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US09807690B2	Reliability detection of channel quality indicator (CQI) and application to outer loop power control A method for performing outer loop power control in wireless communications includes initializing a time interval clock to count down a predetermined time interval; receiving and decoding a channel quality indicator (CQI) message; computing a decision metric value for each symbol in the decoded CQI message; determining whether the CQI message is erroneous; counting a number of erroneous CQI messages; and signaling a wireless/transmit receive unit to adjust an uplink transmission power on a condition that the time interval clock has expired and the number of erroneous CQI messages exceeds a threshold.
US09807688B2	Method for performing random access procedures and terminal thereof A random access procedure between a mobile terminal and a network is performed based upon the characteristics of a RACH preamble. If the RACH preamble was explicitly signaled by the network, a downlink channel is monitored until a new transmission is indicated according to radio resource allocation information received from the network. If the RACH preamble was not explicitly signaled by the network, a contention resolution timer is started and the downlink channel is monitored until the contention resolution timer expires. Such monitoring of downlink channels in a more efficient manner, results in effective reduction in power consumption.
US09807681B2	System and method for a wireless security and automation system A security and automation system comprising a controller, the controller comprising a device memory, a processor, a display and communication interfaces, a controller application installed in the device memory of the controller and modules in communication with the controller, each of the modules comprising a processing unit, a WLAN chipset, a power unit and peripherals. For discovery and enrollment the modules are configured to operate as access points and, after said enrollment of the modules to the controller, the controller is configured as an access point by instructions processed by the processor of the controller and the modules are configured as stations to form a wireless intranet.
US09807675B2	Method for synchronizing a mobile station to a base station The invention relates to a method for synchronizing a mobile station to a base station, comprising in the base station a act of generating an information about a frequency of a channel which is used to transmit data about the identity of the base station and a act of transmitting the information from the base station to the mobile station.
US09807656B2	Method and UE for performing random access to base station, and method and base station for establishing connection with UE The present disclosure relates to a method used in a UE for performing a random access to a second base station and an associated UE. The UE has been in communications with a first base station. The method includes: obtaining from the first base station a subframe configuration for the UE, which indicates a first set of subframes assigned to communications between the UE and the first base station and a second set of subframes assigned to communications between the UE and the second base station; and performing the random access to the second base station based on the subframe configuration. The present disclosure also relates to a method used in a second base station for establishing a connection with a UE and an associated second base station.
US09807655B2	PCRF assisted APN selection The embodiments herein relate to a method in a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, node (208) for handling Access Point Names, APNs. The PCRF node receives, from a Core Network, CN, node (205), a request message comprising information indicating a first APN associated with a packet data connection. The request message is a request for a second APN being configured for a wireless device (203) arranged to communicate via the packet data connection. The PCRF node selects a configuration for the wireless device (203), and selects the second APN adapted to the selected configuration from a plurality of candidate second APNs. Each candidate second APN in the plurality comprises different configurations for the same packet data connection. The PCRF node transmits a response message to the CN node (205). The response message comprises information indicating the selected second APN.
US09807651B2	Assisted management of radio resources across dual networks A user equipment (UE) operating in a communication system comprising a base station and one or more UEs. The UE may be configured to operate on or “camp” on two different networks with one radio. In this exemplary system, the radio may be normally connected to the first network (NW1) and may from time to time be “tuned away” from NW1 to a second network (NW2). The UE may inform NW1 that it has tuned away to another network, e.g., using start and end indicators. This information may prevent NW1 from wasting downlink capacity by unnecessarily allocating downlink resources to the UE during the tune-away. Alternatively, or in addition, this information may prevent NW1 from penalizing the UE, e.g., by reducing its future downlink allocations, since the UE does not respond to NW1 commands during the tune-away.
US09807642B2	Traffic distribution method, device, and system The present invention relates to a traffic distribution method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: receiving a current packet sent by a first entity; acquiring layer 7 application information according to the current packet; if the layer 7 application information is acquired, matching the current packet with a layer 7 traffic distribution policy according to the layer 7 application information; and sending the current packet to a service server after the current packet matches the layer 7 traffic distribution policy. In this way, the present invention implements traffic distribution based on the layer 7 application information, enhances performance of a traffic distribution device, and reduces deployment costs of an operator.
US09807632B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring system information in wireless communication system A method and user equipment (UE) are described. The UE performs a handover from a first cell to a second cell. The UE performs a procedure for acquiring system information of the second cell from a cell determined between the first cell and the second cell based on whether the UE has a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) cancellation capability. The procedure is determined according to a cell range extension (CRE)-related capability of the UE.
US09807631B2	Wireless transmitter network analysis tool A handheld wireless transmitter network analysis tool has a transceiver for detecting wireless signals from a transceiver of a smart device used in an automated process control. The tool has a processor with program modules for analyzing the spectrum of received wireless signals and noise. Another memory module includes a device description protocol program for reading tag and primary variable data carried by the wireless signals from smart device. The network tool displays the frequency and spectrum of the wireless signal from smart device, the tag and primary variables for device, the signal to noise ratio and the possible identity of the sources of noise.
US09807628B2	Network access fault reporting A loss of connection between a wireless access point and a network is reported to a network-based service platform by the wireless access point by automatically establishing wireless contact with a second wireless access point, and transmits a predetermined fault report message to a predetermined network platform address by way of the second wireless access point and the second network interface. Authentication credentials are stored in the access point allowing automatic access to the service platform without user intervention, to allow the report to be generated without user intervention. The message may include data on recent usage of the access point, or may be repeated when a user attempts to use the access point, in order to prioritize the fault reported at the service platform.
US09807622B2	Measurement and reporting configuration in radio communication networks A wireless device, a network apparatus, a test equipment and a method in a heterogeneous radio-communication system configured to perform and report measurements in view of patterns including at least two types of subframes are provided. The wireless device has a transceiver and a processing unit. The transceiver is configured to send and to receive signals from more than one cell, and to receive information defining a first pattern related to first cells. The processing unit is configured to determine a second pattern related to second cells based on the first pattern and at least one of an indication or predefined rule relating the first pattern and the second pattern, to perform measurements related to the signals, and to report, to a network node, measurement results based on the measurements, the measurement results being related to signals received from a number of one or more cells.
US09807612B2	Secure data interaction method and system Provided are a secure data interactive method and system, the method including: scanning, by a terminal, an intelligent cipher token in a signal coverage range and obtaining identification information of the intelligent cipher token; conducting a mutual authentication between the terminal and a background system server, and/or conducting a mutual authentication between the terminal and the intelligent cipher token; obtaining, by the terminal, user information corresponding to the intelligent cipher token based on the identification information of the intelligent cipher token; and storing, by the terminal, the user information into a pre-established current user list.
US09807605B2	Method and device for switching subscription manager-secure routing device The present invention provides a method and a device for switching a subscription manager-secure routing device. The method includes: acquiring, by a second SM-SR from a first SM-SR, a PIC corresponding to an eUICC; acquiring, by the second SM-SR from a second SM-DP, a second PP that is encrypted by using the PIC; generating, by the second SM-SR, a key pair including a public key and a private key; sending, by the second SM-SR, the second PP and the public key to the eUICC through the first SM-SR, so that the eUICC accesses the second SM-SR after deactivating a first PP and activating the second PP; and encrypting, by the second SM-SR, a second PMC by using the private key, and sending an encrypted second PMC to the eUICC, so that the eUICC accesses the mobile network through the second SM-SR.
US09807602B2	Apparatus and method for connection establishment in a communications network An apparatus and method for establishing a connection including reserving a common connection for use by more than one access terminal (AT); associating the common connection with a network identifier corresponding to the AT; deleting a network identifier-related context while maintaining the network identifier; and transmitting a message, based on a call to the AT, via the common connection and based on the network identifier, wherein a specific connection for carrying the call is based on a response to the message. In one example, the apparatus and method include conducting a registration session with a wireless communications network; obtaining a network identifier corresponding to the AT based on the registration session; deleting a network identifier-related context for the AT while maintaining the network identifier; receiving a message indicating a call destined for the AT; and establishing, based on the message, a specific connection for carrying the call.
US09807599B1	Management of wireless communication devices by a mobile control device Systems, methods, and software that enable a mobile control device to manage wireless communication devices. The mobile control device receives a user-type instruction indicating a user-type and a map instruction indicating a geographic area. In response to receiving these instructions, the mobile control device displays on a touch display a geographic map indicating the wireless communication devices of the selected user-type that are located within the selected geographic area. The user touches the display through the geographic map to select some wireless communication devices of the selected user-type within the selected geographic area. The mobile control device receives an activation instruction for the selected ones of the wireless communication devices and in response, wirelessly transferring an activation message indicating the activation instruction for the selected ones of the wireless communication devices for delivery to and execution by a wireless network control system.
US09807595B2	Terminal read with smart card update list Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with terminal reading using an update list are described. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying request to modify an object having corresponding data stored on a smart card installed in a terminal; storing an object identifier for the object in an update list; modifying the data corresponding to the object per the instruction; and providing the update list for access by the terminal. In another embodiment, the method may also include receiving a card read command; accessing an update list; identifying one or more objects in the update list; and reading data corresponding to the one or more objects, such that data corresponding to objects in the set of objects that are not in the update list are not read.
US09807589B2	Mobility indicator for UE transmission Methods and systems for determining a no-mobility status for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network. The UE may receive an indicator related to mobility of the UE, and determine, from the received indicator, that the UE has a no-mobility status. The UE may transmit an indication of its no-mobility status to the wireless network. The no-mobility status may be used by the network to select a UE to serve as a UE-to-UE relay (UUR).
US09807587B2	Method and device for supporting voice service in wireless communication system A method for supporting a voice service of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system; and a Mobility Management Entity (MME) apparatus therefore. The method according to one embodiment includes transmitting an update location request (ULR) message to a home subscriber server (HSS); and transmitting a Notify Request message including a single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) capability, when the MME determines that the SRVCC capability is changed. If the MME knows a homogeneity of support of an IMS voice over PS session in all TAs (Tracking areas) or all RAs (Routing Areas) related to the MME, the ULR message includes an information element. If the MME fails to know the homogeneity of support of the IMS voice over PS session due to a lack of information including Voice over IMS related capability information of the UE, the ULR message does not include the information element.
US09807585B2	Electronic device and method for recognizing the electronic device An electronic device and a method for recognizing an electronic device are provided. The method includes transmitting a first packet including information associated with communication in a shorter range than a range that is set for short-range communication or receiving a second packet transmitted with low energy, determining a distance to the electronic device having transmitted the received second packet based on the information associated with the communication in the shorter range than the set range, when the information associated with the communication in the shorter range than the set range is included in the received second packet, and controlling a transmission power to transmit the first packet to be transmitted over the determined distance.
US09807579B2	Method that enables the user of a wireless telephone terminal to establish an emergency connection in a local network, and terminal and server for carrying out this method When establishing an emergency connection in a wireless network having an authentication server, wherein a user terminal is a non-subscriber to the network, a dialed number is recognized as an emergency number and the terminal sends a start-up message to a radio access point of the network. The terminal receives a first message that requests the identity of the terminal, from the access point in response to the start-up message, and sends a second message, which contains the identity of the terminal and an indication indicating that the terminal is attempting to make an emergency call. An authentication server determines that the second message contains an indication that the call is an emergency call, and sends an acceptance message to the terminal via the access point wherein a port of the access point is validated to permit the terminal to establish an emergency connection.
US09807570B1	Systems and methods for detecting proximity and location of a smartphone or other device to a vehicle A remote keyless system for a vehicle includes a plurality of slave transmitter modules arranged in a plurality of locations in the vehicle. A master transceiver module is configured to pair with a wireless device; wirelessly transmit data to and receive data from the wireless device; transmit first wired messages to the plurality of slave transmitter modules to send first wireless messages to the wireless device; receive a plurality of second wireless messages directly from the wireless device, wherein the second wireless messages comprise data including received signal strength indicators (RSSIs) corresponding to each of the plurality of slave transmitter modules, respectively; and determine a location of the wireless device relative to the vehicle based on the RSSIs in the plurality of second wireless messages.
US09807569B2	Location based services provided via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) An automated method of determining a location of an aerial platform is described. The method includes: transmitting, from the aerial platform, a first pilot signal; receiving, at a set of ground devices, the first pilot signal; determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and calculating a position of the aerial platform based at least partly on the first set of values. An automated method adapted to determine a location of a ground device includes: transmitting, from the ground device, a first pilot signal; receiving, at each aerial platform in a set of aerial platforms, the first pilot signal; determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and calculating a position of the ground device based at least partly on the first set of values. A system adapted to provide location information is described.
US09807564B2	Method for detecting context of a mobile device and a mobile device with a context detection module A method for detecting a context of a mobile device (100) equipped with sensors (111, 121, 122, 131) and a context detection module (109) in which the sensors (111, 121, 122, 131) are assigned to at least two groups (110, 120, 30), each of which comprises at least one sensor (111, 121, 122, 131), and each group (110, 120, 130) is allocated a group classifier (116, 126, 136) 10 adapted to detect, in a form of a classification result, currently identified, by means of a given classifier, context of the device (100) based on indications of the sensors (111, 121, 122, 131) belonging to the given group, characterized in that with a use of the context detection module, whereas the groups (110, 102, 130) of sensors are ordered hierarchically, and the device context is detected 1 by reading a classification result indicated by the classifier (116, 126, 136) of the currently active group, wherein in case of detection of an identified context in the active group, switching on power supply of the sensors and activating classification in a group (110, 120, 130) with a level higher by one level and reading the context indicated by said group's classifier, wherein based on the 20 results of the classification indicated by the higher groups' classifiers (116, 26, 136), executing adaptation of the configuration of lower groups' classifiers (116, 126, 136).
US09807559B2	Leveraging user signals for improved interactions with digital personal assistant Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described for implementing a digital personal assistant. The digital personal assistant is capable of determining that a user has asked a question or made a statement that is intended to engage with a persona of the digital personal assistant. In response to determining that the user has asked such a question or made such a statement, the digital personal assistant provides a response thereto by displaying or playing back a multimedia object associated with a popular culture reference within or by a user interface of the digital personal assistant. Additionally or alternatively, in response to determining that the user has asked such a question or made such a statement, the digital personal assistant provides the response thereto by generating or playing back speech that comprises an impersonation of a voice of a person associated with the popular culture reference.
US09807558B2	Identifying remote units in a wireless distribution system (WDS) based on assigned unique temporal delay patterns Embodiments of the disclosure relate to identifying remote units in a wireless distribution system (WDS) based on assigned unique temporal delay patterns. The WDS includes a plurality of remote units configured to communicate communications signals in signal paths. Each of the signal paths is assigned a unique temporal delay pattern. The communications signals are digitally delayed by respective delay elements based on the plurality of unique temporal delay patterns to provide delayed communications signals. A remote unit identification system analyzes a delayed communications signal to determine a respective temporal delay pattern associated within the delayed communication signal. By uniquely identifying a remote unit from which a delayed communication signal is communicated, it is possible to determine the locations client devices in the WDS, thus enabling a variety of location-based services and optimizations in the WDS.
US09807543B2	Electronic test device data communication Electronic test devices and methods include data transfer capabilities. In one implementation, an assay device includes wireless communication capabilities to send assay result decisions and/or values to a separate processing and display device such as a smartphone. In another implementation, light sources are modulated both for performing an assay and encoding and transmitting a result of an assay.
US09807536B2	Method and system for achieving self-adaptive surround sound A method and a system for achieving a self-adaptive surround sound. The method comprises: recognizing specific positions of a room and a user in the room by using an object recognition technology, capturing focusing images of recognized objects by controlling a camera using a focusing control technology, and recording corresponding focusing parameters (S110); calculating position information of the room relative to the camera and position information of the user relative to the camera according to the images and the parameters (S120); calculating sound beams that can achieve the surround sound at the position of the user in said room according to aforesaid calculated position information of the room and the user (S130); obtaining parameters of a filter group according to the calculated sound beams, and adjusting the filter group of a loudspeaker array according to the parameters (S140); and playing an audio signal via the loudspeaker array after the audio signal is filtered by the filter group that has been adjusted according to the parameters to form surround sound at the position of the user in the room (S150).
US09807530B1	Generating an audio signal from multiple microphones based on uncorrelated noise detection An audio capture device selects between multiple microphones to generate an output audio signal depending on detected conditions. When the presence of wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is detected, the audio capture device selects, for each of a plurality of different frequency sub-bands, an audio signal having the lowest noise and combines the selected frequency sub-bands signals to generate an output audio signal. When wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is not detected, the audio capture device determines whether each of a plurality of microphones are wet or dry and selects one or more audio signals from the microphones depending on their respective conditions.
US09807527B2	System with speaker, transceiver and related devices An audio system includes a base station, an interface that enables wireless transmission of audio content from a handheld media device to the base station, and one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station. The base station includes a housing, a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device, and a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers. The one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond the transmission range of the transceiver.
US09807522B2	Hearing device adapted for estimating a current real ear to coupler difference The application relates to a hearing device comprising an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of a user, a configurable signal processing unit for processing an input signal, and a feedback estimation unit for providing a current estimate of an acoustic feedback path from an output transducer to an input transducer, a memory for storing frequency dependent reference estimates of the acoustic feedback path the real ear to coupler difference, when the ITE-part is correctly mounted, an optional probe signal generator for generating a probe signal at least in a specific measurement mode, wherein the hearing device is configured to perform measurement of the current estimate of the acoustic feedback path. The hearing device further comprises a control unit operatively connected to said memory and to said signal processing unit, and configured to compare said current estimate of the acoustic feedback path with said reference estimate of the acoustic feedback path, and to provide a current feedback path difference measure, and to determine a current estimate of real ear to coupler difference from the current feedback path difference measure. This has the advantage facilitating the mounting of the ear ITE-part. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing aids for compensating a user's hearing impairment.
US09807519B2	Method and apparatus for analyzing and visualizing the performance of frequency lowering hearing aids A method of analyzing performance of frequency lowering hearing aids. The method includes generating a sequentially of noise signals and transmitting acoustical sounds from a sound output device in response to the sequence of noise signals. A sound input device records the acoustical sounds and saves as a first device data. The sound input device with a frequency lowering hearing aid records the acoustical sounds and save as a second device data. The second device data is compared to the first device data and, in response to the comparison, at least one function of the frequency lowering hearing aid is optionally adjusted.
US09807517B2	MEMS microphone The MEMS microphone includes a first circuit board; a second circuit board keeping a distance from the first circuit board; a frame located between the first circuit board and the second circuit board for forming a cavity cooperatively with the first circuit board and the second circuit board, the frame including a plated-through-hole; an ASIC chip located in the cavity; and an MEMS chip having a back cavity. The first circuit board is electrically connected with the second circuit board by the plated-through-hole. The frame includes a conductive layer and an insulating layer, and the conductive layer is located between an inner surface of the frame and the insulating layer.
US09807512B2	Speaker A speaker is provided in the present disclosure. The speaker includes a shell, a magnetic system received in the shell for providing a magnetic gap, and a vibrating system. The vibrating system includes a membrane, a voice coil arranged in the magnetic gap for driving the membrane to vibrate, and a coil support for supporting the voice coil. The coil support includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member parallel to each other and connected to the membrane, the voice coil is fixed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member.
US09807509B2	Speaker A speaker is provided in the present disclosure. The speaker includes a shell, a magnetic system and a vibrating system received in the shell. The vibrating system includes a membrane module and a coil assembly connecting to the membrane module for driving the membrane module to vibrate. The magnetic system includes a first magnet module and a second magnet module. The first magnet module and the second magnet module are opposite to each other to form a magnetic gap, and the coil assembly is arranged in the magnetic gap. The coil assembly includes a coil and a coil support for supporting the coil. The first magnet module includes a pair of first grooves formed at two opposite edges thereof, the first grooves are adjacent to the membrane module and face the coil assembly.
US09807498B1	System and method for beamforming audio signals received from a microphone array System and method for beamforming audio signals received from a microphone array. The method includes receiving at least one audio signal from the microphone array. The method includes determining a plurality of beams based on the at least one audio signal. The method includes receiving from a vibration microphone at least one vibration signal, and filtering the at least one vibration signal to generate at least one filtered vibration signal. The method includes filtering the plurality of beams to generate a plurality of filtered beams. The method includes determining a plurality of correlation values, each of the plurality of correlation values based on one of the plurality of filtered beams and the at least one filtered vibration signal. The method includes determining a peak correlation value based on the plurality of correlation values, and selecting one of the plurality of beams based on the peak correlation value.
US09807497B2	Sound source localization device, sound processing system, and control method of sound source localization device A sound source localization device, which has a plurality of sound pickup devices which record a sound signal and specifies a direction of a sound source based on sound signals recorded by at least two sound pickup devices of the sound pickup devices, includes a notification device that notifies information based on an arrangement of the sound pickup devices.
US09807496B1	In-wall or in-ceiling speaker enclosure and associated method An in-wall or in-ceiling speaker enclosure includes a speaker back box having one or more apertures covered with an air-filtering member (e.g., open cell foam, baffling material, etc.) that may be utilized with speakers mounted on a large baffle (wall or ceiling) for reducing sound transmission to an adjacent room while significantly lowering the resonance of the speaker system and allowing the speakers to produce much greater bass energy into a desired room. Such a speaker back box includes a posterior surface, a plurality of sidewalls engaged with the posterior surface and extending anterior thereof wherein one of the sidewalls includes a first aperture. The speaker back box further includes an anterior opening oppositely disposed from the posterior surface. A flexible and resilient air-filtering member is positioned against the first aperture wherein the air-filtering member is intermediately located between the posterior surface and anterior opening.
US09807494B2	In-ear earphone An in-ear earphone including a housing, a speaker unit and an earpad is provided. The housing has a tube portion. The speaker unit is disposed inside the tube portion. The earpad has a connecting portion and a wrapping portion connected to the connecting portion. The connecting portion is assembled to an audio outlet end of the tube portion. The connecting portion and the speaker unit are surrounded and wrapped by the wrapping portion. Only the tube portion exists between an annular sidewall of the speaker unit and the wrapping portion.
US09807493B1	Attachment apparatus Various embodiments provide for an improved attachment apparatus for attaching the attachment apparatus to an ear of a user using a hook body. The hooking body may be secured to the user's ear, such as in response to receiving a deforming force from the user that causes the hooking body to deform in conformity with at least a portion of the root of the user's ear. In some embodiments, the hooking body may be coupled to the attachment body via the bridging member of the attachment body. Accordingly, the hooking body may be configured to secured the attachment apparatus to the user's ear. In some embodiments, a sealing body may be coupled to the plate member of the attachment body, and the cover body may form at least a partial acoustic seal around the user's ear while the hooking body is secured to the attachment apparatus to the ear.
US09807492B1	System and/or method for enhancing hearing using a camera module, processor and/or audio input and/or output devices An apparatus comprising a camera, a microphone, a speaker and a processor. The camera may be mounted to a first portion of a pair of eyeglasses. The microphone may be mounted to a second portion of the pair of eyeglasses. The speaker may be mounted to the pair of eyeglasses. The processor may be electronically connected to the camera, the microphone and the speaker. The processor may be configured to (i) associate a visual display of the movement of the lips of a target received from the camera with an audio portion of the target received from the microphone, (ii) filter sounds not related to the target, and (iii) play sounds not filtered through the speaker.
US09807490B1	Vibration transducer connector providing indication of worn state of device Arrangements for bone conduction transducers (BCTs) that couple to wearable devices are described herein. An example BCT couples to a wearable device via a moveable member, and is arranged on the wearable such that the BCT member moves so as to provide an indication as to whether or not the wearable device is being worn.
US09807489B2	Method for noise removal of ear phone in portable terminal and apparatus thereof Provided is a method of removing an earphone noise of a portable terminal includes: recognizing a connection of an earphone through an interface unit; applying power to a mike bias port in case the earphone is recognized; sensing a signal which indicating a detachment of the earphone from the interface unit during applying power to the mike bias port; and discharging the power of the mike bias port when the detachment occurs.
US09807488B2	Electronic device having ear jack assembly and method of operation the same An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a rotation body rotatably installed in the electronic device, a rotation guide body installed to rotate the rotation body, at least one body to be detected disposed at a specific gap in the rotation body, at least one detection sensor for detecting the at least one body to be detected according to a rotation of the rotation body, and a processor that controls to perform a preset function according to detection of the detection sensor.
US09807485B1	Sleek ceiling speaker system A sleek ceiling speaker having an annular magnetic assembly and annular dust cap through which extends an elongated actuator, which may also be a light pipe. The elongated actuator supports a variable transformer tap which is manually operated by rotating a bottom end of the elongated actuator which is expanded into a sound disperser plug. Changing the transformer tap changes the volume produced by the speaker. The elongated actuator may also support an LED board that provides light to the light pipe and to the transparent or translucent sound disperser plug. Rotating the elongated actuator may also be used to change the lighting. The housing is secured to a ceiling tile by attaching a releasably attachable outwardly extending circumferential flange to a sound funnel that supports the sound disperser.
US09807482B2	Flat panel speaker or other device mount and installation method A flat panel speaker comprises a mounting unit for mounting inside the surface and having a front and a back; a speaker unit having a flat panel, wherein the speaker unit is seated in the mounting unit and at least partially extending frontwardly from the front of the mounting unit; and at least one holding portion arranged for extending frontwardly outwards past the speaker unit and to be usable to hold the flat panel speaker in the surface during mounting. A method of mounting the flat panel speaker in a surface is also disclosed, comprising: inserting the mounting unit of the flat panel speaker through an opening defined in the surface; using the at least one holding portion to hold the flat panel speaker in the surface during mounting; and securing the mounting unit to the surface, whereby to hold the flat panel speaker in place in the surface.
US09807481B2	Smart speaker with multifunctional faceplate and local environment sensing In particular embodiments, a smart speaker includes a speaker, a housing with a speaker grille portion, a circuit board, and one or more indirect input sensors (e.g. an antenna or a proximity sensor). The grille can comprise a first plurality of openings. The circuit board can reside behind the grille and in front of the speaker (e.g. in the path of sound transmission from the speaker). The circuit board can be a substrate for the one or more indirect input sensors. The circuit board can further comprise a second plurality of openings, at least some of which align with at least some of the openings in the grille, thereby providing sound transmission through the circuit board, while providing improved access for the sensors to the local environment in the vicinity of the smart speaker. Several embodiments enable the region behind the speaker grille to accomplish the dual functions sensing the local environment and sound transmission. For example, an indirect input sensor may detect aspects of the local environment (e.g. hand gestures made by a user, or the location of a person) and activate one more aspects of the smart speaker in response (e.g. illuminate a display).
US09807480B2	Optical access network An optical access network comprises an optical network unit having a first port for connecting to a first optical link, a second port for connecting to a second optical link and an optical source. The optical source is arranged to generate a first optical signal, to transmit the first optical signal via the first port, to receive an optical seed signal via the first port and to amplify the optical seed signal. The optical seed signal has a narrower bandwidth compared to the first optical signal. A modulator is arranged to modulate the amplified optical seed signal with upstream data to form an upstream optical signal and to transmit the upstream optical signal via the second port. A polarisation modifier can modify polarisation of the first optical signal.
US09807468B2	Byte range caching A caching system segments content into multiple, individually cacheable chunks cached by a cache server that caches partial content and serves byte range requests with low latency and fewer duplicate requests to an origin server. The system receives a request from a client for a byte range of a content resource. The system determines the chunks overlapped by the specified byte range and sends a byte range request to the origin server for the overlapped chunks not already stored in a cache. The system stores the bytes of received responses as chunks in the cache and responds to the received request using the chunks stored in the cache. The system serves subsequent requests that overlap with previously requested ranges of bytes from the already retrieved chunks in the cache and makes requests to the origin server only for those chunks that a client has not previously requested.
US09807464B2	Television related searching The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes presenting the search suggestions and the first search results together on the display device.
US09807460B2	Optimal provisioning and management of bandwidth in a video-on-demand services architecture A video-on-demand server includes interface modules each providing a communication interface between the video-on-demand server and a switching network; an interface to a management module to monitor and provide to the video-on-demand server information on video-on-demand bandwidth utilization of network resources allocated to particular service groups, each service group including video-on-demand customers sharing a same fixed network bandwidth allocation; each interface module communicatively coupled to service groups simultaneously via service gateways; a total bandwidth of the server is an aggregate bandwidth of all the interface modules, and is less than an aggregate bandwidth of all service groups assigned to be serviced by the server, the switching network configured to make the server available for receiving video on demand service requests from all of the service group customers simultaneously; the server adapted to dynamically assign bandwidth of the server to service groups, by adapting the switching network to dynamically change communication connections between interface modules and service groups, the adaptations to the switching network based upon information about the bandwidth utilization of network resources received from the management module.
US09807459B2	Media interface device A method includes receiving, at a media interface device, a media selection command included in a first communication from an application executing on a processor in a display device. The method further includes transmitting a signal to a particular module of a plurality of modules of the media interface device, where the particular module is selected based on the media selection command, and where each of the plurality of modules is configured to receive media content from a corresponding media source. The method further includes sending a second communication to the application. The second communication includes a particular media content item received via the particular module.
US09807454B2	Sharing television and video programming through social networking In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system identify a user viewing video content on a first display device, identify the video content being viewed on the first display device by the user, and determine a second display device associated with the identified user. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine an action related to the video content being viewed by the user on the first display device and provide one or more instructions to the determined second display device to display a call-to-action associated with the determined action.
US09807448B2	Reception device, transmission device, and data processing method A device and a method for realizing accurate TTML subtitle data display control are provided. A TTML subtitle data storage packet storing TTML subtitle data as payload of a MMT packet defined in the MMT format, and a signaling message including subtitle-related information corresponding to the TTML subtitle data are transmitted from a transmission device to a reception device. The signaling message defines therein a time mode (TMD) as subtitle display timing control mode, and an operation mode (OPM) of selectively performing instant display of subtitles or TTML description-based display thereof, and the reception device can conduct display control in a designated mode.
US09807429B1	Stream boundary marking for dynamic content replacement The implementation provides for controlled dynamic content replacement within media content. The media content is encoded in its original form with markers marking segments for time or condition triggered replacement. Each marker is provided a type. A request link is generated for requesting the media content. The link encodes control data for the different marker types. In response to a media content request, the server scans encoded chunks of the media content for markers. From the request link, the server obtains the control data for an identified marker type and determines whether to replace the content based on triggering of the control data. This allows advertising content to remain as part of the media content until reaching a certain number of impressions or a certain time. Thereafter, the content is dynamically replaced with temporally relevant content or other content from an ongoing campaign during real-time media content playback.
US09807410B2	Late-stage mode conversions in pipelined video encoders Video encoders may determine an initial designation of a mode in which to encode a block of pixels in an early stage of a block processing pipeline. A component of a late stage of the block processing pipeline (one that precedes the transcoder) may determine a different mode designation for the block of pixels based on coded block pattern information, motion vector information, the position of the block in a row of such blocks, the order in which such blocks are processed in the pipeline, or other encoding related syntax elements. The component in the late stage may communicate information to the transcoder usable in coding the block of pixels, such as modified syntax elements or an end of row marker. The transcoder may encode the block of pixels in accordance with the different mode designation or may change the mode again, dependent on the communicated information.
US09807403B2	Adaptive loop filtering for chroma components This disclosure proposes techniques to allow more flexibility in filtering chroma components in the adaptive loop filter. In one example, a method for adaptive loop filtering includes performing luma adaptive loop filtering based for luma components of a block of pixels, and performing chroma adaptive loop filtering for chroma components of the block of pixels, wherein filter coefficients for both the luma adaptive loop filtering and chroma adaptive loop filtering are derived from a block-based mode or a region-based mode. The method may further include determining to perform luma adaptive loop filtering on the block of pixels, and determining to perform chroma adaptive loop filtering on the block of pixels, wherein the determining to perform chroma adaptive loop filtering is performed independently of determining to perform luma adaptive loop filtering.
US09807402B2	Method of color palette coding applicable to electronic device and electronic device using the same The disclosure is directed to a method of color palette coding and an electronic device using the same method. The proposed method would include not limited to encoding, by using a processor, a bit stream to represent a color of a coding unit and storing the bit stream in a storage medium or transmitting the bit stream. The bit stream would include not limited to a binary bit representing a run flag, a N binary bit sequence representing up to 2N major colors in a coding unit with each of the possible values of the N binary bit sequence representing an unique major color index of N major color indices, and a M binary bit sequence representing up to 2M extended colors with each of the possible values of the M binary bit sequence representing an unique extended color index of M extended color indices.
US09807396B2	Method and apparatus for simplified motion vector predictor derivation A method and apparatus for deriving a motion vector predictor (MVP) candidate set for motion vector coding of a current block. Embodiments according to the present invention determine a redundancy-removed spatial MVP candidate set by removing any redundant MVP candidate from the spatial MVP candidate set. The redundancy-removal process does not apply to the temporal MVP candidate. In another embodiment of the present invention, a redundancy-removed spatial-temporal MVP candidate set is determined and the number of candidates in the redundancy-removed spatial-temporal MVP candidate set is checked to determine whether it is smaller than a threshold. If the number of candidates is smaller than the threshold, a zero motion vector is added to the redundancy-removed spatial-temporal MVP candidate set. The redundancy-removed spatial-temporal MVP candidate set is then provided for encoding or decoding of the motion vector of the current block.
US09807391B2	Multiple stream video compression in multiple bitrate video encoding Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to reduce the number of video streams or increase the quality of delivered video with the same number of video streams in a multiple bitrate video encoding. Multiple video resolutions and/or frame rates can be combined into a single stream. In embodiments, optimal segments from a plurality of input streams can be selected for inclusion in an output stream based upon a range of acceptable quantization parameter values for the output stream and a quality characteristic associated with the optimal input stream.
US09807387B2	Graphics processing unit and graphics processing method A graphics processing unit and method with hardware for parameter setting and providing adaptive video coding. The hardware for parameter setting has a storage device storing a parameter database. The hardware for parameter setting further performs graphic analysis on a video received by the graphics processing unit to extract graphics features, and looks up the matching set of parameters in the parameter database in accordance with the graphics features. Accordingly, video coding hardware within the graphics processing unit performs video coding based on the matching set of parameters.
US09807385B2	Simplification of mode dependent intra smoothing An apparatus comprising a processor configured to determine whether to apply an intra smoothing filter for a prediction unit (PU) based on a lookup table (LUT), wherein the LUT comprises data indicating the intra smoothing filter should not be applied for any PU with a block size of 8×8 pixels and associated with directional prediction mode. The disclosure also includes a method comprising generating reference samples, determining a size of a PU block, and selecting the reference samples based on PU block size, wherein filtered reference samples are not selected for PU blocks with a size of 8×8 pixels and associated with directional prediction mode.
US09807376B2	Stereopsis display device Disclosed is a stereopsis display device that includes, for example, a plurality of sub-pixels including openings; a black matrix defining the openings; and a plurality of lenticular lenses slanted at a slant angle, wherein one view matrix includes a unit of M number of sub-pixels arranged in a first direction and N number of sub-pixels arranged in a second direction, wherein M and N are a positive integer, that is divided into sub-pixels opened by the openings and sub-pixels covered by the black matrix, and wherein a number of the sub-pixels of the unit opened by the openings within a viewing zone formed by the lenticular lenses is N.
US09807372B2	Focused image generation single depth information from multiple images from multiple sensors An image processing device including an image sensor array, an image pre-processing unit, a depth information generator, and a focusing unit is provided. The image sensor array takes multiple images of a first object and a second object. The image pre-processing unit processes the images to generate two shift images associated with the two objects. The depth information generator generates depth information according to the two shift images. The depth information includes distance information associated with the first object. The focusing unit generates a pair of focused images that have the first object focused thereon according to the depth information and the two shift images.
US09807369B2	3D imaging apparatus A 3D imaging apparatus includes: a first image capturing camera generating a base image to be used for obtaining a first range image showing a three-dimensional character of an object; a second image capturing camera generating a reference image to be used for obtaining the first range image; a stereo matching unit searching for corresponding pixels between the base image and the reference image, and generating a first range image by calculating a disparity between the corresponding pixels; and a light source emitting to the object infrared light whose intensity is modulated. The first image capturing camera further generates a second range image by receiving a reflected light in synchronization with the modulated intensity. The reflected light is the infrared light reflected off the object. The second range image includes range information on a range between a point of reflection off the object and the first imaging unit.
US09807365B2	System and method for hybrid simultaneous localization and mapping of 2D and 3D data acquired by sensors from a 3D scene A method and system for registering data by first acquiring the data from a scene by a sensor at different viewpoints, and extracting, from the data, three-dimensional (3D) points and 3D lines, and descriptors associated with the 3D points and the 3D lines. A first set of primitives represented in a first coordinate system of the sensor is selected, wherein the first set of primitives includes at least three 3D points. A second set of primitives represented in a second coordinate system is selected, wherein the second set of primitives includes any combination of 3D points and 3D lines to obtain at least three primitives. Then, using the first set of primitives and the second set of primitives, the 3D points are registered with each other, and the 3D points with the 3D lines to obtain registered primitives, wherein the registered primitives are used in a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system.
US09807359B1	System and method for advanced lens geometry fitting for imaging devices A system and method for advanced lens geometry fitting is provided for projecting images using a projector with a non-planar lens. An initial estimate of intrinsic parameters of the projector can be determined, for example from a list; an initial estimate of extrinsic parameters of the projector can be determined based on the initial estimate of intrinsic parameters. The intrinsic parameters and extrinsic parameters can be optimized together by starting with a simple lens model and iteratively adding nonlinear terms, an error function evaluated at each iteration, for example for each set of intrinsic parameters in the list and the corresponding extrinsic parameters. As the values of the error function converges the optimized intrinsic parameters and the optimized extrinsic parameters can be used to generate images that are projected by the projector.
US09807358B2	Method and system for chromatic gamut extension, corresponding apparatus and computer program product Color images designed to be displayed, for example, with a projector such as a laser pico projector, are subjected to gamut extension in respective iso-hue paths in the CIE1931xyY color space, operating for example, as follows: a plurality of iso-hue curves in the CIE1931xyY color space is determined; for the points subjected to gamut extension, the closest iso-hue curves are identified; and extension paths to be used for the operation of gamut extension are interpolated from said closest iso-hue curves.
US09807353B2	System and method for improved updating and annunciation of traffic enforcement camera information in a vehicle using a broadcast content delivery service An enhanced broadcast data service with reports locations of traffic enforcement camera locations (e.g., red light cameras and speed cameras) to users. Traffic enforcement camera information is aggregated, verified (e.g., particularly as to traffic enforcement camera type) and stored (e.g., at a server). A broadcast signal comprising program channels and at least one data channel having traffic enforcement camera information is transmitted to a plurality of receivers. Receivers store at least a subset of the traffic enforcement camera information available from the server and synchronize to it using periodic transmitted updates. Receivers compare receiver location data with stored camera location data, and display or generate audible alerts when the receiver is within a selected geographic range of a traffic enforcement camera. Alerts can be filtered as to camera type. A alerts can employ different color camera icons superimposed on a screen map depending on camera type or whether the camera is newly added.
US09807345B2	Method for displaying EPG information including buddy information and receiver applying the same A method for displaying Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information and a receiving apparatus where the receiving apparatus displays buddy information on an EPG screen, for displaying EPG information, allowing a user to easily identify which programs his or her friends registered in a buddy list, are watching.
US09807344B2	Apparatus and method for providing media services with telepresence A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first images that are captured by a first camera system at a first location associated with a live presentation by the first user, transmitting first video content representative of the first images over a network for presentation by a group of other processors that are each at one of a group of other locations associated with corresponding other users, receiving second video content representative of second images that are associated with each of the other users, and presenting the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates each of the other users being present in an audience at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09807339B2	Frame rate conversion system A system for the conversion of video from one frame rate to a different frame rate. The system includes the application of graphical element and text detection and processing in frame rate up conversion.
US09807338B2	Image processing apparatus and method for providing image matching a search condition An image processing apparatus includes a storage storing images received from at least one camera, an image analyzer analyzing the images received from the at least one camera, separating an object, for which an event occurred, from a background, and extracting object properties information, a database storing the object properties information extracted with respect to each of the at least one camera, a search condition setter setting a search condition, a search engine searching the database for the object properties information matching the search condition, and obtaining image frames including the object properties information found from the storage, and a file generator generating a single image file by synthesizing the image frames.
US09807337B2	Storage and editing of video of activities using sensor and tag data of participants and spectators Video from multiple locations in a venue, in which multiple individuals are engaged in activities, such as athletic performances or non-sporting activities, is stored and edited, using sensor data from participants and tag data from spectators, to create individualized video programs of athletic performances of individuals. Each camera provides a video feed that is continuously stored. Each video feed is stored in a sequence of data files in computer storage, which data files are created in regular time intervals. Each file is accessible using an identifier of the camera and a time interval. Similarly, data from sensors and tagging devices are continuously received and stored in a database. The database stores, for each sensor, an identifier of each individual detected in the proximity of the sensor and the time at which the individual was detected. Each sensor is associated with one or more cameras. Tag data is similarly stored from tagging devices manipulated by spectators.
US09807330B2	Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements different from the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of storage units, and a control unit. The plurality of storage units store signal charges output only from the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements. The control unit controls operations of a first mode of outputting first signals based on signal charges output only from the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements and stored in the plurality of storage units and a second mode of outputting second signals based on signal charges output from the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements and the plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements without passing through the plurality of storage units.
US09807327B2	Solid-state image device, method of driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic system with AD converter and bias current control A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section in which a plurality of pixels including an amplification transistor configured to amplify a signal based on a photoelectric charge in accordance with an amount of received light are disposed; through vertical signal lines of the pixel array section, a bias-current control section configured to turn on or off a bias current supplied to the amplification transistor for each of the vertical signal lines; and a drive control section configured to control the bias-current control section so as to turn on the bias current of the vertical signal line through which a pixel signal is read, and to turn off the bias current of the vertical signal line through which a pixel signal is not read.
US09807323B2	Pixel circuit with constant voltage biased photodiode and related imaging method An imaging system includes a plurality of pixel circuits each having a photodiode, a biasing circuit and a charge-to-voltage converter. The photodiode is configured to generate charges in response to light or radiation. The biasing circuit is configured to provide a constant bias voltage across the photodiode so as to drain the charges generated by the photodiode. The charge-to-voltage converter is configured to accumulate the charges drained by the biasing circuit and convert the accumulated charges into a corresponding output voltage.
US09807320B2	Operation input device, operation input method, and computer-readable recording medium An operation input device includes an infrared irradiation unit radiates infrared, a capturing unit detects the infrared to capture an image, an luminance calculating unit calculates, in a captured image, a luminance difference between a luminance of a first area irradiated with the infrared by the infrared irradiation unit and a luminance of a second area arranged outside the first area, an infrared control unit adjusts an irradiation intensity of the infrared to be radiated from the infrared irradiation unit so that the luminance difference calculated by the luminance calculating unit becomes a predetermined target value, an image processing unit detects a shape of an indication object from the captured image, a determination unit determines an operation by the indication object from the shape detected by the image processing unit, and a command unit makes a device to be operated perform a function corresponding to the determined operation determined.
US09807318B2	IR camera and method for processing thermal image information A method for processing information from an IR detector of an IR camera, for an embodiment, comprises receiving a series of frames of data from said IR detector being operable to detect IR radiation from a scene, said frames of IR data representing detected IR radiation; performing a compression of said frames of IR data; wherein each data value together with calibration data uniquely represents measured IR radiation from the scene.
US09807313B2	Method and system of increasing integer disparity accuracy for camera images with a diagonal layout A system, article, and method of increasing integer disparity accuracy for camera images with a diagonal layout.
US09807311B2	Imaging apparatus, video data transmitting apparatus, video data transmitting and receiving system, image processing method, and program An imaging apparatus includes an imaging section, a signal processor that analyzes video data obtained from the imaging section, calculates a most suitable exposure condition for an entire area of the video data to set the most suitable exposure condition to the imaging section, and outputs most suitable video data imaged on the most suitable exposure condition, a partial area clipping section that clips area video data from a partial area of the most suitable video data to output the area video data, and an exposure condition calculator that calculates a most suitable area exposure condition based on the area video data. The exposure condition calculator sets the most suitable area exposure condition to the imaging section and the signal processor.
US09807309B2	Image display device and method, image generation device and method, and program for conditionally displaying image information An image display device that displays image information includes an image retrieving unit that retrieves image information; a device status identifying unit that identifies a status of the present device; an image condition specifying unit that specifies an image condition that indicates a condition which the image information needs to satisfy to be displayed, based on the status identified by the device status identifying unit; and a display unit that displays the image information retrieved by the image retrieving unit if the image information satisfies the image condition specified by the image condition specifying unit.
US09807307B2	Apparatus, method, and program for selecting image data using a display An image recording apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a recording unit configured to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing unit on a storage medium in the form of an image file, a generating unit configured to generate a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium, and a registering unit configured to register an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.
US09807304B2	Multi-functional lighting device with intelligent network monitoring and a monitoring method thereof A multi-functional lighting device with intelligent network monitoring and a monitoring method thereof, the lighting device comprises a power device, a monitor, a motor device, a motor driving circuit, a Wifi receiving-sending module, a single chip circuit, a microwave inductive circuit, a light inductive circuit, a constant current circuit and a light source; an output of the power supply is connected to the single chip circuit, and an output of the microwave inductive circuit is connected to an input of the single chip circuit, an output of the single chip circuit is connected to an input of the constant current circuit, an output of the constant current circuit is connected to the light source.
US09807302B1	Offset rolling shutter camera model, and applications thereof Embodiments efficiently account for variations in camera position across an image, when the image is texture mapped from a single position associated with the image. In an embodiment, each pixel of an image is texture mapped to a three dimensional model. A time offset mask for the image and a value representing a speed of the camera are received. The time offset mask and speed values are used to create an offset mask. The offset mask is applied to the texture mapped model to correct for variations in camera position across an image.
US09807301B1	Variable pre- and post-shot continuous frame buffering with automated image selection and enhancement A “Moment Capture System” automatically captures and buffers multiple image frames, both prior to and following digital camera shutter activation. This capture and buffering is performed in combination with real-time automatic control of camera settings (e.g., exposure time, capture rate, ISO, white balance, aperture, etc.) based on an ongoing real-time evaluation of contents and characteristics of most recent previously buffered frames. Whenever a shutter activation (e.g., a “tap”) is detected, the Moment Capture System pulls some number of pre-tap frames from the buffer and adds some number of post-tap frames to create an “image moment.” Image moments are defined as sets of sequential frames spanning a time period before and after the detected tap. In various implementations, the Moment Capture System performs automated selection of perceptually best images from the buffered frames associated with each tap. This automated selection closely emulates human selection based on subjective subtleties of human preferences.
US09807300B2	Display apparatus for generating a background image and control method thereof A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a storage unit configured to, in response to a subject being captured, store a captured first image, an output unit configured to, in response to the first image being stored, output a guide message for guiding a subject so as to move out of a subject area of the first image, and a controller configured to, in response to the subject being moved and re-capturing being performed, acquire a re-captured second image, detect a local image area corresponding to the subject area of the first image from the second image, synthesize the detected local image area with the first image, generate a background image from which the subject is removed, and store the background image in the storage unit.
US09807293B2	Imaging device capable of combing a plurality of image data, and control method for imaging device An imaging device comprises an image data acquisition circuit for forming a subject image while shifting focus position by a given amount and acquiring a plurality of image data, an image selection circuit for selecting images to be combined based on shift amount of focus position when image data was acquired by the image acquisition circuit, and image data resolution, and an image combination circuit for combining the plurality of image data that was selected by the image selection circuit, to generate image data having a large depth of field.
US09807291B1	Augmented video processing Embodiments described herein may allow for dynamic image processing based on biometric data. An example device may include: an interface configured to receive video data that is generated by an image capture device; an interface configured to receive biometric data of a user of the image capture device from one or more sensors generated synchronously with the video data; and an image processing system configured to apply image processing to the video data to generate edited video data. The image processing may be based, at least in part, on the biometric data.
US09807289B2	Lens mount A lens mount design is presented. The mount can be used on a variety of imaging systems but is targeted at small camera systems such as might be used on mobile phones, cameras, sports cameras, computers and computer peripherals where interchangeable lenses are currently not common place. Embodiments include different attachment mechanisms, environmental barriers, electrical connections, a serial number marking system on the replaceable lens body and methods for using the lens mount and system.
US09807285B2	Apparatus, method and techniques for dissipating thermal energy Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to thermally couple a device comprising one or more cameras and circuitry with a housing to house the device, receive thermal energy generated by at least one of the one or more cameras and the circuitry. Further, embodiments may include transferring the thermal energy absorbed from a surface of the device to a surface of the housing and absorbing movement of the housing such that the movement of the housing does not cause substantial movement of the device.
US09807283B1	Method and system for synchronizing multiple data feeds associated with a sporting event A method for synchronizing multiple data feeds includes receiving a first data feed including user-entered textual data and audio segments acquired concurrently with the user-entered textual data from a first device, receiving an additional data feed including audio segments acquired with the additional device, the first data feed and the additional data feed acquired from a common sporting event, identifying one or more distinctive audio events in the one or more audio segments received from the first device and the additional device, determining a timing offset between the first data feed and the additional data feed by comparing the one or more distinctive audio events of the one or more audio segments received from the first device and the additional device and generating a synchronized output feed by establishing a common absolute time for the first data feed and the additional data feed based on the determined timing offset.
US09807281B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus sets a threshold value matrix for each of multiple color materials, and uses the set threshold value matrix to acquire a first threshold value. On the other hand, the image processing apparatus sets reference data on the basis of multivalued data of that color material. Then, the image processing apparatus calculates a second threshold value matrix by performing a predetermined process on the first threshold value on the basis of the reference data for that color material. Further, by comparing the second threshold value with the multivalued data, quantization data for printing a dot is generated. When doing this, the threshold value matrix and the reference data for that color material are set so as to make the graininess of a dot pattern of that color material lower than the graininess of a mixed color dot pattern obtained by mixing dot patterns of the respective multiple color materials.
US09807279B2	Image forming apparatus Provided is an image forming apparatus outputs for each pixel, together with the pixel data, pixel position data which adjusts an irradiation position for each pixel of the laser light in a range of one pixel in a scanning direction, generates a pulse width signal at a pixel position corresponding to the pixel position data and having a pulse width corresponding to the pixel data, generates the laser light based on the pulse width signal, and corrects, via the adjustment by the pixel position data, the pulse widths of the pulse width signals to different values depending on whether the pulse width signals of the adjacent two pixels contact with each other.
US09807264B2	Information-processing apparatus, control method of information-processing apparatus, program, recording medium, portable terminal, and information-processing system An MFP specifies an MFP application to be started in a portable terminal and another application to be started after start of the MFP application. An NFC tag records information that allows the specified MFP application and the specified another application to be identified in the portable terminal. The portable terminal acquires the application information recorded in the NFC tag by the proximity wireless communication. The portable terminal controls a communication-connection changeover according to an application to be started based on the acquired information. At this moment, if a type of communication to be used by the MFP application and a type of communication to be used by the another application are different, the portable terminal starts the another application after making a changeover to communication connection corresponding to this another application.
US09807261B2	Image forming apparatus with contactless card reader An image forming apparatus (1) includes a scanner unit (12U), a scanner housing (12), and a contactless card reader (42). The scanner unit (12U) optically reads an image of an original document to generate image data. The scanner housing (12) accommodates the scanner unit (12U). The card reader (42) has a flat information reading surface (421) and reads information recorded on an information card C. The scanner housing (12) has a confronting surface (12F) that a user confronts. The card reader (42) is mounted inside the scanner housing (12) such that the information reading surface (421) takes an upstanding posture, and is disposed behind the confronting surface (12F) of the scanner housing (12). The confronting surface (12F) of the scanner housing (12) includes a surface (41) that covers the information reading surface (421) and over which a card is held.
US09807259B2	Method for providing service through solution server in security environment, and apparatus and system for performing the same A system which provides a solution service to an image forming apparatus and includes a solution server having a solution application installed therein, an image forming apparatus configured to provide a user interface (UI) for the solution application and perform a job requested by the solution server, and a message server configured to communicate with the solution server and the image forming apparatus. The solution server transmits a job request to the message server by using a message protocol, and the image forming apparatus receives the job request by accessing the message server.
US09807239B1	Intelligent communication routing system and method A communications routing system, and method, for representing a plurality of predicted characteristics of a plurality of communications sources, each having an economic utility; representing a plurality of predicted characteristics of a plurality of communications targets each having an economic utility; and determining an optimal routing between the plurality of communications sources and the plurality of communications targets, by maximizing an aggregate utility with respect to the respective predicted characteristics of communications source and communications destination represented by linkages.
US09807233B2	Emergency services routing proxy cluster management Systems and methods for clustering emergency services routing proxies are provided. The described features allow a group of ESRPs running as individual servers or a group of virtual servers, to be referenced using a single URI. In one implementation, an emergency services routing proxy device includes an emergency services routing proxy node configured to route a call to a downstream entity, the call received from an upstream entity. The device further includes a cluster manager configured to receive registration information from the emergency services routing proxy node, the registration information including a routing service identifier. The cluster manager may be further configured to identify the emergency services routing proxy node for call routing based on a comparison of an identifier included in the call with the routing service identifier.
US09807230B2	Parameter writing program on communication subscriber card The present invention provides a mobile apparatus and a communication subscriber card testing method. The mobile apparatus comprises a communication subscriber card port apparatus and a controller. The communication subscriber card port apparatus is used to be connected to a communication subscriber card. The controller is used to transmit an administrative check instruction to the communication subscriber card via a card operation interface and encode at least a parameter into at least a first encoded parameter conforming to a first specific format of the communication subscriber card after the controller receives a check success message from the communication subscriber card via the card operation interface, so as to execute a parameter writing program on the communication subscriber card and write the first encoded parameter into the communication subscriber card.
US09807223B2	Visual voice mail application variations A voicemail application includes a first stage having a first voicemail and at a first position, a second stage having a second voicemail and at a second position adjacent to the first position, and a third stage having a third voicemail and at a third position adjacent to the second position. The voicemail application also includes a playback control configured to cause playback of any voicemail associated with any stage at the first position. The voicemail application increases the surface area of a stage as that stage is brought to the first position while the surface area of the stage previously at the first position decreases.
US09807204B2	Optimized message processing Methods, systems, and computer readable media for optimized message processing are disclosed. According to one exemplary method, the method includes receiving a message including header information. The method further includes determining, using the header information, whether a fast-path identification rule exists for identifying the message. The method also includes in response to determining that the fast-path identification rule does not exist, identifying the message using slow-path processing, determining the fast-path identification rule using the slow-path processing, and storing the fast-path identification rule in a memory.
US09807202B2	Communication protocols for electronic locks A connecting device operating as a gateway in communicating information to a lock device using a first bandwidth wireless communication protocol, and which also operates temporarily as an access point for communicating other information with the lock device using a second bandwidth wireless communication protocol. Temporary, random credential may be used to establish a one-time connection with the connecting device via the access point. Upon completion of the transfer of information using the second bandwidth wireless communication protocol, the access point may be terminated, and the generated credential may become obsolete. The server may also attempt to balance a load on the server by scheduling the timing of at least certain types of communications to lock device based on matching periods of time in which usage of the lock device is low with times that would allow for a balance of the load on the server.
US09807201B2	Information delivery system for generating a data stream with a server system based on a content file received from a client device An information delivery system, an information delivery method, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method is used advantageously to deliver content stream data easily, reliably and inexpensively to the general users. A personal computer prepares a content file and an order form file using software provided by a center system, and transmits the prepared files to the center system over the Internet. Given the order form file from a customer device, the center system encodes a content file accordingly to generate content stream data and causes a moving picture delivery server to deliver the generated stream data to user terminals. This invention can be applied, among others, to systems for delivering content data over the Internet.
US09807200B2	System and method providing user interactivity across a network The present invention includes computerized method and apparatus for user interactivity with a network application executing on a server. The method and apparatus includes receiving, via a wireless network, an event message from a mobile device, the event message representing an input from a user interface on the mobile device where the user interface is executing based on a mobile application. The method and apparatus further includes generating data values based on the input in the event message and information relating to the mobile device. Moreover, the method and apparatus includes sending an update message to the mobile device based on the data values for updating a display of the mobile device.
US09807199B2	Information processing apparatus, data provision method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes an interface unit configured to connect to a network, a storage unit configured to store data which is provided with an apparatus that is an issuer of the data request, a provision unit configured to accept a provision request for a provision of data to the apparatus that is an issuer of the data request from an information providing apparatus configured to communicate via the interface unit, and provide data stored in the storage unit to the apparatus that is the issuer of the data request, an input unit configured to accept an input operation performed by a user, and a stopping unit configured to, in a case where a predefined condition is satisfied, make the provision unit stop the provision of the data to the apparatus that is the issuer of the data request.
US09807198B2	Methods and systems of identifying a device using strong component conflict detection A system implements a method of identifying an electronic device that requests access to a web service. A processor may receive, from an electronic device via a communication network, a first group of requests to access one or more web service functions on behalf of a registered user of the web service. The processor will receive, in connection each of the requests in the first group, one or more data points about the electronic device from which the request originated, will analyze the data points and grouping the requests into a plurality of strong components so that each strong component comprises requests that originate from either a single electronic device or from a plurality of electronic devices having one or more similar properties, and will generate a graph representative of one or more associations between or among the strong components within the grouping.
US09807192B1	Centralized coordination of data collection tasks from multiple sources A scheduler manages execution of a plurality of data-collection jobs, assigns individual jobs to specific forwarders in a set of forwarders, and generates and transmits tokens (e.g., pairs of data-collection tasks and target sources) to assigned forwarders. The forwarder uses the tokens, along with stored information applicable across jobs, to collect data from the target source and forward it onto an indexer for processing. For example, the indexer can then break a data stream into discrete events, extract a timestamp from each event and index (e.g., store) the event based on the timestamp. The scheduler can monitor forwarders' job performance, such that it can use the performance to influence subsequent job assignments. Thus, data-collection jobs can be efficiently assigned to and executed by a group of forwarders, where the group can potentially be diverse and dynamic in size.
US09807191B1	System, method, and computer program for caching policy request decisions in a consumer telecommunications network A system, method, and computer program product are provided for caching policy request decisions in a consumer telecommunications network. In use, a cache for storing a plurality of policy decisions is maintained, each of the plurality of policy decisions having at least one first policy decision criteria value associated therewith. Additionally, at least one policy request associated with at least one subscriber of a network is received from a requesting system, the at least one policy request having at least one second policy decision criteria value associated therewith. Further, it is determined whether the at least one second policy decision criteria value associated with the at least one policy request is stored in the cache. Responsive to determining that the at least one second policy decision criteria value associated with the at least one policy request is stored in the cache, a first policy decision associated with the at least one second policy decision criteria is retrieved from the cache, and the first policy decision is provided to the requesting system. Responsive to the determining that the at least one second policy decision criteria value associated with the at least one policy request is not stored in the cache, a new second policy decision corresponding to the at least one second policy decision criteria value is calculated, the new second policy decision is provided to the requesting system, and the new second policy decision corresponding to the at least one second policy decision criteria value is stored in the cache.
US09807184B1	Configuration of content site user interaction monitoring in data networks A collection configuration management system can be used to manage one or more monitoring objects, such as tags, included in one or more content objects. The collection configuration management system can compartmentalize monitoring object configurations into a monitoring object bundle that may be executed as a result of loading the one or more content objects. The monitoring object bundle can be generated to include one or more monitoring objects, as well as monitoring object management loader functionality.
US09807183B2	System and server for analyzing and integrating data collected by an electronic device The present invention broadly comprises crowd-sourced computer-implemented methods and systems of collecting and transforming portable device data. One embodiment of the invention may be implemented as a system including an electronic device including a sensor configured to collect data, the device configured to begin collection of data based on a command from a user of the electronic device; and a server configured to issue a command to the electronic device to turn on the sensor and transmit data collected by the sensor to the server without any input by the user of the electronic device when a condition is met.
US09807180B2	Information processing apparatus, work environment linking method and work environment linking program An information processing apparatus includes a processor to execute a process including: creating, from history information when using a file acquired from a link origin terminal and a link destination terminal that are connected through a communication network, a correspondence condition between items included in the history information and an application used by the link destination terminal; acquiring, from the history information, latest history information with respect to a link target file used by the link origin terminal based on a link request from one of the link origin terminal and the link destination terminal; determining an application when using the link target file at the link origin terminal based on the acquired latest history information and the created correspondence condition; and sending information regarding the determined application to the link destination terminal.
US09807179B2	Method for implementing session border controller pool, and session border controller A method for implementing a session border controller (SBC) pool and a SBC device are provided. In the present invention, an SBC pool is formed by at least two SBCs, the at least two SBCs are mutually backed up for disaster recovery and use a same Internet Protocol (IP) address for a terminal device, and whether the terminal device is registered in the SBC pool is determined; and if the terminal device has been registered in the SBC pool, a service message is forwarded to an SBC with which the terminal device is registered. In this way, it is avoided that SBC device disaster recovery places a special requirement for the terminal device, and the terminal device does not need to be configured with two IP addresses. Furthermore, all devices in the SBC pool can process the service message of the terminal device, thereby increasing a resource utilization rate.
US09807173B2	Notification system for personal and shared devices In one embodiment, a method includes: determining that a notification is to be transmitted to at least one shared device of a household, the shared device comprising a display screen and being shared by a plurality of members of the household; identifying a plurality of personal devices currently located in the household, each of the plurality of personal devices belonging to a single member of the household; selecting a notification format to use for the notification, the selected notification format corresponding to a highest priority user profile associated with a personal device from the identified plurality of personal devices currently located in said household; and transmitting the notification in the selected notification format to the at least one shared device for display.
US09807170B2	Storage management calculator, and storage management method In one mode, a management calculator is connected to a host calculator and a storage device, and stores, in a memory, composition information and function setting information. The composition information shows multiple logic storage regions provided by the storage device, and objects that are stored in one logic storage region from among the multiple logic storage regions and that are executed by the host calculator, the logic storage regions and the objects being shown in association with one another. Meanwhile, the function setting information shows storage functions set for the logic storage regions.
US09807163B1	Data client Facilitating the distribution of content is disclosed. A request for content is received from a requesting peer. A peer type of the requesting peer is determined. Determining the peer type of the requesting peer includes determining whether the requesting peer is a regular peer or a lightweight peer. A regular peer is one that is able to accept incoming connection requests and initiate connections. A lightweight peer is one that has less functionality than the regular peer.
US09807158B2	Method and system for optimizing CPNS enabler A method and apparatus for optimizing the use of CPNS entities are discussed. According to an embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a CPNS server, a low battery level indication for an operation from a certain one of CPNS entities; requesting, by the CPNS server, battery level information from at least some of the CPNS entities in response to the low battery level indication; determining, by the CPNS server, life expectancy information for each of the at least some of the CPNS entities based on the battery level information; and transmitting, by the CPNS server, a message to at least one CPNS gateway to use one of the at least some of the CPNS entities instead of the certain one of the CPNS entities to perform the operation, based on the life expectancy information.
US09807137B2	Virtualization in adaptive stream creation and delivery An adaptive streaming server, a method, and a system are described herein that create a content stream to be delivered to one or more clients by segmenting the content into data structures which are stored in random access memory (volatile storage) rather than segmenting the content into segment files which are stored on a disk or database (non-volatile storage).
US09807131B2	Collective operation management in a parallel computer Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for collective operation management in a parallel computer are provided. Embodiments include a parallel computer having a plurality of compute nodes coupled for data communications over a data communications network. Embodiments include a first compute node entering a collective operation. Each compute node of the plurality of compute nodes is associated with the collective operation. In response to entering the collective operation, the first compute node decreases power consumption of the first compute node.
US09807127B2	Method and apparatus for distributed compositional control of end-to-end media in IP networks A method and an apparatus for performing a distributed control of end-to-end media on packet networks such as Voice over Internet Protocol and Service over Internet Protocol networks are disclosed. The method first receives a request from a first media endpoint device for closing at least one media channel to a second media endpoint device wherein the request contains a descriptor of the first media endpoint device. The method then updates one or more slot states and link states in response to the request and records the current state of each slot for supporting the media channel. The method also records the most recently received descriptor of the media endpoint device as a most recent descriptor for the slot supporting the media channel. The method executes one or more link objects in response to the request for controlling the at least one media channel.
US09807123B2	Electronic messaging exchange A computer-implemented system and method for secure electronic message exchange including coupling a control platform to a workstation of a plurality of workstations via a communications medium, where the control platform includes one or more apparatuses for monitoring, controlling, conversion, and billing, related to messages exchanged between a plurality of local users and a plurality of remote users. The system prevents forwarding or copying of a message sent by a local user of the plurality of local users and received by a remote user of the plurality of remote users, to another party by the control platform. The system and method also provides for authenticating the remote user with the control platform.
US09807121B1	Apparatus and method for decryption of secure communication sessions An apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to receive a first communication session using a first key, where the first communication session is between a client and a server. A second communication session is initiated using a second key, where the second communication session is between the apparatus and the server. An active communication session is negotiated between the client and the server using the first key and the second key. The active communication session is decrypted using the first key and the second key. The active communication session is re-encrypted using a third key to form re-encrypted data.
US09807113B2	Polymorphic obfuscation of executable code This document generally relates to systems, method, and other techniques for identifying and interfering with the operation of computer malware, as a mechanism for improving system security. Some implementations include a computer-implemented method by which a computer security server system performs actions including receiving a request for content directed to a particular content server system; forwarding the request to the particular content server system; receiving executable code from the particular content server system; inserting executable injection code into at least one file of the executable code; applying a security countermeasure to the combined executable code and executable injection code to create transformed code; and providing the transformed code to a client computing device.
US09807108B2	Computer network attribute bilateral inheritance Current approaches to managing security intelligence data often address both threat and malicious behavior at the individual computer level, tracked by the Internet Protocol (IP) address. For example, important facts, observed behavior, and other indications that are tracked by security organizations are only tracked with respect to individual IP addresses. Bilateral network inheritance generally refers to inheriting a variety of attributes from parents to children and from children to parents in a computer network hierarchy. The computer network hierarchy may comprise various entities such as, for example, top level entities, autonomous systems, address ranges, and individual IP addresses.
US09807106B2	Mitigating blockchain attack A computer implemented method for detecting malicious events occurring with respect to a blockchain data structure comprising: defining a transaction creation profile according to which transactions can be generated and submitted to the blockchain; submitting a transaction to the blockchain, the transaction causing the generation of a profiler data structure in the blockchain including executable code to generate profile transactions to be submitted to the blockchain according to the transaction creation profile; monitoring the blockchain to identify profile transactions; and comparing identified profile transactions with the transaction creation profile to detect a deviation from the transaction creation profile, such detection corresponding to a malicious event occurring with respect to the blockchain.
US09807091B2	Proximity-based system for automatic application or data access and item tracking A system and method provide automatic access to applications or data. A portable physical device, referred to herein as a Personal Digital Key or “PDK”, stores one or more profiles in memory, including a biometric profile acquired in a secure trusted process and uniquely associated with a user that is authorized to use and associated with the PDK. The PDK wirelessly transmits identification information including a unique PDK identification number, the biometric profile and a profile over a secure wireless channel to a reader. A computing device is coupled to the reader. An auto login server is coupled to the reader and the computing device and launches one or more applications associated with a user name identified by the received profile.
US09807087B2	Using an out-of-band password to provide enhanced SSO functionality A system and method for using a single-use password to add SSO functionality to a service of a Service Provider belonging to an F-SSO federation that does not support F-SSO functionality for the service. In response to receiving notification from an Identity Provider that a user has requested access to the service, the Service Provider uses information provided by the Identity Provider to identify and authenticate the user, and then uses standard API calls to create and send a temporary password to the user. This password may be created as a function of the user's physical location or IP address and may be communicated out-of-band. Upon determining that the user has correctly returned the temporary password to the Service Provider, the Service Provider generates and sends the user a strong single-use password through a secure in-band communication, through which the user may access the service.
US09807084B2	Information processing apparatus and encryption communicating method An information processing apparatus for performing encryption communication with an external apparatus by an encryption communication protocol has an inhibition unit for inhibiting use of a set of algorithms which do not satisfy a predetermined condition among a plurality of sets of algorithms used in the encryption communication protocol. The set of algorithms whose use if inhibited is a set of algorithms which need to transmit a message with a signature of the information processing apparatus to the external apparatus at the time of handshake performed with the external apparatus prior to the encryption communication.
US09807078B2	Computerized method and system for managing a community facility in a networked secure collaborative exchange environment In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for managing a community facility in a networked secure collaborative computer data exchange environment, including providing an exchange community facility where each of a plurality of users operating a plurality of client computing devices is enabled to establish a corresponding informational profile that is made accessible to other users operating the plurality of client computing devices and is enabled to find and interact with the other users based on the informational profile.
US09807059B2	Device, software module, system or business method for global real-time telecommunication A telecommunication device for real-time communication at a border between a global transport network and a private domain of a communication network may include a proxy for a communication protocol, means for traffic using real-time communication protocols to traverse a firewall, means for real-time traffic initiated by the communication protocol to traverse a firewall, means for measuring and collecting value information about the real-time traffic over the global transport network, means for creating mutual trust between the telecommunication device and a second device with which it communicates; and means for authorizing usage of a feature for a mutually trusted communication participant.
US09807056B2	Communication chipset and apparatus secure from internet attack A communication chipset and a communication apparatus are disclosed. A register map establishes a communication channel with a plurality of apparatuses, a first data link module sends/receives physical layer data of a first type and processes a data link layer in accordance with the first type, and a second data link module sends/receives physical layer data of a second type and processing a data link layer in accordance with the second type. Further, a first processing module is connected to the first data link module and the second data link module and filters out data link data from the first data link module and the second data link module by using setup data of a plurality of communication channels stored in the register map.
US09807053B1	System and method related to domain name tracking and transfer What is described is a system and method providing an improved customer experience for the Registrant. The Registrant is able to use a single interface to monitor multiple domain names as well as to transfer its domain names between Registrars. The single interaction with the single interface works out just as well and just as conveniently regardless of whether at the time a Registrant commences use of the system, a single Registrar happens to be handling all of the domain names, or whether each domain name is handled by a different Registrar.
US09807049B2	Systems and methods to present messages in location-based social networking communities Systems and methods to let users connect authentically with new people anywhere nearby in homes, offices, classrooms, dorms, bars, etc., where the users can be who they really are, and also say what they want without fear, using periodic anonymized posting of expiring content from an otherwise attributed user profile. Users put out a broadcast message and get back personal communications. A one-to-many message from a user results in a one-to-one private communication, which feature may be referred to as “social to personal”.
US09807048B2	Providing targeted messages via a social media system while concealing ties to the message source A method for electronically providing targeted messages can begin when a source-concealing targeted messaging system receives data items provided by a source user that define a targeted message that is to be presented within a social media context. The data items can include a set of recipients, a message body, and a set of trigger conditions indicating when the targeted message is to be presented to the recipients. The recipients can be members of a contact list of the source user within the social media system providing the social media context. Satisfaction of the trigger conditions can be monitored and the social media system can be monitored recipients. When the trigger conditions are satisfied and a recipient is currently using the social media system, the targeted message can be presented within a user interface of the social media system, such that the source user appears unaffiliated with the targeted message.
US09807036B2	Apparatus and method for encoding MDIO into SGMII transmissions A method of communication between an Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) and a physical interface (PHY) is disclosed. The method includes establishing communication between the MAC and the PHY via a first serial link in accordance with a Serializer Deserializer (SERDES) protocol. In a data transfer mode, data is transferred along the first serial link. Idle frames are transferred within an idle time gap along the link in an idle mode. The PHY is managed by encoding Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) information in one or more MDIO frames, and transferring the one or more MDIO frames within the idle time gap along the first serial link.
US09807021B2	System and method for distribution of policy enforcement point The disclosure herein describes an edge device of a network for distributed policy enforcement. During operation, the edge device receives an initial packet for an outgoing traffic flow, and identifies a policy being triggered by the initial packet. The edge device performs a reverse lookup to identify at least an intermediate node that is previously traversed by the initial packet and traffic parameters associated with the initial packet at the identified intermediate node. The edge device translates the policy based on the traffic parameters at the intermediate node, and forwards the translated policy to the intermediate node, thus facilitating the intermediate node in applying the policy to the traffic flow.
US09807014B2	Reactive throttling of heterogeneous migration sessions in a virtualized cloud environment An approach for reactive throttling of heterogeneous migration sessions running concurrently in a virtualized cloud environment is disclosed. The heterogeneous migration sessions are characterized by several attributes such as the type of function performed by the migration session and the value that is attained by performing the migration session. An input/output (I/O) path to any resource in the virtualized cloud environment computing that is experiencing excessive resource congestion is identified. Bottlenecks along the I/O path are then determined. Virtual-to-physical resource mapping information of resources in the virtualized cloud computing environment are used to obtain a list of the heterogeneous migration sessions contributing to the bottlenecks along the identified I/O path.
US09807004B2	System and method for software defined routing of traffic within and between autonomous systems with enhanced flow routing, scalability and security An autonomous network and a corresponding routing method include determining routing paths by a controller, and providing the determined routing paths to a data packet processor located remotely from the controller. The data packet processor routes outgoing data packets, based on information from the controller, through a plurality of switches remotely from the data packet processor. Each switch includes a plurality of network interfaces. For an outgoing data packet, the data packet processor determines a network interface over which to transmit the data packet, and adds an indication of the determined network interface in a header of the data packet. The data packet processor forwards the modified data packet to the switch including the determined network interface. The switch identifies the network interface based on the indication, and transmits the outgoing data packet over the identified network interface.
US09807003B2	System and method for supporting partition-aware routing in a multi-tenant cluster environment A system and method can support partition-aware routing in a multi-tenant cluster environment. An exemplary method can support one or more tenants within the multi-tenant cluster environment. The method can associate each of the one or more tenants with a partition of a plurality of partitions. The method can then associate each of the plurality of partitions with one or more nodes of a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes being associated with a leaf switch of a plurality of switches, the plurality of switches comprising a plurality of leaf switches and a plurality of root switches. Finally, the method can generate one or more linear forwarding tables, the one or more linear forwarding tables providing isolation between the plurality of partitions, wherein each of the plurality of nodes is associated with a partitioning order.
US09806998B2	Method of reducing traffic loss when bringing up a switch within a multi chassis switch cluster without using dedicated intra cluster links A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for reducing traffic loss when bringing up a switch within a multi chassis switch cluster without using dedicated intra cluster links is presented. A first network device in a cluster discovers at least one path to a second network device in the cluster, wherein the cluster utilizes at least one virtual IST between the first network device and the second network device. The first network device starts an Inter Switch Trunk (IST) synchronization process with the second network device. The first network device installs redirection rules, wherein the redirection rules are used for datapath traffic and are not used for control channel traffic. The first network device determines that the IST synchronization process between the first network device and the second network device has completed, and removes the redirection rules.
US09806994B2	Routing via multiple paths with efficient traffic distribution A network element includes circuitry and one or more interfaces. The interfaces are configured to connect to a communication network. The circuitry is configured to assign multiple egress interfaces corresponding to respective different paths via the communication network for routing packets to a given destination-address group, to hold, for the given destination-address group, respective state information for each of multiple sets of hash results, to receive via an ingress interface a packet destined to the given destination-address group, to calculate a given hash result for the packet and identify a given set of hash results in which the given hash result falls, and to forward the packet via one of the multiple egress interfaces in accordance with the state information corresponding to the given destination-address group and the given set of hash results.
US09806991B2	Rendering network policy and monitoring compliance In one embodiment, a network controller receives data indicative of one or more traffic requirements for network traffic. The network controller maps the data indicative of the one or more traffic requirements into a network policy. The network controller causes installation of the network policy onto one or more networking devices. The one or more networking devices are configured to route the network traffic based on the network policy. The network controller receives feedback regarding the installed network policy. The network controller adjusts the network policy based on the received feedback.
US09806989B2	Layer 3 (L3) best route selection rule for shortest path bridging multicast (SPBM) networks A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a best route selection rule is presented. A determination is made at a first edge router, whether a second edge router in a network advertises a first BMAC address and at least one other BMAC address When the second edge router advertises only a first BMAC address, then the first BMAC address is used in a routing table for a Layer 3 (L3) next hop for a route. When the second edge router advertises more than one BMAC address, at least one other BMAC address is used in the routing table for said L3 next hop for the route.
US09806985B2	Symmetric routing enforcement A method enabling symmetric routing between a first host within a first AS and a second host within a second AS is disclosed. The method includes detecting that a first routing message was received at an edge router of the first AS from an edge router of the second AS. The first message identifies the second host as a source and the first host as a destination of a forward route. The method further includes determining that the first message further comprises an indication to implement symmetric routing between the first and second hosts and generating a second routing message for propagating to router(s) within the first AS. The second message identifies the first host as a source and the second host as a destination of a return route, and indicates that data is to be sent via the edge router of the first AS that received the first message.
US09806984B1	Separating network traffic among virtual servers Techniques for routing network traffic in a storage processor involve providing per-IP routing tables for each IP address of a virtual server and a per-server routing table. These per-IP and per-server routing tables specify its own interface(s) with external network(s). The storage processor assigns each outbound protocol data unit (PDU), generated by a particular virtual server, to either a per-IP routing table or a per-server routing table provided for that virtual server. The assignment of the routing table is based on source IP address or a connection mark associated with an outbound PDU. The per-IP or per-server routing table(s) identifies an interface through which the packet is routed to the destination IP address.
US09806982B2	Router policy system A router policy server may include a policy engine. The policy engine may receive, from a first router, a request for whether to accept or reject routing information received from a second router and determine whether a policy, associated with the second router, allows the second router to advertise the routing information. The policy engine may further instruct the first router to accept the routing information when the policy allows the second router to advertise the routing information and may instruct the first router to reject the routing information when the policy does not allow the second router to advertise the routing information or when no policy exists for the second router in association with the policy engine.
US09806981B2	Method of notifying function identification information and communication system There is disclosed a notification method in a communication system of notifying specific multifunctionality information between terminal stations. An expansion code is generated from both a user input code and a function identification code corresponding to a specific function. A transmission frame including the expansion code is also generated and transmitted to at least one of the terminal stations.
US09806969B2	Infrastructure trending tool Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for use in providing infrastructure trending within a network environment. The apparatus proactively queries computing devices within the networked environment and generates infrastructure trending data. An exemplary apparatus is configured to execute an electronic data collection script on one or more computing devices within a networked environment; store the collected machine information in a storage location, whereby the machine information can be accessed, via the storage location, for use in providing infrastructure trending data; receive a request to display an infrastructure trend associated with the network environment; in response to receiving the request, analyze the collected machine information; and generate at least one graph based on the collected machine information, wherein the at least one graph displays the infrastructure trend associated with the network environment.
US09806963B2	Feature activation on device A system is configured to receive account information associated with a subscriber and a set of user devices, and receive user input, from a device associated with the subscriber, indicating that a feature is to be activated for the set of user devices. The device is configured to determine an association between the set of user devices and a feature code associated with the feature. The device is configured to receive a request to activate the feature from a user device, of the set of user devices, and determine that the user device is eligible to receive the feature based on the association between the set of user devices and the feature code. The device is configured to activate the feature for the user device based on determining that the user device is eligible to receive the feature.
US09806962B2	Determining the operations performed along a service path/service chain Presented herein are techniques performed in a network comprising a plurality of network nodes each configured to apply one or more service functions to traffic that passes the respective network nodes in a service path. At a network node, an indication is received of a failure or degradation of one or more service functions or applications applied to traffic at the network node. Data descriptive of the failure or degradation is generated. A previous service hop network node at which a service function or application was applied to traffic in the service path is determined. The data descriptive of the failure or degradation is communicated to the previous service hop network node.
US09806954B2	Transformation engine for datacenter colocation and network interconnection products In general, techniques for integration of diverse software applications in i) a co-location facility, ii) communication interconnection network facility, or iii) both, are described. For example, a transformation engine for datacenter colocation and network interconnection products may assist in a dynamic i) transformation of commands and ii) data structure translation as well as data structure transformation between a source application (SA) and a target application (TA) via two or more translation assist templates.
US09806947B1	Quality of service for high network traffic events A computer program product with instructions for providing quality of service includes identifying a high network traffic event at a node, providing a user score to each user account of a plurality of user accounts, wherein the plurality of user accounts corresponds to a plurality of user devices connected to the node, and responsive to identifying the high network traffic event, providing instructions to a subset of user devices of the plurality of user devices, wherein the instructions instruct the subset of devices to enter a low traffic mode, and wherein each device of the subset of devices corresponds to a user account with a user score below a threshold.
US09806944B2	Network controller and a computer implemented method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device A network controller and a method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device,The network controller (100) is connected to a sub-network (A) of a communication network and comprises: a controller manager (101) that receives a request for a given service, defines forwarding rules related to said service and installs the defined forwarding rules into a computer networking device (120a) in order to configure it for said given service; a deciding module (102) configured to communicate with the controller manager (101) and configured to interact with a DNS server (150) to receive a determined resolution for a DNS request of said request for said given service, and with a database (300) to retrieve information supplementary for the DNS request, in order to assist the controller manager (101) in performing the defining of the forwarding rules; and a plurality of interfaces (SA, SB, SD) for allowing the communication between the different elements.
US09806937B2	Protection method and system for multi-domain network, and node In the field of network communications, a protection method for a multi-domain network includes: after a second node detects that a first link fails, disconnecting a first protection path on the node, connecting a first sub-path and a path that is within a second domain, uses the second node as an endpoint, and is used to bear a service; sending, on the first sub-path, a first failure monitoring message that carries first maintenance information to a third node, where the first maintenance information is the same as second maintenance information carried in a second failure monitoring message; the second failure monitoring message is a message that is sent on the first protection path by a first node to the third node and is used to monitor a failure of the first protection path.
US09806935B2	Methods and systems for service discovery management in peer-to-peer networks Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for managing and optimizing service discovery in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. Nodes of the P2P network advertise their capabilities to their peers in the form of services. Efficient propagation and management of node's services to other nodes is proposed in the present disclosure.
US09806929B2	Communication device with power amplifier crest factor reduction Various embodiments include a power amplifier with crest factor reduction embodied by first circuitry for producing a correlated out-of-band noise signal for controlling the adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) of a communication device; and second circuitry for providing an output signal for controlling the error vector magnitude (EVM) of a digital radio. The ACLR and the EVM are concurrently individually controllable. Additional apparatus is described.
US09806927B2	Method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for signaling high efficiency packet formats using a legacy portion of the preamble in wireless local-area networks Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for signaling high-efficiency packet formats using a legacy portion of the preamble in wireless local-area networks are disclosed. A high-efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (HEW) device including circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry may be configured to generate a HE packet comprising a legacy signal field (L-SIG) followed by one or more HE signal fields, and configure the L-SIG to signal to a second HEW device either a first packet format of the HE packet or a second packet format of the HE packet, where a length of the L-SIG modulo 3 is used to signal the first packet format or the second packet format. The circuitry may be configured to generate a duplicated L-SIG field with a polarity difference to indicate a third packet configuration of the HE packet or a fourth packet configuration of the HE packet.
US09806920B2	Method and system for split voltage domain receiver circuits Methods and systems for split voltage domain receiver circuits are disclosed and may include amplifying complementary received signals in a plurality of partial voltage domains. The signals may be combined into a single differential signal in a single voltage domain. Each of the partial voltage domains may be offset by a DC voltage from the other partial voltage domains. The sum of the partial domains may be equal to a supply voltage of the integrated circuit. The complementary signals may be received from a photodiode. The amplified received signals may be amplified via stacked common source amplifiers, common emitter amplifiers, or stacked inverters. The amplified received signals may be DC coupled prior to combining. The complementary received signals may be amplified and combined via cascode amplifiers. The voltage domains may be stacked, and may be controlled via feedback loops. The photodetector may be integrated in the integrated circuit.
US09806911B2	Distributed virtual gateway appliance Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: providing a distributed virtual gateway for Network Virtualization over Layer 3 (NVO3) network. A gateway stack having three or more nodes is implemented as a distributed virtual gateway, providing Layer 2 or Layer 3 gateway services in a fail-safe manner. Nodes of the gateway stack are configured to autonomously process and forward inbound NVO3 data packets with known destination addresses without engaging a master of the gateway stack.
US09806908B2	Route mapping at individual nodes of a cluster server Each compute node of a cluster compute server generates and maintains route information for routing messages to other nodes of the server. Each compute node identifies the other nodes connected to a fabric interconnect and generates, based on a set of routing constraints, routes to each of the other nodes. Each compute node communicates messages to other nodes of the server via the generated routes. Because the routes are generated at each compute node the processing load to generate the routes is distributed among the compute nodes.
US09806907B2	Methods and apparatuses for implementing network packet brokers and taps Arrangements and methods for improving data communication in a network are disclosed. The method includes receiving data packets and segregating the data packets into at least original packets and replicated packets. The method also includes prioritizing original packets having service level agreement (SLA) requirements, the prioritizing is performed with respect to at least one of queuing and de-queuing such that SL parameters for the original packets met.
US09806899B2	Apparatus and method for controlling remote user interface servers using a multicast message in a home network An apparatus and method for controlling a Remote User Interface Server (RUIS) in a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC), wherein the method includes rendering an RUI page for controlling RUISs, receiving an input of a control command for controlling the RUISs from a user through the RUI page, generating a multicast control message for transmitting the input control command in a form of multicast, and transmitting the multicast control message to the RUISs.
US09806897B2	Bit indexed explicit replication forwarding optimization Various systems and methods for performing bit indexed explicit replication (BIER). For example, one method involves receiving a packet at a node. The packet includes a bit string. The node traverses the bit string and selects an entry in a bit indexed forwarding table (BIFT). The entry includes a forwarding bit mask. Based on the forwarding bit mask and the bit string, the node forwards the packet.
US09806895B1	Fast reroute of redundant multicast streams A system and method for selecting packets to be forwarded from redundant multicast streams. A primary multicast stream and a secondary multicast stream are received, wherein the primary multicast stream and the secondary multicast stream are redundant multicast streams received over disjoint multicast forwarding paths. A hardware-based analyzer in a forwarding plane of the network device is applied to detect when a quality of one of the primary multicast stream or the secondary multicast stream has fallen below a threshold. In response to detecting that a quality of one of the primary multicast stream or the secondary multicast stream has fallen below a threshold, selecting, via a thread executing in a forwarding component of the network device, a different one of the primary multicast stream or the secondary multicast stream having a quality that meets the threshold, wherein selecting includes dynamically rewriting next hop operations associated with the selected stream. Packets received on the selected one of the primary multicast stream or the secondary multicast stream are forwarded and packets of the multicast stream received on the other one of the primary multicast stream or the secondary multicast stream for which the quality has fallen below the threshold are discarded.
US09806885B1	Dual use cryptographic system and method Cryptographic communication systems and methods can utilize a base interface and a channel interface. Plug-ins can be utilized to provide cryptographic functions configured for either a first customer or a second customer. The first customer can be a United States domestic customer and the second customer can be an international customer.
US09806884B2	System and method for cryptographic key identification A system includes a MEMS device and a key generating device formed over the substrate. The key generating device is configured to generate a cryptographic key based on a property of the MEMS device and the MEMS device is configured to output a signal indicative of a sensed parameter. The generated cryptographic key is based on the influenced output signal of the MEMS device.
US09806879B2	Burst mode clock data recovery device and method thereof A burst mode clock data recovery device includes a clock data recovery loop, a frequency tracking loop, a frequency tracking loop, and a fast-locking unit. The clock data recovery loop receives a sampling clock signal and a data signal and uses the sampling clock signal to lock the data signal to generate a recovery clock signal. The frequency tracking loop tracks a frequency of the recovery clock signal to generate a frequency detection signal associated with the recovery clock signal. The phase lock loop receives the frequency detection signal and locks the recovery clock signal in a reference clock. The fast-locking unit generates a fast-locking signal according to the recovery clock signal and a first phase detection signal to allow the clock data recovery loop to quickly lock the data signal after the transition from a stall mode to the burst mode.
US09806874B2	Spectrum enhancement and user equipment coexistence through uplink/downlink decoupling for time division duplexing and through non-continuous frame structures for frequency division duplexing Mobile devices, base stations, and/or relay stations may implement methods for decreasing required guard bands while also minimizing Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio, when multiple mobile devices communicate over different respective adjacent specified frequency bands. For communications over at least one specified frequency band of the different respective adjacent frequency bands, a first bandwidth of uplink communications and/or a second bandwidth of downlink communications may be adjusted to differ from each other, and/or a communications bandwidth within the specified frequency band may be adjusted to be of a first size during a first portion of a specified data transmission period and to be of a second size during a second portion of the specified data transmission period, when at least some of the communications over the specified frequency band take place at frequencies adjacent to frequencies at which at least some of the communications take place over another specified frequency band.
US09806872B2	Apparatus and method for cancelling inter-cell interference in communication system The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for canceling and/or suppressing inter-cell interference in a wireless communication. The method includes: establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a base station through a first serving cell; receiving, at a User Equipment (UE), an RRC message through the first serving cell, the RRC message comprising cell-specific reference signal (CRS) information of a neighbor cell and Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) information of the neighbor cell, and the PDSCH information of the neighbor cell comprising a parameter relating to a power ratio of a CRS of the neighbor cell and a PDSCH of the neighbor cell; receiving the PDSCH through the first serving cell; performing a channel estimation for retrieving data from a PDSCH of the first serving cell; and retrieving the data from the PDSCH of the first serving cell based on the second channel estimation.
US09806866B2	Wireless communication terminal device, wireless communication base device, and method for generating CSI The purpose of the present invention is to be able to simultaneously generate three or more sets of CSI within a predetermined time interval, without degrading the accuracy of the CSI, to achieve CoMP control for flexible switching of base stations. At predetermined intervals or at timing coincident with reception of trigger information, a generation unit uses a CSI-RS resource to measure a desired signal component and interference component, and generate CSI. A transmission unit transmits control information including the CSI. During a given interval (for example, during four sub-frames) following reception of trigger information, the generation unit does not measure the interference component, instead using the most recent previously measured interference component, to measure the channel quality.
US09806860B2	Mechanisms for single user (SU) and multiple user (MU) transmission and association via polling within wireless communications A wireless communication device (alternatively, device) includes a processor configured to support communications with other wireless communication device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processor, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. A device generates and transmits a resource and association poll frame (ra-poll frame) to other device(s). The contents of ra-poll frame direct which of the other device(s) is authorized to respond to the device (e.g., authorized device(s)) and the manner in which they are authorized to respond. Authorized device(s) transmit responses that may include association request(s) and/or a resource request(s), among other types of communications. The device then generates and transmits acknowledgement(s) (ACK(s)) indicates successful receipt of any responses from the authorized device(s).
US09806841B2	Optical switch, an optical switching apparatus, an optical communications network node and an optical communications network An optical switch, comprising: a first optical waveguide, a first optical add path, a second optical add path and a micro-ring resonator. The micro-ring resonator is operable to add a first optical signal at a preselected wavelength received from the first optical add path to the first optical waveguide to travel in a first direction through the first optical waveguide. The micro-ring resonator is further operable to add a second optical signal at the preselected wavelength received from the second optical add path to the first optical waveguide to travel in a second direction through the first optical waveguide opposite to the first direction. There is also provided an optical drop switch, an optical switching apparatus, an optical communications network node and an optical communications network.
US09806838B2	Method of transmitting data in a mobile communication system Disclosed is a data transmission method in a mobile communication system. The data transmission method through a code sequence in a mobile communication system includes grouping input data streams into a plurality of blocks consisting of at least one bit so as to map each block to a corresponding signature sequence, multiplying a signature sequence stream, to which the plurality of blocks are mapped, by a specific code sequence, and transmitting the signature sequence stream multiplied by the specific code sequence to a receiver.
US09806836B2	Co-existence-aware communication in shared spectrum Techniques for co-existence between wireless Radio Access Technologies (RATs) and related operations in shared spectrum are disclosed. Operation on a communication medium shared between RATs may be managed by a transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a first RAT and to monitor the medium for signaling associated with a second RAT. A medium analyzer may be configured to determine one or more Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) parameters of a TDM communication pattern associated with the second RAT based on the monitored signaling. A transmission controller may be configured to set one or more transmission parameters for the first RAT based on the determined one or more TDM parameters. The transceiver may be further configured to transmit on the medium in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.
US09806830B2	Semiconductor device, radio communication device, and control method for radio communication device A semiconductor device capable of reducing its power consumption is provided. A semiconductor device includes a receiving unit that receives a radio signal, a received signal strength measurement unit that measures a signal strength of the radio signal received by the receiving unit, a threshold comparison unit that compares the received signal strength measured by the received signal strength measurement unit with a threshold, a demodulation unit that demodulates the radio signal received by the receiving unit based on a result of the comparison, and a threshold setting unit that sets the threshold according to the received signal strength measured by the received signal strength measurement unit.
US09806827B2	Computing system with interference cancellation mechanism and method of operation thereof A computing system includes: a communication unit configured to determine an interfering interface based on a device location for locating an interference-aware receiver for processing a receiver signal including an interference signal described by the interfering interface; and an inter-device interface, coupled with the communication unit, configured to communicate the interfering interface for communicating the interfering interface to the interference-aware receiver for processing the interference signal or a further instance thereof.
US09806824B2	Wireless power supply receiver-transmitter device, wireless power supply receiver and wireless power supply transmitter There is provided a power supply receiver-transmitter device, a wireless power supply receiver, and a wireless power supply transmitter which allow wireless power supply transmission and wireless data transmission and reception, and improve the usability thereof. The wireless power supply receiver-transmitter device includes: a wireless power supply receiver (PR) including a power receiver unit (RU) and a first data transmitter/receiver unit (DRU); a wireless power supply transmitter (PT) including a power transmitter unit (TU); and a second data transmitter/receiver unit (DTU). The wireless power supply receiver (PR) wirelessly receives electric power transmitted from the wireless power supply transmitter (PT), and the first data transmitter/receiver unit (DRU) bidirectionally transmits and receives data to/from the second data transmitter/receiver units (DTU) through optical communications.
US09806818B2	Node device, repeater and methods for use therewith Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a node device includes an interface configured to receive first signals. A plurality of coupling devices are configured to launch the first signals on a transmission medium as a plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves at corresponding plurality of non-optical carrier frequencies, wherein the plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves are bound to a physical structure of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09806814B2	Joint acquisition of chromatic dispersion and frequency offset in optical systems An optical transceiver in an optical communications network, comprising a receiver configured to receive an optical signal comprising an X-polarization component and a Y-polarization component. The optical transceiver further comprises a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to determine a chromatic dispersion (CD) estimate and a local oscillator frequency offset (LOFO) estimate based on a relationship between a plurality of CD values and a plurality of LOFO values. The optical transceiver further comprises a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the CD estimate, the LOFO estimate, and the optical signal to a downstream component in the optical communications network.
US09806809B2	Deploying line-of-sight communication networks Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to line-of-sight (LOS), e.g., optical, based networks. Systems and methods for determining where to place and how to configure nodes in an optically connected network across a geographic region are provided. Various factors concerning the region may be collected, including, e.g.,: building locations and height, building types, population densities, backbone connection locations, recurring weather factors, geographic elevation, etc. The algorithm may iteratively place nodes based upon the accessible range of a preceding contemplated node position.
US09806803B2	Frequency offset detection and correction in optical spectrum measurement systems A frequency offset detection method in an optical spectrum measurement device, implemented by a controller, includes determining a reference optical spectrum based on expected channels and their associated spectral occupancy without extracting any information from actual received optical spectrum; obtaining a measured optical spectrum from the optical spectrum measurement device; and performing a frequency offset control loop using the reference optical spectrum and the measured optical spectrum to correct frequency offset in the optical spectrum measurement device. The optical spectrum measurement device can be an Optical Channel Monitor and the measured optical spectrum can include optical channels partially overlapping one another in Nyquist or in super-Nyquist spacing.
US09806799B2	Methods and apparatus for a TDMA mesh network A concentrator is configured to reschedule a TDMA mesh network in response to an interrupted transmission. The new schedule is calculated by selectively rescheduling transmissions that are scheduled in the same time slot as the interrupted transmission. Transmissions are selected to be rescheduled based on the proximity of the sector of the transmission to the sector of the interrupted transmission. The sectors of the mesh network are defined by neck nodes, where a neck node is a node that can communicate directly with the concentrator.
US09806778B2	Method and apparatus for mapping virtual antenna to physical antenna A transmitter generates a first precoding vector for a first virtual antenna port among a plurality of virtual antenna ports using a first sequence having a constant magnitude and a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) vector sequence in a time domain and a frequency domain. The transmitter generates a plurality of second precoding vectors for the remaining virtual antenna port, except for the first virtual antenna port of the plurality of virtual antenna ports by circular shifting the first precoding vector. The transmitter maps a plurality of first data streams for the plurality of virtual antenna ports to a plurality of physical antenna ports using the first precoding vector and the plurality of second precoding vectors.
US09806775B2	Multi-user multiple-input-multiple-output groupings of stations Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes selecting, by a wireless device, a first subset from a first set of candidate multi-user groups of stations. The first subset is based at least in part on first-level grouping metrics associated with the first set of candidate multi-user groups. The method further includes determining second-level grouping metrics associated with a second set of candidate multi-user groups. The second set corresponds to candidate multi-user groups having a greater number of stations or channel vectors than the first set, and the second set is based at least in part on the first subset.
US09806774B2	CSI feedback reduction for MIMO interference alignment Channel state information (CSI) is reduced for a multi input multi output (MIMO) channel, in which feeding back a part of the CSI matrix is sufficient to align interference in a MIMO network. A feedback dimension quantifies a cost of the CSI feedback of the interference in the MIMO network. A feedback profile is determined that achieves a tradeoff between degrees of freedom, antenna resources and the cost of the feedback. The feedback profile parameterizes a feedback function, which determines how the CSI matrices are fed back to the transmitter. The precoders of the network are adaptive to only the partial CSI knowledge at the transmitter.
US09806766B2	Method and apparatus for selecting an application of a device having an NFC interface The present invention describes a method to select an application on a first device having an NFC interface and comprising a plurality of applications using the NFC interface, said method comprising the steps of detecting a second device having a NFC interface via the NFC interface of the first device, obtaining via the NFC interface a message comprising a message type and a service identification, determining an application type based on the message type and the service identification, selecting at least one application among the plurality of applications matching the message type and the service identification, prompting a user of the first device to accept a communication between the second device and the selected application, in case of positive answer, notifying the selected application of the message type, establishing the communication between the selected application and the second device via the NFC interface.
US09806760B2	Acquisition method for pseudo noise code at receiver and receiver for acquiring pseudo noise code The method includes converting, by the receiver, an input signal into a return-to-zero (RZ) signal, generating, by the receiver, a first summation signal by performing an exclusive-or (XOR) operation on the RZ signal and a delayed signal obtained by delaying the RZ signal by a reference time, collecting, by the receiver, n-length seed codes from the first summation signal, generating, by the receiver, a PN code based on the seed codes, and generating, by the receiver, a second summation signal by performing an XOR operation on the PN code and the delayed signal.
US09806759B1	Low drop out compensation technique for reduced dynamic errors in digital-to-time converters An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) transceiver circuit; a phase modulator that comprises digital-to-time converter (DTC) circuitry configured to convert a digital value to a specified signal phase of a signal transmitted by the RF transceiver circuit; low drop out regulator (LDO) circuitry operatively coupled to the DTC circuitry, wherein a bias current of the LDO circuitry is adjustable; and logic circuitry operatively coupled to the LDO circuitry and DTC circuitry, wherein the logic circuitry is configured to set the adjustable bias current of the LDO circuitry according to a digital value input to the DTC circuitry.
US09806753B2	Navigation method using wearable device in vehicle and vehicle carrying out the same The present disclosure relates to a method of providing navigation-related information to a driver using a wearable device worn by the driver in a vehicle, and a vehicle capable of carrying out the same. An audio video navigation (AVN) system for providing navigation information using wearable device, may include: a wireless communication unit for wirelessly exchanging data with an external device, and a controller for controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit a signal corresponding to an event occurring in a navigation function to the wearable device such that a notice of the event is output as vibration through the wearable device when the wearable device capable of delivering the vibration to a wearer is connected through the wireless communication unit and a preset destination setting condition is satisfied.
US09806752B2	Electronic device and information processing method The present disclosure provides an electronic device and an information processing method of providing an electronic device which may be used more conveniently. The electronic device comprises: a main body; a first audio output component arranged on a first outer surface of the main body; a display arranged on a second outer surface of the main body, the first outer surface and the second outer surface being opposite to each other; an audio input component arranged on the main body; a second audio output component arranged on the main body, wherein an attribute parameter of the second audio output component is higher than that of the first audio output component.
US09806738B2	Entropy encoding and decoding scheme Decomposing a value range of the respective syntax elements into a sequence of n partitions with coding the components of z laying within the respective partitions separately with at least one by VLC coding and with at least one by PIPE or entropy coding is used to greatly increase the compression efficiency at a moderate coding overhead since the coding scheme used may be better adapted to the syntax element statistics. Accordingly, syntax elements are decomposed into a respective number n of source symbols si with i=1 . . . n, the respective number n of source symbols depending on as to which of a sequence of n partitions into which a value range of the respective syntax elements is sub-divided, a value z of the respective syntax elements falls into, so that a sum of values of the respective number of source symbols si yields z, and, if n>1, for all i=1 . . . n−1, the value of si corresponds to a range of the ith partition.
US09806737B2	Circuit and method for converting analog signal to digital value representation A circuit and a method for converting an analog signal to a digital value representation is disclosed. In one aspect, the circuit includes an incremental sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The circuit further includes a first input line for providing a primary analog signal representing a sensor measurement to the incremental sigma-delta ADC. The circuit further includes a second input line for providing a secondary analog signal to the incremental sigma-delta ADC. The incremental sigma-delta ADC receives the primary and secondary analog signals during a first period (TADC1) and a second period (TADC2), respectively. The circuit further includes a filter configured to weight the digital values in a sequence of digital values output by the incremental sigma-delta ADC, and to output a single digital value representing the sensor measurement.
US09806730B1	Apparatus having source follower based DAC inter-symbol interference cancellation A current digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and an integrated circuit chip including the DAC are disclosed. The current DAC includes a switching circuit that includes a plurality of switches coupled to receive differential digital control signals and to provide first and second differential current outputs, a current source coupled to an upper rail and to a first node of the switching circuit, a first current sink coupled to a lower rail and to a second node of the switching circuit, and an interference cancellation circuit coupled to substantially prevent a tail capacitance current from flowing through the first and second differential current outputs.
US09806726B2	Spread spectrum clock generator A spread spectrum clock generator includes: a phase comparing unit that receives a reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal, and generates a control voltage corresponding to a phase difference between the reference clock signal and the feedback clock signal; a voltage-controlled oscillator that oscillates at an oscillating frequency corresponding to the control voltage, and generates an output clock signal; a delta-sigma modulator that receives a waveform signal for controlling spreading of a spectrum of the output clock signal, and outputs bits larger than 1 bit based on the waveform signal; a control circuit that controls a multiplication number according to an output signal of the delta-sigma modulator; and a divider that generates the feedback clock signal by dividing the output clock signal according to the multiplication number controlled by the control circuit, and supplies the feedback clock signal to the phase comparing unit.
US09806725B2	Phase lock loop A PLL includes a phase frequency detector (PFD), a charge pump, a capacitor coupled to the charge pump, an analog-to-digital convertor (ADC), a noise canceller, an accumulator, a loop filter, an oscillator, a digital block and a frequency divider. The PFD detects a phase difference between a reference signal and a divided signal. The charge pump generates a charge pump signal in response to the phase difference. The ADC converts the charge pump signal to a first digital signal, and quantizes it to a second digital signal. The noise canceller forms a shaped noise signal according to the first and second digital signals, and eliminates the shaped noise signal at the output of the noise canceller to generate a noise cancelled signal. The accumulator accumulates the noise cancelled signal. The loop filter filters the accumulated signal. The oscillator provides an output oscillating signal in response to the filtered signal.
US09806719B1	Physically unclonable circuit having a programmable input for improved dark bit mask accuracy An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a physically unclonable (PUF) circuit having a programmable input. The programmable input is to receive a value that caused the PUF circuit to strengthen its stability or strengthen its instability.
US09806709B2	Gate driver for driving inverter The present disclosure relates to a gate driver for driving an inverter. In one embodiment, a gate driver includes an IC module configured to generate the switching signal by using a PWM signal input from the outside, and a power supply managing part configured to apply an IC module driving voltage for drive of the IC module by using a switching element and a driver driving voltage for drive of the gate driver if the driver driving voltage is equal to or larger than a first reference voltage, and is further configured to stop the application of the IC module driving voltage if the driver driving voltage is equal to or lower than a second reference voltage.
US09806708B1	Reference level adjustment for calibration of dual-gate transistors Disclosed are various embodiments related to dual-gate transistors and associated calibration circuitry. In one embodiment, dual-gate transistors may be configured in a sense amplifier arrangement, and calibration circuitry can be used to adjust an input offset of the sense amplifier. In another embodiment, a reference level voltage utilized in an amplifier with dual-gate transistors can be adjusted during a calibration sequence, and may be substantially unchanged from its nominal value outside of the calibration sequence. In another embodiment, a calibration sequence can be utilized to determine circuit results from a circuit including dual-gate transistors, and to adjust control gates to more closely coincide with expected or desired results. In yet another embodiment, a semiconductor memory device can include a memory array with amplifiers that include dual-gate transistors, as well as associated calibration circuitry.
US09806701B1	Digital frequency multiplier to generate a local oscillator signal in FDSOI technology A transformer-less DFM device comprising: an input receiving signals that are an integer multiple of an input signal; an edge detector that provides a quantized or a state output comparing an the input signal to a feedback signal; a statemachine that has counters and decimation circuits to provide a digitized output to a DAC that tunes delays between the input/output signals; a DLL for generating delay signals from the input signal that form an input to an edge combiner wherein the edge combiner takes different phases from the DLL to generate a multiplied output signal; a first DAC that takes the signal from the statemachine and provide a control to a supply circuit of the DLL to adjust a delay through a supply voltage; a second DAC that takes a signal from the statemachine and provides control to a backgate circuit of the DLL to adjust the delay.
US09806700B2	Input receiver with multiple hysteresis levels An integrated circuit (“IC”) includes an input receiver with multiple hysteresis levels. An exemplary input receiver may be an input buffer with a Schmitt trigger that has multiple hysteresis windows between different high and low input voltages. This circuit may improve the input noise immunity of the external input signals and timing by allowing for a selection one of the plurality of levels depending on parameters of the input (e.g. noise level).
US09806682B1	Multilevel class-D amplifiers Implementations of a class-D amplifier can be used to amplify an input analog signal and provide to a load a multilevel amplified signal having an amplitude larger than a voltage level of a power source used by the class-D amplifier.
US09806674B2	Power amplifier circuit A power amplifier circuit includes a first amplifier transistor and a bias circuit. The first amplifier transistor amplifies a first signal and outputs a second signal. The bias circuit supplies a bias voltage or a bias current to the first amplifier transistor. The first amplifier transistor includes plural unit transistors disposed in a substantially rectangular region. The bias circuit includes first and second bias transistors and first and second voltage supply circuits. The first and second bias transistors respectively supply first and second bias voltages or first and second bias currents to the bases of unit transistors of first and second groups. The first and second voltage supply circuits respectively supply first and second voltages to the bases of the first and second bias transistors. The first and second voltages are decreased in accordance with a temperature increase. The second voltage supply circuit is disposed within the substantially rectangular region.
US09806664B2	Range switchover apparatus When electric power supply is started, an initial driving operation is performed to switch over a power supply phase of a motor in open-loop control. Initial learning processing is performed to learn a phase deviation correction value for the power supply phase relative to a count value of a pulse signal of an encoder. As a restraint caused by a shape of a detent mechanism, the motor need be rotationally driven so that a detent lever does not move in a negative direction beyond a bottom position of a P-range in the initial driving operation. In a case of performing the initial learning processing in the P-range in consideration of this restraint, the initial learning processing is performed by setting a rotation direction of the motor.
US09806663B2	Rotary electric machine control apparatus A motor-generator control part controls driving of a motor-generator, which is a drive power source of a vehicle. A torque limitation part of the MG control part limits a torque of the motor-generator when an element temperature indicating a system temperature increases to be higher than a limitation starting temperature. The torque limitation part continues the torque limitation, which was performed when the element temperature was at a peak temperature, until a limitation continuation period elapses, when the element temperature changes from increasing to decreasing as a result of limiting the torque of the motor-generator. Thus torque variation is suppressed while also suppressing overheating of a motor-generator driving system.
US09806659B2	Inverter drive system, bus bar and assembly An inverter drive assembly includes a first bus bar having a plurality of bushings, including at least a first bushing and a second bushing, the first bus bar being configured to receive at least one DC link capacitor of the inverter drive assembly via the second bushing, a second bus bar electrically connected to the first bus bar at the first bushing, and an inverter electrically connected to the second bus bar, the inverter being configured to receive electrical current through the second bus bar, wherein a height of the first bushing defines an air gap of approximately 5 millimeters between the first bus bar and the second bus bar.
US09806658B2	Wirelessly powered electric motor A method and apparatus for controlling an electric motor. Power is transmitted to windings of the electric motor by wireless magnetic coupling between transmission coils and the windings.
US09806639B2	Dielectric fluids for linear switched capacitive devices A dielectric fluid includes a first liquid having first dielectric constant and conductivity values. The dielectric fluid also includes a second liquid having second dielectric constant and conductivity values. The first dielectric constant value is greater than the second dielectric constant value and the second electrical conductivity value is less than the first electrical conductivity value. The first and second liquids form an immiscible mixture that has third dielectric constant and conductivity values between the first and second dielectric constant values and the first and second electrical conductivity values, respectively. The first liquid forms a high conductivity phase representative of the first conductivity value, and the second liquid forms a low conductivity phase representative of the second conductivity value. The low conductivity phase is continuous the high conductivity phase is a plurality of droplets non-homogeneously dispersed within, and separated by, the continuous low conductivity phase.
US09806627B2	System including power supply and power converter for providing AC power to medical devices Low leakage current power supply methods, systems, and apparatus are described. In one example, a medical system includes a plurality of medical devices and a power supply configured to provide alternating current (AC) power to the plurality of medical devices. The power supply includes an input configured to receive AC power from an AC power source, an isolated switching power converter coupled to the input to receive the AC power and output AC power, a controller coupled to the isolated switching power converter and configured to control operation of the isolated switching power converter, and an output coupled to the isolated switching power converter to provide the AC power output.
US09806626B2	Electric motor controller and methods of determining input power line energization An electric motor controller and methods of determining which input power line of a plurality of input power lines of a motor drive controller has been energized are provided. An electric motor controller configured to be coupled to an electric motor includes a plurality of power input lines configured to receive an alternating current (AC) input voltage from an AC power source, an energized line detection device configured to sense that a power input line has been energized by the AC power source, and configured to output an isolated signal, and a rectifier configured to convert the AC input voltage having a frequency to a direct current (DC) voltage. The controller also includes a computing device coupled downstream from the energized line detection device and configured to determine which input power line has been energized.
US09806620B2	Multi-phase hysteretic buck switching regulator Methods, systems, circuits, devices, and apparatuses are described for multi-phase hysteretic buck switching regulators. Systems, circuits, devices, and apparatuses for multi-phase hysteretic buck switching regulators may include master phase components, multi-phase delay generators, and one or more slave phase components. Methods for multi-phase hysteretic buck switching regulation are also provided.
US09806614B2	Low power zero inductor current detection circuit Methods and apparatus for detecting a zero inductor current to control switch transitions for a power converter. An example method includes outputting a first voltage and a first current, receiving the first voltage and output a second voltage into an input of a comparator, when the second voltage is above a third voltage, outputting a first output voltage, when the second voltage is below the third voltage, outputting a second output voltage, determining when the first current is zero based the output of the comparator, enabling a set of switches based on when the first current is zero.
US09806612B2	Systems and methods of energy saving in a battery charging system Systems and methods of implementing battery charging and energy saving systems in computers, computerized devices, medical devices, industrial devices, wearable devices, wireless charging devices, or any other suitable battery-operable devices. The systems and methods can control output voltages of battery charging systems during multiple charging/discharging periods, including a pre-charging period, a current-controlled charging period, a voltage-controlled charging period, a discharging period, as well as an additional period during which battery packs are removed or otherwise absent from the battery-operable devices or testing is being performed. The systems and methods also provide multiple energy saving modes for the battery-operable devices, allowing transitions between the respective energy saving modes both during operation of the battery-operable devices and during charging of the battery packs within the battery-operable devices.
US09806609B2	Converter Disclosed herein is a converter including a switching unit, an energy storage unit for storing energy from a direct current (DC) input voltage and then generating an output voltage according to a switching operation of the switching unit, and a switching controller for controlling the switching unit to selectively execute a first operation mode for turning on the switching unit at a fixed frequency or a second operation mode for turning on the switching unit when a voltage between one end and the other end of the switching unit reaches a zero point of a resonance waveform, wherein the switching controller includes an operation mode selection unit for selectively executing the first operation mode or the second operation mode according to whether the voltage between one end and the other end of the switching unit resonates.
US09806608B2	Charge pump having AC and DC outputs for touch panel bootstrapping and substrate biasing A charge pump that can be configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode is disclosed. The charge pump can comprise a charging capacitor coupled to a first node and configured to transfer a first DC voltage to the first node. The charge pump can also comprise a first output node and a second output node coupled to the first node. During the first mode, the first output node can be configured to output a second DC voltage based on the first DC voltage, and the second output node can be configured to output a third DC voltage based on the first DC voltage. During the second mode, the first output node can be configured to output the second DC voltage, and the second output node can be configured to output an AC voltage, the AC voltage being offset by the third DC voltage.
US09806606B2	Multi-modal battery pack At least one embodiment of the invention provides a multi-modal rechargeable battery pack that can switch between charging algorithms dynamically. This dynamic switching can be accomplished in a wide variety of ways, for example via external command or automatically. At least one embodiment of the invention provides a system that can switch a multi-modal rechargeable battery pack between one or more of a runtime mode, a lifespan mode, and a quick charge mode.
US09806598B2	Active filtering system An active filtering system designed to be connected in parallel with an electric power supply network providing a main power supply current including a disturbing current, the system including at least one capacitor, a controlled current generator including an electric power supply intended to generate a positive determined voltage or a negative determined voltage and connected in series with the capacitor, a device for controlling the controlled current generator, designed to generate a compensation current to be applied to the main current in order to compensate the disturbing current while keeping a decoupling current measured at the connection point between the current generator and the capacitor at a value suitable for not saturating the current generator.
US09806594B2	Drive device for power converter and driving method of power converter A drive device driving a power converter that includes a switching element formed from a wide bandgap semiconductor, includes a PWM-signal output unit that generates a drive signal that drives the switching element with PWM; an on-speed reducing unit that, when the switching element is changed from off to on, reduces a change rate of the drive signal; and an off-speed improving unit that, when the switching element is changed from on to off, draws charge from the switching element at a high speed and with a charge drawing performance higher than that at a time when the switching element is changed from off to on.
US09806593B2	Drive circuit of power semiconductor device In order to obtain a drive circuit of a power semiconductor device capable of making a fast response to a voltage fluctuation dV/dt and preventing a malfunction of the power semiconductor device while suppressing power consumption with a simple circuit configuration, a control circuit controlling ON and OFF switching of the power semiconductor device, a DC power supply supplying a voltage between control terminals of the power semiconductor device, and a switching element connected between the control terminals of the power semiconductor device are provided. The switching element turns ON in a case where a power supply voltage of the DC power supply drops or in a case where the voltage between the control terminals of the power supply device increases in a state where the power supply voltage of the DC power supply has dropped, and thereby causes a short-circuit between the control terminals of the power semiconductor device.
US09806591B2	Linear device and electric device with linear motor A linear motor is disclosed. The linear motor includes an armature mounted for driven linear oscillation substantially along a longitudinal direction; a secondary mass mounted for linear oscillation substantially along the longitudinal direction; and a coupling unit for coupling the armature and the secondary mass. The coupling unit includes at least two coupling spring assemblies and at least a coupling element, the coupling spring assemblies being arranged in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from each other, and the coupling element being fixedly connected with the coupling spring assemblies.
US09806581B2	Rotor for a motor, and a motor and an appliance comprising the rotor, and a method for making a rotor A rotor for a motor comprising a frame having a hub for connecting the rotor to a shaft and a perimeter portion for interacting with a stator of the motor to cause the rotor to rotate about an axis of rotation. The frame comprises legs extending from an outer portion of the frame towards the hub, each leg having an inner end at the hub and an outer end at the outer portion of the frame, the inner ends of a first plurality of legs being spaced from the inner ends of a second plurality of legs in a direction along the axis of rotation.
US09806579B2	Magnet plate for linear motor for preventing misalignment of magnets A magnet plate includes a regulating member which is adapted to be press-fitted to a blind hole of a base plate. The regulating member protrudes from the surface of the base plate at one end, and prevents a permanent magnet from moving in a transverse direction. The regulating member has a narrower portion having a width smaller than the blind hole. Upon press-fitting of the regulating member, the base plate undergoes plastic deformation and the deformed portion moves into a space between the narrower portion and the inner wall of the blind hole.
US09806576B2	Armature, armature manufacturing method, and rotating electrical device An armature includes plural core configuration members and plural insulators integrated with the core configuration members, each insulator including a coupling portion that couples a pair of insulation portions. The armature includes plural coil wires, each including a pair of wound portions wound onto respective core configuration members, and a crossing wire connecting the pair of wound portions. Plural armature configuration units are configured independently by integrating a pair of the core configuration members with each insulator and winding the coil wire onto the pair of core configuration members. Plural armature configuration sections are configured by combining two armature configuration units adjacent in the circumferential direction. In each armature configuration section, the coupling portion and the crossing wire of one armature configuration unit are side by side with the coupling portion and crossing wire of the other armature configuration units along a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the armature configuration section.
US09806575B2	Permanent-magnet AC power generator The present invention relates to a plurality windings of U phase corresponding to one magnetic pole including first and second windings wound in a short pitch winding manner. The winding starts of the first and second windings are shifted by at least one tooth. The windings are wound so that a winding angle occupied by the windings inter-slot angle from the winding start of the first winding to the winding end of the second winding corresponds to a pole angle. The windings in the V phase are disposed in the same relationship as in the U phase at the position delayed by an electric angle of 120 degrees with respect to the U phase, and those in the W phase are disposed at the position delayed by an additional 120 degrees. The outputs of the windings are then each rectified, subsequently joined together and used by adding currents.
US09806572B2	Rotor for rotary electric machine and rotary electric machine A rotor 14 includes a shaft having a coolant flow passage and a coolant supply port, a rotor core 24 fixed on the shaft and formed of laminated steel plates, and a magnet set 32 provided in the rotor core 24 to extend along an axial direction thereof. The rotor core 24 has a first flow passage 34 provided near the magnet to extend therealong and a second flow passage 36 that connects the coolant supply port 28 of the shaft 22 and the first flow passage 34, thereby constituting a coolant flow path. The second flow passage 36 is formed by overlapping second slits 37 formed in the respective steel plates at an axially intermediate region A of the rotor core 24, the formed position of the second slit 37 being different for each steel plate combined. The first flow passage 34 and the second flow passage 36 join at the axially intermediate region A of the rotor core 24.
US09806565B2	Wireless power receiver and method of manufacturing the same A wireless power receiver can include a magnetic substrate and a coil configured to wirelessly receive power. The coil can be formed as a conductive layer on the magnetic substrate. A connecting unit can be disposed in a receiving space of the magnetic substrate and can be connected to the coil unit.
US09806562B2	Network distributed dynamic equalized power supply method A Network Distributed Dynamic Equalized Power Supply Method includes the following steps: multiple High Voltage Direct Current power supply devices deployed in parallel, the entire High Voltage Direct Current power supply devices parallel connected via the Direct Current Power Grid; there being four power supply modes pre-set in each device, the initial setting part being that the power supply mode of back-up High Voltage Direct Current power supply device being mode B, and the rest being mode A, the power supply voltage of the entire High Voltage Direct Current power supply devices to the Direct Current Power Grid being the same. As per the operation status of one certain High Voltage Direct Current power supply device or the change of power supply load, the power supply mode of the High Voltage Direct Current power supply device and the power supply voltage to the Direct Current Power Grid are changed.
US09806558B2	Wireless charging equipment, terminal, wireless charging system comprising the same, control method thereof and non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program recorded thereon Provided are wireless charging equipment, a terminal, a wireless charging system comprising the same, a control method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program recorded thereon. That is, the present invention can conveniently share contents on a cloud, enlarge an application range of the wireless charging system, and improve convenience of usage by transmitting sharing link information and identification information of one or more second terminals to the wireless charging equipment in a first terminal, verifying the access to a corresponding second terminal in the wireless charging equipment to provide the sharing link information to the corresponding second terminal, and storing the sharing link information in the second terminal or downloading contents corresponding to the sharing link information, in the case where the first terminal acquiring the sharing link information provided from the service providing device is charged in the wireless charging equipment.
US09806554B2	Method of generating load variation for detecting wireless power receiving unit in wireless charging, and wireless power receiving unit A method for generating a load variation for detecting a wireless power receiving unit in wireless charging is provided. The method includes maintaining a switch connected to a dummy load in an ON state by the wireless power receiving unit, receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitting unit, and, upon receiving the wireless power, switching the switch connected to the dummy load to an OFF state.
US09806549B2	Accessory for an aerosol delivery device and related method and computer program product The present disclosure relates to an accessory device usable with a portable electronic device and an aerosol delivery device. The accessory device may include a case configured to receive the portable electronic device and the aerosol delivery device therein. Further, the accessory device may include an interface that provides an electrical connection and/or a data connection between the aerosol delivery device and the portable electronic device. Thereby, the portable electronic device may charge the aerosol delivery device or vice versa and/or data may be exchanged therebetween. A related method and a computer program product are also provided.
US09806547B2	Circuits, devices, methods and systems to secure power-up for battery operating devices even with low current chargers and to execute other performances An electronic power control circuit includes a power conditioner circuit (120, 130) having a charging input line (116), a battery-related line (133) of the power conditioner circuit (120, 130), and a power voltage output line (137); and an anti-crash loop mechanism (170) coupled to the battery-related line (133) and to the power voltage output line (137) of the power conditioner circuit (120, 130), the anti-crash loop mechanism (170) having a control output line (172, PWGOOD) to be selectively active and inactive in response to voltage levels over time on the battery-related line (133) and on the power voltage output line (137) of the power conditioner circuit (120, 130).
US09806545B2	Battery management system, motor vehicle and battery module A battery management system for a battery module having at least one battery cell provides a current path between poles of the battery module in response to a tripping signal. The current path prevents or terminates an arc in a fuse of the at least one battery cell after the fuse has been tripped. The battery management system can further include an apparatus to trip the fuse and provide the tripping signal in response to identifying the tripping of the at least one fuse. The battery management system can further include an apparatus to receive the tripping signal.
US09806536B2	Method and apparatus for wireless magnetic power transmission Systems for wirelessly transmitting power to an implanted medical device. The wireless transmission system including a first and second transmitting coil both the first and second coil having substantially equal diameters and at least one conductor winding. A gap between the first transmitting second transmitting coil extending along a common axis by a distance equal to the radius of the first transmitting coil. A plurality of capacitors connected in series along the at least one conductor of the transmitting coils to divide the transmitting coils into a plurality of coil segments. An input connection is electronically coupled to the transmitting coils to deliver an excitation voltage to the transmitting coils to produce a substantially uniform magnetic field between the first transmitting coil and the second transmitting coil.
US09806531B2	Power supply device and method, and program A control unit controls a reader/writer to generate a vehicle ID read signal that is formed of a high frequency signal and used to read a vehicle ID recorded in an ID circuit, and supply the signal to a high-pass filter. The read signal or a write signal formed of the high frequency signal is superimposed on a power supply line and supplied to the high-pass filter. The high-pass filter supplies the vehicle ID read signal formed of the high frequency signal to the ID circuit. On the basis of the read signal, the ID circuit reads the vehicle ID stored in an IC built in the own circuit and transmits it as a response signal to a charger along a reverse path. An authentication part of the control unit turns on a selector switch when the vehicle ID being the response signal is determined to be legitimate.
US09806528B2	Systems and methods for estimating net solar energy production for airborne photovoltaic systems A method for predicting electrical energy production of a photovoltaic system included in at least one aircraft is described. The method includes determining a first predicted amount of solar irradiance for each of a plurality of geographical points, determining a second predicted amount of solar irradiance received by the at least one aircraft along a flight path of the at least one aircraft, wherein the flight path includes a subset of the plurality of geographical points, and wherein the second predicted amount is based at least in part on the first predicted amount, and determining a predicted amount of electrical energy produced by the photovoltaic system along the flight path, based at least in part on the second predicted amount.
US09806516B2	Method and device for protecting several strings of a photovoltaic generator from reverse currents In order to protect reverse currents, several strings of a photovoltaic generator, which are connected in small groups respectively via a DC/DC-converter, parallel to a common DC voltage intermediate circuit, the current which flows over each of the DC/DC-converter is detected and if a reverse current is detected flowing through one of the DC/DC converters, the converter is stopped by controlling the DC/DC-converter.
US09806510B2	Cable guide Improved cable guide assemblies and related methods of use are provided. The present disclosure provides improved cable guide assemblies configured to support media cables, and related methods of use. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of cable bundle pass-through guide assemblies configured to support media cables associated with a rack or the like. The exemplary cable guide assembly includes attachment features/structures that are advantageously configured and dimensioned to releasably mount with respect to a supporting structure. In general, the cable guide assembly provides a smooth surface with bend relief for fiber or copper cables to pass through the sidewall or panel of an open rack system. The cable guide assembly can include first and second guiding members that are mounted to one another and to a first side of a sidewall/panel of an open rack to form a bisected ring-like structure.
US09806507B2	Modular electrical box extender An electrical box extender generally including a first half and a second half is provided. The first and second halves each extend between a male end and a female end. When attached, the first and second halves together form a polygon shape having four corners. One corner is formed where the male end of the first half is attached to the female end of the second half and another corner is formed where the male end of the second half is attached to the female end of the first half. Such an electrical box extender may allow for easier installation to electrical box having existing electrical connections.
US09806503B2	Gas filled subsea electronics housing with spring engaged heat sink Heat sinks that cool electronics are mounted within a subsea housing or vessel. Springs are used to provide pressure between the heat sinks and a vessel wall. Vessel wall deformation caused by external seawater pressure is absorbed by the springs, which maintain a pre-load force according to the spring characteristics. The mechanism also allows for rack mounting of the electronics without the need for manual access in the relatively compact vessel or housing.
US09806496B2	Semiconductor laser element A semiconductor laser element includes a semiconductor stack with a ridge, a first electrode layer, a current injection prevention layer, and a second electrode layer. The semiconductor stack has an emission surface and a reflection surface. The first electrode layer extends in the lengthwise direction and disposed on the ridge in contact with the semiconductor stack. The current injection prevention layer partially covers the first electrode layer, and has one or more island portions. Each of the island portions is disposed in a center region of the ridge in plan view. The second electrode layer is disposed on the current injection prevention layer, and partially in contact with the first electrode layer.
US09806495B2	Optical module, method for fabricating the same An optical module includes: a bench part including a bench having a principal surface including first and second areas arranged in a direction of a first axis, a semiconductor optical device disposed on the first area, and a lens disposed on the first area; and a cap including a base made of silicon, the cap being disposed on the bench part. The cap has a cavity containing the semiconductor optical device and the lens, and includes a ceiling extending along a first reference plane, a front wall extending from the ceiling along a second reference plane, and a rear wall extending from the ceiling in a direction from the cap to the bench. The semiconductor optical device, the lens and the cap are arranged along an optical reference plane. The second reference plane is inclined with respect to the first reference plane.
US09806492B2	Optical amplifier using optical fiber The present disclosure provides an optical amplifier using an optical fiber. The optical fiber includes a single-mode optical fiber in which a plurality of rare earth elements is doped simultaneously; first and second optical fiber gratings disposed at opposite sides of the optical fiber, respectively, and totally reflecting light having a wavelength in a specific range; a pumping light source configured to generate a pumping light to excite rare earth ions in the optical fiber; and an optical coupler connected to the optical fiber and configured to transmit a light signal generated from a light source and the pumping light generated from the pumping light source to the optical fiber. Therefore, it is possible to obtain efficient amplification of a light signal through a simple configuration using the rare earth elements-doped optical fiber.
US09806491B2	Thermo-electric cooling system and method for cooling electronic devices A thermo-electric cooling (TEC) system is presented for cooling of a device, such a laser for example. The TECT system comprises first and second heat pumping assemblies, and a control unit associated at least with said second heat pumping assembly. Each heat pumping assembly has a heat source from which heat is pumped and a heat drain through which pumped heat is dissipated. The at least first and second heat pumping assemblies are arranged in a cascade relationship having at least one thermal interface between the heat source of the second heat pumping assembly and the heat drain of the first heat pumping assembly, the heat source of the first heat pumping assembly being thermally coupled to the electronic device which is to be cooled by evacuating heat therefrom. The control unit is configured and operable to carry out at least one of the following: (i) operating said second heat pumping assembly to provide a desired temperature condition such that temperature of the heat drain of said first heat pumping assembly is either desirably low or by a certain value lower than temperature of the heat source of said first heat pumping assembly; and (ii) operating said second heat pumping assembly to maintain predetermined temperature of said thermal interface.
US09806487B2	Optical fiber system having a remote power module The present invention relates generally to high brightness optical fiber systems and, more particularly to optical fiber systems 104 having an optical power module 151 remote from an initial amplifier stage 101. In one aspect of the invention, the optical fiber system comprises a first active optical fiber 102 operatively coupled to one or more first pump sources 104; a first signal optical fiber 110 coupled to the first active optical fiber 102; one or more final pump sources 120; one or more final pump optical fibers 130, coupled to one or more of the final pump sources 120; and spatially separated from the one or more final pump sources 120 and the initial amplifier stage 101 comprising the first active optical fiber 102, a power module 151, comprising a final active optical fiber 150, coupled to the first signal optical fiber 110, said final active optical fiber 150 being coupled to said one or more final pump optical fibers 130.
US09806484B2	Radial polarization thin-disk laser A radial polarization disk laser, including a pumping source, a collimator lens, a focusing lens, a laser gain medium, a Brewster axial cone, and a output lens, which are sequentially arranged along a laser light path. An angle formed between the conical surface and the bottom surface of said Brewster axial cone is a Brewster's angle. Said laser gain medium is bonded with said bottom surface; said laser gain medium and said output lens form a laser harmonic oscillator cavity therebetween. The pumped laser light emitted by said pumping source passes through said collimator lens and said focusing lens, then is focused on the laser gain medium, and. the generated photons oscillate in said laser harmonic oscillator cavity, and then a radial polarized laser beam is finally output by said output lens.
US09806480B1	Building wiring system, components and methods The building electrical wiring system includes a component box to attach to a wall frame, and a current plate configured to be mounted at a back of the component box having a plurality of receiving slots corresponding respectively to hot, neutral and ground. A component device, such as a switch, includes internal component circuitry terminating in a plurality of conductor stems to insert into a respective receiving slot of the current plate. An electrical jumper bar includes an insulated conductor extending between opposite ends which include a respective prong for each conductive path and configured to electrically couple the current plate to another current plate associated with another component device.
US09806476B2	Electrical connector with a mating connector detection An electrical connector for connecting a mating connector includes a main body having a terminal slot, a tongue extending from the main body, and first and second terminals. The terminal slot extends to a mating surface of the tongue. The first terminal has a first extending portion received in the terminal slot and a first contacting portion extending from the first extending portion. The second terminal has a second extending portion received in the terminal slot and a second contacting portion extending toward the mating surface and bending backward. The second extending portion is away from the mating surface relative to the first extending portion. The first and second contacting portions expose out of the mating surface and are arranged front and back. When the electrical connector connects the mating connector, the first and second terminals contact the mating connector to form an electrical circuit.
US09806475B2	Waterproof electrical connector An electrical connector having a metallic base insert-molded with an insulative base to initially form a basic unit and successively with an internal PCB inserted in a frame structure of the metallic base to form an intermediate assembly with the reinforced mating portion thereof. An insulator is applied upon a front region of the intermediate assembly to secure the internal PCB and the basic unit together and commonly form a sub-assembly. A die-casting metallic shield encloses the sub-assembly and secured to the metallic base to commonly form the final receptacle connector.
US09806465B2	Low profile connector system A connector system is disclosed that can support high data rates over a connector with terminals on a 0.5 mm pitch. A plug connector can include a termination module that has a paddle card and a plug module that includes rows of terminals. The termination module and the plug module can be aligned via the row of terminals and pads on the paddle card. A receptacle connector includes two rows of terminals that are provided on opposite sides of a tongue. The tongue includes impedance notches aligned with terminals arranged as differential pairs. Ground terminals extend past the differential pairs and along the impedance notch.
US09806460B2	Card edge connector having a collapsible ejector A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing extending in a longitudinal direction and defining at least one tower portion extending upwardly from a longitudinal end thereof, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector received in the at least one tower portion for latching with or ejecting a memory card. The ejector has a base portion rotatably attached to the tower portion and a locking portion rotatably attached to the base portion, the at least one tower portion has a slot, the locking portion is rotatable inward to face towards the top surface of the insulative housing in order to reduce a height of the card edge connector, the base portion has a lower ejecting section, and the locking portion has an upper locking section.
US09806457B2	Articulated robot with connection member for connecting wire body arranged on arm An articulated robot comprises an arm which changes a direction at a joint, and a tube coupling to which a wire body is connected and which is attached to the arm. The arm includes a frame which has a hollow interior. The frame has a concave part which is depressed toward the interior. The tube coupling is arranged inside the concave part.
US09806452B2	Contact retaining part with space for axial movement of a contact element A retaining part for the pull-resistant holding of a pin-shaped contact element having a housing with an accommodation space for accommodating the contact element and at least one primary securing element which protrudes into the interior of the accommodation space and can be radially deflected, having an axial stop for a projection of the contact element in order to secure the contact element in a pull direction (Z) opposite to an insertion direction (E), wherein a secondary securing element, which in a securing position contacts at least in sections the outside of the primary securing element, is provided to prevent the radial (R) deflection of the primary securing element.
US09806451B2	Connector and contacts assembly A connector, including a plug terminal of a plug connected to a first electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a plug body, a socket terminal of a socket connected to a second electric signal line and inserted in a terminal hole of a socket body, a plug holder of the plug, and a socket holder of the socket, where the plug holder and the socket holder are connected to each other, where the plug terminal is press fitted in and electrically connected to the socket terminal, where a position in an axial center direction is controlled by sandwiching one end portion of at least one of the plug terminal and the socket terminal between the body and a terminal holder made of an insulating material.
US09806447B2	Connector having fixed portions of a shell, differential pair of signal contacts and a ground contact arranged in a row forming a fixed portion group A connector comprises a shell fixed portion connected to a shell, a ground contact and a differential pair consisting of two signal contacts. The ground contact has a ground fixed portion. Each signal contact has a signal fixed portion. The shell fixed portion, the signal fixed portions and the ground fixed portion are fixed to the circuit board when the connector is used. The shell fixed portion, one of the signal fixed portions, a remaining one of the signal fixed portions, the ground fixed portion form a fixed-portion group in which they are adjacent to one another in this order. Moreover, the ground fixed portion and the signal fixed portions are arranged in a row along a pitch direction. When the fixed-portion group is seen along the pitch direction, at least a part of the shell fixed portion occupies an area same as a part of the signal fixed portion.
US09806445B2	Method and apparatus for interconnecting distributed power sources An apparatus and system for coupling power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a trunk cable comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a third conductor; a first connector, wherein a first terminal of the first connector is conductively coupled to the first conductor; a second connector, wherein a first terminal of the second connector is conductively coupled to the second conductor; and a third connector, wherein a first terminal of the third connector is conductively coupled to the third conductor, and wherein the first, the second, and the third connectors are each adapted to couple to a different DC-AC power converter and an output of the trunk cable comprises three-phase AC power.
US09806444B1	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulating body having a bottom plate with receiving slots and multiple terminals received in the receiving slots. Each receiving slot has two opposite first side walls, and a second and third side walls connecting the first side walls. A protruding block protrudes from the second side wall toward the third side wall. Each terminal has a plate portion, an elastic arm and a material connecting portion extending upward from the plate portion, a contact portion at a top end of the elastic arm to urge a chip module, and two clamping portions bending and extending from two opposite sides of the plate portion horizontally. The plate portion and the material connecting portion are limited between the protruding block and the third side wall. Tin balls are fixed between the clamping portions, and soldered to a circuit board. The tin balls are below the protruding block.
US09806443B1	Press-fit circuit board connector A press-fit circuit board connector used with different mating connection arrangement is provided including a housing having a front chamber and a rear chamber. A contact assembly is received in the rear chamber and includes a contact holder including a plurality of contact channels and contacts received in corresponding contact channels. Each contact has a mating terminal and a mounting terminal. The mating terminal extends into the front chamber for electrical connection with a mating connector in a mating direction along a mating axis. The mounting terminal has a compliant connecting pin configured for compliant mating with the mating terminal and a compliant mounting pin configured for press-fit mechanical and electrical connection to a circuit board in a pressing direction along a pressing axis generally perpendicular to the mating axis.
US09806442B2	Plug connection device A plug connection device for connecting a cable having at least one core to a circuit board includes a connector which can be connected to the core of the cable, and a base strip which can be connected to the circuit board The base strip includes a soldering pin which can be electrically connected to the core of the cable in a plug-in region by placing the connector onto the base strip and which can be soldered to the circuit board in a soldering region in order to produce a conductive connection. The soldering region of the soldering pin includes a plurality of contact zones such that the base strip can be connected to the circuit board in different orientations.
US09806434B2	Coaxial cable connection structure A core wire of a coaxial cable is easily placed and soldered onto a conductive joint portion. Conductive joint portions 2 are formed at a predetermined interval on a substrate 1. A solder resist portion 5 is formed on each side of the conductive joint portion 2. A core wire 41 of a coaxial cable 4 is housed between two of the solder resist portions 5. A core wire 41 is placed on an upper surface 2a of the conductive joint portion 2. In this state, the core wire 41 is, by solder 3, connected to the upper surface 2a of the conductive joint portion 2.
US09806431B1	Slotted waveguide array antenna using printed waveguide transmission lines Example methods and systems for implementing slotted waveguide array antenna using printed waveguide transmission lines technology are described herein. One example method may include developing a slotted waveguide array antenna may be developed using a plurality of slotted waveguides aligned in an antenna array, in which each slotted waveguide may be developed using printed waveguide transmission lines technology. Components of the slotted waveguide array antenna may be developed using printed circuit board materials, such as Kapton-type laminate and FR4. In addition, through using printed waveguide transmission line technology, a slotted waveguide array antenna may be configured to radiate millimeter electromagnetic waves and may be configured to operate in radar, navigation, or other high frequency systems.
US09806421B1	NFC antenna system for metalized devices An antenna system is described for implementation in devices enclosed in a metallic enclosure, where a small opening is introduced in the metallic enclosure and a magnetic field is generated external to the metallic enclosure for use in near field communication applications. An antenna structure is described that is internal to the metallic enclosure that generates a magnetic field on the axis of the opening in the metallic enclosure.
US09806409B2	Embedded antenna device for electronic communication device A built-in antenna device for an electronic device for communication is provided. The antenna device includes a substrate, an antenna radiator, and a transmission line. The substrate includes a grounding region and a non-grounding region. The antenna radiator is disposed in the non-grounding region of the substrate and fed from a feeding portion provided to the substrate. The transmission line branches from the antenna radiator and is disposed in vicinity of the grounding region to have a predetermined length and a predetermined width. The antenna device controls reactance by coupling the transmission line with the grounding region to allow the antenna radiator to operate in at least one desired band.
US09806402B2	Antenna module An antenna module for a mobile communication device is provided in the present disclosure. The antenna module includes a main board, a feed point and at least one ground point provided on the main board, a metal radiator opposite to the main board and electrically connected with the at least one ground point of the main board and a capacitive coupling feed part attached to a surface of the metal radiator and facing the main board, the capacitive coupling feed part being electrically connected to the feed point of the main board via a connecting member.
US09806398B2	Window assembly with transparent layer and an antenna element A window assembly includes a substrate with an electrically conductive transparent layer that defines an area having a periphery. An outer region devoid of the transparent layer is defined adjacent to and along the periphery. An elongated antenna element is disposed in the outer region. A feeding element couples to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The area of the transparent layer defines at least two protrusions being spaced apart from one another and extending integrally from the area and into the outer region. The antenna element abuts and is in direct electrical contact with the at least two protrusions. The feeding element couples to the antenna element at a location between the at least two protrusions or at one of the at least two protrusions.
US09806397B2	Signal tracking and antenna positioning system Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a communication system. Particularly disclosed are systems and methods for locating and tracking radio frequency signals and for automatically positioning an antenna to receive a desired radio frequency signal.
US09806395B2	Reducing coupling coefficient variation using intended width mismatch A coupler is presented that has high-directivity and low coupling coefficient variation. The coupler includes a first trace with a first edge substantially parallel to a second edge and substantially equal in length to the second edge. The first trace includes a third edge substantially parallel to a fourth edge. The fourth edge is divided into three segments. The outer segments are a first distance from the third edge. The middle segment is a second distance from the third edge. Further, the coupler includes a second trace, which includes a first edge substantially parallel to a second edge and substantially equal in length to the second edge. The second trace includes a third edge substantially parallel to a fourth edge. The fourth edge is divided into three segments. The outer segments are a first distance from the third edge. The middle segment is a second distance from the third edge.
US09806394B2	0/90 degree coupler with complex termination The isolated port of a 0/90 degree coupler is terminated by a novel complex termination impedance circuit having a reactance. The absolute value of the reactance is at least two ohms. The coupler receives a signal on its input port, and outputs a first signal on its first output port and a second signal on its second output port. A first load is coupled to the first output port without an intervening matching network. A substantial impedance mismatch exists between the first output port and the first load. A second load is coupled to the second output port without an intervening matching network. A substantial impedance mismatch exists between the second output port and the second load. Despite the substantial impedance mismatches, the first and second signals have a phase difference in a range of from 88 degrees to 92 degrees while exhibiting an amplitude imbalance less than 2 dB.
US09806386B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes at least one battery module having a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, the plurality of battery cells in the at least one battery module being electrically connected to one another, and a housing surrounding the at least one battery module. The housing may include an inlet in a first surface of the housing, the first surface being opposite to a side surface of a battery module at one end of the housing, and an outlet in a second surface of the housing, the second surface being opposite to the inlet. The battery pack may also include a sealing member that extends along an edge portion of the side surface of the battery module at the one end of the housing.
US09806383B2	Electric energy storage device and method for operating an electric energy storage device The invention relates to an energy storage device and a method for operating an energy storage device comprising a plurality of energy storage modules. In order to adjust the output voltage to the energy storage device, one or more energy storage modules is/are connected in series. According to the invention, the series-connected energy storage modules are selected in accordance with the state of charge and at least one other operating parameter in order to be able to use the individual energy storage modules in a particularly efficient manner.
US09806382B1	Positive temperature coefficient film, positive temperature coefficient electrode, positive temperature coefficient separator, and battery comprising the same Provided herein is a positive temperature coefficient film comprising an inorganic positive temperature coefficient compound. Also provided herein are a positive temperature coefficient electrode, a positive temperature coefficient separator, and a positive temperature coefficient lithium secondary battery, each of which comprises the positive temperature coefficient film.
US09806378B2	Electrolytic solution containing mixture of fluorinated chain carbonates, electrochemical device, lithium ion secondary battery and module The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution for forming, for example, a secondary battery having excellent oxidation resistance and high voltage cycle characteristics; an electrochemical device such as a lithium-ion secondary battery that contains the electrolyte solution; and a module that contains the electrochemical device. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution containing a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the solvent contains a fluorine-containing compound (A) represented by formula (1) shown below, and a fluorine-containing compound (B) represented by formula (2) shown below: Rf1OCOOR (1) wherein Rf1 is a C1-C4 fluorine-containing alkyl group, and R is a C1-C4 non-fluorinated alkyl group, and Rf2OCOORf3 (2) wherein Rf2 and Rf3 are the same or different, and each is a C1-C4 fluorine-containing alkyl group.
US09806377B2	Secondary battery, electrolytic solution, battery pack, electronic device, and electrical vehicle A secondary battery capable of improving cycle characteristics, conservation characteristics, and load characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. A separator provided between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes one or more of a dicarbonic ester compound, a dicarboxylic compound, a disulfonic compound, a monofluoro lithium phosphate, and difluoro lithium phosphate and one or more of fluorinated lithium phosphate, fluorinated lithium borate, and imide lithium.
US09806375B2	Nonaqueous electrolytic solution and nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery using same The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for use in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery that comprises a negative electrode and a positive electrode capable of storing and releasing metal ions, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains the specific compounds (A) and (B).
US09806366B2	Method and system for rebalancing electrolytes in a redox flow battery system A redox flow battery system is provided. The system includes a positive electrode in fluid communication with a positive electrolyte comprising a first metal ion and a negative electrode in fluid communication with a negative electrolyte comprising a second metal ion. An electrically insulating ion conducting surface is provided separating the positive electrode from the negative electrode. Further, the system includes a catalyst surface in fluid communication with the first metal ion, the second metal ion, or a combination thereof, and hydrogen gas, wherein the hydrogen gas and the first metal ion, the second metal ion, or a combination thereof are fluidly contacted at the catalyst surface.
US09806365B2	Methods of purifying a hydrogen gas stream containing hydrogen sulfide impurities Methods for purifying a hydrogen gas stream are provided that can include: introducing the hydrogen gas stream into the hydrogen pumping cell, and collecting a purified hydrogen gas from the hydrogen pumping cell. The hydrogen gas stream can include hydrogen sulfide in an amount of about 10 ppm to about 1,000 ppm, and can have a relative humidity of about 0.1% or more at the operational temperature and pressure of the hydrogen pumping cell.
US09806340B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode is provided. The positive electrode includes LiNixM1-xO2 wherein M is a metal element including Mn, and x is within a range of 0.5≦x≦1. The negative electrode includes graphitized material particles and a layer. The graphitized material particles have an interplanar spacing of (002), according to an X-ray diffraction method, of 0.337 nm or less. The layer includes a titanium-containing oxide. The layer covers at least a part of a surface of the graphitized material particles.
US09806331B2	Microstructured electrode structures A structure for use in an energy storage device, the structure comprising a backbone system extending generally perpendicularly from a reference plane, and a population of microstructured anodically active material layers supported by the lateral surfaces of the backbones, each of the microstructured anodically active material layers having a void volume fraction of at least 0.1 and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer.
US09806329B2	Negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery, method of manufacturing same, and rechargeable lithium battery including same Disclosed are a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a plurality of non-sheet-shaped graphite particles, at least one silicon-based particle in a void formed by assembling the non-sheet-shaped graphite particles, and a sheet-shaped graphite powder between the non-sheet-shaped graphite particles, the void, or both thereof, wherein a size of the silicon particle is smaller than a length of the longest axis of the sheet-shaped graphite powder.
US09806323B2	Sealing body for sealed battery and sealed battery A sealing body according to the present invention is sealing body for a sealed battery including conductive terminal cap, a conductive explosion-proof valve electrically connected to the terminal cap, a conductive terminal plate having an abutting surface abutting the explosion-proof valve, and an insulating plate disposed between the explosion-proof valve and the terminal plate. A welded part between the explosion-proof valve and the terminal plate is formed in the inner part of the abutting surface, and the plan-view shape of the welded part is a shape defining an enclosed region, a C-shape, or a spiral shape. A notch part surrounding the welded part is formed in the terminal plate. The breaking pressure of the welded part is higher than the breaking pressure of the notch part.
US09806320B2	Traction battery assembly A traction battery assembly includes adjacent battery cells supported by a tray and a busbar electrically connecting the adjacent battery cells. The busbar includes a longitudinal midpoint and a pair of bowed sections joined at the midpoint. Each of the bowed sections has an actuate portion in contact with a terminal on one of the cells. The bowed sections provide increased contact with the cells when the cells have different elevations with respect to the tray. A busbar module is also disclosed. The busbar module comprises a housing and a busbar supported within the housing.
US09806318B2	Batteries and battery systems for storing electrical energy A battery unit comprising an electric energy reservoir having positive and negative voltage supply terminals, three or more electric contact pads on an outer surface of the battery unit, and a dynamically configurable connection unit for electrically connecting each of said positive and negative voltage supply terminals to any one or more of said electric contact pads, wherein electric energy can be drawn from the electric energy reservoir via selectively different combinations of electric contact pads.
US09806317B2	Electric storage device The electric storage device disclosed herein is a stacked type electric storage device. The electric storage device includes a separator insulating a first electrode from a second electrode. The electric storage device includes a first conductive path from a first electrode terminal to the first electrode, a second conductive path from a second electrode terminal to the second electrode, and a current interruption device disposed between the second electrode terminal and the second electrode, the current interruption device being configured to interrupt the second conductive path. The separator includes a first surface part covering the one surface of the first electrode, a second surface part covering the other surface of the first electrode, and a connection part connected to both the first and second surface parts. The connection part is disposed between the current interruption device and an end of the first electrode on a current interruption device side.
US09806312B2	Lithium ion battery and lithium ion battery pack According to one embodiment of the present invention, a lithium ion battery having desirable safety performance is provided. The lithium ion battery includes a battery housing, a battery cover assembled to the battery housing, a pressure relief valve coupled to the battery housing and/or battery cover, and a safety device formed on the housing and/or battery cover and fixed to the pressure relief valve. The safety device includes a shielding plate facing the pressure relief valve, a side wall and an air flow channel structure. The side wall extends from the shielding plate and connects with the battery housing or the battery cover. The air flow channel structure is defined in the side wall.
US09806306B2	Impact resistant battery enclosure systems Battery enclosure arrangements for a vehicular battery system. The arrangements, capable of impact resistance include plurality of battery cells and a plurality of kinetic energy absorbing elements. The arrangements further include a frame configured to encase the plurality of the kinetic energy absorbing elements and the battery cells. In some arrangements the frame and/or the kinetic energy absorbing elements can be made of topologically interlocked materials.
US09806305B2	Battery, electronic device, electric vehicle, electrical storage device, electrical storage system and wearable terminal A battery is provided including a battery cell having main top and bottom surfaces, and a plurality of side surfaces; and at least one resin section including a cured resin that covers at least three of the plurality of side surfaces of the battery cell, but that does not cover substantially all of the top and bottom surfaces of the battery cell.
US09806300B2	Rapid replacement battery system A replacement battery system design incorporating a pivoting battery holster and other features enabling one-handed battery removal for devices requiring a power source.
US09806299B2	Cathode for thin film microbattery A battery comprising an anode comprising anode material in contact with a metal anode current collector. The battery further comprises a cathode comprising cathode material in contact with a cathode current collector comprising a transparent conducting oxide (TCO). The battery further comprises an electrolyte with a pH in a range of 3 to 7.
US09806292B2	OLED packaging method, packaged structure and display device An OLED packaging method, a packaged structure, and a display device are disclosed. The packaging method comprises forming at least one group of films on an OLED to be packaged. Each group of films comprises three films, and an intermediate film in each group of films is an intermediate inorganic-organic hybrid layer. The intermediate inorganic-organic hybrid layer is arranged as an intermediate film in each group of films, and connects an upper film and a lower film in each group of films, so that adhesion between the upper film and the lower film in each group of films is effectively improved, and stripping of the upper and lower films is avoided.
US09806291B2	Cover window, manufacturing method thereof and flexible display apparatus comprising the same Provided is a cover window includes a first layer including a polymer material, a second layer above a first surface of the first layer and including an oxide of a first metal, and an intermediate region between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the intermediate region includes the oxide of the first metal where the first metal binds to a dangling bond of oxygen of the polymer material, and the oxide of the first metal included in the second layer has a different composition ratio than the oxide of the first metal included in the intermediate region.
US09806284B2	Display device A bent part is prevented from being damaged by preventing displacement of a bend. A display device includes a circuit substrate having a flat part and a bent part, a light emitting element layer disposed on each of unit pixels forming an image, a circuit layer stacked on an outside surface of the bent part, a sealing layer that covers and seals the light emitting element layer, and a double-sided tape that includes a base material having a first surface and a second surface, respectively provided with a first adhesive and a second adhesive, and is bent at an inside of the bent part of the circuit substrate with the first surface being outside. The first surface sticks to the circuit substrate, and the second surface is folded back and adhered together.
US09806269B2	Delayed fluorescence compound, and organic light emitting diode and display device using the same Embodiments relate to a delayed fluorescence compound and a display device including the delayed fluorescence compound. The delayed fluorescence compound includes an electron acceptor moiety of benzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-b]quinoxaline and at least one electron donor moiety covalently bonded to the electron acceptor moiety. The at least one electron donor moiety is covalently bonded to a benzene ring of benzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-b]quinoxaline and is selected from carbazole, phenylcarbazole, acridine, and phenylacridine. The effective charge transfer in the delayed fluorescence compound results in improved emitting efficiency of the compound.
US09806267B2	Compound and organic light-emitting device comprising the compound A compound is represented by Formula 1, and an organic light-emitting device includes the compound. Embodiments of the compound have excellent electrical properties, high charge-transporting and emission capabilities, high glass transition temperature, and are capable of reducing crystallization. Embodiments of organic light-emitting devices including the compound have high efficiency, low driving voltage, high brightness, and long lifespan.
US09806265B1	Heterogeneous nanostructures for hierarchal assembly A method of making a carbon nanotube structure includes depositing a first oxide layer on a substrate and a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer; etching a trench through the second oxide layer; removing end portions of the first oxide layer and portions of the substrate beneath the end portions to form cavities in the substrate; depositing a metal in the cavities to form first body metal pads; disposing a carbon nanotube on the first body metal pads and the first oxide layer such that ends of the carbon nanotube contact each of the first body metal layers; depositing a metal to form second body metal pads on the first body metal pads at the ends of the carbon nanotube; and etching to release the carbon nanotube, first body metal pads, and second body metal pads from the substrate, first oxide layer, and second oxide layer.
US09806258B2	Substrate imprinted with a pattern for forming isolated device regions An example provides a method for forming an apparatus including a substrate imprinted with a pattern for forming isolated device regions. A method may include imprinting an unpatterned area of a substrate with a pattern to form a patterned substrate having a plurality of recessed regions at a first level and a plurality of elevated regions at a second level, and depositing a first layer of conductive material over the patterned substrate with a plurality of breaks to form a plurality of bottom electrodes. The method may include depositing a layer of an active stack, with a second layer of conductive material, over the plurality of bottom electrodes to form a plurality of devices on the plurality of recessed regions isolated from each other by the plurality of elevated regions.
US09806257B2	Vapor deposition mask, frame-equipped vapor deposition mask, and method for producing organic semiconductor element A vapor deposition mask includes a metal mask and a resin mask having an opening. An inner wall surface for composing the opening has an inflection point in a thicknesswise cross section of the resin mask. When an intersection of a first surface, not facing the metal mask, of the resin mask and the inner wall surface is set to be a first intersection, an intersection of a second surface, facing the metal mask, of the resin mask and the inner wall surface is set to be a second intersection, and there is set a first inflection point first positioned from the first intersection toward the second intersection, an angle formed by a line connecting the first intersection and the first inflection point and the first surface is larger than an angle formed by a line connecting the first inflection point and the second intersection and the second surface.
US09806256B1	Resistive memory device having sidewall spacer electrode and method of making thereof A resistive memory device includes a first electrode, a sidewall spacer electrode located on a sidewall of a dielectric material contacting the first electrode, a resistive memory cell containing a resistive memory material and contacting the sidewall spacer electrode, and a second electrode containing the resistive memory cell.
US09806254B2	Storage device with composite spacer and method for manufacturing the same A storage device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a storage element, a spacer and a barrier structure. The second electrode is opposite to the first electrode. The storage element is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The spacer is formed on a sidewall of the second electrode, and the spacer has a notch positioned on a top surface of the spacer. The barrier structure is embedded in a lateral of the spacer, and the barrier structure has a top extending upwards past a bottom of the notch. In addition, a method of manufacturing the storage device is disclosed as well.
US09806248B2	Nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module, method for manufacturing the same, and electrospinning apparatus for manufacturing nanofibers therefore The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module, the method comprising: an electrode formation step of forming a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes so as to be spaced apart from and opposite to each other in an alternately staggered arrangement relative to each other; a first nanofiber arrangement step of arranging a first nonofiber including an n-type or p-type semiconductor; and a second nanofiber arrangement step of arranging a second nonofiber including a semiconductor of a type different from the type of the semiconductor forming the first nanofiber, a nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module manufactured by the method, and an electrospinning apparatus of manufacturing nanofibers for the nanofiber-based thermoelectric generator module.
US09806244B2	Substrate for light emitting device, light emitting device, and manufacturing method of substrate for light emitting device Provided is a substrate for a light emitting device having high reflectivity, high heat radiating properties, dielectric strength voltage properties, long-term reliability including heat resistance and light resistance, and excellent mass productivity. A substrate (20) for a light emitting device includes: a first insulating layer (11) having thermal conductivity which is formed on a surface of one side of a metal base (2); a wiring pattern (3) which is formed on the first insulating layer (11); and a second insulating layer (12) having light reflectivity which is formed on the first insulating layer (11) and on some parts of the wiring pattern (3), so that some parts of the wiring pattern (3) are exposed, in which the first insulating layer (11) is a layer of ceramic formed by thermal spraying.
US09806232B2	Nitride semiconductor element and method for manufacturing the same A nitride semiconductor element includes a sapphire substrate including: a main surface extending in a c-plane of the sapphire substrate, and a plurality of projections disposed at the main surface, the plurality of projections including at least one projection having an elongated shape in a plan view; and a nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the main surface of the sapphire substrate. The at least one projection has an outer edge extending in a longitudinal direction of the elongated shape, the outer edge extending in a direction oriented at an angle in a range of −10° to +10° with respect to an a-plane of the sapphire substrate in the plan view.
US09806224B2	Semiconductor layer sequence and method for producing a semiconductor layer sequence A semiconductor layer sequence includes a first nitridic compound semiconductor layer, a second nitridic compound semiconductor layer, and an intermediate layer arranged between the first and second nitridic compound semiconductor layers. Beginning with the first nitridic compound semiconductor layer, the intermediate layer and the second nitridic compound semiconductor layer are arranged one after the other in a direction of growth of the semiconductor layer sequence and are adjacent to each other in direct succession. The intermediate layer has a lattice constant different from the lattice constant of the first nitridic compound semiconductor layer at least at some points. The second nitridic compound semiconductor layer is lattice-adapted to the intermediate layer at least at some points.
US09806221B2	Germanium photodetector with SOI doping source Various particular embodiments include a method for forming a photodetector, including: forming a structure including a barrier layer disposed between a layer of doped silicon (Si) and a layer of germanium (Ge), the barrier layer including a crystallization window; and annealing the structure to convert, via the crystallization window, the Ge to a first composition of silicon germanium (SiGe) and the doped Si to a second composition of SiGe.
US09806218B2	Photodetector using bandgap-engineered 2D materials and method of manufacturing the same A photodetector includes an insulating layer on a substrate, a first graphene layer on the insulating layer, a 2-dimensional (2D) material layer on the first graphene layer, a second graphene layer on the 2D material layer, a first electrode on the first graphene layer, and a second electrode on the second graphene layer. The 2D material layer includes a barrier layer and a light absorption layer. The barrier layer has a larger bandgap than the light absorption layer.
US09806216B2	Semiconductor device for a system for measuring the temperature, and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device for a system for measuring temperature, which includes a first UV detector and a second UV detector. The first and second UV detectors generate a first current and a second current, respectively, as a function of the irradiance in the ultraviolet band. Moreover, the first and second UV detectors have coefficients of variation of the current with temperature, at constant irradiance, that are different from one another.
US09806209B2	Passivated iron disulfide surface encapsulated in zinc sulfide A passivated iron disulfide (FeS2) surface encapsulated by an epitaxial zinc sulfide (ZnS) capping layer or matrix is provided. Also disclosed are methods for passivating the surface of crystalline iron disulfide by encapsulating it with an epitaxial zinc sulfide capping layer or matrix. Additionally disclosed is a photovoltaic (PV) device incorporating FeS2 encapsulated by ZnS.
US09806204B2	Semiconductor devices A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including forming a tunnel insulating layer on an upper surface of a substrate, forming gate patterns on an upper surface of the tunnel insulating layer, forming capping layer patterns on sidewalls of the gate patterns and on the upper surface of the tunnel insulating layer, etching a portion of the tunnel insulating layer that is not covered with the gate patterns or the capping layer patterns to form a tunnel insulating layer pattern, and forming a first insulating layer on the upper surface of the substrate to cover the gate patterns, the capping layer patterns, and the tunnel insulating layer pattern, wherein the first insulating layer has an air gap between the capping layer patterns.
US09806203B2	Nonplanar III-N transistors with compositionally graded semiconductor channels A III-N semiconductor channel is compositionally graded between a transition layer and a III-N polarization layer. In embodiments, a gate stack is deposited over sidewalls of a fin including the graded III-N semiconductor channel allowing for formation of a transport channel in the III-N semiconductor channel adjacent to at least both sidewall surfaces in response to a gate bias voltage. In embodiments, a gate stack is deposited completely around a nanowire including a III-N semiconductor channel compositionally graded to enable formation of a transport channel in the III-N semiconductor channel adjacent to both the polarization layer and the transition layer in response to a gate bias voltage.
US09806202B2	Semiconductor device and memory device The present invention provides a transistor having a high on-state current. The transistor includes a plurality of fins, a first oxide semiconductor, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. One of adjacent two fins includes a second oxide semiconductor and a third oxide semiconductor. The other includes a fourth oxide semiconductor and the third oxide semiconductor. The second oxide semiconductor and the fourth oxide semiconductor include regions that face each other with the gate electrode positioned therebetween. The gate electrode and the second oxide semiconductor overlap with each other with the gate insulating film and the first oxide semiconductor positioned therebetween. The gate electrode and the fourth oxide semiconductor overlap with each other with the gate insulating film and the first oxide semiconductor positioned therebetween.
US09806194B2	FinFET with fin having different Ge doped region A semiconductor device is provided. A fin is disposed on a substrate. The fin, including a first material and a second material, includes a first fin area and a second fin area. A gate structure is disposed on the first fin area. A source region is in contact with the second fin area. The first fin area includes the first material at a first concentration, the second fin area includes the first material at a second concentration which is greater than the first concentration.
US09806187B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor body with a horizontal surface. An epitaxy hard mask is formed on the horizontal surface. An epitaxial region is formed by selective epitaxy on the horizontal surface relative to the epitaxy hard mask so that the epitaxial region is adjusted to the epitaxy hard mask. The epitaxial region is polished by a chemical-mechanical polishing process stopping on the epitaxy hard mask. A vertical trench is formed in the semiconductor body. An insulated field plate is formed in a lower portion of the vertical trench and an insulated gate electrode is formed above the insulated field plate. Further, a method for forming a field-effect semiconductor device is provided.
US09806186B2	Termination region architecture for vertical power transistors A vertical power switching device, such as a vertical superjunction metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor (MOSFET), in which termination structures in the corners of the integrated circuit are stretched to efficiently shape the lateral electric field. Termination structures in the device include such features as doped regions, field plates, insulator films, and high-voltage conductive regions and elements at the applied substrate voltage. Edges of these termination structures are shaped and placed according to a 2nd-order smooth, non-circular analytic function so as to extend deeper into the die corner from the core region of the device than a constant-distance path. Also disclosed are electrically floating guard rings in the termination region, to inhibit triggering of parasitic p-n-p-n structures.
US09806185B2	Non-volatile memory device and method of manufacturing the same A non-volatile memory device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The device includes a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, a gate pattern formed over the substrate in the peripheral region, a multilayered structure formed over the gate pattern in the peripheral region, the multilayered structure including interlayer insulating layers and material layers for sacrificial layers, and a capping layer formed between the gate pattern and the multilayered structure in the peripheral region to cover the substrate, the capping layer configured to prevent diffusion of impurities from the material layers for the sacrificial layers into the substrate in the peripheral region.
US09806182B2	Parasitic channel mitigation using elemental diboride diffusion barrier regions III-nitride materials are generally described herein, including material structures comprising III-nitride material regions and silicon-containing substrates. Certain embodiments are related to gallium nitride materials and material structures comprising gallium nitride material regions and silicon-containing substrates.
US09806179B2	Method for fabricating conducting structure and thin film transistor array panel A method of providing a conducting structure over a substrate, which comprises: disposing a lower sub-layer over a substrate, the lower sub-layer comprising a conductive metal oxide material that includes indium and zinc, wherein the indium and zinc content in the bottom sub-layer substantially defines a first indium to zinc content ratio; performing a first hydrogen treatment over an exposed surface of the lower sub-layer for introducing hydrogen content therein; disposing a middle sub-layer over the lower sub-layer, the middle sub-layer comprising a metal material; disposing an upper sub-layer over the middle sub-layer, the upper sub-layer comprising a conductive metal oxide material that includes indium and zinc, wherein the indium and the zinc content in the upper sub-layer substantially defines a second indium to zinc content ratio smaller than the first indium to zinc content ratio; and patterning the multi-layered conductive structure to generate a composite lateral etch profile.
US09806162B2	Semiconductor device having a plurality of transistors connected in parallel A semiconductor device SD includes a substrate SUB, a plurality of gate electrodes GE, a gate pad GEP, and gate interconnects GINC. The plurality of gate electrodes GE are formed in the substrate SUB, and extend electrically in parallel to each other. The gate pad GEP is formed in a region different from that in which the plurality of gate electrodes GE are formed in the substrate SUB. Each of a plurality of gate interconnects GINC connects the plurality of gate electrodes GE to the gate pad GEP.
US09806158B2	HEMT-compatible lateral rectifier structure The present disclosure relates to a high electron mobility transistor compatible power lateral field-effect rectifier device. In some embodiments, the rectifier device has an electron supply layer located over a layer of semiconductor material at a position between an anode terminal and a cathode terminal. A layer of doped III-N semiconductor material is disposed over the electron supply layer. A layer of gate isolation material is located over the layer of doped III-N semiconductor material. A gate structure is disposed over layer of gate isolation material, such that the gate structure is separated from the electron supply layer by the layer of gate isolation material and the layer of doped III-N semiconductor material. The layer of doped III-N semiconductor material modulates the threshold voltage of the rectifier device, while the layer of gate isolation material provides a barrier that gives the rectifier device a low leakage.
US09806152B2	Vertical insulated gate turn-off thyristor with intermediate p+ layer in p-base An insulated gate turn-off thyristor has a layered structure including a p+ layer (e.g., a substrate), an n-epi layer, a p-well, vertical insulated gate regions formed in the p-well, and an n-layer over the p-well and between the gate regions, so that vertical npn and pnp transistors are formed. The p-well has an intermediate highly doped portion. When the gate regions are sufficiently biased, an inversion layer surrounds the gate regions, causing the effective base of the npn transistor to be narrowed to increase its beta. When the product of the betas exceeds one, controlled latch-up of the thyristor is initiated. The p-well's highly doped intermediate region enables improvement in the npn transistor efficiency as well as enabling more independent control over the characteristics of the n-type layer (emitter), the emitter-base junction characteristics, and the overall dopant concentration and thickness of the p-type base.
US09806139B2	Light emitting element display device A light emitting element display device includes light emitting elements that emit light by allowing a current to flow in a plurality of pixels arranged in a display area in a matrix, and at least two transistors that are arranged in each of the plurality of pixels, and control the current flowing in the light emitting elements, in which semiconductor portions of the at least two transistors are formed in layers different from each other.
US09806138B2	Display device A non-breakable display device, electronic appliance, or lighting device is provided. A bendable display device in which a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate provided with transistors overlap each other with a bonding layer therebetween is fabricated. The display device is bent so that the first substrate is positioned on the inner side (the valley side) and the second substrate is positioned on the outer side (the mountain side).
US09806135B2	Light emitting device and electronic apparatus A light emitting device according to the invention includes a first pixel electrode; a second pixel electrode; an organic layer including a light emitting layer; a pixel separation layer being interposed between an outer edge portion of the first pixel electrode and an outer edge portion of the second pixel electrode, and the organic layer, and separating a first pixel area and a second pixel area; and a common electrode provided on a side opposite to a side on which the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode of the organic layer are provided, wherein a width overlapped between the pixel separation layer and the first pixel electrode in the planar view and a width overlapped between the pixel separation layer and the second pixel electrode in the planar view are greater than a film thickness of the organic layer or a charge transfer layer.
US09806134B2	Display apparatus, method of image display and touch sense thereof The present invention discloses a display apparatus, comprising: a control unit, employed for setting an image display period and a touch sense period and generating image display data, a first control signal and a second control signal; a display panel, employed for displaying images and generating a touch sense signal. The present invention also discloses a method of image display and touch sense of a display apparatus. The present invention integrates the image display function and the touch sense function without stacking the touch panel and promotes the display quality.
US09806131B2	Quantum dot optical devices with enhanced gain and sensitivity and methods of making same Various embodiment include optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit having an array of conductive regions, and an optically sensitive material over at least a portion of the integrated circuit and in electrical communication with at least one conductive region of the array of conductive regions. Under another aspect, a film includes a network of fused nanocrystals, the nanocrystals having a core and an outer surface, wherein the core of at least a portion of the fused nanocrystals is in direct physical contact and electrical communication with the core of at least one adjacent fused nanocrystal, and wherein the film has substantially no defect states in the regions where the cores of the nanocrystals are fused. Additional devices and methods are described.
US09806126B2	Method for manufacturing image capturing device and image capturing device An offset spacer film (OSS) is formed on a side wall surface of a gate electrode (NLGE, PLGE) to cover a region in which a photo diode (PD) is disposed. Next, an extension region (LNLD, LPLD) is formed using the offset spacer film and the like as an implantation mask. Next, process is provided to remove the offset spacer film covering the region in which the photo diode is disposed. Next, a sidewall insulating film (SWI) is formed on the side wall surface of the gate electrode. Next, a source-drain region (HPDF, LPDF, HNDF, LNDF) is formed using the sidewall insulating film and the like as an implantation mask.
US09806124B2	Solid state image pickup apparatus and method for manufacturing the same When forming a hollow portion between each color filter, in order to realize the formation of the hollow portions with a narrower width, a plurality of light receiving portions are formed on the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of color filters corresponding to each of the light receiving portions are formed above the semiconductor substrate, a photoresist is formed on each color filter, side walls are formed on the side surfaces of the photoresist, and a hollow portion is formed between each color filter by performing etching using at least the side walls as a mask.
US09806121B2	Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a photoelectric conversion section, a first impurity layer having a carrier polarity of a second conductivity type, a charge-to-voltage converting section, an amplifying section, and a second impurity layer having a carrier polarity of the second conductivity type. The second impurity layer is disposed in a region between the photoelectric conversion section and the amplifying section. The second impurity concentration of the second P-type impurity layer is made higher than the first impurity concentration of the first impurity layer.
US09806120B2	Solid-state image pickup apparatus and electronic apparatus A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged, transfer wirings formed on the pixel region in parallel to each other with uniform opening widths, and different wirings formed in a wiring layer above the transfer wirings. At least a part of the different wirings is overlapped with the transfer wirings on a plan position. The transfer wirings and the different wirings form a light shielding structure in the pixel region.
US09806118B2	Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions each provided to correspond to each of a plurality of pixels in a semiconductor substrate and receiving incident light through a light sensing surface, and a pixel separation portion that is embedded into a trench provided on a side portion of the photoelectric conversion portion and electrically separates the plurality of pixels in a side of an incident surface of the semiconductor substrate into which the incident light enters. The pixel separation portion is formed by an insulation material which absorbs the incident light entering the light sensing surface.
US09806105B2	Thin film transistor substrate, display device including a thin film transistor substrate, and method of forming a thin film transistor substrate Provided are a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate, a display device, and a method of forming the TFT. A TFT substrate includes: a first TFT including: a polycrystalline semiconductor (PS) layer, a first gate electrode (GE) overlapping the PS layer, a nitride layer (NL) on the first GE, an oxide layer (OL) on the NL, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode on the OL, and a second TFT including: a second GE on a same layer as the first GE, a hydrogen collecting layer between the second GE and the NL, an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer on the OL, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode contacting respective sides of the OS layer, wherein the first TFT and the second TFT are disposed on a same substrate, and wherein the NL includes an opening exposing the hydrogen collecting layer of the second TFT.
US09806104B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, an outer peripheral wiring formed above the first insulative substrate, an insulation film disposed on the outer peripheral wiring, a pixel electrode formed on the insulation film in an active area for displaying an image, and a first bank formed in a line shape on the insulation film in a peripheral area surrounding the active area, a second substrate including at least a second insulative substrate, and a sealant which is provided in a manner to envelop the first bank, and which attaches the first substrate and the second substrate.
US09806099B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a capacitor whose charge capacity is increased while improving the aperture ratio is provided. Further, a semiconductor device which consumes less power is provided. A transistor which includes a light-transmitting semiconductor film, a capacitor in which a dielectric film is provided between a pair of electrodes, an insulating film which is provided over the light-transmitting semiconductor film, and a first light-transmitting conductive film which is provided over the insulating film are included. The capacitor includes the first light-transmitting conductive film which serves as one electrode, the insulating film which functions as a dielectric, and a second light-transmitting conductive film which faces the first light-transmitting conductive film with the insulating film positioned therebetween and functions as the other electrode. The second light-transmitting conductive film is formed over the same surface as the light-transmitting semiconductor film of the transistor and is a metal oxide film containing a dopant.
US09806087B2	Low cost high performance EEPROM device Devices and methods for forming a device are presented. The method includes providing a substrate prepared with a cell area separated by other active areas by isolation regions. First and second lower sub-gates of first and second transistors are formed in the cell area. A common upper sub-gate of the first and second transistors is formed. The common upper sub-gate and first and second lower sub-gates are separated by an intergate dielectric layer and the common upper sub-gate surrounds the first and second lower sub-gates.
US09806073B2	Electronic circuits including diode-connected bipolar junction transistors A diode-connected bipolar junction transistor includes a common collector region of a first conductivity, a common base region of a second conductivity disposed over the common collector region, and a plurality of emitter regions of the first conductivity disposed over the common base region, arranged to be spaced apart from each other, and arranged to have island shapes. The common base region and the common collector region are electrically coupled to each other.
US09806071B2	Integrated circuit with elongated coupling An integrated circuit comprises a first layer on a first level. The first layer comprises a set of first lines. The first lines each have a length and a width. The length of each of the first lines is greater than the width. The integrated circuit also comprises a second layer on a second level different from the first level. The second layer comprises a set of second lines. The second lines each have a length and a width. The length of each of the second lines is greater than the width. The integrated circuit further comprises a coupling configured to connect at least one first line of the set of first lines with at least one second line of the set of second lines. The coupling has a length and a width. The set of second lines has a pitch measured between the lines of the set of second lines in the first direction. The length of the first coupling is greater than or equal to the pitch.
US09806068B2	Semiconductor device Inside an IGBT using GaN or SiC, light having an energy of approximately 3 [eV] is generated. Therefore, defects are caused in the gate insulating film of the IGBT. Furthermore, the charge trapped at a deep level becomes excited and moves to the channel region, thereby causing the gate threshold voltage to fluctuate from the predetermined value. Provided is a semiconductor device including a normally-ON semiconductor element that includes a first semiconductor layer capable of conductivity modulation and a first gate electrode, but does not include a gate insulating film between the first gate electrode and the first semiconductor layer; and a normally-OFF semiconductor element that includes a second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode, and a gate insulating film between the second semiconductor layer and the second gate electrode. The normally-ON semiconductor element and the normally-OFF semiconductor element are connected in series.
US09806066B2	Semiconductor package including exposed connecting stubs A semiconductor package includes a substrate comprising a chip area and a peripheral area, at least one semiconductor chip mounted on the chip area, a plurality of stubs respectively on a plurality of pads arranged in the peripheral area, and a molding unit configured to cover at least a partial area of the at least one semiconductor chip and at least a partial area of the plurality of stubs on the substrate while exposing an upper surface of at least one of the plurality of stubs to outside of the molding unit, wherein at least a partial area of the upper surface of at least one of the plurality of stubs is substantially flat.
US09806060B2	Flexible packages including chips A flexible package may be provided. The flexible package may include a flexible molding member including a top surface. The flexible package may include a first chip within the flexible molding member, and including a first top surface. The flexible package may include a second chip within the flexible molding member, and including a second top surface. The first top surface may face away from the top surface of the flexible molding member and the second top surface may face towards the top surface of the flexible molding member.
US09806058B2	Chip package having die structures of different heights and method of forming same Structures and formation methods of a chip package are provided. The chip package includes a chip stack including a number of semiconductor dies. The chip package also includes a semiconductor chip, and the semiconductor chip is higher than the chip stack. The chip package further includes a package layer covering a top and sidewalls of the chip stack and sidewalls of the semiconductor chip.
US09806056B2	Method of packaging integrated circuits Integrated circuits are packaged by placing a plurality of semiconductor dies on a support substrate, each one of the semiconductor dies having a plurality of terminals at a side facing the support substrate and covering the semiconductor dies with a molding compound to form a molded structure. The support substrate is then removed from the molded structure to expose the side of the semiconductor dies with the terminals, and a metal redistribution layer is formed on the molded structure and in direct contact with the terminals of the semiconductor dies and the molding compound. The redistribution layer is formed without first forming a dielectric layer on a side of the molded structure with the terminals of the semiconductor dies. A corresponding molded substrate and individual molded semiconductor packages are also disclosed.
US09806040B2	Antenna in embedded wafer-level ball-grid array package A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die and an encapsulant deposited over the semiconductor die. A first conductive layer is formed with an antenna over a first surface of the encapsulant. A second conductive layer is formed with a ground plane over a second surface of the encapsulant with the antenna located within a footprint of the ground plane. A conductive bump is formed on the ground plane. A third conductive layer is formed over the first surface of the encapsulant. A fourth conductive layer is formed over the second surface of the encapsulant. A conductive via is disposed adjacent to the semiconductor die prior to depositing the encapsulant. The antenna is coupled to the semiconductor die through the conductive via. The antenna is formed with the conductive via between the antenna and semiconductor die. A PCB unit is disposed in the encapsulant.
US09806039B2	Amplifier In the present invention, in addition to arranging a plurality of amplifying elements in a staggered manner, signal path lengths from an input-side divider to gate pads of the plurality of amplifying elements are equalized, and signal path lengths from drain pads of the plurality of amplifying elements to an output-side combiner are equalized.
US09806036B2	Semiconductor wafer, semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing the semiconductor wafer A semiconductor wafer including a main body including first and second surfaces opposite each other, a notch including a recess on an outer periphery, a first bevel region formed along the outer periphery of the main body, including a first slope connecting the first and second surfaces and having a first height with respect to a straight line extending from a first point where the first surface and the first slope meet to a second point where the second surface and the first slope meet, and a second bevel region in contact with the recess or opening, including a second slope connecting the first and second surfaces and having a second height, different from the first height, with respect to a straight line extending from a third point where the first surface and the second slope meet to a fourth point where the second surface and the second slope meet.
US09806031B2	Monitor method for process control in a semiconductor fabrication process A monitor method for process control in a semiconductor fabrication process is disclosed. A first alignment mark is formed in a layer on a substrate, and its position is measured and stored in a first measurement data. A fabrication process is then performed. Afterwards, another measurement is performed to measure the position of the first alignment mark and to generate a second measurement data. Finally, an offset value between the position of the first alignment mark in the first measurement data and those in the second measurement data is calculated.
US09806028B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a device isolation in a trench that defines first to third active patterns that are spaced apart from each other and having a long axis parallel to a first direction, first and second word lines extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a bit line, and a source line. The first and second active patterns are arranged in the second direction to constitute a column. The third active pattern is at a side of the column. The first word line intersects the first and second active patterns. The second word line intersects the third active pattern. When viewed from a plan view, the bit line extends in the first direction between the first and third active patterns, and the source line extends in the first direction between the second and third active patterns.
US09806022B2	Method for making semiconductor device with stacked analog components in back end of line (BEOL) regions A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming a first dielectric layer above a semiconductor substrate, forming a first trench in the first dielectric layer, filling the first trench with electrically conductive material, removing upper portions of the electrically conductive material to define a lower conductive member with a recess thereabove, forming a filler dielectric material in the recess to define a second trench. The method may further include filling the second trench with electrically conductive material to define an upper conductive member, forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer and upper conductive member, forming a first via through the second dielectric layer and underlying filler dielectric material to the lower conductive member, and forming a second via through the second dielectric layer to the upper conductive member.
US09806020B1	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device that includes a first wiring, a second wiring, and a first number of first resistance elements that are connected in parallel between the first wiring and the second wiring, and each of which has a negative first temperature coefficient. The semiconductor device further includes a second number of second resistance elements that are connected in parallel to the first resistance elements, each of which has a positive second temperature coefficient, the second temperature coefficient having an absolute value larger than an absolute value of the first temperature coefficient. The second number is smaller than the first number.
US09806017B2	Flip-chip, face-up and face-down centerbond memory wirebond assemblies A microelectronic assembly can include a substrate having first and second surfaces and an aperture extending therebetween, the substrate having terminals. The assembly can also include a first microelectronic element having a front surface facing the first surface of the substrate, a second microelectronic element having a front surface facing the first microelectronic element and projecting beyond an edge of the first microelectronic element, first and second leads electrically connecting contacts of the respective first and second microelectronic elements to the terminals, and third leads electrically interconnecting the contacts of the first and second microelectronic elements. The contacts of the first microelectronic element can be exposed at the front surface thereof adjacent the edge thereof. The contacts of the second microelectronic element can be disposed in a central region of the front surface thereof. The first, second, and third leads can have portions aligned with the aperture.
US09806009B2	Semiconductor device and power converter using the same To suppress a temperature rise of a chip accompanying a production of large output by a power converter, and to reduce a size of the power converter. A power semiconductor device includes: a first power semiconductor element to configure an upper arm of an inverter circuit; a second power semiconductor element to configure a lower arm of the inverter circuit; a first lead frame to transmit power to the first power semiconductor element; a second lead frame to transmit power to the second power semiconductor element; a first gate lead frame to transmit a control signal to the first power semiconductor element; and a sealing member to seal the first power semiconductor element, the second power semiconductor element, the first lead frame, the second lead frame, and the first gate lead frame. In the power semiconductor device, a through-hole is formed in the sealing member, and a part of the first gate lead frame and a part of the second lead frame are exposed to an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole.
US09805997B2	Packaging methods for semiconductor devices with encapsulant ring Packaging methods for semiconductor devices, and packaged semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of packaging a semiconductor device includes coupling a ring to a substrate, and coupling an integrated circuit die to the substrate within the ring. A molding material is disposed around the integrated circuit die within the ring.
US09805995B2	Element-accommodating package and mounting structure An element-accommodating package which can improve frequency characteristics of an element-accommodating package having a coaxial connector, and a mounting structure are provided. An element-accommodating package includes a metallic substrate, a frame, a first coaxial connector, a second coaxial connector, and a circuit board. A groove is provided between one side of the frame and a side surface of the circuit board and between a first signal line and a second signal line.
US09805994B1	Mesh-style NCEM pads, and process for making semiconductor dies, chips, and wafers using in-line measurements from such pads Wafers, chips, or dies that contain fill cells with structures configured to obtain in-line data via non-contact electrical measurements (“NCEM”). Such NCEM-enabled fill cells may target/expose a variety of open-circuit, short-circuit, leakage, or excessive resistance failure modes, and may include NCEM pads that comprise a mesh of GATECNT and AACNT stripes. Such wafers, chips, or dies may include Designs of Experiments (“DOEs”), comprised of multiple NCEM-enabled fill cells, in at least two variants, all targeted to the same failure mode(s).
US09805993B2	Device for determining the temperature of a substrate An apparatus and a method for determining the temperature of a substrate, in particular of a semiconductor substrate during the heating thereof by means of at least one first radiation source are disclosed. A determination of the temperature is based on detecting first and second radiations, each comprising radiation emitted by the substrate due to its own temperature and radiation emitted by the first radiation, which is reflected at the substrate and at least one of a drive power of the first radiation source and the radiation intensity of the first radiation source.
US09805987B2	Self-aligned punch through stopper liner for bulk FinFET A technique relates to forming a self-aligning field effect transistor. A starting punch through stopper comprising a substrate having a plurality of fins patterned thereon, an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) region, a p-type field effect transistor (PFET) region, and a center region having a boundary defect at the interface of the NFET region and the PFET region is first provided. The field effect transistor is then masked to mask the NFET region and the PFET region such that the center region is exposed. A center boundary region is then formed by etching the center region to remove the boundary defect.
US09805985B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes removing a first gate among a plurality of gates over a substrate. Removing the first gate exposes a first portion of an active area region under the first gate. The method further includes forming a first dielectric dummy gate over the exposed first portion of the active area region. The method further includes removing a second gate among the plurality of gates, wherein removing the second gate exposes a second portion of the active area region. The method further includes depositing a first gate electrode over the exposed second portion of the active area region.
US09805984B2	FinFET device The present disclosure provides many different embodiments of a FinFET device that provide one or more improvements over the prior art. In one embodiment, a FinFET includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of fins having a first height and a plurality of fin having a second height on the semiconductor substrate. The second height may be less than the first height.
US09805980B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising the steps of providing a matrix substrate having a main surface with plural device areas formed thereon, fixing plural semiconductor chips to the plural device areas respectively, then sealing the plural semiconductor chips all together with resin to form a block sealing member, dividing the block sealing member and the matrix substrate for each of the device areas by dicing, thereafter rubbing a surface of each of the diced sealing member portions with a brush, then storing semiconductor devices formed by the dicing once into pockets respectively of a tray, and conveying the semiconductor devices each individually from the tray. Since the substrate dividing work after block molding is performed by dicing while vacuum-chucking the surface of the block sealing member, the substrate division can be done without imposing any stress on an external terminal mounting surface of the matrix substrate.
US09805962B2	Substrate conveyance method, and substrate conveyance device The purpose of the present invention is to accurately deal with a variety of processing conditions and variations thereof, and to improve total throughput by efficiently operating a conveyance arm device in accordance with the processing conditions, even during cleaning. When a first wafer is loaded on a load-lock chamber, a conveyance-sequence category for operating each of a number of steps for a conveyance arm device capable of operating during cleaning is selected in accordance with processing conditions of the wafer, and a plurality of operation patterns are selected, combined and scheduled. The conveyance arm device is controlled in accordance with the scheduled conveyance sequence to control substrate conveyance.
US09805955B1	Semiconductor package with multiple molding routing layers and a method of manufacturing the same Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package with an internal routing circuit. The internal routing circuit is formed from multiple molding routing layers in a plated and etched copper terminal semiconductor package by using an inkjet process to create conductive paths on each molding compound layer of the semiconductor package.
US09805950B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) forming a first insulation film on a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a first coil on the first insulation film; (c) forming a second insulation film on the first insulation film so as to cover the first coil; (d) forming a first pad on the second insulation film at a position not overlapped with the first coil in a planar view; (e) forming a laminated insulation film on the second insulation film, the laminated insulation film having a first opening from which the first pad is exposed; and (f) forming a second coil and a first wiring on the laminated insulation film, wherein the second coil is disposed above the first coil, the first coil and the second coil are not connected by a conductor but magnetically coupled to each other, the first wiring is formed from an upper portion of the first pad to an upper portion of the laminated insulation film and is electrically connected to the first pad, and the laminated insulation film includes a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film on the silicon oxide film, and a resin film on the silicon nitride film.
US09805949B2	High κ gate stack on III-V compound semiconductors A method of forming a high k gate stack on a surface of a III-V compound semiconductor, such GaAs, is provided. The method includes subjecting a III-V compound semiconductor material to a precleaning process which removes native oxides from a surface of the III-V compound semiconductor material; forming a semiconductor, e.g., amorphous Si, layer in-situ on the cleaned surface of the III-V compound semiconductor material; and forming a dielectric material having a dielectric constant that is greater than silicon dioxide on the semiconducting layer. In some embodiments, the semiconducting layer is partially or completely converted into a layer including at least a surface layer that is comprised of AOxNy prior to forming the dielectric material. In accordance with the present invention, A is a semiconducting material, preferably Si, x is 0 to 1, y is 0 to 1 and x and y are both not zero.
US09805948B2	Selective etching process of a mask disposed on a silicon substrate The method includes the steps of: a) providing a silicon substrate including a first portion covered by the mask made from a carbonaceous material and a second doped portion, the mask including, at the surface, a surface layer including implanted ionic species and an underlying layer free of implanted ionic species, b) exposing the surface layer and the second portion to a SiCl4 and Cl2 plasma so as to deposit a silicon chloride SiClx layer on the second portion and etch the surface layer, c) etching the underlying layer so as to expose the first portion, and d) etching the silicon chloride SiClx layer so as to expose the second portion.
US09805939B2	Dual endpoint detection for advanced phase shift and binary photomasks The present invention provides a method and apparatus for etching a photomask substrate with enhanced process monitoring, for example, by providing for optical monitoring at certain regions of the photomask to obtain dual endpoints, e.g., etch rate or thickness loss of both a photoresist layer and an absorber layer. By monitoring transmissity of an optical beam transmitted through areas having photoresist layer and etched absorber layer at two different predetermined wavelength, dual process endpoints may be obtained by a signal optical detection.
US09805923B2	Mass separators, mass selective detectors, and methods for optimizing mass separation within mass selective detectors Mass separators are provided that can include at least one electrode component having a surface, in one cross section, defining at least two runs associated via at least one rise, the rise being orthogonally related to the runs. Mass selective detectors are provided that can include at least a first pair of opposing electrodes with each of the opposing electrodes having a complimentary surface, in one cross section, defining at least two runs associated via a rise. Methods for optimizing mass separation within a mass selective detector are also provided, including providing mass separation parameters; providing one set electrodes within the separator having a surface operatively aligned within the separator, the surface, in one cross section, defining at least two runs associated via a rise, the rise being orthogonally related to the runs; and modifying one or both of the rise and/or runs to achieve the mass separation parameters.
US09805921B2	Ambient infrared laser ablation mass spectrometry (AIRLAB-MS) with plume capture by continuous flow solvent probe A new experimental setup for spatially resolved ambient infrared laser ablation mass spectrometry (AIRLAB-MS) that uses an infrared microscope with an infinity-corrected reflective objective and a continuous flow solvent probe coupled to a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer is described. The efficiency of material transfer from the sample to the electrospray ionization emitter was determined using glycerol/methanol droplets containing 1 mM nicotine and is ˜50%. This transfer efficiency is significantly higher than values reported for similar techniques.
US09805920B2	Dynamic resolution correction of quadrupole mass analyser A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising automatically correcting the mass or mass to charge ratio resolution of a quadrupole mass filter or mass analyser one or more times during an experimental run or acquisition based upon a measurement, determination or estimation of the mass or mass to charge ratio resolution of one or more reference ions observed in a mass spectrum or mass spectral data acquired either during the same experimental run or acquisition or during a previous experimental run or acquisition.
US09805919B1	RF detector with double balanced linear mixer and corresponding method of operation A RF detector is provided and includes LO and RF paths, a mixer and a filter. The LO path includes a first buffer and a sine-to-square wave converter. The first buffer receives a first RF signal that is based on a RF input signal received by the RF detector. The RF input signal is detected within a substrate processing system. The sine-to-square wave converter converts a sine wave of the first RF signal to a square wave and outputs a LO signal having the square wave. The RF path includes a second buffer that receives a second RF signal and outputs a RF output signal. The second RF signal is based on the RF input signal. The mixer generates an IF signal based on the LO and RF output signals. The filter filters the IF signal to generate a DC signal, which is representative of the second RF signal.
US09805918B2	Plasma source The invention relates to a plasma source (1) for depositing a coating onto a substrate (9), which is connectable to a power source (P) and includes: an electrode (2); a magnetic assembly (4) located circumferentially relative to said electrode and including a set of magnets mutually connected by a magnetic bracket (46) including a first and second central magnet (43, 44) and at least one head magnet (45); and an electrically insulating enclosure (5) arranged such as to surround the electrode and the magnets.
US09805910B1	Automated SEM nanoprobe tool Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus comprising a primary beam column configured to direct a primary beam of energetic particles onto a location of interest on a sample containing one or more integrated circuit structures, a detector configured to produce a signal in response to detection of secondary charged particles generated as a result of an interaction between the primary beam of energetic particles and the location of interest, and a signal processor coupled to the detector configured to measure the transient behavior of generation of the secondary charged particles from the signal produced by the detector, and a characterizing module configured to characterize the location of interest by comparing the measured transient behavior to a predetermined reference transient behavior. The detector has a response that is fast enough to detect a transient behavior of generation of the secondary charged particles.
US09805904B2	Radiation generator with field shaping electrode A radiation generator may include an elongate generator housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a target electrode within the housing at the distal end thereof, a charged particle source within the housing at the proximal end thereof to direct charged particles at the target based upon a first biasing potential, and a field shaping electrode within the housing and adjacent the source to shape a field within the housing. At least one accelerator electrode may be within the housing on an opposite side of the field shaping electrode from the source to accelerate charged particles from the source to the target based upon a second biasing potential different than the first biasing potential. The field shaping electrode may be electrically floating so that the charged particles are directed from the source to the target without applying a biasing potential to the field shaping electrode.
US09805898B2	Fuse arc gas baffle with arc resistant fuse assembly A protection system for an electrical apparatus is disclosed. The protection system includes a baffle assembly and a coating for electrical elements exposed to arc gasses. The baffle assembly includes a number of generally planar sidewalls, each sidewall including a first edge surface, a second edge surface, and a third edge surface. The sidewalls are disposed in a spaced, generally parallel configuration defining a number of channels. A first end wall, is sealingly coupled to each sidewall first edge. A second end wall is sealingly coupled to each sidewall second edge. A third end wall is sealingly coupled to each sidewall third edge. The terminals of an electrical apparatus are disposed in an aligned set with one set of terminals in each channel. The channels are structured to limit the flow of arc gasses across adjacent sets of terminals.
US09805897B2	Fuse with carbon fiber fusible element A fuse includes a body, a first conductive terminal coupled with a first end of the body, and a second conductive terminal coupled with a second end of the body. The body, the first conductive terminal, and the second conductive terminal define an exterior of the fuse. The fuse also includes an interruption assembly including a fusible element. The fusible element includes carbon fiber, is disposed on a conductive path between the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal, and is configured to break when a current through the fusible element exceeds a predetermined current.
US09805894B2	Connecting apparatus and electrical switch A connecting apparatus is for connecting a first component to a second component in an interlocking manner. The first component includes a flexible limb having a latching lug which can latch with a projection on the second component in order to connect the first component to the second component in a releasable manner without using a tool. For the purpose of connection in a releasable manner without using a tool, the flexible limb runs in a guide of the second component, which guide allows the flexible limb only to move in the direction which is prespecified by the guide, and the latching lug and the projection are at a distance from one another in the state in which said components are connected in an interlocking manner. An electrical switch is also disclosed, including the connecting apparatus; a side wall; and a pole cassette.
US09805891B2	Multiplexing, switching and testing devices and methods using fluid pressure A fluid pressure actuated device for establishing electrical contact includes a first side and a second side each defining a respective cavity. A respective flexible membrane is positioned across each cavity. Each membrane has an outer side that carries an electrically conducting contactor. The contactors are electrically connected to a conducting connector that extends at least partially through the device. Each flexible membrane extends and withdraws moving the associated electrically conducting contactor in opposing directions when fluid pressure is increased and decreased in the associated cavity. Each membrane may have an undulating shape by including concentric frustum portions that narrow in opposite directions. The contacts may have neutral positions that are internal relative to outer surfaces of the device until fluid pressure is increased in the respective cavities causing extension by movement of the membranes.
US09805888B2	High speed limiting electrical switchgear device An electrical switchgear for fast limitation and interruption of fault currents includes a fixed electrode, a movable electrode having a contact portion and a repelling portion, a plurality of contact fingers, and a coil. The coil is arranged adjacent to the repelling portion to induce eddy currents therein, the coil and the fixed electrode being arranged on the same side of the movable electrode, and the repelling portion being movable relative to the coil. The coil has a first dimension between two of its opposite lateral ends and defines an area which corresponds to a majority of a surface area of the repelling portion. The repelling portion provides a continuous current path, having a dimension corresponding to the first dimension, for eddy currents induced by the coil, whereby the movable electrode is pivotally thrown in a direction away from the coil and the fixed electrode, thus providing a circuit trip.
US09805875B2	Capacitor and manufacturing method thereof A capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The capacitor includes a porous substrate, an electrolyte composition, and a pair of electrodes. The porous substrate has a plurality of holes. The electrolyte composition is located in the holes of the porous substrate, and the electrolyte composition includes an electrolyte solution and a nano carbon material dispersed in the electrolyte solution. The electrodes are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the porous substrate.
US09805874B2	MEMS variable capacitor and method for driving the same Disclosed herein is an MEMS variable capacitor and its driving method, the MEMS variable capacitor including, a first electrode, a second electrode floating over the first electrode upper part, a fixed electrode separated at the second electrode side surface, and a drifting electrode placed between the second electrode and the fixed electrode, connected to the second electrode, and physically contacting the fixed electrode by a voltage applied to the fixed electrode.
US09805873B2	Vacuum variable capacitor A vacuum variable capacitor includes a pre-vacuum enclosure for reducing a pressure differential across the bellows. The vacuum force load on the drive system can thereby be reduced, allowing faster movement of the movable electrode, faster capacitance adjustment of the vacuum variable capacitor and longer lifetimes of the device.
US09805869B2	High energy density electrostatic capacitor A solid state electrical energy state storage device includes multiple dielectric layers or an integral heterogeneous dielectric layer. Layers or portions of the heterogeneous layer have permittivity augmented by exposing the dielectric material to electric/magnetic fields during formation of the dielectric before complete solidification. Such exposure results in radicals and/or an ordered matrix. A dielectric for the device may contain a new xylene based polymer formed under atmospheric conditions via reaction with monatomic oxygen and provided an augmented permittivity through exposure of the polymer to a magnetic field and/or an electric field during condensation and solidification on a substrate.
US09805848B2	Surge arrester for high voltages An overvoltage arrester for high voltages having a high-voltage terminal that is connected to an arrester block forming a nonlinear resistor, and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the arrester block. In order to enable a simple and reliable detection of the temperature of the arrester block continually during the operation thereof, the temperature sensor detects a change of the longitudinal extent of the arrester block.
US09805834B2	Grating for phase-contrast imaging The invention relates to gratings for X-ray differential phase-contrast imaging, a focus detector arrangement and X-ray system for generating phase-contrast images of an object and a method of phase-contrast imaging for examining an object of interest. In order to provide gratings with a high aspect ratio but low costs, a grating for X-ray differential phase-contrast imaging is proposed, comprising a first sub-grating (112), and at least a second sub-grating (114; 116; 118), wherein the sub-gratings each comprise a body structure (120) with bars (122) and gaps (124) being arranged periodically with a pitch (a), wherein the sub-gratings (112; 114; 116; 118) are arranged consecutively in the direction of the X-ray beam, and wherein the sub-gratings (112; 114; 116; 118) are positioned displaced to each other perpendicularly to the X-ray beam.
US09805826B2	Method and apparatus for testing integrated circuit An integrated circuit (IC) having a memory for storing data also has a memory built in self-test (MBIST) unit coupled to the memory for testing an operation of the memory. A test interface provides test data. Flip-flops of the IC are connected together into at least one serial scan chain. The test interface unit receives test data including MBIST configuration data. The MBIST unit, in a first mode, tests the memory based on the MBIST configuration data at least partly in parallel with a scan test using the scan chain. Thus, both the memory and the logic circuitry can be tested in parallel.
US09805825B1	Memory error capture logic A built-in self test (BIST) may be performed on a device memory having two memory portions that are symmetrical (e.g., two symmetric halves of the device memory). The BIST may be run on the first memory portion. Error logic output from the first memory portion is captured (stored) in the second memory portion during the BIST run process. Error logic output from the first memory portion may include error data and an address of the memory error in the first memory portion. As the first and second memory portions are symmetric, the memory errors captured (stored) in the second memory portion are located at identical locations to the location of the memory errors in the first memory portion. A memory dump from the second memory portion after the BIST may provide a map of the memory errors in the first memory portion.
US09805824B2	Semiconductor devices and semiconductor systems A semiconductor system includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device outputs a test mode enable signal and a switch control signal and receives test data. The second semiconductor device generates first internal data and second internal data in response to the test mode enable signal, drives a first pad in response to the first internal data, drives a second pad in response to the second internal data, and drives a third pad in response to the first and second internal data according to the switch control signal.
US09805811B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of stacked first chips and a second chip. The second chip outputs a first signal to the first chips. The first chip outputs status information at timing based on the received first signal. The first chip shifts the received first signal and outputs the shifted first signal to the first chip of a next stage in synchronization with the first clock signal. The second chip receives a plurality of status information output in a serial manner from the first chips.
US09805807B2	Operation method operating nonvolatile memory device having plurality of memory blocks A method of operating a nonvolatile memory device is provided as follows. The nonvolatile memory device includes memory blocks each of which has word lines. A setup voltage is applied to the word lines. A word line voltage is applied to a first word line selected from the word lines. Recovery voltages are applied to the word lines. Each recovery voltage is applied to at least one corresponding word line of the word lines. The recovery voltages have different voltage levels from each other.
US09805797B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes memory units each includes a first transistor, memory cell transistors, and a second transistor serially coupled between first and second ends. A memory cell transistor of each memory unit has its gate electrode coupled to each other. A bit line is coupled to the first ends. First and second drivers output voltage applied to selected and unselected first transistors, respectively. Third and fourth drivers output voltage applied to selected and unselected second transistors, respectively. A selector couples the gate electrode of the first transistor of each memory unit to the first or second driver, and that of the second transistor of each memory unit to the third or fourth driver.
US09805796B2	Non-volatile memory device and operating method thereof A non-volatile memory device includes a first floating gate unit, a second floating gate unit, a selecting gate unit and a comparator. The first floating gate unit is configured to generate a first current according to a first bit signal and a control electric potential. The second floating gate unit is connected with the first floating gate unit in parallel, and configured to generate a second current according to a second bit signal and the control electric potential. The selecting gate unit is connected to the first floating gate unit and the second floating gate unit, and configured to generate the control electric potential according to a source signal and a word signal. The comparator is electrically connected to the first floating gate unit and the second floating gate unit, and configured to compare the first current with the second current, so as to generate a data-stored state signal.
US09805792B2	Memory cells, memory cell programming methods, memory cell reading methods, memory cell operating methods, and memory devices Embodiments disclosed include memory cell operating methods, memory cell programming methods, memory cell reading methods, memory cells, and memory devices. In one embodiment, a memory cell includes a wordline, a first bitline, a second bitline, and a memory element. The memory element is electrically connected to the wordline and selectively electrically connected to the first bitline and the second bitline. The memory element stores information via a resistive state of the memory element. The memory cell is configured to convey the resistive state of the memory element via either a first current flowing from the first bitline through the memory element to the wordline or a second current flowing from the wordline through the memory element to the second bitline.
US09805790B2	Memory cell with retention using resistive memory Described is an apparatus including memory cell with retention using resistive memory. The apparatus comprises: memory element including a first inverting device cross-coupled to a second inverting device; a restore circuit having at least one resistive memory element, the restore circuit coupled to an output of the first inverting device; a third inverting device coupled to the output of the first inverting device; a fourth inverting device coupled to an output of the third inverting device; and a save circuit having at least one resistive memory element, the save circuit coupled to an output of the third inverting device.
US09805789B2	Oxide based memory Methods, devices, and systems associated with oxide based memory are described herein. In one or more embodiments, a method of forming an oxide based memory cell includes forming a first electrode, forming a tunnel barrier, wherein a first portion of the tunnel barrier includes a first material and a second portion of the tunnel barrier includes a second material, forming an oxygen source, and forming a second electrode.
US09805772B1	Apparatuses and methods to selectively perform logical operations The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to selectively performing logical operations. An example apparatus comprises sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. A controller is coupled to sensing circuitry and is configured to cause storing of an indication of whether a logical operation is to be selectively performed between an operand stored in the sensing circuitry and an operand stored in the sense amplifier.
US09805768B2	Three-dimensional (3D) non-volatile semiconductor memory device for loading improvement A three-dimensional (3D) non-volatile semiconductor memory device is disclosed. The three-dimensional (3D) non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes: a cell region having a plurality of memory cells; a page buffer formed to store data of the cell region in units of a page; a decoder formed below the cell region, configured to provide a word line voltage to word lines of the cell region; a first upper line formed above the cell region, configured to transfer the word line voltage; a lower interconnection structure formed below the cell region, configured to transfer the word line voltage to the decoder; and a first via disposed between the cell region and the page buffer, configured to couple the first upper line to the lower interconnection structure.
US09805764B2	Methods and systems of creation and catalog of media recordings A method for media recording creation and catalog is provided, that creates media recordings according to a reference time provided. The method allows editing the media recordings during and after recording, catalogs the media recordings, and identifies the media recordings that are related to the same event or a related event, that are close in time or space, but may have been recorded independently. The method displays the media recordings synchronizedly according to a reference time.
US09805763B2	Systems and methods for atomic film data storage The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with data storage using atomic films, such as graphene, boron nitride, or silicene. A platter assembly may include at least one platter that has one or more substantially planar surfaces. One or more layers of a monolayer atomic film, such as graphene, may be positioned on a planar surface. Data may be stored on the atomic film using one or more vacancies, dopants, defects, and/or functionalized groups (presence or lack thereof) to represent one of a plurality of states in a multi-state data representation model, such as a binary, a ternary, or another base N data storage model. A read module may detect the vacancies, dopants, and/or functionalized groups (or a topographical feature resulting therefrom) to read the data stored on the atomic film.
US09805756B2	Writer pole formation Implementations disclosed herein provide a method of reducing the topography at the alignment and overlay marks area during the writer pole photolithography process in order to reduce the wafer scale variation and reduce the writer pole photolithography process rework rate. In one implementation, an intermediate stage of a wafer for writer pole formation is generated by removing a part of at least one metallic writer pole layer on top of an intermediate stage writer pole wafer to form a recovery trench, depositing an optically transparent material on top of the wafer, wherein the thickness of the optically transparent material is higher than a target recovery trench topography, forming a photoresist pattern on top of the optically transparent material over the recovery trench, etching the optically transparent material, and removing the photoresist pattern and at least part of the remaining optically transparent material.
US09805751B1	Record head actuator sandwiched damper plus travel limiter A magnetic recording head positioning assembly includes a coarse travel carriage secured to and spaced away from each of a front end assembly and head assembly via sandwiched fine guiding flexures and isolation flexures. The fine guiding flexures permit relative movement between the coarse travel carriage and head assembly. The isolation flexures permit relative movement between the coarse travel carriage and front end assembly. The fine guiding and isolation flexures thus isolate the coarse travel carriage from the front end assembly and head assembly. The assembly further includes dampers sandwiched between the coarse travel carriage and isolation flexures to limit movement of the isolation flexures.
US09805748B1	System and method for providing a protective layer having a graded intermediate layer A method of providing an apparatus with a protective layer by simultaneously depositing carbon and seed material on the apparatus to form an intermediate layer, wherein the carbon and seed material have a percentage composition that varies as a function of the intermediate layer thickness; and then providing a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer adjacent to the intermediate layer to produce the protective layer.
US09805747B2	Method for making a perpendicular magnetic recording write head with write pole having thin side gaps and thicker leading gap Ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD) is used to form a magnetic recording disk drive write head main pole with thin side gap layers and a thicker leading gap layer. A metal or metal alloy is formed by IPVD in a trench with a bottom and outwardly sloping sidewalls. An optional Ru seed layer is deposited on the metal or metal alloy. This is followed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a Ru smoothing layer. If the IPVD results in metal or metal alloy side gap layers with a rough surface, the ALD process is modified, resulting in a smooth Ru smoothing layer that does not replicate the rough surface of the side gap layers.
US09805743B2	Method of manufacturing a magnetic film having high coercivity for use as a hot seed in a magnetic write head A method of forming a sub-structure, suitable for use as a hot seed in a perpendicular magnetic recording head, is described. A buffer layer of alumina with a thickness of 50-350 Angstroms is formed by atomic layer deposition as a write gap. Thereafter, one or more seed layers having a body-centered cubic (bcc) crystal structure may be deposited on the buffer layer. Finally, a magnetic film made of FeCo or FeNi with a coercivity of 60-110 Oe is deposited on the seed layer(s) by a physical vapor deposition (PVD) method at a rate of 0.48 to 3.6 Angstroms per second. The magnetic film is preferably annealed at 220° C. for 2 hours in a 250 Oe applied magnetic field.
US09805738B2	Formant dependent speech signal enhancement An arrangement is described for speech signal processing. An input microphone signal is received that includes a speech signal component and a noise component. The microphone signal is transformed into a frequency domain set of short-term spectra signals. Then speech formant components within the spectra signals are estimated based on detecting regions of high energy density in the spectra signals. One or more dynamically adjusted gain factors are applied to the spectra signals to enhance the speech formant components.
US09805727B2	Methods and systems for generating and interactively rendering object based audio Methods for generating an object based audio program, renderable in a personalizable manner, and including a bed of speaker channels renderable in the absence of selection of other program content (e.g., to provide a default full range audio experience). Other embodiments include steps of delivering, decoding, and/or rendering such a program. Rendering of content of the bed, or of a selected mix of other content of the program, may provide an immersive experience. The program may include multiple object channels (e.g., object channels indicative of user-selectable and user-configurable objects), the bed of speaker channels, and other speaker channels. Another aspect is an audio processing unit (e.g., encoder or decoder) configured to perform, or which includes a buffer memory which stores at least one frame (or other segment) of an object based audio program (or bitstream thereof) generated in accordance with, any embodiment of the method.
US09805726B2	Segment-wise adjustment of spatial audio signal to different playback loudspeaker setup Apparatus for adapting a spatial audio signal for an original loudspeaker setup to a playback loudspeaker setup that differs from the original loudspeaker setup. The apparatus includes a direct-ambience decomposer that is configured to decomposing channel signals in a segment of the original loudspeaker setup into direct sound and ambience components, and to determine a direction of arrival of the direct sound components. A direct sound renderer receives a playback loudspeaker setup information and adjusts the direct sound components using the playback loudspeaker setup information so that a perceived direction of arrival of the direct sound components in the playback loudspeaker setup is substantially identical to the direction of arrival of the direct sound components. A combiner combines adjusted direct sound components and possibly modified ambience components to obtain loudspeaker signals for loudspeakers of the playback loudspeaker setup.
US09805723B1	Method for processing the output of a speech recognizer A method for processing speech, comprising semantically parsing a received natural language speech input with respect to a plurality of predetermined command grammars in an automated speech processing system; determining if the parsed speech input unambiguously corresponds to a command and is sufficiently complete for reliable processing, then processing the command; if the speech input ambiguously corresponds to a single command or is not sufficiently complete for reliable processing, then prompting a user for further speech input to reduce ambiguity or increase completeness, in dependence on a relationship of previously received speech input and at least one command grammar of the plurality of predetermined command grammars, reparsing the further speech input in conjunction with previously parsed speech input, and iterating as necessary. The system also monitors abort, fail or cancel conditions in the speech input.
US09805719B2	Initiating actions based on partial hotwords Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, receiving audio data; determining that an initial portion of the audio data corresponds to an initial portion of a hotword; in response to determining that the initial portion of the audio data corresponds to the initial portion of the hotword, selecting, from among a set of one or more actions that are performed when the entire hotword is detected, a subset of the one or more actions; and causing one or more actions of the subset to be performed.
US09805717B2	Voice-based input using natural language processing for interfacing with one or more devices Aspects of the present invention provide a more universal, easy, natural, and vendor-agnostic interface to configure, manage, and/or monitor devices in networks. In embodiments, a user-friendly natural language interface voice interface may be used to “live chat” with one or more devices. In embodiments, a natural language input from a user intended for a target device is received and converted into one or more properly formed commands that are target-specific for the target device and may be executed by the target device. In embodiments, results from the execution of the one or more commands may be appropriately formatted for presentation to the user.
US09805716B2	Apparatus and method for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition Provided is an apparatus for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR) based on a context-dependent deep neural network hidden Markov model (CD-DNN-HMM) algorithm. The apparatus may include an extractor configured to extract acoustic model-state level information corresponding to an input speech signal from a training data model set using at least one of a first feature vector based on a gammatone filterbank signal analysis algorithm and a second feature vector based on a bottleneck algorithm, and a speech recognizer configured to provide a result of recognizing the input speech signal based on the extracted acoustic model-state level information.
US09805698B1	Truss rod tensioning mechanism A stringed musical instrument has a neck having a truss rod embedded therein and a tensioning mechanism to adjust the tension of the truss bar. A truss rod is typically seated at the peghead and extends within the neck to the body of the stringed instrument. A tension adjustment mechanism may incorporate a slide assembly having a ramp that engages with an actuating screw that is accessible from the front surface of the stringed instrument. Adjustment of the screw changes the tension of the truss bar. A tension adjustment mechanism may incorporate a cam that interfaces with an actuating screw, wherein the cam interfaces with the truss bar to adjust tension.
US09805697B1	Method for tire tread depth modeling and image annotation A vehicle service system having a means for acquiring images of a three-dimensional region of a vehicle wheel assembly tire tread surface. The vehicle service system is configured to process the acquired images to produce a collection of data points corresponding to the spatial position of surface points in the region from which tire tread wear characteristics are identified. The acquired images are further utilized to provide both a graphical and a numerical display to an operator, with the numerical display linked to specifically annotated or indexed points or windows within the graphical display, thereby enabling an operator to quickly identify specific focus points or regions on the tire surface which have been measured at the numerically identified tread depths.
US09805694B2	Systems and methods for automatic visualization configuration Data is formatted based at least in part upon attributes associated with such data. Data attributes can be related to a number of various factors in a data driven architecture such as the source of the data, the data subscriber and the path employed to convey the data from the source to the subscriber. In addition, data formatting can employ various levels of complexity and data presentation can vary dependent on various factors such as display device and user to which the data is presented. For example, the format of the data can refer to the size, shape, color, and graphics associated therewith.
US09805679B2	Scan driving circuit and NOR gate logic operation circuit thereof The disclosure is related to a scan driving circuit for an oxide semiconductor thin film transistor and the NOR gate logic operation circuit thereof. The NOR gate logic operation circuit includes a first invertor and a second invertor applied in the pull down holding circuit of the GOA circuit, and a plurality of transistors. The combination of the NTFT and the invertor displaces the original function of the PMOS element to realize a characteristic similar to an original COMS NOR operation circuit, thereby solving a design problem of the logic operation circuit using a IGZO TFT single element, such that a larger scale digital integrated circuit is further suitably integrated into the liquid crystal display.
US09805678B2	Liquid crystal display device having white pixel An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including red pixels, blue pixels, green pixels, and white pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines, wherein the red pixels, the blue pixels, and the green pixels are disposed to longitudinally extend in a vertical direction, and the white pixels are disposed to longitudinally extend in a horizontal direction below or above the red pixels, the blue pixels, and the green pixels.
US09805677B2	Display device for adjusting current output of a common voltage generating circuit Provided is a display device, including: a display panel including a pixel electrode and a common electrode; a common voltage generating circuit configured to generate a common voltage to be supplied to the common electrode; a plurality of common transmission lines configured to transmit, to the common electrode, the common voltage generated by the common voltage generating circuit; a plurality of detection units, which are connected to the plurality of common transmission lines, respectively, and are configured to detect a transmission error of the common voltage in the plurality of common transmission lines, respectively; and a current adjusting unit configured to adjust a current amount of an output current of the common voltage generating circuit based on detection results of the plurality of detection units.
US09805666B2	Liquid crystal display system and method A display system (1) for generating a picture in accordance with image information (10) derived from a video signal has a light modulation device (20), an illumination device (30) and a control circuit (40) for driving both devices. The algorithm implemented in the control circuit (40) distributes the image information (10) over the light modulation device (20) and the illumination device (30) in order to minimize the power consumption of the display system.
US09805665B2	Display device This display device is provided with a direct-view display panel in which a first pixel of green, a second pixel of blue, a third pixel of green, and a fourth pixel of red are arranged in a Bayer pattern. Luminance information that corresponds to a pixel position of the first pixel and serves as a basis for a display signal supplied to the first pixel is separate from luminance information that corresponds to a pixel position of the third pixel and serves as a basis for a display signal supplied to the third pixel.
US09805664B2	Display with automatic image optimizing function and related image adjusting method An image adjusting method is applied to a display with an ambient light sensor. The image adjusting method includes utilizing the ambient light sensor to detect surrounding illumination of the display, adjusting backlight brightness of the display according to the surrounding illumination, adjusting intensity of pixels with specific gray-scale values on the display via a first amending function, and adjusting intensity of other pixels excluding the foresaid pixels having the specific gray-scale values on the display via a second amending function. The first amending function is varied according to the surrounding illumination, and the second amending function is not varied according to the surrounding illumination.
US09805661B2	Pixel compensation circuit, display device and driving method The embodiments of the present invention provide a pixel compensation circuit, a display device and a driving method. The data signal loading module in the pixel compensation circuit loads the data signal to the gate of the driving transistor when the scanning signal is a turn-on signal. The voltage loading module loads the first voltage signal to the source of the driving transistor when the first luminescent signal and the scanning signal are both turn-on signals. The driving signal generation module is used for storing the signal of the source of the driving transistor, the signal of the gate of the driving transistor, the third voltage signal and the voltage signal inputted by the voltage loading module at that time; and is capable of generating a driving signal for driving the organic light-emitting diode to emit light.
US09805659B2	Data processing device To provide a highly browsable data processing device, provide a highly portable data processing device, provide a data processing device which consumes low power, or provide a data processing device having high display quality, the data processing device includes a display portion having flexibility, a plurality of driver circuit portions arranged in the periphery of the display portion, a sensor portion discerning an external state of the display portion, an arithmetic portion supplying image data to the driver circuit portions, and a memory portion storing a program executed by the arithmetic portion. A first mode in which the display portion is unfolded or a second mode in which the display portion is folded is sensed by the sensor. Low power consumption processing and degradation correction processing are carried out by the program in accordance with the first mode or the second mode.
US09805644B2	Flat panel display device and method to control the same A flat panel display device includes: a first display unit, a second display unit, and a third display unit. The first display unit comprises a (1-1)-th surface facing a (1-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (1-1)-th surface and enable external light to transmit from the (1-2)-th surface to the (1-1)-th surface. The second display unit comprises a (2-1)-th surface facing a (2-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (2-1)-th surface and enable external light to transmit from the (2-2)-th surface to the (2-1)-th surface. The third display unit comprises a (3-1)-th surface facing a (3-2)-th surface, and is configured to display an image on the (3-1)-th surface. The third display unit is disposed between the first display unit and the second display unit.
US09805636B2	Drive method and drive device of liquid crystal display The present invention provides a drive method and a drive device of a liquid crystal display, and the drive method comprises: receiving an image to display; selecting one color washout compensation mode from several different color washout compensation modes according to the user selection or the display mode, and implementing color washout compensation to the image to display; driving the liquid crystal panel to show the image to display after the color washout compensation. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can reduce the color washout under large view angle to promote the display effect of the large view angle.
US09805633B2	Display device and electronic apparatus A display device and an electronic apparatus using the display device include a display component configured to output initial light corresponding to a first image; and a light path converting component configured to receive the initial light corresponding to the first image from the display component, and perform light path conversion on the initial light corresponding to the first image to form a virtual image corresponding to the first image, wherein the virtual image corresponding to the first image is capable of being perceived at a particular position and a size of the virtual image perceived is greater than a display size of the display component.
US09805621B2	Prefilled syringe trainer and resetting mechansim Embodiments of a resettable injection training device are provided herein. The resettable injection training device includes a body and a retractable shield, extendable and retractable relative to the body of the device, in an embodiment. In another embodiment, the resettable injection training device may include an injection simulation member. The retractable shield may be lockable in an extended position, and may be unlocked to retract the shield for a subsequent use of the device in one non-limiting embodiment. In another non-limiting embodiment, a resetting component may be used to retract the shield to reset the device.
US09805620B2	Medical injector simulation device An apparatus includes a simulated medicament delivery device and an electronic circuit system coupled to the simulated medicament delivery device. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the simulated medicament delivery device.
US09805608B2	Method and a device for assisting piloting in order to detect and signal local weather risks associated with the relief of the terrain overflown by an aircraft A method having a step of preparing an on-board database containing various kinds of geographical data. During a step of preparing a risk database, at least one local weather risk is stored prior to flight for at least one mesh. During a weather determination step, current and/or forecast weather conditions are acquired for at least one mesh. During a processing step, at least one combined parameter is determined for at least one mesh, each value of a combined parameter being obtained by applying a logic function giving the value of the combined parameter for a mesh as a function of the geographical data and also of the weather risk and the meteorological data. During an analysis step, the presence of a potential local weather danger, at least around the aircraft, is detected in flight as a function of the combined parameter values.
US09805606B2	Man-machine interface for the management of the trajectory of an aircraft A method of graphical manipulation of the trajectory of an aircraft comprises the steps of receiving an indication of a deformation point associated with the trajectory of the aircraft; determining a zone of local modification of the trajectory of the aircraft as a function of the deformation point; computing a modified trajectory and graphically restoring the modified trajectory. A parameter associated with the indication of the deformation point, notably a speed and/or acceleration value (for example of the contact point on the touch-sensitive interface, or else of a cursor), is received or determined. A modified trajectory is computed by selecting a computation algorithm from among a plurality of faster or slower predefined algorithms; the selection being performed as a function of the parameter. Various other developments are described (configurable selection, trajectory modification bounds, processing of an arbitrary deformation point, i.e. one other than a point of the flight plan, etc.).
US09805604B2	Terminal device A terminal device is disclosed that is mountable in a vehicle. The terminal device comprises an acquirer, storage and a controller. The acquirer acquires, from the vehicle, i) traveling direction information indicating traveling directions of the vehicle in accordance with movement of the vehicle and ii) winker direction information indicating a winker direction indicated by a direction indicator of the vehicle. The controller i) stores in the storage the traveling direction information indicating a first traveling direction of the traveling directions, the first traveling direction being acquired when the acquirer has acquired the winker direction information, and ii) updates the traveling direction information indicating the first traveling direction with the traveling direction information indicating a second traveling direction, the second traveling direction being acquired after the acquirer has acquired the winker direction information, when the second traveling direction indicates a direction opposite to the winker direction.
US09805602B2	Parking service A vehicle system includes a communication interface and a processing device. The processing device determines a proximity of a host vehicle to a target location. When the proximity to the target location is less than a predetermined value, the processing device commands the communication interface to transmit the target location to a parking server. In response, the processing device receives a message identifying at least one parking zone from the parking server.
US09805595B1	Vehicle and non-vehicle traffic flow control Traffic flow control. A method identifies traffic in an area. The traffic includes traffic objects. The identifying obtains identifiers of traffic objects in the area. Each traffic object is identified by a respective identifier of the traffic object identifiers. The method also dynamically assigns weights to the traffic objects based on pre-established traffic criteria. Each traffic object is assigned a respective weight of the dynamically assigned weights. The pre-established traffic criteria each include at least one weight value. The weight assigned to a traffic object is based on the weight values of a set of traffic criteria, of the pre-established traffic criteria, applicable to the traffic object and reflects a level of prioritization of a right-of-way of the traffic object. The method also controls flow of the traffic in the area. The controlling the flow includes controlling at least one traffic control signal based on the dynamically assigned weights.
US09805594B2	Method, evaluation system and vehicle for predicting at least one congestion parameter A method, an evaluation system and a cooperative vehicle for predicting at least one congestion parameter are proposed. The method involves a detecting of a traffic density 71-74, a detecting of a current position x which is present during the detecting of the traffic density 71-74 and a relaying of the traffic density 71-74 and the current position x to an evaluation unit 60. Moreover, the method includes an evaluation of the traffic density 71-74 and a providing of at least one congestion parameter.
US09805590B2	Hearing device and methods for wireless remote control of an appliance The present disclosure describes examples of systems and methods of wireless remote control of appliances using a canal hearing device upon manual activation of a switch placed in the concha cavity behind the tragus. In some examples, the lateral end comprises one or more manually activated switches, a wireless antenna, and a battery cell. In some examples, the wireless electronics include low energy Bluetooth capability. The appliance may be any device with wireless control capability, for example an electronic lock, a thermostat, an electronic lighting, a telephone, a kitchen appliance, a medical alert system, a television, a medical device, and a smart glass. The inconspicuous and secure wear of the canal hearing device may allow a hearing device user to enjoy a normal lifestyle, including exercise, and to discretely interact with wirelessly controlled devices.
US09805588B2	Wireless fire protection valve inspection and monitoring systems, and methods for automated inspection and monitoring of fire protection systems A wireless fire protection system valve inspection and monitoring system, including: a plurality of valves, each valve including a detecting unit adapted to detect valve state information for the valve, wherein the valve state information comprises at least one of an open state, a partially-open state, and a closed state; at least one collection unit that wirelessly receives the valve state information from the detecting units; and an information module that receives the valve state information from the collection unit and aggregates, stores, and/or reports the valve state information.
US09805582B2	Integrative security system and method A method for monitoring and securing a facility without employing a manned control center, according to which a server acquires surveillance data from each of a plurality of distributed surveillance devices deployed within or adjacent to a given security sensitive facility. Then the server receives an intrusion alert from a guard, or from one or more of the plurality of surveillance devices to initiate a triggering event, if the acquired surveillance data is indicative of activity that has been detected at an indicated location. A first guard is alerted and presented with a full situational awareness image to assess the severity of the detected activity and the triggering event is terminated if found by the first guard to be of a low severity, or an interception operation initiated by self-dispatching or dispatching one or more additional guards to a close by location that holds tactical advantage relative to the indicated location if the triggering event was found by the first guard to be of a high severity.
US09805578B2	Alert system for detecting rising water levels A portable, self-contained flood alarm which alleviates the shortcomings of the alarms of the prior art and offers an easy-to-use and reliable flood and water level alarm which will adequately warn users of potential flood conditions and possibly save their personal belongings, equipment and lives.
US09805576B2	Smart watch with automatic voice recording and alarm A wearable accoutrement such as a wristwatch records noises within a wearer's vicinity, and white noises may be filtered out to output pure human voices. The voice recording feature can be activated manually or automatically during a “panic mode” as indicated by a loud noise or sudden biological changes such as an increase in heart rate or body temperature. The accoutrement can also monitor other environmental elements such as light, motion and audio and may be paired with a wireless phone such that noise from a stressful event can be sent to a remote server which processes the data. A motion sensor in the accoutrement may also activate an audible alarm in the event of physical trauma to the wearer to induce an attacker to flee.
US09805571B2	Smoke alarm mounting and dismounting system and method A method of mounting and dismounting a smoke alarm from a supporting element mounted to an overhead surface; said method including the steps of, inserting an elongate implement into an opening provided in a body of the smoke alarm, and applying a force via the elongate implement so as to detach the body of the smoke alarm from the supporting element, and wherein the elongate implement is applied by a user standing on a floor surface below the overhead surface.
US09805569B2	System and method for detecting and analyzing near range weapon fire A method for identifying a gunshot occurrence. According to one embodiment, microphone data and inertial motion data are acquired with a hand-held device. Based on an acoustic criterion, a determination is made as to whether a gunshot has been produced. Based on a correlation criterion applied to the inertial motion data, a determination is made as to whether the gunshot was produced from fire produced by a first person having physical possession of the hand-held device or by a second person spaced away from the first person.
US09805568B2	Pin alarm tag An alarm tag comprising a first input unit for generating signals for setting (to ON) or resetting (to OFF) an alarm system of the alarm tag. The alarm tag further includes a second input unit for generating signals for arming the alarm tag and triggering an alarm, and an independent auxiliary input unit that generates independent signals that arm the alarm tag and trigger an alarm. When both the second and the auxiliary input units generate a first signal, the alarm system of the alarm tag is armed and set to ON, and when any of the second and third auxiliary input units generate a second signal while the alarm tag is armed and ON, the alarm system of the alarm tag triggers an alarm, thereby preventing tampering and bypassing of one of the second and auxiliary input units to disarm the alarm.
US09805566B2	Scanning camera-based video surveillance system A video surveillance system may include at least one sensing unit capable of being operated in a scanning mode and a video processing unit coupled to the sensing unit, the video processing unit to receive and process image data from the sensing unit and to detect scene events and target activity.
US09805560B2	Anti-skimming card reader Methods and devices are provided for reading both chip and magnetic stripe cards, and in particular for preventing use of a magnetic stripe when a chip is present, in various settings such as fuel dispensers, ATMs, and retail settings. For example, a card reading device is provided that includes a housing and at least one card slot. A smart card reader and a magnetic stripe card reader are disposed within the housing. In one embodiment, a gate is configured to prevent insertion of a card into a rear portion of the card slot when a chip is detected to prevent the magnetic stripe card reader from reading a magnetic stripe. In another embodiment, a first card slot has a first depth that prevents insertion of a magnetic stripe but allows reading of a chip, and a second slot has a depth that allows insertion of a magnetic stripe.
US09805549B2	Real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes Systems and methods for real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes are presented. Clients are first qualified and given wagering limits before being allowed to interactively wager on event outcomes. Event outcomes may be based on, for example, financial markets and indices, sporting and entertainment events, casino games, casino performances, and natural phenomena such as weather and earthquakes. Events on which wagers can be placed include both those with known and unknown outcome probabilities, and wagers can be a fixed-odds type or a spread-bet type. Wager transactions, including acceptances and confirmations, are executed in real time. Clients can customize displays of events on which they are authorized to wager. Real-time client credit management, automatic dealer hedging, automatic price-spread adjustments, and automatic client and dealer defined wagering limits are also provided.
US09805540B2	3D enhancements to game components in gaming systems including merged game components An electronic gaming machine, a system and a method for providing game components with 3D enhancement are disclosed. The machine includes at least one processor, one persistent data store, one receiver to receive game data, and a display device configured with a user interface to display a portion of the game data as at least one of a row and a column of game components along a plane in accordance with a set of game rules for a given game, each one of the game components having an original symbol associated thereto, and at least two additional game components to provide a 3D enhancement in relation to the plane of the display device, wherein the at least one processor is configured to merge the at least two additional game components to provide at least one additional symbol, and integrate the at least one additional symbol into the given game.
US09805538B2	Method and apparatus for fuel island authorization for trucking industry using proximity sensors A fuel authorization program based on equipping fuel station, fuel pumps, and vehicles with components to enable automatic fuel authorization for enrolled vehicles. The program includes fuel pumps including a pump transmitting sensor that automatically emits a pump ID. As a vehicle pulls in next to the pump a vehicle coupling receiving sensor detects the pump ID signal and a proximity link is created. The vehicle sensor passes the pump ID via hardwire or Bluetooth to vehicle fuel authorization processor (which can be part of a telematics device). The vehicle processor transmits the pump ID (and any fuel authorization credentials needed, such as a PIN or VIN) via WI-FI to a Station processor for fuel vendor authorization. If approved, the pump is enabled. As the vehicle moves away the coupling sensor link is broken and the vehicle transmits a “disconnect” message via Wi-Fi and the pump is disabled.
US09805537B2	Information processing apparatus communicating with external device via network, and control method of the information processing apparatus When an information processing apparatus connected to an external device via a network respectively displays an operation screen on an operation unit provided thereto and on the external device, the information processing apparatus changes display of a touched key with highlighting or without highlighting according to whether confidential information such as a password is entered. Depending on the entry on the operation unit, whether to display a character on the operation unit or not is determined. If the character is to be displayed, the highlighting of the character is not performed. If the character is not to be displayed, the highlighting of the character is performed.
US09805536B2	Multi-system distributed processing of delivery and/or referral information for orders Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include syndicating service providers for orders to a plurality of providers, in store delivery options, mobile device ordering, price arbitrage and/or other elements. Various other embodiments are described.
US09805535B2	Customizable coin holder A coin holder device 12 that includes a transparent front sheet 20 that contains receptacles 18 and first and second major surfaces 28 and 30. The receptacles 18 are recessed into the sheet 20 to project out from the second major surface 30. A backer sheet 22 has first and second major surfaces 32 and 34 and openings 36 that extend through the sheet 22. The openings 36 correspond in location to the receptacles 18 in the front sheet 20. The backer sheet 22 is removeably positioned over the receptacles 18, enabling the second major surface 30 to be juxtapositioned against the first major surface 32. The first major surface 32 has coin indicia 38 proximate the openings 36 indicative of the coin to be placed in the respective receptacle 18. The coin holding device is beneficial in that it allows custom-tailored coin holders to be supplied easily over the internet.
US09805534B2	Increased security electronic lock Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for managing access to a shared resource based on identity that is established by use of personal data, such as biometric data, a password, etc. An electronic lock can be used to restrict access to a shared resource, such as a house, a car, etc. In some embodiments, the electronic lock establishes an identity of a user based on personal data obtained by a personal data device of the electronic lock. In some embodiments, the electronic lock includes a sensor that generates security-related sensor data, such as motion sensor data, proximity data, etc. The electronic lock can take a security-related action based on the security-related data. For example, the electronic lock can send a message indicating a possible break in attempt when the motion sensor data indicates motion indicative of a break in.
US09805526B2	Fault monitoring for vehicles Method and apparatus for calculating probabilities of service interruptions based on fault event indications. Instances of fault event indications are filtered to remove duplicate indications for the same fault event. Then a probability of the fault event indication causing a service interruption is calculated by dividing a number of service interruptions caused by instances of the fault event indication by the number of fault event indications. In the event that a particular fault event indication is associated with a high probability of causing a service interruption, a message can be automatically generated and transmitted upon receipt of a future instance of the service interruption. The message can provide information related to short-term solutions to address the fault event, long-term solutions to address the fault event, and parts and tools for addressing the fault event.
US09805515B2	System and method for augmented reality Not only to display augmented reality from an imaging location but also to specify the location desired to be checked for the displayed three-dimensional data and present the location from which an image should be taken. The system and a method for augmented reality includes a photographer terminal that displays augmented reality when taking an image and an augmented reality server that includes a location matching database, in which the photographer terminal detects and transmits location information and a direction when taking an image to the augmented reality server; receives and displays three-dimensional data on a building from the augmented reality server and then receives instruction as to a predetermined location desired to display augmented reality integrating the displayed data; and outputs direction data on the location and the direction of a camera that are calculated by the augmented reality server under the instruction to the photographer terminal.
US09805511B2	Interacting with data fields on a page using augmented reality Embodiments described herein provide approaches for interacting with data fields on a page using an augmented reality (AR) device. Specifically, a way for a user to interact with a page having preprinted content and a user's handwritten content within a real world scene using a display screen of the AR device is provided. An image capture unit of the AR device captures image data representing the page. A processing unit performs a page scan of the captured image data to determine a set of data fields located on the page. Context data for at least one data field within the page is received by the processing unit. Augmented reality content based on the context data is incorporated into the page when viewing the page through the display screen.
US09805509B2	Method and system for constructing a virtual image anchored onto a real-world object A system and method of generating a virtual image and displaying the virtual image so that the image appears to be anchored to a real world object. A data frame of spatial data obtained by one or more sensors is analyzed to determine whether one or more real-world objects to be detected is located in the data frame. If one of the real-world objects is in the data frame, the coordinates of a real-world reference point associated with the real-world object are determined. A virtual 3D space is generated and a base plane is constructed passing through a virtual object reference point in the virtual space. One or more planar content elements are placed on or parallel to the base plane. An image is formed in which the content elements appear to lie in a plane passing through the real-world reference point of the detected object.
US09805508B1	Active augmented reality display enhancement Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with enhancing an augmented reality display are described. According to one embodiment, a method for enhancing an augmented reality display includes identifying, within an image of a viewing region, a target object visible to a user through a display; and displaying an enhancement graphic on the display such that the enhancement graphic is superimposed over the target object from the user's point of view.
US09805505B2	Estimation of object properties in 3D world Objects within two-dimensional video data are modeled by three-dimensional models as a function of object type and motion through manually calibrating a two-dimensional image to the three spatial dimensions of a three-dimensional modeling cube. Calibrated three-dimensional locations of an object in motion in the two-dimensional image field of view of a video data input are determined and used to determine a heading direction of the object as a function of the camera calibration and determined movement between the determined three-dimensional locations. The two-dimensional object image is replaced in the video data input with an object-type three-dimensional polygonal model having a projected bounding box that best matches a bounding box of an image blob, the model oriented in the determined heading direction. The bounding box of the replacing model is then scaled to fit the object image blob bounding box, and rendered with extracted image features.
US09805500B2	Hidden culling in tile-based computer generated images A method and system is provided for culling hidden objects in a tile-based graphics system before they are indicated in a display list for a tile. A rendering space is divided into a plurality of regions which may for example be a plurality of tiles or a plurality of areas into which one or more tiles are divided. Depth thresholds for the regions, which are used to identify hidden objects for culling, are updated when an object entirely covers a region and in dependence on a comparison between a depth value for the object and the depth threshold for the region. For example, if the depth threshold is a maximum depth threshold, the depth threshold may be updated if an object entirely covers the tile and the maximum depth value of the object is less than the maximum depth threshold.
US09805495B2	Single pass bounding volume hierarchy rasterization A render output unit running on at least one processor may receive a source pixel value to be written to a pixel location in a render target, wherein the source pixel value is associated with a source node in a hierarchical structure. The render output unit may receive a destination pixel value of the pixel location in the render target, wherein the destination pixel value is associated with a destination node in the hierarchical structure. The render output unit may determine a lowest common ancestor node of the source node and the destination node in the hierarchical structure. The render output unit may output a resulting pixel value associated with the lowest common ancestor node of the source node and the destination node to the pixel location in the render target.
US09805488B2	Method and apparatus for processing image The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for processing an image. The method includes: acquiring a first original image to be processed and creating a preset number copies of the first original image which the preset number copies and the first original image have a same image but different transparencies; offsetting content of each copy of the preset number copies of the first original image to obtain the preset number copies of first processed images; and overlaying the first original image and the preset number copies of the first processed images, and getting an overlaid first original image as a result of the first original image.
US09805487B2	Method and apparatus for non-occluding overlay of user interface or information elements on a contextual map A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for non-occluding overlay of user interface or information elements on a contextual map. A method is provided for receiving map data and location data, determining, using a processor, relevant map elements based on the location data; and determining an information element overlay area based on the relevant map elements. The overlay areas do not occlude the relevant map elements.
US09805477B2	Display management method and associated computer program product and electronic device A method for managing the display on a screen of an electronic device of at least one item of information relating to an apparatus. The method includes providing an enriched image of the apparatus, including an image of the apparatus and interest points of the apparatus, choosing at least one interest point from among the plurality of interest points, for obtaining a set of chosen interest points, selecting information to be displayed, providing a set of diagrams of the apparatus available for the apparatus, optimizing, according to a predefined criterion, each diagram of the apparatus available by inserting into the diagram of the apparatus a preview of information to be displayed for obtaining an enriched schematic representation, and classifying the enriched schematic representations according to the predefined criterion.
US09805470B2	Systems and methods for identifying medical image acquisition parameters Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying image acquisition parameters. One method includes receiving a patient data set including one or more reconstructions, one or more preliminary scans or patient information, and one or more acquisition parameters; computing one or more patient characteristics based on one or both of one or more preliminary scans and the patient information; computing one or more image characteristics associated with the one or more reconstructions; grouping the patient data set with one or more other patient data sets using the one or more patient characteristics; and identifying one or more image acquisition parameters suitable for the patient data set using the one or more image characteristics, the grouping of the patient data set with one or more other patient data sets, or a combination thereof.
US09805469B2	Marking and tracking an area of interest during endoscopy An area of interest of a patient's organ may be identified based on the presence of a possible lesion during an endoscopic procedure. The location of the area of interest may then be tracked relative to the camera view being displayed to the endoscopist in real-time or near real-time during the endoscopic procedure. If the area of interest is visually marked on the display, the visual marking is moved with the area of interest as it moves within the camera view. If the area of interest moves outside the camera view, a directional indicator may be displayed to indicate the location of the area of interest relative to the camera view to assist the endoscopist in relocating the area of interest.
US09805468B2	Sample image management system and sample image management program Provided is a sample image management system that uses a cell culture vessel including a plurality of microwells and a plurality of first identifiers provided to the respective microwells in pairs. The sample image management system analyzes, in an enlarged sample image including a pair of the first identifier and the microwell, the microwell and the first identifier, and associates at least position information on the microwell with the enlarged sample image.
US09805467B2	Lung measurements The present invention relates to lung measurement. In order to provide enhanced information about a patient that facilitates further assessment steps, 2D X-ray image data of a patient's chest is provided, and the image data is segmented to identify lung structures to provide segmented image data separated from un-segmented areas. Further, spatial lung volume information is extracted from the image data using the segmented image data derived from the image data. Still further, lungs symmetry information is determined using the extracted spatial lung volume information. Finally, the lungs symmetry information is provided to a user. For example, a 2D X-ray image data of a patient's chest is provided (84) and a lungs mask image is formed (86) after the step of segmenting the input image data. Then, the lungs mask image is used to define areas, within which a predetermined adaptation is applied (88) to the original 2D X-ray image data producing a thorax mask image. Next, left and right images are provided (90) showing the left and the right spatial lungs volume information of the regions defined originally by the lungs mask image. Finally, based on the spatial lungs volume information, lungs symmetry information or total lung volumes may be calculated and provided (92).
US09805465B2	Angiographic examination for a vascular system in a body region of interest of a patient The embodiments relate to an angiographic examination method for generating a 2D projection image. The method includes: (1) acquiring a volume dataset, (2) reconstructing a 3D volume from the volume dataset, (3) forward-projecting for generating a virtual vessel projection, (4) deriving a binary vessel mask, (5) acquiring at least one current 2D projection image, (6) combining the binary vessel mask with the at least one current 2D projection image to form a current mask, (7) thresholding the current mask to form a current binary mask, (8) back-projecting the current binary mask into the 3D volume to form a mask volume, (9) threshold value segmenting the mask volume in order to generate a final virtual vessel volume, and (10) subtracting a projection of the vessel volume from the current 2D projection images to generate a selective, overlay-free visualization of the body region of interest by selectable parameters.
US09805462B2	Machine learning method and apparatus for inspecting reticles Apparatus and methods for inspecting a specimen are disclosed. An inspection tool is used at one or more operating modes to obtain images of a plurality of training regions of a specimen, and the training regions are identified as defect-free. Three or more basis training images are derived from the images of the training regions. A classifier is formed based on the three or more basis training images. The inspection system is used at the one or more operating modes to obtain images of a plurality of test regions of a specimen. Three or more basis test images are derived from to the test regions. The classifier is applied to the three or more basis test images to find defects in the test regions.
US09805458B2	Method and system for detecting defective pixels and screen imperfections of a mobile device A method for detecting defective pixels and screen imperfections is provided and include the steps of: positioning a mobile device having a display screen in a testing chamber, capturing an image of the display screen using a camera directed to a the display screen, and performing a perform a pixel detection analysis of the image.
US09805455B2	Rotary encoder system A rotary encoder system for registering the rotary angle position and/or angular speed of a rotary shaft which extends along an axis of rotation, including at least two optical marks at the rotary shaft, an optical sensor with a pixel matrix having pixel points, an imaging device for imaging each mark in a substantially axial direction on the pixel matrix as a mark image, and an evaluation device for reading and evaluating the pixel matrix in order to determine data in relation to the rotary angle position and/or angular speed. Further, the marks, the imaging device and pixel points are embodied in such a way that the mark images on the pixel matrix have at least the area of a pixel point, and the evaluation device is embodied to establish the location of the centroids of the mark images on the pixel matrix.
US09805453B2	Flow imaging A system suitable for reducing static or slow moving echoes from acoustic boundaries in a system such as pipe walls, blood vessels, tissue structures so that an image from flowing or time varying media such as water, oil, blood etc may be imaged more clearly, the system including an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing a received analog signal from a detector, means for digitally separating static or slow moving components of the digital signal, a digital-to-analog converter to provide an analog version of the separated static or slow moving components of the signal, and a subtractor to subtract the analog version of the static or the slow moving components of the signal from an analog signal received from a detector to produce an analog signal corresponding to the remaining flow components of the signal.
US09805445B2	Image zooming Image zooming is described. In one or more implementations, zoomed croppings of an image are scored. The scores calculated for the zoomed croppings are indicative of a zoomed cropping's inclusion of content that is captured in the image. For example, the scores are indicative of a degree to which a zoomed cropping includes salient content of the image, a degree to which the salient content included in the zoomed cropping is centered in the image, and a degree to which the zoomed cropping preserves specified regions-to-keep and excludes specified regions-to-remove. Based on the scores, at least one zoomed cropping may be chosen to effectuate a zooming of the image. Accordingly, the image may be zoomed according to the zoomed cropping such that an amount the image is zoomed corresponds to a scale of the zoomed cropping.
US09805442B2	Fine-grained bit-rate control A system implements rate control for encoding and decoding operations, for example, operations performed on slices of data such as image data. The system implements fine-grained bit rate control allowing for non-integer bit rates to be specified for the system. The non-integer values may allow the system to more accurately characterize a data rate of a communication link between a source and sink. The more accurate characterization may facilitate improved utilization of the communication link capacity.
US09805440B2	Method and apparatus to improve performance of chained tasks on a graphics processing unit In an embodiment, at least one computer readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon for causing a system to send, from a processor to a task execution device, a first call to execute a first subroutine of a set of chained subroutines. The first subroutine may have a first subroutine output argument that includes a first token to indicate that first output data from execution of the first subroutine is intermediate data of the set of chained subroutines. The instructions are also for causing the system, responsive to inclusion of the first token in the first subroutine output argument, to enable the processor to execute one or more operations while the task execution device executes the first subroutine. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09805435B2	Full color visibility model using CSF which varies spatially with local luminance The present disclosure relate generally to image signal processing, color science and signal encoding. Digital watermarking can be applied to color image data through use of a luminance contrast sensitivity function and a chrominance contrast sensitive function. Of course, other features, combinations and claims are disclosed as well.
US09805432B2	Data logging system and method A data logging system for logging input data received from a data source is described. The data logging system has a data storage memory. A data input is arranged to repeatedly receive input data having a temporal input data resolution. A write controller is arranged to write newly received input data as received via the data input into the data storage memory. The writing comprises writing the newly received input data at the temporal input data resolution. The writing comprises keeping recent data at the temporal input data resolution in the data storage memory, and overwriting part of old data with newly received input data while keeping another part of the old data in the data storage memory at lower data resolution.
US09805428B2	Selecting photographs for a destination or point of interest Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for computerized travel services. One of the methods includes identifying photographs using an index of photographs, the photographs being identified from the index as photographs geographically related to a point of interest or destination and having a creation timestamp corresponding to a time of the year; determining for each of the photographs, a relevancy score based at least in part on: selection success data of the photograph for image queries referring to the point of interest or destination, and references to the point of interest or destination in documents associated with the photograph; and selecting a selected photograph from the photographs based at least in part on a respective visual quality score and the respective relevancy scores, the visual quality score representing a degree of visual quality of the respective photographs.
US09805424B2	Role based modular remittances in a modular learning system An apparatus and method are disclosed for managing modular remittances in a modular learning system. Learning applications are stored in the modular learning system, each associated with a service charge and a remitted user. The remitted user is also associated with a remittance cycle. The modular learning system receives a purchase request from a learning user specifying a learning application, and subtracts a service charge associated with the specified learning application from an account balance of the learning user to compute an updated balance. Based on the remittance cycle of the remitted user associated with the specified learning application, the modular learning system determines a time to remit the service charge to the remitted user. The modular learning system remits the service charge at the determined time, and displays the updated balance to the learning user.
US09805405B2	Mobile device payment system and method A mobile device payment system and method, the method for a mobile device user to purchase goods/services from merchants with financing by a mobile device manufacturer including: providing a mobile device; establishing a user account; establishing merchant accounts; transforming the merchant accounts into a universal merchant account data set; providing the universal merchant account data set to the mobile device user; storing the universal merchant account data set; requesting the mobile device manufacturer to load consumer credit; loading the credit amount; identifying goods/services for purchase; determining a total price for the identified goods/services and a merchant identifier associated with the selected merchant; actuating a purchase button; retrieving merchant bank deposit instructions; retrieving purchase credit; and routing the retrieved credit to the selected merchant in accordance with the retrieved merchant credit deposit instructions.
US09805398B1	System, method, and computer program for rating network transmissions based on user requested data A system, method, and computer program product are provided for rating network transmissions based on user requested data. In use, a transmission of data over a network is identified, where the data includes user requested data and additional data. Additionally, a size of the user requested data is determined. Furthermore, the transmission of the user requested data is rated based on the size of the user requested data. The transmission of additional data may be charged to third parties such as advertisers.
US09805395B2	Online marketing system and method A computer readable storage medium includes computer executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of online marketing. At least one deal is associated with at least one competition. A plurality of user requests is received to compete for the deal as participants in the competition. Deal payment terms are determined for the deal based on a competition result of the competition.
US09805394B2	System and methods for upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing Various embodiments relate generally to providing upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing and, more specifically but not exclusively relate to a system and methods for providing notifications of upcoming events to users of an online secondary ticket marketplace and allowing the users to purchase tickets to upcoming events using a mobile device. In one embodiment, a network-based system may receive a registration request from a user to receive alert notifications for upcoming events. The registration request may comprise a telephone number for a mobile device of the user. The network-based system may send an alert notification for an upcoming event to the mobile device of the user over a mobile telephone network. The alert notification may comprise a text message including relevant static or dynamic event information as well as an embedded hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase.
US09805384B2	Method and system for payment card linked offer generation A method for discounting a payment transaction include: storing, in a memory, transaction data for a payment transaction, wherein the transaction data includes at least a transaction amount; receiving, by a receiving device, payment data associated with a payment account, wherein the payment data includes at least a payment account number; receiving, by the receiving device, offer data, wherein the offer data includes an offer identifier associated with the payment account and a transaction modifier; encrypting, using a predetermined encryption key, at least a portion of the payment account number to obtain an encrypted account number; and updating, in the memory, the transaction amount included in the transaction data based on the transaction modifier if the encrypted account number corresponds to the offer identifier.
US09805369B2	Private payment and purchasing system A system allows for conducting the financial and commercial (buying, selling, donating, gifting and paying) transactions that leverage communication devices to avoid the disclosure of a user's payment information. The payee (seller, seller's agent, receiver of funds, etc.) provides information or a token to the payer (buyer, buyer's agent, or any other provider of funds) who then directs funds to that token. In other words, rather than the payer providing information that is used by the payee to “pull” funds from the payer, the system allows a payee to provide information to which a payer “pushes” a payment. Since the payment is “pushed” by a customer, and often, but not always, using some type of a communication and/or computing device, the point-of-sale (POS) terminal has essentially been transferred from the merchant to the customer.
US09805365B2	Mobile device security using wearable security tokens The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that effectuates and establishes mobile device security. The system can include devices that detect point of sale mechanisms or secure token devices and based at least in part on the detection of secure token devices the system effectuates release of electronic funds persisted on a mobile device in order to satisfy a debt accrued at the point of sale mechanism.
US09805358B2	Changing email text based on payment status An email payment system and method to provide users with the ability to initiate and send payments to one more recipients via email messaging. A user interface is provided in an email client that allows a user to insert payment with the email. Payment details are collected through one or more payment modals displayed in the email client. A payment object is inserted into the body of the email and is displayed to both the sender and recipient. The payment details captured in the payment object are communicated to a payment processor. The payment processor uses electronic payment accounts associated with the corresponding sender and recipient email addresses to identify the relevant electronic payment accounts and transfer the payment between said accounts. A status of the payment transaction is tracked and displayed within the payment object of the emails residing in both the sender and recipient email client.
US09805355B2	Method and system having a virtual stock keeping unit for configurable mobile phone purchases One disclosed method includes recording a sale to a customer of a configurable mobile device at a retail point-of-sale system and providing the customer with a virtual stock-keeping-unit at the point-of-sale system. The virtual stock-keeping-unit represents a customized mobile device that has not yet been assembled. The method further includes granting the customer access to a mobile device configurator based on a configurator access code associated with the virtual stock-keeping-unit and generating, by the mobile device configurator, a bill of material in response to configuration input received by the mobile device configurator. The configurator then sends the bill of material to a manufacturing system for assembly of the customized mobile device and the customized mobile device is assembled in accordance with the bill of material and information associated with the virtual stock-keeping-unit. The customized mobile device is shipped from the place of assembly to the customer.
US09805353B2	POS system and control method of a POS system A POS system SY has a card reader 4 that reads data; a printer 2 connected to the card reader 4 and receiving data input from the card reader 4; and a tablet terminal 1 connected to the printer 2. The tablet terminal 1 has a POS application 52 for executing a transaction process, a payment application 53 for executing a payment process based on data input to the printer 2, and a control unit 110 that controls the POS application 52 and payment application 53.
US09805352B2	Transaction data capture system for a point of sale system A method of operation of a transaction collection system includes: initializing a sniff daemon on the POS terminal; determining a sales transaction on the POS terminal; recording a transaction document of the sales transaction on a memory of the POS terminal; collecting the transaction document from the memory with the sniff daemon; and providing the transaction document for interpretation on an external system.
US09805348B2	Methods and systems for initiating a financial transaction by a cardholder device A method and system for processing a financial transaction initiated by a cardholder with a merchant. The cardholder initiates the transaction using a cardholder input device and transmits an authorization request message including transaction data received by the cardholder input device from a point of sale (POS) device associated with the merchant. The authorization request message is received by a computer system. The transaction data is validated, and an authorization response message is transmitted after validation. The cardholder input device may forward the authorization response message to the POS device for completing the transaction.
US09805345B1	Systems, apparatus, and methods for managing quality of service agreements Systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed which are directed to computer program products for automatically understanding and addressing the QoS adherence of a workload in a computer network. The use of pricing can be used to provide QoS adherence for any type of demand or service. The disclosed methodologies can be applied to applications, to virtual machines, to storage, and/or other types of workload, demand or service that is achieved through the use of shared resources.
US09805340B2	Methods and apparatus for managing and distinguishing instant messaging sessions and threads A method of managing instant messaging communication over a computer network is provided. One or more instant messaging session windows are organized in an instant messaging session manager. At least one distinguishing session characteristic is attributed to each of the one or more instant messaging session windows. The at least one distinguishing session characteristic is at least one of a sound clip associated with a user of the session, an instant messaging session window background associated with a user of the session, and a change in at least one of a color and an intensity of the instant messaging session window. The at least one distinguishing session characteristic increases a likelihood of identification of each of the one or more instant messaging session windows.
US09805338B1	Database system and user interfaces for matching related entities A database system is disclosed for matching related entities. The database system may gather, for example from one or more external data sources, various data items, and optionally calculate aggregate values related to the entities. The database system may further match related entities based on the aggregate values. Data may be gathered via one or more customized requests via specialized application programming interfaces (APIs). The database system may further advantageously receive responses via the specialized APIs, processes and standardize each response, aggregate the responses, and provide the responses for review via dynamic interactive graphical user interfaces.
US09805332B2	Physical layer management (PLM) system for use with an optical distribution frame having trays with selectable patch side One embodiment is directed to a tray for use in a subrack of a rack. The tray comprises a printed circuit board configured so that a plurality of connections can be made at a plurality of positions on the printed circuit board, each of the plurality of connections involving at least one connector positioned on a patch side of the plurality of positions and the least one connector having a device associated therewith in which information is stored. The tray is configured so that either side of the positions can be used as the patch side. The tray is configured so that the devices associated with the connectors involved in making the connections at the patch side can be read via the tray. The devices associated with the connections can be implemented, for example, using RFID tags or connection point identifier (CPID) storage devices (such as EEPROMs).
US09805321B2	Eco score analytics system A system and method are configured to perform eco score analytics for an energy program associated with potential targets. A factor profile initiator determines categories and subcategories of parameters to be included in a model for the energy program based on attributes of the energy program. The model is built and used to determine eco scores for the potential targets. The eco scores estimate propensity of the potential target to participate in the energy program. A campaign engine determines ranking of the scores and a subset of the potential targets are selected as targets for the energy program based on the rankings.
US09805319B2	Application of business process management standards for dynamic information technology management Processes and integrations include a method for managing a business process application development lifecycle. The method includes initiating, in a planning stage, requirements for an application based on adding new features to the application or a new application, implementing, in a development stage, a service process node (SPN) as a business process, and managing, in an operations stage, software code representing the application in a production environment. The SPN is configured to encapsulate at least one business service object and generate an interface configured to expose internal processes of the at least one business service object.
US09805311B1	Event forecasting system Generally provided herein is a predictive policing system including at least one crime prediction server constructed to process historical crime data to produce a crime forecast assigning at least one geographic region to at least one crime type for use in crime prevention, deterrence, and disruption practices.
US09805307B2	Determining soft graph correspondence between node sets based on feature representations A method for determining a correspondence between a first node set of a first graph and a second node set of a second graph includes building a feature representation for each of the first graph and the second graph, and inferring the correspondence between the first node set and the second node set based on the feature representations.
US09805305B2	Boosted deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or systems of training multiclass convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are disclosed. For one embodiment, as an example, an auxiliary CNN may be utilized to form an ensemble with the collection as a linear combination. The linear combination may be based, at least in part, on boost prediction error encountered during the training process.
US09805296B2	Method and apparatus for decoding or generating multi-layer color QR code, method for recommending setting parameters in generation of multi-layer QR code, and product comprising multi-layer color QR code The present invention discloses a system and a method for decoding QR codes in complex scenes, a system and a method for generating multi-layer color QR codes and applications enabled by the systems and methods. The method for decoding a QR code may include detecting rough locations of the QR code by a learning-based QR code detector which is pre-trained off-line; localizing finder patterns and alignment patterns within each detected location; correcting geometric distortion of each QR code, based on the localized finder patterns and alignment patterns; restoring a color of each data module within each corrected QR code by a learning-based classifier; and decoding the QR code from each restored QR code. The application also discloses a system and a method to determine the optimal setting parameters for creating a multi-layer QR code to fulfill the user's requirements. Some applications enabled by these systems and methods are also disclosed.
US09805289B2	Color-based post-processing of images The disclosure includes a system and method for distinguishing objects of similar appearance that vary in color. An image recognition application receives a query image of a plurality of objects, determines a candidate list of indexed images that match an object in the query image based on luminance features, crops an image of the object from the query image to generate a cropped image, computes color features for the object, ranks the candidate list of indexed images based on the color features, and provides the candidate list of indexed images to a user.
US09805286B2	Image categorization based on comparisons between images In an example embodiment, a method is provided for image categorization. Here, images are displayed. In turn, a user input that describes a characteristic shared between the images from a comparison between the images is received. The user input may then be classified into categorization data.
US09805281B2	Model-based dewarping method and apparatus An apparatus and method for processing a captured image and, more particularly, for processing a captured image comprising a document. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprising a camera to capture documents is described. In another embodiment, a method for processing a captured image that includes a document comprises the steps of distinguishing an imaged document from its background, adjusting the captured image to reduce distortions created from use of a camera and properly orienting the document is described.
US09805273B1	Systems, methods, apparatuses, and devices for identifying and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles via a plurality of sensors Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying and tracking UAVs including a plurality of sensors operatively connected over a network to a configuration of software and/or hardware. Generally, the plurality of sensors monitors a particular environment and transmits the sensor data to the configuration of software and/or hardware. The data from each individual sensor can be directed towards a process configured to best determine if a UAV is present or approaching the monitored environment. The system generally allows for a detected UAV to be tracked, which may allow for the system or a user of the system to predict how the UAV will continue to behave over time. The sensor information as well as the results generated from the systems and methods may be stored in one or more databases in order to improve the continued identifying and tracking of UAVs.
US09805268B2	System and method for processing a video stream to extract highlights With the widespread availability of video cameras, we are facing an ever-growing enormous collection of unedited and unstructured video data. Due to lack of an automatic way to generate highlights from this large collection of video streams, these videos can be tedious and time consuming to index or search. The present invention is a novel method of online video highlighting, a principled way of generating a short video highlight summarizing the most important and interesting contents of a potentially very long video, which is costly both time-wise and financially for manual processing. Specifically, the method learns a dictionary from given video using group sparse coding, and updates atoms in the dictionary on-the-fly. A highlight of the given video is then generated by combining segments that cannot be sparsely reconstructed using the learned dictionary. The online fashion of the method enables it to process arbitrarily long videos and starts generating highlights before seeing the end of the video, both attractive characteristics for practical applications.
US09805257B1	Printer method and apparatus A printer has a light source that directs light toward a print medium path. An RGB sensor is positioned to receive light from the light source that is reflected by the print medium. An infrared light filter is situated between the RGB sensor and the paper to filter out infrared light. A programmed processor is coupled to an output of the RGB sensor in order to detect form elements in the output from the RGB light sensor, retrieve a stored electronic representation of a form, match the form elements to the stored electronic representation of the form to identify locations on the form, and control printing to the form.
US09805240B1	Barcode scanning and dimensioning Implementations relate to a device and method for barcode scanning and dimensioning. In some implementations, the method includes acquiring a two-dimensional (2D) preview image of an object, and processing the 2D preview image to determine one or more dark areas and to determine a location of a code on the object. The method also includes acquiring a three-dimensional (3D) image of the object based on the one or more dark areas, and processing the 3D image to determine depth data and to determine dimensions of the object. The method also includes acquiring a 2D data capture image of the object based on the depth data in the processed 3D image, where the 2D data capture image captures the code. The method also includes reading the code based on the 2D data capture image.
US09805229B2	Location sensing using a radio frequency tag Embodiments herein describe RFID systems that include multiple RFID tag readers that each use a different frequency to communicate with an RFID tag. For example, each of the tag readers may transmit a tag query command using different modulated frequencies. In one embodiment, the RFID tag includes multiple receivers each tuned to one of the different frequencies generated by the tag readers. For example, one receiver in the tag is tuned to receive 200 MHz signals while another receiver is tuned to receive 900 MHz signals. To provide location information, the RFID tag compares power values associated with the received signals to determine which of the RFID tag readers is closest to the tag. The RFID tag conveys this location information to the tag readers by selecting one of the frequencies of the tag readers to use when generating a reply message.

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