireless device to the intelligent network access controller when the wireless device is located in or near the targeted coverage area; determining an access category for the wireless device; preventing wireless communication access for a first category of wireless devices by maintaining the first category wireless devices locked to the intelligent network access controller; and allowing unlimited wireless communications for a second category of wireless devices, wherein the intelligent network access controller directs the second category wireless devices to attempt registration with the wireless communications.
US09712537B2	Aggregated data in a mobile device for displaying cluster sessions A method, a device and a system for providing access on a mobile device to aggregated data for interactively displaying a session for a candidate token are provided. The method includes populating data records of a data repository of a data management system from an external data system; generating first information in the data records stored in the data repository; caching the first information on a caching server; creating an application link to be displayed in a mobile device, wherein the application link enables the access to the cached first information that is stored in the data repository; providing an access authorization to the mobile device; retrieving the cached first information from the caching server; displaying the cached first information in a user interface; generating second information dynamically; displaying the second information in the user interface of the mobile device; and deactivating the application link after the session takes place.
US09712536B2	Access control device, access control method, and program An embodiment of the present invention is provided with an access control device, an access control method, and a program that are capable of easily managing access control and easily confirming whether appropriate access control is exercised. An access control device has a screen generation unit for generating selection screen information allowing for an access rule used by a user having logged in to a working terminal to be selected from one or a plurality of access rules created by an administrator of a client environment, and an access control unit for executing access control on a user according to an access rule selected from access rules displayed on the basis of the selection screen information.
US09712535B1	Security recommendation engine Users are authorized to access tagged metadata in a provider network. A revision control and binding mechanism may be applied to tagged metadata that is added or modified by the user. A recommendation pertaining to security and compliance for the computing resource may be determined based on an analysis of the computing resource, scoring criteria, and data pertaining to customer and system data.
US09712526B2	User authentication for social networks Systems and methods are provided for social networks that can verify that enrolled users are not misrepresenting facts about themselves such as age and gender. Verification can be performed, for example, by reference to biometric templates stored during the user enrollment process. The biometric templates can also be used to authenticate users logging into the social network to prevent user impersonation. The ability of some users to communicate to other users of the social network can be limited to only certified users, and even to those certified users that match a criterion, such as gender or age.
US09712517B2	Method for identifying a task authorization In an ad hoc mesh network, roles are assignment to the different network nodes, for example mesh point or mesh portal. The invention envisages that a network node identifies the certification and thus the permitted roles of another network node before it sends a message to said other network node. This ensures that the roles maintain their integrity and the security in the network is enhanced.
US09712508B2	One-touch device personalization Technologies for one-touch device personalization include at least two mobile computing devices configured to communicate with a personalization server. The first mobile computing device tracks changes to device personalization data and backs up the personalization data to the personalization server. The personalization server associates the personalization data to authenticated user credentials. The personalization server may store the personalization data in an operating-system-independent format. Later, a second mobile computing device sends a request for personalization including those user credentials. After authenticating the user credentials, the personalization server sends the personalization data to the second mobile computing device, which installs the personalization data. Installing the personalization data establishes a configuration of the second mobile computing device corresponding to a previous configuration of the first mobile computing device. For increased convenience and security, the user credentials may be stored on a smart card or other security device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09712505B2	Scalable network apparatus for content based switching or validation acceleration A network apparatus is provided that may include one or more security accelerators. The network apparatus also includes a plurality of network units cascaded together. According to one embodiment, the plurality of network units comprise a plurality of content based message directors, each to route or direct received messages to one of a plurality of application servers based upon the application data in the message. According to another embodiment, the plurality of network units comprise a plurality of validation accelerators, each validation accelerator to validate at least a portion of a message before outputting the message.
US09712488B2	Method and system for idle mode transfer for load balancing across distributed data plane processing entities for mobile core network A system and an algorithm in a mobile core network to distribute the data load across multiple data processing entities. The system is seen as having one data plane entity to the external entities like routers; hence the system can scale without needing to update the external nodes. In general when a data plane processing entity is added or removed, a new distribution rule is provided to the remaining data plane processing entities. Only after some number of sessions have been migrated does the new distribution get provided to the data distribution entities. This delay allows sufficient sessions to be migrated to minimize the overall number of packets that have to be forwarded for processing. This benefit can be maximized by taking advantage of cellular network's idle mode behavior and by migrating the sessions while they are in idle mode.
US09712480B2	Apparatus and method for requesting and transferring contents Disclosed are an apparatus and method enabling a user to efficiently share contents. A user of an electronic device performs an image capturing by use of a camera, thereby generating an image capture event. According to the image capture event, the electronic device obtains address information of a content transferring apparatus and transfers a content requesting message to the content transferring apparatus having the address information. Upon reception of the content requesting message, the content transferring apparatus provides the electronic device with contents in execution and status information of the content. The electronic device uses the content and the status information to restore a status of the content which has been executed in the content transferring apparatus.
US09712479B2	Methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums for configuring electronic messaging applications Methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums configure electronic messaging applications to communicate with a server storing messages to and/or from an electronic messaging account of a user. A method involves receiving an electronic message address and a password of the user as inputs, deriving server connection settings based on the electronic message address, and applying the server connection settings to the electronic messaging account. Another method involves receiving an electronic message address of the user and discovering the server connection settings for the electronic messaging account on a server having a designated protocol name as a server prefix name to assist in locating the server and having the server connection settings. The method also involves retrieving the server connection settings from a file provided by the server in response to locating the server having the designated name and applying the server connection settings to the electronic messaging account.
US09712463B1	Workload optimization in a wide area network utilizing virtual switches Disclosed is a method for data traffic optimization within a virtual environment. The method may be implemented within a data center hosting virtual machines and using virtual switches for routing data traffic. The method includes instructing a virtual switch associated with a virtual machine to redirect one or more data packets directed to or from a first address associated with the virtual machine to a second address associated with data optimization virtual machine, wherein the redirection is based at least in part on an access control list, receiving, at the data optimization virtual machine, the one or more data packets redirected by the virtual switch, selectively performing one or more transformations on the one or more data packets to create one or more transformed data packets, and transmitting the one or more transformed data packets to the first address.
US09712449B2	Packet transfer device and power supply control method for QoS control circuit It is intended to reduce a power consumption without degrading a communication quality of a packet transfer device. One or more of a receiver, a switch unit, and a transmitter include a QoS control circuit for applying QoS control to received packets. There is provided a power saving operation mode that enables power saving operation by changing a grain size of the QoS control according to a flow rate of the packets, and controlling whether or not to supply an electric power to the QoS control circuit or a part of the QoS control circuit, according to the flow rate of the packets.
US09712440B2	Connectivity system for multi-tenant access networks A system may provide connectivity service in a multi-tenant network. A first node in the multi-tenant network can receive data packets, each of the data packets identifying one of a plurality of tenant devices. The first node can determine an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with each of the data packets. The first node can determine a Virtual Local Area Network Identifier (VLAN ID) based on the IP address, the VLAN ID being a unique identifier of a respective one of the tenants. The first node can add the VLAN ID of a corresponding one of the tenants into a header of each of the data packets. The first node can transport the data packets to a second node in the multi-tenant network via a multi-tenant network tunnel protocol.
US09712437B2	Transmitting data Apparatus has at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored therein which when executed controls the at least one processor to perform a method comprising: causing each of first and second transmitter interfaces to transmit data over a respective communications path including one or more logical connections; and causing each of first and second transmission parameter calculating modules, associated respectively with the first and second transmitter interfaces, to perform: monitoring the transmission of data over its respective communications path, using results of monitoring the transmission of data over its respective communications path to calculate a path speed value for transmitting data over its respective communications path, and causing the path speed value to be used in the transmission of data over its respective communications path.
US09712430B2	Relay apparatus and control method A relay apparatus includes a first data storage unit and a processor. The first data storage unit stores an output port identifier in connection with a combination of a port identifier and a communication type identifier. The processor obtains, when a frame is received, a first output port identifier corresponding to a combination of a port identifier of a port that received the frame and a communication type identifier included in the received frame by use of the first data storage unit to output the received frame to a port identified by the first output port identifier.
US09712425B2	Maintaining optimal media routing A method of managing a media path for a media session established between users across a plurality of interconnected Internet Protocol (IP) networks which utilize Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Session Description Protocol (SDP) signaling. The method comprises, at session establishment via a signaling path over the IP networks, making a determination that a shortcut media path is available, wherein the shortcut media path deviates from the signaling path. The method further comprises making a further determination that nodes in the signaling path will subsequently be able to maintain the shortcut media path in the event of a subsequent session update or re-invite and, at a subsequent session update or re-invite, including within update or re-invite signaling an indication that the shortcut media path is to be maintained.
US09712423B1	Routing protocol for an interconnection network A node for connecting to an interconnection network may include a network interface. The node may also include a processor coupled with the network interface. The node may further include a memory coupled with the processor. The processor may be configured for periodically analyzing the connectedness of the node to the interconnection network to determine a metric for the node in relation to other nodes within the interconnection network. The node may be designated as a member of a core set of nodes within the interconnection network based upon the metric. The node may detect at least one of a derived update or an update indicating another node connects to or disconnects from the interconnection network. The node may transmit a routing update to another member of the core set of nodes only when the node is designated as part of the core set of nodes.
US09712418B2	Automated network control Embodiments are directed to automatically controlling network and service quality across datacenters. In one scenario, a computer system identifies portions of work that are to be performed within the datacenter. The computer system creates a request for change (request) in a change management system, where the change management system is configured to store and manage the implementation of requests within the datacenter. Then, upon implementation of the created request, the computer system polls the status of the request to determine whether the portions of work identified in the request can now be performed and, upon determining that the portions of work identified in the request can be performed, the computer system performs the portions of work according to the request. Performance of the specified work according to a request allows for workflows to be controlled based on the request.
US09712416B2	Adaptive analysis of diagnostic messages Adaptive processing of alert messages allows proactive maintenance. Alert messages are monitored and compared to a threshold. If a threshold number of the alert messages is exceeded, diagnostic codes are retrieved and a query value may be adjusted.
US09712411B2	Progressive deployment and termination of canary instances for software analysis A data processing method, comprising: using computing apparatus, causing instantiating a plurality of baseline application instances that are running a first version of software, and one or more canary application instances that are running a second version of the software; using computing apparatus including a load balancer, causing selectively routing a first proportion of incoming requests to the baseline instances, and routing a second proportion of the incoming requests to the canary instances; monitoring the plurality of canary instances to collect performance data for performance metrics; determining that the performance data indicates a negative performance issue, and in response thereto: using computing apparatus, automatically updating the first proportion to be larger and updating the second proportion to be smaller, and then reconfiguring the load balancer based upon the first proportion and the second proportion; terminating one or more of the canary application instances.
US09712410B1	Local metrics in a service provider environment Technology for provision and use of local metrics in a multi-tenant service provider environment is provided. In one example, a method may include receiving service provider environment metrics from a computing instance and receiving local metrics from a local machine in a multi-tenant service provider environment. The local metrics may be combined with the service provider environment metrics and provided for display together.
US09712408B2	Bandwidth management in a content distribution network A system and method in which each node in a Content Distribution Network (CDN) maintains information about the most-recent state of the CDN as a whole to decide what bandwidth to use when serving a content subscriber so that the total bandwidth of the entire multimedia content streamed/delivered to the subscriber through various nodes in the CDN remains within a pre-defined bandwidth cap for the subscriber. The entire CDN is thus treated as a single edge node. Each node in a CDN may periodically transmit to all other nodes in the CDN, information about any activity that occurs at the transmitting node. Instead of reporting to all the nodes, the transmitting node may report details of its node-specific activity to a subset of “interested” nodes. Once each node has a model of what the entire CDN system is currently doing, that node can implement bandwidth management in a coherent manner.
US09712407B2	Hierarchical temporal clustering, metric clustering and attribute clustering of electronic terminal reports to identify electronic terminals for analysis A method of performing operations on a processor of an application analysis computer includes obtaining reports from electronic terminals. The reports contain metrics for operation of instances of an application processed by the electronic terminals and attributes of the electronic terminals characterizing their application processing platforms. Metrics clusters of the reports are generated based on the metrics. Attribute clusters of the reports are generated based on the attributes contained in the reports of one of the metrics clusters which satisfy a defined metric rule. One of the attribute clusters, which contains reports obtained from less than a threshold number of distinct electronic terminals, is identified. Identifiers of the electronic terminals are determined based on the attributes contained in the reports in the one of the attribute clusters. Information is communicated based on the identifiers of the electronic terminals.
US09712404B2	Performance evaluation method and information processing device In performance estimation when the configuration of a computer system is changed, the influence, on performance, of a temporary increase in load to a computer system due to reallocation of a process request allocated to a degenerated server to another server as a result of server degeneration is taken into consideration. In an embodiment, an information processing device which evaluates the performance of the computer system estimates the performance of the computer system when operation of a server included in the computer system is stopped based on the throughput required for the server at the time of operation stop and outputs the estimated performance of the computer system.
US09712397B2	Method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network There is provided a method for gathering traffic analytics data about a communication network that includes applying a heuristic that focuses on specific attributes of the communications relationships between the system assets of a network.
US09712385B2	Managing configurations of distributed devices A method manages configurations of devices in a system that communicates information between a device and an enterprise. The method includes building a defined configuration for a device type. The defined configuration includes a set of value requirements. An actual configuration having values associated with the device is compared to the defined configurations. The actual configuration and defined configuration are stored in a database of the enterprise. The method also includes determining, in the enterprise, if the values of actual configuration match the corresponding value requirements of the defined configurations. The method runs business logic associated with the device based on a result from the step of determining if the values of the actual configuration match the corresponding values of the defined configurations. The matched configurations are stored for subsequent use.
US09712380B2	Analytical device control system Analytical device control servers transmit analytical parameter information and analysis data concerning the analysis being controlled to a system control server at a predetermined time interval. When the system control server detects a fault in an analytical device control server, the system control server determines a new assignment destination from among other normally functioning analytical device control servers, transmits analytical parameter information and analysis data saved in an analysis information storage unit to the assignment destination analytical device control server, and transmits a command to continue execution of control of analysis of the analytical device to that analytical device control server.
US09712379B2	Robust cloud instance launching A method and system for receiving a request to deploy virtual machine instances on a first cloud and determining whether the deployment has been prepared for launch on cloud. Upon determining that the deployment has not been prepared for launch, aborting a launch of the deployment is initiated. Upon determining that the deployment has been prepared for launch, a launch of the deployment on the cloud is initiated. Upon determining that the launch of at least one of the virtual machine instances has failed to launch, a re-launch of the at least one instance that has failed to launch is initiated or a rollback of the deployment is initiated.
US09712378B2	System and method for resilient wireless packet communications Rapid failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet transport channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a hardware-assisted rapid transport channel failure detection algorithm and a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, this is provided in combination with their existing protocols, such as rapid spanning tree and link aggregation protocols, respectively.
US09712376B2	Connector configuration for external service provider An apparatus identifies a connector configuration event. Responsive to the connector configuration event, the apparatus sends an external service information request. The apparatus receives an external service reply to the external service information request. The apparatus performs connector configuration, wherein the connector configuration employs information included in the external service reply, and wherein the performing connector configuration yields a connector employable in consumer external service access.
US09712374B1	Network services resource management In general, the invention is directed to techniques for scheduling resource access within an intermediate network device. For example, as described herein, a device receives packets for a plurality of sessions that include application-layer data for the sessions. The device determines a weight for each of the plurality of sessions and, during periods of resource congestion, selects one or more sessions for additional resource allocation based on the respective weights of the sessions. The device allocates additional memory resources to selected sessions to enable further buffering of application-layer data such that the device may apply the service to multiple sessions concurrently despite the resource congestion.
US09712370B2	Zero-intermediate frequency correction method, apparatus, and device A signal receiving apparatus receives a radio frequency signal sent by a signal transmitting apparatus, where the radio frequency signal includes a transmit end image component. The signal receiving apparatus generates a receive end image component after performing down-conversion processing on the radio frequency signal. The signal receiving apparatus separately removes the receive end image component and the transmit end image component by performing quadrature modulation compensation twice.
US09712364B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises an encoder for encoding service data corresponding to each of a plurality of data transmission path, wherein each of the data transmission path carries at least one service component, an encoder for encoding signaling data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame including the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating the at least one signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals carrying the at least one modulated signal frame.
US09712362B2	Method for transmitting and receiving data in wireless local area network and apparatus for the same Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. A method for transmitting data may comprise generating a physical layer (PHY) frame including a payload in which a plurality of Medium Access Control protocol data units (MPDUs) are multiplexed; and transmitting the PHY frame, wherein the PHY frame includes information on subcarriers occupied by each of the plurality of MPDUs in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the payload. Therefore, data transmission efficiency in a WLAN system can be enhanced.
US09712359B2	System and method for communication using ambient communication devices Interactive communication devices in communication with a central server support ambient communications between two or more remotely located users. Each device has embedded sensors, lights, and speakers. The sensors allow the device to sense ‘outgoing’ interaction (e.g., a squeeze or hug), and the lights and speakers allow the device to demonstrate ‘incoming’ interaction. A central device is activated when someone interacts with any of the other devices within the network. The other devices in the network—the peripheral devices—are activated both when the interaction originates from the central device as well as from the other peripheral devices. When the server determines that a user has interacted with one of the devices, messages are sent to other devices in the network to reflect the user interaction. The communication devices allow the users in the network to send messages to each other by simply squeezing their respective devices.
US09712353B2	Data transmission between asynchronous environments A method and system is provided for allowing signals across electrical domains. The method includes applying a clock signal (of at least 1 GHz) to an electronic element in a location having first electrical properties. Data is output from the first electronic element; and received at a second electronic element located in a location having second electrical properties. The first and second electrical properties are different by either voltage and clock frequency.
US09712348B1	System, device, and method for shaping transmit noise A device includes circuitry configured to determine noise shaping parameters for one or more transmit signals on one or more transmit channels based on transmission protocol and spectral mask criteria. Frequency positions are identified for the one or more transmit channels based on the noise shaping parameters, and the noise shaping parameters are applied to the one or more transmit signals.
US09712336B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, computer program, and communication system Even when the lengths of data items to be transmitted to users are not the same, the frames multiplexed at the same time finally have the same frame length and are transmitted.Even when the lengths of frames for the users are not the same at the time when a transmission request is received from a higher layer, a communication apparatus reconfigures at least two of the frames having short lengths into a frame having a long length through Aggregation so that the frames finally have the same frame length and transmits the frames at the same time in a multiplexed manner. On the transmitter side, the transmission power used per destination communication station can be increased due to a decrease in the total number of multiplexed frames. On the receiver side, an unstable AGC operation can be prevented.
US09712322B2	Controlling exposure of sensitive data and operation using process bound security tokens in cloud computing environment Exposure of sensitive information to users is controlled using a first security token containing user identity and user credentials to represent the user who requests services, and a second security token containing two other identities, one identifying the token issuer and the other identifying the owning process. When requesting services, the token-owning process sends a security token to indicate who is making the request, and uses its key to digitally sign the request. The token-owning process signs the request to indicate that it endorses the request. A receiving server accepts a request if (1) the token-owning process endorses the request by signing the request; (2) the token is valid (token is signed by its issuer and the digital signature is verified and unexpired); (3) user entity, which can be a real user or a deployment or a server process, that is represented by the token has the authorization to access the specified resources; and (4) the token-owning process is authorized to endorse the user entity represented by the token to access the specified resources.
US09712319B2	Method and apparatus to encrypt plaintext data Disclosed is an apparatus and method for encrypting plaintext data. The method includes: receiving at least one plaintext data input; applying a Nonce through a function to the at least one plaintext data input to create Nonced plaintext data outputs and/or to intermediate values of a portion of an encryption function applied to the at least one plaintext data input to create intermediate Nonced data outputs; and applying the encryption function to at least one of the Nonced plaintext data outputs and/or the intermediate Nonced data outputs to create encrypted output data. The encrypted output data is then transmitted to memory.
US09712312B2	Systems and methods for near band interference cancellation A method for self-interference canceller tuning for a near band radio includes receiving, in a first frequency band, an RF transmit signal of the near band radio; receiving, in a second frequency band, an RF receive signal of the near band radio; generating a self-interference cancellation signal from the RF transmit signal based on a set of configuration parameters; combining the self-interference cancellation signal with the RF receive signal to create a composite receive signal; and adapting the set of configuration parameters based on the compo-site receive signal.
US09712309B2	Techniques for improving channel estimation and tracking in a wireless communication system A technique for performing channel tracking and/or channel estimation in a wireless communication device includes receiving a reference signal and one or more non-error propagation physical channel signals. In general, the one or more non-error propagation physical channel signals must be correctly decoded before a data channel can be decoded. Channel tracking and/or channel estimation are/is then performed based on the reference signal and at least one of the one or more non-error propagation physical channel signals.
US09712308B2	Method for enhancing small cell Disclosed is a method for enhancing a small cell. A method for enhancing a small cell in a terminal applying inter-site CA includes the steps of: causing a terminal to transmit the uplink control information (UCI) of at least one of the macro cells controlled by a macro cell base station through the macro cell; and causing the terminal to transmit the uplink control information of at least one of the small cells controlled by a small cell base station through the small cell.
US09712297B2	Method and device for transmitting data A method for transmitting data in a wireless local area network and a device suing the same are provided. The device transmits a plurality of medium access control protocol data units (MPDUs) to at least one destination station. Duration fields in all of the plurality of MPDUs are set to a same value.
US09712295B2	Method and device for inter-cluster cooperative communication in mobile communication system The present invention relates to a method and device for inter-cluster cooperative communication in a mobile communication system. A central unit operating method for inter-cluster cooperative communication in a mobile communication system comprises processes comprising: a process of receiving channel data from serving sectors in a serving cluster; a process of respectively receiving the magnitude of change of a target function for scheduling depending on whether the serving sector is blank, from neighboring sectors in neighboring clusters of the serving cluster; and a process of determining the blank pattern of the serving cluster, by using the channel data received from the serving sectors, and the magnitude of change of the target function received from the neighboring sectors in neighboring clusters.
US09712293B2	Method and apparatus of communication In a radio communication system, a number of downlink component carriers can be aggregated for communication between a network node and a User Equipment (UE). A set of downlink component carriers is determined from the number of downlink component carriers. A downlink control channel for the UE is arranged to include information being usable for identifying at least one downlink component carrier of the set of downlink component carriers. A channel quality report is to be provided for each one of the at least one identified downlink component carrier.
US09712289B2	Transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) packet-centric wireless point to multi-point (PtMP) transmission system architecture A packet-centric wireless system includes: a wireless base station communicating via a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) to a first data network; one or more host workstations communicating via TCP/IP to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations coupled with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth via TCP/IP over a wireless medium; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled via TCP/IP to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network. The system can allocate shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations to optimize end-user quality of service (QoS). The first data network includes at least one of: a wireline network; a wireless network; a local area network (LAN); and a wide area network (WAN). The second network includes at least one of: a wireline network; a wireless network; a local area network (LAN); and a wide area network (WAN).
US09712284B2	Device, system and method of communicating aggregate data units Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating aggregate data units. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to communicate an aggregate data unit including a plurality of data units in an increasing order of sequence numbers assigned to the data units, such that a first data unit having a first sequence number always precedes a second data unit having a second sequence number, greater than the first sequence number.
US09712283B2	Method and apparatus for data transmission of device-to-device user equipment in wireless communication system According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting Device-to-Device (D2D) data by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a bitmap to be applied to a subframe pool for data transmission from a subframe indicator bitmap; determining a set of subframes to transmit D2D data by using the bitmap to the subframe pool for data transmission; and transmitting D2D data in a subframe included in the determined subframe set, wherein a set of values available as k being the number of 1s in the subframe indicator bitmap are changed according to a Uplink/Downlink (UL/DL) configuration set to which a UL/DL configuration configured for the UE belongs.
US09712282B2	Route-less multi-hop transmission technique in a peer-to-peer infrastructure-less network A method includes receiving, at a first station of a peer-to-peer infrastructure-less network, a data packet transmitted from a second station of the peer-to-peer infrastructure-less network. The method also includes determining whether to retransmit the data packet to at least one other station in the peer-to-peer infrastructure-less network or whether to suppress retransmission of the data packet based on received signal strengths of received retransmissions of the same data packets from one or more nearby stations.
US09712278B2	Adjusting blind decoding of downlink control channel The present disclosure is related to adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel in a base station. A method of adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel may include creating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) using the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each of one or more EPDCCH sets for user equipment; and transmitting the created EPDCCH to the user equipment. Herein, the number of EPDCCH candidates is determined based on at least one of (i) a resource size associated with configuration of each EPDCCH set and (ii) the total number of EPDCCH sets.
US09712275B2	Waveform-enabled jammer excision (WEJE) A method for waveform-enabled jammer excision (WEJE) may include performing a jammer measurement during a look-through window when no signal-of-interest (SOI) is present and obtaining a jammer signal. A SOI-plus-jammer measurement may be performed and a SOI-plus-Jammer signal may be obtained when both the jammer signal and the SOI are present. Optimal weights that maximize a SOI-to-jammer power ratio may be determined. SOI-plus-jammer signals from a number of antenna elements may be optimally weighted and combined to copy the SOI and null the jammer signal based on the determined optimal weights.
US09712271B2	Radio base station, user terminal and radio communication method The present invention is designed to reduce the impact of interference even when different DL/UL configurations are applied between neighboring transmission points (radio base stations). A radio base station which can communicate with a user terminal by means of time division duplexing, and furthermore change and control the DL/UL configuration, has an interference measurement section that measures the interference level from other radio base stations in at least a UL subframe, and a scheduling control section that changes the feedback method of uplink control signals, which the user terminal feeds back in the UL subframe in response to downlink signals that have been transmitted in DL subframes, based on the measured interference level.
US09712267B2	Live uplink transmissions and broadcasting management system and method A live uplink transmission and broadcasting management system and method for managing a plurality of live uplink transmissions and broadcasting events, the system comprising: (i) a publication portal for publishing transmissions of live events; (ii) a database for storing metadata, system data, broadcast data and user data; (iii) a broadcast manager adapted for receiving and processing in real-time metadata information related to a plurality of live uplink transmission events wherein each live uplink transmission event transmits in a plurality of uplink channels, wherein processed metadata information generate data elements adapted for being used in telecom and datacom real time management applications, said broadcast manager also adapted for updating the publication portal with live event information and (iv) a set of Quality of Service (QoS) management methods to coordinate the usage of Uplink transmissions based on the received metadata and their processing in the broadcast manager.
US09712266B2	Synchronization of multi-channel audio communicated over bluetooth low energy This document describes techniques for synchronizing rendering of multi-channel audio output. First audio data corresponding to a first audio channel and second audio data corresponding to a second audio channel may be received. The first and second audio data may be configured for simultaneous rendering. A transmission schedule for wirelessly transmitting audio data to each of first and second audio rendering devices may be configured, according to which the first audio data may be scheduled for transmission to the first audio rendering device after the second audio data is scheduled for transmission to the second audio rendering device by a first length of time. An indication may be wirelessly transmitted to the second audio rendering device to delay rendering audio data by the first length of time. The first and second audio data may be wirelessly transmitted to the first and second audio rendering devices according to the transmission schedule.
US09712261B2	Apparatus and method of background temperature calibration A circuit includes a controller configured to determine a calibration state of a circuit, to determine an active mode state of the circuit, and to select a type of calibration operation based on the calibration state. The controller is configured to control timing of the selected type of calibration operation in response to determining the calibration state to correspond to a time when the circuit is not active.
US09712259B2	Canister antenna producing a pseudo-omni radiation pattern for mitigating passive intermodulation (PIM) A canister antenna including a radar transparent housing disposed about an axis and enclosing an antenna assembly having a plurality of integrated radiating elements. The radiating elements are configured to: (ii) produce a pseudo-omnidirectional radiation pattern of RF energy about the axis and (ii) selectively orient at least one null along a radial of the axis.
US09712258B2	Low-loss electrical balance duplexer with noise cancellation A circuit for a low-loss duplexer with noise cancellation in a receive (RX) path of a transceiver includes a duplexer, a balancing network, and a noise cancellation circuit. The duplexer circuit is coupled to an antenna of the transceiver. The balancing network is coupled to the duplexer and provides an impedance matching an impedance associated with the antenna. The noise cancellation circuit senses a noise signal generated by the balancing network and uses the sensed noise signal to improve a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the RX path.
US09712248B2	Optical transmission device and optical transmission method An optical transmission device includes: an optical splitter configured to branch signal light input from a first optical network; a variable optical attenuator configured to control an attenuation amount of first branched signal light branched by the optical splitter and output the first branched signal light for a second optical network; and a controller configured to detect a modulation component of a signal superimposed on the signal light from second branched signal light branched by the optical splitter and control, based on the detected modulation component, an attenuation amount of the variable optical attenuator, so that the modulation component is suppressed.
US09712246B2	Infrared audio systems and related methods A transmitter for transmitting audio signals via infrared light includes a first mounting board and a first plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and a first plurality of wide angle LED emitters attached to a front surface of the first mounting board. The first plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and the first plurality of wide angle LED emitters are configured to emit a beam of infrared light having a wide portion and a narrow portion, the wide portion being proximate the LED emitters and the narrow portion being distal to the LED emitters. An infrared audio system includes a transmitter and an expansion transmitter. The expansion transmitter may include a second plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and a second plurality of wide angle LED emitters. A method of making a transmitter includes attaching a plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and a plurality of wide angle LED emitters to a mounting board of a transmitter.
US09712241B2	Communication system, master station device, slave station device, control unit, and communication control method A communication system in which a master station device is connected to a plurality of slave station devices by an optical transmission line and a plurality of wavelengths are used to perform at least one of downstream communication and upstream communication. The master station device includes: a control unit that assigns a wavelength to be used in communication to the slave station device, and that generates a control signal for notifying the slave station device of the assigned wavelength; and an optical transmitter that transmits the control signal generated by the control unit to the slave station device. The slave station device includes an optical receiver and an optical transmitter that carry out communication with the master station device using the wavelength based on the control signal received from the master station device.
US09712238B2	System and method for communication using orbital angular momentum with multiple layer overlay modulation A communications system includes RF processing circuitry for receiving a plurality of data streams and processing the plurality of data streams to associate with each of the plurality of data streams an orthogonal function to cause each of the plurality of data streams to be mutually orthogonal to each other on an RF link to enable transmission of each of the plurality of data streams on the RF link at a same time. Optical processing circuitry receives the plurality of data streams and processes the plurality of data streams to associate with each of the plurality of data streams the orthogonal function to cause each of the plurality of data streams to be mutually orthogonal to each other on an optical link to enable transmission of each of the plurality of data streams on the optical link at a same time. Switching circuitry multiplexes between the RF link and the optical link responsive to operating conditions on the RF link and the optical link.
US09712232B2	Apparatus and method for OTDR transmitter noise compensation An optical device with integrated Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) functionality and method for the same is provided. The optical device includes a transmitter and an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) module, The transmitter is configured to generate an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)-modulated optical supervisory channel (OSC) signal by applying an OTDR modulation to an optical supervisory channel (OSC) signal using an OTDR signal and to transmit the OTDR-modulated OSC signal. The OTDR module is configured to generate the OTDR signal, to monitor a returned light signal, to determine transmitter noise compensation information, and to generate OTDR trace information using transmitter noise compensation information and the monitored returned light signal.
US09712222B2	Layer alignment method and apparatus for multilayer three-dimensional beamforming in wireless communication system A method for transmitting feedback information for fractional beamforming using a massive antenna array from a User Equipment (UE) to a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving information about a plurality of Reference Signal (RS) resources from the BS; selecting at least one of a sub-precoder for at least one RS resources, and one linking precoder for linking the RS resources, based on a preset codebook; and reporting information about the selected precoder to the BS. The selected precoder is one precoding matrix of precoding matrices included in the codebook or a permuted form of the one precoding matrix, and the information about the selected precoder includes an index and permutation information of the one precoding matrix.
US09712211B2	Quadrature demodulator for a very high bit rate RFID receiver A quadrature demodulator not requiring analog mixers. The demodulation is made using a first integrator and a second integrator which are controlled by square logic signals at twice the frequency of the carrier, the received signal being alternatively integrated by the first integrator and the second integrator over periods of time equal to a quarter period of time of the carrier frequency. The samples of the first and second integrators are sampled and subtracted from each other. The successive samples are combined in a first and a second combining module for providing in-phase and quadrature component samples. This demodulator can further be provided with a synchronization module IQ and a symbol synchronization module.
US09712207B2	Method and decoder for despreading data signals spread using walsh sequences According to the invention, a data stream with continuous, periodic transmitted, spread data signals of N chips each is split into two data streams of N chips each, which are shifted by N chips; for each of these data streams the correlation functions are calculated within every chip clock time and, in relation to their maxima, evaluated in order to separate user signals from extraneous signals and disturbing signals.
US09712204B2	Adaptive antenna selection for interference mitigation This disclosure relates to performing antenna selection to reduce interference in a wireless device. According to some embodiments, it may be determined whether simultaneous communication according to first and second wireless communication technologies causes performance degradation to a third wireless communication technology. If the simultaneous communication according to first and second wireless communication technologies does cause performance degradation to the third wireless communication technology, selection of antenna(s) used for the communications may be based at least in part on the determination that the simultaneous communication according to the first and second wireless communication technologies causes performance degradation to the third wireless communication technology.
US09712201B2	Multi-sized subscriber identity module card for use on multiple wireless devices A subscriber identity module card for wireless devices, having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first cut-out space, a first material layer arranged on the bottom surface, a second memory card secured within said first cut-out space, said second memory card having said first material layer arranged on a bottom surface of said second memory card and having a second cut-out space, and a third memory card secured within said second cut-out space, said third memory card having a second material layer arranged on a bottom surface of said third memory card.
US09712185B2	System and method for improved fractional binary to fractional residue converter and multipler Methods and systems for residue number system based ALUs, processors, and other hardware provide the full range of arithmetic operations while taking advantage of the benefits of the residue numbers in certain operations.
US09712179B2	Method and system for broadband analog to digital converter technology Methods and systems are provided for reconstructing bands in received signals. A first band in a received multiband signal may be reconstructed, during processing of the multiband signal, when the first band is self-aliased during sampling of a second band. The reconstructing may comprise generating a plurality of components corresponding to the first band, based on the sampling of the second band, and combining the plurality of components to reconstruct the first band. Generating a first component may comprise applying high-pass filtering and/or decimation to an input corresponding to an output of the sampling of the second band. Generating a second component may comprise applying low-pass filtering and/or re-sampling to an input corresponding to an output of the sampling of the second band. An adjustment may be applied, when generating the second component, based on sampling of the first band. The adjustment may comprise a subtraction from sampling output.
US09712178B2	Dynamic resolution adjustment for digital converters A circuit includes a digital converter configured to convert an input signal to an output signal. The digital converter is configured to provide the output signal with at least one of a plurality of different output resolutions during each frame based on a control input. A resolution controller is configured to provide the control input to set the resolution of the digital converter to include at least two of the plurality of different output resolutions during each respective frame, such that an aggregate resolution for the digital converter is maintained below a predetermined threshold over time. The aggregate resolution is based on a ratio of the different output resolutions during each respective frame.
US09712175B2	Clock and data recovery circuit module and phase lock method A clock and data recovery circuit module and a phase lock method are provided. The module includes a phase detection circuit, a converter circuit and a voltage control oscillation circuit. The phase detection circuit is configured to detect a phase difference between a data signal and a feedback clock. The converter circuit is coupled to the phase detection circuit and configured to output a first phase control voltage and a second phase control voltage according to the phase difference. The voltage control oscillation circuit is coupled to the converter circuit and configured to receive the first phase control voltage and the second phase control voltage and output the feedback clock according to the first phase control voltage and the second phase control voltage.
US09712171B2	Clocked all-spin logic circuit Described is a latch comprising: a first all-spin logic (ASL) device; a second ASL device coupled to the first ASL device, the second ASL device controllable by a clock signal; and a third ASL device coupled to the second ASL device, wherein the first and third ASL devices have respective magnets coupled to a power supply terminal. Described is a flip-flop which comprises: a first ASL device; a second ASL device coupled to the first ASL device, the second ASL device controllable by a first clock signal; a third ASL device coupled to the second ASL device, the third ASL device controllable by a second clock signal, the second clock signal being out of phase relative to the first clock signal; and a fourth ASL device coupled to the third ASL device, wherein the first and fourth ASL devices have respective magnets coupled to a power supply terminal.
US09712169B2	Transmit power measurement apparatus having programmable filter device that is set at least based on frequency response of transmit power detection path and related transmit power measurement method thereof A transmit power measurement apparatus includes a transmit power detection path, a compensation circuit and a tracking circuit. The compensation circuit includes a programmable filter device and a compensation controller. The programmable filter device generates a filter output. The compensation controller sets the programmable filter device at least based on a frequency response of the transmit power detection path. The tracking circuit generates a transmit power tracking result at least based on the filter output.
US09712162B2	Input device, display device, electronic device, and mobile terminal [Object] To provide an input device, a display device, an electronic device, and a mobile terminal in which an opening of a decorative layer can be decorated while reducing a possibility of peeling off of a protective layer.[Solution] An input device X1 includes a substrate 2, a first decorative layer 6 that is disposed on the substrate 2 and includes an opening 6a, a first protective layer 7 that is disposed on the first decorative layer 6 and is partially located inside the opening 6a, and a second decorative layer 8 disposed on the first protective layer 7, wherein the second decorative layer 8 is located so as to at least partially overlap the opening 6a in plan view.
US09712153B1	Method and device for reset modification based on system state Transistor-based semiconductor devices, such as systems on chips, may be supplemented with a reset request mechanism to prevent a reset from causing the semiconductor device to enter into an uncertain, or fail, state. More particularly, a method or mechanism may modify a requested reset for a semiconductor device based on a state of the semiconductor device to prevent the semiconductor device from entering an uncertain, an undesired, or a failed state when the reset is effected with regard to the semiconductor device.
US09712146B2	Mixed signal processors Various processor architectures for mixed signal computation exploit the unique characteristics of advanced CMOS technologies, such as fin-based, multi-gate field effect transistors, and/or emerging technologies such as tunnel field effect transistors (TFETs). The example processors disclosed herein are cellular neural network (CNN)-inspired and eliminate the need for voltage controlled current sources (VCCSs), which have previously been utilized to realize feedback and feed-forward templates in CNNs and are the dominant source of power consumption in a CNN array. The example processors replace VCCSs with comparators, which can be efficiently realized with TFETs given their high intrinsic gain. Power efficiencies are in the order of 10,000 giga-operations per second per Watt (GOPS/W), which represents an improvement of more than ten times over state-of-the-art architectures seeking to accomplish similar information processing tasks.
US09712134B2	Ultra-wideband impedance tuner A mechanical impedance tuner has at least two probe carriages mounted for movement along an axis parallel to the center conductor. The at least two probe carriages including a first probe carriage and a second probe carriage. Each probe carriage has at least N probes where N is an integer equal to or greater than one, and at least one of the N probes is mechanically different or of different nominal geometry from the probes on at least one of the other carriages so that each such probe has an non-identical frequency response.
US09712120B2	Systems and methods for optimizing amplifier operations Methods and systems for optimizing amplifier operations are described. The described methods and systems particularly describe a feed-forward control circuit that may also be used as a feed-back control circuit in certain applications. The feed-forward control circuit provides a control signal that may be used to configure an amplifier in a variety of ways.
US09712117B2	Cascode switch for power amplifier Aspects of this disclosure relate to a cascode circuit electrically coupled between an amplifier configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal and different loads. The cascode circuit can function as a switch to selectively provide an output from the amplifier to a number of different loads. In certain embodiments, the cascode circuit can be electrically coupled between different stages of a multi-stage power amplifier. For instance, the amplifier can be a first stage of the multi-stage power amplifier and the different loads can include different power amplifier transistors of a second stage of the multi-stage amplifier. The cascode circuit can be implemented by bipolar transistors according to certain embodiments.
US09712116B2	Multiple range RF amplifier An amplifier includes at least two amplification stages coupled in parallel. Each amplification stage includes at differential pair of amplifying MOS transistors having gates connected to a first and second input nodes common to amplifying stages, and bulk regions connected to each other but insulated from bulk regions of the amplifying MOS transistors of the other amplification stages. A configuration circuit generates bias voltage for application to the bulk terminals in each amplification stage to set the threshold voltages of the amplifying MOS transistors, and thus configuring the operating range of each amplification stage so that different amplification stages have different operating ranges.
US09712109B2	Resonation device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and moving object In a crystal resonator, a resonator element is installed in a package via a first bonding member and a second bonding member, and when viewed from above, a distance between a first bonding center and a second bonding center is set to be L1, and a length of a perpendicular line drawn to a virtual line which connects the first bonding center and the second bonding center from the resonation area center is set to be L2, a relationship expressed by 0
US09712108B2	Corded lattice based floating photovoltaic solar field with independently floating solar modules Provided herein is a floating photovoltaic solar device designed to reduce the effect of wind forces without the use of external control or power. The device includes a floating anchored frame with a means for connecting an internal corded lattice; a corded lattice suspended within the floating frame and forming a set of polygonal cells in which independently floating solar photovoltaic modules are positioned. Access for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance may be provided by a floating service gantry. The system is modular and several devices may be connected in a honeycomb-like structure.
US09712106B2	Rail-less roof mounting clamp assembly components A rail-less roof mounting system for installing photovoltaic (PV) modules on a roof structure comprises a base mount assembly that engages with a clamp assembly and attaches to the roof structure. The base mount assembly comprises a base member having a waterproof means, a block slider, a top slider and a covering means. An elevated seal portion of a block slider includes a borehole to receive the waterproof means. A vertical engaging portion of the block slider is attached with a sliding seal member of the top slider. The clamp assembly includes a clamp member and a plate member and the clamp member is attached with a track of the top slider. The clamp member interlocks the PV modules to provide a corner-to-corner coupling arrangement, which enables the connection of PV module corners to adjacent PV module corners by sandwiching above and beneath frame members of the PV modules.
US09712098B2	Safety system and method for pump and motor Embodiments of the invention provide a variable frequency drive system and a method of controlling a pump driven by a motor with the pump in fluid communication with a fluid system. The drive system and method can provide one or more of the following: a sleep mode, pipe break detection, a line fill mode, an automatic start mode, dry run protection, an electromagnetic interference filter compatible with a ground fault circuit interrupter, two-wire and three-wire and three-phase motor compatibility, a simple start-up process, automatic password protection, a pump out mode, digital input/output terminals, and removable input and output power terminal blocks.
US09712092B2	Motor control apparatus and operation method for the same Provided are a motor control apparatus controlling a motor including a stator and progressing or retreating a screw so that pressure is formed in a piston provided in a brake for braking a vehicle, and an operation method thereof and the motor control apparatus includes: the motor including a rotor with a permanent magnet and a coil forming an electromagnetic field; an encoder outputting an encoder pulse and a reference pulse to correspond to rotation of the motor; and an electronic control unit controlling the motor based on the encoder pulse and the reference pulse of the encoder, wherein the location of the rotor is determined based on the encoder pulse and the reference pulse input from the encoder when the motor rotates by forcibly rotating the motor to control the motor when the motor starts, thereby starting the motor when the hall sensor is abnormal or even though the hall sensor is not provided by controlling the motor.
US09712090B2	Driving device for motor for drive wheel of vehicle A driving device for motors for drive wheels of a vehicle includes a plurality of in-wheel motor assemblies and motor drivers. The motor drivers include a smoothing circuit, an inverter unit to convert the direct current power, inputted through the smoothing circuit, into a three phase alternating current power, an inverter control unit for controlling the inverter unit, and a cooler for cooling the inverter unit. The plurality of the motor drivers are disposed within a single common casing and the plurality of the motor drivers share the smoothing circuit. The inverter control unit of the plurality of the motor drivers is of a control type capable of driving the driving element of the inverter unit according to the PWM scheme and the plurality of the motor drivers have equal cycles of PWM relative to each other and are configured to displace ON and OFF timings of the driving element.
US09712089B2	Fan motor driving means, driving method, and cooling device and electronic equipment using the same The present invention inhibits the voltage jump of a source voltage or an output voltage by an approach which is different from a conventional one. A logic circuit allows an H bridge circuit to be shifted among a plurality of states in a specific sequence. A compulsory regenerating circuit is configured to be switched between an enabled state and a disabled state; while being in the enabled state, the current that flows in from a ground line via the H bridge circuit and a motor coil to a power line back-flows to the ground line.
US09712082B2	Method for acquiring values indicative of an AC current of an inverter and related circuit and inverter A method for acquiring values indicative of an AC current generable by an inverting stage of an inverter. The method includes at least a first line and a second line for providing a path for AC current between the inverting stage and the output stage. A current sensor is operatively associated to the first and second lines and configured in such a way to generate a signal as a function of the sum between the AC current flowing in the first line and the AC current flowing in the second line. The method may also include driving the inverting stage in such a way that the AC current in the first line has a first high-frequency ripple during a first-half of the current period, and in such a way that the AC current in the second line has a second high-frequency ripple during a second-half of the current period.
US09712074B2	Magnetoelectric device capable of damping power amplification A magnetoelectric device includes reluctance components, damping modules and a driving module. Each reluctance component includes a magnetic core unit having a loop-shaped first segment and a second segment connected to the first segment, first to third coils wound around and loosely coupled to the first segment, a first capacitor connected between the second and third coils, and a second capacitor connected to the third coil in parallel. Each damping module receives electrical energy from a respective reluctance component, and releases electrical energy to a DC power source. The driving module connects the DC power source to each first coil in such a way that a respective AC voltage is generated across each first coil.
US09712073B2	Flexible rectifier for providing a variety of on-demand voltages An apparatus comprising a first rectifier, wherein an output of the first rectifier is coupled to a first terminal, a second rectifier, wherein an output of the second rectifier is coupled to a second terminal, a first electronic switch configured to selectively route an alternating current (AC) signal to the first rectifier or the second rectifier, an inverter configured to operate in the event that the first electronic switch does not receive the AC signal to receive a direct current (DC) signal, and convert the DC signal to a second AC signal, a second electronic switch configured to selectively route the DC signal from the first terminal or the second terminal to the inverter, and a third electronic switch configured to selectively route the second AC signal to the first rectifier or the second rectifier.
US09712072B2	Inverter device A power converter converts input power into DC power. A first switching element is connected between an output node and a high voltage node of the power converter. A second switching element is connected between the output node and a low voltage node of the power converter. First to third driver circuits have first to third power supply nodes to be supplied with first to third operating voltages based on first to third voltages at the output node, the low voltage node, and the high voltage node, respectively. The first to third driver circuits drive the first to third switching elements based on the first to third voltages, respectively. A rectifier circuit is connected between the power supply nodes of the first and second driver circuits, and supplies a current from the power supply node of the first driver circuit toward the power supply node of the third driver circuit.
US09712069B2	Distributed-constant type transformer for voltage conversion A transformer of distributed-constant type is provided between an AC power supply with a frequency f and a load with a resistance value R, and includes: a first converter connected to the AC power supply and having a length of λ/4; and a second converter provided between an end of the first converter and the load, and having a length of λ/4, where a wavelength at the frequency f is λ. Such a transformer has a small size and a light weight, and does not need a coil, an iron core, and the like as used in a conventional transformer.
US09712066B2	Assisted zero voltage switching for a DC-to-DC converter An apparatus includes a first auxiliary switch connected to a positive connection of a switching leg of a DC-to-DC converter. The switching leg includes a first main switch and a second main switch connected at a main switch midpoint. A second auxiliary switch is connected between a negative connection of the switching leg and the first auxiliary switch. A connection point between the first and second auxiliary switches is an auxiliary midpoint. An auxiliary inductor connects the auxiliary midpoint and the main switch midpoint. The main switch midpoint is also connected to other converter elements. The first and second main switches include a first capacitance a second capacitance. A switch regulation module regulates the first and second auxiliary switches to control current in the auxiliary inductor to provide or remove charge from the first and second capacitances to induce zero voltage switching for the first and second main switches.
US09712065B2	Systems and methods for source switching and voltage generation System and method for regulating a power conversion system. An example system controller for regulating a power conversion system includes a first controller terminal associated with a first controller voltage and coupled to a first transistor terminal of a first transistor, the first transistor further including a second transistor terminal and a third transistor terminal, the second transistor terminal being coupled to a primary winding of a power conversion system, a second controller terminal associated with a second controller voltage and coupled to the third transistor terminal, and a third controller terminal associated with a third controller voltage. The first controller voltage is equal to a sum of the third controller voltage and a first voltage difference. The second controller voltage is equal to a sum of the third controller voltage and a second voltage difference.
US09712053B2	DC-DC converter with digital current sensing A regulated DC-DC switching converter includes a bypass mode in which ends of an output inductor are coupled together. Circuitry determines output capacitor current and load current components of output inductor current during operation of the switching converter, for use in controlling switching operations.
US09712037B2	Insulated power supply apparatus for power conversion apparatus including series of connections of upper and lower arms switching elements connected to each other An insulated power supply apparatus is for a power conversion circuit including at least one series connection of an upper arm switching element and a lower arm switching element connected in series to each other. The insulated power supply apparatus includes an upper arm and lower arm transformers for supplying a driving voltage to the upper arm and lower arm switching elements, respectively, and performs control such that the output voltage of a specific one of the secondary coils of the upper arm and lower arm transformers is kept at a target voltage.
US09712036B2	Generating electricity from the earth A system for generating electricity from the geomagnetic field and rotation of the earth is presented. The earth rotates through the geomagnetic field to form a potential difference between first and second terrestrial charged bodies. The first and second charged bodies are spaced apart in a direction substantially normal to the earth's surface. The system comprises an electrical load, a first current path, and a second current path. The electrical load has a supply input and a ground output. The first current path is coupled to the first charged body and to the supply input of the electrical load, for supplying the potential difference to the electrical load. The second current path is coupled to the ground output of the electrical load and to the second charged body. As a result of this arrangement, an electric current related to the potential difference is generated in the electrical load.
US09712028B2	Stator having three-line connection structure, BLDC motor using same, and driving method therefor Provided are a stator having a three-coil wiring structure, a BLDC motor using the same, and a driving method thereof, in which coils are wound by using a three-coil wiring method, to thus minimize a ratio between slots and poles, and to thereby reduce cogging noise, and a gap between cores is set small, to thus increase an effective area between a magnet and a core and to thereby reduce leakage magnetic flux. The BLDC motor includes: a stator having a plurality of split cores that are disposed between an inner rotor and an outer rotor, and on which coils of three phases are connected and wound in a three-phase drive method, in which the plurality of split cores include a number of core groups in which the coils of the respective phases are wound on three consecutive split cores in sequence of a forward direction, a reverse direction, and a forward direction, and the three consecutive split cores generate magnetic flux in opposite directions to each other.
US09712025B2	Magnet inserting apparatus for magnet insertion into magnet insertion slots of rotor core and method thereof A magnet inserting apparatus inserts a plurality of magnet parts into each of the magnet insertion slots provided in the rotor core of a motor. The magnet inserting apparatus comprises a guiding unit equipped with a magnet inlet and a magnet outlet and is configured to align the plurality of magnet parts inserted through the magnet inlet until the inserted magnet parts are ejected from the magnet outlet, and to guide the aligned magnet parts so as to be inserted from the magnet outlet to the magnet insertion slot. A size of the magnet inlet of the guiding unit is larger than a size of the magnet insertion slot, a size of the magnet outlet is the same as or smaller than the size of the magnet insertion slot, and the guiding unit is formed so that a shape from the magnet inlet to the outlet becomes a taper shape.
US09712014B2	Insulator, stator assembly, rotating electrical machine, and connection board An insulator to be attached to a laminated core of a rotating electrical machine includes a frame-shaped body which surrounds the laminated core and around which a coil wire is wound, and first and second flanges provided at both open sides of the body. The second flange has a first recess that extends toward the body.
US09712013B2	Winding with a cooling channel for an electrical machine A winding for an electric machine is provided. The electric machine includes conductor bars which are arranged one above the other and each of which has a cooling slot. The conductor bars are designed such that the height of the conductor bars increases in the radial direction and the effective cooling cross-section decreases in the radial direction.
US09712007B2	Rotor core, motor and motor manufacturing method A rotor core includes a laminated steel body including a plurality of magnetic core plates stacked one above another. The core plates extend in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a vertical center axis. The rotor core includes a plurality of magnetic pole portions arranged along a circumferential direction. At least some of the core plates include claws protruding from the magnetic pole portions in the circumferential direction and outer connection portions arranged radially outward of the claws to interconnect the magnetic pole portions adjoining to each other. The claws restrain the magnets from being displaced radially outward by centrifugal forces. In addition, the outer connection portions restrain the rotor core from being deformed by centrifugal forces. The outer connection portions restrain the claws from being displaced by centrifugal forces so as to further restrain displacement of the magnets.
US09712001B2	Power reception apparatus, medium, and method for controlling electrical power supplied to a load of power reception apparatus Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation. A first detection method may be used before power is transferred to a load in a power reception apparatus, and a second detection method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
US09711998B2	Power transmitting device, power receiving device, power supply system, and power supply method Provided are a power transmitting device, a power receiving device, a power supply system, and a power supply method able to supply electric power by emitting electromagnetic waves. A power transmitting device (110) comprises: a calculating unit (122) for calculating the maximum value for the emitted output of electromagnetic waves meeting exposure standards on the basis of a response delay time measured by the communication link between the power transmitting device (110) and a power receiving device (150); a power transmitting unit (128) for transmitting power via a power supply link with the power receiving device (150) at an output not exceeding the maximum value; an anomaly detecting unit (126) for detecting an anomaly in the power supply link on the basis of communication with the power receiving device (150) via the communication link; and an output control unit (124) for controlling the output on the basis of the detection of an anomaly in the power supply link.
US09711995B2	Power transmission device and power receiving device A power transmission device for transmitting power to a power receiving device in a noncontact manner, including: a power transmission unit for transmitting power to the power receiving device in a noncontact manner; a power supply unit, connected to an external power supply, for supplying power to the power transmission unit, and a housing housing the power transmission unit and the power supply unit, wherein the power supply unit includes first devices disposed around the power transmission unit, and a second device disposed between the power transmission unit and a bottom surface, in a state where the power transmission unit and the power supply unit are mounted on the bottom surface of the housing, and a height of each of the first devices from the bottom surface is higher than a height of the second device from the bottom surface.
US09711994B2	Electronic device and its operation system An electronic device carried around by the user is desired to be used for a long period. In order to achieve this, a high-capacity battery may be incorporated. Since a high-capacity battery is large, its incorporation in an electronic device increases the weight of the electronic device. An electronic device used while being implanted in the body of the user, provided with an emergency power supply, is provided. In an electronic device provided with a plurality of batteries, a transmitting portion and a receiving portion conduct wireless charging among different batteries, and the battery to be charged or used is selected by a power supply management circuit depending on the circumstances.
US09711986B2	Vacuum cleaner and a battery pack therefor A battery pack suitable for handheld appliance, the battery pack including a plurality of cells and a circuit board associated with the cells, wherein a power terminal is associated with the circuit board and configured to transmit power to an appliance, in use, the battery pack further including a momentary switch operatively connected to the circuit board and movable between closed and open positions by an actuator wherein, when in the open position the power terminal is configured by the circuit to a power delivery state and, when in the closed position, the power terminal is configured by the circuit to a power disabled state.
US09711977B2	Battery management system for transmitting secondary protection signal and diagnosis signal using a small number of insulation elements Disclosed is a battery management system for transmitting a secondary protection signal and a diagnosis signal using a small number of insulation elements. N battery management units included in the battery management system transmit at least two pieces of data via one communication line through time division. N data signals transmitted from the N battery management units are transmitted in a sequential order or are mixed to one signal and transmitted to an external device.
US09711968B2	Wireless power transmission apparatus and wireless power transmission method Provided is a wireless power transmission apparatus and method. The wireless power transmission apparatus may include a coupling unit to couple a reflected signal with respect to a transmitted resonance power, and a resonance point detecting unit to scan a frequency of the reflected signal to detect a resonance point. A resonance frequency of the source resonator may be controlled using the detected resonance point.
US09711962B2	System and method for isolated DC to DC converter Disclosed is a battery and load equalization circuit that prevents the in-rush of current when batteries and/or loads are initially connected in parallel. Various techniques are used including charging, discharging and use of DC to DC converters to equalize charges between batteries and between batteries and capacitive loads.
US09711961B2	Protection device with communication bus fault diagnosis function, system and method A method is disclosed for diagnosing faults on a communication bus used to transmit zone selective interlocking signals in a power distribution network. The method includes configuring interfaces of all protection devices connected to the same communication bus to be input ports within a first diagnosis time period; detecting, at each protection device connected to the communication bus, an input signal received by the input port thereof; and if abnormality is detected in the input signal, the protection device issuing a first alert associated with the corresponding interface.
US09711959B2	Chain link A link of an energy chain has two parallel side flaps and at least one horizontal web. The two side flaps and the at least one horizontal web are connected to each other by positioning, pivoting and engaging. Two pivoting groups are provided, including in each case a contact surface and a relevant intake for positioning the contact surface in such a way that the pivoting groups in the positioned state form a pivoting axis transversely to the longitudinal axis of the chain link. Furthermore, two engagement groups are provided which in each case are formed by a locking element and a relevant abutment for receiving the locking element. A chain link can be assembled in a simple manner by a plurality of different horizontal webs and side flaps, wherein the connection between the horizontal web and the side flap cannot be randomly released.
US09711949B1	Method of manufacture for an ultraviolet laser diode A method for fabricating a laser diode device includes providing a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member comprising a surface region, a release material overlying the surface region, an n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; an active region overlying the n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material, a p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; and a first transparent conductive oxide material overlying the p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material, and an interface region overlying the first transparent conductive oxide material. The method includes bonding the interface region to a handle substrate and subjecting the release material to an energy source to initiate release of the gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member.
US09711942B2	Laser apparatus and optical transmitter A laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser of which a drive condition is controlled according to a plurality of types of drive currents and a controller which controls the drive condition such that a sum of the drive currents is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.
US09711941B1	Methods and apparatus for photonic integration in non-polar and semi-polar oriented wave-guided optical devices A monolithically integrated optical device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region configured on either a non-polar or semi-polar orientation. The device also has a first waveguide structure configured in a first direction overlying a first portion of the surface region. The device also has a second waveguide structure integrally configured with the first waveguide structure. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
US09711937B2	Semiconductor laser mounting with intact diffusion barrier layer A first contact surface of a semiconductor laser chip can be formed to a target surface roughness selected to have a maximum peak to valley height that is substantially smaller than a barrier layer thickness. A barrier layer that includes a non-metallic, electrically-conducting compound and that has the barrier layer thickness can be applied to the first contact surface, and the semiconductor laser chip can be soldered to a carrier mounting along the first contact surface using a solder composition by heating the soldering composition to less than a threshold temperature at which dissolution of the barrier layer into the soldering composition occurs. Related systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and the like are also described.
US09711934B2	Laser apparatus A laser apparatus may include a first laser resonator configured to generate a laser beam, a first optical element configured to adjust a divergence in a first direction of the laser beam, a second optical element configured to adjust a divergence in a second direction of the laser beam, a measuring unit configured to measure the divergence in the first direction and the divergence in the second direction of the laser beam, and a controller configured to control one or both of the first optical element and the second optical element based on the divergence in the first direction and the divergence in the second direction of the laser beam both measured by the measuring unit.
US09711933B1	Laser system and laser outputting method A laser system and a laser outputting method are disclosed. The method comprises: providing a oscillator, wherein the oscillator comprises a pump light source, a cavity and a mode locked controller; utilizing the pump light source to emit a pump light into the cavity; outputting first laser pulses to the spectrum converter; utilizing a wavelength conversion chip of the spectrum converter to convert the first laser pulses to second laser pulses; utilizing at least one photo-detector to detect a power of the second laser pulses; controlling the mode locked controller to modulate a mode-locked status of the cavity when the power of the second laser pulses is lower than a threshold value.
US09711931B1	Noncollinear achromatic phase matching based optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier with insensitivity to temperature and wavelength A simultaneous temperature- and wavelength-insensitive parametric amplifier comprising a pump laser, a signal laser, and a crystal amplifier. The pump laser system on a first optical pathway includes a Nd:YVO4 laser oscillator-regenerative amplifier and a Nd:YAG boost amplifier. The pump laser beam is generated from the pump laser system, passes through the first image-relay system, and is frequency-doubled in the frequency-doubling crystal. The signal laser system on a second optical pathway comprises a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier and generates the signal laser beam, which passes through the pulse stretcher and is temporally chirped and imposed with an angular dispersion by the first grating. The chirped signal beam and pump laser beam are intersected with a noncollinear angle of >5° in the crystal amplifier for temperature-insensitive phase-matching (PM). By optimizing grating constant of the first grating, the chirped signal is imposed with appropriate amount of angular dispersion for wavelength-insensitive PM.
US09711928B2	Single crystals with internal doping with laser ions prepared by a hydrothermal method Single heterogeneous crystals are described that contain multiple regimes, adjacent regimes varying from one another with regard to function. Also disclosed is a hydrothermal epitaxial growth process that can be utilized to form the single heterogeneous crystals. The single heterogeneous crystals can exhibit enhanced performance when used as a laser gain medium as compared to previously known single crystals and multi-crystal constructs. The heterogeneous single crystal can be utilized for thin disk lasers and can minimize the thermal distortion effects at high powers. The heterogeneous crystal can also serve as an embedded waveguide.
US09711927B2	Heuristic laser device using an apparatus for producing laser pulses, and corresponding heuristic method A laser device includes an apparatus for producing amplified laser pulses, using a plurality of amplifying optical fibers, and groups the basic amplified pulses into an overall amplified pulse, as well as a target, onto which the overall amplified pulse is directed such as to generate a predetermined physical process thereon, which causes a change of state in the target. The laser device is configured to measure at least one distinctive parameter of the generated physical process; adjust at least one characteristic for adjusting the basic amplified laser pulses; and analyze a plurality of measurements for different adjustments. The device analyzes the measurements many times in loops for different laser pulse adjustment characteristics, enabling an optimization by a heuristic method. Also provided is a heuristic optimization method implemented by the laser device.
US09711925B2	Method for connecting the conductors of a flexible bonded (equipotential) connection layer A method electrically connects by crimping electrical conductors in a connector for equipotential connection of a planar and flexible layer formed by the conductors, to metal components. The method includes positioning the electrical conductors in individual longitudinal and parallel cells which are formed between two planar walls of the connector, crimping the conductors crimped in a crimping zone by simultaneous transverse punching of at least one wall of the connector, and forming by the transverse punching at least one corresponding transverse groove line on the at least one connector wall and, by load transfer, on each of the conductors to electrically connect the conductors.
US09711909B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector (100) is disclosed. In a described embodiment, the electrical connector (100) comprises first and second terminal pairs (102, 104) configured to electrically couple to a same device, each terminal pair (102, 104) comprising terminals (102a, 102b, 104a, 104b), with the terminals (102a, 102b) in the first terminal pair (102) having different first and second electrical lengths and the terminals (104a, 104b) in the second terminal pair (104) having different third and fourth electrical lengths, wherein a sum of the first and third electrical lengths is substantially the same as a sum of the second and fourth electrical lengths.
US09711903B2	Connector system with RFID circuit A connector is provided that includes an RFID circuit. Before the connector is mated with a corresponding connector the RFID circuit is tuned so that it does not function in a desired manner at a desired frequency. Once the connector is mated the tuning of the RFID circuit is modified so that the RFID circuit functions in the desired manner at the desired frequency.
US09711902B2	Electrical plug connector for a safety restraint system The invention relates to an electrical plug connector for a safety restraint system, preferably for an airbag ignition system, including at least two contact terminals disposed within the plug connector and a shorting clip, that is configured to short circuit the at least two contact terminals in an uncoupled or incorrectly coupled condition of the plug connector. The shorting clip includes at least two shorting tongues. Each shorting tongue is electrically connected with a respective contact terminal. Each shorting tongue further includes at least one electrical contact surface and at least one of the shorting tongues includes an actuating member. The actuating member is provided with an actuating surface that is configured to interact with a separator device. The contact surfaces are not arranged within the same plane as the actuating surface(s).
US09711901B2	Electrical connector assembly including polarization member An electrical connector assembly can include a polarization member that is configured to prevent first and second electrical connectors from being mated to each other in an incorrect orientation. The polarization member abuts the first electrical connector such that the first electrical connector provides structural support to the polarization member when the second electrical contacts the polarization member. The polarization member is received by the second electrical connector when the second electrical connector is mated to the first electrical connector in a predetermined orientation.
US09711900B1	Electrical outlet system An electrical outlet system for includes a female electrical outlet that is electrically coupled to a power source. The female electrical outlet has a pair of contacts. An adapter is removably coupled to the female electrical outlet and the adapter is positioned in each of the contacts. A plug is provided that has a pair of terminals. Each of the terminals is inserted through the adapter such that each of the terminals is electrically coupled to an associated one of the contacts. The adapter inhibits the terminals from falling out of the contacts.
US09711899B2	Latch mechanism having latch locking parts to prevent rotation of latch parts A latch mechanism for securely locking a latch and a socket for electrical component.A cover member includes a cover body covering an upper side opening surface of a housing body, an elevating part supported by the cover body such that the elevating part can be moved up and down, and a pressing part supported by the cover body and moving down the elevating member. Top end portions of latch parts are rotatably supported on outside surfaces of the cover body. Bottom end portions of the latch parts are engaged with the housing body, so as to fix the cover body to the housing body. The elevating part is provided with latch locking parts that are engaged with the latch parts when moved down, so as to prevent the latch parts from rotating in a direction in which engagement between the latch parts and the housing body is released.
US09711892B2	Method for producing structure for end of MI cable The present invention provides a structure for an end of an MI cable, capable of being produced in a short time with a small number of processing steps. In the structure for the end of the MI cable, a connector including metal pins is attached to the end of the MI cable, and the metal pins respectively have sharp-pointed front ends stuck into the end faces of the wires of the MI cable, and rear ends functioning as electrodes for connection with a soft cable.
US09711889B2	Cable connector grid frame for a cable backplane system A cable backplane system includes a backplane having connector openings receiving corresponding cable connectors therein and a cable tray coupled to the backplane. The cable tray has side walls surrounding a cavity defining a raceway for cables interconnecting corresponding cable connectors. A cable connector grid frame supports the cable connectors and the cable connector grid frame is loaded into the cable tray to position the cable connectors and corresponding cables in the cable tray as a unit. The cable connector grid frame includes side rails and center rails held between the side rails and forming a grid of cable connector openings between the side rails and center rails. The cable connector openings receive corresponding headers of the cable connectors and hold the positions of the headers relative to one another.
US09711886B2	SD card access door An apparatus for installing or replacing license software such as in a device or secure digital card of a controller. The apparatus may have a door that is situated in a base of the controller. The door may slide down to provide an opening that permits access to a place, an area or receptacle that holds the card. The door may not necessarily be open-able until the controller is removed from a panel, a din rail, or some other structure, where a removal of power has to occur. The door may be designed so that it blends in with the base in that just qualified installers are aware of how to find the door for access to the card. To close the door, the card needs to be fully installed before the door can be closed. The door may be designed with hook features to prevent its removal from the controller base.
US09711875B2	Terminal and aluminum wire connection structure of terminal A bolt-fastened terminal connects to a wire that includes an aluminum core wire of an aluminum-based metal. The terminal includes a wire connection configured by a copper-based metal material and continuous with an electric contact that includes a bolt hole, the wire connection being welded and electrically connected to the aluminum core wire. A surface of the wire connection is coated with a first metal such as nickel and a surface of the electric contact is coated with a second metal such as tin. The first metal and the second metal, which are configured by different metals, are selected from metals between hydrogen and aluminum, aluminum having a negative electric potential with reference to the electric potential of hydrogen and a high ionization tendency, and the second metal is a metal having a smaller negative electric potential and lower ionization tendency than the first metal.
US09711870B2	Folded radiation slots for short wall waveguide radiation An example folded radiation slot for short wall waveguide radiation is disclosed. In one aspect, the radiating structure includes a waveguide layer configured to propagate electromagnetic energy via a waveguide. The waveguide may have a height dimension and a width dimension. The radiating structure also includes a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, such that the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide. The radiating layer may include a radiating element. The radiating element may be a slot defined by an angular or curved path, and the radiating element may be coupled to the waveguide layer. The radiating element may have an effective length greater than the height dimension of waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured along the angular or curved path of the slot.
US09711863B2	Dual band WLAN coupled radiator antenna Planar antennas comprise capacitively coupled antenna patches. A first antenna patch configured to radiate in a first frequency band is coupled to a transmitter/receiver. The first antenna patch is situated to capacitively couple radiation in the first frequency band and a second frequency band to second and third antenna patches, respectively. The first and second antenna patches extend antenna bandwidth in the first frequency band, and the third antenna patch is bent so that the antenna patches can be situated in a predetermined substrate area.
US09711862B2	Wireless device and wireless system A wireless device includes an antenna that has a planar shape and radiates a radio signal toward another wireless device, and a chassis housing the antenna and having an outer peripheral portion placed to face the antenna. Multiple distances between a surface of the outer peripheral portion and the antenna are non-uniform.
US09711853B2	Broadband low-beam-coupling dual-beam phased array Broadband slot-coupled stacked patch antenna elements are capable of continuous broadband operation between 1.71 GHz and 2.69 GHz. The broadband slot-coupled stacked patch antenna element includes a mid-band radiating patch, a high-band radiating patch, and a low-band resonator with coupling slots capable of resonating at low, mid, and high band frequencies. Additionally, a low-profile probe-fed patch element is provided for pattern enhancement of antenna arrays at high-band frequencies. This low-profile patch element features fan-shaped probes that have three degrees of tune-ability, namely a length, a width, and a spreading angle. Further aspects include 3-column and 4-column offset arrays of the broadband patch radiators and an interleaved array of the low-profile high-band patch radiators and the broadband radiating elements. A new type of azimuth beam forming network (ABFN) is also introduced for the beam forming of the 3-column and 4-column dual-beam arrays.
US09711834B2	Irreversible circuit element and module An irreversible circuit element includes first and second high pass isolators each including first and second center electrodes intersecting with and being insulated from each other on a ferrite to which a direct-current magnetic field is applied with a permanent magnet. One end of the first center electrode is an output port and the other end thereof is an input port, and one end of the second center electrode is another output port and the other end thereof is a ground port. A pass frequency band of the first isolator is higher than a pass frequency band of the second isolator. Respective output portions of the first and second isolators are electrically connected and defined as one output terminal, and a low pass filter LPF is inserted between the output terminal and the output port of the second isolator.
US09711833B1	Tunable RF anti-jamming system (TRAJS) Systems and methods are provided for tunable band pass filtering for Tunable RF Anti-Jamming Systems. A tunable notch filter includes a transmission line coupled to an antenna, a splitter, a band-stop filter, a polarity inverter, and a combiner. In operation, the band-stop filter suppresses predetermined frequency bands of a received signal creating a filtered signal, the polarity inverter creates an inverted signal, and the combiner combines the filtered and inverted signals to create a pass band including the predetermined frequency bands and suppressing frequency bands adjacent the predetermined frequency bands. Alternatively, a tunable multiband bandpass filter includes first and second bandpass filters and a plurality of tunable passive components adapted to tune the first and second bandpass filters to first and second frequency bands, thereby creating a multiband pass band signal including the first and second frequency bands and attenuating frequency bands adjacent to the first and second frequency bands.
US09711815B2	Polymer electrolyte fuel cell An object of the invention is to provide a fuel cell having improved long-term durability.The patent provides a fuel cell comprising a peroxide decomposition catalyst immobilized on a support, wherein the fuel cell is constituted of a membrane electrode assembly comprising a polyelectrolyte membrane, electrode layers placed on both the sides of the electrolyte membrane, and gas diffusion layers placed on the side opposite to the electrolyte membrane of the electrode layers, a gas sealing material placed surrounding the membrane electrode assembly, and separators sandwiching the foregoing.
US09711814B2	Fuel cell system and control method therefor A fuel cell system includes an accumulated current value measuring unit. The accumulated current value measuring unit measures an accumulated current value by time integration of current output from the fuel cell in a period during which oxygen is produced by water-splitting reaction in an anode of a negative voltage cell. A control unit uses a first correlation between the accumulated current value in the oxygen generation period and an oxygen consumption rate in the anode and a second correlation between a current density of the fuel cell in the oxygen generation period and an oxygen production rate in the anode to obtain a current density at or below which the amount of oxygen in the anode may be reduced, and causes the fuel cell to output electric power at a current density lower than the obtained current density.
US09711801B2	Three-dimensional net-like aluminum porous body, electrode using the aluminum porous body, nonaqueous electrolyte battery using the electrode, and nonaqueous electrolyte capacitor using the electrode Provided are a three-dimensional net-like aluminum porous body in which the diameter of cells in the porous body is uneven in the thickness direction of the porous body; a current collector and an electrode each using the aluminum porous body; and methods for producing these members. The porous body is a three-dimensional net-like aluminum porous body in a sheet form, for a current collector, in which the diameter of cells in the porous body is uneven in the thickness direction of the porous body. When a cross section in the thickness direction of the three-dimensional net-like aluminum porous body is divided into three regions of a region 1, a region 2 and a region 3 in this order, the average cell diameter of the regions 1 and 3 is preferably different from the cell diameter of the region 2.
US09711800B2	Cable-type secondary battery Disclosed is a cable-type secondary battery including an inner electrode including an inner current collector and an inner electrode active material layer formed surrounding an outer surface of the inner current collector, a separation layer formed surrounding an outer surface of the inner electrode to insert the inner electrode inside, an outer electrode active material structure formed surrounding an outer surface of the separation layer to insert the separation layer inside, the outer electrode active material structure including a porous polymer support and an outer electrode active material layer formed on at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the porous polymer support, and an outer electrode including an outer current collector formed surrounding the outer electrode active material structure to insert the outer electrode active material structure inside.
US09711793B2	Vanadium oxysulfide based cathode materials for rechargeable battery A cathode active composite containing an amorphous composite of vanadium oxide and an inorganic sulfide is provided. In one embodiment the composite contains vanadium pentoxide and phosphorous pentasulfide. An elctrochemical cell and a reversible battery having a cathode containing the cathode active composite are also provided. In one embodiment the battery is a magnesium battery.
US09711786B2	Fine particle-exfoliated graphite composite, negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, and methods for producing the same, and lithium ion secondary battery There is provided a method for producing a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries that is easily produced and is less likely to cause deterioration in charge and discharge cycle characteristics. A method for producing a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, comprises steps of heating a raw material composition comprising resin-retained partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphene is partially exfoliated and Si particles to dope the partially exfoliated graphite with the Si particles, the partially exfoliated graphite being obtained by pyrolyzing a resin in a composition in which the resin is fixed to graphite or primary exfoliated graphite, thereby exfoliating the graphite or primary exfoliated graphite while allowing part of the above resin to remain; providing a composition comprising the above partially exfoliated graphite doped with the Si particles, a binder resin, and a solvent; and shaping the above composition.
US09711785B2	Negative electrode slurry composition, lithium ion secondary battery negative electrode, and lithium ion secondary battery Provided is a negative electrode slurry composition including a binder resin, a water-soluble polymer, and a negative electrode active material, wherein the binder resin including (A) a styrene-butadiene copolymer latex having a gel amount of 70 to 98% and having a glass transition temperature in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement with a single peak at −30° C. to 60° C. and (B) a polymer latex formed of a hetero-phase structure having a glass transition temperature in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement with at least one peak at −100° C. to 10° C. and having a glass transition temperature in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement with at least one peak at 10° C. to 100° C., and the negative electrode active material including a carbon-based active material and a silicon-based active material.
US09711781B2	Apparatus for preventing battery overcharge An apparatus for preventing battery overcharge is provided and includes a plurality of holders interposed between cells stacked within a battery to enclose the cells in a stacking direction. An installation space is formed between outer parts of at least two holders that enclose the cells. In addition, a fluid pouch is disposed within the installation space and adjacent to the cells inside the installation space, and contains a fluid therein. A cutting part is disposed within the installation space and has a first end disposed adjacent to the fluid pouch, and has a cutter edge heading between a lead tab and a bus bar at a second end of the cutting part.
US09711779B2	Battery Before an insulation insertion part and/or an insulating contact part is compressed with a compression force, a first insulating member, a second insulating member, a case lid, and/or an insert-through part create a receiving space which allows the insulation insertion part to deform in a shape that reduces a compression stress acting on the insulation insertion part when the insulation insertion part is compressed and receive a deformed portion thereof, and/or a receiving space which allows an insulating member having the insulating contact part to deform in a shape that reduces a compression stress acting on the insulating contact part when the insulating contact part is compressed and receives the deformed portion thereof.
US09711775B2	Laminated body, separator, and nonaqueous secondary battery A laminated body of the present invention includes: a porous film containing a polyolefin as a main component; and a porous layer on at least one surface of the porous film, the porous layer containing a resin, the laminated body satisfying 0≦(A)−(B)≦20 mN/m, where (A) represents the critical surface tension over the outermost surface of the porous layer, and (B) represents the critical surface tension that, in a case where the porous layer has been peeled from the laminated body at an interface with the porous film, the porous film has on the side of the interface.
US09711772B2	Porous separator with water-based organic/inorganic complex coating, a method for preparing the same, and an electrochemical device using the same There is provided a separator used in an electrochemical device and more particularly, to a porous separator in which an organic/inorganic complex coating layer is applied to a porous substrate, a method for preparing the same, and an electrochemical device using the same.
US09711768B2	Electricity storage device An electricity storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, a safety valve, and a cover member. The case accommodates the electrode assembly. The safety valve is arranged in the case and opens to discharge gas out of the case when an inner pressure of the case exceeds a release pressure. The cover member is arranged in the case opposing the safety valve and includes a flow passage for the gas.
US09711763B2	Flexible secondary battery A flexible secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a stack having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates, and a fixing member fixing a first end portion of the stack, a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, respectively, and a molding member surrounding a first end portion of the electrode assembly including the fixing member, and a connection region between the electrode assembly and the first and second electrode tabs, wherein positional variations of a second end portion of the electrode assembly are relatively large as compared to positional variations of the first end portion of the electrode assembly.
US09711759B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. The OLED display has a plurality of pixel regions and comprises a substrate, a first electrode layer formed on the substrate, a second electrode layer formed on the first electrode layer, a pixel defining layer, and a light absorption composite layer. The pixel regions are separated by the pixel defining layer. The light absorption composite layer is formed on the substrate, and absorbs a light with wavelength of 380˜780 nm. The light absorption composite layer comprises a first light absorption layer and a second light absorption layer stacked together. The first light absorption layer absorbs a light with shorter wavelength. The second light absorption layer absorbs a light with longer wavelength different from that of the light absorbed by the first light absorption layer in the region of 380˜780 nm.
US09711753B2	Packaging device and method for manufacturing the OLED display screen A packaging device for manufacturing the OLED display screen comprises a filling chamber, a transition chamber and a glove box, the glove box is mounted in the filling chamber, a filling pipe is placed in the transition chamber, an isolated cover is provided for separated the transition chamber and the filling chamber, wherein a safe protective cover is further located inside the transition chamber and under the isolated cover, the filling pipe is placed under the safe protective cover in the transition chamber. The touch sensor on the safe protective cover is provided for sensing the position of the filling pipe. If the filling pipe is champed by the safe protective cover, then position of the filling pipe will be readjusted with alarming. The safe protective cover will act a double-protective effect. Then the filling pipe will not be champed by the isolated cover when the filling pipe is replacing.
US09711750B1	Method of forming a conductive pattern and method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display including the same A conductive material layer for forming a conductive pattern is formed on a substrate. A photosensitive organic material layer is formed on the conductive material layer. The photosensitive organic material layer is irradiated through a halftone mask. The halftone mask includes a first mask region having a boundary corresponding to an edge of the conductive pattern, a second mask region, and a third mask region disposed between the first mask region and the second mask region. A first pattern including a first region corresponding to the first mask region and a second region corresponding to the third mask region is formed by removing the photosensitive organic material layer. The conductive material layer is etched using the first pattern as a hard mask to form the conductive pattern having exposed lateral surfaces. A second pattern is formed that covers the lateral surfaces of the conductive pattern by reflowing the first pattern.
US09711744B2	Patterned structured transfer tape A transfer tape is disclosed that includes a carrier, a template layer having a first surface applied to the carrier and having a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second surface comprises a non-planar structured surface, a release coating disposed upon the non-planar structured surface of the template layer, and a backfill layer disposed upon and conforming to the non-planar structured surface of the release coating. In some embodiments, the backfill layer includes a silsesquioxane such as polyvinyl silsesquioxane. The disclosed transfer tape can be used to transfer replicated structures to a receptor substrate.
US09711743B1	Reconfigurable electronics using conducting metal-organic frameworks A device including a porous metal organic framework (MOF) disposed between two terminals, the device including a first state wherein the MOF is infiltrated by a guest species to form an electrical path between the terminals and a second state wherein the electrical conductivity of the MOF is less than the electrical conductivity in the first state. A method including switching a porous metal organic framework (MOF) between two terminals from a first state wherein a metal site in the MOF is infiltrated by a guest species that is capable of charge transfer to a second state wherein the MOF is less electrically conductive than in the first state.
US09711742B2	Four coordinated platinum and palladium complexes with geometrically distorted charge transfer state and their applications in light emitting devices Described herein are platinum and palladium compounds with geometrically distorted charge transfer state, applications and methods for the preparation thereof. The platinum and/or palladium compounds described herein are capable of emitting light and can be used in light emitting devices.
US09711734B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1, below, and a second compound represented by Formula 2, below,
US09711725B2	Method for producing organic semiconductor element In the method for producing an organic semiconductor element having a semiconductor layer according to the present invention, an optical system for irradiating a laser beam with a wavelength of at least 4 μm and a donor substrate prepared by forming an organic semiconductor film on a surface of a supporting member having a laser beam transmittance of at least 50% are used; and the donor substrate and a substrate to be treated serving as a semiconductor element are opposite one another; the laser beam is irradiated from the supporting member side; the laser beam is scanned while modulating in accordance with the semiconductor layer to be formed; and the organic semiconductor film is transferred to the substrate to be treated so as to form the semiconductor layer.
US09711723B2	Display and method of manufacturing the same, unit, transfer printing method, organic electroluminescence unit and method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A display includes: a first light emitting layer to be transferred to a first region on a substrate; a second light emitting layer to be transferred to a second region on the substrate; and a level-difference forming member forming a first level difference between the first region and the second region, the first level difference suppressing attachment of the first light emitting layer to the second region when the first light emitting layer is transferred to the first region.
US09711719B2	Nonvolatile memory elements having conductive structures with semimetals and/or semiconductors A memory element programmable between different impedance states can include a first electrode layer comprising a semimetal or semiconductor (semimetal/semiconductor); a second electrode; and a switch layer formed between the first and second electrodes and comprising an insulating material; wherein atoms of the semimetal/semiconductor provide a reversible change in conductivity of the insulating material by application of electric fields.
US09711712B2	Vertical hall device comprising a slot in the hall effect region A vertical Hall device includes a Hall effect region, a separator, a first plurality of contacts, and a second plurality of contacts. The Hall effect region includes a first straight section, a second straight section that is offset parallel to the first straight section, and a connecting section that connects the first straight section and the second straight section. The separator separates a portion of the first straight section from a portion of the second straight section. The first and second plurality of contacts are arranged in or at the surface of the first and second straight sections, respectively. With respect to a first clock phase of a spinning current scheme, the first plurality of contacts comprises a first supply contact and a first sense contact. The second plurality of contacts comprises a second supply contact and a second sense contact.
US09711708B2	Electronic component having a reinforced hollowed structure Provide an electronic component that has a hollowed structure and is capable of suppressing the deformation of the hollowed structure due to the pressure during the module resin molding. The electronic component includes a device substrate 2, a driver portion 3 formed on one of the principle surfaces of the device substrate 2, a protection portion 4 configured to cover the driver portion 3 so as to form a hollowed space 8 around the driver portion 3, an adhesion layer 10 that is made of a resin and arranged above the protection portion 4, and a reinforcing plate 11 arranged on the adhesion layer 10, wherein the reinforcing plate 11 is a silicon substrate.
US09711702B2	Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a body, a first electrode installed in the body and a second electrode separated from the first electrode, a light emitting chip formed on one of the first and second electrodes, and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and a protective cap projecting between the first and second electrodes.
US09711699B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor chip An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence having at least one active layer. Furthermore, the semiconductor chip has a top-side contact structure on a radiation main side of the semiconductor layer sequence and an underside contact structure on an underside situated opposite to the radiation main side. Furthermore, the semiconductor chip includes at last two trenches that extend from the radiation main side towards the underside. As seen in a plan view of the radiation main side, the top-side contact structure and the underside contact structure are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another. Likewise as seen in a plan view of the radiation main side, the trenches are located between the top-side contact structure and the underside contact structure.
US09711681B2	Nitride semiconductor To provide a high-quality nitride semiconductor ensuring high emission efficiency of a light-emitting element fabricated. In the present invention, when obtaining a nitride semiconductor by sequentially stacking a one conductivity type nitride semiconductor part, a quantum well active layer structure part, and a another conductivity type nitride semiconductor part opposite the one conductivity type, the crystal is grown on a base having a nonpolar principal nitride surface, the one conductivity type nitride semiconductor part is formed by sequentially stacking a first nitride semiconductor layer and a second nitride semiconductor layer, and the second nitride semiconductor layer has a thickness of 400 nm to 20 μm and has a nonpolar outermost surface. By virtue of selecting the above-described base for crystal growth, an electron and a hole, which are contributing to light emission, can be prevented from spatial separation based on the QCSE effect and efficient radiation is realized. Also, by setting the thickness of the second nitride semiconductor layer to an appropriate range, the nitride semiconductor surface can avoid having extremely severe unevenness.
US09711678B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate; and an active structure on the substrate, the active structure comprising a well layer and a barrier layer, wherein the well layer comprises multiple different elements of group VA; wherein the substrate has a first intrinsic lattice constant, the well layer has a second intrinsic lattice constant, the barrier layer has a third intrinsic lattice constant, and the third intrinsic lattice constant is between the second intrinsic lattice constant and the first intrinsic lattice constant.
US09711677B2	Assembly method of a photovoltaic panel of the back-contact type with pre-fixing of the cells, and combined loading and pre-fixing station Automatic assembly method of a photovoltaic panel with cells of the back-contact type provided with a conductive backsheet with a thermoplastic encapsulating layer; the loading of the cells occurs in combination with their pre-fixing in a combined station sequentially placed before the superimposition of the upper encapsulating layer and after the laying of the conductive adhesive. The loading is carried out with a first device of the automatic mechanical hand type which takes a group of cells, aligns them with the back contacts in correspondence of the holes and lays them vertically from above. Furthermore, a second device of the presser-heater type carries out the pre-fixing of the cells holding them in the final position also with localized heating on at least one portion of each cell in such a way as to activate the adhesive function of the underlying thermoplastic encapsulating layer. A combined loading and pre-fixing station is also disclosed.
US09711676B2	Automatic production system and production process of a conductive backsheet with integrated encapsulating and dielectric layer for photovoltaic panels Automatic production system and production process for the automatic manufacturing of conductive backsheets with an integrated encapsulating and dielectric layer, for photovoltaic panels of the back-contact type. The system includes operating stations in sequence and is made up of at least one main line combined with a secondary line having a flow converging to a station of calibrated superimposition with fixing. The main line, on trays on a continuous conveying system, arranges and prepares the back supporting and conductive layer, whereas the secondary line forms the encapsulating and dielectric multi-layer element holed in correspondence of the electrical contacts comprising an automatic picking device which takes, roto-translates and holds said multi-layer element during processing and releases it only after the calibrated superimposition with fixing. The system is combined with a control system made up of at least four devices integrated with one another to enable calibration and check the automated processes.
US09711661B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A technique of suppressing leak current in a semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device, comprises: a semiconductor layer made of a semiconductor; an insulating layer configured to have electric insulation property and formed to cover part of the semiconductor layer; a first electrode layer formed on the semiconductor layer, configured to have a work function of not less than 0.5 eV relative to electron affinity of the semiconductor layer and extended to surface of the insulating layer to form a field plate structure; and a second electrode layer configured to have electrical conductivity and formed to cover at least part of the first electrode layer. A distance between an edge of a part of the first electrode layer that is in contact with the semiconductor layer and the second electrode layer is equal to or greater than 0.2 μm.
US09711660B2	JFET and method of manufacturing thereof A JFET has a semiconductor body with a first surface and second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. A source metallization and gate metallization are arranged on the first surface. A drain metallization is arranged on the second surface. In a sectional plane substantially perpendicular to the first surface, the semiconductor body includes: a first semiconductor region in ohmic contact with the source and drain metallizations, at least two second semiconductor regions in ohmic contact with the gate metallization, spaced apart from one another, and forming respective first pn-junctions with the first semiconductor region, and at least one body region forming a second pn-junction with the first semiconductor region. The at least one body region is in ohmic contact with the source metallization. At least a portion of the at least one body region is, in a projection onto the first surface, arranged between the two second semiconductor regions.
US09711657B2	Silicide process using OD spacers A device includes a semiconductor substrate including an active region. The active region includes a first sidewall. An isolation region extends from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate. The isolation region has a second sidewall, wherein a lower portion of the first sidewall joins a lower portion of the second sidewall to form an interface. A dielectric spacer is disposed on an upper portion of the first sidewall. A silicide region is over and contacting the active region. A sidewall of the silicide region contacts the dielectric spacer, and the dielectric spacer has a top surface substantially lower than a top surface of the silicide region.
US09711652B2	Semiconductor device A highly reliable semiconductor device the yield of which can be prevented from decreasing due to electrostatic discharge damage is provided. A semiconductor device is provided which includes a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode layer, an oxide insulating layer over the gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer being above and in contact with the oxide insulating layer and overlapping with the gate electrode layer, and a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer. The gate insulating layer includes a silicon film containing nitrogen. The oxide insulating layer contains one or more metal elements selected from the constituent elements of the oxide semiconductor layer. The thickness of the gate insulating layer is larger than that of the oxide insulating layer.
US09711650B2	Vertical thin film transistor selection devices and methods of fabrication Three-dimensional (3D) non-volatile memory arrays having a vertically-oriented thin film transistor (TFT) select device and method of fabricating such a memory are described. The vertically-oriented TFT may be used as a vertical bit line selection device to couple a global bit line to a vertical bit line. A select device pillar includes a body and upper and lower source/drain regions. At least one gate is separated horizontally from the select device pillar by a gate dielectric. Beneath each gate, a single gap fill dielectric layer extends vertically from a lower surface of the gate, at least partially separating the gate from the underlying global bit line. Between horizontally adjacent pillars, this same dielectric layer extends from its same lower level beneath the gates vertically to a level of the upper source/drain region.
US09711643B2	ESD robust MOS device A semiconductor device includes a body and a transistor fabricated into the body. Isolation material at least partially encases the body. Biasing is coupled to the isolation material, wherein the biasing is for changing the electric potential of the isolation material in response to an electrostatic discharge event.
US09711641B2	Semiconductor device with cell trench structures and a contact structure A semiconductor device includes first and second cell trench structures extending from a first surface into a semiconductor body, a first semiconductor mesa separating the cell trench structures. The first cell trench structure includes a first buried electrode and a first insulator layer. A first vertical section of the first insulator layer separates the first buried electrode from the first semiconductor mesa. The first semiconductor mesa includes a source zone of a first conductivity type directly adjoining the first surface. The semiconductor device further includes a capping layer on the first surface and a contact structure having a first section in an opening of the capping layer and a second section in the first semiconductor mesa or between the first semiconductor mesa and the first buried electrode. A lateral net impurity concentration of the source zone parallel to the first surface increases in the direction of the contact structure.
US09711631B2	Dual trench-gate IGBT structure An IGBT device includes a substrate having a bottom semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and an upper semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, at least one first gate formed in a corresponding first trench disposed over the substrate, and a second gate formed in a second trench disposed over the bottom semiconductor layer. The first and second trenches are provided with gate insulators on each side of the trenches and filled with polysilicon. The second trench extends vertically to depth deeper than the at least one first trench. The IGBT device further includes a body region of the first conductivity type provided between the at least one first gate and/or the second gate, and at least one stacked layer provided between a bottom of the at least one first gate and a top of the upper semiconductor layer. The at least one stacked layer includes a floating body region of the second conductivity type provided on top of a floating body region of the first conductivity type. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09711630B2	Semiconductor device and an electronic device A semiconductor device, includes a semiconductor chip which includes: first and second terminals; a first conductive film pattern for the first terminal, formed over an interlayer insulation film; an insulation film formed over the interlayer insulation film so as to cover the first conductive film pattern; a first opening for the first terminal formed in the insulation film, and for exposing a part of the first conductive film pattern; and a nickel film formed over the first conductive film pattern at a portion thereof exposed from the first opening, wherein a semiconductor element controls a conduction between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the first terminal is formed of the first conductive film pattern and the nickel film, wherein the first conductive film pattern is formed of a lamination film having a first conductor film containing aluminum, and a second conductor film.
US09711627B2	Power semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A method for forming a power semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; and forming a plurality of trenches in the second surface of the substrate. The method also includes forming a semiconductor pillar in each of the plurality of trenches, wherein the semiconductor pillars and the substrate form a plurality of super junctions of the power semiconductor device for increasing the breakdown voltage of the power semiconductor device and reducing the on-stage voltage of the power semiconductor device; and forming a gate structure on the first surface of the substrate. Further, the method includes forming a plurality of well regions in the first surface of the substrate around the gate structure; and forming a source region in each of the plurality of well regions around the gate structure.
US09711616B2	Dual-channel field effect transistor device having increased amplifier linearity A dual-channel field effect transistor (FET) device having increased amplifier linearity and a method of manufacturing same are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device includes a channel layer having a top surface and provided within a channel between a source electrode and a drain electrode. A barrier layer is formed on the channel layer in alternating first and second barrier thicknesses along the channel. The first barrier thicknesses form thinner regions and the second barrier thicknesses form thicker regions. A gate electrode is deposited on the barrier layer. The thinner regions have a first pinch-off voltage and the thicker regions have a larger second pinch-off voltage, such that the thinner and thicker regions are configured to turn on at different points on a drain current-gate voltage transfer curve. Transfer curve linearity is increased as a function of the gate voltage.
US09711615B2	Multichannel devices with improved performance and methods of making the same A transistor device is provided that comprises a base structure, and a superlattice structure overlying the base structure and comprising a multichannel ridge having sloping sidewalls. The multichannel ridge comprises a plurality of heterostructures that each form a channel of the multichannel ridge, wherein a parameter of at least one of the heterostructures is varied relative to other heterostructures of the plurality of heterostructures. The transistor device further comprises a three-sided gate contact that wraps around and substantially surrounds the top and sides of the multichannel ridge along at least a portion of its depth.
US09711611B2	Modified self-aligned contact process and semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a transistor and a contact pad over a substrate. The transistor includes a high-k dielectric layer, a work function metal layer, a metal gate, two spacers, a metal compound, an insulator and a doped region. The high-k dielectric layer is over the substrate. The work function metal layer is over the high-k dielectric layer. The metal gate is over the work function metal layer. The two spacers sandwich the work function metal layer and the metal gate. The metal compound is over inner walls of the two spacers and over the top surface of the work function metal layer and the metal gate. The insulator covers the metal compound. The doped region is in the substrate. The contact pad is electrically connected to the metal gate.
US09711610B2	Semiconductor device having oxide semiconductor layer The reliability of a semiconductor device is increased by suppression of a variation in electric characteristics of a transistor as much as possible. As a cause of a variation in electric characteristics of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, the concentration of hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor, the density of oxygen vacancies in the oxide semiconductor, or the like can be given. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed using a conductive material which is easily bonded to oxygen. A channel formation region is formed using an oxide layer formed by a sputtering method or the like under an atmosphere containing oxygen. Thus, the concentration of hydrogen in a stack, in particular, the concentration of hydrogen in a channel formation region can be reduced.
US09711602B2	Method of making thin film transistor array and source/drain contact via-interconnect structures formed thereby The present application discloses a thin film transistor comprising active layer on a base substrate; an insulating layer over the active layer, the insulating layer comprising a source via and a drain via, each of which extending through the insulating layer; a source electrode within the source via in contact with the active layer; and a drain electrode within the drain via in contact with the active layer.
US09711593B2	Dummy gate for a high voltage transistor device A semiconductor device and methods for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a first doped region and a second, oppositely doped, region both formed in a substrate, a first gate formed overlying a portion of the first doped region and a portion of the second doped region, two or more second gates formed over the substrate overlying a different portion of the second doped region, one or more third doped regions in the second doped region disposed only between the two or more second gates such that the third doped region and the second doped region having opposite conductivity types, a source region in the first doped region, and a drain region in the second doped region disposed across the second gates from the first gate.
US09711582B2	Area sensor and display apparatus provided with an area sensor An area sensor of the present invention has a function of displaying an image in a sensor portion by using light-emitting elements and a reading function using photoelectric conversion devices. Therefore, an image read in the sensor portion can be displayed thereon without separately providing an electronic display on the area sensor. Furthermore, a photoelectric conversion layer of a photodiode according to the present invention is made of an amorphous silicon film and an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer are made of a polycrystalline silicon film. The amorphous silicon film is formed to be thicker than the polycrystalline silicon film. As a result, the photodiode according to the present invention can receive more light.
US09711581B2	Display unit A display unit with which lowering of long-term reliability of a transistor is decreased is provided. The display unit includes a display section having a plurality of organic EL devices with light emitting color different from each other and a plurality of pixel circuits that are singly provided for every said organic EL device for every pixel. The pixel circuit has a first transistor for writing a video signal, a second transistor for driving the organic EL device based on the video signal written by the first transistor, and a retentive capacity, and out of the first transistor and the second transistor, a third transistor provided correspondingly to a second organic EL device adjacent to a first organic EL device is arranged farther from the first organic EL device than a first retentive capacity provided correspondingly to the second organic EL device out of the retentive capacity.
US09711579B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the thin film transistor and electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a first auxiliary layer disposed on the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the first auxiliary layer, an electron transport layer disposed on the emission layer, a first buffer layer disposed on the electron transport layer, and a second electrode disposed on the first buffer layer.
US09711572B2	Flexible display apparatus and method of fabricating the same A method of forming a flexible display apparatus includes: forming a flexible substrate on a support substrate; forming a light-emitting diode on the flexible substrate; forming a first encapsulation layer on the light-emitting diode; forming a second encapsulation layer; bonding the first encapsulation layer to the second encapsulation layer using an adhesive layer between the first encapsulation layer and the second encapsulation layer; separating the support substrate from the flexible substrate and cutting the flexible substrate to form the flexible display apparatus; and forming a polarizing plate on the second encapsulation layer.
US09711571B2	Smart window comprising electrochromic device and organic light-emitting device A smart window is provided. The smart window includes an organic light-emitting device including first and second electrodes corresponding to each other, and a light-emitting layer disposed between the first and second electrodes and containing an organic light-emitting material; an electrochromic device including an electrochromic layer containing an electrochromic material and disposed over the organic light-emitting device, wherein the organic light-emitting device is disposed under the electrochromic device to form a light transmission portion in a predetermined region, and wherein the first electrode is formed of a transparent electrode or a high-reflection translucent electrode, and the second electrode is formed of a high-reflection electrode.
US09711570B1	Touch sensible organic light emitting device Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a touch sensible organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor and receiving a data voltage; a plurality of encapsulation thin films disposed on the organic light emitting element, and encapsulating the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting element; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation thin film; and a touch sensor disposed on the planarization layer.
US09711559B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for driving the same, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic device A solid-state imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion section configured to generate photocharges and a transfer gate that transfers the photocharges to a semiconductor region. A method for driving a unit pixel includes a step of accumulating photocharges in a photoelectric conversion section and a step of accumulating the photocharges in a semiconductor region. A method of forming a solid-state imaging device includes implanting ions into a well layer through an opening in a mask, implanting additional ions into the well layer through an opening in another mask, and implanting other ions into the well layer through an opening in yet another mask. An electronic device includes the solid-state imaging device.
US09711557B2	Semiconductor image sensors having channel stop regions and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a light-receiving element which outputs electric charges in response to incident light, and a drive transistor which is gated by an output of the light-receiving element to generate a source-drain current in proportion to the incident light, wherein the drive transistor include a first gate electrode, a first channel region which is disposed under the first gate electrode, first source-drain regions which are disposed at respective ends of the first channel region and that have a first conductivity type, and a first channel stop region which is disposed on a side of the first channel region, and that separates the light-receiving element and the first channel region, the first channel stop region having a second conductivity type that is different from the first conductivity type.
US09711553B2	Image sensor including a pixel having photoelectric conversion elements and image processing device having the image sensor An image sensor according to an example embodiment concepts includes a pixel array including pixels, and each of the pixels includes photoelectric conversion elements. The photoelectric conversion elements independently operating to detect a phase difference. The image sensor further includes a control circuit configured to independently control exposure times of each of the photoelectric conversion elements included in each of the pixels.
US09711549B2	Imaging device An imaging device which is capable of taking images with high quality and can be manufactured at low cost is provided. A first circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor and a second circuit includes a third transistor and a photodiode. The first transistor and the third transistor are each an n-channel transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer as an active layer, and the second transistor is a p-channel transistor including an active region in a silicon substrate. The photodiode is provided in the silicon substrate. A region in which the first transistor and the second transistor overlap each other with an insulating layer positioned therebetween is provided. A region in which the third transistor and the photodiode overlap each other with the insulating layer positioned therebetween is provided.
US09711539B2	Array substrate and method of fabricating the same, and display device The present invention provides an array substrate, a method of fabricating the array substrate, and a display device. The method of fabricating the array substrate of the present invention comprises steps of: sequentially forming a first transparent conductive film and a source-drain metal film on a substrate; forming a source-drain metal pattern by performing a patterning process on the source-drain metal film; forming a pattern comprising a pixel electrode and a compensation structure that is provided below the source-drain metal pattern by performing a patterning process on the first transparent conductive film.
US09711528B2	Semiconductor memory device According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device comprises a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region includes: a part of a stacked body that includes a plurality of conductive layers; and a memory columnar body which has its side surface covered by the stacked body and configures a memory string. The second region includes: a contact; a contact portion connected to the contact, of the conductive layer; and a plurality of first columnar bodies. The third region includes a second columnar body. In a plane parallel to the substrate, a total area of the second columnar body in a small region that has the same area as one or more contact portions, in the third region is larger than a total area of the first columnar body in the one or more contact portions.
US09711519B2	Salicided structure to integrate a flash memory device with a high K, metal gate logic device An integrated circuit for an embedded flash memory device is provided. A semiconductor substrate includes a memory region and a logic region adjacent to the memory region. A logic device is arranged over the logic region and includes a metal gate separated from the semiconductor substrate by a material having a dielectric constant exceeding 3.9. A flash memory cell device is arranged over the memory region. The flash memory cell device includes a first memory cell gate, a second memory cell gate, and a dielectric region arranged between neighboring sidewalls of the first and second memory cell gates. A silicide contact pad is arranged over a top surface of the first memory cell gate. The silicide contact pad is recessed relative to top surfaces of the dielectric region, the second memory cell gate and the metal gate. A method of manufacturing the integrated circuit is also provided.
US09711516B2	Non-volatile memory having a gate-layered triple well structure A non-volatile memory structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a first layer of a first dopant type in the semiconductor substrate. The non-volatile memory structure further includes a first well region of a second dopant type over the first layer, a second well region of the second dopant type over the first layer and spaced apart from the first well region, and a third well region of the first dopant type disposed between the first well region and the second well region and extending downward to the first layer.
US09711512B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device In an image information chip or the like, a multi-port SRAM is embedded with a logic circuit. When the 3 port is used, the 1 port may serve as a differential write and readout port, and the 2 port may serve as a single ended readout dedicated port. While the occupied area of an embedded SRAM can be reduced, the number of write and readout ports is limited to only one, and readout characteristics as fast as differential readout cannot be expected in single ended readout. A new arrangement is therefore provided in which three differential write and readout ports are included in a memory cell structure of the embedded SRAM, an N-well region, for example, is arranged at the center of a cell, and a P-well region is arranged on both sides thereof.
US09711510B2	Memory device and manufacturing method thereof A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells At least one of the memory cells includes a plurality of transistors with vertical-gate-all-around configurations and a plurality of active blocks. A portion of at least one of the active blocks serves as a source or a drain of one of the transistors.
US09711503B2	Gate structures with protected end surfaces to eliminate or reduce unwanted EPI material growth One method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a line-end protection layer in an opening on an entirety of each opposing, spaced-apart first and second end face surfaces of first and second spaced-apart gate electrode structures, respectively, and forming a sidewall spacer adjacent opposing sidewall surfaces of each of the gate electrode structures but not adjacent the opposing first and second end face surfaces having the line-end protection layer positioned thereon.
US09711496B1	Integrated circuit containing first and second DOEs of standard cell compatible, NCEM-enabled fill cells, with the first DOE including side-to-side short configured fill cells, and the second DOE including tip-to-side short configured fill cells An IC includes first and second designs of experiments (DOES), each comprised of at least two fill cells. The fill cells contain structures configured to obtain in-line data via non-contact electrical measurements (“NCEM”). The first DOE contains fill cells configured to enable non-contact (NC) detection of side-to-side shorts, and the second DOE contains fill cells configured to enable NC detection of tip-to-side shorts.
US09711495B2	Oversized contacts and vias in layout defined by linearly constrained topology A rectangular-shaped interlevel connection layout structure is defined to electrically connect a first layout structure in a first chip level with a second layout structure in a second chip level. The rectangular-shaped interlevel connection layout structure is defined by an as-drawn cross-section having at least one dimension larger than a corresponding dimension of either the first layout structure, the second layout structure, or both the first and second layout structures. A dimension of the rectangular-shaped interlevel connection layout structure can exceed a normal maximum size in one direction in exchange for a reduced size in another direction. The rectangular-shaped interlevel connection layout structure can be placed in accordance with a gridpoint of a virtual grid defined by two perpendicular sets of virtual lines. Also, the first and/or second layout structures can be spatially oriented and/or placed in accordance with one or both of the two perpendicular sets of virtual lines.
US09711489B2	Multiple pixel surface mount device package Emitter packages and LEDs displays utilizing the packages are disclosed, with the packages providing advantages such as reducing the cost and interconnect complexity for the packages and displays. One emitter package comprises a casing with a plurality of cavities, each cavity having at least one LED. A lead frame structure is included integral to the casing, with the at least one LED from each of the cavities mounted to the lead frame structure. The package is capable of receiving electrical signals for independently controlling the emission from a first and second of the cavities. One LED display utilizes the LED packages mounted in relation to one another to generate a message or image. The LED packages comprise multiple pixels each having at least one LED, with each package capable of receiving electrical signals for independently controlling the emission of at least a first and second of the pixels.
US09711484B2	Semiconductor package with semiconductor die directly attached to lead frame and method In one embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having conductive pads. A lead frame is directly connected to the conductive pads using an electrochemically formed layer or a conductive adhesive layer thereby facilitating an electrical connection between the conductive pads of the semiconductor die and the lead frame without using separate wire bonds or conductive bumps.
US09711481B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor device mounting structure A semiconductor device includes a plurality of functional element chips, an electric connection member joined to two of the functional element chips, a first wire and a resin configured to cover the functional element chips, the electric connection member and the first wire. One of the two functional element chips may be a first semiconductor chip having first and second major surface electrodes facing toward the same direction and a first rear surface electrode facing in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first major surface electrode faces. The electric connection member may be joined to the first major surface electrode. The first wire may be joined to the second major surface electrode. The first wire may include a portion overlapping with the electric connection member in a thickness direction of the first semiconductor chip.
US09711480B2	Environmental hardened packaged integrated circuit A packaged integrated circuit for operating reliably at elevated temperatures is provided. The packaged integrated circuit includes a modified extracted die, which includes one or more extended bond pads, a package comprising a base and a lid, and a plurality of new bond wires. The modified extracted die is placed into a cavity of the base. After the modified extracted die is placed into the cavity, the plurality of new bond wires are bonded between the one or more extended bond pads of the modified extracted die and package leads of the package base or downbonds. After bonding the plurality of new bond wires, the lid is sealed to the base.
US09711478B2	Semiconductor device with an anti-pad peeling structure and associated method A semiconductor device with an anti-pad peeling structure is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a Through Substrate Via (TSV); a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of recesses therein; and a pad above the semiconductor substrate to cover a portion of the dielectric layer and extend to the recesses; wherein the pad extends to the plurality of recesses, and a plurality of contact points are confined in the recesses between the pad and the conductive layer, and each of the contact points is at least partially excluded from a boundary of the TSV when being seen from a top-down perspective.
US09711471B2	Semiconductor device package, electronic device and method of manufacturing electronic devices using wafer level chip scale package technology A semiconductor device package comprising a circuit chip and a wafer level chip scale package is designed for reducing capacitive interactions which exist between electrically conducting portions of the circuit chip and under-bump metallization areas of the package. Such design is beneficial in particular for under-bump metallization areas which are dedicated to transferring signals having frequencies above 30 GHz.
US09711470B2	Package on package structure and method for forming the same The described embodiments of mechanisms of forming a package on package (PoP) structure involve bonding with connectors with non-solder metal balls to a packaging substrate. The non-solder metal balls may include a solder coating layer. The connectors with non-solder metal balls can maintain substantially the shape of the connectors and control the height of the bonding structures between upper and lower packages. The connectors with non-solder metal balls are also less likely to result in bridging between connectors or disconnection (or cold joint) of bonded connectors. As a result, the pitch of the connectors with non-solder metal balls can be kept small.
US09711462B2	Package arrangement including external block comprising semiconductor material and electrically conductive plastic material In various embodiments, a package arrangement may be provided. The package arrangement may include at least one chip. The package arrangement may further include encapsulation material at least partially encapsulating the chip. The package arrangement may also include a redistribution structure over a first side of the chip. The package arrangement may further include a metal structure over a second side of the chip. The second side may be opposite the first side. The package arrangement may additionally include at least one of a semiconductor structure and an electrically conductive plastic material structure electrically coupled to the redistribution structure and the metal structure to form a current path between the redistribution structure and the metal structure.
US09711458B2	Structure and formation method for chip package Structures and formation methods of a chip package are provided. The chip package includes a semiconductor die and a package layer partially or completely encapsulating the semiconductor die. The chip package also includes a polymer layer over the semiconductor die and the package layer. The chip package further includes a dielectric layer over the polymer layer. The dielectric layer is substantially made of a semiconductor oxide material. In addition, the chip package includes a conductive feature in the dielectric layer electrically connected to a conductive pad of the semiconductor die.
US09711454B2	Through via structure for step coverage improvement A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a dielectric structure, a barrier layer, a glue layer, a copper seed layer and a copper layer. The dielectric structure is disposed over the substrate. The dielectric structure has a through via hole passing through the dielectric structure, and a sidewall of the through via hole includes at least one indentation. The barrier layer conformally covers the sidewall and a bottom of the through via hole. The glue layer conformally covers the barrier layer. The copper seed layer conformally covers the glue layer. The copper layer covers the copper seed layer and fills the through via hole.
US09711436B2	Multi chip module, method for operating the same and DC/DC converter A multi chip module having a current sensing circuit and a semiconductor half bridge configuration having two vertically stacked field effect transistor dies that are connected by horizontally extending tap clips at respective opposite sides of their channels, wherein the current sensing circuit is coupled to two checkpoints, at least one being located on one of the tap clips so as to measure a voltage drop over a predetermined portion of the tap clip acting as a shunt resistor for sensing a current that is provided to a switching node of the half bridge configuration.
US09711434B2	Stacked semiconductor device structure and method A stacked semiconductor device structure includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a recessed surface portion bounded by opposing sidewall portions extending outward to define a recessed region. A conductive layer is disposed along at least the recessed surface portion. The second semiconductor device is disposed within the recessed region and is electrically connected to the conductive layer. In one embodiment, the stacked semiconductor device is connected to a conductive lead frame and is at least partially encapsulated by a package body.
US09711431B2	Adjustable fastening bracket for radiator An adjustable fastening bracket used in a radiator includes a supporting stand which includes a plate body provided with pluralities of combination grooves, each combination groove includes a through hole and a long through groove, at least one side of the long through groove away from the through hole is provided with at least one positioning recess; pluralities of positioning elements, each of which includes a positioning plate and a pair of elastic arms, a penetrating hole is provided on the positioning plate corresponding to the through hole, each elastic arm has a positioning convex part; pluralities of fixing elements, each of which penetrates the penetrating hole and the through hole to be disposed in each combination groove, and each fixing element drives the pair of elastic arms to make the positioning convex part of the pair of the elastic arms clip into any one of the positioning recesses.
US09711420B1	Inline focus monitoring A method includes processing a first silicon wafer using a first focus condition, the first silicon wafer comprising: a first test pattern and a second test pattern, the first test pattern and the second test pattern being different. The method further includes determining a first critical dimension for the first test pattern, determining a second critical dimension for the second test pattern, determining a delta focus value based on the first critical dimension and the second critical dimension, and processing a second silicon wafer with a second focus condition, the second focus condition based on the delta focus value.
US09711416B2	Fin field effect transistor including a strained epitaxial semiconductor shell A semiconductor fin including a single crystalline semiconductor material is formed on a dielectric layer. A semiconductor shell including an epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on all physically exposed surfaces of the semiconductor fin by selective epitaxy, which deposits the semiconductor material only on semiconductor surfaces and not on dielectric surfaces. The epitaxial semiconductor material can be different from the single crystalline semiconductor material, and the semiconductor shell can be bilaterally strained due to lattice mismatch. A fin field effect transistor including a strained channel can be formed. Further, the semiconductor shell can advantageously alter properties of the source and drain regions, for example, by allowing incorporation of more dopants or by facilitating a metallization process.
US09711410B2	Semiconductor device having a necked semiconductor body and method of forming semiconductor bodies of varying width Semiconductor devices having necked semiconductor bodies and methods of forming semiconductor bodies of varying width are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body disposed above a substrate. A gate electrode stack is disposed over a portion of the semiconductor body to define a channel region in the semiconductor body under the gate electrode stack. Source and drain regions are defined in the semiconductor body on either side of the gate electrode stack. Sidewall spacers are disposed adjacent to the gate electrode stack and over only a portion of the source and drain regions. The portion of the source and drain regions under the sidewall spacers has a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the channel region of the semiconductor body.
US09711409B2	Fin arrangement and method for manufacturing the same A fin arrangement and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. An example method may include: patterning a substrate to form an initial fin on a selected area of the substrate; forming, on the substrate, a dielectric layer to substantially cover the initial fin, wherein a portion of the dielectric layer located on top of the initial fin has a thickness substantially less than that of a portion the dielectric layer located on the substrate; and etching the dielectric layer back to expose a portion of the initial fin, wherein the exposed portion of the initial fin is used as a fin.
US09711393B2	Silicon on nothing devices and methods of formation thereof In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first cavity within a substrate. The first cavity is disposed under a portion of the substrate. The method further includes forming a first pillar within the first cavity to support the portion of the substrate.
US09711385B2	Substrate storage container The substrate storage container includes: a container body for storing a semiconductor wafer; a lid body for opening and closing a front of the container body; and a locking mechanism for locking the lid body that has closed the front of the container body. The lid body is formed of a lid main body to be fitted to the front of the container body and a cover plate for covering a front face of the lid main body. The locking mechanism includes a rotating operation portion that is pivotally supported by the lid main body and rotationally operated from an outside of the cover plate. A plurality of posture control members for the rotating operation portions are provided for, at least, the cover plate, among the cover plate and the rotating operation portion.
US09711382B2	Dome cooling using compliant material Embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatus for processing substrates. The apparatus generally include a process chamber including a lamp housing containing lamps positioned adjacent to an optically transparent window. Lamps within the lamp housing provide radiant energy to a substrate positioned on the substrate support. Temperature control of the optically transparent window is facilitated using cooling channels within the lamp housing. The lamp housing is thermally coupled to the optically transparent window using compliant conductors. The compliant conductors maintain a uniform conduction length irrespective of machining tolerances of the optically transparent window and the lamp housing. The uniform conduction length promotes accurate temperature control. Because the length of the compliant conductors is uniform irrespective of machining tolerances of chamber components, the conduction length is the same for different process chambers. Thus, temperature control amongst multiple process chambers is uniform, reducing chamber-to-chamber variation.
US09711379B2	3D stacked-chip package Disclosed herein is a package comprising a first die, a second die, and an insulating film extending along sidewalls of the first die or the second die. The first die includes a first redistribution layer (RDL) disposed on a first semiconductor substrate and a conductive element in the first RDL. The second die includes a second RDL disposed on a second semiconductor substrate, wherein the first RDL is bonded to the second RDL. The package further includes a via extending from the conductive elements through the first semiconductor substrate and a spacer interposed between the first semiconductor substrate and the via. The first spacer extends from the conductive element through the first semiconductor substrate.
US09711378B2	Liquid epoxy resin composition for semiconductor sealing and resin-sealed semiconductor device The present invention relates to a liquid epoxy resin composition for semiconductor sealing, which contains: (A) a liquid epoxy resin that does not contain a siloxane bond in each molecule; (B) an acid anhydride-based curing agent; (C) a surface-treated spherical inorganic filler which is a spherical inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 0.1-10 μm as determined by a laser diffraction method and serving as an inorganic filler, and wherein the surface of the spherical inorganic filler is surface-treated with 0.5-2.0 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic functional silane coupling agent per 100 parts by weight of the spherical inorganic filler of the component (C); and (D) a curing accelerator. The present invention is able to provide a semiconductor device which has excellent heat resistance and moisture resistance.
US09711377B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device with improved reliability that achieves the reduction in size. A semiconductor wafer is provided that has a first insulating member with an opening that exposes from which an upper surface of an electrode pad. Subsequently, after forming a second insulating member over a main surface of the semiconductor wafer, another opening is formed to expose the upper surface of the electrode pad. Then, a probe needle is brought into contact with the electrode pad, to write data in a memory circuit at the main surface of the semiconductor wafer. After covering the upper surface of the electrode pad with a conductive cover film, a relocation wiring is formed. In the Y direction, the width of the relocation wiring positioned directly above the electrode pad is equal to or smaller than the width of the opening formed in the first insulating member.
US09711375B2	Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method A plasma processing apparatus is provided including a processing chamber disposed within a vacuum vessel to form plasma therein, a processing stage disposed in the processing chamber to mount a wafer thereon, a first power supply for outputting an electric field supplied to form the plasma and forming an electric field of a first frequency supplied with repetition of a high output and a low output during processing of the wafer, a second power supply for supplying power of a second frequency to an electrode disposed within the processing stage, and a control device for causing a first value between load impedance at time of the high output of the electric field and load impedance at time of the low output of the electric field to match with impedance of the first power supply.
US09711370B2	Substrate processing apparatus and method of processing a substrate A method of processing a substrate is provided. A substrate is placed on a turntable provided in a process chamber. The process chamber includes a process area for supplying an etching gas and a purge area for supplying a purge gas. The process area and the purge area are arranged along a rotational direction of the turntable and divided from each other. The etching gas is supplied into the process area. The purge gas is supplied into the purge area. The turntable rotates to cause the substrate placed on the turntable to pass through the process area and the purge area once per revolution, respectively. A film deposited on a surface of the substrate is etched when the substrate passes the process are. An etching rate of the etching or a surface roughness of the film is controlled by changing a rotational speed of the turntable.
US09711367B1	Semiconductor method with wafer edge modification The present disclosure provides a semiconductor fabrication method. The method includes modifying an edge portion of a wafer such that the edge portion are prevented from resist coating; coating a resist layer on the front surface of the wafer, wherein the resist layer is free from the edge portion of the wafer; and performing an exposing process to the resist layer.
US09711365B2	Etch rate enhancement for a silicon etch process through etch chamber pretreatment Pretreatment of an etch chamber for performing a silicon etch process and Bosch process can be effected by running a deposition process employing C5HF7, or by running an alternating deposition and etch process employing C5H2F6 and SF6. It has been discovered that the pretreatment of the etch chamber for the silicon etch process can enhance the etch rate of silicon by at least 50% without adverse effect on etch profile during a first each process following the pretreatment, while the etch rate enhancement factor decreases over time. By periodically performing the pretreatment in the etch chamber, the throughput of the etch chamber can be increased without adversely impacting the etch profile of the processed substrates.
US09711361B2	High-efficiency line-forming optical systems and methods for defect annealing and dopant activation High-efficiency line-forming optical systems and methods for defect annealing and dopant activation are disclosed. The system includes a CO2-based line-forming system configured to form at a wafer surface a first line image having between 2000 W and 3000 W of optical power. The line image is scanned over the wafer surface to locally raise the temperature up to a defect anneal temperature. The system can include a visible-wavelength diode-based line-forming system that forms a second line image that can scan with the first line image to locally raise the wafer surface temperature from the defect anneal temperature to a spike anneal temperature. Use of the visible wavelength for the spike annealing reduces adverse pattern effects and improves temperature uniformity and thus annealing uniformity.
US09711358B2	Method of forming non-continuous line pattern and non-continuous line pattern structure A method of forming a non-continuous line pattern includes forming a DSA material layer on a substrate, performing a phase separation of the DSA material layer to form an ordered periodic pattern including a plurality of first polymer structures and the second polymer structures arranged alternately, forming a first mask to cover a first portion of the ordered periodic pattern, performing a first etching process to remove a portion of the first polymer structures exposed by the first mask, removing the first mask, forming a second mask to cover a second portion of the ordered periodic pattern, with an interval to the first portion of the ordered periodic pattern, performing a second etching process to remove a portion of the second polymer structures exposed by the second mask, and removing the second mask. The remaining first polymer structures and the remaining second polymer structures are not connected to each other.
US09711355B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming an opening passing-through a multi-layer stack, forming a channel layer on and along a sidewall of the opening, forming a conductive layer on and along a sidewall of the channel layer, and applying a laser to the conductive layer to transfer a heat from the conductive layer to the channel layer to heat-treat the channel layer using the heat.
US09711352B2	Large-area, laterally-grown epitaxial semiconductor layers Structures and methods for confined lateral-guided growth of a large-area semiconductor layer on an insulating layer are described. The semiconductor layer may be formed by heteroepitaxial growth from a selective growth area in a vertically-confined, lateral-growth guiding structure. Lateral-growth guiding structures may be formed in arrays over a region of a substrate, so as to cover a majority of the substrate region with laterally-grown epitaxial semiconductor tiles. Quality regions of low-defect, stress-free GaN may be grown on silicon.
US09711346B2	Method to fabricate a high performance capacitor in a back end of line (BEOL) A method can include applying a patterned mask over a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure having a dielectric layer, forming using the patterned mask a material formation trench intermediate first and second spaced apart metal formations formed in the dielectric layer, and disposing a dielectric material formation in the material formation trench.
US09711344B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method using a multilayer resist To improve the manufacturing yield of a semiconductor device, there is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using a multilayer resist, in which before performing water repelling processing for immersion exposure on a wafer, an anti-reflection film, an underlayer film, and an intermediate film applied to a wafer edge portion are eliminated through rinse processing.
US09711335B2	System and method for balancing consumption of targets in pulsed dual magnetron sputtering (DMS) processes A sputtering system and method are disclosed. The system has at least one dual magnetron pair having a first magnetron and a second magnetron, each magnetron configured to support target material. The system also has a DMS component having a DC power source in connection with switching components and voltage sensors. The DMS component is configured to independently control an application of power to each of the magnetrons, and to provide measurements of voltages at each of the magnetrons. The system also has one or more actuators configured to control the voltages at each of the magnetrons using the measurements provided by the DMS component. The DMS component and the one or more actuators are configured to balance the consumption of the target material by controlling the power and the voltage applied to each of the magnetrons, in response to the measurements of voltages at each of the magnetrons.
US09711334B2	Ion assisted deposition for rare-earth oxide based thin film coatings on process rings A method of manufacturing an article comprises providing a ring for an etch reactor. Ion assisted deposition (IAD) is then performed to deposit a protective layer on at least one surface of the ring, wherein the protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a thickness of less than 300 μm and an average surface roughness of less than 6 micro-inches.
US09711321B2	Low aberration, high intensity electron beam for X-ray tubes In the present invention, a cathode for an x-ray tube is formed with a large area flat emitter. To reduce aberrations to a minimum the emission area in the flat emitter has a non-rectangular shape and focusing pads arranged around the emitter. In an exemplary embodiment, the flat emitter has a non-rectangular polygonal shape for an emission area on the emitter in order to increase the emission current from the emitter at standard voltage levels without the need to run the emitters at a higher temperature, add additional emitters to the cathode and/or to coat the emitters with a low work function material.
US09711318B2	Ribbon beam ion source of arbitrary length The invention is a unique and substantive improvement in ion source assemblies which is able to produce a ribbon-shaped ion beam having an arbitrarily chosen breadth dimension which is at least ten times greater [and often more than thirty times greater] than its thickness dimension, the breadth and thickness dimensions of the beam being normal (i.e., perpendicular) to the Z-axis direction of travel for the ion beam. In all its embodiments, the improved ion source will comprise not less than two discrete component parts: (i) A closed, solid wall, prism-shaped arc discharge chamber having limited width and depth dimensions, and which concurrently has an arbitrarily chosen and predetermined length dimension which can be as small as 80 millimeters and alternatively exceed 3,000 millimeters in size; and (ii) A primary electron trap assembly which comprises at least an adjacently located magnetic field generating yoke subassembly able to provide a discernible quadrupole magnetic field internally within a confined cavity volume existing within the measurable dimensions of the arc discharge chamber walls.
US09711317B2	Air ionization module The invention relates to air ionization modules with ionization tubes removably arranged in mounts and to a support comprising the mounts. The air ionization modules are characterized in particular in that as little condensation as possible occurs while enriching an air flow with ions. For this purpose, the support has two mutually spaced plates, a first plate being an assembly plate and a second plate being a circuit board comprising the mounts. Furthermore, a body made of a heat-insulating material is located between the plates such that the second plate is arranged so as to be heat-insulated relative to the first plate. The air ionization module is used to generate ions in an air flow for at least one inner room of a building. Ionized air leads to a separation of multiple odor-causing molecules, an eradication of microorganisms, a degradation of volatile gaseous hydrocarbons, and a reduction of the oxide potential of the air, for example. In this manner, a comfortable, near-natural air is produced in the room supplied with the air.
US09711311B2	Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay includes an exciting coil, a pair of fixed contacts, a movable spring, a magnet, and a yoke in contact with the magnet. The pair of fixed contacts is arranged along a first direction. The movable spring comes into contact with or moves away from the fixed contacts in response to the turn on or off of current to the exciting coil. The magnet prolongs the arc generated between the fixed contacts and the movable spring. The magnet is adjacent to the fixed contacts along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and is adjacent to the exciting coil along a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. The yoke is adjacent to the fixed contacts along the third direction in a state where the yoke is in contact with the magnet.
US09711310B2	Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay includes a contact including a movable spring having a base end fixed to a bottom of a housing and a tip end provided with a movable contact, and a fixed spring having a base end fixed to the bottom of the housing and a tip end provided with a fixed contact. The movable contact is provided opposite to the fixed contact so as to come in contact with the fixed contact or move away therefrom. The housing has a protrusion protruding toward a side of the fixed contact opposite to a side facing the movable contact.
US09711298B2	Ultra capacitor module An ultra capacitor module includes a first ultra capacitor having a first polar terminal provided with a screw thread A formed on an outer peripheral surface, a second ultra capacitor having a second polar terminal provided with a screw thread A formed on an outer peripheral surface, and a connecting member having a screw hole B formed corresponding to the screw thread A on an inner peripheral surface through which the first polar terminal is inserted from one side and the second polar terminal is inserted from the other side to connect the first and second ultra capacitors in series and having a gas emission hole formed from a center to an outer surface.
US09711296B2	Energy storage method and system using defect-engineered nanostructures An energy storage device includes a first electrode and a second electrode comprising nanostructures. The nanostructures comprise defects that increase charge storage capabilities of the energy storage device. A method of fabricating an energy storage device includes producing a nanomaterial comprising nanostructures and generating defects in the nanomaterial using an electrophilic or nucleophilic additive for increasing charge storage capability of the nanomaterial.
US09711292B2	Method of manufacturing positive electrode active material for lithium ion battery At least one of an aqueous solution A containing lithium, an aqueous solution B containing iron, manganese, cobalt, or nickel, and an aqueous solution C containing a phosphoric acid includes graphene oxide. The aqueous solution A is dripped into the aqueous solution C, so that a mixed solution E including a precipitate D is prepared. The mixed solution E is dripped into the aqueous solution B, so that a mixed solution G including a precipitate F is prepared. The mixed solution G is subjected to heat treatment in a pressurized atmosphere, so that a mixed solution H is prepared, and the mixed solution H is then filtered. Thus, particles of a compound containing lithium and oxygen which have a small size are obtained.
US09711270B2	Electronic component A common mode choke coil as an electronic component includes a laminate. The laminate includes insulating layers stacked in a thickness direction and has a recess sinking in a stacking direction of the insulating layers. The laminate includes at least one coil conductor therein. The recess is filled with a magnetic resin material. The magnetic resin material is formed of a magnetic powder-containing resin that is a mixture of a soft magnetic metal powder and a thermosetting resin. The soft magnetic metal powder has an average particle size of 12 μm or less. The magnetic powder-containing resin contains 65 vol % or more and 85 vol % or less of the soft magnetic metal powder.
US09711267B2	Support structure for cylindrical superconducting coil structure An arrangement for supporting a cylindrical superconducting coil structure has recesses in an axial end-surface of the coil structure, and support brackets that individually horizontally protrude into the recesses, such that a vertical loading on the support brackets bears the weight of the coil structure. Opposite ends of the support brackets engage a support member, which supports the support brackets engaged therein, thereby also bearing the weight of the coil structure.
US09711261B2	Compositions, methods, and devices providing shielding in communications cables Compositions, devices, and methods for providing shielding communications cables are provided. In some embodiments, compositions including electrically conductive elements are disclosed. In other embodiments, cable separators, tapes, and nonwoven materials including various electrically conductive elements are disclosed.
US09711260B2	Heat shield for cables A heat shield for use with cables in a nuclear environment can include a thermal insulator. The thermal insulator can have a low thermal conductivity and can be formed of a silica glass fiber material, an aerogel, or an aerogel-derived material. The heat shield can mitigate a 650° C. temperature spike caused by a severe accident condition. Cables including such heat shields can operate through a nuclear accident that causes an initial 650° C. temperature spike.
US09711259B2	Cable for medical instruments The invention relates to an electrical cable (100) for exchanging communication signals between two devices, particularly a cable (100) that can be integrated into a catheter or a guidewire (5). The cable (100) comprises at least one pair (120, 130) of differential wires (D1+, D1−, D2+, D2−) that are, during operation, supplied with opposite voltages, thus defining a voltage-neutral plane (VNP) between them. Moreover, the cable (100) comprises at least one set (140) of single-ended wires (S11, S12; S21, S22; S31, S32) that is arranged symmetrically with respect to said voltage-neutral plane (VNP). Optionally a core wire (110) may be used for providing mechanical stability and additional electrical functionality. Electromagnetic disturbances from the differential wires to the single-ended wires (and vice versa) are minimized due to the particular arrangement of wires.
US09711255B2	Ultraviolet-emitting material and ultraviolet light source There is provided an ultraviolet-emitting material that is formed so as to include Mg1−xZnxO (0
US09711251B2	Apparatus and method for variable angle slant hole collimator A variable angle slant hole (VASH) collimator for providing collimation of high energy photons such as gamma rays during radiological imaging of humans. The VASH collimator includes a stack of multiple collimator leaves and a means of quickly aligning each leaf to provide various projection angles. Rather than rotate the detector around the subject, the VASH collimator enables the detector to remain stationary while the projection angle of the collimator is varied for tomographic acquisition. High collimator efficiency is achieved by maintaining the leaves in accurate alignment through the various projection angles. Individual leaves include unique angled cuts to maintain a precise target collimation angle. Matching wedge blocks driven by two actuators with twin-lead screws accurately position each leaf in the stack resulting in the precise target collimation angle. A computer interface with the actuators enables precise control of the projection angle of the collimator.
US09711247B2	Voloxidizer with double reactor for spent fuel rods decladding and double reactor for use in the same A voloxidizer with a double reactor for spent fuel rods decladding of the present invention includes a reactor module into which spent fuel rods are loaded, the reactor module including a reactor having a dual structure; a heater module for heating the reactor module; and a drive module for providing a driving force to the reactor module. A double reactor utilized in a voloxidizer for spent fuel rods decladding includes an internal reactor into which spent fuel rods are loaded; and an external reactor formed on an outer circumferential surface of the internal reactor. Here, a first transport part and a second transport part are formed on inside surfaces of the internal reactor and the external reactor, respectively, and the spent fuel rods are moved by the first transport part and the second transport part and oxidized when the internal reactor and the external reactor are rotated.
US09711245B2	Magnetic jack type control element drive mechanism for precision position control of control element assembly A magnetic jack type control element drive mechanism for precision position control of a control element assembly, satisfies the following conditions: D1=D2=P+D5; D3=P×2; D4=D3×(N−½), (N is an arbitrary natural number), wherein D1 represents a lift gap of the upper motor assembly; D2 represents a lift gap of the lower motor assembly; D3 represents a space width between tips of adjacent teeth of the drive shaft; D4 represents a gap between an upper latch and a lower latch; P represents pitch that is a distance of ascent or descent of the drive shaft; and D5 represents a margin which is a separation space between the teeth and the upper latch or the lower latch when the upper latch or the lower latch is inserted into the teeth of the drive shaft.
US09711243B1	Redundancy schemes for memory Various implementations described herein are directed to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may include a first memory cell array disposed in a first area of the integrated circuit. The first memory cell array includes first memory cells. The integrated circuit may include a second memory cell array disposed in a second area of the integrated circuit that is different than the first area. The second memory cell array includes redundant memory cells that are separate from the first memory cells.
US09711242B2	Repair device A repair device may be provided. The repair device may include a selection controller configured to control an upper select signal and a lower select signal in correspondence to a fail address and an upper signal and a lower signal which represent a failed region of each mat. The repair device may include a driving controller configured to selectively control a selection control signal in correspondence to the upper select signal and the lower select signal. The repair device may include a bank configured to selectively couple local input/output lines and a sensing circuit of a corresponding mat in correspondence to the selection control signal, and may replace and repair a failed cell of a normal mat with a dummy cell of an upper mat or a lower mat in correspondence to a column select signal.
US09711238B2	Shift register, scan signal line driver circuit, display panel and display device The purpose of the present invention is to reduce a circuit size of a shift register. A shift register of the present invention includes stages each including a holding circuit (11) and a clock output circuit (12). The clock output circuit (12) includes an output terminal (O) that outputs a signal having a high electric potential or a low electric potential, depending on at least one of outputs (Q) from the holding circuit (11) and on a second clock signal. The holding circuit (11) carries out a reset operation in accordance with a first clock signal supplied to a transistor (N1).
US09711234B1	Non-volatile memory read/write disturb monitoring A non-volatile memory has multi-level arrays of write-in place memory cells that are subject to change over time because of read and write disturbs. Disturb count counters of each read cell and each cell surrounding a written target cell are incremented by different scaling factors that reflect the effect of the disturbs on each such cell. Upon a counter reaching a predetermined threshold, a refresh of the cell is initiated.
US09711233B2	Systems and methods for sub-zero threshold characterization in a memory cell Systems and methods relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for characterizing a solid state memory. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include programming a first cell of a solid state memory device to a negative voltage, programming a second cell of the solid state memory device to a positive voltage, wherein the second cell is adjacent to the first cell, calculating a voltage shift on the negative voltage programmed to the first cell, characterizing a shifted voltage level on the first cell as an interim voltage, and subtracting the voltage shift from the interim voltage to yield an actual voltage on the first cell.
US09711226B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a first well of a first conductivity type, a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells stacked above the first well, the memory cells including a first memory cell transistor, a first wiring above the memory cells array and electrically connected to the first memory cell transistor, and a controller configured to execute an erase operation in which an erase voltage is applied to the first wiring while the first well is in an electrically floating state.
US09711219B2	Storage device including magnetic elements A storage device according to an embodiment includes: first and second magnetic elements each including: a reference layer connected to a third terminal; a first magnetic layer including first through third magnetic regions; a nonmagnetic layer; a second magnetic layer connected to a first terminal and the first magnetic region; and a third magnetic layer connected to a second terminal and the third magnetic region; a first inverter including a p-channel first transistor, an n-channel second transistor, a first input terminal connected to the second terminal of the second magnetic element, and a first output terminal connected to the first terminal of the first magnetic element; and a second inverter including a p-channel third transistor, an n-channel fourth transistor, a second input terminal connected to the second terminal of the first magnetic element, and a second output terminal connected to the first terminal of the second magnetic element.
US09711215B2	Apparatus and method to optimize STT-MRAM size and write error rate Described is an apparatus comprising: a first select-line; a second select-line; a bit-line; a first bit-cell including a resistive memory element and a transistor, the first bit-cell coupled to the first select-line and the bit-line; a buffer with an input coupled to the first select-line and an output coupled to the second select-line; and a second bit-cell including a resistive memory element and a transistor, the second bit-cell coupled to the second select-line and the bit-line. Described is a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) comprising: a plurality of rows, each row including: a plurality of bit-cells, each bit-cell having an MTJ device coupled to a transistor; and a plurality of buffers, each of which to buffer a select-line signal for a group of bit-cells among the plurality of bit-cells; and a plurality of bit-lines, each row sharing a single bit-line among the plurality of bit-cells in that row.
US09711212B2	High voltage switching circuitry for a cross-point array A system includes a cross-point memory array and a decoder circuit coupled to the cross-point memory array. The decoder circuit includes a predecoder having predecode logic to generate a control signal and a level shifter circuit to generate a voltage signal. The decoder circuit further includes a post-decoder coupled to the predecoder, the post-decoder including a first stage and a second stage coupled to the first stage, the control signal to control the first stage and the second stage to route the voltage signal through the first stage and the second stage to a selected conductive array line of a plurality of conductive array lines coupled to a memory array.
US09711211B2	Dynamic threshold voltage compaction for non-volatile memory Based on performance during programming, the non-volatile memory cells are classified as fast programming memory cells and slow programming memory cells (or other classifications). At a separate time for each programmed state, threshold voltage distributions are compacted based on the classification.
US09711208B2	Semiconductor storage device with reduced current in standby mode There is provided a semiconductor storage device in which memory cells can easily be set at a proper potential in standby mode, along with a reduction in the area of circuitry for controlling the potential of source lines of memory cells. A semiconductor storage device includes static-type memory cells and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a first switching transistor provided between a source line being coupled to a source electrode of driving transistors and a first voltage, a second switching transistor provided in parallel with the first switching transistor, and a source line potential control circuit which makes the first and second switching transistors conductive to couple the source line to the first voltage, when the memory cells are operating, and sets the first switching transistor non-conductive and sets a gate electrode of the second switching transistor coupled to the source line in standby mode.
US09711200B2	Method for computing with complementary networks of magnetic tunnel junctions A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device is provided that includes a MTJ element and a control wire. The MTJ element includes a top ferromagnet layer formed of a first magnetic material, a tunneling layer, and a bottom ferromagnet layer formed of a second magnetic material. The tunneling layer is mounted between the top ferromagnet layer and the bottom ferromagnet layer. The control wire is configured to conduct a charge pulse. A direction of charge flow in the control wire extends substantially perpendicular to a magnetization direction of the top ferromagnet layer. The control wire is positioned sufficiently close to the top ferromagnet layer to reverse the magnetization direction of the top ferromagnet layer when the charge pulse flows therethrough while not reversing the magnetization direction of the bottom ferromagnet layer when the charge pulse flows therethrough.
US09711198B1	Semiconductor device for control read or write operation using a bank address and system including the same In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may semiconductor device may be configured to store a bank address applied to an active signal from among command signals, and may perform a read or a write operation using the stored bank address based on activation of a command signal.
US09711194B2	Circuits for and methods of controlling the operation of a hybrid memory system A circuit for controlling the operation of a memory system having different types of memory is described. The circuit comprises a first memory having a first type of memory element and having a first access time; a second memory having a second type of memory element and having a second access time, wherein the second type of memory element is different than the first type of memory element; a memory control circuit enabling access to the first memory and the second memory; a delay buffer coupled to the second memory to compensate for a difference in the first access time and the second access time; and a circuit for merging outputs of the first memory and delayed outputs of the second memory to generate ordered output data. A method of controlling the operation of a memory system is also disclosed.
US09711193B2	Driving signal control circuit and driving apparatus A driving signal control circuit includes a discharge circuit, a counter circuit, and a control circuit. The discharge circuit is configured to compare a monitored voltage and a reference voltage, and generate a discharge signal. The monitored voltage is proportional to a core voltage. The counter circuit is configured to perform an up/down count operation according to the discharge signal, and generate a count signal. The control circuit is configured to generate a driving signal which has an enable period proportional to the count signal.
US09711191B2	Apparatus and methods to provide power management for memory devices An apparatus, such as a nonvolatile solid-state memory device, may, in some implementations, include access line bias circuitry to set a bias level associated with a deselected access line(s) of a memory core in response to mode information. In one approach, access line bias circuitry may use linear down regulation to change a voltage level on deselected access lines of a memory core. A memory access device, such as a host processor, may be provided that is capable of dynamically setting a mode of operation of a memory core of a memory device in order to manage power consumption of the memory. Other apparatuses and methods are also provided.
US09711190B2	Stabilizing circuit A stabilizing circuit is provided that is connected to a biased voltage. The stabilizing circuit is configured to inhibit a change in voltage of the biased voltage caused by a first change in voltage of one or more nodes that are connected to the biased voltage through a first parasitic capacitance. In some embodiments, the stabilizing circuit induces a voltage on the biased voltage through a second parasitic capacitance that changes from a first voltage level to a second voltage level during the first change in voltage such that a total change in parasitic voltage that is induced at the biased voltage during the first change in voltage is close to 0 V.
US09711183B1	Direct media feed enhanced recordings The systems and methods discussed herein relate to technology for enhancing media recordings of a live event based on a media feed corresponding to the live event. The media recordings may be media items that include audio and image data captured by a user device. The user device may be associated with a member of an audience that is experiencing the live event. The user device may generate the media item using one or more sensory input devices and may receive additional media data via a media feed. The media feed may include media data that corresponds to the live event and includes content that is similar to the media item recorded by the user device but may have been derived from a higher quality recording or include supplemental data. The media data may then be used to enhance the media item.
US09711181B2	Systems and methods for creating, editing and publishing recorded videos Systems and methods for creating, editing and publishing recorded videos based on user selected edit points are described herein. The present invention transforms a recorded video and user selected edit points into a customized presentable video. A video editing tool analyzes a recorded video and flags occurrences of user selected edit points. The video editing tool then creates a customized video that can include video portions based on user selected edit points. The video can also include flags for a user to jump from edit point to edit point.
US09711180B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for automated real-time execution of live inserts of repurposed stored content distribution A system, method, and computer program product for producing a show. In an embodiment, the invention is directed to a production system having a first production path, a second production path, and a control system that causes the first production path to generate a show in a first aspect ratio (4:3), and that causes the second production path to generate the same show in a second aspect ratio (16:9). In another embodiment, the invention is directed to producing a show from live material and from archived material. This aspect of the invention operates by producing a first show comprising a plurality of stories, segmenting the first show, and storing the show segments in an archive. Then, the invention produces a second show using live portions as well as show segments retrieved from the archive. The invention is also directed to a media manager that interacts with a server. In some cases, the server is integrated with the production system. The media manager automatically assigns channels/ports of the server when accessing material stored in the server.
US09711170B1	High accuracy bearing surface slotting process for tape head fabrication A method according to one embodiment includes, in a first lapping step, lapping an end of a section of a thin film wafer for polishing the end of the section, the section having a plurality of rows of transducers formed on a substrate. A bearing surface slot is formed in the polished end at a location that defines a tape bearing surface extending between the bearing surface slot and portions of the transducers exposed on the polished end. A second lapping step is performed on the polished end for reducing a height of the polished end. After the first and second lapping steps, a row is sliced from the section, the row having the polished end and bearing surface slot.
US09711167B2	System and method for real-time speaker segmentation of audio interactions A system and method for real-time processing a signal of a voice interaction. In an embodiment, a digital representation of a portion of an interaction may be analyzed in real-time and a segment may be selected. The segment may be associated with a source based on a model of the source. The model may updated based on the segment. The updated model is used to associate subsequent segments with the source. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09711149B2	Display apparatus for performing voice control and voice controlling method thereof A display apparatus and a voice controlling method thereof are provided. The voice controlling method includes receiving a voice of a user; converting the voice into text; and sequentially changing and applying a plurality of different determination criteria to the text until a control operation corresponding to the text is determined; and performing the determined control operation to control the display apparatus.
US09711143B2	System and method for an integrated, multi-modal, multi-device natural language voice services environment A system and method for an integrated, multi-modal, multi-device natural language voice services environment may be provided. In particular, the environment may include a plurality of voice-enabled devices each having intent determination capabilities for processing multi-modal natural language inputs in addition to knowledge of the intent determination capabilities of other devices in the environment. Further, the environment may be arranged in a centralized manner, a distributed peer-to-peer manner, or various combinations thereof. As such, the various devices may cooperate to determine intent of multi-modal natural language inputs, and commands, queries, or other requests may be routed to one or more of the devices best suited to take action in response thereto.
US09711141B2	Disambiguating heteronyms in speech synthesis Systems and processes for disambiguating heteronyms in speech synthesis are provided. In one example process, a speech input containing a heteronym can be received from a user. The speech input can be processed using an automatic speech recognition system to determine a phonemic string corresponding to the heteronym as pronounced by the user in the speech input. A correct pronunciation of the heteronym can be determined based on at least one of the phonemic string or using an n-gram language model of the automatic speech recognition system. A dialogue response to the speech input can be generated where the dialogue response can include the heteronym. The dialogue response can be outputted as a speech output. The heteronym in the dialogue response can be pronounced in the speech output according to the correct pronunciation.
US09711140B2	Detecting self-generated wake expressions A speech-based audio device may be configured to detect a user-uttered wake expression and to respond by interpreting subsequent words or phrases as commands. In order to distinguish between utterance of the wake expression by the user and generation of the wake expression by the device itself, directional audio signals may by analyzed to detect whether the wake expression has been received from multiple directions. If the wake expression has been received from many directions, it is declared as being generated by the audio device and ignored. Otherwise, if the wake expression is received from a single direction or a limited number of directions, the wake expression is declared as being uttered by the user and subsequent words or phrase are interpreted and acted upon by the audio device.
US09711139B2	Method for building language model, speech recognition method and electronic apparatus A method for building a language model, a speech recognition method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The speech recognition method includes the following steps. Phonetic transcriptions of a speech signal are obtained from an acoustic model. Phonetic spellings matching the phonetic transcriptions are obtained according to the phonetic transcriptions and a syllable acoustic lexicon. According to the phonetic spellings, a plurality of text sequences and a plurality of text sequence probabilities are obtained from a language model. Each phonetic spelling is matched to a candidate sentence table; a word probability of each phonetic spelling matching a word in a sentence of the sentence table are obtained; and the word probabilities of the phonetic spellings are calculated so as to obtain the text sequence probabilities. The text sequence corresponding to a largest one of the sequence probabilities is selected as a recognition result of the speech signal.
US09711128B2	Combined audio for multiple content presentation In example embodiments, a system and method for presenting a combined audio stream from a single presentation system to a plurality of users is provided. The method comprises receiving an audio filtering signal, the audio filtering signal corresponding to unwanted audio data to be filtered from an ambient audio signal that includes a combined audio stream output from an audio output device of the single presentation system. A device filtering signal is generated based on the audio filtering signal. The device filtering signal is output by an audio device of a user (e.g., headphone). The device filtering signal is played through the audio device to filter out the unwanted audio data while allowing other audio data in the ambient audio signal to be heard by the user.
US09711121B1	Latency enhanced note recognition method in gaming The present invention relates to the field of audio recognition, in particular to computer implemented note recognition methods in a gaming application. Furthermore, the present invention relates to improving latency of such audio recognition methods. One of the embodiments of the invention described herein is a method for note recognition of an audio source. The method includes: dividing an audio input into a plurality of frames, each frame having a pre-determined length, conducting a frequency analysis of at least a set of the plurality of frames, based on the frequency analysis, determining if a frame is a transient frame with a frequency change between the beginning and end of the frame, comparing the frequency analysis of each said transient frame to the frequency analysis of an immediately preceding frame and, based on said comparison, determining at least one probable pitch present at the end of each transient frame, and for each transient frame, outputting pitch data indicative of the probable pitch present at the end of the transient frame.
US09711119B2	Audio processing device, method of audio processing, storage medium, and electronic musical instrument A delay time counter in a DSP cyclically counts a sampling clock from zero to a delay time sampling count and issues a delay time interrupt to a CPU each time the sampling clock count reaches the delay time sampling count. The CPU measures a time difference between each time the DSP issues the delay time interrupt and each time sequence clock interrupts occur a number of times corresponding to the delay time. Then, in order to reduce this time difference, the CPU increases or decreases a maximum count that is set to the sequence clock counter. Therefore, in the next delay process, the shift between the time by which the automatic performance is advanced by the CPU (which is equal to the delay time) and the timing of the delay process executed by the DSP (which is also equal in length to the delay time) will be corrected.
US09711113B2	Information code, information code producing method, information code reader, and system which uses information code A two-dimensional information code is provided. In the code area of this information code, there are formed a specification pattern region in which predetermined-shape specification patterns, such as position detecting patterns, are arranged, a data recording region in which data are recorded using plural types of cells, and an error-correction code recording region in which error correction codes are arranged using the plural types of cells. In the code area, a free space is formed at a position located outside the specification pattern region, the data recording region, and the error-correction code recording region. Data are not recorded by cells in the free space and error correction on the error correction codes is not applied to the free space. The free space has a size larger in area than a single cell.
US09711112B2	Control signal generation circuit and control signal generation method for controlling luminance in a display device A control signal generation circuit includes: a first circuit unit which controls, according to inputted video signals, light-up amount of each pixel of a display panel where a plurality of pixels constituted by including a white sub-pixel are disposed; and a second circuit unit which controls luminance of a backlight that lights up the display panel from a back surface. The second circuit unit calculates a saturation feature value in one frame from the saturation value of each pixel, generates a signal for controlling the luminance of the backlight based thereupon, and calculates a luminance increase rate by using the saturation value of each pixel and the saturation feature value. The first circuit unit performs luminance decreasing processing of each pixel according to the luminance increase rate, and supplements the saturation of each pixel according to the light-up amount of the white sub-pixels.
US09711108B2	Low power high frequency digital pulse frequency modulator Described is an apparatus that comprises: a programmable delay line (PDL) to receive a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal as input and to generate a first output; a selection unit operable to provide PWM signal or its inverted version as a second output; and a sequential unit coupled to the PDL, the sequential unit to sample the second output with the first output, the sequential unit to generate a pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) output. Described is also a voltage regulator which comprises: mutually coupled on-die inductors for coupling to a load; a bridge, coupled to the mutually coupled on-die inductors, including a low-side switch and a high-side switch; a PWM controller for controlling the low-side and high-side switches during a first load current; and a PFM controller for controlling the low-side and high-side switches during a second load current, the second load current being smaller than the first load current, the PFM controller comprising: a comparator for comparing output voltage of the load with a reference voltage; and a first PDL coupled to the comparator for determining turn-on duration of the high-side switch.
US09711107B2	Image drawing/displaying device A flag memory is provided which stores a flag indicating whether or not a corresponding pixel is in the initial state. When writing has been performed on an image memory by a drawing unit, a value of the flag of a corresponding pixel is changed from a first value indicating that the pixel is in the initial state to a second value indicating that the pixel is not in the initial state. When a display unit reads a pixel value from the image memory, a flag corresponding to the pixel is read from the flag memory, and if the flag still has the first value, an initial pixel value is supplied to the display unit, and otherwise, a pixel value read from the image memory is supplied to the display unit.
US09711102B2	DC-DC converter, display apparatus having the same and method of driving display panel using the same A method of differently producing driving clock signals for a shift register of a gate lines driving circuit of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), the method includes the steps of determining whether an ambient temperature is greater than or not in comparison to a predetermined threshold temperature; in response to the determining indicating that the ambient temperature is greater, using a first ON voltage and a first charge canceling method; and in response to the determining indicating that the ambient temperature is not greater, using a second ON voltage and a second charge canceling method, where the second ON voltage is different from the first ON voltage and where the second charge canceling method is different from the first charge canceling method. The second charge canceling method may have a shorter duration than that of the first charge canceling method. The second ON voltage may be greater than the first ON voltage.
US09711101B2	Analogy voltage source circuit and display apparatus An analogy voltage source circuit and a display apparatus. The circuit comprises: a voltage input terminal, a DC-DC converting circuit, a voltage output terminal, a duty ratio control circuit and an output voltage sampling circuit, wherein the output voltage sampling circuit is configured to feed back magnitude of an output voltage to the duty ratio control circuit, and the duty ratio control circuit is configured to control the magnitude of the output voltage of the DC-DC converting circuit according to the feedback of the output voltage sampling circuit. The circuit further comprises: a voltage regulating circuit having an input terminal for inputting a voltage regulating signal and an output terminal connected to the output voltage sampling circuit. The voltage regulating circuit controls to increase or decrease the feedback of the output voltage sampling circuit according to the voltage regulating signal, such that the output voltage from the voltage output terminal increases or decreases. The analogy voltage source circuit and the display apparatus of the present disclosure are capable of regulating the voltage output from the analogy voltage source on a liquid crystal panel, so as to reduce the power consumption of the liquid crystal panel.
US09711087B2	Pixel with multiple capacitors and organic light emitting display A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a pixel circuit. The OLED includes a cathode electrode connected to a second power source. The first transistor is connected between a data line and a first node, and turns on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line. The first capacitor is connected between the first node and a third power source. The second capacitor is connected between the first node and a fourth power source. The pixel circuit controls a current quantity flowing from a first power source to the second power source through the OLED based on a voltage of the first node.
US09711081B2	Organic light emitting diode display and method for driving the same An organic light emitting diode display and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting diode display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver configured to drive signal lines of the display panel, and a timing controller configured to divide one frame into a plurality of subframes, convert data of an input image into a bit pattern, map the bit pattern to the plurality of subframes, control an operation of the display panel driver, and adjust a writing speed for writing data and/or an erase speed for turning off pixels of the plurality of pixels during at least one compensation subframe of the plurality of subframes such that the write speed and the erase speed are different from each other.
US09711078B2	Display device Disclosed herein is a display device, including: a display panel having a display area having a plurality of pixels each composed of one or more sub-pixels, a first image and a second image being alternately displayed adjacent to each other in the sub-pixels, the first image and the second image being displayed in visual directions different from each other so as to be adapted to be discriminated from each other; and a crosstalk correcting portion having a crosstalk correcting table, configured to carry out crosstalk correction for images different from one another by using the crosstalk correcting table; wherein the display area is divided into a plurality of areas, and gamma correction which differs so as to correspond to the plurality of areas obtained through the division, respectively, is carried out for an image as an object of the crosstalk correction.
US09711077B1	Organic light emitting diode display panel An organic light emitting diode display panel is disclosed which is defined into a plurality of pixel regions and includes: first through third pixel drivers arranged in each of the pixel regions and configured to each drive respective organic light emitting diode; and first through third pixel electrodes arranged in each of the pixel regions and connected to the first through third pixel drivers. The first and second pixel drivers within an odd-numbered pixel region share a first power supply line with each other. The third pixel driver within the odd-numbered pixel region shares a second power supply line with the first pixel driver within an even-numbered pixel region adjacent to the odd-numbered pixel region. The second and third pixel electrodes are arranged along a first direction parallel to a major axis of the first pixel electrode and disposed to expend along second directions perpendicular to the first direction.
US09711074B2	Apparatus and method for preventing image display defects in a display device An apparatus and a method that quickly detect an error that may occur due to an external noise occurrence during display of image data on a screen of an image display device, and that control a strobe signal output to prevent a screen defect from being displayed on the display device screen.
US09711072B1	Display apparatus and method of displaying using focus and context displays Disclosed is a display apparatus comprising at least one context display for rendering a context image, at least one focus display for rendering a focus image, and at least one optical combiner for combining the projection of the rendered context image with the projection of the rendered focus image to create a visual scene. An angular width of a projection of the rendered context image ranges from 40 degrees to 220 degrees. An angular width of a projection of the rendered focus image ranges from 5 degrees to 60 degrees.
US09711071B2	Recreating natural water movement in visual art A visual art piece comprises a plurality of transparent sheets, wherein at least one of the plurality of transparent sheets comprises cutouts forming an upper reservoir, a lower reservoir and a channel between the upper reservoir and the lower reservoir, wherein the cutouts are filled with a first liquid and a second liquid. The visual art piece also includes a plurality of scenery image layers depicting a natural scene, each of the plurality of scenery image layers comprising a portion of the natural scene at a different visual depth, wherein each of the plurality of scenery image layers is affixed between two of the plurality of transparent sheets. The visual art piece further includes a pump coupled to the at least one of the plurality of transparent sheets, the pump to propel the second liquid from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir when activated, the second liquid to flow through the first liquid in the channel from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir to visually simulate natural water movement in the natural scene.
US09711066B2	Endoscope simulator The Invention provides a method of determining a position of an object in a virtual environment and for assessing a performance in the movement of said object. Preferred embodiments provide an improved endoscope simulator and means for assessing performance in the use of an endoscope.
US09711060B1	Biometric sensor ring for continuous wear mobile data applications A biometric sensing apparatus for estimating the emotional state of a user. A self-contained biometric sensing ring is worn on the finger (or fingers) of the user during their normal activities. Biometric information is collected and sent wirelessly to the user's mobile device configured with application programming for analyzing and displaying the biometric information. The biometric ring is configured with sensors that the structure of the ring retains at a proper pressure against the finger of the user. The sensors comprise at least electrodermal response (EDR), photoplethysmograph (PPG), temperature, and acceleration. The ring has a self-contained power source, and is configured for adjustably fitting a wide range of users.
US09711058B2	Providing targeted feedback A method for providing targeted feedback based on a goal of the feedback. The method includes receiving, by one or more computer processors, a goal desired as a result of an exchange of information between a plurality of users. The method then includes monitoring, by the one or more computer processors, the exchange of information between the plurality of users. The method includes mapping, by the one or more computer processors, the monitored information in a database storing ontological relationships. The method then includes determining based, at least in part, on the received goal and the stored ontological relationships, targeted feedback for the plurality of users.
US09711054B2	Authentication systems and methods for generating flight regulations Systems and methods for UAV safety are provided. An authentication system may be used to confirm UAV and/or user identity and provide secured communications between users and UAVs. The UAVs may operate in accordance with a set of flight regulations. The set of flight regulations may be associated with a geo-fencing device in the vicinity of the UAV.
US09711053B1	Off-screen traffic information indicator An offscreen traffic information indicator system includes signal receivers for receiving traffic messages from proximate air and ground vehicles and a traffic indicator for determining the positions of the host aircraft and the proximate vehicles based on the traffic messages. Based on the locations of the host aircraft and proximate vehicles and their proximity to airport runways, the traffic indicator may designate runways as relevant runways (or receive relevant runway designations from the flight management system of the host aircraft) and designate proximate vehicles as relevant to the host aircraft. A display unit may display, along with a dynamic map of a region near the host aircraft, relevant runway indicators for relevant runways within the mapped region and offscreen traffic indicators for relevant aircraft positioned outside the mapped region.
US09711046B2	Train status presentation based on aggregated tracking information A control system presents a configurable virtual representation of at least a portion of a train and associated train assets, including a real-time location, configuration, and operational status of the train and associated train assets traveling along a railway. The control system may include a train position determining system, and a train configuration determining system. The control system may further include a train asset operational parameter sensing device, and a controller configured to receive data produced by the train position determining system, the train configuration determining system, and the train asset operational parameter sensing device. The controller may also process and aggregate the received data to provide a real-time virtual representation of the train and the train assets including the actual real-time position and configuration of the train assets relative to each other and to a geographical location, and coordinate a presentation of the aggregated data such that implementation of a select presentation process to the aggregated data results in a simultaneous implementation of the same select presentation process to at least one of electronic map data associated with the real-time location of the train and the train asset operational parameter data. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be configured to display in one or more display areas the real-time virtual representation of the train including a coordinated and configurable presentation of at least a portion of the aggregated data and the train asset operational parameter data.
US09711044B2	Traffic monitoring systems and methods In an exemplary method, a mobile device provides mobile device attribute data to a traffic monitoring subsystem, receives traffic condition data generated by the traffic monitoring subsystem based at least in part on the mobile device attribute data, and presents, by way of a user interface displayed on a display screen of the mobile device, the traffic condition data for consideration by a user of the mobile device. In certain embodiments, the presented traffic condition data includes at least one of an indication of a number of mobile devices that provided attribute data used by the traffic monitoring subsystem to generate the traffic condition data and an indication of a confidence factor for the traffic condition data.
US09711039B2	Increasing radio frequency power of activation messages by adding dead time A trainable transceiver for controlling a remote device includes a transceiver circuit, a user input device, and a control circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to receive a first activation signal from an original transmitter and configured to transmit a second activation signal. The control circuit is coupled to the transceiver circuit and the user input device. The control circuit is configured to format and transmit the second activation signal, based on the first activation signal, in response to a user input received at the user input device. The control circuit is configured to reduce a duty cycle of the second activation signal relative to the first activation signal and increase a radio frequency power of the second activation signal relative to the first activation signal, while maintaining, for the second activation signal, an average radio frequency power over a predetermined amount of time below a predetermined limit.
US09711031B2	Communication state display method and communication state display device Provided is a communication state display method, the method being used to check a communication state of a communication device that transmits/receives signals to/from a different apparatus by serial communication, the method including: stretching a pulse width of a signal transmitted/received between the communication device and the different apparatus by serial communication; and causing current to flow through an indicator in response to the signal having the stretched pulse width to light the indicator during the current flow.
US09711004B1	Credit wagering system and method of use A managed credit system and method for managing and processing various types of credits is disclosed. The managed credit system can provide various options for processing cashable credits, restricted credits, and managed credits. Wager account balances can be paid down automatically prior to the disbursement of cash in exchange for managed credits. Cash submissions during wager account sessions can be detected and processed by converting the cash submission to managed credits. Wager account advance requests can be detected during cash game sessions. Managed credits can be converted to cashable credits. Different types of casino credit can be tracked using different meters. Varying disbursement and conversion rules can be applied to different types of credit. Game credit accounts with mixed credit types that include managed credits can be wagered in a fixed order while accommodating cash submissions.
US09711002B2	Upright gaming machine having a dual chute The present invention provides a gaming machine including a cabinet housing which houses a receiver and a dispenser. An opening extends through the housing. A receiver chute extends between the opening and the receiver, with the receiver chute having a first receiver portion. Similarly, a dispenser chute extends between the opening and the dispenser, with the dispenser chute having a first dispenser portion. The first receiver portion and the first dispenser portion are coextensive, such that the cabinet housing both receives and dispenses currency and currency-type media at the opening.
US09710989B2	Automatic teller machine An automatic teller machine includes a guide, shafts and rollers. The guide extends in a conveyance direction along which papers are conveyed and includes a conveyance surface on which the papers are conveyed. The shafts are retained in the guide, and the rollers are turnably supported by the shafts. The guide includes a roller slot in which the rollers are disposed, and pairs of shaft slots that are opposingly formed to sandwich the roller slot. Each pair of shaft slots retains two ends of one of the shafts. The guide may include protrusion portions in the shaft slots that protrude in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance surface, and the shafts may include holes through which the protrusion portions are inserted when the shafts are retained in the shaft slots. Projection portions may be formed at the guide, projecting from predetermined positions of inner faces of the shaft slots, and the projection portions may abut against the shafts when the shafts are retained in the shaft slots.
US09710977B2	Vehicle data collection and verification Disclosed are various embodiments for a data aggregation application. Operational data and image data may be captured from a client device. Odometer readings can be extracted from the image data. The operational data and image data can be verified by comparing an instrument panel depicted in the image data to a known instrument panel depiction.
US09710976B2	System and method for transmitting data of a vehicle A system and a method are provided for transmitting data of a vehicle for efficiently managing a server or a communications network by at least a communications network infrastructure by determining a first list of priorities of vehicle information by a second server, transmitting the first list of priorities to a first server, comparing the transmitted first list of priorities of the vehicle information with traffic data to generate a second list of priority information, and informing the second server and a computing device of the vehicle of the generated second list of priority information.
US09710966B2	Styling of computer graphics hair through volumetric flow dynamics Methods are disclosed for the computer generation of data for images that include hair, fur, or other strand-like material. A volume for the hair is specified, having a plurality of surfaces. A fluid flow simulation is performed within the volume, with a first surface of the volume being a source area through which fluid is simulated to enter the volume, and a second surface being an exit surface through which fluid is simulated as exiting the volume. The fluid flow simulation may be used to produce fluid flow lines, such as from a velocity vector field for the fluid. Fluid flow lines are selected, and image data of hairs that follow the fluid flow lines are generated. Other embodiments include generating animation sequences by generating images wherein the volume and surfaces vary between frames.
US09710962B2	Methods of and apparatus for displaying map information In a system that uses tile-based road network rendering for displaying map information to a user, a tile is rendered for display by rendering a tile 10 by using a first texture comprising one or more map features to be displayed for the tile of the map in combination with a second texture to apply a texture to a graphics primitive or primitives representing the tile such that at least one map feature 11, such as a water feature, being displayed on the tile 10 is bordered by a border region 24 that represents a border to that map feature. In this way, a more visually appealing depiction of the map feature 11 can be achieved.
US09710961B2	Method and apparatus for providing contextual rendering of a map An approach is provided for customizing map presentations. A semantic mapping platform determines context information for rendering a map on a user device. The semantic mapping platform then classifies a plurality of objects available for display in the map based on a level of association of each of the objects with the context information. The semantic mapping platform also prioritizes rendering of the objects based on the classification and causes, at least in part, actions that result in the rendering of the objects in the map according to the prioritization.
US09710957B2	Graphics processing enhancement by tracking object and/or primitive identifiers Graphics processing includes setting up a plurality of objects in a scene in virtual space, each object being defined by a set of vertices. A unique object identifier is assigned to each object and written to an ID buffer. Draw calls are issued to draw the objects associated with the object identifiers. Parameter values of the vertices are manipulated to output vertex parameter values. Primitives are set up from the vertices, each primitive being defined by one or more of the vertices. Each primitive belongs to one or more of the objects. Each primitive is rasterized at a plurality of pixels. Processing the pixels includes spatial or temporal anti-aliasing that utilizes the one or more object identifiers of the plurality of object identifiers. The pixels are processed for each rasterized primitive to generate an output frame.
US09710945B2	Method for cutting out character, character recognition apparatus using this method, and program A method for cutting out, from a gray-scale image generated by capturing an image of a character string, each character in the character string for recognition, includes a first step of repeating projection processing for projecting a highest or lowest gray level in a line along a direction crossing the character string in the gray-scale image, onto an axis along the character string, with the lowest gray level selected when a character in the gray-scale image is darker than a background, the highest gray level selected when the character in the gray-scale image is brighter than the background, and a projection target position moved along the character string.
US09710942B2	Biological information displaying apparatus and biological information displaying method A biological information displaying apparatus includes: a measuring section which is configured to measure a biological information waveform containing a specific measurement value; a calculating section which is configured to calculate the specific measurement value based on the biological information waveform that is measured by the measuring section in a designated unit time; a determining section which is configured to determine a level of a reliability of the specific measurement value that is calculated by the calculating section, based on the biological information waveform that is measured by the measuring section in the unit time; and a displaying section which is configured to display a trend graph of the specific measurement values while the specific measurement values are distinct according to the level of the reliability that is determined by the determining section.
US09710939B2	Video output device, video output method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium A storage unit (12) stores first drawing data shared in common by at least two video frames among a plurality of video frames. A control unit (13) generates second drawing data based on second drawing instruction data (122) for drawing a portion that differs in drawing data pertaining to the plurality of video frames and generates the drawing data pertaining to the plurality of video frames by combining the first drawing data and the second drawing data. An output unit (14) outputs video based on the drawing data pertaining to the plurality of video frames.
US09710938B2	Graph expansion mini-view A graphical representation of a service model provides a full view of a portion of the graphical representation. A sub graph view may be displayed for nodes of the graphical representation of the service model that are associated with a selected node, including nodes that may not be visible in the full view. The sub graph view may be interactive, providing additional information regarding the nodes displayed in the sub graph view, and allowing making nodes in the sub graph view visible or invisible in the full view. Information may be displayed in the sub graph view about the status of the components being modeled by the service model corresponding to nodes displayed in the sub graph view.
US09710932B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an image; an image processor configured to process the displayed image; and a controller configured to control the image processor to adjust a blue (B) value of red (R), green (G), and B values constituting the image based on at least one of information about a user and information about a viewing habits of the user.
US09710927B2	Method and apparatus for determining data enabling generation of a user profile A method for determining data enabling generation of a user profile and an apparatus configured to perform the method are described. The apparatus comprises an analyzer for analyzing one or more available images to determine image metadata related to at least one of colorimetric data and data about image capturing conditions. The determined image metadata are then made available to a user profile generator via a data interface.
US09710923B2	Information processing system, information processing device, imaging device, and information processing method An imaging device 12 includes a first camera 22 and a second camera 24. Each of the cameras captures a subject from left and right positions that are apart by a known width at the same timing and frame rate. Each of the captured frame images is converted into image data with a plurality of predetermined resolutions. An input information acquisition section 26 of an information processor 14 acquires an instruction input from the user. A position information generation section 28 roughly estimates, as a target area, a subject area or an area with motion using low-resolution and wide-range images of pieces of stereo image data and performs stereo matching using high-resolution images only for the area, thus identifying the three-dimensional position of the subject. An output information generation section 32 performs a necessary process based on the position of the subject, thus generating output information. A communication section 30 requests image data to the imaging device 12 and acquires such image data.
US09710914B2	Method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of an image A method for correcting one or more images of an object (107) from a plurality of images of the object (107), for providing one or more corrected images of the object (107) for further use in a process for generating a representation of the surface of the object, each image of the plurality of images comprising one or more pixels and each pixel comprising a pixel value, wherein one or more illumination sources (104, 105, 106) illuminate the object with different directions of illumination, and each image is associated with a determined direction of illumination, the method comprising the steps of: for each pixel of the plurality of a first image of said plurality of images: a) selecting a pixel in the first image for obtaining the pixel value of the selected pixel; b) selecting at least one corresponding pixel in at least one image of the remaining images of the plurality of images for obtaining the pixel value of the at least one selected corresponding pixel; c) calculating at least one ratio of the pixel value of the selected pixel in the first image to each pixel value of the at least one selected corresponding pixel; d) determining a requirement for pixel value correction of the selected pixel on the basis of the at least one calculated ratio; e) calculating a value (W) based on the at least one calculated ratio to determine a corrected pixel value of the selected pixel; f) replacing the pixel value of the selected pixel with the corrected pixel value in the first image to provide a corrected first image.
US09710911B2	System and method for generating a background reference image from a series of images to facilitate moving object identification A system for identifying pixels associated with moving objects in a series of image frames establishes a stationary pixel value for the portion of the image that is stationary, that is, the background. As the stationary background is generally visible more often than the moving objects, each of the pixel values in a sequence of frames is placed into one of three groups or bins, each bin having a respective range of values. The bin with the most pixel values placed therein represents the stationary background and the average of the pixel values in that bin is set as the background pixel value against which pixel values in subsequent frames are compared to identify the moving objects in the image.
US09710904B2	Tire appearance inspection apparatus An inspection apparatus capable of preventing a conforming article from being judged as nonconforming when inspecting a molded object for acceptability by performing image processing on an image captured of the inspection object. The apparatus includes a means for positioning a model pattern in a position with a highest degree of agreement by matching the model pattern against the image captured of the inspection object, a model pattern dividing means for dividing the model pattern into a plurality of elements in such a manner as to have mutually overlapping regions, and a shape recognition means for recognizing a shape corresponding to the model pattern by positioning each of the elements divided by the model pattern dividing means in a position with a highest degree of agreement by performing pattern matching within a predetermined range with reference to the position where the model pattern has been positioned on the image.
US09710899B2	Image processing device, inspection device, image processing method, and non-transitory recording medium An image processing device includes an acquisitor and a processor. The acquisitor acquires information including a first image of an object and a first relationship. The first image includes first and second image areas. The first image area corresponds to a first position of a first part of the object and has a first pixel value. The second image area corresponds to a second position of a second part of the object and has a second pixel value. The processor performs generating a first generated image including a third and a fourth image areas corresponding to the first and the second positions, determining a third pixel value of the third image area and a fourth pixel value of the fourth image area, and calculating a first distance corresponding to a length of the third image area and a second distance corresponding to a length of the fourth image area.
US09710898B2	Image synthesis utilizing an active mask Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed at image synthesis utilizing an active mask. In one embodiment, input is received that identifies a target region within an image that is to be synthesized. A patch synthesis technique can then be performed to synthesize the target region based on portions of a source region that are identified by the patch synthesis technique. In embodiments, the patch synthesis technique includes, for at least one iteration, generating an active mask that indicates one or more portions of the target region as inactive. This active mask can be utilized by at least one process of the patch synthesis technique to ignore the one or more portions indicated as inactive by the active mask for the at least one iteration of the patch synthesis technique. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09710897B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium At a time of compositing images each of which has a different angle of view, the images are composited by deciding weights of composition for each of the images based on an edge of an image of an object and using the decided weights. At this time, in a periphery of the edge of the image of the object, a weight of an image having a large angle of view is set to be small.
US09710896B2	Systems and methods for chroma noise reduction Systems and methods for reducing chrominance (chroma) noise in image data are provided. In one example of such a method, image data in YCC format may be received into logic of an image signal processor. Using the logic, noise may be filtered from a first chrominance component or a second chrominance component, or both, of the image data, using a sparse filter and a noise threshold. The noise threshold may be determined based at least in part on two of the components of the YCC image data.
US09710890B2	Joint enhancement of lightness, color and contrast of images and video In some embodiments, color and contrast enhancement video processing may be done in one shot instead of adjusting one of color and contrast enhancement, then the other, and then going back to the first one to readjust because of the second adjustment. In some embodiments, global lightness adjustment, local contrast enhancement, and saturation enhancement may be done at the same time and in parallel. Lightness adjustment improves visibility of details for generally dark or generally light images without changing intended lighting conditions in the original shot, and is used to enhance the range of color/saturation enhancement. Local contrast enhancement done in parallel improves visual definition of objects and textures and thus local contrast and perceived sharpness.
US09710888B2	Method and system for image analysis and interpretation A method is provided that includes identifying a plurality of data sets, each data set is associated with a distribution model and each data set is associated with an image having a first noise level. The method includes partitioning the data sets into a plurality of groups and generating a best representative estimate for each group, the estimate is associated with a second noise level that is less than the first noise level. The method further includes annotating each group and receiving an input data set. The method includes assigning the input data set to a group and annotating the input data set according to that group's annotation.
US09710879B2	Methods and systems for computing an alpha channel value Methods and systems for computing an alpha channel value are provided. In one embodiment, a set of parameters is obtained based on an effect (transformation) to be applied to a source image. A value is also obtained that defines a uniform width of an area that borders at least one boundary of the transformed source image in the target image. For a target image pixel coordinate in the area, a corresponding source pixel coordinate is computed that is within another non-uniform area bordering the source image. An alpha channel value defining semi-transparency of a pixel associated with the target image pixel coordinate is computed as a function of a location of the corresponding source pixel coordinate in the another area bordering the source image.
US09710871B2	Geometric enumerated watermark embedding for spot colors The present disclosure relate generally to digital watermarking and signal encoding. Various colors can be evaluated and modified to carry an encoded or auxiliary signal.
US09710867B2	Computer implemented system and method for determining geospatial fire hazard rating of an entity A computer implemented system and method for determining geospatial fire hazard rating of an entity is envisaged. The entity represents any object, structure, or any physical article that is susceptible to fire due to its properties, placement and surrounding environment. The system of the present disclosure takes into consideration an inherent fire hazard rating value of the entity and calculates a final fire hazard rating by considering various factors based on entity's geospatial information. These factors may increase the probability of susceptibility to fire for the entity or they may be safety factors decreasing the total fire hazard rating thereby providing a safety measurement for the entity in a particular environment.
US09710866B2	System and method for processing a multiple prescription order An ordering system that fills a prescription order is described. The ordering system comprises a Graphical User Interface, a transactional component, a production facility, a detailed labeling component, and a distribution point. The GUI is configured to receive at least one prescription order that is associated with a particular patient wherein the at least one prescription order comprises at least two different medications. The transactional component charges for processing the prescription order. The production facility receives the prescription order and fills a plurality of multiple prescription containers. Each of the multiple prescription containers is associated with a prescribed time interval determined by the prescription order, and each multiple prescription container comprises the different medications that are to be consumed at the prescribed time interval. The detailed labeling component is associated with the multiple prescription containers, and the detailed labeling component is configured to generate a detailed label that provides a plurality of medical information regarding the medications to the patient. The detailed label is combined with the multiple prescription containers.
US09710860B2	Method and system for reconciling data from multiple sources A method and system for reconciling data, the method comprising receiving account data including records of holdings, transactions and cash balances of an manager and a custodian. The account data is matched based on a set of rules for matching custodian and manager data. A holding matching process, transaction matching process, and cash matching process are provided to identify matches and exceptions in the records of the holdings, transactions and cash balances from the account data, which may be displayed to an end-user. The method further comprises receiving a request to investigate the exceptions in the records and providing at least one of cash, holding, and transaction investigations of the exceptions in the records.
US09710859B1	Data record auditing systems and methods Systems and methods are presented for processing and auditing data records using a stream based data processing system. Data output by data center computers may be collected and used to generate data records that include values for metrics related to computer resource consumption. These data records may be inserted into a stream which can include auditors and various other processors. The auditors may determine whether any of the data records include discrepancies. A gating processor can determine which processors, if any, to provide data records that include discrepancies. Further, an amendment processor can be used to resolve discrepancies detected by the auditors. In addition, a billing processor can be used to generate bills that identify the discrepancies and include information relating to the cause and actions taken in response to the discrepancies detected in the data records.
US09710857B2	Detecting anomalous user activity Systems, methods and articles for determining anomalous user activity are disclosed. Data representing a transaction activity corresponding to a plurality of user transactions can be received and user transactions can be grouped according to types of user transactions. The transaction activity can be determined to be anomalous in relation to the grouped user transactions based on a predetermined parameter.
US09710851B2	System and method for generating graphical user interface An automated method for generating Graphical User Interfaces (GUI's) is illustrated in the context of a system for processing financial applications. In one embodiment, the GUI generator converts domain data representing over one thousand application types into an equal number of corresponding user screens. The interface may also be bi-directional, operating on user inputs to validate data or check for double keying.
US09710840B2	Online ordering system and method for keyed device An online lockable device ordering system and method for lockable devices such as padlocks including a key matching module configured for user entry of at least one key identifier configured to unlock certain lockable devices. The key matching module matches the key identifier with a range of stored key identifiers stored in a storage device. Images of lockable devices corresponding to the matched range are displayed on a user display screen, and the user can select a lockable device from the displayed images. The selected lockable device is customized to open with the user's existing key.
US09710834B2	Pre and post purchase identification of counterfeit products A method, system, and computer usable program product for pre and post purchase identification of counterfeit products in a supply chain are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A customer reference number (CRN) associated with a unit of product is identified. The unit of product has associated therewith a unique set of identifiers including the CRN, a customer acknowledgment number (CAN), and a merchant acknowledgment number (MAN). The CRN is sent to a second application and a message is received from the second application in response to sending the CRN. If the message includes a second CAN that is not the same as the CAN associated with the unit, the unit is determined to be a counterfeit product.
US09710833B2	Method and apparatus for enabling concurrent rating during a re-rating operation The present disclosure provides for enabling concurrent rating during a re-rating operation. A first notification is received. The first notification indicates that a re-rating process, which comprises a modification to a customer state for a customer service account, has been initiated for the customer service account. A concurrent usage request is received while the re-rating process is ongoing. The concurrent usage request comprises a request to perform a transaction affecting the customer service account. The concurrent usage request is then processed.
US09710829B1	Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for analyzing social media with trained intelligent systems to enhance direct marketing opportunities Disclosed are methods, systems, and articles of manufactures for analyzing user generated content items in social media networks with trained intelligent systems to create or enhance direct marketing opportunities. The method or the system monitors user generated content items in social media networks and identifies a relevant user generated content item that may be materialized into a direct marketing opportunity. The method or system further performs language processing on the relevant user generated content item and uses the processing results to prepare a response which is subsequently transmitted to the user to materialize the direct marketing opportunity. The method or system uses various intelligent logic processes or modules that may be further enhanced by machine learning techniques with human expert reviews and intervention to improve their respective accuracy, reliability, or confidence level.
US09710827B2	System and method of providing advertisements to vehicles A communication device is removable and operable within a vehicle and is in communication with a data network as the communication device travels in the vehicle. Vehicle identification data is obtained from the communication device, and a type of media file supported by a media system of the vehicle is determined based upon the vehicle identification data. Media content is obtained in a format corresponding to the determined type of media file. When the communication device is within a desired range of a target location, the media content is transmitted to the communication device for presentation on the media system of the vehicle.
US09710825B1	Meaning-based advertising and document relevance determination A method for advertising on electronic data networks based upon semantic differentiation.
US09710818B2	Contextual advertising techniques for implemented at mobile devices Various techniques are disclosed for delivering contextual advertising information to end users of a data network via a mobile device. At least one operation may be initiated to determine the features, capabilities and/or services supported at an identified mobile device. A first contextual advertising delivery technique may be implemented in response to a determination that a first type of functionality is supported at the identified mobile device. A second contextual advertising delivery technique may be implemented in response to a determination that the first type of functionality is not supported at the identified mobile device.
US09710806B2	Systems and methods for electronic payment instrument repository Systems and methods that receive one or more images and based at least in part on the received images, identify information associated with a payment instrument. The information associated with the payment instrument may be stored in a payment instrument repository, such as an electronic wallet (eWallet), associated with a user. The eWallet may be accessed by the user to add, delete, or modify payment instruments and associated information in the eWallet. The eWallet may further be used by the use to initiate a financial transaction using one or more of the payment instruments associated with the eWallet.
US09710802B2	Merchant competition alert Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for determining the products involved in a transaction, and transmitting messages containing product specific data. Systems may be implemented to product identifiers during payment processing. The messages may be sent including product identifiers, and further information regarding the products associated with the product identifiers.
US09710788B2	Computer mouse system and associated, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for monitoring and improving health and productivity of employees Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for sensing health characteristics of a user using a computer mouse including, a temperature sensor, a blood condition sensor and a blood pressure sensor. A method for sensing health characteristics of a user using a computer mouse including receiving, from the temperature sensor, temperature data corresponding to a sensed body temperature of the user, receiving, from the blood condition sensor, blood condition data corresponding to a sensed blood saturation level of the user, receiving, from the blood pressure sensor, blood pressure data corresponding to a sensed blood pressure of the user, and transmitting, to the computer workstation, health data corresponding to the temperature data, the blood condition data, and the blood pressure data for use in determining the body temperature, the blood saturation level, and the blood pressure of the user.
US09710786B2	Systems and methods for managing documents for law firms The present inventors devised unique systems, methods, interfaces, and software for managing and leveraging knowledge in law firms and potentially other enterprises. For example, one system provides a single user interface for researching case law for online legal research service and identifying and accessing law-firm documents.
US09710784B2	Market data-driven simulation of order book mechanics A system and a method are disclosed for simulating data driven market order exchange mechanics. An event processing engine receives a feed of market data and forwards it to an exchange simulator. The feed of market data may be recorded market data, live relayed market data, or simulated market data. A series of order requests is also received. The order requests are market order or limit orders, and can include new orders, amend orders, or cancel orders. The feed of market data is analyzed and an inference algorithm is applied by making probabilistic inferences to determine what actions may have occurred to produce the received feed of market data. A second series of order requests are produced. The received order requests and the second series of order requests are combined with normal exchange rules to produce a stream of simulated market data and a series of updated order requests.
US09710783B1	System for tire storage, retrieval, and inventory management A storage array includes one or more tiers including a plurality of roller pairs and at least one motor for spinning each roller pair. Plates are positioned between each roller pair. A horizontal nudge is positioned above each plate moves tires horizontally within the storage array. A tire is moved longitudinally within the storage array by causing a roller pair bearing the tire to spin followed by lifting the plate below the tire, thereby causing the tire to roll forward or backward within the storage array. The storage array may be coupled to a distribution system including a plurality of channels including a planar or concave bottom surface over which tires roll and vertical sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom surface. Accelerators, brakes, junctions, and elevators may be positioned in channels in order to control movement of tires through the distribution system.
US09710778B2	Address exchange systems and methods The present disclosure provides systems and methods for an address exchange system including a controller configured to provide an API configured to receive an identifier from a user and further configured not to receive a physical address from the user, wherein the user provides an item for shipment to the physical address. In response to receiving the identifier, the controller is further adapted to request the physical address from a data storage system wherein the data storage system stores an association between the identifier and the physical address and further stores one or more permission settings defining situations in which the physical address is to be provided in response to receipt of the identifier. In response to receipt of the identifier, the data storage system tests the permission settings to determine whether or not to provide the associated physical address.
US09710756B2	Systems and methods for page recommendations based on page reciprocity Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to determine whether a candidate content item may be presented in response to an indication of approval by a user regarding a seed content item according to a first technique. It is determined whether the seed content item may be presented in response to an indication of approval by the user regarding the candidate content item according to a second technique. Features, including a reciprocity feature based on the determining whether a candidate item may be presented and the determining whether the seed content item may be presented, are processed to generate a probability that the user will interact with the candidate content item.
US09710755B2	System and method for calculating search term probability A system and method for predicting search term popularity is disclosed herein. A database system may comprise a first database cluster H and a second database cluster L. A machine learning algorithm is trained to create a predictive model. Thereafter, for each record in a database system, the predictive model is used to calculate a probability of the record being accessed. If the calculated probability of the record being accessed is greater than a threshold value, then the record in the first database cluster H; otherwise, the record is placed in the second database cluster L. Training the machine learning algorithm comprises inputting a training feature vector associated with the record into the machine learning algorithm, inputting a cost vector into the machine learning algorithm, and iteratively operating the machine learning algorithm on each record in the set of records to create a predictive model. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
US09710752B2	Methods and systems for aggregated multi-application behavioral analysis of mobile device behaviors A computing device processor may be configured with processor-executable instructions to implement methods of using behavioral analysis and machine learning techniques to evaluate the collective behavior of two or more software applications operating on the device. The processor may be configured to monitor the activities of a plurality of software applications operating on the device, collect behavior information for each monitored activity, generate a behavior vector based on the collected behavior information, apply the generated behavior vector to a classifier model to generate analysis information, and use the analysis information to classify a collective behavior of the plurality of software applications.
US09710744B2	Tamper-resistant dynamic transaction card and method of providing a tamper-resistant dynamic transaction card A dynamic transaction card that is manufactured using conductive plastic jumpers that will dissolve when in contact with a solvent used to tamper with the dynamic transaction card. Internal components of a dynamic transaction card may be manufactured using a synthetic or semi-synthetic organic material, such as, for example, plastics. These materials may be conductive to provide functionality to a dynamic transaction card, such as a connection between an integrated circuit and other card components such that when the materials dissolve, the connections are broken and the dynamic transaction card may be inactive due to the loss of various connections.
US09710739B2	Paper feed system and method A pharmaceutical filling system for a high volume pharmacy is described. The system can include a paper feed device and method. The system may include a paper collator with at one selectively openable shelf. A control device may monitor the capacity of the selectively openable shelf, and instruct a printer to hold printing additional print jobs. The selectively openable shelf may then be opened to allow the printed literature resting thereon to fall to a lower shelf, and the printer can then be restarted. Sheets of printed literature may be drawn from the paper collator, collected with any other sheets of printed literature associated with a prescription order, and mated with the prescription order for shipment.
US09710737B2	Printing images with varied gloss levels using pretreatment fluid In one example of the disclosure, a first area of an image to be printed at a first gloss level is identified. A second area of the image to be printed at a lesser second gloss level is identified. Printing of the image is caused in a gloss-varying printmode that applies a pretreatment fluid to a media where the second area is to be printed, and not where the first area is to be printed, and applies a colorant or colorants to the media where the first and second areas are to be printed.
US09710735B2	Printer, print control device, print system, printing method, and computer-readable medium for providing specific print setting information A printer includes a first receiver, a second receiver, a specifying unit, and a printing unit. The first receiver receives, from any of at least one print instruction information holding device that holds print instruction information giving instructions to print, specific print instruction information associated with a first identifier and instructing the printer to print. The second receiver receives, from a print settings information holding device that holds print settings information indicating settings for printing, specific print settings information associated with a second identifier and indicating settings for printing by the printer. The specifying unit, on the basis of the first identifier and the second identifier, specifies the specific print settings information as print settings information corresponding to the specific print instruction information. The printing unit uses the specific print settings information to conduct printing based on the specific print instruction information.
US09710723B2	Context-based image recognition for consumer market research Example methods, apparatus, systems to perform context-based image recognition are disclosed. Disclosed example methods include comparing a first and second reference region of a reference image with a first and second region of a first captured image to determine a first and second match value. In response to determining the first and second match values satisfy a first and second threshold: associating the first captured image with a product associated with the first reference image, the product being associated with a plurality of second reference images stored in the database. Decrementing index values associated with ones of the second reference images. Removing a reference record associated with one of the second reference images from the database based on a corresponding one of the second index values satisfying a first condition, the removal of the reference record reducing the storage space required to store reference records in the database.
US09710722B1	System and method for adaptive pixel filtering Various embodiments provide an optimized image filter. The optimized image and video obtains an input image and selects a target pixel for modification. Difference values are then determined between the selected target pixel and each reference pixel of a search area. Subsequently, a weighting function is used to determine weight values for each of the reference pixels of the search area based on their respective difference value. The selected target pixel is then modified by the optimized image filter using the determined weight values. A new target pixel in an apply patch is then selected for modification. The new target pixel is modified using the previously determined weight values reassigned to a new set of reference pixels. The previously determined weight values are reassigned to the new set of reference pixels based on each of the new set of reference pixels' position relative to the new target pixel.
US09710713B2	Methods and apparatus to perform image masking based on relative motion of objects A method for processing a plurality of images associated with a motor vehicle is provided. The method identifies an object in the plurality of images; determines whether the object is located in the background of the plurality of images; and when the object is located in the background of the plurality of images, filters the object from a presentation of the plurality of images.
US09710707B1	Detecting iris orientation A method and system for determining a roll angle in an eye image is described. A center of an iris, an inner eye corner, and an outer eye corner in an eye image may be determined. The eye image may be normalized and transformed to a polar eye image using the center of the iris as a reference for the transformation. A shift associated with the inner eye corner and a shift associated with the outer eye corner may be determined. The shifts associated with the inner eye corner and the outer eye corner may be indicators of an orientation of the eye image or roll angle, and may be used for subsequent eye image processing and matching.
US09710701B2	Handwriting data search One embodiment provides a method, involving: accepting, at an input and display device, handwriting ink strokes; analyzing, using a processor, the handwriting ink strokes; producing search data based on the analyzing; searching, using a processor, existing handwriting data based on the search data; returning, on the input display and device, at least one result based on the searching. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09710695B2	Characterizing pathology images with statistical analysis of local neural network responses For digital pathology imaging, intelligent processing, such as automatic recognition or content-based retrieval, is one significant benefit that drives the wide application of this technology. Before any intelligent processing on pathology images, every image is converted into a feature vector which quantitatively capture its visual characteristics. An algorithm characterizing pathology images with statistical analysis of local responses of neural networks is described herein. The algorithm framework enables extracting sophisticated textural features that are well adapted to the image data of interest.
US09710691B1	Touchless fingerprint matching systems and methods In order to authenticate a user of an electronic device, an image of the user's fingerprint is captured. Before feature information is extracted, the fingerprint image is enhanced via localized normalization thereby increasing contrast within the fingerprint image. Thereafter, feature information, such as key point data, is extracted from the image and compared to a predefined template to determine whether the feature information matches the template. If so, the user is authenticated. By enhancing the quality of the fingerprint image through localized normalization and other techniques, the reliability of the matching operation is significantly enhanced. In addition, using key point comparisons for assessing similarity between the feature information and the template helps to address inconsistencies relating to finger rotation, scale, and translation during capture.
US09710690B1	Fingerprint sensing system with adaptive power control A fingerprint sensing system comprising a device connection interface, and a sensing arrangement including sensing structures, a read-out circuitry connected the sensing structures, and a sensing arrangement controller for controlling the sensing arrangement between at least a first sensing arrangement operational mode and a second sensing arrangement operational mode. The system further comprising supply circuitry connected to the sensing arrangement, and comprising a supply circuitry controller for controlling the supply circuitry between a first supply circuitry operational mode and a second supply circuitry operational mode in which modes different supply power is provided to the sensing arrangement. The supply circuitry controller transitions the supply circuitry between its modes in response to a power state signal indicative of a future transition of the sensing arrangement from the first operational mode to the second operational mode.
US09710687B2	Method and device for identifying two-dimensional barcodes A method and device for identifying 2-dimensional (2-D) barcodes contained within a retrieved webpage are disclosed. The method includes the operations of: launching a browser to retrieve at least one webpage; receiving an instruction input by a user for identifying at least one 2-D barcode contained within the at least one retrieved webpage; determining according to the input instruction, whether the at least one 2-D barcode may be available within the at least one retrieved webpage; if the at least one 2-D barcode may be available within the at least one retrieved webpage, obtaining at least one 2-D barcode image; and identifying the least one 2-D barcode image, and obtaining 2-D barcode information associated with the identified least one 2-D barcode image. The disclosed method and device simplifies operations of 2-D barcodes identification within the retrieved webpage.
US09710679B2	Anti-data theft structures and electronic devices with the same An anti-data theft structure in an electronic device includes a second cover, a printed circuit board (PCB), a connector, a plurality of terminals, and an elastic element. The PCB includes a first press piece. The connector is rotatably coupled to the second cover and defines a plurality of slots facing PCB. A number of terminals are received in the slots according to a predetermined order. The elastic element is located between the connector and the second cover. When the first press piece resists against connector, the terminals are electrically coupled to the PCB to allow normal working. When the first press piece is separated from the connector, the connector is rotated away under the elastic force to cause the terminals to fall from the slots. Reassembly of the connector contacts so as not to be in the predetermined order causes lockdown and lockout of the electronic device.
US09710675B2	Providing enhanced replay protection for a memory In an embodiment, a processor includes: at least one core to execute instructions; a cache memory coupled to the at least one core to store data; and a tracker cache memory coupled to the at least one core. The tracker cache memory includes entries to store an integrity value associated with a data block to be written to a memory coupled to the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09710672B2	System for and method of controllably disclosing sensitive data System and method of producing a collection of possibilities that agree on information that must be disclosed (disclosable information) and disagree with a sufficient degree of diversity as defined by a policy to protect the sensitive information. A policy defines: what information is possible, what information the recipient would believe, what information is sensitive (to protect), what information is disclosable (to share) and sufficiency conditions that specify the degree of ambiguity required to consider the sensitive information protected. A formalism is utilized that provably achieves these goals for a variety of structured datasets including tabular data such as spreadsheets or databases as well as annotated graphs. The formalism includes the ability to generate a certificate that proves a disclosure adheres to a policy. This certificate is produced either as part of the protection process or separately using an altered process.
US09710670B2	Publication and removal of attributes in a multi-user computing system Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward publication and/or removal of attributes in a multi-user computing environment. In some embodiments, a consumer information manager (CIM) associated with a user of a multi-user computing system may receive a notification, from a dimension authority (DA), of a decrease in a population count of users of the computing system who have published an attribute within the computing system, and may determine whether the user has published the attribute. In response to receiving the notification of the decrease and determining that the user has published the attribute, the CIM may determine a likelihood that continued publication of the attribute will enable identification of the user, compare the likelihood to a threshold, and, when the likelihood exceeds the threshold, remove the attribute from publication. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US09710649B2	Techniques for presenting and collecting end user license agreement acceptance Techniques are disclosed for presenting and collecting end user license agreement acceptance for software applications or firmware components executed on a computing appliance. A sentry component allows only certain commands to be executed before the relevant end user license agreements are accepted, e.g., commands to configure a network interface and web server on the appliance executed on a shell over a serial interface. Once configured the web server is used to provide a rich interface for presenting end user license agreements and obtaining acceptance thereof. Once the user accepts the terms of the relevant license agreements, then the appliance is made active and all configuration commands become operational, including commands needed to configure the device and start services which would otherwise be prohibited by the sentry component prior to license acceptance.
US09710646B1	Malware detection using clustering with malware source information Techniques for malware detection using clustering with malware source information are disclosed. In some embodiments, malware detection using clustering with malware source information includes generating a first cluster of source information associated with a first malware sample, in which the first malware sample was determined to be malware, and the first malware sample was determined to be downloaded from a first source; and determining that a second source is associated with malware based on the first cluster.
US09710645B2	Systems and methods to detect and neutralize malware infected electronic communications Systems and methods to detect and neutralize malware infected electronic communications are described. The system may receive a request for interface information from over a network from a client machine. In response to receiving the request the system may generate the interface information to include at least one input mechanism to receive user information from the user and countermeasure information for utilization on the client machine to detect whether the interface information is modified on the client machine to receive user information from the user that is not authorized. Finally, the system may communicate the interface information, over the network, to the client machine.
US09710634B2	User-convenient authentication method and apparatus using a mobile authentication application Methods, apparatus, and systems for securing application interactions are disclosed. Application interactions may be secured by, at a user authentication device, capturing a signal emitted by an access device encoded with an authentication initiating message including an application identifier, decoding the signal and obtaining the authentication initiating message, retrieving the application identifier, presenting a human interpretable representation of the application identity to the user, obtaining user approval to generate a response message available to a verification server, generating a dynamic security value using a cryptographic algorithm that is cryptographically linked to the application identity, and generating a response message including the generated dynamic security value; making the response message available to a verification server; and, at the verification server, receiving the response message, verifying the response message including verifying the validity of the dynamic security value, and communicating the result of the verification of the response message to the application.
US09710632B2	User-authentication gestures This document relates to user-authentication gestures. One example can capture multiple biometric features when a user-authentication gesture is performed as a device authentication attempt. The example can compare values of the multiple biometric features to previous values stored for the user. The example can further unlock the computing device in an instance where the values of the multiple biometric features satisfy a similarity threshold relative to the previous values.
US09710630B2	Electronic device and method of providing security using complex biometric information An electronic device and a method that may provide security using complex biometric information are provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module configured to sense two or more pieces of biometric information and a controller configured to execute a command corresponding to biometric combination information when the biometric combination information corresponding to the two or more pieces of biometric information sensed through the sensor module exist. As described above, through use of the complex biometric information combined of two or more pieces of biometric information, more strengthened security may be provided to various objects in the electronic device.
US09710629B2	Electronic device with method for controlling access to same An electronic device is able to alter one or more settings of its imager based on the motion of a user that the device is attempting to authenticate. The electronic device, in one implementation, captures a first set of image data of the user (e.g., a video or still photo of the user), detects motion of the user, alters a setting of the imager based on the motion, captures a second set of image data of the user, and authenticates the user based on the second set of image data. In some implementations, the electronic device has multiple imagers, and activates one or more additional imagers based on the detected motion of the user.
US09710627B2	Computer implemented security method and system A computer implemented security system (10) and method are disclosed. A user interface (20) is displayed on a display device (30), the user interface including a positioning guide (100) and a marker. User inputs are received on a password comprising a plurality of symbols and a location for each symbol in the user interface (20) relative to said positioning guide (100). Authentication is performed in dependence on the received user inputs and on the marker, the marker being selected from a plurality of markers, each marker designating a different condition to be met by the received user inputs to be successfully authenticated.
US09710612B2	Combining signal information from shoes and sports racket Methods and apparatus are disclosed for correlating signals from a sports racket with signals from the shoes worn by a player wielding the racket to gain insight into the player's footwork at ball striking moments.
US09710598B2	Information processor, image data optimization method and program Disclosed herein is an information processor including: an image storage section storing a piece of first image data having a first resolution and at least one piece of second image data as layer-by-layer image data for a specimen, the piece of second image data being obtained by spatially compressing the piece of first image data at different magnification ratios; an image data acquisition section acquiring image data from the layer-by-layer image data in units of a predetermined second resolution by which the first resolution is equally divisible to display the image data on a display device; an annotation setting section setting annotations at arbitrary spatial positions of the display image data in response to an instruction from the user; and an image optimization section determining whether each piece of the image data stored in the image storage section is necessary to delete the image data determined to be unnecessary.
US09710596B2	Methods for quantifying nucleic acid variations Provided herein is technology relating to evaluating the state of nucleic acids and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods for measuring variations between DNAs, including differences in methylation and mutation.
US09710594B2	Variation-aware timing analysis using waveform construction A method of performing variation aware timing analysis for an integrated circuit, a system, and a computer program product are described. The method includes determining one or more voltage waveforms at an output of a first component of the integrated circuit based on respective one or more first processing conditions, and storing waveform information based on the one or more voltage waveforms. The method also includes obtaining an input voltage waveform at an input of a second component of the integrated circuit for a second processing condition based on processing the waveform information, the output of the first component being the input of the second component, and performing the variation aware timing analysis for the second component based on the input voltage waveform.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10