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US10143117B2	High power density DC-AC power inverter A high power density DC-AC power inverter includes a casing corresponding to a rack. The casing has air inlets and air outlets arranged in a honeycomb shape and a fan unit. The casing is provided with two choke coils and a heat sink therein. The heat sink includes fins facing downward. A plurality of power elements are laterally provided on top of the heat sink. The heat generated from the power elements can be conducted to the fins of the heat sink quickly. The fan unit guides the outside air to the heat sink and the choke coils through the air inlets, and the heat is smoothly expelled out of the casing through the air outlets of the casing. The power inverter in a high density configuration still has a good heat dissipation effect.
US10143109B2	Passive two-phase cooling with forced cooling assist Techniques that facilitate two-phase liquid cooling electronics are provided. In one example, a system comprises a pump and a valve. The pump circulates a coolant refrigerant through a two-phase refrigerant system associated with an electronic component. The valve controls a flow path of the coolant refrigerant that flows through the two-phase refrigerant system. Furthermore, the valve modifies the flow path of the coolant refrigerant through the two-phase refrigerant system in response to a determination that an operation of the pump satisfies a defined criterion.
US10143108B2	Heat dissipating device In a heat dissipating device adapted to a plurality of memory modules, a base surrounds the memory modules and has two long edges parallel to the memory modules, a first short edge and a second short edge. A plurality of heat conducting members of a comb-shaped frame extends from a heat dissipating wall connected to the first short edge to the second short edge. The heat conducting members are arranged side by side to form a plurality of receiving spaces for receiving the memory modules. A cover is pivotally connected to the comb-shaped frame and can rotate with respect to a first axis parallel to the first short edge. A movable portion is fixed with the comb-shaped frame and two resilient wings of the cover push two outmost heat conducting members inwardly, such that the heat conducting members and the memory modules abut against each other tightly.
US10143103B2	System for controlling industrial and domestic devices A system for controlling industrial and domestic devices includes a monitor and a cylindrical body. The monitor comprises a multitouch screen of the capacitive type and a panel that has an interface adapted to receive the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body further includes a cavity that is adapted to contain a data receiving device and is further adapted to be fixed to industrial and domestic devices.
US10143102B2	Function component upper part for a component construction system The invention concerns a function component upper part (500) for placing on a function component lower part (401) of a function component (400), having a first interface for electrically connecting the function component lower part (401) of the function component (400), and a second interface for electrically 409 connecting a housing upper part (403) of the function component (400).
US10143086B2	Transient electronic devices comprising inorganic or hybrid inorganic and organic substrates and encapsulates The invention provides transient devices, including active and passive devices that physically, chemically and/or electrically transform upon application of at least one internal and/or external stimulus. Incorporation of degradable device components, degradable substrates and/or degradable encapsulating materials each having a programmable, controllable and/or selectable degradation rate provides a means of transforming the device. In some embodiments, for example, transient devices of the invention combine degradable high performance single crystalline inorganic materials with selectively removable substrates and/or encapsulants.
US10143084B2	Plated opening with vent path A plated hole with a sidewall plating. The plated hole has a vent opening that has a sidewall of non-conductive material that is not plated. During attachment of a joint conductive material such as solder to the sidewall plating, gasses generated from the attachment process are outgassed through the vent opening.
US10143079B2	Breathable and electrically conductive cloth A breathable and electrically conductive cloth includes a first plastic film having opposite inner and outer surfaces, an electrical circuit pattern layer formed on the inner surface, and a yarn-based fabric having opposite first and second surfaces and defining multiple micropores extending through the first and second surfaces. The first plastic film has multiple first hollow protrusions respectively extending into the micropores and forming ventilating passages extending through the outer surface and the second surface. The electrical circuit pattern layer has multiple second hollow protrusions correspondingly extending into the micropores.
US10143078B2	Support device for printed circuit board A support device for a printed circuit board includes a plate body and a shielding cover formed integrally with the plate body, the plate body is provided with an opening and a mounting structure for mounting a printed circuit board, the shielding cover is formed from an extension of a side wall of the opening and covers the printed circuit board.
US10143077B1	Printed circuit board structure A PCB (Printed Circuit Board) structure at least includes a power layer. The power layer includes a first power shape and a plurality of ground elements. The first power shape is surrounded by the ground elements. The distance between any two adjacent ground elements is shorter than 0.1 wavelength of a predetermined frequency, so as to reduce electromagnetic noise radiation at the predetermined frequency.
US10143069B2	Intelligent lighting control system automated adjustment apparatuses, systems, and methods The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system for automated lighting adjustments. The system includes a first light control module configured to cause a transmission of a first quantity of electrical energy to a first lighting circuit of a first light fixture electrically connected to the first lighting control module. The system transmits a control message from the first light control module to at least one second light control module configured to cause a transmission of a second quantity of electrical energy to at least one second lighting circuit of at least one second light fixture electrically connected to the at least one second lighting control module. The system changes a flow of electricity from the at least one second light control module to the at least one second lighting circuit based on the input received via the first light control module.
US10143068B2	Controlling light intensity at a location A mobile device that is configured for wireless communication may be configured to operate as a remote control device in a lighting control system, controlling one or more lighting control devices of the lighting control system. The remote control device may control the light intensity in a space, for instance at a location of the remote control device, in response to an ambient light intensity measured at the remote control device. The remote control device may define a user interface for receiving an input that indicates a desired light intensity at the location. The remote control device may measure the ambient light intensity at the location via a light detector, compare the measured ambient light intensity to the desired light intensity, and cause the one or more lighting control devices to adjust the ambient light intensity at the remote control device until it agrees with the desired light intensity.
US10143066B2	Sensor with wireless device for controlling a light source A sensor, such as a motion sensor and/or an occupancy sensor, can include the capability of communicating wirelessly with a user device such that sensor settings can be adjusted via an application running on the user device. The sensor settings may determine when one or more light sources (e.g., a light fixture, a light bulb, a light emitting diode (LED), etc.) turn on and/or the amount of light produced by the one or more light sources.
US10143061B2	Constant current power supply with a plurality of current outputs for LED lamps A constant current power supply with a plurality of current outputs for LED lamps includes a DC/DC control module, an overvoltage detection circuit, a current sampling resistor, at least one output current conversion circuit and at least one overvoltage protection resistor. The output current conversion circuit includes a switch, a MOS transistor with a grid electrode electrically connected to the switch, and a current conversion sampling resistor. The overvoltage protection resistor is connected in series between the two voltage sampling resistors and the grid electrode of the MOS transistor. The constant current power supply of the present invention can output various current values through the output current conversion circuit so as to be able to adapt to different LED loads. One power supply can be applied in a variety of applications.
US10143060B2	Lighting equipment with optimum stimulation of non-visual functions The lighting equipment comprises a lighting device with a plurality of light sources for delivering white light having a tunable light spectrum, and a monitoring and control device that controls the light sources in a modulation cycle for modulating the light spectrum, which cycle comprises a first period where the light spectrum is red-enriched, a second period where the light spectrum is gradually modulated from red to blue, a third period where the light spectrum is blue-enriched, and a fourth period where the light spectrum is modulated gradually from blue to red. The control device is arranged to detect reception of a signal indicating a human presence, and, in response, reinitializes the modulation cycle when the modulation cycle is in the first period, or gradually modulates the light spectrum from blue to red when the modulation cycle is in the second, third or fourth period before reinitializing the modulation cycle.
US10143049B2	Electronic operating device for light sources In various embodiments, an electronic operating device for light sources is provided. The electronic operating device may include an input part for inputting an input voltage and an output part for outputting an output voltage and an output current for the light sources. The electronic operating device is configured to operate the output part as a voltage source for a period of time after the input voltage has been applied, and subsequently to operate the output part as a current source after this period of time.
US10143045B2	Radio frequency heating apparatus A radio frequency (RF) heating apparatus and a microwave oven including an RF heating apparatus. The apparatus includes a cavity for receiving an object to be heated. The apparatus also includes a plurality of channels for generating RF radiation to be introduced into the cavity. Each channel includes a frequency synthesizer, a power amplifier and an antenna. Each channel is operable to use a common phase reference signal for generating the RF radiation. Each channel may be controllably operable to generate RF radiation having different, respective frequency spectra. Forward and reverse signal detection circuitry may be provided that is operable to determine amplitude, frequency and/or phase information relating to RF radiation in the cavity. This information may be used for adaptively controlling the RF radiation generated by each channel.
US10143037B2	Millimeter wave wireless systems using licensed and unlicensed frequency spectrum A method of wireless communication includes transmitting in a downlink direction on a licensed millimeter wave band, by a radio base station, a first millimeter wave band signal at high transmit equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) using a multiple input multiple output transmit antenna array. The method includes receiving by a communications device the first millimeter wave band signal. The method includes transmitting in an uplink direction on an unlicensed millimeter wave band, by the communications device, a second millimeter wave band signal at low transmit equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) using a multiple input multiple output transmit antenna array. The method includes receiving on the unlicensed millimeter wave band, by the radio base station, the second millimeter wave band signal at a high receive gain using a multiple input multiple output receive antenna array.
US10143036B2	Millimeter wave wireless system using licensed and unlicensed frequency sprectrum A method of wireless communication includes transmitting in a downlink direction on a licensed millimeter wave band, by a radio base station, a first millimeter wave band signal at high transmit equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) using a multiple input multiple output transmit antenna array. The method includes receiving by a communications device the first millimeter wave band signal. The method includes transmitting in an uplink direction on an unlicensed millimeter wave band, by the communications device, a second millimeter wave band signal at low transmit equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) using a multiple input multiple output transmit antenna array. The method includes receiving on the unlicensed millimeter wave band, by the radio base station, the second millimeter wave band signal at a high receive gain using a multiple input multiple output receive antenna array.
US10143035B2	Device and method of handling communication with communication device Abase station (BS) of handling communication with a communication device comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The instructions comprise configuring a radio resource control (RRC) connection to the communication device; transmitting an RRCConnectionRelease message via the RRC connection to the communication device; determining that the communication device leaves a connected mode after a first duration from transmitting the RRCConnectionRelease message, when the communication device is in a coverage enhancement (CE) mode; and determining that the communication device leaves the connected mode after a second duration from transmitting the RRCConnectionRelease message, when the communication device is not in the CE mode.
US10143034B2	Method and apparatus of managing stored system information using validly timer when applying discontinuous reception mode in mobile communication system A method for managing system information using a valid period timer includes receiving system information from a base station, checking whether information related to the management of a valid timer time regarding system information is included in the system information, and determining the valid timer time regarding the system information according to the checking result, and starting a timer by employing the determined valid timer time and managing the system in formation. A terminal a controller configured to control the transceiver to receive system information from a base station, check whether information related to management of a valid timer time regarding system information is included in the system information, determine the valid timer time regarding the system information according to the checking result, start a timer set for the determined valid timer time, and manage the system information.
US10143033B2	Communications apparatus, control method, and storage medium A communications apparatus is provided that determines a timing of starting a period when a communications group, to which other communications apparatuses belong, can perform communications, based on a beacon signal that was received in a predetermined period; transmits a signal that requests obtaining of information to the other communications apparatuses, according to the determined timing; and obtains information from each of the other communications apparatuses. The communications apparatus transmits the signal according to the timing determined based on a beacon from an apparatus belonging to a first communications group to other communications apparatuses that belong to the first communications group, and the signal according to the timing determined based on a beacon from an apparatus belonging to a second communications group to other communications apparatuses that belong to the second communications group.
US10143031B2	Detection and reporting of keepalive messages for optimization of keepalive traffic in a mobile network Detection of network transactions or keepalives for maintaining long lived connections are disclosed. A keepalive detector can detect keepalive traffic based on keepalive parameters determined from an analysis of socket level network communication log data that record data transfer events including data sent from mobile applications or clients on a mobile device and data received by the mobile applications or clients on the mobile device, timing characteristics, protocol types, etc. Various statistical analyses can be performed on the network communication data to detect keepalives, taking into account variability in intervals of the data transfer events and sizes of data sent and received on each event. The keepalive detector can also detect keepalives from stream data on a mobile device by analyzing socket level communication messages including timing characteristics and amount of data transferred to detect keepalives and report keepalives using a data structure.
US10143019B2	Method and apparatus for signaling between eNBs in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity In the present invention, the method and apparatus for direct or indirect signaling between eNBs in a wireless communication system that support Dual Connectivity are disclosed. In particular, the method for signaling between eNBs in a wireless communication system that support Dual Connectivity, comprising transmitting, by a first eNB, information indicating whether the first eNB supports the Dual Connectivity function to a second eNB, and transmitting and receiving, by the first eNB, signaling for the Dual Connectivity with the second eNB, if the first eNB supports the Dual Connectivity.
US10143012B2	Random access procedure in wireless device, radio base station and methods therein Embodiments herein relate to a wireless device (10) for handling access to a radio base station (12) in a wireless communication network (1), the wireless device (10) being configured to: initiate a random access procedure in the wireless communication network (1); determine that a problem with the random access procedure has occurred when a certain condition is fulfilled; and perform at least one of the following, when determined that a problem with the random access procedure has occurred: delay a next random access preamble transmission attempt; abort from a higher layer the random access procedure immediately; and stop the random access procedure at a lower layer.
US10143007B2	Method and apparatus for signaling the release of a persistent resource A method and apparatus for signaling the release of a persistent resource in long term evolution (LTE) are disclosed. An indication of the release of a downlink (DL) persistent resource is received by a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) from an evolved Node-B (eNB) via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). A positive acknowledgement (ACK) is transmitted by the WTRU which denotes that the indication has been received. The PDCCH or a medium access control (MAC) CE may be used by the eNB to signal the indication. At least one bit may be added to contents of the PDCCH to signal whether the PDCCH is for DL persistent or dynamic resource allocation. The DL persistent resource is then released and an indication that the DL persistent resource has been released is transmitted.
US10143003B2	Methods and apparatus for beamforming feedback in wireless systems A method, station (STA), and access point (AP) for transmitting in a WLAN. A station includes a controller and a transceiver, the transceiver configured to receive, from an AP, a channel sounding sequence including a null data packet announcement frame (NDPA) including information indicating STAs to transmit a feedback report, a null data packet (NDP) containing pilots to compute the feedback report and a trigger frame (TF) to trigger transmission of the feedback report. An AP includes a controller and a transceiver, the controller configured to generate a NDPA including information indicating STAs to transmit a feedback report, a NDP containing pilots to compute the feedback report, and a TF to trigger transmission of the feedback report from at least one of the STAs, and the transceiver is operably connected to the controller and configured to transmit a channel sounding sequence that includes the NDPA, the NDP, and the TF.
US10143002B2	System and method to facilitate centralized radio resource management in a split radio access network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes generating feedback information at a first remote access point (AP), wherein the feedback information is associated with one or more user equipment served by the first remote AP; determining constraints for the first remote AP at a central controller based on the feedback information received from the first remote AP and feedback information received from one or more other remote APs that neighbor the first remote AP, wherein the constraints are determined for a plurality of transmission time intervals (TTIs); and scheduling resource blocks (RBs) for the one or more user equipment served by the first remote AP for one or more of the plurality of TTIs based, at least in part, on constraints received from the central controller.
US10143001B2	MPTCP scheduling The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (MPTCP) scheduler which is scheduling a TCP flow between a first peer and an MPTCP capable second peer. The method comprises setting up the TCP flow comprising at least two sub-flows connecting the MPTCP capable second peer, each sub-flow being associated with an address for the MPTCP capable second peer. The method also comprises receiving external information relating to at least one of the at least two sub-flows. The method also comprises scheduling data in the TCP flow based on the received external information, wherein the scheduling comprises choosing which sub-flow or sub-flows of the at least two sub-flows to schedule the data via, based on the received external information. The present disclosure also relates to an MPTCP scheduler as well as an MPTCP proxy and an MPTCP capable peer comprising such a scheduler.
US10143000B2	Prioritized association between child devices and parent devices operating on a time-slotted channel hopping network Systems and methods are disclosed for prioritized associations between parent nodes operating on a time-slotted channel hopping (TSCH) network and child nodes installed in one or more home area networks. Upon initialization and bootup, a child node scans for one or more available parent nodes on the TSCH network. If there are less than a threshold number of available parent nodes within communication range of the child node, the child node transmits a prioritized association request to the parent node. The parent node supports prioritized association requests by reserving at least one connection slot for child nodes requesting prioritized association.
US10142995B2	Power control for secondary communication system based on guard area and distance from primary communication system Provided is a communication control device including an information acquisition unit acquiring first information concerning a position a guard area for a first wireless communication system and second information concerning a position of a master node of a second wireless communication system which is secondarily operated using a frequency channel used by the first wireless communication system, a determination unit determining, using the first information and the second information acquired by the information acquisition unit, whether or not an interval between a reference point of the first wireless communication system and the master node meets a condition which depends on a width of the guard area and a communication distance assumed for the second wireless communication system, and a control unit causing the second wireless communication system to be operated with a given transmission power if the determination unit determines the interval meets the condition.
US10142981B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A signal that is transmitted to a terminal apparatus itself is demodulated with high precision, and throughput is improved. A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus includes a signal detection unit that demodulates a signal that is transmitted to the terminal apparatus itself, based on first modulation mapping in a case where a predetermined transmission mode is configured, and that demodulates a signal based on second modulation mapping in a case where a transmission mode other than the predetermined transmission mode is configured. A base station apparatus that communicates with a terminal apparatus includes a modulation unit that performs modulation using first modulation mapping from bits addressed to a plurality of terminal apparatuses, in a case where a predetermined transmission mode is configured, and that performs modulation using second modulation mapping from bits that are addressed to one terminal apparatus, in a case where a transmission mode other than the predetermined transmission mode is configured.
US10142980B2	Discovery reference signal transmission window detection and discovery reference signal measurement configuration Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor a neighbor cell and report the result to a serving base station. Based on the report, the serving base station may identify an estimated discovery reference signal (DRS) transmission window of the neighbor cell. In some cases, the UE may estimate and report parameters of the neighbor DRS transmission window, and in other cases, the UE may make a measurement report and the base station may infer DRS transmission window parameters. The base station may then provide the UE with a DRS measurement timing configuration (DMTC) based on the estimated parameters of the neighbor cell so that the UE may monitor the neighbor cell and the serving cell in an efficient manner. For example, the UE may conserve battery life by refraining from monitoring DRS during periods when a DRS transmission is not likely.
US10142979B2	Method for transmitting downlink control channel in a mobile communication system and a method for mapping the control channel to physical resource using block interleaver in a mobile communications system A method for transmitting a downlink control channel in a mobile communication system and a method for mapping the control channel to physical resources using a block interleaver are provided. In order to transmit a downlink control channel in a mobile communication system, information bits are modulated to generate one or more modulation symbols according to a specific modulation scheme, the modulation symbols are interleaved using a block interleaver, and the interleaved modulated symbols are mapped to resource elements allocated for transmission of at least one control channel in a subframe, thereby transmitting the at least one control channel.
US10142971B2	Method and device for transmitting data The present invention discloses a method and a device for transmitting data, which relate to the field of communications. The method for reporting data transmission includes: when a user equipment UE is electrically powered on, notifying an eNB that the UE has a capability of supporting short latency service, and receiving reporting configuration information transmitted by the eNB; when an short latency service occurs and short latency data corresponding to the short latency service is generated, transmitting, by the UE, the short latency data to the eNB according to the reporting configuration information, or transmitting medium access control layer control elements MAC CE to the eNB according to the reporting configuration information, where the MAC CE includes the short latency data. The device for reporting data transmission includes a notifying module, a receiving module and a transmitting module. The present invention reduces time delay during short latency data transmission.
US10142962B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing coverage of machine type communication (MTC) devices A method and apparatus are described for a low cost machine-type-communication (LC-MTC) wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to enhance coverage. An example method for physical broadcast channel (PBCH) enhancement includes receiving system information on an enhanced PBCH (ePBCH). The ePBCH is located in a set of radio frames which is a subset of available radio frames, where the subset includes fewer than all the available radio frames. The ePBCH is received in at least one radio frame of the set of radio frames. An example method for physical random access channel (PRACH) enhancement includes receiving configuration of legacy PRACH resources and enhanced PRACH (ePRACH) resources. The WTRU selects one of legacy PRACH resources or ePRACH resources based on a coverage capability. Another example method for PRACH enhancement includes receiving configuration of ePRACH resources. The ePRACH resources include multiple ePRACH resource types, each ePRACH resource type being associated with a coverage capability.
US10142958B2	System and method for determining position information using cell information Disclosed is a location information determining method and system for providing a variety of services based on a location. The location information determining method includes receiving cell information; and determining location information that matches the cell information as location information of a mobile terminal from a location information database that stores location information that matches a plurality of pieces of cell information, respectively.
US10142951B2	Synchronization of licensed assisted access long term evolution (LAA-LTE) over shared spectrum An LAA-LTE wireless device obtains data to be transmitted in subframes over a shared spectrum. The wireless device transmits a reservation message over the shared spectrum. The reservation message indicates that an initial synchronization message will be retransmitted a specified number of times at specified intervals, such as with a predetermined number of subframes between each retransmitted synchronization message. The wireless device transmits the initial synchronization message over the shared spectrum.
US10142934B2	Wireless communication apparatus and communication system A wireless terminal apparatus in a communication system shares a reference cycle with a data center. The reference cycle includes an incoming-call acceptance ready time that ranges from an incoming-call acceptance start time point to an incoming-call acceptance end time point. The incoming-call acceptance start time point corresponds to an outgoing-call generation time point of generating an outgoing-call by the data center. The outgoing-call generation end time point is set in consideration of a delay in the outgoing-call. The wireless terminal apparatus is set in an intermittent standby state that is contained in the incoming-call acceptance ready time. In the remaining time excluding the incoming-call acceptance ready time within the reference cycle, the wireless terminal apparatus is set in a sleep state in which no incoming-call is accepted.
US10142928B2	Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption, and mobile terminal Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and apparatus for reducing power consumption, and a mobile terminal, which are used to reduce power consumption of the mobile terminal, and improve user experience. The method in the embodiments of the present invention includes: when a system enters a preset working mode, detecting a first-type application and a second-type application that are installed in the system; changing a type of an alarm of the first-type application, and suspending an alarm of the second-type application, so that the alarm of the first-type application cannot wake up the system in the preset working mode, and that the alarm of the second-type application cannot wake up the system in the preset working mode and/or is not woken up by the system when the system is in an awake state.
US10142923B2	Using a single packet data network for data transfers to manage network resources Examples of the disclosure enable packet data access to be managed. In some examples, a device is coupled to a wireless network using a first access point name (APN). The wireless network includes a first packet data network (PDN) corresponding to the first APN and a second PDN. A request to couple the device to the wireless network using a second APN corresponding to the second PDN is received. When the device is configured to use a single PDN, a first instruction associated with decoupling the device from the wireless network is transmitted to the first PDN, and a second instruction associated with coupling the device to the wireless network using the second APN is transmitted to the second PDN. Aspects of the disclosure enable controlling or restricting packet data access to manage network resources.
US10142920B2	Method and apparatus for communication in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method includes receiving a first message including configuration information from a base station, setting an establishment cause based on whether the first message includes a first indicator indicating that a use of a value indicating a voice service as the establishment cause is requested, and transmitting a second message including the establishment cause for a radio resource control (RRC) connection request.
US10142919B2	Cellular mobile device In a cellular communications network having a radio access network of macrocells and small cells, a mobile device having a UICC/SIM card is configured to change its displayed network name and functionality in accordance with whether the mobile device has connected to a macrocell or a small cell. The displayed network name information is modified to inform the user about new services or data usage restrictions.
US10142917B2	Electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) assignment for carrier channel devices A pool of devices is initially associated under a single product type identifier, for example, a single stock keeping unit (SKU) identifier. Each device is associated with a secure element (SE), for example, an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). A wireless telecommunications carrier purchases a subset of the devices from the owner of the pool of devices. A policy management server receives a shipment record and associates the subset of devices with a product identifier and with a carrier-specific activation policy. The policy management server sends an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) reservation request to a policy evaluation server, which contacts an eSIM delivery server associated with the purchasing carrier. The eSIM delivery server reserves eSIMs for the purchased devices. When an end user buys one of the devices from the subset, the purchased device is provisioned by the eSIM delivery server with the eSIM reserved for that device.
US10142915B2	Method and system for providing multiple service discovery in a wireless environment A method and apparatus are provided for performing multiple service discovery in a wireless environment. The method includes generating a probe request containing a class information and a sub class information of a plurality of advertiser devices by a seeker device, transmitting the probe request for service discovery to at least one advertiser device of the plurality of advertiser devices and receiving a probe response from the at least one advertiser device. The probe response comprises at least one of the class information and the sub-class information associated with the at least one advertiser device.
US10142913B2	Refining multicast service area based on location A method for refining multicast service areas based on location may include receiving, at a mobile device, location-based definitions of service subareas located within a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service area. Different MBMS content may be associated with two or more service subareas. The method includes storing the received location-based definitions of the service subareas within the mobile device, generating a current position of the mobile device, identifying a service subarea from the plurality of service subareas that circumscribes the current position of the mobile device, and permitting, in response to the identifying, user access to MBMS content associated with the identified service subarea.
US10142906B2	Cellular communication system with moving base stations and methods and apparatus useful in conjunction therewith A mobile communication network system operative in conjunction with a core network including a core device and at least one static base station includes a plurality of base stations. The system further includes a population of mobile stations communicating via antennae with the base stations. The base stations include at least one moving base station which communicates via antennae with the mobile stations and includes base station functionality and a first radio manager and mobile station functionality all co-located with the base station functionality. The base station functionality has a physical back-connection to the first radio manager. The first radio manager has a physical connection with the mobile station functionality. The mobile station functionality communicates via antennae with at least one selectable static base station. The information used to determine whether to reject includes the location of the moving base station and statistics regarding measurements of link quality.
US10142904B2	Mobile terminal control method and mobile terminal Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile terminal control method and a mobile terminal. When initiating connection establishment to an access network element corresponding to a target cell, a mobile terminal can at least skip sending, to an access network element corresponding to a serving cell, a measurement report of a measurement reporting event corresponding to indication information, and directly initiate connection establishment to the access network element corresponding to the target cell, so that the mobile terminal can initiate, in a timely manner, connection establishment to the access network element corresponding to the target cell.
US10142902B2	Method and system of managing voice call and IP media sessions in a wireless network environment A user equipment (UE) and an operating method of the UE in a communication system are provided. The method includes registering the UE through a first cell using a first access technology; detecting a second cell using a second access technology; receiving a first data through the first cell using the first access technology; and receiving a second data through a second cell using the second access technology, wherein the first cell and the second cell are simultaneously active for the UE, and at least one of the first data and the second data is selectively received through at least one of the first cell and the second cell.
US10142901B2	Method and system for realizing function by causing elements of hardware to perform linkage operation A system that stores functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of elements located remotely from the system; identifies a function capable of being performed by linking a plurality of the elements based on the stored functional information; and transmits information corresponding to the identified function capable of being performed by linking the plurality of elements to a first device remote from the system.
US10142895B2	Device and method of handling offload parameter according to cell selection A communication device of handling an offload parameter according to a cell selection comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise receiving at least one dedicated wireless local area network (WLAN) offload parameter and a dedicated WLAN offload timer from a first cell in a connected mode; receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message from the first cell; starting the dedicated WLAN offload timer; performing a cell selection procedure in response to the RRC connection release message; selecting a second cell according to the cell selection procedure; stopping the dedicated WLAN offload timer; and releasing the at least one dedicated WLAN offload parameter.
US10142885B2	Method for operating terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method are provided. The method is characterized by: receiving RAN auxiliary information related to steering traffic between a first network and a second network; receiving target information used for determining a target to which the RAN auxiliary information can be applied; and determining whether to apply the RAN auxiliary information based on the target information.
US10142882B2	Network gateway and a method for transmitting packets of a data stream A network gateway comprises a buffer and a transmission module that is configured to transmit packets of a data stream from a source device to a user device via a network medium. The packets of the data stream are received from the source device by an uplink connection between the source device and the gateway, the packets are temporarily stored in the buffer and the packets are transmitted from the buffer to the user device by a downlink connection between the user device and the gateway, such that the downlink connection depends on the uplink connection. Furthermore, the network gateway comprises a protection module that is configured to provide a protection of the uplink connection, wherein access to the network medium is reserved for the packets of the data stream of the uplink connection. Finally the network gateway comprises a control module that is configured to monitor the buffer and to send an instruction to the protection module to reduce the protection of the uplink connection if a buffer overflow is detected.
US10142877B2	Management device, communication system, and communication control method A management device includes a communication controller that determines whether or not to release a communication resource reserved for a stationary terminal according to whether or not congestion is occurring in a core network at termination of communication of the stationary terminal, and a network interface unit that transmits a result of the determination by the communication controller to a base station.
US10142873B2	Method and apparatus for processing state information in communication system A method of processing state information in a radio access network (100). The radio access network (100) includes a first radio access node (103, 104) that is associated with a cell (105, 106) and user equipment (102). The method comprises maintaining state information at the user equipment (102), the state information comprising at least one state information part associable with different values. The method further comprises transmitting a current value associated with at least one state information part from the user equipment (102) to the first radio access node (103, 104) in response to detecting at least one predetermined trigger indicating that the first radio access node (103, 104) may not hold the current value. The method further comprises relying on the first radio access node (103, 104) holding the current value associated with the at least one state information part if no predetermined trigger is detected.
US10142865B2	Methods, systems and computer readable media for simulating per user equipment (UE) slow and fast signal fading for testing air interface devices A network equipment test device includes per-UE uplink signal generation processing chains for generating per-UE time domain uplink signals. Per-UE signal faders simulate per-UE signal fading for the per-UE time domain uplink signals. Different phases and amplitudes are used over time to simulate different signal fading. Fourier transformation units perform Fourier transformation of each of the time domain uplink signals to produce per-UE frequency domain uplink signals with simulated per-UE signal fading. A subcarrier mapping unit performs subcarrier mapping of the per-UE frequency domain uplink signals to produce a frequency domain multi-UE uplink signal with simulated per-UE signal fading. An inverse Fourier transformation unit performs inverse Fourier transformation of the frequency domain multi-UE uplink signal to produce a multi-UE time domain uplink signal with simulated per-UE signal fading. A network interface transmits the time domain multi-UE uplink signal with simulated per-UE signal fading to the DUT.
US10142859B2	Routing method and routing apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a routing method and a routing apparatus. The routing method includes: receiving a first data packet sent by a first mobile node to a first communication peer end, where the first mobility router is a mobility router in a visited network of the first mobile node, and the first data packet includes an address of the first communication peer end; acquiring an address of a proxy routing entity based on the address of the first communication peer end, where the proxy routing entity is located in a communication path between the first mobility router and the first communication peer end; establishing a first tunnel to the proxy routing entity based on the address of the proxy routing entity; and transmitting, by using the first tunnel, a data packet sent by the first communication peer end to the first mobile node.
US10142858B2	Radio access networks Among other things, a communication system comprising remote units and a controller is described. The remote units exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with mobile devices. At least some of the RF signals comprise information destined for, or originating from, a mobile device. The controller comprises one or more modems and is connected to an external network. At least one of the modems is a baseband modem and is configured to pass first data corresponding to the information. The controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network over which second data corresponding to the information is carried in frames between the controller and the remote units. The second data comprises baseband data and at least some of the baseband data is compressed in a frequency domain. The remote units and the controller are configured to compress the baseband data for transmission over the intermediate network.
US10142852B2	Warning of spectrum access revocation Various communication systems may benefit from improved signaling. For example, certain communication systems may benefit from improved signaling before network access is revoked through a citizens broadband radio service. A method may include receiving at a network entity from a citizens broadband radio service device a warning message. The warning message may include a drop time after which communication between a network and a user equipment using the citizens broadband radio service will terminate. The method may also include triggering the performing of an action based on the warning message by the network before the drop time.
US10142851B2	Spectrum processing method, base station, user equipment, and system Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies and disclose a spectrum processing method, a base station, user equipment, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a base station corresponding to a first cell, at least one subband channel quality parameter that is sent by user equipment (UE) in the first cell, where each subband channel quality parameter indicates quality of one subband channel; and determining, according to the at least one subband channel quality parameter, whether the first cell uses an overlapped spectrum, where the overlapped spectrum is a part at which a frequency band of the first cell overlaps a frequency band of a second cell, the second cell and the first cell are inter-system cells, and the second cell is neighboring to the first cell. Embodiments of the present invention are mainly applied to a process of using a network spectrum.
US10142848B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating power in femtocell networks Apparatus and methods for managing a load in a network of femto nodes are described herein. One or more parameters corresponding to a resource load on a femto node may be detected. The power of the femto node may be adjusted based on the one or more parameters to decrease a resource load on the femto node. One or more other femto nodes may then be notified of the power adjustment.
US10142839B1	Location-based security and context in communication sessions Aspects of the disclosure provide security to electronic communication sessions, and/or context-aware transactions based at least on the association of such sessions with respective locations in a virtual environment representative of a geographic region. The geographic region can comprise real-world locations or virtual-world locations. Various strengths of secured access to a communication session can be provided based on accuracy criteria between a prior configured location and a location supplied to request access.
US10142838B2	Context-aware controlling of multiple systems of controllable devices The invention relates to a method for enabling a controller configured for controlling devices of a first system via a first backend to control devices of a second system via a second backend. The method, performed by the second backend, includes receiving, from the first backend, location information of the controller and credentials of the controller or/and of a user of the controller, receiving, from a source trusted by the second backend, location information of the controller and credentials of the controller or/and of the user, and performing context matching to enable the controller to control the devices of the second system by comparing the location information received from the first backend with the location information received from the source trusted by the second backend and by comparing the credentials received from the first backend with the credentials received from the source trusted by the second backend.
US10142834B2	Method and apparatus for operating a user client wireless communication device on a wireless wide area network A method and apparatus operate a user client wireless communication device on a wireless wide area network. A communication link can be established at the user client wireless communication device with a user wireless wide area network communication device. A random challenge and an authentication token can be received from a wireless wide area network. The random challenge and the authentication token can be sent to the user wireless wide area network communication device. The at least one temporary wireless wide area network communication security key can be received from the user wireless wide area network communication device, where the at least one temporary wireless wide area network communication security key is for the wireless wide area network. The user client wireless communication device can operate on the wireless wide area network using the at least one temporary wireless wide area network communication security key from the user wireless wide area network communication device independent from the user wireless wide area network communication device.
US10142826B2	Method for determining target, network element, and system for determining target Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a network element, and a system for determining a target RAT. The method includes: receiving, by an access network element, access control information of a UE that is sent by a mobility management network element, where the access control information includes an identity of a PLMN and a radio access technology RAT allowed and/or a RAT not allowed by the PLMN; and determining, by the access network element, a target RAT for the UE according to the access control information. The present invention can be applied to a shared network environment.
US10142814B2	Emergency communication system and methods therefor A system includes a server complex and one or more mobile communication devices in communication with the server complex. The server complex includes one or more processors to define one or more elevated safety risk regions within a communication network. The server complex can optionally detect when a mobile communication device enters an elevated safety risk region and place the mobile communication device into an emergency mode of operation.
US10142784B2	Method and system for enabling the creation and maintenance of proximity-related user groups Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.), while in other situations at least some users who are remote from a particular geographic area may be allowed to intercommunicate with one or more other users or other entities in or related to that geographic area. In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as “clouds”), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile.
US10142782B2	Internal location address and automatic routing of intra-facility movement Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for facilitating movement within a facility by providing internal navigation instructions to a user, and/or for automatically operating various transportation mechanisms within the facility to move the user therein. Various embodiments thus comprise a computing entity configured to receive location information/data indicative of a current location of a user and destination information/data indicative of a desired destination for the user, generate a recommended route for the user, and transmit one or more signals to location devices along the recommended route to provide navigations cues to the user, or to one or more transportation mechanisms to enable the user to board the transportation mechanism at a first location, and disembark the transportation mechanism closer to the desired destination.
US10142777B1	Systems and methods for locating devices in venues In an embodiment, the present invention is a device locationing system operable to dynamically determine the presence of keep-out zones within a venue, and thereafter adjust positional data obtained through the device based on the presence of the previously detected keep-out zones.
US10142761B2	Structural modeling of the head related impulse response A method for creating a head-related impulse response (HRIR) for use in rendering audio for playback through headphones comprises receiving location parameters for a sound including azimuth, elevation, and range relative to a head of a listener, applying a spherical head model to the azimuth, elevation, and range input parameters to generate binaural HRIR values, computing a pinna model using the azimuth and elevation parameters to apply to the binaural HRIR values to pinna modeled HRIR values, computing a torso model using the azimuth and elevation parameters to apply to the pinna modeled HRIR values to generate pinna and torso modeled HRIR values, and computing a near-field model using the azimuth and range parameters to apply to the pinna and torso modeled HRIR values to generate pinna, torso and near-field modeled HRIR values.
US10142756B2	Signal processing device and signal processing method A first level converter performs level conversion for a first digital signal into a second digital signal. A second level converter performs level conversion for a third digital signal into a fourth digital signal. An arithmetic unit generates a fifth digital signal obtained by subtracting the fourth digital signal from the second digital signal, and a sixth digital signal obtained by adding the first digital signal and the fourth digital signal to each other. A first DA converter performs DA conversion for the fifth digital signal into a first analog signal. A second DA converter performs DA conversion for the sixth digital signal into a second analog signal. An adder adds the first analog signal and the second analog signal to each other to generate a third analog signal.
US10142754B2	Sensor on moving component of transducer A signal from a sensor may be received indicative of an acceleration of a moving component of a transducer at a location where the sensor is mounted. A position the moving component may be determined based on the acceleration. The position of the moving component may be compared with a reference to output a measure of distortion associated with the transducer. Nonlinearities in audio output by the transducer may be corrected based on the measure of distortion.
US10142741B2	Method for reducing the latency period of a filter bank for filtering an audio signal, and method for low-latency operation of a hearing system A method for reducing the latency period of a filter bank for filtering an audio signal. A large number of signal blocks in the time domain are formed from the audio signal, wherein for at least a plurality of the signal blocks in each instance a filter function is predetermined, at least one partial interval of the signal block is predetermined as a prediction period, signal components of the signal block in the at least one partial interval are estimated for the prediction period, and a predicted signal block is generated from the signal components estimated for the prediction period and from the signal components of the signal block outside the prediction period. The predicted signal block, filtered with the predetermined filter function, is transformed into the frequency domain to form a transformed signal block. Signal components of the transformed signal block are output for further processing.
US10142739B2	Panel vibration type display device for generating sound The present embodiments relates to a display panel configured to display images, a plurality of sound generating actuators in a plurality of sound output areas, the sound generating actuators configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound, and a partition that is between each of the plurality of sound output areas and surrounds at least one of the plurality of sound output areas.
US10142718B2	Integrated temperature sensor in microphone package Various embodiments provide for an integrated temperature sensor and microphone package where the temperature sensor is located in, over, or near an acoustic port associated with the microphone. This placement of the temperature sensor near the acoustic port enables the temperature sensor to more accurately determine the ambient air temperature and reduces heat island interference cause by heat associated with the integrated circuit. In an embodiment, the temperature sensor can be a thermocouple formed over a substrate, with the temperature sensing portion of the thermocouple formed over the acoustic port. In another embodiment, the temperature sensor can be formed on an application specific integrated circuit that extends into or over the acoustic port. In another embodiment, a thermally conductive channel in a substrate can be placed near the acoustic port to enable the temperature sensor to determine the ambient temperature via the channel.
US10142717B2	Speaker apparatus A speaker comprising: a case; a display configured to display an image; at least one vibrating element configured to actuate the display to move the display relative to the case to generate acoustic waves; a gasket interfacing the case and the display; and a transceiver located within a speaker internal volume.
US10142714B2	Apparatuses and methods for acoustically exciting a face panel of a stowage bin inside a vehicle A media system for a vehicle having a chassis comprises an electroacoustic transducer, integrated into a face panel of a stowage bin inside the vehicle. The stowage bin comprises a mounting structure that is stationary relative to the chassis of the vehicle. An interior of the stowage bin is accessible via the face panel. The face panel is movably coupled to the mounting structure.
US10142708B2	Method, apparatus and article for delivering media content via a user-selectable narrative presentation A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
US10142702B2	System and method for dynamic advertisements driven by real-time user reaction based AB testing and consequent video branching An apparatus and method for A/B testing including a storage device storing a set of data, an input device receiving input from a sensor according to a review of composed set of data, a processor receiving an input signal from the input device, the input signal including a plurality of criteria noted according to a time of the composed set of data, the processor processing the first set of data according to a feedback of the input signal. The processor analyzes the input signal and extracts the plurality of criteria from the input signal as extracted information. The processor composes the set of data from the storage device according to the extracted information, and sends the composed set of data, time segment by time segment, to the input device according to the feedback of the input signal.
US10142700B2	Television service provided social networking service A social network service for use by a television service provider is disclosed. The social network service allows a subscriber to connect and interact with other subscribers based on program ratings or other criteria. The social network service may comprise correlating program ratings of different subscribers of the social network service in order to suggest possible subscribers to join a first subscriber's social network. The social network service may allow for a subscriber or the television service provider to moderate the social network.
US10142692B2	Space shifting over forward satellite communication channels A method for providing content from a first node to a second node using a satellite communications system includes receiving side information at a gateway in the satellite communications system. The side information may be transmitted from a subscriber terminal to the gateway via a first communication path that includes a satellite link. The method also includes determining at the gateway that the side information is associated with first content available at the first node, and determining at the gateway that second content is available from a source other than the first node. The method also includes generating output content using the second content and the side information. The output content may be substantially the same as the first content. The method also includes providing the output content to the second node via a second communication path that does not include the satellite link.
US10142690B2	Server-based program recording scheduling A DVR sends, over the Internet, to a server, information that indicates a set of programs. The information also may indicate a ranking of the programs in the set relative to each other. In response to receiving the information from the DVR, the server determines a “to do” list of programs that the DVR should record as those programs are broadcasted in the future. The “to do” list indicates recording times and channels for each program. The server sends the “to do” list back to the DVR over the Internet. The DVR receives the “to do” list over the Internet and stores the “to do” list. As the programs on the “to do” list are broadcasted, the DVR automatically records those programs at the list-specified times and on the list-specified channels. The DVR stores those programs on the DVR's hard disk drive for later viewing by the DVR user.
US10142688B2	Group coordinator selection Embodiments described herein involve selecting a coordinator device for multichannel playback by a first playback device and a second playback device are joined into a zone group of playback devices that are configured to render audio content from an audio source in synchrony. An example implementation may involve determining that a wireless interface performance metric of the first playback device exceeds a wireless interface performance metric of the second playback device. Based on such a determination, the first playback device and the second playback device may be configured as a group coordinator and a group member of the zone group, respectively. The group coordinator (a) receives the audio content from the audio source, and (b) forwards at least a portion of the received audio content to a group member during rendering of the audio content by the zone group of playback devices.
US10142684B2	Pinning encryption metadata to segment URIs In one embodiment, a method, comprising obtaining a first uniform resource identifier for a segment of a content item, obtaining encryption metadata indicative of encryption information to be used for encrypting the segment when the segment is requested by a client device or a content delivery network, generating a data combination based on the first uniform resource identifier and the encryption metadata, generating an authentication code or a signature by applying a secret to the data combination, the secret being unknown to the client device or the content delivery network, generating a second uniform resource identifier for the segment based on the authentication code or the signature, the encryption metadata and the first uniform resource identifier, inserting the second uniform resource identifier in an adaptive bitrate media playlist for the content item, and sending the adaptive bitrate media playlist to the client device or the content delivery network.
US10142683B2	Method of access to multimedia content protected by a terminal A method for accessing protected multimedia includes receiving an encrypted fragment of the multimedia content and receiving a key for decrypting it, using the key to decrypt the fragment, thereby obtaining an unscrambled fragment, replacing original bits of the unscrambled fragment with different substituted bits to obtain a modified fragment, and reconstructing the modified fragment is reconstructed by replacing substituted bits of the extracted modified fragment with the original bits. The resulting reconstructed fragment is then decoded and the resulting decoded fragment is sent to a multimedia appliance to be enjoyed by a human viewer.
US10142666B2	Audiovisual content item data streams A transmitting apparatus generates an audiovisual content item data stream (e.g. transport stream) comprising a plurality of individual audiovisual data streams with audiovisual components for the content item. A generator (301-307) generates a first stream comprising both mandatory audio data and replaceable audio data for the audio representation where the replaceable audio data being data can be replaced by alternative audio data. A combiner (309) includes the resulting stream into the content item data stream. A receiving apparatus includes an extractor (403) which extracts the mandatory audio data from the received stream. A replacer (415) may replace the replaceable audio data by alternative audio data and an output (415) can generate an audio signal from the mandatory and alternative audio data. The approach may specifically provide an improved and more flexible data stream for audiovisual content.
US10142665B2	System, device and method for transrating file based assets A video transrater, and a transrater system and method. The transrater system and method may select an optimal bit rate from among a plurality of available bit rates in order to obtain a particular video quality and/or format.
US10142661B2	Mobile communication device and method of operation A mobile communication device communicates with at least one of a plurality of a plurality of Access Points (APs) in a venue. The APs receives a single stream of video data packets that are created by receiving multiple video streams and transcoding them into the single stream of video data packets with each of the plurality of video data packets for respective ones of the video streams being assigned a port number corresponding to the respective video stream. A processor in the mobile communication device identifies and stores the video data packets having the selected port number and plays the video stream corresponding to the selected port number on a display. The mobile communication device can “change channels” to view other video streams by changing the port number to the port number of the desired video stream.
US10142656B2	Video coding system with intra prediction mechanism and method of operation thereof A video coding system, and a method of operation thereof, includes: a source input module for receiving a frame from a video source; and a picture process module, coupled to the source input module, for generating a neighboring coding unit in the frame, for generating an intra block motion vector with a constrained intra prediction flag enabled and the neighboring coding unit generated based on only an intra-picture prediction mode, for generating a current coding unit based on the intra block motion vector, the current coding unit adjacent the neighboring coding unit, and for generating a video bitstream based on the current coding unit for a video decoder to receive and decode for displaying on a device.
US10142653B2	Image decoding apparatus, image coding apparatus, and coded data transformation apparatus A hierarchical image decoding apparatus, a hierarchical image coding apparatus, and a hierarchical coded data transformation apparatus where the hierarchical image decoding apparatus includes a parameter set decoder that decodes scale adjustment information, and a predictive image generator that generates a predictive image on the basis of the scale adjustment information, and the hierarchical image coding apparatus includes a parameter set encoder that encodes scale adjustment information, and the hierarchical coded data transformation apparatus includes a parameter set adjustor that transforms input hierarchically coded data based on inputted information of interest region, and adjusts scale adjustment information such that inter-layer scales derived from the hierarchically coded data before and after transformation coincide with each other.
US10142646B2	System and method for improved video operations A method of video operations includes generating derivative byproducts related to encoded video captured of a scene, initializing a first operation based on the encoded video, and initializing a second operation different from the first operation based on the derivative byproducts.
US10142643B2	Marker generating method, marker decoding method, and marker reading device According to one embodiment, a marker generating method is provided. In the marker generating method, a value in a bit string is replaced with a signal pattern to generate a first signal pattern arrangement. The first signal pattern arrangement is divided into a first partial signal and a second partial signal. The first partial signal having a pattern cycle extended to a pattern cycle of the second partial signal is added to the second partial signal to generate a second signal pattern arrangement. A gradation of shading which indicates a signal of the second signal pattern arrangement is set.
US10142632B2	Moving image coding apparatus and moving image decoding apparatus A moving image encoding apparatus for dividing a moving image into a plurality of rectangular regions and encoding the moving image in a unit of the rectangular region. There is a rectangular region size determiner which determines a variable size of the rectangular region, a rectangular region divider which divides an inputted image into the rectangular region, and a rectangular region encoder which determines a coding mode for the rectangular region, and encodes pixel values in the rectangular region.
US10142626B2	Method and system for fast mode decision for high efficiency video coding Methods and systems for encoding video data are provided. Evolving standards for video encoding such as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard require a significant increase in computational complexity for both inter and intra encoding. The method includes calculating an approximate cost of each of a first set of prediction modes. Then selecting a second set of prediction modes from the first set of prediction modes based on probability distributions associated with each of the modes in the first set of prediction modes, the second set having substantially fewer prediction modes than the first. A number of candidate prediction modes prior to rate distortion optimization (RDO) is reduced. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides substantial time reduction and negligible quality loss as compared to the HEVC reference.
US10142621B2	Mass production MTF testing machine A unique electro optical design will be disclosed, implemented for MTF measurements of multiple optical elements. The measurements are performed over a wide field of view by collimators moving in parallel in a synchronized manner while maintaining accuracy. The movement is angular over a wide angle and in two perpendicular directions—pitch and yaw. By design, each said collimator element will perform its angular movement while protecting towards the center of lens under test from remote. Thus, the collimators' center of rotation will be the central point of each lens' input aperture. By shifting a tray loaded with lenses, a different batch will be tested on each sequence. The apparatus is suitable for testing both camera and lenses simultaneously. The apparatus will preferably test lenses or cameras directly on the production floor.
US10142615B2	System for three-dimensional image capture while moving A system for three-dimensional image capture while moving. The system includes: an image capture device including at least two digital image sensors placed to capture a stereoscopic image; a processor for obtaining disparity information, associated with the digital images obtained by the image capture device and movement speed of elements in the digital images; a transmitter for sending the digital images to enable control of movement based on the digital images and the associated disparity information; and a controller for controlling the image capture device.
US10142613B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes: a first cost calculating section configured to calculate similarity degrees between a first pixel in a first image and plural second pixels located in a horizontal-direction first range in a second image, and extract a second pixel with a highest similarity degree; a second cost calculating section configured to calculate a similarity degree between plural third pixels in a vertical-direction second range including the extracted second pixel and the first pixel and extract a third pixel with a highest similarity degree; an amount-of-difference buffer recording difference between a vertical-position of the extracted third pixel and the first pixel as an amount of difference; and a second position setting section configured to determine positions of the second pixels for which a similarity degree to the first pixel for which a disparity is calculated next is calculated.
US10142610B2	Method for sub-range based coding a depth lookup table The invention relates to a method (200) for sub-range based coding a depth lookup table (300), the depth lookup table comprising depth values of a 3D video sequence, the depth values being constrained within a range (301), the method comprising: partitioning (201) the range (301) into a plurality of sub-ranges, a first sub-range (303) comprising a first set of the depth values and a second sub-range (305) comprising a second set of the depth values; and coding (203) the depth values of each of the sub-ranges of the depth lookup table (300) separately according to a predetermined coding rule.
US10142608B2	Electronic apparatus and method for processing three-dimensional information using image According to various embodiments, an electronic apparatus may comprise: a camera module for acquiring an image of an object; a display module; and a three-dimensional space determination module for acquiring three-dimensional model information on at least a part of a space of an object included in an image photographed through the camera module, acquiring altitude information on the at least a part of the space on the basis of the three-dimensional model information, determining at least one feature region located in the at least a part of the space on the basis of a change of the altitude information, and displaying a visual effect for a movement of the object through the display module, on the basis of the three-dimensional model information and the feature region. Other embodiments are available.
US10142607B2	Single display pipe multi-view frame composer method and apparatus A method and apparatus for providing multi-view composed frames uses a single display pipe mechanism. The single display pipe includes, in one example, a memory requestor that fetches multi-view data from a frame buffer using a plurality of viewports. The single display pipe may also include a multi-view packer. Each viewport of the single display pipe has access to a frame buffer holding multi-view frame data, and may be configured to have access to different areas of the frame buffer. In this fashion the single display pipe may fetch data representing more than one view of a multi-view frame. Additionally, the multi-view packer combines the data fetched from one or more of the viewports to form a multi-view frame to be supplied for display.
US10142606B2	Device for use in identifying or authenticating a subject A device for use in identifying or authenticating a subject positioned in an acquisition volume on the basis of at least one biometric characteristic of the subject, the device including in succession, in offset manner along a camera placement axis: a first camera; a second camera; and a third camera; the optical axes of the first and second cameras forming between them an angle strictly less than 10°, and the optical axis of the third camera intersecting the optical axes of the first and second cameras, the optical axes of the first and second cameras each forming an angle less than or equal to 5° relative to a normal axis perpendicular to the camera placement axis.
US10142600B2	Display device A display device includes: a projection unit that emits light depending on a first picture signal, the first picture signal including three primary color signals; a display unit that includes a screen, a transmissive liquid crystal panel, and a polarizing plate, the transmissive liquid crystal panel changing a polarizing direction of each of three primary color lights from the projection unit, depending on a second picture signal including three primary color signals; and a display control unit that generates the first picture signal and the second picture signal from an input picture signal including three primary color signals, and that outputs a picture signal for controlling the projection unit based on the first picture signal and controlling the transmissive liquid crystal panel based on the second picture signal.
US10142589B2	Initiating a video conferencing session A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, at a computing device, a call from a first telephony device using a telephone number associated with a second telephony device and a web-based user account. An indication of the call is received at the computing device where the web-based user account is signed into. An input is received at the computing device to accept the call. A conferencing application session associated with the web-based user account is initiated at the computing device between the first telephony device and the computing device based upon, at least in part, receiving the input to accept the call.
US10142586B2	Front-end and back-end processing circuits and POC circuit The disclosure discloses a back-end circuit for processing an analog video signal and direct current power, a front-end circuit for processing an analog video signal and direct current power and a Power Over Coaxia (POC) circuit for an analog video signal. Each of the back-end processing circuit and the front-end processing circuit includes an analog video signal passing circuit configured to block the direct current power and let the analog video signal pass and a direct current power passing circuit configured to block the analog video signal and let the direct current power pass, so that the analog video signal may be isolated from the direct current power and the analog video signal may be superimposed to the direct current power without mutual influence and exclusion to realize a function of superimposing the direct current power on an analog high-definition video cable.
US10142584B2	Use of location lulls to facilitate identifying and recording video capture location A method and system to facilitate identifying and recording capture location of recorded video. A computing system determines multiple locations where a video camera has been substantially stationary over time, such as by tracking location of the video camera itself or by evaluating where supplemental device carried with the video camera has been substantially stationary over time. The computing system then outputs, for presentation to the videographer or another user, a location-selection prompt that specifies the multiple determined locations as candidate capture-locations for a video that was captured by the video camera. Further, the computing system receives, in response to the location-selection prompt, data that represents a user selection of one of the specified locations. The computing system then records the selected location as capture-location metadata for the video, such as capture-location data integrated with the video or in a database relationship with the video.
US10142581B2	Display device and control method thereof The present invention relates to a display device in which, when a pointer reaches an area change detection zone in which a screen is divided into a first area and a second area, a first device receives a control command from a second device so that a first device and a second device having different Oss installed therein can be controlled by one input device such as a display device, a keyboard, and a mouse, and data can be transmitted or received between the first device and the second device.
US10142579B2	Display apparatus and display method A display apparatus and a display method are provided. The display apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive a pre-power on command signal from an external device, and a controller configured to activate a network communication function of the display apparatus based on the pre-power on command signal. The communicator is further configured to receive information of content from the external device, in response to the controller activating the network communication function, and the controller is further configured to reproduce the content based on the information of the content.
US10142573B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and photoelectric conversion system In a photoelectric conversion apparatus, a pixel transistor and a differential transistor form a differential pair. A clamp circuit clamps a gate voltage of the differential transistor. An output circuit performs a first operation in which a voltage based on the voltage at the gate of a pixel transistor is output to the gate of the differential transistor. The output circuit also performs a second operation in which in response to receiving a current from the differential transistor, a signal based on a result of a comparison between the gate voltage of the pixel transistor and the gate voltage of the differential transistor is output to the output node. In the second operation, a control unit in the output circuit controls a change in the drain voltage of the differential transistor to be smaller than a change in the voltage at the output node.
US10142572B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method for capturing imaging data via a pixel array The present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus comprises a pixel array. The pixel array comprises a first pixel comprising a first radiation-sensitive region and at least one associated charge storage region for collecting electrical charges from the first radiation-sensitive region. The pixel array also comprises a second pixel comprising a second radiation-sensitive region and at least one associated charge storage region for collecting electrical charges from the second radiation-sensitive region. Furthermore, the imaging apparatus comprises control circuitry configured to generate a common compensation signal being common to the first and second pixels. The common compensation signal mitigates a saturation of the respective charge storage regions of the first and second pixels.
US10142570B1	Imaging device and image acquisition device An imaging device including at least one pixel, where each of the at least one pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer having a first surface and a second surface being on a side opposite to the first surface; a first electrode located on the first surface; a second electrode located on the first surface, the second electrode being separated from the first electrode, a first voltage being applied to the second electrode; a third electrode located on the second surface, the third electrode opposing to the first electrode and the second electrode, a second voltage being applied to the third electrode; and an amplifier transistor having a gate electrically connected to the first electrode, where an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is larger than an absolute value of a difference between the second voltage and a voltage of the first electrode.
US10142569B2	Imaging device, imaging method, and image processing program The imaging device includes a multiple-property lens that includes a first area having a first property and a second area having a second property different from the first property, an image sensor in which a first light receiving element 25A having a first microlens and a second light receiving element 25B having a second microlens having a different focusing degree from the first microlens are two-dimensionally arranged, and a crosstalk removal processing unit that removes a crosstalk component from each of a first crosstalk image acquired from the first light receiving element 25A of the image sensor and a second crosstalk image acquired from the second light receiving element to generate a first image and a second image respectively having the first property and the second property of the multiple-property lens.
US10142562B2	Method of and apparatus for utilizing video buffer in a multi-purpose fashion to extend the video buffer to multiple windows The present invention includes a method and device that allows efficient mixing of multiple video images with a graphics screen while utilizing only one video buffer. The present invention partitions the sole video buffer, pre-scales the plurality of video images and inserts them into the partitioned video buffer in a predetermined range of buffer addresses. The present invention mixes the partitioned video including the pre-scaled video images with the graphics screen to produce a video display including both a video screen and a graphics screen.
US10142559B2	Pixel signal transfer device and method thereof and CMOS image sensor including the same A pixel signal transfer device includes a transfer block suitable for transferring a pixel output voltage according to an amount of a charge generated from a pixel; a correction block suitable for correcting the pixel output voltage using a threshold voltage of an amplification transistor; and a conversion gain adjusting block including the amplification transistor, the conversion gain adjusting block being suitable for adjusting a conversion gain of the corrected pixel output voltage outputted from the correction block.
US10142558B2	Adaptor and camera system An adaptor is attachable between an interchangeable lens including a first light amount adjustment unit capable of changing a passing area of image pickup light, and a camera main body including an image pickup element. The adaptor includes: a second light amount adjustment unit capable of changing transmittance of the image pickup light by using a change in a physical property; and a controller controlling the second light amount adjustment unit. In image pickup mode, the controller controls the transmittance in the second light amount adjustment unit depending on an operating amount of an operation unit by a user to adjust a light amount, and in the image pickup mode, the controller converts an instruction, transmitted toward the interchangeable lens from the camera main body, to drive the first light amount adjustment unit, into a drive completion signal, and transmits the drive completion signal to the camera main body.
US10142557B2	Image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program An image pickup apparatus includes a processor configured of hardware functioning as a pixel-shift-combination processing section configured to perform pixel shift combination of a plurality of image data acquired by performing pixel shift photographing in a certain focus position to generate combined image data, a depth-combination processing section configured to perform depth combination of a plurality of combined image data in different focus positions that the depth-combination processing section causes the pixel-shift-combination processing section to generate, and a microcomputer configured to extract a focused region in at least one or more of the plurality of focus positions. The pixel-shift-combination processing section performs, concerning a focus position where the focused region is extracted, the pixel shift combination concerning only a partial image region including the focused region.
US10142555B2	Camera flash light direction management Systems and method for controlling camera flash direction are provided. A system includes: a computing device including a processor; an image sensor operatively connected to the processor; a flash lighting system including at least one light emitting element; and a flash direction system including a fluidics system that is controllable to selectively adjust a position of the at least one light emitting element.
US10142545B2	Image stabilizing apparatus, its control method, image pickup apparatus, and storage medium An image stabilizing apparatus includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the image stabilizing apparatus to function as a detecting unit configured to detect a motion vector in a plurality of areas made by dividing motion vector detecting frames set in a plurality of images sequentially output from an imaging unit, and a control unit configured to determine a motion vector of an object in the detected motion vector and to perform an image stabilization control based on the motion vector of the object. The control unit determines a size of the object based on the motion vector of the object, and changes the motion vector detecting frame based on the size of the object and a position of the object.
US10142543B1	Power reduction in a multi-sensor camera device by on-demand sensors activation A dual-camera devices operates with two cameras turned on in response to an indication detected from a user interface that a change to a zoom factor is to occur and before the change is stabilized. The device selects one of the two cameras according to a stable point of the zoom factor. The device displays images sensed by the selected one of the two cameras when the zoom factor reaches the stable point.
US10142540B1	Panoramic video cameras, camera systems, and methods that provide data stream management for control and image streams in multi-camera environment with object tracking A first panoramic video camera of the multi-camera imaging system captures images to produce captured panoramic images. At least some panoramic images include images of an object being tracked by the multi-camera imaging system. The first panoramic video camera generates a set of digital image files based on the captured panoramic images. Each digital image file of the set of digital image files is time sequenced to reflect a time at which a panoramic image was captured. The first panoramic video camera receives over a, first wireless communication network, a control message relating to tracking the object. Responsive to the control message, the first panoramic video camera transmits at least a portion of the set of digital image files over a second wireless communication network, which supports higher data rate transmission than does the first wireless communication network.
US10142531B2	Imaging module and reader for, and method of, reading a target by image capture with a visually enhanced aiming light pattern An imaging sensor of an imaging reader senses return light from a target to be read by image capture along an imaging axis over a field of view that extends along mutually orthogonal, horizontal and vertical axes. Two aiming light assemblies are offset from the sensor, and direct an aiming light pattern at the target. The pattern has an aiming mark in a central area of the pattern, and a pair of aiming light lines that are collinear along the horizontal axis. The visibility of the aiming mark is enhanced by optically configuring the aiming mark to be different in brightness and/or color and/or size and/or state of existence relative to a remaining area of the pattern. The aiming mark of enhanced visibility constitutes a prominent visual indicator of a center zone of the field of view.
US10142527B2	Displacement sensor and camera module having the same A displacement sensor comprises a first frame; a second frame; a first coil wherein a first voltage formed at the first frame is applied; a second coil formed at the first frame, wherein a current of a second voltage flows if the first voltage is applied to the first coil; a conductor coupled to the second frame; and a detector for calculating a relative position between the first frame and the second frame by monitoring the second voltage. Since two coils are embodied in one frame, the number of process times can be reduced and space utility can be enhanced.
US10142526B2	Self-aligning multi-part camera system A multi-part electronic device has a mode with at least two overlapped device parts comprising a first camera part mounted on a first device part and a second camera part mounted on a second device part. At least one of the first and second camera parts is resiliently mounted such that contact between the first and second camera parts when the first device part and the second device part are overlapped with each other aligns the first camera part and the second camera part within a selected angular deviation between the camera parts' respective optical axes. A camera part having a body and a flexible mount and a method of reducing tilt error are also described.
US10142518B2	Image reading apparatus and image forming system for performing accurate image correction An image reading apparatus capable of performing accurate image correction is provided. The image reading apparatus is provided with a colorimeter which colorimetrically measures an image formed on a sheet based on the optical spectrum in a visible light range, a reference plate located in a position facing the colorimeter with a chromatic reflecting surface, a temperature detection unit configured to detect the temperature of the reference plate, the determination unit configured to determine whether or not the colorimeter is in a normal condition based on the temperature of the reference plate detected by the temperature detection unit and the optical spectrum in the visible light range.
US10142508B2	Battery-powered printer, POS system, and method for printing with battery-powered printer A battery-powered printer includes a printing head that has a plurality of heat generating elements arranged along a direction orthogonal to a transport direction of a recording medium and is configured to print on the recording medium, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the printer, and a processor configured to determine whether the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold, determine a constant printing speed at the time of printing under a condition where the temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold, and control the printing head and a transporting speed of the recording medium so as to cause each line of the print data to be printed on the recording medium at the constant printing speed.
US10142506B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus includes a storage device, a generating circuit, and an initialization circuit. The storage device stores control device configuration information in relation to resolution information of a control device. The control device configuration information is included in list information that is a list of information on the control device. The generating circuit generates dummy list information that is a dummy of the list information using the control device configuration information. The initialization circuit initializes the control device based on the dummy list information.
US10142500B2	Information processing apparatus that performs two separate and different search operations for a device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A device that is in a state of preparing for connection with a network is searched for (first search), and a device that is already connected to the network is searched for (second search). A display unit is caused to display information regarding a device found in the first search and information regarding a device found in the second search, such that a distinction is made.
US10142493B2	Online charging system (OCS) controlled media policy A method of communication comprising the steps of: requesting at least one service having a plurality of parts; determining if said at least one service can be provided taking into account credit information relating to a user; and if not providing only one or some of said plurality of parts of said at least one service.
US10142485B1	Conference call mute management A device receives call data associated with a conference call between a plurality of users. The call data includes at least two of: data identifying each of the plurality of users, data identifying user activity associated with at least one user in the plurality of users, and conference call metadata associated with the conference call. The call muting platform receives voice data associated with the conference call. The voice data is associated with at least one vocal utterance associated with the plurality of users. The call muting platform provides the call data and the voice data to a second device, and receives mute data from the second device. The mute data indicates whether to mute or un-mute a particular user of the plurality of users.
US10142476B1	Call reconnection In various embodiments, a call is received at a call center system from a client device of a caller. Caller connection logic, automatically connects the client device of the caller to a conference line. Agent connection logic automatically connects a call agent to the conference line. Disconnection analysis logic determines that a party to the conference line was disconnected from the conference line, the party to the conference line being one of the client device of the caller and the call agent. Disconnection analysis logic detects an indication that the party was disconnected. Based on the detecting, the reconnection logic automatically initiating a reconnection of the party to the conference line.
US10142473B1	Techniques for benchmarking performance in a contact center system Techniques for benchmarking performance in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking contact center system performance comprising cycling, by at least one computer processor configured to perform contact center operations, between a first contact-agent pairing strategy and a second contact-agent pairing strategy for pairing contacts with agents in the contact center system; determining an agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy comprising a difference between a first agent utilization of the first contact-agent pairing strategy and a balanced agent utilization; and determining a relative performance of the second contact-agent pairing strategy compared to the first contact-agent pairing strategy based on the agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy.
US10142453B2	User interface for a computing device There is disclosed a smartphone, tablet or other computing device comprising: (a) a touch sensitive display; (b) one or more processors; (c) computer memory; (d) an operating system computer program stored in the computer memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors and including instructions for detecting a swipe gesture, and, in response to the detected swipe gesture, displaying a search bar.
US10142452B1	Mobile terminal unlock method A mobile terminal unlock method is provided. The method includes: obtaining a trigger signal for unlock, and generating a first password according to the trigger signal; generating a corresponding unlock signal according to a preset correspondence between the unlock signal and the first password and with reference to the first password, and sending the corresponding unlock signal; obtaining an unlock password that is obtained by means of parsing by a user according to the unlock signal; matching the unlock password with the first password; determining whether the unlock password is consistent with the first password; and if a determining result is yes, unlocking a password lock; or if a determining result is no, obtaining a trigger signal for unlock again.
US10142451B2	Method and apparatus pertaining to depicting a plurality of contact addresses A control circuit provides a list of contacts on a touch-screen display and then, in response to detecting a touch-based selection of a particular contact, responsively depicts a plurality of contact addresses as correspond to that particular contact. A most frequently utilized contact address is placed at a location on the touch-screen display that corresponds to the touch-based selection of the particular contact. So configured, the user need likely not move their touching finger to locate the desired contact address. The most frequently utilized contact address can comprise a most frequently called telephone number since any new telephone number was last added to the plurality of telephone numbers for this particular contact.
US10142450B1	Custom mobile telecommunication device configuration management A method of managing a custom configuration manifest, comprising: collecting by an application configuration selections about a user equipment (UE) that are dynamically configured to create the custom configuration manifest; processing by a server the configuration selections and dynamically configuring the configuration selections to create the manifest; transmitting by the server the manifest to both the UE and a database with a plurality of custom configuration manifests; receiving by a custom configuration manifest handling application authorization through one or more authorization options, but not authentication credentials, to allow the manifest handling application to install preferred applications on the UE; installing by the manifest handling application the preferred applications on the UE without providing the authentication credentials; and customizing by the manifest handling application the UE based on the manifest.
US10142446B2	Dialog server In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a server from a client, a first request for a dialog and particular parameters associated with the first request; invoking a method of a class in a server-side library comprising server-side code, wherein the method corresponds to a dialog type of the requested dialog; generating, based on the invoked method, a first dialog code configured to implement functionalities supported by the requested dialog; sending, to the client, the first dialog code for execution to cause the dialog to be displayed; receiving a second request sent from the client in response to a specific user interaction with a component of the displayed dialog, wherein the second request is a modified version of the first request that comprises additional parameters corresponding to the specific user interaction; and sending, to the client, a second dialog code based on the additional parameters.
US10142445B2	Creation, publication and display of content on a social media network A publication tool, and methods of use thereof, for publishing user created content as well as republishing content created by others to a social media network. The publication tool incorporates and uses analytic data from a plurality of data sources to identify and evaluate relationships between the user of the social media network and members of social media networks who subscribe to view the content published by the user on the social media network. The publication tool predicts the likelihood that a subscriber of the social media network will publish or share the same content as the user and if the publication tool predicts that the same content will be published by the user and the subscriber, the publication tool will publish the content on the social media network as a joint publication which can be viewed by all common subscribers shared between the user and the subscriber.
US10142442B2	Methods, systems and computer readable media for enabling a downloadable service to access components in a mobile device Methods, systems, and computer readable media for enabling a downloadable service to access components in a mobile device are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system comprises a mobile device that includes a mobile wallet application configured to determine at least one hardware component or software component provisioned on the mobile device and to generate a capabilities object containing information identifying the at least one hardware or software component. The system further includes a network server supporting a downloadable service configured to receive the capabilities object from the mobile device, to generate personalized downloadable service content based on the information in the received capabilities object, to provide the personalized web page content to the mobile device, wherein the personalized downloadable service content is configured to access the at least one hardware component or software component on the mobile device.
US10142441B2	Search result annotations Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for annotating search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query from a user, the user having a plurality of social affinity groups, each social affinity group identifying a group of users and the user as a proper subset of users of a network. The method includes receiving search results responsive to the search query, each search result referencing a resource. The method includes identifying a search result referencing a resource having an association with one or more of the social affinity groups. The method includes annotating the search result, the annotation describing the association of one of the social affinity groups with the resource, and further identifying the social affinity group. The method includes presenting the annotated search result to the user.
US10142429B2	Web presence management system Technologies are described for generating web presence data of an entity. In an example, a web presence processor may receive a request to generate the web presence data. The web presence processor may receive first and second service data relating to first and second web assets, respectively. The first web asset may be among a first set of web assets indexed by a first channel. The second web asset may be among a second set of web assets indexed by a second channel different from the first channel. The second set of web assets may be different from the first set of web assets. The web presence processor may further transform the first and second service data into the web presence data. The web presence processor may further cause an output of the web presence data on a display.
US10142428B1	Observation-based user profiling and profile matching Observation-based user profiling and profile matching are provided. The network behavior of users of a computer-implemented social network are observed and used for user profiling. By observing network behavior instead of necessarily relying on user self-reported data, accurate and objective user profiles can be formed; user profiling is accomplished based on the observed network behaviors with or without the knowledge of the user being profiled. The observed network behaviors can include the customization of a visual graphic, a media preference, a communication preference, or a selection of words from a word list. The user profiles can be with respect to a domain and two or more users can be matched based on their profiles with respect to the same domain. User ratings and profile updating based on the ratings are also provided.
US10142424B2	Two-level cloud system migration Technologies are generally described for systems and methods effective to provide migration of data to a cloud computing service without interruption of service to client devices. In an example, a method includes establishing a first communication link with one or more communication devices and establishing a second communication link with a source device. The method also includes transferring via the second communication link at least a data set of a plurality of data sets of the source device and storing at least the data set to a data store. Further, the method includes receiving, via the first communication link, a request for the data set or another data set of the plurality of data sets, wherein the request is received from a communication device of the one or more communication devices.
US10142423B2	Active communication session handover between direct and relayed connections Methods and apparatus to manage communication sessions to handover between a direct connection at a secondary wireless device and a relayed connection to the secondary wireless device via a primary wireless device. A connection manager of a secondary wireless device can trigger transfer of a communication session based on measurements of performance metrics for the communication session. Upon detection of performance degradation in a local connection or a backhaul connection or both, the connection manager of the secondary wireless device can determine proximity of and/or capabilities for connections of the primary wireless device and instigate transfer of the communication session between different connection types, such as between a direct connection and a relayed connection. The transfer of the communication session can occur without user intervention or in response to input from the user without interrupting or reestablishing the communication session.
US10142419B2	Erasure correcting coding using data subsets and partial parity symbols In an illustrative example, a method includes receiving data that includes a set of data symbols. The method further includes generating a set of parity symbols based on the set of data symbols using an erasure correcting code. The set of parity symbols includes at least a first parity symbol that is generated based on a first proper subset of the set of data symbols. The first parity symbol enables recovery of a data symbol of the first proper subset independently of a second proper subset of the set of data symbols.
US10142409B2	System and method for implementing PNRP locality A method is provided for a host node in a computer network to determine its coordinates in a d-dimensional network space, comprising discovering an address of a peer node in the network, measuring network latency between the host node and the peer node, determining whether network latency has been measured for at least d+1 peer nodes, where, if network latency has not been measured for at least d+1 peer nodes, estimating the network coordinates of the host node, and where, if network latency has been measured for at least d+1 peer nodes, calculating the network coordinates of the host node using d+1 measured latencies.
US10142406B2	Automated data center selection Systems and methods are presented for automatically selecting a data center that can communicate with a user computing system over a connection that provides reduced or minimal latency. In some cases, the system can select the data center based on the calculation of one or more latency factors that correlate, at least in part, to the latency of a communication channel between the data center and the user computing system. Further, the selected data center may be identified from a set of data centers that include one or more computing resources the user has identified as desiring to access.
US10142401B2	Management of computing infrastructure under emergency peak capacity conditions A capability for management of computing infrastructure under emergency peak capacity conditions is presented. The capability for management of computing infrastructure under emergency peak capacity conditions may support configuration of computing infrastructure to provide additional computing capacity for the emergency peak capacity conditions. The computing infrastructure may include capacity supporting equipment configured to provide computing capacity of the computing infrastructure and environmental equipment configured to support operation of the capacity supporting equipment. The configuration of computing infrastructure to support additional computing capacity for an emergency peak capacity condition may include configuration of capacity supporting equipment to operate in emergency operating mode, rather than normal operating mode, to support the additional computing capacity for the emergency peak capacity condition. The configuration of cloud computing infrastructure to provide additional computing capacity for an emergency peak capacity condition may include configuration of environmental equipment to support operation of capacity supporting equipment in emergency operating mode.
US10142394B2	Generating risk profile using data of home monitoring and security system Methods and systems for premises management are described. An example system may comprise a premises management device and a touchscreen device. The touchscreen device may output a plurality of interfaces that enable control of the premises management device. The example system may comprise a premises management server that receives behavioral data associated with the premises management device and the touchscreen device. The premises management server may generate and output a risk score based on the behavioral data.
US10142386B2	Determining manifest file data used in adaptive streaming video delivery Techniques for serving a manifest file of an adaptive streaming video include receiving a request for the manifest file from a user device. The video is encoded at different reference bitrates and each encoded reference bitrate is divided into segments to generate video segment files. The manifest file includes an ordered list of universal resource locators (URLs) that reference a set of video segment files encoded at a particular reference bitrate. A source manifest file that indicates the set of video segment files is identified based on the request. An issued manifest file that includes a first URL and a second URL is generated based on the source manifest file. The first URL references a first domain and the second URL references a second domain that is different from the first domain. The issued manifest file is transmitted to the user device as a response to the request.
US10142385B2	Multi-service initialization for adaptive media streaming Systems, methods, and devices of various embodiments enable transmitting and receiving media content in a communication system. A processor of a communication device may receive an initialization segment associated with a first media broadcast. The processor may request a second media broadcast. The processor may receive an indication that the initialization segment is also associated with the second media broadcast. The processor may process the second media broadcast using the initialization segment.
US10142372B2	Methods and systems for protecting a secured network Methods and systems for protecting a secured network are presented. For example, one or more packet security gateways may be associated with a security policy management server. At each packet security gateway, a dynamic security policy may be received from the security policy management server, packets associated with a network protected by the packet security gateway may be received, and at least one of multiple packet transformation functions specified by the dynamic security policy may be performed on the packets.
US10142367B2	System and method for creation, deployment and management of augmented attacker map A system for network surveillance to detect attackers, including a deception management server within a network of resources, including a deployment module managing and planting one or more decoy attack vectors in one or more of the resources in the network, wherein an attack vector is an object in memory or storage of a first resource that may be used to access a second resource, and one or more decoy servers accessible from resources in the network, each decoy server including an alert module that issues an alert when a specific resource in the network accesses the decoy server via one or more of the decoy attack vectors planted in the specific resource by the deployment module, and a delay module, delaying access to data on the decoy server while a resource accesses the decoy server.
US10142361B2	Login credential alert system Embodiments of the present invention are directed at system and method that notify users and/or organizations when login credentials are potentially compromised. The login credentials may be compromised at a first organization and the alert may be sent to different organizations at which the same login credentials are used. The different organizations can request password resets and heightened authentication measures.
US10142353B2	System for monitoring and managing datacenters An example method includes detecting, using sensors, packets throughout a datacenter. The sensors can then send packet logs to various collectors which can then identify and summarize data flows in the datacenter. The collectors can then send flow logs to an analytics module which can identify the status of the datacenter and detect an attack.
US10142351B1	Retrieving contact information based on image recognition searches A system and method for retrieving contact information based on image recognition searches is disclosed. A requestor takes a picture of a user or retrieves a storage image of a user and transmits the image to an image recognition module. The image recognition module identifies the user and determines whether the requestor can receive access to the user's contact information based on permission rules. For example, the permission rule includes a requirement that the user and the requestor be sufficiently related on a social graph generated by a social network application. The permission rules can also include a requirement that the requestor have a predetermined proximity to the image. Once the permission rules are satisfied, the image recognition module transmits the user's contact information to the requestor.
US10142348B2	Enhanced data interface for contactless communications Embodiments of the invention are directed at an enhanced data interface (EDI) for contactless communications between a mobile application operating on a mobile device and an access device (e.g., contactless reader) that allows for enhanced verification between the mobile device and access device. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method. The method comprises a mobile device receiving a request for available applets from an access device and providing a list of available applets including trusted applet identifiers and untrusted applet identifiers to the access device. The method further comprises receiving a selection of an untrusted applet identifier from the list and an entity identifier associated with the access device, validating that the access device is authorized to access credentials associated with the selected untrusted applet identifier using the entity identifier, and providing the credentials associated with the selected untrusted applet identifier to the access device.
US10142347B2	System for centralized control of secure access to process data network A distributed block chain network having at least a private block chain portion, and in some cases a public block chain portion, allows users to take actions (e.g., accessing, viewing, storing, disseminating, validating, or the like) with respect to event information associated with events. In some aspects of the invention the distributed block chain network with the private block chain portion may be utilized to verify events and separate the private information associated with the events from the public information associated with the events. As such, the present invention provides systems for centralized control of secure access to process data networks by utilizing a private block chain; and moreover, provide systems for control of secure access and communication with different process data networks with different security requirements by utilizing one or more block chains with private block chain portions and/or public block chain portions.
US10142340B2	System for detection and identification of electronic devices and allocation of proxy identifiers for same Embodiments are directed to detection and identification of electronic devices and allocation of proxy identifiers for the same. Embodiments detect one or more electronic devices within a wireless network range; identify the one or more electronic devices within the wireless network range, comprising matching the one or more electronic devices with one or more entries in a database of users; determine that the one or more electronic devices has stored thereon one or more credentials; access the one or more credentials; allocate proxy identifiers corresponding to the one or more credentials; and initiate storage of the allocated proxy identifiers on the one or more electronic devices.
US10142337B2	Hardware identification through cookies Multiple cookies of a client device are used to form an identifier of the client device such that a change in one or even several browser cookies does not defeat proper device recognition. The cookies are included in the identifier such that individual cookies can be parsed for separate comparison with corresponding cookies of known devices. However, to protect privacy of all devices, individual parameters of the constituent cookies are represented with irreversible hashes of the respective parameters. Recognition involves quantification of a degree of correlation between the cookies and corresponding cookies of each of the known devices. To quantify the degree of correlation, the observed stability and uniqueness of each cookie, and each cookie attribute, is considered.
US10142334B2	Communicating apparatus, method, and communicating system A communicating apparatus, method, and system that capture an image, authenticate a person in the image that has been captured, determine a direction of the person based on a result of authenticating the person, and control transmission of a radio wave in the determined direction to connect a terminal device to a network, and communicate with the terminal device connected to the network by using access information included in the transmitted radio wave.
US10142333B1	Biometric reference template record Systems and methods provide for secure and efficient token generation, management, transfer, and authentication services in a biometric data environment. Various embodiments relate to a method performed by a processor of an authentication computing system. An example method includes receiving a biometric reference sample and a user identifier. The user identifier uniquely identifies a user from whom the biometric reference sample was captured. The biometric reference sample is processed to generate biometric data. The biometric data is tokenized using a tokenization schema. A biometric reference template is generated and includes a template identifier uniquely identifying the biometric reference template. The template identifier is associated with the user identifier. The biometric reference template further includes the tokenized biometric data, and a first identifier signifying that the biometric reference template includes tokenized biometric data.
US10142329B1	Multiple-factor authentication Multiple factor authentication of a user is provided by verifying a first authentication factor for the user. At least one target endpoint device is identified relative to the user. An application program interface (API) is accessed and used to generate a communication request that includes a first portion specifying the target endpoint device and written in a format of an application program interface (API), and a second portion that includes a set of one or more documents written in a programming language that includes call flow commands for call routing logic of a call control server. The call flow commands include commands specifying how to communicate a security code. The communication request is transmitted to the call control server. Input is received from the user. A second authentication factor is verified for the user by comparing the input to the security code.
US10142327B2	Rule based device enrollment Techniques for providing enrollment services for various types of electronic devices in a communication network is disclosed. The electronic devices may include devices associated with a user and headless devices not associated with any user. In certain embodiments, a device enrollment system is disclosed that controls the authentication and enrollment of both user devices and headless devices within a communication network. The device enrollment system detects a particular device within a communication, identifies a type of enrollment policy to be applied to the device based on a type of the device, applies a set of enrollment rules to the device in accordance with the enrollment policy and enrolls the device if the device satisfies one or more criteria specified by the enrollment rules.
US10142324B2	Method for reading attributes from an ID token The invention relates to a method for reading at least one attribute stored in an ID token, wherein the ID token is assigned to a user, comprising the following steps: authenticating the user with respect to the ID token, authenticating a first computer system with respect to the ID token, after successful authentication of the user and the first computer system with respect to the ID token, read-access by the first computer system to the at least one attribute stored in the ID token for transfer of the at least one attribute to a second computer system.
US10142322B2	Methods and apparatus for authenticating identity of web access from a network element A network configuration having various network elements and user equipments configured to authenticate web access requests is disclosed. Upon receipt of web addresses from various subscribers, the web addresses such as online advertisements are stored in a memory. The network traffic in the communication network is monitored in accordance with the web addresses stored in the memory. After detecting a website assess request such as a click of an online advertisement, an authentication record which authenticates the origin of the network equipment issuing the request. The authentication record is forwarded to a subscription partner via a predefined messaging mechanism.
US10142321B2	Single sign-on processing for associated mobile applications Systems, methods and computer-readable media are disclosed for performing single sign-on processing between associated mobile applications. The single sign-on processing may include processing to generate an interaction session between a user and a back-end server associated with a mobile application based at least in part on one or more existing interaction sessions between the user and one or more back-end servers associated with one or more other mobile applications. In order to establish an interaction session with an associated back-end server, a mobile application may leverage existing interaction sessions that have already been established in connection with the launching of other associated mobile applications.
US10142316B2	Computerized method and system for managing an email input facility in a networked secure collaborative exchange environment In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for managing an email input facility in a networked secure collaborative computer data exchange environment, wherein a secure email input facility for accepting non-secure email from outside the exchange into the secure collaborative computer data exchange environment, wherein the non-secure email is received and the non-secure email and/or the content delivered thereby is stored as secure content in a location of the secure exchange server related to at least one of the sender of the email, the subject line of the non-secure email, the destination address of the email within the exchange, and the content of the email.
US10142311B2	Communication system and communication device Devices between which packets are transmitted and received include mutually corresponding packet counters. The same random number value is given to the packet counters as their initial values and the packet counters are updated with packet transmission/reception. The transmission-side device generates a MAC value, draws out part thereof on the basis of a counted value of its own packet counter, sets it as a divided MAC value, generates a packet by adding the value to a message and transmits the packet onto a network. The reception-side device generates a MAC value on the basis of the message in the received packet, draws out part thereof on the basis of a counted value of its own packet counter, compares the part with the divided MAC value in the received packet and thereby performs message authentication.
US10142309B2	No password user account access Various embodiments of the present technology enable users to sign in to an account without a password. For example, when receiving a request to register a device with an account, a user can be prompted to enter their email address. In response, two tokens are generated. A first token is sent to a client application on the device and the second token is sent to the user's email. The user can then only login to their account with the device if the device has both tokens. Thus, if someone intercepts the email, they will be unable to login from another device since they don't have the first token. If the client token and email token cannot be automatically joined on the same device, a web page showing a code can be displayed on a first device, which can be entered on the second device to finish login process.
US10142306B1	Methods for providing a secure network channel and devices thereof A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and device that assists providing a secure channel includes selecting a client-server key from a plurality of client-server keys based on an IP address of a client computing device and a time of receiving a request from the client computing device wherein the selecting further includes identifying an index value associated with the selected client-server key. Next, a context signature is generated based on the IP address of the client computing device, the time of receiving the request from the client computing device and the index value associated with the selected client-server key. Next, the generated context signature is encrypted using a stored private key. A secure channel is provided by preparing and sending a response including the selected client-server key and the encrypted context signature back to the client computing device.
US10142299B2	Security key generation and management method of PDCP distributed structure for supporting dual connectivity The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for communicating by a user equipment with a macro cell base station and a small cell base station in a communication system is provided. The method comprises applying a first base station security key to a first communication link with the macro cell base station; generating a second base station security key to be used for a second communication link with the small cell base station based on the first base station security key; applying the second base station security key to the second communication link with the small cell base station; and communicating through at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link.
US10142292B2	Dual-mode multi-service VPN network client for mobile device An integrated, multi-service network client for cellular mobile devices is described. The multi-service client includes a VPN handler having an interface programmed to exchange the network packets with the security manager for application of the security service, wherein the VPN handler is configurable to operate in one of an enterprise mode and in a non-enterprise mode, wherein in the enterprise mode the VPN handler establishes a VPN connection with a remote VPN security device and provides encryption services to securely tunnel the network packets between the cellular mobile device and the remote VPN security device, and wherein in the non-enterprise mode the VPN handler directs the network packets to the security manager without application of the encryption services and communicates the network packets to a packet-based network without tunneling the packets.
US10142275B2	System and method for managing messages based on user rank Messages are sent to multiple addressees in an organization. Responses are correlated to the rank of the responding recipient in the organization, to assist the senders of messages to identify which responses to read. Receipt of the messages is acknowledged before the message can be fully read. Responses to the messages include a selection of a user status from a preset choice of statuses, and may include other response attributes required or offered by the sender of the message. The locations of responding and non-responding addressees of messages can be mapped.
US10142266B2	Method and system for providing recommendations during a chat session Method and server system for providing recommendations during a chat session are disclosed. The method includes: processing instant messages transmitted during a chat session between a first user and one or more second users to obtain one or more keywords of a current conversation between the first user and the one or more second users; selecting at least one of the one or more keywords in accordance with a determination that the at least one keyword has remained relevant to the current conversation for at least a threshold time period; identifying one or more information items relevant to the at least one keyword in accordance with the selection of the at least one keyword; and providing the one or more information items to at least one of the first and second users for display within a conversation interface displaying the current conversation between the first and second users.
US10142264B2	Techniques for integration of blade switches with programmable fabric A method is described and in one embodiment includes receiving at a top-of-rack (“TOR”) switch a notification concerning a virtual machine (“VM”), wherein the received notification identifies a host associated with the VM; determining whether the identified host is directly connected to the TOR switch; and if the identified host is not directly connected to the TOR switch, identifying an intermediate switch to which the identified host is directly connected; and determining whether the identified intermediate switch to which the identified host is directly attached is attached to the TOR switch.
US10142262B2	System and method for improving an aggregated throughput of simultaneous connections A client and content provider are connected by a plurality of simultaneous transport connections. The number of the transport connections that are used to transfer data is selected based on the size of the data to be transferred and may change after transfer of data has commenced based on the amount of data left and the attributes of the transport connections. In another aspect, data to be transmitted over the transport connections is organized into frames such that each frame includes data from only one data stream. The frames are sized to be less than or equal to a control window of the transport connection over which they are transmitted. Each frame may be assigned to a transport connection in a round robin fashion or based on the size of the frame and the sizes of the control windows of the transport connections.
US10142261B2	Resource allocation for a storage area network Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for resource allocation in accordance with one embodiment of the present description, in which a resource allocation such as a buffer credit allocation for a port in a storage area network is initialized as a function of a measurement of a length of a communication link for the port of the storage area network. In one embodiment, the length measurement is a function of a minimum command response time of a command issued over the communication link. Other aspects of resource allocation in accordance with the present description are described.
US10142259B2	Conflict detection and resolution in an ABR network A scheme for managing conflict resolution in an ABR streaming environment with respect to a bandwidth pipe serving a customer premises. In one aspect, when a session request is received from a new ABR client launched in the customer premises that includes one or more existing ABR clients having corresponding streaming sessions, a bandwidth forecasting module is configured to forecast bandwidth requirements with respect to the corresponding ABR streaming sessions after accounting for a bandwidth requirement for the new ABR client's session request. A conflict may be detected if any of forecasted bandwidth requirements violates a bitrate threshold policy relative to the corresponding ABR streaming sessions and/or the new session being requested. If there is a conflict, a conflict notification message to the new ABR client is provided and the session request from the new ABR client is rejected.
US10142251B2	Control of maximum transmission unit size discovery using AT commands A method of control Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) reporting and discovery using AT commands is proposed. In communications networks, the MTU of a communication protocol of a layer is the size (in bytes or octets) of the largest protocol data unit that the layer can pass onwards. In an IP network, IP packets may be fragmented if the supported MTU size is smaller than the packet length. In accordance with one novel aspect, the packet data protocol (PDP) context of a packet data network (PDN) connection comprises MTU information. By introducing MTU information to the PDP contexts, TE can use AT commands to query MTU parameters from the network and thereby avoid fragmentation. TE can also use AT command to set MTU parameters and thereby control MTU discovery.
US10142248B2	Packet mis-ordering prevention in source routing hitless reroute using inter-packet delay and precompensation A method implemented by a network element (NE), comprising forwarding one or more initial packets in a packet flow from a source to a destination along an initial route having an initial route packet delay, obtaining an updated route having an updated route packet delay less than the initial route packet delay, and delaying transmission of a subsequent packet over the updated route by an amount of time determined in accordance with the initial route packet delay, the updated route packet delay and an inter-packet delay associated with the packet flow.
US10142238B2	Dynamic network load regulating device and method therefor A dynamic network load regulating device includes a first network bridge, a second network bridge, a third network bridge, and a traffic monitoring module. The second network bridge and the third network bridge are further coupled to a plurality of terminal devices. Each of the network bridges includes a plurality of ports. The traffic monitoring module is configured to monitor the plurality of ports traffic load. When a first data transmission path traffic load reaches a congestion threshold, the dynamic network load regulating device increases the first data transmission path cost to select a second data transmission path to transmit network data. A method for the dynamic network load regulating device is also provided.
US10142235B2	Increasingly minimal bias routing A system and algorithm configured to generate diversity at the traffic source so that packets are uniformly distributed over all of the available paths, but to increase the likelihood of taking a minimal path with each hop the packet takes. This is achieved by configuring routing biases so as to prefer non-minimal paths at the injection point, but increasingly prefer minimal paths as the packet proceeds, referred to herein as Increasing Minimal Bias (IMB).
US10142233B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal and method for receiving broadcast signal The present invention provides a method for transmitting a broadcast signal. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to the present invention can support future broadcast services in an environment supporting future hybrid broadcast using terrestrial broadcast networks and the Internet. In addition, the present invention provides efficient signaling methods using both terrestrial broadcast networks and the Internet in an environment supporting future hybrid broadcast.
US10142227B2	Bit indexed explicit replication for deterministic network data plane In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a network device in a deterministic data network comprising deterministic segments, a data packet comprising a packet header having a bit index, each bit in the bit index associated with a corresponding one of the deterministic segments; the network device identifying, from the bit index, a first bit for a corresponding first deterministic segment and a second bit for a corresponding second deterministic segment, wherein the network device is an endpoint for transmitting deterministic traffic into each of the first and second deterministic segments; the network device selectively executing a replication operation of the data packet for transmission of a replicated data packet into each of the first and second deterministic segments, based on the network device detecting the corresponding first and second bits set for replication.
US10142223B2	Symmetric intersubnet traffic load balancing in multihomed networks A device may receive a network address associated with a destination device. The network address may identify the destination device based on layer 3 of the Open Systems Interconnection model. The device may store next-hop information identifying a next hop associated with the destination device based on the network address. The device may generate an auto-discovery route including a layer 3 label. The layer 3 label may permit network traffic to be routed to the destination device based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), and may identify a lookup table based on which to obtain the next-hop information. The device may provide the auto-discovery route including the layer 3 label.
US10142222B1	Customized communications for network systems A network system customizes communications and communication channels for delivery to candidate providers registering with the network system. Candidate providers progress through steps of a network registration process by providing input data at the various steps. The network system provides communications to request the input data and facilitate the candidate providers' progress. The network system can use a machine learning model to predict particular types of communications and communication channels (e.g., online messages, phone calls, physical mail, etc.) that are likely to be well-received by candidate providers. Thus, the network system is able to increase the expected number of candidate providers that successfully register to provide services to other users of the network system.
US10142220B2	Efficient routing in software defined networks Example embodiments relate to providing efficient routing in software defined networks. In example embodiments, an indirect group table includes a first group entry that is associated with a first route tree in a software defined network. A failure is detected in the first route tree during a data transmission, and a notification of the failure is sent to a remote controller device, where the remote controller device identifies a second route tree that does not include the failure. After the remote controller device updates the first group entry to be associated with the second route tree, the data transmission is performed using the second route tree.
US10142216B2	Power saving in communication systems Devices and methods are provided utilizing a low power mode. In some cases, bit loading required to provide a needed bit rate may be calculated by a receiver and sent to a transmitter. In some embodiments, a number of tones used for synchronization symbols may be higher than a number of tones used for data symbols in a low power mode. Other techniques are also presented.
US10142207B2	Coordination of serving access nodes in serving cluster A method in a Serving Access Node (SAN) for coordinating with a number of other SANs within a terminal device-specific serving cluster to which the SAN belongs. The method comprises determining an assignment of a communication direction to a timeslot. The assignment of the communication direction to the timeslot is common to all SANs in the serving cluster. The method further comprises transmitting or receiving at least one test beam in the communication direction during the timeslot. Correspondingly, a SAN is disclosed in which the method is implemented.
US10142205B2	System and method for optimizing event alerts in an information technology (IT) infrastructure management system System and method for optimizing event alerts in an information technology (IT) infrastructure management system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises tracking one or more event alerts triggered by monitoring tools. The method further comprises determining a probable usage for at least one configuration item associated with the one or more event alerts. The method further comprises determining a probable threshold value for each of the at least one configuration item based on the probable usage and capacity data. The method further comprises computing a final threshold value for each of the at least one configuration item based on the probable threshold value, seasonality data, or semantic context data. The method further comprises optimizing the event alerts by filtering at least one unwanted event alert from the one or more event alerts based on at least one of the final threshold value and filtering rules.
US10142203B2	Ethernet fault management systems and methods Ethernet fault management systems and methods using programmable Type-Length-Value (TLV) offsets combine software-based Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) protocol support with hardware-based fault management support to delegate generation and processing of OAM protocol messages to hardware devices with the software-based protocol support used to program hardware based on fixed offsets in the OAM protocol messages. The hardware can be designed to be flexible since the hardware can be agnostic to the logic within the OAM protocol which would reside in the software. The Ethernet fault management systems and methods combine the flexibility of software-based approaches with the speed and efficiency of hardware-based approaches.
US10142202B2	Determination of end-to-end transport quality Methods, systems, and devices are described for assessing the quality of end-to-end connectivity for a wireless communication device. Data generated from at least one of existing traffic and networking operations caused by existing traffic of the wireless communication device may be monitored to obtain information related to connectivity quality. One or more values of one or more metrics may be determined using the obtained information. The quality of end-to-end connectivity for the wireless communication device may be assessed using the value(s) of the metric(s). Based at least in part on a result of the assessment, an action may be performed to improve connectivity quality for the wireless communication.
US10142200B2	Methods and systems for a network appliance module enabling dynamic VDC aware span Embodiments of the present disclosure enable monitoring network traffic on multiple Virtual Device Context (VDC) elements of a switch using a single NAM module. To that end, if a monitored network element supports contexts (i.e. VDC elements), a NAM module could be configured to seamlessly drive the move of the data port interfaces (at the managed device) from one context to the other. After the move of the data ports that support SPAN destination traffic flow to the target VDC is complete, these SPAN destination ports may be configured to be able to receive SPAN data traffic.
US10142198B2	Node-centric analysis of dynamic networks A network analysis engine is configured to generate a network timeline that represents time-varying connectivity between nodes of the network over a time interval. The network timeline includes a sequence of network snapshots that illustrate links between nodes at specific, sequential sub-intervals of time. The network analysis engine is configured to organize the network timeline in order to reveal certain characteristics of the nodes in the network and the network as a whole. Based on these characteristics, the network can be optimized to improve overall network operation.
US10142186B2	System and method for designing a network for one or more entities in an enterprise System(s) and method(s) for designing a network of one or more entities in an enterprise is disclosed. A design type along with configurable design parameters is selected from a list of designs. Requirements associated with design of entities are collected from the users. The requirements and configurable design parameters are analyzed to obtain analysis results. Based on at least one of a layer-wise requirement and distribution or a zone-wise requirement and distribution, network devices and modules associated with the entities are determined. One or more designs are generated for the network of entities based on the layer-wise requirement and distribution or the zone-wise requirement and distribution of network devices and modules associated with the entities in the enterprise.
US10142181B2	Method and apparatus for template based platform and infrastructure provisioning Systems and methods described herein are directed to a template based deployment system providing settings across platform and physical infrastructures. The infrastructure can involve a server, storage, and a network. The platform can include various types of operating systems. A management server may be configured to manage various system elements, server virtualization and platform deployment. The management server may use policies based on a platform template, server profile, host storage profile, and host network profile. Infrastructure configurations may be determined by the management server, according to the platform type, and platform option settings in the platform template. The management server deploys the infrastructure and platform on top of the infrastructure using platform template and images.
US10142176B2	Utilizing reallocation via a decentralized or distributed, agreement protocol (DAP) for storage unit (SU) replacement Based on a system configuration change (e.g., of a Decentralized, or Distributed, Agreement Protocol (DAP)) within a dispersed storage network (DSN) (e.g., from a first to a second system configuration of the DAP), a computing device directs a storage unit to be replaced (SUTBR) to transfer encoded data slices (EDSs) stored therein to a replacement storage unit (RSU). During transfer of the EDSs (e.g., from SUTBR to RSU), the computing device directs the SUTBR to service read and/or write requests for EDS(s) stored therein to operate based on a first system configuration of the DAP. When the EDSs have been successfully transferred from the SUTBR to the RSU, the computing device directs the RSU to service read and/or write requests for the EDS(s) stored therein to operate based on a second system configuration of the DAP.
US10142172B2	Internet service provider management platform Some embodiments include an internet service provider (ISP) system capable of delegating network policy configuration tasks to ISP franchisee accounts. For example, the ISP system can establish, via a backhaul channel, a network tunnel from an access point hosting a local area network (LAN) to a gateway server connected to a wide area network (WAN). The ISP system can authenticate an ISP franchisee account operating a mobile device. The ISP franchisee account can configure, from the mobile device, a network usage policy associated with using the network tunnel, the gateway server, and/or application services available through the gateway server. The ISP system can authenticate a subscriber account operating a subscriber device to connect with the WAN from the LAN. The ISP system can enforce, at the gateway server, the network usage policy when the customer device is using the access point to access the WAN through the gateway server.
US10142169B2	Diagnosis device, diagnosis method, and non-transitory recording medium storing diagnosis program A diagnosis device includes: a processor that executes a diagnosis program; and a memory that stores the diagnosis program, wherein the processor, based on the diagnosis program, performs operations to: collect a data transmission variable set by a data transmission path characteristics from a transceiver device on a diagnosis target path; and perform diagnosis for the diagnosis target path with reference to diagnosis reference information that includes a value of the data transmission variable and determination information associated with each other, based on collected data transmission variable.
US10142167B2	Peer-assisted image update with self-healing capabilities In one embodiment, a device in a network receives update recovery data from a neighbor of the device in the network. The device monitors the neighbor during installation of a software update by the neighbor. The device detects an installation failure of the software update by the neighbor. The device causes recovery of the neighbor using the update recovery data, in response to detecting the installation failure of the software update by the neighbor.
US10142163B2	BFD over VxLAN on vPC uplinks Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for synchronizing the secondary vPC node to the primary vPC node in a BFD protocol over a VxLAN channel with a remote node. In some embodiments of the present technology a primary vPC node can receive a packet from the remote node. The primary vPC node can then determine the packet includes either a MAC address corresponding to the primary vPC node or a secondary vPC node, and at least one inner packet identifier. Additionally, the primary networking switch can identify an access control list (ACL) entry from a set of ACL entries based on the at least one inner packet identifier. Subsequently, based on the ACL entry, the primary vPC node can generate a copy of the packet. After which, the primary vPC node can transmit the packet to the secondary vPC node.
US10142158B2	Auto address and configuration of a multi-drop communication system including automatic termination of same The application of this method is an addressable lighting control system using the In Seat Power Supply as an interface between the passenger control device for lighting and the aircraft Cabin Services System. On wide body aircraft, there does not exist a system to control the reading and attendant call lights without installing a complete In Flight Entertainment system. This is a part of the system used to communicate from a passenger interface to the lighting system based on location of the passenger in the aircraft. This invention decreases the weight and complexity of other communication and addressing schemes used on-board aircraft as well as obviating the need for termination plugs or jumpers at the end of the multi-drop communication line.
US10142156B2	Computer cluster arrangement for processing a computation task and method for operation thereof The present invention is directed to a computer cluster arrangement and a method for operation of the introduced computer cluster arrangement. The computer cluster arrangement comprises computation nodes CN, which dynamically outsource specific computation tasks to boosters B. Therefore, an assignment technique of boosters B to computation nodes CN is introduced. The assignment takes dynamically place at runtime. The present invention finds application in high performance cluster technology.
US10142154B2	Minimizing inter-symbol interference in OFDM signals Methods and OFDM receivers for decoding an OFDM signal include estimating a channel impulse response from a pilot-dense symbol of the OFDM signal for each of a plurality of potential FFT window positions; determining a noise floor of each of the channel impulse responses; selecting the potential window position corresponding to the channel impulse response with the lowest noise floor as an optimum FFT window position; and decoding symbols of the OFDM signal using the optimum FFT window position.
US10142147B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals, the method including, encoding service data, building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US10142138B2	Apparatuses and methods for optimizing usage of a single interference cancellation and suppression receiver A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver includes a single interference cancellation or suppression receiver and is configured to perform wireless transmission and reception to and from a cellular station. The controller is configured to receive signaling information of a Multi-User Superposition Transmission (MUST) operation from the cellular station via the wireless transceiver, determine whether to perform a Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression (NAICS) operation or the MUST operation according to the signaling information, and not perform both the NAICS operation and the MUST operation simultaneously.
US10142136B1	Self-consistent outphasing signal separation Embodiments are directed to systems, apparatuses and methods for providing self-consistent outphasing signal separation. In one scenario, such an apparatus includes the following: a receiver configured to receive a variable-envelope signal and an outphasing separator including a digital electronic component configured to split the received variable-envelope signal into first and second constant-envelope signals. Splitting the received variable-envelope signal includes implementing various trigonometric or other functions using a consistent phase. The apparatus further includes a first analog component chain that includes various analog electrical components configured to receive and process the first constant-envelope signal, as well as a second analog component chain that includes various analog electrical components configured to receive and process the second constant-envelope signal. The apparatus also includes an analog combiner configured to combine the first and second constant-envelope signals for transmission to other entities or systems.
US10142131B2	Intelligent shortwave frequency management systems and associated methods The present disclosure includes embodiments of a two-way wireless data communication system and associated methods. An embodiment of a system can include a network operations center (NOC), a plurality of fixed-location receive base stations (RBS) in communications with the NOC, and an intelligent shortwave communication network in communications with the NOC and the plurality of RBS and including a plurality of remote intelligent transceiver units (ITU). In an embodiment, for example, the NOC can be operative to a) compute rapidly a protocol under which nationwide communications is to be completed via coordinated operations of the linked ITU and RBS, b) determine propagating and clear electromagnetic wavelengths over an entire 3 MHz to 30 MHz shortwave band, and c) send a continuous stream of data indicating times and frequencies at which remote units can rapidly and efficiently transmit data and at which antenna sites can reliably and efficiently receive that data.
US10142128B2	NSH service plane for L3VPN forwarding A method for applying network services to data traffic forwarded between virtual private network (VPN) sites includes: receiving a data packet addressed to a target site associated with the VPN, determining services to be applied to the data packet according to a service chain, where the determining is a function of at least one of the VPN, the origin site or the target site, adding an indication of a VPN forwarding context onto the data packet, encapsulating the data packet with Network Service Header encapsulation, where a header for the encapsulated data packet indicates at least the service chain; forwarding the encapsulated data packet in accordance with the service chain, receiving the encapsulated data packet at the end of the service chain, terminating the service chain, removing the encapsulation, and forwarding the data packet to a target destination per the indication of a VPN forwarding context.
US10142127B2	Methods and systems to offload overlay network packet encapsulation to hardware A method for offloading packet encapsulation for an overlay network is provided. The method, at a virtualization software of a host, sends a mapping table of the overlay network to a physical network interface controller (NIC) associated with the host. The mapping table maps the identification of each of a set of virtual machine (VM) of a tenant on the host to an identification of a tunnel on the overlay network. The method, at the virtualization software, receives a packet from a VM of the tenant. The method sends the packet to the physical NIC. The method, at the physical NIC, encapsulates the packet for transmission over the overlay network by using the mapping table. The method of claim also tags the packet by the virtualization software as a packet that requires encapsulation for transmission in the overlay network prior to sending the packet to the physical NIC.
US10142122B1	User interfaces, systems and methods for configuring smart devices for interoperability with a smart hub device This application discloses a method implemented at an electronic device for adding a smart device in a smart home environment. The electronic device receives from a client device a request to add a new smart device to the smart home environment over a first communication network, and the request is issued by a client-side application associated with a user account. In response to the request, the electronic device determines that a new smart device is available to add to the smart home environment via a second communication network. Then, the electronic device connects to the new smart device via the second communication network, obtains device information of the new smart device via the second communication network, and causes a notification to be provided to a user concerning association of the new smart device with the user account and addition of the new smart device to the smart home environment.
US10142119B2	Communication method and apparatus using changing destination and return destination ID's A method of exchanging a series of communication primitives during one or more communication sessions between two or more communication units is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a first communication primitive including at least a first destination ID identifying at least a first communication unit as a receiver of the first communication primitive. The method also includes providing first data in the first communication primitive that reflects a first return destination ID identifying at least a second communication unit as a sender of the first communication primitive. Further, using the first data, a second destination ID is determined that is included in a second communication primitive sent from the first communication unit to the second communication unit. Also, the method includes determining, by the second communication unit during the one or more communication sessions, second data indicating a second return destination ID, wherein the second data differs from the first data and providing a third communication primitive including the second data.
US10142112B2	Solid state storage device with command and control access Several embodiments of memory devices and systems with command and control access are described herein. In one embodiment, a memory device includes a controller having a processor and a memory component operably coupled to the processor. The controller is configured to receive at least one command and control (C2) packet from a remote computer associated with a device vendor. The C2 packet includes a request for the controller to perform a restricted command, and a vendor signature. The memory component stores instructions executable by the processor to determine if the vendor signature is valid and to direct the controller to perform the restricted command if the vendor signature is determined to be valid.
US10142107B2	Token binding using trust module protected keys Binding a security token to a client token binder, such as a trusted platform module, is provided. A bound security token can only be used on the client on which it was obtained. A secret binding key (kbind) is established between the client and an STS. The client derives a key (kmac) from kbind, signs a security token request with kmac, and instructs the STS to bind the requested security token to kbind. The STS validates the request by deriving kmac using a client-provided nonce and kbind to MAC the message and compare the MAC values. If the request is validated, the STS generates a response comprising the requested security token, derives two keys from kbind: one to sign the response and one to encrypt the response, and sends the response to the client. Only a device comprising kbind is enabled to use the bound security token, providing increased security.
US10142104B2	Securely recovering a computing device A method and an apparatus for establishing an operating environment by certifying a code image received from a host over a communication link are described. The code image may be digitally signed through a central authority server. Certification of the code image may be determined by a fingerprint embedded within a secure storage area such as a ROM (read only memory) of the portable device based on a public key certification process. A certified code image may be assigned a hash signature to be stored in a storage of the portable device. An operating environment of the portable device may be established after executing the certified code.
US10142099B2	Method and apparatus for a computable, large, variable and secure substitution box One feature pertains to methods for generating cryptographic values associated with substitution boxes (S-box). The methods includes first obtaining an input value and a first value. One method includes generating an S-box output value by performing an exclusive OR (XOR) operation on the input value and the first value to generate an intermediate value, and performing a bitwise rotation on the intermediate value by a number of bits equal to the Hamming Weight of the intermediate value. In one aspect, the output of this bitwise rotation is further XOR-ed with a second value. Another method includes generating the S-box output value by performing a bitwise rotation on the input value by a number of bits equal to the Hamming Weight of the input value to generate an intermediate value, and performing an XOR operation on the intermediate value and the first value.
US10142096B2	Axial ratio and cross-polarization calibration in wireless receiver A wireless receiver includes an antenna panel coupled to an H-combined/V-combined generation block, an axial ratio and cross-polarization calibration block to correct for an undesired variation in H-combined and V-combined outputs, and an LHCP/RHCP generation block to produce left-handed circularly polarized (LHCP) and right-handed circularly polarized (RHCP) outputs. The axial ratio and cross-polarization calibration block generates an H-corrected output by summing the H-combined output amplified by a first variable gain amplifier and the V-combined output amplified by a second variable gain amplifier, and a V-corrected output by summing the V-combined output amplified by a third variable gain amplifier and the H-combined output amplified by a fourth variable gain amplifier.
US10142089B2	Baud-rate clock data recovery with improved tracking performance Embodiments include systems and methods for improving link performance and tracking capability of a baud-rate clock data recovery (CDR) system using transition pattern detection. For example, a multi-level signal is received via a data channel and converted to a pseudo-NRZ signal. CDR early/late voting can be derived from the converted (baud-rate) pseudo-NRZ signal and from error signals from the received PAM4 signal, and the voting can be implemented with different phase error detector (PED) functional approaches. Different approaches can yield different CDR performance characteristics and can tend to favor different PAM4 transition patterns. Embodiments can identify jittery patterns for a particular CDR implementation and can add features to the CDR to filter out those patterns from being used for CDR early/late voting.
US10142071B2	Determining reference signal locations For determining reference signal locations, a method determines a number of Transmission Time Intervals (TTI) in a scheduled transmission of a plurality of TTI. The method further determines one or more reference signal locations based on the number of TTI.
US10142067B2	Determining a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a packet A physical layer (PHY) data unit is received via an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication channel. The PHY data unit includes (i) a first set of one or more short OFDM symbols generated using a normal tone spacing and (ii) a second set of one or more long OFDM symbols generated using a reduced tone spacing, (iii) an OFDM symbol indicator indicative of a number of OFDM symbols in at least one of (a) the first set of OFDM symbols and (b) the second set of OFDM symbols; Based at least in part on the OFDM symbol indicator, (i) a number of short OFDM symbols in the set of one or more short OFDM symbols and (ii) a number of long OFDM symbols in the set of one or more long OFDM symbols are determined.
US10142062B2	Transmission device, reception device, and communication system and remote operating device each including transmission device and reception device A transmission device includes a first control unit and a signal transmission unit. The first control unit outputs transmission data. The signal transmission unit receives transmission data, converts the data to a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal, and transmits the signals. The reception device includes a signal reception unit and a second control unit. The signal reception unit outputs a first reception signal based on the first frequency signal, and outputs a second reception signal based on the second frequency signal. The second control unit outputs a first control signal in a case where at least one the first reception signal or the second reception signal includes the transmission data. A communication system includes a transmission device and a reception device. A remote operating device includes an input unit, a transmission device, a reception device, and a controlled unit.
US10142052B2	Methods and apparatus for communication over an isolation barrier with monitoring Methods and apparatus embodiments to communicate data via a digital isolator by receiving an input data stream having first and second states, generating a first pulse train for the first state and a second pulse train for the second state. The first and second pulse types are transmitted across a voltage barrier of a digital signal isolator and received by a receive channel. The first and second pulse trains are processed to recover the input data stream in an output data stream. Data/System integrity functionality can identify fault conditions from an alteration of transmitted pulses.
US10142051B2	Transmission device and reception device A transmission device (100) transmits transmission information to a reception device (200) via a radio channel. The transmission device (100) includes: a grouping unit (110) configured to divide the transmission information into a plurality of information groups; an error detection code adding unit (120) configured to add an error detection code to each of the plurality of information groups; and a transmission processing unit (140) configured to perform a process of transmitting the plurality of information groups to the reception device (200). The transmission processing unit (140) performs, for each information group included in the plurality of information groups, a transmission process by using a method having different error tolerance on the radio channel.
US10142050B2	Encoding modulation method and transmitter An encoding modulation method and transmitter are described. The method includes: oversampling and noise-shaping received multi-bit data to obtain N bits of data; using the N bits of data as a lookup table address to obtain a PWM puke modulation signal; multiplexing synthetic orthogonal (IQ) complex data of the PWM pulse modulation signal to be real number signal data; and converting the multiplexed real number signal data to an analog signal for power amplification and output, N being an integer representing a smaller number of bits than the received multi-bit data.
US10142044B2	Managed timing engine A Managed Timing Engine (MTE) provides a primary timing output synchronized to a selected input reference from a multiplicity of input references. Additional timing outputs can be generated such that there is a programmable frequency offset (in ppb) between them and the main output. The rate (in Hz) of the outputs can be programmable. The MTE can introduce a programmable delay for periodic phase references.
US10142033B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for successive quantum key distribution Disclosed is a communication apparatus including a synchronization signal detector configured to detect a synchronization signal received from other communication apparatus coupled to the communication apparatus, wherein the other communication apparatus sends a quantum signal generated by a first light source to the communication apparatus, and a second light source configured to generate a decoy signal to be added to a quantum signal that is to be sent to the other communication apparatus according to a result of the detection of the synchronization signal.
US10142031B2	Apparatus, method and computer program for a receiver of an optical signal A technique is provided for a receiver of an optical signal. The technique includes an apparatus that is configured to input digitized samples of the optical signal at a first sampling rate. The apparatus is further configured to filter the digitized samples based on a plurality of filter coefficients to obtain filtered samples of the optical signal at a second sampling rate. The second sampling rate is different from the first sampling rate. The apparatus is further configured to output the filtered samples of the optical signal at the second sampling rate.
US10142030B1	M-ARY frequency presence modulation communication system and method An optical communication system that includes a data transmitter. The data transmitter includes at least one optical emission device configured to output light energy as an optical beam having an operating bandwidth; a beam dividing device arranged to receive and divide the operating bandwidth of the optical beam into bandwidth portions of plural communication bands; a focusing grating; and a digital mirror array having a plurality of digital mirrors. In an imaging mode, the optical communication system is configured to perform hyperspectral imaging by setting all of the plurality of digital mirrors to positions that transmit all wavelengths of a communication band among the plural communication bands to the focusing grating.
US10142028B2	Signaling method for leveraging power attenuation in a mandrel-wrapped optical fiber A method includes monitoring a parameter of an optical signal transmitted between two endpoints via an optical fiber. The optical fiber may be manipulated to modulate the parameter without disconnecting either endpoint of the optical fiber. Data in accordance with the modulation of the monitored parameter may be identified. A portion of the optical fiber may be wrapped around a high order mode filter (HOMF) that includes a grooved cylinder or mandrel suitable for wrapping the optical fiber. The monitored parameter may include a received power parameter. The HOMF may be a variable diameter HOMF that can be transitioned between a wrapped or attenuating diameter and an unwrapped or non-attenuating diameter in accordance with a data pattern. The wrapped and unwrapped diameters may be defined relative to a threshold diameter, above which the monitored parameter may be independent of the diameter.
US10142019B2	End user device and associated method for selecting visible light communication personal area network coordinator An End User Device (EUD) and an associated method for selecting Visible light communication Personal Area Network Coordinators (VPANCs) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by the EUD, a set of customized channel scan parameters and a VPANC selection policy from a current VPANC the EUD is associated with, wherein the set of customized channel scan parameters and the VPANC selection policy are created by the current VPANC; assessing, by the EUD, quality of an active channel currently used by the EUD, wherein the active channel is associated with the current VPANC; and switching, by the EUD, to a new VPANC from a plurality of VPANCs based on the set of customized channel scan parameters and the VPANC selection policy in response to the assessing, wherein the plurality of VPANCs comprise the current VPANC.
US10142015B2	Method and apparatus for detecting shared risk link groups A method and device for detecting shared risk link groups is disclosed. The method comprises injecting a probe beam, respectively, into a first test link and a second test link. The method further includes recording, respectively, a first curve of a time-varying first power corresponding to the first backlight and a second curve of a time-varying second power corresponding to the second backlight; calculating a resemblance value for the first curve and the second curve; and judging, based on the resemblance value, whether the first test link and the second test link are located in the same shared risk link group. The method and device for detecting shared risk link groups provided by embodiments of the present invention detect by testing a power characteristic of backlight of a probe beam in test links and, based on that one-dimensional power characteristic, judge whether the test links are in the same shared risk link group, which are simpler in application than those in the prior art.
US10142014B2	Multi-function device and terminal device A system and method for providing network information using a short-range wireless communication path between a communication device and a terminal device is described. In some examples, authentication information is required from the terminal device prior to communication of the network information. In some examples, the short-range wireless communication path is disconnected and reestablished in which one of the terminal device and the communication device changes operation modes of a short-range wireless interface.
US10142008B1	Data compression for wireless relays in a data communication network In a wireless relay, an eNodeB exchanges user data between User Equipment (UE) and a Local Gateway (L-GW). The L-GW separates the user data into Radio Area Network (RAN) user data and Wide Area Network (WAN) user data. The L-GW performs Tunneling Compression Multiplexing (TCM) on the RAN and WAN user data. The L-GW exchanges the compressed RAN and WAN user data with a data switch. The data switch exchanges the compressed RAN user data with Relay Equipment (RE) and exchanges the compressed WAN user data with an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) agent. The RE performs Robust Header Compression (ROHC) over Long Term Evolution for a RAN data tunnel and wirelessly exchanges the compressed RAN user data over the compressed RAN data tunnel. The IPSec agent performs ROHCoIPSec for a WAN data tunnel and exchanges the compressed WAN user data over the compressed WAN data tunnel.
US10142006B1	Amplitude and phase calibration at a receiver chip in an antenna array A calibration system, in a receiver chip, receives a plurality of receive signals at a plurality of receive paths. A first receive path and a second receive path is selected for a first receive signal and a second receive signal, respectively. A first signal parameter of the second receive signal is adjusted relative to the first signal parameter of the first receive signal to maximize a first signal strength value of an added signal or minimize a second signal strength value of a subtracted signal. Based on the adjusted first signal parameter, an offset of the first signal parameter is calibrated. Further, based on a matching of the second signal parameter in the second receive path relative to the second signal parameter in the first receive path, value of the second signal parameter is calibrated.
US10142000B2	Antenna apparatus A sub-array number determinator is provided to determine a number of sub-arrays to be allocated to each of user terminals detected by a terminal position detector on a basis of relation between positions of the user terminals and a position of an antenna apparatus. An antenna selector selects sub-arrays for the number determined by the sub-array number determinator from among the sub-arrays and allocates the selected sub-arrays for the determined number to each of the user terminals. This structure is capable of preventing interference among beams for user terminals and providing excellent communication quality to the user terminals even in condition where the user terminals are adjacent to each other.
US10141999B2	Reference signal tracking in a wireless communication system A wireless device (14) is configured to receive, from network equipment (12), a tracking process base signal (18) using a receiver configuration (16) with tunable beamforming, and transmit a report (20) to the network equipment (12) indicating reception of the tracking process base signal (18). The wireless device (14) is further configured to, responsive to transmitting the report (20), configure the wireless device (14) with a tracking process (26) for the wireless device (14) to track a reference signal (24) by tuning the receiver configuration (16) with which the wireless device (14) received the tracking process base signal (18). The wireless device (14) is also configured to, based on receiving a reference signal (24) identified as being a reference signal (24) to be tracked by the tracking process (26), track the reference signal (24) by tuning beamforming of the receiver configuration (16).
US10141998B2	Utilization of antenna beam information There is provided a method for utilizing antenna beam information. The method is performed by a network node. The method comprises acquiring antenna beam information indicative of a direction of a wireless device (WD) specific beam of the network node. The method comprises classifying the acquired antenna beam information into a cell specific beam category based on an angular difference between the direction and a direction of main lobe of a cell specific beam of the network node. The method comprises performing at least one of a load balancing action of the wireless device and a radiation beam pattern change related to the cell specific beam category.
US10141995B2	Method for selecting antenna and electronic device A method for selecting an antenna is provided. S1, whether a signal intensity of a default working antenna among multiple antennae of an electronic device is lower than a preset value is detected, when not, repeat S1, otherwise, proceed to S2. S2, whether a current operating environment of the electronic device is matched with a preset operating environment is detected, when yes, proceed to S3, otherwise, proceed to S5. S3, a first antenna of the multiple antennas is enabled as a working antenna, and the first antenna is located on the electronic device at a position that is least affected by the current operating environment. S4, whether a signal intensity of the first antenna is lower than the preset value is detected, when not, repeat S4, otherwise, proceed to S5. S5, an antenna with the highest signal intensity among the multiple antennas is enabled as the working antenna.
US10141989B2	System and method for quantization of angles for beamforming feedback An embodiment method for beamforming feedback includes receiving a sounding packet for a beamforming transmission, performing planar rotation in accordance with the sounding packet to generate phi and psi angle values, quantizing the phi and psi angle values to a same bit resolution, and feeding back the quantized phi and psi angle values.
US10141983B2	Method for activating pSCell and SCell in mobile communication system supporting dual connectivity The present disclosure relates to communication methods and systems for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system utilizing technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure is applicable to intelligent services utilizing 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A Secondary Cell (SCell) method and apparatus for activating an SCell are provided for use in a mobile communication system supporting dual connectivity. The method includes receiving a control message instructing activation of at least one SCell, determining whether the SCell is a primary SCell (pSCell) based on the control message, monitoring, when the SCell is the pSCell, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) of the pSCell, and reporting, after starting PDCCH monitoring, Channel Status Information (CSI) for the SCell.
US10141980B2	Wireless power transmission system, and communication and protection methods for the same The wireless power transmission system includes a power supply device and a power receiving device. The power supply device includes a power supply coil, an inverter driving the power supply coil and a radio and a first processor. The power receiving device includes a resonant circuit wirelessly receiving electric power from the power supply coil, a rectifying circuit DB outputting a rectified voltage, a load, a radio unit and a second processor. The second processor transmits a communication packet in a predetermined period of time, the communication packet including information about a rectified voltage value and a circulation index value indicating transmission sequence. The first processor outputs a signal according to the rectified voltage value included in the communication packet every time the first processor receives the communication packet without delay.
US10141976B2	Crosstalk mitigation Methods and devices are provided for estimating crosstalk from a legacy line to a vectored line.
US10141974B2	High-capacity FHSS-MA devices and methods A frequency-hopped spread-spectrum multiple-access (FHSS-MA) wideband transceiver may support frequency-division multiple-access (FDMA) functionality by including a plurality of digital chains corresponding to FHSS-MA physical channels, individually and dynamically compensated for in-phase/quadrature imbalance in the transmit and/or receive portion. A FHSS-MA transceiver supporting FDMA functionality may coordinate FH sequence selection among FHSS physical channels to minimize inter-channel interference while also supporting legacy FHSS-enabled devices (e.g., Bluetooth®). The FHSS-MA transceiver may be incorporated into a wireless bridge device to facilitate low-latency communications over wireless local-area networks (WLANs), wireless wide-area networks (WWANs) or broadcast, with multiple FHSS-enabled devices that may be paired with the wireless bridge device using FHSS-MA channels. The wireless bridge device may enable a FHSS-enabled device to re-pair with a personal device. Such wireless bridge devices may be networked into a wireless bridge network that may increase the number of FHSS-enabled devices that may be accommodated and/or increase coverage range.
US10141973B1	Endpoint proximity pairing using acoustic spread spectrum token exchange and ranging information A first endpoint generates an acoustic spread spectrum signal including a pilot sequence and a data sequence representing a token synchronized to the pilot sequence, transmits the acoustic spread spectrum signal, and records a transmit time at which the acoustic spread spectrum signal is transmitted. A receive time at which a second endpoint received the acoustic spread spectrum signal transmitted by the first endpoint is received from the second endpoint along with an indication of a second token as recovered from the received acoustic spread spectrum signal by the second endpoint. A separation distance between the first endpoint and the second endpoint is computed based on a time difference between the transmit time and the receive time. The first endpoint is paired with the second endpoint when the token matches the second token and the computed distance is less than a threshold distance.
US10141970B2	Transceiver circuit and methods for tuning a communication system and for communication between transceivers A transceiver circuit with a front-end and a back-end is provided. The front-end has terminals for coupling to a first and a second capacitor and tunable resistors coupled between the terminals and a reference terminal. The front-end is configured to receive receiver signals at the terminals utilizing a first setting for the resistors. The front-end is configured to generate a receiver data packet based on the receiver signals. The back-end is configured to check the receiver data packet for errors with respect to a defined tuning data packet. If an error is found, the back-end sets the resistors to a default setting. If no errors are found, the back-end sets the resistors to a second setting.
US10141967B1	Virtual network interface connectivity A mobile device receives a message from a vehicle computing platform via remote process communication (RPC), updates an origin address of the message to indicate the mobile device, sends the message to a destination address of the message, receives a response message from the destination, updates a destination address of the response message to indicate the computing platform, and sends the response message to the computing platform via the RPC. A computing platform constructs a remote procedure call (RPC) message by a virtual network interface application for a request received from a vehicle application for a network protocol unsupported by a mobile device, and sends the RPC to the mobile device to cause the mobile device to update an origin address of the request to indicate the mobile device and send the request to a destination address of the request.
US10141964B1	Low-power channel select filter using transresistance amplifier for DVB-H receivers A CMOS channel select filter for DVB-H direct-conversion receives based on a transresistance amplifier (TRA) is disclosed. The channel select filter includes a fully differential transresistance amplifier (FDTRA) configured to change an input current at each differential input terminal to a voltage at each differential output terminal based on an impedance at a corresponding differential impedance terminal. The channel select filter also includes two feedback resistors, each having one end connected to a respective differential output terminal of the FDTRA and having another end connected to the node, two first capacitors, each connected between ground and the node, and two second capacitors, each connected between ground and a respective differential impedance terminal.
US10141961B1	Passive intermodulation cancellation A received signal is enhanced by removing distortion components of a concurrently transmitted signal. A received signal is acquired in a receive frequency band concurrently with transmission of a transmit signal in a transmit frequency band. The received signal includes an intermodulation distortion component of the transmit signal. A representation of the transmit signal is processed using a non-linear predictor to output a distortion signal representing predicted distortion components in the received signal. The received signal is enhanced using the distortion signal by removing the predicted distortion components from the received signal corresponding to the distortion signal.
US10141960B2	System for and method of reducing transmit signal distortion Systems and methods relate to providing a transmit signal. The transmit signal can be provided in a transmitter circuit including a main pre-equalizer, a main power amplifier in communication with the main pre-equalizer, a replica pre-equalizer, and a replica power amplifier in communication with the replica pre-equalizer. The replica preamplifier is in communication with the main pre-equalizer, and control signals are provided to the main pre-equalizer to reduce distortion. The control signals are provided in response to an output signal of the replica power amplifier.
US10141958B2	Adaptive tuning network for combinable filters A flexible multi-path RF adaptive tuning network switch architecture that counteracts impedance mismatch conditions arising from various combinations of coupled RF band filters, particularly in a Carrier Aggregation-based radio system. In one version, a digitally-controlled tunable matching network is coupled to a multi-path RF switch in order to provide adaptive impedance matching for various combinations of RF band filters. Optionally, some or all RF band filters also include an associated digitally-controlled filter pre-match network to further improve impedance matching. In a second version, some or all RF band filters coupled to a multi-path RF switch include a digitally-controlled phase matching network to provide necessary per-band impedance matching. Optionally, a digitally-controlled tunable matching network may also be included on the common port of the multi-path RF switch to provide additional impedance matching capability.
US10141957B2	Radio frequency front end circuitry with reduced insertion loss Circuitry includes a primary antenna node, a secondary antenna node, a first set of input/output nodes, a second set of input/output nodes, a first diplexer, a second diplexer, and switching circuitry. The switching circuitry is arranged such that any one of the first set of input/output nodes and the second set of input/output nodes can be connected to the primary antenna node or the secondary antenna node, either through the first diplexer, the second diplexer, or directly by bypassing the first diplexer and the second diplexer while providing minimal insertion loss. In particular, the number of closed series switches in the signal paths provided between the one of the first set of input/output nodes and the second set of input/output nodes is minimized while still providing a large amount of flexibility in the switching paths that can be created by the switching circuitry.
US10141955B2	Method and apparatus for selective and power-aware memory error protection and memory management A method for providing selective memory error protection responsive to a predictable failure notification associated with at least one portion of a memory in a computing system includes: obtaining an active error correcting code (ECC) configuration corresponding to the portion of the memory; determining whether the active ECC configuration is sufficient to correct at least one error in the portion of the memory affected by the predictable failure notification; when the active ECC configuration is insufficient to correct the error, determining whether data corruption can be tolerated by an application running on the computing system; when data corruption cannot be tolerated by the application, determining whether a stronger ECC level is available and, if a stronger ECC level is available, increasing a strength of the active ECC configuration; and when data corruption can be tolerated, performing page reassignment and aggregation of non-critical data.
US10141954B2	Data error correcting method and device, and computer storage medium Provided are a data error correcting method and device, and computer storage medium, the method comprising: respectively setting an index number for each data bit, and generating a first check code according to the index number; and generating a second check code according to the first check code, comparing the first check code with the second check code to determine an erroneous data bit, and correcting the erroneous data bit. The device comprises: a setting module configured to respectively set the index number for each data bit; a first check code generation module configured to generate the first check code according to the index number; a second check code generation module configured to generate the second check code according to the first check code; and a data processing module configured to compare the first check code with the second check code to determine an erroneous data bit, and correct the erroneous data bit.
US10141949B1	Modular serializer and deserializer Modular serializer and deserializer circuits convert a data input in a variety of applications. The serializer includes an array of cells that receive a parallel data input and transfer the word, row by row, to an output buffer that generates a corresponding serial data output. The deserializer includes an input buffer that receives a serial data input and transfers partial words sequentially through an array of cells. When the word fully occupies the cells, the array transmits the word as a parallel data output. A modular clock operates to clock the modular serializer and deserializer.
US10141945B2	Radio frequency flash ADC circuits A system and method for sampling an RF signal are described. The system comprises a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of resistors, and a sampling circuit. A first port of each capacitor of the plurality of capacitors is coupled to the RF signal. A first port of each resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled to one of a plurality of reference levels. A second port of each resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled to a second port of a corresponding capacitor of the plurality of capacitors. The sampling circuit produces a plurality of digital outputs by sampling the second port of each resistor of the plurality of resistors.
US10141943B1	High speed acquisition system for phase locked loops A signal generator is disclosed that in one form employs an indirect digital-to-analog converter (DAC) assisted frequency synthesizer for switching a steering current into or out of a phase locked loop (PLL) filter capacitor. The signal generator provides fast switching performance and loop bandwidth adjustment to reduce phase noise and improve phase jitter performance. The signal generator comprises a channel signal selector, a digital-to-analog converter, a window generator circuit, a window comparator, a steering current circuit, a PLL circuit with voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), programmable divider, and a reference oscillator.
US10141931B2	Memory device, memory system including the same, and slew rate calibration method thereof A memory device includes a main driver and a pre-driver. The main driver provides an output signal to a host based on a plurality of driving signals. The pre-driver provides the main driver with the plurality of driving signals in order to calibrate a slew rate of the output signal based on an output resistance value of the main driver and a resistance value of an on-die termination circuit of the host. The pre-driver is configured to generate a first driving signal of the plurality of driving signals in response to an input signal regardless of a control signal, and to generate a second driving signal of the plurality of driving signals in response to the input signal and the control signal.
US10141917B2	Multiple mode device implementation for programmable logic devices Various techniques are provided to efficiently implement user designs in programmable logic devices (PLDs). In one example, a programmable logic device (PLD) includes a plurality of programmable logic blocks (PLBs) and at least first and second logic cells within at least one of the PLBs, where each logic cell includes a lookup table (LUT) and associated mode logic configured to receive a LUT output signal from the LUT. The associated mode logic is configured to use a single physical signal output to provide a logic cell output signal corresponding to a selected logic function operational mode, ripple arithmetic operational mode, or extended logic function operational mode for each logic cell.
US10141914B2	Oscillation circuit An oscillation circuit includes a delay circuit that includes a first inverter having an input terminal connected to a first node, a delay adjustment circuit including first and second current supply paths through which the first node is charged in response to an output signal of the delay circuit. During charging of the first node, a current with positive temperature characteristics is supplied to the first node through the first current supply path, and a current with negative temperature characteristics is supplied to the first node through the second current supply path.
US10141912B2	RF resonators and filters A filter package comprising an array of piezoelectric films sandwiched between an array of upper electrodes and lower electrodes: the individual piezoelectric films and the upper electrodes being separated by a passivation material; the lower electrode being coupled to an interposer with a first cavity between the lower electrodes and the interposer; the filter package further comprising a silicon wafer of known thickness attached over the upper electrodes with an array of upper cavities between the silicon wafer and a silicon cover; each upper cavity aligned with a piezoelectric film in the array of piezoelectric films, the upper cavities having side walls comprising the passivation material.
US10141904B2	Method and system for accurate gain adjustment of a transimpedance amplifier using a dual replica and servo loop Methods and systems for accurate gain adjustment of a transimpedance amplifier using a dual replica and servo loop is disclosed and may include, in a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuit comprising a first TIA, a second TIA, and a third TIA, each comprising a configurable feedback impedance, and a control loop, where the control loop comprises a gain stage with inputs coupled to outputs of the first and second TIAs and an output coupled to the configurable feedback impedance of the second and third TIAs: configuring a gain level of the first TIA by configuring its feedback impedance, configuring a gain level of the third TIA by configuring a reference current applied to an input of the first TIA, and amplifying a received electrical signal to generate an output voltage utilizing the third TIA. The reference current may generate a reference voltage at one of the inputs of the gain stage.
US10141899B2	Broadband radio frequency power amplifiers, and methods of manufacture thereof An embodiment of an amplifier has a bandwidth defined by low and upper cutoff frequencies. The amplifier includes an input impedance matching circuit and a transistor. The transistor has a gate, a first current conducting terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier, and a second current conducting terminal coupled to a reference node. The input impedance matching circuit has a filter input coupled to an input of the amplifier, a filter output coupled to the gate of the transistor, and a multiple pole filter coupled between the filter input and the filter output. A first pole of the filter is positioned at a first frequency within the bandwidth, and a second pole of the filter is positioned at a second frequency outside the bandwidth. The input impedance matching circuit is configured to filter the input RF signal to produce a filtered RF signal at the filter output.
US10141898B2	High current low-cost DC coupled DAC follower low pass filter headphone amplifier A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit includes a pair of output stages, each including a DAC configured to convert a digital audio signal into an analog audio signal. A low-pass filter circuit includes an operational amplifier in signal communication with the DAC. The operation amplifier generates a filtered analog signal based on the analog audio signal. An amplifier network generates an amplified audio signal based on the filtered analog signal. The operational amplifier includes a feedback circuit path including a first node connected to the output of the amplifier network and a second node connected to the input of the operational amplifier. The amplifier network is electrically nested in the feedback circuit path.
US10141896B2	Curve fitting circuit, analog predistorter, and radio frequency signal transmitter A curve fitting circuit, an analog predistorter, and a radio frequency signal transmitter are disclosed. Each segmentation processing circuit in the curve fitting circuit generates a to-be-processed signal according to a intercepted part of a received signal, and generates q output signals according to the to-be-processed signal. Parts intercepted by different segmentation processing circuits are not exactly the same. Each first adder circuit in the curve fitting circuit receives one signal in the q output signals of each segmentation processing circuit, and obtains one output signal of the curve fitting circuit according to a sum of received n signals.
US10141894B1	Radio frequency (RF) amplifier A circuit includes a first amplifier path comprising a first amplifier, MA, a second amplifier path comprising a cascode device and a second amplifier, MB, a node defined by a source of the cascode device and a drain of the second amplifier, MB, and a capacitance coupled between the node and a source of the second amplifier, MB.
US10141887B2	Oscillator for detecting temperature of atmosphere An oscillator detects a temperature of an atmosphere where a crystal resonator for an oscillation output is placed using a temperature detector to stabilize the temperature by controlling a temperature of a heater based on a temperature detection value. The device includes a buffer amplifier interposed in a signal path of a control signal generated based on the temperature detection value, a heater disposed such that a collector and an emitter position between a power source unit and a ground and constituted of a transistor having a base connected to an output port of the buffer amplifier, and a first differential amplifier disposed to adjust a gain of the buffer amplifier to cancel voltage fluctuation of the power source unit and amplifying a difference between a voltage corresponding to the supply voltage and a preliminarily set voltage to input to a gain adjustment port of the buffer amplifier.
US10141872B2	Motor drive circuitry A motor drive circuit for use in driving a motor having two or more phases comprising a motor bridge having, for each phase of the motor, a bridge arm comprising an upper switch and a lower switch that in normal operation may be opened and closed to modulate the voltage applied to the respective phases in response to drive signals from a motor control circuit, at least one solid state phase isolation relay that is provided in series in an electrical path connecting a respective phase of the motor to a respective bridge arm, the relay being closed in normal operation so that current can flow in the phase and is held open in a fault mode of operation to prevent the flow of current in the phase. The circuit also includes monitoring means for monitoring the current waveform in the phase to provide, at least in a fault mode of operation, an output indicative of when it is safe to open the SSPIR without causing damage due to the SSPIR due to an avalanche mode, and a control circuit that during normal operation applies a voltage to each device that is sufficient to hold the SSPIR closed and which, in the fault mode of operation, responds to the output of the monitoring means to reduce the voltage applied to each SSPIR to a level that causes the SSPIR to open at the safe time.
US10141869B2	Impedance compensation The invention relates to a method for operating a power converter (1), preferably a solar inverter, for feeding a load current (Iload) into a grid (3). The method includes the steps of determining the load current (Iload), monitoring an output voltage (Uout) of the power converter (1), and controlling the load current (Iload), to avoid that the output voltage (Uout) exceeds a voltage limit (Uout,lim), wherein the voltage limit (Uout,lim) is adjusted in dependency of the load current (Iload). Furthermore the invention relates to a corresponding power converter (1) for connecting to a grid (3), preferably it relates to a solar power converter. This power converter (1) includes a load current sensor (142), an output voltage sensor (143) and a load current controller (141).
US10141847B2	Switched capacitor DC-DC convertor circuit and production method thereof A switched capacitor DC-DC convertor circuit and a production method thereof are described. The switched capacitor DC-DC convertor circuit includes two switched-capacitor circuits each including at least one capacitor, multiple internal switches and the same circuit layout. The internal switches of the two switched-capacitor circuits corresponding in position to each other are controlled by different control signals, and the turn-on durations of the control signals do not overlap. The capacitors of the two switched capacitor circuits are connected by an interconnection switch, and a turn-on duration of a control signal for the interconnection switch also does not overlap with that of the control signals for the internal switches. The switched capacitor DC-DC convertor circuit has a lower switching power loss compared to current state of the art.
US10141834B2	Multi-phase power conversion device control circuit To provide a multi-phase power conversion device control circuit capable of preventing switching elements and driver circuits of a multi-phase power conversion device from being damaged even when arm short circuits have occurred to a plurality of phases simultaneously. The control circuit includes: a current detection unit configured to detect a current flowing through the switching element as a voltage value; an overcurrent detection unit configured to, when a voltage value detected by the current detection unit is higher than a first reference voltage, output an individual overcurrent detection signal Scu; and an overcurrent state control unit configured to, when overcurrent state is detected at the current detection unit of each of two or more phases, output a multi-phase overcurrent signal and short-circuit the control terminal of the switching element to an emitter terminal thereof.
US10141832B2	Systems and methods for reducing switch stress in switched mode power supplies In various embodiments described in the present disclosure, various methods and systems are introduced, that may reduce and/or eliminate the voltage spikes on the power switches by avoiding operation at zero-ripple duty ratios. In a first aspect, a method for reducing voltage spikes across switches in a multi-level converter is provided, the method comprising: receiving an error value associated with a difference between a measured output voltage and a reference output voltage; determining a target duty cycle value based at least on a control feedback loop adapted to minimize the error value; if the target duty cycle value is equal or approximately equal to one or more critical duty ratio values, controlling the operation of the multi-level converter to operate the multi-level converter with an averaging sequence, the averaging sequence adapted to, on average, result in, or sufficiently approximate, the one or more critical duty ratio values, but not operate at the one or more critical duty ratio values; and generating one or more pulse-width modulated signals to control the operation of the multi-level converter based on at least one of the target duty cycle and the averaging sequence.
US10141831B2	Power converter An electric power converter is provided, at low costs and in high efficiency, which also enables voltage conversion to be capable of dealing with sharp load variation, even when input voltage and output current ranges are wide. The converter includes a non-isolated buck-boost converter circuit for outputting a DC voltage by increasing or decreasing a voltage being inputted into the circuit, an isolated converter circuit for outputting a DC voltage to a load by inputting a DC voltage outputted from the non-isolated buck-boost converter circuit, and a control unit for controlling the non-isolated buck-boost converter circuit and the isolated converter circuit, whereby the control unit adjusts using only the non-isolated buck-boost converter circuit, by performing the control of a buck-boost voltage ratio between the voltage inputted thereinto and an output voltage of the isolated converter circuit, so as to make the output voltage coincident with its target value.
US10141827B2	Electromagnetic toroidal motor The present invention is a machine in which the repulsion and attraction forces of moving electromagnets are utilized to power a series of linkages that ultimately turn a crank. The motor is controlled by an external computer system which distributes an electric current among the electromagnets. In order to reverse the polarities of the electromagnets, the direction of the current will be rapidly changing. This polarity reverse causes electromagnets to repel and attract. The magnets then oscillate along two swing arms that once swung because of both polarity attraction and repulsion, activate the linkages.
US10141825B2	Vibration motor A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a housing forming a receiving space; a plurality of elastic members accommodated in the receiving space and connected to the housing; a vibration unit suspended by the elastic members in the receiving space, the vibration unit including a weight having a through hole; a plurality of blocks arranged on the housing, the block at least partially received in the through hole; and a plurality of positioning portions formed on the housing and protruding toward the weight for engaging with the blocks for fixing the blocks.
US10141812B2	Motor shaft, motor and motor assembly A motor shaft is configured to be press-fitted into a hole formed in a press-fitted component from a front end side in an axial direction. The motor shaft includes: a shaft body; a first annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in a radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the hole the first annular projection portion being positioned at a first position; and a second annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in the radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the hole, the second annular projection portion being positioned at a second position that is shifted from the first position toward a rear end side in the axial direction of the shaft body.
US10141798B2	Cooling of an electric machine An electrical machine includes housing surrounding a stator laminated core and a stator winding. Stator core support rings are arranged between the housing and the stator laminated core and radially surround the stator laminated core, with a cavity being formed between the housing, the stator laminated core and the stator core support rings. The stator laminated core has a cooling channel which is fluidically coupled with the cavity via a channel entry arranged centrally in the middle of the stator laminated core, thereby creating in conjunction with the channel entry a T-shaped form of the cooling channel so that a stream of coolant is not heated over an entire length of the stator laminated core, but only over a shorter stretch as a result of the T-shaped form.
US10141796B2	Stator for AC motor for an electromechanical actuator (EMA) The present invention goes away from conventional teaching and provides a stator having a construction that creates or allows induced currents thus providing a damping function. This effect is provided by forming the stator back iron of a solid piece of iron material or iron alloy as opposed to a stack of laminations or compressed powder.
US10141790B2	Wireless non-radiative energy transfer Described herein are embodiments of a source high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy source, a second high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. A third high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. The source resonator and at least one of the second resonator and third resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy from said source resonator to said at least one of the second resonator and third resonator.
US10141786B2	Power receiving device In a power receiving device, a module including a power receiving unit, a transformer, a filter circuit and a rectifier circuit includes a coil and a capacitor. An alternating-current power supply unit is configured to be able to supply alternating current to the power receiving device on a side closer to the power receiving unit than a relay. A vehicle electronic control unit is configured to, when alternating current is supplied from the alternating-current power supply unit in a case where the relay is turned off, detect whether there is an abnormality in at least one of the coil or the capacitor on the basis of a detected value of a current sensor.
US10141785B2	Wireless power transmission apparatus and wireless power transmission method The present invention relates to a method for verifying a charging state of a wireless power receiving apparatus in the wireless power transmitting apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for efficiently performing and controlling wireless power transmission.To this end, the present invention provides a wireless power transmitting method, wherein a standby state of determining whether at least one wireless power receiving apparatus is positioned within a wireless charge range of the wireless power transmitting apparatus and a power transfer state of transmitting power to the corresponding wireless power receiving apparatus when at least one wireless power receiving apparatus is detected in the standby state are provided, and the standby state includes a first standby state of periodically transmitting a weak detector signal and a strong detector signal and a second standby state in which at least one of a transmission period of the weak detector signal and a transmission period of the strong detector signal is different from that of the first standby state, the method including: determining any one state of the first standby state and the second standby state of the wireless power transmitting apparatus; and transmitting the weak detector signal and the strong detector signal based on the determined standby state, wherein the transmission period of the weak detector signal in the second standby state is longer than the transmission period of the weak detector signal in the first standby state.
US10141783B2	Transmitting device, receiving device, and power transmission system A power transmission system according to an embodiment includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting (receiving) device includes a transmitting (receiving) housing and a transmitting (receiving) coil. The transmitting (receiving) housing includes a first transmitting (receiving) surface and a second transmitting (receiving) surface. The transmitting (receiving) coil includes a first transmitting (receiving) part and a second transmitting (receiving) part. A first facing area and a second facing area at the reference position are set such that change of strength of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil of when the receiving device is moved in a direction perpendicular to the first transmitting surface becomes smaller than change of strength of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil of when the receiving device is moved in a direction perpendicular to the second transmitting surface.
US10141781B2	Contactless power transfer system, power receiving device, and power transmission device A contactless power transfer system includes a power transmission device and a power receiving device. A second electronic control unit of the power transmission device is configured to determine whether a series of manipulations including severing connection between the power transmission device and the power supply via the power supply cable, and then connecting the power transmission device with the power supply again via the power supply cable, are performed. The second electronic control unit is configured to send a predetermined signal to the power receiving device when the second electronic control unit determines that the series of manipulations are performed. A first electronic control unit of the power receiving device is configured to generate a command for start of power transmission to the power transmission device, irrespective of the time schedule, when the first electronic control unit receives the signal.
US10141779B2	Uninterruptible electric power system An uninterruptible electric power system comprises a main power supply unit, an uninterruptible power supply unit receiving AC commercial power from the main power supply unit, and a slave power supply unit. The uninterruptible power supply unit converts the AC commercial power to stable AC power. The slave power supply unit is connected to the uninterruptible power supply unit. The slave power supply unit comprises a slave static transfer switch, which comprises a first input terminal connected to the uninterruptible power supply unit to receive the stable AC power, a second input terminal receiving the AC commercial power, and an output terminal configured to connect, when the uninterruptible power supply unit is in normal operation, to the first input terminal to receive the stable AC power, and connect, when the uninterruptible power supply unit operates abnormally, to the second input terminal to receive the AC commercial power.
US10141768B2	Systems and methods for maximizing wireless power transfer efficiency by instructing a user to change a receiver device's position An example method includes: receiving, by an antenna of a receiver, RF power transmission waves from a transmitter, the RF waves forming controlled constructive interference patterns and destructive interference patterns in proximity to the receiver. The method also includes: transmitting, by the receiver to the transmitter, information used to determine a power level and efficiency of power received by the receiver device. The information that is used to determine the power level and efficiency indicates to the transmitter that the receiver device is receiving power at less than a maximum available efficiency. The method further includes: instructing a user of the receiver to change the receiver's position based on a comparison of respective voltage level or power received in each respective position or orientation of the receiver until a level of efficiency that is no less than the maximum available efficiency is achieved for the efficiency of power received.
US10141764B2	Battery charging regulator A battery charging regulator for use with a charger. The regulator comprises a switch element coupled to a control-circuit and to an adjuster-circuit. The switch element is adapted to selectively couple an input provided by a DC-DC converter with an output for a battery. The switch element comprises a control terminal and first and second path terminals located at a first and a second end of a conductive path respectively. The control-circuit is adapted to adjust an input to the control terminal to regulate at least one of a charge current and a charge voltage supplied to the battery via the conductive path. The adjuster-circuit is adapted to sense an electrical parameter of the switch element; and to adjust a value of the input provided by the DC-DC converter based on the sensed electrical parameter value.
US10141761B2	Rescue battery Apparatus is described, for use with a cellphone (10) that has a power supply, in which the apparatus includes energy-storage apparatus (20), including a housing (26), a battery (28) coupled to the housing, and a cellphone interface (30) coupled to the housing, configured to electrically couple the battery to the power supply of the cellphone and to carry current from the battery to the power supply. Other embodiments are also described.
US10141755B2	Multi-functional portable power charger A portable charger capable of jump starting a 12 V car battery includes a charger battery, a jump start circuit operatively electrically connected with the charger battery and with an ignition power outlet, and a microcontroller for coordinating safety functions to establish or interrupt the operative electrical connection of the jump start circuit with the ignition power outlet. The ignition power outlet comprises a positive power socket, a negative power socket, a positive sensing socket and a negative sensing socket. The sensing sockets are electrically isolated from the power sockets, and the microcontroller senses voltage across the sensing sockets and is configured to interrupt the operative electrical connection of the jump start circuit to the ignition power outlet until proper voltage is sensed across the sensing sockets.
US10141745B2	Photovoltaic power conditioning units We describe a photovoltaic (PV) panel system comprising a PV panel with multiple sub-strings of connected solar cells in combination with a power conditioning unit (microinverter). The power conditioning unit comprises a set of input power converters, one connected to each sub-string, and a common output power conversion stage, to provide power to an ac mains power supply output. Integration of the micro-inverter into the solar PV module in this way provides many advantages, including greater efficiency and reliability. Additionally, embodiments of the invention avoid the need for bypass diodes, a component with a high failure rate in PV panels, providing lower power loss and higher reliability.
US10141737B2	Mobile power packs, power control methods and electrical connection devices The application discloses a mobile power pack, a power control circuit and an electrical connection device. The power control circuit comprises: a voltage detecting module configured to detect a voltage of an external power source and generate a voltage detection signal indicative of the voltage of the external power source; a control module configured to receive the voltage detection signal and generate a coupling control signal according to the voltage detection signal; a coupling module configured to operably couple a first power source and a second power source, receive the coupling control signal, and in response to the coupling control signal change the way the first power source is coupled with the second power source to control the first power source and the second power source coupled together to output electric energy under different output voltages. The power control circuit of the application can automatically control the coupled power source to output electric energy under different voltage in response to the voltage of the external power source.
US10141733B2	Variable frequency drive overvoltage protection Overvoltage protection apparatuses, systems and methods for variable frequency motor drives are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a variable frequency motor drive system including a rectifier, a DC bus electrically coupled with the rectifier, and an inverter electrically coupled with the DC bus is provided. A protection device electrically coupled with the rectifier and configured to interrupt power supply to the system based upon fault conditions is provided. A controller is provided and configured to receive information indicative of a voltage of the DC bus, process the received information to model a condition of at least one component of the variable frequency motor drive, and control the protection device to interrupt power supply to the variable frequency motor drive if the modeled condition meets a fault criterion.
US10141732B2	Apparatus for switching in a DC voltage grid An apparatus for switching in a DC voltage mains has a switching device for interrupting the flow of current in at least one line of the DC voltage grid. The switching device is connected into the line of the DC voltage grid by way of a first and a second connection. An attenuation member absorbs energy from the applied terminal voltage. The attenuation member has a first and a second node that are electrically connected via an attenuation element, an electrical connection from the first node to the first connection via a first controlled or uncontrolled switching element, and an electrical connection from the first node to the second connection via a second controlled or uncontrolled switching element.
US10141728B1	Vertical cable manager with slam-shut door A vertical cable manager includes a base frame and a door. The base frame has upper and lower support legs and upper and lower crossbars between the support legs. The door has retractable hinge pins at corners of the door. The crossbars have hinge rod receptacles to receive respective hinge pins and elastic latch members having a flexible arm and a catch portion. The catch portions secure the hinge pins in the hinge rod receptacles with the door closed and are deflectable through elastic deformation of the flexible arm to allow travel of the hinge pins through the hinge rod receptacles and past the catch portions when the door is moved from an open to a closed position.
US10141725B2	Arc fault resistant electric equipment Conductive elements (104A-C) are positioned within a housing (100) of an electric device. The conductive elements (104A-C) are arranged such that in an event of an electric arc (106) occurring between the conductive elements (104A-C) an electromagnetic force is exerted upon plasma of the electric arc (106) such that the electric arc (106) is directed towards a wall (108) of the housing (100). Furthermore, a conductor configuration (102) includes conductors (104A, 104B, 104C) and sacrificial electrodes (118A-C) positioned within a housing (100) of an electric device, wherein the conductors (104A-C) are arranged such that in an event of an electric arc (106) occurring between the conductors (104A-C) an electromagnetic force is exerted upon plasma of the electric arc (105) such that the electric arc (106) is directed towards the sacrificial electrodes (118A-C).
US10141718B2	Dual-frequency vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser device for THz generation and method for generating THz A laser device for generating an optical wave including at least two frequencies, such laser device including: a first element including a gain region, a second mirror, distinct from the first element, and arranged so as to form with a first mirror an optical cavity including the gain region; means for pumping the gain region so as to generate the optical wave; means for shaping the light intensity of the optical wave arranged for selecting at least two transverse modes of the optical wave; and means for shaping the longitudinal and/or transversal phase profile of the optical wave and arranged for adjusting at least two transverse modes of the optical wave.
US10141715B2	Apparatus for damping and monitoring emissions from light emitting devices The present invention relates to an apparatus for damping arid monitoring emissions from a light emitting device, particularly a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), comprising: a semi transparent substrate, preferably glass; a light emitting device for generating light emission; a damping layer deposited on a surface of the substrate; and a pair of electrodes, each of which being in direct contact with the damping layer. The damping layer is adapted to decrease the power level of the light emission of the light emitting device by absorption, to a desired level, for instance, to a level that meets eye safety limits. In addition, the damping layer is photosensitive to the light emission of the light emitting device, thereby allowing the pair of electrodes to output an electric signal corresponding to the power level of the light emission of the light emitting device.
US10141714B2	Method for manufacturing gallium and nitrogen bearing laser devices with improved usage of substrate material A plurality of dies includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate having a surface region and an epitaxial material formed overlying the surface region. The epitaxial material includes an n-type cladding region, an active region having at least one active layer overlying the n-type cladding region, and a p-type cladding region overlying the active region. The epitaxial material is patterned to form the plurality of dies on the surface region, the dies corresponding to a laser device. Each of the plurality of dies includes a release region composed of a material with a smaller bandgap than an adjacent epitaxial material. A lateral width of the release region is narrower than a lateral width of immediately adjacent layers above and below the release region to form undercut regions bounding each side of the release region. Each die also includes a passivation region extending along sidewalls of the active region.
US10141709B2	Transient Bragg gratings in optical waveguides and their applications A method for obtaining transient Bragg gratings in optical waveguides and several different applications of the transient Bragg gratings obtained using this method are presented. The basic mechanisms for obtaining the transient gratings in the waveguides are refractive index change due to Kerr nonlinearity, free carrier generation, and gratings formed by linear or non-linear absorption of thermal energy. The exemplary applications include an ultra-fast fiber laser source at any central wavelength, a fast spectral switch/modulator, transient pulse stretchers based on transient chirped gratings, Q-switching based on transient gratings, and time reversal of ultra-short pulses and low power sub-nanosecond pulse generations.
US10141701B2	Lamp socket adapter A lamp socket adapter includes a main body, a sleeve disposed outside of the main body, and a center electrode disposed at the rear end of the main body, in which a front end of the main body is provided with an insulating plug, the insulating plug has a through hole, the through hole is connected to a cavity of the main body, a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet each having a front end disposed in the through hole are arranged in the cavity, the rear end of the first electrode sheet is electrically connected to the center electrode, and the rear end of the second electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sleeve. Therefore, the lamp socket adapter of the present disclosure has the advantages of saving material costs, compact structure, and facilitating the fixing, mounting and replacement of a lamp bulb.
US10141687B2	Connector A connector comprises a housing, a slider, a regulating portion and an operation portion. The housing has a lock portion. The slider has a release portion and a regulated portion. Under a mated state where the connector is mated with a mating connector having a mating lock portion, the lock portion locks the mating lock portion of the mating connector, and the regulating portion faces the regulated portion and regulates a rearward movement of the slider. When the operation portion is operated to be pressed inward of the connector, at least one of the regulating portion and the regulated portion is moved, and the regulating portion does not regulate the rearward movement of the slider. When the slider is moved rearward, the release portion moves the lock portion and releases the mating lock portion.
US10141683B2	Cable fitting for connecting a high-voltage cable to a high-voltage component or another high-voltage cable A high-voltage cable fitting with a rigid core insulator that has a first conical outer surface extending concentrically about a longitudinal axis. An elastomeric stress relief element has a first conical inner surface is designed for mating the first conical outer surface at an interface. A rigid member is provided for pressurizing the elastomeric stress relief element at the interface. The stress relief element is pressed onto the rigid core insulator. The rigid member has at least one pressure enhancing portion extending circumferential about the longitudinal axis for causing an additional axial expansion stress in a sleeve portion of the stress relief element extending along the first conical outer surface of the core insulator in an assembled state of the cable fitting.
US10141678B1	Charging device A charging device has a casing, a connector, and a supporting frame. The casing has a seat and a cover detachably deposited on the seat. The connector is connected to the casing and is deposited in the casing between the seat and the cover. The supporting frame is connected to the casing and abuts against the connector to hold the connector between the casing and the supporting frame. When the connector of the charging device needs maintenance or replacement, the supporting frame is detached from the cover and the connector is separated from the cover by a pushing force from an outer side to an inner side of the cover to replace a new connector. After replacement with the new connector, the supporting frame is connected to the cover again to finish the maintenance operation. The charging device may be detached and maintained easily.
US10141668B1	Detachable flex-to-flex electrical connection Printed flexible hybrid electronic systems may require electrical interconnection to peripheral elements. For example, a printed sensor tag with wireless communication may need to connect to a printed sensing electrode on a separated substrate. Frequently, it is desired that these interconnections be detachable in order to replace peripheral elements or to facilitate low cost and simplified assembly, test, rework, and repair. Unlike conventional printed circuit board, mounting a connector on a flexible substrate for detachable connection is challenging due to low temperature requirements. Provide is a teaching of a thin film or form of electrical connection for two circuit elements on separate flexible substrates. The connection is detachable and re-attachable for replacing different circuit elements. The detachable connection is in embodiments realized by selective deposition of fine patterns of conductive materials and non-conductive repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive.
US10141666B2	Support of an electronic unit, electrical device comprising same and electric machine comprising the said electrical device A support of an electronic unit, configured to be integrated into a housing to support a first electronic unit and to allow electrical connection between the first electronic unit and a second electronic unit situated opposite, via at least one electrical connection element. The support includes: an open cavity for receiving the first electronic unit; a hollow column into which the at least one electrical connection element is inserted, the hollow column extending from the open cavity and being configured to communicate with the open cavity at a first end of the hollow column; and a channel including an end communicating with the bottom of the open cavity and another end communicating with a lateral wall of the hollow column.
US10141665B2	Magnetic coupling systems This patent pertains to magnetic coupling systems. One implementation includes magnetic jumper cables, which include magnetic couplers and elongate, insulated, electrically-isolated electric conductors.
US10141653B2	Millimeter wave spatial crossbar for a millimeter-wave connected data center A method and system comprises in a data center including a first server rack housing a first spatial crossbar, a second server rack housing a second spatial crossbar, performing by the first spatial crossbar: transmitting data to the second spatial crossbar via a first millimeter wave beam between the first spatial crossbar and the second spatial crossbar. The first millimeter wave beam may emanate from the first spatial crossbar at a first angle and be redirected toward the second spatial crossbar by a reflective surface in the data center. The first server rack may house a first server; and the data may be received from the first server via a wired or fiber link. The first server rack may house a top-of-rack switch, and the data may be received from the top-of-rack switch via a wired or fiber link.
US10141647B2	Six degrees of freedom ground exploiting vector sensor antenna (6Ge antenna) An antenna comprising: a ground plane having a center; six receive ports mounted to the ground plane in a circular configuration around the center and separated from each other by approximately 60 degrees; three conductive half-loops, disposed in mutually orthogonal planes, wherein each half-loop has two ends that are connected to separate receive ports; and three 180° hybrids, each 180° hybrid having two input ports, a delta output port, and a sum output port, wherein the two input ports of each 180° hybrid are connected to the two receive ports of one of the half-loops.
US10141644B2	Acoustic filter for antennas Filter circuitry is used in communication systems that employ multiple antennas. In general, a communication system may have a transmit path and a receive path. The transmit path extends to a first antenna port and is configured to present signals for transmission in a first communication band and a second communication band to the first antenna port for transmission via a first antenna that is coupled to the first antenna port. The receive path extends to a second antenna port and comprises a first multiple passband/multiple stopband filter that provides a plurality of passbands and a plurality of stopbands interleaved with one another, wherein a first stopband and a second stopband of the plurality of stopbands correspond respectively to the first communication band and the second communication band and are separated by a first passband of the plurality of passbands.
US10141637B2	Pattern antenna A pattern antenna, with excellent broadband antenna characteristics, that is formed in a small area is provided. The pattern antenna includes a substrate, a first ground portion formed on a first surface of the substrate, an antenna element portion, a protruding and short-circuiting portion, and a second ground portion. The antenna element portion includes a conductor pattern in which a plurality of bent portions are formed. The conductor pattern is formed on the first surface of the substrate and is electrically connected to the first ground portion. The protruding and short-circuiting portion includes a taper portion with a tapered shape, a protruding portion, and an extended portion extended toward a side opposite to a feed point as viewed in planar view. The second ground portion, with no contact with the taper portion, with such a shape that sandwiches at least a part of a tapered section of the taper portion as viewed in planar view.
US10141634B2	Antenna for use in mobile terminal An antenna for use in a mobile terminal includes a first radiation unit including a feed portion for inputting energy, the feed portion being provided at one end of the first radiation unit, and at least one coupling branch. The first radiation unit and the at least one coupling branch form a coupled feeding structure between each other. A first end portion of the at least one coupling branch is connected to a metal frame of the mobile terminal. The at least one coupling branch is disposed around the first radiation unit. The at least one coupling branch and the first radiation unit are not in contact with each other. The at least one coupling branch has an opening.
US10141626B2	Electronic device printed circuit board patch antenna An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry that includes a radio-frequency transceiver circuit and an antenna. The antenna may be a patch antenna formed from a patch antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. The patch antenna resonating element may be formed from a metal patch on a printed circuit board. The antenna ground may be formed from a metal housing having a planar rear wall that lies in a plane parallel to the metal patch. The radio-frequency transceiver circuit may be coupled to the metal patch through traces on the printed circuit and may be coupled to rear wall of the housing through a screw and a screw boss in the housing. Buttons and other electrical components may be mounted on the printed circuit board and may be coupled to control circuitry on the printed circuit board through the metal patch.
US10141624B2	Method for dynamic heat sensing in hypersonic applications A heat sensing system and method for dynamic heat sensing may be implemented in a flight vehicle having a main antenna configured for sending and/or receipt of signals. The system includes an auxiliary antenna system that is arranged within a radome of the flight vehicle for detecting temperatures around the exterior surface of the radome. The auxiliary antenna is configured for receiving and measuring infrared or optical energy. Using the measured energy, the system is configured to determine whether the detected temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature and rotating the vehicle to equalize heat around the vehicle when the current temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature.
US10141623B2	Multi-layer printed circuit board having first and second coaxial vias coupled to a core of a dielectric waveguide disposed in the circuit board Embodiments herein describe a high-speed communication channel in a PCB that includes a dielectric waveguide coupled at respective ends to coaxial vias. The dielectric waveguide includes a core and a cladding where the material of the core has a higher dielectric constant than the material of the cladding. Thus, electromagnetic signals propagating in the core are internally reflected at the interface between the core and cladding such that the electromagnetic signals are primary contained in the core. The coaxial vias include a center conductor and an outer conductor (or shield) which extend through one or more layers of the PCB. One of the coaxial vias radiates electromagnetic signals into the dielectric waveguide at a first end of the core while the other coaxial via receives the radiated signals at a second end of the core.
US10141621B2	High frequency transmission cable The present invention provides a high frequency transmission cable which includes at least one conductor, an insulating layer, a polyolefin resin layer, and a shielding layer. The at least one conductor is covered with the insulating layer. The polyolefin resin layer is coated on an external surface of the insulating layer by a low-k dielectric adhesive layer, and the shielding layer is coated on an external surface of the polyolefin resin layer by another low-k dielectric adhesive layer, wherein the low-k dielectric adhesive layers have a dielectric constant (Dk) less than 3 and a dissipation factor (Df) less than 0.01. Whereby, the high frequency transmission cable can provide high frequency data transmission quality, and can meet the requirement of miniaturization.
US10141616B2	Battery assembly with temperature control device A battery module of the present invention is adaptable to be utilized in various configurations including and not limited to an overlapping battery cell packaging configuration and a vertical stack battery cell packaging configuration used in an automotive and non-automotive applications. The battery module has a plurality of battery heatsink assemblies with the cells disposed therebetween. A plurality of rods extend through the each heatsink assemblies to secure the heatsink assemblies and the cell with one another to form the battery module.
US10141612B2	Rechargeable battery with control circuit A battery apparatus including a battery structure and a control circuit, where the battery structure is in a filamentous shape, and the battery structure includes an energy storage unit disposed inside the battery structure and an electricity generator disposed around the energy storage unit, where the electricity generator is a solar battery, and the control circuit is configured to control whether the energy storage unit is electrically connected to the electricity generator in order to control whether electric energy generated by the electricity generator is transferred to and stored in the energy storage unit. The battery apparatus may not only generate electric energy, but also store the electric energy, and supply electricity to an electronic device conveniently.
US10141607B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery An object of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a monofluorotoluene-containing nonaqueous electrolyte with an improved overcharge-preventing effect. In a monofluorotoluene-containing nonaqueous electrolyte, when a specific fluorophosphate compound is contained, the overcharge-preventing effect of the monofluorotoluene can be improved. As a result, in the overcharged state of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the monofluorotoluene-containing nonaqueous electrolyte, an increase in the battery surface temperature can be suppressed.
US10141605B2	Electrolyte formulation for reduced gassing wide temperature range cycling A rechargeable battery cell having a specific combination of anode, cathode and electrolyte formulation is provided. The electrolyte formulation includes an additive system and a salt system. The additive system includes a first additive containing a sulfonyl group, an anti-gassing agent, and a second additive. The salt system includes a lithium salt and a co-salt. The disclosed electrolyte formulation has reduced gassing and improved performance over a wide temperature range.
US10141604B2	Polymer composition with electrophilic groups for stabilization of lithium sulfur batteries A polymer to be used as a binder for sulfur-based cathodes in lithium batteries that includes in its composition electrophilic groups capable of reaction with and entrapment of polysulfide species. Beneficial effects include reductions in capacity loss and ionic resistance gain.
US10141596B2	Stack array in solid oxide fuel cell power generation system A stack array in a solid oxide fuel cell power generation system is provided. The stack array comprises a supporting body and a stack group, wherein the supporting body is in a layered structure and comprises one layer or at least two layers of supporting units; and on each layer of the supporting units, a plurality of stacks are sequentially arranged to form the stack group, and each stack is horizontal, and fasteners are provided between the stacks to enable the stack groups and the supporting units to form a pressurized fastening structure. The stack array of the present disclosure simplifies the arrangement of pipelines in the related art, enables effective pressurized fastening on the stacks, so as to allow the whole stack array to be compact and steady, while facilitating the detach, repair and maintenance of the stacks, which is favorable for the integration of the system.
US10141594B2	Systems and methods for assembling redox flow battery reactor cells A reactor assembly for a redox flow battery system is disclosed. The reactor assembly may include a plurality of outer frames, a plurality of inner frames, and a rib and channel interlock system integrated in the plurality of outer frames and the plurality of inner frames. In certain embodiments, the rib and channel interlock system may be configured to create a plurality of seal systems enclosing an outer circumference of an electrolyte compartment when the plurality of outer frames and the plurality of inner frames are compressed together in a stack configuration.
US10141593B2	Composite membranes, methods of making same, and applications of same A method of fabricating a composite membrane, includes the steps of: forming a first solution comprising a charged polymer and a first uncharged polymer having a repeat unit of a formula of: where each of X and Y is a non-hydroxyl group; forming a second solution comprising a second uncharged polymer; electrospinning, separately and simultaneously, the first solution and the second solution to form a dual fiber mat; and processing the dual fiber mat to form the composite membrane.
US10141589B2	Fuel cell system and a method for controlling a fuel cell system A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a tank, a 1st pressure sensor that measures a fill-time pressure, a 2nd pressure sensor that measures a supply piping pressure, a temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of the tank; and a controller that, when the fuel cell starts, derives an estimated pressure value of the supply piping pressure based on a 1st pressure value that shows the fill-time pressure, the internal temperature when the 1st pressure value was measured, and the internal temperature when the supply piping pressure was measured, and that detects as the supply piping pressure the lower value among the estimated pressure value and the 2nd pressure value that shows the measured supply piping pressure.
US10141581B2	Method for the depassivation of a lithium-thionyl battery, a device for carrying out the method, and a battery device A method for depassivation of a lithium-thionyl battery includes applying at least one current test load (LAST) (101) to an electrode of the battery (10), wherein at least one of a shape, a magnitude or points in time of the application of the at least one current test load (LAST) occurs dependent on a measurement of a response signal (u(t), du(t) on the battery (10), and energy of the at least one current test load (LAST) is drawn from the battery (10), comparing the response signal (u(t), du(t) of the battery (10) arising from application of the at least one current test load (LAST) to at least one predefined criterion (103), and establishing an operating state (12) or issuing an error message depending on satisfaction of the at least one predefined criterion (103).
US10141579B2	Metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite, method of preparing the same, catalyst, method of preparing the same, and catalyst layer for fuel cell electrodes Provided are a metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite, a method of preparing the metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite, a catalyst, a method of preparing the catalyst, and a catalyst layer that includes the catalyst and that is used for fuel cell electrodes. The metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite includes a metal oxide particle having a specific surface area of 5 square meters per gram (m2/g) or less, and a carbon nanomaterial formed on a surface of the metal oxide particle. The catalyst includes a metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite in which a carbon nanomaterial is formed on a metal oxide particle, and an active metal particle formed on a surface of the carbon nanomaterial.
US10141574B2	Carbon nanotube dispersion liquid and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a dispersion medium, and partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber having a residual double bond (RDB) value of 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight calculated according to Mathematical Formula 1, a method for preparing the same, and methods for preparing electrode slurry and an electrode using the same.
US10141560B2	Energy storage device including a pressing member pressing a separator toward an electrode assembly Provided is an energy storage device which includes an electrode assembly in which electrode plates are stacked; and a current collector connected to an end portion of the electrode assembly, wherein the end portion of the electrode assembly includes: an electrode plate welded portion at which the stacked electrode plates are welded to each other in a stacking direction and not joined to the current collector; and a current collector joined portion which is joined to the current collector and is arranged adjacently to the electrode plate welded portion in a current collector extending direction that intersects with the stacking direction.
US10141542B2	Display device A display device, which includes a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, includes a first organic insulating film, a first groove, which exists in a frame shape surrounding the display region to separate the first organic insulating film, a first inorganic partition portion, which is arranged in the first groove, and is made of an inorganic insulating material that exists in a frame shape surrounding the display region, a second organic insulating film formed above the first organic insulating film and the first inorganic partition portion, and a second groove, which exists in a frame shape surrounding the display region to separate the second organic insulating film, and is located inside the first groove in plan view.
US10141537B2	Display panel and manufacturing method therefor, and display apparatus A display panel and a manufacturing method therefore, and a display apparatus. The display panel comprises: a first substrate (1); a second substrate (2) arranged and attached opposite the first substrate (1), wherein a sealing adhesive layer (3) is provided between the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2), and the sealing adhesive layer (3) is configured to bond the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2) to form a sealed structure; and a fusion layer (4), wherein the fusion layer (4) is provided between the sealing adhesive layer (3) and the first substrate (1), and is located corresponding to the sealing adhesive layer (3); and the fusion layer (4) comprises a metal material.
US10141533B2	Quantum dot-based lighting system for an aircraft An aircraft lighting system includes quantum dot light-emitting diodes (“QLEDs”), including a first QLED of a first color and a second QLED of a second color. The system also includes logic circuitry configured to control the QLEDs to emit light in a first brightness ratio to create a light of a first metamer of a color and control the QLEDs to emit light in a second brightness ratio to create a light of a second metamer of the color.
US10141531B2	Hybrid planar-graded heterojunction for organic photovoltaics Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising at least one hybrid planar-graded heterojunction. In particular, organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are disclosed having two electrodes (110), (150) in superposed relation, a graded heterojunction layer (130) located between the two electrodes, and at least one photoactive layer (120), (140) adjacent to and interfacing with the graded heterojunction layer.
US10141515B2	Space-through charge transfer compound, and organic light emitting diode and display device using the same Discussed is a space-through charge transfer compound including a naphthalene core; an electron donor moiety selected from carbazole and phenylcarbazole; and an electron acceptor moiety selected from pyridine, diazine, triazole, and phenyl benzodiazole, wherein the electron donor moiety and the electron acceptor moiety are combined to first and eighth positions of the naphthalene core with a benzene linker, respectively.
US10141514B2	Composition and light emitting device using the same A composition is provided containing: a phosphorescent compound having an emission spectrum whose maximum peak wavelength is between 380 nm or more and less than 495 nm, having no dendron and represented by formula (1′); two or more phosphorescent compounds having an emission spectrum whose maximum peak wavelength is between 495 nm or more and less than 750 nm and having a dendron; and a compound represented by formula (H-1). In formula (1′) M represents an iridium atom or the like, n1 represents an integer of 1 or more, n2 represents an integer of 0 or more, E1 and E2 represent a carbon atom or the like, the ring R1′ represents a diazole ring, the ring R2 represents a 6-membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring or the like, and A1-G1-A2 represents an anionic bidentate ligand.
US10141513B2	Polymeric light emitting substance and polymer light emitting device using the same A polymeric light emitting substance having a polystyrene reduced number-average molecular weight of from 103 to 108 wherein this light emitting substance has in the main chain or side chain a metal complex structure showing light emission from the triplet excited state, and the substance can form a light emitting layer by industrially simple application methods such as a spin coat method, inkjet method, printing method and the like.
US10141510B2	OLED display panel, manufacturing method thereof and display device An organic light emitting diode display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed, for reducing the number of inkjet heads used in inkjet printing or alleviating the swath mura at printing interfaces. The method comprises manufacturing an anode layer, a light emitting layer and a cathode layer on a base substrate, and the method can further comprise manufacturing by an entire-surface coating process a function layer having a first preset thickness between the anode layer and the light emitting layer; and in a first preset region of the function layer that has been manufactured, manufacturing by an inkjet printing process a function layer having a second preset thickness.
US10141507B2	Biased plasma oxidation method for rounding structure The present invention relates to metal oxide based memory devices and methods for manufacturing such devices, and more particularly to memory devices having data storage materials based on metal oxide compounds fabricated with a biased plasma oxidation process which improves the interface between the memory element and a top electrode for a more a uniform electrical field during operation, which improves device reliability.
US10141499B1	Perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction device with offset precessional spin current layer A magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) is disclosed. The MRAM device includes a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction device having a reference layer, a free layer, and a precessional spin current magnetic layer. The precessional spin current magnetic layer has a central axis that is offset from a central axis of the free layer. The device is designed to provide control over the injection of stray fields and the electronic coupling between the precessional spin current magnetic layer and the free layer. Switching speed, switching current, and thermal barrier height for the device can be adjusted. The off-center design may be used to adjust the location of the stray-field injection in the free layer.
US10141497B2	Thin film stack The present disclosure is drawn to a thin film stack including a substrate, a metal layer, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer comprises a blend of zinc oxide and tin oxide, and the adhesive layer is adhered between the substrate and the metal layer.
US10141493B2	Thermal management for superconducting interconnects An interconnect may have a first end coupled to a superconducting system and a second end coupled to a non-superconducting system. The interconnect may include a superconducting element having a critical temperature. During operation of the superconducting system and the non-superconducting system, a first portion of the interconnect near the first end may have a first temperature equal to or below the critical temperature of the superconducting element, a second portion of the interconnect near the second end may have a second temperature above the critical temperature of the superconducting element, and the interconnect may further be configured to reduce a length of the second portion such that temperature substantially over an entire length of the interconnect is maintained at a temperature equal to or below the critical temperature of the superconducting element.
US10141492B2	Energy harvesting for wearable technology through a thin flexible thermoelectric device A method and/or apparatus of energy harvesting for wearable technology through a thin flexible thermoelectric device is disclosed. A lower conduction layer is deposited onto a lower dielectric layer. An active layer, comprising at least one thin film thermoelectric conduit and a thermal insulator, is above the lower conduction layer. An internal dielectric layer is deposited above the active layer, and conduit holes are drilled above each thermoelectric conduit. An upper conduction layer and upper dielectric layer are deposited, connecting the thermoelectric conduits in series. The resulting flexible thermoelectric device generates a voltage when exposed to a temperature gradient.
US10141490B2	Composite base and method of manufacturing light emitting device A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a light emitting device set that includes a lead frame being plate-like and including pairs of supporting leads each of which pairs consists of a first supporting lead and a second supporting lead, packages respectively supported by the pairs of supporting leads, and light emitting elements respectively mounted on the packages; and removing the packages from the lead frame. The packages each include a resin molded body, the resin molded body includes a first recess open at the first and third outer surfaces, and a second recess open at the second and third outer surfaces. The first supporting lead and the second supporting lead respectively fit into the first recess and the second recess. In the removing step, the packages are each removed from the lead frame by the third outer surface being pushed.
US10141484B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a light emitting element having a peak emission wavelength of 410 nm to 440 nm and a phosphor member. The phosphor member includes a first phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 430 nm to 500 nm and containing an alkaline-earth phosphate, a second phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 440 nm to 550 nm and containing at least one of an alkaline-earth aluminate and a silicate containing Ca, Mg, and Cl, a third phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 500 nm to 600 nm and containing a rare-earth aluminate, a fourth phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 610 nm to 650 nm and containing a silicon nitride containing Al and at least one of Sr and Ca, and a fifth phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 650 nm to 670 nm and containing a fluorogermanate.
US10141477B1	Strained AlGaInP layers for efficient electron and hole blocking in light emitting devices A light-emitting device is disclosed. The light emitting device includes an electron blocking layer, a hole blocking layer, wherein at least a portion of the hole blocking layer is arranged to have a compressive strain, and an active layer disposed between the hole blocking layer and the electron blocking layer.
US10141475B1	Method for binding micro device to conductive pad A method for binding a micro device to a conductive pad of an array substrate is provided. The method includes: forming a liquid layer on the conductive pad of the array substrate; disposing the micro device over the conductive pad such that the micro device is in contact with the liquid layer and is gripped by a capillary force produced by the liquid layer between the micro device and the conductive pad, wherein the micro device comprises an electrode facing the conductive pad; and evaporating the liquid layer such that the electrode is bound to and is in electrical contact with the conductive pad.
US10141472B2	Photodiode structures Photodiode structures and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a waveguide structure in a dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a Ge material in proximity to the waveguide structure in a back end of the line (BEOL) metal layer. The method further includes crystallizing the Ge material into a crystalline Ge structure by a low temperature annealing process with a metal layer in contact with the Ge material.
US10141466B2	Substrate for solar cell, and solar cell Provided is a substrate for a solar cell, wherein a flat chamfered portion is formed on one corner of a silicon substrate having a square shape in a planar view, or a notch is formed on the corner or close to the corner. This invention makes it possible to easily check the position of the substrate and determine the direction of the substrate in a solar cell manufacturing step, and suppresses failures generated due to the direction of the substrate.
US10141464B2	Solar cell module A solar cell module is discussed. The solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells, a light transmission protection part positioned at first surfaces of the plurality of solar cells, a front protection part positioned between the light transmission protection part and the plurality of solar cells, a back sheet positioned at second surfaces of the plurality of solar cells, and a back protection part positioned between the back sheet and the plurality of solar cells. The back sheet includes a first sheet layer including a first area, which overlaps the plurality of solar cells and has a first transmittance, and a second area, which is a remaining portion except the first area and has a second transmittance different from the first transmittance.
US10141460B2	Photovoltaic structure for a roadway A photovoltaic structure, or a photovoltaic structure for a roadway suitable for circulation of pedestrians and vehicles, including: at least one photovoltaic cell; and a non-opaque coating covering at least a front face of the photovoltaic cell and having an outer surface which is macrotextured and microtextured irregularly, with a mean texture depth MTD, measured according to the norm NF EN 13036-1, of between 0.2 mm and 3 mm, and a polishing resistance value PRV, according to the norm NF EN 13043, of at least PRV44, or PRV50, or PRV53.
US10141455B2	Semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, an insulating region, and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type. The first semiconductor region is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and is in contact with the first electrode. The second semiconductor region is provided between the first semiconductor region and the second electrode. The second semiconductor region is in contact with the second electrode. The insulating region extends in a direction from the second electrode toward the first semiconductor region. The insulating region is in contact with the second electrode. The third semiconductor region is provided between the second semiconductor region and the insulating region.
US10141453B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device (100) includes: a substrate (10); and a thin film transistor (5) supported on the substrate, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode (12), an oxide semiconductor layer (18), a gate insulating layer (20) provided between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer, and a source electrode (14) and a drain electrode (16) electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer, wherein: the drain electrode is shaped so as to project toward the oxide semiconductor layer; a width W1 and a width W2 satisfy a relationship \|W1−W2\|≤1 μm, where the width W1 is a width of the oxide semiconductor layer in a channel width direction of the thin film transistor, and the width W2 is a width of the drain electrode in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the drain electrode projects; and the width W1 and the width W2 are 3 μm or more and 6 μm or less.
US10141431B1	Epitaxy source/drain regions of FinFETs and method forming same A method includes forming isolation regions extending into a semiconductor substrate, and recessing the isolation regions, so that portions of semiconductor strips between the isolation regions protrude higher than the isolation regions to form semiconductor fins. The method further includes recessing the semiconductor fins to form recesses, epitaxially growing a first semiconductor material from the recesses, etching the first semiconductor material, and epitaxially growing a second semiconductor material from the first semiconductor material that has been etched back.
US10141429B2	FinFET having isolation structure and method of forming the same A transistor includes a substrate having an upper surface, a fin structure protruding from the upper surface of the substrate, a first isolation structure over the upper surface of the substrate, and a second isolation structure. The fin structure extends along a first direction and comprising a lower portion and an upper portion. The first isolation structure surrounds the lower portion of the fin structure. The second isolation structure is at least partially embedded in the upper portion of the fin structure.
US10141425B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A larger substrate can be used, and a transistor having a desirably high field-effect mobility can be manufactured through formation of an oxide semiconductor layer having a high degree of crystallinity, whereby a large-sized display device, a high-performance semiconductor device, or the like can be put into practical use. A first multi-component oxide semiconductor layer is formed over a substrate and a single-component oxide semiconductor layer is formed thereover; then, crystal growth is carried out from a surface to an inside by performing heat treatment at 500° C. to 1000° C. inclusive, preferably 550° C. to 750° C. inclusive so that a first multi-component oxide semiconductor layer including single crystal regions and a single-component oxide semiconductor layer including single crystal regions are formed; and a second multi-component oxide semiconductor layer including single crystal regions is stacked over the single-component oxide semiconductor layer including single crystal regions.
US10141422B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device integrating a vertical conduction transistor, and semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a vertical conduction semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a recess in a monocrystalline silicon substrate; forming a silicon oxide seed layer in the recess; carrying out an epitaxial growth of silicon on the substrate, simultaneously growing a polycrystalline silicon region in the seed layer and a monocrystalline silicon region in surface regions of the substrate, which surround the seed layer; and implanting dopant species in the polycrystalline silicon region to form a conductive path in order to render the second conduction terminal electrically accessible from a front side of the vertical conduction semiconductor device.
US10141416B2	Semiconductor structure with enlarged gate electrode structure and method for forming the same A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a gate stack structure formed over a substrate. The gate stack structure includes a gate electrode structure having a first portion and a second portion and a first conductive layer below the gate electrode structure. In addition, the first portion of the gate electrode structure is located over the second portion of the gate electrode structure, and a width of a top surface of the first portion of the gate electrode structure is greater than a width of a bottom surface of the second portion of the gate electrode structure.
US10141412B2	Field effect transistor using transition metal dichalcogenide and a method for manufacturing the same A field effect transistor (FET) includes a gate dielectric layer, a two-dimensional (2D) channel layer formed on the gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode. The 2D channel layer includes a body region having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the body region being a channel of the FET. The 2D channel layer further includes first finger regions each protruding from the first side of the body region and second finger regions each protruding from the second side of the body region. A source electrode covers the first finger regions, and a drain electrode covers the second finger regions.
US10141409B2	Thin film transistor and array substrate thereof each having doped oxidized or doped graphene active region and oxidized graphene gate insulating layer and producing method thereof A thin film transistor and a producing method thereof, and an array substrate, which belong to a technical field of the thin film transistor, can solve a problem of poor performance of a conventional thin film transistor. The producing method of the thin film transistor comprises: S1: forming a gate electrode (11) composed of graphene; S2: forming a gate insulating layer (12) composed of oxidized graphene; S3: forming an active region (13) composed of doped oxidized graphene or doped graphene; S4: forming a source electrode (14) and a drain electrode (15) composed of graphene, wherein, the graphene composing the source electrode (14), the drain electrode (15) and the gate electrode (11) is formed by reducing oxidized graphene, and the doped oxidized graphene or doped graphene composing the active region (13) is formed by treating oxidized graphene.
US10141408B2	Method and arrangement for reducing contact resistance of two-dimensional crystal material A method and an arrangement for reducing a contact resistance of a two-dimensional crystal material are provided. An example method may include forming a contact material layer on a two-dimensional crystal material layer; performing ion implantation; and performing thermal annealing.
US10141407B2	Graphene device and method of manufacturing the same According to example embodiments, a graphene device includes a first electrode, a first insulation layer on the first electrode, an information storage layer on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer on the information storage layer, a graphene layer on the second insulation layer, a third insulation layer on a first region of the graphene layer, a second electrode on the third insulation layer, and a third electrode on a second region of the graphene layer.
US10141403B1	Integrating thin and thick gate dielectric nanosheet transistors on same chip A method is presented for integrating a first nanosheet transistor and a second nanosheet transistor on a chip. The method includes forming a first stack of alternating layers for the first gate dielectric nanosheet transistor and a second stack of alternating layers for the second gate dielectric nanosheet transistor, removing a first set of sacrificial layers of the first stack of alternating layers of the first gate dielectric nanosheet transistor and removing a first set of sacrificial layers of the second stack of alternating layers of the second gate dielectric nanosheet transistor, and removing a second set of sacrificial layers of the first stack of alternating layers. The method further includes annealing a second set of sacrificial layers to subsequently remove the second set of sacrificial layers of the second stack of alternating layers, and forming a first gate dielectric nanosheet transistor and a second gate dielectric nanosheet transistor.
US10141402B2	FinFET devices FinFET devices and processes to prevent fin or gate collapse (e.g., flopover) in finFET devices are provided. The method includes forming a first set of trenches in a semiconductor material and filling the first set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes forming a second set of trenches in the semiconductor material, alternating with the first set of trenches that are filled. The second set of trenches form semiconductor structures which have a dimension of fin structures. The method further includes filling the second set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes recessing the insulator material within the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches to form the fin structures.
US10141401B2	Method for forming semiconductor device structure A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes performing a first plasma etching process on a substrate to form a first trench in the substrate. The method includes removing a second portion of the substrate under the bottom surface to form a second trench under and connected to the first trench. The second trench surrounds a third portion of the substrate under the first portion. The third portion has a first sidewall. The first sidewall is inclined relative to the top surface at a second angle, and the first angle is greater than the second angle. The method includes forming an isolation structure in the first trench and the second trench. The method includes forming a gate insulating layer over the top surface and the first inclined surface. The method includes forming a gate over the gate insulating layer and the isolation structure.
US10141398B1	High voltage MOS structure and its manufacturing method A semiconductor structure includes a HV NMOS structure. The HV NMOS structure includes a source region, a drain region, a channel region, a gate dielectric, and a gate electrode. The source region and the drain region are separated from each other. The channel region is disposed between the source region and the drain region. The channel region has a channel direction from the source region toward the drain region. The gate dielectric is disposed on the channel region and on portions of the source region and the drain region. The gate electrode is disposed on the gate dielectric. The gate electrode includes a first portion of n-type doping and two second portions of p-type doping. The two second portions are disposed at two sides of the first portion. The two second portions have an extending direction perpendicular to the channel direction.
US10141394B2	Integrated circuit comprising a metal-insulator-metal capacitor and fabrication method thereof The disclosed technology relates to a metal-insulator-metal capacitor (MIMCAP) integrated as part of a back-end-of-line of an integrated circuit (IC). In one aspect, a MIMCAP comprises a first planar electrode having perforations formed therethrough, and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack lining inner surfaces of cavities formed in the perforations and extending into the substrate. The MIMCAP additionally comprises a second electrode having a planar portion and metal extensions extending from the planar portion into the cavities. The first electrode and the planar portion of the second electrode are formed of or comprise planar metal areas of the respective metallization levels, which can be formed by a damascene process, which allows for a reduction of the series resistance. A low aspect ratio can be obtained using one electrode having a 3D-structure (the electrode having extensions extending into the cavities).
US10141391B2	Microstructure modulation for 3D bonded semiconductor containing an embedded resistor structure A three-dimensional (3D) bonded semiconductor structure is provided in which a first bonding oxide layer of a first semiconductor structure is bonded to a second bonding oxide layer of a second semiconductor structure. Each of the first and second bonding oxide layers has a metallic pad structure embedded therein, wherein each metallic pad structure has a columnar grain microstructure. A metal resistor structure is embedded in one of the first bonding oxide layer or the second bonding oxide and is present between the first and second metallic pad structures.
US10141382B2	Method of manufacturing organic light emitting diode display panel having polymer network liquid crystal A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode display panel, including forming a lower substrate, the lower substrate including a first area and a second area; forming an organic light emitting device on the lower substrate; disposing a polymer network liquid crystal on the organic light emitting device; forming a second optical layer in the second area, the second optical layer including the polymer network liquid crystal; and varying an optical property of the polymer network liquid crystal so as to form a first optical layer in the first area. The optical property of the polymer network liquid crystal in the first optical layer differs from the optical property of the polymer network liquid crystal in the second optical layer.
US10141380B2	Organic light emitting display device Discussed is an organic light emitting display device including a plurality of pixels, where red sub pixels and blue sub pixels of adjacent pixels are aligned in a first direction and are also aligned in a second direction, the second direction being a direction that intersects the first direction. Also, the green pixels of adjacent pixels are aligned in the first direction and are also aligned in the second direction. And the at least one green sub pixel of each pixel is disposed between the at least one red sub pixel and the at least one blue sub pixel of the each pixel, and the at least one green sub pixel is offset from the at least one red sub pixel and the at least one blue sub pixel in the first direction and the second direction in the each pixel.
US10141378B2	Light emitting device free of TFT and chiplet A light emitting device is disclosed, including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an organic light emitting layer sandwiched between the first and second electrode layers. The second electrode layer is patterned to form a plurality of electrode patterns arranged with different densities. The organic light emitting layer is subjected to a color separation process to form a plurality of monochromatic blocks that correspond to the electrode patterns, respectively. The electrode patterns are divided into a plurality of electrode pattern groups arranged in an alternate manner. The electrode pattern groups display a same image, and a same voltage is applied to the electrode pattern groups at a same time. Alternatively, the electrode pattern groups display different images, and a same or different voltages are applied to the electrode pattern groups at different times. As such, the light emitting device generates grayscale, full-color, three-dimensional or dynamic images.
US10141370B2	Optoelectronic device and method for manufacturing same The invention relates to an optoelectronic device (45) including: light-emitting diodes (LED) including semiconductor elements (24); current-limiting components (50), wherein each component is connected in series to one of the semiconductor elements and has a resistance that increases with the strength of the current.
US10141367B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and photoelectric conversion system A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of pixels including a pixel electrode having a first electrode and a second electrode, an upper electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a first signal output circuit, and a second signal output circuit, and a control unit. During a first period in which the first signal output circuit outputs a signal, the second electrode collects signal charges.
US10141356B2	Image sensor pixels having dual gate charge transferring transistors An image sensor may include an array of image sensor pixels. Each pixel may have a photodiode, a floating diffusion node, and a charge transferring transistor. The charge transferring transistor may be a dual gate transistor having first and second gate terminals. A suitable bias may be applied to the second gate terminal to alter the capacitance of the floating diffusion node. The amount of electrons that may be accommodated by the floating diffusion node may be altered with application of a varying voltage level bias at the second gate terminal. By implementing a dual gate transistor, dynamic range compression and anti-blooming charge overflow may be implemented directly in the pixel to reduce image sensor pixel size and cost.
US10141353B2	Passive components implemented on a plurality of stacked insulators The present disclosure provides integrated circuit apparatuses and methods for manufacturing integrated circuit apparatuses. An integrated circuit apparatus may include a first insulator, the first insulator being substantially planar and having a first top surface and a first bottom surface opposite the first top surface, a first conductor disposed on the first insulator, a second insulator, the second insulator being substantially planar and having a second top surface and a second bottom surface opposite the second top surface, a second conductor disposed on the second insulator, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first bottom conductor of the first insulator and the second top conductor of the second insulator.
US10141340B2	Thin-film-transistor, thin-film-transistor array substrate, fabricating methods thereof, and display panel In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a TFT, a related TFT array substrate, fabricating methods thereof, a display panel and a display device containing the same are provided. A method for fabricating a TFT is provided, the method comprising: forming an initial conductive layer on a base substrate; performing an oxidization process to partially oxidize the initial conductive layer to form an oxidized insulating sub-layer and a non-oxidized conductive sub-layer; and forming an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxidized insulating sub-layer.
US10141331B1	Three-dimensional memory device containing support pillars underneath a retro-stepped dielectric material and method of making thereof A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, the alternating stack containing a memory array region and a terrace region. Memory stack structures containing a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel extend through the memory array region of the alternating stack. Support pillar structures extending through the terrace region of the alternating stack. The support pillar structures have different heights from each other.
US10141329B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor memory device and semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes simultaneously forming a plurality of first holes and a plurality of second holes in a stacked body. The stacked body includes a plurality of first layers and a plurality of second layers. The method includes etching a portion between the second holes next to each other in the stacked body, and connecting at least two or more second holes to form a groove. The method includes forming a film including a charge storage film on a sidewall of the first holes. The method includes forming a channel film on a sidewall of the film including the charge storage film.
US10141328B2	Three dimensional memory device and method for fabricating the same A 3D memory device includes a substrate, a ridge-shaped stack, a memory layer, a channel layer and a capping layer. The ridge-shaped stack includes a plurality of conductive strips extending along a first direction and stacked on the substrate. The memory layer is stacked on a vertical sidewall of the ridge-shaped stack along a second direction that forms a non-straight with the first direction. The channel layer is stacked on the memory layer along the second direction and has a narrow sidewall having a long side extending along the first direction. The capping layer is stacked on the narrow sidewall along a third direction that forms a non-straight angle with the second direction.
US10141326B1	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a peripheral circuit element provided over a lower substrate; an upper substrate provided over an interlayer dielectric layer which partially covers the peripheral circuit element; a memory cell array including a channel structure which extends in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the upper substrate and a plurality of gate lines which are stacked over the upper substrate to surround the channel structure; and a plurality of transistors electrically coupling the gate lines to the peripheral circuit element. The transistors include a gate electrode provided over the interlayer dielectric layer and disposed to overlap with the memory cell array in the first direction; a plurality of vertical channels passing through the gate electrode in the first direction and electrically coupled to the gate lines, respectively; and gate dielectric layers disposed between the vertical channels and the gate electrode.
US10141320B1	Multiple-bit electrical fuses A method for forming a semiconductor device includes forming a nanosheet stack comprising alternating layers of a first material and a second material on a substrate. The method further includes removing portions of the stack to form tapered stack sidewalls, which have a taper angle in relation to a horizontal surface of the substrate. The method further includes converting the second material to a resistive material. The layers that include the resistive material form one or more electrical fuses.
US10141311B2	Techniques for achieving multiple transistor fin dimensions on a single die Techniques are disclosed for achieving multiple fin dimensions on a single die or semiconductor substrate. In some cases, multiple fin dimensions are achieved by lithographically defining (e.g., hardmasking and patterning) areas to be trimmed using a trim etch process, leaving the remainder of the die unaffected. In some such cases, the trim etch is performed on only the channel regions of the fins, when such channel regions are re-exposed during a replacement gate process. The trim etch may narrow the width of the fins being trimmed (or just the channel region of such fins) by 2-6 nm, for example. Alternatively, or in addition, the trim may reduce the height of the fins. The techniques can include any number of patterning and trimming processes to enable a variety of fin dimensions and/or fin channel dimensions on a given die, which may be useful for integrated circuit and system-on-chip (SOC) applications.
US10141303B1	RF amplifier package with biasing strip An RF semiconductor amplifier package includes a flange shaped body section, an electrically conductive die pad centrally located on the body section, and an electrically insulating window frame disposed on an upper surface of the body section. A first electrically conductive lead is disposed on the window frame adjacent to a first side of the die pad and extends away from the first side of the die pad towards a first edge side of the body section. A second electrically conductive lead is disposed on the window frame adjacent to a second side of the die pad and extends away from the second side of the die pad towards a second edge side of the body section. A first electrically conductive biasing strip is disposed on the window frame, continuously connected to the second lead, and extends along and a third side of the die pad.
US10141302B2	High current, low switching loss SiC power module A power module includes a housing with an interior chamber and multiple switch modules mounted within the interior chamber of the housing. The switch modules are interconnected and configured to facilitate switching power to a load. Each one of the switch modules includes at least one transistor and at least one diode. The at least one transistor and the at least one diode may be formed from a wide band-gap material system, such as silicon carbide (SiC), thereby allowing the power module to operate at high frequencies with lower switching losses when compared to conventional power modules.
US10141281B2	Substrate and package structure According to an exemplary embodiment, a substrate having a first area and a second area is provided. The substrate includes a plurality of pads. Each of the pads has a pad size. The pad size in the first area is larger than the pad size in the second area.
US10141279B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method for semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a conductor provided on a main surface of the semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer disposed to cover a surface of the conductor and having a recess from a surface thereof towards the conductor, the recess having an opening provided at a bottom portion of the recess and exposing a portion of the conductor, and an external connection terminal connected to the portion of the conductor exposed from the opening. In a plan view of the semiconductor device, the external connection terminal covers the entire opening, and the entire external connection terminal is within the recess.
US10141261B2	Device comprising nanostructures and method of manufacturing thereof A method for manufacturing of a device including a first substrate including a plurality of sets of nanostructures arranged on the first substrate, wherein each of the sets of nanostructures is individually electrically addressable, the method including the steps of: providing a substrate having a first face, the substrate having an insulating layer including an insulating material arranged on the first face of the substrate forming an interface between the insulating layer and the substrate; providing a plurality of stacks on the first substrate, wherein each stack includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer; heating the first substrate having the plurality of stacks arranged thereon in a reducing atmosphere to enable formation of nanostructures on the second conductive material; heating the first substrate having the plurality of stacks arranged thereon in an atmosphere such that nanostructures are formed on the second layer.
US10141254B1	Direct bonded copper power module with elevated common source inductance A direct bonded copper (DBC) power module with elevated common source inductance is adapted for use as a half bridge in an electric drive for an electric vehicle. Etching patterns on the DBC substrates provide indented notches for concentrating magnetic flux in the power loops. Etched gate traces form gate loops with coil windings disposed within or overlapping the notches in order to enhanced the common source inductance for each switching transistor (such as an IGBT). Switching loss is reduced and fuel economy is improved for the electric vehicle with minimal impact on packaging size and at no additional cost.
US10141253B2	Semiconductor device and method A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first redistribution layer (RDL) over a first side of the substrate, one or more semiconductor dies over and electrically coupled to the first RDL, and an encapsulant over the first RDL and around the one or more semiconductor dies. The semiconductor device also includes connectors attached to a second side of the substrate opposing the first side, the connectors being electrically coupled to the first RDL. The semiconductor device further includes a polymer layer on the second side of the substrate, the connectors protruding from the polymer layer above a first surface of the polymer layer distal the substrate. A first portion of the polymer layer contacting the connectors has a first thickness, and a second portion of the polymer layer between adjacent connectors has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.
US10141246B2	Leadframe package with side solder ball contact and method of manufacturing The present disclosure is directed to a leadframe package having a side solder ball contact and methods of manufacturing the same. A plurality of solder balls are coupled to recesses in a leadframe before encapsulation and singulation. After singulation, a portion of each solder ball is exposed on sidewalls of the package. This ensures that the sidewalls of the leads are solder wettable, which allows for the formation of stronger joints when the package is coupled to a substrate. This increased adhesion reduces resistance at the joints and also mitigates the effects of expansion of the components in the package such that delamination is less likely to occur. As a result, packages with a side solder ball contact have increased life cycle expectancies.
US10141244B2	TSV layout structure and TSV interconnect structure, and fabrication methods thereof TSV layout structure and TSV interconnect structure, and their fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary TSV interconnect structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; and a plurality of through-holes disposed in the first region and the second region of the semiconductor substrate. An average through-hole density of the first region is greater than an average through-hole density of the entire semiconductor substrate. The average through-hole density of the entire semiconductor substrate is less than or equal to about 2%. A metal layer having a planarized surface is filled in the plurality of through-holes in the semiconductor substrate.
US10141240B2	Semiconductor device, corresponding circuit and method A semiconductor device includes a layered package having a semiconductor die embedded therein, the semiconductor die coupled with a thermally-conductive element. The layered package includes, e.g., PCB boards with an intermediate layer having the semiconductor die arranged therein, and a pair of outer layers, with the thermally-conductive element including a thermally-conductive inlay in one of the outer layers.
US10141236B2	Flip chip ball grid array with low impedence and grounded lid A contact spring for placement in a gap between an electrical substrate opposite a lid (electrically conductive heat spreader) of an electronic device comprises a spring that both conducts heat from the substrate to the lid and electrically connects the substrate and lid. The spring comprises a flat single element configured as a plurality of polygons, providing contact points, the spring substantially lying in a plane and extending substantially in a straight line, or a spiral. The spring in an electronic device such as a flip chip ball grid array having this lid and an electrical substrate with EMI emitters: (1) provides low impedance electrical connection between the electronic circuit and lid; (2) grounds the lid to the electronic circuit; (3) minimizes EMI in the electronic circuit; (4) conducts heat from the electronic circuit to the lid; or any one or combination of the foregoing features (1)-(4).
US10141234B2	Flipped vertical field-effect-transistor Various embodiments disclose a method for fabricating vertical transistors. In one embodiment, a structure is formed comprising at least a first substrate, an insulator layer on the substrate, a first doped layer on the insulator layer, at least one fin structure in contact with the doped layer, a dielectric layer surrounding a portion of the fin structure, a gate layer on the dielectric layer, a second doped layer in contact with the fin structure, a first contact area in contact with the second doped layer, and at least a first interconnect in contact with the first contact area. The structure is flipped bonded to a second substrate. The first substrate and the insulator layer are removed to expose the first doped layer. A second contact area is formed in contact with the first doped layer. At least a second interconnect is formed in contact with the second contact area.
US10141233B2	Electronic package and fabrication method thereof An electronic package is provided, which includes: a first circuit structure; a plurality of first electronic elements disposed on a surface of the first circuit structure; at least a first conductive element formed on the surface of the first circuit structure; and a first encapsulant formed on the surface of the first circuit structure and encapsulating the first electronic elements and the first conductive element, with a portion of the first conductive element exposed from the first encapsulant. By directly disposing the electronic elements having high I/O functionality on the circuit structure, the present disclosure eliminates the need of a packaging substrate having a core layer, thereby reducing the thickness of the electronic package. The present disclosure further provides a method for fabricating the electronic package.
US10141231B1	FinFET device with wrapped-around epitaxial structure and manufacturing method thereof A method includes forming two fins extending from a substrate, each fin having two source/drain (S/D) regions and a channel region; forming a gate stack engaging each fin at the respective channel region; depositing one or more dielectric layers over top and sidewall surfaces of the gate stack and over top and sidewall surfaces of the S/D regions of the fins; and performing an etching process to the one or more dielectric layers. The etching process simultaneously produces a polymer layer over the top surface of the gate stack, resulting in the top and sidewall surfaces of the S/D regions of the fins being exposed and a majority of the sidewall surface of the gate stack still being covered by the one or more dielectric layers. The method further includes growing one or more epitaxial layers over the top and sidewall surfaces of the S/D regions of the fins.
US10141224B2	Manufacturing method of interconnection structure An interconnection structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other is provided. Then, a conductive through via extended from the first surface to the second surface is formed in the substrate. Then, a portion of the substrate is removed from the first surface to expose a portion of the conductive through via. Then, a dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, and the dielectric layer covers the exposed conductive through via. Then, an opening is formed in the dielectric layer, wherein the opening exposes a portion of the conductive through via, and the top surface of the conductive through via protrudes from the bottom surface of the opening. Then, a conductive layer is formed in the opening.
US10141213B2	Apparatus for storing and handling article at ceiling Disclosed herein is an apparatus for storing and handling an article at a ceiling, including: an internal rail configured to hang on the ceiling; a storage system configured to hang on the ceiling and including a shelf of a first row and a shelf of a second row disposed on both sides of the internal rail to face each other and a transport in/out port connected to any one of the shelf of the first row and the shelf of the second row; and an internal transfer robot configured to be movably connected to the internal rail and convey the article between any one of the shelf of the first row and the shelf of the second row and the transport in/out port.
US10141212B2	Automated material handling system for semiconductor manufacturing based on a combination of vertical carousels and overhead hoists A highly efficient Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) that allows an overhead hoist transport vehicle to load and unload Work-In-Process (WIP) parts directly to/from one or more WIP storage units included in the system. The AMHS includes an overhead hoist transport subsystem and at least one vertical carousel stocker having a plurality of storage bins. The overhead hoist transport subsystem includes an overhead hoist transport vehicle traveling along a suspended track defining a predetermined route, which runs adjacent to the carousel stocker, thereby allowing the overhead hoist transport vehicle to access a WIP part directly from one of the storage bins. At least one of the storage bins includes a movable shelf operative to move laterally from a first position along the carousel path to a second position near the overhead hoist transport vehicle. The storage unit is at least partially open to allow the movable shelf to move to the second position, thereby allowing the overhead hoist to access a material unit directly from the movable shelf for subsequent transport along the track between various locations within a product manufacturing facility.
US10141211B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate transfer method A substrate processing apparatus comprises a transferring device including a grasping section configured to grasp a substrate holder, and a transferring section configured to transfer the substrate holder grasped by the grasping section, and a processing bath for storing a substrate held by the substrate holder so that a surface of the substrate is vertically oriented, and processing the substrate. The grasping section is configured to grasp the substrate holder with a surface of the substrate oriented horizontally. The transferring section is configured to transfer the substrate holder above the processing bath, with the surface of the substrate oriented horizontally.
US10141210B2	Purge module and load port having the same A purge module which can provide a conventional load port without a gas purging function with the gas purging function, and a load port having the purge module are disclosed. The purge module comprises a jig, a gas control box and pipes. The jig is detachably attached to an upper side of a stage of a load port. The jig comprises a gas inlet for providing a wafer carrier with gas and a gas outlet for receiving gas from the wafer carrier. The gas control box is detachably attached to the load port to control gas flow. The pipes connect the jig and the gas control box.
US10141199B2	Selecting a substrate to be soldered to a carrier A method for soldering an insulating substrate onto a substrate mounting portion of a carrier by a predefined solder is provided. The insulating substrate includes a dielectric insulation carrier, a top side, and a bottom side opposite to the top side. The method includes selecting the insulating substrate based on a criterion which indicates that the insulating substrate, if it has the solidus temperature of the solder, has a positive unevenness. The insulating substrate is soldered on the bottom side to the substrate mounting portion, such that, after the soldering, the solidified solder extends continuously from the bottom side of the insulating substrate as far as the substrate mounting portion. The top side of the insulating substrate is populated with at least one semiconductor chip.
US10141195B2	Substrate processing method There is provided a substrate processing method performed on a substrate having a recess formed in a surface thereof, a first silicon-containing film formed on a bottom surface of the recess, a second silicon-containing film formed on both sides of the recess, the method including: depositing a carbon-based deposit on the surface of the substrate; removing the first silicon-containing film by performing a COR (Chemical Oxide Removal) process in which a silicon-containing film is modified to a reaction product using a processing gas, on the substrate; and removing the deposited carbon-based deposit.
US10141193B2	Fabricating method of a semiconductor device with a high-K dielectric layer having a U-shape profile A semiconductor device including a substrate, a spacer and a high-k dielectric layer having a U-shape profile is provided. The spacer located on the substrate surrounds and defines a trench. The high-k dielectric layer having a U-shape profile is located in the trench, and the high-k dielectric layer having a U-shape profile exposes an upper portion of the sidewalls of the trench.
US10141183B2	Methods of spin-on deposition of metal oxides Techniques herein provide methods for depositing spin-on metal materials for creating metal hard mask (MHM) structures without voids in the deposition. This includes effective spin-on deposition of TiOx, ZrOx, SnOx, HFOx, TaOx, et cetera. Such materials can help to provide differentiation of material etch resistivity for differentiation. By enabling spin-on metal hard mask (MHM) for use with a multi-line layer, a slit-based or self-aligned blocking strategy can be effectively used. Techniques herein include identifying a fill material to fill particular openings in a given relief pattern, modifying a surface energy value of surfaces within the opening such that a contact angle value of an interface between the fill material in liquid form and the sidewall or floor surfaces enables gap-free or void-free filling.
US10141182B1	Microelectronic systems containing embedded heat dissipation structures and methods for the fabrication thereof Microelectronic systems having embedded heat dissipation structures are disclosed, as are methods for fabricating such microelectronic systems. In various embodiments, the method includes the steps or processes of obtaining a substrate having a tunnel formed therethrough, attaching a microelectronic component to a frontside of the substrate at a location covering the tunnel, and producing an embedded heat dissipation structure at least partially within the tunnel after attaching the microelectronic component to the substrate. The step of producing may include application of a bond layer precursor material into the tunnel and onto the microelectronic component from a backside of the substrate. The bond layer precursor material may then be subjected to sintering process or otherwise cured to form a thermally-conductive component bond layer in contact with the microelectronic component.
US10141178B2	Miniature charged particle trap with elongated trapping region for mass spectrometry A miniature electrode apparatus is disclosed for trapping charged particles, the apparatus including, along a longitudinal direction: a first end cap electrode; a central electrode having an aperture; and a second end cap electrode. The aperture is elongated in the lateral plane and extends through the central electrode along the longitudinal direction and the central electrode surrounds the aperture in a lateral plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to define a transverse cavity for trapping charged particles.
US10141177B2	Mass spectrometer using gastight radio frequency ion guide The disclosure relates to a mass spectrometer, comprising (a) a vacuum recipient containing ion handling elements of the mass spectrometer, the vacuum recipient having a plurality of walls which define a gastight volume and comprise at least one of an entrance and exit, wherein different portions of an ion path pass at least one of the entrance and exit and run through the gastight volume; and (b) a gastight radio frequency ion guide having an ion passage along an axis and being mounted gastight to at least one of the entrance and exit as to continue the ion path in its ion passage outside the gastight volume. Embodiments of the disclosure facilitate, in particular, reducing pumping volumes in the mass spectrometer and corresponding pumping requirements as well as lowering the size and weight of such an assembly.
US10141168B2	Method for characterising a sample by mass spectrometry imaging Disclosed is a method for characterizing a sample by mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) according to which a spatial arrangement of at least one ion in the sample is characterized from imaging data associated with the ion, in terms of morphology and/or texture.
US10141165B2	Plasma processing apparatus and sample stage thereof There is disclosed a plasma processing apparatus for processing a wafer put on a sample stage disposed in a processing chamber within a vacuum vessel by the use of a plasma generated in the processing chamber after mounting the wafer on the sample stage. The apparatus has heaters in areas of the interior of the sample stage which are divided radially and circumferentially. At least those of the heaters which are arranged in the areas located in the radially outer position include circumferentially arranged heater portions that are connected in series. The amounts of heat generated by these circumferentially arranged heater portions are adjusted.
US10141161B2	Angle control for radicals and reactive neutral ion beams A workpiece processing apparatus allowing independent control of the extraction angles of charged ions and reactive neutrals is disclosed. The apparatus includes an extraction plate having an extraction aperture through which charged ions pass. Plasma sheath modulation and electric fields may be used to determine the extraction angle of the charged ions. The extraction plate also includes one or more neutral species channels, separate from the extraction aperture, through which reactive neutrals are passed at a selected extraction angle. The geometric configuration of the neutral species channels determines the extraction angle of the reactive neutrals. The neutral species channel may also comprise a suppressor, to reduce the number of charged ions that pass through the neutral species channel. The apparatus may be used for various applications, such as directed reactive ion etching.
US10141149B2	Thin film fuse A thin film fuse is formed by two substantially planar conductors, separated from each other by a thin gap. The conductors and gap are over-coated with a thin, conductive material having a surface tension when melted, great enough to pull the conductive material out of the gap.
US10141141B2	Magnetically actuated switch A magnetically activated switch comprises an arm member, an actuating member, and a switch. The arm member has a first magnet and the actuating member has a second magnet. The actuating member is configured and arranged to move relative to the arm member thereby moving the second magnet relative to the first magnet. The second magnet has a repulsion force to the first magnet. The switch has a contact. Movement of the second magnet in a first direction past the first magnet positions the contact in an open position and movement of the second magnet in a second direction past the first magnet positions the contact in a closed position.
US10141137B2	Latch-free actuators A latch-free actuator includes, for example, a movable arm, a first biasing element operable to apply a force to move the movable arm in a first direction, and a yieldable support having a rigid configuration defining a generally straight axis and a flexible configuration defining a non-straight axis. The yieldable support is operable in the rigid configuration to support a compression force along the straight axis due to and countering the first biasing element so that the movable arm is prevented from movement in the first direction, and the yieldable support is operable, by applying a tripping force, to the yieldable support to transition the rigid configuration to the flexible configuration to withdraw support of the compression force and allow the movable arm to be moved by the first biasing element in the first direction.
US10141135B1	Keyboard The present invention relates to a keyboard, including: a key, a switch circuit board, and a base plate, and the key includes a keycap and a balance bar. The keycap includes a first hook and a second hook, and the first hook is disposed on an inner surface of the keycap and is located on an outer side of the keycap. The second hook is disposed on the inner surface of the keycap and is located in a central area of the keycap. The balance bar is disposed below the keycap and is fastened in a first opening of the first hook and a second opening of the second hook. The first opening has a round shape, and the second opening has an elliptic shape.
US10141124B2	Electronic component fabrication method using removable spacers An electronic component and method for manufacture thereof is disclosed. A plurality of electrodes are positioned in stacked relation to form an electrode stack. The stack may include as few as two electrodes, but more may be used depending on the number of subcomponents desired. Spacing between adjacent electrodes is determined by removable spacers during fabrication. The resulting space between adjacent electrodes is substantially filled with gaseous matter, which may be an actual gaseous fill, air, or a reduced pressure gas formed through evacuation of the space. Further, adjacent electrodes are bonded together to maintain the spacing. A casing is formed to encapsulate the stack, with first and second conducting surfaces remaining exposed outside the casing. The first conducting surface is electrically coupled to a first of the electrodes, and the second conducting surface is electrically coupled to a second of the electrodes.
US10141117B2	Process of forming a photoactive layer of a perovskite photoactive device A process of forming a thin film photoactive layer of a perovskite photoactive device comprising: applying at least one coating of a perovskite precursor solution and a polymer additive to a substrate, wherein the at least one perovskite precursor solution comprises at least one reaction constituent for forming at least one perovskite compound having the formula AMX3 dissolved in a coating solvent selected from at least one polar aprotic solvent, the polymer additive being soluble in said coating solvent, and in which A comprises an ammonium group or other nitrogen containing organic cation, M is selected from Pb, Sn, Ge, Ca, Sr, Cd, Cu, Ni, Mn, Co, Zn, Fe, Mg, Ba, Si, Ti, Bi, or In, and X is selected from at least one of F, Cl, Br or I.
US10141115B2	Thin film capacitor including alternatively disposed dielectric layers having different thicknesses A thin film capacitor includes a body having first and second electrode layers and first and second dielectric layers alternately stacked on a substrate. A thickness of the first dielectric layer is 1.2 to 3 times that of the second dielectric layer. Therefore, leakage current characteristics of the dielectric layers may be improved, and capacitance of the thin film capacitor may be secured.
US10141113B2	Ceramic electronic component A ceramic electronic component includes an interior part and an exterior part. The interior part includes an interior part dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer. The exterior part includes an exterior part dielectric layer. The exterior part is positioned outside the interior part along a laminating direction thereof. The interior part dielectric layer and the exterior part dielectric layer respectively contain barium titanate as a main component. β−α≥0.20 and α/β≤0.88 are satisfied, where α mol part and β mol part are respectively an amount of a rare earth element contained in the interior and exterior part dielectric layers, provided that an amount of barium titanate contained in the interior and exterior part dielectric layers is respectively 100 mol parts in terms of BaTiO3.
US10141109B2	Power storage module A power storage module includes multiple power storage elements that each have cathode and anode electrode portions, connection members that connect the cathodes and anodes of the power storage elements and are fixed to the power storage elements by a fixing means, and an insulating protector that houses the connection members. The insulating protector includes opposing portions that oppose surfaces of the connection members, and withdrawal restriction portions that restrict withdrawal of the connection members from the other surface side. At least one of the opposing portions and the withdrawal restriction portions have a first clearance with respect to the connection members. The insulating protector further includes restriction portions that restrict movement relative to the power storage elements by an amount greater than or equal to a second clearance that is smaller than the first clearance.
US10141107B2	Miniature planar transformer An inductive device may include a pair of half-shell magnetically-conductive housings joined together and defining an enclosed cavity between them. The inductive device may also include primary and secondary windings provided spatially within the cavity providing magnetic coupling between them. The windings may be electrically insulated from each other and terminals of the primary and secondary windings may traverse to an exterior of the inductive device.
US10141105B2	Wireless power transmission system for free-position wireless charging of multiple devices The present invention relates to a near-field wireless power transfer system capable of having a constant efficiency regardless of a charging position of a receiver by only using a simple impedance matching circuit without using a separate existing complex adaptive impedance matching circuit or a control circuit, and simultaneously transmitting power without having difficulty with impedance matching even for wireless power transmission to a plurality of electronic devices by applying a structure having a uniform mutual inductance between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver.
US10141102B2	Reactor A reactor that can measure the temperature of the magnetic core is provided. The reactor includes an assembly having a magnetic core and a coil that has a winding portion, and a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the reactor. The magnetic core has an inner core portion that is inserted into the winding portion, and a sensor disposition groove is formed in an outer peripheral face of the inner core portion and is disposed inside the winding portion. The temperature sensor is provided inside the sensor disposition groove. According to this configuration, it is possible to precisely measure the temperature of the magnetic core while the reactor is operating.
US10141095B2	Inductor cooling systems and methods Inductor cooling systems and methods are disclosed. A vehicle inductor cooling system, may include an inductor assembly, a flange extending around a periphery of the inductor assembly, an inductor cover having a sealing surface forming a seal with the flange, a cavity defined by the inductor cover and the inductor assembly, and a first opening defined in the inductor cover configured to provide coolant to the cavity. The flange may include a first recess defined therein that communicates with the first opening and is configured to receive coolant through the first opening and provide it to the cavity. A portion of the cover including the first opening may be configured to form a seal with a coolant inlet of a vehicle transmission case such that coolant is configured to flow through the coolant inlet, through the first opening, into the first recess, and into the cavity.
US10141091B2	Magnetoplumbite-type ferrite magnetic material and segment-type permanent magnet derived therefrom A ferrite magnetic material comprising a primary phase of a magnetoplumbite-type hexagonal ferrite, the primary phase having a composition represented by formula (I), can provide improved magnetic properties in terms of the residual magnetic flux density (Br), intrinsic coercive force (iHc), squareness (Hk/iHc), and maximum energy product (B.Hmax). Therefore, a segment-type permanent magnet derived therefrom can be used in the manufacture of small type motors for automobiles, motors for electric equipments as well as for home appliances, and other devices.
US10141082B2	Oxidation resistant copper nanoparticles and method for producing same The present invention relates to oxidation resistant copper nanoparticles, and to a method for producing the same, which includes the steps of: preparing a first solution composed of a solvent, a polymer, and an organic acid; stirring the first solution to produce a first stirred solution; mixing the first stirred solution, a copper precursor, and a first reducing agent to produce a second reactant solution; mixing a second reducing agent with the second reactant solution to produce a third reactant solution; and collecting copper nanoparticles separated from the third reactant solution, which is a very simple process performing the reactions at a normal temperature under atmospheric conditions to produce copper nanoparticles, and an eco-friendly method firstly applying a watery solvent so as to achieve mass production of copper nanoparticles only by mixing solutions. In particular, the copper nanoparticles according to the present invention may have excellent oxidation resistant properties to prevent them from being oxidized for three months or more even when preserved at a normal temperature under atmospheric conditions.
US10141081B2	Phase contrast X-ray imaging device and phase grating therefor A phase grating for a phase contrast X-ray imaging device has a transverse surface which is to be aligned substantially transversely with respect to a radiation incidence direction and which is spanned by an x-axis and a y-axis perpendicular thereto. The phase grating is formed from a multiplicity of grating webs composed of a basic material, which are arranged alternately with optically denser interspaces. The grating webs subdivide the transverse surface into grating strips which are in each case elongated in the y-direction and which are lined up parallel alongside one another in the x-direction. The phase grating has in each grating strip along a z-axis, which is perpendicular to the transverse plane, a homogeneous total thickness of the basic material which always differs between adjacent grating strips. At least one grating web extends within the transverse surface over a plurality of grating strips.
US10141080B2	Insoluble cesium glass The present disclosure relates to an insoluble cesium mixed multimetal oxide, ceramic, glass-ceramic or glass which is intended to be a replacement for cesium chloride or similar materials used as radiation sources. Additionally, this insoluble compound could replace other insoluble lower specific activity cesium compounds used in industrial, underwater, and underground/downhole application because it would allow the use of older lower specific activity cesium stock solutions. The disclosure further provides a method for the cesium to be recovered from cesium chloride sources.
US10141076B2	Programming and virtual reality representation of stimulation parameter groups The present disclosure involves a medical system that includes one or more implantable medical devices configured to deliver a medical therapy to a patient. The medical system also includes a portable electronic device on which a touch-sensitive user interface is implemented. The user interface is configured to provide a visual representation of the medical therapy through a hierarchy. The hierarchy includes a lower level representation of the medical therapy that corresponds to a stimulation program that includes a plurality of configurable stimulation parameters. The hierarchy includes a middle level representation of the medical therapy that corresponds to a stimulation program-set that includes a plurality of different stimulation programs. The hierarchy includes an upper level representation of the medical therapy that corresponds to a scrollable collection of stimulation program-sets that are represented by a plurality of digital cards, respectively.
US10141067B2	Magnetic memory device According to the embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes first and second extending regions, and a first connecting region. The first extending region spreads along a first direction and along a second direction crossing the first direction, and includes first and second end portions extending in the first direction. The second end portion is separated from the first end portion in the second direction. The second extending region spreads along the first direction and along a third direction crossing the first direction, and includes third and fourth end portions extending in the first direction. The fourth end portion is separated from the third end portion in the third direction. The first connecting region is provided between the first and third end portions, and connects the first end portion with the third end portion.
US10141066B2	Memory device and operating method thereof A memory device including: a memory block including a plurality of cell strings; a peripheral circuit configured to set voltages for a program operation of selected memory cells in the cell strings, and program the selected memory cells by using the set voltages; and a control circuit configured to control the peripheral circuit so that the selected memory cells are programmed in response to a program command, and increase a channel voltage of non-selected cell strings including non-selected memory cells while the selected memory cells are programmed, and an operating method thereof.
US10141064B1	Prevention of neighboring plane disturb in non-volatile memory Techniques are presented for the prevention and detection of inter-plane disturbs in a memory circuit, where, when concurrently performing memory operations on multiple planes, a defect in one plane can feed back through a common supply node and adversely affect memory operations in another node. To isolate such defects to plane in which the occur, the memory supplies the elements, such as a word line, of different planes from a common supply node through a uni-directional circuit element, such as a diode. In this way, if the voltage on an element in an array gets pulled up to an elevated voltage though a defect, this elevated voltage is stopped from flowing back to the common supply node. Additionally, by comparing the voltage levels on either side of the uni-directional circuit element, it can be determined whether such a defect is present in an array.
US10141063B2	Memory controller, memory device and method of operating A memory controller has a bit line driver configured to supply a selected bit line voltage to a selected bit line and an unselected bit line voltage to an unselected bit line. The selected bit line is coupled to a selected memory cell, and the unselected bit line is coupled to an unselected memory cell. The memory controller further has a word line driver configured to supply a selected word line voltage to a selected word line and an unselected word line voltage to an unselected word line. The selected word line is coupled to the selected memory cell, and the unselected word line is coupled to the unselected memory cell. The unselected bit line voltage is equal to or higher than a difference between the unselected word line voltage and a threshold voltage of the unselected memory cell.
US10141061B2	Memory system According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a semiconductor memory and a controller. The semiconductor memory is configured to execute a first to third read operations. In the first read operation, a first voltage is applied to a selected word line. In the second read operation, a second voltage different from the first voltage and a third voltage are applied to the selected word line. In the third read operation, a fourth voltage different from the first to third voltages and a fifth voltage are applied to the selected word line. An absolute value of a difference between the second voltage and the fourth voltage is different from an absolute value of a difference between the third voltage and the fifth voltage.
US10141056B2	Memories including multiple arrays of non-volatile memory cells selectively connected to sense circuitry using different numbers of data lines Memories include first and second arrays of non-volatile memory cells, a first plurality of data lines containing a first number of data lines selectively connected to respective subsets of the first array of non-volatile memory cells, a second plurality of data lines containing a second number of data lines, less than the first number, selectively connected to respective subsets of the second array of non-volatile memory cells, and sense circuitry selectively connected to the first and second pluralities of data lines. The memories are configured, when reading the second array of non-volatile memory cells, to connect the sense circuitry to each data line of the second plurality of data lines, and the memories are configured, when reading the first array of non-volatile memory cells, to connect the sense circuitry to a number of data lines of the first plurality of data lines equal to the second number.
US10141052B2	Methods, articles, and devices for pulse adjustment to program a memory cell Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to adjusting an aspect of a programming pulse for one or more memory cells, such as based at least in part on one or more detected programmed resistance values for the one or more memory cells.
US10141041B1	Systems and methods for maintaining refresh operations of memory banks using a shared A memory device includes memory banks that each have multiple rows with row addresses. The memory device also includes a counter that stores and increments a first row address of a first row of a first set of memory banks to a second row address of a second row of the first set of memory banks in response to a first refresh operation when the memory device is operating in a first mode. The memory device further includes circuitry that blocks incrementing the second row address to a third row address of a third row of the first set of memory banks when the memory device transitions from the first mode to a second mode and the first refresh operation is not paired with a second refresh operation that is performed when the memory device is operating in the first mode.
US10141039B2	Burst length defined page size In some examples, a memory device is configured with a reduced command set and a variable burst length. In some instances, the variable burst length defines a page size associated with data to be loaded into a cache. In other instances, the variable burst length may be set on the fly per read/write command and, in some cases, the burst length may be utilized to define the page size associated with the read/write command.
US10141037B2	Magnetic memory device According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a conductive layer, a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer, and a controller. The conductive layer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first magnetic layer is separated from the third portion. The first nonmagnetic layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer that is electrically connected with the third portion. The first nonmagnetic layer is curved. The controller is electrically connected to the first portion and the second portion. The controller implements a first operation and a second operation. The controller in the first operation supplies a first current to the conductive layer from the first portion toward the second portion. The controller in the second operation supplies a second current to the conductive layer from the second portion toward the first portion.
US10141032B2	Double-barrier vacuum seal for sealed system A system assembly includes a hermetically-sealed enclosure, a double-barrier sealing system comprising first and second sealing members spaced from each other, and a vacuum source that operates in the space between sealing members to generate a lower pressure in the space than in the enclosure. A lighter-than-air gas may be enclosed in the enclosure, and a plurality of non-hermetically-sealed data storage devices may be housed within the enclosure. Air, humidity, and other contaminants may be intercepted by the vacuum system rather than leak into and pollute the sealed internal environment of the storage system enclosure.
US10141031B2	Storage system airflow impedance regulator A system according to one embodiment includes a storage bay having a peripheral sidewall defining an interior dimensioned to receive a data storage device therein, at least one flap coupled to the peripheral sidewall, a retention mechanism configured to retain the at least one flap in the retracted position, and an electronic connector coupled to the retention mechanism and configured to pass control signals to the retention mechanism. The at least one flap is positionable between a retracted and deployed position. The at least one flap substantially blocks airflow through the interior of the peripheral sidewall when the at least one flap is in the deployed position, and does not significantly block airflow through the interior of the peripheral sidewall when the at least one flap is in the retracted position. The retention mechanism is electronically controllable to cause the at least one flap to move toward the deployed position.
US10141030B2	Unloading mechanism assembly An unloading mechanism assembly adapted to unload an optical disk drive from a housing of an electronic device includes a guiding component, a push rod and a driving module. The guiding component is disposed at a side of the optical disk drive along a first direction and has a first position limiting slot extending along a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction. The push rod is disposed in parallel with the guiding component along the first direction. The driving module is coupled between the guiding component and the push rod and includes a driving rod movably disposed through the first position limiting slot along a third direction, respectively perpendicular to the first and the second directions. The push rod is adapted to drive the driving module to pivotally rotate with respect to the guiding component.
US10141024B2	Hierarchical and reduced index structures for multimedia files Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with indexes associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the indexes, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.
US10141008B1	Real-time voice masking in a computer network A voice signal may be adjusted to mask traits such as the gender of a speaker by separating source and filter components of a voice signal using cepstral analysis, adjusting the components based on pitch and formant parameters, and synthesizing a modified signal. Features are disclosed to support real-time voice masking in a computer network by limiting computational complexity and reducing delays in processing and transmission while maintaining signal quality.
US10141005B2	Noise detection and removal systems, and related methods Systems and techniques for removing non-stationary and/or colored noise can include one or more of the three following innovative aspects: (1) detection of an unwanted target signal, or component thereof, within an observed signal; (2) removal of the target (component) from the observed signal; and (3) filling of a gap in the observed signal generated by removal of the unwanted target (component). Removal regions, frequency bands, and/or regions of the observed signal used to train the gap filler can be adapted in correspondence with local characteristics of the observed signal and/or the target signal (component). Related aspects also are described. For example, disclosed noise detection and/or removal methods can include converting an incoming acoustic signal to a corresponding machine-readable form. And, a corrected signal in machine-readable form can be converted to a human-perceivable form, and/or to a modulated signal form conveyed over a communication connection.
US10141002B2	Communication devices and methods for temporal analysis of voice calls Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.
US10140999B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving of the object-based audio contents The present invention relates to a system for transmitting and receiving audio, particularly, to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving of object-based audio contents, which packetizes audio objects having the same characteristic. To achieve the above, the present invention includes filtering a plurality of ESs according to common information, adding a packet header to the respective filtered ESs and generate ES packets, aggregating all the generated ES packets and then adding a multi-object packet header to the aggregated ES packets to generate an object packet, and multiplexing the generated object packet, packetizing the multiplexed object packet according to a transmitting media and transmitting the packetized object packet.
US10140990B2	Display apparatus capable of releasing a voice input mode by sensing a speech finish and voice control method thereof A voice control method and display apparatus are provided. The voice control method includes converting a voice of a user into text in response to the voice being input during a voice input mode; performing a control operation corresponding to the text; determining whether speech of the user has finished based on a result of the performing the control operation; awaiting input of a subsequent voice of the user during a predetermined standby time in response to determining that the speech of the user has not finished; and releasing the voice input mode in response to determining that the speech of the user has finished.
US10140989B2	Method and system for speech recognition processing Embodiments of the present application relate to a method for speech recognition processing, a system for speech recognition processing, and a computer program product for speech recognition processing. A method for speech recognition processing is provided. The method includes receiving a speech recognition request, the speech recognition request including a pre-assigned speech ID that uniquely identifies speech information and a speech recognition command to convert speech into text, locating speech information based on the speech ID, automatically converting the speech information to obtain text information corresponding to the speech information in response to the speech recognition command, and sending the obtained text information as a speech recognition result to a user that caused the speech recognition request to be issued.
US10140987B2	Aerial drone companion device and a method of operating an aerial drone companion device A method of operating an aerial drone companion device includes detecting a first voice command spoken by a first user. The aerial drone companion device is autonomously oriented such that an image capture device faces the first user in response to detecting the first voice command. A second voice command spoken by the first user is detected while the image capture device faces the first user. The second voice command is transmitted from the aerial drone companion device to a computer located remotely from the aerial drone companion device. A task signal is received indicating a task to be performed. The task signal is generated by the computer based on the second voice command, and the task signal is transmitted by the computer and received by the aerial drone companion device. The method includes autonomously executing the task by the aerial drone companion device.
US10140982B2	Method for using pauses detected in speech input to assist in interpreting the input during conversational interaction for information retrieval A method for using speech disfluencies detected in speech input to assist in interpreting the input is provided. The method includes providing access to a set of content items with metadata describing the content items, and receiving a speech input intended to identify a desired content item. The method further includes detecting a speech disfluency in the speech input and determining a measure of confidence of a user in a portion of the speech input following the speech disfluency. If the confidence measure is lower than a threshold value, the method includes determining an alternative query input based on replacing the portion of the speech input following the speech disfluency with another word or phrase. The method further includes selecting content items based on comparing the speech input, the alternative query input (when the confidence measure is low), and the metadata associated with the content items.
US10140981B1	Dynamic arc weights in speech recognition models Features are disclosed for performing speech recognition on utterances using dynamic weights with speech recognition models. An automatic speech recognition system may use a general speech recognition model, such a large finite state transducer-based language model, to generate speech recognition results for various utterances. The general speech recognition model may include sub-models or other portions that are customized for particular tasks, such as speech recognition on utterances regarding particular topics. Individual weights within the general speech recognition model can be dynamically replaced based on the context in which an utterance is made or received, thereby providing a further degree of customization without requiring additional speech recognition models to generated, maintained, or loaded.
US10140978B2	Selecting alternates in speech recognition Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting alternates in speech recognition. In some implementations, data is received that indicates multiple speech recognition hypotheses for an utterance. Based on the multiple speech recognition hypotheses, multiple alternates for a particular portion of a transcription of the utterance are identified. For each of the identified alternates, one or more features scores are determined, the features scores are input to a trained classifier, and an output is received from the classifier. A subset of the identified alternates is selected, based on the classifier outputs, to provide for display. Data indicating the selected subset of the alternates is provided for display.
US10140975B2	Speech endpointing based on word comparisons Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for speech endpointing based on word comparisons are described. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of obtaining a transcription of an utterance. The actions further include determining, as a first value, a quantity of text samples in a collection of text samples that (i) include terms that match the transcription, and (ii) do not include any additional terms. The actions further include determining, as a second value, a quantity of text samples in the collection of text samples that (i) include terms that match the transcription, and (ii) include one or more additional terms. The actions further include classifying the utterance as a likely incomplete utterance or not a likely incomplete utterance based at least on comparing the first value and the second value.
US10140974B2	Method and apparatus for speech recognition A method and apparatus for speech recognition are disclosed. The speech recognition apparatus includes a processor configured to process a received speech signal, generate a word sequence based on a phoneme sequence generated from the speech signal, generate a syllable sequence corresponding to a word element among words comprised in the word sequence based on the phoneme sequence, and determine a text corresponding to a recognition result of the speech signal based on the word sequence and the syllable sequence.
US10140969B2	Microphone array device A microphone array device includes a first sound reception unit configured to obtain a first sound signal that is input from a first microphone, a second sound reception unit configured to obtain a second sound signal that is input from a second microphone, a noise state evaluation unit configured to compare the first sound signal and the second sound signal and to obtain an evaluation parameter to evaluate an influence of a non-target sound included in the second sound signal on a target sound included in the first sound signal according to a result of the comparison, a subtraction adjustment unit configured to set a suppression amount for the second sound signal based on the evaluation parameter and to generate a third sound signal; and a subtraction unit configured to generate a signal to be output based on the third sound signal and the first sound signal.
US10140967B2	Musical instrument with intelligent interface A musical instrument with an improved interface for playing the instrument is provided. The musical instrument may be configured with a musical scale and a key. An input interface of the musical instrument may be configured based on the scale and key to allow a player of the instrument to easily play multiple collections of notes, or chords, in a simplified manner. For example, the improved interface allows a user to play a number of chords or other collection of notes without having to depress or engage a number of sound actuators at different locations along instrument.
US10140964B2	Guitar tremolo bridge A tremolo bridge for a guitar comprising a body, a neck attached to said body, a headstock attached to said neck, a plurality of tuners disposed on said headstock and adjacent the neck, at least one post extending from said body, each of said at least one post further comprising a V-shaped notch, and a plurality of strings, whereby each string of said plurality of strings is attached to the tremolo bridge, extends along the neck of the guitar, and is attached to a corresponding one of said plurality of tuners disposed on the headstock, said tremolo bridge comprising: a base plate, a block extending from said base plate, a tremolo arm attached to said base plate, and a locking mechanism for locking the position of the tremolo bridge.
US10140962B2	Display unit, display panel and driving method thereof, and display device The present invention discloses a display unit, a display panel and a driving method thereof, wherein the display unit comprises a full color display subunit capable of displaying full color, and at least one black and white display subunit capable of displaying black and white, when the display unit operates in a first display mode, the full color display subunit and all the black and white display subunit(s) in the display unit display one pixel together; and when the display unit operates in a second display mode, the full color display subunit in the display unit displays one color pixel, and each black and white display subunit in the display unit displays one black/white pixel independently. According to the present invention, pixel display information at the boundaries can be increased, that is, display resolution of the display panel is improved, thereby improving display quality of the display panel.
US10140958B2	Managing multiple systems in a computer device Resources of multiple systems are managed in a computer device. A first processing system having a set of dedicated resources also has a resource manager to manage at least one of the resources. The first processing system is prevented from directly accessing the resources without authorization. A second processing system, connected to the set of dedicated resources, has a supervisor application to grant control to individual resources to the resource manager of the first processing system. A computer program is executed in the first processing system. The supervisor application grants control of at least one resource to the resource manager of the first processing system in a way that is transparently to the computer program executing in the first processing system.
US10140957B1	Controlling content output features to optimize content consumption A computing device may output content including text content, audio content, and video content according to one or more content output features. The content output features may include font features and page layout features for text content, volume and playback rate for audio content, and playback rate for video content. In some cases, a consumption rate of content by the individual may be determined to identify values of content output features that may increase consumption of content by the individual. The settings for the content output features may be modified to correspond with the values that provide increased consumption of content.
US10140955B1	Display latency calibration for organic light emitting diode (OLED) display A system for calibrating an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is presented. The calibration system includes a series of photodiodes coupled to at least a portion of illumination elements of the OLED display, a controller, and a driver circuit. The series of photodiodes is configured to measure, for one or more illumination elements, illumination latencies and time delays associated with different brightness levels. The controller obtains, for each illumination element, information about brightness levels associated with image light emitted from that illumination element for at least two consecutive video frames. Based on the measured latencies, the time delays and the information about brightness levels, the controller determines a driving signal for a driver circuit for each illumination element. The driver circuit applies the determined driving signal to that illumination element to calibrate the OLED display.
US10140953B2	Ambient-light-corrected display management for high dynamic range images Methods are disclosed for adaptive display management using one or more viewing environment parameters. Given the one or more viewing environment parameters, an effective luminance range for a target display, and an input image, a tone-mapped image is generated based on a tone-mapping curve, an original PQ luminance mapping function, and the effective luminance range of the display. A corrected PQ (PQ′) luminance mapping function is generated according to the viewing environment parameters. A PQ-to-PQ′ mapping is generated, wherein codewords in the original PQ luminance mapping function are mapped to codewords in the corrected (PQ′) luminance mapping function, and an adjusted tone-mapped image is generated based on the PQ-to-PQ′ mapping.
US10140947B2	Flexible display screen, display device, and display method applied to flexible display screen Provided are a flexible display screen having an extending mode and a retracting mode, a display device comprising the flexible display screen and a display method applicable to the flexible display screen, wherein in the extending mode, the entire flexible display screen can be used for displaying, and in the retracting mode, at least a portion of the flexible display screen is curled and an uncurled portion thereof can be used for displaying. According to the flexible display screen, the display device and the display method, a display region of the flexible display screen can be extended in the extending mode so as to enhance visual experience of the user, and at least a portion of the flexible display screen can be curled and retracted in the retracting mode so as to improve the portability. Meanwhile, a partitioned control can be performed to the displaying on the flexible display screen so as to reduce power consumption of the flexible display screen.
US10140935B2	Display apparatus driven in an inversion driving manner and method of processing data thereof A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including gate lines, data lines, and pixels, a gate driver, a data driver, and a timing controller. The pixels include first and second pixels. The first and second pixels are arranged in pixel rows adjacent to each other, arranged in different pixel columns, connected to the same gate line, display the same color, and receive data voltages having different polarities from each other. The image data include first pixel data displayed in the first pixels and second pixel data displayed in the second pixels. When the first pixel data have a first grayscale value and the second pixel data have a second grayscale value different from the first grayscale value, the timing controller modulates the first and second pixel data to allow the first and second pixel data to have a grayscale value between the first and second grayscale values.
US10140933B2	Display apparatus and method for driving display apparatus According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources; a display device irradiated with light from the light sources; and a controller. The display area includes a plurality of partial areas corresponding to the light sources on a one-to-one basis. Each of the partial areas includes a first area and a second area, the first area being irradiated with light from a first light source that corresponds thereto, and the second area being irradiated with light from the first light source and a second light source adjacent to the first light source. The controller controls an operation of the first light source based on whether the first area requires the light from the first light source and whether the second area obtains light required for display output by receiving the light from the second light source.
US10140932B2	Simultaneous wide lighting distribution and display A luminaire includes a light waveguide grid including an array of waveguides coupling respective illumination light source emitters of a general illumination device with respective gaps between respective pixel light emitters of an image display device. Each waveguide has a housing that includes an input interface optically coupled to the respective illumination light source emitter to steer illumination lighting from the illumination light source emitter. The housing also includes an output interface opposing the input interface and optically coupled to one or more gaps between pixel light emitters. The housing further includes at least one reflective wall having an internal reflective surface encompassing and extending from the input interface and the output interface. The structure of the waveguide may be optimized and/or additional technologies added to reduce optical losses and improve overall illumination efficiency of the luminaire.
US10140931B2	Shadow mask assemblies and reusing methods of shadow mask assemblies thereof The present disclosure discloses a backlight control circuit for adjusting a current of an LED module of an electronic device including a driving chip having a feedback terminal and a reference voltage terminal, a feedback voltage regulating unit, and a power supply regulating unit; the feedback voltage regulating unit is also connected to the 2D/3D signal terminal, the feedback terminal voltage is controlled so that the feedback terminal voltage of the feedback terminal of the driving chip is lower than the reference voltage of the reference voltage terminal when receiving the three-dimensional signal generated at the 2D/3D signal terminal. The present application also provides an electronic device. With the scheme of the present application, the current of the LED module can be increased when the electronic device is in the three-dimensional mode.
US10140929B2	Current sensor and organic light emitting display device including the same A current sensor includes a first resistor between a first node and a second node, a first voltage limiting device between the first node and the second node, and a second resistor between the second node and a third node, wherein a resistance level of the first resistor is greater than a resistance level of the second resistor, and wherein a current flowing from the third node to the first node is configured to be measured based on a voltage across the first resistor or a voltage across the second resistor.
US10140926B2	Display device and electronic device having the same A display device includes a pixels unit and a driving unit. The driving unit includes an emission driver coupled to a first clock line and a second clock line and configured to receive therefrom a first clock signal and a second clock signal, respectively, and to generate an emission control signal provided to the pixels based on the first clock signal and the second clock signal and a scan driver coupled to the emission driver through a first coupling line and a second coupling line, the scan driver configured to receive the first clock signal and the second clock signal from the emission driver and to generate a scan signal provided to the pixels based on the first clock signal and the second clock signal.
US10140914B2	Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus for minimizing an outgas generated during a process of laser repairing An OLED display apparatus includes a repair portion such that outgas possibly generated during a process of repairing a defective bright spot pixel by making a defective bright spot into a dark spot can be reduced or minimized. At least one pixel including at least one driving element and an organic light-emitting element is disposed on a substrate. A protective layer or a planarization layer for protecting the driving element is on a wiring electrode extended from a source electrode or a drain electrode of the driving element. At least a part of the protective layer or the planarization layer are removed such that outgas generated during a process of repairing the pixel by using a laser is reduced. The at least a part of the protective layer or the planarization layer is defined as a repair portion.
US10140911B2	Shift register unit and driving method, gate drive circuit, and display apparatus The present application discloses a shift register unit for outputting a gate driving signal to control image display in an operation cycle including sequentially an input phase, an output phase, an output-suspending phase, the shift register unit including a first node-control circuit connected to a pull-up node and a first pull-down node; a second node-control circuit connected to a pull-down control node and the pull-up node; a pull-up circuit connected to the pull-up node, a first input terminal for receiving a first clock signal, and an output terminal for outputting the gate driving signal, and configured to control the first clock signal to be passed from the first input terminal to the output terminal when the pull-up node is at a first potential level; a third node-control circuit connected to the pull-up node, the first pull-down node, the pull-down control node, and a second input terminal for receiving a second clock signal; and configured to control the first pull-down node to receive the second clock signal from the second input terminal when the pull-down control node is at the first potential level; a first pull-down circuit connected to the first pull-down node and the output terminal to control a second potential level to be passed to the output terminal when the first pull-down node is at the first potential level; a fourth node-control circuit connected to a second pull-down node and the pull-down control node to control the second pull-down node at the second potential level during the input phase and the output phase and to maintain an inverted potential level between the second pull-down node and the first pull-down node during the output-suspending phase; and a second pull-down circuit connected to the second pull-down node and the output terminal to yield a second potential level at the output terminal when the second pull-down node is at the first potential level, the first node-control circuit being further connected to the second pull-down node to control the pull-up node at the second potential level when the second pull-down node is at the first potential level.
US10140902B2	Display method and display panel The present invention provides a display method and a display panel. The display panel comprises a plurality of rows of sub-pixels, the adjacent sub-pixels in the column direction having different colors and being staggered from each other by ½ of the sub-pixel in the row direction. The display method comprises: S1, generating an original image composed of a matrix of virtual pixels; S2, enabling the virtual pixels to correspond to sampling locations, wherein each sampling location corresponds to a virtual pixel; each sampling location is located between every two adjacent rows of the sub-pixels, and corresponds to a location between two sub-pixels in one row and a central location of a sub-pixel in the other row; and S3, calculating a display component of each sub-pixel in accordance with original components of corresponding colors of virtual pixels corresponding to the sub-pixel. The present invention is suitable for high resolution display.
US10140898B2	Multi-view display device and method for driving the same A multi-view display device and a method for driving the same are provided. The multi-view display device includes a display panel and an optical grating. The display panel includes an array of a plurality of sub-pixels, and the sub-pixels in different columns, which are adjacent to each other in a row direction, are of different colors and staggered in a column direction. The array includes a plurality of pixel units, and each of the pixel units includes at least one sub-pixel in each of three adjacent columns of the sub-pixels. In each pixel unit, a middle column includes more sub-pixels than each of two side columns, amounts of the sub-pixels in the two side columns are identical, and the middle column includes one more sub-pixel than each of the two side columns. The optical grating includes a light-transmitting region corresponding to a central region of the middle column in each pixel unit.
US10140897B2	Deep viewer The present invention relates to a method of displaying an artwork, comprising the steps of: i) providing a complete image, a first substrate, and a second substrate; ii) dividing the complete image into a first image segment and at least one subsequent image segment; iii) imposing the first image segment on the first substrate; iv) imposing the at least one subsequent image segment on the second substrate; and v) positioning the first substrate parallel to the second substrate such that the complete image is revealed with a perception of depth when the first substrate and the second substrate are viewed from a predetermined angle.
US10140894B2	Yard sign anchor and stabilizer Various embodiments of anchor/stabilizers intended for use with yard signs that assist in keeping the yard signs standing perfectly upright (or “plumb”) over time. The device is a separate piece that attaches to the upright posts of the yard sign. In one embodiment, the device is formed of an elongate support and a flat metal plate that is welded to an intermediate portion of the elongate support, such that one surface of the plate is co-planar with the exterior surface of the elongate support. The plate has a plurality of holes spaced around its surface to facilitate fastening the device to the outer surface of each of the vertical posts. The anchor/stabilizer can come in a variety of lengths and sizes, depending on the environmental conditions and forces likely to be encountered at a particular installation site.
US10140893B2	Encircled wristband device and method for removal A wristband device that is permanently installed over the human wrist until disassembled or destroyed by removing portions of multiple layers of removable tab layers of the wristband device. The device is composed of multiple layers of removable tab layers which have removable portions of the multiple layers that may be removed to disassemble the band in an intentional step by step fashion. Upon each removable portion of each layer to be removed, information is indicated on each side to provide regimented, step-by-step information to the wearer. At the end of the regimented endeavor, removal of the final removable portion of the removable tab layer or base band layer segments the band into two discrete edges signifying the end use of the device.
US10140892B2	Multi-part label systems Multi-part label systems, and methods for their assembly. A carrier material with a first label and a second label removably adhered thereto is provided. The first label and second label are dispensed from the carrier material and applied to a surface simultaneously, whereby after application the underside of the first label is in contact with the surface and the undersurface of the second label is in contact with the top side of the first label.
US10140888B2	Training and testing system for advanced image processing Techniques for providing medical image processing training are described herein. According to one embodiment, at least one medical image associated with a medical image processing training course (MIPTC) is displayed in a first display area. An instruction is displayed in a second display area, where the instruction requests a user to perform a quantitative determination on at least a portion of a body part within the medical image displayed in the first display area. In response to a user action from the user, the requested determination is performed on the displayed medical image. It is determined automatically without user intervention at least one quantitative value representing a result of the user action. The quantitative value is compared to a predefined model answer.
US10140881B1	CPR training assembly A CPR training assembly for instructing a person to perform CPR or choking rescue on an infant, a child or an adult includes a housing and an audio unit that is coupled to the housing. The audio unit emits audio outwardly from the housing to audibly alert a user. The audio unit stores data pertaining to audible instructions for performing CPR or choking rescue on infants, children and adults. A control unit is coupled to the housing and the control unit is electrically coupled to the audio unit to select the audible instructions for a respective one of the infants, children and adults. In this way the user can choose to receive audible instructions that correspond to whether an infant, a child or an adult needs CPR or choking rescue.
US10140877B2	Collision avoidance systems The disclosure is directed to systems and methods for collision avoidance of aerial vehicles. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manned aerial vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a low power RF beacon which transmits signals over a predefined frequency monitored by manned aerial vehicles.
US10140873B2	Performance-based track variation for aircraft flight management An example method for modifying a flight path of an aircraft includes receiving real time positioning estimates for an aircraft, receiving an actual navigation performance (ANP) of the aircraft informative of uncertainty in the position estimate, receiving a required navigation performance (RNP) instrument flight procedure for the aircraft, receiving spacing input from an air traffic controller that indicates spacing requirements between the aircraft and one or more other aircraft, receiving information relating to communities underneath the flight path, calculating, by a system onboard the aircraft, a modification to the flight path to be flown by the aircraft that causes the aircraft to remain within the containment boundaries of the RNP instrument flight procedure while reducing noise impact to the communities underneath the flight path and meeting the spacing requirements of the air traffic controller, and displaying a visual representation of a modified flight path for the aircraft.
US10140872B2	Camera surveillance planning and tracking system Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for camera surveillance planning and tracking using, for example, infrared technologies. An embodiment operates by distilling a moving foreground image from a frame, calculating a two-dimensional trajectory for the moving foreground object, determining a three-dimensional position for the moving foreground object, displaying the three-dimensional position on a map of an area.
US10140866B2	Chargeability presenting method and chargeability presenting system A chargeability presenting method that uses an information terminal having a display device and connected to vehicle parking places having charging spaces in which vehicles including an electric vehicle are parkable and chargers for wirelessly charging the vehicles are installed. The method includes a display outputting an image indicating chargeability in each vehicle parking place in a predetermined form, the image being generated based on vehicle presence information indicating whether or not a vehicle is present in each charging space and foreign-object information indicating a result of an attempt to detect a foreign object on each charger.
US10140858B2	Vehicle management system, and vehicle management method A vehicle management system for managing vehicles used by users has a usage managing unit that accepts a user's request for using the vehicle and to set a return space among parking spaces as a planned return space when the user's request is accepted, the return space being a space to which the vehicle is to be returned by the user after the vehicle is used by the user, a return determining unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is returned to the planned return space set by the usage managing unit when the vehicle is actually used and returned by the user, a return permitting unit that permits a return of the vehicle in a case where the return determining unit determines that the vehicle is returned to the planned return space, and a notification unit.
US10140852B2	Remote control device, server, method, and computer program A mobile terminal 1A is configured to communicate with a remote control server 4A that transmits a remote control signal to operate an operation object apparatus via a particular local area network NW2 or a wide area communication network NW1. A permission/rejection information storage part 102 stores whether execution of remote control operation based on the operation instruction information is permitted or rejected when each operation instruction information has gone through any communication network. When receiving the input of operation instruction information, a communication network discrimination part 106 discriminates with which communication network communication has established. An operation permission/rejection decision part 107 decides permission/rejection of execution of the operation instruction information according to the results. When remote control operation based on operation instruction information is permitted as a result of decision, operation instruction information is transmitted to the remote control server 4A.
US10140850B2	Motor control device and motor control method One exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a motor control device configured to control rotation of a motor based on a drive signal input from an input terminal wherein the motor control device extracts two or more pieces of information of first drive information indicating a drive state or a drive stop state of the motor, second drive information indicating a rotation direction of the motor, third drive information indicating whether the motor is in a forced stop state, and fourth drive information indicating a rotational speed of the motor from at least one of a duty ratio, a voltage, and a frequency in the single drive signal, and controls the motor.
US10140844B2	Smart device distributed security system A security system incorporating one or more sensors and one or more smart devices connected together via the Internet, other network or media. The one or more smart devices may have an alarm application (app) that permits a user to set and unset an alarm, monitor a status change of an event, have access to video information associated with the event, take remote or local action relative to the event, and more. The processing may be more than moving processing to one smart device. Core control may reside in more than one device, and thus result in a whole system robustness.
US10140843B2	Visual valve position indicator with wireless transmitter An indicator device with wireless communication functionality for monitoring a position of a valve actuating device. The indicator device including a visual indication device having an outer beacon and an inner beacon received within the outer beacon and arranged to rotate relative to the outer beacon, a wireless module including at least one sensor, positioned within the inner beacon of the visual indication device, and configured to transmit a message using the wireless module, and a shaft extending through the visual indication device and coupled to the valve actuating device. Rotation of the shaft is detectable by the at least one sensor of the wireless module to indicate the position of the valve actuating device, and the indicator device is sealed to inhibit infiltration of liquid and penetration of debris to the wireless module.
US10140829B1	RFID functions for point of sale lanes A system and method for selectively activating a radio frequency (RF) identification (RFID) reader within a venue having a point of sale (POS) lane. In various aspects, a first detector detects a POS lane activity state of the POS lane, where the POS lane activity state comprises an active state or an inactive state. A second detector detects a presence of a person in the POS lane, such that a processor, operatively connected to the first detector and the second detector, activates a first a first RFID reader, the first RFID reader having a reading range that extends over the POS lane, the activation occurring upon an indication by the first detector that the POS lane activity state has the inactive state and upon a further indication by the second detector that the person is present within the POS lane.
US10140827B2	Method and system for processing motion event notifications The disclosed embodiments include a system for processing motion events. The system obtains a video stream from a camera, the video stream corresponding to a field of view of the camera and obtains identification of a spatial zone, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera. For each motion event detected in the video stream: (1) the system determines whether the motion event involves the spatial zone; and (2), in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the spatial zone, the system suppresses a first user notification for the motion event.
US10140820B1	Devices for tracking retail interactions with goods and association to user accounts for cashier-less transactions Devices, systems, and method are provided for tracking items in a store for processing a cashier-less purchase transaction. In one example, a method for tracking items in a physical store for processing cashier-less purchase transactions is provided. The method includes detecting a portable wireless coded communication (WCC) device in the physical store. The WCC device is associated with an on-line account of a shopper. Then, receiving, by a server, sensor data regarding the WCC device, its location in the physical store and proximity to items in the physical store. The method includes receiving, by the server, interaction data of an item on a shelf of the physical store by the shopper using one or more sensors of the physical store and the WCC device to determine that the item is one targeted for purchase. The interaction data is configured to identify a type of said item and add it to an electronic shopping cart of the shopper having the on-line account for processing said cashier-less purchase transactions. The method further includes processing, by the server, an electronic charge to a payment service of the shopper for the item. The WCC device may be a portable device of the user, and an application for said cashier-less purchase transactions can be run by the WCC device or portable device of the user.
US10140815B2	Skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller connected to an application controller, and configured to: communicate application telemetry; communicate an indication to purchase a ticket; display ticket information; communicate an indication to use the ticket; provide the multi-user tournament application; communicate secondary telemetry; receive and display award information; a wager controller connected to the application controller, and constructed to: receive wager request instructions; determine and communicate the wager outcome; and the application controller connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, connected to a session controller, and constructed to: receive application telemetry and the wager outcome; receive indication to purchase the ticket; communicate ticket purchase; receive ticket; receive indication to use the ticket; communicate ticket consumption; receive the secondary telemetry; determine whether an award should be awarded.
US10140811B2	Mobile control for electronic gaming machine and tables Disclosed is a system and method for enhanced mobile control of electronic gaming machines and tables. In one aspect, statistical information is provided to a player in convenient and useful formats. Also disclosed are approaches to providing convenient transactions that a player can employ to fund game play.
US10140810B1	System and method for communicating between a mobile communication device and a gaming device A system and method for communicating between a mobile communication device and a venue apparatus is disclosed herein. The system comprises a mobile communication device, a venue apparatus, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) for a venue. The venue apparatus comprises a beacon for transmitting low energy BLUETOOTH transmissions. The mobile application is configured to verify a transmission from the venue apparatus in a registry when the mobile communication device is within three feet of the venue apparatus.
US10140800B2	Remote configuration of EMV terminals During a device programming technique, a merchant provides account information associated with a smart-card terminal to a portable electronic device (such as a cellular telephone), which is coupled to the smart-card terminal. In response, the portable electronic device provides the account information to a computer remotely located relative to the portable electronic device. Then, the computer provides a merchant identifier and a terminal identifier to the portable electronic device. Next, the portable electronic device provides the merchant identifier and the terminal identifier to the smart-card terminal, thereby facilitating programming of the smart-card terminal.
US10140798B2	Coin tube A coin tube in which coins falling from an upper side are loaded and stored, the coin tube includes: a coin posture conversion unit, configured to convert a falling posture of a coin, at a coin entry port. The coin posture conversion unit has a shape asymmetric to a center line cl in a progressing direction of the coin on the coin posture conversion unit. The coin tube can suppress generation of coin erection.
US10140796B2	Selective seating controller A method, system, and/or computer program product improve a function of a computer used to make a seat in a venue available to a user. One or more processors received a request for a seat at a venue from a user. The processor(s) retrieve a user profile of the user and a seat profile of the seat, and then match features in the user profile to features in the seat profile. The processor(s), in response to the features in the user profile matching the features in the seat profile, store the user profile and the seat profile in a seat control storage device that is solely dedicated to the seat. The processor(s) then direct the user to the seat that is identified in the seat control storage device, where the user is identified by the user profile in the seat control storage device, and where the seat is identified by the seat profile in the seat control storage device.
US10140788B2	Automated engineering order creation A system of one or more processors for creating an engineering order for aircraft from a published, electronic service bulletin is disclosed. The system may include an interface, a database, and an engineering order (EO) module in operative communication with the interface and the database. The EO module may be configured to receive service bulletin data from the interface, access the database, and filter out a plurality of aircraft from the aircraft fleet information in the database based on the service bulletin data. The EO module may be further configured to receive a service bulletin configuration status for the aircraft, and divide the plurality of aircraft into different groups of aircraft based on the service bulletin configuration status for the aircraft. The EO module may be further configured to extract service bulletin data that is applicable to the different groups of aircraft, and generate an engineering order.
US10140784B1	Wireless intra-vehicle communication and information provision by vehicles A vehicle-based system and a method of performing communication include one or more in-vehicle devices configured to obtain data. A controller obtains the data from the one or more in-vehicle devices. A first wireless communication unit associated with one or more of the one or more in-vehicle devices transmits data from the one or more of the one or more in-vehicle devices to the controller wirelessly.
US10140782B2	Vehicle sharing tool based on vehicle condition assessments A method for assessing an operator of a shared vehicle includes receiving a vehicle operator enrollment from a user, wherein the vehicle operator enrollment includes: (i) information identifying a vehicle operated by the user, and (ii) information identifying a shared vehicle. Further, the method includes retrieving condition data corresponding to the vehicle from a condition database, wherein a device inside the vehicle generates at least some of the condition data while the vehicle is being operated by the user, analyzing the condition data to determine a correlation between the user operating the vehicle and a change in a condition of the vehicle, wherein the condition of the vehicle relates to at least one of a quality or a value of the vehicle, and generating a report, wherein the report includes indications of the correlation between the user operating the vehicle and the change in the condition of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes communicating, via the computer network, the report to a remote computing device for presentation to a user.
US10140781B2	Vehicle wireless information system A vehicle wireless information system includes a vehicle, an onboard vehicle computer provided in the vehicle and at least one external access point adapted to wirelessly access the onboard vehicle computer.
US10140780B2	Event-/condition-based machine monitoring for quality inspections Embodiments implement event- and/or condition-based machine monitoring for quality inspection in a manufacturing process. An application receives from a machine, an input comprising event(s) and/or condition(s) potentially affecting product quality. Such an event could be scheduled/unscheduled maintenance of the machine. An exemplary condition could be deviation an operating parameter of the machine that is being monitored. Based upon this input, the engine references a ruleset to output a level of Quality Assurance (QA) product inspection with a changed component (for example, including a more stringent tolerance requirement, an additional inspection step, and/or inspection of larger/additional product lots). Embodiments thus automatically link a rigor of product inspection with changes in machine state having the potential to degrade product quality. The ruleset may be configured to automatically relax the changed quality level where follow-up data indicates that the event(s) and/or condition(s) not to have adversely affected product quality.
US10140775B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An image processing apparatus circuitry receives first image data from a first image capture device of an area adjacent to an automobile and also receives second image data from a second image capture device of the adjacent area. The circuitry combines the first image data with the second image data to form composite image data of a junction region of the at least a portion of the adjacent area. The circuitry changes over time respective image areas taken from the first image capture device and second image capture device to form the composite image data of the junction region.
US10140768B2	Head mounted display, method of controlling head mounted display, and computer program A head mounted display, includes an image display unit enabling the user to visually recognize the virtual image, and an augmented reality processing unit causing the image display unit to form the virtual image including a virtual object displayed additionally to a real object actually existing in the real world, in which the augmented reality processing unit causes the virtual image including the virtual object in a first display aspect to be formed, and then causes the virtual image including the virtual object in a second display aspect to be formed after a predetermined retention time period has elapsed, and in which a degree of the visibility hindrance of the virtual object in the second display aspect for the real object is lower than a degree of the visibility hindrance of the virtual object in the first display aspect for the real object.

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