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US10201338B1	Device for the application of surgical materials to tissue The invention relates to a device comprising a surgical material and a support material and related methods for the application of the surgical material to a wound or surgical site using the device.
US10201336B2	Device and method for delivering a vascular device A device and method for delivering a vascular device to a target site is provided that allows an orientation of the vascular device at the target site to be adjusted by a user. In general, the delivery device includes an outer tubular member, an intermediate tubular member within the outer tubular member, and an inner member that can move axially within the intermediate tubular member. Each of the members defines a proximal end and a distal end. The intermediate and outer tubular members are fixed at their respective proximal ends, but are not fixed at their distal ends. Thus, a torque applied to the proximal end of the intermediate tubular member is at least partially transmitted to the distal end of the intermediate tubular member, allowing the user to rotate an attached vascular device by rotating the proximal end of the intermediate tubular member.
US10201332B1	Device and method of orienting a biopsy device on epithelial tissue In various embodiments of the invention, a tissue biopsy sampling device is located or oriented on a site within a body cavity or canal with a retention device. In various embodiments of the invention, a tissue biopsy sampling device is retained or held in place on a desired specific location on the epithelial tissue with the retention device. In various embodiments of the invention, the epithelial tissue within the cavity or canal is presented to the tissue biopsy sampling device using the retention device. In various embodiments of the invention, the retention device is used to assist withdrawal of the tissue biopsy sampling from within the body cavity or canal.
US10201323B2	Radiation imaging system, control apparatus, control method, and storage medium A radiation imaging system comprising a radiation imaging apparatus and a control apparatus configured to control the radiation imaging apparatus, the control apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control display of an imaging enable screen that enables the radiation imaging apparatus to perform imaging; an operation detection unit configured to detect operation by an operator; and an inhibition unit configured to inhibit a transition to another screen other than the imaging enable screen when the operation detected by the operation detection unit while the imaging enable screen is displayed by the control unit is operation other than operation for finishing a radiation imaging examination.
US10201317B2	Patient support pads for use in detecting lymphedema through X-ray scans A system for detecting lymphedema comprising a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry system and one or more spacer pads disposed within a field of view of the dual energy x-ray absorptiometry system. The dual energy x-ray absorptiometry system comprises an x-ray source and a patient support platform, wherein the patient support platform is configured to receive a patient in a supine position with the x-ray source disposed above the patient support platform. The one or more spacer pads are configured to be positioned between body parts of the patient.
US10201304B2	Measurement of physiological characteristics A system for measuring physiological aspects has a non-invasive monitor configured to generate monitor signals relating to fluid characteristics in the head and body. A computational device is operatively connected to the monitor and is configured to process the monitor signals to generate characterizing data relating to at least one of regional fluid volumes, intra/extracellular fluid volume ratios and blood flow. A data output device is connected to the computational device and is configured to output the characterizing data. A method and a computer program product for recording, measuring, and displaying physiological characteristics are also provided.
US10201300B2	Processor device, endoscope system, operation method for endoscope system An endoscope image input unit 60 receives a current endoscope image signal that is output from an endoscope, which is currently inserted into a subject, and is used to calculate the oxygen saturation. A spectral estimation section 70 generates a spectral estimation image by performing spectral estimation processing on a past endoscope image signal that is obtained during the past endoscope insertion and is different from a signal for oxygen saturation calculation. An oxygen saturation calculation section 74 calculates the current oxygen saturation based on the current endoscope image signal, and calculates the past oxygen saturation based on the spectral estimation image. An oxygen saturation image generation section 80 generates a current oxygen saturation image based on the current oxygen saturation, and generates a past oxygen saturation image based on the past oxygen saturation. A monitor 18 displays the current oxygen saturation image and the past oxygen saturation image.
US10201292B2	Activity monitors An activity monitor that is worn by a user for monitoring water-based activities. The activity monitor includes at least one motion sensor, a water sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor is operable to run an algorithm to calculate activity data based on an output from the motion sensor and to save the activity data to the memory. The processor can be triggered to operate to calculate the activity data and to save it to memory by an output from the water sensor to indicate that the monitor is immersed in water.
US10201289B2	Measuring atrial fibrillation burden using implantable device based sensors An apparatus may include a sensing circuit and an arrhythmia detection circuit. The sensing circuit is configured to generate a sensed physiological signal representative of cardiac activity of a subject. The arrhythmia detection circuit is configured to monitor ventricular depolarization (V-V) intervals using the sensed physiological signal, detect when at least a portion of the V-V intervals satisfies an arrhythmia detection threshold interval, calculate a value of variability of the V-V intervals and calculate a value of variability of a systolic portion of the V-V intervals in response to the detection, and generate an indication of atrial fibrillation (AF) according to a comparison including the value of variability of the V-V intervals and the value of variability of the systolic portion of the V-V intervals and provide the indication to at least one of a user or process.
US10201288B2	Multi-electrode mapping system In some aspects, a method includes measuring unipolar signals at one or more electrodes in response to electrical activity in a heart cavity. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on Laplace's equation, bipolar physiological information at multiple locations of a surface based on the measured unipolar signals and positions of the one or more electrodes with respect to the surface.
US10201277B2	Systems, devices, components and methods for detecting the locations of sources of cardiac rhythm disorders in a patient's heart Disclosed are various examples and embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to detect a location of a source of at least one cardiac rhythm disorder in a patient's heart. In some embodiments, electrogram signals are acquired from inside a patient's heart, and subsequently normalized, adjusted and/or filtered, followed by generating a two-dimensional (2D) spatial map, grid or representation of the electrode positions, processing the amplitude-adjusted and filtered electrogram signals to generate a plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces corresponding at least partially to the 2 D grid, one surface being generated for each or selected discrete times, and processing the plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces through time to generate a velocity vector map corresponding at least partially to the 2 D grid. The resulting velocity vector map is configured to reveal the location of the source of the at least one cardiac rhythm disorder, which may be, by way of example, an active rotor in a patient's myocardium and atrium.
US10201269B2	Apparatus and method for reprocessing a medical device An apparatus and method for reprocessing a medical device includes a decontamination basin, a first flush conduit, a second flush conduit, and a manifold. The first and second flush conduits have respective first and second coupling ports configured to fluidly connect to the medical device positioned within the decontamination basin. The manifold is fluidly connected to the first and second flush conduits and configured to distribute the fluid received therein accordingly. The apparatus also includes a first valve, a second valve, and a primary pump configured to discharge the fluid into the manifold at a predetermined supply flow rate. The first and second valve are positioned respectively in the first and second flush conduits for balancing the respective flow rates discharged therefrom at a first predetermined conduit flow rate and a second predetermined conduit flow rate.
US10201263B2	Adaptive dosing system An adaptive dosing system having a control module, a flow sensor unidirectionally connected to the control module for reporting a volume of a fluid passed through the system, a pump for dosing a required volume of the fluid and being uni-directionally connected to and controlled by the control module and a communication module bi-directionally connected with the control module, the communication module being configured to connect via Internet with an application server and a database server.
US10201256B2	Paper cutting device easy to be disassembled and maintained A paper cutting device includes a support frame, first rotating shaft and cover. The support frame is defined with an accommodation space with a forward opening, and the two ends of the accommodation space are in combination with two side plates in opposite to each other; the first rotating shaft is configured between the two side plates and positioned in the accommodation space, allowing the first rotating shaft to be rotated in the accommodation space; the cover is in movable combination with the two side plates of the support frame and positioned relatively at the forward opening of the accommodation space, the cover adapted to cover the first rotating shaft. Furthermore, a knife assembly is mounted in a breach configured on the first rotating shaft, and protruding shafts configured on the two ends thereof can be slid in corresponding closed annular guide grooves configured on the two side plates.
US10201249B2	Slicer A slicer includes a tubular main body having a handle, with a first open end and a second closed end. A slicer grip includes an interior blade and a shape that mates with the tubular main body. The grip is configured to allow the blade to extend into the tubular main body and to pass along the length of the tubular main body to slice items contained within the tubular main body.
US10201244B2	Packaging system for infant nutritional composition with dosing devices A packaging system for infant nutritional composition with dosing devices (304, 305), comprises a first dosing device (304) for dispensing a first quantity of said infant nutritional composition, said first quantity being adapted to boys, and a second dosing device (305) for dispensing a second quantity of said infant nutritional composition, said second quantity being adapted to girls, said first quantity being different from said second quantity.
US10201243B2	Brewing unti with a water heater A brewing unit includes a brewing chamber with first and second brewing chamber portions movable one with respect to the other, and a water heater. Further, the brewing unit includes a structural frame supporting the two brewing chamber portions, and on which forces generated by the pressurized water in the brewing chamber during brewing are discharged. The structural frame includes two side components arranged sideways of the brewing chamber, and two end components mechanically constrained to the side components. One of the two end components includes the first brewing chamber portion. Further, the side components and the end components form a closed structure, whereto the water heater is in turn constrained independently, with separate constraining members, from the first brewing chamber portion and adjacent thereto, outside the closed structure. The forces generated by the pressurized water in the brewing chamber during brewing are also discharged on the water heater.
US10201241B2	Drink cup lid A package includes a cup for storing liquids and a lid for mounting on a brim of the cup. The lid is formed to include a sipping feature so that a consumer can drink liquid from the cup while the lid is mounted on the brim.
US10201229B2	Patio table that converts into a clothesline The patio table that converts into a clothesline is easily transformed from a patio table into a functional clothesline. The arms, crossbars and clotheslines easily fold out and retract back into the patio table. The patio table may be made out of different materials such as pvc, aluminum, wood or steel. It may be manufactured in different sizes.
US10201228B2	Support bracket A shelving system includes a support post having a mounting surface and a plurality of vertically spaced retention members extending from the mounting surface. A shelf includes a bracket member configured for coupling to a first of the vertically spaced retention members. A support bracket includes an attachment portion configured for coupling to a second of the vertically spaced retention members adjacent the first vertically spaced retention member and a support portion configured for coupling to the bracket member.
US10201218B2	Receptacle having locking handles A receptacle including a wall portion extending from a bottom surface to a rim, the rim having an internal lip extending around the rim, wherein the wall portion includes at least one recessed area to accommodate a side of a user when the user is carrying the receptacle, a first handle operably attached to the receptacle, and a second handle operably attached to the receptacle, wherein the first handle and the second handle releasably engage each other to form a single carrying handle, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.
US10201210B2	Restraint configured to allow relative heel/forefoot motion Shoes and/or shoe elements facilitate natural foot motion and/or reduce forces tending to fight natural foot motion. In at least some such structures, a wearer's heel is secured to the hindfoot region of a shoe (e.g., by a strap system) in a manner that permits heel/forefoot rotation and that allows the lower leg to remain straight. In other structures, a shoe can include a heel supporting component that is separate from a midsole component, and this heel supporting component can move toward the lateral side and/or medial side of the shoe along an interface between the heel supporting component and the midsole component. Other suitable shoe and shoe component structures also are described.
US10201205B2	Helmet liner A helmet liner and a helmet assembly including a liner. A helmet liner includes a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels coupled to and foldable relative to at least one other panel of the plurality of panels at a seam, each of the panels including a gel layer.
US10201200B2	Glove with improved index finger precision made from reinforced multilayer material A glove made from a reinforced multilayer material can prevent cuts and/or abrasions. The glove can include and exterior layer and at least one interior layer, the interior layer consisting of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filaments. While the interior layer can entirely cover a hand of a wearer of the glove, the exterior layer does not cover the index finger of the wearer, such that the wearer's dexterity, precision, and sensitivity in their index finger are improved.
US10201197B2	Knee protection device Disclosed is knee protection equipment including: a unit for resting on the ground, intended to be positioned in the immediate vicinity of the knee, and/or the unit resting on the ground being intended to be positioned level with the tibia; a harness intended to be arranged level with the pelvis; the harness and the unit for resting on the ground being connected by a rigid arm intended to be positioned laterally and externally to the thigh, the equipment being able to pass from a standing position in which the unit for resting on the ground are positioned level with the knee and/or level with the tibia, to a kneeling position in which the unit for resting on the ground bear on the ground and are able to transmit at least part of the vertical load force to the harness.
US10201196B2	Protective sports shin guard A protective shin guard includes a floating knee section attached to a shin section, both sections being formed of a hard outer shell overlying a non-rigid inner padding layer. The hard outer shell of the shin section is defined by a unique pattern of flexible hinges. An alternate embodiment that uses pliable transition inserts is also described. In addition, the shin guard is attached to the leg by a novel strap system including two elastic calf straps and one greater-than 360 degree behind-the-knee compression strap that combine to provide maximum protection to the user's shin and knee while maintaining flexibility.
US10201189B1	Atomization core device and electronic cigarette An atomization core device has an electrode column, a liquid guiding element and a heating wire. The electrode column has a hollow liquid storage chamber. A peripheral wall of the electrode column is provided with a through-hole in communication with the liquid storage chamber. The liquid guiding element and the heating wire wrap around the outer periphery of the electrode column, and the liquid guiding element covers the through-hole. The atomization core can reduce the carbon deposition, increase the life of the heating wire, keep the original taste of the tobacco liquid, and reduce the occurrence of dry heating and leakage.
US10201188B2	Electronic cigarette and method of assembling electronic cigarette Disclosed is an electronic cigarette including a battery connector and a vaporizer connector, wherein the battery connector comprises two recessed L-shaped grooves, and the vaporizer connector comprises two symmetrically-arranged protrusions. After the battery connector has been twist-lock connected with the vaporizer connector, the L-shaped grooves of the battery connector tightly engage with the protrusions of the vaporizer connector, positive and negative electrodes of a battery assembly are electrically connected to two electrodes of a vaporizer electrode assembly.
US10201184B1	Cigar cutter employing magnetic fields A guillotine-style cigar cutter. The cutter includes a body with a central aperture and a pair of blades disposed on opposite sides of the aperture and configured to move translationally across the aperture to cut an end of a cigar in preparation for smoking. Magnets are disposed to each blade to provided movement of the cutter open or closed depending on the orientation of the magnetic poles relative to one another.
US10201183B2	Pipe lighter and tool A standard smoking lighter slides into a hole on top of a plastic sheath so that only the top of the lighter is exposed. The bottom of the sheath has a hammer like protrusion at one end to stuff tobacco or other herb into a pipe. The opposite end of the bottom has a pivot point for a poker which serves to mix the herb and ash within the pipe and/or clean the debris from the pipe. The poker folds up into the sheath when not in use. Thus, a three function pipe tool provides a lighter, a stuffer and a poker.
US10201180B2	Inhibition of undesired sensory effects by the compound camphor A smokeless tobacco product or medicinal nicotine product includes nicotine and camphor dissolved in a non-flavored oily carrier. Preferably, the camphor is present in a concentration ranging from about 600 ppm to about 1300 ppm. Also disclosed are methods of making such products.
US10201171B2	Flow circuit for carbonated beverage machine Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. Carbonating gas can be provided to a tank via the tank outlet, thereby purging at least a portion of a dispense line leading from the tank to a dispensing station. A single pump may be used to deliver liquid to the tank, e.g., for carbonation, and to pump pressurized air to dispense liquid from the tank. A water trap may help remove moisture from carbonating gas.
US10201170B1	Frozen desert holder A frozen desert holder holds flat for carrying in a purse or bag, and includes two opposing flaps which fold out above a handle portion. The handle portion includes a vertical passage for an ice cream stick, and the flaps catch drips which otherwise would fall onto a consumer's hand. The holder may be made from an absorbent biodegradable material having a water impermeable material backing.
US10201165B2	Formulations and methods for antifungal activity from Prunus maackii periderm The present invention describes methods and formulations for protecting plants against various pathogens, involving the use of Prunus maackii materials. In some embodiments the biopesticide formulation comprises of at least one flavonoid such as 3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxyflavone, 3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxyflavanone or 5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavanone. The invention further provides a method of making the biopesticide by extracting a Prunus species with a solvent and formulating the composition using adjuvants, and kits for application of the biopesticide.
US10201161B2	Molluscicidal particle, bait and method of controlling harmful molluscs A molluscicidal particle formed of a solid including at least one metallic compound, including at least one metal selected from the group formed by iron, copper, zinc and aluminum, the solid being suitable for use as an ingested poison for harmful molluscs. The solid includes metaldehyde in a proportion which can vary towards the interior of the solid.
US10201159B2	Fungicidal compositions A composition suitable for control of diseases caused by phytopathogens comprising a mixture of a compound of formula I with two compounds selected from compounds known for their fungicidal activity; and a method of controlling diseases on useful plants.
US10201158B2	Plant disease control composition and method for controlling plant disease by application of same Provided is a plant disease control composition that has a plurality of disease spectra against various plant pathogens and demonstrates superior control effects (synergistic control effects) that cannot be predicted from each component alone. The plant disease control composition comprises as active ingredients thereof at least one quinoline compounds represented by the following general formula: wherein, R1 and R2 represent, for example, optionally substituted alkyl groups or optionally substituted aryl groups, R3 and R4 represent, for example, hydrogen atoms, fluorine atom or methyl group, X represents, for example, a halogen atom or optionally substituted alkyl group, and Y represents a fluorine atom or methyl group, n is 0 to 2 and m is 0 or 1, or a salt thereof (group a), and one or more fungicidal compounds selected from group b.
US10201156B2	Continuous on-line adjustable disinfectant/sanitizer/bleach generator Methods and systems for on-site, continuous generation of peracid chemistry, namely peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions, are disclosed. In particular, an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system is designed for on-site generation of peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions from sugar esters. Methods of using the in situ generated peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions are also disclosed.
US10201143B1	Sweet corn hybrid SVSK5854 and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of corn hybrid SVSK5854 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of corn hybrid SVSK5854 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US10201136B2	Hybrid tomato variety 72-760 RZ The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-760 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-760 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-760 RZ.
US10201134B1	Hydroponic growing system The hydroponic growing system may include a gutter assembly configured to manage flow of a liquid solution to one or more components of the hydroponic growing system. Further, the hydroponic growing system may include at least one growing trough movably engaged to the gutter assembly and configured to hold one or more plants. Moreover, the hydroponic growing system may include an automation assembly movably engaged with the at least one growing trough and configured to move the at least one trough from a first position on the gutter assembly to a second position on the gutter assembly via one or more engagement devices.
US10201123B2	Seed firmer life extender mounting bracket and fastener The present invention involves a seed firmer with a pusher attachment that extends the life of the seed firmer and improved brackets for mounting the same to a planter. The improved brackets allow for different mechanisms of mounting seed firmers to different locations on a planter. The brackets have portions for attaching and mounting to the planter, and a housing for accepting and securing the firmers. The brackets allow for better positioning of firmers on a planter, ease of mounting and/or replacement of firmers, and improved firmer functionality.
US10206310B2	Electronics assemblies incorporating three-dimensional heat flow structures Electronics assemblies incorporating three-dimensional heat flow structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electronics assembly includes a substrate having a surface defining a plane, a heat generating component coupled to the surface of the substrate, a cooling device positioned outside of the plane defined by the surface of the substrate, and a three-dimensional heat flow structure. The three-dimensional heat flow structure includes a first portion thermally coupled to the heat generating component and a second portion extending from the first portion. At least a portion of the first portion is parallel to the plane defined by the substrate. The second portion is transverse to the plane defined by the surface of the substrate. The second portion is thermally coupled to the cooling device such that the three-dimensional heat flow structure thermally couples the heat generating component to the cooling device.
US10206306B2	Rack cover assembly and system A rack cover assembly including a first side cover and a second side cover. The first side cover may include a first tensioner and a first flexible rectangular sheet. The first tensioner may be coupled to the first flexible rectangular sheet at or near a first lateral edge. The first tensioner may include a first tensioner height that is less than a first sheet height between the first top edge and the first bottom edge. The second cover may include a second tensioner and a second flexible rectangular sheet configured to couple with the first flexible rectangular sheet. The second tensioner may be coupled to the second flexible rectangular sheet at or near a second lateral edge. The second tensioner may include a second tensioner height that is less than a second sheet height between the second top edge and the second bottom edge.
US10206303B2	Universal aisle containment column adapter An aisle containment system installed around a pre-existing building column in a data center. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts. A plurality of cabinets are positioned within the frame. Mid-span posts are positioned adjacent building columns located within the frame. The mid-span posts support the wall beams on one side of the frame. A containment column adapter is secured to one of the wall beams and one of the mid-span posts. The containment column adapter seals the gaps between the building column and the wall beam within the frame of the aisle containment system.
US10206298B2	Witness layers for glass articles Glass articles having a base layer formed of glass and having a first compressive stress, an adjacent compression layer formed in the glass and having a second compressive stress, and a witness layer formed in the glass adjacent the compression layer and having a third compressive stress. The first, second and third compressive stresses all differing from one another. The witness layer also having a higher index of refraction than an index of refraction for the base or compression layers. Methods for manufacturing and methods of quality control that include the use of the witness layer are also disclosed.
US10206283B1	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first wiring substrate having a first main surface, first conductive contacts, each of which is provided upright on the first main surface, has a U-shape opening toward a side of the first wiring substrate, and comprises a first contact part extending toward the side of the first wiring substrate, a second wiring substrate having a second main surface, second conductive contacts, each of which is provided upright on the second main surface, has a U-shape opening toward a side of the second wiring substrate, and comprises a second contact part extending toward the side of the second wiring substrate and being in contact with the first contact part, and, third conductive contacts, each of which has a U-shape opening toward the conductive contacts and is configured to sandwich the first and second contact parts and to fix the first and second wiring substrates.
US10206278B2	Interface for limiting substrate damage due to discrete failure An apparatus is provided with a component configured with an interface comprising a resilient material. In a first state, the component is mechanically and/or electrically attached to a substrate. Exposure of the interface to the temperature that meets or exceeds the transition temperature of interface causes the resilient material to undergo a state change. The state change of the interface alters the position of the component, including separation of the component from the substrate. The separation disrupts the attachment thereby mitigating damage to the substrate and/or component.
US10206277B2	Gradient encapsulant protection of devices in stretchable electronics In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for gradient encapsulant protection of devices in stretchable electronic. For instance, in accordance with one embodiment, there is an apparatus with an electrical device on a stretchable substrate; one or more stretchable electrical interconnects coupled with the electrical device; one or more electrical components electrically coupled with the electrical device via the one or more stretchable electrical interconnects; and a gradient encapsulating material layered over and fully surrounding the electrical device and at least a portion of the one or more stretchable electrical interconnects coupled thereto, in which the gradient encapsulating material has an elastic modulus greater than the stretchable substrate and in which the elastic modulus of the gradient encapsulating material is less than the electrical device. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
US10206266B2	Methods and devices for auto-calibrating light dimmers An automated dimming load controller automatically measures the relationship between the current draw and the dimmer setting for each light or group of lights connected to the load controller. Once measured, the relationship between the current draw and the dimmer setting can be used to enable the dimmer controller to adjust the lights between their minimum and maximum effective illumination. This automatic setting of the dimmer controller may be performed regularly to accommodate changes in performance or replacement of any of the connected lights, drivers or ballasts.
US10206261B2	LED circuit with color temperature adjustment An LED circuit with color temperature adjustment comprises a first LED string, a resistor, and a second LED string. The first LED string has a first color temperature. The resistor is connected in series with the first string. The second LED string has a second color temperature. The first LED string is connected in parallel with the second LED string. The second color temperature is higher than the first color temperature. The integrated color temperature of the first LED string and the second LED string increases when the total current of the first LED string and the second LED string increases. The present disclosure not only can provide an LED circuit with color temperature adjustment, but also can provide an LED circuit which can adjust the color temperature by the combinations of the LED strings connected in parallel or series.
US10206260B2	Control device having buttons with multiple-level backlighting A control device may have a plurality of buttons that may be backlit to multiple levels, such as first, second, and third adjacent buttons positioned in order, and first, second, and third LEDs positioned to illuminate a respective button. The control device may be configured to illuminate the first LED to a first LED illumination intensity to illuminate the respective button to a first surface illumination intensity; illuminate the third LED to a second LED illumination intensity to illuminate the respective button to a second surface illumination intensity; and illuminate the second LED to a third LED illumination intensity to illuminate the respective button to the second surface illumination intensity. The third LED illumination intensity may be less than the second LED illumination intensity, which may be less than the first LED illumination intensity, and the second surface illumination intensity may be less than the first surface illumination intensity.
US10206258B2	Pulse width modulation pattern generator circuit, corresponding device and method A circuit includes: a plurality of memory locations configured to store pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generation data, the memory locations being arranged in N sets of memory locations, each including i channel memory locations, each channel memory location being configured to store a respective duty-cycle value for a respective one of N PWM modulation patterns; a selection circuit configured to selectively access a selected set of the sets of memory locations; a buffer circuit configured to store the PWM signal generation data from the channel memory locations of the selected set; and a finite state machine configured to receive PWM signal generation input data indicative of a plurality of PWM modulation patterns with a respective plurality of duty-cycle values, the finite state machine configured to activate the selection circuit to load the PWM signal generation data from the channel memory locations of the selected set to the buffer circuit.
US10206255B1	Intellectual control system having dimming and color temperature regulating functions An intellectual control system includes a power supply input terminal, a primary controller, a controller signal terminal, a detector, a current output terminal and an LED module. The power supply input terminal, the primary controller the controller signal terminal and the detector are connected serially. The primary controller includes a function switch which is connected with the LED module through the current output terminal. The primary controller outputs a regulated low-voltage direct-current to the LED module. The LED module includes at least two LEDs having different color temperatures. The LED module has a whole color temperature that is regulated by changing an input current of the at least two LEDs of the LED module. The function switch of the primary controller adjusts a working state of the LED module. The detector includes a human body sensor and an optical sensor.
US10206250B2	Food heater In one aspect, the present invention provides a consumer appliance that uses RF energy to heat foods stored in a container that is suitable for RF heating.
US10206248B2	Heated underbody warming systems with electrosurgical grounding Embodiments include a heated underbody support with electrosurgical grounding, such as a heated mattress, heated mattress overlay, or heated pad for supporting a person. The heated underbody support may include a flexible heating element formed of a sheet of conductive or semi-conductive material, a first bus bar along a first edge of the heating element adapted to receive a supply of electrical power, a second bus bar extending along the second edge of the heating element, and a temperature sensor. The heated underbody support may include a layer of compressible material adapted to conform to the person under pressure from the person resting upon the support located beneath the heating element. A water resistant shell may encase the heating element, the first and second bus bars, and the temperature sensor. A return electrode wire may be electrically connected to the flexible heating element to connect to an electrosurgical generator.
US10206247B2	Closed loop temperature controlled circuit to improve device stability An integrated circuit is provided having an active circuit. A heating element is adjacent to the active circuit and configured to heat the active circuit. A temperature sensor is also adjacent to the active circuit and configured to measure a temperature of the active circuit. A temperature controller is coupled to the active circuit and configured to receive a temperature signal from the temperature sensor. The temperature controller operates the heating element to heat the active circuit to maintain the temperature of the active circuit in a selected temperature range.
US10206241B2	Session management The invention relates to a solution for controlling of a mobile terminal to request an establishment of a packet data network connection to a public land mobile network. A method according to the solution comprises: receiving (310), in a network element, a packet data network connection re-quest from the mobile terminal (150); generating (320), by the network element, a response message rejecting the packet data network connection request, wherein the response message comprises information element indicating if the rejection is applicable in at least one other public land mobile network than the one into which the mobile terminal (150) is registered to; and transmitting (330) the generated message to the mobile terminal (150). The invention also relates to a network element and a system implementing at least part of the method.
US10206234B2	D2D communication control method, D2D communication method, and apparatuses thereof A device to device (D2D) communication control method, a D2D communication method, and apparatuses thereof are provided. A method comprises: in response to that at least one party in both parties of communication has a directional transmission capability, determining to establish a D2D communication link using directional transmission; and determining a power control strategy associated with the directional transmission of the D2D communication link. Possible directional D2D transmission can be considered according to directional transmission capability of at least one party in both parties of communication, and a power control strategy specific to the directional D2D transmission can be made, thereby having higher flexibility, and being conducive to suppressing interference more effectively.
US10206233B2	Method and apparatus for automatic switching between devices The present invention relates to an automatic switching method. A device according to an embodiment of the present invention is an automatic switching device in a second device, which comprises a controller for enabling the second device, together with a first device, to perform a terminal discovery and a service discovery, transmit a connection request message including a continuous connection field and an automatic connection mode from the second device, and receive a particular service from the first device on the basis of the information included in the connection request message, wherein the continuous connection field includes a service identifier.
US10206228B2	Network routing system, method, and computer program product A method, system, or computer program product to enhance the performance of multi-hop cellular networks or other wireless networks is provided. A wireless device (e.g., cellular telephone) is able to communicate with a base-station in a cell of the cellular network over a non-cellular interface via another wireless device in the cell through the use of multi-hopping. By enabling wireless devices to communicate with a base station in such a manner, the effective coverage area of the cellular network is expanded and the effective capacity of the cellular network is improved. Distributed routing, device management, adaptive scheduling, and distributed algorithms can be used to enhance the overall performance of multi-hop cellular networks.
US10206207B2	Error control method, medium access control (MAC) frame designing method, and terminal registration method in wireless communication system, and recording medium The MAC frame in a wireless communication system includes a terminal ID allocated to each of multiple terminals. At least one connection ID is allocated to each terminal having the terminal ID, and sub-carrier allocation information is allocated to each connection having the connection ID. The sub-carrier allocation information includes a sub-carrier allocation status for each sub-carrier, and the number of allocated information bits for each sub-carrier. The sub-carrier allocation status and the number of allocated information bits for each sub-carrier can be allocated, by sub-carriers, to the sub-carrier allocation information using a same number of bits; or the information on the sub-carrier allocation status is first allocated to the sub-carrier allocation information and the number of allocated information bits for each sub-carrier is allocated.
US10206204B2	Aircraft web content communications system with air-to-ground and satellite links and associated methods A communications system is for an aircraft carrying at least some personnel having PEDs, and the communications system may include a ground-based communications network, and a satellite-based communications network. The system may include at least one access point in the aircraft for providing a wireless local area network (WLAN) within the aircraft to receive a web content request from a given PED and transmit corresponding web content to the given PED. An air-to-ground communications device in the aircraft may cooperate with the at least one access point for sending the web content request to the ground-based communications network defining a return link. Further, a satellite communications device in the aircraft may cooperate with the at least one access point for receiving the corresponding web content from the satellite-based communications network defining a forward link.
US10206189B2	Narrowband LTE cell search Systems and methods relating to a narrowband Primary Synchronization Signal (NB-PSS) and a narrowband Secondary Synchronization Signal (NB-SSS) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a base station in a wireless network comprises a processor and storage that stores instructions executable by the processor whereby the base station is operable to transmit a NB-PSS and a NB-SSS in a narrowband portion of a downlink system bandwidth. The NB-PSS and the NB-SSS are transmitted such that more than two occurrences of the NB-PSS and more than two occurrences of the NB-SSS are transmitted over a defined time interval, each occurrence of the NB-PSS is transmitted over multiple contiguous Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and each occurrence of the NB-SSS is transmitted over multiple contiguous OFDM symbols, and each occurrence of the NB-SSS provides an indication of a location of the occurrence of the NB-SSS within the defined time interval.
US10206187B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data using a multi-carrier in a mobile communication system The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting data using a multi-carrier in a mobile communication system. The method of transmitting data in user equipment of a wireless communication system using a carrier aggregation technique according to an embodiment of the present invention includes setting secondary cells included in an S-TAG (Secondary-Timing Advance Group) configured of only secondary cells (SCells), deactivating a downlink timing reference cell in the S-TAG; determining whether other activated secondary cells exist besides the deactivated downlink timing reference cell in the S-TAG, and when the other activated secondary cells exist in the S-TAG, setting one of the other activated secondary cells as a new downlink timing reference cell. According to the present invention, uplink transmission speed can be increased in the user equipment and user QoS can be improved by transmitting data using one or more uplink carriers in the terminal.
US10206184B2	Power headroom report in a wireless device with carrier aggregation A wireless device transmits a power headroom report media access control control element (PHR MAC CE). The PHR MAC CE comprises a presence field comprising a plurality of presence bits. The presence field is of a fixed size of one octet when up to seven of the one or more secondary cells are each configured with a cell index having a value between one and seven. The presence field is of a fixed size of four octets when the one or more secondary cells comprise more than seven secondary cells with configured uplinks.
US10206182B2	Mobile station, base station, methods for transmitting and receiving power headroom report, and computer readable medium A mobile station (1) has a capability to communicate with a base station (2) simultaneously using activated first and second uplink carriers. The mobile station (1) is configured to transmit a power headroom report to the base station (2). The power headroom report includes an information element (ΔPPUSCH) indicating a power difference between first maximum transmission power of the mobile station (1) for the first uplink carrier and second maximum transmission power of the mobile station (1) for the second uplink carrier. It is thus, for example, possible to provide improvement of power headroom reporting (PHR) suitable for uplink carrier aggregation.
US10206178B2	Methods and apparatus for using IRC receiver selectively by a user equipment Provided are a method of selectively using an interference rejection combining (IRC) receiver by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus supporting the same. The UE may calculate a dominant interferer proportion (DIP) estimation parameter based on a covariance matrix, may estimate a DIP based on the DIP estimation parameter, and may determine whether to use the IRC receiver based on the estimated DIP and a DIP threshold.
US10206176B2	Efficient coding switching and modem resource utilization in wireless communication systems Concepts and examples pertaining to efficient coding switching and modem resource utilization in wireless communication systems are described. A processor of a modem of a user equipment (UE), configured with at least a first-capacity decoder and at least a second-capacity decoder, receives a common virtual carrier (CVC), a dedicated virtual carrier (DVC), or both. The CVC contains common information shared by multiple UEs, control information for the UE, and/or data information related to first data destined for the UE. The DVC contains control information for the UE, the first data, or a combination thereof. The first-capacity decoder decodes data of a small size up to a low data rate. The second-capacity decoder decodes data of a large size up to a high data rate. The processor determines whether to decode the first data using the first-capacity decoder or the second-capacity decoder based on the data information in the CVC.
US10206173B2	Wi-fi low energy preamble This disclosure relates to low energy communication techniques. According to some embodiments, a wireless transmission may be received by a wireless device. The wireless transmission may include a physical layer (PHY) preamble and PHY data. The PHY preamble may include destination information indicating a destination and length information indicating a length (or duration) of the wireless transmission. The destination and length information may be included prior to a portion of the PHY preamble configured for channel estimation. The wireless device may determine whether the wireless transmission is destined to the wireless device based on the destination information. If the wireless transmission is not destined to the wireless device, the wireless device may drop a remainder of the wireless transmission.
US10206172B2	Power save method and station device A power save method and a station device. The method includes: confirming, by a STA, according to a frame type identifier in a received frame, that the frame is an NDPA frame, and obtaining a STA AID in a STA information field in the NDPA frame; comparing, by the STA, its STA AID with the obtained STA AID, and determining whether its STA AID is the same as the obtained STA AID; and when the STA determines that its STA AID is different from the obtained STA AID, allowing the STA to enter a doze state. The method reduces the power consumption during the TXOP period and saves resources.
US10206169B2	Energy efficient downlink scheduling in LTE-advanced networks A method is provided for performing downlink scheduling in Long Term Evolution-Advanced networks. The method includes assigning resource blocks and transmission modes to users such that (i) each of the users that is assigned at least one of the resource blocks is assigned only one transmission mode chosen from a finite set of transmission modes, (ii) a sum of normalized costs across all of the resource blocks that are assigned to the users is less than unity. The method further includes incorporating a resource block and transmission mode assignment for a user into downlink scheduler of a base station to cause the downlink scheduler to perform downlink scheduling in accordance with the resource block and transmission mode assignment.
US10206167B2	Method, apparatus and system for rendering an information bearing function of time An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for partitioning an energy or power source. The energy source may be, for example, a battery or batteries or other power supply or power supplies for an electronic device, such as a cell phone, or mobile device. The energy source (battery for example), or power supply, provides power to a cell phone, or mobile device or any other load or power consuming device. Partitioning this energy source is a technique for controlling its operation so that power is provided to the power consuming device, such as a cell phone more efficiently, thereby extending the length of time the phone can be used between re-charging.
US10206159B2	Display generating device to display multi-hop network A display generating device includes a display screen generator generating a display screen showing connection status between each wireless communication device in a wireless network in which a plurality of the wireless communication devices operate in an autonomous and distributed manner, and a detector detecting an operation of changing connection status performed by a user via the display screen generated by the display screen generator, wherein, when the operation of changing connection status is detected by the detector, the display generating device performs a change process of reflecting the content of the operation of changing connection status.
US10206156B2	Radio access management system A radio access management system includes a radio access network including a number of base stations; a backhaul network to which the base stations are connected via backhaul links, and a backhaul resource controller configured to acquire information about both the load of the radio access network and of the backhaul network and to at least one of suggest or enforce handovers of user terminals connected to the base stations based on the acquired load information. The backhaul resource controller is connected via a first interface to a local cluster of base stations, wherein the local cluster of base stations includes at least a subset of the base stations.
US10206139B2	Method and device for data shunting The present invention provides a method and device for data shunting and relates to the technical field of communications. The present invention solves the problem that the requirements for the Service Quality can not be satisfied, because the shunted data can't be transmitted in the shunting network based on appointed Service Quality; and the reliability of data transmission and the system resource utilization are decreased. The method concretely comprises the following steps: the first network device of the first network determines the second Quality of Service parameter of the second network according to the first Quality of Service parameter of data to be transmitted in the first network; the first network device transmits some or all of data to be transmitted to the second network device of the second network according to the second Quality of Service parameter. The method can be applied to data shunting.
US10206129B2	Cellular range expansion of base station Technologies generally described herein relate to connection of a mobile device to a base station in a wireless communication system. Example mobile devices may include a receiver, a data communication module, a switch module, and a signal consolidator. The receiver may be configured to receive, from a base station through a cellular band, a first control signal including control information regarding the base station. The data communication module may be configured to communicate with the base station through a non-cellular band. The switch module may be coupled to the receiver and to the data communication module, and configured to determine that a power level of the first control signal is higher than a first threshold value and activate the data communication module in response to the determination. The data communication module may be further configured to receive a second control signal including the control information from the base station through the non-cellular band. The signal consolidator may be coupled to the receiver and the data communication module, and configured to obtain the control information regarding the base station from at least one of the received first control signal or the received second control signal.
US10206128B2	Communication system, apparatus and related methods of operation A communication network system and related devices and method of monitoring in a mobile radio communications network environment direct communications between first and second mobile communication devices to provide to the network an indication of link-quality of the direct communication, wherein the network is arranged to configure at least one of the mobile radio communication devices with a link-quality parameter reference value, the said at least one mobile radio communications device can report to the network if it determines, relative to the said reference value, that the link-quality of the direct communication is insufficient, and if required the network can subsequently control communication between the said first and second mobile radio communication devices responsive to the reporting the received from the said at least one mobile radio communications device, or the network can employ the reporting from the said at least one mobile radio communications device for network planning/optimization purposes.
US10206125B2	Self organizing radio access network in a software defined networking environment A self organizing network within a software defined networking environment is provided to allow for fast updating of radio access network parameters which enables optimization algorithms to converge on optimized configurations very quickly. The self organizing network is enabled by providing a self organizing network manager plug-in within a software defined networking environment that interfaces with a radio access network plug-in via a service abstraction layer to quickly obtain base station device parameters, iteratively adjust the base station device parameters to obtain optimized radio access network configurations to mitigate outages, reduce power consumption, manage load, or provide other benefits.
US10206124B1	Method and apparatus for bidirectional modem Many applications used in communication systems involve bidirectional data transfer. In bidirectional data transfer applications, a client terminal has to turn on its hardware components such as transmitter at the time of transmitting the data and the receiver at the time of receiving the data. When the transmission and reception of data happens at different time instances, the client terminal has to turn on and off the transmitter, the receiver and other modules at separate time instances. This may lead to increased power consumption. A method and apparatus are disclosed for the modem in a client terminal that bring the transmission and the reception instances close to each other or overlap with each other when performing bidirectional communication. This may reduce the rate at which the client terminal has to turn on and off its transmitter, receiver and other modules which may in turn reduce its power consumption.
US10206116B2	Radio base station, user terminal, radio communication system and radio communication method The present invention is designed to set forth a method that can prevent demodulation errors in user terminals and make maximum use of resources when data transmission is carried out by using only part of the OFDM symbols in subframes. A user terminal according to an example of the present invention has a receiving section that receives information about the number of symbols used in a given subframe of a carrier where LBT (Listen Before Talk) is configured, in the carrier, and a control section that controls a receiving process in the given subframe based on the information about the number of symbols used.
US10206114B2	Mobile system including firmware verification function and firmware update method thereof Provided are a method of updating firmware of a device, a device, and a mobile system including the device. The method includes: receiving, from a host, a first hash value and a signature, the first hash value corresponding to a firmware image at the host; performing a pre-verify operation for at least one of integrity verification and signature certification on the firmware image using the received first hash value and the received signature; receiving the firmware image from the host according to a result of the pre-verify operation; and obtaining a second hash value from the received firmware image to perform a post-verify operation for at least one of integrity verification and signature certification on the received firmware image.
US10206111B2	Wireless local area network user-side device and information processing method The present invention relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a wireless local area network (WLAN) user-side device and an information processing method, to resolve a problem that user equipment (UE) cannot accurately select a WLAN network because current network information of a WLAN is not complete. Embodiments of the present invention provide a WLAN user-side device, including: a first processing module, configured to receive network class information of a WLAN sent by a WLAN network-side device, and a second processing module, configured to determine, according to the network class information received by the first processing module, a manner of using the WLAN by UE corresponding to the user-side device. Because the user-side device obtains the network class information of the WLAN, the user-side device can determine, according to the network class information of the WLAN, the manner of using the WLAN by the UE.
US10206100B2	Secure context sharing for priority calling and various personal safety mechanisms The present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing a secure context exchange cloud service which enables context information to be shared among devices, and providing a safety application which utilizes the context information being shared. In one example, the context exchange cloud service provides secure exchange of the context information, which in turn enables a safety application to enhance personal safety.
US10206090B2	Method and device for searching for available device in M2M environment The present invention relates to a method and a device for searching for an available device in an M2M environment. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an M2M node constituting an M2M system, which includes a request node for transmitting a search request message and a target node for providing a search result, comprises: a discovery unit for receiving the search request message from the request node and receiving, from the target node, the search result including an application resource; a communication management/delivery handling unit for transmitting the received message to the target node when the received message indicates a search of available applications; and a control unit for controlling the discovery unit and the communication management/delivery handling unit so as to perform the search by using the state information of the application resource.
US10206086B2	Addition of secondary endpoint based on message reply A method for adding an additional endpoint for a service based on a short messaging service (SMS) message may include receiving a request to add a second user equipment (UE) as an additional endpoint for a service associated with a first UE, and generating a transaction identifier in response to receiving the request. The method may include sending a command to provide a short message service (SMS) message to the first UE requesting permission to add the second UE as the additional endpoint, and receiving a message granting permission to add the second UE as the additional endpoint, where the message may include a network identifier assigned to the first UE. The method may include generating credential(s) for authorizing the second UE to access the service, and may then provide the credential(s) to the second UE.
US10206080B2	Method for transmitting or receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor A method for transmitting an uplink signal by a user equipment on a carrier where multiple subbands, each having different subcarrier spacing, are multiplexed may include: generating M modulated symbols by modulating uplink data; repeating the M modulated symbols in both upper and lower frequency blocks, which are adjacent to a predetermined frequency block for the M modulated symbols and have the same size as that of the predetermined frequency block; obtaining a tapered pulse by multiplying a total of 3M modulated symbols, which are a result of the repetition, and a total of 3M windowing weight values in an element-wise manner; and transmitting the tapered pulse after performing an inverse Fourier transform, wherein the user equipment can restrict leakage power to subbands unsynchronized with its operating subband to be equal to or lower than a threshold by adjusting a tapering length of the tapered pulse.
US10206073B2	Method and apparatus for performing call switching A call switching method and a mobile device are provided that rapidly and conveniently switch calls. The method includes performing a first operation; receiving an event for a second operation that is different from the first operation, while the first operation is being performed; detecting a movement of the mobile device; and performing the second operation, based on determining that the detected movement satisfies a condition.
US10206062B2	Providing hotspots to user devices within server-controlled zones A user installs a hotspot alert application on their mobile device. The application employs the location technology of the user device to transmit the location of the device, and thus the location of the user. The location can be transmitted to a server located in a hotspot tracking system. By establishing the location of the user, the server may search for hotspots on a database stored on the system. The server establishes the dimensions of a hotspot zone around the user's location and transmits the hotspots and the zone dimensions to the application on the user device. The application monitors the location of the user device and deliver's configured alerts to the user when approaching a hotspot. When the device leaves a zone or remains idle for a configured amount of time, the device requests and receives an updated zone of hotspots.
US10206058B2	Determining location via current and previous wireless signal attributes Determining a location of a user device comprises a wireless system supported by wireless access points receiving signals from a user device. The wireless system estimates a location of the user device based on a coarse calculation based on an angle of arrival of the received signal and determines if the user device is in an area under an access point. The wireless system identifies received signal strength indicator values for the user device and uses the values and the calculated location of the user device to improve calibration of a received signal strength location model. If the system determines that the user is not in the area under the access point, the wireless system combines the coarse calculation location, a received signal strength determined location, and a previous received signal strength determined location, and estimates a location based on the combined calculations.
US10206054B2	Compatible multi-channel coding/decoding In processing a multi-channel audio signal having at least three original channels, a first downmix channel and a second downmix channel are provided, which are derived from the original channels. For a selected original channel of the original channels, channel side information are calculated such that a downmix channel or a combined downmix channel including the first and the second downmix channels, when weighted using the channel side information, results in an approximation of the selected original channel. The channel side information and the first and second downmix channels form output data to be transmitted to a decoder, which, in case of a low level decoder only decodes the first and second downmix channels or, in case of a high level decoder provides a full multi-channel audio signal based on the downmix channels and the channel side information. Since the channel side information only occupy a low number of bits, and since the decoder does not use dematrixing, an efficient and high quality multi-channel extension for stereo players and enhanced multi-channel players is obtained.
US10206050B2	Audio assist system for pairing between a hearing aid and audio system The invention relates to an audio assist system, comprising a hearing aid, an external handheld device and an audio system comprising a Bluetooth audio transmitter, wherein the hearing aid comprises a Bluetooth receiver. The hearing aid and the external handheld device are temporarily connected via a wireless data link, and both the audio system and the external handheld device each comprise an infrared receiver and/or transmitter for establishing an at least unidirectional IR link between the external handheld device and the audio system. The external handheld device is adapted to transmit an automatic Bluetooth pairing trigger signal to the hearing aid via the wireless data link, when the external handheld device receives and/or transmits an IR signal via the IR link from or to the audio system, respectively, and the hearing aid is configured to perform Bluetooth pairing with the Bluetooth audio transmitter in response to receiving the automatic Bluetooth pairing trigger signal from said external handheld device.
US10206048B2	Hearing device comprising a feedback detector The application relates to a hearing device comprising a) first and second input transducers for picking up sound signals from the environment and providing first and second electric input signals, b) a first and signal strength detectors for providing signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signal, the first input transducer being located at or behind an ear of the user, and the second input transducer being located at or in an ear canal of the user. The hearing device further comprises c) a signal processing unit providing a processed signal based on the first and second electric input signals, and d) an output unit comprising an output transducer for converting the processed signal or a signal originating therefrom to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound. The hearing device further comprises e) a feedback detector comprising e1) a comparison unit operationally coupled to the first and second signal strength detectors and configured to compare the signal strength estimates of the first and second electric input signals and to provide a signal strength comparison measure indicative of the difference between the signal strength estimates, and e2) a decision unit for providing a feedback measure indicative of current acoustic feedback from the output transducer to the first and/or second input transducers based on the comparison measure. In an embodiment, the feedback measure is used to control processing in the signal processing unit, e.g. a beamformer unit and/or a feedback cancellation system, and/or an amplification unit. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing aids, in particular hearing aids comprising an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of a user and a BTE-part adapted for being located at or behind an ear or the user.
US10206045B2	Sound transducer for insertion in an ear The invention relates to a sound transducer for producing sound vibrations, which can be inserted in an ear and can be used in particular for an implantable hearing aid. The sound transducer has at least one carrier layer and at least one piezoelectric layer, as a result of which a deflection via a bimorph principle is achieved, or a deflection can be detected by picking up a voltage.
US10206043B2	Method and apparatus for audio pass-through Methods and apparatuses for audio pass-through are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of operating a wearable audio device may involve receiving an ambient audio signal, detecting a first audio signal from within the received ambient audio signal, and determining that the first audio signal meets a first metric for pass-through to a user of the wearable audio device. The first metric may be indicative of a first priority level of the first audio signal to the user. The method may further involve isolating the first audio signal based on filtering the ambient audio signal in response to determining that the first audio signal meets the first metric and adjusting playback of the isolated first audio signal for the user via a speaker.
US10206040B2	Microphone array for generating virtual sound field Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein include generating a virtual sound field based on data from an ambisonic recording device. The ambisonic device records sound of a surrounding environment using at least four microphones having a tetrahedral orientation. An omnidirectional microphone having an audio-isolated portion can be used to isolate sound from a particular direction. Sound received from the plurality of microphones can be used to generate a virtual sound field. The virtual sound field include a dataset indicating a pressure signal and a plurality of velocity vectors. The ambisonic recording device can include a wide angle camera and generate wide angle video corresponding to the virtual sound field.
US10206039B1	Electronic device and method for receiving audio signal by using communication configuration information of external electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an interface circuitry configured to couple with a first external electronic device through a wired communication link, a wireless communication circuitry, and a processor. The processor is configured to, in response to being coupled with the first external electronic device through the interface circuitry by the wired communication link, receive at least partial audio data that a second external electronic device has transmitted to the first external electronic device through a first wireless communication link, and in response to the wired communication link with the first external electronic device being disconnected, receive at least partial audio data that the second external electronic device has transmitted to the first external electronic device through the first wireless communication link, by using configuration information corresponding to the first wireless communication link, and output an audio signal corresponding to the at least partial audio data.
US10206036B1	Method and apparatus for sound source location detection A method of detecting respective source locations of sounds in an audio signal. The method includes receiving the audio signal via a horizontal set of microphones and a vertical set of microphones. The respective source locations of the sounds in the audio signal are determined by analyzing the audio signal. Analysis is conducted with respect to the horizontal set of microphones and with respect to the vertical set of microphones, to determine a respective horizontal direction to the respective source locations of the sounds, and determine a respective vertical direction to the respective source locations of the sounds. The distance is calculated between the respective source locations of the sounds and the horizontal set of microphones and the vertical set of microphones.
US10206035B2	Simultaneous solution for sparsity and filter responses for a microphone network Placement of microphones and design of filters in a microphone network are solved simultaneously. Using filterbanks with multiple sub-channels for each microphone, the design of the filter response is solved simultaneously with placement. By using an objective function that penalizes the number of sub-channels in any solution, only some of many possible sub-channels and corresponding microphones and filters are selected while also solving for the filter responses for the selected sub-channels. For a given target location, the location of the microphones and the filter responses to beamform are optimized.
US10206027B2	Speakers and headphones related to vibrations in an audio system, and methods for operating same A speaker assembly includes a support structure and a tactile vibrator coupled to the support structure. The tactile vibrator includes a plurality of rigid members coupled to a plurality of suspension members. Each rigid member of the plurality of rigid members has at least one magnetic member coupled thereto for generating tactile vibrations during operation of the speaker assembly. A headphone includes the speaker assembly. A method of operating a speaker assembly includes driving a tactile vibrator having a plurality of magnetic members coupled to a plurality of rigid members and a plurality of suspension members to cause tactile vibrations in the speaker assembly.
US10206025B2	System with wireless earphones Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor circuit receives, via adapter, and processes digital audio content from personal digital audio player into which adapter is plugged, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the received audio content from the personal digital audio player. In second operational mode, wireless communication circuit receives digital audio content from a remote digital audio source over a wireless network, processor circuit processes the digital audio content received from remote digital audio source, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the audio content received from the remote digital audio source.
US10206015B2	System and method for vehicle data communication A system within an environment of a vehicle in which one or more electronic control unit(s) (ECU) having its own communications protocol stack (e.g., a TCP/IP stack) can communicate with an ECU gateway that functions as a component of an infotainment system. Each ECU can thereby publish its own data in real time, through an Internet (or similar) connection in the infotainment system, to a broker that can store the data from all connected ECUs of a plurality of vehicles. A backend system can subscribe to certain published data feeds (e.g., all ECU-2 and ECU-3 data from every 2010 model vehicle, or all ECU-2 data from every vehicle) via the broker to pull a specific subset of available data for analysis and/or visualization. The present invention enables users of a backend system to query for data from vehicles that are not connected to the Internet in real time.
US10206009B2	Contents processing device and contents processing system There is provided a contents processing device of a contents processing system having a plurality of contents input units including network input units, a plurality of contents output units that is related to a plurality of zones and outputs the contents to the plurality of zones, respectively, an NET selector for outputting the contents input into the network input units to a specific contents output unit of the plurality of contents output units, and an NET selector controller for, when a receiving unit receives the contents reproduction notification, controlling an operation of the NET selector according to a predetermined NET selector procedure so that a user's estimated reproduction requirement is satisfied.
US10206006B2	Rules-based content management Techniques for rules-based content management are provided. Video on demand content is collected from a variety of sources. Business rules embedded within metadata can be retrieved where the business rules control processing and delivery of the video on demand content. The video on demand content may be selectively packaged in response to the business rules and the metadata to generate packaged video on demand content. A server can distribute the packaged video on demand content to devices. A priority for processing the packaged video on demand content can be based on a quality of service parameter and based on the metadata, the business rules, and a license embedded within the metadata where the license describes the priority. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10206001B2	Technological facilitation of virtual in-venue experience for remote spectator(s) of an event A virtual in-venue experience is provided to a remote spectator receiving one or more sets of audio visual (AV) feeds of an event, a set of the feeds including a primary and one or more secondary AV feeds. The secondary AV feed(s) provides supplemental content to the main content provided by the primary AV feed, and includes peripheral field of view audio visual content for the set. The set of feeds may be captured from a respective location within the venue. The primary audio visual feed is displayed for view by the remote spectator, and in association with display of the primary feed, the secondary audio visual feed(s) is displayed in a peripheral field of view of the remote spectator. The secondary AV feed(s) provides the remote user with peripheral AV content at the respective location within the venue, thereby enhancing the in-venue experience for the remote spectator.
US10206000B2	Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, and a program which are configured to provide application programs to be executed in response to AV content. The receiving apparatus includes: a receiving block; a trigger acquisition block; an application acquisition block; and a control block. The control block acquires trigger information and, on the basis of a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, acquires a data broadcast application from an application server on the Internet or a data broadcast application transmitted as NRT content of an NRT service using a FLUTE session by referencing an FDT identified by an SMT and an NRT-IT. In accordance with a command obtained from the acquired trigger information, the control block controls an operation of the acquired application program. The present technology is applicable to television receivers configured to receive digital television broadcast signals.
US10205998B2	Enhanced video programming system and method utilizing user-profile information Example embodiments of compiling and maintaining information for use in transmitting content to a machine via a network are presented. In an example embodiment, a request for information regarding a user of a client device is received at the client device via a communication network from a server storing a user profile. An input including a user response to the request for information is received at the client device. The user response to the request for information is transmitted from the client device via the communication network to the server for updating the user profile. Selected content pushed by the server based on the updated user profile is received at the client device via the communication network from the server.
US10205991B2	Hidden replaceable media slots Determining and hiding a replaceable period of a MP (Media Presentation). A method for determining includes receiving a first MPD (Media Presentation Description) that identifies a predetermined period and at least one media segment of the MP to be presented during the predetermined period. A determination is made as to whether the first MPD includes additional data to be resolved by an application. The additional data is provided to the application when the first MPD is determined to include the additional data. Additional period information is received from the application. A second MPD is generated based on the received additional period information. The MP is output for display to a user based on the second MPD. Each of a subset of the at least one media segment for a replaceable sub-period of the MP is replaceable with an alternate media segment.
US10205986B2	Streaming video selection system and method A system and method of broadcasting images in a communications network. Methods according to the invention include providing image content from at least one mobile content provider, coupling the image content from the mobile content provider to a network, presenting the image content from the mobile content provider for selection, and selecting the image content from the mobile content provider.
US10205977B2	Systems and methods for causing a user to view secondary content that relates to a media asset from which a user has switched away Systems and methods are described herein for a media guidance application to determine that a user has switched away from a source transmitting a media asset with which the user was engaged and detect, while the user is switched away from the source, that secondary content transmitted by the source during a break of playback of the media asset relates to the media asset. In response to detecting that the secondary content relates to the media asset, the media guidance application may access a database to determine whether the secondary content specifically corresponds to the media asset, and, in response to determining that the secondary content specifically corresponds to the media asset, the media guidance application may generate for display the secondary content to the user.
US10205972B2	Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, reception method, display device, and display method Transmission video data is obtained by performing photoelectric conversion on input video data having a level range of 0% to 100%*N (N is a number larger than 1). A container including a video stream obtained by encoding the transmission video data is transmitted. Information of an electro-optical conversion characteristic of each predetermined unit of the transmission video data is inserted into a layer of the video stream and/or a layer of the container. For example, a predetermined unit is a scene unit or a program unit. The operations make it possible to perform appropriate photoelectric conversion on HDR video data according to image content and transmit resulting data.
US10205966B2	Syntax structures indicating completion of coded regions Syntax structures that indicate the completion of coded regions of pictures are described. For example, a syntax structure in an elementary bitstream indicates the completion of a coded region of a picture. The syntax structure can be a type of network abstraction layer unit, a type of supplemental enhancement information message or another syntax structure. For example, a media processing tool such as an encoder can detect completion of a coded region of a picture, then output, in a predefined order in an elementary bitstream, syntax structure(s) that contain the coded region as well as a different syntax structure that indicates the completion of the coded region. Another media processing tool such as a decoder can receive, in a predefined order in an elementary bitstream, syntax structure(s) that contain a coded region of a picture as well as a different syntax structure that indicates the completion of the coded region.
US10205963B2	Enhanced intra-prediction coding using planar representations The present invention provides low complexity planar mode coding in which a value of a bottom-right pixel in a prediction block is calculated from a value of at least one pixel in at least one of an array of horizontal boundary pixels and an array of vertical boundary pixels. Linear and bi-linear interpolations on the value of the bottom-right pixel and values of at least some of the horizontal and vertical boundary pixels to derive values of remaining pixels in the prediction block. A residual between the prediction block and an original block is signaled to a decoder.
US10205960B2	Moving picture encoding apparatus, moving picture decoding apparatus, moving picture encoding method, moving picture decoding method, moving picture encoding program, and moving picture decoding program A moving picture encoding apparatus has a motion vector predicting part for performing, based on a temporal relation among adjacent reference frame images referred to for detecting motion vectors of adjacent blocks adjacent to a coding target block, a target reference frame image referred to for detecting a motion vector of the target block, and a target frame image being the frame image of the coding target, or based on time information thereof, a correction of scaling the motion vectors of the adjacent blocks on the basis of the target reference frame image; and a determination of an optimum predicted motion vector based on the motion vectors of the adjacent blocks; and thereby predicting the optimum predicted motion vector after the correction.
US10205957B2	Multi-standard video decoder with novel bin decoding An apparatus for multi-standard bin decoding in a video decoder for decoding two video coded in two different video coding standards is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first bin decoder to decode one or more first bin strings, a second bin decoder to decode one or more second bin strings, a standard change control module coupled to the first bin decoder and the second bin decoder and a system controller coupled to the standard change control module, the first bin decoder and the second bin decoder. The standard change control module or the system controller selects either a next slice or picture to be decoded by the first bin decoder or the second bin decoder based on one or more control parameters including the decoding time information.
US10205950B2	Image decoding method, image encoding method, image decoding apparatus, and image encoding apparatus An image decoding method includes a constraint information decoding step of decoding constraint information indicating prohibition of reference from a target tile, which is one of a plurality of tiles obtained by partitioning a picture, to another tile, and a list generation step of generating a prediction motion vector list including a plurality of prediction motion vector candidates and a plurality of prediction motion vector indices each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of prediction motion vector candidates. In the list generating step, a prediction motion vector list not including a temporal motion vector of a block on a lower right side of the target block is generated.
US10205949B2	Signaling for addition or removal of layers in scalable video A method of signaling individual layers in a transport stream is provided that includes: determining a plurality of layers in a transport stream, wherein each layer includes a respective transport stream parameter setting; determining an additional layer for the plurality of layers in the transport stream, wherein the additional layer enhances one or more of the plurality of layers including a base layer and the respective layer parameter settings for the plurality of layers do not take into account the additional layer; and determining an additional transport stream parameter setting for the additional layer, the additional transport stream parameter setting specifying a relationship between the additional layer and at least a portion of the plurality of layers, wherein the additional transport stream parameter setting is used to decode the additional layer and the at least a portion of the plurality of layers.
US10205948B2	Context initialization based on slice header flag and slice type Technique for initialization of encoders and decoders. In some cases, the decoder receives a slice and identifies if the slice is either a forward predicted B-slice or a backward predicted B-slice, and not both a forward and backward predicted B-slice, and based upon this identification initializes, using a P-slice technique, a context associated with the slice.
US10205947B2	Apparatus of encoding an image An apparatus of encoding an image can include an intra prediction unit that determines an intra prediction mode of a current prediction unit and generates one or more prediction blocks using the intra prediction mode, an inter prediction unit that determines motion information and generates a prediction block using the motion information, a transform unit that transforms residual signals generated using an original block and the prediction block to generate a transformed block, a quantization unit that determines a quantization parameter and quantizes the transformed block using a quantization matrix and the quantization parameter to generate a quantized block, a scanning unit that determines a scan pattern and applies the scan pattern to the quantized block to generate one-dimensional coefficient information, and an entropy coding unit the entropy-codes one-dimensional coefficient information from the scanning unit, intra prediction information from the intra prediction unit, and motion information from the inter prediction unit.
US10205945B2	Multi-level significance maps for encoding and decoding Methods of encoding and decoding for video data are described in which multi-level significance maps are used in the encoding and decoding processes. The significant-coefficient flags that form the significance map are grouped into contiguous groups, and a significant-coefficient-group flag signifies for each group whether that group contains no non-zero significant-coefficient flags. If there are no non-zero significant-coefficient flags in the group, then the significant-coefficient-group flag is set to zero. The set of significant-coefficient-group flags is encoded in the bitstream. Any significant-coefficient flags that fall within a group that has a significant-coefficient-group flag that is non-zero are encoded in the bitstream, whereas significant-coefficient flags that fall within a group that has a significant-coefficient-group flag that is zero are not encoded in the bitstream.
US10205942B2	Method and apparatus for encoding video using variable partitions for predictive encoding, and method and apparatus for decoding video using variable partitions for predictive encoding A video encoding method and apparatus and a video decoding method and apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes: prediction encoding in units of a coding unit as a data unit for encoding a picture, by using partitions determined based on a first partition mode and a partition level, so as to select a partition for outputting an encoding result from among the determined partitions; and encoding and outputting partition information representing a first partition mode and a partition level of the selected partition. The first partition mode represents a shape and directionality of a partition as a data unit for performing the prediction encoding on the coding unit, and the partition level represents a degree to which the coding unit is split into partitions for detailed motion prediction.
US10205940B1	Determining calibration settings for displaying content on a monitor Technologies are described herein for determining calibration settings for displaying content on a monitor. A user may use a mobile computing device to determine calibration settings for a monitor. A calibration tool on the mobile computing device causes one or more calibration images to be displayed on the monitor. The calibration images are used to determine settings related to gamma, brightness, contrast, color settings, and the like that are associated with the monitor. After a calibration image is displayed, the calibration tool utilizes a camera on the mobile computing device to capture an image of the calibration image. The calibration tool analyzes the captured image data to determine calibration settings for the monitor. The calibration tool may apply the calibration settings directly to the monitor or might adjust image data before the image data is displayed.
US10205937B2	Controlling lens misalignment in an imaging system An imaging method includes imaging a scene using an imaging system, which includes an array of radiation sensing elements, including first sensing elements with symmetrical angular responses and second sensing elements with asymmetrical angular responses, interspersed among the first sensing elements, and optics configured to focus radiation from the scene onto the array. The method further includes processing first signals output by the first sensing elements in order to identify one or more areas of uniform irradiance on the array, and processing second signals output by the second sensing elements that are located in the identified areas, in order to detect a misalignment of the optics with the array.
US10205935B2	Laser system for generation of colored three-dimensional images A laser system for generation of three-dimensional (3D) colored images based on laser sources generating light at a plurality of wavelengths including basic color range (red, green and blue) that illuminate a two-dimensional display, at a given color range wherein a plurality of 2D images formed at different depths by image light impinges on a first optical element, with wavelength-sensitive focal length. All images of the given colored range are perceived by the human's eyes as a single 3D image of this color range. 3D images in red, green and blue that are formed at different positions, are fused by a second optical element, with adjustable focal length. As the light is switched between red, green and blue color ranges, the adjustable focal length is adjusted to compensate a change of the focal length of the first element, so the human's eyes see a fully colored 3D image.
US10205933B2	Depth image acquisition apparatus and method of acquiring depth information A depth image acquisition apparatus and a method of acquiring depth information are provided. The method of acquiring depth information includes: sequentially projecting, to a subject, N different beams of light emitted from a light source for a time period including an idle time for each of the N different beams of transmitted light, where N is a natural number that is equal to or greater than 3; modulating, using a light modulation signal, beams of reflected light that are obtained by reflection of the N different beams from the subject; obtaining N phase images corresponding to the N different beams of light by capturing, using a rolling shutter method, the modulated beams of reflected light; and obtaining depth information by using the obtained N phase images.
US10205930B2	Camera allay including camera modules with heat sinks A camera system is configured to capture video content with 360 degree views of an environment. The camera array comprises a housing including a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant, wherein each of the first quadrant, the second quadrant, the third quadrant, and the fourth quadrant form a plurality of apertures, a chassis bottom that is removably coupled to the housing, and a plurality of camera modules, each camera module comprising a processor, a memory, a sensor, and a lens, wherein each of the camera modules is removably coupled to one of the plurality of apertures in the housing, wherein the first quadrant, the second quadrant, the third quadrant, and the fourth quadrant each include a subset of the plurality of camera modules. Each of the plurality of camera modules includes a heat sink.
US10205928B2	Image processing apparatus that estimates distance information, method of controlling the same, and storage medium An image processing apparatus free from the inconvenience of an increase in the number of focal positions for image pickup or reduction of the distance accuracy. An optical imaging system forms an object image and an image pickup device picks up the formed object image. A first range image is generated from a plurality of images picked up by the image pickup device and having parallax. A second range image is generated from a plurality of images picked up by the image pickup device and having different degrees of focus at respective corresponding locations therein. A synthesis coefficient is calculated according to the depth of field of a main object selected from objects shown in the object image. A synthesized range image is generated by synthesizing the generated first range image and second range image using the calculated synthesis coefficient.
US10205895B2	Capacitive image sensor with noise reduction feature and method operating the same A capacitive image sensor with noise reduction feature and a method operating the capacitive image sensor are provided. The capacitive image sensor includes: a number of capacitive sensing units, arranged in a form of an array, wherein each of the number of capacitive sensing units switches between three states: sensing state, idle state, and emitting state; a driving source, for providing a driving signal to an adjacent finger overlying the number of capacitive sensing units through the number of capacitive sensing units which are in the emitting state; a number of driving switches, each connected between one of the number of capacitive sensing units and the driving source; and a control and timing logic, connected to each of the number of driving switches, for controlling the state of each of the number of capacitive sensing units.
US10205892B2	Compact light sensor Provided are methods and systems for concurrent imaging at multiple wavelengths. In one aspect, a hyperspectral/multispectral imaging device includes a lens configured to receive light backscattered by an object, a plurality of photo-sensors, a plurality of bandpass filters covering respective photo-sensors, where each bandpass filter is configured to allow a different respective spectral band to pass through the filter, and a plurality of beam splitters in optical communication with the lens and the photo-sensors, where each beam splitter splits the light received by the lens into a plurality of optical paths, each path configured to direct light to a corresponding photo-sensor through the bandpass filter corresponding to the respective photo-sensor.
US10205891B2	Method and system for detecting occupancy in a space A method and system for determining occupancy in a space, include determining presence of an occupant in a space based a signal from a PIR sensor monitoring the space and on analysis of an image of the space. Assigning different weights to the PIR signal and image analysis enables controlling a device in the space differently.
US10205889B2	Method of replacing objects in a video stream and computer program The invention relates to a method for replacing objects in a video stream. A stereoscopic view of the field is created. It serves to measure the distance from the camera and to determine the foreground, background and occluding objects. The stereoscopic view can be provided by a 3D camera or it can be constructed using the signal coming from a single camera or more. The texture of the objects to be replaced can be static or dynamic. The method does not require any particular equipment to track the camera position and it can be used for live content as well as archived material. The invention takes advantage of the source material to be replaced in the particular case when the object to be replaced is filled electronically.
US10205888B2	Endoscope system An endoscope system includes: a generating means generating a compositing mask that serves as compositing ratios of the corresponding pixels between a pair of images acquired by simultaneously imaging two optical images having different focus positions, into which a subject image is divided on the basis of the ratios of contrasts; a correcting means subjecting compositing masks generated for pairs of images acquired in time series, to weighted averaging for respective pixels, thus generating a corrected mask; and an compositing means compositing the two images according to the corrected mask. The correcting means subjects the compositing masks to weighted averaging by performing weighting such that the percentage of the past compositing masks is higher at pixels constituting a static area and an area having contrast lower than a threshold than at pixels constituting a moving-object area or an area having contrast equal to or higher than the threshold.
US10205883B2	Display control method, terminal device, and storage medium A display control method executed by a processor included in a terminal device that includes a display and a camera disposed at a display surface side of the display, the display control method includes acquiring a first image taken by the camera, the first image including a second image of a face; calculating a proportion of a region of the second image to a region of the first image; determining whether the proportion is equal to or higher than a threshold; displaying the first image on the display when it is determined that the proportion is equal to or higher than the threshold; and restraining the first image from being displayed on the display when it is determined that the proportion is not equal to or higher than the threshold.
US10205878B2	Image processing apparatus, image-capturing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image processing apparatus configured to generate a panoramic image by combining a plurality of images includes a first acquirer configured to acquire information of a first moving amount of the image based on a common area of the plurality of images, and an aligner configured to align the plurality of images based on difference information between the first moving amount and a second moving amount of the image acquired based on position information of an image-capturing apparatus configured to capture the plurality of images, and information of the second moving amount.
US10205876B2	Apparatus for correcting motion blur A camera apparatus includes a photogrammetric range sensor, small aperture lens and a processor configured to carry out a method for simulating a large aperture lens. The method includes capturing a photographic image data of a scene using the camera with the lens set to a small aperture size. Simultaneously or near-simultaneously with capturing the image, the camera captures photogrammetric range data pertaining to depth of objects in a field of view of the camera, using the range sensor. The processor then processes the photographic image data using the photogrammetric range data to obtain second photographic data simulating an image captured using a lens set to an aperture size larger than the small aperture size.
US10205871B1	Focus specification and focus stabilization An imaging device may be configured to monitor a field of view for various objects or events occurring therein. The imaging device may capture a plurality of images at various focal lengths, identify a region of interest including one or more semantic objects therein, and determine measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the regions of interest of the images. Based on their respective focal lengths and measures of their respective levels of blur or sharpness, a focal length for capturing subsequent images with sufficient clarity may be predicted. The imaging device may be adjusted to capture images at the predicted focal length, and such images may be captured. Feedback for further adjustments to the imaging device may be identified by determining measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the subsequently captured images.
US10205858B2	Method of assembling vehicular camera using molded interconnect device technology A method of assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a front housing and a rear housing and accommodating a lens assembly at the front housing. The rear housing includes first structure and second structure at an interior portion thereof. The rear housing includes electrically connecting elements established at and between the first structure and the second structure via molded interconnect device (MID) technology. A first printed circuit board has first circuitry that electrically connects to electrical contacts at the first structure. A second printed circuit board has second circuitry that includes an imager and that is in electrical connection with the electrical contacts at the second structure. An electrical connector at the rear housing electrically connects to circuitry of at least one of the first and second printed circuit boards. The front housing is mated with the rear housing to house the first and second printed circuit boards.
US10205848B2	Printing apparatus serving as an access point based on authentication information for a wireless connection, printing system including the printing apparatus, and control method of the printing apparatus A printing apparatus of the present invention makes wireless LAN connection in at least either one of a first connection mode for making wireless LAN connection to an image processing apparatus in which inherent authentication information is stored and a second connection mode for making wireless LAN connection to the image processing apparatus via a second access point provided by an apparatus other than the printing device and the image processing apparatus. The printing apparatus controls, in a case of connection in the first connection mode, a first function provided by the printing apparatus to be enabled and a second function which is enabled in the second connection mode to be disabled.
US10205843B2	Image forming apparatus and method for providing workflow service A method by which an image forming apparatus provides a workflow service is provided. The method includes acquiring an execution request for a workflow of an image forming operation, determining whether conditions for executing the workflow are satisfied, according to the acquired execution request, and executing pre-stored functions corresponding to the workflow if it is determined that the conditions are satisfied.
US10205835B1	Photograph cropping using facial detection Methods and systems for preventing the cropping of faces depicted by digital photographs are provided. To this end, the methods and systems may automatically detect the presence of faces depicted by the digital photographs and generate a facial boundary for the faces. The methods and system may also generate a crop boundary at which the photograph is cropped. In some scenarios, the systems and methods attempt to locate the crop boundary on the digital photograph to prevent omitting a portion of the facial boundary. Additionally or alternatively, users are provided an interface to manually set a location for the crop boundary. The user is warned if the crop boundary omits a portion of the facial boundary. The digital photographs and crop boundaries are sent to a printer to generate a physical print of the digital photographs.
US10205832B2	Charging control method, charging trigger apparatus, and online charging system The present invention provides a charging control method, a charging trigger apparatus, and an online charging system. The method includes: generating, by a CTF, a resource quota request according to a trigger condition; and sending the resource quota request to an online charging system (OCS), so that the OCS determines a quota type and number after receiving the resource quota request, and allocates a quota for the resource quota request according to the quota type and number determined by the OCS, where the quota type and number are determined by the OCS according to the resource quota request. In the foregoing method, a problem that in the prior art, a charging control error occurs due to different determining bodies of a quota type is solved.
US10205831B1	Charging interface between SMF and charging server in next generation wireless networks A system described herein may provide an interface between a Session Management Function (“SMF”) and a charging system in a wireless telecommunications system. The charging system may generate triggers which cause the SMF to monitor traffic associated with user equipment (“UE”) and alert the charging system when certain trigger conditions have been satisfied. The triggers may be modified during a communication session between the UE and the wireless telecommunications system. The triggers may be configured on a per-subscriber or a per-price plan level basis. The SMF may also cache a number of satisfied trigger conditions before notifying the charging system, which may result in an efficient use of networking and/or processing resources. The unification of “offline” and “online” charging events, by virtue of the interface, may also result in an efficient use of networking and/or processing resources.
US10205830B2	Echo cancellation data synchronization control method, terminal, and storage medium An echo cancellation data synchronization control method is disclosed. The method includes: estimating a sound card delay value; initializing and accumulating a near-end audio buffer queue and a reference audio buffer queue until a difference obtained by subtracting a length of the near-end audio buffer queue from a length of the reference audio buffer queue is greater than or equal to an audio data length corresponding to the sound card delay value; extracting, in accordance with audio frames, audio data from the head of the reference audio buffer queue and the head of the near-end audio buffer queue for echo cancellation processing; obtaining a relative delay value generated by performing echo cancellation processing; and adjusting the sound card delay value according to the relative delay value.
US10205821B2	Mobile phone, display control method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium A mobile phone of the feature-phone type comprises a controller configured to display an active Heads-Up Notification in a display and, after a predetermined time period, hide the active Heads-Up Notification and, display a passive Heads-Up Notification in the display and, after a predetermined time period, forcibly hide the passive Heads-Up Notification.
US10205820B2	Multifunction wireless device A communication device and system are disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. The device can be restricted to communicating only using an internet protocol so as to restrict the device communication to an internal intranet. Wireless access points may be disposed throughout the environment to route calls and data between the device and a central processing center. By converting a protocol of the communications received from the device to a protocol used by the central processing center, minimal modifications to the central processing center are needed to support a wireless communication infrastructure. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the phone and system in order to prevent improper use.
US10205809B2	Electronic device and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an electronic device, according to the present disclosure, may include: detecting positions of one or more heat sources, which are disposed in a printed circuit board or in a display of the electronic device, or a path of the heat that is diffused from the heat sources; selecting a heat radiating structure to correspond to the positions of the heat sources or the diffusion path; selecting an adiabatic member or a heat radiating member, which is disposed based the selected heat radiating structure to block or radiate the heat transferred from the heat source; and forming the selected heat radiating structure or disposing the selected adiabatic member or heat radiating member on the periphery of the heat source or on the diffusion path. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, the heat radiation improvement can be maximized and/or improved by improving the structure of a heat radiation path of the electronic device and by selecting and disposing heat radiating members in appropriate positions.
US10205795B2	Optimization of enhanced network links A method and apparatus for dynamic network link acceleration provides a managed communication link for accelerated and reliable network communication between a client and other network devices. In one or more embodiments, a client computing device which generates communication packets of a first type is enhanced with a front end mechanism which selectively encodes the data packets into packets of a second type. The data packets which are encoded into a second type are transmitted over a managed communication link which may provide error correction, security, quality of service, and other services including acceleration of communications.
US10205792B2	Method and apparatus for processing page operation data A server receives, from a user terminal, the page operation data produced when a user performs operations on each page of a designated program, a user's identifier, and a page identifier operated by the user. The server conducts statistics for the page operation data and obtains a total number of the user operations on the page during a preset statistical period according to the identifier of the user and the identifier of the page that the user operated. The server generates a statistics tree corresponding to a sequential relationship among the pages according to the sequential relationship among the pages, the total number of user operations on each of the pages within the preset statistical period, and the page operation data.
US10205789B2	Determining a physical location of a device Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for determining a physical location of a device by obtaining a first address of a device; and determining, based on a first mapping between the first address of the device and a location identifier of a physical location, the physical location of the device.
US10205780B2	Cross-system storage management for transferring data across autonomous information management systems Systems and methods are disclosed for cross-system storage management for transferring data across autonomous information management systems. Data may be transferred from one information management system to another information management system without interfering with or overriding each system's autonomy. For example, a secondary copy of production data (e.g., backed up data) is transferred from a first information management system that originated the data to a component of another “foreign” information management system. A first storage manager that manages the first information management system also manages the cross-system data transfer operation to a “foreign” client computing device, which remains under autonomous management as a component of the foreign information management system.
US10205771B2	System and method for deploying an application in a computer system System and method for deploying an application in a computer system automatically extend an application topology of virtual computing resources of the computer system and application components of the application to be executed on the virtual computing resources to include an affinity-type rule for the virtual computing resources of the computer system based on at least one predefined policy of the application topology and deploy the application in the computer system by provisioning the virtual computing resources to the physical devices in the computer system based on the extended application topology.
US10205767B2	Management system and method for a big data processing device Provided is a management system for a big data processing device that includes a system management master node and at least one system management agent node communicatively coupled to the system management master node over a network. A first request-based communication path may be provided for transmitting data from a system management agent node to the system management master node and a second response-based communication path is provided for transmitting data from the system management master node to the system management agent node. The system management agent node may be configured to detect whether an instruction is included in a response received over the second communication path.
US10205758B2	Automatic sharing of digital multimedia Devices and methods for automatic sharing of digital multimedia include, in one embodiment, obtaining factor data affecting a decision on whether or not to enter a digital multimedia sharing mode for an event or meeting; entering the digital multimedia sharing based on the factor data; storing digital photograph data produced by a camera module while in the sharing mode and automatically making the digital photograph data available to one or more participants of the event or meeting via a synchronized data container or a shareable link of an online content management system.
US10205756B2	Dynamic virtual private network Various embodiments establish a virtual private network (VPN) between a remote network and a private network. In one embodiment, a first system in the remote network establishes a connection with a central system through a public network. The central system is situated between the first system and a second system in the private network. The first system receives, from the central system and based on establishing the connection, a set of VPN information associated with at least the second system. The first system disconnects from the central system and establishes a VPN directly with the second system through the public network based on the set of VPN information.
US10205754B2	Transmission system, transmission management apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium A transmission system that manages sessions established among a plurality of transmission terminals. The transmission system includes a terminal information request signal transmission part that transmits, from a first transmission terminal, a terminal information request signal to request information for identifying a third transmission terminal currently establishing a session with a second transmission terminal that is designated by a user as a destination; and a display part that carries out display in such a manner that the user can determine whether to allow the third transmission terminal to establish a session with the first transmission based on information received in response to the terminal information request signal. The information includes first information for identifying a transmission terminal eligible to establish a session with the first transmission terminal and second information that is the information for identifying the third transmission terminal currently establishing the session with the second transmission terminal.
US10205752B2	Lawful intercept provisioning system and method for a network domain A network provisioning system includes a computer-based set of instructions that receive, from a third party network provisioning system managed by a third party service provider, provisioning information associated with a wiretap to be setup on a customer communication device. The instructions then transmit the provisioning information to a policy server in a network domain. Thereafter, when the media gateway transmits a policy request message to the policy server to establish a call session for the customer communication device, the policy server issues instructions to establish the wiretap in the media gateway.
US10205743B2	Agent assisted malicious application blocking in a network environment Embodiments are configured to receive metadata of a process intercepted on an end host when attempting to access a network. The metadata includes a hash of an application associated with the process and an endpoint reputation score of the application. Embodiments are configured to request a threat intelligence reputation score based on the hash of the application, to determine an action to be taken by the end host based, at least in part, on one or more policies and at least one of the threat intelligence reputation score and the endpoint reputation score, and to send a response indicating the action to be taken by the end host. Further embodiments request another threat intelligence reputation score based on another hash of a dynamic link library module loaded by the process on the end host, and the action is determined based, at least in part, on the other threat intelligence score.
US10205739B2	Security protocol monitoring Preventing unintentional communication of data over a network by monitoring an outbound memory buffer of a computer system, the outbound memory buffer storing outbound network messages, and in response to a detection of an outbound network message corresponding to a heartbeat response message, overwriting at least a portion of a payload of the heartbeat response message.
US10205738B2	Advanced persistent threat mitigation A method is presented in which a system reduces the risk of an advanced persistent threat (“APT”) detected at one or more network devices by implementing one or more mitigation actions depending on the nature of the detected threat. Accordingly, in response to detecting the risk of an APT at one or more network devices, a centralized controller implements one or more mitigation actions to minimize the vulnerability of an enterprise network to unauthorized access to one or more network resources. A centralized controller may therefore instruct one or more network devices to take appropriate mitigation actions depending on the nature of an APT detected on one or more network devices.
US10205731B2	Contextually-aware location sharing services Technologies are described herein for providing contextually-aware location sharing services for computing devices. In some configurations, the techniques disclosed herein can involve a number of computing devices configured to select and utilize location data from one or more resources based on one or more factors. An analysis of contextual data including, but not limited to, the capabilities of the individual devices, a status of one or more components, or the availability or cost of data, allows individual devices to dynamically select and utilize location data or a source of location data to accommodate a range of scenarios. Techniques disclosed herein can also detect the presence of a changed scenario and take one or more actions based, at least in part, on data defining the changed scenario.
US10205720B2	Password manipulation for secure account creation and verification through third-party servers A method and system for deterring attacks at potential breach points between servers and an account and login server for creating and subsequent verification of accounts. Various cryptographic primitives are used to manipulate passwords to generate verifiers. The verifiers are used with external hardware security modules (HSMs) to eliminate HSMs and intermediate steps between the HSM and login servers as potential breach points.
US10205717B1	Virtual machine logon federation Systems and methods are described for providing federated access to end-users of virtual machines. The method includes receiving a request from a user to access a resource outside of the user's original security domain. The user's existing security credentials are forwarded to an authentication entity, which determines if the user's credentials are authentic. If it is determined that the user's credentials are authentic, the user's target identity provider generates a security token that provides the virtual machine user with access to the resource, the resource residing in an external security domain. The user may log on to the virtual machine with access to the desired resource, subject to the privileges identified in the security token.
US10205712B2	Sentinel appliance in an internet of things realm In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus, comprising: a trusted execution environment (TEE); and a security engine operable to: identify a key negotiation for an encrypted connection between a first device and a second device; request a service appliance key for the key negotiation; receive the service appliance key; and perform a service appliance function on traffic between the first device and the second device. There is also disclosed a method of providing the security engine, and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions for providing the security engine.
US10205707B2	Content consumption frustration A Headend system including a packer to pack media content into a plurality of packets including a first packet and a second packet, a packet scheduler to schedule when the packets will be broadcast/multicast to a plurality of end-user devices, and calculate a plurality of timing values including a first timing value which provides an indication of how long the second packet will arrive at the end-user devices after the arrival of the first packet at the end-user devices, and an encryption engine to: encrypt the media content of the packets and the timing values, wherein the media content of the first packet and the first timing value are encrypted by different encryption algorithms, or the same encryption algorithm with different cryptographic keys.
US10205703B2	Context-aware distributed firewall A context-aware distributed firewall scheme is provided. A firewall engine tasked to provide firewall protection for a set of network addresses applies a reduced set of firewall rules that are relevant to the set of addresses associated with the machine. A hypervisor implements a search structure that allows each virtual machine's filter to quickly identify relevant rules from all of the received rules. The search structure is constructed as a binary prefix tree, each node corresponding to an IP CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) block. A query for relevant rules traverses nodes of the search structure according to a queried IP address and collect all rules that are associated with the traversed nodes.
US10205697B2	Interactive content in a messaging platform A messaging platform forms an interactive message with one or more components and broadcasts the interactive message to client devices associated with accounts. The interactive message has a plurality of states that update based on event data received from a content source. While the event is in progress, the messaging platform receives event data relating to the event and transitions to an updated state based on the received event data. When the interactive message transitions to the updated state, the messaging platform updates the interactive message broadcast to the client devices. The interactive message may include interactive components that accounts may use to perform various interactions with the event, the content source, or each other.
US10205695B2	Systems and methods for implementing intelligent chat communication within an email environment An online system and an online method that enables intelligent chat messaging within an email environment based on email communication data includes collecting by an email integration server email communication data relating to an inbound email communication; extracting by one or more processing circuits chat data features from the email communication data; providing the extracted chat data features, as input, into a chat messaging circuit; using the extracted chat data features to generate by the chat messaging circuit chat communication parameters that define one or more configurations for a chat communication relating to the inbound email communication; and implementing the chat communication within the email environment based on the generated chat communication parameters.
US10205691B2	Presence information based messaging Methods and devices for providing presence based messaging are disclosed. For example, a method receives a message including a message content, an identifier of a recipient and a presence parameter. The presence parameter may comprise a speed parameter pertaining to a speed of a device associated with the recipient or a mood parameter pertaining to a mood of the recipient. The method then stores the message and delivers the message to the device associated with the recipient when the presence parameter is satisfied.
US10205687B2	Apparatus and method for managing user chat experiences with businesses A computer-implemented method of managing a chat experience of a user desiring to chat with a selected one of a plurality of businesses or chat hosts utilizes in various aspects a chat management server running computer processes for communicating with user devices. In another aspect, a computer-implemented method of providing a chat experience to a user having a user device and desiring to chat with a selected one of a plurality of businesses utilizes computer processes running on the user device. Corresponding embodiments similarly provide an apparatus performing any of the foregoing methods. Other corresponding embodiments similarly provide a computer readable medium storing instructions, which when loaded into a computer, perform processes corresponding to any of the foregoing methods.
US10205677B2	Cloud resource placement optimization and migration execution in federated clouds The present disclosure describes a method for cloud resource placement optimization. A resources monitor monitors state information associated with cloud resources and physical hosts in the federated cloud having a plurality of clouds managed by a plurality of cloud providers. A rebalance trigger triggers a rebalancing request to initiate cloud resource placement optimization based on one or more conditions. A cloud resource placement optimizer determines an optimized placement of cloud resources on physical hosts across the plurality of clouds in the federated cloud based on (1) costs including migration costs, (2) the state information, and (3) constraints, wherein each physical host is identified in the constraints-driven optimization solver by an identifier of a respective cloud provider and an identifier of the physical host. A migrations enforcer determines an ordered migration plan and transmits requests to place or migrate cloud resources according to the ordered migration plan.
US10205672B2	Multi-device synchronization of devices A distributed network system may include a shared communication bus that operates in accordance with a communication protocol and a plurality of devices coupled to the shared communication bus. The communication protocol may define periods of time and an order by which each of the plurality of devices actively transmit data on the shared communication bus such that only one of the plurality of devices actively transmits data on the shared communication bus at a time to a remaining number of the plurality of devices through the shared communication bus. When the remaining number of the plurality of devices are not actively transmitting data, the remaining number of the plurality of devices may receive data via the shared communication bus so that bi-directional communication is established among the plurality of devices on the shared communication bus.
US10205671B2	Method and apparatus for adding token in traffic shaping A method and an apparatus for adding tokens in traffic shaping are provided. According to the method, a weight of each data stream is configured, and each data stream is added to corresponding token schedulers based on the weight of the each data stream. Based on a weight of each token scheduler, each token scheduler is sequentially added to corresponding token scheduler groups, and all the token scheduler groups are aggregated into a token scheduler of a total data stream. The token scheduler of the total data stream is added to a top token scheduler. Based on a preset cycle, a token is assigned to the token scheduler of the total data stream in the top token scheduler, and the assigned token is delivered to each token scheduler group or to a respective data stream.
US10205665B2	Mesh network nodes configured to alleviate congestion in cellular network A plurality of nodes in a first network mitigate data restrictions on access points which are an interface between the first network and a second network. The access points advertise their access parameters to the second network to the nodes. The nodes maintain a list of the advertised access parameters of each access point. The nodes determine whether to transmit data to the second network according to a first transmission mode or a second transmission mode based on the data to be transmitted and the list of access parameters maintained by that node. In the first transmission mode, the node determines to transmit the data to a first access point having a lowest cost with that node. In the second transmission mode, the node determines to transmit the data to a second access point having fewer access restrictions to the second network than the first access point.
US10205663B1	Managing host computing devices Each point-of-presence advertises the network addresses it hosts and the network addresses hosted by other points-of-presence. Each point-of-presence also announces its own network addresses at a higher degree of specificity than the other network addresses it is announcing. When a point-of-presence fails, packets routed to a network address hosted by that point-of-presence will be routed to one of the other points-of-presence announcing the same network address. When a point-of-presence is available, its more specific network address announcements prevents packets routed to a network address hosted by that point-of-presence from being routed to any other point-of-presence.
US10205661B1	Control messages for scalable satellite device clustering control in a campus network An aggregation device may detect a change to a status of a campus network. The campus network may include a set of satellite clusters. Each satellite cluster, of the set of satellite clusters, may include one or more satellite devices. The aggregation device may generate one or more satellite cluster specific control messages (SCSCMs) to update the campus network based on detecting the change to the status of the campus network. The one or more SCSCMs may include at least one of a control-and-status protocol (CSP) message, or a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) message. The aggregation device may include information relating to the set of satellite clusters in a configurable portion of the one or more SCSCMs. The aggregation device may transmit the one or more SCSCMs with a border satellite device, of the one or more satellite devices, to update the campus network.
US10205658B1	Reducing size of policy databases using bidirectional rules Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for processing packets in a network device. The method can include populating a policy database with one or more bidirectional rules that are to be selectively applied in a packet processing operation. Ones of the bidirectional rules can include at least: a first address field populated with a first value corresponding to a source address for first packet flow that is traversing a network in a first direction and to a destination address for second packet flow that is traversing the network in a second direction different from the first direction, a second address field populated with a second value, and an action that is applicable to packet flow having a respective source address and destination address corresponding to the first values stored in the first address field and to the second values stored in the second address field.
US10205657B2	Packet forwarding in data center network The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for forwarding a packet, wherein the method comprising: for each Virtual Machine (VM) in the server, obtaining relevant information of a virtual Network Interface Controller (vNIC) of the VM, and associating the obtained relevant information with a local virtual port, wherein the relevant information includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the vNIC, a Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) Network Identifier (VNI) of the VXLAN where the vNIC is located, and a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Identifier (ID) of a VLAN associated with the VXLAN where the vNIC is located; after receiving an Ethernet packet sent by the server, searching a VNI according to a source MAC address of the Ethernet packet and a VLAN ID; and according to the searched VNI, encapsulating the Ethernet packet, obtaining a VXLAN packet, and forwarding the VXLAN packet.
US10205653B2	Fabric discovery for a cluster of nodes Implementations of discovery functionalities in accordance with the present invention are characterized by being exceptionally minimalistic. A primary reason and benefit for such minimalistic implementations relate to these discovery functionalities being implemented via a management processor and associated resources of a system on a chip (SoC) unit as opposed to them being implemented on data processing components of a cluster of nodes (i.e., central processing core components). By focusing on such a minimalist implementation, embodiments of the present invention allow discovery functionalities to be implemented on a relatively low-cost low-power management processor coupled to processing cores that provide for data serving functionality in the cluster of nodes.
US10205649B2	Hierarchical hardware linked list approach for multicast replication engine in a network ASIC A multicast rule is represented in a hierarchical linked list with N tiers. Each tier or level in the hierarchical linked list corresponds to a network layer of a network stack that requires replication. Redundant groups in each tier are eliminated such that the groups in each tier are stored exactly once in a replication table. A multicast replication engine traverses the hierarchical linked list and replicates a packet according to each node in the hierarchical linked list.
US10205638B1	Method and apparatus for configuring a network topology in a cloud computing environment A computer-implemented method for configuring a network topology within a cloud computing environment is disclosed. The method includes providing a user interface (UI) to a user to configure a selection of network topology features. The UI enables the user to specify network topology features at the physical device level. Available cloud computing resources that are associated with the cloud computing environment are detected and the configured network topology is mapped to the available cloud computing resources. The user may then access the mapped cloud resources as a virtual network.
US10205627B2	Method and system for clustering event messages The current document is directed to methods and systems for processing, classifying, and efficiently storing large volumes of event messages generated in modern computing systems. In a disclosed implementation, received event messages are normalized to identify non-parameter tokens within the event messages. The non-parameter event tokens are used to compute a metric for each event message. The metrics are used, in turn, to identify a type-associated cluster to which to assign each received event message. The type-associated clusters are created dynamically as streams of event messages are processed. The type-associated clusters may be dynamically split and merged to refine event-message typing.
US10205626B2	Systems and methods for online purchases of integrated services There is provided a method for component correlation of an integrated service, comprising: receiving, at a central server, a selection of a certain integrated service including hardware and software components, each respective integrated service associated with an offering inventory representation including a description of the hardware and software components; receiving, from the client, a message including the inventory description of the automated home environment; correlating the inventory description of the home inventory with the certain integrated service offering inventory, to identify a subset of hardware and software components already installed within the automated home environment that correspond to hardware and software components of the certain integrated service, wherein the inventory description and the offering inventory are based on a common data format; and presenting, to the client, a modified version of the certain integrated service based on the identified subset.
US10205623B2	Custom event and attribute generation for use in website traffic data collection A method and system for the efficient customization of website tracking data includes a data collector with a user interface for assigning custom events and attributes to events occurring on a website. The data collector receives custom tracking data from the website in response to the occurrence of an event to be tracked. Customization of tracking data is achieved through the use of an embedded tracking code and associated data collection file. The embedded tracking code is configured to report tracking data customized for the website. The data collection server is configured via a graphical user interface to receive and store the customized tracking data. A configuration string from the data collector is inserted into the data collection file on the web site. In this manner, the data collection server and website is customized to collect customized tracking data efficiently without assistance from others.
US10205614B2	High-speed signaling systems with adaptable pre-emphasis and equalization A signaling system includes a pre-emphasizing transmitter and an equalizing receiver coupled to one another via a high-speed signal path. The receiver measures the quality of data conveyed from the transmitter. A controller uses this information and other information to adaptively establish appropriate transmit pre-emphasis and receive equalization settings, e.g. to select the lowest power setting for which the signaling system provides some minimum communication bandwidth without exceeding a desired bit-error rate.
US10205610B2	Uplink packet routing in a system-on-a-chip base station architecture A first system-on-a-chip (SOC) device is configured to connect to a backplane interface that is connected to a second SOC device. The first SOC device includes one or more processors to encapsulate an uplink radio bearer packet received at the first SOC device in a first header to form a first encapsulated packet. The first header includes a first address of a destination that is connected to the second SOC device by a backhaul network. The processors are also configured to encapsulate the first encapsulated packet in a second header to form a second encapsulated packet. The second header includes a second address of the second SOC device. The first SOC device also includes a hardware acceleration engine configured to transmit the second encapsulated packet from the first device board over the backplane interface.
US10205600B2	Managing metering for distributed IoT applications The present disclosure relates to methods of metering, and in particular to methods of metering activities of applications in distributed networks. More particular, the disclosure concerns a method for metering the operation of distributed Internet of Things, IoT devices. This disclosure relates to a method for metering activities of an application in a data processing system, wherein said data processing system comprises resource nodes configured to perform activities executed as actors in the respective resource nodes; and wherein the actors are controlled by one or more runtimes in the data processing system. The method comprises tracing, by a runtime, information related to activities executed by actors controlled by the runtime, and metering, by the runtime, the operation of the application based on the part of the traced information, which is related to activities of actors being used by the metered application. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to corresponding apparatuses and computer programs.
US10205599B2	Methods and systems of increasing security quality of computing-device communications In one embodiment, method of increasing security of computing-device mobile device communications comprising executing on one or more processors in a central repository server the step of obtaining a first user's public key. The first user's public key is one of a pair of certification keys generated by an application in a first user's computing device. The method includes the step of obtaining, from the first user via the first user's computing device, a set of first user's communication identifiers. The set of first user's communication identifier includes a first user's mobile device number, a first user's email address, or a first user's online social network identifier. The method includes the step of receiving a set of first user's communication identifiers from the first user via the first user's computing device. The method includes the step of generating one or more associations of the first user's public key with the set of first user's communication identifiers. With the one or more processors in the central repository server implementing delivery of the first user's public key to a second user's mobile device the method receives from another application operating in the second user's mobile device, a request for the first user's public key. The request includes at least one of the first user's communication identifiers. The method includes the step of retrieving the first user's public key, the set of first user's communication identifiers, and the association of the first user's public key with the set of first user's communication identifiers from the computer data store. The method includes the step of authenticating that the at least one of the first user's communication identifiers received from the other application is associated with the first user's public key using the retrieved associations of the first user's public key with the set of first user's communication identifiers from the computer data store. The method includes the step of communicating the first user's public key to the other application operating in the second user's mobile device.
US10205598B2	Temporal key generation and PKI gateway Temporal key generation devices and methods are described. One such device of a first domain receives a “seed” to generate a private key associated with a public key for use in a second domain. The device uses the private key in cryptographic operations with the second domain. When the device loses power or is no longer connected to the second domain, the private key may be erased or no longer stored on the device.
US10205597B2	Composite document referenced resources According to one example, a method is described in which a computer system receives a composite document with at least one referenced resource location. The computer system decrypts the referenced resource location, determines if the referenced resource location requires loading, and determines if the referenced resource location is editable. In the event that the referenced resource location requires loading, the referenced resource may be loaded from the referenced resource location and decrypted. In the event that the referenced resource location is editable, the referenced resource location may be edited.
US10205595B2	Methods and apparatus to authenticate and differentiate virtually identical resources using session chaining Methods and apparatus to authenticate and differentiate virtually identical resources using session chaining are disclosed. In response to a session request from at least one of a management device or a resource, example methods and apparatus locate a session chain stack associated with an identifier of the at least one of the management device or the resource, and determine whether a first nonce at a top of the session chain stack associated with the identifier of the at least one of the management device or the resource is equal to a second nonce associated with the session request from the at least one of the management device or the resource. Upon determining that the nonce at the top of the session chain stack associated with the identifier of the at least one of the management device or the resource is equal to the second nonce, example methods and apparatus initiate a session between the management device and the resource, and re-negotiate the second nonce between the management device and the resource to generate a third nonce.
US10205591B2	Multidimensional coded modulation for wireless communications Systems and methods for orbital angular momentum (OAM)-based multidimensional signaling with multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO). The wireless communication is achieved using a transmitter including a plurality of orthogonal pulse shapers of a multidimensional modulator, the plurality of orthogonal pulse shapers generating a multidimensional modulated signal by imposing one or more data sequences on corresponding mutually orthogonal filter impulse responses derived from multiple orthogonal basis functions including Slepian sequences. An OAM antenna array including OAM antenna elements is used such that each of the OAM antenna elements includes an azimuthal phase shifter for shifting an azimuthal phase term of a wavefront generated by an antenna element such that the OAM antenna elements impose the multidimensional modulated signal on pre-determined OAM modes of a carrier signal corresponding to the azimuthal phase term.
US10205588B2	Device keys protection A method to protect a device key in a device comprising at least one secure element locally connected to at least one time programmable memory storing a global value in form of a bit string comprising locked bits and unlocked bits. The locked bits are irreversibly pre-programmed in the one-time-programmable memory during an initialization phase of the device while the unlocked bits remaining in an initial state may be programmable by the secure element. The secure element is configured to generate, at initialization of the device, a device specific value by using the global value, program the device specific value previously obtained in the one time programmable memory, and erase the global value by programming the unlocked bits of the corresponding bit string. A further object of the disclosure includes a device configured to carry out the method.
US10205581B2	Flexible slot architecture for low latency communication Systems and methods are disclosed in which the start time of a downlink transmission to a user equipment (UE) is more flexible. For example, instead of beginning at predetermined starting points in a frame or subframe, a downlink transmission may instead possibly begin every x OFDM symbols, where x may be as small as one OFDM symbol.
US10205579B2	Methods for transmitting data in a mobile system and radio stations therefor The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a plurality of data streams from a primary station to a secondary station on a plurality of transmission beams, said method comprising: at the secondary station measuring the channel quality corresponding to each transmission beam, and signalling at a first rate to the primary station in a first indicator a CQI report representative of the quality of the beams, and signalling at a second rate, greater than the first rate, in a second indicator a number of data streams that can be transmitted on the transmission beams; at the primary station transmitting the data streams on the basis of the first and second indicators.
US10205578B2	Acknowledgement procedure in WLAN A method and apparatus for a first station (STA) to transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) signal to a second STA in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. For this end, the first STA receive a first type frame aggregated with a second type frame from the second STA, wherein the first type frame does not include a quality of service (QoS) control field while the second type frame includes the QoS control field. Then, the first STA transmits an ACK signal for the first type frame to the second STA based on an ACK policy of the QoS control field of the second type frame.
US10205575B2	Methods for sending and receiving ACK/NACK information, base station, and terminal Provided are methods for sending and receiving ACK/NACK information, a base station, and a terminal, wherein the method for sending ACK/NACK information includes that ACK/NACK information of a plurality of terminals is divided into X groups according to a preset indication parameter, wherein X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; joint coding is performed on ACK/NACK information corresponding to each group in the X groups, so as to obtain X first bit blocks; and the X first bit blocks are mapped to a predetermined ACK/NACK physical resource and sent. By means of the disclosure, reliable transmission of HARQ-ACK information of a terminal on an NCT is implemented, the reliability of transmission of UL data in a Low Cost terminal is improved, and problems such as a conflict of PHICH resource allocation and ICIC of a frequency domain in a small cell are solved.
US10205556B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal and method for receiving broadcast signal A method for generating and processing a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes encoding broadcast data for one or more broadcast services, encoding first level signaling information including information describing attributes of the one or more broadcast services, encoding second level signaling information including information for scanning the one or more broadcast services, and generating a broadcast signal including the broadcast data, the first level signaling information, and the second level signaling information, wherein the second level signaling information includes first capability information identifying capabilities needed to decode one or more pieces of broadcast content for the one or more broadcast services.
US10205555B2	Downlink multiple access method, base station, and terminal A method and devices are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a first base station, a superposition of a codeword of first information and a codeword of second information to N terminals, where the first information and the second information correspond to each terminal of the N terminals, and N is a positive integer; and a codeword of first information corresponding to the rth terminal is obtained according to a transmit rate and a transmit power for the codeword of the first information corresponding to the rth terminal, a codeword of second information corresponding to the rth terminal is obtained according to a transmit rate and a transmit power for the codeword of the second information corresponding to the rth terminal, the transmit rate for the codeword of the first information corresponding to the rth terminal meets a first condition.
US10205554B2	Multiplex communication system and work machine In an electronic component mounting device, a first multiplexing device of a head section which is attachable to and detachable from a Y-axis slider is connected to a second multiplexing device through an electric communication cable. The first multiplexing device, from which the cable is likely to be removed, is connected through the electric communication cable for which the communication failure due to dust or the like is relatively unlikely to occur. Second and third multiplexing devices, from which cables are less likely to be removed, are connected through the optical communication cable. The second multiplexing device separates data directed to the input and output device, among frame data received from the third multiplexing device, multiplexes only data directed to the first multiplexing device from the second multiplexing device, and transfers the multiplexed data to the first multiplexing device by the electric communication cable.
US10205550B2	Scalable, low-latency medium-access control technique for optically switched networks An optically switched network system includes an optical switch with N inputs and N outputs that connects N end-nodes and is structured to transmit N wavelengths from each of the N inputs to each of the N outputs. The system includes a virtual data plane and a virtual control plane, which both communicate through the optical switch. The virtual data plane provides any-to-all parallel connectivity for data transmissions among the N end-nodes. The N end-nodes are partitioned into two or more subsets, wherein end-nodes in a given source subset transmit data to a given destination subset using wavelengths, which are not used by end-nodes outside of the given source subset to transmit data to the same given destination subset. The virtual control plane includes two or more rings associated with the two or more subsets of end-nodes. Each ring passes through a subset of end-nodes, and is used to communicate arbitration information among arbitration logic located at each end-node in the ring.
US10205548B2	Apparatus, method and system of communicating acoustic information of a distributed microphone array between mobile devices Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of communicating acoustic information of a distributed microphone array between mobile devices. For example, an audio processor may determine source information of one or more acoustic sources based on acoustic information sensed by a distributed microphone array including a first microphone of a first mobile device and a second microphone of a second mobile device.
US10205530B2	Network security and variable pulse wave form with continuous communication A pulsed light communication device has a plurality of indicator light emitting diodes emitting diodes emitting at least one of a plurality of wavelengths of colored light to correspond to a designated color assigned to a security level for a network. A continuous uninterrupted modulated pulsed light emitting diode light signal may be generated having a sensitivity threshold detection level exceeding minimal parameters of a photodetector.
US10205516B2	Fiber optic telecommunications card with energy level monitoring A transceiver card for a telecommunications box for transmitting data over a first optical fiber and receiving data over a second optical fiber. The card has transmitter for transmitting data over the first optical fiber, the transmitter having a laser and a modulator, a fiber output optically connected to the laser for connecting the first optical fiber to the card, a fiber input for connecting the second optical fiber to the card, a receiver optically connected to the fiber input for receiving data from the second optical fiber, and an OTDR optically connected between the transmitter and the fiber output or between the receiver and the fiber input. An energy level detector is also provided between the receiver and the fiber input.
US10205515B2	System and method for communicating over an 802.15.4 network A method of reducing data transfer while increasing image information over an 802.15.4 network includes obtaining an image with a sensor, modulating a representation of the image using a first 802.15.4 modem, sending the representation of the image to a coordinator, demodulating the representation of the image using a second 802.15.4 modem, and digitally enhancing at least one of the representation of the image and the image. A system for communication over an 802.15.4 network includes a sensor for obtaining data, the size of the data being at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of an 802.15.4 packet, a first 802.15.4 modem coupled to the sensor, a buffer for temporarily storing the data to allow transmission of portions of the data; the buffer being coupled to the sensor, a coordinator coupled to the sensor, the coordinator being capable of communicating with a computer, and a second 802.15.4 modem coupled to the coordinator.
US10205514B2	Display device, transmitting terminal, receiving terminal and wireless communication system A display device may include: an acquisition unit acquiring transmitting terminal identification information that is identification information of a transmitting terminal transmitting image data by wireless communication, and receiving terminal identification information that is identification information of a receiving terminal receiving the image data by wireless communication; and an information display unit displaying the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information.
US10205510B2	Multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) system and method for providing satellite service The present invention discloses an MIMO satellite service system and a method for providing an MIMO satellite service. According to the present invention, by periodically reporting terminal status information to a gateway platform, and acquiring connectable satellite communication systems of all MIMO satellite service terminals from a broadcast message, all MIMO satellite service terminals that access a network can update, in real time, types of satellite communication systems that can be connected by other terminals in the network. Therefore, not only a same satellite communication system can be selected to perform communication, but also communication across satellite communication systems can be performed based on forwarding of the gateway platform. Therefore, flexibility of satellite communication is improved, and interconnection and intercommunication are implemented for users that use different satellite communication systems, thereby improving application convenience of users that access a network, and also improving a bandwidth utilization rate of a communication system.
US10205500B2	Data transmission method and data transmisiion device A precoding matrix determination method and a precoding matrix determination device are provided. The precoding matrix determination method includes: dividing each of the groups of vertical-dimension beams into a plurality of subgroups of vertical-dimension beams, and dividing each of the groups of horizontal-dimension beams into a plurality of subgroups of horizontal-dimension beams; determining a first stage codebook in accordance with a Kronecker product of each subgroup of vertical-dimension beams acquired by dividing each of the groups of vertical-dimension beams and each subgroup of horizontal-dimension beams acquired by dividing each of the groups of horizontal-dimension beams; and selecting a plurality of columns of beams from the determined first stage codebook using a second stage codebook, and performing phase adjustment to determine a precoding matrix.
US10205496B2	Transmission device and transmission method A transmission device comprising: a weighting circuity which, in operation, generates transmission signals of n streams (n is an integer of 3 or more) by weighting modulated signals of the n streams using a predetermined fixed precoding matrix; a phase changing circuity which, in operation, regularly changes each phase of a symbol series included in each of the transmission signals of the n streams; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the transmission signals of the n streams from different antennas, the phases of each of the transmission signals of the n streams being changed in each symbol, wherein the transmission signal of an i-th stream has an mi kind of phase change value yi(t) (i is an integer between 1 and n (inclusive), 0≤yi<2π, and mi is set in each stream, t is an integer of 0 or more, and indicates a symbol slot), and the phase changing circuity changes the phase in one or more u (u=m1×m2× . . . ×mn) symbol periods using all patterns of a set of phase change values yi(t) different from each other in each symbol.
US10205486B2	Parallel testing of a controller area network bus cable A computer program product according to one embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processing system to cause the processing system to perform a method that includes sending a data testing signal through a data lead of a cable via a first interface, sending a power signal through a power lead of the cable via the first interface, receiving and analyzing the data testing signal from the data lead of the cable via a second interface, and receiving and analyzing the power signal passing through the power lead of the cable via the second interface.
US10205484B2	Method and apparatus for responding to events affecting communications in a communication network Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for determining an event associated with a mode of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium, identifying according to the event an updated mode for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of a transmission medium, and transmitting or receiving the adjusted electromagnetic waves based on the updated mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10205475B2	Method and communication node for broadband distribution Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication node having a modem that receives first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines. A multiplexer selects a first subset of the first data streams and a second subset of the first data streams. A wireless transceiver wirelessly transmits the first subset of the first data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna to at least one device. A distribution point unit transmits the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system.
US10205471B2	Wireless radio system optimization by persistent spectrum analysis Apparatuses and methods for simultaneously operating as a wireless radio and monitoring the local frequency spectrum. For example, described herein are wireless radio devices that use a secondary receiver to monitor frequencies within the operating band and prevent or avoid interferers, including in particular half-IF interferers. The systems, devices, and methods described herein may adjust the intermediate frequency in a superheterodyne receiver to select an intermediate frequency that minimizes interference. In particular, described herein are apparatuses and methods that use a second receiver which is independent of the first receiver and may be connected to the same receiving antenna to monitor the geographically local frequency spectrum and may detect spurious interferers, allowing the primary receiver to adjust the intermediate frequency and avoid spurious interferes.
US10205468B2	Decoding method, apparatus, and algorithm for nonbinary LDPC codes Provided is a method for decoding a non-binary (NB) low density parity check (LDPC) code at a user equipment (UE) that implements at least one variable nodes that receive a received signal of a wireless channel and deliver an input message to a check node and the check node that checks the input message and outputs an output message. The method includes receiving at least one input messages, generating a temporary vector by using the at least one input messages, searching for an element having a dominant value by checking the temporary vector, generating a configuration set, which is a check target, by using the element having the dominant value, and generating the output message by performing comparison with respect to the generated configuration set.
US10205464B2	Analog video signal supply circuit An analog video signal supply circuit includes a processing circuit that supplies first and second digital video signals. First and second digital-to-analog converters convert digital signals to analog signals. A control circuit controls operation in a first configuration where the first digital video signal is applied to an input of the first digital-to-analog converter and the second digital video signal to an input of the second digital-to-analog converter. The control circuit further controls operation in a second configuration where the first digital video signal is simultaneously applied to the inputs of the first and second digital-to-analog converters.
US10205458B2	Run-time output clock determination In a first clock frequency multiplier, multiple injection-locked oscillators (ILOs) having spectrally-staggered lock ranges are operated in parallel to effect a collective input frequency range substantially wider than that of a solitary ILO. After each input frequency change, the ILO output clocks may be evaluated according to one or more qualifying criteria to select one of the ILOs as the final clock source. In a second clock frequency multiplier, a flexible-injection-rate injection-locked oscillator locks to super-harmonic, sub-harmonic or at-frequency injection pulses, seamlessly transitioning between the different injection pulse rates to enable a broad input frequency range. The frequency multiplication factor effected by the first and/or second clock frequency multipliers in response to an input clock is determined on the fly and then compared with a programmed (desired) multiplication factor to select between different frequency-divided instances of the frequency-multiplied clock.
US10205453B2	Self-timed processors implemented with multi-rail null convention logic and unate gates There is disclosed a self-timed processor. The self-timed processor includes a plurality of functional blocks comprising null convention logic. Each of the functional blocks outputs one or more multi-rail data values. A global acknowledge tree generates a global acknowledge signal provided to all of the plurality of functional blocks. The global acknowledge signal switches to a first state when all of the multi-rail data values output from the plurality of functional blocks are in respective valid states, and the global acknowledge signal switches to a second state when all of the multi-rail data values output from the plurality of functional blocks are in a null state.
US10205451B1	Methods and apparatuses for dynamic step size for impedance calibration of a semiconductor device Methods and apparatuses are provided for dynamic step size for impedance calibration of a semiconductor device. An example apparatus includes a resistor, and a chip including a driver impedance calibration circuit configured to determine an impedance of the driver based on an impedance of the resistor. During a calibration operation, the driver impedance calibration circuit is configured to adjust an impedance code that controls an impedance of the driver to provide a next impedance code based on a comparison of a driver output voltage with a reference voltage. An adjustment step size of the impedance code is determined based on a value of the impedance code.
US10205447B1	Pulse driven power FET A power drive circuit is disclosed. The power circuit includes: a pulse detector, configured to generate first and second control signals in response to first and second pulse signals, respectively. The power drive circuit also includes a state storage device, configured to generate first and second driver input signals in response to the first and second control signals, respectively. The power drive circuit also includes a driver configured to generate first and second gate drive signals in response to the first and second driver input signals, respectively. The power drive circuit also includes a power switch, configured to receive the first and second gate drive signals, where the first and second gate drive signals control the power switch to selectively conduct or not conduct current between first and second terminals.
US10205445B1	Clock duty cycle correction circuit A duty cycle correction (DCC) circuit includes first and second pluralities of logic gates, a low pass filter, an error amplifier, and a differential amplifier. The DCC circuit receives first and second clock signals from the VCO. The first and second pluralities of logic gates receive first and second superimposed clock signals and generate first and second output clock signals, respectively. The error amplifier rectifies a common error of the first and second output clock signals, and generates a common mode error voltage signal. The differential amplifier generates first and second error signals based on the common mode error voltage signal. The first and second error signals converge the duty cycles of the first and second output clock signals to a 50% duty cycle.
US10205439B2	Digital step attenuator with reduced relative phase error An apparatus for selectively providing attenuation with minimal relative phase error. A Digital Step Attenuator (DSA) is implemented on an integrated circuit (IC). Each cell of the DSA has a series compensation inductance that is introduced between an input to the cell and a resistor on the cell. The series compensation inductance allows the location of a pole present in the transfer function of the cell to be manipulated. By controlling the location of the pole in the transfer function of the DSA, the relative phase error of the cell can be controlled. In another disclosed embodiment, the capacitance of a shunt compensation capacitor is increased to manipulate a pole in the transfer function of a DSA cell.
US10205435B2	Surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a dielectric film, IDT electrodes, and a resin member. The surface acoustic wave device includes a resin contact region where the piezoelectric substrate and the resin member are in direct contact with each other. The resin contact region has a shape surrounding the IDT electrodes. Because the resin member exhibits a strong adhesion force with respect to the piezoelectric substrate, peeling-off between the piezoelectric substrate and the resin member is significantly reduced or prevented, and an airtight condition is maintained in the interior of the surface acoustic wave device.
US10205434B2	Piezoelectric resonator unit and method of manufacturing the same A piezoelectric resonator unit that includes a piezoelectric resonator, a substrate including a protruding portion, and a cap joined to the protruding portion. The piezoelectric resonator unit has a first relation of (W1+T1)≤w1<(W1+2T1), where, in a long-side sectional view, w1 is a width of an inside of an opening in the cap, T1 is a width of the protruding portion, and W1 is a width of the upper surface of the substrate between parts of the protruding portion; and has a second relation of (W2+T2)≤w2<(W2+2T2), where, in a short-side sectional view, w2 is a width of the inside of the opening in the cap, T2 is a width of the protruding portion, and W2 is a width of the upper surface of the substrate between parts of the protruding portion.
US10205428B1	Variable audible-alert device A method and device for variable audible-alerts based on a vehicle environment are disclosed, in which vehicle sensor data relating to a vehicle environment may be received and processed to produce vehicle-environment recognition data. Audible alert data is selected from a plurality of audible alert data corresponding to the vehicle-environment recognition data, from which a command message is generated based on the audible alert data. The command message is transmitted to effect an audible alert via an audible device.
US10205427B2	Multi-way power amplifier circuit A multi-way power amplifier circuit includes two baluns and a number (2×N) of differential power amplifiers, where N≥2. Each balun generates a number (N) of corresponding differential intermediate signal pairs based on a respective to-be-amplified signal. Each differential power amplifier generates a respective differential amplified signal pair based on a respective differential intermediate signal pair. One of the baluns includes: a first transmission line and a second transmission line connected to each other; a number (N) of third transmission lines electromagnetically coupled to the first transmission line; and a number (N) of fourth transmission lines electromagnetically coupled to the second transmission line.
US10205424B2	Composite power amplifier A composite power amplifier for amplification of an input signal into an output signal is disclosed. The composite power amplifier comprises an input port for receiving the input signal, and an output port for providing the output signal. Furthermore, the composite power amplifier comprises a first set of sub-amplifiers, comprising at least two sub-amplifiers, wherein the at least two sub-amplifiers are arranged along a taper of a first transmission line, wherein the first transmission line is connected to the first set of sub-amplifiers and the output port. Moreover, the composite power amplifier comprises a second set of sub-amplifiers, comprising at least two sub-amplifiers, wherein the at least two sub-amplifiers are arranged along a taper of a second transmission line, wherein the second transmission line is connected to the second set of sub-amplifiers and the output port.
US10205420B2	Photovoltaic module and photovoltaic system comprising the same A photovoltaic module and a photovoltaic system including the same are disclosed. The photovoltaic module includes a solar cell module, a converter unit to convert levels of direct current (DC) power from the solar cell module, an inverter unit to convert the DC power into alternating current (AC) power, a cable electrically connected to the inverter unit and to output the AC power to an outside, a communication unit to exchange data with another photovoltaic module, and a controller to control outputting of at least one of phase information and amplitude information of the photovoltaic module for adjusting at least one of a phase and an amplitude of the another photovoltaic module, when the photovoltaic module is set as a master. Consequently, the phase and/or the amplitude of AC power output from another photovoltaic module may be adjusted to be equal.
US10205417B2	Automated commissioning and inspection for PV systems An electric system includes a local power controller and solar panel system that includes a plurality of solar modules on one or more branch circuits. A method for commissioning the electric system includes an installer using a commissioning device to send and receive information from a remote system and the local power controller performing an automatic self-test of the electric system. The results of the self-test may be packaged with photographs and measurements of the electric system and sent to a remote system where an inspector can inspect the electric system remotely. After receiving approval by the inspector, the local power controller may automatically activate each branch circuit of the electric system and thus enabling the electric system to generate electricity.
US10205401B1	Controllers for regulated power inverters, AC/DC, and DC/DC converters The present invention relates to methods and corresponding apparatus for regulation, control, and management of DC-to-AC, AC-to-DC, and/or DC-to-DC switching power conversion.
US10205399B2	Switching strategy for increased efficiency of power converters Systems and methods for operating a power converter are provided. A DC to AC converter can include an inner converter and an outer converter. The inner converter can include an isolation transformer a first plurality of switching devices. The outer converter can include a second plurality of switching devices. A control method can include determining an output voltage of the outer converter. The control method can further include controlling operation of the inner converter based at least in part on the output voltage of the outer converter.
US10205390B1	Systems and methods for controlling DC-to-DC converters including unregulated operating modes A method for controlling a DC-to-DC converter includes: (a) regulating a magnitude of an output voltage of the DC-to-DC converter according to a magnitude of a reference voltage; (b) in response to a command to enter the unregulated operating mode, allowing the magnitude of the output voltage to fall; and (c) adjusting the magnitude of the reference voltage to track the magnitude of the output voltage. A controller for a DC-to-DC converter includes reference and switching modules. The reference module generates a reference voltage, such that: (a) a magnitude of the reference voltage is fixed, in a regulated operating mode, and (b) the magnitude of the reference voltage tracks a magnitude of an output voltage of the DC-to-DC converter, in the unregulated operating mode. The switching module controls a power stage of the DC-to-DC converter to regulate the magnitude of the output voltage, in the regulated operating mode.
US10205382B2	Method and device for regulating a dead time in switching power supply units A method for adapting a dead time between the beginning of ab opening process of a first switching element and the beginning of a closing process of a second, serially connected switching element in a switching regulator of a switching power supply unit. The method includes the following steps: a measurement voltage across the second switching element is measured, and the dead time is varied such that the deviation of the measured measurement voltage from a target value of the measurement voltage is minimized or limited. The first and second switching elements are actuated using the thus ascertained dead time. There is also described a device for carrying out such a method. The device includes a measuring unit, a processing unit, and a control unit.
US10205380B2	Power converter with tank circuit and over-voltage protection In one implementation, a power converter with over-voltage protection includes a power switch coupled to a power supply through a tank circuit, and a control circuit coupled to a gate of the power switch. The control circuit is configured to turn the power switch OFF based on a current from the tank circuit, thereby providing the over-voltage protection to the power converter. In one implementation, the power converter is a class-E power converter. In one implementation, the control circuit is configured to sense the current from the tank circuit based on a voltage drop across a sense resistor coupled to the power switch.
US10205379B2	Multilevel inverter for cryogenic power systems A power system includes a first unit block having first resonant circuitry that receives power from a DC bus, a first controlled rectifier that provides a first portion of power to one or more loads at a first voltage level, and a first transformer coupled between the first resonant circuitry and the first controlled rectifier. A second unit block includes second resonant circuitry that receives power from the DC bus, a second controlled rectifier configured to provide a second portion of power to the one or more loads at a second voltage level, and a second transformer coupled between the resonant circuitry and the controlled rectifier. The first and second unit blocks are coupled in series to output a summation waveform.
US10205372B2	Motor-generator shaft with centrifugal fan blades Disclosed in the present invention is a shaft construction for motor-generators and alternators that provides effective airflow and improved overall cooling without the need for an external fan. The shaft comprises a plurality of circumferentially disposed centrifugal fan blades and longitudinal cooling channels. As the shaft rotates, the centrifugal fan blades pull the air inwardly across the winding end-turns on one end of the stator into the housing and propels the air at high pressure through the cooling channels along the shaft to cool the rotor inner circumferential surfaces, winding end-turns on the other end of the stator and bearings mounting surfaces, and exhausts through the exhaust vents on the ends of the housing. The airflow path provides effective cooling of the stator windings, rotor, shaft and bearings that prevents high temperature gradients, thus resulting in improved motor-generator performance.
US10205366B2	Electric compressor Disclosed herein is an electric compressor. The electric compressor includes an inverter cover which is mounted to an outer surface of a compressor housing in which compression of refrigerant is implemented, and a printed circuit board which is disposed inside the inverter cover and mounted with a plurality of heat generating elements that come into surface contact with one surface of the compressor housing and perform heat transfer with low-temperature refrigerant supplied into the compressor housing.
US10205358B2	Electric machine for a vehicle powertrain and the electric machine includes a permanent magnet An electric machine is provided that includes a rotor assembly having a rotor core configured to support permanent magnets spaced around the rotor core to define a number of rotor poles. The rotor core has multiple rotor slots arranged as multiple barrier layers at each of the rotor poles. The rotor core is configured so that the electric machine satisfies predetermined operating parameters. In one embodiment, the electric machine is coupled with an engine through a belt drive train and provides cranking (engine starting), regeneration and torque assist modes.
US10205354B2	Brushless motor having a stator with teeth shaped to reduce cogging torque A brushless motor includes a rotor in which permanent magnets are provided on an inner circumferential surface of a rotor core, and a stator in which teeth are provided on respective ends of stator cores around each of which a coil is wound. Each of the teeth is formed such that the distance between a facing surface which faces the permanent magnet and an inner circumferential surface of the permanent magnet is increased from the center of the tooth to the end thereof. Therefore, the rate of variation in magnetic resistance in response to variation in position of the rotor can be minimized, whereby cogging torque can be markedly reduced.
US10205351B2	Wireless power transmitter, wireless power repeater and wireless power transmission method Disclosed is a wireless power transmitter which wirelessly transmits power through a wireless power repeater to a wireless power receiver using resonance. The wireless power transmitter includes a power supply unit for outputting AC power having a predetermined frequency, a transmission coil for receiving the AC power to generate a time-variable magnetic field, and a transmission resonant coil unit for transmitting power received from the transmission coil coupled with the transmission resonant coil, wherein the wireless power transmitter determines a resonance frequency for a power transmission while controlling a frequency of the AC power output from the power supply unit and a resonance frequency of the transmission resonant coil unit.
US10205342B2	Lighting system including a power backup device A system may include a light source. A converter may be configured to convert an AC voltage to a DC operating voltage during normal operation. A power backup device may be coupled to the converter. A current source may have a first terminal configured to receive the DC operating voltage during regular operation and a second terminal configured to provide a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal to an anode end of the light source. A switching device may have a first connecting terminal coupled to the anode end of the light source, a second connecting terminal coupled to the power backup device, and a control terminal coupled to the converter. The switching device may be configured to open a switch between the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal during normal operation and close the switch upon detecting an interruption of the DC operating voltage at the control terminal.
US10205328B2	Bicycle power control apparatus A bicycle power control apparatus is basically provided with a rectifier, a storage battery, a detection unit and a controller. The rectifier is configured to rectify power generated by an AC generator that is mounted on a bicycle. The storage battery is configured to store DC power outputted by the rectifier. The storage battery is configured to supply the DC power to an electric component that is mounted to the bicycle. The detection unit is configured to detect an electrical signal from the AC generator. The controller is configured to control a ratio of a distributed amount of the DC power to the electric component with respect to a distributed amount of the DC power to the storage battery according to the detection result of the detection unit.
US10205324B2	Remotely controlled photovoltaic string combiner A remote-controlled photovoltaic string combiner is described that selects strings to be combined to a first photovoltaic output circuit or to a second photovoltaic output for the purpose of either controlling the charging of a battery connected to the first photovoltaic output circuit or for diverting current to a diversion load such as a grid-tie inverter. Strings are selected by energizing relays from one or other inverter such that when neither inverter is operating, all strings are deselected and both photovoltaic output circuits are de-energized.
US10205318B2	Method and system for reducing losses during electrical power distribution Systems and methods which employ a distribution circuit adaptor (DCA) inserted into a branch supply circuit at a (site specific) suitable location between a trunk and the loads that each existing branch feeds. The systems and methods may identify the optimal location at which to insert one or more DCAs. In some implementations, the all-earthen grounding between the source and the step down transformers feeding a load site can be replaced. Such may be achieved by using pairs of existing trunk conductors to complete the return circuit on the primary side of the DCA, and optionally an additional dedicated return conduit to complete the return circuit on the secondary side of the DCA.
US10205317B2	Management of grid-scale energy storage systems for multiple services Systems and methods for energy distribution for one or more grid-scale Energy Storage Systems (ESSs), including generating one or more time series models to provide forecasted pricing data for one or more markets, determining battery life and degradation costs for one or more batteries in or more ESSs to provide battery life and degradation costs, optimizing bids for the one or more markets to generate optimal bids based on at least one of the forecasted pricing data or the battery life and degradation costs, and distributing energy to or from the one or more ESSs based on the optimal bids generated.
US10205309B2	Cable holding element and method A cable holding element configured for attachment to either an angled frame having internal corners, or external corners or both. The cable holding element includes a base body and rows of latching projections that project from the base body to define at least one channel area for holding cable. The latching projections each have a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section form an acute angle towards the base body. A first row of latching projections opposes a second row of latching projections. The opposing latching projections cooperate to interlock without contact, in a comb-like manner to hold cable within the cable holding element and to form guiding structure that guides cable into and out from the channel area. In an alternate embodiment, the cable holding element has a flat base body capable of attachment to a planar surface.
US10205300B1	Gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode dazzling devices and methods of use Laser dazzler devices and methods of using laser dazzler devices are disclosed. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide laser dazzling devices power by one or more green laser diodes characterized by a wavelength of about 500 nm to 540 nm. In various embodiments, laser dazzling devices according to the present invention include non-polar and/or semi-polar green laser diodes. In a specific embodiment, a laser dazzling device includes a plurality of green laser diodes.
US10205298B2	Packaging structure for four-channel integrated tunable laser array chip A packaging structure for a four-channel integrated tunable laser array chip (100) comprises a carrier (200), a cryogenic refrigerator (300), a lens assembly (400), an isolator assembly (500), a package (600), a transition ring (700), and a thermistor. The packaging structure for the four-channel integrated tunable laser array chip (100) can realize a flexible tuning upon an active coupling of optical paths and ensure a reasonable switching of optical paths between optical assemblies, thereby improving a coupling efficiency for the optical paths and increasing a transmission distance of a digital signal. Furthermore, a design of a radio frequency circuit ensures integrity of a transmitted signal and reduces loss during the transmission.
US10205291B2	Pogo pin connector Various connector and sensor assemblies are described. In some embodiments, the connector and sensor assembly comprises a connector and a sensor assembly. The connector can have an opening that has a first surface and second surface that are opposite each other. The connector can have a plurality of retractable electrical connectors that extend from the first surface and a lock structure that is located on the second surface. The sensor assembly is comprised of a body portion and a proximal end. The proximal end has a top side and a bottom side. The top side includes a plurality of electrical contacts that is configured to interact with the plurality of retractable electrical connectors. The bottom side includes a key structure that is configured to interact with the lock structure in the connector.
US10205288B2	Apparatuses for maintaining electrical grounding at threaded interface ports An electrical continuity apparatus for a coaxial cable interface port including an interface port, a cable connector, and a resilient member. The interface port includes a first end having a threaded outer surface, and the cable connector includes a coupler having a threaded inner surface. The coupler is configured to rotatably couple the threaded inner surface with the threaded outer surface of the first end of the interface port. The resilient member is arranged between the interface port and the cable connector and urges threads of the threaded inner surface of the coupler into engagement with threads of the threaded outer surface of the interface port to provide electrical continuity between the coupler and the threaded outer surface of interface port even when coupler is loosely tightened to the interface port.
US10205286B2	Compliant shield for very high speed, high density electrical interconnection An interconnection system with a compliant shield between a connector and a substrate such as a PCB. The compliant shield may provide current flow paths between shields internal to the connector and ground structures of the PCB. The connector, compliant shield and PCB may be configured to provide current flow in locations relative to signal conductors that provide desirable signal integrity for signals carried by the signal conductors. In some embodiments, the current flow paths may be adjacent the signal conductors, offset in a transverse direction from an axis of a pair of conductors. Such paths may be created by tabs extending from connector shields. A compliant conductive member of the compliant shield may contact the tabs and a conductive pad on a surface of the PCB. Shadow vias, running from the surface pad to internal ground structures may be positioned adjacent the tip of the tabs.
US10205278B2	Connector connecting device It is aimed to improve connector connecting operability. A connector connecting device includes a connector holder (10) disposed on a body (90) of an automatic transmission while holding a plurality of holder-side connectors (50) and configured to collectively arrange the respective holder-side connectors (50) at positions corresponding to device-side connectors (82). The connector holder (10) includes holding portions (19) each configured to hold the holder-side connector (50) displaceably to an aligned position for aligning the holder-side connector (50) in a state connectable to the device-side connector (82) and a push-in position for connecting the holder-side connector (50) to the device-side connector (82) by the holder-side connector (50) being pushed from the aligned position.
US10205277B2	Card-type storage device having heat dissipation structure and slot device A card-type storage device and a slot device, which are capable of preventing lowering of the reliability due to repeated insertion and removal of the storage device. A card medium includes card thermal contacts each having a contact surface which intersects with a thickness direction of the card medium. A first card upper guide surface restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a first position. An escape portion restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a different position from the first position. A second card upper guide surface links the first card upper guide surface and the escape portion.
US10205275B2	Plug device and method of automatically plugging display panel with connector A plug device for automatically plugging a display panel and a connector comprises a first linkage having a fixed end and a movable end that can approach or get away from the display panel at a plug location. The connector comprises a first connector head, a second connector head and a wire that connects the first and second connector heads, the connector is mounted on the first linkage, the first and second connector heads of the connector are respectively secured on the movable end and the fixed end of the first linkage. The second connector head is connected with a signal generator, and when the movable end approaches the display panel at the plug location, the first connector head is automatically plugged on the display panel. The plug device may be used in a method of automatically plugging a display panel with a connector.
US10205266B1	Connector wire dress cover for robotic installation A wiring-harness includes a wire cable, a connector, and a dress cover. The connector is attached to a portion of the wire cable. The connector has a terminal-face and a wire-cable-face with a body between the terminal-face and the wire-cable-face. The dress cover is attached to a portion of the body. An extension of the dress-cover overlays the wire-cable-face. The extension is configured to guide the wire cable in a predetermined direction. The extension is further configured to be releasably retained by a robotic assembler. The dress cover is further configured to transmit an insertion-force from the robotic assembler to the connector when the terminal-face is inserted into a mating-connector.
US10205262B2	Multi-contact plug on rail A connecting device for detachably connecting electrical connections, for example between a rechargeable battery and an electrical power tool or a rechargeable battery and a charging device. The connecting device includes a carrier unit and at least one receptacle connectable to the carrier unit. A receptacle as part of and for connection to a connecting device. A carrier unit as part of a connecting device and for accommodating at least one receptacle.
US10205258B1	Industrial input and output device with series connectors The disclosure illustrates an industrial input/output device with series connectors. The industrial input/output device includes a circuit board, a male connector and a female connector respectively electrically connected to both sides of the circuit board, and pin guides configured to guide electrical connection pins of the male connector of another industrial input/output device to slide, so that the male connector of the another industrial input/output device can be electrically connected to the female connector of the industrial input/output device, and the technical effect of providing electrical connection timing control for series connection between the male connector and the female connector can be achieved.
US10205255B2	Battery terminal stopper and battery terminal unit A battery terminal unit includes a battery terminal that is assembled on a battery post and also includes a battery terminal stopper. The battery terminal stopper includes a first rotation preventing portion that abuts against a first abutment surface formed on a side surface of a battery housing in a state where the battery terminal is assembled on the battery post so as to be able to restrict rotation of the battery terminal about the battery post as the rotating center. The battery terminal stopper also includes a second rotation preventing portion that abuts against a second abutment surface formed on the battery housing along a direction intersecting with the first abutment surface in the assembled state so as to be able to restrict rotation of the battery terminal about the battery post as the rotating center.
US10205252B2	Connecting structure of crimp terminal and electric wire A structure for connecting a crimp terminal and an electric wire includes: a crimp terminal that includes a conductor crimping portion and a coating crimping portion serially and includes an electric wire connector that is to be crimped to the electric wire; and a water stop sheet having an opening for bringing a conductor into contact with the conductor crimping portion, and laid between the electric wire connector and the electric wire. When a joint is swaged and crimped, the swaged and crimped joint has a second included angle θ2 between the bottom plate and a second line that is larger than a first included angle θ1 between the bottom plate and a first line in a cross section that is perpendicular to a bottom plate of the electric wire connector and that includes an electric wire axial line.
US10205251B2	Charging connector and method of manufacturing charging connector assembly A charging connector that facilitates a routing operation of an electric cable and is unlikely to cause contact failure between a connection terminal and an electric cable is provided. The charging connector has a housing having socket portions extending along an axial direction, connection terminals accommodated in terminal receptacle portions formed radially inward of the socket portions, and a rotation regulator structure operable to regulate rotation of the connection terminals about their axes with respect to the socket portions. The connection terminal includes a plug connection portion to which a terminal of the charging plug can be connected and a terminal coupling portion located at an opposite side of the plug connection portion in the axial direction. The fixture terminal is coupled to the terminal coupling portion. The rotation regulator structure includes terminal engagement portions formed in the connection terminal and socket engagement portions formed on the socket portions.
US10205250B2	Junction structure for an electronic device and electronic device A junction structure for electronic device having an excellent bonding strength is provided. A junction structure for electronic device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a first metal layer containing nickel and a second metal layer containing gold, tin, and nickel, while the second metal layer includes an AuSn eutectic phase.
US10205242B2	Terahertz device and fabrication method of the same THz device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; an active element formed by being laminated on the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer to be connected to a cathode K of the active element, the second electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate; a first electrode connected to an anode A of the active element, the first electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate to be opposite to the second electrode; a rear reflector metal layer disposed on a back side surface of the semiconductor substrate opposite to the first semiconductor layer, wherein the active element forms a resonator between the second and first electrodes, wherein electromagnetic waves are reflected on the rear reflector metal layer, and electromagnetic waves have a surface light-emission radiating pattern or surface light-receiving pattern in a vertical direction to the semiconductor substrate.
US10205230B2	Antenna system coupled to an external device An antenna system is integrated into a cover or accessory and adapted to couple to an antenna in a host device to improve transmission and reception of signals. The antenna system can be passive or active, with the active antenna system designed to amplify coupled signals on the integrated antenna elements in the cover or accessory. Single or multiple frequency bands can be improved with the integrated antenna system, and multiple antennas in the host device can be coupled to and improved. The antenna system can couple to the existing antennas in the host device by capacitive coupling, i.e. no physical contact required, or a connector can be designed into the cover or accessory containing the integrated antenna system that makes contact to electrical ground of the host device or power supply signals or other control signals.
US10205223B2	Communication device using internal components of device as radio antenna A device communicating wirelessly using internal function components as antenna includes a case, and within the case a circuit board, a camera mechanism, and a wireless communication mechanism. The case includes an upper shell and a lower shell, the lower shell defining a slot is filled with an insulation strip. The camera mechanism and the wireless communication mechanism are arranged on the circuit board. The wireless communication mechanism faces the slot. The wireless communication mechanism and the camera mechanism cooperatively form an antenna. A wireless signal generated by the wireless communication mechanism is enhanced by the antenna and radiates outward from the slot.
US10205211B2	Thermal insulation waveguide and wireless communication device A thermal insulation waveguide between a high-temperature unit and a low-temperature unit in a vacuum, chamber of an embodiment, the thermal insulation waveguide includes, a first substrate including a first line in the high-temperature unit, a second substrate including a second line in the low temperature unit, and a thermal insulation element connecting the substrates, and including a third line including an inductance component and connecting the first and second lines. The first substrate includes a first capacitor unit connected with the first line. The second substrate includes a second capacitor unit connected with the second line.
US10205209B2	Multi-band bandpass filter A triple-band bandpass filter with at least one cavity resonator. Each cavity resonator has the same three orthogonal resonances modes corresponding to three unique resonance frequencies. The three unique resonance frequencies define the passbands of the filter. The filter has an input probe coupled to an input cavity resonator. The filter has an output probe coupled to an output cavity resonator. The input and output probes are shaped to concurrently couple signal waveforms in each of the resonance modes. Coupling probes that can be used as input or output probes are also provided. An inter-cavity coupling operable to concurrently transmit signal waveforms in each of the resonance modes is also provided. The inter-cavity coupling can be used to transmit signals between adjacent cavity resonators in the filter.
US10205196B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes a bare cell including a case and a cap plate sealing the case, a temperature sensing element on the cap plate, and a protective circuit module coupled to the cap plate and electrically connected to the bare cell and the temperature sensing element, wherein an electrical connection member is on at least one side of the temperature sensing element and electrically connects the temperature sensing element to at least one of the bare cell and/or the protective circuit module.
US10205190B2	Composite electrolyte including polymeric ionic liquid and inorganic particles and lithium battery including the same A composite electrolyte including a polymeric ionic liquid; a plurality of inorganic particles; and an organic electrolyte.
US10205188B2	Manufacturing method for secondary battery and secondary battery A manufacturing method for a secondary battery according to the invention includes an assembling step in which an insulating member having an insulating property is assembled to an electrode body, the insulating member having a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion provided so as to face each other in one end of the insulating member, as well as a gap provided between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion. In the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion, inclined surfaces are formed on surfaces of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion on sides facing each other, and are inclined in a direction in which the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion are separated from each other as the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion extend to tip sides.
US10205186B2	Fuel cell electrode assembly An exemplary fuel cell electrode assembly includes a membrane. A first electrode is on the first side of the membrane. A second electrode is on a second side of the membrane. A first gas diffusion layer is adjacent the first electrode. At least a portion of the first gas diffusion layer is at least partially impregnated by a first plastic material that bonds the portion of the first gas diffusion layer to the first electrode. A second gas diffusion layer is adjacent the second electrode. At least a portion of the second gas diffusion layer is at least partially impregnated by a second plastic material that bonds the second gas diffusion layer to the second electrode. A third plastic material is between at least one of the gas diffusion layers and the adjacent electrode for electrically isolating the first gas diffusion layer from the second gas diffusion layer.
US10205182B2	Fuel cell system Oxidant gas flows to the fuel cell stack through an oxidant gas supply channel. Oxidant off-gas is discharged from the fuel cell stack through an oxidant off-gas exhaust channel. A refrigerant is discharged from the fuel cell stack through a refrigerant exhaust channel. An outlet sealing valve is provided in the oxidant off-gas exhaust channel. The outlet sealing valve includes a main body, a valve seat, a valve body, and a refrigerant passage. The main body has a passage through which the oxidant off-gas flows. The valve seat is provided in the passage. The valve body is provided in the passage to be seated on the valve seat to close the passage. The refrigerant passage is branched off from the refrigerant exhaust channel. The refrigerant flows in a vicinity of at least one of the valve seat and the valve body through the refrigerant passage.
US10205181B2	Exhaust gas system and motor vehicle having an exhaust gas system An exhaust system is provided for a device having at least one fuel cell. The exhaust system includes at least one exhaust duct for transporting anode-side and/or cathode-side exhaust gas of the fuel cell, at least one air inlet for supplying air, at least one air feeding device for feeding in the supplied air, at least one heat exchanger for heating up the supplied air, a mixing region for mixing exhaust gas of the fuel cell transported by way of the exhaust duct with the supplied air and forming a mixed exhaust gas, and a mixed exhaust gas outlet for carrying the mixed exhaust gas away from the exhaust system.
US10205179B2	Electrically insulating gasket for SOC unit A sandwiched gasket is used for an SOC stack system to provide flexible, yet electrically insulation properties to the sealing between mounting interfaces of the system.
US10205178B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly having a substantially rectangular shape having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side in a side direction. The substantially rectangular shape includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is closer to the first side than to the second side in the side direction. At least one of a cathode electrode and an anode electrode has a smaller amount of cracks in an electrode catalyst layer in the first portion than in the second portion. A fuel gas outlet manifold and an oxidant gas inlet manifold are closer to the first side than to the second side in the side direction. A fuel gas inlet manifold and an oxidant gas outlet manifold are closer to the second side than to the first side in the side direction.
US10205172B2	Electrode for lithium secondary battery, manufacturing method thereof, and lithium secondary battery including the same Disclosed are an electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium metal matrix layer, and a support that is formed in a net-shape and impregnated into the lithium metal matrix layer.
US10205149B2	Manufacturing method of porous multilayered polyolefin Provided is a manufacturing method of a polyolefin-based multilayer composite porous film, including: a) forming a composition including a polyolefin resin and diluent to a sheet; b) stretching the sheet and extracting the diluent to manufacture a film; c) performing heat-treatment on the manufactured film; and d) coating one surface or both surfaces of the heat-treated film with a coating solution containing a heat resistant resin, wherein step c) and step d) are continuously performed.
US10205142B2	Battery, battery pack, and method of manufacturing battery A battery including a plurality of cells housed in a battery container, wherein the battery container is formed of an insulating material and includes a plurality of housing portions formed by an inner wall portion of the battery container, each of the housing portions housing an associated one of the cells, and a conductive member for use in connecting the plurality of cells is embedded in a wall portion of the battery container. The housing portion has a shape conforming to an outer face of the cell and is in contact with the outer face of the cell.
US10205113B2	Organic electroluminescence device including an emissive layer including an assistant dopant layer and light-emitting dopant layer In an organic EL device, the light emission efficiency by a TADF mechanism is to be improved with an emissive layer structure that can be easily formed. An OLED has at least an emissive layer between an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The emissive layer includes: a host layer including a host material; an assistant dopant layer which is a layer adjacent to the host layer and where an assistant dopant made of a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material and the host material are intermingled within a plane; and a light-emitting dopant layer which is a layer adjacent to the assistant dopant layer and where a light-emitting dopant made of a fluorescent material emitting light by being excited by the assistant dopant and the host material are intermingled within a plane.
US10205109B2	Carbon nanotube thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof A carbon nanotube thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The carbon nanotube thin film transistor includes: a base substrate; a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, which are disposed on the base substrate, the semiconductor layer includes a poly(3-hexylthiophene) layer and a mixing layer of semiconducting carbon nanotube and poly(3-hexylthiophene) which are stacked. The semiconducting carbon nanotube thin film transistor has a high purity, thus the metallic carbon nanotubes are substantially cleared out and the electrical property of the thin film transistor is ensured, so that the manufactured carbon nanotube thin film transistor has good electrical properties.
US10205101B2	Light-emitting material for organic electroluminescent device, organic electroluminescent device using same, and material for organic electroluminescent device Disclosed is a light-emitting material for organic electroluminescent (EL) devices which is composed of an asymmetric anthracene derivative of a specific structure. Also disclosed are a material for organic EL devices and an organic EL device wherein an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. At least one layer composed of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic EL devices by itself or as a component of a mixture. Consequently, the organic EL device has a high efficiency and a long life. Also disclosed are a light-emitting material for organic EL devices and material for organic devices which enable to realize such an organic EL device.
US10205092B2	Method and system for providing a diluted free layer magnetic junction usable in spin transfer or spin-orbit torque applications A magnetic device and method for providing the magnetic device are described. The magnetic device includes magnetic junctions and spin-orbit interaction (SO) active layer(s). The magnetic junction includes free and pinned layers separated by a nonmagnetic spacer layer. The free layer has a free layer perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) energy greater than a free layer out-of-plane demagnetization energy. The free layer also includes a diluted magnetic layer that has a PMA greater than its out-of-plane demagnetization energy. The diluted magnetic layer includes magnetic material(s) and nonmagnetic material(s) and has an exchange stiffness that is at least eighty percent of an exchange stiffness for the magnetic material(s). The SO active layer(s) are adjacent to the free layer. The SO active layer(s) carry a current in-plane and exert a SO torque on the free layer due to the current. The free layer is switchable between stable magnetic states using the SO torque.
US10205090B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device that includes at least a lower contact plug on a semiconductor substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction of the lower contact plug, and a barrier pattern on a sidewall of the lower contact plug may further include an insulation pattern on the sidewall of the lower contact plug. The insulation pattern may be between the barrier pattern and the magnetic tunnel junction pattern. The insulation pattern may include an upper portion and a lower portion whose width is greater than a width of the upper portion.
US10205088B2	Magnetic memory A magnetic memory including a plurality of magnetoresistance effect elements that hold information, each including a first ferromagnetic metal layer with a fixed magnetization direction, a second ferromagnetic metal layer with a varying magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched between the first and second ferromagnetic metal layers; a plurality of first control elements that control reading of the information, wherein each of the plurality of first ferromagnetic metal layers is connected to a first control element; a plurality of spin-orbit torque wiring lines that extend in a second direction intersecting with a first direction which is a stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect elements, wherein each of the second ferromagnetic metal layers is joined to one spin-orbit torque wiring line; a plurality of second control elements that control electric current flowing through the spin-orbit torque wiring lines.
US10205087B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device has a magnetic sensor configured to detect a direction of magnetism. The magnetic sensor includes Hall elements arranged on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a magnetic flux concentrator formed of a magnetic material having the function of amplifying magnetism. The magnetic flux concentrator is arranged on the semiconductor substrate and at least partly covers each of the Hall elements. A slit or a slot is formed in the magnetic material to inhibit generation of stress applied to the Hall elements.
US10205086B2	Piezoelectric actuator and method for manufacturing piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric actuator includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, a piezoelectric body stacked on the first electrode, a second electrode superimposed on a surface of the piezoelectric body on a side opposite to the first electrode, and a wiring connected to the first electrode. The first electrode has a connecting portion which is arranged to protrude from an end portion of the piezoelectric body and to which the wiring is connected, and a first conductive portion is provided so that the first conductive portion overlaps with the first electrode while extending over from an area overlapped with the end portion of the piezoelectric body up to the connecting portion of the first electrode.
US10205085B2	Method for manufacturing piezoelectric device A lower electrode and an adhesive layer made of an insulator are formed on a back surface on the ion implantation layer side of a piezoelectric single crystal substrate. A supporting substrate in which sacrificial layers made of a conductive material have been formed is bonded to the surface of the adhesive layer. By heating the composite body including the piezoelectric single crystal substrate, the lower electrode, the adhesive layer, and the supporting substrate, a layer of the piezoelectric single crystal substrate is detached to form a piezoelectric thin film. A liquid polarizing upper electrode is formed on a detaching interface of the piezoelectric thin film. A pulsed electric field is applied using the polarizing upper electrode and the sacrificial layers as counter electrodes. Consequently, the piezoelectric thin film is polarized.
US10205076B2	Light emitting device Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device comprises: a first lead and a second lead which are spaced apart from each other; a body part comprising a base, a reflector, and a cavity; and a light emitting diode which is disposed in the cavity, wherein the first lead includes a first bottom lead and a first top lead located on the first bottom lead, and the second lead includes a second bottom lead and a second top lead located on the second bottom lead, and wherein a separation region between the first top lead and the second top lead has a different shape than the separation region between the first bottom lead and the second bottom lead, the separation region between the first top lead and the second top lead having a shape bent at least once.
US10205073B2	Parallel wire light string and method of manufacturer A light set and method of manufacturer with first and second spaced apart conducting wire conducting wires with one of the wires having an insulated coating and the other bare uninsulated. An LED chip is surfaced mounted at intervals along the wires. The insulated wire has its insulation removed at the intervals which may weaken the wire. The bare wire does not require removal of insulation and thus remains stronger and resists kinking. Alternative structures and method of creating an insulated coating are disclosed.
US10205072B2	Light-emitting device and method of preparing same, optical semiconductor element mounting package, and optical semiconductor device using the same An optical semiconductor element mounting package that has good adhesion between the resin molding and the lead electrodes and has excellent reliability is provided, as well as an optical semiconductor device using the package is also provided. The optical semiconductor element mounting package having a recessed part that serves as an optical semiconductor element mounting region, wherein the package is formed by integrating: a resin molding composed of a thermosetting light-reflecting resin composition, which forms at least the side faces of the recessed part; and at least a pair of positive and negative lead electrodes disposed opposite each other so as to form part of the bottom face of the recessed part, and there is no gap at a joint face between the resin molding and the lead electrodes.
US10205060B2	Semiconductor light emitting device Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device, including: a plurality of semiconductor layers; a non-conductive reflective film coupled to the plurality of the semiconductor layers; and one or more electrodes formed on the non-conductive reflective film and electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor layers, in which the one or more electrodes respectively include a lower electrode layer for reflecting light generated in the active layer and then passed the non-conductive reflective film, and an upper electrode layer arranged on the lower electrode layer for preventing a foreign material from penetrating into the lower electrode layer.
US10205045B2	Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same A solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method comprises: forming a first electrode layer on a substrate; forming a semiconductor film of first conduction type on the first electrode layer; forming a germanium film on the semiconductor film of first conduction type, and topologizing the germanium film by using a functionalization element so as to obtain a semiconductor film of second conduction type having characteristics of topological insulator, the semiconductor film of first conduction type mating with the semiconductor film of second conduction type having characteristics of topological insulator to form a p-n junction; and forming a second electrode layer on the semiconductor film of second conduction type. The solar cell manufactured according this method has higher electric energy conversion efficiency.
US10205037B2	Photodiode device and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a photodiode device, which includes a semiconductor substrate, a well region in the semiconductor substrate of a first dopant type, a first doped region of the first dopant type in the well region, and a second doped region of a second dopant type disposed in the well region and over the first doped region. The second doped region comprises first recesses exposed through a surface of the second doped region, and a first portion of the second doped region on the surface comprises a first doping concentration of the second dopant type greater than a second doping concentration of a second portion of the second doped region away from the first recesses.
US10205030B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device To provide a method by which a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor with excellent electric characteristics and high reliability is manufactured with a small number of steps. After a channel protective layer is formed over an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn, a film having n-type conductivity and a conductive film are formed, and a resist mask is formed over the conductive film. The conductive film, the film having n-type conductivity, and the oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn are etched using the channel protective layer and gate insulating films as etching stoppers with the resist mask, so that source and drain electrode layers, a buffer layer, and a semiconductor layer are formed.
US10205029B2	Thin film transistor, manufacturing method thereof, and display device A TFT, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The TFT includes a semiconductor layer and an etch-stop layer merely covering a channel region of the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer and the etch-stop layer are formed through a single patterning process.
US10205028B2	Thin-film transistor, manufacturing method for the same, display panel A thin-film transistor, a manufacturing for the same, and a display panel are provided. In the annealing process, the aluminum layer combines with oxygen ions in the amorphous oxide semiconductor layer to form an Al2O3 layer. The amorphous oxide semiconductor layer loses the oxygen ions, oxygen defects are increased such that a doped region of the semiconductor layer is formed. That is, a source contact region and a drain contact region are formed, and the amorphous oxide semiconductor layer is shielded by the anti-oxidation layer to form the channel region of the semiconductor layer. The present invention can simplify the manufacturing process, increase the production efficiency and decrease the production cost.
US10205019B2	Semiconductor device having a fin at a side of a semiconductor body One embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a fin at a first side of a semiconductor body, a body region of a second conductivity type in at least a part of the fin, a drain extension region of a first conductivity type, a source region and a drain region of the first conductivity type, a source contact in contact with the source region, and a gate structure adjoining opposing walls of the fin. The source contact extends along a vertical direction along the source region. The source contact includes a conductive material and is disposed in a trench in the semiconductor body, adjacent to the source region. The body region and the drain extension region are arranged one after another between the source region and the drain region.
US10205015B2	Reduced gate charge field-effect transistor In one implementation, a reduced gate charge field-effect transistor (FET) includes a drift region situated over a drain, a body situated over the drift region, and source diffusions formed in the body. The source diffusions are adjacent a gate trench extending through the body into the drift region and having a dielectric liner and a gate electrode situated therein. The dielectric liner includes an upper segment and a lower segment, the upper segment extending to at least a depth of the source diffusions and being significantly thicker than the lower segment.
US10205013B2	Semiconductor switching element and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor switching element includes a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode. The first gate electrode is disposed, via a first gate insulating film, inside a first trench that extends from an upper surface of an emitter region to reach a semiconductor layer, and intersects with the emitter region, a base region, and a charge storage layer. The second gate electrode is disposed, via a second gate insulating film, inside a second trench that extends from the upper surface of the emitter region and an upper surface of a conductive region to reach the semiconductor layer, and is adjacent to the emitter region, the base region, the charge storage layer, and the conductive region. The second trench is smaller in depth than the first trench, and the second trench is smaller in width than the first trench.
US10205012B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first trench portions formed at a front surface side of the semiconductor substrate and extending in a predetermined extending direction in a planar view; an emitter region of a first conductivity type formed between adjacent trenches of the plurality of first trench portions at the front surface side of the semiconductor substrate; a first contact region of a second conductivity type formed between the adjacent trenches of the plurality of first trench portions, the first contact region and the emitter region being arranged alternately in the extending direction; and a second contact region of a second conductivity type formed above the first contact region to be apart from the emitter region and having a higher doping concentration than the first contact region.
US10205009B2	Superjunction semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A superjunction semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer doped with a first conductivity type; an active region formed on the first semiconductor layer, the active region including a drift layer; and a termination region disposed to surround the active region, the termination region including a lower edge region disposed on a side surface of the drift layer and an upper edge region disposed on the lower edge region, wherein the upper edge region includes a lower charge balance region disposed on the lower edge region, the lower charge balance region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and an upper charge balance region disposed on the lower charge balance region, the upper charge balance region having the first conductivity type.
US10204999B2	Transistor with airgap spacer A microelectronic transistor may be fabricated having an airgap spacer formed as a gate sidewall spacer, such that the airgap spacer is positioned between a gate electrode and a source contact and/or a drain contact of the microelectronic transistor. As the dielectric constant of gaseous substances is significantly lower than that of a solid or a semi-solid dielectric material, the airgap spacer may result in minimal capacitive coupling between the gate electrode and the source contact and/or the drain contact, which may reduce circuit delay of the microelectronic transistor.
US10204986B1	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor nanowire, a gate structure, a first metal nanowire and a second metal nanowire. The semiconductor nanowire is disposed vertically on the substrate. The gate structure surrounds a middle portion of the semiconductor nanowire. The first metal nanowire is located on a side of the semiconductor nanowire and is electronically connected to a lower portion of the semiconductor nanowire. The second metal nanowire is located on the other side of the semiconductor nanowire and is electronically connected to the gate structure.
US10204981B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a first doping layer of a first conductivity type, and a second doping layer of a second conductivity type. The substrate has a fin portion. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and surrounds the fin portion. The first doping layer of the first conductivity type is disposed on the first dielectric layer and is located on two opposite sidewalls of the fin portion. The second doping layer of the second conductivity type is disposed on the two opposite sidewalls of the fin portion and is located between the fin portion and the first doping layer. The first doping layer covers a sidewall and a bottom surface of the second doping layer.
US10204980B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor device may include an element region and a peripheral voltage withstanding region. The peripheral voltage withstanding region includes inner circumferential guard rings; and outer circumferential guard rings having a width narrower than a width of the inner circumferential guard rings. An interval between the inner circumferential guard rings is narrower than an interval between the outer circumferential guard rings. Each of the inner circumferential guard rings includes a first high concentration region and a first low concentration region. Each of the outer circumferential guard rings includes a second high concentration region and a second low concentration region. A width of a part of each first low concentration region that is exposed on a front surface of the semiconductor device is wider than a width of a part of each second low concentration region that is exposed on the front surface.
US10204978B2	Crystalline multilayer oxide thin films structure in semiconductor device Provided is a highly conductive crystalline multilayer structure including a corundum-structured crystalline oxide thin film whose resistance has not increased even after annealing (heating). The crystalline multilayer structure includes a base substrate and the corundum-structured crystalline oxide thin film disposed directly on the base substrate or with another layer therebetween. The crystalline oxide thin film is 1 μm or more in a thickness and 80 mΩcm or less in an electrical resistivity. A semiconductor device includes the crystalline multilayer structure.
US10204977B2	Making electrical components in handle wafers of integrated circuit packages Each of a first and a second integrated circuit structures has hole(s) in the top surface, and capacitors at least partially located in the holes. A semiconductor die is attached to the top surface of the second structure. Then the first and second structures are bonded together so that the die becomes disposed in the first structure's cavity, and the holes of the two structures are aligned to electrically connect the respective capacitors to each other. A filler is injected into the cavity through one or more channels in the substrate of the first structure. Other embodiments are also provided.
US10204972B2	OLED display device and method for producing organic transistor Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an organic transistor, a method for producing the same and an OLED display device. The organic transistor includes: a collector and an emitter stacked above a substrate; a first organic semiconductor layer, a second organic semiconductor layer and a base between the first and second organic semiconductor layers, stacked and provided between the collector and the emitter; wherein the base forms a Schottky contact with the first organic semiconductor layer and forms a Schottky contact with the second organic semiconductor layer.
US10204971B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate including an outer area neighboring a border; and an insulating layer positioned over the substrate and including a plurality of openings positioned over the outer area. The openings are arranged to be spaced from each other in a direction. The display device further includes a wavy line extending in the direction and passing the plurality of openings.
US10204970B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device includes a scan line, a data line, a power supply line, and a pixel. The scan line extends in one direction. The data line crosses the scan line. The power supply line crosses the scan line and the data line. The pixel is electrically coupled to the scan line, the data line, and the power supply line. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode including a first electrode on a substrate, an organic layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic layer. The pixel further includes at least two domains configured to radiate light in directions different from each other.
US10204962B2	Light source module and display apparatus having the same A display apparatus may include a light source module that may include a substrate having a plurality of chip mounting areas of which each has a connection pad disposed therein, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices electrically coupled to separate connection pads. The display apparatus may include a black matrix on the substrate and having a plurality of holes corresponding to the pattern of chip mounting areas. The semiconductor light emitting devices may be in separate, respective holes to be electrically coupled to separate connection pads. The display apparatus may include unit pixels, where each unit pixel includes multiple adjacent semiconductor light emitting devices. The semiconductor light emitting devices may be removably coupled to separate connection pads, and a semiconductor light emitting device may be interchangeably swapped from a connection pad.
US10204950B1	SPAD image sensor and associated fabricating method A single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensor is disclosed. The SPAD image sensor includes: a substrate having a front surface and a back surface; a trench isolation in the substrate, the trench isolation extending from the front surface of the substrate toward the back surface of the substrate, the trench isolation having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface being coplanar with the front surface of the substrate, the second surface being distanced from the back surface of the substrate by a distance greater than 0; wherein the substrate includes: a first layer doped with dopants of a first conductivity type, the first layer extending from the back surface of the substrate toward the trench isolation and laterally surrounding at least a portion of sidewalls of the trench isolation.
US10204939B2	Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display device A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The manufacturing method of the display substrate includes: forming a plurality of display substrate regions and a plurality of connection lines on a mother substrate, wherein each of the display substrate regions includes a plurality of peripheral wirings, and the plurality of peripheral wirings of each of the display substrate regions are electrically connected with each other through at least one of the plurality of connection lines; and cutting the mother substrate according to the plurality of display substrate regions to form a plurality of display substrates, wherein the plurality of peripheral wirings of each of the cut display substrates are disconnected from each other.
US10204934B2	Thin film transistor, array substrate, methods for fabricating the same, and display device The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an array substrate, a thin film transistor, methods for fabricating the same, and a display device. The method for fabricating the array substrate provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: forming an active layer on a substrate; forming a gate on the active layer; forming a first insulation layer on the gate; forming a light blocking portion on the first insulation layer, the light blocking portion being arranged above an edge portion of the gate, so that the light blocking portion blocks light entering the active layer from the edge portion of the gate.
US10204932B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, display panel and display device An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The array substrate includes a display area (02) and a fan-out area (01) disposed at the periphery of the display area (02), the manufacturing method comprising forming a line pattern (212) disposed in at least one of the display area (02) and the fan-out area (01), wherein forming a line pattern disposed in at least one of the display area and the fan-out area includes the following steps: forming a metal layer (210); forming an intermediate pattern (211) by performing a first patterning process on the metal layer; and forming the line pattern disposed in at least one of the display area (02) and the fan-out area (01) by performing a second patterning process on the intermediate pattern. The manufacturing methods provided by the respective embodiment of the present disclosure are capable of narrowing of the lines in the fan-out area, and compared with the existing one exposure method, can effectively reduce the risk of open-circuit and short-circuit.
US10204920B2	Semiconductor device including polygon-shaped standard cell A semiconductor device including a standard cell for implementing a logic element includes a first active region and a second active region extending in a second direction on a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to the second direction, gate electrodes intersecting the first active region and the second active region, and source regions and drain regions formed on the first and second active regions at both sides of each of the gate electrodes. A boundary of the standard cell has a polygonal shape, excluding a quadrilateral shape, when viewed in a plan view. As a result, an area of the standard cell may be reduced to reduce a size of the semiconductor device.
US10204910B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device is provided. The provided semiconductor device may have enhanced reliability and operating characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a device isolation film formed within the substrate, a first gate structure formed within the substrate, a recess formed on at least one side of the first gate structure and within the substrate and the device isolation film, the recess comprising an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the lower portion of the recess is formed within the substrate and the upper portion of the recess is formed across the substrate and the device isolation film, a buried contact filling the recess and an information storage electrically connected to the buried contact.
US10204902B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first active structure on a substrate including a first epitaxial pattern, a second epitaxial pattern and a first channel pattern between the first epitaxial pattern and the second epitaxial pattern, the first channel pattern including at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. A first gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the first channel pattern. A second active structure on the substrate and includes the second epitaxial pattern, a third epitaxial pattern and a second channel pattern between the second epitaxial pattern and the third epitaxial pattern in the first direction. The second channel pattern includes at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. The number of stacked second channel patterns is greater than the number of stacked first channel patterns. A second gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the second channel pattern.
US10204901B2	Semiconductor devices including resistors A semiconductor device is provided including a resistor structure on a semiconductor substrate. The resistor structure includes pad portions and a resistor body connecting the pad portions. The pad portions each have a width greater than a width of the resistor body. The pad portions each include a pad pattern and a liner pattern covering a sidewall and a lower surface of the pad pattern. The resistor body extends laterally from the liner pattern. The pad pattern includes a different material from the resistor body and the liner pattern.
US10204880B2	Device and method for producing a device A device and a method for producing a device are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a first component, a second component and a connecting element directly arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the connecting element includes at least a first metal, which is formed as an adhesive layer, a diffusion barrier and a component of a first phase and a second phase of the connecting element, wherein the adhesive layer is arranged on the first component and/or the second component, wherein the first phase and/or the second phase includes, besides the first metal, further metals different from the first metal, wherein a concentration of the first metal in the first phase is greater than a concentration of the first metal in the second phase, and wherein the connecting element includes a layer of a silicide of the first metal.
US10204878B2	Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same A technique which improves the reliability in coupling between a bump electrode of a semiconductor chip and wiring of a mounting substrate, more particularly a technique which guarantees the flatness of a bump electrode even when wiring lies in a top wiring layer under the bump electrode, thereby improving the reliability in coupling between the bump electrode and the wiring formed on a glass substrate. Wiring, comprised of a power line or signal line, and a dummy pattern are formed in a top wiring layer beneath a non-overlap region of a bump electrode. The dummy pattern is located to fill the space between wiring to reduce irregularities caused by the wiring and space in the top wiring layer. A surface protection film formed to cover the top wiring layer is flattened by CMP.
US10204875B2	Systems and methods for inhibiting backend access to integrated circuits by integrating photon and electron sensing latch-up circuits Exemplary systems and methods for inhibiting backend access to an integrated circuit are provided including latch-up circuits triggered by photons, electrons, and ions to create catastrophic failures in integrated circuits. Exemplary systems include latch-up circuits with floating gate bit cells which, when triggered, close the latch-up circuits so that the latch-up circuits can amplify current in a positive feedback loop to create a short circuit to inhibit unauthorized individuals from probing or modifying an integrated circuit.
US10204872B2	Power module and power conversion apparatus having a warpage suppression portion An object of the present invention is to provide a power module that secures a heat dissipation route and has increased reliability. A power module of the present invention includes a first circuit body having a first semiconductor element and a first conductor portion, a second circuit body having a second semiconductor element and a second conductor portion, a resin sealing material for sealing the first circuit body and the second circuit body, and a warpage suppression portion that is formed along an array direction of the first circuit body and the second circuit body and is formed to have greater rigidity than a sealing portion of the resin sealing material, wherein the warpage suppression portion is formed of the same material as a resin member of the resin sealing material and is formed to be thicker than the sealing portion of the resin sealing material.
US10204862B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate provided with a through-hole, a device layer including a lower layer wiring, an insulating layer that covers the device layer, a first through-electrode that passes through the insulating layer, a first insulating film provided with an opening having a diameter that is substantially the same as or greater than an opening diameter of the through-hole of the semiconductor substrate, a second insulating film positioned on an upper side of the first insulating film and on an inner side surface of the through-hole of the semiconductor substrate, and a second through-electrode electrically connected to the lower layer wiring in the device layer from an upper side of the second insulating film through the inside of the through-hole of the semiconductor substrate.
US10204858B2	Semiconductor device having a multilayer wiring structure A semiconductor device having a plurality of first wirings (X-direction) which include a first power supply line and a second power supply line, a plurality of third wirings (X-direction) which include a third (fourth) power supply line that is located above the first (second) power supply line and is electrically connected to the first (second) power supply line. The semiconductor device also has a plurality of second wirings (Y-direction) that include a first (second) connection wiring located above the first (second) power supply line and below the third (fourth) power supply line that is electrically connected to the first (second) power supply line and to the third (fourth) power supply line.
US10204856B2	Interconnect structures with fully aligned vias A structure having fully aligned via connecting metal lines on different Mx levels. The structure may include a first metal line and a second metal line in a first ILD, a cap covering the first ILD, the second metal line and a portion of the first metal line, a second ILD on the cap, and a via that electrically connects the first metal line to a third metal line, wherein the third metal line is above the first metal line and runs perpendicular to the first metal line, the via is fully aligned to the first metal line and the third metal line, and the via electrically connects the first metal line to the third metal line.
US10204852B2	Circuit substrate and semiconductor package structure A circuit substrate for a chip bonding thereon includes a core substrate having a chip-side surface and a bump-side surface opposite to the chip-side surface, a first through via plug passing through the core substrate, a pad disposed on the bump-side surface, in contact with the first through via plug, and a first thickness enhancing conductive pattern disposed on a surface of the pad, which is away from the bump-side surface.
US10204848B2	Semiconductor chip package having heat dissipating structure Disclosed herein is a semiconductor chip package having a heat dissipating structure. The semiconductor chip package including: a semiconductor chip configured such that a plurality of terminals protrudes from the upper surface thereof; lead frames connected to the terminals located on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip; and a package body configured to protect the semiconductor chip and the lead frames and to form the outside shape of the semiconductor chip package, and formed by molding. The lower surfaces of the lead frames are exposed to the outside. The lower surface of the package body is partially cut out such that the bottom surface of the semiconductor chip is exposed to the outside.
US10204846B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate including a display area configured to display an image and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The display device also includes a plurality of signal lines provided in the display area, an encapsulation layer provided over the signal lines and a pad portion provided in the peripheral area. The display device further includes a plurality of connection wires connecting the signal lines and the pad portion, wherein each of the connection wires includes a first portion provided in the peripheral area and a second portion provided in the display area. A portion of the encapsulation layer provided on the display area extends to the peripheral area and placed over the first portions of the connection wires.
US10204839B2	Prevention of charging damage in full-depletion devices Methods and systems method for checking a semiconductor device for compliance with a rule include determining whether a fully depleted semiconductor on insulator (FDSOI) device complies with a first design rule that considers antenna area connected to the gate and the source/drain region of the FDSOI device. It is determined whether the FDSOI device complies with a second design rule that considers antenna area connected to the well and the source/drain region of the FDSOI device. The chip layout is modified, if the FDSOI devices fails to comply with the first and second design rules, to bring the non-compliant FDSOI device into compliance.
US10204835B2	Fabrication of a vertical fin field effect transistor with reduced dimensional variations A method of forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) having fin(s) with reduced dimensional variations, including forming a dummy fin trench within a perimeter of a fin pattern region on a substrate, forming a dummy fin fill in the dummy fin trench, forming a plurality of vertical fins within the perimeter of the fin pattern region, including border fins at the perimeter of the fin pattern region and interior fins located within the perimeter and inside the bounds of the border fins, wherein the border fins are formed from the dummy fin fill, and removing the border fins, wherein the border fins are dummy fins and the interior fins are active vertical fins.
US10204833B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method for the same An array substrate and a manufacturing method. The method includes: patterning the first metal layer through a first mask to form a gate electrode and a first conductive layer which are disposed at an interval; patterning the semiconductor and the gate insulation layer through a second mask to form a through hole for revealing the first conductive layer; patterning the semiconductor layer through the gate electrode and the first conductive layer to form a first channel and a second channel region which are disposed at an interval; patterning the second metal layer through a third mask to form a source electrode, a drain electrode and a second conductive layer which are disposed at intervals; wherein, the second conductive layer is contacted with the first conductive layer through the through hole. Accordingly, the gate insulation and the semiconductor layer are patterned through one mask to reduce the production cost.
US10204828B1	Enabling low resistance gates and contacts integrated with bilayer dielectrics A method for forming a semiconductor structure using first and second conductive materials, and having first and second trenches with first and second critical dimensions. The second conductive material exhibits a lower resistivity than the first conductive material at a film thickness corresponding to the second critical dimension and the second conductive material exhibits a higher resistivity than the first conductive material at a film thickness corresponding to the first critical dimension. An initial semiconductor structure has the first trench having the first critical dimension and the second trench having the second critical dimension. The second critical dimension is larger than the first critical dimension. A first conductive structure made from one of the first and second conductive materials is formed in the first trench. A second conductive structure made from another of the first and second conductive materials is formed in the second trench.
US10204824B2	Method for producing SOI wafer A method for producing a SOI wafer that includes implanting at least one type of gas ion selected from a hydrogen ion and a rare gas ion from a surface of a bond wafer formed of a silicon single crystal to form an ion implanted layer, bonding the ion-implanted surface of the bond wafer to a surface of a base wafer formed of a silicon single crystal through a silicon oxide film formed on the base wafer surface, delaminating the bond wafer at the ion implanted layer by performing delamination heat treatment to fabricate a SOI wafer having a buried oxide film layer and a SOI layer on the base wafer, and performing flattening heat treatment on the SOI wafer in an atmosphere containing argon gas.
US10204817B2	Substrate transport apparatus A substrate transport apparatus including a frame, an upper arm rotatably mounted to the frame about a shoulder axis, a forearm rotatably mounted to the upper arm about an elbow axis where the forearm includes stacked forearm sections dependent from the upper arm through a common joint, and independent stacked end effectors rotatably mounted to the forearm, the forearm being common to the independent stacked end effectors, wherein at least one end effector is mounted to the stacked forearm sections at a wrist axis, where the forearm is configured such that spacing between the independent stacked end effectors mounted to the stacked forearm sections is decoupled from a height build up between end effectors accommodating pass through instrumentation.
US10204816B2	Substrate retaining carrier, method for retaining and separating substrate and method for evaporation A substrate retaining carrier, a method for retaining and separating the substrate, and a method for evaporation are provided. The substrate retaining carrier includes a substrate stage and a movable substrate retaining support device, the substrate retaining support device comprises multiple probes and a probe holder, wherein a first end of each of the probes is provided with a substrate retaining member, and a second end of each of the probes is secured onto the probe holder; the substrate stage is provided with through holes for passage of the probes therein.
US10204814B1	Semiconductor package with individually molded leadframe and die coupled at solder balls According to principles as taught herein, a leadframe array for a semiconductor die is prepared having locations to receive solder balls. Solder balls are then applied to the leadframe array, after which the leadframe array and solder ball combination is placed in a first mold and encased in a first molding compound. After the molding compound is cured, a layer of molding compound is removed to expose the solder balls. After this, a semiconductor die is electrically connected to the exposed solder balls. The combined semiconductor die and leadframe are placed in a second mold, and a second molding compound injected. The second molding compound flows around the semiconductor die and leadframe combination, fully enclosing the electrical connections between the leadframe and the semiconductor die, making the final package a twice-molded configuration. After this, the twice-molded semiconductor package array is cut at the appropriate locations to singulate the packages into individual products.
US10204813B2	Wafer de-bonding device A wafer de-bonding device comprises a stage (1) for holding a device wafer and a carrier wafer bonded together, and a tool (2) with a gas outlet (2.2) disposed in proximity to the stage (1) through an adjustment device for control the tool (2) to move towards or away from the stage (1), the tool (2) being provided with a bit (2.1) to cut a notch into a film or an adhesive layer at a junction of the bonded wafers, the gas outlet (2.2) being provided on the tool bit (2.1), the tool (2) being further provided with a gas inlet (2.3) in communication with the gas outlet (2.2), the gas inlet (2.3) being connected to a gas jet generator so as to direct a gas jet towards the junction of the bonded wafers on the stage (2). The wafer de-bonding device has a high degree of automation and simple operations.
US10204811B2	Substrate transport apparatus with active edge gripper In accordance with one aspect of the exemplary embodiments, a substrate transport apparatus is provided comprising a drive mechanism, a movable arm assembly connected to the drive mechanism, an end effector connected to the arm assembly. A chuck for holding a substrate is mounted on the end effector and having a movable edge gripper with a contact surface and an edge of the substrate may be gripped by actuating the movable edge gripper to engage the substrate with the contact surface. The apparatus further comprising a motion sensor for providing a signal to actuate the movable edge gripper to close and open the moveable edge gripper for capturing and releasing the substrate.
US10204810B2	Linear vacuum robot with Z motion and articulated arm There is described apparatus and methods for transporting and processing substrates including wafers as to efficiently produce at reasonable costs improved throughput as compared to systems in use today. A linear transport chamber includes linear tracks and robot arms riding on the linear tracks to linearly transfer substrates along the sides of processing chambers for feeding substrates into a controlled atmosphere through a load lock and then along a transport chamber as a way of reaching processing chambers. A four-axis robot arm is disclosed, capable of linear translation, rotation and articulation, and z-motion.
US10204807B2	Apparatus and method for processing wafer An apparatus for processing a wafer includes a process chamber, a wafer support, a heat source, and a movable device. The wafer support is in the process chamber. The heat source is in the process chamber. The movable device contacts the heat source, in which the movable device is movable with respect to the wafer support.
US10204802B2	Method of forming via hole, array substrate and method of forming the same and display device The present disclosure provides a method of forming a via hole, an array substrate and a method of forming the same and a display device. The method of forming a via hole includes: forming a pattern of a first via hole and a pattern of an upper-part etched structure of a second via hole simultaneously on a base substrate through a first patterning process by using a first mask; forming a pattern of the second hole in a region corresponding to the formed pattern of the upper-part etched structure of the second via hole through a second patterning process by using a second mask.
US10204801B2	Method for producing substrate for semiconductor element mounting A process of forming, on a surface of the substrate a plurality of resist layers made of two kinds of dry film resist that differ in main peak wavelength in spectral photosensitivity. An exposure process of selectively exposing and affecting a particular resist layer in accordance with a first pattern upon using a first exposure mask overlaid on the plurality of resist layers. A second exposure process of exposing another resist layer in accordance with a second pattern upon using a second exposure mask overlaid on the plurality of resist layers. Partially uncovering the surface of the substrate by removing unexposed portions of the plurality of resist layers, to form a resist mask having an aperture. Finally, forming a coat layer by plating a portion of the substrate where the surface thereof is uncovered; and a process of removing the resist mask.
US10204799B2	Method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor A method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor includes forming an active layer of an oxide semiconductor, forming a conducting film to cover the active layer, patterning the conducting film through an etching process using an etchant to form a source electrode and a drain electrode, and performing, at least before the patterning the conducting film, a treatment on the active layer so that an etching rate of the active layer is less than an etching rate of the conducting film.
US10204796B2	Methods for selective etching of a silicon material using HF gas without nitrogen etchants The present disclosure provides methods for etching a silicon material in a device structure in semiconductor applications. In one example, a method for etching features in a silicon material includes performing a remote plasma process formed from an etching gas mixture including HF gas without nitrogen etchants to remove a silicon material disposed on a substrate.
US10204795B2	Flow distribution plate for surface fluorine reduction A method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor substrate are described herein. A process system described herein includes a plasma source and a flow distribution plate. A method described herein includes generating fluorine radicals or ions, delivering the fluorine radicals or ions through one or more plasma blocking screens to a volume defined by the flow distribution plate and one of one or more plasma blocking screens, delivering oxygen and hydrogen to the volume, mixing the oxygen and hydrogen with fluorine radicals or ions to form hydrogen fluoride, flowing hydrogen fluoride through the flow distribution plate, and etching a substrate using bifluoride. The concentration of fluorine radicals or ions on the surface of the substrate is reduced to less than about two percent.
US10204782B2	Combined anneal and selective deposition process A method for forming a film with an annealing step and a deposition step is disclosed. The method comprises an annealing step for inducing self-assembly or alignment within a polymer. The method also comprises a selective deposition step in order to enable selective deposition on a polymer.
US10204781B1	Methods for bottom up fin structure formation Embodiments described herein relate to substrate processing methods. The methods include forming a patterned hardmask material on a substrate, forming first mandrel structures on exposed regions of the substrate, and depositing a gap fill material on the substrate over the hardmask material and the first mandrel structures. The first mandrel structures are removed to expose second region of the substrate form second mandrel structures comprising the hardmask material and the gap fill material and fin structures are deposited on the substrate using the second mandrel structures as a mask.
US10204777B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding part, a substrate rotating mechanism, and a chamber. The substrate rotating mechanism includes an annular rotor part disposed in an internal space of the chamber and a stator part disposed around the rotor part outside the chamber. The substrate holding part is attached to the rotor part in the internal space of the chamber. In the substrate rotating mechanism, a rotating force is generated about a central axis between the stator part and the rotor part. The rotor part is thereby rotated about the central axis, being in a floating state, together with a substrate and the substrate holding part. In the substrate processing apparatus, the substrate can be easily rotated in the internal space having excellent sealability. As a result, it is possible to easily perform single-substrate processing in a sealed internal space.
US10204769B2	Wire electric discharge machine To provide a wire electric discharge machine capable of suitably and simply performing thermal displacement correction on upper and lower guides. Provided are a storage unit that stores temperatures of machine elements and actual values for relative positions of upper and lower guides to be associated with each other as associated data; and a relational expression calculation unit that infers and calculates a relational expression between the temperature of the machine element and the relative positions of the upper and lower guides by way of machine learning with this associated data as training data. Additionally provided are a position estimation unit that substitutes temperatures of the machine element into the relational expression and calculates an estimated value for the relative position of the upper and lower guides; and a correction amount calculation unit that calculates a correction amount for the upper and lower guides, based on the estimated value for the relative position. Further provided is a correction execution unit that performs correction of the relative position of the upper and lower guides based on this correction amount.
US10204763B2	Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method A controller disclosed herein drives, in a first step, a high frequency generating source at a first energy condition, and drives, in a second step, a high frequency generating source at a second energy condition. Prior to a switching time of the first step and the second step, the controller switches gas species supplied from the gas supply system into the processing container, and sets a gas flow rate in an initial period just after the switching to be larger than a gas flow rate in a stabilization period after lapse of the initial period.
US10204762B2	Endpointing for focused ion beam processing To expose a desired feature, focused ion beam milling of thin slices from a cross section alternate with forming a scanning electron image of each newly exposed cross section. Milling is stopped when automatic analysis of an electron beam image of the newly exposed cross section shows that a pre-determined criterion is met.
US10204759B2	Composite beam apparatus A composite beam apparatus includes an electron beam column for irradiating an electron beam onto a sample, a focused ion beam column for irradiating a focused ion beam onto the sample to form a cross section, and a neutral particle beam column having an acceleration voltage set lower than that of the focused ion beam column for irradiating a neutral particle beam onto the sample to perform finish processing of the cross section. The electron beam column, the focused ion beam column, and the neutral particle beam column are arranged such that the beams of the columns cross each other at an irradiation point. A controller controls the electron beam column to irradiate and scan the electron beam on the sample during cross section processing by the focused ion beam column and during finish processing by the neutral particle beam column. The composite beam apparatus is capable of suppressing the influence of charge build-up, or electric field or magnetic field leakage from an electron beam column, when subjecting a sample to cross-section processing with a focused ion beam and then performing finishing processing with another beam.
US10204754B1	Keyboard device A keyboard device includes a substrate, a thin film switch circuit, and a trigger device having a rubber dome and a metal dome. The trigger device is configured to trigger the thin film switch circuit in response to an external force. The rubber dome is arranged to provide a first tactile feel during a first pressing process while the external force is exerted and provide a first rebound force during a first relieving process after the external force has been removed. The metal dome is arranged to provide a second tactile feel during a second pressing process while the external force is exerted and provide a second rebound force during a second relieving process after the external force has been removed.
US10204750B2	Illuminated switch actuator further surrounded by an illumination structure A switch that includes an illumination structure that extends at least partially around a perimeter of the switch. The illumination structure being illuminated based on the status of the switch. The switch also including a switch surface that includes a transparent or translucent material that can be illuminated based on the status of the switch. The switch being adapted for use in a wet or damp environment.
US10204748B2	Contact mechanism and switch using the same A contact mechanism includes an opening/closing fixed contact, an opening/closing movable contact opposed to the opening/closing fixed contact, and a permanent magnet configured to extend an arc that occurs between the opening/closing fixed contact and the opening/closing movable contact in a predetermined direction. In particular, an arc that occurs from contact surface regions where the opening/closing fixed contact and the opening/closing movable contact make contact with each other is extended by a magnetic force of the permanent magnet and moved to non-contact surface regions where the opening/closing fixed contact and the opening/closing movable contact make no contact with each other.
US10204747B2	Serrated electrical contacts Provided is a solenoid switch of a motor including a solenoid case, a solenoid having at least one control terminal for connection to at least one external control cable, two power terminals for connection to external power cables, two stationary serrated electrical contacts mounted within the solenoid case, where each serrated electrical contact is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the power terminals, two movable electrical contacts coupled to the solenoid and electrically connected to windings of the motor, where each movable electrical contact corresponds to one of the two serrated electrical contacts, and is movable by applied force of the solenoid. In response to a control signal received by the at least one control terminal, the solenoid is energized and moves the two movable electrical contacts to mate with the corresponding two serrated electrical contacts resulting in an electrical connection between the power cables and the motor windings.
US10204744B2	Capacitor A capacitor that includes a porous metallic base material; a phosphorus-containing layer on the porous metallic base material; a dielectric layer on the phosphorus-containing layer; and an electrode on the dielectric layer.
US10204728B2	Variable inductance inductor and variable inductance inductor module A variable inductance inductor includes an inductor unit having a coil pattern; and at least one inductance controlling unit configured to vary a contact area between the coil pattern and a moveable conductor unit to change a current path.
US10204727B2	Systems and methods for producing magnetic structures A system for magnetizing magnetic sources into a rare earth permanent magnet material includes a first inductor coil, a second inductor coil, and at least one magnetizing circuit for supplying a first current having a first direction for a first duration to said first inductor coil to produce a first magnetic field and a second current having a second direction for a second duration to said second inductor coil to produce a second magnetic field. The first inductor coil comprises a first plurality of layers of a flat conductor about a first aperture positioned on a first side of the rare earth permanent magnet material at a first location where a magnetic source is to be magnetized into the rare earth permanent magnet material from the first side of the rare earth permanent magnet material. The second inductor coil comprising a second plurality of layers of a flat conductor coiled about a second aperture positioned on a second side of the rare earth permanent magnet material at a second location where a magnetic source is to be magnetized into the rare earth permanent magnet material from the second side of said rare earth permanent magnet material, where the second side is opposite the first side.
US10204720B2	High performance support-separators for communications cables providing shielding for minimizing alien crosstalk High performance communications cables can provide for wireless fidelity applications. A communications cable can include core support-separators having profiles which define a clearance to maintain spacing and/or channel between the transmission media and power conductors. The core can be formed of a conductive or insulative material that have, principally, polymer blends that include olefin and/or fluoropolymer and/or chlorofluoropolymer based resins. The polymer blends can also be utilized for fabricating shielding materials. The core support-separators have both a central region as well as a plurality of shaped sections that extend outward from the central region that are either solid or partially solid, foamed or foamed with a solid skin surface.
US10204713B2	Emergency decision-making assistance system An emergency decision-making assistance system includes an information management unit operable to generate display data on the basis of emergency information and to share the emergency information via a network; a display unit operable to display a plurality of pieces of the display data generated by the information management unit; a console unit operable to switch between the plurality of pieces of display data displayed on the display unit; and a database configured to store the plurality of pieces of display data generated by the information management unit. Decision-making is thereby effectively assisted by obtaining only necessary information in a plurality of sites.
US10204712B2	Method for inner-contour passivation of steel surfaces of nuclear reactor A method for the inner-contour passivation of steel surfaces of a nuclear reactor consists in filling a first contour of a nuclear reactor with a liquid metal coolant, introducing a reagent into the liquid metal coolant, said reagent interacting with the material of elements of the first contour, forming a protective film, and heating the liquid metal coolant, having the reagent introduced therein, to a temperature allowing for conditions for forming the protective film. The liquid metal coolant having the reagent introduced therein is kept at said temperature until a continuous protective film is formed on the surface of the material of the elements of the first contour. The liquid metal coolant having reagent introduced therein is heated by means of the friction thereof against rotating vanes of a vane pump, which is submerged in the liquid metal coolant. The present invention thus provides for a simpler passivation process, a more reliable passivation mode, an increase in the safety thereof and a simpler control over the process of passivation of steel surfaces.
US10204709B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a plasma fusion reactor Embodiments of a plasma fusion energy reactor based on Bussard's Polywell concept. The apparatus of the embodiments include interior, electron-extraction electrodes to remove cold, trapped electrons and replace them with hot electrons. Hot electrons efficiently confine a dense, hot plasma fuel. The method of the embodiments discloses a procedure for controlling the reactor during its start-up phase of operation. During start-up the reactor is changed from being in a cold, empty state to being in a stable steady-state of energy production. Reliable computer simulation predicts that in steady-state the disclosed apparatus and method will produce usable net-power continuously and for an indefinite period of operation. The full-scale reactor design is suitable for replacing most of the world's existing coal-fired power production with a clean, safe energy production alternative.
US10204705B2	Systems and methods for data cleansing such as for optimizing clinical scheduling A scheduling system and method for data cleansing may be used to optimize clinical scheduling. The present disclosure describes receiving clinical record data, in an agnostic manner, from a system including a source scheduling database containing the clinical record data; mapping the clinical record data to a desired format; conforming the clinical record data to standardized scheduling elements of the scheduling system; cleansing, in a manner configurable by a user, the clinical record data to purge portions of the clinical record data; providing the clinical record data to an optimization engine for optimization of the clinical record data; optimizing the clinical record data by applying configurable logic to the clinical record data; and uploading one or more newly defined optimized scheduling templates via an outbound connection back to the scheduling system.
US10204701B2	Non-volatile memory device and read threshold voltage adjustment method for the same An operating method for a data storage device may include: determining a displacement value based on section memory cell numbers regarding a plurality of threshold voltage sections divided by a first read voltage and second read voltages; determining an adjustment direction based on the displacement value; adjusting at least one reliability value corresponding to at least one threshold voltage section among the threshold voltage sections, positioned in the adjustment direction from the first read voltage; and performing an error correction operation on data read from memory cells based on the first read voltage, using reliability values corresponding to the threshold voltage sections.
US10204700B1	Memory systems and methods of operating semiconductor memory devices A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device and a test device. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction circuit and a test circuit. The test device controls a test of the semiconductor memory device, and the test device includes a first fail address memory and a second fail address memory. The test circuit performs a first test on the memory cell array to selectively record a first test result associated with the first test in the first fail address memory and performs a second test on the memory cell array to record a second test result associated with the second test in the second fail address memory. The test circuit is configured to perform the first test and the second test based on a test pattern data from the test device in a test mode.
US10204691B2	Method to reduce program disturbs in non-volatile memory cells A non-volatile memory that includes a shared source line configuration and methods of operating the same to reduce disturbs is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes coupling a first positive high voltage to a first global wordline in a first row of an array of memory cells, and coupling a second negative high voltage (VNEG) to a first bitline in a first column of the array to apply a bias to a non-volatile memory transistor in a selected memory cell to program the selected memory cell. A margin voltage having a magnitude less than VNEG is coupled to a second global wordline in a second row of the array, and an inhibit voltage coupled to a second bitline in a second column of the array.
US10204685B2	Ternary content addressable memory Ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) structures and methods of use are disclosed. The memory architecture includes one or more ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) fields, and control logic that applies progressively discriminating data-masking and scores a closeness of a match based on matched and mismatched bits.
US10204674B2	Activation of memory core circuits in an integrated circuit In an approach to activating at least one memory core circuit of a plurality of memory core circuits in an integrated circuit, one or more computer processors activate a clock signal of a currently selected memory core circuit. The one or more computer processors activate the clock signal of a previously selected memory core circuit to allow the previously selected memory core circuit to be set to a deselected operating mode. The one or more computer processors forward an output bit generated by a memory core circuit selected from a plurality of memory core circuits to a multiplexed bit line.
US10204665B2	Memory device with interleaved bank access A memory device includes: a plurality of bank groups each comprising one or more banks; a first bus coupled to the plurality of bank groups; a second bus coupled to the plurality of bank groups; a toggle signal generation unit suitable for generating a first signal which toggles in response to a column command signal and a second signal having the opposite logic value of the first signal; a column command transmission unit suitable for transmitting a read command signal or write command signal to the first bus when the first signal is activated, and transmitting the read command signal or write command signal to the second bus when the second signal is activated; and a column address transmission unit suitable for transmitting one or more column address signals corresponding to the read command signal or write command signal to a bus to which the read command signal or write command signal is transmitted, between the first and second buses.
US10204664B2	Nonvolatile memory device, nonvolatile memory system, and operating method of nonvolatile memory A nonvolatile memory device may include a nonvolatile memory device may include a nonvolatile memory cell array; a peripheral circuit suitable for: activating an operation voltage in response to an operation voltage activation command, performing an operation to the nonvolatile memory cell array using the activated operation voltage in response to an operation command, and deactivating the activated operation voltage in response to an operation voltage deactivation command after the performing of the operation; and a control circuit suitable for controlling the peripheral circuit to execute an intervening operation during the activating of the operation voltage, the performing of the operation, and the deactivating of the activated operation voltage.
US10204657B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium The present invention comprises an input part for inputting image data, a receiving part for receiving production information relating to production transmitted from another apparatus, a recording part for recording the production information received by the receiving part and image data input by the input part, a detection part for detecting a recording position on a recording medium at an editing point of image data recorded by the recording part, and a transmission part for transmitting information of the recording position detected by the detection part, whereby identification information for identifying image data and voice data is recorded in a recording medium or a recording device, this relieving a burden on a photographer and an editor and facilitating extraction of image data and voice data.
US10204650B1	Closed-loop fly height control using transfer function between harmonic response and heater input Gain values used by a variable gain amplifier (VGA) to read servo marks of a heat-assisted recording medium are measured. Sector-specific, repeatable gain values that indicate an expected VGA gain at a desired clearance are determined based on the measured gain values. The sector-specific, repeatable gain values are used as input to a closed-loop clearance controller together with measured values of servo VGA gain while writing data to the recording medium.
US10204648B2	Flexure chain blank sheet for disk drive suspension A flexure chain blank sheet includes frame units. Each frame unit includes a frame portion, and flexure elements. The flexure element includes a distal end portion, and an extending portion. The frame portion includes a pair of lengthwise frames and a pair of lateral frames. The first lateral frame connects between tail portions of the flexure elements. The second lateral frame is formed of a distal end linking portion which is constituted by connecting between respective adjacent extending portions. The distal end linking portion includes first cut-off portions to be cut along a longitudinal direction between the adjacent extending portions, and second cut-off portions to be cut along a width direction between the distal end portion and the extending portion.
US10204646B2	Near-field transducer with adjacent high-refractive index material layer A heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head has a near-field transducer (NFT) with a distal end having a leading side taper inclined at an acute angle to the ABS, such that an acute angle is formed between a leading surface of the leading side taper and the ABS. A main magnetic pole is disposed in the head facing a trailing side of the NFT. A waveguide core layer is disposed in the head facing the leading side taper of the NFT, on which a high refractive index material (HRIM) layer is positioned.
US10204645B2	Heater design with locally decreased resistance area for fly height control Implementations described and claimed herein includes a storage device comprising a transducer head including at least one pair of read/write elements and a heat element to thermally protrude regions of the transducer head including the read/write elements. According to one implementation, the heat element includes at least one conductive portion of locally decreased resistance proximal to and between the pair of read/write elements to direct the thermally protruded close point away from a midpoint between the read/write elements.
US10204642B2	Emotional survey according to voice categorization A method for determining emotional status of a group of N people comprising steps of: receiving an audio data of at least one person from the group of N people by a computer readable medium (CRM); determining emotional status of that person according to the received audio data using the CRM; repeating the steps of receiving and determining for a sub-group of M people selected from the group N people; M is an integer between 1 and N; the method additionally comprising step of determining emotional status of the group by applying a statistical function on plurality of the emotional status collected in the steps mentioned above.
US10204638B2	Integrated sensor-array processor An integrated sensor-array processor and method includes sensor array time-domain input ports to receive sensor signals from time-domain sensors. A sensor transform engine (STE) creates sensor transform data from the sensor signals and applies sensor calibration adjustments. Transducer time-domain input ports receive time-domain transducer signals, and a transducer output transform engine (TTE) generates transducer output transform data from the transducer signals. A spatial filter engine (SFE) applies suppression coefficients to the sensor transform data, to suppress target signals received from noise locations and/or amplification locations. A blocking filter engine (BFE) applies subtraction coefficients to the sensor transform data, to subtract the target signals from the sensor transform data. A noise reduction filter engine (NRE) subtracts noise signals from the BFE output. An inverse transform engine (ITE) generates time-domain data from the NRE output.
US10204634B2	Distributed suppression or enhancement of audio features Techniques are provided in which an audio signal for transmission to a receiving device is acquired at a network device. The audio signal is analyzed for an audio feature to be suppressed or enhanced during playback of the audio signal at the receiving device. The audio feature is detected based on the analysis. The audio signal is encoded for transmission over a network to the receiving device. The encoded audio signal is transmitted to the receiving device. A packet is generated comprising an audio feature descriptor indicating where in the audio signal the audio feature is located to enable the receiving device to suppress or enhance the audio feature during playback of the audio signal. The packet comprising the audio feature descriptor is transmitted to the receiving device.
US10204631B2	Effective deployment of Temporal Noise Shaping (TNS) filters The MPEG2 Advanced Audio Coder (AAC) standard limits the number of filters used to either one filter for a “short” block or three filters for a “long” block. In cases where the need for additional filters is present but the limit of permissible filters has been reached, the remaining frequency spectra are simply not covered by TNS. Two solutions are proposed to deploy TNS filters in order to get the entire spectrum of the signal into TNS. The first method involves a filter bridging technique and complies with the current AAC standard. The second method involves a filter clustering technique. Although the second method is both more efficient and accurate in capturing the temporal structure of the time signal, it is not AAC standard compliant. Thus, a new syntax for packing filter information derived using the second method for transmission to a receiver is also outlined.
US10204630B2	Method for generating filter for audio signal and parameterizing device therefor The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a signal, which are used to effectively reproduce an audio signal, and more particularly, to a method for generating a filter for an audio signal, which are used for implementing a filtering for input audio signals with a low computational complexity and a parameterization apparatus therefor.To this end, provided are a method for generating a filter of an audio signal, including: receiving at least one proto-type filter coefficient for filtering each subband signal of an input audio signal; converting the proto-type filter coefficient into a plurality of subband filter coefficients; truncating each of the subband filter coefficients based on filter order information obtained by at least partially using characteristic information extracted from the corresponding subband filter coefficients, the length of at least one truncated subband filter coefficients being different from the length of truncated subband filter coefficients of another subband; and generating FFT filter coefficients by fast Fourier transforming (FFT) the truncated subband filter coefficients by a predetermined block size in the corresponding subband and a parameterization unit using the same.
US10204616B1	Distant microphones for noise cancellation Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling noise in a cabin of a vehicle. In various embodiments, a method for controlling noise in a cabin of a vehicle includes measuring a first sound via a microphone in the cabin; obtaining a second sound from a loudspeaker of the cabin; estimating, via a processor, a third sound at a virtual location that is remote from both the microphone and the loudspeaker, using the first sound, the second sound, and one or more transfer functions; and applying active noise cancellation for the cabin based on the third sound at the virtual location.
US10204611B2	Toilet seat which dispenses ultrasound gel and performs an ultrasound analysis of a user's thigh A toilet seat apparatus is disclosed herein which, in some embodiments, includes a cavity, an acoustic transducer, orifices, and an impedance matching substance dispenser. The dispenser may include a reservoir, a conduit, and a pump. The reservoir dispenses an impedance matching substance may be connected to the conduit and pump. The toilet seat apparatus performs ultrasound analyses of a user seated on the toilet. The impedance matching substance may be what is known as ultrasound gel which improves conduction during the acoustic transduction of an ultrasound analysis. This apparatus permits a user to receive an ultrasound analysis of the thigh, including automatically dispensing the ultrasound gel, while seated on a toilet seat.
US10204605B1	Detachable wind guard for flute embouchure hole The invention provides a detachable wind guard for a flute-type instrument comprising an elongate, arcuate cover configured to wrap over a flute barrel. The cover has a center section with a radius larger than the radius of the flute barrel and includes a tapered, recessed facing edge configured to leave an embouchure hole uncovered when the wind guard is attached to the flute barrel. End sections taper to a radius sized to conform to the flute barrel. An elongate, arcuate holder positioned opposite the cover has a radius sized to conform to the flute barrel. A connector pin passes through knuckles on both the cover and holder to form a hinge that allows the wind guard to open in a clamshell manner. Torsion springs around the connector pin bias the holder in a closed position.
US10204591B2	Display device and display control method thereof A display device and a display control method therefor. The display device includes a display interface, and the display control method includes: controlling the display interface to display at least two image windows in response to a start signal of a dyschromatopsia display mode, wherein the respective image windows are different in color mode of image content, and the color mode of the image content in at least one of the at least two image windows is a color mode suitable for being viewed by a dyschromatopsia sufferer; and in response to a signal generated by selecting one of the at least two image windows, controlling a color mode of the display interface to be the same as that of the image content in the selected image window.
US10204576B1	Liquid crystal display of three TFT structure and display device A liquid crystal display of a three TFT structure includes arrayed pixel units, a data drive chip, a row drive chip, a timing controller, and a discharge module. The discharge module includes control terminals and voltage output terminals. The control terminals of the discharge module are respectively connected to control terminals of the timing controller. The first pixel unit includes three TFTs, a first liquid crystal display unit, and a second liquid crystal display unit. The three TFTs include a main TFT, a sub TFT, and a shared TFT. The voltage output terminal of the discharge module supplies a first discharge voltage when the first pixel unit is in the state of positive polarity driving and supplies a second discharge voltage when the first pixel unit is in the state of negative polarity driving. The first and second discharge voltages are both greater than a voltage of the common electrode.
US10204570B2	Storage type display device and electronic apparatus A storage type display device including: first control lines that are provided in as many as n columns; second control lines that are provided in as many as m rows; and a display section that includes n×m pixels. The device further includes a branched power supply line that supplies power to the pixel electrode in each row; a stem power supply line; a pixel electrode switching circuit; a power supply line switching circuit that is connected between the stem power supply line and the branched power supply line; and a scanning line driving circuit that outputs a signal to the second control lines. The scanning line driving circuit is arranged in a predetermined end side of the display section, and the power supply line switching circuit is arranged on another end side which is different from the predetermined end side of the display section.
US10204569B2	Image pixel fill factor for example in a software configurable lighting device Examples relate to a method and implementations of general illumination light emitters, an image display device and an image diffuser in a luminaire. The image display device is configured to output an image having a reduced, or first, pixel image fill factor and, as a result, might appear pixelated. To mitigate the pixelation, the image diffuser has a predetermined image diffusion angle and is a predetermined distance from the image display device. The image diffuser outputs an image having a second image pixel fill factor that is greater than the first image pixel fill factor. The appearance of the outputted image appears to be formed from fuzzy pixels. Characteristics related to the image, device, diffuser, and their arrangement may be optimized to provide the fuzzy pixels. A luminaire may output an image formed of the fuzzy pixels and general illumination lighting to an area.
US10204561B2	Amoled pixel driving circuit and pixel driving method An AMOLED pixel driving circuit and pixel driving method are provided. In the pixel driving circuit, a drain of the fourth thin film transistor is electrically coupled to a terminal of the second capacitor, a drain of the third thin film transistor, and a source of the first thin film transistor; a gate of the third thin film transistor receives a second scan signal, and a source of the third thin film transistor receives a data voltage.
US10204559B2	Shift register unit, gate driving circuit and display device There is disclosed a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The shift register unit includes a shift register module configured to delay a phase of a signal from the input terminal, and output the delayed signal at the first output terminal; a first input module configured to set the first node to be at a second voltage level; a second input module configured to set the first node to be at the first voltage level, and apply the signal from the input terminal to the first node; and an output module configured to set the second output terminal to be at the second voltage level when the first output terminal is at the first voltage level, and set the second output terminal to be at the first voltage level when the first node is at the first voltage level.
US10204557B2	Active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display apparatus and brightness compensation method thereof An Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) display apparatus and a brightness compensation method thereof are provided. At an initial compensation stage, a display screen can be subjected to brightness calibration by an image sensor so as to acquire a data voltage compensation value of each sub-pixel when a brightness value of a display panel equals a preset value, a first data voltage is output to a corresponding pixel circuit according to the data voltage compensation value of each sub-pixel, a sensed voltage of each sub-pixel at this stage is used as an initial reference voltage of each sub-pixel when the brightness value of the display panel equals the preset value; and at a subsequent compensation stage, by regulating a data voltage of each sub-pixel, the sensed voltage of each sub-pixel is made to be equal to the corresponding initial reference voltage when the brightness value of the display panel equals the preset value, so as to achieve uniform compensation on brightness of each sub-pixel at the subsequent compensation stage. Thus, not only are uniformity and accuracy of initial brightness compensation improved, but also pixel aging is accurately compensated and uniformity and accuracy of subsequent compensation are improved.
US10204552B2	Light-emitting diode device control method A light-emitting diode device control method includes using a reset voltage source to reset a control terminal of a driving-transistor of the light-emitting diode device; compensating the control terminal of the driving-transistor to a compensation voltage level; resetting a first terminal of the driving transistor to a target voltage level so as to increase a voltage difference between the first terminal and a second terminal of the driving transistor; and the driving transistor providing a driving current for driving a light-emitting diode of the light-emitting diode device to emit light.
US10204546B2	Display device A display device includes a first pixel group having first, second, third, and fourth pixels arranged along a column direction, and a second pixel group having fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth pixels arranged along the column direction. A gate line is connected to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth pixels. A first data line is connected to the first pixel, the third pixel, the fourth pixel, and the sixth pixel, and a second data line is connected to the second pixel, the fifth pixel, the seventh pixel, and the eighth pixel. The first pixel group and the second pixel group are alternately disposed along a row direction. This arrangement allows inversion driving wherein the first data line receives a voltage having a different polarity from that of the second data line so as to reduce line flickering and reduce power consumption in the display device.
US10204544B2	Display panel driver and display apparatus having the same A display panel driver includes a plurality of stages. An N-th stage of the plurality of stages is configured to output a scan signal and an emission signal synchronized with each other based on a first power voltage, a second power voltage, and at least one clock signal. N is a natural number.
US10204540B2	High density pixel pattern A pixel pattern of material light emissive areas for an emissive display system having pixels, each pixel having subpixels, each subpixel having a light emitting device defining the material light emissive area of the subpixel, the pixel pattern comprising: for each pixel, a shared elongated subpixel of a first primary color shared with an adjacent pixel and an elongated subpixel of a second or third primary color located in an area on an opposite side of the shared elongated subpixel from the adjacent pixel.
US10204532B2	Multiple input cryptographic engine This disclosure is directed to a multiple input cryptographic engine. In general, an cryptographic engine consistent with the present disclosure may improve on existing systems that generate encrypted data (e.g., ciphertext) from decrypted input data (e.g., plaintext), or that conversely generate decrypted data from encrypted data, in that a second input may be received into the cryptographic engine while a first input is still being processed, allowing multiple inputs to be processed concurrently. An example device may include an input interface to receive data into the device, an output interface to output data from the device and cryptographic circuitry. The cryptographic circuitry may be configured encrypt/decrypt data received via the input interface into encrypted/decrypted data while also converting a least a portion of a second input received via the input interface into second encrypted/decrypted data. The encrypted/decrypted data may then be output via the output interface.
US10204523B1	Aircraft systems and methods for managing runway awareness and advisory system (RAAS) callouts An enhanced runway awareness system and method directed to reducing audible alerts during runway selection is provided. The runway awareness system includes a navigation system, an audio system, and a control module. The control module receives and processes, from the navigation system, aircraft state data and runway position and location data. The control module determines that (a) the aircraft is approaching a first runway, and commands the audio system to emit an approach alert associated with (a); subsequent to commanding the audio system to emit the approach alert associated with (a), the control module prohibits the audio system from emitting an “on runway” alert associated with (a) responsive to determining that (b) the aircraft is on the first runway.
US10204505B2	Systems and methods for processing coexisting signals for rapid response to user input Systems and methods for enabling a system to rapidly respond to wireless instructions being transmitted by a personal device over one of several communications networks that share a common RF medium are provided. During operation of the system, certain network communications may take priority over other network communications. Rapid response communications enable a user to communicate with the system, using the personal device, in a manner that does not collide or interfere with higher priority network communications.
US10204503B1	System and method of utilizing diagnostic circuitry In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine, via a first switch, that a signal from an embedded controller has not been received; may determine if a second switch is actuated by a user; if the second switch is actuated, may display first information that indicates that power from the at least one of an external power source and a battery power source is received; may determine, via a third switch, if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source; and if the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source, may display second information that indicates the at least one of the external power source and the battery power source includes the external power source.
US10204500B2	Communication system for providing remote care A communication system provides remote care taking of a first user to be cared for by a plurality of second users. The system has a first mobile communication terminal configured for use by the first user to be cared for, and a plurality of second mobile communication terminals for use by the second users. Each second mobile communication terminal is configured to let the respective second user act as a member of a first recipient layer or a member of a second recipient layer. The first mobile communication terminal is configured to allow the first user to select a first element in a user interface of the first mobile communication terminal to cause sending of a first type of remote care taking request message intended for second users being members of the first recipient layer, the first type of request message pertaining to remote care taking of the first user. The first mobile communication terminal is also configured to allow the first user to select a second element in the user interface of the first mobile communication terminal to cause sending of a second type of request message intended for second users being members of the second recipient layer, the second type of request message pertaining to remote care taking of the first user and being different from the first type of request message.
US10204498B2	System for monitoring state of user and related methods A system includes a server, a local base station including first and second wireless transceivers, the first wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the server over an external network, and a personal monitoring device adjacent the user. The personal monitoring device includes a local wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the second wireless transceiver of the local base station, sensors configured to monitor corresponding different characteristics of the user, each different characteristic having a desired range, and a controller coupled to the local wireless transceiver and the sensors. The controller is configured to send an alert to the local base station when a different characteristic exceeds a respective desired range.
US10204488B2	Gaming system and method providing a wagering game including a skill-based game having a player-selected difficulty level and duration Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a wagering game including a skill-based game having a player-selected difficulty level and duration. The skill-based game contributes to the average expected payback percentage of the wagering game such that the average expected payback percentage of the wagering game can vary within a predetermined range from player-to-player based on the players' skill levels. The gaming system enables each player to obtain the AEP %WAGERING GAME at or near the upper end of the predetermined range, regardless of the player's skill level.
US10204486B2	Table game Live gaming tables where players make one or more wagers on the outcome of a game played according to a predetermined set of rules are described. The table game is characterized by having a progressive prize that may be won through the play of a plurality of different bonus games. Each bonus game has a different triggering event associated with it and is preferably differentiated from the other bonus games by the probability of winning the progressive prize through the bonus game. The triggering event for each bonus game is preferably a combination of cards formed by the players' hands, the dealer's hand and/or a combination thereof. Multiple different table games played with different rules employ multiple bonus games associated with the different tables that allow different table games with otherwise disparate and fixed odds to have fair odds of winning a communal progressive prize.
US10204484B2	Skill confirmation interleaved wagering system A skill confirmation interleaved wagering system is disclosed. The skill confirmation interleaved wagering system uses an interactive controller, a process controller and a wager server to authenticate skill level demonstrated by a user of the interactive application by generating simulated application telemetry data, comparing it to the application telemetry data, and then authorizing wagers based on the authentication.
US10204477B1	Determining paylines in a slot game based on player characters A system and method for determining paylines in a slot game based on player characters are disclosed. A given player character may correspond to distinctive paylines along which symbols in a pull outcome may be assessed for rewards, for gameplays to be implemented in a game space, and/or any for other types of results provided by a slot game. In some examples, the number of the paylines corresponding to the given player character may correlate with various aspects regarding the given player character such as, without limitation, a class, a level, a race, a number of experience points, one or more skills, virtual items, and/or any other aspects regarding the given player character. In some examples, the combinations of symbols appearing on active paylines in a pull outcome may trigger one or more gameplays for implementation in a game space associated with the slot game.
US10204473B2	Systems and methods of gaming machine image transitions A graphics system for changing images on a gaming machine display, having a transition library of transition types, a graphics engine and a control means. The graphics engine applies a selected transition type from the transition library to at least one of at least two images for determining the way in which a substitution of one of the images by the other of the images occurs and initializes transition data for effecting an incremental substitution of the one image by the other image. The control means modifies the transition data such that, when the selected transition type is being effected, an incremental substitution of at least a part of the one image by the other image occurs serially until the one image has been substituted by the other image on the gaming machine display.
US10204466B1	Continuous calibration of a control device A device has a distance sensor and a transmitter. The distance sensor, attached to a barrier, measures an opening formed by the barrier. The transmitter transmits a control signal to a barrier controller. The barrier controller controls a movement of the barrier based on the control signal. The device receives a requested size of the opening. The device transmits, to the barrier controller, a first control signal that instructs the barrier controller to move the barrier and a second control signal that instructs the barrier controller to stop the movement of the barrier after an elapsed time has expired. The device measures a final size of the opening and adjusts the elapsed time based on the final size of the opening and the requested size of the opening.
US10204451B2	Multi-optical surface optical design A multi-optical surface optical design for generating multiple focal planes with identical image data displayed at substantially the same time to generate the perception of varying focal depths is described. The multi-optical surface optical design can include a device comprising reflective optical surfaces that can be arranged on top of one another and configured to generate multiple focal planes and an image source for projecting image data onto the reflective optical surfaces. The technologies described can cause image data to be rendered in a focal plane corresponding to a desired focal distance and multiple copies of the image can be perceived in other focal planes of the multiple focal planes at substantially the same time as the image data is rendered in the focal plane. Each copy of the multiple copies can be presented with a perceived degree of sharpness such that each copy is out-of-focus.
US10204441B2	Apparatus and method for hierarchical beam tracing and packet compression in a ray tracing system An apparatus and method for compressing ray tracing data prior to transmission between nodes. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a first node comprising a first ray tracing engine, the first node communicatively coupled to a second node comprising a second ray tracing engine; first compression circuitry coupled to the first ray tracing engine, the first compression circuitry to perform compression on ray tracing data of the first ray tracing engine to produce a first compressed stream of ray tracing data; and interface circuitry to transmit the first compressed stream of ray tracing data from the first node to the second node.
US10204437B2	Systems and methods for adding visual elements to video content A video may be presented on a touchscreen display. Reception of annotation input may be determined based on user's engagement with the touchscreen display. Annotation input may define an in-frame visual annotation for the video. In-frame visual annotation may be associated with a visual portion of the video and one or more points within a duration of the video such that a subsequent presentation of the video includes the in-frame visual annotation positioned at the visual portion of the video at the one or more points. A graphical user interface may be presented on the touchscreen display. The graphical user interface may include one or more animation fields that provide options for selection by the user. The options may define different properties of a moving visual element added to the video. The options may define visual characteristics, presentation periods, and motions of the moving visual element.
US10204436B2	Method for scripting inter-scene transitions A method for authoring and displaying a virtual tour of a three-dimensional space which employs transitional effects simulating motion. An authoring tool is provided for interactively defining a series of locations in the space for which two-dimensional images, e.g., panoramas, photographs, etc., are available. A user identifies one or more view directions for a first-person perspective viewer for each location. For pairs of locations in the series, transitional effects are identified to simulate smooth motion between the pair of locations. The authoring tool stores data corresponding to the locations, view directions and transitional effects for playback on a display. When the stored data is accessed, a virtual tour of the space is created that includes transitional effects simulating motion between locations. The virtual tour created can allow a viewer to experience the three-dimensional space in a realistic manner.
US10204422B2	Generating three dimensional models using single two dimensional images An example system for generating a three dimensional (3D) model includes a receiver to receive a single two dimensional (2D) image of an object to be modeled. The system includes a segment extractor to extract a binary segment, a textured segment, and a segment characterization based on the single 2D image. The system further includes a skeleton cue extractor to generate a medial-axis transform (MAT) approximation based on the binary segment and the segment characterization and extract a skeleton cue and a regression cue from the MAT approximation. The system also includes a contour generator to generate a contour based on the binary segment and the regression cue. The system can also further include a 3D model generator to generate a 3D model based on the contour and the skeleton cue.
US10204421B2	Identifying regions of free space within an image A digital magazine server presents content, which may include images, retrieved from various sources to a user. To improve presentation of images while allowing modification of images, the digital magazine server identifies feature points in an image and identifies regions of the image including the feature points. Groups of regions are generated based at least on the number of feature points in each region and the location of each region. Based on information associated with the groups, such as the location of various groups and the aspect ratio of various groups, one or more groups are selected and associated with the image. The selected groups may identify regions of the image including an object or not including an object, providing information for modifying the image without obscuring objects in the image.
US10204418B2	Method and apparatus for facilitating stereo vision through the use of multi-layer shifting A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating stereo vision through the use of multi-layer shifting. One example method includes receiving a first RGB image and a second RGB image, each captured from a different position, generating corresponding depth images, performing a first segmentation on the depth images, performing a second segmentation on the RGB images resulting in a first object mask and a second object mask, stitching of the background layers to form a background layer, generating a series of images comprising a first image representative of a view from the first position and a second image representative of a view from the second position, the series of images demonstrating a shifting of an object layer occurring at a higher speed than a shifting of the background layer.
US10204406B2	System and method of controlling welding system camera exposure and marker illumination A system includes one or more sets of reflective visual markers, a light source configured to emit light, and a controller communicatively coupled to the light source. Each set of reflective visual markers is coupled to a component of a welding system. Each reflective visual marker is configured to reflect the emitted light received from the light source towards one or more cameras. The controller is configured to control illumination settings of the light source based at least in part on a status of the welding system being utilized to perform a live-arc welding operation.
US10204401B2	Image processing apparatus and method, and non-transitory computer readable medium There is provided an image processing apparatus, method, and operation program capable of appropriately removing an abnormal pixel even in a case where the abnormal pixel is present in a tailing region. An abnormal pixel removing section removes an abnormal pixel from an image in which tailing and the dot-shaped abnormal pixel are mixed every other line. The abnormal pixel removing section selects neighboring pixels from only odd lines or even lines including a line, in which a target pixel to be corrected is present, depending on whether or not the line in which the target pixel is present is an odd-numbered line in a sub-scanning direction, and performs processing for removing the abnormal pixel based on the selected neighboring pixels.
US10204396B2	Compiler managed memory for image processor A method is described. The method includes repeatedly loading a next sheet of image data from a first location of a memory into a two dimensional shift register array. The memory is locally coupled to the two-dimensional shift register array and an execution lane array having a smaller dimension than the two-dimensional shift register array along at least one array axis. The loaded next sheet of image data keeps within an image area of the two-dimensional shift register array. The method also includes repeatedly determining output values for the next sheet of image data through execution of program code instructions along respective lanes of the execution lane array, wherein, a stencil size used in determining the output values encompasses only pixels that reside within the two-dimensional shift register array. The method also includes repeatedly moving a next sheet of image data to be fully loaded into the two dimensional shift register array from a second location of the memory to the first location of the memory.
US10204383B2	System and method for providing a social customer care system A social customer care platform system is disclosed. The system is integrated with social media and social networks. The system allows customer service agents to identify, prioritize, match and triage customer support requests that may arise through a social network and may be serviced using a social network. High volume customer interactions are managed and tracked and Internet social network posts relevant to a business's products or services are monitored along with the ability to capture, monitor, filter, make sense of and respond to, in near real-time, tens of thousands of social interactions. The system includes role specific user-interface and functionality for social customer service and support environments, automated prioritization and matching for increased agent productivity, and an automated enterprise workflow to align social media support with existing business processes.
US10204374B1	Parallel fraud check In some examples, a fulfillment service may receive a purchase order for delivery of one or more items. In response, the fulfillment service may determine an initial risk score representing a first probability that the purchase order is a potentially fraudulent transaction. In addition, the fulfillment service may request fulfillment of the purchase order based on the initial risk score being below a predetermined threshold. During fulfillment of the purchase order, the fulfillment service may monitor one or more attributes associated with the purchase order. Further, the fulfillment service may determine a revised risk score based on monitoring the one or more attributes. In some cases, the fulfillment service may cancel fulfillment of the purchase order based at least in part on the revised risk score.
US10204363B2	System and method for modifying electronic documents transmitted through an intermediary Communications between participants over a communications link are proxied by an intermediary, such as an Integrated Order Mechanism (IOM). Participants interact with each other through the IOM. The IOM may be transparent to the participants such that they are not aware that the IOM is involved in processing communications. For example, in the context of a transaction by a customer making a purchase from a merchant over the Internet, the IOM facilitates the processing of transactions by processing requests from both the customer and the merchant. Neither the customer nor the merchant may be aware that the transactions are being handled by the IOM. Navigation objects may be provided for the communications over a network. For example, a navigation bar may be included on a merchant web page to provide the customer with a link back to a shopping application provided by the IOM.
US10204362B2	Marketplace listing analysis systems and methods One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises receiving marketplace listing information from a user, the marketplace listing information including a listing title, and accessing a plurality of character patterns for attracting attention to marketplace listings. The method includes analyzing, using one or more processors, the listing title to identify at least one of the plurality of character patterns in the listing title. A request for a new listing title is generated based on identifying at least one of the plurality of character patterns in the listing title.
US10204361B2	Method and system for gamified crowdfunding A system and method for gamified crowdfunding over the Internet in order to crowdfund worthy or charitable causes while offering incentives and rewards in the form of an entertaining game and the potential added benefit of a share of the proceeds. Proceeds from the gamified crowdfunding could be shared between the worthy cause and the high scoring donor-participants. A host identifies and selects, through a contest or other selection process, a cause or beneficiary to be featured. The host possesses or owns a server with a processor and memory in which to store a game of knowledge or skill and the game interface and that server is accessed by users via a network. Through the game, queries and answers are exchanged. Through a personal computing device, a user creates an account, pays funds to support a cause, and competes and interacts with the game and other users.
US10204360B1	Systems and methods for processing payments to trigger release of digital advertising campaigns for display on digital signage devices Certain aspects relate to systems and methods for processing payments to trigger release of digital media content for display on digital signage devices. In certain embodiments, a management server receives a user input about payment remittance information relating to an advertising campaign, which includes media content stored at the management server. The management server then transmits the payment remittance information to an associated financial institution for processing. When the financial institution sends back a confirmation that the payment remittance has been processed, the management server updates the advertising campaign to reflect the confirmation. Upon receiving a request for advertising campaign information relating to the advertising campaign from a signage device, the management server transmits the advertising campaign information to the signage device such that the signage device may confirm the payment remittance related to the advertising campaign information, and display the media content on the signage device.
US10204339B2	Method and system for blockchain-based combined identity, ownership, integrity and custody management A method of issuing blockchain-based digital certificates including receiving from a user hashed user identification information and object information, recording to a digital certificate smart contract deployed at a digital certificate smart contract address on a blockchain network the hashed user identification information and object information and a timestamp of when the hashed user identification information and the object information were received, defined as a received timestamp, signing the digital certificate smart contract with an issuer signature, performing a user identity verification process to confirm a user identity, the user identity verification process, and upon confirming the user identity, generating a combination certificate configured to verify the user's ownership of an object associated with the object information.
US10204338B2	Synchronizing contents of removable storage devices with a multimedia network Methods, systems, and engines are presented for synchronizing contents of removable storage devices with a multimedia network. In one implementation, a change in status of a connection between a removable storage device and a multimedia network is detected. A network inventory list of recordings is updated, triggered by the change in connection status. A change in the recording content, associated metadata, or digital rights of a recording may also trigger an update of the network inventory list. A network scheduler can use the updated network inventory list to accurately reflect those recordings actually available to the multimedia network for playback and recording, or available to an unauthorized user for purchase, including the recordings on removable storage devices.
US10204334B2	Location-based payment system and method A virtual payment system including a customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier generator operative to generate a customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier, a customer-specific limited time duration payment identifier communicator operative to communicate the customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier to a customer and a limited time duration payment identifier validator, operative to verify genuineness and timeliness of the customer-specific, customer geolocation responsive, limited time duration payment identifier presented by the customer at a point of sale.
US10204327B2	Merchant-consumer bridging platform apparatuses, methods and systems The MERCHANT-CONSUMER BRIDGING PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“MCB-Platform”) various activity requests (e.g., transaction request, merchant information update request, offer issuance request, etc.) via MCB-Platform components into transaction records and merchant database updates outputs. In one implementation, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving an activity request including merchant information associated with a merchant; retrieving a previously stored merchant record from a database; determining merchant information update indicia based on a comparison of the merchant information and the previously stored merchant record; determining a confidence metric for the merchant information update; retrieving a confidence requirement based on the activity request; determining, within a low-latency processing time-frame, whether the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement; performing the requested activity and updating the previously stored merchant record with the merchant information update indicia when the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement; and declining the activity request when the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement.
US10204315B2	Automated inventory control RFID bin Disclosed are various embodiments for automated tracking of inventory levels in storage bins. In one embodiment, among others, an adjustable bin divider may comprise a supporting base that has a receiving slot at an end, the receiving slot comprising a slide channel that extends along a top portion of the supporting base; a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that is attached to the supporting base; and a radio frequency (RF)-blocking slide divider that comprises a first panel with an RF shield and a second panel that has a narrowed end, the first panel being connected to the second panel at the narrowed end, the first panel being inserted in the receiving slot, the narrowed end fitting within the slide channel of the receiving slot, wherein the RF-blocking slide divider conceals the RFID tag from detection from an RFID reader at a position along the slide channel.
US10204314B2	Systems, devices, and methods for machine reading Methodologies, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for reading machine readable features of objects. A local terminal generates a temporary object number corresponding to an unreadable object and captures an image of the unreadable object. A message is sent to a number of portable devices requesting that a duplicate of the unreadable object be located and that a machine readable feature on the duplicate object be read. Once a duplicate object is located, one of the portable devices reads a machine readable feature on the duplicate object, and the portable device calls a service offered by a server to retrieve a data value corresponding to the duplicate item from a database. This data value is then sent to the local terminal invoking a service offered by the terminal to replace the temporary object number with the data value corresponding to the duplicate item.
US10204302B2	Neural network applications in resource constrained environments Systems and methods are disclosed for applying neural networks in resource-constrained environments. A system may include a sensor located in a resource-constrained environment configured to generate sensor data of the resource-constrained environment. The system may also include a first computing device not located in the resource-constrained environment configured to produce a neural network structure based on the sensor data. The system may further include a second computing device located in the resource-constrained environment configured to provide the sensor data as input to the neural network structure. The second computing device may be further configured to determine a state of the resource-constrained environment based on the input of the sensor data to the neural network structure.
US10204301B2	Implementing a neural network algorithm on a neurosynaptic substrate based on criteria related to the neurosynaptic substrate One embodiment of the invention provides a system for mapping a neural network onto a neurosynaptic substrate. The system comprises a reordering unit for reordering at least one dimension of an adjacency matrix representation of the neural network. The system further comprises a mapping unit for selecting a mapping method suitable for mapping at least one portion of the matrix representation onto the substrate, and mapping the at least one portion of the matrix representation onto the substrate utilizing the mapping method selected. The system further comprises a refinement unit for receiving user input regarding at least one criterion relating to accuracy or resource utilization of the substrate. The system further comprises an evaluating unit for evaluating each mapped portion against each criterion. Each mapped portion that fails to satisfy a criterion may be remapped to allow trades offs between accuracy and resource utilization of the substrate.
US10204290B2	Defect review sampling and normalization based on defect and design attributes A decision tree and normalized reclassification are used to classify defects. Defect review sampling and normalization can be used for accurate Pareto ranking and defect source analysis. A defect review system, such as a broadband plasma tool, and a controller can be used to bin defects using the decision tree based on defect attributes and design attributes. Class codes are assigned to at least some of the defects in each bin. Normalized reclassification assigns a class code to any unclassified defects in a bin. Additional decision trees can be used if any bin has more than one class code after normalized reclassification.
US10204281B2	Multi-chamber analysis device and method for analyzing A method for analyzing a multi-chamber plate (110) is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: displacing (110) at least one imaging device (114) and the multi-chamber plate (110) relative to each other along at least one axis; imaging (130) at least one first partial image of at least one first partial region (132) of the multi-chamber plate (110) and at least one second partial image of at least one second partial region (134) of the multi-chamber plate (110), wherein the first partial region (132) and the second partial region (134) are one or both of adjacent or overlapping partial regions of the multi-chamber plate (110); adjusting (138) an orientation of one or both of the multi-chamber plate (110) or the imaging device (114) such that at least one contour line (138) is observable in both the first partial region (132) and the second partial region (134); forming (140) at least one composite image from the first partial image and the second partial image by matching the first partial image and second partial image by using the contour line (138).
US10204279B2	Vehicle vision system with object detection A vision system of a vehicle includes at least one camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle, and an image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Responsive to image processing of captured image data, the image processor determines objects present in the field of view of the camera. The vision system processes additional frames of captured image data to enhance determination of objects of interest. The vision system initially detects objects present in the field of view of the camera and conducts hypotheses filtering and hypotheses merging and, responsive to the hypotheses filtering and hypotheses merging, the system predicts hypotheses and evaluates the predicted hypotheses to determine objects of interest from objects not of interest.
US10204278B2	Static obstacle detection A vehicle is provided that may distinguish between dynamic obstacles and static obstacles. Given a detector for a class of static obstacles or objects, the vehicle may receive sensor data indicative of an environment of the vehicle. When a possible object is detected in a single frame, a location of the object and a time of observation of the object may be compared to previous observations. Based on the object being observed a threshold number of times, in substantially the same location, and within some window of time, the vehicle may accurately detect the presence of the object and reduce any false detections.
US10204267B2	Enhanced user authentication A method and system for authenticating a user. An expected digital representation of an iris of at least one authentic user is generated, by combining a first digital representation of an iris of an eye of at least one authentic user with a second digital representation of at least one authentic overlay pattern. In response to a determination that a third digital representation of a captured image of an iris of a user to be authenticated does not match the expected digital representation: the expected digital representation is modified to alter a relative rotational alignment between the representation of the at least one authentic overlay pattern and the expected digital representation of the iris; and a further comparison between the modified expected digital representation and the third digital representation is performed. From the further comparison, an authentication signal indicative of whether authentication of the user has been successful is generated.
US10204264B1	Systems and methods for dynamically scoring implicit user interaction A method of dynamically scoring implicit interactions can include receiving, by an interaction analysis server from an imaging system, a plurality of images of an environment captured in a period of time corresponding to display of a presentation, retrieving, by the interaction analysis server, content information corresponding to content of the presentation, and identifying, by a presence detector of the interaction analysis server, that a face appears in at least one image of the plurality of images. The method can further include matching, by a facial recognition system of the interaction analysis server, the face with a user identifier, retrieving, by a client device information retriever, client device information associated with the user identifier and corresponding to the period of time, and calculating, by a client device interaction score calculator, a client device interaction score based on one or more correspondences between the client device information and the content information.
US10204263B2	Monitoring system, monitoring method, and program A monitoring system includes a schedule storage unit configured to store schedule information in association with a set of face identification information for identifying facial images of at least two or more users and period information indicating a period in which the two or more users use an information processing device, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of users using the information processing device, a user determination unit configured to determine whether all users corresponding to the set of face identification information stored in association with the period information match users included in the captured image in the period indicated by the period information on the basis of the captured image captured by the imaging unit and the schedule information stored in the schedule storage unit, and a use control unit configured to control whether to permit use of the information processing device on the basis of a determination result determined by the user determination unit.
US10204262B2	Infrared imaging recognition enhanced by 3D verification A three-dimensional (3D) image system recognition system includes a flood light source, a structured light source, and an imaging sensor. The flood light source and the structured light source emit lights in the substantially same wavelength range. The imaging sensor collects one or more images generated from a reflection of the flood light source, and collects one or more images generated from a reflection of the structured light source.
US10204259B2	Fingerprint identification module and manufacturing method thereof, and display device A fingerprint identification module and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The fingerprint identification module includes: a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer opposed to each other, and a transparent insulating layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; the first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrode wires spaced apart from each other; the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrode wires spaced apart from each other; the plurality of second electrode wires and the plurality of first electrode wires are intersected with each other; the first electrode layer is formed of a transparent conductive material, and the second electrode layer is a wire grid polarizer.
US10204253B1	Diagnostic data reporting from point-of-sale scanner Debug information is output from a point-of-scale scanner by disguising it as one or more product identifiers (e.g., Global Trade Item Numbers, or GTINs). Generation of such “faux GTINs” to convey the debug information can be activated by presenting a special machine readable code to the scanner. Repetitive patterns in the debug information are desirably varied to avoid triggering duplicate detection logic in the scanner, which might otherwise suppress outputting of such repetitive information.
US10204249B2	Information code reading system and information code reader In an information code reader, an image is imaged by an imager. An information code contained in the image is quantified depending on light-dark levels thereof (tones, color depths, or luminance levels thereof), thereby providing cell information by this quantification. The obtained cell information is transmitted to from the information code reader to a server. In the server, based on the cell information received from the reader, the information code imaged by the imager is decoded. Decoded information is transmitted to the information code reader so that the reader is perform control based on the decoded results.
US10204244B2	Data aggregating radio frequency tag In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a radio frequency (RF) tag configured to collect data from a data source when the RF tag is energized by an external RF signal, the RF tag aggregating data collected by the RF tag over time in a memory store of the RF tag, the RF tag comprising (i) an antenna, (ii) an RF and analog block coupled to the antenna, and (iii) a data processing and controller block, wherein the RF tag is at least in part powered by the external RF signal as received by the RF and analog block, wherein the RF tag exchanges information with a memory storage facility connected to a network when the external RF signal is generated by a device connected to the network.
US10204238B2	Systems and methods for managing data incidents According to some exemplary embodiments, the present technology is directed to methods for managing a data incident, including receiving, via a risk assessment server, in response to an occurrence of the data incident, data incident data that comprises information corresponding to the data incident, the data incident further comprising intentional or unintentional compromise, disclosure or release of personal data or personally identifiable information to an untrusted or unauthorized environment, automatically generating, via the risk assessment server, a risk assessment and decision-support guidance whether the data incident is reportable from a comparison of the data incident data to privacy rules, the privacy rules comprising at least one European General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) rule, each rule defining requirements associated with data incident notification obligations, and providing, via the risk assessment server, the risk assessment to a display device that selectively couples with the risk assessment server.
US10204232B2	Apparatus capable of executing adjusting operation, control method for controlling adjusting operation of apparatus, and storage medium The apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage an access right that is assigned to each of a plurality of users, and a storage unit configured to store a plurality of scenarios including the adjusting operation of the apparatus and a first access level that is assigned to each of the scenarios. Furthermore, the apparatus determines whether or not a scenario can be executed with the access right given to a user, by comparing the access right of the user with the first access level stored in the storage unit, and displays, before the scenario is executed, at least one of the plurality of scenarios on a display unit such that the determination result can be displayed identifiably.
US10204223B2	System and method to mitigate malicious calls Systems and methods are provided in example embodiments for mitigating malicious calls. The system can be configured to receive a function call, determine the location of a memory page that initiated the function call, determine if the memory page is associated with a trusted module, and block the function call if the memory page is not associated with the trusted module. In addition, the system can determine the return address for the function call and block the function call if the return address does not belong to the trusted module. Further, the system can determine a parameter for the function call, determine if the parameter is a known parameter used by the process that called the function, and block the function call if the parameter is not the known parameter used by the process that called the function.
US10204210B2	Health kiosk A health kiosk system is provided. A kiosk has a computing unit and a physiological measurement apparatus connected to the computing unit. A Web browser of the computing unit transmits information corresponding to the physiological measurement apparatus and a request for a resource to a Web server. In response to receiving the request, the Web server transmits to the kiosk profile-specific Web content responsive to the request and specific to the received profile information. The information corresponding to the physiological measurement apparatus may be transmitted in a URL or HTTP Cookie of an HTTP request.
US10204207B2	Systems and methods for transcriptome analysis The invention generally provides systems and methods for analysis of RNA-Seq reads in which an annotated reference is represented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) or similar data structure. Features such as exons and introns from the reference provide nodes in the DAG and those features are linked as pairs in their canonical genomic order by edges. The DAG can scale to any size and can in fact be populated in the first instance by import from an extrinsic annotated reference.
US10204205B2	Method of determining colorability of a semiconductor device and system for implementing the same A method of determining colorability of a layer of a semiconductor device includes iteratively decomposing a conflict graph to remove all nodes having fewer links than a threshold number of links. The method further includes determining whether the decomposed conflict graph is a simplified graph. The method further includes partitioning, using a specific purpose processing device, the decomposed conflict graph if the decomposed conflict graph is not a simplified graph. The method further includes determining whether the decomposed conflict graph is colorable based on a number of masks used to pattern the layer of the semiconductor device if the decomposed conflict graph is a simplified graph. The method further includes flagging violations if the decomposed conflict graph is not colorable.
US10204204B2	Entry finder for single layer differential group routing A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for determining an entry finder from a plurality of merge points of a bounding box for an optimal performance of a differential group pattern match routing. One example method includes identifying each merge point candidate of a plurality of merge point candidates, performing a routability determination process, results of the routability determination process comprises a remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, routing each remaining merge point from the remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, calculating a routing cost for each remaining merge point from the remaining subset of the plurality of merge point candidates, and determining a merge point having a lowest calculated routing cost.
US10204199B2	Emulation of quantum and quantum-inspired spectrum analysis and superposition with classical transconductor-capacitor circuits We disclose transconductor-capacitor classical dynamical systems that emulate quantum dynamical systems and quantum-inspired systems by composing them with 1) capacitors that represent ℏ termed Planck capacitors; 2) a ‘quantum admittance’ element, which can be emulated efficiently via coupled transconductors; 3) an emulated ‘quantum transadmittance element’ that can couple emulated quantum admittances to each other; and 4) an emulated ‘quantum transadmittance mixer element’ that can couple emulated quantum admittances to each other under the control of an input. We describe a ‘Quantum Cochlea’, a biologically-inspired quantum traveling-wave system with coupled emulated quantum two-state systems for efficient spectrum analysis that uses all of these parts. We show how emulated quantum transdmittance mixers can help represent an exponential number of quantum superposition states in the spectral domain with linear classical resources, even if they are not all simultaneously accessible as in actual quantum systems.
US10204195B2	Simulation method using memory frame proxy architecture for synchronization and check handling A simulation technique that handles accesses to a frame of memory via a proxy object provides improved throughput in simulation environments. The proxy object, if present, processes the access at a head of a linked list of frames. If a check frame is not inserted in the list, the memory frame handles the request directly, but if a check frame is inserted, then the check operation is performed. The check frame can be a synchronization frame that blocks access to a memory frame while the check frame is present, or the check frame may be a breakpoint, watch or exception frame that calls a suitable handling routine. Additional check frames may be chained between the interface and the memory subsystem to handle synchronization, breakpoints, memory watches or other accesses to or information gathering associated with the memory frame.
US10204194B2	Memory frame proxy architecture for synchronization and check handling in a simulator A simulation technique that handles accesses to a frame of memory via a proxy object provides improved throughput in simulation environments. The proxy object, if present, processes the access at a head of a linked list of frames. If a check frame is not inserted in the list, the memory frame handles the request directly, but if a check frame is inserted, then the check operation is performed. The check frame can be a synchronization frame that blocks access to a memory frame while the check frame is present, or the check frame may be a breakpoint, watch or exception frame that calls a suitable handling routine. Additional check frames may be chained between the interface and the memory subsystem to handle synchronization, breakpoints, memory watches or other accesses to or information gathering associated with the memory frame.
US10204189B1	Geothermal heat pump design simulation and analysis An in-ground geothermal heat pump (GHP) closed loop design program is disclosed for designing, analyzing, and simulating a detailed model and analysis of a proposed buildings in-ground geothermal heat pump system, including borehole length, number of boreholes, heat pump capacity, grid layout, total electric operating costs, efficiency ratios, and hybrid designs, among others. In one aspect of the disclosure described herein, the GHP design program can reliably and efficiently predict the fluctuations of the GHP equipment performance in very small increments which enables the determination of energy consumption and demand information on a specific and unique hourly schedule basis for a proposed building design, including incorporating thermal load data for each individual zone of the building. More specifically, the small increment method here can be used to eliminate overly broad approximations by evaluating GHP performance that is specific to building dynamics, constants, and variables for all of the building individual zones and the building's hourly operating schedule, thereby providing an efficient, reliable, simple, and effective geothermal heat pump design and simulation model.
US10204184B2	Apparatus and method for modeling cultural heritage building An apparatus and method for modeling a cultural heritage building, which may intuitively model a 3D digital cultural heritage building while exhibiting the characteristics of the 3D digital cultural heritage building, through the use of a touch screen UI on a smart mobile device in a place where it is difficult to use a PC or existing software. The disclosed apparatus includes a measured drawing arrangement unit for displaying, on a touch screen, measured drawings that include information about members constituting a cultural heritage building, a member model generation unit for performing modeling based on multiple points input via the touch screen, thus generating 3D member models, a database for storing the member models generated by the member model generation unit, and a member arrangement unit for arranging each of the stored member models at an original location thereof based on the measured drawings.
US10204171B1	Database conversion tool A computer system for migrating human resources data from a first human resources data system to a second human resources data system. The computer system may comprise an import utility, a translation utility an export utility and a reports utility. The import utility may be for receiving first employee data from the first human resources system comprising employee attributes and applying an equivalency formula to a first employee attribute of the first data to convert the first employee attribute from a first human resources data system format to a target format. The translation utility may be for applying a translation table to the first data to generate translated data according to the target format; and storing the translated data at the target database. The export utility may be for generating an export file comprising the translated data arranged according to the second human resources data system format. The reports utility may be for receiving from a user a request to generate a report comprising requested employee attributes in at least one of the first human resources data system format, the second human resources data system format and the target format.
US10204167B2	Two-dimension indexed carousels for in situ media browsing on mobile devices In one embodiment, a set of one or more metadata values may be obtained via a device, where the set of one or more metadata values indicate conditions present with respect to the device, the user of the device, and/or one or more friends of the user. Multiple media items in a plurality of media items may be identified by identifying at least a portion of the plurality of media items based, at least in part, on at least a portion of a second set of one or more metadata values of at least a portion of the plurality of media items and at least a portion of the set of one or more metadata values, where the second set of metadata values indicates conditions present when the corresponding media item was obtained, generated, or identified. A virtual carousel including the multiple media items may be provided.
US10204162B2	Providing content A method includes receiving landing page information from a content provider, the landing page information being representative of one or more graphical aspects of a landing page associated with the content provider, generating a landing page image representative of the landing page based at least in part on the landing page information, the landing page image being different from the landing page, specifying an association between the landing page image and a content item associated with the content provider, generating a control for presentation along with the content item that, when activated, causes the display of the landing page image providing, in association with a resource, the content item in combination with the control.
US10204160B1	Methods and systems for disambiguating user input based on detection of ensembles of items Systems and methods are described for disambiguating user input based on a physical location of items in a vicinity of a user. The system determines that a query received from a user contains an ambiguity. In response, the system identifies several items in the physical vicinity of the user. Then, the system analyzes the identified plurality of items to determine whether the plurality of items forms a first ensemble of items or a second ensemble of items. If the plurality of items forms a first ensemble of items, the system performs a search using the search query and a first keyword related to the first ensemble of items. If the plurality of items forms a second ensemble of items, the system performs a search using the search query and a second keyword related to the second ensemble of items. The system then outputs results of the performed search.
US10204154B2	Data processing systems for generating and populating a data inventory In particular embodiments, a data processing data inventory generation system is configured to: (1) generate a data model (e.g., a data inventory) for one or more data assets utilized by a particular organization; (2) generate a respective data inventory for each of the one or more data assets; and (3) map one or more relationships between one or more aspects of the data inventory, the one or more data assets, etc. within the data model. In particular embodiments, a data asset (e.g., data system, software application, etc.) may include, for example, any entity that collects, processes, contains, and/or transfers personal data (e.g., such as a software application, “internet of things” computerized device, database, website, data-center, server, etc.). For example, a first data asset may include any software or device (e.g., server or servers) utilized by a particular entity for such data collection, processing, transfer, storage, etc.
US10204153B2	Data analysis system, data analysis method, data analysis program, and storage medium The present invention relates to data analysis for evaluating a plurality of pieces of object data; and the evaluation corresponds to the relation between each piece of object data and a specified case. An index that enables ranking of the plurality of pieces of object data is generated by the evaluation and the index changes based on an input entered by a user. A pattern is extracted that characterizes the reference data from the reference data according to the classification information assigned by the input. The index is determined by evaluating the relation between the object data and the specified case based on the extracted pattern and set to the object data. The plurality of pieces of object data are ranked according to the index and reported the user.
US10204150B2	Simplified hierarchy definition for multidimensional data analysis Techniques are described for allowing a user to define hierarchical relationships for a multidimensional data model without assistance from a data administrator. The hierarchical relationships can be stored as on the client device as part of report metadata so that they are customizable by the client. A graphical user interface is also described for generating reports using a reporting tool. Through move and select operations, a report along with its underlying hierarchical relationships can be customized by the client.
US10204148B2	Method and system for tuning blockchain scalability, decentralization, and security for fast and low-cost payment and transaction processing A method for sharing data between blockchains in a multi-chain network comprising accessing a first block on a first blockchain of a multi-chain network, generating a cryptographic hash from the first block, defining a first anchor hash, recording the first anchor hash to a second block on a second blockchain of a multi-chain network, receiving a plurality of account addresses associated with the first and second blockchains and an account state for each account associated with the plurality of account addresses, a plurality of transactions, and a plurality of transaction receipts, generating a world state trie comprising a mapping between the first plurality of account addresses and the account states, a transactions trie comprising the plurality of transactions, and a transaction receipts trie comprising the plurality of transactions receipts, and root hashes thereof, and recording the root hashes to each block of the first and second blockchains.
US10204145B2	Systems and methods for re-ranking ranked search results A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for re-ranking ranked search results is presented. Ranked search results satisfying a search query are obtained, where the ranked search results include a first search result corresponding to a first document associated with a first entity and a second search result corresponding to a second document associated with a second entity, and where the first search result is ranked higher than the second search result. The first document and the second document are determined to satisfy a similarity criterion. The second entity is determined to satisfy a predefined authorship differential with respect to the first entity. Responsive to determining that the second entity satisfies the predefined authorship differential with respect to the first entity, the second search result and the first search result in the ranked search results are swapped to produce re-ranked search results.
US10204137B2	System and method for data collection to validate location data A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation.
US10204133B2	Optimizing update operations in in-memory database systems Performing optimized update operations in in-memory database systems. Update values corresponding to a source table of values stored on an in-memory database are identified by an in-memory database computer system based on information from a computer system implementing a software application. The update values are distributed across a plurality of rows, each row including a plurality of column attributes. At least some column attributes of the plurality of column attributes include values updated relative to corresponding column attributes in the source table of values. A row of the update values is identified. The row includes a plurality of column attributes, each column attribute having a respective value. Each value of each column attribute of the row of the update values is the same as a corresponding value of a corresponding attribute of a corresponding row of the source table is determined. Upon such a determination, a corresponding row of the source table stored on the in-memory database is written into the in-memory database by the in-memory database computer system.
US10204129B2	Automated messaging tool A system and method for an automatic messaging system which automatically sends emails or pages to groups of people with specific data from a database. Other messaging tools may be utilized. The data source that provides information may be any ODBC compliant data source including standard DBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DB2, Sybase, etc.) Access databases, or Excel spreadsheets.
US10204113B2	Reverse replication to rollback corrupted files The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for reverse replication to rollback corrupted files. When a computer system detects that a copy of a file includes inappropriate content, the computer system can coordinate with other computer systems (e.g., in replicated storage system) to determine that a viable (e.g., clean) copy of the file exists. The computer system can access the viable copy and replace the copy that includes the inappropriate content with the viable copy. As such, a computer system can “reverse replicate” a file rather than break a synchronization relationship. Reverse replication can be used to rollback a copy of an infected file to another (possibly earlier) copy of the file that is not infected. Embodiments of the invention can be used to rollback data files, such as, for example, pictures, videos, documents, etc.
US10204105B2	Conversation timeline mapping In one embodiment a method for presenting conversational history is implemented on a computing device and includes: deriving a collaboration activity index as a function of at least a frequency of a conversation's communications over a period of time, mapping the collaboration activity index to a conversation timeline according to a timeline for the period of time; and displaying the conversation timeline on a display screen.
US10204102B2	User interface for searching an electronic document A graphical user interface (GUI) capable of presenting a display that indicates that navigation controls can be used for navigating through results of a search using a search engine. The GUI highlights the GUI control that accepts text characters for indicating a search term such that the area contrasts with the display of an adjacent display area in response to entering the search term. Once the search is initiated, such as by actuating a search initiation control, the GUI may change to highlight navigation controls to indicate that those controls can be used to navigate between search result hits. Additional icons or controls may be displayed to further indicate the function of navigation controls and actions that may be taken to further modify the display of controls, such as collapsing some of the controls.
US10204097B2	Efficient dialogue policy learning Efficient exploration of natural language conversations associated with dialogue policy learning may be performed using probabilistic distributions. Exploration may comprise identifying key terms associated with the received natural language input utilizing the structured representation. Identifying key terms may include converting raw text of the received natural language input into a structured representation. Exploration may also comprise mapping at least one of the key terms to an action to be performed by the computer system in response to receiving natural language input associated with the at least one key term. Mapping may then be performed using a probabilistic distribution. The action may then be performed by the computer system. A replay buffer may also be utilized by the computer system to track what has occurred in previous conversations. The replay buffer may then be pre-filled with one or more successful dialogues to jumpstart exploration.
US10204095B1	Processing and delivery of private electronic documents Electronic documents may be large and have numerous pages, sections and areas of information that are useful to some individuals and not others. It is common for large documents to include some information that is intended for only certain recipients and other information that is intended for other recipients. One example may provide receiving a document including a number of pages, identifying a number of extraction attributes corresponding to various users identified in the document, querying the document for the extraction attributes, and creating a number of new documents corresponding to the extraction attributes.
US10204093B2	Data summary view with filtering In some embodiments, a method may include display of a data summary view of a set of events that correspond to query results of a query. Each event of the set of events may include data items of a plurality of event attributes. In embodiments, the data summary view can include various summary reports. Each summary report can include summary entries and a summary graph that each present a summary of data items of a selected event attribute, of the plurality of event attributes. At least one summary report can include summary entries that are selectable by a user. The method may further include filtering the set of event, in response to, and based on, selection of one or more of the selectable summary entries by the user and updating of at least the first and second summary graphs to correspond to the filtered set of events.
US10204083B2	Computer systems and methods using multiple neutral type characters as delimiters between segments in structured, multi-segment data values A computer system for processing bidirectional characters includes a processor and memory. An application stored in the memory includes instructions that are executable by the processor and memory and that are configured to determine an embedding direction and at least one of output, export or display data including characters using bidirectional code. While at least one of outputting, exporting or displaying the data, the instructions are configured to parse a multi-segment data value including a plurality of segments and a delimiter arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of segments. The delimiter includes two or more neutral type characters that are arranged immediately adjacent to one another. The delimiter causes the bidirectional code to apply the embedding direction to the delimiters of the multi-segment data value to maintain relative ordering of adjacent ones of the segments in the multi-segment data value.
US10204077B2	Rich text editor The disclosure is directed to a rich text editor (“editor”) that facilitates generation and manipulation of rich text content. The editor can be integrated into an application, e.g., a social networking application, to support rich text content creation in the application. The application renders a document containing rich text content using a document object model (DOM). The editor stores a state of the document, e.g., features such as formatting style of content, separate from the DOM, thereby eliminating and/or minimizing any inconsistencies that can be caused due to storing the state with the DOM. The editor stores the content as multiple data blocks and the state as multiple feature data objects. A rendering component of the text editor renders the document by outputting the document into the DOM using the data blocks and the feature data objects. The rendering component includes APIs for rendering the document in various formatting styles.
US10204076B2	Method for analyzing signals providing instantaneous frequencies and sliding Fourier transforms, and device for analyzing signals The present invention is relative to a method for analyzing an signal (INS), representative of a wave that propagates in a physical medium, providing characteristic parameters of said signal, said method being implemented on a computing platform (CP), requiring only fixed point computations, and with a reduced number of multiplications. Parameters that are provided can be one or several of the following: instantaneous phase (IP), instantaneous amplitude (IA), instantaneous frequency (IF), Sliding Fourier Transform (STFT).
US10204065B2	Methods and apparatus for a multiple master bus protocol Embodiments of the invention provide systems, methods, and apparatus for arbitrating a multi-master computer bus. The embodiments include a multi-master serial computer bus; a first master coupled to the bus; a second master coupled to the bus; a slave device coupled to the bus; a first I/O line from the first master going to the second master and the slave device; and a second I/O line from the second master going to the first master and the slave device. A bus arbitration protocol for arbitrating use of the bus restricts the masters to a single transaction each time either master becomes a bus master, and the masters are each adapted to use the I/O lines to signal to each other not to become a bus master. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.
US10204047B2	Memory controller for multi-level system memory with coherency unit An apparatus is described that includes a memory controller having an interface to couple to a multi-level system memory. The memory controller also includes a coherency buffer and coherency services logic circuitry. The coherency buffer is to keep cache lines for which read and/or write requests have been received. The coherency services logic circuitry is coupled to the interface and the coherency buffer. The coherency services logic circuitry is to merge a cache line that has been evicted from a level of the multi-level system memory with another version of the cache line within the coherency buffer before writing the cache line back to a deeper level of the multi-level system memory if at least one of the following is true: the another version of said cache line is in a modified state; the memory controller has a pending write request for the cache line.
US10204042B2	Memory system having persistent garbage collection Non-volatile memory systems such as those using NAND FLASH technology have a property that a memory location can be written to only once prior to being erased, and a contiguous group of memory locations need to be erased simultaneously. The process of recovering space that is no longer being used for storage of current data, called garbage collection, may interfere with the rapid access to data in other memory locations of the memory system during the erase period. The effects of garbage collection on system performance may be mitigated by performing portions of the process contemporaneously with the user initiated reading and writing operations. The memory circuits and the data may also be configured such that the data is stored in stripes of a RAID array and the scheduling of the erase operations may be arranged so that the erase operations for garbage collection are hidden from the user operations.
US10204041B2	Relocating data in a memory device Methods that can facilitate more optimized relocation of data associated with a memory are presented. In addition to a memory controller component, a memory manager component can be employed to increase available processing resources to facilitate more optimal execution of higher level functions. Higher level functions can be delegated to the memory manager component to allow execution of these higher level operations with reduced or no load on the memory controller component resources. A uni-bus or multi-bus architecture can be employed to further optimize data relocation operations. A first bus can be utilized for data access operations including read, write, erase, refresh, or combinations thereof, among others, while a second bus can be designated for higher level operations including data compaction, error code correction, wear leveling, or combinations thereof, among others.
US10204038B2	System and method of embedding messages into trace data In one or more embodiments, one or more methods, processes and/or systems may receive multiple characters (e.g., a string), determine multiple offsets respectively corresponding to the multiple characters, determine multiple addresses based on a base address and the multiple offsets respectively corresponding to the multiple characters, and execute multiple subroutine call instructions to each of the multiple addresses. In one or more embodiments, an execution log of the subroutine call instructions to each of the multiple addresses may be analyzed. For instance, the execution log of the subroutine call instructions to each of the multiple addresses may be utilized in determining the multiple characters (e.g., the string) that were received. In one or more embodiments, determining the multiple characters may include determining offsets from a base address and utilizing the offsets as a mapping to characters. For example, the string may be recovered and/or recreated from the offsets.
US10204037B2	Memory device, memory controller and operation method thereof An operation method of a memory controller may include: performing a preset number of write operations on a redundancy region of a memory device, reading data of the redundancy region of the memory device, and detecting error bits which occur in the data, and generating an identifier corresponding to the memory device based on the detected error bits.
US10204036B2	System and method for altering application functionality Disclosed are systems and methods for altering a functionality of an application installed in a computer. In one aspect, an exemplary method comprises, by a hardware processor of the computer, receiving an application update to the application, wherein the application update comprises one or more of a patch, service pack and software update, updating the application based on the application update by applying the application update to the application, detecting one or more events occurring on a computer after the updating of the application based on the application update, determining one or more portions of the application which caused the one or more events to occur on the computer, and altering the one or more portions of the application when a number of detected events exceeds a threshold, wherein how the one or more portions are altered depends on the one or more events.
US10204031B2	Methods and system to create applications and distribute applications to a remote device A remotely accessible integrated development environment, and a sub-system for deploying applications to a remote device is disclosed. The sub-system may further comprise a rendering engine which is configured based upon a platform of the remote device, wherein the rendering engine is configured to communicate with, and receive applications from, a remotely accessible application server.
US10204015B2	Methods and apparatus for providing hypervisor level data services for server virtualization A data center for data backup and replication, including a pool of multiple storage units for storing a journal of I/O write commands issued at respective times, wherein the journal spans a history window of a pre-specified time length, and a journal manager for dynamically allocating more storage units for storing the journal as the journal size increases, and for dynamically releasing storage units as the journal size decreases.
US10204012B2	Impact analysis-based task redoing method, impact analysis calculation apparatus, and one-click resetting apparatus An impact analysis-based task redoing method using an impact analysis calculation apparatus and a one-click resetting apparatus includes receiving an impact analysis request, where the impact analysis request includes a source procedure identifier, an impact start time, and an impact end time; obtaining a dependency list and a procedure information list of a source procedure according to the source procedure identifier; obtaining a period of the source procedure and a period of a target procedure according to the source procedure identifier and the target procedure identifier in the dependency list; obtaining, according to the period of the source procedure, the period of the target procedure, the impact start time, and the impact end time, a procedure instance list corresponding to each procedure identifier included in the procedure instance list; and sending the procedure instance list and the procedure information list.
US10204010B2	Intelligent protection of off-line mail data A system according to certain aspects improves the process of creating secondary copies of data (e.g., creating backup copies). The system can compute the score of the data (e.g., a computer file storing information) to be backed up, and determine whether the score satisfies one or more threshold criteria before backing up the data. In one example, a change in score indicates a change in the content of the data. The threshold criteria may be that the score be different from the score of the most recently backed up copy of the data.
US10204005B2	Error detection circuit and semiconductor apparatus using the same An error detection circuit may include a selection unit that sequentially selects a primary data group and a secondary data group according to a first control signal and generates an output signal; a first operation unit that performs an error detection operation on the output signal and outputs a preliminary error operation signal; a storage unit that latches the preliminary error operation signal and output a latched signal according to a second control signal; a second operation unit that performs an error detection operation on a previous preliminary error operation signal outputted from the storage unit and a current preliminary error operation signal outputted from the first operation unit and generates an internal error operation signal; and a comparison unit that compares the internal error operation signal with an external error operation signal and outputs a result of the comparison as an error detection signal.
US10204004B1	Custom host errors definition service A custom host errors definition service is provided. The custom host errors definition service can create separate endpoints through which different customers can define custom host errors for one or more host computing systems, which might operate in a distributed execution environment. A custom host error definition can specify one or more host computing systems, one or more system components of the one or more host computing systems, one or more attributes, one or more error conditions for the one or more attributes, and one or more actions to perform as a result of the error conditions being satisfied. The error conditions can be, but are not limited to, threshold conditions, component failure conditions, missing hardware conditions, degraded hardware conditions, system firmware failures, incorrect firmware conditions, and the like.
US10203997B2	Presenting a synthesized alert using a digital personal assistant Techniques are described herein that are capable of presenting a synthesized alert using a digital personal assistant. A synthesized alert is an alert that is synthesized from multiple subsets of information. Examples of a subset of information include but are not limited to at least one notification (e.g., enterprise alert), at least one calendar entry, at least one document (e.g., word processing document, spreadsheet, Web page, image, audio file, video file, etc.), raw data, processed data, at least one output of an executable, and any combination thereof.
US10203996B2	Filtering system noises in parallel computer system during thread synchronization Various embodiments monitor system noise in a parallel computing system. In one embodiment, at least one set of system noise data is stored in a shared buffer during a first computation interval. The set of system noise data is detected during the first computation interval and is associated with at least one parallel thread in a plurality of parallel threads. Each thread in the plurality of parallel threads is a thread of a program. The set of system noise data is filtered during a second computation interval based on at least one filtering condition creating a filtered set of system noise data. The filtered set of system noise data is then stored.
US10203995B2	Method or system for access to shared resource Methods and/or systems are provided that may be utilized to read from or write to a resource, such as a shared memory, for example.
US10203993B2	Method and system for continuous optimization of data centers by combining server and storage virtualization The invention provides a method and system for continuous optimization of a data center. The method includes monitoring loads of storage modules, server modules and switch modules in the data center, detecting an overload condition upon a load exceeding a load threshold, combining server and storage virtualization to address storage overloads by planning allocation migration between the storage modules, to address server overloads by planning allocation migration between the server modules, to address switch overloads by planning allocation migration mix between server modules and storage modules for overload reduction, and orchestrating the planned allocation migration to reduce the overload condition in the data center.
US10203985B2	Information processing apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing a number of concurrently executing subtasks based on a threshold and priorities of subtask queues In an information processing apparatus, a second controller, if a number of subtasks currently executing in the information processing apparatus does not exceed a threshold, obtains a subtask from one of a plurality of queues and causes the obtained subtask to execute by newly creating a thread, and if the number of subtasks currently executing in the information processing apparatus exceeds the threshold, does not newly create a thread, and the second controller, if a number of subtasks currently executing among subtasks registered in a first queue is less than the upper limit value defined for the first queue, obtains a subtask registered in the first queue and causes the obtained subtask to execute by newly creating a thread regardless of whether or not the number of subtasks currently executing in the information processing apparatus exceeds the threshold.
US10203981B2	Systems and methods for prepare list communication to participants in two-phase commit protocol transaction processing Systems and methods are provided for prepare list communication to participants in a two-phase commit protocol transaction processing. An exemplary method includes receiving a distributed transaction for processing, wherein the processing uses a two-phase commit protocol, preparing a first participating node comprising a first process of the distributed transaction, and preparing a second participating node comprising a second process of the distributed transaction. The method further includes determining whether the first participating node can commit the first process and transmitting the determination the first participating node can commit the first process to the second participating node. The first participating node and the second participating node may determine a coordinator of the distributed transaction has failed and the second participating node may use the determination to query the first participating node for a transaction outcome, such as a commit of fail state.
US10203979B2	Virtual machine control device, method for controlling virtual machine control device, management device, and method for controlling management device A virtual machine control device that controls a C-Plane base station virtual machine for providing a base station function of a virtual base station. The virtual machine control device includes: a virtual machine controller configured to activate a clone of the C-Plane base station virtual machine that is a target of software update; and a virtual base station switching controller configured to assign a network assigned to the C-Plane base station virtual machine to the clone after performing the software update to the clone.
US10203978B2	Provisioning customized virtual machines without rebooting Embodiments provision and customize virtual machines (VMs), such as desktop VMs, without rebooting the desktop VMs. In response to a request to provision the VMs, a computing device creates a clone VM from a parent VM template identified in the request. One or more customization that prompt rebooting of the clone VM are applied to the clone VM. The computing device instantiates a plurality of child VMs from the customized clone VM. A child VM configuration is applied to at least one of the instantiated child VMs without provoking a reboot of those child VMs.
US10203969B2	Method for providing additional information about application and electronic device for supporting the same An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication unit, a display, a memory and a processor. The processor implements the method, including analyzing activity of an application to identify at least one function of the application added, deleted or altered by an update to the application, and controlling the display to display at least one item selectable to provide additional information corresponding to the identified at least one new function.
US10203962B2	Tigersharc DSP boot management chip and method A TigerSharc DSP boot management chip and the method thereof, the boot management chip comprises an interface unit, a two-port RAM unit, a management unit and a DSP download management unit; further comprises a flash drive unit and a NOR flash chip; the management unit is connected to the flash drive unit; the two-port RAM unit is connected to the NOR flash chip via the flash drive unit; and, the NOR flash chip is communicated with the DSP download management unit via the flash drive unit. The management unit provides two booting modes: booting via the NOR flash chip or booting via an external bus; the host boot startup method is improved and two booting program download methods are provides, which can greatly improve the booting speed of the TigerSharc DSP chip.
US10203958B2	Streaming engine with stream metadata saving for context switching A streaming engine employed in a digital data processor specifies a fixed read only data stream defined by plural nested loops. An address generator produces addresses of data elements. A steam head register stores data elements next to be supplied to functional units for use as operands. Stream metadata is stored in response to a stream store instruction. Stored stream metadata is restored to the stream engine in response to a stream restore instruction. An interrupt changes an open stream to a frozen state discarding stored stream data. A return from interrupt changes a frozen stream to an active state.
US10203956B2	Vector floating point test data class immediate instruction A Vector Floating Point Test Data Class Immediate instruction is provided that determines whether one or more elements of a vector specified in the instruction are of one or more selected classes and signs. If a vector element is of a selected class and sign, an element in an operand of the instruction corresponding to the vector element is set to a first defined value, and if the vector element is not of the selected class and sign, the operand element corresponding to the vector element is set to a second defined value.
US10203953B2	Identification of duplicate function implementations A method for identifying duplicate machine code function implementations provides for identifying position-dependent bits within a first function included in a first executable image and masking the identified position-dependent bits to create a position-independent entity. The method further provides for applying a hashing function to the position-independent entity to generate a representative hash code and comparing the representative hash code to a number of hash codes in a table to identify at least one duplicate implementation of the function that is associated in memory with a second executable image.

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